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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

AIcohoIS OeaoIy QualItte3.
In a preliminary report of the COM
mittee of fifty scientists formed in
1893 to study the liquor question, the
influence of alcohol on growth and de-
velopment is considered by ID, C. F.
Hodge, of Clark University, and the
report is based on experiments on the
growth of yeast, the growth of kittens.
the growth. intelligence and activity
and offspring of dogs and upon the &C.
tivity of rabbits. 1t is interesting to
note the instructive aversion of ami
mails to alcohol kittens refuse to
drink milk with even the odor of alco-
hol about it." The dogs, the most in
telligent of the animals experimental
upon, showed many of the nervous
symptoms in evidence in human be.
ings when under the lons-continued
influence of alcohol" Fear is imme-
diately recognized as characteristic
feature in alcoholic insanity, and
delirium tremens is the most terrible
fear psychosis knows. Under the in.
fluence OF alcohol the dogs became
timid whistles in the distance
threw them into a panic. in which
they howled. while normal dogs sim
ply barked." In respect to vigor OF
offspring the superiority of normal
to alcoholic pairs is most striking
These experiments also prove the gen.
eral conclusions of hygienists. that in
fcats Of strength and endurance alec.
hol shoyld be avoided. The animals
also showed diminished resistance
to certain diseases.
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Liquor KIN. Alaskan Natives.

Brigadier General Frederick Funs.
ton. commanding the Department Of
Columbia, has submitted to the Adju.
tant General of the army a deport Gov.
ering the results of his investigator
of reports of restitution among natives
of Alaska.
Most Of the natives along the coast
of Alaska. General Funston says. be.
long to the Thlinket race. They are
Indians. not Eskimos, and he says
there never has been any general des.
titution among them. But, despite
their general prosperity. Gen. Funston
says, there are some discouraging fea
lures regarding their condition. the
principal ones being tuberculosis and
liquor.
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Sow in the morn thy seed.
AT eve hold not thy hand:
To doubt and fear give thou no heed.
Broadcast 1t DER the land.
Beside all waters SOW,
The highway burrows stock.
Drop 1t where thorns and thistles grow,
Scatter 1t on the rock.
The good, the fruitful ground
Expect not here nor there.
Ger hill and dale alike it's found;
60 forth. then. everywhere.
Thou knows't not which may thrive.
The late or early sown;
Grace keeps the precious germs alive.
When and wherever strown.
And duly shall appear.
In verdure. beauty. strength,
The tender blade, the stalk. the ear,
And the full corn at length
Thou canst not toll in vain;
Cold. heat. the moist and dry.
Shall foster and mature the grain
For gamers in the sky.
Then. when the glorious end.
The day of God. shall come.
The angel-renpers shall descend,
And heaven sing. Harvest homer!
James Montgomery.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1904-07-16

The Paris correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph. writes: Immod.
crate use of spirituous liquors has at.
tanned such proportions in various
parts Of this country as to have at.
tracted the serious attention of the
medical faculty and other authorities.
and now preparations are being made
for the holding of national congress
against alcoholism. DR.. Bourrillon, a
former deputy. who is now director of
an asylum for convalescents near
Paris, is taking an active part in the
organization of this assembly, and is
receiving numerous letters OF approval
and adhesion every day. He predicts
that the congress will create a great
stir. and he asks how 1t could be other
wise, when the tremendous havoc
wrought by alcohol. by so-called ZAP
petizers," and. above all. by absinthe,
the national poison, is considered.
AS an ex-legislator. he is aware of the
risk, that politicians run in entangling
the publicans, who have been termed
"the great electors" One Of the chief
objects of the program is, however
to prevent the opening of new public
houses. After all. he explains. the
publicans are always the first victims
OF their own liquor They stand at the
head Of the trade, the followers of
which are VIGOROUSLY short-lived. It
Is true that there has been an improve.
ment of late years in many districts,
including Paris. where the consump.
ton of alcohol has fallen in four years
from eight litres to four and a half
litres per head Of the population. But
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years standing. ''-David Meekison.
Dr. Hartman, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons in. the United
States, was the first man to formulate
Peruna. 1t was through his genius and
perseverance that it was introduced to tho
medical profession of this country.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna.
write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving Q
full statement of your case and he will be
pleased to give you his valuable advice
gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of The
Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, O.
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The Wabash has joined the other
railways in making the use OF iutoxi-
cants ground for an employees dis
charge, and the other day it was re-
ported from Pottsville that 'in order
to reduce the danger of accidents IN
the anthracite mines to a minimum
and to assure steadier work by the
men, the officials of district No. Will
hereafter discharge all miners who be-
come incompetent by reason Of drink"
Such action is common among rail-
ways. But owing to the laxity Of the
miners lives, the decision OF district
No. . is an innovation. and 1t is par
ticularly interesting because 1t was
suggested by the employees themselves
These miners recognized the risk to
their own lives involved in the care
lessness of fellow workmen befuddled
by drink. Their own safety demands
sobriety all along the line. Their
course was dictated by self-protec-
ton.
1t is becoming hard world for the
man who gets drunk. The doors Of
society and OF industry are closing
dSdiubt uiHl-huu why. oCS0uoO
whisky makes him less a man.
The engineer. with a bottle in his
blouse and turmoil in his brain. is not
trusted with the safety Of a train. He
is recognized as unit for responsible
ty. Public opinion backs up this de-
cision. Men and women and children
wlil not trust their lives to a drunken
man at the throttle. 1t would be next
to suicide.
Yet how many a man. engineer of
his own life, as each of us Is, thinks
that it matters nothing to him or his
destiny that he drinks? Many q man
deliberately puts drunkard in charge
of his fortunes and never dreams of
danger.
But the danger is there, none the
less deadly because the befuddled
mind fails to perceive it. The life
whose inspiration comes out of bot
tie is never to be expected to be a
success.
The lines are closing up against the
man who drinks. Employers every
where are realizing that the employe
who gives a part Of himself over TO
slavery OF liquor is not the man they
want. They want a full man, not part
of one, not one who "a a man only
rart of the time, but one who is a
whole man with his full senses all the
time.
1t is becoming more and more i'm
perative every year that the man who
has services to sell should recognize
these facts. The school of experience
ly.
Formerly we were accustomed to
say that the essential elements of sue
cess in young men consisted In brains
and character.
But requirements have changed the
formula. 1t now reads character,
"Reminiscences City World.
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The Simple Truth.

Stunning the brain at the flood tide
of its bloom, King Alcohol. that prince
of demons, cuts down the tree OF man.
hood and hurls 1t into the everlasting
FIRE, where 1t is consumed, and the
soaked and rotting wreck Of the once
swarthy tree lies where it fell ss a
horrible example.-Delmaa fMich.)
Star.
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to twelve litres. the department of
Calvados actually showing seventeen
litres. And unfortunately the evil eff
fects of alcoholism are not decreasing.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
DEATH Of FAMOUS
CATHOLIC EDUCATOR
Brother Joseph Expires in
Baltimore Suddenly.
A VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Illness Extended Only Five Days-Na-
tive OF Ireland and Educated
in Kentucky.
Especial to The washington Times.)

BALTIMORE, Jan l6.-Brother Jo-
seph. superior OF Mount St Joseph's
College. died this morning at f1I0
o'clock Brother Joseph was compelled
to go to bed on Tuesday of last week.
He had been suffering with kidney dis
ease. A few days ago this disease was
complicated with bronchitis. and then
pneumonia developed. Thursday after
noon his condition was so critical that
the last rites Of re church were adj
ministsred. His last hours were spent
in a semi conscious condition. and he
died without suffering.
A conference was held this evening
at which funeral arrangements were
made. IL was decided to hold the fun
eral at 9 O'Clock tomorrow morning. In
terment will be made at Bonnie Brae
Cemetery. The principal service viii
be held at the Passionist Monastery. Ir-
vington
Brother Joseph. whose name outside
the church was Michael Joseph Sulli-
van. was born IN Kanturk. County Cork.
ireland. on September q, 1892 In 1855 ne
came TO America. and settled at Louis
VILE Ky. While there he graduated
from st. Xavier's College. and in 1860 be-
came member of the St Vincent de
Paul Society. In 1851 he became identi-
fed with the Xaverian Brotherhood.
Later Brother Joseph assumed charge
OF ST Johns College. a E Louisville. Ky
A few years later he came 10 this city
and was made president Of St Patrick 5
School.
Later ne assumed control of st. Jo-
Seph's College
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
MANY SEEK FIGHT
IN COLOMB|A'S ARMY.
Germans and Canadians
Ask to Join Her Troops.
HERRAN'S MAIL is HEAVY
Hundreds of Letters Received Daily
Seeking Commissions-Teutonic and
Northern Hatred Explained.

Prospect of fighting in the Far East
and South America has raised high
hopes among the soldiers of fortune in
this country.
It is a rather remarkable fact that
In the case of Colombia many offers for
service In the army have come from
Canadians. DR.. Herran. the Colombian
charge here, has in his possession a
stack OF letters almost foot high IN
every one of which the writer asks if
arrangements can be made to enlist in
the Colombian forces
Those written by residents of the Unit
ed States are almost invariably from
Germans The fact that there IS a strong
German sentiment in favor Of Colon
bias efforts to retake Panama has a
striking illustration In these epistles.
Were it not for the fact that Dr. Her
ran is thorough German scholar. the
bulk OF his daily mail would be unin-
teligible. as soldiers of fortune are
not always familiar with the pen. and
many OF the letters are simply scrawis
on the other hand some OF them are
written by men who have been officers
in the German army. and who will not
enlist unless they are given posts Of
Importance
German Endorsement OF Colombia is
accounted for by the fact that large
percentage OF the residents there are
Germans. and that the army is organ
lied and drilled under German methods.
Canada. however. has only handful OF
immigrants in all of South America. and
the sharp tone Of some Of the letters
received from Canadians Of high stand
Ing indicates that the United States Pan
anna policy Is by no means regarded
with friendly spirit by our Northern
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
THE BLANKENsHIP FIRM.

The Blankenship Law ana CONNER
cial Company. formerly located I'm the
NcGil Building. has removed TO more
spacious and elaborate quarters in the
new Colorado Building The firm is a
Virginia corporation. with twenty years
OF successful experience. II makes a
speciality OF the collection Of claims of
every kind. for everybody.
Mr.. Blankenship and Mr.. Wood, the
officers OF the company. are both law
yers or ability and experience. and con-
duct their dealings on the highest plane
or professional workings. Mr.. Wood IS
counselor for the company and also
conducts q general law practice Their
Increasing and vast interests here since
their invasion OF the city IS the best tes-
timonial or their efficiency
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
CONDITIONS AND RULES
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Times.
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as desired, but each list must he
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full amount applies on Subscription
to The Times. so 80 practically
costs nothing to enter the competi-
ton.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
DATE SET FOR HEARING
IN ANTI-INJUNCTl0N BILL

The House Committee on the judiciary
has fixed February "a. %. and 20 for
conducting hearings in the Grosvenor
anti-injunction bill 10 limit the meaning
of the word conspiracy and defining
restraining orders" The hearings will
begin at 1890 o'clock each LAY ana the
opponents OF the bill win be heard first
The subcommittee which is TO investi-
gate the Impeachment charges against
Judge Swayne, OF Florida, will 90 70
that State about February ] 10 near
those who desire TO substantiate the
charges
The Washington times., 1904-01-17
COUNTERFEIT RUSSIAN
NOTES IN MANCHU RIA

Counterfeit Russian notes are being cir
culated IN Manchuria IN large quanti-
ties. Richard T. Greener, the United
States commercial agent al Vladivostok.
Siberia has reported 70 the State De-
partment that the bogus money which
Is causing so much trouble was manu-
featured IN Japan and China. and Is so
skilifully made that its detection Is al
most impossible.
The Washington times., 1904-01-17

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Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-04
George Evans Again Reports a
Robbery at His Place Of
Business.
SEVERAL DOLLARS GONE
Lock on Cellar Dour was Broken and En-
trance was Gained In that Manner
Telephone was Broken Open and Cash
Drawer was Relieved Of Several DOL
lars.

Last night thieves broke into the
store of George B. Evans, No.
Smith street, for the fifth time this
year. Mr.. Evans closed his store late
Saturday night and everything was in
perfect order. When he went to the
place yesterday nothing had been dis
turbed. but on entering the store this
morning at 6 80 o'clock he found that
the telephone box had been broken
open.
1t was found that a paddock on the
cellar door was broken and 1t is sup
posed entrance was gained that way.
About $l2 was secured. They had
also broken open the cash drawer and
took about "a.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-04
CUTS OFF Ia MILES
IN TRIP TO TRENTON.
New Company Incorporated to Build
Short Line TrOlley-Traffic to
Begin May 10.

Trenton, April A 4:-Fourteen miles
of the trolley distance and more than
half of the railroad fare between this
city and New York is to be cut off by
the Now Jersey Short Line Railroad
Company, which was chartered here
Saturday to bull a trolley line from
Milltown and New Brunswick to
Elizabeth.
The road will be an extension of
the Trenton and New Brunswick
EAST Line" Company route, and n
part of the system which crosses the
State from New York to Philadelphia.
Traffic by the company and at the
reduced rates of fare will be COM
menoed May 10, passengers to be car
ried over the lines of the Public Ser
vice Corporation and other concerns
until the new link Is completed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-04

Government Stopped the Board
man Consolidated Pub
fishing Company.

Tho following clipping concerning
the Boardmhn Publishing Company
was clipped from the Publisher s
Reporter"
"The Boardman Consolidated Pub
fishing Company was put out of the
running on February g.,
"This company bought up all the
letters received by the various con-
Germs offering prizes tor solving puz-
zles. The signatures to these letters
were then cut off and sent to the puz-
zle solvers with the information that
their answer to certain puzzle was
correct and that they were entitled
to a Silver dessert Set, Gold Lined, =
provided they sent 81. 80 ito pay for n
years subscription to the Illustrated
Graphic, and also to defray the ex-
penses Of packing and shipping the set.
"Thousands parted with their
money. but never heard from the
Dessert Set' or the Boardman Com
many afterwaid. Consequently, the
Postmaster General issued fraud Or
der against them.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-04-04
LEONARD LEWISOHN
LEFT $II,OOO,OOO
Estate of Late Copper Kagnate
lust Appraised, Shows Many
Valuable Holdings.

Leonard Lewisohn, copper magnate,
wno died March 5. 1902, in Lordon,
Euglatd, left q fortune IN real and
personal property of almost SILL
900, 900. This appraisement OF his
property has just been made.
Mr.. Lewisohn gave largely to chari-
Ii s during his lifetime and made no
charitable bequests in his will, leav-
ing 1T to his children to make such
gifts as they should deem proper He
made specific legacies in his Will ag-
gregating $4,000. The residuary es-
tate is bequeathed to his children,
Jesse, Walter, Frederick, Oscar, Lille,
Alice, Irene and Julia Henry and
Florence L. Henry.
Mr.. Lewisohn's interest in the firm
of Lewisohn Brothers is placed at
81, ,491, 1888, and his seat on the Stock
Exchange at $70,0 He owned the
Yacht Irene, which is estimated to be
worth $50, 900. His household furni-
ture, pictures, jewelry and horses
and carriages are valued at S4S, ,210.
Mr.. Lewisohn has blocks of securities
which are placed as valueless. The
deductions from his gross persona
state aggregate S1,ss9,66 which
include S365,O00 on stocks which
had not been delivered to him at the
time he died $1,000 options on
silver, 1922. 900 commissions for rhe
trustees of this estate. 1851, 766 az
co omissions of the executors under
his will and also expenses of admin
istration of $4,000. The executors
and trustees u lder the will are Fred
erick and Walter Lewisohn, sons
Albert Lewisohn, half brother, and
Philip 8. Henry, on-in-law.