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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-06-05
ARE SIMPLY REVOL TING
CONDITIONS IN CHICAGO PACK
lNGHoUsEs AS REPORTED
TO THE PRESIDENT.
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON SUBJECT
SAYS DRASTIC LEGISLATION is
IMPERATIVE IN THE INTER.
EST OF DEcENcY.

Washington, June 5.-The following
message Of President Roosevelt con
corning conditions in the Chicago
stock yards has been sent to con
gress:
transmit herewith the report of
Mr.. James Bronson Reynolds and Com
missioner Charles P. Neill, the special
commission whom I appointed to in
vestigate into the conditions in the
stock yards of Chicago and report
thereon to me- This report is of a
preliminary nature. submit it to
you now because it shows the urgent
need Of immediate action by congress
In the direction of providing drastic
and thorough going inspection by the
federal government Of all stock yards
and packinghouses and of their prod
uots SO far as the latter enter into in
terstate or foreign commerce. The
conditions shown by even this short
inspection to exist in the Chicago
stock yards are simply revolving. 1t
is imperatively necessary in the inter-
est of decency that they should be
radically changed. Under the exist
ing law it is wholly impossible to Sc
cure satisfactory results
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24
onI, Half the brain Works.

Professor Symcs Thompson lcctured
the other evening before the Gresham
college London. ON The Nervous Sys-
tenn" In every mans brain there are
many cells waiting Ia bc Developed he
said. and. as matter of fact. the nor
mai person uses only half of the brain.
the other half being kept IN reserve.
He nstanced the ease of man who
lost his sight and ut once developed the
sense of hearing. \ blind man. as lie
walked along the street. was perfectly
conscious Of passing lamp posts and
other objects and could distinguish he
tween Il man and woman
Professor Thompson also said that
the quality of the brain was not de.
pendent on its weight. but on the num-
Der and depth OF its convolutions. A
mans brain ut maturity weighs about
one forticth of his total weight and at
birth about one-tcnth Of the total The
brain Of an elephant weighs about one
fiVc-hundrcdth and that of II whale
about one three thouSandth of its total
weight London Express.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24
Tn. Marshall Field Estate.

During the next twoScore years, or
until the final division Of the property
IL made. the Marshall Field estate will
be- one of the greatest business institu-
tions In the world. Its capital will be
more than $lO0.OOo.n00 and in all prob
ability will before the expiration OF
that time reach the aggregate of Si50,-
100000. Including. rs 1t does, the bust
ness of Marshall Field y Co, already
the largest mercantile enterprise Ia the
world and dealing with the rents Of u
vast domnin of valuable real estate. its
work viii reach prodigionS proportions,
The management Of this great business
will bring into the public eye the per.
sonaliics of the men chosen by Mr..
Field rs best fitted 10y character and
experience 10 carry out his wishes aud
10 preserve the institution which lie
founded ana developed. Chicago Post.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24

The only holiday The Conanchcs have
ever learned 10 celebrate is the Fourth
Of July. They were taught this thirty
years ago by the soldiers ut Fort sill,
who came out on their reservation on
the day Of American independence and
ran horse races with the Indians and
INDUCED in other holiday sports The
Indians learned the Significance of the
celebration. and every year make prep
aration for appropriate exercises. An.
other fact Ia noticeable in the progress
being mad" by the conancllcS. and
that Is they spend less money foollshly
than heretofore When Iawton was
new and every fancy article on display
In It's show windows was novel to the
red man. then h. purchased without
regard 10 necessity or comfort. but lust
to obtain something that was attrac-
tive To his eye. Indians now are buy
Ing more meat and bread and clothes
aud less fancy things and liquor. They
hight less. stay nj home more and seem
to be- well oil the road toward Il much
higher plane of citizenship. = Kansas
City Journal.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24
A German stn,lon Muster.

Charles Edward Russell in Every
body's Magazine Describes an official of
one of Gcrlnany's government owned
railways:
"rhe station master at BOmburg
Pomburg. standing erect in approved
military attitude at the end of the plat
form that bounds his dominion Is ono
OF the grandc>t sights in nature His
magnificent uniform Of blue and gold
shines conspicuous in the sun. His red
cap of office is adorned with much gilt.
and the occasion let us say. being fcs-
tivnl he wears with pomp and circum-
stance massive sword. As Napoleon
upon the field of battle he from his
coign Of vantage surveys tie scene of
action calm. imprrturhable. majestic.
full or thought and command. 4 long
train is drawn up III the station, and he
stands where all passengers can derive
pleasure and edili,ation from gazing
upOn him. He looks down the platform
and observes that his adiutants are
properly hrrding and showing about the
low. degraded third class passengers.
hut he gives no sign
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24
TRICKS OF THE TRADE.
Even the Great Painters Have Little
Ways of Their own.

On one of Edward Murun's visits to
London hc made careful study Of
Turner. for while his own pictures do
not share the latters Influence to any
thing l.l,. the degree which marks the
painting of Thomas. his talented broth
er. Edward Moran profoundly adinires
the genius of the famous Enslishnan.
They stopped in front of "Childe lIar-
ODDS Pilgrimage" and MIR. Moran. AT.
er examining the canvas closely. made
the startling assertion that the vase Ia
the right was not part of the picture
but was pasted on IL. Mr.. Warnllain
laughed the idea to Scorn and said II
was absurd Mr.. Moran persisted that
he was right and wagered II dinner that
he could prove II II he were given the
opportunity.
Tile wager was accepted. The pic.
turc was taken down. the glass was ro-
moved. and, to the astonishnicnt of the
keeper. Mr.. Moran raised the edge OF
the paper over which surely enough.
the vase had been painted. Evidently.
TO save himself the trouble of drawing
the object. Turner had cut the vase ont
Of some print. skillfully hiding the point
of iuncture.
When. some years ago. all three Of
Edward Moran's pictures ut the Phil
adelphia academy exhibition were ma
llclou.ly "skicd." Mr. Moran. just he
fore the opening of the exhibition To- the
public. got ladder and. with his pal
cite set with darl, red water color. pro
ceedcd Ia cover with IL every inch of
the three canvascs. On the opening
day of the exhibition his pictures.
stored In the handsome frames. were
daubS of red paint
Moran vouclsafed no explanation TO
any one. When the exhibition was
over he washed on the water color and
put the pictures IN the show window OF
n leading jcwelcr. with this inscriptions
These three paintings We're 'skicd by
the hanging committee of the Penn
sylvania Academy of the Fine Arts"
A crowd Of people was all day before
the window and by the morrow the pic
lures were sold. New York Herald.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24
salt.

The other day the writer saw II
young girl upset some salt at the table
and then pick up II pinch and throw II
over her left shoulder. She said that
II she didn't she would quarrel with
her best friend II seemed silly 10
think that the spilling Of the salt was
going TO make the quarrel, and II seem
ed just as silly TO think that the toss
ing of some of II in certain direction
was going 20 help matters. But. Ike
most old superstitions. there il some
reason back OF IT,
Salt. as you know. is great puri
fer II prevents decay. is tonic and
strengthened and IL necessary 10 the
health and even to the life of men aud
animals The anclents looked upon Il
as always pure and lasting and made
II the token of friendship. out Of this
undoubtedly grew the idea that when
salt Is spilled friendship is broken.
The Arabs regard salt as sacred. and n
Bedouln In the desert. who would rob
and kill you perhaps otherwise. be
comes your friend and protector against
all enemies II he eats salt with you. his
way OF Offering hospitality New York
Times.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24

Mark Twain has told many good
stories Of himself. and the circum.
stances make II likely that he was the
original teller of the following. His
sense Of humor would give the incident
its full value.
While AT his summer residence he
prepared one evening 10 take drive
and. expecting To remain ont until
late. told his hostler that he need not
wait for him. lie instructed the man.
however. when he had finished his
work to lock the stable and place the
key under stone. the location of
which Mr. Clemens described with
much eXactncss
When the humorist reached home
after his drive he was surprised To find
that the key was not in the place So
lected. He vas obliged Ia rouse the
hostler. who explained as he started
for the missing key Mr. Clemens. |
found better placc to hide H."
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24
Sun snot. nnd mira..

Sun spots are a SORT of universal
lcapcgoat II there Is anything nnusu-
al on the earth it is hlam,sl on the sun
spots. Here is NJ Flammarion the IA
nous astronomer. who has theory
that they affect the migration of birds.
So far buck as lSDs he accumulated
data 10 establish direct relation he-
tween the appearance Of sun spots ami
the arrival Of swallows in Europe, and
the eminent astronomer now carries
his position one step further e. connect
sun spots with the departure of the
swallows. IN his view these birds seem
10 he the living embodiment Of some 81
the properties ~ the barometer the
hygrometer ana the Thermometer, fused
into an animate Intelligence by the
spark OF Instinct.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24

The late Bishop Merrill. man Of
high nttainmcnts and regarded as the
"John Marshall" Of his denomination,
had been trained ms n preacher In the
somewhat severe school Of pioneer
Methodsm. aud In conducting public
worship he preferred the simplicity OF
the primitive days.
At one time he was unexpectedly
called upon TO preach In suburb OF
one OF the large cities and consented.
lie arrived rather late on the appoint
cd Sunday morning and went at once
to the pulpit. without having had an
opportunity 10 confer with the leader
OF the choir relative To the musical
part of the service. The choir leader
In honor of the bishops presence had
arranged an elaborate programme. Tn
aware Of this. the bishop promptly
rose. announced hymn and read 1t
through.
The leader OF the choir. however.
was not to be halkcd. The orgnnist,
instead Of playing the tune appropriate
to the hymn. played voluntary" as
usual. II was followed by "selcc.
ton" rendered by the choir. and then
q soprano solo.
The bishop. who had sat down when
the voluntary began. waited until there
was n lull In the performance. Then
he rose and without waiting for the
singing Of the hymn he had announced
began.
81 wish 10 say 10 the congregation. "
he said. that | hnd no part In arrang-
Ing these on"nn,. exercises"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24
Earthly Hlchen.

The thief had broken through and
was stealing
SERVES 'em right" he said. FOR lay
In up their treasures so nice an con
venicnt ON top OF this bureau where |
can git at 'en."
The moth and rust meanwhile were
at work In other portions OF the ele-
giant and costly mansion Chicago
Tribune.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-02-24

q There is no specific for
consumption. Fresh air, ex-
ercise. nourishing food and
SCOTS Emulsion will come
pretty near curing it, if there
is anything to build on. Mil
lions Of people throughout the
world are living and in good
health on one lung.
q From time immemorial the
doctors prescribed cod liver
oil for consumption. OF
course the patient could not
take it in its old form. hence
it did very little good. They
can take
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15

ca, Incorporate criticism Of Amerl'
!ran packing houses strikes not alone
at the packers. but at every farmel
who raises a hog. sheep or a steel
for market Without the foreign
market created BY the packing in
dustry the American live stocS
growers business would be absolute
II stripped of profit. The up-to'
date livestock grower knows this.
Ono Fact Emphasized.
Right here we'desireto emphasize
one fact as evidence Of our good
faith in trying to get the best pos
sible results. When Investigation BY
Messrs. Nell and REYNOLDS was IN,
dertaken we assumed that its pur-
poe was to forward improvement in
packing house conditions il I'M
proyemcnts could be devised rather
than to gather ammunition for an
attack upon the entire live stock and
meat producing industry. Acting
upon that belief, we then, weeks ago,
authorized our representative to IN
yite, and he did invite, from these
investigators and from the president
any practical suggestions they couli
make for the improvement of pack
ing house conditions, and we guar
anteed that their suggestions would
be carried out.
There never has been any secret
about our methods Of manufacture
For thirty years the packing houses
of Chicago have been wide open ia
the world. They have been among
the great show places Of this country
Thousands of visitors pass through
them every day. There are no clos
ed doors. Inspection Of every cor.
ner Of them has been invited and
cheerfully encouraged LITERALLY
millions Of people, representatives o.
medical societies, educational insti
tutions, business associations, foreign
governments and the general public
have inspected every process of meal
handling carried on in these pack
ing houses. We have taken pride il
showing our methods to the world
because we knew the showing would
reflect credit upon us, upon our pro-
ducts and upon American enterprise
And as the world has become more
acquainted with packing houses the
demand for their products has stead.
lily increased.
Inspection Is Rigid.
Since government inspection was
first inaugurated inspectors hav'
been installed in all Of our plantI
and have had access. to every part Of
those plants. They have Away
been frecto criticize and suggest and
we can say in all truth that ever,
practical change Of method suggest
ed by them has been Immediately
put into effect. We have gone be
vond thai. and for some time have
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15
SWIFT
HAS ISSUED
STATEMENT


For weeks newspapers throughout
HE country have fairly reked viii
islander, attending to create ile be
{ Id that the large packers Of this
CsuntFy arein the businessof selling
condemned and diseased meat 10 the
public. These ISLANDERS have done
incalculable harm 10 the meat in
dustrv, to the entire live stock in
dustry and TO the general public,
which has been prejudiced with sus-
piciion of its daily food.
The question raised by these
ISLANDERS as to whether diseased
meats are sold from our packing
houses is the question Of which the
whole world wants the facts. The
truth must be told, and told ernphat-
ically. if the entire meat and live
stock industry Is to have a "suuare-
deal' and escape further danger.
Yet this vital side of the whole uues-
ton is absolutely ignored =, J. the
Presidents message and all but
emitted from notice in the Neill-
Reynolds report.
Every pound of meat in our pack
ing houses comes from animals which
are inspected and passed by trained
veterinary agents of the department.
Of agriculture. This is the abso-
lutte fact. We are not interested in
animals condemned before slaughter,
We do not buy them. Every ami
nal bought by us Is inspected both
before and after slaughter, in ac-
eordance with the strictest inspection
regulations ever devised in any
country, not even excepting Ger
many. Every animal or carcass that
does not pass this rigid inspection is
condemned and disposed Of under
The personal supervision of the
agents of the United States depart
nent of agriculture
Facts Are Buried
The administration at Washing
ION knows these facts. The writers
of the Neill-Reynolds report know
khem. That these are the facts arc
reluctantly admitted in their report.
bat even this slight reinsurance to
he public is almost buried in the
al end of what they have wrissseE.
We have been believers In rigid
animal and meat inspection eince IN
spection was first inaugurated We
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15
mine VICTIM
DIES ATT HOSPITAL

Ira 0. Huffman, VISA was SO ser-
iously injured at the Glen Falls mine
of the Fairmont Coal company, IS.
exclusively mentioned in the Tele-
gram Friday, died lustSevening at a
local hospital. Huffman was rather
a novice in the management Of .
inning machine and this resulted in
his death, EIe sustained a fractured
skull froma blow by portion Of tho
machine, He was a son Of James
Fl. Huffman, of Fellesville, Preston
county, and was twenty-seven years
of age. He has a brother, Noah.
employed by the Fairmont. Coal.
Company, at Watson. The remains
were shipped to his parents home.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15

are so constructed that they can be
kept thoroughly cleansed.
We know our methods are good
but we stand ready to adopt any
practical suggestion in the line OF
improvement. We do, however.
most emphatically dissent from the
opinion that the way to better the
public's food supply is to attack the
source of production that is already
under thorough Government super
vision.
SWIFT& COMPANY.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15

|haye shown our belief in it BY
| slouldering for the benefit of the in
dustry an annual loss Of approxi-
inately 81, 100000 a year our los
on animals which are bought as
healthy and are condemned on in
spection after slaughter. And now
| in spite Of persistent misrepresen-
tation, we are heartily in favor OF
mixing Ills inspection more efiic-
tent, if that can be done, and Of ex-
tending operation of the law to
cover the sanitary conditions of
packing houses, and we hope legis-
lation will be enacted that will com
pei our competitors to live up 10 the
high standard that we have always
tried to maintain.
1t is 10 be regretted that Messrs-
Neill and REYNOLDS did not get a
little practical light on their sub
iect before writing report in which
ii is apparently assumed that blood
grease and the every day incidents
81 animal slaughtering are dirt. In
contrast with their view is the report
on packing house conditions by Prof.
T. j. Burrill. Ph.D., vice president
and professor of bacteriology Of the
University of Illinois, and Prof. III.
is. Gr;ndley, professor of chemistry
at the University Of Illinois and one
Of this country's leading food spec
ialists.
Report Refates Charges.
This report by Professors Burrill
and Grindley recites the results OF
an investigation made within ten
days. We submit this report by I'M
prejudiced scientific men as our com
mentary on the detailed allegations
Of Messrs. NELL and Reynolds.
Our packing houses are kept clean.
Our methods Of manufacture are
sanitary. Our products are whole
some. On all ofthese points we have
repeatedly satisfied doctors, chemists.
sanitarians and official investigators
from practically every civilized ma
ton on earth, and in doing so we
have made a worldwide market for
American live stock products.
We have steadily and persistently
endcayored to improve our methods
We claim that we are doing every
thing that can be done, and as fast
as It can be done, to secure the best
possible methods and the best pos
sible results. In the light OF whas
we have done, andar doing, we have
d right, we believe, to protest against
hasty and empirical judgments that
serve only to put weapons into the
hands of foreign competitors Of the
American live stock and meat pro
,ducing industry.
This phase Of the question cannot
be evaded. At the risk of being ac-
cused of irving to hide behind IT,
farmer, We say that hasts. ill-digest-
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15
HUNTINGTON
BREWERYgBURNS

HUNTINGTON, W. Va, June 8
The plant Of the West Virginia
Brewing Company was destroyed by
fire early this morning. This
origin of the fire is unknown. Only
the ice plant and storage cellars were
saved from the flames. The loss is
100000, nearly covered by insnr-
ance.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15

had in our employ one Of the fore
most Veterinarians in the Unitei
States, who for many years has
charge of government inspection il
Chicago. to give rs the benefit Of hi
skill and experience in safeguard
ing the wholesomeneSs Of food ma.
terials passing through our packing
houses.
The testimony of results is all in
Iour favor, Chicago packing haust
products have won their way by
merit in every quarter OF the earth.
General Lard Wolseley. when com
mander in chief Of the army Of
Great Britain, declared that Chi
,cago caned meats were the backbone
of the Soudan campaign. The Boer
war and the campaign of the allied
governments in China were fought
on Chicago canned meats. Before
the outbreak in the Russian-Japan-
csc war our packing houses. our
methods and our products were per
,sonally inspected by representatives
Iof the Japanese government. As a
result Of their inspection-and they
may be presumed to have known
their business since their army or
ganization made the best record ever
known in feeling and preserving the
health of the troops in the tield-we
sold and delivered to the Japanese
army hundreds Of Thousands Of cases
Of GAINED meats from our regular
stocks.
Refer To Army Investigation.
Our own army and navy have been
regular customers Of Chicago pack
ing houses for thirty years without
a word Of complaint except on one
occasion. AT the close Of the Span
ish-American war the wholesome
ness of these products was question
ed by certain army Officers in an at
tack similar to the one now made
upon US. After a thorough investi-
CATION covering several months a
court of inquiry made up Of eminent
officers of the army found that the
allegations against our products
we're utterly unfounded. Our army
and navy are using the products OF
these packing houses today, as are
the armies and navies of England.
Germany -and other foreign coun-
tries.
We respectfully submit that a
record of this kind gives us the right
to deny the correctness and fairness
Of any conclusion that subjects our
business to sweeping condemnations'
In the last ten years and more par
ticularly within the last five years
We have been rapidly overtaking the
demand for new buildings and morC
scientific methods. In every new
building the use of wood and other
porous material is eliminated as far
as possible. Rooms and appliances
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15

G. B. Jones, colored, waiter, at
The Manhattan cafe, was touched for
Two dollars Saturday morning by an
unknown party. The money was
aiken from a. pair Of trousers that
we're hanging at the rear end of the
building. He offers reward Of
800 for the capture Of the thief.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-06-15

|, BALTIMORE, june 9Goyenor
Edwin Warfeld has announced the
appointment by him Of Ex-Governor
William Pickney Whyte, Of this city,
to succeed the late United States
Senator Arthur p. German.