Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 18, 1905, Page 8

— | | ( e FOR CONSIDERATION BY. THE THOUGHTFUL. A Tribute to Weather Conditions In Western Canada. * During the early portion of Febru- ary, of this year, the middle and Western States suffered severely with the intense cold and winter's storms. Trains were delayed, cattle suffered, and there was much general hardship. While this was the case, throughout Western Canada, now attracting so much attention, the weather was per- fect. . One correspondent writes, “We are enjoying most beautiful weather, the gentlemen are going to church with- out top coats, while the ladies require no heavier outer clothing than that afforded by light jackets. In contrast with this it is interesting to read in a St Paul paper of 13th February the following, in double head lines, and large bold-faced type: “WARM WAVE NEAR ARCTIC ZONE.” “CALGARY MUCH WARMER THAN ST. PAUL.” “Balmy Breezes are Blowing in Northwestern Canada While People are Freezing to Death in Texas and Other Southern States.” WARM IN CANADA; FREEZING IN TEXAS. St Paul . 24 Omaha . 16 St. Joseph . 16 Fort Worth, Tex. Zero Burlington q Moorhead 10 Duluth 6 Havre, Mont. . Williston, N. D.. Miles City, Mont. Medicine Hat, Can. Calgary, Can. .. Edmonton, Can. . Leadville, Colo. During the month of January of this year the number of settlers who went to Canada was greater than any pre- ‘us January. The movement north- ward is increasing wonderfully. The vacant lands of Western Can- ada are rapidly filling with an excel- lent class of people. The Government Agents located at different points in the States, whose duty it is to direct settlers, are busier than ever. They have arranged for special excursions during the months of March and April, and will be pleased to give in- tending settlers any desired informa- tion. Most women are born acresses, which ; ccounts for the fact that so amall ¢. percentage of them are old maids. COMIMISSIONER GARFIELD’S RE- PORT ON BEEF INDUSTRY. The report of Commissioner Gar- field on the beef industry has at last been published. It must be some what of a surprise to those who have “een indulging in wholesale adverse criticism upon the methods of the Chicago packers, as it discloses facts and figures which clearly show that the great food producers have been innocent of the serious offenses with which they have been charged. They have been for a long time accused by newspapers all over the country of extortionate prices demanded, and ob- tained, of depression of values of cat: tle at the various stockyards where their business is conducted, of enor- mous profits wholly disproportionate to the capital employed, and, in gen- eral, of so carrying on their business that the public, under .an organized system of spoliation, were being robbed for their exclusive benefit. We find now, however, that not a single one of these charges has been sustained but, on the contrary, that rigid and searching investigation, of- ficially made, has resulted in com- plete acquittal. instead of extortion it is shown that no industry can be found where so narrow a margin of profit prevails— the actual records and original en- tries, to which the commissioner had free access, showing that the high- est net profit any of the packers made on their sales of beef was two and three-tenths per cent in 1902 and in one instance that the profit realized in 1904 was one and eight-tenths per cent. The variations in the market prices for cattle are exhaustively treated and no evidence of any kind was dis- covered, or even hinted at, tending to show that values of cattle are in the slightest degree improperly affected or controlled by packers at any of the chief centers of the industry. On the whole, the report completely dissipates the prevalent idea that great fortunes are being amassed by illegal and improper methods em- ployed by western packers, showing that notwithstanding the high prices for beef prevailing in 1902 the busi- ness was less remunerative than in years characterized by normal values, both for cattle and product. He says “that the year 1902, instead of being one of exorbitant profits, as has been commonly supposed, was less profit able than usual. In fact, during the months when the prices of beef were the highest, some, at least, of the leading packers were losing money on every head of cattle slaughtered. It was not possible to advance the prices of beef in full proportion to the great advance in the prices of cattle at that time.” After all that has been written re- flecting upon the great business in- terest engaged in the marketing and distribution of the product of one of the greatest of our national indus- tries, it is gratifying to all fair minded people that the prejudiced attacks upon it have failed of verification; and the great western packers may be congratulated for having passed through such a searching and thor- ough official investigation unsmirched. The results of this investigation, based as it is upon exhaustive data, officially obtained and verified by United States government experts, must be accepted without hesitation, as the investigation was made under circumstances that guaranteed com- plete accuracy with a possible dispo- sition indeed, to arrive at entirely & different results. ‘ SHY ON CANDLES. WOULD BE Bald-headed Divine’s Answer to Grate- ful Irish Woman. A Presbyterian clergyman has been telling me an anecdote of Rev. Dr. Field, now retired, but for a long time editor of the Evangelist.- Dr. Field crossed the ocean in company with this clergyman once upon a time, and they landed at Queenstown. As they walked up the street they met an old ‘woman who tried to move them to buy lace from her. Neither gentleman wanted to buy, but, touched by her tale, Dr. Field gave her some money. The old woman was effuse in her grat- itude. “May all the saints preserve you,” she said. “May the heavens be your bed, and every hair on your head a candle to light your way to’ glory, sir.” Dr. Field took off his hat. Only a scant lambrequin at the back of his head told where the forehead left off and the nape began. “Madam,” he said, “it won’t be much of a torchlight parade at that.”—Wash- imgton Post. TIME TO TEST CIGARETTES. Dealer Says It Can Best Be Done Be- fore Breakfast. “The time to test a cigarette is be- fore breakfast,” said a tobacconist who makes a specialty of these articles. The cigarette connoisseurs are on to that. Whenever I get anything new in the way of a high-class cigarette, I write to my best customers, and they drop in along in the forenoon, before they have eaten or smoked, to try it. “The most expensive cigarettes I carry, considering the size, are special- ly made for ladies. They cost only 4 cents apiece, but there’s only a pinch of tobacco in each one—hardly one pull for a man. My best woman cus- tomer buys a hundred boxes at a time, and she’s back with a new order pret- ty frequently. smokes them all herself; she enter- tains a great deal.’—New York Sun. LEAD PIPE FOR RAZORS. Rubbed on the Leather Strop Will Keep Tools Sharp. The man’s own razor was dull, and for just once he had entrusted his face to a barber, whose line of talk was instructive. “Lead pipe will keep your razor sharp,” said the barber, as he deftly garroted the man with a steaming towel. “Get a short piece of the smallest, softest lead pipe your plumb- er has in stock, and when you are stropping your razor rub the pipe on the strop. Apply it to the unfinished side of the strop, rub your razor on that side, wind up with a few passes on the finished side, and you will have a first-class edge on the tool. I don’t know the scientific term for the chem- ical combination between lead and leather, but it’s all to the good for the razor.” Where People Do Things. Out in the breezy West, where di- vorce is pretty nearly as easy as mat- rimony, there is a restless longing for some form of connubial contract that may be severed without the costs of a court untying. In the early part of the session of the Kansas legislature a “limited marriage contract law” was introduced. and now the Colorado as- sembly is considering a similar statute. The territory beyond the Mississippi is a great land for blossoming new ideas.—Baltimore American. A Panorama 440 Miles Long. From the observation car on the New York Central a living panorama 440 miles long may be seen. This in- cludes the Genesee, Black river and Mohawk valleys, and 143 miles of the Hudson river, including the foothills of the Adirondack mountains; the cap- itol at Albany; the Catskill mountains, the Palisades of the Hudson and the New York Central’s magnificent ap- proach to the metropolis, this being the only trunk line whose trains enter the city of New York. The Usual Angle. She—That waiter stumbles every time he comes in with a tray of dishes and scares me half to death. He—Oh, don’t worry about his not walking straight—he’s used to tipping. Found at Last. Alston, Mich., March 13th—(Spe- cial.)—After suffering for twenty years from Rheumatism and Kidney Troubles, and spending a fortune in doctors and medicines that brought him no relief, Mr. James Culet of this place has found a complete cure for all his aches, pains and weakness, in Dodd’s Kidney Pills. Naturally Mr. Culet feels much elat- ed over his cure and gives great credit to) the remedy that gave him health. “Yes,” Mr. Culet says, “my rheuma- tism and Kidney Troubles are all gone and I feel like a new man. Dodd’s Kidney Pills did it. Before I used them I spent a small fortune on doctors and one remedy and anoth- er. I cheerfully recommend Dodd’s Kidney Pills fo anyone suffering from Rheumatism or Kidney Trouble.” Dodd’s Kidney Pills always cure sick kidneys. Healthy kidneys take all the uric acid—the cause of Rheu- matism—out of the blood. That’s why Dodd’s Kidney Pills always cure Rheumatism. At the Billville Ball. “Sally, will you dance this dance with me?” : “No, Bill, I promised Jim.” “That'll be all right; somebody stole his razor and spiked his shotgun.”—At lanta Constitution. I don’t suppose she | Cun naw we :|[n Minnesota. State News of the |% Week Briefly Told. Ce ee , The Wil'par-Breckenridge high school debate will be held at Willmar on March 17, instead of at Brecken- ridge. , 3 nd eo 08 08 08 08 At a meeting of the board of educa- tion of Pine Island, Supt. H. C. Bell and the entire corps of teachers were re-elected. Dr. Hugh Russell, aged 79 years, a veteran of the Civil war and one of the leading physicians at the Head of the Lakes, died suddenly of heart dis- ease in Duluth. Fire broke out in the rear of Green’s saloon at Campbell and before it was under control several of the largest buildings were in ruins, and the loss is estifmated at close to $20,000. Henry Terrence, aged 37 years, who lived eight miles northwest of Avoca, shot himself with a shotgun, the charge entering below the lower jaw and coming out above the eye. An enthusiastic farmers’ meeting was held at Benson under the auspices of the Farmers’ club, Richard Alsaker presiding. Farmers filled the court house at the morning and afternoon sessions. \ George B. Alton, state inspector of high schools, has been looking over the Winona high school and says it is excellently managed and well taught, and has shown steady advance in re- cent years. The board of trade has elected the following officers at Lake Crystal: President, J. C. James; vice presi- dents, W. H. Over and D. T. Owens; secretary, J. E. Swenson; .treasurer, C. P. Christenson; directors, P. D. Neff, A. G. Parker, W. S. Hunt, R. C. Roberts and B. Wiberg. A young woman named Donaghue was sent to the Rochester asylum from Preston. The mother and three daugh- ters live on one of the best farms in Pilot Mound township. Witnesses tes- tified that members of the family had locked the demented girl for days at a time in the attic or in the cellar. Fire totally destroyed the saloon and buildings of Phelan & Jones at Black- duck. Loss on buildings and contents, $1,800; insurance, $600. By extreme hard work the firemen saved the re- mainder of the block, including the Golden West hotel. A high wind in- terfered greatly with the work of the department. Mrs. Charles Tramoe, a widow about 40 years old, was killed at Swan- ville by being thrown from a wagon. She had come to the local mill with a grist of feed to be ground, when her team gave a sudden start, throwing her to the ground. She struck upon her head and fell beneath the wheels, receiving injuries from which she died in three hours. The March meeting of the Pipestone County Ladies’ institute was the best yet held. The subject was “Garden- ing.” The subject for the April meet- ing will be “Poultry Raising—Incuba- tors vs. Old Hens.” Mrs. Cunningham will present the merits of the incuba- tors and will be assisted by Mesdames Gilmere, Baxter and Morlock, while those who champion the cause of the “old hens” are Mesdames Whitehead, Pierce, Boyce, Bliss, Pease and Farm- er, Charles Meyers pleaded guilty at Anoka and paid $25 fine and costs for selling liquor to Joseph Moore, a mi- nor. The lad was picked up in an intoxicated condition on the road one cold, stormy night. The temperance question is being agitated as never be- fore, and at the election it will be de- cided whether the city will be run on a wide-open policy or the laws be strictly enforced. Among the laws that may be enforced are Sunday ob- servance, prohibiting football and baseball in the city limits, the curfew ordinance, sale of liquor to minors, Sunday closing of saloons, and at 11 o'clock week days. The annual meeting of the Freeborn County Agricultural society was held at Albert Lea. The treasurer’s re- port showed total receipts last year of $38,865.72, while $3,859.76 was expend- ed, leaving a balance of $5.96; but there are bills to the extent of four or five hundred dollars yet to be paid. The new officers are: President, W. A. Morin; secretary, R. J. Tweedy; treasurer, C. H. Freeman; directors, J. C. Johnson, O.“A. Hammer, A. G. ‘PUT KINK IN THE ASHMAN. Young Wife With Dignity Tried to Conceal Her Ignorance. Computer's young bride knew little about housekeeping, consequently she was afraid of her butcher, baker and candlestick maker, for she was sure they knew just how ignorant she was of household matters. She only or- dered such things as she was absolute- ly sure of, and always ended her inter- views with the tradespeople as soon as possible. She was going along with few blunders and was priding herself that she had learned a great deal in one week’s experience, when the col- lector of ashes made his customary visit to the street, yelling, “Ash-ees! Ash-ees!” As he came nearer she be camé more and more perplexed, and she kept asking herself, “What is he saying?” At last he came to her back door and inquired in a husky. guttural, “Ash-ees?” She looked at him hesitatingly for a minute, and then, drawing herself up to a dignified attitude, said, coldly: “No, I don’t think I care for any to- day.”—New York Press. A New Theory of Sleep. An interesting and novel theory of sleep has recentJy been put forward by Dr, Clararede, a French scientist, who holds that sleep is a positive function or an instinct designed to arrest func- tioning. Dr. Clararede makes the as- sertion that we sleep not because we are intoxicated or exhausted, but in order to avoid such conditions. Not only are there various kinds and de- grees of sleep, but it does not always follow exhaustion. Furthermore, it is well known that sleep is not propor- tional to the degree of exhaustion and it may be either total or partial. In measuring the profoundness of sleep various conditions are encoun- tered which are not susceptible of ex- planation on the toxic theory, but which agree perfectly with the hy- pothesis that it is a positive nervous function. The definition of sleep, ac- cording to this new theory, is a reac- tion produced by various excitants, and is an inhibition which manifests itself subjectively by a lack of interest in exterior things.—Harper’s Weekly. benefit, until my digestive organs to ache severely and frequently. | was ready to try anything. that I had the right medicine at last. The cold wind and rain, slush and mud of win- ter are especially conducive to ca- tarrhal derangements. Few women escape. Upon the first symptoms of catching cold Peruna should be taken. It fortifies the system against colds and catarrh. Pe-ru-na for Colds and Catarrh. The following interesting letter gives one young woman’s experience with Peruna. Ny Miss Rose Gerbing, a popular society woman of Crown Point, Ind., writes: “Recently I took a long drive in the country, and being too thinly clad I caught a bad cold which settled on my lungs, and which I could not seem to skake off. I had heard a great deal of Peruna for colds and catarrh and I bought a bottle to try. I am pleased that I did, for it brought speedy relief. It only took about two bottles, and I consider this money well spent. :“You have a firm friend in me, and I not only advise its use to my friends, WOMEN SHOULD BEWARE OF CONTRACTING CATARRH. Chance to Show It. Grayce—Everything is of some use in the world. Gladys—I'd like to know of what use a horrid cold is. Grayce—Oh, it comes in pretty handy when a girl has just received her engagement ring.—Houston Chron- This Pretty Girl Saved From Catarrh of the Lungs By Pe-ru-na. Miss Florence E. Kenah, 434 Maria street, Ottawa, Ont., writes: “(A few months ago I caught a severe cold, which settled on my Jungs and re- mained there so persistently that I became alarmed. I took medicine without became upset, and. my head.aad back.began «1 was advised to try Peruna, and although I had little faith I felt so sick that It brought me blessed relief at once, and! felt Within three weeks I was completely restored and have enjoyed perfect health since. «4] now have the greatest faith ia Peruna."’ Florence E. Kenah. but have purchased several bottles to give to those without the means to buy, and have noticed without exception that it has brought about a speedy cure wherever it has been used."—Rose Gerbing. 3 Pe-ru-na Contains No Narcotics. One reason why Peruna has found permanent use in so many homes is that it contains no narcotic of any kind. Peruna is perfectly harmless. It can be used any length of time without ac- quiring a drug habit. Peruna does not produce temporary results. It is perma- nent in its effect. It has no bad effect upon the system, and gradually eliminates catarrh by re- moving the tause of catarrh. There are a multitude of homes where Peruna has been used off and on for twenty years. Such a thing could not be possible if Peruna contained any drugs of a nar- cotic nature. Address Dr, Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio. All correspondence held strictly con- fidential icle. DISFIGURED BY ECZEMA. Wonderful Change in a Night—in a Month Face Was Clear as Ever —Another Cure by Cuticura. Uniform excellent quality “I had eczema on the face for five months, during which time I was in the care of physicians. My face was so disfigured I could not go out, and it C was going from bad to worse. A Lion offee friend recommended Cuticura. The first night after I washed my face Facts Are Stubborn Things for over a quarter of a century has steadily increased the sales of LION COFFEE, The leader of all package coffees. is now used in millions of homes. Such popular success speaks for itself. It is a Brundin, E. W. Gleason, J. H. J. See- dorf. A resolution was adopted re? questing the commissioners to erect a building for general exhibition pur- poses, the grounds and buildings be- ing the property of the county. The Farmers’ elevator at Little Falls was burned to the ground; loss $3,000, insurance $1,000. Eight hun- dred and fifty bushels of wheat were destroyed. It is thought the fire was of incendiary origin. Fred Lehnert was arrested at Le Sueur for cruelty to animals. He was in town with a team of high-spirited horses and one of them in particular gave him much trouble. Lehnert, it is alleged, took out his knife and slit both corners of the horse’s mouth to “take hint feel the bit.” with Cuticura Soap, and ‘used Cuticura Ointment and Resolvent, it changed wonderfully. From that day I was able to go out, and in a month the treatnient had removed all scales and scabs, and my face was as clear as ever. (Signed) T. J. Soth, 317 Stagg Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.” Seems Reasonable. Nordy—Wonder what that Denver mule thought he was voting for? Butts—He probably thought he was voting for a more stable form of gov- ernment.—Louisville Courier-Journal. To a woman there is a feeling of real pleasure in being told she has a fine complexion. ee eee A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles. Your druggist will refund money, if PAZO OINTMENT. falls to cure you in 6 to i4 days. 50c. Should a woman changt her views she sees no reason fo roffering either excuse or reason therefor. 165 — THE BEST WATERPROOF CLOTHING MARK, IN THE WORL' BEARS THIS TRAD Some persons, young and old, suffer jodically from inflammation of the esa, pain and fever result. In most cases the treatment needed is to gargle the throat often with 9 DoH isinenr ‘say one tablespoonful to a cup of warm water. Bathe throat and neck 3 below the ear with it. For children use it with a swab in place of gargle. 25 cents. three times as much 50 cente. 1.8. JOHNSON & CO., Boston, Mass. positive proof that LION COFFEE has the Confidence of the people. The uniform quality of LION «” COFFEE survives all opposition. LION COFFEE keeps its old friends and makes new ones every day. LION COFFEE has even more than its Strength, Flavor and Qual- ity to commend it. On arrival from the plantation, it is carefully roast- ed at our factories and securely packed in 1 Ib. sealed packages, and not opened again until needed for use in the home. This precludes the possibility of adulteration or contact with germs, dirt, dust, insects or unclean hands. The absolute purity of LION COFFEE is therefore guaranteed to the consumer. Sold only in 1 Ib. packages. Lion-head on every pac! 5 Baa these Tirchieadts for valuable cabs Aria SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. Ss g UNION ‘al DougiaaS8.50 shoes are sold through his own retai will be sent x Beet throughout and tells of an experience of over thirty years in the treatment of Crooked Feet, W. L. DOUGLAS $3,50 & $3,00 SHOES i MEN. $3. their excell rior wearing qualities. ‘The: Cont trom 83.00 to $7.00. W. L. 5.50 MADE. W.L. Do hose rence is the price. make, hold their reater value than any day. W.L. Di ame and price on the W.L. e incipal cities, id by shoe dealers eve! here. Nomat. ter where you live, W L. Douglas shoes are within your reach. BETTER THAN OTHER MAKES AT ANY PRICE. “For the last three years [have worn WL. Douglas $3.50 shoe and found it not only as good. but better ‘han. any shoe that ever had. regardless of pric Chas. L, Farrell, Asst. Cashier The Capital Nationat Bank, Indianapolis, Ind. wear W. L. Douglas $2.50 and $2.00 shoes because they fit tter, hold their shape, and wear longer than other makes. W.L.DOUGLAS $4.00 SHOES CANNOT BE EQUALLED AT ANY PRICE. W. L. Douglas uses Corona Coltskin in his $3.50 shoes. Corona Colt is considered to be the finest patent leather produced. FAST COLOR EYELETS WILL NOT WEAR BRASSY W. L. Donglas has the la hoe mail order business in the world, No frouble to get a fit by mal xtra prepays delivery. If you desire further information, write Jor liiustrated Catalogue of Spring Styles. W.L.DOUCLAS, BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS W. 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Write tor free booklet Moo te Poet Bice ad a ee NOL DOS Oe Osa ee ess YRUE DRUG CO., Unionville, Missouri Medical science has developed to such a point that when we view the dangers said to beset us on every side we cannot understand how anybody ever lived. “-PISO'S CURE FOR esas When Answering Advertisements, Kindly Mention This Paper. a ° CONSUMPTION, 2 N W N U —NO.11— 1905