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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
A Young PHILOSOPHER.

"Der amt no justice In dis world any
way" said little Tommy Thompkins
as he came out Of the house wiping his
eyes.
whats the matter. Tommy" in.
CURED neighb0r.
"Why. pa went an knocked q nice
vase often the stand dis mornin' an
smashed 1t all ter pieces, and then
fused at ma fer havin' 1t settin' round
In tn way"
EYES,"
"An' then. cause broke durn lit.
tie Of saucer at dinner he licked tn
stuffin' outen me fer bein' careless.".
Ohio State Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
American Nerve.

johnson, an American art student in
Paris, got into quarrel with French.
man and an engagement for duel re-
suited. At Z o'clock in the morning
the two duelists met at the ticket office
Of the railroad station whence they
were to depart for the chosen spot In
the suburbs.
"Give me a round-trip ticket as u.s.
ual," says johnson to the clerk in a
terrible tone, giving his mustache a
ferocious twist.
I'll say. do you always buy round
trip ticketsY" stammers the French
man.
always" says johnson.
"Then l apologize. "-COllier's Week.
iy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
American French.

They are telling a story in Paris Of
an American woman who tried to make
use of rather doubtful grade Of Amer
lean Ollendorff French in the hotel, al
though all the employees spoke English.
Finally one of the walters asked the
manager for leave Of absence, and
the maitre d'hotel himself went up to
solve the mystery. After a violent
TRADE against the incivility OF the gar
con, she declared that his French was
SO frayed out at the edges that he did
not understand what "a bottle Of en-
bonpoint" was. And it took the man.
ager twenty minutes to discover that
she had intended to ask for stout
New York Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

back to the fire, his hands in his pock.
cts, for perhaps another ten seconds
He faced round suddenly and stared
into the fire. Then he jerked his hands
out Of his pockets. He walked to the
window and pulled the blind aside with
a huge noise. Outside 1t was raining
hard. The lamplight cleaned yellow
pools in the pavement.
Lets go for walk" said Classy.
Its grand
"Why, it's raining" demonstrated
feebly.
whats the matter with IT." he said,
staring hard through the window.
you cant possibly stop indoors-a
night like this"
That night he nearly dragged me of
my legs. So that evidently Cassy's
fairy tale had ended in the old approved
fashion.--Penny Pictorial Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
VOCATION.

II might choose my simple lot -
Far from town and quite forgot,
All In sheltered nook and warm
"Tis + would have a violet farm.
No daffOdils should me entice,
Nor hyacinths with their breath Of spice,
The tulip with her painted hood
For me should withcr where she stood.
Instead of sheep upon the sward,
The modest violet should herd; ',
Instead Of golden heads arrow,
Should sce my violet harvest blow.
Under an arch Of wild. wild cloud,
Below an opal mountain bowed,
All In a humid world and cool,
With winds and waters beautiful.
What airs across my farm should fare!
Ills sweet where ldnks and roses are.
But pinks and roses hide tue face
Before iolet-peopled place.
No shortest day Of all the year
should fude without a vioet's cheer,
Invisible sweetness hid within
And folded up In swathes Of green.
Though white. and purple babes be born
When DaffodiI his flaming horn
Ger quiet hills and wales shall sound
And stir the slcepcrs underground:
What country bliss can equal mine,
With violets for my flock and kline,
With violets for my corn and stOrey
What could mortal wish for more?
Under mountain pansy dark,
Loved Ut the eagle aud the lark.
And ret too low for fear or harm,
"lYs I would have a violet farm.
Spectator.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
of colored marble, with rich bronze 9

of colored marble, with rich bronze ar
chitectural ornaments, elaborate exedra
and extensive artistic surroundings.
One Of the original ideas of the
Lafayette memorial project was that
the monument might be completed and
ready for dedication on July 4. United
States day at the Paris Exposition,
and for some time the work was car
ried on with this end in view. 1t soon
became evident. however, that to COM
plete the undertaking within SO limited
All interval would be an utter: impossi-
bility 1t was, therefore, decided to
prepare staff reproduction of the de-
signs. which answered the purpose Of
dedication and will stand on the site
Of the permanent monument through
out the exposition.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
LITTLE ONES TAUGHT MUSIC.

.Apparntua for Kindergarten Use De.
vised by Western Genius.
An apparatus for teaching music to
Kindergarten children has been devised
by u Western genius. 1t consists of u
piano keyboard. a box Of letteretl, fig
ured disks, a box Of vari-colored time
sticks and music tablets.
The time sticks are Of different
lengths, and with these the children are
taught to realize the various time val
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
Tho Mole . THIRTY Animal.

The mole is one of the thirstiest of
animals. 1t never burrows at any great
distance from water. and In times of
drouth, when the supply Of the needful
element is diminished or cut on, the
"little gentleman In the velvet coat"
counteracts the scarcity by digging
wells until 1t comes to depth at which
water may he obtained.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

Teaching Children How 70 Play.
Some Englishw0men. grieved at the
lack Of rational amusement among the
children Of the present day. have form
ed themselves into body for visiting
board school Fairgrounds In order to
teach the children how to play.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26
A Fesninine Trait.

Mrs. HoOn-''Ihey say that Mrs.
Swiftsmith Is greatly troubled with ill.,
somnla."
Mr.. H0On-"Yes; understand that
she discovered the fact u week or SO
ago that her husband talks In his sleep.
and she hasn't slept wink since for
fear Of missing observation-disclosures
Bazaar.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

ues. Whole notes are represented by
sticks Of considerable length, half
notes by sticks just half as long,
quarter notes by sticks One-half
the length of the half-note sticks,
etc. The child then actually makes
for himself pictures exactly rep
resenting the value of the diff
ferent notes used IN music The clefs
and the number Of lines In the stan
are taught by means Of the chart and
the colOred disks. The children learn
to place the disks properly by means
Of rhymes like this:
In groups of two and groups Of three.
The black keys now we'll always see:
The white keys, we notice. stand in a
row,
And the names of all we soon win know.
~ making sort Of game out Of the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

photographer upon whom her choice
may fall, to attend at the royal resi-
dence on a certain day and at certain
hour.
The photographer takes with him his
apparatus and two assistants. and a
room Is specially prepared for the sit
ting. The Queen Is very good subject
and displays no impotence during the
ordeal, which Is necessarily a tedious
affair, as she Is always taken In num-
Der of different positions, proofs Of all
of which are submitted to her. Her
majesty then makes a selection. and
prints are only taken from those she
approves of. No one 10 allowed to pub.
lish Q photo Of the Queen without iirst
submitting the photo to her and OBJ.
tanning her permission to do so.-Lon.
don Hxpress.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

Because married people don't hold
hands 10 no sign Of love grown cold. It
requires their four hands to earn tho
living. wash dishes. clean and sew. and
neither has q spare hand to hold.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

How the Queen IL Photographed.
When her majesty wishes to have
new photograph taken she sends a COM
mand some days beforehand to the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-26

Some people are chronic liars. but the
dumb man always keeps his word
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
BOTH SIDES OF
THE COAL STRIKE

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. ia canvass
of the operators of the Wyoming valley
to-day shows that there is considera BILE
opposition to granting any more con-
cessions than those outlined in the orig
inal offer, namely ten per cent increase
without any conditions. The individ-
ual operators especially are opposed to
tying themselves up to any agreement.
One operator said the only way the
strike can be settled is for the strikers
to accept the ten per cent. without any
provisions.
Superintendent Chase of the Lehigh
Coal Company said: "The demand of
the strikers that the operators should
agree to pay the increased wages for a
hXed period is too arbitrary and the
operators Will hardly agree to it,"
Despite the views of operators the i'm
preston here is that the strike will be
ended this week.
Shamokin. Pa, Oct 15.-The terms
of the Scranton convention are not ac-
ceptable to the operators and represen-
tatives of coal carrying companies in
this place and Mount Carmel. The
Reading officials do not think the slid
ing scale will be abolished by the COM
pany, while operators are averse to
signing Il contract binding them to pay
the ten per cent. increase until April
Scranton. Pa, Oct. 1j.-The United
Mine Workers officials say they are
now again waiting on the operators.
and that they will continue to close the
collieries that have been in operation
since the strike began four weeks ago.
There are many reports in circulation
that If the strike continues much longer
break in the ranks of the idle men
will occur
President Mitchell and his associate
officials. however, reassert their conf
dence that the men. both union and
non-union. will remain away from the
mines until after the strike is declared
off.
There is a fear prevalent in this re-
gion that if some of the men do return
to work trouble would probably arise
through the efforts of the strikers to
persuade the men to remain on strike.
All the cOllieries that are working
still retain heavy guards.
Shamokin, Pa. Oct. 15.-Miners say
they will not go TO work until officially
advised by President Mitchell.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
FEVER
AT CHEYENNE

Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct 1J-The alarm
over the present epidemic of typhoid
fever is increasing. Since yesterday
two persons have died of the disease,
one being Herman Haas, machin-
ist. and the other the young son of
Mrs. Weybrecht. making three vic
tins of typhoid fever in the city. The
physicians are completely worn out
from overwork and loss of sleep and
the situation does not improve The
people are now taking every precau-
tion to prevent the disease spreading
but new cases are reported at the
rate of twenty or thirty daily.
Expert Mitchell. who was brought
from Denver to investigate the stu
tion, says there is no doubt in the
world about the disease being typhoid.
After making Il careful investigation
he made several suggestions looking to
the Improvement of the sanitation of
the city and these will be carried out
to the letter.
1t is difficult to estimate the num-
Der of persons i'll ut this time in the
city but physicians say there are no
less than 600 cases. The hospitals are
full to overilowing and in some homes
the entire family are down with the
disease.
1t is reported that the same condi-
tions prevail at Casper, Douglas. Lar
annie. Rawlins and other towns in the
southern part of the state. Physicians
say n severe wind or snow storm
would clear the atmosphere and put
n stop to the spreading of typhoid.
With the exception of two days i'm
mediately following the celebration of
Frontier days, there has been no wind
in this section to speak of since last
spring.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
American Mica

In New Mexico the Standard Mica
Company operates IL group of claims
near the Denver ~ Rio Grnnde railway
line in Rio Arriba county. They are
making regular shipments of mica TO
Denver and Cleveland. Last week CO.
600 pounds Were shipped. Its chief
uses nowadays are for electrical pur-
poses and for the manufacture of wall
paper The best mica for electric pur-
poses is imported from India and from
Canada, the latter being IL bronze mica,
which is much in favor in the indus
trial lines. Some of the mica shipped
from New Mexico is used for electrical
purposes. but the bulk of it is ground
for the wall paper manufacturers. Oc-
casionally II choice pocket is opened
that yields a high grade of sheet mica,
and this goes into the makeup Of illu-
minated stoves and lamp chimncys.
However. there Is not much profit in
this feature of the business, because Of
the care that must be used in handling
the mica and preparing it for market
80 that the best demand for New Mex
leo mica at this time comes from the
wall paper people and the manufactu-
rcrs of electric appliances. we are in
the market for good mica" says Su-
pcrintendent Fleming. 'all the time,
anywhere. If | could contract for lO,-
600 pounds to-day at 81 pound
would be glad to do So"
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
Chinese Rebellion Growing.

Hong Kong, oct. 15.--The rebellion
predicted more than a month ago Is as
suming serious proportions. The whole
territory from the border of the British
Kow Loon concession to the East river
Is in state of reeking disturbance.
Six out Of ten of the provincial cities
in the Wal Chau prefecture are in the
hands of the rebels, who have sworn
to overthrow the Manchu rule. The
reformers are actively assisting them
with funds. Admiral Ho, with 200
braves, Is helpless, and 12,5OO more
have gone to his assistance.
There Is fear that the withdrawal OF
troops from Canton will weaken the
control OF the authorities and that riot
Ing and looting will follow British
military police are watching the from
tier to prevent the ingress of rebels
and dying column Is held in readiness
to leave promptly.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
NHlmcs In Enues.

The rado-Philadelphia Reduction
Company of Colorado City Is installing
seven perfection dust collectors In ad-
dlton to the six collectors already do.
ing service at their big plant at that
place. These collectors are placed IN
the lues through which the fumes
pass out into the open air and are pro-
vided with suitable hoods for conccn.
trating the suction through the vents
and by means of suitable adjusted fans
the air from inside Is allowed 10 escape
freely after delivering the dust laden
with fine particles of the precious
metal. Some time ago these dust col.
lectors We're placed in operation nj the
Colorado City mill and so successful
have they proved TO he as II money
saver that this company hns intro.
duccd seven more collectors. The
Portland chlorlnntion min which Is
building nj Colorado city viii install
these collectors when its mill Is com.
plotcd.
There was shipped from Black Hawk
to the Denver smcltcrs, smelling ore
and concentrates and crude ore tO
Idaho Springs for concentration. dur
Ing the month of September 3Ol cars.
or total Of 5,G2I tons. n great i'm.
provemcnt over the corresponding
month IN 1900.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
GENERAL INCREASE
IN WAGES

Washington. Oct. 15.-Carroll d.
Wright, commissioner of labor, has is
sued a bulletin giving summary of
data in previous publication on
trusts and industrial combinations"
showing the rate of wages in various
occupations for period extending
back in most cases from the present
year to 1891. The data was secured di-
rectly from the pay rolls of establish
ments in all sections of the country.
The information contained pertains to
l4S establishments. representing 26 in
dustries and 1872 occupations. Those
items for which the data for the whole
period were not given were excluded
from consideration in the summary.
All the data included. except those for
mining. relate to manufacturing indus
tries, the data relating to steam rail-
ways and street railways having been
excluded from the industry. The bull
letin says that while the data from
which the table of wages was prepared
do not afford the basis for strictly
scientific calculation of relative wages.
careful examination of the figures
lead to the belief that they are fairly
representative and undoubtedly ap-
proXimate very closely the actual CON
ditions for the whole country.
The summary shows as follows, the
average of wages of 1891 being taken
as a basis and representing 100:
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
ElIlpInns SIIll IlrhiInr

Manila, oct. lG.-A detachment of
twenty men from the Twenty-fourth
regiment, while engaged in repairing
telegraph wires October 10th. at n point
near san Jose. Nucvo Ecija province.
Luzon, Were set upon by 200 rebels.
ovcrpowcred ana scattered. Seven Of
the Americans rcached san lose. but It
Is probable that the remainder were
captured.
e enemy III pr sed party OF scouts
of the fOrty-third infantry at II point
three miles from Tnkloban. Lcytc
island. killing three of the Americans
mt the first vollry. Two escaped and
gave the alarm. but the enemy succeed
ed in evadng their pursucrs. The ma
tive police of Tnkloban had consplred
to surprise the Americans. The bodies
OF the dead soldiers were badly mutil-
atcd.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
GROWTH OF POPULATION
4 SHOWN BY THE CENSUS

Washington, D. c., Oct. 15.-Of the
100000 mOre or less; the exact num-
ber is not yet known even to the di-
rector of the census) inhabitants of the
United States, 19,670,9S4 dwell in cities
of 25,OOO or more population. There
are 5,776,97S farms and 1898 cattle
ranches in the United States, making
total of 5,7S4,21G, which. estimating
live personS-men, women and children
to farm, represents an agricultural
population of 2S,921 $50. This leaves
26,OOO,OOO or thereabouts in villages
and towns of less than 25.0O0 popula-
ton.
In 1880 there were seventy-five cities
in the United States with a population
of 25,OOO or more, aggregating 9,917,-
$40; in 1890 there We're 124 cities with
25,OO0 population or more, aggregating
14,S34, ,691, and this year there are 161
cities with a population of 25,00O or
more, making total of 1860, ,9Si. This
shows an increase of 1851 per cent in
the urban population during the first
decade, and 31.92 per cent. during the
second decade. In other words, the
city population of the United States
has not increased so rapidly during the
last ten years as it did during the pre-
Vlous ten years. This fact surprises
the statisticians. Some cities, like Oma-
ma and Sioux City, sprang up like
mushrooms between 1880 and 1890, but
were unable to sustain their populati
during the hard times, and in 1893 be-
gan to fall back. Others, like Memphis,
did not wake up until 1890, and then
spread like the traditional banyan tree.
The cities which show the greatest
increase of population during the last
ten years and their percentage of in
crease are as follows:
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18

COURT SUGGESTED

Washington, Oct. 13.-The Russian
suggestion that the international!
court of arbitration of The Hague be
given jurisdiction over the divergen-
cies of views arising on the question
OF Chinese indemnitieS was submitted
to Secretary Hay by NJ. De Wollant,
the Russian charge in Washington, in
n note on October 3. 1t has received
the adherence of the American tend
ency, and the Russian governments,
thus giving the suggestion the approx
al of three of the most foremost
powers and strong assurance of it's
general adoption. NJ. De Wollants S
note has not been made public. 1t
can be stated, however. that it was
the result of extended exchanges be-
tween the French and Russian govern
ments relative to the six proposals in
the French note. 1t expressed approval
or the various proposals, and then
added the new suggestion relative to
giving The Hague tribunal jurisdic-
ton of indemnity in case there should
be divergence of views. Not being n
formal proposition, but merely an in
cident to the approval of the French
note, 1t has not called for formal
reply of acceptance, but the Russian
uu'hoiitiNS h.iNt Dttll with
copy of the American reply to the
French note, wherein our approval is
given to the Russian suggestion, so
that 1t is none the less effective in
giving American adherence to the
plan. 1t is understood also that Aus
tria and Italy, and probably Japan,
look with favor upon The Hague sug-
gestiOn.
The movement promises to give the
first practical rcal.a. lion to the cars
movement in bringing about the in
ternatiOnal congress of The Hague.
Berlin, Oct 13.-The Russian sug-
gestion to submit the Chinese ques-
ton to The Hague arbitration court
is ridiculed by the press, with the
exception of the Noerwarts.
\ foreign office official informed n
representative of the Associated Press
who questioned him regarding The
Hague suggestion, that this plan is
impracticable, since the work of es-
tmating the damages must be done
in China. Arbitration, he added,
would cause great delay, pointing out
that arbitration was merely suggest
ed by Russia"
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
Enormous Western Fossils

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 15.-Professor j.
il. Hatcher, curator of paleontology In
the Plttsburg museum, has just return.
ed from extensive explorations In Utah,
Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska. As
n result three carloads of material,
weighing thirty tons, are on their way
to the museum. The collection contains
complete skeletons of the diplodocus
ana Drontosaurus. monsters about sev.
enty-five feet long from the tip of the
nose to the end of the tail. and standing
seventeen feet high at the hips.
In the White river beds immense sue.
cess was achieved by the expedition.
The party recovered beautifully perfect
skeletons of the titanotherium, n beast
nearly ns big as n mastodon: OF the
acorathcri,im, OF n hornlcss rhnoccros
and OF the excessively rare mcryco-
choerus, OF which only few frag.
ments have been heretofore known.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
Trade with the PhIIIppInc..

Washington. Oct 15.-The division of
the War Department has made public
n bulletin upon the trade of the Phillp
pihe islands. The statement covers n
period OF nine months. ending March
81. 1000. and sets forth that during
thnt time merchandise to the value OF
Sl5, ,1O2SI0 was imported into the
philippines and goods to the value of
Sl2,02S,4Gf went out of the islands
of foreign ports.
During the period named 5I.13T tons
OF Manila hemp, valued at SIS, log. $40,
were exported. of which the United
States took 1879 tons, valued Mt So
416,026. the United Kingdom took
S3,0G4,347 worth, and 4,SOS tons.
valued ut S1OS,SOS, went to China.
The commerce in gold and silver
coins brings the total importation of
SlG,151, 800. and the total value of all
expectation to S14.G34 23G.
The trade with the United States
alone amounted to an expectation of
S2,G5O,45O OF goods and importation of
the value OF S1,OSO,140.
Gilpin observer., 1900-10-18
Wonderful Electrical Transmission

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 15.-A remarka-
bic series of experiments was conduct
ed here to-day by Henry Floy of New
York, who successfully accomplished
the feat of carrying 30, 200 volts of cleo
triclty through an underground cable
three miles long. The highest voltage
hitherto attained with this class of con-
ductor was 10000 volts, which was Sc
cured at Niagara Falls, and electrical
engineers have long been experiment
ing with view to attaining maxi
mum of 2-,OOO volts.
The cable consists of three copper
conductors, each aoout the size of an or
dlnary lead pencil, each being enclosed
In paper tube and the whole encased
In lead sheet and drawn through Wit
rified clay condults. The cable Is part
of the system by which the st. Paul
Gas, Light and Power Company will
utilize the Water power of Apple river,
Wisconsin. the other twenty-four miles
of wire being overhead.
AS result of this experiment they
will carry an average voltage of 25,OOO
volts, furnishing 5.OOO-horse power for
lighting and power purposes.