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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
RAILROAD YARD TERRORS.
Even Trainmen Cannot Cross the Tracks
at Night without Fear.

at Night without Fear.
cts hard for tho ordinary traveller to
realize the terrors of the average rail
road yard" said an old and experienced
trainman at one of the big Jersey City
terminals to a reporter. '"The commuter
who scans the yards daily as he is
smoothly riding through them naturally
enough fails to appreciate the mass Of
detail in the duties of the men who are
employed to switch him safely into the
station. OF course the routine work we
ger as it is, becomes mechanical enough
to us in time, but there is one thing that
have never been able to do with cool
ness in all the years have been en-
ployed here, and that is to cross this net
work Of tracks at night The experience
Of Thomas Bouker, the freight clerk at
the Lehigh Valley station in Communi-
hardened railroader afflicted in that
way. Roukor was run down by an en-
CINE because he got bewildered in the
maze Of tracks. don't blame him.
Why, it's enough to give man heart
disease to attempt to cross such an ag-
gregation Of rails, with lot Of head
lights moving all around him and
scores Of bells and whistles ringing in
his ears.
every time that ! am compelled to
make such q trip-and I only do so
nowadays when I am compelled to-
get the lay Of the land we'll in my mind
and note which engines are moving and
which are not, but it is Of no use. By
the time I'm in the middle Of the yard
my head is in whirl. the headlights
are dancing all around me, and skip
and dodge around frantically until get
safely on the other side. Usually most
Of the locomotives are standing still in
tho train shed, but it's hard to believe
it when you are in front Of them. Some
commuters who work in Jersey City
have trick Of walking into the station
from the yard to save the trouble Of 60
ing around by the regular way, but
when can always warn them Of the
danger Of doing So New York Sun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12

Dana's Musical Institute, of Warren,
Ohio,-th oldest and one of the most
influential schools of music in the United
States, have, for the past twenty years,
used the WING Pianos constantly for class
room and other use, and voluntarily en-
dorse them "as in every case good in
strument, worthy the confidence OF any
one desiring first-class piano.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
An Indication of Character.

"And shall I speak to your father"
asked the young man.
Never mind about papa" said the
young woman. 'I'll fix him. ~
For the first time he noticed the
width and squarenoss Of her inferior
maxillary, -Indianapolis Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12

was a wise man, so say those who are up
in ancient history. The modern wise
man, however. is he who when going
east, to Chicago, or some other far dis
tant point, travels via the Union Pacific
System. Call on +. b. Benn, agent at
Aberdeen, and he will quote you rates,
tell you about the through cars to Chicago
and sell YOU tickets AS cheap as any one.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
New Castles Tin Mills.

1t does not seem to be generally
known that New Castle, Pa, has the
largest tin plate mill in the world. Yet
that is the fact. 1t has % mills. The
nearest one 10 it is in Swansea, Wales,
which has IS mills. -Philadelphia
Times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
From Montesano Vidctte.

From Montesano Vidcte:
The 4-year old son of c. +. Flowers, OF
Preachers Slough, died last week from
the effect OF tumors, caused by an injury
to his eye about a year ago.
Mr.. Lew Wade, of Tacoma, we'll known
in Montesano, was married last Monday
morning to Miss Blanche Watkins of
the Montesano House, by Rev. l.. ID.
Wells.
County Treasurer Lewis has made the
following remittances to New York in
payment of interest on bonds: Elma
school district, STAG; Fairview district
500; county bonds, $2,556.
Fees collected last month by the differ
ent county officers were as follows: Aud
itor, Sl77.S0; clerk, 1888; sheriff, SS5.
The large amount OF clerks fees was due
to the number of persons admitted to
citizenship.
1t is reported that cruisers will be here
next week to examine and report on the
timber lands which Mr.. Alex Mcleod
has been securing for sale to an English
syndicate. II reports are favorable about
10000 acres will change hands and the
amount Of money put in circulation will
prove boon to many in this county.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12

We have superior quality OF hay
which we will sell in lots of one-half ton
or more, at prices below competition.
GRAIN & DAVIS,
Lower F street, Aberdeen
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
- -e->~s 49, -.
A Swell and His Socks.


Little Boy-The preacher says there
is no margin in heaven.
Little Girl-Of course not. There
wouldn't be enough men to go round
North Lacrosse Argus.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
From IToquiam Washinetonian;

Letters from the family of Rev. NJ. S.
Riddle reported the death of their son
Clyde. Clyde was bright boy of 16,
and had many friends here.
j. &. Mcmillan and Alex Poison re-
turned from the mining country last Sat
urday. They were very enthusiastic over
the prospects. Mr.. Poison says, how
ever, that laborers are drug on the
market up there, and good men can be
had for $l5 to $50 per month during the
winter season.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
FROM IIOQuIAM.

Following is the Honor Roll, Hoquiam
High School, for the month ending Nov.
6, 1896. Scholarship, 80 per cent; de-
pertinent, 100 per cent; neither absent
nor tardy:
Tenth Grade - Laura Reed, Addie
Hull, Levi Kari, Ollie France.
Ninth Grade - Jessie Porter, Edna
Scott.
Eighth Grade-Bertha Wilson, Pearl
Willis, Ella Furst, Addie Davis, Nellie
Campbell
Miss DuTcHER, Teacher.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12

The points of crossbill's mandibles
do not meet, but cross each other. This
peculiarly is of great service to the bird
in forcing open the pine burs, on the
seetls of which it feeds
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12

Get your milk at the Pioneer Dairy, il
you want good milk and good meaure. n
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
PORTUGUESE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
They Have Done Nothing to Explore or
Develop tho Country.

Develop the Country.
In tho early years Of the sixteenth cen
fury, long before the first Dutch fort
was erected at Cape Town, Portugal had
planted her settlers at various points
along the east coast. from Delagoa bay
to the Zambezi and Mozambique. They
did some trading in gold and ivory with
the interior, and they assembled tho
Zambezi for several hundred miles. But
the pcstilential strip Of flat ground which
lay between the coast and tho plateau
dalnpened their desires and threw OBJ
stacles in the way Of their advance.
They did little to explore and nothing to
civilize the interior.
Three centuries passed, during which
our knowledge Of south central Africa
was scarcely extended. and it was noe
till some go years ago that the Dutch
Beers IN their slow wagons passed
northcastward from Capo Colony to the
spots where Bloemfontein and Pretoria
now stand; not till 1886 that David
Livingstone made his way through Bech-
uanaland to the Victoria falls Of tho
Zambezi and to the Atlantic coast at
Loanda; not till 1880 that the vast ter
ritories which lie between the Trans
vaal republic and Lake Tanganyika be-
gan to be occupied by the Mashonaland
pioneers. All these farmers, explorers
and mining prospectors came up over
the high plateau from the extreme south
ernmost end Of Africa, checked from
time to time by the warlike native
tribes but drawn Oh by finding every
where country i'll which Europeans
could live and thrive, while the Portu.
gucsc, having long since lost the i'm.
pulse Of discovery and conquest, did no
more than maintain their hold upon tho
coast, and allowed oven the few forts
they had established along the course Of
the Zambezi to crumble away.-Pro.
fessor James Bryce, NJ. p, in Century.
A swell and Ills Socks.
A certain titled young Englishman Is
said to order his silk socks in three
dozen instaEments, which last about
month. Many rich and fastidious men
object to wearing their socks a second
time and pass them on to their Wallets,
who sell them and keep themselves in
cigars out of the proceeds. Did alb.
surdity ever go Observation-Disclosures
Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1896-11-12
BOs1l.

The word "bosh" is simply the Turk
1sh for nothing and came into England
about the time Of the Crimean war.
The evening times., 1896-05-01
PLEA FOR COAST DEFENsEs.

We are in condition of defenseleSsness
and yet We talk as though we were willing
to meet the world. war between the
United states and either of the great
European powers would mean ruin un
eXampled.''
These are portentous words, uttered by
a United States Senator on the floor of
the Senate. and the worst of il is that
what he says is true. Senator White did
not figure as an alarmist when he spoke
but he did right TO raise his voice in such
warning 20 people who rest in fancied
security and seem to be of the opinion that
coast defenses can be raised from the
ground as Nedea raised armed men from
the earth by stamping her foot. 1t is true
that beginning, at least, has been made
by Congress in the way of appropriations
for this purpose. but it is beginning only.
1t is patriotism of the wisest character to
put the country in a state, not only of
offense, If occasion should arise for H. but
of effective defense. BY both of these its
peace is best secured, SO far as IL is de-
pendent upon attack from the outside.
10 neglect either is inexcusable We have
skirtcd dangerously near the line of con.
fiict several times of late. Ii the jingoes
mad had their way we nigh, have been
involved in war, and though the final
issue might have been favorable to the
United States, in the initial stage our
great seacoast cities would have been
almost helpless against hostile fleets
Even our Navy is but an incipient force.
In conflict with a power like England it
would be lily matched and would not suffice
TO defend our coasts gainst attack. These
may be unpalatable truths, but truths they
are. and there is no use in shutting our
eyes against them. 1t is folly to walk
about with chip on your shoulder unless
you are prepared to lick the fellow that
tries 10 knock it off.
The evening times., 1896-05-01
Interesting and Exciting Event +,
night at Columbian College.

Interesting and Exciting Event To
night nj Columbian College.
The contestants for the annual prize
debate of the Columbian Law School will
he chosen by the respective classes this
evening at O'Clock. This will probably V
be the most interesting and exciting col
lege event of the year, added Importance
being given on account Of tie new rule
under which the debatcrs are to be chosen.
They were first required to win their
spurs by conteSting in preliminary public
debates, six Of winch were held during the
year. For these debates each class chose
two contestants. and tue debaters, six in
number. were pitted against each other
a junior. senior and a postgraduate on ca ch
side. for discussion of a question agreed
upon among themselves. From this list
in each contest the Judges selected for the
occasion chose the first and second best
debaters. arguments and delivery consid-
cred. W no were to be the contcstan nts for the
final prize debate.
In the preliminary debates the victorious
Davis and Geutsh of the post-gra duates;
Coleman, Fort and Burroughs of the SEN
tors: KEEPER, Thomas, Martin, Allen and
Ford of the juniors.
From this class of eligibles each class
Will make choice this evening. Two de-
baters will be selected to represent each
class ON The final debate, at which. besides
acquiring the honor of being adiudgetl the
best debater in Columbian University FOR
the year. the successful man will receive
th. award OF handsome prize. The sec
ond best will also secure prize. both to be
selected by the executive committee of the
society.
y great deal OF canvassiug and consider
able excitement are noted in the society
circles. The Indications point to the sue
Cess OF Messrs. Mclean and Davis OF the
post-graduates. Fort and Burroughs OF the
seniors aud Thomas and Allen of the jun
tors at the eiectfonsof this evening.
The evening times., 1896-05-01
FOR AN E1GHr.Houn DAY.

The first day of May was appointed by the
Federation of Labor, some time ago, for
systematic attempt to obtain from the en-
ploying classes generally throughout the
country the concession of an eigbt-hour day
of labor. Ten years ago the same thing
was done, and the notable difference be-
tween then and now is found in the almost
universal dissemination ON the part of the
workingmen to precipitate any disturb
ance that might retard the return of busi-
ness prosperity. They appear to realize
the fact that SO radical a revolution in the
labor system as is involved in an eight
hour day cannot be brought about at Il mo-
nient's notice. President Gompers of the
Federation a few days since expressed bini-
self at length upon this subject to a Chi
cago interviewer. He said
Tnc worhinsinen OF the Federation of
Labor recognize present conditions of
returning prosperity. The will not assail
those conditions They will pr, mote then
If they can. There will lie 10 great strike
Reports. | have said there might be, are
untrue aud possibly malicious. There may
be isolated demands on May for an eight
hour day or ninc-hour day. But that the
Federation has planned, contempates OF
will undertake n general upheaval of labor
forces in an attempt to secure the eight
hour day is not only false but prepCsterous.
The men whose minds are the directing
forces OF the Federation recognize the slow
cmergence of the country from conditions
of depression They feel that disturbance
of rising trade and Industrial barometers
would be criminal. They will not disturb
them. They will not permit others to
disturb them il they can help it. The eight
hour da Y Is comingC have said nd herein
is where | have been misQuoted either by
lgnOra nee mlliCp--fnD in ind dgment a
hundred thousand waGe-workers early in
May will receive from their employers
the concession OF Shorter day. This does
not mean a strike of half a million men.
II does not mean strike. a general strike.
AT all. These concessions have been made
voluntarily, after application, discussion.
conference.
No doubt the relations of employer and
employe will adjust themselves TO the sat
isfaction of both in due course of time,
not by any extreme action on the part
of either, but through mutual concessions
and better understanding and apprecia-
lion of each others rights and needs
The failure of the MA jority of the en-
ployes OF the Philadelphia Traction Company
10 engage in a strike at the hoiest of the
labor organizations TO which they belong
indicates that they do not care to become
parties to so serious disruption of the buSi-
ness interests OF a great city as such a
strike would produce. and it shows further
more that experience has taught them that
it is not worth while to throw out dirty
water until they have clean. Altogether,
the labor situation throughout the country
appears 10 he controlled by the spirit OF
common sense. which, in the end will
work the best results to all concerned
The evening times., 1896-05-01
.HEA!ksses ,t f

"a w. ANDREWS, a ranchman of Boise
W. City, Idaho. is numbered among
the guests at the National. In dis
cussing trans-Rocky Mountain affairs, he
said: Idaho is recuperating from the
hard times. This Is due largely to her
mines, all OF wfic,r are running in full blast.
The State is rapidly becoming fruit grow
ing locality, too. aud will soon rival South
era California in that direction. Boise has
almost an Italian climate. IL is the capi-
tai Of the State and has population of
1900 Its growth is increasing rapidly.
.-uf course the State is strongly in favor
of silver. l think the Republicans will
send e uny,edged delegation to st. Louis,
however. If we do they will be in dig
nifi.d position and able to command re-
spec. They can ask for what they want
and will come long ways toward getting
it,
,, ENRY D. MIDDLETON, representing
m large contracting concern of New
York, stopped at the Raleigh this
morning en- route home from a Western
Journey. "The record for the number of
miles OF railroad built last year dropped
the lowest 1t has In twenty years. said
he.
"A decided increase is in prospect this
year, and IL la now estimated that about
5000 miles OF track will be laid before
the dawn of 1897. The total mileage now
in this country is 1S1 900. This can bear
n very decided increase, and it will come
with the building up OF the West. 1t may
not be generally known, but Massachusetts
has the greatest mileage of any State
in the Union. There Is q mile of track
there for every four square miles OF terri
The evening times., 1896-05-01
Hale THE WORLD
suffers From Aches and Pains When
There Is Not the slightest Reason
or Excuka for Such Suffering.

Suffers From Aches and Palms When
There Is Not the slightest Reason
or Excuka for Such Suffering.
Ill-health. ir SpA,t whatever ause, is
the breeder OF vdikness. melancholy, and
despair Good health means love OF life
and enjoyment of its every pleasure. Ii
you are "a surferer, II you are not in perfect
health. II you lio got thoroughly enjoy life,
the first thing you should do. and the one
thing you should do is TO consult that great
physician.
DIR. WALKER,
whose new scientific me ethods of treat
ment--such as have cured upwards o I
5000 persons In washington alone the
past three years and such as are toda ef-
fccting a wonderful amount or good In
hundreds OF cases'-will quickly put you
in u sound condition and make HE indeed
worth iivins. HIS marvellous treatment Is
open to "a at the mere nominal Zee OF
$500 A MONTH,
which small fee covers full treatment and
all medicines, no matter what the disea Sc
may be or how costly tile medicines needed
to effect the greatest possible amount OF
good In the shortest possible time. No
power of words can describe adequately
the wonderful amount OF good DR.. Walker
is accomplishing among the sick and aiiing
at his well-known sanltarium, 14l1 Penn
sylvania avenue, adjoining WIZARDS Hotel.
Those who apply 10 him Tor treatment are
cured, and today there are very many
people in Washington who are in the best
the very incarnation OF ill-health, BRAIN
tired, nerveweary, with all power and
energy and ambition gone. Consultation
personally or by mail free. Office hours,
Monday, Wednesday. Thursday and Satur.
day, 10 to s and to 8: Tuesday and
Friday, 10 TO 3; Sunday, 10 to IL. All
interviews and correspondence sacredly
confidential.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

l leave. He gets no time to do anything
but stani behind the desk and tell ne wspa
per men that am not the Hon. William b.
Allison. shortly after l left home / was
down in Missouri city where newspa-
per man saw me register
He caught me before / vas out of the
corridor. / talked TO him in n general
way about Iowa politics. and. strange TO
say, he never asked a word about personal
matters that would have disclosed my iden-
tity. or better say non n-identity. The next
morning he had column Interview with
me of the things I said and didn't say.
top of the page. have since been very
shy of reporters"
The evening times., 1896-05-01
She Made 1t Easy for Him.

Ethel" he cried desperat tely, ..you
must decide between US. This uncer-
tainty is driving me mad know / am
poor and he is rich, but you must say to-
night which of US is to be the favored
suitor."
Then, George she replied, collecting
her features into a hard, cynical smile;
Il will be frank-your rival has the coign
Of vantage" Then it was easy 10 say
goodbye to her forever.
The evening times., 1896-05-01
At the Railroad Station Lunch cOuptsr.

Customer this piece OF pie is very
small?
Waitcr-That's all right, you won't ia We
time to eat any larger one.
The evening times., 1896-05-01
Expec.a ancy.

Do souf win, it am BLOWN,
An de sun am shiniD' clear,
De grass it am a-gro.in'.
An de spriDg-time it am heah;
De bee he am Albumin,
An man moUf's a-waterin' so
For de season am a-comin',
Wen de watermillyuns gro.
The evening times., 1896-05-01
An Unfeeling Wretch.

'Oh, why" cried the unhappy wife,
after an unusually bitter quarrel. why
did you niarry me?''
Now, here's a case of mental telepathy,"
commented the marble-hearted husband
cOmplacently, for l was asking myself
the very same question
The evening times., 1896-05-01
EEIfOKE Of1fE news
--.E TIE MORNING Times.

If you miss any news In the evening
edition look in the list below. What
you're looking for was proba bly, pub
Iished In this mornings edition, and
us The Times never repeats you III
have to take both editions TO get all
the news as quick as II happens
The evening times., 1896-05-01
Will Power.

VIII power can do great deal" said
the man who loves to engage in platitudes.
We'll. l should say it can. Now Uncle
neymuch's will had the power to cause
one of the biggest rows among bis children
you ever heard Of"
The evening times., 1896-05-01
Why They Selected Him.

Biegs-But why did they select Tufny
for umpire?
Griggs-well. he was the man. you know
who fell from thetcnth stor Y to the ba sement
without being seriously hurt.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

ffl ES, my name is William B. Allison
" an: hail from Iowa, but am
no: Senator and have no as
pirations for the presidency" said a gen
tleman from Burlington. In the Hawkeye
state, at Wizards last evening. Stranger
biance to the sou. OF Iowa, whe mas the two
qualifications the hotel guest said he lacks
Just at this time, though wish did
not have that name, the clerk at every hotel
where i register Is always. thorou ghly dis
gusted with either me or the name before
The evening times., 1896-05-01
Tbs EXPLANATION,

isn't she a~poetcss?''
Yes: always weaving her thoughts into
ryhme.''
II suppose that is the reason her brows
are SO often kpit.''
The evening times., 1896-05-01
THE Times
REACHES
MORE
PEOPLE

every day in the week than any
daily paper published in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
No other paper can successfully
aSSail this statement. Circulation
books open to all.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

HURDLES To HIS LIKING
Woodford Won the Maryland HandicaI
from Caracas.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

TRACTION STRIKE A FIZZLE-
only Few Men Obeyed the order a
PHILADELPHIA.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

BOMB IN wEYLER'S HOUSE
Terrific Explosion Was Caused by Dyna
mite, and Not Gas.
The evening times., 1896-05-01
why Is Itp

Teachcr-cieanliness is next to godli-
ness.
Johnnic-Then. say, teacher, why is 1t
wrong to go swimming on Sunday
Truth.
The evening times., 1896-05-01
CEpTOUSLY THOUGHT
IN TO BE
" -: HUMOROUS
In Single Blessedness.

She Before ! married you / was unde
the impression that you were well Off
Hc-I was.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

LAWSON g 8 8 La AWSON
PAVING A WAY FOR BONDS
German Begs the Senate TO Reduce the
Expenditures.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

MISS ANDRADE'S WILL BE A VENEZU.
ELAN WEDDING
Legation in Iowa Circle Will Be Brilliantly
Decorated.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

Two colo red amaZops engaged in a
lively fistic encounter last night about
l l O'Clock on Second street northwest. be-
tween and II streets. One called the
other low do wn trash" and thereupon, iID-
meiiately. by sudden and adroit move
ment. placed her left eye forcible against
the right fist OF the other. Then the fun
began. For FEW moments there was a
brisk scene of scratching and hair pulling
the contestants rolling about the street in
disgraceful manner. Passcrsby finally
blood was spilled the police were not
notified.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

NEWS FROM ALEXANDRIA
Junior o. U. A. NJ. to Attend LawI
PARTY.
The evening times., 1896-05-01

JACKSON TAKES THE STAND
Alleged Murderer of Pearl Bryan Cav
Cool Testimony.