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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10

James was always under the i'm
preston that he was a born humorist,
and his friends never succeeded In con-
vincing him to the contrary. But he
has given up trying to be funny now;
he says his humOr was the means Of
losing a gill with lot Of money. and
he has never got over the blow He
explains 1t In this way: He was court
ing brokers' daughter. One day he
called upon her. and she happened to
be at home; he considered himself for
tunate. as she had been out every time
he had called for a week. and he de-
termined to make the best Of his op-
portunity and pop the question. He
found her In room buslly engaged
with small bundles of dried grasses
which she had collected. what
quantity of dried grass you have col
lected. Miss Ritchie." he said. Then
his humor burst forth mice room for
a donkey to get into" make yourself
at home, Mr.. James," she said. sweet
ly, before he could finish the joke. He
went home. and all the humor was
crushed out Of him forever Scottish
American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
SChOOL6OY HONOR.
Lesson ON Evils OF Tale Bes ring Ad-
minlstered by q SchoOlmaster.

Lesson ON Evi1s OF Tale Bes ring Ad-
ninistsred by a School mastsr.
A lesson In the evils Of talebearing
and how an English schOOlmaster re-
garded 1t. Is conveyed by Irving Mon
tagu. the war artist. In "reminiscences
Of his school days. Talebearing. or
'peaching." is considered among boys
the most dishOnorable Of Offenses. and
young Montagu was duly impressed by
this fact. as the story goes on to show.
Ten fellows were absent; they had
gone to Bradley's farm, out OF bounds.
and were caught red-handed In the pos
session Of Illicit stores by 1.-The doc
tor" Seven were intercepted at the
cross roads, laden with supplies; they
were Intercepted as to the names OF
the other three, and with sneaking
hope Of tightening their own punish
ments at once gave them up.
The other three were Tom Beresford,
Nipper Watkins and your humble ser
want. better known in those days as
Peg Montagu.
Then came the query to the trem-
bling three: "WhO were the other sew
enY"
We fondly hoped that they had es-
capped, looked first at one another. then
at the doctor; no one spoke. Threats
followed. but we stood to our guns,
and returned to the school still in Gus
tOdy.
The great bell was rung at an I'M
wOnted hour, and the silence was pain
full as the portentOus step Of the doc
tor was heard approaching. Mounting
his rOstrum, he called out:
"BeresfOrd, Watkins. Montagu. stand
out. Do you still refuse to give up the
names OF those boys who were with
you out Of bOunds?'
Yes, SIR" in sort Of loud whisper.
Every well. l give you five minutes
to decide"
And then came the most fearful five
minutes we had ever experienced. AT
the end the doctor said:
will you give up those names" Gan
awful pause). "or do you absolutely
refuse to do sop
We felt as IL about to place a fusee
at a given moment to a barrel Of gun
powder. as we replied: eve refuse to
give them up. sir"
Very WELL" said the doctor. IN a
voice of thunder. 'since that is the
case there Is only one course to follow.
Come up here. each Of you. and let me"
another awful pause) shake you by
the hand and congratulate you on hav-
ing held on as you have done, in spite
Of prospective penalties. as a matter OF
schOOlbOy honor. congratulate you.
say. on having refused to give up the
names of those other fellows. who. to
save themselves. were only too ready
to give up yours"
How those rafters rang again. as the
dear old doctor gave us that never-to-
be-fOrgotten lesson! When the excite
ment had somewhat subsidized. he con-
cluded by addressing the remaining
seven:
Il have no punishment to give you.
except 1t be by expressing a hope that
you may not be 80 ready on future
occasion to screen yourselves at the ex-
pense Of Others"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10

ed in northwest Baltimore a young
man who is engaged In that pursuit and
during the time he remained here did
a good business. Among the dogs
which underwent the operation Is a
pretty little fox terrier belonging to
Charles f. Wohrna, which rejOices In
the name Of Booze, and p fine bred
bull terrier. Jip, the property Of the
Chesapeake Brewing Company. Both
animals bear upon their breasts, where
the hair grows thinnest. the names Of
their respective owners.
Contrary to the belief Of some that
the operation Is a cruel. painful one.
those who have seen 1t performed de-
clare that the animals apparently expe-
rienced very little pain. The operation
last about Is minutes. The animal Is
usually held by two men, one having
hold Of the hind legs while the other
holds the front paws. With set Of
very fine needles the operator then
goes to work. deftly pricking the let
tiers into the skin. just deep enough to
draw a few drops Of blood. Then he
pours the Indian ink all over the
wounds or. rather. scratches. and the
operation Is over. In few weeks the
sores are completely healed and the
its existence an unmistakable mark Of
identification. The price Of the opera
ton Is 50 cents.-Baltimore American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Gets Hure Moose Horns.

Hunters Of the moose have encOun-
tered old fellows with enormous spread
Of horns. and some of these have been
preserved as trophies Of the chase. An
Indian hunter Of the Hudson Bay Com
pany has slain the monarch Of all
moose. Its massivs antlers. having a
spread of six feet two inches. large
enough to take in the figure Of an out
stretched man, now adOrn the dining
hall Of the country house of Mr. Olcutt,
New Yorker. at Bernardsviile. The
moose was shot last season at the head
OF the Copper River region in Alaska
some 900 miles above Cooks inlet.
whence it was afterward brought OIL
a dog sledge. 1t was then shipped to
Chicago furrier. who had the head
mounted
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
MOVES REVERSED,
Circuit Court Of Appeals Dissolves
Nome Injunction.

San Francisco. July s.-A decision
just rendered in the United States court
of appeals reverses the injunction order
made by Judge Moves, of the district
court of Alaska in August, 1901, which
gave the possession of valuable min
ing claim to set of men who claimed
to own it, to the exclusion of number
OF miners who were working it.
The higher court holds that the
action of Judge Moves "was not only
anwarranted by any statute, but was
the exercise of judicial power I'M
known to American jurisprudence.
BY the decision of the court the appel.
lants, with W. j. Lane and Max
Abrams who were ousted by the injunc-
ton order of Judge Moves, are restored
to possession of the claim.
The appellees were J Eugene Jordan,
Edward r. Dunno and Alfred J. DAILY
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
A MOST UNoRATEFUL MAN.
He Preferred Drowning t. Scaipin
and Fought Hard.

He Preferred Drowning t. Scalping
and Fought Hard.
'The most ungrateful man I can
think of just now" said Geo. Howe. a
well-knOwn young man Of East Balti-
more. the other day. was the fellow
rescued from drowning at our shore
on Bear Creek about year ago."
Mr.. Howe was In reminiscent
mood. says the Baltimore American,
and was urged to tell the story.
"Oh. there isn't much Of it," lie said.
"but I'll tell it just to show how mean
a man can be when he wants to be.
We We're having a good time together
when suddenly a lad came running up
to me and said that man was drown
Ing started for the creek and found
him going down for the third time. He
had been up twice and went down
again. 1t was only in about six feet Of
water. but he was yelling Justify. so
reached over the end Of the wharf and
grabbed him by the hair Of his head 1t
was thick. bushy hair and got good
grip and gave hard jerk. He came
back from the watery grave bowling
like an Indian. Before I hauled him
on the wharf he yelled to me to let him
die decent death rather than a linger.
ing one, but belong to the 'First-Aid-
to-the-Injured Society and we are
heavily fined IL we let anybody get Off
the earth and we can help it. l could
tnP Phi hoo 10
and his pursuit Of carpet beating for
livelihood. and did so.
He fought me hard. but got him on
the wharf. though | nearly pulled his
scrub brush of his Uranium. And what
do you think he did after We rolled
him on a barrel and ran him half mile
through a corn field to bring the light
Of the world to his body and brains !?
He cursed us all and made break for
me to mutllate my body. He said that
his head was nearly of his shoulders.
and he would have to sit in an arm
chair the balance OF his life. as his
feet were in no condition for work In
the future from the hard run we had
given him through the waving corn.
His. name? Oh. every one will know
who it Is IL you only publish 1t in the
paper. There isn't more ungratefui
man in East Baltimore. and l tell you,
gentlemen" continued Mr.. Howe, that
while I'm still member Of the First.
Aid-to-the- Injured Society shan't at
tempt to rescue a man with such head
~, hin, shoII cop6Da u,uSaIP - .lo
work Of looking after bald-headed men.
They won't have any kick coming and
certainly no hair to mention"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
A Crime to Brighten Children.

People who have the care Of little
children vary in opinion as to the best
means Of Furnishing them. for even the
best Of little people need correction
at times. The mother is without doubt
the person to whom this duty belongs,
and 1t is her paramount duty to see
that 1t is never deputed to any one who
will frighten the child. Nurses who
are properly enough forbidden to ad
minister corporal punishment are very
apt to fall back on some such methods
IL not carefully warned against them
and due supervision exercised to see
that these admOnitions are not neglect
ed. 1t Is true. perhaps. that the i'm
aginary person who was supposed to
he always coming after naughty chill
dren-the bogeyman. in fact. Of our
own childish days-is being of the
past. But he has many relations close
ly resembling him, and on so important
a matter mothers ought to be watch
full.
it Is no use to think that it can be
made different by force. Argument,
too, in many cases. only intensifies the
terrors which children often feel If
left alone In the dark, and gives def
mite expression to fears which are pure
ly imaginary. Many people argue that
child who Is afraid to be left alone
or to go into a dark room ought to be
made to do either Of these things in or
der to find out that no harm will come
to him. Now. children are seldom
really afraid unless they have been
made so, and it is a curious fact that
the most timid child shrinks from dis
closing his fears to any one. In such
case some one has certainly warned
him that worse things will happen II
he dares to disclose the reason Of his
alarm. Very often it Is the simplest
thing which has been made to appear
80 terrible under certain conditions
Queen Of Fashion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Matches Contra ba nd In France.

Tourists In Europe this year have
been admOnished to remember that
matches are government monopoly in
France and are liable to be taxed at
the rate Of franc per match IL an at
tempt to smuggle them in is discover
ed, writes Paris correspondent. These
government mOnOpolies lead sometimes
to the exercise OF an almost childish
tyranny. In Italy. for instance, where
salt is monopoly. and Is consequent
ly at an exOrbitant price, it Is a pun
ishable offense for the private individ-
ual to extract 1t from the sea water.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
The Scholar aud His Mattress.

a famous scholar, whose hobby was
the derry alton OF words. had occasion
to store his furniture while proceeding
to the continent in quest Of the origin
Of the term "Juggins." During his re-
searches in Berlin he received from the
warehouse company the following let
you that the mattrass you sent to our
store had the moth in it. Since the cpl
demic would expose the goods Of other
clients to injury we have caused your
mattrass to be destroyed" The scholar
replied: Dear Sir: My mattress may.
as you say, have had moth in it. but
am confident that it had an e. in it
also"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10

1t is seldom charged against must,
clans that they dislike nOt0rlety and
alteration. but DR.. Hans Won BulOw,
the celebrated pianist. cordially detest-
cd the ELUSIVE admiration OF the pub
lie. 1t Is related of him that walking
one day In the streets OF Berlin, he
was approached by lady. who at
tempted to open conversation by
saying:
II lay any wager you please. Herr
Doctor, that you do not know who Is
speaking to you"
You win your bet, madam" replied
Won BulOw, as he bowed and walked
rapidly away.
Rubinsteln. the contemporary Of Won
BulOw, and an even greater pianist
than he. had his moments of profound
silence. In his personal RecOllec-
tions" Sutherland Edwards gives an II,
lustratiOn Of this trait.
When he first came to England Ku-
binstein spoke but little English. and
never was great cOnversatlonalist.
The same Glasgow amateur who used
to entertain Hans Won Bulow was also
on several occasions the host Of Rubin
stein, and he once endeavOred to make
his guest express his views in regard
to composers.
who Is your favorte MASTERY" he
said, and as Rubinsteln made no an
swer he added. suggestively. "Mendels-
sOhn?'
NO" answered Rubinstein, and he
went on putting his cigar.
After pause my friend, who had
been questioning himself as to what
Rubinsteln's special musical prOclivi-
ties could be. said to him. "Wagner!'
"Still less," replied Rubinstein. and
lighted a fresh cigar.
Does not care for MendelssOhn. and
thinks still less Of Wagner" reflected
my friend. 1.-The Mendelssohnians
hate Wagner. and the Wagnerites at
feet to despise Mendelssohn. Rubin
stein has not much admiration for eth
er Of them. Let me try again"
Then. after thinking for a few min
utes. he suddenly exclaimed:
Beethoven?
THAT is my man." said Rubinstein.
"And now" he added, good night.
and thank you for your agreeable con.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
AGU|NOALDO FREE.
Insursent Leader Set at Liberty
but Seems Fearful of Gen.
Luna's Followers.

Manila. July AS a result OF the
proclamation of amnesty July the
guard of American soldiers has been
withdrawn from duty at the house
where Aguinaldo lives and Lieut.. John
son, Aguinaldo's custodian, brought the
Filipino to General Chaffee. 1t was the
first meeting between the American
general and the Filipino revolutionist,
Lieut.. William f. Mckinlay, of the
Ninth cavalry. acted as inter prefer.
Aguinaldo was told that he was free
to go anywhere he pleased, and General
Chaffee asked him if he had any COM
plant to make of American discourtesy
or harshness. Aguinaldo replied that
he had no such complaint to make. He
told General Chaffee that he was going
to visit friends at his home in Cavite
Vieo, in Cavite province, and inquired
what protection the American authori-
ties would afford him. He seemed to
be afraid to venture out.
General Chaffee replied that Aguinal-
do would get the same protection as any
other citizen. The former Filipino
leader then asked General Chaffee to
prevent the courts from requiring him
to testify in civil suits. General Chaffee
replied that he had no authority to
grant this request, and advised Aguinal-
do to make social call on Acting Civil
Governor Wright.
This AguinaldO said he would do, but
that he would go at night, as he was
timid about appearing on the streets in
daylight.
The release of the former Filipino
leader has renewed speculation as to
possible vengeance upon him by friends
of Luna and his other enemies. Luna
was Filipino leader whom Aguinaldo
caused to be killed in 1899.
A number of the former followers of
the insurgent General Lukban who or-
Grated and was finally captured on the
island of Samar, are being examined
here on the charge Of transportation
of revolutionary funds. General Chaffee
has permitted Lukban to go through
the captured ingsurgent archives in
Manila for the purpose of obtaining
documents to show the innocence of his
followers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.

Olympia, July 5.-A notable wedding
of the season occurred here on July I'd,
when Miss Eva May Weir, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Allen Weir, OF
Olympia, and Mr.. William r. White,
second son of Hon. o. c. White, were
united in marriage. Both parties to
the ceremony are prominently known
throughout the state, the father of each
having been secretary OF the territory
aud state, respectively, members of the
upper house OF the state legislature,
members of the constitutional conven-
ton. and Mr.. White served two terms
as state printer.
In the Near Future: I'll. Cook-Oi'm
sorry. mum, but the walkin' diligate av
tn Supreme Ordher av Cooks how or.
dhered me t throw up me job. Mrs
Subbub tearfully)-Oh. Norah! What
have | done? The Cook-Nawthin.
mum; but yer foolish husbind got
shaved in non-union barber-shop, tn
day before isterday.-Brooklyn Life.
Johnny and Harry had been left a;
home with their big sister. mother hay
ing gone out. At bedtime they wanted
to "stay up for mother but their sis
ter relentlessly put them to bed. Harry
maintained stolid indifference. but
Johnnie cried Justify. Their sister list
ened at the foot of the stairs. hoping
they would soon be good. At last
Johnny stopped. and the listener heard
him say, You cry 4 bit, Harry; In
tired"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Political Performances.

National Committeeman hear that
you have organized a new and indie.
pendent political club in your section
SenatOr-That's right
National Committeeman Indeed
What is its object?
SenatOr-Well, have son who is
now approaching his majority, and he
has enough political instinct and pro-
gressive strenuousness to inspire me to
start a boom to insure him nominal
ton for President in 1920 Boston
Courier.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Chamberlain Injured,

London, July S.-The colonial secre-
tary, Joseph Chamberlain, was some
what severely cut on the head as the
result of cab accident in Whitehall
The secretary's hanson was crossing
the Canadian arch. when the horse
slipped. and Mr.. Chamberlain was pre-.
cipitated forward with great violence
His head struck and shattered the glass
front Of the cab When extricated, it
was seen that Mr.. Chamberlain head
was badly lacerated and bleeding pro-
fuaaly
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Dividing OIL Markets,

Berlin, July 1.-The Boersenhalle,
of Hamburg. prints dispatch from st.
Petersburg which says the Standard
Oil Company and the Russian Oil Com
pany have signed contract dividing
the British market, two-thirds going to
the Standard and one-third to the Rus
sian company. The correspondent OF
the Boersenhalle AYERS that similar con-
tracts in connection with other coun-
tries are being arranged, and he as
sumes that Germany will be parttioned.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
"FROWEO HINTS" At HIM,



with Brick bats.
"Disser Hinry Green" exclaimed a
citizen Of Darktown. with his arms and
legs in splints and his cOuntenance In
plasters, "sho' did bumbard me las mite
wild brickbats."
AK him whit he frowed ct me fuss.
ledge Briles." remarked Henry Green,
as he showed his lower lip out over his
chin.
"Nebber frOwed muffin at him." said
the splinted and plastered Darktown-
lite.
well. what did he throw at your"
the recorder asked Henry.
He frowed hints" was the reply.
Yer see, Jedge Briles, me an disser
Niger Ibis 'jinn' rooms and he's bin
err frOwin' hints out after me fer de
longest. SO las mite jest made up
mer min dat de frowln' OBJ dem hints
had got ter stop. l axed him Jest lax
er Chrisshun brudder whit he wanter
be frOwin' hints at me. an he ups an
lows dat he owned dat mOuf OBJ his'n.
Fuss one word brung on annuder an at
de last | mOut err flung err few brick
bats at his head. But Jest member.
ledge Briles. dat he frowed dem hints
after me fuss"
~Brickbats for hints Is too much lex
talionis," remarked the recorder, &C.
cOrding to the Atlanta Constitution. II
know there are great many people
who won't take hint. but that doesn't
give them the right to pass brick bats.
Some folks are very handy to throw
brickbats and will do so quicker than
you can bat your eye. Henry, you did
great wrong to toss those bats. You
wronged your neighbor. you wronged
the hints. you wrOnged yourself and
you wronged the bats. I'll fine you
$10.75. II you can't pay 1t then there
is the chain gang that you can help to
populate for a couple or three weeks
That Is little hint. suppose. you can
take all right"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
BOON FOR BUSY nOrnERS.

An invention has just been patented
which should prove, as the inventor
anticipates, a boon for busy mothers
who find 1t hard to get time from their
household duties to read or study. 1t
consists Of combination rocking
chair and cradle. The cradle, when
not In use, telescopes into the lower
part Of the chair and Is not in sight.
When 1t Is desired to rock the baby
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10

to sleep the cradle is pulled out. the
baby laid to rest. and the mother,
seating herself in the comfortable
rocker. proceeds to rock back and forth.
while at the same time she reads the
latest novel or prepares her paper on
Egyptian mythology for the next meet
twins in the family. preparation has
been made for this emergency by
building the rocker with double era
die, one being attached on either side.
so that two babies may be rocked to
sleep at the same time and without an
extra effort on the part OF the mother.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Church Cats OF Naples.

In Naples there exists a race Of cats
which live in the churches. They are
kept and fed by the authorities on pur-
pose to catch the mice which infest all
old buildings there. The animals may
often be seen walking about among the
congregation or sitting gravely before
the altar during the time of mass.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Relieve the MOnOtOny.

Fifty-fve thousand packages Of vege-
tables and flower seeds are being sent
TO the British troops in the South AZ
rican blockhouses by an English frm
of florists to enable them to relieve the
monotony Of their existence.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
SIGNALLING at SEES.

The flags to be hOisted at one time in
signaling at sea never exceed four. 1t
is an interesting arithmetical fact that
with eighteen various colored flags.
and never more than four at time. no
fewer than seventy-eight thousand six
hundred and forty-two signals can be
OivoD
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Pet Dops Are Taetooed

A decidedly novel occupation which
has Of late been noticed is that Of tat
tooing the names Of their owners upon
dogs. Several months ago there appear
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10

Nobody understands mel" cried the
poet despairingly. 81 shall starve!"
For it was against the law to beg. and
he was too proud to conduct series Of
authors readings-Life
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Between Married Men.

where did the expression, To look
out for No. L originator"
Il suppose some bachelor said it,
Detroit Free Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-07-10
Take Out JOckO's Brain.

No convincing proof has vet been
given that any particular portion of the
brain Is exclusively concerned in intel