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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
How . Tramp Sawed Wood.

Harry Sanderson, manager for Tony
Pastor. who lives at Crawford, n. ].
not feeling particularly well, took g
day Off recently and remained at home
From the window Of his library he OBJ
served tramp entering his gate, and
he walked down to the rear door tt
meet him. 1t was the old story-a re
quest for a meal. Having a load OF
unsawed wood in the shed, he told
the fellow that If he got to work and
performed ON the sawbuck for a brief
period he would have something pre-
pared for him.
The tramp went to the shed and i'm.
mediately the sound Of vigorous saw.
ing was heard, stick after stick part
ing under his energetic efforts. Calling
the tramp into the kitchen. Sanderson
complimented him upon his energy
and the tramp replied with modest
air that whenever he had anything to
do he generally paid attention to it.
The meal was eaten and the tramp
expressed his thanks and departed.
Shortly after Sanderson went out to
the shed and was surprised to find
every stick Of wood intact. Upon in.
quiry in the village he ascertained that
he had been entertaining a stranded
ventriloquist, who was working. his
way back to New York from Easton
Pa The mean chap had simply gone
into the shed and given him imitation
Of saving wood.-Rochester IN. "
Herald.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
SULTAN AND HIS PLAYERS

Actors Have Military Organization
and Are Subject to Call.
The Sultan Of Turkey has his OWL
way Of taking his theatrical pleasures
An account Of the performances given
before him was recently made public
by one who was long attached to the
palace staff, and It reads like the ex'
aggerations Of comic opera librettist
The power that controls all these per
formances 10 Arturo StravOlo, known
simply as Arturo, who came from Ma.
pies some years ago and settled with
his father, mother, sisters and brother
and sisters-in-law In Constantinople
He was formerly dialect comedian IN
Naples.
He il a prime favorite with the Sui
tan. The other actors are called to
the palace to perform not oftener than
once a month. Arturo acts at least
weekly.
As the Sultan is very fond Of va
riety and will rarely consent to witness
the same performance twice, 1t Is nee.
essary to provide constant change. N
do this one Of the Stravolos Is always
travelling through the European CAPT
tails at the expense Of his patron, seek.
ing novelties
All Of the Sultan's actors must wear
a certain uniform. They have a mill
tary organization. Angelo is lieu.
tenant: the violinist, Luigi, Is a cap
tain; the baritone, Gaetano, Is a major;
and the tenor. Nicola. is a general
The performances take place at nc
fixed time, but whenever It appears to
the Sultan that he would like to se@
show. Thus the company. like sol
diers. must always be ready to march
Frequently the director Of the or.
chestra. Amanda Pasha, will be notified
In the middle of the night that he
must come to the palace as quickly az
possible. He learns on arriving thai
his majesty desires to hear I'm Bale
In Maschera." or some other opera. Az
the Sultan's wish is command, the
opera begins within half an hour.
The Sultan sits entirely alone, as a
rule, and II any point In the action
Of either play or opera Is not clear he
halts the performers until it Is ex.
planned to him.-New York Sun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
SUNFlSh WEIGHED A TON.
Captured OF the California Coast witt
Boat Hook.

Captured OF the California Coast with
q Boat Hook.
A huge, throbbing lump Of fish flesh.
estimated to weigh nearly ton, and
resembling an elephant in all but
shape, was fought to its death in the
channel this morning and held up on
the bea CHI to amaze the summer thOus-
ands, says the Avalon Call cores
pondent Of the Los Angeles Times.
1t was a giant sunfish.
The capture Of the creature consd.
tutes one Of the most remarkable and
interesting events in Catalina history
"a history which Is crowded with
extraordinary piscatorial events. The
catch astounded pioneer fishermen and
summer newcomer alike. for no fish
anything like the one caught to-day
was ever seen in these waters before.
There have been vague traditions Of
sunfish weighing half a ton having
been seen, but such reports have been
generally discredited. The fish taken
to-day eclipses the storied ones and
establishes a new record.
To two women fishing enthusiasts
came the glory Of the discovery Of the
unique monster. and to a couple Of
sturdy boatmen the fight to subjugats
It and the colossal task Of getting the
prey ashore.
Mrs A. w. Barrett and Mrs. Nellie
Hall, Of Rochester. N. Y. were out
after Jewish with SkiPpe r George
Farnsworth in the launch Nestella.
While gazing over the placid channel
about a mile Off shore the two women
almost simultaneously discerned a
great. black. wriggling mass on the
surface Of the water about 100 yards
astern. 1t was whale-like In size, but
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
CHANGES IN LAND LAWS.
Secretary Hitchcock May Appoint
Commission.

Commission.
Washington, Nov. l6.-So far as the
interior department is concerned, the
various theories and opinions in regard
to changes in the public land laws
promise to crystalline in definite and
detailed series of recommendation
Secretary Hitchcock is considering the
advisability of appointing Messrs. Rich
ards, Pinchot and Newell. representing
the gneral land office, the forestry bu.
reau of the agricultural department and
the geological survey respectively, as IA
commission to consider changes in the
land laws and to make detailed recon-
mendations to him.
There are go many conflicting opin-
ions on the subject that congress is all
at sea. Even the secretary of the in
terror, although frequently recommend
ing changes in the laws, has not usual
ly backed them up with detailed ex-
preston OF the reasons for the pro-
posed changes.
The object of the proposed commits
sion is to 60 into the subject in such a
way as to command the respect Of con.
flicting interests in congress and to rec
oncle them. Generally speaking the
homestead interests will be represented
by Mr.. Richards, the forest land fea-
lures by Mr.. Pinchott and the irriga-
ton interests by Mr.. Newell. q.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
MUCH COAL IN SIGHT.
Yukon Mines Show Enough to Run
Twenty Years.

Twenty Years.
Dawson, Y. T.. Nov. l, via Seattle,
Nov. 16.-Coal enough is in sight at
the Coal creek miens, near Forty Mile,
President ]. A. Williams reports, to
keep the company busy producing for
twenty years. Mr.. Williams has Just
returned over the ice from trip to the
mine. He says further:
"The mine III proving to be far bet
ter than had hoped for. We have
shut down for the winter whit the ex.
ception of running tunnel 1000 feet
long for an air shaft. Some coal will
have to be taken out in running this
tunnel, but it will not amount to a
great deal commercially. When the
Yukon opens next spring we shall do
extensive mining.
1.-TWO thousand tons of coal are at
the bunkers at the river side ready for
shipment to Dawson. 1t cannot be
transported now because of the heavy
ice in the Yukon and the want of a
steamer. The train runs from the coal
mine to the landing in an hour and if
teen minutes"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
To Remove the Pressure,

Washington, Nv. 16..-On the rec.
ommendation of Holmes Conrad and
Charles j. Bonaparte, special counsel
appointed to prosecute the cases of per-
sons against whom indictments have
been found as result of the recent
postcffice Investigations, Postmaster
General Payne has appointed Assistant
Secretary Keen, former Secretary Allies
and Chief Clerk Wallace Hills as a
committee to investigate and report
upon a method, if one be feasible, by
which the several auditors and comp
troller of the sub-treasury may be re-
moved from all political, personal and
other extraneous influences.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
HARD FOUGHT GAME.
Washington University Defeats Ore.
GOp by Score Of q to 5.


gOp by Score Of to 5.
Seattle, Nov. Washington Uni.
versity is still the football champion of
the Northwest, and by the end of the
week che may be the football champion
of the Pacific coast. She has beaten
the University OF Oregon, represented
by the strongest eleven she has had
sincce the year 1900 and the 43 to Q
score.
On field swept by wind that was
almost gale and beaten by an icy rain
that was almost cloudburst, the Uni
versity OF Washington Saturday after
noon defeated her opponent by score
of 6 to 5. The defeat was decisive.
and perhaps the score should have been
little more one-eided. But Wash
ington won and she is satiefied. Ore
gon is Satisfied, too, for she realizes
that the better team won and that it
won fairly and squarely. Her men
fought plucky fight and are game
losers.
Scores for the seasons games in
which the Washington university has
taken part are as follows:
Washington 5, Oregon Athletic Club
o.; Washington 35, Whitman o; Wash
ington 10, Washington Agricultural
College 0; Washington 6, Oregon 5.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
LOOK TO JAPAN
CHINESE SAID TO BE SEEKING
ALLIANCE.
They Realize Their Own Helple So
ness and Believe They Cannot
Get Aid From EurOpe..Japanese
Said to Be Very Bitter Against
England.

Peking, Nov. 17.-While the Chinese
official world is more excited over the
present Manchurian situation than over
anything in the last two years, the
helplessness of the government was
never more conspicuously displayed.
Several long councils have been held at
the palace during the last fortnight,
but the highest officials devote more
energy to intriguing against their rivals
and trying to shift the responsibility
than dealing with the problem of what
measures should be taken.
A foreigner who has frequently been
at the palace describes the dowgaer en-
press as appearing greatly distressed.
The Manchus are beginning to realize
that the loss OF the seat of their dynas-
ty means the loss of their prestige. and
possibly endangers the succession. AT.
ter applying to the Americans and
Japanese legations for assistance, the
Chinese foreign Office admits that it's
policy is to await developments of the
sso-Japanese negotiations, hoping
that they will result in partial res.
toration OF Manchuria.
The idea of closer relations between
China and Japan is spreading rapidly
and is much discussed by officials and
in the press. The foreisn diploma ts
at Picking are awaiting Developments in
the Russo Japanese negotiations with
the greatest interest, but are not SAN
guine of their success, because they are
unable to see what terms are possible
unless one nation distinctly surrenders.
Japan has asserted that Russia's full.
6llment of the evacuation convention
is essential to an agreement and has
protested 70 China not to sanction any
arrangement impairing China's sover-
eighty in Manchuria.
All OF Russia officials in the East
declare that her domination of Man
churia is necessary to her interests and
the safety o. the Transsiberian railroad
and that Russia must hold all she has
taken.
Advices from Japan are to the effect
that the japanese are growing bitter
against England because they believe
the latter country is unfaithful to her
alliance with japan. They say Eng
Iouu ACCIOO lutO lilo oIlldACO GA pCCtluk
that it's proclamation would result in
Russia withdrawing from Manchuria,
and, therefore, regarding war az a
faint possibility. Russia refused to re-
tire. and now England, fearing that
she may be drawn into war through
the alliance is exerting herself as an
ally to induce japan to recognize what
Lord Cranbourne called "Russia's rath-
er special position in Manchuria."
Premier Balfour's exhortation to ia.
pan to make moderate demands is also
considered helpful to Russia in the ne
gotiations, by notifying her that Eng
lands support 60 Japan is lukewarm.
1t is noticeable that China no longer
seeks British assistance regarding Man
churia, but consults only the Japanese
minister.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
General Cut IN Wages.

Providence, r. L., Nov. 16.-The
cotton manufacturers of Rhode Island,
following the recent action of Massa-
chusetts mill owners in deciding on a
reduction of wages Nov. 90, have Or
dered general cut down, affecting
practically every mill in the state and
several in Connecticut and Massachu-
sets. In all $4,000 hands will be
affected
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
Tho Army Incubus,

In Russia 2,S10 men in every mil
Lion are annually called into the army,
in Germany APO and in France $500.
To get SO large a number Of French
men weaklings have to be taken. This
makes the mortality in the French
army three and a half times that Of
the German army.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
Increase in Casualties.

Washington, Nov. 16.-The inter-
bulletin showing large increase in
the number of railIoad accidents dur
ing the fscal year closed June 80 last,
as compared with the previous fiscal
year. There we're 1903 persons killed
and 1897 injured during the year, as
against 2,S19 killed and 800 injured
the year before.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
STATE TEACHERS.
Program Arranged for Coming As.
ISOLATION Meeting.

Program Arranged for Coming As.
sOciatiOn Meeting.
Tacoma, Nov. 16.-The seventeenth
annual session Of the Washington State
Teachers Association will take place
here December 20, 20 and 80. An elab-
crate program has been prepared for
the occasion and has just come from
the printer, and copies are being mailed
to the teachres of the state. The com.
ing meeting will be important from the
number of excellent subjects to be dis.
cussed by the brightest scholastic talent
in the Northwest. Every arrangeme Mt
is also being made to make this meet
ing one OF the most successful in a So
cial way OF any heretofore heidi.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19

Washington, Nov. 16.-The depart
ment of agriculture has been advised
that the 1908 wheat crop of France,
according to the estimate of the French
ministry of agriculture, is 365, 900, 514
bushels. These tiugres represent the
largest crop and from the smallest area
of any crop harvested in France within
the past ten years.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
Alton Water.

Alton Water.
Flow gently, sweet Alton, among thy
green braes:
Flow gently, III sing thee a song In thy
praise;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring
stream,
Flow gently, sweet Alton, disturb not
her dream.
Thou stock-dove whose echo resounds
through the glen,
70 wild whistling blackbirds In yon
thorny den,
Thou green crested lapwing, thy scream
ing forbear;
l charge you disturb not my slumbering
fair.
How lofty, sweet Alton, thy neishboring
hills,
Far marked with tho courses of clear
winding rills!
There daily l wander as noon rises high.
Ny focks and my Mary's sweet cot In
my eye.
How pleasant thy banks and green val
Where wild in the woodlands the prim-
roses blow!
There oft as mild evening sweeps over
the lea,
The sweet scented birk shades my Mary
and me.
Thy crystal stream, Alton, how lovely 1t
glides,
And winds by the cot where my Mary
resides;
How wanton thy waters her snowy feet
lave,
As gathering sweet fowerets, she stems
thy clear wave!
Flow gently, sweet Alton, among thy
green braes;
Flow gently, sweet river, the theme OF
my lays;
My Mary's asleep by thy murmuring
stream,
Flow gently. sweet Alton, disturb not
her dream.
Robert Burns.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
Homer Davenport Resigns.

New York, Nov. 16.-It is announc-
ed that Homer Davenport, the cartoon
list, has resigned from the Journal and
American and that lis resignation has
been accepted.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-11-19
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FAvORITES


Ny Name Is NorvaI.
My name is Norval; on the Grampian
hills
Ny father feeds his focks-a frugal
swain,
Whose constant cares were to increase
his store,
And keep his only son, myself, at home.
For had heard of battles, and l longed
To follow to the field some warike lord;
And heaven soon granted what my sire
denied.
This moon which rose last night, round
as my shield,
Had not yet filled her horns, when, BY
her light.
a band of fierce barbarans from the hills
Rushed like torrent down upon the
vale,
Sweeping our focks and herds. The
shepherds fled
For safety and for succOr. l alone,
With Bonded bow and culver full of ar
rows,
lowered about the enemy. and marked
The road he took; then hasted to my
friends,
Whom, with a troop of fifty chosen men,
l met advancing. The pursuit l led,
Till we oertook the spoil-encumbered
foe.
We fought and conquered. Ere 4 sword
was drawn
An arrow from my bow had pierced their
chief.
Who wore that day the arms which now
wear.
Returning home in triumph, l disdained
The shepherds slothful hfe; and having
heard
That our good king had summoned his
bold peers
To lead their warriors to the Carron
side,
left my fathers house, and took with
A chosen servant to conduct my steps
Yon trembling coward who forsook his
master.
Journeying with this INTENT passed
these towers,
And, heaven directed, came this day to
do
The happy deed that gilds my humble
name.
John Home.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-12-03
BOX CAR BURNED.
overheated Stove in italian Quarters
the Cause.

The fire company was called to a
blaze near the round house west of
the Iowa Central tracks and north of
F street, about $50 o'clock Monday
evening. The fire was in a box car
in which are quartered the Italian
track laborers engaged in the grade
work about the city. 1t was almost
impossible to get at the fire with the
hose and water was not thrown until
the car in which the fire had started
was almost burned down. The fire
started from an overheated stove and
the car was all ablaze in a moment
almost. All of the Italians who had
hunks in the car tumbled out in a
hurry, and all were uninjured, some
in scanty raiment and with the loss
of almost all their personal belong
ings, But they do say as how the
loss of life in that car was something
terrible. Even then the fire was not
so quick but that some managed tc
crawl to safety. A switch engine
was on hand and pulled the Other
cars TO places of safety. If there
had been any kind of breeze blow
ing the new coal chutes would nave
been given a close call.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-12-03
Article x.

No alteration or amendment shall
be made to these Articles of Incor-
poration unless the same be adopted
by a majority vote OF the stock pres
ent at meeting of the stockholders
called for that particular purpose.
Z LON MoBLEY,
BELLE MOBLEY,
FRED BLATTNER.
State of Iowa, Mahaska Co., SIS.
On this 7th day Of November, 1908,
before the undersigned, Notary Pub
lie, in and for said county and state,
personally appeared Lon Mobley,
Belle Mobley and Fred Blattner, to
me known to be the identical persons
named in and who executed the fore
going instrument, and acknowledged
the execution of the same to be their
voluntary act and deed.
F. E. Gordon, Notary Public,
in and for Mahaska Co., Iowa.
Filed for record Nov. 8, 1908.
L. l.. McCord, Recorder.
16w4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-12-03
SUDDEN DEATH.
w. S. Lundy While Telephoning
Fathers Seriousness is Stricken.

w. S. Lundy, of Rose Hill, died SUD
denly and very unexpectedly at
Lacey this (Tuesday) morning about
7:15 o'clock, at the residence of DR..
Will Green, from where he had been
telephoning.
Mr.. Lundy has been in Lacey car
ing for his aged father, Elias Lundy,
who has been quite i'll. The old gen.
tleman took a turn for the worse
last evening and was given up by at
tending physicians. The son went
to the Green residence this morning
as soon as possible and asked to use
the telephone to his home in Rose
Hill. He was unfamiliar with the
operation of the instrument and DR..
Green secured the parties desired at
Rose Hill, Giving the phone over
to Lundy, the doctor turned and left
the room, closing the door behind
him. He heard the man tell of his
fathers condition and say that the
relatives must come Immediately,
that the doctor had gwen up hope of
recovery. Mr.. Green was preparing
for his morning meal. Mrs. Green
called to him and said that something
was wrong in the telephone room,
and he opened the door to find Mr..
Lundy had fallen to the floor and was
quite dead. He never moved mus
Gle. He had been stricken with apo
plexy.
DR.. Green picked the man up and
carried him to convenient place
and made an examination, but he was
quite dead. 1t seemed but the frac
tional part of a minute from the
time he had ceased talking until Mrs
Green heard him fall. He had hung
up the receiver and had not moved
far enough from the instrument tc
open the door of the phone room.
The deceased was the second sor
Of Elias Lundy and was 81 years Of
age. He had resided three miles
southeast of Rose Hill upon a farm
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-12-03
TO BE TRIED AGAIN.
Newton Woman for Murder of Her
Husband Again in Court.

Newton, Dec. lon the criminal
docket of the Jasper county district
court which conVenes next Tuesday,
appears the case of the State of Iowa
VS.. Hannah Levelleur. 1t was thought
by many that this case would never
be tried again but from some sources
it is demanded that the wife be again
put On trial for her life charged with
the murder and burning or her nus
band. Among those who are familiar
with the evidence, however, it is not
thought that conviction will be Sc
cured, the whole case resting upon
circumstantial evidence. Since the
last trial the state has been working
upon new clues and new evidence.
With what success is not known, but
what was thought to have been I'M
known was the exhuming of Lavel-
leur's body at Mingo, Friday. This
was done by the county attorney who
directed three physicians to make a
careful examination with view of
getting further medical testimony as
to whether the legs and arms were
burned off during the fire in the barn
or cut off. 1t is thought the trial will
last ten days or two weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-12-03
DlsTuRBERs BROUGHT UP.
Fourteen Boys Are Taken Before
Mayor Williams.

Fourteen boys, and some of them
not SO young after all, were arrested
last evening at the Masonic opera
house, charged with committing
nuisance. The boys for the greater
part were released to appear before
the mayor this morning, but five or
them became impertinent and the Of
ficers placed them in Jail for the
night.
Manager Jersey has been annoyed
almost beyond endurance by the boys
congregating on the east side Of the
opera house during a show and COM
hitting their acts during the course
of a performance. The public has
entered complaint against the thing
number of times, and last evening
the police took the matter in hand.
The boys were given a lecture by
Mr.. Williams and were released, but
with warning that such acts as these
boys were guilty of would not be toll
Grated under any circumstances. The
next offenders will be punished Sc
verely. The names of the boys were
withheld from publication this time
for the sake of the parents. Some
well known names appear on the list.
No leniency will be shown il there iS
repetition of the acts of last even
ing.