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The Washington times., 1907-10-27

The wedding of Miss Evelyn Baldwin
ZONES and Edward Smell Smith took
rlaca Yesterday in the Holy Trinity
Memorial Chapel, philadelphia, at
5'cIoc6, reception and dinner Follow
5I.g at the residence OF Mr. ana Mrs,
John c. Calvert. Mrs. smith IS wen
known here. and viii reside at the
Marlborough.
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Mrs. B. ". Franklin has returned
from an extended visit to relatives in
Baltimore.
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J. H. McAlhster, of Washington, ad-
dressed the focal organization of the
Young Mems Christian Association at
the Baptist Church. in Leesburg, sur
day afternoon last.
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Mrs. Potter PalTners abdlCatiOn Of The
Chicago social throne IN favor OF her
daughter -in-law, Mrs. Honore Palmer.
has been much commented upon by New
York society people during the week,
on account Of It's far-reaChinE import
ance TO the entire social world
Mrs. Potter Palmer. though ever To
be Identified with Chicago. has been a
world character. She has been as GER
tainly q dictator In New York. in Lon
FdOn, in Carlsbad. in Berlin, in St. Pc
tersburg, on the Riviera, in Nice. or
in Monte Carlo as she has been in the
city Of her home.
Society is wondering whether or not
the woman to whom Mrs. Palmer has
delegated the tender offices OF her sta
( ton viii rule with the same wonder
FOL power with which her predecessor
has for years eemed to dominate tile
social centers Of several countries.
All Newport IS saying that young Miss
Vanderbilt approaches this wedding
with fear and trembling-pcrhaps with
tears. with visions Of a dead father
cisplessUre and with memories Of many
domestic tragedies that resulted from
similar alliances.
The laje Cornelius Vanie rbut. one o.
the most conscientious. upright, and
piOus of American millionGires, was
strongly. almost passionately, opposed to
the practice OF barterng American
heiresses and their fortune for foreign
titles. h uttered openly. in the pres
ence Of many persons well known in
society. this expression Of his opinion
concerning international marriages:
II would sooner see Il daughter OF
mine dead than married TO a foreigner"
A purely American wedding which
took rlacA on Monday at St Mar
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Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee has left for Ricn-
mand, where she viii pay a short visit
to her daughter. She will le.lve in n
few weeks for Fort Riley, to spend the
winter with her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs John Carter Mont
gomery.
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Among the Alexandrians who attended
Nsa masquerade ball at Fairfax Court
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B. A. Frye
Is Welded To
K. Mes. Miller

LEEsBURG. Va, Oct. 26-AIiss Bue-
Iah A. Frye, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Frye. Of LOVettsville, Lou
Ooun county. ana Robert McSherry
Miller, of Martinsburg, W. Va. were
married on Wednesday afternoon at
New Jerusalem Church, Lovettsvine.
the Rev. Asa Richard. the pastor, Off
ciating They will make their home ia
Martinsburg.
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Mr. and Mrs Albert II. CalIow, Of Ca
louisville, Nd, announced the engage
ment Of their sister. Miss Clara Blanche
Tavenner, daughter OF Edgar II. Tav-
enner, Of Hamilton, Loudoun county, TO
Stewart Ellison Bevans. Of Baltimore
The wedding will take place in the near
future.
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James Jones Marshall. Of Marshall.
Va, was ia this city during the week.
the guest Of his uncle, DR.. T. Marshall
Jones.
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The Misses Janney entertained al 3
O'Clock on Monday afternoon last. in
honor Of Miss Taylor, of Norfolk. and
Miss Gay Lloyd. Of East Orange. n. J.
who are the guests of Miss Mary Con
rad. Of this town
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Very remarkable Is the record which
belongs to Mary Dickerson, an old
lady Of seventy-nine. For the past
twenty years she has slept standing.
The whole night through she remains
In an upright position. leaning against
p wall. The reason for adopting this
course Is that she finds il the only
preventive OF terribly disturbing
dreams. which are the result OF the
habit of taking morphine. Even now
If she wished to sleep in a bed she
would have fearful drears
All pianO-piaying records have been
eclipsed by the playing Of Mr.. GARNER.
at MarseilIes. He played the piano
for twenty-seven hours His first rest
lasted ten minutes. during which he
swallowed some soup and a poached
egg. At other times he took kola and
lemonade. and was massaged for ten
minutes. After this. he went on play
ing until another rest. when he par
took OF two eggs and wing of a
chicken washed down WITH a glass OF
Bordeaux and cup Of c-dee. When
cramp seized the artists fingers they
were Immediately massage. and some
more kola and glass of champagne
were given To him. Toward the end
of his task the pianist's face became
very congested, and his hands We're
very much swollen, while his arms
had to be prOpped up with cushions
lie won a wager of $40, and after
ward collapsed. owing 70 the nervous
SfraIn
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twenty-eight grandchildren. and. alto
gether. It Is said that the family cir
Gle numbers no fewer than 1874
There are ten Lincolnshire agricul-
tural laborers who are the fathers OF
$50 children. The Lincolnshire Agri-
cultural Society awards prizes every
year to such race benefactors as these
In one case a competitor had 20 chill
dren. OF whom II were brought up
and y placed out. In another case
there were 10 born. of whom Is were
brought M and II placed out. A rec
ord in this direction is held by Mrs
Mary Gillespie. a woman OF eighty
six. She had 30 children. made UP Of
10 sets OF twins.
A man has lived for eight years in
his wifes tomb. thus making record.
This is Jonathan Reed. known as the
hermit of Evergreen Cemetery, Brook
~. He was a retired merchant. and
finally died from a stroke of apopIexy
in his wife's tomb. He had lived
there for eight years. and always re-
fused 10 believe that his wife was
dead. Indeed, he contended that death
was wholly unnecessary and quite an
avoidable experience. which was the
result OF a lack OF vital heat. and
could be easily remedied by artificial
means. AS he was wealthy enough
20 lnoulge in his pet theory. he had
constructed for him a raausoleGm
with elaborate heating facilities.
bic floor.
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The Postal Gard Pest

She's got them from China and from
Peru.
From Egypt. Japan and Honolulu.
She's got them in all conceivable
styles.
From Italy. Belgium. the British Isles
From Switzerland, France and the Isle
or Man.
From Holland and Russia and AstralS-
han,
She wants but one more to make I'D
the whole
Then shell be satished-from the
Pictures OF Paris. OF London. of Rome.
The Tower. the Louvre and s.. Peters
dome.
The Sphinx. the Pyramids. Suez Canal.
The Rock Of Gibraltar, Malta, Pail
Mall!
Higgiedy-piggiedy. see, there they lie.
No trouble to write. and so cheap to
buyI
Most every pictures = carlcaturs.
This is the fashion one has TO endure,
It's not the custom 70 write letters
now.
People. it seems. have forgotten just
how.
II OF your movements friends wish 20
keep track,
Just ger a postal with picture on back
Then write the address, and mail IL
that's all
The troubles enthusiastically small
OF all sad thinks OF pen and ink
The saddest Of ais the postal. I think
La Iouche Hancock.
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Trio Study In Ouemados,

On June %, 1900. the Board OF Army
Medical Officers. consisting of Major
Walter Reed and Drs. James Carroll
and Jesse W. Lazear, assembled at
ouemados. Cuba, and began a study of
the causes and means OF preventing
yellow fever.
The line Of work being determined
upon by the board. there arose the
tremendous responsibility involved in
the use of human beings for expert
mental purposes.
After careful consideration, the mem
oers Of the board decided that # was
their duty to run the risk involvad
themselves before submitting anyone
else thereto. and. after each member
OF the board was cully informed Of
the grave risks he ran. each gave his
free consent to be a subject Of IN.
test.
In August Of the same year Major
Reed was obliged to leave Cuba. 1eay-
ing Drs. Carroll and Lazear to carry
out the work agreed upon by them.
Mosquito eggs were obtained. hatched
and the adult mosquitoes infected by
DR.. Lazear applying them to cases Of
yellow fever.
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the Nagari and Brahmin alphabets rep
resent two entirely unknown languages.
about which DIT. Won lie Coo is com
pletely in the dark. I'VE have not the
slightest idea what they are he said.
out Or. Muller, the head Of the
museum. will DE able TO decipher them.
as he did toe Manichaean writings"
Buddhlstic historical and juristic
manuscripts were also found. The
first named are of extraordinary in
terest, according to the explorer. and
relate TO religious rites. The bulk Of
the manuscripts consist of contracts
Tor the sale of land or houses, wine
ana bread bills. and the like II is
anticipated that the investigation Of
the manuscripts viii throw consider
able light on the early and middle
Persian speech
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one day the excavators stumbled on
cave packed with dead bodies. They
we're enclosed in short buff leather
jenkins and long yellow clcaks-the
regulation dress Of Buddhist monks.
They were evidently bodies OF persons
massacred either IN the cave or else
where. and then laid in their last rest
ing place. DR.. Won lie Coo brought
number OF the skulls with him. A re-
narkable thing was that ali the bodies.
which also included those OF other
classes, wore Chinese boots.
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Not Real Fairy Story

y nee upon a time. said 1T
tie Harry's grandmother.
who had been prevailed
upon 20 tell a fairy story.
there was a poor old woman who had
10 take quite a long journey upon a
street car The motorman was care
ful, when he saw her waiting. 70 ston
his car exactly on the crossing. so that
she could get aboard without stepping
In the mud. which was very deep IN
the street, and the conductor. reached
down kindly and carefully helped her
up thu steps. The platform was
crowded with men, who considerably
pressed aside so that the roor old
woman could get into the car With
out great deal Of trouble Many
people stood IN the aisle OF the car.
but all OF the mmoved forward vol
unfairly when the Door old woman
tried TO get IN, thus making II v1n-
necessary for her to stumble over the
feet or any OF them in order 20 &c.
past the door The only man who
had seat was a cripple who was
wedged in between two large. richly
dressed ladies. and who could not have
surrendered his place 10 the poor old
woman even IL he had wanted TO do
so. But it was not necessary for him
TO exhibit any galiantry A very
beautiful and stylish looking volne
lady stood up Immediately and offered
her seat to the poor old woman. who
accepted il thankfully But the bean
tifui young lady said: II do not de-
serve any thanks. 7 have done onlv
what il was my duty TO 90"
Gee, grandma, that's no fairy
story"
What would you call Il. them"
The worst lie I ever heard
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n UTE the youngest chauffeur
in the world is a New York
~ infant. who is just three and
one-half years old. His father
had built for him petrol motor OF
lA-horRepower and limited in speed
70 seven miles an hour. The child Cd
crates this himself. while his father
accompanies him on "A bicycle.
The oldest inhabitant in the world
In a giant tortoise from the, SEYCHELLES.
1t weighs $40 pounds and is known To
be over 80 years old. Very probably
its age is somewhere about 900 years.
distinct record is that held by
Rev. +. Clapton. rector OF Stebbing.
Essex. on a recent Sunday he as
sisted to ring n peal or 30 changes
on the bells before church. After this
ne conductcG 4the whole service
preached the sermofi.zzzr5 played the
organ.
record IN families IS that which
eliminated IN a remarkable marriage
At Worcester. After a courtship Of a
week Wolf Berenson. who is ninety
three years old. was married to Mrs.
Annie Goldman. a lady thirty-one
years younger II IS stated that Mr..
Berenson has seven children. sixty
three grandchildren. seventeen great
grandchildren. and one great-great-
grandchild lie has two children In
Poland. and two eas-grandchildren
who are serving ina the Russian army
The bride has five children and
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Sapant Discovers Care Full of Dead Monks

N r. Won LIE COG has made
shle remarkable discoveries
in East Turkestan. where he
was sent on behalf Of the Ger
man government TO make excavations
me expedition. after digging for
three months at the buried city OF
Dakianus. near Karakhoja. between
Iurfan ana Lukchun, secured a great
Quantity of manuscripts.
Iney lay hidden in caves filed with
mud. They were on Chinese paper.
Whlte leather. or wood Numerous
wall paintings were discovered, some
on plaster. with a background Of gold
rear others on mud. These paintings
are Buddhistio.
-Altosether ten different alphabets
were represented The manuscripts in
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object lesson as Havana OF the meal
eulable benefit 10 mankind that has
followed the discovery Of the cause Of
the disease and the manner OF trans
mission. not taking into account the
safety OF our, Southern seaboard
against periodic invasion by epldemies
and the maintenance OF life and health
OF our citizens in that section or the
country.
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illness OF one week with yellow fever
brought on by the bite OF stfGy mos
quito in the yellow fever ward. whers
ne was at the time engaged in injecting
mosquitoes for experimental work. by
allowing them to bite yellow fever pa
tents.
Although he had previously allowed
himself 10 be bitten by an infected
mosquito ne failed to develop the dis
ease in consequence of It. 1t was acct
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Dr. Carroll Stricken.

Shortly after this DR.. Carroll barred
his arm In the laboratory and allowed
DR.. Lazear to apply to It a mosquito
which had. twelve days before, bitten
a severe case OF yellow fever.
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AoNOA anu 10 IurnlSn tne
hrst experimental case, much practical
work has been accomplished to prevent
the spread OF yellow Fever by mos
quitoes.
Lieutenant Carroll was a member OF
the commission sent to Cuba to inves-
usate yellow fewer conditions there.
and now the Senate has passed an act
authorizing the President to appoint
him a surgeon. with the rank of
major, on the active list OF the army.
Much is read, nowadays, concerning
the excellent sanitary conditions pre-
vailing on the isthmus; Of the salu-
hrfty OF Cuba. due to the obliteration
Of yellow fever by the Army Medical
Corps, and the warfare OF extermIna-
ton now being wsged In the canal zone
on The. mosquito responsible for the
spread Of the fever. but very few OF the
vast army of Uncle Sans employees on
the isthmus enjoying the benefits of
these improved conditions are aware Of
the heroic sacrifice Of Lieutenant Car
roll In allowing himself TO be the sun
teot Of test to verify or disprove the
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motion.
But there Is an army officer liv-
Ing in Washington, who will be
raised from lieutenant to the rank
of major because of his having
been bitten by mosquitol
This officer is James Carroll,
lieutenant surgeon, United States
army, and curator of the Army and
Navy Museum.
An act authorizing the President
to appoint him surgeon with the
rank of major, in the army, passed
the Senate on February 10, and by
the time this article appears, prob
ably viii have passed the House,
also.
At any rate, there Is not the
slightest doubt that Lieutenant Car
roll will receive his promotion with
in a short time.
Lieutenant Carroll is tire sole
survivor of that trio Of heroes-the
other two of whom were DR.. Jesse
w. Lazear and Major Walter
Reed-who, in the interests of
their country and science, allowed.
themselves to be inoculated with
yellow fever germs, through mos
qIitoes, in Cuba in the summer of
1900.
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Death Claims DR.. Reed.

The remaining member OF the board,
Or. Reed. was not in Cuba at the time,
but he probably would hare willingly
Submitted himself for experiment. and
while he came through this ordeal I'M
seathed. he died of another Illness the
following year.
Thus in the person OF DR.. Carroll
was given the first demonstration that
the mosquito conveys the infective
agent OF yellow fever.
The practical result OF all this sao-
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A BLESSED CESSATION

Low descending sun
Sees in the Senate hall no
OTatOry done
Cleveland Plain DelIer.
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BY their experiments. the members
Of the board discovered that yellow
fever IS transmitted tc the nonImmune
Individual by means OF the bite OF the
mosquito that has previously fed on
the blood Of those sick with this dis
ease.
Panama today affords as striking an
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The Illustration Shows the Manner in
Which Lieutenant Carroll Was Inocu-
lated With Yellow Fever Germs
Through Mosquitoes. A Small Tran.
Containing Infected Mosquitoes, Was
Applied to Carroll's Arm.
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On September / DR.. carroll was
stricken with a severe case OF yellow
fever and removed to tile yeHow-fever
ward. For three days his life hung
in the balance. and his anxious wife
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dental rather than part of the pro-
gram that he was bitten as he was,
He died shortly thereafter.
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and five children in Washington we're
daily informed by cable Of his condi-
ton. DR.. Carroll eventually recovered.
but as a result OF the severe ordeal
through which he passed contracted a
severe disease of the heart
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theory OF transmission Of the disease
through mosquitoes.
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DR.. CarrOlPs Brave Sacrifice.

) the result OF experiments
made on Lieut.. James Car
roll. U. S. A. OF this city.
who allowed himself to be
inoculated. TO endure the
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DR.. Lazear's Marfyrdom.

The sad martyrdom OF DR.. Lazear
occurred on September 25. 1900. after an
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Lieutenant Surgeon James Carroll,
y. 5. A., Sole Survivor Of the
Trio of Heroes Who Allowed
Themselves to Be Inoculated
With Yellow Fever Germs in
the Summer of 1900.

4 BULLET wound, received
~ in gallant action in the
field, often has been the
cause of a soldiers pro-
motion.
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Some Holders of Remarkable Records

UTE the youngest chauffeur
in the world is a New York
infant. who is just three and
one-half years old. His father
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COULDN'T KEEP IT.
Kept 1t Hid from the Children.

1--WE cannot keep Grape Nuts food in
the house. It goes so fast have to
hide it, because the children love it SO.
1t is just the food I have been looking
for ever so long; something that I do
not have to stop to prepare and still is
nourishing."
Grape-Nu is the most scientifically
made food on the market. It is per-
fectly and completely cooked at the
factory and can be served at an in
stant's notice, either with rich cold
cream, or with hot milk If a hot dish
is desired. When milk or water is
used, little sugar should be added,
but when cold cream is used alone
the natural grape-sugar, which can be
seen glistening on the granules. is SUI
ficiently sweet to satisfy the palate.
This grape-sugar is not poured over
the granules, as some people think,
but exudes from the granules in the
process Of manufacture, when the
starch Of the grains is changed from
starch to grape-sugar BY the process
Of manufacture. This. II effect, is the
first act Of digestion; therefore, Grape
Nuts food Is pre-digested and Is most
perfectly assimilated BY the very
weakest stomach. There's . Res
son, d. "a ss s vi
Made - tho pure Sfosod factories 81
the Postum Co, Battle Greek, Mich.
Read the little hsaltl classic, Tbs
! Road TO yyellyi lIo, 4, III pkeo, 81 Il
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Car Kills Big Badger.

The pugnacity of the badger is Of
world wide renown. but he would
scarcely be expected to assail street
car; yet the crew of Pacific Electric
Car No. 1913 assert that one claiming
residence on Rancho Santa Anita
disputed the right of way last even
ing.
About o'clock p. M, as the car
swung around the curve in the vine
yard west of Arcadia. Motorman
Shearer saw a large animal between
the, rails. Repeated shrieks of the
whistle had no other effect than to
cause him to rear and bare his teeth
in defiance. Then he was a dead
badger. He weighed eighty pounds,
and his hide measures three and one
half feet in length by two in width.
His immense claws are four inches
long. He is by far the largest of the
species ever killed in this vicinity.
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all the pack will be tapered about
one-sixteenth inch. This taper is ex.
aggerated in the illustration, which
shows one card that has been turned
end for end.
It is evident that any card reversed
In this way can be easily separated
from the other cards in the pack,
which makes it possible to perform
the following trick: The performer
spreads the cards out, fan like, and
asks an observer to withdraw q card,
which is then replaced in any part of
the pack. After thoroughly shutting
the cards the performer then holds
the deck in both hands behind his
back and pronouncing a few magic
words produces the card selected in
one hand and the rest of the pack in
the other. This is accomplished by
simply turning the deck end for end
while the observer is looking at his
card, thus bringing the wide end of
the selected card at the narrow end Of
the pack when it is replaced. The
hands are placed behind the back for
double purpose, as the feat then
seems more marvellous and the oh.
servers are not allowed to see how it is
done.
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OTTER CAME HOME AGAIN.
Pet Returned to Owner After Brief
Hour Of Freedom.

A curious instance of animal instinct
and attachment in an otter is related
by Cork correspondent of the Lon
don Field. A few months ago in that
city man caught live otter. Bring.
ing the animal home. after some time,
he succeeded in tanning it, and trained
it to fish.
One day he took it to the river for
a swim, and while there it killed some
fish, but succeeded in getting of the
strap to which it was attached. After
waiting some hours in vain en-
deavor to induce the animal to leave
the water the owner gave up in de.
SPAR and returned home.
Late that night, while in bed, this
man heard q scratching at the front
door Of his cottage, and to his great
surprise, when he opened the door, in
walked the otter, which he then Sc
cure. The most remarkable feature
of this story is the fact that this man
lived about a mile from the river and
that his cottage was one in a row.