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student. Wbo C,nnot smell,

OF $50 freshmen in Northw sstern uni
versity us must enter the spelling
class which that institution maintains
These delinquents missed" twenty or
more words each out Of 200 in a not
very difficult written test.
This is very bad record, but there
is no reason to suppose that the CORE
spending class in any otLer American
college would do better A district
school" thirty years ago world have
withstOOd such test with far higher
percentage OF pass rank" students.
Inability to spell does Tot prove the
lack Of intellect or even OF a consider
able degree of education. Memory
makes good speller. while keen logical
powers without it are of little use in
avoiding pitfalls. Many an able mathe-
maticlsn is naturally poor speller.
Good linguistS, on the other hald, need
no training in photography.
Yet, despite all differences IN native
ability to spell, there Is no difference in
the necessity Of acquiring the art. 1t
is fundamental, memorable. Many crit
les Of modern school tactics attribute
the prevalence Of bad spelling to the
word method" of learning to read
Whatever the cause it should be dealt
with in the schools.-New York World
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| DR.. OrmOnd Of the Princeton uniyer-
sity faculty is as noted in local circles
for his physical rotundity as for his
metaphysical profundity. Some time
ago. on entering the nursery at his
home, he surprised bis offspr.ng--a half
dozen young boys and a small grim
ardent discussion Of the absolute"
One young philosopher turned to him
in appeal:
Father, can a man be absolutely
good"
mo" the professor replied. "a man
can't be absolutely good"
Father" another young sage de-
manded. "can man be absolutely
bad%
NO" was the judicial response. "a
man can't be absolutely bad"
And the little daughter, aged four,
piped up:
Father. can man be absolutely
fat?"
But the philosophers equilibrium was
too embarrassed to reply.-New York
Times.
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SHE SHOWED NO FEAR.
The story of PIucISy and Spirited
Dame of 1776.

The spirit Of 20, as Is well known,
was manifest not only In the courage
and heroism Of the men OF that stir.
ring period, but in the bravery of wom-
en- as well
my great-grandmother," said Miss
Anne, lived near Trenton, N. j., not
far from where one Of the great bat.
ties was fought. She was married, but
her husband had gone to war, and,
with two other young married women,
cousins. whose husbands had also
joined the Revolutionary army, she ie-
manned In the old homestead, awaiting
anxiously such menger bits Of war
news as might come to them from the
distant fields OF action.
"One day at noon when the three wo-
men were seated at dinner, each with
babe in her arms, little troop OF
British soldiery rode up to the house.
The women heard their noisy approach.
but before they had time to move the
soldiers, an officer and two men In
full uniform and with jingllng spurs,
were In the room. Doiling his hat, the
officer sharply accosted the young wife
seated nearest him:
Madam, where is your husbandr
"'IIe has gone to town. faltered the
timid creature.
land your husband. madam he
peremptorlly demanded OF the next
young woman.
He Is somewhere out on the farm
she stammered. equally frightened.
"Then the officer addressed this same
query to my great-grandmother:
"'Where Is your husband. madam
my great grandmother rose to her
feet and said boldly:
"'He is gone to fight the British.
"'GOodr exclaimed the officer. And
he slapped my great-grandmother on
the shoulder. az If she were a man and
a comrade at arms. You're the girl
for mep
Then, with his men, the officer
withdrew. leaving the old home and
It's defenseless occupants unmolested."
Detroit Free Press.
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ON SHAKING HANDS.
The Defensive Reason Why tn
Right Was First Used.

The Defensive Reason why the
Right Was First Used.
Did you ever stop to think about the
custom OF shaking hands and wonder
why It is taat we always shake the
right hand? Probably you have never
thought about 1t at all or Il yoN have
you think that the only reason for
using your right hand Is that you were
taught not to use your left one, says
the Buffalo Courier. In reality this
custom, now so common, is a very an
Client one, and 1t originated in this way:
In the days when people were not so
peaceable as they now are and when
each man settled his quarrels in his
own way every man carried sword
or dagger to defend himself. This
sword was worn on the left side, where
the right hand could quickly grasp 1t
for use In time Of peril.
Therefore when a man wished to
show that he was friendly he extended
his right hand, which would be clasped
by the others right hand If he, too,
meant peace. Thus each could be sure
that the other would not draw his
sword.
With the dawn OF more peaceful
times the custom lost its one time pur-
pose, but it still retains Its original
meaning-to show friendship.
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BLAINE AND HORSES.
The Brilliant Maine Man Always In
Dread of RunawRys.

had James G.. Blaine been alive
and a member of President Rooseyelt''
party at Pittstield recently" remarked
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Taylor, "the disaster by which CraiG
lost his life would not have occurred
l don't think | ever met any one who
was In such mortal fear Of being in @
runaway as was the brilliant Maine
statesman. He would take absolutely
no risks with horses and required thC
most extreme precautions to be oh
served before he would submit him
self to a carriage ride.
~ remember many years ago that
Mr.. Blaine was to visit our city OF
arrangements for his reception and en-
tertainment. One Of the prominent
liverymen Of the town came to me and
offered free Of charge the services OF q
magnificent team OF six white horses
to draw the carriage Of Mr. Blaine
1 accepted the offer. and when the
statesman arrived at the depot | es-
corted him to the street where the team
and carriage were waiting. was
about to hand Mr. Blaine into the We.
hicle when he suddenly drew back.
There Is no one at the head Of the
horses he said and | would prefer
that you get some men 20 guard then
before we proceed
81 told the driver what he said and
the latter insisted that he had absolute
control over his animals; that they
were used to bands and other noises
and that there was not the slightest
danger. repeated this to Mr.. Blaine
and told him that thought he could
safely take a seat But he wouldn't
do It, 4 shall not put my foot into the
carriage he said firmly, until n man
Is put at the head of each horse and is
made to stay there
THAT ended it, and we hurried around
and got half dozen men together and
had each hook on to a bride. Then
Mr.. Blaine got into the carriage and
we proceeded uptown" - Brooklyn
Eagle.
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NAVAJOes POOR TRADERS.
Unable to Get Fair Prices For tho
Blankets They Weave.

blankets They Weave.
"The Navajo Indians are making bet.
ter blankets than ever before, but they
fail to make any progress in the higher
crt Of marketing Them" said G. o.
Howe of Navajo, Ariz. "They en-
ploy the same primitive methods in
weaving them and will continue to do
so, suppose. as long as there is one Of
them left The women do the work,
but the men do the marketing. 1t has
been said that II the women had
charge of the marketing as we'll as the
making they would get more for their
work | doubt whether this Is true or
not. While the women are better
workers, and, in fact, do all the work
of a menal kind, they show no more
shrewdncSS in trade than do the men.
While the women do all of the real
work they rarely see a cent of the
money derived from their toll. Their
arrogant lords Of the tepee appropriate
that. The women are patient and doc
lie. You would suppose that If they
that cannot be duplicated anywhere
else OH earth they would have sense
enough to assert their plain rights, but
they never do.
"Thcre will never be woman's
rights club in an Indian reservation,
for the women do not know that they
have any rights. They toll over a
blanket and then they permit their
lazy, worthless husband to sell it and
squander the proceeds on whisky and
on trinkets for personal adornment for
himself without murmur. There are
many white men around the Navajo
settlements, and after firing up the
Indian in charge of the blanket they
purchase it from him for about one
third of its value. Then they ship 1t
to some city.
1T is impossible to counterfeit Nay
ajo blanket Even q tcnderfoot ought
to be able to tell the difference. That
being true, it would seem that the
Indian ought to be smart enough to do
more with them after they are made.
When it is considered that the Nava-
joes use the rudest methods of weav-
ing, the opportunity for others to make
blankets equally good would appear
favorab BILE, but it has never been done"
Denver Times.
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John Schwab, the father Of Charles
NJ. Schwab, is the nabob of Loretto, a
little Pennsylvania village on the crest
Of the Allegheny mountains. He is the
richest resident, its only retired mer-
chant. Several years before his son
had managed to creep very far up the
ladder in Braddock Schwab, by means
Of livery business and a farm, got to-
gether a comfortable sum for use in
his declining years. BE is now sixty
five years old, but his six feet of spare
body remain as straight as an arrow,
and not gray hair shows in his black
hair and beard. The mother is the op-
pOsite Of her husband She is typically
German. Her figure is short and stout,
her face round and full and her COM
plexion and hair fair. She is exceed
ingly affable. The villagers say that
Charlie takes after his mother in ev-
erything except his nose" which is
prominent, like his fathers. "-Argo-
naut.
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Tho Divorce Laws.

The best cure for the present confu.
sion would be a national law covering
all questions of marriage and divorce
There Is, however, little hope Of the
early enactment of any such measure.
The remedy for a condition that en-
dangers the best interests Of society Is
In the hands of the people Of the diff
ferent states. There should be a pop
ular demand in each community for
legislation that will deepen the respect
OF the people for the sanctity and so
lemnlty Of the marriage contract. -
New York Mail and Express.
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Entirely on Faith.

One Of the clergymen who was pres
ent at the opening Of the General The
illogical seminary was speaking Of tn,
bashfulness Of the late Dean Hoffman
"The DEAN" said the clergyman. was
called upon to speak at mass meet
ing held I'm the interests Of a cause
which received many benefactions
from him. He spoke briefly of the
merits Of the cause and then said
apOlogeticalIy:
Il am not much Of a speaker
"'Amenr responded Methodist
brother from the first row.
"The dean. somewhat Disconnected,
continued awhile and then said:
"'I'll detain you only moment lon
GER
'Alleluiar again broke in the man
In the front row, and the dean sat
down very red in the face. but he en-
joyed II all hugely when he learned
afterward that the man In the front
row was very deaf and had inicrJectcd
his appreciation entirely on faith, not OH
hearing. New York Times
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Robert Harr.

Robert Barr, who celebrated his fifty
second birthday on Sept. 1G, is one Of
the few Scotsmen who can be termet
humorous. says the London Chronicle
But he was only born in Glasgow. He
did not live there long. for at an early
age he was taken TO Canada. He was
educated at Toronto and eventually be.
came schoolmaster there. remaining
In the teaching profession until 1876.
the year Of his marriage. Then he
drifted into Journalism, and some OF
his best work was read In the Detroit
Free Press. Canada. however, lost him
in 1881, when he came to London, and
since then his career has become pub
lie property.
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COST or GROCERIES.
what a Former Generation Paid For
Hour md Intatoea.

Flour and Potatoes.
From statistics CT prices recently
furnished Is Il grocer in business pre-
vious to the civil war 1t is shown that
-four retailcd for $3.50 per barrel in
1850. In 1856 it had risen to $3.50
per barrel.
But during the year 1865. when the
war was closed, prices had reached
marvelously high figures. For in
stance. -four sold for $50 per barrel,
sugar, So cents per pound; butter, 60
cents; coffee. 60 to 20 cents; tea. $1.40
to SLIGO per pound; OF. $1.05 to $1.15
per gallon; beans. 10 cents per quart;
potatoes, 81 per bushel; soap, 20 cents
per pound; eggs, 60 cents per dozen,
and other things in the same proper
ton.
After 1866. when the extreme limit
In prices was reached. they began to
steadily decrease. As compared with
present prices those Of 1866 were fully
220 per cent higher.
Some of III, radical changes may be
seen In the prices of flour now at $3.50
per barrel and in 1862. when it was
$S.25. or i'm 1865 at SO per barrel. 1t
is therefore now at its lowest figure.
Take sugar also. In 1862 ii was II
cents per pound: in 1860. SO cents; now
II is to q cents. Butter was 10 cents
In 1850. but had advanced to 90 cents
per pound in 1865.
Oil Is another leading staple which
has shown wonderful fluctuations in
price. Selling for S1.O5 to Sis per gal
lon in 1865. it has now decreased to 10
and - cents per gallon. vast gain for
the consumer. In 1880 it sold at so
cents, in 1858 at 81 and In 1919 at 10
cents per gallon.
Potato prices have been regulated
largely by the yield In 1850 they sold
at to cents. in 1857 at 81, IN 1880 at
$110 and in 1892 at 60 cents per bush
el This year they have been as high
as $1.25 to 1925 per buShel.
1t will therefore be seen that all the
above articles are lower now than thir-
ty-hve to forty years aga. and the
same may be said of more than 100
other different groceries.
For the most part. the grocers' prof
Its have gradually decreased on all ar
ticles since the close Of 1872. the panic
season. nor Is there any likelihood for
better condition of affairs for some
time to come.-Retail GrOcerS' Advo-
cate.
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Poor Helps Poor.

Jane Adams Of Hull House. Chica-
go, tells from her wide experience how
ungrudgingly the poor help one an
other. A poor young woman took ref
uge with friend whom she supposed
to be living in three rooms in another
part Of the town. When she arrived,
she discovered that her friends hus-
band had been out Of work so long that
they had been reduced to living in one
room. The friend, however took her
in, and the husband was obliged to
sleep upon bench in the park every
night for a week, which he did uncom-
planin8ly, IL not checrfully. Fortu.
nately ii was summer. land it rained
only one night"
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A committee Of the Memphis board
Of education has been appointed to in
vestigate special and revised edition
Of the Holy Bible. with view to
adopting the reading OF a chapter as a
permanent feature Of the city schools
This edition of the Scriptures is sup.
posed to contain most Of the Old
Testament and some chapters from the
New. 1t will be book which may be
read without fear Of ireading upon the
denominational feelings Of any class
of religious believers.
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Safety Poison Bottle,

The latest thing in life preservation
Is new kind Of poison bottle. There
Is scarcely II house or home that doe.
not have some sort OF poison constant
ly kept OH hand for various purposes
and everybody knows the liability OF
getting hold Of the wrong bottle. The
new poison bottle is cOlOred, usually
blue, to distinguish it from others in
the daytime, and Il very ingenious de-
vice makes 1t safe to use In the dark
The cork is arranged with piece in.
side attached 10 II that will not come
out. thus telling Instantly that the poi.
son bottle is ut hand. With such a
safety device on shelf there would
be small possibility of getting the
wrong lOttle In the dark.
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A Youthful Rsffmofa

"Now." said the Sunday school teach
er in her most winning tones. (which
little boy can tell me about the still
small voice that Is within us?"
"Please'm." said the freckled boy at
the end Of the seat, my uncle has
one"
"He hasT
"Yes'm; he's a neutrality-suspicious.
timore American.
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What Is Stealingt

One Of the Berlin courts was occu-
pied the other day with the question
whether starving man was capable of
consuming a large loaf Of bread at one
meal. II man proved to be starving
steals bread, it is not considered a
theft, according to the German law,
but is punished lightly. In this In
stance the loaf was considered too
large for one person to consume, but
pm the workman who stole it from a
bakers shop proving that he shared It
with a starving friend he was acquit-
ted Of theft
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Charles Emory Smith of PhlladeI
phla, who was once ambassador to
Russia. IN discussing the habits Of the
Russian car the other day said:
"He passes part OF his summer In
the mountains. He rarely goes to the
seaside, because he does not love the
serf."
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Tax Notice.

Notice IL hereby given that the
State Tex and County Levy for the
year 1902 are now due, and that In
pursuance of law, the treasurer OF
bis deputy will be at the following
named places In said districts at the
time herein specified, for the purpose
OF collecting said taxes and levies,viz
Appointments OF John II. Hopkins;
Parksley, October ID, Sd and 4th,
November 22d and Goth.
Mappsville, October 10, II and IL.
Temperanceville, October %, "a and
26.
New Church, October 80 and 81, No
vember 1.
Sanford, November 8, 9 and 7.
Saxes, November 8, at night.
Meanwhile. November 8, afternoon.
Cattail, November s, morning
Green backvllle, November ~, at
night.
Chipcoteague, November II, 10 and
Is
Horntown, November 10, at night.
Hallwood. November IA, afternoon
and night.
ModsstowD, November 10.
Hopeton, November 20, morning.
Newstown, November 90, afternoon
Leemopt, November 81, afternoon.
Hunting Creek, November 81, morn
ing.
Accomac G. H., first day OF every
court.
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The Millennium

Little Dot-l know something my
teacher doesn't know.
Mamma-Indeed! What is that?
II know when the world is coming
to an end and she doesn't. / asked
her and she said she didn't know"
"Oh, well, who told your
Uncle John. He said the world
would come to an end when children
stopped asking questions that nobody
could answer"
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Appointments OF Edwin 7. POWELL
Mappsburg or Painter, October 8,
and 8
CASH Vile, October 10, morning.
Finneys, October II, afternoon.
Pungoteague, October 4, IL, Nov. /
IS, IA and Is.
Savagevills, October 20, morning.
Melfa, October 20, afternoon.
Belle Haven, October "a, afternoon
Keller, October 30.
Wachapreague, Nov. 3, 4'and 3.
Levin r Lewis Store, November z
morning.
Marshes Store, Nov. 7, afternoon.
Tangier, November 10, II and u
HarbortoD, Nov. IA, at night
Accomac @. r., Octoberi27, 28 and 80
November 26 and 80.
Onancock, October II, %, Novem
s, 20, 81 and %.
At home at night when not other
wise posted.
Those failing to pay their TAXES
before the 1st day Of December, 1902,
will have per cent. added to their
bills as the law directs.
Your humble servants,
John II. Hopkins, Treasurer,
Edwin T. Powell, Dy. Treas
OF Accomac County, Va.
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Gera1dine's Preference.

Mother-If you are a good girl, Ger.
aldine, | will consent that you shall
have another piece Of cake.
Geraldine-I would prefer, nav, that
you should make that indulgence de-
pendent on the cakes being good
Richmond Dispatch.
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Definite Direction.

A waiter who had been an old ma
rine watched as long as he could bear
1t while his master tried to draw the
stuff1ng through the side Of a bird.
Farther aft. SIR" he ventured in an
embarrassing whisper; farther aftr
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Those who have disagreeable news
to tell you. always find you in.-Atchi.
son Globe.
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Success In the practical affairs Of life
depends upon temperament more than
upon talent, for decision. courage, in
dustry and perseverance are tempera-
mental.
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People who sell newspapers In the
streets of Moscow are compelled to ap-
pear In uniform.
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Cable, Conover, Kingsbury
and wellington Pianos.
Chicago Cottage Organs.
The Largest Manufacturers
Of Pianos and Organs
in the World.
Save You From $500 to $4,000

In
in
the
% n
II san receive u partculs
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ST" stops for passengers on sigma
to conductor aDaily, except Sunday
r. b. Cooke. J. q. Rodgers,
Traffic Manager, Supt
Norfolk, Va. Cape Charles, Va
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Freight Prepaid.
Sent on Trial.

n
o easy
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WELL-KNOWN MAKES.


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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-10
A MATTER or COURSE.

The anthracite arbitration commits
sion, appointed by President Roosevelt,
have refused the offer made by the rail-
road and coal trust of special train
gratis on their trip through the anthra-
cite coal regions. There was nothing
else for them to do. 1t is uncomfortable
that some of the men on that commits.
sion should for an instant harbor the
thought OF accepting such favor in such
circumstances; and entirely aside from
moral sensitiveness. an acceptance by
the commission would have been scan
dalous. But think of what the offer re-
veals. These "courtesies" have been so
common OF late years, that this one was
extended as a matter of course. And,
indeed, if senators, and judges, and tax
commissioners, and even presidents may
be the favored guests of railroad mag
mates when great railroads interests are
before those officials for adjudication of
some sort, why not the arbit, alton com.
mission?