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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
HUNDREDS OF PIANOS RUINED.
Flood Caussd Loss of 100000 in
Musical Instruments.

More than 800 pianos We're totally
ruined in the recent foods in Kansas
City. The piano houses of the city are
busy tearing apart the water-soaked
Instruments, saving some Of the hard
ware, and sending the polished wood
to the kindling heaps.
There Is no salvage to a soaked pi-
anO,' said a prominent piano man.
when they get wet up to the keys
they are ruined"
The ]. w. Jenkins Music Company
COST two carloads Of new pianos that
aad not been unloaded from the cars.
They We're soaked and rendered useless
In the boxes in which they came from
the factory. Then there were approx
lmately 800 rented pianos in the flood
These are a total loss to the dealers
who had placed them in the various
homes.
A piano Is made up Of very delicate
parts. One fine-looking instrument
which had apparently Jared well in the
immersion was all in pieces at the
workshop Of the jenkins Music Com
pany yesterday. 1t did not look to be
ruin, good only for the scrap heap,
but that was It's announced condition.
The polish on the outer surface was as
fine as ever All the interior mech
anism was in apparently good shape.
But there We're family perceptible
warnings and a trace of rust on the
metal. The keys had become swollen
and warped until they were immov-
able.
1t Is the intention Of the companies
who have damaged pianos to make
some experiments with the better ones
In an effort to find out whether it be
possible to rejuvenate the Instruments.
But every piano house in the city has
announced that it will never send out
for sale or hire any of the instruments
that have been flooded.
The collection Of damaged pianos in
the Kansas City warehouses embraces
instruments from the aristocratc ST.
800 symphony in mahogany to the
humble $50 kind In imitation of some
lAIi!s WHICH IL - Hol' Anu tHey are
all valueless. The salvage is not worth
more than the cost of taking the instru-
nent to pieces.
The hardware in them" said one Of
the men at work wrecking pianos in
the warerooms Of f. G. Smith, "is all
that can be saved 1t is worth about
60 cents in each instrument"
The value of pianos destroyed in the
Kansas City Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

on that Gould was the wickedest man
in the world.
keene had heaped up his profits in
cash and was known to have as much
as 100000 in currency when he I'm.
dertook to corner the wheat market.
An attempt to bull Jersey Central
stocks, conducted at the same time as
the wheat corner, was similarly I'm.
profitable, for the stock went down
forty points in one day. Whether
keene might have succeeded In his
wheat corner or not will never posi-
lively be known, for the attempt mis-
carried when a forged telegram was
sent from New York to his Ch,ca %
brokers ordering them to sell 1900, 900
bushels Of wheat They threw It on
the market, 1t became known that
keene was selling, and before all tho
evils had been reckoned with Keene
was 100000 loser on wheat. Jersey
Central cost him over 100000.
keene came back in 1880. whom
stocks took an upward trend and held
II, and those who had expected to see
MIN wane noted his return to fortunes
favor IN a more lavish form than ha
mad ever enjoyed 1t. His wealth on ma.
per rose to s2O,OOO,OOO. He then went
into every game in the market and
tne see-saw Of the street and Of other
mems brains In conflict with his stead.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

fornia Keene had risen from nothing
to an estate of S1,OOO,OOO, had lost that
in a fash and then by succession Of
bold ventures had brought himself to
an eminence which carried a rating Of
S5,0OO,0O0 when he moved to New
York. His first combination was with
Jay Gould, with whom he engaged in
fighting Western Union with Atlantic
and Pacific Telegraph. While they
profted in this campaign. he broke
with Gould shortly afterwards. alleg-
ing that Gould had gone back on his
friends and sold them out In the mid
die Of deal. Gould. on the other
hand, declared that Keene had played
him a shabby trick. 1t was at this
time that Keene expressed the opn-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

lily Wore down his fortune so that in
April, 1851, he was believed TO be at
the end of the road. He went on des-
perately, rallying by an occasional
coup, but being overwhelmed by the
collapse of a deal in Northern Pacific.
He then took to dealing in privileges.
and he sold these so recklessly and
the market turned so unfortunately
that he entangled himself beyond hope
Of redemption. and In 1854 failed
again.
Mr.. Keene got back into the market
again, and when success came to him
he paid all the debts that were out.
standing when he suspended in 1854.
He turned bull as stocks made unprec-
edented advances with the incoming
Of this century and was credited with
getting out at profit. His bear cam.
paigns were the losing ventures of his
recent years. He was assailed bitterly
by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit man.
agement in 1899 and was charged with
being the source of the rumors affect.
ing that stock.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
An Architectural Curiosity.

There are many churches through
or spire, but there are few churches
which can boast of having tower and
spire side by side. One of these Is
the parish church Of Ormskirk In Ian
cashire. The tower is built over the
porch at the west end, and the spire
Is placed as closely as possible to 1t.
The origin Of this architectural freak
has not been ascertained, but there
Is tradition to the effect that when
Orme, the Saxon pirate from whom
the town derives Its name decided to
construct kirk, or church, as an
expiatory Offering for his evil deeds.
his two daughters quarreled over the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
GERMAN CABLE CONSTRUCTION,
Seeking Connections with All I'm.
portant World Points.

Consul General Guenther. at Frank.
fort, reports to the State Department
the following information:
"a new era in German cable con-
structlon began with the laying of a
cable to Vigo, Spain, a distance Of
about 1900 miles.
During the last seven years Ger
many has laid 1875 miles of cable, at
a cost Of over $7,OOOOoO. In 1898 a
cable, 10 miles in length, was laid be-
tween Sassnitz and Trelleborg, and in
1899 German Southwest Africa was.
connected with the international tele-
graph system by a cable 154 miles
long.
''In 1900 the first German-American
cable between Emden and New York,
via the Azores-a distance of 4,S13
mlles-was laid. At about the same
time Germany put down the first Ger
man cables along the Chinese coast,
the cable Tsintau-Chefoo being 2S5
miles and that connecting Tsintau and
Shanghai 43S miles long. The year
1901 witnessed the laying of the fifth
cable between Germany and England,
connecting Borkum and Baktou a dis
lance Of $50 miles. The telephone cable
between Fehmarn and Laaland was
laid in 1902
The construction of a second trans
Atlantic cable between Emden and
New York, via the Azores, has been
commenced, and 1t will, it is expected
be ready for service before the expira-
ton of the next year. Germany Is also
contemplating an increase of her cable
net In Eastern Asia and the South Sea-
by constructing cables between Alena-
do and Guam and the Palau islands
and Shanghai.
1T is said that the growth of Ger
man interests, both military and COM
mercial, will in the future require the
building Of more cables by Germany,
Independent Of foreign nations. Ger
many now has cable works and two
cable steamers"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
A RetrOspectfye Wish.

James Whitcomb Riley is said to be
not at all selfish with his own literary
material, and often tells, socially. an
excellent story which does not there
after appear in any form in his own
literary work.
1.-TWO country boys" Mr.. Riley said
not long ago, "were called from their
grief over a dead playmate-a favor
lite dog-to eat their MONDAY meal. IL
was a chicken dinner, which the boys
enjoyed with subdued gusto until the
wish-bone was reached. Then the TWO
boys broke the wish-bone solemnlT'
and the boy who got the longest piece
was asked to tell what he had wished
HE said, I JUS wished OIL DICE
hadn't added"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
Home, Sweet Home.

Mid pleasures and palaces though we
may roam,
Be It ever 50 humble there's no place like
home.
A charm from the sky seems to hallow
US there,
Which, seek through the world is ne'er
met with elsewhere.
Home home. sweet, sweet home.
There's no place like home.
An exile from home, splcndor dazzles in
vain;
o, give me my lowly matched cottage
again,
The birds singing gayly that came at my
Give me them-and the peace Of mind
dearer than all,
Home. home. sweet, sweet home.
There's no place like home.
John Howard Payne.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

G. H. MAcKAf. one of the best
racing stables in the United States.
Immediately Oh the death of his
father he cabled to his trainer to sell
all the horses, and they were sold at
q sacrifice. He wanted to be free
to take up the conduct of his fathers
business affairs, and since then has let
nothing interfere with this determina-
ton. He now occupies one of the
most prominent positions in the bust
ness world as president of the Postal
Telegraph and Commercial Cable Com
panies. His rule for business success
is to devote his attention strictly to his
task and to follow as closely as pos
sibe in the footsteps of his father.
The son had careful schooling in
order that he might fit acceptably the
position of the elder Mackay. AS n
director Of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany every branch, every detail of the
plant and service was passed before
him. 1t was his fathers aim in life
to leave his son prepared to carry on
the work he had begun in various d.
rections, and the son has accepted it
ard is manfully fulfilling his fathers
wishes.
\ Pacific cable was one of the elder
MackHy's hobbies. He believed in its
rracticahility and in its ultimate sue
cess MS an investment. When he died
his son Clarence took up the unfinished
work and carried it through to success
Sul completion.
Mr.. Mackay is in his office in New
FORK every day from Q TO o'clock,
and bis 0pacity for business is ire
mendHts. His only recreation Is taken
at his sumner h M at RoSlyn, l.. l.,
or ON the yacht which daily takes him
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

One Of the final scenes in the life of
courtroom at Richmond, Ky. when he
was declared insane, A week pre-
viously Dora Richardson Brock, the di-
vorced child wife Of the aged Ken
tuckian, had declared her intention Of
going on the stage. 1t is alleged Gen
eral Clay had been insane for several
years, and his mad love for 16-year-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

to and from his office. His fHsi IN
home is one Cr the finest In the coun-
try, and was built to suit the tastes
of his wife who was Miss Katherine
Duer Of New York. and whom he mar
ried in 1898. 1t cost 100000. Mr..
Mackay Is chartably inclined but his
benefactiOns are done In secret.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
OLD
FAvORlTES
Seeing Things.


/ amt afeared wv snakes, or toads, or
bugs, or worms, or mice,
An things at girls are skeered Nv l
think are awful nice.
I'm pretty brave, | guess; an yet hate
to go to bed
For, when I'm tucked up warm an snug,
an when my prayers are said,
Mother tells me Happy Dreams" and
takes away the light,
An leaves me lynn all alone and seem
things at night.
Sometimes they're in the corner, some
times they're by the door.
Sometimes they're all a-standin' in the
middle Of the floor;
Sometimes they are a-sittin' down, some
times they're walkin' round
So softly and 50 creepy-like they never
make a sound
Sometimes they are as black as ink, an
other times they're white
But the color amt no difference when
you see things at night.
Once, when l licked Teller at had just
moved on our street,
An father sem me up to bed without a
bite to eat,
l woke up in the dark an saw things
standin' in a row,
A-lookin' at me croSs-eyed an p'intin' at
me-So.
Oh, my. | WIZ so skeered that time l
never slept a mite
It's almost aluz when I'm bad l see
things at night.
Lucky thing I amt a girl, or I'd be
skecred to death.
my breath;
An | am, oh, so sorry I'm naughty
boy, an then
l promise to be better, an l say my
prayers again.
Gran'ma tells me that's the only way to
make it right
When a Teller has been wicked an sees
things at night.
An 80 when other naughty boys would
coax me into sin.
l try to skwush the Tempter's voice at
urges me within;
An when they's pie for supper, or cakes
ats big an nice,
l want to-but l do not pass my plate
for them things twice.
No, ruther let Starvation wipe me slowly
out o sight
Then ! should keep alvin on an SEEM
things at night,
Eugene Field
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

other half a century ago.
The famous old scientists new the
DRY is that the earth Is exactly at the
center of the universe. and that the
whole scheme Of creation was evident.
ly planned for the purpose Of produc-
ing man. Some of the old theologians
have always maintained this but Dr..
Wallace arrived at the idea quite in.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
Underground Station in Paris.

An extraordinary piece of engineer.
ing is begun by the municipality Of
Paris, which will keep the Place de
rOpera closed for nearly year, and
when it is reopened it will have be.
meath it an underground metropolitan
railway station of three floors. where
the several lines will intersect on the
different levels. Metallic flooring will
separate the three lines, and will sup.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

design for the structure. One deter
mined to have a tower, the other was
equally resolved to have a steeple.
AS neither Of them would give way
the pirate chief acceded to both their
wishes. and the curious may see the
tower and spire still keeping watch
side by side on the surrounding coun'
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

Ascum-Of course, your wife always
insists upon your doing her bidding.
Henpeck-Not always. Once she
got mad because | did. She took me
to auction with her one day, and some
how we got to bidding against each
phia Press
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

his nome, W mite
Hall, In Ma lison
County, Kentucky.
His demise was
due to general ex-
haustion.
The stirring life
which General Clay
led had begun to
tel on him in late
years. He believed
that a conspirac y
to assasslnate him
had been formed
AMI some years
ago fortified his
home at White
Hall and entered Il
life Of exclusion
that ended only a
few weeks ago.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

a new idea on that
occa sion which sur.
prised the scien'
tifc world almost
as greatly as the
tremendous theory
Of natural selec'
tion-the Darwin
ian theory-which
DR.. Wallace and
Charles u a r W i 4
discovered | II d g.
pendently Of each
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

The man who is always talking
about how much work he does, should
remember that some people work so
hard that they don't have time To tall
about it
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

ups and downs Of
the market. In 1884
he suspended pay
ment after losing a
fortune Of $1,000
In six months. Only
six years before he
had arrived in New
y or k from San
Francisco, where he
had met with great
success in his spec
lllatiOns In Cali
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

kay since the death
of his father. John
w. Mackay, a lit
tie over a year
ago. Previous to
that event young
Mackay was one of
the gaycst of the
richer set Of Am
orleans. He was
fond Of society,
was an all-round
athlete, and owned
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

port the roadway. The lowest line is
twenty-one meters deep, but as water
is reached alta depth of ten meters,
large part of the work will be done
BY means Of compressed air compart-
ments, measuring eight by twenty-five
meters.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
His Measurement.

81 don't see how you can say that
this convict is man who measures I'D
to the highest standard"
"You don't? Well, the BertillOn sys-
TEN is the highest standard | know Of"
Baltimore News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
Largest Bottle in the world

The largest bottle ever blown has
recently been made for exhibition at
the st. Louis Expedition. 1t holds
forty-five gallons, and required forty
pounds Of molten glass, drawn from
the furnace and shaped on the end of
q huge blowing pipe
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
sincerity Defined.

DeBorem-You are very kind, Du'
I'm afraid you are not sincere.
Miss Caustic-Well wouldn't you
rather I'd be kind than disagreeaDlss
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
"SAGE OF WHITEHAlt.'
General Cassius NJ. Clay, Noted Ken
tuckian, Who Is Dead.

Death came to General Cassius Mar
cellus Clay. warrior. statesman. aboli-
ZIONIST, author, and noted duelist at
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
DROPS SPORT FOR WORK.
Clarence II. Mackay Following In Hi
Fathers Footsteps.

Seldom has such radical change
been wrought in a young mans mode
Of life as in that Of Clarence II. Mac
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

Avoid politicians who have a new
specific for all public Ills
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
NEW THEORY IN SCIENCE.
DR.. Wallace, Noted Naturalist, Ad'
vances a Startling Idea.

ted English scientist, who recently
celebrat ted his SOth birthday, put forth
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07
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Who Has Had His Ups and Downs in
Speculation.
Jim keene, the well-known broker,
who was recently squeezed to the tune
of 50 OOO.OOO In Wall street. knows the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1903-09-07

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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-11
THE SUPREME DUTY.

The Home Rulers of Oahu and probably elsewhere playing
deep political which the members of the Republican
ton, which Monday should give their
abundant Home Rule willingness allow the Republicans take all
the responsibility that be thrust them The idea be
let the Republicans undertake the Inauguration Of county
men and gather strength for the campaign from
1t old familiar lesson politics that the ms always
disadvantage the To criticize There
administration of office that couldn't be attacked
The therefore always be confident that
their opponents will find plenty material for attacking
In like the where change of has be
and difficult problems be handled perhaps
be expected that there will be much material for the
AS the situation shapes itself that we-adved nomna-
by the Republican convention week for of the offices is
wear of successful county administration will do much Home
Rulers the when there be general Territorial
election they defeated again will be final rout
that should be used in making nominations Let
compromise with the enemy such the last Re
publican carried The who captured bear and
held the animal prisoner by his finger inserted between the es
teeth like the Republican party its victory of the last
The party by the eXpeden of nominating
the ticket should be Republican ticket
should be who handle the business of the office for
which he wants -" ~ 49,
The Home Rulers waiting hold their convention later They
will their strength the Offices if there for which the Re-
pubcans make The result be divided
victory And proportion of the whom the Republicans elect
be only Home Rulers Disguise the lesson Of the solid
thirteen and the happy minority of may be repeated
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-11
THE SMART POSTUM.

Will lIaymart of Earl, Mo-, tells a
touching story of a tender-hearte she
'possum he captured the other day.
Haymart was hoeing corn when his at
tention was attracted by the barking
of his dog in neighboring wood. He
went into the wood, and found the dog
had freed an old 'possum with three
young ones. He decided to take the
young ones for pers; land don't you
know" he says, that as / took those
little 'possums away from their mother,
tears ran down that old 'possum's face
as free and as plain as tears ever ran
down the cheeks of a human being?"
Haymart hadn't the heart to part
them, so he took the mother along, and
placed them all in Slated box. Here
the mother gave further indications of
an intelligence and feelings almost hu-
man. During the four days of her cap
tivity, Haymart says, she never ate a
bite. Having, in this way, reduced her
flesh sufficiently, one night she slid
through q small crack in the cage and
els now" Haymart thinks, without
doubt back in the woods again."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-09-11
THE PANAMA CANAL JOB,

the defeat of the Panama Canal treaty
become interesting facts will
After hardest fights the history
Senate Panama Canal passed
The prospects bright for the being signed by the Co.
congress- the American people that
opposition that the presentation of the
Colombian congress regarded peunctory de-
tail
But there had evidently been highly powerful interests work
among Colombian congressman When
treaty rejected the Panama Canal proposition side
tracked There excellent the belief that the defeat the
canal treaty brought about through high ideals of mistaken
the of the Colombian legislators but the
trary by itching the congressional palm The Panama Canal
treaty defeated by Coombas ALL but by the powerful rail-
road lobby the United States Indeed the United States
Government undertakes with % Ncaraguan Gov
for the second choice the this
siton to the will be encountered, ' .'.
The interests which opposed the construction of the canal
and powerful that that the majority
congress little nation like Colombia could be corrupted This
clique has fought the canal proposition tooth and nail for years will
policy of obstruction for the defeat the
saving millions dollars the railroads every
1t dporabe of affairs when nation has reckon with its
people the proposition of creating public blessing, but such
to be the deplOrabe fact in America today
Recent adves from BOgOta indicate that the administration
is likely the negotiations another treaty. directly with
the Washington authorities Whether this another scheme of oup
apparent 1t be invitation the railroad combination
to buy off this second attempt the canal through
Indeed there people who the United
sending forces Panama and forcby Selling e necessary
land which dig the canal There certainly
such being Secretly
lying United States the Americans glad
opportunity blocking either the progress general prosperity
this When actuated with such spirit anagonm
additional nducemnt American rake scratching his palm
strange that the South American legislator
line to block the United States