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The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
yourself or Quits"

AS an example of the indiscretion to
which some are rushing a society jour
nal narrates the story of how a lady
lost $4,000, representing the whole Of
her pin money for a year, during holy
week.
Apropos of this showing of the other
side of the picture hitherto unpub-
lished, the story Is told of an interest
ing card playing romance.
n very rich man sat playing ecarte
with pretty girl whom he intensely
admired. She went on reckleSsly stalk
ing her money till ruin stared her IN the
face.
Doubles or quits" said the tempter.
She assented. knowing that she could
never pay. She lost
Yourself or quits" said her oppo-
nent.
Again the girl summoned all her
wits and looked him straight in the
face. Are you proposing to marry
me?" she asked.
He nodded.
He won the game, and the pair made
one of the happiest unions known in
England nj the present day.-Paris
Herald.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
PURE FOOD SCARCE.
NINETY PER CENT OF THE sup
PLY is ADULTeRATEO.
Startling Revelations Brought Out by
the senate Investigating Committee
Enormous Amount of Fraudulent
and Poisonous Products Produced.

If there is any pure food manufac-
kured or sold in this country, the Senate
lure Food Investigating Committee,
which took testimony in Chicago, did
act come across it. The evidence in
the bands of that committee tends to
show that nearly all the commoner
articles of food are adultcrated by the
manufacturers, and some Of them with
deletcrious and dangerous substances.
One of the witnesses, DR.. ii. ii. Wiley,
CHEF chemist in the Department of
Agriculture, went SO far as to tell the
committee that 80 per cent. of the
liquid and solid foods consumed by the
people of the United States are adul-
tcratcd. Aud Dr.. Wiley said this state
mcnt was based on his personal iuvcs-
tigation. lie had, so he told the COM
mittee. examined and tested almost
every article of food and drink bought
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

sort of utilization OF the by-product
that the country cannot stand for any
length of time without serious deter
ioration of the physical and mental
strength of its people, and the status of
these crimes and fit punlshments for
them viii undoubtedly be fixed rs re-
suit of the report of this committee.
Many Aduiterants Poisonous.
Many of the authorizations are of such
a character as to injure the pocket of
The consumer rather than the health.
Commercial fraud. according to the tes-
timony of the national and State gov
eminent officials. Is chiefly the result.
bat wholesale loss of life has occurred.
In report made by \. J. Wedderburn,
n special agent of the Agricultural De
partment, he calls attention TO many
cases of death. The deletcrious sub
stances are usually used through ignor-
ance, one case of record being that in
which death resulted from the use Of
chrome yellow, not only to the custom
or. but also to the vender AID the mem
bcrs of his family.
Coffee is perhaps the most extensive
ly adulterated article. Consumers do
not take the trouble to find out wheth-
er their coffee is genuine or not. Arti-
fetal coffee beans used to be manufac-
turcd with cOnsummate care, but now
adays many producers do not attempt
to initiate the beans except in color and
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
An Interrupted Sermon,

Just after the rector of Manaton,
DenVon QRev. J. c. b. Sanders had
commenced his sermon on Sunday
morning, he saw a gentleman ON Il
visit to the parish taking notes of the
discourse Stopping in the midst of
II sentence, the rector said: Are you
taking notes of my sermon. young
man." Yes. sir" was the reply. The
rector: "Then if you don't stop, |
shall" The visitor said it was a pub
lie place of worship. VERY well, them"
replied the rector, who began to close
his book. The visitor thereupon said
he had no wish to cause disturbance,
and would put his notebook away.
The rector said he thought the visitor
was very rude. He then proceeded
with his sermOn.-Devon and Exeter
Gazette.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
Poor milk, Maguided $50 times.

paraiiin; lard that was made of starch
and cOttonsecd oil and stearinc, and
containing alum and caustic lime; mus
tard that was compounded of flour and
tumeric and chromate and sulphate of
lead; artificial milk that was sold as
pure condensed milk and made of
burnt sugar annotto and water; fruit
Jellics that were made of gelatine and
apple parings and Favored with arti-
fetal essences; mace that was made of
bread dust and venetian red; pickles
put uu in salts of copper and alum;
fruit preserves that were made of the
common pumpkin and colored with
dangerous substances sage made of
potato starch; powdt Tered sugar, the
base of which was rice flour. and
which contained also salts of lead and
tin, gypsum and marble dust; tea that
was made of common leaves and treat
ed with gypsum, china clay and soap
stone; vinegar that was made of burnt
sugar and Sulphuric and hydrochloric
acids: wines made of artificial alcohol
and water and colored with anilines.
From the testimony of the witnesses
before the committee it would seem
that more time and ingenuity are eX-
pended in producing n counterfeit arti-
Gle than would be required 10 get ma
ture to produce the real thing. The
profit is in producing it in large guam
tity from waste substances. This is a
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

one of the trees, resumed their loud
clatter. evidently calling the sheep,
since the flock made at once for the
apple tree Then the squirrels began
to bite Off the apples, which fell
among the hungry sheep. who would
struggle for the fruit like so many
school boys. The squirrels seemed to
enjoy. the fun. and after they had
dropped a few apples from the .hrst
tree they skipped to distant tree. for
which the sheep would make in great
confusion After the squirrels had
thus enjoyed an hours fun with their
tieecy neighbors and supplied them
with a sufficient quantity of the fruit
they scampered back to their haunts
In the thicket. leaving the sheep to re-
sumo their grazing-H Household Words,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

size. Spurious coffee beans were for
merly imported from Germany in large
quantities ana to some extent from
France. But American manufacturers,
realizing the profit to be made in the
trade, entered the field and now make
better limitations than any that are to
be imported. Flour or almost any
cereal is mixed with molassps and
nodded to resemble the bean and then
roasted and colored. Sometimes chicory
or burned sugar forms part of the
compound. which. although almost
worthless, is not harmful when COM
posed of such simple substances, but if
mineral matter be added the product is
often poisonous to some degree. A few
years ago in France the Government
seized factory which employed sui
plate of iron in its mixture.
Imitation coffee beans can be distin-
guished easily from the genuine by n
careful examination. Nodded as they
are, the artificial beans present a uni
fOrmity of structure, which is entirely
foreign to the real beans. Again. arti-
fetal coffee beans will nearly always
sink when put in water, while genuine
coffee floats. There are several simple
and good tests for ground coffee When
a little of the coffee is taken and press
ed between the fingers or squeezed in
the paper in which it is bought. and it
will not form "A coherent mass. it is
pretty sure to he genuine, but if the
grains cake they are not coffee. Even
chicory grains will stick to each other.
for they are comparatively soft and
open, and adhere without difficulty
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

and sold in the country, and he eX-
planned TO the Investigators the results
of his tests.
For instance, he found pure alec.
hol that had been made of menthol and
wood sap; brandy that had been man
ufactured of burnt sugar and water;
bread that had been made of potato
flour, and even then adulteratcd with
alum and sulphate of copper, sub
stances dangerous to the health of the
consumers of that sort of bread; cider
made of tartarIc acid and colored with
caramel; candy made of glucose and
artificial essences and colored with
poisonous substances: canned goods
which had been preserved with salts of
copper; butter which had been manu-
featured from ordinary animal fats
and starch, and in which there was an
excess of salts; beer that had been
made of burnt sugar licorice quassia
and grains other than barley; cheese
that had been made of oleOmargarine,
with salts of mercury in the rind cocoa
and chocolate that were compounded of
sugar, animal fats, flour and starch and
fcrruginoHs oarths; cayenne pepper
that was made of ground rice and flour
and salt ana a sprinkling of red lead;
-four that was made of alum and
ground rice; cinnamon that was made
of cassla and plain sawdust; ginger that
was manufactured Of mustard and
tumoric; gin that was composed alto
tf u m ~ OF
ana alum and turpcntine; honey in the
comb that was made of glucose and
cane sugar. with The comb nodded of
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
HAS SAVED ovea 1000 Ives.
ship Captain Who Hoids the Record
of the ca as a Life Saver.

Captain Thomas l.. Weiss. of the
good ship Belgian King, Of the Cali
fornia and Oriental Line. holds the
record as the sea captain who has
saved the greatest number of lives.
The veteran sailor is said to have saved
the lives of over 1000 men, women and
children during his "A years career on
the North Atlantic. His luck In finding
helpless vessels has won for him the
name of the "towboat captain The
Captain has earned for the crews and
owners of the steamers which he com
manded the sum of $90,250. paid as
derelict awards and in other ways.
1t was in March, 1881. that Captain
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
taric acid and terra alba. This terra

taric acid and terra alba. This terra
alba, or white earth. imported from the
shores of the Mediterranean, has been
used as food adulterant to a fearful
degree. 1t Is. when pulverized, a white
and almost impalpabie powder, taste
less and looking like fine starch. Its
presence Is frequently detected In pow
dered sugar. which may account for
the fact that housekeepers do not find
powdered sugar altogether satisfactory
for cooking purposes. Pure cream of
tartar will dissolve In hot water, but
put a teaspoonful into n tumbler of hot
water. allow it to stand for a few mo-
ments, and then see whether there is
any sediment. If the sediment Is large,
terra alba is probably present. If it
does not dissolve, leaving the water
clear. add a few drops of tincture Of
iodine to the water If pure, the color
will remain unchanged; but If starch is
present the water will turn bright blue.
The usual adulterants of tea are
spent" or exhausted tea leaves, leaves
of other plants like tea. sand and vari.
Gus materials used for coloring the
leaves. Coloring is common and is
called facing" 1t generally consists
in coating the leaves with powdered
soapstone, with lead, or plumbago, If
they are to be black, or with the pow
dered soapstone with indigo or Prus-
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
The Latest Hunting Yarn.

An American sportsman out duck
shooting in Maine relates how he stop
ped TO rest in an old hen field in which
there was an orchard. \ flock of sheep
was feeding near by. 1t was not long
before his attention was called to the
chirruping of some squirrels. in a
thicket. and he was surprised to see
the sheep stop feeding and manifest
great excitement. The squirrels went
irto the orchard. and. climbing into
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

when squeezed. In water chicory and
cereals will soften quickly like bread
crumbs, while coffee will take n long
time to soften: genuine coffee grains
will 1iOat, as will the whole beans, but
chicOry or any other sweet root will
soon sink. Chicory or caramel will
cause a yellowish or brownish color to
dffuse rapidly through the water, but
pure coffee will not tint the water for
a long time. Such tests are so simple
that there appears little excuse for not
trying them. Yet manufacturers sell
which is accepted unquestioningly as
the genuine article.
'purious stuff Is Possible.
Both manufacturers and retail gro
GERS make enormous profits, for their
fraudulent coffee can be made for as
little as or cents pound. Often
the flour. crackers or cereals which
enter into its composition are so badly
damaged that they could be utilized
in no other way. There is, besides,
much huckstering in real coffees, and
lower grades are frequently mixed
with the higher. Thus Maracaibo and
La Guayra coffees are mixed with Java
and Mocha coffee and the mixture sold
for pure Java or pure Mocha.
Cheap cream of tartar has been
proved to be composed largely of tar
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
COrn-Stalk Disease.

Corn-stalk disease is the name given
to an affection occurring in cattle as a
result of eating corn and corn fodder
that seem to ha, been II Ter poison
Gus by moldiness and fermentation.
The disorder is usually confined to ami
mails under 1 years of age, and it runs
a rapid course. causing Heath in from
four to thirty-six hours.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

Lofter-lndeed, Miss de Vine. | must
say it. You are the star of the links.
Miss de Nine-Now. that is very nice
of you. And you are the first to dis
cover me, too. Lofter-Then may I
have an astronomer reward? Miss de
Nine-What is that, Mr.. Lofter? Lofter
The right to give you my name
Brooklyn Life.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
ISLAND OF MAN-EATERS.

Uuconquered Formosa Inhabited by
akace of savage Cannibais.
News from Formosa that Stoepel, the
daring explorer, has succeeded in
climbing Mount Morrison, the highest
peak in the island. gives but a faint
idea of the dangers which he must have
encountered. Known for centuries as
the garden spot of the East, Formosa
is Inhabited by a race of savage canni-
balls which have been able to prevent
more than temporary settlement on
the island by white men. The Dutch,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

sian blue If they are to be green. Often
the facing adds materially to the
weight of the tea. In England the use
of exhausted leaves is much larger
than it is in this country. Spent leaves
are bought up from hotels and coffee
houses at merely nominal prices, and
are dried and faced before being re-
sold. They are easily detected by their
frayed and irregular appearance and
by the small proportion of soluble mat
ter remaining in them.
The substitution of other leaves for
those of the tea plant is also more
common in England than in the United
States. Yet even in this country it is
well known that foreign leaves can
easily be detected by spreading out q
few of The leaves from the bottom of
the teapot. The lanceolate, spear-head.
like shape of the tea leaf, together with
its serrated margin, distinguishes il
from that of any plant used to counter
feitit. Asarule facingS can be detected
only, by chemical tests Green teas are
oftcner adulterated than black teas.
Tea is often colored, and If the decoc-
ton made by the housekeeper becomes
highly colored after being boiled few
minutes adulteration may be sus-
pected.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22
List Practically Unlimited.

The list of articles adulterated and
their authorizations is practically I'M
limited, as was stated by Prof. Wiley
in his testimony before the Congress
slOnal Committee. The adulteration of
coffee and tea will serve as types. 1t is
stated that most of the spices sold are
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

Waggles-There is only one thing as
hard to find in this world as the north
pole. Jaggles-What's that? Waggles
The fellow who gets lost searching
for it.-Judge.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-06-22

A square rod is 212A square feet.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05
Books

Yes, everybody old and young
wants at least one new book includ-
ed among their Christmas gifts.
Some are trying to complete set of
the poets, English or American in a
certain binding. Another wants her
favorite author in n new, possibly a
more convenient binding.
Another wants the very latest
book and the boy or girl is longing
for q new book for his or her own
library. And of course the little
ones delight in nothing more than a
new story or picture book.
Why not select these books early
and avoid the haste OF the last few
days before Christmas.
Don't be afraid to ask for anything
YOU want i'm the line of books. II we
haven't it well get it for you: only
come in time. Let us please our
selves by pleasing you.
q. {. Briggs
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05
An Enterprising Druggist.

There are few men more wide
awake and enterprisiig than. J. ID.
Fitzgerald, who spares no pains to
secure the best of everything in his
line for his many; customers. He
now has the valuable agency for DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, Coughs and colds. This is the
wonderful remedy that is producing
such Juror all over the country by
its many startling cures. 1t abso-
lntely cures Asthma, Bronchitis,
Hoarseness all affections OF the
throat, chest and lungs. Call at
above drug store and get trial bot
tie free or a regular size COR soc. and
81. Guaranteed to cure or price re.
funded. 3t4
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05
To California.

Attention is called to the excellent
service of the North Western Line to
California and the favorable rates
which have been made for single and
round trip tickets for this season s
travel. Best accommodations in
first-class or tourist sleeping cars,
which run every day in the year.
Personally conducted tourist car
parties every week to California and
Oregon. Choice of a large number
OF different routes without extra
charge.
Particulars cheerfully given upon
application to agents Chicago 4
Northwestern Ry, or connecting
lines. Ats
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

On Saturday Postmaster Pussy
received telegraphic orders from the
Department to turn the Miller office
over to his successor j. A. Bushfield,
which was done. That same even
ing ended the midnight train. On
Monday, the train from the west lr-
rived at 9:52 instead of 600 n. m,
and the train from the east at 1889
|p. IN. Mr.. Pusev's administration
began and ended with the midnight
train, and he thinks the railroads
had it in for him"
Under present arrangements the
mail going east closes at.9:3O a. m.
west at 7:20 p. m. This arrange
ment appears to be n very popular
change with the public, both for
mail'matters and for travelling. and
all hope the &. 4 n. w. will make it
permanent.
The postoffice is now in charge OF
Mr.. Busbfield, with r. j. Dunn as
deputy. The old and very efficient
deputy, X, $. Mead, will assist
awhile until the new men get
the run OF things. The administra
ton OF Postmaster Pnsey and deputy
Mead has been very satisfactory to
the patrons of the office.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

George Mccarthy, ST., the aged
father O! Robert and George Me-
Carthy, OF Alpha township, died
Thursday at the ripe age OF 81
years. This old, sturdy patriarch
passed away quietly after life OF
length and activity that falls to the
lot of few men. A large funeral pro-
cession followed the remains to
their last resting place Saturday in
the q. A. r. cemetary.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

Ex-Supt. Morton and family de-
parted today for Lincoln, Neb.,
where he will study for the ministry.
Their friends gave them farewell
reception Monday evening at the
Christian church
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

The PRESS is just beginning to get
squared around in it's new office one
door south of the postoffice building
-readp now to receive all delinquent
subscribers with forgiveness for their
delay. Come in and see us, anyhow,
whether delinquent or not.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

The ladies' aid society of the Pres
byterian church will meet with Mrs.
j. A. Bushfield next Wednesday af-
ternoon, Jan, II.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

G. y. Lukes, of Pierre, was in Mil
Ter Tuesday representing the bank OF
Commerce as bidder for the county
money, which bid was accepted by
the Board. We believe they paid 3
per cent for the deposit. 1t runs
from $4,000 to $40, 900.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

We wish to close out our entire line
of cloak. capes and Jackets at prices
that we defv competition to meet.
tt III. X. GREEvEs,
Miller, s. ID.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Torrey enter
tanned large number OF citizens at
the Vanderbilt hotel Tuesday even
ing, with very pleasant social games
and refreshments.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

Danl Walsh and j III. Baldwin at
tended the inaugural ball at Pierre
Tuesday.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05
All to be found at Hazen's:

Dyspepsia Cured. Shiloh's Vitali-
ger Immediately relieves Sour
Stomach. Coming up of Food Dis
tress, and is the great kidney and
liver remedy. Sold by n. Johnson 4
TO. 3y1
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

We have the finest quality oil cheese
manufactured. Its a little expensive
but oh SO good. Just the thing to
eat with apple pie. Hazen's
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

Miss Bessie Baldwin came home
last week to spend the HOLIDAYS, re-
turning Sunday to her school at
Iell.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05
Card of Thanks.

We return sincere thanks to neigh
bors and friends for their kind as
sistance during the last sickness OF
our aged father.
GEoRRE and RoBT. MCCARTHY.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05
The MILLER
Roller Mills,

Are now reaping the benefit of
their big outlay for new machinery
made last fall. Farmers who never
were here before to mill are coming
this full. The quality OF their -four
as well MS amount given in exchange
is the attraction. Their rates are
% lbs Fancy Patent, 30 lbs Second
Pat, or 81 of Straight flour with
bran and shorts per bushel. A load
of 40 bushels secures the farmer free
lodging for self and team.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Dunn are the
happy parspts Of a girl baby who
arrived at their home Sunday rs n
New Year gift.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. W. $.
Preston gave them pleasant sur
prise party at their home Saturday
evening, the anniversary OF their
wedding
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

la grippe seems to be out with a
13-inch guJ hunting for every per-
son who does not use proper care in
their diet, or who expose themselves
unnecessarily.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

Hon. j. H. Baldwin went to Pierre
Saturday night to see the legislative
organization game.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

Mrs. John Pussy went to Pierre
Tuesday evening TO attend the in.
augmal
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

GottIred Weise made proof on a
quarter OF Uncle Sans land in Alpha
township Friday.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-01-05

A newspaper exchange expresses
itself as ''agin" obituary poems be-
cause "they do not relieve the dead
and are distressing to the living"