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The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
Lucky and Unlucky Days

1t must not be supposed that these
attributes of good and bad luck are
simply childish ideas which are
laughed at in much the same way as
most of us laugh at the man who
avoids passing under ladder; they
form, in fact, a very serious element
in the life of the Burmese, and this
is realized in most practical way
when a European traveller in Burmah
find that their boatmen will not stir
an oar for the whole of one day, be-
cause it happens to be the unlucky
day Of one of the members of the
crew.
Among the Burmese themselves
almost every act is performed with
due reference to the character of the
day from the standpoint of the per-
son concerned To give a single in
stance, no Burman would think Of
washing his head on Monday, Friday
or Saturday, for these days are de-
clared to be unlucky for that particu-
lar operation. Head-washing in Bur-
nah is monthly event, and is seldom
undertaken more frequently because
there is a widespread belief that it is
an operation to which the guardian
spirit who dwells in the head Of each
man has very strong objections
Montreal Herald.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

in the graveyard after that When
ever an Englishman was seen ap-
preaching, a Chinaman hid behind
every gravestone.
with marvellous cleverness, they'd
manage to get in range just when the
BritOn fired. If one of them had the
luck TO get two or three birdshot in
his system, he would come out, roar,
and collect.
"Of course, this drove away the
snipe; but the coolies took to catch
ing birds, tying them by the leg to
gravestones and hiding themselves
in holes from which they could rise
and get shot at the proper moment
The Englishmen had to stop hunting.
1t was too expensive.
"One of the pleasant and refined
Chinese tortures is crushing the
ankle. There are coolies in Shang-
hal who keep a standing offer to SUBJ
nit to this torture, for the benefit of
tourists, at a rate of S..
Il know of several cases where this
offer has been accepted. The coolie
submitted without a howl and smiled
when he collected the money"
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

The stool pigeon and decoy duck are
familiar to all sportsmen. Live birds
such as parrots, crows, hawks, etc.,
will beguile their kind into captivity
and appear to enjoy the fun, says the
New York Herald. But that animals
of a certain amount of intelligence
should willingly betray their friends
and become decoys seems to the cas-
ual observer an act of treachery.
The most intelligent animals for
such work are the female elephants,
which are used in India to capture the
wild male elephants. This method is
not as much used in India at present
as the keddah work, but is still resort
ed to at times The decoy animals
carry coils of rope attached to their
necks and are ridden by their owners
till near the scene OF action. They
are used either day or night, but night
is preferred, for the wild elephant is
less suspicious then, and is easily
found by the noise he makes while
feeding and by the sound he makes
while striking the roots of the grass
be is eating against his legs to get
rid of the earth. If discovered by day
the decoy slips her rider at some dis
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

The lodgepole pine, which is known
in the Sierras of California as tama-
rack pine, and in Colorado and Mon
tana is sometimes called white pine,
jack pine, piryon, and scrub pine,
bears the common name of "lOdgepole'
from the fact that the Indians used it's
long slender trunks as supports for
their wigwams or lodges. Its geo.
graphical range is along the Rocky
mountains from Alaska to New Mex.
leo and westward to the Pacific coast.
In the United States it is found in
merchantable quantity and dimensions
on the spurs and eastern slopes of the
Rocky mountains throughout southern
Montana, Wyoming and Colorado, in
the Bitter Root mountains of Idaho,
the Ulintah range of Utah and in the
Big Horn mountains of Wyoming The
Bureau of Forestry is studying the spe-
cies throughout this range of it's best
commercial distribution.
Lodgepole pine grows at all alti-
tudes between 5000 and 1O,5OO feet
above sea level. In the Gallatin
mountains of Montana and in the
mountainous country south and east of
Yellowstone Park it reaches it's largest
size at elevations between 4,500 and
5000 feet. In Colorado, however,
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22
Chinese a Thrifty People

China would be a poor field for
accident insurance companies" said a
man in the tea trade. THE inhabi-
tants would be only too glad to get
hurt in order to collect their insur-
ance.
up the river from Hongkong
there's little settlement of English
men. Just across the river is a grave
yard, inhabited NY a few scrub birds
of the snipe family. They are very
poor shooting, but your Briton must
have sport of some kind and shoot
ing these birds is the only sport in
sight.
"One day an Englishman let drive
at a snipe and hit Chinaman who
had just bobbed out from behind
tombstone. The charge of shot struck
the coolie in his wrist, putting his
hand out of business.
"Of course, the Chinaman made
roar. The Briton, wanting to do the
square thing, offered to pay the DAM
age. The coolie demanded $40. The
Englishman generously made it SIS.
"There was never any good hunting
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

One of the most characteristic su-
perstitions of the Burmese is that
which assigns peculiar qualities to
EACH day in the year, which render
favorable or otherwise the chances of
success in any undertaking according
to the day on which it is commenced,
quite irrespective of all other consid-
eratiOns.
The rules to be observed as to
lucky and unlucl1y days in Burmah are
extremely complicated, as will be
readily understood in reading the fol-
lowing list of Yet Yahzah or Kingly
Days: Fridays and Mondays in April,
Saturdays and Thursdays in May,
Tuesdays in June, Sundays and We'd
nesdays- in July, Fridays and Wednes-
days in August-and so on through
out the year. But the complication
only commences here, for the above
days are lucky merely for those who
were born on those days, and a man
who was born on Tuesday in June
cannot regard Wednesdays in July as
possessing any particular merit for
him.
The most unlucky days of the year
are the Thursdays and Saturdays in
April, August and December; Wednes-
days and Fridays in May, September
and January, and so on.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

The new thought in planting gar
dens is to make them representative
of some special phase of plant life. At
Georgian Court, Lakewood, N. j., Mr.
George Gould has formal Italian
garden wherein intermingle clipped
evergreens and statuary; by the side
of Bi1tmore House Mr.. George Wander
bilt has a garden of wallfowers show
ing only such blossoms and fruits as
grow best when trained over the sur
rounding high wall; Mrs. o. H. P. Bel
mont enjoys garden exclusively of
such wild flowers as are suffering from
overpicking.
The possessor of garden of roman
tic plants is, however, still to be
found. Yet such a garden would
bring together a large number Of
plants and gay flowers throughout
the blooming season.
Before planting a garden of roman
tic plants it would first be necessary
to recall the flowers which have from
time immemorial been associated with
certain rites and ,superstitions. Dream
plants, plants renowned as love
charms, those associated with
witches, and others related to be the
companions of fairies might be used
in groups in the four corners of a
garden Of romance.
OF plants conspicuous in dream lore
there is the mystic clover, which por-
tends happiness in marriage and great
prosperity. On, the Continent the
lover having found four leaf clover
puts it under his pillow at night, hop
ing then to dream Of nir: lady love.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

In a cultivated garden the plant is
useful for the border, where it re-
mains natty and crisp looking until
the coming of frost.
The violet, if preferred, can be
used in the dream corner as border
plant, although, owing to it's habit of
spreading, it is somewhat difficult to
keep it within prescribed limits.
Dreaming of it was held by the an
clients to signify successful advance
ment in life. It was, moreover, the
one loved flower of Napoleon.> Daisies
should find a place in every romantic
garden, as they are deemed specially
lucky to dream of during their season
of bloom
Dandelions should not be allowed to
lift their heads in the dream corner of
a garden. To dream of them denotes
misfortune. In fact, yellow flowers
of every sort should be kept strictly
away from this corner, as the color
in dream lore is credited with includ-
ing jealousy to mingle with love.
Neither should white flowers pre-
dominate in such a corner, since
dreaming of them means death.
Yarrow, or milfoil, may be planted
here, as by plucking it dreams of the
living are induced The laurel and
lilies should also find place here in
abundance. Pink and red roses, to
which the greatest luck attaches in
dreams, may be used unstintingly to
enliven the garden. A white rose
bush, however, should it be dreamed
of as putting forth over early in the
! season, is a sign of dire misfortune.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

To dream of it when withered indi
Gates failure in love.
The box, which happily has returned
to fashions favor for bordering paths.
may well be used in a romantic gar.
den, since it means long life, while
arguing we'll for love affairs.
No distinct line need be drawn be
tween the dream plants of a roman.
tic garden and those which fill the
love charm corner, many being asso
ciated with both ideas.
The thistle, while one of the most
lucky of dream omens, has also been
used by rustic maidens for testing the
affection Of possible lovers. Cutting
the points from three or four downy
heads, the maiden assigns to each a
name. Then on the morrow the one
which has put forth a sprout is be.
lieved to bear the name of him she
will marry.
In this love charm part of the gar.
den the pansy may claim place as the
border plant. Oberon, in a Midsum.
mer's Night Dream, told Puck to nut
over the eyes of Titania a pansy, sc
that when on awakening she might fall
in love with the first object she espied
The Crocus is also among the early
| spr:ag flowers reputed to inspire love
An acre could readily be planted as
a garden of romance, so abundantly
| has legendary lore been transmitted
| by flowers. Indeed, such a one
wherein each plant tells it's own story
might prove to many refreshing in this
day, when most gardens have a tone
OF terse reality.-New York Herald.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

THY face is cold, thy race is run; sss
Z 'Tis Mercy bids thee go; #g 5a 81
For thou ten thousand thousand yeAI1s
Hast seen the tide OF human tears, IL "a
That shall*no longer flow. Y S +s%
This spirit shall return to Him ~ ST
That gave its heavenly spark;
Yet think not, Sun. it shall be dim :@
:. When thou thyself are dark! ';Z
NO! it shall live again, and shine
I'm bliss unknown to beams of thine,
BY Him recalled to breath, ..t =
WHO captive led captivity, >. -
Who, robbed the grave of victory, G
And took the sting from Death! '>,
go, Sum- while Mercy holds me up ~
On Natures awful waste, e.
To drink this last and bitter cup
OF grief that man shall taste -
Go, tell the Night that hides thy face,
Thou saw ST the. last of Adams race,
On Earth's sept1lchral clod, 49,.
The darkening universe defy
10 Quench his immortality, 2
Or shake his trust in Cod"
Thomas Campbell.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

They are now studying Dickens
over dinners. If they would only
study Browning in the same way some
of his meanings would become al
most lucid. Or, if they didn't, the
students, being full of. good things,
wouldn't; care; which is better yet.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Mark Twain has had his full share
of trouble in recent years, and now
his daughter has the appendicitis. A
man who has done so much to make
ness himself
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

According to the Globe, Boston has
a professional snake catcher. In Port
land there are perhaps half hundred
whose energies are devoted to captur.
ing "the serpent that turks in the
bowl"-Portland Advertiser.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Dynamite has been found in the heel
Of woman's shoe at Connellsville,
Penn, but even that won't stop the
woman who wants to put her foot
down hard.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

1t is understood that the surviving
widows of Mr.. Hoch are about to form
an old settlers association. Some
thrilling, hair-breadth escapes will
probably be recounted when the pion
GERS get together.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

It seems the hoop skirt and the
sylph-like figure are among fashions
DEGREES for the summer: How they
are to be made to agree we do not
pretend to understand.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

A Pennsylvania court has decvided
that "a man is master in his own
household" This will be news to
many man.-Perry Herald. The wise
husband will wait until his wife af-
firms this Judgment
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

1t has been necessary to vaccinate
the entire police force Of Passaic, N.
J. That town must have policemen
who are in the habit Of catching
thugs.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

While her husband was on his
knees praying the Lord to bless him,
Mrs. Nellie Brown of Efingham coun.
ty, Georgia, jumped out the window
and disappeared. Mr.. Brown is right
ly surprised at the speedy answer to
his prayer.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Dressmakers denounce the '"'sylph-
like" figure. Possibly this is because
it takes less goods to cover that kind
with a stylish garment.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

A wealthy woman in New York says
she expects to rejoin her pug dog
after death. 1t is question whether
she believes she will go to heaven or
the other place.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

We hear lot of talk about
"beautifying the canal zone." A hole
in the ground extending from ocean to
ocean, would be about the prettiest
ornament imaginable for the canal
zone.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

According to one correspondent
they are killing flying snakes on the
Rappahannock, and according to an
other the steamboats, plying that river
have decided to close their barrooms
~ - tlme. :l.:'i %i.r}. '1,.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

It cost the city of New York SO 900
to bury Hiram Cronk, last veteran of
the war of 1872. But then, there are
no more last survivors.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Men drink less in summer than in
winter, according to observing statisti-
clans, and yet summer is the season
of larks and swallows.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

1t doesn't make any difference
whether a woman can drive a nail
straight or not, as long as she can
make good bread.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Well, the Gould fortune can stand a
shrinkage of a million or two without
necessitating the mortgaging of the
dear old farm.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

even for sheep. One recently butted
Philadelphian nearly to death.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

This country will be only too glad
to accept the guardianship of any
other cups the kaiser may care to Of
fer.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Edward Atkinson may have had
Eve in mind when he summed up the
cost of a woman's clothes
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Lightning struck a baseball game in
Troy, N. Y, and the umpire's decision.
Strike" was prompt.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

A Boston bank has failed with liza
bilities of $1,70O,00O. The reports do
not say which of the officials did the
speculating
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

It is all explained. The old mug
hat was recently sold at auction in
London for $4,000 was a vawse.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Florida claims to be ten thousand
Iaborers Short" and the alligator in
lustry is suffering in consequence.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

eve of a religious revival. Few places
need one more.
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

The man who has a lilac bash grow,
Ing right next the street never has to
prune it. .or.''v
The Cook County herald., 1905-07-22

Z Prof. w. P. Trent says Defoe was a
great liar. Wish there were few
more such lies extant as Robinson
CrusOe.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11
II " ~ IJF7T-
Tray. p. A., 142 Third st., Portland,
POINTERS ABOUT RAZORS.
How They Should De Stroppcd nnt
Taken Care OF.

The average man who SLAVES himself
doesn't know how to take care of his
razor, despite all the advice that has
been given TO him i'll the public prints
from time to time, says WriteI in the
St Louis Globe-Democrat.
lie will get a good razor and use il
day after day, then wonder why at the
end Of short time it loses its edge,
even though he strops it most careful
rest on it will grow dull, no matter
what efforts are made to keep it sharp.
If you have a good razor, and it APP.
pears to be losing its edge, just try a
rest for it instead of having it sharpen
ed up again. The chances are that
when you put it into use again at the
expiration of three or four days it will
prove as sharp as if it had been care
fully honed.
a man who SLAVES himself ought to
have at least two razors and use these
on alternate mornings; then, if his IA.
zors are all right, he will have but lit.
tie trouble with them. 1t is also posi-
bic to strop Il razor too much. 1t Should
not be stroppCd for more than half a
minute before shaving, and care should
be taken never to bear heavily on the
strop Willie doing this. Let the razor
rest lightly on the leather, and the best
results viii be gained.
After finishing Il shave str0p the IA
zor once more for few seconds, and
this will insure a much better c0ndi-
ton for it,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11
OAkVlLLE.

Joe Collins of Little Rock, and Mrs.
Vaughn, of this place were married at
Olympia last Wednesday.
j. F. Mckay is building a house on
the Balch place and will take the timber
off the Blechsct midi place.
Misses Annie Cr and Lena Wilson
returned from Westport Saturday where
they have been for the past month.
The outlook for good supply Of baled
hay to be put on the market is good.
Taylor and Stewart have sold $500
pounds OF wire to one baling company.
The little daughter OF Will Taylor was
badly scalded 10y the upsetting Of pan
OF hot water off the stove. The water
poured over her leg iuhjctng very pain.
full wound.
A party consisting OF Mr.. and Mrs. +.
A. Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. G. N Mills
and daughter Josephine. Mr.. and Mrs
Van WinKIo anu daughter Nalurrlhe.
and Ed Oldheld went to Portland Wed
nesday.
Rev. w. +. Thompson OF Aberdeen
was in town Wednesday. He sold the
cedar on his claim up the Garrdrd creek
to Red Cedar Shiugle Co. and came up
here to meet Nj. Sullivan OF that COM
pany to complete the deal.
The Rev. A. Anderson had a narrow
escape from having a severe accident
on Tuesday. While rounding up some
cattle his horse stepped into hole and
fell on the rider. While it is necessary
for him to walk on crutch, he was for
tunate in escaping with only severely
bruised Lee.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11
SUMMIT.
Miss Maggie Weir went to lElma Tues
law to work for Dr.. blair.

Miss Maggie Weir went to tlma Tues
day to work for Dir. Blair.
A new bolt camp is being built neai
Mommsea's by the +, NJ. Smith Shin
gle Co.
Miss Emma Mommsen is laid up this
week with sore hand having cut it on a
glass jar.
Chas. Davis and Il. d. Davis and his
son Jesse, who have been living at Young
& Boyes moved to Sine tn sday.
Mr.. Thompson rented the old Beck
farm and bought The cattle from Mr..
Boardman, and is:now liigh Mognl OF
of the entire ranch. He has it out, how
ever, to Mr.. Aznoe, who is now living on
the place.
Mr.. A. W. Teagles brother Edward, Of
OF Kansas, arrived here Thursday, az
will visit q short time with his brohe
/ Thet bad not seen each other since tn '
were boys and oil course did not recognz,
each other when they met
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11

Chas. f Cork, o ner and publisher OF
the Bulletin, and II. u. Crawford were
mp from Aberdeen Monday Mr.. CraW-
ford is now ont of newspaper business
entirely having sold his interest in both
the Bulletin and Oympian. He is, how
ever, Sill Interested in the state print
ing contract with State Printer Gorham.
The delegates from Montesano to the
state w. G. I L. convention in Aber-
deem Sept %, are Ms. |. VI. Goss. dele
gate-at large Mrs. J. A. Stone, Mrs. j.
|. Calder, MIS-. c. f. Holbourn, Mrs. I.
A. AFFORD. Aternates are Mrs. Laura
Geisler, Mrs. Jennie Morgan, Mrs. f.
Davies, Mrs. Durdle and Mrs. Wharf
man.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11
EL.MA

Chas. Harding is very sick with plenr.
isv
Ralph Beckwith has been on the sick
list the past week.
Saloma Walton, daughter OF Prof.
Walton, is very low with typhoid fever.
W. 3. Taylor took his mother to the
Hoquiam hospital Wednesday evening.
General hospital, threatened with ty-
phoid fever.
The district convention of the Knights
OF Pythias will be held in Elma on Mon
day, Sept. IS.
Frank Elmendorf, son-in law of Mrs.
Price has moved back to Elma, after an
absence of a number OF yeus.
Mrs. Bender and son Albert, have ar
rived from Kansas on a visit to Mrs.
Harriet Bender, of this place.
Mrs. G. NJ. Jump OF Denver, Col, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Harriet Bender
whom she had not seen for twelve years.
f. S. Alvey reports that J. A. Vance
has bought four lots from A. f. Leroy
just south of Mrs. Mackey's house, and
| will erect fine residence thereon.
Mrs. J. G. Walker is very sick at the
residence OF her parents, Mr.. and MIS-.
James Ki'kaldie Capt. Kirkaldie is
also confined to the house threatened
with fever.
Lee Vandermark spent Thursday in
Elma.and reports having reculed home
stead in Alberta to where he will soon
return and engage in the stcckraising
business.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11

horns and specimens owned by Roy Cha
bot also everything in the shop. A great
deal OF this stuff belongs to parties in the
country who should have no trouble in
getting their property. The siezure was
the outcome of judgement OF $40
against Chabot, who refused to pay s.
due the n. w. Lumber Co., for rent.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11
Notice to Stockholders.

To the stockholders Of the Union Mn
Co.
You and each Of you are hereby notified
that "a stockhol jers meeting Of the Culon
Mill COMPANY will be held at the mi /
office of the sa Il company in tin CITY OF
Aberdeen, County Of Chehal's. state of
Washington, at the huui Of S o'clock y.
m. on the 10Th day If October. A. ID.
1908, tor the purpose OF voting upon the
question of increasing he capital stock
from $500 600 to $50 10000
Dated and signed at Aberdeen. Wash
ington, this day Of 9th Of August \. ID.
1908, by the Undersigned, being a
majority OF the trustees of sad Union
Mill Co.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11
IN Ca6HA.IS COUNTY
A4PpLSsAa5 IN ALL PARTS OF
TILL COUNTY.

5'ems o. Interest From al! Sections
OF Cl1uai,s county,, Gathered by
Abtrdccn herald correspondents
arc alcancc ron Our County
Exchanges.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11

The Herald is the most widely read
paper on Gray's Harlor. Wise adver-
Users know it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-09-11

IL TUE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE
of Washington ion Chehults 'ualtg.