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The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
ASIATIC CHOLERA IN EUROPE
The Spread Of the Infection in
Prussia is Creating Alarm.
The Government Acting Promptly
to Prevent the Disease Assume
Ing Epidemic Form.

Berlin, Sept. 1.-The spread of chol-
era from two localities on the River
Weichsel, five days ago, to "a cases in
II localities extending from the Baltic
To the River Warthe, $50 miles south,
and It's appearance In Hamburg, has
given an unpleasant thrill to the people
Of Germany, for ii may mean long and
steady fight as In 1928 to prevent the
disease from getting beyond control. In
those years 1t is estimated that $4,000
persons died in Russia from cholera
The Prussian government is keelly
aware Of the possibilities OF the danger,
which so far is not regarded as giving
occasion for apprehension. A commit
tee Of the cabinet, consisting of DR..
Studt, minister of medical affairs; Herr
Won Sudde, minister Of state and minis
ter Of public works; Herr Moller, min
lister Of commerce and industry, and Dr.
Won Bethmann- Hollweg, minister of the
interior, has the general direction OF
the preventive measures. Numerous
bacteriologists have been sent into the
infected districts to assist in the sur
veillance of persons who have contract
ed cholera.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
vARDAMAN TALKS PLAINLY
He Declares the New Orleans Health
Officers Act in Bad Faith and
Are Incompetent.

New Orleans, Sept 1.-"If it vera
not for the bad faith, dishonesty or in
competency Of the health officers of New
Orleans there would not be a single
case of yellow fever in the state of Mis-
sissippi," is the sweeping statement
which Gov. Vardaman of Mississippi
sent to this city Mississippi's governor
Is very much perturbed at the presence
Of the plague at Natchez, Vicksburg
and other important points in his state,
and lays all the blame upon the health
authorities Of New Orleans
The New Orleans health officers"
continued Yardaman, exhibited hy-
procrisy in dallying with the truth
when the direct question was put to
them"
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
YELLOW FEVER EPIDEMICS
Record Of the Visitation of the Plague in the Past
(From the St. Louis Republic.)


Since the year 1878 when yellow
fever invaded 1872 cities and towns of
the Southern States and caused H.
934 deaths within the space Of five
months, the United States have been
comparatively free from the disease.
New Orleans, Mobile and other
Gulf coast ports have suffered from
the ravages of the plague at different
periods since, but the number of
deaths has never been large.
Five years after the signing of the
Declaration of independence, almost
to the month. yellow fever made its
first appearance in the United States
at Boston.
During the summer more than 400
deaths occurred in Boston, but the dis
ease disappeared with the coming of
winter.
New Orleans has suffered to a
greater extent than any other Amer
lean city, although Baltimore, early
In the nineteenth century, was seized
with several epidemics.
New Orleans Epidemics.
Beginning with the year 1919, when
careful records of the disease were
first kept by the authorities of the
Crescent City, the deaths in the great
est epidemics were as follows
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
AERONAUT BLOWN TO ATOMS
He Was Giving IA Demonstration Of
the Use OF Dynamite In War Mt
GreenYilie, o.

GreenTille. O., Sept 1.--Aeropaut
Baldwin, of Losantviile, Ind, was blown
to shreds with his balloon at a height
of 1000 feet. He was giving an exbi-
bition OF the use Of dynamite from
balloon for war purposes, and had three
sticks of the explosive with him When
he was 1000 feet in the air, in full sight
of thousands Of people attending he
county fair, by some accident the dy1a-
mite exploded and the balloon and man
were literally torn to fragments. Bald
wins wife was a witness OF the holri
bic scene.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
MUTSUHITO HEARD FROM.
Cablegram From Mikado Conveys
His Warm Thanks to the
President

Oyster Bay, Sept, 4.--President
Roosevelt today received at 1910 pm. !,
from the Emperor Of Japan, warm
thanks for his "disinterested and nnre.
mitting efforts in the interests Of peace
and humanity" and an expression of
the japanese Emperor's grateful
appreciation Of the distinguished part"
the President has taken in the es,ab-
lishment of peace in the Far East
The cablegram, which was received
from the Emperor personally follows:
Toxic, Sept. ,, 1905.
"Thc PresidentI have received
with qualification your message OF con-
graduation conveyed through our
plenipotentiaries, and thank YOU warmly
for it. To your disinterested and un-
remitting efforts in the interest OF peace
and humanity attach the high value
which is their due, and assure you OF
grateful appreciation for the distin-
ulslEH lJdib SOh llAFE tdh1Ll III lilt
establishment of peace based on prin-
ciples essential to the permanent wel-
fare and tranquility OF the Far last.
MUTsumTo.
The cabIegram from the Japanese
Emperor puts an end To the rumors
that the Emperor wa, dissatisfied with
the terms finally concluded by his
pIenipotentiaries with those of the FIN
peror Of Russia. lie accOrls President
Roosevelt full credit for the part he
took in bringing about peace upon
principles essential to the permanent
welfare and tranquility OF the Far
East" The concluding sentence OF the
cabIegram is especially significant. 1t
evidently voices the belief of the Japan
ese Emperor that the treaty about to
be concluded at Portsmouth will be for
a permanent peace.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
TWO KILLED, FOUR INJURED
Wreck On the DunviIle &: Indiana
Harbor Railroad NORTH of
Danyiiie, Ill.

Danyille, H., Sept. 1.-Two men were
instantly killed and four injured in a
wreck on the Danville & Indiana Har-
Dor railroad, one mile north of this city,
The dead:
John Greewad, Adrain, Mich.
Frex Boxman, Murphyshoro, III.
The injured.
Thomas Barrett, No S26 North
Tyantieth street, st. Louis; injured
about right side and head.
Frank Thomas, Toledo, O.; injured
about face and head
George Bagley, Patoka, III.
Lee Unit, Venice, III.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
Too Suouestive.

DR.. Abbott, Of the English depart
ment OF Columbia College. said the
other day 10 a roomfll Of auditors:
Chronological caheEenee in ideas is
much u be desired, but there are
times when it becomes tdo suggest
i've. For instance, I once heard a
minister make The following announce
mens al one Of his Sunday services:
The funeral of The late and much
Iamented sexton takes plsce en- We'd
nesaav afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Taana asgising services will be held in
this ehape OF Thursday morning al
L o'clock
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
An Anecdose of p. o. Armour.

The following story is told of p. D.
Armour and young man who had
just begun to work for him. When
on the first morning the young man
reached the Office at 8 o'clock he
found his employer at work. The
next morning at il was the same
At last, determined to be there first,
the new clerk was en- hand at 7
O'Clock. When he walked into the
Office Mr. Armour looked up from his
desk ana grLmty inquired: Young
man, where DO you spend your fore
uoons,h
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
A case q, Too Many Wives.

Managar-This custom of having
two telephones in cur Office has its
disadvantages. too. We've got a new
boy. and cne Of his duties is to an
swer the telephone The other day
he heard the bell ringing, ard he said
to me:
You're wanted on the phone by a
lady"
Which cne2" | exclaimed thinking
of the phones OF ceurse).
Please, sir" stannered the boy,
Tt think its y0ur wife
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

Manila, Sept. Secretary Of War
TAFT and party have sailed On the
trans port Logan for Yokohama. Jaraa,
There was 4 notable demonstration
n the bay Just .efore The Logan sailed.
Many 1sluabls presents we're presented
10 Miss A,i.e Roosevelt ~ the natives
after she had gore eboaEd the logan.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
Dnathc

from Baltimore to Cadiz, Spain. and
in the autumn 5000 persons died.
In 1920 yellow fever appeared as
far north as Middleton, Conn, and
twenty-eight persons died. Philadel-
phia's fatalities in the same year were
forty-fve; New York one hundred and
fifty and Baltimore eighty-fve.
2,os6 Deaths in New York.
The plague swept the Atlantic sea-
ports in the years 1888 to 1858, and
it has since been positively identified
by medical experts as the yellow fe-
yer. causing 2.0S6 deaths in New York
during the summer of 1898. Philadel-
phia had 4,544 deaths from yellow
fever in 1898, and 3,645 deaths from
the same disease in 1903
Baltimore's death list in the sum
mer of 1894. contains 500 names and
In 1900 the fatalities were 1197.
In the same year in which Balti
more's fatalities passed the thousand
mark, yellow fever caused 21,000
deaths in Cadiz. Spain.
In 1894 Spain suffered one Of the
greatest epidemics of yellow fever in
its history The total fatalities from
the disease reached $4,000. Cartha-
gena had 1890 deaths Gibraltar
4,964 and Malaga 11,4s6.
Great Epidemic of 1878.
Tho great epidemic of 1878 which
swept through the Southern States,
probably caused greater loss of life
than any other single outbreak Of dis.
ease in the history of the country.
The following table of deaths was
compiled from official reports kept
during the progress of the epidemic.
The deaths in ST. Louis, Chicago and
Pittsburg were Of refugees and the
disease did not become epidemic in
those cities.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
City Owns a Newsnaner.

Dresden is one Of the few cities pos.
sessing a municipal newspaper. and
this was bequeathed to tlse city by the
late Or. Gun. The hequest is a very
valuable property and consists Of a
daily newspaper which. In coase-
Cuence Of its extensive circulation. is
the principal Advertising me6irm in
tle neishborhood The profits are ap.
piled 70 the heautifying and improve.
nent Of the city and to charity.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
An Emperor with High Ideals.

New York, Sept 1.--Baron Kaneko,
Japan's financial representative in
America, has washed his hands OF the
peace treaty He says: This peace
treaty is entirely due to the emperor Of
Jaran, 10 his interest in civilization
and to his devotion to humanity and
to the peace OF the world
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07
ARE AT EONGKONG.
Secretary Taft and Party Reach the
Chinese Port.

Hongkong, Sept 1. Secretary of
War Taft and his party has arrived
here. The party will remain three
days. The Governor Of Hongkong, Sir
Matthew Nathan, and the British col
ony are feting the visitors. The visit
OF Secretary Taft to Canton has been
abandoned owing 10 the an,i-Amcrican
feeling there, the city being posted
with obnoxious plarards.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

AOtGl uSdllS Ii %
Scattering figures from Texas and
other points in the Southern States
not included in this table bring the
official total to 1896 deaths. The
number of cases were estimated at
$4,000.
Great Plague at Norfolk.
The twin cities of Norfolk and
Portsmouth, Va, suffered an epidemic
Of yellow fever in the summer of 1885
, which caused 4,602 deaths and almost
depopulated the two cities. So great
was the fear of the disease that peo-
pie deserted their relatives who were
lying at the point of death and fed to
tn North.
Physicians left their patients and
Joined in the flight.
All communication with other cities
was severed and the fugitives made
their way on foot. For many days
cofins were not procurable and there
were barely enough persons remain
ing to bury the dead.
Butchers and all persons working
about slaughter houses, garbage clean
ers and men engaged in all sorts OF
uncleanly work, and the grave diggers,
enjoyed an almost universal immuni-
ty from the disease, and of 65 men en-
gagged in conveying bodies to the GEM
eteries and in excavating the graves
but one contracted yellow fever and
the case was not fatal
Yellow Fever in Texas.
Galveston and the southern and
southwestern parts of Texas were
swept by an epidemic of yellow fever
in the summer of 1867, which caused
1,150 deaths in Galveston alone. 9th
er cities suffered extensively, but no
record of the number of deaths was
kept
The southwestern border of Texas
and northwestern Mexico have passed
through numerous yellow fever
plaques but the great epidemic which
caused SO many deaths in Louisiana,
Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee
did not gain a foothold in the Lone
Star State, and the northern part of
the State has always enjoyed immu-
nifty.
shreveport and Memphis suffered
from yellow fever in 1873, there being
759 deaths in Shreveport and 1000 in
Memphis
The epidemic of 1858, which brought
death to more than 5000 persons in
New Orleans, was disastrous to four
other Southern cities.
There were 1871 deaths in Mobile,
500 in Vicksburg. 165 in Lake Provi-
dence, La, and 112 at Jackson.
Philadelphia became affected in the
same year and 12S persons died of yell
low fever.
The rate of mortality varies with
each epidemic.
In the plague of 1898 it was esti-
mated at about four in seven In 1873
it was estimated to be about one in
five and physicians believe that the
latter ratio is a good average.
Negroes are not immune as has
been frequently asserted The full
blooded negro, however, is rarely seri-
ously affected by the disease and the
mortality rate is low
Among people of European birth
the disease is especially disastrous.
Scandinavians and all races Of
Northern Europe are especially liable
to contract the disease and the death
rate is higher among them than with
any other race.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

St Louis, Sept 1-BoheFt sheridan
aged %. took oarbolie acid ana died IN
the arms OF his aunt. bscause be had
lost his position.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

ern Cotton Association has asked for
contribution OF cents per bale on all
cotton ginned in the State to assist In
defraying expenses Of the organization.
The good work being accomplished JUS
titles every man who raises cotton in
paying the small amount asked for.
Louisville continues to improve, and
promises to be the" city on the NJ, j.
and K. c. While the title will no
soubt be hotly contested one, Louis
Vile will be good city anyway. 1t is
in fine country, and with the present
signs will continue to grow and prosper.
The Laurel Truckers Association
will meet the first Saturday in Septem-
Der for the purpose Of electing officers
and mapping ont campaign tor the
coming year The gentlemen who
compose this body are not at all dis
couraged by the bad trucking year just
past. but viii get in shape to do better
during the year TO come,
The farmers Of Homes county. near
Laurel, VIII plant stipulated acreage
Of wheat next spring enough to war
rant the building of q mill to grind it
and the securing of machinery to do the
threshing The experience Of these
men will he watched with interest by
the whole State.
Grcenvillc shows up with the splen-
did record of S3Ol 900 worth Of build
ings going up at the present time, and
that, too, in the face Of the mosquito
quarantine that has paralyzed the busi-
ness Of the State. The improvements
are all of u substantial nature, many
large brick structures being emu
merated. GrecnyiIle is growing fast.
The mosquito quarantine has not al
feCted the building operations in Jack
son. Work goes right on A. If nothing
had happened. More than two million
dollar, worth of improvements are un-
der way at the present. and more being
gotten on foot More than half mil
lion dollars worth of buildings are un-
der construction on Capitol street be-
tween the depot and the old Capitol, to
say nothing Of other parts Of the city.
TO the long list OF valuable mineral
waters thai abound in the State has
been added Il very valuable well at BY
halia. The only trouble with our wa
tcrs is that they are not properly eX-
plotted and their mineral qualities adj
vertised to the world.
There are opportunities for every
man in Mississippi who will work and
take advantage of what is here for him.
Drones will OF course find nothing, for
they don't want to find it.
Among the several new counties pro-
posed L. one to be carved from Wilkin-
son. Amite and Franklin. Gloster is
the proposed county site.
Sunnower county made a highly sat
iSfactorF increase IN her personal as
sessmont rolls and when The lndianIao
roll is added thj, amount will he in
creased something lik" 100000, Lands
in tina section ere r2post Increasing in
value. and when tie assessment il made
next year th" increase promises to be
more Wonderful ~,tH.
Are you t&l,!gL advantage Of every
opportunity 10 speak g@ua word for
Ml>>i>>ipH: Il Ho., yoU should Oc, and
If opportunities do Hol present them
selves "if5 ,G..rlnaE IreQueuce, make
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

The epidemic of 1919 was general
throughout the South and extended to
Boston and Baltimore. The following
official figures were recorded:
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

One thousand people died in New Or
leans last year from consumption and
over ten thousand in New York last
winter from la grippe. Still there was
no panic. decentralization of business or
shotgun quarantine. 1t is high time
that a stop was put to the panic that
follows the announcement of case of
fever in the South. The ghost of 1878
should be relegated to the closet and
kept there, Absolute cleanliness. which
means the destruction Of the mosquito,
il the plan On which 10 wage the cam
paign.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

Six new congresses have been built
in the State during the present year
and will he in operation by the time
cotton begins moving.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

Don't forget that Mississippi i, the
greatest State in the Union.
The Lexington advertiser., 1905-09-07

Scattering figures from Texas and
other points in the Southern States
not included in this table bring the
official total to 1896 deaths. The
number of cases were estimated at
74000.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-01-13
Artful ALTERATION.

A writer has discovered that many
Of the worst foes of the horticulturist
begin with "w," and he instances
worms, weevils, wind and other work.
ers Of wickedness. This suggests a
question as to whether there is any
natural grouping of good or evil
things under particular letters. Take
''b" for example, and consider how
many boons and blessings to man be-
gin with it. The baker. butcher and
brewer bring him bread, beef and
beer.
For additional foods he has bacon,
beans. bloaters, broccoli, broth, pi-
valves, bananas, berries, biscuits, buns
and butter. After a banquet OF
bonres-bouches ne may bring out his
briar and blow his baccy while he be-
striues his bicycle. These are but a
few of the beneficent things included
under that blessed letter "b." Now.
as contrast, take 3D." and among
the first words we think of are damp,
dark, dreary, dismal dirty, depressed,
despairing, dead, drunk. and SO on,
the very sound Of which is enough to
drive one into doleful dumps.-Tit
Bits.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-01-13
Woman's Happiest Ace,

When a girl is eighteen she thinks
the best time of woman's life must
certainly be from eighteen to twenty.
two. When she has passed her TWEEN
ty-second year, she is decidedly of
opinion that from then until the age
of twenty-eight really marks the linn
Its of the best time. and when thirty
comes on the scene she is ready to
give way to all those who believe a
woman to be then at the zenith of her
life. 1t is generally maintained that
after twenty-five the average woman
begins to attain her physical and men.
tai perfection, and that for some eight
or ten years after this she stlll re-.
tains her charms undiminished. AT.
ter this time, of course, it depends en-.
tirely upon the woman whether she
chooses to advertise her years, or by
her charming personality and clever
dressing conceal all ravages of time.
Exchange.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-01-13
An Awkward Situation.

George Borgfeldt, head of whole.
sale bric-a-brac firm, has had many
an experience with his five hundred
employees, some Of which are amusing.
1t Is the custom Of the house that
each buyer lunch with the especia!
salesman who has him in charge, at
the expense Of the house.
One day Mr.. Borgfeldt called an ex.
pert but always overdrawn and hard
up salesman to him.
"Shaefer," said he, when was 1t you
took Mr.. So-and-so out to lunch?
see you have US charged up with
lunch for him.
Yesterday" replied the salesman
readily.
What time?"
"In the middle of the day." asserted
the salesman without hesitation.
Mr.. Borg1eidt shook his head uncom'
prehendingly.
THAT is remarkably strange" de-
clared he, because it was yesterday in
the middle of the day that took him
out to lunch myself" f."-Ph:ladeiphla
Ledger.
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-01-13
"Maklnu Up" the Teeth.

~ thought you told me Leading
Mann's teeth were half gold," re-
marked Mrs. Karkay, as she rode
home with her husband after the per-
formance.
$50 they are," said Parkay. ''Told
me himself he's spent a fortune on
them"
Nonsense! I watched him closely
tonight. He has perfect teeth, as
white and even as yours, my DEAR"
But l drink with him often at the
club. ought to know" persisted
Parkay. who would not yield his point
through f1attery.
Mrs. Parkay shrugged her shoul-
ders. She is not an argumentative
woman.
Simplest thing in the world. my
boy" said Leading Mann to Parkay
at the club next day. "There is no
longer any excuse for an actor or an
actress appearing on the stage with
teeth that look bad. The latest is
makeup for the teeth called temper.
ary ivory. 1t hides gold filing or
blackened teeth Tor one performance
all right, unless an actor has to go
through supper scene or drink
something. When the performance is
over it washes of as easily as any
other makeup"
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-01-13
He Knew the Game Too Well.

There was very rich old man in
Washington" said Jack" Adams
whose daughter was in love with
young man about town. The old man
consented to ask the suitor to dinner
to sec for himself II he had any bad
habits.
"All went we'll until the third course,
when the old man needcd some salt.
He asked for it, whereupon the young
man pressed his thumb and second
finger gently but firmly around the
bottom Of the shaker, laid his finger
as firmly on the top, set it carefully
down in front OF the old man, ther
gave it little push toward him in
the way in which practiced hands ma
nipulate a pile of poker chips.
The old man watched the perform.
ance intently, then broke of The
match.
HE was poker player himself. or
had BEEN"
The Bowbells tribune., 1905-01-13
Muiish.

There are persuasive ways even for
dealing with stubborn mule At the
entrance to the subway extension
near Trinity church the other morn.
ing a negro driver tried to persuade
his impassive steed to enter the cage
in which he was to be lowered down
the shaft. The mule approached the
cage, but not nearer than two feet
There he stopped, anG no amount of
Mating. tugging or kicking availed to
move him forward.
Finally the driver divested himself
of his coat and tied it about the
mules eyes. But that wasn't enough
The sagacity of the kicker was too
great and he again stopped on the
edge of the cage. The mule was led
away and turned around several times
to mix him up. He was not to be
mixed.
Then the cage was moved and the
driver led his mule blindfolded all the
way around the block. This time he
was fooled and was in the hated cage.
1t had taken an hour and amused at
least a thousand passersby.-New
York Sun.