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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1905)
ihimw"""'"""!!.,.,.,,,, -nnniniiui I'.."." TUB SCANDAL OP SIGKAM ... thousand ft rr I not a grHtt Braine." Milt l1y J"V Ironically, "Still It iwo" drf Noel from abao tow ut It wee so nt- of hi god-tber-eJ''sy mot nnswmmlng Srmn, tH: Indeed, 1 mistook fcw fo a atvwmskM' on on occasion when ,m cstne to cslLsnd I am afraid aha Jpawj off lay visltlna; Hat tm a 'Xtjt ii . pity, klnf tn whola fatn to r Inclined te rnotia act aowi" Ii4 Hlgn dryly However, ab doe trem to liar bora twUlcA a she m promoted Mod to tha poetUoa of M eligible." . . "Hardly ellglbltV tny war! Two tkoutattd uM aoeh a eery little way idKm one live In lys water or the mitrr. Poor NwJr vk, I did not wean among bar aald with a laughing sneer and a out of the window at the re KrtiN Sloaae etieet Cw, deooroae u ansty though Jut la bud. "But mainly some young person tn the nlddle classes may take pity on hint lev. even t bough It mean Uaya- Udy lane glaneed rather uneasily at Signs" straight young hark, which ana all that presented Itself to ber to trip out Hlgna weaning. And Lady Uar was often at a loss to know vbrther Plena waa 1a earnest or Iroc taL Kbe waa beginning to think, vita despair, that when her yon d est dittfbter talked sens the st-use of Mane afreet and the dncbeas. It Dwurt revolt and woold end In Blgna 4otnf mn dreaded aad ucoorention al thing, sucb as wanting to take up profriMion or refusing a really aonnd offer, for Instance. Hoaxt!tnv atooe al godmother tiad lehaved In a Rally laudable manner ahe thought with a algh. that even tw thousand year and Oayvwnter wocM be better maa an swtui amnflal. or which she Dwd In terror. If signa itmt marry a poor man. btter NoeL vhn waa. wwliow, m astlsrsctory to all the amity, uian on oc ibon younr aons vita whom tit girl delighted to !.(.., J.,WWI y,w, V . ''"'KlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMWf warm na and Wornon Into Uurhlh(t, annlannlnar hnman twin- tin h Joining in that laat awlnKlnit cbnma f Um othpra, and on uld apeeta -jinra no mor a drawing room In pot atmM, but the ootton-flelda of lttlalana. Lady BloomOeld'e own bhjh cackle roa hlKh above the Tol-a of the other and one rottld or tbe men drawing breath to d-maml an -,-e, tren aa aha rme, Bnahad with the excitement of ber beard, all acroaa tlx room the tnana f aak who aba waa. two tnlnutea later, totaeott broupht hita over aad Introdnred him, and they atood by the taatniment, talking quickly and Varn atty ao deep In convoraatlon. Indeed, tat ftlgna Would not be lutvrruuttfd to alug again. It waa only when ahe looked pa t his broad tack that ahe caught aigbt of Verney.noncbalant, eyeglaaa In eye, OTldently not at all opart by her recklcea Interpretation of the notorloua dorto melody. , "Yea, conraa I wllir aald 8lgna to the manager. "I ahould like it" and aha nodded to Verney orer lila ahouldor. Her smile waa brilliant Half London waa In too stall of the Itacthabte on the creat benefit nl-!i( and tha bom were take by select parties Who thoucht tha andltnrtnm a little public for the light of their presence. I was tickled to aeo the uocneaa levelling Uer Biasae at roppy i Marchant when that vannr Ltd danced the conger-eeMaiv-t in aid of the charity, and admtrea the toler ance of ber attltnde. Lady Jane Was la the box, too, and Sir Wilfred and abtter, the one who married Into the atate; but Blgna heraelf was not prea- eoi, ana, wncn i went round to pay my reatiecta to her BTaoe. I learned that ahe had pleaded a headache and atayed at Dome. The cauHe.I tbnnght was not far to aeek, aa Plena would bare pen luted that ahe bad lumbago it it would nave aaed her accom lnylng a party of which the duchess made one. Batsburg bad tacitly promised the 1 , 4 II w 1 V shall i coat too. uoxa." frlrhten her clmneenna. Lldr Jane la a dar. aruod aouL but at Is accuatomed to be unwise In ber Binageuient of 8lma. Bhe allowed ww approval of Nwl to be read In t truwltiir uitrHlt- Iwp tttamier. Hitherto she bad been cousinly In ber trwtunt of Liu lie was not his aiu or that might have been ber altl--and when Utlnga Juoked-v-ry lu the matrlmonlttl market she "ffiturted herseH aloud with his ad "ntagw. Higua hated the obvious, nor Wiuuer had been det'tdoly UJioei- tiuit Captain Verney had oome J what aha henceforth styled bis Twater income," and ahe aaJlled tb thia very afterooua U a wood was rip for mlachlvt. fce found It at Lady LloomfloW's trterniMjn cruilll bere the ItoUewlaa nt was mingling with the severe 7 aaeUd, and everylody was dlacoao- ths great "Benelit night" at the "oeluuita Theatre of Varletlee In aid th War Fund. The Bacchante la ery auperlor muatc UaU. and that seat to the way In which every JJJas buying tkketa-ln aid of the J) was a fat aoaa in long frock- sundlng lu the centre of the rr t Ik aiuarteat woumju preaeut ""a Blgna arrived. He was liata 7 the proprietor of the Bacchante the origluator of ths benefit, but hardly glanced at titw. There oo doubt that sue was in ft very !? "ood Indeed, and her eyes, roajn- tw 1101 "a"1' Bataburg, as J apachij. rranired by the Jwers of DsiKneas to help her. It not with any thought of the fat and hU gloany curia in her uilud he sat down at the pl"o il luuWrd a song. There had " ! ntuak! rJtg ou nil of tut after-niu-'i tut 'ifi'a's porformance was "fJ dirfereut and everyone listen- 1J(1 Indeed, rrowded In from the l Tii ' c,eap vol"-, strong enough ltli oonort-rooja, and tralnd b.v n He nver thought that Ida fc-i.. : '"''"big w-'-'d f to beip tT t rive I . ltloouifteld's '.,. " u,u " ihat I'erfunji- v. T,r ""'"J arenco when J a auuri,,- !,(!, ,( Uj- tiaua-1 bouse a sensation that night and we were all a little eager; It had not been announced ou the boards, but had floated round society through the pri vate channels, and we kept asking each other who was this near star of BataburgT The programme waa as good as ooold be. but the performers were old acquaintances; and while ... .,.r..ri tii atHim with annlause after each Item, all felt that Bataburg owed us a new sensation yeu u cau- ..-imn u and lo an Mextra whinh m merely aliDned upon the notice board. The baud atruck np a new air. a catchy thing tnai no t..4 l.r1 anil vet. I believe. W( n ubA to hum It and tbeo Into the wntre of the wide atrip ot wage icti l.. - i e . nr tha lK-lr-elrth a little ragged London gaxnln came swinging his Impudent dirty face turned to the audience with the aaug froid of bis In imitable' breed. He stood still a min ute, and then cooly looking us over, he begsa to shy personalitlea at Our comments that made the victim shout claim him a success. There wss no doubt about bis ..!!. k iJti a mh. annarant- ly brought straight out of the street. without a aao or paim ou u"u could be dl-erued. and supremely launty and Insolent Probably, he waa oo of the boys who sold bogus programme at the aide doors of the ball, or, for a few strsy coppers, sang versions of the songs to be heard In side, and BaUburg had primed him up to recognise the front rows of the su- . Jlunnru An their nriVStS affairs and was getting quite personal when on concluded thstl tii urchin bad been coached by someone who did know. BaUburg bad been among these people for weeks la con nection with tlie benefit and. though, his oh of his knowledge might b In doubtful tater there waa no denying that It caught onthe stalls roared aa each stinging remark, pointed by oue grimy forefinger came clearly across the footlights through the Jaunty music 1 Suddenly the boy began to dance a kind of double-shuffle and. to ths air which the band still played softly, i.n.ka lntii a song. Introducing the iiMiuea if people In front of bliu. Ills voue waa a mwwu irw f j v,,(,.u hut marred br thstawfid l'Bt End accent, i it ,rar"- '" ' f'l IttilMrtSnt, B......cC ... a' I'l" right la bit scat "n Jove!" he snlL "lit tilantl! lite bouse did hot reooinlste her All at once and the boxes apparently not M aH. But even the awful presence of the diicboRs and the aptaliliig -onseqtiencei Whieiv loomeri in the hear future could not restrain - the man. They laughed at every wicked Pnlut la the son- and When ba waa oft the stage they jelled to have utin dock again, it sounded as ir the Whole hall were one confused. Imber Ions demand, and thounn thev did not cnll her by name, it waa obvious that Bigna. waa recognised. I wondered What ene would do, and almost held my breath when the stuitll ragged Rgura returned for a brief moment, but only Just la sight at the wings. Ihera waa a growing terror In Stgna'a eyes an expreasiou moat alien to them. Either the passing ot tha ex citement rr the realisation ot her own Oaring, or else that clamoring anaieoce, wan terrifying ben She bowed hastily and pattered off, la aptto of the cries to her to sing again. I feared the demand waa too strong, and that they would force ber to come back, and I turned to look round for Verney. But be had dis- twu. a.4 .nj I. - ' . I rr n n-niru. nuu uw ni wfc dncbesa box, though I looked there witn fear and trembling. Her grace was still sitting, celm and smiling, at the front ot the box; there was something ominous In ber tacit refu sal to recognise what everyone knew. Lady Jane's the waa like a mask; I thought Lilly Leamington wan cry lna. but I could not see ber plainly. The next turn fell flat, though there waa a gallant effort to applaud and carry It through. But so many of the men had Vanished that It looked aa If a wind had swept the stalls bare. It was fatally easy t get be hind. iTbey were waiting for Blgna. I sat out two turns; then I followed Verney. He had. ss I sui)ected, left hla place before Klgna bad made ber bow. and wss waiting for ber be hind. By the time 1 got round, the wings seemed to be run or men, chat tering In excited voices, and at a llrne distance stood verney, cool and lanquid, talking to Bfttuhtirg. I heard the manager say, sulkily. "At the skie-aoor-yes, there is a way rounn. and I went then and there In the dl rectron indicated because I wanted to ace the end of the comedy. There was a bmgtiam waiting there; I etood unnoticed on the pavement nn- ttll they came out Indeed' it was I who opened the carriage-door. Blgna had changed ber clothes rapidly, and slipped away from ber dresalng-room while the men were still awaiting ber In the wings. But she waa crying bitterly, and It ao much surprised me that I relt the whole scene a nine unreal. Verne- nut ber Into the carriage, besltated. and stood With one foot on the step. "Shall I Mine, too, wgnar' ne snin. Ber voice came out ot the dark ness, muffled. "I am frightened. Noel!" At lastr be aald, quietly. "Wen, I am not- I thought It would be fan to seen- daltre you!" "Do yon mean that I waa tno cans this timer How dare yon have two thousand ycarr", said Slgna irrevantly. Nei ther of them noticed me. "So yon thought you would fTTng your Independence of my opinion at me once for ail. ana see II I could De suBved away, ehf r , Something like that" "Welt yon cannoty Nothing: could. I am going to take the onus of the affair on myself from this time forth however, and tackle ue family. Will too stand by me. NoetT Ple na must really have had a fright to say that! There ahall be bo occasion. They shall not dare to refer to It Union is strength it la yon and I together now.1 , '' , 1 ' He Jumped Into the parrtage. and I closed the door and told the coach man "Uooje, because by that time they were past thinking ot anything but themselves. Lady Jane confessed sfterwards that the engagement waa the greatest relief she bad ever known. She bad feared that it would never come off, because- it appears that, owing to her blundering and excellent intentions, ahe had catteed a breach be ween them which Blgna would not give Verney a cnance to beat Bataburg was an angel a fat angel in the dhtguhte of a frock coat and his Benefit was the medicine that killed or cured. The amusing part of It Is that th Duchess haa Ignored the whole affair. and as she has declined to acknowl edge what everyone knowa that Blg na was the sensation of the great War-Fund Benefit she will have to go to the wedding, on which occasion Hlgua will make her bow and retire from her war with right and proper behavior for (he preseut -it Us Jap' Qalolc TYIt m -Bleoag tmctor. Borne of fbeHoblemen of Europe owe their present positions and station of honor to the presence of wind and fore thought of their ancestors durlug ex tremely critical moments. A blucougb," for instance, Is the cause of the K lo st ys' princely rank in Austria. It seems that during the mldit of some great court function at Vienna the Km-IM-ea Maria Theresa bad the misfor tune to hiccough so violently as to cause, not only herself, but her court great embarrassment In the midst of her bewilderment yonng Count hllnaky stepped forward, and with' a most clever assumption of Intense mortifica tion and humiliation, asked her pardon for his breach of good mauners. The Empress received bis apology with not only good grace, but gratitude, and be fore king tlie young nobleman was be stowed with high court honors and decoration. Another story it told bow the Em peror KnK,epu III when out hunting one day, being very poor inarkatueu, tired at a pheasant but instead hit General Masaena, destroying the slebt of one of bis rye. No oue could doubt who bad trad the ahot but (leneral Masaena turned round and soundly be rated (Jenersl Bertbler, who brd been slsndleg behind hlut, which onllKa)l.i Iterthler at once aeeepted and iirttared overcome with remorse. Nupot-ou was rreteful to both for thus ahlekMug bim, bikI overwlielMiM tteui both 'i L.ar. od Ntfhl-Nlclil, a prominent Jop ani paper, In cemineiitiiiK on iho r inarkftb! health of the Japaneee sol dier ia the field attribute not a email ritrre of his endurance and immunity from disease to his habit f drinking shout a gal k of water every day of his life. The etateniwit waa verified by an attache of the Japanese treaty commission who studied medicine at Harvard and practiced at home, "The Japanese soldier ia not per mitted to drink much water on the march. He merely wets bis Hps, rin se bis mouth, and takes a small wallow now and then. But in camp he drlnka freely. A quart immediate ly on rising, more after breakfast; and several qnarU during the evening. Of Course it 1 largely habit He has not studied the system requirements ' v . .. ( A TYPICAL JAP BOLDrCR. from the physician's standpoint All be knowa abont It Is that he Is thirsty aad drinks to satisfy that thb-Bt" . Americans Ua Too Little. Tour people," be went on, "neglect their needs aa a rule, in respect to tiAth valar and air. Tbev do not drink enough and do not bathe enough. I wuki not say they are unclean; n la only that they are less particular tn their cleanliness. It la a difference tn the point of view. The Japaneee think a dally bath the very least at tention to the body. Many bathe aev eral times a day a, simple eponglug, cleaaaine- the Dores and "giving the soul a chance to breathe. And the air bath la equally a habit My peo ple cannot at first live la the close American nouses. They crave we freedom and perfect ventlllatlon of tlielr bamboo cottages. Drinking and bathing are national traits. We be lieve that (Cleanliness of the Internal tissues la s aeoeatuiry to health and comfort kg Cleanliness of tao akin. The "waste material of the body are omen poisonous. Tbedr retention ts the cause of many sleeple nights, headttohea rheumatic pains Ota of indl- geston. Water in abundance, inside and out; la necessary to every human being." ' Wash Inside And Out. The NVhl-Nlchl discourses further on the subject, stating la a naive way the benefit of free indulgence In na ture's anna: "Health ia a gift of the gods, and the way to health lies through the do main or cleanliness. As we wasn our linen ao should we wash our bodies limide and out Water is the sweetener life. In Its free use you shall be as sweet ana pure as a mountain brook; aa strong as the lion of the aea; as broad as the wind-swept rice fields. You shall hold your bead in the stars and your life shall fcs as beacetul as a summer day." The largest pin fnetory In the world Is not as bus been stated, in the United Htates but in Birmingham. Eng. where are 870000 000 are uianu- Jfactured every working day. All the other pin factories In England turn out about lO'OOO'OOO. How to Become Dteeate Proof. It has already been auggested that the apiiendix should be removed from every Infant aa a routine measure. But tnis is clearly Insufficient says the British Medical Journal. The surcrerv of the future must Include far mora thau this. The tonsils and turbinate bones of the nose must be cut out, be cause they may harbor germs. What Arbutbnot Lane calls the "human cess pool" (that is 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 vuen we begin to live on M. wertneiot tabloids and bills. The too readily decaying teeth will he pulled out In early Ufa and tho germ proof store variety Inserted. The falling human eye will ' be anticipated by siMK-tacles la early youth. Deficient moral sense and degeneracy will be treated by ventilation of the brain and removal of the offending areas. Thus protected agaUiat the perils of civilisation, the man In the coming centuries will be able in bis Journey through life to defy the countless ene mies that seek to rob him of health saps teeth, sons eyes, sans taste, suns everything. FRONTIER HOSPITALITY, TU Prulilriog suld to the 6 auk a, , " kour niuua U uiy hula, uJua nuile 1'Uai.k the OwJ Au twill u BTifl .)l 0I?I?EE ' a tlai tlie trial yourself leave ol &0STU M P00D COFFEE - in its place :- .' . ' ; -; , ' - . '' - That'o the only way to ihv2 cvS : Prstum Js a sure reboilder and when yott cutout the O&ffee and use Postum instead, you get tasta of ' i bealtb. for the aches and. ails begin to leave. You may T HINIC you know, but yoa dont ' -until after lie trial, Remember 99 There's a Reason. Cat sm nttlalbook, "Tba Road to WaaavOa," la andi'sts. THE RAOYOLE GpnCC:;STO M Ukm No. 2 Qrindstom am Hung Cstvr:tr C!r;- v Tha Racycla Rides Further wfcfi cnxr - zr C . . r.HAMI CYCLE , LZ?dm C . 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