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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

can see" said one Betsy Briggs, as
her mistress walked into her little hall
an hour or so later.
Not at all. Betsy" said Miss Pris
ella. brightly II may be a trifle
flushed with the heat, perhaps. II
had an important letter to post and
always feel more satisfied if letter
is posted at the general Office than in
a pillar box"
"Humph" said the privileged old
servant. There has been a boy both
erin here for letter he said he'd left
for you this afternoon. instead OF at
No b. said | could give no answer
till you come in. I'm sure there's been
more muddles since that there young
Miss Bentley settled ten doors lower
down than you could count in month
of Sundays. She ate your bit Of sole
last Thursday week, and never a
you'll go and sit down, mum, and I'll
take your boots off,"
Miss Priscilla, white suddenly to her
very lips. was staring incredulously at
the kecn-eyed old woman before her.
"A note-delivered by hand, Betsy :?
But it wasn't a mistake. lit can't
be-
Betsy shifted.
"Well, the boy said he'd got orders
to take it on to No. 81, Immediate
and scoldn' from his master into
the bargain! | told 'im-bless me, I'll
make you a cup of tea in two minutes
Miss Prissie.'
Miss Priscilla's cropping hand had
gripped hard, horny one as though
to save herself from falling.
I'm all right. Betsy"-there was a
strange. piteous expression in her blue
eyes-"quite right Yes I'll go and sit
down. But | don't want any tea, Or
please, Betsy"
She passed on into her small, sun
bathed sitting room. and closed its
door behind her.
Miss Bentley! Why, of course. She
had seen Major Duff walking with her
after church on Sunday. Such a
young, pretty woman, tOO-Nliss Prs-
ella put out her hands with an odd,
involuntary gesture, as though she
were avoiding blow. And then she
remembered the letter she had posted
an hour before, and they flew to her
face, and she covered in her chair
with the shame and the hurt of 1t all
little, shrunken old woman who had
told a man who did not want her that
she loved him.
Dear Major Duff" 1t ran
IL have sent on your letter. which
was left here by mistake, to Miss Pen
elope Bentley l was always the mis-
chievous one in the old days, dear
friend, but by this time you will just
be having a good laugh over the joke
which a naughty old woman could not
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
MISS PRiSClLLA'S LOVE.

81 T.. therefore, you can make up
your mind to trust your dear life
to an old soldier who has given his
best years to his queen and country,
but can offer you an unfailing and
respectful Devotion
Miss Priscilla Bentley dropped let
ter into her lap and covered two
smooth. prettily pink cheeks with her
thin hands. The man with whom she
had played when her soft gray hair
stuck straight out from her head in a
stiff little brown plat had been back
in the old home just month now, and
they had met after lapse of forty
years. and he aforementioned.
THANK you" she whispered-but
very shyly. and as if even this tacit
admission Of a satisfied want was a
thing unmaidenly and blameworthy
"Oh. God, thank your
And then she crossed the room to an
old fashioned bureau and took up Il
penholder with shaking hand.
you've been Overtirln' yourself,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

they to-day understood Labor unions have the
right organize that capital has The interests
a parallel degree the of the other
the United States to-day have seine splendid labor
unions. managed in way to challenge admiration and
of the But the tendency been
forward. The day will when American labor
will have reached such point of excellence in organza-
tion under competent management with logical
the head that capital will have recognize
tration will then be the rule settle differences. Strikes
will be known only in history.
But the battle for labor is yet won. 1t will not be
until all of the unions have rid themselves minority
of ranters who rule of them. These good
takers; they eloquent the PLATFORM you
all they say you will not find single practical idea Yet
in of the labor unions in this country to-day these
in the minority, rule the Others Labor
unions TO succeed be logical
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

Gathering and storing winter apples
is an important duty that must be at.
tended to before the heavy frosts begin
in the fall Apples that are to be kept
over winter should be carefully picked
and placed in barrels. After picking
they should be left in the open air for
some time. as this tends to thoroughly
ripen them. They also pass through a
sweat at first and 1t is much better If
they can be left exposed so that all sur.
face moisture Is evaporated. Fruit
should be placed in cool, dark cellar
In some instances where there are a
few barrels Of specially good apples
the practice is adopted of wrapping
the apples in paper This prevents
them from coming in contact with one
another and will insure their keeping.
1t usually pays to pick over apples two
or three times during the winter Sc
that those showing signs Of decay may
be discarded. Windfalls should never
be placed among apples that are hand
picked. A plentiful supply Of apples
to he used In the family during the
winter will contribute much to the
general healthfulness Of every member
Of the family.-Iowa Homestead.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

expression but she is not beautiful Queen Mary
women of her day are simply ugly When get the
highest exposition of beauty and charm which
has seenbeautiful bewitchng unhappy Mary
fairly baled for though there is grace dig
nifty she does not represent to the beauty which
the of boodshed conspiracy and crime and expaed
it's sins the block at Foterngay. The beauty Mary
Stuart must have been dream matter of opinion,
cases. from passion inspired by her dazzling and I'M
speakabe charms
is not however till the days of Reynolds Gains
borough and Romney that compelled admit that
there may be truth in the opinion of many that there
real beauty England in those times than there
is to-day. The Duchess of Devonshre, Lady Spencer
Lady Tavstock, Mrs. Abingdon Mrs. Inley, the grand
the three beautiful Serans Kitty Fisher
Sdons Mrs Graham, and the Duchess of Cumberland
whom any painter must have exulted in painting
they beauty of feature and cOlong which
no criticism gainsay. But thereafter, with the
cepton few dignifed pictures by Lawrence the beau
ty the power of reproducing it, to have dsap-
peared The women of day have deterorated
same beauty the early Victorian and it is be-
coming highest degree. The long waists the crino-
lines poke bonnets and befounced skirts would have
ruined beauty of Venus while the ringle the ban
deaux and chgnons utterly destroyed the beauty and
shape of every the hair which covered It, There
is no beauty great absolute not to be enhanced
by the framework which it is set and the lovely
Of every age Of their charm the background
in which they stand.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

resist playing upon you in pretending
that she had applied its contents to
herself 1t really was too bad Of her.
Please forgive her. and accept very
warm wishes for your happiness, from
your sincere old friend.
"PRISClLLA BENTLEY"
Miss Priscilla peered between the
laths of her blind with DIM scared
eyes until Betsy's thickset figure pass
ed out by the garden gate. And then
she got down on to her knees. She
had told her first lie.
"But-bless my soul. PRISCILLA
may say, Priscilla now, suppose?"
An excitable. white-haired man was
trampng Miss Bentley's sitting room,
blowing his nose violently the while
I'm ashamed of you. And that girls
n jewel! I've a good mind''-he shot
out protecting arm which gave the
lie to his words-''tO-tO marry her
after all. except that she wouldn't
look at me-!
Are yOu-are you sure?" faltered
Miss Priscilla. She was smiling, cry
ing. apologizing, in one tiuttering, en-
barrassed breath.
Am l sure? When she's just told
me that she's promised to strapping
young fellow in the guards! Look
what you let me in for | went this
morning to apologize and explain like
man. though I've faced less unpleas-
ant things on battlefield, Priscilla,
and sOmehOw-well, out it came about
your little joke, ma am. And she held
her tongue, and stood looking out of
the window for minute or two, and
then round she turned with her eyes
all wet-though I'm flattering myself,
mind you. that it was at the thought
of losing me-and GO and tell her you
hold her to her joke! says She"
"Oh. major-I-I mean Alexander!
She must be IA very" Miss Pris-
elias gentle little voice broke sud
denly before an adjective came
Not word against her, Priscilla.'
the old soldier wheeled round fiercely
-"she's the sweetest woman, barring
one"-his rugged face softened into
sudden tenderness-"who might have
known that heart which she stole
when its owner was in petticoats and
bless me. what does the old lady
want this time?"
Betsy was knocking persistently on
half -opened door.
"It's that stupid boy from the print
er's at the end Of the road again,
num-" she said in answer to a timid
inquiry. He still holds to it that he
left bill here yesterday by mistake.
It's in my mind now that maybe it's
a note l took from the letter box and
slipped at the back Of the clock to
| wait for you''-The Woman at Home.
Four hundred and thirteen miles of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

variety Is strong BEARDLEss WHEAT.
grower and stools prolically. the straw
being strong and why. The heads are
full and long and wide. The chaff,
which is brown, is free from boards.
The grain, which is Of true Long
berry type, is dark amber in color,
large and long and Of the finest quail
ity. The other heads shown are of
the bearded sort. Sheaf Longbery
Red, and claimed to be the most per-
feet Longberry read wheat grown. 1t
Is one of the hardest varieties, a
strong, healthy grower, and especially
desirable for late sowing. The straw
is strong. though only medium tan.
The chaff is thin and of a pearly
white. The grain Is dark and tlinty,
and nearly as large as rye kernels.
This variety is much priced as a fancy
milling ort.-Indianapolis News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

1t is the general disposition to exalt
material achievement to the disparage-
ment Of political leadership. This Is
doubtless due to the activity Of politics
in degrading itself. But consider what
1t means If we are to assert that any
material structure. whether bridge,
steamship or railroad, is greater than
the social or national structure. 1t Is
a mathematical impossibility that the
whole should be less than any Of its
parts. Yet is not that what 1t means
II we are to hold that the creator Of
the structure which serves the material
life Of the nation Is greater than the
leader who directs or creates its ma
donal growth. progress or en1ightea-)
mentl No sane man viii dispute the
greatness OF a Roebling, Lindenthal
Edison OF Stephenson. But 1t Is not
Understanding them to hold that their
greatness is Of less magnitude than
that Of Washington, Jefferson or Lin
coin
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

sowing OF wheat
wherever 1t can be
done. Some varieties
are better for late
sowing than others,
and the two shown In
the illustration seem
to be especially suit
ed for late sowing.
The center head Of
the Illustration shows
a b card | e S s sort
known as the Claw
on Longbe1ry. The
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

treading out grain by means of a
beam. The woman seated on the
ground takes bundle of grain and
puts it under one end of the beam.
When the grain is is place the woman
leaning on the pole for support takes
a step backward which has the effect
of raising the broad, fiat end of the
beam, and making the other end fall
in a hole made for that purpose. Then
a quick step forward. with some little
pressure, brings the thick end OF the
beam down on the wheat and f1attens
it out so effectually as to separate
the grain from the husks.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
To Sugar Cure Pork.


Hogs of 200 to $50 pounds weight
are best for family use In dressing
a hog it should be so hung that 1t can
be split down the back, and the sides
allowed to separate, the head peihg
cut off. The leaf and some other sur
plus fat should be removed Mt once
This allows the meat to cool thorough
~, and it Is in good shape to handle
The meat barrel should be kept in n
cool place without freezing. A good
way to keep the hams and shoulders
after being cured is to slice and fry
and pack in Jars, covering with not
lard. Fresh pork may be kept this
way in hot weather, but 1t must be
thoroughly cooked. While the cured
meat requires much less cooking to
preserve 1t.
Allow the hog to thoroughly cool be-
fore cutting, carefully trim hams and
shoulders and split the sides In two
lengthwise. Sprinkle bottom of bar
rel with fine salt, and ruNDeach piece
Of meat with salt. Pack in barrel with
hams on the bottom, shoulders next
and sides on top After three days
cover the meat with brine made as
follows: Water, 8 gallons; salt. II
pounds; sugar, 3 pounds; saltpeter 3
ounces; concentrated I've, 3 teaspoons
Boil all together and skim. After cool
ing, pour over the meat. Leave In
brine from four to six weeks, then
smoke as desired. The brine should
be strong enough to bear up an egg
philadelphia Record.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

weights at an early age. lay large
number Of eggs which hatch well, and
produce strong, hardy ducklings. They
are pure white in color with yellow
bill and legs. AS a farmyard fowl
they are somewhat noisier than some
other breeds.-Farm and Home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

at the back to the upper part. At the
coop down so as it can be moved
about. The upper part comes down
over the floor all the way so that you
can put nail through the staple,
The shade in the front Is to keep the
sun and rain out. These cOops are
very easy to clean.-J. c. Becraft in
Poultry Keeper.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
Farming for Profit.

In farming for profit in this country
1t behooves one to listen to the teach.
ings of experience gained by farmers
in Great Britain. Robert H. Rev
chief of the statistical branch of the
British Board of Agriculture, has
brought out the fact that during the
last thirty years there has been al
most steady decrease in the area
devoted to grain culture, and rela,
lively steady increase in the acreage
devoted to pasturage and meadow
lands. The number of cows and heif-
ers in milk or in calf indicates that
the dairy industry has held its own in
the face Of foreign competition much
better than has the growing of grain.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
CHI D; EMS AFFECTIONS TRAINED AT HOME.
BY Cora Roche HowIant

M that our mothers nice children? In
l NJ own the marvel will be If our children are
III mot paragons hard do we strive after perfec
| M ltion- But mothers their methods, compared
] ~ with our own, quite elementary. They just
| IL brought up in the best way they knew, and
IN hey did say much about it, for they took it
$500 or granted that everybody knew that what
,,vy were spending their time in doing To-day many OF
he duties mothers took themselves have
been relocated the school In the past education was
specifically the work of the home The schools first con
corn was with the chds mental habits Beyond this its
only that its routine be little disturbed as
nossible The element might into school
through the personality Of the teacher but had
place However much the parents might
help the school in its recognized function. the school au
thories did feel themselves under any obligation to
return the courtesy Certainly step has been taken for
ward and school have become, they should be-
inlerependen The parent is learning how to supplement
the teacher The teacher for his part Is no
longer askmaster he is the parent tenn. to
whom during school hours the child looks for sympathy and
recognition.
There is better way Of learning how to train th'
your children than by barking back to your
own childhood and considering how parents salts
fed failed you Was mothers voice tender she
sang you sleep in front of the low baseburner? Did
your father always greeting to the minute he
turned the corner and saw your eager watching face
pressed close against the window pane! Whe, you came
home from school at were you certain that you
would find your mother there that had to
late about it, Have you glorious memories of stories that
father used to tell Of afternoons in the sand pile
wien your mother made villages medieval castles for
you and the neghbors children of marches In the dusk
OF evening with floating banners and Chinese
lanterns? Were you allowed to share in the housewOrk.
making the beds, filling the woodbox? Could you al
ways give your parents your childish confidence with
comfortable certainty they would laugh you
tell else about it? If 1t happens that have all
these things and others like these to remember do
need learned dspuatons about of training the aec
lions of children.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
LABOR UNIONS BENEFIT MEN.
BY c. r. Yerkes. Railway Maqnafe.

American labor unions have tendency to raise
the mental standard of the men. They train a
mans intelligence. The who is most fit gets
ahead. l believe in the survival of the fittest
What is in man will come out If he has a chance.
The brainlest mechanics, the men who think and
have chance to show the results of their think
ing, are the men who make the best capitalists.
| believe every mechanic should have chance to
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

train himself to be a capitalist. BY this he
should have the opportunity to train his mind that he
could, far his mental equipment Is concerned be in
position guide and direct well the
others. tell you there is nothing grand in the
intelligent mechanic. He is of use in the world
believe labor unions. l do not believe in trusts as
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

1t looks as If the only thing left for
South Carolina editors to do Is to shoot
first
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

EaIn ana sun frOOr NOOps
have a chicken coop which l think
suits me better than any other l have
tried before. This coop, is made out
of cheap lumber. The bottom Is hinged
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
THE DECADENCE OF FEMININE BEAUTY.
BY Lady Feune

Looking at the pictures and miniatures of by
gone age one often wonders whether beauty is a
fact or question Of opinion. The pictures Of
the women of those days do not impress us with
high standard of what we consider beauty.
They are all more or less Of a manly type and
do not convey any idea Of the delicacy and re-
finement we associate with real feminine beauty
Queen Elizabeth is wonderful in appearan nee and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
A Ration Of Pun pkins.

Pumpkins are most excellent food
for mich cows, but owing to their
bulky nature and their tendency to
freeze and decay, they are chiefly val
liable as a late fall food, when they
answer splendid purpose, to be fed
for couple of weeks while the cows
are changing from grass to dried Or
preserved fodder. In some instances,
when fed in very large quantities, the
seed has a very stimulating effect on
the urinary system which may be pre-
vented by removing the seed part.
A Primitive Threshing Machine.
A common sight in the agricultural
districts Of Hungary Is two women
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
Beard1eas Wheat.

Those who have had the most ex.
perience in combating the hessian fly
are the strongest believers in the late
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

The Alaskan boundary contest was
as easy as a yacht race.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

Pekin Ducks Are Popular.
The Pekins are the most popular and
probably the most profitable Of all
breeds Of ducks. They reach heavy
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
Hoods Sarsapariua

Cures all forms OF catarrh, radically and
permanently it removes the cause and
overcomes all the effects. Get Hoods.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03

Four hundred and thirteen miles OIL
railway are to be built in Alaska.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-12-03
Catarrh

Whether 1t is OF the nose, throat, stomach.
bowels, or more delicate organs. catarrh is
always facilitating and should never fail OF
attention.
1t is a discharge from the mucous mem.
brane when kept in a state OF Inflammation
by an impure, commonly scrofulous. con.
diton OF the blood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-12
BRIDGE TO SAN FRANCISCO
Southern Pacific May Spend $4,000,
900 to Save Ferry Trip.

San Francisco, Sept. 12.-President
Hartman of the Southern Pacific is
considering the building of a bridge
over Carquinez straits. between Port
Costa and Benicia. and doing away with
the slow ferry system. 1t is the general
belief of Southern Pacific officials that
Mr.. Hartman will build the bridge at a
cost of about SO, 100000 within the next
three years and save fully half an hour
in running time for overland trains. The
bridge will be about two miles long, in
Guiding approaches, and about so feet
above water.
The reconstruction of the Central Pa
cific for 500 miles between Truckee and
Ogden is rapidly approaching compile
ton. The western end of the line will
be moderhized by a $4,000 foot tunnel In
the Sierra. Nevada at cost of 81, 900, 600.
When all this work is completed, Mr..
Hartman says, fast overland trains can
easily run between San Francisco anu
Chicago in two and a half DAYS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-09-12
Bernard schmidt's Organ.

The oldest church organ which has
come down TO our own day in anything
like it's original condition is that which
is now in Barnsbury Street Congrega-
tional Chapel, Islington. 1t was built
in 1860 by Bernard Schmidt, for West
minister Abbey, and it's original cost
was 8120. 1t was placed above the
stalls on the north side of the choir.
and was played upon by Blow, Purcell
and Croft. In 1870 it was removed to
make room for Schneider & Jordan's
organ, and sold to the parish of ST.
Margaret's, Westminster. After being
stored for many years in the tower
there, it was re-erected in Barnsbury
Chapel by Holditch, who added two oc-
taves of pedal pipes outside the ends of
the old case, and made some other
slight alterations; but except for the
additions mentioned, Schmidt's work
remains practically intact.-London
Daily News