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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
TRAVEL 600 MILES TO CALL.
Depew ard Wife Barrel, Have Time
to Drive Out to Biitmore.

to Drive Out to Biltmore.
Friday was an evcntful day with the
party entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Vanderbilt, says the Ashe-
vile correspondent of the Charlotte
Observer. Senator and Mrs. Depew,
who have been expected for several
days, arrived during the afternoon, but,
while they came coo miles, they made
only formal vlsit-just Il pop call, so
to speak. When Mr.. Depew stepped
from the train he was given a tele-
gram. He glanced ut few words and
handed the message to Mr.. Vanderbilt.
1t was summons to New York from
| some captain of industry" perhaps,
and was imperative. There was hur-
ried consultation Of watches and time
cards, and the question was whether
the New Workers would be able to
| drive to Fillmore house and back be-
fore the departure Of the next east
bound train.
The distinguished visitor, while fully
recognizing the Importance Of the sum
mons. appeared willing to place him
self in the hands of Mr.. Vanderbilt,
who had an equal measure of conf
dence in his horses. The two men
thereupon jumped into a carriage and
started for Biltmore house, two miles
away. at Maud 8. gait.
At the mansion hurried explanations
were made. Miss Alice Roosevelt, who
had expected to return to Washington
with the Depews, said she would re-
main over another day to attend the
horse show In Asheville. and then the
two horseS-blooded animals, unused
to the lash-were started on a dead
run for the station. Foam covered
good part of their bodies. that trembled
with exhaustion and excitement, but
Mr.. Vanderbilt's injunction to hold the
train If 1t came was found to have been
unnecessary.
Mr.. Depew's face was swathed in
smile of satisfaction and his eyes spar
killed. with animation as he leaped from
the vehicle, and in his enthusiasm he
scattered not only small change, but
| half dozen or more bills of small de
nomination among the inevitable group
of negroes at the station. In the mean-
time Mrs. Depew, who had concluded
that she had better return to New York
with her husband, had boarded their
special New York Central car. which
by that time had been coupled to the
train The junior Senator from New
York then stepped leisurey aboard AMI
the conductor pulled the bell cord.
Trains do not leave Mr.. Depew when
he is in haillng distance.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06

boy who offers muSzie-loader for five
dollars he said.
That afternoon they sought out the
village boy and secured the gun. and
III the evening. just before leaving for
their train. Cornish gave it to Billy.
with an elaborate presentation speech.
But you oughtn't to give it to me-.
criued the boy. Il haven't done a
thing for you: it's all been fun for
me-"
Never mind" said Dalton. "All we
ask is that when we come back to stay
with you next summer. you have
bearskin to show US"
The Aliens summer season. did not
close for three weeks longer. On re-
turning to the city Cornish and Dalton
sent friend Of theirs with his two
young sons.
The upshot Of it all was that with
the returns from Billy's boarders and
the money that Emma earned at the
canning factory. where she had had
more work than usual, the Aliens tided
over their hard times. And now even
Aunt Sues boarding house is no more
prosperous and no better supplied with
crouuet and hammocks. and offers Ice
cream to its guests no more frequently
than the establishment which adver-
tses under the name of w. Allen
Youths Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06

would be glad of fortune?" she
answered
Billy did not wish to rouse his moth
er's hopes. He determined TO proceed
Oh his own responsibility. BY picking
black berries, which he sold to his aunt,
he earned enough money to insert one
advertisement in Boston newspaper.
Then he cast his bait out into the
great, rich world. and waited anxious
ly for a nibble.
On the second day after Billy had
taken this step two clerks in Boston
dry-goOds store sat down to supper III
their boarding house and spread out a
newspaper between them.
Look here, Dalton, how's this?" said
one Of them. pointing with his finger
at an advertisement, which ran as
follows
"Roarders Wanted. Farmhouse on
Little Hawk Mountain. Fine scenery,
trout brooks, swimming in the lake,
maybe shot at bear No ham
mocks or croquet and just plain coun-
try living. but mothers 1irst-rate
cook. Five dollars week. w. Allen.
Pembridge, Maine.
Dalton broke out laughing. Isn't
that delicious: He calls his wife
mother" | vote we go there"
1T looks like what we want" said
the other man, Cornish, land with va
cation only ten days away, we'd better
make up our minds now. This w.
Allen is evidently an honest, straight
forward old fellow. who will treat us
We'll and make no fuss about it"
I'VE must get some buckshot and
load up a few shells for that bear"
remarked Dalton.
When Billy opened a letter and read
that Mr.. Thomas Dalton and Mr.. Ed
ward Cornish wished to engage two
rooms for two weeks, and would ar
rive on Aug. 81, he was tremulous with
JOY at his success. He gave the letter
to his mother without a word; and
when he saw how her face lighted up,
first with surprise and then with sud
den hope, he went out and split wood
for an hour, because he felt so happy
| that he had to break something
During the week before the 31st
| there seemed to be new spirit Of en-
ergy In the Allen family. Billy's
mother freshened up the spare rooms
, with pictures and chairs from her own
room, and gaily stripped her own and
| Billy's beds of the best sheets and
| coverings.
I'm going to see that our guests go
| back inclined to give us recommen-
| dation. even if the rest Of us have to
| put up with a few things" she said.
| Her husband displayed renewed
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06

Depth of cultivating corn varies
with circumstances. In wet seasons
it is often absolutely necessary to stir
a soil deeply in order to dry it out.
Deep stirring is also necessary in wet
seasons when weeds have once got the
start of the cultivator. The practice
Of cultivating a uniform depth of four
inches throughout the entire season Is
quite common it being claimed that
weeds are most effectively destroyed
ut this depth. while the four-inch
mulch conserves the moisture as well
as a deeper one. There are those who
advocate blowing deeply at all times,
although, on the other hand. they are
taken to task by others who claim
that it is just as prudent to remove
the leaves from the stalk with a knife
us to cut the root with a cultivator.
One instance is given where a compal1-
son of the deep and shallow method Of
cultivation gave n yield of twenty
bushels per acre in favor of the shall
low method. Iowa Homestead.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
Convenient small Harrow.

On every farm where small fruits
and vegetables are grown a one-horse
barrow Is a great convenience. by
its use the lighter wedding is done and
the surface of the soil kept loose at
small expense of labor. If one has a
lever harrow two of the beams may
be used for this one horse harrow or
the beams may be readily made with
lumber of proper length, using long
wire nails for the teeth. The beams
are fastened together in ' shape.
as shown in the cut and wooden
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
HER BOY at Sc A.

rs only sixteen years he has. and gone
10 be sailor.
His father. too, was lost ut sea, SIN
teen years ago;
And I'm waiting all alone, waiting all
alone;
He never saw the trembling hands that
asked him not to go;
And stormy It's tonight, with the white
foam flying
Flying DER the cottages and drifting
up the lane,
And it's wide awake I'm lying to hear
the dark sea crying
And crying me myself till the boy
comes home again.
Young. so young. Oh. why do the neigh
bors ask me
If the ship is come to port! She was
due month ago.
And I'm waiting all alone, waiting all
alone.
Why do they whisper? DO they think
l do not know?
Gold it is tonight, with the sea wind
waiing,
Wailng like a woman in the dark and
the rain:
The wind it is that's wailing, but my
heart my heart is failing,
My life is failing in me till the boy
comes home again.
It's only sixteen years he had, and him
the strong young swimmer,
And oh. | wish he could not swim
he'd fight 40 hard. | know;
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06

/ activity in cultvating the garden.
which at least had not suffered much
from the bad year. And Billy went
| about, tinkering and mending, and
roofing the grass out of the path; it
did not do much good, but it showed a
good spirit Also he wrote formal
| letter to Mr.. Dalton, announcing that
he had reserved two rooms for him and
his friend.
On the afternoon of the last day Of
| August he was at the station. with
| the old horse and wagon, to meet the
guests When the train stopped and
TWO young men alighted, Billy saun-
| tered forward, with a broad, embar
raised smile on his freckled face.
"IIello. SON. said one of the young
men to him. Can YOU direct us to
| Mr.. W. Aliens house,
I'm w. Allen," said Billy. Let
me take your things
Dalton stared down at the small boy,
who strove to relieve him of his val
| Use.
well. well" exclaimed the young
man And you're the gentleman with
whom I've correspondents
Yes. sir" said Billy, still Juggling at
the valse won't you let me take
| these
II guess were better able to lug
them than you are Cornish remarked,
| looking kindly Mt the small, eager fig
urc You lead the way and Wen fol-
| low"
And that was what Billy did indie
| fati@abiy for the next two weeks. The
young men had taken Il fancy to him,
ana insisted that he should accom-
| pany them on all their excursions. lie
| guided them to all the trout brooks,
where their success was beyond any
thing that they had dreamed; they
took him swimming with them in the
| lake. Two days they beat the noun
tain slopes in search of the bear; but a
| traditional bear is always hard to kill.
and doubtless that one still roams the
forests of Little Hawk.
The young men joked Billy good
deal about the bear. but on the last
day of their vacation, when they had
strolled to the hilltop for a last view
Of the distant lake, Cornish said to BAL.
| ton:
The little fellow ought to have q
gun. Did you see how he looked at
ours? Maybe he could kill the bear"
Dalton laughed. There's a village
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
The Farmers Garden.

The common expression that Ameri-
ca Is nation of dyspeptics Is gener-
ally understood to be true, and 1t Is
population, there are more dyspeptlcs
among farmers and their families than
among the city population. 1t Is absurd
that such should be the case. FOR II
any class of people has chance 10
be healthy it Is the farming communi-
ty. The fact remains. however. tiat
the majority of farmers cling closely
to a diet in which there is little varla-
ton. Probably the lack of fresh fruits
and vegetables has more to do with
their stomach troubles than anything
else. The writer remembers visiting
one of the most extensive growers Oh
truck in the vicinity of Norfolk. va.
More than 500 acres of this man
farm was devoted exclusively to the
raising of vegetables for market, yet
during stay of three days the only
vegetable placed on the table was
scant supply of cabbage at one meal.
For some unaccountable reason farm
erS seem to think that kltcnen gar
den is a waste of time and labor, and
they go through the summer with
scarcely fresh vegetable of any KIND.
This Is a mistake, for the expense OF
a garden sufficiently large to supply
an entire family with vegetables Is so
small that it ought not to be consld-
cred Make the garden near the house
where an hour of spare time daily will
keep 1t in good condition and give that
variety in food which is necessary to
good health. Surely there ought to be
enough variety raised on the farm in
all lines to give the best of each to the
home table, and with proper manage
ment it can be done without cutting
off the income materially.-St. Paul
Dispatch.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
Summer Shade for Poultry,

" here fowls are kept partially con-
fined there should he some arrange
ment for furnishing the proper amount
of shade. If the poultry yards can be
built around number of trees this
will be all sufficient. but If this cannot
be done. then plant row of corn
around the outside of the fence, on
the sunny side. Just far enough from
the fence so that the fowls cannot
reach it. A row of suntlower plants
will answer the same purpose, or the
plants may be castor beans. which will
provide shade and ornamentation as
well. A neighbor of the writer sets a
double row of the tall growing cannas
around the sunny side of his poultry
yard, and thus obtains attractive
bloom and the desired shade at the
same time. Plant seeds of whatever
is to be used of the seed kind now or
set the plants of other sorts. Morn
ing glory vines may be used by SOW
ing the seeds a foot from the poultry
yard fence and running strings to the
top of the fence. This plan gives one
shade quickly and at small expense.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
Gheen OH email Farms.


It Is a mistaken idea to suppose that
large areas are required on which to
raise sheep. 1t is true that it will not
do to crowd too many on small area
with any idea that they will get their
living from the vegetation there, but
If. say, one hundred sheep We're to be
kept on fifteen or twenty acres. prop
erly handled. together with proper
feeding, would bring desirable results.
Taking twenty acres as the area to be
used, 1t would be a good plan to divide
this into three fields: two fields OF 1lve
acres each and one ten-acre field. The
tivt-acre plots should he sown in rape
or some other special feeding crop. and
the ten-acre field used for general
grazing. In this plot there should he
shade and water, and the grain feed
ing should be done here also. The
fields of rape should be used alternate
ly. that is, give the flock of sheep ac-
cess to one field four or five hours a
day for one week, then to the other
field in the same manner. If these
fields were proiitably pastured the re-
suit of the droppings would make
them sufficiently rich for almost any
crop when it was desired to use them
in that way. which could be done by
ha,i ing movable fences. so that other
fields could be used for the sheep in
other years.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
Care of Limbs.

In the case of twins, it Is well to
place them with the mother in small,
separate pen, for day or two in order
that they may become acquainted. and
TO avoid the danger of one Of the lambs
straying away, which may cause trou-
bic. When lambs are born weakly,
more care is required. and unless the
shepherd Is with them to see that they
are sucked soon after birth. they are
liable to become chilled and die. If the
lamb IS too weak to stand up and suck,
it should be held up and some milk
MIXED into its mouth. when it will
soon take the teat and help itself. or
the eve may be gently laid upon her
side and the lamb brought to the teat
on its knees or side. and helped as
above indicated-New England Home
stead,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
A HOMEMADE HARROW.

frame is constructed, as shown to sup
port the handle. If a blacksmith IS
conveniently near the support for the
handle may be two iron rods running
from the corners of the harrow to the
handle. a board may be placed over
the frame and heavy stones set upon
it to weigh down the tool if it is found
too light for certain soils. This tool
will be found especially useful in corn
cultivation during the early growth of
the plants.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
Farm Notes,

There are two certain methods of
capturing the plum curculio First Is
by Earring the tree every morning for
three weeks, after the plums are set,
catching the weevls in sheets laid on
the ground. The second is by colon
izing large flocks Of chickens in coops,
or in yards, under the trees.
If farmers We're as careful and sys-
tematic in the management of their
herds as the breeders of pure breeds
are with their cattle, much better re-
suits would be secured from ordinary
stock Even the best breed will fail
if not rightly managed, and all classes
Of stock can he made more productive
If extra care is given.
Veterinary surgeons state that the
milk Is the first thing affected when a
COW becomes i'll, and that the milk
will show indications of coming milk
fever and garget week before any
outward sign can be discovered. A
sore, or anything that may be liable
to poison the blood also posons the
milk at the same time.
1t is mistake to expect that eggs
will hatch precisely in twenty-one
DAYS. While this is the rule. it is not
an invariable one. Some will hatch in
nineteen days. others in twenty-one
days, and others will require twenty
five days for incubation. The causes
are various such as getting too cold,
too much heat, lack of moisture. want
of vitality of either or both of the
parents. and the age of the eggs.
Weighing the milk is the best means
of registering the capabilities and Pc
culiarities of a cow and her yield. If
done one day each week and noted
down the table 50 constructed will he
4 most efficient guide to the total guam
thy yielded. the rate Of increase. the
average or seasons yield. the times of
calvng. the time of going dry. the eff.
fects of a particular food. etc.. While a
sudden decrease is the first Symptom
of any disease or trouble.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
lntOXicatiOn in Auima,s

NJ. Grobaut, professor of phvsiolorv
in Paris, in describing the effect Of
alcohol upon animals. says that the
successive stages of intoxication
through which they pass are gayetv
sadness solemnity and supreme in.
toXication which ends in death. Roh.
bits are very curious when under tho
influence of liquor and a drunken kan.
CARGO is brutally aggressive.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
Saving Clover Hay,

Saving clover hay is not difficult
matter if the climatic conditions are
favorable, while it is almost impossi-
BILE to cure it in good condition in
catchy weather. Where large areas
have to be cured it is impossible to
adopt the method of shocking it, it
being much better to cut after TIE dew
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06

Is of. starting the tedder shortly after
the mower and rake up and haul the
next day In this way hand labor.
which is so expensive. is dispensed
with. 1t Is better, says Iowa Home
stead, to allow the crop to stand until
the first heads are brown rather than
cut It during catchy weather, as 1t
will spoil less standing than when cut.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06
COntenDOrary,

May told a joke to Flo one day,
"Oh, my. that's DID," said Flo.
"Oh, is it, really, dearT said May.
"Of course, you ought to know"
Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06

Imaginary trouble Is often harder to
bear than the real thing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-07-06

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-05
Will be Entertained by Father
neutrality-suspicious. Be-
ing Made.
AT NIGHT.
For the First Time In its History the Order
will Hold its State Convention in Perth
AmbOy y-Headquarters will be in X. Of
C. Hall at Rector and Smith Streets
important Business.

The members of Father Quinn
Council SO, Knights of Columbus, are
getting ready for the State conven-
tion of that organization which will
be held in this city Tuesday, October
13. This is the first time the State
convention has been held in Perth
Amboy.
In the morning and afternoon meet
ings will be held at the knights of Co.
lumbus Hall, at Rector and Smith
streets. Addresses will be made by
the Supreme and State offic ers. Bus
mess concerning the order will be
transacted and in the evening a re-
ception and ball will be held in Braga
Hall. Prof. Morrissey' full orches-
ira will furnish the music.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-05
CORNERSTONE FOR
TRUST co. BUILDING.
Will be Laid on Oct. I5-Anniver
sary of Organization of
Company.

The cornertone of the new buildin
being erected by the Perth Amboy
Trust Company, will be laid on Octo-
Der Is The date has been definitely
decided upon as it is the anniversary
of the organization of the Trust Com
pany. Within one years time it has
shown wonderful growth. There will
be no ceremony connected with the
laying of the stone except that some
of the officials will be present. Many
articles of interest will be placed in
it bef ore it is sealed. ~F
The trust company, this morning,
bough the $4,000 city assessment
bonds. They are due in 1909 and bear
interest at - per cent.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-05
PLANS FOR ST. MARY'S
F FAIR ARE DISCUSSED.
Priests in Different Parishes will
Complete for Prize for
Raising Money.

Rev. B. 7. O'Connell, pastor of st.
Mary's Roman Catholic church, made
the announcement at all the masses
yestedav that the Ladies Building Aid
Society, of the new church, had turn
ed in their report for the month of
September and that 1t showed a large
sum collected.
The announcement was made that
the fair to help the Building Fund
would be held in Braga Hall beginn.
ing November 49, The ladies of the
parish were requested to call at the
rectory as soon as possible and get the
collection books. Pastor O'Connell
explained one feature of the fair. He
said Father Mitchell, of this city, and
curates at South Amboy and New
Brunswick, will compete for a prize
for the priest collecting the most
money. The money collected in each
parish will stay in that place.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-10-05

how the Hebrews we're hated in Eu-
rope. How they were prosecuted and
of the great crimes committed; how
they first came to America which, he
declared, was really their home and
how they reached and prospered in
this land of freedom. DR.. Widder also
said the Jews are a law abiding peo-
pie and are easily gotten along with
and are race more to be loved than
hated. 80 .a,. -t,. s..1s ..ea av'.to-f.a
Rev. S. T.. jackson, pastor of Simp-
son M. E. church, as the next speak
or. He told of how all classes of peo-
pie in America had much the same in
common, and of the struggle of the
Jewish people from early days to the
present time.
Rev. DIR. Widder led the way to the
end of the synagogue and there laid
the cornerstone with silver trowel.
On the stone is the following inscrip-
otion,: "Oet. A. 1903"
LdSU ulRuJ IL OduCo anu nuppCI WAS
given in Wilder Hall by the society to
their guests and friends.
Among those seen ON the platform
uring the afternoon services were
Mayor Charles K. Seaman, members
of the Board of Aldermen, Recorder
H. E. Pickersgill, Harry Conard,
Samuel Garretson, Rev. S. Trevena
Jackson, Freeholders J. K. Jensen and
James Glenn, Citv Clerk John Reil-
ley l. Thorn Golding, L. @. N. Brog-
ger, Jeppe Sondegaard, DR.. James
Stafford, Joseph g. Burns, James
Voorhees,, DIR. W. E. Ramsay, Joseph
E. Stricken, Hans Grel en-, Thomas
.Redhing, August Kroeger, Matt Wei
rup, South r. Harrington and Chief
of. Police P. }. Burke.