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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
FOOD ADULTERATiON.
startling Statements Made by Cow
ernnent Chemist as 10 the Extent of
This Practice.

Chicago, MAY 4.-According to DR.. II.
w. Wiley. chief chemist OF the United
States department of agriculture, who
testified Yesterday before the senatorial
pure food investigating committee, now
in session here, fully 80 per cent of the
articles of food and drink manufac-
tured and used in this country are
frauds.
In milk, according to his testimony,
the most common practice is the alb.
stracton of the fatty substance in
taking away the cream. y common
practice among dealers, he said, was the
adulteration with water, and in addi-
ton to this preservatives are used to
prevent the liquid from souring.
In butter the common way of de-
frauding the public, according to the
testimony, is the substitution of other
fats, both animal and vegetable, for the
natural fat of the milk. Honey, he
said, probably was more abused ar
ticle in the line of adulteration than
any other.
The principal method of adulterating
lard is the mixing of vegetable oils
with the natural fat of the hog.
Probably among all the foods men
toned by DIR. Wiley, none attracted
greater attention than the adulteration
of coffee, even in the berry. In recent
investigations he has found molasses
and flour moulded into berries, colored,
mixed with the genuine and sold as
high grade coffee.
According to DR.. Wiley there is very
little pure beer made in this country.
Seventy per cent. of the beer is made
Of some article other than malt. In
regard to the extensive use of glucose
the witness said that it was not OBJ
iectonablc fer food purposes, if used
in moderation.
Very little pure Jelly is manufac-
tured There is also great amount
of adulteration in the manufacture of
vinegar. Dr. Wiley said Vermont
maple sugar was manufactured in DAY.
enport, Ia. out of brown sugar and an
extract of hickory bark and it was not
deleterious. In fact he said, it was
impossible for chemists to distinguish
the two. The sugar was the same and
the natural ether that gave the maple
sugar its flavor and the distinctive
quality was too small to segregate in
ANALYSIS. The extract of hickory. he
said. was about the same as the naples
in flavor.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
KILLED a BANKER.
New York Man Murders an Aged
fapitaIist-A Tragedy i'm a Hotel.

New York, May 4.-Alexander Mas
terton. a director of the Farmers Loan
and Trust Co., and II years of age, was
shot and killed Wednesday afternoon
by James y. Plumb in the burlington
hotel on West Thirtieth street. Mas
tcrtoI -'as shot five times and died
within an hour or two.
The murder was premenitated, as evil
denced by statement written in ad-
vance by Plumb and given out after
his arrest. At present the real mo-
tive for the crime is unknown. Plumb
in his statement issued ito the public"
and entitled ''why I, J. n. Plumb, shot
Alexander Masterton," declared that he
had done the shooting because of
systematic bounding of him by Mas
terton. Plumb declared further that
Masterton had not only ruined him
financially, but had attempted to alien
ate the affections of his wife and chill
dren and to cause his social downfall
Plumb's statements, one of which
was addressed to the press, deal with a
period of his career embracing the past
IS years, are rambling in many places
and conclude with the following: NO
man has a higher regard for human
life than | have. But the Just and
righteous punishment of Alexander
Masterton is decreed by an outraged
God and / am simply the humble in
Strument in his hands. as he has select
ed me as his chosen instrument Of
wrathful vengeance. | have rid the
world of a man who was not fit to live,
and whose death a thousand times over
could never atone for the monStrous
wrongs done me"
Masterton and Plumb met by agree
ment in the Burlington hotel at 1:3o
p. III. in the apartments occupied by
Manager Cole. They had been there
but short time when five shots were
fred in rapid succession. Plumb then
came out of the apartment and walked
into the reception room, awaiting ar
rest. The murderer was taken before
Police Captain Price. Of whom he is
an intimate friend. He was later taken
before a magistrate and held.
4 chambermaid at the Burlington,
who was the only one near the room
in which the shooting occurred, told
the police that she heard the men in
angry conversation just before she
heard the pistol shots. One of the
men, she said. and she was positive it
was not Masterton, said in a loud,
angry tone: Il will not be satisfied
with that amount" Two shots were
fired a moment later and then three
more. Plumb came ont of the room
and said to her: There is man in
trouble in there" He then went down
stairs and into the reception room,
where later he was arrested.
Alexander Masterton was leading
resident of Mt. Vernon, where he occu-
pied a handsome home with his wife
and two daughters. He had the man
agement of many estates, and was in
terested heavily in real estate. He
had held a number of public offices. He
was a prominent member of the Ma
sonic fraternity and was popular man
in Mt. Vernon.
j. y. Plumb at one time was very
wealthy, occupying fine residence on
Fifth avenue and having S5OOOOO
villa AT lSliD
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11

Washington, May 6.-Postmaster
General Smith made a ruling yesterday
that the sign It. S. MALI or any other
sign indicating the carriage of the
mails must be carried only by such
cars on street railway lines as actual
ly at the time are transporting the
mails. This decision is in response
to a request from the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway En-
pIoves. who in convention in Louisville
Wednesday telegraphed President Nc
Kinley protest against the indiscrim-
mate use of these signs by street car
lines with the apparent design of in
timidating employees.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
Offer $50, 200, 900 for Carnegie,s Will.

New York, May 1.-THE Times says:
Further progress toward consolidation
of the big steel interests of the coun-
try was made yesterday at a meeting
at the Holland house, in which Judge
w. II. Moore, of Chicago: II. c. Frick
representing the Carnegie interests,
and other prominent steel men of the
country took part. After the meeting
there was a rumor that an offer of
$4,000 600 had been made for the Car
ne@e interests and that Frick had
taken it under consideration for con-
sideration for consultation with Mr..
Carnegie.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
Does Not Affect Uncle sam.

Washington, May 6.-Oflicial assur-
ances have been given to our govern
ment that the agreement reached be-
tween Great Britain and Russia as to
suheres of influence in China concerns
only the two parties. and that in no
manner does it affect the interests of
the United States. Such rights as
are now possessed in treaty ports will
continue to be enjoyed freely by the
Iruitp1 STATES
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11

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Press.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
NicPartiand,s victory.

New York, May 6.-"Kid" Mozart
land, of this city, knocked out Jack
Bennett, of McKeesport, Pa. in the
fifth round of What was to have been
25-round bout before the Broadway
Athletic club last night. The men
weighed in at 13S pounds.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11

ETOf course, it may be al: right, but
we cannot help thinking there is some
thing queer about the democracy of the
man who refuses to sit down at the
same table with Perry Belmont, who is
ic family, and at the same time being
willing to dine with Pingree, republican
governor of Michigan; Teller, Colo
RADIO republican; Jones, a republican
mayor of Toledo, and negro congress
man; but it may be all right.-Peoria
Ill.) Herald (Dem.).
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
Martial Law EstabliShed.

Wardner, Idaho, May 5,-Four hum
dred troops are on guard in the Cour
d'AIcme mining district and martial law
is in full force in Shoshone county, Ida
no. Brig. Gen. Merriam, who has ar
rived, has ordered if possible the arrest
oil all those implicated in blowing up
the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
FooIharJs gsYiner Drowned.

Providence X. L., May 5.-Capt.
Thomas Crapo, of New Bedford, who
sailed from this port for Cuba in a
nne-foot skiff, probably was lost in
Wednesdays gale, while rounding Point
Judith. as his boat was found bottom
up yesterday by the life savers. In
1877 Capt. and Mrs. Crapo sailed from
New Bedford to England in a 20-foot
6nry-
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
Hold $50 Prisoners.

dred and fifty miners, accused of par
ticipating in Saturdays riot, are now
confined here under guard of United
States troops. Five hundred troops
are in the Cour d'Alene district and
all fear of further outbreaks is past.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11

Harvard university is to pension pro-
fessors and assistant professors who
have served the institution for 20 years
or more, plan of retiring allowances
having been established by the presi-
dent and fellows of the university. The
plan was first suggested in Harvard in
1850, since which tine the necessary
fund has grown - $340,000. Harvard
is the first American university to es-
tabliSh a general system Of retiring al
IOWanceS.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
Pig Iron and Billet Prices Advance.

Pittsburg, May Steel billets had
another advance here Thursday and
sold at S26.75 m27O0 per ton. Pig iron
also advanced to $3.50 in the Mahon-
ing valley and S15.15 in Pittsburg. Iron
men say prices will go still higher on
account of the scarcity of pig iron all
over the world
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
Offer OF $4,000 Purse Is Accepted.

Denver, May 5.-Telegrams were re
ceived last night by Mr.. Flotow, of the
Colorado Athletic association, from
Brady and Julian, representing JET
fries and Fitzsimmons, accepting his
offer of a purse of 900 for the fight.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11

rTAbout the only thing which no
trust has taken up is Bryan's presiden-
tial chances. 4 combine should be made
at once and stock issued for the invest
ment of the faithful. 1T will be dread
fully uphill fight against McKinley's
war record and the general wave of
prosperity, but it seems to be the Ne
braslan's only hope to keep his grip
on the party.-San Francisco Chron-
icle
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11

@ Mr.. Bryan may think it within the
range of possibility to succeed without
the help of Tammany, but he is about
the only man in the country holding
that view. He was strong in the west
three years ago, but where is that
strength now? Gone glimmering with
prosperity. - Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11

FGrover Cleveland is said to be re-
hearsing "A speech of some sort to the
hollyhocks in his garden. 1t will be
unfortunate for the democratic party
if it should be on the right side of some
vital question. Grover has habit of
playing democrat till he gets a nomina-
ton and election to Office. Then he gets
..@ood .,,-Cincinnat Ennuirer Deml J.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-05-11
$500 Reward

The above Reward will Be- paid for IN
<mstion that will lead TO the arrest and
conviction of the party or parties whs
placed iron and slabs on the track Of the
emporium 4 Rich Valley r. R., nea,
he east line Of Franklin Housler's farm,
,n the evening Of Nov. 2lr, 1891.
HENRY AUcHU,
88-f. Rendesl.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
The Deficit.

During the twelve months ending
June 30, the receipts of the govern
ment from all sources were SSS, S75, 9S9
less than the expenses of the govern
ment. 1T is estimated by the admir-
ers Of the Dingley law that this is a
splendid showing for the law, because
the war expenses were far in excess of
the amount represented in the deficit
and they argue that had not war come
the law would have produced a sur
plus. The claim and the arguments
are both false. The revenue derived
from the stamp tax has been more
than tee total expense SO far incurred
in the Filipino war. In other words,
the stamp tax has paid the war ex-
penses, while the Dingley law has
brought about deficit approximating
800, 100000 in twelve months. The o.
riginal Dingley law has proved an ut
ter failure as revenue producer, and
its only success has been in the line CT
fostering trade combinations that
stifle competition and Cypress the con-
sumers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
DoN'Ts.

Don't send for physician II you are
love-sick.
Don't think your ideas are going to
live forever.
Don't imagine good appetite is always
good thing.
Don't eat pie with your fingers. Eat it
with your mouth.
Don't neglect your family to pose as
public benefactor.
Don't think target practice will enable
you to shoot folly as 1t flies.
Don't trust your future happiness with
a woman who never laughs.
Don't tell all your troubles to police
man; give reporter chance.
Don't tender advice until you find out
what particular kind is wanted.
Don't talk too freely when you don't
know what you are talking about.
Don't think the world will ask where
you got the money to pay your way.
Don't sit down and wait for good
job to come along and hunt you up.e,-sss'
Don't expect to maintain a wife on
"taffy" because you won her with it.
Don't expect too much of the man who
Is wearing his first homemade shirt.
Don't quarrel but if you must quarrel,
don't quarrel with your bread and butter.
Don't complain. The quinine pill maker
never makes kick against his bitter lot.
Don't turn over new leaf too often
or you will soon require an additional
ledger.
Don't think all amateur photographers
are pessimists because they take poor
views of life.
Don't neglect to keep your shoes pol
ished. You can always shine at one end
if you can't at the other.
Don't cast your bread upon the waters
| today and expect it to come back in the
form Of sponge cake tomorrow.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
A vivacious woman's
fan can frequently
speak in more elo-
\ n1.enf LANGUAGE than

her healthy sisters enjoy themselves. She
may be naturally beautiful, naturally attrac-
tive, naturally interesting and animated
and witty, but the demon of ill-health is
gnawing at the very vitals of her womanly
nature, and she soon becomes withered
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cine for women who suffer in this way. It
acts directly on the delicate and important
organs concerned in wifehood and mother
hood. 1t tones and builds up the shattered
nerves. 1t restores the glow of health to
the pallid cheek. 1t gives springiness and
trip to the carriage. 1t makes the eyes
sparkle with returning vivacity. 1t imparts
animation to the mien and gestures. The
fan that long lay listless and idle in the lap
of an invalid again speaks the eloquent
language of healthy, happy woman.
Thousands of women have testified to the
marvellous merits of this wonderful medi-
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:. For several years suffered with prolapsus
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Keep your head up and your bowels open.
The " Golden Medical Discovery" will put
steel in your backbone and DR.. Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets will cure constipation.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
IT WAS 80 EASY.
He Was Sorry He Did Not Ride the
Entire Distance.

Though elevators are not new, they
are new to whole lot Of persons. An
old fellow from somewhere is the eli
emit Of a lawyer who recently removed
his Office from the first floor of an old
building on Grant street to the thir-
teenth floor of a modern office build
ing. The old fellow came in to see
him, and after much trouble found the
building. His legs were stiff and his
wind was short, but he started up the
stairs. By the time he reached the
fourth floor he declared that he would
take his business out of the hands Of
the man who was so unreasonable as
, to live so high. He took long rest
at the fifth floor and would have turn
ed back if it wasn't that he wanted to
pay off his lawyer that very day and
retain one with an office on the ground
floor. AT the seventh floor he gave 1t
up. He couldn't 60 any higher. He
sat on the steps and watched the ele-
vators going up and down and noticed
i that they were we'll filled. He rea-
: soned that since scarcely any person
used the stairway, the fare on the ele-
vator could not be high, and he could
hardly be accused of extravaganza if
he rode the rest Of the way, since there
would be no necessity for him to come
to the building again. So he hailed
one of them.
"How muchll you charge to take me
to the thirteenth foor?" he asked the
young man who seemed to be in
charge.
Get in here!' ordered the young fell
low, as he seized him by the coat,
+, pulled him into the car, and started
up. II can't stand there answerin
fool questions all day. Thirteen. Out
you go! Move lively, now!"
"H'much?" asked the old chap, I'm.
tying the shoe string that held his wal
let.
But the door was slammed in his
face and the car disappeared.
"Thunderation!" exclaimed the old
fellow; IF I'd known that I might
stole a ride all the way up"
His lawyer explained the matter tc
MIN, and while the old man thought il
was mighty handy, he said 1t looked
good deal like imposing on people tc
be riding up and down free all the
time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
Pulpit Depravity.

Doctor Wayland Hoyt of Philadel-
piha, full of the spirit of commerce
ialism and Mark Hanna piety, is
credited with the following astound-
ing utterance:
"Christ is the solution for the diff
Guilty regarding national expansion.
There never was more manifest
providence than the waving of Old
Glory over the Philippines. The only
thing we can do is to thrash the ma
tiveS until they understand who we
are. believe every bullet sent, every
cannon shot, means righteousness.
When we have conquered anarchy,
then is the time to send the Christ
there"
A more horrible anti-Christ declara-
ton could not have emanated from
the regions of the damned. Whoever
DR.. Hoyt may be, and from whatever
theological school he graduated, there
is no Christ in his soul. He is the
kind of preacher the slums and trusts
endorse; the gospel herder of the
brutes who slaughter patriots and rob
widows and orphans. The teaching
of DR. Hoyt is that, when the love of
liberty that inspires the Filipino has
been subdued by American bullets,
American Pharisees, hypocrites, may
carry to them the promises of Christ.
A sentiment more revolving to truly
Sanctitied souls could not have been
uttered. A humane philanthropic
policy, wisely administered, would
have prevented our war in the Philip
|pines. 1T would have opened the
hearts Of the Filipinos to the Christi
anity taught by the crucitied Redeem
er and so wantonly misrepresented by
Dr.. Hoytand his ministerial following.
YAt the reappearing of the Son of
Righteousness they will be found
among the detilers of His temple and
meet with the fate they Deserve
National Republican.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
d The Bankers Memorial.

The Bankers Association of New
York recently held meeting in that
city and adopted the following me-
mortal:
Resolved, That we approve and ask
the adoption by congress of the follow
ing changes in our currency laws:
l. That all obligations of the United
States shall be paid in gold coin, stand
ard value.
2. That legal tender notes, when re-
deemed by the government, shall not
be reiSsued except on deposit of gold
coin.
3. That national banks shall be al
lowed to take out notes at par value OF
treasurer of the United States at a
fair rate of taxation.
Recently at Elma. man who is
prominent as a republican politician OF
the county remarked in the presence
of the writer and others, that the
country did notwant any change in the
currency laws, that they were all right
and that our money is all right. Our
gold, silver and treasury notes are a
full legal tender in the payment OF
debts, our national bank notes in pay
ment of debts due to national banks.
1t will be observed that this memorial
demand that all this be changed and
that only gold be full legal tender.
The bill agreed upon by the confer
ence committee appointed, it is re-
ported, has agreed upon measure
which practically grants all that is
asked for in Banker IS Memorial, which
is likely to become a law during the
next session of congress. We merely
speak of this now that hereafter,
when these changes shall be made,
and our county politician has en-
dorsed the changes in all their details
that we may call his attention to his
former opposition to any changes in
the law regulating the money
function.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-07-28
No Time to Fool Away

One of the venerable members of
the bar was a circuit judge much
earlier in his career and tells this
among the many interesting incidents
of that time:
II went once to hold court in a new
county of the northern part of the
state where the transcripts from JUS
tees courts were usually incompre-
hensible and where little concession
was made to forms of law in running
the judicial machinery. A man who
appeared as Indifferent as though JUS
tice were a thing unknown to him
was brought before me charged with
selling whisky to Indians.
"'Guilty or not guilty?' inquired
after the nature of the charge had
been explained to him.
"'Hain't it Jest leetle early to de-
eide that. jedge.'
"I repeated the question sternly, but
he stood mute.
Enter plea Of not guilty, Mr..
Clerk continued.
Much obleeged, jedge,' and the
fellow started for the door.
Changed yer mind, have yer
jedge?' when he was brought back
Thought yer said was not guilty.
Il explained, and then asked him II
he had q lawyer.
No, hain't, jedge. I've stumpet
this here hull durn section and I cam
| find a LAWYER in 1t. Atween Won anf
me, jedge, don't see no way but tel
drap this doggone thing. Me Or vol
either hain't got no time ter foo
away
II certainly hadn't, and he was re
manded to await the tender mercies
of the next judge that came along."-
Detroit Free Press.