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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

later. The same old United States,
with a part OF Canada added this time,
jumped In on him again, and the cir.
Gus performance he went through with
was declared to be the best thing ever
given in the cause OF charity.
AS he lay there the snowballs contin-
ued to come and the boys TO yell. and II
was not until a policeman came along
that the youths OF the country fed
away in search Of a new victim.
Mrs. Bowser. sitting with her book.
heard the front door softly open. and
she stepped into the hall to find hu-
man wreck. The wreck glared at her
out of two swelling and fearful eyes
and then got a move on Its legs and
began to climb the stairs.
Has anything happenedf'' she ask
ed.
No reply from the wreck.
ibid the boys SNOWFALL you. or did
you fall DOWN.
The wreck halted. Strengthened up
and got Its dignity. and. turning 10
look down on her as a king regards a
peasant. II slowly and firmly replied:
"Woman. you go to TexasF'
Mrs. Bowser returned to her book
and the cat gurgled and gasped till
tears came to her eyes and she had &c
stretch out on the rug. N. QUAD.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30
.HOSalSer on
dignity -

Bowsers eyes, and she had to laugh I'D
spite of herself.
Have | said anything funnyT' he
sarcastically asked.
yes, rather. IL you should happen
to fall down some time
But shan't."
"Or If some bad boy shouldn't be
awed by your dignity and he should
throw a
But he never Will. That's you all
over. can never make a statement
that you are not ready to dispute. Very
well, Wen put this thing to test. I've
got to 60 around to the drugstore. There
are a hundred boys on the street, but III
single SNOWFALL is thrown at me I'll
buy you a dozen handkerchiefs. If
| slip down, I'll make IL two dozen"
Five minutes later Mr.. Bowser, with
! his silk hat on and his cane under his
arm. was pacing along the street with
the air of Roman senator. He had
| taken about seven stage strides from
/ the gate when the United States jump
ed ut him, and his heels few into the
! air. He wasn't over ten seconds find
! ing the sidewalk with all his body, but
the time seemed to him to be an hour
and half His hat flew one way and
his cane the other, and two servant
girls who were passing leaned up
against the fence and snorted and gig
gled and said 1t was better than vaude-
vile.
Mr. Bowser got up. They generally
do. lie looked all around. Most men
do that Then he gathered up his cane
and hat and told those giggling girls
to giggle and be hanged to them and
passed on. 1t took him two minutes to
get into his dignified stride again and
make up his mind that it was Mrs.
Bowser's fault, and he arrived at the
= drugstore without further adventure.
The snow on his back and the dent In
his hat gave him away at once, and the
druggist laughingly observed:
Hello. Bowser! Been sitting down
on the sidewalk to restf'
"Sir, are you addressing meT was
the stern reply.
"Why. yes. | was speaking TO you.
Had a fall, haven't you"
"Sir. never fall. If you are through
asking tomfool questions, you can now
hand me out box OF chloride of lime"
The druggist had no more to say.
and, with his purchase In his overcoat
pocket, Mr.. Bowser headed for home.
The boys had spotted him and been
making ready. They had observed
J that silk hat and cane and Roman
stride, but they had not been awed
little bit They gave him time to get
into Il gait. and then the signal was
given. and hundred snowballs flew al
once. or the hundred only ninety
eight struck Mr.. Bowser. but there
were others to follow.
1t was such surprise that he was
} stunned for moment. Then like the
Chicago man. he forgot his dignity anc
2 rushed about bareheaded with upliftet
I cane His downfall came a minute
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lcopyrIght lsoa. BY c. B. Lewis. ]

WI d; !: :;: y; e. e; ::::' e: {: &:
denly looked up with the
remark:
1T was all the mans fault. He ought
to have had more dignity"
what is IT, DEAR" asked Mrs. BOW
ser.
"a citizen of Chicago was walking
on the street when the boys began
snowballing him. He lost his temper,
and while trying to overtake one OF the
boys he fell down and broke his leg.
THE boys were very rude. One here
on our street hit me with snowbaii
the other day"
"Then it was your own fault"
How
"1f you had maintained proper dig
nifty, no boy on earth would have dared
SNOWFALL you. I've been a boy, ana
know how ii is"
81 didn't suppose dignity had any
thing to do with It," said Mrs. Bowser
after a silence.
81 presume not, but let me tell you
It has everything. II that Chicago man
had had any dignity about him, not q
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1903-04-30

HE GOT DOWN ON HANDS AND KNEES TO
sHoo HER OFF.
boy would have dared to more than
look at him Have | ever been brought
home with a broken legT
But you've been snowballed."
"Never-that is not since | had any
dignity. Its all in the way a man
bears himself. Two years ago. when
there was a street car strike. didn't
pass a mob without a single brickbat
being thrown at me? How did ! do II!
was calm | was unperturbed.
was dignifed. | was master OF the silt
uation.
But you came home without hat
and with your clothes all covered with
mud"
but why? 1t was because the
drunken driver of an internal ash cart
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knocked me down, not knowing wheth-
er | was hitching post or a man. III
bet dollars to cents ] can pass thou-
sand boys and not one OF them VIII
dare take liberties with me. what III
blazes is that old cat choking on nowf
Have you been feeding her hshbones
again.
The cat was sitting up In the Ghim
ney corner and wheeling and gurgllng
Mrs. Bowser knew that she was nav
ing n cat laugh all by herself and prob
nbly az Nr. Bowser's remarks, but "
wasn't good policy to say so. he plcKed
up the paper and read for another ten
minutes, but his mind was on that chi
cago man, and he harked back by say
ing:
"Yes. IL served him just right, and !
don't blame the boys bit. BY George,
but
Ii was the cat.again. and, seeing Mr..
Bowser glaring at her, she fed under
the lounge. He got down on hands ana
knees to shoe her out but suddenly re
membered his dignity and got up again
to say:
zone often SEES man fall down OH
an Icy spot, out one never laughs u the
victim has bis dignity about him"
Haven't you ever been laughed att
queried Mrs Powser.
II have never fallen. hut II | had
there would have been no merrlmcm at
my expense"
picture Of Mr. Bowser slipping and
sliding and clawing the air aud coming
down with n bump rose up before Mrs
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Mhooplnx the whoep.

I'm so sorry they can't CO." said the
wife Of distinguished actor manager
10 a friend who had invited her chill
dren to tea, but they're whooping the
whoop" London Daily News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
Health and Beauty,

A solution Of powered alum in the
proportion Of one teaspoonful to cup
Of cold water Is excellent for relieving
chilblains. Sponge the feet or bind on
cloth dipped in the alum and water,
but do not soak the feet in it.
Kohol. the black stain for the hair of
which one reads so frequently. is an
formulas. but all are alike in giving
only a temporary effect. The most
common way of making the article Is
by grinding down India ink with rose
water.
Rinsing the face and hands
thoroughly after washing is quite as
important as the washing itself, if the
people who make beauty study are
to be believed. The soap must be got
out of the pores or 1t will roughen and
dry the skin and often aggravate the
tendency to blackheads.
A bruise should be Immediately bath
ed with very hot or very cold water,
to prevent swelling and lessen dlscol-
grafton. If the bruse Is serious one
cloth wrung from hot oil should be
applied, changing when cool; or cloth
mostened with arnica should be bound
about the bruise.
Apple tea is useful for feverish pa
tents. Quarter four large cooking ap-
pies, without removing the peel. cut a
lemon into slices. leaving on the peel,
and sprinkle over the whole six ounces
over it pour two quarts of boiling wa
ter; cover until cold and it will be
ready for use.
To perfume the hair, get piece of
water-lily incense. which you can buy
at any japanese or Turkish store,
Light it and as the fumes arise shake
the hair over it until the incense has
all burned out. This fragrance will
last long time in the hair and is only
suggestion Of perfume. Heavily per-
fumed locks are in bad taste. Cheap
cologne or perfume is bad for the hair.
A little dash Of violet water will not
hurt the hair and will give it a golden
cast in the sunlight.
When one Is fortunate enough to
own a bottle Of altar Of roses, the
genuine article, great pains should be
taken to preserve its contents without
! evaporation. For this purpose the
glass stopper should be removed and a
close-fitting cork substituted. Over
this tie a piece Of kid--a glove finger
is excellent for the purpose-and the
rich perfume will retain its fragrance
for years. The genuine altar of roses,
like the best olive oil, will freeze, at.
fording proof Of its purity.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
TO DIVERT ATTENTION..
Snltan Said to Have Ordered Mas
sacrc of Christians in Armenia.

Berlin, April 30.-Die Information
reports that the sultan recently sum-
moned the Kurd chiefs in Asia Minor
to Constantinople and instructed them
to recommence the Armenian massacres
which caused such a sensation through
out the civilized world six years ago.
Adults idea, the paper asserts, is that
bloodshed on large scale in Armenia
would distract attention from Macedo-
mia and relieve the pressure in Euro
pean Turkey.
Armenian massacres, the papers
correspondent says, have already oc-
CURED in the districts OF Van, Vas
puaian, Mush and Sassnn. In a fight
near Van the Armenians fought the
kurds fiercely, with the result that
nearly 200 were killed and several hun
bred wounded. The majority of the
casualties was among the Kurds. The
Armenian fugitives crossed the Russian
frontier pursued by the Turkish caval.
ry. The Turks continued the pursuit
over the border. Russian frontier
guards raised an alarm and a regiment
of Cossacks appeared and fired on the
Turks. A brief encounter followed
then the Turks retreated. The Local
Anzeiger's correspondent also reports
an encounter and says a Turkish officer
and six of his men were killed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
@6!QHAEla||||R Is M

keepers, gained their knowledge
through experience. But experience
means a long and circutous path to
travel, and the modern woman, who
has more things on her hands than
grandmother ever thought Of attempt
Ing, wants a short cut to the Elysian
fields that surround the perfectly or
dered home.
For her applied science, that Is. the
application Of the scientific laws and
principles which she has gained in
school. Is now to be drawn upon for
daily living and household manage
ment, and the 'ologies and 'ographies
turned to practical account.
Nor Is domestic science confined, as
some people believe, to cooking alone
Its field is too broad to be bounded by
the stove and its precincts alone. While
the subject Of dictetics, which relates
to food and feeding, Is probably Of the
first Importance to the well-being of
the family, there are also the ques
lions Of clothing. Of home construction
and sanitation. the principles and
methods Of Homework. the draining
and plumbing. the lighting and heat
ing. how to keep the family we'll. and
how to care for them If sick or in
jured, how to look after the household
expenditures 50 that there need be no
leaks. and how to satisfy the demands
of social conscience. All these import
ant and varied requirements fall into
line under the head Of domestic sci
ence.-Philadelphla Inquirer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04

The object In womans career
should be to be beautiful till She is 40;
after that she should become power
Is the way Frenchman sees the
question. Another Frenchman said
that after 40 woman should either
take the veil or be abolished. Miss
Achurch, an actress, lecturing OIL the
subject. inclined to the former view.
She said: THE woman who has pass
be regarded as Of much greater inipor.
lance than she was twenty years ago.
The change can be seen in words and
in life. From the period of Fielding
to that of Thackeray the girl of II was
always the center of attraction and
she always disappeared after her we'd
ding day. After Thackeray came the
long inning of the woman Of 30"
The woman Of 40 ought to be the
happiest of women. She has peculiar
privileges possessed by no other wOm-
an. She is not troubled like her young
err sisters at the crossing of the border
land of youth. for she is already on the
other side. Her future is more clearly
defined. for at 40 has she not chosen
and settled down in her career?
a professional woman is at her best
at 40. She can act better. paint better.
write better, not only because her pow
ers are more matured. but also because
she will not be interrupted by love af-
fairs. The age of 40 should be looked
forward to as an Inheritance rather
than be dreaded by every woman.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
FOSTERS BRIEF
NEW FACTS IN BOUNDARY MAT.
TER RECITED.
An Exhaustive Review of the Alas.
ka Boundary Case Presented by
the Agent of the American Com
mission .-- Strongest Argument
Yet Made.

Washington, April 29-The first brief
for the American government in the
Alaska boundary matter, which is to
be laid before the joint commission
next Saturday, has been completed by
John W. Foster, agent for the United
States commissioners. The statement,
with accompanying papers, makes a
printed book of about 600 pages and is
recognized by the few persons who have
examined it as the strongest argument
ever presented in favor of the Ameri-
can contention. On May copies will
be delivered to the British embassy for
transmission to the British capital
and to each Of the British and Canadi
an commissioners, and other copies will
be handed to the United States mem
bers OF the commission.
The brief prepared by Mr.. Foster and
his assistants represents unremitting
work covering almost the entire period
since the exchange of notifications of
the boundary commission treaty; and
what is equally important, it repre-
sents previous knowle ige of the Alas
ka boundary question on the part of
Mr.. Foster, unequa'ed, possibly, bv that
of any other person in the United
States. Russian archives in the possess
sion of the state department are sub
mitted in fnllness, and there is much
matter in this brief which has never
before been submitted to the British
government or its representatives for
consideration.
The discussion of the old treaty rela-
tons between Russia and Great Britain
is especially extensive and convincing.
Nearly every one OF the executive de-
partments Of the government have been
drawn upon for information. Among
other testimony is that of General
Rousseau, the first American military
authority in Alaska, who, in 1867,
made extensive explorations in the vi
cinity of the present disputed bounda'
ny line.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04

The Bright Side of a WOman's Life.
The mOnOtony of a woman's life Is
proverbal, but as there are two sides
to every question, so are there two sides
to every life, and it Is the duty or
women to find the bright side and
turn that for the outer world to see
Life may be dull, surroundings may be
dreary, but every woman has in her
self source Of brightness. II she will
but bestow some pains in making the
best Of herself l do not refer parti
cularly to the outward appearance. al
though that must not be neglected,
but to the inward character Of the
mind. which will reflect itself In the
face and give charm to the most
homely Of features.
IL we feel happy we look happy, and
not even disease can spread with such
rapidity or 50 surely as happiness does.
Cheerfulness helps to make up the
bright side Of woman's life, and
cheerfulness can only arise from con-
tentment. Some lots are easier than
others, but we are told that we can
look around and always find some
that are harder. The harder the lot.
the more need Is there to try and be
cheerful, for. as Mark Tapley inquiries,
where Is the credit in being cheerful
In comfortable circumstances"
We may learn from children that our
greatest pleasures are not those which
cost the most money, and II we enjoy
the pleasures within our reach, Instead
Of signing for those which are beyond
we have learned a great lesson In the
art of living.
Then ut all times we have power
over our thoughts, and they are never
alone that are accompanied with noble
thoughts" We can make friends Of
great men and women Of all times
through their books, and in that way
avoid "the mind that's vacant" which
''is the mind DISTRESSED"
Lastly. there Is love to brighten a
woman's life. what Is love?" asked
an inspector at convent school.
"They are too young to know anything
about love-" lnterposed the teacher.
II think not" was the reply. mo girl
is too young to understand the love of
parents. Of brothers, Of sisters and of
friends" SO the love of woman
must not be concentrated on one OBJ
ject to the exclusion of all others. A
woman can always give love, and the
highest pleasure lies in giving. Give
love and you will have love-" s1ys the
proverb, so that no woman need COM
plain Of being unloved.-Chicago Tri-
bune
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
FLEETS COMBINED.
Three Puget Sound Companies I'm
der One Control.


der One Control.
Seattle, May 2.-Control of the La
Conner Trading and Transportation
company, one OF the Oldest and most
successful of the Puget Sound transport
talon concerns, has passed, by the pur-
chase of a heavy block of stock, to the
Alaska Steamship company, which also
owns the Puget Sound Navigation COM
pany. Negotiations have been pending
two weeks between Charles f. Peabody,
Walter Cakes and Captain George j.
Wiley.
The transfer. which was made yes
terday morning, means the consolida-
ton for cooperative purposes of the
Puget Sound Navigas zion company and
the La Conner Tranding and Transpor-
tation company with clo'e working
alliance with the Alaska Steamship
company, which may be said to be the
parent corporation. 1t was brought
about through the purchase of the
stock of the La Conner Transportation
company held by Captain Wiley, man
ager of the company for a considera-
ton of about 500 900 in cash and cash
securities.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04

Deep tlounces extending from a hip
yoke, or from the belt to the hem of
the skirt, will be popular trimming
for summer silks, crepe de chine wolfe,
foulard, French muslin, etc. This re-
vived fashion will make it possible to
use skirts Of another season by adding
double or triple f1ounces Of new mate
rial.
The prevalence Of knotted ribbons in
the trimmings of gowns. wraps and
waists is most apparent. Showers of
narrow satin ribbons, knotted in sew
eral places to foot in depth, forming
bertha effect drapery around the
shoulders Of gown, are among the
pretty ways of arranging these rib
bons. Even wide sash ribbons are
knotted in several places. A soft round
bow at the waist line is further sup
plemented with knot sixteen or eight
cen inches further down and another
near the end of the strand Scarcely
any plain lengths of ribbon are seen
on the Paris models. To tie up the
soft lengths and make them chic and
bunchy Is to have them quite correct.
White will be the summer, as 1t has
been the winter. craze, and white veil
ings and voiles are safe investment.
On all sides we hear that red and blue
will be the dominant color note of
fashion. Anything in black and white
will be de rigueur. and the woman on
a limited dress allowance will do well
to make this her particular style. 1t is
an economical as well as distinctive
Idea to have color run through ones
entire wardrobe. The accessories then
harmonlze, and really imposing ap.
pearance Is made on very little. This
Is an open secret to most women; still,
we have bad habit of forgetting
sometimes when a new color is allur-
ingly displayed. OF all the bargains
in cloths and silks. it is well to look
out for those in white. for the white
dress is to be the dress par excellence
for early spring wear, and zibeline and
face cloth are the kinds to be most
keen about.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
|oyEER StoRDt5

Cats and other beasts Of prey reflect
fifty times as much light from their
eyes as human beings.
In Belgium there are no extensive for
ests or timber lands, and wood for all
purposes must be imported.
The river span of the Brooklyn bridge
Is 1885 feet long; the Forth bridge has
two river spans, each LILO feet long.
OF the $500 rural free delivery routes
in operation June 80 last Iowa led with
I'll. The other States having the larg-
est number of routes We're: Ohio 741,
Illinois 7O6, Indiana 654. The average
number of pieces of mail handled on
each Of the routes each day was 1872.
After several unsuccessful attempts
and three years labor, the unparalleled
feat of cutting a ring out of single
diamond has been accomplished by the
patience and skill of Mr.. Antoine, one
of the est-known lapdaries of Ant
werp The ring is about three-quarteIs
of an inch in diameter.
ident die or become incapable of acting,
the Secretary of State becomes Presi.
mt, if eligible; after him, the line Of
succession runs, through the Secretary
of the Treasury, the Secretary of War,
the Attorney General, the Postmaster
General, the Secretary of the Navy, the
Secretary of the Interior and the Sec
rotary of Agriculture.
1t has often been urged that man
could not travel at a much greater
speed than sixty miles an hour, as no
driver could stand the strain upon the
nerves. An experienced engineer has,
however, it is said, declared that when
man is running his engine at a mile
a minute he has reached the limit of
mental strain, and an extra half-mlle a
minute could not add to his task.
Further, the same authority gives the
reassuring information that, if a train
going at a rate of one hundred miles an
hour were wrecked, the consequences
would be no worse than if the speed
had been sixty miles.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04

Shortly after a married woman inner.
its money from her kin, her husband
'embarks on some new business enter.
prise.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
ST. PAUL CHURCH NOW WAREHOUSE

The fact that 1t had served as a place
of worship for fifty-four years did not
save the oldest church in st. Paul from
falling into the despoiler's hands and
being converted into such place as
once urged the Master to rid the temple
of the money changers and to say:
make not my Fathers house an house
Of merchandise" 1t Is already doing
duty as a furniture warehouse and
bids fair to continue SO for years to
come.
In 1910 the church was erected by the
MethOdists of the village, and until
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
Young BIethen Named.

New York May 2.-Representative
william r. Hearst. president OF the Ma
tional Association of Demotra tic clubs,
has appointed as member of the ex-
ecutive committee of that organization,
Clarence B. Blethen, ssof Seattle. Mr..
Blethen is to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Hon. James Hamil-
ton Lewis, who moved to Chicago some
time ago.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-04
What Domestic Science Il,

The question Is often asked, "What
is domestic science?" The answer is
simplicity itself. 1t is housekeeping
In the best and easiest way.
Our grandnothers. who rejoiced in
tho distinction Of being good house