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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
WHEN WATKINS PLAYS GOLF

Oh, Watkins Is famous at putting,
Approaching he does very well,
And, sure's you're alive. when he steps up
to drive
His form Is exceedingly swell.
But his stick lofts the atmosphere only
Or tops the round earth to a fall,
While the small caddie boys stand aghast
at the noise
And Watkins addresses the ball.
Now. every one knows that in driving
Good form is an excellent thing,
That the straddlc and poise are superla-
tive joys
With which you lead up to the swing.
And, oh, he's dandy at posing.
So muscular, 1.-THE and so tall
But up fly the sods in most wonderful
clods,
And Watkins addresses the ball.
There are people confirmed in good golf
ing
With tempers inclined to be quick.
Who are fierce for a truth that they learn
ed in their youth,
That addressing Is done with stick.
But until they have foursomed with Wat
kns
They'll find they have not learned it all.
That they never have guessed how the
thing Is expressed
When Watkins addresses the ball.
I've heard men objurgate in Russian,
French, German, Italian and Greek;
You can fracture the peace in the lam
guage Chinese
And there's Choctaw that's handy to
speak.
But they all yield at last to old English
When it spreads Ger the links like a
pail,
While the sulphur you'll note speaks Of
places remote
When Watkins addresses the ball.
Brooklyn Life.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
THE TEST OF DEMOCRACY.
Easy For All Men to Tell Whether
They belong to the Party.

Easy For All Men to Tell Whether
They Belong to the Party.
The Richmond Times does not know
"where it is at" says the Atlanta Con-
stitution. 1t is so badly befogged that
It believes nobody knows how the
Democratic party stands on the great
questions of the day" and that "thou-
sands of men do not know whether
they belong to the Democratic party or
not"
But perhaps things are not actually
in so bad a way as all that. We have
the authority of Longfellow, in fact,
that sometimes things are not as they
seem" and as they must undoubtedly
seem to Democrats who have been
straying from the procession and pot
lucking with the opposition for the past
five years. Everything is apt to seem
out of place to the fellow who is off his
base himself.
The Times might easily help itself
back to right relations with the party
by frankly considering a few simple
and significant facts. ''The great ques-
tons Of the day." to employ it's phrase.
are the proposals and purposes Of the
dominant Republican party. Its poll
cies as they are being exploited by the
administration and the majority of con-
gress furnish the live issues Of the day
and prophesy the salients of the next
campaign.
No man who believes in the constitu.
| ton as it was interpreted by its max.
ers and by the popular voice for the
first hundred years of our history can
doubt that he is Democrat. No man
who believes that wherever the flag
| floats the great doctrines Of the consti-
ton should be applied and enforced
can doubt to which party he belongs.
No man who is opposed to fixed colo
NAL system, to far foreign possessions
and people in vassalage, can hesitate
about proclaiming himself Democrat.
| No man who believes in the fundamen-
tai aXiOms of Democracy as declared
by Jefferson and who opposes imperi-
alism, militarism, trust control of leg
| islation or corporate control Of govern
mental functions can be other than a
Democrat.
Really there is no great hurry up ne.
cessity for the Democratic party get
ting out this month a new national
platform for the battle of 1904. On
the contrary, 1t has everything to gain
and nothing to lose in just standing in
the middle Of the national highway
and sounding the slogans Of assault
upon the insidious, unconstitutional
and imperialistic aggressions Of the
party in power. In that line of duty
every Democrat can find fighting
place, and the man who does not feel
it sufficient to be on that firing line has
reason to suspect his own Democracy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
HARMONY IN MISSOURI.
Pointing the Way to Democratic
Success In 1904.

Success In 1904.
If the same spirit Of party harmony
and of devotion to the party which pre-
vailed in the convention of the Demo-
cratic county committeeman of Missou-
ri shall obtain nationally in 1904, the
Democratic party will elect the next
president of the United States, says
the st. Louis Republic.
This is the plainest of truths. The
American people are today more solic-
itous for the triumph Of Democratic
principles than ever before in their his
tory. They have cause to be solicitous.
They now clearly perceive the tremen.
dous perils created by the Republican
party's surrender of American faith.
They turn for relief to the Democracy.
They will be glad to support and elect
a Democratic president on Democrat
ic platform.
All that is necessary for Democratic
victory in 1904 is that the party shall
the United States. Harmonious organ
ization will accomplish this-not re-
organization, as suggested by those
whose Interior purpose is disorganiza-
ton, but the compact alignment of the
party in consistent Democratic for
nation, with every Democrat working
strenuously and Loyalty for the Demo
cratic cause. American Democracy was
never more vital than right now. What
is needed is the opportunity for it's full
expression.
The Missouri convention Of county
committeeman was animated by q
clear recognition of these truths. There
was no slightest trend toward dissen-
sion or fractional chickering's. The OBJ
ject of the convention was to prepare
the way for an organization which
should render winning support to the
state committee The first requisite
in such support ia party harmony. The
conventions hearty Endorsement of the
Democratic administration of Nilsson
ri affairs and its pledge of unqualified
support in all active campaign work
proves the fact of harmony in Missou-
ri's Democratic organization. The per-
manent organization effected is a guar
antee that this support will be not
only hearty, but intelligent and effec
lively disciplined. The lesson of the
recent gathering in st. Louis is plain.
Through it's teaching of harmony and
capable organization this lesson should
result in Missouri leading the Demo-
cratic party to national victory in 1904.
Bryan'e Commoner for one year and
the Aberdeen HERALD for three months
f' :, Sen" y nde- 20 rhi' office
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
4 Mighty Poor business.

American trade with the Philippines
is so light as compared with that be-
tween this country and the other trop-
ical islands of Cuba, Porto Rico and
Hawaii as scarcely to cut any ma
terial figure. Yet the Philippines have
cost us many scores of millions of
dollars and many brave American
lives and will continue to be thus cost
ly for generations to come. Those
best posted on conditions prevailing
in the archipelago believe that the ma
tives will remain insurgent until ex-
terminated. This is an unhappy and
Improbable prospect for Uncle Sam.
The colony business seems mighty
poor business in the eyes of genuine
Americans.-St. Louis Republic.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
A REMARKABLE SHOT.
Making a Triple Play With His Only
Remaining Charge.

Making a Triple Play With His Only
Remaining Charge.
"Hello, Ike" said Perkins as that in
dividual walked into the store, "how'd
you make out gunnin' today?"
''Tole'ble, jest tole'ble; thet's all. l
got four black ducks, six broadtail and
ten winters"
Il must say thets pretty good shoot
in fer one day." said Perkins.
"'Twas putty fair, but l should hev
got more yet If my shells hadn't gin
out"
''Thet SOP said the constable. "'Twas
hard luck, and minds me er one day
bout four years ago when l went down
tn the medders gunnin' with tibet old
muzzle loader er mine. l fooled round
all day till had only one charge er
powder left. Birds had been comm
long one in a flock, and now and then
tew lone ones, and all er 'em out er
range, and l didn't git bird. l was
kinder discouraged; hadn't had good
shot all day. But jest as 1 was gittin'
out err the stand I heard goose hOl'
lerin', and l crouched down quick.
can tell you, and purity soon he landed
plump down in the slough hole in front
err me, where my decoys was. l was
lest tn the south er the deacon's med
der-yOu fellers remember how the
marsh there is very narrer and runs
right clus tn the beach-and my stanC
was Jest abreast er tibet low place or
the beach they call the blowhole
WAL, l moved round keerful and go
bead on the old goose, when he mus
hev smelt me, fer jest as l was goin
tn let him hev it he begun swimmin
away from me. l didn't want tn lost
him, so I begun tn whistle him back
and, if you'll believe me, as | was
a-sittin' there what should l see com
in up by the blowhole but red fox
Boys, I'd hev given my hull farm ful
another charge er powder and shot the
minute, 1 guess. The goose by thi!
time had circled round and begun tt
ee sHfsh tdHiWa gSlu me aSjna agd the fox &a;
was pittin' in line with tibet fox. by
thunder IS l, If can git EN- III a llne
there's q chance er gittin EN- both.
In another minute they vas right in
line. and I let 'em hev II Jest as
fred a bluefish jumped on er the wa
ter from school on 'en that was
chasin' bait inshore. l sbt the goose
plum through the head, lined the FOX
80 he couldn't run and klru thet piue'
ssh so no drifted ashore, nd got the
hull three"
"poysv said Perkins )lemnly, "if
D You'll step intu the backoom III SET
mn the cider."-Judge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
WORK OF CONGRESS.
Three Important Matters the Repub-
Iicnn Majority Must Handle.


Public interest will follow the pro-
ceedings of congress with more than
usual curiosity because questions OF
political and commercial
significance will be debated and dis
posed of during the session, says the
Atlanta Constitution.
First in Importance, from the polit-
lcal point of view, will be the Payne
tariff bill for the Philippine Islands.
1t has been framed upon the lines OF
precedent set by the Foraker Porto
Rican act as afterward interpreted
and modified by the decisions of the
supreme court. Its purpose is to raise
revenue for the use of the government
in the islands and still to maintain the
protective benefits of the Dingloy Dill
to such American interests as might
be jeopardizcd in their monopolies by
free trade with the archipelago. The
bill was rushed through the lower
house under the party whip and spur
but so much opposition to its enorml-
ties has developed within Republican
party ranks that it is sure to get
thorough airing in the senate and may
be considerably pruned and dehorned
before it can make it's way through
that body.
A second, but not less important,
measure is the Nicaragua canal BILL
From present tokens there will be a
Titanic struggle to prevent it's pas
sage in either house. The opposition
will not be founded upon objections tc
the building of any canal, but to the
proposition to build it by the Nicara
qua route. OF course the real inten
ton of the transcontinental railways
is to defeat the building Of govern
ment owned and operated canal by any
route, long or short, and whether il
would cost $2OO,OOO,000 or 100000,
900. But, since these selfish conspir
ators know that to oppose the cana
absolutely would cause an uprising o.
public Indignation against them, the.
| are taking the more sinister plan O
enlisting the Panama schemers an'
Offering that route as the one tina
should be purchased and exploited.
they can thus divide the supporters o
the canal project and embroil them II
a route contest, they believe they cal
" defeat it. TO prevent that fata
finish the friends of the canal SHOULD
stand solidly for the Nicaragua route
! as recommended by our own commits
sion, and labor with one accord an(
common enthusiasm for the promp
passage of the Morgan bill.
The third matter of interest will b.
the treatment the Republican majority
will apply to the question of reciprocl
ty. Already some of the stronges
leaders of the senate and house have
thrown McKinley's Buffalo speech in
to the scrap heap and boldly announc
ed that there must be no tamperinl
with the dimensions of the high tariff
wall. The KassOn treaties will proba
bly, meet the fate Of unwelcome kids
in baby farm and the "handmaider
of protection" be given an indefinite
sentence to the house Of refuge fol
homeless females.
AS for the surplus-well, we all know
what used to happen to the express
safes and the registered mail pouches
when the Jesse James gang held up q
train.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
Protection.

Once upon u time a mher got gay
with a lady, and policaan knocked
him down.
"Why do you interest yrself in this
particular case" asked bystander.
"You have seen hundre6f such Incl
dents heretofore, yet nG considered
# your business to interf. Why is it
| thus"
BECAUSE" said the pseman as he
snurned the fallen mar with his
foot. chats my sweetft he insult
ed"
It is to be greatly delrd that life's
conditions make it impOle for every
woman to become pohans sweet
heart.-Indianapolis Su
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
Alert.

"a farmer ought to read great
deal, just the same as any other bust
ness man."
YES" answered Farmer Corntossel.
sit keeps me so busy posting up on
railroad rates and the tariff that Pm
sometimes afraid I won't have time to
raise the stuff to send to MARKET
Washington Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25

She's not what you'd call an adj
vanced woman?'
oh. no."
HAS no mission in life, suppOse"
ooh. believe she claims to have one.
but it's nothing of any Importance"
What is it,"
Just mission to make some good
man happy, Understandable
Post
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
Unfuat to George.

"The trouble with George" the young
wife's mother was saying, sis that he
is too eXtravagant. When he wants
anything, he just gets it. He never
considers the expense"
ooh, l am sure he does, mamma"
protested the young wife, because
often hear him say, D-n the ex-
pensev "-Chicago Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
Getting Back at Henry.

Getting Back mt Henry.
"The prodigal son made one great
mistake" remarked Mr.. ChattertOn,
with the air of a man who is about to
spring something good.
Feeling that it was her duty to let
her liege lord relieve himself of his
glowing thought. Mrs. G. asked the nee
essary question.
because, if he had stayed away n
couple of years longer, that calf would
have been full grown cow"
VERY good. Henry, but will you kind
ly tell me, just to appease little wo-
manish curiosity. on what information
you base your theory that the calf was
a yirl?"-Salt Lake Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
Why He Anced.

Captain" remarked nuisance on
shipboard who alwaasks foolish
questions, "what Isl object in
throwing the anchor ooard?
"Young man." replihe old salt,
Edo you understand theory OF scis-
mic disturbances? Wye throw the
anchor overheard top the ocean
from slipping away IL fog. See"
Baltimore News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
The Passing mrtesy.

Young Citizen-Dc really think
tbat modern acknowledgements?
Old Citizen-Oh, indeed. We
used to be surprised people We're
rude: now we feel sfd when they
ore polite.-Detroit Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
A Combinations.

She-Let me see, the last time
played bridge with you didn't win
all your money?
He-Why, no. Don't yOu remember
that there were two other women in
the party ?-Detroit Free Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25

Chollie-I stood on corner TINS
morning, and of all hundreds of
women that went byln't see more
than three l would Il
Dolly-And l suplthe number
that would marry yos a good deal
smaller still.-Somertournal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
Pleads Ignorance.

Judge-How did you come to get
drunk?
Defendant-Faith, yer honor. Oi'm
Oi was dom.
You didn't? How was that?"
well, We see, scr, Oi was under TIL
influence of liquor whin Oi shtarted."
beverages.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
Evidently m Old Timer

Maggie-He has de crust to tell her
dat he never loved before
Katie-Wot an idea. md eye"y time
dey pass candy store Ae calls Ter IL
tention ter something aero { &c street,
Puck.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
Cheap Excursions.

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B. N. Co.. Seattle. for particulars.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25

Bryan's Commoner for one year and
the Aberdeen HERALD for three months.
for 81. Send all orders to this office.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
STR. RANGER
Ahardeen and Oyhut Route

Leave Aberdeen. .....1 :9 81 a. M
Hoquiam ..... 8 80 a. m
Arrive Oyhut 80. 10 80 a. m.
leave Oyhut, Tueeday, Thurs
day and Saturday 1900 m.
Leave Oyhut Monday, Wednes'
day and Friday. Ill 100 a. m
For Freight and Passage, apply on board
H.. A.. BENHAM. MASTER.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25
p / F.! !

When one
half this issue
of the HERALD
was printed,
1 form jumped
the press, and
pied the first
page. Hence
the plate mat
ter with which
the other the
/ edition is filled
up.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-25

,.,,s the Cough and Works OH inc
Cold.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a
cold in one day. No Cure No Pay'
n..o Ok cantS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-13
LCOMMUNICAED.
"GAS WORKS ACCOUNTS"


see that the Gszstte publishes the
names OF about one.tweL ty-6lth OF our
v0t srs and owners of the city gas and
electric works recommending the &C.
ceptauce by our Council OF the offer of
Messrs. Goldsborough, Willard & War.
Ger OF New York to pay the expenses
Of au examination of the accounts of
The gas aud electric works by a GER
tifisd public accountant or chartered
accountant, "for the purpose of ssoer-
.ainiog the true financial condition
thereof, and what have been the true
and correct annual net profits or losses
thereof since May 31st 1897"
Council has most decidedly declined
to lease our gas and electric works to
those parties. Why then this attack
upon the accounts Of their works? Do
toe signers wish to express want of
confidence 10 the business qualifics.
lions OF our worthy Clerk Of the Gas
Works and to impeach the ability aud
accuracy of the expert professional &C.
countant, selected by the committee on
light, who has examined and reported
upon their accounts annually since
May 31st 1897? Have ell three OF their
agencies failed to do their duty intel
legently, faithfully and accurately {?
Cannot some of the gentlemen who
signed the above recommendation, and
are therefore more fully informed as to
It's import, give their lees informed
out equally interested fellow citizens
information as 10 its full meaningP
Should it be clearly demonstrated
that such offer OF examination should
oe accepted by Council and the new
certified public accountant claim to
have found the professional expert &C.
countant OF the committee on light 10
error. q professional contest ensues,
followed necessarily, in fairness, by
calling in a third expert accountant,
and it is practical ID ask who bears the
additional expense.
Our Coupcil having declined to lease
The city's gas and electric plant IL is
confidently expected, If an unfortunate
necessity for doing 80 should ever nap
pen, that they will most carefully form
ulate a lease fully covering all the
wants of tue city, with such limitations,
restrictions and guarantees as may be
oecessary, and then advertise for bids
for such lease in order t0at competition
may give the city the best terms. The
gas works, now nearly obsolete, have
Oaid we'll in the pssi; they will when
moderated, ss Ia now about TO be done,
pay much better in the future; the city
needs al they can be made to earn and
should be able to get as much out of
them as any one else. The electric
plant has not paid 10 money and the
deficit has had to be met, but not
necessarily from the profits OF the gas
works any more than from any other
resource OF the city.
A SEEKER AFTER LIGHT.
May Is, 1902.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-05-13
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The beef situation is becoming more
serious. Toe wholesale price was raised
81 80 per hundred pounds yesterday.
Up. Morgan & Co. yesterday dis
tributed s10,000,000, sdditionel profits
to the members OF the syndicate that
underworld the steel trust.
At Asheville, II. c., last night the
fiftV-seyenth session of the Southern
Baptist convention was brought to q
close after four days session.
The Queen Regent of Spain terminst-
ed her regency yesterday when sne
signed the last decree and received
Premier Ssgasta and the other members
OF the Ca binet in formal leavetsSing.
President Roosevelt said yesterday
that he would not allow Msclay's his
tory to be used at the Naval Academy,
Mr.. Mudd announced that he would
offer resolution forbidding any part oil
the naval appropriation bill to be
used for buying the Msclsy history.
The Methodist General Conference
ct Dallas, Texas. observed yesterday as
day OF fasting and prayer over the
war claim question, aud w. W. Smith,
of Virginia, made an earnest appeal to
the conference for time In which TO
pray and deliberate over the question.
The Hay tisn Congress met in Port-su-
Prince to elect a successor TO President
Sam, but adjourned because Of an out
break of fighting in the stress which
resulted 10 the formation OF provincial
government with ex-President Bois-
rond Canal as president; two men were
killed in the fight in the street.
A dispatch from Boston says: st.
Johns Episcopal Church, WASHINGTON,
| d. c., has extended a call to Rev.
Daniel Dulaney Addison, d. D., rector
of All Saints Episcopal Church, Brook
line. to succeed Rev. Alex Macksy-
Smith, D. D.. recently appointed bishop
coadjutor of Pennsylvania, but the
statement ls denied In Washington.