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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
LIVING TRAPS IN THE OCEAN,.
Monster CLAIMS that Catch Hugh Frey
in Their Vis..Like shells.

In South Pacific waters are FOUND
some Of the largest shells known. one
IS a clamlike shell with huge ribs.
called the tridacna. one valve OF winch
has been known To weigh 30 pounds.
The meat alone weighed twenty-five
or more pounds, and single animal. II
served on the half she'll. would AFFORD
a good meal for fifty mon. The tri-
dacna has the habit Of lying with its
valves partly open. as though to trap
some unwary traveller. 1t has earned
an unsavory reputation and l. consld-
cred an animal to be avoided unless
means are at hand to render ii harm
less
The attention Of white men was first
attracted to this trap when party or
collectors We're rowing over the reef
in search of rare corals. They sudden
ly saw large fish beating the surface
violently with its head out OF the water.
AS they drew near they saw that the
fish was large shark. which had been
caught in a living trap. Its tail, or the
lower lobe was held securely by a giant
shell, the tridacna. the strong and pow
erful mollusk, clnging to it with wise
like grasp.
There Is a case on record Of man
having been entrapped in similar
way. He was an American collector,
unfamiliar with the reef and It's strange
inhabitants. and seeing what he sup
posed to be great green sea anemOne,
be attempted to grasp it. But the
anemone disappeared. and like u wise
the edges of the shell clamped the
wrist Of the unfortunate collector. who.
to his horror, found himself anchored
in a STOPPING position by his hand.
The tide was rising. not person was
in sight, and there was apparently no
possible chance of escape. The collec-
tor, fortunately, had knife and al
most craZed by the pain he began an
attack upon the shell, but every thrust
he made only caused the powerful ami
nal to clasp him closer and add to his
agony. 1t was impossible to cut around
the shell, the rock being too hard and
the only thing to do was to wait and
hope that the shell would relax and
permit him TO jerk his hand ont. Sec
Onds seemed minutes. and the minutes
hours. The water was rising higher
and higher: a gentle breeze had sprung
up, and waves began to form that
threw the water against the captive.
He had about determined upon a terri
bic alternative-to cut off his hand to
save his life when the shell visbly re-
Taxed its hold. and with a quick jerk
he pulled out the MANNED and helpless
member and turned in shore
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
Worked Until the Last

An anecdote Of the late Pierre puv,s
dc Chavannes, given on the authority
of NJ. Octave Mirbeau, says the Studin
deserves to take permanent place in
the annals of painting. Feeling him.
self very ILL.," says NJ. Mirbeau, "he
sent for his medical adviser. NV
dear friend said he, 4 want to know
exactly how long | have to live For
weeks past, in order that l might take
better care Of myself, have neglected
my work. l want to complete nv
fresco before l die. ask Won for tho
truth-the real truth. Eth bien, grave.
ly replied the doctor. you PERHAPS have
eight more days to live The same
day he went into his studio and cam.
menced to work furiously. For :.
whole week he painted ten hours dav
only abandoning his canvass when
with increasing weakness the brush
fell from his hand"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23

.,,av 'ust managed 10 keep tho zereoa
from, falling into the hands Of the enc
my After his Mai. Temple made sew
oral ascent, with his captive balloon
and detected the enemy in the bush
rr-nariug 10 make another attack
while the force in the zereba, thinking
that they had quite retired, were total
Is of guard.
Col. Temper says that the slsht Oh
The balloons has very denoraiiZIhs
effect upon the natives Of these couh'
tries. since they cannot ind cover from
them to hide their movements. Tor even
at night they are easily detected from
the balloons by means Of the powerful
electric searchlights carried in the car
These natives are in the habit OF crying
out that they cannot night against
troops Reinforced with young moons
Pail Mall Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23

fa- Masoury was Q-oh!b.-a1 th'-
In th- Philippine. under Spanish ruiz,
aud any man joluin: the Organization
..l zAt under al ancient .av y. tortured
and executed. About his ti;le in ISIS
he got !l-o some trouble with thu span
.sh authorities and went 70 Hong KONG
~ escape their fortunes. While here IL
took advantage Of all the educational
privileges that came In his way. H.
attended thu drills and parades of the
British garrisons, frequeuted th- gun
shops On Queens road. purchased IRE.
arms for his own U.s., and in every pos
sible way Increased his fund Of prac.
teal knowledge. He entered the Chi
nese army and learned all he was per
rntted 70 learn there Then he Joined
the navy and gained all the knowledge
he could Of naval warfare and equip
tnent. He studied the lives and cam.
paigns Of Bonaparte, Wellington. Won
Moltke and Grant. He also picked UP
at least a smattering Of English,
French, Latin and Chinese.
At the outbreak Of the great Insured.
ton In 1896 he held some political posi-.
ton in provincial town. He was very
popular with all sections ri the people
except the order Of Dominican friars.
whose tyranny he openly denounced.
He gradually came TO the front as q
leader Of section which was willing
TO exhaust diplomacy In dealing with
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
THE. FILIPINO CHIEF.
HE'S T-E BEST h.LEY SP5Cl.
MEN IN HISTORY.
Of Doubt -ul Percentage, the Filipino
Leader l. Well Educated, a Lover Of
Cunning Diplomat.
-<-s~-

Aguinaldo is highly Interesting
character. He has had remarkable
career for 80 young man, and events
seem 10 point to him from the first as
"a man Of destiny, His complexion Is
about half way between th. reddish
brown Of the Malay and the olive Of
the Spaniard. There Is yellowlsh
t!nge about it which. taken In connec-
tiOD with his forehead, would lead one
10 infer that a modicun Of Chinese
blood flowed in his veins. and that in
his pedigree was some individual Of
IgOrrote-Chinese or OF Tagalo-Chinese
characteristics. Upon this point il will
be difficult, If not impossible, ever 10
leorn the exact truth. so deep has
been the moral mire Of the PHILIPPINES
under Spanish rule so universal the
immortality Of the dominant race, that
neither the civil nor religious authori.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
Left Hi, Hand at San Juan.

He climbed aboard the car slowly
and with evident weakness, and
dropped into the only vacant seat, not
withStanding the fact that several
women who had entered with him were
left standing, and that one of them was
so heavily loaded with bundles that she
couldn't even make use of strap This
woman planted herself directly in front
of the weak -lOOking man. and swayed
to and fro grimly before him. glaring
angrily down into his emacated coun-
tenance the while. Presently the car
lurched suddenly around a corner, and
one of her bundles fell to the floor.
with great sound of breaking glass
and china. The indignant woman gath
cred the fragments of her ruined house.
hold treasures with hasty. impulsive
movements. and, strengthening up, fair.
~ snorted at the man before her:
You might at least have put out a
hand to save it," she told him. con-
temptuously. The man colored. hest.
tated, and then spoke quietly:
Il have no hand on that side. mad.
anne" he said, while all the other mas.
sengers listened with sympathetic in.
terest; Il left it at San Juan."-Chicoy,
Inter Ocean.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
BEATEN BY A PRIEST,
Father Rancy, hapla n on the OF IN.
pin, Gives Tom "a Drubbinx.

Several years ago when Sailor
Sharkey' was u seaman ON the Olym-
pia, he met with Il defeat of which he
IS actually proud to this day. There
was not one Of the c.ew whom Tom had
not bested with the mitts. One day
Father Rancy, formerly ii resident Of
Detroit, and then chaplain of the boat,
stepped into the seamens messroom,
and there stood Sharkey and another
sailor stripped to the buff, with their
suspenders for belts. big six ounC e
gloves on, >lamming away al elch other
for dear life.
Sharkey would drop his hands, let his
opponent hit him where and when he
chose, but when he Strengthened out his
arm and landed. the chairs and every
thing else in the room would rattle.
Father Raney stood and watched them
for some time before they noticed him.
when both blushed and started to with
draw from the room.
Don't stop on my account" said the
priest; 81 enjoy that kind of sport as
we'll as any one. | guess III have to
put on the mitts with you some day,
Tom, and give you a few pointers"
Tom accepted the challenge laughing,
and a few days later was somewhat
surprised when Father Rancy asked
him if he was ready for that boxing
bout.
You bet am, Father" said he, and
into the ship he went after the gloves
that had been nearly all over the world.
When they had stripped for action,
nearly everybody on board was peer
ing over somebody else's shoulder to
see how Tom would handle the divine.
The ensign, who had been selected
as referee called Shake hands, and
they went at it.
There was a look of pathetic sadness,
almost sorrow, on the sailors face as
he dropped little tap on the priests
breast, but when the chaplain counter
Sharkey made another jab, which was
countered neatly, and returned with a
cut on the side of the head that put
him on his mettle. Tom lunged about
right and left, and tried all the tactics
he knew, but Father Raney met him at
every point, and thumped him almost
at will. He met the sailors rushes with
a punch on the nose, or stinger in the
ribs, until the sailor acknowledged that
he had more than met his match.
Father Raney, before his enlistment,
was one of the best amateur athletes in
Michigan He was with Dewey at
Manila.-ChicagO Inter Ocean.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23

MACHINE KEEPS BOOKS.
In2enious Device in New York Bank
IL Operated by Electricity.

IL Operated by Electricity.
An adding machine in use in the
Union Dime Savings bank, New York
City. is operated by electricity. 1t
marks In depositor's book the amount
OF his deposit, and makes a duplicate
OF the entry on tape locked in a box
attached to the machine. AT the same
time the amount OF the deposit Is au-
tomatcally added to the total Of the
banks transactions, so that glance at
the latter would tell just how much
money the bank had received since its
organization.
The mnchne Is placed on table at
the teller's right hand. In front of it Is
keyboard with rows Of figures ar
ranged Ike the letters on a typewriter.
When deposit is made the teller
places the dcpositor's book under a
cylinder filled with movable figures on
the side of the machine. Then he pulls
the figures on the keyboard that rep.
resent theamount Of the deposit. These
flgures are connected by wires with the
fgures on the cylinder. The teller next
moves lever and that sets the ma.
chine In motion. The amount of the
deposit Is printed on the book and at
the same time on tape locked In a
box placed just above the cylinder, 50
that double entry Is made Should
the teller make any mistake there Is an
ingenious cOntrivance attached to the
machine that would prevent it from
working and thus notify him of the
error
After the entries have been made in
the depOsitO:s book and on the banks
tape another cylinder Is set In notion
This Is In the middle OF the machine
ana contains movable figures running
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23

ties have ever cared to keep any record
Of the alliances and misalliances, the
births legitimate and illegtmate, the
wives, concubines and mstresses,
slaves and abducted women who have
filled the long years Of Spanish rule.
In bis features, face and skull Aguin-
aldo looks more like European than
a Malay. He is handsome according
TO Spanish standard Of masculine beau
ty. Friends and enemies agree that he
Is intelligent, ambitious, far sighted,
vlndictlye. and at times cruel To those
who like him he Is courteous, polished,
thoughtful and dignified TO those who
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23

Spain before resorting to arms. He ex-
hausted diplomacy completely and then
prepared TO fight AS an organizer OF
the natives he was wonder. Like
BOnaparte. he seemed to exert q
strange fascination upon his people.
Wherever he went he was followed by
troops Of admirers, and while other
generals suffered at times he and his
camp were always supplied with the
choicest supplies and comforts. Nor
was the feeling Of more than admira-
ton confined to the Tagals, stold Igor
rotes, and half-naked Negritos. Gun
ming and skeptical half breeds, and
even Spaniards themselves. seemed to
share in this odd hero worship.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
A Matter of Stoturo


1t Is an undeniable fact that the ma
jority of men prefer short women to
tall ones. Perhaps this Is because they
like to be looked up to-at all events nv
the fair sex-and it is only natural for
them to prefer the girl who. in her H.
tie caressings and fascinating lover
like ways, has, on account of her short
ness. to look up at him for the nurnoso
OF peering into his love-lit eyes. Tan
women are usually dignified and an.
pear to scorn kittenlsh ways, and 81.
though they manage to draw odmiro
ton, 1t Is rather of the awe-insnirinc
kind. No doubt, owing to the small,
ness of stature and pretty. plavfu,
ways, men give to little women moro
petting than the tall. dignified women
demands. 1t is fact, too, that mon
are rather shy about approaching tail
women, because of the restraint xyb,oh
they feel but cannot explain. NAV
are under the mpression-why. # ia
nard to tell-that tall women ore hru,
TO be commanders, and they are in thaIr
natural element when left alone IN
their reserved dignity and MUSINGS In
thelr lonely wanderings.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23

dislike him he IL inslncere, pretentiOus,
vain and arrogant. Both admit him to
be genial, generous, elfsacrificing,
popular and capable Of the adminlstra-
tlOn OF affairs.
His friends say that he was the son
Of Spanish general; his enemies in
Manila that he was the offspring Of II
dssOlutc but learned Jesuit. At the
age of 4 he was a house boy In the
home of Jesuit priest in Cavite. A
house boy In the Philippines, as in
China, plays the part Of house dog
rather than that Of a domestic servant.
If the head Of the house Is cruel he Is
kicked and cuffcd by everybody and
lives on short commons: If his master Is
kind and affectlonnte he enjoys about
the same attention as one of the chill
drcn of the family. The only work
which he does IS to run from one part
of the house TO the other or from the
house to any part Of the grounds with
in the compound or space inclosnd by
the walls around the entire establish
mcnt. He helps the able boy to clean
the silver, to scOur the knives, ana to
set and unset the table. AguinaldO's
master was "A very kind man and took
deep interest In the welfare of his
little prOtege. lIc dressed him well. 80
much so as to excite the notice and
even the wrath Of some nelghbors
More important still, he gave the boy
an education, which, though unequal to
what every child receives In the United
States. was n hundredfOld better than
what is bestowed upon the little Tagals
of Luzon.
Aguinahlo was an apt scholar. He
was prccocious like the Malay, ambl-
tious like the Caucasian, and had n
memory like the Chinaman the great
est memory possessed by man. At the
age of seven he was the equal Of most
half breed boys of II. At 10 he was
mentally the superior of most Of the
half breeds Of his district. When he
was II or - he was enrolled In the
medical department of the Pontiflcal
University of Manila under Profs
Nadia and Buitrago. He was n bright
student, but nothing Is known of his
college career. Shortly after this time
he committed what is an objectionable
sin, both secular and religious. In the
Philippines by joining the Masonic or
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23

up into the millions. These figures tell
the total Of the banks receipts since 1t
was organized and the amount that has
Just been deposited Is added to 1t.
At the end of days business the
officials Of the bank add together the
totals registered on the two receiving
machines, deduct from them the total
registered on the paying out machine
ana strike n trial balance in n moment
The machines are Enclosed in glass
cases. SO that every part can be readily
COON.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
Rest While Work.,

An important lesson for
housewife 10 learn Is that 81.
rest amid her daily labor. and
do this if she would preserve,
and strength as well as thu
enjoy life. The manner ID =,
learns and applies it will m,j
difference in the world to hsI
about her. If she neglecs It.
she will grow old and hagg,d
fore her time. find her ownl
Of pleasure and full Of d1i
prove herself a kilijcy to ALI
her. Work never killed oil
body If it was accompanlN /
amount of recreation and /
Let no woman. however stna
be. imagine that she can goa
necessarily without growi4
turely old.
1t is the cheerful-hearted I
women who accomplish thei
in the world. because they d
enough to stop between tina
are the ones who keep thet!
freshness longer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23

pearance and to make her,s,
IN the eyes of Others il M NJ
1t is pleasant and adds n
total Of the happiness Of NIL
beauty and, therefore, for N
others, we ought to strive al
penslve, or even fashlop,h.
are not within the range Of j
but neatness and daintiues
after all is said and done A
contributes to beauty AMI
make 1t.
Culture and education AZ. |,
factors in the making Of NJ
deed. a gently reared, redpsa ,
ligent girl can hardly fail n,
ant-looking, in spite Of lacsI,,
beauty or feature. The t,sl,.
mind is an immense aid to n
this one often sees in plrh !
been taken from surrounds,
they were intellectually s,,
where they had a dull, bs,
much the reverse Of pleasip,
in refined surroundings and,
tellectual advantages, even
est of them acquires a grss|
nifty and brightness which asI
transforming and reveal A h,
erto unsupported.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
Balloons in War.

During the expedition to the Soudan
the balloon corps We're Of immense SER
vice in disclosing the position and tao
tics Of the enemy. In one particular
instance the SOudaneSe attacked Gen.
MacNeills zereba (earthworks), estab-
lshed to protect the cnvirons of Sua-
kim, near Tamai. The attack took
place during the night, and before help
could arrive most of the British SOL
diers were hors de combat, although
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
VEIL FASTENER,

In such manner that 1t is impossible
for 1t to get loose or come unfastened
1t Is a neat and effective ornament to
any hat and quite a length of yelling
Is saved by its use. Another advantage
Is that of having veil that can be
slipped undone without the slightest
trouble. and yet the wind cannot blow
1t loose, and the troublesome method
Of tying and untying knots is dispens.
ed with,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
DIFFICULT RHYMES.
Som. Amusing Efforts over M onth"
and "Orange."


"Yor can" says Tom - l!spiag Bill,
Find any rhyme to- moa,h-
- graf ni,h,ake." was BIS reply.
III. anI rhyme a. on,h."
There are certain words II Tie En-
gl.sa language that present almost In
,uperab.e difficulties 70 the wou.d-be
po--t, and such words are month and
orange" However. as in the above
example. certain persons surmount.d
the difficulty. though. i must be adj
mitted. only by compounilng TWO
word, or d>tort!ng, splitting and other
wise spelling one. Better than most IS
Christina Z set'is EXAMPLE n her sing
Song Nursery Rhymes.
How many weeks in a month:
-Four as the swift moon rum n.
This IS distinctly better than The ef-
forts Of many lispers, who confess their
inability to rhyme 70 month al
thugh they could do "wunth." Less
grammatical. but more funny, IS the
university mans attempt:
How sweet it is to toll from month 70
month,
Working equations from one-plus-oneth.
Father prout has left Oh record full
and frank confession OF his ina bility 70
find rhyme for this difficult word.
He says in long poem, which achieves
the rhymeless as the end OF every
verse:
We parted at the gate in June.
That soft and balmy month,
Beneath the sweetly beamny moon
And Cwunth. hunth. bunth. sunth-
can't find any rhyme for MONTH.
Notwithstanding all these failures 70
and perfect rhyme. however there IS
one example that may be said TO hit the
mark. IL is ascribed to W. :. Gilbert,
and includes not only a rhyme to
month";" but also 10 orange" 1t
RUS
From the Indus to the Biorange
Came the rajah in month,
Sucking now and then his orange.
Counting all the while his Grunth.
This is the only perfect instance, and
even this Is not perfect, for. though the
Irish river Blorange Is an absolute
rhyme to orange yet it IS a kind of
rhymeless blasphemy TO pronounce the
name Of the Hindus holy book as II
II rhymed with month Its real pro-
nunciatiOn Is "Grunt,' but lest the poor
word under discussion should 90 for
ever minated, We may all admit that
the final I'll" is no just cause or i'm
pediment, and that this is no time to
talk Of proper pronunciations.
There are many amusing attempts
with regard to orange" The follow
ing is a good sample; it also includes
the lemon:
| gavc my darling child a lemon
That lately grew its fragrant stem on.
And next. to give her pleasure more range,
offered her juicy orange
And nuts-she cracked them in the door
hinge.
London Standard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
At What Age Should Girls Marry?

At What Age Should Girls Marry?
1t has come to pass that the modern
girl marries later in life than her pre-
1ecessOr. She feels that there Is no
hurry and takes plenty of time to look
about her. The healthy minded would
generally prefer to marry. but just at
what age it is somewhat hard to deter
nine. 1t seems to me that the only
possible answer to the question Is also
he most obvious, namely. when she ar
ives at years of discretion. This hap
pens at various ages, according to the
character and capacity of the girl.
Some girls are sensible women at 10:
some are never sensible " omen at ALL
The Amelia Sedley sort of girl is a
survival of the chattel period. and as
she never acquires the sort of discre-
ion which is safe conduct through
life it makes no difference at what age
she marries. She is the clinging sort
IF creature who looks about for man
20 lean upon and generally finds one,
'Or men in theory still prefer her They
'entimentalize on the subject in their
youth and talk about the Ivy and the
oak. When they are captured. IL they
10 not suffer the fate Of the oak
'mothered by the ivy. but survive to
ell the tale. they still cling to their
heory; but they spend the leisure hours
If their middle age ut their clubs.-The
Ientlewoman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
Veil Holder.

Every woman who wears a veil will
appreciate this novelty in the shape Of
a veil-fastener. a clever little contriy-
ance which entirely abolshes the old
system of tying or pinnng the veil at
the back of the head. 1t is simplicity
itself. and by merely joining the two
ends OF the fastener the veil Is secured
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-03-23
CITY of Ilridl0ea

Client, Belgium, Is built on twenty.
six Islands, which are connected with
one another by eighty bridges. Three
hundred streets and thirty public
squares are contained In these islandS