Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-08-12

ought never 10 pass between TWO Sfn-
tlCmcn when one OF them is addressing
the other?" Having thus relieved his
mind, the judge proceeded to pass SCH
tence of seven years penal servitudc
on the other gentleman. - London
World.
Good Music and Bad.
What is not always understood by
the enthusiasts who listen and do not
judge is that nothing in music IS good
because it is old, or de mode because it
is old. or original because it IS modern,
not flute note in the "Zauber hote"
has been drowned by the thunders of
the orchestra of the Ring" and if any
one tells me, as people still sometimes
do. that he only cares i'll music for
Wagner, have Il strong suspicion that
he does not care for music ut all.-Ar-
view.
Fox and a Rabbit.
\ fox was seen coming down pass
in the hills followed by Il rabbit, which
came along at Il smart pace and seemed
inpelled by an ovcrpowering curiosi-
ty. Fox and rabbit presently disap-
pcarcd into Il patch of covert. and al
most Immediately the fox was seen to
emerge with the unfortunate rabbit
dead in its jaws. The whole tableau
was witnessed by persons of unim-
peachable veracity. one of them very
careful observer of wild life. 1t was
perfectly evident to them that the fox
had in some way fascinated the rab-
bit and was consciously following out
plan devised for its destruction. AS
for the rabbit, it WAS clearly incapable
of avoiding its doom-Country Life.
Quaint Fish Has Numerous Names.
The monkfsh is il quaint creature.
1t is sort of shark, which looks much
more like Il skate. and other curious
resemblanceS have given it Il variety
of popular names. 1t Is called monk
fish" from its decidedly cowl-like head;
fiddle fish, because Of its general
shape, and ''angellish" because its
winglike pectoral fins make it to the
eye of fancy very much like very bad
angel. SHARK ray" is yet another
name, and Il composite photograph of Il
shark, Il ray, Il skate, an angel, Il monk
and fiddle would really give very
fair idea of this fish. Science is on the
sue of the angels. with the name
"suuatina angelus.' - Dundee Adver-
tiser.
One Way to Trap a Bear.
The ways of trapping bear are nu-
merous, but there is one old fashioned
way that amuscs many. 1t is the Sys-
| tenn of getting Il molasseS barrel and
driving spikes around through the out
side near the open end with the points
of the spikes protruding downward
toward the bottom on the inside. A
bear will force his head into the bar
rel in the center of the circular row Of
spikes and eat all the moasScs H. can
| find. bat when lie comes to pun his
Load out the points Of the spikes c.tcl-
in the fur and Skin OF thr neck and
head and he cannot get rid OF IT, The
/
loss and sure to got ratified - sopn as
the situation dawns upon him Duluth
News Tribune.
Amphibous China.
Hollands canals are famous. but the
canal system of China is far more mar
vicious. ana its value to the enormous
empire is simply incaculable. No coun-
try in the world has more naviga Die
rivers and canals than China. The
network of waterways, natural and a.
tiicial. so covers the empire that al
most rs many people live upon the Wa
ter as on the land. The Great canal.
that wonder of the world. runs north
and south from Canton to the eytremi
ty of the empire. and by this route the
wares of all nations are carried to Pc
king. Il distance of S2J miles. This ca
nal is fifty feet wide: it passes through.
or near. forty-one large cities: it has
sevcnty-five large sluices to keep m
the water and has thousands of bridges
Warned In Time.
In Scotland when an infant IS to be
baptized the father is bound to show
some kind Of speaking acquaintance
with the shorter catechism. One day
a collier went to his minister to be
speak him for the christening of his
child How many commandments
| haze ye?" asked the minister. Given
ty.' rejoined the collier, who wa
forthwith sent back to pursue hi
studies in elementary theology. On his
way he met brother miner who was
/ going to the minister on similar o"
rand. How many commandment
haze We, Jocl?" asked the FIRST. Ten.
I "Oh. You needn't trouble him wi tc4
| offered him twenty the while bC, Il
wasna satisfied. dundee Advertise
You have no sense Of lumor," Il
complained You can't take joke
Il took one when | got YOU" sh' bit
/ terly replied.-Chicago Record Herald.