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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06
PLAN TO REVISE THE PURE. FOOD
LAWS.

Judson c. Welliver, Washington,
correspondent of Farm and Fireside,
publishes in the current issue of that
periodical an article showing how the
kure-food law needs to be amended.
He quotes Doctor Alsberg, Chief Of
the Bureau of Chemistry, as authority
for the statement that pure-rOod labels
the so-called guarantee labels, with
which we are familiar, are entirely un'
satisfactory. The label reads as fol-
lows, "Guaranteed by Bunkem and
Foolem under the pure-food and drugs
act of June Both, 1906" Most people
think that that label signifies that the
United States Government knows
what is inside of the package and has
certified that it is good. The label
means nothing of the kind. All it
means is that Bunkem and Foolem thu
manufacturers, have filed with the
government guarantee that their
goods are not adulterated or mis-
branded and all the guarantee means
is that in case any jobber, wholesaler
or retailer is arrested and charged
with selling bogus preparations, they,
the manufacturers, will stand behind
him and bear the expense and re-
sponsibility. The average citizen
tanks thai the Government: is doing
the guaranteeing. Far from it.
What the Government ought to have
is authority to sx food standards. Mr..
W.!'iver goes W as follows:
Secretary Houston is going to de-
nland a sweeping amendment of the
law, including authority to fix food
and drug standards. That is a very
difficult thing to do, but yet it must be
done if the law is to be of any real
use.
Fixing food and drug standards
will prove one of the most difficult
tasFs the Government ever undertook.
Here is an illustration that Doctor
Alsberg cited when talked with him:
''Let us take vinegar, which is one
Of the finest illustrations. The old pro-
cess Of making it was to put pure
apple cider in barrel and let it stand
long enough to sour. That process re-
quired several weeks. A standardized
formula for making cider would have
compelled it to be continued. Yet a
much more rapid and cheaper plan has
been devised which produces cider
quite as healthful.
Standards. then, must be prescr!b-
ed in such manner that they shall not
be unduly rigid. They must not in
terfere with improvement and dlscov-
cry. There are cases in which adul.
tecation is no: only excusable but de.
sirable; it makes foods vastly cheaper
But oil course the adulterated article
| 'o' TO permitteG to be sold ae
the genuine"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06
OFFICERS ACT IN GOOD FAITH.

The Times-Record believes that as
rule officers act in good faith but is
not ready to admit that protesting
against the detention of a is year old
girl at the county jail is an injustice
to anyone. The facts were obtained
first-handed, and so far as this paper
Is concerned the conclusions are the
same even If the parents of the child
did not make fuss over the matter
Reforming children by throwing them
in Jail is a relic Of the dark ages and
a custome that this paper has no pa
tience with. We freely concede the
right of others to believe and act diff
ferently and should they disagree
with the ideas VI advocate we will
not accuse them Of acting in bad faith,
or "grandstanding."
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06

have to sell, and telling them plain
ly. And they do not wait for the
people to come and ask: they go d.
rectly to the people, into the homes
and put their wares on exhibition
just as far as they can by means Of
description and illustration.
And last of ALL the man who does
not meet them in the same way not
only will lose, but win deserve to
lose. The time has gone by when a
retailer could sit behind the stove
expectoratc into a sawdust box and
wait for somebody to come in and
ask him If he had any particular ar
ticle for sale. People do not do bust
ness in that way in these days. They
want to know where to 60 for what
they want and If dealer does not
let them know he has certain articles
for sale they will not aunt him up
to ask-they will deal with the man
who does let them know what he
has.
The whole secret Of the future
success of the retailer, big or little,
lies in the proposition of advertis-
ing. And in this the small retailer
has every advantage over the cata-
logue house.
The mail order concerns must first
advertise its catalogue. But what if
the catalogue gets lost, as it often
does? Another must be sent for by
the would-be purchaser, and this
means delay, or perhaps the new one
may never be asked for.
With the retailer it is different
He has already to hand, in the shape
of the local newspaper, an advertis-
ing medium through which he can
get into the homes Of all the people
in his territory at least once a
week, and if one of his advertise
ments are lost or destroyed, he has
the privilege and Opportunity Of
sending another one to the same
place with the next addition of the
paper. The catalogue house can
speak but once - the retail dealer
can speak repeatedly. and more than
he can show the goods themselves to
majority of those who are interest
ed in them.
Don't get scared, Mr.. Merchant, at
this mail order house DOGGY. You
can beat it, if you want to. OF course
if you don't wont to, if you prefer
to lie down and wine like ter
rifed puppy, you have that privil'
ege But you can win the game if
you really mean business and try.
1t is up to you, and 10 you only
Saltwater Gazette.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06
TITS UP TO THE MERCHANTS.

Another scare is being thrown in.
to the merchants Of the smaller
cities of the state, through the de-
claration that the big mail order
houses are about to start branches
IN the larger cities, in orEer to take
advantages of the zone provisions of
the parcel post law. But before the
small merchant yields to the terror
that is being hurled at him, he
should stop and ask himself these few
questions, and in the answering of
them he will find the answer to the
question Of his success or failure:
First-Do you sell as good articles
as the mail order houses?
Second - Do you deal squarely
with the men and women who trade
with you?
ThiM-How do the mail order
houses get trade in your territory?
Fourth-What are you doing to
get more business and 10 keep what
you already have?
If the small merchant does not sell
articles as good as those Of the mail
order houses, or any other dealers
supply, he must naturally expect his
customers to desert him for dealer
who will give them a better article
for their money.
II he does not deal fairly with
those who come to trade with him,
he cannot expect to hold old custom
ers or gain new ones, for no man vii.
deliberately put himself in the way
of being cheated. or of getting an
unfair deal.
The mail order houses get bust
ness by telling the people what they
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06
DOES IT PAY?

A certain little town in Kansas Is
the home Of a socialistic sheet that
has DETAINED about everybody and ev-
erything in the United States and
when the editor died, BY his own hands
and the paper sunk to the place it be-
longed, an anti Catholic organ Of about
the same senseless type sprung up. It
would hardly be possible for 80 large
an organization as the Catholic church
to exist without some bad persons be-
ing connected with It, but the. attacks
that have been made are unfair, unjust
and will result finally in strengthening
the church,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06
DEMOCRATIC POSSIBILITIES

A Grand Forks letter sums up the
political situation as follaws:
If certain well-informed and
prominent member of the Democratic
party III North Dakota caught the
right rumble of political forecast
while keeping his ear close to the
ground and incidentally visiting with
"the boys" at that little informal
gathering in Fargo the other day.
Grand Forks is to be prominently on
the map during the next political
struggle, for even those in power at
present admit there is liable to be
one.
1t is pretty we'll understood that J.
Nelson Kelly, head Of the Grand
Forks city schools, is being quietly
groomed for tho nomination for gov
ernor of North Dakota, and that ex-
Mayor George E. Duis viii lock horns
with Hot. H. T. Helgesen in the con-
gressional race from this district
These gentlemen plead ignorance but
while not disputing theic word, the
fact, is an open secret that their
names are being prominently advanc-
ed for the two places. Whether or
not they will accept the call is an
other matter to ne determined later.
Ex-Governor John Burk is the most
likely candidate for the United States
senate according to the little bird
which has chirped this interesting bit
of political news and the gentleman
in question, when pinned to the wall,
did not deny that the reporter had
the right line on the plans of the
Democratic brethren in North Da-
kota 50 far as the senatorial race is
concerned.
But Mr.. Burke will not be required
to give up his present snug place at
Washington az treasurer of tho Unit.
ed States should he run for the
senate as Is being quietly planned, &C.
cording to the best information. He
will retain the place and will enter
the race with no less a person stump
ing the state In his behalf than Pres
ident Wilson himself, If things work
out as planned and "the boys" decide
upon him as the Moses to lead them
to victory and incidentally add anoth
er member TO the official family Of
the president in the upper house Of
congress. W. G. Purcell of Wahpe
ton is also being considered, it Is
limited. but the sentiment favors run
ming Mr.. Burke, he being considered
the strongest man the party can put
up.
With the house Of representative!
fairly safe for the Democrats, tn.
leaders are anxious to add anothe1
United States senator ard that ther.
will be work cut out for the Repub
lican making the race, is an opel
declaration Of Democratic party lead
ers.
i Attorney General Miller is said t,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06

Bismarck, II. D., Nov. 1.-The state
board Of pardons wfll meet for the
last time this year at the capital build
ing on Dec. 2, and already there are a
large number of pardons filed with
the secretary Of the board.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06

according to Republicans with whom
The Herald obtained interviews yes.
terday, following the little chat with
"one of the boys who was at that
Fargo meeting"
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-06
s4oULD A CHILD GO TO JAIL.

sH11e actions of one Of the newly ap.
annted probation officers in placing
child in the hands OF the sheriff Sat
zrday where she remained until Mon
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01
COL. MONTGOMERY CONVICTED

The jury in the case against Col. Montgomery
tried in the Kinds county circuit court on a charge of
misfeasance in office returned a verdict of guilty as
charged. Col. Montgomery was indicted with the other
members of the prison board for failing to perform
certain duties prescribed in the code for the trustees
and which the trustees permitted Lawrence Yereer, the
secretary, to perform. During the entire trial there
was no intimation of wrong doing on the part OF Col.
Montgomery who is recognized as a man OF honor and
highest integrity. His was a sin of omission and not
one of commission.
Judge Henry, in passing sentence lined the de.
PENDANT 800 and removed him from the office of
prison trustee. A motion for a new trrl was made
and upon being overruled by the court, a petition for
appeal was filed.
Col. Montgomery will continue to discharge the
duties of the Office until his case is passed upon by
the Supreme Court. If the case is affirmed the fine
will be collected and his Office vacated.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

With the present high prices prevailing the farmer
should find a golden opportunity to feather his nest.
Everything grown on the farm is now bringing the
highest prices known tor many years, the only Difficult
ty is that a sufficient quantity is not raised to supply
the needs of the farm and leave a surplus to be sold
to the man who does not make his living by farming.
The country ham is now bringing 10 cents per
pound and very scarce. Chickens, IS cents per pound,
undressed and none too plentiful. Mich cows can
hardly be bought at any price. Good beeves cannot
be had for loYe nor money.
Corn is worth IS cents per bushel; cotton has
sold all the winter from 12c to 13c per pound. The
entire list of farm products can be gone over with
the same high prices prevailing. Yet, nobody seems
to have more than is necessary to supply their own
demand.
The packers are reapine the harvest that riehiful-
ly belongs to the Southern farmer. All of the pro-
ducts that come from the packing plants are unusual
ly high and will remain so until the policy of buying
everything is changed.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01
TUPELo. MISSISSIPPI, AUGUST l. 1918
WHO is

Following the burning of the unfortunate negro
convicts on the Oakley farm last week Supt. Cathlngs
issued a statement in which he charged that the leg
islature of tine state, by its failure to make al appro-
priation with. which to construct ire proof barracks
for the convicts. was responsible for the great loss OF
life on the Oakley farm. Just how tar the ouperin-
tendent is correct we are unable to say, but we know
that every precaution should be taken to prevent a
repetition of this horrible disaster.
The people of the state are willing to incur all
necessary expense to insure the safety of the lives and
health of the states prisoners, Rather than see one
life sacrificed or any convict unjustly or lnhumanely
treated, the state should forego every penny OF proht
that goes annually into the state treasury from her
convict labor. Further than this, it would be better
TO have the governor to pardon every. one OF the eieh-
teen hundred felons than to sacrifice the life of one
of them.
The legislature at its next sitting should speclh-
cally provide for the safekeepine of the convicts by a
proper and adequate appropriation. BY the use OF
convict labor the state can burn the brick and do all
necessary work in constructing walls within which the
convicts can be safely kept. These walls should
be made fire proof and the best sanitary plans adopt
ed. Although a convict, a mans life and health
should be safely guarded.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01

green hands for the first ten
days. All of these have been
dismissed and experienced help
from Memphis has been secured.
They are now ready to give
satisfaction to everybody by
doing as good work as any city
laundry. They offer $500 and
$500 laundry books at a cash
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01
A BUMPER CROP

The crop conditions as reported from all sections
of Northeast Mississippi were never better and if no
unforeseen calamity befalls it, the crop of 1913 will
be a record breaker. The acreage in corn has been
largely increased and the crop is excellent on both
low and upland. The same conditions exist with cot
ton.
The seasons so far have been admirable, no in
sects have appeared and should conditions continue
Lee county will harvest the greatest corn and cotton
crop ever grown.
While the prospect for an abundant corn crop is
fine, there is a scarcity of hogs and beeves and our
people will not be able to fatten the necessary amount
of meat to carry them through another year. With an
abundance of corn, however, hogs will become more
plentiful and a year hence every farmer should be
provided with a bountiful supply of country hams,
bacon and lard.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01

discount of ten per cent. The
driver carries them and they can
be secured from him at any time.
Tupelo should see that the home
industry is patronized as nothing
is more needed here than a good
laundry. All ladies of the city
are invited to call at the laundry
and inspect the new sanitary
methods used to laundry clothes.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01

FOR SALE:-One new Bennett
Portable Typewriter" 1t will do all
that an ordinary typewriter is expected
to do. 1t has the standard keyboard
and is a genuine typewriter in every
way. Nothing to wear out except the
ribbon and they cost zoe. 1t is eleven,
(11) inches long, FIVE. 90 inches wide,
and two ~ inches thick. Price $500.
But | will take a little less than $500
for it. Come around and see it.
IRA KOLB,
2tpd Office over Clifton's Drug Store.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01
COURT OF

Forecasts of the work that will come before the
next legislature are being sent out by the Jackson
correspondents and the suggestion has been made that
the bill to establish a Court of Appeals will again be
introduced.
Governor Brewer very wisely recommended the
establishment of a Court of Appeals, knowing the con-
eested condition of the business before the Supreme
Court and the necessity for some means of relieving
this condition.
The legislature, however, was not in the mood to
establish new offices and declined to pass the bill es-
t~ablishine the court. The legislature should reverse
itself in this matter and give the people of the state
who find it necessary to litieate, relief. The delays
incident to getting cases finally adjudicated frequently
works great ~hardships upon lhigants and in many in
stances disastrous losses follow these delays.
The people are entitled to a judicial system that
can expedite litigation and settle their affairs in the
courts without unnecessary delays. Long drawn out
lawsuits are expensive and should not be made neces-
sary on account of our inadequate judiciary.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01

The new steam Laundry which
began business on the first of
the month is meeting with much
encouragement and is doing a
SPLENDID business. The laundry
could not at first get first class
help and was compelled to use
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01

DR.. J. W. McGruder, Professor Of English and
Vce-President of the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, died at his home on the college grounds Sunday
at noon. DR.. McGruder had reached the advanced
age of 10 years and his death was due to inanition.
DR.. McGruder belonged to one of the states most
prominent families and had lived a useful life. He
served as a soldier in the Confederate army and left
a brilliant war record. For % years he was Profess
sor of English at the A. & NJ. College.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01

Two candidates for membership in the Loyal Or
der of Moose at Birmingham, Ala, were almost in
stantly killed in taking a degree where an electric
current was applied. An order that employs so dam
serous an element as electricity in giving its degrees
should disband.
The Tupelo journal., 1913-08-01
Snap Shots From Saltillo.

Miss Pearl Morgan was a visi-
tor to Tupelo Tuesday.
George Ballard, of Billiards.
vile, spent Tuesday here.
Mrs. J. P. Morgan is visiting
relatives in Quincy, Miss.
Monde West and wife visited
relatives in Plantersville last
week.
Mrs. lila Tubbs and son, of
Amory. are visiting Jeff West
and family this week.
Miss Willie Stevenson left Sun
day for Alderman.
Prof. Jim Robins, of McKen-
zie. Tenn, spent afew days here
last week.
Misses Battle and Jumper, of
shannon, are visiting Mrs. Nc
Combs this week.
j. L. Langston and daughter
spent Sunday in Verona.
Mrs. Mamie Wesson, of
Memphis, is visiting relatives at
this place.
Mr.. Burrow is building a mod
ern home where his fathers res
idence stood.
Rev. McInnis and Rev. Hunter
began a protracted meeting at
the Presbyterian church Sunday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15
WHAT TWO.FiFTY IN
 ADVERTISING DID

There was once q man who had a watch and kept the time. But the man didn't need the watch. He had an otter. So he put an ad in the paper that the watch was for exchange for |, fountain pen. He did need d foun- tain pen. \ small boy who had n pen and wanted q watch saw the ad and the trade was made. The pen was worth two dollars
 After the man got the pen he decided that he needed pocket knife SO he advertised that he would trade the pen for a knife on this deal he got a knife worth two-fifty. Then he ad- Vertised the knife and traded if for T fol worth three fifty This he traded il. the same way for five dollar stick pin
 Thus he went on until he had put ten ads in the paper and had made ten trades. He then had q silver watch worth fifteen dollars and he ha,, spt mt two dollars and d half for ad. vertising. This with his original dol lar watch deducted from the value of his silver watch showed that he had gained just eleven dollars by his ad vertising campaign. or one thousand :, nd ono hIIpdrel nor cont Tb,t ,,,n,, now believes that advertising pays He is in business and he runs a big ad every day.
 IL is easy to prove that this man < theory is right. Just advertise for , while and keep track of the increase in sales. Money talks.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15

Yesterday in New York. the center Of the white mans civilization in this country of ours. The headquarters of al of the good people who send "civil
 isation" and incidentally also the Headquarters of the people who send the rum, to the natives. rival bands of civilized white men fought a pitched battle in the very heart of the city. in front of Madison Square Garden. They police. It was a highly civilized scene. this fight and it would have been in- ttresting to the poor native. Not long ago gunmen in the same city openly murdered n gambler who would not "Cnme across" with the necessary hrihes for the police. Daily we read in the papers of wars and murders and thieverv and crooked politics among this wonderful white race which is teaching civilization to the natives.
 It would almost seem that the peace full native of the long ago was far bet ter of than he Is now and that the white man who is sticking medals on himself for civilizing the aborigines might look just a little to his own mental and moral rectitude and begin a little civilizing campaign at home.
The Nome daily nugget., 1913-12-15

We nri Il great deal about the ri\ . ii.uti.n ul lnu world .,nd especial! of .tI.' G!c.at I,pupIn o: ouIs. The I.- iinlns influences ui ,i\ !Iiz.il!ua ls u1 ten quoted to prove that where th. white man goes the gen eIal moral tone is raised and the native who has his education his religion and his rctinelncnl thrust down his throat at the point of the tive and responds readily to the en- frightened teachings of the dominant white race.
 Poor Ul native. The American ln- dian and the Australian Maori are eA- .imples oi the greater civilization uf tn, white man who came among them with the Bible. the rife-ball and rum. Both of these ancient hardy races are now but ragged shreds rep recenting the banners of their past glories. Gone to seed, eaten up with disease and of absolutely no value either in the political or commercial world.
 The vaunted civilization of the white man was forced upon these primitive peoples and along with civilization came disintegration and racial decay.
 T,nNx Tn hoe la~r,, .L~ i*!"s of Samoa the same thing occur req There peaceful. full-blooded, in- nccent race of "uncivilized" natives lived and loved and dwelt in harmony They decked themselves in flowers and ia their innocence they needed no other covering. The world was good. thei, gods were all peaceable gods and nat . tre was lavish with her blessings.
 Today the samoans. like the In- dians and the Maoris are going to seed
 First they were robbed by the white man. Then they were told that theii gods were not gods and that they mus, rot look to the ancient dieties for fail times and fair crops.
 Along with the robbery and relig ion canes another word that begins with R. rum. And the uncivilized m tives of two continents and beAuti- fl archipelago took to all three. They we're rapid learners. proficient students a- the white mans school. So good that now the uncivilized races. tha, were. are considered to be half civil: ized at least and they are weak phy- sically. morally and mentally. All tho ancient glory gone the innocence and stability of character gone. Just the husks of once vital race are left.
 But it is the law. The white man ie supreme and his greater civilization must override tho lesser. He is so very civilized tho white man.