Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-09
Why and Whether.


brought into intense heat.
Why and Whether.
Things that I'm wanting to know are %
Hundreds and thousands OF questions.
no less.
I'd like to ask. but the answers to any
How can I guess, how can I guess?
Why 10 the sun in the winter 20 chilly?
10 It all frosted and covered with snow,
Couldn't We warm Il. or would that be
silly?
ia IKE to know. ia IKE to know.
What makes the year very old In Decem.
Der?
Seems to me really the same when IT..
Am too little. or can't you remembsre
I'm asking you. I'm asking you.
10 1t war in the sky makes the thun-
derf
Does tho spring weather come up
through the we'll!
When nm old I shall know, but I won.
whether you'll tell. whether your tell.
Youths Companion.
Real Fish.
The talk around the table shifted to
fish and fishing. with the usual con.
sequences.
well, gentlemen" said the man who
was fortunate enough to tell the best
story, 1.-THE best days sport ever had
was off the coast Of southern Caiifor.
mia. There were three Of us In the
boat. each Of us had three lines out
and we simply couldn't pull them in
fast enough"
what kind Of fish were bitingY
asked an indulgent listener.
II don't know what the natives call
them." said the fisherman, but they
were big enough to be ichthyosau-
ruses."
Maybe they were whales, Frank
suggested an ironical member.
whales" exclaimed Frank, with a
look Of disdain. whales indeed
Why, man, we were batting with
whalesw--Life.
Window Glass Her Test.
"SomA people study the architecture
Of houses under construction or com.
ment on the building material employ
ed" said the woman. That's all very
well, and I try to appreciate these
things too. But somehow can't gel
my mind of one detail concerning new
buildings. always look at the kind
of glass put in.
"The windows in a house seem to
me to indicate whether the building Is
cheaply put up or the reverse. If the
glass is Of good quality-it needn't be
plate, though that Of course is the su.
preme mark-I know that pretty much
everything regarding the structure Is
intended to he first class. Poor glass,
ON the other hand. inspires me with
suspicion. feel that with such IN nd.
vertisement everything within and
without is apt to be shoddy. At least
I have my doubts until convinced 9TH
erwise."-New York Press.
"A dogs love is the most honest and
unselfish love in the world"
Are you leading up to a proposal.
william ?-Exchange.
The language with the greatest num-
Der of letters In its alphabet is the
Abyssinian language, which has 2O8
distinct characters.
The battleax was originally Celtic
weapon. The ancient Irish warriors
carried axes as the men Of other na-
lions carried swords.
Teacher-Johnnie give me that gum
you are chewing. Johnnie (after a mo-
ment's hesitation)-Nope, but III give
you half.
Probably the most remarkable trades
union is one in the south of France
formed by beggars for the suppression
Of unqualified practice.
Greene-You often hear Of the river
falling, but 1t never seems to hurt IT.
self. Browne-Well, you see, it always
falls on its bed.
Jones is the most prominent men,
Der Of our golf club" why, he can't
play golf" mo, but he always pays
his dues. "-Cleveland Leader.
Gold is nearly twice as heavy as sill
yer; thus a cubic foot of the former
weighs 1910 pounds and the same
quantity of the latter 655 pounds.
Tessie-1 suppose you won't marry
until you find the one girl in million.
Tom-NO; with a million.-Stray StO-
ries.
Pa-well? Tommy-Does an inner
itance tax punish man for being dead
or his heir for being alive?-Harper's
Weekly.
The bloomer costume was first seen
in New York In 1919, the wearer being
Mrs. Boomer from whom the costume
derived it's name.