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The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Good Roads.

Out Of the 900 towns in the State
of New York, 900 have voted to have
their roads built under the Fuller
Plank Act, or, as it is genreally call
ed, the money system. The matter
is now optional with the towns, but
in the opinion of persons who have
given the matter considerable at
tention the idea of making 1t COM
pulsory Is favored.-GOod Roads
Magazine.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
The Fastidious RnrrIor

Visitors at a Paris hotel were dis
agreeably surprised one morning to
find that the boots they had left out
side their doors had been stolen by
a burglar. Only one pair was left,
on which was a paper with the
words: Not good enough for me-"
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
DEATH TRAP FOR BIRDS.
lighthouses on the Maine Coast At
tract and Kill Thousands.

tract and Kill Thousands.
One of the keepers who came ashore
from Boon Island recently tells the
story of the strange death encoun-
tered by thousands of the migrat-
ing birds every spring. Flying along
the coast at night they are instantly
attracted by the powerful light from
the watch tower, as moths are drawn
to a candle. Thousands of these
Dlrds In their passage north fly with
full force against the thick glass OF
the brilliantly lighted lantern.
Stunned to death they fall to the
rocks below or scale away for a lit
tie distance and flutter helplessly in
to the water. The light of morning
sometimes reveals the rocks covered
with the little creatures whose jour
ney to their summer homes has met
this sudden and fatal termination.
Hundreds of species are found
among the unfortunate little tour
lists. Most of them are easily rec
ognized as belonging to the various
common classes of song birds. But
very often large birds of beautiful
plumage come to their final resting
place in this manner upon the bleak
rocks, of Boon Island. On one occa-
sion several years ago the thick
glass of the lantern was shivered to
atoms by the impact of some strange
bird OF powerful bill.-York Tran
script.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Value of Three Grains

The Vienna Academy of Science has
spent nearly $4,000 in working 10
tons Of uranium ore for Tadium
The yield was three grains of pure
radium, the largest amount ever Sc
cured at once, the value being $780,
600.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Lace NuFkaira.

Lace VinGow curtains Should al
ways lie soaked for an houF in cold
water 70 which q little borax has
been added, before beina pat into
warm suds. This gstE cat the
smoky smell that Is sometimes SO
noticeable In curtains that have
have been used in a city.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Cure for SIeenIessness.

Sleeplessness is often caused by
the head being exposed to the cold,
while the rest of the body is warm.
In nine cases out of ten if the head
is covered with a silk handkerchief.
it will induce sleep.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
LIFE in GerrnaaH.

Every enc who has travelled in
Germany Is familiar with the word
"verboten"-forbldden. He hnds it
is verboten TO almost everything
which he thinks he has been Gccus-
toned to do in the United statss.-
Chicago Standard.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

New York City.-Human blood
went at bargain-counter prices in
Bellevue Hospital when for SO q
guest of Mills Hotel No. 8 sold fif-
teen ounces of his life fluid, thereby
probably saving the life of John Dem
nison, 10 years old, a patient suffer-
Ing from malignant growth on the
right leg. There was nothing heroic
about the manner in which the man
sold his blood. 1t - purely bus
iness proposition. The Mills Hotel
man needed the ten-spOt and felt be
could spare the blood. The father
of the patient, though poor, felt he
could spare the $40 in view of his
sons need for the fresh hiOod.
Striking a bargain between buyer
and seller was easy. Dennison's faith
er went to Mills Hotel No. and
announced he was in the market for
human blood. He explained that his
son was in Bellevue Hospital and
that the surgeons were anxious to
transfuse the blood Of healthy per
son into the body Of the boy.
THE doctors want a strong man
who is healthy In every way" the
father explained.
A guest registered as Mark Owen,
who refused to tell anything further
about himself, stepped forward, and
remarked he would like to know
more about it.
Big, broad-shouldered, with the
glow of health in his cheeks, he
looked as If he would pass the test Of
the physicians.
81 guess you'll do" said Dennison-
How much blood do you wantf"
asked owen.
Fifteen ounces"
How much do I get?"
Ten dollars"
I'm your man." and the bargain
was struck. The rate was sc 2-S
cents an ouuce.
Up to Bellevue Hospital marched
Dennison and Owen. The surgeons
examined the man who was willing
to sell fifteen ounces Of his blood for
$40, and told him he would do. The
nature Of the operation then was ex-
planned to him.
He was told that the patient was
suffering from what is known as say
coma, q malignant growth. To savS
the boys life It was necessary to take
from his body about sixteen ounces
of the impure blood and transfuse in
the body about fifteen ounces OF
healthy fluid.
Il don't want to be chloroformed
during the operation" Owen said.
mo anaesthetics will be given"
replied one of the surgeons. Wen
deaden the pain by an injection OF
cocaine"
Go ahead" said Owen. I'm
ready"
Dennison was placed on the op-
Grating table and Owen was laid on
another table. Between the two was
a narrow table upon which the boy
and the man each placed an arm.
The surgeons made an incision In
the boys upper arm and blood was
permitted to flow from the upper
part Of the median vein, while the
lower part was closed. In this way
the boy was relieved Of about six
teen ounces of his impure and un-
nourished blood. An incision then
was made In the forearm of the man.
The surgeons rapidly connected the
lower ligament of the mans radial
artery with the upper vein OF the
boys arm, and the blood of the man
began to pass into the body of the
boy.
Dennison and Owen watched each
other coolly throughout the opera
ton. Not a whimper came from the
boy, not a groan from the man.
When the operation was over the
boys temperature showed marked
improvement.
owen was weak after the opera-
ton. He took a stimulant and then
left the hospital, not forgetting, Of
course, to collect his $40 before
leaving.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
SELLS HIS BLOOD
At BARGAIN RATE
Man Charges $40 to Give Up
Is Ounces of Life Fluid to
Save Boys Life.
PATIENTS FATHER CLOSES DEAL.

TRANSMISSION Operation is Made as
Soon as the Bargain Between Buy
er and Seller Was Struck-Man
and Boy Eyed Each Other During
Operation.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
a Valuable ReIts.

4 thirteenth century copper and
Gilt ciborium, supposed to have come
from Haimesbury abbey, was sold
by auction In London for SSe, 900.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Paris Abates = Nuisance.

The Paris prefect of police has de-
cidsd that IN future no more licenses
to play barrel organs In that city wiz
be granted.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Man and a Woman.

4 mans idea of being stylishiy
dressed is TO wear something IN
yhssh he looks atrociously bad; q
aSmAnaa e wear something no other
SSnAa can duplicate.
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12
Worlds Formulation.

The population of the world is now
estimated to be about 1903, 100000.
Of this number $50, 100000 are
black, 6OO,OOO,OOO yellow and 755,-
900 600 white
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

The Erzberg, Austrla's ron noun
tain, viii furnish ore for 1909
more years
The Washington bee., 1909-06-12

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DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17
BARBERVILLE.

Barhe-yii:e. Dec i;-Rcv z. y
Cate ably :",d his appointment; al tht
Baptist church SUNDAY morning
Jake Minshew celebrated his ;,ti
birthday Al his home yesterday with q
good number Of friend; and relatives.
Mr. Nash. teacher Of the Flowers
school, Was in town SATURDAY.
NJ DiXie Clifton was also IN town on
Saturday.
Nr. Dancan Peterson who is n1w
engaged hy the Chase Frui. company
was visiting his people Sunday.
Charlie Hall, al Lungrer, was visiting
his parents sunday
M- y Morrison and Mr.. Francis
Mcbride attended Methodist con-
ference 4: Crescent City Sundat
Miss Lillian Barber returned today
from DeLeon, where she has been visit
ing Miss Stella Odu:N
We are glad to know :ha. Mr.
Beasicys children are improving
DR.. Leon Felt, Of Emporia spent
Sundey nigh. with NJ. Willie Hill
He and his wife. vino has been visiting
Miss Maggie Hill for the pas: few days,
returned 20 E,nporia today
Capt. r. J. Bishop los. about two
and one half crops Of turp-n,;ne boxes
by fire las: weei: Wonder il parties
who set this fre OFT are wiling % re-
place thc loss
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Daytona, Smyrna and DeLand Should
Organize an Association.

Tn, time q year when fire ,Hay -
c%pe..,d has now arrived In whst
condition j, the DcL.ni Fire Depart
mcut . a,h. q bad ne: Have the
hose and material been inspected end
are ,hcy in good condition, Pr
severe, month, ;hyrc has been before
cCun.i. p position - rcorg .niEc the
Fir. Department, and 70 adj 2 plan
approved rs The department.. This
matter has been allowed o. drag hoW-
ever, end nothing his been accomplish
cd
Daytona and New S:nyrna have just
orsar,z-G volunteer ire departments
DaytOna has Z ne" system Of water
WORKS, and the department there will
be equipped with hose and hose wagon.
New Smyrna has no water works
system, and yhe department there will
nave only cncmioa, engines,
St RI y-,r3 ago, the volunteer fire
departments Of Florida had a State
association and met annually Al different
towns for tests Of skill. In those days
the local volunteer fire department was
social organization, il gave fairs,
festivals. dances, etc. Interest was
maintained, new members were added as
fast as wanted, and the various COM
panies We'd with each other 70 see
which was the most efficient in duty.
and which kept its apparatus in the
best condition. The natural result
was Good, clean. serviceable APP
paratus, the membership consisted Of
the very best material in town, and
efficient service was secured-beCause
the members We're interested
Why cannot Daytona, New Smyrna
and DeLand organize an association
ard have tests OF skill! say twice or
four times year: Such an arrange
nent would be very beneficial to the
towns interested and would prove
splendid social feature for the young
men. THE News believes that the
town councils OF these three towns can
be counted on to do their share toward
defraying expenses, The young men
must do the rest.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17
EWD. ARFFMAN, N. T. D.
CHRONIC DISEASES.

Sixteen years experience. The treat
ments consist Of scientific physiological
exercise, including massage, vibration,
oscillation, curative mechanics, hydro.
therapy and dietics. a complete course
Of Swedish movements as projected by
DR.. Line, Stockholm, Sweden, the fore
most expositor Of this branch of modern
therapeutics.
Consultation free. Charges reasonable.
Melrose Hail. Phone 80.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17
LURTOy APPOINTED
TO SUPREME COURT
New Justice Is a Tennesseean and Was
Democrat.

Washington, Dec. l3,--.Thc nomina..
ton Of Judge Horace IL l.urton Of
Tennessee to be associate justice Of The
supreme court Of The United States, in
succession 70 tn, late Justice PccI:ham,
was sent 70 the senate today by P:..i-
dent TAFT
Judge Lurton is Tennessee man, and
WAS appointed judge Of The sixth circuit
by President Cleveland, March az, 1895.
He was Democrat in politics at that
time
President Taft was himself a Judge
Of the sixth circuit a, the time nc vas
appointed governor Of the Phi,ippiii es
in 1898, and it was his association with
Judge Lurton that gave him such 3
high opinion Of the legal qualification
Of the Tennessee juris,
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17

Ranescs who was King II Egvp: :.
GO years ego, and is nov APPEARING n
= silent act in the mummy room OF
the Museum AZ Boston, is going ovc;
20 New York in q few days Phi.ade.-
phia is making an c:To-: - secure him
for an engagement. !: Old R.neseS
ever gets 20 Ph:.ade.p:.ia They'll. have
him On The registration lis. and vot-
ing ,ht Republican t!.l;...
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17
LABOR FEDERATION
TO MEET AT DELAND
Delegates Now Being Selected Through
out the State.

DeLand vi, be q "Conycn,:on City"
!or III, mex; month over ioo3 teachers
and s,hoo, officials are cEpe-ted here
during lie holidays About the time
We recover from ;Ac S.r,nUoasncss Il
this convention. ,hc State Federation Il
Labor ~" convene h.cc .liSt how
many delegate, wi" iv prts,;.. =: this
'n.,ti:. !. !, ,".; ,,,t.c . s'.y ba! .he
number vii, i-.u.t.y g.: ISL Ae-y lar
>hor, i ,nc n2:A.cr attending the
teachers. ,nttt,n. one ;.wa, Tampa.
The Town T. Tie T. vii, send 8; or
III re delegates. 81! jacks rvi..c a..
;Nos: IS man u.rt The Tampa
Tribune III Monday said
Tarlp. w'', c,>:.,' ne .hc res; repre-.
sen:ed city in F.ur,l. e, the annual
convention Of .hc STATE Federation Of
Labor, meeting n DtLtnd, January
Is, i.i:. and continuing IN session for
4 week II thc tu.i strength Of ,oca.
,;ripn labor il manifested =, This great
gathering, this ely vii, have &: .cas.
io-:y.aYe accredited delegates This
means that il will have more than
twice Is NAM delegates as JacEspn-
vile or any o:he- Florida c;.y,
Tampa viii also cain the dis:i;c-
ZION Of having ior Oh. urion, more
delegates than any other union since
international Ciga-.na;;r-s union 40
$40 will have .iyc prcsc!i.atiYes. The
roster Of The i,;.l Tampa de.cg ..ion
will not be known anti cOnsde -ab.y
later this month, when the various IN
ions AZ regular meetings will make
their chOiScs.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17
"Sone Delegates Chosen

At a largely attended me citing Of .he
Contra. Trades and Labor Assembly
at labor headquarters in Ybor City
Yesterday, continuing from 9:5o q m
70 1859 ?, m, delegates We're chosen
% represen. this central body ~ the
convention \ Sincr;z, president Of
the central body, James + Scott, O.
the plumbers union, and J y Roberts,
secre:ary-treasurcr OF the State Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor and treasurer for the
Central Trades and Labor Assembly,
We're selected IS the DELEGATES.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17
S. H. COVE,
Architect, Builder and Con-
tractor.

Residence and O.:ice: Northeast corn es
Ridgcwood and Noiusia Avenues
Phone So. DaytOna, Fla.
DeLand news. [volume] (DeLand, Volusia County, Fla.) 190?-1921, 1909-12-17
A New Garage.

W. c. Cannons has let the contract
for the erection of large concrete block
building, to be used as garage; to the
Pearl Grit Artificial Stone Company, Of
Daytona Beach, of which B. F. Martin
dale is manager The building is to be
one story in height, soxIso feet. 1t
will be located on Florida avenue,
facing Indiana avenue.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-02-12
Some Interesting Facts.

It has been the idea of 7ailr .ad men
that the system OF accounts o. followed
on The Burlington as to the performance
Of locomotives, that is, the amount OF
oil used per mile, cost of oils per 1000
miles, etc., involving in total a complete
statement of the accomplishments of
definite class engines in both passenger
and freight service, taking into account
mileage and tonnage, etc, is the pet
scheme of recent captains OF the rail
road world.
But there recently came to the notice
Of the writer a pal per containing a stale
ment made in June, 1862, setting forth
in detail the performance Of locomotiv )
on an Iowa road, which clearly settles
the fact that railroad men of almost ii
half century g knew something about
these matters, which We have been in
the habit of considering the exclusive
property of very recent railroad meth
DDS.
The case in point is the report of Chi /
Clerk Wiehe, father of General Foreman
A. {. Wiehe, of our city, to Thomas W.
Pace, NJ. M. 1t is a monthly statement
showing the performance of locomot Vs.
Oh the Dubuque & Sioux City Railro I'd,
showing full expenditures in detail for
tie month ending June Both, 1862, the
run being made to Cedar Falls, II di--
tan e of 100 miles.
The group of engines numbers 6, do
ing both freight and passenger service.
We will take one engine IA a sample {:
The Delaware" Charles tiay nes, en-
gineer, made 927 miles on passenger aud
1854 on freight, during the mohth, at
a total cost of 1925 40, this total being
made up of the following items Wages
of engineer and fireman, S85, repairs
So 81, oil, waste, and tallow S31.33, wood
S276 %, cleaning of engine S24 "a. This
report shows the following average cost
per mile Oil, waste, and tallow l %
cents, wood 8 81 cents, wages of engi-
neer and fireman 3.42 cents, repairs 4 80
cents, cleaning engine 81 cent: total cost
per mile. l5.49 cents.
The record also shows the average
mileage of the engines to the pint of oil
to be III 6 miles, while the engines av-
erased 1854 miles to the cord of wood.
An engine making 900 miles, according
to this report, used Ii cords of wood, 10
gallons of oil, 20 pounds of waste, and
40 pounds of talloW-this on freight. A
passenger engine making 927 miles used
% cords of wood. 9 gallons of oil, II
pounds of waste, and So pounds of tai
low.
In those days an engine went II miles
to a pint of oil. Now an engine is ex-
pected to go 60 miles on a pint of valve
and a pint of engine oil, and this record
is exceeded in some instances, as the
following report shows:
!, OIL PERFORMANCE OF ENGINEERS IN
PASSENGER SERVICE, MONTH OF
NOVEMBER, 1905.
Class1, 81, y, 1, >, 3, 4&5.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-02-12
Gossip About Train Service.

An Alliance man who was in Lincoln
yesterday said that it is understood
there that when the change in time card
is made for the new spring service, that
the Darlington will put on a new train
to run from Denver to Edgemont, con
Meeting at Edgemont with the service in
the Black Hills district, and that this
train will connect and be consolidated
with Nos. 80 and 40 from and to Lincoln
at Alliance and Edgemont. 1t it be-
lieved at Alliance that Nos. 80 and 40
will be run through, and that they will
form the new train to Billings, which
will be taken west over the Great
Northern.
1t has been reported from Chicago
that a new train is to be established be-
tween Lincoln and the north coast coun-
try, and that a new train has been plan
ned to reach Denver from Chicago via
Omaha and Lincoln. New equipment
is said to have been placed recently in
service on the B~urlington's fast train
between Kansas City AID Chicago
Lincoln journal.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-02-12
A DAILY DELIGHT
DR.. III. J.. PRATT, DENTIST
Over McConnell's, Drug Store, 2l2k West Main

The 1926 is in for round house repairs.
Earl Newkirk was off, part of last
week, with an injured foot.
Daniel Willard has been elected presi-
dent of the Colorado Southern.
Engine 1892 was broken in, last week,
for service, after a general overhaullng.
The new trainmaster, A. G.. Smart,
from Wymore, took charge of his Office
last week.
Earl Motley is off with an injured fin
ger. and Tom Gettings is among those
aiIiDg slightly.
No. It's had to take a snow-plow up
the Beverly line, Tuesday, and handled
only the coaches.
Ralph Haggard of Orleans, formerly
foreman at Oxford, visited the boys,
yesterday afternoon, at the shops.
FEBRUARY 2nd was w. G. Harmon's
birthday, and the boys of the paint
gang remembered him with a nice rock
ing chair in celebration of the event.
Engines 1857 and 1860 in the Holdrege
wreck, Tuesday, are both being repaired
here-the work being rushed. The 1857
had her tank badly smashed in, while
the 1860 was considerably damaged in
front and about the pilot.
Engine No. 1857, an R2-new-and
equipped with straight stack and regu-
lar bituminous burner, arrived from the
Sheridan division, last Friday, and will
with others of that class supersede the
H4 engines on this division in time.
The coal which has been in storage in
the McCook yard for over a year is now
being loaded on cars and will be distrib-
uted over the Kansas branches and at
the pumping stations. The wrecker is
being utilized in the loading. The coal
shows the effects of air Stacking.
Dispatcher II. D. Stewart was sum-
moned to Alma, Wednesday night, by
the illness of his mother, who passed
away about 8 O'Clock on Thursday
morning. Mrs. Stewart joined him at
Alma, today. He has the tenderest
sympathy of all. Dispatcher A. j.
Brown has his trick in the interim.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-02-12
RAILROAD NEWS ITEMS.

No. 2O03 is ready for service again.
Fireman A. P. Walters enjoyed a
short lay-off last week.
Engine 1885 from Red Cloud is in the
backshop for an o~verhauling.
Walter Stilwell, general foreman's
clerk, was off duty-sick-yesterday.
Fireman Clayton Brown visited the
family at Red Cloud, part of last week.
Henry Lashbaugh of the carpenter
gang is off duty nursing an injured ell
bow.
Engines 2S1O and 124S were over drop
pits l and 2, respectively, last week, re-
ceiving repairs of that nature, new
fiues etc.
Brakeman Ira Dye has sold his house
to Engineer M. III. Hammond who occu-
pied the same first of this week. Ira
expects to GO onto a farm in Frontier
county in the spring.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-02-12

Engine 1924 is out after light repairs.
Engineers Ray and Traubert were 10
the Holdrege mix-up.
Conductor E. M. Cox is sick, and Ryan
has the 1929 meanwhile.
R%oundhouse Foreman Cline, of Akron,
was at headquarters, close of last week.
Sup't Weidenhamer of the Sterling
division, spent Sunday here with the
family.
E. S. Howell returned, Wednesday
night CD train 3, from attending a Bur
ling Relief meeting in Chicago, stopping
between trains in Lincoln for a ''look-
in" on the legislature.
Conductors Ryan and Bagley went
down to the Kansas branches with snow
plows, Tuesday night. to get them
opened up. The snow, dirt, and Rus
sian thistles made a bad combination.
No. n of Monday was laid up at Hold
rege on account Of the storm, and No.
rs, Tuesday morning, was laid up here
for "a hours. No attempt was made to
move anything Tuesday except the pass
enger trains.
a mix-up in the Holdrege yard, Tues
day, put a waycar, engine, and coach
out of commission temporarily. No.
9S's crew were turning their train on the
Y, and Conductor Cassell was turning
his engine preparatory to starting back
to Oxford after blowing put the cuts on
Mascot hill, when through a misunder-
standing as to use of tracks, No. 9s
train hit the waycar. Conductor Cas-
sell and Brakeman R. :. Moon had mar
row escapes from being caught in the
wrecked car.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1909-02-12
Will Build a New Railroad.

S~tockville, Feb, Feb. 4-Stockville,
the county seat of Frontier, after years
of isolation from the outside world, so
far as railroad facilities are concerned,
is at last to have a railroad, if present
plans mature, and with the scheme now
on foot there is no reason why the plan
should fail.
The project now on foot is to build IN
independent railroad from StockvIlle to
the nearest point On the "Highline " of
the Burlington, following the valley of
Medicine Creek, which is a distance of
about eight miles. A preliminary sur
vey has been made, and the estimated
cost of the read, equipped with one en-
CINE, the necessary sidings, ETC., is about
500, 900. 1t is proposed to bond five
precincts tributary to Stockville, for
$4,000. Contributions to the amount
of S1per acre have been positively prom
ised by land owners tributary to the
county seat, which brings the amount
up to about 100000. Stockville will be
assessed for the balance, a great deal of
which has already been subscribed by
local capitalists and ranchmen. 1t is
now thought that the road will be COM
pleted in time to handle this years crop.
Cor. Lincoln Journal.