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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-03

while. it seems to me, though
it may seem ages to YOU.
when you We're n little bit of a child
l used to take you on my knee ia the
evenings by the freight and tell YOU
stories. Sometimes they were just to
entertain sou, but some other times
they had lessons hidden in their sugar
coats. Now. | want you to imagine
yourself a baby girl again and that
you are cuddled up in my lap. with
your curly, golden head nesting
against my shoulder. and that l am
telling you the story about the two
kings and the buttermilk pail. Per-
haps you don't remember the story Of
the two kings and the buttermilk pail.
Well. dearic, keep your head right
there on my shoulder and I'll tell it to
you now.
Once upon a time there were two
kings go, but they were both tremen-
dously fond of buttermilk. One Of
them liked it so we'll that he had a
pail made for his special use that was
the wonder of the world. 1t was ham
mered out of pure gold, so bright and
shiny that when it was hung out to
air the sun hurried up and got behind
a cloud, and it was set with diamonds
and rubies as big as walnuts. At last
its fame reached the other king, who
had been contentedly drinking his but
termilk out of ten cent tin pail and
wiping his mouth on his shirt sleeves.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-03
boris. and auarrels are merely disagree

boris. and quarrels are merely dlsagre.,
nentS gone To seed.
4 little quarrel now ana then isn't
4 bad thing in any family. ON thu
contrary. my dear. II has its virtues.
Domestic life is too likely 90 h.come
humdrum if it is all cooling and billing
1t needs spice. But just pinch. lit.
tie girl. just pinch. You know what
delightful spice cake your mother
makes. Well. now. suppose she should
make a mistake and put in as much
spice as she does flour Wouldn't
be fit to eat. would It? That's
Just the difference. AS the good book
says, little leaven leavens the whole
careful about getting too much leaven
In. It's so easy to go too far. particu-
larry in the matter of family quarrcls.
The best way to hold them down to
the right proportions is by trying hard
not to have any at all. Being human.
you probably can't do 1t. but the mere
effort will serve to keep them from
jumping out of the spice box into the
flour bin. so that when say solemnly
and with parental sternness. don't
quarrel, l mean don't quarrel any Of
tener than you can possibly help.
Make Up Quickly.
But when you do quarrel-and this
Is the meat in the cocoanut-when you
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-03

do quarrel. make
1t up quickly.
Don't let 1t drag.
Don't put It back
In the refrigera-
tor and warm 1t
up for tomorrow.
Have 1t out ut
once and then
forget 1t. That's
the quality that
makes the little
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-03

him. The good Lori provided every
animal with some Kind ut weapon
OF ofense cor defense. \ mans Is his
fist: wnmIn's Is her tongue. Civiiiza-
ton has - far progressed that Il man
that Is. Il northumberland use his
natural weapon In dealing with n
woman. That's all right. Civilization
has made some mistakes. but that isn't
one of them. But II has placed no
such limitations un woman's weapon
and ages of constant use have given
her skill that puts man at II pretty
considerable disadvantage. Whether
she uses II as a poniard or a meat Ak
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depends upon her temperament. but
the result Is usually the same-the
man picks up his hat and jumps for
the front door. Now. it's II peculiar
ity OF woman under such circum
stances that, while she remembers
with highly magniiied clcnrrcss all
that he says and much that lie didn't.
she entirely forgcts the occasional re-
to reverse that process. Think over
what You said AMI long before time
for Bill to come back fron work YOU
will be in the proper frame of mind to
meet him with kiss. to he your own
sweet self. serene and smiling. Just as
If a quarrel had never happened since
the world began. Then. for heavens
sake. don't refer To the disagreement
again. You can bet your life BIZ
won't.
Each Entitled to Opinions.
OF course you are entitled to your
own opinions. all you want of them.
So is lie. But let me tell you one
thing, my little girl. and If was Il
printer I'd put 1t in the biggest type
to be had-there never was an opinion
that was worth the price Of your hap
piness. Have your opinions. but don't
try to impress them on Bill with po-
tato masher. That way isn't effective
and, besides. 1t lacks refinement
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-03

'HO, hd," ne crteo, tor ne 1CUs tutJ OF
butte1nilk.
and he straightway fell sick with envy.
30 he sent special messengers to the
first kings court to try to buy the
wonderful buttermilk pail.
But the first king laughed them to
scorn. "Ha, ha," he cried, for he was
full of buttermilk and vainglorious,
Ego tell your craven king to stick to
tin" So they departed. And when
they had made their official report and
filed their expense account the second
king jumped out of his royal bed and
kicked his royal pajamas out Of the
window. "Gadzopks," he cried, "let
me at him." SO they went to war.
And when they had fought for years
and thousands Of good men who
couldn't afford tuttermilk and didn't
like it anyhow had been killed the
first king called a truce. and they had
a parley. "By the way" said the first
king, what did we start this row
aboutY BLESSED if can remember"
said the second king, "but. whatever it
was, you're another" "And you're an
other" said the first king. So they
went Mt it again, and after they We're
both dead from appendicitis or rheuma-
tism or something like that it was dis
covered that the second assistant lord
of the poultry yard had been using the
golden buttermilk pail to feed the
chickens for the past twenty years.
Your Little Disagreements.
It's hardly necessary to say, my dear,
that l am not telling this story ex-
clusively for your entertainment.
don't know whether you see the point
or not, but it's there, and | am moved
to uncover 1t by little conversation,
scraps of which | could not help but
hear as they floated over the back or
the car seat in front of me this morn
ing. 1t was just the ragged end or
family quarrel, au insignificant little
spat between a young man ana his
young wife, but 1t carried my thoughts
to you and William. OF course know
you never quarrel. and even If you did
you are too well bred to do it in public.
l can hear you say this, with toss OF
your pretty head and retrousse curl
Of your dainty nose that ought to be
either tempting or exasperatng to BIZ,
according to the way he feels. All the
same, little girl, unless you and he have
got your diplomas and been measured
for your heavenly uniforms am salts
fed that you have your little disagree
ments And l don't blame you at all
for that We are all more or less hui
man, and no doubt, In order to keep
things from getting too monotonous
down here, the good Lord has so ar
ranged matters that no two of us can
always have the same opinions. You
can see nj once, can't you, what a
dreary place thla would be If we all
thought alike? WY. we'd all wear eX-
actly the same hind of clothes, live in
houses the SANG size and color, eat
the same food, s1d there wouldn't be
anything at all g. talk about. These
differences Of op'aicn are just as nat
ural and probably Just rs frequent In
Your house as In pour next door neiSn-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-03

ed up, Sacrlhc-
ing all that Is
good and true
and beautiful in
life for a butter
milk pail. Do
you get the point
Of that story
now? Practical
ly all quarrels.
particularly do
nestle ones, are
about compare
tive trifes, but
they are too Of
ten carried on
until the real
cause is forgot
ten and in its
place Is a mu-
tual antagonism.
unforpiying and
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Each Entitled to Opinions.

When you want
him TO { hin k
your way just
put your arms
around his neck
II n d But,
rshaw. you know
how! All WON
en- do. The trou-
Die Is they some
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Don't put it In the rc-tilts between
trfycrdtor. h 8 band and
wife harmless; that's the gentle art
of forgetting. One of the happicst
couples I ever knew was old jerry
Palmer and his wife, who used to
live just around the corner from us.
I really believe there never was a day
I am just as confident they never had
It on their minds when they went to
sleep. l mention them just to show
the possibilities Of forgetting. not as
an example for you to follow-not
by long shot. Palmer and his wife
were exceptional cases.
They were a good deal like some
Mexicans who won't eat Strawberries
unless they are seasoned with red pep
per. Their daily life had to be season.
ed red hot. Such diet mental or phys
ical, is unhealthy for ninety-nine out Of
a hundred married couples. and you
and Bill. I'm pretty sure, belong to the
ninety-nine. So I say. try not to have
any family jars Mt all, but when there
is any broken crockery around the
house mend it the same day before the
lights go out. Then your quarrels will
be like little summer clouds thst OBJ
scure the sun for awhile. but make it
seem all the brighter when they pass.
There Is nothing much sweeter in life,
my dear. than the sunburst of love and
trust which follows domestic shower
that Is, if the love and trust are there
and undimmed.
When Quarrels Are Nursed.
The trouhla is my dnar that too
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Tide Tables
@1OO7 ~
Compiled py the U. S, Government for
GRAYS HARROR
AND VICINITY

NorF-These Tide Tables are complied by the
T. > Government for Astoria, oregon, as the
standard port for reference. To find out the
exact time tides occur usc following table:
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Love slips out the front unrelenting, the
ooor' destroyer of hap
piness and chief commissioner of sup
plies for the DIVORCE courts. Oh, my
little girl, quarrel if you must, but
don't let it drag, don't let it drag.
But, you may protest, he says things
that hurt, things one can't forget so
easily. Uh-huh! guess SO. But.
my dear, III be- my old gray horse
against small bays pocketknife that
what he says to you is like soothing
strip compared 70 what you say 10
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But when you do quarrel-and this
Is the meat in the cocoanut-when you
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-03
By CASPER S. YOST.
MENDsN FAMILY JARS. Cut
Your Quarrels to the Minimum by
Trying Not to Have Any at All-And
Don't Pvt Left Over Fuses Into the
Refrigerator For Tomorrow, 80

copyright, 1907. by Casper S. Yost.l
Any DEAR LITTLE GIRI-A
/" little while ago-just a little
while. 1t seems to me, though
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-10-03
When QuarreIs Are Nursed,

The trouble is, my dear, that too
many Quarrels are not allowed to pass.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-30

Thomson over the mlll through the work
rooms he had known so well long years
ago when he had worked there.
Tie looked about him cu-iousIy. There
were men that he remembered still. wo-
men whose faces scarcely seemed 10
have changed Some Of them looked up
as Le passed. and once or twice he drew
iu his breath. expecting recognition. But
10 never came and i1 the faces DE fan
cied Doc saw. instead Of the cid eager.
happy air. a sullea look. as if they re-
scented his appearance.
II had not seemed ike that in the old
days II had been an work and hustle
and good spirits Even the wheels had
sung as they spun. and the whlr of the
traps and tne hum Of the dancing bob1ils
had been almost like music in the old
days
Now. surely there seemed 10 hang
about the workshops a slllCn air. an air
Of restraint and sadness.
He stared about him. and then At last
followed Nr Thomson through q narrow
gaugwuy into another Uart.
Owe have added this. this last year.
Thomson said. proudly. -'aHd ! feel I shall
De justified iu.addng yet another build
ing twice the size. 20 meet the demands
o. my business. This is why l wish 20
form q company"
His chest swe,led out. and N the en-
trance TO the new rooms ne stood. his
thumbs in the aTmholcs Of his waist
coat and his hard face smiling and COM
pacent
But in this room the faces Of the work
crs. thin faces. most Of them, and all
! looking voru and many ID and hungry.
We're still more suileu. They were older
hands-m0st OF them men. and as Geof-
( frey and Mr.. Thomson entered, the hard
/ look seemed 10 settle still more sharply
| upon the faces
/ Godfrey and Thomson stood for a mo-
ment looking round. The movement and
noise and hustle went on. Then sudden
| ~ everything seemed TO come 10 a stand
still and before either realized IT, there
was a movement among the workers
They had collected in group before
/ them. and one of them stood out, look
! ing Godfrey straight i'm the face.
You. bcin' stranger. had better
/ quit" he said. roughly, but were goin
/ 10 deal with Mr. TbomsonNhere and now
| It's all arranged and YOU can quit if you
want TO. Wen see you out"
/ GoCfrev stared uncomprehendingly. but
/ apparently Mr Thomson understood only
/ too well His face had changed and
grown "a sudden CHASTITY gray. He pulled
| out his lips uncertainty. and his eyes wan
/ derod helplessly over the rapidly inCreds-
/ ing group about him. He looked round
/ He was surrounded There was no way
! of retreat He was helpless among the
| enemy-among the work people he had
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-30
BREAKING UP A WASP NEST.
Insects viii All Go TO Their Death
I'm a jug of Hot Water.

Most people think Of hornets and yell
low jackets as strictly country products.
but as fact the big vegetable gardens in
the southwestern part Of the city are very
well supplied with both, says a St. Louis
truck farmer in the Globe-Democrat
of course, at this season Of the year
they give very little trouble. but in the
autumn. when fall blowing is in progress.
it Is a very common thing 70 turn Up a
nest Of ground wasps, and then there is
generally a runaway in two directions. for
the wasps are il-tempered when disturbed
and attack both the farmer and his horse:
the latter takes one direction and the
farmer makes tracks in another.
1t Is very easy matter 20 externi1nate
the wasps before beginning to pillow, so
when a gardener notices there is a nest OF
them anywhere on his land he prepares
for them before he plOws. He takes
common earthenware jug, about half full
Of very hot water, sets Il down close IN
the mouth Of the wasps' nest. puts on
pair Of gloves. covers his head and neck
with a handkerchief under his hat gives
the nest q poke with a long pole and runs.
The angry wasps come out by hundreds.
and seeing nothing unusual but the Jug.
they attack Il with might and main. div
ing down through the narrow neck. ap-
parentIy under the impression that their
enemy is hidden inside.
The hot water kills them. but those
that are not Immediately drowned keep
up a tremendous buzzing. which seems to
exasperate still further all the wasps
within hearing, and IT looks as though
they can't get into the jug fast enough.
nave several times taken more than
thousand drowned wasps out Of the Jug
AFTER raid, for so long as a wasp is left
ne makes for the mouth Of the jug. and
the whole nest can be exterminated in
TINS way II IS queer Illustration Of stu
pi1liF on the part Of an otherwise inteIH-
gent insect. but the trick never fats"
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control had gone She was white 90 the
lips. with her ewes hard and bright and
g.itterlug with am ungOvcTnable passion
For one mad moment she was woman
scoruel. with only one thought In her
heart one des.re-to be reverged on the
man who had spuruod her
She pulled open thc door and buried
ont into the corridor. staring round her
with a wild, white face In'the ballroom
at the far end dancing was in fun
swing A few couples fingered round the
doorway. but TIE corridor was nearly
empty She turned and hurried down H.
and q f1rtman, smeeting her. stared az
her stupidity as she thrust the note into
hts hand
He thought she was hystorical He said
9fterw5rd he could scarcely believe IL
was Miss Walter who stared mp into his
face
Take # at once. at once" she cried.
ln a quick. hgh-pitched voice. You
must not lose a minute. IL is important
q matter OF life and death-0f more than
one life and DEATH" She gave q sud-
den. harsh laugh. and then sobered again.
Don't wait for anything, don't even
give me time 10 call you back Coz
She turned from him. and hale stun-
blcd. half ran toward an aic.re. and.
dropping into a lounge, pressed her palms
against her ears 90 shut ont ala sounds.
and shut her eyes
THE footman glanced down at the note
I'm his hand
II was addressed % the Inspector of
Police. Oldcastic,
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(To be continued next Sunday)
Copyright, 1917 by Philadelphia North American
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-30
CHAPTER XVII.
Fire

Fire.
There was something strange about Ted
Sealev; something wrong. lie had altarl
ed for the worst Of late. had taken TO
queer hours and was neglecting his work
Godfrey did not find him at his lodg-
ings either that night or the next dag
when he called. and Mrs. - sank her
voice. and leaned forward and whispered
mysteriously in his ear.
They're working overtime at the mill.
but reckon you won't find i'm there, %
she said. He amt the lad he was. He's
going wrong. is Ted Ssaiey an all
through that brazen lass O. MerrilTs lie
weren't here last night, nor the night
afore that"
/ Godfrey turned away. disappointed and
vaguely uneasy. It al sounded so UNI
/ like Ted that he couldn't believe il. But
| somehow he could not find him. He in
| CURED at the mill early in the morning.
only to find that he had not arrived. and
the timekeeper at the door shook his
/ head.
There's no telHn' with him of late, "
/ he said; 'and, if you're a friend Of his
/ you'd better give him a warnin'. He's
/ good workman, but the master won
stand too much Of It. and he's bin going
/ IT lately"
/ The old mans words echoed IN his
/ ears all day. and sent him back TO the
mill again late that afternoon. But this
/ time he did not go round the great gate
way to the employees entrance, but to
/ the Office door. where an impudent clerk
/ lifted up a frosted glass window and said
Hello
Godfrey handed In his card, and the
youths manner underwent a sudden
/ change
Sir Godfrey Warning" he said in an
awed voice. ".Ir. Thomson will no doubt
see you at once. sir, if you viii step in.
/ Godfrey did SO, and soon afterward the
man he remembered so well-the man
! who once upon a time. long years ago
/ had known him only as a poor lad in q
J corduroy suit BUSTED in. He had grown
stout and prosperous. His mill had done
well, and the master was no longer a man
who worked with his employees. but VINO
drove them.
He looked into Geoffrcy's face without
| recognition. looked into the face of the
lad he had employed. and did not know
/ him
/ "Sir Godfrey Waring?" he said, In an
/ oily voice. Il am extremely honored
/ No doubt you have heard Of the steps ]
/ am taking for turning my mill into a
/ company"
/ Godfrey nodded
"Yhen it Is fortunate you are here at
this moment for Jackson's clerk-the
/ lawyer, you KNOWS here, too, and will
give you any information you wish. II
/ will be very satisfactory, indeed SiI
Godfrey, if we can persuade you to be-
/ come one Of the directors"
/ Godfrey let himself drift. and a few
J minutes later he found himself followins
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superstitions About Babies.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
you mothers" said a college girl dis
painfully have the slightest superstitions
about your babies. For my graduating
thesis I am compiling the baby superst-
tons Of the worlds mothers They're
the most ludicrous things. Listen:
In Russia they think a baby and
kitten can't thrive in the same house.
They kin the kitten as soon as the baby
comes.
In Spain they won't let a baby under
three see its reflection in mirror,
otherwise they think it will grow up
vain. proud, and cruel
In Rumania babies all wear blue rib
bons around the left ankle to ward of
evil spirits.
In Hungary they think that if you
dress a girl baby in red she will turn
out bad
I'm India It is good luck for a baby to
fall out of bed.
Irish babies keep strands Of women's
hair in their cradles to protect them from
sickness"
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SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS.

o.
q / a
e is
has apuans opposed b e 10
r
WhoI thin the ma e o m
Godfrey, q q
lr,d him o
under
c~du Lord awe tgnt excite
.qlythe low Of
causes l zl lei az
ID confession before
whor be A
the for ami with
death d aH
o hs with Bessie Mn
mia odtm IN
him Htys father who had threatened the noble
Hansc rookie
fore
shaw who ; 1Yn 8
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THE ROAD TO FORTUNE.
One Boy Who Struck II by Making
n Good Job of Sfdeyvn IL -svveo,i,.

Good job of Sidewalk Sweeping.
The best boy ever hired" said the
store manager 20 the New York Sun.
was one CHANGED TO see once sweepinr
of a sidewalk.
You know how many boys. and many
men, for that matter. sweep a sidewalk.
They leave a streak Of dirt here and
there, make a poor job Of it generally.
and pay no attention TO the passers-by.
They are slack and Indifferent. and they
do whatever other work they have 10 do.
you can make up YOUR mind in Just the
same way. But this boy that I'm speak
ing of was making another sort Of a job
Of it.
HE dug into the corners up by the
building and made il nice and trim there.
and then. working quickly, too. without
losing a minutes time. he swept the side
walk absolutely clean; and at the same
time, as he worked he kept his eyes
open, had some thought for other people
besides himself. and some sense Of re-
sponsibility. He was a worker. and
good worker You knew he'd do what
ever else he had TO do in just the same
way.
About three months after that We had
occasion 10 hire another boy. and. curl
1uslv enough. as il seemed 10 me, that
boy applied for the Job He didn't need
any other recommendation 20 me than
the work I'd seen him doing. sweeping
that sidewalk, and we hired him on the
spot. and he's been with us ever since.
advancing steadily.
What" No, he isn't n partner yet, but
he's getting on; and you can set it down
as n simple fact that any boy you see
making "a good, square Job Of sweeping of
a sidewalk viii do we'll anything he IN
deTtakes