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Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19

creases the prolongation of the infec-
tive period almost indefinitely. To
what extent this period of infectivity
occurs In flies which have sucked
blood is not yet kncwn.
1t is also suggested that In addi-
ton to man the trypanosoma may
pass its existence in the bodies OF
other vertebrates such as the croco-
die according to Koch, and various
wild herbivorous animals according
to others. In the last year or two the
very important doubt has also been
raised as to whether glossina palpalis
is the exclusive carrier OF the human
trypanosomes. Thus cases OF sleep
ing sickness have occurred in the val
ley Of the Loangwa, tributary OF the
Zambesi in northeastern Rhodesia-
Up to the present glosina palpalis has
not been found there. the main tsetses
being G.. morsitans and G. fusca.
which hitherto have been exculpated
as carriers Of trypanosoma gambiense.
A new expedition is proceeding to
northeast Rhodesia to investigate the
subject and the whole question OF pos
sible spread of sleeping sickness In
consequence Of the construction OF the
Rhodesia-Katanga junction railway
from the Broken Hill mine In north
ern Rhodesia to the Congo State from
tier and beyond.
Down to 1902 all kinds Of theories
were rife as to the nature OF sleeping
sickness. but since this year we have
witnessed the results of the comoina-
ton OF scientific and archaeological
observations. The cause OF the dis
ease is known-its method Of propa-
CATION in part at any rate. The pre-
yentive plans hitherto undertaken are
In the right direction even II not so
complete as was supposed. The geo
graphical distribution Of tsetse nies
and sleeping sickness is being rapidly
determined. What still wants solution
are the studies on the more detailed
life histories of the flies and the try
panosomes and synthetic remedies for
the cure of the unfortunate victims OF
the disease.
These studies are not merely OF
scientific or humane interest but OF
vast commercial importance In con
nection with the development of equa-
torial Africa.
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
Dickens Wanted Fair Play

ing, with the explicit understanding
that those who came first should have
first choice. So intense was the de-
sire to see Dickens that, although the
night before the opening of the sale
was inclement, violent snow storm
having set in, many people stood In
line all night in front of the store,
the line. in fact, reaching many blocks
beyond the store.
Within an hour after the sale Of
seats had begun the music store pro-
prietors were obliged to say that ev-
cry seat had been sold. OF course the
disappointment was bitter, and that
changed to anger when 1t was discov-
cred that spectators had got in line
or placed dummies In line and had
in that way secured more than half
of the seats In the music hall and
were asking for those seats In some
cases as high as $50.
''One or two citizens of New Haven,
having learned that Dickens was in
New York, went to see him and told
him what had occurred. Instantly
Dickens replied:
"'That must not be. I will issue
orders that my engagement in New
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19

The old. old horse fell slowly in the
street.
No plunging drop. no sudden slip and
fall.
No wild attempt to stop its sliding feet.
But just a patient sinking, that was all.
That had no soul. that had no hopeful
dreams,
That knew not when the light Of life had
ceased
To lure it on with ever-fickle CLEANS.
A common brute-yet one day IT had
played
Across the pasture lands with graceful
stride,
Or some proud masters word it had
obeyed
While nervous ripples shook its glossy
hide.
Too fine a head it had for us to think
That It had always plodded alley ways
And fed on curses with its food and drink
And never heard a word OF cheer or
praise.
And even brutal blows and starving years
Had failed to break the curving OF its
neck
Or rob the thoroughbred poise Of its
ears
Life had not yet made of It all wreck.
But how II fell all slowly In the street
And never once attempted more to rise;
Its heart gave up In one last broken
beat.
Deaths mercy drew the veil upon its
eyes.
Dead in the harness-and the needless
crowd l
Went on: the city's noise discordant
rose:
But never more should 1T hear curses
loud
Or finch beneath repeated cutting
blows.
Twas nothing much-a horse died: that
was all;
A worn-out horse. worked down to bone
and skin
Yet sometimes men as well. worn-out.
will fall
With no more living spirit left within
They, too. fail in the harness; and We
Unheeding through the hurried. crowd.
ed ways:
'Tis but one less in all the toiling mass
That keeps the world awhiri through
out our days.
And pity Is 50 brief-and comes so iatel
There IL 50 much that lures US on ahead
We have no time to sense the others
fate
Dead in the harness: Just another dead
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
Famous Novelist Insisted That the
People Of New Haven Should Not
Be victimized by the Ticket
ScaIpers.

4 TOLD recently the story of how
/ Charles Dickens, when on his first
visit to America in the early forties
Of the last century, and an eleyen-year-
old lad of Hartford, Conn, stared long
and hard at each other when Dickens
was on visit to the Connecticut
state capital. That lad. Henry c. Rob
inson, later became a leader Of the
New England bar. At the time Mr.. Rob
inson told me the anecdote he spoke
also Of what he thought was an erro-
neous conception of the American
people of one side Of Dickens char
acter.
Il think the common Impression In
this country is that Dickens was very
hard and close when making a bar
gain. and that, unlike Thackeray. he
was sometimes a little near as the
expression is" said Mr.. Robinson.
But have always been persuaded
since Dickens second visit to the
United States, which he made in 1857
that the principle which governed him
- a4 0ooAACoo mattCAo was JuoGNS
He wanted what by rights should be
his. but he wanted no more: he was
as exacting in his personal relations
towards others as he was In their
business relations towards himself.
I'm the early winter of 1867 George
Dolby, who was the manager, both In
Great Britain and the United States
Of Dickens as reader, went to New
Haven, Conn.,. to make arrangements
for Dickens reading in that city. He
found the town In a state bordering
on hysteria at the prospect Of listen
Ing and seeing the guest, Charles
Dickens. That feeling was shared
equally by the dignified and staid eie
ments which predominated at Yale
and by the townspeople.
"The music hall. then the largest
public meeting place in New Haven
into which twenty-five hundred per
sons could be squeezed, was secured
for the reading, but II 1t had beer
twice as large It still would not have
held all who wanted to see and heal
Dickens. Mr.. Dolby. also made ar
rangements with local firm Of music
dealers to sell the seats for the read
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ness thus appeared to be of relatively
simple solution. There were two as
poets to the case-first the infection
of human beings by the fly. and, sec
ondly, the infection OF the fly from
infected human beings.
1t was considered, therefore. that
the disease could be stayed If, first.
the chances of exposure to the fly
were diminished, and. secondly. If the
fly were prevented from being infect
ed by removing the sick from the fly
area. An elaborate experiment of this
kind was made on the northern shore
of Lake Victoria Along the whole
lake shore, from Buddhu to the Ripon
Falls. the natives were removed, the
sick were segregated into camps, the
holdings were evacuated and burnt,
and the banana plantations were al
lowed to go to waste. The willing CO.
operation Of the chiefs in this tre-
mendous task is a complete proof Of
The extraordinary hold the disease has
got on the native population.
In the segregation camps to which
he sick had been conveyed various
emedies sent out from Europe were
ried, but with little success. It is
conceded on all hands that the patient
with definite evidence of sleeping
sickness upon him is doomed. The
clearing Of the lake shore was made
on the basis of the view that the
tsetse fly does not remain infective
for long period. and it was hoped
that when the infective period was
over the shores Of the lake could
again be populated. Recent advances
have shown. however. that this hope
is not to be realised, and that, indeed,
the prophylaxis of sleeping sickness
is much more complicated task than
was originally supposed.
On the extension of sleeping sick
ness into German East Africa a com
mission Of experts. headed by Robert
Koch, went out and studied the dis
ease on the spot. Towards the end of
1908 Kleine made the important dis
covery that after a latent interval a
tsetse fly which had sucked the blood
of an infected man could remain In.
fective for a very prolonged period
In its body the trypanosomes develop
In great numbers, apparently as the
result of sexual congress which in.
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liags. this ladder reaching on down
to within about three feet Of the area
pavement.
when stepped out into that area
and saw the cat there the cat also
saw me, and in an instant. but very
smoothly and softly, 1t made q spring
for the bottom rung of that iron lad
der and caught 1t. and then it went
foot over foot up the ladder as easily
as a sailor could climb the rigging Of
a ship and much more quickly. to step
OF the ladder when 1t came to the
wooden scantling and walk easily but
softly along the top of that to the top
Of the stone retaining wall at the back
Of the area and then easily and swift
ly along that to the six foot board
side fence. then to make q sure spring
at that landing on It half way up and
easily clawing the rest OF the way
to the top. and then to walk along
that to a connecting fence and along
the top Of that far away from me. All
this with a smooth and powerful agil-
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
"Best Seller" Went Astray

felt that 1t was capable Of being ex-
panded into a serial story Of say
about thirty thousand words. re-
quested that she do this. and ended
by stating that would be glad to re-
ceive the manuscript Of the serial and
had no doubt that 1t would be found
very acceptable. The writer lived In
Kentucky; / had never heard her
name before; the story was plainly
her first venture in the field Of maya
zine fiction.
Some time passed and had re-
ceived no reply to my letter. At last
I determined to write again; possibly
my letter had discouraged the author.
At all events. felt that an explana-
.tion was due me. So wrote. saying
that was anxious to know whether
my suggestion had been adopted. and
that / should be glad to receive the
manuscript of the serial at the ear
liest possible moment after its COM
pletion. In any event, added.
should be glad to hear from the au-
thor as to the progress Of the serial.
II she were writing II.
"In few days there followed one
of the most curious of my strange ex-
periences. ! got letter from the
author in question to the effect that
she had gladly adopted my sugges-
ton; the story had been expanded
into one OF some thirty thousand
words and completed. But by some
accident which the writer could not
explain-through some misdirection
some mischance-the story had been
sent not to McClure's Magazine. but
to the Century Magazine. and the edi
tor. Mr.. Glider, had recently accepted
it and the story was about to be pub
lished In the Century.
When got that answer. added Mr.
Mcclure. II said In my disappoint
ment, That story viii make hit.
And 1t did, although by accident lost
my opportunity to be identified with
it. The story was sAlice O'Hegar
Rice's Mrs. wiggs Of the Cabbage
Patch"
Copyright, 1910. by Z. J. Edwards Al
Rights Reserved)
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19

did you know" said Mr.. Flatdwell-
er, that cats could climb ladders!
Well, never did till this morning.
Il dropped something out OF a win
dow into the back area Of our house.
and naturally went down to get IT.
and as stepped out OF the basement
door into the area ! saw there what
I was after and also cat. And now
I guaAs you'd better let me describe
the situation.
This area, which Is maybe sixty
feet long by twelve feet wide. is sunk
about eight feet below the surround
ing ground. a masonry wall rising all
around to the ground level. and then
from the top OF this wall there rises
all around a six foot board fence.
Laid across the area and maybe nf-
teen feet apart are scantlings, between
which are stretched cords for clothes
drying, and finally there comes down
into this arep from second story bal
cony an iron fire escape ladder that
passes close by one Of these scant-
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
Mcclure Was Responsible for ~Mrs-
Wlsss Of the Cabbage Patch" but
II Went to Another Maga-
zine by Mistake.

WYE were talking about the COM
w plants of many authors un-
known to fame that their manu-
scripts do not receive careful consid-
Grafton in the offices Of the magazines
"That, I happen to know. is not the
case" said s. s. Mcclure. editor OF
McClure's Magazine. In the offices
of every reputable magazine manu-
scripts from whatever source are
carefully read. and every editor Is de-
lighted when he is able to discover
writer of promise among the un-
known contributors Of manuscripts.
In this connection, do not recall that
I ever rejected a manuscript from the
pen of an unknown author which art
erwards was published elsewhere with
success. But have accepted num-
ber Of manuscripts by unknowns In
the mistaken belief that they con-
tanned stories or material that would
make their authors famous. An edi-
tors Judgment is not always accurate.
But whenever this subject comes
10 mlQQ Il an alWdyo ACAhAhoc -
how l missed one very great success
By a queer accident.
"One day received through the
mail the manuscript of short story;
published In a magazine Of the
standard size, It would have filled ten
OF twelve pages. ! read 1t carefully
and was at once certain in my own
mind that the writer had struck a
new note. There Is no competent
editor who does not rejoice when he
receives a manuscript which contains
what call a new note. especially II
there be humor or pathos, or both
combined. In the story.
AFTER had read the story ! was
persuaded that the author had made
a mistake in her handling Of IT. In
stead of producing a short story,
felt that she should have developed
her theme into a serial Of six or eight
magazine numbers, perhaps more.
therefore returned the manuscript tc
the writer with the explanation that
would gladly accept the story. but
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
A nas the pr.nkIna cum.

Intermittent efforts to do away with
public drinking cups failed. But when
we launched our crusade a short time
ago things began to eventuate. We
have consecrated ourselves to this ef-
fort-and we base our crusade on
cleanliness. We do not clutter the
mind with lot Of scientific stun or
family names Of germs. The best ar
gument against the public drinking
cup is to watch It in use-and the
folks who maintain 1t should be COM
PEELED to drink from It.
After the drinking cup goes, wo cali
for volunteers to Danish the public
brush and comb from public wash
rooms everywhere.
II we are to have universal suffrage
let US provide for universal health.
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
One Of Them 10 q Pipe Set With
Precious Stones and Valued Not
Less Than 100000.

The little boy shah Of Persia owns
a pipe. smoked BY his father on state
occasions, which Is set with diamonds.
rubies and emeralds, to the value, 1t
is asserted, of no less than 100000.
The gaekwar of Baroda is the pos
SCISSOR of what is probably the most
precious blade In existence. Its hilt
ana belt are incrusted with diamonds.
rubies, sapphires and emeralds. and
it's value is stated to be something
like s1.o0o.oOo.
The most valuable sword In Europe
is that presented by the Egyptians to
Lord Wolseley. The hilt Is set with
brilliants and the whole saber Is val
ued at $4,000.
Another Indian ruler. the maharajah
of Ghened, owns the finest brougham
in the world. The handles Of the
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
Refusing to HumIIlate Judge Maynard
by Publishing a Letter, David
Bennett Hin Was Defeated
for Governor.

THE other day told the hitherto
unrelated story Of the letter David
B. Hill. former governor OF New
York and United States senator. wrote
to Judge Isaac H. Maynard OF New
York In 1898, in which he urged May
nard not to insist upon his nomination
for associate justice Of the court Oh
appeals of New York, a request which
Judge Maynard refused to heed. Today
it is possible to tell the sequel. the
facts having been known hitherto only
to three or four of the more intimate
friends of M. HILL
In September. 1894. the Democratic
party met In convention at Saratoga
for the purpose of nominating can
didate for governor. Senator Hill at
tended the convention. The delegates
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
Apples Are Wholesome.

An medical practitioners declare
that the most wholesome Of all fruits
is the apple. 1t contains principle
malic acid-which has beneficial
action upon the liver. The family ap-
ple supply Is as essential as that OF
potatoes.
The system Of the young child de-
sires this luscious fruit. and his palate
gives outward manifestation Of that
fact when ne defies the bulldog and
the farmers wrath In order that he
may appease his appetite for apples.
we advise the sufferers from dyspep-
sia to eat apples, and cut down their
dietary In other respects.
Sufferers from rheumatism are also
benefited by apples. Indeed, apple is
opposed to a number Of abnormal con
ditions. An old adage states that an
apple a day viii keep the doctor
away. An apple eaten after the meal
has a cleansing and refrigerant effect
upon the mouth. and Is in some ways
an aid to the process Of digestion
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19


economical one. He breaks down and
has to be laid up for repairs, too oft
en- He tries to do everything too fast.
He ruins his digestion by eating
too fast; he plays havoc with his
nerves by trying to work too fast,
hold that a man pays much more for
his success than his own success is
worth-no matter how many millions
1t represents-when It demands OF
him the expenditure of all his powers
and leaves him no time, inclination
or energy for the exercise of his fac
ulties or talents in other directions.
The typical American, the hustline
American. never seems to be satisfied
as most Englishmen are with what
might be called moderate success"
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count of the terrible outbreak of this
disease which had occurred In
Uganda. particularly on the northern
shores of Victoria Nyanza.
Indeed, the mortality was so great
that II became imperative to under
take immediate action in order to pre-
vent the natives from being complete
ly wiped out. At Entebbe a labora
tory was erected. and here extensive
experiments were carried out whicl
proved the guilt Of the glossina pal
pals up to the hilt.
The earlier work seemed to indi
cate that the fly merely acts as a di-
rect transmitter of the parasite, which
appeared to die out in the matter of
a few days If the fly were not nour.
fshed with blood In order to deter
mine the exact extent of the fly dis.
tribution on the one hand and sleep-
ing sickness on the other expeditions
have heen undertaken north, south,
east and west. and after laborious
work 1t would appear that the disease
Is much more extensive than was
originally believed. The fly distribu.
tion is still greater. and roughly cor.
responds to equatorial Africa and ex.
tends to the tenth northern and south.
ern parallels of latitude.
1t must not, however. be imagined
that the whole of this vast area is in.
volved. On the contrary. most care
ful observations have revealed that
the distribution Of the glossina palpa.
lis is local. its principal localization
being close to water or water courses
where the banks are covered with
vegetation. 1t is rarely found more
than 30 yards from such spots. The
problem Of preventing sleeping sick
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
COST OF BEING SUCCESSFUL
Does the Average American Business
Man Put Too Much Energy
Into His Niork7

Judging the American hustler
from my observations of him In his
own country" Joseph Lyons, painter,
novelist. dramatist and one of the
greatest hustlers Of England, said, Il
should say that the American hustler
shows lack of adaptation of means
to end, because he puts more mental.
physical and nervous energy into his
work at all times than 1t demands.
Regarded as machine. he Is not an
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
These Things Are Valuable

doors are Of solid gold. while the 70
Of the carriage Is silver.
The new emperor Of Morocco e'p
irto possession OF curious 49,
manufactured to the order o. n's
decessor, which Is probably tEs 'n.
costly instrument OF the kind
made. This exceedingly sxpe,
musical instrument was MADE ~
cipally of tulip and orris WOODS - -
with unpublished jacarandA pafqss-, ~.
and decorated with scrollwork .. - -.
gold. The actual sum paid fer y
$40, ,000.-etray Stories
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
The Easiest Way.

A steam-heating plant had been In
stalled In the house OF the new presi-
dent of small. conservative college.
The president, startled by break in
the steam pipes, went In search Of the
college janitor. Being unfamiliar with
his new surroundings. he entered the
library.
DIR. So-and-So." he inquired, his
breath came in gasps. how can
find the janitor?"
We'll" the librarian replied In a
slow drawl. II find the surest way IL
to send him a postal card-"-Success
Magazine.
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19

pirate that the one hundredth anni-
versary of the conclusion of the treaty
of Client should be celebrated with ap-
propriate ceremonies. Steps toward
this end have already been taken here.
in England and in Canada. The enter
prise has reached the point In con-
gress of receiving the approval of the
committee on foreign affairs of the
house of representatives, which has In
troduced a resolution providing that
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19

the commission for the promotion Of
universal peace among nations shall
submit to congress within year re-
port containing a plan for the proper
observance of the centenary. The
record is most encouraging to the ad-
vocates of arbitration and disarma-
ment, and IN any celebration Of the
completion Of a century of peace that
may be had they will be conspicuous
figures.
Tensas gazette., 1911-05-19
Victims Scarce.

Friend-weIl, doc. suppose y ~,
be sometime before you dispe.ss x
your automobile and starr es
your patients in an aerop'ans' ~,
Physician-I should say 50. s<r
/. NO chance Of knocking doyn : ~,
prospective patients on 'ns
you 20 In an aeroplsne.