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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
WHERE HISTORY is SILENT,
Little Boy Wanted Inform alton Or
an I'm ortant Point.

Little Boy Wanted Information On
an I'm ortant Point.
The old story of a mother who. when
she feared her boy was lost, recalled
all his virtues. but on his being re-
stored to her Immediately punished
him soundly for running away, Is re-
peated with rather a different ending
by the New York Evening Post:
He was but 4 years old. and was
allowed to play on the street with
other little tots who were as yet too
young to go to school. His mother
would frequently go to the front VIM
dow to see what he was doing.
One day when she went to the WIN
dow he was nowhere in sight She
waited there quite while. but he did
not appear. Again and again she went
to the window. but could get no
glimpse of him. She was becoming
alarmed when lie returned.
He seemed to be proud of having
run away, but with the pride there
was also an expression of anxiety, not
to say fear He did not know what
sort of a reception he was likely to
get.
His mother sternly asked him where
he had been. BE careful, now, and
don't lie to me-" she said.
The boys face frightened. "Mam-
ma" said he, did George Washington
ever tell lie?"
NO" was the reply, land don't you
tell me one"
The boys face still shone. "Mam-
ma" he continued, did George WASH
ingtons mamma whip him when he
didn't tell q lieI'
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
THE OLD ENGLISH SUNDAY.
How the Day Was Observed Prior t.
the English Revolution.

How the Day Was Observed Prior to
the English Revolution.
For considerable period prior to
the English revolution Sunday was
IL day of great festivity and high revel-
ny in the old country. Incredible
though it may appear, its observance
was governed and ordered by n para
doxical royal declaration, issued by
King James /. This document is gell-
orally known as Tie Book of Sports"
In it's p. Gamble it recites royal
rebuke, administered to some puri-
tanes and precise people" for 'prohib-
tting o un,;; "ful Furnishing of our good
people for using ilieir Ia wfull Recrea
tons and honest exercises upon Sun
dayes and other holy days. after the
afternoons sermon or SERVICE" and
then it refers to 1.-The general COM
plant of our people, that they We're
barred from all lawful Recreation and
exercise upon the Sundayes afternoone,
which cannot but produce two evils;
the one, the hindering of the CONVEX
sion of many, whom their priests will
take occasion hereby to veXe, persuad-
ing them that no honest mirth or rec
rea ton is lawfully or tolerable in our
Religion, which cannot but breed a
great Giscontentment in our peoples
this prohibition barreth the common
and meanpr sort of people from using
such exercises rs may make their
bodies more able for Ware, when we
OF our successors Shall have occasion
to use them"
Then follows the royal mandate
that no lawful Recreation shall be
barred to our good People," and THE
Bishop ana all other inferior Church
men and Churchwardens' are enioined
to bee CAREFUL and diligent, both TO
instruct the ignorant and convince and
reforme them that are misled in re-
ligion." our pleasure likewise is,
That the Bishop Of the Diocese take
the like straight order with all the
Puritans and Precisions within the
same, either constraining them to con.
forme themselves. or to leave the coun-
try according to the Lawes of Our
Einedome and Canons of our Church"
The declaration proceeds to define
''lawful Recreation" as Dancing, eth.
err men or women. Archerie for men.
leaping, yauting, or any other such
harmlesse Recreation. including May
games. WhitsunAles and Morris.
dances, and the setting up of Maypoles
and other sports Herewith used. But
withall wee doe here accompt still as
prohibited all unlawful games to be
used upon Sundays onely. as Beare and
Bull-baitings, Inserludes and at all
times in the meaner sort Of People by
Law prohibited, Bowling" A penalty
was inflicted upon those who did not
join in the Sunday sports, and no one
could take part in them without first
having attended divine service in the
parish church, which was also enforc.
ed under pain Of penalty!
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
GARDENS IN THE KITCHEN.
Growing Herbs in the Windows for
Winter Use.

winter V9es
American housewives may we'll take
a lesson from the foreign colonies in
our cities. A walk through one or
those colonies in summer shows many
window stills and fire escapes dotted
with growing herbs. Even III winter
the green things peep and peer against
the panes. Sometimes the herb pot Is
an old tin can or cracked pitcher. Oft
ener it Is box of handy size, ana
somehow the box herbs always seem
the most luXuriant. Dill is there. anu
mint and fennel, balm, sweet basil.
sweet marjoram, thyme-indeed, all
the fiavorous tribe. Parsley may be
bought fresh the year round from the
corner grocer, so it is seldom seen in
the boxes. 1t may be that supersti-
ton has as much to do with that as
convenience. In the folklore Of vari-
GUS lands parsley root is endowed with
malign powers. Ill luck comes to Who
ever pulls 1t up save with the left
hand walking backward, and to carry
a growing root from one homestead to
another is q sure invitation to mis-
fortune.
A cook worth the name knows that
green herbs are infinitely better for
seasoning than dry ones, even when
the dry ones are freshly grown. First
class marketmen also recognize the
fact by offering. along with costly
spring lamb pots Of tender, growing
mint to sauce the roast. One Of these
mint pots, properly tended, will grow
for years and supply an ordinary
kitchen. Mint grows rapidly and the
better for frequent plucking. Stalks
should not be allowed to grow more
than six inches high. If they are not
needed nip them off and dry in a shady
place against the time when more mint
may be needed than the pot can fur
nish. This applies also to other herbs
Aim in plucking to keep them bunchy
and stocky. so as to furnish many
leaves with the smallest modiucum Of
stems. Garden grown herbs are per-
mitted to bud before cutting down for
driving, but those in the herb-window
garden would better not exhaust their
strength in the effort to flower.
Kitchen air Is commonly both warm
and moist; hence things grow in it
almost tropically. Give the herbs the
sunniest window. If box can be set
the whole window length all the bet
ter One strong clump of each herb
Is better than several weak ones. Plant
them zigzag, up and down the sides Of
the box. If seeds are sown let it be
In smaller box, from which the
strongest plants can be set in the WIN
dow box. which should be a foot wide
and ten inches deep inside. Fill with
in an inch Of the top with very rich
dirt and give the plants monthly a lib
eral watering with liquid manure. If
that is out of the question soap suds.
the dirtier the better, should be given
weekly. Pour the suds around the
roots. Keep the green tops clean by
sprinkling with fresh water at least
every other day.
From such a garden, says the Wash
ington Star. one can gather bouquets
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
DO Not Like Etyptian Cotton.

A report from Texas states that eX.
periments for the eradication of the
Mexican cotton boil worm have dem
onstrated that this disastrous insect
will not touch Egyptian cotton. The
department has been experimenting
with Egyptian cotton for several years
with marked success. If this last re-
port proves to be true, 1t will undoubt.
eddy result in the planting Of Egyptian
cotton in Texas in the future. for ur
to the present time no satisfactory
method has been discovered of pre-.
venting the destruction Of ordinary
cotton by this pest.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19

.FAVORIFES

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

The Landing of the Pilgrims.
The breaking waves dash'd high
On stern and rock-bound coast,
And the woods against a stormy sky
Their giant branches tOss'd
And tie heavy night hung, dark.
The hills and W 'er> Ger,
When a band of exiles moord their bark
On the wild New England shore.
Not as the conquerOr comes,
They, the true hearted, came;
Not with the roll of the stirring drums,
And the trumpet that sings Of fame.
Not as the flying come.
In silence and in fear
They shook the depths of the desert
With their hymns of lofty cheer.
Amidst the storm they sang,
And the stars heard, and the sea;
And the sounding aisles of the dim woods
rang
To the anthem of the free!
The ocean eagle sOar'd
From his nest by the white waves
foam,
And the rocking pines of the forest
This was their welcome home!
There were men with hoary hair
Amidst the pilgrim band;
Why had they come to wither there.
Away from their childhood's land?
There was woman's fearless eye,
Lit by her deep loves truth;
There was manhood's brow, serenely
high.
And the fiery heart of youth.
What sought they thus afar?
Bright jewels of the mine?
The wealth of seas, the spoils of war?
They sought faiths pure shrine!
Aye, call it holy ground.
The sell where first they trOd
They have left unstained what there they
found
Freedom to worship God.
Mrs, Hemans,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19

OF herbs every day in the year Of rich
yet superlatively delicate flavor. Nor
Is that all the protit-sauces. extracts.
delicious drinks may come from it, not
to- mention the delights Of watching
and tending a mass of thrifty growth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19

by moving to the
lower east side Of
the city to take
up the work of
lettering the con-
ditions Of the
poor, is a son of
A II 8 0 n Phelps
Stokes, the mil
liOnaire.
J. G. Phelps
Stokes. although
under 80 years Of
age. has had a
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
Helping Business Along.

"What can l do for yOu?" the physi-
clan asked the good woman who had
entered his consulting room.
II think l should have a commits.
sion," she returned, respectfully but
firmly. EVERY child in our street
caught the measles from my baby"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
John Anderson, MY 10.

>
John Anderson, my 10, John,
When we were first acquent,
Your locks were like the raven,
Your bonny brow was brent:
But now your brow is beld, John,
Your locks are like the shaw;
But blessings on your frosty pow,
John Anderson, my jO.
John Anderson, my 10. John,
We clamb the hill thegitber;
And monte a canty day, John,
We've had wi ane anither.
Now we maun totter down, John,
But hand in hand we'll go,
And sleep thegither Mt the foot,
John Anderson. my 10.
Robert Burns.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19

Goals fur beyond us, amt it?"
"Hit sho' ISL 1.
EN- dey done raise de price of
woOd?"
"Dey sho' has"
"Well. what you gwine ter do bout
it,"
"Git in Jail fer de winter."-Atlanta
Constitution.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
Before He Marries.

Before an officer In the German army
may marry he is required to notify
his superior officer as to his wife's
antecedents and the amount of her
private income.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
TO LIVE AMONG THE POOR.

to Social Reform.
]. Graham Phelps Stokes, the
wealthy young New Yorker who re-
Gently surprised his fashiOna bic friends
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19
DefeCtive Teeth.

Defective teeth led to 2,451 soldiers
being invaded home from South
Africa during the war.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-01-19

1t takes a strong corporation to
throw bridge across a river.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-04
SCOTCH AND AMERICAN AYR
SHIRES.

have recently received the report
Of the official milking tests of Ayr
shire cows In Scotland for the. year
1902, and haze selected the five giving
the highest record for butter, also the
five. giving the highest record in the
Home Dairy test in the states for the
year 1902, a comparison of which is of
interest, all being official and supposed
to be among the best of the breed in
either country. The-natural conditions
in Scotland are more favorable for q
large dairy yield from the same cows
than in America on account of the
more uniform moisture In Scotland,
and the consequent succulence Of pas
turage. The record in both countries
shows good degree of uniformity and
a good class of dairy COWS. The five
Scotch cows gave per day Of milk
(pounds) respectively 60, SO, 80, As, As,
an average Of 46. Their milk tested
in butter-fat, 3.S7. $50, 5.92, AT. $50.
Butter made per day was (pounds).
2.73, FL, 2.05, 2.03, 1.76, 2.13, an aver
age Of 2.13 The American cows
gave per day in pounds, 81. AZ, 46. ~,
AZ, an average Of As. Their milk
tested $50, 400, 400, 4.50, $50. The
butter made per day was 2.26, 2.25,
2.14, 2.10; 2.0S, an average Of 2.16.-C,
M. Winslow, Secretary.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-04
U. S. GRANTS LOG CABIN.
Gen. Frederick D. Grant Visits the
Home Of His Boyhood.

Gen. Frederick Dent Grant on Tues
day visited the scene of his early
childhood, the famous log cabin Of his
illustrious father, who built it on the
old Dent farm, in st. Louis county,
fifty years ago. "Hardscrabble," as
the famous civil war leader called this
homestead in his days of poverty, has
been removed by its present owner
from it's original site to the hill in
Forest Park, just east Of the art pal
ace. where it will stand during the
Worlds Fair.
Brig. Gen. Grant had been DESTROYS
of seeing his old home ever since his
arrival in st. Louis. It was here he
had lived in his early childhood, and
he viewed the time-worn interior in
silence. After looking through the
empty rooms he named the uses to
which the four rooms had been put dur
ing the residence of the Grant family
In the cabin. The room to the right,
he said, had been the family dining
room; that to the left. the parlor. On
the second floor, the room above the
parlor was the apartment Of his par
ents, while that above the dining room
was the room used by himself and his
brother. The cabin, although half
century old, is in fair state Of pres
eryation.-St Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-04
Minne.ota Mans piseovery.

Adrian, Mimi, June 1st.-PhiliD
Doyle of this place says he has found
out medicine that will cure any
case of Kidney Trouble. AS Mr..
Doyle was himself very sick for a
long time: with this painful disease.
and is now, apparently. as well as
ever, his statement carries the con-
frnation Of personal experience.
The remedy that cured Mr.. Doyle is
called Dodd's Kidney Pills
IT. speaking Of the pills, Mr.. Doyle
says:
"In regard to Dodd's Kidney Pills
they are certainly n wonderful medi-
c:ne-the best that have ever taken.
Il was very bad for a long time
with Kidney Trouble and could get
nothing to help me until tried Dodd's
Kidney Pills.
81 used altogether about ten boxes
and can say emphatically that I
an. completely cured. l am entirely
well, without symptom Of Kidney
Trouble left.
Il can heartily recommend DOdd's
Kidney Pills to any one who is suf-
tering with Kidney Trouble, for they
made me all right.
Il have advised several Of my
friends to try them, and not one has
beer disappointed"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-04
SHALL POTATO GROWERS
SPRAN?

This is the question asked by Bulle-
tin No. 221 Of the station at Geneva;
and the figures given in the bulletin
go far toward answering the query
with q very strong affirmative. In
seasons when blight and rot are very
destructive, as they were in 1902 in
nearly all parts Of the state. there can
be no question a. to the profitableness
of the use Of Bordeaux mixture. The
results at Geneva showed this very
plainly: for spraying seven times, at
an expense Of about SO per acre, gave
an increased yield Of 1231a bushels Of
potatoes, and three sprayings increas.
ed the yield 981s bushels. But grow.
ers generally think they cannot afford
to pay the premium for disease insur.
ance, through spraying since rot and
blight do not come. destructively, very
often. The results of the test on Long
Island. though, indicate that even in
sections seemingly free from disease,
the spraying does more than enough
good to repay its cost. Both early md
late blight were absent from the ex-
perimental area near Riverhead, Long
Island, yet here spraying seven times
gave . gain Of As bushels per acre,
and spraying three times gain Of
Z 20 bushels.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-04

G1H8*s
Ea9$ S
70 CHECK THE MELON LOUISE.

70 CHECK THE MELON LOUISE.
Every year great damage is done by
the melon louise, which usually gets
It's work we'll started before 1t is in.
terfered with. Preventive measures
are the first to be looked to. They
consist of cleaning up and burning the
rubbish and weeds in and around the
melon field, especially If that field has
before been infested by the melon
louise. The young vines should be ex-
amined every day for the first ap-
pearance of the lice. and the work
of destroying them should begin as
soon as they are found. Spraying with
a tobacco decoction is one of the best
remedies known. as it is generally
effective and is not likely to injure the
young plants. One method OF making
this decoction is to pour two gallons
of hot water on one pound OF GOOD
tobacco stems and allow 1t to STAND
all night. This may be applied either
in spray pump or by means OF an
ordinary sprinkling can with very nne'
ly-perforated rose" Kerosene emul-
sion Is sometimes used. but care must
be taken not to have it strong enough
to inture the leaves. When the lice
are to be smoked, tobacco may De
burned in a saucer or pan under .
tub or box over the vines. The pox
should be left over the plants for an
hour or more, to insure killing OF the
insects. On the question OF using
carbon bisulphide, an experiments
at the Oklahoma station says: treat
ing the melon louise with the 1umeS
Of carbon bisulphide (hokey pokey) is
comparatively simple operation, put
has the disadvantage that unless II IS
done with care not to use too large
dose or expose the plants.too long
to- it, it may injure the vines. Two
tablespoonful poured into saucer or
pan and placed beside the plant 10
evaporate, the whole to be covered
Immediately with tight box pressed
into the soil and allowed to remain
in that position for an hour and
half. has been found to do the Work
of killing the insect. In making the
test Of this method before applying
it to the field it will be well to see
that the test is made with the temper
ature as high as it is likely to pc IN
practice"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-04
The Time for Reereat'orl not,
, this insistent age. when Ys

The Time for Hecreatio51lAe
In this insistent age, when
erywhere is at high pressure, --
great need of emphasizing th%
tance-yes, the absolute necesa
,ee ere !. -, .,,,,,'Ak ford
work, when it is performed with jas,s
faculty, the energy of the brain cells
icing exhausted?
One ambitious of becoming a writer:
for example, thinks he is saving time
by forcing his brain beyond natural
limits. He believes that what he does
over hours is clear gain, and that writ
ing chapter or an article after his
days work in an Office, factory or
store, is to his advantage. But sooner
or later he will realize his mistake.
Nature will not be cheated.
A man may profitably occupy his
evenings in study or in some other oc-
cupation than that by which he earns Z
his daily bread, but he cannot do full
days work of any kind and then wisely
attempt to do creative work in the
evening. A fresh brain is absolutely
essential to the production of original
thought. Even recognized author
who forces too much work upon his
brain will soon see that his writings
are not in as much demand as they
have been, and that his reputation is
waning.-Success.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-04
FEW NEW THINGS INVENTED.
Submarine Boat Used Forty Years
Ago, but It Sank.

We sometimes believe that there
has been an absolutely new thing
brought out in the way of invention,
and yet somebody comes along with
an old document and, upsets it. Only
a short time ago it was shown that
wireless telegraphy was over thirty
years old, and that Mr.. Loomis was
trying to interest people in 1t. For
q half dozen years experiments have
been made, with submarine boats.
There has beekn q deal of talk about
them first and last. Factions for and
against them have been formed in
the navy, and you can find everything
from praise to the worst condemna-
ton of them in the ohicial records.
More than this, there have been scan.
dals about them. Congressional in
vestigations. with various persons
named. During all this time we have
been treating the submarine boat as
something new and belonging to the
latter-day invention. But In the last
volume of the naval records of the
civil war is picture of a submarine
boat, invented by Confederate naval
officer
The picture taken from one in the
museum at Richmond, Va, looks very
like the craft over which there has
been so much dispute for few years
past. The submarine boat Of forty
years ago was invented by H. L. Hen
ley, and was to be used as torpedo
boat to attack the blockading vessels
of the United States. Henley had
confidence in it, for brief account 10
given Of his attempt to pass under
some ship, when he failed, and he and
seven men we're lost. I'VE could not
attempt to rescue them" says the &c
count, for they went down In nine
fathoms OF water" It IL recorded
that bubbles appeared which
marked the place where they went
egton Pc~k-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1903-03-04
BERRY PICKING.

]. l.. Herbst of Wisconsin tells OF
his methods Of picking strawberries
az follows: "'In the morning the fore
man starts the pickers. two in row,
or one, as the case demands 1t. AS
fast as they get their stands full they
call their number and tender goes
and gets 1t, gives her check for same
and brings it to the tables. Whlcn
we have in the field. AT eacn
table stands girl whose business IS
to put the boxes in crates. II in doing
so she discovers berries In pickers
stand No. IA are soft. too green, or
not picked properly, she reports the
number of the stand to the foreman,
who can remedy the trouble or let the
picker 20. The girl at the table puts
the boxes in the cases properly anu
sees that all boxes are filed. AS 1ast
"A the crates are filled they are drawn
to the shipping house, and after an
other inspection, are nailed up and
sent to their destination. We aim 10
get all fruit as quickly as possible to
its destination, and never unless IN
case Of accident, or late pickings, nola
over night. The above system is used
in both strawberries and cane fruits
The number of pickers taking row
of cane berries is placed at the head
of the row, so in case the pickers nm
ish and take another row, the Tore
man can tell who picked it, In case II
is not done properly. We pay pick
ers IN cents per quart while picking
and If they remain throughout the
season are paid another quarter OF q
cent for each box picked, making III
cents a quart. In strawberries we try
to get all one variety picked separate
w. or IL two varieties are OF about
one color and shape, they are picked
together. Light and dark sorts do not
look we'll together in one box. We
pick with short stem and calyx as
this gives the berry q much better
appearance, and they stand shipping
much better. Raspberries both red
and black are picked in pint boxes. all
others in quarts"