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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

he won a signal victory by bringing Or
der out Of chaos among the Democrat
ic representatives goes without say
ing.
The Democratic leader was born
July 30. 1854. at Memphis, TENN, his
mother having died, and his father,
who was colonel of the Twenty-sev-
enth Tennessee Volunteers, Confeder-
ate States Army, being killed at Shi-
loh. and Memphis, being threatened
with capture by the Federal army,
his family removed to his mothers
family homestead in YazoO County,
Miss There the future leader received
his education at private schools, the
Kentucky Military Institute, near
Frankfort. Ky. the University Of the
South, at Sawenee, Tenn. the Univer-
sity Of Virginia. and the University Of
Heidelberg, in Baden, Germany. Sub
sequently Congressman williams
studied law under Profs. Minor and
Southall at the University Of Vir-
ginia. and in the office Of Harris, Nc
|
he received Il license to practice in the
courts Of law and chancery Of Shelby
County, Tenn. In December. 1878. he
removed to YazOO City. Miss. where
he engaged in the practice of his pro-
fession and the varied pursuits Of a
cotton planter. He was named as a
delegate to the Chicago convention
which named Cleveland and Steven
son. He was elected to the Fifty-thrd
Congress and has been reelected to
every Congress since, sometimes with
out opposition.
Williams methods as leader are
interesting to study. He Is persuasive,
not dOmincering. He has a winning
manner and he seems to he seeking
help and light from one at the very
time he Ia bringing \ person around to
his views. Congressman who 70 into
his little room In the library wing de-
termined to let Williams know that
they will put up with no nonsense 10
out pleased and fiattered and inclined
to help him out. On the rare Occa-
siOns when It il necessary for him to
show his authority the iron hand
comes out Of the velvet glove and the
insurgent knows what has happened
without having anyone tell him.
Williams is not an impressive man
to look at: In fact, he is hOmely in
face and careless in dress. \ tangled
mass OF matted hair falls down to
point not far from his eyes. A
struggling mustache covers a mouth Of
generous size and irregular outline.
His manners nre as easy and unpre-
tentious az an old shoe.
He would not be a rich man In New
York but he is in Mississippi. He Is
a lawyer and a planter. whose father
left him a fortune. He does not look.
however as II he had dollar. and all
the advice of his friends cannot make
him spruce up.
Williams has remarkable voice. 1t
Is somewhat nasal and rather incisive,
but his command Of 1t Is ns perfect as
that Of musician over a musical in
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
Miners TO STRIKE ALASKA Delegate
SENATE TAKES FAVORABLE &C.
ton ON MEASURE.
Little Discussion OF the rlesSure end
No Vote In Opposition on elnal
paSSo0e-r1uCh Jubllation AmOn0
Alaska Colony In WoShlnQt0n-
election In August.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Almost with.
out discussion and much to the sur
prise Of every body, the Alaska dele
gate bill was taken from the calendar
Of the senate yesterday and passed
without dissenting vote.
When the measure was brought up
by Senator Allison it attracted only a
little more attention than did twenty
or thirty much less important bills
which we're passed without extended
debate.
Senator Lodge did, however, raise
the old constitutional objection that
the passage of this bill might be con.
strued as tacit promise Of future
statehood for Alaska, but he was dis
suiaded from his evident purpose of
opposition by Mr.. Allison, who de-
clared that this unorganized territory
was entitled to representation in con.
gress.
The Iowa senator indicated that
he did not sympathize with the notion
that the passage of this bill could be
construed as anything except a pur-
pose on the part of congress to permit
Alaska to present its claims upon the
federal government through an auth
orized representative. Mr.. Lodge
made no further objection.
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin,
whose outspoken opposition to the
measure would have surprised no one,
kept his seat in silence, and the bill
was passed.
There is much jubilation among the
members of the Alaska colony in
Washington over the action taken.
The bill which passed the senate is
the Nelson bill, and there is some
danger that Representative Cushman,
who has striven early and late for the
passage of such measure, and who
has secured favorable action on his
own bill in the house in two con-
crosses, will be bereft of his promised
laurels.
The Cushman bill of this session
has not yet been reported from the
house committee OH territories. Not
much doubt is entertained that the
house will pass delegate measure
OAAS y OOA OuU al wow "a OuO SCAoUO :
early action, it is now a serious ques-
ton whether it will be the Cushman
bill or the Nelson bill. The two do
not differ in essential provisions.
Provisions Of OH.
The Nelson bill provides for the
election of a delegate ON the first Tues.
day Of next August, to hold Office for
the term ending March 8, 1907; that
all male citizens of the United States
81 years old and over, actual residents
Of Alaska territory during the entire
year preceding the election shall be
qualified to vote for the delegate; that
each incorporated town shall consti
tute an election precinct; that outside
the incorporated towns election pre-.
cincts shall be established by the fed
eral judges; that certificates of the
election results shall be filed with the
government and with the clerk Of the
district court of the division in which
the precinct is situated, and there are
also provisions relating to frauds in
election, to the canvass Of votes and
minor matters.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

strument. He plays on It like a violin:
1t sweeps from high to low, from loud
to soft in perfect tune with the modu-
latiOns Of his theme He need hardly
speak above a whisper to attract the
close and strained attention OF the
whole House in moment.
His command of sarcasm ia, it Ia
generally agreed. unequaled in the
House. 1t is not Of the bitter sort.
but Williams exposes of the weak
points OF the enemy's armor in such
way that the enemy laughs, though
ruefully. while he wrlthes.
Though Southerner, Williams Is
exempt from the prejudices of his Sec
tlon. One of his striking speeches
was that in which he defended Gen.
Sherman from the charge Of violating
the laws Of war in the march to the
sea. 1t was a remarkable. address and
was listened to with GREATNESS atten-
ton by the crowded House. One Of
his sentences was this:
"As an American citizen, as the son
OF rebel soldier, as a man who IL
intensely American, although he is in
tensely Southern, / want the world
to know that when civilized men were
fighting civilized men, upon the Amer
lean contlnent-One of them in behalf
OF the cause Of the preservation o: thr.
Union. as he understood 1t, and the
other In behalf Of the cause of local
Independence. as he understood it.
the watchword was chivalry and fair
fight"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
Mrs. Roosevelt's TAoughtfuInss.

Mrs. ROO0evelt'0 ThOughtfulness.
When President Roosevelt Ia at his
summer home at Oyster Bay, two Sc
cret service men sit all night under a
big tree near the house. 1t Is only
OH very stormy nights that they desert
the tree and take refuge on the veran-
da, and are thus protected from the
rain, but not from the north wind that
sometimes sweeps in from Long Is
land sound. During q storm last sum-
mer the wind, moaning through the
trees. drove the rain in sheets upon the
veranda, and the most sheltered place
the secret service men could find was
wet and chill.
Within the house all was silent. APP
parently everybody had gone to bed.
But suddenly the side door creaked,
and Il feminine voice called out Come
here. won't you. please?" The secret
service men lost no time In responding.
for they recognized the voice.
1--WE been worrying about you men
out in this awful night" said Mrs.
Roosevelt, land thought that some hot
coffee would do you good. Come in
and drink it. 1t was too late to call
the cook, so made 1t myself. hope
that 1t IL all right"
ut seemed to ME to he the finest
coffee had ever tasted" remarked the
secret service man. when he told this
little story Of the ever-present thought
fulnpss OF Mrs. Roosevelt for those
around hcr.-Success Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
Big REDUCTION PLANT
At BUTTE Destroyed

Anaconda, Mont, Feb. l.-Fire Of
unknown origin partially destroyed
Senator w. A. Clark's Butte reduc-
ton works yesterday morning. After
nearly three hours the firemen got
control, saving the engine house, with
valuable machinery and the smelter
plant.
A. II. Wethey, local manager for
Senator Clark, estimates the loss at
half million, partially insured. The
plant will be rebuilt as soon as posi-
BILE. In the meantime all ore from tn
Clark properties will be treated at the
Washoe smelter in Anaconda.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
SAYS YOUNG China
DESIRES A REPUBLIC

San Francisco, Jan. 3l.-Rev. s. H.
Little. Of the Episcopal mission at
Hankow, China, who returned to the
United States on the steamer Mon
golia, said:
1.-THE revolutionary party, agitated
by young men who have been at the
universities in Japan, want republic.
They are determined to drive China
into conflict with the powers or secure
the overthrow of the present dynasty.
Then will come their chance.
"They are radical in the extreme,
and want to accomplish in few years
all that Japan has accomplished in
the last fifty years. They welcome
foreign teachings, but oppose the ex-
ploitation of their country for the
benefit Of foreigners, including the
Japanese.
''These agitators are we'll organized
atnd are determind to accomplish
their purpose. They are engineering
the boycott.
1.-THE Japanese are as much alarmed
over the situation as are the Ameri.
cans. During the recent outbreak
japanese left the country in hordes,
fearing for their lives.
THAT uprising was narrowly pre-
vented from becoming general. The
next time it may be so. In any event,
the whole country is ripe for a change.
Never was there time when the
need of teachers so great. China to-
day is not only inviting, but demand
ing the instrcution she needs in adj
vanced thought"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
DISTRICT Attorney FRYE
TO QUESTION WITNESSES

Seattle, Feb.3. The department of
justice yesterday telegraphed to Uni
ted States District Attorney Frye di-
recting him to supplement the work
of the marine inspectors by examin-
ing witnesses and bringing out all in
formation obtainable touching on the
Valencia wreck.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
Endorse Germsny's Position.

Berlin, Feb. 3.-The foreign office
declares that Germany has gained the
upper hand in the Algericas confer
ence. All powers except those bound
by special agreement have come over
to Germany's position, and the isola-
ton of France in the conference is
said to be complete.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

government to aid
the cause of the
American revOlu-
tlOnists. He had
fought at the Siege
Of Maestrlct; he
had led his regi-
ment to the assault
Of Fort st. Philip
pc. at MinOrca; he
had led in the cap
ture Of Fort Ma
hon. Always n SOL
dier, he was heart
and soul in sympa :
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

John Sharp VIII
liams, who repre-.
sents the Eighth
District of Missis-
sippi In the House
of Congress. Rep.
resentative w l.
Iians, In his ca.
paclty as the lead.
er Of the Demo
Gratis on the floor
of Congress. has
achieved q natiOnal
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

The average man so hates to eat
away from home that when he Is In
vited out, arrangements should he
made for sending n fire alarm from
his house at the time dinner Is over,
to cali him home.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
lsitt|e Lsessons
in Patriotism

gallant soldier Of France long be-
fore he was assigned by the French
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05
THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER.

Striking Personality OF John sharp
Williams, Of Mississippi.
One Of the most interesting men Of
the country to-day and a most bril-
liant figure in the political arena Is
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

paul SHIFTS, \. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
OFFICE HOURS:
DR.. sMITs-Omcs at Aberdeen
General Hospital. Hours-lo - II ..
m; > to 4 p. m; 70 . p. N. Tsle.
yhons GA.
| DR.. Watkins.
Once in CEvwther- Wedding block,
eeF1er Of g and Heron streets. OAee
houSs-1o:So 10 $50 .. ~; 1850 -
use snd TOO TO 500 p. y. Tels-
Dhsoo l0S.
EvDRHTT =. LANE, D. ,. 8.
OAee hours-s:oe - 1890 Q. m.
1 - - SEQ snd 100 70 500 ?. n.
Havss d Hayes Building. Tslepheas
1T.
D.. \. soss s7Arr
Z Once ever Hayes 4 Hayes Bank.
3ouss-0:So .. m. to LEO p. m, and
$50 ,. -. - S:8o p. n. Phone 4eS.
y. q KlHNlsoN,
DENTIST.
S1EX Market Street, Commercial
Dlosk. Once hours-9:00 .. m. -
S,ee p. m. Telephone 1913. Resi-.
1saes phone. b41.
IT. c. CROSS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
will practice in State and Federal
courts. Zelaske Block, q Street.
T.. L. FOX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Rooms 10 and IL, Postofacs Block.
Ro1DRT :. TAGoART,
ATTORNEY At LAW.
Will practice in State and Federal
courts. Room IA, Dabney Block.
BEN sHsEks
LAWYER
Room Z, Dabney Block.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

IL L. FOX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Rooms 10 and II, Postomco Block.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

RvDnHTT =. LANE, D. ,. 8.
O0oe houru-o:oo - 1890 Q. m.
I - - SEQ and TOO 20 500 ,. n.
Ha0ss d Hayes Building. TelepAo1a
1T.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Will practice in State and Federal
courts. Zelaske Block, q Street.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1906-02-05

m. n. RoDD SrAPP
Z Once ever Hayes 4 Hayes Bank.
1ouSs-0:eo .. m. to 4:oo p. m, and
$50 ,. -. - S:8o p. n. Phone 4o6.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-28
VOL. os NO. es

the people trusted in the Lord and
worked like mules Especially the
latter,) they would have square
| meals a day, trusts or no trusts.
The people took UP the idea of the
governor as a good thing, and filed
themselves full from the flesh pots
of New England, burned several
witches, tapped numberless kegs,
and had a fine time generally The
next year the people took the same
excuse to stuff themselves on the
plea of returning thanks and they
have kept it up ever since. They
return thanks and stuff themselves
on the last Thursday in November.
no matter whether they have any
reason to be grateful or not. They
are supposed to be glad they are
alive, and most of them are. For
fear they will forget, the president
and the various governors each year
remind them by the issuance of a
solemn high proclamation.
And yet in spite of all the flap
doodle that is INDUCED in with re-
gard to the festival, the American
people themselves have endowed
the day with a nobility all it's own
1t is the only day given up to the
acknowledgment that nature is
kind to us in the main, and we are
the only people who observe it. It
is the day on which home ties are
tied tighter, and the bumper is
drained for the absent brother. It
is the day on which we take time
to feel better and stronger for the
lives of those who have fought the
good fight, and who have kept the
faith of right and loving kindness.
1t is the day on which we are glad
of the strength in our arms and the
brain in our heads enables us to
! keep up in the fierce competitive
struggle called life. 1t is the day
on which the pride of common
country thrills us, for we live in the
grandest and best country in the
history of the world.
And viewing it from the stand
point of reason and justice, would
we not be better men and women if
we observed Thanksgiving every
day in the year?
Now thanks We give for many things
I First that We al do i've
I Next. for what's worth living for
4 For what The world doth give;
! Then we give thanks for luck that came
i Good luck that made rs glad;
i Then thanks that We q: { not receive,
/ Bad luck We might have mad.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-28
CONTINUED on Page Two.t
Big Demand fer Farmers.

The requests for graduates of the
long and short courses IN the college
of agriculture of the University Of
Wisconsin have increased SO rapid
ly this year that the faculty has
been unable to supply one-half the
demand. Never before have there
been 80 many calls for well trained
men in agriculture. The demand
varies from assistants in expert
ment stations to trained men to
manage testing fields for vegetables
grown for canning factories. Some
of the openings have been for
students OF only one or two years
training. a New York business
man wrote recently for student
to take charge of his country home
in Connecticut, while a Chicago
merchant secured a short course
graduate for his stock farm IN
northern Illinois. One Of the gradu-
ates of the dairy school is success
fully managing the pure milk supply
farm near the city of Philadelphia,
and another graduate is employed
by firm in that city, taxing charge
of a hundred cow dairy. From
Kentucky has just come request
for five butter makers to assist IN
factory which is IN charge OF a
graduate at the dairy school. a
considerable number of the students
have accepted positions as assistants
on farms and in creameries and
cheese factories with view 20
gaining valuable experience ana
practice in agricultural operations
before embarking upon enter
prises of their own. The STATISTICS
show that the greater proportion OF
graduates and former students OF the
agricultural college are now operat-
ing their own farms, creamerles,
and cheese factories.
That the opportunities are being
appreciated by the young men Ct
Wisconsin is shown by the rapid n
crease in attendance at the college
of agriculture. 19O4-5 there was an
enrolment of 753 in all courses,
while last year the total number
was 1,O53, an increase OF exactly
800. This year the enrolment in
the short course is already con.
siderably larger than that Of las
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-28
XMAS PREPARATIONS.
Storekeepers Advise Shoppers to
Buy Early This Year.

While most people have not yet
began TO think Of Christmas, and
do not usually give much thought
tosit until after Thanksgiving, the
stCrekeeper has had Christmas on
his mind for many weeks, and in
some cases his Christmas goods have
arrived. 1t doesn't do to be behind
in such things, and the wise store
keeper has learned that if he keeps
up to the right point he must avoid
the rush.
The Christmas goods are always
about the same. 1t is hard to find
anything new, but the storekeepers
say that there will be a few new
things on the counters this year.
There is one thing the people
are learning more and more every
year." said a merchant. THAT is if
they want the cream Of the stock
they must call early. and if they
want to avoid the discomforts of
shopping they must. be in the stores
at least two weeks before Christ
mas. More of the shoppers came in
early last year than ever before and
we are expecting more this year.
We are getting ready for it and are
already looking around for extra
clerks.
There will not be many new
things this year There are plenty
of the old favorites to choose from.
The stores will snow some new
things in the way of fancy work,
pillows, burnt wood and such as
that, and there will of course, be
several new toys. There are always
lots Of them because there is money
in toys and it pays a man to plan
out and invent new one. But the
standard articles such as jewelry
ard silverware, ETC., will show no
change"
The book dealer has a different
story to tell There is always
something new in books and if one
gets tired of buying the same thing
he can go and buy a book. They
are printed in all kinds of attractive
binding and show all kinds Of beauti-
full paper and workmanship.
The new novels that will be
bought this Christmas are about
like the average run. People don't
want anything heavy for Christmas
reading and the lighter and more
entertaining the books are, the bet
ter they are fitted for Christmas
books. Few of the newest novels
have any particular purpose except
TO entertain. Traffic, Step by
Step and The Battle Of the weak,
are exceptions TO this, each Of these
has a purpose, but the purpose isn't
yelling out at you all the time sc
it isn't a very great drawback
Traffic and The Battle of the
Weak are about the divorce evil
and Step by Step, is novel OF
| Christian Science"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-28
THANKSGIVING

Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving
day and its observance will be
general all over the union. 1t is
one of the peculiarly American
feasts, commemorative a square
meal INDUCED in by our forefath-
ers. They had come over the big
pond because several hundred
thousand people did not have the
same religious belief they had.
When the Mayfower landed, old
Chief No Buttons on-His- Pants re-
marked to his senior sycamore:
Here comes the Puritans! II we
want to save any of our wampum
we had better take to the brush. =
And they took, only emerging, at
times to fill the hide of the prayer
full pilgrim full OF arrows.
The Puritans had hard time Of
it at first. They devoted all their
time at first to laying out corner
lots and the peaceful assimilation"
of the redskin, and neglected agr-
culture, which is bad policy for any
people. The result was that they
run out of pie, and free lunch
counters being prevented by the
blue laws and the trusts securing
legislation that prohibited soup
houses the people were in bad fix.
It finally became so bad that only
the best fixed could indulge in a
square meal a week. No shower
of mama occurred and the only
way to procure food from the ravens
was to eat them. Spring drew near
and things looked pretty blue.
One day worthy pilgrim by the
name of Lovepeace Shadbelly, Per
kins, or something like that, arose
in meeting and said: Brethren
and sistern, / am constrained to
speak boldly by gnawing pain IN
my stomach. You stiffs can keep
on in your present course il you
want to, but just as soon as the
ground thaws l am going to put IN
crop Of pork and beans~ These
remarks were received as inspired
and the colonists went to work.
Nature smiled, as she always does
when properly tickled, and the corn,
potatoes, pumpkins, beans and
turnips yielded enormously.
The pair Of Belgian hares owned
by Master Tommy Perkins increased
12, 116, 512 in 10 months The pigs
confscated from the heather get fat,
and the kline multiplied fine, o.
words to that effect. The turkeys
staid at home and increased greatly,
The price of real estate went up and
the people were happy in the health
that physical culture compels. TC
make the bliss complete, about the
middle of November a ship came II
with cargo of Anheuser-B Busch and
hymnals, and the governor issued 2
proclamation appointing the last
Thursday in November as Thanks
giving Day, on which the people
should give public testimony o.
their gratitude and incidentally
stuff themselves.
J He said in effect that as long E.