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IN THE FRENCH QUARTER AT NEW ORLEANS

out blare of trumpet, but was one Of
the most heroic efforts ever made in
the interests of humanity. A. T. Bris-
tow, writing in the Worlds Work,
says: THE story of the investigation
tells of self-sacritice and courage that
transcendS the bravery of the soldier
on the battlefield. The excitement of
battle buoys the soldier up so that he
forgets danger, and he remembers the
old adage: Every bullet has it's bill
let But when a man in cold blood
deliberately allows mosquito, which
has fed on yellow fever patients for
days, to bite him, and this with the
full knowledge that he may become in
fected with one of the most rapidly
fatal of all tropical fevers; when men
wrap themselves in the clothing taken
from yellow fever corpses and so clad
lie down to sleep on beds covered with
filthy blankets and sheets from yellow
fever hospitals, with soiled towels from
yellow fever patients on their pillows,
and so spend their nights for three
weeks, we can call it heroism, or cour-
age or sacrifice. 1t is all three"
The investigation board, which was
appointed by the surgeon general of
the United States army, consisted of
Maj. Walter Reed, surgeon in the
United States army, and the contract
surgeons James Carroll, Aristides
Agramonte and Jesse w. Lazear. OF
the United States army. Immediately
on their arrival in Cuba experiments
with the mosquito were begun. And
right here mention should be made
that back in 1881 DR.. Carlos Finlay.
born in Cuba of an English father. had
proposed the theory that yellow fever
was conveyed by means of a mosquito.
The United States army yellow fever
commission went to work to prove this
theory. The commission discovered
that it takes II days for the mys-
FERROUS organism of infection to travel
from the mosquitoes stomach to the
salivary glands. and that turing cold
weather the time may be heightened
to Is days. The mospitoes were al
lowed TO bite at intervals of four. six
and IL days, respectively, after having
fed on yellow fever patients, and the
disease was not produced; the same
mosquitoes used on and after the
twelfth day communicated yellow fever
infection.
DR.. Carroll permitted himself to be
bitten on the twelfth day, and came
down with the fever. He recovered
Dr. Lazear was bitten on the tenth
day and did not take the disease. Al
a later time, while in the yellow fever
hospital, he permitted a mosquito tic
settle on his hand, and in five days
fell i'll with the fever. He died at the
end of week. his life sacrificed ''fol
science and humanity"
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. An experiment station was built a
mile out from Quemado, Cuba and
named in honor of the brave young
physician, Camp Lazear." Here were
built the two experiment houses which
were to become famous; the infected
mosquito building" and the infected
clothing building" In these new
houses the experiment was made re-
garding the greater source of danger,
with this result-not one of the men
that slept in the illy-ventilated room
hung with clothing from fever patients
contracted the disease; ten out of 13
bitten by mosquitoes were attacked
with yellow fever. American soldiers,
hospital attendants and Spanish i'm
migrants were the men that submitted
themselves to the experiment The
first person bitten by an infected mos
quito was an Ohio soldier, who under
went the experiment for no money re-
ward, but IN the interests of Science
and humanity" Not a single life was
lost in this series of experiments.
There gathered in Washington, D. c.,
in December, 1902, under the auspices
of the bureau of American republics. a
distinguished body Of men who consti-
tuted the third international sanitary
convention. These men were spoken
of by writer in the Century, discuss
ing yellow Fever and It's Proven
tion," as the most active and learned
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towns, breeding in roof troughs, water
tanks, barrels, any receptacle where
there is water.
Ever since the discovery of Amer
lea yellow fever has prevailed in the
West Indies. AS far north as Phila-
deiphia, Charleston and Boston there
were outbreaks as early as 1892. And
Ior a hundred years there were occa-
slonal outbreaks. eliminating in the
great Philadelphia outbreak of 17ea
Northern cities were able, by sanitary
and quarantine measures. to prevent
great epidemics after the early mart
OF the nineteenth century; but from
the West Indies, the disease was occa-
sionally introduced, and it prevailed
epidemically in the southern states
In 1858 1t ragged throughout this re-
gion, New Orleans alone having a
mortality of 5000. The last extensive
epidemic occurred in 1878, chiefly in
louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi
and the total mortality was 10000. In
1889 it again prevailed in Jacksonville
Fla, and certain other restricted re.
gions."
ALFRED WHITEHoUsE
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Yellow Fever and United
States Amy Investigation
Disease Once Wrought Havoc Northern Cies-Nobe Work of
the Men at the Cuban Experiment Station

Down in New Orleans a vigilance
committee of citizens is going about
with buttons bearing representation Of
that dread of modern days in the in
sect world, the mosquito. 1t is hunted
to death; the city is awake to the dan
ger OF its presence
After the announcement of the dis
covery that yellow fever spreads chief
ly, If not wholly, through the agency
of the mosquito, there were, it is need
less to say, some that refused to be-
heve. Especially in the southern
states were physicians slow to accept
the truth of the statement that the
fever is spread only through this
agency; many of them, among the
number DR.. Souchon, president of the
Louisiana board of health, declared
that there were many recorded out
breaks where the mosquito agency was
improbable or impossible These ply
sicians gave it as their opinion that
no great variations in quarantine meth
DDS need be introduced until the mat
ter was settled more definitely.
1t is generally thought that the mat
ter was settled definitely, the theory
was established into fact, when there
was given forth the modest report of
the commission sent down to investi-
gate acute infectious diseases in the
islnd of Cuba. The work carried on
by this commission was executed with
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RICH AS CROESUS,
LIVE AS PAUPERS
WEALTHY RFCLUSES OF A NEW
HAMPSHIRE TOWN.
THEIR NlGGARDLY HABITS
How Kilburn Perkins Keeps Intact a
Fortune Estimated at Quarter of
Million Dollars-Has Faith
in Banks

Boston.-Brookline, n. H, can boast
Of the most remarkable couple in Amer
lea, They are brother and sister, and
they are worth at least $3.50, 900, yet they
live as if they were on the verge of pow
erty.
Possessed of what is really a large
fortune, owning hundreds of acres of the
only firstgrowth timber in New Hamp-
shire, altogether one of the most indie
pendent wealthy men in the state, Kill
burn Perkins has just passed his eigh-
tieth year in the weather beaten, un-
painted house which he has called home
for half century.
The house appears as if Mr. Perkins
did not care to spend money on repairs.
1t isn't just bachelor carelessness that
brings this about, for Mr.. Perkins has a
housekeeper in the person of his devoted
sister Martha. She has a son George,
and George does the Chores"
What sort of a character Kilburn Per-
kins is may be best appreciated through
list of few of his eccentricities.
He has been to Boston only once DUR
ing his long life.
Has Faith in Banks.
He puts all his money in savings banks.
and never draws it out till forced to by
the banks, when the interest makes the
sum unlawful to hold for one person.
He makes his infrequent journeys to
towns about him in an old-fashioned OK
cart.
He and his sister recently walked five
miles through slush to the Townsend
savings bank. where they wished to de-
post two checks for $4,000 each-just
paid them for patch of their timber
land.
He wears his hair to his shoulders, and
requires his nephew to do the same.
The young man. who is 33 years old. but
who has only the development of boy
of Is, had his first hair cut few days
ago, on his birthday.
This young man, by the way. was al
lowed to go to Worcester for birthday
present. He celebrated there by pur-
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WILD HORSES ATTACK
A MOVING ORE TRAIN.
Herd of Two Hundred, Headed by
Black Stallion, Alarm Men and
Animals in Nevada.

Reno, Nev.-Treasure trains loaded
with ore from the Kawich country
headed for the railroad at Tonopah
are being attacked by wild horses on
the bleak deserts of southern Nevada.
From tte new mining country the
news has been brought here by Fred
O'Brien, who was with one of the
trains attached. His words best tell
the story:
I'VE were in charge of a shipment
from the Gold Reed company's prop
erty, the second from the new camp
There were two trains. pulled by IL
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BURIED ALIVE, HE
GOT OUT OF GRAVE.
Indians Thought John Sling Was
Dead and Covered Him with
Stores-Now Shun Him.

Arkansas City.-John Stink, a full
blooded Usage Indian, had never slept
under the roof of a hotel in his life. Dur
ing the coolest night of the winter he
was induced to sleep in the Office OF the
Capitol hotel, in Arkansas City. 1t was
the first night that he had slept under
any sort of a civilized roof for years.
The Indian is peculiar character,
and, therefore, the reason for his living
out of doors. AS an Usage, he is
possessed Of considerable wealth. and
yet he is nearly SO years old and has
no relatives.
He is an outcast from his tribe. He
is supposed by his tribesmen to be pos
sessed of an evil spirit, and for this
every Indian shuns him as a viper.
This antipathy has existed for years,
and, as the story goes, has arisen from
a burial of John for dead and his COM
ing back to life again.
After an illness that lasted for long
time his tribesmen thought him dead.
and he was buried according to the
primitive customs of the OsageS This
was to cover the body with stones suf-
fciently to prevent the wolves from
getting it. He was placed on the hill
nsed for the burying ground and the
stones piled over him. But he was not
dead His strength returned and he
was able to wriggle out from among
the stones, and eventually recovered.
Since that time no Indian will have
| anything to do with him. He beats
about the country surrounding Pawhus-
ka, comping under hooks about town
when he is here, but refusing always to
sleep under a roof.
The night when he was induced to
sleep in the hotel Office was bitter cold.
| The old Indian had wandered about un-
til he was almost frozen, when some
| men almost forced him to go into the
hotel to stay.
The night before he had slept out Of
| doors under q big tree. He had big
| fire and only a little clothing. He seems
| able to endure wonderful amount of
exposure. He seems to have no aim
in life, NO hope, no pleasure. He is
simply existing until the end with the
stoicism of his race.
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naton Of contagious diseases ignorance very
considerable portion of population
state there large and constantly growing foreign
which enean primitive fear of modern together
with profound of sanitary
warranabe fears OF these people must be dpee they
brought to see the light only for their health safety
for that OF the communities around them
The safety of community which contagious
diphta diseases recent
scientific discoveries have eliminated its terrors.
Typhoid prevntable disease The
attack and prevent spread germs disease
from the they
be killed by dnecants This be quickly and certainly
tons with their live and poisonous germs from mingg with
milk and other fluids and through foods that brought
with the the hands of those handling patients
In districts where cesspoo used the germs from the
cretons find their through of the soil wells and
and by that developed
mysteriousy distant the infection
There phase of this subject of health and sanitation which
might financial viewpoint which has received
which figures all the
stics available the subject 1t the loss from reduced
ducion of industries through prevntabe diseases the
dusrial classes The well added the lives of the working
people running welqipped
health department. nothing of the saving citizens in the
caring for the sick separate from the Invaluable
happiness good health The industries of
gor efficiency armies and de-
pend upon the health of people.
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sanitarians of their respective govern
ments.' And the writer goes on to
say that this body, representing the
most advanced medical thought of the
Americas, and undoubtedly the sound
est judgment in sanitary matters.
unanimously accepted as an absolute
ly demonstrated fact that certain mos
quitoes carry yellow fever"
The yellow fever mosquito (Stego-
myia fasciata) is sometimes called the
striped mosquito, and spoken of in
some places as the day mosquito. It
does not haunt woods, but swarms in
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chasing three little sandwiches, which
he proudly displayed to the natives OF
BrOokline.
Kilburn fell into the water IL Brook
line, but would not accept even dry
stockings. He walked the long miles
home in his wet clothes.
He retains possession of the finest
timber land in southern New Hampshire,
simply, it is said. because he has such
dislike to parting with any of his
property, and money is of so little use
to him.
Bars Politics and Fashions
He cares nothing about political or So
cial affairs, and with his sister ignores
the fashions of dress, but he is very Ger
tain that 100 cents make dollar
Altogether, he, with his sister and
nephew, by their mode of living, volun-
tarily accept all the hardships and priva-
tons of most abject poverty, rejecting all
the comforts and happiness that their
great means might bring hem.
Perkinsi is most reticent as to his finan-
cial affairs, and while he will sometimes
talk for hours on other subjects the word
money" seems to be for him the signal
for immediate silence.
But estimates that cannot be far from
right have been made, and he could sign
his check for fully $3.50, 900 did he choose
which he carefully doesn't
His father. and it is said his grand
father before that. owned the wide tim
Der lands and it is through them that
Perkins has attained his fortune.
Drives an Ok Team.
Immediately upon receiving a check
he has the OK team hitched up, if his
destination is too far to walk, and. us,,-
ally with his sister, starts out for a saw
ings bank. He has accounts in Town
send, Milford. Nasl VA, Fitchburg and
perhaps in many other towns and cities
His custom is to deposit in a savings bank
until he has reached the limit allowed
From one bank he received several no
tices to the effect. that his interest had
accumulated until his account was over
the limit To these he paid no attention
but at last came final notification thai
he had better come and do something
about his money, because the bank would
not be responsible for it.
So he hitched up the oxen and with
Martha with him in the great. clumsy
| cart drove to the bank and arranged BIZ
drawing out part of the moneg and TAX
ing it to another bank to deposit
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tainments of the students themselves.
There should be freedom from the exaction and
distraction of competitive athletics. There should be
a prohibition of competitive games.
A college having three-years' course-wfich
will be the custom in the future-cannot afford the
time necessary for Competitive games Arguments rel
ative to the demoralizng influences of such games,
and to the physical consequences of severe contests
ample it to me, to warrant any college in taking
course that will reduce athletics their proper stand
i1p
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Ctr Gnllrgr
nj thr q mtmrr
By PRESIDENT CARROLL D: WRIGHT,
of Clark College.

period and the the high
difficult for the college find
Crowdedo both Sides will
for the college adjust its work cripple the high school
proper opportunity for work the professional
Schools and this adjustment of the culture studies OF the college must
be maintained in their integrity.
The college the problem ed
the expansion of the high school colleges
They have dominated secondary schools but must be recognized that
the establishment of the secondary schools and the order
ing of the subjects tem primarily the buness of such schools
themselves
The college Of the future will the very of things
responsibility student college
alton and promptly and consistently him when he proves
ability indisposition to do the prescribed work
In order avoid the upward from the high and
downward from the professional Schools there be shortening
of the college Noted educators do b the 1engen
ing the professional schools copels readusent
President Hadey would shorten the
consider this advisable for the secondary
the colleges of the people On the other hand President
adjusts the work to the theeyear basis.
With the hreeyea there be changes the meth
DDS AT students have spend from three
during the examinations This
largely loss of force which should be applied regular work
ordered resulting in
regular college with the cooperation of
upon standing of without the grind of
the the place This feature alone the col
lege of the future viii make great change in the at
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History of Celery.

Celery is the cultivated variety of
the English weed smallage- 1t was in
troduced into kitchen gardens in Eng
land about the time of the reformation
by some Italians. who gave 1t the ltal-
ian name "celleri
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Dangrr frnnt Unntaginl1a
DtaraHrH 0urrrnntr hu Srtrrrr
G. DIXON,

One of the most prolific sources of disease is
places where large numbers of men or women con-
gregate, such mills, factories, stores shops of
fee buildings, railway and public vehicles. Dis
in such places is disseminated BY those who
have been in direct contact with the afflicted or
who may carry the germs from houses in which in
lection exists. Poor ventilation, impure water or
other and different causes may spread disease I'm
der perfect system of inspection and disinfecting
these dangers be mnirnized if not abolished
One of the most Potent elements in the diSserr=
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Need Years. Experiences.

Winkle-After all, the first year of
married life is the most unhappy,
don't you think?
Tod-Oh, yes. 1t takes about that
long for a man to learn how to con-
ceal things from his wife.-Chicagc
Journal.
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The college of the.
future will present. ele-
ments as different from
these of the present as.
are those of the pres
ent institutions from,
the college of 6o years
ago. The expansion of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-21
Secretary of the Farmers Grain
Dealers Association Making
Efforts at Organization
HELP
OUTSIDE
SECURED
Export. From Other States Will Come
to Iowa to Lecture on the Benefits of
Organization-state Meeting to be
Held at Fort Dodge February Fl,
Next.
Special to Times-Republican.


Gowrie. Jan. 21.-C. G. Messerole,
secretary Of the Farmers Grain Deal
ers' Association of Iowa, has issued an
other circular letter to the cooperative
companies in which he announces that
he has made arrangements with one Of
the best posted men In the United
States on cooperative matters and an
interesting talker to come to Iowa
and address the stockholders Of the
different cooperative concerns wher-
ever it is desired to call a meeting.
Meetings will be held from January
% to February and the speaker will
assist in every way possible to streng-
then the associations. Mr.. Messerole
has invited the companies to make
dates with him by wire at once. This
movement is In furtherance of the plan
to increase the number Of organizations
by fifty before the annual meeting to
be held at Fort Dodge, February FL.
The management of the state associa-
ton is determined to put UP its best
fight against what it calls the grain
trust and to that end desires to siren
CITIZEN all existing concerns and organ
lie as many new ones as possible.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-21
Gilman.

0IIVudSss
Special to Times Republican.
Gilman, Jan. 21.-Rev. George II.
Chambers is still conducting the reviv-
al meetings and the outlook Is SO en-
couraging that they will probably be
continued all next week. He is being
assisted this week by Revs. ID. M. W.T.
tum and o. o. Smith, of Grinnell, ana
others.
J. G. Johnson of Grinnell. visited
friends here on Thursday.
L. G. seager of Whitehall, Mich,
dropped in on his friends here Thurs
day morning for brief visit and re-
turned to his home on Friday morn
ing.
The revival services at the M. e.
church are continued this week, and
will probably be in evidence all next
week. Rev. Pitner, p. E., will preach
this evening and hold quarterly con-
ference Saturday evening and preach
on Sunday.
Dorr Suit of Liscomb, is visiting rel
atives here this week.
A bob sled load Of young people went
to Newhurg Friday evening to attend
the meeting at the Congregational
church.
A contract has been entered into by
the Gilman Opera House Association
with a firm in Albert Lea, Mimi, for
relighting the opera house turnout in
both Stories by means of gasoline
gas lighting system. It is INTENDED
to have the plant installed as soon as
an expert from the factory can be sent
here for that purpose.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-21
Tho GrinneIl News.
Special to Times-Republican.


Grinnell, Jan. 81. = John Rule will
be out of business for some weeks as
q result of the accident by which he
dislocated the left knee and broke the
bone of the left leg just above the
ankle. In jumping from a sleigh near
the Clifford hotel, he slipped upon the
ice and fell with the above result.
The meetings which have been in
progress for the past three weeks at
the United Presbyterian church. led by
Rev. Il. r. Aiken of Abba, in con-
nection with the pastor. Rev. w. w.
WOODBURY., closed last night with the
feeling by all engaged that the time
has been we'll spent. Communion ser
vice takes place at the regular hour
tomorrow morning.
Mr.. j. S. Bailey returns from Chi
cago, where he had been for several
weeks, for the removal of cancer,
with the assurance Of the specialist
there that he is entirely cured, and is
receiving the hearty congratulations OF
his friends accordingly.
John Strabel. who has for some years
carried on the business of furniture re-
pairing and upholstering in connection
with his art store, has taken in a part
ner and the firm naame is now Strabe
& Rayl.
Installation Of officers by the state
commander for the Ladies Of the Mac.
cabees will take place this evening al
Odd Fellows hall. on Broad street, be.
ginning at 1880.
A serious accident happened to the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. III. Simmons
Of Oak Grove, while coasting one day
recently, resulting in the breaking OF
bone in the left leg just below the
knee.
w. H. Barker who recently sold out
the C. O. D. laundry here, expects tc
move in short time to Des Moines
He will be accompanied by his daugh-
tiers, Flora and Lillian, the former in
tending to take course in the Still
School of Osteopathy.
Mosey Sloan, who was moved from
the country some time ago to the home
of his uncle, Nelson Frost, Of this city
died on Thursday night from tubercu.
losis. The funeral took place at 1:3t
this morning at the home of Nelson
Frost, Rev. J. NJ. McClelland offictat-
ing. Interment at Blue Point.