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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

There are ia the United State %, 600 bee
keepers. The average product Of each hive
Il twenty-five pounds.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

Taking Of the hat or cap a. a sign 81
reverence or respect was mentioned In the
time Of Cesar.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

He could not SEQ the coming blight.
Knew not how soon he'd be bereft:
But said. ''You love me; am I right1'
Low answered she. NO. sir; you re lest!'
Judge
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

The tea plant i said by Chinese writer's 10
have been cultivated In that country from -
least 5000 b G
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28
OUR BUDGET OF HUMOK.
IAucHreR-PRovoNNc STORIES FOR
LOVERS or FUN.

In Error--Assumed . Di-xuise-They Had
Been I'm Battle - The vernseuisr-
Dressing Him Observation-Disclosures
Advsnfaxe-A Burning Question. Etc.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

pr~o's carr 4. = wonderful Co1sh ,,~dicsre-
Mr.. W. pscNrrr. Nan Stci-n and B<aks
Avss- Brookiyn- - ". Oct -. tso&
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

The nr~s copper cent vas coined In xev
Haven (Conn- In 1857.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-08-28

sold By Druggists 81.
Halls Family pills are the best
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

Wheat-Walla Walla, 75c; Val.
ley and Bluestem. 77@78c per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, 81. so; graham,
50. 10; superfine, 81. SO per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 81 q 34c; choice
gray, 80 "a 32c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $4,000; brew.
ing, $40 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $l4 per ton;
middlings, $2l; shorts, $3.50.
Hay-Timothy, $12@ $50; clover,
$1O@ll; California wheat, $40
do oat, Sill; Oregon wild hay, SEQ
10 per ton.
Eggs-16@17l &c peklozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 45@47ac;
fair to good, 35@4Oc; dairy. 25@35c
per roll.
Cheese - Oregon, 11Rc; Young
America. l21ac; California, 9@ lOc per
pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $4,000
$50 per dozen; broilers, $.15O@2;
geese, $3.50; ducks, 1894 per
dozen; turkeys, live, 8@9c per
pound.
OeotOVcs ChS6Oh A|uI Oohh6s IVY
45c per sack; new potatoes, SOC per
sack; sweets, 81. 40 per Genital.
Onions-California, new, red. $1.25;
yellow, SOC per GENITAL.
Hops-l3@ l5c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, 6@7c.
Wool-Valley, 14@15c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 100 l2c; mohair, zoe
per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, IA @21ac; dressed mutton,
&c: spring lambs, SO per pound.
HOgs-Gross, choice heavy, 80;
light and feeders, 1904; dressed, $50
8. 30 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross. top steers, $2.75@3;
cows $2.25; dressed beef, 4@51a per
pound.
Veal-Largc, AZ q sc; small, 5ia q &c
per pound.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

Scar-faced Skies, the burglar, was
operating on the ground floor of a house
or Steenth street the other night, max
ing judicious selections from the ar
ticles of silver and alleged silver which
he found in the dining groom, when he
inadvertently made a noise, which lis
turbed somebody upstairs.
He heard that somebody cautiously
open door, and then all was still, as If
the somebody We're listening. Then a
voice floated down the staircasa:
"William, is that you?"
Without seconds hesitation the
burglar replied, Yes, darling" and be-
to move toward the door, hoping
that his reply had satisfied the ill.,
quirer, who would then go back to bed,
and wait for william" to come up.
stairs. But he was disappointed.
The voice Immediately let loose some
piercing screams, and as the burglar
rushed out into the street, he said to
himself:
That comes of my inexperience with
the ways of husbands. Instead Of re-
plying Yes, darling l should have
said, OF course it's me; shut up and 60
to bed That would have been more
natural and soothing, and l could have
got away without giving myself q
nervous wallpapers Bazaar.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
ATTACKED By STRIKERS.
EdwardsvilIe, ILL.,, Miners Roughly
Treated.

treated
st. Louis, Mo-, Oct. 4.-Early to.
day the miners in the employ of the
Madison Coal Company at Edwards.
vile, ILL.,, while going to work were
attacked by strikers, including 80 or
more women sympathizers. The strik.
ers threw stones and red pepper and
beat their opponents with clubs.
"Scotty" McAllison had his skull
crushed, and numerous others were cut
and bruised.
The miners fought as best they could
with their tin dinner pals, and were
finally allowed to go to work. After
the attack the strikers and women
formed in line and marched through the
streets of Edwardsville shouting and
singing. No arrests were made.
The strikers, more than 800, with
the women, far outnumbered the work
ers, who were guarded by a force of
deputy sheriffs on the way to the mine.
T. w. McCune, a deputy sheriff, in the
escorting posse, was disarmed and
dragged to one side, where a crowd of
irate strikers beat him until he was al
most unconscious. Though heavily
armed the sheriff's officers took their
drubbing without making any attempt
to use their arms. They were outnum-
bered ten to one, but they fought with
their fists.
Had shot been fred the consequent
ces would have been fearful, as the
strikers were frenzied.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

Wool-Choice foothill, 8@12c; San
Joaquin 6 months SO &c; do years
staple, 7@ Sc; mountain, LOG l2c; Ore
gon, 12 q lac per pound.
Hops-l1 a l4c per pound.
Millstuffs - Middlings, $l9.50@20;
California bran, $14@15 per ton.
Onions-New red, 70@S0c; do new
silverskin, 5c@$1 per GENITAL.
Potatoes-New, in boxes, 3O@8Oc.
Butter-Fancy creamery, ~ q CSC; do
seconds, 25@26c; fancy dairy, 20 24c;
good to choice, 20@ 22c per pound.
Eggs-Store, 20@26c; ranch, $40
SAC; Eastern, 1925; duck, zoe per
dozen.
Citrus fruit - Oranges, Valencias,
$1.50@3;Mexican lines, 81. SOC 5;Cali-
fornia lemons, ncy,$s. 5O;do common,
&1@2 per box.
Hay-Wheat, $12 @ 10; wheat and oat,
$l1@14; oat, $1O@12; river barley,
$7@S; best barley, e10@12; alfalfa,
$S@9.5O clover, 5000.
Fresh fruit-Apples, 65@70c per
large box; apricots, 20@40c; Fontain.
bleau grapes, 15@25c; muscats, 20@
Soc; black, 20@30c; tokay. 100000;
peaches, $50 SOC; pears. 85c@$l per
box; plums, 20@ 400; crab apples, 20@
85C
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

St. Louis, Oct. 4.-According to the
Post Dispatch, John A. Truitt, con-
ductor on the Northern Central electric
street-car line, was sold by his wife for
-, 900 to woman who declares that
she loves the man more than his wife
does. The deal was the sequel to the
following remarkable statement made
to Mrs. Truitt by Mrs. Stevens, who
lives in this city with her father:
MRS. Truitt: l love your husband.
and l want him. have travelled the
world over, and he is the first man
ever loved. will give you 81 1000 cash
for him if you will give him up"
Truitt, who is the father Of four
children, seems to agree to the deal.
It is stated that last Tuesday Mrs.
Truitt, knowing that her husband loved
another, attempted to take her life by
swallowing big dose OF morphine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

Washington, Oct. 4. - Admiral
Beardsee, who has been in command
of the Pacific station three years, re-
turned to Washington today and called
upon Secretary Long and Secretary
Sherman. With the latter he went to
the White House and called upon Presi-
dent Mckinley. The admiral, in a
short time, will make formal report
to Secretary Long, giving his views
and opinions on the Hawaiian situa-
ton, and such information as he has
gained during his long stay at the is
lands. The administration is anxious
to have general review from such an
intelligent and experienced source as
Admiral Beardsiee.
Speaking of the reported opposition
to annexation, the admiral said today
that it amounts to little. The substan.
tial business interests on the islands,
with few exceptions, favor annexation.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
FORGETFUl ENGINEERS
New Life Saving Device That Has Been
Successfully Tested.


St. Paul, Oct. A very ingenious
and valuable continuance for the saving
of life by preventing railroad accidents
through the forgetfulness of trainmen,
has been invented. The machine has
just stood very severe test on the
Great Northern railroad. after having
been previously operated successfully
on the st. Paul & Duluth road. Prac-
teal railroad men have given strong
Endorsements to the device after seeing
its work.
The object of the device is to provide
an accurate and reliable reminder sig
nal and distance indicator for locomo-
tives by which engineers are prevented
from forgetting their train orders as to
stopping or meeting places. The mech.
anism is simple, but positively connect.
ed with the forward trucks of the engine,
accurately measuring the distance trav.
eled.
The dial is placed in front of the en-.
gineer, showing correctly the distance
travelled. Above the smaller of two
dials are placed Is triggers or dogs,
pivoted at equal distances around the
center.
When the engineer receives his or.
ders, he sets one or more of these trig.
gers to a point one mile short of the
distance to be travelled before reaching
the stopping place. The mileage indi.
Gator, on reaching such point, releases
the trigger, which starts signal whistle
blowing. This continues to blow for
one-quarter OF a mile, promptly warn
ing the engineer of the near approach
to a stopping place. If the engineer is
inattentive and fails to stop when this
last mile has been run over, the ma
chine sets the air brake and stops the
train for him. A train similarly
equipped coming in the opposite direc-
ton would he stopped in the same
manner. The device can be made to
run forward or backward. For foggy
or stormy weather, or for darkness, the
device is Co, sidered especially valuable
for ordinary road use. although its life
saving feature was the point at first
sought for by Mr.. Wallace.
After a trial on the ST. Paul & Du-
lutH, anu JTlalS OU tIle FERGUS rails
division of the Great Northern, the new
invention was given an unusual test on
the recent trip of President Hill to the
coast and back. For this trip, the new
scheme, With one engine, No. 663, with
Engineer John Wilbane for the entire
trip, was tried, and the new life saving
device was on the engine. For 1920
miles to Seattle on the Great Northern,
ITO to Portland on the Northern Pacific,
$50 to Spokane on the O. r. & NJ, and
through Montana and back to st. Paul,
the new device measured all distances
with accuracy, and by other tests COM
pletely demonstrated its ability to do
all claimed for it President Hill has
approved it with considerable enthusi-
asm, as have other officials on his road.
During the past few months, this new
device has been used successfully on
over 1000 miles of road. A feature
OF the test is that it has been made
with the inventors working model.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

Carrollton, Ia, Oct. 4. - The
slaughter of mother and her six child
rem occurred at the home of John
Blocker. farmer. living eight miles
northwest of here, last night. Boeck-
err, the fiendish husband, completed his
bloody work by sending a bullet into
his own head, inflicting fatal wound.
The family were prosperous Germans,
and, as far as is known, had lived
happily. No motive for the tragedy
has been disclosed. Boecker's victims
are his wife and six children-Caroline
aged IA; Christine, aged o; Henry,
aged 8; Lizzie, aged s.; John, aged 3,
and an infant. All are dead but
Henry. and the latter cannot recover
from his wounds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
Time Resisting Cedar.

Cedar-wood is famous among farmers
for its lasting qualities, when used for
fence. posts. An interesting proof Of
the power Of this wood to resist the eff
fects of time Is furnished by the Egyp-
tan boats made Of cedar which were
found buried near the banks Of the
Nile. and which, according to recent es-
Inmates of their age, were probably In
use i, 500 years ago! The fact must not
be overlooked. however, that these
boats were covered by the dry sand of
the desert.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
roor oscar! He Is in the marker veti
VINO Dids!-Spare Moments.
Tho Me trio sysfem

Metric standards Of weights and
measures have been adopted bv twen.
ty-one countries, Great Britain and ~.
United States being the only prominent
exceptions. Before another wear Great
nrlealn VIII, in all probability. have
passed an act legalizing the system in
the United Kingdom and providing for
the preparation of a table Of eon,v..
tents between the metric and the i'm.
perlai standards. This will leave the
onlteu states In conspicuous minor
lty among nations.
Inc British act, 1t should no notad 4.
merely permisslve, and the cbo;ce h..
tween pounds and kilos remains free
10 every merchant; but even so. II 10
a concession to the metric enthusiasts
IN that 1t will lead to a NOR. careful
teachlng OF his system in tho schools
ana to wider use of it Il, de,,,no.
win other nations. The metric svs.
TEN mas much to conquer before II no.
comes universal, but 1t is making r.n,d
strides toward ultimate success It's
STANDARDS unquestionably facilitate the
Aeepihg OF accounts, and give one a
great deal In common WITH the rest or
'he world. With our decimal money
system we have a good start made
upon the metric gradations. and ony
arithmetic classes have always nail
more attention to the French standards
than corresponding classes in English
schools.
1t may be fifty, in may be one hun.
dred years before the metric system
becomes the established method of nd.
Justing weights and measures in ALL
civilized nations. The change is grad.
uaily being effected, however, and not
rapidly enough to entail confusion or
sudden great cost. American scien.
lists have long asked for a compulsory
bill from Congress, and it is likely that
we shall at least 60 as far as par.ia.
ment in this change before many more
sessions are ended.-Boston Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

Butter-Fancy native creamery,
orick, 24@25c; ranch, 14@16c.
Cheese Native Washington, 100
lie; California, 91ac.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 22c.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 1Oc; spring chickens, $3.50
as; ducks, $3.50@3.75.
Wheat-Feed wheat, $2s@29 per ton.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $22.
Corn-Whole, $23; cracked, per ton,
$23; feed meal, $23 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$22; whole, $22.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, &c; cows, SIC; mutton sheep,
5@51sc; pork, &c; veal, small, 6.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, &c; salmon,
SIC; salmon trout, ia 1Oc; founders
and sole, BOA; ling cod, 4@5; rock
cod, sc; smelt, ~ @4c.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins s Company's Review
of Trade.

Downing, Hopkins & COmpany's Review
of Trade.
We have had something of slump
in wheat since we wrote you last, due
to several causes, chief among WHICH
being the yellow fever scare, a decided
slackening ofspeculation, and increased
receipts from both winter and spring
wheat sections. News, however, could
not in any manner be construed as
bearish, and had not the bulls taken
fright SO easily and dumped their hold
ings on narrow market, we should
have seen an advance instead of &c.
cline. Foreigners have been good
buyers again on the decline, and could
our people get rid of the idea that
wheat is high, and inaugurate a buying
movement, we should see sharp and
rapid adavnce. Exports have been
large, amounting to 1898, 900 bushels
for the week. The worlds shipments
amounted to 5000, 900 bushels. while
our visible supply increased 2,4O3, 900
bushels. The English visible also in.
creased 1876, 900 for the week. Our Wis.,
IDLE supply is now 10000, 600 bushels,
against nearly 100000 year ago,
while our exports are nearly 10000, 900
bushels month. Take these facts into
consideration, and note also that France
will have to import at least $4,000, 900
bushels, Russia's exportable surplus on
the present crop is estimated at only
60, 900, 900 bushels, or less than half of
last year.
We have had rather featureless
market in corn, and values have ruled
rather dull and lifeless within narrow
range of price. Receipts of corn are
large, with a good demand. Exports
continue to be heavy, the clearances for
the past week aggregating 1898, 900
bushels, the low price proving to be
quite attractive to foreign importers.
The visible increased 1850, 900 BUSH
els for the week.
Provisions have not escaped the gen.
eral dullness that has prevailed and the
market is very quiet. but has firm
undertone that needs only a fair buying
movement to develop into bull mar
ket Receipts Of hogs are somewhat
larger than estimated and of good quail
ty. There is good demand from
abroad for cured meats and lard, and
this will probably increase heavily as
soon as cold weather sets in.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

Many of the go.d finds In the Klon-
dixie region have been purely accidental
and some Of them were decidedly in.
teresting, though perhaps not more so
than many accidental finds In our own
West in the '4Os and sos. 1t was be-
fore 1850 that three men, while look
ing for gold in California, discovered
the dead body Of man who evidently
had been prospecting" Poor fell
low" said one Of the trio. He has
passed in his checks!" Lets give him
a decent burial" said another. "Some
wife or mother will be glad II ever she
knows It," They began to dig a grave.
Three feet below the surface they dis
covered the signs Of gold. The stran-
ger was buried in another place, and
where they located a grave they open
ed a gold mine.
An adventurer who had drifted into
Leadville awoke one morning without
food or money. He went out and shot
a deer which, in its dying agonies,
kicked up the dirt and disclosed signs
of gold. The poor man staked out
claim" and opened one Of the most
profitable mines ever worked in Lead
Vile.
Dear Man Claim" the name given
to another rich mine In Leadville, was
discovered by broken-down miner
while digging a grave. A miner died
when there were several feet Of snow
on the ground. His comrades laid his
body in a snowbank and hired q man
for $50 to dig a grave. The grave dig
ger, after three days absence, was
found digging mine instead of
grave. While excavating he had struck
gold. Forgetting the corpse and his
bargain. he thought only Of the fact
that he had "struck it rich."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
Neither Passenh4 - crew
Escaped tho L----,.its.

Neither Passenbs. - crew
Escaped tho l.----,.its.
Ell Reno, o. T., Oct. 4.-Bandits
robt>d the south bound Rock Island
passenger train and all it's passengers
at IL O'Clock this morning, five miles
south of Minco, in Indian territory.
( The trainmen were completely sur
prised, and were not prepared to offer
any resistance when five masked men
came upon them at the lonely siding.
The place is uninhabited, and the only
persons in the vicinity at the time were
four section men. The section men
tagged the train, the robbers having
compelled them to do so. The bandits
were hidden in brush pile, and jump
ed out as soon as the train had taken
the siding.
Under hte pressure of Winchesters
and ugly looking shooters, the train
men, express messenger and all OF the
score or more OF passengers were made
to leave the train and stand in line,
hands up on the prairie. While three
of the robbers covered the badly fright
ened crowd with their guns, the other
two coolly and carefully robbed them,
passing from one passenger to another
down the line. The bandits secured
about $500 in cash and such other valu-
ables in the way of watches, pins and
jewlery as were in sight.
Jim Wright, OF Minco, showed dis
position to resist, when the bandits Or
dered "hands up" They shot one of
his ears off to prove to his satisfaction
that his bravery was i'll assumed.
Wright's hands then went up. No one
else was injured.
The passengers and trainmen having
been thoroughly plucked, three of the
bandits turned their attention to the
express and mail coaches, the others
standing guard over the helpless crowd
on the prairie. The registered mail
pouches were quickly rifled, but the
through safe in the express car resisted
all the force and ingenuity of the road
agents. When the messenger had con-
WINGED the bandits that he could not
open the strong box, they resorted to
dynamite. Several heavy charges were
exploded, but the safe proved bandit
proof, and, though badly battered, its
contents were saved to the company.
Having taken forcible possession of
everything they could carry away, the
bandits mounted thier horses and rode
off toward the west.
At Chickasaw, the next station,
posse of citizens was hurriedly formed.
These citizens set out in pursuit of the
gang, and officers have been dispatched
from Ell Reno and other points in this
section. 1t is hardly possible that the
bandits can be overtaken in the prairie
country, and they will probably be able
To reach the Wichita fn0u nfains
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

The custom Of placing Grape on the
door of house where there has been
n recent death had its origin In the an
Gent English heraldic customs, and
dates as far back at least as the year
100 A. D. At that period Indictments
or armorial ensigns were placed In
front of houses when the nobility and
gentry died. The Indictments were OF
diamond shape, and contained the fam
ily arms quartered and colored with
sable.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07

Montreal, Oct. At is announced
that the Canadian Pacific Company in
tends without delay to extend the rail-
road into Rossland, B. c., and that
capitalists closely identified with the
railway company have partly completed
arrangements for the erection of large
smelter on the Columbia river, which
will treat the Rossland ores practically
at cost, and that the shipping mines
will be connected with the smelter by
an aerial tramway. The Canadian
Pacific also proposes adopting similar
methods in the SLOGAN country.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
Carlists Ready to strike

London, Oct. 4.-The Daily Mail. in
it's special from Madrid, says: The
symptoms of Carlist agitation are every
day becoming more manifest and at
tracing the attention OF the Spanish
government. Carlist emissaries are in
the province of Navarro and Castleton,
where the party has its strongest sup
porters. There is the best reason for
believing that the signal for rising
will soon be given. The revolt will
probably occur in Navarro or Castle
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-10-07
Provisions at Da wsOn.

Victoria, B. c., Oct. 4.-William
Ogilvie, Dominion government survey
or in the Yukon country, arrived in
Victoria this morning. He says there
are provisions enough at Dawson for
1000 people for the winter. When he
left Dawson, July Is, there were 5000
there, but if, as it is reported, many
have left since then, the situation will
not be so bad as feared. He says there
is no use in trying to take in food with
dog tr; ins. Mr.. Ogilvie will probably
sail for Skaguay tomorrow morning on
the steamer Quadra.
Inspector Wood, OF the Northwest
mounted police, who is in command of
the force that will accompany Major
Walsh, Dominion administrator of the
Yukon, arrived here today. He states
that Major Walsh and Hon. Clifford
Sifton, minister OF the interior, will ar
rive here tomorrow, and will leave i'm
mediately for the Yukon on the Quadra.
Besides several more members of the
mounted police, a number of halfbreed
guides and dog drivers also arrived.
Inspector Wood states that he has Or
ders to 60 along the trail as far as pos
sible, and then come back and report
as quickly as he can. The party will
travel by dog trains.