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TRY TO PREVENT DISEASE. I WHALERS GET NO WAGES.
A Thorough Physical Toot May Point
the Way to Saving a Life.
“Careful investigation," says a health
bulletin, lias shown that the physically
perfect man la almost Impossible tu
find. Almost every oue who has reach
oil the age of thirty has some impair
ment or defect of bis body. It may be
such a minor defect as a decayed
tooth or a slight digestive disturbance
Or it may be trouble with the kidneys
that will develop into Bright's disease
If nut attended tu promptly. Little de
fects or Impairments, if ueglected. may
cause untold suffering and loss.
“If you have a regular family physi
cian arrange with him for a thorough
overhaullug of your body. This In
spection, which should be conducted
without clothing, should consist at
least of the following:
“Height, weight chest aud abdominal
measurements aud a survey of the
general bodily condition. Examination
of eyes, ears, nose, threat, mouth,
teeth, tongue, skin, glands, lungs,
heart, circulation, stomach, liver and
other abdominal organs. Examination
for evidences of rupture, varicose
veins, faulty posture, flat foot, spinal
curvature, deformities and asymme
tries. Tests of the vision and bearing.
Teets of the brain und nervous system
for paresis, locomotor ataxia und other
central nervous affections or nervous
instability. Chemical und microscopic
examination of the urine. Blood pres
sure tests.
“Such a thorough examination as Is
suggested here muy be the means of
prolonging, If not of saving, life ”
THE CAREFUL ELEPHANT.
Hie Bump ef Caution 8oomo to Be Re
markably Well Developed.
Tbs author of “From Jungle to Zoo,”
In explaining the difficulties of trans
porting wild animals by rail, gives a
striking example of the elephant’s cau
tiousness :
“The keepers generally place a heavy
platform from the door of tlie truck to
the ground, but few elephants will
venture on ft. In one case tlie men
sent In a trained elephant first in the
hope that the newly captured elephant
would follow. The new elephant stop
ped dead, however, threw up his trunk
and made it evident that be would go
no farther.
‘They offered him all kinds of food
aud addressed him with eucouraglng
words; they led the trained elephant
out and then In again with a rush, In
the hope that the other would follow
lu the excitement of the moment. But
it all had no effect whatever; there the
balky one stood, waving bls trunk aud
glancing from left to right and then
from right to left with his little crafty
eyes.
“At length after two hours of hard
work, when the men were exhausted
aud streaming with perspiration, the
elephant suddenly lowered bls trunk,
seized the Inclined platform uml threw
it away. Then, lifting up first one huge
foot and then another, be walked
quietly Into the truck and settled down
at once to a good meal.”
Ths "English Lord" of Our Stage.
England, which has given to the
stage Shakespeare, Sheridan, Congreve.
Goldsmith, Colman, Farquhar, Mil
man, Bulwer, Barrie and Pinero, does
not contain in all its literature such a
character as the ''English lord" of the
American theater. No one in England
has ever seen a lord with any likeness
to the American caricature. But he
"goes his way,” and it lias proved a
profitable one for the actor who spe
cialises, so to speak. In stage English
lords. Will the procession ever end?
Can any one halt it? Can the silly ass
lord change? It doea not Neem prob
able, aud 1 can hear him now in rev
erie as he calls out, “Come, now, my
belly old top, and watch me milking
love to the blooming heiress, ami, my
word, it will be ripping.'"—Porcupine.
Cobbott and the Potato.
William Cobbett, the English econ
omist waa firmly convinced that the
potato and prosperity could not ex
ist aldo by side, and be quotes with
approval the opinion of Sir Charles
Wolseley that on the continent “In
whatever proportion the cultivation of
potatoes prevails the working people
are wretched.” He is indeed constantly
girding at the vegetables, and In his
“Rural Rides" recounts noting with sat
isfaction In the course of a Journey
from St. Albans to Chesliam that he did
not see “three acres of ixitatix's In tills
whois tract of fine country."
Telephone Grandeur.
"What's your opinion of Bommas
tcrF
“Well, when 1 first met him he im
pressed me as being a leader of men, a
10,000 volt dyua mo, a clarion voiced
czar who would brook no opposition, but
when I met him the second time I sized
him up for a pusillanimous mouse."
“Where did you meet him tlie first
tlms?”
"On the telephone.”—Chicago News. i
The Exception.
"I understand," said the foreign
statesman, "that you elect all your rul
ers by ballot."
"You have been sadly misinformed,”
answered the American. "We don't
elect our wives in that manner.”— Ex
change.
FLIGHT OF THE MOSQUITO
Tho Crow Divides a Third of tho Prof
its After Each Cruise.
The business principles of American
whaling are ofteu meiilioued as an ex
cellent example of industrial co-opera
tion.
A ship is stocked and equipped by
the owners, and the profits of the cruise
are distributed in the ratio of two-
thirds to the capital invested aud one-
third to labor.
No member of the
crew receives wages or a guaranty of
any sort, but tu each Is allotted a cer
tain share, termed the "lay,” of the net
results.
In general, the captain's lay ranges
from a fifteenth to an eighth, accord
ing to bls whaling record. The mate
and three lower officers, the four boat
steerers or barpooners, the cooper,
steward, cook, carpenter, seamen aud
green hands receive proportionate
shares, and so down to the cabin boy,
whose lay Is In the neighborhood of
oue two-hundredth, called the "long
lay.”
Thus the profit of each Individual de
pends upon the success of the cruise.
Shifts have sometimes failed to pay for
their fitting out. On the other baud,
the Onward of New Bedford once re
turned with a catch worth at the pre
vailing prices $395.000, of which the
captain's lay was $40,000 and that of
the leust member of the crew about
$2,000.—A rgona u t.
FUTURE OF THE HUMAN FOOT.
Is Msn Destined to Loss His Toss In
ths Course of Tims?
That the human race is slowly evolv
ing toward a condition of clubfooted
ness Is suggested by Dr. Truman Abbe
of Washington in the .Medical Record.
Dr. Abbe points to the horse's hoof
and Its evolution from the five toed
foot of the prehistoric horse by the
dropping of one toe after another and
the consolidation of the hones from
the knee down.
“When we look at the human skele
ton und compare the bone of the tibia
and fibula und the digits beyond each
of them,” be continues, "It does not
take much imagination to see suggest
ed lu the slender fibulu and the dimin
utive little toes an early stage In the
reduction process, which If carried
further would lead to a diminution of
the number of toes on man's foot."
And he closes bis article with these
words: .“We come thus to the sugges
tion of clubfoot as a tendency toward
the dropping of the post-axial digit
group of the lower limb. And this
dropping of a digit group would seem
to be due to restricted development in
the central nervous system—a factor
that lias been at work since before the
days of the five toed horse.”
BEST GIFTS of ALL
The Malaria Laden Pest Rarely Travels
More Than a Milo.
There la a good deal In modern
pruphylaxla In taking care of the mos
quito, but It la always a feature In the
case to know bow much territory must
be covered to assure a reasonable de
gree of safety. If mosquitoes were
like birds, capable of outdistancing a
railway train and fur scores of miles,
the problem of oillug the ditches and
ponds would be a very serious one,
aud the question of careless neighbors
would be a very wide oue. The prac
tical limit of flight of Anopheles quad-
rlmaculatus, the Insect selected for the
trials, proved to be about a mile.
The method used by these Investiga
tors lu their experiments was to stain
mosquitoes and report on their recap
ture after being liberated. The species
in question was selected for the work
from the fact that It is the most vigor
ous tiler of its group and Is probably
the principal carrier of malaria. The
result of the research suggests that at
the distance of a mile and a little bet
ter from a prolific breeding place the
individual is quite safe, and his efforts
need be directed only to the nearer
pools.
The mosquito apparently required
three days for the Journey and in some
Instances returned to precisely where
it was caught, for the specimens were
oftentimes carried to a common point
before being liberated, but were col
lected lu places where they were quite
abundant.—Public Service Health Bul
letin.
Are to be Found at the Quality Store
This Year, more than any Other, Should
Buy Useful Gifts.
we
I have just received a large
shipment of the well known
STETSON HATS
Price $5.00
Good All-Wool Clothing
will soon be very hard
to obtain.
I am at this time better
prepared to supply your
needs than ever before
with my well known line
of Brandegee, Kincaid
JOHN IS A GREAT NAME
Known In Nearly All Lands, It Has a
Famous Family Tree.
The name John is one of our best,
also one of our oldest. It is found In
nearly all languages, and no matter
bow disguised, from Juau to Johannes,
it is almost certain to be Identified.
The Johns have a magnificent family
tree.
There was an apostle named John
and also a John the Baptist. There
huve been twenty-two popes and one
uutl-pope by the uame of John. Three
kings of Aragon and Castlie, one at
leust of Bohemia and several of Portu
gal, France and England have borne
the name of John.
There was John Sobieski, the "great
est of the Poles.” There was John, sur-
uamed Lackland, who was forced to
sign the Magna Charts. There was
John the Good. Running down the fa
mous list, we find also John the Fortu
nate, John the Perfect, John the Fear
less, John the Constant.
Then there was Jack of the Bean
Stalk, also Little John, who was not
little, but who, on the contrary, was
tall and strong, and who was one of
the most impudent followers of Robin
Hood.
If old King John gave England the
Magna Charts John Hancock helped to
give us our Declaration of Independ
ence. If the historical and symbolical
Johns seem too numerous we might
add John Rockefeller and John Doe.—
Indianapolis News.
Why You Eat Food.
Nine-tenths of our food is eaten to
supply heat and energy. Tlie amount
of beat and energy required by indi
viduals is reckoned In calories. The
most accurate way to determine how
muck food to buy for a family is to
flgure how many calories the members
require. Tables of food values with
directions for using them are published
by both national and state agricultural
Weather and tho Spidor’a Wob.
departments. There are also simple
One of the simplest of nature's ba
textbooks that explain clearly tlie use rometers is a spider’s web. When there
fulness of reckoning by calories. is a prospect of wind or rain the spider
These books are readily understood shortens the fllaments by which its
after a little study of them. When one web Is sustained and leaves it in this
knows approximately how many calo state as long as the weather is vari
ries each member of the family re able. If it elongates its threads It is a
quires and how many calories certain sign of flue, calm weather, the dura
amounts of food contnln. one can set- tion of which may be Judged by the
tie with definite tlgurus tlie old ques- length to which the threads are let out
tlon that used to be answered by If the spider remains inactive it Is a
guesswork only, “How much shall I sign of rain; If it keeps at work dur
buy ?"—Woman's Home Companion.
Ing rain the downpour will not last
long and will be followed by fine
High and Low Ground.
weather. Observation has taught that
According to the measurements snd the spider makes changes In its web
calculations made by the United States every twenty-four hours and that If
geological survey, Delaware is the low such changes are made in the evening
est state, its elevation above sea level Just before sunset the night will be
averaging only sixty feet. Colorado is clear aud beautiful.
the highest, averaging 6,800 feet above
the sen, while Wyoming is a close sec
Uss Soma Kerosene.
ond, only 100 feet lower than Colora
If your sewing machine runs stiffly
do. In minimum elevntiou Florida and
saturate the parts with kerosene and
Louisiana dispute second place after
leave It on over night. In the morning
Delaware, their average elevation be wipe dry, then oil with a high grade
ing 100 feet for each. Taking the Unit
machine oil, aud the machine will run
ed States as a whole, our country lies like a breeze.
slightly above the average elevatlou of
Put some kerosene in your starch and
the land of the globe.
see what an easy Ironing day you will
Matchless and Oregon
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EYE SPECIALIST.
PORTLAND
OREGON
Regular Monthly Visits to
Tillamook and Cloverdale.
California
WATCH PAPER FOR DATES.
J BLAND E ERWIN
PIANO INSTRUCTION,
Diploma from Chicago Musical
College.—Beginners receive the same
careful training as the most advanced
Terms;—$4.00 per months Instruc
tion.
All lessons given at Studio.
County Representative for the
Wiley B. Allen Co.s’ line of high
grade pianos, player-pianos, Victrofos
etc.
Magnanimous.
Jack Ford—Did you see that girl cut
me then? Frank Wilcox—I noticed she
didn't bow. Jack Ford—And yet I sav
ed her life!
Frank Wilcox —How?
Jack Ford—We were engaged. and
finally she said shed rather die tbau
marry me, so I let her off.—Exchange.
If Useless. Quit.
“Oh, stop whining! Is whining goiug
to mend matters?"
“I suppose not."
"Then, If not, whine not." -San Fran
cisco Chronicle.
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, De
cember 22nd to 25th, inclusive. Re
turn limit January 3rd.
Ask nearest S. 1*. agent for particulars
0AVID ROBINSON, M.D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
J ohn M. S cott ,
(renerai Passenger Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
NATIONAL BUILDING,
TILLAMOOK
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OREGON.
T. BOiiu
unhappy marriages? Cyrus—All. ex
cept those that took place today.—
Town Topics.
Tlie wildest colt» make the best
horses wbeu they come to la? properly
broken and handled—Tbemlstoeles.
Tlie liest jxwtlon of a good man's life
—hi.« little, ñámeles.«, uureiueuibered
acts of kindues» aud of levs.—Worde-
portb.
S outhern P acific L ines .
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“According to this expert, an aero
J OHN LELAND HENDERSON
plane is built like a watch.”
"From my point of view," said the
ATTORNEY
impecunious citizen, “a watch has one
great advantage an aeroplane lacks.”
AND
"What is that ”
COUNSELLOR-ATI.
A W
“It's easier to pawn.”—Birmingham
T illamook B lo '. k ,
Age-Herald.
Sandpapering the Stove.
Before applying the polish If a bit of
sandpaper Is rubbed on the stove any
little accumulations of grime will be
removed, and a smooth, even coat of
polish will result
Tillamook -
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ROOM NO. 261.
C. HAWK,
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Bay
Conflicting Precedents,
A nmi can't always regulate blm-
self according to history. There was
Samson, who lost his life because be
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bad his hair cut, and Absalom because
he didn’t
City
Oregon
K. REEDY, D.V M.,
STAR GARAGE.
VETERINARY.
Both Phones.
“How does Gladys manage to pre-
Only Newlyweds Happy.
serve
her
complexion
so
well?"
Tillamook
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.
Iris—Do you think there are many
Edith— Which w<xild you advise me
to take, violin or piano lessons? Her
Friend— Plano, dear.
You look so
much better sitting down than stand
ing up.— Boston Transcript.
Sale dates to California points De
cember 21st to 23rd and 25th to 28th,
inclusive. Return limit January 1.5th.
Oregon
Sale dares between all stations in
Washington Oregon and from all station in Ore-
Idaho
gon to stations on other lines in
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Complete Set of Abstract Boi ks in
Office.
have. If your irons are rough wet a
Too Efficient.
Taxes Paid for Non Residents.
doth with kerosene and while the Irons
“How Is that efficiency expert mak- are very hot rub them on the cloth vig
T illamook B lock ,
Ing out over In the place where you orously.
Tillamook
.... Oregon
work ?”
Both Phones.
"He got the gate the very first day
Tides Him Over.
he was there."
"What was the matter? Was he in-
conuxTeiit?“
"No; be was too darned comiietent.
He discovered that tlie boss was wast
ing half of our time telling us things
that we knew better than he did."—
Philadelphia Ledger.
Holiday Fares
Reduced round-trip fares to California, Oregon, Washington
and Idaho points will enable you to go home for Christmas
and New Years.
DR J. G. TURNER,
A Cinch.
Gawky.
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“Easily. She keeps It in air tight
jars.”—St Louis Post-Dispatch.
Prayer.
Prayer Is the contemplation of the
facts of life from the highest point of
view
It is the soliloquy of a behold-
lag ami Jubilant soul. -Emerson.
Oregon.
QARL haberi . ach .
ATTORNEY.AT LAW.
T illamook B eock
Tillamook
TILLAMOOK ~GARAGE.
Oregon
First Class Job Printing
at the Headlight Office