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view* en Tabercntasls. v- «y- *: ? 4*i ^« MKIA «ooM«. to bovine tnbew»- vern- ,tion of dairy and breed- fttg cattle into the state of Illinois, •f ,, Springfield, October 35, W#9. F. C. Goodwin, >. , Nunda, 111. { r*, Dear Sir:--Your letter of noeat Arte, f J presenting your views regarding the tub- test and the laws and regula­ tions l̂ gsrding the admission of dairy and Iwreeding cattle froin other states into Illinois, was received in dne time, ; and contents carefully noted, In reply, I beg leave to say that I have given the ^nestion of the prevalence of tuberculo- I# Ms among the domestic animals of our (Hate, and the great importance of san­ itary measures looking to its ultimate eradication, and to the prevention, as '"fur as possible, of its spread by contag­ ion, very careful and serious consider­ ation, both before and since I issued my proclamation prohibiting the importa­ tion into this state from other states, of dairy and breeding cattle, until they Shall be tested with tuberculin and be found free from this disease. In its wisdom, the forty-first General Assembly, as an experimental measure, preliminary, no doubt, to the enactment * f ®f more effective legislation, and ample J'**' 3 appropriations to pursue this work in 'i **' V " the near future, placed at the disposal ̂ t Of the Board of live stock commissioners V ' #5,000 per annum for the current two , ?\j$ \ \ .Jrears, with which to demonstrate what >>- «an be done towards stamping out this f' > * disease from among the dairy andbreed- *ng cattle of the state, with the limited U-V'/\ appropriation at its disposal, the Board ? J' ! , decided that it would only test domestic kerds where the owners were desirous ©f having the test conducted and would K aign an application for the test, agreeing §£'11 ' therein to comply with the law and the 1st *ules of the Board in such cases, except , ̂ 4 - V ,'f̂ vhere positive information of the exis- • „ fence of the disease in a herd is brought H^"h* Officially to its attention. In other words, " ' • * ', |t has not been and is not the policy of iV* * ^he Board to enforce the test on any do- . . inestic cattle or dairy herds, in the ab- '•^v*ence of positive information as to the & M Existence of the disease therein, where the owner is not desirous of having his #attle tested. The experience of the few months indicates that the ap- priation available will all be used to fneet the demands of such causes. $ Upon going thoroughly into this sub­ ject, it at once appealed to my mind ||hat it would be the part of folly to un­ dertake the stamping out of this disease in our domestic herds while allowing ^unrestricted importations from other States known to contain many diseased ^cattle. It would be like an attempt to pump a large pool of water dry while v permitting streams of water to constant- k,¥' " x' ®ow P°°l- I therefore, on the ' iT recommendation of the state Board of ^ ^' live stock commissioners, issued my pro- „ , V', clamation to take effect July 1, 1899, re- % fir quiring all dairy and breeding cattle to ! be proven free from tuberculosis, by means of the tuberculin test, before a inoocnla a s to be 'TiflHWfii the eye. On the other hnTKl, during experience in conducting tests, the board has held post-mortems on a^num- ber of animals that did not react to the test, and in none of these cases has any manifestation of tuberculosis been dis­ covered in the carcass. The experience of Mr. H. B. Curler of DeKalb, 111., one of the most progressive dairymen in the state, presents the strongest possible proof that the claim that tuberculin in­ jures healthy cattle is unfounded, since he had his herd tested in 1895 and has since tested in every animal toat he add­ ed to his herd, has retested in 1895,1897, 1998 and 1899, without having discov­ ered a case of disease in his herd since the first test, with the exception of three sucking calves on the last test, that had been fed milk from a near by creamery. I might incidentally state that this case also clearly demonstrates the danger ol infection from milk. Mr. Curler has never had an animal in his herd during all of these tests that showed any ill effects whatever from the use of tuber­ culin. In the face of this record, sup­ plemented as it is by authentic records from many other states where tuber­ culin has been used even longer than it has in Illinois, and from foreign coun­ tries, I am led to believe that you should attribute the abotions that you report occuring, to some other cause. There is a disease among dairy and breeding cattle that prevails in many states, known as infectious abortion, due to a specific germ, which has no relation whatever to the tubercle bacillus. I am reliably informed that there are many importers and breeders of dairy cows that, by fully complying with the re­ quirements in the regulations, have mat­ erially enhanced their business, and that among their customers there is a constantly increasing demand for tested cows. These purchasers are realizing that the enforcement of these regula tions is a method of protecting them from unknowingly purchasing diseased anfenals that, when taken into their herds, are capable of communicating disease to their healthy animals, and consequently consider it greater econ­ omy to pay a little more for a tested animal than to continue to take the risk of bringing the infection into their herds. Undoutedly, the importer who is regularly engaged in furnishing sup­ plies of dairy cows to the farmers and I'i is Pw. •gf Wy i' • being shipped into this state from other .̂ - jv states and countries, similar restrictions are enforced by all the eastern states where active effort is being pnt forth by • the veterinary sanitary authorities to S y< stamp out tuberculosis. How, as to the opinion that yon state f w ' • prevail8 in your vicinity in the minds of Jl< - * jL " the dairymen, that the tuberculin test f: -' / is injurious to healthy animals, I desire ' to sav that, in mv opinion tb« ]»rww« ̂ l entertaining such belief are laboring •y" 4 under a misrepresentation of the facts. I am reliably informed that there is not an authentic case on record throughout the civilized world where tuberculin v $$<'* -v« k®8 ̂ een nBe<* to a greater or less extent $4' » > for a number of years by sanitary au- '/ 1 • thorities, where a healthy animal has s j shown any effect whatever from being *•*injected with the serum. The tuber- v culin used in all cases by inspectors jhap. favonfct tMtjrii oittle has re- dounded in a miisllia tvftjr to their pres­ ent benefit. It is not the purpose of the state Board of live stook oouunisaioaers to enf tree any unnewnary restrictions upon the trade in dftixy and breeding cattle, and everything has been done by the Board to make compliance with the regulations as easy and as devoid of annoyance as possible ̂with this object- in view, the Board has devised a permit, to be issued on application, where shippers prefer to have cattle tested by one of the Board's veterinarians on arrival at destination. This plan is considered more satisfac­ tory by some, and probably less expen­ sive to the shipper. The Board has re­ cently adopted a permanent tag. which it will furnish to its inspectors, so that every tested animal will be numbered and tagged and will carry the evidence of its having been tagged with it At the last annual meeting of the Interstate Association of Live Stock Sanitary Boards, where fifteen different states were represented by their sanitary authorities, it was unanimously resolved that the suppression of tuberculosis among dairy and breeding cattle is the most vitally important sanitary quest­ ion presenting itself for solution, and that every possible effort should be ptit forth by the respective states looking to its suppression and eradication; this, from a point of view involving financial losses among live stock, due to the dangerously contagious and incurable nature of the disease, to say nothing of the more vital relation of the disease to the health and life of human beings, when it is considered that one-seventh of the human race that die are the victims of tuberculosis; that the disease in the human and the bovine is practically identical; that it is unquest­ ionably inter-transmissible; that a con­ siderable percentage of the milk from tuberculosis animals, even where the udder is free from the disease, has been conclusively demonstrated by investiga­ tion and experiment to contain the tubercle bacilli, henoe is capable of comunicating the disease, and that if the disease can successfully be eradicated from dairy and breeding cattle, an ever constant supply of an infecting agent will be removed, I am forced to the con­ clusion that no thinking person with a desired W,,. «wlt> vfawr of it is l̂ ppirpofle, in my message to the Fortjr MtMmd General Assembly, to reoommend deatnble amend- our veterinary sftnitary laws, t> thorough and comprehensive work in an effort to stamp out tuber­ culosis, the appropriation of ample funds to eary ont the provisions of the law, aĵ Jfeftt such provisions shall be made tiuw the owner of Illinois cattle, condemned for tuberculosis, shall re­ ceive compensation in as liberal amount,' upon health valuation, as is possible without creating a state market for such cattle. In this connection I desire to express the hope that every in­ dividual in the state who is directly or indirectly interested in this important subject, will jgive it a thorough, un­ prejudiced and impartial investigation, and that the result of such an investi­ gation will lead to ajcordiai co-operation between the owners of dairy and breed­ ing cattle througont the state and the live stock sanitary authorities, in their efforts to extirpate this disease within thel state and to prevent any further in­ troduction of infection into the state from without. In conclusion; as I have previously stated in person to a delegation fropi your county who waited upon me with reference to these matters, I stand ready to hear all sides of thequestion, am open to conviction, and whenever I shall be­ come convinced, upon the presentation of facts, that I am in error as to the views I now hold, or as to the action that I have taken, I will take great pleasure in changing my views wad in remedying such action. , Signed, JOHN R. TANNER, Governor. -- A Card. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on a SO cent bottle of Green's Warranted Syrup of Tar if it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove satisxactory or money refunded. JULIA A. STOBY. TXT ANTED -SEVERAL BRIGHT AND HON- * * est persons to represent us a9 Managers 1900 a in this and close by counties. year and expenses. Straight, Dona-nae, no more, no less salary. Position permanent. Our references, any bank in any town. It is mainly office work conducted at home. Ref­ erence. Enclose self-addressed stamped en­ velope, THE DOMINION COMPART. Dept. 3, Chicago. ll-16t <£> Made from of taitar* Want Column. QORGHUM FOR SALE--We have a fine ° quality of pare acnchum for sale and are prepared to deliver. Bend In your orders at oncc as last year our large stock was " ad we were una' . ^ . . a u s t - ed soon after made and we were unable to All late orders. This year we have hundreds of gallons ordered from last season's patrons. Warren C. Moss, Spring Grove, Illinois, "C^ARM FOB RENT--2<S0 acres, all good^ciean * land. Erery foot c»n"be plowed. One of the best farms In McHenry county. First- class buildings. Will rent for & term of years. 16-tf m STOITKII. a Co. T3V)B SALE--About 12 fine wool ewes--Sold -£ reasonable. Apply to D. E. Baylor. West McHenry. Town Lota in New Towns. / Merchants, Doctors, Lawyers and all classes of ̂ profession, business or trade, who are looking to a change of location, will-find it to their material advantage to secure their new locations at one oi the new towns on the lines now beinp constructed by the Chicago & North­ western Railway. They are in sections of the counWy that 'have hitherto been without adeyiate railroad and proper market facilities. The surrounding country is enormous­ ly rich, and the towns are all bound to be thrifty and prosperous. Any of them will prove a sure money maker for spec­ ulation or business location. These towns are all owned and man­ aged by the Railroad Company, and the original low prices still prevail as an inducement to settlement. V&t prices and particulars apply to, J. F. CLEVELAND, Land Commissioner, Chicago and North-Weetern Bail- way Company, Chicago. O Bsttntbs figssfeus of > The Kind YSMBS Mways BmH Facts About I has set the standard of quality for all competitors for the last thirty years. The est claim any competitor can make is that his coffee Is "just as good as ArbucklesV' V--'i . / H ^ ; - ^ ; ^ THREE CONCLUSIONS The best Coffee Is Arbuckles*. The only Coffee to buy Is Arbuckles'. The right thing is to Insist on having Arbuckles'. su-..- < v, a,* A Mo. 72 v A School Ba£). Whtefeea wide, 10 inchffe^flpep;' mode of handsome colored netting. Sent post-paid on receipt of !) cent poatace •tamp and 19 signatures cut from wrapper* of Arbuckles' itoMted Coflfee. ; . i . I ' a 'MM, }• under the direction of the state board of live stock commissioners is most care­ fully prepared by experts in the labora- .̂ .̂tory, and the manner of its preparation * precludes the possibility of any injuri- \-j ous effects following its intelligent use. ' > 4; Tuberculin is the product of the badl- lus tuberculosis. It is prepared by i,' »• making what is known in the laboratory V,a- •> as a culture of the bacillus in a proper i fluid medium. These cultivated bacilli are allowed to grow for a certain length g||i £ of time, multiplying in numbers and j I producing their peculiar product, which '*•'" - is known as tuberculin. This tuber I »V' cu*"1 mixes with the medium io which : ̂ the bacilli have been grown, and at this j' . stage the fluid is submitted to a tem- perature of 312 degrees, Fahrenheit, for ' a sufficient length of time to absolutely destroy any living organisms or germs that may be in it. A temperature of 158 degrees, Fahrenheit, will destroy the bacilli in ten minutes if suspended in a fluid. The mixture is then put in a porcelain filter and subjected to an ex­ haust pressure of sufficient force to strain the fluid contents through the porcelain. The filtered fluid does not contain any living bacilli nor the dead bodies of any bacilli. It is then properly evaporated, which drives off the sur­ plus water and concentrates the tuber culin, after which it is carefully bottled under conditions which absolutely pre­ vent the introduction of any germs, ana when properly diluted to a certain stan dard, is ready for use. Our own board of live stock commissioners has caused to be tested, exceeding 4,000 head of domestic dairy cattle, and the reliability of tuberculin as a diagnostic agent is demonstrated by the fact that in not to exceed one in one hundred animals con- denned as the result of the test, has the board failed to discover, on post-mortem examination, the manifestations of the disease. The fact that it is not discov­ ered manifested in this one per cent. No. 73. Scholars' Companion. ̂ f A most useful article for school children. , Ml iBhed wooden ' with lock •ad key, con­ taining lead pen­ cil, pen holder, rale and rubber. Hent post. raid on re­ ceipt of two cent poetase and 15 iturea cut i wrappers of «« v •tamp ftenati from w r No. 74. Noiseless Spring Tape Measure. Sixty inches long, nickel-plated metal case, well- j timshed. it can be carried in the vest pocket. Sent post-paid on receipt of 3c. pontase stamp aad 10 sisnatnrc* cut from wrapper* of Arbuckles' Boasted Coffee. No. 75. A Fifty Foot Measuring Tape. A very uaelul article in the house* hoi land on the farm. Brass case, nickel- plat­ ed linen tape fifty feet long, Sent post­ paid on receipt ef td cent postace Stamp and 18 signatures cut from wrappers of Arbuckles* Roasted Coflts. No. 76 lady's Belt Buckle. •rftilver plated artistic design. Sent postpaid on reccipt of 3 cent postace stamp and 8 Signa­ tures cut Irom wrappers of Arbuckloa' Boasted Coflee. j No. 77. Telescope Drinking Cup. This article is prevented from fsll- ingnpitrt by its uuique construction. Nickel-plated ami l.tghly finished. Enclosed in emboss­ ed n ickel cover no larger than on ordi­ nary watch when tele­ s c o p e d , w h e n e x ­ t e n d e d holds as much as a coffee cup. Sent post.PH id oa receipt of SI cent pontnse stump nnd 13 liiia- tiMrcs cut fr iu wrappers or Ar- bockles' Roasted Coffee. No. 78 An Albjim of Illustrated Natural History. Fifty colored pictures of Animals selected for their beauty and rttrity. Sent post-paid on receipt 'of 9 cent postace stamp and IS slc- aatnres cut from wrappers at Arbuckles' Boasted Coflts. Made of German Silver without seam or joint exoept where tops screw on and off. Seat post-paid on receipt of 3 cent postace stamp iM 13 sicnatsree cut irora wrappers of Arbuckles' Boasted Come. 'tr^o. si ';-Jmen's Suspenders. Elastic Web Suspenders, durable, neat, well mounted. Sent post­ paid on re­ ceipt of two cent post- ago slamp and 16 sic- natures cut from wrap­ pers of Ar­ buckles'Boast ed Coffee. No. 88 Barber Swing Strop. • double strop, one of leather and one of canvas, bound together. Length, 22 Inches, width, two laches, trimmings nickel plated. Scat post-paid [receipt of two cent postace stamp and 13 lslcMCarea cut from wr&ppem of Arbuckles led Coffee® No. 83 A Table Cover. Mf «w Book of the following list will be sent post-paid OR re of a 2 oent postage stamp and 10 sipatures cut from the wrappers of Arbuokles' Roasted Coffee. Will weigh from one ounce to 30 pounds, Heat br ^express, ckcrcec prepaid bjr as, n receipt of S cent | ,pes tace_ e tamp and 300 sicaa- teres cut from wrappers of Ar­ b u c k l e s ' Boas t sd Coflee. When or­ dering name your nearest Ex press Office as well as your .Pest Office, Handsome cloth, varie­ gated figured pattern with Fringe, 82 inches. iicnt poet-paid *r receipt of two cent soatate etamp and 35 sigaa tares cut from wrappers o Arbucfele^' iioaaicd Coffee. *»» 84; A ONE NIGHT MYSTERY, and two other great Detective Stories, Ly "OLO fii-ECTH." No. CS ADVENTURES OF A BASHFUL BAOHELOtt. br Cuba Auaua'i'.v. A mirth provokisg atory. No.Ce TEMPEST AND 8UNSHINE. A Novel by Mss. MART J. UOLII£S. Itie most popular fcmale writer of action of the age. M©. 87 THE 8UNNYSIOE COOK BOOK, by Mrs. JENWHL HARLAN. This is one of the most comprehensive, common sense JL'oolc Books ever published. No. 03 OLD SE0RET3 AND NEW DI8QOVERIE8. This book UJfsliierPuder <>;it of>ne beaten tracks of knowledge, and will Le fuusil both entertui.iiuj uuil useful. No. 88 THfTEE THOU8AND THMOS WORTH KNOWING, by R. JI«<iUK, nuthor of "Moore's Universal Assistant." This book is su encyclopedia of highly useful iuforlnatiou In condensed form. rsofjNo. 80 THE CITY OF DREADFUL NIGHT, and other stories-- by BUi>YAiii> KiruSiO. , No. OS The First KIM NO. OS TWO I* Conr*p»'^«. The original inted 1m ported oran. Tb picture reprodoo 20 inches in tion In 14 printing* a genuine poet - paid work of art •0 receipt 8 ize inches postace receipt ef 10 Blfna- from wrap- cut No. 04. A Basket of Boautios. A magnincent picture of Roses by Paul de Longpre. the great painter of flowers. We believe this to be one of the handsomsst •wcktes-BoasteaOoOM. from wrappers of Arbuckles' Boasted CoOss. fiower p4ctarss ever offered to the public, it is inches la stse. Ment post-paid on receipt ofJ eeat postace Mtamp and It elcaatares cut from wrappers of Ar- jpeiuss Besated No. OS Three BeautlfHl Flower Pictures. Zach measuring BHxl7 inches. The titles are *' Bummer Fragrance," '* A Vase of Lilies," and "Fresh and Sweet," These thtee pictures all go together, and will be cent post-paid oa re­ ccipt ot it eeat post­ ace stamp aad ft sic- natures cut from wrap* >| pers of Arbucklss' . Mo. 06. Noah's Ark. ... A msnagerte, constatIng of IS pain sf Anhnais--Elephants, Camels, Deer, Huisss, Cattle, Donkeys, Goats, Lions, Bears, Tigen, Dogs and Cats. Each pair is coupled end stands alone. They ' are lithographed in many colon en heavy cardboard,* cet oat end embossed. Every feature of the AplmsH is distinctly shown. The elephants at* ? inches high and V> Inches long, and the other Animals are proportionately large. 9M post-paid oa receipt sf9 coat poetass stamp aad IS elcaatares cut fro4» wrappers of Aitwofcles' Boastsd CoSss, Wo- ®7. Eighty-one Oold Eyed Needles. Put np In a pretty mor­ occo case, as­ sorted sices, and made by the best Eng­ lish manufac­ turers. Sent poet-paid ea receipt a f 9 e e n t paetace stamp and 30 etcna- t u r e s c u t from wrap­ pers of Ar- b u c k l e s ' Boosted Cof- No: oa Hair Pin Cabinet A metal box lithographed in colors, containing One Hundred Hair Pins, as­ sorted sist-s and styles: straight, crimpled and in­ visible. The different styles are iaseparate com­ partments. 8eat post. "am receipt of 4 jpeetace stamp It elcaaturee cut wrappers of Ar- ' kneeled OdflM.' No. OO A Pocket Mirror and Comb. 8et in ass whits metal frame. Scat peati paid receipt af 9 eeat poetace etaasp aad 7 slcaatarec est from wrappers of Artmefetss' Boasted Cofla. n o n o o o r ^ f \ r > o p ( n n o p p n p r o Hasp aad 8 slcnata wrappers of Arbuckles TNt it a picture ot tha 81a- aature on Arbuckles' Roasted Coflee Wrapper, which yoa era to cut out and tend to st as a voucher. No other part ot the Coles Wrapper will be accepted as a voucher, nor will this Picture be accepted as such. pMrsss Tbia represents on* pan of a List which la found in * * 'IUCKII ' " - - _ -.let it laltc part of some article to be selected by him or from the List snbjeot only to tbe oondiUon tbat tbe etcna pound package of Arbuc ' je in wbf a definite ,. . ^ . Koasted Cofllte, and with eaeb package In which the L>iat ta found tbe purchaser has boucbt Elected by him or bar . jonaitlon that tbe eicnatara on tbe package la to be cutout antLreturncd to Arbuckle Broe. ~frtt tied » _ .. ti'i »««r «i m w«. pace of thie List will appear In tbis paper ibotUr, signature . . _ okle I aa a voucher, in accordance wiMr tbe. directions printed la id descrlbedla tbe IM ajr ||. IMS. AnottMC connection with each item Illustrated and desert Tbia List will be kept |M4 only till Mi will appear (n *" * rtump on SOME or era II«I HRieatioiit to •• No. tdb 8afety Pin Book Contains twenty-tour nickel • plated Safety-Pine three sises wbk.b entsr tbe shields from eitbsr side, requiring no gaiding slm being secured or re­ leased. Saat pest«paMaa receipt af 9 eeat pestacc iree cut from Aoeeted oofl^ia NEW YORK CITY, It. Y. i inc Prsscrtptlons. RstsseitJA U i' -*'1 , mrwHs. .• * - -' vife-vH - ft is i well-known fsct tbst ws' osriy s saperb lim of notions, ooa- steting trf Perfouuw, Btstioawy, Tot- let srticlee, etc... . . . . ^ 3% - * 5* * • v*.' t"' "4, r : QEO. W. BESLEY, Wsst flcHeary, IH. ^loaks, Clothing, --. Overcoats, etc. so well prepared to supply our customers m these lines. Our stock is complete and we are certain that we can satisfy all in price, quality and style. It costs nothing to inspect them. - 'fe ; These coats are carried in stock by only a few country merchants, and we are one of them. We have a stock from which anyone can make a selection and it will be to your advantage to buy now Blankets and Beast • -i. .v Come in and inspect our line of bed and horse blankets. They cannot be duplicated at the prises we are offering them. ^ ^ J yi", Our 5uperb Line of Collarettes has arrived " f adies' Flannel or Ized. Waists I Mercerized IN BLACK AND COLORS have them in many dif­ ferent styles and at all prices. The ladies shoul4t^i^ J^,|£> call and see them. I sinoN STOFFEL, WestflcHenry. No. oi tH« First Prayer. A besotMu Imported Picture lliS Inches 1 Scat IO s pets of Arbucklss' Boastsd Coflee. Carriages, Cutters, Etc., at Woodstock, pm " . A c . i'-V * ' • In order to close ont the estate of the lata m. B. Austin, the remainder of the stock of Machinery, Carriages, Cutters, etc., at |||khe warehouse in Woodstock, is offered for tele absolutely without regard to oost̂ , Vstock consisting of - 4' i ̂ . Carriages* Gutteraf Wag<M»,# Hay Press, Grader, Plows, Drags, Pulverizers, Seeders, Corn Planters, Corn Cutters, Corn Shredders and Husk- ers, Corn Shellers, Corn Grinders, Corn Plows, Cob Crushers, Mowers, Hay Rakes, Hay Loaders, Hay Tedders, Horse Powers, Tank Heaters, Pumps and Pipe, Scales, Safe, Grindstones, Lad­ ders, Pulleys and Ropes, Hay Carriers, Hay Forks, Hay Track, Barrel Cart, Wagon Springs, Whif- fletrees, Neck Yokes, Stock Food, Windmill Equaliser and many other articles. .' These goods are la splendid condition, aa&. ijjjo raiBonabWfeffer on them will be refused.' Tl\. ' fanners who desire to add to their equipment V\ ' , îli find this a rare opgortumt̂ to dfi ̂0 wy small expensa, • ' 1 - v; ' gifc liistrM. Sip? .1 a. •M