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revolver was fired, and gruff voice
cried out. Thar he goes, boys"
This was followed by clatter of
many feet on the brick sidewalk. a
storm of furious CALCULATIONS and sti-
fled oaths, and then dark human bill
low rushed down the street in Buck
| ley's direction. 1t was mob pursu-
ing Jeff Truitt.
Hardly knowing why he did 1t,
George ran into his office and secured
his big revolver from the drawer OF his
desk and turned back quickly to the
door. He was Just in time, for the
mob, numbering fifty or more, was not
ten yards away. Painting and almost
out of breath. Jeff Truitt came bound
ing along ahead of them and just out
of their grasp. He was making for
the warehouse with the instinct that
there. and there alone. lay some chance
for escape. He gasped out something
to George and darted past him into the
warehouse.
"Haltr George Numbered, his re-
volver leveled at the man in the lead.
"Halt or I'll blow your brains out"
The man fell back against those be-
hind him. and the s'lrging mass came
to sudden pause.
"Heigh! What's thisY" painted man
in the rear. whats this?'
Its me" said Buckley calmly THAT
boy has come to me for protection. and
he shall have it IL 1 have to shoot six
OF you in your tracks,"
"Oh, thunder. Come off, sneered Il
man in the front. "1iit out O the door,
Buckley, or We'll mash you hatter'n a
filter
''The first man that tries to pass this
step dies as sure ms Gods in heaven
There was swerving back from the
weapon in Buckeyes steady hand. ST.
lence fell--a threatening silence. The
cooking Of revolver somewhere in
the crowd sounded clearly.
That's right, shoot at me, you dirty
coward" said Buckley defiantly. Here
stand in the light, and l can't pick
you out in the dark. Shoot, you COW
ardly sneak!'
put that gun down." cried deter
mined voice in the throng. You harm
George Buckley an I'll put daylight
through YOU"
There was sound Of struggle,
stifled oaths and the clash Of a revolver
as 1t struck the pavement. 1t was fol
lowed by grumbling words, hot dis
putting and-silence.
'You are a set Of towards" said
Buckley. running like pack Of wolves
after a poor boy for what he said and
did when he was drunk. Now, clear
out. the last one Of you! You know
who am-and yol know If there is
any one of you, or any three, that want
to hold me responsible for this step
I'll be on hand. Has any one here any
row to pick With Jeff Truitt, then let
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Bishops Encouragement to the
Saloon Causes Much Criti-
cism In the Church
THINK HIS COURSE IS WRONG
Bishop Potter Explains His Theory in
Regard to the Necessity for the sa.
loon Among the Working Glasses
Says IL is the Poor Mans Club -
Other Churchmen Dissent

New York, Aug. 3.-Bishop Potter's
action in standing as one of the spon-
sors for the subway tavern. a Church
saloon" the object of which is declared
10 be to lessen the evils of intemper-
snce by providing drinking place with
moral surroundings, threatens to cause
Q lively controversy among Protestant
Episcopal prelates. Bishop Nicholson.
Of Milwaukee, according TO dispatch
from that city yesterday, leads the OPP
position with bitter denunciation of
the course of the head of the New York
diocese.
Bishop Potter, as was stated in the
dispatches. was the principal figure at
the dedication Tuesday OF the novel
rumshop, which is at the corner of
Mulberry and Blocker streets, not far
from the Bowery, Standing at one end
Of the bar, opposite g. large picture in
which nymphs in Arcadian negligee
were disporting on the green. the bis
hop made speech in which he warmly
Endorsed the new reform plan.
The saloon is financed by certain
members of the city club as an exper-
pop to whisky. incidentally dividends
Of 5 per cent, at least, are predicted.
Word for the Poor.
eve have TO consider" said Bishop
Potter. the great multitude Of peo-
pie whose daily life is one of toll
When days work is done what is to
become of them? belong to the Cen
fury. the Metropolitan and half a doz-
en- other clubs, and I can so to one or
all of them for my entertainment and
my pleasure. But what is to become Of
my friend who lives in two rooms with
his wife and five children? It's all very
we'll to go to your Hardware Club and
your Lawyers Club for lunch, when
the days work is finished, but where is
the man going who does not belong to
these clubs? Inevitable necessity
drives him to the saloon"
Gentlemen, hold. therefore, that to
shut up the saloon is the most tragic
and at the same time the most comic
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Material

genius fertile in expedient made the
discovery that the oil extracted from
beef suet could be used as q substitute
for butter That resulted in the launch
ing of oleomargarine as an article OF
commerce. The substance is chemical
ly butter fat. The animal substance
is washed in milk and sailed and color
ed until it may easily be mistaken for
the genuine article.
The causes which have contributed to
the very marked increase in the prices
of meats and meat products in the last
few years have been numerous and to
some extent unavoidable. 1t is conven-
lent to make an end of the matter by
dividing the responsibility between the
cattle barons and the packers. but that
expedient falls short Of the facts In the
case. Various other agencies have been
at work to remove meat from the rap
idly diminishing list of cheap foods for
the people. One of the most potent OF
them all is the increase In population.
At first suggestion it would seem that
the only thing necessary to meet that
problem would be increased live stock
production. 1t is a matter of record,
however, at least in this country, that
with the increase in population there IS
corresponding decrease in the raising
of live stock. The pastures and ranges
are being gradually converted into tilla-
BILE fields. and the old time methods and
prodigality must give place to more In
tensive systems. The expense of pre-
pairing animals for the market is thus
greatly increased, and the consumer
must suffer in consequence. The prin-
cipal part contributed by the organized
producers of meat products to the mod
ern readjustment of prices was effected
by making it impossible for the single
individual who could not command
large capital to continue in the BUSH
ness.
AS 1t stands. the business as 1t is
conducted in America is among the
largest and most important industries
in the world. In no other country Is
there so much hard work done, SO much
machinery used, so much risk taken. In
no other country are SO many workmen
employed and in no other country is so
much capital required to conduct the
business.
CLAIMING A. BARLOW.
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Eurp garshatn uednesdan August 1904
him speak up. I'll represent him. I'm
in n lighting mood tonight and will
satisfy lust as many as will apply"

him speak up. I'll represent him. I'm
in n lighting mood tonight and will
satisfy just as many as will apply"
AN he'll do it, too, boys" said an
admiring voice. "Buckleys got the
right stuff In I'm! Come on. let's go
home. George seems friendly to the
cuss, an any friend O. his is safe as
fur as I'm concerned"
Same here" Joined in another voice.
"Buck, yo're all right, but that's a
dern slack wad yo're takin' up fer, as
shore as yo're knee high to duck
well, he's my friend. and Pm his
mothers friend" said Buckley. "A
mob like yours shan't send his corpse
home to her If can help it,
He'd be about as much use to 'er
that Away as In his natural condition"
laughed man near the front. But
eff she bankers after i'm. an Buckley
wants i'm to live on, I'll withdraw my
claim. This is the sort of rabbit hunt
don't much like nohow."
A laugh rose and went round. 1t was
n favorable sign. George lowered his
revolver 60 home, boys" he said
YEARLY. I'm sorry I spoke as I did
Just now. You are all my friends; l
can see that. Good night"
They stood for an instant as II I'M
certain what step TO take, but Buckley 8
last words had completely disarmed
them Slowly they disbanded and
struggled away. When they were al!
= o1o ho
door and locked it. Just then JEFF
Trutt emerged from the darkness in
the interior of the building and, with
hanging head and downcast eyes. drew
near
"Oh, George" he faitered, II wish
they had killed me. I'm coward.
was afeard Of 'em--afeard Of 'em!
"Et wagn't that my boy; don't you be-
lave It." said George consolingly. "You
were simply stampeded. The best SOL
diers are that way when they see
overwhelming numbers approaching.
You've got grit but they tell nue. you
have to sll up with whisky to float It."
But you wasn't afeard Of EN-" wall
ed the boy.
Yes, l was-at first" said Buckley.
IT shook all over, and then got drunk
with rage, just like you do on whisky.
It's the same thing-Just as wide as
it's long. Don't you bother; you'll
fight, JEFF If I'd thought you were
coward I'd never been the friend to
you am My Lord. don't l remember.
away back at the log schoolhouse, how
Press Triton bullied you all day, pinch
ing you, calling you names. and finally.
when he began to bump your head
against the wall. you turned in and
gave him the worst licking he ever
had? He had black eyes and puffy
jaws for a week. Some men are that
way-just don't like trouble and stay
away from it till it's showed on them.
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enter the inclined passage which leads
TO the pens. The trained animal walks
up the incline as though ii We're the
only proper course To pursue. Dsarn-
ed by the example of one of their own
kind, the others follow.
It is the universal custom at the
stockyards for packers to purchase
daily for spot cash only as many ami
mails as are to be converted into meat
products on that daf. For that reason
the buying Is done in the early morn
ing, ard the score or more OF railroad
companies that control the belt line
which is used in common by them all
have established system whereby all
stock consigned to them is delivered
into the pens of the stockyards during
the night or early morning SO that buy
ers may be on the ground at daybreak
If they SO elect.
Under the old methods of packing
meats the entire edible product with
the exception of that sold as fresh
meat. was cured and sold in the form
of hams, bacon. sides. dried beef, corn
ed beef etc. The irst decided innova-
ton was the general adoption of the
process invented by Appert for canning
meat. This discovery save a great im-
petus to the busfnesis and extended the
radius of it's activity over vastly in
creased territory. Then came the re-
frigerator car. This improvement en-
abled the packer to ship his product to
the most remote parts of the country
and to- establish depots in all the larger
markets. from which the meat might
be distributed through the surrounding
regions. When refrigeration was ex-
tended to ocean going steamers the
field widened immensely, and the bust
ness assumed huge proportions. For
some time after the processes of cam
ming and refrigeration were perfected
it was the custom t., ship stock alive to
the seaboard and there prepare it for
the European market. In time, how
ever. 1T was made apparent that 1t was
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feature in modern history.

feature in modern history.
THE temperance question is as fan
from solution today as it was fifty
years ago. / may add that the efforts
to settle it in a high-handed way
have let to an untold amount of by
pocrisy. Gentlemen, this movement OF
ours today, must be taken into account
by all if they wish to save the republic
We must make the home of the work
ingmen cleaner and brighter, and we
must see that he gets his recreation.
The bishop said that he was glad to
see two wonen present-Mrs. Charles
Alfred Lewis and Mrs. ,Ioseps john
son. Jr.
One Voice of Protest.
The bishop announced that he had
received a telegram from a man in
to give. declaring he was Mortified
that the bishop should lend himself to
the dedication of a saloon.
Addresses We're made also by Joseph
Johnson. who promoted the scheme;
by Frederick S. Lamb, aud DR.. David
Blaustein, superintendent of the Edu-
cational Alliance. The exercises We're
closed by the singing of the doxology.
The tavern has two rooms. Near
the front entrance is big soda foun-
tain. from which beer ard soda water
will be drawn for men and women.
In the barroom. where women will not
be admitted, there is regulation bar
and tables, with files of newspapers
and periodicals. The purpose is to
sell pure liquors and food at moderate
prices under the best possible moral
conditions. A good business was done
yesterday.
Scored by Nicholson.
Milwaukee, Aug. 3.--Nothing has
stirred churchmen for some time as
much as the action of Bishop Potter in
defeating I, saloon in New York City.
Bishop Nicholson in an interview crit
ieized Bishop Potter severely for what
he had done. The bishof' said:
Il must say that ! fell deeply humil
lated over Bishop Potters action. and
in my opinion his whole connection
with the affair has ben disgraceful. For
my part l am thoroughly ashamed of
him. / am more radical in my views on
moral questions than many others and
believe we should all take the highest
ground possible on moral issues. have
no regard whatever for the claims
made for this particular saloon. 1t
is bad business all the way thru.
1T is not the first time that Bishop
Potter has offended. His attitude on
moral questions never is high. His lat
est action is unfortunate, because it
necessarily reflects on the church, al
tho it Is his own individual action and
the church is in no way responsible
Bishop Potter is not great man In
the Episcopal church. He is regarded
as influential by some outside of the
church, but not by those in it. He has
no standing with the other bishops and
has no infiueiGe in church legislation.
No action will be taken by the church.
not even to the evtent of passing reso-
buttons of censure. 1t is not worth it.
The only thing we can any of us do Is
to say we are Inundated and asham-
ed -
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commercial fertilizer plants at several
points and can hardly supply the de-
mand. All of the cotton growing states
depend on this product. and nearly all
the winter wheat producing states are
now obliged to use it. TO illustrate the
extent to which this utilization OF the
formerly discarded byproducts OF the
meat packing industry has been carried
it Will be sufficient to state that some
Of the great companies have establish
ed pharmaceutical laboratories. at
which many articles of medicinal value
are prepared. pepsin is one OF the best
known Of thern. The large packing
houses have also built up an enviable
reputation as manufacturers Of stand
ard grades Of extracts of beef.
Both the live stock grower and the
general consuming public have been
greatly benefited by these discoveries.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-03
CHAPTER XVII.

T1NE morning about the LIST OF
IL December George was alone in
the office. lie had just finished
writing some letters when Jeh
Truitt came In and stood near the
stove He was slender young man,
under twenty five. short and frail look
ing. His clothing was ragged and his
sandy hair unkempt. Buckley looked
at him and smiled Been getting your
self into no end of rows over home,
he remarked My mother tells me
they sent you deaths head the other
night. and your father said somebody
shot at you in the field
That's all SO, George said Trnitt
gloomily II reckon I've been shootin
off my mouth little too much"
Il really thought you had more sense
than to report that desperate gang over
there for moonshining." said George
in kindly tone.
"WouIdn't "a done it eff I'd been
sober" replied Truitt. They made
me mad when was FULL an done
'em all the harm | could. =
We'll. what are you going to do about
it. JefY?'
That's what l come to ak you,
George. Ma and pa are mighty nigh
crazy about ii, an l give 'em my word
I'd come an nx yore advice. BY gum.
they think they'll go to you when they
die! Eff you was me would you go
back over thar today, George? IL
got another warnin' last night; in fact,
six or eight of 'em was scattered all
about the place 1 say warnin', but
reckon they was wuss than that; they
was to pa an ma an said eff they
ketched me they wouldn't do thing
to me-"
well, there's some consolation in
that said George dryly.
"You know hain't afeard o any rea-
sonable number O. men" said Truitt In
his whining voice. but when whole
regiment OF 'em comes to drink fel-
lers blood I jest git ratified an want
to make tracks. Ef l had my way,
though. I'd go back home an defy 'em,
but mas mighty nigh crazy"
mo: you'd better stay in town today
anyway, Jeff," said Buckley after a
moments reflection. go up to the
Johnston House and get your breakfast
take all your meals there while you
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-03

world. or this population s00.000,000
are grain eating Asiatics. For the So
100000 people in the United States
there is an available live stock supply
Of 192,000.000 animals. That gives an
allowance of more than two animals
for every man, woman and child in the
country. That would be, in round num-
bers, 500 pounds of fresh beef, 100
pounds of fresh pork and 81 pounds of
mutton for each person. This estimate
takes no account of edible byproducts-
they would increase the per capita av-
erage with another thirty pounds; so IL
all the stock in the country We're killed
and distributed equally each person
would be entitled to about 664 pounds.
1t would be unfair in this brief ac-
count of the growth of meat products
to ignore oleomargarine. During the
stress Of the Prussian siege Of Paris q
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end Of Bitter FIGHT.

1.-TWO physicians had long and
stubborn fight with an abcess on my
right lung writes j. F. Hughes. OF
DUPONT. Ga, "and gave me up. Ev-
erybody thought my time had come.
AS a last resort tried DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. The bene-.
fit received was striking. and l was'
on my feet in few days. Now I've
entirely regained my health" It con-
quers all coughs, colds and throat
and lung troubles. Guaranteed by Me-
Donald & Mahood Cos drug store.
Price soc and 81. Trial bottles free.
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How did they happen to come here for

your
"They went home after me, reckon
said the boy, "an' when they found out
was here they come on to get liquor
an settle with me- Eff you was me,
George, what would you do-go home
tonight7 You know the folks will be
a-worryin'."
mo; you stay here and sleep with
me- said George. I'm not going to
risk you anywhere else tonight"
They went back to the bedroom,
Buckley carrying the light AS they
passed the big Hreproof vault in the
office jeff said, Looks like 1t would
be resky to leave jest one man here
with whole lot O. money In safe
Hike that, George"
ut has combination lock-" Buck
ley told him. at would take an ex-
pert burglar several hours to open 1t,
and the noise would wake me. That's
why sleep here. Nearly all the poor
people In the mountains and here in
town deposit their savings with us.
It's q big responsibility. but the safe
and vault are the best In the state.
They are better than those at the bank
uptown, an that's why the people
want to deposit with US. It's lot Of
trouble, but Mr.. Hillyer likes to accom-
ulodate them"
"And thar's always q lots O. money
in the SAFE reckon" said JEFF.
Thousands Of dollars, my boy" re-
piled Buckley; "but It's 6reproof, and
the risk is very little, as told you.
am in this room every night, and when
I go away Kenner sleeps here"
But thar's another thing you hain't
thought Of" said JEFF. Robbers some
times slip up on man, git i'm well
covered an then force i'm to open q
safe. What would you do In a case
like that, GeorgeY
Buckley laughed. II haven't thought
Of that, III admit" he answered; "but,
with the responsibility on me like it is,
II believe I'd die fighting rather than
voluntarily give In"
"That nd be foolishness," said Jef.
"What's money-even q fortune-to .
mans nfeY'
ITS different with me, my boy"
George placed the lamp on the little
table. You could give In and many
others could and nothing would be said
about 1t, but If did it they would say
It was-my fathers weakness cropping
out in another generation. That would
be the general verdict, Je6. Folks are
that way"
"Do you reckon SO. GeorgeT'
Eyes, that's the way of the world.
Now git In bed, Jeff."
Trultt hesitated and flushed. "Jest
le' me lie on a pile O. sacks on the
floor" he said. II don't want to crowd
you, George"
"You think I'd be above sleeping
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I'm ordering a strike
among the employees of all the meat
producing establishments in the coun-
try brought with 1t an enforced realiza-
ton OF the magnitude of the industry.
This fact was demonstrated primarily
In the widespread discussion which in
stantly arose upon the immediate eff
feet OF the order on the food supply
At the bare mention of stockyards
and packing houses the ever ready
mental apparatus hastens to suggest
Chicago. Although the assembling of
the raw material and its subsequent
conversion into food products are car
ried on extensively in many other To-
calities. Chicago fig the center of the
meat producing activity Of the country.
and its Union stockyards are still enti-
tied to prominent place on revised
list OF the seven wonders OF the modern
world.
The designation "stockyards' con-
veys little idea of what this enormous
aggregation of structures devoted to
the preparation of the meat supply ac-
tually means. The district includes i'm
mense packing houses. an exchange
building, banks, two daily newspapers
devoted wholly to the interests of the
yards. the business offices of hundreds
OF firms, horse exchange and a hun
dred and one other interdependent
businesses. Altogether the inclosed
epace within the stockyards proper
covers more than 400 acres. OF this
(. 200 acres are reserved for yardage
alone. The remainder is occupied by
the various packing houses and their
business satellites.
These stocky c-rds are entered through
q massive stone gateway, over the por-
tails of which is inscribed the legend
Union tockyards-Chartered 1866"
On entering, the visitor is impressed by
the orderly arrangement. Streets in
tersect at right angles through the
blocks OF pens, and each one of them
has its separate gate entrance. At con-
venient distances feed and store houses
are located, and at suitable intervals
immense scales are placed, with little
Offices beside them. The pens them
selves are substantially built. and every
detail that can in any way contribute
to the expeditions handling of the
thousands of animals received daily is
carefully provided. This is the part of
the stockyards controlled by the Union
Stockyards company a combination
which represents an enormous capital
Around this central Enclosure, which
Is the original foundation of the pres
ent overgrown bovine suburb, are the
buildings occupied by about forty
packing house,. They have been ar
ranged In rather close proximity for
the sake o. convenience. and they cover
at least 800 acres. Among these vast
packing establishments the Armour
buildings alone cover more than forty
acres. This singl> instance furnishes
suggestion of the floor space devoted to
this particular branch of the business.
The Armour plant alone has floor ca
pacity of lbs acres, of which fully thir-
ty acres of area are given to cold stor-
age. AT all of the packing houses there
are also extensive pens for stock, from
which they are removed as required
into the main buildings. At Armour's