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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-20
NEWS OF THE DAY
ITEMS FROM VAR GUS PARTS OF
THE WORLD
Outside the State Of Wa hInston- Resume o.
the Less Important Though Not Less
distressing. Happen ss Of the Past Week
In . Condensed. but Comprehensive
Corn.

Lord Charles Beresford has been pro-
noted to be a vice admiral.
Lieut.. Col. Chester Porter, United
States army, retired died here.
The Spanish cabinet has agreed to
the renewal of the literary copyright
treaty between the United States and
Spain.
Tie evening sessions of the Chicago
public schools have opened for the win
ter term. The official enrolment OF
pupils is 1892.
The registration in Chicago Tuesday
was l64, PAS. On October the registra-
ton was LIS, O93, making the total for
this year 339, 1888, decrease of so ,054
as compared with the registered vote OF
two years 60.
During an exciting scene in the house
of commons, Premier Balfour moved
the suspension of John O'Donnell, and
the latter rossed the floor, stood in
front of,Mr. Balfour. shouted defiance,
and shook his fist in the premier's face.
Mr.. O'Donnell was suspended by vote
of BAL to 81.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
has decided upon general increase in
wages to the 10000 coal miners in its
employ. The increase is in the nature
of readjustment, and in some cases
amounts to % per cent. of the present
scale. b
Secretary Root has approved the
recommendation of the board of
ordnance and Notifications as to the
design Of the new field gun.
Lord Kitchener has started for India
to assume command of the British forces
there. He goes by the way of Paris
and will visit Khartoun.
A broken wheel caused the wreck OF
a Southern Pacific freight train near
Hanaford, Cal. Three unknown tramps
we're killed and one or two persons
slightly. injured.
The Grand Hotel at Point Chautau-
qua, one of the largest and finest hotels
around Chautauqua lake, N. Y, has
been destroyed by fire.
The California raisin packers strike
is broken. An agreement with the en-
ployes has been signed by two packing
houses, and is victory for the strikers,
who get everything they asked for.
Admiral W. S. Schley has accepted
an invitation from the Commercial
Club, OF Kansas City, to be it's guest at
the clubs banquet on November 10,
which will be held to commemorate the
signing Of the John Hay treaty. 6
Lipton's challenge for the Americas
cup has reached New York.
The Boer generals, Botha, DeWet and
Delarey, who expect to visit Italy soon,
have requested audiences of Pope Leo
and King Emanuel, both OF which have
been granted.
An attack upon the French govern
ment is promised in the chamber OF
deputies, for its employment of troops
against strikers, and in the Brittany
school trouble.
Frank Klepetko, who has been men,
toned as probable member of the
strike arbitration commission, formerly
superintendent of the Boston 4 Monta-
ma Amalgamated Copper properties at
Butte, has sailed for Peru, where he
will take charge of J. B.aggin's copper
,,,ivac
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-20
Eairchild Seriously Injured.

New York, Oct. 15.-C. Fairchild,
ex-secretary of the United States treas
nry, was knocked down by street car
here this morning and seriously wound
ed if not possibly fatally injured.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-20
Bishop Wins Out.

The Hague, Oct. 15.-The Interna-
tional court of arbitration has decided
the Pious fund case by condemning
Mexico to pay 81 APO, 900 in silver to
the California bishop.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-20
MAY USE RAILROAD.
Admiral Casey Withdraws His Pro-
hibitiOn at Panama.

Panama. Oct. Is. - Rear Admiral
Casey has dec ided to allow the Celom-
bian government to use the railroad for
the transit of troops and ammunition
no longer invites hostilities and inter.
ruption of traffic. The action of the
admiral has produced an excellent i'm
preston in all circles.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
QUITE B~OSTONESQUE.
Bright Boy Was Analytical in His
Reading and Had His
Doubts.

A clever literary woman has told
the following incident, to which she
was an eye and ear witness, says the
Philadelphia Times, while boarding
in a Philadelphia private family
members of the Society of Friends:
There was but one child-a boy Of
eight years-to brighten the house
hold, who, despite his extreme youth,
was an o%mnitorous reader of books.
Found seated in a corner one day,
with a large open volume across his
knees, the following dialogue be-
tween the boy and his mothers lady
bcarder ensued:
what are you reading, my child?"
he was asked.
"Josephus, ma'am,' was the an
swer.
"And do you understand what you
read?"
81 think I do" he said.
"But you should read the Bible
first, my lad"
IL have read it to the end" was the
unexpected reply.
'Indeed! Then perhaps you can
tell me what you think of it?"
81 think it a felton," he said with
some emphasis.
Shocked by such an exhibition of
unbelief in one of such tender years,
the lady reioined:
eff you think the Bible untrue, will
you give me your reason for it?"
Eyes, ma'am," he replied with
much earnestness. "Do you want me
to believe that story about Balaam's
ass talking like a, human being? 1t
is not possible, because everybody
knows that the formation of an ass
throat is very different from the
same organ in a man."
This prodigy died in early youth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
INDIA'S GREAT WEALTH.
1t Is Large in the Aggregate, But In
dividuals Are Generally
Very Poor.

AT a meeting of the Royal Statis-
teal society DR.. Ginsburg read q pa
per by Mr.. F. A. Atkinson, giving "a
statistical review of the income and
wealth of British india" After re-
ferring to a remark made by Lord
Curzon in a speech on the Indian
budget for 1901-02, to the effect that
there had been an increase in the
mean income of the inhabitants of
India between 1880 and 1898 of no
less than II per cent, and to a state
ment made by Mr.. w. Digby, who
criticised Lord Curzon's figures and
argued that there had been a d.
minution of average income of no
less than 80 per cent. between the
years 1890 and 1900, Mr. Atkinson dis
cussed the question with the view of
finding out the true facts, reports
the London Times. He said that this
could not be done with any great
exactitude, because there we're no
statistics of cultivation in some parts
of India before 1923, and there
were difficulties in regard to the es-
timated yield.
He divided the population for the
purposes of his survey into three
classes - agricultural, non-agricultu-
raj and those of sufficient or ample
means. Having examined the posi-
ton of the various sections included
in the first class, Mr.. Atkinson came
to the conclusion that the agricultu-
raj income of British India increased
from 26.4 rupees per head in 1875,
to $50 rupees per head in 1895, this
being an increase of 1913 per cent.
A similar inquiry, the results of
which were set forth in great detail,
convinced him that the non-agricult-
ural income went up from 2S.S ru-
PEGS per head in 1875 to 34.1 rupees
in 1895, or an increase of 1874 per
cent. AS these two classes of per-
sons comprised 97.6 per cent. of the
entire population, it might be taken
that the average annual income of
this great mass of people rose 27.3
rupees in 1875 to 35.2 rupees in 1895, an
increase of $50 per cent.
In examining the incomes of the
third section, Mr.. Atkinson gave rea-
sons for doubling the trustworthi-
ness of the income tax returns, which
he was unable to accept as a full dis
closure of the position of the people,
and he made his calculations on a
more extended basis. In the result
he put the income of this class as a
whole at IA ror of rupees in 1875,
and at 113 1-3 crores in 1895. Sum-
marizing the three sections, he ar
rived at the conclusion that during
the 20 years under review the aver
age income rose from 29.5 per cent.
that is to say, from 30.5 rupees
per head to 39.5 rupees per head.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05

Abiding to the wealth of British
India, he discussed the monetary sit
uation and the amount of boards and
ornaments which the people had put
by, and gave an interesting histori-
cal survey for the purpose of form
ing an estimate of the stock of pre-
cious metals which the various con-
querors had left in the country after
successive raids, and of the amount
which from time to time had been
imported and allowed to remain in
the hands of the people. He reck-
oned that the amount of the totals
of the two stores were, in currency,
in 1876, LAG crores of rupees, rising
to 1923 crores in 1900, and under the
second head (hoards and ornaments)
6 crores in 1875, increasing to 49,
crores in 1895. In one of the numer-
Gus tables supplementary to the pa
per there was set out a balance
sheet of India which seemed to show
that the actual capital wealth, as
distinguished from income, per head
of the population, increased from
7O3.S rupees in 1875 to 1856 rupees
in 1895, or no less than 4O.2 per
cent. In conclusion, he gave figures
to show the great rise in capital
investments of recent years. In 1875
the amount was POI, Z $1,000 rupees,
in 1894, 530,651,0 900 rupees, and IN
1899 762, 269,O 600 rupees. Mr.. Atkinson
described this increase as a satisfas,-
tory indication that the rise in the
exchange value of the rupee had
stimulated the supply of capital, the
greater portion of which came from
England.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
TuscIe with u TeIeph0Ne.

"Number, pleased" The dulcettones
of the invincible hello" girl trilled
the query into the waiting ear OF
the wag at the other end of the cir
cult.
give me two pairs of aces" came
the answer.
"Do you think you're playing draw
poker?" Intercepted the girl at
Central"
certainly not" was IT," reply.
"I'm calling a telephone number
Kindly let me have four ones."
I'm afraid [ don't understand"
said the operator. Cant you make
your call ~clearer""
TIN doing the best | know how.
Can you connect me with one, one,
one, one?"
"Guess you've got the wrong num-
Der; try again"
"No, | haven't; it's in the book.
Maybe you specify it as eleven, elev-
en-
Say do you think this is a policy
shop? What number are you call
ing?"
I'm trying to tell you. See if you
can give me one hundred, eleven.
one"
mo, I can't" came the sharp re-
ply. / have no time to wait. If you
can not be more explicit you had
better send a telegram"
"Why do you have such nonsensical
numbers in your old book if You can't
understand them?" argued the call
er. Here it is as plain as day-four
ones in succession"
"0h, you mean one, one, double
one. Why didn't you say so? I'll
connect you"
"Don't bother. l just wanted to
discover how you called for that
strange collection of figures. Good
by."-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
AT CITY.
Shaft to Confederate Dead Unveiled
at Forest Hill Cemetery.

Kansas City, Mo-, May 31.-The prin-
cipal feature of the Decoration day
eXecrices here was the unwilling ut
Forest Hill cemtery of an imposing
shaft erected by the Daughters of
the C%onfederacy of this city, to the
confederate soldiers who died at the
battle of Westport, formerly a sub
urb of Kansas City. 1t is the first
confederate monument ever erected
in Kansas City. The day was beauti,
full, and thousands %journeyed to the
cemetery, situated seven miles from
the center of the city, among them
hundreds of confederate Veterans
and Daughters of the Confederacy
from the surrounding country. Mrs,
Hugh Miller, president of the local
chapter, presided, making a brief ad.
dress. Thirteen little Daughters Of
the Confederacy drew aside the veil:
and the grafton was delivered by
James B. Gantt,judge of the Missouri
supreme court.
At the various cemeteries, G. A. f..
veterans decorated the graves of the
Union soldiers, and a detail Of the
state militia did like service ut the
graves of those who died in the Span.
iSh-American war,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
BRONZE BUST OF M'KINLEY,
Tribute of the Philadelphia Postal
Employees Unveiled.

Philadelphia, May 31.-The feature
of the Decoration day exercises in
this city was the unwilling of the
memorial bronze bust and pedestal
erection to the memory of President
Mckinley by the Philadelphia letter
cerriers and post office employees.
Postmaster Clayton McMichael re-
ceived the gift from James O'Sullivan.
chairman of the local Letter Carriers
Mckinley Memorial association.
Former Postmaster-General Charles
Emory Smith delivered the Grafton.
at the conclusion of which the let
ter carries chorus of 60 voices sang
LEAD, Kindly Light" A band of 40
pieces, composed entirely of post of
flee employees, closed the exercises
with "The Star Spangled Banner"
The bronze bust and pedestal cost
over $4,000, and stands on the first
floor in the south corridor of the
post office building.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
MuranO's Worldwide Trades.

The most limited trade that sends its
productions to every land is the maxi
ing of the so-called venetian glass
beads, which are made on the island of
Murano. For centuries these beads
have been made in one place by the
descendants of a few families, vet ever
since Europeans began to trade with
savage tribes these beads have been
an almost universal article of barter.
and since the present fashion of long
necklaces strung with beads and
charms has come into vogue in Europe
the trade in them has been more wide
ly extended still, though in recent
years limitations of them have been
made in Birmingham. Another strict
~ly-confned industry which is the cen
ter of a worldwide trade is the cultiva-
tion of orris root, which is the basis of
most manufactured perfumes. This is
confined entirely to the districts round
Florence and Verona.-S Stray Stories.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
G|Oru and Sentiment
in the Panama Canal :
. BY COMTE BONI DE CASTELLANE, F..
: Husband Of Anna Gould. .

be longer it would cost more to keep it in order; it would take longer
for a ship to pass from one ocean to another through it. But with
some Americans these facts seem to count for little or nothing. They
prefer the Nicaragua route just as some men prefer brunettes to
blondes-for a reason that is unexpanable save for silly sentiment,
and A SENTIMENT THAT HAS NOTHING PRACTICAL TO
WARRANT IT'S EXISTENCE.
What greater work can mark the beginning of this new century
than the building, or rather the completion OF the Panama canal?
Such a work would change the highways of the globe a second time
as they were once before changed by the Suez canal. 1t would add
to the great glory of the American people that such a change was
made by the strong hand Of the American government. What great
work can the American people do that will be more for the benefit
of the world?
The people of the two greatest republics of the world cherish
dreams OF an intimate union between the two governments. They
would see the sentimen that prompted Lafayette to fight beneath the
banners.of Washington and the continental army strengthened. What
would add a stronger bond of sympathy than the completion by the
United States Of the great work begun by France. The cutting of the
Isthmus OF Panama is marked with the imprint of France BY the
genius of Ferdinand de Lesseps, by a generous ILLUSION Of our race,
by a sacrifice of Our material interests, and even by a tragic crisis in
our national life. Why should not America inscribe its name there
beside that of France, and the two nations will count in their history
another common page.
THIS is A SENTIMENT WITH A MOTIVE, a motive of in.
ternahonal brotherhood, a brotherhood that was begun before the
American people could safely count themselves a nation among ma
tions-a dream which France helped them to realize.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
AT the Tomb of Grant.

New York, May 31.-Memorial serv.
ices were held yesterday afternoon al
Grants tomb in the presence of s.,
600 people. The exercises were con.
Quoted by u. S. Grant Post, of Prool1.
lyn. America was sung and Lin.
coins Gettysburg address was read.
Judge Thomas G. Jones, of the Unit.
ed States district court of Alabama
then was introduced and delivered
the grafton.
President Roosevelt sent a wreath
of roses and the Chinese minister, Wv
Tingsfhhg, a bed Of roses.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
10 THE DEAD
Memorial Day Generally Observed
In Ali the Cities of the
Country.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES At ARLINGTON.
h Postal Employees of Phi1adel-
phia UnveiI n Magnificent Bronze
Bust of the Late President Me-
kin1ey - services at Other
Points.

Washington, May 31.-Decoration
day was observed here perhaps more
generally than ever before. The an
nouncement that President Roosevelt
would deliver the Grafton at Airing
ton brought to that historic city a
vast %concourse of people, among
whom were numbered thousands of
veterans who j%ourneyed to the ceme-
terry to honor the memory of their
comrades who had died in their coun-
try's cause or who, having survived the
struggles of 1861 and 1898, had passed
since into the great unknown. The To-
cal arrangements were in charge of
the Department of the Potomac, and
included a parade of all the G. A. r.
and other patriotic organizations, the
decoration of monuments and graves
and addresses by men prominent in
the affairs of the government.
At Arlington, where the principal
exercises were held, a national salute
was fired at noon by the Fourth bat
terry, United States field artillery.
Music was rendered by the Marine
band and by the memorial choir. Up
on arriving at Arlington, the process
sion marched to the tombs of the I'M
known. During the decoration of the
tombs, by the special committee cho-
sen from the different G. A. r. or
CARNATIONS and auxiliary societies,
the Marine band played an %appropri-
ate selection. The procession then
broke up, and the decoration of
graves began. A touching feature of
the work of decoration was the
strewing of flowers over the graves of
the confederate dead who lie buried
in a section of the cemetery,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
A SON OF THE KING.

He stood in the palace courtyard. straight
as a poplar, and fair
AS the golden glow of the sunlight that
shone on the marble there.
With a look of proud disdaining, he saw
at his feet rouched low
An old and fear-struck beggar, bent to
avoid the blow.
Burning with angry passion, the princes
voice rams free:
How cam'st thou here in the courtyard,
where beggars may not be?
Some guardsman must have nodded.
@ that thou within should st slip;
The guard hall rue his folly, and thou
shalt taste the whip!'
Trembling and painting with terror, the
old man raised his head:
'Yea, strike your blow" he murmered,
'Wha matter if 1 be dead?
"Gone is the Kingdoms glory If thou
can'st do the thing!
Thou, the Prince of the people! Thou,
the son of the King!'
The whip fell from his fingers, the Prince
bowed low his head;
He raised upright the aged form, in hum
BILE accents said:
"Well may the kingdom tremble, when I
forget n bring
Dishonor on my knighthood and my roy
al sire, the King!
'"Tis we'll that thou, the humblest, to me
this lesson bring
I dare not be ignoble, I am the son of
the King!'
Long, long age the palace with age was
darkened gray,
And long the Prince and beggar have
slept the years away.
To us the message cometh still true and
wondrous clear,
And stronger grows and sweeter, as year
succeedeth year.
We dare not be ignoble! We must be
true and great!
We dare not be unworthy of our royal,
high estate.
Guard, guard Ger word and action, lest
We forget and bring
Dishonor on your knighthood, on your
royal sire, the King.
For know We not your station? Then ask
each living thing,
And hear: Eye are Gods children, the
children of the King!"
Isabella r. Hess, in Jewish Messenger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
How She Was InsuIted,

Miss Noozey-Yes, I visited her house
last night, but l never will again
She's too insulting.
Miss Ascum-You don't say?
Indeed, / do say. Right before al,
the company she said: LETS have a
rubber at whist. Then she asked me
to play."-Philadelphia Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
At the Tomb of Mckinley.

Canton, q, May 31.-Many beautiful
floral offerings to be placed upon the
tomb of the late President Mckinley
were received here Thursday night
and yesterday, Including a large
crate of choice flowers from the
White House at Washington Mrs.
Mckinley took the flowers to West
lawn and had them arranged about
the tomb.
The G. A. r. placed at his tomb the
flag of the order and u cluster Of
flowers taken at random from the
supply provided for all their dead
comrades.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
Probably the Brother-in-Law Knew

"What was your idea" inquired the
customer, 'in building your green
houses so close to a baseball park?"
81 didn't know that there was GO
ing to be a baseball park here till
after ] had got them built" the for
list answered. my brother-in-law
said it would be n good location, and
/ took his advice"
"What does your brother-in-law do.
may ] ask?"
"Hc's a glazier. You'll find these
carnations the finest on the market"
Detroit Free Press.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05

The southern Presbyterian general
assembly concluded it's session at
Jackson, Miss, and adjourned, to
meet next year at Lexington, Va.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05

E. G. Spalding, vice-presdent of the
Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern rail
road, died at his home in Atlanta,
GA. of hemorrhare of the lungs.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05

Louis Roth, a fireman on the Vicks-
burg, Shreveport & Gulf railroad,
was killed in a wreck, caused by a
runaway car, near Ruston, La.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05

Bishop Hugh Miller Thompson, of
Mississippi, celebrated the fftieth
anniversary of his ordination to the
ministry of the Episcopal church.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
Her Own Hnir nresscr.

Mrs. Sweller-Do you employ a pri-
vate chauffeur?
Mrs. Gotrichtkwick-No, I always
do up my hair myself.--Ohio State
Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
Fire at Wesson, Miss.

Fire at Wesson, Miss, destroyed j.
t. Suddath's grocery, j.. Wellman's
grocery and w. s. Wellman's general
store, entailing q loss Of $4,000.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
THE DAY AT ST. LOUIS.
Cloudy Skies Could Not Prevent the
Customary Tribute,

st. Louis, May 31.-Despite the low
ering clouds, which constrained
many to remain indoors, the veter.
ans paid their annual tribute to their
fallen comrades in the various GENE.
teries. The parade feature was lack.
ing but the services at the cemeteries
were none the less impressive, those
at the national cemetery at Jefferson
Barracks being, as usual, the most
largely attended.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05

Burglars entered the home Of Jona-
than White, a wealthy farmer, near
Jackson, Tenn, and stole $3.50.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-06-05
More than mere utility suggests the completion of the Panama
canal by the American people. There is seemingly a misplaced senti.

ment among a few against the
Panama route, but THERE
SHOULD BE A STRONGER
SENTIMENT IN IT'S FAVOR.
The opposition to the Panama
route is not based on a practical
motive. All available figures show
it to be wrong. The Nicaragua