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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

glances Of admiration. The captain Of
the bellboys began to throw out his
chest and take on the airs Of a grown
man, the clarion tones Of front" be-
came music to the ears of the buttons"
for 1t required sudden appearance
within range Of Miss Barr's incompara-
BILE eyes. Even the house detective, the
steward and the doormen lighted up,
and for as the male guests, they sudden
ly developed into continuous and most
voluminous letter writer's.
Miss Barr was beauty, as anyone
could see. Her hair was auburn and
her eyes dark-blue. The clerk insisted
that they were royal purple and bet
a box of cigars with bold travelling
man that she would say so herself If
asked. He lost the wager, however, for
when the saucy question was put to her
she blushed beautifully and said: Il
never noticed, SIR" But as the inquis-
itor undertook to push his investigation.
the girl turned her back to her type
writer and murmured: Anyway,
there's no green In them" This inno-
cent retorthad the effect of rebuff and
Miss Bars popularity went Off a
point" with the clerk. But she could be
very gracious without stepping across
the limitations Of perfect decOrum, and
her calm amiability Of disposition and
habitual cheerfulness Of expression in
trenched her popularity without permit
ting familiarity.
Captain Hugh Baldwin, U. S. A.,
came to the Buckingham to ''recuper-
ate" after period of detached service
in South America. He was tall, sun
burned, blonde, good to look at and dis
tinguished, with all the frank gentility
Of soldier and an officer. OF all her
customers Miss Barr had found Captain
Baldwin the most interesting. He was
friendly without being obtrusive, gay
without being silly and respectful with
out being distant. The alert beauty had
found out great many things about
him In the course of week, for he
wrote to Mrs. Baldwin every day. He
had assured her that "he didn't know
how soon he'd be home" because he was
still far from WE'LL" ETC., etc. These
seemingly unwarranted explanations
gave Miss Barr the idea that the hand
some captain was something Of a rogue,
for she had never seen finer example
of robust manhood.
The number of gay young men who
called on him seemed to indicate that
he might be what she vaguely sus-
pected as lone Of the boys" Some
times he wrote letters to other women
than Mrs. Baldwin, and. although
these We're usually noncommittal and
of the sort that might well pass between
a jolly bachelor and his society &C
quaintances yet Miss Barr fancied
that they We're not the kind Of letters
she would like her husband to be writ
Ing if she We're married. Then
thought the girl, 'he has children
Let's see. He mentioned Amy, Tom
Catherine and Baby Hugh. Umph!
think he is pretty gay for man Of
family" It was not till he begaI
the practice Of leaving flowers ant
bonbOns on her desk that Helen awak
ened to a realization Of Captain Dad
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

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tented one, and no more devoted wives
and mothers are to be found than in
that country" Devoted wives and
mothers ought to know something In
order to instruct their children, IL not
their husbands. But the woman in
Spain. as a factor in social life, stands
entirely in the background Any un-
usual intellectual development in Il
woman Is regarded by the Spaniard as
unfeminine. She may be, nay, must
be. a good mother" but she must not
be cultivated in the modern sense. She
can dance and embroider. and play
piano and mandolin, but she can never
play golf or ride bicycle in her young
est days. Perhaps the reason the wonl-
an in Spain hates physical exercise is
because her feet are so small, small
through disuse; for. remember, once
upon a time American women were
also famed for their small feet, and
look at them now! 1t Is evident
enough that Spain will remain where
she Is unless her women can be in
duced to turn over a new leaf. Travel
and contact with the Anglo-SaxOn
woman may eventually bring the new
leaf within her range Of vision, and,
having once looked on its promise Of
freedom and delights, she will go for
ward looking eagerly for more new
leaves to turn.-BOSton Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
ROOM At THE rOe.

There's ever Q crowd In the valley,
For the lower q soul descends.
The more Il Ands Of the smaller minds
That seek but their selfish ends;
There's companionship in the valley,
With others your lot II thrown;
But the man who tries for the larger
prise
Must travel the heights alone.
He must make for himself q pathway,
Where no other foot e'er trOd,
Till he grows complete in contentmcnt
sweet,
A. he learns to walk with God,
There 10 glory upon the mountain.
Though the summit is cold and bleak.
Yet the radiant burst Of the dawn falls
first,
Like blowing rose OH the peak.
Then dare the paths of the mountain,
Oh, spirit with God-like fire,
Whose depths are stirred by an inward
word,
To struggle and to aspire.
Be not content with the sluggard,
In the valley of life to stop.
But with purpose bold heed the adage
old:
"There's always room at the top
Denver News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
Tommy Made a Distinction.


Slight mistakes in speaking a for
eign language or in understanding II
when some one else speaks it are COM
monty nothing more than amusing, but
a member Of the Alpine Club mentions
the following instance, which might
have had serious results:
He was climbing one of the Alps
with a guide. who persisted in talking
bad English instead Of Indifferent
French.
My guide" he says, had just
crossed snow bridge over a wide
crevasse, and turned to await me ON
the farther side. l asked him if it
was weak. He answered No strong.
Naturally attempted to walk
across 1t instead of crawling. l had
almost reached the other side when
the bridge gave way, and, after de-
lirious scramble to save myself, sub
sided helplessly into the crevasse.
However, did not go far. and
when had crawled out, with snow
down my neck and up my arms and
in all my pockets, discovered that
my friend had meant Not strong. l
strongly enjoined him to reserve his
English henceforth for use In the val
leyS"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
Health and Beauty Hints.

Lemon juice. which is largely used
for whitening the skin, tends after
time to make it yellow. Citric acid, its
active principle, has no such after eff
feet
There is an astringent property in the
currant that makes it valuable as a
tonic fruit and pleasant pick-me-up.
Here is reason found for the ancient
idea that the currant is very curative.
No boiled pudding is nicer than one of
either black or red currants.
With the daily bath nothing is more
delightful to use than the oatmeal bag.
which. to Il certain extent, takes the
place of Il sponge. To fill, perhaps half
II dozen bags. will be required two and
Il half ounces of finely ground oatmeal,
Il quarter of Il pound of white CASTLE
soap.
Baked milk is an excellent food for In
valids, and makes very good pudding
with stewed fruit. Put some sweet
milk into stone jar, tie thick white
paper firmly over the top and stand In
Il cool oven for five or six hours. Use
when cold ana it will be like thick
cream.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

very hard and stiff, not at all as 1t
was when It was tall green trees and
waved in the wind.
"Then the men took their big iron
tools and began breaking 1t up into
pieces. They loaded 1t into little carts
and drew 1t out into the bright sun
shine. The black, smiling stuff looked
at the men and said:
"'See those trees growing there OH
the mountain! They look like bushes.
When we were trees we used to reacl,
ever 50 much higher than they do. Oh.
how changed everything is-except the
sunshine. That looks just as 1t usetl
to. But we want to do some work
again
"And pretty soon a man came and
bought 1t. He brought a big load OF
it here on the cars for US to burn IN
our CRATE"
Then Tommy opened his eyes ana
said:
Mamma, was 1t coal?"
And mamma said:
Yes. And when It turns red hot
1t Is giving back the sunshine 1t
drank in 80 long, long ago. when 1t
was tall green trees. YOUTHS Com
paniOn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

What the Fairies Did.
Stargleam and Moonbeam were very
busy over their work when Bogmyrtle,
the Brownie, suddenly stood in front OF
them and said: II know what would
do II l were you two fairies"
What would you do?" inquired both
fairies together.
well, would just so with Bog
myrtle, and have game Of hide-and-
seek among the flowers" said the
Brownie.
"Oh, dear! oh. dear" sighed Star
CLEAN, 1T would be nice IL we could"
but It's no use-we cant" said
MOonbeam, for we have got all these
pocket handkerchiefs to wash and iron
before we can do as we like Oh, dear!
oh, dear"
THAT difficulty can soon be over.
come" said Bogmyrtle, III you will
take my advice. There Is a little girl
called Kathleen Mt the house over there.
and she Is having washing-day, and
washing all her dollies' clothes; so II
you were to take those pocket handker-
chiefs and put them into her basket
when she isn't looking, she will be sure
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

the worst was to come, She could
have struck him when he leaned
across the rail and said: "Now, l
want you to write out a proposal for
me-" She didn't hear exactly what
followed. Her trained fingers flew
mechanically over the keys as he die
tated a stilted and very formal pro
posal, beginning Dear Miss" and
ending "Your anxious and devoted
Hugh Baldwin"
whats the address," she asked
coldly.
Here's the envelope" he said in
frigid tones.
She picked 1t up with quivering fin
gers, said Fifty cents, please" and
read the address-"Aliss Helen Barr
Hotel Buckingham, City"
And they stood there smiling into
each others eyes.-Chicago Record
Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
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Gum camphOr kept in the case or
closet with new silverware will tend to
prevent furnishing.
After slicing onions, put the knife at
once into cold water; 1t removes the
smell better than hot.
Place an apple in the bread and cake
boxes to keep bread and cake moist. re-
newing 1t when necessary.
For dipping articles to be fried, one
may use the whole egg or the white
alone, but not the yolk alone.
Marshmallow icing for cake may be
made by melting a quarter of a pound
of marshmallows, heating them thor
oughly and using on top Of loaf or
between layers.
To improve the flavor Of an apple pie
sprinkle the fruit with lemon juice af
ter it Is filled into the crust, and cover
with tiny pieces Of butter. Then add
the sugar and nutmeg or cinnamon.
To clean porcelain kettle. fill it half
full Of hot water and put In a table
spoonful of powdered borax; let 1t boil.
If this does not remove the stains, scour
with cloth rubbed with soap and
bOraX.
Some hOusekeepers keep in their
kitchens strips of clean white muslin
an inch Or so wide and long enough
to go around the pie tins and fasten.
These they place about the edges of all
juicy pies to keep them from running
over.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
Care of the Hair.


Another thing we must remember Is
that in summer the hair becomes
musty smelling If we are not careful,
says the New York Press. Many girls
carelessly pull down the hair ut night,
run the comb through it and then
braid it in u tight braid or else pile 1t
up on the top of the head with several
hairpins. Now, the hair should al
ways be braided at night. but never
put up on the head with hairpins, for
these break the hair, and 1t is bad
enough to have them in the hair all
day. But the hair must be ventilated
at night. II you wish to do it in the
best way for GOODNESS Of the scalp as
well as ventilation for the hair. do it in
this way: First. upon taking the hair
down. shake it lightly through the
fingers. Then use stiff brush vigor-
ously for at least fifty strokes. This
cleanses the hair Of part of the dirt
collected during the day. After this.
braid the hair loosely In many little
braids all over the head. winding the
ends with small pieces Of hair collected
from the brush. Never with elastic
hands. for these break and cut the
ends. For those who want to keep the
hair in curl in warm weather here is a
recipe: Powdered bOrax. ounce; gum
arabic. 80 grains; spirits of camphor. 9
drains; warm water. 6 ounces.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
CriCket.Fixhtin9.

The Chinese are inveterate gamblers.
and never lose an opportunity to bet.
no matter how trivial the cause may
be. One Of their great institutions is
crlcket-ighting. the crickets being
caught. fed and trained as carefully
as Is a bloOded horse. There is a fixed
diet for them. part Of their food son-
sisting of honey and boiled chestnuts.
II they get sick, they are fed with mos
Quitoes. Prior to fighting. their weight
Is ascertained and duly recorded. there
being a fixed regulation as to their
size and weight. On the door Of the
house in which the fight Is to take
place the record of each, cricket is past
ed up. and the owner of the winner gets
10 per cent Of all the bets. The crick-
ct pit is a low tub placed on the table,
and. after weighing, the combatants
are put in it and tickled with straws
until they rush at each other with loud
chirrups and fight until one of them is
killed Good fighting crickets are very
valuable and are often sold for large
sums.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
A Wins0me Villain

90 HE advent of Helen Barr as stem
ographer created genuine sensa-
- ton in the Hotel Buckingham.
The staid manager, broad Of paunch
and bald Of head. began to dictate his
own letters instead Of leaving them to
his assistant. The chief clerk surpassed
even his own high standard Of sartorial
splendor and curled the ends Of his mus
tache so high that the points served him
as "a sight" for the aiming Of many
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

The average woman Is u uyeu-ln-tne-
wool pessimist. Almost every woman
over 30 years of age looks distressed
Her brows are bent, her mouth drawn
into a tight line and there are deep
burrows down her cheeks. She looks
exactly as If she were considering how
to provide dinner for % cents that
will satisfy twenty-five small children,
when In reality she may have nothing
more serious in her mind than buying
a pair Of socks for George. No wonder
women grow older faster than men, for
they hug their worries to them and let
them show in their faces.
There was once an elderly servant
who was superstitious to degree,
and who always expected the worst to
happen. Did she find q needle on the
floor, did a picture fall in the house or
Il bird fly into one Of the rooms, she
was instantly plunged into woe. Were
going to have heap Of bad luck" she
would say. and then she'd be lachry-
nose until someone had the tootha che,
or the cows got into the corn, when she
would consider the demon luck exor-
cised or satisfied for time. and grow
as cheerful as it was her habit ever to
be. Someone once asked her If she did
not have any good luck signs.
why. certainly" she replied, but
they don't count don't believe in the
good luck Ones" which, by the way, Is
thoroughly characteristic Of the sex.
Here IS a woman who suffers-suf-
fers Is the wOrd-from insomnia. II
can't imagine why don't sleep" she
says to her friends. I'm sleepy as
anything when l go upstairs. hut then
l begin to wonder II my son Arthur.
who travels for drug firm. is ON a
train, and In a minute l see him just
as plainly bleeding and mangled in :,
wreck. When l decide that he Is real
ly dead, think of John, and worry be-
cause he hasn't Il better position. Then
Molly comes into my mind, and | feel
sure that one of her children must be
ILL., feel so blue about her. | fret
over Lucy's throat bit then, and by
this time I'm wide awake. It's the
strangest thing! l don't understand
why l should be so wakeful"
Her physician does. however. and
now he's prescribing for her Il course
of cheerfulness and of Cooking for the
best" It's a medicine that most wom-
en- need-their faces show it-but there
are few who are sensible enough IL
take it.-New Orleans Picayune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
THE AMERICAN HUSBAND.

st is this sublime self-immolation.
this cheerful Inconsistencies OF
sacrifice which transforms the typi-
cal American husband from q drudge
to a devOtee, and which raises him
above the level Of contempt. II, indeed,
we look at the thing philosophically,
we shall find that this differentiation OF
interest between the American husband
and the American wife Is by no means
the latters fault alone. 1t Is tradition
al in our system, and 1t arises from the
peculiar feeling which the American
man entertains regarding his own re-
sponsibilities, and regarding what Is
due to woman. 1t Is a primary article
of his creed that the hard work Of life
Is wholly mans, the duties are mans,
the responsibilities are mans. To wom-
an, on the other hand, belong both ease
and pleasure; and hers alone are the
rights and privileges. 1t would give
him q guilty sort OF feeling If he were
to trouble her with any Of the cares
and worries that beset his path In life.
1t makes him proud to think that he
can shield her from all save the most
inevitable anxieties, and he takes 1t as
a matter Of course that the professional
and material side Of his own existence
should have no possible interest for
her. 1t must be admitted, also, as IA
further motive, that he may have some
underlined and lurking dread lest she
sLo,,vd i,,+orv,, oddlo. oud no mn rkS Out
therefore, independence for himself In
his external life, while giving her an
equal independence in those interests
which are social and domestic.
This theory is all essentially Ameri-
can, and the source Of 1t Is motive
that, In a way, is rather fine. None the
less, it is a mistake; for 1t results in a
curious disparity between men and
women in our country, with respect to
their intellectual development and gen.
eral cultivation. The men know, first
of all, that which belongs to their own
occupation, and only secondarily and
in much less degree that which be-
longs to liberal culture. They do not
read widely and systematically. They
seldom possess accomplishments; and
when they meet each other their con-
versation nearly always degenerates
into shop They are very keen and
very clever, and even their shop Is
interesting, but it Is narrow and linn
tied, and it dwarfs them mentally and
spiritually. The women, on the other
hand hovinO amn1a time and caring
nothing about the things which interest
their husbands, are very apt to train
their minds, or, Mt least, to acquire
good deal Of miscellaneous knowledge.
They know something Of the languages;
they have a variety Of accomplish
ments; they cultivate their taste; and
they do things, when they do them,
very well."-Harry Thurston Peck, in
Ainslee's Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
Woman's Position in Spain,

A writer in the Fortnightly Review
unconsclously reveals the secret Of
Spain's backwardness in business ell.
lightenment by saying: In Spain there
Is never any question of what Il wom-
an can or cannot do or think. She is
a domestic slave, but perfectedly con-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
Revised from Mother Goose,

There was an old magnate who lived
in q stew
So wealthy that he didn't know what
to do.
He bought few statues
He dabbled In art
And soon he was back to his pennl.css
start.
baltimore American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

Many an octogenarian can attribute
his longevity to the fact that he never
called another man n liar
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

Some girls are engaged once too OF
ten and some once too seldom
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
\ Warm One.

Gerald-It was hot game
Geraldine-Naturally; it was played
on q gridirOn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
Whistle Away.


Whistle away, my merry boy,
With happy face and heart of joy;
If it will help you to be strong.
Whistle tune when things go wrong.
And whistling lightens it for you,
If e'er your task is hard to do.
Whether it be sowing the seeds.
Hoeing the corn or pulling weeds,
Gathering fruit or raking hay,
Or driving cows, whistle away.
Whistle tune If you can't sing.
And that should seem the next best thing
That you can do; perhaps twill cheer
The hearts of some who chance to hear.
Better to whistle than to pout
And scold and fret, no one can doubt.
So keep a merry heart, my lad,
And thus make other people glad;
Do all the good you can each day,
And as you toll whistle away.
Toronto Truth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03

Uncle Bob's Impoliteness.
Uncle Bob-HOw old is your doll, Mel
lie?
Nellie (aged 5l-Why, Uncle Bob, I'm
surprised at you!
Uncle Bob-Why are you surprised,
dear?
Nellie-Because this Is a lady doll,
and It's awfully rude Of man to ask
lady's age.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-11-03
The Domestic Service Problem.

The Domestic Service Problem.
Il wonder why it u.s." queried small
Tommy, that women are always CON-
planning about their hired girls"'
'Oh," replied his 6-year-old sister,
they do 1t so other women will know
they can afford to keep EN-"
Tommy Made a Distinction.
Mamma-You must not play with
those naughty boys, Tommy. They are
rough and rude.
T0mmy-All right, mamma. But you
don't mind II fight them, do you?
Corker for Papa.
Papa-Willie, don't you know 1t Is
wrong to tell stories like that? never
told stories when was little boy.
Willie-When did you begin, papa?
Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-12
FIND OIL WELLS IN WYOMING
s~heepmen Discover Twenty-Seven Flowing
Springs Of Crude Petroleum.
LANDER MEN ORGANIZE A COMPANY
Claims Are ocated Rapidly and
Great Excitement Exists-Bog
of Tar rroun the
Strike.

CHEYENNE, wyo.. March u=(special
Telegram.)-What is probably one Of the
most important discover made in the
Rocky mountain region in recent years was
made q few days ago by Philip Daveran
and James Maccanna, sheep men, who,
while returning from the Bridger noun
tains in Fremont county. rode into a sink
with the idea Of getting water for their
horses, but found instead a bog Of tar.
Night coming on. they camped until day
light, when they made an investigation.
Great was their surprise to find twenty
seven flowing oil springs, each from one
and a half to four inches in diameter,
together with q large lake of pure oil, the
borders of which were lined with the tar
or asphaltum substance, which had been ac-
cumulating for many years.
The discovery was reported and a company
Of Lander men was formed. Claims were
located rapidly and great excitement ex-
lists. The oil springs are in the eastern
end Of the Popo Agile oil fields, not far from
Lost Cabin. The formation is similar to
that IN the Lander fields. in which the Hen
dersons of England have a number of now-
ing wells. The oil appears to be the
same high-grade product. Samples have
been sent away for analysis.