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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

Select a thick piece Of bamboo about
eight inches long and without joints;
clean the inside carefully, making it
as smooth as possible. Bore a small
hole about two inches from one end
to hold II smaller piece of bamboo,
which is to form the spout A hollow
piece Of bamboo (c) somewhat thinner
than the pump barrel Is inserted into
the lower end of the pump barrel; the
top Of the barrel (c) Is closed with a
piece Of rubber that is fastened with
a small tack. and can be moved up
and down. The pumping rod is made
Of thin stick of wood and another
short piece Of bamboo (d). The short
piece of bamboo Id is closed on one
end by n piece of rubber similar to the
lower part Of the pump mentioned be-
fore. This piece Of bamboo is fasten-
ed to the stick of wood with the help
Of cord ard putty, and must fit tight
ly into the pump barrel. The pump
barrel Will work satisfactorily If a
small quantity of water is poured into
the upper barrel to get it started.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

to the prison and were laid naked in
had been struck by fifteen bullets.
When the light had been subdued to
make the wounds show more clearly
against the white skin the convicts
were filed slowly past the table. About
1.5OO men We're In the prison and the
procession was kept up until the last
one had passed the bodies.
Aull had an original method in
marking men who had tried and fail
ed to escape. He clothed them In red
shirts, and his guards were instructed
to shoot for these shirts If any effort
was made to break away. Not until
every man wearing a red shirt had
been shot down in a fleeing group
We're the guards to fire on the other
cOnvicts.
He made the discipline so exact that
1t was impossible for a man to es-
cape. In the last few years Of his
service attempts to gain freedom grew
less and less. Finally the prisoners
gave it up as bad job. They de-
cided 1t was better to work out their
sentences, or to hope for q reprieve
In the case of life sentence, than to
feel the bite of the frowning Cat
lings.
And yet. with all the precautions he
took. Aull was liked by the majority
Of his prisoners. He treated them
justly. and they recognized this. He
was tireless in his efforts to obtain
better food and better clothing for
the men. He did not work them hard
In the quarries and he gave them fire.
Quent relaxation. He interested him
self in them personally. and many he
helped after they had gone back into
the world He raised the standard
for prison fare and living in Califor-
MIA, and the convicts expressed sor-
row when he gave up the post, five
years ago.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
COMPOSITION OF THE BRAIN.
Same Sort of Material IL In Nerve Cells
as in Other Parta of the BODY.

Ga me Sort of Material IL In Nerve Cells
as in Other Parts of the Body.
Whether it be the brain cell Of a
glow-wOrm or one trembling with the
harmonies of Tristan and Isolde, the
stuff it Is made Of Is much the same;
1t Is difference in structure. appar
emily, rather than Of material. And
the chemical difference between q
brain or nerve cell and that of the
muscles or the skin seems reducible
mainly to a difference in the proper
ton of two substances-water and
phosphorus. Lean beef, for example,
is from 20 to SO per cent water; the
brain is from 80 to % per cent water.
And a brain or nerve cell nav con-
phosphorus as, let us say. the cells Of
the liver or the heart. The actual
quantity is of course, extremely small
by weight but fraction Of 1 per
cent.
About three pounds avOirdupois Of
this very complex phosphorized stuff
make up an average human brain.
There is a lot more Of 1t distributed
down ones spinal column. and little
plexuses all over the body. wherever
group Of muscles are to be moved
and others still. the sensory or feel
Ing nerves. which are everywhere. 1t
Is hard to find a cubical halfinch out
side the bones where they are not.
All told, the nervous substance.
which for the sake Of making its func-
lions clear have called the matter
which thinks. forms a not incOnsider-
able portion Of the body outside of the
bony skeleton. 1t Is made up Of dis
tinct and separate units. for the most
part extremely minute, though some
attain a length Of two or three feet.
These units, for lack Of a more mis-
leading name. are called cells. The
"cells" which run from the small Of
your back down into your toes and
wiggle the same or inform you when
member Of the family Is stubbed are
the longest. Those Of the brain are
mostly so small as to tax the powers
Of the microscope; their average length
would be measured In thOusandths of
an inch. There have been many at
tempts to get their actual number; it
Is certainly large. Computations for
the brain alone range from 6O.OOO.OOO
upward One. due, l think. to Wal.
deyer, sets the total number of brain
cells (average) at 1,6OO,OOO,OOO. This
would mean brain population ex-
ceeding the known population Of the
earth,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
BITTER ROT OF APPLES,
Damage to the Crop Estimated al
&lO.OOO.OOO

The Department Of Agriculture has
issued as bulletin No. "A of the Bureau
Of Plant Industry paper OH the bitter
rot Of apples, prepared by Professor
Hermann Won Schreck, special agent
In charge Of the Mississippi Valley
laboratory. and Perley Spaulding, a
special agent Of the department.
For the past four or five years the
bitter rot of apples has been the cause
Of heavy losses to growers and hand.
lers Of this fruit. AS stated in the
department report for 1901, the presi-
dent Of the National Apple Shippers
Association estimated that the damage
to the apple crop Of the United States
in 1900 from bitter rot was $4,000, 900.
In some orchards there was total loss
Of fruit; in others from one-half to
two-thirds Of the crop was destroyed.
The disease Is especially severe in the
Mississippi Valley and the States along
the Ohio River. At the request Of nu.
merous growers the Bureau of Plant
Industry undertook extensive investi.
cations to determine more definitely
the life history Of the fungus causing
bitter rot, with the hope Of discovering
more effective method Of holding it
In check. The report of this investiga.
ton contains general account OF the
history Of the disease, description
and life history Of the fungus causing
1t and some facts which have been re-
Gently discovered in regard to the mode
Of life Of the parasite.
During the year 1901 cooperative ex.
periments were carried on with the
Illinois experiment station, but during
the last season the work was conduct
ed independently by both the station
and the department. Cooperative ex-
periments on the control Of this disease
were started the past year with the
Missouri fruit experiment station, and
will be continued with this station and
fruit growers in various apple sections
during the present season.-Washing
ton Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
TAKE TO INDIAN SPOUSEs.
Many Army Omcsrs Have Welded
- Squa We Ia Past Times.

It Is announced from Fort Leaven-
worth that the government Is taking
notice of army officers who married
Filipino girls after the loose fashion
of the islands and then abandoned
them. The particular case is one in
which young officer became engaged
to a Leavenworth girl. 1t was known
that this officer had lived with Fill
Pine girl near Manila after some sort
of a marriage ceremony The Leaven-
worth girl is said to have no Objec-
tons to the facts in the case, and will
vorce from his Filipino wife.
However, there is nothing particular
ly new in the revelations with respect
to "morganatic" marriages by United
States army officers. Before the civil
war it was almost the customary thing
for officers stationed in Oregon or
Washington Territory to cOnsOrt with
Indian girls. At Tacoma or Seattle
the visitor often has pointed out to him
half-breeds who bear the names Of
some Of the most distinguished Of our
civil war generals and who are known
to be the sons or daughters Of these
officers. 1t Is explained that when
these officers were young lieutenants
they were stationed In the wilds of
the Northwest. far from the society
Of women Of their own kind; that they
needed hOusekeepers; that 1t was the
custom of the region for white men to
cOnsort with Indian maidens; that, &C.
cOrding to Indian standards. there was
nothing wrong about it. and that from
every standpoint 1t was advantageous
to the girl taken for a temporary wife.
At the little town Of Puyallup. ten
miles from Tacoma, there are two fine
looking men who bear the name Of
general who for long time was at
the head of the quartermasters depart
ment of the United States army. These
men are the SONS Of the general. He
married the mother. a Puyallup In
dian, when he was a Lieutenant and
stationed at the Puyallup Indian agen-
cy. long before the civil war. In later
years he married an American woman
in the far East and raised family.
But he did not abandon his family on
the Pacific coast. His sons were taken
East and put through one Of the lead
ing colleges. He frequently visited
them and openly acknowledged them.
On one occasion, at least. he was &C.
companied by his American wife, who
seemed to know the circumstances and
to have accepted them philosophically.
His Indian wife lived for some years
after he had married his American
spouse, though he never visited her.
But old-timers about Tacoma will tell
the visitor how he made her old age
comfortable. while caring as a father
should for the sons Of their marriage.
kansas City Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
Bi0d0rous Undertakes to
Undo the Undertakers

Why be feeble? Why be i'll? The old
get young and the young stay young.
Biodoros (The Life Giver) is the scientific
discovery of the age. The nearest to the
hidden elixir which enables man to thirst
back the grim messenger of death and live.
The Hon. Orange Jacobs, ex- Member of Con.
gress, ex-Member of the Supreme Court.
says Il have taken Blodoros for several
months IL mas done me great deal of
sooo. regard it as very powerful and
penehciai tonic Many people of many ills,
wen known In Seattle. have given their
written testimony proving positively the
wonderful curing powers of this Iife.oiv-
Ing liquid. If your druggist cannot SUNNY
you. send one dollar to the Biodoros Co.
1lmes Building Seattle, Wash, for one
months treatment.
NO disease germs can live in the system
with Biodoros.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
IN HIS NATIVE TONGUE.
Tho Horse Understood Abuse When
1t Was Spoken in Portuxueae.

| Tho HOrse UnderstOOd Abuse When
1t Was Spoken in Portuguese.
Ten or twelve years ago the present
Prince Of Wales visited Lisbon. He
was then Prince George, "seeing the
world" and having all sorts OF expert
ences, delightful and absurd. At Lis.
bon great review was held In his
honor.
During the passage of the army
Prince Georges horse became unruly
and the crowd, edging nearer, made the
situation an uncomfortable one. The
prince spoke to his steed, at first
gently and then forcibly, but without
avail. Then he gave up, and exclaimed:
"Oh, you poor brute. l suppose you
don't understand English, and can't
talk to you In Portuguese"
The horse curveted again, and the
prince was nearly unseated. Then he
heard voice within yard of him
say, in perfect English:
Pardon me, your royal highness,
but perhaps l can be Of some assist
ance"
The prince looked around, and saw
youth in the black gown and shovel
hat Of an English college. In his sur
prise he exclaimed:
"And who are you?"
Il am an Englishman. studying here
at the English college, your royal. high
ness. and thought il you would allow
me to abuse your horse In Portuguese,
1t might quiet him, and incidentally re-
lieve your royal hishnesss feelings"
They tried the plan. and 1t worked
admirably. The horse, hearing a Ian
guage he knew, imbibed few ideas
from 1t, and concluded to profit by
them
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
GATLlNGS UN GUARD.
UNIQUE FOLSOM PENi1 ENTIARY
HAS NO Walls
California Prison the Only One Of Its
Kind in the WorId-ofe mories of the
l.ventful Days When Charles Auil
Was Warden.

The escape Of thirteen desperate con-
victs from Folsom penitentiary, near
sacramento, Cal, brought that some
what noted Western penal institution
unpleasantly before the public. 1t Is
the most remarkable place of it's kind
In the world in that. while combining
hundreds Of daring men. there Is no
wall around it. In this respect 1t is
unique among such institutions.
Memories of the eventful days when
Charles Aull was warden Of Folsom
prison have been recalled by the re-
cent escape of cOnvicts from the insti-
tuition. Aull was one of the most pic
trresque characters developed in the
rough and ready life in California in
the years following the gold discover
les. He was the man who planned
and perfected the unique guarding Of
the Folsom prisoners. and 1t was his
proud boast that in the twenty five
years he was warden not man es-
capped.
A small graveyard standing outside
the gray sides of the prison gave Aull
his chance to boast like this. No pris-
oner ever escaped because Aull's
guards shot any man who tried to fee.
Aull was splendid marksman, and
he demanded of his guards the same
skill with firearms. Every week he
held shooting contest. and II any
man fell below percentage Of 50
twice in succession he was taken from
the watch towers and put to work as
turnkey until he had risen to the de-
sired standard again.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
DOut's for Girls.

Don't let mother bear all the cares.
Don't talk about your girl friends;
choose the true friend and drop the
false.
Don't be sarcastic or envious; 1t may
be you have more advantages and
blessings. if recognized. than they
whom you envy.
Don't tease brother, but help him.
Don't snub him; some think boys
were made only to be scolded and just
endured
Don't he afraid of being laughed at
when your motive Is coed.
Don't be careless, slovenly and dila-
tory.
Don't boast: 1t Is the sign of weak
ness. CHARITY vuunteth not Itself, Is
not puffed up"
Don't be irritable and quick-temper-
ed.
Lastly, later on
Don't lose your sweet womanliness.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
When Aull took charge Of Folsom
he found a huge pile Of buildings

When Aull took charge Of Folsom
he found a huge pile Of buildings
standing in a rocky amphitheater close
to the American river. The prison
grounds covered 4S6 acres. mostly fill
ed with quarries of the finest lime
stone.
1t had been planned to build walls
around the prison. but Aull advised
against this. He argued that wall
would be useless, as the convicts
would have to go outside to get to the
quarries. The prison was left as 1t
was built. but Aull took steps to keep
the convicts from escaping. He built
ten towers at different points in the
prison grounds and in them placed
Calling guns. The gunG swept every
part of the grounds. and also quar-
ter Of mile Of territory surrounding
the prison reservation.
The towers We're built by convicts.
Aull placed double guards over diff
ferent bodies Of the prisoners while
they built the foundations Of solid
= stone and the superstructures Of wood
and iron. He made the conyicts raise
the Calling guns to their platforms In
the little galleries Of the towers. and
every detail Of the work Of defense.
or rather offenss, he let the prisoners
become acquainted with. Aull said
there was nothing to conceal. He
wanted the men to know that extraor-
binary precautions had been taken to
keep them under control. and he was
interested in having the convicts car
ry the boxes Of ammunition from wag-
ous into the towers.
AULLS CEMETERY.
Every prisoner that arrived in Fol-
som got a little lecture by the warden.
Aull would meet the new arrived with
a hearty handshake and smile.
Now, my man." he would say.
there Is no bread and water here.
You will get good food and plenty Of
it. And II you don't try to run off and
are good-natured. you will get the best
Of treatment. We are easy on the
boys here as long as they behave
themselves.
"You see we have no walls around
this prison. but you will also observe
those towers. The convicts you will
mingle with in the quarries will tell
you what those are for"
AS he came near the end of his lee
ture Aull would signal with his hand
for the convict to follow him. and,
chatting continually, he would lead
him through the graveyard. In an
apparently casual way Aull would call
attention to the white boards stand.
ing in close order at the tops of grass
covered graves. On nearly all Of them
the inscription was alike, except for
the names. The general form was:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
Why Vacations Are Given.

In this age Of tension every boy
should be taught some form Of recrea-
ton that he will cling to In after life.
When the thing by which he has made
his fame or money threatens his very
existence he can turn to this safe
guard and. while his mind Is pleasur-
ably occupied, regain his physical
pofse. 1t may be yachting, canoeing
on little rivers, mountain climbing,
travelling misunderstanding or hunting
Whatever it may be, the thought and
the love for it Is better engendered
during the formative years IL there Is
full understanding that it Is to act
as running mate to the greater work
IN life and is properly and necessarily
part of a boys education.
For those who work under modern
stress there Is. with rare exceptions,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

aways time when the strain becomes
greater than the endurance and an en-
forced change is imperative. The
summer vacation Is the expression of
physical necessity. 1t has come into
existence in America In the last twen-
ty-five wears and it satisfies the nesd
Of many. especially the young. who
have mot forgotten how to play. or
Tho e. the strong among us, who
learned something ms boys that they
still like to do as men. There are 9th
els. however. who are not so fortu-
nately placed and still others growing
UP who do not realize this need.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

Many women and doctors do
not recognize the real symptoms
Of arrangement of the female
organs until too late.
"I had terrible pains along my
spinal cord for two years and suffered
dreadfully. I was given different
medicines, wore plasters; none Of
these things helped me. Reading Of
the cures that Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has brought
about, somehow felt that it was
what needed and bought bottle to
take. How glad 1 am that I did 20
two bottles brought me immense re-
lief, and after using three bottles more
felt new life and blood surging
through my veins. It seemed az
though there had been a regular house
cleaning through my system, that all
the sickness and poison had been taken
out and new life given me instead. J.
have advised dozens of my friends to use
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. Good health is indis-
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound has secured this to me-"
Mus. LAURA L. BREMER, Crown
Point, Indiana, Secretary Ladies Relief
Corps. i $4,000 fo,rsit Il original Of atsss letter
proving gsnufnsnsss cannot b produced.
Every sick woman who does not
understand her ailment should
write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn,
Mass. Her advice 10 free and
always helpful.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

My father and mother can never be
They're the incest that ever were
made.
They remember the fun they had when
they were young.
And all of the games that they played.
And, better than all. they play with u
themselves,
Yes, really ard truly, they do!
Every night after dinner till bedtime ha''
come.
There's Willie and Burton and Prue,
And Aice-thai's me-and my father
and mother
Enough for some royal good fun.
We play Blind Mans Buff and Hide-and-
Go-Seck.
You should see how my mother can
They don't either one of them mind be-
ing lit"
And they always are awfully fair.
We none of us think the games any fun
Unless all the players are square.
And every new game we teach father
and mother;
They teach all the old ones to us:
So we romp and we play, big and little
together,
With never Il sign of fuss.
But sometimes a stranger man comes to
our play
He creeps in so quiet and still
That we don't know he's here till we hear
deep sigh
From our lttlest one-that is Will.
Then we know that the Sand Man has
joined in our play
And is trying to put us to sleep.
Then father and mother both kiss us
good night"
And away into Dreamland we creep.
-Elizabeth Jamison.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10


If the boy who eXcla inns Just My
Luck" were truthful he would say
Just my laziness" or Just my i'll
attention"
Luck is waiting for something to
turn up.
Labor. with keen eyes and strong
will. will turn up something.
Luck lies in bed and wishes the
postman would bring him news Of u
legacy.
Labor turns out at 6 o'clock, and
with busy pen or ringing hammer
lays the foundation Of a competence.
Luck whlnes.
Labor whistles.
Luck relies on chances
Labor on character.
Luck slips down to Indulgence.
Labor strides upward to independ.
ce.-Northwestern Christian Advo.
cate.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
Best Kind Of a Guide.

First Sportsman-Good guide, Is he?
Second SpOrtsman-Oh, yes! If nee
essary he'll do the shooting and bring
home the game and let you say you
did it and whip anybody that says you
didn't.-Puck.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
To Study Forest Fires.

The agents Of the bureau of forestry
will study forest fires as they occur to
determine how they are caused, how
fast they burn and what conditions
favor or hinder them. and Just what
damage they do to soil and to tree
growth.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

The birth rate among the foreign
born in Massachusetts is fifty-two per
1000; among the native-born 1t Is sew
enteen.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

We have an idea that when a woman
eats corn off the cob, 1t is after an
inward apology to Edward Box.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

A thrifty housewife can get eight
picnic pieces out Of one spring chicken
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10

Milkmen and dancing masters are
often at a loss without their pumpA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-10
JOHN BLANK,
SHOT WHILE TRYING TO
ESCAPE ON
JULY 80. 1901.

In one corner Of the graveyard
Auu would stop and point to seven