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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19

however, leaves no doubt as to which
description Of soap should be used
Soap probably plays more impor.
tant role than that of saponifier of the
natural oil of the hair.
In spite of the fact that those who
use the razor frequently cut them
selves. yet 1t is rarely that anything
more serious than cut follows, the
slight wound generally healing quick
~, and the risk of septicemia arts
ing In this way would seem to be al.
most nil. In the majority of cases
therefore 1t Is clear that the razor
blade must be bacteriologically clean
i e., free from septic matter-which
may be attributed to the fact that
probably 1t is dipped into hot or ster-
ilized water before use, or else that
the soap lather Is antiseptic. The lat
ter explanation seems the more proba
Bile OF the two. The amount Of soap
rubbed on the skin Is considerable If
the shaving Is to be In any degree
comfortable, and soap has considera bic
antiseptic power, 6 per cent solu-
ton being sufficient to destroy the ty-
phoid bacillus. There can be little
doubt therefore that the skin Is render
ed sterile by the liberal application
or soap. and this fact Is in favor of
any cut that may be made remaining
healthy and without any serious con-
sequence. In word. soap. in the OPP
GRAFTON Of shaving. not only facilitates
the process, but plays the same valua-
Bile role when the shaver Is unlucky
enough to cut himself as does the an
tiseptic in surgery.-London Lancet.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
PLANS NEW COAST LINE,
Reported Railway Scheme of Presi.
dent j. j. Hill.

Reported Railway Scheme of Presi.
dent j. j. Hill.
San Francisco, March 16.-James j.
Hill is preparing to invade California
by way Of the north lines of the Great
Northern railway, according to the Call.
1t is further stated that two surveys
have been made along the California
and Oregon coast between Portland and
San Francisco, and that those interest
ed in these surveys have already SUBJ
mitted to Mr.. Hill two routes by which
he can reach San Francisco. One SUR
veying party worked northward from
Marin county and the other southwark
from Portland. Both routes are shorter
than the Shasta route of the Southern
Pacific, one ny l2O miles and the other
by at least 14O miles. 1t is claimed
that the routes selected by the Hill
surveyors guarantee the construction
OF railroad along grade of about 2
per cent, as against per cent and more
which is experienced along the South
ern Pacific line.
The further information has been OBJ
taiEed that in running the new line the
surveyors were instructed to include
Coos Bay among the towns to be
touched, or some other city on Coos
bay, and Crescent City and Eureka in
California, but it is possible that the
plans may be changed SO as to cut out
the latter two places.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
WANTED ALL OR NOTHING.
MOuntaineer Didn't Care AbOnt Bein
Rich While His Wife Lived

Mountaineer Didn't Care Abont Being
| kich While His Wife Lived.
II had bought good many acres OF
coal land in Tennessee" said a well.
known Detroit coal dealer, land was
after lot more. when bumped against
an old chap who refused to talk bus.
mess. He owned hundred acres
and l felt sure there was coal under
the surface, but he wouldn't hear to
my making any tests nor would he
set price on his land without. After
meeting him two or three times l said
to him:
Look here, Uncle Ben, you and your
wife have lived here all your lives and
you haven't had much to live on
That's right he replied.
| "'Neither of you has ever been thirty
miles from home and you have never
had $50 all at once
jest so. subj
"'You can now sell your land for
enough to make you comfortable all the
rest Of your days. You won't have to
| worry about clothes or feed or anything
else
"'That would be NICE
81 feel sure there Is coal here" I
continued, but l want to make few
tests. If they turn out as expect I'll
make rich man Of you
Stranger he said. after thinking
the matter over for three or four min
utes, have you taken look at my old
woman?
Eyes. pretty good look
"'How long would you say she'd hang
on?'
"'How long will she live? Well, she
seems tough and healthy and she may
live twenty years yet
"'Then yo' come around in about
twenty-one vars from now and see
how things are
=" But why wait twenty-one years?'
ITO give the old woman a chance to
die and let me have all the money
"He stuck at that" said the coal man,
according to the Detroit Free Press
land l couldn't move him. and his coal
mines are still undevelOped. I'm keep
ing tab on his old woman, but at last
reports she was feeling more peart than
ever"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
Cincinnati Post.
A MERRY ROUND.

There's merry sound of music in
the raindrops on the shed,
Like the angels was a-peltin' US with
blossoms overhead.
An the mistletoe is hangin' near the
holly berries red.
Hands round the frosty winter morn
ing!
Come in from the weather where the
fire cracks an CLOVIS,
An the blue smoke up the chimney in q
windy frolic goes,
An Pleasure, like a river with a sunny
ripple flows
Hands round the frosty winter morn
ing!
Oh. life is worth the living, though the
year is gray an cold,
The song is sweet in singin', az the mer-
~ tale is told.
An take of joy full measure-all the
arms of you can hold
Hands round the frosty winter morn
Constitution.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
COLLlDED IN A FOG.
Steamer City of Seattle Runs Into
British Bark Bankleigh.

Vancouver, B. c., March 17.-While
both vessels were enveloped In verit-
able pea soup fog, the Pacific Coast
Steamship company's steamer City OF
Seattle ran down the British bark Bank.
leigh, and caused damage which is var.
iously estimated at between $25, 900 and
10000, with possibility that thor.
ough survey of the Bankleih may reveal
more serious injuries than at present
looked for. Subsequently the City Of
Seattle was libeled for SOS 200 Bonds
were given and the steamer left for
Skagway.
The Bankleigh was Moored beside q
wharf at the time the steamer ran into
her and damaged her port side, twist.
ing her steel plates and jamming her
starboard side against the pier. The
damage to the wharf is estimated at
$4,000. The wharf was knocked fifteen
feet out of place. The Seattle was
strained forward.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
ROAD is FINANCED.
stated That Alaska Central Con.
structiOn VIII soon Begin.


Seattle, March l6.-George W. Dick
lnson has returned to Seattle after an
absence of several weeks i'm Chicapo
with the announcement that the build.
Ing OF the Alaska Central railroad is
about to become an accomplished fact.
Since retiring from the management OF
the Seattle Electric company Mr.. Dick
lnson has given his entire time to the
promotion of a road to be built into the
interior OF Alaska to tap the famous
mineral Districts of the Tanapa river
and the country that lies between
Resurrection bay and the town of RAM
part. The preliminary work of survey
Ing the route was done last summer,
when eight surveying parties were put
into the field and the lines were run
and leveled at cost of about $50 900.
MIR. Dickinson will remain in the
city about month and then leave for
the north, to be present when the actu-
al work OF construction is begun. 1t
10 expected that the beginning will be
made within forty days. The new road
will have its starting point at Resur-
rection Bay and strike across the coun.
try to the Tanana, passing back of Nix
Arm to the Cantwell and Tanana riv-
ers. The present terminus of the road
Is at Atwood, small town on the Tan
ana, forty miles above Rampant and
within twenty miles of the new discov-
cries on Pedro creek. The total dis
lance to be covered is 4l5 miles, and of
this it is expected that l15 miles will
be completed this season.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
A Modern John Alden.

"a TUB" Van Alan's rotund visage
- doomed dimly through cloud of
tobacco smoke, for all the world
like the sun lost in fog. This was
not an unusual phenomenon, certainly,
but the fact that my generally ire
pressible friend had been in my room
ten minutes and had neither smiled
puns for which he was justly infa-
NOUS was a hitherto unknown state
of affairs.
whats the matter with you, old
man" l queried. The cloud of smoke
became denser. threatening total
eclipse. Nothing" came forth pres
emily from the blueness; lat least moth
ing you would care to hear about"
II like that" l replied. little
touched at his manner. "Since when
have l been in the habit Of passing
by on the other side like what's-his-
name in the parable, and you in trou-
ble?"
Cant say you ever did" said Stub,
removing his pipe, "but it isn't-er-
ordinary trouble; l suppose l may as
well tell you. though-I'm in love-"
I'm love-" echoed, beginning to
laugh. us that all? | imagined from
your looks that you We're about to be
hanged. Was there ever time when
you were not in love-with some one ?
Who is it this time?"
In IL
Alan. Indignantly. This isn't joke;
I'm in dead earnest"
"Who is IT," l demanded. seriously.
Helen LOrrington," said Stub, dart
ing queer glance at me. If he had
suddenly hurled a chair at my head
it would have dumfounded me less.
became interested all at once in look
ing out of the window. | wasn't anx-
ious for Stubb to see my face.
1t was no joke. as he had sad-to
me. at all events. | had been in love
with Miss Lorrington for two years
madly, hopelessly; fiuttering about her
beautiful, stately presence. as the pro-
verbal moth about the candle flame.
and with about the same result. l
have never been accused, even by nv
enemies, of lacking nerve: but some-
how. under the spell of Miss Lorring-
tons gray eyes, could never screw up
my courage to the sticking point and
put my fate to the touch. l had fan
cied at times that Helen was not alto
gether Indifferent. There had been
a memorable day on the links that she
however at other times | was miser-
ably certain that had no chance.
"Of course"-Stub was speaking-"I
know she's much too good for me;
she's better, nobler than"
"Have you said anything to herr" I
managed to say. l knew how perfect
the lady Of my heart was. without
Samuel Payton Van Alan telling me-
NO" he said. ruefully. II can't.
Whenever I'm with her feel like an
overgrown boy and nearly make an
idiot of myself; she has way of look
ing into fellows soul, with those big
eyes of hers, that makes him think
Of his sins" l made no comment; l
understood perfectly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19

| l/OOk mere, heu, BLU StuU, us III
suddenly struck with bright idea
You and Hel-Miss Lorrington-art
great friends. aren't you? l remember
hearing her say once that Kenneth
Sears was one of the incest men she
knew. Why cant you-er-er-sOrto OF
| say word for me? Tell her how II
is with me. and that am not really
such a blockhead as l appear in so
ciety. Tell her II love her-just as
If 1t was yourself. you know; maybe
If she thought l cared for her she
might"
"Do you take me for a matrimonial
agent?" asked. sternly. do your
own proposing. Do you suppose girl
like Helen Lorrington would think
twice of man who was lacking In
courage?"
II don't know" said Stub; that's
what you are going to find out"
I'm not" said l.
Don't be a chump," remarked my
friend, In contemptuous tones. Prom
Use you'll speak to her tonight, If you
get chance, at Mrs. Applebee's
dance"
Stub and l had been friends since
college. l would do more for him than
for any man alive. and. Well, l ar
rived at Mrs. Applebee's that night
with heart like lead. bound to plead
myself.
What did you wish to tell me. Mr..
Sears" Miss Lorrington asked, after
l found her a seat under tall palm
in the deserted conservatory. l swal-
lowed lump that had suddenly risen
in my throat, and began:
And who is this fair lady that your
friend loves so devotedly?" she in
quired. when | had finished.
You" l said. turning away my eyes
lest they betray my own secret.
"Me?" she said, incredulously Sam
my Van Alan in love with me? I'm
possible"
why impossible?" l cried. impul-
sively. How can he do otherwise?
How can any man? But you are so
far above other women-so unap-
proachably adOrable-that all fellow
can do is to worship-in silence" l
had forgotten Samuel Peyton Van
Alan.
Miss LOrrington made no reply. She
was looking intently under bench of
pOtted geraniums, little. far-away
smile on her lips. followed her gaze,
and as discovered it's object hot,
prickly waves began to chase up my
spine to the roots of my hair. 1t was
only an empty wooden box at which
she was looking. but painted on one
end of it was highly colored ltho-
graph. advertising Priscilla nasturtium
seeds-and the picture was Of John
Alden pleading the cause of Miles
Standish. Something in the droop of
Miss LOrringtOn's regal head gave me
sudden courage. bent down until my
eyes met hers, and in them l read. as
plainly as love could say it, the immor-
tai rebuke of Priscilla to her faint
hearted lover: "Why don't you speak
for yourself, John?'
And Stub? Well, l may as we'll con-
fess it. l had been made the victim
of diabolical ruse. Mr.. Van Alan
had discovered the state Of my feel
ings-got the idea from a chance re-
mark Of Helens that it was only my
cowardice that stood In the way of
making me the happiest man alive, and
forthwith essayed the role of match
maker.
He was my best man six months
later.-Leslies Weekly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
RISKS OF SHAVING,
Danger from the Bacillu. in the Bar
berss ShOn.

Danger from the Bacillus in the Bar
bcr's Shop.
The use of soap lather prior to SHAY.
ing the beard Is regarded merely as a
means Of facilitating the troublesome
operation. Soap is said to extract the
oily matters from the hair and thus to
render 1t brittle, SO that the blade Of
the razor saws through it easily, for,
after all, shaving Is delicate saving
process. With sensitive skins, of
course, a soap Of good quality and pre-
ferably free from alkaline excess is
desirable. On the other hand, 1t might
be thought that an excess Of alkali
would prepare the beard more read
lily than a pure soap or superfatted
soap. The corrosive effect Of alkali,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
To Increase the Tariff.

Berne. Macrh ia national pie
biscite has resulted in the addition of
the new protectionists customs tariff
by vote of $50, 900 to $4,000. The
new tariff will increase the cost of liv-
ing and compel hotels to raise their
prices to tourists.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
TO LOCATE IN SEATTLE.
II. l.. Mccormick, Wisconsin Lum
herman, to Have Big Mills.

ucruhus " nave Dig MI16s
Milwaukee, March 17.-R. l.. McCor-
mick, one of the best known lumber
men in Wisconsin, and iou. times over
millionaire, is going to make his
headquarters at Seattle after the COM
ing season.
Mr.. Mccormick will not only have
charge of his own property in the West.
but will be personal representative of
Weyerhanser and other Wisconsin and
Minnesota men whose total holdings on
the Pacific coast aggregate nearly $20,.
600, 900.
Mr.. Mccormick and his associates
have planned to take up all available
timber which this amount of capital
will allow them to buy in Washington,
Oregon and California Mills will be
erected and railroads built to allow of
the shipment of the lumber.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
Adverse Critics IN.

shakespeare says there is good in
everything" remarked Mrs. Buyby.
THE old duffer evidently never went
shopping with his wife" rejoned the
freight-payer Of the combination, "or
he wouldn't have made fool assertion
like that"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19
ASK EXCESSIVE PRICES.
May Interfere With Government
Purchase of Friar Lands.

May Interfere with government
Purchase of Friar Lands.
Manila, March 16.-There is posi-
bility that the negotiations for the pur-
chase of the friar lands by the govern
ment may fail because of the excessive
prices asked by the religious orders and
corporations interested with the orders.
Some of the estimates of value submit
ted to Governor Tat and Archbishop
Guidi show the prices to be double the
figures at which the land was offered
at private sales last year. The govern
ment is anxious to purchase the lands,
but is not willing to pay excessive
amounts for them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-03-19

There are lots Of people who do not
think they get their moneys worth at
a theater unless they see an Irishman
with pink whiskerA
New-York tribune., 1903-06-17
NOTES FROM NEWPORT.

Nsunort r T. June 16 (specaD.-Mrs NJ. B. KIM
her II w Kimber and Miss Kimber, OF Philadel-
phfa arrived the Shoemaker cottage James
town this morning for the season
Commander and Mrs Alexander McCracken are
registered at Hotel Thorndike, jamestown.
Robert Giles of San Juan. Porto Rico has Joined
Mrs Giles at the Rodgers cottage at jamestown
C " Bailey and family. of Philadelphia. arrived
to-day at their jamestown cottage
James Taussig and family. of ST. Louis are at
their jamestown cottage having arrived last even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. John Price Netherll. or fhila-
delphia, will come June 30
GEORGE Peabody Wetmore has gone to Washing
ton ON business connected with his United
States Senator.
Mrs Reginald De Koven. " no has been the guest
os Mrs Burke Roche at Elm Court. has returned
to New-York.
Miss Harrison of New-York is the guest of Miss
Alice Phzer at Linden Gate
Robert Walton Goelet. of Mrs. Ogden Goelet
is visiting his grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
r Wilson.
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock, Center Hitchcock and
Mrs. J. J. wysong are expected here Friday for
the season.
Mrs Ogden Coelet. who is abroad, will return to
America shortly and come directly TO Newport. It
is expected that Grand Duke Boris of Russia who
was her guest summer will visit her again this
season. Mrs Goelet's Robert Walton Goelet
went to Ochre Court to-day to inspect the house
and grounds.
Sir Michael Herbert British Ambassador a,
iting Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Wilson. will leave
Newport tomorrow and sail for England Satur-
day Tomorrow evening a stag dinner will be
given by the members OF the British Embassy in
Sir MchaeTs honor in the Porter cottage. Green
ough Place. the headquarters of the embassy for
the summer.
Mrs. II. F. Potter arrived this evening, and is the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Edward 4. Potter at the
Cedars, In Catherine-st.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry F.. Lippitt of Providence
arrived to-day and are at the Ledyard cottage, in
Catherine-st.
Mr.. and Mrs. Julien T. Davies at Pine Croft
Purgatory Road, for the season
Mrs. Theodore Lyman. of Brookne. Mass Is
visiting Professor Alexander Agassiz at Castle
Hill.
Lydig and Charles F. Hoffman registered al the
Casino.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward c. Knight jr of PhlladeI
phia, are at the Morreli cottage, Ochre Point for
the summer
George W. Oney. of New York, secretary of the
Society OF the Cincinnati is the guest OF William
Watts Sherman.
Henry A. c. Taylor sailed for Nev-York To-day
on the steam yacht Wanderer '
Mrs. Frank Foster is visiting Mrs. E. H. c. Slater
Hopedene
Miss Susan Travers of New York has arrived at
her cottage, BoxcToft. In Red Cross-ave for the
season. With her was Miss Mary Appleton who
will be Miss Travers's guest for the season
Mrs. Spotswood -, Schenck Miss Nath.JIa p
schenek aud George Morgan returned from New
York tonight.
Late arrivals tonight Mr.. and Mrs A.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-17
AKERIC4 AND RUSSIAN JEWS.

The Jewish representatives who called upon
the President and Secretary of State on Mon
day in behalf of their prosecuted brethren in
Russia are reported to have been well satisfied
with the result Of their interviews. They had
reason 10 be- 1t would scarcely have been pos
sihie for any one TO express more horror At the
crime at kishineh. more sympathy with the
sufferers or greater readiness TO do whatever
could properly be done for their relief than did
the President and Secretary. Their declara-
tions on this occasion, added 10 the strong
words of the Secretary OF State concerning the
Jews Of Rumania not long ago fix beyond all
question the attitude Of this government upon
this great question Of humanity and civiliza-
iion.
Rut if the Jews were and are satisfied, some
others seem not to be. The cry is still raised
That tie President does not interfere He does
not read the riot act TO Russia. Such carp
ig.gs are. Of course. insincere and dishon-
est when they are not ignorant They are
prompted by purely factional purposes. But lest
sheir speciousness should perhaps deceive some
ii may he well 10 treat them ter moment
with a seriousness which they do not deserve.
Let us suppose for n moment that the Rus
sian. or the German, or the British government
should seek TO interfere in the negro Iynchings
which have claimed more victims in America
than the massacres OF Kishinef. Suppose
some foreign government should read the riot
Act TO us on that account; or, seeing that
United States Senator had. in the Senate Cham
Der. defended and approved such Iynchings,
should arraign the American Government as
responsible for them. What would be tie
American repIys What would be the reply Of
those very critics who are aow railing at the
President for not reading the riot act" TO
Russia
But the President might 1T least suggest to
tie Gar that religious liberty would be desr-
able in Russia. they say. Yes. The other day
a French gentleman of official rank was ar
rested in tbe suburbs Of Washington for riding
in the -JiEl Crow section OF a streetcar. Sup
pose the French Government should suggest TO
the President that equal rights for men OF all
races would I've desirable in the United States.
Suppose some foreign government should make