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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
Motors in Porto Rico.

Porto Rico has IA strong disposition
20 devote itself to practical matters
tourists is making regular trips across
the island from San Juan TO Ponce. A
plan is under consideration to place
powerful automobiles. drawing trail
ers, Oh the same road for freight pur-
poses. Many fine roads are under con-
structiOn in the island and the slow
bull carts hitherto used to carry freight
VIII soon disappear.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
Putting in cases the fragile winged,
Others he placed 10 sacks.

Putting in cases the fragile winged,
Others he placed 10 sacks.
Then, smiling, he viewed that bright ar
ray
Before to bed he went,
Though nary a wink of sleep got be,
His mind 30 bug latent.
He tried to ,doxe, but vain attempt,
1t wouldn't succeed at all,
For all at once the pins dropped out,
And the bugs era " led down the wall.
Willie Bewise's poor eyes popped out
His blood froze at the thought
or the silent horde Of punctured thinge
Creeping around bis cot.
Then 10, behold! Rs quick as a wink
They swarmed upon the bed.
While Willie Bewise had scarcely time
10 hide his thrObbing head.
They tackled him through the counter
pane,
They pinched him through his gown;
Procuring pin they 'spitted him,
Which firmly held him down.
The soldier bug then said to the bee
II can't remember when
I've seen such "a rara avis,
Or such fine specimen"
This set the other bugs wild with mirth,
They held their sides for joy,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

One OF the humorous incidents of the
French elections is the joke perpetrat ted
by one Of the candidates in Auvergne
who Is opposing the sitting member He
has distributed thousands Of copies of
a pamphlet bearing the title, speeches
by NJ. Chose In the Legislature Of 1893
1902" As rule, deputies speeches are
used against them by their opponents,
but In the present instance the member
for Auvergne never once opened his
mouth, unless 1t was in the buffet, dur
ing the whole legislature. His parlia-
mentary eloQuence Is, therefore. repre-
scented nv dozen naxes Of blank PAPER.
Nothers win fnd Mn. WIns1oWS 0ooth.
ing Syrup the best remedy TO use tor their
children during the teething period.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
Bret darle's COnsulehip.

A little group of literary men were
discussing the distinct loss sustained
by American letters in the death OF
Bret Harte. One of them related the
story Of how Harte came to lose hil
post as consul at Glasgow.
Harte spent most of his time in Tho
london drawing rooms. where he was
general favorite. and delegated the
consular business to assistants. One
day, while making one Of his rare visits
to Glasgow. he scraped acquaintance
with stranger on the train. Each
seemed fascinated by the others per
sonality and time passed quickly. AT
last they reached the outskirts Of q
large city.
''What place is this?" inquired the
stranger
IL haven't the slightest idea" replied
Harte after looking out of the window.
A few minutes later the railway
guard opened the door of the compart-
ment and announced that they had ar.
rived at Glasgow.
When Harte showed up at the CON
sulate the next morning the first person
who advanced to greet him was the
agreeable stranger. who introduced
himself as special agent of the home
government sent to investigate charges
Of neglect of duty on the part of the
consul.
The agent may have been atfablc-
says the New York Times. but he was
lacking in a sense of humor, for he evil
IDENTITY cabled his government an ac
count of the train incident. as HarJe's
successor was soon after appointed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
CANCER

Sufferers from this horrible malady
nearly always inherit it-not necessarily
from the parents, but m:y be from some
remote ancestor, for Cancer often runs
through several generations. This deadly
poison may lay dormant in the blood fci
years, or until you reach middle life. Their
the first little sore or ulcer makes its ap
pearance-or a swollen gland in the
breast, or some other part OF the body
gives the first warning.
To cure Cancer thoroughly and perma'
.cntly all the poisonous virus must be
eliminated from the blood-every vestage
of it driven ont. This S. S. S. does, and
is the only medicine that can reach deep
seated, obstinate blood troubles like this
When all the poison has been forced out
of the system the Cancer heals, and the
disease never returns.
Cancer begins often in small way, as the
following letter from Mrs. Shirer shows
Asmail pimpie came on my jaw a bout inch
below the ear on the left side Of my face. ii gave
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
LATE LEGAL DECISIONS.

A punitive order OF the Court OF
Chancery fning or imprisoning party
for contempt is held by the Court of Err
rors and Appeals OF New Jersey in the
case of Grand Lodge VS.. jansen AS
Att. Rep, 500 not to he appealable, if
the matter and party be within the
jurisdiction Of the court.
The expenditure by husband of his
own moneys in the Improvement of
the property of his wife is presumed
to be gift to her. in the absence of
proof Of contrary intent. holds the
Court OF Errors and Appeals of New
Jersey. in the case of Solver VS.. Sci
wer as All. Rep, 522).
Affidavits mace before a notary of
another State are void. holds the SUI
preme Court Of Illinois in the case of
Bell VS.. Farwell go y. +. Rep. 050,
where the notary makes no certificate
Of his authority to administer oaths
under the laws of that State. and no
other evidence of such authority Is sub
mitted to the court.
Personal property annexed to mort
gagged real estate which. as between
mortagor and MORTGAGE. becomes part
OF the mortgage security. becomes such
as between the latter and third per-
son regardless of any contract between
the former and such person and
whether the removal thereof from the
building can be effected without ma
terlal injury thereto or to the value of
the mortgage security as it existed
prior to the accession. So \. w. Rep.
(Wis) Cos.
Erection OF water tank in public
etreet a short distance from church
and also OF passenger railway sta.
ton near by, which causes disturb
ance OF the congregation by smoke. Of
fensive odors and cinders. as we'll az
by loud and incessant noises, Is held
In Chicago Great Western Railway Co
". First Methodist Episcopal Church
&c. c. A. 9Th c.. SO L. X. A. 4SS. t.
constitute a private nuisance for which
compensation must be made or the
nuisance removed.
Where defendant employed plaintiff
MS broker to purchase wheat on the
Chicago Board Of Trade, and both par
ties lived in Wisconsin. the contrac Ct
was made In Wisconsin, and all the
acts pursuant to 1t were to take place
in that State. except the purchase OF
the wheat, the contract was governed
by the laws Of Wisconsin: but State
court will not hold n contract under
the laws of another State valid, when
such contract violates the law or is CD
posed to the public policy OF the State
Of the forum. IS y. W. Rep. 7O3.
Statutes providing that the estate,
OF insane persons who have no heir.
in the United States dependent upor
their estates for support shall b.
chargeable with the expense incurred
by any county for the transporta tior
and maintenance OF such insane per
sons In a hospital for the insane. bu
not imposing such liability upon tn,
estates OF those who have heirs In thu
United States dependent on such ca
tates for support. are held. in Bon
hcmme County VS.. Berndt Is. d.. 81
l.. r. A. S51, to he constitutional. ant
not denial sof equal privileges or i'm
munitieS
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

A Sheffield bootmaker displays this
notice in his window: Don't you wish
you were in my shoes ?"-Tit-B
so you are in societyY YES" "ln
real society," Yes" 'Way-up So
ciety!' Yes" docs society know
it?"-Chicago Post.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

In describing certain variety OF
kiss, Mark Twain said it reminded him
of the sound made by COW in dragging
her hind foot out OF swamp.
At the historic field Of Bull Run to-
day the guide leads his visitors to GER
tain cedar tree that grew SO much
faster than the others in that locality
that an investigation was made, re-
vealipg that 1t had grown over the re-
mains Of an unknown soldier, which
had not been carried away to Arlington
with the others
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
HOODS PILLS are the best CathaTtic.

Looking blue for milkman: II more
than suspect our milkman." "Of what
do you suspect him?" "Of trying to
work the Filipino water-cure on US.
Look at the color Of that milk!'-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Say, our bOokkeeper Is foolish"
"What do you meanY' why, he says
when he gets old he wants money
enough to 80 out and live where he
can see the moon go down behind a
hedge. "-Chicago Record.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

Viewing the struggling boy.
The squirming entomoogist did
Nothing but plead and groan,
Vowing he'd leave all butterflies
And other poor bugs alone.
The lantern fly then said to the bee:
IAN right. Wen take his word"
So loosing the pin they all crept down
So soft that none was heard.
The sun was up fonr hours or more,
When Willie woke up 10 find
A doctor standing by his bed
And mother just behind.
The doctor smiled and said. said he,
Hes overstrained. that's all"
Then Willie Bewise was glad 10 find
The bugs still on the wall.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
YOUNG Bow Traveller.

A New York paper tells OF boy II
years OF age who has Travelled $1,000
miles. The boy was born in Shanghai,
and has crossed the Pacific Ocean and
the American continent seven times
He spent last summer with his uncle in
Syracuse, and entered a school at Ar
den City. l.. l., in the fall He speaks
and writes Chinese, French and En-
glish, and his. knowledge of geograVh ny
and history Is remarkable.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
HOITT'S SCHOOL

Parents desiring home Influences beautiful
surroundings perfect climate, careful super.
vision and thorough mental. moral and phys
zeal training for their boys will find all these
requirements July met a; ffoitts school, MenlC
fsrk, san Mateo County, Cal.
Send for Catalogue.
Twelfth year begins August 18th.
IRA u. HOiII, In. D., Principal
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

me no pain or inconven-
eince, and I should have
forgotten about It had il
not begun to naame and
itch; Il would bleed Q
little, then scab over, but
-, puld not heal. This
continued for some time,
when my jaw began to
swell. bee o IN ing very
painful. The Cancer be-
gan to eat and spread,
until il was as large as .
half dollar when I heard
Of S. S. S. and determin-
Cd to give it q fair trial.
and IL was remarkable
what O wonderful effect
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

''ls the manager up TO date?"
Sure He's just introduced game
of ping-pong in the balcony scene in
Romeo and Juliet "-Yonkers States
man.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

Hamlin's Wizard Oil is good medi-
cine; pain and suffering cannot abide
with it; your druggist will tell you SO.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

Young man. if you can't marry a girl
with dollars you are lucky to marry
one with sense.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

Lets of men after laying up Somethin-
-: rainy day get discouraged lecause
:. 1vesD't rain.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
did she say?

Mrs. Meeker-Sbe said | might III
form You with her compliments that
there We're no strings tied to you and
If her cooking didn't suit YOU 1t WIS
NJ TO you TO take your meals else
~ here
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
Fruit of One Coffee Piaut,

1t rs said that the first coffee plant
in British Central Africa was taken
there from Kew by missionaries. and
that. though others have been intro
duced, the bulk of the coffee produced
has sprung from that one plant. Blan-
tyre coffee is the finest In the world,
and commands the highest price. The
expor: is gradually increasing, last sen
sons output having been about 100
tons. 1t is expected to be 10 to II per
cent greater this year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

Signature Of C/<3<ZX Az<<<I
Poor Mike: Doctor How about that
mustard1p!aster prescribed for your
husband? Mrs. GrOgan-Shure. doc
thor. ! couldn't make Mike ate more
nor tn half av it.-Judge.
Its queer that people who are al
ways railing at the world are never
theless willing to pay the doctors a
fortune to keep them from leaving It
in a hurry.-Atlanta Constitution.
The commuter at home: Suburban.
This Is shameful! III not stand that
cooks insolence a moment longer. As
soon as get to New York III ring her
up on the telephone and discharge her.
Judge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
Domestic Bliss.

Meeker-Did you tell the cook that
kicked about the roast at dinner las:
night
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

1t Is related that onc., when the Earl
OF Landerdale was at dinner with King
Charles, he remarked to the King:
There is a good saying, that fools
make feasts, and wise men eat them"
There is another as good" replied the
Earl OF Shaftesbury; wits make jests
and fools repeat them" And the King
advised I.auderdale to make sure OF his
N1An In futuro
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14

DwIH N3St TU0tsorel Get Foot-Eass.
Ittsa certain cure for sweating, callous and
hot. tired. aching feet. Makes new or tight
shoes easy. Try today. Sold by all Druggists.
sent FREE. Address Alien S. Olmsted, Leroy
N. L.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
low TO ny to see the king" answere6

new TO Try to see the king" answered
the woman.
And why do you not go? Don't you
want to see the king!"
things"
well, little mother" smiled the
guest, you see the king without run
ming away from your work"
you're jokingw exclaimed the WON
arch could be SO quietly dressed But
when the king put gold coin into her
hand she fell on her knees, while he
continued to walk, laughing over the
incident.-Woman's Home Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-14
Trick of MesmeriZed Hat.

Provide yourself with an old hat and
an ordinary black pin bent in the shape
of the letter c. Put the hat on table,
crown upward. and secrete the pin in
your right hand. You will borrow the
hat from somebody in the audience.
On receiving it, take it in your left
hand. and while walking to the table
place the right hand inside and quickly
push the point of the pin up through
the crown and stand the hat on the
table. You make few passes over
the hat as If you were mesmerlzing it.
Lay your left hand on the hat. Slip
your second finger in the hook and
slowly lift the hat from the table. At
ter this bring the hat to the table, re-
move the hand and in returning the
hat you can easily withdraw the pin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05

with ths consent OF the News and Courier
tina Press and Banner would express grstinca'
,,on nj the prospect Of the President coming
70 Charleston during the exposition. For
time Il seemed that ths good old city was 10
bod luck with the Tillmsns. Charleston n1s'
ignored other representatives In Congress
ana placed their whole confidence ana t'us'
10 Senator Tllman. In the matter OF snosloy
N ,hs show. He failed. After that Mr.. Mo
Iaurin made EFFORT. and secured tho Govern
,snt exhibit This Of course angered tne
a.n,or senstor, and In fact, may have had 70
ao v,th the Senatorial nsticuh. After tne
pr..,dent snubbed the Sen ior senator. Lieut..
Governor Tillman proposed to snuo the
PRESIDENT Tha seemed TO knock any Idea oi
-. v,a,, 10 Charleston out OF tho head OF the
pra.,dsnt. And It seems for time that
Charleston had lost twice on the Tillmanns.
But better oounssIs prevailed ano ."e
President 10 coming. All OF Soutn CaIo"os
will be proud 10 see him and do MIN nono''
Wa know of no man who 10 not glad tna' '"e
President 10 comlDg. He has made mos'
exee,,ept President, and the South certainty
has no right 10 eompiain OF his appointnnen''
down this way.
The az position will bs of immense sdvant
.ge 70 Charleston. The people there will oe
brought into contact With people from s''
see,iops Of tho country. and the idea that the
san r,ses iu ono river and Gets IN the otner. u
,t exists, may DO dispel!ed. II will DO well
for Charleston whom her people mix up more
With others. They have been 10 exciusivs
,ha, they know very little OF ordinary
tnortals.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
Chesp Rations for Hoeses and Mules.

Farmers from various sections OF the State
have been writing asking about the advlsa.
bility OF feeding horses and mules on cotton
seed meal and bulls and also asking Tor
cheaper ration than corn.
The following prices are given 10 letter
from Scranton, & c.. Corn, $50 per ton: oats,
SIS per ton wheat bran. SIS per ton cotton
sseS meal s per TOO rSs meal ne ~ ~ ,h per non
iion N Q food for horses and mules nj the
above prices 20 something cheaper must 30
looked for.
the same mposition ~ corn meal and We
have found that II 10 just ss good for feeding
pigs. We have fed II TO horses with good
resultA think we are safe In saying that u
T II no 20 bay @ or ~ ioddsP !: used 10 The ration and
hulla are resorted TO "a roughness some
nitroeenous food such % bran or cotton seed
meal must DO used 10 supply protein. Huils
Jury TO the animal. Should they refuse to eat
The hulls o little corn meal or bran spr!ukled
over the surface will tempt them.
A good cheap ration may DO made up a.
Blk pounds Of rice costing So cents: four
pounds Of wheat brand costing 8 0 cents |; Two
pounds Of cotton seed meal, costipg 20 cents
ten pounds Of cotton seed hulls, costing SO
cents: total cost OF rstions p+ = day Ill cents.
The above Ia for q horse or muie OF 100
pounds In live weight
It IL evident that ration made up OF corn
and fodder and contsining the same smoun,
would cost much more than the above.
The North Carolina experiment station has
fed cotton seed meal aud hulls 10 horses with
line have not been extensive enough 10 say
that cotton seed meal can be fed In mited
guam titles for any length OF time without n.
Jury TO the animal.
Numbers of farmers, however. have re-
ported that they have feed cotton seed meal
10 mules and horses with good results.
q. d. Connor.
Asst Agrist. 3. c.. Experimental station.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
FREE RURAL DELIVERY.
Centinuance Of the Service Depends
on Good Roads.

Centinuance Of the Service Depends
on Good Roads.
In the forthcoming report Of Super
intendent Machin Of the free delivery
service there will be an extended dis
eussion of the necessity Of good roads
In the extension and maintenance OF
the service. Heretofore It has been re.
auired that In the establishment Of the
service Hrst consideration should be
given to the condition Of the roads. 1t
has developed that inspectors have only
specifically considered this question.
2ecent official inquiries disclose the
fact that portion Of the roads Of more
than 1000 Of the $500 routes now In
operation requires some repairs. While
the roads In the southwestern states, as
q rule, are in good condition there are
sections where repairs are regarded as
essential In order that an uninterrupt-
ed service may prevail during all the
year. Several months ago announce
ment was made that there were routes
In Wisconsin, Illinois. Minnesota. the
Dakotas and Iowa where the service
would be discontinued unless repairs
and improvements reported to the de-
partment as necessary were made. In
most Of these cases the warning Of the
department has been needed. 1t is evil
dent, however. In several instances that
no serious consideration has been given
to the announcement Of the postmaster
general In this connection.
In such cases the department IL ad'
vising road supervisors and other In
terested officials that the lack Of care
siyen to the roads covered by rural
routes viii, II continued, endanger the
permanency Of the service. In discuss
ing this question today Superintendent
Machin expressed the opinion that ru-
raj delivery would eventually solve the
question Of good roads.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-03-05
CONVICT LABOR ON ROADS

The Experiment Likely to Re Tried
In New York State.
Commenting on the enforced idleness
Of convicts In the state penal institu'
lions, the New York Tribune says edi.
torially:
The suggestion which was some time
ago made In these columns that able
bodied inmates Of prisons and peniten'
tiaries be set at work building improved
roads seems ut last to be acted upon to
q considerable extent and with crafty.
ing results. The convicts In the state
prisons are as a rule otherwise employ.
ed, but those Ia charge Of the peniten-
tiaries have not been able to provide
work In prison shops for the prisoners
under their control and 80 have sought
It outside. In eight OF more counties
Of this state the penitentiary prisoners
are employed either at roedbuilding
or at crushing stone for roadbuilding.
It ia not known that any bad effects
have been experienced from the under
taking, while the good effects are nu-
merous and obvious. Among the latter
these are conspicuous: The prisoners
have the physical and moral benefit OF
healthful labor In the open air: the pris-
oners are made to pay their way In
stead Of being q heavy charge upon the
community; the construction Of good
roads Is promoted. and the cost Of them
IN decreased. and the number of prison
ers is diminished, for tramps and other
.sons Of rest" avoid counties where
eommittal to the penitentiary means
stone breaking and roadbuilding. 1t
may be added that one Of the chief OBJ
1ections to the system-the offensive
parading of convicts in the public view
has been found groundless, for no
one would take the penitentiary prison
ers working on the roads to be other
than ordinary laborers.
There is reason to believe that this
system might profitably and properly
be extended throughout the state and
be applied to the inmates Of state pris-
ons rs well as Of penitentiaries, when
other work falls. The prisoners might
also be employed at repairing and
maintaining the roads after they are
built. Most of the prisoners ut Sing
Sing are now at work, but It Is not
long since most of them were idle and
were seriously suffering. morally and
physically. from enforced idleness. and
yet within a few hours drive from
Ossiping are hundreds Of miles OF
roads that are in their badness q re-
proach to the community and q cause
OF vexation and of actual pecuniary
loss to all who are compelled to use
them. We do not mean. Of course. that
counties and towns are to walt until
prisoners can be secured to build sood
roads. But whenever and wherever
ablebodied prisoners are idle the re-
proach of bad roads Is aggravated two
fold. All roads should be made and
kept good. and all prisoners who are
able to work should be kept at health
full and profitable work. Those are two
rules which should be constantly OBJ
served and between which an intimate
relationship Is to be found.