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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-12-20
A. BRITISH DISASTER
Clements Force Defeated by
Beers Under Delearey.
WE'RE HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES
enslish Forced to Abandon Their Position
General French With Reinforcements
Has Gone to the Rescue.

London, Dec. 17.-Lord Kitchener
reports that. after severe fighting at
Nooitgedacht, General Clements forces
were compelled to retire by Command.
ant Delarey, with force Of 2.5OO men.
Five British officers were killed. The
other casualties were not reported.
Lord Kitchener g official dispatch to
the war Office is as follows:
Pretoria, Dec. 15.-Clements' force
ct Nooitgedacht. on the Magalies'
Berg, was attacked at dawn today by
Delarey, reinforced by Beyer's com.
mandu from Warmbath, making a
force estimated at $500. Though the
first attack was repulsed. the Beers
managed to get to the top Of the Mag.
allies Berg, which was held by four
companies Of the Northumberland fusi.
liers, and were thus able to command
Clements camp. He retired on HEX.
poort, and took up a position on hill
in the center Of the valley.
1.-THE casualties have not been com.
pletely reported, but the fighting WAS
very severe, and deeply regret that
Colonel Legge, of the Twentieth hus-
sars. and Captains Mclean, Murdoch
and Atkinson were killed.
Lord Kitchener also reports that the
Beers made an attack and were re-.
pulsed at Lychtenberg, and that Gen.
eral Lemmer was killed. Attacks
upon Bethlehem and Vrede were also
repulsed. the Beers losing 10 killed and
II wounded. Vryheid was attacked
December IL. Shipping continued
when the message VIZ dispatched.
The scenes at the var office today
recall those witnessed IN the early
stages of the war. A constant stream
of excited people filled the Hobbies, all
seeking details OF the. disaster. The
absence of the names of any of the Off.
GERS of the northumberland fusiliers
in General Kitchener's dispatch leads
to the foreboding that the four com.
panies of the fusiliers mentioned are
in the hands of the Beers. The war
office officials evidently expect heavy
casualty list, but they are hopeful from
the fact that the dispatch does not
mention the capture of tho Northum.
berlands that such great catastrophe
has been escaped.
Orders were issued at Aldershot,
Malta and other military centers to
dispatch all the available mounted in.
fantry to South Africa.
1t is reported that General Knox. CO.
operating with the British column at
Reddersberg, has stopped General
Dewet, and that battle is proceeding.
The report adds that many OF Gen.
eral Dewet's followers have been cap.
tured.
The scene of the fight ia ominously
close to Pretoria. Nooitgedacht 10
only ~ miles northwest of Pretoria.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-12-20

Christiania, Dec. 1.-THE Antarctic
expedition. headed oy DR.. Otto Nor.
denksjold. will leave in August.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-12-20

Prairie chickens are said to be more
abundant in western Kansas than for
years.
During the past five years the state
OF Pennsylvania has purchased more
than 100, 900 acres OF land to be issued
as forestry reservation.
Former Ambassador to Italy w. F.
Draper has heen decorated with the
order OF SIS. Maurice and Cazal by the
king of Italy, for services during his
embassy to Rome
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-12-20

Five editors were chosen to sit in
the Nebraska legislature at the recent
election.
Joseph Manley has resigned as chair.
man OF the Republican executive com.
mittee Of Maine after service OF l8
years.
Electric coal.cutting machinery IL
rapidly displacing hand work and other
varieties of mechanical mining appi.
ances In the collieries OF Great Britain
and the United States.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-11

hind and rounds down in front. 1t must
have tight and conspicuousiy long sleeves.
1t must not have anything Of pouch ef-
feet in front
Provided these rules are not broken the
shirt may follow as 70 other matters its
own sweet will.
Soft turnover collars trimmed with lace
have the stamp OF highest authority, yet
linen collars wfll be worn. Dropping cuffs
that reach 10 the knuckie are much talked
about, but stiff cuffs are everywhere seen.
Plque shirts are said to be osfracised, but
they Will be as plenty as ever, at least until
It becomes warm enough for the enjoyment
OF sheer lawns.
The white waist is the fav0rite. II will be
put on at once, even in the earliest spring.
1t Is made of wash silk, of finely tucked
linen lawn and Of white null. When IL Is
at It's best II Is made with groups OF tucks
alternating, back and front, with narrow
lands OF insertion, through which are run
bright-colored ribbons. BY changing these
the shirt can be made to harmonic with
any skirt or hat, and 10 do duty for half a
dozen shirts in a small wardrobe.
For morning wear the approved materials
are madras and cheviot in broad stripes
and poiSa uot designs
For daintier use Persian lawn Is the chief
novelty. Swiss embroidery, perhaps most
in vogue.
Many OF the new shirts arc made with a
bolero Jacket, and all, except those intend
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Talk. to servou. women.

A ohv,ous remedy for the nervousness
horn of hurry may be trtte ana eotui,,on
Mace hut It Is sensible NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
xIasts inevitably makes waste IN human
>ar,arce Del,ghtful as Is the last nap
:, tne drowsv pillow. difficult ms u seems
~ vakeu n little earlier, to get the ns'n
VA tho dressing and the little intervai TOT
quiet thought which should be the Fre-
,uaa In every ones day, very small sac
,iace a very trifiing degree OF resoiuton'
will enable any person In norman hea'an
I, secure an extra haif-hour IN the morn
irg THAT extra time, so easily secured,
60 precious In the gifts ~ bears In us
nand Will, make for you and me the world
vile d,fference between dignity ana irri-
tation. between composure and fussiness'
A woman should face the situation,
vhateyer Il he: discover. II there Is any
flaw what has caused II. and then CAIN
ly and gently, as her province Is, see about
setting 1t right. Haif our worries sp'ins
from some occult occasion which we may
overcome, and much OF our so-called ner-
vopsness. IL is acknowledged, Is born In
wary some OF Il comes from subtle
srr,ngs which are located deep In the
fountain of our being. and these are often
so ineomprehensible TO our friends that
they survey our weakness with little pa
thence.
Generations OF us, from Mother Eve
down have shrleked In every note of the
Gamut Mt such OF our pet avorsions as
have crossed our pathway, and the woman
az the twentieth century has In her brain
the yayworn tracks made for her by hcr
forebears.
From knowing that course of action
ia unwise and inconsiderate TO seeing
what may be done to rectify II II often the
ster which costs most and counts for
most Every time when we remain silent,
though the desire TO speak heats insisteat-
~ at the door of our lips. every time when.
though ready toll rush or TO fly or TO es-
claim with vehcmence, we are simply
quiet holding ourselves In with BIT and
sefn. We make a real gain In self-restraint.
And seif-restraint in women marks me
line OF divergence between the unframed
person and the thoroughbred. between the
ger, lewoman and her Of low estate. Vol
uhle se,f-plty. emphasized dislike, exas-
aerated statements OF emotion, unreason-
ing terror all help to demorsiixe the
nerves and make the woman a sort Of ner-
vous degenerate and her power 10 csn-
troll herself-ncr power 20 shut on steam.
TO esdetrack an annoyance OF conaner a
fright~grows ~ she practices H. by o.
ets act of cairnness she gains In the 60
sent.als which keep her spirit calm and
FRI. from agitation. Margaret n. sang
ster In HarDern Bazaar.
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HOME-LIFE OF
A NAVAL WOMAN.
Their Peculiar Faculty for Making HON
on An Hours Notice.

IIANE of the hardest questions naval
woman must decide Is where ex-
" actly hor duty lies, between her
husband and her chldren.7 writes
Anna A. Rogers out OF her own experience
IN the March Woman's Home COMPANION
Poverty generally decides It in favor OF
the latter, leaving her no choice hut to
stay with her family during the three years
OF his cruise Az such times the wife re-
mains In entire eclipse save for the letters.
mahy and long. mat strive 10 bridge the
separation. and it Is Ia these letters and
the companionship Of her caIldren that she
finds her chief consolation But should
there he that desirable thing. source OF
private income, the wife ID apt to acid
different views and goes 70 the station
where her husbands ship comes to "A
given port every ak months for the nencs-
sary preservstive docking. Wifehoed Is
ascendant aad the children are these Of
hotels steamers and railways, Iit:le no.
scurs, nervous. oveTwrought. ancmic. pre-
maturelY knowing "a 10 the world ami 80
ways, strangely ignorant "a to what s
called educaton Then there IL the third
type, the chudless wife. who scampers
about morriy from port 70 port ana who
has consequent ana sufficient aceuma-
la;icn % experience TO gnRka envy epl-
demic among the departed saints This
faculty among women OF the navy for
Masking a home anywhere aud az "a hausa
notice A wife viii arrive perhaps DAY.
perhaps two hours before her Aush&ad's
ship REACHES a given port She Immediate
y hnds a house OF roam. wirus thc a3-
dress TO the husband, 80 that tho message
viii so on Win thr man orderly IA the
GrSt b0at ashore afysr the sAlp's arrival
Then ont az perhaps one trunk VII some
forth a marvellous International medley
e little wali-hangirss, maAtel 3yap1rY,
saeh-curtaifS, table covers. a vase ~ two
dor towers already bought on tsa way
from the railway sfsituni. v0ue photo
graphs a few books and the usaal aaluty
toilet paraphernaiiA ~ the modern wo-
man. when A. last the iongod.sos sep
hcs.tatcr outside her do1F. and an export
mental rap 3. hsari, it is freshjy-zrray-
81, radiant wife snd hostess In ser corv
uttle hone who cries. Gone" ana s1rings
70 The door"
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forest, until II is like q delightful aoern,
fuller each time II Is read II Is TO these
carpets that the modern designers are
turning in the hope Of learning from them
the magic that shall guide their pencil TO
soulful patterns for the carpet OF today.
As yet. however designers have rot gone
far, for there is a general prejudice againsI
picuring animals on the floor covering, as
is the case in many Of the Persian rigs
So that the popular designs are still geo
metrical or showing some blossom. ihere
is a decided crusade against flowers that
look real. however. The pattern must sug-
gest the flower without looking natural
enough TO cause revussion against tread
ing upon II. and that is just where The ORR
entails show their strong points. For in;o
their rugs they have woven animals that
vet are not animals, and blossoms that
never grew on stem or tree.
OF nachine-made carpets ASmlnS-er IS
best: first. because Il has richness ana
softness Of few other makes. and hecause'
on account of the way It is Manufactured
ii gives designers greater chance 70 40
GOOD work Yet one must beware OF vui-
garity, which so often is displayed, In It's
large, snowy designs.
FIR n good strong carpet there is moth
Ing like old-fashioned Brussels. when
makes no pretense at style. IL Is SO ca
pable OF wear and a spirit OF cleanliness
seems 10 rise from II as from no othef
make Its simple designs and colorings
are refined and dignifed. too, and alto
gether It is the thing TO be commenced TOT
the average household
Tanestry carpet Is much like BRUSSELS
hut because Il is made differently design
ers do not have so good chance, ana IL
Is ant not to be so attractive.
Art squares, made from the ingram car
pet that was looked upon generaiiy WIN
so much disfavor. are now the popular
thing for dining rooms. usually they are
made Of two coiors--hlue and White Tor
a delft room and two shades OF OAK. or
green and oak being the favorites Inc
great beauty about these druggets Is that
thew can be taken up az any time ana put
through the waShtuh. without any trouoie'
For delft rooms there also are the htue
and white japanese rugs, but they have an
unsatisfactory way OF becoming soiied ana
faded. The fading begins after rev
weeks. and usually the process transforms
that lovely bit of soft white and blue INTO
n very ugly ducking, indeed.
Rag carpet rugs, made from WHITE ana
hlue rags. are becoming popular Tor hath
and dining rooms. Some are made from
various shades OF blue. without any whi'e,
The goods are cut and the balls roiied az
home then sent to a weaver, who makes
the rug the size required.
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WHAT CARPET
TO CHOOSE.
Patterns Vergins on the Oriental Are Very
Popular.

HoNSIDER the surroundings when Sc
lecting a carpet. An authority tells
" us to start room from the carpet
up, but how rarely is 1, possible 20
decide the floor covering before the walls!
The fact of the matter Is that the carpet
is an accessory TO some prearranged or
pre-existent scheme Of decoration, and
unless one fitted to the surroundings he se-
lected. woeful indeed is the result. An old
Persian carpet in itself is perfect, but 1t
must be put In room that has a Persian
interior. or is. at least, harmonious. IL 1t
were laid in q Louis XVI. room, how
quickly we should wish TO exchange that
magnificent bit of Eastern skill for the
pearly tints OF more ordinary floor COW
ering.
Designs. too. need careful watching The
pattern selected must look well from every
part of the room. Some have an unpleas-
ing way OF looking upside down when
viewed from the top, and they want to he
avoided. Nor should any unpleasant an
giles be formed by the meeting of the lines
of the carpet and the lines of the wall and
furniture.
All this seems of little moment. Yet
have known woman who felt depressed
and choked the minute she entered a GER
tain room--a room covered with red wall
paper. that seemed to close in upon her
and prevent her seeing or breathing. Such
things happen constantly. A room Is new
ly furnished In up-to-date coloring and fur
niture and carpet yet some false line
gives II depressing effect-an effect that
we rebel against instnctively, yet without
realizing.
In choosing the kind of carpet the hand
made are easily first. OF these the most
popularity known are the rugs OF India and
Persia Most of them are made with a
pile, on the same principle and primitive
loom used by their forefathers centuries
ago The pattern is formed by knotting
wool silk or cotton. as the case may be.
around the threads of the warp. Those
without Pile are woven from the back, the
wool OF each color in the pattern being
wrapped around the warp where required
and cut off or carried at the back to the
pace where next II appears
But II the work Of these weavers ~ like
that of their forefathers. their skill has
deteriorated, and the Persian rug OF .oday
is not what It WAS when each workman
gave of his own individuality 10 each pat
tern. The colors, too. are now jumhled to-
gether in any sort of fashion, the weaver
depending on the magic spell his ancestors
wove about the Western world to sell hts
rugs, Nor liz the weaving wen done. often
are the beams of their looms allowed 10
sag. producing carpet that no amount OF
persuasion can induce TO lie fiat: but that
merely adds an additional oharin-so the
weaver and the importer say,
But II one can afford and secure an
antique speclmen--a carpet OF the nfteenth
or sixteenth century--that indeed ls a icy
At first sight Il is beautiful a delight ~
coloFing and pattern. but day hY day II
grows upon US. The pattern. which a; first
was indefinite. bot fun 81 sugwss 1a.
stands out each day more wildly, with
NEUROLOGICAL imagsnings and hints Of the
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which Il is worn With n tailor-made
gown II looks wen as an Ascot, and II can
be easily tied IN this fashion 1t is equally
attractive as q four-in-hand and Il may
also be worn arranged in bow with short
loops and long ends. Its changing capacity
il one Of it's greatest charms. The collar
is light in weight and In no way binds or
mars the Wilderness OF the throat, One OF
the faults OF the average stock is that 1t
h generally so high and SO tightly wound
about the neck that II invariably disfig-
ures the throat by causing a red streak.
The new adjustable collar claims ~ he
more hygienio as we'll as comfortable.
And yet with all these practical points,
the collar Is no inartisuc dress reformer's
suggestion,
Instead II Is particularly pretty and
quite as becoming and decorative as the
most fastidious girl OF fashion could wish.
Il Is made OF fine quality of imported
ribbon and can be bought In all the newest
shades, The ribbon which forms the stock
IL shaped and strengthened by flexible
bone purposely prepared for IL. Each col
lar Is made with three bones They are
incased between the satin and thin silk
lining. This cleyeriy boned stock Is made
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The yibhpn manufactures have made
thcir spring ribbons very SOFT IN texture
50 that che bows mas he 90 either rna or
several shaAcs crushed Together hAa q
eh0uX or cabbage rlsette Co decorate fhc
ltff side ~ she corsage 90 tae flaet et the
soft bcit Taacsa IS the weave and ia thc
fancy lines the hcmsti5cbsd ani raras1
effects are rampant ln enc c'lCr and vita
white on any shade. Ala trts are light
and IN looking over a sample book straw
berry rrd. Nght hsby and pastel t,ucv.
stream. black aud delicate greens show no
So tho exclusion az other tnts Bsal1fut
sashes ana 0eck,ies have az each END a
aoWer DESIGN sn velvet effect ana below
this deep silk fringe. The sasaea Rre %
bee worn on thc lcfJ 1t ,hr front. ma the
ties form collar ar8 bod NTH Ions oads
Trn-iuch shot tafeta ribbon, in white md
colcrs. viii ho worn Oh thc same manner.
March Ladies' Home Journal
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The sailor hat-that is. the trimmed
silor-is TO be fashionable again. but until
summer will be so much trimmed that
there will be very little straw visible.
Trimmings of straw will also again be
worn. and the same fancy weaves win be
used. The first straw hats In this part
of the country VIII be the shapes over the
face like the sailor, the English walking
hat and the turban, with velvet. silk or
satin bows. A noticeable feature of the
walking hats Is that they are low and
bread. with fat trimming. and are not be-
coming to every style of beauty. Indeed.
all hats intended for so-called back wear
lack very much the smart look that hats
have had for the last few seasons. owing
to there not being any high or stiff trim
ming. This rule, however Is not carried
out in the other shapes, and there is GER
tainly a quiet elegance about the low hats
that viii commend them to conservative
taste. The sailors show soft folds OF VEL
vet, silk ribbon or coarse fish-net, with ef-
fective feathers Of modified form One
pretty sailor has bow OF sheer white
batiste with trimmings OF yellow corn and
the contrasting soft, cool green OF the
corn husks.-Harper's Bazaar
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ed for the hardest wear. are trimmed as
they never have been before. The amount
of hand embroidery. ruffiing and ruching,
tuckIng and plating and shirrIng and rib
bon trimming iavished on the shirt waist
viii astonish all and sadden those who
pay the laundry bills
Pretty silk waists, not intended for the
tub, come In piaids, divided by Valencien-
mes lace Insertion: in white and pale blue,
embroidered with black spots. and In al
most as great variety Of designs as the
more elaborate separate waists that have
been worn throughout the winter
ELLEN OSBORN.
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MOVEL9ZES FOR WOMEN.

maker can also be made by padding a
piece of the same sized curtain pole
about two feet long with Canton flannel
and pressing bodice seams .over It.
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I" STOCK which can be raised ana
lowered at viii and suits the lowest
IL as well as the highest necks, lie one
Of the spring novelties that VIII be
hailed eagerly by the tailor-made woman.
II is called the pulley stock collar and
claims a near relationship to the pulley
belt which has been such success
The collar promises much to the woman
who wears H. In the first place. IL Is a
thoroughly comfortable collar. Owing TO
the way 1t is bound 1t can be raised or
lowered by simply an inclination OF the
head. 1t is adjustable. in fact, and is made
with a little spring so that the wearer may
have a high or low collar, just as she
may choose.
Most collars which are in any way new
and novel are extravagant In price.
Strange to say, this novelty is economical
Though 1t is really but one collar, II can
serve duty as three or four, for the ends
may be tied in a variety OF ways. II may
be changed according 10 the costume with
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n YOU hesitate about getting NJ, and find
Il difficult to throw of the iethargv 81
morning slumher stretch Yourself three
times and YOU viii be awake.
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The teeth can he kent perfectly clean by
using precipiiated chalk and white CASTLE
SOAP IN the morning and an nn'iscutic 10
ton or warm iimewater for the night toilet.
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Men and women eat too much. Loss N
youth the sailow skin the aecaying teeth
the unshanelv formal are but the exteri-
or signs OF iyspepsia within Sweets. pie
tea. coffee. iced water with this as their
portion since the days Of swadd'ing clothes
Is n any wonder that many American
women are nervous wrecks7
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Hot chocolate or caramel A@sf ~
over ice crre "a Is fAs0riie l0as 49, -
and esInetluses maybe sugar II =
for the chocolate with egassAy 49,
SUITS. 4 taaaDoanfj Or I've = ~ ~
IN poured over each aegsias q tsNs ~, !
az IS candiss is forms AIRS ~,
declared delicious ~ az wae - =
a. a wafl-knsWn prsfesstoF'eA sls'7.' ..s<x
fsrring to thie culinary ta1 y ,.rtssy
lscture. sald that ainoag to @sss. ~
which sne has received irsin .....ss
side was one Tor this diea. fff's s. ~. =
formed into mold wlih hoii2s Z. 100
xhleh tae cream Is placed saa y" n AZ
late sauce poured over ire ws0ls ,'~rxas
particular cook IL an advocate .
cooking. this dish waa nos pFsts@~
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ELLEN OSBORN'S
FASHION LETTER.
The Puritan Maiden. the Shit-Waist Girl
and the Girl With the Spring Hat.

- Ew YORK, March io.--At the morn
IN ing lecture, the favored form or
IL Lenten penance among fashionable
folly the Puritan maiden sits silent
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The Juice OF n lemon IN hot water on
awakening in the morning Ia an excellent
liver corrective.
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Roleros are made entirely n tueks. wide
or narrow. running M and down or round
ana round Crepe de chine tucked all
over makes beautiful waist and fits eN-
quisitely one model shows the neck cut
away q little lust NJ the top. turned back In
tiny -cvers faced IN satin. lace revers
over that. and the small Huimpe and stock
above are 81 unlined lace. 0Nfr the Shout
ders Is drsped a gcarf caught NJ tho arm
pits BY tiny roset,es. and loosely tied IN
front