Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-02-27

A severe and prolonged series of
earthquakes has raised the level of the
island of Guam some six inches, Loud,
subterranean rumblings accompanied
the shocks.
The first experiment in this country
with the new anti -streptococcus serum
discovered in Berlin, Is beng tried IN
New York at the children's hospital,
where little girl has severe attack
of scarlet fever. The results are favor
able.
The freight car famine is now the
worst ever known. Many coal mines
are compelled to shut down and 10 per
cent of the Pennsylvania railroad S
mines are said to be idle. Conditions
are still worse at the mines of the in
dependent producers.
New York's candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for president, Judge
Alton b. Parker, has had a remarkably
successful political and professional
career. The explanation of his being
selected for standard bearer by the
leaders of Democracy in the Empire
state will be given in an illustrated ar
ticle in The Boston Sunday Herald OF
March |. which will include his latest
portrait and pictures of his home.
The sole survivor of the Martinique
horror was a passenger on the steamer,
/ Fentabell, which arrived in New York
Tuesday from the West Indies. He is
named Samson Ludger, aged p, and
was a prisoner in the dungeon at 81.
Pierre when the i'll fated city was de-
stroyed bv the eruption of Mont Pelee.
| Ludper was hatless and shoeless. his
worldly possessions consisted of white
shirt and trousers. Friends are to meet
and care for him
Gen. San Miguel's insurgent Ia,
drones, who number 300, armed ana
uniformed, have been active In Luzon.
Scouts and constabulary have been cap
tured and disarmed and Inspector NC
Ilyaine, with ten of the constabulary,
was captured Saturday near Manila
While in conference over his release,
McIlvaine made a dash for liberty ana
escaped with all his men. The Ia
drones. Tuesday, fled to the noun
tains The government troops VIII fol
low and force San Miguel to fight or
disband his followers.
DIR. JACQUES Loeb of Chicago, who
astonished scientists with his lnvesti-
cations of the secret of life and his
discovery of salt as heart stimulant,
now announces that muscular and
nervous diseases, such as ST. Nitus'
dance. paralysis, locomotor ataxla
and sleeplessness can be cured by cal,
cium salts, common ingredient OF
water and many foods. Simply stated,
the whole story is that calcium salts
in the muscles is what prevents their
twitching; that practically all nervous
diseases are caused by the absence OF
the calcium.
Anthracite workers have been rails
ing purse of SO, eco for President
John Mitchell of the United Mine
workers, as a token of their apprecla-
ton for all he has done for them. Mr.,
Mitchell however, protests agalnsl
the gift, saying that he Is satisfied
with his salary II the fund is com
pleted il may be used as the nucleus
Of A mine workers fund Mr.. Mitch
ell will not lecture on the Chautauqua
circuit this year. He says ne must
work for the miners. In giving W
this engagement he gives up Siouo,
Mr. Mitchell Saws be has no politica
aspiratjous and believes it the best
policy to divorce labor and politics en-
tirely
There is still no election for U. 3
senator in the Delaware Legislature
the 18th ballot Monday being without
choice. An attempt Monday to repea
, the voters assistant law, which tn
Democrats claim enables Addicks L
maintain his grip in Delaware, failed
Addicks threatened, in his Wilmington
newspaper last week, that if he Is no
elected senator. On If two union he
publicans of his choosing are not elect
ed. he will defeat the Republican par
ty in Delaware for years to come. IT,
also saws that mo man who refused Il
, vote for j. Edward Addicks in the leg
: islature will ever be allowed to hol'
any Office in Delaware, and announce
> that after March the federal appoint
+ ments will 60 to Addicks or TO Ad
. dicks's chairman of the Republican
state committee.
After experimenting at the Boston
homeopathic hospital with the Flnsel
i violet ray of light for the relief OF can
Ger. skin diseases and consumptlol
with remarkable results, DR.. q. X
Southwick has developed an improve
t ment in the violet ray treatment whlcl
: is likely to prove one of the great step
a in medical science in the beginning o
t the century. DIR. Southwick Is tn
l only American physician who has ear
ried this treatment into its posslblll
y ties. He is combining the violet ra
. with the X-ray. His Improvement an
/ fers from the Fiusen method IN ina
the treatment is from electrical cur
n rents of high frequency OF vibra
e ton, rising into the billions, and hlE
f potential, from an induction coal, an
4 not from an arc light, as with the I'm
e sen method proper. This treatmen
= has cured an extreme case of cancer /
= two months, with one minute treat
D ment three times a week. The case
4 range. however, from three to fou
D months, and some of the most mallg
4 nant types have been cured. Cases c
4 eczema have been cured IN thre
+ weeks. Cases of consumption IN 1t
Y earlier stages have also been cured.
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