Star-Democrat, Greencastle, Putnam County, 22 October 1909 — Page 4

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Advertlslux Rates I poll Application GREENCASTLE HERALD Established lUOf. The live daily paper of Putnam County—sent to any address in the United States for $3.00 a year—Payable •trlctly in advance. 6 cents per week Entered as second-class mall matter at the Greencastle, Ind., Postofllce.

The State Board ot Health Cites the Fact That Their Cost is S3.341.454

TYPHOID FEVER LEI) LAST MONTH

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80 PER CENT TOO MUCH

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THE RAT.LANCE OF TRADE If the advance reports of tlie treasury officials be correct, then last summer, for the first time in many years, we Imported more goods than we exported. In fact the whole year sliows a decided falling off in exports and a decided gain In imports. Even with tli e harvester trust selling abroad cheaper than i t home and many other manufacturing interests doing the same, we have not been able to compete in the world's morket. South America can sell her corn and beef in Europe at higher price than in America and buy her manufactured articles cheaper. Brazil sells he coffee in America and buys her goods in England and Germany. The same thing is becoming more and more true of other countries of the world. Our system of protection makes it impossible for us to compete in manufactured products, and Canada, the Argentine and other new countries are beginning to surpass us in European shipments of corn, wheat, beef and other farm products. We are on the edge of the period when we will be shut in behind our tariff wall, unable to export and compelled to import largeR of the necessities to satisfy the demands of our markets. Already the advancing price of all commodities is becoming an unberable burden. When the balance of trade is all against us and the price of living has still increased the American people may at last awake. And that day is not far distant.

secretary Hurty Says That Ignorance is the Cause of This Largo IVr ('outage of ITifortiinates.

And now it is a judge of a federal I court who declares, in passing judgment in the case of the Government of Theodore Roosevelt against the Indianapolis News, that there was something decidedly suspicious in ti.e way we secured the Panama Canal And so all the expense and all the law machinery put in motion that some people might get even, ends in the court stating that the actions of these people were decidedly suspicious, and the clearing of the defendant.

Secretary liurty, of the State Hoard of Health, sends the following circular to the city papers of Indiana: Maintenance of ITir.irtiinntes. Reports show that the people of Indiana spent $3,341,154 last year to maintain unfortunates. The average annual expenditures for this purpose has been over $3,500,000. Now the question arises—-is it not possible to prevent havrng so many unfortunates? It certainly is possible. But how? It is known that sickness causes poverty, chronic invaldism, mental incapacity, and quite all of the qualities which make unfortunates. Of course, other causes also create unfortunates. As for sickness, hygiene stands ready to reduce materially. This science teaches that fully SO per cent or at? sickness endured is unncessary. The people should open their ears and minds to the truth of hygiene and when the truths are understood then apply them practically to every day life. For instances—30 to 40 per cent of all orphans unfortunates) are created by consumption. Consumption is a preventable disease and is curable in its beginning. Why not prevent consumption and not permit it to slay mothers and fathers and thus make so many orphans. It is cheaper to prevent than to have or to cure. So money is to be made by practically applying hygiene. besides gaining strength and happiness. The effort of the State Board of Health to save life, to save money and to promote happiness through practical hygiene, are frequently laughed at, and the board called cranks. If this ignorant attitude were abandoned, and a desire to ;now. understand, and to lie practical in this matter, were substituted then incalculable advantage woul I tie gained.

The Same Conditions Were True During 1908

CONSUMPTION DEATHS 307

The monthly bulletin of the State Board of Health just issued for Sep-

tember says:

Typhoid fever was reported as the most prevalent disease, and the same was true for September, 190S. Diarrhoea was most prevalent in August It is strange we can’t learn not to have typhoid and diarrhoea. They are filth diseases and a disgrace. Tilt typhoid fever deaths numbered 132 and the cases 711 and was reported from every county. In the same month last year, t4G cases in 7fi •ounties with IIS deaths. Diptheria was reported in 42 counties, 209 cases and 24 deaths; the same month last year, 352 cases in 32 counties and 29 deaths. Pneumonia caused so deaths and was 14th in prevalence. In the same month last year, 93 deaths an 1 4th in prevalence. Consumption did Us usual awful work. Total consumption deaths, 307. Males 142, females, 165. The disease killed 19 fathers and 58 mothers under 40 years of age, made and invaded 290 homes and every county in the state. The preventable consumption is an awful think to

have around.

The total deaths from all causes was 2,C,G0, rate 11.3. Same month last year. 2,755 deaths, ratel2.3. Bv certain causes the deaths were diphtheria 24; scarlet fever, 6; typhoid, 132; pneumonia, 80: consumption, 307; diarrhoeal diseases, 291; cancer, 145; violence, 179. The city death rate was 13.8, the country, 10.0. The death rates of cities over 25,000 were: E. Wayne, 13.4; Indianapolis, 13.8; Evansville, Terre Haute, 15.5; South Bend

5;

14.2.

Another one of the pledges of the Republican party was fora postil saving bank. When the committee appointed reported to the president that the great hankers were against the postal hank ttie pledge was forgotten, however. It makes a difference with the Republican party whether the people or the interests wan: a tl ink, as n >to the tariff revision and the articles on the free lirt.

THUGS TO THINK ABOUT

Thoughts frem men of affair upon questions of the day.

If the census that ts to tie taken should show Indiana entitled to another congressman what a strain there would be upon the nerves of ti.e polith ians while the district were being rearranged. And after all,, haven t we enough congresmen now at $7,500 per year and few laws lor the people made.

‘M's Eoiolsio is the original—has been the standard for thirty-five years. There are thousands of so-called “just as good” Emulsions, but they are not—they are simply imitations which are never as good as the original. They are like thin milk— SCOTT’S is thick like a heavy cream. If you want it thin, do it yourself—with water— but dont buy it thin. FOB BA-LE BY ALL DKnOGlHTB

Hoad 10r., n»m* 'of papor and thU ad. for our beautiful Haring* Bank and Child** Hkctch-Buok. Lim h bunk contain* a Good Luck Penny. SCOTT £ BOWNE, 409 Pearl St-, New York

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The Largest Assortment in Putnam County CLOAKS FOR LITTLE ONES, SCHOOL GIRLS, MISSES AND WOMEN Is to be seen in the Ready-to-Wear Dep’t. This gives you ample choice for selection and we can only hope to sell you because we give you your money's worth in every transaction. Suppose you look over our Cloak stoek before you buy—It costs nothing to look.

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New Arrivals of Tailored Dresses Make tin’s part of our ready - to - wear stock mure attractive than ever. Ask to see the new Moyen-age Dresses as well as the Jacket Suits.

We have placed in stock several

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FUR NECK PIECES

AND MUFFLERS-at suit all sorts of purses.

prices to

ALLEN BROTHERS

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Indianapolis Ouotations

W all St!•(*<•( Back of the Central Bank

Droject.

President Taft lias not only approved the Aldrich tariff law and Mr. Aldri 'h personally but he has given his approval to Mr. Aldrich’s central bank proposition. It is worth while to know who are behind this matter. Alfre O. Crozier of Wilmington, Del who is an expedt on finance, lias the following to say about it; “Tiie plan for a central bank origi' -ited In Wall stree t and not wit', the national monetary commission. Wall street will control this bank or there will be no such institution. It is really humorous to note the coy manner in which wall street interests are alloweding the plans to “leak onF’ gradually. As a niattei of fact, this deal, the prize bunko game of American history, has the game of American history has been completed for months. Fearing the uproar that would be certain to result had the entire scheme been sprung on the public at once the men engineering the deal have been very shrewd enough to spring their plans by easy stages. “Badly as Wall street wants this institution, which would give it instant once they feel that any scheme will be consummated which will keep the control of the institution in the hands of the government. “Of course there lias been no open talk of a Wall street control of a central bank of issue. Such a bank with the capital stock privately owned. In my opinion no scheme could be devised which would prevent Wall street from gaining control of a bank with its stock issued as this is j planned.”

HOGS.

Best heavies $7.55(f) 7.80 Medium and mixed .... 7.40 4(7.Go iood to choice lights ... 7.20£t)7.45 Common to good lights . [email protected] Roughs G.75(557.25 Best pigs 6.25 @6.50 BEST STEERS. Iood to choice heifers .$0.35 @7.50 Ordinarj lights mixed .. 3.75 (S’4.S5 lod •/ iommon to medium .... 5.26^C 25 Common to medium ... [email protected] Choice to fancy yrl. ... [email protected] STOCK CATTLE. Good to heavy feeders . . 4.50 @ 4.75 Plain to fleshy feeders . . 4.00 @ 4.25 Inferior to choice stlks. . 3.75@4. Fair to good feeders .. [email protected] Common to fair heifers . [email protected] Good to choice heifers . . 4.35 (fi 5.25 Fair to good cows 3.25 @3.50 Good to choice cows and

IMG \ A \ LEADS I N CORN.

calves [email protected] Common to medijm .. [email protected]

CALVES

Good to choice veals .. 5.50 @8.50 Fair to heavy calved. . . . [email protected] BUTCHER CATTLE. Good to choice heifers .$1.50 @5.50 Mi-dium to good heifers [email protected] Choice to faucy 3.50 @4.75 Fair to medium 3 [email protected] SHEEP AND LAMBS. Rest yearlings $4.50 @5.00 ■ Common to medium .. [email protected] Good to choice ■ been .. 1.00(5 1.25 Fair to medium :• "O'P't .jucks 2.60 @ 4.00 Good to choice lambs .. [email protected] Common to medium .. [email protected]

Tlie Bainbridge high school has been placed upon the acredited IIel tiie action was taken the first of last week. The examination of (he school by the state officials was on last Friday. The Bainbridge schools are in

be congratulated.

D. aines* Cannot lie Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness and that is by constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused by an inflamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or Imperfect hearing and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out andthlstube restored to Its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh, which is nothing ^iut an Inflamed condition of the mucous sur-

faces.

We will give One Hundred Dollarfor any case of Deafness (caused bycatarrh) that cannot be cured by Hail's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by druggists, 75 cents, i Take Hall’s Family Pills for constipation.

Is Fourth in Wheat and Takes Mis Time \bout Selling.

Tin' following special was sent out

from Washington.

Tlie annual year books of the department of agriculture soon be issued will tell a wonderful story of tiie agricultural wealth of Indiana The figures are for the last calendar year. The amount of corn produce! last year is given a t 137,835,000 bushels with a value, on the farm Decembe rl, last year, of $82,701,OO0. That the Indiana farmer is forced to rush his corn to market is shown by the statement that on March l, 1909, tlie farmers of tlie -•tate still had 63,750,000 busheir of corn on hand. Only five stat -s produced more corn than Indiana 298.020.00 bushels; Nebraska, with 205.707.00 bushels; Missouri with 203.034.000 bushels, and Texas

with 201,848,00 bushels.

The wheat production for the year amounted to 45,169,000 bushels valued at $11,200,00. On March 1, the farmers of the state had 10,389,000 still on hand. Tlie state was fourth In the production of wheat Knasas lead with 79,282,000 bushels Minnetota was second with 68,557, ooo bushels and North Dakota third

with 68,428,000 bushels.

The state turned out 35,4 25,000 bushels of oats, valued at $10,050 000. Of this crop the farmers still had on hand March 1, this year 10,273,000 bushels. Seven or eight states out ranked Indiana in the produced 207,000 bushels last year valued at $136,000. The buckwheat yield was 1 19,000 bushels, valued at $93,000. Some eight or ten states produced more potatoes than Indiana, and yet the output last year

| there were $ 1,052,000, worth $21.I 50 a head, or a total of $22,018,000. Farmer ' heep numbered 1,21 I wore worth $ 1.50 a head or a total if $5,408,000. There were 800,000 -heep of shearing age, April 1. this ear from which 5,040,000 pounds

U linl n W’liimni \\ ill V't i There is nothing a woman not do io regain her Io>t 1m She ought to lie fully ns zealous preserving tier good looks, herb drink called Lanes Fi Medicine or Lane's Tea the efficient aid in preservin'.: a >• tul skin, and will do more

of unwashed wool was taken, and j anything else to reston the r 3,772,000 pounds of scoured wool to faded cheeks. At all was taken. aru * dealers’ 2 5 cents.

The number of hobs in the state January 1st was 3,033,000, worth

? 18,501,000.

Hurst Bros, of Cloverdale have sold to H. \V. Vaughan of Belle nion a Rumley Clover huller. The hullor was unloaded at Greencastle >n Wednesday and delivered to Mr.

Vaughan.

Robert Lynch of Cairn. Ills., has been here for about a c tiie guest of Mr. and .Mr El. Lynch has returned to b honi« The Vandalia Railroad paM taxes Tuesday, the fall - stalli being $9,736.69, which will nu ally swell the account of t ■(

at tiie depostory.

was 5,130,000 bushels, valued a $4,339,000. The hay production aggreated 3 760,000 tons, valued at $33,000,000 That the tobacco Industry is increas ! ing in the state is shown by the statement that the production la-t year amounted to 8,715,000 pound valued at $1,045,800. On January 1, this year, aecor.ling to tlie go\ernmust's statisti ■■ there were 830.000 horses in Indiana, valued at $10? a head, or n total value of $88,710,000. Th<> The mules numbered 92,000 and ai ■ worth $112 a head, „r a total „f $10,304,000, Of intlch cows there were 080,000, worth $35.50 a head, or a total of $24,140,000. O cattle