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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

Deaf people cheerful and comfortable, because
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without stranng. 1t is the straining that puts such
queer, anxious look on the face of deaf person.
Wilson'S Ear Drums make all the sound strike
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drum that carries sound to the hearing Nerves
When we make the drum vibrate ten times as much
we make the sound ten times as loud and ten times
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noises in the head, raw and running ears, broken
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A sensible book, about Deafness, tells how they
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
Listening Machines
for the Deaf
Sound Magnifiers Invented
by a Kentuckian.
Invisible, When Worn, but Act
Like Eyeglasses.

Ever see pair of Listening Machines2
They are soft in the ears one can't tell they
are wearing them.
And, no one else can tell either, because they
are out OF sight when worn. Wilson Ear Drums are
to weak hearing what spectacles are to weak sight.
Because, they sound -magnifiers Just as
glasses are sight magnif1ers.
They rest the Ear Nerves by taking the strain off
them-the strain of trying to hear dim sounds. They
can be put into the care, taken out in minute
Just comfortably spectacles be put and off,
And. they can be worn for weeks at q time be-
cause they are ventilated, and SO soft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
Ole MAID FROM KINSALE
By Eugene Ceary

At Queenstown the ship put her into motion,
An batthered the like threshn' machine;
Before u.s. the long an complae sthretch iv ocean,
Behind the mountains iv Kerry, all green.
An cryin an sobbin filled up every minute
The evenin' died wild a sorrowful wall
Except for colleen, who sang like a innet-
sweet little maid from the v Kinsae
Mid the young an the ovid, that lonely an alin,
She SKINNED like a butterfly all the day long,
An made EN- completely forget they sain
Away DER the say from ovid Ireland an wrong
Wherever she whit there sunshine around her
That dhried up the teardhrops cheeks that pae
Not that but in merriment found her
The sweet little maid from the Kinsa1e.
The wondher how she could thrip it lightly
While others silently mopn' about;
An how could her laughn blue eyes shine brightly?
But OIL when we landed, the
A handsome gossoon up an joyfuly faced her.
Says she: All, then, Terry knew yed not fail"
An it made my mouth wather the way he embraced her
The sweet little maid from the iv Knsa1e.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

In the ear holes they are not
felt even when the head rests
on the pillow. They also pro-
tect any raw inner parts of
the ear from wind, or cold,
dust, or sudden and piercing
sounds.
4 4 4
The principal of these
little telephones is.tomake 1t
as practical for a deaf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

person to hear
weak sounds as
spectacles make
1t easy to read
fine print. And,
the longer one
wears them the
better his hear
ing grows, be-
cause they rest
up and strength
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
+ O RC E OF III A BIT

By F. p. Pitzer
Now will unfold a
That happened just twenty years hence
When high between here and the sky
With flying machines it dense.
Ones with high and low ones,
Their clumsy wings Tapping aloud,
Some flying standing, leaving landing
Some empty, holding a crowd
When suddenly day IA Monday Sunday
A big flying passenger-car
Quite forcby an immense flying truck
And gave terrible jar.
Then the trucknan forsooth in language uncouth
lust they down IN the ground,
The upbraided belitt1ed, degraded
While machines flew around.
And then the conductor growed back at the truckor
And told him he'd right to slumber, -
Then the ruckman right there forgot twas in mid-air
And jumped off take the number.
IL .-isI-
When you're msbehaving and with choer raving
Always calmly, whatever betdes,
Because you read, sir by losing your head sir,
You might lose your body besides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

Senator James X. Jones, Hope, Ark. Z. +. Free
man, Milwaukee, Wis; Charles =. Taylor, Utica, N
Y; Father Vattman, Fort Sheridan, Ill j. E. Hardy,
Atwood Bldg, Chicago, Ill; A. j. krug, 59o W. SD
SEND FOR MY FREE BOOK explaining my
treatment, and in which testimonial letters from the
above named persons and many others appear.
There is positively no excuse for nine tenths of the
deaths from Bghts Disease Diabetes and Heart Diseases
To my personal knowledge many valuable lives need
essy sacrificed every year because the attending physician
obstnate refuses heed the plain teachings OF experience
have never seen of Brghts Disease, Diabetes,
properly treated by any other method
than mine. | have so far advanced
my would give prompt and great relief,
and few and far between which will
completely and permanently
After exclusive practice of twenty years. have
determined make my treatment public and widely
tended possible. give treatment just effectively
by mail a dstan in my Office. make charge
for advice by mail, and my fee is moderate
R. c. FISHER, Md,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24
THE RADICAL
SCIENTIFIC
TREATMENT OF
KIDNEY AND
HEART DISEASES

you or any of your friends
are suffering from these dis
eases, wish you would
write to any of the following
l have cured, or if the case
is urgent, write direct to me:
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en- the ear nerves. To rest a
weak ear from straining is 4
like resting a strained wrist j
from working.
Wilson's Ear Drums rest the Ear
Nerves by making the sounds louder,
SO it is easy to understand without
irving and strajDinp They mako
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-28

rious shades of white and in the deli
cate flower tones. Velvet will also be
seen again, but only in the Simplest
qualities, and in rare dim, green, mauve,
gray, blue and black, 1t will shape toll
cites of a very picturesque quality.
Black is likely to be much seen and,
since color and white have for seasons
been SO much to the front, dressmakers
predict for all black costumes quite an
extended vogue.
The slightly decolIette evening gown
which is accompanied by hat will
also be worn, and if the growing short
ness of sleeves is an indication of fu
ture prospect, one may expect at no
very distant period some degree of dec
Olletage for all evening gowns. Even
the majority of the high ones are only
so in name, for guimpes are almost en-
tirely transparent, the hlm OF chlnon
which backs the beautiful laces never
affording much sOlidity.
The ensemble of all of these outdoor
evening gowns is one of extreme CO.
ouetry. The short fusSy sleeves and
of bodices give all the smart frocks
quite a party air, while the present
limp fall of skirts adds a notch every
time to grace.
Evening hats will be rich in coloring
and splendid with ostrich feathers,
while thin silks and velvets will be en-
ployed to produce many novel effects.
Several bewildering hats seen depend
ed, in fact, entirely upon the manner
in which yard materials were Shirred
and tucked with their dashing air. One
hat of marked picturesqueness# Of
gray white felt, with deep shlrred
f1ounce of black velvet forming the un-
der trimming at the back. The shape
also turned smartly UP at the left
front and against this lift were placed
two huge round buckles of the shirred
velvet. the stem of a wide black ostrich
feather holding the two, and the plume
itself dancing in the air.
More than gorgeousness of trimming
is this subtle hand manipulation of
stuffs observed with fine headgear, so
that a hat OVercrOWded with the usual
millinery gewgaws is at discount be-
side such sorts. Upon white 1eItS many
shades of pale pink and rose velvet are
employed with beautiful effect and if
several shades are used upon one hat
the feath ers may likewise be ombred-
The summer trick of a lace or chif-
fon drop at the back is also carried
over in some scattered instances. these
huttering tails providing a very soften
ing quality, to shapes which might
otherwise seem too small and angular.
But for the matter of that the heavy
underdecking of all hats continues to
be the point invariably most in evil
dence.
In direct contrast to the elaborate
quality of outdoor evening wear, some
I of the little dinner and dance frocks
are of a surprising simplicity Many
very modest textures are also used for
these, quantities of the little patterned
/ silks and lowered muslins employed
being of quite an inexpensive sort. and
: ribbon and silk velvets shaping trim
mings in many pretty forms. A point
with quite the newest gowns is that the
/ sleeves are very nearly If not entirely
elbow length, and this cut, with the
/ long gloves worn, has a special girlish-
IN fact, the look the modern wo-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-28

But it didn't AS he held the bottle
up to the light a picture of a skull
and crossbones greeted his eyes, and
across the label ran the word "Laud-
anum." Mrs. Bowser heard a whoop
and a rush. and the next minute MI
Bowser dashed into the room with the
cat at his heels
what on earth is it?" she asked as
he began to gather up and pull on his
sock and shoes.
1--we taken observation-disclosures 20
he gasped as his teeth chartered and
his ewes bulged out
Then go at once to the drug store
for a remedy. How careless of you'll
here is your vest. Here's your coat
If you have taken laudanum, you must
throw it off at once and then drink a
lot of strong coffee"
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rupted that feeling until he was in bed
and sleep stealing over him and Mrs.
Bowser said:
I hope you made no mistake about
that bottle.
How could I make mistaken" he
asked in a dreamy way.
Easy enough. You are very absent
minded. Don't you remember once TAX
ing a tablespoonful of sewing machine
oil in place OF tonic?"
A doubt entered his mind and he sat
up. Two more doubts followed the first
and he got out of bed.
What is it?" asked Mrs. Bowser.
I've got to go down and see about
that internal old bottle 1 know it isn't
possible that I got hold of the wrong
stuff. but you've had to mix in and
make me wonder about it. I can almost
imagine 1 feel a strange taste in my
mouth"
He growled to himself as he pulled
on his trousers and started downstairs.
The chest was on the stand where he
had left It, and as he lighted the gas
the cat rolled off the lounge and stared
at him in surprise.
1T was the right bottle, of course, -
he unused. "and what a fool was to
hop out of bed and tTot down here
Here the blamed thing is, and if it
doesn't say cough siruD on the label
then I'm a.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-28
Edith Wharton, Author OF ''The House
of Mirth."

The AtChisOn Globe has lately discov-
cred that the modern novel has a hero
inc with a past and a noble hero who
fOrgives all and reforms her. The Globe
cites, in evidence, Lady Roses Daugh-
Ter, The Marriage of William Ashe and
Mrs. katharine Cecil Thurston's The
Gambler. The House of Mirth is some
what on the same line. Lily Bart, the
heroine, is a cold, calculating, scheming
beauty, bent upon marrying a rich man
and queening it in the smart set of New
Y ork where she has been on account of
her poverty q mere dependent upon the
bounty Of her wealthy friends. Law
renee SeIden, the hero, is a man in the
same set and for the life Of me I can't
see where he is so much better but the
reader is made to feel throughout that
he is Of finer fiber, and nObler purpose,
sOmeway, and that it is all Lily's fault
that his love does not reclaim her But
as 4 matter Of fact Selden deserts Lily
at a critical moment. After having de-
clared his love and made an appoint
ment with her which she naturally ex-
poets to lead to a proposal SeIden hears
some stories about her and in vulgar
parlance has an attack of the trapped
foot and runs away. After that there
is nothing for Lily to do but follow her
obvious destiny to the bitter end.
There is another respect, not noted
Dy the ALCmSOu GElODe, IN winch the
modern novel differs from the old-fash-
toned kind: the heorines are older. In
the days Of Godey's Lady's Book flc-
ton no heroine was over twenty. Lily
Bart is tWenty-nine at her introduction
in the first chapter OF the House of
Mirth.
She is a prize beauty. reigning
belle in a smart New York set but an
orphan and practically penniless. Al
though affiliated by ties of blood or
marriage to many Of the wealthiest
families in New York she leads a pre-
earious existence with rich aunt who
gives her an occasional handsome pres
ent but no regular allowance fits
around from one house party or yacht
ing cruise to another. wears her rich
friends made over clothes and pays for
their hospitality and generosity by dis
tracing the attention of their husbands
while they carry on their firtations.
Miss Bart doesn't thoroughly enjoy her
role but it IS the one she has been
brought up to and she doesn't know
any way out of it except through a
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trying to kick my door it?"
Twelve taken poisoni" replied
Mr. Bowser, as he staggered in and sat
down.
ooh, you have! Couldn't upset
things any other way, and so you took
poisonl What was it?"
"Laudanumi II made mistake.
thought I was taking cough syrup.
Don't delay, or I'm a dead man!''
Probably grabbed up a bottle in the
dark and guzzled away. That's the
way with most men. III give you a
strong emetic, but I'm afraid it's going
to be a close shave
The idea, OF course. was to get the
patient to throw the laudanum off his
stomach, and for the next half hour
Mr.. Bowser was dosed after heroic
measures. The druggist finally an
nounced that the moment of peril had
passed, but sent him home to drink a
! quart of strong coffee, and advised him
to walk uD and down for a couple Of
hours. Mrs. Bowser had the coffee
ready, and it was almost a human wreck
she gazed at as he entered the house.
She hadn't the heart to reproach him
for his carelessness. and when he had
disposed of his coffee she helped him
| find his hat and saw him out on the
street. He hadn't paced the length Of
a block before he fell in with a tramp
who was looking Cor lodgings in some
| doorway, ana WHO WIS soon INFORMED
/ of what had happened. He was q rough
looking man. but he had a kind heart.
and he took Mr.. Bowser's arm and
said:
"AI right, Gully. see how It is Tired
with the turmoil of life, You started out
to commit suicide, but thought better
of it after swallowing a dose. Just my
case, exactly. I've tried it six different
| times. Easy now. old rosebud! Lean
on me, and we'll walk up and down and
- the eyes of the world in general to-
gether"
-way-g'way from mel" Mr.. Bow
/ ser got up the strength to exclaim.
Never, my conscience stricken
/ friend. I shall walk with you, and as
we promenade you can pour your tale
of sorrow into my ear and be sure of
my sympathy"
They had been walking for an hour.
and Mrs. Bowser had been dividing her
! time between making more coffee in
I the kitchen and looking out of the front
door when the thought struck her to
take a look at the bottles. There was
the cough syrup and there was the
laudanum, but the latter bottle had no
contents. In fact. it was as dry as a
bone. AS there had been nothing in it
20 drink. Mr.. BoWser could have made
not mistake. She ran out at once to
1 inform him of the fact The tramp was
still solicitously leading him UP and
down. and encouraging him to live on.
Mr.. Bowser heard the news, took mo-
unent to digest it. and with wild
whoop of exultation he slammed the old
tramp up against a shade tree, picked
up the cat, which had followed Mrs
+ PoWSer. and made run for the house
She followed him, and as the door was
closed behind her and several other
whoops came to his ears. the kind
hearted tourist leaned over the gate and
muttered:
'TWhy. I was about to strike the old
coon for quarter. and here he's gone
and got over it. and given me the cold
throwdownl Hang man who don't
know when he's got a good thing!"-
Copyright, 1905, by Mcclure, Phillips
& COD
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do you-you think I'm a dead
man ?" he stammered as he got into
his coat.
Don't stop to ask q single question.
but fly for your life. and I'll go down
and get the coffee ready
II can't make out how come to
get the wrong bottle
Don't try to make it out. Don't
wait here a minute longer"
''But you see he began when she
stairs.
You'll come to the drug store with
me-" he called after her
Hurry, Mr.. BoWser+hurrvl''
"But what shall I tell them? The
the minute I tell him I've taken lauda-
mum for cough syrup he's going to call
me a fool and say that I ought to die
Won't you come along and
But Mrs. BOWser had passed beyOnd
hearing, and after uttering three or
four groans of despair, Mr. Bowser
hustled downstairs and out of the
house. It was haIf-past 10 O'Clock. He
hadn't waited to tie his shoes, put on a
collar or button his coat or vest AS
he went up the street at a gaIlop sew
eral people asked him where the fire
was, and policeman jumped out from
behind a tree and tried to head him
off. The drug store had Just closed,
but he set the bell to ringing and ac-
companied it with kicks on the door,
and after seven or eight minutes the
druggist appeared and Indignantly de-
manded:
| What in thunder do you mean by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-28

man aspires to is essentially youthful
the restrained quality of the best
made gowns accomplishing this, as
well as the slimness Madame must
acquire to appear well dressed. Three
pretty little evening gowns display the
prevailing simplicities, in modish
autumn and winter maLerIais.
A very girlish dress of pink en-
broidered mousseline is effectively
decked with plain pink taffeta ribbon,
put on the bodice in suspenders and
upon the skirt in long pieces finished
with bows
The second gown is of white chiffon
taffeta with French lace and imperial
blue velvet, and the third costume is
a box robe frock of spangled and en-
brOidered white net. Green chiffon
taffeta shapes the high belt of this, the
same color appearing in the embroid-
cries upon the skirt.
Gloves in suede to match the color
of the gown will continue point
for winter evening dress. The enorm-
Gus length of some of the new gloves
also indicates the excessive decolletage
which some of the bOdices viii show,
for number of the opera and BAH
gowns will barely be held upon the
shoulders with the narrowest wisps of
trimming.
spangles and gilt embroideries win
be employed upon the more elaborate
evening CONNECTIONS, whose traceries
I
marvelously beautiful gown seen. how
ever, was of great simplicity, pearl
white tulle run with a gilt thread be-
ing the material used. The skirt
which trained slightly was made with
an enormously deep hem, above which
went fifteen rows of the delicate gilt
threading. A little ruche hemmed
with the gilt trimmed the neck OF the
tiny little baby body, which was held
over each shoulder by three bands OF
oiIf braid. tha deem skeleton erfr6Ie
was also gilt braid, and gilt slippers
and a wreath of gilt wheat ears were
matchless accessories.
The opera and tn eater evening wraps
the smart world is considering are OF
exaggerated lOoseness, and fancy capes,
much more to the fore than coats The
coat models likewise strive for as much
/ width as possible. the Empire models
showing very wide skirts, which may
be decked almost as deliberately as
dress skirts. With lace. satin and vel
/ vet and cloth in white and pale tones,
ermine and white fox fur is used IN
limited quantities, generally in the
form of a collar, or stole and in cum
/ bands
one wonderful wrap Of bandana gel
] low satin, shirred at the shoulders and
at the bottoms of the wide sleeves, had
a fichu drapery and undersIeeVes OF
white spangled net.
Plain cloth in rich pinks, grays.
+ green's. azure and all the shades OF
white is a popular texture the newer
( clothes showing a little suggestion Of
woolliness.
The satin smooth ones, however, are
still in great demand. and one very
inexpensive revival for this IS the old
fashioned pinking for new edges
1.-THE new pinkiug. however, writes
a French correspondent, lis all points
i-'saW's teeth, as the sewing folk
themselves put the sort used.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-28
BoWsER's BOTTLES.
He Gets Hold of the Wrong one, but
Comes Out All Right.

The evening had been a pleasant one
with the Bowsers, but just as they were
ready to 90 to bed Mr.. Bowser felt a
touch Of sore throat and announced:
Il got my feet wet yesterday and
probably took cold. think I'll take a
pretty big dose of that cough syrup of
mine and head it off. I suppose it's in
the medicine chest on the shelf"
Yes, saw it there the other day
replied Mrs. Bowser, but you've got so
many bottles there that you must be
careful Better bring it upstairs when
you have found it"
When she had gone upstairs. Mr..
Bowser brought the chest down from
the top shelf Of the closet and looked it
over. Tt was not leng before he lighted
on the celebrated Cure A Cold In Ten
Seconds recommended to him six
months before b. a travelling doctor
and put up by his family druggist, and
elevating the bottle, he took a hearty
swig o. the contents. He carried up
stairs with him a pleasant feeling that
his cold had been knocked into the
middle Of last week and nothing inter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-28

Women who enjoy the luxury Of grief
ever the sorrows of the herOines Of hc-
ton are having such cry on account
OF Edith Wharton's latest novel, The
House Of Mirth, as they have not en-
5oyed since J. NJ. Barrie sentenced
Tommy to be hanged from an iron
picket fence and broke the heart Of
GrizeL The House Of Mirth has been
running in Scribner's for 10, these many
months, keeping many readers in a state
Of nervous tension dangerous to their
health and now it is out in book form
and the women will soon be standing
in line at the library windows for it.
Tt is the sort of story that women like
and men. as a rule. detest.