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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
HORRIBLE TRADE IN JAPAN.
Woman Traffics in Heads of the Dead
for Medicinal Purposes.

for Medicinal Purposes.
The Japanese Government for many
years has been trying to stamp out a
most barbaric custom among its SUD
jects of the lower classes handed down
for centuries-that of using the heads
of dead bodies for medicinal purposes,
SAYS the San Francisco Bulletin. a few
days before the steamship Coptic sailed
from Yokohama family was arrested
for carrying on the grewsome trade,
The heads were either charred over a
fire and thus sold. or ground into pow
der The powder thus obtained Is sold
under the disguised names of Tenseki,
Tengal or Henjirishi, according to its
form. 1t is formally announced that
these heads are the charred heads OF
stays and no one but the druggist or
his chief assistant is supposed to know
the real facts.
The police have now succeeded, how
ever, in tracing the persons who pro-
cure these heads, and the wife of man
named Hanamoto Kakichi, residing at
NippOnbashisuji, Higashi, Osaka, and
her eldest son were arrested on Feb. 10
as the result of a search of their house.
The man had been suffering from lep-
rosy for three years. A human head,
quite intact. was found In the dwell
ing This one had already been charred.
but two more were discovered buried
in the ground. being seemingly too old
for disposal. Besides the heads, a coll
siderable number Of snakes, some
measuring over five feet in length were
found in tubs, and also n number of
tortoise and hundreds of live bullfrOgs
These were also for charring and sell
ing as medicine.
The woman. upon examination. at
first stated that she found the head in
pond near Sakal. Upon being taken
to the pond however, she confessed
that she got the head from cemetery
at Suminoyemura, Nishinari-gun, Osa-
ka. From her statement it appears she
was In the habit Of going to the Gene
terry to catch snakes, of which a great
number abound there. and thus made
the acquaintance Of the Waterman.
Together they devised n plan for Sc
curing the heads of people buried in
the cemetery. This outrage. it appears
has been going on for years, but has
only now come to light.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
HAD WHOLE CAR TO HERSELF
Woman JOurneyed from Atlanta to
Washington in Solitary Grandeur,

Woman Journeyed from Atlanta ia
Washington in Solitary Grandeur.
a plurky Southern woman scored Il
victory over II grasping corporation re-
Gently aIal is one of the proudest OF
Il Pullman car attached to the South.
ern's train at Birmingham and showed
a ticket and a Pullman car coupon for
Washington When the train arrived
ut Atlanta 1T was found that the WON
an was the only passenger on the car
ticketed for the North. When she was
asked to transfer to another car at
tached to the North bound train she
produced her Pullman coupon from her
card case amJ said:
This ent. tiles me 10 section in this
car to Washington"
THAT is all right, madam" replied
the conductor. "Other arrangements
have been made and this car will not
go through"
II think it WILL" said the lady NV
coupon says / am to ride in this car
to Washington and | don't propose TO
leave the car."
Efforts of the officials to make the
woman leave the Pullman We're in
vain. She was perfectly cool and de-
termined and finally the railway Off.
cials admitted defeat by attaching the
Pullman with its single passenger to
the North bound train and carrying il
through to Washington. The ear was
without II conductor or porter and pas
sengers along the way thought it "A
deadhead ear. but J. NJ. CUP traffic
manager of the Southern. and J. L..
Cox. of Atlanta, 4 soliciting freight
agent for the road. who Were on the
train. told the story of the occurrence
Mt Atlanta and admitted defeat for
their company. The name of the WON.
an was not given by the Southern Off.
cials. she was we'll dressed and dis.
tinguished looking.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
MET THE FATE OF ST. PIERRE,
What Pick and Shovel Has Brought
to Light in Buried POmpeii.

to Light in Buried POmpeii.
The Inflated, lava-flooded districts OF
the West Indies in the neghborhood
of Mont Pelee and La SOufriere. con.
stantly present to the mind thoughts
of the catastrophe of early history
when the long-quiet Vesuvius awoke
with a start from its lethargy and in
the awakening showered death and de-
struction upon Pompeii. The ruina-
ton of the ancient Italian city, al
though not attended VITA so great a
mortality. has otherwise much in COM
mon with the modern and more over
whelming disaster Of st. Pierre.
Pompeii rested in fertile spot with
in the shadow Of Vesuvius and over
looking the Bay Of Naples. Its early
history is obscured in haze of unre-
liable stories and legends, but the place
seems to have been at one time flour
shing commercial town. besides being
favorlte resort for many wealthy RO-
mans, including Cicero.
About the year 63 A. d. the city
suffered severely from series of
earthquakes. and only some sixteen
years later, when the people had near
ly completed the restoration Of their
shattered buildings. the final calamity
fell upon the city and buried it faith
oms deep in chaos Of volcanic mat
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
A Curious MausOleum.

A monument to a pig was erected
years ago in the Hotel de Vile at Lune-
burg. in Hanover, Prussia. by the in
habitants of that town. The strange
memorial was in the form of mauso-
leum. and contained large glass case
in which was hermetieally inclosed N
fine ham cut from the animal whose
posterity. Above was a handsome slab
of black marble on which engraved in
letters of gold. was an inscription in
Latin which may be thus translated
"Passers-by contemplate here the NOR
tai remains of the pig which acquired
for itself imperishable glory by the dis
covery of the salt spring of Luueburg."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19

ter The population Of Pompeii al
that time is thought to have beer
about $1,000, most Of whom, in somt
manner. managed to escape. 1t is re
markable that but few bodies or skele
tons have been exhumed during the
process Of excavation, and this fact
leads to the opinion that the eruption
did not come entirely without warn
ing.
For centuries the surface of the lava
bed over the dead city remained un
broken. the people seeming to have lost
trace Of the location Of the buried city
and it was not until 174S that some
objects found by peasant attracted
the notice of Charles IIL. of Naples and
led him to make experimental eXcava-
tiOns. After some encouraging dis,
cOveries had Jeen made. the work was
allowed to lag until. in 1861. the gov
eminent of Victor Emmanuel appoint
ed the accomplished FioDilli to super
intend the excavations. Since that
time the work has been conducted with
Importance of the discoveries have am
ply repaid for the trouble and labor in
volved. The illustration shows the
Street Of the Tombs, in B@mpei. as
1t appears to-day.
Only One-third Of the city has been
laid bare, but findings of great interest
and value to the antiquarian and clas-
steal scholar have rewarded the re-
searchers. Among the important struc-
lures whose ruins have been uncover
ed are the amphitheater, the temple Of
Isis, the Forum Civille, the temples
OF Mercury and Jupiter. the Pantheon.
the Basilica, or temple of Venus. the
Chalcidicum, the thermae. or baths,
the court of justice. prisons and
tombs. Within the walls. many inval-
liable works Of art. such as statues
and wonderfully preserved draperies
and paintings. have also been uenarth-
ed The work of investigation goes on
steadily and it is believed that future
developments will add greatly TO the
stock of information and knowledge
already CLEANED from the achievements
of people eighteen centuries dead
The area inundated by the flood of
Lava from Nesuvius. together with the
number of victims. was less than that
of the West Indian upheaval. but the
latter will never attain the historic
eminence that has been accredited to
the ancient eruption. In the one in.
stance, the works of art Of great
people were rent into ruin. aud even
in this condition remained wonderful
creations. while in the modarn erup-
uOn, death was dealt to land of com.
paratively low intelligence and attain.
ments and. beyond the appalling loss
of life. the resurrecting of that which
has been destroyed would mean but
little.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19

q matter of Shibboleth.
Goodness is true and eternal great
ness.
conspiracy of silence Is usually one
of sin.
With God in Egypt is preliminary to
Canaan.
Truth is not made false because we
doubt her.
The life of the saloon depends on the
death of souls.
Daily drudgery may be the door to
divine delights.
You canno. make live church out
of dead people.
The source of lust is as low as that
of love Is high.
Vice is never so vicious as when ar
rayed as virtue.
Gods forgiveness does not depend on
His forgetfulness.
A world struggling with It's problems
needs more than pilgrim Christians
When the heart is full of faith the
hands will be filed with good works.
When the heart Of the church is with
her Lord her hands will be with His
lost.
Some people forgive by forgetting,
but the true way is to forget by for
giving.
Many take their business into the
house Of God who are afraid to take
Him into their houses Of business.
The drunkard carries the disregarded
danger signal half way between his
lustful eyes and his devouring mouth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
THE BOS'N'S SONG.

You may talk of your prima donnas
Who move vast crowds to tears,
You may talk of the song Of the wood
land birds
And the music of the spheres
But I've listened to sweeter music
Than ever you have heard
From the throat of man or woman,
From angel or from bird.
Yet the singer was Pipes, the bos'n,
And it never before was known,
Though he hummed sea-sOng now and
then.
That his voice had a musical tone.
We'd been cruising in the West Indies
For many weary day,
With nothing to do but think of home
And loved ones far away
When we sighted the hagship's tender,
Spelled her signals word by word,
But they only said, what we knew be-
fore,
"We've orders for you on board"
The orders came, and the captain
Glanced over them awhile,
And then his weather-beaten face
Grew bright with Il joyous smile.
He called the first lieutenant,
And whispered word in his ear.
And then we saw the same glad smile
On the first luff's face appear,
AS he told the bos'n to man the bars
And station his minions three.
But he whispered something else to Pipes
That made him grin with glee.
At length the mates were stationed,
The call rang loud and clear.
And fore and aft the bos'ns song
Was echoed with cheer.
For little you know-you landsmen,
Who never are called to roam
How sweet were the words the bos'n
sang:
All hands, up anchor for homer!
Casper Schenck in the United Service.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
GERMAN AND AMERICAN TOgLER.
Conditions Are Widely Different i,s the
Two Countries.


In Germany it may be said that the
tendency is to make better worismen;
in America and England the tendency
is to make better men. The Anglo-Sax-
on policy is to east the bantling on the
rock" and let him work out his own
salvation through temptation. In Ger
many the policy is quite the reverse;
the workman is protected from dis
ciplining temptation and ruled in a.
thousand ways by the government in
stead OF being allowed to rule himself.
American discipline is from within,
German from without.
The German workman is without
hope even in religion, for iteis rare that
Il German workman is ever seen in
church after confirmation; there is lit
tie or no chance for him to rise; he las
before him. n@ possible career in poll
tics. nor any hope Of becoming Car
negie or Il Huntington. Consequently
he is without ambition to do his work
faster or by better methods: he is con
tent to do what his father did. without
thinking. though the all-seeing govern
ment Is making herculean efforts
through its scores of technical and in
dustrial schools-the best in the world
to stir him from his stOlid and prece-
dent-bound lethargy.
The German workman is slow. saws
the Outlook, therefore his wages are
small 1t is less expensive in Germany
to hire muscle than it is to install ex-
pensive machinery Therefore in all
sorts of German manufacturing estab-
liShments one sees clouds of workmen
bending their backs to burdens which
America are borne swiftly noselessly
and more shcaply by electricity or
Stpam.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
WOMEN OF MARTINIQUE.
Their Love of Bright COlOrs Exem.
piified in Gay Costumes.

Their Love of Bright Colors Exem-
piified in Gay Costumes.
The women of St Pierre, who only
a few weeks ago were leading a hap
py, butterfly life. are said to have been
strikingly picturesque and even beap-
tiful. A chatty, recent writer says O<
them:
Their love for color is the passion
ate fOndness for brightness of all the
races from which they spring-negrO.
French and Indian. Fashions change
| not ut all from decade to decade. and
the only difference between the dress
of the richer class and the poor Is IL
matter Of quality, except in the case
of the women who act as carriers OF
fruit and vegetables.
These wear n simple garment. not
unlike an Empire gown. made with a
good deal of fullness and drawn up
under the girdle in such way as to
leave the limbs free. This gown is
always off some vivid hue. with which
the golden tint of the skin contrasts
exqiusitely, and as the women are
beautifully formed, the effect is that
Of draped statuary.
In the well-tO-dO class the same pas
sion for color Is shown. Over a loose.
white linen garment, richly embroid-
cred with full, flowing sleeves. a gown
Is worn that Is much like that just
described, but Is OF silk or fine muslin.
Crimson. yellow, blue or green may be
the ground color, on which brilliant
flowers of wildly contrasting shades
are printed. This is caught up by "a
silk sash to IA comfortable walking
length and a long scarf of thin silk
Is draped cOquettishly around the
shoulders. The costume is completed
by kerchief of gay colOrs, tied about
the head with conspicuous bow on
top. and frequently large jeweled
brooch at each side Of the fastening.
The women have a stately carriage
that l have never seen surpassed
Whether bearing basket of cakes
or fruit on the head, to be sold at the
shops and houses. or sauntering down
to the water to be rowed about for
amusement. their dignity of manner
and statuesque beauty of form are fas-
cinating in the extreme.
The better class has some education,
and the women study a little music
and embroider eXquisitely by way of
accomplishments. They have musical
voices. as rule and sing sad little
creole songs or gay French chansons
very prettily
They are a cleanly people and util-
ize the mountain streams to keep the
streets clean, as well as for baths.
One of the show" places is the great
shower bath in the court of the aims
house. The force of the water from
the mountain height is immense, and
the baths are frequented by many be-
sides the inmates of the houses.
The white population is only few
thousands. so that the only impression
that one derives from the street
thrDngs Is that of the native populal
tiOu. with its cOlors and brightness.
The two do not mingle in any way, as
there are enough of the whites to form
a charming society. and the natives
are perfectly content to be ignored So
cially.--New York Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
The Better Part of Valor

In case of attempted murder. the
accused was stated TO have fired two
shots at his victim in rapid succession
Counsel. examining witness: You say
you heard the shots fired?
Witness-Yes. sir
Counsel-HOw near We're you to the
scene of the ARRAY:
Witness-At the time when the frs,
shot was fired was about ten feet
from the shooter.
Ten feet. Then tell the court how
far you We're when you heard the sec
ond shot fired.'
Il didn't measure the distance
speaking approximately. how far
should you say"
"Well, l should think it was about
half mile"
Truth may be eclipsed, but cannot b.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
NeWspapersO of the COuntrv.

An arithmetic man calculates the
newspaper and periodical output in the
United States at 2.S65. 46G.OOO dailips.
1.2OS 100000 weeklies and 263. 452 900
mOnthlies: total. 4.377. 1OSOOO copies
an amount of printed matter equal to
2.0OO. 100000 average novels.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19

The value of the cotton manufactures
sold by the United States in the Chi.
nese empire last year was one-third of
our total exports of such commodities.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
Books Issued in GERMANY

The total number of books issued il
Germany was for 1895. 23.O61; 1896
% $3.50; 1897, 23.S61; 1893, 23,739; 1899
%, rs; 1900, %. 1872
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19

LICENSE is an
Endorsement.
Results are the
best rewards.
The easy path
leads nowhere.
Calmness is the
mark of true
courage.
Education Is
greater than in
structiOn.
Salvation is not
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19
Panama Hats from Belgium

The Panama hats sold in England do
not come from America. They are
made in Belgium.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19

1t always makes us mad to see poor
player wear a baseball suit.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19

Ever notice that when you particu-
larly try to be entertaining, you gossip
mOreS
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19

When a married woman gets compli
ments, they are about her cooking.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-06-19

Truth may be eclipsed, but cannot be
extinguished.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-13

There agcpg interests of Georgia
nth convinced that modern roads through
pines thing that we have
Now that the convict lease question pp again. people
best estso the state theaTt are naturally hoping to see some f
ne s0ayi problem The Journal does Rot to say how @ %
win find some plan that viii properly sha probably Of the o
whatever
building of mon In Georgia must come with
Inc most col s % a s nav out Of their own revenues
and the cost can be fairly
Under the present law or tarous
already doing tried and
sfacy and another would
ought to be Dosseto devise system that would
time not allow the states income
bt not 70 step further than has gone and order
might the NOT 80 q ssp % E So 49, the
tanOther necessary let the state
frhedby the itself The law
three used for this purpose
1t is practically certain that the next lease price Of the @
would G receive from the conot system the amount that gets
r1oro one one.Aftb
could be 50 disposed Of for number Of least hence the s
from its convict system would as matter Of be materially
and time along step forward would have been Ia
the counties to determine how
this important and valuable work without ourdsnng Its
the experience furnishes
~ n G. OF which S S ,n S tbs aTysioS. develop
nent of section of
simply stated the commissioners una
levied the county equal en- amount T. pay the IN
system thFopshou the
taxation several
property n7of better
GufoFd has been followed
3I onG aesu .nat any county Gea might be able adopt carry
state lend to the it
pended This in Itself
engaged good road building to adopt the system at
they wished
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-13

pie and effective way by which this de-
feet may be remedied. .5 @
we. do not believe any corporation in
Georgia can give a single reason why the
legislature should not promptly adopt his
suggestion-except that they do not want
TO pay the tax. There may be men In the
legislature who win be willing to continue
their exemption from this Just claim that
| the state, has upon them-but we do not
believe there can be many.
Goxerpor Terrell makes strong point
IN behalf Of the teachers. They should be
paid promptly; Just as promptly as other.
servants Of the state are paid. There is,
no sense, nor Justice In keeping year be-
hind with the teachers. They have sur
fered too long already. The matter can be
arranged. Governor Terrell tells how. The
legislature should attend to it-and attend.
to It at this session.
Another highly important feature of the
message is that suggesting local Iegisla-
ton for the common schools. The needs.
of the schools are clearly pointed out, but
it is shown that the state is already doing
all that it can for them. No other state in
the union is more liberal with its schools.
in proportion to population and tax reve-
nues, than is the state Of Georgia. A mil
Hon and a half dollars for the common
schools alone is large sum to take out of
the states revenues. Add to this over
$4,000 for pensions, and we account for
nearly, as much money as the state re-
ceives in general taxes. without theae
two items Of expense, 1t is estimated that
fha he
levy of 17-10O- of a mill, or II cents tax on
each thousand dollars worth of property.
Almost nothing, as it were. This is made
possible, of course, through the revenues
received from the rental of the state road
and special taxes. But 1t shows what the
state is doing for the common schools al
ready. There is only one way in which
more may be done, and that is for fuller
authority to be given for levying a local
tax in each community for school pur-
poses, where desirable. Wherever, by spe-
cial enactment, this has already been done
the people have received a tenfold benefit.
The exemption from taxation of college
endowments is right and proper, and is
in line with the efforts already being made
for the encouragement of our educational
institutions.
Governor Terrelrs proposition to estab-
fish an agricultural college in each con-
gressional district may at least, be care
fully considered. The idea that our farm
ers' boys should be provided with better
facilities for securing an education is on
the right line. 1t is to be hoped a practi-
cal plan can be evolved.
The message, as a whole, is commenda-
Bile, both for its common sense and it's
directness. Like the new governors inau-
glIral address, it is remarkable for its
brevity. But it says something and it
says It well. 1t indicates. as we said,
| business administration.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-11-13
Child Labor In the Mills.
BY REV. GEORGE G. SMITH.

The mill owners owe it to themselves
to deny these charges If they are not true.
and when they have done so, those who
make them are bound either to prove or
withdraw them.
If they are true, they are horribly true,
and woe be to the man who votes against
bill designed to correct these barbarisms.
]. hope the child labor bill win pass. It is
moderate and wise. If the evils aimed at
do not exist, 1t can do no harm; if they
do it is criminal to allow them to continue.
hope we shall have an aye and nay vote
that we may know how our legislators
stand.
I am tired of this cry about driving
away foreign capital. If foreign capi-
tai is used to enslave white Georgians
who are guilty of no crime but poverty let
1t stay where ii is.
I ask for light. INdO not hide behind a
nom de plume I do not come with an in
uendo; I come to men of position and re-
liability with a respectful request that
they will give the information on this
subject, which may vfndicate the state
from the censure which such a state of
things brings on it.