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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

Eyes" I said: 81 should like to go"
I had had time to make all these OBJ
scrvations before the owner of the for
cign voice, which l had heard at the
door, came in. At the first glance l
knew her to be a Frenchwoman. Her
black eyes were steady and cold, anu
her general expression one Of watchful-
hess.
she said politely.
II come from Ridley's Agency Office
! answered, "about a situation as Eng
lish teacher in a school in France
ut is great chance" she said. my
friend. Madame Perrer, is very good,
very amiabe for her teachers. She is
like a sister for them. The terms are
very high. very high for France; but
there is absolutely every comfort. sup
pose you could introduce few English
pupils"
mo-" answered, 81 am afraid l could
not. am sure l could not"
THAT of course must be considered
in the premium" she continued; ''if you
could have introduced, say, six pupils.
the premium would be low. l do not
think my friend would take one penny
less than twenty pounds for the first year,
and ten for the second"
The tears started to my eyes. l had
felt so sure Of going if l would pay ten
pounds, that l was quite unprepared for
this disappointment. There was still my
diamond ring left; but how to dispose OF
it, for anything like it's value, l did not
know.
what were you prepared to give?"
asked Mrs. Wilkinson, whilst l hesitat-
ed.
1.-THE clerk at Ridey's Office told me
the premium would be ten pounds" an
swered; II do not see how l can give
more"
WELL" she said, after musing little.
at is time this child went. She has been
here month, waiting for somebody to
take her down to Noireau. l will agree
with you, and will explain to Madame
Perrier. How soon could you go?"
II should like to go Tomorrow" l re-
piled, feeling that the sooner | quilted
London the better. Mrs. Wilkinsons
steady eyes fastened upon me again with
sharp curiosity"
"Have you references, miss?" she ask
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
POPULAR PRESIDENTS WIFE.
Dolly Madison Was Rem arkable Mis-.
tress of the White House.

Dolly Madison Was n Rem rk n BILE Mis-.
tress of the White House.
Beautiful, vivaciOus, affable and
rich. Dolly Madison dispensed lavish
hospitality at her husbands house
while he was Secretary of State and
presided at such social functions as
took place in the White House during
Jefferson's days. Becoming regularly
installed as its mistress at her hus-
bands Inauguration in 1909, she was
the leader Of Washington society for
sixteen years.
No lady Of the White House ever ap-
preached her in popularity except Har
ret Lane, the mistress Of the mansion
Mt the time of the bachelor president,
Buchanan, and Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs.
Madison never forgot the name OF
person she had once met. She always
recollected every incident Of conse-
quence connected with the history OF
every person presented to her. thus
making every one feel that he held u
high place in her esteem. In this way
she disarmed much of the hostility to
the weak administration Of Madison
and won him many friends whose sup
port was Of the highest value to him
and to the country during the tempest
uous days of the troubles between the
United States and England. Worthy as
Madison was says Leslie's Weekly.
Mrs. Madison was much greater per-
son In her field than he was in his.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
CHiNA's GRAND OLD MAN.
In Ii Hung Chang's Death the Orient
Loses Its Greatest Man.

A<OoCS AIS 0ICatCoS NAdus
In the death Of Ii Hung Chang the
ancient empire Of China has lost Its
most powerful and greatest citizen and
oriental civilization its most distin
guished exponent Our own Gen. Grant
ranked him with Bismarck and Glad
stone. and In return for the compliment
Ii compared Grant to himself. The
great Chinaman had IN unbounded all
miration for the hero Of Appomattox
whom he entertained when the latter
was making Il tour Of the world, and
every year after Gen. Grants death
he had wreath placed on his grave
When Ii visited this country on a tour
Of the world he planted a tree by Gen
Grants tomb In Riverside Park. New
York.
Ii Hung Chang was not leader OF
his people by birth or hereditary rank
He was not even Of the blood of the
ruling caste. the Manchus. He was OF
old Chinese stock and was born In
1S2o-the same year as Gen. Grant. lie
first came into prominence during the
awful Tapping rebellion. which desc
2O,00O,OOO lives and incalculable finan
cial loss. Ii raised a regiment of mill!
tia and attacked the rebels on theil
march toward Pekin. He gained notice
by this AMI was promoted. First With
the aid Of Gen. Ward, an American
~,
sequently met tragic fate in the Sou
dan. he organized and disciplined an
army and ultimately crushed out the
rebellion. For this service he was pro
NOTED to be governor Of the metropolis
tan province Of Pe-chi-li, and here lie
ruled with autocratic sway for quar-
ter of a century. He was the buffer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

abilities of their clerks. This firm owns
over thirty large shops. and employs
nearly one thousand assistants. To
ind out whether every customer is po-
litely served. a number of lady custom
ers are employed TO call at the various
shops. They are told to give as much
trouble as possible, and sometimes to
leave without making purchase after
looking at nearly everything in the
shop. Should the unfortunate assist
ants temper not be equal to the strain.
or should single word be said that
might offend, a report will infallibly
reach headquarters and lead to the dis
missal Of the sorely tried handler Of
silks and ribbons.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

between the invading foreigners on
one side and reactionary court on the
other and it was his fate to be trown-
ed upon and smiled upon by the latter
In turn.
Through his contact with foreigners
Ii became impressed with the adVah-
tages Of western methods and these lie
introduced In his own province of re-
chilli. To do so he had to run counter
to the rooted customs of centuries ana
often his work was retarded. AS grand
secretary of the empire, which he be-
came in 1875, he was the nesotiator
of treaties with foreign nations ana
thus his name became well known In
all civilized countries having CONNER
cial relations with China. LIS work
was interchangeable. He introduced the
telegraph and the railroad into China.
founded a military and naval academy.
created a navy, established arsenals.
built forts and gave to the empire a
wonderful impetus.
And then came the war with Japan.
which proved the rottenness OF Chi
nese methods. The unwieldy giant
was whipped. both army and navy. ow-
Ing to the ignorance of the Chinese.
being practically worthless. Ii became
the scapegoat Of that war. which he
neither counseled nor cOuntenanced.
and suffered degradation by an ignor-
ant and stupid court on account Of 1t.
He negotiated the terms Of peace, how.
ever. and gained the best possible. He
was transferred to the obscure prov
inces Of Kwang-Si and KwangTung
as viceroy, where he remained until
called to interpose his influence and
offices between the enraged Christian
world and those responsible for the
Boxer oatrages. The subsequent nego.
tlations on behalf Of the imperial
court were carried on by him.
Ii has been reckoned as one Of the
wealthiest men in the world. but this
statement may be doubted. In this
country Ii will be long remembered
for his inQulsitiveness. He was an un-
firing and ut times impertinent ques-
toner. He was shreyd. cunning, sly.
dlplomatic-in n word oriental. When
In Germany the Kaiser asked him.
"How do our women compare with
those In Gilman"
II really cannot tell" said Ii. slyly.
fastening his eyes on the corsage Of Il
lady who was present. I'VE never see
half as much Of our women as you do
Of yours"
Sharp answers such as this frequent.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

New England makes 100000 pairs Of
shoes daily.
Orange County. California, has 800
acres Of peanuts.
The steamfitters and steamfitters'
helpers have issued sixty three charters
since Jan. l, 1901.
Out Of a total of 1000 BARRIERS in
Pittsburg and Allegheny, only 200 are
members Of any union.
Minnesota Is called the Bread and
Butter State" and rightly. too, for last
year her mills turned out 2G63O barrels
of -four and she churned over 6O,OOO,OO0
pounds Of butter.
The report Of the Massachusetts Blu
reau Of Labor Statistics OH strikes and
lockouts in that State in 1900 shows
that the wOrkmen won wholly or In
part In about half the cases.
In Spain man who works on farm
receives about 20 cents. In the vine
yards wages range from IA cents day
for women and boys to 81 cents for un-
skilled men and ~ to So cents for those
upOu WAObc chlll tic W HOlc ACSPOASAOiA@
ity Of the raisin crop rests.
The Civic Federation, whose indus
trial department Is to meet In New
York City to discuss the relations be-
tween capital and labor, has among Its
members Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop
Ireland, Bishop Potter, Seth Low,
Charles Francis Adams and presidents
of a number Of important manufacture
ing and transportation companies, Car
roll ID. Wright, Samuel Gompers and
the international presidents Of nearly
every trade union in the country.
Improved machinery is gradually re-
placing not less than 1900 farm hands
in the wheat districts Of eastern Wash
ington. The machine which contributes
most largely to this result is combined
harvester and thresher, the first one Of
which was introduced several years
ago. Each machine can be operated
with five men, whereas to do the same
work with header and thresher would
require at least fifteen men. In addi-
ton, the saving Of at least 5 cents a
bushel Is made in harvesting expenses.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
DEATH TO DISEASE GERMS.

Charles NJ. johnson of New Yor!;
City has certainly mapped out an am.
bilious work for his sterilizer. for, to
use his own words, this invention is
for sterilizing and rendering inert and
killing heterogeneous. animal and
vegetable, and entozoa, growths and
disease germs Of all kinds within the
human and animal system, and the al
leviating and curing Of diseases affect
ed by these microbes, such, among 9th
ers as enteric and other fevers. tuber-
culosis. tumors. cancerous growths,
carbuncles. bubonic and other plaques,
leprosy and elephantiass. All this is
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
NO." faltered. my hopes sinking
! agAin before this old difficulty

"No," | faltered. my hopes sinking
again before this old difficulty.
1T will be necessary, then" she said.
for you to give the money to ME, and
l will forward 1t to Madame Perrier
Pardon, miss, but you perceive | could
not send teacher to them unless knew
that she could pay the money down."
| did not waver any longer The pros
poet seemed too promising for me to lose
it by any irresoution. l drew out my
purse, and laid down two out of the three
hve-pound notes left me. She gave me Il
formal receipt in the names of Emile and
Louise Perrier, and her sober face wore
an expression of satisfaction.
There! it is DONE" she said, "You
will take lessons, any lessons you please,
from the professors who attend the
school. 1t is grand chance, miss. a
grand chance. Let us say you 20 the duv
after tomorrow; the child will be quite
ready. She is going for four years to
that splendid place. place for ladies Of
the highest degree"
At that moment an imperious knO X
sounded upon the outer door, and the lit.
tie girl ran to answer it, leaving the door
of our room open. a voice which knew
well. voice which made my heart stand
still and my veins curdle. spoke in sharp,
loud tones in the hall.
us MIR. Foster come home YETI" were
the words the terrible voice uttered, quite
close to me it seemed; SO close that l
shrank back shivering, as If every sylla-
BILE struck a separate blow. All my
senses We're awake: could hear every
sound in the hall, each step that came
nearer and nearer. Was she about to
enter the room where | was sitting?
She stood still for half minute as il
uncertain what to do.
"He Is upstairs" said the chld's
voice. "IIe told me he was i'll when
opened the door for him."
where is Mrs. Wilkinson?' she ask
ed.
"She is here,' said the child, but
there's lady with her.
Then the woman's footsteps went ON
up the staircase. listened to them
climbing up one step after another. my
brain throbbing with each sound. and
heard door opened and closed. Mrs.
Wilkinson had gone to the door, and
looked out into the hall, as If expecting
other questions to be asked. She had
not seen my panic Of despair | must
get away before lost the use Of my
senses, for felt giddy and faint.
Ito be contiuued.)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

died the fire. Then | sat down on my
box before it. thinking.
Yes; must leave London. must tax,
this situation, the only one open to me
| in school in France. | should at leas
| be assured of home for twelve months
| and as the clerk had said. should per
feet myself in French and gain ref
cree. l should be earning character IL
fact. The sooner lied from London
again the better. now that knew N!
husband was somewhere in it. l unfold
ed the paper on which was written the
name of the lady to whom | was to APP
ply. Mrs. Wilkinson, 10 Bellringer
street. ran down to the sitting room
to ask my landlady where it was. and
told her, in my new hopefulness. that
had heard of a situation in France. Bell
ringer street was less than mile away.
| could be there before seven O'Clock, not
too late perhaps for Mrs. Wilkinson to
give me an interview.
No. 10 was not difficult to find, and
pulled the bell handle with gentle and
quiet pull. A slight, thin child in rusty
mourning opened it, with the chain
across, and asked in a timid voice who
| was.
"Does Mrs. Wilkinson live here" I
asked.
YES" said the child.
"Who is there?' ! heard voice call
ing shrlly from within.
II am come about school in France"
said to the child.
"Oh, III let you in" she answered Gag
erly; ''she will see you about that, I'm
sure. I'm to go with you, ii you 60"
She let down the chain, and opened the
door. There was a dim light burning
in the hall, which looked shabby and
poverty stricken. had only time to take
IL vague general impression, before the
little girl conducted me to a room on the
ground floor.
lin to go il you Co." she said again;
"and, oh! do SO hope you will agree to
60"
Il think SHALL" answered.
II daren't be sure" she replied, nod
ding her head with an air OF sagacity;
there have been four or five governesscs
here. and none of them would go. You d
have to take me with you; and. oh. it is
such a lovely, beautiful place. See. here
is a picture of it,
She ran eagerly to side table. on
which lay book or two, one OF which
she opened. and reached out photo
graph, which had been laid there for Sc
curity. 1t was clear, sharply defined. At
the left hand stood handsome house.
with windows covered with lace cur
tains. AMI provided with outer Venetian
shutters. In the center stood large
square garden. with fountains. and ar
bors and statues: and behind this stood
a long building OF two stories. and steep
roof with dormer windows, every case.
ment OF which was provided. like the
house ir the front. with rich lace cur
tains and Venetian shutters. The whole
place was clearly in good order and good
taste. and looked like a very pleasant
home.
Isn't it lovely placer asked the
child beside me, wi deep sigh VI long
ing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
Convenient.

"What are marsupials" asked the
teacher, and Johnny was ready with
his answer.
animals that have pouches In their
stomachs." he said, glibly.
"And for what are these pouches
used?" asked the teacher. ignoring the
slight inaccuracy Of the answer. "Tm
sure that you know that, too"
"Yes'm." said Johnny. with encour-
aging promptness. 'The pouches are
for them to crawl into and conceal
themselves when pursued"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
Graded Eggs.

Nowhere do egg producers cooperate
to furnish fresh eggs as in Denmark.
Nearly all Danish producers belong to
co-operative associations established
throughout the country for the purpose
of furnishing fresh eggs for export.
Each producer is required to bring eggs
to the various repositories several
times week. every egg being stamped
with his name. These repositories. pro-
vided with apparatus which instantly
detects inferior eggs. are controlled by
employees empowered with the right to
reject eggs not up to the required
standard. A heavy fine is imposed in
case Of shipment Of defective eggs.
The machine which Classics Is In.
genious but simple. and automatically
passes the eggs first into a dark cham.
Der, where they are examined by trans.
parency, over a light. and then to a
table where they are classified very
rapidly.
Danish shipments to England In.
crease, where the fine results OF their
organization are appreciated highly.
A
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

" fell from the lips Of the willy orient
al and these. together with his numer-
Gus questions, will long perpetuate an
interesting phase Of his many-sided
character.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
American Supremacy.

First London Burglar-Eh. Jimmy.
wot you dom around here! wy amt
you ut work.
Second Burglar-Aw, I'm all right.
I'm waitln'.
"Waitin' for what?"
"For my new Yankee tools to arrive"
cleveland Plain Dealer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

A boy who doesn't like to work never
has any trouble In convincing his moth.
er that he 10 sick.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12
Grain Fields in Norway.

Less than l per cent Of the land In
Norway Is in use for grain fields.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

Lowest Of Known Tides.
The lowest tides, where any exist at
all, are ut Panama. where two feet ID
the average rise and fall.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1901-12-12

With all their inventions Of automo.
biles and airships. the men will never
succeed In getting away.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-18
SHIP SUBSIDY NO ASSISTANCE T
AGRICULTURE.

Bulk of Subsidy Will Go to Passcn-
ger Ships, Which Carry but Little
Cargo and Practically No Farm
Products.
The Fitzgerald minority report from
the house committee ON merchant ma
rine shows conclusively that as the
subsidy bill is drawn it cannot be ex-
pccted to reduce freight rates on farm
products.
Not only are the rates of subsidy
twice as high for swift passenger
steamers as for ordinary freighters,
but, as it appears from an examination
of the amounts of subsidy which would
go to the various steamships and lines,
the passenger steamers, at least for the
first few years, would get considerably
more than half of all the subsidy given,
and yet the passenger steamers do not
carry more than about 10 per cent Of
our total exports and less than per
cent Of our agricultural exports.
A careful examination of the mani
tests Of passenger and freight steamers
,aelEas this statement apparent and
leads to the further conclusion that the
swift passenger steamers carry mainly
a high class Of freight composed
largely of manufactured goods ex-
ported at prices considerably below
those charged to American consumers
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-18
DIDN'T GET THE HousE.
w. t. Barber, of New York. Holds
Ticket Which Drew the $G7, 900
Mansion at Sioux City,

B. NJ. Bills, of Vinton, it now appears,
did not hold the. lucky ticket which on
December "a drew the John PIERCE
$4,000 mansion in Sioux City. w. r.
Barber, of New York, manufacturer
of thread, who lives in New York and
does his business in New Jersey, is
the man who has drawn the house.
The belief that it had gone to Mr..
Bills came, through clerical error.
Mr.. Bills bought rs tickets of Sioux
City firm and they registered the lucky
number as going to him. By some mis-
take, however, Mr.. Bills did not get this
particular ticket, and it was returned
to John Peirce among others as unsold.
Mr.. Peirce then sold it with many 9TH
srs to w. T. Barber.
Mr.. Bills has not claimed to have the
winning ticket, although, as it was
registered to him, he supposed he had
purchased it and had given it away to
some friend. If Mr.. Barber can pro-
duce the ticket he will get the. prop
orfu
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-18
OLD AGE AND YOUTH.
A Farmer Well Advanced in Years
Takes for a Wife a Buxom
Young German Girl.

Charles F. Wickham, prosperous
farmer living near Kneirim, small
town not far from Fort Dodge, and
Katie Backradt, of Henzel, Waldeck,
Germany, were made man and wife at
the German Methodist church at Fort
Dodge on New Years eve. The couple
who entered upon married life togeth-
er during the solemn hours of the pass
ing of the old century and the dawn
ing of the new are singularly assort-
ed pair. The groom is man upon
whom the passage of ga long years has
left its trace, while the. fair bride is a
huxom German beauty of % summers.
This is not Wickman's first venture up
on the matrimonial sea, as he already
has record of three marriages to his
credit, but this fact does not seem to
interfere in the lesat with the affection
in which he holds his comedy bride
from over the seas. The newly mar
riedi pair are to all appearances the
happiest couple which ever left Fort
Dodge church together as man and
wife. Wickman is we'll to do, and he
and his bride will rnalNertlicir home ON
his well-stocked farm near Kneirim.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-01-18
IOWA STATE NEWS.
END OF A ROMANCE.
An Iowa German Declined to Marry
Connecticut Swiss Girl ana
Left far Parts Unknown.

\ romance was ended in Washington
changed after a two days acquaint-
ance and who is now in parts unknown.
Miss Louise Dennler is a Swiss girl,
whose home is in New Haven, Conn.
Richard Albrecht is German, who has
worked at the Joseph Simmerman
farm near Washington. Albrecht had
married once and has two children,
whom he thought needed mother. He
advertised in a Wisconsin matrimonial
paper and Miss Dennler saw the ad.
She answered it, and fervent COR
respondence began. Photographs were
exchanged, Albrecht's showing smil-
ing German face with the picture Of
his children on either side. Miss DEM
Ter wrote that she did not object to
children, and sent her photo by return
mail. Finally Albrecht sent her enough
money to pay her way to Washington
and she came. Albrecht met her and
took her to the Simmerman home,
where she remained two days. Al
brecht said that she did not look like
'S, oAu aiSo .hao tHe picture
did not show that she had an impede
ment in her speech or that she was
lame, neither of which facts can be de-
MED, so on the third night after Miss
Dennler came he left for parts un-
known. He left his children consider
able personal property, which he had
acquired by industry and economy.
Miss Dennler consulted an attorney,
Albrecht's property was attached and
sufficient money derived to pay Miss
Dennler's way back to Connecticut,
whereupon she left for New Haven.