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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
MouIdn.t BE ReeoneiIed.

Two of the most eminent lawyers at
the Philadelphia bar were Benjamin
Harris Brewster and his half brother
Frederick Carroll Brewster. Both had
held the office Of attorney general for
the state, and the first had been attor-
ney general of the United States They
had not been on friendly terms for
many years. 1t Is said that on one oc-
casion a mutual friend tried TO bring
them together, and finally Frederick c
consented to bury the Ratchet and sent
Benjamin II. a card containing his
name, with these words written under
meath. AT home on Monday evening
May l." BY the same messenger Ben
jamin n sent a card IN return, which
read, benjamin n. Brewster also at
home Monday evening, May l." This
ended negotiations
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
BAR FROM NOME, ALASKA, ON Elk
HiBITION AT PORTLAND,
WEIGHS 90 POUNDS.

The biggest gold brick ever east,
nearly as large as two building bricks
placed end TO end, which contains SD
900 worth of gold that is purer than
the gold in twenty dollar coin, re
Ceutly arrived at the Lewis and Clark
ing exhibited by The Nome district OF
Alaska as evidence that Nome Is still a
great gold producing region. says ".
l.. Brindley. The gold brick is foot
long, four inches deep and five inches
wide. and il weighs approximately
ninety pounds.
The city OF Nome. Oh the Seward
peninsula. in the extreme north OF
Alaska. beyond the string Of islands
that stand out like the bill Of a snipe.
contains population OF from 300 70
1900 people in the winter time and ten
times AS many people IN the summer.
The town has an euterprisiug chamber
OF commerce. which in fifteen days got
together the most wonderful mineral
exhibit ever displayed by one region.
While the gold brick which Nome is
showing has attracted more attention
than any other single article in the
United States government building at
the fair. three nuggets, worth in the
aggregate $500. stand second In pop
ularity. These are exhibited in a small
wire cage. and man who wears In his
belt revolver OF the size common To
melodrama and wild west shows
stands guard over them The biggest
nugget Of the three. which weighs 1872
ounces. is worth Sc. 256 There IS a hole
in one side of the cage big enough for
one 10 put his hand through il. but not
large enough 10 enable him 10 take out
the nugget. over the chunk OF gold
there Is legend which reads, You
can lift the nugget. but don't take II
away" and all day long people crowd
one another for Il chance 60 hold $3,2I6
worth Of gold FOR just a fraction OF a
minute.
The nuggets and the gold bricks con
stitute Nome's most interesting gold
display They are owned by the Pho
neer Mining company and were found
In Anvil creek. near Nome. Near the
nugget cage is a table on which. under
glass, are smsn boxes OF pay dirt. This
ulSplaN Is not 80 spectacular as luAN
in the nugget cage-which, by the way.
includes a host OF smaller nuggets in
addition 10 the three big ones-but IL
Is remarkably interesting The pay
dirt shows no gold and looks Ike ordi-
nary gravelly soil. one box OF il Is
labeled: Pay dirt from Anvil creek.
Average value 81 20 per bucket" one
at once begins 10 figure how many
buckets an ordinary man could MI In
a day, and the figures are startling
Another box coptalus broken -r2ck- sud
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
SARATOGA HAS CONE MONEY MAD

particular game they happen to be
watching.
II you walk from the United States
or the Grand Union hotel down the
main street after dinner you will see
knots of men grouped around pairs OF
plunGers who are betting on the popu-
lution OF the town, the age of the near
est elm tree. the hour the sun sets. the
color Of the next horse TO round the
corner or the name OF the conductor
that will bring in the next Saratoga
special
And every bet is a big one.
Saratoga Is not the home Of the piker.
although that variety Of gambler is
plentiful about her streets.
Since the death OF William {. Whit
ney. Gates is the most important per
sonaSe in the village. ranking even
higher than Garfield. George wheelock
and other prominent citizens I'm the
summer colony
When ne makes bets. the crowd.
watch him adoringly as he sits on the
rail Of the clubhouse and looks over
their heads as they gather on the
lawn II he races down 10 the lake in
an automobile before dinner, the crowd
that can support automobiles follow
after. And even when IN pursuit OF
health and recreation. as well as the
ever needful eNhIlaration Of little
stake, he and Drake beat little rubber
balls over bunkcrs on the golf course.
there is big gallery to see and APP
plaud. for the Saratoga crowd knows
that Gates Is playing for big stakes.
and they like To see any kind Of gam
bling where real money is at issue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
What They Tool.

1t is reported that on a recent occa-
sion when Arthur Balfour. Joseph
Chamberlain. Lord Charles BereSford
and the Japanese minister were dining
out together Mr.. BIlfOur, who was
standing treat. asked Mr.. Chamberlain
what he would have. says Harper's
Weekly.
Thanks. I'll take Scotch. Arthur"
was the response.
And what will YOU take. Lord
Charlesf'
IN take Irish. Arthur"
And what will you takeT' address,
ing the Japanese minister.
IN take port, Arthur. thanks" w2s
the ANSWER
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

birds and beasts, the duck billed platyI
pus OF Australia, a writer sayst r11
makes its home like an otter IN aDbank,
tuuneling up from the entrance under
water some thirty or forty, feet.
which its powerful forearm muscles
make nothing Of, to a place where it
can find a dry and well drained bur-
row. Its food consists chiefly Of in
sects, crayfish or 'yabbess,' which 1t
bolts, hard shell and all 1t will stay
from ten TO fourteen minutes at q
time under water, searching the mud
and stones for these delicacies with it's
duCklike bill. 1t makes a most faS-
cinating little pet, becoming very tame
and squeaking with delight when fed.
Its antics are a constant source of
pleasure. though if care is not taken
1t will overeat itself seeming TO have
in captivity difficulty in digesting the
hard craytish shells. Its coat is, like
the mole's. of an unusually silken and
glossy texture"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
THE BIGGEST COLD BRICK IS SHOWN

is labeled. Portion OF bedrock from
Portland bench claim-$42l, 900 result
Of work Of seven men foI sixty days"
But gold is not the only mineral re-
source Of the country round about
Nome Some $50 miles from Nome. at
a place called Cape York, on Buck
creek. there is n mountain Of tin, where
so. 100000 worth Of the metal Is in
sight The tin is found in a substance
called cassiterite crystals, which con-
tains - per cent Of metallic tin. and
from 40 cents TO n dollars worth of
gold 10 the ton. There Is whole noun
tain top. ten miles long by two miles
wide. of this cassiterite which is worth
$441 a ton at the present price of tin.
80 cents a pound. Last winter 800
tons of the ore were taken out, and the
magnitude OF the industry Is hardly
TO be conceived. Then. again. at Ears
mountain. ON ShiSmarof inlet. 1870
miles northwest Of Nome. there Is u
ledge Of cassiterlte. The ledge is ex-
posed TO a width Of - feet and runs
1000 feet up the mountain. reaching
an elevation Of 400 feet From this IL
is presumed that the ore vein Is 100
feet deep.
And then there is quicksilver. anoth-
er new proposition and q very protta-
BILE one from all appearances. Quick
silver ore is found on the KuskOkwin
river. distant 500 miles southeast Of
Nome. Some of It runs $4OO worth to
the ton. but 500 i probably the aver
age. The ore Is found on the surface
1t is burned ia an immense caldron.
SO that the quicksilver vapOrs rise and
are afterward precipitated or con
densed into liquid quicksilver by be-
ing immersed in cold water AT the
exposition the richness Of the ore Is
demonstrated 10y a piece from which
the quicksilver has been smelted. The
rock is Loncycombed Ike a pumiCe
stone
1t costs 70 cents a pound on the aver
age 10 transport coal from the mines in
British Columbia to Nome; hence the
Importance OF the discovery of a coal
mine which produces a fairly good
grade ia the far north. The coal mine
is located on Chicago creek, which
flows into the kugTuk river. which IN
turn flows into Kotzebue sound. At
the surface three tons of coal were
found TO be equal in heat producing
power 70 one ton Of Wellington coal
Now shaft has been sunk 500 feet.
and two tons Of the coal at that depth
are worth one Of Wellington. By
means Of this coal. which IS essential
to winter mining IN the far north,
$4,000 worth of gold was taken out
last winter. The discovery of the coal
thus opens UP immense possibilities In
winter mining. 1t assures a regular
year round popuIe ton for Nome.
Such are few OF the things exhibit
ed by the enterprislng city Of Nome.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

June ~ is the longest day OF the
year. the day when the sun reaches its
northern limit. the tropic Of Cancer.
At points on the line of the arctic cir
Gle there is the wonder of the midnight
sun. and many tourists go long dis
tances To witness the sight. 1t is singu-
lar how accurately the semibarbarOus
nations were able to observe and reck
on. On Salisbury plain, in England.
NAV be seen a cromlech erected by the
druids. 1t is circle Of huge stones
which once formed a temple, but the
most interesting part of the structure
is the saCrihcial stone. which is broad,
fat slab so placed that the rays of the
rising sun strike full upon il only on
the 21st OF June. The old guide who
shows the place to visitors tells the
story that a young girl once said TO
him. Il suppose you have seen II hun
dreds of times, haven't YOU"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

y Cincinnati woman has perfected
an invention which should prove a
boon to the corpulent. This invention
enables men or women 10 lace their
shoes without STOPPING. and. although
ii was not invented primarily for fat
men there are no fat women-it will
be utilized as much by them as 10y the
aged and intirm, for whose comfort it
was brought into the world. The in
vention is simple. One lace string is
permanent in position. and pulling the
top of il laceS the shoe Pulling tho
bottom string looSenS the shoe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

as s. per cent; IN others as low as 10
per cent.
Experts seem to agree that the first
step to combat the spread OF yellow
fever IS 10 attack the mosquito. III
this connection DR. Walter Wyman.
surgeon general of the marine hospital
service. who Is in charge Of the cam
paign against yellow fever in New
Orleans and TO whom belongs the
credit Of encouraging and urging the
experiments leading to the acceptance
OF the theory that the stegomyia mos
quito is practically the only carrier Of
the poison that causes yellow fever.
recently spoke as follows TO the Wash
ington correspondent OF the Pittsburg
Dispatch.
scientifically II IS not true that the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
Doc Tanner Likes Equity. 2,12 -

1t Is easy to gather from Doc Tan
Der's talk that Of all the horses in the
great Billings stable be likes Equity,
2:12I4. the best. because Of his great
quality and speed IL talking about
him recently he said be was the best
all round horse in the wOrld-so agree
able. so kind, always ready TO do what
he was asked, and even anticipating
your wishes. II has long been Tan
ner's idea that Equity ought 10 be-
raced regularly. Several times since
he has been in Tanners charge he has
been capable Of miles 20 wagon in from
2.D4 to 29s.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

eliminate any possibility of the disease
being brought in from Havana The
personnel consisted of three nurses and
nine immunes, all in the military serv-
ice, and included two physicians.
From time TO time Spanish immi-
grants, newly arrived. We're brought In
from the immigrant station. A person
not known TO he immune was not al
lowed to leave camp. or If lie did was
forbidden to return. The most COM
plete record was kept Of the health of
every man to be experimental upon.
thus eliminating the possibility of any
other disease than yellow fever compli-
eating the case.
THE mosquitoes used were especial
ly bred from the eggs and kept in a
building screened by wire nettiag.
When an insect was wanted for an ex-
pertinent it was taken into a yellow
'aver. hospital and allowed to fill itself
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

me American intervention U0yS IN
cuba. when another physician and he
ran the institution. says the New York
Herald.
BedIam at Night.
We managed fairly well during the
day. but at night. midnight when we
We're worn out. the bedlam produced
by the patients in their delirium was
awful They made all sorts OF noises
in different languages. Tor there were
different nationaliticS represented. The
uraemia which resulted fror: the char
aCteristlc effect OF the disease on the
kidneys caused commissions and par
tiCularly facial SpISmS.
The sick would make the most dis
treSSinG grimaceS, which in the wee.
Sma' hours o morn would cause some
of the female nurses 10 tremhle and
cry and beg for short respite IN the
open air. They would go out on the
verandaS, steady themselves, then back
to business. But the most horrible OF
all was the hemorrhaSeS, too horrible
to describe. And all this caused by the
bite Of particular kind OF mosQuito."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

pied the room for twenty nights. while
additional articles Of bedding and
clothing were added. They slept in the
garments and between the sheets that
covered cases OF yellow fever. some Of
which We're fatal. The result Of the
second attempt was nil \ third at
tempt was then made with two aidi-
tional nOnimmuuCS equally without
success. Not the slightest iu5iSpoSition
followed close ana intimate contact
with this repulSive material in any
case. Temperatures and pulse rates
Were recorded nj regular and frequent
intervals. -Four Of these seven nonim-
muneS were subsequently, infected Ivy
blood injections and 10y means OF in
fected mosquitoes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

point. I have widely used I'm vaude-
vile Clyde Fitch'S one act comedy
"Frederick Lemaitre." which | used
"a IA curtain raiser on a certain occa-
sion when starring. ana IL is Just as
much appreciated by my present audi
enceS as by those i'm the combination
theatCrs.
Vaudeville audiences want 10 be
amused. and they like To- he amused ar
tistically.
The slapstick and rough comedy are
gradually disappearing. and there
seems to he n tendency to lift all kinds
of acts to n higher plane. l have yet
to find a dramatic actor who has soRe
into vaudeville with the proper vehicle
express IA regret for doing 50.
The patrons of this class OF enter
tainmcnt are growing more critical
each season, and star who has Won
fame i'm the legitimate ranks and en-
tiers vaudeville thinking that his repu-
tation alone will pull him through viii
make the SaddcSt mistake of his life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

In the course OF n little heart ~ heart
talk with his audience at Keith's the
alter. New York. recently Edwin ste
vens told his hearers the troubles Of n
monolOgiSt and how he first invaded
vaudeville. 1t WAS Suudry seasons ago
Mr. Stevens does not mention how
many, although he is in no immediate
danger Of "Oslerization'-and the place
was San Francisco. where he had been
successful as Il club and society enter
tainer. Accordingly he made UP his
mind TO tackle vaudeville and for the
first round selected Manager Meyer
felt, founder Of the Orphcum circuit.
Tho manager bad gruf manner and
German accent and was. moreover,
very busy. Turning on Mr.. Stevens
hrUSqueIy. hc exclaimed.
Well. vat do you vant?'
Il would like to go into vaudeville"
responded the candidate meekIy.
Vat do you do-vat ISIS your llneE'
81 am comedian" was the modest
but very general answer.
A komiker. hciHE' And the man
ager faced him stenly. Ven, make
me laugh"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
LamdS VaudeUiHe.
Henry Miller Says Light En-
tertainment Has Greatly
AdUanced.
BY HENRY MILLER.

Within the last decade vast changes
have been wrought in almost every
walk of endeavor. Through the in
genuity OF inventors the methods OF
manufacturing have undergone great
changed and the conditions of every
thing in general are for the betterment
Of mankind.
TheatricaIs have kept pace with the
tendency toward advancement
speak in particular Of vaudeville. with
which class of entertainment | have
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
PreachInE and Practice.

Jinks-Tm ever SO much obliged for
this favor. and If I ever have chance
I'll do as much Hello. here comes
BiIkins. Let's dodge into an aileyway-
Binks-Don't you Ike BiIkins? links
He did me a favor once. and the fellow
may. want me to return II,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

periments was that Of DR.. Jesse ".
Lazear in November, 1901. Or. Lazear.
an army surgeon. was one of an army
board. all of whom submitted them
selves to the bites of infected mOsqui-
toes. The death of Or. Lazear was sin
gular. He had voluntarily been bitten
for the sake of experiment and suf-
fered - effects. Afterward while he
was visiting the yellow fever ward at
Las Animas mosquito lit on his hand.
He allowed il TO remain there and bite
him. Five days afterward he was
taken III and died.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
New PedaEorIr Theorr

The newest idea in schools for teach
ing children TO read is 10 make them
tap a typewriter. The novelty 81 the
work makes the scholars take the
greatest interest in thus learning the
OF education. .zA-.. II.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
nRnnrInr MIL

"Roaring Bill" Kennedy. one time
with Brooklyn and later with Pitts
burg IS doing some great work in the
pitchers box for Wheeling OF the Cen
tTaI lea que.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
HENRY MILLER.

frequently been connected. The change
has been nothing short OF marvellous.
1t does not require a stretch OF mem
DRY to recall the days when vaudeville
was something entirely different from
what il is today. Years ago il was de
voted exclusively To men and women
who had never been connected with
the drama or knew anything Of its
rudiments. But within very few
years the conditions changed. Today
many actors who won prominence in
the dram are beadliners on the vaude-
Vile circuit, and. what Is more. their
efforts have IN many cases been sue
cessful And II they have not succeed
ed IL is because they didn't deserve to
Some who have failed have argued
that their work was over the heads OF
the audiences
/ think this is a mistake as ] find
vaudeville patrons quite ss Intelligent
as those seen in houses where the ie-
gitimste drama Is presented.
l think 1 can sneak ady1sedH-on this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
Mosquito Only Infection Agent.

The best way in dealing with an epi-
demic or any other thing, for that mat
ter. is to proceed upon known facts.
We know the stegomyia carries the
cause of yellow fever. Therefore the
order TO all the men in the marine hos
pital service is Kill the mosquito" II
the fever persists after the mosquito
has disappeared we Will know that
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

stegomyia femalel is the only carrier
of yellow fever. For all practical pur-
poses the assertion is true. Until we
know the cause of yellow fever we
cannot truthfully say that that mos
quito is the only dissemination. There
may be other carriers Of it. but we
never have found any trace Of them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

Help thy brothers boat across. and.
10. thine own has reached the shore.-
Provcrb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
Dundon IL ReIt.bI.

Second BaseInan Dundon OF C-,ic,zo
made only one misplay In nineteen.
games early In tbs season,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

low fever was established by the late
Major Walter Reed. surveyor of the
United States army, when in 1900 and
1901 he supervised the experiments
with yellow fever in Cuba after the
United States came into control of
the island, says the st. Louis Post
These tests were thorough
and convinced the army officer that
beyond doubt the mosquito is the
only transmitter of the fever germ.
Following is the report OF these ex-
periments. and it should satisfy all lay
men when it is borne in mind that
all the subjects were Americans
United States soldiers who had volun-
teered:
Special Camp Built.
"a camp was especially constructed
for the experiments about four miles
from Havana. The inmates of the
camp were put into most rigid quar-
antLne and ample time was allowed to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

A FRUIT ship. bunch Of bananas.
"a mosquito and an Italian
these four agents, according to
the deductions Of the health au-
horities OF New Orleans, were re-
sponsible for introducing yellow fever
into New Orleans as long ago as last
May. The first appearance OF the dis
ease, according to the same deduc-
tons, was In the Italian quarter where
the Italian laborer who unloaded the
fruit ship lived
From the originally infected vicinity
the fever spread until there had been
several deaths The characteristic De
culiarlties Of the Italian when con
fronted by an epidemic showed them
selves In instructive efforts TO hide the
fever from the health authorities, and
the result was that the prevalence Of
the disease was not known even to the
city health officer until the middle OF
July
An attack OF yellow fever comes on
with severe Chills or rigors when il
comes suddenly. 1t may come on more
gradually with languor. headache and
malarial symptoms The temperature
The fever lasts from three TO FIVE days,
attended with pain in the back. limbs
and head. There Is nausea and vomlt-
ing. The yellow tint OF the skin, from
which the fever gets its name, begins
on the second or third day Yellow
fever develops usually from three or
four days after infection. Sometimes
II takes seven days. In severe cases
small hemorrhages take place into the
skin and mucous membrane. The
vomit Is at first white. Later il be-
comes very dark In appearance. like
coffee grounds, when IT Is known as
''black vOmit" There is bleeding at
the nose. mouth and gums. Delirium
usually follows, then unconsciousness
and death
First Recognized In West Indies.
Although yellow fever has been oc-
Casionally seen outside OF the tropics.
its real origin is In warm climate. 1t
was first recognized definitely In the
West Indies in 1S47, where IL prevails,
as well as on the west coast Of Africa.
Central America and southwark along
both coasts OF South America and
nOrthward TO the south Atlantic and
gulf states. II has been brought TO
north Atlantic seaports by vessels
The coming Of frost generally stops
yellow fever. Survivors OF one attack
OF yellow fever become immune from
further attack. The mortality varies
In some eDidemics il has been as high
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

A naval surgeon described some
incidents which occurred in Las AMI
mas hospital. Havana, during the
height of the yellow fever epideuic in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26
A Peculiar Animal.

Regarding some OF the peculiar char
eeierlzl.g -. " -LlAaI. SIT aGnGe- Ink beIYeep
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

The fact that mosquitoes convey vel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-08-26

A FRUIT ship. bunch Of bananas.
"a mosquito and an Italian
"A these four agents, according to