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About The Oregon mist. (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.) 188?-1913 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1911)
Woman's Foot Crowing Larger. Shoe manufacturers claim that the American woman's foot is growing larger. The numuer two shoe is al most ob 1 'te, they say, am) sizes four and five are much commoner than three. The explanation seems to be that the phenomenon is due to the in creased use of the feminine foot as means of locomotion. The constantly increasing number of women enraged in ini'uatiy and the growth in popular ity of tennis, gulf and walking have had t! eir inevitable result, and com mon sense has done much to abolish the we iring of pinching shs. The tradition that small fet are an excel 1. nt t'irg in women has persisted long and w ill not die without a struggle. Conservatives need not fear that wo men will cirry this matter too far; tney know when to step. Success Magazine. Distemper la all it forms, among nil are of brret r nd tit :.". curt-d and others in tie same sta ble pr vent d from having the dieae with tponn's lhs-tctpper Cure, Kviry btt! p .araiitef"!. Ovir.-iX(XO bottle sold last i nr. $.0 and l.'1. Cron I druet. or f ml to iu:m ;f:icturer. A-enM wanted. Wr te I' r I r.e hook. Spohn Med. Co.,pec Contagious Disea-cs, Goshen, Iud. A Quick Recovery, "Mamma," said Johnny, "if you will let me go just this one time I won't ask for anything to eat." "All right," said his mother. "Get your hat." Johnny, perched on the edge of a big chair, became restless as savory odors came from the region of the kitchen. At last he blurted out : "There's lots of pie and cake in this boue. " The admonishing face of his mother recalled his promise, and he added: "But what's that to me?" Success Magazine. TRY MURINE EYE REMEDY for Red. Wek, Weary, Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Murine Doesn't fctmart Soothes Eye Pain. Druggists Soli Murine Eye Remedy, Liquid. 2fc. boo. $1.00. Murine Eye Salve In Aeertle Tubes. 2"c. $1.00. Eye Books nd Eye Advice Free by Mail. Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago. Correcting Willie. Papa and mamma and son Willie were crossing the ocean. Willie had done something for which his mother thought be needed correction, but not feeling equal to the occasion she turned to her husband. "John," she said, "can't you speak to Willie?" Papa replied in a thin, weak voice, "Howd'y, Willie." Success Mag azine. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put op 40 years ago. They regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Decision Reversed. The cook, who had held sway long enough to be established as family au tocrat, was sent out to buy the Christ mas turkey. She returned with two fine, plump chickens. "Why, Mary," her mistress remonstrated, "I told you to get a turkey, not chickens." "I know, mum," she answered, "but I don't like turkey." Success Magazine. "His wife is a business woman, all .right." "What makes you say that?" "'She's installed a time clock in the 'hall and be has to punch it when he goes out nights and when he gets back." Detroit Free Press. Tumors, Goiters, Rheumatism TThronk, Nervous and female Diseases Ara curfd without th knife. Thoroughly equipped Sna?onum, Bairiul locatxm. Kau the lowest. Write for literature. Meadow Glade Osteopathic Sanitarium Dr. M C Cam. rirana. Battle Ground, Wash. OESCHS FOR RHEUMATISM, XEUML8I1, SPRAIKS, IRUISE: 01 ANT PAIL mace onlt ar BLUMAUER-rRANK DRUG CO. PORTLAND. OREGON FOR RHEUMATISM. Mrl.Olir Hontinrton.Noilona Or..MT: " cfn!drr T'"ir M-iii';in M-jstnnir I.: iment Ihc b-t ot lintments. I have Usr3 it (or dttT-Trnt i!m'Til anl it lilwar oe ntisfai itrx r-ilt. It i e"lf'H!iy vnt)d in cam-s ff InttammntorT Kiiuujtt- turn and Ail forms of lamencav' 25c SO 1 bottU t Drue A Car 'I StorM I As We Speak It. A German who had come to America to master our language was being ahown behind the scenes of a vaude ville theater by one of his American friends. "That man," said the American, indicating; an actor with a wave of his hand, "is taking off his make-up to make up for another take-off." The German departed, sputtering. Success Magazine. it name to member vou a remedy for COUCH end COLDS SERIAL STORY 2 Courtship oMiles Standish With Illustrations Chandler Christy tCupf rlhl, VUm Hoi,.- Morrill coiutNUirl Sailing of . the Mayflower Just In the gray of the dawn, as the mists uprose fro-n the meadows. There was a stir and a sound In the slumbering village of Plymouth; Clanging and clicking of arms, and the order Imperative. "Forward!" Clven In tore suppressed, a tramp of feet, and then, si'ence. Figure ten. In the mist, marched slowly out of the village. Standish the stalwart It was, with eight of his valorous army, Led by their Indian guide, by Hobo mok, friend of the white men, Northward marching to quell the sud den revolt of the savage. Giants they seemed In the mist, or the mighty men of King David; Giants in heart they were, who be lieved in God and the Bible. Aye, who be'.leved In the smiling of Mldianltes and Philistines. t-tS X. -"sr-- a. Take His Musket, and So Stride Out. Over them gleamrd far eff the crim son banners of morning; Under them loud on the sands, the serried billows, advancing, Fired along the line and In regular order retreated. Many a mile had thpy marched, when at length the village of Ply mouth Woke from Its sleep, and arose, in tent on Its mnnifold labors. Swett was the air and soft; and slow- ly the snnki) from the chimneys Rose over roofs of thatch, and polnt- ed steadily eastward; lien came forth from the doors, and I paused and talked of the weather. Said that the wind had changed, and I was blowing fair for the May I flower; Talked of their Captain's departure. I and all the dangers that menaced, lie telng gone, the town, and whai should be done in his absence. .Merrily sang the birds, and the ten der voices of women ! Coneecrated with hymns the common cares of the household. Out of the sea rose the sun, and the billows rejoiced at bis coming; Beautiful were his feet on the pur ple tops of the mountains; Beautiful on the sails of the May flower riding at anchor, Battered and blackened and worn by all the storms of the winter. LooHely against her masts was hang ing and flapping her canvas, Rent by so many gales, and patched by the hands of the sailors. Suddenly from her side, as the sun rose over the ocean. Darted a puff of smoke, and floated seaward; anon rang Loud over field and forest the can non's roar, and the echoes Heard and repeated the sound, the sig nal gun of departure! AM but with louder echoes replied the hearts of the people! Meekly, In voices subdued, the chap ter was read from the Bible, Meekly the prayer was begun, but ended in fervent entreaty! Then from their bouses In haste came forth the Pilgrims of Plymouth, Men and women and children, all hur rying down to the sea shore. Eager, with tearful eyes, to say fare well to the Mayflower, Homeward bound o'er the sea and leaving them here In the desert. Vtoremost among them was Alden. All night be bad lain without lumber, IS 'imp Turning aM tossing about In the beat and unrest of his fever. He bad beheld Miles Standish. who came back late from the council. Stalking Into the room, and heard him mutter and murmur, Sometime it seemed a prayer, and sometimes It sounded like swear lug. Once he had come to the bed, and stood there a moment In silence; Then be bad turned away, and said: "I will not wake htm; Let him sleep on, It Is best; for what Is the use of more talking!" Then he exttngulxhed the light, and threw himself down on his pallet. Dressed as he was. and ready to Btart at the break of the morning. Covered himself with the cloak he had worn in bis campaign In Flanders, Slept a a soldier sleeps In bis bivouac, ready for action. But with the dawn he arose; In the twilight A kirn beheld blm Put on his corselet of tel, and alt the rest of his armor. Buckle about his waist his trusty blade of Damascus, Take from the corner his musket, and so stride out of the chamber. Often the heart of the youth bad turned and yearned to embrace him. Often his Hps had essayed to speak, Imploring for pardon; All the old friendship came bark. with its tinder and grateful emo tions; But his pride overmastered the nobler nature within him, Pride, and the sense of bis wrong, and the burning Are of the Insult. So he beheld h!s friend departing in anger, but spake not. Saw him go forth to daneer, perhaps to death, and be spake not! Then he arose from his bed. and heard what the people were say ing. Joined In the talk at the door, with Stephen and Richard and Ollbert, Joined In the morning prayer, and In the reading of Scripture, And, with the others, in baste went hurrying down to the sea shore, Down to the Plymouth Hock, that had been to their feet a a doorstep Into a world unknown, the corner stone of a nation! There with his boat was the Master, already a little Impatient Lest be Bhould lose the tide, or the wind might shift to the eastward. Square-built, hearty, and strong, with an odor of ocean about blm. Speaking with this one and that, and cramming letters and parcels Into his pockets capacious, and mes sages mingled together Into bis narrow brain, till at last be was wholly bewildered. Nearer the boat stood Alden, with one foot placed on the gunwale. One still firm on the rock, and talking at times with the sailors. Seated erect on the thwarts, all ready and eager for starting. He, too, was eager to go. and thus put an end to his anguish. Thinking to fly from despair, that swifter than keel Is or canvas. Thinking to drown in the sea the ghost that would rise and pursue blm. But as be gazed on the crowd, be be held the form of Priscllla Standing dejected among them, uncon scious of all that was passing. Fixed were ber eyes upon his, as If she divined bis Intention, Fixed with a look so sad, so reproach ful, imploring and patient. That with a sudden revulsion his heart recoiled from Its purpose. As from the verge of a crag, where one step more Is destruction. Strange Is the ht art of man, with Its quick, mysterious instincts! ft Standing Dejected, Unconscious of All. Strange Is the life of man, and fatal or fated are moments. Whereupon turn, as on binges, the gates of the wall adamantine! "Here I remain!" he exclaimed, as he looked at the heavens above blm. Thanking the Lord whose breath bad scattered the mist and the mad ness, Wherein, blind and lost, to death be was staggering headlong. "Yonder snow-white cloud, that floats In the ether above me, Seems like a band that U pointing ' rf fan and beckoning over the ocean. There Is another hand, that la not so spectral and ghost like, Holding me. drawing me back, and clasping mine for protection. Float, O hand of cloud, and vanloh away In the ethert Roll thyself up like a fist, to threaten and daunt me; I beed not Klther your warning or menace, or any omen of evil! There Is no land so sacred, no air so pure and so wholesome. As I the air she breathe, and the sill that is pressed by her foot steps. Here for her sake will I stay, and like an Invisible presence Hover around her for ever, protecting, supporting her weakness; Yes! a my foot was the first that stepped on this rock at the land ing. So. wiih the blesflng of Oiwl. shnll It be the last at the leaving!" Meanwhile the Master alert, but with dignified air and Important. Scanning with watchful eye the tide and the wind and the weather. Walked about on the sands; aud the leople crowded around him jfefrS-; I . . ,ecg -i- ' I How Good You Have Been to Me. Saying a few last words, and enforo lng bis careful remembrance. Then, taking each by tbe band, as If he were grasping a tiller. Into the boat he sprang, and In baste shoved off to his vessel. Glad In his heart to get rid of all this worry and flurry. Glad to be gone from a land of sand and sickness and sorrow, Short allowance of victuals and plenty of nothing but Goiipel! Lost In the sound of the oars was tbe last farewell of the I'llgrlms. O strong hearts and true! not one went ba-k In the Mayflower! No, not one looked bark, who had set bis band to this plowing! Soon were hesrd on board the shouts and songs of the sailors Heaving the windlass round, and hoisting the ponderous anchor Then the yards were brand, and all sails set to the west wind. Blowing steady and strong; and the Mayflower sailed from the harbor. Rounded the point of the Gurnet, and leaving far to the southward Island and rape of sand, and the Field of the First Encounter, Took the wind on h r iiirter, and stood for the open Atlantic, Borne on the end of the s a, and the swelling hearts of the i'llgrlms. I Xing In silence they watched the re ctdlng sail of the vessel, Much endeared to them all, as some tiling living and human; Then, as If filled with the spirit, and rapt In a vision prophetic. Baring his hoary head, the excellent Elder of Plymouth Said, "Iet us pray!" and they prayed and thanked the Lord and took courage. Mournfully sobbed the waves at the base of the rock, and above them Bowed and whispered the wheat on the hill of death, and their kin dred Seemed to awake In their graves, and to Join In the prayer that they ut tered. Sun-Illumed and white, on the east em verge of the ocean Oleamed the departing sail, like a marble slab In a graveyard; Burled bet eath It lay for ever all hop of escaping. Lot as they turned to depart, they saw tbe form of an Indian, Watching them from the hill; but while they spake with each other. Pointing with outstretched hands, and saying, "Look!" he had vanished. So they returned to their homes; but Alden lingered a little, Musing alone on the shore, and watching the wash of the billows Round the base of the rock, and ths sparkle and flash of the sun shine. Like the spirit of Ood, moving visibly over the waters. (TO HE CONTINUED.) Height of Feme. "And bow Is your son Henry get ting on In literature?" asked the visi tor. "Oh, he's doing famously," said th proud mother. "His autograph brought f 10 the other day." "Really r "Yes signed to a promissory not for three hundred. I bought U my sell" Harper'i Weekly. TALE OF HORROR TOLD MISSIONARY TELLS Of AWfUL CHINESE PUNISHMENT. Tortures of Prisoners and Almost Un believable Penalties Exacted by Official Sanction How De serting Soldiers Were Disciplined. Kansas CUy. Mo.-Chinese military discipline Is something fierce, aueoid lng to Dr. A. L. Sheltmi, of Anthony, Kan., who tin Just returned from the land of the pigtail. The doctor Mi this bloodcurdling t,,ry ,f cruelty practiced upon u good friend of bis who wus a major In the Chine army: 'Three companies of Chinese sol diers under the major's command, but stationed In a different city, rebelled and deserted, taking tbelr arms nnd ammunition. As the Chinese army i In t ht main made up of men who accept the service 111 place of a penal sentence, the most rltld rules are en forced heartlessly to gt a minimum of service and discipline They are paid the equivalent of I- 40 a mouth, on which they must subsist To them starvation Is always Imminent and a dead dog or mule or other animal, even when dead of disease, I greed ily cooked nnd eaten "The major was held responsible fur Ms rebellious troops, and only the Intercession of the commanding gen eral of the district, who got down on hi kne and beKged for the life of his subordinate to the civil governor, saved bis head. "The punishment was modified to dismissal from th army and 2 OU0 light blows from a small pndillo. The paddle used Is from one to one and a half Inches wide. 18 Inches long and probably the eighth of un hu h thick. In administering It the thighs are bared, and Unlit, even blows are struck on the thick flesh between the hip and knee, the victim lying pros trate on bl face. The paddle Is used with a sort of a flip and for some time makes no Impression ; M0 blows make the flesh red and puffy, 1.B00 brlnn the tlesh to a Jelly Ilk consistency, and 2.0") marks the limit of torture a strong man may endure and live. "Often gangrene sets In and the vic tim dies; with the best of treatment it Is months before thn man paddled ran use his leits naturally. In the case of the major the flesh slouxhed off his thigh an Inch and a half deep, five Inches broad and 17 Inches long. He expected to get well, but his legs would always be crippled. The re bellious troops were pursued, 20 of them were killed In action and the balance brought to camp for behead ing. Eighteen of the soldiers were given swords and required to cut gashes In the flesh of their captain who was unable to prevent their ro hellion, then they were beheaded be fore the captain. "To stimulate other officers to great er zeal In handling their men the cap tain was then taken In hand by the official executioner who hail bound him to a big stake for the men to gash with swords. With a keen knife the Hps of the captain were sliced oft, then his nose, Inter bis eyelids were cut off and his eyeballs wero exposed to thn pitiless sun. After a few hours the skin of the forehead was rut swny and allowed to drop over the blinded eyes, banging by the corner nines. Then later the breasts were cut off. all but the skin at the lower edge, and allowed to hatiK; If the victim sur vived that, and the raptatn did. then the flesh covering the bowels was rut away and allowed to hat.g apron fash ion while tbe wind and sun dried, and files and vermin fed upon the blood and cut flesh. In this case the rap tain, long unronsiious. died wl'h dis emboweling; In case where a man survives that, then a knife Is plunged In his heart at the end of the day of horrible torture." v AN OLD CRIME IS REVEALED Bones of Long Burled Woman Found Beneath the Brick Floor of a House. Klkton, Md Bones of a woman, with several faded bits of red silk, two remnants of what were once side comb and a gold plated pin, appar ently evidence of a murder which probably never will be unraveled, were unearthed from beneath tbe brick flooring In the kitchen of dm Thompson property at Cenlervlllo Landing, by William J. Ellers, a car penter, who was removing the bricks preparatory to laying a wooden floor. When the bricks were removed Kb lers noticed a black subsoil. Bilging down he unearthed decayed pieces of wood and old hand mnde nails, then pieces of bones began to mnke their Bppearance. The condition of the bones Indicated that they had been burled half a century or more, hut th oldest residents of the locality can re call no mysterious disappearance of a woman. Woman of 96 Weds Man of 24. Troy, Mo. Mrs. Nancy Kdey, 8A years old, has beeomo a bride for th sixth time, her newest husband being Re Indow. 24 years old. The bride's fifth husband died six weeks previous at the county poor farm here. Dynsmlts Cursd His Earache. Rhreveport, I-a Fellow workmen In the employ of the Dollnger Lumber company told James Donovan dyna mite would cure earache. It did. Don ovan used one application and was burled two days later. DOCTORS FAILED If HELP HE Cured by Lydia L iCKd I'oiinl, Wl. "I am eUA 4. J liouiico Unit 1 burn lieen curwl ni J -"pcU Slid frj l'"th fr fm-J dllferent dn..3 but f.lile.ltoMj !""''f. AfurW tftblr pound iud Bi,, l'liniierl no,, am a well ,,. 1 can't Hud word toexpresi mttU for the good your nieiluiue ha me. V011 nuypiibllih tliidif youth, Mrs. 1! nt st AN Kikth, Pound, j The stir-cem of l.ydm K. IlriLw Vcijetiil'lo Compound, inwlefri.iE Atul herbs, i iiiisirallc led. jt,, Hied Itll M'rfect COtlliilf lie bj 3 v. 110 sillier from illspUrcmrnti, ltfjj inatioii, ulceration, librnid tuocn regiiU.ltti'S, 1 iodic pain. Udlul l.curtntf-tlottn feeling, ll.ituletict, 34 cesium, UUii.u'ad, or ucrvuut tlOlU For thlrtjr venr T.ydU E.nnt'js YcgftlllllU ( HIIHMIIIll hut M.tiiiiard remedy f.ir fi-nuls lili , suferliiir women owe It to tlirtcn Li nt least give this nir-dlcltisiq I'roof Is uliutul.it) t that It lui tj ttitus:im!i of other, aud nhj iU U not cum y ii f Tf yon vviuil atMM'liiI advice n lri. I'liikliiiin. Lynn. lA,lert It is f riMi uuj wlHujsbclprui I FINKE BROS. 133 Maoiion St. roiTuii, 1 1 vim rvrr mm if a Y Shoe Polishes In Qual ty. Largest In Vsiw jii.t mi wr 'rl't.tSr P .I i-lll.-lf cnuim "II- Ll N'llfia' Alel rhlltrlH !"! "",."""7. llh,l rabbin, v.. 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" l ro fl C hil'M Ask him if it is ever seriou Lastly, ask him if he P"" scribes Ayer's Cherry J toral for this disease. in close touch with y" family physician. f froi tiers 9 fV'-rra W '"'.l w hen you tell your doctor ""Li ssie in your mouth, loss of -PP breskfsit, snd frequent headscn . ..at wnen ns sees your cosim " ,, w ssy, 'Vou art bilious." Ay"' work well in such esses. H V A TV BAMULS Jjj h Wmmmim mm ! e'!!-k)'S m"i- m Ej A the 1. 0. 0H 1