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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20

ell. Meanwhile he watched with some
attention the bearing Of FltZroy. who
was trading with fashionably attired
lady at a little distance. Nothing could
be more polite or Obsequlous than the
conduct of the young tradesman. With
unwearied Assidulty he took down
from the shelves and displayed large
stock of merchandise. until the fastid-
ious taste of the lady was at length
suited.
"IIe Is attentive TO his customers"
thought Uncle Henry That is n good
sign. But perhaps it may be simply
because she is rich and fashionable.
Here's customer of Il different kind.
Let me see how he treats her"
A this moment a woman very poor
ly dressed. with a worn and weary ex-
preston, as IL she We're better ac-
quainted with the dark than the bright
side of life, entered the street door
and advanced TO the counter. The
affable smile which Fitzroy had worn
in his interview with the last customer
disappeared. and in its place was a
supercilious glance.
II would like to look at some cali
Goes" said the customer.
Here are some," said Fitzroy, curt
ly. pointing to pile which lay upon
the counter.
He did not stir from his position, but
gazed at the woman with an air that
seemed to indicate how utterly indlf-
ferent he was to her patronage.
will you show me some Of them p
asked the woman, mildly.
'There they are. ma'am; you can see
them for yourself"
What Is the price Of this?" she In
quired. looking at the one which lay at
the top.
"Nlnepence a yard"
~ don't, altogether like the figure
she said after pause.
Don't you:" returned Fitzroy, In
differently.
The customer began to examine
in doing so she was obliged to disar-
range them somewhat.
Don't pull them all TO pieces" said
Fitzroy. rudely. "There isn't much
difference in them. You'd better take
the first that comes. How much do
YOU want?"
Ten yards
"Well. you had better let me cut II
off quick, as l can't stand waiting on
one customer all day"
Thus importuned, the woman hastily
indicated one of the prints and the re-
qulred quantity was measured of
Change was quickly made, and the
woman departed. Her place was tax.
Ell by wealthy lady like the first the
rustic Of whose silk proved al immedl,
ate passport to the good graces Of the
young merchant.
II don't like that" thought Uncle
Henry. who had not been unobservant
Of this little scene. "He has no right
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20

to treat one customer better than an
other. At all events all ought to he
treated with common civllity, whatever
their attire may be. or however small
may be their purchase. These gloves
are half dollar, are theyT (These
words We're addressed to the shOpman
who was waiting upon him. Very
well. l will take them
Meanwhile the woman who had just
purchased the calico re-entered the
store with a hurried step and look
Of trouble. She waited until Fitzroy
was through with the lady upon whom
he was attending, and then pressed to
the counter.
well. what now" asked the young
man, superciiously.
Il believe you made mistake about
the change you handed me-"
"A mistake"' he repeated. 1T 10
quite impossible"
But" said the woman. anxiously.
don't you remember that / gave you
two-dolar bill, and you only gave
me back two Quarters!'
Wasn't that right"
NO. bought ten yards at ninepence
yard, which made but dollar and a
quarter"
And you handed me two-dollar
bill?"
Yes"
"Then l must have given you back
three quarters"
but, sir. it cannot be. l have only
two"
oh. you'll find the other In your
pocket, II You haven't spent it," said
Fitzroy. insolently.
The woman colored.
Indeed, sir, | know am right" she
said. troubled.
1T is for your interest to be-" he re-
turned with sneer.
And you won't rectify the mistake
them said the poor woman, family.
You make great fuss about q
quarter Of n dollar"
1T is Of some importance to me-
said the woman.
II can't return It," said Fltzroy
! shortly. There Is no end to the i'm
positions that would be practised upor
me II allowed everybody to come
back and claim that they had not re
ceived their right change"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20

KILLED GRAVEYARD RABBIT.
Gamblers Auctioned OFF It's Feet Over
Comrades Coffin.

Talking about your graveyard rab-
bit superstiuons and that sort OF
thing, there Is no class of people who
believe in ii stronger than the gam
blers," said an old gambler, accord
ing to the Topeka Capital, land l saw
1t explained in the strangest way at
Pittsbury, Kan. ten years ago. KID
jackson, one of the best-known gam
blers in that part Of Kansas, died Of
consumption and all of the gamblers
set out to give him a good funeral.
They bought fine casket and all the
flowers the room would hold and had
a procession fixed up with plenty OF
mourners. because there was GER
tainty of refreshments below after
the obseQuies. even If our friend was
not enjoying them above. All the pail
bearers were gamblers and friends of
the dead man.
well, we started out and reached
the cemetery all right and the grave
digging man was on hand with his
pick and shovel. We set the coffin
down on the barriers across the grave
and were preparing to let the KIDS
body down into the grave. Just then
a rabbit jumped out Of thlcket close
by and landed right at the bottom Of
the grave. He was killed in second.
Just who fred the shot | never could
tell, but 1t does not matter We all
carried guns in those days and We're
ready to shoot at the dropping Of a
hat But. anyway. the rabbit was dead.
1.-The graveyard rabbit, by heaven,
one Of the fellows said. as the rabbit
was picked up. Talk about your
mascots, here is one for me-, and with
that he began cutting Off the left hind
foot. Hold up there said another OF
the pallbcarers: let's sell these feet
or and make up a pot for the Kids "
folks. If we find he has any folks. to
send II to them 1t was agreed, and
in a minute the funeral services were
forgotten and an auction bidding be-
gan at S. for the left hind foot and
was promptly raised to $40 and then
to Sl5 and TO $50. and finally the foot
sold for more than $50. The other hind
foot was bid for and brought SO. The
other two feet are not considered Of
such good omen, and were not 80
much in demand When the auction
was over we found that the proceeds
were little more than 500 Then
we turned our attention to the body
and inferred 1t as it should have been.
1.-TWO Of the boys in the bunch who
got foot apiece were Ed O'Connor
and Charlie Chopper. and | have often
wondered whether their luck after
that was good CT bad. But have been
away from TINT country and l have
no. heard from them in years. got
one Of them and | can't find out TINT
il has brought me anything that would
not have come otherwise. Perhaps |
am hooded"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20

Hero Uncle Henry. who had listened
with indignation to this scene. inter
fered
You are mistaken" said he. decid-
ctlly. Il saw you hand this lady her
change. and you passed her but two
quarters"
Fitzroy glanced at the speaker. 1t
has been mentioned that Uncle Henry.
me better to conceal his identity, was
coarsely dressed, and accordingly tItz-
roy set him down as a person or no
consequence He therefore answered
haughti!y
IL shall need more than your word,
my good sir. How do | know but you
are In league---"
Good morning, sir" said Uncle
Henry, abruptly. you may hereafter
regret this gratuitous insult. Madam.
will YOU allow me word with yOuT
The woman followed him out OF the
shop, while Fitzroy, In no very pleas
ant mood. muttered about the 'airs OF
these beggars."
Madam" said Uncle Henry. when
they were In the street, will you ac-
cept from me this piece Of gold. which
will in a measure atone for this mans
rudeness and your loss? Nay, no
thanks! What l have witnessed has
been worth more to me than the small
sum-"
At the end Of month Edward Fitz-
roy came to receive Julia Denham's
answer to his suit. He felt confident
Of success-a confidence which was
somewhat diminished by the GOODNESS
with which she returned his greeting.
Il must decline the honor Of your
alliance" said she. in answer to his
urgent proposal.
But what can have wrought this
change in your" he asked. his counte-
nance changing
IL must refer you to my uncle
Uncle Henry, who entered the room
Immediately, explained in few words
in what way they had gained an I'M
favorable impression of his character.
He concluded by saying:
1.-The man who is obseQuious TO the
rich and impertnent to the poor shall
not, with my consent. marry one IN
whom | feel any interest"
A year afterward Julia Termed an
alliance with one more worthy of her.
and never had cause to regret adopt
ing her uncle's test.-Waverley Maya
zine
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20
GASOLINE ROTOR CAR.
Union Pacific Will Place One on REQ.
ular Run,


Omaha, April 17.-Railway Off
cials. who Sunday made 200 mile
trip in the Union Pacific gasoline mo-
tor car which will be placed in com.
mission by that road at once, express
the opinion that the success of the car
will result in a revolution of suburban
and branch line railroad and passen-
ger freight service. Yesterdays test
of the Union Pacific car was the final
one before placing it in practical serv-
ice between Grand Island and St. Paul,
Nebraska, where it will make two
trips daily as a branch train.
The car, which was built purely in
sons, and in the forward end, where is
located the gasoline motor, is a space
reserved for baggage. The regular
service cars, construction of a number
of which will begin at once, will be
fifty feet long, will seat fifty-five pas
sengers and accommodate their bag
gage. The cars will have a motor of
sufficient horse power to haul one or
two trailers. when it is found necessary
to use extra equipment.
Officials of number OF large rail
road systems of the country already
have interested themselves in the idea,
which will be exploited at the coming
railroad congress at Washington. Prob.
ably the greatest feature is the small
expense of operation. This, it is be-
lieved, will be about one sixth the cost
of operating regular passenger trains.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20
Forbidden to Destroy Stores.

London, April ia dispatch from
St. Petersburg to news agency re-
ports that Gen. Linevitch has issued
an order forbidding officials of the com.
missariat to burn stores prem aturely
and reproving officials in cases that
have already occurred. The order di-
reefs that storehouses be destroy ed
hereafter only after permission of the
army corps and divisions. The Tele-
graphs correspondent at Tokyo reports
that the Japanese recovered 200 of the
500 guns which the Russians had
abandoned in the retreat from Muk.
den.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20
Leach Severely CenSured.

Washington, April l7.-Arnold f.
Leach, special agent of the general
land office, who is quoted in dispatc hes
from Tacoma as declaring that he has
unearthed tremendous land frauds in
Washington, has been called severely
to account by Land Commissioner
Richards. He is informed that the
sensational reports published are not
borne out by his reports to the depart
ment. Also that whatever reports he
has to make should be sent to Washing
ton and not to the newspapers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20

IN NCIE HENRY" said Julia Den
(lJJ ham. may | see you In the H.
brary moment this morning."
Certainly. my dear | am ut your
command now" and he led the way
into the room. He handed his niece
an armchair, and took a seat opposite
her.
Uncle" said Julia, with little be-
coming confusion, 81 have received an
offer"
"Whew. exclaimed her uncle, that
Is coming to the point with ven
geance."
And | want to consult about IT,"
"A very sensible resolution. May |
know from whom the offer has been
received?"
Edward Fitzroy."
You haven't known him very long"
"Not-very.P said Julia, slowly.
But you think you know all about
MIN. dare say. Are you very much
IN love with him."
Not desperately" answered Julia.
smiling. AT the same time | confess
that am strongly prepossessed In his
favor
And this prepossession is likely to
become warm sentiment Well. my
little niece, as you have requested NV
advice. | Will give 1t. do not object
to this lover OF yours. Indeed. | know
nothing against him. But then know
too little OF him al any rate to be able
to form deliberate opinion Of his
character. If | mistake not. this is
also your case. Now. 1t Is my theory
that no woman ought to marry unless
she is sufficiently we'll acquainted with
her intended husband to have pretty
confident assurance Of leading a happy
life with him. | therefore counsel You
to delay giving your answer for
month. and in that time ] will contrive
to become better acquainted with
him."
Your advice is good" said Julia.
thoughtfully, land | will follow it,"
Thank you" said her uncle, kindly.
FOR the confidence you have reposed
in my Judgment. sincerely hope that
the young man will prove TO be all we
can desire
Edward Fltzroy was In business IN
the neighborlng city. He had embarke ed
small property Inherited from his
father in dry goods establishments
and having good business tact. was
driving a flourishing trade. His ac-
quaintance with our heroine had com
menced during summer residence at
the village in which she made her
home. 1t was not strange that he
should have been attra cted by Julia
Her gayety, vlvacity and beauty made
her generally admired: and had any
thing else been requisite the reputa-
ton OF being her uncle's heiress would
have procured her suitors But it Is
! not necessary to dwell further on this
point OF our story We are interested
TO learn how Uncle Henry's plan sue
ceeded.
He first made cautious Inquiries rel
atlve TO the young mans business
standing, all OF which We're answered
satisfactorily. But this did not satisfy
him. He wished to see for himself
Accordingly he purcha sed suit of
clothing so different from that which
he was accustomed to wear. that with
pair of green goggles superadded he
felt convinced they would disguise
him sufficiently for his purpose. Thus
attired he lounged into the store, and
inquired for some trfling article. He
was purposely very slow In being suit
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20
Washinafon Water Resources.

Washington, April IA brief &C.
count of the water resources of the
state OF Washington will soon be pub
lished by the geological survey, the
work having reference to municipal
supplies, deep wells and springs. The
work Was done by Henry I4andes and
N. H. barton, of the survey.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20
EXPECTING NEWS.
st. Petersburg Prepared to Soon
Hear of SkirmiShind.

St. Petersburg, April 17.-There is
no Information from Vice Amdiral Ro-
jestvensky's squadron, but the admi-
rally would not be surprised to learn
Of skirmishing between scout ships to-
day or tomorrow, as the beginning of
torpedo boat warfare soon is not unex-
pected. The naval organ here expresses
the opinion that Togo was taken com
pletely by surprise when Rojestvensky
suddenly appeared at the entrance of
the China sea, and is now concentrat-
ing his widely scattered fleet near the
Pescadorcs, where it is believed sea
fight will probably occur.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20
Important Omissions.

Have you any obJecson to giving
description of how you became So
successful in public life:" said the
magazine editor.
None whatever" answered Senator
Sorghum. $50 ahead and have 1t writ
ten up. don't care what you say, but
I'm mighty particular about what you
leave out" Washington Star.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20
In Bohemia.

Have you been to the chicken
show" asked the spinsfer of the artis-
tic woman who preferred mems soci-
ETY..
Yes; sort Of hen party. I was
awfully bored CONNER
cial Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-04-20
A TEST OF CHARACTER.
-ONNNOCN%O0O

m NCLE HENRY" said Julia Den
(OJ ham. may | see you In the H.
brarV q piomoDt tbto v,or,,,,, =, 80
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-16
jacques
VAUDEVILLE.

The most elaborate bill of the sea-
son up to date. is that which Manager
Poll has arranged for next week at
the Jacques, and it ought to set the
tide Of amusement travel steadily III
the direction of the popular playhouse.
Heading the bill will be Tom Nawn
and his company in the delightfully."-
amusing comedietta Pat and the
Genie,' in some respects perhaps the
best conceived playlet in present day
vaudeville. Mr. Nawn's touches of real
nature in his quaint impersonation of
an Irishman, so radically different from
the so-called Irish comedy with which
the vaudeville stage is so painfully as
ISOLATED, have stamped him as a real
genius In this form of entertain ment
and made his stage pictures source
of never ending delight. 1t is the
Irishman as he really is, such as Cal
lahan and Mack, Chauncey Olcott, An
drew Mack and a few others of that
type know how to show him, that Mr.
Nawn impersonates, and not The i'm
possible creature that the vulgar carl.
caturists have so often exploited to the
utter contempt of intelligent specta-
tors. There is no reason to doubt that
Mr. Nawn and his company will renew
their trlumphs in the presentation of
Pat and the Genie" AS a second
feature, of equal Importance almost,
the mysterious De Biere will exhibit
his marvellous illusions and expert
| ments in the black art. Mr. De Biere
has only recently returned from Eu-
rope, where he astonished the blase
theater covers of London, Paris and
Berlin with his marvellous magic and
illusions. Comedy is the prevailing ele-
ment of the remaining acts, too, which
are provided by Gilroy, Haynes and
Montgomery with their singing sketch
"Pink Eye Pete; Thomson and Vidocq,
George Diamond and Will c. Smith,
the Dancing Mitchells, Miles and
| Miriam, and the eleetrOgraph. Prices
are 10, 20 and 80 cents; afternoons 10
/ and 20 cents, ladies 10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-16
PROGRAM FOR PROM.

Two-step-"M Mexico"
Waltz-"Sweet Adeline."
Two-step-"Good-bye, Sis
Waltz-"I'm Going to Meet Birdie To-
night"
Schottisehe Goodbye, Hiram
Green"
Three-step-"One Heart. One Mind"
Waltz Come Along, Little Girl, Come
Along"
Two-step-"Paddy's Day."
Waltz-"He's Ne Pal"
Two-step-''Keep n Little Cosey Cor
ner in Your Heart for Me-"
Three-step-'sNIoon Winks."
Two-step-"The Whistler and His
Dog"
Walt-"Nellie Dean"
Schottische-"In Roseland."
Two-step-"Violette."
Waltz-"Home, Sweet Home"
Following will be the encore num-
bers:
Two-step =" American True Blue
March,"
waltz-"When the Harvest Moon is
Shining"
Two-step-" Indians Along Broad.
way"
Waltz-"Sweethearts Forever"
Notwithstanding Little Eugennc,
Three-step-"L Czarine."
Waltz-"Please Come and Play in Nv
Yard"
Two-step-"Ho You Like to Spoon
with Met"
Waltz-"The Message of Spring"
Two-step-"Peter Piper"
Three-step-"LOve's Spell
Bunker HILL"
Waltz-''Because You were an Old
Sweetheart Of Mine"
notwithstanding of Pearls"
Shame on You"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-16
COMING EVENTS

sept 10. %, p. p. q, GOD fash
Toned fair Of Co @. 2nd Regt G. n. c.
at Auditorium.
Sept 22-First annual dance and
s0ciable viii be given By the Oakville
Amusement association at the Town
ball Wafertown-
Sept 25-Opening reception OF Pro-
G. A. Railey's school for dancing.
Sept 27-Prum Of Waterbury Mill
tary band at new Casino. Polls build
Ing.
sept 14Whist party given b.
America lodge. A. o. L. w at Ne
ehanieS' hall
Sept 29-HsrTest promenade hy the
Big Seven Social club at Hamilton haIl,
Nil Plain
sept -. Friday evening. pubic 50
ciaI meeting. daneing and entertain
menf. tv Queen-s Daughters. Al
Knights a Coiumbus hail
sspt BOOT T-FIfth snnuai falr
given b. tie BrookIyn athletic club It
B. A. G. hal
Oct Hsociz1 pruue1zde. DlFfzio1
a o. H ~ tn CasIno. Pc1rs build.
TX. East a5sln street
Oct szEran.7 ztr11r eenrert xfre-
b PFsf .. J. Dryu. asz.ziss b Nm
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-16
soLDIERLY CONDUCT.
How Unseasoned Troops Came 70
Change Their Opinions Re
garding Tried Troops.

81 remember" said the sergeant TO the
correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, some queer things that hap
pened when Buells army returned 20
Louisville in the fall of 1862. We had
made long march under most discour-
aging circumstances and the men were
ragged and dirty. We met there new
regiments from Ohio and Indiana, most
of them splendidly equipped, with men
in new uniforms and punctilious as to
military forms and camp regulations.
The men of the new regiments regarded
the shabby men Of the old regiments
with disappointment If not contempt,
and the men OF the old regiments didn't
care.
Our division, 1t so happened, was
CHARTERED ON the island formed by the
canal and river, in what seemed to have
been a potato field or truck farm. The
first thing the tired men thought Of was
rest, and they proceeded to take It in q
very informal way. Friends from the
new regiments come to see US, and there
was pity in their eyes as they looked
over the loosely organized camp with
men lounging and sleeping without re-
gard for order. One officer, an old
school friend, told me plainly that he
was greatly disappointed-our men
seemed SO callous and so incapable Of
deep feeling.
while he was talking there was q
commotion in camp. Gen. Nelson, who
had commanded the division at the
front, had been shot, and the men OF our
regiment and others were on the in.
slant in the widest excitement. Hun
dreds of men caught up their rifles and
hurried toward the bridge across the
canal, bent on forcing passage into the
city. Meantime. the adjutant came with
an order for our company to hold the
bridge. When the order to fall In was
given the men OF the company were
swearing and threatening what they
would do
MY friend Of the rev regiment re-
garded the situation with alarm. The
new men did not like Nelson. The DEM
onstration Of affection among these vet
Grams was revelation to them, but they
were asking who could control such
mob. Our company was formed and was
double quicking to the bridge in Ave
minutes. In ten minutes we had turned
back all the excited soldiers except
those who elected to swim across the
canal. Here was another revelation.
Against the strongest possible feeling.
duty and discipline prevailed.
MY friend Of the new regiment said
he never saw a finer sight than when the
command formed across the bridge
TO check their own excited comrades.
with whom they sympathized, bat
against whose appeals and threats they
stood like wall. as silent. as immovabls
as stone. Here was an exhibition Of sol
der dignity and sense Of duty, touch
ing in the extreme, and when few days
later the division took the road on tea
minutes notice the new regiments haa
(, an Illustration Of the difference between
seasoned soldiers and others which they
never forgot"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-16

This lament Is from the Allshaba
Pioneer A painfH impression is gain
ing ground that Simla 10 not what It
was. Visitors are continually being
heard TO ash. where are TIE sirtstions.
the frisky grass widows. the steady
bachelors. the racy scandzls-rhsrs in
short. f. the Joy q life that once made
this SPOT ths Eost dsiscfabls in the
east In hose az dzTs bright eyes
earned more Appointments thsn long
service. = bon not wss evsa 4 szrer
Pass 10 9tstinctien than a relative n
TIE Iafia o6cs We vho rsnsnbsr
hov ths Vsrb frivci vzs s1eciaily -.
vented f1< SnlA sigh "a ne recall
tkoss salzd dayA