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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
TRUTH ABOUT SNAKE.
Its Poison Not Deadly of Itself,
Says Noted Scientist.
All That Whisky Does in Case Of Bite
Is to Act as stimuIant Against
Fright-Popular Methods Of
Treatment Wrong.

elphia.-Declaring that there
is no absolute antidote thus far dis.
covered for the bite of rattlesnake
and upsetting many of the popular
superstitions regarding the American
reptile, DR.. John Marshall, professor
of chemistry and toxicology of the
University of Pennsylvania, spoke be.
fore group of physicians.
The lecture was the result of OBJ.
servations obtained by DR.. Marshall
In five years of research.
There is no antidote for the bite
OF a rattlesnake," declared DR.. Mar
shall. "The popular methods of treat
ment are all wrong and do no good.
"A very small percentage of adults
die from rattlesnake bites. That is
because the snake cannot inject suf-
ficient poison to cause death. But
most persons when bitten become bad
ly frightened. and the whisky may act
as stimulant and thus keep the VIC
tim from dying of fright. But where
the poison is sufficient to cause death
the whisky cannot retard it's work.
Another popular cure for snake
bite, the application of permanganate
of potash, does no good. 1t is true
that it will decompose the venom. in
the immediate vicinity of the wound,
but 1t does not follow the poison into
the circulation. II it did it would
cause death itself, because it will de-
compose the blood as we'll as snake
poison.
"Caustic is used in many cases,
or the wound is scared with a red hot
iron. The only result obtained is the
infliction of terrible wound, while
the progress of the poison is not
stayed.
There is blood serum which is
successful when used. 1t is obtained
In the usual way. A horse is inocu-
lated with the venom and the serum
obtained from it's blood. This serum
will check the poison if used, but
what man carries with him into the
haunts of the rattlesnake a quantity
of serum and an antiseptic hypoder-
mic syringe for its use?
Inc treatment which is the near
est to nature is the one that is most
efficacious. Cut open the wound
caused by the fangs and then suck
1t until all of the poison is extract.
ed If some of the poison gets into
the stomach it will do no harm, as
the human digestion is able to dis.
pose of the venom. The only danger
resulting from this method would
arise if there should be an abrasion
or cut on the lips or in the mouth
for then incubation would occur.
'"The poison acts directly upon the
blood. 1t destroys the covering of the
blood corpuscles, thus rendering them
incapable of carrying oxygen in suf
ficient quantities to sustain life The
victim as a result dies of asphyxi
alton"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
SCHOOL RECORD is PERFECT
During Twelve Years Missouri Cir
Was Never Tardy or
Absent.

Kansas City, Mo.-Twelve years in
school without being absent a single
day or tardy once is the record of
Pauline Roach, daughter of Con. B.
Roach, secretary of state.
Miss Roach has just been graduated
from the high school at Carthage, Mo-
She attended the ward schools for
eight years and her term in the high
school was four years.
During the last campaign Pauline
Roach was advertised as one of nine
reasons why Mr.. Roach should be
elected secretary of state. The other
eight reasons were her brothers and
sisters. Since the election there are
ten reasons.
Miss Roach is Is years old.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
BOYS AND GIRLS SHOULD MIX.
Hoary Harvard Professor startIes
Faculty by Favoring Spark.
ing Among Students.

Boston. = Prof. George Herbert
Palmer of Harvard, now in his sixty
seventh year, twice married and re-
ported to be contemplating a third
venture, has declared himself as a
champion of flirting. ga little flirt-
ing now and then is good for any
one,' he says. "Flirt by all means"
Professor Palmer, the oldest mem
Der of the Harvard faculty, whose
second wife was Alice Freeman Palm
er, president of Wellesley college
from 1881 to 1887, much to the sur
prise of his associates is firmly of the
opinion that the students of Harvard
and Radcliffe devote too much time
to study and might with profit use
little more time in the pleasant prac-
tice of flirting.
IF all could see the tired-out
boys and girls that see all would adj
nit that flirting now and then would
be real vacation for them.
II have three lectures week at
Radcliffe, and it is surprising how
many young girls are letting the very
best part of their lives go by without
having the least bit of enjoyment
There are many boys here at Har-
ward who do not know what social
life means. They study from the time
they enter school until they graduate.
OF course, there are some who do
nothing but fool away their time; I
do not mean to say that is what up
hold, for it is not.
What l mean is to mix things up a
bit-sprinkle a little flirting into
things.
"One can have little of both and
still come out all right in the end.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
ARE CHINESE CADETS MOBILES
from West Point Believed of
Highest Rank.

Washington. Graduates of the
West Point military academy class of
1909 are specializing as to the social
standing of Ting G. Chen and Ying
Hsing Wen, two Chinese cadets that
were graduated with them. Around
the two popular young Chinese there
has been a veil of mystery for four
years, and to this day it has not been
lifted.
There is a strong belief among the
graduates that Chen is Chinese of
the very highest rank, and that Wen
was his attendant 1t is presumed
that Wen was obliged to study as a
student in order to be in a position
at attend Chen, for the rules of the
academy do not permit any cadet hav-
ing an assistant of valet.
Both were always exceedingly gen
tlemanly and in the little affairs of
life acted with such tact and diplo-
macy that the students readily be-
lieved they were Chinese of more than
ordinary rank.
For a long time discussion as to
which was of the nobler birth agi-
tated their fellow students, but by a
process of mental elimination it was
finally agreed by the majority that
Chen was. Neither young man would
ever discuss his social standing or
his affairs.
1t was remarked that when Chen
was handed his diploma Secretary of
War Jacob NJ Dickinson held his hand
for few minutes as he expressed the
hope that Chen would help to main.
tain the friendly relations that have
always existed between the United
States and China.
The young men are now in Wash.
ington. 1t is reported that they are
to go to London soon and thence to
Germany for additional schooling in
military affairs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
Cure for Deadly Sleep.

New York.-The John d. Rockefel-
Ter Institute of Medical Research be-
lieves it has discovered an absolute
cure for African sleeping sickness.
The claim is made that the serum
is as pronounced specific for TIE
African disease as antitoxin for diph-
iberia The powder is a light brown.
1t is dissolved in 10 to IL parts of
water and hypodermically admins
tered. The patient begins to show i'm
provement in few hours and is com.
pletely restored within three days.
This statement was made reluc-
family by one of the Rockefeller sci.
entists.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
House Lined with Money.

Sperry, lathe mystery of the dis
appearance of the wealth of the late
Mrs. Elizabeth Farrier of this city has
been solved by the removal of the
carpet, which disclosed the fact that
the floor was fairly covered with
bank notes.
Nearly $1,000 was found. Other
sums were revealed about the house
in an old organ. in the walls and
other out-of-the-way places. In fact,
the house was fairly lined with cash
and the administrators are still
searching and finding money.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
Won a Wife by Wire.

Winchester, Va.-After a romantic
courtship, which was conducted over
the telephone, Miss Frank E. Venable,
a pretty hello girl at the Winchester
exchange, and John E. Enders, tele.
graph operator of Berryville, Clarke
county, were married at Berryville
the other night by the Rev. Julian
Broaddus of the Baptist church. Miss
Venable is the fifth girl to marry out
of the exchange here in as many
years. The couple will make their
home in Berryville.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
Lack of Farm Hands.

Washington. D. C.-"Lack of farm
hands, problem which the American
farmer now faces, is the chief cause
of the high price of foodstuffs," said
Secretary of Agriculture James Will
son. "All through the west and
northwest the same situation exists"
he said THE country is as healthy
and prosperous as ever 1t was, but
thousands of acres of valuable and
fertile land are lying idle because the
owners cannot hire labor, although
wages paid farm hands in these states
are the equal of those paid to the
laborers in our large cities"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
Hoist Baby to Ship.

New York.-When Mrs. John Gun.
derson of Brooklyn and her three
months-old baby reached a Hoboken
pier the steamer on which they had
booked passage for Norway was head
ed for the ocean. Mrs. Gunderson in.
sisted that she had to get aboard, SO
she and her baby were placed on q
tug and taken to the liner. The baby
was put in sling and hoisted on
board, while Mrs. Gunderson climbed
a rope ladder to the deck.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26

Served as coffee, the new coffee sub
stitute known to grocers everywhere as
DR.. Shoop's Health Coffee, will trick
even coffee expert. Not grain of real
coffee in it either Pure healthful, toast
ed grains. malt, nuts. etc have been so
cleverly blended as to give wonderful
ly satisfying coffee taste and flavor. And
it is made in a minute too. No tedious
20 to 80 minutes boiling. Sold by all
grocers.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
Shot for Biting Sons Finoer

Z Bartlesville, Okla.-Harrison Day
20 years old. the other night perhap.
fatally wounded his father, James
Day.
The elder Day had bitten of joint
of one. Of his sons fingers during q
quarrel.
The latter rushed to a neighbours.
borrowed a shotgun and shot his fa-
Their.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
WORTH
MOUNTAINS
OF GOLD
During Change Of Life,
says Mrs. Chas. Barclay

from nervousness
andother annoying
symptoms, and /
can truly say that
LydiaE.P inkham's
Vege table Com
pound has proved
worth mountains
of gold to me, as it
restored my health
and strength. I
never forget to tell
my friends what
T.vdiaE Pip1yhor,,c
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1909-08-26
Hanlin

,
But little rain fell here Sunday.
Jim Eagen sold Nelson 55 fine pork
ers Saturday.
Chris Wigges is clerking in the
pool hall for short time.
Mrs, Clark was in Audubon Thurs
day, visiting and shopping.
Emil Tvenstrup is still sojourning
with the "Kanucks" in Canada.
Alvin Holmes delivered 700 bu. of
corn the past week at the elevator.
Peter Juel is busy sending out
lightning rod displays for the State
Fair.
Julia Haahr is assisting Mrs. Erik
Olsen with her homework a few
days.
Mr.. ank Mrs. Hans Aagaard we're
visiting Sunday with relatives in Elk
Horn,
Mr.. Boyd, residing west OF Hamlin
reports fine rain Sunday out towards
Kimballton.
Peter Petersen and family and Mrs.
George Petersen and family visited
Sunday with Oluf Olsen's.
Hansen & Hoegh will give dance
in the D. B. Hall Saturday evening
which is open to everybody.
Peter Nelson was having 2 foot
we'll bored near the elevator Tuesday
Mr.. q. Nelson doing the work.
Peter Nelson received car of coal
this week and during the week ship
ped out cars each OF hogs and corn.
Jacob Anderson will visit Des
Moines next Wednesday for the first
time and will attend the State Fair.
Wilhelm Wiges and wife and Hen
ry Fredericksen and family spent
Sunday at the Peter Mortensen home
A number of Hamlin attended the
Fair held in Audubon Saturday for
the benefit of the church at that
place.
ri. j. johnson and family were
guests last Sunday of Thos. Bruhn
aud wife out in the country near Au-
dubon.
Peter Nielsen made two trips to
Kimballton and Elk Horn Friday
showing his patrons from the east
the country.
George B. Gill reports everything
lovely on the farm and his folks all
we'll; which he says is great deal to
be thankful for.
Marius Petersen will go to Allan
tic after finishing the cement block
bridge upon which he commenced
work Wednesday.
The Brotherhood goat has become
unmanageable Hans and William cay.
They must know tor they tried to
break it Wednesday night.
Nels Mortensen Sr. purchased the
lumber here for 80 by 80 by IA tt.
residence to be erected in Hamlin lust
west of the blacksmith shop.
Nels Mortensen Jr. and o. N. OLE
son were out at Fred Christeneen's
Tuesday putting in a pump aud a
Dempster windmill on the fam.
Mrs. Wiggens, very old lady who
with her husband have been in the
county house for sometime passed
away Monday night after short ill.
ness.
Frank Duvall went to Chicago Sa.
turday with five cars of cattle OF
his own feeding returning Tuesday
ct WILL Eject
Evening star., 1909-09-10
WRONGSOF NEzPERCES
Crime of Civilized White Man
Against Indians.
LANDS STOLEN FROM THEM
Chief Joseph's Mastery Campaign in
Evading Humiliation.
SURRENDER MADE TO MILES
Monument to Him Erected on Grave
Chosen Before Death-Passed
Away Crushed in Spirit.
SURRENDER MADE TO MILES
BY WILLIAM r. CURTIS.

BY WILLIAM r. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence Of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald.
JOSEPH, Oregon, September 1, 1909.
The beautiful Wallowa valley was the
home and hunting ground of the Nez
Perces Indians from the beginning of
time. Their refusal to relinquish it to
covetous white invaders was the cause
of the war of 1877, perhaps the most
inexcusable wrong ever committed by u
Christian nation upon savage race.
The town of Joseph occupies the an
cestral home of Chief Joseph. It was
named in his honor by Mr.. McCully, its
founder. Mr.. McCully is still the most
prominent and influential citizen of the
place.
The town Of Wallowa occupies the
valley where Joseph wanted 1000 acres
reserved for his family. but the govern
ment robbed him of it and sold it for
$1.25 an acre to white settlers in 1877.
The ancestors of Chief Joseph selected
that location for their homes because
of the climate, the nutritious grass for
their ponies, the abundant game upon
the mountain sides and the salmon that
every spring forced their way up from
the ocean via the Columbia and Snake
rivers
The ancestral burying ground re-
mains undisturbed. and the graves of
old Joseph. father of the famous chief,
and others of his ancestors are pro-
tected by picket fences painted white
Fortunately, the ghosts of Indians do
not walk. and there is nothing to re-
mind the white population of the
wrongs they and the government have
committed
Evening star., 1909-09-10
ANACOSTIA AND VICINITY.

Miss Hazel NJ. Walker and DR.. Nathan
: Healy were married last Wednesday
afternoon at the parsonage OF st. Ter
esa.s Church. Anacostia- The ceremony
was nerformed by Rev. Martin p. Egan.
Miss Helen W. Ermold was maid OF honor
and Mr.. w. w. Tolson acted as best man.
The bride and maid Of honor wore gowns
of white batiste, with lace hats, while tne
trimming Of the maid of honor's gown and
hat was pink Following the ceremony
an informal reception was given at the
residence Of DIR. and Mrs c. III. Weiss.
The couple left later in the evening for
Norfolk. Va Upon their return they will
southeast.
A pretty wedding occurred last wednes-
DAY night at ST. Barnaby Church. Oxen
Hill, Md. when Miss Maud Small OF Oxen
HiIl became the bride OF Mr.. Ebert Pyles.
the church, which was crowded hv
friends and relatives OF the bride and
groom. was decorated with xoiden-rod
and roses. After the ceremony the con-
pie held a reception at tho brides home.
The bride wore q gown of white satin.
with ven and carried a large bouquet OF
Evening star., 1909-09-10
Alleged Criminal Placed in Jail.

LYNCHBURG, Va. September 10.-Os-
car Herndon. the negro wanted in lower
Campbell county for attempted criminal
assault. was caught last night in Halifax
county after a chase of one hundred
miles. lasting since Monday night, the
arrest being made thirty-five miles from
the scene of the crime. The negro was
taken quietly to Chatham and locked up
but will be brought back to Campbell for
trial. There seems to be no further
cause for fear of lynching.
Evening star., 1909-09-10

something like that. His fingers touched
a piece of paper, and when the surprised
sleuth drew ii out he found 1t was a
one-dollar bill. How the bill got there
he did not know. for that was not the
pocket in which he carried his roll. He
pulled his own money out of another
pocket, counted 1t and found that he
was one dollar to the good.
In the letter transmitting the dollar to
the Secretary Of the Treasury the in
spector says he does not know how il
got into his pocket, but he supposes some
passenger on a transatlantic liner must
have put it there in a surreptitious at
tempt to slip his trunks by without ex-
animation.
The beauty Of 1t is that the inspector
does not even know when the dollar was
slipped to him. nor who did 1t.
Evening star., 1909-09-10
GEN. EDWARD M. McCooK DEAD
Ex-Governor Of Colorado and Once
Foreign Minister Passes Away.

CHICAGO, September 1O.-Gen. Edward
M. McCook. ex-governor Of Colorado and
former minister Of the United States to
Hawaii. died at the Chicago Baptist Hos
pital here today of Bright's disease.
Gen. McCook was member of the Kan
sas legislature in 1860. He served
through the civil war and was brevetted
major general Of volunteers in 1885 for
gallant and meritorious services.
Gen. McCook's brother. Gen. Anson G.
McCook Of New York. has been in Chi
cago for two weeks and was with him
when he died. Gen. McCook was born in
Steubenville. Ohio. In 1888. His home was
in Denver, Col.
Interment will be at Steubenville.
Evening star., 1909-09-10
CONDITIONS IN THE ORIENT.
Politics and Financial Plans IL
China and Japan Discussed.

WORCESTER, Mass, September To-
China and Japan. their politics, financial
conditions and their relations with each
other and with the United States. formed
the general topic which was discussed at
today's meetings of the conference which
Is being held to mark the twentieth an
niyersary of Clark University.
The forenoon session was presided over
nv Chester Holcombe, formerly acting
minister to China, and among the speak
ers were H. F. Merrill. supervisor of the
Chinese students in the United States and
an officer in the imperial Chinese GUS
toms service: DIR. l. T. Headland of Pc
king University and DIR. Kan-Ichi-Asa-
kawa of Yale University.
Evening star., 1909-09-10

white roses. The maids Of honor were
attired in white and pink and carried pink
roses. Wilbur Pyles, brother of the
groom, was best man. A quartet, COM
posed of Milton Fillius. Arthur L. Snip
son, J. C. Winterwerp and w. w. Tolson,
rendered the Bridal Chorus" and "Oh.
Perfect Love" during the ceremony. The
couple left for a short trip and upon their
return will reside at the home of Mr..
Pyles' sister, Good Hope road. Anacostia.
Miss Ada Williamson is visiting her
cousin, Miss Ethel williamson. at her
home on " street, Anacosta-
Evening star., 1909-09-10
FOUND 81 IN HIS POCKET.
Surprised Customs Inspector Could
Not Believe It Was His Own.

Somebody that was trying to beat the
New York customs service made an
awfully crude play a few days ago. with
the result that Uncle Sans conscience
fund has been swelled by just one dollar
The dollar bill that figured in the trans
action reached the Treasury this morn
ing and was duly deposited to the credit
OF conscience"
When he quit work late one afternoon
last week one OF Collector Loeb's trusty
Inspectors put his hand into his coat
pocket to get match or cigarette or
Evening star., 1909-09-10
erment will be at Steubenville.

The home Of Mr. and Mrs. John Ellis,
River View, Amherst county. Va, was
the scene of pretty wedding. when
Mrs. Ellis sister, Mrs. Margaret Eubank,
was married to ]. N. Mitchell Of AM
herst county
Evening star., 1909-09-10
ARBITRATION IN VIEW.

Meeting Between Strikers and
Street Car Managers in Chicago.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, September 10.-Negotia-
ttons. with arbitration now in view. be-
tween Cticago's 10000 street railway
employees and the two big traction COM
panies will be resumed today. President
Roach OF the Chicago Railways Company
and International President Mahon OF the
Street Car Mems Union will meet.
MIR. Mahon communicated with Mr.
Roach yesterday and the latter consent
ed to meet the union leaders and talk
about arbitration. The committee or the
North and West Side mems union VIII
Evening star., 1909-09-10

Joseph S. Mckenzie of Avilton. Garrett
county, Nd, and Miss Rachel Elizabeth
Finzel of Frostburg were married at st.
Michaers Catholic Church. Frcxtburg.
Evening star., 1909-09-10
Description Of Monument.

The monument is a shaft of white mar
BILE. seven and one-half feet high, resting
upon a granite pedestal. On the front
face is an excellent likeness Of Joseph in
relief. Upon the base. in large letters.
appears the name Chief Joseph
Upon the opposite face of the shaft is
inscribed his Nez Perce name, "Hin-mah-
too wah-lat-kekt." and its translation,
Thunder rolling in the Mountains"
On the third side is the inscription:
He led his people
In the Nez Perces war OF 1877.
Died September /, 1904,
Aged about 6S years.
upon the fourth side are the words,
"Erected June 20. 1905. by the Washing
ton State Historical Society.
Evening star., 1909-09-10

Virtues Of Nex Perces.
The Nez Perces were Christianized In
Evening star., 1909-09-10

proposition of arbitration on the ha ds ~
a one-year contract, as voted a week
ago.
Evening star., 1909-09-10
Joseph's Mastery Campaign.

Gen. Miles has frequently expressed the
opinion that Joseph was the ablest
strategist Of the Indian race from the
time of King Philip to the present day.
Everybody admits that in the long cam
paign in the summer of 1877 he out
fought. outmarched and outmaneuvered
Gen. Howard and Gen. Gibbon, and was
finally overcome only because his animals
and his supplies were exhausted.
Rather than submit to the humiliation
of being forcibly removed from his home
in the Wallowa valley to a distant reser-
walton. as the Pottowattamies were re-
moved from Indiana to Indian Territory
half a century before. Chief Joseph and
his little band. chiefly his own family and
relatives began their famous march
through Lollo pass and the Yellowstone
Park. About 400 warriors. incumbered
by more than 1000 women and children.
carried on running fight for 1.4O0 miles
against the regular army of the United
states, reinforced by $50 Bannock In
DER the command Of Capt. Samuel G..
fisner. regular army officer.
Ihey defeated Gen. Howard again and
again; captured Gen. Gibbons camp at
hercely that nothing but artillery saved
MS command from annihilation. Joseph
finally surrendered to Gen. Miles at Bear
a% There nouneasn' meaa m near the Canadian line.
gagements The whites lost six officers
and 121 soldiers killed. and 13 officers
and 127 soldiers wounded The India y
losses could not be ascertained. hut II
Is known that 151 were killed ana 90
were wounded. This is probably ahout
half the actual casualties.
After the surrender Joseph and h,s
people were sent to Fort Leavenworth,
and then to Indian territory. After Ian.
gushing there as prisoners for seven
years, they were permanently placed on
the Colville reservation near Spokane in
the state of Washington.