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The St. Louis Republic., 1905-10-08

fnNLY in the past few years have
~ styles been varied enough to per.
NIT the short woman to dress herself
in q way that robs her of any suspicion
I0f dumpiness.
The way she puts her clothes on has
Ialmost as much to do with the effect
she is striving for as the careful ch00s-
ing of everything she wears. Every.
thing that has q bit of bunchiness in
It's makeup should be passed by. no
matter how alluring it may be in its
loveIiness.
Her suits and dresses should be built
on long. straight lines. long skirt,
especially II to train little. adding
world Of dignity and grace by virtue
of its length of line.
Trimmings that run around skirt or
waist are to be avoided. unless they
are near the bottom of the skirt and
have other trimmings running down
from waist to hem to break the effect.
Instead of allowing belt or girdle to run
straight around the waist. it should Be
tilted down little in 'front.'
Berthas and big sleeves and any sort
of trimming: that tends to broaden the
figure should be got away from. Even
when very big sleeves were in fashion
there we're ways of adapting them to
suit different sorts of dress. and the
same rules can be followed to adapt
them to suit small figure.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-25
EDUCATIONAL CONGRESS.
An International Affair With King
as Sponsor.

Mons, Belgium, Sept. 25.-The IN
ternational congress called by the
Belgian government for the consider
alton of commercial and technical
educational, science and statistics,
political economy. custom tariffs, nav
igation. colonization, diplomatic and
consular service and, in general. a
means of promoting commerce and
civilization, was called to order here
today. King Leopold, who takes the
keenest interest in the purposes Of the
conference, attended the opening ses-
sion in person and delivered a brief
addrss in which he outlined the pro-
gram of the conference.
Every civilized country is represent
ed in the conference by special dele
gates appointed by the respective gov
ernments. There are also many dele
gates representing large, important
commercial and educational bodies in
all parts of the world and special rep
resentatives of many universities and
technical schools in all parts of the
world. Five cabinet ministers and the
presiding officers of the Belgian SEN
ate and house of representatives have
been appointed honorary presidents
There will be general sessions Of the
conference and also sectional meetings
under special chairmen.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-25
TEACHING KENTUCKY FARMERS
Itinerant School Which Teaches Spe
Cial Cultures.


Louisville. KY, Sept. 25.-The Ken
lucky Alfalfa and Corn special a spe-
cial train, which may be called an
itinerant school for farmers. started
from here this morning on tour
through this state in the best and
most scientific methods of raising al
falfa and corn. The train. which
was furnished by the Louisville. Hen
derson & st. Louis Railroad company,
consists of President Attila Cox's pri-
ate car, day coach. baggage car and
engine, and was decorated with
streamers, bearing the inscription,
Kentucky Alfalfa and Corn Special"
According to the program the train
will stop for 30 minutes at time at
various points along the line. At each
place where the train stops. lectures
will be delivered on the culture and
growing of alfalfa and corn and book
lets specially prepared on the subject
will be distributed among the farmers
attending the lectures. Joseph E.
Wing of Mechanicsburg. O../ Prof. p
Golden of Ames, Iowa, and Com
missioner Of Agriculture Hubert Vree-
land of Frankfort, KY, will be the
lecturers. The party on board will
also include II. G. Crenshaw. assistant
commissioner Of agriculture; X. r.
sitter, prominent stock raiser Mr..
Willis Wing and several others inter-
ested in the educational campaign.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-25

Detroit, Sept. 25.-Nearly 300 army
and navy surgeons, representing near
ly every civilized country, were in at
tendance when the 14th annual meet
ing of the Association of Military
Surgeons of the United States was
called to order at the Hotel Cadillac
today. General Walter Wyman, sur
geon general of the public health and
marine hospital service, the president
of the organization, opened the meet
ing and welcomed the foreign repre-
sentatives. Then he delivered his an
nual address, which contained inter
esting information concerning the
progress in military surgery made
during the year.
Among the foreign representatives
present at the meeting were Colonel
w. ]. r. Rainsford, C. E. l. r. A. NJ. C.
and Fleet Surgeon Lloyd Thomas. of
the British Royal navy, representing
the medical department of the British
admiralty; Don Joaquin Yela, of
Guatemala; Lieutenant Colonel Ale
jandro Rosa, of Mexico; Surgeon Gem
eral S. Suzuki, of Japan, and other
distinguished men of the profession,
representing France. Italy Austria,
Germany and Spain.
Surgeon General Suzuki was sur
geon in chief of Admiral Togo's COM
bined fleet from the beginning of the
war until after the battle with Ro-
jestvensky's fleet. He will read two
papers before the convention, based
upon his experiences during the Rus
so-Japanese war. Among the Amer
lean representatives who will contrib
ute valuable papers to the programs
of the convention are Major Albert H.
Briggs, surgeon of the national guard
of New York; Grigadier General Rob-
ert NJ. O'Reilly, surgeon general of
the United States army, and Rear
Admiral Presley NJ. Rixey. surgeon
general of the United States navy.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-25
Disclosing Public Health Matters.

Boston, Sept. 25.-The annual meet
ing Of the American Public Health as
sociation opened here today with q
large attendance. The health author
tiles Of every state of the Union are
represented. The meeting will last
four days and will be particularly in
teresting and important, as matters
of universal interest. like sanitation
the systematic fight against epidem-
les. yellow fever. quarantine regula-
tions, etc, will be discussed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-25
30OARMYSURGEONS
NEARLY EVERY CIVILIZED
COUNTRY is REPRESENTED.

Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the As
ISOLATION of Military Surgeons OF
the United States Is In Session
Among the Papers to Be Read VIII
BE One by the Surgeon-in-C Chief OF
Togo's Fleet-Every Phase OF De-
velopment OF Surgical Science and
Art Discussed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-25
Tho Makers Of Beer Meet.

Cincinnati. Sept. 25.--The United
States Brewmaster association opened
its annual session here today. 1t will
last three days and Is well attended.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-25

Eastern exhibitors have thus far
secured nearly all the awards at the
horse show at the Lewis and Clark
fair.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-09-25

PORTLAND, OREGON.
American plan, 90 per day and upvars
Headquarters for tourists and Commercial
travellers. Special rates made to famiiisu
and single gentlemen. The manager ent
will be pleased at all times to show rooms
and give prices. A modern Turkish batk
establishment In the hotel.
d. c. BOWERS. Manager
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
"reminiscences of the Past.

The old we'll discovered by iiueman
while planting a telephone pei, Mon
day was the subject OF discussion at
VI. H. Schram's last evening where
among other we'll informed people sew
eral old timers nightly drop in for
few minutes conversation. Oscar G.
Me.lin was present last night and he
added his testimony tn that of George
W. Miles which was printed in these
columns ye terday.
Oscar says that in 1S4S when the
Hediens House, then Union Hall, was
the leading hotel of the town. he was
a small boy aud set up ten pins on the
alley opposite the hotel on the lower
end of what is now the Court House
ground. That was fifty seven years
ago and Oscar says there was no well
on that spot then and lie never heard
of one. The well belonging to Il g ho-
tel was on the opposite side of the
building. 1t does not seem unlikely
that the we'll accidentally uncovered
Monday went out of use and WAS COW
cred up more than sixty years ago.
In recalling the past last evening
Mr.. Mellin drew some very graphic
pictures of Dsnvile's past, which seem
very Interesting to us of the present
day. While Oscar was setting up ten
pins the Mexican soldiers came home.
His companion in the bowling alley
was John Miller. The soldiers arrived
at Danvilla on several canal boats. On
that memorable day In the forenoon
the two boys were permitted to GO
down to the canal to see the soldiers
land. but In the afternoon they had to
set mp ten Plus William Henrie was
landlord OF Union Hall then aud Gelos.
Beecher was proprietor of the ten pir
alley.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
Ever Welcome.

The exhibitions given by the Lyman
H. Howe Moving Picture Company
are always a revelation to the vast
throng of people who wait for each
new program. There are so many un.
reliable moving picture shows going
around the country, that it is treat
to witness a truly reliable exhibition
given by skilled people with the most
advanced ideas in machinery and other
details, which can only be said Of Mr..
Howe's entertainment.
The exhibition will be given in the
Opera House on Saturday evening,
April go, and many incidents from new
fields are promised to make this pro-
gram better than ever before.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
SECURING JURY
TO TRY ACTRESS

NEW YORK, April l9.-Three Jurors
were III the box this morning when
the trial of Nan Patterson, the cborus
girl, charged with murder, was resum-
ed before Recorder Goff and counsel
expressed the opinion that the surpris.
ing expedition with which the ex-
animation was proceeded with yester-
day gave ground for the hope that the
jury box will be filled by tomorrow
night.
Counsel on both sides have restrict
ed their questions to the narrowest
point and no time is being lost in use
less quibbling.
Nan Patterson pays the same keen,
eager attention TO the selection OF the
jurors that she did On the two pre-.
vious trials. She listens 10 each uues-
tion and answer carefully and indicate
the counsel whether the juror will be
acceptable.
Yesterday she tnrned down a tales
man. who was acceptable to both
counsel. The talesman in question was
apparently desirabla TO both sides and
was about TO be accepted when Nan
turned to Mr.. Levy and said: II do
not want him. He does not suit lne. 4"
Levy seemed surprised and said af-
ter he challenged the talesman "You
must not think that every man who is
acceptable will suit you. The taIesman
was vety satisfactory
There was the usual jam when the
court room was opened this morning
and the court officers had their trou-
bies sitting the sheep from the goats.
Only one talesman was permitted TO
ener. Recorder Golf has decided that
wom n shall be barred from ths court
room and many were turned away
from the doors this morning.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
PRAIRIE DOGS.
Choked Up River While Travelling
From Oklahoma to Texas

From Oklahoma to Texas.
THE prairie dog migration from
Oklahoma to southwestern Texas dur
ing July, 1874, eclipsed anything Of
that sort witnessed by white men i'll
this country" said veteran who saw
ii. Millions of the frisky little bark
ers must have been in quest of new
pastures or perhaps feared the ap-
preaching legiOns of home seekers
would surely eXterminate the dogs and
plow up the dog towns. The prairie
dog migration from the north to tho
southwest lasted six days during the
month of July, 1874 The travelling
dogs while crossing the Red river In
terfered 10 a great extent with the
cattle that came 10 that stream to
QuenCh their thirst. Some cowboys
that were on the banks of Red river
during the time when the prairie dogs
swan across say that the stream was
chock full Of the little rascals for
many miles up and down the river.
The thirsty cattle were either unable
or unwilling to stick their mouths into
the water through the moving mass Of
living prairie dogs. The cowboys were
getting ready to drive the furnishing
stock to a distant stream, hut the Red
river became clear OF the repelling
swimmers after blocking the useful
drinking place for about a week. 1t
was generally supposed that the dogs
halted when they had reached the
staked plains OF Texas. Kansas City
Times
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
PROFITS OF THE DUMP.
Good Money In Many Old Things
That Are Thrown Away.

Good Money In Many Old Things
That Are Thrown Away.
Il get" said a Philadelphia dump
boss, ''$4 Il week. free rent and the dis
posal of any dump of value.
Tin cans, for instance, belong to me
IL they are dumped here, and make
a pretty penny out Of them. They are
turned, you know. into tin soldiers and
SO forth.
"Corks are another perquisite of
mine. Many and many an old broken
bottle on this dump had a good cork in
1t. / get cents a pound for all the
corks / find.
"Old shoes are never too old to be
sold They have always one good
piece-the piece over the instep-that
gan be used again. The smaller pieces
Of good leather cut out of them are
made into purses and wristlets.
"Eggshells also have value. Some
thing like 100000 pounds of eggshell
are used every year In the manufacture
Of kid gloves and print calicoes.
do you see those eighteen barrels
behind there? Well, each of those bar
rels contains its own variety of assort-
ed marketable dumpage. Each will
sell when filled at u good price. There
are, believe, fifty-seven varieties OF
marketable dumpage, and some dumps
yield all the varieties. Mine Yields
twenty seven. n."-Philadelphia Press
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
As the Train
Rolled North
By FRANK II. SWEET
Copyright, 1901, by Frank II. Sueet
Copyright, 1901, BY Frank II. Sucet

When the Southern Palm Limited
drew out from Jacksonville, north
bound, there were two young men on
board under widely different circum-
stances. One was crouching upon
the second step Of Pullman, forward.
with his eyes fixed grimly upon the
door through which the conductor
would pass on his round of ticket col
lecting. The other was In the OBJ
servatiOn car at the rear Of the train,
two seats from the end, staring at an
open letter with eyes widened in
despair, horror and desperation.
This train made few stops, but at
the first station, in obedience to a sig
nal from the bell cord, 1t slowed down
sufficiently for the conductor and
brakeman to thrust the man from the
second step of the Pullman; then it
shot ahead at full speed to make up the
few seconds lost The tramp remain
ed standing where he had dropped, his
face now keen and alert, and his
right arm upraised. AS 1t swept by
the train brushed his clothing and the
wind Of 1t stirred his rough, unkempt
hair and beard. Three cars passed !;
then came the observation car. Sud
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
THE BELTED PLAID.
Rhis Was the Original Dress OF the
Scottish Highlander.


The original dress Of the highlander
was the belted plaid. This was
piece Of tartan cloth, two yards broad
and four long, which was drawn
around the waist in nicely adjusted
folds and tightly buckled with belt.
The lower part came down to the
knees in much the same manner as
the modern kilt, while the upper part
was drawn up and adjusted to the left
shoulder, so that the right arm might
the plaid, which was used as covering
for the shoulders and body IN wet
weather, and when the use OF both
arms was required ii was fastened
across the breast with a brooch, often
curiously enriched. A brooch was also
used to fasten the plaid on the left
shoulder To attire himself in the belt
ed plaid required on the part Of the
highlander no small amount OF dexteri-
ty. The usual way was to lay II on
the floor and after carefully arranging
the folds to lie down upon it and then
DuCkIe IL Oh. Inc lohel ehd "oo Aoe
tened at the right hip. The utility Of
such a dress in the highlands is OBJ
vious, for the plaid rendered the man
Indifferent to storms and prepared TO
pass a night in the open air in the
most inclement weather. while the loose
undergarment enabled him to wade
rivers or ascend mountains with equal
ease It was thus peculiarly adapted
to the warrior, the hunter and the
shepherd.-London Mail.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20

all In a letter from my partner"
The girl looked at him, her lips trem-
bling, but she smiled II know ii Is not
true, Robert" she declared positively,
mot word of It, | have known you
ever since we went to school together,
and you are utterly incapable Of a
thing like that. You have not read the
paper, so you do not understand. Why,
Robert"-her voice quivered with In
dignation-''the paper says you stole
half a million dollars, and from poor
people, mostly people whose means Of
support 1t was. It's absurd. You have
been with US the last three months, and
this has all happened within that
time"
But don't you see it's just the same,
Helen he said gently. ''The money
was intrusted to me. and l am the sole
one responsible If | neglected the
trust and allowed my partner an op-
portunity to do the rest l am really the
one to blame"
IT say you are not" she interrupted
emphatically. Maybe it was unbusi-
nesslike and maybe you are legally re-
sponsible-I do not know about that.
But do know you are no more guilty
than | am in the way the paper puts
1t. OF course you will let every cent Of
your property go toward paying theSe
poor people. and if it isn't enough we
will pay the rest off Just as fast as we
can earn it"
"Helen, Helen he demonstrated
sharply. You must not talk like that.
You do not understand. We cannot be
married now Why, dear, may be ar
rested"
"All the more need you will have for
my help, then" she replied quickly. "If
I am TO be a helpmeet there will never
be more occasion for 1t than now. We
will be married just as soon as we
reach Washington, just as we planned,
and then we will work together to live
this thing down. Why, Rohertr
For the young mans head had sud
denly dropped to the back of the seat,
and his shoulders were heaving convul-
sively She sank to the seat beside him.
slipping one Of her hands into his,
stroking it softly until he should regain
control of himself
And miles behind them on the,track
sat a tramp waiting for the next
freight
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
Tbrce oueer Animal Tales.

The Indians say that if a beaver sent
out from the parents lodge fails to find
i mate he is set TO repair the dam. IL
he fails a second time he is banished.
An Arab writer has the same story.
He tells us that those who buy beaver
skins can distinguish between the skins
of masters and slaves. The latter have
the hair of the head rubbed off because
they have TO pound the wood for their
masters food and do it with their
heads
One more story is about the puma,
the friend of man" A certain Maldo-
NADIA, a girl of BuenOs Ayres, was
falsely accused OF having sought to be-
tray the town to the Indians and was
condemned to be exposed in the for
est. An enormous puma guarded her
all night from the attacks OF other
beasts. The next day she was taken
back to the town and pronounced to be
innocent.-Erom Edmund Selous' "Ro-
nance of the Animal World"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
Wanted Judge to Be overruIed.

Up in Maine there is an old custom
of opening the courts with prayer,
which custom in one instance, describ-
ed with considerable gusto by ex-Judge
Henry f. Howland, led to a petition
with which the judge couldn't exactly
sympathlZe. The minister who was to
officiate at this court was, one Of the
good old fashioned, simple iliving, long
praying kind who fiourish- in country
churches. He prayed for the welfare
of the nation and its eXecutivetand his
cabinet; he prayed for the, statet officials
and for mankind in general. Then. 20
Lord, give to this presiding judge the
wisdom he so much needs" besought
the dominic with fervOr. "Overrule his
decisions to thine eternal honor and
glory" The presiding judge, appre-
ciating the spirit of the petition, while
hardly relishing his diction, had to live
down the reputation which his asso-
ciates tried to confer on him in accord
ance with the characterization Of the
prayer.-New York Tribune
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
Rev. Hemingway the rIoderator.

At the meeting of the Pr, sbytery OF
Northunbe land. Tu sday, at Mill Hal,
thu invitation of thu First P,esbytpr-
ian church, Of Wiiriamsport, IT, hold
the fall session there next Sepremh.
WAS accepted.
The N"rthu .rr,i.ri p .hy,r, co
~ls'- OF ~ u.>.n.-, 30 ,',uI chs u.
elders IN NOR tina 500 ntmbrr>.
h th" Viii iau me tius the K V
g. II. Hemings ,v. f Bloom bu
was elected Mo rat f.frt,, eusuiI [
year Rev q Il. jrayhll. Of :
Mary's. was lie tie reading ol,rt. (,
the ssinn.
The meeting closed Tuesday evening
with popular session in the interes
OF the board of the church.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
RADIUn WILL CURE
BAD CANCER CASES

NEW YORK. April 19.-ExDe
meuts under way at Flower Hospital
indicate that by a certain app icat on
of rshium cancer can be cured The
effective method Of applying radium
has been discovered by Hugo Lieber, a
noted chemist Of this CITY.
Mr. Lieber has succeeded in dissolv-
ing rsdium aud the solution exerts all
the activity OF pure radium. 10 order
TO test the curative power of the solu-
tion IL was decided to give q thorough
test at the Flow er Hospital There was
an old woman among the patients Of
the hospital who was slowly dying Of
cancer that had attacked the instep of
her left foot. She was Sarah Oliver
OF New Canaan. Conn. Realizing the
almost hopeless character OF her NAL.
Ady she eagerly consented to underg o
experimental treatment.
Two weeks ago she received her first
treatment with the solution, or coat
ing, as 1t is technically known Six
days later. the great tumor that menac-
ed her life. literally dropped of, show
ing the healthy fe4h underneath.
DR.. Harvey King, head of the Flow
or hospital clinic could scarcely be-
lieve his eyes. DR.. William II. Dieffen-
bach who personally conducted the
treatment. was equally amazed But
shere was no disputIng the faots. The
bulk OF tn cancer had been removed.
leaving q mere rim OF disease tissue
shat presents absolutely no OBJ taule
90 treatment.
Several patients now at Flower hos.
pttal have undergone the treatment
and are showing marked improve
me1t. Tomorrow another test will he
begun. TINS case is one of cancer Of
the right heel. the man having lost h g
left leg by anputatiou to save his be.
Tag thr"aIe Isd nv an exArtlr similar
cancer on tha If ne-l. Mr.. Ii b.r is
ep,ri g h rsdrum.
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Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1905-04-20
Fig sunday.

Palm Sunday is known in England
as Fig Sunday because in many dis
uicts figs are freely eaten on that day.
The custom is common in the villages
@ Bedford, Bucks, Hertford and
Northampton and IL found IN some
parts of north Wales. As Palm Sunday
approaches the shop windows Of Dun
stable are filled with igS In readiness
for the crowds who go to the top OF
Dunstahle downs to regaIe themselves
on that day. At Kcmpton, in Hertford-
shire. to keep warScr' Is to feast on
figs or liz pudIiags with your friends
on Palm Sunday. zig Sunday is proba-
bly, com"rai with ia" story OF the
harrgn Gg trr', which forms part of
one %. l,,. iae.Ha+ i#r the Gar.-Loadon