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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
HOW TO LIVE IN CUBA.
Yellow Fever Need Not Alarm the Man
Who Takes Care of Himself

An ordinarily healthy man who takes
the proper precaution and adjusts his
life TO the demands of the tropics may
he as safe among the hills of Cuba as
he would be while camping out in some
summering place of our own country.
No such comforting things can be said
concerning the Cuban seaport towns.
where Il generally wretched sanitary
condition and unhealthy water supply
combine to make even the bricfest so
journ there a perilous undertaking for
the foreigner.
The same Is true of certain marShy
regions like the dire Cienaga Zapata.
between Havana and MantanZaS
which has ever been notorious rs a
death trap for all who ventured near
it. The best way for a Northerner to
prepare for a possible campaign in
Cuba IS to keep himself in good condi
ton by a healthy mode Of life some
time before reaching the West Indies.
so that he may step ashore fortified
against all the minor attacks which
might otherwise undermine his health
and render him an easy prey for yellow
fever or any other malignant disease
prevailing in the regions he may have
to pass through. Rich food and stimu-
lants should be avoided. and all pos
sible allowances to the climate should
be made In the way of light clothing.
absolute rest after meals and during
the heat of day, and no unnecessary ex-
posture to the chilly night dew of the
tropics.
In those respects the conduct Of life
among the Cuban natives should serve
as a model. In Cuba nobody thinks of
going about during the heat Of the
day, between the hours of 10 or II in
the forenoon and 3 or in the after
noon. With the exception of the insur-
gents, who cannot always choose their
mode of life. all natives avoid expo
sure to the chills of night: and even the
insurgents, as l found during my re-
cent trips through Cuba. put up huts
or use abandoned houses VIII reyer they
can possibly do so.
During the rainy season care should
be taken to have such clothes as will
stand sudden and thorough drenchings
and which will dry readily when once
the rainfall has ceased. Light linen.
cotton or crash suits are therefore pref
cradle to wool or flannel. and canvas
shoes are to be preferred TO stiff leather
boots. For headgear nothing Is so good
as straw hat or panama helmet. SINH
lar to those worn by the British troops
In East lndia.-Cuban Correspondence
in Leslie's Weekly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
tho summer 7

toned the sombrero, hence the most
up-to-late young persons are wearing
them. 1t is big and dashing and West
crn like. but not becoming until the
modern girl has given it an indeiina-
bic touch all her own. Then 1t is the
most picturesque thing In town.
The somhrero Is carrying off all the
laurels as the correct hat for outdoor
sports. The bicycle hat, the golf cap
and the long popular soft felt Alpine
are losing their popularity.
The hat is trimmed in its own indi-
vidual way. a band of finely striped
ribbon encircles the crown, generally
in the Roman shades. At the left side
single quill is caught with silver
buckle, and the stem of the quill to be
absolutely correct must not only be
thrust through the buckle, but the end
of it must be bent up. The hats come
In cream color, gray, black and dun
shade. Many of them are sold with
Just a plain leather strap around the
crown fastening at the side with q
small buckle.
The more the hats suggest the genr
Inc cowboy the more they are to be de
sired. Such are fashions eccentricities
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
FILTHY SAN JUAN.
Porto Rico's Walled City Looks About
as 1t Did $50 Years Ago.

San Juan is Il perfect specimen OF Il
walled town, with portculls, moat,
gates and battlements. Built over 100
years ago, 1t is still in good condition
and repair. The walls are picturesque
and represent a stupendous work and
cost in themselves. Inside the walls
the city is laid out In regular squares
six parallel streets running in the dirrc-
ton of the length of the island and
seven at right angles. The houses are
closely and Compactly built of brick,
usually of two stories. succeed on the
outside and painted in n variety of
colors. The upper floors are occupied
by the most respectable people, while
the ground floors. almost without eX-
ception. are given up 10 negroes and
the poorer classes, who crowd one upon
another in the most appalling manner.
In one small room with himsy parti-
ton whole family will reside.
The ground floors of the whole town
reek with filth. and conditions are most
unsanitary. There is no running water
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

We're all heavily armed. and the mo.
ment they entered the bay they got 10
work. So did the typhoon. Covered
ly the frigates' guns. a detachment OF
artillery and marines made for the
shore. But the guns could not protect
them from the waves. The surf took
them. tossed them. churned them and.
while the shells shrieked over them
pitched them against each other. 1t
was real armada weather, but this
time on the side of Spain. How the
troops landed only an eyewitness could
state. Yet land they did. Meanwhile
the storm increased. The whole coast
was ahr)il. The frigates had the palsy.
They danced like epileptics. Blu. over
the boom of the waters was the boom
another detachment was sent, n see
ond. Il third. Spanards. natives. The
elements even joined to repulse them.
Yet still the guns persisted. In the
bastion brcech was made. Through
the crumbled walls the English pour
ed. and presently Manila had fallen
1t is related that the Spaniards fought
like finds. that many OF them refused
quarter and that rather than suuen-
der three hundred drowned themselves
in the sea. The ransom which Manila
paid was four million dollars. That
was dirt cheap and would be tripled
to-day.-Coll;er's Weekly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

in the town. The entire population de-
ponds on rain water caught ON the fiat
roofs of the buildings and conducted to
the cistern, which occupies the greater
part of the courtyard that is an es
sential part of Spanish houses the
world over. but that in San Juan. or
account of the crowded conditions, is
small. There Is no sewerage. except for
surface water and sinks. and the risk
of communicating the water Is great,
and in dry seasons the supply Is entire
~ exhausted. Epidemics are frequent
and the town Is alive with vermin, mos
quitoes, and dogs.
The streets are wider than In the old.
er part of Havana and will admit two
carriages abreast. The sidewalks are
narrow. and in places will accommo
date only one person. The pavements
are of composition manufactured in
England from Stag, easily broken and
unfit for heavy triffic. The streets are
swept once a day by hand. and are
kept very clean. From its topograph.
zeal situation the town should be
healthy, but it Is not. The soil under
the city is clay mixed with lime, so
hard as to be almost like rock. 1t Is
consequently impervious to water and
furnishes good natural drainage. The
trade wind blows strong and fresh,
and through the harbor runs a stream
Of sea water at a speed not less than
three miles an hour. With these con-
ditions no contagious diseases, If prop
erly taken care Of. could exist; without
them the place would be yeritable
plague spot.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
biting the Nails.

A simple and very effective way to
cure children of the bad habit of bit
ing their nails Is to wet the fingers
with quassia tea and allow them to dry.
When tasted it will be bitter remind
or to cease the practice. If there are
no sore places on the finger tips, a very
little cOlOcynth powder, which Is in
tensely bitter, may be busted over
them. When, however, dipping the
finger ends in some bitter tincture fails,
as it sometimes will. each finger end
ought to be incased in stall until the
propensity is eradicated.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
Few and Sinplo

The wants of most persons are MANY
and complex. Their needs are much
fewer and often very simple. If one
wishes for peace Of mind and any great
measure of success in this world. no
must learn to reduce his wants as near.
ly as possible to necessary things. 1t is
not at all essential that a person be
rich. but many people wish to be and
make haste to be. The result is anxiety
and oftentilnes loss of integrity, and
failure to reach the real needs of ones
being; for happiness never lies in salts.
faction of our wants, because these
ever become greater rs we try to salts
fy them
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

been his intention for years to do :
thing TO help perpetuate her men,
The formal presentation was mad,
Mr.. Shaffer by a. J. Beveridge Of /
annapolis, who eXtolled the great \
of the late temperance leader aud 4
ed the benefits of her work aboyed
of the great men of the century.
gift was accepted by President n
Wade Rogers on behalf of the mi
sity and by Frank Z. Crandon to
board Of trustees, Of which Miss
lard was formerly a member.
Crandon referred to Miss WillaM,
forts in the cause of education
ranked her with OrringtOn Lunt
Evans, Joseph Cummings and I
fathers of Northwestern Unive}
His tribute to the work Of the &I
was: 1T lacks only one thing-thel
or of speech"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
Glover in Stra wberry Beds.

One of the worst pests to careless
strawberry growers is that their beds
on rich lands so rapidly grow up with
clover. The white clover is much the
worst, as It, like the strawberry, prop
agates by runners, which will make an
amazing large spread in rich land in a
single season. The only consolation
the stra wberry grower has is that the
white clover plants help enrich the soil,
though they do this much less effect
ually than red clover Not only is the
white clover plant much smaller than
red clover, but its numerous small run
ners rob the soil of moisture. They
are, besides, too small to produce the
nodules on the roots which enrich the
soil by decomposlng the air which the
soil contains. This does not often hap
pen to clover plants till in the second
year of their growth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
The Austrian Emperor

The Emperor of Austria is said to be
one of the most hard working of sover-
eisns. lie is up every morning Of his
life by 6 o'clock, and may be seen Mt
his writing table often as early as 4
trying to cope with an overwhelming
mass OF correspondence. On DAYS
given up to channels hunting he be-
gins work all the earlier in order that
he may have longer hours to devote to
the sport he loves
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
HOW TO SHAKE HANDS.
New and Decidedly Novel Way-Lef
Hands Now Extended.

new anu DcC1uCOly NOVEL Wuy-AcIl
Hands Now Extended.
There Is CONSERVATION In society and
all on account of handshake. 1t is
new. and so decidedly novel that it Is
causing any amount Of embarrassment
among the uninitiated. 1t is no longer
correct form for the modern girl of
swelldOm to extend In greeting her
dalntily gloved right hand. 1t is her
left hand she must offer; for the new
est society hnndshake is entirely left
handed affair. Not to be prepared for
this sudden eccenticity of fashion is
most embarrassing. To look perplexed
when the left hand is outstretched to
you in welcome or to grasp 1t with your
right hand now is an objectionable
breach Of etiquette, and In addition to
this, not to be familiar with the new
hand shake stamps you at once as out
side society's exclusive circles. In or
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

to spend his time in idleness'
quite a mechanic, and has
brass cannon and a model Of R
tleship Maine on exhibition M
window on 4th street. He Is y
ent engaged in running a metu
establishment in Chinatown, VIZ
father purchased for him, and g
extensive business. u
Ong has taken an active M's
the affair ever since the trouDR
and when the Maine was DN
was one of the first to denoul
act as n piece of Spanish t1e9
and his response to the cry o.
ME Get Your Gun" Is made ID
cerity.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
A Real Prize.

"If had such wife as Mrs Negley
I think l could be supremacy happy"
'Why, I don't consider her especially
GoOd-loOking, and it is easy to see that
she isn't very clever.
II know. but when her husband starts
to tell funny story she doesn't assume
the look of martyr or try to change
the subject."-Chicago News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
Naming Ships of the NAVY

The naming of vessels of the United
States navy is regulated by law. Yes
sells Of the flrst-class are required to
be named after States, those of the
second after rivers, those of the third
after the principal cities and towns,
md those Of the fourth as the President
may direct.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
or Honest Parents.

"My opponent" shouted the orator.
has seen fit to refer to the fact that
my mother took In washing. She did;
and. what is more to the point, she
always sent it all back
After that there was nothing to do
but cast a majority vote for the man
whose parent showed such evidence of
perfect honesty and attention to duty
indianapolis Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

our countrys colors. The band around
the hat should be of blue and the stars
on ii should contain miniatures of our
heroes. This sketch shows
the result obtained by following the
above instructions. Any girl with den
trous fingers can carry out the idea.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
FOR THE AMATEUR.

Very Convenient Triple Photographic
Plate Holder.
Here Is triple slide holder, which
consists OF waterproof case for hold
ing three double dark slides, with an
extra space ut the back for prints,
memorandum book or small focusing
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
Her Method.

Uncle Bob-YeS, my vile
b'lieved in tyin' a string TO ne'
to remember things.
Uncle Bill-She has one on nes
most Of the time. l notice.
Uncle Bob-Yes, 'ceptin WIZ.
has soinethin' very pertikler " y
Der. Then she leaves on tne
an when it amt there she ren''
why."-Odds and Ends.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
soMsREROS ARE THE LATEST
Cowboy's Headgear Now the Fnvorite
with New York Girls.
The sombrerO OF the Western I

The sombrero Of the Western plains
ia all the fashion in New York. 1t Is
the favorite outing hat of the Firth
avenue girl and also OF her brother
whether he has gone off to the war
with Colonel Theodore Rooscyelts
band Of rough riders or whether he
plans to be among the chosen few at
the summer resorts. Fashion has sane
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
IIOrriblc.

What does your wife do when she
gets angry with you? Threaten to re-
turn to her parents"'
"Oh, no, she takes revenge by re-
peating the fool things said to her on
our wedding trip
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
Heaviest BABY Ever Born.

The heaviest baby known is reported
from village near Brussels, where a
farmers wife has just given birth to a
child weighing over twenty-one pounds,
which is declared by experts to be the
heaviest known.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
John Wesley's Literary EE'

JOnn w eSleyS LItcE"S
JohnWesley realized a fortune
literary publications. he ID
have made by his religious '" =
fully $4,000. Every penny = :.
money was expended by "e''
charity.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
A professiOnal HaDlt

In 1000 cases Of the morpn'~
collected from all parts OF 'ne
the medical profession con'''
per cent. of the number.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
RrOulht to Time

Julia-Do YOU think the war will
have any effect on business?
Marie-Oh. yes; it has already had
an effect on business. Fred began
talking business last night when | told
him my heart always went out to sol
diers.-New York Evening World.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
FIRST CHlNAMAN TO ENLN
OnE Q. Tow, Santa Ana, Cal,
chant, in Uncle Sans SeYyiu

OHk W AOWs CuuSd ANU NALg n
chant, in Uncle Sans Servn|
A Santa Ana, Cal, correswal
writes: Since the beginning III
war several California born SpaI|
and MeXicans have enlisted wit)
unteer companies from the g
State to do battle against Spain
the first Chinaman to offer his s1
to Uncle Sam for S13 a month u
Q. Tow. a merchant of Santa NJ
Ong Is the son of wealthy ~
and is we'll educated. having aaa
school In San Francisco for q ID
Of years, but has never been as
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

cloth. In the front is a white matte
surface washable tablet. on which may
be recorded particulars of the exposure,
and in each partition is tape which
enables the slide to he easily pulled out
\ pencil and pencil holder are included,
and altogether this makes an excellent
protection for dark slides. either in the
camera case or in the holder alone.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
PRETTY SHOW OF PATRIOTISM.
Anv Girl with Dextrous Fingers Can
Carry Ont This Idea.

Put a small circular table In the
confer of the room, and. after draping
II with silken American colors. make
an Uncle Sam" hat out or pasteposiru
and fill 1t with flowers that represent
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

Helm head taller than you
She-Well, that's not much; YOU
know you haven't got q long head
Yonkers Statesman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
a Proper Finish.

Edith-So Kitty Adams has captured
that bonanza king?
Helen-Yes, he called her his jewel,
and she minated that she expected O.
gold Standardization Life,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

der to assure graceful success the
new handshake must be practiced long
and patiently in private before the left
hand is proffered in public; for there is
no denying that it is unnatural, even IL
1t does bear the stamp Of fashion
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
Before Dewey.

Manila has been taken before. The En-
glish did the job over 4 century ago,
and pretty tough task they had. The
fleet numbered fourteen ships; they
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

The relations of mans wife always
expect more of him than he expects of
himself.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

If you have new bad habit invos-
ueation Will reveal that you acquired
1t N trying to quit an old one.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
Strength of Spiders.

Naturalists say that, in proportion to
their size, spiders are seven times as
strong as lions.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
Spread of English Tongue.

Onefourth Of the land surface of the
globe is occupied by English-speaking
people.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

A lawyer minds his own business
when he attends to the affairs of other
people.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
How They H1S0'

A horse always gets up on =
legs first, and a COW dlrec" :
pOSite
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07

name and very bad manners. This
Spanish feline has disconcerting
habit Of sleeping inside the big guns
Of the Vizcaya, and more than once
she has been literally dragged from
death at the cannon's mouth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
BUST OF MISS VILLAS.
Recently Presented to the I,u
of the Northwestern r., 'aod

~, oniversih|
The marble bust of Frances
lard made by dorado Taft Co.
Shaifer of Evanston, ILL.,. was NY
ed to the authorities of Nor,h M
University recently with ANS
exercises. Two hundred invitsa
assembled in the reading rooms
rington Lunt library to witness y
yelling. Mr.. Shaffer, in sbor
dress, acknowledged his indohts.]
to Miss Willard for her kindly y
ance to him when he first enoo..
business in Chicago, and said =
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-07-07
CAT MASCOTS THE vlZCAYA.
Standards Have Pets on Warships
Same as Do Americans.

The Spaniards have animal mascots
aboard their warships the same as do
American man-o-warsmcn. The pet
of the Nizcaya. it seems. Is NAM
moth cat. with an unpronounceable
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-03

The New York Republican State
Convention was held at Saratoga last
Tuesday and COL Theodore Roosevelt
was nominated for governor Col.
Roo sevelt received 1913 votes over 218
for the present Incumbent, Governor
Black. Timothy LalWoodruf the pre-
sent Lieut.. Gov was renominated to
serve for another term a In nominat-
ing Mr.? Roosevelt for governor, the
Republicans have chosen a man who
has demonstrated in whatever posi-
ton he has been placed shat he is ut
terlysfearless and determined to bein-
dependent of ssbossesu and he may
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-03

The first number of the DAILY JOURNAL, for
the season of 1898, will be issue Wednes
day morning, october 5.
The DAILY JOURNAL has been, hitherto,
issued as an evening paper. During the APP
. preaching session of the Legislature it viii
be puh11sh- in the morning. The reason
for the change is this: 1t is impossible to
get into an evening pa per the later afternoon
p proceedings of the Legislature, or reports of
mlttees, which re generally held late in the
afternoon. or, for the most part in the even
ing. Meetings of societies and all social
events and entertainments, occur in the
evening, All these things usually the
most important and interesting of the days
dolngs. The morning paper will / blish
them while they are fresh-the evening paper
after they are some twenty four hours old
and have become an old'Story. BY the change,
the Morning Journal will present to its read.
eTS ALL the proceedings of the day and tven-
ing co np1ete, fl one edition, while they are
fresh and interesting. c-7li1 +I.7., - -,n-
. The DAILY JOURNAL has been published for
some fifty years.. Its successive publishers
have made a business of gathering and pub
fishing Legislative news, and acquired large
experience IA the work. 1t is the BEST and
FpRExosF Legislative Journal, having always
the Flu LLRST reports of everything connected
with the General Assembly.
:, The DAILY JOURNAL will be also complete
general newspaper giving, the local, State,
rational and foreign news, e I--,is
la LEGISLATIVE NOTES. conspicuous
is its. Legis lative Notes. These cover the
personal and other matters of a higher vein
tn an til ose of the Official Report. They en-
brace wide range of subjects, and take note
of the humorse as well as the sober side of
lawmaking and its Incidental ex periences.