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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-10-27

Bonds miscellaneous. ....... A on
Communications and certified
copies, plans, etc., to War De-
partment, bridges across navi-
gaDle streams. .......... 46 OK
Reports of foreign corporations. s &
Election ballots. ,..... 16 OK
List OF jurors. A AZ
Records OF roads 1920 folio at zoe 3O4 OK
Drafting % maps of road surveys 33 OF
Road plat book. ............... go OK
Orders to road supervisors on es-
Enlistment of roads Is OK
Total .................... .$13, 706 Al
EXPENDITURES.
n my salary, Jan. 10, 81, to Oct.
~, w. $l55l 81
Salary Of deputy and clerks in
auditors department, Jan. 10,
81, to Oct. 10, 1872. ........ 1925 81
Actual cost Of work performed in
auditors department ....... 6478 SO
Net saving as compared with fee
6yeCem So. 7ZZ7 %
1t is not my purpose to claim any por-
ton OF the credit for the immense saving
that is the direct result Of the adoption d
the salary system in lieu of the former
fee system, but the above is an easy
method of drawing the attention of citi-
zens to the enormous amount of work per-
formed in the past twenty-one months
and also drawing their attention to the
fact that the work has been economically
accomplished.
In this department as in the recording
department there are great many SER
vices rendered to which it is useless to
attempt to attach money value. In
quiries for all manner of information.
both verbal and by letter, must be an
swered daily; the letters received and
answered in the twenty-one months past
mum bering thousands. Eleven Thousand
five hundred and eighty-one entries in in
dex to commissioners records, the assert
ing in packages, labelling and indexing
the contents of the files embracing all pa
pers filed in commissioners court, the f.
nancial exhibit and certified copies form
ing the contents Of pamphlet issued in
connection with sale Of funding bonds, are
a few of the services made up Of hard work
with which the Office should be credited,
but to which an exact value cannot be at
taehed.
When became the auditor of the
county, found the bills, vouchers, petit
tons, &c., inclusive of papers fled in
commissioners court since 1850, arranged
by years in pigeon holes" AS some OF
these papers are frequently called for, the
Inconvenience of overhauling hundredso Of
papers to find the one wanted was contin-
ually manifest. These papers are now
arranged in classes in files and indexed,
so that moment Of time is sufficient to
produce any one desired.
To conclude, it has been my sincere en-
deavor from the day I took possession Of
the auditors Office to elevate and raise
the standard of work performed in the
Office, both in accuracy and dispatch, az
well as to increase the facilities of dispos-
ing of the continually increasing volume
of business. Whether my efforts have
met with success now awaits the verdict
of the citizens of our county.
Yours most respectfully,
GEO. w. BoYINaToN.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-10-27
j NDER A CLOUD
charges Made Against H. j. Snively,
Democratic Candidate for Govern
or, and His Answer Thereto.
LET US HAVE MORE LIGHT.

Last Saturday the Post-Intelligencer Of
'eattle published serious charges against
q. ]. Snively, the Democratic candidate
pr governor, and published what pur-
Iorted to be affidavits and statements in
upport Of these charges.
We give the affidavit and statement
hat are most serious, together with Mr..
nively's answer.
MRS. FALCONS AFFIDAVIT.
I am 81 years Of age, and the widow Of
Bartholomew J. Fallon and reside at
grafton, Taylor county, w. Va. My
husband died during the year 1880, leav-
hg five orphan children, named respec-
lively Margaret Fallon, Sarah Fallon,
Veronica Fallon, Mary Fallon and John
B. Fallon. When their father died there
vas left to each of the children an estate
"a money of the sum of $315, as insurance
honey from the Catholic Knights Of
america, each. On the goth day of jan
barry, 1891, an attorney-at-law named H.
Snively was appointed guardian for
ach of the above named children, and
s such guardian received the above
amed sums Of money, and still hassthe
anne in his possession, and, although
frequently requested, has refused, and at
his date still refuses, to pay over said
ums Of money to their now guardian.
pD the 4th day of January. 1886, suit was
Instituted by the above named children,
rho sue by their next friend, Mary E.
allon, in the circuit court Of the third
hdical circuit of the state of West Vir-
|inia, the above named H. J. Snively as
Guardian Of said orphans, and judgement
vas rendered in each of such cases against
q. ]. Snively, principal, George w.
Brown and Ambrose Snively, bonds
nen, in the sum of $439.s2 and costs of
bald suits, which said judgments have
hever been paid nor any part thereof
Execution was issued upon said judg-
ments and have been returned wholly
llnsatisfied. H. ]. Snively having fec
from the state at or near midnight Of the
R3d day Of December, 1885, and his father
Ambrose Snively, one of the sureties
having been beggared by his son ]. H
Snively, it made it impossible to collect
anything from him, and the other surety,
George w. Brown being dead and leav-
ing no estate, the money could not be
collected on the bond.
I have frequently requested and i'm.
plored H. ]. Snively to send me some
money for the support of my orphan
children. I have placed the matter in
the hands Of John. T. McGraw, promi-
nent Democratic attorney-at-law of the
town Of Grafton, who gives me little en-.
couragement, as H. ]. Snively has all his
property in other persons names. If the
people Of Washington state knew az
much about H. J. Snively as the people
OF Grafton do he would not stand much
chance to be elected to any Office, as the
working people of this country have
been cruelty wronged by him. l am 8
poor woman, and work hard to maintain
my little family Of orphan children.
Her
MARY E. FALLoN. x
Mark.
81
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-10-27
COUNTY AUDITORS OFFICE.

In the rush of everyday business, and
in the demands made upon every citizen
by his personal affairs, it is seldom that
he takes the time to look into the public
business Of his county with any degree Of
care or detail. 1t is sufficient if matters
of individual interest to him in connec-
ton with county affairs meet with prompt
and satisfactory adjustment. As election
day approaches this apathy gives place to
an active interest and desire to review
the actions of public officials. To the
county officer conscious OF accurate and
economical work this opportunity pre-
sented of gratifying the awakened interest
of the publici in his Office and in his official
acts is chance not to be missed, since
the more thorough the knowledge of citi-
zens in reference to his Office the more
certain will be their endorsement and ap-
prevail.
Two years ago it was the pleasure ofthe
people Of Chehalis county to elect me to
the auditors office. Fully aware Of the
important duties and responsibilities that
would rest upon me in the assumption of
the duties of this most important position
it was then my resolve and has since
been my endeavor to give the execution
of these duties at all times my personal
attention and supervision. With the ex-
ception of an enforced absence for short
period, due to broken collar bone, the
office in both the recording department
and auditors department proper, has
been my especial care. More than twenty
one months have passed since assumed
the duties of the Office, and find myself
a nominee for reelection. Standing upon
my record l most respectfully court an
investigation of the manner in which the
duties of the auditors Office have been
performed, Of the expenditures for clerk
hire and other necessary expenses, and Of
the present condition Of the records and
files.
Your attention is respectfully called to
the following comparisons and exhibits Of
work performed, receipts and expendi-
lures:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1892-10-27
rraHE's SWORN STATEMENT.


Martin Tghe, says he is 81 years old /;
that he bought house Of man for whom
Snively was agent, and that he was pay
ing for it in installments; that he paid
Snively $40 the night before he left
Grafton, for which Snively gave no re-
ceipt, but promised to make it at his
Office; that he never did so and has never
returned or accounted for the money.
As he never was able to get from Snively
a statement of the amounts previously
paid him, he was obliged to pay $50 to
the heirs Of Snively's client.
sNIvELY's ANSWER.
SPOKANE, WASH, Oct 22.-The state
ment Of the Post-Intelligencer is false.
Several years before coming to Washing
ton put some money in the lumber
business in connection with my father in
law, Luther Martin, who now resides
with me at North Yakima. We did an
extensive and prosperous business for q
time under the firm name of Martin 4
Snively in manufacturing lumber for the
European trade and West India cooper
age.
But in developing new tract of tim
Der land we were unfortunate in finding
after We had built miles Of costly tram
ways that the timber was Of an inferior
character and largely unsaleable in the
Euronaau m arkata and unf;t RI ali o,.
orders. In connection with the mis-
fortune came the rejection of the treaty
with Spain by the United States senate
in 1885, which caused the Spanish gov
eminent to discriminate against the COOP
erage of the United States by laying a
heavy export duty upon sugars shipped
from Cuba, our chief cooperage market,
in hogsheads, which drove the planters
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
IDA RUNS AN ENGINE.
Wo't Virgins. so.s,s OF tho Only Fomaie
EnEinorr IN tho World.

80
Says Wheeling, W. Va. special to
.ne chicago News: "AIrs. w. New
eon Lynch, West Yirginia's repre-
SENTATIVE on the board OF lady manag.
ers OF the Worlds Fair in her search
over the State forsamples of the work
vi women and unusual occupations
lot women, has made the discovery
tnat west Virginia has the only reg.
uiariy employed railroad engineer of
one feminine gender in the world.
"ihe engineeress' name is Miss Ida
lnewitt and she is the daughter Of
Cnarles ii. Hewitt, one of the chief
owners of the Cairo ShortL Line, which
connects with the Baltimore and Ohio
aC carlo. She is less than "a, and be-
lore She took up her present occupa.
tlon completed a boarding school
Soufse and has all the ordinary accom-.
pushments of a well-raised girl.
pine Cairo Short Line was built a
lew years ago, and Miss Hewitt then
child, showed great interest in the
nachlncry in the shop near her
iathers house. She spent so much of
ner spare time there that she learned
Ihe parts of locomotive and their
use. Later on, when she, had COM
pleted the education she had decided
TO content herself with, she went into
ene shop, and though she worked only
when she cared to and did only what
she pleased, she was soon fairly OK
pert with tools.
Onc morning a few months ago, the
engineer OF the narrow-gauge railroad
wac sck, and there was no one to go
out with the train. Miss Ida volun-
teered to go, and she made the run
SN right. Finally the engineer died,
ana shc had taken such a liking to
ner new occupation that she decided
to continue it regularly.
Miss Ida is a blonde, wears cap
over her hair, suit of blue cotton
goods over her regular dress, heavy
shoes and gloves. Her engine is al
ways model of neatncss and clean.
Illness, and it is said that since she
TOOK charge Of the train it has failed
but once to be on time at the end of
The run. Mrs. Lynch says she pre-
sents novel and beautiful appear
ance sitting in the cab with her pretty
mead out of the window on the look
out. She has had several narrow es.
capes from accident since she took
the train, stopping it few feet from
badly that was playing on the track
few weeks ago.
West Virginia will have a train
loaded with her forest and mine pro-
ducts at the Worlds Fair which it is
intended to run about the grounds
daily. Miss Hewitt has been offered
the position of engineer on that train
and will probably accept it.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
A Grotesoile Shark.

The hammerhead, or ground shark, is
one OF the most grotesquc objects in tn @
ocean, its huge skull, which is placed at
right angles with the body, having a
most uncanny aspect. The eyes, which
are at the extreme ends of the head, and
from eighteen to twenty-four inches
apart, have an unusually truculent ex-
preston, and, being very large, add to
the strange and fcrbidding look of the
creature. This species, as might be in.
ferred from the uncouth form of its in
tcllectual department, is resident of
deep waters, and rarely leaves the bot
tom. 1t preys, mainly, on such finny
creatures as frequent the depths in which
it dwells, but it rises occasionally to cap
ture the swift dolphin, sea trout, or red
fish. Fishermen fear it more than the
species that swim near the surface, be-
cause they are likely to step on it, or to
feel Its resentment when they are draw
ing scines IN the deep channels which it
frequents. Being sullen and fierce, it
sometimes assails them without any ap-
parent reason, but have yet to hear of
its causing the death of man, or even
of its intlicting a serious wound upon
him. Both this species and the brown
shark may be taken on rod and line
with mullet or meat bait. Specimens
weighing from ten to fifty pounds are
often caught with rod and reel in various
parts of Florida; but, as they are listlcss
in movement, and merely hang back like
dead weight, even ardent young anglers
care little for them. They are SO per-
sistcnt in taking the bait intended for
better fish, and even in pulling edible
captives off hook, that anglers are often
compelled to change their fishing
grounds for some place which they do
not frequent. New York Post.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
a Mig ma, In . rh.a,.r.

In the Star Theater, one night dur.
ing the week, says New York Press
writer, I sat alongside of a lady who
was. very much annoyed because a
lady In front OF her had an enormously
large hat, she was sitting back in her
chair. The big hat, however, was
seldom where the lady In the rear
could see over it, and at last in fierce
despair I heard her say savagely to
the lady in front: "You must either
take Off your hat or sit back in your
seat; cannot SEQ otherwise" The
obstructionist never moved muscle
II her face or body, but cool and
singing as q whiplash came these
quick works of reply: "Why didn't
you buy the whole house?" Whew!
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
HOW TO MAKE slLHouErrEs.
Simple Dircotions for Producing Pcr-
traits an BLACK and White.

Simple Dircotions for Producing Pcr-
traits ,n Black and White.
The candle or lamp may be placed
on the table ut the distance that is
found on trial to make the plainest
shadow. The light should be on a
level with the head of subject, so
that there will be no distortion in tho
features by the rays casting the
shadow in diagonal direction. BY
turning the head slightly and slowly
few times from side to side, the
profile can be cast perfectly in shadow,
as 1t Is easy to see when the head Is
turned either too much to one side or
the other. Have the model" sit up
erect, that the chin may not DO sunk
in frills or high collar. Throw the
head we'll back to give an independ-
emit, striking, lively attitude, yet not
SO far back that it looks strained. II
the head stoops, the silhouette will
probably look downcast or hump
shouldcred. Don't let the model "as-
sumo" an expression for preservation.
Let him talk moment or so while
you watch the shadow in profile on
the paper before you. Catch tho
most natural set of the lips or toss OF
the chin, and then let the subject
maintain that position and express
sion, easily and naturally, with no
pursing-up of the mouth or nervous
gripping of the jaws.
While he sits steadily for Il mo-
mcnt, quickly and firmly trace the
outlines of the shadow upon the pa
per with your pencil or crayon.
Watch the sweep of the hair, and in
dictate 1T easily in its waves, though
that is q matter of secondary i'm.
portance. See that you preserve the
angles of the face, the bend Of the
brow to the bridge of the nose, and
the squared, pcndulous, rounding,
snubbed, pointed, or Roman turn Of
the nose itself. Catch the sharp an.
gle or curve where the nose turns into
the upper lip as exactly as possible,
and the exact turn of the lips, thin
and firm or tendcrly pouting, closely
set or softly dropped apart Sec that
you have the turn of the chin and
the lower lip above IT, Indicate tho
neck, shoulders, and coat by strong,
expressive outlines that will preserve
the characteristics. And there you
are!
This is the simple silhouette, and
for 1T but Il few momcntsare required.
a round dozen can be drawn in very
short time In the evening when the
lamps are lit They may be filled in
on holiday, spare evening, or n
rainy Saturday. For hasty work,
liquid backing or dark ink will do to
I'LL in the outlines, using either tho
sponge in the backing bottle or Il
marking brush. The pencilcd out
lines must, Of course, be carefully
followed
DO not, finish the silhouette out ~
the edges of the paper Let the
lower part of the shoulders and bust
go unconsidcred. Draw Il curve down
ward from back to front, beginning
just below the coat collar and touch
Ing the front of the outline at about
the center Of the chest or little
above. This will give the effect of a
medallion head and much more fin
ished look to the work when COM
Qleted. Nicholas.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
My LITTLE LAnoaER.

A tiny man, with fingers sofe and tender.
AS any lady fail;
Sweet eyes OF blue, u form both trail and
slender
and curis of sunny hair.
household TOY; fragile thing of beauty
Yet with rising sun
Begins his round of toll, a solemn duty,
That must be daily done.
To-day hos building castle, house and tower,
With woudrous art and skill,
Oriabors with his hammer by the hour,
With strong, determined will.
Anon, with loaded little cart he's plying
A brisk aud driving trade;
Again with thoughtful. earnest brow is try
ing
Some books dark lore to read.
Now laden like some little beast of burden,
He drags himself along,
And now his lordly little voice is heard in
Boisterous shout and song.
Another hour is spent in busy toiling
With hoop and top and ball
And with patience that is never failing
He tries and conquers all.
But sleep at last o'ertakcs my little rover,
And on his mothers breast,
Joys thrown aside, the days hard labor over
He sinks to Quietres
And as fold him to my bosom, sleeping,
think, mid gathering tears.
OF what the distant future may be keeping
Aswork for manhood's years.
Must he. with toll, his daily bread be earn
ing,
In the worlds busy mart
Life's bitter lessons every day be learning,
With patient, struggle hearth
Or shall my little architect be building
Some monument of fame,
Or which, in letters bright, with glorious
gliding,
The world may read his maine?
Perhaps some humble, lonely occupation,
But shared with sweet content
Perhaps life in loftier, prouder station,
In selfish pleasure spent.
Perchance these little feet may cross the
portal
OF learnins's lofty fame,
His life-work be to scatter truths immortal
Among the sons of men
New Yort Advertiser.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
1t Would NOT Lathe,.

The Norwegians make sort of brown
cheese of goats milk and put it up in
little bricks. 1t does not present very
inviting appearance to the foreigner,
though the natives esteem it as q deli
cacy. 1t is called "mysost." A native,
DIR. Julius Nicholson, sending some
delicacies to German friend, put in a
cake of mysost. His friend wrote,
thanking him for the salmon, etc., and
continued, "The soap is very nice, but
we find difficulty in making lather. +"
A cheese that would lather without
difficulty would be rare indeed. -Pica
yunc.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
The Largest of Cruisers.

The bclted armored cruiser Rurilz is
being constructed for the Russian navy
at the Baltic works, She is 42O feet in
length, displaces about II, 900 tons, and
will be the largest cruiser afloat when
finished. 1t is estimated that her sea
speed will be about eighteen knots. She
will carry enough coal to steam 20, 900
knots at her economical speed of ten
knots an hour. The armament will con-
sist of four eight-inch. sixteen six-inch
guns, fourteen 4.7-inch guns, eighteen
small rapid firing guns, and Eve torpedo
tubes.--Boston Transcript.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
Originated by an Old Family Physician
DONALD KEN M EDY,
OF Roxbury,M ass. Says

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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
Catching Tcrrnpin.

In the shoal waters along the coast
south of Cape Hcnlopcn terrapln are
caught in various ways. Dredgcs
dragged along in the wake of a sail.
Ing vessel pick them up. Nets
stretched across some narrow arm OF
river or bay entangle the feet of any
stray terrapin in their mcshcs; but it
requires the constant attendance OF
the fisherman to save the catch from
drowning. In the winter, in the
deeper water, the terrapin rise from
their muddy quarters on mild, sunny
days and crawl along the bottom.
They are then taken by tongs, their
whereabouts being often betrayed by
bubbles. Turtles will rise at any
noise, and usually the fisherman only
claps his hands, though each hunter
has his own way Of attracting the ter
rapin. One hunter whom saw, ut
tered a queer, cultural noise that
seemed to rise from his boots. What
ever the noise, all the turtles within
hearing whether tcrrapin or snapper
will put their heads above water.
Both are welcome and are quickly
sold to markctmcn. The snaDpcr
slowly appears and disappears, leav-
ing scarcely ripple; and the hunter
cautiously approaching usually takes
him by the tail The terrapin, on
the contrary, is quick, and will de-
scend in an oblique direction, so that
lland-net is needed unless he hap
pens to come up near by If he is
near enough the man jumps for him.
The time for hunting is the still
hour at either sunrise or sunset.-St.
Nicholas.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1892-03-25
A TIMELY HINT.
By HARRY ROMANO.

GORGE SCHUY-
LER went home
from the office
with two problems
on his mind.
The first did
not worry him
much, for it was
only IL small mat
ter in connection
with his business.
Ho was a young
nrohitont nron,>l