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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

had led OF the Sixth
Cavalry many exciting chases. We soldiers
had worked for peace; but unofficially, did not
welcome it. 1t left me, for instance without a
vent for restless spirit.
General Miles, who had succeeded General
Crook at headquarters, transferred from old
Bowie to Fort Wingate, seven thousand feet above
sea level in the Rockies of New Mexico where there
great pateaus, bare of vegetation bleak peaks
that never lost their shrouds of snow, and desola
ton always. was commander of fifty Navajo
scouts, and, hating the dull routine of post duty,
never failed to be the first to bid for field service.
But there little of this, excepting occasional
sally against train wreckers and other desperados.
Compared with my work in Arizona, it tame,
this pursuit of bad men who had chance when
brought to bay.
The Lure of Adventure
NEWSPAPERS and magazines publishing
~ articles about South Africa about the big game
and savages about the rich discoveries of gold and
diamonds and the war that this wealth might
bring. In these accounts there was for me the
lure of chances for new adventure and finally
decided that | would resign from the army to try
my fortune in the African wids. General Miles
endeavored to dissuade me- General Carr, who was
in command at Wingate, wanted me to accept an
appointment cavalry instructor at West Point
The authorities at Washington at first declined to
consider my resignation. But in the end my will
prevailed, and the early oo's saw me in Johannes
burg, with my face turned northward toward the
wilderness and the gold.
l had found three companions for the journey
This not difficult in johannesburg, where the
simple Beers were jostled in the market square by
adventures from the four of the earth. To
this class undoubtedly belonged my partners
tones had come originally from Ohio Lawler was
a cockney Nimmo was big Texan, like myself
All young, and willing to take or less
desperate chance for the sake of the gold and
precious stones that, it believed could be
found in the mysterious regions in the distant
North. We felt that in this lttle-known land, in
habited only by savages and wild animals, the
riches of the johannesburg and Kimberley sections
might be duplicated exceeded. Hearing, in
vague way that in the wilderness of the Zambes
country were the ancient diggngs from which was
taken the gold for the temple of King Solomon we
determined to make these old mines our objective
point.
AS to the dangers of the trip, we had an album
dance of information. You crazy, Blake"
said the doctor to whom l went to get the small
supply of quinine, aconite iodoform, and cholera
mixture that to constitute our medical re-
sources on the journey. You must not forget that
this is the rainy season. You going into the
most unhealthy part of Africa at the unhealthy
time of the year. AS 1 alive, you will
all die of fever
An old Boer to whom l mentioned the project
gazed at me solemnly and shook his head. You
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
By COL. J. Y. F. BLAKE
A T last the Apa-
" ches were un-
"a der the big
4 heel of Uncle
Sam GerO-

Sam. Gero-
nimo and Apache Kid
had been shipped to
Florida. The young
Kiotenay, who would
have become a great
Chief if he had lived
at an earlier day, was
languishing in captivity
at the military post on
Alcatraz Island, in San
Francisco Bay. For
the first time in all the
wild history of Arizona,
settlers went about
their work without fear
of the sudden yells of
Indians on the war
path. Peace, by 1887,
had come upon these
barren mountains and
alkali valleys, where
the Redmen of the
Southwest had made a
last stand for their
hunting grounds, and
had led us of the Sixth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17

dC1USS VGIuCS dIIU UuSII
and jungle, a thousand
miles away. A donkey
with a heavy pack
should not be asked to
travel faster than two
miles an hour; so we
were just beyond the
hill, about three miles
out of town. when we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-17
ON NJ A W TR ALL S
IA Long Trek Into the Heart of Africa

and at about shutdown, in slow
rain, our cavalcade toi1ed up the
rounded hill that rises above the
roofs and spires of johannesburg.
At last we were on our long trek
into the Zambesi country, that lay
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

It Is always Il pity to destroy Il
pretty phrase. particularly when so
laudable n sentiment as patriotism is
involved. You have all heard millions
for defense, but not one cent for trib-
ute" for the phrase has been famous
for a century. 1t is attributed to
Charles CoteswOrth Pinckney, who rep
resented the United States in France,
In 1896. John Jay had made treaty
with England that threatened to in
volve us in a war with France. and the
Directory then governing France re-
fused to receive Mr.. Pinckney, intimat-
ing that the payment of certain sum
might settle the dispute.
Then 1t was, according to a popular
story. that Mr.. Pinckney said millions
for defense. but not one cent for trib-
ute." 1t Is said, however that when
he was asked about 1t afterward, he
answered, my answer was not -four
ish like that. but simply, Not a penny,
not a penny"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

When Hiram Bassett went down on
the Cape to pay visit, his friends
provided him with every sort of fish
they could muster, and for five days he
was treated to mackerel, halibut. oy-
sters, clans, scallops, and many other
varieties, in the best possible condl-
ton.
well, Hiram" said his host, on the
day of Mr. Bassett's return to his home,
I'D like to see what you'll get Han
nah to cook for you first thing when
you reach home. l reckon you've had
fish enough to last you for one while"
POOH" said Mr.. Bassett II guess
you don't know anything about 1t. You
haven't lived in Massachusetts long
enough. lIannah'll get me same thing
she always does when I've been away
from home for a spell-a real good
mess o. Goldfish an potato hash. That's
what Hannah'll get me-"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

Hostility to the big department stores
has broken out in Austria. A delega-
ton of small shopkeepers from all parts
Of the empire visited Vienna to lay
their grievances before Parliament.
When the police attempted to interfere
with them they rushed toward the
Chamber of Duputies, and smashed the
doors in their eagerness to get inside.
Most of our readers. even the Oldest
of them, have been familiar with the
department store all their lives. The
big store in the cities is only an over
grown country general merchandise
store, where clothing and candy. plows
and perfumes, groceries and grind
stones. harness and haberdashery are
sold over the same counter, to the great
comfort and convenience of the Gus
toners.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
A Happy AftcrthOught.

The story Of proposal by telephone
Is recorded by writer in the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger. Pete. colored
youth, was very bashful, and having
decided. first. that he wanted Miss
johnson for his wife, and, second, that
he dared not ask her in person, he had
recourse to the telephone. lie rang her
up at the house Of her employer, and
inquired:
rs dat you, Miss Johnson?'
"Yaas,' came the reply.
well, Miss Johnson. Is got a mos
important question to ask you
"Yaas.'
will you marry me. Miss Johnson q
"Yaas. Who is it, please?"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
GOOD MANAGEMENT.


The plantation was good training
school for the born business man, says
John {. Reed. the author of "The
brothers War" The successful planter
allowed nothing slipsllod or slOvenly
under his management. Practical men
of extraordinary ability were bred by
the conditions of plantation enterprise.
My maternal grandfather, writes Mr..
Reed, lived on his plantation of more
tran a thousand acres, which he man
aged without an overseer. His e'la
cation had been so scant that he found
it difficult to read the simplest Eng
lish and TO sign his name was the only
writing | ever knew him to do. But
his plantation management was the adj
miration of all his neighbors.
His land was sandy and thin, yet
he made it yield more than ample sup
rort for his numerous family, his rap
idly increasing force of negroes, his
blooded horses, his unusually large
number of hogs, cows, sheep and goats,
and a fair quantity of cotton besides.
The slaves liked sweet potatoes more,
than any other food, and they were a
fayorite food at the Big House, His
supplies never failed. There were some
unopened banks" or hills when the
new potatoes came.
His fine horses required so much
corn. and so much more of 1t was need
ed for bread, that he could not feed
it lavishly to his hogs SO he devel-
oped n succession of peach orchards,
with which he commenced their fatten-
ing in the summer. They were four in
ali. The first one ripened in July and
the last one late in October. The fruit
in any particular one ripened at the
same time and he cared not how many
different varieties there were. Whom
ever he tasted peaches away from home
that he liked. il they were not from
CRATER trees. he would carry away tie
seed. and there was particular drawer
labeled with the date, into which they
were put
Whenever he had need to plant n
tree the fruit Of which was de-i:ed Mt
that particular time Of the year, the
seed was planted where he wanted the
tree He was always replanting in
place Of injured trees and those he had
found to he inferior.
The "fattenlng' hogs, that Is, those
to be next killed for meat. were turned
into the July orchard just as soon rs
the peaches commenced to fall; and
they went on through the rest Of the
series. After peach-tlme these hogs ran
upon the peas, which were now ripe in
the cornfields, after the corn had been
gathered.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
Az:h1F45@ ~ 6l1ll1I,,tk S?lgJESS
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tity of modern machinery VIII ch cannot
be produced at the present time in the
Mikados dominion. and this is result
ing in ii great increase of Tic imports
to the country, according to the New
York Tribune. Various new companies
which purpose a large outlay of capital
are about to be launched and these fig
ures will give some idea Of the extent
Of the industrial work contemplated :
The capital required for companies be-
ing promoted to supply water power for
electric motor power Is estimated at
$50. 100000; for new electric light and
railway companies and for extension
purposes. $9,S25 900. of which $780,
600 will be supplied from abroad; for
extension of spinning mills, $1G,275,0OO,
| and municipal enterprises In many
cities involve an outlaw Of $l2,61OOOO.
New mining companies are also being
floated and their aggregate capital
amounts to $17,6OO.00O, of which 49,
$50, 600 Is to be raised by foreign loans.
New railway and shipbuild'ng enter
prises represent the sum Of $25 ,002 900.
| The imports Of machinery at Kobe
amounted in value in 1905 tc $5.14S,-
600, or more than three times the value
of that imported the preceding year OF
all, machine lathes made the highest in
crease. amounting to $1,240,OoO. After
them came machines for metal and
woodwork, spinning and electric light
Each Of these lines showed al Increase
Of more than $25OOOO over the figures
Of 1904. The imports are continuing to
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
He Had Got . "Rise."

Archbishop John NJ. Farley tells a
story which shows the love and good
will entertained for him by those to
whom he stands in the relation of
friend or spiritual adviser. 1t Is given
in his own words In the New York
Times
Shortly after | was made vicar-gen-
eral an old Irish woman met me In the
street. She graspcd my hand fervent.
ly.
20 father" said she. "Sure and the
lord bless you. hear they gave you
rise"
YES" said |, they did"
well" she continued, "ands I'm
pleased for that. It's yourself that de-
serves the rise"
"Thank YOU"
"And all hope Is. the next rise they
give you will be to heaven"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

by local applications as they cannot reach tho
diseased portion OF tie ear. There is only one
.ional remedies. Icainess is csus a by an in
fam condition OF tie Mucous lining of the
Eustuchian Tube. When this tube il int.amed
ing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is,
the res ut, ard unless he Inflammation can 10
taNen out and tits tube re to- ca to its norm al
condition, hearing will DC destroyed forever;
min cases out OF ten arc caused by Catarrh,
which is nothing but Gu inilamcd condition OF
tne'mucOus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case OF Deafness Caused 10y catarri.) that cen-
not be cured by Halls Catarrh cure. sent. lor
circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY {: CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family ILLS are the best
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

increase and the value Of machinery i'm
ported during the month of January
last amounted In value to $51S,SOO, as
against $33O,6OO for January of last
year. Almost every steamer arriving at
Kobe from European ports has consign-
ments of machinery on board, and the
American manufacturer of machinery
has now fine opportunity to do his
part toward the supply Of the great
japanese field which Is opening to the
world.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
OCEAN LIFE HAS CHANGED.
but the Old Romance OF the Sen 1,
Not Dead.


While 1 slowly ate my dinner in the
magnificent saloon Of the great liner
America and looked about at the Jolly
little parties Of two and four and six,
at the daintily clad women and the
severely clad men, and at the freshly
cut flowers and the sparkling cut glass,
and while l listened to the low-voiced
laughter and talk and to the music
of the gay little relocated orchestra
it seemed very much as if had stroled
over from Piccadilly circus to Pail Mall
of cold, foggy evening and had turn.
ed in at the Carlton Hotel. l grew
sober as thought about it,
We did these things very differently
little while back. Even very little
while back-as the history Of human
kind runs-life at sea meant more, for
it seemed to bring man nearer to Ii
God than we Of to-day very often get.
rs this true" l asked myself, that
they have destroyed the charm of the
sea? Is the fine old salty romance dead
and buried?"
Standing that night looking out over
the waves toward handful Of low
lying stars, knew that the romance of
the sea is an undying thing. What we
have lost is no more than our old no.
ton Of it. The Spanish galleon has
gone out with the rapier and the dag
ger. We no longer, the boys among us.
haunt the wharveS for glimDses of
Spanish sailors with bearded lips.
The siX-shooter is not what it was
and the tall clipper ship has followed
the stage coach into the junkyard of
the things that were. But the new ro-
nance runs deeper. 1t is more COM
pick. 1t is the wonderful story of the
awakening. the rousing and the stirring
to action Of drowsy old world which
has only begun to find itself and to feel
its magnificent strength.-Success Mag.
aZine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
Of'n, Not Often.

Perhaps your teacher has told you
many times that there Is little anal
ogy in our language, and that. there
fore, to be proficient In its use, you
must study 1t with ears and eyes both
wide open. Particularly is the lack Of
analogy noticed in pronunciation. In
some words, it is serious offense to
s,ur syllable; in others, to slur syl-
liable is the rule.
Take the word "often" as an illustra-
ton. Many persons, who wish to be
exact, are careful to give the two sylla-
bles each a distinct sound-oft en-be-
leving. no doubt. that they thus show
a painstaking regard for the proprie-
ties Of speech. But this is case where
to slur is right, and not to slur Is
wrong. The word is pronounced of'n.
the "t' being silent.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
How Sea-Weeds Grow.

Those Of you who are fortunate
enough to get to the seashore this sum
mer. no doubt will gather some specl-
mems Of seaweeds. DO you know that
they grow without roots? In this re-
spect they are altogether different
from plants that grow on land. obtain
ing their silstenance entirely from the
water. Many Of them float about in
the water. but some are fastened to
rocks and other things at the bottom
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

Of the sea by means Of stem with a
sticky surface. Deep-sea explorers tell
us that some Of the weeds found at the
bottom are larger than any of the trees
that grow on land. They form great
groves and woods. with their branches
making arches and grottoes
Of wonderful beauty, and Of many COL
ors-yellow, different shades Of brown.
olive pink, green and carmine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

IN winter l get up at night,
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
l have to go to bed by day.
l have to 60 to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up peoples feet
Still going past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And l should like so much to play.
To have to go to bed by day?
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

badly disordered and for long time !
had attacks Of gravel. After / began
using Doan's Kidney Pills tina gravel
passed out, and my ta.k got we'll. !
haven't had backache or bladder trou.
BILE since.'
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box
Foster-Milburn Co., buffalo, N. Y.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

Cream ne-half cupful butter; add to
1t one cupful sugar and beat well, then
the yolks of two eggs. with one tea.
spoonful any flavor. Add one-half .up.
full milk alternately with two cupslul
flour in which has been mixed one tea
spoonful baking powder and last of all
add the whites of the eggs beaten to Il
stiff froth Bake one hnur
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

Deep In the dark alley we often find
the foot of the golden ladder.
This world is being saved by the love
that could die, and not by any theory
about 1t.
The religion that can be confined to
place and season is never in place or
in season.
Some men think they save the leak
ing ship by hauling new flag to the
masthead.
The virtues with which we are OPP
pressed are not lmpressing others in the
same way.
ChristS life makes the letters that
alone can tell the story of the love Of
God to man.
The world would be without many
Of its pictures of paradise but for its
Patmos prisoners.
The love that Is ever within us gives
us greater comfort than even the hope
Of the life beyond
He who has walked LIES way in
the gates of death.
Some men seem to think that slash
Ing up the creeds will be accepted as
a substitute for deeds.
They become blind to the spiritual
who will not blind themselves to some
of the things of sense.
One of the best things told Of heaven
Is that there Is 10 praising God by
proxy there; all are in the choir.
1t is no use for the preacher to know
the stars in the heavens unless he
knows how to lead sinners beyond
them.
4 rubbertired vice Is likely to take
just as straight a course and make
even better time to the pit than the
old rattle-rim kind.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

A Kansas City switchman IS reported
to have dropped dead when informed
that he had fallen heir to $50, goo. Some
people simply cannot break themselves
trifleS.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
The Setting Moon.

Have you ever had chance to see
the moon as it was setting below an
unobstructed horizon at sea, for exam
ple? If so, it was not the moon itself,
but its refracted image, that you saw
as the lower rim touched the horizon
line. for the moon was already below
the line. The atmosphere at the 'horl-
zon has a retroactive power Of one-half
a degree, and one-half a degree IS the
measure of the apparent diameter Of
the full moon. Therefore, when you
see the moon ut that time you don't
see It, 1t is the same with the sun,
for its apparent diameter Is also one
half a degree.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
MACHINERY NEEDED IN JAPAN

Fine Opportunity Opened to Manu-
facturers In This Country.
The industrial enterprise In which
Japan Is engaging so extensively In
volve the employment Of great guam
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
Naughty Carrie.

Miss Carrie Wood would caracole
And prance around and vow she
couldn't,
When mother babe her carry wood,
Why was it Carrie wouldn't?
philadelphia Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

Mrs. de Flirte Ito her husband)-
Jack, that man in the box hasn't taken
his eyes off me for full half hour.
De Flirte How do you know Fam.
lille Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
s' sssss ss: .. AMz0zzw

After Baltimore boy who had been
we'll reared was caught while in the
act Of committing burglary he killed
himself ito save his mother from dis
grace" The time to think of mother is
before the disgrace has been fastened
uDOn her
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
No Zlgxag Lightning.

II we had nothing but the unaided
eye to guide us, we could not easily
convince ourselves that lightning Is not
zigZag in its course. but the camera has
shown that it is curved, or sinuous. A
flash seldom lasts longer than the two
hundredth part Of second. and it Is
impossible for the eye to distinguish
more than the general route traversed,
but the highly sensitized plate Of the
camera catches it exactly as it Is.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

What a reputation or wit a fool
might acquire If he found an und!s-
covered country where he could palm
Off all the old jokes
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
4 Good Example.

"Why do they call these two Eel
lows Cause and Effect?'"
"One is a doctor and the other ar
undertaken. New York PreSA
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

Doan 8 Kidney Fills.
j. A. Hay wood, a we'll
known resident of Luf-
kin, Tex, sage: 81
wrenched my baf k
workir G in a sawmill,
was laid up six weeks
and from that time
had pain in my back
whenever l stopped or
l,t-ol IT. -;~1
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

cI1C ST. tus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases
TIIS permanently cured by DIR. klne's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE s2triai bottle and
treatise. Dr. r. IL Kline Id. 93l Arch ST.. Phia Pa
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

It's so hard for some men to save
money when single that they don't think
it worth while trying after they marry.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
BACkACHE is KlDNEYACHE.

Get at the Cause-Cure the Kidneys.
Don't neglect backache. 1t warns
you OF trouble in the kidneys. Avert
ihe danger by curing the kidneys with
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30
RAMS HORN BLASTS.
Wa, ming Notes Calling the Wicked 60
Repentance.

LITTLE laughter
lengthens all our
lives and Shortens
every day.
The worst OF
all liars may be
able to make the
best analysis Of
truth.
There is no out
er radiance from
the life that has
no inner light.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-08-30

Do your best for your boss or he
may do without YOU