Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-05


Children's answers are always q
fruitful source of amusement. A girl
fifteen or sixteen years old who had
received what was supposed to be
good education was describing to me
her recent visit to the Tower of Lon
don. Among the many wonders she
had seen was sword given to Henry
VIII. by Max Muller, an amusing
though not altogether unnatural sub
stitute for the Emperor MACMILLAN.
If children are allowed to think for
themselves their answers are amusing
~ original. what do you think makes
the sea saltY was a question put to
a national school class. A brilliant
idea struck boy. please. sir, the
'errings. Magazine.
The Surprised Miser.
"a certain old miser, though q mil
lionaire," said Washington man, "in-
sisted on wearing the shabbiest kind Of
clothes. An old family friend endeav-
ored one day to persuade the miser to
dress better.
az am surprised he said, that you
should let yourself become SO shabby
"'But I am not shabby said the
miser.
"'Oh, but you are,' said the family
friend. Remember your father. He
was always neatly. even elegantly,
dressed. His clothes were very hand
some'
1.-THE miser gave loud laugh.
"'Why.' he shouted triumphantly.
these clothes I've got on were fa-
ther'sy"
English Coal In the Old Days.
In former times England did not hes
itate to regulate the sale Of coal in the
interests Of the poor. In 1866. when
the duty on coal in London was shil-
ling (25 cents) q chaldron generally
thirty-slx bushels). Cromwell granted
the city corporation a license to i'm
port 400 chaldrons duty free every year
for the poor citizens. At the same
time 1t was provided that the city
companies should lay up stores Of coal
In summer (from three to 675 chal-
drons. a. they were able), to be retail
ed In the winter in small quantities.
And in order to prevent extortion. con-
spiracy and monopoly retail dealers
were prohibited under penalties from
contracting for coal or meeting the coal
vessels before they reached London.
The Black Cap Judge.
Judge Hawkins, an English judge Of
the last century, who was a horsy
man. was reminded even on the race
course Of his reputation as a hanging
Judge. His friend. Lord Falmouth,
was running two horses in the same
race under maybe colors, and to dis
tinguish the second he ordered Archer,
the jockey, to wear black cap. But
q black cap was nowhere to be found
at the moment when the race was due.
At this moment Judge Hawkins emerg-
ed from the bird cage" and was rec
o@n!zed by Archer. who shouted out to
Eordham: I'VE are all right now.
Here comes Harry Hawkins. and he
Is sure to have black cap in his
pocket"
The Three Laws Of Motion.
The three laws of motion are: ~ If
q body be at rest, 1t will remain at rest
unless it Is compelled by some external
force to change its state, and similar
ly, II it be In motion, it will continue to
move in straight line and at uni
form velocity forever unless its state
ne INo n IVyc NJ
force. e. Change Of motion Of any
body is proportional to the external
force that causes it and takes place in
the straight line In which the force
acts. 81 To every action there is al
ways an equal and. contrary reaction.
or the mutual action Of any two bodies
are always equal and oppositely direct
ed. This law is often briefly stated
thus: Action and reaction are equal
New York American.
The Word Journal.
Is it loose application Of language
to apply the word journal to publ
cation issued every week or month?
Probably not, since the idea of the
word seems to have been that the news
sheet was a diary. a record of day by
day events, rather than that it appear
ed daily itself. The very first regular
newspaper. indeed. is considered to
have been the Frankfurter Journal,
which appeared in 1915 as a weekly
publication. If newspapers were COM
PEELED to adhere with literal accuracy
to their titles all ''gazettes" would sell
for cent. since that is what gazette"
originally signifed. The Venetian Ca
zetta Of the sixteenth century, the par
ent of all the ''gazettes," took it's name
from coin Of about that value.
Made Her Feel Old.
II suppose am past what my moth
er calls the FIRST flush Of YOUTH" said
the bachelor girl, "but l think l shall
never feel older than l did one sum-
mer evening about five years ago. And
now the girl was in those days seems
absurdly young to tho woman l am