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Show 4 xf I - i ; 4vv. 7 -- W - - Peaceful Africm Pirate. HORSE GETS HELP FOR INJURED MAN ANIMAL THROWS DRIVER, THEN PUSHES DOCTORS DOORBELL " WITH NOSE. READS SIGN OYER BUTTON Physician Follows Intelligent Equine to Helpless Owner Remarkable Story from a Hitherto Reliable Source. Washington. A Washington paper, which has always borne a high repu- tation for scrupulous veracity, prints the following: "Stranger than fiction Is the story of a big bay horse that threw J. H He Summoned the Doctor. Wurderaan, Jr., of 1115 Thirteenth street northwest, in front of Dr. H. Wells Woodwards office, 1318 Massachusetts avenue northwest, and afterwards rang the physician's doorbell, summoning the latter to the aid of the Injured driver about 6:30 o'clock the other evening. Mr. Wurdeman received a severe laceration of tha scalp over the right eye. Strangely enough. Dr. Woodward Is an eye, ear and throat specialist After receiving the GIANT GOP THROTTLES medical attention Mr. Wurileman sent to his home a block from the ph siclan's office, The other afternoon Mr. Wurdeman had business on Fonrteenth rtreet and used the horse and buggy. While returning to his home the horse near Fourbecame unmanageable teenth street and Massachusetts avenue. Hearing on its haunches, the animal lunged forward and dashed 'n ' tlong the avenue at breakneck speed. mien it reached the alley half way between Thtiteenih and Fourteenth streets the frightened horBe galloped up on the sidewalk Whirling around on the wheels on the right side the buggy crashed into the front fence surrounding Dr Woodward's lawn. Mr. Wurdeman was unseated and hurled a distance of 20 feet, striking his head on the fence. He fell to the sidewalk 4b a daied condition, bleeding profusely from the ugly gash over hia right eye. "Unrestricted and untrammeled the horse stood for a moment by the prostrate driver, and then, as if possessed of human instincts, marched up the concrete walk leading to the porch on the side of the physicians residence and mounted the platform. "At the door of the physicians office there is an electric bell with a Over this was (.mail push button. fashioned a highly polished nickel 'Patients en plated sign reading: ter without ring. This evidently attracted the attention of the horse. Suffice to say, the vigorous and continued ringing of the bell attracted a member of the family to the door. "Words could scarcely express the surprise of the woman when she opened the glass door and saw a horse that looked sb big as all out of doors standing at the entrance of the office, rubbing his nose up and down on the nickel plated sign. When the woman uttered a scream the horse He took his nose from the sign. thrust his head into the vestibule and eyed her Quizzically. "The physician went to the porch to back the animal to the street, when he saw a crowd around a fallen man, whose face and clothing were covered with blood. Mr. Wurdeman was taken into the physicians office, where the wound was washed and dressed by Dr. Woodward. tiecessan APRONS ARE DAINTY buttonholed with white or colored cottons. Either padded or eyelet work wings In h&rmonlonsly with the seEITHER PLAIN OR ELABORATELY verity of the scalloped edge. The sketch shows a design of ha- TRIMMED. When Made Ornamental Alt Sorts of Devices Are Used Design of Batiste with Medallions and Lace. Washable aprons are trimmed elabsimply made. Lace insertion and various Insets and medallions add to their beauty. Some aprons have ribbon , run through the embroideries,' 'Which makes them even more dainty. The average woman's lace box and touches In a French steamer When Djiboutil, East Africa, odds passenger of summer frocks will surely afef boats crowd In he Is at once surrounded by .a swarming with merchants all aorta of picturesqus costums, or nOns. They offer a surprising variety of ford her a half dozen aprons at least Many aprons, especially In the wares, from ostrich feathsra to post cards; shout, gesticulate, and sing snatches of French popular songs many seasons old. They also dlvo for coins, barred muslins and floral patterns, and the passengers are amused with the sight cf wonderful scrambles In are only finished with a ruffle of self the water. materiaL Others are bordered with lace and Insertion. Other aprons are made of laces and embroideries. tiste. Inset with embroidered batiste Linen aprons of the blousing quality medallions. The pockets have trill are especially desirable when made of lace. I orately or all-ov- THE MARAKECH BELL OF ticularly Europeans The climate la unwholesome, sanitation Is unknown, clayeating Is common and oriental ailments and vices prevail. One of the Moroccan Town Which Hee Recently most conspicuous Institutions of the town Is the slave market, where a 8prung Into Prominence Through segro woman and babe may be bought Persecution of Europeans for 40 Slave arket In City. ROOSEVELT, JR., PRINCES CHUM. Paris. Marakech, the town in Morocco which has suddenly sprung into Kaiser Wants His Son to Be College Mate to Preaidenta Boy. notoriety through its persecution of Europeans, has "the most wonderful bell in the world," according to De Berlin To his desire to have one Foucault, the Parisian explorer. if his sons grow up with one of Presl-len- t This famous bell, he said in a reRoosevelts boys Is chiefly due cent interview, is nothing less than the decision of Emperor William to the voice of the muezzin, the public lend his fifth son. Prince Oscar,, to crier in Mohammedan countries, who Harvard university in September. By from a town or minaret of a mosque altering Harvard at the beginning of calls 'the faithful to prayer, lifted over (he next college year Prince Oscar the town at the hour of prayer from Sill have Theodore Roosevelt as a the mosque of Ketoubla. It is the lollege mate, while President Roose-felt-s most marvelously solemn and sonorsecond son, Kermlt, may begin Us Harvard course at the same time. quarters. In a minute Hartman was ous of all hurnsq voices. 1 asked the muezzin how he came i The kaisers decision to send his stripped of his clothes. This process y hurt Hartmans flesh so much that he by it He answered: 1 possess that tfth son tq the famous American is a continuation of his ma- forgot, hif modesty. By an uppercut voice by Inheritance, dating back some on the bears nose he gained bis free- 300 years. :A former sultan, Allah up- - jtsty's .American policy, which began dom and cast the lasso another time. lift Elm, appointed an anc&tor of mffiffYRh the dispatch of his,- - brother. to be the muezzin of Marakech, wUh Prlnce Henry of Prussia, to the United the provision that until the day if States in 1903, and which has been doom his descendants should fill tte kept up meantime by a series of comsame lofty place. For 300 years ny pliments, such as the donation of ancestors have called daily to the faitb statues, the buying of American ful in Koran verse. yachts, the exchange of professors by Most of everything In life I low German and American universities, women and perfumes. But what mod and by conspicuous hospitality to discomforts the soul is the prayer. Froa tinguished American visitors. father to son we have all possessed EXPORTS TO ORIENT GROW. this voice, which is the astonishment of the east and the west. It is heard Trade Suggests Return to Normal above' the storms, above- - the thunder Befer 4906 Decline; andthe word of Ben Naeer carriol to Jewish tower the from the mosque the Ex ports ' from Washington gate at the tanners bazaar. Orient show an Improvement In FebruThe sultans have accorded to our ary, as shown by figures Just announctribe forever the fruit of 100 olive ed by the bureau of statistics and the trees, which, whether the season be department of commerce and labor, rainy or fair, brings in a revenue of and suggests a return to normal con$2 a month. With this I am content. ditions of that trade, which showed s When I depart for the paradise of off In 1906. falling Mahomet my son Ahmet will have my To Japan the exports during Februplace. Every day 1 train and strength- ary, 1907, show an actual gain of nearen his lungs and chest as my father ly $500,000 over those of February of trained my lungs and chest and as bis last year, and for efght months ending fathers before him trained their sons. in February the falling off is less than Bruin Hurled Him Back with a Blow, Ahmets throat and nostrils, as every $2,750,000, against a fall of $21,000,000 Ben Nscer's throat and nostrils, have in the 12 months ending With DecemThis time it settled about bruins neck. been developed. ber, 1906. To Hong Kong the exports Hartman drew it tight, and In anAhmets voice will be as powerful, of February. 1907. show lncreB other minute bad it wound so close as sonorous, as sweet and as solemn of $250,000 over February of the preabout the bear that its tongue bung as mine, the most beautiful bell there ceding year, and for the efght months out. is on earth, and so will be the voire ending with February, 1907, are but of Ben Naoer as long as time shall slightly below the figures for the corlast" responding period of the preceding this as is Wonderful and The exports to Hong Kong fall year. winning natural that reciprocity should oboffmore than is Its attraction bell," largely into line with those to China. tain. To other parts of the Orient the exset and fallings faults Marskecbs by But so many came that It was necthan cruelty of strangers, par ports show an improvement other essary to spoon in relays, and the joy of Rowayton boys courting South Norwalk girls had its difficulties. The last car left South Norwalk at nine oclock-Nonine oclock was all very well when the "sparking was In its early pew Bachelor Settlers in Wyoming Organ- they may desire touching the age, of any fonal etc., stages, but at the point of steady habits, appearance, ist and Advertise for Helpmeets. of the company that hour became cruelly rea of swain the second The members of the club will pay eatly.,Often Riverton Wyo. Many of the young and had lo' tha lay overstayed bis good-by- , railroad faro and. other traveling men who have filed on homesteads on woman who walk home. the Wind river or Shoshone Indian res- expenses of any young So the petition for a midnight car ervation, a part of which was thrown may come here with a view to getting went In. South Norwalk girls added open to settlement last summer, ere married and should any young woman their names to it,and how could the unmarried and living alone in shanties who may come change her mind after to rafl way omeers resist-th- e appeal? on their claims and they are very de- arriving on the ground and desire rea back be will go she given home and midcould the not, They simply sirous of procuring wives to relieve night spooners special, with Its harsh the loneliness of their lives and to do turn ticket gopg presaging the gentler tinkle of their cooking, washing, sewing and Sneezes Out Com Grain. - wedding bells, runs joyously. other houseworlr. three. Pa.-After Benneburg. Accordingly they have organised months suffering a sneeze has afford son what Is called the Riverton Bachelors' ed relief to Emanuel, Largest Book. of this of i. M. Weller of Hill Church. In and club the agency, through -The largest book yet printed Is club have begun a systematic search the latter part of December the boy, colossal atlas of beautiful engraved for helpmeets. They have inserted ad- while playing with some corn, Insertancient Dutch maps. It takes three vertisements In state papers making ed a grain in his nose. A physician men to move it from the giant book known their wants and they will later wil summoned, but was unable to case in which it is stored in the library on advertise In papers all over the the obstruction, i of the British museum. This monstei unless they shonld meantime Efforts were made to cause the boy country book is bound In leather, magnificently wives. to sneeze, with the hope of dislodging decorated, and is fastened with claspi procure women who to desire the corn; but pepper, snuff and simimay Young of solid silver, richly gilt It is unlike of the young men lar substances all failed to produce a with any correspond is for it be to stolen, however, nearly ly are request- sneeze. seven feet high and weighs 800 pounds with a view to matrimony A few days-ag- o the boy unexpected to address the secretary of the book tbs la the world, This, largest who will Bachelors edly sneezed and immediately the club," was presented to King Charles II. be Riverton promptly send them any Information grain of com flew out of the nostril fora leaving Holland in the year 1660. TIS NO THAN VOICE LE8S BEN NACER. MUEZZIN uni-ferit- BEAR BEFORE .CROWD BIO CINNAMONS OA8H FOR ERTY CUT 8HORT BY LIB- BLUECOAT. Camden, N. J.-- Ed Hartman, one of Camden's giant cops, had a hand to hand fight the other bight with a cinnamon bear as big as himself. Hartman, at the expense of nearly all hia clothes, won out and trussed the bear with a clothesline. About 1,0(58 people ed Hartsavthe struggle man. After the struggle, whenhe condiawoke to his less than half-cla- d tion, Hartman fled precipitately. The bear came in over the Pennsylvania railroad in charge of two trainers. Something on Its journey made the cinnamon mad, and on the plaza in front of the terminal, it bowled over Its two custodians and made a break for liberty. Hartman heard about it, rushed into a grocery store and seized a roll of clothesline, and ran for the station. He ran into the bear, and bruin promptly gave him a side swipe that sent Hartman ten feet away. The cop, who is six feet eight inches and weighs 250 pounds, got his breath and started for the bear again. He had formed the rope into a lasso and cast the noose. The loop fell short, and as Hartman dragged it in the cinnamon made a feint and got into close and-eheer- RUN SPOONERS SPECIAL" CAR. Connecticut Innovation Proves Boon for Sentimental Couples. uth Norwalk, Conn. If you happen along the turnpike between this town and Rowayton, about midnight, you may be surprised to hear the of a street car gong at terrain, Tb street car l ihe, "8poon; erf special, and the gong is the curfew, so to speak, rung by an Indulgent and well tipped motorman, calling for swains away from fond good-by- s the last car home. As the gong sounds, 'at the picked spots along the road you can see lights turned np in bouses here and there and youths appear. It Is viewed e very nice 'arrangement' Tor- - the Rowayton boys and the South Norwalk girls. But the Rowayton girls wanL do not regard It as a long-fel- t Indeed, they are petitioning the railway officials to take off the midnight car and go back to nine oclock for the ii last trip. ' v South Norwalk, as everybody in the town will tell you. has more pretty Water-burgirls than any town this side of or anywhere else. There silk mins, corset factories, lace and shirt whisshops, and when the six oclock tle blows there Is a beauty parade, yon may be sure, every nlghL Rowayton, with Its preparatory schools, has many boys, and It was y 4 rather plain, having a scalloped edge, Con-ditio- n MARCEL WAVE STILL LIKED. Little Evidence That It Is Losing Popularity. Rumor hints from time to time that the Marcel wave is to be abandoned, but this is merely the flotsam of fashion gossip, for the best authorities state positively to the contrary. As this style becomes more firmly however, it Improves established, in treatmenL and the correct wavs is quite a different thing, says an authority In Vogue, from the stiff modern undulations that have been perhairdressers, petrated by with the result of hardening and half-traine- d - ; re-mo-re 1 nr PINAFORE FOR SMALL GIRL. May Ba Made In.Atmoet Any Kind ef Material Oesirad. pinafore la shown, the bodice and front breadth of skirt being cut in one piece. The traps over the shoulders are contin- ued down the back to tbe. waist. The sides and back of skirt are full, and gathered Into a straight band, which is joined to the bodice each side A dainty 'and Much of the effect depends upon tbs corseting. Wonderful corsets are being imported all In one of the maiV ' lot, and over this close fitting, gap ment there is only one petticoat worn, , a princess cut so that be upper part , serves to cover the corset Other dev- - . oteea of the new slim waist merely wear a maillot flounced from the knees or the chamois petticoat Bounced tafh with silk that is soft and does not rustle. With these a corset is worn covered with a fine silk camisole. Maillot, the material that makes, as tbs word indicates. a garment that fits tbs figure closely, is much warmer than it would seem to be when held in the hand. It ia the 'new slim waist of the French dressmakers which is bringing about this evolution from lingerie. It. or they, rather, have totally banished the petticoat for the extreme dresser, but they do' hot give up frills, which are attached to the maillot garments more plentifully than ever. Some of them are dual garments in combination which fit the figure like a glove, and both of which have petticoat flounces from the knee dowards. The new corset, long below the waist, is comfortable wben It is well fitted, much more so than the old short kind, but women are hard to convert to It, bo say the shopkeepers, And It will take long to get used to it -- novel Acid Test on Woolens. A chemical test which can be wife-seeker- c- I- coarsening the expression of the features to a highly lamentable degree. There are at least 40 different schools in New York where courses of four or five lessons are given, the teachers claiming to turn out on auch Insufficient experience skilled artists In coiffure building an impossibility, of course. The really competent hair dresser .manlnulatea the Marcel wave softly loosely, in harmony wfflTW TTggnrfrtlHnra shape of the head as best becomes dangle at haphazard from an uncurled the wearer. All stiffness it eliminated head. Join In Hunt For Wives. ' and Individuality Is emphasised by, the man who understands his trade.! It takes positive genius to arrange the hair deftly in graceful lines, smartly and In the latest mode, and yet without harshness or' hardness. Separate curls are an Indispensable accessory to the dressing of the halrj lesej yet lack of discrimination and In. their disposition Js so often man feeted that a word of advice as to their use Is called for by the many incongruities one aeea. What is more ridiculous than a head of uncurled; hair surmounted by puff and ringlets that could not by any stretch of the Imagination belong there? Above all . things avoid. this. In dressing the hair, whatever decoration Is used should be embedded well and firmly close to the head and the pompadour, waves and carls brought up into a good outline about It Great care should be taken to avoid the detached, disjointed effect which so often results from the awkwardness of a novice. ( Particularly those little curia that show beneath the hat shonld lie close--an- d the front A sash of the same material Is fixed to the ends of band, and tied In a large bow, It is suitable to be made In nost kinds of pinafore mue-tin- , cambric, zephyr, or diaper. The edge is embroidered, or lace insertion might be sewn on iif Hiked, sad,. of course, would be by far the easiest Frills of graduated width either of the material, or of the lace, trim the bodice. Material required: About two yards 3 tncb&Lwide. ALL DEPENDS ON CORSET. Must Bs Perfectly Fitting .to Make Wearer Wall Dressed. The most conspicuous suits tor newness are a few of those with plain skirts and coats of great length. They are wonderful examples of fitting and are molded to the figure like wax. ployed at home Is the, application of muriatic or nltrie acid to woolena. If a sample of wool goods Is dipped into one or the other of these chemicals it will tarn a reddish yellow oolor If ao foreign threads are present If cotton is present the chemical eats it away immediately,, leaving bchind ouly the yellow warp or wool Women have often been subjected to disappointment in buying jetted laces for handsome reception or dinner gowns. There will be advertised a beautiful looking robe gown tor, say ' $25, and alongside another for $125. To ail appearances there Is very little difference and a woman purchases the cheaper of the two only to find to her" sorrow the first time she wears ft that she bas left behind her a trail of paillettes to mark ber path. Woman Everyone Is Interested In. She Is an excellent talker, bat she doesnt say much, she, merely suggests. She has a trick of leaving unsaid the things she ought to have left unsaid, and of saying the things that are pleasant to bear. She never gossips and she Is kind and liberal in her Judgments. She has a wise way of looking at things and is broad In her views. -- i , 1 A |