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accomplished musician, ie visiting Mrs.
Caroline Chowning and her daughter. Miss
Minnie ChowninE Of this city.
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Miss Blanche Wetmore of No. saeS Ken
nerly avenue Is visiting her cousin. Mrs.
George Combs at Coliinsville. Ill.
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18

Mrs. walters Of Memphis. Tenn. Is visit
Ing her sister. Mrs. EtecnoSa c. Maratta.
At No. 5sSS 1awton avenue
The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18

Mr. and Mrs. II. c. wehlermann. No.
no North Eleventh street. are entertain
Ing their daughter, Miss Settie. who Is
home from 81. E1ixAbeth's College on a
Visit IN ,he Fair
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had tried other forms of recreation. but
without equal success. When she was
more sylphlike than at present she
loved to play the piano; but the key
board became more and more distant
and finally became so alienated that IL
refused to be touched any more. Then
she tried the violin. but as she held this
instrument within her embrace It's notes
grew less and less audible. At last all
sounds ceased, and as she drew the bow
back and forth one day she discovered
that It was only rubbing uer lert arm.
into a crease Of which the violin had
disappeared. She tried wind instru-
ments. and would have enjoyed playing
them If they did not demand wind.
Too Violent Exercise.
But the human mountain soon show
ed that even talking was too violent
exercise for her avoirdupoise. She was
nearly breathless after telling that at
the present time she could do little
more than sit in a bed-liSe chair when
at home or go out driving for change
in a closed carriage. Out Of her fat
salary" as she facetiously phrased It,
she employed a pianist to play the keys
now beyond her reach and TO read to her
I'm moments preceding a nap. Eating
she enjoyed as much as ever. she said.
and she INDUCED her appetite in the
most savory dishes. No matter how
other friends might desert her. her ap-
petite always remained constant.
The female Esau" stroked her au-
burn beard bashfuIly until her chum
the missing link" took her hand to
encourage her. Even then she spoke
falteringly. She lived as near the Car
den as possible. she said. so that she
could slip home quickly. In spite of
the scarf that she wore as high as her
nose, the boys suspected something
strange about her and followed her in
the street till she often became alarmed
She loved novels. she confessed at last
and was especially fascinated with love
stories. She was also fond Of the myth
ologies Of Greece and Rome. Such
legends as dealt with the changing Of
gods into animals, or men into women,
had a peculiar charm for her. She
also spent much of her time at home
in sewing and embroidery. Her own
The Washington times., 1904-06-12
THE LONELY PRIVATE LIFE OF THE HUMAN FREAKS

pay to stare at them. A visit TO Bar
mum & Baileys gallery Of freaks the
other day, an hour before the afternoon
performance had begun, found several
of the exhibits" chatting together over
their favorite amusements with especial
vivacity and enthusiasm.
The ''armless wonder said that car
pentry was his particular hobby, and he
pointed deity with his big right toe to
a miniature writing desk. 1t was his
own "foOtworll," as he expressed il. and
on 1t he had written a book entitled
Foot Notes Of a Man Twenty Years
Before the Public" BY long use. he
said. his toes had become so flexible that
he could manipulate pen, hammer, a
screwdriver. or a toothpick with equal
deXterity- About the house he boosted
that he was a handler man than many
husbands who possessed the fun quota
Of fingers and thumbs. Only the week
before. he added, the wallpaper in the
dining room came loose. Instead of go
ing 20 the landlord and kicking, the
'ar:.s-css wonder" bought several rolls
OF cartridge paper, cut them into the
right lengths. smearcd them with paste
properly, and then kicked them on to
the wall. II was hard work. but a good
deal cheaper, he said, than footing a
paperEanger's bill.
Legless MarvePs Views.
After the man without arms had fin
ished talking, his bosom friend. the
'1egless marvel ventured TO saw that
automnbning was one Of his fayorfte
pastimes He acknowledged that as a
pedestrian he was somewhat handi-
capped, but when he climbed into hts
motor car, tucked a lap robe about his
waist. and took a spin up Fifth Ave
nue. he was tol all appearances as COM
plete a man as the mounted policeman
who galloped behind. When at home he
spent his time reading or playing soil
taire. He started TO write poetry once.
but he said he had to give up the at
tempt In despair. He confessed that he
was unable to find feet for his rhymes.
There was Crealdng Of timbers as
Beautiful Marie" who last weighed SIT
pounds. but who has broken every mn
chine since then. smiled and said that
her chief amusement was eating. She
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She Can Gather the Sweetness of the Rose
ard Make 1t Into Complexion and Beauty
Specifics to Last Her All Season-She Can
Treat Her Skin So 1t Will Rival Roses
in Its Pinkness and Beauty.

Katie HI want a nice shampoo
which viii not inture my hair. Some
time ago I accidentally bleached It, and
want something which viii not turn
my hair any new color.
Take Of CASTLE soap a 5-cent bar.
Shave IL fine Cover It with a quart Of
hot water When the soap is melted, re-
move and let cool. This VIII make a per-
fectIy pure soap jelly, good for the hair
or the hands.
Miss TT have many stains on my
hands, and nothing seems to remove
them. What would you adviser
I would advise taking two tablespoons
Of soap jelly and adding ten drops Of
ammonia. Use as a shampoo for the
hands. Finally wash well IN very hot
water. You might remove the stains
with lemon juice. Keep also a little
for taking spots of the hands.
Harriet Ell have tried your direc-
tions for reducing the weight, and the
results are splendid have lost TWEEN
ty-hve pounds, and you do not know
how much better I look Ny eyes were
imbedded in fat before tried your re-
duction remedy
B. R.-Please do not print my name.
but let me tell how you I have appre-
ciated your talks. I have not a single
superfiOus hair upon my face. where
formerly my upper lip was bristling
with them How Is it that people can
allow themselves to be disfigured this
way when the hair can be so easily
taken of with your remedies.
G. K--Developing the bust Is a DIFF
ficult matter. I was so fiat I could not
have been any hatter. But tried your
treatment. with very fine results. am
now very well proportional, and must
thank you many times for your very
good advice.
Western Woman-Your questions will
be answered soon. Look out for them
every week They will be strung along
One of them is worth a whole beauty
talk by itself.
Maude G.-I would like to ask you a
few question. but I do not want my
name in the paper. How can I be sure
II will not be printed?
Your name will not appear unless YOU
so desire You can be positive of this
fact. No one has ever been deceived in
this matter. Write freely. Tell your
troubles, and your questions VIII be
answered
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out fishing. The burns are all healed
but my heands are very much tanned
Take Of glycerine and olive oil equal
parts. say as much as would go in a
saucer trimming fun. Heat together
and add a teaspoon of bOrax powder,
Let it cool and apply to the hands. If
| it is irritating, add olive oil
Z. H.-My hands viii not stay white.
In vain 1 apply stun TO them They get
dark again right away.
Perhaps you go out too soon after ap-
plying the stuff" Have you tried a
quart of water with five drops Of car
bolic acid added? This viii whiten the
hands. But be careful Perhaps your
skin cannot stand Il quite so strong.
There is a difference, you know, in
skins.
G. WI have. in my forehead, two
strongly marked wrinkles. They come
from a habit of contracting the brows-
What will erase them2 1 cannot use
cold cream.
Then try this skin food: Half an ounce
of white vaseline melted in a double
boiler; half an ounce Of the oil of al
monds; half an ounce Of mutton tai
low il too stiff, add little almond oil
Use as a nightly massage for the win
kles between the eyes.
Sufferer-My hair is a bright pink. 1t
is not merely red, it is carrotty. They
say it is a cross between fire and sun.
What can 1 do for it?
Frankly, 1 would let il alone. II is
probably very pretty. But IL you want
to darken it take half a pint Of very
strong tea. and add to it two ounces of
bay rum, two ounces Of glycerine, and
two ounces Of alcohol This viii make
| a good quantity, which can be used
1 once a week until the hair grows dark.
Mrs. Y.-When 1 was in England my
/ hair began 10 fall out and they gave me
a prescription containing cantharides
and lavender. Can you tell me what
/ else was in it and the proportions? ]
would like to use II again.
| There IS a tonic which is applied to
the roots of the hair for falling hair and
for hair that IS turning gray. While ]
cannot vouch for IL, have heard It is
very good. Take Of cologne Is ounces
and add 70 this an ounce of cantharides
| and an ounce each Of oil OF English Law
ender and an ounce of oil of rosemary,
| This will keep and can be preserved as
a permanent family hair tonic.
The Washington times., 1904-06-12
What They Themselves
Say of Their Means
of Recreation.

mum & Bailey's in London The very
first thing. a rough-hsted lad tore of
his veil and shouted freak Then
other boys came running up, and they
ell called him names he had never heard
before. but which made him trembIc.
Then a great big fellow. with a little
cap on the back of his head, caught him
by the hair on his face and yelled:
Come on and Wen shave him.
But a policeman knocked the bully
down and took the freak safely back to
the Hippodrome.
The living skeleton had begun to
tell how he had just refused an invita-
ton 10 dinner, for fear he would win
flesh and lose his job, when Lionel
shook his name and said:
Maybe you want 20 know what I
love. Maybe that's what you mean.
Oh. I see now. Wei. I love story books.
the kind where there is plenty Of shoot
ing and some one gets allied And
when 1 get TO be q man. and after I
get rich. as an exhibit I'm going TO
shave my face. where the hair don't
grow on other peoples. and go out West
and hold up stage coaches.
Better hold them up first and shave
afterward. remarked the "armless won-
der" as ne scrubbed his autograph
InOrdlnate Vanity.
DurinS their years of exhibition
freaks are Inclined TO become vain. self.
satisfied and conceited. a monstrositv
viii tell you, for example, that he earns
far more money by simply permitting
the world 10 stare at him than ordinary
mortals average VINO have 20 sweat and
toll. No capitalist can travel from CITY
to city as ne does. Nc prince ever held
court 10 so many millions. And no
beauty, said one famous prOdigy.
known as the 'calf-headed woman.
had so many men fghting for her hand
as / have mad managers bidding asainst
each other for the privilege CT exhibiting
me.
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GIycerine cut with rose water IS good
for the skin. But one should work
with IL carefully for not all skins can
stand glycerine. There are certain
cuticles upon which glyCerine acts as
burning poison. There should be very
little used in such cases, and the patient
can tell only by experimenting. Don't
use more glyCerine than your skin
Will stand nicely or the result will
surely be unpleasant.
Many persons think they cannot use
cold cream. Yet such Is not the case
They can use II very nicely If they Will
get the right kind Of cold cream. They
The Washington times., 1904-06-12

can make Il for themselves, or they can
buy il. II they will do so intelligently.
a woman wrote to this column not so
long ago, asking for a good cold cream.
She said all cold cream irritated her
Cuticia and that her complexion was red
and rough as soon as she used cream
for any length Of time. Upon investi-
gatiCn it was found that she had used
cold cream with glycerine in II and that
her skin had suffered thereby. As soon
as she made a cream without Elycerine
her face resumed its normal tone.
Don't try TO use the very same 10
tions your neighbor uses. AS well try
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70 eat the same kind OF food and the
same amount. Remember that what is
your neighbours meat may be your
poison, and that the very lotion which
IS excellent for the skin of the woman
next door may be rankly injurious TO
your own skin.
That is the secret Of beauty Study
your own personal pecuIfarities. You
Will soon discover your idiosyncracies
and. when you have learned 10 humor
them, you will have taken your first
valuable lesson in being beautiful
Mrs. W.-Please tell me what TO do
for a pair of hands badly burned while
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clothes were her handiwork. and she
had made no end of fancy collars for
the hairy neck of the missing link"
Likes Artistic Sewing.
On hearing Of the collars. the miss
ing link" patted the bearded cheek of
her companion affectionately. She. too.
was fond Of sewing. but only sewing OF
an artistic character. At the present
time she had turned her attention to
the brush and palette rather than the
needle and thimbls While on exhibit
ton IN a Dresden museum she employ
ed an artist TO teach her to paint On
his first visit to her apartment the paint
er shook so that he left more of his
cOlors on the carpet than on the can
vas; but after growing accustomed to
the swarthy face. the black bristling
beard. and the hairy neck and arms. he
drew hands which looked less like five
legged spiders.
Il have seen Krao's paintings. and
they are just lovely" interrupted the
bearded lady" who went on to tell that
the missing link" had painted her own
portrait. and had IL framed for her
twentieth birthday. last year
And what interests you mOst?r some
one asked of Lionel. the lion faced
boy" who had been brushing back the
silken growth which overspread his
whole face. and through which his eyes
sparkled like those OF a Yorkshire ter
rier. The cUb-lil<e head only shook. and
then became stiH At first thought its
young mind. which had always been
isolated from the rest of the world by
barrier Of hair. was cropping in the dark
lie tried in vain to think what that
question meant. Lionel since his earII-
est recollection regarded the museum or
the circus as mis- home. From what he
could see of mankind, il was made up
Of a lot of vacant faces that can only
stare and gaQe.
Don't Like Other BOYS.
Sometimes he envied other boys, who
could run out and in houses and make
all The noise they wanted. and break
things without getting caught and pun
ished. But his jealousy OF ordinary
boys became a hatred and a contempt
after the day he ran away from Bar
The Washington times., 1904-06-12
Deprived of Many Pleas
ureS Which the Ordi-
nary Man Enjoys.

w JHEN the last performance Of
NV the circus IS ended. when
the chariot race is run and
won, what becomes of the human
prodigics?" How do the freaks amuse
themselves in their spare hours? The
rat lady, who is delicatcly called the
human mountain" is no more likely
TO take a walk up Broadway than the
"leEless man." says the New York
Tribune" The missing link" may
vel her face with a fabric, black as
her beard. but her appearance in the
street would draw a crowd which would
soon block traffic. Tho human slIeIe-
ton" cannot venture even 10 take a
ride. for fear the fresh air VIII increase
his appetite The "dog-faced boy is
equally afraid to stroll about the
rtreets. He has no desire TO land in the
pound
To the casual observer the freak
seems to be an outcast, whose strange
shape prevents him from associating
with the rest Of the world. TO such a
person the prodigy is a sort Of human
comet, visible in the sky Of society, at
tracted and swayed by the same cen
trail force. yet the product Of unknown
causes, and pursuing a weird, unnat-
ural mission. Such an individual pities
the female Esau." He cannot conceive
now she can have any enjoyments.
Stunned both by men and women, how
can this bearded anomaly, he asks, find
life worth living?
Shuns the Public.
The human monstrosity also shuns the
public for the purpose Of preserving his
commercial value as an exhibit The
more he is seen outside the circus the
less curiosity the world will have to see
him inside OF il. Yet the circus freaks
have their amusements. and some of
them appear 20 enjoy themselves far
more than thoss ordinary mortaIs who
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-22
IRISH LAND PURCHASE
New System Is Working Satsfac-
toriIy In Ireland.

LONDON, Sept. 22.-The successful
working of the land purchase system
in Ireland is once more the chief fea-
ture of the annual report of the land
commission, which has just been is
sued. On Nov l last there We're 69,910
ant-purchasers, who owed $780,
$50 in respect of the half-yearly in
stalments under the land purchase acts
of 1885, and 1891. On July II only 1868
persons were still in arrears, owing
$12,195. During the year the land COM
mission found it necessary to adver-
tise for sale the holdings of 50 default
ers, but GO of these paid up all arrears.
Thus, only % persons out of nearly
10000 purchasing tenants failed ulti-
mately to fulfil their obligations to the
state, and lost their holdings. The re-
suit speaks we'll for the security which
the Irish tenants affords for govern
ment loans to facilitate a system OF
land purchase.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-22
JAIL FOLLOWS PENiTENTIARY
CoIfax Prisoner Has Hard Luck
Story.

COLFAX, Sept 22.-John Waldon a
white man. and Bill Phillips, an In
dian, were brought down from Tekoa
last night. Walden is charged with
selling liquor to Phillips and the lat
ter was brought along as a witness.
Justice Doolittle gave Walden a trial
this forenoon, found him guilty and
fined him 500 and costs. The priso-
ner made a novel plant to the JUS
tice when the fine was assessed. He
blurted out: There is no chance for a
workin' man here. l just got out of
the penitentiary after serving a SEN
tence of eighteen months for burglary,
and now l am sent to jail" 1t developed
that Walden was sent from Lincoln
county on a charge of burglary, and
was but recently released. Phillips. the
Indian, had a badly battered face, the
result Of fight while drunk.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-22
LOST DOLLAR CLAIMED BY IS
Finder Of the Bill, Failing to Find the
Owner, Casts 1t to the Winds.

NEW YORK, Sept. ga we'll
dressed man was crossing Broadway
at Twenty-th:rd street last night, when
he picked up a dollar bill. He started
to move on when Il stranger said to
him: Excuse me, but did you find
a 81 bill? l just dropped it. | thank
you much for picking it up. sir
But I don't know it is yours said
the finder. and then added. Can you
tell me the NUMBER"
Just then another man stepped up
and said he had lost a bill. He started
to argue the matter when a third man
stepped up to put in a claim. In five
minutes fifteen men We're claiming the
ownership of the bill, and a crowd Of
a hundred had gathered. The cars We're
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-22
CANADIAN WOMEN'S COUNCIL
Several Score Of Delegates Are In At
tendance at Meeting.

WINNIPEG, Man, Sept. 22.-Sev-
eral score of delegates representing
nearly all parts of the Dominion are
here for the meeting Of the National
Council Of Women of Canada, which
began it's sessions today. The coun-
ell, which has the Countess of Mimic
for its honorary president, aims to
unite the various branches of wo-
mems work-charitable patriotic, ed
ucatiOnal and artistic-into one body
for counsel and advancement. The
subjects scheduled for consideration
during the several days the council
will be in session include most i'm
portant questions in connection with
the social, educational and national life
Of Canada.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-22
ANNUAL MEETING OF AMERICAN
BARRIsTERs WILL BE HELD
NEXT WEEK..
Addresses Will Be Delivered by Many
of the Prominent Attorneys
of Nation.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-, Sept. 22.-All ar
rangements are about completed for
the annual meeting of the American
Bar association here next week. Dur
ing the three days beginning next
Monday sessions will be held morning
and afternoon at Festival hall, on the
important matters to be read, aside
from the reports of various officers
and committees, are by J. M. Dickin-
son of Illinois on 1.-The Alaska Bound
airy Case" Amos NJ. Thayer, United
States circuit judge for the eighth
circuit, on THE Louisiana Purchase,
It's Influence and Development under
American Rule" Benjamin F. Abbott
of Georgia. on ITO What Extent Will
a Nation Protect It's Citizens in For
eign Countries.
The section of legal education of the
international congress Of scholars will
meet during the same period; ad-
dresses by Ernest w. Huffcut, dean Of
the Cornell law school, on 1.-THE Elec-
tive System in Law Schools and
Harry S. Richards, dean of the Wis
consin university law school, an En-
trance Requirements for Law Schools"
The meeting of the bar association
will be followed by a three days meet
ing of the Universal Congress of Ju-
riStS and Lawyers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-09-22
FORGER PRosPERs IN TAco,.
Honest laborer Works the inhabt,,
Of the City of DESTINY

TACOMA, Sept. 22-One If .,
smoothest forgers that has operated in
Tacoma in a long time has iust a.,
the city, making a narrow escapa fro.
capture from the police and his MANI
victims. some of whom had begun -
independent search and were nor =.
his trail.
The fOrger dressed as laborer. hi.
overalls were thickly encrusted wiz,
dirt. he wore blue jumper and rod
bandana, and with a pair of baavv
shoes covered with mortar ana Iino
he presented an ideal picture Of N.
average working man returning from
labor. Altogether he victmized eiyb,
saloons that have been heard from
cashing checks at each ranging from
SIS to $50.
1t was his method to go into 81.
loon and order the drinks for him.
self, and then in a fit of apparen,
generosity ask the barkeeper to drink
with him. Following this and a mo.
ment's conversation he would feel in
his pockets for money. Finding none
the check would be flashed. The man
has such an insinuating address, and
acted his part in such an honest
straightforward manner that n1 a
saloon where he made the attempt
failed to cash the bogus paper
The checks We're apparently drawn
by q contractor by the name of Con-
in favor of fictitious persOnages. Ms
one Of the barkeepers casning the
checks suspected anything was wrong
until the checks We're held up at the
banks.
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Grated, and, later on. not improbably
abolished. The necessity for the re-
moval. or partial removal, of this par
ticular disability has been forced upon
the government by the dearth of Rus
sian doctors and surgeons at the front.
1t is admitted that about SO per cent.
Of the medical staff in Manchuria are
Jews, and, indirectly, the reports made
by commanding officers constitute a
tacit acknowledgement that, profess
sionally, the Jewish surgeons and doc
tors are the more capable and ASST
duOus practitioners.
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diamond contract schemes now using
the mails The department has de-
cided that all these concerns are frauds
and a general fraud order has been is
sued against them. These concerns.
however Immediately change their
Names begin business anew and take
over all contracts made under the for
mer management.
These enterprises are in operation
all over the country. Their ramif1ca-
tions extend to the humblest hamlets.
The victims are said to number hun
dreds Of thousands. Those who are
paid are paid from funds contributed
by others and subscribers are victimiz-
ed by wholesale in the end.