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that This had not yet been claimed. 1t
spoke we'll OF our lard and said that all
suspicious against It were based upon
prejudice or gross ignorance.
had talk with the German agent OF
our biggest packing house trust in one
o. the cities OF the Rhine as to the i'm
portation of American meats Said he:
"rhe people here want American food
stufrs. but the aRrarians crowd them out.
Their talk about a tariff has raised the
prices OF meat, ard also their success In
excluding the American sausage.
1--WE Germans are sausage eaters. We
want our meat chewed There Is no
waste In sausage. and cheap sausage
means much to the poor Before Ameri-
can snusages were excluded you could
buy good article for 15h cents pound
The same thing now sells for 81 cents n
pound, and other kinds Of meat are pro-
portionately high. We used to have a
great trade in American livera but the
Agrarian inspectors are Keeping them
out, and they exclude all American fresh
meats by delaying the examination Of the
dare not ship 1t. There Is great deal
OF fuss now about the use OF boracic acid
as preventative and altogether every
thing is done to keep our meats out OF the
markets"
At the Berlin Cattle Yards.
Nearly all the cities OF Germany own
their own markets. They have their own
cattle yards and their own slaughter
houses, the animals being killed under the
eyes OF inspectors / went out the other
day to see the cattle markets OF Berlin.
They are situated on the edge OF the city
and are easily reached by the Ringbahn.
They cover many acres and have cost
about four million dollars
During my visit the yards were filled
with cattle. sheep and hogs. There were
about 5000 sheep in one set OF stalls. and
was told that 2O.0oo sheep are brought IN
every day. Accommodations are pro-
vided in one hall for 1000 cattle. and
there are arrangements so that other
thousands can be handled at the same
time.
The cattle were roaring like bulls Of
Bashan when entered the hall: across
the way the sheep were baalng and there
was such a bleating OF calves that It
fairly dinned my ears.
wish could show you the hogs There
were thousands OF them and the clean
est prettiest hogs have ever sen. Each
porker had evidently been scrubbed before
he had been brought in. His bristles
shone like frosted silver and his skin
was as rosy as the cheek OF a baby. The
drivers in long white coats were moving
the pigs from one part OF the yard to
the other, and as they did SO the sun
poked his rays through the silver bristles
and made them look like painted hogs.
Each animal was marked with a stamp
showing that the inspector had looked It
over and passed upon It FOR killing. and
later on saw that every piece OF meat
was likewise stamped. There are alto
gether about 400 inspectors employed. OF
whom los are women microscopists The
inspectors were going over the cattle
while was In tho beef hall. The ex-
animation was thorough. although many
OF the animals were fierce The bulls
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7 J.. u -a y. ~
Once there was a great big Burly
who had a Wife about the size OF
Grasshopper. Usually she wore gray
railor-made that looked ns II It would
have 10 be let out II she gained an
other pound.
Anyone, to look at Jessaline. would
have said that she was rather iran
and Weakly while the he-end OF the
Sketch looked husky enough to pun q
Dray. 1t often happens that the heavy.
draft Bachelor picks out nudge ana
makes love to her and she is so scared
at the size OF him that she hasn't got
tho Nerve to throw him down.
At any ratio. the cute ana DAINTY
little Jessaline with Waist Measure
ment of II inches was all hooked UP
with the human Mastodon who went
by the name OF Henry. and looked
the Part.
Now It happened that Hen and Jes
lived In a nice little Town where
there were a great many lonely OLD
Families and a great deal OF wealth.
but 1t was pervaded at all Hours by
Cemetery Calm. The Social iGayeties
of tho Place revolved slowly around
missionary Society. Anyone desiring
TO mix a Cocktail had to pull down
all the Blinds and disconnect the Tele-
phone and also It was advisable 70
wear Masks at Poker Party.
Jcssalinc would often become rest
less and champ at the Bit. She had
attended Select School Tor Girls, NJ
which she had learned how to turn
I1andsprlngs and do other Par!or d.
does. No wonder that she hated to
d d
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pound. and the bare-armed butcher be-
hind the counter told me that It YVES made
OF ground horse flesh and sold for u
cents pound. He said good loin
roast cost cents and the best steak 10
and 10 cents. He showed me a pile OF
Hamburger horse steak at lower price
and also some yellow horse fat. which he
says the poorest classes use as cooking
butter. He says that horse fat Is as
good as goose grease to cure cold. and
that horse oil Is excellent for rheumatism.
HOW HORSE TASTES.
This mans family was at dinner when
called. and upon my asking II he ate horse
meat himself he took me into his dining
room. where his wife and children were
devouring plates OF soup made from horse
bones The children looked healthy. and
he told me that their bodies were largely
made Of horse flesh.
He asked me to sample bit OF the
meat, and did 80. 1t tasted like tough
deer. with slight gamey flavor. don't
like It. but that may be owing to preju-
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for alcoholism and all drug addfcdons.
thorough and careful investigation Of the
results Of It's use has Justified us in or
gambling company with ample capital
to enlarge the field of Its usefulness.
.'rhis company Will carry on their work
along strictly business lines IN sucn a
manner as to retain the confidence and
support OF the medical profession. but we
believe that there is a great army OF men,
and, alasl many women, who need TO De
rescued from the horrible bondage OF al
cohollsm and OF drugs.
Work for many OF these must 90
largely philanthropio and charitable, Tor
we mean to make It possible for every
one rich and poor, who needs the treat
ment we can give. To secure II: there
fore, we invite you to unite with us m
this work. and to undertake the care
and in large measure tho conduct OF
this. the charitable half OF our enter
prise"
To this statement and this request
these women gave careful attention. and
after a conference with DR.. Isaac OPP
penheimer, the following women organ
lied the Woman's National Auxiliary
Board Of the Institute:
Mrs. Dunlop Hopkins. founder OF tho
New York School of Applied Design for
Women Is president OF this Auxiliary
Board; Mrs. Isabella Charles Davis;
Mrs. Darlington Booth. Volunteers OF
Amerlca Mrs. Donald Mclean. Regent
New York Daughters. American Revolu-
ton; Mrs. j. r. Foster. president Wo-
mems National Republican Association,
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Ills chief officials in both army and navy
are from the agrarians and he would
please them If he could. At the Same
time he Is broad-minded and far seeing
He knows more about the country per-
haps than any man in It. and with all
his idlosyncracies he is packed with COM
mon sense. He knows that Germany
must have cheap food IL low wages arc to
prevail In the factories and the Germans
thereby be able to compete with tho rest
of the world In commerce and trade.
Tho Kaiser recently eaid he would not
sanction broad usury." He does much to
hold the Agrarians back. and at the same
time helps them whenever he can. He
would like to soc Germany raise It's own
wheat and rye for fear war may shut
OFF outside supplies but apparently real
lies the inpossibility
To-day the German army subsists
largely on American food. 1ts horses
eat American corn and whom the troops
were sent to China not long ago they
werc supplied with American canned
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as we'll as any ono that our meats arc
good.
Fighting the American Hog
Just now the agrarians are making a
big fight on the American hog. This Is
both open and secret. The meat inspec-
tors sympathize with them. and our pork
is thrown out on all sorts Of pretexts.
The authorities OF the various provinces
have been practically instructed to dis
criminate against Americans. to refuse
our consuls statistical information as to
tho attractions OF the laws upon pro-
visions and food products, and withhold
from them tho finding Of trichinas or
other deletcrious substances in domestic
meats, and also the condition Of human
and animal diseases In their respective
districts. Such orders are secret ones,
but that which l have quoted was stolen
by clerk In one on the provincial Of
fices and read In political speech In the
stag. A leading German paper In COM
menting upon 1t said:
What the order really means Is thar
II any disease Is found In any meat sold
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in Germany it must come from the out
side. for we want the world to believe we
have no disease. animal or human. and
that trichinae can only como from Ameri-
can meats" ~
Nevertheless. the Germans are now eat
Ing about 100000 pounds OF our meat &
month. and they would take millions
more II the Agrarians would let 1t In.
The Chamber OF Commerce OF Hamburg
recently criticised the meat inspection
law, saying that American corned beef
had been used for years by the imperial
navy and the general public. and that
there is no reason for obJecting to It,
It stated that prize OF 1000 marks was
offered two years ego for case Of
trlchinae caused by, American meat. and
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meats. much to the disgust OF the agra
rians. This matter was brought up in
the reichstag and It was shown that tho
American canned meats were the cheap
est and best.
Indeed. the kaiser we'll knows that
American foods are good. He likes
American sausages and American hams,
and uses them in the palace. When Adj
miral Evans was at Kiel he had the en-
psror to breakfast. and at that time TIC
killed. his palate with Smithfield ham.
The kaiser demanded to know where It
came from. and since then am told he
has ordered special shipment to Ger
many. He has sampled the canned
meats furnished the army, and he knows
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were lead through the yard with their
eyes blindfoded.
Horse Meat In Europe.
Leaving these halls visited some OF
the slaughter houses. where horses are
killed for food, and also the shops where
the meat Is sold. Not only In Berlin.
but in almost all the great cities OF Eu-
rope horse meat is eaten by the lower
classes. There are great slaughter
houses IN Paris which kill thousands OF
horses every year. In Vienna moro than
25, 900 horses and n number OF donkeys
are annually killed. and Berlin eats horse
meat by the thousands OF pounds every
day. such horses are inspected both
before and after killing. and every piece
OF meat must be stamped as healthfu by
the inspectors.
Have you ever seen piece Of horse
flesh7 II Is redder than beef and looks
for all the world like venison and tastes
not unlike 1t. There are 200 butcher
shops in Paris which sell nothing else. l
saw It sold side by side with beefJn the
butcher shops in Switzerland. and have
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THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL.
Few people Know How Useful It Is in
praser,,inp Health and Beauty.

Noor,v everybody knows that charcoal
- safest and most efficient dsinfec.
III and purifier In nature. but few real
10 a.. value when taken into the human
nw.tem for the sa-2e cleansing purpose.
Charcoal Is remedy that the more
vou take of It, the petteri - not
49,, At all. but simply absorbs the gases
,r,nurities always present In the
a.'- ~, and intestines, and carries them
ont OF the system,
w nhorcoai sweetens the breath after
.,onI,nr drinking or after eating onions
and other odorous vegetables
CHARCOAL effectually clears and Improves
tho complexon, 1t whitens the teeth and
fmrther acts ms a natural and emlnently
safe cathartc.
r. absorbs the Injurious gases which
collect in the stomach and bowels; It
disinfeots the mouth and throat from
the poison Of catarrh'
All druggists sell charcoal In one form
or another; but probably the best CHAR
roal and the most for the money Is In
stuart's Absorbent Lozenges; they are
composed of the finest powdered willow
charcoal and other harmless antiseptics
in tablet form, or rather In ,he form OF
large. pleasant-tasting lozenges the char
coal being mixed with honey,
The daily use of these lozenges will
soon tell In much improved condition
of the general health, better complexion.
sweeter breath and purer blood. and the
beauty of 1t is that no possible harm can
result from their continued use. but on
tile contrary, great benefit.
A Buffalo physciar, In speaking OF the
benefits OF charcoal says; II advise
Stuart's Absorbent Lo2enges to all pa
tents suffering from gas In the stomach
and bowels, and 1t clears the complexion
and purifes the breath, mouth and
throat. / also believe the liver is great
~ benefited by the daily use Of them;
they cost but twenty-five cents box
ut drug stores, and although In some
sense a patent preparation yet ! believe
I get more and better charcoal In Stu
arts Absorbent Lozenges than In any OF
Ans ordinary charcoal tablets
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Be Ready to Meet New Conditions.
BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
! 44t4x4

ships can make you bankrupt.
Your present business may become OBJ
solete. but you cannot be obsolete unless
you choose to turn into n fossil. II you
become fossil, with no thought beyond
your present condition and employment
10 not suppose you can stop the progress
OF the whole world to suit your notion.
1t will roll Its wheels over you and
grind you to powder unless you sec mt to
move along with It,
Machinery never yet pauper'Ted the pest
finds situation IN something else when
his own especial line OF work ceases to
be In demand.
were determined to hinder and oppose
any new Idea,
The men who carried messages by relays
Of equestrians We're not quick to welcome
The sailing vessel was the enemy OF
the steamship. and the gas company did
not enthuse over the introduction OF the
Yet who would return to the days Of
stage coaches. and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. and
sperm oil lamps?
believe the world will find employment Tor
all Of us. no matter what labor-sayins
machinery comes into use
There are wonderful realms OF beauty
In and about our wOrk-a-day world, II
only we had time to expore them.
believe that IN one hundred years 10
come the worlds drudgery will all be done
by machinery. and that men and women
viii travel through the ar on the WINGS KS
of the wind. and have time to enjoy me
wonders OF their own minds and Souls.
which are sealed books to the ma,oriiS
now. because Of the eternal grind OF aa''S
life,
Think what the bicycle did for human
ity; think OF the opportunity u gave men ,Ss
beauty OF nature. and the saving OF time
1t meant and still means to them
The trolley car and the automoplle are
doing the same blessed work and saving
untold suffering to animals and giving
employment, to thousands OF men "'u
women. =,
mind Of man In the way OF new labor,s .ans
to the Intelligent and progressive and
adaptable minded, ,.
conditions. and do not Worry about the
passing OF the old. ,,
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dice, or It may be that tho bite took
was from an old street-car plug, tougher
than ordinary.
In the Horse Slaughter Houses.
I have visited several Of the horse
slaughter houses. The first one was like
a big barnyard surrounded by low stables
and fenced In at one side with long build
ings OF red brick. At the right Of the
gate stood group Of butchers. their
shirt sleeves rolled up above their elbows
and their bare. brawny arms covered
with blood. Each butcher had a leather
apron. we'll spattered, and looked alto
gether rather repuisivc than otherwise
l had permit to see the establishment,
and In addition gave small fec to one Of
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By GEORGE ABE.
opvrtebt 1908, BY Robert Howard Russell.

play Dominocs all Evening and then
turn out the Lights at $50 P. NJ.
which In Keen Society is the mere
Edge OF the Night.
Now 1t CHANGED that Jessaline had
Chum. They had eaten Olives out OF
the same Bottle while attending the
Select School for Girls. Chum had
gone against the Matrimonial Game.
the same as Jessaline. only. instead
OF landing In Sleepy Hollow, she was
UP In the City. taking n the Big
Show. 5 a9
She wrote to Jcssaline. urging her to
como UP and put in a busy Week. After
working on the Handwriting for sew
eral days. Jessaline succeeded In read
Ing tho whole Letter and she began
to tease Henry to knock off for a
Week and take her up to the hoop-la
Metropolis and let her burn few
Holes in the Track. She told Henry
that he had been sticking TO his Desk
too closely and that he needed good
Rest, t4
Large Bodies move slowly and sew
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NV Dependent Upon America For tier Food. -
&. 80
ES0

these men. SO that everything was throws (
open to me.
The first room we entered contained the !;
horses that had been killed that morning. I
There were several score OF them hung /
like beeves from the rafters. with their !
heads downward. A splendid bay horse
which had Just been killed was being
dressed on the floor. white horse was
being skinned, and an inspector was going
over the various cuts OF those hung from
the rafters and stamping them.
Killing Horse.
eaving this room was taken to an.
other where they were killing. Az
watched them a magnificent black car
raige horse was brought In. worth. I was
told, 100 marks. or $25. 1t was not moro
than six years old, and month or 80
ago his value was perhaps $500. He had
slipped on the smooth streets few days
before and had 80 injured himself that
he would be lame for life.
The horse looked at me through his
soft, beautiful eyes as he came In. and 1t
almost sickened me to think OF his death.
It was affecting to watch him as the
butchers dragged him on his three legs
across the yard, and 1t seemed sacri-
lego when they clipped his name and fore
lock- with pair Of sheep shears prepa-
tory to his killing. and moro like murder
than anything else when the deadly blow
was struck
AS the horse neared the door he seemed
to realize his approaching end. He
smelled the blood upon the floor. His
sensitive nostrtls qulvered and he hung
back with a brutal blow from his club
the butcher drove him on. and no finally
| stood there, with his legs quivering and
| trembling all over. Now an apron OF
| leather a foot square was hung over his
| eyes. leaving his forehead bare. Then
| one OF the butchers pulled down his hand
| some head and another raised the sledge.
| the hammer of which was as big around
as your wrist, and struck the blinded
steed full in the forehead There was
crash. and the beast dropped to tho
/ floor The blood poured from his moss
trils his eyes shone with pain for SEQ
ond. and then became glazed. he was
| dead At the same time second BUTCH
er drove o knife into his heart and tho
life-blood came forth IN great streams creams.
being caught in pans and saved. A little
later the horse was turned over on tn
(! back and dressed for the markets.
/ AS watched tho butchers noticed
| that every bit OF tho horse was saved. y
The blood Is used tor making buttons. Is
is evaporated and the residue pressed into
shape. The albumen In, 1t Is sold to pho-s
tograph establishments and some parts
OF It are used for fertilizers. The horse
skins bring about 50 apiece. They are
| tanned and made into sole leather. Tho
| tail goes with the skin. but the mane and
| fetlOCkS are cut OIL ttIo bOlu Us AtaaAb
bringing about rs cents q pound. ~
The bones and hoofs Of each horse are
worth about 80 cents. They are used
! for making Fertilizers. being ground up
and disposed OF at so much per ton. The
old shoes are taken OF and shipped out to
| China, where they bring big price.
| the Chinese using them for making razorst
and othor tools In which q fino grade OF
| iron Is needed. 5
FRANK q. CARPENTER.
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- Actresses SHOULD NOT MARRY. -
By MAX O'RELL.


IN, 10, ora
that great actress. l VIII quote her anu
!, repeat what she SAD -. 70 me, one ua ~,
1T is general RUE WIN me neyer .o,eu =.
gage married couples IN my COMPANY;
whenever ! nave done SO nave llau
trouble. ! want both men hnu Women
70 act in my plays without lawns ~, ~ y,
mind what Their wives or huspa nus i',ay
lcok Ike In the Wings whlle ttey are
lhahlns ioVe On t'e stass'
The husband OF an actress u i'iIe
times out OF ten an lhtoierapie po,e. iie
IA jealous when she pays. ne Is Jealous
when the audience applauas I hfr ne Is
Jealous when she receives DOUG i'.lhe -
Jealous and suspicious II me I'M sen ~.
creases her salary, he IS jealous ouilhs
the Intervals. MAKES scenes ,s 10 IN, ner w w's.,
she returns nome. ana !, nc uoes ny, ns
sulks which IS worse, peuause tn 10. nan nan
who consumes ms own snloAe ~, - ~ .e,s
pearape IMAM tne ole M'o 10 - "
and mas done WIN ~ . Lvel. y ~ - 10.
all that, ne mas thht leellns; Wtmun W.
can quite easily unuerstal'a, .ha' ms
VIE neiongs 70 we a , ha - ."l p' ~.
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no difficulty in finding horse meat chops
here. In Berlin the meat is advertised
as horse meat and there is no chance OF
having horse steak passed off upon you
as vcnson or beef.
In a Horse Meat Shop.
One Of the shops which visited In the
poorer quarters Of Berlin had steaks.
roasts and soup bones nicely dressed and
ready for sale. The meat was black
where 1t had been exposed to the air. but
red when fresh cut.
Upon the walls hung horses sides half
cut up. and on hooks from the ceiling
hung horses hams. smoked and dried.
On one wall wcro long strings OF little
sausages, black as ink. speckled with
bits OF white fat. Each string weighed
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a man had carried the mai once a dny
to n suburban town for twenty years With
his horse and cart, Now the trolley brings
1t three times a day; and the man Is
bitter with resentment toward the peo-
nle who sent the petition to Washington
for the new method
He feels that ~ poor mans bread mas
been taken from his mouth
That is what the old stage drivers
thought when the railroads first came
through the land,
But the hundreds Of thousands OF poor
men employed by the railroads though'
differently
Tho many stage horses no doubt
thought differently,
Each new invention means new ave-
mes and Industries to tho progressive
and up-to-date man and woman,
Be ready, therefore. to mt yonFselt 70
new conditions
Re active alert. eXpectant and awe 70
the spirit of change and Invention whlch
Is in the air. u.
If YOU are in the electric or automoplle
or steamship line he eager to interest
Yourself In air ships when they come
come into use
Do not for one instant believe that air