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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
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Analysed Life Preservers.

Washington. Aug. s.-Prof. Wiley
chief chemist Of rne department Of sg-
r.c1lture. st the request o. the fedora.
bard il charge Of the Investigation Of
-ne (Ien. SlCucu disaster, has made AZ
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report has teen forwarded 70 the de-
partment Of commerce and labor and
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that Secretary Metcalf will direct tina,
d more Of the abrous life preservers
IL used.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
HARD BLOW TO UNIONS

California Court Makes Permanent
an Injunction Against Boycott
san Franciscc. Avg ..-Ihs SUPER
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!nJ-nction against The Stablensr :
Union tcrt.ddlng /. 70 maintain :
toycoFt against the Nevada lve-!
stable /, l. the most iuprrzn, de-
cis.on affecting lator ever handed
doxn IL the state. Il pre7enrs the
iaoor organization FUN maintaining
pickets. OF II any va! interfering with
the bus.neee Of al employer. Il de-
clare- ,he legislative act permitting
f,y7co,-s Il unconstitutional.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11

Washington. Aug. The Philip
PIKE govs-nment has projected the con
s,-ucf,iou u large fridge acro.e THE
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:! Ones acres stree ms Throughout the
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have teen asked from rDil6Ing con
Germs. Il L. said that American firm
have not entered INTO the competition
for such work II The Philippines q
had t<-u erp<ctsC
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
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small EIaK CYDp.

Minneapolis Aug. 5-From the
t<7=r fg1re= oktains bic, the North west
will raise only akout half crop u
fax this fall This fact icing known
u the cr1sher.. they have for the past
txo or three weeks teen taking all
offerings Of fax, both cash and fu-
lures, and have advanced the price
about five cents bushel IN that time.
with good prospects Of lts gong very
much higher.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
Wheat Iake- a jump

Sew Tork. Aug. "a stampede Il
-norts carlred Theat IN the New Tork
market well abJye the dollar marx II
was the elimination u long bull
cam psign based On KuroI@an shorrage
ana damage " domestic CROP Some
II the news, which really started the
tear panic. denoted widespread dam
age from rust.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
HEiT HiHE4 BIG JUMP
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11
Chi fJerIain ExUIain..

Lcndou A1g. >.-JOs<ph Cha u b~y-
lain has yseJpened his h-cs. camrAign.
addressing = nesting n iz,O1D r>sr-oLs
from the eurTounding agriculture!
countis- IN the rldiIg scnoo! II We'll
rrecE Abt~y, the ss-at II the Duke u
i'ortlznd ia Sot,ingham.hire. and IL
planning IN detail h.- ton ta1ation
plan
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-11

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The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
TOO MANY
PLEBEIANS
PRESENT
Royal IncIosure at As
cot Is No Longer
Fashionable.

LONDON. Aug. SIN view Of the
very mixed character Of the folk who
occupy the royal incIosure at Ascot this
year it has become a mooted question
whether in the near future 1t will not
be considered more fashionable to be
outside rather than inside this spot,
popularity supposed to be sacred to the
social elect. To be sure, the King and
his immediate satellites were inside.
but so, too, were a varied assortment
Of tradespeople, money lenders and So
cial nobOdies. And on the outside were
those leaders of fashion who had re-
ceived tickets for the inclosure, but who
found that these pasteboards afforded
a cheap and easy means OF paying of
debts and obligations to lots Of persons
who need keeping in a good humor.
Permission to enter the royal in
closure at the races is supposed to be
confined to court circles. the members
of which write to Lord Churchill for
ticket, and it is he who decides wheth-
er applicants are of sufficient distinc-
tiOn to be entitled to bask in the sun
shine of the royal presence. What is
done with these same tickets afterward
is, unfortunately, matter beyond his
control. If it were an exception for a
social outsider" to get into this
charmed spot the offending court mem
Der responsible for the intruder might
be discovered, but the giving away of
the tickets has now become so general
that to be inside does not at all imply
that one is an "insider" in court cir
cles. and. on the other hand. a place
on the outside by no means indicates
inferiority to those within. The femi-
nine aspirant for social honors who has
succeeded in getting a ticket to the
royal inclosure for the first time is
plunged into misery and distress by the
perplexing problem that cOnfronts her.
If she makes use Of her ticket she may
expose herself to the suspicion Of hav-
ing obtained it by purchase from some
body else and be classified with the
tradespeople and social nobodies who
san in under false coloFs. On the other
hand, If she makes no use Of her ticket
and remains outside she fears it may be
thought that Lord Churchill did not
consider her standing sufficient to en-
title her to one. One woman unac-
quainted with the strange traffic done
in royal inclOsure tickets was bemoan-
ing her failure to obtain one to Mrs.
George KeDpel. who enjoys the distinc-
ton of being numbered among the
Kings particular friends. why bother
about a ticket2' exclaimed Mrs. Kep-
pei. II got rid Of mine to a tradesman.
and you will find lots OF US outside at
Ascot who have done the same thing"
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

in corners, and the lovemaking was all
done in the eyes of the sympathetic
village.
AS a study of country life it was
UNIQUE and has attracted attention all
over the world. Letters have been re-
ceived from every part of the globe
from bachelors regretting that distance
prevents their being present. Lonely
men in Australia and America, struck
with admiration by the courage of the
girls of Ecaussines, have proposed cor
respondence, but this the village Mrs
Grundy refuses to permit. Applica-
tions for invitations poured in, and
twenty-five young men wrote a very
reproachful letter at the last minute
that they had been forgotten. Another
group from Grammont submitted not
only names, but occupations that the
girls might choose before they came,
while they guaranteed that they were
all handsome, kind and possessed of
that mystic power, chic" Italian
lovers wrote sheets of poetry for the
girls and a Frenchman, Eau desespoir"
that the fates kept him at home, sent a
very cleverly drawn up litany for
spinsters, in which each line bears the
name of saint with rhymed prayer
for matrimonial bliss warranted in
fallible ]. E. WHITLEY.
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
SCENES - E4MOUS BELGIAN HUsBAND MARKET.

bowler hats. Some even came in auto
mobiles.
Twelve tables for the festival dotted,
in the open air, the small place" on
the bank of the Sennette. On these
white-covered tables bowls for coffee
we're placed. They had no handles,
were wreathed with roses and bore af-
fectionate phrases suitable to the oc-
casion, as did the many welcoming
arches, some of which bore a design OF
Cupids shooting with bow and arrows:
turtle doves, wedding rings and carrier
pigeons with love letters.
BRUSSELS DELEGATION.
Excitement reached fever heat when
eighteen smart bachelors, all with huge
buttonhole bouquets and headed by a
vivacious president, arrived from
Brussels. There was an awful pause
when o'clock struck, and not one
single young girl could be found with
sufficient courage to go to the office
tables and await a companion. They
emerged shyly from their own doors,
linked arms and, union giving courage,
proceeded TO thread the crowd. But
they were deaf to all invitations.
BY ten minutes past they were toss
ing their heads like proud society
beauties, showing themselves off with
all the airs and grace of finished CO.
quettes. They even wound their way
between the tables (whereat every
young man tucked up his collar and
pulled down his waistcoat and pre-
pared for a dash), but they would not
take their places. 1t seems that en-
vious rivals of other villages had made
disparaging remarks on the anxiety
or the girls of Ecaussines-Lalain to
secure husbands, and, as an old crone
on doorstep mumbled 'our girls
must show to-day that they are not
TO be picked up in a minute" The
swains were getting more than a little
cross, when, the sacrifice to Mrs.
Grundy having been paid, the girls
president-the eldest of the party
gravely took her place at table. An
other and another followed, each leav-
ing vacant seat on either side. There
was shout from male throats, and in
an instant every Jill had a Jack beside
her, though honesty compeIs the
acknowledgment that, the afternoon
being hot, and many of the men having
come long distances, they seemed at
first far more interested in the coffee
and a peculiar sweet cake made for
the occasion, and known as a mas
telle," than in sweethearting. The
mastelle looked hard and uninviting,
but local custom allowed of its being
dipped in the cup till it was soft and
sloppy
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07

I locked on with considerable in
terest at this odd fete, and was rather
amused to find that, the bachelors
being greatly in excess of the girls,
L was receiving invitations myself TO
take coffee with one or another of the
partnerless swains, invitations given
by a whispered 'Mdlle?" nudge and a
jerk of the head in the direction of the
tables. At last a smart young man
from some neighboring country town
advanced with great form, and with
much clicking of heels to white can
vas shoes and a flourish of the hat
begged Madamoiselle to do him the
honor of taking coffee with him.
Realizing all that accepting his invita-
ton might imply l demurred, but his
insistence, a spice of mischief born of
the holiday feeling, made me change
my mind and with a smile in my
sleeve at the thought of the husband
left at home l advanced to take my
place with the rest.
1t must be stated that earlier in the
afternoon my hostess had informed me
that my arrival had been viewed with
great disfavor by the girls, who saw a
possible advantage in my town cut
clothes and the fact that l wore a hat,
which they did not. Being already pro-
vided with admirers themselves, how
ever, they could now afford to be gem
erous, and my appearance as a candi-
date for coffee and matrimonial honors
was greeted with much applause.
SEEKING A "CHICo WIFE.
1t was with much amusement that I
settled down to coffee and my new
conquest. Oddly enough, he knew a
few words of English q suspect he was
employed in some shop, and he gave
me many terribly tortured English
phrases to unravel, but at last he sank
back into comfortable French. He was
good to say he had noticed me the in
stant he arrived, that he liked some
thing high class" hazarded that l was
perhaps at the head of some business.
or perhaps maid to some lady of title.
He was evidently seriously looking
for wife, and l grew rather anxious
about the end of the adventure. With
great volubility he pointed out that he
was "joli garcon." taking off his hat
that l might admire his curly locks
and dark eyes; told me that his posi-
ton in life was tires bonne." that he
had economies and was all the time
artfuIly trying to resolve that burning
question for Continental suitors-my
dot" He told me he had a mother
and that she intended coming with him
that day to look out for him, but was
prevented by illness. She would live
with him after marriage, and would, he
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
for
Matrin0OnV
Numerous.

BRUSSELS, Aug 6.-When last year
the sixty manageable young girls Of
Ecaussines-L -Lalaing, in Belgian Hahn
sult, came TO the sorrowful conclusion
that their small village could not pro-
vide sufficient husbands TO 90 around
and issued their now famous invitation
20 the young men Of foreign parts (the
expression, in local psrlance, including
the lads from the village over the hill.
as well as those from strange coun-
tries), TO a "gouter" that they might
make acquaintance, with a possible
view to matrimOny, they as little real
lied that their idea would become
world celebrated as did that 1 should
ever be associated with it.
But Fate and an appetite for the
novel obliged me TO steam away from
Brussels by an early morning train
few days ago, en- route for that delect-
able spot. where the anniversary Of the
first successful venture having arrived,
the experiment was 70 be repeated, hus-
bands being expected on that day to
drop ripe and ready for the hymeneaI
altar into the awaiting arms Of the
EpAISAElc u LSo ASSluES.
Ecaussines d'Enghien, which is first
reached, is on the spur of a narrow ra-
vine whose opposite bank is crowned
with Ecaussines-Lalaing. the two be-
ing divided by a streamlet which might
be river OF blood, so effectuany does
IL separate them. Hence Ecaussines
dEnghien professed to be entirely ig
norsnt OF the days festival in its sis
ter village. even though sundry flower
arches spanned its roads. The propri-
etor OF z small diapers shop, with a
fine air Of indifference, said she had
read something about it in the papers.
but really knew nothing definite
BITTER RIVALRY.
The rivalry has been made more bit
ter than eyer since -LaIaing
has hit upon an idea which has brought
many matrimonial prizes and much
trade. and has become famous not only
in the general idea. but as having actu-
ally succeeded in originating a delight
ful country custom at a time when such
are fast disappearing.
BY 2 O'Clock each village window
framed the figure Of a young girl.
dressed in her Sunday best and looking
cut like sister Anne for some one com
ing," and singing, perhaps, in her heart
the old song rs Nobody Coming to
Marry Me2" Invitations by notices.
circulars and newspapers had been
sent out far and wide, and youths re-
sponded nobly TO the call From 2
O'Clock on young men came in swarms
They were Of all sorts and classes.
from the farm laborer who. clean.
shining and guffawing. arrived in lurn-
bering carts, and young farmers, with
ralkish hats and smart ties, who came
u neat gigs. TO the townsmen, who ap-
reared by train, in a delightful incon-
gruity Of attire, having apparently lost
themselves amid the riches of their
Vardrobes. when they emerged in
brown or white boots, frock coats or
The San Francisco call., 1904-08-07
REBUILDS
HISTORIC
EDIFICE
William Waldorf Astor
Would Win Favor
Of Britons.

LONDON, Aug. 6. = In undertaking
the restoration of his latest acquisi-
tion, Hever Castle, William Waldorf
Astor is taking particular pains to con-
ciliate British opinion, which is very
sensitive on the subject of American
dollars applied to the remodeling of
historical structures. He has put in
charge of the work F. l.. Pearson, a
we'll l-known architect who is an ardent
devotee of the antique and has caused
it to be known that he has instructed
him to spare no expense to preserve
the original design as far as possible
Furthermore. he has announced his in
tention of adding to it a large deer
park and old fashioned garden, so that
it's surroundings will be in accord with
those that prevailed when it was occu-
pied by Anne Boleyn, whom Henry
III married and subsequently behead-
ed. Heretofore Mr.. AStor's manag ge-
ment of his property in England has
not added to his popularity which may
in measure account for the fact that
at Hever he has assumed the role of Il
Citations.
Since Count Ward accepted the posi-
ton of Consul General in London for
Roumania, az the urgent request Of
Queen Carmen Sylvia, he has practical
ly made up his mind to settle perma-
nently in England. He has taken a
country residence, Fulwell Park,
among the Surrey hills, and between
there and his favorite hotel he proposes
to divide his time. Fulwell Park would
have been the scene of lavish enter
tainment during the present season
had not the Counts diplomatic respon-
sibilities necessitated his almost con-
slant attendance in London. For that
reason he let Fulwell Park for the sea-
son to the Dowager Duchess of Man
chester, who has been lying seriously
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was sure, welcome and love her daugh-
ter-in-law.
When l could get in a word 1 hesi-
tatingly told him was not a candidate
for hymeneal advancement, drawing off
my glove that he should see my we'd
ding ring.
Fortunately a diversion occurred then
in a welcoming speech to the bachelors
Srom the lady president made from
rude platform, in a voice choking with
emotion. II was very cleverly put to-
gether, and her thanks for the ready
response of the celibates ito the spin
sters' call for succor' was very anus
ing. An excellent reply on behalf of
the bachelors was made by the presi-
dent of the Brussels party, who re-
minded his hearers that last years fete
had resulted in fourteen weddings, add
ing "go thou and do likewise" Both he
and the lady president were presented
with bouquets and exchanged the kiss
of friendship, an example so promptly
followed by all the couples that / was
glad to have lost my young man in the
crowd.
A very fat girl with the voice of
mouse then gave us a love song. and
many ditties on the tender passion fol-
lowed An amusing incident was the
speech of one Of those bachelors who
had been unable to find partners and
who, bewailing their sad fate, sug-
gested that next year the committee
should import enough girls to go
around. With bow to the stranger
lady he was even good enough to invite
''the blonde misses of Albion"
Before / left / learned that Ecaus-
sines d'Enghien, viewing with disnay
the stream of moneyed visitors that
had all day passed her by, had petitioned
to be admitted to next years festival
the girls of the village combining to
give the coffee and cakes, and the feast
being held alternately in each village.
1t is probable that in time the whole
affair will lose much of it's delightful
originality and sincerity, but as saw
it, it was simply rustic festival in
which all took part in serious earnest
ENDS WITH DANCING.
An open-air ball closed the proceed
ings. Everything was orderly in the
extreme. there was no going off to fiirt