TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1003. THE MOUSING ASTOR IAX, ASTORIA, OIIEGOX. v. Notable Women The Patriotic Wives md Mothers of Japan The llttl women of Jnpnn lore lhlr country no pnaaloiinM tlmt for it Ui7 von Id sacrifice every Mng ami every object they bold dnr-hulimls, broth er mid ioiu-iitKl their own live first of all mid count It Joy. There are several Instance on record In which la the iTciM'iit war Jnpamwe tvomi'u littve dlirull ttuii)MlvM a nun ami Joined tho army, their ex only being discovered when they were killed or wounded. One of the heroine sorral iier conutrj a iy, In this cnjmclt) Mug most nuceeoitful and fenrleita. At Inst the waa raptured by the Itua alnns and banged, fthe met her fate MM! OT AM A. wearing a glorified emtio, aa though ehe knew beaven Itself waa waiting to receive those who died for their country. After her death It waa dl covered that Uie body being prepared for the grave waa tho body of a wo man. Thl wa told to Uie ituMian Honesty is the best policy. 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Pram childhood I lhad been bothered with bad blood, akin eruptions aad boils, I had boila ranging from fire to twenty io numDcr eeca season, me Durainr ao compsnying th rnptlon waa terrible. 8.8.8, eeemed to be just th medicine Beaded la my case. It drove out all impu rities and bad blood, giving me perms aent relief from the akia era pt ion and bolls. This ha been tea year ago, and 1 hava arm bad a return of the disease, Mas, J. D. ATBiaroir. Writ for oat book on blood and akin diseases. Medical advice or any special In formation abent your cas will cost Til Swift Speclflo Cespaiiy, Atlanta, fit sMMkajr t iiwj ai1mtra non, be exciaimeQi "Great boavena! Uow can we ax- pect to conquer a people like tblaf Marehleneaa Oyama. Japan la today more really democrat ic aoclally tltao the republic of Ameri ca. iJidlee of the blithest nobility bate none of the top loftlcal anohbery tliat characterises many of the women of the' "uow rich" here. Mine. Oyama, wife of the Japanese field msrshal, la aa aingie bearted in bor patriotism aa the bumbleat woman laborer In the rice field and thluki herself no greater than thl sister In the work fur the aoldler at the front Btomats Tamakawa, now the wife of General Oyama, wa a child during the war which finally drove the ahoguna from the throne of Japan. The older (later of Bteinats actually wore arm or, prepared to defend their borne. which waa tweleged during the war. Later brave little Stemati waa aent to America to be educated, fine waa In our country eleven year and waa graduated at Vaaaar. Marcblonee Oya ma la at the bead of an organlaatlon formed to collect and forward useful gtfta to the beloved aoldler la the field. Mm, lake Okumura. The mother of Japan women pa triot may be aald to be th venerable loko Okumura, known and loved through tli length and breadth of ber native bind. She appear to bave been on of th first Japanee women to feel a call to modern philanthropic work. Before the war between China and Ja pan Mm. Okumura went to Korea to do mlaalonary work among th Igno rant people of that ont of data land. At th outbreak of tb Cflino-Japa-ne war Mm. Okumura returned from Korea and went where aba could err br country directly. She, al ready a gray kwtred woman, waa In China during the Boier uprising and wa actually with tb Japane ad' vane agalnat th rebel, wben a ol dler waa killed tbla ploua and loving woman attended bla funeral and pray ed for bla departed soul, according to th cuatoin of ber people. Jo see ber kneallng in prayer beside the bier of on of their comrade brought tear to tb eye even of rugged Japane eol dler. After the Boxer rebellion wa put down Mother Okumura. aa ah wa now called, went bom and organtied tb Japan Ladle' Protect) t asso ciation, a national aocleiy to Uke car of th famllle of aoldler. Willi aa t Uelf) Bim Oat. After tb doctor bad examined tb patient and tb man' wlf wanted to know the nature of tb Ulneaa tn con- adentlooa phyeldan aald: "Tour buaband'a condition la aucb that It will take some tlm to dlfferen- tlat tb aymptoma to arrtr at an ac curate conception of th malady from which be la suffering. Tb treatment must be symptomatic I muat flrat mak a dlagnoata." "I bop you can mak It of calico,' remarked the woman, "for I haven't a piece of flannel In tb bous.H-Nw York Pre. A star Hamate Instructor Dat tar over there la ma oris pupil, but be'll never mak a suc- ceaaful prlte fighter. Visitor What seems to b his draw back? InstructorWhy, do poor slob la tomju tled.-New York World. A MUappll4 Petltlea. Not long since the claolr In one of the fashionable churches of tb aouth ren dered a long and difficult anthem, one with many frill and furbelows. Tb good minister aat patiently through it, but when the anthem wa finished b arose and, to tb amusement of both congregation and cboir, began bla pray er In deeply earnest tones, saying, "Oh, Iord, w thank the that w ar still allTr Llpptncott's Msgailn. Uckliif Tor Hardy Mas. ratlenc Well, what sort of a hus band do yon suppose I want a gentla msnf rs trice Oh, no; you ar too much of an automobile fiend to marry a gentle men. What you want la a niaoaanlcr Tonkara Statesman. you'd" find relief," replied" ft pTons man. "Not . I wouldn't enjoy It I got tnaomala.n Philadelphia Presa. tM H.r. Bbe As a general thing a woman bss more honor than a man. lie Oh, I don't know.' If they ar occupying a box at th opera tb chance ar tb man baa mora on bim Detroit Tribune, - T.ry Caealeae. Mrs. Tufty Didn't Mrs. Green leave ber card? The New Maid Tes'm, ah lef It, an' I had to chas her two blocks to glv It back to her.-rhlla- lelphia Inquirer. Thinking is the talking of tb soul aith lteI&Ptato. is Clara I can't sv why peopl think summer is auller than winter. Harold No, considering so many uungs com off in summers-New Or leans Times-Democrat ntr lh Ma. DyerSo ber father gava bis con sent 7 Ilrer Tee. " Dyer Has be a grudge against yon? -xarryrown (N. News. JVo Im4lat Daaarev. "Bo your daugliter Is going on th atageT Don't you bate awfully to bar ber become an artreaar "Oh, aba Uu't going to b an actresa. Tb company ah goes out with play only one night stands." Chicago Boc- ord Herald. Mamma Now, aa this Is your fifth birthday, Robert would you like to have a pretty cake with five candle la it 7 Robert Well, I guess I'd rather bar fire cake and on candle! Cleveland Leader. Rev Mla Ea7. "Do you xpect Charley to catch any ling on bla fishing trip? said young Mrs. Torkins' mother. "No," was the reply. He's been rae dnated and took ten grains of quinine before be started." Washington Star. Th Caaae ! It. 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