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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
COMPETITION FOR LABOR.
state of fairs in Japan that Seems
odd 10 I :.

)
odd 10 ;.
The owners of factories irf Japan
Lav" II hard time Of it.. Judging by an
article in the Christian Register In
dustrial progress has been SO rapid
especially since the war between Japan
and China, that IL rather peculiar con.
dition Of things prevails. The emigra.
tion to the cities has not kept pace with
the demand for Labor. and consequent
ly the factories. which have such a
press OF work that in the case of the
cotton and spinning industries they are
run day and night. cannot find enough
lahOrers.
In this state of affairs the factories
ge with each other to obtain men and
girls. They send ont agents to distant
places to muster n crowd of working
girls and bring them to the towns
Dornitories are built for those who
come from n distance. But the mum.
Der of girls and men thus obtained is
not sufficient. The inhabitants of the
cities must be bribed to work in the
factories. Different attractions are Of
fered. Some owners provide tenement
houses which they let to the workers al
IL nominal rent, Others. sell them cheap
rice.
Competition goes further Still. Not
only do the factories bid for outside
help. but they try to lure away the
workers from rival factories. This has
led to SO much quarreling that often
the police are called upon to Interfere
AS Il consequence. Il uuon among the
thread factories has been formed. and
an agreement made that no factory
shall employ man or woman from any
other factory in the union until he or
she has for Il certain stated period left
the other factory If IN employer does
thus engage one from another factory,
he is fined.
Yet the stealing of laborers goes on
1t has become Il necessity for each
factory to send an inspector to other
factories from time to time. to SOY out
the stolen ones The thief. however. is
often too wary to let his booty be dis
covered. 1t is said that some factories
have skillfully contrived hiding places
where the fugitivcs can conceal them
selves the instant an inspector enters
the factory. One of the factories is
said to have gone so far as to feed the
men who have left other employers
until the stated time has elapsed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
MORBID CURIOSITY,
Many Instances of 1t Recorded at tE
Hotel Windsor Fire,

Many Instances of 1t Recorded at the
Hotel Windsor Fire.
Some of the many instances recorded
tel Windsor fire bear directly upon a
subject which has long Interested stu
dents of the human brain. The New
York police department had much to
contend with during those awful three
days; yet of all the troubles reported,
it was neither thieves nor mobs. but
morbidly curious women who made
their lives Il bore. No one has ever sat
isfactorily explained why the weaker
sex should lean to the gloomy yet they
do, as the popularity OF such novelists
ns Corclli will testify The news of the
fire had scarcely reached the suburhs,
and many of the engines had not yet
reached the scene, declares a Broad
way officer, when hundred of women,
of all ages, classes ana conditions,
FASTENED to the spot. They left the line
of the parade for miles along to take in
such IA sight as Il holocaust Of perhaps
one hundred souls. Nothing short of
i'tlItl lOIft NbllItl Eftlt llltlll iEt'N, VIC
'alling walls themselves seemed to have
no terror. The next day it was even
worse. as all were bent upon seeing the
mutilatcd bodies They would stand
for hours, one. two and three squares
away, to see II plain deal box go by on
L wagon. They endcavorcd to cvade
the police by every art known to their
kind, and when an officers back was
turned slipped by with the stealth Of
hardened criminals. One well-drcssed
woman, hearing that a stump. or an
arm. or some such thing. had been I'M
earthed, fairly climbed the shoulders
Of the crowd to see it pass. Another,
an old German woman, pushed her
way through the struggling MOB ana
actually reached the box, into which
she stared with fascinating eyes Yet
the majority of them would undoubted-
IDLY faint at the sight of Il finger cut.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04

Many a baby cries with collie, and
suffers with insomnia simply because
it is cold; and the nurse walks up and
down the floor with it. and plcases her
self with the idea that it is motion that
is relieving the child's crying. In real
ity, it is because the little thing re-
ceives warmth and comfort from the
adult body. Other things being equal,
| believe in "A crib for the night ana II
cradle for the day; not the swinging
basket affairs which are fashionable.
but the old fashioned cradle with mod
crn rockers. which givcssthe baby just
II little bit of n jog. and 50 relieves the
tcdum of II life spent absolutely in re
pose
Her" is an effective method of rclicV-
ing Il child that has swallowed Il morSrl
of food down the Windppe." IT has
long been the fashion 10 Sap the suffer
ing yOllngstcr on the back without pro
ducing any especial results. Fond
mothers. in order to relieve their poor
darlings." should observe the following
simple method Seize both hands of
the child ana hold his arms in II per
pendicuiar position. The conScuuent
Widening of the chest viii at once re
move the cause of the discomfort
New York Magazine of Sanitation and
Hygiene.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
QUEEN VICTORIA.
Sang Duet with Il Professional Pc
fore Her Court.

An interesting anecdote. and believ-
ed to be little known il America. Is told
OF an occasion when her Majesty
Queen Victoria. took part with a COM
mon, ordinary virtuos0 in a duet. y
famous grand opera company. singing
in London at the time, WAS command
ed" to appear before the Queen at
Windsor. The opera selected 10y her
Majesty was. rs usual. one that had
been very popular In the early days of
her reign. namely. The Daugher of
the Regiment" and that old-time IA
voritc singer, Aynsley Cooke, played
one of his best parts. Sergeant oulpice.
After the conclusion of the perform
ance with which the Queen was evil
IDENTITY delighted the members of the
company We're RECALLED with a Sumptu-
Gus dinner and when this agreeable
episode was drawing To a close one of
the chief officials of the royal house
hold came to Aynsley Cooke and re-
quested him TO come into the drawing,
room. where her Majesty wished to see
him. The barytone willingly obeyed
the command, and was cordially greet
ed by all the members of the royal
family present
The Queen asked Mr.. Cooke If he
could sing in the duet for Figaro and
KoSiua. from The Barber of Seville"
and the singer replied, ''leS. your Maj
esty, | could sing it backward" To
Xsh 4
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
Children or Taxes.

Children are ut n premium in NADIA
gaScar. one must have them or pay 4
tax to the authorities. This is the latest
decree issued by the government; OF
Madagascar. For some time the popu-
lation of the island has been decreAS-
ing. The government authorities sat
in council short time ago. and dcctd-
ed upon Il tax to be levied upon every
man who. at'the age of -, is unmar-
ricd, and upon every married man
who, ut that age, has no children The
tax is three dollars and seycnty-iive
cents year. Every girl must pay a
tax of one dollar and eighty cents a
year as long as she remains single
after she passes her twenty-fourth year,
and every married woman does the
same until she has children as the re-
suit of her marriage.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04

Miss Caroline Hazard, the new presi-
dent of Wellesley College, is herself
NOT II college graduate. She is - years
old
The Chinese pronounce their dow.
agcr Empress the most beautiful wom-
an the Celestial kingdom has ever
known.
Rudyard Kipling has but one sister.
and she is now engaged to an English
army officer in the staff corps stationed
somewhere in India.
Mrs. Thomas &. l'latt is described as
most transformations woman, tall. ma
tronly, with dark hair, vcrging on
gray. She wears little jewelry, though
she Is the owner of some famous dia-
monds.
Mrs. "Jeb' Stuart, widow of the Con-
federatc cavalry commander has re-
signed the principalship of the Virginia
Female Institute, the diocesan school
of two dloccses. She has occupied the
position for many years.
Nine. Rostand, wife Of the author of
"Cyrano de Bergcrac,' has Il gift of
her own for writing verses. Not long
ago some of them We're rccited by
Sarah Bernhardt mt one of the matin-
ees which Paris journals delight to
giva.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
TALK ABOUT RICH GIRLS.

n ANY poor mon would like a
MI wife with a fortune. because Il
u fortune is undeniably Il handy
thing to have in ones family, but the
men who look to marriage as a means
of support are c0.nparatlvcly few. and
usually their attitude towards life Is 50
obvious that no fairly sensible rich girl
need be taken i'm hv them. no man
who i not a fool or a rascal will wish to
marry a woman. lp she rich or poor,
with whom he does not believe he can
live happlly. Bur there is no such thing
as a marriage in which one partner is
happy ana the other not Either it j. Il
good marriage for both or for neither.
MARRIAGE is Il, much. or very nearly
as much. a failure 10 Il man who is not
happy with a rich wife rs To one who is
not happy whore both are DOOR. What
the rich girl wants is lust what the
Door g'rl want,-a rood man who suits
her AMI who +. worth marrving #
She can >aff>rv herself that her sutton
is GOOD man. and that he has sense
enough 10 proy,Gr for his own happi-
ness. she reed not distress her mind
with sueculations rs to how much
weight her fortune mas in promoting his
attentions. The man who wants to mar
~ her merely because she j. rich is I'M
worthy. ANA If She has a fair degree of
discornmpnt she will detect his unwor-
ihincss But the man who wants to
marry her. and is Glad she has a fortune
because it makes marriage more feast
bic for both of them. Is not necessarily
unworthy. but if She loves him he may
lie an advantageous person for her to
marry.
The practical turn of mind which
makes n man appreciate the advan-
topes of accommodated NANCY does NOT
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
CHILDREN'S COLUM-,.
A DEPARTMENT FOR LII LE
BOYS AND GIRLS.
Something that Will Interest the in
veniIe Members of Every Househoiu
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of Many Cute and Cunning Children.
"Oh. the wind in the chimney,

"Oh the wind in the chimney.
| hate the wind in the chimney
1t scolds and complains, and it never does
tire.
Says Harry. who's crouching down close
to the fire.
Alas. Alas. What does til" wind say:
80 Harry. you've been Il bad boy to-day
You've cheated at school, and cheated at
play
And worried and frctted to have your own
way
Says the angry wind in the chimney.
ooh, the wind in the chimney.
love the wind in the chimney
1t laughs and it whistles. it sings and 1t
crows
Says Johnny, who's warming his fingers
and toes.
IIa, ha IIa. ha. What does the wind
say:
80 Johnny. you'vc been good boy to-day.
So faithful in school, and honest in play.
And many a fellow you've helped on the
way
Says the merry wind in the chimney.
Youths Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04

~ 80
NAME OF A STATE CAPITAL.

Higher Criticism in the Nqrserv.
1t happened in Sunday school. The
subject under discussion was solomon
and his wisdom. A little girl was asked
to tell the story of Solomon and the
women who disputed the possession of
a child. She timidly rose up and an
swered: Solomon was a very wise
man. One day two women went to
him, quarreling about n baby. One
woman said, This is my child ana
the other said, no; this is my child.
But Solomon spoke up and said: NO,
no, ladies'; do not quarrel. Give me
my sword and | will make twins of
him, 50 each can have one"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
MORE PENNIES
Than He Wanted or Can Use i'm a Ye.r
or Two.


Two.
over IN Brooklyn there is a lumber
dealer who has learned what it is to
have too much of good thing. He
has occasional use for pennies, He has
among his customers man who makes
hand organs for the use of the strect
beggars. TO this maker of Italian
street musicians supplies he had sue
cess1ully applied on several occasions
for pennies in small amounts. 4 wool,
or SO after the last of these apDlico.
tons the hand organ maker drove IN
To the office of the luml er merchant m /
with much effort managed to hauI into
the office Il nose bag such as horses ora
fed from when standing on the street
There was smile of satisfaction ON
the face of the organ maker as he Iif+od
the bag and pumped it with a resound.
ing and metallic clang on the desl, of
the merchant
You like the pennies" he said cor.
daily, as he beaned upon the lumlo,..
man. Il have here 1900 of them. How
you like"' And he fairly dubbed over
with good nature.
AS 1t wouldn't do to OFFEND good
customer. the lumberman took tbe nan.
MES and passed over bills for tbor
But he took good care to let his custor,
er know that he wouldn't mead ,r,,
more small change for year or two
ana that he might find some other place
IN which to unload the pennies of tbn
organ grinders in the future.-New
York Times.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
Queer Boys of Zululaud,

John l.. DObe, the young native Zulu
missionary, who is at present studying
in this country, says that the life of the
Zulu boy is not all play. AT the same
time that our boys are started out for
school, often feeling very much injured
because the day is bright and they
would rather play football. the Zulu
boy, without any breakfast, is sent out
into his fathers field, where the croDs
are growing.
The work assigned to him there does
not in the least resemble any chores
that boy might find to do here for it
consists in chasing away the monkeys
and balloons which come out of the
forest and prowl about with designs OH
the ripening pumpkins and other fruits.
This is lively work, for monkeys are
notably quick in their movements. and
unless the youngsters are on the alert
the monkeys pounce upon their booty
and carry it away under the boys
noses.
At other times of the year it Is not
the balloons but the birds that must
be kept from the ripening grain. After
a morning of such lively exercise the
boys are ravenous for their noon meal.
the first food that is given them during
the day, for they only eat twice in
twenty-four hours, with not so much
as an afternoon tea between times.
The whole aim of a Zulu boys train
ing is to make him dauntless and vic
torious warrior. This being the case.
the most important of their games is
one-in which they learn to throw sharp-
ened sticks with skill. 1t is played as
follows: One of their number asccDds
a small hill while the others, with their
sticks in their hands, range themselves
in a row down the side The lad at thc
top then throws past the boys with all
his force the huge, soft bulb OF a large
African lily. This bulb is foot in
diameter, and as it goes by the first
BOY filings his stick at it. If he fails to
pierce it the next boy, quick as light
ming, throws too, and if he fails. the
next one tries 1t, and so on until one
of them sends his stick into the heart
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
Practically Explains

Occasionally a victim
ging in the courts OF JusN
swers in u spirited and
manner.
4 solicitor WAS cr0sSeul
young fellow of rather may
per. The youthful witness nA
that he had seen the defenu
a book at the plaintiff, and ls
had seized on the word.
shy. Shy a book. WIZ
mean by that: Will you eAp
court what the word 'shy "
The little chap leaned over
beneath the witness box, pO
law book and threw 1t at tne'
head. WHO lodged just in uu
Il think the court now Wv
the meaning of the WORD "
the magistrate, gravely.
And the boy was allowed "
testimony without furtne'
tion.-Spare Moments.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
For the Complexion.

Don't drink tea or coffee.
Drink pure water.
Eat grapes, apples, raisins and figs
Eat few sailed almonds daily.
Don't eat too much animal food
An egg or two day, soft boiled. in.
stead of meat.
Eat an orange every day or so.
Walk two or three miles Il day.
Bathc the whole body daily in tepid
water.
Don't fret, don't worry; be calm and
quiet.
Follow the above and YOU will he
perfectly strong, healthy, beautiful
ana live to great age. NJ. Felix Cha
lruX.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
The Offering OF Song.

The Music Committee-Now,h here is
singer whose enunciation is perfect.
You can understand her quite readily
when she sings.
The Committee on Church Discipline
Well, If we go to employing singers
who can be readily understood, we've
got to revise the hymnology to conform
to our creed, that's all.-Detroit Jour-
nal
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
New Flower.

john Book walter, VINO na'
returned FROM Il year ana Nv
I'll in Asia. tells of a renlafA''
that grows in Siberia. Inc. J
it seems. in the coldest ".
frozen earth. and bear peA's
SONS in the month OF Jallu"'
III the duration of its plO0D
err resembles somewhat Vu' \
lus, each blossom lastlns y,
The flower is star-snap''
opens. its petals of the sauN !,
the leaves. and about nan 'D,1
The anthers, which are he']
at the third or fourth u''
their eXtrcmities mlllu'' n
specks. which shine In, n
They are about a slXteen'D !.
in diameter. These are u,
name is an unpronOunee'
word.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04

Il woman's work in the home, any more
than n woman can b" expected to I'M
derstand fully mans work in the
outer world" writes Edward Box in
the Ladies' Home journal. But SO
far women have acquired a truer con
ccption of mems work than men have
of Womcn's work. | firmly believe
that if men We're more appreciative
garded houscwifery as "A profession
ana IL responsible one, deserving of the
highest respect. and requiring quite as
much brain and education as any mas
culinc profession. there would be fewer
women looking for broader fields of
work ana more Responsible duties.
Men have made women feel too kecnly
that it Is what the man does: that it is
lis profession which moves the world.
and that the work which woman
does in her home is. willie necessary,
yet hardly to be compared with mans
achievements. 1t is this holding up
the greater which has driven many an
ambitious woman into that world to
become Il part Of it. and thus acquire
n position of more apparent import
ancc. Not given recognition in their
natural work, women have gone out
ana tried work that is unnatural to
than, -
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04

You can always hear of man whose
wife can wrap him around her little
finger, but did you ever personally see
One2
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04

There are many girls who are shun-
ned by men, and for the most part the
fault lies with themselves. The girl
who never exercises herself to be agree
able unless She can have everything her
own way is one of them. for there is
not a man alive who will give way in
everything to a girl. The girl who
scoids is another type; she may be per
fectly good-tempcrcd, but she has con-
tracted the Seeding habit, and so she
is left alone to scold at her pleasure
Then there is the girl with the
man dares to make love to her. because
there is nothing whatever to love in
her. SO the girl scowls at what she
considers their bad taste, utterly ignor-
ant of the fact that her own foolish
conduct is the sole cause of their neg
lect. Another girl without a lover Is
the painfully shy maiden. She likes to
see men at a distance. but the moment
they draw near she drives them back
with embarrassment. They retire sim
ply out Of pity, seeing her distress and
awkward DaShfulncSs. Last on the list
comes the girl who always has some
thing smart to say about every one she
sees. ridiculing people in order to he
considered clever, little knowing how
men intensely dislike to hear her pull
ing evcrybody's character to pieces for
their amusement.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
AN ODD Depo,,,
HIS Methods Fooled a..
stood Behind a.,

stood Behind the
1hr cashier of a thrivip, !,
big Western town was da' s
ing.
wv hen l began my care,
banking business" he said '' !
III Ola established bank in a.,
to which my father had bss
president. We didn't 1.-Two n
until his election and ma,'
when he took charge. Afrp,'
months experience | was
Sistant receiving teller, ana
that and my youth, and tbs
my father was president, | ~
about four sizes too large fl,
But | got over it. and ana
there was a lull and the recelu
nav -'''V ''' ioNS 'Ile street to
IA check that he had taken | !,
to the window and took my
son. y rough-lool;ing old fn
in that | thought was a f,r)
HaYVillc. He came straics,
and said he wanted to don.
money. 1t wasn't my busiDsl
dertakc II new customer. hut
knew it all, and began to Nj
lie Sald d" wanted to depat
that day, but had more. MA
him the ha la then and then
him to run around to the Mn.
Bank and become Il depOsis,
installlnent plan. also a
more funny things. and All
had all the fun there was no
Willie he wished TO deposit ii
that day. he would put IN 4
next day. and four next. and
four weeks. | gave him \
again and told him we reaur
do II small business like thx
must b" Il good boy and run
the penny ante bank around
nrr. Then he went away d
still laughing when the recer
came back.
Il told him what was maxim
and he looked ut me kind d
thought. and Went to fgu3
sheet of paper without fur'
ment. Presently he handed
over to me. That old fellow,
is Il millionaire, whose Ms
have been after for a real
figures will show You that 4
consider is Il penny ante bank
would have amounted TO Il
over $21O,0O0 in the -four 4
twenty-four banking daN
which he wished to deposit b
He's a crank. but he's got tlF
the same, and we want him.
effect your able funny bushes
upon him | cant say. but sTg
go and talk to your father Id
do you want me to report
cashier and let him see the
II had cold chills and colby
lot more things during The
minutes. and then | musteM
age and went to my faths
story. He promptly reduced
ranks and cut my salary y
and | learned Il whole lot /
six months. by which timer
old fellow all right. and
assistant again. but | was
kind of a one by 4 good =
mgton Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
Siberian Gold,

There are now about 10000 miners
at work in the gold mines of Siberia.
The grains of Siberian gold are said to
be on an average larger than those Of
my other part of the world.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04

Mamma Remember. frankie, what
the dentist said about candy refining
your teeth. Frankie-Ycs; but why
don't you let me prove il, like we DO in
'rithmetic:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
Tohuuy'- Own Int-rpret1t'0r.

Sunday school teacher sadly
afraid, Johnnie, that | viii never meet
you in heaven. Johnnie WhyE What
have you been doing now?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-05-04
A City's unknown !. .

Two weeks acculllu'a'
morgue of New York. , ,',a
Journal. shows two hunu /,
enty-one unclaimed pou''s n
ues to be true that no pay.
lutely lonely rs Il grea' ~" M
.Of brick and stone Whei.
know his neXt-door neg
cares what becomes VI III
very fact is a fascination . n
person brought up III " n
he and all his family Nv III
every other resident for u 4,
This fascination brings " ,,i
nually hundreds OF iau' aot
and from those that ai' = N
equipped for the pa.''' ~ d
metropolis the rams ,.,,ited.
morgue victims are IT,