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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-21
"A Charming Reception

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Johnson gave a
most charming reception on Wednesday
night in honor of their niece Miss Rus
sell CT Scotland. The house was bril-.
nantlv lighted with japanese lanterns
and the spacious rooms presented a
beautiful appearance with their decora-
tons of autumn leaves and evergreens
aud many shaded lamps cast a soft at
trRctiye glow.
Mrs. Johnson and Miss Russell were
assisted in receiving by Miss Bessie
Scott, Miss Alice Wharton and Mrs. II.
G. Spencer. Delicious refreshments were
served by Misses Ellen Barnes, Emily
Christian and Jennie Braithwite.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-21

TOR SALE AT KINGSMILL FARM,
one eight-yesr-old Spanish jack, per
sectly sound. Also several good work
horses. Apply to Norvelle l.. Henley.
Williamsburg. Va
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
The Sarcastic Cabman.

The whip Ticking hero of this story
had driven an irascible old fellow q
good three mile journey. When the
fare climbed stitfiy out and slowly pro
duced big pocketbook cabby drew a
deep breath and prepared to be sarcas-
tic. A watchfu constable standing
near prevented all thought Of his re.
leving his feelings by the use of pic
turesque terms.
Cabby watched his fare make a
| lengthy mental calculation of the dis.
lance he had been driven, select the
exact legal fare, count it twice over
and then proffer it to him, with an ex-
preston on his face plainly indicative
of Now, then. you dare dispute it and
I'll take your number"
But cabby didn't dispute it, Instead
he promptly accepted it; but. slipping
his hand into another pocket he pro
duced farthing, which he handed to
| the fare.
whats this for?" demanded the
old fellow.
"One farden, currint coin of the rel
lum, sir said cabby. gathering up his
reins. Il druv yer jest the exact dis
lance represented by arr of that there
shekel under the three mile you recli-
Oned. ! amt got no arr arden about
me, but it don't matter. You can keep
the change. | amt mean. Goodby. sir,
and God bless you. Geeup, 'orse.''-
London Standard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

DRAUGHT DOGS IN HOLLAND
Amin al Does the Work of the Donkey
in the Low Countries.

Animal Does the Work of the Donke y
in the Low Countries.
In Holland and Belgium the dog oc-
cupies the place which the donkey
does in several other countries. In
the former the sight of a couple Of
dogs dragging along pushcart loaded
with vegetables, flowers or shining
milk cans Is familiar one. They
trot along underneath the cart, with
in easy reach of the blunt toe of the
sabot of the woman, who walks be-
hind it to guide 1t by the handles at
tached at that point.
In Belgium the dogs are hitched in
front, as the Russians attach their
horses to their droskies, three abreast,
and are guided by pair of rope reins
fastened to muZzle about the nose
Of the dog in the middle.
Recently the National Cart Dog AS
ISOLATION, organized to degenerate the
original race of Belgian mastiffs, held
its first exhibition Of cart dogs The
Flemish breeders have found that in
crossing the Belgian mastiffs with the
Great Danes, with the Idea Of increas-
ing the size of the cart dogs, and so
securing additional strength, they
made mistake. The result proved
to be animals with weak headquarters
and disproportionate limbs. Now they
are endeavoring to revive the original
stock.
The women and dogs of these two
little countries are another evidence
that human and canine nature are the
same the world over. When one sees
the white capped Belgian milk woman
with her dogs standing near well,
the woman having battered can
slung on her forearm, one instructive
ly becomes suspicious. The suspicion
is confirmed when one discovers po-
lceman OBTAINING at the roadside
pair Of sulkyfaced milkmaids. with
their dog team and cart laden with
slender-necked milk cans, while he
jots their names in his little book
against a charge Of watering milk.
When the cart comes to standstll
the dogs are no longer draught ami
mails, but dogs. They sit or lie COM
placently down and loll their tongues
from their open mouths. Apparently
they have forgotten that they are ami
mails intended for human companion
ship, but condemned to hard labor for
life
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

as the great steam excavator shown III
the illustration performs in eight
hours. The burning sun or rain in tor
rents has no terrors for this mammoth
earth -devouring monster. The scene
is from a photograph of the construc-
ton work on the irrigation canal In
Colusa County, California. The arti-
fetal river thus created Is six miles
long, 100 feet wide. and 30 feet to the
top of its banks. The Sacramento riv-
er furnishes the water which makes
fertile 10000 acres of fruit ranches.
The excavator travels on its own
railway tracks on each side Of the
canal, and as the work proceeds the
track is taken up and relaid ahead
of the machine.
The steel buckets, which have sharp
cutting edges. move constantly by
means of endless chains, and empty
their load of earth first on one side
then on the other Wide endless belts
carried on rollers carry the earth to
the sides of the ditch.
All these movements of the machine
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
A Dreaded Quilt.

Queen Victoria was an expert and
interchangeable knitter. During the
Egyptian campaign she and the ladies
of the household employed themselves
in knitting quilts, which at the end
of the war were sent to Netley Hos
pital for the use of the wounded. One
of these made entirely by her Majesty
and bearing an elaborate V. r. in the
center. was the coverlet par excellence
of the institution and in universal de-
mand for a time. In assessing the
claims Of the candidates for the honor
of sleeping upon IT the medical staff
naturally gave the precedence to the
most severely wounded, and as the
most severely wounded was the one
most likely to die very soon, alas, an
evil omen attached itself to the distinc-
ton, the climax of which was rea ched
one night when poor soldier. feeling
something touching his bedclothes,
woke up with perspiration pouring
down his face and cried out, ooh. sir.
do anything you like with me- but for
Gods sake don't give me the quilt"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
I disclaimed the honor.

ulsCldlIueu the honor.
well. it was the long hair and tho
queer-looking black clothes that put u.at
idea into my head; and you look SO seri-
Gus for a lad of your years. have it.!
You're a school usher"
| confessed that his last guess was
correct.
"Ah, poor fellow! No wonder you
look so miserable' he said, compassion
ately. 1T must be a hard life. and a
badly paid one: and l suppose you've
left your place? Where are you going
nowY"
II am going to the city"
You've friends there. supposc?"
81 have one, sir, who think will help
me-"
He must have thought me very close
and churlish. to be 20 sparing OF my an
swers after his Kindness but the fnct is
that ] was undecided at the moment
whether ! should make a clean breast Of
all my troubles to him: he seemed so
kindly hearted that | felt sure he would
pity me. But the natural reticence of
my disposition, rather than any feeling
Of mstrust. prevented me.
But you're not going to walk" he
questioned.
YES. sir. l have no other means Of
getting there. l have Il suit of clothes
in this bundle. that | intend to sell as
soon as | come to town." | faltered.
The old gentleman paused, and look ed
very hard at ME seemed. for a moment,
to revol,e an idea-and then said.
Leave the clothes with me. I don't
want to look at them. | will lend you
five dollars. That will take you to your
friend. and leave some money to boot
in your pocket. Any time you bring me
or send me the money you shall have
your clothes back again. A mile and a
half from here Is the railway station.
In half an hour train will stop there.
You will be able to catch that comfort
ably. will walk a little distance with
you. and put you in the right path. Stop
a minute and III bring you the money"
Without waiting to listen to my fer
vent thanks. he left the room. Never
in my life had felt so lght-hearted and
hopeful.
rose from the chair to take the
clothes out of the handkerchief and
smooth them. as they must have been
somewhat crumpled by doing service as
pillow: also to take out the change Of
llDen WnlCn l COulu not 40 without. III
doing so, my eyes fell upon portrait,
hung in a dark corner of the room. 1t
was that Of a woman. with bright nu-
burn hair, transparency fair complexion,
blue eyes, a very beautiful. pensive face.
with something in 1t that came back
upon me like memory 1t seemed to
me that had seen that face somewhere.
While l stood trying to remember. the
old gentleman reentered the room.
"Ah, you're looking at my poor girls
portrait" he said. in a sad voice.
Your daughters, sir!"
"Yes-my only one"
"Is she still livingY" l asked, some
what hesitatingly.
''She has been dead these eighteen
years." he answered. sorrowfully.
Il must be mistaken; | was ONLY an
infant in arms at that time" l thought.
He gave me the money, but would
not listen to my thanks.
Tut. tut" he said; that's nothing.
I'd give you more, II l really knew you
were all right; but l have been so often
taken in that I'm doubtful of everybody
now. But like your looks; but I've
liked others that have been the property
of great vagabonds."
(To he continued)
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
FOLLOW ONE LINE IN CRIME.
Lawbreakers Seldom Branch Out Into
New Fields, Expert Says.

/
Criminals seem to be the strongest
kind of fatalists," remarked Judge
Neff of Pittsburg. recently. Judge
Neff Is widely known as an authority
on criminology, and his long expert
ence as prosecutor, judge and lawyer
has given him unusual opportunity OF
studying scientifically the causes and
chara cteristics of crime.
Il have noticed that when n Grim
inal is arrested after finishing one
sentence, the second charge Is gen
orally the result Of crime almost ex-
actly the same as the one which first
got him into trouble 1t seems like a
strange kind Of fatality. I've known
instances where one criminal has been
arrested and punished five or six times
on charges exactly the same.
What makes them do it? I'm not
sure | can explain 1t satisfactorily, but
| know it to be the case. 1t has &C.
Cured to me, and possibly this is the
simplest explanation, that the reason
for a criminal adhering strictly to one
line Of work is the same as the fascina-
ton which holds gambler to table,
although luck is against him.
Each failure or loss shows the vic
tim point which he has hitherto been
ignorant of. and it is easy to convince
himself that next time he will escape
that mistake.
And so 1t goes Ever the next time,
just one more chance, and then anoth-
er, ever confident that the luck must
change and that each turn Of the wheel
leaves him just that much better
equipped and that much more likely
to win, finally. Then there is the des-
peration, the unconscious and gritty de-
termination to make success of the
thing.
eff he fail, and is arrested, convicted
and punished, the process of the law
simply goes to show wherein his first
out. The first feeling Of resignation
that follows the bitterness Of punish
ment Is when he tells himself that next
time he will not repeat the error which
led to his detection on the present oc-
casion. No sooner is he out of the
penitentiary than he assays again to
try his luck, this time carefully avoid
ing the mistake which first brought
him to grief.
ut is well-known fact that no
criminal, no matter how expert or how
daring. can cover up all his tracks.
The very best Of them will leave at
least one loophole, will commit Mt least
one error which eventually fastens the
guilt on him. The poorer criminals
leave clews according to their skill
or experience. So our imaginary crook,
the second time he plans n job, while
he carefully avoids repetition of his
first error is almost sure to make some
other one. And so on, each succeed
Ing crime and detection pointing out
to him the lines Of his weakness, so
that he is irresistibly led onward to
his destruction"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
When TO Exercise.

When to exercise is an important
consideration. If the morning only Is
available, the exercise should be light.
Particularly is this the case If one is
engaged in any work. The supply OF
energy must not be drawn from at the
beginning Of the day. The afternoon
is perhaps the best time for exercise,
when one has gained strength from
the absorption OF the morning and
noon meals. Those who exercise Wig
orously at night should eat mid
day dinner. Exercise should always
precede bathing. and not, as a rule, fol-
low it. In this respect the ancient
Greeks showed great wisdom. Exer-
else and bathing they called the two
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
Conquest ., "a, Great
American Desert
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Pat and to the Point.

Pat and to the Point.
Mr.. Paul Thieman, whoever he may
be, says something in recent issue Of
Denver paper which is pat and to the
point. We herewith produce the first
few paragraphs of his article:
When one beholds the complacent
failure to comprehend the nature and
condition of Far Western irrigation it
is maddening. | have seen one man,
, into wild tears of rage over the ever
recurring evidences that the people at
large, the people right here, the ma
tional government, the State govern
ments, do not appreciate national irri-
CATION, and that the public informa-
ton and the individual knowledge Of
the subject at this time are strangely
dense. The public is fed constantly
with lovely articles about the grand
national irrigation works under way,
while the fact is that all the great
values mentioned concerning reclama-
ton of the arid region are the result Of
private initiative and enterprise and
| capital.
Few people understand that the ma
tional irrigation fund is nothing but
bulk of capital which may be advanced
to build reservoirs and ditches upon a
guarantee that the owners of the lands
to be irrigated will repay the cost to
the fund. The national fund is not to
he depleted, but must be replenished
by the payment back of the cost of the
work, as assessed by the government
engineers. and if signatures to such
pledges can't be secured, the works
proposed will not be built.
Knowing that all government work
costs vastly more than if done by pri-
vate capital, and the United States
failing to guarantee the limit of the
cost, lots of landowners won't sign,
and there you are. Meantime the gov
eminent officials knock private enter
prises and warn the people against
them, when, as the situation stands
it is only private enterprise in pro-
noting irrigation district bonds, in Col
Orado, at least, that is really doing any
thing.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

pillars of strength. Exercise was Her.
cules and bathing Apollo. Both were
regarded with equal Importance, and
neither was complete without the
other.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
Was His Own Dentist.

An old resident of Parkhurst, Me-. Of
the Spartan type. recently had some
teeth that panied him. He does not
believe in doctors or dentists. so he
made hook out of an old pail bail
and extra cted the two teeth himself.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
CHAPTER TX.

! could endure it no longer. and SO I
fed One month after my wedding night
| left that roof forever Upon what
passed during that month my lips are
sealed. To no living being shall ever
reveal the story of my suIferngs during
those thirty-one days.
On the night of the 3lst of August. |
crept ont of my chamber. assembled to
the boys room and. unseen and unheard
by them, opened their window and de-
scended to the garden by means of the
pear tree. Wildly did my friglltful
dream come back upon me Mt that mo-
ment. and | almost expected to see the
red snake with his glittering eyes with
ing round some leafy branch. But l
reached the ground in safety, without
encountering any object. fanciful or real.
In less than three minutes more | was
In the high road vagabond. a homeless
sutcast. but a free man. A my worldly
possessions were the suit OF clothes
wore. and my wedding suit and change
of linen that | carried tied up In a bun
die. 1t was bright moonlight night.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

English is taught in the public
schools Of Japan. The japanese youths
IN the towns and cities are all eager to
learn English. as passport to wealth.
position and employment
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

Pensions for Australian Orphans.
Every child in Australia not sup
ported by parents receives a govern
ment pension for support until he is
ii years old, hence there are no orphan
asylums.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
Grasped the Opportunity.

Tess-Mr. Saphead gave you a cam
era for your birthday. didn't he?
Jess-Yes. and we took 1t with us
on our stroll through the country yes
terday. Oh, what do you think? He
proposed to me-actually Topped down
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

The average woman is as touchy
about the unreliability Of the family
clock as she Is about the rickety family
piano.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
Discover a Water Supply.

Residents of the Pecos valley in New
Mexico are excited by the discovery
that underlying more than 100000
acres of desert land is apparently an
inexhaustible supply of water. The
fame of the region has spread through
out the country, and even to portions
of Europe. The water gushes from
and pours over a thirsty land, trans
forming it into garden of almost re-
markable fertility.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

One isn't necessarily wealthy be-
cause he has more money than brains
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
on his knees and

TesS-What did you say?
Jess-Why. | said. Look pleasant,
please" and | do hope the picture will
turn out well.-Stray Stories.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

are controlled by one leverman, who
may be seen In the cut standing on
the platform on the left Of the bucket.
He has control Of five separate levers,
one for raising and lowering the buck
ct chain, one for moving the car to
the right, and another for moving the
car to the left, and another for moving
it forward on the side track. and the
fifth controls the engine. The rapidi-
movements are made is surprising. es-
pecially considering the momentum
and immense weight of the car and
bridge and the excavator's machinery,
which is about 300 tons.
Milk River Irrigation Project.
The Great Falls (AiontD land office
has received instruction to withdraw
from all forms of entry 276,4SO acres
of land, in connection with the Milk
river irrigation project. Part of the
tract withdrawn lies northwest Of
Havre. extending irregularly from the
line Of the Great Northern to the inter-
national boundary. comprising part Of
the chain of lakes, reservoir sites and
lands lying along Milk river and Sage
creek.
Another portion of the tract lies west
of the Montana Central. between the
Big Sandy and Box Elder creeks. and
is presumably withdrawn in connec-
ton with the Marias Diversion canal
portion of the Milk river product
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

Excavator for Irrigation Canals.
A thousand men tOiling with shovels
and wheelbarrows from sunrise to sun
set could not accomplish as much work
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20
COld-B1ooded.

Il came very near freezing last
night" said the mosquito.
But It wasn't cold" protested the
fly.
mo" reJoined the mosquito, but
tackled a Boston man by mistake"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-02-20

from the
mansion amply provided with all Of the modern which
OF
should chief
United There
everything
decided culinary
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1905-10-21
WOULD KILL TO END PAIN.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. II. =
Miss Helen Hall of Cincinnati for
hours today vainly endeavored to
have the American Humane Asso-
citation place the seal of its indorse-
ment on the proposition to put an
end by the use of anaesthetics to
the lives Of persons hopelessly in
jured or lying in agonizing death
throes from disease.
While pleading with the society
to take this up as part of its work
she graphically portrayed the tor
ture of an engineer in a wreck,
pinned underneath a ponderous
engine while the flames were slow
ly roasting him. She said that she
asked for just the same mercy that
is extendend to wounded ami
NAL without question-a quick end
to its sufferings.
Miss Hall added: "For the past
two years have always carried
a vial of choroform with me when
riding on trains for use in case of
emergency, as was brought to
consider this subject through this
horrible experience"
Supporting Miss Halls PROPOSE
ton, which was ruled out by Chair
man DR.. William o. Stillman OF
Albany on the ground that the
articles of incorporation of the
society confined its operation tC
cases of cruelty to animals or chill
dren, Mrs. M. Totten of Washing
ton, one of the founders of the
organization, warmly exclaimed
"If / were in a wreck and saw
cases such as have been described
and had a pistol, would certain
ly shoot the sufferer to put hin
out misery" The Convention de
lcided with Stillman.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1905-10-21
GETS AFTER THE DOCTORS.

HONOLULU, Oct. 17.-The is
sue between the doctors and the
Territory in the matter of physi-
clans securing licenses is to be test
ed. A test case was begun this
morning when the name of DR.. j.
T. Mcdonald appeared on the police
court calendar. He was served
with penal summons which read
as follows:
"That one, DR.. ]. Il. Mcdonald,
did at Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii, during one
month last past, prior to and in
cluding the 9th day of October,
1905, violate Section 1908 of the
Revised Laws of Hawaii Gas amend.
ed by Act As of the Session Laws oi
1900, for that he did at such time
and place practise medicine and
surgery without having first OBJ
tanned from the Treasurer of the
Territory of Hawaii license so tc
do"
This law which he is charged
with disregarding was passed at the
session of the last legislature. ThC
doctors have resisted the law and il
had been decided to bring the test
case. The case will probably b.
called again this afternoon. A de
murer will probably be filed anC
the matter taken to the uppe
court.