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Show DISFIGURING UPTON SINCLAIR STRIKES BACK CZAROWXTZ OF RUSSIA DEVEL- OPING SPLENDIDLY, : rices rrlnce of Tickers With Awful Tacts Calcu ated to D.stroy the Infamous Industry. In a recent Issue of the Saturday Evening Post Mr. J. Ogden Armour makes the assertion that the government Inspection of the beef trust Is an Impregnable slaughter-house- s wall protecting the public from Impure meat, and that not an atom of diseased meat finds Its way Into the products of the Armours. Mr. Upton Sinclair, author of "The Jungle ( a tenlflc statement of packinghouse conditions), studied the meat Industry for two years, including much time spent In the Chicago stockyards as a workman; he Is the best equipped outside authority on stockyard conditions. In Everybodys Magazine for May Mr. Sinrlalr makes a startling and convincing anewer to Mr. Armour's assertion. Commencing with the statement that J. Ogden Armour Is the absolute and not the nominal head of the great packing house Industry which bears his name Mr. Sinclair says: "I know that In the state-knent- s quoted, Mr. Armour willfully and deliberately states what and positively knows to be falsehoods. That he might be properly equipped to des'-r'b- e conditions in "Packing-townMr. Sinclair worked for a period as a laborer In the plant of Armour A Co., and he tells of sights of tilth and horror such as he hopes never to see again, but the strongest coincidence of the truth of the claim that meat unfit for human food Is put on the market comes from a man for years superintendent at Armour ft Co.'s Chicago plant, Thomas F. Dolan, of Boston. Mr. Sinclair In his article "' lays: "At the time of the embalmed-bee- f scandal at the conclusion of the Spanish war, when the whole country was convulsed with fury over the revela- tions made by soldiers and oUlcers (Including Gen. Miles and President Roosevelt) concerning tbe quality of meat which Armour ft Co. had furnished to the troop., and concerning which It hid caused, the death-rat- e the enormity of the condemned-mea- t Industry' became suddenly clear to one man who had formerly supervised it Mr. Thomas F. Dolan, then 'residing In Boston, had, up to a short time previous, a superintendent ft Co.'s, and one of Mr. at Armo-;Philip P. Armour's most capable and trusted men. . When he read of the death-ral- e In the army, he made an affidavit concerning the things which were done In the establishment of Armour ft Co., and this affidavit he took to the New York Journal, which published it on March 4, 1899. Here are some extracts from it: ; "There were many, ways of getting around the Inspectors so many. In fact, that not more than two or three cattle' out of 1,000 were condemned. I know exactly what I am writing of In this connection, as my particular instructions from Mr. W. E. Pierce, superintendent of the beef houses for Armour ft Co., were very explicit and definite. ; "Whenever a beef got past the yard Inspectors with a case of lumpy Jaw and came Into the slaughterhouse or I was authorized by the kltlng-bcd- , Mr. Pierce to fake bis head off, thus removing the evidences of lumpy Jaw, after casting the smitten portion Cud the tank where refuse goes, to Isend the rest of the carcass on Its ,way to market. ! "I have seen as much as 40 pounds of flesh afflicted with gangreno cut from the carcass of a beef. In order that the rest of the animal might be utilized In trade. One cf the most Important regulations of the bureau of animal Industry Is that no cows In calf are to be Out of a plac'd on the market. slaughter of 2,000 rows, or a day's f arc with killing, perhaps ralves. My instructions from Mr. Pierce were to dlspoie of the calv's item rnMl n'ilit, or until by fhe Inspectors lift off duty. The little carcass s wire then brought from all over the p.',.c,.;.n .rus end skinned by boys, who receive two cents for removing each pelt. The prtf were sold for 30 cents inch to thj kl .glove TMs occurs every manufacturer?. night at Mr. Armour's concern at Chicago, or af:cr each killing of cows. "I now propore to sidle here exactly what I myself have witnessed In Philip H. Armour's packing '..mise with cattle that have hi on con k mned hy tho govornmrnt Inspectors. "A workman, one Nlcholns Xewson during my time, informs tho inspector that the tanks are prepared for the reception of the condemn'd cattle and that his presence In required to see Mr. the beef c.--st Into the steam-tank- . Inspector proceeds at nn-- c to the place Indicated, and the con Uvuned cattle, listing been brought up to the tank- n r - one-hal- 1 room on trucki, are forthwith cast Into the hissing steam-boiler- s and r. "But the condemned ateer does not In the tank any longer than the tiros required for his remains to drop through the boiler down to the floor below, where he Is caught on a truck and hauled back again to the cutting-room- . The bottom of the tank was open, and the steer passed through the aperture. I have witnessed the far4 many times. I have seen the beef dropped into the vat In which a steam-pipwas exhausting with a great noise so tnat the thud of the beef striking the truck below could not he heard, and In s short time I have witnessed Nicholas bringing It back to be prepared for the market. "I have even marked beef with my knife so as to distinguish it, and watched It return to the point where It started. . , Of all the evils of the stockyards, the canning department la perhaps the worst. It Is there that the cattle from all parts of the United States are prepared for canning. No matter how scrawny or debilitated canners are, they must go the route of their brothers and arrive ultimately at tbe great boiling vats, where they are steamed until they are reasonably tender. Bundles of gristle and bone melt Into pulpy masses and are stirred up for the canning department. "I have seen catttle come Into Armours stockyards so weak and exhausted that they expired In the corials, where they lay for an hour or two, dead, until they were afterward hauled in, skinned, and put on the market for beef or Into the canning department for cans. "In other words, the Armour establishment was selling carrion. "There are hundreds of other men In the employ of Mr. Armour who could verify every line I have written. They have known of these things ever since packing has been an Industry. But I do not ask them to coma to the front In this matter. I stand on my oath, word for word, sentence for sentence, and statement for stay e statement I write this story of my own free will and volition, and no one Is responsible for It hut myself. It is the product of ten years of experience. It !b the truth, the whole trnth, and nothing hut tho truth, so help me God. THOMAS F. DOLAN. Sworn to and subscribed before me this first day of March, 1899."ORVILLE F. FURDY, Notary Public, Kings County, N. Y. "Certificate filed In New York coun- ty." The significance of this statement, as Mr. Sinclair notes, is heightened by the fact that, published as it was In a newspaper of prominence, whoso proprietor Is a man of immense wealth and could be reached by the courts, Mr. Armour made no move to Institute suit for libel, practically admit ting that the statement was true. Mr. Sinclair makes the assertion, and gives abundant proof, that the embalmed worry Incidental to the beef scandal during tbe war with Spain caused the death of Philip D. Armour, and that millions of dollars were spent by the packing interests in the effort to keep concealed the trnth about the matter. The awful mortality from disease among the soldiers during that few weeks campaign was distinctly attributable to the meat rations supplied to the army. There seems small reason jo doubt that meat ns little fit for human food Is still How being placed on tbe market. much disease and death has been the outcome may be Imagined. Summing up the entire facts of the situation, Mr. Sinclair concludes: "Writing In a magazine of large circulation and influence, and having the floor all to himself, Mr. Armour spoke serenely and boastfully of the quality of his meat products, and challenged the world to Impeach his integrity, but when he was brought Into court charged with crime by the he commonwealth of Pennsylvania, spoke In a different tone, and to a different purport; he said guilty.1 He pleaded this to a criminal Indict ment for selling preferred minced ham In Grecnhurg, and paid tbe fine of $50 anl costa. He pleaded gulltj again In Sbriianilonli. Id., on June .111, 1903. to tlie criminal charge oi and selling adulterated again he paid the fine of $30 and costa Why should Mr. Armour be lit off with fines which are of less consequence to him than the price of a pnstase stamp to yon or me, instead of going to Jail like other convicted criminals who do not happen to he millionaires? The Many Virtues cf Salt. Salt puts out a fire In the chimney. paper informs us, is a large stone Salt In the oven under baking tins which serves the inhabit ants as an will prevent scorching on the bottom. Infallible barometer. At the approach Salt and vinegar will remove italna Salt and of rain, this stone turns black or from discolored teacups. blackish gray, while In fine weather soda are excellent for bee stings It is of a light color and covered with and spider bites. Salt thrown on soot white spots. Frobably It is a fossil which has fallen on the carpet will mixed with clay, and containing rock prevent stains. Salt put on ink when salt, niter, or ammonia, which accord- freshly spilled on a carpet will remove ing to a greater or less degree of the spot. Salt thrown on a coal fire dampness in the atmosphere, attracts which Is low will revive It. Salt used In sweeping carpets keeps out moths. It or otherwise. Sunday Magazine. A Stone Barometer. In northern Finland, so a native HUMOR. THE impn..i)i. to Get Employment, ns Face and Body Were Covered with Cured by Cutlcura. , BECOMING COLORS. What la Artistic for Blonde and Brunette, and for Her That Xs Neither One. Since the year 1894 I have been troubled with a very bad case of eo-which I have apent hundreds of dollars trying to cure, and I went to tho hospital, hut they failed to curs ms, and it was getting worse all the Mm, Fire weeks ago my wife bought a box of Cutlcura .Ointment and on cake of Cutlcura Soap, and I am pleased to say that I am now com pletely cured and well. It was impossible for me to get employment, as my face, head and body were covered with it. The eczema first appeared on the top of my head, and it had worked ail the way aroand down the back of my neck and around to my throat, down my body and around the hips. It Itched ao I would be obliged to scratch it, and the flesh was raw. I am now all well, and I will be pleased to recommend the Cutlcura Remedies to all persona who wish speedy and permanent cure of skin diseases." Thomas M. Roulter, 290 Prospect Street, East Orange, N. J. Mar. 30, 1905. Blue for the blonde and red for th brunette, with, to use an expression, U slangy phrase, any old color for thi Contrary to Stories Circulated Some woman who la neither the one. nor the Time Ago That Ha Was Defao other, but a sort of nondescript, seem tire. Ho Manifests Great to be the only hard and fast rule Never mind If the blonde has pink ana Precocity. white skin, with grey-gree- n eyes, In A short time ago tho story gained which no hint of blue may be noted wide circulation that tho exarawits, blue la selected for her, and wear II the only son of the czar of Russia and the must, Ironically comments a write: heir to the throne, and over whose In the St. Louis At advent such rejoicing took place In a matter of taste, she should Instead Russia two years ago, was Mleflclent wear pale green, deep brown, cerise, mentally and phyiscally; the story blue, pink and black, with any blue going on to say that the child, althat la selected at all, either a navj though now over two years old, had or a bright turquoise. Yellow foi not talked or walked and seemed not such a type makes an Ideal gown foi only to be dumb, hut deaf as well. evening, and ao will white over green At the time this report was. going There la a mauve, with pink lights the rounds of tbe newspapers, a picthat becomes this complexion also. ture of the child was printed which If the eyes of such a blond are blue told another story, and made It. hard or violet, still she will not look bet to believe that so bright and beautiful best In the pale blues; let her Instead a looking baby could actually be lackwear heliotrope, pink, purple, green lr Aa ing In physique and mentality. the lightest shades; white or black far as one could judge from tbe phocrimson and mauve. A dark tograph, which was, said to be one of will also be very becoming anc the latest taken of the young heir, PADEREWSKIS one shade of gray. BELLBOY. and from which the splendid The real brunette, with dark eyet herewith produced was made, the Xualcal Youth Made a Hit with the and hair and plenty bf color, has i son of the Russian ruler possessed a Great Pianist by Playing large choice, except in black, whict body, a pretty head, poised la rarely becoming. Hla Minuet. Cream, yellow on and a shoulders gracefully sturdy Indian w red, Ivory tints, deep and pale face on which was stamped IntelliRosamond Johnson, of Cole ft Johnblues, cardinal red, all the tans, coral gence and amiability. son, composers of that once popular pink, fawn color, putty and the terra And now In harmony with tbe apUnder the Bamboo Tree, once cottas; old robe and rose pink; all pearance of the picture another story song, are becoming with pale blue, white la being told of the precocity of the held a position aa bellboy in Young in Boston. This place, aaya Sucand pale green, for evening wear. little czarawltz. At the age of 14 hotel cess Magaxlne, he once nearly lost, What Is called a fair brunette,' months, it Is said, he could already the of through where taking the akin la delicate and the" liberty playing distinguish his nurses by name, and Paderewski's Minuet" for the great eyes violet or dark blue and the hail now begins to spout Muscovite nouns dark brown, must be careful In select of 25 consonants, koks preferred. pianist. Paderewski, who wae staying strong colors that will kill hei Near the battlefield of Lobovltz, In ing at that hotel, had rang for a belland young Johnson aniwered the delicate complexion. No such choice Bohemia, they have a brook that flows boy, call. aa bright yellow or vivid red, but rath along for a couple of yards without Being so fond of music, he made er the less pronounced shades oi any vowel at all. The Brotlenka, or bold to ask the great composer and both, and all maize, golden browns something worse, but the heir of all the Russiaa would probably manage to pianist to play the Minuet" for him. gold tans, pale coral, salmon pink anc Paderewski could not understand Engallvery blue. pronounce It. He can also And the girl who le decldedlj kitten mewls and imitate caterwauls lish then, and the boy thought from hla that he wished him brown, like the nut, must nee cerWagnerian efforts perhaps excepted. to gesticulations play R. So he eat down at the tain colors that will bring out hei When brigadier generals strut Into his and commenced playing: Padpiano coloring beat. Warm grays, like tht presence he scrutinizes them with s sort of zoological interest, and after erewskis manager happened to enter puce; red browns, rose red, nasturthe room just then, and, enraged at will walk tium, ecru, aprloot color, peach bloshandling their sabers around to see If nature has developed the bellboy's presumption, threw him som, amber in Its tawny tones and out of the room and went directly to brass tackle on both sides. Ivory white are all good for her. the management and had him disWhere the hair la neither light not Two years is a little early for an esthe eyes sometimes hazel, mort cort of pedagogues; but this little charged. A soon as he learned what had dark, times blue, and again gray or blue Muscovite has already four Of them, been done, Paderewski, who had been gray, including a supervisor of nls gymgreat attention must be paid tc pleased with the lads playing, sent the nastic amusements. The rest are kind- for of the skin; if th- -t is cleai coloring the manager of the hotel and had pink and white, all the shades ol ergarten expei ta In various rudiments Tohnaon reinstated In hla position. mauve and purple are good, and also of science, and the one for "elements of construction la kept busy straightthe blues with green In them, and the to Oblige. milling Give me the city ball, please," said greens with blue lights. On the othe: ening out the building blocks which the descendant of the Rurlka Is piling the lady to the conductor of the street hand, If the skin la sallow, such colon to realize his palatial ideals. The col- car. ate not becoming. I should be glad to do ao, madam," lapse of hla Kremlins does not discourage him at all. He routs an In-- 1 replied the conductor, who was a new EMBROIDERY DESIGN. trader In the shape of a suspected man and had been' greatly Impressed French poodle, and then clefffTTftv ny the rules of the company, which Intended for Working on a Handkerground for the work of reconstruction. insisted upon employes being courtechief. Work in Satin Stitch and But there seems to he one dark ous and obliging. "I should, Indeed, Border in Buttonhole. on cloud the horizon, and that la the be glad to do so, bnt the lady oven ominous predictions of Prof, Hertwlg, there with the green feather In hen This design le Intended for working of historical omen studies, and others, hat asked for the city hall before yon The work who say that the czars kingdom Is got on the car. Is there any other on satln-atltcwith the exceptloz doomed and that only trouble and that building that would suit yon just as la In of the border, which Is In buttonhole; Detroit Free Press. of the most distressing kind awaits well? all should be raised by running out the young heir. Prof. Hertwlg holds Time to Get Busy. several times before the aatln-atltc- b that the wunderkinds (Wonder Her Husband I were ta done. Fine, soft, embroidery cot yon thought Kid's") chances for domination are nil. going to visit your mother. The Russian empire, he predicts, will Hie Wife And so I am. be split up into a wilderness of repubWell, yon had better to pack lics, with a great probability that the your trunk at once. Thebegin train leaves work of disintegration will begin with In 48 hours. Chicago Dally News. a contagious revolt. Somewhere In Finland, Poland or Feet. the Caucasus an Insurrection will Tees Isnt that Chicago girl tall? make headway, and a world of mal- She must he nearly six feet. contents will fly to arms. Often Jess Yea; and If she stood on tip toes shed be seven feet Philadelphia m Author of "The Jungle" Array of SKIN well-molde- d Globe-Democr- at red-brow- n4 fac-slml- le Press. KNIFED. Coffee Knifed an Old Soldier. e An old soldier, released from at 72, recovered his health and tells about it aa follows: 1 stuck to coffee for years, although it knifed me again and again. About eight years ago (as a result of coffee drinking which congested my liver), I was taken with a very severe attack of malarial fever. "I would apparently recover and TfOrt about my usual work only to suffer a relapse. After this had been several times during the year THE YOUNG IIEIK TO THE RUSSIAN repeated I was again taken, violently ill. THRONE. The Doctor said he had carefully smothered sparks will rise in Irrepresstudied my case, and it was either quit sible flames and the throne of the Ro- coffee or die, advising me to take n manoffs will come down with a crash in its place. I had always thought And even more solemn warning coffee one of my dearest friends, and Col. Maurice Gas comes from Fnvu-q- . especially when sick, and I was very ear, the pious Pagan," as his com much taken back by the Doctors deciradf-call him, has no doubt that the sion, tor I hadnt suspected the coffer days of czardom are numbered. I drank could possibly cause my trouBut the prediction of a learned mulble. lah of Erivan, a sort of Mohammedan I thought it over for a few minutes, divine, who had, it Is said, foretold the and finally told the Doctor I would fall of Tort Arthur, has caused the make the change. Postum was proczar the greatest unrest. When tlx cured for me tbe same day and made former had looked upon the pictured according to directions; well, I liked the rzarowlt he said: He is a Jen It and stuck to It, and since then I a doomed child. Rank have been a new man. The change in health, wealth, beauty, intelligence health began in's few days and surmean mischief whenever they come to prised me, and now, although I am gether. It never falls." seventy-tw- o year of age, I do lots of and for the past month hard work, It Is Possible. been teaming, driving sixteen hare Do you think," she asked, that miles a day besides loading and ununy man can really be in love wltl the loading wagjn. Thats what Poe-two gtrla at the same time?" turn In the place of coffee has done he if Oh, yes, happens to be Ir Postum as well doubt as to which one's father la tht for me. I now like the as I did coffee. richer.'' Chicago I have known people who did not 'care for Poetnm at first, hut after havNo Harry. Mrs. Newlyrich We hadn't a alu ing learned to make it properly according to directions they have come to gle "old master" In our art gallery like it aa well as coffee. I never miss John. Mr. Newlyrich Never mind, Jane,-tbe- a chance to praise it." Name given will all be In a few hundred by Postum Oo Battle Creek. Mich. I Look for the little book, "Tho Road yean.--Judoof-fo- , Record-Heral- d ton, or one of the beautiful mercer lzed cottons, should be used for tlu work. The size of the handkerchle: should be decided on, then a piece oi paper cut to size, allowing a margin should have the design arranged upon It Tracings must be taken of the piece shown; the border, could be con tlnued all round handkerchief, ana the corner, of course. In all four cor ners; the whole can then be trans ferred to the handkerchief by mean: of blue tracing paper. Light Colors of Summer, is only very recently that ladle: have gone out upon the street afoot ii gowns of light colored cloth. But thb fashion prevailed hist season, and wif be still more popular this year. Fail Pink, light blue, soft yellow browm and tans and creams will all be won on the street, slda by side, witn sll ver, lobster, crab red and salmon. The make up very lovely suits, which d not soil easily, after all, for one keep them for nice not for marketing anc with a little care they last all the season. it New Auto Coats. Quite the opposite to. the favored bolero Is tbe new design in aato coats These are expected to cover up the gown effectively, to have full length sleeves approaching a caiie size In fullness and to be so loose and easy of 111 as to be almost baggy all over. . ge to Well villa, la pkga. CRITICAL Flesh Reducing. It la said that Vichy and Klsslngea tablets will reduce the weight, that thi combination acts directly on the fatty tissues. The best and sanest way oi is found In diet and flesh-redri- PERIOD IIIT ELLI BENT W0 MCK PREPARE Dangers and Fain of This CHtioal Period Avoided by the Use of Lydia K. pink, boms Vegetable Compound. How many women realise that the most critical period In a woman's existence la the bhangs of life, and that the anxiety felt by women aa this time draws near la not without reason? If her system Is In n deranged condition, or she Is predisposed to apoplexy or congestion of any organ, It is at this time likely to become active and, with host of nervous irritations, make life a burden. At this time, also, cancers and tumors are more liable to begin tlieir destructive work. Such warning symptoms as a sense of suffocation, hot flashes, di slneaa, headache, dread of impending evil. Bounds in the ears, timidity, palpitation of the heart, sparks before tha eyes, irregularities, constipation, variable appetite, weakness and inquietude are promptly heeded by intelligent women who are approaching the period of life when womans great change may be expected. We believe Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound is the world'a great eat remedy for women at this trying i period. Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound invigorates and strengthens tire female organism, and bullae up the weakened nervous system as no other medicine can.' Mrs. A. E. G. Hyland, of Chester town, Md., in a letter to Mrs. Pink-hasays: Dear Mis. Pinkham : I had been suffering with a displacement for years snd was passing through the change of fife. I hod a good deal of soreness, dixzy palls, headaches, and was very nsrvoua I wrote you for advice and commenced treatment with Lydia E. Finkhamb Vegetable Compound aa you directed, and I am nappy to say that all those distressing symptoms left me, and I have passed safely through the change of life a well women." For special advice regarding this important period women are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass Bhe is daughter-in-laof Lydia E. Pinkham and for twenty-fiv- e years has been advising sick women free of charge. Her advice is free and always helpful to ailing women. PERHAPS Maybe IT CURED HIM. the Wife Had Been Out, Maybe Not, the Effect Wes the Rams. Capt Mark Cmto wae being congrat--" slated on his gift of $1,500 from the Carnegie here fund for bravery in the wreck of the Cherokee, relates the New York Tribune. The gift wm unexpected," said Capt. Cssto with a modest smile. It was as unexpected, though hy no mesne as unpleasant, aa the retort lust a wife made to her husband when he came home at three oclock In the morning. The man came home very quietly. In fact, he took off his shoes on the front doorstep. Then he unlocked the door and went cautiously and slowly npatalra on his tiptoe, holding bis breath. But light was streaming through the kephole of the door of the bed room. With a sigh he paused. Then he opened the door and entered. Hla wife stood by the bureau tally droned. I didnt expect youd he sitting up for me, my dear, T havent been, she said. came In myself. he-sai- T Just Catarrh Cannot Be Cured vim LOCAL APPLICATIONS, si tin etssot tha Mat of thsdlMus. Catarrh ta s blood or aooMt- asd hi older to ears It too bum lake SUooal AlMaai. nmadlea. Halla Catarrh Cara la takes lasad seta terality, directly uo tha blood and Bneoua IRrfiKL Haifa Catarrh Cura la not a qaaek aiedh vaa praaerlbed by ona of tha baat phyatdant It RIb hla eoaatry fur nan and la a (Malar pnaerlatloo. la composed of tho beat tonlca kuovB, combined with tho beat blood earl San. acting directly oa tha Sioaoaa aurfacea. Tha perfect combination of tha two Inqeadlenta la what pmduraa auch woaderfal r alia la curing catarrh. Head for tertlmsalala, 1 r. J. CHUNKS CO., Prapa.iTotado.OL Sold by Drui lata, prlca Tile, Taka HaU'a family PUla for Poe-tur- a A Do md 'rrtliu. Ethics. you think we will ever be able to communicate with Mars?" My dear air," answered the aitron-- . omer, you surely do not think 1 would spoil pages of magazine articles yet to be written hy endeavoring to prove the contrary. It would .be verr unprofessional. Washington Star. Real Merit. Mrs. Sklmklns How do yon like your new boarding house? Mr. Jobklns Oh! the rooms are fair, the table le only tolerable, but the ipulp le excellent Hotel Life. I see the Can Franciscans made a brave fight to save their mint" Yes, ssh; yes, Bab," responded the gentleman from the sontb; thd Jnlep season approaches, sab." Cleveland Leader. It Is a faux pas, remarks an urban to ask a lady what a philosopher, taux paa la who never heard of a faux pan |