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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

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appeals for advances from many industrial
substitute for reducons from the outcome OF
the New York building strikes; from the Erie Railway
Companys appeal its employees refrain from asking
advances; from the murmurings which have been heard
in big steel manufacturing districts. and last but least
from the merits of the of Western bltuminous
coal miners In their explanation of trade conditions and
why they impeed to ask for lower
Considerations such these In which Is evident
y be Of convaescence after the financial shock
1903 founded upon exhibit of prevailing tendencies bear
ing upon the cost Of living should be we'll calculated TO
appeal TO the conservatism of employer and employee.
News
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09
LAX EDUCATION IN RUSSIA.
Although schools Are Numerous, tn,
Percentage of llIiteracy Is large.

Although schools Are Numerous the
| Percentage of Illiteracy Is Large.
| Illiteracy in Russia is far greater
than in any other of the so-callrd en-
! lightened nations of Europe In the
cars dominion there are about $1,000
elementary schools. the total cost of
their maintenance being 5000. 600
rubles, or about $27OOO.OCO. or this
amount the zemstvos. or provincial
assemblies. which contain representa-
tives of the peasantry. contributes 23
per cent and they exist and operate in
less than half of the provinces Of the
empire. The imperial treasury con-
tributes 20 per cent and the rest Ia
made up by appropriations Of the ru-
raj and municipal governments and by
gifts. requests and other incidental
contributions. There are 4,5OO.OW
pupils in all the schools, only a quar-
ter of them being girls.
OF the female population of the en-
pire only one in tfty-four appears IA
a pupil; of the males. about one in
twenty. In thousands of instances
children have to walk from eight To
twelve miles day in going to and
from school and the school term CO.
| incides with the coolest and seyprest
weather. Half the army recruits are
illiterate. Twenty years ago only one
in five could read and write The
greatest chaos prevails in the control
| and management of these elementary
schools and they come under the direc-
.tion of nine different departments.
Some are secular and some religions.
but none are equipped as they should
be and as they might he under more
efficient administration, though there is
not money enough available from pub
lie or private sources to carry on the
business as ii ought to he carried on.
Friends of popular education-and
they include every enlightened person
| III the empire-ask that the govern
ment contribute half of the entire edu-
cational fund and are Iaboring in that
direction with little present encour.
agement, the country having too much
on its hands just now to give the mat.
ter the attention it needs and deserves.
New York Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

gayest moccasinS in the tribe and
many hours did she spend every day
in workin. with bright colored porcu-
pine quilts. For no brave in all that
country was so warike as Woksis, no
sGuaw so skilled in embroidery as
MOqua. AS she worked on the mecca
sins hours passed IA minutes. She took
no note of time. so busy was she in
her labor OF love. Suddenly she heard
y startling noise. the bark string that
held the kokh suspended was burned
off, and a quenching, scattering eXplo-
sion followed the overthrow Of the pot
What could she do? There was no
water, the melted snow was gone and
she must boil the moose meat before
her lords return. IT was growing late
there was no time to melt more snow,
so seizing a birch bucket of maple
water that was always tapped In the
spring for its sweet flavor. she filled
the kokh anew and hung il over the
mended fire. Into il she popped the
moose meat. and set a cake of pounded
corn to bake on the slab before the
fire. Then she resumed her embroi-
derry, in which the quilts were both
needle and thread. She was working
the totem of her race. the bear, so diff
ferent from the wolves eagles and tur
ties of other tribes.
"Dreaming of her husbands future
success in hunt and battle, the hours
passed by; the shadow crept past the
mark; the fire burned low; the once
juicy meat was a shriveled morsel In
= mixture of gummy dark liquid When
she saw this the frightened Suuaw ran
into the bushes and hid herself from
the rage of her coming lord. After Il
long and silent waiting she carefully
drew near the camp once more and
what did she see? There was Woksis
devouring the morse of moose meat
and her wonder was great when he de-
liberately broke the earthen pot and
carefully licked out the last vestige of
her spoiled cooking.
'She forgot her fears and cried out
in surprise. When discovering her
Woksis said: oh, Moqua, my wise
squaw, who taught thee such marvel
of cooking? Was the Great Spirit thy
Instructor" With great joy he en-
braced her, and in his sticky kiss she
tasted the first maple r.'-Pitts-
burg Gazette.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09
INDIAN LEGEND.
How the Chiefs Squaw Found "A New
Dish.

''One morning the mighty hunter
Wokss bade his wife cook for his din
ner choice bit of moose meat. and
have it ready when the tall stick which
he stuck in the snowdrlft should throw
It's shadow to a certain point. Moqua
was a meek wife so she promised to
obey and we'll did she know her fate
in case of failure. After her lord o.
parted she hewed off the meat with
her sharpest stone knife, and filling an
earthen pot, or kokh. with snow fol
melting, she hung ii over the fire.
Then she sat down to her EN-
broidery. 1t was her pride that Woksis
her lordly husband, should sport the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

fronts him. This does not necessarily that he Is
pancstrcken but only that he conscious of the gravity
Of the situation In which he finds himself 1t is then the
of manhood for him to take himself in hand and
any demonstration of his fear which might
demOrazng way upon himself The courageous man
makes up his mind that matter what comes. and
matter what threatens he will keep cool and do the best
he He knows. when he thinks 1t calmly. that
his only hope in letting go of himself but
being constantly in such state of mind that he take
advantage Of any opening that offers The frequent
eron Of this selfconro results in gradual hardening
seasoning that although he his fears
it is progressively easier for him avoid being
by them.
The actually fearless man, If can Imagine one. Is
not likely to be very highly organized for fine organism
emotional susceptibility, and substantially all say
ages brave. He may be worthy enough person. but
less wooden He must be classified in an excu-
sive category possesses of distinct value
himself and his fellows but devoid of high moral quail
ity- As the ancient philosopher explained why the gods
wished for nothing by noting the fact that they had
already everything that heart could desire
that the fearless deserves special credit for his
good conduct in the Of peril because he is under
temptation to behave bady.-Washington Post.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09
Invention of BELLS.

The invention of bells is attributed
to Paulinus. bishop of Nicola. in Cam
pania, about the year 400 They were
originally introduced into churches as
defense against thunder and light.
ming.
Bells were first hung in England al
Croyland Abbey. Lincolnshire. in 94o
In the eleventh century and later il
was the custom to baptize them in
churches before they were used.
The curfew bell was established in
1O6S. II was rung at S O'Clock in the
evening. when people We're required
to put out their fire and candle. This
custom was abolished in 100.
Chimes. or musical bells. were in
vented at AlOst. in Belgium. in 1887.
Bellmen were appointed in London
in the sixteenth century to ring the
bells at night and cry, Take care of
your fire and candle. be charitable to
the poor and pray for the dead"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

Tits individual heroes. Deeds OF special bravery
in times Of conflict such as that raging
BsSNlNv between Russia and Japan have spectacular
vNSE1 effect and attract attention and admiration on
tirely natural under the circumstances. But
let forget the heroes Of who always with
There been notable of herosm lately
outside of the and the Philadelphia Ledger
propriatey aludes of them:
TO charge up the lannon's mouth with thousand
Of is a small thing compared with going aon
into a burning building cropping through the smoke up
stairs that be and may be fire. and search
Ing upper for threatened with awful
death Five stayed the roof OF building in
Baltimore till the roof about fall in. and then hung
eavesguer. swung themselves a telephone pol
and slipped down TO the earth.
The engineer who stands by his engine collision
impending the fireman who crawls into engine room
where pipe has steam that
parboils him. and from which he does always escape
the who steps out nto the street In front of
team catches the bride is dragged for block
stops the horsesthese and other heroes everyday life
have not the support Of numbers and discipline they
rarely look forward promotion and still rarely
monuments for their rewards but the who the
Victoria Cross the Iron Cross
beginning has been made in London of the erection
tablets not to the Of dead heroes of civil life
to record their and while they alive and
while the respect and admiration Of their fellow may
be of some comfort to them Every city ought
memorate upon the walls of its public buildings the heroic
acts of its ctzents who being soldiers danger
and their sense Of duty than few lines in the
papers,
There is nothing grander nobler than doing
duty and rskng ones life under such conditions
The honor and applause by military heroes
their just due. but something Of approval
quiet fellows who do equally daring deeds wholly
1t part of their calling to eoparize their lives for
Troy Times
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

stand way of its profit and of its dcSrabity One
The ice in Lake Superior is said to BE-
ice through which the Arctic seals
blow holes and incidentally enable the Eskimos
to catch their dinners. Then if the
could live in Lake Superior it is question whether
of life would long survive them. colony
seals would be than fleet of fishermen that
whole surface of that inland They glut
beasts. and they would respect close
The fish Of Lake Superior valuable than the
seals would be- if seal culture there is possible The
seal the broad Pacific for his He is dis
appearing there, but his disappearance with his shiny
would not be unmltig,ted calamity
brooklyn Eagle
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09
Seals in Lake Superior.

UMAN ingenuity is tireless when profit is In
~ i sight. Now they propose to maintain the sup
n ply OF seal coats by breeding seals IN Lake
Superior AS a matter of act seals have been
NS01 bred In fresh water that this transportation
2k7931Iy from their natural habitat is not impossible
But there other considerations which
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09
Fearlessness, Courage, Bravery.

rs: e: e.
HGMMANv come Its effects The normally constituted
S&0NeJ man. except in moments of irresponsible excite
is by ding that
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

-~~Ary by the International Mercantile Agency
v7dSSN5NH the and the tendency
lSA-yE luStria of rental values prices
many essential articles of food and of clothing
The showing made and all but
covered the rate of remains practically
Honary with weakening tendency in instances.
significance OF which is driven in by statements that al
almost all the cities reported rents have shown tendency
to advance. and that many of the important food
products staple higher price few
months ago than year ago.
further II the living 10 be fore
Swallowed by the results OF the inquiry house
and clothing prices. when contrlsed with VIVA
be sharp check to further increases wages
instances tendency to moderate elton.
One may hardly infer that rents. food and clothing are
because of the gain within year
perhaps 10 per many lines The argument
% the based upon increased of lvins
that had already taken place That the existing leve
may be long maintained in its entirety a
reflsalS railways heed furthr,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09

The mightiness of the hairpin ex.
ceeds that of both the pen and the
sword.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09
Heroes of Peace.

HE present war in the East like all others
which have preceded it, will doubtless develop
its individual heroes. Deeds of special bravery
IN times Of conflict such as that now raging
between Russia and Japan have a spectacular
effect and attract attention and admiration on
tirnlv M t,ral under tho circumSlanc Rut
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-05-09
The Cost of livinu.

I HERE is food for thought for all classes OF
society in the published results Of an investi-
CATION at nine of the leading cities Of the coun-
try by the lnterna tional Mercantile Agency
into the recent course and the tendency of in
luStrial wages. Of rental values of prices for
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-09

And thousands Of acres of Government lands
open for free homesteads. Large areas Of
highly productive agricultural lands In
the Upper Peninsula OF Michigan,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-09
LATE NEWS.
Brief Summary OF the Leading
Events Of the
Week.

The Japanese government has
placed an order for 10, 600 selected
cavaly horses with a New York firm.
Charles H. Meyer, president OF
the Western Federation of Miners,
was released on $4,000 bail at Den
YER, Colo, Wednesday.
A waterspout, accompanied by q
terrific wind, passed through Gin
ton, Oklahoma, Thursday, in which
six persons were killed and several
injured.
One man killed and four seriously
injured, together with fourteen
freight cars burned, were the result
OF freight wreck at Woodbine, Ia,
Wednesday.
The populist convention at Spring.
field, ILL.,, Tuesday, nominated Thos.
A. Watson, of Georgia, for presi-
dent, and Thos. II. Tibbles, eI Ne;
braska, for vice-president.
While attempting to collect bill
OF IS for legal services, Henry M.
Shoff, young attorney, Of Coalnort,
Pa, was murdered by Henry
Loymier, Tuesday.
A head-on collision Tuesday on
the Philadelphia & Reading railroad,
at Frankfort, Pa, resulted in the
killing of two passengers and the
iniuring of score Of others.
The worlds fair giant, Edward
Beaupre, the tallest and best proper
toned man in the world, is dead, al
st. Louis. He was born in Kansa:
City, Mo-, was twenty-three year.
old, weighed over 300 pounds, ant
was 8 feet % inches tall.
After cutting the throat Of Mrs
Marcella Kerr, with whom he hat
been living for year, Edgar L
Evans, % years old, at st. Louis
Mo-, Wednesday, slashed his wris
with the same razor and then cut hi
own throat.
The immense grain elevator of tn,
Boston & Maine Railroad company
one of the largest in the world, to
gether with three freight houses, a
Charlestown, Mass, were burne'
Wednesday, entailing loss of owe
J. $1,000 900.
Olvin Gray and Lucy Pine, child
dren of farmers in Union county
South Dakota, took strychnine an,
died in each others arms Wednes
day. They were lovers, and thei
union had been disapproved of b.
their parents.
The Danish steamer Norge, whic
left Copenhagen June I'D, with q
souls on board, struck a reef on tn
islet OF Rockall, about 290 miles Of
the west coast of Scotland, Jun
29th. Over 600 Scandinavia
and Russian emigrants bound TO
New York were drowned.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-09
Brain Work Doe. Not XIII.

In lecture on longevity delivered be-
fore the Royal College of Physicians Sit
Hermann Weber, himself an octogen-
arian, gave official support to the doc
trine that brain work does not kill, but
rather the reverse. A few Of his in
stances are Sophocles, Plato, Galen
Cicero, Moltke, Bismarck, Mommsen and
Gladstone, to whom we might add
Hobbies, Carlyle, Spencer and Telvin.
The facts are the brain work increases
the supply Of blood to the nerve cells
and promotes their nutrition and health
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-09

In Macedonia, girls usually marry at
the ages of 13 or IA, and husband will
pay els to $50 for a wife II she is a
good reaper and expert at house work
and spinning. When girls from the viii
lagos marry townsmen no money is paid,
the bride instead bringing her trousseau
with her in exchange, as 1t were, for
the privilege of becoming town lady"
In the latter case, the bride most likely
will be required to do little or no work
In the fields. and that is the great ambi-
ton of most girls there.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-09

The sum Of $1,000 was paid at auc-
ton in London recently for a small jug
of Fulham ware, strapped with silver
bands The jug, which IL on inches
high, I'VE inches in diameter and OF the
date Of 1851, was discovered In cup
board Of . church at West Mailing,
Kent, few years ago
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-09

A few months ago some samples OF
crude tin were picked up by a South
Carolina farmer on what was considered
q worthless piece Of land. The govern
ment geologist, who duty 1t is to examine
eratuitously all specimens sent him,
assayed this specimen and found that It
contained large percentage Of tin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-09
Arsenic IN common Articles.

Sweden prohibits the importation OF
articles containing arsenic. The law
particularly affects the importation OF
wall paper, carpets, dry goods and tex
tiles. While 1t is admitted that aniline
dyes, other colors and manganese oxide
may contain traces Of arsenic, yet there
is no cause for fearing injurious effects
therefrom.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1904-07-09
(.Daiiy. tDaily except Sunday

IMPORTANT-l50 pounde Of baggage will be
check ed free on each full ticket and Is pounds on
4 half ticket All in excess Of such free allow
ance will be charged for In accordance with pub
lis hdtarih.
oace and make a note of the number OF the
check, which will aid Identification and recovery
in case Of loss.
Fortickets, time tables and other In
e. P. SCHULTZ,
Ticket Agent,
L'Anse, Mich
Evening star., 1904-04-30
EXTREMELY FRAGILE
Summer Gowns Follow Dainty
French Models.
SEEN AT THE FETES
NEW SHOULDER TRIMMINGS
THAT ARE IN FAVOR.
Short Jackets Show No Seams-New
Millinery Fea-
lures.
SEEN AT THE FETES
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, April %, 1901
Notwithstanding the fact that summer
styles yearly put in an appearance long be-
fore this period, 1t Is really the month of
May which decides them in Paris. Then
the conventional coaching parade which
America knows is replaced by a splendid
pageant Of fashion, which, with horns and
what not, likewise winds itself through
wooded ways.
The Avenue des Acacias, In the Bois de
Boulogne, is the route chosen for this pro-
cession. which is gazed upon and applauded
by thousands. Every fair one tries to out
do her neighbor in point of costume, and
when some specially charming get-up is
cheered somebody says: Behold! chef
doeuvre. This will live"
The extreme fragility ever expressed by
these early toilets often confounds the
spectator from over the seas, more used to
chill winds than balmy airs at this mo-
ment But the Partisan spring comes
early and by the second week of May the
trees are generally likewise in their spring
clothes and the summer flowers have be-
gun. So the thin silky gauzes and pale
voiles and ball-like designs-for flower fete
fashions are often elaborate to this degree
do not seem out of place; and If to speak
truly, the belle Parisienne is a bit cold
Evening star., 1904-04-30
FOR THE NURSERY.
Chintz Wall Paper and Bed Coverings
for q Child's Room.

Since mems colored bordered handker-
chiefs have been manufactured purposely to
meet the demand of the craze for making
negliges and fancy work all sorts of new
ideas have been invented for their use
A dozen may be purchased for 40 cents.
and will be sufficient to make little girls
dress. The skirt should have a flounce of
the border cut circular by removing the
center and slashing the handkerchief from
one corner to the center. This will also
make a beautiful collar which will fall in
graceful points in the back, over the shouI-
ders and in front
Wall paper effects in chintzes are much
used in the modern nursery. A delightful
room recently seen had deep frieze of pink
chintz which had water lilies and their
green leaves all over it. The upper third
was Of dark green cartridge paper
The bed hangings were also of the chintz
and were arranged on hoop over the bed.
They were edged with a narrow, pale pink
guimp, as were also the curtains. The tiny
light willow rockers and chairs had down
cushions and pads covered with chintz
which gave the nursery summery appear
ance.
Another idea for nursery curtains which
pleases the children is the scrim which has
red and blue rampant lions all over the
white background This sounds grotesque
but the cloth is really artistic and effective
1t Is astonishing now much can be done
to make window attractive. One of the
prettiest ideas for either the nursery, living
room or den is the use of transparent pic
lures. These transparencies can be made
by any photographer from views made by
the amateur photographer, or from beau
tiful pictures.
Flower and landscape pictures are desira-
BILE, but in the matter of selection Individual
taste has to be consulted. The Transparent
cies are always framed to keep the pictures
from coming in contact with the window
panes in cold weather. A good size for
each picture is S%x9 inches
A pretty idea which was carried out in
model nursery was the use of Mother Goose
and Kate Greenway figures in Transparent
cies. This window was always the center
OF attraction to the little people, and 1t
kept them in the sunshine when they We're
indoors.
Evening star., 1904-04-30
Vogue of the Veil.
From the Millinery Trade Review.

From the Millinery Trade Review.
1 shall not venture as yet to pronounce an
opinion respecting the maintenance of the
present vogue for tulle and lace wells and
other pendent arrangements for the backs
of hats 1t certainly has the favor Of many
of the very best houses, but then 1T put in
an appearance rather early for a style
which is to last out the entire season. Prob
ably the matter will depend chiefly on the
caprice or fancy of the leaders of Partisan
society. For the present, it is extremely
we'll thought Of Needless to say that such
draperes assume a variety of forms. One
new method is to use a square lace veil for
the purpose, drawing it up into width of
about four inches, and then attaching it to
the back of the crown so that 1t falls
thence over the shoulders. Another is to
veil the whole hat with piece tulle, having
large corner of the same hanging down the
back in unstudied folds.
very pretty way of arranging a large
veil on a hat is to fasten 1t to the front Of
the brim and then throw it back over the
crown and fasten up the folds with gilt
pin so that the edged portion falls at the
side raher far back. In this way is cream
colored lace veil arranged on white rice
straw hat lined with black straw. Under
meath the brim on the opposite side is a
double bow made of very wide satin ribbon
of the fashionable peach-blossom tint.