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New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
PURE FOOD LAWS IN FRANCE.

Frank H. Mason writes from Paris: THE laws
CT France. notably the statute OF July FL. 1881 re-
Quire that every animal whether native imported
to this country shall, before being slaughtered for
food. be subjected to veterinary inspection. Even
cattle, hogs and sheep. which sold by farmers
to local butchers in rural districts, are subject 10
the same invariable system inspection before
they can be slaughtered and their flesh offered for
sale.
IF animal is found afflicted with contagious
disease II is seized, killed, and its entire body
fire. II the animal is found be afflicted with
a non-Contagious disease 1t is killed its flesh
and ViScera soaked with petroleum, that they
cannot be used for human food. In some cases
the meat of such animals is permitted be used
under supervision and without inpTegnation with
GUS animals IN menageTies- Cattle afflicted with
tuberculosis are treated IN this manner-no part
OF theS carcass or Viscera can be used for human
food. but the hides, horns. and hoofs may be
used for the usual purposes
When any domestic animal has passed the off,
that 1t may be Slaughtered and its flesh sold
Tor food, the entrailS be used sausage
castings without any further inspection or certi-
cate; and this principle is general. namely the
official inspection OF the animal covers both flesh
and Viscera and there is special inspection for
entrails. There be. therefore, in France no
sausage castings from non-inspected animals, since
no OK. sow. calf hog, sheep, goat horse can
be slaughtered without having undergone the pre-
scribed Inspection and IL found diseased vscera
are either npregnated with petroleum or destroyed
In rural districts where public furnace is
available for burning the flesh and other parts OF
diseased animals the law pTesCribcs that they
shall be buried consular Report
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
Not TO Law too

beneath the printed canopy. Not to lay too
much stress on a vision like this or to appre-
bend further that Shakespeare's sonnets might
be used as a patch on trousers, we might con-
slider features Of domestic travel Think OF
library IN every hotel. train. trolley car and
steamship II you taking the train to Chi
cago and desire something moro than the IL
brary car affords you notify the official OF
whom you purchase transportation and sleeping
car ticket. The books sre served 10 you aboard
the train, and they do not necessarily return
TO New York when you reach the city OF stock
yards Another traveller may take them on to
Frisco and they msy circulate about the coun-
try several years before going back.
will books be provided the subway
Yes, when the lighting system is improved
$50 that people will not ruin their eyes trying
TO read them. At present 1t is hard enough to
read newspapers. The latest fiction and more
serious works will be IN near the ticket
sellers window and the hurrying throngs VIII
reach out their hands. pick out books suited 10
while away half an hours ride and on reaching
Cyitv Hall or The Bronx will deposit them again
in station shelves. There Will be no strap
hanging poor light bad air OF tolting motion
TO interfere with the full comfort OF reading.
Imagine the benefit to millions OF people-an
hour of solid subway book reading day, the
vast acouirement of knowledge. the soothing
and wholesome effect of partaking Of pure lit
erature on the way to and from business. or
course the sensational press would suffer-
"Can you beat some Of the interior arrange
rnents already devised IN the new public IL
braryT
That's easy. suppose you refer to bath
rooms for the director and some Of his subordi-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

merely q Encouragement OF the privileged
house so as to make it more presentable without
alteration Of the immense preponderance Of the
Conservative peers and the landed interests No
Liberal government is likely to accept the reform
schemes unless the absolute veto upon the work
of the Commons is converted into a suspensive
veto, with provisions for a referendum to the
general electorate when there is a deadlock
between houses. If anything be done with Lord
Rosebery's ingenious and statesmanlike scheme
it will be a reform undertaken by the next
Unionist government from enlightened self-in-
terest for the sake OF strengthening the upper
house and restricting the creation Of new peer
ages. reformed House of Lords. set in order,
swept, dsinfected revarnished and decorated
with the insignia OF the order OF merit would
be invincible safeguard against raids on
landed property and Socialistic agitation.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
LORDS OF PARLIAMENT
The Rosebery Scheme Of Reform
Radical Objections.
rondon, December B.

Yo-s Fosebery is q leader OF thoushA' -
- man He has been for many years
-. oavocate Of the reform Of the house
lids and was, naturally. an ideal Chairman -
trs committee appointed seventeen rnontns
<o- renewing tie anomalies and increasing '"0
.e7c,encv Of the upper chamber. he mas III
nar+ed his own zeal a progressive reioiA1e-
a commemorative body Of twenty-five pee'',
whom the majority are Conservatives Inc
scbene OF reconstruction introduced DS Ao
Newton was the excuse for the appointment
the committee but it has been largely
Y<rd Rosebery's authority and persuasi'eheSS
,ba+ there is a. thoroughly digested pan "a
Form, IN a Parliamentary paper prlnleo 'Ai9
week II is published at an opportuhe noiie'
when the House of Lords has thrown OUT 'i0
licensing blu through the action OF party
oaucus and before the leader OF the House oi
Connnons has had a suitable opportunity ioi
discussing the deadlock. In place OF hao4o@I
t,redes against an irresponsible. caucus ruied
chamber of hereditary legislators there IS
+boushtful discussion Of practical schene 'or
atrenethening and improving that body.
The committees report starts on with the
commemorative idea that heredity ought not 10
hs the basis of legislative service. The only ex-
captions are three peers Of the Dlooo royal aho
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
NATION4L GUARD NEWS.

National guardsrnen Of Greater New York. ron
the present outlook, will still be without rL-'
range during the next year. and snootng ins-I--
ton seriously handicapped IN consequence Il
now more than a year since the troops nave 80
without range. and this year arrangements naa
to be made for some limited practice at Sea Gn-
n ]. \ suitable site for a range was FOUND hsaL
Central Islip. Long Island. but the property a. s'
accounts could not be obtained
It is expected that the arnories ot ths sth and
eth regiments Of coast artillery Will be equi2pes
before long with heavy and light guns. 10 % IS.
In indoor instruction a compressed air eaulpnS1'
will also be installed. according 70 ire p'ss7-
plans similar TO that OF the 18th Regiment O
BROOKLYN The latter will permit OF the loadns
and firing of the guns with rubber pToiscti-es' ''
compressed air being used as the Propelilng pONS-
General Leonard Wood. General Murray, chls' o
coast artillery OF the army, and COloneL "s1I0-'
chief Of the division OF militia affairs o. the W.
Department have approved the recoulrlendal'A
for the supplies
Brevet Major General George Moore Smith. coin-
manding the First Brigade. Will review the IN
Regiment in its armory Wednesday night Lev
tenant Colonel T. W Huston Will be IN coulnalll-
Following the example OF the list and Sd reg
ments, the armory OF the 18th Regiment = - =
open TO It's members on Sundays. and they eNI
have the use OF il from 10 a m. until p n Na-
w H Turpin. who has been elected LsCIel--
colonel has been connected with the regimen -
1898 The vacancy for major. due 70 BIS Pr.
ton will. It is understood be filed by the 80
ton of Captain Sydney Grant, tho senior me -
tain of the regiment
There is considerable complaint in the 0s'n -, -.
ment because the members cannot use tAe 80 go
rifle range. II has not been in proper orusl -,
the regiment has been I'm possession oL -
armory, which IS close Two years
o Company l of the I'd Regiment VII ce,l
its silver anniversary on March g. a slo,ser
be held by the veterans the nis-t o. D'---
Is in the armOTy-
In the 18th Re gimsnt Colonel Ecote has a's q.
Lieutenant John J. Denu. os the lgsA hss-. =
Albany. a lieutenant in Company Ia --~ .p.
Cox. formerly OF the Ist Battery A-' ,.-,,..G
pointed a lieutenant for Company +. r.Na
William T SlaytoII. who has no'e@ '-
on account Of business. has res-sIo--
In the list Regiment Chaplain Ii''" ,ls..eI
elected historian Adjutant Greene has ''' - rssi-
secretary and Captain True treasurer ~ r,s de-
mental board OF officers. The Regimen, ~s Al
cided 10 incorporate for the purpose o.
or.anization to take real property
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

p.a,oe, sov.rnments and these titled legislators
have become more reactionary than the CON
sarya+tyaa themselves One of Mr.. Asqulth
own nears with title conferred only Ie"
months ago. voted against the government meas
ure No Radical ministry can ever expect 10 oo-
tain Trustworthy support IN the upper mousse
and consequently uncompromising members OF
ths narty are opposed to any process OF memo
Ing the Lords and strengthening their influence
They prefer to have the upper chamber remain
as It is-an unreformed. unprogressive and IRE
sponsihle body of privileged legislators. On the
other hand Conservative politicians are well
pIeased to have Dolly" unregenerate and un-
reformed They have no trouble in obtainins
the assent Of the upper house to their measures
when they control the Commons; and the OBJ
structive action Of the peers always be justi-
fed bv by-elections and other signs of popular
discomfort when the Liberals in power. In
spration for the reform Of the Lords will not
be found among practical politicians either
side. 1t must come from leaders Of thought like
Lord Rosebery who are capable OF rising above
partisan issues and converting the House Of
Lords Into an improved and efficient legislative
chamber
The House of Lords cannot reform itself with
out the consent Of the Commons. The act Great
ing the Lords of Appeal Is a precedent, and that
required the sanction of both houses. The Lords
If thoy are seriously interested in the reform
proposals can embody them In a bill and send 1t
TO the Commons; but with the Liberals in major
ity those old scores would be paid oeck with
interest and the measure aither be rejected with
ont a second reading amended until IT was
unreoognizable It would be regarded oy them
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
AN UNUSUAL ADOPTION.

On he went at full speed until he came IN sisht
OF a rude hut A woman and a young gil stood
in the doorway. As he approached they nlotionet
him to come In They knew him by the wanDu-n
be1t u hfch he wore The woman's eyes sparkIed
as she thought that war returning to her thu
son that war had taken. The young girl was de-
lighted with the looks Of her adopted brother But
the code of the tribe had to be followed. and ths
Young man had to be hidden under the bed as x
nothing less could save him He heard the women,
who had returned to the door, talking 70 his pur-
suers The men seemed satisfied with the ex-
PLANTATION given by the women and went away.
Horatio was brought out from his hiding plaza
given food and treated very kindly.
The excitement was not over yet. The young
man was returned to the Long House for the night
and left there with the other prisoners Tia
Indians filed up hrewater which had not been
guaranteed by the pure food laws They yelled
and talked abo1t killing the captives- At length
the door Of the council house was knocked IN and
one of the prisoners taken by the maddened crowd
The noise increased the savases dashed out ths
mans brains put his head pole and danced
around It
Again the door of the prison opened. this tins
softly. Horatio felt his hand taken By that %
another person and finger vas put warTlrgIy %
his lips He was led from the building to ths
house where he had spent the afternoon His
rescuers left him there and one by onA led ths
other prisoners TO the edge OF the forest The LAST
captive had Just reached the forest when ms
braves thirsting for moro blood. again oToAe INTO
the council house Finding al the pElso1ers gone
thew began fighting among themselves, but the8
were too drunk for pursuit, and they fell INTO a
alcoholic stupor which lasted till the morning
However. the prisoners were all recaptured ms
next day and their fate debated at the council
fire by the braves who were not too much troubled
by the popularity known left over Not unt4
then did Horatio know that he had been selected
for adoption A brave arose. and By long argu-
rnent showed how the Great Spirit had watched
over the boy had taken him safely through tho
gantlet, removed him 10 safety when Ne Flsns
have been killed and had endowed him with al
the attributes that the tribe wished IN t1s son'
they ADOPTED. It voted that he saould D
given TO the person who wanted him rs NaS O.
cidedly glad when the squaw who had shattered
him came forward to claim him as her son.
Foratio went to the hut which was 20 b hS
horas and donned the clothes OF an Indian warrior
The other members OF the family greeted him. and
then the whole tribe offered him best wishes an1
VOWS of friendship He lived among the Fsdrlen
MANY years acted as interpreter between them ana
the whites and at length became thelE CHEZ CIu9
uateIy he returned TO civilization
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
RUNNING THE
INDIAN GANTLET
PLEASING PASTIME run
THE REDSKINS.
Hard ON Pioneers-HO10 Woman
SurUiUed Cruel Ordeal and
Escaped a Husband.

Punnine the gantlet has become a MILO pm S9o
associated with such jocular attacks as d man =
subiected to when he intrudes in a bargain iN'
or a meeting Of suffragettes Time was "hei !
- e. 4, b1oodv ordeal of savagery. There are
No. few descendants in this country OF those uo
suffered It, and many a thriling s'oiy = :.
indian rite is still told around the evening 4'o "
reg1ons where people have time to owen OH Po
- t4olidava commemoratng the early
d,ys of IN, Republic well calculated 10 sur
such family traditions. while a DARK gusty Hen
in the Adirondacks or Maine WOODS gives INC -
ross,bIe setting for a recital of hair-ralsihs mo-
20 o., a. q. rozshl. TO go too far In the search
%, dramatic accessories. The presence OF hlot-
ern red man talking slang and SMOKING 'iea
would spoil the picture -. -.
The Rantlet was peculiar institution among 'ne
- hoir1 a combination OF field sport and
.nnc+acIe and the satisfaction Of a deep seml-le
ugous thirst for revenge It was ike iootoa a.
..toarsfaI'' and an attack on the umpire JoiHeu ~
ono Grand performance The social instincts OF the
49,, 5onanded that all members OF the tribe
.bou1d take part in the torture of captive; II was
educational for children, and II kept lie squa
amused so that they did not ask lot VoteS- an
indian on the warpath had his selfish tendency 10
n,,,Ia+a scalns at his belt modified by the tribal
ssntiroent of taking home few captives TO give
pleasure to others.
Tbera vvers feastine and dancing prelude TO
the game and every Indian put on his best feathers
and PAINTED his face like the leading lazy OF
ha-nstorrnin1 troupe. Red blankets and purple
warnp,1rn were the costume de rigueur Two IoliS
lines were formed and the members or the triOe
were armed with stones attached to thongs pohleo
sticks rawhide whips and other miscellaneous
veapons Knives and tomahawks were forDldoen
bv the rules not out OF kindness. but lest the VIC
tim should drop before everybody had a snare IN
the fun. 1t also a foul TO give Z hiol 'dA
wound unless captive's face was painted oldcA
Generally he was expected to survive the gantiet
and afford a final spectacle by being burned at the
stake The moro humane white Puritans. 1t mas
been pointed out. merely put their Witches on the
rack before burning them. The Indian love OF
hra,arx or physicaI fortituds occasionally saved
the life of a captive who had withstood the ordeal
of the santIet without complaint He was then
adopted by some member OF the tribe, perhaps a
widow or a mother bereft of her son. Fenlnore
Coona~ dascribes the narrow escape OF his hero
from marrying a squaw who elected him after tho
test Of the gantlet. Leatherstockins frankly de-
clared that he would rather die than become pater-
In Ua
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

the line and tried to stop him. David lodged and
trpped her and she fell 10 the ground. taking sew
eraI other pursuers with her. little further on
brave tried TO grab hold o. his coat. but the
garment was unfastened the runner escaped. ane
the warrior had only the coat for bis pains -Four
rods more and David fell painting inside tie walls
Of the fort. unharmed-
After this the boy was adopted BY an old squav
and taken to i've IN Indian village Hs re-
ceIved the name OF Chee-chee-lee-cho. which prob-
abIv meant Young-uan-H hO- -5eats-it tquick and ne
adopted the dress and manners OF tie rednsn.
with whom he lived in fair contentment for several
years
white bov in place of a killed in battle sent
definite directions for the obtaining OF a son 70
party starting a raid 4 git FOR the pTospec-
tive heir might accompany the instruc-ions- such
q case was the capture Of HSFatio Jones In lsl A
Seneca v,or,an living on the Cienesee River. New
York had lost a favorite son in battle and desired
that \ substitute should be gained for her. sas
made an elaborate wanpu11 belt which the chef
heading a raid IN Northern Pennsylvania was TO
nut ON the person OF the selected captive Forati5
ZONES a Young man OF twenty, struck the chief
a good substitute and he received the belt Neithsr
he nor his companions know the signal value ot
this token on getting back TO the Indian village
the usual preparations for the gantlet game wers
made. and Horatio thought It was al uD when rs
was told to take his place with the rest
1t was in fact necessary even for an adopted
son to show his mette. but the chief devised sc
Of crafty class legislation which escaped the eags
ewes of the aged Indian jurIsts for the beneht ot
Young Jones' The other cdptives were sent through
the line in groups of three instead of sinslJ
which caused confusion and kept the savases
busiIy clubbing In the midst Of this Horatio got
the word TO start, and instead OF stopping az the
council house at the end Of the lins he was tod
to seek shelter IN a hut further on The young
man reached the nearest group OF runners and
diving in among them. used them as q protection
until the and OF the line gained He waa
hardly touched by the weapons OF the savages and
he kept on his course. Several Indians who saw
that he did not 80 the Long House Ike ths
fOIIo oyvaG
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
UNlMPORTANT.

The captain OF a certain yaeHt '-'d hat q.
anx,et, to,.,hlne misnap to the el''. ..sps.r
once attracted the attention Of ia'
on board -, soc
Tt nat g. t''J man. wls the response
rudder's broken .tfl tls
-On. ! shouldn't worry about ina" -, ,ins
lady Being under the water ne@fN - -rarvsrs
no one viii notice that hs gone
Weekly.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
ASK ANY YALE MAN.

Shocked Father uaying down his yellow paper,-
What rascally boys those Yale fellows arei What
won't they do next? Why, / would send my son 10
Hades sooner than to Yale
Or. Bones Ga Yale graduateJ-No doubt, sir IL
would be easier for You to set him in. Hadley q
examinations are harder theR LhA dAvilsI-Ths
8obeInlaa~
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
CANVAS BOOKS FOR SHELTER TENTS

so far that books would circulate around the
country like commercial travellers Collections
are now sent out by the authorities in several
states. I would supply every farmhouse and
village home. all hunting camps and seaside
resorts There would be sets made UP TO suit
every grade and Kind Of intelligence, every sec
ton climate and season. A complete education,
from tbs first reader to the higher calculus
would be boxed and shipped TO the solitary
dweller in Alaska or the South Seas. The army
and navy would be looked after with durable
and portable literature. 1t is a bare possibility
thai the canvas pages Of several volumes might
be united to form shelter tent ia time of need
Then our gallant soldiers could drink in the
kisdom Of Ihs ages while lying their backs
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20
FRYING PAN WINS THE DAY.

KAN LIE OoA
A story is told how Pennsylvania woman IN
the year 1880 successfully the gantet with the
aid Of frying pan. Her name was Mrs Elder
and she lived in the Juniata Valley. She was good
looking, black haired and thirty years or age
when the Senecas captured her in raid and took
her TO their settlement on the Allegheny. They
made her walk during the long journey and her
homespun dress became torn. her feet were bare
and her hair filed with twigs and leaves.
She carried the big iron frying pan which she
had been washing when the attack was made on
her home She had presentment that the frying
pan emblem Of civilization, would be OF to her
and she cutched 1t firmly she trudged through
the woods. The other captives were downhearted;
faith in the frying in which had sizzled
SO many indgestibls dainties for her loved ones.
The fatal day and moment came when the Ind
ians yelling like demons. started the captives
down the line OF the gantlet Mrs. Elder calmly
watched the progress Of her companions and wait
ed her turn She trusted to the speed natural to
a frontierswoman and the charmed domestic i'm
pIement that she bore The word was given. and
she ran BY using the pan as a shield she escaped
so many blows and getting well that
an old Indian stepped out to block her progress.
She raised the frying pan in air and brought 1t
down on his bare shoulder with such force that
the sharp edge of the iron cut his flesh. The
Indian fell back, taking the OF the Great
Spirit IN vain.
A howl arose from the rest OF tbs line. The
beautiful captive made hit with d chvairous
However, the success OF her first attempt gave
her renewed strength. and. using her weapon first
side, and then the other, nnaIIy
reached the end of her tormentors and safety
The medicine man who dressed the wounded braves
said that there must be neap magic II the
white squaw's pan.
At the council ire that night the young brave
who had Mrs. Elder prisoner asked permis-
sion have her his wife He was SO impressed
with her courage that he was willing to take
chances with the frying pan and its owner. The
council postponed decision this request until
the Indians should be established IN their winter
quarters. The march toward this village was be-
gun in a few days. On the march the young brave
was very kind to the captive he desired, and She
with slight degree OF the coquettishness Of her
sex, kept him guessing. One day she would prom
ise to ask the council that she be given to him.
and then she would spend all her time doing little
things for other admirers. The frying pan was her
constant companion. and. discovering its proper
use, the Indians appointed her chief OF the cuh-
nary department. A thought came 70 Mrs Elder
OF undermining the health OF her captors by fire.
quent treats of hapjacks and doughnuts, but she
hestated, thinking 1t would be less cruel TO use
poison. She saved from the necessity of de-
Gliding these doubts by the opportuns arrival OF
an English rescuing party, and she lived many
years 10 tell her grandchildren OF her adventures
in captivity.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

Company l of the I'd Regiment VIII .I
its silver anniversary on March 8 A snloA-. -
be held by the veterans on the ns-t o. Is---
2S in the armory.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-20

There is considerable complaint in the Os'n -,
rnent because the members cannot use '-.s - -.
rifle range II hes not been in proper oruer - -,
the regiment has been I'm possession % -
arnory which is close on Two years
The daily tribune., 1908-02-06

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