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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

Massillon, o., Jan. ia conven-
ton representing 1900 independent
coal miners of the Massillon district
decided today that the miners would
not accept the ten cents reduction Or
dered by the operators. The operators
are firm and strike is probable. The
United Mine Workers will probably
take similar action tomorrow.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14
Ia just Four Mills,

Saiem, Jan. 1.-THE state tax levy
for 1897 was declared today, and it is
4 mills. 1t is customary to make the
appropriation of the last legislature
the basis in estimating the states ex-
penses. There was an exception this
time in the matter of appropriations
for the homes, which keeps the levy
down,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

Garfield, WASH, Jan. 1.-THE last
sale of wheat was effected Saturday at
rs cents bushel, the top price reached
in the Palouse country this season. A
pool was formed six weeks ago, repre-
senting about 10000 bushels, that
were to be held until wheat reached rs
cents. This cleans up nearly all of
the wheat within twenty miles of Gar
field, and famine in seed wheat is ex-
pected before spring.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14
Natural Gas a Mineral,

New York, Jan. 11.-Judges La
combe and Wallace, of the United
States circuit court of appeals, in de-
cision filed today, classify natural gas
as mineral for all the purposes of the
statutes and customs laws.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

Eau Claire, Wis, Jan. 11.-The
Commercial bank, of Eau Claire, CAPT
tai $50, 900, closed today. The failure
is due to the suspension of the Allema-
mia bank, of st. Paal. President Allen
states the depositors will be paid in
full
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

ciples of the Omaha platform, and in
April, 1898, established the Cham
pion at New Whatcom, and made it one
of the leading Populist newspapers of
the state. At the Ellensburg fusion
convention Mr.. Jenkins was nominated
by reclamation for secretary of state,
and was elected in November by 200
maiOrity
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

Vernon McGraw, of Washington,
pade public the report OF Expert
infant Douglas Young, who was
FLY authorized to expert the books
he general condition OF the peni-
Pry ut Walla Walla. The report
+ that the accounts and manage
are perfect, but suggests the in
eating committee of the legislature
fnto certain rumors derogatory to
|nstitution.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

New York, Jan. S.-The annual cele.
bration of the wedding of George
Washington was held at Sherry's this
afternoon by the New York chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

On account of an article printed some
time ago in the Paris Journal 3S8
clergyenm in the Pyrenees brough.
libel suits against it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

The normal temperature Of a human
being is 9S = degrees Fahr.; that of
fish only II degrees.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

|rlin, by the 1895 census, had L.
S17 inhabitants. Employed in the
| Of civil service We're 72,S4S per-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

There Is one great comfort in being
obscure: one need not fear that after
his death, the people will be nagged to
contribute to u monument fund.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

There is clerk in Marine, France,
who has made seventeen unsuccessful
attempts to commit suicide.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14
An Animal Census.

The latest enumeration of the animals
known to science includes no less than
3S6.000 recognized species. The real
number Is believed to be very much
larger. 1t has been estimated that OF
insects alone the earth harbors 2,COo.-
600 species. but the late Prof. Riley re-
garded even that estimate as far too
low. According to his opinion 10000
600 would be moderate estimate Of the
lumber Of insect specles The number
Of ina1'viduals =, Of course. incalculable-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14
MiNENT MEN.
|Df Their Public Career
Winsor.

Srd Winsor, of Seattle,
Il prominent candidates
\ party Tor the United
Il the present session of
b. legislature, was former
! Republican in Michi-
following sketch OF his
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14


Potatoes - Salinas Burbanks, GOO
Csc; Early Rose, roo roc; River Bur-
banks, 400 soc; sweets, $1.5O@1.6O
per GENITAL.
Onions-50@ Csc per GENITAL.
Eggs-Store, 23@25c; ranch, 26@29.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 21c; do
seconds, 10000; fancy dairy, TIC;
seconds, 16@17c.
Cheese - Fancy mild, new, 11@
111ac; fair to good, S@1Oc; Young
America, II q 12c; Eastern, 13@14c.
Hops-S@ 1Oc per pound.
Wool-Choice mountain, 60 &c; poor
do, 4@5c; San joaquin plains, SO sc;
do foothill, 6@Sc per pound.
Hay-Wheat, 5000 10; wheat and
oat, $7@1O; oat, $6.0O@S.O 90; barley,
5000 50; alfalfa, IS. OO@6. 80; clover,
$6.Oo@s.O0; stock, 50. Oo@ 6. 90 per ton.
Tropical Fruit-Bananas, $1,000
400 per bunch; pineapples, 1904.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, naval, 81. so
@2.5O; California lemons, $1.OO@1.25;
do, good to choice, l.50@2. 90; fancy,
50. so as. 90 per box.
Apples-Fancy, 81 @1.25 per box
common do, AZ &c.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14
Seattle, Wash. Jan. 10, 1897,

Flour-(Jobbing)-Patent excellent,
&5.25; Novelty A, $4.75; California
brands, So. Dakota, $3.50; patent,
1925.
Wheat-Chicken feed, $27 per ton.
Oats-Choice, $24@25 per ton.
Barley-Rolled or ground, $22 per
ton.
Corn-Whole, $22 per ton; cracked,
1923; feed meal, $23.
Millstuffs-Bran, $1,000 per ton;
shorts, $40.
Feed-Chopped feed, $1,000 per ton;
middlings, $24; oilcake meal, $2S.
Hay-Puget sound, per ton, $4,000
1000; Eastern Washington, $13.
Butter - Fancy native creamery,
brick, 24c; select, 23c; tubs, 22c;
ranch, 18c.
Cheese-NativeW ashington, 10 a 12c.
Observation-Disclosures, per ton, SAC
is; parsnips, per sack, 75c; beets, per
sack, Zoe; turnips, per sack, 60c; ruta-
bagas, per sack, 75c; carrots, per sack,
35@45c; cabbage, per 100 lbs, $1.25;
onions, per 100 lbs, 9Oc@$1.
Sweet potatoes-Per 100 lbs, $l.75.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
hens, 5000; dressed, 1O@12c; ducks,
$2.0O@3. 80; dressed turkeys, 1870 &c.
Eggs-Fresh ranch, 100; Eastern,
19c per dozen.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef,
steers, 5 &c; cows, &c; mutton, sheep,
SIC per pound; lamb, DC; pork, DC per
pound; veal, small, &c.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, soc; salmon,
soc; salmon trout, 7@10; founders
and soles, 3@4c.
Provisions-Hams, large, 12c; hams,
small, 121lc; breakfast bacon, 1Oc;
dry salt sides, &c per pound.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14
Sh;oId;uv OF defining.

Queen Victoria's railway car cost
$50. 900,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-01-14

A French chemist has designed
poisonous match.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11
FREAKS OF LONDON SOCIETY,"

Streaks of Stinginess Prompt Prom
inent Persons to Do Queer Acts.
No matter what wealth they may pos.
sess; no matter how great their natural
generosity, there is in all rich people
one point where touch of stinginess
lies, and in many cases it takes thu
most ridiculous freaks. Then again
there are others who are the strangeSt
mass of contrariety, as the following
instances and anecdotes will show. A
certain wealthy woman, who throws
quart bottle OF eau de cologne into her
bath of a morning, sends in next door
Tor the loan Of a, newspaper. Another
who pays a thousand a year rent will,
if anything is wrong with the carriage
horses, walk in her most elaborate frock
in hail, wind and storm rather than pay
a shilling for a hanson or even penny
in a bus. a lady who gives the most
recherche suppers in Park lane, and
whose stationary is noted for its beauty
and price, sends the footman round ~
the dark to drop invitations in her
friends letter boxes because she wont
spend the postage. The youthful hcic
TO title and 6 10000 a year delights &c
steal into a dingy fried fish shop and
there discuss with the usual habitues
twopenny worth OF the fare. A pretty
debutante, the daughter of countess.
steals off her friends tables all the
sweets she can lay her hands on and
next day distributes them among poor
children. y certain foreign princess
has bean a barmaid, waitress and az
attendant in one of the theaters, and
tells her intimates that she was never
50 happy as when indulging these
freaks, One of the most popular hosts
who is constantly seen with royalty.
keeps little King Charles dog, to which
he is devoted, shut up perpetually be
cause he won't pay the license.
y man who drinks two big bottles OF
champagne before dinner, smokes the
cheapest tobacco in London and was
never known to offer a friend cigar,
a weil-knOwn young and beautiful
countess is never so happy as when over
p washing tub and is constantly to be
found in this position in her own laun-
dry. A famous Q. c.. who may often be
seen in the vicinity of the law courts
in a sable-lined coat worth 900, de-
lights in buying roast potatoes in thu
street and eats them walking down an
alley. These are but q few of the pc
culiarities of some conspicuous figures
in London society.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11
MINoT.s LEDGE. LIGHTHOUSE.
The First One Was Swept Away with
It's Occupants.


The first lighthouse on Minot's Ledge
was built in 1S4S. 1t was an octagonal
tower resting Oh the tops of eight
wrought-iron piles eight inches in
diameter and 90 feet high, with their
bases sunk five feet in the rock. These
piles were braced together in many
ways; and, as they offered less surface
to the waves than solid structure, this
lighthouse was considered by all au-
thorities upon the subject to be eXcep
tionally strong.
Its great test came in April, 1851. On
the 14th of that month, two keepers be-
ing in the lighthouse, an easterly gale
set in, steadily increasing in force,
People on shore, and no doubt the keep
ers themselves, watched the heavy seas
sweep harmlessly through the network
of piles beneath the house, and feared
no harm. On the 18th, however, the
wind and sea had greatly increased, and
the waves We're flung higher and higher
toward that tower in the air. Yet, all
thought they surely could not reach
| 60 feet above the ledge!
That night was one of keen anxiety,
for the gale still increaseG; and all
through that dreadful driving storm
and darkness the faithful keepers were
at their posts, for the light burned
brightly. On Wednesday, the 10th, the
| gale had become hurricane; and when
at times the tower could be seen through
the mists and seadrift it seemed to bend
to the shock of the waves. At four
| O'Clock that afternoon an ominous proof
of the fury of the waves on Minot's
| Ledge reached the shore-a platform
which had been built between the piles
only seven feet below the floor of the
keepers room. The raging seas, then
were leaping so feet in the air. Would
! they reach ten feet higher?-for if SO
the house and the keepers were doomed
Nevertheless, when darkness set in the
light shone out as brilliantly as ever;
but the gale seemed, if possible, then to
increase. What agony those two men
must have suffered! How that dread
full abode must have swayed in the ire
sistible hurricane, and trembled al
zach crashing sea! The poor unfortu.
lates must have known that if those
seas, leaping always higher and higher
/ ever reached their house, it would be
lung down into the ocean, and they
would be buried with it beneath the
waves.
TO those hopeless, terrified watchers
the entombing sea came at last. Atone
o'clock in the morning the lighthouse
bell was heard by those on shore to give
q mournful clang, and the light was ex
tinguished. 1t was the funeral knel
Of two patient heroes.
Next day there remained on the rock
only eight jagged iron stumps.-St
Nicholas.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11
RANSOM OF INCAS.
Fabulous Wealth Securely Hidden In
the Peruvian Mountains.

the Peruvian Mountains
Adventures who seek mere gold with
out reference to art should turn to
Peru. To begin with, the remainder Of
the meas ransom is buried somewhere
III the mountains between CaXamarca
and Cuaco. We may confidently as
sumo that it has not been discovered,
for if put into circulation at home the
money market would have been con-
vulsed, whereas the finders would have
no reason for keeping the secret had
they got safely away to Europe.
As for the evidence of deposit, there
is PiZarrO'S official report that his COM
rades would not wait until the cele-
brated room was full. They were too
impatient to Murder their captives,
though they knew that the bullion
levied upon the temple at Cuzco was on
its way, transported by 100000 Ilamas,
each carrying 100 pounds of purest gold.
The figure is not incredible, seeing how
much remained when the conquiSta-
dores sacked Cuzco. News of the MUIR
der reached that precious caravan in
the mountains. Forthwith the priests
buried their gold and returned. Every
one concerned with the expedition who
could be identified was tortured to
death, but none would speak. Such is
the contemporary account.
But we observe that Sir Clements
Markham, president of the Royal Geo
graphical society, obtained some in
formation during his memorable eXpe-
dition to Peru. He states, as if it were
well known in the neighboqhood, that
the caravan left the highway at a spot
called Azanjaro-a name which people
derive from the Indian ''asuan caran,"
meaning more distant" away from
the road" cried the priests. Farther
away" One always feels the strongest
reluctance TO accept derivationS of q
place name from a spoken word. But
it is not impossible nor improbable that
| in the course of centuries some hint of a
secret which must be known to many
Indians should have leaked out. This
clew does not carry one far, however,
among the peaks and caverns of the
Andes, even if it be trustworth Pail
Mall Gazette
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11
HUMOROUS.

Young Playwright-"And what did
Tou think of my climax?" Critic-"It
was very welcome. "-Brooklyn Life.
81 saw man to-day who had no
hands play the piano" That's moth
ing! We've got girl down in our fat
Who has no voice and who sings!
Yonlcers Statesman.
PA, who was Shylock?" Great
goodness, boy! You attend church and
Sunday school every week. and don't
know who Shylock WASP" cried his IA
Their. go and read your Bible, sir
Tit-Bits.
81 don't like the way her hat is
trimmed" said the woman at the the
alter. No." replied her husband, who
was Immediately behind the headwear-
1T was great mistake not to trim il
carefully across the top with pair of
scissors. "-Washington Star.
"A Possible MISUNDERSTANDING is a
remarkable boy" said the lads mother
to the eminent musician. He remem-
bers every tune he hears" Indeed"
isn't that a valuable faculty?" We'll
it may enable him to become a sue
cessful composer. Star.
How the Mix Up Began.-''It was
thisaway, jedge. Ye see, / doled de
cards, and Jim Brown he had pal1 OF
aces and pah O kings" what did
you have?" Three aces, jedge, and"
''What did Jim do?" ''Jim, he drew"
'Wbat did he draw?" HE drew a raz~
ger, jedge!"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The new arrival joined the crowd.
"May 1 ask what is going on?' he in
quired of native. You may. We're
hangin' a Teller for stealin' a Wheel
But don't yOcl think that's a pretty
tough punishment for a rather simple
crime?' Simple crime! Why, good
Lord, stranger, it was '97 model
| Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11
Plumber of Spaniards.

In his new history CT the British navy
N. Oppcnheim declares that the plum
der during Queen EliZabeth's reign was
not so great as is supposed. He says:
SO far as pecuniary receipts were con-
cerned. there were only two really
great captures during the queens
-eig-r. Her share of the ST. Philip,
oallen by Drake in 1857, was 6 1852;
Drake'sown, c is, 225; the lord admiral's,
;4,33S. and private adventurers' e A.
1877. A still richer haul was made in
the Madre de Dios, taken IN 1892, which,
oy the account of her pu-ser, carried
$500 quintals of pepper, 900 of cloves.
1C0 of cinnamon, 500 of cochineal and
$50 of other merchandise. besides am
Der, musk and precious stones 10 the
value of 100000 crusados. and SOME es-
peaiatiy fine diamonds" efficacy In
sar Ocean.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11

railway. Lambert was on his dignity
in moment. He looked the railway
man straight in the eye and replied,
with all the calm and dcliberation be
could master: MY ticket would seem
to indicate that such was my intention"
and almost Immediately regretted it,
for the conductor looked up in sudden
surprise, stood one instcnt irresolute,
tEen saying: "Oh! All right" turned
abruptly away, walked up beyond the
stove, and roughly shaking the elbow OF
snoring passenger, sung out: Coates
ville," and let himself out with an en-
phatic bang of the door.
Two days later, when asked at Quit
man what sort of a fellow the new lieu
tenant seemed to be, Mr. Scroggs, the
conductor. himself soldier of large ex-
perience and no little ability-a man
who had fought his way from the ranks
10 the command of the remnant of reg
iment that laid down its battered arms
among the very last, man not five years
Lambert's senior in age. but lustrums
ahead of him in the practical details of
his PROFESSIONALS. Scroggs, the con-
ductor, promptly said: Hes Il dam lit
tle fool" and never dreamed how much
ne should one day deplore it.
Newt" Lambert, as he was known
among his intimates, was far from be-
ing a fool. He had seen very little OF
the world, it is true, and, until this De-
cember night, next to nothing of the
0t hi u
period in our national history it was no.
every man who could so conduct himself
as not to fall into error. More especial
ly in the military service was an old
head needed on young shoulders, and
a strong head between new shoulder
straps, for army life so soon after the
great warwas besetby snares and temp
tations it rarely hears of now, and many
a fellow, brave and brainy both, in
the days that tried mems souls 'twiXt
Big Bethel and Appomattox, or Bel
mont and Bentonville, went down in the
unequal tussle with foe far more in
sidious than faced him in the field, but
which met him day and night now that
peace had come. 1t was at a time when
the classes graduating from the mill
tary academy were being assigned main
ly to the staff corps and to the artillery
and cavalry regiments. Lambert fam
cied that he should prefer the associa-
tons and much prefer the stations of
the artillery to those of any other corps,
but an old friend of his fathers, himself
veteran gunner. advised the young
| fellow to seek his fortune elsewhere.
''If you are commissioned n lieutenant
of artillery" said he, sit may be 20 years
before you see your captaincy." And.
though this was within three years
after the reorganization Of the army
| in sc. not one of Lambert's contem-
poraries who trusted to luck and APP
piled for the artillery had yet come
within hopeful range of the double bars.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11

Lambert amazed them all when he
his commission thankfully.
He had been detailed for summer
duty the Point, as was then custom.
so that his leave of absence of three
months did not begin until the 2Sth of
August. He had been assigned to 4
regiment whose ranks were sadly de-
pleted by the yellow fever, and which
was still serving in the south. You
won't have to hoof it out to Idaho or
Montana, anyhow" said a sympathetic
friend, land you'll have no end of fun
at New Orleans
But Lambert's company was not at
New Orleans. Under recent orders it
had been sent up into IT, heart of the
country, where some turbulent spirits,
so it was alleged, had been dcfyirg the
civil officers OF the general government,
and by the time the short southern win
ter set in more than half his regiment,
together with three or four others. had
been distributed by companies or de
tachments all over the gulf states, and
experienced officers were scarce as hens
teeth. The duty was unwelcome and
CALLING. Lambert's captain lost 10 time
in getting on staff duty, and G. Com
pany went into camp at Tugaloo under
| command of it's first lieutenant. Ar
irving at New Orleans, Lambert report
ed himself at the headquarters of the
general commanding, who knew the
boys father welcomed the son for old
friendships sake, and told his chief of
, staff to keep him there a week or so,
that he might see something of the
southern metropolis and OF his friends
down at the barracks before going to
his exile ''up the road" Dining the
very next evening at Capt. Grams, with
Warning and Pierce. of the light battery.
and perhaps rather ruefully agreeing
with them that he had made a beastly
! huke of it, going into the doughboys,'
Lambert was asked: who's in com
mand of your company now?"
"Our first lieutenant" said he Il
don't know much about him-Brevet
Capt. Close"
Whereupon Warning laid down his
knife and fork. Angels ard ministers
of grace!" he exclaimed. We'll, If
| that isn't the oldest contre-temps I
ever heard oft" And then they all be-
gan to laugh.
You evidently know him" said Lam
bert. somewhat nettled and a trifie III
at ease. WHY did you ask me about
him? Somebody told me he had been
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11
HE CONVINCED THEM.
The Doctor Was No Singer and He
Proved 1t.
ITO BE CONTINUED.

Proved 1t.
Some time ago a number of choice
spirits were enjoying little supper in
a certain northern town.
When the cloth mad been removed,
and the usual toasts honored, some one
suggested song. The efforts of the
FIRST gentleman who volunteered to
oblige the company met with such a
hearty reception that others were in
duced to sing.
In the end, it was discovered that
everyone had contributed to the even
ing's enjoyment with the exception of
the medical gentleman who occupied
the vice chair
Come, come, DR.. "" said the
chairman, ''we cannot allow you to es-
cape"
The doctor protested that he could
not sing.
''As matter of fact" he explained,
my voice is altogether unmusical. and
resembles the sound caused by the act
of rubbing a brick along the panels of a
door,"
The company laughed and attributed
this tc the doctors modesty. Good sing
ers, he was reminded, always needed 4
lot of pressing.
Very well, gentlemen" said the doc
tor, rising to his feet; eff you can stand
it l will sing"
Long before he had finished his au-
dience WAS uneasy The upwjllinn
singer had faithfully described his
voice.
There was painful silence as the
doctor sat down, broken at length by
the voice Of Draw Scot at the far end
of the table.
"Man," he exclaimed, your singin' S
no up to much, but your veracity's just
awful! Ye're RIGHT ABBOTT that brick!"
London Tit-Bits.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-05-11

commissioned for heroism - speciaI
bravery in action. or something of that
kind-during the war;
Gospel truth" said Pierce "Close
is the most absolutely fearless man |
ever met Nothing ever Warning could
ever do or say would rufl1e him." And
then. though Mrs. Cram declared it a
shame, she. too, joined IN the general
laughter. Close was evidently a celeb
rity.
And now, as Lambert tound himself
within few miles-though it might DE
several hours-of his destination, he
was thinking rnt little of the officer
to whose Eresencr, he was SO soon 10 re-
port his own. and whose cen farionship
and influence. for good or for III. he was
bound to accept for the simple reason
that. so far as he could learn. there was
absolutely no one else with whom he
could associate-except. possibly, the
contract doctor"