The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-22
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a ten cent cigar that had an od0r like a
fall bonfire at yard cleaning time THE
that the maker substituted something
that was not tobacco in making this par
are others in the box cut from the same
cloth. This imposition does not make me
mighty few things in everyday use that
are not aduIterated. We have become so
accustomed @ adulteraged food that we
scarcely pause to complain about 1t un-
less the adu1terated article is SO vile that
IN the land has made SpaSmodic fights
on the adulterattOn OF milk, and some
sale of adulterated food. but the sale con-
tinues just the same Every one knows
that butter, coffee, sugar and spices are
would be surprised If they were sold the
genuine article; in fact. / believe most
people would complain II the genuine ar
ticle was furnished because they have be
come accustomed to the taste Of
adulterated food that the real thing would
appear TO be the fraud It IS fact that
all kinds Of pepper and spices are sold
ground and n cans by retail dealers at
less than the wholesale dealer can buy
the genuine article IN bulk / will VEN
ture the statement that there is not a
pure box of pepper or spice in the cftv
not excepting that kept at the drug stores
people do not want the pure article They
say they do. but they don't. The people
howled and reared like lions because Cleo
margarine was sold TO them as butter.
They said they didn't want oleoma arine,
they wanted butter. and as soon as the
law was passed requiring that oleomar-
garine be sold under its own name, the
neopfe were satisfied and continued "a
stuff doubles almost every year, which
proves that they wanted Il all the time
to buy cheap What difference can a
little adulteration make, they argue, when
we can save five cents a pound on an
article They create the demand for the
cheap adulterated food. and consequently
out OF market whisky was probably
the first article Of commerce TO be adult
the aduIteration than any other article
but the demand for whisky has not de-
that we are buying half the articles of
daily use under assumed names and are
contain Havana tobacco, but I would not
be smoking il if it was labeled Kentucky,
ton and may as vel admit it We adul-
terate our learning, our morals. our re-
get along Just as well or better than
when we took everything straight"
II suppose the recent successful expert
ments with the flying machine will re-
we the interest," N aerlsl navlgatlon IN
ing with a few friends at the Copeland.
There is an mistaken belief in spite OF
happy experiences of Darius Green and
others that aerial navigation IS one Of
the sure things of the future There will
be success in this undertaking some day
for the simple reason that man has set
his heart on lying and man always sue
ceeds in every undertaking that he has
set his heart upon The announcement Of
newly invented nylng machine makes
the very best of reading. and few people
fail to read the entire article. they are
complished in the flying line 1 knew Of q
couple of young fellows who took ad-
vantage Of this interest in aerial naviga-
ton and turned TER knowledge of the
curiosity of the pie into money. They
worked the scheme several places, and may
be at it yet so far as l know. About ten
years ago they turned up in Omaha and
secured the right of erecting a temporary
they had model of flying machine
which would fly. and they wanted to build
a machine in the building They were
machine. but Seemed conffdent that thav
had solved the problem. They worked
away in their building to which no one
was admitted and gave every evidences
allowed no one To catch a GLIMPSE If
would be stolen OF course the entire
country knew about the young men and
their machine. but the shrewdest reporter
was unable to get them TO talk to
get sight Of the air ship They got a lot
nOunced that they would make a trip
on a certain day every one looked forward
nouncing the event and stating that the
admission to the fair grounds would be
the building. the top having been re-
moved, and was to circle the city and re-
the crowds were at the gate hours in adj
vance Of the time set for the event and
cts and took in money until their arms
ached. The hour for the air ship to make
20 come me grOunqS were crowded
After waiting for two hours past the time
some one holder than the rest broke in
the door Of the building and found it
nothing but air. bed and some chairs
It daWued on the crowd that they had
out the enterpr1sing young men had gone.
1t was estimated that they took in $1,000
on the scheme that day They worked it
calitieS- Since then have been Skeptical
in regard TO flying machines, and viii be-
lieve in them when see one in the
heavens
ST see by the market reports that cot
ton has gone up to II cents. and I expect
the Crackers and civilized people. as well
in Georgia and the Other cotton on staten ssll'
said a gentleman at the National Il
lived in Georgia several years and know
what it means when cotton gets to IL /
cents Dollar wheat and 90 cent corn
would not mean as much to Kansas as IL
the newspaper business in Georgia-pub- !
lished a patent outside weekly in a small /
county-Beat town. 7 don't know how |
ever happened to locate there, but I /
thought the prospects we're bright and 50 /
I invested what little money I had I /
knew nothing Of the country. but soon |
found out When struck that country /
the cotton crop had mostly been sold, and /
everybody had money, for cotton brought /
cents. / got about a thousand Subscrfb-
ers. and had to stay up nights to kick 1
my job press I had visions OF a big eight i
column all home print paper and a new 1
office. but that was all / ever had-just 4
dreams The next year cotton sold for Il
cents and just managed to make ex-
penses, and the following year cotton was Il
worth only cents and that settled it.. L Il
have never been back there. It costs S 1
cents to raise cotton: that is. when cotton /
sells for cents the farmer has made his Il
expenses. All under that is loss and ever
IS profit The farmer is not independent /
the merchant who furnishes him everv-
thing and takes his pay out of the CROP
II cotton is worth under cents the i
farmer gets nothing and the merchant Il
does not get any more than viii pay his Il
expenses With cotton at IL cents both /
the farmer and merchant are rich. It has
been years since cotton has been as high,
fflrlzea TT.