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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

600 people In Egypt. The greater part
are devoted to agriculture, only a few
being engaged in commerce and indus
try. The labor supply is large and
wages are low. IN upper Egypt wages
are from 8 to II cents per diem: In
lower Egypt. IL to ~ cents. Board
Is never furnished. In addition to
wages by the day or the month the
latter for overseers, payments may be
made according to the work-for ex
ample, to pillow one and quarter
acres. - cents; to irrigate It, 70 cents.
The fellaheen prefer to receive their
wages IN natural products. particularly
shares Of the crops-as for sowing
and reaplng. ; per cent OF the grain;
for thrashing, per cent OF the grain
and per cent Of the straw In grow
ing cotton on bad ground they receive
One-third to OIfe-half Of the crop: on
good ground. about one-tifth OF the crop
and the refuse parts Of the cotton
plant. to he used as firewood. In the
case Of corn the laborer gets onp-half
the crop; In rice. which requires fri
cation. three-ffths. The fellaheen do
not like to work where 1t is necessary
to use the sakieh or shadoof (mechan-
isms to draw water by animals or by
hand, respectively.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
Some Summer Conundrums,

SOusC summer
What does Sweet William carry
when he goes out walking! A sugar
cane.
What does Black Eyed Susan use to
keep her hair In order: COckscOmb.
What form OF entertainment is com
mon among the flowers: Hops.
What disease Is common to young
flowers! Nettle Rash.
On what does the Wandering Jew
rest when tired: Toadstools.
Which parent made johnny jump
up: His poppy
What tree always Uses the second
personal pronOun? Yew.
What tree Is formed by two letters
Of the alphabet? /. VI (em,.
What tree is the most dapper;
Spruce.
What tree Is the sweetest? Maple
What tree IL the most melancholy !
Weeping willow.
What tree Is proud Of being a pa
rent? Pawpaw.
What tree Is a sorry invalid? Syca-
more.
What tree Is used in building mate
ripls? Lime.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

Lake Baikal. which figures so much
in the Oriental situation. Is a some
what remarkable body Of water. Its
name Is corruption Of the Turkish
Bei-kul. "rich lake"-the reference be.
ing. presumably to the valuable fish
with which It swarms.
Lake Baikal Is the third largest body
of water In Asia. The Caspian and
Aral seas are the two larger. Both are
salt, however, while Baikal Is fresh.
1t is, therefore, the largest fresh wa
ter lake in Asia. and the sixth in size
in the world, the five Great Lakes OF
North America each exceeding 1t IN
area Its waters occupy remarkable
depression in the vast plateau OF Cen
tral Asia. The level OF its waters Ia
1900 feet above the sea- while the bot
tom Of the lake Is. in some places.
more than 1900 feet below the sea
level. Its depth Is. therefore, 4,5oO
feet In the deepest parts.
The lake IL $50 miles long. and from
nine and a quarter to forty miles wide.
Its waters are deep blue, and re-
markably clear There are a number
Of Islands in It; the largest Olkhon, is
forty-two miles long There are nu-
merous hot springs on the shores, and
earthquake vibrations are frequent.
The annual value Of it's salmon. stur-
geon and other fisheries Is about one
hundred and sixty thousand dollars.
Fresh water seals are abundant. and
they are caught for their fur 1t re-
celves the waters Of several SCeams.
the main one being the Salnega River,
eight hundred miles long. The upper
Angara River, also OF considerable
size, enters its northeastern end. ITS
outlet Ia the Lower Angara, on which
lrkutsk IL situated
The reason why the Siberian Rail
road was not built around the southern
end of the lake is that the solid rock
of the mountains reaches to the wa
ter's edge, and the task would be her
culpan. Events in the East may com.
pei 1t nevertheless
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

ern rifles and artillery the less 10 the
percentage Of men killed. During the
Seven Years War between Germany
and Austria and the dynastic wars Of
the eighteenth century the rival armies
opened fire at distance of one hum
dred yards, and after the first few
volleys charged with the bayonet or
pike. The average loss in these wars
was seventeen per cent Of the total
Of combatants. During the
time Of the Civil Revolution and the
era the losses were sixteen
per cent. In the Italian war and Cri.
mean war. with improved weapons.
the loss fell to fourteen per cent. In
1866. in the war OF Prussia against
with improved neede-guns
and greater distance. the losses were
seven per cent. In the Franco Prus-
sian war the losses sank TO five per
cent. This Is both fortunate and I'M
fortunate, according to ones view.
point. But the financial argument for
peace cannot he gainsaid.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
Things to Rene m her.
Do not eat Soap. 1t is not good
For Little Girls to eat.
1t is not pleasant to the taste.
And does not make them sweet.
kite-FIying in the Fast.

Home made kites satisfy the Ameri-
can boy and afford him lots Of fun, but
1t Is strange that he does not invent an
artistic and national kite. such as they
have in Japan. China and Korea. where
all the tliers have meaning. A fig
ure Of an eagle or Of Uncle Sam with
his arms outstretched would be quite
imposing.
In all these Oriental countries kite
flying Is a national pastime and thou
sands OF people on holidays gather
upon the hills and watch the sport.
In China the sport ends on the ninth
month in festival called Ascending
on high" In Japan and Korea the
boys only fly their kites for fifteen
days out Of the entire year.
But kite-hying in these countries Is
quite secondary to kittfghting The
fighting machines are made on reclln-
gilur bamboo frames covered with pa
per and have n hole in the middle.
They have no tails and the strings are
OF silk dipped in fish glue and pow
dered with porcelain. The momcn! Two
kites strings are crossed. no Meter
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
INJUNCTION ORDER
NORTHERN SECURITIES DISTRIB-
UTION is RESTRAINED.
Judge Bradford Grants Petition of
Hartman Interests Pending
Further lnvcstigatiOn-..A Mum.
her OF Points in Doubt. He
Says.

Trenton, N. j., July ls.-Judge
Bradford has granted preliminary in
junction in the suit brought by Harri-
man, Pierce and others to restrain the
proposed pro rata distribution of the
assets of the Northern Securities Com.
pany. This is a temporary defeat for
the Hill inteests.
The decision of Judge Bradford does
not dispose of the main points at issue
in the case, which were whether or not
Hartman and Pierce should have re-
turned to them the stock of the North
ern Pacific company which they put
into the Securities company, or wheth.
er they should have distrib uted to them
the stock of both the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern companies ON the
pro rata basis provided for by the di-
rectors of the Northern Securities Com
pany.
Judge Bradford devotes most of his
time to the discussion of legal ques.
ton as to whether he should grant a
preliminary injunction, and he takes
the position that as long as there is
any doubt in the case and no injury
can come to the complainants pre-
liminary injunction would be granted
He says further that the failure to
grant preliminary injunction would
permit the distribution of the tsock in
the Northern Pacific Company to
which Hartman and Pierce claim
title, and put the complainants in a
position where they would be una BILE
to secure relief to which they were en-
titled should the csae be decided in
their favor on final hearing.
The judge also said that a prelimi
nary injunction should only be refsued
where it was absolutely positive that
the complainants could not win the
case on final hearing. The complain
ants were entitled, he said, to benefits
of every reasonable doubt as to the dis
position Of the case when it should
come up on final hearing, and he init
mated that it was not always easv to
anticipate judicial decision, even
when all the facts had been presented
In the present case, he stated, there
were a number of points upon which
it would be necessary for the prsenta-
ton of more evidence than is now be-
fore the court.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
INVISIBLE HANDWRITING.
Transfer Left by Ink Which May he
ii1y npye1nnah

,.c.. lily Developed.
In writing with certain forms Of Ink
on ordinary paper. placing the sheet
after thorough blotting in contact with
white sheet of paper 1t is possible to
make on this latter an invisible trans
ference. which. as VI. A. Bertilon has
shown. may be rendered visible by ths
use OF certain methods. In fact. n let
ter placed for several hours between
the leaves of book will leave its
secret in this book. and Il falsitica ton
In a ledger may be proved by the cx
animation Of the page against which
the falstied page rests.
A Swiss investigator (R. A. Keiss, OF
Lausanne) has recently made lnvesti
cations In reference TO the above phe
nOmenon and in reference to the con
ditions under which 1t may be pro
ducei. 1t appears that the forma-
ton Of the image depends principally
on the ink. although 1t was discovered
that the latent image may be produced
by nearly one.half of the inks in cur
rent use. out Of thirteen different varie
ties Of ink seven having produced
positive result. 1t further appeared
that the format ton Of the image de
pended upon the presence OF acids in
the cOlOred mixture. the gum and tho
sugar having no part In the phenom-
ena, although the paper on which the
writing has been placed gives different
results. The best results were obtained
with paper well sized and polished. for
Is closer, thus favoring the production
OF the Image.
The duration Of the contact Is not
necessarily long, in general about an
hour, while In order to reveal the i'm
age two very simple measures are re-
sorted to. The first method Is to ap
ply the back Of the sheet on which the
latent image Is supposed TO be warm
iron. an ordinary hatiron, which Is held
In place until the paper Is slightly
Drowned. after which the image will
appear sometimes very clear and com
plete The other method does not make
any change In the paper to be exam
ined. and consists in placing in con
tact with the latter n sheet OF nitrate
OF silver Photographic paper for sew
eral hours-slx to twelve--ths two
sheets being exposed to the light. The
Photographic paper will completely
blacken, but the latent image will
stand forth very distinctly. 1t should
be stated that the leaf on which
contact with water or alcohol.--Paria
ILLUSTRATION.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
A Boy at Sea.

A waterspout Is one of the first
things green sailor boy wants to
see. He has read about it as one OF
the wonders Of the sea, and 1t rOuses
his keenest curiosity. He gets the old
sailors to promise to call him when
one Is sighted. They promise, wnking
stealthily at each other.
The ship gets down into tropical
waters, and the boy it told that a
waterspOut may be coming along al.
most any time.
One night he Is awakened suddenly.
An old sailor shakes him.
Come on. Hurry up, young Teller;
there's a waterspout on the starboard
bow bearing right down on u.s."
The boy hastens up the companion.
way without waiting to dress. and as
he starts out on deck he is thrown
down by a mass Of water descending
on him like wet mountain. He
struggles to his feet, gasping, sput.
tering:
"W-a-a-s tha-at wa-a- ter spout 2"
The sailors are around him, roar
ing. Then he looks up above the com.
panionway and sees an empty hogs.
head. Having seen and felt the water.
spout, he descends to his bunk. wipes
himself dry, and turns in. Next time
waterspouts In great numbers may be
reported on both bows. but he will
have no particular desire to observe
them.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

Inc h1W1.
In New Zealand Is found the kiwi, n
strange bird Of the ostrich family. Os-
trlches have two toes. but the extinct
moas had three toes; so also have the
existing emus cassOwarles and rheas.
or South American Ostriches. The kiwi.
however. differs from the other struth'
iOus birds in having four toes. Further.
the kiwi cannot be said to be quite
oStrichlike, for in size 1t Is not larger
than an ordinary barnyard fowl. 1t
has a small head. with Il large and
muscular neck and long. slender bill,
with the distinguishing feature that the
nostrils are placed very close to its
tip. The legs are short. but the mus
ces on the thighs are we'll developed
and the feet are strong and powerful
and provided with sharp claws. 1t Is
a bird devoid Of any external trace OF
wings, and there Is no trace OF tail
visible, while 1t Is covered with long.
narrow, hair-like feathers. and on the
fore part Of the head and sides Of the
face are struggling, hair-like feelers.--
Chicago News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
COMPLEXION AND INSANITY
Fewer Blondes than Brunettcs In State
Insane Asylum.

Insane .ASyIum.
Several months ago happened
across pamphlet published by the
government of Southern State in
which were some interesting statistics
regarding the complexion of the in
mates OF the State Insane Asylum"
Hobart LangdOn said to a St Louis
Globe Democrat man. "Only 3 per
cent Of the total had light hair, and
only 2 per cent blue eyes.
1T struck me as rather curious
fact that dark haired and dark eyed
people should so largely predominant
among the insane. but the matter Of
latitude might play some part in this,
| thought: for naturally there We're
more dark than light-haired people in
that section. Just as a matter of Gu
riosity. however, thought | would
write to asylum authorities in certain
other parts Of the country to see what
the ratio Of light-haired inmates was
to those who were dark, and expected
to find the percentage increase in COM
munities where the total Of light haired
was larger but in this was mistaken.
so l am led to infer from the sta
tist1cs gathered that there is a great
haired than among light-haired people.
MY figures were obtained from six
ty-eight asylums, located IN nearly
every State in the Union. and n few in
Canada and England The total num-
Der of patients in these institutions
was 1882. of whom 70S had light hair,
arNi only sixty-six red or auburs locks.
In other words. 96 per cent of the i'll
mates were brunettes. with either
black or brown hair. the latter In vary
ing shades. In one asylum in New
England there was not a single in
mate that was not brunette. or
course, | do not know how 10 account
for this, for | am not specialist in
such matters, and only secured the sta
tistics out Of pure curiosity. but it GER
tainly looks as though blondes were
less liable to insanity than those with
darker hair or eyes.
another peculiar feature about the
facts | obtained. however. was that the
percentage Of those regarded as in
curably insane was much greater
among the blondes than among the
brunettes. The totals show that among
the dark haired inmates ony 93 per
cent were marked hopelessly insane.
while among the blondes 81 per cent
were put in this category. and that
only three among the red haired pa
tients escappd the same classification"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
Needed All the Water.

In little bayou so near the beach
that the low tide rose and fell on the
overgrOwn banks. "hat-bottom." pad
died by An old darby, was shelved on
mud bank. The mud was too deep
for him to get out and push. and his
maneuvers with the paddle were PROV
ing less and less effectual.
In his evaporation he saw woman
STOPPING down at the landing some
yards above to MI her pail from the
stream.
Get out o dat" he called out. an
grily. "Ef We takes drop outen dis
we're bayou till gifts afOat agin. I'll
mex We pay fer 1t ef | hev ter wade
ashO' ter do it,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
FILIPINOS INVITED.
Seattle Chamber of Commerce Votes
Money for Expenses.

Seattle Chamber of Commerce Votes
Money for Expenses.
Seattle, July l8.-The Chamber of
Commerce has voted to furnish the
necessary funds to defray the expenses
of the Filipino commission, now at St.
Louis, while in Seattle, and telegram
was sent to Col. Edwards, of the in
sular division of the war department.
asking him to invite the commission tn
come to Seattle on its way back to Ma
uila. The commission will arrive here
gone time prior to August ID, when it
sails from San Francisco. The COM
mission has been porvided by the Phil
ippiLe government with only sufficient
funds to pay transportation expenses
and in order that they might come
here it was necessary for the city to
agree to pay their expenses while in
the city. The commission is investi-
eating conditions relative to establish
ing trade between this country and the
islands.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
HE Father Wouldn't Like 1t.

Mister" said the little boy to the
farmer leaning over the fence, 1.-The
mule has run away and split my load
o hay. Won't you come and help me
put 1t on the wagon again."
Il will" said the farmer, III you will
come over here fuss an hep me git my
cows out o the pastur."
oh" said the little boy. Pm afraid
father wouldn't like that"
why wouldn't he?" grOwled the
farmer.
Because" said the little boy, "he
always taught me to look out for him
first"
Where Is your father" asked the
farmer.
please, sir" aid the little boy, he
under the hay. "-Lippincott's.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

A very original essay on water by II
very small boy Is quoted by contem-
porary. He divides all water into four
ub-headings--rain water. soda water,
holy water and brine. Water" he con-
tinues, lis used for good many
things Sailors use water to go to sea
on. Water Is good thing to fire at
boys with a squirt gun and to catch
fishes in" But the strangest Of all
uses for water Is this: Nobody" he
says could be saved from drowning
II there wasn't water to pull them out
Of" One is here reminded Of SINH
lar essay on pins, in the course of
which the boy writer said that pins had
saved many lives by people not swal-
lowing them. RAMS Horn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
Newspaperman DepOrted.

Cripple Greek, Col, July lS.-H. j.
Richmond, correspondent of the Vic
tor Record, in this city, has been de-
ported by the citizens vigilance COM
mittee. He has wife and two chill
dren here. The citizens committee
has announced that Richmond Is not
driven out because of his connection
with the Record, but because he is
personally objectionable.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
Fewer Deaths by War.

If French writer on military sub
jects Is correct the advocates OF peace
can no longer fall back upon wars In
creasing destructiveness To human life
as an argument. On the contrary. he
claims that experience shows that the
greater the destructive power OF mod
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
A BIG SENSATION.
Thirty.Five Dawson Saloons Closed
without Notice.

Dawson, Y. r., July IS.-Thirty-
five saloons closed business Saturday.
Twenty were forced from business at
one fell swoop, owing to the refusal Of
the board of three license commission
ers to grant renewals. Some Of the
largest and costliest saloons and finest
hotel bars in the Klondike were put
out of business without days notice
The only reason given is that there
have been too many licenses and some
have to go. The closing is the biggest
sensation that has occurred in the ter
ritory in many months.
Notable among the number closed
was George Buffers noted Pioneer, one
of the most elaborate north of Seattle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
NEGOTIATIONS OFF.
Meat Strike will Continue for IA
Time at Least.

Chicago, July lS.-All chances of
peace in the packers strike has van
ished, for the time being at least. The
end of negotiations came late Satur-
day, after conference which lasted
nearly all the afternoon between three
leaders of the strike and number of
packers. The final break resulted when
the union officials insisted that all the
meu who had gone out on strikee be
taken back and given their old places.
The packers declaed that this would
necessitate the discharge of all the men
they had employed since the COM
mencement of the strike, aud that they
could not and would not consider it.
The conference then broke up, and the
strike will continue.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
Busy Egyptian Workme n

The position of the laborer In Egypt
is not an enviable one. according to u
report recently received at the Depart
ment OF State There are about 5000.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

Men do not give any showers" for
man about to be married, but they
never fail to stand by him in the
storms that come after he Ia married
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
Anything to Start Him,

He Q1:3O p. MIN not going until
you admit that you love me-
She-Why in the world didn't you
tell me that two hours ago?
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

The guiltier man is the bigger the
lawyer he hires. You can usually tell
the degree Of mans guilt by consid-
ering the reputation of the lawyer.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
LITTLE STORIES
AND INCIDENTS
That Will Interest and
Entertain Young
Readers.

if one belongs to royalty itself. the
player must let out his line. The string
that Is drawn tight Is sure to be cut
through. The instant a kite Is cut
down it is seized by the small boys in
the streets.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

SOui.
There are no shipwrecks in pud-
die.
Character Is fashioned by chasten-
Ing
He who seeks honor oft finds har-
ness
Fanaticism is the greatest foe of
faith.
God puts out no light because it is
little.
The law consumes where it cannot
refine
There Is no blessing in the tie that
binds the church and the devil.
The garment of holiness Is not sub
ject to the vagaries OF fashion
The church must keep her synlpa-
thies down to lift the world up.
The hope of the world is in that to
which our hearts turn in sorrow.
The Parent Of all cannot honor those
who fail to honor their parents.
There is no value in your grist OF
knowledge unless you can grind it.
There Is a difference between the
gain Of godliness aud the godliness of
gain.
The beauty of Christ cannot be
proven by arguments on the baseness
of others.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
RAMS HORN BLASTS.
Warning Notes Calling the Wick cd to
Repentance.

ELF = SEARCH
ing will cure
self seeking.
The soul is the
secret of civili-
cation.
The dutiful are
9 q | d o III [ h g
doubling.
They who de-
fer decision in
eur dea tn.
Sin sears over
the senses of the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21
CODsOlatjOn.

1t may he dat yo' sweetheart
Done lef' you feelin' blue.
But de melon GOBLIN in de well
Wild ripe, red heart fer you.
Atlanta Constitution
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-21

Consider the other side. You nay
be unrea sonable.