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ROCKVILLE.
Special Correspondence OF The Star.

ROCKVILLE, Md. October 20. 1910
Because he chopped tree on the Con-
duit road in searching for honey, Beverly
Canada of Glen Echo was arrested on
a warrant sworn out by Deputy United
States Marshal Thomas +. Jackson, who
patrols the thoroughfare, the charge
against him being destroying government
property. He was adjudged guilty by
Justice Reading in the police court here
and fined $50 and costs, but upon learning
later that the man had a large family
dependent upon him. Justice Reading
reduced the fine to $40. which was paid
e. Scott Duvall. chairman of the re-
publican county committee, has announc-
ed the following mass meetings i'm the
interest of the candidacy of Brainard H.
Warner. jr., for Congress: Thursday,
October 70, Old Germantown: Friday,
October II. Poolesville and Mount Zion;
Saturday. October -. Brooke Grove,
Martinsburg and Rockville: Monday. Oc-
tober "a. Susarland and Colesville: Tues
day. October -, Ounce Orchard: We'd
nesday, October g. Emory Grove: Thurs
day. October %, GAINESVILLE: Saturday
October %. Stewarttown and Number
Ten: Tuesday. November I. LittinsvilIe;
Saturday, November :, Sandy Spring
These meetings will be at night and
will be addressed by prominent speakers.
Miss Helen f. Zile, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Harry Zile of Laytonsville, and
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States and placing the country in bet
ter position to study the infection.
DIR. Lavinder said today that he was
six months abroad studying the disease
part of the time in Italy. where IL is
endemic. and d part of the time in COM
pany with Dr. SanbOn, the representative
of the English commission, studying the
Americans know. is recurrent disease
a combination of a skin eruption and in
sanity.
IL seems to thrive best in badly nOurish-
ed patients and there has been a belief for
years that IL came from eating spoiled
corn. But the present investigation has
not borne that out. Neither has il con-
tradicted it. Dr. Lavinder said
Corn and Pellagra.
II am not prepared yet to say whether
corn has or has not any connection with
the disease. You know that for many
years connected swamps and malaria
and now that we know about malaria We
find that there is relation between II
and swamps bat not the sort of a con-
nection We once thought. II may be the
same with corn and pellagra. / am wiki
ing to lie convinced either way
'Dr. Sanbon says that the distribution
of peilagra precludes the possibility that
il comes from any food poison. He holds
that II Is an insect-carried disease and
he thinks he has found the insect
''One thing is certain. that pellagra is a
country disease and il is seasonal There
are a great many cases in the cities in
Italy. but the most of them are i'm in
situations. If you want to find pellagra in
its home you have 10 go into the coun-
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WANTS TO BE EXEMPTED.
Distillery Company Objects to Law
Affecting Blended Whisky.

An application by q Canadian dis
tillery company to be relieved from the
operation of the law requiring blended
whisky TO be labeled as a blend was
considered at a hearing before Attorney
General Wickersham yesterday. The Ca
madam concern was represented by Jo-
seph II. Choate of New York and the
government by George P. McCabe. So
licitor of the Department of Agriculture.
1t was contended in behalf of the dis
tillery company that its name had an old
and established reputation. and that peo-
pie knew exactly what they were getting
when they bought whisky bearing that
label. The Attorney General listened to
the arguments and took the case under
consideration.
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BRINGS FROM EUROPE
FACTS ABOUT PELLAGRA
DR.. lavinder Has Obtained
Much Information, But Has
Not Learned Cause.

Pellagra still remains "A mystery 10 the
medical world. despite the fact that the
United States government has gone after
II in the fashion that has brought re-
suits in yellow fever, malaria and some
other diseases. Surgeon General Wyman
of the public health and marine hospital
service sent Surgeon c. ii. Lavinder. the
expert of the service. TO Europe last
summer to study the disease i'm the place
of its origin, ard he has Just returned
and is compiling report on his OBJ
serVations. These have left tbs matter
OF peilaera infection and treatment still
open to investigation but have, at least,
resulted in thoroughly identifying the
io"e gn disease with the one in the United
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try among the peasants. cannot say
that the treatment over there helps the
cases much. There is little chance to
judge. A man i'll with the disease Is
brought into an institution. given better
food and sanitary surroundings and his
symptoms treated. He improves and may
be discharged as cured, but the disease Is
seasonal and there Is no telling whether
he might not have improved anyhow.
There is also no telling whether he may
be brought back the next year.
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SWISS FORESTER SENDS
ADVICE REGARDING FIRES
Says Dead Timber Should Not
Be Allowed to Accumulate.
Suggests bitches.

In a recent communication to Consul
d. |. Murphy. St Gall Switzerland. the
district forester of the Canton of ST.
Gall conveyed message of sympathy on
account of the forest fires in the United
States and made suggestions on the SUBJ
ject 0f forest fires.
In forwarding the recommendations to
this government Consul Murphy said:
The suggestions. although elemental in
some cases. coming from a man who has
spent his life in the Swiss forests, are
worthy of profound consideration"
Among the Swiss forester's cautions are
these: No dead timber or brush should
be permitted TO accumulate, but should
be gathered up and burned in wet wealth
err; extensive forest areas should have
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cut through them at regular intervals
open bitches filled with water; railroads
cunning through forests should be forced
to equip their engines with efficient spark
arresters; no grass or bushes should be
permitted along the line of any forest
railroad. and forest wardens should be
employed. thoroughly organized and in
structed and kept on constant duty in
the forests.
The actual forest area of Switzerland is
2.2O5, :OS acres, or more than one-fifth the
entire surface of the country, and one
of the laws is that the forest area of
Switzerland shall not be diminished"
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TOTAL OF DEFICIT.
Reduced Expense of P. o. Depart
ment Shown by Report.

Postmaster General Hitchcock has re-
ceived from the auditor for the Post Of
flee Department his corrected figures for
the past fiscal year. showing that the pos
tai deficit as finally reported amounted to
only So, 49,, variance of less than
$4,000 from the Postmaster Generals pre-
liminary estimate of several months ago
AS the deficit for the preceding fiscal year
was $l1.4I9.17O. the exact amount of the
saving during the fiscal year 1910 is thus
shown to be $11, SOS, 2SS
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there are in this country now it is i'm
possible to say. There have never been
statistics collected. We were in the habit
OF saying that there were 10000 or 1900
cases altogether. but probably there are
many more than that. l have heard one
dependable medical man say there were
lOO.OU cases in a single southern state.
But We cannot do anything except what
we are doing. study the disease and try
to md out something definite about il
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Two amendments to the constitution of
West virginia will be voted on at the
election November 8. One provides for
an increase in the number of Judges on
the bench OF the supreme court of ap-
peals The other Is designed to enable
women to serve in minor positions in the
public service. - 'E's.>-0
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In an automobile accident on the old
board road near York. Pa, YESTERDAY
DIR. J. II. Selling and Edward Crich both
of York. were seriously injured. DR. Sell
ing had his left collar-bone broken and
sustained numerous cuts and internal
bruises. Mr.. Urich is suffering from
bruises and cuts.
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Pellagra in Italy.

1T is impossible to say how many
cases of the disease there are in Italy.
Statistics are either lacking or unre-
liable. There is unquestionably a great
deal of it. and the disease is evidently
the same as the American disease, but it
is not so violent. 1t is possible that long
generations OK sickness have produced a
partial immunity in the population. Any
how. II 1t Is a partial immunity We do
not have ii yet However. the same is
true of some other diseases. We do not
pay much attention to measles here, but
there have been Instances where 1t broke
out in communities not hardened to il
and the mortality was as high as 80 per
cent.
Il cannot say that we have done any,
thing yet toward either isoiating the
germ of pellagra or mapping out a treat
ment. There is no regular specific, and
the best We can do is what is done
abroad. improve the patients surround
ings and his nourishment and treat the
symptoms.
just how many cases Of the disease
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-03
LIVES SAVED At SMALL cJST


In Q comparative study OF the cost
Of maintenance In thirty tuberculosis
sanatoriums the National Associations
for the Study and Prevention Of Tu-
bercrlosis found that the food cost In
most Of the institutions represented
one-third Of the annual expenditures
The average daily food cost per pa
tient was $0.544. The expenditures for
salaries and wages repress nted nearly
another third. being $0.4Sl per day per
patient out Of tctal Of $l.GG9. The
fuel. oil and light cost vas $O.2O6 per
capita per diem. or about one-eighth
Of the total cost. The daily cost In
the severa, institutions ranged all tho
way from $O.946 per patient T. sass.
In the far west and southwest. n In
Colorado and New Mexico and Cali
fornia. the cost was higher than In the
east. in New York and New England.
being $2O25 per patient ~ against
sl.14S. The total expenditures Of the
thirty Institutions were $1.363. 953.2S.
while the total receipts from all
sources were $l.54S.525.74. More than
20 per cent of the receipts were re-
ceived from public funds and private
benefactions. only 2S.S per cent. being
from patients. Stated in another way
only IS per cent Of the total expendt
lures were received from patients. the
remainder being made up from other
sources.
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to free speech and Of independent
;hou..,t. but in the principles Of the
great republican party which have the
good of the whole country at heart.
we ask for the unanimity Of sentiment
and cordial corporation. Last. but not
least. Of all. let us uphold the hands
Of President Taft during the full period
cur united and harmonious declaration
81 cordial sympathy and unstinted
support
liuuor traffic in Nebraska We are In
favor Of the passage OF county op:
pied our candidate for governor II
elected to approve such a law on that
subject as the legislature may enact
We favor the creation OF nom
PARTISAN board Of control for the penal.
rcformatory and charitable institutions
Of the state.
we favor the passage Of a new ap-
portionment law at the next session Il
the legislature. redistricting this state
irto senatorial and representative dis
fricts r:.i TO each fair and equal
Representation based on the p'puiau n
as shown by the census Of 1902. and II
the legislature which Is elected this
duty while in regular session. We pledge
the people uf this state that the r"pui II :
can car iinIe for governor. II elected.
vii ccnverc the legislature In special
session until this constitutional duty has
been performed
Gent demand for direct legislation In
this state To warrant submitting the
question to vote of III. People We there
fore favor the submission OF 4 direct
legislation amendment TO our conS.ttu.
ton by the next legislature
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Popuust.

We. the duly accredited delegates Of
the peoI les independent party In ths
state convention assembled at G-:n
island. Neb.. on this Goth day Of July.
lsl0. hereby renew our f.ith In an ID
herence to the PRINCIPLES set forth in the
peoples Independent party plat. 'Tn
as,.. the fourth dry of July hst- W.
r, joice that our preSiSien; advocacy os
these PRINCIPLES has led both the demo-
crate and ,e,'ublican parties to inc"r-
respective Uniforms. AMI We hsTeh.
pledge our answering su; port ard ao.
v"cacy of our faith u7tn all govern
mentS. state and national. sh II 10, al.
minis;er,d with q sole view Of secu,ir !:
equal ard exact justice 10 all the pe''-
pie. We therefore demand the eE.,c'.
ment Of the following principles ;:.,o
law:
F1-st-Iri,iative: We indor.e tbs
method Of direct legislation by the rs''-
pie. known the initiative AMI re:c:-
state. county. city and village tow
snip AMI school district. and W.. Nv ?
II. submission Of an amendment {, our
state constitution to that end
S;.cCa,,-RoaTd Of Control: We are in
favor of ron-partisar board Of cI
tr"l for all Ct our state institutions. IN !
We believe that az appointments sh'ui!
he based on a civil service exarni:.;: ! IA
so that the wards Of the state caa IL :vs
tho hest possible care.
Third-we favor an adequate arr"-
cgtltlHn I " -. ". :
iu-eau - lnn,r :nc Industrial st..h-.
tics 10 the end that IL ny r- al. I.
perform its f:rCt:nns as Mems o:
arbitration. ni-dittion and Circulation
and also to tine erd thSf IL NAV bs IN
proper shape 10 advertise I, the wtnIs
world the manifold resources ard GE-
limited possil iiitiss of the g-ea; STATE q
Nebraska.
Four,h-County Option: We favor
county nptinn. We dem-nd the erac--
rnsr; cf sI'c,I a law as the best me;lo;
Of controlling the liquor business a:.e
destroying the brewers power n Pill.
tics OF this state.
Five-I liquor legislation: We approve
the enactment Cf the daylight SALON
law. the veto Of the Fort Cronk saloon
Ecerse INV ard the Invocation Of TIE
Sackett law against the recreant chief
Of police Of the city Of Omaha.
SiNth-Brvan: We recommend Tire
great commoner. W J. Bryan. f.. fiS
aeht Against the brewers and f,r the
homes Of Nebraska
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ODD LOVE MAKING
3aIcony Plays Star Part IN Pot
tugal's Wooing.
6lri Lowers Cord and Draws Up "A,
mirees Note-lf Parents Ap.
prove Ne % Permitted
20 Call.

Lisbon.-Marriage. As X, the lives or
many. Is certainly the most important
event In that Of the Portuguese
woman. and. what Is more. In the
early days Of courtshir It Is attended
With some romance. for there Is less
Of business and moro Of romance In
the ways Of tho Portuguese lover.
This is how the Portuguese cavalier
conducts his affairs de occur: II he
sees q pretty girl in the street with
whom he would like to become &C.
quainted. he follows her. He follows
her In the face Of all difficulties
chaperons and duennas-right to her
door. and he notes the address.
Next day he comes again and II
the young lady approves OF him she
will most certainly be on the look.
out. but sometimes hard fate. an an.
cry guardian or a stern parent pre-
vents her. and then the gallant youth
is kept waiting.
So II during a ramble through Por-
tugal you should notice a young man
lettering at the corner Of the street
or gazing intently at a house. you
nust not imagine that he Is media.
ting . burglary or anything SO des-
perate. but know that he is merely .
harmless and amorous youth gazing
at the windows Of his lady love.
Be sure II there Is . way she will
not keep him waiting long. for the
Portuguese girl II . past master In
the art Of intrigue.
Soon she leans over the balcony and
smiles 1t him. and tho happy youth.
thus encouraged, ties Q note. In which
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he declares his undying passion. to
the cord which the fair lady has drop
ped from the balcony. The next day
the young man. buoyed with hope.
comes again. but this time he Is bold
er, for he rings at the door.
II the inquiries which the lady'a
parents win doubtless have made
prove satisfactory. he Is admitted to
make the acquaintance Of the young
lady and her family. and then should
he please and the lady's father be pre-
pared to give the necessary dot. wed
ding bells will end this little romance.
Once married. the death knell Of ro
nance and all else II often sounded
for the Portuguese bride. Married
often when yet . child. she has the
cares Of wffehood and motherhood
thrust upon her.
For, unlike her sisters Of Franco
marriage does not spell her emanct
patton. her freedom from the cha
peron. The bride Of today has nc
more freedom than the maiden Of yes
terday: without husband or chaperor
she may not walk abroad. A Jealous
husband will often keep her as closely
guarded as though she had taken the
veil.
The lives. therefore. Of the Portu
guese women are often as barren ane
devoid Of interest as those Of The
women In the far east. Certainly
among the rising generation there II
. growing unrest. q yearning for cuI
ture. . vague idea that there II Z
world somewhere beyond Portugal
but the lives Of many are often al
hedged in as their own back gardens
In fact. to man, their house anS
family. their kinlar or orange grove
represent their whole world-the only
world they know. II is no unusua
thing to find . Portuguese womas
who has been willingly incarcerateG
for several years. One lady Of my 40
quaintance told me she had not bees
beyond the garden for four years.
And you are not bored!" ex
claimed in establishment You d.
not want to 60 OUT"
III I should go. out she replied iI
her pretty broken English. Il rest moi
till I am returned: for who knows
what may happen In my absence?"
Go out" she continued with .
shrug Of her plump shoulders. "fol
what for should 90 out? Here .
have my children. my husband. m,
home: what moro can ! want?"
What indeed?
About the balcony . whole booI
might be written
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Democratic.

The convention was caileu 10 OTueI
shortly after 2 o'clock by Chairman
8yrnes of the state committee. Rev.
l. 4. Arthur invoked the divine bles
sing. c. J. Smyth was introduced as
temporary chairman and made an ad
dress. He was afterward made per
manent chairman.
He named the following as commit
tee on resolutions: NJ. F. Harrington
W J. Bryan, II. r. Fleharty. T. l.
Albert. w. B. Cramins, DR.. Babcock
W. ID. Oldham.
The first division of the convention
occurred when G. NJ. Hitchcock
moved that I'll resolutions be re
!erred to the resolutions committee
without debate and that no resolu
tions be brought before the conven
lion except as majority or minority
report.
Mr.. Bryan moved to amend b!
emitting resolutions which were Of
rered after the platform was reported
The vote on the Bryan amendment
xas 39i vas and iC5 nays.
Durir. absence of the committee
III resolutions Gov. Shallenberger in
defending the O'Clock closing law
and his record. pledged himself tC
sign a county option bill if reelected
md such a measure is passed by the
next legislature.
There was adjournment until even
ing, at which time speeches We're
made by Dahlman. Bryan, Judge Old
ham. Patrick and Others Mr.. Bryan
spoke at considerable length in favor
VI county option. He referred to the
political battles he had waged. and
hat he had been fearless when his
own future seemed at stake.
Il an not willing TO admit that this
s z final settlement of this question
.ie continued, and as a moral Ques
ion | an not afraid to express my
Unions and stand on ii. if have &c
,:aEd alone"
In answer to Bryan. II. B. Fleharty
-em:rded the convention that Bryan
,ad written democratic platform
nineteen stdt - dSD SouSi att.ias'AS INK
>arty for opposing prohibition. He
ien:ed the brewers in Missouri op
posed Rr.:-an. but instead they fought
or Cowterd fer governor, who failed
receive as many votes as Bryan
Mayor Daalman said the conven
ION should not attempt 20 evade the
.oun:y option issue. He declared
himself against the measure. and said
n announcing his candidacy for the
lom;ration OF governor that If elect
ID he would sign any county option
.,ill submit. ed 10 him and would vett
me if enacted by the legislature.
"a. F. Harrington. in closing the dc
ate, said Governor ShallenberssI
.ould re trusted 10 deal inteliisen:ly
With the liquor question without bind
rs him by any platform pledges.
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The peaeon's Parable.

A self-conscious and egotist1cal
young clergyman was supplying the
pulpit Of Q country church. After the
service he asked one Of the deacons.
a grizzled. plain-spoken man. what he
thought Of his morning effort
WAL" answered the old man
slowly. I'll tell 70 In . kind Of para
BILE. ! remember Turk Weatherbee's
fust deer hunt. when he was green.
He follered tho deer's tracks al right,
but he follered 'em all day In the
wrong direction. "-Housekeeper.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-03
SIIsneeo the Critic.

Charles Sumner. when in London.
gave Q ready reply. At dinner given
in his honor. he spoke Of the ashes
of some dead hero. Ashes! What
American English!" rudely broke In
an Englishman: dust you mean, Mr..
Sumner We don't burn our dead In
this country" Yet" instantly re-
piled Mr.. Sumner. with . courteous
smile. your poet Gray tells u that
Even In our ashes live their wonted
fires" The American was not crit1-
cized again that evening.
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PopuIis.s.

The ropulist party adopted the fol-
owing resolution as an addendum to
me regular platform which is here
With given:
We Pledge the peoples party to
.ote for those candidates only who
openly pledge themselves for county
option"
The resolution was one proposed
" Elmer E. Thomas. II was first
.urned down by the resolutions COM
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An Easy Fix.

A number of years ago there lived
In northern New Hampshire . notor.
Gus woman-hater 1t was before the
day of ready-made clothing. and want
Ing o new suit, he was obliged to take
the material to the village tailoress.
She took his measurements. and when
she cut the coat. made Q liberal a.
lowance on each seam.
The mans dislike OF women In gen
eral prevented his having . hitting
He took the finished garment without
trying ii on II was much too large
and his disgust was apparent In the
answer he made to the friendly loafsI
on his first visit to the post once
when he wore the despised article.
Got . new coat. Obed!" said the
ioafer.
mo. I hain't!" said Obed. "J'vs go'
seven yards OF cloth wrappoo round
ms."-Youths Companion.
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Busted

Many . man goes broke-in HesltA
than wealth. Blameo his mind
GAYS Il don't work right; but Ill he
time rs his 6oweIs. They DOM work
liver dead and the whole system gets
clogged with poison. Nothing kills
rood. clean-cut brain action like con-
otipation. CASCARETS vii relieve
and cure Try Il now. -
cAScARETS ~ bon TOE 0 Vssk'o
tsoatmsnt. An druGgista Biggest seuss
u tho world NuIoo oo1os Q mesh
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-03
NEBRASKA POLITICAL NEWS
CONVENTIONS HELD IN LINCOLN AND GRAND
ISLAND ON THE SAME DAY.
PLATFORMS Of THE RESPECTIVE PARTIES
Republicans Embody County Option in Their Declare
lions, While the Democrats Turn Down
the Proposition

mittee. and was in a fair way of be-
ing defeated on the floor of the con-
vention until MIR. Thomas with a fer
vid burst of oratory, urged its adop-
it was put through rising vote show
ing 67 to 5 against
The convention named a state cen
trail committee. re-electing c. b.
Manuel of st. Paul chairman. and E.
A. Walrath of Osceola secretary.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-08-03
e,r.. Train Ride ., Aos O, a.

Johnstown. Pa.-Mrs. Elizabeth
Shaffer. eighty-three years old. CAN'T
to this city recently from her home a,
Stoys;own. Somerset county. and for
The first time In her life saw and rode
On a railway aud had her first view o
4 trolley car