The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-12-13

congress is laughed at by many OF
the prominent druggists of the East
They say that fence has been erec-
ted in a straight line and the ends
left unguarded. There is DISPOSE
ton, however, to obey its provisions to
the letter, and many preparations
consisting mainly of very poor quail
ity of whiskey will be put out of bus
mess, for time at least. 1t is affirm
ed that one of the most widely-adver-
tised remedies on the market consist
ed of 50 per cent cheap whisky and
per cent extract of q common bark.
The druggists of the country were re-
sponsible for the enactment Of the
pure food provisions as applied to
medicinal preparations. They knew
the harmful effects Of certain drugs,
but were compelled to keep them on
hand.
Apropos of the constant agitation
in some quarters for tariff reform. the
recent statement in the Daily Consul
lar Reports that India last year ex-
ported $S0,000000 worth of hides and
skins is worth bearing In mind. For
ty-three per cent of these hides and
skins came to the United States, in
competition with the American farm
er. We all know the enormous en-
ports of hides from South American
countries, but the expectation of near
ly $25,00O,000 worth of hides and
skins from far off India to the United
States adds to the seriousness of the
gress will not touch the tariff for some
time.
A very interesting publication re-
Gently issued by the Department of
Agriculture is Bulletin No. IS, which
is devoted to the cost of producing
farm products in Minnesota. The
bulletin gives the cost Of producing
standard farm products and the rel
alive profits when fed to COWS Of low
and high productivity, statistics Of the
relative cost of fall and spring plow-
ing and the average cost of each OPP
Grafton. For instance, the table for
timothy hay is itemized as seed value,
moving. raking, cooking, spreading,
stacking at barn, machinery cost, and
land rental, the total for this estimate
beig $3.50 per acre. The estimates
were made up from reports submitted
by nearly seventy Minnesota farmers
in cooperation with the state agri-
cultural experiment station.
The tragedy enacted at prominent
hotel in this city recently when FORM
err United States senator was shot by
woman of his acquaintance brings
to the fore two matters. The fact that
Utah knew of this scandal some years
ago, and the further fact that a mans
official position is not guaranty of
his morality. The members of the hu-
man family seem to be like an ostrich
the bird thinks he Is concealed when
his head is covered and the human Of
ten gives away to the vilest passions
when away from home and friends.
Washington is noted for intrigues and
adventures, and the town is fairly we'll
populated with wrecks of bright young
lives sullied by the touch of black
legs in human form.
The monotonous routine of govern
ment employ appears to be conducive
to mental relaxation. The constant
nervous strain incident to keeping on
the good side" of their benefactor is a
thing of the past, yet there is a larger
proportion of suicides and inmates o.
the insance asylum in Washington
than in any city of its size in the coun-
try. A story is told of a recent Sec
rotary of the treasury that illustrates
mental peculiarities. A lady was ad-
mitted to the secretary's Office and on
her knees pleaded for any kind of
work to support her two small child
rem. The appearance of the woman
and information that she was N actual
need induced the secretary 70 place
her on the list of charwomel Having
$500 per year. Within six months the
same woman came into the flee d
demanded an increase of salary, her
silk dress and appropriate furbelows
indications how her earnings bad
gone. Needless to say she did not get
the promotion. Who can say what
would have happened if she had beel
accompanied on her second trip by a
member of congress?
The new superintendent of public
documents has been checking his list
of designated repositories, and what
do you think he found? That the go,.
eminent has been sending books to
libraries which had been disbanded
for years! Some one wanted large
bookcase filled with books, and con-
sequently the list was not changed.
Now each package is registered and
the returns show it's disposition. The
governmental idea has been that a
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