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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04

accounts for the enormous growth Of
newspapers and gives invincible support
to the doctrine OF the freedom OF the
press.
One Of the greatest laments OF read
ing civilization is that the worlds his
tory begun before the printing press was
invented and the reporter who interviews
got on the scene. How really satisfying
it would be even now to read the details
Of the meeting between Satan and Eve,
a stenographic report Of their cOnversa-
ton and graphic interviews with Adam
after he got fired from the Garden OF
Eden and with Noah after he ran
aground on Ararat!
Newspaper makers know human ma
ture better than amateur moralists. They
do not find that news reports Of crimes
breed crimes any more than news reports
of sermons breed conversions, or news
reports Of gifts to charity set everybody
or many bodies crazy to make large dona-
tons and get their names printed. Inc
real newspaper gives the news-the sto-
res of the daily life Of the world-the
good, the evil, the wise and the silly, be-
cause the public want to know 1t all ana
will be satisfied with nothing less. The
newspaper is printed for the ninety-and-
nine that are wide awake, and not ior
the one who yearns for the milienh'"'
age.-Atlanta Constitution.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
The Press and Crime.

Much has been said and written upon
the idea that the press by the publication
or the details Of crime incites to the
commission Of other crimes. Because the
details OF suicide or murder are some.
times copied by other suicides or mur-
derers there are those who generalize
from that fact that curb should be put
upon the press to restrain them from Civ
ing the sensational incidents Of such ira
gedies.
People who argue in that fashion to
such conclusions understand human ma
ture imperfectly. They who know most
of the psychology of the human animal
understand that there is no rigid law of
imitativeness that will explain incidental
replications Of example. The futilty of
appealing to any such law was evidenc-
ed in the cases Of Cain and Abel. The
law does not exist, else both those boys
would have been righteous instead Of but
the one, and to-day We would be rejoicej
by seeing only good boys and good girls
models of morality.
Humanity is born croked-twisted into
a living interrogation point. 1t wants
to know all about things as soon as ii
finds out that there are things. 1t instnc-
lively wants to put this and that together
and get at the ends Of things-and that
is why the baby tries to put his toes in
his mouth! That same Unborn curiosity
follows the human creature always and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
REDEEMiNG MUTILATEO MONEY.
Some Difficult Tasks Come to the Ex-
perts in the Treasury Department..

| Some Difficult Tasks Come to the Ex-
perts in the Treasury Department..
Never despair is the principle which
actuates the government experts who
handle mutilated money. The. regula-
tons Of the department require that
before mutilated bill can be redeem
ed, at least three -fifths of the bill shall
be delivered to the Treasury. The ex-
pert has piece of glass the size Of
the bill. This Is divided into forty
squares, and Is laid over the bill to be
redeemed. He recommends the bill for
redemption II the remnants fill twenty
five squares.
Burned money, and bills that have
been gnawed by mice, are the hardest
to work on. The mice-chewed bills re-.
duire great patience and care. Each
Of the pieces is carefully laid out on
dat, hard sur ice, and then with the
assistance Of strong glasses inaghified
so that it can be placed in proper pO-
sition with regard to the others. The
experts have copy Of every bill that
has ever been issued by the government.
These are used as models as soon as
enough Of the bill has been laid out to
establish the issue. No bill has ever
been received at the Treasury Depart
ment in a condition which has made
it impossible to straighten it out and
estab lish it's character beyond doubt.
Nor have the experts ever been obliged
to work on bill longer than the eight
hours of the working day.
Mrs Brown. who is in charge of the
experts who handle mutilated money.
all of whom are women. had trouble
some task one day when cigar box
-ull of bills arrived from Philadelphia
with the necessary affidavit showing
that they had been taken from poor
ly constructed safe, and had been
burned to the condition in which they
were found. The sender evidently e.
lieved that tie original package ought
not to be broken. and so he enclosed
with the charred pieces some coins
which also showed the marks of fire.
During the passage through the mails
tn. heavy silver was shaken through
the charred bills until there was hardly
piece lett DlS enough 10 cover more
than the head of pin.
Mrs Brown did not despair al
though she deplored the thoughtless-
ness that had allowed silver and char
red bills to be packed together. She
and two of her assistants set to work,
and by the aid of magnifying glasses
soon brought out four fifty-dollar bills.
Ind within an hour recommended that
lAey be redeemed by the Treasury.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
NATURAL CAUSES.
The Drop in Exports and Increase of
Imports Explained.

Washington, July 31.-The drop Of
sos 900, 900 in exports and increase of
SIS, 100000 in imports is not looked
upon by the chief of the bureau of
statistics as cause of anxiety regard
ing the future of our foreign commere.
cit was perfectly apparent when
the result of the drought of 1901 be-
came known" said Mr.. Austin, "that
our exports in 1902 must fall off, and
the only surprise to me is that the loss
was not greater. The corn crop, as is
we'll known. is the chief reliance of our
farmers for preparing for market the
live stock, of which we now export over
5000 100000 worth annually, in the
form of provisions and live animals.
In addition to this we have been export
ing about 800, 900. 900 worth of the
surplus corn and oats left over after
feeding the livestock of the country.
The reduction of the corn crop by the
drought, of course, reduced to almost
nothing the surplus corn that could be
spared, and also caused the use at home
of much larger share of the oats, and
so reduced the available surplus of that
class of farm products
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
Chances of a Lifetime.

1t took the Roman republic some ages
to pass from the simple poverty of Its
early days upon the seven hills to the
age Of Augustus, but the American re-
public has made that change in one gen
Grafton.
In the second decade Of the nineteenth
century the lives of the American people
were severely simple and plain. Most or
the nccessaries of life were raised on the
farm by the people living on it. Most OF
their trading was done by barter. The
country people scarcely ever got in the
course of year more than enough money
to pay their taxes. The farmers houses
were almost destitute OF furniture. Ex-
ccpt a few school books and the family
Bible, there was no reading matter, eX-
cept in favored neighborhoods where two
or three families took weekly newspa-
per together. Mails were infrequent and
postage was almost prohbitory. The era
of invention had not begun. The only
means of cooking was the open fire and
the brick oven. Meat was roasted by
suspending from cord attached to
hook in the ceiling. 1t was with great
difficulty that fires were started or kept
going. Tools and food and the labor Of
men and animals We're freely borrowed
and lent. Farming tools were rude and
deficient. The poverty Of farms in re-
spect to tools made it impossible for farm
ers to prosper except by cattle raising
and the cultivation Of the small grains.
Heating stoves or furnaces were I'M
known. Communication between dis
tant parts of the country was practically
nOn-existent and transportation was or
the crudest sort. Men were narrow and
bigoted. Civilization was stationary.
There was a prejudice against innova
tion and change, belief that all wisdom
was in the fathers.
Contrast this simple. narrow life with
the complex and broad life Of the poorest
farmer Of our times. Think Of the tools
and horses. the machinery and the i'm
proved methods he has. Think Of the
comforts and luxuries that are his. Think
how farming has been changed from
slavery to inspiring work. Then con-
trast the picture of the past with the
general wealth, progress in education diff
fusion Of knowledge. opportunities and
hopefulness Of our own times. Only the
beginnings of the great power OF the
people are so far seen. AS a matter Of
fact the tremendous changes wrought by
improvement of communication and
transportation have made it possible for
great free governments to exist perma-
nently.
1t is now and ever will be the fashion
to talk of the good old times, but in
America the old times are not to be COM
pared with ours. Our wealth has not
spoiled the nation. though it has ruined
some classes. At the core the nation is
sounder now than formerly because it is
wiser and better trained and equipped
Minneapolis Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04

NINE. PATENOTRE. vOrite of the Queen
Regent, for whom she has a special
fondneSs, and on many occasions she
has had the King as her guest. She is
so popular among the elite Of the king
dom that She has been called the Pearl
of Madrid.
Nine. PatenOtreS maiden name was
Eleanor Elyerson. Her father was the
former publisher of the Philadelphia
Inquirer and one of the milliOnaires
of the Keystone Stare. She was edu.
Gated in Europe and on her return
home after siX-years' absence she
was pronounced the most fascinating
woman in the Quaker City. Her facil-
ity for acquiring languages was re-
markable. She is proficient in German,
French and Russian, and had been liv-
ing in Madrid only six months before
she was able to speak the peculiar dia-
lect of that province with the ease
and fuency of a native. In 1894 she
became the wife of Jules Patenotre,
then French Ambassador to Washing
ton. In 1897 he was transferred to
Madrid.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
PLAYING with Moral Fire.

In various parts Of the country there
has been an extraordinary numper VI
tragedies Of late arising out OF the adVeh,
lures Of unmarried women with Marie"
men. Morbid literature, chiefly OF TOT
eiyn birth or extraction. has been pro-
noting in this country the myth OF pla-
tonic affection between men and women
married and single. Almost invariaoly
the prismatic illusion Is actuallzed IN
somber ending. II crime does not sm'rch
both the parties or annihilate either the
reputation Of both suffer, and 1t Is the
unwritten law that the woman in such
case suffers beyond repair, while the quiz
ty man escapes or endures with comp'a-
cency the stigma which cannot be ef-
In ced from the future Of his companion.
There is no prudence in mincing words
about these escapades. A married man
or woman who seeks intimate and con-
slant companionship outside the family
circle to which he or she belongs Is eth
err lbertine or fool.
No plea of extenuation can be set up
for the moral laches Of married man or
married woman. They know perfectly
well that they are playing with fire or
playing the trapper Of inexperience. No
family of intelligence or self-respect will
tolerate social attentions from a married
man to an unmarried woman when those
attentions transcend the bounds Of abso-
lutte decorum. Yet mothers who are am
bilious or avaricious will let their inno-
cent daughters play with this moral fire
with whose flame nine times in ten they
are bound to be burnt.
Many a blackened home is grim
monument to the satanic character Of the
myth of platonic love between married
men and unmarried women and no less
often between married women and I'M
married men.-Chicago Chronicle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
Cuba's Flag Is Old.

The flag of the Cuban republic ante
dates the establishment of the republic
itself by good many years. 1t dates
back to about 1850. 1t has a Masonic
origin and hence the triangle. The
red field is the emblem of war. The
purpose of the movement here in the
United States was to conquer the isl
and. Southern people. fighting Ma
sons, We're the leaders. The three
stripes represented the three depart
ments into which the island was then
divided. The white stripes were put
in merely to divide the blue. The star
which appears in the red field was the
lone star of Texas. In New Orleans
there existed the Association OF the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
EDWARD OF ENGLAND
May Be Crowned King Of His
Vast Dominions Despite
Vague Fears.

London, July 30.-The latest and
most reliable information indicates that
King Edwards doctors were not mis-
taken in fixing August as the date
upon which his majesty could be
crowned The sinister rumors which
have prevailed all classes for the last
few days now appear to have lost that
semblance of probability which made
even the members of the cabinet ner-
vous lest another postponemept OF the
coronation might be necessitated. The
apprehension that King Edward might
be unable to stand the strain of the
coronation ceremony has been greatly
lessened by the announcement that his
majesty is now permitted to use his
feet, and, with the aid of a stick, has
done a little walking. A late cable
gram from Cowes, saying that nearly
all the restrictions upon the kings diet
have been withdrawn has been welcom-
ed as evidence that the recent Ominous
deductions were drawn without the al
lowance for the doctors extreme eau
ton. While the king was testing his
ability to walk, two jackies stood at his
side. After this experiment, which
BODIED well for his fulfilling the neces-
sary coronation ceremonies at West
minister abbey, King Edward sat on the
deck of the royal yacht and watched the
races of the small yachts off Cowes.
According to the present arrange
ments, King Edward and Queen Alexan-
dra will leave Cowes either August s or
s for Buckingham palace, and will return
to the royal yacht August 10, when the
entire fleet will pass before King Ed
ward and salute him, thus making a
second naval review. After his return
to the yacht the king is expected to take
an extended cruise to the northward,
and subsequently t. spend some weeks
at Balmoral, where preparations for the
arrival of their majesties have been
commenced.
Sir John c.. Dimsdale. lord mayor of
London, expects King Edward to visit
the city OF London the week ending
October II, when great luncheon will
be held in the Guild hall, which is to
be followed by royal procession
through the south of London.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
THE ONLY SAFE PLACE.


Sailor Never Goes Ashore Except
When Necessity Compels.
The sailor who retorted that il you
are afraid to go to sea because many
people are lost, you ought to be afraid
to go to bed, where most people die.
was not wholly joking. The seaman
feels that the planks underneath him
are sound to stand on, and that his
chances to escape battle, murder and
sudden death are greater than those OF
the landsman. The New York Sun tells
Of a Maine tar who has not been
ashore for ten years.
He lives on board his vessel, even
when she is hauled up in the winter.
as snug as clam at high tide. He
explained his views to stranger who
went to see him on board the Early
Bird.
The reason don't go ashore MORE"
said Jake, putting down the newspa-
per in which he had been studying the
details of railroad accident, lis that
l don't want to die afore my time
comes. Why, you can't take up pa
per without reading Of something ter
role that's happened ashore! Just
look at that, will your He handed
over the paper, indicating with his
great brown thumb story Of fire
in which eight persons had been burn
ed to death.
'Just you look her through" said
Jake That's on the first page. and
n xy In
six or seven people were all ground
into oakum by train jumping Off'n
the track. I've counted up. and find
in that one paper where sixty three
people have been slaughtered in one
way or another, and not one Of them
lost at sea.
There's lots of bad men ashore.
mate. You'll find in that ere paper
where fifteen have been murdered and
seven committed suicide. and not one
Of them suicides is sailOrman-nOt
one.
"Yes, sir, tell you it's awful what
ways there are to git killed ashore
that amt to be fell in with on the
water Even If you're drowned at sea.
you amt cut all up first, like them
people In the tunnels.
"Tm not much of a scholar. but l
read the papers, and the more l read
the certainer l am that a man to be
safe has got to keep Off Of land as
much as he can. You pick out any
man you want to, and I'll bet the doc
tors'll get him afore I'm drowned. And
when l do go I'll go whole, SOS to
come on deck shlpshape when Gabriel
blows his horn"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04

Lone Star. They assisted Narcisco Lo-
PEE with money and in other ways
when he invaded Cuba in 1851 and
adopted the flag of the association out
of gratitude. When Cespedes began
the revolutionary movement of 1868 he
had another flag, but the people of
Puerto Principe and of Santa Clara
raised the present flag. which was
adopted as the Cuban national flag
when the first constituent assembly
came together In 1869.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
TRACY ONCE MORE
OREGON OUTLAW APPEARS NEAR
WENATCHEE.
Held Up Family There and Secured
Fresh Horses as Well as Food.
Appeared Excitable and Nervous,
But Showed No Sign of Being
Wounded.

Wenatchee, Aug. HAIRY Tracy
desperate and escaped convict, crossed
the Columbia river at Moses Coulee
ferry, Is miles south of Wenatchee, and
ia now somewhere in the Businesses of
the broken country of Moses and Grand
Coulees, in central Douglas county.
News was brought to Wenatchee by
Sam MacEldowney who lives on Stemilt
creek, seven miles south of town.
Just how Tracy arrived at this vicin-
ity is not certain, but it is supposed
that after escaping from the sheriff s
posse near Palmer he came over the
mountains by the Snoqualmie trail
Thence he must have turned north
along the road via Blewitt. which leads
into Wenatchee valley. How he man.
aged to evade recognition is problem,
as this road is the main thoroughfare
over the mountains, and he must have
been seen by many persons.
When he arrived here he was mount
ed on good saddle horse, with a COM
plete camp equipment. Such an outfit,
however. is so common that Tracy
would readily pass as sheep herder or
prospector, without question.
Tracy accosted City Councilman w.
A. Sanders and Sam MacEldowney.
"Stop. Sam" said the convict, 81
see you don't remember me-
MacEldowney, who formerly lived
near Portland and had known Tracy be.
fore his conviction. whirled back like a
fash and looked at him keenly.
"My God" he exclaimed, ''it's
Harry Tracy"
Tracy, with perfect GOODNESS, now took
charge of all proceedings. The trio
went to the house. Sanders and Mac.
Eldowney in the lead, and Tracy and
his ever ready gun, following. In the
house the family gathered for dinner,
together with two farm hands. They
were just taking their seats in their
usual position when the three entered
"My friends" said Tracy, "Mr.
MacEidownev knows who I am. and
that what I say goes. Do just as
say"
He then ordered his unwilling hosts
to proceed with the meal. Until after
supper the convict remained there, and
upon securing new horses started out
again on his unchecked career OF
crime.
Tracy appeared to be very nervous
and restless, but showed no signs of be-
ing wounded. He talked rapidly and
excitedly nearly all the time, but cum
ningly refrained from disclosing his
future plans.
Sheriff Keller is making arrange
ments looking to the capture of the
desperate.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
Easily Caught.

Pretended deafness is readily ex-
posed by "A simple device, which is
often resorted to by the Partisan au-
thorities. Six men there recently tried
to escape conscription, but they sub
sequently betrayed themselves. One
man was Informed that he might stroll
about the barrack yard, a portion of
which was paved with stone. A few
minutes later a coin was adrotly
dropped behind him. and its musical
jingle caused him to turn to look for
of the other five, and succeeded in
every case.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
SIGN DECLARATION.
Yukon Telegraph Operators Want
Increased Wages.

Vancouver, B. c., Jlly 81. -
special from Ottawa says the public
works department of the Dominion was
notified today that every operator and
lineman of the Yukon telegraph line,
from Ogilvie station, 80 miles from
Dawson, to Cariboo Crossing, 400 miles
from Dawson, had signed declaration
to the minister OF public works that
they would 90 on strike at once unless
the former scale of wages was re-estab-
lished.
In the absence of the minister, the
acting deputy replied that it was inn
possible to get reply so soon, but
stated that he would communicates
ration was forwarded to Mr.. Tarte at
Duluth. The declaration was forward
ed to Mr.. Tarte for him to deal with.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-04
AMES BROTHERS GO.
Mayor of Minneapolis and Chief Of
Police to Resign.

Police to Resign.
Minneapolis, Aug l.-Mayor A. A.
Ames, now at West Baden, Ind, has
decided to resign his Office. The letter
will be read to the common council at
its next meeting.
The mayor postpones his nominal re-
tirement to September |, to save the
city the expense of a special election,
which would have to be held if the
resignation took effect earlier. The
mayor has also agreed to secure the
resignation of his brother, Colonel +.
w. Ames, as chief of police.
He was brought to these terms by the
visit to West Baden of Police Captain
Charles X. Hill, who is acting captain,
and John Fichette He does not have
the power while ont OF the city to per-
form the functions OF Office, but he
wired Acting Mayor f. NJ Powers to
secure the removal OF the chief and
wired the chief himself advising re-
signation. Alderman Powers has
agreed to carry out the wishes of the
mayor.
This is the climax OF the police cor
ruption scandal, which has agitAted the
community and occupied the grand
jury and the courts for months.
Mayor Ames is in failing health and
may not return to Minneapolis at all
unless forced to do so by the courts.