davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-31

ed, the open tent which was used in
the fall was rebuilt. Around its sides
were displayed the bones and skins OF
all the buffaloes killed by the braves
during the winter season. A FIRE was
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-31

Paris Caolegran,. transmitted through
Eastern CORES ponde1t:
polo boats, latest craze in
Paris, t ght fitting Turbans, long
and narrow, made of velvet and
plushes trimmed with ribbon bows,
silver and gold novelties.
(Signed)
Gillette.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24
Vote California Dry
ARIZONA WOMEN TO
"REBUKE" OPPONENTS

Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. 23.-By WELD
ing weapons placed in their hands by
the granting of women's suffrage,
Arizona women have undertaken the
task of disciplining statesmen, poll
tieians and others who had the temer-
ity to oppose the equal suffrage
amendment before the polls.
Headquarters have been opened for
the Congressional Union OF Women
Sufftsge, which is prosecuting a Wig
orous campaign among women to "re
buke" candidates who appear on the
November ballot, who failed to sup
port women. suffrage in the past. u.
S. Senator Marcus A. Smith and
Representative Carl Hayden, candi-
dates for reelection, were expected
to bear the brunt of the attack.
Vote California Dry
Ford Owners
can save on their gas bill 100 per
cent ly having the Netherway Gas
Generator installed by calling at the
Delta Implement Company's store IN
Ell Centro, which has taken the county
agency for this generator, after try
ing it out on their own cars for
months. They are we'll satisfied that
they have winner and big money
saver. Let US demonstrate to your
satisfaction.
DELTA IMPLEMENT CO.,
Adv. Ell Centre.
Vote California Dry
Cut flowers. and floral designs.
Baldridge Drug Store.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

ways and means committee of the
House in 1918 to put a tariff on cit
1us fruits after the committee had
voted to remove the tariff entirely.
Thus Mr.. Kettner had more Influence
with the ways and means committee
in 1918, although not member of it
and only a new member of the House,
than Mr.. Needham had as member
Of that committee IN 1911 while serv-
ing his seventh consecutive term in
Congress.
The people of the Sixth district de-
cided two years ago to dispense with
Mr.. Needham's further services on the
ways and means committee. If he is
so anxious TO get back he ought to
go back to the Sixth district and per-
suade the people who turned him
down two years ago to send him back.
Mr.. Kettner can look after the
work of the ways and means COM
mittee for the people of this district
in addition to the many other things
he will be able to do as he has done
the past two years.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24
Leave II to kettner.

Congressman hettner is now q
member Of the rivers and harbors COM
n1ittcs Of the House, one of the most
important committees of Congress, not
only 10 Mr.. Kettner's district only,
hut 10 the entire Pacific coast. He
Is the only member of that commit
tee on the majority side west of Tex
as. There is no guesswork about Mr..
Kettner remaining on that commir-
lee if reelected. Being on the COM
mittea now, he will be continued in
that place if returned for another
term.
Mr.. Needham is claiming that a
vote for him will be "vote in IA
vor of having this district represent
ed by man who will be a memebr
of The ways and means committee,
the leading committee of Congress. +"
After serving fourteen years in
Congress he ought to know better
than to make such claim, for the
reason that, having been out of Con-
gress two years, he would go back
as new member and take just such
committee assignments as he may be
able to get as new member. He
would also be in the peculiar attitude
Of being from a new district. Be
sides, what good would it do to send
Kim to Washington from this district
even if be could get on the ways and
means committee? He was member
of that committee in 1911, when the
committee put lemons on the free list
in the tariff bill reported to the
House.
Whereas Mr.. Kettner persuaded the
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24

their notes and their word to repay
the loan. Of this amount all but
$500 has been returned and there is
no doubt the balance will be forth
coming. | don't think there is any
other country in the world that could
show a record like that. 1t is trib-
ute 70 American principle"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24
Vote California Dry
Peace Prayer on Socks.

Los Angeles, Oct. 23.-Stitched to
each shirt and sock that the women
Of Los Angeles are making for the
men who are fighting Europe's battles.
IS prayer for peace. The work
furnishes employment daily to scores
Of women and girls.
Vote California Dry
Jean Brook,
Dressmaking and Ladies' Tailoring.
Martyrs Department Store.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24
- ' OIt Z dIIIUEH MA DI v
American Honesty.

New York, Oct. 23.-"This war has
produced first class proof of the hon.
esty of Americans" said E. B. Wy
man, who was secretary to the steam
ship committee of the American Re-
lief Committee when he arrived from
London today on the White Star
liner Adriatic.
Mr.. Wyman added that $4,000
Americans left England between Au
gust and the middle of this month
and that it has been estimated that
there are only 10000 or $4,000 Amer
leans left abroad
"The American relief committee"
continued Mr.. Wyman, advanced to
stranded Americans the sum of $751;
900 without any other security than
Imperial Valley press., 1914-10-24
Enormous Wheat Purchases.
(By Joseph F. Pritchard)


Chicago, Oct. 24.-An enormous bus
mess was again transacted in cash
wheat yesterday The eagerness of
foreigners to absorb every pound of
this grain, whether in desirable po-
sition for immediate shipment OF
whether it could be obtained later in
the year, reflected the pressing wants
of some of the importing nations. For
eign buyers were on the Chicago Board
of Trade as we'll as in the smaller
markets of the United States and
10000 bushels We're accepted by
some as the correct figures for the
DAYS transactions on export account.
This did not include the enormous bus
mess reported in flour at the South
west and Northwest.
The larger cash concerns at Kan
sas City and st. Louis, while report
ing farmers as freer sellers of cash
wheat, said that the sample tables for
whea5 were cleaned up early in the
Gay and that there was a pressing
demand in addition from the stores in
those markets.
A great deal of wheat is being sold
daily that is never mentioned by the
trade. 1t was said by one of the
leading Chicago exporters that it
would be suicidal on the part of for
eigners to permit their daily purchases
of wheat and -four to be made pub
lie.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
J = =.

A \ important announcement Just
~ made by the Rockefeller In.
stitute. New York. indicates
that science Is rapidly gaining ground
in its campaign against infantilA
paralysis.
1nfantile paralysis is not only one
OF the cruelest OF diseases. finding It's
victims mainly in infants and young
children and either killing them or
Gripping them for life but 1t has
been one Of the mos battling
For a nun Der of years scientists
working under the auspices Of the
Rockefeller Institute have conducted
succession Of experiments on
monkeys and other animals In an
effort To shed further light on the
nature and chara cterIstics OF this
disease, the ultimate object being. of
course. 20 find a preventative or n
cure.
Although these experiments and
similar experiments conducted bv
other scientific workers the world
over have not yet enabled US TO stamp
out the disease nor resulted In the
discovery Of cure, they have, never
theless, proven OF the greatest value.
They have demonstrated. for in.
stance. that the microhc which causes
the disease enters the body BIZ way
OF the upper respiratory mucous
membrane. This fact at once led
hospital authorities having infantile
paralysis cases under their charge to
SEQ 70 Il that the disease was not
spread through infected nasal dis.
charges, and IN that way the com
mun!cation Of the scourge through
doctors and nurses has undoubtediy
been averted To considerable OK
tent.
Describing infantile paralysis, or
epidemic poliomyelitis, az ii is tech
n!cally called, Professor Simon Flex-
ner, OF the Rockefeller Institute,
whose research on the subject is
principally responsible for what we
know Of 1t to-day, recently declared:
Epidemic poliomyelts (infantile
paralysis) is pre.emnenuy disease
OF early childhood ana finds the high.
est percentage Of its victims in the
first five years OF life. bu: does not
wholly spare older children or even
adults. 1t is admittedly infectious.
and while it is true that many more
instances Of single than of multiple
cases occur, Yet multiple ones are
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
Drilling Glass Of Girl Victims of Innle Paralysis Correct
Spinal Curvature and Other Deformie Caused by the
Dreaded Disease

mune serum was available from sew
cral monkeys which had recovered
from infantiic para ysis and had been
subsequently reinforced by large in
jections Of The virus under the skin.
Experiments conducted on mon key
showed conc!usivoy that the virus
injected into the veins OF the subjects
was completely neutraized by the
immune serum injected into the
spine. No symptoms developed. and
the animal remained normal, while
monkeys who had received 10 in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

which is upheld by observations in
human cases Of poiiomyclitis." de-
clare the Investigators, supports the
view that epidemic poliomyclitis Is
caused by the entrance into the body
of Its specific microbic cause or virus.
through the upper respiratory mucous
membrane to the olfactory lobes of
the brain, from which by means NJ
the cercbro-spina fluid 1t is dis.
tributed throughout the substance of
the nervous organs; but. since the
virus may reach the brain by way Of
any nervous channel. and even, al
though with great difficulty. from the
blood. II is. Of course. possible that in
exceptional instances other modes Of
infection may arise"
Another important point verified by
the experiments was that when tho
virus within the blood fails TO gain
access to the central nervous organs.
and to set up paralysis, 1t Is de
stroyed by the body in the course OF
which destruction ii undergocs, as Il
result Of the action of the spleen.
and, perhaps. other organs, diminu-
ton of virulcnce. and the general
conclusion is reached that infection
III man is local and by way of the
nerves rather than general and by
way OF the blood.
Whether or not the immune serum
which enabled the scientists to arrest
the development of the disease in ex-
perimental cases in which the virus
had not yet reached The brain may
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

be eventually utilized to cure human
patients, has yet to be ascertained.
No cure has been yet discovered. but
science is on the right path, ana the
near future may witness the discov-
cry OF an absolute remedy. In any
event, much will have been achieved
If the spread Of the disease is pre-.
vented by the use OF immune serunIs.
PolionIyelitis is not disease with
very high mortality; its chief ter
ror lies III its appalling power to pro-
duce deformities. When death does
occur IL is not the result, as in many
infections. OF process Of poisoning
that robs the patient of strength and
consciousness before its imminence.
hut is caused solely by paralysis of
the respiratory function. sometimes
with merciful suddenness, but often
with painful slowness, without in any
degree obscuring the consciousness
OF the suffocating victim until Just
before the end is reached. No more
terrible tragedy can be witnessed.
When the acute disease has passed
away and deformities have begun to
make their appearance, 1t Is neces-
sary to resort TO mechanical treat
ment. The Rockefeller Hospital
doctors give many suggestions as TO
the character of'this treatment Mas
sage is said 10 he a most helpful aid
in the treatment. Heat, and espe-
cially baking, exert a good influence
on the circulation. Of all methods
by far the most valuable one Is
muscle training
The slow recovery often continues
for a very long time. and to be sure
that the muscles have regained all
the power they are capable of con-
sclentious treatment ought to be con-
tinued for year and half or two
years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
Your Tongue Shows What You Are

T HARDLY any form of amusement is pop
ii ular wherever young people get together than
that called Reading Character" This is
of those professional occupations which attracts
armies OF amateurs of both Characters in the
hands the face. the shape Of the head. in handwr
ing in the voice, the walk and the way of wearing
ones clothes. all fascinating subjects for study
and practise a social diversion we'll a
of livelihood
The discovery in the way Of character
reading is called "Glossomancy'-a sort of twin sis
ter to Chiromancy, in which the tongue plays traitor
TO its revealing all the merits and deficiencies
of his character to the expert.
Put out your tongue says the doctor to his
patient-and he has been saying for, centuries.
The for that. everybody knows is that
the condition of the tongue Is a fairly accurate in
dicaton OF the state of the stomach and the Of
the digestive tract. 1t Is the earliest and simplest
means Of diagnosis.
Ii seems strange. therefore. that professional
readers Of character have not long since discovered
the tendency of the tongue TO give away its
with respect to personal traits well TO his
ability to digest welsh rabbits.
In the first place the "Glossomancist,' as readily
as the doctor, can determine unerringly by glance
AT your tongue what is your physical temperament,
the foundation OF physical temperament,
whether acid alkaline. A supernuity of hydro
chloric acid gastric juce) in the system produces
physical disturbances that reflected in ha bitual
rritabiity pessmistic view OF life and spells OF
melancholy.
For ordinary purposes of character reading by the
Copyright, 1914. by the Star Co
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

not by any means rare. The period
Of greatest prevalence is during the
months OF August, September and
October in the northern hemisphere
and the corresponding months in the
southern hemisphere. but the cpl
demic begins in the early Spring and
Summer months, and the disease does
not wholly disappear during the
Winter months. 1t does not. there
fore. necessarily die out at any
period Of the year.
DR. FleXner. in conjunction with
Dr.. Harold l.. Amoss. now announce
the result Of a series of experiments
which not only demonstrate exactly
how The virus reaches the brain and
spinal column. but how ii may b.
neutralized while in transit from the
blood through the ccrcbro- spinal fluid
Ia the substance Of the spinal cord
and brain by an Niection into the
spine Of an immune serum In this
way the production OF paralysis is
averted
Since the virus was known 10 pass
successfully over several days from
the blood 90 the cerebro- spinal fluid.
in which 1t seems not 70 accumulate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

virus may be carried into the gen
eral blood before it can reach and
become attached to the nervous
tissues.
That is why infection nv way OF
the nasal membranes is more certain
in Its results than incubation sub
cataneously. the distance between the
short ofactory nerve fibre and the
brain tissue being very short. Some
times germs entering the nose never
result in infection. however because
they are washed away before they
reach the olfactory fibres through
which they would be carried TO the
brain.
Under natural conditions. the in
vestigators point out, 1t is the upper
respiratory mucous membrane that is
most often contaminated with the
virus and most readily favors It's
conveyance to the brain.
That the virus never passes direct
from the blood 10 the nervous organs,
but finds Its way there through the
cerebro spinal fluid is taken as es-
tablishcd, not only by the finding of
the virus In the ccrebro- spinal fluid
after an injection into the blood, but
also through the prevention Of In
lection by the injection of immune
serum into the spine after infusion
of the virus into the veins under con-
ditlons insuring infection, but for the
protection afforded by the immune
serum.
Thus the experimental evidence
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

tongue the directions are much simpler than the
test for irritabity and melancholy just given. The
shape and general dimensions OF the tongue
lied upon to tell the story Here are the general
rules governing the science of Glossomancy
A long tongue is indicative of frank and opeE
nature
A short tongue reveals habit Of discrimination,
concealment II not downright deceit
The broad tongue denotes unreserved, generous
nature.
narrow tongue indicates great power OF
centTatiOn, which is OF Importance than the
suspicion 1t suggests that its is Of close
grasping nature
When the tongue is long and broad its owner
stands convicted. of being gossip: but when the
tongue is long and narrow he is likely TO be only
moderately outspoken
Those with the misfortune Of short and broad
tongue are by nature untruthful.
The most unfortunate tongue Of all Is the short
and narrow one. It's owner is bad tempered, and
of sly scheming nature
Ii should be understood that there is no authority
yet for antalOSnng Glossomancy Science"
You e.in. perhaps, satisfy yourself about its value
by yrao.ising your friends, with whose charac-
tiers you already familiar. Parents by systemat-
ically experimenting their children develop may
perhaps discover another guide 10 what traits
are to he watched for and influenced into worthy
channels.
1t is apparent, however that Glossomancy ought
to supply new and amusing "paror game" And
1t should teach bad tempered sly. decetfu and
otherwise detrimental persons "hold their
tongues"-that Is, keep them carefully concealed
from public view.
y Great Britain Rights Reserved.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20
One the Phhf Victims

Discussing the various experiments
performed, Drs FleXner and Amoss
declare:
we are confronted with the prob
lem ms to the site of entrance of the
virus of poliomyelitis into the human
body as we'll as the manner in which
the specific LESSONS of tht disease are
produced The latter question has
already been cleared up in large
measure 1t is now sufficiently obvi-
Gus that the virus possess affinity
for nervous tissues in general, but
for no element Of those tissues in
particular On the basis Of actual
observations 1t cannot be stated thai
virus is attracted by the nerve cells.
either alone or necessarily in advance
Of the other structures mentioned,
while the experiments show that it Is
only when the virus is brought 10 the
nervous organs otherwise than by the
general blood that the tissues COM
posing them are able readily to re-
move and attach 1t to themselves.
This latter fact is a cardinal
point. and one from which we may
derive valuable information on the
pathogenesls and mode of infection of
the disease."
Infection by way of the nerves, It
is pointed ont, is the more certain
the nearer they are to the brain.
Where the inoculation is by way of
the spine 1t is sometimes rendered
ineffective by reason of the fact that
n part, sometimes perhaps all, of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

but from which II is transferred to
the nervous tissues. ii was thought
that the introduction of potent i'm
mune serum into the meningcs. the
membrane cnveloping In. brain and
spinal cord. al intervals over a num-
Der Of days would suffice 10 neutral
iZc the translated virus and thus pre-
vent infection. For this purpose i'm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-20

lection of the immune serum de-
yeloped typical poliomyelitis.
Further experiments were con-
Quoted to ascertain whether a similar
naturalization could he effected in 4
case in which the virus was intro
duced directly into the meninges by
means OF lumbar puncture. and the
results were most satisfactory.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-20

first the bottom then the top of the
can, and punch a hole through the
center of it and the can with the point
of large nail. Increase the size OF
the hole enough so it will admit the
pencil point.
This top is spun in the manner
shown in Fig. 1. Hold the pencil be-
tween your hands, with palms to-
gether, and slide your hands back and
forth. This will twirl the pencil in
one direction, then in the opposite.
Twirl the top in this way for Sec
ond or two. Then release it so as to
cause it to drop square upon its point
upon a level wood surface.
The top shown in Fig. presents q
curious appearance while spinning
the spiral design upon its disk seem
ing to change it's form as it revolVes.
A pencil, a cone-shaped piece cut
from spool, and cardboard disk
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-20
OLD PAVING FOUND IN PARIS
Relic Of Philippe Auguste Dating
From Twelfth Century Dug Up
in French Metropolis.

Examples of the paving oi
Philippe Auguste, king of France, to
ward the end of the twelfth century
have been brought to light by excava
lions in Rue Saint jacques, close tc
the Sorbonne. In 1885 the king com
planned of the unpleasant and muddy
approaches to his palace near Notre
Dame, and ordered that all streets
should be paved at the expense Of
the residents. In compliance with his
order heavy slabs of stone, three and
one-half feet square and six inches
thick were laid down.
The ones excavated were found at
a depth of seven feet under the exist
ing roadbed. They have smooth bev-
eled edges and when fitted together
make a causeWay- over IA feet wide
They bear marks of the passage o.
chariot wheels about four inches wide
The stones are to be preserved in tho
Cluny museum and search is being
made in the vicinity for further relics
of the period.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-20

A piece Of the tough brown paper now
so generally used for wrapping paper
is good covering material. Dampen
the paper, then stretch a piece of it
over the end of the can, bring the
edges down over the side Of the can.
and bind them securely with half a
dozen or so turns of thread Gig. 81.
Heavy linen thread should be used
for the telephone wire Carefully
pierce a hole through the exact cen.
ter of the drum head Of each tele.
phone instrument, with pin, slip an
end Of the thread through this hole,
and make a knot large enough so it
will not pull out. Pull the knot close
up against the inside OF the drum.
A chair makes an excellent tele-
phone booth, as you can see by Figs.
l and 2. It can be enclosed on all
sides and the top, if you wish to make
it like real telephone booth, by fas.
tening a side stick to each side of the
chair, binding its lower end to front
leg with string, then extending sheet
or other piece Of cloth from these
sticks to the chair back and across the
chair back, and fastening piece over
the top. Another piece of cloth, fas'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-02-20

are required for this top. Fig. Q
shows the pencil fitted into the piece
of spool. and Fig. shows how the
coneehaped piece is cut from spool.
The spiral design in Fig. 8 is OF just
the right size for the disk. Cut II
out along it's outer edge, mount y
mon a piece of heavy cardboard, trim
the cardboard even with its edge. and
nierce a hole through the center Tor
fhe pencil to run through. Glue the
disk to the cone-shaped piece OF spool.
Snin this top in the manner described
for the top shown in Fig. ].
wheels from a worn-out alarm CLOCK
make splendid small spinning tops.
Tbev may be spun upon a piece OF
cardboard held in the hand, and Dy
fitting the cardboard just right y y
rossible with practice to make them
sl;da over the surface in any direction.
Bv drawing a track upon piece OF
cardboard, with an opening on one
side great fun may be had Dy starl-
ing the top in the center, and then
silfing the cardboard SO as TO cause
he TOP to spin through the opening
a the track, and around the TRACK