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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
10y United Pre.s

Los ANGELES. Feb. is-nr.
nryon sloan. mlning promoter, Is
under arrest On y charge Of fraud
IN connection with gold mining
stock deal In which several cap
italfsts Of Detroit. Mich. are said
20 have lost large sum Of money.
II Is allesed that Or, Sloan secured
about st7S.eoo. Of this amount
SO. zoe was invested BY Clement A.
Dunbar. who swere Ia complaint
charging the promoter with fraud
and emhexElement. The prisoner
will he held as u fugitive from jus
tlce until an officer arrives with
requlsition papers.
Untii three years ago DR.. Sloan
was resident OF Detroit Il is
ailegcd that after he secured the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
MINING PROMOTER
IS UNDER ARREST

money In question. he went 10 Art
aonA and failed IN return Il WA
learned short time aEo that he
was In Los Angeles. and steps
were taken % have him arrested.
lie became interested In an inXen.
ton of a Chicago man. which waa
supposed To collect gold from gray
el. Dr.. Sloan soon gave up hia
practice and devoted hla time TO
mining. In Arizona he took up
some claims. and. returning 10 IL.
troit. organised a company, The
machine WAS to be utilised. he de.
elared. In extracting the gold from
a placer claim.
Sloan today declared he With.
drew from the company three years
ago. and claims he never handled
a dollar Of the money invested in
the mine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
IMPROVEMENT ASSESSMENTS
WILL BE GREATLY INCREASED

sesaed lat seAF At sss.als.s7e. The
increase this year alone will as
KfeNate : little more than y per
cent
This years improvement record
will show a.akz new haitdingn on
which assessments win b. levied
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
PASTOR ROA SITS HIS
CONGREGATION

Charging that the demands OF
his congregation for sensational
sermons Was greater than he could
or would supply. Rev ]. Y. Rose.
warne. pastor Of the ualon congre-
Kational church On Queen Anne
hill. Who holds TO the old fashioned
idea Of ntferaures from the pulpit.
on Sunday rendered his Feslgna
ton.
tie told bis parisiloners he VAS
80 disgasted with the treatment aes
corded him that be may quit the
ministry.
You 10 longer care 10 serve God
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

In a simple way. be told them
but even sfaon to eoaspifaeIes
against yoaf PASTOR. You have
borne tales that were untrue. lou
have not cuaperated. aud have al
loved finances IL run behind. ID
the serious detFiment Of the
church.
Ny resignation II to take effect
a. once
Members Of the church say Rev
RasewaFne Was set In his wars
and that he would not allow finAa
elai matters. which bore on the
condition Of The church. Ia be men
Toned from the pulpit.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
BRIEFS BY WIRE

The Alaska exposition bin Il "a.
kured passage b tbs house CON
mlttee
John nrekei. \ ptourrr Of the
coast and "a old time resident ii
Burke. Idaha. II dead.
Miss Harriet Aidrich. formerly
Idaho state commander Of the Lady
MHeeabees. j. dead 1T Wallace
Idaho.
The Count and Countess sEechen
ii have sailed for Europe.
The nristah Columbia lmmlrra
ton act 10 ta be tested
James H. lsradY. = prominent
Idaho republican. Is out for The
raVefuufNhlp
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PO0LROOM OWNER
MAKES LOSS GOOD

dence aud left a farewell note ex.
planning that he had lost most OF
the money PLAYING the ponies.
Argyle SAYS the man Loaf ahaut
500 IN his place. The suicide WAS
formerly "a street car conductor.
bat Iost bis Job about November
last and began hts unfortunate
plIgrimages to the Georgetown pool.
rooms.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
Nav EXCLUSION LAW,

san FRANCISCO. fsh, is-Ta
enact an exclusion iaw which will
effsetuaily prevent Aa.atsc Ilami
grafton. and providing foe the de-
fuortatiDn Of All AAialieR doing
manual labor In the United States
II asked for Ia 4 petittun the Iapas
ueAe Exclusion league has Just sent
20 congress Tho petition contains
1884, 900 names aud weighs $50
f.annda
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
BOWLECCED HUSBAND
JARS PRETTY WIFE

san Francisco. with the United
States revenue cutter Hear Mrs
lllnekley IL agaln living With her
people In BOSTON.
Lieut.. Hinekley brought suit Tot
divorce IN the county court. ehafE
Ing his wife with deaefflon. and
obtained an lntefloeutory decree
last Friday
Il had made up my mind when
came hack East. exclaimed Mra.
Hiuekley. that I would show up
the gallant Lieut. Iilnekley. lleW
ever. | have changed my mind
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

from the Rev. " q. Jones and
DE- Whitman. besides music from
some ef the talented eolared people
OF the city.
Each evenings program viii IN
elude some Of the heHt local npeak
era. With Eood singing. lhoae who
attend will be we'll satisfied. aud
the church benefited b thor At
tendance
The committee In charge Of all
arrangements consist of John "
l. Fort. chairman. John +. erag
we'll and oetaYa Richardson. sue.
Rotary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
REPUBLICAN
MEETINGS

Republican campaign meetings
will be held tonight a. follows
Mlnehe'a hall. INTERPLAY +.
Miller. L. u. Hughes and other
speakers.
Junction hall. ballard Mr. Nil.
Ter. Scott Calhoun aud other
speakers.
Readings hall. Queen Anne hill
Charles ~. Melville. Scott Cal.
huun and other speakers.
Town hall. Columbia Gtty-H. NJ
Hines. " II. Murphy and others.
nugdAles hall Rainier Reach
John +. Iumphfies. A. ]. Goddard
aud uihefa.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

Mrs. o. A. Isham. whose husband.
Oriando A. lshanI. committed sai
eide last week because of supposed
losses Ia playing the raees at
GeOrgefown. VAS yesterday given
purse Of 81 800 hy Dave Argyle.
one of the proprietara Of the re.
sort IN which the man vas supposed
60 have sqgnndenssd hts savings.
Isham had sold the family resi-.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

The increased valuation Of I'M
pfoyement assessments for 1906
utIi reach total Of sta.bss.Ts0. ae
earalns "a unofficial figures. The
field deputies Of County Assessor
Parrish are nov out listing improve.
uaenta and the preliminary returns
AhnW that the increase In the total
returns for Assessment purposes On
a SO per- cent basis piII be
ss.ft8. eEs
According 70 the county aHsos#
ofs bssuka. improvements we're as.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
BERaARR mAcFApoEN AND
AIS GRIP CURE.

Got the stipF Drink baitermiik.
pfink Il hy the glass. hy the quart.
b. the pail. and II Won have the
disease IN the lat stages. get q
siphon and drink. drink. drinh.
HernAfr Macfadden. physical cul.
tuflat. moral puriat and magazine
publisher. who Is nov touring the
country telling audiences al 80
cents per head why he shouldn't
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
C0l0RED PEOPLE TO HOLD FAIR
At MT. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

for each evening. In whleh sha most
talented coiured people will take
part.
Mayor William Hickman Moore
vii start the fair off with RH adj.
dress Addresses are also expected
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
fBY United preaai

nosroN. Mass. Feb. IS
Lieut. Herold u Hinekley. my
husband. Is awfnlly howlesged.
That was what Jared me. lie Was
greedy, too. and that Il more than
| can endure Thus pretty Mrn
Alice Gilman HluekleN, Melrese
society belle Ia a measure accounts
for the mysterious separation from
her husband. who il a social lion.
or VAS only few weeks ago. on
the aristoeratie south shore.
Lieut. dinekiey il stationed ut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

For the purpose Of iignidating the
dett. the members uf the Mt Zion
Baptist church. nth ax. aud z
Union ST.. will hold a three days
fair. starting tofaorfuw evening
Good programs have been arranged
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

pfTTaHuRG. Pa. Feb. IS
Plans are laid To provide relief for
500 Jewish families IN distress IN
PltfshHrK. IL has been proposed
By the richer class OF Jews and
the aynagogues 90 raise n fund Of
from s. coo 10 sIa.o0 Small sums
will be- loaned TO heads OF families
without interest
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
The Name Is Brown

We do plumbing and heating. 10
Il right Try ua and nse. Get our
prices. q. II. Brown Plumbing Co.
ct Pine ~.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

NEW YORK. Feb. is.-sieu.
Stewart |. Moodfofd. Who Nas
United atases minister 70 spain
when war wAa declared Ia ISIS.
has been elected president Of the
hughes league Of the United
States. an organization intended to
whoop It no tor the New York
Koxcrneru presidential boom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

Coarse slab wood. ss2s per load
delivered. Main iTi4. Ind. 1850 80
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

rtfth and rlke. Tel. I'D -
The Collins. Lewis . ushe4 "
In the Rsiilekiux, THnsfsi res
THE COLLEGE slki>
ToaAy at - and a. ! y 50 =.
tsan. WILL. kI~G.~ the sftAi e
comedian. Prices Ice. zse aA1 ~
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Lyric Theatre

n4Kinnlnx to-day. MsTrf. k<<<fs
Musical comedy "A sfEzFHxs 1ee1
ma Harry MontagNst - ~
Presented b. a teieaseH eerr9x@ 9
a4nate1 merit 0cfE@c1s nt% -
r meHtf Picturesque Beauties - = 3.
Nauareifie hits. pictures e ~ -
~ M@a~ls attn eyipA. azs fszk
Eeert eHenlar. lac. fke. " 81 =
TUESDAY. Thursday. ssiafaag - =
lee ara & Sc
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iIySFE(H35zlll]}I

I ne40Hl47 t111fF Hif.
All This Week-uuIiy Nsiss<es
cal Musicians, EeHss Be&salx Esn=3
Arrahat Days E1i<n p~inaaEn 4 zz)
tsarge comedy. Thnmzs q f15nt vi
ere aud Dancers! Foik 4 Marcia 81
centric fsgsaasAfAns akh<l Heztsit kN'
traits saiasst Eansil-~psnisFs<aeFs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

ruy Jour bat OF Z. y. Brooks 4
Co. 1881 Second Gy. ess
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AmusEMEhrs


Daily 81 szs a.&f EeMazg - rs
&sM tsiif nos u@-~7&x1He II X614 {
Ca H. At IsfNtst aaas< f9asz H&tsa
Ven Tateef. Peerless xeNa1iH f4as4
fsunhAFe frnus NegueY a<a r x&f<
the ewpa isF geftfens. H6xaes ~ fssz
iH One essssd Tern Dss~e*& kzHAu
aepfxe Hayt. eceenfrx nnN1a4
or 9iieulnseupt. new tn@x5H< fxzam
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

Mems si.50 Good. Strong Work.
Ing Pants, now ......... g5f
Mems s225 Business Pants. now
.......... ........... $3.50
Mems $500 Dress Pants, now
.s.ts..... .sst..s... st.95
Mems f3.50 Dress Pants. now
........t ...t....s. 1925
Mems $500 Dress Pants, now
......s. ...t.... 1925
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18
HERE'S BUTTERMILK
FOR THE GRIP
WAY TO CHEAT GRIP.

WAY TO CHEAT GRIP.
Avoid poorly ventilated rooms,
Avoid heavy diet Of any kind,
especially too much meat
Avoid alcoholic liquors and
stimuianta. as they deplete vital
Nv and Incline one 10 overeats
Take as much out of.door ssef-
else as rou eaas
Drink freely Of water and but
tefmllk.
Acquire habit Of deep breathing
In open air and breathe through
the nose.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

We have so dozen Hats. some are
worth three times what we'll
sell them for, in soft aud stiffs;
at sstssssfss#s ssssstssss Voc
Mems $500 Suit Cases. during
this sale ..sa.t.ts.t St.gg
Mems 81 90 Suit Cases. during
this sale ...s..ftsss.., st.3g
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-02-18

Mems good substantial Overeoats
to go at the cost of the lining
during this Today sale ss.g5
Mems Atwood KerseY and OK.
ford Overeoats. in any length,
worth 1890, during this 10
day sale ............, $3.50
Mems Imported Yieunas. Meltona
and Cashmere 0Vercoata.
worth t2250. during this 10
day sale ........t... sf2.sg
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
A SIMPLE SAFEGUARD IN BUY
ING PAINT.

Everybody should know how simple
and easy It Is to avoid all uncertainty
ln buying paint matsrials. There are
many so-called white leads on the
market, which contain chalk. zinc.
barytes, and other cheap adulterants.
Unlsss the property owner takes ad-
vantage Of the simple means OF pro-
lection afforded him by reliable white
lead manufacturers. he runs great
risk Of getting an inferior and adul-
terated white lead.
It. 10 to protect tho paint-buyer
against fraud and adulteration that
National Lead Company. the largest
makers Of genuine Pure White Lead.
place their famous Dutch Boy Paint
or" trademark on every keg OF their
product, an absolute guarantee OF Its
purity ana quality. Anyone who wants
to make . practical test OF white lead.
and who wants . valuable free book
about painting. should address Ma
tional Lead Company. Woodbridge
Bldg, New York. and ask for test
equipment.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
Turkish eegear at Home

Beggars are never suppressed IN
Turkey. The story Is told land they
pAy Il 10 trus) about an American
haAy who by . mistake gave a beggar
Of Constanttnople . gold piece. The
man had left his post when she re
turned, but one Of his colleagues told
her whore he resided"
It was . dne house and at the door
was q servant who politely informed
the lady that my master is dressing.
He will be dewn SOON" And then
the we'll groomed beggar, dressed 10.
dinner, appeared and gladly returned
TIE gold piece. explaining in the mean
time that such mistakes were highly
ambaErassing-Char and the
Commons.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
Eliminating the Unfit.

It was a score Of years ago that
W. J. Corners, now chairman of the
New York Democratic State Commit
tee, secured his first great freight
ndiing contract. and when the work
vas ready to start he appeared on
the Ohio street dock at Buffalo and
called 1000 burly dock WALLPAPERS" to
order.
"Now," reared Corners. "yez are to
worruk for me, and want livery man
here to understand what's what. !
aa lick amy man in the gang"
Nine hundred and ninety-nine swal-
lowed the insult. but one huge. double
listed warrior moved uneasily and.
stepping from the line, he said:
"You can't lick me. Jim Corners.
II cant, cant II" beloved Ffngy.
mo, ye can't" waa the response.
"Oh, well: thin 60 to the ONCE and
N>your money" said Fingy. I'll have
no man In me gang that l can't lick"
success.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
o1o6 Rsward. 800.

The readers ofthis paper will be pleased to
learn that there Ii 1t least ono dreaded dis.
ease that science has boon able to cure In all
its STAGES and that IL Catarrh. Haf'sCatarrh
Cure is the only positive cure owknown to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being con.
>stitutlonal disease, requires . constitutional
treatment. Hall'sCate rrh Cure Is taken intro
nally acting directly upon theblood and mu-
cous surfaced OF the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation Of the disease, and giving
the patient strength ~ building up the con-
stitution mi assisting nature In doing ito
work. The propnetors have 30 much faith
in its curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure send for list Of testimonials, Address
+. J. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
TIE
General Demand

Il tie Well-Informed Of the World has
always besn for simple, pleasant and
ei6cisnt liquid laxative remedy q known
value; . laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because it, COM
ponsnt parts are known to them to b
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yst
prompt, in action.
In Supplying that demand with it, ex-
cellsnt combination Of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir f SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits Of the laxative for its remark
able success.
That 10 one Of many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA is given
the preference by the Well-Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
BY n leading druggists. Price fifty cents
pr bottis.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
MOTHER AND CHILD
0oGh Fully Nourished on 0rape-Nuts

The value Of this famous food IL
shown In many ways. in addition to
Whist might b expected from it,
eheilcal an4lysis.
0sape-Nnts food y made Of whole
WHEAT and barley. IL thoroughly
boks6 Tor many hours and contains
Ill thA wholesome Ingredients In
tAGoe cseoala, as.s. 49, =. .:s..sse. sss
i epntains alDo the phosphate Of
potash grown In the grains. which
N1esrs uses To- build up brain and
D1s%e cells. ,4@..->-~ .-..-4--.-
Yepng children require proportion.
a&say moro OF this. element because
Tie lEaaa and nervous system Of the
oAlh 0rows % rapidly.
0raps-Nuta In mot only building up
Asr own strength but In nourishing
hsr baby at the same time. She
writes: ~ -
sAftsr my baby came did not re-
eovsf health and strength. and the
doctor said i could not nurse the baby
= I did not have nourishment for
her. besides l was too weak
.He said might try . change Of
diet and SEQ what that would do, and
RECOMMENDED 0rape-Nuts food.
bought . pkg. and used It regularly.
A marked change came over both
baby and /.
my baby b now four months old,
Il In flne condition. am nursing her
and doing all my work and never felt
better IN my life. There's q Rea,
SON.
Name given BY Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road t.
Wellville." In pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
/ are genuine, True. and full Of human
infaRAnb>
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Clever and Quaint.

4 number of quaint and clever
Hindu aphormisms have been gath
cred together by Arthur Guiterman
IN Q UNIQUE little book. The name Of
the volume, "Betel Nuts b derived
from the nature Of the proverbs
which are said to be ever In the
mouths Of the people Of Afnduhtan.
giviag spice and color to their speech
even . the betei nut-the chewing
gam Of the Orient. We quota few
Of the proverbs: 4r TO Hstse
God ripes the manages,
The Farmer shakes the trses
God e1fa the patient.
The Doctor taks1 the tee.
sWho s,aiad TIN sriess.
mot I!-tAat Worthless Houndls
-Why-,ssT stirved Il <ouad!"
Yen have no Deh&s?
.lndorse . Note.
You have no Cares?
Then buy Goat.
This under the rose,
Bat It's true to the letter:
The Man thinks he knows,
But The Woman knows better. :,
% Allah, take mel. prayed Ram Chundet.
Above him crashed and rolled the
thunder.
sNot now! he cried, in fright and sorrow,
"Net now, O Lord!-1 meant to-moe
row!"
The donkey TO the camel said,
How dainty are your feett
The camel to the donkey said,
"Your voice i very SWEET
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
Steel Lighthouse Shipped.

A large steel lighthouse beinA
placed in position on Cape Campbell.
New Zealand. was 1rst erected in the
yard in it, builder at Thames. New
Zealand. AS the different parts were
made they were put together until
the structure doomed sixty-nve feet
above the ground. It was then taken
down and the plates and framework
numbered for shipment
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17

Four years ago !
suffered misery with
lu mbago. Ev cry
movement was ono
Of pain. Doan's KID
ney pills removed
the whole dimculty
after only . short
time. Although ! do
not. like to have my
name used publicly.
| make an exception
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17

H. H. Green's Sons, OF Atlanta, Ga.
are the only successful Dropsy Spe-
cialists In the world. See their lib
eral offer in advertisement in anoth-
hr column of this paper.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17

In this casa. 20 that other sufferers
from kidney trouble may profit by my
experience
Sold by al dealers. 50 cents . boz,
Foster-Nilburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17

cures sore eyes or granulated lids. Don't
hurt. feels good; get the genuine in red box.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17

Don't b afraid to BE- polite ut oil
times under al circumstances. It u
no disgrace to b called . gentleman.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17

Hicks Chpudine Cures Headache.
Whether from colds, heat, stomach or
nervous troubles. No Accetanilid or dan
serous drugs. It's liquid and acts imne-
diately. Trial bottle lOc. Regular sizes
CSC. and Soc. at all druggists.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17
LAYS SPREAD OF
DISEASE TO MILK.
Supaoo~ i. conoea Wysnan Traces
Tubeso0iosis, Typhoid ant othes
Epseomles = lmpsre Supply.

Surssoa-Gepscal Walter WynaA
Of the Pubic Health Service. recently
submitted to Secretary Of the Treas
ury Cortelyou = Report on MIA In
Its Relation to Public Health"
The report 10 the result OF an IN
vestigatioa ordered by President
Roosevelt and conducted by Federal
experts, under the direction OF Pro-
lessor n. J, Rueenau, Of the hygaenlc
laboratory.
Dr.. Wyman declares that the ideal
milk drawn from COW with . healthy
udder and preserved from contamin-
alton 10 not the milk Of commerce.
and he cites the fact that samples OF
market milk in New York showed
So 100000 bacteria to the cubic cep-
timetre: London. 31.s8S.oo0: Wash.
ington. 23.1s4.oo0. and he calls At
teution to the evidence presented In
the report which is given as proof
that 500 epidemics Of typhoid fever.
scarlet fever and diphtheria were
caused by infected milk. He also re-
fers to the evidence adducsd that
eleven per cent. Of the samples OF
WASHINGTON milk contained tubercle
germs.
DIR. Mohler points out that prob
ably the most important disease OF
cows from the standpoint Of public
health IL tuberculosis" says DR.. Wy
man. HE insists that all milk should
come from either non-tuberculosis
cattle or be subjected to paeteuriza-
ton.
while pasteurization is not the
ideal to be sought. practically 1t Is
forced upon US by present conditions.
It prevents much sickness and saves
many hves-facts which justify IT.
use under proper conditions.
1T 10 recommended that in large
communities at least pasteurisation
should be under the direct supefvis-
ion Of the health authorities.
"RafeFences will be observed to
the achievements Of Mr.. Nathan
Straus in promoting the use Of clean
pasteurised milk for infants and tho
establishment Of infants milk depota
both in the United States and
abroad"
The report contains an amazing ar
ray Of evidence Of the responsibility
Of infected milk for epfdemies Of ty-
phoid fever. scarlet fever and 'diph-
liberia. Passed Assistant Surgeon
General John w. Trask has tabalated
the data OF 500 epidemics that were
definitely traced to the milk supplies.
including 317 typhoid epidsmics. 125
scarlet fever, llfty-ons diphtheria and
seven OF pseudo-diphtheria. or cpl
demic sore throat.
That raw milk may be readily
robbed OF it, infectiys power il the
confident statement made BY DR.. Les
lie L. Llmsden. Passed Assistant Sur
geon-0eneral. He says: The de-
struction Of infection In milk st the
present time seems to b thu cheap
est and most practical method to pre-
vent the spread Of typhoid infection
IN the milk supply Of cities. In ex-
ceptional instances. when q dairy re-
ceives it, supply Of milk from only
one or two farms over which thor
ough supervision may be exercised.
efforts to prevent the Infection reach
ing the milk may be attempted"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-10-17

The inlestructibility Of matter Is
fine one thing that saves the unive rse
from wreck at the hands Of the small
boy. declares Puck.