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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

Dominioau ReSoiutiouists Win Battle
Cape Haytien, May 27.-A serious
battle was fought yesterday between
the Dominican troops and the revolu-
tionists at Esperanto, on the road
from Monte Cristi to Santiago. near
Mao. The revolutiorists were VIC
torious. Many were killed or wounded
on both sides Gen. Raoul Cabrera,
minister Of war, who commanded the
government troops. was killed and his
body was taken TO Navaretta. The
revolutionists are before Navarette,
where another battle will be fought.
The government troops are waiting for
achievements.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

Kansas City. Mo-. May 26.-While
suffering from delirium J. J. Hosley
tried last night to brain his wife and
Miss Alice Mundy with q chair in hia
home at SIC East Seventeenth street
He chased them out Of the room. Al
the head Of the stairs be stumbled and
fell headlong, landing 20 feet below
with q broken neck. He died almost
instantly.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

Leavenworth. Kan. Nay N-Ihe
State Pharmaceutical association
wound up its three days session here
yesterday. The following oficers we're
elected: President. John 7. Moore, Of
Lawrence; secretary. A. E. Topping, Of
Overlook; treasurer. W. s. Henrion.
Of wichita The merit meeting viii Be-
at Eureka lake. Manhattan, Kan
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Washington. May 2T.-Presideni
Samuel Gompers, Of the American
Federation Of Labor. called By appoint
ment At the white house last night
and discussed with the president q
number Of matters Affecting labor IN
IL social and. economic aGpectA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

Boston, May 26.-Leut Cen Nelson
A. Miles was the principal speaker at
the annual dinner Of the kassaehu-
sets Reform club at Young's hotel
last night He advocated emphatic&ily
Independence for the Filipinos and
reciprocity with Canada
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

For sale, two fresh mich cows. s.
e EshslmAn, 2 miles north Belle
Springs Creamery. l.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

-Four persons were Frustrated BY the
heat In New York yesterday.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

0ROF. LARSON and his assistant, Prof W. F. Wells,
will be compelled to devote several weeks to compe
ing the courses of the very large number patients who are
now taking treatment this place. and the number that can
be handled conveniently has almost been reached New
patients will therefore be accepted on but two
more trips-Monday and Tuesday, June
and 7, and June Is and Ia, as the number which
Prof Larson desired to treat in this locality for the purpose
of demonstrating his power chronic disease will have
been reached by that time.
Prof. Larson Cures-That has been demonstrated
patients cured right here in Abilene and all over Dickinson
county
Prof. Larson's Cures Are Permanent
has been shown by the testimony of patients Mcpherson
and Saline counties who took treatments year ago. and by
patients in Illinois who were cured several years ago.
Prof Larson Might Cure You-But you must
give him chance by putting yourself in his care.
OFFICE HOURS: Monday Monday a: m: to- P. M
At u. P. Hotel, Abilene, Kas.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

London, May H.-No authoritative
confirmation of the capture of Kin
Chou by the Japanese has yet been re-
ceived from any quarter. circumstan-
tial accounts of the storming and cap
ture Of Kin-Chou, identical with re-
ports received by the Central News
from Toxic, are sent by the Shanghai
correspondents of the Standard and
Daily Telegraph.
The Morning Posts Toxic CORE
spondent says that the Japanese occu-
pied Kin-Chou Thursday afternoon
and are advancing TO attack the Rus
SLAMS occupying the heights south Of
the town.
The Standards Toxic correspondent,
cabling at $3.50 O'Clock last night says:
1T is reported that the japanese have
occupied Kin-Chou. Onicial conhrma-
ton Of the rumor Il expected hourly"
The Toxic correspondent Of the Daily
Chronicle under date Of May IS sends
the following: The japanese have
already constructed 90 miles Of light
railway for the transportation Of siegs
guns toward Port Arthur. Around
Kn-Chou the japanese have been
nghting stnhborniy Tor. ths past siEht
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Chefoo, May ga junk which left
Dalny on the night of the 23d and ar
rived yesterday reports that the jap
anese army reached Sansuripo, north
Of Dalny, that the Russians offered
stubborn resistance and that a battle
was fought at noon on the 22d, the
result Of which has not been learned.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-06-02

Toxic, May 31.-Gen. Oku, In COM
mand Of the Japanese forces operating
against Port Arthur, reports that the
Russians have abandoned Chen-Ko-
Chen-Pau, Huang-shan and Liu-shu-
Tun. No Russians have been seen
east of Chen-Ko- Chen-Pau.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-27

| WRITTEN o THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
One of the most interesting aspects Of
modern sociology, and one to which,
strange to say. seems to have entirely es-
capped the professional students of society
In their researches anent race suicide, is
the adopted child.
Time was when the adopted child was
with Americans a peculiarly national in
stitution.
To take into ones own family an alien
child, perhaps Of ignoble. often of shame
full. birth; to legally endow the alien with
a right to the family name and to estab-
lish its claims OF heritage in the family
fortune. share and share alike with the
children of the blood. this was, indeed, an
enigma to the most philauthropic En-
glishman, or Frenchman, or German. and
no wonder they shook their heads over It.
Twenty-Five years ago there was scarce
~ a hamlet In the United States. hardly
any circle or community of 800 people to
be found anywhere, that did not have at
least one adopted child.
To-day one rarely hears Of an adoption
and one never meets face to face with one
of the adopted.
The question naturally arises, Why?
Have Americans become less philanthropy
&c? Has the experience OF the past not
been an inducement to future repetition?
Have the principles of heredity been
too strong to be counteracted by subse-
quent training and environment? In
short, has the adopted child brought grief
and disgrace to his benefactors?
The answer is, Mono in every instance.
There are more children now adopted in
the United States every year than ever
before.
With a certain small percentage Of ex-
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lungs with pure air and very often the
lungs need It badly.
They are cramped and are not allowed
the freedom which IS necessary for health
and beauty.
When deep breathing is painful. as often
happens, then there is some trouble. It
may be organic trouble or it may be mere
~ a muscular difficulty. In either case it
should be treated. A long, deep breath
will cause coughing if the lungs are not
strong. Or it Will give one a sharp pain
in the side. Again. a long. deep breath
brings on a "crick'' in the back. or there
are pains in the ribs showing muscular
rheumatism.
For organic diseases the services of sre>
~clalists are required. and there is no need
of trying to effect a cure by physical cul-
ture alone.
There have been cases where lung trou~
bles have been cured by living in the open
cir and by exercises. But it is dangerous
for the amateur to decide upon this mat
ter.
But for muscular difficulties and for
nervous witches and for cricks and
stitches deep breathing is a cure. II it is
painful to take a deep breath then try a
hot bath after the exercises. After the hot
bath rub a little skin food into the skin,
massaginE the ribs and the lungs.
There are kin foods which are very
healing not only to the skin but to the
muscles. They feed the tissues. Pure
glycerin and Ianolin mixed in equal parts
makes a good massage lotion for those
who can use glycerin.
A cheaper kin food is white v~aseline
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home five years ago, And during these
few years of its existence 1000 babies have
been cared for, out of which number lo5
have appealed to as many mother hearts,
or have been placed as it IS called.
Among those tina have adopted these
babies are persons who came to the horae
with that object in view. while others
were merely visitors who had no notion
whatever of adopting a child. Then after
being drawn to the place again and again
hv some particular infant that appealed TO
them specially. they became so attached
TO It that finally this ended in adoption.
And so happy are these new mothers in
possessing what they consider wonderful
treasures that they take every precaution
to prevent the real mother ever learning
the whereabouts OF the children should
they ever care to do so In the years to
come.
In her home at No. i011 West Pine
street Mrs. shedd has over 100 babies
pictures. sent her by proud foster parents
who think that never before were there
such pretty babies as these. Most Of them
send these pictures with the understand
ing that they are never to be exposed TO
public view, while man. others are too
jealous of their babies to risk sending
their pictures. fearing the real parents
might get to see the pictures and want 20
claim the children.
WHEN 4 CHILD is FORFEITED.
Sometimes parents who. under great
stress of circumstances, were glad enough
to give their children AWAY will want
them back again when conditions are such
that they can care for them. But. accord
ing to the laws of Missouri. an abandon
ment of two years forfeits all rights to a
child.
An instance of this Is shown in the case
of a poor widower, who. having a number
of motherless children left on his hands,
was compelled to part with the baby.
circumstances and married again. he came
to the home to get his child and take it
home with him.
Just three days before the child had
been axe away from the home for
adoption. Every endeavor was made by
the father to get his child. but the foster
parents would not give. 1t up, declaring
that they would leave the city first.
Some mothers have a harder time giving
up their children than do others. A Ger
man woman who was compelled to give
I'D a pair of twins cried over them at
parting as If her heart would break, and
then. when Mrs. Shedd took them out to
her home because of their delicate condi-
ton and offered to pay the woman well
if she would come there and nurse them
for a number of months. the woman re-
fused. saying that if she did this it would
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FOLLY OF LONG ENGAGEMENTS. S e: : =" Geo. $: :s:::: Homes e;

living out OF a mans heart so much as
the fear of grinding poverty. And Whit
does poverty mean? It implies going
without certain things which are absolute
necessities of existence, and to the en-
gagged man marriage soon becomes one of
the absolute necessities.
In two or three years the hero of the
story may find that marriage is as far
off as ever, and the question may arise.
however loyal and true to the heroine
he may be. Have 1 not been unw!se:
Have I not made a mistaken" Once
such a question as this comes into a
mans mind, he is on the high road to the
termination Of the love story.
What. then, is the practical outcome OF
all this? Surely It is that every man
should come to the strong determination
to make the home first before he asks any
girl to enter it. He ought not to reverse
the process. and say to the girl. viii you
share my home if l ever have one to oiIer
your
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be impossible for her ever to part from
them. These twins died.
For months at a time Mrs. Shedd{s
home is almost as much of a babies ho1ne
as the institution itself. as. in her soiici-
tude for the welfare of special ailing ba-
bles. and also TO separate them from the
| others when their ailments are contagious,
she will have in her home as fnany as
| seven babies at a time. besides the three
children she has adopted. as her Swn.
However. there are quite a number OF
| babies left at the Babies Home bn Law
ton avenue. In the infants wa5d are at
present six cribs. each one occupied by
three babies. laid crosswise INF a row.:
though sometimes they squirm jdto a puz-
zling mix and have to be st-aigirtened out
with care. When the writer Of this article
first entered the ward. all the infants were
Juggling ava at their bottles as If en-
gagged in a lively race to see which one
would get through first.
One after another lost connection with
its meal or made a finish of it, and then
the cribs appeared to be all mouths and
noise. resembling. most comically, nests
Of young birds waiting. in bird-like impa-
thence. for the mOther-bird's return with
the expected food.
LITTLE owl BIRD"
But there was one baby that had no
! part in this scene, and that was. owl
Bird as the nurses call him-a bright,
brown-eyed little fellow of seven months.
who seemed to be above milk bottles
He was lying in the f~avorite position
with good-natured babies-on his stomach,
his head and shoulders half raised. con-
templating. with a wise look beyond his
months. the noise and the cavernous
depths yawning around him.
"Owl Bird" was two weeks old when he
came to the home. His mother brought
him there In a private carriage. and. when
driving away, declared that she never
cared TO see him again He wasn't very
prepOssessing in appearance at that time.
and, so hopeless seemed his condition. that
no one thought he could live. But he was
in consequence Of which he has grown to
be a fine boy and a general favorite.
The Mothers and Babies Home is the
only undenominationaI babies home in
the city that will accept other babies than
foundlings as charges.
1t is also for the benefit of those fathers
or mothers who are not able to provide
a suitable home for their children, yet are
able to pay a nominal monthly fee for
their care and board.
More than five hundred women have
been assisted in various ways by this in
S%titution in the last five years.
An entertainment for the benefit Of the
home and hospital is to be given April Z
at Central Y. IL c. A Hall -
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WRITTEN FOB THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
The question Of a long engagement is
one which & almost certain to arise In
the Life Of every man and every girl.
It scsts so little to become engaged A
man needs a very small balance at his
bankars to enable him to buy an engase-
ment ring
Il Is an undoubted fact, hard though
the statement may appear. that q girl
who is engaged does not usually have
such q good time as a girl who Is quite
free.
The girls faith In the man TO whom she
Is engaged may be unbounded. but after
z time she VIII be conscious Of q feeling.
which perhaps she viii not admit even
to herself. that the other men whom she
knows have been able to marry b girls
of their choice. while her fiance has failed
TO make a position in h world which
would warrant him TO give her a home.
There IS nothing thai takes the joy or
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-03-27
PEACOCK FEATHER NO LONGER
AN OMEN OF ILL LUCK,

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Many persons believe that the peacock
feather is an emblem of I'll luck as potent
as the unfortunate number Is. The pub
fishers Of a w~ell-known magazine were
forcibiy reminded OF this when they Is
sued their holiday number with an elab-
crate peacock design on the cover,
The magazine found no sale On the news
stands. and the publishers were actually
obliged TO recall the Issue and provide a
new decoration.
Whether It would be possible to make
Is popular is hard to tell. Perhaps 1t
might be lone IL fashion should take It In
hand as she has the peacock feather de-
rien. The c~olorings are rich n dark
toned, and are used for hats. gowns and
ribbons in every variety Of style.
Lady Curzon. yicereine of India. is sure
H not prejudiced against the peacock
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Unusual Ornament Adds
a Charming Touch to Hat
or Jacket.

feather. for she has an entire gown made
of applied peacock eyes. it is like a
masnihcently embroidered velvet and mar
velous in coIoring.
Stunning buttons are seen made to imi-
tate the peacock eye. hey seem to have
been designed purposely for the green and
blue changeable taffeta walking suits.
The peacock design appears also in belt
buckles, hatpins, brooches and set in long
chains, with a charm of a single eye in
closed in glass, supposed to be as lucky
as the four-leaf clover. One unique de-
sign. seen at the opera, was a comb for
the back hair, of French gray silver. A
peacock feather, exquisitely carved, turned
over the top. and the EYE" was a combi-
nation of Oriental stones in richest green's
and blues.
A few unusual ornaments like this in a
woman's Jewel box d charming touch
to the tiresome sameness of fashion.
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space. The rooms are not cluttcred up.
POOR SLEEPING QUARTERS.
Very frequently it happens that the
room of a young girl, Just the girl who
should nave plenty of air, is crowded with
trifes. Baskets and what-not hang from
the walls, there are photos galore. there
are ~hangings laden with germs and on
chairs and every available spot there are
tied bows of ribbon. The result is that
the air Is always full of dust and the girl
sleeps in n poor atmosphere and wakcns
with a tired feeling in her head and PIN
pies on her face.
Now 20 get the best results. sleeping or
waking, have good clear pure air and learn
TO breathe deeply.
To breathe deeply study the art of filling
vour lungs with fresh air full. Stand
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WRITTEN FoR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Our chief aim in life says Emerson
rs somebody who shall make US do what
we car. This is the service of a friend.
With him we are easily great. There IS a
sublime attraction in him TO whatever
virtue there is In US.
How he filings wide opel the door OF
existence, What questions We ask Of him!
What an understanding we have! How
few words are needed! II is the only real
society. A real friend doubles my posi-
biIities. adds his strength to mine, and
makes a well-nigh irresistible force pos
sible to me-"
The example or encouragement OF a
friend has proved the t~urning-potnt In
many a life. How many duh boys and
girls have been saved from failure and
~unhappiness by discerning teachers or
friends who saw in them possibilities that
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WOMEN WHO SAVE FORTUNES
FROM MODERATE Salaries.

WRITTEN FOB THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Vel. II she were not 30 chic. should
say she was a m~illiorairess,' remarked a
customer to a fashionable furrier. as q
trinity gowned young woman left tho store
after ~noncha1ant1y ordering a SIS set Of
furs.
"she probably spends more money than
II she vere.' replied the furrier. "she is
a stenographer.
There are three clases Of women nova
days" he continued. the rich. the poor
and the stenographers. You can't call the
latter rich. since they work for their iv-
ing. and you can't call them poor when
they earn from so to $50 a week. live at
home. as many of them do. and lave no
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ticing deep breathing. Stand erect with
both heels together. Place one hand upon
YOUR chest and the other rand upon the
middle of your back. Take a long, deep
breath.
Stand erect with both heels together and
place both hands low upon your chest.
Draw ten long. deep breaths.
The second position is this. Stand erect
with both hands upon your hips, throw
hack your shoulders and take ten long,
deep breaths. Begin at the beginning and
try deep breathing over again. going
through with the three positions, one after
the other, breathing deeply all the while.
WHEN DEEP BREATHING HURTS.
For a tired-oUt feeling breathe deeply
aud you will feel refreshed. 1t fills the
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erect. Place your hands upon your hips,
throw back your shoulders and breathe.
The process is called abdominal breathing.
and is taught in all the ~EymuasiGms.
In walking be sure to practice deep
breathing. Draw in a long, deep breath.
Exhale slowly while you walk. You can
walk four or five steps while you are ex-
haling. and four or five steps more while
you are drawing in you breath. Practice
this and it viii become second nature to
you.
Practice deep breathing every day.
Loosen your clothing. stand erect, throw
back your shoulders and inhaie a full deep
breath. Try TO take ten deep breaths or
long breaths as they are called.
Here are the three positions for prac-
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Z Frugal Stenographers Live at
Home, Accumulate a Bank
Account and Buy Real Estate.

one to spend their money on but them
selves.
They p~atronize the best tailors, buy
their hats Of French miliiners. and often
buy diamonds from fashionable jewelers.
that is, when they are young and hand
some. When they are no longer young, or
IL the have never been handsome. h
are frugal and accumulate a bank account
or buy real estate.
ct know a young woman who has been
in business ten years and owns two houses
in an excellent suburban locality. And
it was through no own-your-own-homc-
for-ten-dollars-a-month scheme, either.
She paid cash for property that was on
the outer edge OF nowhere, and now that
the city has grown up to it she has a
good prospect OF doubling her money.
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Specially the s~leeping-room, that cannot
be shaken out every day, or at least once
a week.
In the sieeping-rooms OF the 400 there is
an almost puritanical simplicity. The beds
are made of brass. the hangings are wash
able or are made of silk. which does not
collect dust or germs.
The floor is covered with thin rugs of fine
texture, hat can be hung out to air daily.
There are few pictures on the walls and no
knick-knacks. The room is kept az clean
and neat as daily airing. sweeping and
busting can make it s
The result Of sleeping in a room free of
small articles soon becomes apparent in
the health of the occupant.
The lungs breathe good air free from mi
crobes and there is plenty of breathing
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UNI E n T EDIEMno. Happiness and Success Largely
YHlUE Uf fhlENUO. Proportionate to Their Number.

no one else could see. and OF which they
were themselves unconsciousi
Those who appreciate US, who help to
build up instead of destroying our self
confidence, double our power of accom-
plishment. In their presence we feel
strong and equal TO almost any task that
may confront us.
A man should start out in life with the
determination never to sacrifice his friend-
ships. He must keep them alive or sacrt-
flee a part of his manhood and a part OF
his success. There must be a live wire
kept continually between him and them.
The friends thou hast and their adop-
ton tried, graphic them to thy soul with
hooks of STEEL and. as old friends ara
removed by death or other causes. do nos
fail to replace them. You cannot aferd
to narrow the circle of your friends. for
the measure of your success and appi-
ness. and your usefulness. will be largely
proportional 10 the number and quality
of your friends.
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action. thereby making the child. in the
eyes of the public, their very own.
The Mothers and Babies Home and
Hospital at Nos. &21-2S25 LAYTON avenue
was established by Mrs. o. C. She'd, who
started it with a few babies at the Chris
tiaa Orphans Home and also at her own