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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03

btrIlIl, JAN. L. liz Ni'iH't S''''h
ment's reservations in agreeing to sub
mt the encZlean claims To arbitrl.
ton continue 10 be undiscloSed In their
entirety. tut. from statements appear
inc today, il seems to he confirmed that
Germany may exclude from the claims
which are snbje,t to arbitration de-
mdn,ls amounting to $500 900 for seizure
Of property and Ontragns Oh the persons
of German subjects under circum-
stances which are here deemed so clear
that it is useless 10 call IN nrbltratorS.
The payment of this sum will not be
demanded in cash at present. but Suf-
fcient guarantee of the payment will
he insisted upon. Great Britnin'S pre-
S3OO.OOO, hence the statements made
abroad that Germany is asking more
than Great Britain are incorrect.
Germany valves an apology for what
are here called "diDlonmtic insults
asking only material remrntioT.
The l.oknl .\n.rigcr, the only Cor
man newspaper having special corrc-
suoidrnt at Caracas. printS II dispatch
from The Venezuelan capital. dated Dec.
90. relating the correspondents expert
encc in interviewing. President Castro.
lie found him at General Alcantara'S
estut" 1T La Victoria. dancing ut loon-
day.
General Aicantara. who was waiting
will Il bundle of dispatches. remarked
TO tie correspondent that 1t would not
do TO interrupt the presidents pleasure,
even with state business" but the cor
RESPONDENT says he spoke to the presi-
lent between dances and "nftpr Il con-
\cr>!!tiunHl rccOnnaiSalcc,' inquired
if l.r intended to give the powers salts
faction. "W'hy. No." replied the prs>i,
dent. Il am the one demanding salts.
faction for insults"
AT this remark" the correspondent
continues, II lady rnppcd the president
on the back and said: 'rl,ut'> the wa!
to talk. old 10y"
Washington. Jan. l.--Tl.c answer Of
President Castro to the proposal Of t."
- Ili.. g.. ",.,,,.'. e, -. ,'' nh vi HI
Uoou. .nulal the Venezuelan diff
!, lies. has reached Washington
through Minister Bowen. The answer
amounts To Il general acceptance of the
principles of the proposition, President
Castro being willing to submit his case
to the arbitration of fair ana impartial
authorities. The details of the answer
will not he prbii,hc,i hero in advance of
its reception by the European allied
bowers. un,l in fact they may be with
held entirely from publication on the
ground that the answer rea lily concerns
those powers.
Tie answer is being prepared at the
state department for transmission to
Europe. As it is quite long and un-
doubtedly will require careful cOnsidera-
ton by the foreign Offices at London.
Berlin and Rome. il is not expected that
any further steps toward Il final settle
mcnt can be taken for Il day or two.
The feeling here. however. based on a
knowledge of CuStro'S position. is that t
his answer practically clears the way
for the submission Of the case to arbi-
tralion. he answer has given great
satisfaction here.
LII Guail Jan. IAN italian cruiser
last night chased big Venezuelan
SrhuOnpr of this DOrt The DllrSllt
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
Inc Popular Hero Of Spain.
BY Richard Harding Davis.

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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
II ~ ~
Inc Beauty Of Ughness.
By Winifred Oliver.

"a underestimate the attractive qualities of the ugly woman
True lifes handicap mile posts Dehnd ier
W Lovely that fact is her salvation She eai|es
S nes"rdiy in her gifts. and she herself
q must make good she knows she cannot sit back confident
in let otc QUALITIES want Of The
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-01-03
The Unromantic Lover:
Good and Bad Points

practical lover is excellent crea.
;
ture apt If man is bounded
north with levelheaded precepts, he
scarcely much else than cast iron
dulness
He is probably we'll meaning practical men usually are
pin your dogged devotion 1t
would be incompatible with his admiration for consistency
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
n. u>ire.a sid.


SO much stress Is placed on science
IN ayricul ure Of late years. that a
ioNnI man might almost suppose the
books. bulletins and wise addresses tell
the whole story about farming. The
reason so much Is constantly being said
and written about the how and why
of the latest methods and newest
ideas in farming is because these are
all that can easily be taught.
Fondness for hard work and level
head. full of business sense. cannot be
acquired from bulletins or gathered
from expert advisers. The new ideas
help the brain and spare the hands.
but farming is still much more VI bust
ness than a science. Now, as always,
hustle and good judgment are better
out these qualities. System, order,
prOmptness. honesty. shrewdness. econ
omy, self-cOntrOl, tact to manage work
men, all such are strictly business
qualities, and are likewise the fOun.
dalton of any great success in farm
ing. Only nature and experience can
impart most of these essentials hence
the experiment stations say nothing
about them. But they are as import.
ant as ever. An engineer without a
very fast. neither will expert agricul-
tural knowledge succeed without bust.
ness qualities.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
WOMEN CLERKS TO GO.
Northwestern Road Preparing to Hire
None But Men.

Chicago, Aug. 31-(Special.) -There
is CONSERVATION among the women en-
poyes of the Northwestern railway.
BY a general order of the company the
employment of women in any capacity,
in the entire system, is barred. Since
the issuance of this order the women
stenographers in the general offices of
the company have suddenly acquired
domestic tastes and matrimonial pro-
clivities formerly unsupported.
Half dozen of the prettiest girls
have already left their typewriters and
plunged into the duties of general
housekeeping. There are still nearly
a score of young women who are said
to be considering matrimOny serious
ly. At the noon hour they gather and
discuss the situation. Some of them
favor joining the womens rights clubs,
but the majority are content to de-
clare it "a mean shame"
None of the young women have been
discharged, but they admit an uncom-
Portable feeling of not being wanted.
Stenographers to various officials have
been relegated to the outside offices,
among the general clerks.
The Northwestern officials are not
adverse to the softening and refining
influences of woman, and personally
are said to regret the ultimate loss of
the woman stenographer. But business
is business. they say, and it has been
decided that the women must go.
The reason for this decision is found
partially in the pension system, which
naturally carries with it civil service.
Women stenographers are always wo-
men stenographers, it is held, unless
they get married. and are not fitted
for promotion under civil service rules
in force on railroads with pension sys-
tens. They cannot run a handcar, lay
rails. build tracks or operate trains,
and are therefore limited to the keys
OF the typewriter.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
Farm Notes,

Farm Notes.
Where's the harvester or other val
liable tool?
4 writer on the subject of hogology
in speaking of the chief points of the
modern hog, says that he has no
points, but is round like a sausage
Let the middlemen understand that
the fruit of your labor is yours, not
theirs and If they will not deal justly
with you, cut them out. and go stra yht
to the consumer.
The farm implement or machine
which will earn - per cent. on its cost
yearly. as very many will, is Il far
safer investment than bank stocks
on deposits. We must learn to do bust.
ness with the farm.
The young man i'll the country of
frugal habits can have Il larger banl;
account at the end of Tie wear on a
wage of $500. with board and laundry
thrown in. than can the els fellow
who Gets Il wage of 5000 per annum
Nor will it be necessary for tn" young
man in the country to deny himself
any of the genuine pleasures OF life
in order to do this.
There Is less demand every year
for the extra large ovcrfatted hogs
that have taken two years to reach
maturity. What is wanted for pro.
fitable feeding is thrifty pig, that in
six or seven or eight months grow
will average pound of pork Il day.
The heavier hogs cost more to keep,
and the pork is neither so good. nor
will 1t now sell so well. rs pork that
weighs POO pounds or less per car
caSS.
a good way to get rid of potato hrgs
is to poison them by the use of pa is
green and water at he rate IF one
pound of the poison to one hundred
gallons of water. Another way =
to use the paris green with cheap .iour
or plaster. using about enc y ,.E1 of
green to one barrel of either OF the
latter This should be busted OF lie
i'"N van. III NV ihoi hlhS " it'Ii III '
are moist. London purple may be
used in the place of paris green ut
as 1t is more liable to burn he .,a.r,
when used in water, one pOunl ..
quicklime should he PM in III" yt5rr
for each pound of london purple Il;
but the london purple In such Il ,,;Se.
should be used ri the rate OF oile
pound to seventy gaiiul.s OF Watc,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
ARCTIC COAL FIND.
Rich Discovery Reported From Cape
Lisburne.

Seattle, Aug. 31.-Vast coal discov-
cries have been made at Cape Lis
burne, on the Arctic, according to
Nome mail advices received yesterday
The story of the find and the expert
ences of the six discoveries are akin
to romantic.
James Lachle was the head of the
expedition. The six men, including
William McGregor and William Starr,
both well known in Nome, were left
at Cape Lisburne and established
camp there last fall. Cape Lisburne
is about 300 miles from Nome across
kotzebue sound. They were left with
plenty of provisions in fine log cabin.
with plenty of coal at their DOORS with
the promise that the officers would re-
turn on the first boat in the spring.
Through all the long winter months
they worked, drilling, picking, digging
their way through the tundra into the
side of the cliffs. One vein of coal
was uncovered-a seven-foot seam
over 1886 feet in length. Another tun-
mel through from the surface extends
into the side of the cliff over 100 feet.
The men are unable to say anything
about the depth, but are sure that
there is coal enough to supply all
Alaska for the next ten centuries. For
eleven months they worked and tun-
neled, looking for the promised relief
in the spring.
For some reason the officers did not
show up and the supply Of provisions
ran short. After trying to flag many
different boats the men succeeded in
getting the whaler Morning Star to
stop and exchange provisions for coal
When the Thetis went by on her way
to Point Barrow they tried to flag her,
but the officers mistook them for ma
tives and proceeded on their way
north The men knew that she must
return some time so they loaded their
dOry with water and provisions and
worked their way to Point Hope. The
men saw their plans carried out, for
two days later the Thetis returned and
they were able to get aboard and to
Nome.
The men were comfortably housed
and provisioned all winter. The wealth
err was often severe and the snow very
deep, but they had fine log cabin,
with plenty of coal and provisions and
so did not suffer. 1t was only when
their provisions ran short and they
feared famine that they became
alarmed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
COMPANY WAS WARNED.
Attempt to Hold Up Great Northern
FLYER Fails.

Flyer Fails.
Butte, Aug. 31.-A Miner special
from Havre says:
What is supposed to have been an
attempt to hold up the westbOund
Flyer of the Great Northern by Kid
Curry and his gang occurred last
night near Malta, soon after the train
had left the Malta water tank, and was
only frustrated by detectives riding on
the engine
Three Notwithstanding characters
boarded the train, and two started to
climb over the tender, when they were
discovered by officers. who covered
them with guns and ordered them Off
They promptly slid off the side of the
tender, disappearing under cover Of
the night.
For three days the train crews, mail
clerks and express agents on passen-
ger trains between Glasgow and Havre
have been armed to the teeth, and a
score of Pinkerton detectives and spe-
cial Great Northern men have been
riding up and down the line, anticipat-
ing holdup
The company received inside infor-
nation four days ago that Kid Curry
was back in the country and would at
tempt to hold up the train. The infor-
nation given the company here was OF
such character that it was estab-
lished that holdup was planned and
would take place within day or two.
The three men who boarded the
train at Malta last night were armed.
The third man, who boarded one of
the coaches, disappeared soon after
the train left the water tank and could
not be found. The water tank is but
a few miles from Wagner, the point
where the Great Northern holdup &C.
Cured on July two years ago.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03

inch hole is bored through the top for
the bolt to go through. The inside
part of the leg where the hole Is bored
should be made like wedge. so as to
hit closely against the sclntlings The
pulleys are II inches in diameter. and
are made Of wood. The rope should be
put over the top pulley and under the
bottom pulley. The legs should II"
sunk in the ground so that they VIII
not slide and let the derrick fail. \
good strong hook should be Srcur*ly
fastened on the rope. \ steady horse
can operate this all right, once it is
understood.-Harry II. Postle in Ohio
Farmer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
BROUGHT MANY SEALSKiNS.
Steamer From Dutch Harbor Has a
Valuable Cargo.

San Francisco Aug. 31.-The little
steamship w, H. Kruger from Dutch
HarbOr, brought down valuable
cargo, consisting of 10000 sealskins.
The fur was consigned to the North
American Commercial company, and
will be shipped to London to be pre-
pared for the market
A telegram received today reported
that the French bark Admiral de Cor
muller. from Cardiff for this port, had
put into Santos with The loss of her
sails and with the captain of the crew
injured. Particulars OF the vessels
mishaps are not at hand.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
Oieomargarine Still FIourishes.

Oleomargarine Still F1ourishes.
During the past several months the
editor Of this department has received
many communication from dairymen
saying, in substance, that the cleo law.
is in force. did not seem 10 improve
matters much, so far as dairy interests
were concerned. Investigation shows
that this Is true and also discloses
the reasons why. The law as 1t now
appears on the statutes provides that
If cleo is artificially colored so as to
represent butter the manufacturer
shall pay tax Of 10 cents pound
on his output. If not cOlored artia-
cially mote the word artificially), then
the tax shall be "A Of cent pound.
Manufacturers have shrewdly found
way around the law by using in
gradients which give the product a
cream color sufficiently like butter.
especially during the winter. to pass
readily for the genuine article. 1t Is
an open question whether or no the
ingredients used to obtain this color
make the product more desirable as
1000. The main fact Is that no arti-
fetal colOring is used and hence the
spirit Of the law is nullified. The only
apparent way out Of the difficulty
would seem to he to amend the law
so that It yc~R.d be a misdemeanor for
oleo to be colored in any way so that
1t approached the color Of butter 1t 10
to be. regretted that the amendment
proposed when the bill was under dis
cussion. namely, that oleo be colored
some shade that would absolutely
identify It, could not have been passed
The matter as it now stands is a seri
Gus one for dairymen and they should
set In communication with their Con
gressinen so that some way may be
found of properly and thoroughly pro-
tecting dairy interests.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
An Aid in Cleaning Wells.

Every farmer should have his well
good and clean for the winter months.
Here is Il design for Il handy well der
rick. The scantlings are II feet long
2X4 inches thick. made Of elm. me
three pieces Mt each end and the mid
die are AKA inches. also Of hardwood.
spiked to the scantling. A IA inch
hole IS bored at the top about II
inches from the end. Another hole,
the same size. is bored at the bottom
about n feet from the end.
The cut shows the derrick set up for
use. The legs are | feet long. inches
thick, and Of good solid timber. A ~
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
TWO MORE FOR AMERICA.
The Pope Will Create Additional Car
dinals in United States.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-William J. Ona-
han, of this city, who returned today
from Rome, is authority for the state
ment that in the near future two addi-
tional cardinals will be created in the
United States.
Mr.. Onahan was a friend of Leo
XIII, and no layman in the country
stands higher in the Catholic church
than he. Mr.. Onahan would not dis
cuss the names of the men who are to
be appointed and would not even ad-
nit that he knew them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
A Cheap Drag.

While there are some drags on the
market that are very desirable, it is
possible to have n homemade one that
is quite as good and which will cost
considerable less than the bouyhten
one. Such a drag Is shown in the H.
lustru ton. and Is made Of two strips
of timber and three fence posts. These
posts may be Of any size desired to
give the needed weight: indeed, by
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
BRYAN VIII Speak.

Lincoln, Neb.. Sept. bryan denies
he has Cancelled the dates to speak in
ohio in behalf of Tom Johnson, DEM
ocratlc nominee for governor, and
leaves tonight to take an active part
in the CAMPAIGN
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03

making several Of these dragS of posts
OF different weights, one may have n
drag for almost any use. The cross
pieces are spiked on so that the posts
are about foot apart and. as will
be noticed from the illustra ton. the
posts are placed so that the rather
sharp edges are forward. which pre-
seen. the cost of such Il drag is very
small. and there is nothing in its con
strurtion but what may be done on the
farm where the ordinary tools may be
found st. Paul Dispatch.
\ Cool lilo.
We have Il round silo in use that Is
in many respects the best one know,
says il correspondent of Rural New
Yorker The slaves we had sawed two
and three-uuarters inches thick and six
inches wide. This extra thickness has
nearly prevented freezing. The width
is about right. Tney are bevelpd,
groOved and tongucd. Ii | could not
get the stuff near at hand prepared |
the plain slaves jointed. beveled and
grooved without hoops. doors or roof.
The hoops would get in steel wire
rope. or more commonly known as
guy wire" half an inch in diameter
The cost will not be greater and the
result more satisfactory, easy to put
on as cothesline, no danger Of
breaking in cold weather In fact. they
are ideal. They can be fastened with
a turn buckle or common nuts through
a four-nch scantling. The doors
would put on the outside Of silo, hang
ing them with heavy hinges bolted on
Navy Beans.
A crop which can proftably be
grown to much greater extent and
over much larger area of the coun-
try than Is now done is the common
navy or field bean. There is not
enough grown to supply home de-
mands, beans being imported every
year, although it is crop Of compara-
lively easy cultivation and one that
pays better than most field crops
Clean land. of good quality. should be
selected. and the beans planted in drills
Immediately after the corn is in. Guilt
vate as soon as the plants are above
the ground. and when there is no dew
or rain on the leaves, as that will spot
and spoil the foliage. Cultivate thor
oughly until the growth of foliage COW
ers the ground and stops the growth OF
weeds. When twO-thirds of the pods
are ripe pull by hand and lay in rows
uctil well dried. Thresh on a dry
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03

clear day. otherwise the beans may not
easily come out of the pods.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-03
BOUNDARY LINE
ALASKA COMMISSION READY
EOR FIRST MEETING.
Whole Controversy, 1t Is Said, Turns
Upon the Efforts of Canada TO Sc.
lean Representatives will Resist
This Contention.

LOnuOn, aug. oU.-SeCTeCdTy Oh WAL
Efihu Root, ex-Secretary of State John
Foster, Hannis Taylor anu Judge John
NJ. Dickinson arrived at Liverpool on
the Celtic today for the meetings of
the Alaskan boundary commission,
which will open in London September
3. They were received at Liverpool
by Mr.. Pethrick, assistant United
States dispatch agent, on behalf Of
the American embassy. The party
came directly to London, and on their
arrival they were met by Secretary
Carter of the United States embassy.
Mr. Root registered at the Hyde
Park hotel, while the other members
OF the party established themselves at
the Carlton hotel. The Canadian COM
missioners also are here.
United States Ambassador Choate
has arranged to- give dinner in honor
of Secretary Root, at which all the
American and British representatives
will be present. The commissioners
are already familiar with the facts of
the case, which were filed several
months ago. At the first meeting of
the commissioners next Tuesday, the
Americans and Canadians will submit
their briefs, which will be condensa-
ton of the facts and arguments re-
garding the Interpretation of the
treaty.
The commission will then announce
the day on which the oral arguments
will be heard.
Issue in Controversy.
The documents have not yet been
made public, but the Associated Press
controversy centers upon Canada's eff
fort to acquire an outlet to the sea. 1t
is known authoritatively that the Can
adian agent asserts that under the
Russell British treaty of 1925 the line
properly crosses numerous inlets, in
Guiding the headwaters of the Lynn
canal The contention seems to be
that the inlets less than six miles wide
situated in the disputed region belong
TO Canada.
United States Counsel Foster vigor-
orously opposes this view, holding that
the treaty clearly places the line
thirty miles inland, following the sim
uosities of the coast, thus separating
Canada from all the arms of the ocean
and putting Porcupine creek and the
gold district under American jurisdic-
ton.
The American representatives are
confident that their position is unas-
sailable. The commissioners expect
that the complete consideration of the
entire case will take less than two
months and that even should the COM
mission fail to render majority
award the facts will be clearly estab-
lshed. This will lead to an easier
settlement in the future.
Secretary Root intends to take ad-
vantage of the recess between the fill
ing of the briefs and the oral argu-
ments to witness the British army ma
neuvers.
The Newtown bee., 1903-11-20
FAIRFIELD COUNTY.
GEORGETOWN.

THE VILLAGE AND VICINITY.
 Mrs A. c. Eggleston visited friend ds in New Haven, last week.
 Miss Nettie Bundle of North Salem has returned home, after passing some days with. friends in town.
 Mrs William Hunter spent part of ast week with friends in Stamford.
 Mrs David Miller of South NCr walk spent Sunday with friends in town.
 John L. Godfrey and daughter, Mrs w. o. DeForest, spent Wednesday iu Danbury.
 Mrs Fred Kearns is visiting friends in New Haven and Hartford.
 MrS William Hunter entertained tht Misses Panline Miller and Katherine Gray of Norwalk, over Sunday.
 Floyd c. Jennings and family have moved into the residence which the> recently purchased of G. Hill.
 Miss May Bennett of Norwalk Wal the recent guest of her cousin, Mis- Carrie Barrett.