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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-23
Grayling and Rainbow Trout.

Pendleton, Or, Feb. 1S.-One hum
bred thousand trout, grayling and
rainbow, will be distributed among the
creeks and rivers of Umatilla county
this spring. The distribution is to be
as follows: North fork of Meacham
creek, $4,000; Walla Walla river, TO-,
600; Bear creek, 900; Mckay creek,
10000; Umatilla, 10000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-23
Tillman Refused Bail.

Columbia, S. c., Feb. 21.-Former
Lieutenant Governor Tillman has been
refused bail on the conclusion of the
hearing on his application for release
on bond. He is held on the charge OF
numbering Editor Gonzalez.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-23
Ames Must Co Rack.

Concord, N. H., Feb. Ex-Governor
Bachelor has decided to honor the
Minnesota re1uisitoin for Ex-Governor
Ames of Minneapolis. The papers will
be issued on March 5. Physicians GER
titled that Ames should be able to travel
by that time.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-23
To Represent Dominion.

Ottawa, Feb. 1S.-lt is reported that
Edward Blake has been retained by the
Dominion government as counsel before
the Alaska boundary commission.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-02-23
JUMP FOR THEIR LIVES.

Guests in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ho-
tel Caught i'm Fire.
Cedar Rapids, Ia, Feb. 21.-rhe
Clifton house, containing 100 guests,
caught fire about O'Clock, a. m. and
many persons jumped from the win
dows to escape death. Two guests, as
far as is known at this hour, were Sc
yerely injured in jumping.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
THE AMERICAN POLICEMAN.
Is Always Prepared for Emerg-
encfes.

kentuckian was passing pond in
Ohio upon which some young men and
women, strangers to him, were skat-
Ing. Noticing that the ice was very
thin, young Bluegrass called young
Buckeye to him, and peremptorily de-
manded that he remove the party Of
skaters from the pond. The Ohio boy
resented the manner of the Kentuck-
Ian, and demanded his reason for in
terfering in a matter which was no
concern of his. relates Woman's Home
Companion.
mo concern of miner" repeated the
chivalrous southerner, in astonish-
ment. Il should say it is. Why, first
thing you know one of those young
ladies will break through the ice, and
then I'll be drowned"
This is the attitude of the American
policeman. When danger comes, it is
Inevitable that he take the initiative
as no one else will do so unless it be
some ex-policeman who chances to be
on hand at the time. and in whom
the instinct of heroism is as lively as
when he was but a year ON the force
He confronts death in many forms.
The midnight ruffian waits for him
with a bludgeon in some dark alley, or
the vindictive Italian turks with
urawn knife to stab him in the back.
Thugs, runaway horses, fires and the
river contribute their quota to the ele-
ment of hazard that permeates his ca
reer because he is the general-utility
man of life in the cities
Much has been written by the re-
corder of worthy deeds of the good
things done by policemen, while on the
vaudeville stage his shortcomings
have been grotesquely presented. His
Integrity has been impeachd and al
most everything said of him that could
make a man detest his profession, but
his courage has never been questioned.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
THE FLIGHT OF GERMS.
Microbes Supposed to Reach tho
Earth from Mars and other
Planets.

Does this earth of ours receive mi
crobes, living germs, from other worlds?
Does Mars, for example, send forth of
Ats bacteria to mingle with that Of
earth? According to the calculations
and conclusions of noted scientists, this
is possible. Prof Newton concludes
that our great land net, the atmosphere,
scoops seven and a half millions of me-
teorites every "a hours of total aggre-
gate weight of 100 tons. Most of these
meteorites which are caught up by the
earth are small, and burn up by the
pace at which they travel through
space, and fall upon the earth in very
fine dust, some of which has been found
on the top of the Alps, where it has
been separated out from the snow; at
the bottom of the Pacific, nearly five
miles from the surface, and even on
the top of tall buildings, such as St.
bigger meteor comes along. A large
meteor usually explodes, and scatters
its fragments some miles above the
earth, and these fragments may be scat
tered along space five to so miles long.
But the earth gets more from outside
than stones and dust, continues the De-
troit Tribune. Experiments have
proved the presence of hydrogen in the
earth's atmosphere. 1t seems that the
gas must come from outside-in fact,
that there is continued accession of
hydrogen to the atmosphere from inter-
planetary space. Exactly who sends us
this hydrogen gas is somewhat mys-
terious, but we know that our sun has
an atmosphere of glowing hydrogen
which is visible, driven by mighty con-
vulsions, quarter of million miles
from its surface. From comets it is
supposed that we may at times get gas
eous matter into our atmosphere, and
"a of our terrestrial elements have been
foand in aerolites. Among these are
carbon, iron, nickel, sulphur, phospho-
rus, as we'll as oxygen and hydrogen.
Prof. D'Arsouval, lecturing recently at
Paris, said that cold of 140 degrees
below zero failed to kill certain germs
which he had been experimenting upon.
Such degree of frost is greater, proba-
bly,, than that which exists in inter-
planetary space Therefore 1t seems to
be perfectly possible that this world of
ours actually receives living germs from
other worlds.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
JUVENILE REASONING.
An Instance of Mature Wisdom Equal
to Any Ever Uttered, by @
IT, the SaEeS. -.st =

Children have their own way of
reasoning out things, and often they
are direct, forceful and even eloquent"
said man who takes great interest in
children, relates the New Orleans
Times-Democrat, "and really, l some
times think they are much keener
mentally than grown folk. There is a
world of rich, mature wisdom in the
little sayings and doings of children, if
one will pause in the hurly-burly of
the fast life we lead to gather it. At
an uptown home the other evening 1
was very much amused at little con-
versation 1 heard between the mother
and two of her offspring who had be-
come involved in a quarrel over mar
bles. Why, dear7es,' said the mother.
coaxingly, why don't you let your
brother have some of your marbles to
play WITH Well, he keeps en- the
youngster said, grumblingly; he won't
give 'em back oh, guess not said
the fond parent. Well, I gnuess yes,'
the youngster replied, for he swallows
EN- There was logic for you in nut
shell, logic without equivocation, elo-
quent, and convincing. How can YOU
get around reasoning of that sort?
You simply can't beat 1t, and yet it is
the kind of wisdom we often get from
the lisping lips of children"
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
PARROT TAUGHT TO THINK.
Reasoning Power Developed in an
Intelligent Bird by n Simple
Process.

M. Pierre Hachet Souplet, writing on
relates remarkable accomplishment
on the part of a parrot. He admits
that. the bird was an exceptionally
clever specimen, and he considers it's
achievement indicates the high water
mark of psychlcal possibilities as far
as parrots are concerned, says the
Paris Press.
He had taught Polly to use the
words cupboard" and ladder" and
as he climbed the ladder he had sue
ceeded in inducing the bird to articu-
late the word climb" Every day
when the bird was brought into the
laboratory a small cupboard was
opened and Polly helped herself to
hempseed. One day. however, instead
of the cupboard being placed where
she could reach it, it was hauled up
near the ceiling, and the ladder was
placed among several other articles in
the corner of the room.
The question to be decided was
whether the bird, seeing that the cup
board was out of M. Hachet Souplet's
reach, would have sufficient intelli-
gence to use words it knew in their
proper sequence. The first days ex-
pertinent was a failure. The parrot
screeched cupboard" cupboard"
beating its wings and biting the bars
of its cage in anger. but it got no
farther. That day the bird received
millet, which 1t did not care for; the
hempseed. which it was very fond of,
being locked in the cupboard.
Next day Pollywas in a greater tenn
per than ever, and after desperate
effort to finally break through the bars
of her cage she finally caught sight Of
the cupboard near the ceilings In
stantly came the words Ladder
climb-cupboard," and polly having
learned her lesson the cupboard was
brought down and she was rewarded
with some hempseed.
NJ. Hachet Souplet looked upon this
Incident as proof of the association
of ideas in the birds mind, as no one
had ever taught the parrot the phrase
she created.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
The Ynlue of Dnst.

"Dust is essential to the we'll being
of the animal and vegetable kingdoms
of the world. 1t is the medium through
which we obtain diffused daylight, for
the whole atmosphere is charged with
minute particles, which reflect sunlight.
To dust again we owe the bright
blue of the sky, which it's particles, re-
jecting other tints, reflect, and the va
ried and changeful colors of the sea are
also attributed to the same simple and
effective agency.
We are told that heavier particles,
which lie lower in the atmosphere, alb
sorb the blue rays and reflect the red
and green and orange which are seen
at sunset or when the air has been sur
charged with dust by some volcanic
eruption.
Without this medium the earth could
not enjoy the blessings of cloudland
and of gracious rains, for aqueous va
por needs nucleus to form upon, that
it may gather and descend.
Yet another function of this useful
product is to supply valuable top dress
ing to the soil.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
Futility Illustrated.

They were talking about futility and
for some reason known only to each
other failed to agree. Finally she
asked:
"Well, now, suppose you give me an
example of what you call futility:''
"All right" said he. Multiply 3,946
by 721."
She took her little gold pencil in her
hand, seized a piece of paper and after
a few minutes of idiligent figuring an
nounced the result.
"Two million eight hundred and for
ty-five thousand and sixty-six," said
she.
"Divide that by 2" he continued.
"One million four hundred and
twenty-five thousand five hundred and
thirty three" she said.
Every well,' said he. "Now add
Z to that and then subtract 1922, $40,
and tell me what you get"
"The result is o. said she after fur
ther figuring,
"Well, that's what I call futility,"
said he, with a laugh. you've COW
cred sheet of paper with figures to
arrive at nothing"
Whereupon she became so angry that
she refused to argue further on the
subject.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04

duel. After the draw Harold who had
been watching the Cinnamon closely,
quietly leaned forward until his gaze
commanded the edge of the table near
est the Celestial who was playing
against the miner.
The five bits of pasteboard lying face
downward on the table were partially
hidden by the baggy sleeves of the
flowing oriental jacket. One of the
Chinaman's hands lay innocently in
plain view across the top of the cards,
but the other, which was apparently
hanging by its owners side, Harold
could see was slowly creeping toward
the edge of the table, and between two
of the yellow fingers was an ace of
spades.
For few seconds the hand that held
the card scarcely stirred; then, as the
miner dropped his eyes, the ace of
spades moved stealthily upward to-
ward the five cards. Harold reached
suddenly across the table and seized
the wrist of the hand that held the
hidden card. The Chinaman struggled
to free himself, but the American was
the stronger and, with sharp twist,
dashed the hand upon the table and
the ace of spades fell face upward
across the pile Of money heaped upon
the green baize. The next instant
something glistened in the miners
right hand. A sharp report, puff Of
white smoke, and the Chinaman fell
pl 1,fS pdd a tinU cfrQp
of blood trickling from the center of
his forehead. Then, before the crowd
could recover from its astonlshment,
the miner swept the proceeds of the
Jack pot into his pocket and, reaching
over, ttirned the dead mans poker
hand face upward. He had held the
two, three, four and five of spades, but
the fifth card was the nine of hearts.
"Crooked way to fill a straight
dush," said the miner grimly.
When the excitement was over and
the dead Chinaman had been carried
away by his friends, Pete Williams in
vited Harold into his private room to
have drink
See here, young fellow" said he,
laying his band on Harold's shoulder,
"you're a. plucky one an no mistake,
but you'd best get up an dust quick'n
lightnin' That dirty, thievin' Chinh
was the head of gang, an they don't
never forgive nothin' of that kind Got
your gun handy?"
"Yes," said Harold. II won't 60
about with my eyes shut"
Before Harold had covered half the
distance to his hotel he realized that he
was being followed There were no
lights in the forbidding huts and sham
ties that lined the roadway. No police
man was in sight nor single human
being to whom he might turn for as
sistance in case he found that he could
not single handed cope with the enemy
who were closing upon him in the dark
ness.
The blow came from an unexpected
quarter. He had stopped in the middle
of the road thinking to better locate
the whereabouts of his pursuers when
his legs were suddenly seized by an in
visible foe who had been crouching in
the pathway, and he was thrown vio-
lently upon his back before he could
make move to defend himself. A gag
was thrust between his teeth, his legs
and arms were secured sin twinkling,
The midland journal., 1903-09-04

French physicians who have made a
study of the habit Of biting ones finger
nails or gnawing pencils and penhold-
ers say that these are really nervous
disorders, hereditary in some cases and
often contagious by example.
They have even figured out what NAL
aides come from the different forms Of
the biting habit. Onchyophagy-tha
the stage name of nail biting-causes
intestinal disorders. Penholder gnaw-
ers seem especially. liable to appepdi,
citis.
Gnawing hair is mostly confined to
the lower animals, but many tumors in
human beings have consisted entirely
OF hair and wood, hairy ball weighing
about pound having been taken from
the stomach of young girl of eleven.
Thread eating, to which little atten-
tion has been given, has been noticed
in girl of eighteen to the extent OF
eating third of woolen f1chu In four
or five days.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
This Was Six Centuries Ago.

Some of the ancient agreements be-
tween the little Swiss states were
very noteworthy In 1243 Bern and
Fribourg made covenant which last
ed for more than 200 years, by which
they agreed that even a war between
them should not destroy their agree
ment, that no war between them
should be entered on without a pre-
vious attempt at Cancellation, and
that within II days of the end of
any feud all territory conquered and
Epoils of war must be returned to
their owners. Cities which $50 years
ago could agree to such terms de-
serve to live in history! Basle Schaff-
hausen and Appenzell a few years
later were wise and far-sighted
enough to agree "to sit still and seek
conciliation" in case of differences be-
tween them. Just over 600 years ago
the Swiss confederation was found
ed by the three tiny mountain states,
Uri, Schwys and Nidwalden, which,
remaining small and unimportant
idea of union, drawn to themselves
from time to time larger states and
powerful cities, till to-day the Swiss
nation can, in proportion to its size
and population, boast of a prouder
history and greater benefits to man
kid tnan any other nation in Eu-
rope.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
LONG-LASTING TASTES.
FlavOrs of Some Things Come Back
to One After the Lapse of
Many Years.

1t is a curious thing how the flavors
OF certain things will come back to a
man after the lapse of many years, ," said
an opservant man, according to the New
Orleans Times-Democrat, "and often
without any sort of an excuse, unless we
are to rely upon rather finely spun theo-
rles for an excuse. Many years ago
took to cod liver oil. Men who have
taken cod liver Oil will understand that
there is no special reason why one
should forget the peculiar flavor of this
article. But my experience is not sim
ply question of memory. l have ex-
perienced the physical fact, not once,
but number of times since quit taking
1t. Even to-day the taste of cod liver oil
came back to me, and it was as fresh on
my palate as it was when l last put it
there. Now, why is this? Why should
1 taste cod liver oil years after l quit
taking it? l cannot say. | cannot be
mistaken when l say l experienced all
the physical symptoms of the taste
Were it not for this fact might account
for it on the ground of association. Some
fact, or something or other, intimately
associated with the fact of taking cod
liver oil, might have caused me to re-
member rather wildly the taste. But
things remembered, no matter how vivid
the picture, no matter how intimate the
associated fact which brings the picture
back, are not as fresh as the things Of
the moment. taste cod liver oil, feel
it on my palate, and, in fact, experience
all the physical unpleasantness of the
dose, and I'm sure the fact cannot be ac-
counted for by the theory of the associa-
tion of ideas. 1t is up to the DOCTOR" =.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
The Broken Rose.

"Oh, dear" she cried, my flowers
are all falling to piecesr'
There We're tears in the girls eyes
and in her voice as she stood over her
glass rose bowl and saw the pink pet
ais of the roses lying all around.
And l did so want them for the ta-
BILE tonight when he came for tear
she bemoaned. It'll be poor enough
looking table at best with nothing
pretty on if but grandma's dear old
silver tea service-what's left of 1t, at
least"
With sorry face, she began gather
Ing up the strewn rose petals. Sud
denly a smile flashed through her
tears.
Il have it" she exclaimed 81 know
what I'll do. I'll take these petals and
before his place at table I'll form the
word Welcome with them"
And the effect was so novel and
dainty that. after all, the girl was glad
her roses had taken it into their heads
to fall to pleces.-New York Press.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04


fOrtDdTd.
and he was lifted from the ground to
one of the dimly lighted huts which
stood several hundred yards away from
the highway.
The door of the hut was opened from
the inside, chorus of exclamations
was uttered In a strange tongue, and,
turning his head, he saw that he was
surrounded by group of dozen or
more of the most evil looking China
men that 1t had ever been his i'll for
tune to meet. But what sent the cold
chills creeping down his spine was the
spectacle at the end of the dimly light
ed room. Stretched on a rude bier,
formed from a board laid across two
barrels, was the body of the leader
who had been killed In the gambling
den, and at his feet was an iron brazier
filled with burning Goals.
His captors did not give Harold much
time to wonder what his fate would be.
He saw a pair of pointed iron rods
thrust among the sullen embers which
were famed into new life by one of
his captors until the points of the i'm.
plements of torture became dull red
under the steady glow and he realized
that they first intended to burn out
his eyes. The agony of the thought
numbed his brain, and no sound escap.
ed him when one of them knelt beside
him and thrust his long, bony, yellow
The midland journal., 1903-09-04

hand into the pockets Of his clothes.
Then he became conscious that some
thing unusual had occurred. There
was murmur of surSrise, followed by
cultural exclamations. Opening his
eyes, he saw that the man had arisen
and was examining something that be
held i'll his outstretched palm.
That an unusual occurrence had
moved his captors to an inexplicable
The Cinnamon had gathered silently.
the dull red glow from the blazing
Goals playing in fantastic shadows
across their weird figures and evil
faces. In their eyes he saw a look Of
reverential awe. Then Of an instant
clear to him, flame leaped from the
iron brazier lighting up the narrow
room as with flash of sunlight, and
in the outstretched hand of the leader
he saw the little figure of the Luck
God, the wizened up old man seated
in his hands.
He felt the cold chill of a knife
against his flesh and closed his eyes,
shutting his teeth to better bear the
pain that he felt must come. Then the
cords dropped from his limbs, he was
pulled gently to his feet and the little
Chinese idol was laid reverently in his
hand. Not word was spoken as the
leader going to the door, threw it open
and motioned to him to go. Almost
mechanically he stumbled across the
threshold, the red glow of the fire at
his back, the cold breath of the night
wind striking against his face. The
door closed sharply, leaving him in
darkness and alone.
The midland journal., 1903-09-04
LOST IN THE GRASS.
Terrible Adventure of an English
woman Among the UpIandS
of Japan.

There is surely no country half a
world away in which the occidental trav-
eler expects so much delight and so lit
Gle danger as in Japan, says Youths
Companion. Yet Mr.. Ernest Foxwell
has recently related tale of terrible
adventure experienced in Japan by an
Englishwoman but few days after her
arrival. She was staying at little
country village among the hills, and
had gone out in the morning to gather
flowers. The path ran across the up
lands, where there is a wild and lone
ly stretch of country extending for sew
eral miles; and the beauty of some wild
flowers growing in the tall grass led
her to leave the trail unthinkingly, and
press farther and farther into the wav-
ing tangle. She was short woman,
and it reached above her head.
'If had been foot taller" she said,
in telling her story, Il should have
laughed and been out in minute or
two; but those few inches buried me
alive.
Almost instantly felt sick, as you
for although l must have been quite
near the path, yet with the grass all
round above my head there was no
knowing what would happen. l might
be going right away at that very mo-
ment, and the possibilities came like
a shock. l believe lost my head at
once. / could not think, so kept NOV
ing one way, then another. But mere
ly pushing through this tall, tough grass
is very firing work, even If you are
on sloping ground and can judge where
you will come out; and when 1t Is level
all round, the heart is taken out of you
from the feeling that every step is prob
ably burying you deeper. Itwas like be-
ing drowned"
1t was not until sunset, after whole
day in the blazing sun, without food OF
water, constantly wandering, constant
ly pushing and tearing at stems so stiff
and serrated that they quickly made
the hands bleed, that she walked sud
denly out on to open ground and fell
fainting in a heap. When she recov-
cred, stars were shining, and she was
alone on an unknown mountainside.
She slept from exhaustion, and the next
day followed winding mountain tor
rent over rocky land, her shoes and
then her stockings worn from her feet,
only to find, at sundown, that 1t had led
her to narrow gorge, without one inch
of foothold or shore. The stream dashed
through in torrent that hopelessly
barred the way.
L1ght-headed with terror, hunger and
WEAKNESS, she crouched for a time in
despair. Then she suddenly waded into
the stream and stood until after dawn
waist-deep in water, while a rainstorm
pelted upon her from above. Whim or
instinct, she believed that by the cool
rush and sting of the water her reason
and strength were preserved.
The next day she retraced her weary
way along the watercourse back to the
heights; thence, fixing anew the point
to which she must direct her steps, she
successfully made her way back to civil
lization. When at length she reeled
Into the hut of kindly Japanese wom-
an, she had been four days lost without
food, and had walked until her feet
were so torn and infiamed it was
thought she must have them amputated;
but she fortunately regained her health
uncrippled.