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The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
DOCTORS AND HEALTH.
A Claim Made in Behalf of Glasgow
 and Some Facts Concerning 1t.


 One does not naturally look to scot land as a source of supply of jokes and pleasantries, but there has recently ap- peared (and it is now going the rounds of the press) what may perhaps be described as Scotch joke. It IS as follows: "Greater Glasgow is often held up as a modern municipality. There is something in the claim. With a population of s53,000, it has only 494 doctors" Scotch physicians hold high rank in their profession; perh IDS the fact should be considered as part of the joke that with population of B53, ,000 Glasgow has only 494 doctors.
 There are in the United States more than 100000 doctors, and it has not been observed by anybody that the death rate is less in those localities in which the number of physicians is small than in those in which, as in New York and in most important northern cities, it is large. As a matter of fact, and as the official figures show, what ever may be the case in Glasgow, there are actually more physicians in pro-
  itants in Scotland than in any other portion of the United Kingdom, the number of physicians and surgeons in Scotland being $50 per million inhab- itants, to $50 in Ireland and $50 in Eng land Indeed, there are more physi- clans in proportion to the population in Scotland than in any other country 1f Tr &o1x haro are fewer than 300 doctors for each million inhabitants; in France, Ger many, Spain, Holland and Belgium, there are from 300 to 400. It is never possible to compute with entire accu- racy, however, the number of phy- sicians, for, in the computations made in some countries. surgeons are in cluded; in other countries they are not. Some European countries carry on their registerof physicians those employed in the army and marine service-physicians on men-of-war and on merchantmen; others do not. In some records dentists are carried as physicians, and in still others, though the number is less, vet erinary surgeons are borne.
 
 is not perhaps generally diffused, that under the enlarged New York charter the city will be to some extent in the line of succoring the sick. Section 325 declares that it shall be the duty of any police captain to register in a book kept for that purpose the name and ad- dress of any person desiring or need ing medical attendance, and thereupon one of the doctors registered in said precinct is forthwith to be notified of the case requiring attention. If the patient pays. well and good; if he doesn't. then the physician is to pre- sent his claim to the department of health, which is to pay the physician three dollars in the case of indigent patiants.-N. Y. Sun.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
BETTER THAN GOLD.

 Better than grandeur, better than gold. Than rank or title thousand fold. Is healthy body--mind at ease, And simple pleasures that always please; A heart that feels for neighbors woe, And shares his joys with a genial glow With sympathies great enough to hold All men as brothers-is better than gold. Better than gold is a conscience clear, Though toiling for bread in the humblest
 sphere:
 Doubiy blest with content and health, Untried by lust or cares of wealth; Lowly living and lofty thought Adcrn and ennoble poor mans cot. For man and mortals on Natures plan Are the crucial test of the gentleman. Better than gold Is the sweet repose Of sons of toll when their labors close; Better than gold Is the poor mans sleep, And the balm which soothes his slumbers
 deep
 Brings sleeping draughts to the downy
 bed
 Where luxury pillows its aching head. His simpler opiate. labor deems, A shorter road to the land of dreams.
 -E A. Emmons. in Union Signal
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
LATEST CAFES FOR woN'
Costumes VIII De Eiaboratelyl
 orated with PassementerieE E-

Autumn hats will be fashion , Mauchou braid. which is really
 der of felt. It can be sewed inf ut shape, and consequently made bec 2 to all faces. Stiff felt hats will scl in vogue. Hats of gray will be tim with white and harmonies in a mixtures of green and black, gr,t rose color will also be in evidence ccior will be fashionable, espec the soft Tyrolean shape, with
 band of gros grain ribbon arou crown and bunch of quills. Il q models are considerably smalee those worn this summer. Low K are in favor, and toques are tn smaller than they were last ye u most of them are turned up al tt on one side. Velvets and fancy ...,. material, lace and soft silk will
 for puffed toques. Velvet willtN' used as trimming, and plumagoo' kinds will be much in demandl.
 ostrich plumes will be deemed thsn est. Jet and lace will be empl
 many of the handsomest hats I VIII be larger and a little fulle
 cellars will be cut in one piesAH < the garment. Braiding is usei os sively as decoration for these re ful garments. A dainty capeteli the new lines is built of soft gralnt ed with a little darker shade in md but effective pattern, and linS IT, rose pink taffeta. Braided withs 4 numbers among the latest faSr
 fashion. Still another new bra \. ]. to be used on short jackets. ltsrr' Of an outline of silver or gold de Chicago Times-Herald. to
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
Be Charitable.

Nasty judgment of the act others is dangerous and ofter We measure too much by som
 ficial appearance. and condemI when, if we knew all and urI the motives and reasons. we
 warmly approve. We sometI ot some one: "This pain, so loss has not deeply affected hl we do not know. It is like t' of few of the soldiers in il
 regiment. The broken ranks again into the solid phalanx'
 less is not apparent. There no Reorganization, no surre1 craving for pity, no display oil |. is like the calm dazzling p, waves warmed by the mornins, CT a night of storm and disaste, is no sign of the wreck; tbeE carried the debris away far ot ocean; the treacherous water4 lowed all signs and tokens oftlt awful work. We see only thtf of the morning, not the sulA the night. Let us be charita1a judgment and condemn not go do not know.-Detrolt Free \
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
TACT IN HIGH PLACES.
Two Conspicuous Instances of It's Dis
 play by Persons of Distinction.

Two Cou~pfcuous instances of It's Dis play by Persons of Distinction. M Challemel-Lacour, distinguished member of the French academy, who died lately, was noted for his tact and
 readiness in social emergencies. Both were severely tried upon one occasion. NJ. Challemel-Lacour was sent as ann
 bassador from France to the Swiss con- federation. He called in due form upon
 his arrival on the president. The serv- ant who opened the door said that his exceliency was in the cellar bottling
 wine, but that his visitor could come in and wait. The ambassador hung up
 his overcoat in the hall and went into the parlor. Presently the Swiss ruler
 hustled in.
 An ugly job, monsieur!" drying his
 hands; ''an ugly job! But I always
 bottle my own wine. Pardon my coat.
 also. It is poor fit," glancing down.
 Tt is my sons, to tell the truth. hur- r ried it on without looking at it."
 The ambassador bowed and smiled.
 It was his own coat.
 The interview being over, he went
 home shivering. He sent messenger
 the next day for his "coat, which he had
 hung up in the hall"
 Of all the qualities once essential to a sovereign, the most useful now is
 tact. Queen Margherita of Italy, who belongs to a house trained to lxingcraft for more than thousand years. is said
 to be wonderfully skilled in dealing
 with the difficulties. An incident which occurred at one of her drawing-rooms ! illustrates her readiness and delicacy. The persons who are to be presented
 at the Roman court are arranged in a large semicircle in the throne room. The queen enters and passes around the line, attended by a chamberlain, who names each person, adding usually
 word or two to give the queen some idea of their claim to notice. She asks a question or makes remark to each and passes on.
 On this occasion there was in the ! line young man from South America
 whose embarrassment showed itself in
 pale cheeks and terrified glances as the queen drew nearer At last she
 reached him and stopped. He heard his name, saw her smile. There was a
 roaring in his ears; his knees shook.
 Every eye was bent upon him with amused interest, his terror was so per- ceptible.
 From Brazil?" she asked. And
 what town in Brazil is your home, tslgnor?"
 'i-your majesty-I don't know" he
 gasped.
 The whole circle smiled. but the queens face was calm as marble. "You mean that our beautiful Italy already has made you forget your home? An. signor, you are a skiiiful courier! You fiatter us too much!" and plavfullv shaking her fan at him she passed on. leaving him wondering how he came
 to make so brilliant a response, while the crowd looked at him, respectfully bewildered also.-Youth's Companion.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
BroiIed Steak.

Wipe steak with a clean, wet cloth. take piece of fat to grease the grid iron; broil over a bright fire four or five minutes; turn often; put on a hot plate, season with pepper, salt and little butter and serve sery hot.--Leis- pre Hours.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
Salaries nt Glasgow Untver.,t.

The salaries of the professors of Glas- gcw university last year amounted to z 2s,733, the best paid of them being Prof Cleland, who received e4,645. while the smallest emolnments were those of Profs. Simpson. Mair and Beck CT, each of whom received GOO.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22
Results of Wise PoIIf

In 50 years the imports Of 2 ~ Kingdom increased from sse to $2,0S5, 100000 and the esPtas s4s5,o00,o0o to $1. .430. .ooo, 900.
The Mena weekly star., 1897-09-22

If a man carries a knife with a corkscrew. he might as we'll admit what he uses it for.-WaShingtpn Deus ocrat-
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19
TRAVEL IN OLD TIMES.

How Some Showdown d Coachers Bsguiled
tho Time with Cock Fights.
OF course the railways have done
away with much of the diff culties of
travel in snow time. When q train is
showed up now there are no such in
convcniences as happened in the case
of the mail coaches. There is delay,
but there is generally enough to eat
and drink, plenty of companionship,a and
much larger area to live and breathe
in. A friend of mine, much my senior,
however, once told me what occurred
to him in a snowstorm between Edin.
burgh and London, He was a mer.
chant of great position and quite above
the temptation to exaggeratc matters,
like mere story teller, and his nara
tive impressed me the more according
ly. Three times on their way south
both outside and inside passengers had
to get on the coach and push the wheels
through the drifted snow, and when
crossing Shap FEELS (the blealxest spot
on the road they got stuck, James Payn
writes in the London Illustrated. After
fruitless cndeavor to move the coach
the guard rode off with the mailbags
and the passengers were left to their
fate. There was known to be IN. inn at
Shap il they could only get there, and
after many hours they contrived to do
So Fortunately there were no women
passengers, or it is possible they would
have succumbed. They were shut up
at that inn for eight days, during which
they had no communication, either
north or south, with the outside world.
And l suppose" I said, ''you had no
books?" "Books! Think of books at
Shap in those days! No, not even a
pack of cards" ''What did you do with
yourselves?" "Well," said my respect
able friend, ''it seems queer to say so at
this time of day, but the place was IA
nous for it's game cocks and we had
cock fighting from morning to night"
That is what they did for eight days
instead of telling stories to one another,
as would have been the case in q Christ
mas number.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19

Baron Nordenskjold has shown prac-
tically that water can be found by Dor
ing into granite and other crystalline
rocks to depth Of from one hundred
to one hundred and seventy feet. His
theory was that the variations in tenn
peraturc ought to cause shearing
strains between the upper and lower
layers of the rock, which would make
horizontal creviccs into which water
from the surface would percolate, and
that the water would be fresh. A well
was sunk in the islct of Arko, off the
Swedish coast, in 1894, and at one hun
bred and ten feet fresh water was
found, supplying four thousand four
hundred gallons a day; since then six
other wells have been bored and water
found at about the same depth. The
object of the search was to provide
lighthouses and pilot stations with q
permanent and plentiful supply Of
water.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19
THE POW DER PLAY.
A Picturesque Game OF the Horsemsn q
Morocco.

A Picturesque Game OF the Horsemsn q
Morocco.
A dozen or 30 horses are drawn up in
to line at one end Of the plain, the rid
ers, by means of bit and stirrup, work.
ing their animals into q fer
rent of excitement. Then, at a given
signal, the long-barreled guns are
waved in the air, and the troop sets
forward at little more than a walk,
which increases as they proceed, wav-
ing their guns and saluting the while,
until it becomes furious gallop.
Suddenly, says Blaclkwood's Maya
zine, the weapons are brought to the
shoulder, held with both hands, the ell
bows raised to the level of their
shoulders, and the next moment the
little troop of horsemen is lost to sight,
enveloped in the clouds of white smoke
which the fiint-lock guns and inferior
native powder produce, only to issue
again in their snowy trappings, refining
in their horses with all the strength Of
their iron wrists, until the poor beasts,
often with bleeding mouths, are brought
70 standstill.
The lab-el-barond, as the natives call
it, admits Of but little variation when
performed in numbers; but this Is not
always the case, and at times one man
alone will 60 through the maneuver.
introducing some new system Of his
own-lying back in the saddle and firing
behind him, for instance, or under his
horses belly, -. -
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19
QUITE AN ADVENTURE.
Prince Hoheuloho Comes Within IN 40,
OF Killing iSaron Victim: hon.

Prince IIohenloho Comes Within IN Acc
OF Killing isaron victIns hon.
1t would be difficult to find ON record
q stranger hunting adventure than that
experienced by Prince Hohcnlohe, son
of the German chancellor, and Baron
VietinghoH the other day, says the
Berlin correspondent Of the New York
Sun. They went ont together to shoot
stays and agreed to dccoy the animals
by initiating their call on a special
horn. The hunters separated, each nc
companicd by gamekceper, and went
in different directions. During the
course Of the da.,- they approached each
other, and each heard the others decoy
call and believed stately stag was be-
fore him. Initiating the heavy steps Of
the animal, they noisily drew still
nearer. The imitation of the steps and
call was SO we'll done that they finally
arrived within ten PAGES of each other
without perceiving their mistake. The
thiclset was SO dense that they could
not see through it. Both stood still,
repeating the challenge from time to
time. Each still firmly believed that
he was within few PAGES of real
stag. At last the prince, tired OF wait
ing, fired thrice rapidly in the direction
of the supposed game. The first bullet
glanced off the cartridge belt Of Baron
yietinghoff, the second struck his
watch and sprang off, and the third fell
dead from his pocketbook well filed
with papers. The young baron, though
hit three times, stood unwounded. He
was SO convinced that not his fellow
hunter but stag stood before him that
he attributed the shots to the explosion
of cartridges in his belt, and busted
himself christening his belt for the
purpose of throwing it away. The as
constituent Of both, when they at last
found out what had happened, was
great. ..,.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19
PIONEER
Saw and Planning Mill.
c. +. BROWN, Proprietor.

Keeps constantly on hand q supply of floor
Ing. Rustic. shiplap. ceiling and all kinds of
rough and dressed lumber OF good quality aud
at reasonable prices. Two miles south Of
Grangeville, Idaho.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19
FOUL AIR AS A GERM GARDEN.

Good Sanitation /. Prime Nsesss,sy - .
Defense Against Disease Germs.
The development Of the germs so IA
tai to humanity when taken into the
system is an effort of nature to destroy
and really eat up effete matter. The
grub and maggot, disgusting as they
are, are true scavengers, and II sufh-
Gent time be allowed them they will
reduce to lnnocuous dust the most pois-
onous Of animal and vegetable matter.
We regard the creatures with abhor-
renee because Of their occupation; but
they are laboring, albeit unconscious
ly, in the interest of higher forms of
life. When disease-generating matter
has passed through the digestive canal
OF the pupa it Is no longer infectious.
In the undrained and filthy portions Of
. city the foul matter is constantly &C.
eumulating far beyond the corrective
powers Of unaided nature. Deadly
gases are cast off from fostering heaps,
vapors charged with microscopic germs
which hatch fearful ailments in that
weak mechanism, mans body. But
even where the system Is not directly
affected by germ diseases, the influence
OF the foul gases-why, we do not fully
understand as yet-tends to lower vi
tally to such q degree that the subject
is always in good condition to take .
fever Of the typhoid class, scaraltina,
diphtheria, etc, Prof. Alessis expert
ments, says an exchange, show that q
person who has lived In foul air for q
considerable time will get any one of
the fatal germ diseases much more
readily than one who has breathed
pure air and only absorbs the germs by
accident. Prof. Alessi has proved that
the same is true with animals. He
placed number Of dogs, pigs, etc., in
such a situation that they were COM
PEELED to live, for some weeks, in an at
mospherc saturated with the noxious
vapors from garbage heaps. These he
inoculated with the typhoid bacillus,
At the same time inoculating a similar
number of animals which had been
brought direct from the pure air Of the
rural district. The first lot died, some
of them in thirty-six hours, with un.
mistakable typhoid symptoms, while
not one of the second lot was affected
1t was observed, however, that when
the rural animals began to breathe the
infected air they began at once to show
signs Of weakness and lassitude. They
lost their liveliness and grew CLASSY
eyed, and though they continued t.
eat, they became poor in flesh. There
Is grim significance in these fact,
which should teach US a lesson thai
good sanitation is a prime necessity
not only as n defense against direc
assaults Of germ disease, but alss
against the lowering of the physica
powers which opens the system no
only to the bacillus but to all the othe
foes which lie in wait to destroy life.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19
TURTLES GOOD TO EAT.
rms County IL blessed with No Lea
Than Forty Varieties.

This County IL Blessed with No La.
Than Forty Varieties
Edible turtles of the United States
are discussed by a writer in the learned
Revue ScientiAque. He considers that
the gourmets Of this country are to be
congratulated on the number Of ali.
mentary reptiles at their disposal. No
less than forty varieties of edible turtle
are known to exist in the United
States.
The "loggerhead" is found upon the
Atlantic coast from Virginia to Brazil.
1t Is giant that weighs from 800 To
1.ooo pounds, especially in the south.
Inc eggs form an agreeable dish, but
the fiesh is good only in the young in.
dividuals, since it becomes oily and &C.
quires q musky taste in the adult.
1t Is the green turtles that furnish
the greater part Of the true turtle meat.
These are the turtles par excellence,
In the Atlantic they are met with from
New York TO Florida.
Small at the north they increase in
size towards the south, passing from q
weight OF 8 to Is and 20 pounds at
Charleston to from 20 to Is at St. An.
gustine, IS ut Halifax river, IS to 90 at
Indian river, and so to 100 at Key West
At Cedar Keys specimens have been
found that weighed 600, 800 and even
1000 pounds.
From April to June they repair to
the shore in order to deposit their eggs.
The Tortugas islands, which are unin.
habited and which are visited only by
wreckers and turtle fishermen, are one
OF their favorite haunts, but any desert
beach OF the coast is equally good for
their purposes.
The female creeps up on the shore
two or three times, excavates q hole,
and deposits therein from 100 to zoo
eggs (about 500 during the season) and
returns to the same place nearly every
time, and. on each occasion, covers the
eggs with sand in order to conceal the
site Of the nest.
The sun does the rest, but the sea.
birds devour many of the young ones,
which, as soon as Matched, open q
passageway to the exterior and betake
themselves to the ocean. The flesh OF
this species is excellent. and forms the
principal ingredient of green turtle
soup; and the amateur will tell you
that there is nothing SO good as the
"calipash," the flesh mixed with green
fat that is found under the carapace.
The ycllowish "calipee" of the plas.
tron is good, too, but the calipash is
certainly better, either in soup o,
broiled. This meat is sold in the large
cities, both in fresh and preserved
state.
The swapping turtle and alligato,
turtle are esteemed, but the terrapins
(pseudemys) are better known, and
figure alone with the green turtle upon
restaurant bills of fare.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19
ELECTRICAL DEsPoTisM.
The State CLstodlan Of the Dynamo HelA
the whlphand In CoreS.

The State Custodian Of the Dynamo HelAs
the whlphand In Cores.
Coreans appear to be happy go lucky
people. Their wants are few, and they
buy little, but the one object Of their
life is to defer the evil day of payment
as long as possible. The coin OF the
common people is the copper or brass
'cash" or sapek, q thousand OF which
go to the Mexican dollar. These little
coins have q square hole in the center
and are strung on cords OF straw, and 1t
is said that when q traveller journeys
into the interior of the country he has
to take along an extra horse to carry
his money. It is related that DIR. Scran-
Ton, q medical missionary, sold to the
Corean government eighteen hundred
Mexican dollars, and the leash" he re-
ceived in exchange required the serv-
ices of fifty-six stout men for its re-
moval to the mission house. Under
such circumstances it appears rather .
misfortune to be paid ones just dues.
There is IN official, however, who suf-
fers no inconvenience either from the
national shiftlessness or the unwielda-
uesso of the common currency. In Corea,
1T all events, the state electrician has
the whip hand. Not only is he the only
European not paid by the customs who
gets his pay regularly, but he Is paid
either in bullion or gold dust. The
secret of his .'pull" is that the king and
all his court are all SO afraid OF ghosts
that they sit up oil night. There are
sorccrers, and the electric light, aiso.
to keep off the ghosts. II the eiectri.
clans pay falls into arrears the light
apparatus breaks down, and cannot -
repaired until he is paid up,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-03-19

A peculiar incident happened while
the sixth regiment Of New York were
engaged in rifle practice at the New
Jersey state camp ut Sea Grit. Lieut..
r. B. Albcrtson was trying to qualify
on the Observation-Disclosures range. On
his fifth shot three blackbirds few
across the range. The lieutenant's
rife cracked and one of the birds fell.
AZ the same moment the signal target
indicatsd that the lieutenant had
scored four points, only one point from
the center. An examination Of the
dead bird showed that the bullet in its
fight for the target had passed through
it, breast,