The Daily Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 162, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 2, 1909 Page: 2 of 6
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,EADER
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Published Every Day Except ^Sunday
Entered
as second class matter at the post-
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office at Orange, Texas, under the act of Con-
gress of March 3, 1879.
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GRAVE PROBLEM IN PELLAGRA.
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vi.
Much interest is being manifested all over
the country in the mysterious disease, pellagra,
now so prevalent in Alabama and Georgia. Of
it the Atlanta Georgian says:
“Appearance of the somewhat mysterious
disease, pellagra, throughout the states of the
South and West, to an extent in several locali-
ties that may be called epidemic, has arousec
serious concern among the medical profession
and particularly in state and national health
departments.
“While it is claimed that it has been estab-
lished beyond a reasonable doubt that pellagra
sed from eating improperly cured corn,
gus or mold in which poisons the sys-
the disease presents many peculiarities,
some of which are calculated to produce eon
flict in the conclusions reached regarding it.
“The disease has prevailed in Italy and other
South European countries for a century, anc
is attributed emphatically to bad corn. But corn
has been a steady diet in certain sections of the
United States, particularly the South and West,
for a hundred years and more, yet the appear-
ance of pellagra here is of comparatively recent
date. Isolated cases were so diagnosed a few
years ago; but it has remained for this summer
to witness its general spread and now upwards
of 1,500 cases are reported in the Southern
states alone.
“Here are some curious and interesting facts
in connection with the disease:
“Account of a case which was diagnosed by
competent physicians as genuine pellagra was
recently given in The Constitution, in which the
patient, a middle-aged woman, declared she had
not eaten any corn products since she was
child. Pellagra flourishes in warm climates and
in the summer season; it is practically unknown
in the far North, and its effect in the diseased
person, where the case is not acute, is abated
in the winter season.
“Government investigations of recent date
report one case in Pennsylvania, one in Vir
criiiia and two in Maryland, while there were 75
in North Carolina, about 500 in South Carolina
225 in Georgia and 154 in Alabama.
“More recently it has spread in Louisiana
and Mississippi, but while the majority of the
cases in the former state are found among ne-
groes, nearly all those in the latter are white
persons.
“Pellagra is considered non-infectious; yet
the suggestion is advanced that possibly it was
brought to this country by Italian immigrants.
“The disease develops with more ease and
frequency in persons living on a eom diet, who
are improperly and insufficiently nourished;
yet it has appeared in those whose nourishment
is all-sufficient and who seldom eat corn.
“It is to some extent a skin disease, mani-
festing itself in the shape of what look like
scalded spots or burns, or insanity; the patient
may die in a few days or weeks, or he may lin-
ger for a quarter of a century, irritated by the
disease in the summer season and apparently
well in winter.
“The problem which confronts medical sci-
ence is to harmonize these apparently conflict-
ing manifestations and from them deduce the
precise cause, through which alone effective
remedy may be applied.
“The astonishing and mystifying spread of
the disease, particularly in the Southern states.
ni|*CSt imperative that there shall be no de-
la^*. getting to the bottom of the problem;
1m* accomplished we
la?'
that this will ultimately
have no question.
“The solution of intestinal congestion was
H^ound in appendicitis; of smallpox in vaccina
of diphtheria in an effective ariti toxin.
I^Hppiilarly, relief from pellagra will be discov-
ered, whether it be in preventive or curative
measures.
“Nor can it come too quickly. The disease
has reached alarming proportions in the South
era states all the way from North Carolina to
Texas. Alabama is just now* in the midst of a
pellagra scare which, in some sections, has be-
ie almost a panic.
‘State boards of health and the national pub-
health and marine hospital service are giv-
relief where they can and at the same time
iking a study of the symptoms and manifen
tation- of the disease, with a view to its ulti-
mate elimination.
“Pellagra has beeome almost a national men-
Aside from the great humanitarian phase
f the problem, there is involved serious danger
i’s extensive com crop,
situation is one which, from every
’dnoiet. should command the almost of na
effort in the work of eradication.”
Stump should think it applies to Orange,
don’t quite understand:
“From personal experiences extending over
a flock of years, the News editor can *>ulfully
recommend to the oil-hopers of Orange M. o fol-
lowing advice from the Lake Charles American,
with the endorsement that it’s every word gos-
pel truth:
“ ‘With an experience of ten years in ob-
serving prospecting operations, the American
feels justified in advising the Baton Rouge
State-Times to waste no time talking about a
hole that is 2,000 feet deep or more. Drop the
subject and hunt up another oil enterprise. The
journalistic etiquette relating to prospect holes
is: Loud jubilation when the company is form-
ed; great rejoicement when the machinery is
purchased; full display with a red line across
the page when the drill starts working; con-
gratulatory mention as each day’s drilling pro-
ceeds; a recrudescence of red lines when ‘en-
couraging indications’ are struck at 600 feet.
There are always encouraging indications at 600
feet. There may be a puff of gas, a scummy ap-
pearance of the water, or a bad smell of some
kind, but they are there. And then, silence.
And more silence. And continued silence. And,
finally, another prospect hole.’ ”
EXTEND A HELPING HAND.
How far-reachinga single good deed, and
how great the influence upon the life of a fel-
lowman is a word of encouragement, or a slight
assistance in a time of need! In this town a few
years ago there lived a man whose life had 1mm»u
wrecked by yielding to appetites that destroy.
He was not really responsible for his acts, he
had rejMjatedly violated the laws of the land and
had the law claimed its own he would have been
ruined forever, perhaps. But a friend inter-
ceded, asked that he be given another trial, and
through the influence of this friend the law
agreed to forgive, provided the man would
mend his ways. That man went to work, left
off all bad habits, and lived to make the com-
munity in which he dwelt a model citizen.
These things are not hearsay—1 know them to
be true—-and frequently 1 have thought that if
men who have been overcome by weaknesses
were extended the hand of aid instead of being
humiliated and hardened by punishment, a
great majority of them would be saved to their
families and country. The }K>und of flesh has
closed the door of hojs* to thousands that a
helping hand would have saved.—Honey Grove
Signal.
A good sermon. Would that it could sink
into the hearts of men and women everywhere.
How many lost souls would thus 1m* saved from
ruin!
GREATEST PERIOD OF PROSPERITY
Jno. W. Gates, the well known pioneer, says
that the greatest period of prosperity this coun-
try has ever known is approaching. “I said
more than two years ago,” said he, “that Amer-
icans would wear their old clothes for a couple
of years and they have been doing it, and the
savings in the old family stoekings, when they
dip into it to count up, will be surprising. The
way in which the prodigality' of expenditures of
a few years ago has been curbed is shown by
the increase in bank deposits. Economy, when
it is practiced in this country, means a world of
money. This is only held waiting for the proper
moment of release. In the next two or three
years this country is going to experience the
greatest period of industrial development and
prosperity it has ever known.”—Tyler Courier-
Times.
Don’t know where the Courier-Times got the
idea that John W. Gates is a pioneer, but it’s
all right. He says he’s a Texan, and he’s the
kind we need—men with money, and a progres-
sive public spirit, men who are town builders
and country developers.
TOP NOTES AND BANK NOTES
No Other Prlma Donna of Any Ago or
Generation Equaled Patti aa a
Salary Boot ter.
Adelina Patti savor suflorod front
the financial timidity of a Jenny Lind.
Not only was aha a supreme vocalist,
but, as Col. Mapleson remarked, "no
one over approached her In the art at
obtaining from a manager the great-
est possible sum be could by an pos-
sibility contrive to pay." But the mu-
sical miracle was the spoiled darling
of her day, and she never failed to
obtain exactly what she wanted, says
the Bookman. She was first engaged
In London In 1861 by Mapleson to
sins lour nights "on approval," and
In case of success, to obtain $200 a
week. This contract was never ful-
filled, however, for, being hard
pressed financially, she had borrowed
$260 from a rival manager, .and her
rspelpt proved practically a contract
This was the beginning of a career so
dazzling t^at its successive steps are
simply *,/ series
of increasing bank
notes. In 1272 she obtained In Lon-
don 200 guineas a night, since she In-
sisted on having more than Christine
Nilsson, who was receiving '$1,000.
She sang twice a week. Ten years
later she was given $5,000 a nlghtl
Her famous contract to sing In Amen
tea provided that the money slfbuld
be paid to her at two o’clock on tbs
day she sang, also a drawing room
and sleeping car to be especially built
for her with conservatory and fernery,
etc. Further, there was to be de-
posited to her credit $50,000 for pa^
rnent of the last ten performances—
Patti's favorite device. She thus re-
ceived about 20 times wbat Mario and
Orlsl got. Her private oar. Incident-
ally, cost $60,000 ane contained a
sliver bath and gold keys to the doors
—to say nothing of a $2,000 piano.
Patti only gave the manager her voice
and her costumes Her drawing ca-
pacity Justified this "Lucia," as an
example, was sung to an average of
$14,00*1. "Travlata" drew more, since
she sang more notes. It was a tr»
quant occurrence among the poor mu-
sic lovers to buy a club ticket and
each take turns at hearing her for 20
minutes; If one overstayed his time
he paid for the entire ticket. Home
mathematicians computed by dividing
number of notes sung by sum paid,
that In "Semlramlde” Patti received
42% rente for each note; this was
found to be Just 7 M0 cents per note
more than Kosslnl got tor writing the
w hole opera.
Good of fichool Clinics.
In su article strongly supporting
medical inspection and treatment of
public school children, the Lancet
says that "Pupils bsve become the
property of the nation, the nation has
acquired a right to protect them frota
the carelessness or ignorance of their
parents.” The Lancet aaya: "The ex-
perience of Germany seems to lean
to the Institution of school clinics*
as the moat economical and con-
venient arrangement for securing the
medical attention that Is required to
towns; abd it is manifest that such
clinics could be easily established Is
every large towa. placed so aa to be
convenient and accessible from groups
of schools, and officered by two or
three or more of the neighboring gen-
eral practitioners, with the aid. when
necessary, of dentists and ophthal-
mic or aural specialists, whose visits
might be made ss frequently as the
needs of the locality required lint
the services of all concerned must he
paid for."
ADVICE TO OIL-HOPERS.
II
Arthur News and the Lake
jointly comes the followin'-
for oil. Just win
A Texas editor, 8. J. Thomas, of ('omanehe,
lias been convicted of eating h whisk broom.
His wife left the broom on the timing table at
night, and the next morning when Thomas went
to early breakfast he found it near his plate,
with the sugar howl and cream pitcher near by.
Believing the broom to be break fast food he
sprinkled it with sugar and cream and devoured
it. Texan editors hive good appetites and won-
derful digestive organs. We knew one a few
years ago who drank a blaekland farm.—Honey
Grove Signal.
There are many such wrecks along the way
who have drank up farm, home and everything
else and are now battered hulks, despised by all.
Automatic Is Improve msnt.
According to tbs head of Austria’s
tclogrspbs, tbs automatic telephone
can be made to compete seriously
with the manual system. He says that
lu New York It takes on the average
1$ seconds from the time the sub-
scriber removes bis telephone re-
ceiver to the time the ringing signal
la aet; whereas in the automatic sys-
tem installed In Vienna for 100,000
subscribers this work la dons In but
ten seconds. Three seconds after tbs
subscriber bangs up tbs receiver the
line is clear Owing to this saving la
time a larger number of messages caa
be delivered through tbs automatle
exchange than through tbs manual
exchange.
Points In Wine-Making.
From experiments made in Francs
la the employment of artificial re-
frigeration In wine-making, the follow-
ing conclusions have been drawn:
Grapes may be kept at a temperature
ol 20 degrees Fahrenheit for a year,
but It Is not advisable to keep them
longer than a few months because of
the inevitable softening of the seeds
In the classification of liqueurs and
their preparaUon for exportation to
cold climate* very good results are
obtained by cooling to IS degress lor
7$ hour*.
The Timpson Handle Co. is today shipping
another carload of handles to California. This
car contains 2,322 dozen handles, or a total of
27,864 handles. Each handle bears the label of
The Timpson Company, which is an advertise-
ment for Timpson, as well as the factory.—
Timpson Times.
It is factories of that kind that build up a
town or city, and Timpson is giving a splendid
demonstration of the value of small factories.
Orange ought to have several more than she
has.
Man to »• Envied.
**I can’t understand my husband,
doctor 1 am afraid thorn la some-
thing tumble ibo matter with him.**
"Wbat are the symptoms?”
"Well, I often talk to him for half
an hour at a time, and when I get
through he hasn't the toast idoa what
l’v* boon laying."
"Don’t worry any more about your
husband 1 wish I had his gift.’’—
Stray Stories.
An Unheeding Creature.
"Why do you yoH at your mule Is
that manner r said the kindly person.
"Have you no sympathy for dumb
animals?"
“Boss,’’ answered Mr. Erast us Pink-
ley. "when dnt aniinal take* a notion,
he’s wuas dan dumb. He’s deaf and
dumb.1*
A Fool—the fellow who expects to get.
thing out of life without putting sotn*
into it.
tjon
mill
Tha\ day has long since passed when a naan
■an hide himself under the family tree.
JNO. J. BALL
NOTAn rustic
The teje’ir I$v$ Netvjr
1
A nation is not to find her support and per
anence in real estate-—but in men, and me
Work* or Everybody
itt Frint-
Oftco st Lender Print-
ing Company
ALL THAT THE NAME IMPLIES
fish, Soupi ,
Roast Meats,
Steaks
Gravies,
Salads, E.tc.
Are
Improved
by Its Use
Try It
DAVIDSON'S
PEERLESS SAUCE
RIGHT IN TEXAS
U Produced the FINEST Table Sauce
Thix or Any Other Land Afford*
For Slit By All Grocer*
J .M. DAVIDSON COMPANY
ORANQC, TEXAt
Texas Conference
School
Alexander Collegiate Jnxti-
tute, under new management,
give* a practical education to
young men and women; corre-
lated with the best schools of
the South.
Separate home for boys and
girls; Smith hall for the young
men, under the management o'
Prof. Willis; and the College
Home for the young ladies, un-
der the care of Prof. Butler.
Course* in literature, music,
oratory, and art, under compe-
tent teachers. Teachers in
charge all the time.
$20500 pays for a year's
board, tuition, laundry, and in-
cidental, in a Christian home.
For particulars wilt* F. E.
But.vr. A M, Pres ; J E Wil-
lis, A. M., Vice-Pres,, or Rev.
J. 1 Smith, financial Agent,
Jacksonville, Tex,
GULF & INTERSTATE
RAILWAY
"PORT BOLIVER ROUTE"
Temporary Dally Service Be-
tween Beaumont and
Cal vest on
Trains leave Beaumont at 9
a m daily. Returning, leave
Galvetioo daily at 5 p m
Special rate of $2 50 to Gal-
veston and return on Saturday*
and Sundays, good to rsturn
any train Monday. Special rate
of $175 to Galveston and re-
turn on Sundays Good to re-
turn same day or on soy
train Monday. Alto low rate
to High Island, Roll Over, Cap--
len, Patton and Port Bolivar on
same days.
J R. DILLON
2nd V. P. tk Gen Mgr
Galveston
R D FIELD
C, P. A., Beaumont
-TO—
NEW YORK
AND RETURN
NEW ORLEANS ANO SOUTHERN
PACIFIC STEAMERS
Or vis above mutes to New Yo»k
returning via all railroad routes ot
vice versa, it an ideal summer trip
Going or returning via water route
72.10
Diverse Route
75.00
Ask Agent
lot information about Summer Tour-
iar Kates to various points
C. A. Russell
0r«ya«e Ml General freight
The Purchasing Public:!!. S. A.
$43
GENTLEMEN :—I have Just go en the inside tract of
what your necessities are. It is something to cook your
GOOD THINGS TO EAT. I have just received a
shipment of the BARRETT RANGES, and will
no v offer them to the public at COMPETITIVE
PRICES. The mam feature of this Range is the heat
completely encircles the oven and 90 per cent of the heat
being utilized. The prices ol my Cooking Stoves and
Ranges are from $7.50 to $30.00. When on Front Street
call in and have an explanation madeof the Barrett Ranges
W. 1L. McCorquodale
We Have Received a Car of
Flour and Feed
And price* arc much lower than they have
been all lummcr.
Our Chops are pure and contain no cobt
and our bran is the richett in the city.
Our Grocerie$ are of the best quality and
our prices the lowest, A trial order will
convince you.
We Duplicate Houston Trices
for Spot Cash
JACKSON GROCERYCOMPANY
Don’t Forget that I am in the Real Estate and Insurance Busines
• If you want your property »M, lit* it with
good tervice Hutlth. AteiJrnf, Lift m
Ktprtttmt Ntthutf Sut Ik* $M Old Lime
Iht it with me xsd I will guaranies you
ItM
*nd likt Stock Immkx /
blSWWMS.
NEW PHONE 300
W. J. BURTOI
6E0. CALL, Broker
I have this day derided to do t
Brokerage bum neat at the old stand.
! 110 Fourth stieet. City.
MONEY. STOCKS AND BONDS
will he bought snd *©M on coromi*
non Call and *ee ate Writ*, ot
New Phone 250
GEORGE CALL
\pr-’ <0. tWW
0. & N. W. R. R.
WEEK-END BATES
Ticket* on sale every Saturday
from all points on O. A N. W.
to Orange at rate of
ONE ANO ONE-THIRD FARE
FOR ROUND TRIP
Good to return following
Mondav
E H GOLDEN,
O. f A.
River and River fron
Directory
Launch Commodore
A. L. MITCHELL, Master.
Best boat on the river lor salt era
fishing. Term* reasonable.
Launch Pastirr
N. 1. IIYIOR. MASTER
Regular trips to Port Arthur Ev
Sunday, Leaving Orange. 9 a. t
returning 7:30 p. m.
FARE. ROtfRI TUP. S1.00
FISH! FISH! FIS
I keep on hand Fresh Water F
all size*, also fish bait for everyth
Houseboat near O. At N. W. gem
al office. Give me your orders
fish. A / RENTER
J. E. Millikii
Civil Engineer and
Surveyor
Blue Priming end Mm tor
I'»» Map* Roam tii. Link Bttildi
P. A. PLREZ
MERCHANT TAIL0
West First National Bank
ENOLISH, FRENCH AND D
MESTIC GOODS
Dyeing, Cleaning and Repairing Do
on Short Notice
Old Hat* Made New
Little Things for
the House
MEEK k TOMPKIN
GENERAL HOUSE MOVINO
AND BUILDING CONTRACTOR!
You’ll love Money if You Figure with Ike
New Phone No. SIX
*uc.h as Taboret*. Ottomans. Medi-
cine Closets, etc . are faftirpemible to
comfort, and do not coat much if
purchased hero.'
THEY FURNISH THE HOME
wonderfully, because they fill Into
bare spaces, giving aa air ol comfori
and luxury
Our otock is replete with these In-
expensive comfort*.
The City Marke
Ring us for fine fat chickens,
sites; also tor anytaing in the i
mtrkot tine.
OEO. BLAND. Prop.
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fv-ii ■
£* Lyons Brothers
t SyecMti | W - -
We Will Lai
Your Shirts, Collars sal (
all your Linen and C *ui
cheaper than vou css do it
Paragon Lai
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