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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-12

The free distribution of Diphtheria
AntitoXin inaugurated by DR.. Samuel
G. Dixon, Commissioner of the new
State Department OF Health, is already
showing a splendid saving of precious
lives. Out of the total number of cases
reported to the Department of Health
in January in which the free AntitoXin
was administered there were so few
deaths as to bring the death rate down
to S.S per cent. This was a reduction
Of over per cent. from the December
figures. This low death rate as shown
by the January records means that in
stead of about AZ lives being lost out
of every hundred cases of Diphtheria,
as would be found where AntitoXin is
not used, the disease was able to claim
only about nine victims. 1t means
that instead of 420 deaths out of every
1000 cases of Diphtheria, the death
rate is brought down by the free dis
tributiOn of AntitoXin to S.
Health Commissioner Dixon feels
confident that as the custom of free
distribution of AntitoXin becomes
more thoroughly established and the
physicians of the State use the serum
moro promptly after the onset of the
disease and in more liberal doses, the
death rate will go far lower
From city, town and country village
all over the big State of Pennsylvania
the physicians are sending in their re
ports that tell the story OF little chill.
dren stricken down by Diphtheria and
then of the arrest of the dread disease
by the administering of the wonderful
prophy hylactic-Antitoxin Dread disease
it hardly need be called any longer,
for the hand of death that was for
merly thought 10 have the little child
surely in its grasp, the moment that
Diphtheria was diagnosed, has now
lost its power.
At the time that the State Depart
ment of Health is supplying AntitoXin
for curative purposes it is also fur
nishing the serum for immmizing.
When the family physician is called
into the humble home and reads upon
the child's throat the signs that to his
practiced eye mean Diphtheria, he
knows also that the little brothers and
listers of the sick child have by this
time probably been exposed to the
disease and may be stricken down at
any moment. No need for him to wait
and see if any of these other children
develop the symptoms of the disease.
He may Immediately secure from the
States free distributing depots sufti-
cient AntitoXin to immuniZe every one
| of the little ones, and the older mem
bers of the household too. who have
been exposed to the infection.
It is now the aim OF the Health Com
missioner to impress upon the physi-
clans of the State the great import
ance of administering the AntitoXin in
curative doses as soon as possible al
ter the onset of the disease, and the
| immunizing doses as soon as it is
! known that other children of the
household have been in any way ex.
posed to the disease. The importance
of this early use is shown very clearly
/ in the clinical reports that the State
1 Department Of Health receives in
/ cases where the free AntitOTin has
! been used The January records show
in more than one case that If the Anti.
/ toxin had been administered earlier.
/ and in some cases more literally, a
I I.ayf
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-12

Total sl3l, 81 Il
state Of Pennsylvania County of sullivan S.
|. NJ u. SwartS cashier OF the above named
bank dG >olemuly swear tha the above statement
Is true to the best OF my know ledge and belief.
NJ ID. SNARTS cashier
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this tn
tny OF June 1906. ALBERT f. UFESS
My commission expires Fehy p %. Notary Public
correct Attest;
L. q. SlLNARIA
JNO. - REESEK ! Directors
SAMt Eli COLE
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-07-12

. ( ONDENCED REPORT OF the condition of The
Y First Nationa! Bank at nushore, in the State
OF Pennsylvania Ut close of business June 18TH
1906
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
TRANSFERRING THE FLAG.

In the Battle of Lake Erie. in 1918.
when Commodore Perry defeated the
British and captured their entire fleet,
the flagship Lawrence was shattered
by the guns of the English. and Com
modore Perry was obliged to transfer
his flag to the Niagara. In "Commo-
dore Oliver Hazard Perry the author
refers to this transfer as 1.-The sub
limest passage in the epic of Erie"
From the masthead of the helpless
Lawrence the big blue burgee. the
white-lettered bugie-call upon an azure
field, had come fiuttering down. The
pennant followed, but the Stars and
Stripes remained. 1t was not then
surrender. as the enemy had thought.
What was it? The next moment fur
nished reply, for out from under the
lee OF the battered hulk darted q small
boat, propelled by oars in the hands
of brawny seamen. straight for the
passing Niagara. Erect i'll the stern
stood a splendid, stalwart figure. the
folds of the big blue burgee and the
pennant draped over the broad shoul-
ders, the face still calmly impassive,
'HN ~ - Sh-oiutiihS- tDIuluOubIe
Perry was transferring the flag.
Half-surrounded as 1t was by the
enemy's. ships. the boat swept on
through a perfect roaring tornado, the
commander, still strangely impassive,
erect in the stern. Perrys young
brother pleaded with the Commodore
to sit down, but he seemed oblivious.
Finally his oarsmen, fearful for his
safety, fatty refused to row longer un-
less he sat down. when he complied.
The men then redoubled their efforts.
speeding toward the now waiting Nj
agara. The storm from the British
guns, If possible. grew in violence; the
oars were splintered by musket balls.
As by miracle, the small crafts ten
ants escaped unscathed.
round shot finally came tearing
through the boats side In trice
Perry had slipped off the epauleted
coat of his rank. the garment he had
donned on leaving the Lawrence's
deck, and stopped the hole with 1t. The
boat reached the side of the Niagara
in safety, quarter of an hour after
leaving the Lawrence
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
oLp.EAsHIoNEp BEAR HuNr.

The other day information was
brought to the Traffic Superintendent
of the Muar State Railway that bears
were destroying the cocoanut trees
near the fourth mile on the railway at
a kampong called Parit Bakar
They climb TO the top of young
tree and with their powerful claws
tear away the young leaves and then
proceed TO devour the inside of the tree,
called the cabbage.
Mr.. J.. went to the scene on his hand
car, armed with Snlder carbine.
A young bear suddenly dashed out
close to one of the Javanese and he
slashed at it with his parang. The
blow enraged the bea: and it "went
for" the Jayanese, who climbed the
nearest tree. The bear proceeded to
follow him up the tree. Mr.. L. was
taking aim at the bear when. as he
thought, one of his men shook him by
the shoulder. Mr.. L. told his disturber
to get out"
He felt himself being pulled about
rather roughly and on looking over his
shoulder was astonished to see a huge
bear with one big paw on each of his
shoulders and its gaping mouth almost
touching his neck. 1t was impossible
to use the rifle. and Mr.. L. drew his
bunting knife and plunged 1t into the
side of the bear, just under the shoul-
der. The blade penetrated the brute's S
heart. and it rolled over, endeavoring
to tear out the knife. The Malays and
Javanese ran up and slashed the bear
until life was extinct
In the mean time the first bear was
still climbing up after the Javanese.
In his terror the Javanese dropped
right on top of the bear. This fright
ened the animal and it bolted through
the sci@b and was not seen again.
Singapore Straits Budget.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
FAIR EXCHANGE.

Indian nature was about the same
in 1876 as it was in 1904, says the au-
thor of "The Trail of Lewis and
Clark" In illustration of this he tells
of time when Lewis and Clark, on
their journey of exploraticl toward
the Northwest. found that their stock
of merchantable property was exhaust
ed, and they created new fund by
cutting off the buttons from their
clothes, and adding vials and small tin
boxes to their stores. With this mer-
chandise two men went out on a trad
ing expedition and returned to camp
laden with roots and other provisions.
Their experience recalls certain one
of my own, writes Mr.. Wheeler. Late
in the fall of 1876 ]. II. Renshawe. now
of the United States Geographical
Survey, and I, with a topographic
party, were slowly making our way
down Meadow Valley Wash, in south
eastern Nevada. Misfortune had been
our constant companion. and as we
reached the banks of Muddy Creek, a
beautiful, clear. cold stream, one noon.
we were rather & gloomy set of men.
We were month behind time. our
horses were almost exhausted. all our
horse feed was gone. the grazing was
worthless, we were out of money. and
there was no way to get more We
felt that we were in rather serious
plight.
Soon after we camped Piute IN
dian appeared. and within a few min
utes several more came TO camp. We
soon found that they had a store of
barley and corn. and an exchange was
quickly effected for certain surplus
provisions that we had. and the poor
bnrzes hfd a full meal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
Uben tbe hoons ana .,,ar ~,

When the beans and sugar were ex-
haussed. the Indians intimated that ar
o.! hat or coat would be acceptable for
barter. This suggested new line en-
iirely. and to make long story short
we hargained off all our old garments
for shelled corn and barley. until final
ly we had 81. or eight hundred pounds
of splendid grain ON our wagon. Two
revolyers We're sold outright for pre-
cious silver dollars: and mouth-organ.
or cheap harmonlca. was great medl-
cine" and brought splendid returns.
When we We're done the Indians
quietly withdrew. leaving us rich and
cheerful.
At first thought. such bartering
seems one-sided and inequitable. bur
it is not so. What was of value or in
terest to the Indian may have been
value,ess to its white owner. and vice
versa. To the child jumping jack
is precious possession, and the In
dian was. and IS yet in many respects.
an overgrown child.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
BOY SAVES BANK.

After fastening the doors of nearby
houses by setting heavy eye-screws in
the door frames and fastening the door
knobs to them with ropes. eight rob
bers attacked the front door of the
Traders Bank, of Bridgeburg, a village
on the Canadian side of the Niagara
River, opposite Buffalo. with a batter
ing ram, early on recent morning.
Ralph c. Young, eighteen years old,
was the only person in the bank.
Armed with a revolver, he went to an
upper window and opened fire. The
thieves replied with revolvers and shot
guns, some of the gang meanwhile con-
tinuing the work with the battering
ram.
With his face streaming with blood
from shattered glass and splinters of
wood, Young Kept up the fight for
twenty minutes. The stout oak doors
resisted all the efforts to break them
down. and. alarmed by n shot fired
from up the street by an aroused viii
lager. the thieves fed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
@NousEHoLO
x. RECIPES ~

Foie de Veau n rAngIaise - Take
slices of calves liver. Put these in
pan with large piece of butter. pep
per and salt. Mince fine n bunch of
parsley and n small piece of onion to-
gether. Add these TO the liver. Cook
about twenty minutes. Serve imme-
diately.
Date Jelly-Rinse a pint mould in
boiling water and then in cold; put n
little lemon jelly at the bottom and
then arrange some halved and stoned
dates in pattern after dipping them
in jelly; pour over sufficient jelly 10
set the dates and then fill up the
mould in layers OF jelly and dates;
put in cold place until set and, when
ready. turn out, into a glass dish.
Potato Flour Sponge Cake-Beat the
yolks of eight eggs with one-half pound
of powdered sugar for thirty minutes;
add the juice and zest of one lemon;
beat the whites to a stiff froth, add
them TO the yolks, then fold in, with
out sitting, one-quarter pound potato
-four; bake on rack placed about two
inches from the bottom of the oven in
very light heat for forty-five to sixty
minutes, depending upon the thickness
of the cake.
Date or Fig Gems-Beat the yolks Of
two eggs and mix with one eupful of
milk; sift teaspoonful and half of
baking powder with half cupful of
white -four and mix with half cupful
of finely chopped figs or dates; add
-four and fruit to the milk and eggs;
stir in one cupful of whole wheat -four;
beat the two whites of eggs stiff and
fold into the mixture; bake in we'll
creased gem pans in a moderate oven
ON rack midway of the oven.
Pepper Mangoes-Select firm, bull
nosed peppers, as the milder Spanish
ones do not make good pickles. They.
must, however, be perfectly green.
Cut a slice from the stem and remove
all the seeds, taking care not to bruise
the peppers. Put the pepper cups and
covers into a stone jar and cover with
strong brine. Let them stand three
days, then drain and cover with clear
cold water twenty-four hours. Put
into each pepper some shredded cab
bage, a tiny white onion, a small string
bean, sherken and three or four mas.
turtium seeds. Make a paste of half
a cup mustard seed, tablespoonful
of grated horseradish, a tablespoonful
ground mustard, two tablespoonfuls
sugar, two tablespoonfuls of olive oil
and teaspoonful each celery seed.
mace and allspice. FIJI the peppers
with this paste, packing in firmly. then
replace the caps and tie or sew in
place. Pack the peppers in stone jar
and cover with scalding hot water
Let them remain in this two days, then
pour off the vinegar. reheat and again
turn over the peppers. Cover close AMI
keen in cool, dry place.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25

THE WORLDS RAILWAYS.
United States Greatly surpasses Other
Nations.

The United States leads the World,
both in the present mileage and the re-
cent growth of its railways. This is
shown in a report on the transporta-
ton routes and systems of the world"
issued by the Bureau of Statistics of
the Department of Commerce of Labor.
II points out that of the total railway
mileage of the world, aggregating in
1904 $4,000 miles, there were 211 ,074
miles In the United States, 30, 1923
miles in European Russia. 32,9G7 miles
in Germany, 2S.104 miles in France.
26.95O in India, 24,120 in Austria Hun
gary, 22,634 in the United Kingdom.
1861 in Canada. 1880 in Africa. 14.-
1l3 in Australia. IL ,559 in Argentina,
1886 in Mexico, 9,9G1 In Italy, 9,3GS
in Brazil, 1867 in Sweden, 1922 in 81
beria, Manchuria and the other former
Asiatic possessions of Russia, 4.495 in
Japan and 1,17G in China.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25

TO REPAIR A MIRROR.

To repair damaged mirror pour
upon n sheet of tlnfo:l about three
drams of quicksilver to the square
foot of foil. Rub smartiy with piece
of buckskin until the foil becomes brill
liant. Lay the glass upon fat table
face downward. Place the foil upon
the damaged portion of the glass. lay
sheet of paper over the foil and place
upon 1t a block of wood or n piece of
marble with perfectly fat surface;
put upon it sufficient weight to press
it down tightly; let it remain in this
position few hours. Che foil Will ad-
here to the glass.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
DRY DOCK AT SEA.
Four Vessels Towing Big Structure to
the Philippines.

The huge floating drydock Dewey.
now on her way from the Patuxent
river to the Philippines. Is proving her
self a thoroughly seaworthy craft Dis
patches from Norfolk Virginia, an
nounce that mails received from the
naval fleet which is towing the dry
dock tell of her satisfactory behavior
In a storm on Cape Hatteras, and any
ship or drydock or other object built
to float which can weather Cape Hat
teras storm deserves to be marked o.
X. without further inquiry.
There certainly never was a stranger
thing seen on the waters than the
Dewey as she will appear to passing
vessels. big red box of steel. 500
feet long. 1874 feet wide. and towering
forty-two feet above the water with
straight sides and square corners.
towed by three or four vessels with
gigantic cables so long that there ap-
pears TO be no connection between the
tugs and the dock-that's the way the
Dewey viii look to the ships that en-
counter her on the high seas. In the
construction OF this strange craft H.
900 tons of steel, 100000 rivets and
1870 tons of paint were used. The cost
was 1850, 900. and she is not only the
biggest floating drydock in the world,
but so big that the largest and heav-
lest warship In existence could be
placed in her and lifted high and dry
above the water. The capacity of the
Dewey 10 10000 tons, but the largest
warship yet projected is only $4,000
tons.
If this drydock makes the voyage to
Manila in safety the United States
will then be prepared for any contln-
gency which may arise in time OF war.
Under present conditions our warships
In the far East dock at Hong Kong or
Shanghai, but II war should arise be-
tween America and any other nation
those ports would be closed to Ameri-
can ships. II was to guard against the
dangers to which we would thus be ex-
posed that the government ordered the
construction of the Dewey. The dis
tance. 1900 miles, is much longer
than floating drydock has ever be-
fore been towed, but the immense size
OF the thing is an element of safety.
and naval officials consider that there
is less risk in the undertaking than
would appear at first thought.-Colo-
rado Springs Gazette.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
Thousand.Year Radium clock.

The radium clock described some
months ago by the Hon. II. j. Strut is
now manufactured by London chem
ist. 1t consists essentially of a small
glass tube in which twelfth of grain
of radium is supported by a rod of
quartz In an exhausted glass vessel,
the lower end of the tube containing
an electroscope of two aluminium films.
Treatment with phosphoric acid rem
ders the surface of the glass conduc-
tive. The positive charge received
from the radium expands the leaves of
the electroscope until they touch the
sides of the tube, when they are dis
charged to earth and the leaves fall to-
gether. This Is repeated at intervals
of one minute, the estimate being that
action will continue several thousand
years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
SORES ON HANDS.
Suffered for Long Time Without
Relief-Doetor Was Afraid to Touch
Them-Curcd by Cuticura.

Suffered for Long Time Without
Relief-Dootor Was Afraid to Touch
Them-Cured by Cuticura.
''For a long time | suffered with
sores on the hands which were itch
ing. painful and disagreeable. had
three doctors. and derived no benefit
from any Of them. One doctor said
he was afraid to touch my hands. so
you must know how bad they were;
another said never could be cured;
and the third said the sores were
caused by the dipping of my hands
in water In the dye-house where l
work. saw in nsthe papers about the
wonderful cures of the Cuticura Rene
dies and procured some OF the Cuti-
cura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. In
three days after the application of the
Cutlcura Ointment my hands began
to peel and were better. The sore
ness disappeared. and they are now
smooth and clean, and | am still
working in the dye-house. Mrs. A. L.
Maurer, 2340 State St, Chicago, ILL.,,
July l, 1906"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
THE LITTLE WIDOW.
A Mighty Good Sort Of Neiehbor to
Have.

"A little widow. a neighbor of mine.
persuaded me to try Grape-Nuts when
my stomach was so weak that 1t
would not retain food of any other
Kind" writes a grateful woman, from
san Bernardino Co., Cal.
81 had been i'll and confined to my
bed with fever and nervous prostra-
ton for three long months after the
birth of my second boy. We were in
despair until the little widows advice
brought relief
Il liked Grape-Nuts food from the
beginning, and in an incredibly short
time II gave me such strength that |
was able to leave my bed and enjoy
my three good meals a day. In two
months my weight increased from 95
to 113 pounds. my nerves had steadied
down and | felt ready for anything.
My neighbors were amazed to see me
gain SO rapidly and still more SO
when they heard that Grape-Nuts
alone had brought the change.
my 4-year-old boy had eczema.
very bad, last spring and lost his ap-
petite entirely, which made him cross
and peeyish. | put him on a diet of
Grape-Nuts. which he relished at once.
He improved from the beginning. the
eczema disappeared and now he is
fat and rosy, with a delightfully."- soft.
clear skin. The Grape-Nuts diet did
II. | will willingly answer all In
qniries." Name given by Postum CS
Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason. Read the littLs
book. THE Road to Wellville." IL
pkgr.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
RussIa,s Many rraaeaIe..

The story OF Russia's pretenders Is
not romance. 1t is a tragedy OF
blood. Over and over again In the
stained pages of her history we find
records of the men who claimed the
right to rule. They died. Some were
poisoned. some were racked, some
dragged their chains across Siberia.
and some disappeared. none knew how.
though men whispered OF midnight
murder.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
Italy's LEGAL Llahts.

There are 1o.9s2 advocates. sole.
itors and procurators in Italy, whose
gross incomes. according to the In.
come tax returns. amount to s3.462.-
615. which gives an average income
OF about s3i5. OF these legal men,
five profess to have an income OF &C..
600. eight OF $1,000. sixteen of $4,000,
seventy OF $1,000 and 5.50s return
theirs as under 5000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
Power Of ImaqInation.

He who thinks the world Is full OF
good people and kindly blessings is
much richer than he who thinks the
contrary. Each mans imagination
largely peoples the world for himself
Some live In world peopled with
princes of the royal blood: some in
world Of pauperism. crime. and pri.
walton. The choice is-yours
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
Food That pIsaarees.

Here, here! what right have You
got to mix in?" said the water to
the coffee. "Oh. shut up. you're mud
died" retorted the coffee. The water
was boiling and made hot retort
Just then. however. n friendly egg
dropped In and removed the grounds
OF dispute.-Boston Transcript.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
sIsszs
CLEAN THE OVEN

Have the inside OF the oven kept
scrupulously clean. Wash the entire
INSIDE of the oven mot forgetting the
roof at least once "A week. Remove
the shelves and door before beginning
operations. and scrape off airy burnt
substance with an old knife. Let the
oven be kept open till quite dry and al
smell of soap has passed off. \ spoke
brush kept for this purpose is very
usefll. ..,,,s.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
Golf In Rome.

Among the large British and Ameri.
can colony living permanently in
Rome there are a considerable num-
ber of golfers. It is only natural,
therefore. that course should have
been established for the benefit OF
players who find themselves in the
Eternal City.-The King.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
THE GREASY SINK.

A greasy sink is not to be tolerated.
and the cleansing of it, II it be or
glazed ware. may be easily accom-
plished with the aid OF paratiin. Dip
a piece of flannel in little of the oil
and then rub it over the sink. All
the grease and dirt win quickly come
off. and the smell of the paraffin can
easily be removed by washing with
soap and hot water This treatment
will have a cleansing effect ON the
sink pipes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25

to 100 pounds. Doctors told me had
diabetes and could not live. was
wretched and hopeless when began
using Doan's Kidney Pills. but they
cured me eight years ago. and I've
been well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. SO cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
viii Fly to Washington.

F. NJ. Mahan of Chicago, who is one
of the many inventors OF flying ma
chimes that have lately sprung up in all
parts of the country. announces that he
has perfected machine in which he
expects to fly to Washington on April
23rd, his eightieth birthday. and deliver
a message from the mayor OF Chicago
to President Roosevelt.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-01-25
CARE OF THE BROOM.

Keep a pallful of suds in the sinx
every sweeping day. and as often as
the broom becomes dusty take it 10
the sink. dip it up and down in til :
pail. shake well and continue sweeI
ing. Then. when all is swep:. wash il
once more before putting it away.
Not only will the broom wear longer.
the suds toughening the splinters, but
the arpet will LOOK brighter. -,e