davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mower County transcript., 1903-10-14

able on account of low and immoral
surroundin's. My Interpretation Of his
wise thought is that the folks that
ought to hav good sized bunches of
children in their homes: are the very
ones in millions of. cases that don't hav
any at ALL L run up agin such, folks
that hav got brains and culture and
and cleanliness and good
homes and plenty to clothe and educate
a set of children and they amt got any,
It's a shame to our civilization that
this is so. Lots of big houses never
hear the merry laughter Of little child
rem and many a married woman never
knew the inexpressible and seraphic
exquisiteness Of mother love. ..s..s-,.s.ss. -
I amt denyip' that the country can't
stand an oyerproduction of this child
rem raisin' the way it's now headed
down in Manhattan. Coin to the 9TH
er extreme amt the proper thing either.
Spose Austin should double up it's birth
rate all at once, what would they do up
there for school houses and such &C.
commodations?. 1t would make the
taxpayers hump themselves worse than
the heavy loads they're now carryin'.
There's reason in all things as Benoni
Whipple said when the boys tried to
get him to race his little white horse
in 1:57 mile trot. But there amt de-
nyin' the fact that in lots of families
where children could hav good rearin'
there are none and so the country is
losin' an awful lot of good material for
maxim citizens who will hold down the
skyward trend of lots of our social and
political life just now. The country is
threatened by lot of ignorant, dirty,
lawless, low-lived, immoral youngsters
who are bred like rats in the slums and
tenement houses of the great cities and
where drunkenness and crime and an
archy and thievery and treachery and
evil generally abound. We don't need
any more Of this kind. The supply
ought to be cut down two hundred and
three per cent. But I tell you Teddy
has the pole in his position that there's
danger Of race suicide in the line of
raisin' children in the best and purest
and most capable homes. s. ~
,aa.%z. - q q q 7o.4t'
What lot of tommy rot is goin' the
rounds about increasin' our circulation
of money. just as if there wasn't
enough and to spare for all legitimate
business projects. The fact is that the
per capita of money in circulation in
the United States has increased from
$21.10 in 1896 to s29N in 1903 and a
big proportion of this is solid gold too.
The way we do business nowadays thro
checks and drafts and clearin' houses,
we don't need so much actual money in
specie anyhow fol. all practical opera
tions. The truth seems to be that a
lot of=the Wall street spectators are
hard up. The banks are pinchin' 'em
on short loans and they think that
more currency will make times with
'em easier. Wall street stands right
over hell anyway and there's no regret
to see lots Of the plungers get bitten
and busted. There is tradition that
Captain Kidd hundred Of years ago had
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Arson Phelps Stokes Jr.. Is at pres
ent more remarkable even than his
elder brother. While he was still at
Yale his great studiousness. his dig
nifty under all circumstances, his regard
for the opinions as well as for the feel
ings OF others, his democratic tastes
and, above ali, his marvellous executive
ability were freely commented upon,
and there was more than a whisper
that when the Yale corporation should
need a new president II would be un-
necessary to look beyond Arson Phelps
Stokes, Jr. After his graduation and
while he was at the theological school.
subsequent to long tour Of Europe,
he was elected secretary of Yale uni
versity. For man OF twenty-six this
was the greatest sort OF compliment.
The position was held open for him
until he had completed his theological
course. He was ordained as a minister
In New Haven, where he is still assist
ant rector OF Trinity church, and then
he assumed the duties Of the secretary
ship Of Yale Mr. Stokes is about feet
3 inches In his stocking feet and Is the
very acme Of dignity. He Is an excel
lent talker, but a very much better lis
tener, and his listening is often done TO
good effect, as is demonstrated by his
ability to distinguish between the
worthy and the unworthy who are con-
stantly appealing TO him for assistance.
]. Graham Phelps Stokes, taller and
as dignlfied as his elder brother, had
his life work decided for him by a book
and a hospital ambulance. The book
was Bulwer's "Disowned," the hero OF
which was a young man OF wealthy
parentage who was cast or because he
elected to live among the poor people
whose condition he sought TO amello-
rate. But, Of course. Tolstoi did this
very thing. too. and Mr. Stokes Is a
great admirer Of the Russian sociolo-
gisi. Mr.. Stokes after his graduation
as a physician served for some time as
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an ambulance surgeon at Roosevelt
hospital. New York, and HIS experiences
with restitution, instead OF hardening
him, caused him to resolve to do what
ever might lie in his power to alleviate
II. A sentence written by the late o.
car Wilde was also a potent factor ID
determining the trend of this young
mans life. II was this: Modern fash.
ionable society is a dead thing smearea
with gold" Mr. Stokes considers tns
arraignment entirely too sweeping ne
thinks that some of the most worthy
members OF society are to be founa
among the very wealthy.
II is a fact that while most parents
situated as are Mr.. and Mrs Anscn
Phelps Stokes would have been greatly
annoyed by the somewhat unusual lhs
vacations selected by their two sons
they have never done or said sughi 70
influence them against their choice oa
the contrary. they appear TO be proua
Of them as well they might be.
], Graham Phelps Stokes Is at ihe
head OF the University Settlement o.
RiNngtoni street. one OF the mo"
crowded and generally hopeless an
tricts in New York city. There he ll'S
as simply as any other person conneet
ed In an official capacity with the en-.
terprise He is also the moving Spin
Of Hartley House, In Foity-shn
street, New York.
There Is no regret on the part OF tns
young millionaire for lost social pnN'
leges. He believes In the Unlverslv
Settlement idea with his whole hear
and puts in seventeen hours day DEM
onstrating his sincerity. lie speaks ~
most nightly before various allled y
kindred bodies and is ever ready 70 ~
where he may be able to lend a he'plhs
hand. even though he be not ~ .n'
most complete accord with all the os
tails Of the views promulgated py u"
other organizations. -.
TRUMAN L. ELToS'
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the matter II would be as we'll to take
1t up in all It's branches, and Dr. Hem
ry w Wiley, chief chemist OF the ag-
rculmral department at Washington,
was accordingly instructed to get to the
bottom Of the entire subject Of foo@
adulteration
Dr. Wiley like Barkls, was willin' '
for this had long been his pet hobby
but he suddenly realized that while Il
was an absurdy simple matter to as
certain the extent Of the adulteraton
Of any given article Of food, It was not
SO easy to determine the effect upon the
human system of the daily absorption
OF unknown quantities OF minerals pro-
portloned solely TO the appetite and
vagaries Of taste Of the individual. At
last he hit upon the plan Of a free
boarding house, the victims in which
should agree beforehand TO submit to
any treatment the learned doctor
might prescribe Certainly, the doctor
argued. there could be no risk In II for
him, so he advertised for martyrs.
Now comes the strange part of the
story: the martyrs were forthcoming
more than were needed The doctor Sc
lected a dozen Of them and started the
poison brigade with six.
The use Of alcohol In any form was
absolutely prohibited, and the stlpula-
ton was made that tobacco must be
employed in moderation. Naturally
eating between meals was sufficient to
subject the offender to expulsion.
First Of ALL the subjects were strip
ped and weighed, for Uncle Sam-theo-
retically at least--does nothing by
guesswork Then they were conducted
to the dining room, where was spread
what is known as the "hyfienlc' table,
During this fore period Of about ten
days they ate at this table food which
had been demonstrated by analytical
tests to be absolutely pure The "obser-
walton period which Is next on the
list, lasts about ten days. Then it Is
that the physician In charge attempts
to ascertain just the quantity Of food
necessary to keep each subject in nor
nal condition, special care being d.
rected TO the maintenance of the
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ltStntSS II W IthNlut
him with a distinguished father But
this has not proved to be- the case with
the Adamses. John Adams was the
second president Of the United States
and his son, John Quincy Adams, the
man who was directly responsible for
the Monroe doctrine, was our sixth
president. Since his time the Adamses
have been prominent men. and the
family has never produced a male
member who was not above the aver
age In mentality.
But worthy as the Adams family has
unquestionably been. II has q strong
rival in the Stokes family. although the
latter has until within the last decade
made It's mark entirely In the world Of
finance, Descended from the famous
Montesredous OF France, the first
American Stokes was Thomas. who be-
came one OF the most prominent and
most highly respected Of the merchants
OF New York, at q time. too. when
probity and integrity were ranked be-
yond mere wealth. His son. James
Stokes. abandoned merchandising and
with the little fortune left him by his
father established a banking business
which made him one OF the wealthy
men OF Manhattan Island. His son
followed in lis footsteps and from a
comparatively humble beginning devel-
oped business which brought him a
fortune Of millions and caused him to
s., ty,,.us,, M pra ~ The vary svaulfhts
men OF the United States and one Of It's
best authorities on matters relating to
finance. He was the father OF the pres
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weight Of the subject pn
chemically pure food is now addss
special adulterant which happer' ~
at that time under lnyestlgatlon y y
effect of this upon the syston ~
comparative digestlblny N ,ha "a lH
are carefully noted. Thep oor my t.
most difficult task from t1e stana "
of the scientific man the dlsooyap''l
the means by which the adultsr..s q
either expelled or absorbed ''
The next period Of about ten a..
devoted to the upbuilding Of ma Ss',l
Of those persons who have sn0oa usu'A
the treatment, but the quantit, n, Y
is limited, as in the former Etas.S l
the test. At this time The so. p
batch Of six hegns at the ohve,' .OA
table, while the veterans are seni D'e
second table where for thlrtv 's
or so they are fed IN unlimited onos sn
upon whatever they may fancy Tgy
Is known as the relaxation, ius
and the observations made M tbi, y,
are expected to be among me- , YUM
valuable which Dr. Wiley win seem,
Inasmuch as but one adulteran, ,.m
be used at a time, the experiment, ", '%
scarcely demonstrate the simultor., u'
effect upon the average indiyidpsl !,
the large variety Of impure ar,d..
sold in the open market. But thev .e'
demonstrate what products ought - IA
kept out OF trade channels ana IN
suggest what legislation, If any
needed to so improve the mali;y !,
foodstuifs as to make II Of no cn,..
quence what person may eat
Coincldent with these tests Or ",
ley is experimenting with animals y,
the purpose of ascertainng by ab,,.
gy when the danger point In the u,s !,
most of the well known adultera,,,
would be reached in the human.
In short, nothing which NAV su
light to the subject has been ava.
looked, and the food purlsts Of n,
country are confident that the eyrss
ments conducted BY Dr. Wiley (,
which there will be several series WA
each widely used adulterant. win 4.
productive of almost untold public ban
eft. WALTER N. LESTER
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The Remarkable Sons Of Nulfimnuionaire /tokes

ent Arson Phelps Stokes, also a bank
er, whose fortune beside that Of his
sire is as a 1900 candle power arc light
beside an ordinary tallow dip.
Up TO this point Il will be seen that,
worthy as had been all the men of the
Stokes family, their efforts had been
confined to the accumulation Of money,
and the world had not been benefited
by their llvins except Indirectly
through the medium OF their oft sought
advice In financial matters. But two OF
Arson Phelps Stokes four sons changed
all that The third, Arson Phelps
Stokes Jr., while a student at Yale uni
yerslty determined 10 become an Epis-
corallan minister aud the second. J.
Graham Phelps Stokes Influenced by
the writings of well known students Of
sociological problems decided that his
lie work should be the ameioratlon OF
the condition OF the poor In the congeSt-
ed districts OF the large cities Of the
United States
These two young stokeses are not
merely mllllonaires sons with fads;
they are IN dead earnest ana both have
gone far enough to convince the world.
not only of their sincerity, hut also Of
their steadfastness Of purpose. Nor are
they dreemers From the long line Of
financial giants from which they
sprung II Is not 20 be wondered that
they have inherited a good deal OF ex-
eoutive ability; not theoretical execu-
tive ability either. but the kind that
does things"
II must not be assumed either that
these young stokeses have abandoned
something Of merely theoretical conse-
Quenee, as the world regards such
things They have four sisters. two OF
whom are married The first OF them
TO be welded received a dot OF
Sg,e000O0 while the nuptlal gift from
Mr. and Mrs Stokes to the second was
5000 000 II Is 20 be presumed that the
remaining daughters will fare equally
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modern transportation facilities. The
bishop arrived In the Grand Central sta
ton, New York, exactly at the minute
named in letter from Japan.
Lily I.angtry owns a Nevada gold
mine. said TO be one Of the richest in
the world.
There are 525 labor unions in Chicago.
with an estimated membership OF more
than 100000.
A Russian explorer, P. Ignatow. has
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unique epiiaph and has constructed a
coffin to hold his remains.
Senator Hanna doesn't like being ad-
dressed az "the next president Of the
United States"
Bishop Partridge OF Japan journeyed
all the way TO New York city In order
to take part In the missionary confer
ence Of the Protestant Episcopal
church. In doing so he furnished ex-
trsordinary proof Of the perfection Of
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all intents and purposes, all the beef is
furnished BY a single corporation, and
the same condition prevails with refer
ence to sugar
1t would be natural for the manufac-
turers to deny that their products are
adulterated' but, knowing that the
most elementary cumulative and quail
Itatlve analysis Is able TO determine
Just what and how much Of It is used
In their goods, they wisely admit the
soft impeachment and proceed to
"brazen 1t out with the allegation
that their adnlterants are as lnnocuous
as demineralized water and as harm
less as oxygen, They start out for in
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California pententiary, has press
agent, who writes that Becker Is 70 be
syndicated also that the banks offer
him $500 a month not to forge any more.
John r. McYickar OF Boston. the first
white child born north OF the arctic
circle, has just celebrated his golden
wedding anniversary He was chris
tened by Sir John Franklin
Within twenty-five years American
Astronomers have won as many annual
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found a queer thing In ASH. re "
exploring the Telezkolt lake in ths ~
tain mountains. This lake Is sl'uA-
in 80 degrees north latitude tns - q
south OF London and Berlin and sln'. =,
in the same latitude as Plymouth "a
Havre-yet he found many heros "
reindeer there. "a
An enormous sunhsh weignms a
pounds was left stranded by the u's =
Blakeney. Norfolk. England.
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WORLDLY WISDOM.

Japanese florists have succeeded in
culiiyating rose which looks red in
the sunlight and white in the shade.
The rural public school teacher In
Tennessee Is paid an average yearly
salary OF slSs, says a Nashville news
paper.
II is said that General William Booth
founder Of the Salvation Army, was
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induced TO decide on a speedy tour OF
this country by fear that too many OF
his former followers were taking up
with The Dowle idea.
Oscar Gorrel Of the University or
Oregon has been elected instructor Of
English IN the Tungwen institute at
Annoy China.
Charles Becker. expert forgor. In the
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stance, with the self evident PROPOSE
ton that II has become physically Inn
possible TO supply the demand for
strictly fresh beef. The cattle must
be fattened where there are facilities
for doing t. and they must be slaugh-
tered near the scene OF the preparation
for their sacrifices otherwise they win
lose many pounds In the long rides TO
the various markets and will, besides,
arrive In such poor condition as to be
almost unfit for food, SO boric acid Is
employed TO preserve the dressed beef
This acid IS not dangerous in ofdl-
nary use, though scientific men have
contended that II taken into the system
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engaged. 1t is alleged in behalf of for
mAldehyde that Il Is one OF the most
effective preventlyes of decomposition
the world has ever known and this
would undoubtedly be valid argument
II the subject under discussion We're the
human body after death, but lnasmuch
as Uncle Sam has weakness for live
citizens the statement Of the beef
packers did not influence him sufficient
~ to induce him to keep HIS hands off.
Instead he decided to open sort of ex-
perlrnental boarding house IN Washing
ton that the matter might be intelli-
gently tested He further concluded
thatlas he was going into one phase of
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medals Of the Royal Astronomical So
ciety Of England as astronomers OF all
other countries, except England COM
blned.
Andrew Simpson. the Oldest Demo-
cratic voter In Baltimore, aged ninety
two, recently made a speech at a mass
meeting in that city.
Hugh Dewitt a nonogenarisn Inmate
Of the Soldiers home In Lafayette. Ind,
has carved his own tombstone with a
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regularly It's effects will be detrimental
to health, But the other great presery-
alive Of beef formaldehyde, is a differ
ent sort Of proposition It's active prln-
cipe formlc acid Is obtained by the
distillatlon of oxalc acid with glycerln
The formaldehyde Itself Is the result OF
the dry dlstlllatlon Of calcium fQrmate.
It Is one OF the most eflieaclous de-
streyers OF insect life known, and lit
lie Of the gas obtained from It by eyan-
grafton blown into room through the
keyhole win speedily cut short the ex-
istence OF those noyous little creatures
with the problem Of whose destruction
almost every housekeeper Is constantly
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The Poison Brigade Maintained by Uncle San

a BoR1c acid capsule as a dessert
"a can't be beat
A And a salcylio eutree IL O rare
AA Lucullan treat.
Formaldehyde and saccharn are
tldblis none may scape
While "ragout la chlorine IS a dish
TO make one cape,
But Of all the dainty mixtures Uncle
Sammy has supplied
! prefer a juicy prime rib roast-done
brown--with nuorde
II your appetite yesterday was normal
and you ate your usual three meals.
you probably took into your system
some Of each OF the following chem-
icals:
Salicylic acid Formalduhyde,
Borax Alcohol.
Boraclc acid. Salt,
Sulphlde, pyroligneous acid.
sulphurIc acid, Nitrate OF potash.
Benzots, Chlorine,
Benzoic acid, FOrmlc acid,
saccharln. F'luoride
The admitted adulteration Of food for
purposes either OF economy or preser-
walton has compelled the general gov
eminent TO take hand In order that
Legislation OF practical value may be
formulated One Of the food products
the adulteration Of which has raised
the greatest protest Is butter. 1t Is
contended that the coloring matter
used In this oleaginous Indispensable is
a menace TO the delicate coating Of the
stomach, For the preservation OF meat
boric acid and formaldehyde are used
Both OF these il Is asserted, are enc
mics Of good digestion Alum, one OF
the ingredients of the leayenlng powder
Of many bakers, Is also claimed TO be
provocative Of dyspepsia and its myriad
attendant evils But these are not all
the adulterants which the average hui
man stomach is asked to handle daily
The list Is a long one and, besides the
above list OF chemicals, includes many
other minerals employed by manufac-
turers OF proprietary articles OF food.
The feeding Of the people Of the Unit
ed States, thanks TO the beneilcent
forethought Of the trusts, is In the
hands OF comparatively few men. To
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When the camera man got The
Gentleman From Indiana, Mr.. Booth
Harrington, Il was another case Of
didn't know II was loaded" Mr..
Harrington is now In politics, but
the picture shows him in the throes
Of authorship. For eight years he
bomharded the magazines without
drawing blood, but when recognition
came at last II was 60 hearty and re.
muneratlve that II was we'll worth
waiting for. He 10 clever artist,
talented wood carver and a success.
fu dramatlst.
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This snapshot Of the author Of
"The Idle Thoughts OF an Idle Fell.
low Is an excellent likeness OF Je.
rome X. Jerome when he is hard at
work A rolling stone-railroad
clerk newspaper reporter, school
teacher, advertising solicitor, law
student, actor humorst, move list
and playwright--he has gathered
coin Of the realm In large quantities,
particularly as playwright and hu.
morist. His best known plays are
1.-THE Master OF Woodbarrow" and
miss Hobbs"
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Justin Mccarthy, NJ. p, is a liter.
airy veteran Of seVenty.two, but is
still hard worker, He has had an
interesting career as journalist, nov.
elst historian, politician, statesman,
bographer, champion Of home rule
for ireland and friend and supporter
Of Gladstone. His latest historical
production, "The Reign Of Queen
Anne" has just been published. His
son, Justin Huntly Mccarthy, has
won fame as poet, novelist, critic,
historian and dramatst and was for
a time member Of parliament,
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Sir Gilbert Parker, author and
member Of parliament, had laid aside
the pen for thsuolf club and was ad-
dressing the kall when the camera
man bagged him from behind a
bunker. Sir oilberts golf Is strictly
orthodox, for he was educated for
the church. A globe trotter all his
life, he finds II an easy matter to get
around the links, He lives in Pail
Mall, one Of London's swel quar-
tiers, and his nearest neiahbors are
w. w. Astor and the Duke Of Graf
ton.
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,R a couple OF genera
tions the Adams family
has been pointed to as
the most remarkable In
the United States. II is
generally stated in a
cynical manner that
the surest way 20 in.
sure a mans worth
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