Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-12-28
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played for many years in a store on
one of the principal streets OF that Guy
which has for ten years past oeen
vacant.
American CAPITALISTS have invaded
the Canadian iron country ana organ
ICED q company which viii control Tue
iron, steel. coal and limestone output OF
Newfoundland together with the Cap"
Breton coal fields aud the sydney lime
stone Quarries.
4 system is to he established in Phll-
sdelphia whereby teachers vii be gwen
permission 70 take their CLASSES tor one
half day. once or twice a year. to FAR
mount Park and to the geological gar
1ens. such visits to be- regarded as
part Of the regular class duties.
In the Transvaal July and August
are the midwinter months. October No
ye1lber and December constitute spring
and summer sets in shortly after CHRIST
mas. January is the hottest month ana
July the coolest The thermometer sell
dom goes over 80 degrees or under 20.
The new finds of iron ore in the Me-
nominee region Of Upper Michigan have
so upset all calculations about the kinds
of rock that ought to yield iron that II
is now deemed probable that large de-
posts are yet to be found and that more
metal is slowed away there than any
.lody supposed.
All the exterior of the great Sacre
Occur church In Montmartre has been
completed and the scatfol1ings which
have marked the hill for SO many years
will be soon taken down. So far the
church has cost about Si,oo0.0oo and as
much more will be needed before the
decoration is finished.
Gettysburg is now the most carefully
marked battlefield in the world.
Though the number Of men engaged on
both sides was 1600lW. th. position Of
every regiment. battery and squadron
has been accurately located. In addi-
ton 70 monuments. stones have been
set 10 define actual positions.
JapaneSe newspapers are published in
Brooklyn. San Francisco and Honolulu
and Japanese magazines at Sacramento
and Los Angeles. They are either lith-
ographed or produced by some mani
folding process. Japanese journalism
at home. as we'll as abroad, follows
American models in general.
In Boston the other day a man who
had been arrested on a charge of non.
support was fined $50 and his neglected
wife secured his release by paying that
amount. Under the provision OF the
law relative to such cases. which pro-
vides for the payment of the amount Of
the husbands fine to the wife. how
ever. the sum was promptly refunded
to the woman and the pair left the
court rejoicing.
Only 100000 out of $50. 900 900 Of
registered United States bonds now
outstanding are owned by nonresdents
Of this country There are about 2t5..
100000 of coupon bonds outstanding Of
which no record of ownership is kept.
but there is reason to suppose that a
larger proportion of these than of the
registered bonds is held abroad. The
record shows bow thorough has been
the foreign liquidation Of American Sc
eurities in recent years.
Seven years ago Bernard Brewster.
Of Grafton. w. Va. established IL
brary in that town and equipped it
with 1000 books. and in order to make
them more durable the donor had the
volumes bound in thin sheet iron COW
ers. The latest report of the librarian
shows that all of the books are still in
good condition. Notwithstanding the
fact that each has passed through the
hands Of $50 readers and not one penny
has been spent for repairing the bind
fngs.
Viewing the Dewey arch in New York
from the north. one Of the most promi-
nent things in sight is the huge adver-
tisement of one of Gotham's depart
nlent stores, which looms up boldly in
The back ground. OF the $4,000 views Of
the arch which have been taken by
professional and amateur photograph
ers. II is fair to assume that half. or
$4,000, We're snapped from the north,
and each of these pictures necessarily
contains the lad" of the department
store.
Near Philadelphia the widow Of a
clergyman has fitted w the sunniest
and best rooms in her house as work
roons for nvalids and delicate women.
Every convenience is supplied for COM
fort. Here the workers are taught TO
make all sorts of useful and beautiful
articles for sale. They are engaged at
q regular weekly salary and a free
lunch is served daily. Those who can
not leave their rooms are visited and
supplied with materials for knitting,
sewing. etc.
In Newark. \. j.. one Of the churches
has added greatly to its popularity by
allowing three of the prettest girls in
the congregation to act as ushers. The
youn. ladies' do their work we'll and
Shey have 10 trouble in seating the con-
Eregation swiftly and noiselessly.