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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
STORY OF "TAMA JIM"

How He Gathered Corn and studied
"Cushinx's Manual"
The present Secretary Of Agriculture
when about Is years Of age came to
this country with his parents and set
tied in Connecticut, but soon removed
to Iowa. Not long ago friend of Sec
rotary Wilson wrote to him that In
going over some old books a volume
had come to light that bore upon the
fly leaf the autograph Of one James
Wilson, OF Traer, Iowa. He forwarded
the little sixteen-mo volume. and the
Secretary recognized 1t as his old COM
panion OF thirty years ago.
II remember" said Mr.. Wilson, In re-
ferring to it. that when l was first
elected to the Legislature In Iowa did
not know as much about parlia mpntiry
procedure as l thought a representative
should in order to be useful to his con-
stituents and Mt ease on the floor Of the
house. 1t behOoved me to learn some
thing about the rules OF order. and to
that end | sent for a copy Of Cushing's
Manual. that famous little book which
hal been Indispensable to SO many State
and Federal legislators. This is the
identical copy that l bought thirty
years ago.
1.-THE book reached me, as 1t happened.
inst when we were busiest with the
corn harvest. 1t was the custom in
those days-and l suppose still is-for
three men to accompany the wagon into
which the ears Of corn were thrown as
gathered. One man walked on each
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

four women In the United States for
higher education amounted to $3,44G.-
400; OF this sum Cora j. Flood gave the
largest amount, or 1900. 600. and Helen
Gould beside her donation to the Gov
eminent. gave $4,000 for educational
purposes.
The record Of gifts to charity and for
educational purposes by women IN this
country for the year now ending Is a
notable one and Is not entirely covered
In the following list
Half a million dollars. given by Mrs.
Lydia Bradley. Of Peoria, ILL.,, comes
next to Mrs. Stanfords gift. 1t was
presented last summer to the Bradley
Polytechnic Institute, and constituted
her second donation. the first being
gift of the land on which the institute
was built and the money to build It,
That involved Il sum apprOximating
$25O,OOO In addition, Mrs. Bradley has
given to Peoria 1877 acres of land for a
park, she has built II church, a home
for aged women and many other
smaller institutions.
Miss Floods presentation Of her
fathers country place. at Menlo Park,
to the University of California, made in
1897, has been supplemented recently
by gift Of money. The house and its
contents are valued at 81 .OO0.O0O. and a
tract Of nearly 5000 acres is included In
the transfer.
Another California woman has been
munilicent in her gifts: this is Mrs f..
u. Croker. who has conveyed to the
Benevolent and Protective order of
Elks her home in Sacramento as a me-
mortal of her husband. 1t Is valued at
100000. Mrs Phoebe Hearst and Mrs.
Leland Stanford are constantly adding
to their gifts to the universities they
have built up in California. and their
bcnefactions 60 up into the millions
Mrs. Stanford's latest contribution
made during the summer was one Of
$1O.OOO.OOO
Mrs. Emmons Blaine. Of Chicago, in
May, announced that she would found
a college of pedagogy, the institution to
he started with fund Of several hum
dred thousand dollars. She has had
this idea in mind for some years. 1t be-
Ing her desire to accomplish practical
good for poor girls by giving them an
opportunity to become teachers. She
bestows permanent benefit upon
them. The new college of pedagogy,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

side Of the wagon and gathered tho
corn from what was called the down
row. otherwise the row which was
pressed down by the wagon body pass
ing over it. In consideration Of the fact
that he had to stOOp more or less to do
his work, has row was held to be
third Of the whole job.
~ could not stop to study Cushing's
Manual. and had very little time to
master the work as wished before the
meeting Of the Legislature. thought
l could work and study. perhaps. Mt the
same time, the manual work being me-
chanical, SO took to myself the labor
Of the down row. and found l had
some intervals Of leisure while the 9TH
or men were doing their two rows
apiece. The book l fixed between the
which held its sides together. could
take an eyeful of Gushing and digest 1t
materially while gathering the corn.
process which seems unfnvorable tn
close study. but which found quite
practicable. I got n pretty good idea
Of the manual. and when the Legisla-
ture met my knowledge Of the rules
was quite invaluable to me.
ut is hardly necessary" added tie
Secretary, ito point the moral Of this
story-he who runs may read; but the
very obvious benefit derived from
utilizing those minutes in the corn field
taught me something Of the value OF
time which hope I have not forgotten.
To he sure. one can't keep the bow
bent all the time: the mind must re'ax
occasionally or it will lose its elasticity:
but 1t il undeniable that any man who
Is sufficiently in earnest about 1t may
acquire much useful knowledge by EN-
ploying the mere uncOnsidered mo
ments that are generally wasted"
Three times in all Mr.. Wilson served
in the Legislature Of Iowa. and was
Speaker Of the House during the third.
Later in his life his fellOw-ctizens sent
him to represent them in the wider field
of the national Observation-Disclosures
phia Saturday Evening Post.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

Wellesley College, at a cost OF $6O,Ooo.
Is the gift Of Mrs. Martha 3. Pomeroy'
Of Washington. Mrs. Irene b. Lewis.
of Hamilton, N. Y, has recently made
a gift Of So, 600 to Colgate University. to
found three scholarships for the pur'
pose Of aiding young men studying for
the Baptist ministry In that INSTITUTION
Miss Marie Hopper, Of Philadelphia.
has given $4,000 to Bryn Mawr College
for a scholarship foundation fund.
Mrs. Joseph Moffatt. Of Los Angeles.
CAL, has given property to the value OF
$4,000 to the endowment fund OF the
National Florence Crittenton Mission-
a charity which was founded sixteen
years ago by Charles Crittenton, OF New
York, in memory Of his daughter.
For the maintenance Of home Tor
convalescents and !nvalids ut Santa
Barbara, $780, has been left by Miss
Anna s. C. Blake. her will being pro-
bated in April. She also left to the Cot
tage Hospital. $4,000; to the Orthope-
die Hospital. Philadelphia, $4,000, and
to a Boston hospital like sum.
A charity has been founded duriig
the past few months by Mrs. Alfred
Corning Clark, in memory Of her hus-
band. 1t Is the Alfred Corning Clark
Neighborhood House, which stands In
the heart Of the crowded lower East
Side, New York. Mems, women's,
boys and girls clubs, kindergartens.
libraries, Conservatives and roof gar
dens are included In the work Of the in
stitution-a work which Is thoroughly
appreciated by the people in whose be-
half it is being done. 1t has been en-
lowed at a cost of about 100000.
During last summer a new floating
hospital for st. Johns Guild was built
by Mrs. Augustus d. Juilliard. Of New
Yark, ut a cost Of $4,000: 1t was named
In honor OF the donor, the Helen &.
Juilliard.
To the endowment fund OF the Uni
versity Of Chicago Miss Helen Miller
Gould has recently contributed SPA, 900.
A second scholarship Of $4,000 to Eassar
College was announced at the COM
mencement OF June-these scholarships
are given in memory of her mother.
Two scholarships Of $4,000 each she has
given to the late Mr.. Moody's schools;
one for the girls seminary and one for
the boys. TO endow a free bed in per-
petuty in the Manhattan Eye and Ear
Hospital New York. she gave $1,000.
Other women who have contributed
largely to the public good are the
Countess de Castellane. $22O.OOO; Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, $1,000; Mrs. o. II.
r. Belmont. $500; Mrs. +. A. Harper.
$4,000; Mrs. Francis Brockholst Cut
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
GyEERl. sl&lE5

Great Britain was the first foreign
country to recognize the beligerency OF
the Southern Confederacy. She did SO
on May IL. 1861.
Just when the day became divided
into hours Is not known, nor Is the
process explained. The Greeks and Ro-
mans measured time by the water 6 ass
and the sun dials. The hourglass. filled
with sand, was the outgrowth Of these
vessels. from which the water dripped
through tiny openings.
The most curious street pavement In
been put down in Lyons. France. 1t is
Of glass. the blocks being about eight
inches square. each made up of sixteen
smaller blocks. The glass; blocks
are so tightly fitted together that
water cannot pass between them. AS
a pavement glass is said to have greater
resistance than stone. 1t Is poor con-
ductor Of cold. and Ice will not form
upon 1t.
A brood OF five Nesting sparrow.
ha wks has furnished DR.. K. w. Shu-
feldt some curious results. The birds
were SO graduated In size that 1t APP
peared the female must have laid the
eggs at regular intervals. probably
three or four days apart. and that incu-
baton commenced Immediately after
the first egg was deposited. Still more
remarkable was the fact that the sexes
alternated. the oldest bird being male,
the next female, aud SO on.
According to computation there are
at present not less than 10000 locomo.
tives In operation in the whole world.
viz, In Europe $4,000, America 10000.
Asia $500. Australia 1000 and Africa
700. In Europe England has the great
est number of locomotives. |. e., 1900.
Then follow Germany with $4,000,
France with 1000. Austria II uhgary
with 5000. Italy with 1000 Russia
with $500. Belgium with 1900, Spain
with 1000. Holland with 1000, and
Switzerland with 900 locomotives.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

Of Cheviot. Of 10000 acres. which. I'M
der the old regime. supported single
family. The estate was entirely devot'
ed to the grazing Of sheep. but New
Zealand craftsmanship thinks that
man Is better than sheep. This es'
tate has now been divided into hun
dred or more prosperous little farms.
and where there was once only one
family there Is now a population OF
1000.
New Zealand's latest experiment Is
not its least important. 1t now treats
its WORKOUT workingmen and women
not as paupers. but as pensioners. Ev'
cry one who has been In the colony
twenty-five years. and Is citizen. and
has an income Of less than $17O year.
is entitled to pension Of a shilling
a quarter--a day. This Is not merely a
tenderer form OF charity than that
which obtains in other countries: 1t Is a
distinct recognition Of the honest toll
er's right to share In the wealth he
has created."-Ainslee's.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
THE UNEMPLOYED.
New Zealand Leads the World In SOlv'
ing the Problem.

New Zealand Leads the World In Solv'
ing the Problem.
"New Zealand is far ahead OF the 9TH
or colonies OF Australasia, and. In fact.
of any other country In the world with
which am acquainted, in its treatment
Of the unemployed. 1t has well-con-
sidered plan in actual operation. by
which the unemployed are gathered up
In cities, at Government labor bureaus,
and are forwarded to one point or an-
other. where they are wanted on Gov
ernment railroads or other public
works. At these points they are not
kept In camps to be scattered again
when the work Is through. but they are
assigned farms. and their work IL SO
arranged that they work alternately
for the Government and on their own
land. The Government advances them
funds to clear their land and to build
themselves homes. In all parts OF the
colony the penniless- out-of-work Is by
this system being converted Into a
thrifty land owner.
ut is not to the unemployed alone
that the Government gives land. 1t
has entered upon deliberate policy OF
breaking up the large estates which
were formed In the early days. 1t pur'
chases these estates, II the owners are
willing to sell: II not. II condemns
them. The land IL then improved with
roads. properly surveyed. and Is resold
In small farms.
"a specimen case Is that OF the estate
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
MARTIAL LAW IN SOUTH AFRICA.
Geu. White Gave q Woman Twenty
Minutes to Leave Her Home.

Geu. Wn1te GaVe y WOmuu SWe"t'
Minutes to Leave Her Home.
Some one has defined martial law as
mo law" and that Is accurate enough
for ordinary purposes, says Pail Mall
Gazette. Almost anything and every
thing can be done under martial law.
1t is properly the exercise OF arbitrary
power by the supreme authority IN
country or district where the ordinary
administration has ceased to be opera
tive. One curious instance of the alb
solutely free hand that a general In
command has in a district in which
martial law has been proclaimed III
some private correspondence from
Ladysmith and published In the BIZ
mingham Gazette.
1t Is a woman who is writing. after
Elandslaagte. She says: Every pub
lie building Ia Communicated and many
OF the private houses. house
was being built. 1t was finished ana
occupied by newly married couple. 1t
suited Gen. Whites purpose. SO he COM
Wandered 1t: they had twenty minutes
in which to leave 1t just as 1t was The
woman Is on her way to England; her
husband, Of course, must stay here. 1t
Is now headquarters and most import
ant place. - hear more houses
have been taken to-day. tremble ev.
cry time an officer looks at me for fear
they want my house. We are under
martial law and cannot say word"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

built and endowed by Mrs. Blaine will
represent an outlay OF $5OO.OOO.
At the commencement at Vassar Col
lege In June 1t was announced that
Miss Katharine Tuttle had given $1O..
600 scholarship In memory Of her sis
ter. and Mrs. Caroline Swift Atwater,
Of Pomghkeepsie. to build new intirm-
nry. had donated $4,000.
From Mrs. William Beldon Noble. Of
Washington. Harvard University has
received gift Of $50. 900 to endow lee
tureship in memory of her husband a
graduate Of the class Of 1885,. Another
gift of $2O.OOU was received by the UNI
versity from the family OF John Smp-
kins for the Lawrence Scientific School.
and still another $4,000 from Mrs. Fred
erick +. Philips. of Lawrence. X. l. The
money is to establish fund. the income
OF which is to be expended annually in
the purchase Of books for the college
library IN the department OF English
literature. The gift is in memory Of the
donors brother.
A new dormitory to be erected al
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
"pON'T GIVE UP THE SHIP"
Statement az to the Origin of One OF
the Famous Battle Sayings.

Statement as to the Origin of One Of
the Famous Battle Sayings.
The office Of the iconoclast is on the
whole a rather undesirable one. muses.
the Hartford Courant, and the question
whether faith or truth is the more val
liable possession to the human soul Is
still open for discussion. The phrase.
Don't give up the ship" attributed to
the dying Lawrence, Is now so firmly
imbedded in our naval history that the
props which support its truth can prob
ably be knocked away without any
fear Of serious injury to the superstruc-
ture Of faith. There Is no doubt that
the phrase was spoken, and whether by
Lawrence or another, whether on the
deck of a ship or in the room OF an
editor, perhaps are not, when proper
~ considered. matters Of serious mo
ment. venture therefore on rem
iniscence.
Somewhat more than fifty years ago
1t happened to me to meet at the house
Of n mutual friend daughter of the
late Major Benjamin Russell, for many
wears eelItOF VI TIC IDOStOu tcChttiiSi'
She was n bright. interesting woman
and brilliant recOnteur and she told
me a number of anecdotes Of her faith
err, who was strongly individualizeh
and notable character for a good many
years. Among them was the follow
ing:
The battle between the Chesapeake
and the Shannon took place just off the
Massachusetts coast and sailor In
some way got ashore and hurried to
Boston with the news. 1t was In the
night and he went straight to the Sen
tinel office, where he found Major Rus
sell. to whom he told the story. includ-
ing the death Of Lawrence. what
were his last words?" said the major.
Don't know" said the man. Didn't
he say. Don't give up the ship"
Don't know" said the man. "Oh. he
did" said the major "I'll make him
say it"-and he did-so much for his
tory.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
Tho Army "Unit."

We hear a good deal about units" OF
the British army, and it Is not always
easy to know what 1t means.
When an army-that Is, several army
corps-is fighting. the unit means an
army corps.
When an army corps Is fighting, the
unit Is the division, or one-third Of the
corps.
When a division is fighting. the unit
means brigade. or one-half Of the
division.
When brigade Is fighting. the unit
means a battalion. or one-fOurth OF the
brigade.
Usually. however. unit is used to
mean one Of the following:
A battalion Of infantry-1.0 900 men.
A squadron OF cavalry-1GO men.
A battery Of artillery-six guns.
A company OF mounted infantry-116
men.
A company Of engineers. Of the army
service corps. and Of other accessory
troops.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
A FAITHFUL DOG.
How He Saved the Lives of a Party OF
PrOsOcctOrs.

How He Saved the Lives of a Party Of
PrOspcctOrs.
Last winter party Of prOSpectOrs
were camped on the Valdes, one OF
Alaska's great glaciers. Day after day
they had worked their way forward,
death disputing every foot with them.
until 1t was decided that the main party
should remain In camp. and two of
their number, accompanied only by a
dog. should endeavor to find trail
which would lead away from the gla.
cier.
For days the two men wandered. until
nature succumbed and they lay down,
weary and exhausted. Their faithful
companion chung to them and the
warmth Of his body was grateful. as
they crouched low with the bitter ice
laden wind bowling about them.
Their scanty stock Of provisions was
well-nigh exhausted, when one Of them
suggested sending the dog back to
camp. This was forlorn hope, but
their only one. Quickly writing few
words on leaf torn from n book, they
made 1t fast around the dogs neck and
encouraged him to start back on the
trail.
The sagacious animal did not appear
to understand. but after repeated eff
forts they persuaded him to start, and
he was soon swallowed up In the snow,
the mist and the storm.
Two days and nights passed, during
which the men suffered untold agonles.
On the evening OF the third day. when
all hope had gone and they were be-
coming resigned to their fate, out OF
the binding and drifting snow bounded
the faithful dog and close behind him
came ready hands to minister to their
wants.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
MONEY WOMEN GAVE.
the YEAR 1899 HAS AN UN.
EQUALeO RECORD.
American Women Have Given the
Enormous Sum of e10,OOO,OOO to
purnoses Of Public Good - Many
Worthy Char Assisted.

The gifts Of women during 1880 for
purposes of public good aggregate
sum Of $16ODO,OOO. OF this amount the
largest single sum Is Mrs. Stanford's
$4,000, 600, and Mrs. Bradley's $5OO,OOO
is the next largest. The total gifts ana
beuucsts for the five years-1S93
through 1S07-in this country was more
than $165, ZOO. OOO--that Is gifts from
private fortunes for public uses. or
this $45,OOO.OOO was given during 1897.
In 1893, in New York City alone $780,
600, 600 was given away in charity. Dur
ing the same year. the gifts Of thirty
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
4. X. M.rtners Goud Hatlors.

Lake sailormen are reputed 10 be
the best sailors. 1t Is said that sailor
may cross the Atlantic without danger
Of running into an island. and he may
hardly see more than two or three
ships during the entire voyage. but on
the lakes 1t II just the other way.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
ECONOMY.

"Please. papa. give me quarter to
see the big snake In the menngeiie."
morris, my dear. here's the magnify.
ing glass. Go look Mt an angle worm"
-I'liegende Blaetter.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

1t Is said that mans declining years
begin ut 80; but wOnan's never be-
gin while there is an eligible man In
sight
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

When a man starts out to decorate
the town he never uses water col0rss
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

Every dog has his day. but man
who fights duel has only . second
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15
rrance's Great F.. stivaI.

New Years Day Is the great festival
Of the year in France. not Christmas
Mere acQuaintances even send each
other small presents on that day.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-15

ting, who contributes $4,000 a year to
the sick poor Of Newport. Il. L.; Mrs.
Arson Phelps Stokes. $4,000. and Miss
Elizabeth Plankinton, Of Milwaukee.
Wis, 100000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22
AUGUST TERM OPENS.
County Commissioners Will Probably Find
But Small! ills for Prisoners Board.

The county commissioners opened
their August term of court. yesterday.
Instead Of the meeting being held in
the county commissioners rooms II
was carried on in the attorneys rooms
at the court house. as the corridor
down stairs is in the hands of the men
who are making the renovations.
The outlook is that about the usual
number of routine matters will came
IN for consideration. Although a care
full estimate has not been made of the
bills. it is understood that the county
viii be. called on to pay less than the
usual amount for board of prisoners
at the Jail. This is due to the small
number Of tramps. as in nearly every
part of the county anyone who wishes
work can get it, and the police are
very careful to see that those who
won't work do not tarry long.
But one petition has been presented.
That has not yet been fully considered
by the commissions. and therefore -
not given out for publication.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-22

The season at Coburn Opera House
will open Sept. /, with The Sunshine
of Paradise Alley" Manager c. A.
Fairbrother has leased the house for
another season and has secured r. II,
futile as acting manager and treasur-
or. his fifth season. The executive staff
is as fellows: Charles 4. Drake. tick
1t agent; r. A. Cass. doorkeeper; Rob
ert r. Simpson. chief of ushers; Chas.
Watson. machinist; Charles Griffin,
electrician: II. G. Clark, master of
properties: Charles II. Clarke, adver-
Using agent: Sewall Smith, janitor; j
A. Kendall. musical director. 4 strong
list of attractions has been booked. in
Guiding many New York and Boston
successes.