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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

years course, and this is granted at the
expiration Of the first two years. The
pay of cadet is $40 per year and IS
Of students at the academy is usually
about $50, each Senator, Congressional
district and Terrtory-alsO the District
Of Columbia-belng entitled to one
cadet, while thirty appointments at
large are permitted the President of
the United States. But all the places
are not, at all times, filled. There are
mt present three cadets from Venezuela.
Costa RIGA and Ecuador, who were per-
mitted to enter by special act Of Con-
gress and who pay their own expense.
Appointees to the academy must be be-
tween II and % years of age, free from
physical infrmity and able to pass Il
careful examination in reading, writ
ing photography. arithmetic, grammar,
geography and United States history
Upon graduation cadets are commits
stoned in the United States army as
second lieutenants. with yearly pay of
81, 400 for unmounted and $1,000 for
mounted officers.
Since the establishment OF the acad-
envy over 1000 cadets have graduated
and among them have been not only
some of the foremost military men Of
the country, but also distinguished
civil engineers and noted college pro
fessors.
Gen. Winfield Scott once said: 81
give it as my fixed opinion that but fer
our graduated cadets the war between
the United States and Mexico might,
and probably would. have lasted some
four or five years. WITH in it's first half.
more defeats than victories falling to
our share; whereas, in less than two
, campaigns. we conquered great coun-
try and established a peace without the
loss Of single battle or skirmish."
Its influence was also great in the
Civil War: and this may be said with
out rejecting in any manner upon the
thousands of gallant and resourceful
volunteers who pushed their way to
the head of the army. The two great
generals-Grant and Lee-were West
Pointers. In the recent Spanish Ameri-
can war, the academy's graduates did
not play so important part
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
Chinese Nerve,essness.

A North China paper Is responsible
for the statement that the quality of
nervelessness distinguishes the China
man from the European. The China.
man can write all day, work all day
stand in one position all day, weave
beat gold, carve ivory. do infinitely te
dious jobs for ever and ever, and dis
cover no more WEAKNESS and irritation
than if he We're machine. This dual.
ity appears in early life. The China
man can do without exercise also
waste labor. He can sleep anywhere
amid rafting machinery and deafenine
uproar. He can sleep on the ground
on the floor, on a chair, or in any po
sition.-New York Ledger.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

one Of Admiral Dewey's siX-inch guns
and several large shells captured at
Cavite arsenal after the defeat of Mon
tejo. These relics We're presented to
Secretary Cridler by Consul Wildman,
and their history is inscribed upon
them. The fragment of the six-inch
shell, which is rusty from exposure to
rain, smashed the Spanish command
ants house at Cavite. destroyed $1O.-
600 worth of property and killed five
Spanards. The shells, from which the
charges have been removed, are unlike
any that are in use in the service of
this government. They are about eight
inches long. one inch in diameter ami
the bullet is made of steel instead of
lead. Around the bullet is a band of
brass, which shows beyond question
that the SpaniarlS were using ammu-
milton which is prescribed by civilized
nations. Although Secretary Cridler
receives relics from consuls in all parts
of the world, he prizes none so highly
as he does the piece of projectile which
did such effective execution in the first
foreign war in which this country has
been involved since the war with Mex
leo, and which was the means of rails
ing American gunners in the eyes Of
all the nations of the worli.-Washng-
ton correspondence st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

The present head of the institution is
Col. Albert l.. Mills, who has been SUI
perintendent since 1898. Among his
predecessors have been Robert Z. Lee,
Peter G. r. Beauregard, John NJ. Scho
field, Thomas G. Ruger, Oliver o. How
ard and Wesley Merritt.
Some Exacting Conditions.
II the young man who has to work
his way through Harvard or Yale were
compelled to live In a room as bare as
the quarters Of a cadet, he probably
would give up his education and go
home in disgust. The cadets don't mind
it, however. The son Of the multi-mill-
ionaire who enters the academy sleeps
on his springless iron cot with its hard
mattresses; sweeps the floor diligently
before daybreak in winter, and washes
in the ice cold water which he draws
from hydrant in the area Of bar
racks and carries to his room in a
wooden bucket. The pitcher" is u
gourd dipper; the wash stand is Of pine
and is probably worth 80 cents.
There Is no school in the world that
has so exacting u discipline as has
Uncle Sans military academy. Not
long ago an English clergyman visited
the place, and after thorough study
Of the methods employed said:
Its magnificent, but it's beastly
grind"
A penalty of seven days confinement
for mailing letter before fixed time
in the morning Is imposed. A cadet
found a mile from the West Point
buildings after 10 o'clock at night is
taken back and locked up for six
months. These are examples Of tho
style Of punishment which prevails.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

Il. NJ. EELAFIELD. actual serv &c $
commensurate with Il salary of $oO,OOO
Il year is really beyond the understand
ing of the average toler whose stipend
is 81 or So day. Nevertheless, in
this matter-of fact age there are prob
ably very few persons receiving pro-
digious pay who do not earn every dol
lar of it. Some months ago Secretary
Gage told an assemblage Of bank
clerks in Denver that he could place at
least 20 young men, If they had the
ability, In financial institutions of the
country at a salary of $4,000 year
each. His remark doubtless was in
tended to lay stress upon the fact that
score of young men worth $2o,OOo
each could not easily be found.
Some High Salaried Men.
Some months ago, when Charles
Counselman was elected President OF
the American Fisheries Company, q
concern that has control Of many OF
the canning factories In the State OF
Washington and along the shores of
AluSha, IL was auHouHCcu 'HdI LIS S'A
airy was to be $4,000 year. Mr..
Counselman is Chicagoan, and he has
had long and successful experience
as grain merchant on the Board OF
Trade, an owner Of grain elevators. a
builder of skyscrapers, a dealer in real
estate and man of large business in
terests generally. He began with lit
tie or nothing. and such education rs
he possesses he acquired in the school
Of experience. He is to-day man of
large fortune and great commercial ac-
tivity, still in the prime of life.
There is another Chicago man who is
said to be receiving yearly salary SO
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

At any rate. it is big enough to be high
~ exceptional. 1t is but fifteen years
since he left college, and at first he
worked ten hours day, carried his
lunch with him, and earned $40 a
week.
Step by step he mastered every de-
tail of the business and rose to be
manager. Then a crisis arose, calling
for the highest executive ability, and
lie was equal to the emergency. His
company was in rate-cuttiny pool and
its profits had disappeared. Upon his
aggressive initiative it withdrew from
the pool. inaugurated fight of its
own and within two years was paying
30 per cent dividends. This triumph
inspired in Mr. Matthieson an ambition
to control the entire field. and this was
accomplished under his direction. Most
of the concerns absorbed by his COM
pany We're losing money, but under the
combine which he organized their
stocks were transmitted into gold. This
young man earns his princely salary
by successfully handling $40,000,000 of
combined capital and conducting the
glucose business, comprising some 20
departments, in such a systematic and
prosperous way that the shareholders
are well satisfied. lie says that hard
work is tonic to him and he keeps at
it early and late, never asking a subor-
dinate to do more than he does him
self. He knows no other secret of sue
cess.
Bank Presidents $4,000 Salary.
When Richard Delatield, President Of
the National Park Bank of New York,
had his salary raised from $4,000 to
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
an additional $4,000 as a contingent

an additional $4,000 as a contingent
fee.
A little more than two years ago,
Ebert II. Gary, who at that time re-
sided at Wheaton, ILL.,, suburb Of
Chicago, was elected President of the
Federal Steel Company, which is now
an integral part of the steel combina.
ton, and his salary was fixed at $780,
600 year. Having previously been at
torney for the Illinois Steel Company,
he had mastered the legal side Of the
great industry before he was able to
command such high wages. He spe-
cialized his knowledge, and thus was
able to attract the attention of the cap.
italists in control Of the vast enter
prises. AS chairman of the Executive
Committee Of the great steel trust, he
probably receives fully as much as he
drew when President.
The two highest paid men in the
American pulpit are Bishop Potter, of
New York, and Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch,
of Chicago, each of whom draws $15..
600 annually.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

nephew of Benja- Present Supt
min Franklin. had studied military sci
ence in France, and it was he who gave
our army its first engineering corps.
The title of Father Of Engineers" was
bestowed upon him. Besides his work
at the head of the academy, he built
most Of the fortiticatiOns in New York
harbor, including Fort Columbus, Cas-
tie William and Clinton Uhe latter be-
Ing afterward Castle Garden). and Fort
Gansevoort. He resigned from the army
after the Federal authorities gave
command of Castle William to junior
officer during the war Of 1872. He died
been elected to Congress, and before he
could take his seat
While the efforts of Col. Williams did
much for the academy, the real initia-
ton of the institution dates from the
appointment of Breyet Major Sylvanus
Thaycr. who took command July IS,
1917. and during sixteen years was at
the head of the academy in which he
had previously gained his military edu-
cation. Thayer practically made the
school what it is. He established the
office of commandant of cadets and in
structor of tactics, arranged a course
of studies, established the system of ten
months study at the academy and two
months of camping; and introduced
practically all the methods Of educa-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
The Jap's Kindness to Animals.

Prof. Morse has borne convincing tes-
timony to the free and happy relations
existing between the human and the
brute creation in Japan, where Soci-
ETY. for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals would find no raison detre.
There he says:
Birds build their nests in the city
houses, wild fowl. geese and ducks
alght in the public parks. wild deer
trot about the street. | have actually
been followed by wild deer in the
streets, nibbling melon rind out OF my
hand, as tame as calves and lambs on
farms. A dog goes to sleep in the bust
est streets; men turn aside SO as not
to disturb him. One day a beautiful
heron alighted on the limb Of tree.
and the busy jostling throng stopped.
Every mans hand went into his pocket,
and out came pencil and sketching pa
nor
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
Mnlagasy Funeral Customs.

The funeral customs Of the Malaga
sizes vary according to the tribe.
The burial places are surrounded
with stones placed erect, when any are
to be found in the vicinity, but, if these
are wanting, with stakes more or less
carved and figured and surmounted
with OK horns. After Il person dies,
the body is preserved in the hut for
several days. during which time former
friends and acquaintances unite
around the bier in order to sing and
dance and make copious libations in
the deceased's honor. When the day
of funeral arrives, the coffin is covered
with rags of different colors, and above
the head Is placed an umbrella to pro-
tect the face against the heat Of the
sun.
Young girls form the head of the
cortege, dancing and singing and mark
ing time by clapping their hands, and
Sometimes marching around the body.
The bearers of the coffin stop at GER
tain places and turn it round and round
in order to drive away evil spirits.
Behind walk the aged, and after them
the cattle of the deceased, if he or she
owned any.
The grave, which is not very deep,
is Immediately after the burial protect
ed by an improvised wall or palisade,
in the construction of which all hands
take part. After this there begins Il
festival which prolonged until night
fall
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

First Superintendent. tains the names
of men whose achievements IN
military, civic and private life give
them place among the greatest
of Americans. and the influence Of it's
teachings has been felt by Mexicans,
Spaniards, Filipinos and Chinese The
American army Is not equal in num-
bers, nor in its demand upon the tax
payers, to those of European countries,
but it's fighting qualities have been
demonstrated repeatedly, and in its
successes West Pointers have been con-
spicuous figures and West Point mill
tary science has most eXcellently dis
played itself. The National Military
Academy must therefore possess an in
terest for, and be a source Of pride to
every patriotic American.
Founded by Congress.
The conception of military academy
In this country dates back to 1916, when
the lack of competent officers led to the
appointment of committee for the
Continental Congress to prepare plan
Of military academy, but nothing was
done until March 16, 1902. on which
date Congress passed a law founding
the military academy at West Point,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

patrick mill. That President Lincoln so
wildly remembered the old mill was
due probably to the fact that he came
near losing his life one day while play
Ing about the stream which runs by the
place.
The accident occurred on Sunday.
Lincoln and a companion. Austin Gal
lagher, tried to cross the stream on a
log. The stream was in food at the
time and Abe fell off the log. Gallagher
had the presence of mind to reach him
pole, and the future President was
hauled to shore more dead than alive.
1t was considerable time before
young Lincoln recovered consciousness.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

ton which now prevail. Under his sue
cessors, however, some other depart
ments have been added, and the course
of instruction, which is quite thorough,
requires four years. The principal sub
iects taught are mathematics, French,
drawing, drill regulations Of all arms
of the service, natural and experiment
tai philosophy, chemistry, chemical
physics, mineralogy, geology. electric
ity,. history. international, constitution
al and military law. Spanish. civil and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

lnStOn TO DecOHle
President of the
United s t a t e S
Trust Company, at
a salary said to be
$4,000 per year.
certai in business
men in Chicago ex-
pressed a doubt Of
his ability to earn
that e nor III o u S
amount. That any
man should render
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
OLD MILL TO BE PRESERVED.
Kentucky Landmark Built by the
Father of President Lincoln.

A movement is now on foot for the
preservation of the old kirkpatrick
-four mill. near Hodgerville Ky. built
by the father Of Abraham Lincoln. The
mill is located mile from the place
where Lincoln was born and was erect.
ed in 1916. Abe often trudged across
the fields leading from the humble log
cabin to the mill with sack Of corn
across his shoulders. During his term
as President, Lincoln frequently asked
about the old mill, and in an old note
book of his was found leaf upon
which he described his birthplace as
being about a mile from the old Kirk
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

% M WI =" -h"' anu I1H TtSpUIISI-
bilities of its executive head had be-
come so great that he we'll deserved a
salary only $4,000 less than that re-
ceived by the chief executive Of the
nation. AS the custodian of 100000 900.
to be successfully handled in such
financial operations as are open to ma
tional banks, his responsibilities are
tremendous. Mr.. Delafield begin his
business career as clerk in a mercan-
tile house on a salary of S. week.
There has been much talk about the
salary of Charles NJ. Schwab. President
of the United States Steel Corporation
1t is pretty well settled now that he re-
ceives 100000 as annual salary, and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

which was then an army post. The ar
tillerists and engineers Of the army
We're made distinct corps, to be sta
toned ut West Point and constitute a
military academy. The senior engineer
officer was to be superintendent. Jona-
than Williams, who was then in charge
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
Willing to Admit Ii.

Don't you think she has a queenly
figure?"
Il never saw a queen, but If they
weigh 200 pounds and have double
chins, guess she has Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
A Rap-TiIue u,eut-

"The refrain" we said to our neigh
Dor at the vaudeville performance.
while the popular ballad was being rem
dered, sis prettier than the verses"
"Yes," he agreed. Il wish he would
refrain altogether. baltimore Ameri-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
Japan's One OrphanaDe.

Japan has only one orphanage, yet in
no other land are fatherless children
better cared for. Every family cares
for the sick, destitute or orphans near
est to it. There is superstition that
a childless house is accursed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

success were ulS-
NAL, a n d when
the idea Of the
United States de-
veloping a stand
ing ar III y with
train ed officers
was secuted gen.
orally, the useful
ness Of the insti-
tuition has long
since been dem
onstrated, it's list
of graduates con-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

fortune after Il life
time of industrious
effort. This is Con
rad II. Matthieson,
President Of the
Chicago Sugar Re
Gning Company.
some times called
the Glucose Trust.
He is now about
81, and his annual
salary has been va
riously stated as
$4,000 and $4,000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

Of the post at West
Point, t Ii us be-
ca m G t h g first
head Of the inStl-
tuition. a II d re
manned in charge
except d uri II g
S e vera | periods
when he disa greed
with the authOri
ties at Washing
tOn-until the war
of 1872. Williams,
who was Il grand
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

S10,0G0. early last
year, it was said
that no other bank
President in the
United States re-
ceived such big
pay for his serv-
ices. The reason
given for this in
crease was that the
banks business had
expanded SO much
sa.,1 AlA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
Relics of Manila,

On the mantel in Assistant Secretar-
Of State Cridler's office at the State
Department are several interesting rel
les Of the famous battle of Manila in
the shape of fragments Of shell from
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
Berlin's Criminal Book.

Berlin's Black Book, the criminal rec
ord kept by the police, now consists Of
thirty-seven volumes, containing 81 900
photographs of criminals of all classes.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
Highest Building.

The Alpine Clubhouse on Mont Rosa.
in the Alps. is probably at a greater
altitude than any other building in the
world. Its foundation stones are ex.
actly 1900 feet above the sea level
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

60 HE United States Military Acad-
envy at West Point Is 100 years
- old Originating In an atmosphere
of doubt when the prospects for its
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
Realty Sales in England

Realty sales in the City of London
during 1901 were f5,553,O9S compared
with f4,934,76 in 1900 and 1920. 314
In 1899.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

Many a girls distant manner may
be traced to the fact that she had on.
ions for dinner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

After having reached the zero mark
a society girls age resembles the loco
motion of a crab-it goes backward.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

The logical deduction from many a
so-called statement of facts is fully
100 per cent
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
ERA OF BIG SALARIES
MEN WHOSE ABILITY COMMANDS
GREAT PAY.
Heads of Large Corporations Who
Draw Annually in the Neishborhood
of $4,000 for Their Services Some
Conspicuous Examples.

The present seems to be the era OF
high salaries. When Lyman j. Gage
left his $4,000 cabinet place in Wash
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07
military engineering, the art and sci
ence of war, ordnance and gunnery.

ence of war, ordnance and gunnery.
Discipline Is Very Strict.
The discipline is very strict and the
enforcement Of penalties more severe
than in the army. Examinations are
held in January and June, and cadets
found proficient are given their proper
standing, while cadets who are deficient
are discharged. The examinations are
exceedingly hard, and there Is none
which does not bring out large num-
Der of failures. Cadets are allowed but
one leave Of absence during the four
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-04-07

A little guying judiciously admins
tered often makes q weak man strong.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-04-19
Fotteninr For MARRIAGE.

The marriagcable girl in Tunis has
trying ordeal to go through after her
betrOthal to the man not of her choice,
but whose choice she is. She has to be
fattcncd to the required size before the
ceremony can tnke place.
AS soon aS the betrOthal takes place
she is taken to n room and there coop
cd up till the fattening process is con-
cluded. Silver shacklcs are fastened
round her wrists and ankles, and the
task Of her parents and future hus-
band is to increase her bulk till her
wrists and ankles fill up the shackles.
If the husband is a widOwer or has
''dischargcd'' his first wife, the girl has
the ShackleS of the first spouse placed
on her. and she must fill them out.
1t takes a long time to do this. as
rule and sometimes it cannot be ac-
cOmplished in spite Of all efforts. 1t is
then open to the future husband to cry
off the bargain or waive the condition.
In the case of a bachelor he takes care
to see that the bracelets and ankletS
are not tcO larGe-that is, if he is fond
Of the girl-but if he is being forced
into the marriage by his parents he is
q great stickler for custom. Stout girls
are the more quickly snapped up in
TuniS.