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


han slang, Is curious case of verbal
degradation. From an genealogical
point of view there is no reason why
bushranger should not be as respecta-
BILE word as parkranger. In the ear
~ Australian newspapers such adver-
tisements as "Wanted-A good BUSH
ranger" were quite common. The word
then meant an experienced bushhan.
But when the bush became the refuge
Of robbers Of banks and mail coaches
and lucky diggers the word acquired
the sinister meaning that 1t now pos
sesses-brigand. outlaw desperado.
The Heron and the Dog.
When wounded heron defends it.
self with the utmost gallantry. A
farmer once came upon an old bird
winged by an accidental shot and set
his dog. hrge collie. upon 1t. The
dog pressed home his attack with great
determination on this strange adver-
sary. but blow after blow was rained
on its body by the bird. which used its
long. spearlike bill with such effect
that IN the end the dog was routed
and waited at a safe distance, with its
tail between its legs. until the farmer
shot the bird.-Country Life.
Her Diagnosis.
A servant girl was brought to cot
tage hospital suffering from an over
dose Of poison.
When questioned as to her motive
for taking it she replied:
II wasn't feeling well, and went to
my mistress room to get some medi-
cine from the chest she has there. The
bottle l got was marked, Three drops
for an infant. six for an adult and
tablespoon for an emetic.' l knew l
wasn't an infant. l wasn't sure about
an adult, so thought must be the
emetic, and took the spoonful."-Lon-
don Graphic.
France and Ireland.
The evergreen strawberry tree Is
found growing wild only In the south
Of France and Spain on the continent
and in the counties of Cork and Ker-
ry in the British isles. Certain famil-
lar plants in Ireland are found else
where only in the Pyrenees and some
portions Of Spain and Portugal. A
study Of the Irish insects and beetles
produces equally surprising results.
These facts and others lead to the con-
clusion that there was formerly con-
tinuous coast line between France and
acknowledgements.
"Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"
should be glad to know the author
ity for the oft repeated statement that
this nursery rhyme has its origin In
Queen Mary Tudor. A contemporary
once more revives it and says:
MARY was Queen Mary Tudor, whose
religious contrariness to her father,
brother and sister was obvious. The
garden was the church in England,
the silver bells were the restored sa-
cring bells at mass, the cockleshells
the emblems Of revived pilgrimages to
holy places and the pretty maids the
nuns whom she reinstated in their
converts. "-London Notes and Queries.
It Would Not Pay.
1t was undoubtedly true that the
stout man took up more room in the
crowded car than Is often occupied by
one person. The exceedingly thin
man next whom he sat heavily down
gave a sound of disapproval.
"They ought to charge by weight in
these cars" he said to his neighbor
on the other side, in so clear a tone
that the stout man had to hear him.
Maybe 'twould be a good idea, my
FRIEND" he said. turning a calm, dis
passionate gaze on the thin man, "but
If they did you'd have to walk. The
car would never stop for you"
Medieval Lynch Laws In Bavaria.
1t is curious to note that in some
parts Of Bavaria method of procedure
which is called Haberfeld treiben still
prevails and is practiced by the people
in case Of offenses which do not come
within the pale of the ordinary law.
Neither person nor property is injured.
People assemble with black or masked
faces in front of the offenders home
and howl, fire rifles and beat pots and
kettles. A mock sermon setting forth
the offense of the person concerned is
then recited in the hearing Of the mis-
Observation-Disclosures Notes and One