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Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-29
RATS AMI COCkJAW.
Doctors Have Inocuiated Them with
Vaccine Bought In Camden. \. >.

Experiments on white rats designed
TO gather Information bearing upon the
recent fatalities from lock jaw In Cam
den. v j.. are in progress at Cooper's
hospital. says the New York World
Drs. Alexander. Scanlon. Ross and :
Edward F'retz are endeavoring &c
learn If the vaccine virus is the medi
um of communicating tetanus germs.
In explaining their work they said:
should our Investigation show that
,etanus was a probable unfortunate
concomftant OF vaccination we viii not
conceal the fact But. on the other
hand # our Investigation upholds vac
cinatiou IN spite of the prevalency OF
tetaauS. wr feel that we could en-
courage the people to be vacciuated
without fear. We have followed our
investigation regardless OF the produ
Ger or retailer of the lymph. but alone
for the benefit of the patients. The
invest igation is as follows:
Ion the evening OF the 18th we Wis
tied fifteen drugstores and purchased
specimens of lymph from each. Tween
ty-one white rats We're obtained be
cause of their marked susceptibility
to the virus tetanus- On the morning
of the 18th the rats We're inoeulated.
The animals were each isolated IN sep
arate cages especially prepared for the
purpose in order TO prevent contarnina-
ton. The box was labeled with the
name of the druggist who sold the
specimen. the producer and the time
at which the incubation was per-
formed. After each incubation instru-
ments aud the hands of the expedi-
mentors We're again thoroughly sterii
lied and all apparatus made aseptic.
THE inoculated animals are fed al
regular intervals. visited every three
or four hours and watched for symp
toms. Records will be made. and the
results will be given TO the board OF
health
Parents are sending uuvatq.inated
children to the public schools NJ ueH,
cases of tetanus have been reported
and the two youthful victims who
alone survive of all those attacked
with the disease after vaccination were
reported 10 be slightly improved the
other day.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-29
NOVEL "MUSTACHE BINDER
Description of n Contrivance Used by
he kaiser.

Description of n Contrivance Used by
the KAISER.
\ few samples OF schnurrbartbinde
have been received at Washington
from Berlin. But they are not on sale
They are too precious for mere barter
There may be big demand for them
next season. especially if Kaiser Viii
helm decides to build a challenger for
the Americas cup. says the Pittsburg
Dispatch. He has large collection
of them. He needs one several times
a day or else that upward twist of his
mustache would soon disappear He
needs schnurrbartbinde as mach as >
lady to whom nature has not been kind
in the matter o. curis needs curling
iron.
This schnurrhartbinci is a cos,trsp D.
ton of silk gauze on u wire frame TWO
little leather straps and two pieces of
elastic web. The samples now here
were brought over by young men who
are wearing the ends of their mus
taches pointing upward like church
steeples. The maker of this toilet arti-
Gle AYERS that the emperor is the in
ventor
The schn- and all the rest of it is
formed somewhat like bat with
wings extended. When Emperor VIII
liam summons his hairdresser that
functionary brings a binder with him
His imperial majesty's mustache is
tucked up as be wears it. and the
schnurrbartbinde is fastened behind
his head. II stays there until the en-
peror has had his shampoo and all
parts of his face not covered by the
confrivance are shaved. Then the bind
ing is removed. and the result is that
wonderful upward twist
For the benetf of those who haven't
their dictionaries at hand the combina-
ton OF sixteen letters may he translat-
ed as meaning '.mustache binder." In
Berlin il is whispered not spoken
aloud. because that would he lezp
majesty that the emperor uses q sort
of paste TO keep the ends of bis mus
tache standing.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-29
JEFFERSON ON PRESIDENTS
Actor SuRgesss Two. One For aSuss-
ness. the other to shake Hands

ACTOR SuR&ests TWO. One For Dust-
ness. the other to shake Hands.
The people of the United Sta ties
should elect two presidents one to
shake hands and the other to rapsac ct
the business of the office said Joseph
Jefferson. the actor. to President Roose.
welt the ether day at Washington.
MFR Jefferson was presented TO the
president by Senator Proctor. and he
received a cordial greeting from the
chief executive. says the New York
World 1t WAS the first time they had
met. although Mr. Roosevelt has seen
Mr. jefferson or the stage humber
of times
4 told the president" said Mr. JET
ferson that II WIS an odd coincidence
that my grandfather called AT the
White House TO s.s President Ief.,.r
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-29

Sto-age-Ground floor, sixteenth
and Main. Nern Smith. tt
WANTED Two bell boys, between
IA and l6. at the Westcott. Call at
the office
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-29

All advertisements under the above
bead, such as wanted, y for sale. -
lost, - &C, will be given one insertion
free, 10 Palladium subscribers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
Idea redaIer. 10 ohieago.

phere are three men ln Chicago
who make a fairly good living by
marketing ideas. That is their busi-
ness Suppose a man opens a new
restaurant The idea man goes into
the place and says: why not put
up sign that you'll give a dish OF
ice cream free To every red-headed
many II would cause talk.
If the restaurant man adopts the
suggestion the ''idea" man expects 70
be paid for IL.
He writes poetry for soaps and
patent medicines and submits il to
the propreietors. II they like il he
names bis price At the big retail
stores he drops in and conndes ncw
aud startling schemes for adverti
ing He goes 70 the theatrical man
ager and says: Here. wouldn't this
be a good catch linesn
Day BY day he pokes into other
peoples business and is we'll paid
for II. because, after all, there Is
nothing more valuable than ideas OF
the right kind. -Chicago Record.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
u Eallh b sIal slachlne..

AT the Congress Street elevated
station at evening during a rush, a
man, evidently q stranger, came
along and halted il front Of the ma
chine which offers a stick Of gum for
one penny showed into the slot This
mao carried an OvercOat q large
galise, and an umbrella He eFi-
IDENTIFY figured out 10 his mind tha.
ID would be a good idea 70 take some
gum home with him So he took out
a penny, but held 1t for moment as
il ioathe % part with il He knew
that the penny was good Il was
backed by good government but he
aps cared 70 be doubtful as 70 the
Quality o. the gum.
The thr0ng Of people j0stled him,
and The train gong Was sounded.
Carefully be selected a slot and still
more carefully did he insert the coin
into the small opening. IL went
about rhree-f0urths Of the way ia and
stuck lie grabbed hold Of the ma
chine and shook IL The penny re-
mained stuck fast He put down his
luggage. his coat and umbrella, took
out a neN knife. opened a hawk
blade. aud with il stroYe to recover
his money.
The people ran against him, sRore
at him. almost Knocked him down.
He broke the blade Of his knife, aud
Just then a man. hurrying to catch
a train. stumbled over the Yalise. got
his foot hung in the armhOle OF the
OyercOat plunged forward. kicked
the yalise open. and smashed a bottle
Of horse liniment
The man dropped his knife and ran
after his yalise aud when he gathered
nd the fragments OF his baggage and
his torn coat be returned to the slot
machine TO ind that some one had
stolen bis knife But he didn't
swear He simply said. 'And they
call this civilization. n-lnter-O Ocean.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23

She was Young and good looking.
but very rural. and the drummer Ia
the seat back OF her dld want 10
move over and talk 10 her. but she
didn't give him any chance. Finally
he offered 70 put the window up for
her
NO" she said. Il don't want IL
IN"
"I Deg your pardon" be re-
sponded.
"You don't have 20. she chifruped.
s'but " you want 10 set IN this seat
with me, Why 10 thunder don't youg
4 promised my husband this morning
that ] wouldn't talk % any man that
WASH homeller than he vas. and he
said n / would keep that promise be
was wililn' % let me 70 clean 'round
the world BY myself You neyerkeen
my husband. did y0us" and she moved
over 70 make room for him, but be
heard seven people lauah. and he
backed out and went into another
car
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23

Count Teleki. the African explorer.
went out one morning in pursuit OF a
buffalo which had been wounded the
day befure Such wounded animals
are always dangerous as they are ex.
tremely fierce and ready To charge
anyone they may happen 20 see.
The native assistants. well aware Of
this fact dropped behind, and pres
emily the Count found himself al
tended by a single Nasal
At that moment the Nasal uttered
a cry Of warning and took % his
heels. A hundred PAGES from the
Count was a buffalo charging full
upon him What was 10 be dOnes
To take refuge In the thicket would
be fatal The buffalo would be ln-
visible, and might charge in the rear
The only chance was 20 meet il 10 the
open. This the Count did most for
tunately, for nothing else could have
saved him
With the long rides OF despe'a a.
tion he advanced upon the buffalo.
and only when the beast lowered it,
nNtHH Aoi ~ lu11 NAA nt eNIANh nHi0t
ana nre. The bullet struck the but
fal0 IN the neck, ana with the death
rattle in its throat 10 rolled az his
feet
Count Teleki waited long time for
his people, who dl1 not appear TIA
they heard him shouting for them
They all knew the terrible danger be
had been 10, aud hearing one shot.
succeeded by absolute silence, bad
Jumped TO the conclusion that be bad
met his end.
IL was touching 70 witness their
delight when they found their mis-
take They gathered about him.
shaking his hand and feeling his arms
and legs 20 make sure he was unhurt.
after dancing madly round him iu
their glee, they Tell with wild shouts
upon the bugalo. and cut it up with
their knives and spears
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
HAD TO FIGHT.
How a Captain Eaforeed Discipline aboard
ship

How Captain Enforced Discipline aboard
ship.
The British ship City OF Florence
was lying at anchor of san Francisco
waiting TO sail There was a breeze
OF excitement on board, the result OF
which was scrap" between two
sailors and plunge for liberty into
the bay The crew had been engaged
for some DAYS, and the steward and
the cook had become great crolies,
and Capt Leask noticed that the
steward spent most OF his time in the
galley, and he ok him TO one side
and sp0kesto him like a father" lie
told him that ID was very bad policy
TO get chummy with the cook, for It
Tould be sure to end in a disagree
ment
AS the captain had predicted, it
came TO pass that the cook went 20
him with a long complaint about the
steward, and scarcely had he gone
out OF the cabin when the steward
came ig with a similar tale.
wait a bit" said Capt Leask,
aud he passed the word for the cook
When the latter entered the cabin
the ca tain said:
'NoW, then, you two gentlemen
have started TO light and We sail 70.
morrow II will be a continual light
on the home voyage, 80 the two OF
you 60 out there on the main deck
and pummel each other until one
cries enough, and let me hear 40 more
OF thisD
The men went out and fought each
other TO q finish There was llttle
scienee displayed, but both could
fRht. The steward begged 10 Be ex-
cused at the end OF h III an hour. but
the captain insisted that the nght be
continued. The steward arose 70 The
occasion and landed Oh the cooks
starbOaFd ear, and the cook responded
with a blow that knocked al! the
wind out OF the stewards sails. The
steward failed 20 c0me 70 time and
sat on the deck until he recovered
his wind
Go forward said the captain 70
the cook. Tho steward began TO
strip himself
what are you doings" demanded
the captain
I'm going ashore. said the stew
ard surily; sl've had enough OF this
Ship
Have you9 Well. take your
clothes with you. Idon't want them
Put on that coat
The steward put on. his coat and
then vent 70 the side. Capt Leask
did not interfere with him. and he
sprang lightly 10 the rail and took a
header into the bay.
Follow that man IN boat cried
the captain quickly 70 the mate,
and let him swim till he can't swim
any more. then bring him back
The orders we're obeyed with alac.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
&c rYeAooN.


rhe Dreaded storm That blows iu tho
Region Of tue Chlna sea.
ssThe worst storms, said the Cap
tain OF tramp steamship the other
day are the typhoOns Of the chi
nese seas They cover a large area,
are uncertain ia their movements
and follow each other quickly. The
IyphoOn season is on llst now. And
see that one reason the japanese
and Chinese war fleets are anxious 60
stay az home Is because they are
afraid OF the big storms
The first signs Of the storm are
light. cirrus clouds coming from the
east with hot. dry weather, light
winds and a slight rise ia the bar0m-
eter This fne weather lasts for sew
eral days There are usually halos
70 beIseen round the sun by day and
around the moon by night while the
phosphoresence Of the sea becomes
suddenly increased; The sunsets and
sunrises become gloriously cOlOred
with crimson. gold. and amber, and
the twilight rays are beautiful be-
yOnd description.
Then at a d stance Of about 500
miles from the center activity Of the
typhoou, heavy swells begin 70 heaye
the surface Of the ocean. A heavy
swell In the China Sea is a certain in-
dicatiOn Of a distant typhOon. Then
the cirrus clOuQs begin 70 be replaced
gradually b. heavy masses or eumu-
lus, and where the blue sky is visib
between it is seen to be streaked BY
faint dashes OF pale cirrus clouds
Next the temperature begins 10 fall
and this air becomes oppressive from
increasing dampness. During the
early hours OF the morning a slight
haze is noticed and the sky presents
yap0rous appearance
.'At this stage OF a typhO0n's
growth the animal world, including
human beings, is seen 70 be strangely
Affected. Numerous writer's nave
very graphically described the 0min-
GUS terror OF some animals and the
nervous excitement OF Others. while
the 0yerpowering sense In the hu-
man mind of f0reboding, PRESENT.
ment and coming danger Is in many
cases little short OF absolute terror.
"The weather is depressing and
many people dnd il impossible 10
sleep All sorts 0fyermin. including
snakes, spiders beetles, frogs and
typhO n flies become very active.
The larger animals, such as horses,
cattle and dogs show all the signs
OF nervous terror that may be noticed
ia a very heavy thunderstorm in
western lands There is no thunder
with typhoOn, though the sound uf
the wind may be often mistaken for
IT, The air becomes very dry. and
the wind blows in sudden. short and
terrific squalls lasting perhaps six 70
ten minutes The sky is black and
and has a peculiar 0min-
Gus appearance.
Among the rigging OF a ship
caught In a typhOon the sea birds as
we'll as butterflies. birds and insects
from the land may be seen. The sur
face OF the sea presents the appear
ance OF boiling water, due to the
seething foam and the crests OF tue
huge waves lashed into fury By the
force ofthe wind. New York Even
Ing sun.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23

Tue custom Of sleeping in one large
sheet doubled at the foot. seems TO
have been pecuiiar 10 scotland and
10 have made special immersion on
more than one English traveller
fynes M0ryson. writing ID 5gs says
They used but one sheet. open al
the sides and top but closed at the
feet and SO d0ubled:H and John Ray,
the naturalist. who visited scotland
10 1862, remarked that it IS but one
sheet a. large as two. turned up from
the feet upward" The practite,
imagine, was continued until recent
times. and I have, when a boy. slept
in a sheet Of the kind Such pieces
oi linen we're termed sheets, par
excellence. the single coverings which
are now used being called half
sheets '- Scottish AntiQuary.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23

There is a general impression that
the humidity OF the air is greater In
the woods than in the open fields
This is contradicted, however, BY the
result Of observations recently made
in Germany.
1t was found there that the hu-
midity. both relative and absolute,
was slightly greater 10 the open than
In the woods and this was true
equally In the morning and In the
afternoon.
As % the temperature Of the air
among the trees IL was a trihe higher
than In the open in the morning, and
in a more marked degree IN the after
noon.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
temperance ana Obstlnacy.

The temperance principles Of the
regiment OF Illinois Iufantry Vol.
unteers. known as the One Hundred
and Two Dozen" are we'll illustrated
in an incident related by the regi-
mental chaplain In the battle OF
Champion Hills Orderly Sergeant
Abraham Newland, COmpauy ID, was
shot in the face, and left 10 die upon
the neld, but was picked up later and
carried 70 the hosp tai
Sergeant Newland's Jaws and mouth
seemed TO be all shot TO pieces. and
he was in a sinking condition See
Ing this the surgeon ordered him TO
have a little brandy which the dying
man. as they thought him 70 be- re-
fused. The surgeon told him he
must take some stimulant or die
NeWland motioned FOR paper and
pencil and wrote III die, / will
die sober
This obStinacy angered the surgeon
for a moment and he muttered,
die then" but his kind heart con-
Quered and he gave the Sergeant the
best Of attention, and saw him re-
cover with scarcely a trace OF the
" und. The surgeon remarked after
ward:
Sergeant NeWland was too obsti-
nate about the brandy; but no,doubt
his Temperance principles saved his
life. since a drinking man never
could have rallied from such
wound"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
wRIrINo oNE.s FIRsl NovEL

The Delight and Dread OF the ordeal to
the seeker OF Literary PANE
SOONER or later somehow. anyhow,
/ was bound / was to write a novel,
writes Robert Louis Stevenson 10
McCure's IL seems vain 10 ask why.
Men are born with various manias;
from my earliest childhood IL was
mine TO make playing OF imaginary
series OF events, and as soon as / was
able TO write I became a good friend
to the paper makers The
succession Of defeats lasted unbroken
till 1 was 81. BY that time ! had
written little books and little essays
and short stories and had got patted
on the back and paid for them, though
not enough 70 live upon ] had quite
a reputation. was the successful
man. l passed my days In toll, the
futillty OF which would sometimes
make my cheek to burn--that ]
should spend a mans energy upon
this business and yet could not earn
a livelihood, and still there shone
ahead OF me an unattained ideal Al
though ! had attempted the thing
with yigor not less than ten or twelve
times, l had not yet written a novel.
All-all my pretty ones-had gone for
a little and then stopped inexorably,
like a schO0lbOy's watch. / might
be compared to a crIcketer Of many
years standing who should never have
made a run. Anybody can write a
short story--a bad one, ] mean-wh0
has industry and paper and time
enough; but not everyone may hope
TO write even a bad novel IL Is the
length that kIlla The accepted nov.
elist may take up bis novel and put
it down, spend days upon u In vain,
and write not any more than be
makes haste TO blot Not 50 the be-
ginneE Human nature has certain
rights; instinct-the instinct OF self.
preservation-forbids that any man
lcheered and supported by the con-
sciousness Of no previous victory
should endure the miseries OF unsuc-
cessful literary toll beyond q period
70 be measured 10 weeks. There must
be something for hope 70 feed upon.
The beginner must have a slant Of
wind, a lucky vein must be running,
he must be lu one Of those hours
when the words come aud the pnrases
balance themselyes-even n begin.
And having begun, what q dread
looking forward Is that until the book
shall be accomplished For so long
time the slant is 10 continue IN
changed. the vein 10 keep running;
for 20 long q time you must bold at
command the same quality Of style:
for 80 long q time your puppets are
TO be always vital, always consistent.
always vigorous. I remember / used
20 look, 10 those DAYS, upon every
three-yolume novel with a sort of
veneration, as q feat not, possibly. Of
literature, but at least ~ physical
and moral endurance and the courage
0f A Ak
FLAT chcsted women are very apt
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-23
MYSTERIOUS TAaAAuMAaIs

Wonderfu Endnsanos of a Primitive Race
Living Is the sierra madrea.
The Tarahumaris. the inhabitants
OF the Sierra Madre, came, accord
ing 10 their own traditions, from the
north and east lthe same countries
as the Apaches as they saYs and were
placed in these mountains. the mid
die Of the world. By their god, says q
writer ia Scrlbner's. They descended
original v from Heaven, with corn
and potatoes 10 their ears. Their
god was with them 40 the begin
ming, but the evil molested him, and
10 such a purpose that be bad 10 re-
treat Once when their god was in
tOxicated the devil robbed him OF bis
wife. "a cannot remain here any
longer" said he, because The devil
took my wife. but / Will leave two
crosses 10 the world He placed
one cross where the sun sets aud one
where it rises. The cross in the
East their god uses when he comes
down TO visit the Tarahumaris that
in the West is for the Tarahumafi
when he dies and goes 10 Heaven
Between these two crosses lives the
Tarahumari tribe. The indians
would like 70 go TO the crosses AMI
dance before them, one OF their
forms Of worship, but they are pre-
vented from doing 30 by large DOdies
OF water. and they therefore have
small crosses standing outside their
own houses before VIII ch they hold
their nightly dances They also sac
rifce before these crosses. and here IS
where their god comes 70 eat The
Tarahumari invariably provides a
smooth place near his house Or cave
upon which he eTects bis cross and
where he holds his dances. The
Tarahnmaris displays a remarkable
endurance An Indian has been I0
c rrY a letter from Guakapares %
Chihuahua and back again in five
days, the distance being nearly 500
miles 10 some parts where the
Tarahumarls serve the MeXlcans
they are used 70 run ln the Wild
horses. driving them into The corral
1t may take them two OF three dags
to do IL, sleeping aJ night and living
on a little pinole They bring IN
the horses thoroughly eNhaused.
while they themselves are Still fresh.
They will Outrun any horse IL y0n
give them time enough They viii
pursue deer ia the snow. on with
dogs IN the rain, for days add DAYS
until at last the animal is eornered
and shot with arrows or falls sn easy
prey from sheer exhaustion, It's noofs
dropping on.