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'•of .€« i" Si Jfe AGAINST THE Ladies' Home Journal., Sending truth after a lie. It ii ifSld maxim that "a lie will travel seven leagues while truth is getting its boots on," and no doubt hundreds of thousands «f good people read the unwarranted and Malicious attack upon Dr. R. V. Pierce and his "Favorite Prescription "published »n the May (1904) number of the Ladies' iiome Journal, with its great black dis play headings, who never saw the hum oie, groveling retraction, with its incon spicuous heading, published two months ••ater. It was boldly charged in the sland erous and libelous article that Dr. Pieroe's Jjavorite Prescription, for the cure of ^woman's weaknesses and ailments, con tained alcohol and other harmful ingredi ents. Dr. Pierce promptly brought suit against the publishers of the Ladies* Home Journal, for $200,000,00 damages. Dr. Pierce alleged that Mr. Bok, the* editor, maliciously published the article containing such false and defamatory matter wlOf the Intent of Injuring his tmsinesxfurthermore, that no alcohol, or other fcidurious. or habit-forming, drugs ferwere, contained in his "Fa esrfiption that said medicine fpom native medicinal roots and no harmful Ingredients what* that Mr. Bok's malicious state- are, or vorite Is mad conta even me TUr were wholly and absolutely false Anthti retraction prints'' lev were. Total craict tor llr. Fierce ^/ffjp^ if jf WHAT lowledgefha, -—-—gS^1fyrcedTtVapj^"f neCanaivses Favm-tfi Avnorn cprtrHecTthat it djH S CV-^i'oxan'v'oilt'hTalleged nTrmlufflrll&i These facts were also pioven in the tfTal o! Ine action In the Supreme Court. But the Business of Dr. Pierce was grreatly injured by the publication of the libelous article with Its great display headings, while hundreds of thousands who read the wickedly defamatory article never saw the humble groveling re traction, set in small type and made as incon spicuous as possible. The matter was. how ever brought before a jury in the Supreme 'Court of New York State which promptly Tendered a verdict in the Doctor's favfr. us his traducers came to grief and their case slanders were refuted. The Limit of Life. The most eminent medical scientists are unanimous in the conclusion that the generally accepted limitation of human life is many years bt4w that at tainment possible with the advanced knowledge of which the race is now possessed. The critical penod, tiiat de temines its duiation, seems to be be tween 50 and 60 the proper care of the body during this decaue cannot be too strongly urged carelessness then being fatal to longevity. 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I There are a dozen people here who ha'-e used them and they gave perfect satisfaction in every case. I have used them myself with fine results." Sold by Eugene A. Pfefferle. I State RiartffSt By ROBERTUS LOVE. THE two conflicts forty-six years have elapsed. To alter slightly what the governor of North Carolina said to the governor of South Carolina, it's a long time between wars also there is a great gulf of difference between wars in their causes, their methods of con duct and their results. The present conflict is altogether political—a mat ter of civil jurisdiction—while the oth er was both political and physical. No blood will be shed in this war un less it be such as may be shed by rail road passengers in smashups along the line. Furthermore, the struggle is not sectional. It is going on in prac tically every state. North Carolina simply has the distinction of being the first state to "defy" the national gov ernment in the spate's demand that it be permitted to regulate railroad pas senger rates within its own territory One supreme question was settled by the civil war. The question was. Is the United States a nation, or is it a mere bunch of states loosely tied to gether by a string of red tape? The decision was that the iJnited States is singular, not plural. By force of arms the constitution was interpreted to mean that one state cannot secede from the rest of the nation. The string is bindinc That fact is definitely set- EZZZE $1.00 a year ROA 0 7 A O S A N W O N E S a book at 75 pages, containing 120 colored photographs of $ 7 5 picturesque spota ia California and Oregon. tied. But there are certain phases of the problem of state rights which are not settled. The phase now first and uppermost in public discussion relates to the rights of the states to regulate railroad passenger rates Not Pleasant Medicine. Two ticket agents for the Southern railway were arrested and tried in the police court at Asheville, N. C, on charges of violating the new state law by selling passenger tickets at a rate exceeding the two and one-fourth cents a mile which the statute fixed as the maximum The men were sen tenced to serve thirty days on the chain gang. Both are reputable citi zens, one of them an alderman. Thus the operation of the new law was about to begin with a vengeance. As employees of a railroad corporation these men must either obey orders and break the law or they must quit their positions. If they obey orders and the law is enforced, they must take their medicine with the chain gang, which is not pleasant medicine to take. The United States circuit court in tervenes and sets the prisoners free. Judge Jeter C. Pritchard handing down an opinion that the state law is in conflict with federal law Governor R. B. Glenn of North Carolina arises in his oflicial wrath and "defies" the federal decision The combat deep ens Men rush to glory—or the chain gang What has happened in North Carolina may happen in any of the other states which have passed laws reducing the passenger rate. Accord ingly these states, and for that matter, all the others, are watching with in terest the outcome of the North Caro lina affair. Two cent laws have been passed so rapidly that it is a difficult matter to keep track of them. Nearly all of the new rate reduction laws name 2 cents a mile per passenger as the ^T J/4 THE RAILROAD RATE ^AR CAROLINA MEANS. Details of the Incident That Started a National "Problem of Vital Importance—Right of Each State to Regulate Pa% senger Rates In Its Own Territory Is the Question $ civil war began in South Carolina. Now another state rights struggle has begun in North Carolina. Between the Now Uppermost In Public Discussion—Effect of the Two Cent Rate Law Where Tested.. \Jj B'»'9-8i !3 r4 JUDGE C. PRITCHARD AND GOVERNOR R. B. GLENN, PRINCI PALS IN NORTH CAROLINA'S RAILROAD RATE CONTROVERSY. e' 5 *"-yS#f»'*.' ./SPF^i^* BEGUN IN NORTH $ maximum to be charged by the rail roads. In one or more states 2% cents is named, while North Carolina splits the difference. Laws reducing the*^ passenger rate have been adopted this year by North Carolina, Virginia, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Ne braska, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Mississippi—sixteen states. New York alsb passed a two cent bill which Governor Hughes ve toed. Several other states have shown very definite leanings toward such laws, and in one or two of these the veto message of Governor Hughes is said to have influenced the legisla tors against voting for reduction bills. Thus it is seen that the movement is general. Pennsylvania cannot say to Nebraska, "You are populistic," for the old Keystone State has joined the state of Bryan in reducing the rate. Republican as well as Democratic states have passed two cent laws. It is not, therefore, a partisan issue in any sense it is purely a popular issue. There can be no doubt that with the great mass of the people these two cent laws fill a long felt want. Irresistible Demand to Cut Rates There has been an impression for many years throughout the country that passenger rates are too high. People have read about fat dividends declared on railroad stocks, they have imrxr: 3 ^'jri\TAYA^Kf/4 IE $%Zti 8 E fc 2 inn watched the growth of vast fortunes built up by railroad magnates, and they have reached the conclusion that these railroad kings are growing too rich at the expense of the people who travel Consequently the demand up on legislators to cut the rate has been irresistible. Some of the legislators have voted for the reduction because they believe it just and equitable. Oth ers have voted that way on account of pressure from their constituents. Some of the railroad people aver that the laws fiave been made in a spirit of revenge—whatever that is. The fact remains that every mother's son of us wants to travel as cheaply as may be and that perhaps the majority of us be lieve that the railroads could carry us at 2 cents a mile and make money on the transaction. May Be Unprofitable But, +hough this may be true in the case of long hauls, which on many routes *for years past have averaged little or nothing above 2 cents a mile, there are various short haul localities where a uniform blanket rate of 2 cents a mile may be unprofitable to the railroads. Governor Hughes point ed this out in his veto message, and railroad managers insist upon its truth. The massing of population also has much to do with the matter. Upon this phase of the problem the manag ing editor of the Railroad Gazette writes: "Of the states named (as having passed two cent laws) Ohio and In diana have fairly dense passenger traf fic, and Pennsylvania and Illinois have dense traffic in some directions. The Dakotas, Arkansas and Nebraska have extremely light passenger traffic, and the railroads will certainly lose mon ey on their passenger business under the new laws." ^Railroad managers in several of the Mf ,i n.«.i 1.11I I jt middle western, states seem' disposed to give the new laws' a test. In Mis wuri and neighboring states they have revised their tariff schedules to com ply with the law, while in North Caro lina, as we have seen, the Southern railway has instructed its agents to sell tickets at the old rate. In North Carolina Judge Pritchard of the fed eral court has declared the state law practically "confiscatory," while in Missouri'a federal judge has refused to assume that the new rate is "con fiscatory" until it is proved to be so by actual test. According to this fed eral judge's view if the two cent law causes serious losses to the railroads there will be reason for stopping its operation. If not, then the law is con stitutional. Thus a conflict between state and federal jurisdiction was avoided in Missouri. With bated breath the public awaits the issue of the conflict Some of the large newspapers have become hys teric over the North Carolina^incident. One of the New York dailies, in dou ble leaded lines at the head of its editorial page, reminds President Roosevelt of what Andrerr Jackson said he would do to John jr Calhoun if South Carolina should pass the nullification act Some citizens are crying out against Governor Glenn for declaring that his state law shall be enforced whether Uncle Sam consents or not. Others are sending bouquets to the governor. Must Pay Full Fare. In some of"the middle western states where the railroads are giving the new passenger rate a test there is more or less wailing and gnashing of teeth because the railroad managers have made the two cent rate apply to every class of passenger. Two cents is minimum as well as maximum in these states now. Clergymen who have been ridingon half fare tickets must pay full fare. Actors and others who have had reduced rates are up against the real thing now—pay 2 cents a mile or walk. As to free passes, ask of the winds! Missouri began the antipass agitation several years ago and now has a law against the issuance of a pass to anybody. The interstate commerce commission took a hand in the game some time ago and caused widespread sorrow among many privileged classes and individuals who had been riding on passes, and also made it extremely difficult for newspapers to exchange good advertising space for transporta tion. Hogs may still be exchanged for hominy, the dairyman may swap but ter with the baker for bread, but the commission would have it that adver tising and transportation are not ex changeable commodities. Quite a Jumble. What the end will be no man can foresee. The national congress and various state legislatures Ime taken turns at railroad regulation during the past two or three years, and the con glomerate result marks distinctly "a new epoch in the history of common carriers. Freight rates, passenger rates, reciprocal demurrages and what not have agitated the legislative and the lay mind until the jumble is such that our familiar old friend, a Phila delphia lawyer, cannot untangle it. The passenger rate laws form only one group in the maze of railroad leg islation. There are other sorts of statutes, with regard to railroads which are calculated to cause both railroaders and rank outsiders to pause and inquire. Whither are we drifting? or, in the language of Mr. Harriman, Where do I stand? Kansas, for instance, has passed a law providing that a freight conductor or other official may be sent to jail for thirty days for refusing to carry pas sengers in a freight train caboose. It is well known to the traveling public that most railroads have rigid rules against this practice. Freight trains are intended for hogs, dried apples* and California prunes Passenger trains are intended for passengers Kansas still lacks a law requiring the pas senger conductor to carry hogs, except ing the seat hog, which finds place in every coach. Blow at a Famous Bridge., In Missouri a law has been put on the statute books which makes it pos sible to send a ticket agent to the coun ty jail for six months if he sells a ticket charging a higher rate across a bridge than the rate through the open country. This no doubt is a blow at the famous Eads bridge across the Mississippi river at St Louis, which for many years has wrenched 25 cents from the unwilling and protesting pocket of every person who has rid den across it in a railroad coach, though if one prefers to get out and foot it he can walk across for a nickel. But to the mighty commonwealth of Texas is reserved the crowning glory, the ultimate flower of railroad legisla tion. The statute meant here is really not aimed against the railroads. It is not one of the "laws with teeth" against which some members of the corporation press gnash and foam. In fact, it is a law even without lips, for it prohibits the drinking of liquor in any railroad train that runs on Texas soil. Only by an absolute reversal of etymology can this new Texas statute be called railroad baiting. This whole railroad problem is a thing to be worked out by careful and no doubt tedious labor. In time it will be adjusted to the demands of justice and equity. Whether the ultimate out come will be government ownership or uniform federal supervision—or some thing else labeled "just as good," which the sociologists of tomorrow may settle upon as the best possible solu tion—is not to be determined just now. It is enough to say that the matter is of vital present importance, something new under the sun, having had Its start as a national problem within toe memory ©f Infants now living. HUE POEM'S AUTHO How F. M. Finch Wrote 'The Blue and the Gray.* It INSPIRED BY A NOBLE DEED. Impartial Floral Tribute From Women of Columbus, Miss., to Memory of Confederate and Federal Soldiers Caused Ithaca's Ex-Judge to Pen Verses of National Repute. It was Th 1867, while the fires of haje were actively burning both north and south, that the famous poem, "The Blue and the Gray," was written, says H. J. W. Dam in the New York Trib une's Sunday Magazine. The north was flushed with triumph the south was red with the shame of defeat, and both mourned their countless dead. A little company of grieving women at Columbus, Miss., seeing in war, as wo men do, only its tragedy and its woe, mournfully decorated the graves of the dead Yankee soldiers in the local grave yard as well as those of their own kin. A dispatch telling of this incident was printed in the Tribune as follows: The women of Columbus, Miss., animat ed by nobler sentiments than are many of their sisters, have shown themselves impartial in their offerings to the memo ry of the dead. They strewed flowers alike on the graves of the Confederate and of the Federal soldiers. This dispatch was read in the spring of 1867 by a lawyer of forty living in the town of Ithaca, N. Y., whose ardent partisanship for the north did not in hibit his sympathy with the fallen dead of the south. Though he had nev er published a poem, he had, as will be seen, a singularly rare poetic gift. In speaking of it this author. Francis Miles Finch, widely known in legal circles and formerly associate justice of the court of appeals of New York, who recently died at Ithaca, said: Whe I read those lines in the Tribune, it struck me that the south was holding out a fneiidl hand and that it was our duty not only as conquerors, but as men and their fellow citizens of the nation, to grasp it. If the war was over and peace had supervened, it seemed to me that peace should be re-established in our hearts as well as upon our records. And thus it was that he wrote of the war that was over and of the dead that remained. The whole spirit of his poem was the equality that lies in death. He gave to the conqueror his "robings of glory," to the conquered their "gloom of defeat" but was moved to say: So with an equal splendor The morning sun rays fall, Wit a touch impartially tender, On the blossoms blooming for all. This was the spirit and the message —that the blossoms bloomed alike for all who had fallen. Having written it, he desired for the first and.^ only time in his life to have one"of his poems published. His nat ural selection of a medium for this purpose was the Atlantic Monthly. The volume of the magazine in which, in September, 1867, it first appeared, contained verses from Oliver Wendell Holmes, E. C. Stedman, James Rus sell Lowell, John G. Whittier, Alice Cary, Theodore Tilton and other names of authors an3 poets well known in American literature. The editor accepted the poem, but asked that the facts in the Tribune dispatch, which was quoted above it, be incorporated in its body so as to form the opening verse. The author tried this, «but the result was unsatis factory, and the poem was finally printed as originally written. The au thor was given in the index as "F. M. Finch,'' a name entirely unknown to literature. No poem by any of the famous authors named, however, has ever enjoyed a tithe of its widespread popularity or its powerful social re sult. he Blue and he Gray By the flow of the inland river. Whence the fleets of iron have fled, Wher the blades of the grave grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day Under the one, the blue. Under the other, the gray. These in the robings of glory, Those in the gloom of defeat. All with tAe battle blood gory. In the dusk of eternity meet: Under the sod and the dew. Waiting the judgment day Under the laurel, the blue, Under the willow, the gray. the silence of sorrowful hours The desolate mourners go. Lovingly laden with flowers Alike for the friend and the foe: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day Under the roses, the blue. Under the lilies, the gray. So with an equal splendor The morning sun rays fall, Wit a touch impartially tender, On the blossoms blooming for all: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day Broidered with gold, the blue, -. Mellowed with gold, the gray. So. when the summer calleth^ On forest and field of grain, With an equal falleth The cooling drip of the rain: ^Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day W with the ram, the blue, We with the rain, the gray. Sadly, but not with upbraiding, The generous deed was done, In the storm of the years that are fad ing No braver battle was won: Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day Under the blossoms, the blue, Under he garlands, the gray.' N more shall the a cry severe Or the winding rivers be red They banish our anger forever sj&jjWhen they laurel the graves of our hii dead: f£^4 Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day Love and tears for the blue, Tggji Tears and love for the gray. —Francis Miles Finch. 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