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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
CURED By MILK.
A Simple Treatment for All Kinds of
Nervous Diseases.

A Simple Treatment for All Kinds of
Nervous Diseases.
"Want to learn how to increase your
weight and gain strength and nerve
force in the easiest possible way?"
asked the plump idle woman. as she
settled into a corner of the divan for
q comfortable chat. Her listeners were
half a dozen women who go in for the
strenuous life to n greater or less de-
gree. and consequently any one of
them could stand few extra pounds
without Inconvenience. "Of course"
was the reply in chorus. "Well, then,
drink milk, nothing but milk for few
tried 1t and think that l am a pretty
good illustration of the effectiveness of
the milk diet. -Four months ago l was
a nervous wreck. Couldn't stand any
thing: wept If the least thing went
wrong ut home. jumped Il foot every
time the door bell rung, and was fast
becoming Il nuisance to myself and all
the rest of the family. Fortunately, l
have little common sense and my
doctor has more, SO when l was Or
dered to drop everything and just rust
for n while l did it. with the result
that | have gained fifty-one pounds in
weight and my health is completely
restored. l lived on milk. as l told
you, and rested according to directions,
spending my time in Il lovely old rest
cure home up the State. The diet and
the rest effected cure without any
medicine whatever. l might add,
though. that the milk was not the ordi-
nary decoction served by the dealers
of the metropolis, but a rich, creamy
substance furnished by the finest breed
Of Jersey cows. How hard it was for
an active body like me to rust for
sixteen weeks. you strenuous folks can
appreciate. but If you wish to become
plump and contented with the world
in general try my remedy.-Brooklyn
eagle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

.ZEW
~~~~O~OO~

New York City has 10000 organized
wage workers.
The South Wales Miners Federation
has membership of 10000.
1t takes the constant labor Of 10000
people to make matches for the world.
1t Is estimated that there are over
$4,000 union electrical workers in
North America.
Railroads in this country employ over
1,0OO,OOO people at an annual cost for
wages and salaries of over 5000, OOO, 900.
New York bricklayers received so
cents a day for fourteen hours labor in
l116. They now receive $3.50 for eight
hours.
Tile employees Of the various Gene
teries of San Francisco have formed
themselves into union. 1t Is their
purpose to organize the cemetery work
men of the United States.
1t is estimated that there are 800, 600
working people in the city of Chicago.
and the 525 different trades unions
claim about 40 per cent of that number
as members. About So per cent of all
the various crafts in the city are organ
lied, and during the last two years, the
most prosperous period Chicago has
ever seen. the labor organizations have
reached their greatest power and intiu-
ence. The increase in the number Of
unions has been 200 per cent and the
membership 400 per cent.
After working for thirty-two years
William S. Hughes, New York ma
chinist, perfected understanding
device for locomotive and other engine
boilers. Hughes had no capital to back
his invention, but succeeded in having
1t brought to the notice Of Cornelius
Vanderbilt. The millionaire mechanic
had the device tested on an elevated
train locomotive under his personal in
spectiOn, making trip from the Bat
terry to Harlem. Mr.. Vanderbilt has
decided to aid Hughes in the matter.
In its annual report on strikes and
lockouts in 1901 the British Board Of
Trade notes n large decrease in The
number of labor disputes and in the
number of workers involved. There
were 642 disagreements that year. at
fecting 1856 work people. This Is
the smallest number both Of disputes
and persons involved reported since
1897 and the improvement is attribut-
ed to growing tendency to settle la
Dor troubles by arbitration. The report
says that % per cent Of all changes
in wages and hours were put III effect
after arbitration.
\ machine which will drill square
holes has at last been made. An Eng
lishman named Edward SegitZ Is the
inventor, and his apparatus Is said to
have solved problem heretofore re-
garded as being about as unacconlplish-
able as the mathematical impoossibility
of 'squaring" the circle. Segritz's ma
chine Is a "three- winged" drill, semi.
round. which cuts four straight edges
in its rotary motion. That is, the mo-
ton appears to the eye to be rotary.
but there Is. OF course, a maneuver in
the triple flange which produces the
square cut. triangular. or other angular
holes. with automatic regularity and
machine speed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
II Came Home to Him.

The jokesmith called upon the father
Of the young lady and asked for the
damsel's hand in marriage.
With q wrathful shout the old gen.
tleman kicked the jokesmith from the
parlor into the hall, ous of the door,
and down the steps and across the
street, and as the young man fed
thence he called after him:
"Now, sir, you may realize that
many truth is written in jest."-
Judge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
To Oct Out of 1t Cheap.

Mrs. Newcomb ION being asked ia
contribute dollar to help make up the
deficit in the minister's salary)-Real.
ly, can't afford to give 60 much
money; but I'll buy two chickens, a
pound of coffee, can of condensed
milk, bottle of olives, some cottage
cheese, a sparerib and some cut flowers
for the church supper, the proceeds Of
which are to be turned in.-Judge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Mere Superstition.

"He's just as superstitious as he can
be, D'Aubur is. You know he had
two paintings for sale, and first he
asked $3.50 apiece for them"
eyes"
"Well, you see, that would be $1,000
for both, so when man offered him
$40 for both he took it, because it
would have been unlucky to stick out
for 81 ,3OO." -Phildalphia Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
A Valuable Gold Piece.

In 1877 a goldsmith OF the name OF
Brasher coined a sixteen-dollar gold
piece, which is now one of the rarest
of coins, there being but four specimens
of it known, all Of which are held at
$4,000 each. This rare piece has the
we'll known motto stamped upon it in
this mixed.up form: "Unium E
Pluribus,"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
emit Afford to Eat.

"You complain OF being half starved
on account of the high prices! Why,
man, you are making a fortune off your
truck farm"
CHATS just it. can't afford to eat
any OF the vegetables when they're
worth so much in the market, b'gosh."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
A Tug at II.

She-You must not kiss me until we
are formally engaged.
He-Do you mean to say that you
always insist upon that rule?
She-I've always tried to.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
All That Was Necessary.

"You must abandon all business
cares for the future" says the physi-
clan.
"Bnt l fear that have not yet &C.
cumulated sufficient money!" pr otests
the multi-millio naire.
Sufficient" repeats the doctor.
"Why, my dear sir, you have enough
money to pay physicians fees for the
rest of your life''
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Miss Maggie WEIGH.

great distress. All cough remedies
nauseateud me, and nothing afforded
me relief until my doctor said, rather
in joke, 4 guess Peruna is the only
medicine that will cure yuo.'
II told him that would certainly
try it, and Immediately sent for q bot
tie. I found that relief came the first
day, and as kept taking it faithfully
the cough gradually diminished. and
the soreness left me. It j, fne."-
Maggie WEIGH.
Address the Peruna Mediacine Co. J.,
Columbus, Ohio, for free literature on
catarrh.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Interested.

Stranger-I tell you, like to see
young lovers.
Second Stranger-Ah, you must be
an optimist, my friend.
Stranger-No, run the ice cream
parlors.-Chicago News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

MCDOWELL, l wish knew how to
pass away few hours time.
Todd-Why, thought you were with
YOUR wife just now.
~ was left her in a restaurant
looking over the bill of fare."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Bananas English Style.

At English tables spoons are served
with bananas. If the bananas are
served as single fruit course, however,
sherry is usually sent around with it.
A few drops are poured upon the plate,
and the banana, stripped little bv little
OF it's skin, is dipped into this and thus
eaten.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
The Prince of Wales.

The title of Prince of Wales lie not
inherited. and has usually been be-
slowed by patent and investure, though
in few cases the heir to the throne
has become Prince of Wales simply by
bt ing declared go.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
A Bee Line.

The directness of the bees fl 'ght lie
proverbial. The shortest distance be-
tween any two given points is called a
bee line. Many observers think that
the immense eyes with which the in.
Aect is furnished greatly assist, if they
do not entirely account for, the arrowy
straightness OF it's passage through the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
The Swedish Bride.

A Swedish bride, if she be prudent
and superstitious, will fill her pockets
with bread before che sets out for the
church, and to every poor person she
gives a piece, thus averting as many
misfortunes from herself or her hus.
band.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
A Natural DEVELOPMENT.

"Hello, Stavers! Haven't met you
in some lime. Still bachelor, I sup
pose'"
"Not a bit of it. Two branched out
in matrimony,"
"Indeed! Olive branches, Of
course?"-Richmond Dispatch.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
ACUTE AND CHRONIC,
MUSCULAR, MERCURIAL,
ApTlclll AD ANN long 81
MI HuvO eXister
IkFLAmMATORY. by by s S'p

cr1ppleS is reCfulteQ. 1ne1r DOO1eS ar
the joints become so stiffened and bent
that they are at last compelled to give
up or hobble about on crutches.
Nobody ever outlived Rheumatism;
the disease never 1oosens its grip or
leaves of its own accord, but must be
driven out by intelligent and persist
ent treatment through the blood, for
Rheumatism of every variety and form
is caused by an over acid condition of
the blood, and the deposit in muscles,
joints and nerves Of corrosive poisons
and gritty particles, and it is these
irritating substances that produce the
inflammation, swelling and pains,
which last as long as the blood remains
in this sour and acid state.
To cure rheumatism permanently
the blood must be purified and invig-
grated, and no other remedy does this
refreshes and restores to the thin acid
tanning properties. And when strong,
the body the acid poisons and irritatin
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Nerve.

Summer Girl - The man I marry
must be handsome and clever.
Summer Man-How fortunate we
have met.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Castles on the Rhine,

It is stated that from the mouth to
the source of the Rhine 725 castles,
formerly the homes of war-lke chiefs,
are to be found overlooking its waters.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
A ReaIist.

Currie-Bighead is quite character,
lie he not?
Peters-Yes. He is one of those fell
lows that are willing to make fools Of
themselves just to show their individu.
ality.-Judge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Not To Be Kept,

"What do you expect to do about
those promises you nader"
II don't KNOW" replied Senator
Sorghum.
aren't you going to keep them?"
"Keep them?'' he repeated absent
mindedly. Swell, my boy you know /
am not collecting souvenirs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
He Grew Crusty,

First Ant-How was the picnic?
Second Ant-Never saw such crush
in my lifel Fat lady sat down on the
pie!
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
n 21ESSSss ssag lSS COR
Fl CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. On
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use kSN
va in time. Sold by druggists.
~ CONSUMPTION
Frien ily.

Friendly.
Myer-sylker is friendly sort of a
chap, isn't he?
Gyer-Yes; he's most too friendly.
Myer-How's that?
Gyer-He no sooner quits shaking
your hand than he tries to pull your
leQ.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Safest Boat that Floats.

In considering boats the dory, fiat
bottolned, lap streak boat, though but
twelve or thirteen feet long, is the
safest that floats.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
No Misgivings.

''How is business, Hans" asked his
acquaintance.
"Vell," answered Hans, eff can do
60 good in de past ae hat in de future
veil, dots how hope, some more
alretty."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

Every one hates coward, and every
one at heart is one.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

Mothers will fno Mrs. Ninslow's Sooth.
ting Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Cremation.

No: until 1884 was the first body
cremated in England. The number
Of bodies cremated annually has steadi.
ly increased since both in England and
the United States.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Health for 10 Cents.

A lively liver, pure blood, clean skin, bright
eyes, Perfect health--Cascarets Candy Cathart.
ic will obtain and secure them for you. All
druggists, 10c, Csc, ~ C.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

For coughs and colds there is no better
medicine than Pisos Cure for Consump-
ton. Price 25 cents.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Before the Cards are Dealt.

she-Not very popular in the clubs,
eh?
He-I should say not! He knows
when to quit in a poker game.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Not Acquainted With Him.

"Nell's just crazy over Shakespeare"
$50 he's her latest, is he? Where'd
she meet him?"-Philadelphia Bulle.
tin.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

Write Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y, for .
free ample of Aliens Foot Ease. 1t cures chill.
blains, sweating, damp, swollen, aching feet.
1t makes new or tight shoes easy: A certain
cure for Corns and Bunions. All druggists sell
1t. Csc. Don't accept any substitute.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

In cases where bronchitis has become
chronic from want of proper treatment
in the earlier stages, there is nothing
SO good as DR.. August Keonig's Ham
burg Breast Tea, in conjunction with
which is strongly advised the use of
st Jacobs Oil as an outward applica-
ton along the front of the throat, from
close up under the chin to we'll down to
the top of the chest; the one remedy
assists the other, and as intended, they
work in complete unison. The wonder.
full penetrating power of st. Jacobs Oil
enables it to reach the adhesion of for
eign matter which lines the bronchial
tubes and which makes breathing more
and more difficult. As these adhesions
become inAamed and enlarged, st.
Jacobs Oil causes such adhesions to
break away, making expectoration east.
er and more free. DR.. August Koenig's
Hamburg Breast Tea, drank slowly and
very hot, sooths and heals the parts, Is
comforting and quieting, stops the
cough and relieves the breathing. This
manner of treatment (and there is no
other two remedies that will work to-.
sether so successfully reaches the diff
Guilty from the outside and the inside
at the same time. St. Jacobs Oil
reaches the roots of the adhesion, and
assists DR.. August Koenig's Hamburg
Breast Tea in clearing them; the both
remedies act in unision in healing and
curing. The above remarks apply with
equal force in cases of asthma. Group,
whooping cough, enlarged tonsils and
all bronchial affections. Every family
should have St. Jacobs Oil and Aug
ust Koenig's Hamburg Breast Tea al
ways in the house in order that they may
be promptly used in the first stages.
Often the maladies develop with WON
derful rapidi,y, and complications take
placo with pOual kuddennpsl
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
RECENT INVENTIONS.

A handy device for smokers consists
of small metal box. to be clamped on
the band inside the hat, to hold
matches.
Neckties to be tied by hand are being
made with the section forming the
than the rest Of the tie. making it
easier to adjust
Rolling pins are being made in tele-
scoping sections, which can be turned
on each other to cause holes in each
section to register for the passage Of
-four from the inside onto the moldinY
board.
Firearms can be discharged more &C.
curately by new arm rest which has
straps passing over the shoulders and
around the body to carry a horizontal
support, on which the right arm rests
when sighting and firing the gun.
One Of the new kitchen utensils Is q
cloth-holder for washing dishes and
woodwork and for busting, the device
having handle in which a rod is
mounted with spring in the upper end
to hold cap set in curved socket at
the lower end to clamp the cloth in po-
sition.
An Englishman has patented an in
vention for restoring the shape to shoes
which have been worn, the device con-
sisting Of carved piece Of metal set
in the front part of the shoe. with an
adjusting piece for the heel. which
presses the front piece against the up
per to shape 1t.
Cool air can be obtained in summer
to make house comfortable by an Ohio
mans invention, in which a series of
overlapping shelves are placed on oppo-
site sides Of casing with the free ends
tilted down to allow water to drip
from one shelf to the next Air Is then
forced through the casing by a blower.
which delivers 1t to the ventilators in
the house.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Bowling Green, KY.

Bowling Green, Ky.
oentlemen:-About q year ago I
was attacked by acute Rheumatism
in my shoulders, arms and legs below
the knee. I could not raise my arm
to comb my hair. Doctors prescribed
for me for over two months without
giving me any relief. I saw 8. s. 8.
advertised and decided to try 1t.
Immediately I commenced its use I
felt better, and remarked to my
mother that was glad I had at last
found some relief. continued it,
use and ara entirely we'll. I will
always feel deeply interested in the
success Of s.. 8. 8. since it did me 20
much good. Yours truly,
MRS. ALICE HORTON.
3l1 Twelfth Street.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Troubles OF lis OWN.

Bachlor--I've got great news for you,
old man. Pm engaged.
Benedict-W Well, you needn't come
to me for sympathy. I'm married.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

II Judge from your conversation.
said the carping person. that you as
sumo to be an Optimist."
"Oh. yes. It's just as well to look on
the bright side"
"You undertake to demonstrate that
whatever is is right and all that sort
of thing"
THAT would lie the tendency Of my
arguments"
And you believe that everything Is
all for the bestY
YES"
"Well. I'm glad to meet you. want
to talk with some one who has studied
the subject, and who can possibly tell
me why it Is that the man who rocks
the boat always manages to swim
ashore and let the other people drown.
1t may be all for the best. but I'D like
to have 1t explained" -Washington
Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

so we'll or so promptly as 8. S. S. It
blood its nourishing and health-sus-
Itch blood is again circulating through
matter are washed out Of the muscles
and joints, and the pains at once cease
and Rheumatism is thing OF the
past. S. S. S. is a purely vegetable
medicine and does not derange the
stomach like the strong mineral
remedies, but builds Up the general
health, increases the appetite and
tones up the digestion.
Through our Medical Department.
: sufferer will receive helpful advice
without charge. Write US fully about
Co., ATLANTA Ga
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
Not a Chinese Word.

"It's mistake to suppose that Joss
Is Chinese word" says retired
ships carpenter. "I've Travelled u good
bit in the orient in my time. and among
the odds and ends of interesting infor.
nation l picked up was a Knockout
OF the genuineness Of joss as a Chi.
nese word. Cinnamon only know
joss when they come in contact with
Europeans. A Chinese priest that |
became chummy with in Hankow told
me that there was no such word in
Chinese. He explained that the word
was n corruption Of the Spanish word
'Dios' and had come into use through
the missionaries. Many early mission
aries. he said. were Spanish priests.
and their pronunciation Of 'Dios' was
speedily corrupted into Joss by ma
tive tongues and applied to the Chi
nese dieties. It's only on the Chinese
seaboard that the word ia understood
by Cinnamon. In the interior. the
priest told me. the celcstials had no
knowledge Of it."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04
RHEUmATISm

Some people have been suffering
from Rheumatism so long that
they can scarcely remember the
time when they we're entirely free
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-04

G since forgotten the joys of painless
stence. They are at the mercy OF every
wind and their misery is aggravated
exposure to cold or sudden changes in
temperature. They become walking
her predictions. the increasing pains in
preaching storm or the coming OF bad
fferers that the great army of rheumatic
e worn out by the incessant pains and