OPINIONS OF- GREAT PAPERS ON' IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
THE METRIC SYSTEM.
AMERICANS who have tried to axdd British
pence and pounds have been glad that our
money is measured by a decimal system.
Yet we still use inches , feet , yards , miles ,
acres , ounces , pounds , pints , quarts , gallons
and bushels , while European nations , except
Great Britain and Russia , and most of the
rest of the civilized world buy and sell by the metric sys
tem.
Great Britain and the United States have legalized the
system , but popular habit , unmoved by sufficient scientific
cad ofllcial influence , clings to the old , irregular systems.
To make the change to the metric system in tills coun
try would cause confusion at first and some expense.
Manufacturers , mechanics , merchants would have to re
adjust their computations , buy new instruments , and re
establish their scales of prices , costs and quantitative
measures of products. For instance , all the relations bc-
wecn the weight of wool and the length of carpet for a
room would have to be figured anew from the sheep to
the parlor.
It is hard to replace old practices , interwoven with
the whole structure of popular thought , of manufacture
and of mechanics. But Germany adjusted itself In a few
months to the metric system. America , which is proud of
being progressive , can do as well. Our own scientific
men and our neighbors in Continental Europe are al
ready "reconstructed. " It ought not to be long before we
follow the intellectual and numerical majority , and adopt
the metric sj'stem. Youth's Companion.
SAVE 1TIAGAHA FALLS !
T would be an everlasting disgrace to the
United States and to every person in it if
Niagara falls should be destroyed. Yet it is
seriously proposed to destroy them , and
there is imminent danger that the outrage
will be committed if a universal protest is
not raised against it.
Already the falls have been greatly disfigured and
some of the water stolen from them by electric power
plants. Unless steps are promptly taken to prevent fur
ther robbery , the falls that are the glory of the continent
and the wonder of the world will disappear and in their
place will be only a barren precipice of ugly rock.
The National Society of Daughters of the 'Empire ' State
has patriotically taken up the cause of the falls and has
presented to President Roosevelt a petition bearing 2,500
signatures , agafust the proposed vandalism. The Presi
dent says he is in cordial sympathy with the movement ,
as , indeed , every gcod American * must be. He urges the
people to work with Congress , which alone can interfere.
Every State should join in the good work. The members
of Congress should be made to understand that they must
do all in their power to preserve the falls.
Here is a task for our woman's clubs , the Daughters
of the American Revolution , the Sens of the Revolution ,
the Colonial Dames andall other patriotic organizations.
Let them aid the movement and spread all over the
country the sentiment that Niagara falls must and shall
be preserved inviolate. Chicago Journal.
SHEEP VS. DOGS.
UST now the attention of farmers through
out the Northwest is turning toward the
raising of sheep. For years the leading
stockmen of the country , the professors in
the schools of agriculture and the writers in
the agricultural papers hate been telling
them of the stability and profitableness of
this industry. Experience , too , has demonstrated the
truth of the old saying that "a sheep never" dies in debt
to himself. " But for one obstacle it would also have
demonstrated that a sheep never dies fn debt to his
owner. That obstacle is the sheep-killing dog.
In every farming district where the raish'g of sheep
has been attempted the nfvages of this pest have caused
"What have you been buying this
Hme , Henry ? " queried Ma. In a chirp-
hil voice , as the esteemed lord and
master of the Jomes Family airily flit
ted into the house and laid a package
Dn the table. "Have you been blow-
bg in your money on another bargain
tot of grip medicine disguised as hair
tonic ? Have you been getting some
more of that rheumatism cure which is
guaranteed to make your kinky legs
walk more crooked than they ever
wobbled before ? Have you "
"What do you suppose I have been
buying , madame ? What do you sup
pose I have been buying ? " interrupted
Pa , in a disturbed tone , as lie glared at
his little Mary. "What would any man
buy who has sweetful harmony in his
heart ? What would any man buy who
has the aesthetic sentiment of an artist
in his sighful soul ? Do you think that
I would be foolish enough toeing home
a hod and a cart load of plaster with
out first joining the Bricklayers' Un
ion ? Do you imagine for one moment
that I would be silly enough to carry
around a life-size calliope unless I had
a circus and a side show to go with it ?
Not on your angel face , Mrs. Jones !
Not on your angel face ! I have been
buying a cornet ! I have been "
"A cornet ! " was the shoutful ejacu
lation of the astonished Ma. "What in
the world are you going to do with a
cornet ? What "
"There you go again , dear wifey !
There you go again ! " exclaimed Pa ,
with a painful expression of annoyance.
"Why don't you talk sense ? Why don't
you make your head save work for
your tongue ? What do you suppose I
am going to do with a cornet ? What
"
would any one do with"-a cornet ? Do
you think that I got it to hang on a
gas fixture for an ornamental ash re
ceiver ? Do think that I would be
Smith enough to shove a sword fern
in It and put It In the parlor for a
Jardiniere ? No , darling ! Decidedly
no ! I am going to use It to make
. cbarmf ul music ! I am going to us * it
to , toot the toots ! I am " *
loss of money and temper to the owners of flocks. The
sheep-killing dog is a worthless mongrel , a coward and a
sneak. He is , generally speaking , of no t-arthly use as a
watchdog or for any other legitimate purpose. He finds
his woolly victims game to his liking , because they are
timid. They offer no resistance -and it is great sport for
him to chase and kill them. He could not be induced to
attack a tramp or any animal that would fight , If one
should invade his master's premises. When he is needed
at home , he is sure to be wandering abroad in search of
sheep.
Now , everybody values a good , faithful dog. Man has
no better or more loyal friend , but that is no reason for
the protection of the sneaking , worthless mongrels that
do their utmost to make the raising of sheep unprofit
able In so many localities. They should be hunted as
wolves are hunted , and killed without mercy.
The remedy is to kill worthless curs and leave the
valuable dogs In peace. Until this is done , sheep raising
will not be the profiable industry that it should be. St
Paul Weekly Dispatch.
FIELD'S SECRET UNKtfO'VTH. '
"OW Marshall Field Made Millions" is the
text for many a business homily and yet ,
very natural Iy , not one of the writers has
come anywhere near revealing the precious
secret. Indeed , were the key to his suc-
cesv known at all , it would be worth a cool
million in itself. The personality of the
great merchant was , of course , the prime factor in his
remarkable achievement. The opportunity offered by
the city of Chicago was the second great factor , and , pos
sibly , worth 50 per ccnt'of the problem. Had the dispen
sation of Providence sent Mr. Field in 1S52 , to New Mexico
ice , or Mississippi , for instance , it is hardly possible that
he would have died worth $150,000,000. Doubtless , he
would have been a leader and made his mark wherever
he might have located. His physical , mental and moral
value could not but have told hi any community. Never
theless it was the Chicago opportunity and his start in
the dry goods business simultaneously with the begin
nings of that phoenix-like city , that was his greatest aid.
The story of his buying and selling the specific details
of the early transactions which netted him his first pile
has not been told at all. Just exactly how he got bald of
the first $10,000 , which was the corner stone of his phe
nomenal structure , remains to be narrated. Many a man
.succeeds after he gets that amount , and many of the
'Napoleons of finance have mored close to earth and far
from heaven to get the'$10,000 start.
Will some one give us the particulars of the great
merchant's preliminary transactions ? That would be
the most valuable lesson in "How Marshall Field Made
Millions. " Indianapolis Sun.
TEN THOUSAND A YEAR.
EN thousand dollars per year is sufficient , in
the way'Of a salary or Income , for any man
on earth. " Governor John A. Johnson , of
Minnesota.
Surely. Ten thousand a year is enough for
nny man. It is enough and to spare. It is
ten times as much as thousands of the best
men on earth receive for an entire year's labor. It is
more than twenty times as much as the average workingman -
man receives for the hard work he does annually. Ten
thousand a year is sufficient for the man and his family
"and then some. " With an income of ten thousand dollars
lars per annum a man ought to be a philanthropist
Other things being equal the man with ton thousand
ought to be very happy. Because He can have the
joy of making others happyTheer is no enjoyment com
parable to that lie can be a special Providence to the
helpless. On the 'other hand The man who has an
income of ten thousand a year , and spends it all for self ,
is only a human hog snouting in his trough. DCS Moines
News.
"Hen Jones ! " cried the exercised
Ma , throwing a wild-eyed look at the
old man , "do you mean to tell me that
you have taken the last degree and be
come a full-fledged fool ? Do you
mean to tell me that you are going to
blow that squawkful horn around this
house , and stir up dogs and indigna
tion ? Do you "
"You are jealous , Smithy ! You are
jealous ! " was the snapful rejoinder of
Pa , as he started to unwrap the pre
cious package. "You are hot in the
collar because there is no music In
your make-up ! You have got a cross-
ful kink in your temper because you
cannot even play 'Annie Laurie' on a
B flat dishpan ! You are only mad
because there Isn't a Smith on earth
who can start a tune with a ton of
dynamite ! You are "
"Is that so , you conceited beaut ? "
interposed Ma , irritably. "Well , if I
don't know more about music than any
Jones that ever broke loose from a bug
house , I want you to pickle me for a
canned sardine. If I "
"What's that , madame ? What's that ,
woman ? " roarfully thundered Pa , with
'quivering thrills of great emotion.
"What are you trying to say ? What
are you trying to warble ? You don't
know what you are talking about !
You never did know what you wen ?
talking about ! I want you to distinct
ly understand that I am a past master
In the art of music ! I want to tell
you right here that for years I was
leader of the Hedge Corners Brass
Band , and played second alto ! You
think that I don't know anything ! You
think that my classical education is
superficial ! You think that I am
sugar-coated like the Smith pills ! But
wait until after dinner , Mrs. Jones !
Wait until after dinner ! I will show
you how much of a dub I am ! I will
show you what a musical Jones can do 1
I will play you solos that will make
you sigh , and perform sentimental
whispers that will make you weep ! I
will have Edythe accompany me on the
piano , and "
"Bah ! " was the contemptuous inter
jection of the unfeeling Ma. "You
mean that you will have cops accom
pany you to jail as soon as the neigh
bors get wise to the cause of the riot' "
Pa Jones , as usual , let Ma have the
last word , but as soon as dinner was
done he Invited all hands , Including
Mother-ln-Law Smith and HI tie FIde ,
to the parlor , where he fondly caressed
the peace-destroying brass.
"Strike the chord , Edythe ! Strike
the chord ! " remarked Pa , impressively ,
as he ran his hand through what few
remaining sprouts of hair he had , and
rolled his eyes toward heaven like a
real inspired artist ! "Strike it gently !
Holy smoke ! Can't you wait a min
ute ? Don't fall all over yourself ! You
are just like your mother ! Before we
begin , Mrs. Jones , I would like to in
form you that I am going to play 'Old
Dog Tray , ' one of the most sympathetic
masterpieces of the famous Wagner !
I will give it to you in U G I sharp ,
with a little crescendo on the side !
Now , then , Edythe , let her go ! "
So saying , Pa put the cornet to his
lips _ and blew like u blizzard at the
Breakwater , but never a sound came
from the balky horn.
Taking another long breath and brac
ing himself against the piano , the emi
nent soloist blew and blew again , and
even though his cheeks bulged out like
a toy balloon , and his face got as red
as blushful embarrassment , there was
nothing doing In the musical line.
"I told you so , you chesty heathen !
I told you so ! " exclaimed Ma , with a
sweet and joyous smile. "I told you
that you couldn't play a cornet ! I told
you that j'ou couldn't piny anything
but poker ! I told you "
"Fade away , woman ! Fade away ! "
yelped the disappointed Pa , ragefully.
"You make me sick ! You make me
sad ! It isn't my fault because the cor
net won't wort ! It isn't my fault be
cause the blundering salesmen gave me
an II hard Instead of a C soft ! Just
wait until I get another one , and I
will "
"What's th use. Pretty ? " rejoined
Ma , scornfully. "What's the use of
exciting yourr.elf ? You couldn't play a
cornet If it had a hurdy-gurdy attach
ment and a crank to turn it ! "
It was then that the family battle
began in earnest , and during the next
few hours the buzz of a boiler foundry
would have sounded like a small noise
in comparison.
Meanwhile little Johnny Jones and
little Willie Jones had sneaked the cor
net , extracted the putty wltfi which
they had plugged It , and were playing
brass band on a vacant lot Philadel
phia Telegraph.
Is popcorn the father of all cereals ?
A Sense of Dcllcncy.
"In a few years we will hear no more
of grafting , " said the earnest reformer.
"I sincerely hope so , " answered Sen-
iator Sorghum. "It is an ugly word of
low origin. ' I will be glad when a sub
stitute i * provided. " Washington Star.
Distinction * vltli a Difference.
Dumley What they call "preferred
! ? tock" is the stock that pays dividends ,
'isn't it ?
' Wiseman Not at nil ; but the stock
'that does pay dividends is always pre
ferred. Philadelphia Press.
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GIVE EAR !
A Young Girl said to a Cooking School Teacher in Ne\v York : "If You
make One Statement as False as That , All You have said
about Foods is Absolutely Unreliable. "
This burst of true American girl in
dignation was caused by the teacher
saying that Grape-Nuts , the popular
.pre-digested food , was made of stale
bread shipped in and sweetened.
The teacher colored up and changed
the subject.
There is quite an assortment of trav
eling and stay-at-home members of the
tribe of Ananias who tell their false-
'hoods for a variety of reasons.
In the spring it is the custom on a
cattle ranch to have a "round up , " and
ibrand the cattle , so we are going to
ihave a "round up , " and brand these
cattle and place them in their proper
.pastures.
FIRST PASTURE.
Cooking school teachers this
includes "teachers" who have ap
plied to us for a weekly pay if
they would say "something nice"
about Grape-Nuts and Postum ,
and when we have declined to
hire them to do this they get
waspy and show their true colors.
This also includes "demonstra
tors" and "lecturers" sent out by
a certain Sanitarium to sell foods
made there , and these people in
structed by the small-be-whisker-
ed-doctor the head of the insti
tution to tell these prevarica
tions ( you can speak the strong
er word if you like ) . This same
little doctor conducts a small
magazine in which there Is a de
partment of "answers to corre
spondents , " many of'the questions
as well as answers being" written
by the aforesaid doctor :
In this column sometime ago
appeared the statement : "No ,
we cannot recommend the use of
Grape-Nuts , for it Is nothing but
bread with glucose poured over
it. " Right then he showed his
badge as a member of the tribe
of Ananias. He may have been
a member for some time before ,
and so he has caused these "lec
turers" to descend into the ways
of the tribe wherever they go.
When the young lady In New
York put -the "iron on" to this
"teacher" and branded her right
we sent $10.00 to the girl for her
pluck and bravery.
SECOND PASTURE.
Editors of "Trade" papers
known as grocers' papers.
Remember , we don't put the
brand on all , by any means. Only
those that require it These
members of the tribe have de
manded that we carry advertis
ing In their papers and when we
do not consider it advisable they
institute a campaign of vitupera
tion and slander , printing from
time to time manufactured slurs
on Postum or Grape-Nuts. When
they go far enough we set our
legal force at work and hale them
to the judge to answer. If the
pace has been hot enough to
throw some of these "cattle" over
on their backs , feet tied and "bel
lowing , " do you think we should
be blamed ? They gamboi around
with tails held high and jump
stiff legged with a very "cocky"
air while they have full range ,
but when the rope is thrown over
them "it's different"
Should we untie them because
they bleat soft and low ? Or
should we put the iron on , so
that people will know the brand ?
Let's keep them in this pasture ,
anyhow.
Another'n.
Elderly Man ( greeting -former nc- .
quaintance ) I remember your face perfectly - '
fectly , miss , but your name has escaped
me.
j The Young Woman I doa't wonder.
I It escaped mo three years ago. I ain
i married now.
Xever Heard of Him.
"What did you think of the lecture
last night ? " nsked Mrs. Uprnore.
"It was awfully interesting. " said Mrs. j
Struckoyle. "But who is this Marquis
Aurelius he quoted so much. He's a .
new one , isn't he ? "
THIRD PASTURE.
Now we come to a frisky lot ,
the "Labor Union" editors. You
know down in Texas a weed call
ed "Loco" is sometimes eaten by
a steer and produces a derange
ment of the brain that makes the
steer "batty" or crazy. Many of
these editors are "Locoed" from
hate of anyone who will not in
stantly obey the "demands" of a
labor union and It Is the univer
sal habit of such writers to go
straight Into a system of person
al vilification , manufacturing
any sort of falsehood through
which to vent their spleen. We
assert that the common citizen
has a right to live and breathe
air without asking permission of
the labor trust and this has
brought down on us the hate of
these editors. When they go far
enough with their libels , is it
harsh for us to get judgments
against them and have our law
yers watch for a chance to attach
money due them from others ?
( For they are usually irrespon
sible. )
Keep your eye out for the "Lo
coed" editor.
Now let all these choice specimens
take notice :
We will deposit one thousand or fifty
thousand dollars to be covered by a
like amount from them , or any one of
them , and if there was ever one ounce
of old bread or any other ingredient
different than our selected wheat and
barley with a little salt and yeast used
in the making of Grape-Nuts' we will
lose the money.
Our pure food factories are open at
all times to visitors , and thousands pass
through each month , inspecting every
department and every process. Our
factories are so clean that one could ,
with good relish , eat a meal from the
floors.
The work people , both men and wom
en , are of the highest grade in the state
of Michigan , and according to the state
labor reports , are the highest paid in
the state for similar work.
Let us tell you exactly what you will
see when you inspect the manufacture
of Grape-Nuts. You will find tremendous
deus elevators containing the choicest
wheat and barley possible to buy. These
grains are carried through long convey
ers to grinding mills , and there convert
ed into flour. Then the machines make
selection of the proper quantities of this
flour in the proper proportion and these
parts are blended into a general flour
which passes over to the big dough mix
ing machines , there water , salt and a
little yeast are added and the dough
kneaded the proper length of time.
Remember that previous to the barley
having been ground it was passed
through about one hundred hours of
soaking in water , then placed on warm
floors and slightly sprouted , developing
the diastase iu the barley , which
changes the starch in the grain into a
form of sugar.
Now after we have passed it into
dough and it has been kneaded long
enough , it is moulded by machinery into
loaves about 18 inches long and 5 or G
inches in diameter. It is put into this
shape for convenience In second cook
ing.
These great loaves are sliced by ma
chinery and the slices placed on wire
trays , these trays , in turn , placed on
great steel trucks , and rolled Into the
secondary ovens , each perhaps 75 or 80
feet long. There the food is subjected
to a long low heat and the starch which
has not been heretofore transformed , is
turned into a form of sugar generally
known as Post Sugar. It can be seen
glistening on the granules of Grape-
Nuts If held toward the light , and this
sugar is not poured over or put on the
food as these prevaricators ignorantly
assert. On the contrary the sugar ex
udes from the interior of each little
granule during the process of manu
facture , and reminds one of the little
white particles of sugar that come out
on the end of a hickory log after it has
been sawed off and allowed to stand for
a length of time.
This Post Sugar is the most digestible -
ible food known for human use. It is
so perfect in its adaptability that moth
ers with very young Infants will pour
a little warm milk over two or three
spoonfuls of Grape-Nuts , thus washing
the sugar off from the granules and car
rying It with the milk to the bottom of
the 'dish. Then this milk charged with
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The
Old Stoxanbony Are yon sure thatj
you can no longer control the thing ?
His Chauffeur Yea , sir. I'm afraid ]
It will got away from me ' .cry soon.
Old Stoxnnbons Then for heaven's' '
sake run into something cheap I Pudc.J
AH Their Shntlen Met.
"Mr. Aesop , 1 think you have neve !
net Baron Munchausen. Gentlemen , al-
ow me to present you to each other. "
| "Baron , I nin delighted to meet you. I ,
enow you quite \vell by reputation. "
"Sir ! " Chicago Tribune.
Post Sugar is fed to the infants pro
ducing the most satisfactory results , for"
the baby has food that it can digest
quickly and will go off to sleep well fed
and contented.
When baby gets two or three months
old it is the custom of some mothers to
allow the Grape-Nuts to soak in tha
milk a little longer and become mushy ,
whereupon a little of the food can ba
fed in addition to the milk containing
the washed off sugar.
It is by no means manufactured for
a baby food , but these facts are stated
as an illustration of a perfectly digest
ible food.
It furnishes the energy and strength
for the great athletes. It Is in common
use by physicians in their own families
and among their patients , and can b
seen on the table of every first-class col
lege in the land.
We quote from the London Lancet
"
analj-sis as follows :
"The basis of nomenclature of this
preparation is evidently an American
pleasantry , since 'Grape-Nuts' is derived
solely from cereals. The preparatory
process undoubtedly converts the foocJ
constituents into a much more digest
ible condition than in the raw cereal.
This is evident from the remarkable
solubility of the preparation , no lesa
than one-half of it being soluble In cold
water. The soluble part contains chiefly
dextrin and no starch. In appearance
'Grape-Nuts' resembles fried bread
crumbs. The grains are brown and
crisp , with a pleasant taste not unlike
slightly burnt malt. According to our
anal3'sis the following is the composition -
tion of 'Grape-Nuts' ; Moisture , & )2
per cent ; mineral matter , 2.01 per B-t ;
fat , 1.60 per cent ; proteids , 15.00 per
cent ; soluble carbohydrates , &c. , 49.4Q
per cent ; and unaltered carbohydrates
( insoluble ) , 25.97 per cent. The fea
tures worthy of note in this analysis
are the excellent proportion of proteid ,
mineral maters , and soluble carbohy
drates per cent. The mineral matter
was rich in phosphoric acid. 'Grapei
Nuts' is described as a brain and nerve
food , whatever tbat may be. Our analy
sis , at any rate , shows that it Is a nutri'
tlve of a high order , since it contains
the constituents of a complete food ID
very satisfactory and rich proportion
and in an easily assimilable state. "
An analysis made by the Canadian
Government some time ago shows that
Grape-Nuts contains nearly ten
the digestible elements contained in or
dinary cereals , and foods , and nearlj
twice the amount contained In any oth
er food analyzed.
The analysis Is familiar to practically
every successful physician in America
and London.
We print this statement In order that
the public may know the exact facts
upon which we stake our honor and
will back it with any amount of money
that any person or corporation will put
up.
up.We
We propose to follow some of these
choice specimens of the tribe of Ana
nias.
When you hear a cooking school
teacher or any other person assert that
either Postum or Grape-Nuts are made
of any other ingredients than thoss
printed on the packages and as we say
they are made , send us the name and
address , also name of two or three wit
nesses , and If the evidence is clear
enough to get a judgment we will right
that wrong quickly.
Our business has always been con
ducted on as high a grade of human in
telligence as we are capable of , and wa
propose to clear the deck of these pre
varicators and liars whenever and wher
ever they can be found.
Attention is again called to the gen
eral and broad invitation to visitors to
go through our works , where they will
be shown the most minute process and
device in order that they may under
stand how pure and clean and whole
some Grape-Nuts and Postum are.
There Is an old saying among busi
ness men that there is some chance to
train a fool , but there Is no room for a
liar , for you never can tell where you
are , and * we hereby serve notice on all
the members of this ancient tribe of
Ananias that they may follow their
calling in other lines , but when they
put forth their lies about Grape-Nuts
and Postum. we propose to give them
an opportunity to answer to the proper
authorities.
The New York girl wisely said
if a person would lie about one item , It
brands the whole discourse as abso
lutely unreliable.
Keep your iron ready and brand
these "mavericks" whenever you fia4
them running loose.
"There's Reason"
a for
Grape = Nuts and Postum