i, The Oregon Scout
JONES & Chanoey Publishers.
UNION, OREGON,
HIS FUNNIEST PATIENT.
A Doctor Tell of a Ilriiutlful
bnt
StrmiRcly SniilIeK AVoiiian.
"My funniest patient f' said the doc
tor, who in tmth Is a well known nnd
hard worked M. D. up town. "Woll,
that question ia something of n facer.
You newspaper fellows do ask tho
queerest questions."
"Tell mo, Doc," urged tlio scribe, in
a familiar, oflhand style, having played
marbles with this now eminent physi
cian in tho long ago, "tell mo about
tho most singular patient you have or
over had, as tho caso may be."
"I sec," said tho doctor thoughtfully,
"you aro bound to stick to mo Hko
Tampiro until I tell you something, so
hero goes. A certain named woman
who lives on West Fifty-soventh street
lias a mania for everything oxtraordi
nary. Sho is what you would call
beautiful woman, but I don't believo
sho has oven an apology for a soul
"Whether her husband realizes tho latter
fact I do not pretend to say, and if ho
docs ho has too much nrido to confess
it to tho world. Well, this woman
canio to mo ono morning witli a little
vial, and requested mo to inject somo
of its contents in her arms and neck,
Of cotirso I inquired what tho liquid
wight bo. Sho answered :
" That's all right; I will give you $50
if yon will do it.'
" 'liut, madam,' L protosted, '1 am
not in tho habit of injecting unknown
fluids into the human system.'
" 'Oh, I know what it is,' sho an
Bworod, "and, moreover, I don't want
it in my system nor in my veins. I
simply want it administered under tho
skin.'
"I looked at her a moment and won
dered, though sho did not look likoono,
if sho was a morphine florid. Sho seemed
to divine my semi-suspicions and said :
'No, it is no kind of morphine. Smell
of it'
"Sho held tho littlo vial in her own
hand to my nostrils, which inhaled a
potent fragranco in which roso oil was
represented. 'You seo,' sho oxplaincd,
'I havo a friend who has just returned
from Paris, whoro sho has scon this
thing successfully done. Come, hero is
a fifty dollar noto. Do you refuse ?'
"Now you as a newspaperman know
tho value of $."(), and so do I. It
seemed wiso for mo to say 'No,' but I
secured tho necessary instrument and
told her I would comply with her ro
quest at her own peril. 'AH right,'
sho answered, and in flvo minutes I
had comploted my novel task. Sho
had an idea, you know, that her arms
and nock would cxlialo a delicious por
fiuno, and sho wont away as happy as
a two days' old buttorlly.
"In about a weok sho canio back and
"wanted mo to inject somo more of tho
potent ossonco in her arms and neck,
On her right arm I noticed an inllamcd
spot Just whoro tho previous injection
had boon made, and I told her that it
looked as though an abseoss was form
ing there
" 'Novor mind,' sho said, 'I want to
find out if thoro is any tiling in it.'
"Then I Jlrinjy declined to pursue tho
experiment. Sho doparted in astato
of wrath, nnd I havo not seen her from
tluit day to this. Shu was my funniest
pationt." Now York Press.
A Deed at HiirkneiM.
1 never hunted a deer, but I think I can
understand how nny man, thrilled by tho
excitement of a long chaso, full of tho
ardor of pursuit, giving tlio gniiio all tho
fair cluuicca of tho Held. Iilmsolf enduring
fatigue, thirst, peril in tho chaso. match
ing his own ondurunco, patience and skill
against tho speed, strength um! Instinct
of tho game, can ut lust bring his rlilo to
hla shoulder and shoot down tho nntlered
monarch bounding away for llfo. Uut to
Ho In a boat, hidden "away In tho dark
ness, crouching buck In tho shadows of
tlio glowing decoy, waiting through long
hours of darkness, listening to ovory
sound, gun hi hand, finger on tlio trigger,
hiding, In cold and mist, silent, motion
less, waiting, watching until tho beauti
ful creature cornea timidly to tho water,
lifts Its Btartled head to gaze with bright,
curious oyea at tho light that Is death,
coming nearer and nearer to kill thl3
croat tiro then, at pistol rango, in cold
blood pshawl this Is not hunting. It
is assassination. It Is murder. It Is a
deed of darkness worthy of tho gloomy
shadows that hide tho perpetrator. Rob
ert J. Uurdette.
An Odd .Method of Ilonkulndlng.
Tho British museum has a capital way
of binding Its books and collections ao
cording to tho color of the contents. Of
courso, theology has thoroughly estab
llshed Its claims to bo hound In blue.
Poetry, ono would say without hesitation,
should bo In pulo yellow, a soft suffusion
not qtilto defined. litdr way from green to
being red. Thun It stands to senso that
natural history should appear in green
covers, Hko nature herself, with which It
deals. History being a record In tho main
of bloody events tho struggle to survive
ohould inoiioK)llzo tho rod Novels
might como In pink, or in particular mot
loyjiickot; blogrophy hi sober black, This
Is a hint for private collectors as well.
Drowning should havo a color all to him-self-a
mixture of theology, philosophy,
biography and xotry llluu tho realists
In llesh color. Qlobo-Democrat.
"Woolenlto" Is a now word used to
designate tho man who wears garments
entirely of wooL
In 173 Clemcntlus
oewsHiper In Virginia.
Rcld published a
The practice of softening food for chil
dren U decried by dentists. "It la at the
bottom of many a not of bad grinders,"
onti scientist declares.
Tho beat books aro within tho roach of
the input tnei.gei purwt Vou can gut a
,goo4 companion for u little eost u
good oJffar.
MODAL) b.
I wake, m'amlel
The dawn la up. and like a ml flower blows;
Tho graylieard sea
Smooths all bis wrinkles out, and laughs and
glows.
Bloom, then, for theso and me.
Sweet roso.
Awake, m'amlel
Arise, m'amlet
Tho field flowers smllo on all their butterflies;
Tho bumblebee,
A wandering minstrel, slnss; tho'crlcket cries
Smile, then, on theso and me,
Dear eyes.
Arise, m'amlel
Jlako haste, m'araiel
Tho rudo day comes, full pallop. Let n tasto
With flower and bee
Tin Joy of youth anil morning. Ob, make ha to I
No time have the-so or wo
To n asto.
Make haste, tn'amMI
Annk) Chambers-Ketchum In Harrvr's Maga
zine, MR. POTTER'S JOKE.
"You have mado mo very happy. Polly,
and s'poso wo 6et tho day for Christmas."
Miss Polly Perkins looked lovingly into
his eyes and answered affirmatively by
leaning her head upon his shoulder.
Thoy wero sitting In tho pretty parlor
of a cozy cottago on tho outskirts of
Glenvlllo. Their courtship had not been
a long ono in met. u nan oecn snort.
earnest and decisive, and when Mr. Peter
Potter parted witli his betrothed that
Sunday night liocousldercd-itimsclf a very
lucky man in securing such a prizo as
Polly Perkins, tho prettiest lass In Glen
villo, who had eaten more philopcnas and
broken moro chicken breast bones than
any maiden for miles around.
Truo, sho was only 20, while Peter was
a bachelor away up In tho thirties: but
ho was a man of property and carriod on
a thriving grocery business In tho villago;
and thoro wero somo girls in Glenvlllo
who would havo felt very much "put out"
if thov had overheard tho engagement
words spoken that Sunday night.
Christmas was now only two months oft
and Polly at onco began to procuro her
wcuuinir trousseau, alio was a poor crirl
who niado her living by working In a cot
ton factory, and suo nau no relative in tlio
world except an old maiden aunt with
whom sho lived. Sho was a bright girl.
somowhat pert In manners, and, on occa
sion, sho could bo as tart as vinegar.
Air. l'oter I'ottcr was a queer mental
compound, Ho was phenomenally un
stable in his vlows on religion and pol
itics; so much so, In fact, that ho had
won tho nicknamo of "Peter Cliango-
about," and no ono moro faithfully ob
served tho maxim, "When you'ro among
Romans do as tho Romans do," than 1m.
In nolltles ho wan eminllv fickln. Onn
year ho was an ardent Democrat; tlio next
year ho was a Republican, and onco ho
figured as a bright and sinning local light
in tho ranks of the Independent party.
I'eter rotter was a man well ilkcti by
tho peoplo of Glenvilio. Ho was not
stingy. Ho was foremost In works of
charity, and many a poor family, to which
enforced Idleness or sickness had brought
privation, was tno recipient ot substau
tlal gifts from his store. Ho was always
cheer! ul man, mid no social party in
Glenvlllo was considered completo with
out his presence And ho was very pop
ular with tlio gentler sox. Moreover ho
greatly enjoyed a practical joko, oven if
ho himself wero tho victim of It. In this
respect ho could give and tako with equal
satisfaction to his risibilitios in either
caso.
Now, when tho nows got around that
ho had engaged himself to Miss Polly
Perkins tho gossips mado all sorts of re
marks about tho matter not at all compli
mentary to Mr, Peter Potter.
"I'll bet a watermelon to a punkln
seed," said Dill Jackson, tho postmaster,
"that Peter Potter won't bo on hand when
tho tluio comes. Of courso ho now thinks
ho loves Miss Perkins, but he's likely to
bo smitten with tho charms of Salllo
Tweedlo next week, nnd with thoso of
Susio Timkins beforo Thanksgiving
conies. Poor Polly Perkins! She's too
nlco a body to bo trilled witli nnd mado
tho jest and, jeer of all tho girls in this
town."
And this was tho popular vlow taken of
tho situation, nnd somo of tho gossips
wero not dilatory in saying so much to
Miss Perkins. Nevertheless sho luul faith
in her atlhincod, and rocolved tlio tattle of
tho busybodles without allowing her good
nature- to beconio milled for a moment.
"Why," said sho to a neighbor ono day,
"do you supposo I'm going to go crazy If
ho don't keep his word? Oh, no! There's
just as good fish in tho sea as ovor was
caught, you know," and then sho laughed
most heartily and went tripping along tho
roadside humming a cheery air.
Of course much of this gossip reached
tho ears of Mr. Peter Potter, who, how.
ovor, went about his business as usual
nnd was not at all affected by tho coldness
which 6oino of tlio marriageable girls of
tho sowing society manifested when ho
mot thoni on tho street or at church. As
for tho gentlemen thoso fellows who had
declared that hia engagement to Polly was
inoroly ono of his practical jokes ho
said; "Lot 'em havo their fun. I'll show
'em a joko yet that'll mako 'cm laugh on
tho othor side of tho mouth."
Well, It was now within a wcok of
Christmas. Invitations to tho wedding
had been sent out with tho request that
tho recipients bo at Miss Perkins' Aunt
Betsy's residence at Jl o'clock of that day
to wituoss tho ceremony
It was a conventional gathering of vil
lage socloty that mot there that day.
Even tho gossips who had been most In
dustrious in criticising Mr. Petor Potter
wero there. Tlio Nov. Philip Thompson
arrived a few moments before tho ap
pointed hour ho was to bo master of
ceremonies and when tho old clock
Btruck U there was only ono absentee.
Miss Polly Perkins, prettily attired In
whlto silk, whlto kids, u whlto tullo veil
and orange blossoms, was standing by a
window In closo conversation with Aunt
Betsy. Ten minutes passed, and then
low muttoriugs wero heard from knots of
guests In tho parlor
"I told you so." said Postmaster Jack,
son. "Petor Potter Is still entitled to tho
nicknamo of 'Peter Changeabout.' Now,
I renew my bet of u watermelon to a pun
kln heed that l'oter won't bo hero, llo's
most cruolly Jilted Polly Perkins, you
bet."
Theso remarks wero addressed to young
Lawyer Tom Kent, whoso conversation !
with a long haired, bushy whiskered and
heavily mustached gentleman had been
interrupted by them.
"It's too bad too bad," returned tho
lawyer, "but here, Mr. Jackson, lot mo In
troduco you to tny friend, Mr. Max Spiel
lor. Tho bushy whiskered man and tho post
master shook bauds and thou tho thrco
entered Into a wldspercd conversation
about Peter Potter's non-appearauco.
"Ho vos a goot falllow, umr" queried
Mr. Spieller.
"Oh yes, Peter's a good enough follow,"
aid Mr Jaciton, "but you seo he has nl
ways been n very chringeablo man shift
ing from ono Idea to another about as
lively as n flea nnd ho lias long been con
sidered tho boss practical joker of this
town. I reckon that this Is ono of his
jokes," saying which tho postmaster
ooked over toward tho brhlo that was to
havo been, and then, turning to Mr. Spiel
ler and Lawyer Kent, ho said, laying his
hand upon Mr. Spiellcr's shoulder, "I pity
that girl!"
"Ho vos von practikeel shoker, um.
melnheer? Dot tnusht haf tnait 'im a
ferry funny fnlllow, urn?" said tho man
with tho bushy whiskers.
"Yes, you bet ho was, and"
At this instant tho attention of tho
thrco was diverted to a group of young
women who had surrounded Miss Perkins
and wcro mingling expressions of sympa
thy for her with their denunciations of
her delinquent betrothed. Polly's faco
was burled in Aunt Betsy's lap and sho
seemed to bo weeping
"Mlshtcr Kent, vill you okqualntanco
mo mako mlt dot meenister? said Mr
Spioller
"Certainly, with pleasuro," said tho
lawyer, and tho acquaintance was made.
Mr. Spieller took tho Rev Mr Thomp
son's arm and led him to a corner, whero
tho two. for several minutes, held a whis
pered conversation. Then tho two guests
j nearly an hour had now passed wero
; preparing to tako their leave.
"bauics ana gentlemen, said Lawyer
Kent, "a3 tho friend and legal adviser of
Mr. Peter Potter, permit me to request
you to remain a littlo longer. Ho may
havo been unavoidably detained, you seo."
At this moment Mr. Spieller whispered
something in Lawyer Kent's ear, and tho
lawyer then said something in a low tono
to tho dominio
"Mishter Shackson," said Mr. Spieller.
addressing tho postmaster, "I vill tako
dot pet about dot vatermalllon und dot
punkln seed."
"But you'll loso, suro." said Mr. Jack
son. "Veil, den I loose dot's all," said Mr
Spieller, "und I pot you dot boss I got in
dot tavern stable against von tollar dot
Mr. Potter vill po hero um?"
"Well, I'll go you," said tho postmas
ter. "Yaw, und peforo deso vltnesscs?"
asked Mr. Spieller.
"Suro," answered Mr. Jackson.
Thero was at this moment a littlo flurry
among tho guests, during which Mr.
Spieller approached Polly und said, "Miss
Perkins vill you shpeak mit ino In dot
hallvay von minyutoV"
With her handkerchief to her eyes.
Polly aroso and accompanied tho gentle
man to tho hall.
"It's worked splendidly, Polly, dear,"
ho said, "and I reckon I've taught 'em a
good lesson. Thero, now," and ho toro
off his long hair and bushy whiskers and
gavo hor a kiss that but for tho noiso
mado by tho busy tongues in tho parlor
might havo been heard thero.
Tho next moment Miss Pollv Perkins
returned to tho company leaning on tho
arm of Mr. Peter Potter, who was gen
teeny nuireu in a urcss suit, and in every
respect looked Hko a becoming and happy
bridegroom. Tlio guests wero struck
dumb witli amazement which was greatly
heightened when Peter placed his hand in
that of tho Rov, Mr Thompson and said:
"Vill you po goot enough to mako vou
of us two nom, neln, I means vill you
mako us two into von um?"
Well, tho ceremony was soon over, and
a right jolly wedding feast followed, and
when tho company separated tho happy
bridegroom said, as a parting remark to
Postmaster Jackson: "Dot vo3 von great
practikeel shoko um? Und don't you
forgot dot vatermailon und dot tollar."
Evening Sun.
Tho Iick of Sympathy.
Wo aro a practical peoplo, and wo havo
no flddlo faddlo sentiment about us. Wo
havo no real friendships nowadays. Wo
must not got too dcoply Interested In
anybody, or If anything happens to him
or hor wo will perhaps suffer a littlo pain,
and what's tho good? Selfishness Is tho
first law of our modern lifo. Self sacri
fice may still exist among women, but
women aro weak things at best. Charity?
Givo him $5; send hltn soraothlng to cat
that is dainty; go and knock on tho door
and ask how ho is, and then go off to your
fun. Affection? Say you aro sorry ho
is sick, and forget all about him. Dead?
"Poor fellow! lie was a good fellow and
I am sorry ho's gone. What card was that
you played?"
nut perhaps, after nil, thero aro somo
eyes that tlio tears como to; somebody's
hand grusps tho sufferer's and sends tho
comfort of truo sympathy through his
weakening frame; perhaps somobody sits
In a chair by tho firo in tlio lonely room,
and fancies sho bees him thero, feels his
arms about hor, hears his voico and pays
n tribute to him with a throbblmr heart.
Somowhero or another it may bo. somo
merry laugh stops half uttered, and somo
body rises from tho joyous party and
says; "I cannot play to night; I am not
well." But it is curious that tho larger
tho world grows tho smallor tho svmna-
thotlo clrclo f-e raa to get. Tho moro
friends a man h..s tho less real friendship.
To bo happy? it is to havo ono woman
who loves you to lovo, and ono man who
trusts you to trust. San Francisco
Chronicle.
Tho till! They Wanted.
A young woman in Toronto recently
answered an advertisement for house
maid, and tho lady of tho houso scorned
iieaseu witli her. liut beforo engaging
lor thero wero somo questions to ask.
"Supposo," said tlio lady, "now only sun-
pose, understand, that you wero carrying
n picco of steak from tho kitchen, and by
accident should lot it slip from tho plato
to tno uoor; wnat would you do in such a
caso?" Tho girl looked tho lady square
in tho eyo for a moment beforo asking.
Is It a private family or a boardim?
houso?" "Boarding," answered tho lady.
"Pick it un and nut It back on the nlato."
firmly replied tho girl. Sho was engaged.
Toronto Mail.
flreut Britain's Hallway Accidents.
Tho uso of tho "block svstem" and of
continuous brakes upon railways In Great
Britain has effected a reduction of $1,.
U48.G50 In working expenditures during
tho last year. A considerable part of this
reduction is in tho direction of damages
paid to passengers lulured bv accident
nnd for damago dono to freight. Recent
f. ltl"f!!iuL8,i0W U,mt V l"tcrlocl:
lug Bystcm of signals aud point lovers Is
now In uso hi 0:1 per cent, of tho railways
in England. 10 per cent. In Scotland, and
C3 per cent. In Ireland Publlo Opinion.
Somo CoitMilttiico Left.
Woman (to tramp) I kin giro you a
plcco of dried applo nta for breakfast.
Tramp Madam, I only eat plo at break
fast in cases of tho direst necessity; but
if I should eat dried applo plo In July I
would feel that I wero tlylng In tho faco
of bountiful nature. I will try and break
bread further on. New York Bon.
IN QUiVINT GO RE A.
KING WHO IS ALLOWED NARROW
LIBERTY IN GOVERNING.
A Country So Littlo Known That All Sorts
of Queer Stories Aro Told Concerning
Its People Tlio Ono Great Injustico
Practiced.
In the first placo Corca is a limited mon
archy There is a written constitution,
which Is not, perhaps, absolutely binding
on tho king, but which Is seldom deviated
from. This is a fact which is not gener
ally known, even by many of the foreign
era resident in this city, but I hae it on
tho best of evidence. Corean monarchy
cannot bo said to bo limited in tho senso
that tho people nro represented In any
council or parliament, but there aro rules
laid down which oven his majesty will
not overstep, excepting under most un
usual circumstances. And n word right
hero in regard to tho practical power of
tho king. Somo havo said that ho has no
power at all. but is Imprisoned hi his
palace nnd obeys his councilors Others
say that lie is perfectly untrammeled in
tho execution of nny design whatsoever.
Both of theso statements strike wide of
tho truth, although on opposite sides of
It. To bo sure, tlio king of Corca, ac
cording to tlio sacred and unwritten law
of this and all tho kindred nations, is con
sidered in ono senso a sacred personage,
and cannot bo exposed to tho gazo of tho
populaco except on certain state occasions,
but his seclusion is voluntary. Almost
overy night tlio noblemen congregato at
tho palace, and tho king holds his court
practically tho samo as any western
sovereign.
But it is in regard to social questions
that tho greatest misunderstanding ex
ists. Coreaus aro not barbarians or sava-
fjes, they aro not nomads, but they bo
ong to tho great family of civilized na
tions, as distinguished from enlightened
nations. If a system of government
reaching even to tho minutest details, a
complicated social system, a knowledgo
of arts and Industries, n religious and
educational system, a literature and tho
concomitants of theso imply civilization,
then surely Corea Is civilized. Her civil
ization dates back to a time when Japan
was covered with savago tribes.
It is amusing to us out hero in Corea to
watch tlio papers and read what is said
about this little country Somo ono said
that suicido was extremely common, when,
In fact, it is almost unknown. Even tho
physician in charge of tho royal hospital
during threo years has only heard of ono
caso. Then wo will read something about
tho second story windows being all closed
when tho king goes by, when, in fact,
thero aro not half a dozen two story
nouses in uorea; or about tlio Kiug uis
pensing justice as ho travels through tho
country, while. In fact, ho never yet has
gone ten miles outsido tho gates of Seoul.
Thero aro plenty of unpleasant features
about the social condition of theso peoplo
wiinout lining tlio minus or outsiders
with imaginary ones. Mucli has been said
about tho natives being great caters of
dogs' flesh. After a personal observation
ot tlio habits ot tho peoplo for two years I
can truly say that it is only tho lower
classes that indulge in that luxury. By
tho middle and upper classes it is consid
ered as detestable us by Americans. How
ever, when one goes through somo of tho
poorer parts of tlio city and sees peoplo
absolutely starving to "death it does not
causo any surprise that such food is mado
uso of Dog tlcsh is absolutely unknown
In Corean feasts. A foreigner could sit
down to tho Corean tablo nnd cat of
almost every dish that Is brought him
without fear of dog meat.
In regard to tho position and social
status of woman tho most various ideas
prevail. It is truo that tho women of
Corea aro secluded, but not more so than
In somo moro favored empires. Turkey,
for instance, shows us u vastly moro
pitlablo state of things in this respect
thun Corea. Women are not slaves hero,
as they havo been pictured Their seclu
sion Is in somo souses a blessiug to them.
Their lack of seclusiou in Japan has led to
tho most demoralizing results in that
country It is impossible) that women
should bo regarded witli tho samo
chivnlric spirit hero that they nro in tho
enlightened countries, and their seclusion
is a painful necessity rather than an evi
dence of tyranny And yot, as I havo
said, women uro not nearly so secluded
hero us they are in Turkey It is only
women of "the highest classes that uro
allowed to bo seen by any man excepting
tho husband and father-in-law. 'ikou
sands of women can bo seon on tho streets
of Seoul In broad day at any time. In
walking on any street hero ugood propor
t ion ot tlio people you meet aro women.
Many belonging to tho middlo class havo
a sort of apron thrown over tho head and
hold in front of tiio moutlv leaving a
spaco through which they cau seo aud bo
seen. Women of tho lower class, tho
common working class, go entirely un
veiled. Tho Coreans nro a singularly mild nnd
Inoffensivo people, Their language con
tains no stronger epithet of hatred or
nuger than "Meeehln-uom," which means
crazy fellow Ono can go to any part of
I tho city or country at any timo without
j tlio least fear of molestation, and yon
I never hear of a knock down light or a
tnurder Tho criminal class is extremely
small, and vagrancy and mendicancy aro
almost unknown. Now all theso points
havo been brought up ngaiust theso
peoplo, and thoy do not bear tho light of
investigation But no one seems to havo
mentioned tho ouo great sociid evil of
Corea, and ono which must surely bo
changed before Corea can fairly begin any
such progress as Japan has made.
This evil has to do with tho recognized
rule of all enlightened nations that tho
individual must bo secure in tho lawful
possession of ids own property nnd ho
must bo allowed to aeeutnulnto property.
In Corea tho strong prey upon tho weak.
For instance, when a man is nirulo an of
ficial, which is tho highest ambition of
tho Corean. a certain extent of territory
is allotted to him From that territory
ho Is required to send a certain number of
bags of rico to the granary of tho central
government, and for himself ho has all
tho rest that lie can squeozo out of tho
population. His power is unlimited in his
own district, and ho can scizo any one's
property and appropriate it. If ho bo
unscrupulous ho uses this power to au
extent that Is monstrous In Its injustico.
Ho hears of a man who has saved a
scoro of bugs of rico over and above what
his family needs tor tho season Soon
his minions como down on the man's law
ful savings and sweep tho wholo away,
leaving simply enough for tho man to
strugglo through tho year with. Can
anything bo moro deadening to euterpriso
and thrift than this? Who cau bkuno
them for saying "Wo will ralso just
enough rico to llvo on and no more; for
why should wo accumulato property to bo
swept away?" Seoul (Corca) Cor. New
York Worll
i
Excrclio for Desired Muscle.
"Nobody need lecture mo on tho score
of bad condition," Baid a wealthy girl as
she dropped an Indian clnb on tho floor
of tho gymnasium and took up a pair of
dnmbbeUs. Her pretty neck and shape
ly shdulders had not only a sufficient
covering of flesh, but a goodly develop
ment of muscle.
"Stretch your nrm out horizontally
from your side," sho said, suiting the
action to tho word, "and turn your head
from it. Now move hind and nrm back
as far as yon can. slowly and steadily,
then forward. Oiw.-rve tlio rising and
falling of a muscle at the shoulder, just
below the dreadful collar bone. This is
a hint worth talnng, now that wo nro
eoon to put on decolloto gowns for balls.
Tako tho pains to experiment till you
find just what movements of tho nnns,
shoulders and ueck bring into play mus
cles that tend to fill up tho sundry hol
lows. "Having found tho necessary move
ments practice them till you aro good
and tired every timo you get a chance
and, believo me, improvement will re
pay you. This method of filling up is
safer than nn effort at gaining flesh. One
is so likely to gain too much flesh: be
sides, often ono has flesh enough, except
just about tlio neck. Bring out the
muscles thero nnd you will bo all right.''
Tho pretty enthusiast went on to argue
that a woman's muscles develop in
length, a man's in knots; that a woman
whoso every musclo was symmetrical
would present lines as perfect in curve
as her fraino permitted. Tho fullness at
tained by this sort of work will bo safer
and firmer "than that given by mere
plumpness. Tho shoulder blades are
covered by a set of muscles which are
called into play by driving and pushing
movements of tho arms. Now York
Sun.
Mrs. Frank Leslie's Necklace.
"Yes, I havo somo very lino diamonds.
I havo, above all elso, the finest-pair of
solitairo earrings in tho world. Tho two
stones weigh thirty-six carats. They nro
so nearly alike in color, sizo, weight and
general nppearanco that they cannot be
told apart even by an expert. You'kuow
when you have a fino horso and then
match him with a innte equally without
flaw or blemish tho value of tho ono be
comes quadrupled. So, too, is it with
theso car drops. Then I havo a necldace
that to mo is very interesting, as much
for tho intrinsic merit of its S.OOO gems
aa for tho historical associations linked
with its eventful past. That necklace
belonged to ono of tho favorites of Cath
erine do Medici, tho former figuring in
history ns a famous poisoner. Pendent
from tho neckhico is a diamond dovo.
with wings outstretched.
"This dovo is so set that its wings nro
capable of moving up nnd down, reveal
ing a tiny secret chamber, wherein, it is
said, was concealed' tho fatal potion
whoso insidious power was too often ex
ercised against thoso whoso only crimo
was that of suitor who had failed to win
a blackened nnd deceitful heart. Con
firmatory of tho uses of tho secret cham
ber in tho outstretched wings of tho
dove, I saw last year in Europe a picture
of my famous favorito of Catherine do
Medici; and, would you believo it, over
tho neck tho artist had extended his fair
sitter's hand, completely concealing, in
very suggestivo fashion, tlio poised dove.
In ono senso I do not liko this necklace
and seldom wear it there's something
uncanny, something grewsomo nbout it!"
Mrs. Leslie's Interview in Detroit Free
Press.
Sewer Can In tlio Household.
It is ii well lmown fact that many peo
ple, on their return to tho city after
spending tho cummer in tlio country,
nro 60on taken down with fever. Somo
of tlio reasons for this aro known to us,
but probably thero nro many yet to bo
discovered. An unmistakablo causo is
found in many city homes whicli are
6hut up for months, during a portion of
wliich timo they aro filled witli sower
gas. Very few, indeed, havo tho traps
under their sinl;3 sealed up when they
leavo home, nor nro thoy filled during
their absence. Of courso tho water in
them soon evaporates, nnd thero is no
longer nny obstruction against tho free
passago through them of gas from the
sower.
Witli this pervading a house thero is
certainly a bad outlook for its returning
tenants. In such a condition it ought
to undergo fumigation; if that remedy is
not npplied then all that is left is
thorough airing of all tho rooms aud
everything therein, with curtains up to
admit overy possiblo ray of sunlight.
And tlio longer tho windows are kept
open tho better. A houso infected by
sewer gas i3 scarcely likely to bo made
safe, oven by thorough ventilation, un
less it is iprolonged for days nnd days.
Boston Herald.
Tlio Power of Slang.
In Saco somo of tho young people have
banded together to keep from tho uso of
slang. They find it pretty hard work,
for tho United States language has such
Binattcring of questionable idioms that
to pick out tho wheat from tho chaff is a
trying task. Every timo thoy slip it
costs a cent, which they deposit in tho
strong box of tho society. A few even
ings ago n young lady member who had
been so unfortnnato as to brisk tho by
laws forgot herself whilo in the very act
of dropping tho required amount into
tho treasury nnd exclaimed, "Thero she
goes!" Sho wns obliged to ndd another
penny to tho fund. Lowiston Journal.
How Much So ii p.
I havo discarded my soup plates nnd
given orders that in tho futuro soups are
to bo Eorved in small teacups. I nm in
debted to a well known French caterer
for this, and when you stop and think
how tho best meaning peoplo eat soups
you will 6eo tho propriety of decreasing
tho quantity. Ono doesn't consider how I
much soup ono is eating, Tho result is, 1
whoro tho soup is served in tho usual
soup plates, ono gets a diuner beforo the
timo comes for serving tho courses. The
teacup of soup obviates this. How
many good dinners I havo lost on ac
count of tho generous hostess who filled
tho soup pinto to the brim! Interview in
Chicago Tribune.
If A ITT MISS NELLIE KKOIVN
Of the Hotel Portland How She Watl
Cured of Rheumatism by l)r. Uar
rln's Electric Cure.
A Card. I have been suflVr'ng for a
long tune with rheumatic m in my right
shoulder and arm. It became so bad it
was with great difficulty I could ue my
arm. It was hciplessand painful, in this
condition I came to Drs. Iwrrln for jellef.
I went under treatment three weeks since,
and am now happy to say that I am per
fectly cured by electricity. Can bo re
ferred to &t the Hotel Portland. Portland,
Or. Nellie Keowk.
An Opan Letter.
Drs. Darrln Gentlemen: I now tako
the pleasure of writing jou that after a
full course of your eleciro-niacnetlc treat
ment I am entirely cured of pain in my
chest, which 1ms troubled me for over
eight years. Having been under trfat
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Calcutta and San Francisco, none of them
did me any good until I came under your
treatment, which I am suro has perma-Y
nenily cured me, tor which, gentlemen, I '
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Seattle, Wash. William Little.
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Mr. Kditor DeaiiSiii: I reside in North
Yakima. Wash. I consulted Drs. Darrln
for dt-nfni'sH over three years nio. My left
ear w.i h totally deaf. Willi one operation
with Drs. Darrin's olcctro-iiiagnetic cure,
of ten niinute, I was made to hear as
well as ever in . my life. It remains per
manent to this day. I v.as also cured of a
fleshy growth over my eve. Can be re
ferred to as to tho truth cf my statement.
C. V. Fowleii.
Drs. Darrln can be consulted free at 70J
Washington street, Hortlnnd, from lHa. m.
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chronic, acute and private diseases, and
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Electricity Finally Cures It.
Last month Mrs. Lemuel Dorr of Bed
ford, Taylor ci unty, la., came to Peoria
to have l)r. Toel remove a cancer from
her left breast. She had been suffering
from it for seven ears, ami had been op
erated upon in Iowa three times with tho
knife, but the cancer had always re
turned. Dr. Toel performed tho opera
tion by means of electricity, thus avoid
ing nil loss of blood. When tho wound
wns entirely healed, Mrs. Dorr returned
to Iown. National Democrat.
Dr. Toel is now located in Portland.
Tho cancer, with hundreds of other can
cers and tumors successfully removed by
him, can be seen in his office. Dr. Toel
hns studied four years at the Universities
and large Hospitals of Germany, Switz
erland and England, and is the only snr
geon in tho Northwest who operates by
electricity without loss of blood.
Makes a specialty of Diseases of the
Nose, Throat nnd" Neck, Skin, Urinary
Organs, Female Diseases nnd all Surgical
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ure, Cancer. Polypus aud nil other Tu
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Washington building, Portland, Or.
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