Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-12-01
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1900.
The oldest licensed village alehouse
in England is said to be the George
Inn, in North st. Philip. The license
dates from 1907.
MOther-W'illie, I hope you never do
anything so wicked as to tie tin cans
to dogs tails. Willie-No'm. l never
do nothin' but hold the dog.
Baron Henri de Rothschild, who is n
distinguished physician and specialist
in infantile diseases, not only drives
motor cars, but manufactures them.
David Crosby Foster president Of
the Poughkeepsie Savings Bank. is be-
lisved to be the oldest bank president
In the country, being 93 years old.
The cheapest postal service in the
world is that of Japan. where for two
sen-abOut seven-tenths of penny
letters are conveyed all over the en-
plre.
When free from ice the Yukon River
Is navigable for large steamers 1,965
miles, a distance more than twice as
great as that from Chicago to New
Orleans.
An unfortunate brickmaker at Ho-
nan, China, has been fined 10000
bricks for a misdeed. The alternative
was to be beaten and handed over to a
mandarin.
The Jews Of Palestine are entirely
descended from Jews who returned to
that land from Europe. Most Of them
speak corrupt form of the German
language.
Captain Mckenzie, Of the whaling
bark Platina, recently captured pure
white whale, the first he has seen in
the twenty-five years that he has fol-
lowed the sea
Several ST. Petersburg merchants are
organizing private expedition for the
exploration of Northern Siberia, with
view to ascertaining it's commercial
resources and possibilities.
Lord Alverstone, the lord chief JUS
tice Of England, Is president of a
madrigal society, and often goes
straight from the law courts to its
monthly meetings, where he sings his
part with the greatest enjoyment.
The white marked tussOck moth Is a
native Of North America. 1t ranges
the territory east Of the Rocky Noun
Ains and attacks almost every varie-
II Of shade, fruit and ornamental
trees, with the exception Of the conf
fers.
The French colonies on the west
coast of Africa are increasing in i'm
portance every year and are receiving
Jealous attention from the French gov
eminent. The United States exported
to these colonies in 1900 $G57 ,266 worth
and received therefrom products to
the value Of $6O1, 165.
New York has 1923 fewer stables
and $500 fewer horses than in Deem
Der. 1896. The decrease is attributed
20 the disappear ance of horse cars on
surface lines Expert observers think
THAT the automobile. at the present
:ate Of Improvement, will Danish the
horse from business traffic within four
~ five years.
Novel Observation-Disclosures boxes
are to be scattered in the streets of
Paris. Outwardly the apparatus re-
sembles lamp-post letter box, and it
contains a sm,. II medicine chest. n fold.
1ng stretcher and n telephone for sig
mailing the nearest ambulance station.
Access to the box is gained by break
Ing glass panel.
The popular vote in Mississippi has
decided that the portraits of the fol-
lowing ten prominent citizens of the
State shall be placed on the walls Of
the new capitol: Jefferson Dayis, ]. Q.
c. Lamar. Il. {. Walthall. James
George S. s. Prentiss. ]. NJ. Stone,
George Poindexter. William Sharkey,
George Foote and J. l.. Power.
The regulation Of automobile speeds
Is likely to prove an increasingly serl-
GUS matter. In u late instance careful
measurement for two furlongs showed
! speed of eighteen miles an hour. yet
the driver testified that he was not ex-
ceeding rate Of six miles. Perhaps
some inventor may supply police au-
thorities with cheap continuous
speed recorder whose attachment TO
motor vehicles may be made compul.
sorry.
As an instance Of the observance of
the Sabbath In Scotland, an English
paper tells Of postman having a
route between Stirling and Blairdrum-
nond. He was observed to ride a bi.
cycle over his six miles on week DAYS
and to walk the same distance on Sun
day. and when asked why. replied that
he was not allowed to use the ma
chine on Sunday. An investigation
followed, and the postman's explana.
ton proved to be correct
The most curious part Of an adver-
t1sement now running In some Of the
English papers Of wonderful charm
worn by Pharaoh 1000 years ago"
and guaranteed to bring success in
business. fortune In speculation and
happiness III home life, health.
strength and vigor." and for sale by
the advertiser is n report, incorpo-
rated In the advertisement, from st.