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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

TO PREVENT FRIGHT ventor to apply
practically the same principle to con-
troll fractions or vicious horses and to
stop runaways which are caused by
the animal taking fright at some OBJ
iect OH the street or road. While the
binder in common use on brides pre-
vents the horse from seeing objects
on either side, there is nothing to shut
out the view of anything approaching
which might tend to brighten the ami
NAL and it can also turn its head If it
hears a noise; but with this new de-
vice the driver or rider has only to pull
a cord lying parallel to the reins and
n bellows-like curtain is drawn over
both eyes to shut out the sight com
pletely. In this condition the animal
can only stand and tremble until the
oh ect causing the fright has passed.
when the curtain Is lifted by releasing
the cord, and the horse travels on as
before. The curtain is housed in n
small semi-circular leather casing pass
ing over the animals forehead just
above the eyes. and the operating cords
are inserted in the bit rings before
passing back with the reins.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
Only One Tsar.

Impervious to criticism, although by
no means oblivious of it, Thomas b.
Reed, if one may believe his friends,
hardly relshed the title Of "tsar" SO
generally conferred upon him in the
days when, as Speaker, he. coerced
fractions minority in the lower nouse
Of Congress. But a friend Of Mr.. Reed
records, in the New York Times, one
instance when the application Of the IT,
tie amused the Speaker.
1T is an epithet. not sobriquet."
Mr.. Reed remarked one day. We were
walking along Pennsylvania avenue
when a newspaper wagon dashed up
to the curb near us, and the driver
called to several newsboys:
Here v are, boys. new extra! Bomb
thrown at the tsar!'
Jaw, g'wan" replied one Of the
urchins. THAT'S fake. Here's the
tsar coming up the street."
Mr.. Reed shook with laughter at the
newsboy's idea that there was only
one tsar. and that one a certain pom
derous man from Maine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
Memorial Day.

Gathered once more in the "City Of ST.
lence,"
Comrades. and friends, with our flags and
bright flowers.
Uncovered heads, as token Of homage,
Honor we give these dead heroes Of ours
Heroes. who fought on the land. or the
water,
Soldiers, who came Mt their country's first
Shoulder to shoulder, they marched to the
conflict,
Leaving their loved ones, their homes and
their all.
Years have passed by since the soldiers
from battle
Marched to their homes, with the flags
floating gay.
Once more they meet, In the CITY Of ST.
lcnce"
Sadly. to keep Memorial Day.
Year after year, as our country grows
Stronger their love for the Red. White and
Blue,
Deeper the feeling of appreciation
For our brave soldiers. so loyal and true.
Comrades are gone, who were with us last
May time,
Taps sounded call, for the last bivouac
Over the river our soldiers are gathered,
Safe into camp, but they may not come
back.
Though the Grand Army may lessen In
numbers,
Footsteps may falter and vet'rans grow
gray,
Homage is theirs from a thrice grateful
Nation
Margaret NJ. Darling, In Des Moines
News
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

opening and the sides plnnked. 1t
should be made so to 6 feet high to
admit the passage of all kinds of stock
or even horses below. The earth taken
out in digging is used in constructing
the grade, on each side Of bridge. The
bridge, as well as grade or dump. must
be made as wide as required by law.
The deeper it is practical to make the
ditch. the less 1t will be necessary to
dump upon the grade tight fence
must be constructed from the pasture
on each side of the passageway close
up to the bridge. have seen such Il
passageway constructed on the level
prairie. but In such case is only
practical in every dry seasons. because
In rainy one the ditch will fill up
with water.--Lewis Olsen. kandiyOhi,
in Farm and Home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
To Train Grape Vines.

To Train Grape Vines.
1t may be said that there are dozen
systems Of grape vine training In use,
all of which have their good qualities
and each. perhaps. superior to all 9TH
ers under certain conditions. The sys-
TEN of training from single upright
growth is, however. admitted to be
after the most approved lines, ana 1t
certainly gives results. The Illustration
shows how the vine Is trained In its
first year. 1t is cut back to two strong
buds at the time of planting and Is
set so that the buds will be just above
the surface of the ground. A slight
stake is pressed into the ground near
the vine and the vine Is fastened to
It with cord Of a waterproof kind. If
the trellis is built during this first year
this cord is run to the first wire (the
top one) and fastened. The vine will
make the growth about as shown in the
cut during this first year. The trellis is
an important feature Of the plan. The
posts should be set eight feet apart,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

the injuries that made HIM what he is
now. lie gets II small pension. but it will
hardly keep him in the plainest food and
clothing, and keep shelter over him. so
he tries to earn little money by selling
those medicines you boys have destroyed.
| noticed some of you fellows taking part
in the exerc,es on Decoration Day with
great enthusiasm. Now it strikes me
that there would be as much patriotism
in showing honor and respect to living
soldiers rs to dead ones. and I'm perfect
y sure that | would a. soon die for my
country as to have my mind so injured
that every boy met would make fun of
me-"
Then Herbert went on and left a
thoughtful group of boys instead of the
noisy, Needless crowd he had found.
Il say. fellows" said one lad. looking
mp from the hole he had been digging
with his toes. odd Wa-Mr Wads-
worth. mean-does show signs of hav-
ing been a gentleman once. Ever notice
how neat and clean his hands and clothes
always arei'
Yes" said Charlie Page, land he
meets lady he knows. mother says"
I-tt = pay MN IoI tHoSc botlitS VIZ
smashed said another.
The old fellow was as grateful when
the boys went to his poor room to pay
what they owed as if they had made
hilp II magnificent present
They had had taste of doing right
and reished it, 1t was About face"
with right good will. Instead of fol
lowing him with jests and ridicule and
making n joke of his intirmities of mind
and body. they took pains to treat him
with respect and kindness.
After n while some of the fathers of
these boys began to notice the great
change in their treatment of the old man,
and then to feel an interest in him them
selves. Then the necessary steps were
taken to procure for him an increase of
the pension. and now he no longer carries
a basket of medicine to sell. and he would
almost lay down his life to serve one of
those boys.-Normal Instructor.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

ond, Third Fourth, Fifth. Sixteenth
Seventeenth. Twentieth and Twenty
fourth Michigan infantry; the Seventh
Fourteenth, Nineteenth and Twentieth
Indiana volunteers. and the Second
Third, Sixth and Seventh Wisconsin vol
unteer infantry. for they were all most
terribly mixed up in the many bloody en-
counters of the 10th and 18th of Septem
ber. 1862, along the Antietam from Ha-
gerstown to Sharpsburg.
God alone knows who owned the good
right arm, that was found in the corn
field. but It probably belonged to one of
Gen. Sedgwick's commands. who made
their famous charge through the cornfeld
just north and east of the historic Dun
ker Church. for it was plowed up in this
field five years after the battle, and has
been since that time in the office of Drs
ID. Fahrney and son of Hagerstown, Md
Its wonderful state of preservation can
not be accounted for as n chemical analy-
sis Of the soil in which it was found
shows no preserving or mummifyins
qualities.
The old mill and falls near the stone
bridge was the scene of bloody conflict
between the Federas, who were defend
iilE I1aRerStOW1, ana Tne (On1euefateS,
who were endeavoring to gain possession
of the town. 1t is said the slaughter of
horse and men was such at this cavalry
fight that the Antietam ran blood for
several hours below these falls. The
ground in this locality. especially along
the banks of the stream is almost solid
rock. and the blood ran rapidly into the
creek.
There is a gentleman in Chicago hav-
ing an office in the Board of Trade build
ing. who was major in the Federal
army and provost marshal of Hagers-
town at that time
Just over the hill back of the little
brick house is female academy, from
the balcony of which the Confederate
sharpshooters were firing upon the Union
officers down in the city. and there are
to this day many musket balls bedded
in the walls around the public square at
the crossing of Washington and Potomac
streets.
The Eighth Illinois cavalry was en-
gagged in these skirmishes, and many
members of that organization, which was
under command of Col. w. Gamble. will
call to mind the hot time in that old
town.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
Agricultural Notes.

Eggplant is a gross feeder. but easily
cultivated.
Interest in the apple box grows apace
in the east.
Bone black is said to be good fertil.
izer for parsnps.
Give a good thorough cultivation be-
tween the rows of strawberries.
Beets will stand considerable cold
weather and may be planted early.
In cold frame or sprout hotbed is
n good place to start lima beans on
sods
In butter and cheese making every
effort should be made to suppress dust
which. according to a dairy authority,
carries more infection than any other
source.
Bees carry pollen from one flower to
another while seeking honey. The real
bencfactors are the bee keepers. many
of whom keep bees for pleasure rather
than for profit. But for the bees many
fruit trees that blossom out full would
produce no fruit
1t has been demonstrated conclusive
ly that when an animal is fed On a
variety. instead of on corn exclusively,
greater gain in weight is secured
Corn will excel in the production Of
fat. but bone and lean meat sell in
the live animal as well as fat. rapid
growth being gain in weight.
Preventing the spread of fungus dis
eases could be accomplished better by
DESTROYING the branches and vines that
are cut away from trees and bushes
than by the use of other methods. 1t
is not sufficient to remove the portions
of trees affected with black knot They
should be consigned to the flames. as
no remedy is as sure in the destruction
of the spores as fire
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
Origin of Memorial Day in South,

An association known as the Ladies'
Aid Society was organized in 1861 for
looking after soldiers who died in Column
bus hospitals. They were buried under
the direction of these ladies'. who there
after took charge of these graves making
it a practice to go in n body to care for
and beautify them with plants and flow
crs. Upon the occasion of one of these
visits. in January, 1866 Miss Lizzie
Rutherford, member of the society.
made the suggestion that n specified day
should he adopted upon which memo
rial service should be held for the pur-
pose of decorating the Confederate
graves annually. The proposition met at
once with the greatest favor, and let
ter was addressed to each of the chapters
in other cities and towns suggesting sim
liar action on their part.
These letters We're written in March,
1866. and from their publication resulted
the observance of April 2G as Memorial
day for the Confederate dead in several
Southern States.-AIrs.. V. Jefferson Da-
Wis in Woman's Home Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

Cut the celery into inch bits. cover
with quart Of water and boil tender.
Rub through the colander and return
the liquid to the fire. Make a roux
Of tablespoonful Of butter and one
Of -four, and when 1t bubbles pour
upon 1t pint of rich milk-part cream,
If you have it. Stir until smooth and
thick. then add gradually the celery
PURGE. Season with salt and white pep
per and serve.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

and so that they Will stand about six
feet out of the ground. Two wires are
used in the position, as shown in the
cut, the wires being fourteen inches
apart. In training the vine for the
second year cut off all that portion
above the top wire. and as the lateral
canes grow select the strongest opposite
each wire. one on either side of the
main stalk, and train them along the
wires; this gives us two arms. so to
speak, running along each wire at the
end of the second year from planting.
The third season the fruiting buds
must be handled, and it is a good plan
to select every other bud to supply the
canes necessary for the upright growth
from the arms. This upright growth
is shortened in from time to time dur
ing the growing season, so as to throw
the strength into the frutng canes,
This system Of training requires labor,
but it gives most excellent results.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
In Rattle with the Merr;mac

Soldiers of the Twentieth Indiana in
fantry We're once thorn in the flesh of
the Confederates on the Merrimac They
passed a winter at Fort Monroe. They
also encamped at Newport News, where
they We're at the time the Merlin &C
fought the Congress. The Confederates
wanted to take possession of the Con
gress, but the Hoosiers deployed on the
beach in face of hostile fire and pre-.
vented the enemy from gaining the prize
In May Of 1862 they went over to Nor.
folk.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
When Antietam Was Red with Blood.

Doubly sacred to the hearts of many
western families are the waters of An
because those waters were Grim
soned by the blood of fathers, brothers,
husbands and sons during one of the
most sangunary battles of the Civil War.
The sketches herewith given will be Of
special interest to the veterans of the
Eighth Illinois cavalry, the First, Sec
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
yet a greater yield anC Of better quail

get q greater yield and Of better quail
ity. Besides this, it will take only half
the time to plow and cultivate the 20
acre field. which would further add to
the profits. What lesson the market
gardeners are constantly giving to us
farmers. Why, some Of them use more
barnyard manure on 20 acres than
some farmers do on 100 acres. The
crops the gardeners get are enormous,
and their land is constantly increasing
in fertility.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

Exclusive of the rice-prOducing States
the Territory of Hawaii and Indian
reservations. the number Of irrigators
i'm the United States in 1899 was 1OS,-
21S. an increase Of 54,OS2. or one hum
dred per cent over the number report
ed in 1889. The number Of acres irri-
gated was 7.53954 an increase during
the ten years, of 3.90S, 1865, or 1915 per
cent. OF the total irrigated area, 5.9l4,-
412 acres were in crops. and the total
value of the products therefrom was
$S6. $50. 491. The total cost of construc-
ton of the irrigation systems operated
in 1899 was $67.77O942. In the num-
Der of irrlgators California stands far
ahead of any other State, having about
one fourth of the total number in the
United States. Colorado. however, eX-
ceeds in the number of acres irrigated.
although not in the value of irrigated
crops OF the total irrigated area. T.
O93.629 acres were watered from
streams. and 1864 acres from wells.
The number of acres in crops irrigated
in 1899 was 1865 and the number
of irrigated acres in pasture and unma-
tured crops was 1 1851 ,3OS. The value OF
the irrigated crop was $S4.443,43S. OF
the irrigated area. 1868 273 acres were
in the arid States, 273.117 acres in the
semi-arid region and 3,155 in the humid
region.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

Is to blindfold him,
and many an ami
NAL has been saved
In this way which
it was impossible
to remove from the
burning stable in
any other manner.
1t is now proposed
by a Nebraska in
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
Small Farms to he the Rule.

In the future small farms will be the
rule. More and better products will be
raised on 60 acres than are now on 1870
acres. There are farmers to-day who
plant 4O-acre field in corn who could
take the same amount of manure they
used and put It on 2O-acre field. and
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
Cost of an Acre of Stra wberries.

Cost of an Acre of Strawberries.
For blowing, So; narrowing, 49,
marking, so cents; plants 5000 $25,
average price; plants are scarce this
year Trimming and preparing plants
So; setting plants. 81; cultivating with
horse, $3.50: hoeing six times. $1S;
fertilizer. half ton. SIS: four tons Of
straw. $40: applying straw, S.. This
makes the cost about 500 for the first
wear. OF course the increase of plants
can be used to set new bed the fol-
lowing year. which will make the cost
one-fOurth less. The straw is worth
as much as it costs almost to the soil
In these figures we are actually Civ
Ing what it would cost the farmer to
hire the work done by men who know
how to do It, If the farmer does the
work himself, he does not feel the cost
any more than were he putting in n
crop of potatoes. We advise setting
the strawberry bed near the buildings
so it can be attended to without going
far. The usual gross sales from an
acre of stra wberries are about four
times the cost of the acre for the first
year.-Rural New Yorker.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

Connecting Past res nv Causeway.
1t frequently becomes desirable to
have the pasture so arranged as to
let stock pasture on both sides of a
highway. The pasture is sometimes
located on one side Of the highway
and yard and watering place on the
other. Much time is required to drive
cattle back and forth.
The difficulty can be overcome in a
very convenient way. Select a place
where there Is a little rise in the
ground. say from to I feet. the more
the better. Construct wide ditch,
from 10 to - feet. SO it will easily adj
nit team to work with scraper down
at bottom of it, Make 1t from = to
4 feet deep. as the natural condition
Of ground will admit. 1t must be con-
structed in such way that it will have
natural drainage ut lower side. other
wise it would till with water after very
heavy rains and be Of no practical use.
A plank bridge is built across the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

Cook (seeking situation and continu-
ing her recommendations see
ma'am of course I'm deserted wife.
Lady (charmingly acqulescent)-of
course Negotiations droppedD
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-05-28

Temporarily Blinds the Horse.
1t has long been known. and put to
practical test time after time. that to
get a horse out of fire the best plan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-18
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, Sept. 13.-Interest in todays
stock market centered largely around
the steel issues and certain other in
dustrial securities The crops situation.
concerning which further contradictory
reports came to hand, was of secondary
Importance compared with the impress
sion conveyed by the further heoviness
Of steel common, which established rev
low record Of 1872. There was little pres
sure against steel preferred and the )
per cent bonds were steady compared
with the previous days marked weak
ness.
Another feature of the industrial sitda-
ton. which was not without influence,
following hard upon the early week
developments in United States realty was
the showing made BY the Standard Rope
and Irvine company and the late break IN
Tennessee coal. Under normal conditions
prices in New York probably would have
shown some advance at the outso-, if
only from the fact that the Bank of
England's discount rates showed no adj
vance. but persistent selling of Ameri-
cans by London and the suspens' on of
prominent Liverpool cotton house helped
TO produce an irregular opening
Buying of Standard Railway shares by
brokers commonly supposed to represent
strong interests, together with heavy COW
ering turned the course of the market
upward before noon. Atchison was taken
sion house, and some of the Pacific stocks
advanced under buying by brokers that
have been prominent in these issues re-
which mauny rumors were circulated,
was again irregular. All of the morn
ings Improvement was wiped out yater
when trading became dull and prices once
more sagged IN the last hour the weak
ness Of the industrial group became more
acute. Tennessee coal selling off four
points and steel common touching the
low figure of the day.
There were material losses in Republic
steel and Pressed Steel car The break
in Tennessee coal was not explained.
Some of the high grade railway shares
participated in the decline, which was
followed by a rally in the course of which
prices recovered to a level approaching
yesterdays close. Steel common made a
net decline OF e per cent and the pre-
ferred was unchanged.
The market close dsteady. It developed
after the close Of the market that much
of the selling of Tennessee coal came
from Philadelphia house and was said
TO be on adverse reports. London sales on
balance were estimated to be 10000
shares. Foreign exchange advanced
sharply to 1926, due largely to bills to
meet the 90 day loans. \ feature of the
day was the sale Of 100 shares Of United
States ship building at 81 per share.
The sub-treasury made another ship
ment of S10o,0oO to New Orleans in addi-
ton TO which further direct shipments
to the West and Southwest were reported
The banks have thus far lost about
So 600 as against a gain Of 81, $4,000 in
the same period last week.
The bond market showed some slight ir
regularity in sympathy with the wide
fluctuations in United States steel
Total sales, par value. s144420. 600.
United tSates twos and old tours adj
vanced = per cent on the last call.
Quotations were as follows: