davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Coconino sun., 1904-06-11

Several sheep men were delegates to the Democratic territorial convention at Tucson last week. We wager that they dared not look their nocks squarely in the face when they re- turned home. They seem to forget that the Dingley bill, a Republican meas ure, is the very life of their industry. They are Hearst men, too, and Hearst is demanding general reduction of the tariff on the plea that he wants to "bust the trusts" Cleveland fooled the people by saying that the Republi- can tariff was robber and the coun- try was given the Wilson bill. The sheep men know the result of the Will son bill to their industry, yet they go as delegates to a Democratic conven- ton and support men who demand that the tariff must again be reduced. Benson Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
The Young Woodpeckers.

Philip was brave little boy All
the other boys looked up to him and
liked to have him In their parties when
they went swimming or tramping. But
they all agreed that he was queer
about birds and things"
The others liked to collect birds
eggs and did not hesitate to take all
they could find. leaving many little
bird homes perfectly empty. Philip
never disturbed so much as one egg.
All spring he watched a beautiful vel.
low plumed woodpecker drilling hole
in a hollow tree and building his nest
there The hole was quite high, but
one Of the boys determined to get the
eggs. He know, however. that he
would have to do it when Philip was
away. So one day when he thought
Philip was off on tramp he took q
small saw and went to the tree. He
had reached convenient limb and
was commencing to saw when Philip
came running and shouting.
The boy was 30 startled that he slid
down, dropping his saw. and ran al
though be had seen 4 ghost
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
= = = :
English Gaming IN Size.

With the view of ascertainlng wheth-
er the race Ia deterloratlng or other
wise. so far as physique Is concerned, a
large wooden firm at Leeds. England
recently undertook the task Of compar-
ing the measurements made in Its wool
IN departments at the present time
with those In similar classes Of goods
manufactured a couple Of generations
ago The result announced Is greatly
in favor Of present day conditions. The
average chest and hip measurements
work out at fully 3 per cent increase.
This rule applies practically to all
parts Of the country, with the exception
of few isolated towns. Coming at a
time when 80 much is heard of the de-
terloration OF the race. this announce
ment affords welcome surprise. and
effectively demolishes the theory that
the race is deteriorating The English
giants are apparently to be found In the
north. Workingmen. 1t Is said. In the
shlpyards on Tyne side and district are
very much bigger than was the case
fifty or sixty years ago.
Taking the whole Of the country,
the biggest framed men appear to be
in the limestone districts Of northwest
Yorkshire, Westmoreland and Cumber-
land, while the hilly counties Of the
north of Ireland can also lay claim to
this distinction.
The investigation had also elected
district are to be found England S
dwarfs. Here, and in the Bailey 10.
caity, the factory operatives are the
most diminutive in the whole of the
country
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
AN ESKIMO SALMON TRAP.


The Eskimos along the Yukon River
have an odd method Of catching
salmon, which is described by Jere-
miah Lynch in Three Years In the
Klondike"
The Eskimos take boards foot
wide and an inch thick, and nail them
together lengthwise in triangular
spout. a little wider than a good sized
salmon. This Is submerged in five feet
Of water a foot from the surface and
twenty yards from the shore.
The salmon. swimming along the
side Of the shore against the strong
current. go straight into this simple
trap and cannot get back, and those
In the rear press on those In front
We saw eighteen large salmon
taken from one of these spouts in
few minutes. and the Indians said
they caught scores every day while
the run continued.
At an old Russian settlement wa
observed how the natives live and pr,,.
pare for the winter. The fish were
running plentifully, and every Indian.
even to the little children, was busy
bringing them up from the bank.
opening them and hanging them on
the trees. or temporary scafrolds. or
tops of huts and cabins. in every COLI
ceivable place where salmon could
be put to dry out OF reach Of the dogs.
The run lasts about six weeks, AMI
in that interval the natives must pro.
vide food for their families and their
dogs until next season. Very few
wild animals exist on this lower
Yukon, and with the addition Of geese
and ducks, salmon is the only food
that country provides for it's inhabit
ants. No grain is cultivated. The In.
dams buy flour and light supplies
from the traders, paying in dogs and
furs, for they trap Gil through tho
long winter.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
oLD.FAsH,ONED OOU0HNUTS.

Bow dear to my heart was that bright.
r. sunny kitchen,
( What joys have | known in its homely
retreat.
The nook by the ingle. the jam-closet
The coveted treasures Of childhood 80
sweet.
That quaint little room with its low
studded ceiling
Held peace aud contentment that
wealth cannot buy:
But sweetest it seemed when twas
plainly revealing
The odor of doughnuts that mother
would fry.
The oid-fashioned doughnuts, the whole
some. sweet dougtnuts.
The golden-brown doughnuts that
mother would fry.
The sunshine of youth shed its glory
around us
On life's fowery pathway its glamour
was thrown.
The home was refuge where care never
found us,
And cooking day carried charm all
ITS own.
No oft-varied menu our appetite pam
pered
No strength giving tonic we needed to
luke,
For never pang our digestion had ham
pered
When eating the dOughnuts that moth
er would make.
Uhe puffy. raised doughnuts, the nourish-
ing doughnuts.
The real. homemade doushnuts that
mother would make.
Upon the worn hearthstOne are strangers
now treading.
The Railways will echo my footsteps
w see the dear roof-tree I'm longing yet
dreading
The spell may be- broken that held me
Of yore.
Eaiuly | taste in every dainty confec-
ton,
or new-fanged crullers. 4 sadly par
take;
None, none can aspire to that toothsome
perfection
That crowned every doughnut that
mother would make.
The hawess. fresh dOughnuts. the tempt
ing. round dougtnuts.
The sadly missed doughnws that
mother would make.
b-Leslie's Weekly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
Saliy's Rainy Day Eun.

Cdity i'ay
"Oh, dear" said Sally. Il don't see
why it should rain to-day Of all days.
when had Just planned to go out with
Susan and Kitty. | think it's just too
mean. What can | do to pass the
time"
Sally" replied her mother, you
make great mistake to complain
about the wea ther Remember that
every day that is sent to this world is
sent for a purpose; and we all have
only limited number Of days to live
and should learn to enjoy each one.
whatever the weat Their may be.
Now. | will show you game that
Susan and Kitty can play with you. 1t
is makeup game and brand new be-
cause have just invented it for YOU"
"Goody," cried Sally. and hurried to
the telephone to call her two friends.
When they arrived. Mrs. Challoner had
cleared Off the library table and had
spread a big atlas on It,
Now" said she. this is the ira vel
game. You must each plan a trip
around the world. to go here and there,
criss-cross. Kitty must plan to 20
west, starting from Boston. Susan
must 90 east from New York. Sally
will go east from Philadelphia. Each
of you must have her own program to
see any towns and places you may pre-
fer.
Now take the map Of the world and
each one trace her route and see how
often you will cross each others way
and how often you will actually meet"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

"Oh, Mrs Challoner." said Kitty, lit
will be like real trip"
Yes" said Mrs. Challoner. ''and
when you happen to get very near
each other somewhere you can pretend
to telegraph, and then each OF you
must find out just how to travel to
reach the meeting place OH which you
may agree"
The three girls had been playing for
an hour when the sun came out, and
Mrs. Challoner listened. expecting to
hear them rushing out Of doors; but as
the expected sound did not come. she
looked into the library and found them.
laughing and interested, porting over
the map. quite oblivious Of the sun
beams that fell on the atlas.
The rain has stopped" said she,
land you can go out. girls"
The girls looked up and then at each
other. Finally Susan said: "I'd rather
play this game a little longer. II the
rest would"
80 would We" cried Kitty and
Sally.
II almost WISH" said Sally that
night. that we would have another
rainy day soon. because Sue and Kitty
and have planned a race to the Phil
lppines, each Of us to choose a different
direction. and the steamships we take
are to he selected from the sailing an
nouncements in the newspapers Then.
when the ships really arrive we can see
from the papers which one reaches the
place first. and thus we will see who
made the best selection. Oh, mummy.
dear, there's no end Of the things we
can do with your clever travel game
idea"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

When faith fails seltishness prevails
Doing His will will lead to delight IL
1t.
Where God Is least wanted is where
He is most needed.
The force of gravity is surpassed only
by that of happiness.
God hides nothing from him who
holds nothing from God.
Every home hallowed by an altar be
comes a harbor for the heart
The miracles that men demand would
almost always be catastrophes.
The church does not keep men whole
some by the refrigerator method.
No man knows the reality OF life til
he recognizes the unreality Of thu
world.
You can afford to discount popular
opinion when you have Gods precoul
promises.
The Importance of Il thing is to b'
measured by it's power for bushes.
rather than by it's bulk
1t is good deal easier to forget wha
we ought to know than 1t is to know
what we ought to forget.
There are those who think that i,
their brand of soap had been known
the world would have been cleanseC
without Il food.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
Exclusive Story.

ut was during that memorable cam
paign that an amusing incident took
place which you may"
But here the eminent statesman
checked himself.
mo" he said to the reporter, II
can't tell you the story. promised
to save it for the man who is going
to write my biography."-Chicago
Tribune
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
A Detectives Ruse

81 URlNG the year 1913 the West
Owas flooded with counterfeit
coin 1t was so well manufac.
tnred that it passed readily. The evil
al last became so great that the Uni
ted States authorities requested that
u skillfu detective might be sent to
ferret out the nest of colners. was
fixed upon to perform the duty
had nothing to guide me. The
fact, however, that Chicago was the
city where the counterfeit coin was
most abundant led me to suspect that
the mandatory might be somewhere
within its limits. 1t was, therefore,
to the capital Of the West that | first
proceeded. | spent five weeks in that
beautiful city, but without the slight
est clue Of the cOunterfeiters.
| began to grow discouraged, and
really thought | should be obliged to
return home without having achieved
any result. One day received a let
ter from my wife requesting that !
would send her home some money. as
she was out of funds. went into
bank and asked for draft, at the
same time handing sum of monry
to pay for 1t, in which there were soy,
eral half-dollars. The clerk pushed
three of the half-dOllars back to me-
counterfeit" said he.
"Whatw said |. do you mean to
tell me those half dollars are counter
feit!"
Il do"
Are you certain"
Perfectly certain. They are re-
markably we'll executed, but they are
deficient In weight. See for yourself.
And he placed one Of them In the
Acale against Il genuine half dollar on
the other side. The later weighed down
the former.
THAT Is the best executed counter
felt l ever saw In my life exclainl-
Cd, examining them very closely. is
all the counterfeit money in clrcula-
ton here Of the same character a.,
this?'
''Oh, dear, no." replied the clerk. 1T
ts not nearly so well done. These are
the work Of Ned Willet. the famous
New York counterfeiter | know them
well, for | have handled many Of
them in my time. Here Is some Of the
money that is In circulation here" nc
added, taking several half. dollars
from drawer You see that the
milling Is not near as perfect as Ned
Mtllet's, although 1t is pretty we'll
done, too"
compared the two, and found that
hc was right. supplied the place
Of the three counterfeit half-dollars
with good coin, and returned the for.
mer to my pocket again.
A few days after this received in
formation which caused me to take a
journey TO village situated about
thirty miles from Chicago. arrived
there at night and took up my quar-
tiers at the only tavern In the place
IT was Il wretched place. and kept Ivy
an old man and woman. the suriest
couple l think it has ever been my
lot to meet In answer to my inquiry
as to whether | could have lodging
there for the night, | noticed that the
host gave a peculiar look at his wife,
and after some whispering was in
formed In the most ungracious man.
her possible that could have a bed
1 have frequently in the course Of
my life been obliged to put up with
wretched accommodation. SO l did not
, allow my equanimity Of temper to be
destroyed by the miserable fare set
tef0ro me. and the still more miser-
able Aeeping apartment into which I
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
Longer, but Not Higher.

Napoleon was searching one day for
a book in the library of Malmaison and
at last discovered 1t Oh a shelf some
what above his reach. Marshal Money,
who was present, one Of the tallest men
in the army. stepped forward. saying,
Permit me, sire; am higher than your
majesty" You are longer Marshal"
said the Emperor with frown.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

loked from one to the other In the
greatest amazement
well. he takes 1t mighty cool, any.
how" said one.
Il suppose he don't think we are in
earnest" said another.
Come, stranger. you had better say
your prayers" said the man who had
first spoken: time flies"
My only reply was a tit Of laughter
more violent than the first.
THE mans mad they exclaimed.
"Or drunk" said some.
well. boys" l cried speaking for
the first time, this is the best joke
l ever seed. What. hang a pal?"
"A pal-you a pal:"
II amt nothing else" was my ele-
CANT rejoinder
whats your nameT'
Ibid you ever hear Of Ned viii
letY | asked
You may be certain of that. Amt
he at the head of our profe,sion?"
"Well, then. I'm Ned Willet."
You Ned Wiliet" they all eX-
claimed
You may bet your life on that"
returned. staggering up to the corner
where had seen the old woman
counting and packing the counterfeit
half-dollars.
Fortune favored me. None of the
men present had ever seen Ned Wllet,
although his reputation was well
known to them. and my staggering.
insOlent manner had somewhat thrown
them off their guard. yet | could plain
ly see that all their doubts were not
removed.
And you call these things we'll
done. do you?" | asked. taking up a
roll Of the money. well. all | can
say is that II you can't do better than
that you'd better shut up shop, that's
all"
Can you show us anything better z"
asked one Of the men.
II rayther think I can. If couldn't.
I'd go and hang myself"
Lets see It," they all cried.
This was my last coup. and one on
which | knew my life depended.
"Lookee here. gentlemen" | ex-
claimed taking one Of the counterfeit
half-dollars from my pocket which
had been rejected at the bank, here
is my last job; what do you think of
it?"
1t was pashed from hand TO hand,
some saying 1t was no counterfeit at
all. others saying that It was
"How will you prove 1t is coun ter
felt z" asked one of the men.
by weighing 1t with genuine
one" | replied.
This plan was Immediately adopted,
and its character proved.
perhaps he got this by accident
heard one Of tine men whisper to
another
TRY these" said l, taking the other
two from my pocket
All their doubts now vanished.
beautiful" exclaimed some.
"Spendid.' said others
When they had examined them to
their satisfaction, they all Of them
shook me by the hand, every particle
Of doubt having vanished from their
minds. | carried out my part well.
Some questions were occasionally
asked me. involving some Of the tech
nicalities Of the business; these. how
ever. | avoided by stating that l was
on q journey Of pleasure. We made
night of it, and 1t was not until
morning had dawned that we separ-
ated.
The next day | returned to Chicago,
and brought down the necessary ns-
sistance and captured the whole gang
Of counterfeiters in the very act. This
party was broken up forever. and
most Of them were condemned to
serve term of years In the State
prison.
have those counterfeit half-dollnrs
still in my possession, and intend
never to part with them. for they
were certainly the means Of saving
my life.-Wavcrley Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

When a woman has company to din
ner and her cooking is absolutely fault
less she always says 1t would have been
better had the range been In good
working order.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
How He Bought Them

Amateur Fisherman-Do you Duy
those long bamboo poles by the foot?
Sporting Goods Dealer-No, by the
rod--Baltimore American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

LIVED LONG ON THE EARTH,

Evidence that Man xisted Before Date
liked by Accepted Authority.
Fortunately there is no chance for a
religious controversy over recent dis
coveries that seem to upset the accept
ed chronology of the Bible. That chro-
nology is admittedly of human origin
and therefore likely to be fallible. Prof
Flinders Petrie. in u lecture recently
delivered in London, presented some
rather startling theories as to the an
tiquity of the human race that will
doubtless give rise TO more or less dis
pute
The professors proofs as to his theo-
RES are said to be incOntrOvertible. He
contends that there is an unbroken
chain of historic record going back to
5000 h. c., besides objects of art and in
dustry that carry history back 1000
years further, thus making the indubit
able record of human history cover
5000 years. Yet dates 1000 b. G. do
not take us back to the beginning.
There are traces he says, of a civiiZa-
ton that came to Egypt from some 9th
er country. The earliest graves have
figures of race of bushmen of a type
Ike that discovered in France and
Malta, suggesting that one race former
Is extended from northern Africa into
Europe. Beyond these bushmen there
are figures of women captured from
still earlier races-probably the palace
lithic age. or this latter age there are
many evidences in the elevated plateau
east of the Nile. where in Il region at
present wholly uninhabitable, are
found the remains of many settlements.
he existence of a population here in
dicates that there was a time when the
climate of Egypt was totally different
from what it is tO-day--when a rainfall
fortified lands now deserts. Such a eli
mate could hardly have existed unless
the desert of Sahara was then under
water. A rise of the Saharan area, CO.
NEEDING with a sinking Of the present
bed of the Mediterranean, would eX-
plain the indisputable fact that the
fauna. fora and racial affinities Of
northern Africa are with Europe rather
than with the parts Of Africa south OF
the Sahara.
Egypt supplies us. according to Prof.
Petrie. with physical evidences of the
antiquity of man in the shape Of 5000
years continuous remains, but other
countries. notably Mesopotamia, fur
nish similar indications. The finds"
made by recent explorers in the sites
Of old cities in the valley of the Euphra-
tes seem to prove the existence of an
empire extending from the Persian
Gulf to the Mediterranean at period
when Egypt itself was in'its infancy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
How She Interviewed the President.

1t is related that during President
Tyler's administration Ann Royal
editor of Paul Pry," sensational
sheet, forced the then Chief Magistrate
into an interview by employing quite
unusual means. President Tyler occa.
sionally enjoyed a swim in the Poto-
mac, whose banks were then far from
civilization. Ann Royal, strolling by
the river, spied the Presidential appar.
ell and seated herself thereupOn. She
would not bulge until the irate Execu-
tive, up to his neck in water, had grant.
ed the interview.-Ladies' Home Journ-
nal
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
LITTLE STORIES
AND INCIDENTS
That VIII Interest and
Entertaln Young
Readers.

Three weeks afterward. when Philip
happened to meet him one day. he
called out good naturedly: Hello.
Bob. have been wanting to tell you
there is a saw up at our house belong
ing to you. Come over some time and
get 1t. BY the way. all those little
woodpeckers can fly for themselves.
and they are as cunning little birds as
any one ever saw"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

' NIX ! sinner Is 4
suicide.
There is no fear
in faith.
Il g NJ depends
on believing.
Gods memory is
according to His
mercy.
Righteousness is
the richest reward
of the right.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
Roy Couldn't Trust Him.

BOY Couldn't Trust Him.
Mr. Ryder-Here, boy. I'll give you
a dime to hold my horse five min
utes.
Boy-All right; but youse'll have ter
gimme de dime first.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
Who Is "Thy NeighbOr:

Who Is "Thy Neighbour"
Love thy neighbor as myself. "
read the Sunday school teacher. Now,
Nellie, who is thy neighbOr'T'
Its the woman next door who ia
always borrowing things answered
Nellie.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

Mammals Mistake.
Tommy latter the shower)-Mam-
ma, may l go out to play now?
Mamma-What. with those holes In
your shoes?
Tommy--NO. mamma; with those
X ids next door.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

The fire Of genius isn't always able
to keep the pot boiling.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

The Real Reason.
"Why should we say Get thee be-
hind me- Satan asked the Sunday
school teacher.
ITO give us a chance to get ahead Of
him." replied the bright boy.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

Incompetent people always, argue
that 1t is cheaper to buy things ready
made.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03

When shaken by the other boys.
He's ratified, and a fearful noise
He makes. A word, quite often more
Than any blow, will make him sore.
Oh, yes; I'm sure I've never seen
A boy so odd as 'Bijah Green.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Mr. Ryder-Can't you trust me?
Boy-Naw. Mebbe l won't be here
when youse git back.
No Earlier Upstairs.
Mamma-COme, darling, it's time
for you to 20 upstairs to bed. It's 8
O'Clock!
Little Clarence-But, mamma. It
won't be any earlier up there
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-11-03
TRUMPET CALLS

Ram's Horn Sounds Warning Note
to the Unredee med.