Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-21


however, the lassies had to hold up
their petticoats, and 1t was a favorite
pastime of Robbie Burns and mis-
chlevous companions to lie in wait
for the lassies coming through the
Rye. When they got to midstream the
laddies would wade out and snatch
kiss from the lassies, who were unable
to resist without dropping their skirts
In the er-Westminster Gazette.
Showed Back tho Tide.
"Bletherin Bobbie, a Dumfarlin
CARTER" went down to Charlestown
one day for load Of sand, but to his
dismay found 1t was high water and
none could be got. After pouring out
the walls Of his wrath on the harbo;
master for allowing the tide to rise he
went home with his empty cart. Com
ing back next day when 1t happened to
be low water, he exclaimed:
AYE, this Is something like the
thing. The best O. folks name the
waur O. beln' spoken tO."-Dundee Peo-
pies Journal.
Town Drummers.
In Scotland the town drummer was
an important parsonage and perform
ell many duties. When beggars o.
suspicious characters could not give a
satisfactory account Of themselves on
being brought before the bailies and
were ordered to be placed in the pill.
lory or in the jougs they were after
ward drummed out Of the town. The
drummer would also make known aft
er beating his drum to attract atten-
ton notices relating to town affairs
roupings under judicial authority. etc
London Notes and Queries.
Curran's Comment.
At dinner table In London the con.
versation turned OH public speaking
Curran stated that he could never ad-
dress an audience for quarter Of an
hour without moistening his lips.
II have the advantage Of you there,
Curran," said Sir Thomas Turton,
pompous and pretentious member Of
parliament. II spoke the other night
in the house of commons for five hours
on the nabob Of Onde and never felt
In the least thirsty"
"That Is very remarkable indeed"
replied Curran, "for every one agrees
1t was the driest speech Of the session"
LincoIn's Great Grafton.
Lincoln's Gettysburg speech derives
its power from the following facts: Its
brevity-everything is concise and right
to the point SO that the reader receives
the fullest effect ut once; its absolute
sincerity, creating the impression that
the speaker is aiming not at effect, but
at the honest unfolding of his souls
commingled joy and sorrow, sympathy
and hope; its perfection Of style, its
words being just such as were needed
properly to express the idea, simple,
yet powerful, going straight to the
mark like we'll aimed cannon balls
New York American.
Physiology Up to Date.
After a lesson on digestion the teach
er, anxious to know just how much
her instruction had been understood,
questioned the class. The first an
swer was rather discouraging, as the
girl called upon made this startling
statement:
digestion begins in the mouth and
ends in the big and little testament"
1t was the same teacher who receiv-
ed the following note:
"Pleas teacher do not tel Mary any
more about her incides it makes her
so proud."-School Education.
Perpetual Motion.
No man has ever made and never
will make q machine that will 60 per-
petually. The "going" Of the machine
implies a steady loss Ito the particular
machine) of stored up power, and It Is
only { question Of time for the power
to run out, when the machine will Of
necessity have to stop. But In deeper
sense there is nothing but perpetual
motion. The motion of the thing that
stops is impaired to something else.
and so on ad infinitum. By the law of
the conservation of force motion is in
destructible and must therefore be per-
petual.-New York American.
The Arctic Burberry.
In August, when blue and salmon
berries ripen In the reindeer moss, Es-
kimos are everywhere with sealskin
leather pals, their gay colored parkas,
the hood with wolverine fur border,
adding picturesque color note to the
chiaroscuro. The arctic BURBERRY Is
richer, more delicious than its kindred
Of the States, while the salmon berry is
an aesthetic delight as it lifts its roy
al yellow fruition from o bed Of au-
tumnal tinted leaves Of waxlike tex
ture. American housewives combine
the blue and salmon berry into a de-
licious preserve. The natives bury
them In the ground, marking the place
with q cover Of willows. There they
freeze and are taken out as needed
and eaten with seal oil.-Circle.
Can Animals Enjoy . joker
Many instances have been collected
to prove that the sense Of humor ex-
lists in the lower animals. A puppy on
one occasion stole a bone from a dog