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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, POBTIANJ), JUNE 28, 1903. MAKE A "REeCRD FO"R B"RAVE"Ry FOUR LOS ANGELES WOMEN IN THE FACE OF' GREAT DANGER, BAFFLE MURDEROUS BURGLARS 40 RECENTLY four beautiful Los Angeles women distinguished themselves by attacking and putting to flight des perate, -well-armed burglars. Two of these women barely escaped with their lives, yet they emerged victorious from the ex citing skirmishes and laughingly and mod estly declared that they had done noth ing more than any one would have done under the circumstances. In consequence the "wild and woolly west" can now boast of having a quartette of as brave women as there are In the country. Mrs. Col. "Bob" Northam. of 142 Grand avenue, grasped a revolver In her aristo cratic Jeweled hand and chased a thief through the halls of her mansion, firing as she ran. Miss Cecelia Bruns, of 122 East Thirty-' fifth street, had a tellible encounter with a powerful six-footer, her only weapon being an old-fashioned dagger. Miss Alice Klllfcrn. of 630 "Wall street, had a frightful struggle with a burly Mexican, who tried his best to carve her with a knife. Mrs. Franklin Hogoboom, of 2423 South Flower street, used a gun with good ef fect on a villain who attacked her with a knife. Mrs. Northam Is a tall willowy blonde, and 'is positively stunning. She is a fa vorite in society, is a golf expert and an all round chcrrmlng woman. She is also a famous "whip," and while In Los Angeles President Roosevelt rode behind her pet horses, a pair of prancing blacks. Just before her encounter with the rob ber, Mrs. Northam was taking a nap In her boudoir, which is located at the rear of the house on the lower floor, an ex quisite little room by the way, the win dows of which overlook the entire city, for the Northam mansion is located on a hill. Shot ax a linrgrlar. Mrs. Northam was awakened by sounds as of some one walking. She was entirely alone In the house. Her mother had gone shopping. Her husband was attending to business down town and the sen-ants were all out. Not In the least frightened, for she Is as nervy as she Is beautiful, she jumped up, went to her dresser and got a 44-caI-lber revolver out of a drawer, then hold ing her exqul&ite satin and lace negligee closely about, her so the trailing garment could not retard her movements, she crept out into the hall. Seeing no one she stepped Into the room back of the parlor, which is the colonel's den. She saw a fierce, bearded man leaning over a table picking up a bag of money which her husband had given her that morning to defray the expenses of a shopping expedition. Now Mrs. "Bob" had no notion, of per mitting any such atrocious doings and let 0 bullet fly In the direction of the thief. The startled man whipped out a revolver and fired at his assailant, then dashed Into the next room and Into the hall. Mrs. "Bob" in full sail after him. He still clung to the money bag. He reached the flight of stairs leading down Into the .bowling alley and fairly leapt down them. His pursuer sent another bullet speeding after him. This time he dropped the plunder and groaned as If In pain. Mrs. Northam would- have fired again but the hallway was so full of smoke by this time that she could not see to aim, and the ruffian es caped. After the siege Mrs. Northam did not faint or go Into hysterics. She went to the telephone and rang up the police, then sat down to think it all over. "I did feel a little queer and shaky," she said to a reporter. "No, I didn't cry," she answered to a query, "why should I? 1 was too happy to think how I had' rout ed the scamp and how I had saved the money. It wasn't much to be sure, only 5250. but" and a dreamy look Invaded the wonderful eyes, a look that made the re porter wonder If she were thinking of the dainties that could be purchased with the rescued cash, or If she were longing for the homecoming of doting Colonel "Bob." Stabbed a Tlilef. Miss Cecelia Bruns had an experience that would have taxed the nerve and strength of a strong man, and her es cape from a horrible death was nothing less than miraculous. Her wonderful bravery was marveled at by officers at the police station, who unanimously pro nounced It the mast remarkable case In local criminal annals. Miss Bruns Is a charming girl, a slender petite blonde and certainly the last one you would imagine who could come out victorious In a struggle with a great burly ruffian. Miss Burns is a musician of ex ceptlonal ability, an expert In chemistry WOMAN CLOSES TEN Hoosier Girl Arranges Unique Temperance Fourth of -OKOMO. Ind., June 20. If Miss Carrie V Styer has her way this city will have one of tho oddest celebrations July 4 that has ever been seen since the Declaration of Independence was first read. Instead of gay floats containing white gowned young girls surrounding a gilt crowned Columbia and the other well known features of tho Nation's natal day, the people of Kokomo and many other towns in the stato arc likely to witness sinuous processions of quite another kind. In place of the shining fire engines, cali-thuraplana-anil-other -time-honored floats, it is planned to havo groups Illustrating the evil effects of strong drink and In Juxtaposition to floats displaying horrible examples of rum-soaked victims, there will be other groups illustrating the benefi cent effects of temperance One float that is being planned will show a rum-soaked sot sitting by his cheerless fireside, surrounded by his starving fam ily. Ragged children, with gaunt and hun gry cheeks, will be lifting bony hands for bread, and the wife, also in rags, will be shown in the most abject misery. Following this ragged and miserable picture will come a float all light and ra diance. It will show a happy homo, where there Is every comfort and over which the blight of rum has never come. There will be flags and bunting and all that, and firecrackers and toy cannons and toy pistols and red fire and spread eagles, but If it Is possible there will be no drinking. The Idea is to have a temperance patri otic celebration, where no one will accu mulate too much liquid refreshments and in consequence have a dark brown taste in his mouth the next morning and a head tho size of a washtub following the fes tivities. Miss Styer Is in favor of red lemonade, and the red in-the National colors and the red fire and all that, but she Is not In favor of red eyes, hence she, with her co workers, will endeavor to eliminate the patriotism usually aroused by potations, and call out In Its place a decent and dec orous patriotism. The temperance people of the city, re gardless of creed or denomination or po litical belief, have united with Miss Styer in her efforts for a change, and the indi cations are that the celebration here will eclipse for originality any that has ever been seen in this country. Not only Is Kokomo to witness the new reform, but. so It is rumored, as nfany as 30 towns will try to Inculcate temperance lessons along with patriotism the coming Fourth of July. The Anti-Saloon League, a state organ and a great social favorite. She has a Sunday-school: class of ten small boys at Immanuel Presbyterian Church and Is an active worker In various charitable lines: On the Sunday afternoon of the encoun ter. Miss xruns was alone, her father, mother and sister having gone for a drive. Miss Bruns went into the garden, where she stayed for some time gathering flow ers. Finally, her arms laden with roses, she went into the house. She arranged her flowers In vases, then went upstairs to her room, where she began to comb her hair. She had Just taken down the ization with branches in many Indiana towns, is backing the new reform, and it Is through the efforts of this association that big results are hoped for. The lead ers of the movement say they intend to make it a big temperance rallying day. "We want to teach a new kind of pa triotism," said one of the members of this organization. "We want to do away with the drunken hallooing and the loud, empty shouting for the flag, and put in its place a respectable and decent patriotism. Wo want no blear-eyed orators and tipsy spread-eaglers, but Instead would like to have men talk who can do so with clear brains and lips over wttlch they have control." Behind the movement in this city are the Civic League, the Anti-Saloon League, the Pastors' Association, the Women's Christian Association and the Epworth Leagues and other organizations of Christian young people. Besides, the temperance floats in many places the well-known play, "Ten Nights In a Barroom," will be given during the evening, and other reform entertainments will be inaugurated. But the great task to be accomplished, according to Miss Styer, and the promot ers of the Anti-Saloon League, Is that of obtaining thousands of remonstrances all over the state. Women will enter Into the work with energy, and the wives, mothers and sweethearts will plead with the men to sign powers of attorney to be used later on. The agents of the Anti-Saloon League will canvass all the counties In the state before July 4. and the names obtained, added to those-gathered on tho Nation's natal day. It Is hoped, will drive the sa loons from hundreds of towns through out the state. The majority of the liquor licenses expire during the Commissioners' Court, in September, and It Is proposed to give every voter in the state a chance to sign a remonstrance - between July 4 and the time of the meeting of the Com missioners, when applications for renew als are made. The movement Is attracting wide atten tion, and there is much interest manifest ed, not only here In Kokomo, which seems to be the head of the reform move ment, but also in many towns through out the state. Miss Styer has received many letters In regard to the matter, and Is receiving much attention from all sides. Her pictures have been much In demand. J and she had been given much space in religious and reform papers throughout the country. Everywhere she has been hailed as a heroine by the religious press. The following Is a letter written by Miss Styer. In which she tells of her part in the work: I do not consider that I have done- anything wonderful. In the first place, this wsrtc has not been car 1 crisp, curling blonde masses when she j heard a bureau drawer In the adjoining ' room pulled out noisily. She knew her people were away and felt positive that, a burglar was about. She could think of but one weapon, an old dagger which her sister had used in a private production of the play "Leah, the Forsaken." Miss Bruns, who la full of spirit In spite of her quiet ethereal beauty, crept across the room and took the dagger from .her desk. Then holding It In her hand. so It was hidden In the folds of her'jtown, she stepped boldly into the hall. The man.. SALOONS July Celebration. ried on single-handed and alone by myself, as some of the papers have said. One thing cer tain, however, that my discharge has In a great measure helped to sttr up the people. I have been deeply Interested in the temper ance work and only watching and waiting for an opportunity to deal a telling blow some where for years. The saloons have been having everything their own way here for several years. Sunday drunks were written up In a very humorous (7) style in every Monday paper, until on the Sunday of November 2, 1002, with a few friends I made a visit to several of our down town saloons. We went in at the back doors of their annexes and found each place well filled with men. The saloon men at once set to work to throw every one out of employment that had engaged In the crusade. Somehow X seemed to be the main target, and my em ployer, being a man of no principle and less Judgment, It was not difficult for them to ac complish their purpose. Then my pastor took a band and came out strongty In meeting. The Fifth Ward, which lies across the creek from the rest of the city, after ten years of hard righting had driven the saloon out about two years ago. Their determination and example gave us courage, and we went to work. Brice Will lams, a young Methodist printer, with the help of the lawyer who had finally carried the Firth Ward to victory, did most ot tho plan ning for tho attack on the Third Ward. We divided the ward into five parts and gave, each division to two women. Then a systematic canvass began on January 20. Every house was visited, except those of bartenders or sa loon keepers, or those who rented buildings for saloons. The name of each man was taken, whether he would sign or not. We went at night and mealtime and made It a point to see every man at home. In many cases the men would 'not have signed if It had not been for the influence of the "power behind the throne." Besides, by securing the signatures nt the dwellings, there was little danger of getting the name of a man who lived outside the ward. The women were carefully Instructed when they started out, but in -addition we had the house of each signer visited Just before the re monstrance was filed to make sure that every signer was & legal voter. " Then every pair of women were carefully drilled on their list of signers, so they could prove every man had signed his own name. Three saloons were attempting to get licenses In the Third Ward In 'March, and two of them tried It over again under the names of their bartenders this month. There were then 13 saloons In the Third Ward. Now there are ten. If the signers only stand by us we can file their names over each time as application Is made In that ward until all are driven out. We are planning to take the city. Public sentiment is a peculiar thing. One hardly knows how to handle it - to make It grow. If only more of our church people be lieved in the loving God It would not take long under our present laws to -drive the sa loons out of Indiana. May the Lord lead us, is my prayer. Perhaps there is no person in this sec tion of the country who Is so much feared fierce, evil-looking, with bristling beard of a week's growth? a veritable Hercules In stature, saw her the minute she emerged from her room. "With an .ugly oath he sprang and clutched her throat.- He had no weapon that the girl could see and this fact gave her some hope. She made a lunge at blrn with' the dagger and buried It fully an inch deep In th'e flesh of the neck near the Jugular vein. The blood spurted from the wound, splashing crim son on the girl's gown and making ugly stains on the carpet. The man wag taken completely by sur by the men'who sell liquor as"Mlss"Car rle Styer. And she Is not such a for midable young person, either. On the contrary, she Is a comely- girl young and modest; well bred and well educated. She comes 'of one of the best-known and most respectable families in the city, and Is as well known as any young woman here. She Is but 22 years of age. . ' For mine years she was bookkeeper in one of the largest clothing stores in town, and In that time had an- opportunity to meet" a great many people, not only at Kokomo, but of the surrounding country. It was while working in the store that she received her first Impetus to the work she has taken tip. "I was shocked into the work," said Miss Styer with emphasis. "I shall never forget the. thrill that ran through me when I heard that Byron Smith was dead. "It was his death that started me -out in the temperance work, although I have always been a. strong advocate of temper ance. I was born to It, for my father was a radical temperance man, and we al ways had much temperance literature about the house. "Byron Smith worked In the store when I did. He was addicted to drink, and was finally discharged because of his habit. He obtained work In another place, but did not keep sober. "One night .he went out, and while In toxicated, fell, striking his head against the curbstone. He died before morning. The thrill that went thijailgh me when I heard he was dead was something I shall never forget. I had many other terrible examples of the evil of the rum power thrown In my way while I was in the store, and these things fired me to enter the work." This young temperance evangelist, with the aid of a few faithful coworkers, has been able to close ten saloons In the Third and Fourth Wards of the city, and defeat several applications for saloon licenses. For this reason there Is no young per son In the city who Is quite so cordially hated and so feared by the liquor men as Miss Styer. The young woman soys she was dis missed from her place In the clothing store at the Instigation of the. liquor men, and this, -more than any other one thing, has thoroughly aroused the ' church' and temperance people of the city. When It was announced that pressure had been brought to bear on Miss Styer's employer and that he had been threatened with a boycott if he did not discharge her thero was widespread Indignation, and Miss Styer at once became a heroine In the eyes of a certain portion ot the city's popu lation. After her dismissal from the store Miss Styer set her determined jaws together and said she would be revenged on the saloon men, and the records show that she has done so, at least in part. She at once devoted her whole time to the work; and is now regularly employed by the Civic League to carry on the work of shutting up saloons. She says she will not rest until the very last saloon has been shut put of Kokomo. prise-as he had not seen the dagger in the girl's hand when he attacked her. He loosened, his hold for an Instant, and as he did so Miss Bruns Jumped at him with renewed vigor and with the fire of determination in her eye. He dodged to escape the second thrust, "then sprang to ward her. Sho managed to elude him and stationed heraelf defiantly between her tormenter and the stairway, which was his only means of escape! Then came an other struggle or "round," In which the man grasped her wrists. He twisted them until the pain was so excruciating that she was compelled to drop the dagger. In TAUGHT -HOW TO FEED BABIES A School Where Preparation of the Milk Is the Vital Question. SCIENTIFIC methods have been car ried so far In baby culture in t these days that the feeding of infants .has become an art In Itself. There Is an ih- stltutlon In Chicago which has practicing" and teaching the artificial feeding of babies as the main purpose ot Its exist ence. It Is the Maternity Hospital and Training School for Nurses. The theory acted upon at this Institu tion Is that any child artificially fed' is a "case" and needs as careful treatment as in Illness, the only difference. being that the remedy is a careful adjustment of the food formula, says the Tribune. The nurses are trained, not only In preparing the food, but ln watching its effect upon the child, and when through with a course at the hospital they are ready to take charge of a baby where the professional nurse leaves off. Visitors at the hospital sometimes ex claim at the pathos of the babies learning to say "telephone" and "doorbell," and "I'll go" before they say "papa" and "mamma," but the home baby who Is "brought up by hand" may consider him self lucky if the same care is taken for his food as Is done. for these little ones who are not so well off in the matter of parentage. The study and teaching of artificial feeding is the aim of this Insti tution, and the care .with .which the effect of food is watched in Individual cases and the conscientiousness with which all de tails of its preparation are carried out are perhaps exceptional even at a hospital. Probably there are few babies in the best of Chicago homes whose food Is se lected and prepared with such scrupulous exactness as that In this hospital. Lively Choraa at "Cryingr Time."" A little before 2 o'clock is a good tlmo to visit the nursery that Is, If you have strong nerves for half-post one Is known as "crying hour," and you are met by a chorus which says as plainly as possible, "I want it and I want it now." This unusual clamor is due to the fact that all of the wee ones are expecting their dinner at the same time; which only happens once during the 24 hours. There are different relays of babies on different time schedules, so that there Is hardly a stroke of the clock that isn't "bottle hour" for some of them, but 2 o'clock Is tho only time they all come together for a table d'hote. With 15 babies to be attended to. It Is lively around dinner time, even with one nurse allotted to every two of them. The older ones can see a bottle coming -at a distance of three or four rooms, and there Is a joyous kicking of legs and arms that changes to tale of woe If the nurse turns aside in an unexpected direction. Another the struggle he had torn the flesh from her hands In strips with his finger nails. Evidently he did not wish to murder" his assailant, for he threw the dagger Into a corner of the room. Then he dealt the girl a terrific blow In the middle of the forehead and she fell to the floor uncon scious. He then made his escape as ex peditiously as possible by way of the front door, leaving a trail of blood that outlined his pathway down the stair and out to the roadway, where he mounted a bicycle and sped away. A woman, who was sit ting on the porch next door, saw him go and wondered at his putting bis hand to his neck as if in pain. Miss Bruns lay unconscious until her people returned, at 5:30 o'clock. As they had no key they were unable to get In. and the noise they made aroused the girl and she staggered down to the door. They helped her to a couch, and in an hour. In spite of the fact that a lump the size of an apple stood out on her forehead, that her hands were torn and bleeding, she plucklly declared she was "all right" and modestly scorned the Idea that she had done anything unusual. Miss Alice KlUIan also distinguished herself for Tier remarkable bravery In at tacking a burglar who was rifling her em ployer's safe. Miss Killian has wonderful waving masses of golden hair, sparkling, mischievous blue eyes, and Is a girl of unusual beauty. Miss KlUIan Is employed in the offices of Dr. W. H. Spinks. D. D. S., at 230 South Spring street. Though her duties usually end at 5 o'clock in the afternoon, she stayed on this particular day to put away a quantity of gold leaf which had been received that morning. There was also a considerable amount of money which she had to count and lock up. The doctor left at 5, and the girl was in the offices alone. As she was busily worked she happened to glance up at the windows opening into the hall. In the hallway on the next floor above she noticed a tall, bearded Mexican, with sTouch hat, who seemed to be watching thing that adds to the general excitement is restoring the bottles that get away from those who are fed lying in their cribs and who make the fact known every time they lose the nipple. Six of these babies are 'under 3 months ot age, which means that they must be held while tak ing their milk, and three more which are over 14 months are fed a mouthful at a time. East Twenty Minutes at a Time. One thing carefully watched while they are feeding Is that each child takes its bottle In about the right time. Twenty ' minutes is the time allowed, and when a baby gobbles it down In less, a smaller nipple Is given to him. If, on the con trary, he 'shows a disinclination for his food he is not allowed to doze off with the nipple in his mouth, but is either gently shaken to keep him awake, or the bottle removed until the next meal. After "bottle hour" the babies are kept as quiet as possible for a few minutes, as this lJ considered of .the greatest impui vS't''" ingestion. ' Another thing with which the "new code" has made a radical change is in testing the warmth Of the milk. The bot tle Is set In" warm water until it Is at "blood heaC which Is gauged by shaking a few drops" of the milk on the wrist, and .never In the old-fashioned way by tasting It, which Is regarded as almost a crime in these scientific days. Fifirht Asainnt Gennn. The work of feeding the babies, however, is as nothing to that of getting ready for It. The first law is eternal vigilance in sterilizing everything that touches the mlllc. For example, here Is the programme that Is followed with the bottles from the time they are used until they are again ready for the icebox: First Rinsed with cold water. Second Filled with a weak solution of bicarbonate of soda. Third Washed In warm soapsuds with a bottle brush. Fourth Placed for a half-hour In the sterilizer. Fifth Cooled in a granite dish (previous ly sterilized). Sixth Filled with milk to the number of ounces indicated for one feeding by the child's formulc Seventh Stoppered with sterilized cot ton, which Is done with the least handling possible. The cotton is sterilized by separating It Into little wads and boiling it 20 minutes inclosed In a fruit jaw The nipples are washed in borax water and sterilized by themselves. All the. utensils used in mixing the milk are sterilized. The plans .Which receive things from the sterilizer are previously sterilized. her. She was In a hurry and took little heed, anticipating no trouble, for at that time there were many people in the build ing. She put the money, the gold leaf and a few pieces of unfinished work Into the safe, but did not close the door. The doc tors suite comprised three rooms, and the safe was In the rear. MIsa KHllan went Into the front rom for something she wanted to put Into the safe. "When sha returned to the back room she found the Mexican kneeling before the safe and extracting the money and "the gold leaf. "Without hesitating for an instant she seized the man by the collar with one hand while with the other she made a grab for the valuables which the robber had piled on top of the safe. The man turned on her In a frenzy. He tried to break her hold, but as he was unable, to do so he pulled a murderous looking dirk from his pocket and made a lunge at her. It was only by exercising the cleverest agility that the girl escaped the blow. As it was, the keen blade struck a door casing and peeled off .a sliver 15 Inches long, then buried itself an Inch Into the hardwood. By the time he had pulled out the dagger the nervy girl had clutched his neck from the back, and was screaming for help. The villain made another attempt to stab her. but failed. Convinced that he could not escape with the booty, and realizing he would bo captured and arrested If the encounter was not speedily terminated, he gave a sudden jump which loosened the gin's hold. He tore through the hall, the girl following close at his heels. The fiw glass vials of gold dust which he had grasped In his flight were broken and the contents fell In golden shower! over the floor. No one happened to be In tho hallway at the time and the criminal raced unmolested to the stairs at the rear of the building. The plucky girl grabbed his coat tails as he reached the stair, but as he turned on her threateningly with dagger poised for murder, she let him go. About this time people were attracted by the commotion and flocked from their offices to tho hallways. Some of them saw tho man strike at the girl, and as she dropped to the floor In a faint they thought sho had been stabbed. They carried her back to the office of Dr. Spinks where she was soon restored to consciousness. With a charming piquant manner so characteristic of her, she declared she had only done her duty, and that there was nothing to make such a fuss about. By her pluc presence of mind and bravery. Miss KIKlan saved articles aggregating several hundred dollars In value. Mrs. Franklin Hogoboom. who was tha last plucky woman to rout a burly des perado, Is a fascinating young Southern woman. On the morning of the attempted burglary Mrs. Hogoboom was busy In the lower part of the house. She heard the front door open and shut. Supposing her husband had come, she called to him, but there was no answer. She thought he was trying to tease her, as he often did, by hiding behind a door and jumping out at her, for Mr. and Mrs. Hogoboom ar a jolly, devoted couple, whose home Ufa Is a round of merriment. Expecting tc see her "husband, Mrs. Hogoboom rushed upstairs with laughter on her Hps and lov In her eyes. At the head of the stain she taced a villalnous-looklng thief. "Get me all the money you have In the house and get It quick, or I'll kill you." he hls3ed. "But we haven't any money," stam mered the startled woman. "Get that money," and he raised s knife, stepped threateningly toward her. Mrs. Hogoboom was thinking hard. Sha had an Inspiration. "Oh, you mean the money we got last night?" "Yes, but get a hustle on." The gleaming knife was brandished close to her throat. Mrs. Hogoboom hustled. She stepped into her room and rummaged in her top bureau drawer, while the man watched her from the doorway. Running her hand along under the ribbons and laces her fingers feverishly clutched a powerful six-shooter. Turning quickly she leveled It on the man and fired. Taken completely unaware he didn't hesitate an Instant, but, like a coward, fled down tha stairway In a panic. Mrs. Hogoboom gathered np her skirts and gave chase, un limberlng the artillery as she ran. Her victim dashed around corners and out through the back door, the only evidence of his having been hit being a piece o broken button, which was found on tho carpet afterwards. In speaking of the affair the little wo man said: "I tried my best to hit him, but I aimed at his legs, for I have often thought that if a burglar did get into the house I would not kill him. for what an awful thing It would be to know I had killed a man. But I scared him off. the premises at any rate," and she threw back her dainty aristocratic head and laughed as If it was all a good Joke. HELEN LUKBNS JONES. The towels which are laid over them are baked. Between 8 and 10 in the morning tho whole quantity of milk which the child is to use during the 24 hours is prepared. When pasteurization is necessary It is done early In the morning by setting tho milk and cream bottles in cold water, let ting it gradually come to 170 deg. and keeping It there 20 minutes. These aro cooled by standing first in tepid and then In cold water. All this care In addition to an absolute ly pure Icebox, kept as near as possible at the same temperature all the time, Is not considered too much care to take of the baby's food if he Is to be given a good chance for life. There was consternation at the hospital the other night when the milk soured In spite of precautions and for Inexplicable reasons, as the temperature was not un usually high. Tho night nurse discqvered It some time after the 2 o'clock bottles. What to do at 5 o'clock was a serious question, and she called up the diet nurse, who called up the matron, who, in turn, called up the doctor by telephone. Arrow root was the substitute recom mended by the doctor, a tablespoonful of. It to a pint of water, and to be boiled for 15 minutes with a pinch of salt and a little sugar. But. although this does for the baby In an emergency. It 13 not recom mended for him for long at a time. Since the milk curdled, which was May 22, pasteurization has been regarded as necessary, with -only one delivery Dr Davis, one of the attending physicians, says that while It is preferable, taking tho chances of disorders which come through omitting It, a prolonged diet of pasteur ized milk increases the tendency to rickets, which Is already the trouble with most of the babies that are brought In for treatment. Usually these cases have been fed on condensed milk or proprietary foods, and are co'rrected by an addition of fat, to the formula. Neither of these is condemned as baby foods, in certain In stances, if enough cream Is added to make up the proper percentage of fat. Itenpect for tbe Clinplaln. Successful American. Chaplain Russell, of the Missouri Leg islature, when praying, wants the mem bers to give their attention. His prayers being sent up especially for them, ho thinks It unseemly for them not to listen. Having observed that the members did not attend to what he said. Rev. Mr. Rus sell recently wafted the following peti tion up to the thrbne of grace: "O Lord. I ask that those In the House who rise to their feet for prayer may not continue to read their papers while the chaplain prays. Grant that they may have soma respect for God, if they have not for tha chaplain."