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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
Vaccination and Tetanus.

It IS highly desirable that the exact
facts of the ''lockjaw epidemic in Il
city of Camden, New Jersey, should be
generally understood Everyone has
read that it followed closely after
local vaccination campaign. necessitat
ed by a serious alarm of smallpox The
question of smallpox prevention is SO
important to the public health, and
vaccination has enemies so ready to
seize any opportunity to discredit its
value, that it would be national mis-
fortune if hasty minds formulated the
false conclusion that vaccination caus-
es iockjaw.''s
Tetanus, or Iockjaw, is one of the
most dreadful of diseases If il were
infectious, which fortunately Is not the
case, it would be the most terrible Of
all the scourge5 Of the human race. L
is almost invariably fatal. It is agon-
izing to its victim. Its germ is very
common, being found apparently. al
most everywhere in the surface soil Of
the earth; but as this minute organism
is harmless when taken into the lungs
or the stomach, and deadly only when
it enters the human blood through an
open wound the awful maIady it
causes IS comparatively rare.
Medical science has sufficiently prov
ed that tetanus develops from five to
twelve days after infection. At Cam
den. no case was reported until at least
nineteen days after vaccination. There
fore 1t is highly improbable that the
disease was communicated by or with
the vaccine serum On the other hand
it is reasonably certain that It was
contracted by the chance entry of
germs into the scratch Of the needle
perhaps through lack OF care in keep
ing the wound clean, perhaps in spite
of all care
It is stated that within a month, a
million and a quarter Of people have
been vaccinated in the Philadelphia
district; not more than a dozen cases
OF tetanus have followed The percent
age is not large enough to detract from
The value OF vaccination as Il proven
tive Of smallpox \ more extensive
Iockjaw epidemic follows every Fourth
OF July celebration, owing TO the spe-
ciaI liability Of wounds and burns in
the hand to tetaaus infection
But the facts are serious enough to
evoke no small sympathy for the people
OF Camden in their hour Of suffering
and alarm, and to emphasize the fact
that a vaccination wound-like every
abrasion of the skin, great or small
should be kept scrupUIously clean until
healed
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
The Caution of Hiram Wells.

Hiram Wells" said Uncle Jed, med
i}atively chewing q straw. was the most
cautious man ever see He wouldn't go
out in a saiIboat for fear the wind would
change, nor in a rowboet, for fear he
might forget and rock the boat nor in
wading, for fear there might be a hole
somewhere that nobody hadn't never
found. He never crossed railroad track
if he could help it, and have knowed him
10 go a quarter Of mile each way along
the track to be sure there want no trains
coming, before he would go across. He
was 100 much afraid of hydTophonia TO
keep dogs and too much afraid OF bur-
glars not to. so he compromised on a
stuffed dog that sat out front and looked
fierce ard couldn't bite nobody He never
went tC the circus for fear the animals
might get loose, and he always took the
very back seat in church so t If the build
ing ketched FIRE he could git out. He
made his wife crawl over every inch of
The bedroom floor one night, Iookin' for q
needle she'd dropped so t he wouldn't
step on it and get lockjaw.
What became of him. asked an inter
ested listener
He was standin on the platform of the
depot one day when the express went bv
and it hit a dog that was on the track
and throwed the dog of the track and hit
Hiram ard killed him Odd, wasn't it?''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
Rare Chance for a NEiIIio,.ire


tS-"fes2nd Leader.)
Some millionaire could win deserved
and enduring fame by setting aside big
fund, to be held in proper hands the in
come of which should be used to reward
captors CT slayers of desperadoes who
hold up railroad trains. blow open the
vaults of banks in small towns and com
nit other bold and dangerous crimes of
like nature. Think Of what it would On
to have grand prize of $4,000, every
year, award>5]-to the man most success
ful in running down and arrestfns or. KIN
ing notorious and dangerous Iaw-break-
ers. All the important rogues IN the
country would feel that a new perJI had
made Jheir occupation hazardous in
sense it never was before They wouJd
suspect treaehery at every turn. and
their lives would be a burden until thew
were caught. The zeal of regular police
men would be stimulated as wen as the
efforts of private detectives and indie
pendent officers. Every mans hand vro1,Td
be turned against notorious criminals
Who viii found such system of rewards
for Riding society Of some of it's mos
dangerous members?
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
Prosperity and Socialism.

In an interesting letter f.IbHshed in
the Evening Times one cay this week,
a Washington man who holds an i'm
pOrtant post under the Government Of
New Zealand said of that newest out
post OF AngIo-Saxon civilization: In
direct contrast to the United States.
where capital controls, here In New
Zealand labor Is on top, and practically
rules the country.
Granting-it Is good deaI~to grant
the justice of the writer's description
of the United States. It is worth while
TO note that both here and in sociaIistic
New Zealand conditions are exceeding
ly prosperous. In both countries in
dustry is active, wages are high, and
the national development IS proceeding
apace. This must seem strange to
those who regard capital and labor as
antagonists who represent irreconciI-
ably hostile ideas and Numerically op-
.--=t~ ,,oI5oiaS
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
FOR A HYeIENIc LABORATORY.
New Marine Hospital Service Build
ing to he Erected.


At the last session of Congress the ex-
penditure Of $4,000 was authorized Tor
the erection of a building in the District
Of Columbia to be used by the Marine
Hospital Service as a hygienie laboratory.
This money is now available. and the
Architect Of the Treasury Department.
having selected site for the building on
the fats Of the Potomac. near the pro
posed ending place for the memorial
bridge to Arlington Cemetery, is now get
ting ready to let the contract fer the
building.
The supervising Surgeon General Of the
Marine Hospital Service is also I9epar-
ing to establish an efficient experiment
bureau. Surgeon Milton J. Rosenau.
formerly Of Brooklyn, and at present in
charge of the hygienic laboratory at the
Ben Butler house, in this city, which is
the headquarters of the Marine HosDitaI
Service, IS expected to remain as chief
Of the new laboratory. He is to have
two assistant surgeons and several at
tendants. Students and practitioners viii
De permitted 10 experiment for special
purposes by permission of one of the
higher executive officers of the Treasury
Department
With modern equipment, it is contend
ed, much important sanitary progress
may be developed by the new establish
ment. Experiments wiz be conducted
much after the principle now being used
by General Wynaa and Surgeon Rose.
nau, Only Ga an extended scale Pro-
vision viii be made for extensive sci
entihc sanitary investigation. and horses
rats, rabbits, mice. cats. cows, and other
animals viii De iuoculated with germs of
dangerous diseases. In the hope of obtain
ing much additional medical knowledge.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

bers of the city government went to the
mayors ROOM and saw that hat. They
locked at it. admired it, wondered who
wore it, and then asked Joseph D. Ran
dali the largest man in the party. who
wears seven and q fourth hat, to try it
on Mr. Randall complied, and disap-
peaTed from sight. Nc one else wanted
to try the experiment, and they are now
asking the question, Did you see Govern
or Longs hat2''
Il don't blame Governor Long for
clingiGg to that old hat made in $780,
said q noted politician. IT'S a mighty
good hat today, and ought to last at least
100 years longer. II he should lose il he
would have to wait until a special block
could be made for him.
All agree that he still wears the hat he
did before President Mckinley invited
him to be a member of his Cabinet and
an assistant statesman--Bangor Com
mercial.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
The Cold Exports
Neem - commercinl 49,

(Seew York Commercial Advertiser.3
The exports of gold to Europe gain no
new significance because of the extraor-
binary volume which they have reached
this week. There has been a good deal of
talk about the falling off in the export
trade and the restricted deliveries of cot
ton, but as matter OF fact these are
10 longer leading influences in the sit
uation- The Increase in the gold move
ment is due chiefly co the increase in the
demand from foreign banking houses to
meet leans which were made here during
the spring and summer.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
SECRETARY LONGS HAT.
Its Supposed Antiquity Arouses Awe
in Maine

Its Supposed Antiquity Arouses Awe
in Maine.
Some Of tie Portland politicians are
wondering what sort of hat the Hon. John
d. Long wears. They are in no special
doubt when it was made because an old
citizen recalls that hats Just like it came
into fashion ii 1910, about the time when
the Wings of the country were ali drink
ing hard cider and yelling themselves
hoarse for General Harrison The Secre-
tary of the Navy has a great regard for
ancient things, and seems to cling to that
hat.
1t is large hat, but rather small for
the Secretary. Old Home week evening
Secretary Long was at the meeting at the
City Hall. and left his hat. not without
some reluctance, in the Office Of Mayor
Bcothby.
During the evening some of the mem
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

tense ueapr 49, TO
expand and get pushed out of place.
Something of the sort seems TO have
happened in this city That, or some
thing else, has certainly made our side
walks look like descriptions Of the
South African veldt. Between kopjes
and klOofs the pedestrian has a hard
time
If the condition of the brick walks
Is caused by the irregular alterations
of heat and cold, it is possible to i'm
prove matters by substituting stone
or asphalt There are sections two or
three blocks in extent here and there
where this has been done, and the
walking Is delightful; and then begins
the brickwork again, with its humps
and its hoIlows, its excavations and it's
protuberances, and its general unex-
pectedness.
Washington is perhaps the best city
for bicycles III the country. The miles
and miles of smooth asphalt paving
make an admirable track for the wheel
man. But when it comes to walking,
the condition OF the sidewalks leaves
much to be desired. and the conse-
quence IS that people often walk in the
street, to the disapprovaI of the bicy-
clist, who is obliged 20 dodge them or
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

There is d woman in New York who
has had seven husbands, four of whom
are yet alive If those four were 10
get together they might form a syndi-
cate for the prevention of the matri-
m0nial habit.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
The Price Is One Cent.

It seems necessary to again empha-
size the fact that the price of the noon
edition of The Times IS one cent, and
those who buy It should refuse to pay
more It is a regular edition Of this
newspaper. not an extra and it Is
offered to the public solely as a news
TaaTaT
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

It is all very wen for the temperance
societies to talk about pure, fresh wa
ter. but when the water IS as full Of
typhoid germs as it is in some cities
there seems to be a flaw in the aTgu-
ment
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

There are a great many people in this
world who make a living by advising
other people: but II everybody who
wants to be in that business were in IL
there would be no one left to take ad-
s-ira
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

wait while they dodge him If the bicy-
CliSt had to take the sidewalk for his
track, and leave the pedestrian the
roadway, we should probably have the
bricks removed in short order
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
Wary, WHY, watchfuI Newspapers.

New York Commercial Adrertiserl
There are certain American news1apers
which have won an immense reputation
among their own readers by the suhtIetv
OF their perception. They are war;. wIIv
watehful, shifting evil afar of, and never
10 De fooled by anyone. They know by
instinct how little an American President
or an American Secretary of State. or an
American Senator can be trusted. They
So through the hypoerisies of these men
at a glance And they tell their readers
all about them in the most fearless way
II 1t were not for their watchfuIness and
keen insight, it is hard to tell just what
would have become of this country long
ago. Wrecked, probably, by a succession
Of mad wars, which everybody knows our
lingo statesman are always plotting to
stir up. 1t is the sIeepless vigilance of
the argus-eye ones that has so far bIock-
ed these sinister designs.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

It is one of the sad things in life that
the man who really understands how to
order a dinner that is a poem should
ever be reduced 10 wasting that talent
On a fifteen-cent meal
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

There is said to be a Brigands' Union
in Turkey. It does seem as if the Sui
tan had troubles enough without q
strike on his hands.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

A kitten named William Travers Je-
rome recently started a fire alarm in
New York That kitten was bravely
doing its best TO live up to its name
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

''AII right" sid the pickpoeket cheer
fully on reeeivilg his sentence, I'll put
IA me time in he stir writin' an inside
view O. the criminal population. 1 kin
call il Lives O. the Wanted.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
ON THE SKIRMISH LINE.

Shouldn't yoi think the modern col
lege yell would make the founders turn
over in their caves p"
Il should think it would make them
want to stay tlere''
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

Senator Mason said the other day
that words almost failed him; but it is
TO be noticed that he found some down
in his coat tail pocket after all.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

In about ten days now Mr. Roosevelt
viii find out what it is ike to have
Congress on his hands, and Congress
will find out how it feels to be there-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

There does not seem to be even
enough of the Tammany Tiger left to
stuff
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

Possibly the reason that some prov
inciaI newspapers are so good at swal-
lowing political heresies, is that their
insides are boiler-piate.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

None of the books on First Aid to
the Injured" give any material help
when ones pocketbOOk springs a leak
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

The next thing that they viii do AT
the New York Custom House Will be to
charge a duty on patriotism
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

If this thing goes on, the innocent
foreigner viii think 1t IS spelled United
States Cussed-'em House"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
Not Heaven without sIoIasses.

There comes. a time in the lives OF all
children when they begin to mediate on
heaven, and it is not necessary for them
to be getting ready TO go there, either
From a vague but delightful place. full
of music, shiny crowns, flowers. and
things, il becomes a subject Of serious
consideration as a possible residence
This is lhe time when the parent is most
likely 10 realize the futility Of trying TO
be prepared for everything
Carl has arrived a this stage OF deyel-
opment, and, after bordering for some
time on the matter, took his queries 20
that encyclopedia, his mother.
Mamma, do Sc have anything to eat in
heaven 2-t
No. dear
Not gingerbread, nor cookies. nor jam,
nor 'nanas, nor chewing-gum -
No. darling"
Well, effectively. 7 guess when : go
I'll take q jug o molasses along
1t is no USE said the youth in white
yachting fanneIs. thoughtfuIly. for me
10 say that 1 am not as green as I am
painted I am That door was never
meant to lean against
Human nature Is more or less unsatis-
factory as It IS, but It is some comfort
TO reflect that If each Of Us had dis
position made to order We would get tired
OF II after awhile
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
a QuesIon of Heieht.


A man there va, who, toward mankind,
Sustained q Uious attitude.
His standards gaze humanity
But very little latitude,
For often he wa heard to say,
while some night choose to brook it,
This conduct SC offeuds my nerves,
l could not osriook it.
And so this MAJ, as years went on,
Established insociety
4 sort Of personal censorship
On questions II propriety.
And so his neiglbors enc and all
Quite silsRtIy Drsook him,
He was so small that easily
They all couk overlook him
Yes; he was aim, but not exactly col
Iected- He left leg at Shiloh, two fin
gers at Lockout. Mountain, and most Of
his hair in various parts of the United
States. Hen never be quite collected till
the resurrecti,u"
What was tha Congressman so siren
uous about?'
Why, you see, he is a sort Of MIN
rod, ana his fay9rite stalk is moose, and
the SOmpositor got it mouse
In England They Call II ''BFeIIy."
It was On a peaceful country road. and
an old couple ald a Iong-necked white
horse attached to a blackboard weTe
moving along quietly, so as not to break
the Stiffness The woman sat UP very
straight, and cluched in both hands an
embroidered silk bag which hsr niece had
made for Ter She had a bead-trimmed
cape and a bonnet with an aggressive
feather in it The man had whiskers.
which stuck out at right angle from his
face, and wore a large straw hat, the
back Of which. rested on his shoulders.
The sky clouded over. and a gentle rain
began 10 fail, Washing the dust on the
leaves and giving the landscape an as
poet Of subtle melancholy.
Said the old man TO his wife Come,
.simiTy, put up the. ambereil.
said She to him How you do talk,
AIOnZ0. faint amberelli it's umbrill-
There are some families in which it
seems as if the only appropriate use for
the worsted motto Home, Sweet Home
would be 10 bang somebody over the head
with the frame
Jim. will you please tell me what a
straight tip is"
.Er-why. what do you want to know
for?''
Because read in the papers that one
cost 500, and | thought Il might be nice
for my new hat"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

What was int Congressman so siren
uous about?'
Why, you see he is a sort Of MIN
rod, ana his fay9rite stalk is moose, AID
the Sompositor got 1t mouse
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

Yes; he was aim, but not exactly col
Iected- He left leg at Shiloh, two fin
gers at Lockout Mountain, and most Of
his hair IN various parts of the United
States. Hen neer be quite collected till
the resurrecti, ~
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22
PERSONAL NOTES ABOUT
WASHINGTON PEOPLE.

me kew 1t -UEHGE- pastor o. lElS
Church of ST Michael and All Angels.
who has been confined TO the house with
a sprained ankle has sufficiently recov-
eFeG to ofHCiaUs at next Sundays services
G. A. Windeck, the proprietor o the St
Louis Hotel, returned last night from q
prOraCted hunting trip in Virginia. Nj.
Windeck says that Baron Nuns hansen
was not in the party. but AYERS that i
took TWO large express wagons 70 con
vey to his home the game laid low dur
ing the hunt
Luman NJ Ellis, Clerk 10 the House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors. and
Col Franklin Hall, Secretary to Repre-
sentative Jacob r. BeidIer Of Ohio are
here for The winter. Colonel Hall was
formerly a Washington correspondent
Col George A. Pearse, member of the
Maryland Legislature, was in the city
yesterday. as a guest of District Attor-.
ney Gould During the early part Of the
day Colonel Pearse was an interested
spectator at the BONNIE trial, IN Crir1i-
nal Court, No. L
Ex-senator Roach of North Dakota, who
is seriously i'll, has many friends in this
city, where he passed his early manhood.
before making his home in the West.
y general meeting of Branch No. ..
Army Relief Society. will be held at the
residence of Mrs. Miles, 1875 N-Street
northwest, tomorrow. at 1880 a. 10. All
contributors to the branch are invited
to attend
Cards are out for the marriage Of Miss
Mariana H BoutelIe, daughter Of Mr..
John 3 BouteIle, to Mr.. Charles L Glow
or, on next Wednesday evening. at
o'clock. at Trinity Episcopal Church.
The Swiss Minister, NJ. Pioda, entertain
ed at luncheon yesterday for The new Ital-
ian Ambassador, Signor Mayor Invited
TO meet him we're the Belgian Minister.
Baron N1oncheur; Signor Carfgnani, of the
Italian Embassy, Mr. Wauters, counselor
Of the Belgian Legation; Senior del Viso.
Charge dAnaires of the Argentine Lega-
ton: Mr. Berry, Mrs DeeTing Miss Deer
ing, Mr.. Walter Berry. Mrs Downing.
Miss Downing, Colonel Thomas. NJ. de
SiIdt, OF the Swedish Legation. and NJ.
Lardy and n StrOehlin, CT the Swiss Le-
cation.
Miss Sylvia de Grasse Fowler, OF New
York, who has been abroad for several
years, has opened her home, on Rhode Is
land Avenue, for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Weber, of Green's
burg, Pa. are located fer the winter at
1905 Rhode Island Avenue
Nj. and Mrs. Lewis E Nixon, of Baltf-
more, are spending a portion of their
honeymoon ID this CITY
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hill have rented
their house, on Sixth Street, to Colonel
WILDER, who will shortly occupy it with
his family. who are now in Vermont. Mr..
and Mrs. Hill viii spend the greater part
OF the coming year in Baltimore.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

Miss Sylvia de Grasse Fowler, OF New
York. who has been abroad for several
years, has opened her home, on Rhode Is
land Avenue, for the winter
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

Assistant District Attorney Thomas H.
Taylor is kept busy explaining the pres
ence Of an ugly scar OYER ks right eye.
Nj Taylor started out Tor walk. The
railway at his residence was dark and
he walked against the door, which 7yas
mar
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hill have rented
their house, on Sixth Street, to Colonel
WILDER, who will shortly occupy it with
his family who are now in Vermont. Mr.
and Mrs. Hill viii spend the greater. part
Of the coming year in RaItimora
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

Mr.. ard Mrs. S. C. Weber, of Green's
burg, Pa. are located fer the winter at
1905 Rhode Island Avenue.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

A. B. DuvaII, Attorney for the District,
and his assistants are busy preparing the
answer Of the Commissioners in what is
known as the personal tax case" The
proceedings in this litigation it will be
remembered were cor tn1enced some time
ago by the COMMITTEES OF Eugene Peters,
IN protest against tie levy Of a special
tax on the personal property Of his es-
tate
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-22

Dr.. Smith. Of the Board of Charities,
is now enjoying three days vacation.
He is one OF the busiest men in the Dis
trict Building, as he not only is il charge
OF permits Of admission 70 the hospitals.
but is the dispenser Of an appropriation
OF 3 GOO for the transportation from the
CITY OF those persons who are without
means and desire TO reach their homes or
some other city where they have secured
work