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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
POOR MEAT FOR POOR PEOPLE.

It was a pretty saying of the great martyr
President Abraham Lincoln, that God loved the
poor people, and that was the one reason why
he made SO many Of them. And the Beef Trust.
knowing the condition of the people making up
the population OF every community. and knowing
its allies and servants, and how to use its power
In every quarter IN resisting opposition, works
the great packing houses night and day in max
ing poor food for poor people at prices that are
filing its Golfers with gold
Very often the meat dead Dull and dark,
when 1t is given chemical treatment to make
its general appearance trifle more attractive.
The hams, cut into suitable pieces for dried
beef are picked in a brine to which is added
chemical that will give the meat suitable
smoky flavor dipped in another pickle that will
give good color to the outside and polish TO the
surface run through a superheated drying room
that the surface may be dried, and then are
ready for wrapping and shipping TO market. The
neaty parts Of the carcass other than the hams
are cut into pieces suitable for corned beef to
be packed in barrels.
Under the modern packing Of beef and the con-
duct of the packing houses under the regime of
the Beef Trust the marketing Of beef and man
ufactured products without the aid Of expert
enced butchers and meat cutters, the Beef Trust
through the local managers of its cold storage
beef houses. supplies large hotels and res
taurauts and other large buyers Of first class
meats with cut ribs for roasts and steaks. This
leaves large amounts of what known as
plate pieces In the stock of the packing houses.
1t is fair TO that the purchasers OF the choice
meats pay price that will cover any waste by
this procedure. These pieces are principally fat,
with some bone. end not very valuable. but
they cut into piesss suitable for packing as
| corned beef-of course, sailed, picked or
| corned beef they not of any value whatever
as food. But the packer knows how 10 pack
beef in q barrel. and with the meat from the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

"oanner" and these waste pieces from the plates
of the prime beef. he will put layer OF meat in
g. barrel that is shaded with streak OF Tat ana
a streak Of lean that would attract any eye, but
has unset and Disguised thousands or stomachs
the world over OF course. there is very little
II any fat on the meat from the Gamer. but
It makes UP in toughness and salt hardening, and
there is nothing the plate pieces that can be
eaten So In barrel of corned beef. two hun
dred pounds there are thirty pounds of salt and
pickle a quarter Of the balance waste plate
pieces from a fat steer. and the balance meat
from carcasses that might have been afflicted
when alive with all the ills to- which neat cattle
are heir
This corned meat is manufactured, packed and
put up to sell, and it Is scld very much Of it be-
ing disposed Of to the government of the United
States for the use Of the army and navy: to the
States for use in prisons and institutions under
control Of the charities; corporations in charge
OF eleemosynary institutions; corporations en-
ploying gangs OF workmen in which the finding
is part Of the contract OF employment; and, it
may be said, to most anybody who is responsible
for the food supply of another and who is not
obliged to eat at the same table.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
"DOPED" sAUSAGES.

It is as producer of sausage meats that the
Gamer" Is an unqualified success, equalling in
value perhaps, the meats parceled out to any
Of the other products. The meat from the mead,
the trimmings, the choice titbits. all go into the
sausages. Doped with chemicals, called pre-
servatives, to remove taints and keep them from
staleness, the meats are mixed with potato -four
to glue them in compact mass. and with the
usual seasoning to give the sausage the distinct
i've flavor Of it's name, and the proper sized cas-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
DIVIDING THE "CANNER. .

In the great packing houses all classes OF neat
cattle are killed, and the carcasses ere sorted
and disposed OF according to their value both IS
regards money and for food purposes. The
prime and fair are cut into quarters and shipped
70 all markets, TO be sold from the block by the
local dealers. The low grade cattle. the can
ners," have 70 be made over TO suit the coudi-
tons of the carcass after the killing If the
animal be just plain old cow. worn out by
breeding On the ranch or range until she is unfit
for any purpose whatever except TO count one
IN the bunch OF cattle driven 10 market the
hams are cut in strips for manufacture into
dried beef, the tenderloins are taken out TO he
sold as much. the meaty parts are cut I'D for
corned beef TO be packed IN barrels the meat
from the head and trimmings goes into sausages.
the thinner parts are cured and cooked for can
ming, and the ODDS ana ends are cooked for ex-
tract OF beef and mincemest Everything Ia
used and finds its way into some OF this MANN
factured products OF the packing house
TO know that the meats of animals killa5
as are these. are sold the world over as food for
hunans' To know that the heart. or tongue
OF hVer OF such an animal may be placed on
tne msr1et Ia the community in which we live
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
A MENACE TO HEALTH.

And what OF their condition when killed? If
strong and healthy CATTLE their condition might
not be a serious matter as affecting their value
or quality or fitness for food. But the condition
of the poorer classes Of cattle-the old, infirm,
disordered, crippled and unclean animals, height
sned by fevers brought on and maintained by
lack of food and water-is frightful even to
contemplate. And the carcasses of these ami
mails TO be made up into food and sent out
broadcast over the entire country. What men
ace to our twentieth century civilization has the
greed OF gain Of the Beef Trust and its allies,
the railroads and carriers. brought upon US!
This low grade class OF cattle make up what
has come TO be known as the Gamers" to-
day the most profitable division Of the great
packing house industry. Why the most proflta-
Bile? Because by the economy OF the centralza-
ton Of the slaughtering, and the conditions and
facilities at hand for utilizing all the by-prod-
ucts. the carcass is often quite all q clear, not
clean, profit According to the condition Of the
animal. the fat, the tongue, heart and liver may
be saved and used; the stomach may be made
into tripe. and the entrails may be used for
castings for sausages; and always there are the
hide and head and feet and bones and other
offal that are looked upon as ready money.
This class Of cattle. the Gamers are never
on exhibition living dead for they go in,
are killed. and prepared into food On the other
side OF the partitions from the great show rooms
OF the packing houses. There are no pictures
taken Of the Gamers" there is no extra ad-
vertising made OF their arrival and killing; they
simply arrive and are killed, and how and where
their carcasses are disposed OF is not even made
e matter Of record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21

~ rz,-scbauer is a practical butcher with foruy
BIZ -1ercs IN the cattle and meat business
years experience -, n.naSer Of a storage beer
snd many years az tba csief packers OF the trust
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
Of unclean and unwholesome meats which they
put upon the markets as food products!
DOCTORING THE MEAT.

Aside from the quarter of the carcass you see
on the block in the market when you purchase
meat all other meats may be dangerous to eat.
Some of It is good and some Of it bad and TN
clean, and an expert even may not be able to tell
one from the other. The timed or canned meats
are unhealthy and unwhoesome, and the manu-
featured products contain little or no nourish-
rnent whatever. And even the meat on the
block may be unwholesome.
Let illustrate and explain: Say the Jim
town Beef Company has a good supply Of meat
on hand, and one or more cars are on the road.
The local market has been slow, and the man
ager for the Unknown Beef Company has been
unable to unload on the local dealers all the
meats that the Beef Trust and the packing
house have sent to him. There is a sudden
change in the temperature, and the meats are
quickly affected thereby-they should have been
disposed of days before but the demand would
not warrant the local dealer increasing his sup
ply. The quarters become Shiny and stale.
The chemists of the packing houses have pre-
vided against such emergencies, and with the
chemicals prepared into washes and powders
furnished him for use in such cases, the man
ager washes and dresses the meats on hand, not
with the idea OF restoring the dead meat to life,
but rather TO arrest the natural decay until he
can unload the remains on the local dealer, and
SO avoid the expense of burial and retain his po-
sition and the salary that goes with his employ
ment The process Of putrefaction is arrested
for the time being, and the manager visits the
local dealers and gets their assistance by pre-
vailing on them to take just a little more meat
than they actually want at that particular time;
they can make UP some nice hamburg steaks
he will give them some preservative powder that
will kill the faint smell; or if it is only little
bad on the outside the meat cutter can trim
1t off and let the one who buys for consumption
pay the regular price just the same as though
the meat was not dead and quite ready for
burial.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
Mhsre Are Kuroki and Kawamura :

To THE EDIToB OF TIE Sun Sir: Owing
20 the complete silence OF the japanese about
all that is going on in Manohuria except the
movements up the railway and the confusion
that always ensues In reports coming from
defeated and retreatinR army, there is great
uncertainty az 10 what tho next developments
may be. The armies Of Gems. KuroA and
Kav6mura seem to have vanished into space
east OF the line OF the Russian retreat. but in
what direction cannot be told for certain
One report represents one OF them as making
for vladivostok by way Of Kirin, but although
according 20 military calculation there are
only fourteen marches from there TO Poltaika.
on the RUSSIAN Ussuri frontier. II it has taken
that road IL is probably with the inten-
ton OF cutting the HRr bin Vladivostok rail-
way somewhere about NinRuta, q town Of
about u. 900 inhabitants. on the Iiurks River.
which flows nearly due north into the Sum
gari a. Hanhalal or Sansintchen. From
Ningut9a, which stands about midway be-
diLeot and well travelled road TO Possiet Bay,
distance Of eight or nine marches. which
and become a naval base for the Japanese
within easy distance OF Nladivostok. or IL
may he that under cover OF silence they are
stealing by roundabout routes to some point
In any case Hardin seems to be becoming
a dangerous base for defeated army with
slender communications. and II Is not sur
prisinR that everything likely to embarass
the army Is being moved from there back
WhFu 70 lbllsluhTt Town OF ABOUT 3o,U0 IN
habitants, on the east bank OF the Nonni
River some two hundred miles northwest
Of Harbin, But d, as reported. japanese
cavalry column with large number OF Chi
nese irregulors Il moving up the trade road
from Kayuan that crosses the Nonni AZ no
great distance below Tsitsihar, further
TetrOgrade movement 10 the west OF tho
Khingan Mountains would become impera- q,
tive. In the event Of the abandonment Of all
the country 70 the east Of the Nonni very
short time would sufice for the Japanese 70
send force 20 Aigln. on the Amur. opposite
BlaROvestchensk, cut the navigation OF thu
Amur at that point and at one stroke cut
on further access by the Russians to the sea
by that river and obtain possession Of all
the steamers. barEes and the supplies Of
grain on which the Russians are now de-
pending for the time when navigation opens
Leaving out Of account all other consdera-
uons except the military. the prospect for
the Russians IL dark enough: but Il may not
be as black as II looks, though at St Peters.
burg there must be in high places many
sincere regrets that ManchuriA was not
evacuated at the time and in the way "a which
the Russian Government had Piled Eed itself
two years ago. T.
INV YoRK, March rs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
An Elevated Nlsion.

When brutal elevated railway track
walker kicked a dog from the structure
to the street, the patrons Of the line who
witnessed the outrage we're filled with
righteous indignation. They even at
tempted to throw the tracbwalker over
the rail after the animal. Great was
the virtue with which men and women
denounced the cowardly, cruel act, and
every bosom filed with pride over the
spontaneous display Of kindness and
humane feelings. A policeman led the
offending trackwalker to the street.
The miscreant should have been taken
before a City Magistrate TO be insulted.
Az the next train stopped at the plat
form the waiting men and women stepped
forward to board il. Each man looked
about him TO see whether any woman or
child or feeble person was near him.
Those who perceived weaker persons
trying to get aboard politely made way
for them, standing back from the car
gates that there might be no crushing
or discomfort. Women and children
entered the cars first, and took the va
cant seats. After them came the older
men, TO whom the juniors respectfully
yielded precedence. An athletic young
man, seeing an elderly man accompanied
by a small child, offered his assistance
and aided the two TO enter the car. Last
Of all the youngest men and boys passed
through the gates.
Unfortunately. there was no seat vacant
in the car for one Of the old gentlemen
who had been waiting on the platform.
All but one Of the seats were occupied
by women or old and infrm men. In
this one seat sat man, apparently Of
middle age, and Of rough and forbidding
appearance. The citizens who had pun
ished the trackWalker were quick 20
understand the situation One Of them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
Great Art Week In Chicago.

In Chicago every week is art week
yet last week there was especially dear,
and must be memorable always, TO lovers
and students of the beautiful and Of
decorative art. II is our happy task
TO pick up few Of the many precious
and fruitful words scattered.
The chief feature Of the year. said
Miss ELIZABETH A. G. WHITE at the
National Dressmakers' Association, 8 is
the elimination Of the diaphragm.
1t might be thought that the diaphragm
would be missed, and it has done good
service in its time, but since it must
go, away with 1T Perhaps Mr.. BRYAN
and Tom WATSON and the Hon. ROBERT
BAKER Of Brooklyn will be exempted
from the provisions Of the anti-dia-
phragm law.
One more jewel from Miss WHITES
treasure chest
suspenders for women will be the rage
White Is the color for 1905"
Humanity hangs breathless on those
suspenders, but there is a distressing
uncertainty as to the current hue. Mad
anne BAKER tells the national dress
makers that almond blue is the color
Of 1906 Perhaps there u no real con-
trahiction between the two teachers.
white in Chicago has relative mean
ing. We should call it a tempered black
rather than almond blue, but the differ
ence is one Of nomenclature only.
White or red ties" Madame BAKER
says, to the surprise of most and the
grief Of many, never are worn by good
dressers. ogentleman would ever wear
a red tie. or even a white necktie.
Fortunately, the Chicago Merchant
Tailors' Association sent forth its ordi-
nances at the same time:
For not only gray evening suits, trimmed with
black braid. but necktles as red as the blushlng
rose received the stamp Of approval"
II we understand the laws Of the Chi
cago tailors red "neckties' go with gray
evening suits trimmed with black braid.
While these variations upon the old
theme Of evening dress may shock our
conservative contemporary the Proui-
dence journal and Eastern "sartorial cir
cles generally, to the Hon. BATH HOUSE
JOIN, the supreme arbiter Of elegancies,
this authorized color scheme will look
pale and anRmic. His woven nocturnes
are bright with all the rainbows. His
waistceats fash and burn with strange
phosphorences. The gamut Of fierce
tropical colorings runs about his neck.
Whatever Chicago does, we can't be-
lieve that Mr.. DINK will put himself out
or consent to gray, even when il is en-
phasized with red.
Two more laws OF the merchant tailor
princes:
/. Moon shaped pockets and braided vests
are correct.
?. TN corset like coat, With excessive drspsry.
is here
/. Star shaped pockets would be less
accessible to pickpockets. The official
width Of the braid is said to be one inch.
?. How we should love to see Gen.
CHARLES HENRY GRosvBNoR OF Athens,
Ohio, in BHlmmellian coat like that.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27

advanced to the seated man and spoke
in a low voice TO him.
Sir" said he, you are evidently n
stranger in our city. We're you a resi-
dent Of New York you would not remain
seated while yonder venerable and
feeble gentleman stands. We do not
do such things. am sure you must
understand that it is necessary you
should arise and allow him to take the
seat you now have
The stranger, much abashed, stood
up Immediately. Politely doffing his
hat he offered his seat to the old gentle
man. Then he turned TO the man who
had spoken TO him.
Il thank you, sir" he said. Il am
indeed a stranger in your fair city, and
unacquainted with its customs. You
have taught me a needed lesson, for
which l thank you.
As the train went down town similar
scenes were enacted at each station.
The men treated the women with the
utmost consideration, and among the
women the young and strong oontended
with one another for the pleasure Of
giving up their seats 10 older women,
cripples, mothers with babies and those
who seemed feeble or wearied.
When the train stopped at the terminal
station there was no unseemly rush TO
leave tho cars. Each passenger de-
parted quietly and with instructive pre-
Cision Of movement There was no
crowding. SO thoughtful and 30 or
derby was everybody that the dainty
gowns of the women we're not rumpled
or even slightly disarranged as the cars
emptied. The stranger who had acted
in such an ill-bred manner watched the
polite and careful throng with deep in
terest Even he, beneath his unpublished
exterior had kindly human heart.
1t is splendid, splendid he said.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
For the Good of the Service.

Instead Of alleging that the Govern
ment has dealt harshly with the desert
ing midshipman, MILTON W. ARRowooD,
that peculiar young mans friends should
congratulate him on his escape from
Imprisonment, 70 which he might have
been sentenced for the serious crime he
committed. Enlisted men who desert
from the navy or the army are fire.
quently locked up, and IL any fault is TO
be found with ARRowooB's sentence il is
that the court-martial was too lenient.
The service that is rid Of him Is TO be
congratulated. His defence Of his con-
duct was blaokguardism and nothing
else, for it consisted Of vague and gem
eral charges, the refutation Of which
was impossible, but which, nevertheless,
we're competent 20 injure the men and
institutions at which they we're aimed.
Were the good reputation Of the navy
and its personnel not firmly established
ARRowooD might have damaged II.
That he has not done 50 is the best evil
dence Of the high regard in which the
service Is held by the citizens and tax
payers who support il,
ABRowooD's sentence carries with il
deprivation Of the rights Of citizenship.
He becomes a political outcast among
American citizens. The punishment Il
severe, but il il merited. Seeking pro-
lection behind allegations Of RELIGIOUS
obligations, he violated his oath, de-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
The. Progeny of On. Pound Of rOtato.,

FROM ne kdntdS CIV Journal
Campbell Russell the big cattle man from Here.
ford has Just finished planting twenty hve acres o.
potatoes, snd says n they do a. well a. his small
garden patch has done 10 recent years he will have
potatoes for the entire Greek nation ne1' year MT
Russell says Ten year, ago received through the
United States mail one pound OF seed potatoes, and
haven't bought q potato since. Year By year ]
planted one acre in potatoes for my home use. and
the following spring would have vdEonloads o.
them for sale. Last year planted my regulation
acre and gathered In so bushels OF potatoes Amer
using them all vlnterj sold what remained At net
proht OF t70n SO you zee one acre farm u not 20
bad. and especially when raised twenty crops In
ten years"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27

To The EDITOR or THE SUS-Sir: In some his b
toricAl work have IN preparation the question arose
Of the correctness Of the writer's cited by M Crane
10 one Of your late issues 70 the story that the
Seward statue In Madison Square was originally
made In counterfeit OF Lincoln and that the heads
had been changed and Il became necessary TO nun
the quarry 10 lie lair Accordingly, am authorized
70 deny the allegation and cast obloQuy on the
Gllegbtors.
In a letter from the son OF the late Secretary Of
state. Frederick W. Seward, ESq., he stlgmAtE.s
Il as of course, unfounded and absurd" and re-
fers "a q volume entitled The Seward Memorial"
published by u. Appleton Co. IN 1870. for history
OF the statue, with ful particulars Of when. where
and how II WAS made, and an account OF the cere-
monies attending It's presentation 10 the city.
NEW YORK, March y. HoPPER STRIKEE MoTr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
Compost and Politics.

The Hon. ANDREW P. RIvEs Of Spring
vale. Ca, got this letter:
pEAR Nh. RIvEG DO you think It advisable
for ). PoYE Brown TO run for Governor OF Georgia
neat timei Please answer. Yours truly,
X w. D. HAdMAcE-
The answer is to be read in the Macon
Telegraph:
Mt DEAR WILLIAM ! am not Interested In
politics this year. do you think 800 pounds OF
compost put under cotton Of planting time. and
800 pounds of complete guano at laying By time.
win make a bale to the acre. Please answer
Yours, 4. P. RIvHa.-
A symbolical and representative let
ter. The country is full of citizens who
are not interested in politics this year
and TO them the proper elements Of a
compost or the best flies for trout are
matter more momentous than even
Jefiesonian dinners or JOE BABCoCK OF
the Republican national committee.
Make money and don't borrow trouble
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-27
U. S. AGAINST RUMsELLERS.
EFFORT 20 Protect Employees WOrking in
the Reclamation Service.


The registers and receivers OF the United
States Land offices in Arizona. California.
Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana. Nebraska.
New Mexico. Nevada, North Dakota. Okla
homa. oregon. South Dakota. Utah. Wash
ington and Wyoming were instructed last
week by the Commissioner Of the General
Land once TO notify all persons who have
heretofore entered. or who hereafter enter.
any Of the lands which have been segregated
under the reclamation act Of June II. 1907.
that the leasing OF these lands 70 persons
who sell alcoholic liquors. principally to the
employees engaged on the Government
works will be deemed sufficient cause for the
cancellation Of the entries.
The Officers Of the land Offices are giving
the widest possible publicity to the fact that
use Of any lands Withdrawn under this act.
whether they have been entered or are IN
entered, for the sale Of liquor, will be pre-
vented by actions In ejectment, by injunc-
tion or otherwise.
This action was taken because Of the con-
ditions existing in Nevada, where the Cow
eminent work employs several thousand
OF their lands TO liquor dealers, and murder
and robbery have been common in conse-
quence. The Commissioners decision Ia
likely 70 correct these abuses, and will un-
doubtodly prevent their occurrence in other
sections wherein the Government Is about
TO engage upon similar works.