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Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
AN IRISH INN.
Moonlight and Pretty Maid Lend 1t Its
Only Charms

The inn is of the kind that looks
best by moonlight. 1t has gables
and clean white face, and at the
back Of it seven wind-blown fir trees
stand up like SO many stiff hairs TO
its head, survivors of host. More
over, if YOU chance upon Kathleen,
the maid of the inn, idling in the
porch when the stars and the young
men may all be supposed to be about,
you will certainly not be tempted TO
cross the road to the rival establish
ment. She is, like the inn, of an ele-
CANT shape. Her eyes are Irish blue,
and her voice is a. soft as the
cuekoo's. II you were to meet her
at Charing Cross YOU would not fail
TO think Immediately with yearning
Of a sort) Of little matched cottage
on the moor, with the soothing peat
rcck around it, and large placid
SOW nodding an easy salutation at
It's threshold She dignifes the inn
as much as the moonshine dignifies
her and the inn together. The girl
at the establishment over the way has
red hair and freckles. and her voice
when she rushcs forth to prevent her
masters terrier being torn in twain
by the opposition terrier makes the
teeth ache
Kathleen herself i clean, but she
is the only person or thing in the
place thus consccratcd. | do not be-
licve the dust and spiders, etc, have
been disturbed since Easter. The
knives, forks and spoons are, | fear,
wiped on system; washed never. The
sitting-room carpet. ofmany patterns
has horribly clogged seams init. The
fireplace is innocently concealed by
spacious cheap screen with lilies
done on il: but behind the screen are
the odds and ends of a generation,
including bones, hairpins, broken
flower pots and fragments Of harness.
1t isacharnelpit; nothing better; one
could weave grisly romances about it
alone. With the top point of my
rod yesterday stirred the print of
Our Lady of Sorrows" above the
dilapidatcd buffet. 1t was an acct
dent, for | had learned TO let sleep
ing dogs lie, also to skate gently over
the thin ice Of my surroundings. But
from behind Our Lady of sorrows
there descended a thick cloud Of dust,
an old clay pipe and horseshoe, with
sundry commonplace bills, receiptcd
and unreceiptcd. The horseshoe
broke a Clipped sugar basin on the
buffet. Don't be after distressin'
YOURSELF" said Kathleen, blithely,
when drew attention to the ruin.
at was broken before, that's GER
tain" She gathered up the curios,
but she left the st.-London Globe.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
"ON MEMORANDUM"
Heard over the Counter in a Big New
York Establishment.

Sometimes we are obliged to call
a spade a spade said the lace expert
to New York Herald reporter. eff
We did not we would be in hot water
much Of the time. Now, for instance,
there is the case of Mrs. b., one of
our charge customers. She came in
here, selected point lace bertha,
and said she would take it. We had
not the least hesitation in allowing
her to take the goods. But, as it
happened, there was a large ball up
town that night, and | had made ar
rangements to describe the gowns
worn fora society publication.
cone Of the first things | noticed
was Mrs b. wearing the bertha |
had allowed her to take on memoran-
dunn. OF course, she did not see me,
but | guess by this time she wishes
she had. Next afternoon she came
in, bringing the bertha. She said
she would not take it, that it did not
just suit her after a more careful ex-
animation.
Il told her was sorry to disap-
point her. but We never took goods
back after they had been worn. OF
course, she flushed, and did not like
il, but she was too sensible to make
a fuss and cause an investigation.
She was puzzled to know how | knew,
but | did not enlighten her. She
paid the bill.
is it policy to do those things?
Well, we are obliged to protect our
selves as much as we can. The fact
that she was a wealthy woman had
absolutely no weight with us. We
do not cater to dishonest people, even
if they have money. And there are
nine chances out of ten that Mrs. b.
will, in the future. be one of our most
reliable and valuable customers.
"Oh, this is the place to learn hui
man nature"
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25

kept in view when the site OF the
works wa, chosen.
One Of the japanese journals pub
fishes a letter from one of its Chinese
correspondents which describes the
rich deposits of ore which have al
ready been secured by the govern
mcnt iron works The amount Of the
deposit Is estimated at 100000. 600
tons, and the ore is richer in quality
than that of kamaishi, the best
known mine in Japan, and, more
over, It can be brought to the works
at cheaper rate The potential adj
vantage OF the arrangement to Japan
is considerable, since the practical
operations and business transactions
which have been carried on in con-
nectlon with the iron works have so
impressed the neighboring people
with Che enterprise Of the japanese
and have inspired such confidence in
them that their influence is spread
ing in whole Of the Iangtse valley.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
FICTION IN BRITAIN.
Few Regions in the United Kingdom
Not Preemptei by Novelists.

An attempt was made some time
ago to draw up fictional map of the
United Kingdom, and it was found
that few regions had not been pre-
empted. Scotland is pegged out,
Wessex is Mr.. Hardy's, the west of
England belongs to Mr.. Eden Phil
potts, Mr.. Lowry, Mr.. Barring Gould
and Mr.. CUTLER Couch. The Isle of
Man, of course, is copyright. And
so on. Mr.. Wells has just clinched
his claim to the southeastern corner
of England, as much Of it as is in
sight of his Sandgate house. There
was time when he seemed
inclined to claim all time and
space for his own. But from
the flats stretching to Dunge-
ness he started his first men in the
moon; and now on the beach beneath
his study window lands the mermaid,
the heroine of his latest story.-Lon
don Chronicle.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
THE CONDUCTORS TROUBLES.
Elaborate Contracts on Railway Tickets
Keep Him Guessing.

The occasional traveller is inclined
to regard the railway conductor with
respect not far from awe, but it is
fact, says the New York Post, that
the conductor his troubles of his own.
Not the least of these is the multi
plicity of ticket forms. One of the
passenger agents of a road entering
Chicago exhibited the other day a
ticket which included about all of the
vices of its kind. The ticket was is
sued by an eastern road for a COM
paratiyely short trip, but it was near
ly six feet long. To be exact, it was
just five feet eight inches by actual
measurement. There were but two
coupons, the rest Of the long roll be-
ing devoted to printed conditions,
which were many and minute. The
ticket agent was asked what con-
ductor could do if number of such
tickets were presented to him on a
single trip. To read them through
would take more than the time allot-
ted to his run. The agent admitted
that probably the conductor would
have to punch the tickets with an air
of knowing all about them and pass
the holders on TO the next conductor.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
BY JACOB a. RIIS,

IL Staten Island Mr. Schwab has purchased property
containing beach Arbutus lake a OF beau
uiu woodland Docs he intend to erect here a grand
i2.2 palace? Not lie going to turn it over to
Ies the young people OF New York pleasure ground
ESS He is building which will ply between the
| ~ grounds and the city will carry each trip some
lAa 5000 happy young folks On the grounds there
- to be casino; free meals will be served; bands
abound there will be Gondoas and rounds In short
will be a chdrcn's paradise.
When Mr. Schwab asked what thought told
him that thought excellent YES" SAID BUT HITCH IT
To THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SOMEHOW. Make it part of the
curriculum. No study OF barrel the whole
school teacher gathering of spcc
Then children will be under and the tired
SchootcaCher will get chance DO especially that the
boys themselves shall come o KNOW ONE ANOTHER BET
TER, AND THAT MORE OF THEM SHALL GET TOGETHER;
for what boy does Jolly good ronp and when Shwab
gives II, who object|
Without doubt the school be made fall with the
No one thinks of sucndeng the public schools but simply
listing young enthusiasm looking employment 1t is not
an entirely idea In Toledo the park take tn
public school boys sleigh riding YORK
blowing land that they learn farming
gardening.
Some day shall have the school assembly thrown open
not only for lectures and Sunday but for union and
political meetings Until consider politics quite good enough
TO be made welcome in the school, it won't be good enough
The school should be the neghborhood When fathers
and mothers under the school ncghbor
mood home and the children have their games clubs their
dances therewen the school, short takes the place life
OF the people the crowded quarters which the saloon monop
Olives THEN THERE WILL NO LONGER BE a SALOON
QUESTION: THE SLUM WILL BE DEFEATED
But what has Mr. Schwab GOT do with all this? Why
helping it all along He helping bring the school the
hearts OF the people, and the people the school IN THE
IUBLIC SCHOOL, LIES THE GERM OF TRUE SOCIAL. RE
FORM
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
Carved by Cave Dwellers.

In what j., known as the FACTORS
cave at Wcmy.., on the coast Of
Fife, Scotland, an interesting dis
coycry has just been made by DR..
J. Patrick, professor Of biblical criti-
cism and antiquities in the Uni
ycrsity Of Edinburgh, Of large and
ylgorou, mcision on a dimly lighted
ledge which had hitherto escaped the
notice of archacologists. Thi. cary
ing take. the shape Of a viking ship,
at the stern of which there is the
figure Of man steering with an
oar. while five other oars project
from the broad. wcll-indcntcd hull
without any appearance Of rowers
beng visible. Both prov and stern
have the characteristic viking cary
ng-thc stern being conspicuous.
The effectiveness. Of the sculpture is
also helped by the way 1t catchc, the
light owing TO It's leaning toward
deep f,surc IN a part Of the rock.
These carvings are generally sup
posed 10 have been executed by the
cave dw,Ilcr, Of Picti,h times in
Scotland and probably date from ear
Is in the Christian Chicago
Daily News.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
Heroic Monkey.

A Paris monkey named Albert is
the hero Of a thrilling story from that
city \ fire broke out in It's mis-
tress's house. and the monkey, scent
ing the smoke and becoming alarmed,
managed TO open a window, climb
down waterspout TO the porter's
lodge. and give the alarm. The por-
ter went up, broke open the door,
and WI, Just IN time TO prevent the
lady being ,uiTocatcd by the fumes.
Albert Is quite the hero Of the dis
trict.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
London's largest School.

The Jews Free school, Spitalields,
is the largest school not only in Lon
don, but on earth. There are
A class-rooms for boys and p for
girls, and there are 1920 boys and
1900 girls in attendance. Each room
is fitted as completely as modern in
vention can make it. The fact that the
school has never been closed owing
to the spread of any epidemic indi-
Gates the sanitary perfection of the
enormous structure, now covering
two acres of ground. Mr.. c. b. Abra-
hams, the head master, is in his fiji
tieth year of service.
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
IApAN,3 PROGRESS.
,,v,, much of Her Industrial Importance
to Geographic Position.
yc have more than once pointed

We have more than once pointed
oul A,. Engineering, that Japan,
AL. Britain, will owe great
JaI of her commercial and indus
trial Importance to her geographical
uo.tIon She will be able not only
f. utilize her own natural resources,
hat also to a large extent to annex
,bo., of China, which are immense.
Narrower she will find in the mar
ket. of China, and of Asia generally,
an opening for her manufactured
proluDt.. Indeed, this Is true not
nrh of China, but of the whole Pa
eff, area. toward which, a. we have
po,n,,d out, the center of magnitude
If thc worlds trade and industry is
inevitably grayitating Forethought,
preprJtion and sustained effort will
be- oh. effective weapons in the COM
lry .onllct. and these alone will de-
eide che mastery of the Pacific. The
japanese have given ample proof
that they have all those qualities,
ard the progress which they have
made justifc. them in calling their
country the Britain Of the east.
Already Japan sends TO China a
ar.. part Of her supcrnuous cotton
goods. and she supple, the whole Of
a., ar east with matches. llcrartis-
nc products are to be found every
who're. and even some of her ordi-
nary commercial products Mr.
Chen. the proprietor of the T.ing
TAI firm of Kobe. has purchased
spinning mill at Shanghai, IN which
10000 .pmile- are IN operation and
1900 operative, are at work under
fy. japanese ovcr,tcrs lie Ia,
formed a very poor opinion Of the
capacity ot the Chinese as operatives,
an. means Go try 20 employ japanese
o.r.crs and operatives TO a consid-
cradle number This. however. be
NI find difficult, a. there Is such a
demand for them in Japan. Taking
COL. 'ac condition.. into account. II
p. probably be- found more profit
able TO import the raw materials into
japan and carry on the manufacture,
ir that country.
This will certainly be done m the
ca. % iron and steel productions.
u. steel works which have been cs-
u.-hcd al Nanoata. IN the prcfcc-
tl, u Fuknoka. and which have al
ready got beyond the experimental
s.., are only six miles from Moi.
ar Important harbor in the inland
... aud viii be connected with Wax
a.'.u, o port near 10 the China
coast, 20 that they are very con
ua,niIy situated for the supply Of
Jaw materials, both from Japan and
CHINA IL Is evident that the i'm
n.n-, resources Of the latter were
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1902-09-25
ABOUT THE NEW STAR.
Some Startling Changes Detected in the
Constellation Perseus.


A little over year ago the most
remarkable new or temporary star
of modern times appeared in the con-
ISOLATION Perseus, says a writer for
the Providence journal. The star
was not in any catalogue, and two
days before its discovery it was not
bright enough to be shown on pho
tographic plate of the region con-
tanning stars which have but one
hundredth of the light given out by
the faintest star visible to the naked
eye On February %, two days after
the discovery, it reached its greatest
brightness. when it was as bright as
Capella, the third star in order Of
brightness in the whole heavens. 1t
waned slowly and with several we'll
marked fluctuations in its light, and
in two months was on the limit of
visibility with the naked eye in tele-
scopes of small size.
During its decrease in brightness
ii changed color from white to dull
red, and is now somewhat greenish
in tint. The spectrum was at first
continuous, such as is given by the
light from a glowing solid or liquid
body or from a gas under pressure;
then bright bands were formed, which
later assumed the form and position
of the bands in the spectra of nebu-
lac. All these changes were expect
ed, as they followed closely the his
tory of similar stars in recent years.
But within few months most I'M
expected and startling changes have
occurred which have made the star
once more the chief object of interest
in the sky. The nebulae which sur
rounds the star, or into which the
star has been changed, has been sue
cessfully photographed at several OBJ
servatories which are equipped with
telescopes of great power, and it
contains several centers of condensa-
tion whose positions are shifting so
rapidly that their motion can be de-
tected in photographs taken but sew
eral days apart. Careful attempts to
determine the parallax Of the star
show that it is inappreciable; the
star, therefore, is at very great dis
lance from the earth. There seems
to be no doubt that the actual mo-
tion in the nebulae is greater than
anything heretofore detected. The
velocity must be as great as that
with which light travels, and the
nature of such a motion is as mys-
ferrous as that of light itself.
Already the theories which at
tempt to account for the birth and life
history of the various bodies in the
universe are being remodeled to in
clude these newly discovered facts,
and the new theories will probably
suffer later rejection when more facts
are found which conflict with them.
The mysteries of the universe be-
come more unfathomable the deeper
We are permitted to explore them,
and as knowledge increases the ex-
tent of that which still remains to be
explained increases also.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-06

Frank L. Morgan, the next senator
from Chehalis county, was up from Ho-
GUAM on business, Friday.
City Attorney Shields returned Friday
from Seattle, where he had been en-
gagged in the Underwood trial.
Mrs. Lew Wade. of Tacoma, returned
to her home Saturday, after visit with
her mother, Mrs. NJ. A. Watkins.
Howard Lackey received severe
scalp wound, from falling slab, while
working at the Wilson mill Friday.
L. Coppock of Eastern Washington
who has been visiting on the harbor took
passage this morning for Portland.
Mrs. ]. d: Mace left this morning for
Umatilla Co. Oregon, where she will
visit with her brother Mr.. E. Price.
Bryan's Commoner for one year and
the Aberdeen HERALD for three months
for 81. Send all orders to this Office.
Jack Ross, a hook tender at Mack's
camp. near Elma, had his hand badly
torn, Wednesday, bv slipping hook.
United States Senator Geo. Turner
will address the people Of Grays Harbor
and vicinity at Aberdeen, October %.
Mesdames n. n. Anderson and W. B.
Paine and children and Miss H. Allen,
picniced up the Chehalis river Saturday.
John Skrondal, son OF Rev. ]. Skron.
dial, will make voyage to Australia on
the schooner Edward r. West as cabin
boy.
Peter Woods, pioneer farmer OF
Elma, returned home yesterday, after a
visit with his daughter, Mrs. T. S. Cor
man.
Fred Phelon was brought down from
Montesano, Friday, and taken to St.
Joseph's hospital, where he is danger
ously ill.
The Santa Monica, that left for San
Francisco on Friday, took most of the
passengers that were to sail on the
Coronado.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-06

G.. G. Ashcraft has purchased lot in
the Pacific Land Co.'S addition, and will
soon begin the erection of a dwelling,
and, Dame Rumor has it that it will not
be great while until he will install a
Eousekeeper.
The new steamboat built for Capt.
Henry Spoon, by W. H. McWhinney,
was launched Saturday. The machinery
from the Transfer will be placed in the
new boat, and she will be placed on the
run to Grand Forks.
The damage suit of Chas. Ingebrigtsen
against the Anderson Il Middleton Mill
Co. resulted in verdict forplaintiff for
$1,l50. The amount was the result OF a
compromise between the parties, and
will be paid without appeal.
After an absence of nine years, Mr..
John Griffith, of Minneapolis, quietly
marched in and surprised his sister, Mrs.
w. E. Green, who resides on Fifth
street. Mr.. Griffith will visit here for a
short time before continuing his journey.
James Overfeldt, not having the fear
of the law before his eyes. purloined a
bicycle from Frank Crawford, of Hoqui.
am, who offered $50 reward for the cap
ture of the thief and the return of the
bike. Waiter Hanson and Raleigh, of
this city, will get the reward and Over
feldt is resting in Jail.
The trustees OF the Public Library held
their regular monthly meeting on Fri
day evening. The librarians report
Ishowed revenues from all sources, to
date, 1925; total of books in library, SAG
number OF patrons, POI. This is reckoned
one Of the best institutions in the city
and is daily becoming more OF resort
for the reading public.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-06

ia. Tufelmeyer, of Hoquiam, was re-
ceived in the Aberdeen General hospital
Saturday for surgical treatment. He
cut off two of his fingers.
J. S. Dunn, Chehalis county agent o.
the Columbia Accident Ins. Co., has re-
moved his headquarters from Hoquiam
to Aberdeen for the winter.
The son of D. A. Burgess went to the
Aberdeen General hospital, Friday
where DR.. Smits cared for dangerous
cut on the wrist Of the boy.
The HERALD wants an agent in every
precinct in the county, and offers terms
that will allow each one to make good
money. Write for particulars. If.
The ladies of the w. G. T. U. met at
the residence of Mrs. o. A. Myers, Fri
day afternoon. The program was ar
ranged by Mrs. o. J. Lawrence.
Local loggers are agitating the question
of raising the price of logs. They claim
the price paid here is away below the
price paid in Portland or on the Sound.
Workmen are putting the finishing
touches on the new steamer Harbor
Belle. The machinery is in place and
the boat will soon be ready for service.
L. L. Trask has rented the dwelling
recently built by Henry Schouwiler,
Market and L streets, and will move his
family down from Montesano next week.
I Robt. Turner finished building the
roll dam, on the Wishkah river, last
week, and will 60 toBig creek tomorrow.
to build dam for G. E. Burrows & Co..
The registration books will close Octo.
Der IA. In order to vote at the Novem-
her election, all who vote in incorporated
cities or towns must register before the
14th.
G. w. Miller, of the Aberdeen State
Bank, spent Friday in Montesano. 1t
looked from the size of the sack he car
ried with him, that some one lie paying
taxes.
Captain H. A. Benham and daughter
are visiting at Olympia and Shelton.
Capt. Ed. Smith has charge of the
Ranger during Captain Benham's alb
sence.
The president of the Washington State
Federation of Women's Clubs has ap-
pointed Mrs. A. G. Ennis, of this city,
chairman of the committee for the
preservation OF forests.
new shingle on which appears the
legend T. H. "McKay attorney at law"
hangs from the Office of our esteemed
townsman bearing the name. We wish
friend Mckay good success.
A steam tug was kept busy, Friday,
gathering up logs that drifted out of the
Dryden & Leitch boom on the south side.
The boom was broken by the two freight
cars that ran off the switch on Thurs
day.
On Friday, John Nelson started for
Portland, to octain accident insurance
money due him. Nelson was the man
who some time ago was badly injured at
the jetty and surprised his friends by
not dying.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-10-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank J. Becker are at
home in the residence formerly occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Springer, on
Wishkah street.
After a sojourn of several days in
Seattle, as witnesses in the Underwood
case, Mesdames J. Bowes and M. Lewis
returned Friday.
DR.. O. N. Sullivan, oculist, will be at
Todd's Pharmacy. Aberdeen, from Oct.
| IA to 20, Hoquiam 20 to p, and Elma
Oct. 10, II and II.
The F street extension is progressing
finely, and when completed will be of
great convenience to the citizens on
school house hill.
The Fishermen's Union was organized
Friday evening with 35 members. Peter
Mcneil was elected president and John
Groncw secretary.
Geo. Nye has been elected trustee and
clerk Of the Congregational church, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death OF
Jacob WeatherwaX.
| The dance IN Keith's hall, Saturday
evening, was largely attended by Aber-
deems young people. James orchestra
! furnished the music.
Henry ScLouwiler, who was severely
| injured two weeks ago, while clearing
his lots, had recovered sufficiently to be
down town, last week.
| The socialists OF this city met in
Wheeler's hall, Saturday evening, and
were addressed by F. f. Latimer, state
organizer for that party.
| Mrs. Mcnamara arrived from Ballard
on the Thursday evening train, in answer
to a telegram stating that her brother,
J. P. Sullivan, OF this place, was seriously
i'll. She will remain for the present
until her brother is better.