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About The Columbia register. (Houlton, Columbia County, Or.) 1904-1906 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1905)
THE SCANDAL OP SIGNA. I riU tu LU i l -nr Joe: BY WYLLARD. IhiIHHHIIIHMIHHIIIHHIHIMIH UIIIHIIIUHHIIIHHIIIUIHIHIIIIIIIIHIHIIIHWHIMf wnrm tnn and wonua lnto1auhiflX. I'pUudini human Im-ibs. tot above mining In that taut twinging chorus tun others, and one rmiiu svria Two thousand a ywir Is not 1 great Incoitif," ftaU) Latl Jcn, ironL-sllr, Will, It rescues disr Not-I from abso lute tut It was to aloe of bit gwl mother alwsrs a must uuuMUtnlng PTson, too; laJjM-d, 1 tulstuuk her for tt dn-MuiakiT on one occasion wbrn lis csma to caiUtul I tin afralJ aba l!Wvd olT tuy tuning Hit quit a year ago," Tbst la a pity, slncatht wbola fatn Hy ara Inclined to rarwtilia her nowl" ntld HlKtia drjly. "Uuwrwr, sb does not seem to hare borna malic, m aba baa promoted Umi to the position of a a eligible. -Hardly ellKllI, my dear! Two thousand fMa such a tcry little way utile un lire la Itaytwatvr or the cvuniry, I'oor Koclr Km, i out not mean among usr said Figna, wita a laughing sneer and a glanca out of the window at the re apectnble Hloane itrwt trni, decorous- ly ausry wough Jiut la bud. "Hut possibly tome young person la the talddlo classes tuny take pity on lilui now. even though It means nays- ?. ' . M mfM, 'thor uneasily at Blgna a atrslant oun tmrk. wm.-u waa all that presented Itself to ber to nnp out Biirim g meaning. And Ijidy jau waa often at a loss to know woawr 'f na waa lu earnent or Iron n-nu vita waa beginning to think. witn OHipair, that when her youngest daughter talked Bons-Ut eum of Niwne street mid tin ilueiie... ft meant revolt, and would end in Hlgua uuiuti muiav areaavd aud uiHouentlon m 4Jiu. bui. a wanting to take tip ot rcrusing a really aoun oner, ror Instance. Poinetline-lnco aim BTxi moTnfT nan beliated In sticli reaiiy iaudaiit manner aha thought with a sigh, that trm two th.iini,.i year and ISayawatar would ba bettor than au awful acanasL of which mIio llred la terror. If Klgna muat marry poor man, better Noel, who waa. oiuimiow, mo aauiractory to all the family, titan on of tboM younnor aona wiUi wboia the gir delighted to of wi'UuhI bo iiiyro a drawing room lu mt ilmt, but tb cotton-flelda of Uulnlann. Lady Uloomfleld'a own blgU rnikle roue blub abora the crn of the others and one could the men drawlug breath to (liimud an encore, even aa alie rose, fluKbed with tbt excltrtnr&t of her um'U, from the piano, aud she beard, all ai-roM tha room the matia ucr ak who abe waa. Two uilnutea luter, aonteoiie brought him over and lntrodu('d Lint, and tttey stood by the InntrutiH'ut, talking nukkly and earn- eatly ao dwp lu vouverutlon. Indeed, iat Hltrnn would not t mierrupieu to alng again. It waa only wbeu ahe looked punt bla broad buck that ane caught alglit of Verney.nonchalant, eyeghiaa H eye, evidently not at all upKct !iy her rccklcNa interpretation of the notorious negro uteliniy. lea, of cuumo I will!' aald Blgna to the uiuuiiirer. "I ahould like It." and fho nodded to Verney over bis nhoulder. tier amlle waa brilliant Half London was la the atalla of the IUi cctiaittn on the gn-at lienellt ulght. and the Imxcs were taken by select partlc who thought the auditorium a little public for the light of their preaeucv. 1 waa tkkled to see the duclien levelling Iter ghuaca at l'oppy le Mart-hunt when that young lady danced the conger-ecl-danee in aid of the charity, and admired the toler ance of her attitude. Lady J; no was hi the lux, too, and Kir Wilfred and slater, the one who married Into the state; but HI gnu beraelf waa not pres ent, and, when I went round to pny my rexpect to Iter grace, I learned that she had pleaded a headache and stayed at home. The cauitp.l thought, waa not far to seek, as Flgna would hit re perflated that she had luinlmgo If It would have saved her accom panying a purty of which the duchess ma do one. liatJlurg had tacitly promised the X V 1 r 811 ALL I COME TOO, BIONA." IlncebTltlse f the Guards, who was fUliug between Noel Yeraey aud lira. ver na aaui. "ita Hirnar The bouse did not racogoU bar ail at ouve aud the boxes appareutly not at all. liut even the awful prepuce of the ducbeiis and the appalling couMHiuencta which loomed la tha near future could hot restrain the uieo. They laughed at every wicked point in the song and wbeu b was off the stage they yell-d to have him back again. It sounded as If the whole ball were one coufused, Imyer loti a demand, and though they did not call her by nume, It Waa tobvioua that Hlgna waa recognized. I wondered what aha would do. and almost held my breath when tbo small ragged figure returned for ft brief moment, but only . Juat In sL'ht at the wins. There was a growing terror in Kigna'a eyesan expression moat alien to them. Klther the pausing of the ex citement, or the realisation of ber own during, or else that clamoring audience, was terrifying ber. She bowed hastily and puttered off, In spite of the cries to ber to sing again. I feared the demand was too sirvug, and that they would force ber to come back, and I turned to look round for Verney. But be bad dis appeared, and he waa not la the duchess box, though I looked there with fear and trembling. Her grace waa still sitting, mlm and smiling, at the front of the box: there waa something ominous In ber tacit refa sal to recognize what everyone knew. I-ady Jane's face waa like a mask; I thought Iady Leamington was cry ing, but I could not see ber plainly. The next turn fell flat, though there was a gallant effort to applaud ana carry It through. Hut fto many of the men had vanished that It looked as If a wind had swept the stalls bare. It waa fatally easy to get be hind. They were waiting for Klgna,. 1 sat out two turns: then I followed Verney. lie bad, as I suxpected, left hi place before Klgna bad made ber bow. and was waiting for ber be hind. 11 r the time I got round, the wings seemed to be full of men, cbat terlug In excited voices, and at a llttU diutnnce stood Verney, cool and I mould. t:tll:liig to P.aUburg. I beard the manager say. sulkily. "At the slde-door-yes. there Is a way round and I Went then and there In' the di rection indicated because I wanted to seo the end of the comedy. There was a hrnghnta waiting there; I stood unnoticed on the pavement nn tilt they came out Indeed it was I who opened the carriage-door. Signa had changed her clothes rapidly, and slipped away from ber dresHlng-room while the men were still awaiting her In the wings. JJut she waa crying bitterly, and It so much surprised uie thut I felt the .whole scene a little unreal. Verney put ber Into the carriage, hesitated, and stood with one foot on the step. "Khali I come, too, Signa?" he said. ller voice came out of the dark liens, mullled. "I am frightened. Noel! "At lastr he said, quietly. "Well, I am not." "I thought It would be fan to scan dullr.e you!" 4,Io you mean that I waa the cause this timer "IIow dare yoa have two thousand yeurr, wild Signa lrrevantly. Nei ther of them noticed me. "So you thought you would fling your Independence of my opinion at me once for all. and see if I could be scored away, ehT" "Something like that "Well, you cannot Nothlnrf could. I am going to take the onus of the affair on myself from this time forth however, and tackle the family." "Will you stand by me. Noel r SIg na nuiHt really have had & fright to say tltntl "There shall be no occasion. They shall not dare to refer to It tJnlon In strength it la you and 1 together now. t ITe Jumped Into the carriage, and I ciowHi tne door and told the coach' man "Home," because by that time they were past thinking of anything hut themselves. Lady Jane confessed a iter wards that the engagement was the greatest relief she had ever LXIXX GAUOS$ OF WATS & Practice Sa!J ta Accenat for Jars Hardhood. Tha Kictl-SkhL a prominent Jap- tna paper. In commenting on the re markable neaita or tna Japanese sol dier la tfce field attributes cot a small degree of his endurance and Immunity from disease to bla bahit or anuking bout a gallon of water every cay of his life. The statement was terlfled by an attache of tne Jnpane treaty commission who studied niedlHue at Harvard and practiced at home. The Japanese soldier IS not per mitted to drink much water on the march. He merely wets bis Hps. rta scs bis mouth, and takes a small swallow dow and then. lint la camp be drlnka freely. A quart Immediate ly on rising, more after breakfast; and several quarts (luring the evening. Of course It 1a largely habit He has not studied the systems requirements 1 4 r i f Pi 1 . A TTPtCAL JAP 60LDIER. from the physician's standpoint All he knows about it is that be Is thirsty and drinks to satisfy that thirst" Americana Use Too Little. "Yonr people,' he went on, "neglect their needs as a rule. In respect to both water and air. They do not drink enough and do not bathe enough. 1 would not say they are unclean; u Is only that they are less particular In their cleanliness. It Is a difference in the point of flew. The Japanese think a daily bath the very least at tention to the body. Many bathe sev eral times a day a simple sponging, cleansing the pores and giving the soul a chance to breatne. auu ine qlr bath is equally a habit My peo ple cannot at first live la the close American bouses. They crave tne freedom and perfect ventlllatlon of their bamboo cottages. Drinking and bathing are national traits. We be lieve that cleanliness of the Internal tissues is as necessary to health and comfort as cleanliness of the skin. The waste materials of the body are of den poisonous. Thedr retention Is the cause of many sleepless nights, headaches rheumatic pains fits of Indl- geston. Water hi abundance, Inside and out, la necessary to every human oeing," Wash Inside And Out. The Nlchl-Nlchl discourses further on the subject, stating la a naive way uie neuent or tree ladulgence In na ture's drink: "Health Is a gift of the eods. and the way to health lies through the do main or cleanliness. As we wash our linen so should we wash our bodies inside and out Water Is the sweetener life. In its free use you shall be aa sweet and pure as a mountain brook; aa strong as the lion of the sen; as broad as the wind-swept rice fields. You shall hold your head la the stars frlghtca her chaperons.. i Lady Jane Is a dear, good soul, but she Is accustomed to be unwlso la her management of Slna. Bhe allowed ber Hew approval of Noel to bo read In the growing maternity of ber manner. Hitherto ahe bad been cousinly la her treatment of him she was not bla aunt or that might huve been ber atti tudeand when thlug looked very black la the matrimonial market she comforted herself aloud with bla ad vantages. Blgua hated the obvious, ller temper had been decldoly uucci tain since Cuptain Verney bud come Into what she henceforth styled his "Bayawatcr income," and ahe aallled forth this very afternoon la a mood that waa ripe for mischief. She found It at Lady Bloomficld's afternoon crush where the Itohemlaa element waa mingling with the severe ly social, and everybody was discuss ing the great "Benefit night" at the Bacchante Theatre of Varieties la aid of tbo War Fund. The Bacchante Is a very superior music hall, and that lent a aest to the way la which every one was buying tkketa la aid of the charltyl There was a fat man la a long frock coat standing In the centre of the group of tho smartest women present when Signa arrived. He wna Bats burg, the proprietor of the Bacchante and the originator of the benefit but Signa hardly glanced at him. There was no doubtithat she was in a very bad mood Indeed, and ber eyes, roani Inir about for some evil deed to prove this, did not alight upon Batsburg, as tho special means arranged by the Towers of Darkness to help her. It was not with any thought of tho fnt man and bis glossy curls in her mind that she sat down nt the piano and volunteered a song." There had boon music going on all of tant after noon; but Slgtm's performance was entirely different and everyone listen ed, and indeed, crowded in from the other rooms to hear. She ,hns a singularly clear voice, strong enough to fill a concert-room, and trained by Da Capri. He never thought that his excellent training would go v to help Signa to give , Lndy Bloomficld's guests a treat such as that perform ance of "Hy'ar therel Clear the rond for LlBboth." They were a noisy audience when Slgna's singing bad suddenly trans formed them from well-dressed luke- house a sensation that night and we were all a little eager; It had not been announced on tho boards, but bad floated round society through the pri vate channels, and we kept asking each other who wus this new star ot Butxuurg? The programme was as good as could be, but the performers were old acquaintances; and while we stormed the stage with applause after each item, all felt that Batsburg owed us a new scnxntlon yet It came known. She had feared that it would and taii, iifA ahaii hn , if,,i a n.,,., .tt I . , -a uura vu, ucuiiun u ufiwurBia, Bummer Gay. iuh vniug to ut-r inuuucnuK sua excellent intentions, she had canned a breach between them which Signa would not give Verney a chance to heaL Batsburg was an angel a fat angel lu the disguise of a frock coat and his Benefit was the medicine that killed or cured. The amusing part of It Is that the ! Duchess has ignored the whole affair, aim as sno nua aecilnea to acknowl- The largest Din factory in the world Is not aa has been stated, in the United States but in Blrminehnm. Eng. where are 870000.000 are manu factured every working day. All the other pin factories In Engiand. turn out about IO'000'OOO. between numbers U and 10 an "extra edge what everyone knows that SIg- uirn - wuicu was merely snppea upon na was tne sensation of the great the liiotlco board. Tho band struck War-Fund Benefit she will have to up a new air, a catchy thing that no l?o to the wedding, on which occasion one had heard, and yet, I believe, we Signa will make ber bow and retire Dovr to Become Disease Proof. It has already been sueeested that the appendix should be removed from every infant as a routine measure. But this is clearly insufficient sava the British Medical Journal The surgery tried to hum it and then into the from her war with right and proper of the future must include far more ffo fT itxtk at.lA attwlM s 4 iin ma iAi I lift fit) vlt vs 41. H . a. m I as a .... centre of the wide strip of stage left behavior for the present "are in rront or tne naca-cioth a uttie ragged London gamin came swinging his Impudent dirty face turned to the audience with tho sang frold of his In Imltabld breed. He stood still a min ute, and then cooly looking us over, he began to shy personalities at our comments thut made the victim shout claim him a success. There was no doubt about his reality he was a true arab, apparent ly brought straight out of the streets, without a dab ot paint on him that could be discerned, and supremely Jaunty and Insolent Trobably, he was one of tho boys who sold bogus programmes at tho side doors of the hall, or, for a few stray'coppera, sang versions of tho songs to be heard In side, and Batsburg had nrlmed him nn j to recognize the front rowrof the nu- aience ana aiscourso .on their private affairs and was getting quite personal when ond concluded that the urchin had been coached by someone who did know. Batsburg had been among theso people for weeks in con nection with the benefit, and, though, his use of his knowledgo might be in doubtful taste, there was no denying that It ennght on the stalls roared as Quick Wit a Strong Factof. Some of the noblemen of Europe owe uieir present positions and stations of honor to the presence of mind and fore- tnongut of their ancestors during ex tremely critical moments. A hlccoueh. for Instance, is the causa of tha Kin. skys princely rank In Austria. It seems that during the midst of some great court function nt Vienna the Em press Maria Theresa had the misfor tune to hiccough so violently as to cause, not only herself, but her court great embarrassment In the midst of her bewilderment young Count Klnsky eteppea rorward, and with a most clever assumption of intense mortifica tion and humiliation, asked her pardon for bis breach of good manners. The Empress received his apology with not only good grace, but gratitude, and be- lore long tne young nobleman was be stowed with high court honors and decorations. than this. The tonsils and turbinate bones of the nose must be cut out, be cause they may harbor germs. What Arbuthnot Lane calls the "human cess pool" (that la the large Intestine). must be removed along with a consider able part of the upper portion of the alimentary canal, because it won't be needed when we begin to live on M. Berthelofs tabloids and Dills. The too readily decaying teeth will be pulled out In early life and the germ proof store variety Inserted. The falling numan eye will be anticipated by spectacles In early youth. Deficient moral sense and degeneracy will be treated by ventilation of the brain and removal or the offending areas. Thus protected against the Derlls of civilization, the man in the coming centuries will be able In his iournev through life to defy the countless ene mies that seek to rob him of health sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. FRONTIER HOSPITALITY. Another story h told how tha Em peror Napoleon III wheh out huntinc eacn stinging remark, pointed by one ono my, being a very poor marksman, grimy forefinger came clearly across tne rootllghts through the Jaunty music Suddenly the boy began to dance a kind of double-shuffle and, to the air wnicn tne band still played softly, broke into a song, introducing the names of people in front of him. His voice was a sweet, true boy's voice, -but marred by that awful East End accent and it rang through the. theatre loud and 1 strong. Young fired at a pheasant, but instead hit General Massena, destroying the sight of one of his eyes. No one could doubt who had fired the shot but General MasRena turned ronnd and soundly be- rated General Berthier, who hr.d been standing behind him, which castlgatlon Berthier at once accepted and appeared overcome with remorse. Napoleon was grateful to both for thus shielding him, and Overwhelmed them Lolli with honors and dignity.. The Prairt-Dog said to the Snake, "Your home is my hole, prithee make, I'll ask the Owl too, And 'twlzt us and yoa - A rattling good game we will shake." COFFEE DOES HURT Hat the trial yourself leave oH Coffee 10 days and use P.OS TU FOOD COFFEE in its place. 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