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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-18

pecuniary reward was only incidental.
The excuse of the doctor of this school
is that his profession is overcrowded
and that the man with the most
Imagination gets the business. It is
this same commercial spirit that is
back of the movement to form a Ma
tional Department of Health, with its
head Cabinet officer, which would
place the direction of the doctoring of
the Inhabitants of the United States in
the hands of one particular school of
medicine and give it a practical
monopoly.
The history of this infantiie paral-
ysis scare is one of the most inter-
esting of any of these alarms. 1t dis
plays a breadth of imagination that
rises above the mere picturesque. The
| conflicting theories of methods of the
various eminent experts who have
| permitted" themselves to be inter-
viewed on the subject show interview
/ ed on the subject show with startling
| clearness how absurd and impossible 1t
would be to direct a National Health
Department with such physicians at It's
| head.
/ The cause of infantile paralysis has
been assigned to scores of different
| things. Last summer it was gravely
asserted that germ-laden dust was at
the bottom of the whole matter. Hard
" had one set of eminent physicians
| announced the dust discovery before
another, jealous of their fame. said
that it was not dust at all, but that
chickens were to blame. They pointed
to several cases of infantile paralysis
in Montgomery County, Maryland, and
Ior aFoy- nj
chickens in the same region, both ap-
parentIy from the same cause This
chicken idea was brilliant one and
it was speedily followed by other
equally fanciful surmises as to the
origin of anterior poliomyelitis. II
was excessively ascribed to tree
blight, soothing syrups, heredity
dampness. chilled food, Buffalo gnat
dissipation, and score of other
things.
!. The District Medical Association, o.
| Washington, D. c., became SO alarm
ed about the epidemic" that a reso
luton was offered at one of it's meet
: ings that an appeal be made to Presi
dent Taft to order official inquir,
into the disease. This motion, how
; ever met with defeat. Certain clear
thinking physicians pointed out tina
there was no epidemic of infantil
paralysis and that the disease wa
: comparatively rare at the best. an
I was less prevalent this year thai
usual. But these sensible statement
: were soon drowned in a flood of alarm
e ing rumors. More doctors rushed in
= to print with more theories Tn
a health officer of Washington, d. G
a announced that he disbelieved tn
e chicken idea but favored stric
= quarantine, as he considered the dis
i ease very conta gious. It was there
e fore ordered that pupils from home
e whore a case of infantile paralysi
: existed should not attend school 70
n fourteen days following their last e,
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posure A canvass of all the houses
in the District of Columbia to deter
mine the prevalency of the disease
was ordered
The crop of experimenters in new
serun1s for the cure of infantile par
alysis has ben quite as heavy as the
crop of new theories. Every doctor
who had spare time on his hands and
an opportunity to use, free of charge
a hospital laboratory began making
serums and injecting them IN the
monkeys and other animals that could
not get away. Try as they might
however, not one of these doctors was
able to find a germ that they could
charge with being guilty of infantile
paralysis. Sorrowfuly they were fore
ed to admit that even with the most
powerful microscope they could not
discover the slightest trace of this al
legged seed of the disease Such a little
thing as that makes no difference,
however, to the enthusiastic followers
of serum therapy. They not only in
vented a number of serums of fearful
potency, but they actually tried them
on patients whenever they got the
chance OF course, if the patients
/ temperature went down the news
papers Immediately recorded the sue
cess of DIR. So-and-so's serum. If he
died there was nothing said about it.
AS a matter of fact, taking the most
unbiased reports as basis, more sick
persons got well from careful nursing
and fresh air than died or were cured
In any other way.
1t is acknowledged by many hon
est physicians that scares like this
one about infant paralysis actually
caused the symptoms of the disease
which also are like those of severa
other maladies. These alarms Undue
ed state of mind which brings abou'
bodily Hines and suffering to others
The average mother if told that hei
child had infantile paralysis and woule
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-18
z ALE AND HARVARD
FOLLOWERS GATHER,

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 1s.-Thou-
ands of followers of the blue and the
.rimson are gathering here for tomor-
rows football game which will award
he honors of the year to either Yale
or Harvard. Every train from the seast
and west today brought it's quota of
enthusiasts. Clubs and fraternity
houses are keeping open for the visit
ors, among whom are thousands of
classmen and graduates of the two uni
versities. Practically every ticket for
the field has been disposed of. and the
breaking crowd tomorrow. Coaches on
both sides were confident today. Har-
ward is a favorite in the wagers, some
bets at odds of nearly to 1 beins Of
fered on her chances.
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pay the salaries OF the actors. nearly
all of whom are stranded. The eff
fects were attached Saturday by Con-
stable A. T. Cole.
Princeton-The Princeton Telephone
company has purchased the independ-
ent telephone system in operation at
Oakland City. the consideration being
about $4,000 The local company also
a deal on for the system at Hazletcn.
nine miles north of here, and IL made
all the independent lines of the coun-
ty will be consolidated and operated
under one head
Peru-The Home Telephone compa-
! ny, of Peru, will build $4,000 home
for itself. Joseph Bergman. DR.. w. A
| Huff and DR.. j. E. Yarling have been
| appointed to investigate plans for the
new building, also for the establish
ment Of automatic switchboards. The
company recently purchased a $4,000
site for the building.
! Logansport-Fred w. Tucker, state
pure food inspector. who about six
weeks ago closed up half a dozen
restaurants in Logansport because of
unsanitary conditions and compelled
| the owners to make recommended
| changes. is here again after the groc-
| ers In a statement issued Saturday
he said that some of the grocery stores
/ are as bad az the restaurants which he
closed. And I am going to close
them if changed are not made at once,
he said.
/ New st1e-Edwin T. White has
been appointed receiver for Frank Es-
quith who did business in this city
under the name of the Jersey Cream
cry Company, and is now in charge
the plan being to operate the creamery
plant until it can be satisfactorily and
probably settled. Farmers who We're
in the city Saturday complained OF
their inability to get men to work or
the farm and assist in the gathering OF
the corn crop. The wages being paio
are considered the highest in years
, being s2.25 a day straight, or $3.50 {
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Infantle Paralysis is the Newest Bugbear
Doctors Find Medical Fertile Field Alarming
The People

The infanti1e paralysis scare which
has been so systematically worked up
and kept alive the past few weeks
by certain physicians has caused more
conflicting ideas and reversals of opin-
ion among doctors in general than any
epidemic of fear that has been started
in long time. The only thing that
1t can be compared with Is the crime
wave" that a municipal police depart
ment stirs up when an enlarged appro-
priation or new laws giving it more
despotfc power are needed. On such
occasions some ordinary crime is feat
ured,' and covered with a mantle of
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day with two meals furnished.

day with two meals furnished.
Frankfort-The McDougan Kitchen
Cabinet Company. of this city, has
closed a deal with the Biggs Manu-
featuring Company, of Lafayette, by
which the latter conveys to the Nc
Dougan company all it's merchandise
stock, good viii, patents and every
thing pertaining to the "La-fa- et"
kitchen cabinet, made by the Biggs
company, the company having busi-
ness amounting to about 100000 a
year. The McDougall company by the
deal will get from thirty to forty ex-
perienced worlmen for the plant in
this city, just ready to start.
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the moderate drinker is not satisfied
with two or three drink day, the
craving for more and more becomes
irresistible as the disease advances;
the result is Chronic Alcoholism.
The treatment used successfully by
thousands right in their own homes is
Orrine- It is sold under a positive
guarantee to effect q cure or your
money viii be refunded.
Orrine No. I, is the secret remedy;
Orrine No. ., is for those willing to
take the treatment. Either form costs
l. Write for free booklet How to Cure
Drunkenness" The Orrine Co, 521
Orrine Building, Washington, D C. Sold
by leading druggists. and in this city
by Lion Store Pharmacy. 15S South
Holman street.
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EEAR EI,rnE,rIc.

Because Of smallpox epidemics Sec
rotary SUBWAY of the state Board OF
Health has ordered tho railroads not 60
take passengers next Saturday from
Saginaw, Flint and Lapeer to the
Minnesota Michigan football game at
Ann Arbor. DR.. Shumway said he took
this action at the request of President
Hutchins OF the University OF Michi-
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Industrial and Financial,

Shelbyville Sidney Conger has
placed an order with Z. r. Fishel of
Hope for two thousand Plymouth Rock
fowls, one-half to be the white vari-
ETY. and the other of the barred variety.
This is the largest order ever sent to
this part Of the state for fowls.
South Bend-The Barker-Roger stock
company went on the rocks in this city
and the properties of the troupe viii
probably be sold at public. auction to
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have to be treated with serum to
save its life would immediately be-
come historical and hopeless. If she
was informed that the symptoms
would fit a case of indigestion equally
we'll. the child would be on its feet
again in day or two. It would make
q great pecuniary difference to the
doctor, however.
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ley with the mob. He ran toward the
ladder, but was stopped by Wang,
who glided up to him.
Il have an idea" said the boy. Are
there no priests robes in the store?'
Hardy gazed at him for moment,
and then sudden comprehension
seized him.
Good" he cried, good"
Springing to a counter he jerked
down a long priests robe and tall hat
Mordecai was crouching between
bales of cloth. From these Hardy
dragged him forth.
Here, man." he commanded, put
these on and go out by the back door
and walk hurriedly away Walk all
night, then throw them away. You
will be safe as soon as you are out OF
Stryetensk. Come, come, man, hold
out your arms! Therel It's your only
chance Here, put on the hat and let
me hang this cross about your neck
When you hear me talking to the
mob, let him out of the back door
Wang, Go with the boy. tell Won
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Coy 3IGAT 1900

.nei' reduced to mental tasks to srr
po.t MS family, died in six morths 20
> rel l nave small love for the b,ood
vi homanoff. They are all insolont
tyrants and oppressors."
MY dear Mordecai." replied ,tarav
oeileVe me- your tale of wrong Ais
,ne with pity and indignation. and I
eo not wonder at the strength of vour
ieehngs. ! have small doubt thai oil
you say OF the Romanoffs is trpe with
que exception. You must except the
princess, who is sweet and nohIo
iauy' with as tender and as generous
heart as ever beat in a woman
breast" " "o'''''n
me Jew made no reply, but quietly
directed the envelope, and shortly aft.
er took his leave.
lie had not been gone moro than
ten minutes before Hardy heard fan
at the door of his room and called
Come in!!" in Russian. vasili an.
tered in great excitement
rs the Jew here?" he asked HE
manner was bold, and he did not re.
move his hat.
NO, replied Hardy "Why. what's
the matter now? What do YOU want
with him?"
THE people want him" cried vasili
the Christians A Christian child has
disappeared, and they think the ac
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cursed Iews have sacrificed him. TINS
thing has gone on long enough. Nasiii
was speaking Russian now only ias'
spring a Christian young man was
found dead, murdered, and the police
could not find out who did 1t. lhey
laid it on the Jews, Who else couiu
have done it? Would Christlah
murder Christian? lmpossiole'
such things must stop We are gong
IN tear down the Jewish houses anu
the Jewish store. Ii we do not i'iiu
the child. we will kill every Je" ~
strvetensk. We will tear their ch'i'
dren TO pieces!' 40
With this, vasili rushed from the
room Hardy gazed for some mo
ments at the closed door through
which his clerk had Just disappeared
"Tbis is getting serious he NUT
,orod ot last. rising. ut may even
result in serious consequences " NV
store n.d NOT heen
ah,o 10 realize that human beings
49, ~ whom could read and WRITE
could be capable OF such laha'lI'sin i
or that credence in the med'eIa' gu
na.stition of child-sacriiice could sun
rxist The thought that he was al ',iie
here in the midst of this irrespons.O ~
non,Iatlon gave him uneasihesS 40 w.
bts own safety He wondered hoI LOW
generally the report was c'rcu a ,Se
that he himself was a Je"' anu ,ha,
s"sniclon crept through his nina s" a
nerbaps vasili was responsible, LOT ~
could it be possible that the Russo 'Sa5r
cherished ambitions OF oe'hs n rIa|
manager? Hardy looked al MS I p'ooS
and determined, II it became me- 60,
COW" "n~ 20 defend himself, But as 40 :,
3' would it be possible TO 40 'r rs
,hinp for him. There were, ne % ~, ~,
WONDERED about dozen JEWISH r ,ar,
i n,aa IN Town. whose residences were
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clustered together in one quarter.
while the house in which Baruch dwelt
with his aged mother was at some dis
lance IRON these Perhaps it would
De possible to reach Mordecai before
the Christians got there and warn him.
II necessary, he would offer the Jew
the shelter of the store. He seized
ms nat and went out into the dimly-
hghted street. He had gone only a
snort distance when a boy stopped
MN with a OBTAINING hand. Hardy
looked down and his eyes fell on u
Korean youth. He knew instantly that
II was a Korean from the costume:
baggy trousers, loose blouse and hat
oil bamboo frame covered with hair
cloth.
len thousand pardons, eXcellency,"
said the boy in imperfect Russian, II
q anne to see if you could give me EN-.
ployment. | have been in town only
two days, and must have work. / can
run errands or carry packages. l
shall be very useful to you-you don't
know how useful and industrious l
shall be! And | am intelligent, too,
very very intelligent"
The plea was so ingenious, the
young voice so eager, that Hardy was
touched
II am in great hurry now, my
boy he said. BE here when come
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the Koreans were bright race, natur-
ally, but never before had he received
personal evidence of the fact. He now
ably in this respect with the preco-
cious Japanese.
In less than half an hour the boy
was back The housekeeper brought
him to the door of Hardy's living
room and admitted him. He had the
girlish cast of features that had made
1t so difficult for Hardy to distinguish
between the Korean boys and girls in
Vladivostok. His hair was drawn up
into a tight knot on top of his head,
and his face, save for a livid scar
across his right cheek and temple,
was positively beautiful.
"Well?" said Hardy.
"The worst is happening" said the
boy, quietly "The wolves are bowling
and have already smelled blood. They
are maddened by the scent of 1t. They
are demolishing the Jewish houses
are stealing their valuables and burn
ing their furniture. A number of the
Jews are barricaded in the Jewish
store, and a great crowd is collected
in front. bowling for blood. Mordecai
and his mother have disappeared
my Cod" exclaimed Hardy. 80
must go Immediately to the police"
1T will do no good" said the boy
the chief of the police has left towr
and the police themselves are assist
ing in the work of destruction. You
own life, unless you use great dis
erection, will be in danger 1t IL
rumored that you are friend.and as
sociate of Jews, perhaps Jew your
| self. / tore this from wall"
He laid on table poster bearing
a crude wood-cut of the Saviour'i
head wearing the crown of thorns
Beneath were the words:
death to those who murdered on
Lord"
Hardy arose and paced the floor, hi
hands in his pockets. From time t,
time he stopped and listened, but al
was silence without.
Had you not better fly while yo1
CAM"
| 1t was the voice of the boy, who's
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presence he had for the moment for
gotten.
Ely? No! came here to stay,
and whoever attempts to interfere
with me will find that he has caught
a Tartar and no Jew. What is your
name?"
Wang, excellency."
Wang what?"
lust Wang"
"Ne'l, Wang, you are good boy,
and I shall find you place to sleep,
can make use of you. Hello, what's
that? Do you not hear something's"
They both listened.
Yes. sir, | hear the feet of a man
running, as If for his life, and hoarse
shouts in the distance"
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gan to shove up the iron shutter, lie
had not raised 1t more than two feet
when Mordecai glided through be-
meath 1t and slammed 1t down again.
He was chattering with fright. Even
by that dim light Hardy could see
that the Jews face was the color of
veal and that his eyes were dilated
with horror
Save me, Save mel" he pleaded.
hoarsely, as he fumbled at the big key
with trembling fingers, vainly trying
to lock the door.
'EIark!" he whispered, "the Chris
tians are after me! DO you not hear
them bowling like wolves? They will
tear me to pieces!"
And, indeed, at that moment the
sound of savage voices could be heard,
louder and louder as they came near.
er, shrieking, barking. bowling:
"Moschke! Moschke! The jew! The
jew"
Mordecai sank to the floor and
threw his arms about Hardy's knees
Save me, save me! and will be
your slave"
Hardy seized the man by his shoul
ders, shook him roughly and pulled
him to his feet.
Get up, man." he said. quietly
land pull yourself together. | will
do all | can for you. Wang. take
him away from the door-take hin
back into the store. They may hear
him here 4"
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The Mean Thinel

Mrs. Poyndexter was just dropping
off to sleep. but her husband was
wakeful. "a heard a story today" he
began, about"
"Oh, don't bother me, JASON" she
murmured I'm sleepy"
Il was only going to say"
Il don't want to hear it,"
IT'S about"
Can't you let me go to sleep!"
About Mrs"
Mrs. who?" demanded his wife.
sitting straight up, wide-eyed and in
terested
i've always noticed" said Mr..
Poyndexter, yawning, that the way
to get a woman's attention is 10 tell
her a story about some other wom-
an."-Youth's Cympan.on
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back, and will talk with you. We
could use AN errand boy. ] was think
ing of that very thing today"
But excelency," persisted the boy
perhaps | can be of use to you now
You will see how intelligent | am!
He spoke rapidly, and his Russian
though bristling with errors, was cas-
lis understood Hoping to get en-
ployment of you and to become use
full | have made inquiries. The peo-
ple here hate you, and they are thirst
inc for the blood of the Jews.
You are a very bright boy" he
said at last Il really believe you
could do this thing peter than /, Kun
then TO the Jewish quarter and see
what is going on. Then hasten to the
house OF Mordecai Baruch-do you
know where it ISL
Yes excellency You passed there
this morning with him, and he
went in
We'll! You have been shadowing
me Tell Mordecai to bring his moth
err to my store. II they are III reai
danger and | will try to protect them
qbe Russians will hardly dare attack
American property Then run back
70 me as fast as you can.
Yes. excelency
The boy was gone and Hardy, after
watching his slender form as 1t new
Io,.r tho street until it disappeared
around the corner, turned and re-en
,ered the store Removing his coat
ard hat. he sat down at his table and
~a,oited the boys return The more
r" thought of this occurrence. the
Itr,nger it seemed to him, Seldom
Snd he acted so purely on impulse as
'n ,he present instance But the boy
had come up TO him so suddenly, he
was so quick,witted and his propose
ron so sensible, that there was no re
sistinR him Hardy had he' d ina
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SYNOPSIS.

,,ordv n fashionable Boston
,r,dereK hIast his wealth. was Tilted
Iii nan, sent by a friend to take
ID grl snu American Trading Company
|rse o. p ~, on hts journey through
i 10 nu met Stapleton Neville, sup
|an. ne Engllshman. Ihey agreeu 10
NY tSSsther 10 Russia .,a Sec weTe Several
bus ctsSs,nd by the japanese. Hardy
y mole sS and found upon. his person
Gres.s showing maps OF Jap forts.
Il papers ,rnven guiltless. ON Il train
by vas p, Sano, daughter of a Jap
[rtt AisJI, In Nevilles shoes Jap round
frhan' forts. proving him TO De
faits Vnv Hardy departed Tor rus,
san steamer, which was Wreckea
~ siterward. He was vas, d rSsogeu v 10
tslan sw mas we'll treated. He started
81 ne meeting Princess RomanoVna
spera, Hardy boarded a vessel for
y, HaroS riae shot. The steamer
Iriness ns The princess and her
slraIu ottacked by Chinese. Hardy
VII lives The princess thanked
va, or his hcroism. MancnurIans
non an the craft, Hardy slew their
Turning arrows were nurIeu upoil
Pushkknn The vessel. The attacking
% pVa,I repulsed. Romanoff sneered
W. soljcitude for the princess.
ai's messenger n sent abo for he reP Put wss
awfnl torture Hardy himself
w ont Of his misery, taking his
S s,s IN his his hands. Forest fires men
ne rs. ~ vessel a Hardy volunteered to
~ r' help Refused permission he
overboard and started to swim
g vsincess' distress message. Ro-
" VAS p,' angry at Hardy for his brave
W Sescne the princess. He wooed
\ his own savage way. He sale said
". az Holm came and the princess
,.ssraed Hardy journeyed on a raft.
H. st his destination he took
y ~ Of the trading company's bust
usrdy received a letter from a So
asar in Boston and another from
N HARDY took lessons In Russian
law thus connecting himself in a
with that race
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CHAPTER XIV.

"War, MY Boy, Warl"
Hardy ran through the large prin
cipal room Of the store, lighted by a
single kerosene lamp with reflector,
to the door. This he opened and be.