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The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
GUINEA PIG SERUM EFFECTIVE.
Antitoxin Which Destroys Spotted
Fever Germs Found.

New York.-Dr. E. Simon Flexner,
of the Rockefeller Institute for Med
icaI Research, who has been searching
for a remedy for cerebro spinal men,
ingitis (spotted fever), believes he is
near the goal In tracing the Vtru-
lence of the disease and to discover a
check he has used innumerable mice,
guinea pigs, rabbits and monkeys. A
practical antitox'n will be brought out
as a result of the research. it is
hoped.
DR.. Flexner believes that fresh
guinea pig serum can destroy all the
germs present, with the important
provision that the number shall not be
too great.
The serum that may be used as an
antitOXin is near the point OF compile
ton. Should another epidemic occur
it is believed that the researches of
DR.. FleXner will assist the medical
profession to a most decided degree
in taking care of it and preventing the
usual large percentage of mortality.
The beginning of DR.. Flexner's work
was after the cerebro-spinal menin-
gifts epidemic during the winter of
1904 and the spring of 1905.
In the period of the epidemic there
were about 1000 cases. The deaths
numbered 3,429. The percentage of
deaths was 1876. This tremendous ia
tality caused scientists all over the
world to take up the subject of finding
a remedy.
The germ has the remarkable name
of dipIococcus intracellularis. Every
experiment seemed to show that its
life was short It was also shown that
the germ was to be found in the nose
and pharynX and hence easily com
municable. It was found later, how
ever, that although the germ in itself,
without attention. might be of short
life, under certain conditions its
period of existence was not limited by
a few months. Cold is deadly to it.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
WEIGHS SOULS" OF ANIMALS.
Scientist Finds Mice and Kittens Are
Lighter After Death.

Los Angeles, Cal-PTOf H Law.
TWining, head of the science depart
ment at the Polytechnic, has made a
number of experiments that appar-
emily confirm recent reports that 9TH
er scientists have determined what
they consider the actual weight Of a
human being. Prof Twining began his
experiments on mice, kittens and
grasshoppers. He has found that a
distinct loss of weight follows the
death Of each of these creatures.
In conducting his Investigations
Prof. Twining used a balance which
records the minutest deviation In
weight. Four pans of sulphuric acid
were placed near to eliminate all
moisture.
A living mouse was placed in Flor.
ence flask and heTmetically sealed.
The total weight was 1855 grams.
Upon death the weight was reduced
81 milligrams. A kitten which
weighed 1851 grams, as it was dying
suddenly lost 100 milligrams, and at
its last gasp it lost 60 milligrams
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
ARRAYED HOUNDS IN ARMoR.
FaVorite CANNES in olden Days Wore
Coats of Mail.

New York.-YeaTs ago, when royal
ty devoted itself to the chase and con-
sidered greyhOunds the finest of ca
nine pets, it was the fashion to have
the favorite dogs arrayed in armor.
Recently a suit of this queer dog ar
NOR was discovered and experts puz-
zled their heads over it. No one knew
what it was for, as the armOred dog
has never been a familiar sight to lat
ter day collectors.
The real use of the golden armor
was learned by an expert that hap
pened to recall to mind a picture of
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11

inducements made led to his resigna-
ton
Mr.. Yerkes became commissioner of
internal revenue December 20, 1900
and has been in Office over six years.
His conduct of his office has always
been highly satisfactory to the ad-
ministTation. Mr. Yerkes for many
years has been prominent in Republi-
can politics of Kentucky and was at
one time the nominee of his party for
governor Of that state He has for
years been recognized by the president
as the head of his party, and his
recommendations as to patronage
have been followed. Efforts were re-
Gently made to have Mr.. Yerkes ac-
cept the Republican nomination this
year, but he declined, knowing of his
intentions as to practicing law in this
city.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
CHURCH ALL WORLD
PASTOR WHO REACHES FOLLOW.
ERs THROUGH NEWSPAPERS.
Some Facts Concerning the Life Work
OF Rev. Charles 7. Russell
Who Has Seen iisrsp-
resented.

Allegheny, Pa-One of the busiest
men in the United States is Charles
I. Russell, Of Allegheny.
Some people call him Rev. Charles
t. Russell, but he himself disclaims
all titles, believing that as Jesus and
the apostles disclaimed them so
should he.
Russell is the leader of a religious
movement which has its followers all
over the world. He is not the orig
lnator of a sect, but simply claims
membership in the original church
Institution of the scriptures, therein
described simply as the church.
whose names are written in heaven"
1t has no houses of worship o.
It's own, and Pastor Russell's plan
for reaching his numerous and widely
scattered followers with his discourses
is unique one.
He travels a great deal, preaching
IN opera houses in the large cities
OF the country, and through arrange
ments with various newspapers gIadIy
printing the discourses because Of the
increased circulation which accfues to
them through the subscriptions OF
Russell's many followers.
Thus he breaches each Sunday 70 a
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
USE PORTO RlcAN COFFEE.
Effort to 5e k.ade to Cultivate Taste
For IT.


For 1t.
Washington.-Uncie Sam is about
TO make & systematic effort TO cult
vate 9. taSte for Porto Rican coffee
among the people Of the United States.
Persons Who claiLa 10 De authorities in
coffee matters declare Ghat the bean
Grown N Porto Rico furnishes the
richest and &c the same time most de-
IicioHs oOffee that can De made. Yet
for some reason OF other there is very
little market for the product in this
country.
The government will undertake TO
boil Porto Rico coffee and give 1t away
in order that the people may become
acquainted with it's delightful quail
ties This will be done at the coming
jamestown exposition, where a special
booth will be fitted up to dispense cups
OF Porto Rican coffee. Pretty dark
eyed girls from that tropical island,
attired in neat and attractive native
costumes, will serve the coffee and
the government will pay the bill.
This exhibit will be somewhat SINH
lar to the famous corn kitchen whion
the government maintained at St
Louis in order to exploit the possibili'
ties of this cereal.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
Incraased sneed ID CostIY.

The extra one and one-half knots
that the big Cunard liners are to
make over the Kaiser Wilhelm IL,
Germany's fastest ship, require the
installation of IS additional furnaces,
six more boilers. over $1,000 addition
al square feet of heating surface,
and the development Of an additional
10000 horsepower. To provide for
the increased weight the ship has to
be heightened 1914 feet, brOadened 16
feet, and deepened four feet, and the
displacement enlarged by 10000 tons.
If turbines were not employed at least
25.OOO horsepower engines, with
shaft and screw propeller, would have
been necessary, and many difficulties
would have had to be solved to place
these so as TO balance weights and
10 avoid vibration. With rotary en-
zines substituted for reciprOcating en-
zines there are economies of space
and other advantages
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
MUCH USED WEDDING GIFT.
Silver Card Tray Which Has Been
Presented to Many Brides.

Providence. R. IA Providence girl
who has been married about six
months had wedding cards a short
time ago from an old school friend
who had given her a wedding present,
which, of course, demanded one in re-
turn. Among her wedding presents
the Providence girl had duplicates in
the shape OF two silver card trays,
and in a spirit of economy she decided
to give one of these to her friend. It
was marked with her own initials, but
it would be only a matter of few
minutes to have them removed and
the proper monogram cut.
She took it to the jeWeler and ex-
planned what was to be done. He pick
ed up the tray, looked at it closely and
smiled.
Madame" said he. 1T will be i'm
possible. | have already changed the
initials on this same tray five times
and it has worn so thin that l cannot
do it again without cutting through
the bottom"
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
conviots 10 Live on MoIasses.

New Orleans.-Nine negro inmates
Of the parish Jail will be used by the
state board of health in five-weeks'
test to learn whether sugar mOlasses
as it has been manufactured in Lou
isiana is injurious TO the human
health. Sulphuric acid is used in the
Louisiana process, and the use Of this
chemical was recently stopped under
an Interpretation of the pure food law.
The experiment consists in feeding
the negroes plenty Of mOlasses and
making blood tests. President Iron,
of the state board. said that no pOssi-
BILE harm could come to the prisoners
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
PROSPERITY IN HOLLAND.
Aerieulture and Dairy Farming Flour
ished Last Year.

London.-The following dispatch
from The Hague to the London Times
is of interest:
On the whole the year 1906 may
be described as one of the most pros
porous years in Hollands recent his.
tory. Agriculture and dairy farming.
tn economic corner stones of the
Netherlands, have been more than
usually profitable; the dry summer.
combining with normally abundant
water supply, produced excellent Ger
cal and grass crops and prices ruled
very high. Industrial activity was at
high pitch and commerce and ship
ping left little TO complain of. The
low water in the Rhine and its estu-
aries caused some loss and delays to
the transit and riveT-shipping trades,
but on the whole these trades also
were very active, rejecting, as they
did, the state Of the German indus
tries which use the Dutch waterways.
Still more conducive 20 the nation
al welfare was the remarkable pros
perity of the produce trades Of Hol-
lands vast East India colonies. To-
b2cco, tin, sugar, spices and coffee
came in abundant supplies and sold
at high prices and this caused a de-
gree Of prosperity to prevail in Java,
Sumatra and the other possessions
which could not fail to affect the
numerous Dutch capitalists who have
invested enormous suIas in these
tropical pos sessions"
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
wh.atLe 70 Cure snorer.

White Plains. y. Yin a divorce
suit of Mrs. Henry D, Archer against
her husband the defendant alleged
cruel and inhuman treatment on the
mart of his wife on the following
grounds:
"The plaintiff has continually an
moved the defendant by taking a tin
whistle to bed with her and blowing
IT when the defendant wanted to so TO
sleep, giving as an excuse that the de-
fendant had been snoring, and that
this was her remedy TO wake him up
and breaking>him of the habit"
In the papers originally fled Mrs.
Archer charges her husband with
turning her mothers picture TO the
wall in their home.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
'i5H OIL FIELD ON SEA.
.,,yEEL DORADO REPORTED IN
GULF OF MEXICO.
.,y,rsd by a Naval officer Who
..ys Petroleum Covers an Area
of 400 Miles and is Four
Feet Deep.

.~ 0-raars-About 100 miles
rr the coast of Louisiana and
-Hs. from New Orleans Lieut..
20 sgrav of the United States
has raaantIy discovered a field
.r lrr miles ia area and four feet
r..H-e ou the surface Of the
1 Of Mexico.
-. news of this find. which is
~ several millions, as soon as it
rs known to the southern ship
rarfa-s created almost as much
st -r treasure hunters as the dis
~ rf gold in the KlOndike, and al
an along the wharves of Mobile
che rrrees Of New Orleans, where
-..-ar Gather in lOw-joWled build
the fever of treasure trove is in
~ veins and they are planning ex-
.-.r- zrch as made the old argo-
ms famous.
\, similar event has so gripped the
s-f,rs instincts of the southern
l,-s and it is doubtful if such an
-.r.r discovery has been made be-
r~ several days past the United
,.-ss photographic Office. under
-.s direction Lieut.. Soley was work.
has been receiving hundreds Of
~nu1icati0ns from men interested
the venture and who are inquiring
charts plotting the exact location
the sea where the oil can be found.
The scene of activity along some of
Ubsryes has been unusual, and it
said that some Of the keenest busi-
..s men not only of the south, but
over the country, have expressed
intention of sending out searching
rtiss comprising experts in naviga-
On and high-salaTied oil testers, to
srsta the oil and TO report on the
saoticabllity Of making 1t a paying
sRtuTe.
An Unsuitable desiFe for rapidly ae-
Wired riches has grown among the
maritime men along the gulf coast
slmlar to the excitement of the gold
aver Of 49, and a wild scramble for
b floating oil field threatens TO be IN
! III sweep before another week has
sssei
According to one Of the prospectors
sL9 has made arrangeme ents to char
D. q large tank steamer and to install
powerful pumping apparatus for
ssVilg the oil from the sea, he fully
sgsots 10 reap a rich harvest, provid-
i the survey steamer which he has
ll TO the oil field makes a favorable
sS0rt On the quality of the oil and the
Is1c5s Of getting 1t aboard.
Even 10 some of the most conserv-
Lre commercial houses CarewoFn
lEness men have turned away from
perpetual grind Of their daily du-
and have expressed more than a
tnt0ry interest in the discovery.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
TRlPLETs EXHAUST PURSE.
Laborer Now Has Seventeen Children
and Asks for Help.

Omaha, Neb.-Mrs. Anton Machal
Of South Omaha, gave birth a few
days ago to triplets, two girls and a
boy, whose combined weight was IL
pounds, the boy weighing five pounds.
one Of the girls seven and the other
six pounds
Mrs. Machal is the mother Of IS
children. all but one of whom are
now living. One died in infancy a
number of years ago. The children
living are all strong, healthy young
sters and none Of them has ever been
seriously Ill.
The father Of this large family Of
boys and girls is a labOTer. So many
and so heavy have been the demands
made upon his slender purse by his
fast-growing family that he has been
at last reduced 70 straitened circum-
stances and with the birth Of the trip
lets he was compelled for the first
time to call for financial aid to keep
the wolf from his door.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
PEG RECALLS OLD CUSTOM.
Hair from Heads of ouarreling Cou-
Piles Plugged in Trees Heart.

Greenfield, Ind-After four two-inch
boards had been taken off an oak log,
at James Webb's sawmiH. a walnut
peg, an inch in diameter, was found,
where it had been driven into the
log. The peg was a foot long and
reached the heart of the big log where,
it is estimated, it had been driven
probably IS years ago. At the end of
the peg was a coil of black hair, long
and silken- Mr. Webb has endeavored
to learn the history of the log, but
to no avail.
Old people Of the neighbOrhood are
of the opinion that the coil of hair
was placed there in accordance with
a prevailing custom of pioneer times.
This custom provided that when
man and wife could not get along or
agree, instead of separating, as in
these days, the neighbors cut a lock
of hair from the head of each. A hole
was then bored in a nearby tree, and
the locks of hair driven to the heart
by a walnut pin After this it was
believed the couple would live happy
ever after,
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11

congregation of hundreds of thou
sands.
Russell has been considerably dis
turbed of late over false and mislead-
ing accounts of his teachings and his
plans which have appeared in many
newspapers.
Among other things, it was recent
ly announced that he was endeavoring
to get control of Dowie's Zion City
and turn it into a home for his fol
lowers.
Nothing could be more untrue"
he declares. q have no desire for
Zion City, and there have been no ne
gotiations whatever in the matter"
1t has also been published that
Russell is ''the no-hen preacher"
cause he teaches there is no place of
future fiery torment
Pastor Russell declares that he does
not believe in hell as a place of eter-
nal torment, but holds that the "sheol"
of the Old Testament and the 'fhades"
of the New Testament is the state of
death-uhat mankind, because of orig
| inaI sin, is under a death sentence,
which affects all mentally, morally
and physically, and eliminates in the
| tomb.
He holds that redemption was from
| the tomb, that Christ died for humani-
( tvs sins, and that as a result of this
redemption all mankind is ultimately
| to be released from this state of death
and given instruction which will lead
TO eternal life, if they are obedtent to
such leading, in the MilIenniaI age.
Nor does Pastor Russell doubt in
the least the existence of Satan,
though this has been alleged of him.
In a sermon which he recently de
! livered on The Overthrow Of Satan's
Empire, he makes his position on
this point very clear, saying:
I'VE are aware that our Lords
words to Peter, Get thee behind me,
| Satan are made the basis for the
denial that there is any personal devil
Or subordinate demons. Our reply is
that although any man may become
an adversary of God "a satan), the
scriptures everywhere speak of the
! prime mover in evil as the devil. the
satan. He is the great murderer. He
murdered our first parents by deceiv-
ing them. and thus induced them to be
disObedient to their Creator.
It was recently stated in several
newspapers that in a divorce trial,
which resulted in the legal separa-
ton of Pastor Russell and his wife,
about a year ago, he had said, mis-
love was like that of a jellyfish. in
that it went out to any spirit which
responded"
This statement distressed Russell
considerably, inasmUch as the truth
was that the remark in question was
attributed to Russell by a witness dur
ing the trial, and was emphatically
denied on the stand by him.
Tt has been said of Russell that
money pours into his Office Golfers
like water" and that mis- sect is i'm
mensely wealthy. This is not the
case.
I'VE have sufficient" he says, "and
we never take up collections. but we
have no enormous wealth. We care
only for enough to enable US to spread
our gospel to humanity wherever it is
needed"
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
Armor for Hounds of Old.

one OF the famous Spanish rulers
painted with his finest greyhound clad
in handsomely wrought gold aTmor
standing by his side. The expert 5
brother collectors, who had suggested
surgical appliances and all sorts of
queer things as a solution of the puz-
zle, were somewhat chagTined when
they learned its true use. At present
this odd armor is on exhibition in the
royal collection at Madrid.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
YERKEs QUITS FEDERAL POST.
internal Revenue Commissioner Takes
Up Law Practice.

Washington.-John w. Yerkes, com
missioner of internal revenue, has ten
dered his resignation TO the president,
VINO has accepted it with expressions
OF regret Mr.. Yerkes resigns to enter
the practice of law in this city, having
associated himself with one OF its
most prominent legal firms. Secre-
tary Cortelyou was loath to lose Com
missioner YeTkes services in the
treasury department, but the strong
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
An Author,s Profits.

Lieut.. Bilse, author of the famous
hook Aus Elmer Kleinen Garrison" 4"
received altogether el65 tSS25) for
his rights. 1t was admitted that the
Austrian rights alone fetched ELL
600 (S55,00 An action having been
brought against the publishers and
lost it is feared that Lieut.. Bilse will
not have much of the G165 left
London Sphere.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
|RoOUcTIoN OF ILLINOIS OIL.
March I There Were 3.222 Wells
/ Main Field with Output Of 10000.


Marshall IlL-FigUres Just cOmplet-
show lhe number of producing oil
s-s in the Illinois field on March /.
ta. time there were 3,222 produc-
F divided as follows: Casey pool
|-al-!lg all of Clark county and
|l-.5r.ald and Licking townships in
a''ori county,. 2.085; Crawford
s-V Ooutside of the two townships
he Casey pooD, 932; Lawrence
n.y. 2o5. In addition to these there
about q dozen light wells in Coles,
' and Jasper counties They are,
's'5r uuimp0rtant because Of their
FL production.
large number of wells has come
a-ce March l, and there are at
sent over 400 rigs at work in this
5 New wells are being brought
Tally Dry holes are more common
l-aT We're q few months ago, on
-1. of the wildcat work being
-7 ID al .-5aavOr to find new ter
l-. daily production of the
a..# IS now about 10000 bar
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11

oliver
Sir Alexander
acting secretary
auditor Of the
earl of eebome
Washington assist the negotiation of
West Indian colonies
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11

T"ls. Joy in Town.
The first bathtub 10
.. his city. Rosebud's
""s formally installed
a The barber shop of
ase, and there is re-
-.'ar the whole Rosebud
t-.rsaX was one of the
t. The Rosebud rush. and has
r.- equipped with a Jail. but
.,+- .-95e who chose 10 battle
-' il on the instaHment plan.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11

... y aHNa -tgtls
statement of the
... General land office
..E months of the fiscal
material increase in the
....es made. the acreage
... ..e total cash receipts
With ,.e corresponding
'.s . -r.r
Increase I'm the number of
E 81. classes was 1928.
.. increase in the cash re-
Mounts o.. S14ST122
land office issued a
rle location Of the
lands reoDeued to en-
. PRESIDENTS order Of March
.-". 600 acres: New Mex
acres. Montana 21G0.-
Oregon 10000 acres:
"..ss- Wyoming. I.240.-
Washington. 220. .00a acres
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11
''-.- LAND BUSINESS GAINS.

.. .....1.a 1898 In Six Months
-g-- I'm Proportion.
The Washington bee., 1907-05-11

mus he preaehes eaeh Sunday Cd 3
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
Wonder of Plant Memory.

Plant memory is problem for the
inquisitive botanist says the Dundee
Advertiser. In 1901 plant allied to
the squash and pumpkin was taken -
New York from the desert Of SonoFk
in Mexico, and since then it has been
kept-without watering-in strange
climate 5000 miles from home. Dur
ing the six weeks of rain in the des-
ert the plant grows it's leaves and
flowers and perfects its seed. Then
1t dries up and leaves only a water
filled gourd, which thick. hard shell
seals against animals and evaporation
The transplanted specimen still re-
members the rainy season of sir
weeks. 1t wakes, sends out rootlets,
stems and leaves, and then dries W
again until the following year.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15
Valentine Baskets.

\ For the Valentine day luncheon or
anges make pretty baskets. To make
them cut a slice of one end of each
orange about third of the way down
to its circumference. Remove all the
pulp of the orange from the basket
and with a sharp knife scrape out the
bitter white lining. Throw both the
basket and It's cover into ice water,
and put the orange pulp in the Ice
box. When ready to serve, stand the
baskets in a pretty glass dish, prop
ping them up against the sides with
the circular pieces cut from the top
Fill each orange skin with pink ice
cream and lay red candy heart Oh
each basket. tie with red ribbon with
red heart attached to each ribbon.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1907-02-15

would that you were back home with
your father. might SLEEP O. nights,
then"
81 have SO little amusement"
"You work three hours day and
earn more in week than your father
and do in a month. Yours is veie
unhappy lot"
Il hate the smell of paints; l hate
the studio"
And I suppose you hate your
fame?" acridly.
Bah! that is my card to living.
The people I meet bore me-"
mot satisfied with common folks,
Ell? Must have kings and queens to
talk to-"
Il only want to live abroad, and you
and father will not let me,"-petu-
lantly.
The music started up and heard
no more. Occasionally the girl glanced
at me and smiled in friendly fashion.
She was evidently an artists model;
and when they have hair and color
like this girls, the pay is good. l
found myself wondering why she was
bored and why Carmen had SO sud-
denly lost it's charms.
It was seven o'clock when pushed
aside my plate and paid my check. l
calculated that by hustling l. could
reach Blankshire either at ten or ten
thirty. That would be early enough
for my needs. And now to rout out
costume. All l needed was ~ gray
mask. I had in my apartments a
Capuchins robe and cowl. l rose,
lighting a cigarette.
The girl looked up from her coffee
Back to the dime museum? '-ban-
teringly.
81 have a few minutes to spare"
said l.
"By the way, forgot to ask you
what card you drew"