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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-01-26
FRIEND OR ENEMY?

1t would be well for the legi lature to
provide for the investment of county
funds in such manner that the county
could get the highest rates OF interest for
its money. But, in the absence OF any
such law, it is well that the people Of this
county, and especially Democratic, should
be fully advised as 20 who was RESPONSE
bic for the midnight action OF the county
commissioners, in which an attempt was
made to place the major part Of the
county funds within the control of cor
poration. The motion was made by
Commissioner starr, during the last few
minutes of his official existence, and was
put through b the votes OF Commission
ers Starr and Gillies, Commissioner Beck
voting against the motion.
We have no further comment to make
upon Mr.. Gillies' action. The voters
commented upon Mr.. Gillies on the 9Th
Of last November. We think, too, that
they passed upon Mr.. Starr. But if they
did not, We want the Democrats of this
county TO consider MIR. Starts action in
this matter in connection with his claim
that lie is friend of the Democratic
party and with the fact that he is secre-
tary OF the Democratic county central
committee.
The HERALD's conception OF the essen
tial principle OF democracy is that II
means the greatest good of all the people.
II Mr.. Starr had had the good OF the peo-
pie Of this county at heart, would he have
waited until the last minutes of his offic.
ial life before taking such an important
step, and evidently without being fully
advised of his power to act? Had he
really desired to benefit the county any,
would he not first have ascertained that
the commissioners had power to so dis
pose Of public funds, and then require, II
he could, that bids be received oy the
county for its money and then accept the
highest and best bid? Would he not
have done this two years ago, and not in
the last moments OF his official death
struggles? There are other official acts
of ex-Commissioner Starr that are appar.
emily deserving Of severe condemnation
and ;ensure; but we think the above is
sufficient to justify the question: How
can any man in the face OF such actions,
claim to be friend OF Democracy OF
occupy seat in its council chambers?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-01-26

Sweet potatoes. oranges and apples at
Shelley Bros.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-01-26

We are in the ring and selling on as
close margin as anyone. Our Pride OF
the Valley -four is tie best and can't be
beat. SHELLEY Bros.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-01-26

connotsseurs consider weinhard's Beer
the best. C. e. Burrows 4 Co., Agents,
Aberdeen
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-01-26
Special Notice.

Notice is hereby give that sealed bids
will he received for The city printing of
the city OF Aberdeen for the year 1898.
and also for certain j.i work, a list of
which can be had on application to city
clerk Bills to be opened at c"Iincil
meeting Wednesday, February l, 1898.
o. J. LAWRENCE,
City Clerk.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1893-01-26

Prevent and cure Constipation and Sicls
Headache. Small Bile Beans.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-22
VaPor esp IBO BOSCH
~ Captain Don Joaquin Risech.
RUTA DE FEBRERO.

Dia Miercoes, carga en- Capital para Fajardo Vie
ques Naguabo, Humacao Yabucoa.
Dia 2Jueves, sale de la Capital las de la madrugada
para Fajardo, Vieques, Naguabo v Humacao.
Dia 3-Vienes, descarga Humacao Yabucoa regre-
Hurnacao.
Dia 4Sabado no hay fete sale las de In marana ma.
Vieques regresa Humacso.
Dia 6-Lunes sale las de la manana para Faardo
Vieques, regresa a Humacao.
Dia 7-Mares, sale las de la para Vieaues Fa.
jarlo Capital
Dia Microbes carga IL capital para Fajarlo Vie
ques Naguabo, Humaeaoy Yabucoa.
Dia 9Jucves sale de Ia Capital las de la
para Fajardo Vieques, Naguabo Humaeao.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-22
PRECIOS DE PASAJES.

1% De Humacao Faardo Vieques, vice-vers = so
popa, proa, s-5O ionaleros ell 10 p5 de recargo
para ell Estado sin manutencon De Humacao, Faiardo
VieQues la Capital San Thomas, $6 po-
pa 81 Lroa e 10 p5 de recargo sin manutenci0n.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-22
CON SIGN ATARIO

Para mas nformes dirigirse sus consignataros don
Gu9tay2 Pfe ton en- Hunacao us asentes sres sobrno
don Faustno Fuentes Naguabo; don Gdstavo Peston
ques YabucOa, los Sres. \. Lugo Ca San Thomas.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-22

Dia I0Viernes descarga Humacao Yacucoa regrs-
r# Humacao. .-..rs.a. -
Dia H. Sabado Il no hay nugin fete safe as de Ia
1.~@L naHaua para Nieques regresa Hnrnacao ~&a
Dia l3-iunes sale las de la maans para Faiardo
Vieques regresa Humacao
Dia 14-Martes sale las de la mansna para vieques
Faiardo Capital. -
Dia 1Miercoes carga para Ia Capital Faiardo Vieoues
NaguabO, HumacaO YabUcoa.
Dia 16Jueves la Capital las ? de In manana pa
ra FaardO, Vieques NaguabO Hnmacao
Dia I7-Fiernes descarga Iumacao Yabucos regre
4 IIumacao. 7@
Dla IS.Stbado, ST hay cte sale las de La manana
para Eieques, y regresa Hamacao -..ra-s.a@
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-22

NOTA -Todos los Viernes desde las 10 In mamma
eon de los sehores comerciantes que desenizao para
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-22

los Lunes por la malriada quedara vapor dispos
a algGn nctc, ayisando anticipation.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-22
81 Puerto-Rico, 20 de Febrero de l893 Ofcinas San

Os vapOrcs d. La misma entre los Esta afOs- UnidOs
NoRTE AMERICA Y LA ISL PUERToRIoo. .r3f~-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-22

Estos vapores haran IS.
Gala en- los principales
IpllcrOts de Ia Isla, segdl
las necesidades lei ira
.iiCO.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
Prayer I,efora Action.

During one of the numerous wars
waged by France two centuries ago a
strange scene took place near Saluzzo, a
disputed outpost, which we'll illustrates
the religious spirit which often pre-.
vailed among the soldiers of earlier
times. The French approached the be-
siegers' lines, and both armies were ar
ranged for fight. The sun shone from
a cloudless sky; every detail on each ar
ray in the field was visible to the other,
and both We're beheld at once from the
citadel. There were three French
marshals present, and it was Schom.
bergs turn TO command. lie drew up
his twenty thousand men in four lines,
with skirmishers in front, and the reg
ular cavalry We're placed at stated in.
tervals, ready to charge In this inn
pressive order, and in absolute silence,
the French advanced until nearly with
in cannon shot, when, at "a signal, the
mass halted and simultaneously knelt
down to pray. Then followed the order
to attack, which was silently and cheer.
fully obeyed. The battle Was not to
be, however, for Mazami amid volley
of musketry, suddenly appeared, rode
at gallop between the armies, and
stayed the incipient fight by bringing
acceptable terms of peace.-Youth's
COMPANION.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24

A Chickens Intricate Food.

"The mechanism of the leg and foot
of chicken or other bird that roosts
is marvel of design" said we'll
known taxidermist recently. "It often
seems strange that bird will sit on
roost and sleep all night without fall
ing off, but the explanation is simple.
The tendon of leg OF q bird that
roosts is SO arranged that when the
leg is bent at tie knee the claws are
bound to contract and thus hold with
a sort OF death grip the limb around
which they are placed. Put chicken $
Feet on your wrist and then make the
bird sit down and you will have a
practical illustration ON your skin that
you will remember for some time. BY
this singular arrangement, seen only
in such birds as roost, they will rest
comfortably and never think of hold
ing on, for it is impossible for them to
let 90 until they stand up.--Kansas
CITY Times,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
or DEATH PENALTY
Tho Guillotine, Garroting, Hanging and
Electrocutlon Among tho Number.

Tho Guillotine, Garroting, Hanging ant
Electrocution Among tho Number.
The most recent statistics on the sub
ject of capital punishment relate to ii.
efficacy as II preventative of murder.
and also cast light on the practice Of
the various countries OF the world. II
appears that in Holland there have
been no executions since 1860, and the
extreme penalty was abolished IN that
country in 1870 The Roumanian gov
ernmcnt abolished it in 1864, and Por-
tugal has since taken the same course.
There is in Belgium practically no
punishment of death, for, though the
law decreeing execution for murder
still remains on the statue books, there
has been no execution in that country
since 1868. The Swiss have had q varied
experience in the matter. They totally
abolished the extreme penalty in 1874,
bat such marked increase In the
number of murders followed that, in
1879, by federal decree, the cantons
recovered the right of rc-establishing
the punishment of death in their re-
spective territories. Seven of the can
tons at once took advantage of the per-
mission; but, though they have recov-
cred the right to hang criminals If they
please, it appears from letter written
by the chancellor of the confederate
in 1888, that down to that date the
sentence of death had not been passed
in any of the seven cantons. For
the remaining fifteen cantons, includ.
ing more than four-ffths of the popu.
lation of the Swiss republic capital
punishment remains totally abolished.
In other European countries the death
penalty has also been given up. while
in still others, which retain it. there is
a disinclination to carry out death
sentences. Russia retains capital pun
ishment only for political crime; com.
mon murderers are eXiled for life to
Siberia. In Austria, during the years
between 1870 and 1870, only is out of
SOC persons sentenced to death were
executed. In Sweden, during the same
period, out of 32 sentenced to death,
only were executed; in Denmark, out
of "a only 1, and in Bavaria, out of 249
committed for murder only were exc.
cuted. In North Germany, between
1869 and 1ST9-a period of ten years
1,3O1 persons were convicted of 'homi.
cidal crime," and 4s4 of them were
sentenced to death, but only 1 was
eHecuted-Hodel, who attempted the
assassination of Emperor William. In
the United States several Of the legis.
latures have done away with capital
punishment. Thus the extreme pen.
atty for murder does not exist in Michi
gan, Wisconsin, Rhode Island and
Maine. But the states of New York
and Iowa, having abolished the death
penalty, were compelled by the subse.
quent increase of crime TO restore it.
The methods Of putting murderers tc
death vary from the use of the sword
or guillotine in Germany and France
garroting in Spain, hanging in England
and most parts of the United States tc
electrocution in the state of New York
Boston Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
The Girl with Three Beaux.

The story of Mirandolina reminds
Boston woman of ''another story" A
girl she knew when she was young had
also three lovers. And one she used to
see in her mothers parlor, one in her
aunt's and one in her grandmammas
One evening the three suitors appeared
together under her paternal roof. They
had mutually discovered the perfidy of
the maiden and came TO tax her with il
She kept them waiting twenty minutes,
then appeared herself, looking bright
as Il June morning. And said she: II
appreciate your coming altogether,
but like each one of you SO well that
when l see you all together like you
all so much that can't decide which
one to say Good evening to first. And
so I'll say to you all Good evening""
And she vanished. Boston Transcript
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
UNSOPHlSTlCATED.

She was bashful, sclf-conscous but rosy,
This fresh little bud from the fields;
She'd blush like the heart OF g posy
When to the soft zephyr it yields.
And not being we'll up in grammar,
She'd often say came" stead OF come"
And she d pick Mt her apron and stammer,
And "st homc' with this maid, was ~
hum"
And the questions she'd ask you we're funny
On matters irrelevant quite;
But her smile was so open and sunny,
To answer them all was delight,
And she'd tell you, with naive little touches
OF frankness contiding rs sweet,
Of things the most personal, such as
Her age and the size of her feet
And of QuiZ2ing she'd never suspect YOU,
Though amused ut her sallics you were,
And her laughter uncurbcd would infect you
AS we'll as her "bon hommie' rare.
Is for slang-lct VS. draw here the curtain,
And country slang, mind you at that;
And, heavens! the town bellies, I'm certain,
Most swoonod at the style of her hat.
Yet, STILL this sweet maiden bucolc
Had virtue enough in her way;
Though rather too ready to frolic,
She kept incoming dudclcts ut bay.
In face, she had just enough "gumpton."
Or call it good sense, ii you please,
While blandly ignoring presumption,
With II look the "prcsumer'' to freeze.
And then she could get up such dishes,
And ''iiXin's an things, that you'd own
That never such cooking delicious
To tickle your palate you'd known,
Besides she made all her own dresses
AS well as her sisters, they say,
And neatly she groomed her brown trcsses,
Though not in conventional way.
So while all the girls in the city,
Where she'd 'comc for TO visit q SPELL"
Tried, each TO be brilliant and witty,
And laughed ut her frequent do cell"
She kept her own gait most demurcly,
Nor noticed their quizZing and chaT,
And all quite unconscious, was surely
On them neatly turning the laugh.
For soon IL appeared that this posy,
So verdant and fresh from the fields;
SO blushing, coniiding and rosy,
With arts that true innocence wields,
Had captured nobility's scion,
The hope of the cititicd belle,
Who said, as she sighed for her lion:
"Well there! Did you ever! Do tell"
Emile Pickhardt in Detroit Free Press.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
ALL AMERICAN CITIZENS.
No Aliens to BE Found In the Crews o1
United States Ships.

United States Ships.
A prevailing error among a great
many good people is that the crews OF
our men-of-war are decidedly mixed
lot as to nationality. 1t is quite com.
mon belief that our sailors are made uu
principally of Norwegians, Germans,
Kanakas, Italians, with sprinkling
of Japanese and the American indiffer.
emily represented; but this is far from
the truth. BY congressional enact
ment, through the efforts of Assistant
Secretary McAdoo, when member OF
the house of representatives, no one is
permitted to enlist in the navy unless
of American citizenship, and the sailors
of our cruisers are nowadays in the
main all citizens. The cruiser San
Francisco has s5 per cent. native born
Americans in her ships company, and
the other vessels that were in the great
review were almost as we'll repre-
sented. 1t is quite difficult matter to
keep up the quota of enlisted men al.
lowed by law, as your true American
seems to have fondness for life OF
liberty, hard as it frequently is to pro-
cure decent living on shore. Navy
sailors are a decidedly well-paid,
well-fed class. Just before leaving
Washington President Harrison, ut
the suggestion of Secretary Tracy,
increased the monthly wages of large
number of sailors in certain grades,
and the navy pay list now compares
very favorably with that of outside
labor. The United States navy Ger.
tainly pays its men, taking everything
into consideration, much better than
the merchant marine. Bounties OF
three months pay are granted upon
re-enlistment, and it is no uncommon
thing to pay an enlisted man off at the
expiration of his three years term OF
service with several hundred dollars to
his credit. Take such ratings as ma.
chinists, boiler makers and firemen-
they all receive in the long run better
pay than the average shore wage-worls.
ers and get besides subsistence credit
for service, benefits of pension, etc.
Many young mechanic who has hard
work in getting along would find it
not bad plan by any means to try a
cruise with Uncle Sam rather than
buffet 1t about on shore, scratching ont
an uncertain existence. Nearly every
walk in life has eX-nnembers of our
navy in its ranks. l personally know
a dozen police officers of good rank in
New York who served in the navy, and
the fire department contains number
of them. A cruise will do much to edu.
cate and develop bright American
boy, so taking it on the whole, enlist.
ment in the navy is not bad idea for
a young man who wants tn get few
hundred dollars ahead, with little
experience OF life thrown in.-Brook.
lyn Eagle
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
WILD PIGEONS.
Tho Immense Flight of the Birds Seen by !
Man In Michigan.

The largest nesting he ever visited
was in 1878 or 1877. 1t began near Pc.
toslsy and extended northeast past
Crooked lake for twenty-eight miles,
averaging three or four miles wide.
The birds arrived in two separate
bodies, one directly from the south by
land, the other following the east
coast of Wisconsin and crossing at
Manitou Island. He saw the latter
body come in from the lake at about
o'clock in the afternoon. 1t was com.
pact mass of pigeons, at least five
miles long by one mile wide. The birds
began building when the snow was
twelve inches deep in the woods, al
though the fields were bare at the time.
So rapidly did the colony extend its
boundaries that it soon passed literally
over and around the place where he
was netting, although, when he began,
this point was several miles from the
nearest nest. Nestings usually start
in deciduous woods, but during their
progress the pigeons do not skip any
kind of trees they encounter. The Pc
tosky nesting extended eight miles
through hardwood timber, then
crossed river bottom, wooded with
arbor vit@, and thence stretched
through white-pine woods about
twenty miles. For the entire distance
of twenty-eight miles every tree of any
size had more or less nests, and many
trees were filed with them. None was
lower than about fifteen feet above the
ground.
At least five hundred men were en-.
gagged in netting pigeons during the
great Petosky nesting of 1881. Mr..
Stevens thought they may have cap.
tured on an average twenty thousand
birds apiece during the season. Some
times two carloads were shipped south
on the railroad each day. Neverthe-
less, he believed that not one bird in
Thousand was taken. Hawks and owls
often abound near the nesting. Owls
can be heard hooting there all night
Life Histories of North American Birds.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
Roses red an violets blue,
'Lasscs sweet, and 80 IL you,
en- DOuC
My lub fur you shall ebber flow
Like wa err down or tater row,
FIRST DIsTlLLlNa APPARATUS.
1t Appeared In the Early Centuries of tho
Present Era.

Present Era.
The decisive step in the knowledge
of distillation was taken in Egypt.
There We're invented the first real dis
tilling apparatus during the first cen.
turies of the Christian era. They are
described precisely in the works of
Zosimus, an author of the the third
century, from the technical treatises
of two women chemists named Cleo
patra and Mary. In the margin of a
Greek text of ST. Mary are the draw
ings of the apparatus, and they agree
exactly with the authors descriptions.
The apparatus consists of a boiler or
balloon-shaped receiver, in which the
liquid was put; but the cover was re-
placed by large tube topping the bal
loon, and ending above in cap shaped
like an inverted balloon, to serve as q
condenser. The cup was furnished
with lateral conical tubes inclined
downward, which were intended to
collect the condensed liquid and allow
it to flow out into small bottles. All
the essential parts of distilling appa-
ratus are here defined. These lateral
tubes and their recipients constitute
the chief improvement, and are what
constitutes the alembic. Among the
distinctive characteristics of the primi.
tive alembic described by Zosimus 10
the multiplicity Of the abductor tubes
He distinguishes between two-bealred
and three-beaked alembics. The flow
of vapor was simultaneous, though
there were several leaks, and conden.
sation took place in two or three re-.
ceivers vt once. Another figure repre-.
sents an alembic with z single besk, Ia
which q large copper tube was IT.
taehed.-P. z. NJ. Berthelot. in Populsl
Science Monthly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
THE ARMADILLo AND IGUANA.
How These Animals Catch Field Mice and
DESTROY Snakes.


The armadillo, as eccentric in his
habits as in his appearance, does the
duty of the domestic cat among the
field mice, which are terribly destruc-
tive. Voracious in his appearance, he
is sedentary by inclination, but he can
find his game with very little trouble.
Mice are always more or less abun-
dant, though periodically and almost
punctually their numbers decline, but
in certain years they positively swarm
Then the dogs subsist on them; they
fatten the poultry, and great flights of
fowls of the air are perpetually on the
hover over their breeding grounds. As
for the armadillo, he goes to work
methodically, quartering the plain like
well-bred beagle and shifting the
earth with preternatural acuteness.
When his nose informs him that
mouse is near, he creeps up stealthily
toward the spot, then, slowly drawing
himself up and making his spring, he
traps the mouse, or u whole family OF
mice, beneath his body. But he does not
confine himself to u mouse and insect
diet. In attacking snake he uses his
impenetrable body armor as a weapon
of offense. A friend of Mr.. Hudson
witnessed one of these encounters. The
armadillo rushed upon snake, which
vainly sought to escape, and rocked
himself to and fro on the body until
the snake was cut up into sections
under the sharp edge of the armadillo's
bony covering. Should animal food
fail him the armadillo falls back upon
vegetables, so that he need never take
more than Indispensable exercise, and
can always keep himself in corlforta-
BILE condition.
Another inveterate enemy of the
snakes is their congener, the iguana,
or great lizard, of which Mr.. Hudson
tells a comical story, related to him by
Guacho friend, who was riding care
lessly along, letting one end of his
lasso trail behind: ''He noticed large
iguana lying apparently asleep in the
sun, and though he rode by it very
closely it did not stir, but no sooner
had he passed it than it raised its head
and fixed its attention on the forty feet
of lasso trailing slowly by. Suddenly
1t dashed after the rope and dealt it
succession of violent blows with it.
tail. When the whole of the lasso, sew
eral yards of which had been pounded
in vain, had been dragged by, the liz.
ard, with uplifted head, continued gag
ing after it with the greatest astonish-
ment. Never had such wonderful
snake crossed it's path before!"-Edin-
burgh Review.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
Effects of Frost at Niagara Falls.

The wear and tear of the elements
on Niagara may be better remarked in
early spring than at any other season.
Great powders are continually falling
from the faces of the cliffs where they
were loosened by the action of the
frost, and the same process no doubt is
going on in the s. one under the cata,
Facts. The erosive power of the water.
fall is not SO great. but water, wind
and frost together make the recession
of the gorge, particularly on the Horse.
shoe side, quite perceptible. .-Butfalc
Courier.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
A Mean Woman.

Mrs. De Style-Of all servile. idiotic,
disgustingly fawning followers Of
fashion, think Mrs. De Avnoo is the
most contemptible. She has gone TO
wearing hoop.slSirts-
Mr.. De Style-What difference does
that make to you?
Mrs. De style-Why. now wen ~
have 70 wear theml- Puck