The Kansas Optimist from Jamestown, Kansas • 3

Ik Twixt Optimist and Pessimist the difference is droll The Optimist a douchnut sees, the Pessimist a hole. Vol. XII. 3 SECTIONS Jamestown, Gloud Gounty, Kansas, Thursday, January 3, 1907. SECTION 2 No.

1 X-P. 4 SENATOR CALDWELL The voters of the Thirty-second sen vr vr -sv rc 4 The Quarantine Law Very few of our people seem to know the law under which contagious diseases are quarantined, so we herewith give a synopsis of the same, which' is entitled "An act relating to public health," and went into effect February 15th, 1901. Section 1 says: atorial district last Monday elected w. W. Caldwell to the office of state senator to fill the unexpired term of Chas.

N. Peck, who died last fall. The Optimist opposed the election of Mr. Caldwell for reasons which seemed good to We offer a CARLOAD of rr Wagons rouoiin Seciion 1. Whenever any physician shall know, or have reason to believe, that any person whom he is called to visit, or any person within his knowledge without the care of a physician is sick with, or has died of, cholera, smallpox, scarlet feverj diphtheria, epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis, or any disease dangerous to the public health, he shall immediately give notice thereof to the nearest board of health or health officer; and if the case occurs in his own practice, shall at once cause a red or yellow cloth or card not less than twelve inches square, with the name of the disease written or printed thereon in large characters to be fastened upon the front door or other conspicuous part of the building wherein the sickness prevails; such cloth or card to matntained during the existence it, and has no regret for the part it played in the campaign.

This paper would have been pleased to support Mr. Caldwell, had he announced himself as being in accord with the principles it advocates, regardless of party. But 'Mr. Caldwell was elected without having committed himself on any vital subject, except a partial endorsement of the primary election proposition, and will now be at liberty to do as he pleases, and if his opinions and those of the voters do not coincide, the latter have no reason to complain. Mr.

Caldwell is a bright man, one whose integrity has never been brought 4 ft tk A 4 xp. -I' XP. i 4 in question by us, and is a man who knows what is right and what is wrong and he also knows very well what i the sentiment of the people in this EXTRA Side Boards Seats Endgates Single Trees Double Trees Neck Yokes district is regarding matters which he will help to formulate in laws, or defeat. To his judgment alone the people of the district will trust, and we hope their confidence will prove to be well placed. Here's to Senator Caldwell.

"We hope we have been mistaken in our judgment of him. y9 THE BATTLE IS ON 1 The president sent a special message to congress on the subject of the dis-j MOLINE WAGONS are the best built wagons on the market. Call and see us, and we will GIVE YOU A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THIS FACT. p. X.

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If he had his facts straight, there was nothing left for him to do but fire the whole battalion, as he did. Senator Foraker, however, claims that the president is wrong, and this has made Teddy so mad that he says he will veto any measure for the relief of any of the soldiers that may be passed by congress. All of which is -wrong. The country at large is behind Roosevelt in practically all that he has done, and he weakens himself greatly by this display of temper. Foraker is known as a trickster, and it is generally thought that his action in this matter is simply an effort to embarrass Roosevelt.

In of the disease and until such time as the health officer, or in his absence the attending physician, acting by his authority and approval, is satisfied that the premises have been thoroughly disinfected and are fit for re-occupaticn. Section 2 provides for that "whenever any householder shall know that any of his family is sick with or has died of" any disease mentioned above, he shall immediately give notice to the health officer, "and shall cause the house to be placarded as prescribed in section 1." Section 3 relates to the duties of municipal and county boards of health, state board of health, etc. Section 4 provides that all sick with the diseases mentioned, "shall be thoroughly isolated from the public and properly quarantined." Section 5 says, "members of any household" in which any of these diseases exist, "shall be required to abstain from attending places of public amusement, worship," etc. It also requires persons recovering from disease to keep off the public highways "until after danger of contagion is past and' the premises thoroughly Section 6 provides that "no parnt, guardian, tutor or other person having charge or control of children whose residence is infected" shall allow them to attend school. Section 7 relates to funerals of persons dying from contagious diseases.

Section 8 follows entire: Section 8. Dipthe.e ic croup, croupous diphtheria, membraneous croup, croup other than spasmodic.putrid fever, diph-theretic sore thoat, or sloughing sore throat occurring in communities where diphtheria is prevalent, shall be included among the diseases injurious to the public health, and subject to the same precautions as diphtheria, In like manner, patients suffering from or exposed to scarletina or scarlet rash, or varioloid, shall be required to undergo the precautions for scarlet fever and smallpox, respectively. Section 9 makes it the duty of the health officer to supervise the disinfection of premises, and gives him power to delegate this authority to some other person. Section 10 provides for quarantining any "city, township or county" under certain circumstances, Section 1 1 fixes a fine of "not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each violation of any section of the law. With this digest of the law before us there is no reason for mistaking the duty of each of us when contagious diseases pear.

The epidemic of scarlet diphtheria which has afflicted us seems now to have abated, and if proper precautions are used there is no excuse for its recurrence. In Carriages, Buggies and Spring Wagons we have a complete assortment. There is no buggy made that rides -like a Veli Easy riding with best tempered and everything well built. ning but the very best material is used in tne construction of these vehicles. other words, the battle is now on for control of the republican national con- vention in 1908.

Roosevelt will not! be a candidate, but his influence will lartfelv determine who shall be nomi- i 4 In our Hardware Department we have a remnant sale of Holiday Goods which we are offering at bargain prices. Also a large stock of Hardware, Paints, Oils, in fact everything in Hardware and Implements from a knitting needle to a threshing machine. nated, and it is to destroy this influence that Foraker, Aldrich and others of that ilk are now hard at work. Kansas should elect a man of the Roosevelt stripe, to succeed Burton and Benson, and to help the president in his fight against "the interests." With all Our Harness Department is complete, with a full line of all kinds of, Harness, both light and heavy, double and single. Any kind of Gollars you want.

Fine line of Harness Hardware. his faults we love the president, whose attempts at reform are embarrassed only by the efforts of members of his 1 own party. I I am in favor of going to the limit of impeachment, if necessary, of any judge who has an open choice between a fine or imprisonment for criminal violation of law by agents -of any great corporation, 1 who wilfully favors such criminal by in- flicting only the penalty of a fine, which is equivalent to no punishment whatever. I am in favor of the direct primary elec- tion law for the election of United States THE F. BANKER Hardware Implement Company senators and I shall use all my influence, political and moral, to secure this right to the people.

-W. i isr We have sold the Carriage that we have been advertising for several weeks, but we still have the John Deere Buggy, a fine leather upholstered rig, and this week we A groceryman in a nearby town happened around when a farmer was unloading several boxes which he had ordered from the Chicago department stores. The groceryman ask the farmer the price of the articles purchased and told him he could sellthem just as cheap. The farmer asked; "Is that so? I take the home paper but you seldom if ever advertise, and if you do you never quote prices on what you have. The Chicago stores advertise.

I am not a mind reader." Ex. And now a new scandal crops out in the office of Tom Kelly, it being shown that a reporter for a railroad daily paper in To-peka is carried on the pay roll in the state treasurer's office, with no duties aside from political' ones. It is a dull day in Topeka when a new scandal does not show up in some department of the Hoch administration. Mankato Advocate. reduce the price again, this time to $50.00.

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