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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

me. "Oh, you should, II soo.hes the
brain, 1t lulls remorse. Tobacco is the
modern Lethe; or. at all events. IT il does
not obliterate old memories it renders
you Indifferent to them. which is much
the same thing. ! suppose You have no
phantoms to fumigate. You ARE still
wandering in the happy regions OF limo
cence"--this with n sncrr. Il had stray.
ed very far wide OF them Ion. before I
was your age At twenty was n gny
dashing spark. At throc-nnd twenty I
was forbidden my fathers house. thanks
to woman-a prayerful woman. too,
that was always reading religious books.
ana never happy ont of a chapel; n wom-
an with heart OF flint All my sins
lie at her door: wild youth might have
been succeeded by n reputable manhood,
but for her
While he spoke his face became CON
vnlsed with passion. As the paroXy sm
increased. the foam bnhbled from his
mouth and he launched forth into the
most frghtful imprecations.
Il say, old fellow, don't 20 on in this
awful manner" said JOSIAH who. as well
as myself. looked rather alarmed at his
violence. Pom my life. | cant stand
any more of it, and so | told You last
time. Come tell us of some adventures
of your past life that are so jolly anus
ing. Sias. here. has never heard any
OF them. You'd like to hear some,
wouldn't you:' he added. winking hard
at me.
AT that moment should have much
preferred to go to bed. but | did not
dare to say so; expressing. instead, a
great desire to hear anything Mr.. Mont
gomery chose to relate.
Don't be frightened" he said. wping
the perspiration from his face. and
growing calm under this judicous flat
terry, Il am not likely to harm YOU,
or anybody else except her. But when
think Of all she has made me go
through. and not only me- but Well,
ii were to think OF that long, | should
60 mad in earnest"
Ito went on smoking his pipe in ST.
lence for time. seemingly lost in
thought.
Il wonder II ! were to write my life,
II l could get any bookseller to publish
it? 1t would indeed be marvellous
story. But l don't believe that half the
people would credit it. | could write
half dozen sensation novels without
inventing single incident: but, then,
novel readers would cry. They are so
far-fetched" 4 man who began life as
gentleman, and who. for a matter Of
twenty years. has passed through e; cry
phase Of vagabondsm. must have some
strange stories to tell"
"Of course he must" said Josiah,
again winking at me. II have often won.
dered that yon have not set about pub
lishing your "reminiscences. or your auto
biography. or something OF that sort. But
it isn't too late. you know. But como,
now. give us one OF your regular start.
lers; We are all attention"
ITO he cOntinuedl
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
EGYPTIANS BEAT HARVEY.
Circulation of the Blood Known to
Their Doctors 5000 Years Ago,

Circulation of tho Blood known to
Their Doctors 5000 Years Ago.
The Harvean grafton at the Royal
College OF Physicians, London, was de
livered this year by DIR. Richard
Cation, F. II. C. P. In the course Of
his remarks he said that Harvey was
almost anticipated 5000 years ago by
the priest-doctors Of Egypt in his mo.
mentous discovery of the circulation OF
the blood.
AS far back as 1000 b. c.. Egypt had
works on medicine and anatomy. and
one brilliant genius-forgotten nowa-
days and omitted from the cyclopedias
i -hotep, priest of the sun god Ra.
and physician to King Torsothros. be-
came SO eminent that he was revered
as demigod after death, a temple
was built over his tomb, and I'm his
honor hospitals were raised in Menu
phis and other cities. Here the priest.
balmed the bodies Of men and sacred
animals.
These were probably, Or. Cation
thinks. the first of mankind TO acquire
a rudlmentary knowledge of the move
ment of the blood. Their papyri con-
tain intelligent references to the heart.
the blood vessels and the pulse. OF
the heart In particular they knew
much, and their writings refer to Its
enlargement, fatty degeneration, dis
placement. palpitation and pericardial
eifuslon. One remarkable passage Of
these old world inquircrs speaks OF
dstension of the heart and shortncss
Of breath as occurring hecaue the
blood has stagnated and does not cir
cuate properly.
Not Greece, therefore. but Egypt,
long before Galen and Hippocrates,
was the motherland Of rational medi-
cine and anatomy. The views Of the
Greeks on the circulation of the blood
were almost exactly those which the
Egyptians had taught many centuries
earlier.
On one remarkable means Of treat
ment for incipiient valvular disease OF
the heart which these long forgotten
Nile doctors taught Or. Cation laid
great stress 1t was the method rec.
commended at least 1000 years 60 to
let the heart have rs much rest as
possible-a wise Injunction said the
Harveian orator. which we may yet
practice with advantage. l-em-hotep
seems to have been an all-round
genius-physician architect, astron-
omer, alchemist-so illustrious that
a ter death he was reputed the son Of
the supreme deity. Ptah-all this and
vet nearly lost to fame.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
Double Punishment

young woman went into New
York restaurant for her lunch. but aft
err a glance at the tablecloths and A
snin OF the close air. says the New
York Sun, she decided not to eat there
and started to go out. The proprietor
thought that she was leaving without
paying for meal. and stopped her.
In order to avoid hurting his feelings
by telling the truth, the girl said:
II find | have forgotten my purse.
80 | can't eat here now" She was
hurrying on. but the generous mans
heart was touched.
MY dear GIRL" he exclaimed. You
sit right down and eat. No Young
woman Is going out Of my place hun
cry because she hasn't her money with
her. You eat now. and tomorrow YOU
can come in and pay me"
The young woman sat mIserablv
down and tried to eat. and as she left
hiding her purse, she walled: THAT'S
what get for lying. And I've got tn
come around to this place again to-
morrow, too
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

which the fire insurance companies were
defra uded.
The gang sought as confcderates men
desperately in debt. who were possessed
of buildings or chattels heavily insured or
capable Of being so insured. When such
man was found one of the gang-likely
enough a respected business acquaintance
of the victim-intimate to him, casually
or jestingly. that fire would provide
timely relief from pressing obligations.
When the power of suggestion had
had time to do its work. the man was APP
proa ched by another of the gang ready
to talk business"
According to the confessions of CON
victed members. these advances were al
most never repulsed
The following summary of facts tells
Of the doings of the northwestern Ohio
gang of firebugs:
Gang organized in 1874. Numbered
from Ia to 20 men,
lncendiarism placed on commercial
basis. Burned building. for from $40 to
500
Operated for % years throughout
northwestern Ohio.
Estimated losses to insurance COM
panies in that time $l.5OO.OOO. Insur-
ance losses so heavy that the State Leg
islature created State fire marshars
department.
The gang exposed two years ago by the
marshals. Over 40 indictments returned
Eighteen men sent to penitentiary. Many
fed from country to escape exposure.
Two members of the gang committed
suicide. fearing arrest
One turned States evidence and con-
fesspd imDlicat ting many nro,n;nent man
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

lected for the ceremony. carpet Of
straw being laid down. 1t is usually
bitter cold day. but the people are
eager and happy. They arrive on foot
or In sledges. dressed in the pictur-
eSque national attire. All of the horses
are gayly decorated with worsted ia
vorS and tasSeS
On the quay layman Is actively en-
gagged in stirring barrel of water to
keep 1t from freezing At 10 o'clock,
heral ded by the sound of many brass
instruments. the priests leave the
church. preceded by troop Of cavalry.
With them are borne numbers Of re-
ligious emblems and banners. The
priests chant as they march to the
quay. where they go through the spe-
cial form of blessing the waters Of the
country. No matter how severe the
wea ther no word Of the long service
is omitted
The water is distributed among the
people. who treasure the few drops
which fall to their share as an anti
dote against the evil eye and other
fearsome ills. The straw is eagerly
rabbed up after the ceremony to per
form the same office for horses and
cattle. Until a few years ago il was
the custom to cut Il hole in the ice of
a stream and into this hole a cross was
east. The Roumanian men diveu for
this and the fortunate man could car
ry it for three days and collect money.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

According to the Cincinnati Post. the
State of Ohio is about to close the last
chapter of Its expose of one of the most
remarkable gangs of incendiaries ever or
ganized-a gang that operated in north
western Ohio. eastern Indiana and south
eastern Michigan for twenty-five years.
that was composed of men of repute in
their communities. that reduced arson to
such a businesslike basis that insurance
companies were robbed of 81 5000 600 and
that perfected its organization to such a
degree that its members. though guilty
of crimes, went unpublished for quarter
of n century.
The gang had its beginning in 1874. In
Williams county, Ohio. il had its head
quarters, though it operated in Fulton
and Lucas counties impartally and
spread into the two adjoining States.
The leaders of the gang were men of
business standing-farmers. merchants
and the like. To all appearances they at
tended strictly to their own business In
reality they were as busy at night plan
ming and executing their crimes MS they
we're III tie VA! 'lnle III thelr STORES OF On
their farms
Their main line Of business was the
burning of property. by collision with the
owner. for consideration the owner re-
imbursing himself ont of his Insurance.
Though more profitable to themselves.
the incendiaries seldom burned their own
property. fearing to fix suspicion upon
themselves They preferred to maintain
their pose as irreproachable men of bust
ness. while destroying other peoples
property for share of the proceeds, of
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

Urea tment for a Fit.-lf n person Is
suddenly attacked with violent con
WILSON'S and loss of consciousness you
may know that he has fit of some
kind. The head should be raised lit
tie. and no stimulant given. the limbs
should be allowed plenty Of freedom
and Il little beef tea or milk should be
given on recovery.
A New Anaesthetic.- Somnoform is
a liquid. the boiling point Of which is
It comes in contact with the air it be-
comes a gas A chemist broke glass
capsule OF somnoform to illustrate its
character. AS soon as the glass was
Clipped rush Of what looked like
steam took place. Its great virtue.
from n medical point of view. is that
breathing stops before the heart cease
TO beat when administered.
TO Cure Lock aw.-ln case OF a nail
Or other sharp instrument being stuck
in the foot OF human or animal. and
lock. jaw is threatened. take a bucket
Of unlenched wood ashes, put it In a
tub and pour on two buckets of warm
water, stir we'll and place the wound
ed foot in the mixture. Relief will be
felt Immediately. Let remain an hour
or So if necessary. Another remedy
is to burn a flannel rag under the foot,
but the latter applies TO any cut that
is painful
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

An Erie man who has no ambition
to be Chesterfield or leader Of
Fries -Four Hundred was invited out
to dinner few evenings ago. lie
conjured up every excuse imaginable,
and as a last resort tried to make his
wife believe she was sick and una bic
to go, but she gave him to understand
that she was going and he must nc
company her. WELL" he said. I'm
sick myself but ! reckon I'll have To
go" And they went. When the first
course was brought on the old gentle
man filled up pretty well, but seemed
to be getting along all right. In the
middle of the second course he was
full "clean up" and pushed back from
the table. "Ahem. you folks jist 20
ahead an eat your supper an don't
mind me. I've got to go home an
feed the pigs. Erie (Kan) Record.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
BLESSING OF THE WATEES.
Quaint Ceremony Observed Wherever
the Greek Church Holds Sway.

There is a quaint ceremony Of the
annual blessing OF the waters which
may be witnessed In any country
where the Greek Church exists. The
ceremony takes place during the first
two months of the year and Is always
attended with great demonstrations
and rejoicings. particularly in Rouma
MIA, Russia and ulgaria.
Great prepare lions are made the day
before the ceremony The route is set
apart leading from the church to the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
||$ Bound by a Spell $|

ture ominous. Thus I knew nothing Of
her past life, nor did wish to know.
Like her, | did not wish the happiness
OF the present to be married by one pain
full image.
She had lived with Mrs. Wilson above
two years, yet even she knew nothing
of her life for a single day before she
came to her. Il have always had good
references before | would take any one
into my house." said the old lady. "es-
pccially young ladies without friends;
but she said she could give me none.
and she looked so Innocent and good that
| took "a fancy to her upon the spot and
| have never had cause to regret IT, Tor
deerer, purer creature never entered
house, and | feel for her quite AS il she
was my own child. But | must say
that | do feel curious about her. and
often think what a mystery she IS. She
is SO strange at times and 30 unlike any
other young lady | ever met
With my old reticence, told Martha
no word Of Clara. ! Rugged my secret
with selfish tenacity, as something 100
precious to be shared She wondered
at my unaccounted for absences, and l
think felt hurt that l did not coni'de
in her. She frequently remarked upon
my changed appearance.
II do declare" she used to say. that
I never saw any one SO altered for the
best as you are, Master Silas! Why,
you've got to look quite handsome late
ly"
In the meantime I was not idle. Mr..
Montgomery brought me more copying to
do. and In order that my visits might
not interfere with my work. frequent
ly sat up all night writing. My expenses
were very small, and even with the little
| earned, | contrived to cover them.
What more could l desire? l was more
than happy, for l was living in an IDEAL
world.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13


War as Andrew Jackson had averted
it during his administra ton. But
James Buchanan was not one of the
great Presidents.
The country was in state Of apa
thy. The North was appa lied at the
treac cherry Of some OF the higher Off
cals in Washington. The South WAS
busily making prepare tons for the
inevitable conflict.
1t was at this time that President
Buchanan appointed John Adams Dix
of New York Secretary OF the Treas q
ury. Dix at once ordered Captain
Breshwood. who comma nded the rev
enue cutter at New Orleans, to sail to
New York The captain was q Con
federate and proposed to turn his yes
sci over to the Confederate govern
ment. whereupon Dix sent this order
III any man attempts to haul down
the American flag, shoot him on the
spot"
sentiment 30 loyal and so fear
lessly uttered awakened in the North a
lofty enthusiasm for the flag and the
cause Of the Union. In the midst Of a
vacillating government man and a
pa trot had been found The order Of
Dix became the watchword and the
battle cry OF the Union.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
HOW TO REMAIN YOUNG.
Keep OFF Approaching Age by Careful
L.,


To drink the waters Of the fountain
Of youth Is still, in the opinion Of
some. within the range Of possibilities.
Professor Blufern observes that man
began in gelatinOus condition and
ends I'm an osseous or bOny one. He
is soft in infancy; he is hard In old
age. Aging is a process OF Ossifica
ton. After middle life has passed a
more marked development of the ossi-
tic character takes place. The arteries
become thickened with calcareous mat
ter. and there is Interference with the
ponds.
The whole change from youth to old
age is one Of steady accumulation of
calcareous deposits In the system. En-
tire blockade of the functions Of the
body is a mere matter Of time. and the
refuse matter deposited by the blood
through the system stops the delicate
machinery we call life The blood con
tains compounds of lime. magnesia
and iron. In the blood itself are these
'hllHt III val NV NV! "i'
thrown off; in age they are not. AL
most everything we eat contains these
elements for destroying life. Earthly
salts abound in the cereals. and bread
itself. miSta kenly called the staff of
life," is one Of the most calcareOus of
edibles. heterogeneous food also contains
these elements. hence diet made up
OF fruit is best for people advanced in
years.
The daily use of water is. after mid
die life. one Of the most important
means OF preventing secretions and de-
rangements OF health. Diluted phOs-
phoric acid is one Of the most power
full influences known to science for
shielding the human system from the
Inconvenience of old age. Use IT daily
with distilled water. and so retard the
approach Of senilty. To retain per
petual youth avoid all foods rich in
the earth's salts. use much fruit. espe-
cially juicy. uncooked apples. and take
daily two or three tumblerfuls Of dis
titled water with about Is drops OF
diluted phosphoric acid in each glass
full. Thus will your days be longer in
the land.-Popular Science.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
Homemade Definitions.

Here is list of definitions given Ivy
various boys recently I'm literature
paper. and they are guaranteed genu-
inc and home made. "Papal Bull"-the
sacrificial bull of the Church of Rome
II pretty BULL a fierce Pope; joke
about popery. Coin OF vantage
usury: valuable coin; a bad coin.
is,ic"-pertalning TO cables; like
cab. Paradox to ortho-
lOX; opposite TO "autha1oX.' heav-
emily story; II humorous poem: accord
ing to strict rules, as Il Paradox
church "Apocryphal'-pertaining to
a doctors business; pertaining to the
science Of the lower limbs. "Prevari-
cate"-to think long time before
speaking.
The more "A man Ia WraUDpI I'D in
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

almost completely
q / $ o re- II ! re d.
W here one ma II
was for the union
two were for the
rights of secession.
designations a II d
diSmiSsalS alternat-
ed.
The + r q S ! dent
was unable to meet
the crisis adequa te-
ly. a great PreSi-
dent might have
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
A Little Lesson
In Patriotism
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Let our object be our country. our
whole country, and nothing but our
country. ''-Danie Webster.
Toward the close of President Blu
chananan's admnistratio ion. the admin
istrative body of the government was
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
ROpOrifC.

YES, picked up his book last night
and | never budged out OF my chair
until O'Clock this morning"
Goodness Was it that interest
ng?"
mo. but didn't wake up until that
time" -Phiadelphia Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
Feminine Way.

Have you read that new novel ev.
body is talking about asked the first
dear girl.
"Only the last chapter" replied dear
girl the second Il wonder how il be-
gins"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

Emil Manicus the Nestor of Danish
journalists, Is dead at 81. He was
expelled from ScheswG in 1864 by
the Germans.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13
Luther's FirewOrks

In my lecture on medieval history
| was giving an account OF the spec.
tacular burning by Martin Luther Of
the papal bull which put him outside
of the Church OF Rome" said n Co
lumbia college professor "The next
day | found this in the notebook OF
one OF the students who had heard the
lecture:
Luther gives vaudeville show.
accompanied by tireworks.'"
When farmer wants to say that a
building has been remodeled, he SAYS
1t has been worked over."
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-03-13

The more Il man is wrapped up in
.ilnself the colder he Is.
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-13
NEWS OF THE CITY
CATHEDRAL PLANS
Leading Architects Will Be
Asked to Compete


Glenn Brown, of Washington, d. c.,
has been selected as the architectural
expert to advise the executive commit
tee in charge of the building of the
new Catholic cathedral
The committee has also decided to
select plans by a limited and mixed
competition, Mr.. Brown being engaged
to assist in going over the plans, sug-
gesting the good points and weak spots
of the various plans submitted for ac-
ceptance.
Architects who will be asked to~com-
pete have not been chosen, but will in
clude the leading men in the PROFESSION
in the country. The members of the
committee take the position that in
this manner it will be possible to se-
cure much more satisfactory results
than If the commission was definitely
rendered one man.
1t is the plan to award the contract
to the person submitting the plans
most nearly meeting the needs and
necessities of a building of the class
that will be constructed. Changes may
be made in the plans coming nearest to
what is desired. Although the COM
mittee does not expect to have difficult
ty in securing suitable plans, it reserves
the right to reject all plans, if it deems
such a course wise.
/ aLettefs will be sent out in a few
days to the several leading architects
Who are expected to compete, it being
the purpose of the committee to decide
upon the exact nature of the structure
at as early date as possible
The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-13
PUTS SENATORS OUT


DENVER, Col, Jan. 1.-THE senate
today by party vote, 1S to 5, seated
James B. Dick in place of Senator Rob-
ert nj. Born. Dick was unseated by
the Democratic majority during the
contest over the election of a senator
two years ago. The senate membership
is now twenty Republicans and thir-
teen Democrats, with two vacancies.
Senator Born refused to give up his
seat and was forcibly elected.
Senator Healy, who was seated two
years ago in place of James F. Nc
Donald, now lieutenant governor, was
also expelled Senator Horace T. De
Long, Republican, protested against
the action as unconstitutional. The
Democrats allege that a two-thirds
vote is necessary to expel members
and may apply to the supreme court
for redress.
= In statement on the floor of the
senate Hea1y declared that an attempt
had been made to bribe him. He said
that on Saturday during the joint ses-
sion he was called into private room
and was told that if he would vote for
the confirmation of Judge Goddard he
need have no fear of being unseated.
Notice of ex-Gov. Peabody,s contest
against Gov. Alva Adams for the Office
of governor was filed with the legisla-
ture today. The complaint alleges that
the majority of 9,774 for Adams on the
face of the returns as finally canvassed
was obtained by means>of conspir-
acy. The legislature is petitiened to
open the ballot boxes from precincts in
Denver and four. other counties.