Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, February 3, 1906, Page 6

pia} | are met on D_Fest oathleAcld dedicate a portion of that, here. have consecrated «, | this dround. that couse £80 whidy the: Holmes said that three men, the sees himself, the man as see him, and the man as God always how Abraham Lincoln imself. I oln’s estimate of In was a very modest, humble moderate one. how other people now m Lincoln in the light of A ions of his actions by re- and by time. arently believe that 1coln as God saw him ier reproach nor contra- y the least, to the con- m by the people of the h. when they came to understand can 1 ic to on of m in the light of the events to he will ever be sublimely relat- 1 in human estimate. hile his is a fame and a service 1is republic for manifest reasons, nainly remembers and observes, all of the world write him among he immortals, and the ascent of every »f them to better things is sym- y assisted by the force and nee of his career here. adually becoming idealized. That is not to be regretted. His ideal- ization is only that revelation of him trom the skies to men, as God saw nen the heavens received him t of our sight. He i in are glad our government and make his birthday a holi- We are aware that it is difficult e observance of his birthday ceremonies or within memo- , eople i vices. That is the law of he effect of holidays among free peo- le, as distances in time increases rom the de th of the entirely great. » significance is less in the celebra- the time than in the fact of it forth by law and by senti- a holiday at all. AMONG THE IMMORTALS All Nations of the World Have So Written Abraham Lincoln UR SCORE and geven yeas Dye oun Sathesy brosght xecth in thig continent. a new mation, concewed 9 best. ond ded.cat- ad to the propasitiory that olt'meg are crested equal ndaged ip mgreat wil war, tesing whether that eatioz, of an; oth- | ef mation go Conceved and go dedicated car lon? endure G ed, os a who''here gave their lives thet thet nation’ m:dht live. Pig S08 proper thet we.should “do this But no laeger senge, we. cannot dediceose — we Cannot consecrate — we congot hallow — he brave men. living aad derd, who strug ged! fr Dheve ovr poor power to add or detract. Wite world will tittle pote, nor fon aay here but + can never Aorget what they did here he lund, rather, to be dedicated here to the’ igXnished work which | they- wha yougbt here have thus /Er so nobly “advenced . fit-ig rath: en, ~2r ug to be here dedicoted to the 2s— that <tong these hojored dead We toke increased devation to : pve the Inst —thst we here highly regolve that these dead shall not have died’ in von that this nation, under God, ghsll have anew bieth of aFecdong = and thet dovernment of the people. by the people, Foe the people, shall not perish, “rom this eth ° Row we wf f2 that wee BAe hove come to Fowl Cesting place Ze those is altogether remember what we. Bris yor rent task remasgin. ‘before fall: measure: oF devotion That fact is in itself a transcendan< tribute. Individu will act accord- ing to their temperament or their con- ditions, but the nation as an individu- by suspending its business, by ceasing from its contentions, by bring- ing its activities of government to a halt on this birthday of its pre-emi- nently great modern man, pays a tri- bute’s crown of tribute to his work and to his worth, and that is the su- preme and the universal homage. We trust that the idealization of Lincoln will always continue; that the endeavor to reduce the measurement of him will cease, or will never suc- ceed. We have no sympathy with the petty endeavors which have been put forth to that effect in the case of Washington. The instincts of man- kind have measured them small, who have tried to reduce the heroic ap- praisal of Washington in the alleged interest of “truth.” The endeavor has never enlisted large minds or large souls, and the little ones it has en- | listed have reduced even themselves by the endeavor. As it is with Washington, so should it be with his one peer in our history, whose anniversary is now at hand. The idealization of both gives us the real men. Puny efforts to impair that idealization affect not the proportions of the men any more than the slime of flies affects the stately columns on which flies may light—or crawl. Those of us who saw and met Lincoln in our boyhood are not yet far beyond the middle period of life. They can never feel that their experience in meeting him did not register the high water mark of their lives here. So felt those who, in former generations, met Washington. The two, Washing- ton, tbe grandest of human characters, and Lincoln, the most human of grand characters, should never be dif- ferentiated in the minds or hearts of Americans.—Brooklyn Eagle. =VER FULL OF LOCAL PRIDE. Quality Which Made Lincoln Popular and Lovable. Lincoln’s most with young and old alike was sincere belief in his fellow towns haps ity winning | | men and their community, says Fred- | evor Hill in the Century. Lo- val pride never had a more buoyant m than he, For him Sanga- in general, and New Sa- ticular, the promised he was confident that the »ple were equal to the task of de- cloping it according to its needs. when it was first suggested that A nag-bound Sangamon navigable and might be d, anc pioned the theory and a practical result. The Sanga- still unnavigable and New Sa- red, but plea for mains lief im the future of the community weak cause at the age of 23. gument is not is exceedingly n he was young stic, Lincoln did overstate the possibilities nor un- te the difficulties of his case, pite the really apt which was afterward made to force the passage of the Sangamon, there was not! ludicrous in his What he cla i and what he hoped for possible, even in the face of fature. 4 early effort plainly. indicates Lincoln’s natural aptitude for jogical starement. But it does more than that. Jt display) a trait which few possess; for the ability to ent facts clearly, concisely and tively without taking undue ad- uires not only ability, but cour- not only tact, but character. It of the infallible tests which age; is one distinguish the legal bravo from the jurist. reat highway of commerce, | Lincoln's | > of his sincere be- | b | westward with voice, pen and hand to | THE FOREFATHERS OF LINCOLN. All Pioneers and a Strain of Tragedy Runs Through Their History. Abraham Lincoln's forefathers were pioneers—men who left their homes to open up the wilderness and make the way plain for others to follow them. For one hundred and seventy years, | ever since the first American Lincoln came from England to Massachusetts, in 1638, they had been moving slowly westward as new settlements were made in the forest. They faced soli- tude, privation and all the dangers and hardships that beset men who take up their homes where only beasts and wild men have had homes before: but they continued to press steadily for- ward, though they lost fortune and sometimes even life itself in their progress. Back in \Penn- sylvania and New Jersey some of the Lincolns had been men of wealth and influence. In Kentucky, where the future President was born, on Feb. 12, 1809, his parents lived in deep poverty, Their home was a small log cabin of bese se pee ee ~. | the rudest kind, and nothing seemed and to show us what he could do with | nioresunlikely. thanuthat aa child | coming into the world in such humble remarkable, | interesting and | surroundings, was destined to be the greatest man of his time. True to his race, he also was to be a pioneer—not indeed, like his ancestors, a leader into | new woods and unexpiored fields, but a laughable at- | ; and ounds reason- | pioneer of a nobleréand grander sort, directing the thoughts of men ever toward the right, and leading the American people, through difficulties dangers and a mighty war, to peace and freedom. (he story of this wonderful man be- gins and ends with a tragedy, for his grandfather, also named Abraham, was killed by a shot from an Indian’s rifle while peaceably at work with his three sons on the edge of their fron- tier clearing. Ejighty-one years later | the President himself met death by of them is a rare legal quality. | an assassin’s bullet. The murderer of one was a savage of the forest; tho murderer of the other that far more crue! thing, a savage of civilization. —From Helen Nicolay’s “The Boys’ Life of Abraham Lincoln, in St. Nich- olas. -FALL WHEAT RAISING. IN ALBERTA. The Spring Wheat Areas Are Rapidly Increasing. It is only a few short years since the impression prevailed that a large portion of the Canadian West was un- fiteed for agriculture. To such an extent did this impression prevail that districts larger than European principalities were devoted solely to ranching purposes, and flocks and herds roamed the ranges. But the agriculturist was doing some hard thinking, and gradually experiments were made, slowly at first, but sure- ly later on. As a result, to-day in Southern Alberta, , which was looked upon as the “arid belt,” large quanti- | ties of the finest winter wheat in the world are now grown, and so satis- fied are the farmers and buyers that the industry has passed the experi- mental stage that elevators by the score have been erected in the past two years and others in course of erection, to satisfy the demands that will be made upon them in the near future. , Manitoba “No. 1 Hard” Spring ;wheat has achieved a world-wide reputation, and there can be no ques- tion that ere long “No. 1 Hard” win- ter wheat from Alberta will attain similar repute. The great market for this production will undoubtedly be the Orient, and, with increased rail- way facilities and the erection of ad- ditional elevators and flouring mills, a largely increased acreage will be broken to winter wheat. The increase of population in Southern Alberta in the past year has been largely due |to settlers from the United States j who have brought in capital and en- terprise and who have been uniform- ly successful in their undertakings. A few more such years of growth and “Turkey Red” winter wheat will wave from Moose Jaw to the foothills. Information regarding lands in the Fall and Spring wheat belts may be obtained of any Canadian Government Agent. Not Even a Dog Biscuit. Blobbs—He’s a pronounced vegeta- rian. Slobbs—Doesn’t he eat any animal food at all? Blobbs—Not even a dog biscuit.— Philadelphia Record. A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES, Yching, Biind, Bleeding, Protruding Piies. ‘Drugs iste are authorized to'retund money if PAZO INTMENT fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. 50c. Chronic kickers never realize how foolish they really are until the reac- tion begins to get busy. Probably. “Mamma, did you promise to love, honor and obey papa?” “Yes, dear.” “And when you was a-promisin’ it, did you think how you was a-foolin’ him?"—Fort Worth Record. ) id Burnt Cork. “Is that a cork-tipped cigarette you are smoking?” “Yes, it has a cork tip.” “Excuse me, but haven’t you smok- ed it down a little too close?”—Hous- ton Chronicle. To sweeten, To refresh, To cleanse the system, Effectually and Gently ; There is only one Genuine Syrup of Figs; to get its bene- ficial effects Always buy the genuine — Manufactured by the FORNIA HG SYRUP San Francisco, Cal. ‘Louisville, Ky. It’s hard to make a good matter bet- ter than it is to make a bad matter worse. Piso’s Cure is the best medicine we ever used for all affections of the throat and O. ENDSLEY, Vanburen, Ind., Feb. Dispels colds and headaches when bilious or con- stipated; For men, women and children; Acts best. on the kidneys and liver, stomach and bowels; q Aew York. AY. The genuine Syrup of Figs is for sale by all first-class druggists. The full name of th company—California Fig Syrup Co.—is always printed on the front of every package. Price Fifty Cents per bottle. Year 1905 Sales. The total distributive sales for 1905 exceeded $200,000,000. This total is realized from the sale of fresh meats (beef, mutton and pork), provisions, produce (poultry, butter and eggs), soaps, glues, oils, bones, fertilizers, feathers, casings, hides, wools, pelts and other by-prod- ucts derived from cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry. Margin of Profit. The industry is operated on a mar- gin of less than 2 cents to each dol- lar of sales. Swift & Co. do not sell at retail. Their entire output is sold at wholesale to many thousands of dealers in various parts of the world. There are hundreds of local slaughter- ers throughout the United States, who buy their live stock in competi- tion with the packer doing an inter- state and international business. Like- wise the packer must sell in compe- tition with the local slaughterers. There are no secret processes in the industry, no complicated and expen- sive factories, and as live stock can be purchased in almost every hamlet and city, and the preparation of meats is simple in the extreme, local slaughtering will long remain a fac- tor in the production of fresh meats and provisions. Economic Advantages. The large packing houses will, how- ever, always have these advantages: Locations at the chief live stock cen- ters, with the opportunity to buy the pest live stock; manufacturing in | large quantities, at the minimum of expénse; utilization of all waste mate- rial; refrigeration; mechanical appli- ances; highly efficient business man- ; agement. These advantages are re- flected in the quality of the packer’s output, a quality that has reached its highest development in the products pearing the name and brand of “Swift.” Purchasing Live Stock. The principal live stock centers are ' Ghicago, Kansas City, Omaha, St. Louis, St. Joseph, St. Paul and Fort Worth. The same methods of pur- chasing cattle, sheep and hogs prevail at all cities. At Chicago, which is the largest market, there are about two hundred and fifty buyers, repre- senting packers, local slaughterers in various cities and exporters. Of this number, less than a score are employ- ed by Swift & Company. The farmer ships his live stock to Chicago, consigns them to a commis |} sion firm at the Union Stock Yards, who sees that they are unloaded and put in pens. Then the buyers inspect them, make their offers to the com- mission dealer, who accepts or rejects as his judgment dictates. All buying must be finished at 3 o’clock each day, and the buyer must pay spot cash. If the commission man has no satis- factory offers, he can hold his stock over to the next day. He gets his commission from the farmer, and nat- urally strives to get the highest pos- sible price for his client. Wholesale Distributing Houses. A wholesale distributing house is a giant refrigerator, but instead of shelves there are trolley rails, from which are suspended hooks to hang the carcasses. Some of the houses cost as much as a hundred thousand dollars to build and equip. As a rule they are of pressed brick, the insides being lined—floor, walls and ceiling— with highly polished hardwood. The floors are covered daily with fresh sawdust, and all are kept spotlessly clean, There are over three hundred of these wholesale houses in various cities of the United States, and the public is always welcome to visit them. f Packing Plants. All the Swift & Company plants are located at the great live stock mar- kets, in the heart of the great agri- cultural sections, where can be pur- chased the finest grades of cattle, sheep and hogs. We have seven pack- ing plants, employing at each from two to eight thousand persons. The following gives the locations and sizes of the different plants: Packing Plants. Floor Buildings, Space, Land, Acres. Acres, Acres. Chicago ...... 44% 87% 47 Kansas City . 7% 30 19% Omaha ... 6 26 23 St. Louis . - 7% 19% 31% St. Joseph .... 6% 25% 19% St, Paul 2.252 5 12 16 Fort Worth ... 3 15 22 Employes. The total number of persons em- ployed in all the Swift packing plants and branch houses aggregate over 26,000 persons. Conditions for ployes in the various manufacturing and operating departments is contin- ually improving with the construction of new buildings and the installation of new and up-to-date equipment. em- Sanitation and Hygiene. The housewife makes no greater ef- fort to keep her kitchen clean than we doto keep in sanitary and hygienic condition our abattoirs. They are thoroughly scrubbed at the close of each day’s operations, and automatic appliances are used wherever possi- ple in order to eliminate the personal handling of meats. Rigid rules gov- erning these points are strictly en- forced; laxity means dismissal. Visitors Always Welcome. No other industry in the world gives such a cordial welcome to visit- ors as Swift & Co. We keep open house the year around, and maintain a corps of specially trained guides, with special elevators and rest rooms. In one year we have entertained over a quarter of a million of men and women; in one day—Grand Army Day, 1901—we entertained 23,000. Among our visitors have been ambas- sadors from foreign governments, princes, noblemen and distinguished citizens from all lands and eminent folks from every state in the \‘nion. We wish to familiarize the p.blic with our methods, and the best way to do that is to let the public see for itself. We have no secret processes or methods in any department. Swift’s Premium Hams and Bacon, Swift’s Premium Hams and Bacon are more widely and favorably known swift & Company than any other brand. Their popular ty is due to the uniform quality and flavor of the meat, and to their fine appearance when the dealer. Each piece is branded on the rind, “Swift’s Premium U. S. Inspect ed,” and wrapped in cheesecloth and white parchment paper. Look for the brand, “Swift's Prem ium,” when buying hams and bacon received from Swift’s Silver Leaf Lard Is a strictly pure lard, kettle rend ered, and put up in 3, 5 and 10-pound sealed pails. It is America’s Stand- ard Lard, and enjoys a high tion and an enormous sale uta Swift’s Soaps. An interesting feature of a through the Chicago plant is a vis the soap factory, one of the largest and most complete in this cou There we manufacture numerous let and laundry soaps, and washing powders. Among which are: Wool Soap, widely and known; for toilet and bath, and wash ing fine fabrics. Crown Princess Toilet Soap, highly perfumed. Swift’s Pride Soap, for laundry and household use. Swift’s Pride Wa surpassed for all clea trip t to try. i favorably ng Powder, ing purposes. ae Swift’s Specialties. Swift’s Premium Ham Swift’s Premium Bacon Swift’s Premium Sliced Bacon. Swift’s Premium Lard Swift’s Winchester Ham Swift’s Winchester Bacon Brookfield Farm Sausage Swift’s Silver Leaf Lard Jewel Lard Compound Swift’s Cotosuet Swift’s Jersey Butterine Swift’s Beef Extract Swift’s Beef Fluid Swift's Premium Milk-Fed Chickens Swift’s Soaps. Wool Soap Scented Toilet Soaps Swift’s Pride Soap Swift’s Pride Washing Powder | {winneapets ESTABLISHED 1879. | WOODWARD & CO., GRAIN COMMISSION |=] ORDERS FOR FUTURE DELIVERY EXECUTED IN ALL MARKETS |