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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22

THERE were $50 deaths from
acute anterior poliomyelitis. or in
fantile paralysis. 116 from pellagra,
IS from rabies. or hydrophobia, and >
deaths from leprosy in 1909, in the
death registration area Of continental
United States. which comprises over
bs per cent OF the total population
according to the census bureaus
forthcoming bulletin on mortality sta
tistics for 1909, submitted to Census
Director Durand by DR.. Cressy l..
Wilbur. chief statistician for vital
statistics.
1t Is reported that of the 500 deaths
from infantile paralysis 552 were OF
white and only II of colored persons
There was a somewhat greater Incl
dence of disease among males ana an
Increased mortality in August, sep
TENDER and October.
The bulletin states that no status
tica4 segregation of infantile paralysis
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
CANCER CURED BY VACCINE

pathologist in the Bureau of Science
at Manila. If it proves to have the
curative properties claimed for it, 1t
will create sensation in the medical
world. Vaccine has never been re-
sorted to before, surgery and electric.
ity being the only known methods of
curing the disease, these having been
used with only small success.
DR.. Gilman was born in Oakland and
was graduated from the Oakland pub
lie schools. He received a degree
from Leland Stanford University in
1901 and finished three-year course
at Johns Hopkins in 1905. He return
ed to his home in Oakland on the
transport Logan week ago on six
months leave of absence. He will re-
turn to Manila next January
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
The Worlds Coal Output.

notwithstanding to an English
parliamentary report the output of
coal in Germany and in France in
1909 was greater than in any previous
wear. In the United Kingdom, Bel
GUM and the United States the pro-
auction in 1909, though greater than
in 1908, fell short of the year 1907
The whole output III 1909 of the FIVE
countries named was 860,oOO,O00 tons,
or an increase of 100000 tons on
the output of 1908. but less by &c.
100000 tons than that of 1907. The
total known coal output of the world
in 1908 was 95O,000.000 tons, of which
the United Kingdom produced more
than one-fourth In 1908 the number
of persons employed in coal mining
tn Great Britain was 966, 300.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
DOINGS
at THE
80.
Big Harvest From Unredeemed Mona,,

'A4oliey issued the government asc.,,.,,
4' nieit on from one-tenth OF | per
oent 10 about one-haif of ner ce,,
~ % course. means that the gov
eminent makes ON the paper money
issues a commission VARYING he
tween the percentages set forth Tho
most definite result shows ga;, -
"ppioAilhately one-eighth of per
cent a total gain to the government
amounting to s13.241.OO0 since the
beginning Of our paper money-about
haif a century ago.
In It's accounts the government. to
De absolutely SAFE" puts the per-
centage OF destruction Of notes at the
lowest possible point. so that there ia
no chance of it finding itself worse
on than it had imagined in the event
OF a run on the treasury. In the
treasurer's statement concerning
notes is always entered under the
caption unknown. destroyed" an
item of $1,000 in spite OF its esti-
mate Of $13,000,000 This is entered
n the redemption column and SUBJ
tracted from the amount outstanding,
thus preserving the balance.
All sorts of causes contribute to
increase the amount of paper money
that will never be presented for re-
demption. Fire is perhaps the most
important cause, though improved
safes and the more general use of
safes for holding the cash supply are
annually reducing the loss from this
cause. Then there is a sort of inertia
that money seems to have which
keeps it out in the country once 1t
is started in circulation, even though
1t be of an issue supposed to mature
at given time, Shipwrecks, too. are
responsible for some of the loss
Lastly, there are the collectors. and
it is probable that every fairly good
collection of United States paper
money accounts for at least one piece
of every denomination that has failed
to come back to the treasury.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
rwo s;rloin Steaks Were Also Con.
ceat. in Restaurant Workers
Hose-is Liberated.

Newark n. 1.-TWO sirioin steaks
and dozen hard boiled eggs were
taken from the stockings of Mrs. So
mia Skolza, thirty-two years old, of
81 Dawson street. The woman is
d,shwasher in a restaurant in Acad-
emv street. For several weeks vict-
uals had been vanishing mysteriously
from the larder of the place. Detect
i've Horter was put on the case. The
other morning an inventory of all the
food on hand was taken. At closing
time there was another inventory.
Two steaks and a dozen COOKED eggs
were missing. The cashiers checks
showed nobody had eaten the two
steaks or the eggs. Horter took Mrs.
skolza to police headquarters. She
denied she had taken anything.
Well, them" said Horter. well
have 10 search you
II hats all have she asserted.
She backed away and took boiled
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
CARRIED STEPS WITH HER
Stately Old Gotham Lady Preserves
Dignity Despite OId-Fashioned
Trolley Cars.

New York-There is certain state
" old lady who doesn't let the high
steps of the old-fashioned open trolley
car disturb her When she boarded a
car in an outlying section, where the
old-fashioned type prevails, the other
passengers noticed that she carried
q light rattan and cane footstool, pos
sibly six inches long.
Its use became clear as the old
lady reached her destination. She
signalled the conductor, and with
gracious smile, held out the stool. The
man took the hint, and placed it 80
that she dismounted with dignity.
Then she thanked the conductor.
What would happen if he should
chance to have been surly or disoblig-
ing isn't clear. but probably very few
car conductors would want to make
such a dfgnifed old lady do the high
lump along with the other passengers.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22

uALF a dozen resolutions authoriI-
III ing acceptance of gifts by Amer
can military men and diplomatic OF,
fcers from foreign rulers were turheu
down last session by the house com
mittee on foreign affairs. Accom-
panying the rejection was repoI'
tending to discourage any such ehor's
In the future.
In strong language the committee
pointed ont that the provision OF tiie
constitution prohibiting the accept
ance OF such gifts by Americans III
Official life was drawn wisely by the
fathers Of the country in the interest
Of the integrity and perpetuity OF the
republic Underlying the prohlDitlou
is the thought that tlSse accepting
such gifts would be under more or
less obligation to the giver. ana 10
That degree. at least, weaken MS al
iegiance TO this country.
The most noted exception to this
rule by congress was the authorize
ton of acceptance by former Presi-
dent Roosevelt Of the Nobel peace
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22

uTAsHINGT0N.-The United States
government in fifty years has ac-
nnulated $l2,o00.o0O from unre-
Iaemed money. A long standing oues-
An. namely: How much does a gov
,-rmeEl make through the failure oy
Is citizens TO present its paper for
rdemption' is answered fairly ar
nnteE for our country in these flo.
sss Expert mathematicians in tho
rrted States have figured on tho
r-ob.em. and the results thev b.ro
GAINED by different methods are 50
rarly identical as to lead the layman
feel confident that they have HIT
snewhere near the mark.
obviously the difficulties surround.
h the statistician wishing to tabu-
bn the gains of the government from
his source are almost insurmounta-
Ne II accurate figures are what be is
boxing for. The destruction of ma
per money OF all sorts goes on rand
y throughout the country, yet this
lcss Is never reported to the treasury
50 the mathematicians have had tn
aEe the complete figures of the gov
eminent redemption division, and bv
comparing the average life of notes
,he average percentage of actual "a
demptioR, and other items of that
sort have been able to work out a
fairly accurate percentage of paner
money that is either destroyed or is
n such hands that 1t will never roach
The treasury for redemption in gold
Wellknown authorities who have
worked independently on the subject
found. when they compared notes.
that they had reached substantially
the same result-that of all paper
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
HORSE GETS SHOE REPAIRED
Animal Leaves Barn, Goes to Black
smith and Returns Without
Owners knowledge.

New York.-"Old Joe" if he is blind
in one eye and weak in the other, pos
sesses plenty of real horse sense. For
wears he has hauled an express wag-
on over a fixed route, his only side
trims being to Carroll, the horseshoer,
In Christopher street, between Wash
ington and West streets
The other morning Joe was left In
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
CoIIeqe Fraternities.

Boston.-Thousands of the college
students of this country live at the
houses of the fraternities. There are
now rs fraternities-33 composed of
college boys, II of girls, IS of medical
and seven of law students As to fra
ternity houses, there are 1888 in the
Tinted States. There are 1882 Amer
lean fraternity chapters, of which
75s are active. Living at the fra
ternity houses, generally by scheme
of cooperative stewardship. the stu
dents are able to reduce their ex1
nenses. Today there are over 294,000
fraternity members, undergraduates
and alumni, in this country.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
SILK HATS FOR HIRE"
Sign in Old Dickens Quarters, Lon
don, Forced to Go Under Mod
ern Pressure.

London--Among the landmarks Of
London that have disappeared of late
are some old shops in Houghton
street, kingsway, a district that Dick
ems loved. The irruption of the house
breaker into this little thoroughfare
has done more to disturb old build
Ings to make way for modern office
blocks-it has displaced an old world
little man. Christopher Clark, whose
business for years has been one OF
the queerest in all London
Till the London county council laid
reforming hands On the dim little
shop it bore in the window the no
tee:
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
His Best Order.

II had been a dull season. and the
two young travelling statesmen were
comparing notes. Il had just five
good orders in the las month said
one. You beat NE, anyway, said his
friend. Il got only three orders. and
the third one was from the firm tell
ing me to come home. Youth Com
panion.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
New Workers on the Move.

New York-In the year ended June
80, 1909, the steam railways of the
United States carried not quite 900,
OO0, 900 passengers, an increase over
the preceding year of almost million
and half.
In New York city in the same period
the number of fye-cent fare passen-
gers carried-not including transfer
passengers-was over 100000, 900,
an increase over the preceding year
of 100000.
The New York traction lines there
fore carried more than one and
half times as many paid passengers
as all the railways of the country, and
the number of traction passengers in
creased 20 times as rapidly as the
number of railway passengers.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
Preferred Lion to Wife.

Detroit, Mich.-Rather than face his
angry spouse when he came back to
their tent at the State Fair at late
bour lanes Swenson, lion tanner,
crawied into the cage with one of his
lions and slept all night. his head pill
lowed on the brute.
In the morning Mrs. Swenson insti-
Gated a search with tent stake. With
. iab of the stake she awakened the
animal tanner.
Coward" she Kissed at him, as he
snusgled up to the lion out of reach of
the stick.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22
DOZEN EGGS IN STOCKINGS.
egg from a pocket of her dress.

egg from a pocket Of her dress.
The woman screamed when Mrs.
McDermit, the police matron. touched
a lump on the prisoners leg.
OUCH That's bruise. Take your
hands off. it hurts she said.
She tainted when the matron pulled
forth the steaks and eggs. After the
bloodless operation Mrs Skola was
let go
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22


The old man seemed strangely out
of place in the daylight that had been
let into that hitherto dingy bypath of
the metropolis as he stood by the door
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-22

Beautiful Things In Nature.
Next to a baby, garden is the most
beautiful thing in the world.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-22
Southern Io1ua Items

Fairfield.
| Mrs. c. j. Simmons died Friday at
her home in the eastern part of the
county after a few days illness with
measles. Mrs. Simmons was IS years
Of age and had resided in Jefferson
county nearly all her life. She is sur
vived by nine children.
Glenwood.
| A. H. Burger, an old hand at rails
ing peaches, has just carefully exam
| ined the trees on his sons fruit farm
at the north edge of Glenwood. He re-
ports all Of the budded fruit, some 800
trees, killed down to the ground, but
says the seedlings came thru all right.
Too much cold weather the past win
ter.
Macedonia.
! j. NJ Kelley sold his 244 acre farm,
located twelve miles southwest Of
Macedonia, few days ago. Dick KEEL
| ley and Max Law were the purchasers
and paid $115 per acre for the land.
80. .Harve Bolton brought into town
the first of the week two big hogs and
sold them to Milt Osler,s the hog buy
er, for $104.
Maxwell.
William Jones' pioneer resident OF
Polk county, passed away March IA, at
his home, four miles south of town.
Father Jones was 7S years of age. He
came to Polk county in 1855, and by
hard work and shrewd investments &C
cumulated a fortune Five children and
three grandchildren are left to mourn
| his departure.
Cambridge.
The large air and water tank belong
| ing to our water works bursted one
night last week, and it became neces-
sary to let out all of the water in the
tank and mains. The broken parts
were shipped to the foundry at Ke-
vance, ILL.,, the next morning and the
same will be replaced as soon as pos
sible. In the meantime we have no
city water
Milton.
AS the 4:27 passenger was leaving
town Friday evening and had reached
the crossing at the Axhandle factory,
| it struck a runaway team of mules and
wagon, completely demolishing the
wagon and cutting the hoof from one
of the mules legs and bruis1ng the
|bruising the other. The team and Wag-
on belonged to William Cavil, who had
been hauling axhandle timber and mad
left the mules stand for a moment. The
passenger train coming along, scared
them and they ran with the above re-
suit. The mule which had it's leg cut
off was killed soon after the accident.
Newton.
! Last Wednesday was record
breaking day for local firm of aug
tioneers here While one member of the
firm was at Laurel selling real estate
| two others were in Marengo crying
horse sale. The real estate sale con-
sisted of 24o acres of rough land which
sold for $4,000, and 100 acres Of well
Improved land that brought $2O,4oo.
Two houses and lots were also a part
Of the sale and were disposed Of for
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-22

|$1,250 and $500 respectively. While the
Laurel sale was in progress the junior
members Of the firm were presiding at
a big horse sale at Marengo In all 125
horses were sold, and the selling prices
totaled cold $4,000. The firm sold
inside Of two hours time in the after
noon $66,400 worth of property.
keokuk.
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was
filed by the Dupy brothers in the fed
eral court, the petition stating
that the firm owes the $11,019.27
and have no assets; $S5 is ex
empt A bill Of sale was executed to
j. B. Chute on the 21st of December
of last year for stock on book. Mr..
Chute also holds chattel mortgage
on the bakery property and stock to
the amount Of $4,740, which accounts
for the bill Of sale being issued.
New Sharon.
Amasa Cadwallader, the oldest resi-
dent Of New Sharon, passed away at
his home here Friday night after a
hard fight with pneumonia, at the ripe
old age Of 81 years. He came from
Ohio and has resided in New Sharon
between forty and fifty years. He is
survived by widow and two daugh-
| ters, residents Of this place. Thu old
gentleman had just completed the
91st year Of his life when the grim
messenger appeared. Saturday would
have been celebrated as his 91st ami
lversary. He had been conf aratively
we'll until about five weeks ago when
he contracted the illness that ended in
death.
Madrid.
A law suit between j. B. Strouse Of
Luther and Alfred Cromwell of near
Madrid was heard in Justice Hull's
court here. The case was over the
possession Of a farm for the present
year and was decided in favor of Mr..
Cromwell. Mr.. Cromwell, according to
his claim, had verbal lease on Mr..
Strouses farm a few miles from Luth-
er and last fall did considerable fall
blowing. A few weeks ago Mr.. Strouse
| sold the farm to Mr.. Samuel Moss with
the understanding that possession was
| to be given Mr.. Moss this spring. Mr..
Cromwell refused to give possession
| unless he was paid for all damages he
would sustain, and suit was brought
to GUST him.
Woodbine.
Ray Smith had a bad streak Of luck
| a few days ago. He bought line
team a short time ago paying $3.50 for
them, and Sunday one Of them died
and the other came pretty close to 1t
, about the same time. Driving into
town both horses were taken sick on
the way in, and Ray came pretty near
not getting to town with them. He
ma -aged, however, to do so. The
horses seem to break down In the
groins and become in a way paralyzed.
| Perry Greenfield had a team go down
not long ago about the same way, but
with no serious results. The veterin-
aries call 1t Azoturia. 1t is said to be
brought on by overlooking and under
exercising. 1t is an affection Of the
! liver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-22
LEE CHAPMAN, WHO LOST FAM
lily BY EXPLOSIONS, PER-
sIsTs IN LITIGATION.
SUING DEPARTMENT sTo..-
FOR SALE OF WRONG OIL
Case Has Been Twice Tried and Will
Come Up For Third Time Following
Reversal by Supreme court-Lost
Wife and Three Children in Piseah
Fire.
Special to Times-Republican.

Logan, March 22.-Mr Lee Chapman
began suit here in the district court
today for the third time to recover
damages for the personal injuries to
himself; also for the loss of the society
and services of his wife, likewise for
the services Of the three minor children
who were burned to death near Pisgah
on or about May %. 1907 as result
of an explosion of can Of coal oil
bought as coal oil of the Pisgah de-
partment store and used as such in
building a fire in the kitchen stove. 1t
is alleged that the oil contained 81 per
cent gasoline.
In the first suit for damages the jury
returned verdict of 81, 106.S0, but this
amount was regarded as excessive and
was reduced to s1.SS1.S0. Mr.. Chapman
agreed to withdraw his suit and accept
this amount but the managers Of the
department store appealed, and the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-22
MORE PAVING FOR HAMPTON.
Council Orders an Additional Thirteen
Blocks of Concrete.

Special to Times Republican.
Hampton, March 22.-In addition to
the eight and one-half blocks of street
paving and the four blocks of alleys
that the city council has declared shall
be paved this summer, at an adjourned
meeting called for that purpose. an
other thirteen blocks were ordered to
be put in.
The improvement just declared a
necessity will extend from the present
paving at Main and Fifth, east to East
street, eight blocks, and probably some
Improvement will be made even yet
farther east. Two blocks are ordered
on Reeve street from Third north to
the bridge over Squaw creek. Four
blocks are to be- put in on Fifth be-
tween Reeve and Dodge. Fourth street
will be improved one block east from
Main, and new paving will be laid for
one block each on Walnut and Maple
from Fourth, to Fifth, thus connecting
with the new work on the latter street.
This paving, like that ordered at the
Tuesday night meeting of last week, is
to be Of cement concrete.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-22
Prepare For State Meet.

Special to TimeS-RepuDllcan
Grinnell, March Favorable re-
plies are being received by Manager e.
c. Fisher for the state meet of second
airy schools to be held here on May Z.
Those who have accepted follow: Cor
nell, Coe, Simpson, Upper Iowa. Lean
der Clark, Morningside. and Tabor. No
replies have been received from Drake.
Ames or iowa.
1t is also planned to have an inter-
scholastic meet here on May Z. 1nvi-
tations have been sent out to about
fifteen high schools.
Seventy track men are working
out regularly under the direction OF
Coach Fisher. Turner, who was on the
debating team, is reporting regularly
now that the intercollegiate debates are
over, and Zeigler is again in training
for the Omaha meet. Tryouts for this
meet will be held this week. Turner,
Zeigler, Wells, Shinstrom, Wolf and
NJ. Clark are sure to so.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-22
PARRISH Is h0URN[D
IOWA EDUCATOR KILLED IN
GREEN MOUNTAIN WRECK
WIDELY KNOWN.
TAUGHT SCHOOL IN TRAER
WHEN FIRST IN IOWA
Later Was Connected With Des Moines
Schools, Was Superintendent at In.
dependence and in 1890 Went to Iowa
Normal at Cedar FaIIs-survived by
Widow and Three Children.

Special to Times Republican.
ard w. Parrish, who was one of the
victims of the terrible railroad disaster
near Green Mountain Monday, dying
from his injuries just after reaching
the hospital at Marshalltown, was one
Of the beloved professors Of the Iowa
State Teachers College faculty. The
news of his death will bring poignant
grief to all graduates of the institu-
ton thruout the state, and to the edu-
cational world his death will be a keen
loss.
When the news of his death was con-
veyed to President Homer H. Seerley
his single remark, That's terrible"
expressed the sad shock felt on College
hill at the loss of this honored pro-
lessor who had been connected with
the faculty for the past twenty years.
Prof Leonard Woods Parrish was
born in Springfield, Mass, July 4, 1850
and was the son Of Ariel Parrish, who
was for many, years head of the public
schools of New Haven, Conn.,, ana
Springfield, Mass. The son was educat-
ed in the schools of these towns ana
after graduating from Yale in 1872, he
commenced eaching in Bradford,
Conn, in the high school and two
years later, taught for two years IN
Glastonbury Academy.
Came to Iowa in 1876.
Professor Parrish,s first position in
Iowa was in the public schools at
Traer to which place he came in 1875
In 1877, he went to Rock Island, I'LL, as
principal of the high school and after
two years. there accepted the position
Of head of the West Des Molnes school,
a position he occupied for SIX years.
Afterward, he was superintendent at
Independence until he came to the
! Iowa state Teachers College, then the
State Normal in 1890.
Professor Parrish was five years
professor of psychology and didactics
and since 1895 he had been connected
with the department Of political SCI
ence, being made head OF the depart
ment this year.
| In the educational life Of the state
Professor Parrish had always been ac-
tive. He was chairman OF the execu-
tive committee of the State Teachers
Association 1Ss4-5, and since 1900 had
been curator of the Iowa Historical
number Of educational works, chief
fof these being Institute: Economics"
and "Civic Government in Iowa =
| Surviving Relatives.
/ Professor PLarrish was married at
Traer to Miss Stuart and their mar
! ried life was very happy. Besides the
bereaved widow there are left two
sons and one daughter, all leaders in
school work. John Parrish is mem
Der Of the faculty at the Iowa State
University. His wife is Ruth Dav-
hson, granddaughter of Mrs. J. H.
Leayitt of Waterloo. The other SON..
| Ariel Parrish, is principal of the high
school at Montezuma, and the only
daughter, Mabel, teaches in the high
school at Montezuma. brother of
Professor Parrish's is business man
in New Haven, Conn.,, and sister
lives in Colorado.