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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-01

John Damitio moved his family down
from Elma yesterday, and now occupies
his own residence, LAG Market street.
Miss Myrtle Porter came down from
Montesano, to spend Thanksgiving with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r p. Porter.
DR.. Overmeyer gave an illustrated lee.
ture, on poisons and stimulants, at the
M. E. Sunday school yesterday morn.
ing.
Mrs. Chas. r.. Green has recovered
from her illness sufficiently to leave the
Aberdeen General hospital for her
home.
All unpaid-taxes-are now delinquent,
Saturday being the last day upon which
the second installment could haze been
paid.
Ed. McIlugh received kick in the
face Saturday, indicting cut over the
eye that required several stitches to
close up.
+. VI. Halferty was up from Markham
last week. The clam cannery and cot
tages for its employees viii be completed
this week.
l.. l.. Maley returned yesterday from
visit OF several weeks in Southern
California, looking much benefited by
the out ng.
The Deming Single mill, at Summit,
has closed down until after the holidays,
owing to scarcity of cars and an indiff.
ent market.
The Pioneer Hose Co., will appvopria-
tely celebrate the thirteenth anniversary
OF lis organization, in Firemen's hall,
this evening.
The Thanksgiving union services, at
the Congregational churce, were well at
tended, and the program, as published,
was we'll rendered.
Congressman-elect Humphrey, COL.
M. X Sherwood, Prof. Harris and Jaw
&. WeatherwaX chartered the steamer
Thistle and left Friday for South Bay, in
quest of duc''s and geese.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-01

Why suffer from eye strain and poor
sight?-Dr. o. N. Sullivan Oculst-O pti-
clan, guarantees to correct all defective
eye sight. that can be corrected if he
fails it will cost you nothing. Office days
Nov. 6 to Dec. lst at Aber leen, at Ho.
GUAM Dec. lst to 9TH. 20-tf.
The dancing party given bv st. Agnes
Guild of the Episconal church, in Fire.
mems hall, Thursday evening, was a
thorough success, socially AMI fran
cally. rhe hall was beautifully deco.
rated for the occasion tie music splendid
AM the ladies charming, so that every
body enjoyed the function.
The typographical union has adopted
scale of wages, that took effect today,
that will mean a raise OF printing prices
or a losing business for the employing
offices. The new rate adds 1913 week
to the pay rolls OF three offices, the in
crease in the HERALD Office amounting
to % per cent per week.
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce
has taken up the matter OF faster train
service between Grays Harbor and
Seattle, and that of having mail mes
senger, to distribute the mail, on the
through train, which now carries through
mail only. This improvement in the
mail service will be large convenience
to the towns along the line as we'll as the
terminals.
The engineering division of the war
department paid into the United States
court, Saturday, IS 900 with which to re-
imburse the former owners for the prop
erty condemned for the Grays Harbor
iety. The property was condemned by
a jury at the August term OF the circuit
court, but the price had been previously
agreed upon between the owners and
] the agents OF the government.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-01

N. q. Kaufman. the pioneer merchant
OF Aberdeen, has concluded to retire
from business, and offers his emit man.
moth stock for sale regardless of cost
his store rooms for rent and the fixtures
tor sale. His announcement on page 10
OF this paper will show the purchaser
how to make dollar 90 farther than
George Washington was able to throw
one. o.
If the effort to get mail agent on the
through train, morning and night is
successful, it will be a great conven-
fence to us. As it is, we cannot get an
evening PAPER until eleven next dav.
Mail which should be answered must
wait whole day because of not haeipg
mail messenger on the night train.-
Oakville Cruiser.
Five lots, on F street, with Wishkah
river frontage, were sold at sheriff's sale,
Saturday, for $2,O45, the purchasers
securing bargains. Four of the lots were
bought by Capt. G. H. Phelps for 81, no,
and the other by Theo. Callson for 1885.
Capt. Phelps will build commodious
landing for the steamer Maud S. on the
property purchased by him.
The steamers Kate and Ann, which
will be remembered by old timers as
plying between Portland and Grays Har-
Dor twenty years ago, and formed the
only INK with the outside world, Las
been awarded $40, 1888 by the Dutch ar
bitrator, as damages for seizure by the
Russian government, while sealing in
the North Pacific ten years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. kobt. Coughln arrived
last evening from Brule, Mimi, and are
looking over the large Book ranch. at
West Aberdeen, with view to it's pur-
chase. This place is offered at $25, 90,
which is not much more than one-third
what it has cost DR.. Book. He paid
1000 for in in wild state in 1884, and
has since spent $4,000 Or $4,000 in
improvements. Mr.. Coughlin is an ex.
perlenced manager Of large farms, and
If he purchases will operate the place
lOr all trere Is III 1t.
Otto Hugo, the eleven.year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hugo, was sent to
the county Jail for 20 days by Judge
Pearson, Friday. Young Hugo was
convicted OF stealing $3.50 in cash, and
goods worth about $500 from the bicyc.e
store OF A. 1ngebrightsen. He entered
tt e store by means of false key at noon
hour, and the money and part of the
goods were found on him when arrested.
The extreme youth of the lad makes a
very sad.case, land, according to the story
he told in court, he has only been fol-
loving the example of quite a gang of
little pillferers, who are allowed to roam
the streets at will by negligent parents.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-01
'PHoNE SO

Johnnie, the young son of John Ian
ders, fell off a sidewalk while coasting
Thursday afternoon, and sustained Sc
we're internal in juries.
1t must be rank management that
permits row at the opera house be-
tween the stage hands and the visiting
companies every week.
At the meeting of the Literary Society
Friday evening, f. E. Boner read a
paper on "Greek la "" and DR.. Smith
explained "Osteopathy."
0. II. p. Wiley cut his left wrist quite
severely while splitting wood Friday
evening. The radal artery was severed,
and the wound is serious.
An active town campaign is on in Cos
mopolis. Two tickets are in the field,
and the leading issue is the question OF
saloon closing after midnight.
The Oakville Cruiser and the SEMI
WEEKLY HERALD can both be had for
one year for 81. Orders can be handed
in to the office OF either paper. tt
The Aberdeen Dramatic Club meets
tomorrow evening. An entertaining
program, including short farce comedy,
has been prepared for the occasion.
John Lindstrom is adding about SO, 900
of improvements to his shipyard. The
improvements consist OF new boiler
and engine house and machine shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. r. Bell went to
Everett, Friday, where Mrs. Bell visited
her parents while Mr.. Bell looked after
some business matters on the Sound.
South Aberdeen subscribers to the
HERALD can have their papers deliver ed
at Shelley Bros South Aberdeen store
on the afternoon OF issue if they so de-
sire. Leave word at the store, or this
office. If
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-01

Judge o. " Linn returned to Olympia
today. after having enjoyed duck hum
on t. bay. Mrs. Linn will remain 6
few days, visiting her sister, Miss r. D
Taggart.
The steamer &. G. Lin 1auer arrived
from San Francisco, Saturday with about
20 passengers. The passage up was
rough, and nearly all the passengers
were sick.
Aberdeen merchants are anticipating
the largest holiday trade in the history
OF the city, and the merchandise displays
rival those of many cities much larger
than Aberdeen.
Pinckney & johnson are moving their
plumbing establishment from So Wish.
kah street to the building formerly occu.
pied by the steam laundry, at the foot
of Wishkah street.
The Epworth League gave "Wish-
bone" social, Friday evening, at the
residence # Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Shipman,
on Wishkah street. A very pleasant
time is reported.
Gus. X. Utberg, a former resident OF
Aberdeen, retu' ned Saturday from an
extended tour, during which he visited
the islands of the Southern Pacific, South
Africa and Australia,
The burning out OF the chimney at the
residence of &. F. Karshner, 6S Fourth
street, Saturday e.ening, caused a little
commotion in the reighborhood, and
came near calling out tie fire depart.
ment.
At a meeting of the Grays Harbor Co.
No. 8, Uniform Rank, X. of p, held
Friday evening the regular meetings OF
the company were arranged to be held
on the first Wednesday OF each month,
in the X p. Castle Hall.
The fire alarm system ordered by the
city council will cost $685., and will
consist of six miles of wire and twelve
alarm boxes. Six of the boxes which
cost $3.50 each, will be furnished by mill
owners and the other six by the city.
Joseph Schultz, of Elma, came up
from san Francisco on the steamer g..
c. Lindauer, that arrived Saturday, and
went to his home Yesterday Mr.. Schultz
was ACCOMPANIED by son from Ca,if?r-
mia, who will make his home with his
father.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. X. Bowes returned
yesterday afternoon from California,
where Mrs. Eowes had spent several
months 'or her health. The many
friends of the lady will be pleased to
learn that her health was much i'm
proved bv the trip.
A series of union evanl e,istic meeting
in the Congregational church will begin
this evening. Evangelist john NJ. Dean,
who will be in charge. has wired that he
ca nnot reach here before Thursday, and
until then, the meetings will be main
tanned by the evangelical pastors Of the
city.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-01
THANKSGIVING FOOTBALL
Aberdeen Losses to Hoquiam on the Girdiror
Score IL to O.

Notwithstanding the boisterious
weather Thursday large crowd gath.
cred at Athletic park to witness the
championship game of foot ball by the
Aberdeen and Hoquiam teams. The
game started out briskly, Hoquiam win
ming the toss, and for while it looked
like anybody's game. Later Hoquiam
took the lead to such an extent as to
cause cold feet among the home team,
and the visitors won easily with the
cooro Of IN n
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-01

Referee, McFarlane. Umpi e Hewitt
Length of halves 80 minutes.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14
Fire Signals.

Al q meeting Of Hope Hook and
Ladder Co. No. /, held on July Q,
1901, the town was divided into Fire
Districts and q Code of Signals was
adopted in order to facilitate the locs-
t,on of fires In she future. The town
was divided as follows:
District No. ALI that portion OF
tAwn bounded north by Bellevue
street, west by Union street, south
and east by corporation line.
District No. All that portion OF
town bounded by Bellevue street on
the south, Union street on the west
and corporation line on the north and
east.
District No. 3-The portion Of town
lying west of Union street, and south
of Bellevue street, with the corpora
tioa line as the south and west boun-
Diary.
District No. 4-TLe portion of town
bounded on the south by Bellevue,
east by Union, north and west by cor
poration line.
The Signals adopted were short taps
10 indicate the district in which the
fire is located, followed by a rapid
alarm, same to be repeated until gen
eral alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be
sounded for District No. 3, first three
taps, one, two, three, followed by rap
i'd alarm, and repeat.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

81 think I went into a kind Of de-
lirium then, filling my helmet full OF
senseless screeching till it rang like
a Chinese gong, jerking n Wr1thlng
4 the brute's arms, n tnglng my
head back and forward in the crazy
hope of senuing up a signal that way;
but | had too much slack, and l knew
they'd probably. not heed it, anyway.
"All the time the suckers were draw
ing steadily stronger; from the first
nip and sting, | felt now a long burn
ing ache. One arm was coiling 1tselr
more and more around my neck. l
could hear it rub %sQueaking about my
copper collar, and as it frightened l
knew it was bringing the head grad
ually closer.
The sepia was now as vile as two
year bilge. AS | foamed and fought
the eyes stood out like great apols with
candles behind them, and the lights IN
them turned crueler and crueler at
every heave l gave. l couldn't think
or pray. l could only rave at the Ital-
ians up above for letting me be done
to death like this.
"Suddenly | felt the hose and line
growing taut. The next minute | was
off my feet, and there was a terr1nc
tug as the squid's anchorage in the
galley was broken. But we were llfted
steadily up, he still gripping to me,
and so in one.big clump we came to
the hatchway%He tried to get a pur-
chase on itMs we squeezed through, but
he didn'@s l vas in luck that he had
| such other things to think of, for they
1T his beak off me-.
mo, l didn't end up by fainting or
anything like that. When they'd I'M
screwed my face plate, l just sat on the
side of the mole and did a little laugh
ing and crying both at once. l can
remember yet the %outlandish sound
made; it was for all the world like
the squawking of an old rooster When
you've laid his poor neck across the
chopping block.
ct was two days before could key
myself up to putting the armor on
again. Even then you could still see
the red marks all over my hands and
wrists; you can make them for your
self by touching your skin with a
pneumatic nozzle for a second, or even
by sucking hard with your lips.
my tenders said they had hauled
me up because they'd felt a queer,
steady pulling on the hose. Probably
the brute had got hold of it with one
of his arms, and had reefed in the
slack to see what it was; it's curiosity
may have been my salvation after all
However, my gang took all the credit
for it, and they prepared to boil and
eat two of Signor Pulpu's legs by way
OF celebrating the event. But first they
put him whole on the scales. He
weighed only 70 pounds-but, as the
celebration showed, it a. all pretty
solid muscle.
THAT feast petered out before it was
really well started. Even 'fore-the
mastjaws couldn't manage it; they
cast anchor in the first chop. AS fol
me, that was no great disappointment
for I'd been content to look on. Some
how, ] still felt stand-ofish toward
that squid. Eating your conquered
enemy is kind of un-American, any
way."-Youth's Companion.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14
Seeing from Mountain Tops.

Standing on the highest mountain
saw at a height of 1865 feet, which is
slightly v e five miles above e level
-on a clear day a mar can see to a
distance of 200 miles. To see objects
at a distance of 100 miles the observer
must be standing at a height of 66G7
feet above the level of the sea. The
rule is that the distance in miles at
which an object on the earth's sur
face may be seen is equal to the square
root of one and one half times the
height of the observer in feet above
the sea level, allowance being made
for the effect of atmospheric refrac-
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Portugal IS the most illiterate coun.
:Fy in Europe; 81 percent of its popu.
alton cannot write. In Italy the pro-
portion Of ilIiterates is SO percent, In
Russia 80, ID Spain ., In Britain . ia,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Who can set bounds to trolley ex-
tensions in these days? Within a
wonderfully short time surface cleo
trio cars will be running without
breaks, it is claimed. between New
York City and Boston, Washington
and other large cities. No one of
these lines, however, should be per-
mitted to ruin the %boulevards and
pleasure drives in suburban districts.
The trolley companies should pur-
chase the right of way, as the steam
railroads do, contends the New York
Tribune.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

The foreign born element in New
York City numbers 1,270,O69, of whom
Great Britain has contributed 365,452,
Scandinavia, 49,061; the Teuton1c
countries 397,642, the Latin races 161,-
500, the Slavonic countries 245'l44'
and Asiatic countries 1864.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

General Joseph Wheeler told a boys
brigade in Philadelphia the other night
that his earnest hope is that We shall
never have another war, and he added
that there will never be any necessity
for one "if all persons will be good"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

The value Of o newspaper 90 an
advertising medium consists In
Its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
savedi
"The st. Landry Democrat
was consolidated on the Sd Of
March, 1894, with :" The Opelou.
vas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price Of subscription
has been reduced to 81 o year.
THE COURIER being by odds
the best paper In the empire Par,
ssh Of st. Landry 10 therefore the
Aaanag&
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Anent Mr.. Rockefeller's declaration
that honesty, perseverance and indus
try are the essential requisites for
business, light on the accuracy of that
contention may be cast by the follow
ing facts: In a British colony close
to the newest Of our insular posses
sions there lives d certain Portuguese
person who is a sugar planter, and
who has made a remarkable business
success. While his neighbors have
slowly@drifted down from wealth into
something desperately close to hope
les ruin, this man has prospered, he
has added estate to estate, and, de-
spite the competition and barriers. he
has gone on steadily piling UP money.
He began life as a plantation laborer
without a shilling; he is so il~literate
that he cannot sign his name or keep
ever the rudest of accounts. His
neighbors admit that he performs his
contracts, but they credit him with no
remarkable honesty, and neither his
industry nor his perseverance is at all
beyond the ordinary tropical standard.
The fact is that he had a natural
genius for raising sugar in that par
ticular island, and fate was kind
enough to carry him to what is prob,
ably the one place In all the world
where his special ability could be fully
developed. The world is full of just
such cases, and side by side with them
are other cases. of men honest, indus.
trious, and ~persevering. who haven't
the knack Of making lots OF money.
They are good men, but they are not
good business men-and what real
difference does it make If they are
not7 Certainly it doesn't prove that
they are failures, nor does 1t give rich
men the right to enrage them by de.
clarjng that men get rich by the exer-
else Of honesty. industry. AMI perse.
veranoe when they don't do any such
thing, no matter how honest, industri,
Gus and perseyering they may be, ex.
claims the New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Asia Minor suffers as greatly from
earthquakes as Mexico, perhaps
sc. The calamity which has now
overtaken Shamaka, over lear the
Caspian sea, was paralleled at Achal-
kalek about two years ago. About 900
people were killed at that time. Only
a few months before 1900 lives were
lost in the province of Smyrna, IN the
Mediterranean. Shamaka has been
particularly famous for such shocks.
but In spite of them was long a place
of official residence, and " now is
the centre of a large silk industry.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14
Town Residences For Sale

In q desirable neighborhood in Ope.
lousas, with an entire square Of land.
we'll shaded with live oaks, msgnolias,
cedars, pecans, etc., about 8 squares
from the Courthouse, 5 squares from
High School, q squares from Catholic
Church and convent. House 10 two
story. brick basement, 8 rooms, four
FIR. places, out buildings, etc.. all NJ
der good fence. VIII be sold cheap for
cash. OF part cash and balance on time
10 suit, Apply at tbis sasss. u
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

A crusade against the ad~ulteration
of milk has ben started in Paris, In
the hope of decreasing the great NOR
tally of infants, which is attributed to
this cause.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

The story is told of a New England
er, about 10 years old, and apparently
a vegetarian, who, having learned that
Henry Van Dyke, author of "The Rul-
ing Passion" made occasional expeii-
tons to Canada and elsewhere in
search Of big game, recently sent to
him a pen drawing made by himself
Of O stag-a charming piece Of work
for a man of such years-and under
meath placed this motto in large let
tiers: Thou shalt not kill" DR.. Van
Dyke, in acknowledging receipt of the
drawing, thanked his friend for his
Kindness, and suggested that under GER
tain conditions a more appropriate
text would be Acts K, 10: Rise. Peter,
kill and eat"
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Brooks Adams believes that wars,
financial parties and revolutions are
the efforts of society and readjustment
after its equilibrium has been de-
Gtroyed.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

A shoe firm in Toledo, Ohio, has
traced to the ]depredations of mice,
losses in greenbacks and other paper
money which have amounted to $780,
900 in four years.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Hon. Lilah Constance Cavendish,
the 17-year-old daughter of Lord Ches-
ham, is the owner and manager of a
black farm near her fathers estate, IN
Buckin ghamshire. Here she keeps
black cattle, black horses, black sheep,
black goats, black dog, black cat, black
rabbit-black everything that is to be
seen on a farm.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Japan has acquired the American
dining car system at a jump without
pausing at .ne railway sandwich stage.
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Il 1851 only 1883. 900 acres Of land
we're under cultivation in Australia.
"a 1898 there were over 10.O0o.06o
@egsas
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14
ACADEMY
OF TTE-
IMMACULATE : CONCEPTION,

OPELOUSASs La.
Waaor the Direction Of the Sisters KaaasaSs"
Of Holy Cross.
Offers to yeung ladies every saoll'sY
for acquiring Q thorough ohrissisn e.
ucation. Constant attention is psio "
home and social culture. Lessons sss
given in music, painting and .
useful arts. The sisters also sass
charge Of the boys school. The coaEss
Of instruction ID two.fold-PgepaEssosy
and Commercial. French 10 laughs
the two courses. For particulars, Ca
dress SISTER SUPERIOR
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

Ones own words are very sweet un.
Ill one is fasoad'to eat them,
The Opelousas courier., 1902-06-14

The type of horseshoe common in
the Orient is a plate filter so as to
cover the entire bottom of the hoof,
with a perforation in the centre. The
weight of the average horseshoe is
three-fourths of a pound. The native
smiths usually cut these plates from
sheets of wrought iron and rudely
shape them for the purpose in view.
Evanston, ILL.,, boasts the Oldest GO
ed" of any educational institution Ill
The country. Mrs. Virginia Waterman
is a student in the Northwestern acad-
m at the age of so, and she expects
to take a full college course. Mrs.
Waterman will be graduated from the
academy this year and will then go to
Cornell university, where she expects
to take up her residence with the
other girls" in Sage hall.
A Tuscan noble who dourished dur
ing the seventeenth century had the
ceilings of his palace lined with ex-
ouisite mirrors of the finest quality Of
glass, while a contemporary of his
adopted a similar device, the mirrors,
however, being f1ecked with gorgeous
flowers of al hues of the rainbow. The
effect presented by the latter decora-
ton was reputed to be exceedingly
picturesque, and one may well con-
ceive that such was indeed the case.
A single cocoon of the ordinary silk
worm will frequently give a double
thread HOO feet in length. The an
eestors of that caterpillar, when the
Chinese first domesticated them, about
$500 years ago, could not spin half as
much web as would make for them
selves a comfortable blanket. Plenty
of good food and warmth have done
much to raise the domestic silkworm
above it's wild relations, but what has
| chiefly helped them is that the poor
specimens have always been killed off,
and only the biggest and strongest
kept.