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Soldier Victim of
PORTLAND, Oro. Sojourning hero
tho Inst sevoral weeks has boon a
man who has attracted widespread at
fontlon in medical circles. Ho Is
Thomas V. Dunn, a nntjvo of Mon
tana, who, ns n inombor of tho First
TWontnna volunteers In tho Spanish
American vvnr, was shot through tho
hood at Cnloocnn in tho Philippines
ttnoro than twolvo yonra ago and is
itllvo to toll of it today.
When Dunn foil woundod on tho
Jiattloflold of Cnloocnn ho was car
ried (o. tho ward whore tho fnlnlly
injured were placod nnd no ono paid
any attention to him for two days, no
thero woro too many other wounded
whom tho phyiilclans and surgeons In
chargo bollovod bad hotter chances
for rocovory. At tlifl 'ond of two days,
during which tho Montana boy lay
practically without attention, tho, sur
Koon In charge romarked sttpon his
vitality nnd doctdod to try to savo his
Hfo.
A Mnufior bullet had entered tho
loft sldo of his head Just above tho
tompld and emerged from tho right
,ldo Just bolow the tiirnpio, n wound
that had provlously provod fatal a
far ns nny of tho medical ineti' who
Imvo cxamlnod Jpunn erer hoard.
Woman Laughs Her
NKW YORK.Too-ljeo-hoe! Haw
hay I Cra-fHMicklU
Mrs, Cecilia Goldberg's birthday par
ty was nn enjoyablo occasion up to
thin prjlnt, or, to bo oxact, until she
dislocated her Jaw laughing at her
nttstako In kissing tho wrong man.
Tho occasion was tho eighteenth an
niversary of Mrs. doldborg's nrrival In
llurlom, whoro she has since become
duly popular In her sot. Sho is a
pretty young woman, and her parents
(rtvltod all their friends ami rolatlvcs
to como around end colobrate,
Thoy came by tho dozens, and It
wjfA,ot.ot those "a-gorgoous-tlmo was-lindhy-Rll"
affairs. Tho tabloa groaned
with good things to oat, and thero
was a decorous but all mtfllclont damp
now out In tho vicinity of tho lco box.
Along about midnight, when the young
folks began thinking of going home,
Horno on suggested that "blind roan's
burr was a good game to tapor off
with. Tho muslo was stopped and
ISf t'- H.Jim ..m. -
Day Spent in Circus Beats School
SPRJNCIVTKLD, Mo.'Wo session of
tho publlo school of Springfield
nftor ten o'clock a. in. on circus day."
This odlct from tho ofTico of Prof.
Ifouathnn Fairbanks, llto-long oducator
una for .10 yenrn superintendent of tho
IMibllo soltools ot Springfield, brought
joy to tho hoartii ot 0,000 .suhool chil
dren, for It utonnt that nt ton o'clock
1(im tho morning: ot circus dnys tho
tty schools closed for tho dny,
"A circuit In something every child
ought to nco," Superintendent Fair
ttankn said, In explaining his orders,
"for It In n vorllnblo education In It
self Ypu can seo for a small sum
attractions that Imvo been grouped to
Kothnr nt n cost ot hundreds of thou
Himiiii of dollars, nnd which would
com ldro sums to noo outsldo n cir
cuit. "School p. Udren rood of lions nnd
No Missionary Cash for the Indians
MUSKOGEE, Okln. Tito Methodist
church In Oklahoma has dgcldcd
upon n now policy rolatlvo to religious
work among tho Indians. At a meet
ing horo ot tho executive board of
tint church It was docldud to comblno
L of thQ flvo civilized trlbos, Creeks.
irokoos, Chlckasaws, ChoctnwB and
tttmlHOlcM. In oao district, under the
rtuwvlstcm of ono profiling older, and,
t rlHrQ we inuia, io support niuir
4iwh iwMttors without tuo aid ot tor
t4ii wtoowry money, j
It w 0 d&eldod ( j(juct the
WMlHtp to transfer every i;nsne
Happenings in the
I owns
Rare Affliction
Ills remarkable recovery and tho
fact that ho retains hid reason nre
tho most remarknbro features of this
case. Wlillo ho Is nllvo, In good
health and nblo to -wnlk around tho
streets nnd converse with his frlonda
and acquaintances, Dunn is handi
capped by tho loss of all senso of
smell or tnsto and has lost the sight
of his right eyo, Desplto Uicbo af
flictions ho bears his lot with forti
tude. Ho cannot enjoy a meal, for no
matter what cholco viands ho may or
der, ho cannot relish them any moro
than )io would hardtack nnd salt pork.
Tho loss of tho sense of tnsto ho
looks upon as his worst affliction.
Tommy Dunn, an ho Is known nraong
his friends, Is a ward of tho govern
ment, though not of his own choosing,
for ho hon rolatlvcs nnd Inllucntial
friends who take enro of him and look
after his comfort nt nil times. His
Impaired eyesight has proved nn ob
stacle toward hlo securing employ
ment,, and ldloncss Is something ho
dreads bocauso of his nflllctlons. His
only amusement is to Join several con
genial companions nnd toll stories of
past experiences, or to take street car
rides or Journeys through tho country
In nutomobllcs. Ho cannot go to tho
thoator, being handicapped by partial
blindness ntid fearful lest tho glare of
tho lights shall impair tho sight of
his remaining oyo.
As n ward of tho government Dunn
must report nt Washington or sotno
other military headquarters n't certnln
periods nnd to undergo tho porlodlcnl
examination required by the uurgoon
gencrnl's office.
Jaw Out of Joint
Mrs. Goldborg was chosen ns tho first
to bo tho blind ono,
Sho was blindfolded nnd led Into,
tho parlor. Sho was entitled to kiss
nny man sho could catch, nnd she
supposed that Jim, her husband, would
bo on tho Job nnd seo that ho was
caught. llut n young man nnmod Har
ry was caught byMrs. Goldborg nnd
wart Ufssod. Jim wns Just n second
too lato. Then thoy pulled tho blind
fold off nnd Mrs. Goldberg saw whom
sho had kissed.
Tho crowd combined In a ronr of
glco and Mrs. Goldborg graciously
joined in tho laughter. But sho oyer
oxorted heraolf. In the midst of nn
unusually loud "Ha-hnl" she grabbed
her Jaws and began to danco about
the room. Sho gasped arid groaned,
and Policeman Mott, rushing upstairs,
found tho company in confusion and
hysteria. Mrs. Goldberg scorned un
nblo to close her mouth, nnd nobody
could hold her long enough to closo it
for her. A pollcoraan gave all tho
first aid ho could mustor without re
sult, ho ho called a doctor from the,
Harlem hospital. Trip doctor made a
hasty examination and diagnosed the
trouble ns a dlslocatod Jaw, Ho final
ly succoodod In getting It bnck In
place, and advised tho patient not to'
laugh again for a dny or so. Sho
won't for a week nt loast.
seo pictures ot thorn, but they don't
ronlly know what a Hon in until thov
soo ono. Morely suolng tho nnlmali
in tho opon cages of a circus pnrndo
la of great value to children. Thby
seo many nnimnlB with which they
tiro not ramillar and get a real knowl
odgo of nnlinnla of which thoy have
read but which thoy havo littlo on
portunlty to soo. In tho mcnagorlo
there nro nnlmnls from nil parts ol
uio world and tuo child who goes ta
tho circus learns moro about nnimni.
In ono dny than ho can learn from
tho teacher of a nuturo Btudy class In
u year.
"Thon schoolroom work is ilon in
tho most pqrfuuctory way when there
Is n clrcuB in town. Tho mlmls
tho children not nearly all of the
chlldron nro there aro not upon tho
work, nnd tho teacher can put no lifo
In his or her tasks. TtQ toachor
knowB nil tho work will "havo to bo
gono over tho following day,"
Professor Falrbauks la almost eighty
years old, and ho ltns boen elected bu
porlntondent ot tho publlo schools
horo nlmoat without opposition 30
timoH.
speaking congregation ot Indians tc
Bomo whlto chnrgo. This Is for tho
nurposo of getting tho Indians under
a whlto pastor In order that educa
tional ns wolt ns religious work may
bo carried on. Tho old Idea of teach,
lng n whlto missionary to speak tlx
Indian tongue nnd sending him among
tho Indians to pronch in tholr own
language la to bo abandoned,
It was Pointed out that. iimlm- iht
ntato government, tho Inclinn and tha
whlto man ura tho sama KnclnlK- nnd
politically, that tho atnto schools ar
being extended Into every Indian sot
tlomout, and that tho Indian children
evorywhoro are being taught English
It la expected that otW religious
organizations will taki the sasio atnn
It boltie nrnctlcallv foreoil '.iinnn thnm
by tho now conditions arising- froa
tuo ftuoptton or atato government kmc
siaio scuoois,'
Hats for
TIIuEH bats ot oxcoilcnt design aro
shown for thoso who aro wearing
. f II ...til 1 Ll .1 A 1 .
iiiuuruiutj. it win uu uuunu iuuw
tho shapes are small or moderato In
size, that tho designs nro slmplo but
tho workmanship intrlcato and beau
tiful. These characteristics aro what
tho wearer should look for when pur1
chasing mourning millinery.
Tho first hat, a small round turban
with rolling brim, is inndo of tiny
folds of crapo laid In pnrallol rows on
circles about them or four Inchoa in
diameter. Thoso aro applied to tho
crown and brim which havo pre
viously beon covered with crapo lnld
on plain. Tho wlro framo is covored
nnd lined with silk nnd tho hat Is
finished with a wired bow of taffotn.
A rolled border ot crapo sometimes
binds tho edges ot such bows nnd
makes n very handsome finish for the
ornnment.
Fig. 2 shows a moderately largo flat
brimmed hat in which tho uudcrbrim
la faced with chiffon and tho upper
NEW SHIRT-WAIST MODEL
This now model Is ot tussah sill;
or drap do solo. It 1 trimmed in an
original wuy with nppllquo pands ot
tho material and with straps of passe
menterie. COMBINING LACE AND BEADING
Slight Carelessness or Lack of Prepar
ation sunlclent to Mar the
Result.
When lace nnd beading aro to bo
cowed to thin materials, such as mus
Un dresses or underwear of nny kind,
It must bo carefully and thoroughly
dono to produco good results. Laco
euging nearly niwnys has a stout
thread In tho selvodgo which serves
admirably as a gathering thread. Pull
this thread nnd stroke tho gathers to
make them oven. Iloll tho edge of the
mntorlnl and, holding the laco and
odgo togethor with tho thumb nnd Toro
tlngur ot tno lett hand, with tho luce
noarost you, overcast tho two togothor
wun nrm oven stitches. Whon sowed
to n straight edgo insertion can bo
sowed in exactly tho Bntno roannor, but
to let Insertion in, to form n doslgn,
first basto tho matorlal on tho right
hldo to iorm tho desired design, and
hotn It down on both odgos. Cut tho
material, troni underneath tho inser
tion, loavlug a narrow strip on oach
side of tho Insertion. Croaso this
strip back from tha Insertion toward
mo material ana turn as ror a horn.
Overhand this, taking stitches close to
tuo nno or tno noraming.
Mourning
brim and crown aro of crapo fitted
to tho shnpo wings made of folds
of chiffon nro used for trimming.
Thoy nro oven moro offectlvo whon
raado of folds of crapo In hats for
flrBt mourning. Tho voll of point do
esprit, is bordorod with crapo and
dull Jot ornaments hold It to place.
Cabochons ot tho samo aro sowed to
tho wings.
No. 3 Is a turban made of uncut
volvot which Is ono of tho richest
materials usbd In mourning millinery.
A soft crown and puffed rim nro ar
ranged by shlrrlugs in tho material.
Tho rolo trimming la a full bunch of
black fancy feathers In aigrette ef
fect, at tho right side. A net veil
of lino Brussels Is finished with a
slmplo embroidery design in silk.
Such volla bordered with a two-Inch
Jlnnd of crapo, or with three narrow
ernpo folds, nro vory elegant. Black
lynx furs aro worn and black suedo
gloves.
JULIA BOTTOM LEY.
FASHION EASY TO FOLLOW
Additions In Dress Accessories That
Are Well Within tho Reach
of All.
Thero Is a lato fancv nmniti-
runs i a n costumnrfl 'for mnirino tiA
- wu
bolts of tho more elaborate gowns ot
n color In contrast to tho whole color
scheme of tho garmont.
This glrdlo. thomrh dlfforlnir In tta
tone. Is of llko mnterial. find In rnrtrrw
ly n now touch a littlo oddity -and
moro oviaont bocauso of tho attention
bestowed on tho waist lino nt nresent.
A dinner gown of sapphire blue,
tritnmeu with crystnl embrol.tnrv. t
given nn oiu roso girdle, and, tho com
blnatlon could win Its Wnv nnvwhnrA
so knowing and nrtlstlc wns tho cholco
of sondes.
Not In years has there beon
son when small accessories could add
so much to tho general stylo of a cos-
tumo as do tho nock and wrist friiin
worn with tho tallor-mndo snita nt
ovory color, design and material. Such
inns may uo ucvciopca or wide lace,
plain or fancy net, chlifon, tulip and
oven sneer inwn. And tho best fea
ture of tho fashion la that nvnrv wnm.
an may. it sho wishes, bo her own
frill makor.
Chiffon, tullo and lawn nro nnrtnntn.
bly porlBhablo, but then frills of theso
matorinls nro lnoxnenslvn If immn.
made, and qutto as becoming as thoso
of laco or not.
Tho art of fltto needlework In
In favor now thnn It ihaa beon for
many years past, and whero children
rrocKs nro concerned ronmnntn ,
lawn, muslin, Inco and embroidery
that havo beon socurod at reduced
prlcus during tho summer Knlos can
bo maue up into lascinntiug littlo gnr
monts nt a nominal coat.
To Hold Her Veil Tight,
Ono girt hns conceived the idea of
running narrow bending around tho
bottom and threading It with baby rib.
bou. which Bhe pins nt back. Both
beadBtg and ribbon nre, of course, of
tho color of tho veil, and fasten under
the chin, so ns to bo Inconspicuous
Him Unas this a solution of tho o)
problem wltlr a tow-nockod blouse, ns
her veil novor iooks oituor untidy or
bulky.
New Combinations.
n'lin tntnst in color combinations
u dark rod &ua a rathor bright blue
so cotnbinea as to giva me citoci
tho modish purple. This is very
smart ludood, but bo careful not to
trim with olthof ot thoso colors; black
Is tho best, or somo uevru snau.
CLEAN AND HROiC"SQLDIER
Qn. Nelson A. Miles Is Today Con
sidered the Foremost or Ameri
can Militarists.
Washington. By such wonder-waya
of wisdom nnd warfare as aro Instilled
by tho rod of Iron' circumstance and
tho wallopings of worldly cxpcnrlence,
Gen, Nelson A. Miles has traveled past
his seventy-first birthday to sTplaco
among tho nation's Inrgo and conspic
uous characters. Today ho is onvl-
Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
ably tho foremost of American mllltnr
lsts, Massachusetts bred, ho has
waxed vigorous under tho Bmoko-rook
of' many battles and lives to tell a
talo of hard fighting through many
campaigns and of victories aplenty.
Ho has seen tho now vanishing red
man at his best nnd worst. Ho hns
matched tho cunning of copper-coloVed
savngory with tho knowledge and In
stinct of tho born dotcator, says tho
Cosmopolitan. In tho saddlo ho is an
animated and heroic sculpture. In the
drawing-room ho is a Chesterfield. Re
tired Binco 1903, ho has kopt in closo
touch with tho w.orld events, and
woro a conflict to burst upon tho
country tomorrow General Miles
would, on his own admission, be
among tho first to offer his sword nnd
strength for tho defenso of his moth
erland, Largoly self-Instructed, ambitious,
forceful, woll read, wide-traveled,
General Miles Is of tho typo that can
face no problem nnd leavo it un
solved. His record is as clean as it
Is heroic. Man and soldlor, ho has
Blde-stepplng no duty nor whined In
Its fulfilling. Ho is ono of our gonuino
American heroes, and though ho meg
aphones nono of his virtues to a pross
avld public, ho stands for tho truly
Olympic in our prcsont-day life.
IN MR. CLEVELAND'S MEMORY
Only $25,000 Moro Needed for the Dig
Tower to Be Erected at
Princeton.
Newark, N. J. Tho erection of a
lofty tower at Princeton, N. J to bo
known as the Nation's Memorial in
Perpetuation of tho Memory of Grovor
Cleveland, is now definitely assured.
In an announcement to "all those
who appreciate the unselfish, patriotic
and courageous work of Grover Cleve
land," John P. Dryden, chairman of tho
Cleveland Memorial association, sots
forth the progress and scopo ot tho
work. Ho shows that $75,000 of tho
J100.000 required for that purposo has
already beon pledged, and a final ap
peal is made for tho prompt subscrip
tion of tho remaining $25,000, so that
tho actual work of construction may
begin.
This towor will bo erected upon tho
tract known as tho old golf links a
site commanding a wldo sweep ot
Proposed Memorial Tower.
country, from which tho to'cr will bo
distinctly visible to tho many millions
of people passing yearly ovor tho pub
lic highways and tho Pennsylvania
railroad.
Tho tower Itself will bo about 15Q
feet high by 40 foot square, of a nil-'
very grny Btone, and of great architec
tural Btrettgtl) and beauty, with In
terior accommodations for memorial
purposes, Including personal and na
tional relics associated with Mr. Clove
land's llfo work. It will form tho cen
tral shaft In connection with which
will bo erected other buildings In the
future, to form what la known ns tho
grndunto school, with which Mr. Clove
land wns so closely Identified during
tho last years ot his llfo nnd for which
tho Wymnn and othor bequests, aggre
gating several million dollars, havo
recently boon made, Tho contributions
to this memorlul have come irom all
parts of tho country nnd range In
nmount froth jl to $5,000.
Soft-Shelled Egg Is Exra.
Altoona, Pn, F. A. Wlntorc, a mu
sic dealer a"1 chicken fanclor, has a
freak of nature In n Leghorn hen that
has been laying two eggs a day for
seven months.
Tho double turn occurs regularly
every third day the only difference
being that tho morning egg hnd a
hard shell und tho ufternoon e3K a
soft sholl.
PONT NEGLECT YOUIt KIDNEY,
i t
, Littlft kldnoy . trouble gradually
grow, moro serious and pavo tho way
to dropsy, diabetes nnd fatal Bright'
disease. Begin using Doan'a Kidney
Pills at tho first sign
of trouble. Thoy cure
all kidney Ills.
Mrs. Lu E. Wilcox,
27 W. Cherokoo StI,
McAlostor, O k 1 a.,
says: "I was seized
with ns awful at
tack of klaner trou
ble which came on me In an instanL My
back achod Intensely and I lost au
power of control ovor tho kldnoy se
cretions. My health becamo greatly
run down and nothing helped. Doan's
Kidney Pills cured mo and I have been
well over slnco."
Remember tho namb Doau'a.
For salo by nil dealers GO cents a
box. Fostor-Mllburn Co,, Buffalo, N. Y.
Tho wlso know better than to try to
11 vo onthosplco of llfo alone. '
Dr. Plerco Pellets, unall, iraKr-sotol. ruty to
iake as enndr, rrgnlatn nnd Inrlpirete atooiMh,
lTr and tnwali and outs contUpatloa.
Submarines' Toll of Lives.
In tho last flvu years about fifty
lives havo been lost In Franco In sub
marine boat dlBistcrn.
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully ovory bottlo ot
CASTORIA. a safo and Buro remedy for
Infants and children, and seo that It
Signature vlUZa&tteUcfitM
In TJso For Over SO Years.
Tho Kind You Havo Alwnys Bought
In a Hurry.
It wns Anna's first visit' ttt tho sea
side. She was only a littlo girl, nnd
very enthusiastic over tho long-looked-
for opportunity to go Into tho water.
Thoy camo too late tho previous
day for a dip in tho surf, so Anna wns
up early,, and ns sho put on hor bath
ing suit whllo tho rest wero at broak.
fast somo one questioned hor as to
her hasto.
"Well, you see," reptlod the thought
ful child, "I want to hurry and go In
boforo so many people get in and get
tho wator cold."
KNEW HIS DESTINATION.
"Where yor gcln' V
"To Jaytown."
"Woll, you'd better hurry If
wanter sleep indoors tonjght. Do
In dat burg closes at nlno o'clock.
yon
Jall
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