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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

streaking, kneadng rubbing and poking as If they
were made of iron. Ingas fingers knew mercy, she
saw me vince with pain, but went unconcernedly.
All, the refined cruelty of 1t all. Once she let go my
toes and paid attention knee and calf felt
relieved, but, back again. yankng my
extremities like handles
Now remembered what the doctor had said to
Don't mind the girls think something
It, tried hard until Maria possessed herself of my right
leg and began manipulating while that
tender toe NINE
Ouch!" said and both girls my toes parting
rub If determined their sockets Then
they let go. shoulder began beabor
the rest Of my body. long suspected that had
too much stomach for my age, and Maria and
evidently of the opinion. They attacked it with
vgor. pressed it, knocked it, using the fat of their
enormous fists. again employing knuckles.
fully expected them sit me. but whatever their
turned me to play tattoo my back. Thus
other ten minutes passed Then, This way. gentlemens
and the girls discreetly lifted by the shoulders.
TO SAY that half dead s to describe my condl-
ton but mildly. felt like a man taken from the
wheel, the gentle instrument Of tor
saw ~ S0 ture employed by States Attorneys
Of former days. shamefacedly looking down saw my
body covered with mud. emitting Of sulphur
and iodine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

This way gentlemens." repeated Inga, I stag
gered into the marble hall, where Maria played a hot
hose on Then they took arms and half
carried half dragged pool reached by
steps. was dumped in and Inga kindly undertook
cleanse with a horse@hair brush.
\IHILE she was thus engaged, gathered my vanished
senses and looked about. of my comrades
That rG, in misfortune gone. but
"Ouehs!" suppressed oaths
coming from the their whereabouts IN
deed. the air with "Ouchs! and every little
while stronglimbed Inga Maria passed by
some pain giving mission
Presently felt better, turned my attention my
neghbors, two old Englshmen. who having them
selves steamed in immense bathchair-ovens which
only their bald heads The elder reported
the various ailments that life burden him.
that his friend listened with the very grace
not seem 10 worry him a bit.
Doubtless the man. too had story to tell but
couldn't get chance.
His counenance showed ne was fashionable suf-
ferer and he probably ailments that friend
boased but getting pounded out of him with
. great rapidty.
1nga had got through scrubbng Maria returned
to take her place Malicious woman, to judge by her
breath. she had nip" presumably reinforce
her ability to knead the breath out Of my poor
But Il alcohol general thing, puts the devil into
human beings that dose Of Swedish punch had made
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
eQsb Bab Tits Joys anQ SORROWS 5ro tive BaeS Standpoint
STOCKHOLM, March Is.

STOCKHOLM, March Is.
<<TTHIs WAY. gentlemens" said 1nga the bath
:" woman
Yankee brought in the atmos-
phere of England and have always prided myself
upon being correct" down the sides, instead
the front of my trousers renders unfit for
Eoeiety missing button would drive from Parsfal
ut twenty dollars And here stood in the vast
marble hall, utter stranger among strangers with
Inga and Maria looking us critically.
To complete my embarrassment. girls selected me
their first victim.
..TH1s way gentlemens!" repeated Maria and, this
way, gentemens," insisted Jnga the accent
~r,.. the &C." J. had co. but the
AAiAANe AASN4' noise my slippers the floor
sounded unmistakabe of protest hope.
Inga and Maria of uncertain age, but there
be no manner of their avordupois. They
tip the scales the neighborhood hundred, I
should And the legs they havesurdy businesske
legs without any ankles to speak of.
Inga pushed open a door leading a cell furnished
with wooden BENCH about comfortable a heap
Aside from the stereotyped This way gentle
MEMS girls speak only their native Swedish but
Notwithstanding 1 understood what they wanted me to
do. When they pointed to the bench / lay
down as meek as a lamb AS 1 did So Inga and Maria
raised their skirts above their knees stepped
stcky-my medicine.
They worked some five minutes with their feet. then
gave than sounded like enough" stepped out
pealed the medicine off legs throw
ing the remnants carefully back into the trough
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
No More Need the Palsied Limbs of.Infancy
Refuse to Bear the Little Bodies or Heart
Sick Parents Look Out Upon Hopeless.
Future for Their Crippled Children

possibilities of merve splicing as perfected BY
him. He, hoaOeVer, does nos qualify his asser-
tion that all forms of palsy induced BY pres
sure and infantiIe palsy in all stages ca" be
cured by nerve grating if sound nerve Of
sufficient size can be found close enough to the
affected part to enable. the successful making
of spIice-so simple that the 1vonder is it has
not been adopted before.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

thousands of infants now doomed to wretched lives
of complete partial paralysis may be restored to
perfect health and the millions of women who suf-
fer from NERVES" may be completely cured by hav-
ing the original source of all their trouble-dead
nerve tissue-removed and live nerves grated in.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

ends which he covered with adhesive tape every
cycer has used Of times to punctures The
principle there. It remained Young apply
to nerves and to demonstrate physical utility
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

THAT nerves can be spEced much the
4 same as a rope and made to "9Oork"
has been successfully demonstrated by
Professor James K. Young, the sVorld-famoHs
Orthopaedic surgeon, sVho, BY nerve grating,
has restored life to palsied limbs.
Jealous of his ethical reputation, but
justly elated over his s0OndertHI achievement,
DR.. Young has declined to speculate upon the
r Until further Investigations shall have been
made by DIR. Young DIR. Spiller and other
surgeons and neurologists who interested,
no person can suggest the possibilities of this
discovery. Thousands who are now being wheeled
about in rolling chairs may rise and walk again;
~ HE theory which is scientific fact well es-
tabished, suggested to DR.. Young by tee
phone lineman who skinned" piece Of insulated
wire his presence and made splice of the naked
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

Next Inga helped Maria pin the egof-muton sleeves
of her Jacket her shoulders Maria did much
for Inga. When they ready for the fray
GREETED not having made my last will and testament
Without further ado, both girls dipped their red
into tho trough, taking handfuls that looked like
wet bog soil. This they slapped against my poor body
not minding where they touched, what part they
decorated. Bang, bi; b bang, nothing biff, bang
for twelve minutes Not a spoken, but
1t hard work. the heavy breathing of the
indicated was glad of that Nothing like having
comrades misfortune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

A last bethought myself Of the only Swedish word
"A knew: "gytse,' which supposed the
of the sulphurous slime that
SAAS0 o"ASS~S~ cred me-
"Gytse?" asked, just to be companionable.
The girls at me, then each other, but re-
piled word Probably my articulation is faulty.
"Gytse?" repeated with big Interrogation mark. In
stead of answering the furies fell and
began rub the stuff into my skin looked
negro in distress.
''Ouch!' cried. withdrawing foot That particular
foot recently exhibited goutish tendencies, have
always been careful of Inga Maria cared
not for my Ouch" The first grabbed my knee
holding it in wise. while Inga took my foot in her
left and with her right-John L. prime never had
more terrible One-began belabor my toes. yank.ng
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

of it.
The twisting and winding that enter into the making
of wire splice could be considered after first
test made with a real nerve.
rope splice tried with somewhat better results
but combination brought perfection.
N HIS first experiment DR.. Young trimmed palsed
until he good nerve tissue, which he
Delicate Surgery FORM ~ nTra sn,toa Tnsn 90
IL to make splice, he spread the good, sound
nerve introduced skinned" Of the diseased
nerve tackled in place with stitch of cagut, and
miracle was accomplished Simple enough. isn't it
when you know how?
A delicate bit surgery has probably
been done.
The possibilities of this discovery suggested by
trfing trick of unsiled mechanic, without limit
Early developments of this original discovery may
compel rewriting of all the standard works
rology just the general of the X-ray has
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17

sought to have Dr. Lorenz operate her little daugh
Mamie The family that time lived at No. 1888
Christian street, Mamie treatment at the
Polytechnic Hospital DR.. Lorenz examined her at the
request of Dr. Young DR.. William G. spiler, who
first had charge Of and shares with Dr..
Young@the honors Of his successful operation.
Little Mamies left foot paralyzed, and she was
rapidly losing Infantile palsy first de-
veoped when she eighteen months old. She could
her afflicted foot from right left but not from
left right. Her condition growing progressively
worse. preliminary examination clearly established
the fact that the palsy caused a dead branch
the anterior tibal This forks below the
knee and controls all motion muscle movements Of
the foot.
FTER several careful examinations and much ex-
a perimentng in the dissecting room, Young
Ct. ~ Az. and DR.. Spler again
" - ~ sultation in the amphitheatre OF
the Polytechnic Hospital. where Mamie Weiss lay ready
for whatever operations might decided upon. The
matter deferred again again. pending the result
of certain experiments then in progress.
Finally all ready, and large number Of sur
present to watch the delicate operation. Dr.
Young assisted in the operation by spler The
incson made the side of the leg just the
knee The quite inches long, and deep
enough to thoroughly expose the dead the
nerve.
getting main where live tissue was
found, Dr. Young skinned the described and
followed this by opening way through the muscular
tissue to the corresponding inside Of
the leg.
In the living the nerve slit about one
quarter inch long cut The dead end" carried
through the opening muscles passed into
and through the slit tissue tackled in
place with single stitch of catgut the
actual work done-a Of only ten minutes.
That ten minutes job however. was only the begin
ming.
IT HE TINY leg fixed in plaster cast and
for more than month the child the
A HEnSo~ 1r:, and constant of a clinic
nurse, specially trained to handle
when the plaster removed, and
The bright-eyed lay table in the operating
room. On every side was being watched by sur
geons students and The plaster had been
Clipped away. She free from pain.
Move your foot little oneg" said Dr. Young sharply
The child responded by moving from left to
right-a thing she had able beforehand
then from right left.
modern miracle had been done.
Infantile palsy has long treated by the trans
operation active, healthy transplanted into
the that is parayzed. plan, which is still in
vogue, fails frequently it succeeds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-17
HOW THE NERVES
ARE SPLECED

rendered useless all Of the books telling how to diagnose
fractures and dislocations
June DR.. Young will tell the orthopaedic surgeons
of the country, in convention Atlantic City, how to
splice nerve, and will probably introduce the
who, in the coming literature grating will
figure as Exhibit A"
This is the first original discovery made in the
science of surgery by DR.. Young. He brilliant and
daring OPERATOR the that he is Professor of
Orthopaedic Surgery in Polytechnic Hospital college
and at the Womens Medical College and lecturer upon
the subject the University of Pennsylvania in
Philadelphia, establishes his professional standing He
leads Surgery has made progress during the past
10 years than century before show, excepting of
course, the discoveries anaesthesa antiseptcs.
When Dr. Adolph Lorenz, of Vienna, the great
geon set all the medical world by the with sim
pie twist of the wrist and massage many leaders
surgery said that his system of bloodess operations
age.
President Potter, of Jefferson College invited
Dr. Lorenz Philadelphia receive in person an
honorary degree voted him by the faculty
of Jefferson College in recognition of his great work
T HE recent achievements Of grating by
DR. Young compares very favorably with those
IT.. NJ. r,A:4 Of DR.. Lorenz. In fact, the
~ - led to the other. The Lorenz
system of bloodess corrects
and it's resulting ills The grating perfected
by DIR. Young restores life motion paralyzed limbs
which anatomically correct size, shape and
position
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-05

A friend met Whitelaw Reid, the
veteran editor of the New York Trib-
une. the other day and said to him:
Il see you are on the advisory board
of Mr.. PulitZer's new college of jour
nalism at Columbia university. Do
you expect to put an end to the typo
graphical error"
THE most we can hope to do" re-
piled Mr.. Reid, "is to mitigate it's hor-
hors. You can't abolish the typo
graphical error any more than you
can original sin. l remember when
the prince of Wales visited this coun-
try of writing an editorial on the
subject. l was young and ambitious.
and thought l said some clever things
1t began: The prince of Wales is
making captivating speeches. The
next morning ! picked up the paper
to enjoy reading 1t in print. I turned
to the editorial page. and this met my
gaze: The price of Nails is making
carpenters swear. - Philadelphia
Post.
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-05
CHAPTER xlII.-contInued.


The hours grew older At the head
of the hall the musicians manifested
more signs of their memorable purpose.
A sad protesting squeal came from the
accordion. The violins moaned, but
we're held firm. The worst might be
precipitated at any moment.
But again there was a transfer of
the general attention toward the upper
end of the hall. The door once more
opened, and there appeared a little
group of three persons, on whom there
was fixed regard so steadfast and
SO silent that 1t might well have been
seen that they were strangers to all
present. OF the three, one was q tall
and slender man, who carried him
self with that ease which, itself uncon-
scious, causes self-consciousness in
those still some generations back of
it. Upon the arm of this gentleman
was lady, also tall. thin, pale, with
wide, dark eyes. which now opened
with surprise that was more than half
shock. Lastly. with head up and eyes
also wide, like those of stag which
sees some new thing, there came a
young woman, whose presence was
such as had never yet been seen in the
hotel at Ellisville.
Astonished, as they might have been
by the spectacle before them, greeted
by no welcoming hand, ushered to no
convenient seat, these three faced the
long, half-lit room in the full sense of
what might have been called an awk-
ward situation. Yet they did not
shuttle or cough, or talk one with an
other, or smile in anguish, as had
others who thus faced the same ordeal.
The thee walked slowly, calmly, de-
liberatcly down into what must have
been che Of the most singular scenes
hitherto witnessed in their lives. AS
they reached the head of the social
raEs. where sat Mrs. McDermott, the
wife of the section boss and arbiter
elesantiarum for all Ellisville, the gen.
tleIuan bowed and spoke some few
words, though obviously to total
stsenger-a very stiff and suspicious
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-05

icine for chronic ca
tarrh of the stomach
and bowels. i have
been troubled Sc
verely with it for
over a wear, and also
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-05

of the room. I'm pleased to meet ye
all this evenin. Perhaps we all know
Battersleigh, and hope yell all meet
side. We claim the introduction of
this roof, me good friends, and we well
come everybody to the first dance at
Ellisville. Ladies', yer very dutiful
servant! It's well ye're lookin, Mrs.
McDermott; and Nora. gyurl, sure
ye're charmin' the night. Kittie. darl-
in, how do we do? Do we remember
Captain Franklin, all of ye? Pipe
up, We naygurs-that's right. Now,
thin, all hands. choose yer partners
fer the grand march, sure. with
Jerry's permission. Thank We, Mrs.
McDermott, and me arm-so."
The sheepish figures of the must
clans now leaned together for mo-
ment. The violins walled in sad
search for the accord, the assistant in
strument less tentative. All at once
the slack shoulders Strengthened up
firmly, confidently and then, their feet
beating in unison upon the floor, their
faces set, stern and relentless, the
three musicians fell to the work and
reeled of the opening bars.
A sigh went up from the assembly.
There was a general shutting Of shoes,
wide rustling of calico. Then, slow
ly, as though going to his doom, Curly
arose from out the long line of the I'M
! happy upon his side of the room. He
crossed the intervening space, his
! limbs below the knees curiously at.
fected, jerking his feet into half time
with the tune. He bowed SO low be-
fore the littlest waiter girl that his
neck scarf fell forward from his chest
and hung before him like shield.
May hev the honor, Miss Kitty" he
choke6 out; and as the littlest waiter
| girl rose and took his arm with vast
air of unconcern, Curly drew long
breath.
In his seat Sam writhed, but could
not rise. Nora looked straight in
, front It was Hank Peterson, who
! led her forth, and who, after the &C
{ casion was over, wished he had not
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-05
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES pro-
duce the brightest and fastest colors.
Mining in Ancient Times.

In Pliny's Natural History. written
in the first century of our era, occurs
the following: Gold is found in our
part of thesworld, not to mention the
gold extracted from the earth in India
by the ants, and in Scythia by the
griffins. Among us it is procured in
three different ways; the first of
which is in the shape of dust, found in
running streams. the Tagus in Spain,
for instance, the Padus in Italy, the
Hebrus in Thracia, the Pactolus in
Asia, and the Ganges in India. Indeed
there is no gold found in more per-
feet state than this, thoroughly pol
ished as 1t is by the continual attrition
OF the current" Mining by means of
shafts is not new, but was known in
Pliny's time.
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-05

stranger, who was too startled to
reply. The ladies bowed to the wife
of the section boss and to the others
as they came in turn. Then the three
passed on a few seats apart from and
beyond the other occupants of that
side of the house.
There was now much tension, and
the unhappiness and suspense could
have endured but little longer. Again
the accordion protested and the fiddle
wept. The cornet uttered faint note
of woe. Yet once more there was a
pause in this time of joy.
Again the door was pushed open, not
timidly, but flung boldly back. There
stood two figures at the head of the
hall and in the place of greatest light.
OF these, one was tall and very thin.
but upright as shaft of pine. He
was clad in dark garments; thus much
might be said. His waistcoat sat high
and close At wrist and neck there
showed touch of white, and bit of
white appeared protruding at the
bosom of his coat. His tread was
supple and easy as that of boy of
lWGHly. 1NSu, lhC IVY, hC W pei GU
to- his companion as they entered, I'm
feelin' fine the night; and as for yer
self, ye're fit for the court O. St. James
Vat diplomats ball"
Franklin, indeed, deserved somewhat
of the compliment. Dressed in the full
uniform Of captain, he looked the
picture Of the young army officer Of
the United States. Simply, easily,
much as had the little group that i'm
mediately preceded himself and friend.
Franklin passed on up into the hall,
between the batteries which lined the
walls.
Any emergency brings forward its
own remedy. The times produce the
man, each war bringing forth its own
generals, its heroes, its solvers of great
problems. None had chosen Batter
sleigh to the leadership. There had
been no election for master Of cere-
monies, nor had Battersleigh yet had
time to fully realize how desperate was
this strait in which these folk had
fallen. 1t appeared to him merely that.
himself having arrived. there was
naught else to cause delay. At the
center of the room he rtopped. near
by the head Of the stern column Of
womanhood which held the position on
the right as one entered the hall. Here
Battersleieh paused. making deep
and sweeping bow, and uttered the
hrst open speech which had been
beard that evening.
Ladies and gintlemen,'' he said in
tones easily distinguishable It all parts
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done SO, for his wife sat till the last
upon the row. Seeing this awful thing
happen, seeing the hand of Nora laid
upon another's arm, Sam sat up as one
deeply smitten with hurt Then,
silently, unobserved in the confusion,
he stole away from the fateful scene
and betook himself to his stable,
where he fell violently to currying one
of the horses.
On. kick!" he exclaimed, getting
speech in these surroundings Kick!
| deserve it. OF all the low-dowu.
d--n towards that ever was horned I
sure am the worst! But the gall of
that Teller Peterson! An him a mar
ried mani"
When Sam left the ballroom there
remained no person who was able to
claim acquaintance with the little group
who now sat under the shadow of the
swinging lamp at the lower end of the
hall, and farthest from the door. The
grand march" was over, and Batter
sleigh was again walking along the
lines in company with his friend
Franklin, before either could have
been said to have noticed fully these
strangers, whom no one seemed to
know, and who sat quite apart and I'M
engaged. Battersleigh. master of GER
emonies by natural right, and COM
Portable gentleman at heart, spied out
these three. and needed but a glance
to satisfy himself of their identity.
Sir" said Battersleigh, approach
ing and bowling as he addressed the
stranger, II shall make bold to intro
JUICE meself-Batterslei of Ellisville,
sir. at your service. II am not mis-
taken. you will be from below, toward
the next town. 1 bid we a very good
welcome, and we shall all hope to see
We often, sir. We're none too many
here yet, and gintleman and his
family are always welcome among GIN
tlemen. Allow me, sir, to presint me
friend Captain Franklin, Captain Ned
Franklin Of the -th, Illinois in the
late unplisantness-Ned, me boy. Colo
nel-ye1l pardon me not KNOWN the
manner"
my name is Buford, sir" said the
other as he rose. II am very glad to
see you gentlemen, Colonel Batter
sleigh, Captain Franklin. was SO I'M
lucky as to be of the Kentucky troops,
sir, in the same unpleasantness. /
want to introduce my wife. gentlemen,
and my niece, Miss Beauchamp."
Franklin really lost part Of what
the speaker was saying. He was gaz-
ing at this form half hidden in the
shadow. figure with hands dropping.
with face upturned and 1ust caught
The Glenwood post., 1904-03-05
Couldn't Forget His Pc. Theme.

Down in Virginia, says Thomas Mel
son Page, there was an old darby
preacher who had preached about in
FAINT baptism morning and night until
his congregation couldn't stand it any
longer. They told him to preach
something else or they'd have to find
some one who would. He promised
and the next Sunday announced his
text, Adam, where art thou?"
''Dis, bredern. can be divided into
fouh heads" began the dominic.
First, every man is somewhat. Sec
ondly. most men am where they amt
got no business to be. Thirdly, you'd
better look out or you'll be gittin'
there you'sef. Fo'thly. infant bap-
tism. Now, bredern. guess we
nights well pass by the fust three
heads and come immed'try to the
10th. infant baptism"