Rheumatism Science ivention Tbe pulse register of Dr. Gartner, of Vienna, has proven bery racceeaful in leasenisg tbe surgeon’s work in watch­ ing tbe circulation of patients under unaesthetics. It consists of a watch- like box, which is attached to tbe.pa- tient's forearm, and with bands that parilla ha« cored thousand*. ere moved over tbe dial by a sensitive spring, very accurately showing the pulse and blood-pressure vibrations. It WOMEN EA«Y TO WAKE. even reveals pulse action so feeble that Hotel Me* Bava Gr««t*r Troabl« la the finger cannot feel it Boaalns Men from Their Slumber*. Tbo much-ricficttied name of “liquid “It is immeasurably harder to awak- crystals ” la still retained by Dr. Otto en men in the morning than it is wom- en.” * hotel proprietor informs mo, Itabmann, who has published an en­ ray* a writer in the St Louis Globe- , larged list of tn« organic compound* having tbe peculiar propertie*. The** Democrat “A tap or two at a wom­ substance*, a* {w** firet made clear an’s door in the morning is sufficient fifteen year* ago, have two melting No matter bow late she may tyvs re­ tired, no matter bow exhausted ebe point* and at Intermediate ~ tempera­ may have been, no matter bow faint ture* move freely Hke liquid*, but ths ‘yes’ that comes from the bed in polarize light like crystal* and show inswer to tbe knock, you can bank on the dlchroiam of crystal*. Whether It that within a half-hour or so that they are really like solid 'crystals la woman will walk Into the dining-room, still disputed. bright-eyed and cheerful; but with a I In the survey of the Scottish lakes which is now nearly completed, a man—well, It’s different “A man may leave a call for 7 depth of 1,017 feet has been reached o'clock in tbe morning with the warn­ In Loch Morar. This proves to bolbe ing that he must be up at that hour. deepest lake In the United Kingdom, A few minutes before 7 you detail a and, as tbe surface la but thirty feet boy for the purpose and tell him not above aea level nearly tbe entire bed to stop pounding until tbe man of tbe lake la below tbe aurface Hue awaken. Tbe room may be on the top of the ocean. Only seven deeper lakes floor, but you can bear tbe thump, are known in Europe, four being in ~ thump, thump on tbe door 'way down Norway and three in Italy. At a depth In the office. Does tbe man wake wltb of one thousand feet the temperature a faint 'yes’ and scramble out of bed? of Loch Morar la fairly constant Net he. The boy knocks until his throughout tbo year at about 42 de­ knuckles are sore, and then suddenly grees. Beginning with schools to teach a stentorian voice roars from th. room, ’Yes, yes, what in blase* 1* the spinning by hand In tbe eighteenth matter with you? Do you think I'm century, Germany baa continued to dead ’ The boy retire*, turn* in bl* improve tbe instruction in textile in­ report at the office and goes to ease dustry offered to its people with every advance of practical acience a* applied hia hand in cold water. "Three hours later a swollen-eyed to ~weavtbg and spinning. Textile individual, with wrinkles in bl* brow, school*, where the manipulation of the walks up to the desk. ’I thought I most Intricate machinery la taught are left a call here for 7 o'clock In th* now found all over the empire, and it morning.’ *You did, and th* bellboy ~t* held by aome persons that they con- woke you promptly at 7.’ That’* a stitute the main pillar by virtue of little too strong,' la the answer, and which the German textile Industry after you’ve argued with him for. half maintains its competitive power -In The courses of In­ an hour you haven’t convinced him foreign markets. that be waa actually awakened as he struction are frequently revised, and bad ordered. So it goes day after day. everything la kept up on a scientific .The women get up promptly in re- ba*l*. sponse to a call, while the men-lnva- 'it i* so easy to obtain gold In riably turn over to have another nap.” a very pure state that its melt­ f . ------------------ ; Ing-polnt la a fact of much prac- He Got Rt*b* Up. tlcal importance becauae it servo* It 1* a thankless and sometime* diffl- nM g constant, or basis of comparison, cult task to wak* a sleeper in th* |n measurement of high tempera­ morning so effectively that he will get■ -tures. Th* latest experiment* for up at once, yet It may be done, rafely tertalnlnglng thl* point with exact!- and effectually, by any one who will tnde have been conducted in Pari* by follow a »imple plan recently described MeMrw jaeqU— I’ve loet my hat Attorney—That'« nothing. I loet a cult here yesterday. —Ex. He— It'a hard to keep a secret some- times, isn't it? She—I don’t know; I’ve never tried It—Detroit Free Press. i A little boy wae aaked hie name, and snswered: “Well, they call me Jim­ mie, for abort; but my maiden name la Jamee." „ “I’m cure ba eald be wae out of pol­ itic* for good.” “You mint have mis­ understood him. He’* out for the goods in politic*.”—Philadelphia Pre»*. Edith—When I accepted Jack be •aid be waa In the eeventh heaven! Ethel—Quite likely; be’* been engaged to etx other girl* this »eason.—Jester. Minister— So you raw some boy* Ashing on the Sabbath, ay young man. Did you do anything to discourage them! Small Boy—Yee, air; I stole their bait Hawkina—That pickpocket they caught 1* really a very intelligent fel­ low. Sampson—No doubt of it. He proved that by bis ability to locate a lady’* pocket Jaggies—Do those noblemen who coma over here to visit us acquire many of our customs! Waggles—I presume so. At any rate, they borrow a great deal from us. “My klngtf&i for a horse!” cried Richard the ¿Third. And a moment later be was seen slowly emerging from under bis balky automobile.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. Mr. Gooder—Here’s a book I’d very much like to have our daughter read. It contains some good advice for a girl of her age. Mrs. Gooder—Very well. 1’11 forbid her to touch it “A mighty poor sermon!” said Knox, as they came out of church. “What would you expect for' a cent?*’ an­ swered Cox, who bad seen what the kicker bad dropped into the plate. “Jones borrowed^» dollar from me yesterday.” “Yes.” “He paMLme back with the same dollar I loaned him.” “That’s strange.” “No. I eouldn’t pass It either.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Just Too Lovely: “Yes,” said the first, actress, “I’ve got a lovely new play for this season.” “What is it?” asked the other. "A society drama In four acts and five new gowns.”—Ex. Kissing Bugs: He—Let us sU out on the lawn and watch for shooting stars. She —Oh, somebody might see ua. Let’s sit inside the grape arbor and watch for lightning bugs.—Judge. “Yes," said Mr. Borem, "I’m disap­ pointed in these shoes. It’s funny now­ adays how one’s things wear out be­ fore one knows It" "Yee,” replied Miss Weary, with a yawn, “especially one’s welcome.” , Teacher—No#, then. Tommy, you have no good excuse for staying away from school yesterday. Tommy—Well, It wasn’t my fault Teacher—It wasn’t? Tommy—No, ma’am. I done my best to think up one. “Ob, children! You are no noisy to­ day. Can’t you be a littl^ stiller and better?” “Now, grandma, you must be a little considerate, and no^ scold You see, if It wasn’t for us ypuMaUkl. not be a grandma at all.” 4 - She—And you say you would die for me? Mr. Boresome—A thousand times. She—Would you mind doing it just once—straightaway? You know papa has been appointed coroner, and he hasn’t bad any practice yet—Boston Traveler. Salesman—How was It you asked Grimes only $10 for that coat when the usual price is >15? Proprietor—Well, you see, be bad the coat charged, and It Is doubtful if be ever pays. Better lose $10 than $15, don’t you see?—Bos­ ton Transcript The Malden—I have a fluttering •bout my heart and I have no appe­ tite, doctor. The Doctor—Oh, you're in love; I can’t do anything for that “You can’t doctor?" “Certainly I can’t” “Why, doctor! You’re not married!”—Yonkers Statesman. > Burif* Party—Are you aware, sir, that you deliberately placed your um­ brella in my ear last evening? Little Blfferton—Very careless of me, I’m sure! I wonder what became of It and------ Would it be too much trouble to ask'you to return it?—Tit-Bits. Jones—It is just impossible for ms to keep a lead pencil. People are al­ ways borrowing, you know, and they always forget to return. Brown—Why, I never have any trouble. See, I’ve got a whole veet pocketful of pencils. Jonee— Doesn't that prove just what I eald? Willie—I met our n*M minister on way to Sunday school, mamma, and be asked me If I ever played mar- blee on Sunday. Mother—H'm! And what did you sey to that? Willie—I •aid« ’Get thee behind me, Satan” and walked right off and left blm,”—Lon­ don Tit Bits. O'Halloran—ire sorry O1 am to foind that yes bov a ticket to the play to-night, McGovern, for yes’ll not see Sir Hlnnery. • McGovern—How do yes know that? O'Halloran—Because I was there last noigbt, and wld me two eyes seen him die In the last act—Les­ lie’s Weekly. “I am a very pretty girl. My hair Is a* wavy as a cloud. My complex­ ion has tbe brilliancy and softness of a flower. My expression Is a* mobile a* th* l*af of th0 weeping willow. My brown eyes are like two crescent* of the moon. I have enough worldly good* to para happily through life with my husband, band in hand, gat­ ing at the flowers by day and the moon by night If this should meet the eye of a man who Is intelligent amiable and of good address. I will be bit for life, and repose with him later Hi a tomb of red marble.” There .were 346,000 marriage* In Japin lest 3 ear, but for all that such advertise­ ment* •• the above appear every da/ 11. .i «.• buiuuidr Dr •«. In the Japanese paper*.—New York Yesterday 1 saw a mau with a cum­ Tribune. . . ” merbund wearing a long mackintosh, Stated is Diploma tic Fashion. and another with a Panama hat car­ Tbe Fierce Fellow—So you wouldn't rying an umbrella, both rarely show­ ing an Indecent lack of confidence In uy that Longfellow wa* a liar, eh? Tbe Mild Man—No; bat If be were the weather. The most extraordinary conducting a hewspaper I should not get-up, however, was that of a man in besltats to assert that he bad an ex- a yellow straw hat a black frock coat clualve new* *ervice.—Louisville Cour- a tartan tie. blue cummerbund, white duck trousers and yellow eboee.—Tail­ lerJoumal. or and Cutter. ________ __ There la a kind of man who telle Ever remark bow far from town th* you of aome unimportant thing be did. farma ate that real estate agent* Buy ■ nd expect* you to fall dead with aa- are within “a mile of town?” tzmtohment . - - k . ■' • MALLEABLE IRON STUMP PULLERS llsbtnt snd atrougNU stump Puller on Iha luarkau II* H>w pow ar on Uin aww. * Ilk l wo boron*. Writ* lor dviKrtpllv* rslalue REIBR.SON MACHINERY CO. Feat of Morriaon Street Portland If you wear to *«r. R. H. Kline, Ltd.,Ml Arch Bt, Philadelphia, pa. œ Lift in New York. Write for our Catalogue Hurried Editor—I must have som. on. to b.lp on thl* at one*. Where I, Bink*? Where’* Scribbler? Where’* leader? Boy—They 1* all dowmtaira gettln’ up a Hat of folk* killed l«»t year by electric car*, cab*, wagon*, aubway exploaion*. gaa, an ’lectrie light wire.. Editor ‘ (deapondently)—They won't get through for a month. HOLMES BUSINESS COLLEGE T. H C Á. Bldg. Nothin* Left. MI have had lots of friends who were guilty of mutilating books they bad borrowed from me, but my latest ex­ perience was the most novel of all.” “ “What was ItF, “I lent Mrs. Blanks my dictionary a few days ago and yesterday sb» re­ turned It without a word!”—Nsw Or­ leans Times-Democrat TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY rORTLAND, ORL Dr. C. Gee Wo Mother« will And Mr«. Winslow*« Soothing Syrup tha teat rented y to use tor their children during th* teething period- Tako Lai all T« Bromo Quinina Tablets. All dru*- glau refund ita -money If II lolla to eure. X. W. Are filled only by competent person*. There is a demand for the reliable and trustworthy, those who can do things. We give thorough instruction, for all kinds of office po- sitions. WONDERFUL HOME I ’ TREATMENT Thia wond«rf«l ChU ne«« doctor t« callwd iho«« that wondrrfm Chi* ar« entirely un- fcaowa te medical «ci- enee In this conatry. Through the use of those harmless remedies this famons dootoe know« th« action of over WO different rone* edleg which h« «ucceMfhlly ones in different dt««aae« He guarantee« to cure cattarh. asth­ ma. lung, throat, rheumatism, nerronsneea stomach, liver, kidneys, etc.; ha« hundreds ot testimonials Chargos moderate. Call and see him. Patients out of th« city write for blank« and circulars. Mend «tempi CONdUl^ TATluN FHKK. AUDKMUM Often the Case. The C. Gee Wo Chinese Medicine Co. Customer—Catehem A Cheatem are A peculiar incident is said to have announcing another big drop in prices. 2*3 Aldur Bl.. Pwltand. Orugua. -ocurred on the «¿earner Athenian on a Merchant—Well, there'* plenty of trip from Yokohama to Vancouver. room for their price* to drop. Five day* out, 1,000 miles from land No. S3—1004 P. N. U. Canada’* wealth la £240 per head. In any direction, a little owlet alighted • gainst £210 in England, £175 per bead on the deck and was captured by the in the United States, per Sir Robert second steward. It wa* a baby owl, Griffin.—Resources. I a little bundle of brown and white feather*, and it blinked ita eyes in the daylight aa It rested contentedly in the cage which the steward provided. Of Our Method of Extract- ANRto. Whether the owlet had escaped from some vessel 1* not known. A Little Owl 1,000 Mlles from Land. JRT A BIT” IS WHAT-THEY SAY Considerable. “He wae the most awkward dancer at the swellest ball of the swell water­ ing place, and she the most graceful. After they bad literally bumped their way through a waits she smilingly re­ marked to a group of admirers that she had danced since she waa a little tot. “Don’t be discouraged,' be answered in a kindly tone, "you'll get the knack of it yet” v If your plate fall« when eating or talking by uaing our vacuum valve we can ma Snndara from 9 to 1. Phon« Main W. A. WIHA WISE. BROS., Dentists, Female Gorillas. The Ixmdon soologlcal gardens are the possessors of one male and two female gorillas. There 1* only one other female gorilla In Europe. She is at Breslau. The London specimens are named Chloe and Venus. The de* scriptlon of Venus, which la 5 old, Ie a* follow*: inchta; chest measurement 36 halt dark and patchy; eyes, blkck Jeep set, and huge everbanging brow*; mouth, expansive, with’ formidable Write for Catalogue and Price* teeth; expression, morose. RUSSELL'. ENGINES Tract! .a or fortsMs Sl-sp « or Co “CICLONI" THRESHERS THE A. H. AVERILL MACHINERY CO. 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