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ply zeal perfection which stood him in
such good stead during the trying days
of the Civil War. The boy was only
II years of age, however, when his father
died, and many of the responsibilities
of he household and the care of a semi
invalid mother developed upon him He
went to school at Alexandria, and there
prepared for West Point.
The young Virginian entered the United
States Military Academy in 1925 and four
years later graduated second in class
of 46. Two years after his graduation
the young officer was married to Mary
Anne Randolph Custis, the only daughter
of George Washington Parke Custis,
adopted son of George Washington. The
romance began in childhood in Alexandra
and grew apace when young Lee had
come home on furlough In the spick-and-
span uniform of West Pointer The
marriage took place on the last day of
June at Arlington, the home of the bride
that splendid estate across the Potomac
from the national capital. 1t was de-
cidedly spectacular wedding, for the
bridegroom was attended by five lieuten-
ants in full uniform. This was before the
days when wedding journeys" had come
into vogue, but the festivities at Airing
ton continued from Thursday, the date OF
the wedding. until the following Monday.
Arlington thus became the home of Lee
and continued so for more than 30 years,
or until 1t was confiscated by the federal
government during the Civil War. Here
all of his six chidren-three boys and
three girls-were born. George Washing
tons silver plate, pictures and family
portraits from Mount Vernon were handed
down TO the care of Mrs. Lee, living at
Arlington, only a few miles distant from
the beloved home of the Father of His
Country.
The most important event of historical
significance in which General Lee was a
conspicuous figure during the first 80 years
of his life was the Mexican War. Gen.
Winfield Scott summoned him at the be-
ginning of the conflict to an important
position upon his personal staff. Lee was
an engineer officer and of the greatest
assistance TO the American forces at the
siege of Vera Cruz and In other similar
undertakings. Indeed, Scott said more
than once that his success in Mexico was
due to the skill and energy of Lee.
a decade previous to the outbreak Of the
Civil War, Lee had been engaged as
military engineer an astronomer or n
staff officer; but In the year mentioned
he gained the opportunity to command
soldiers, being appointed lieutenant colo
mel of a newly organized cavalry regi-
ment. In passing 1t may also be noted
that he served for a time as superinten-
dent of the United States Military Acad
envy, at West Point
An odd whim of fate is seen In the
circumstance that General Lees last i'm
portant duty as an officer of the United
States Army was In connection with that
dramatic prelude of the Civil Wharf.-The
John Brown raid" at Harpers Ferry. 1t
was Lee who, at the head of the marines
and regulars detailed by the authorities
at Washington, captured Brown and his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-13

TIN many communities throughout the
n Omitted States there will held this week
u befitting ceremonies commemorative of
the one hundredth anniversary of the
birthday of Gen. Robert e. Lee. Through
out the South each recurring anniversary
of the natal day 81 the commander-in-
chief of the Confederate Army has been
observed by memorial services and exer-
cises of one kind or another, and quite
naturally exceptional prominence is to
be given to the centenary of the great
champion of the lost cause.
However, 1t Is an interesting evidence
of the broad minded tendencies of the
nation that the Lee memorial exercises
op Saturday, January 10, will by no
means be confined to Dixie, but will be
held simultaneously in all sections OF the
republic. Where there are camps of the
United Confederate Veterans the eXer-
cises will be under the auspices of that
organization, assisted in many instances
by the United Sons of Confederate Vet
Grams, the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy and various memorial associa-
lions.
AS sectional feeling dies out and the
scars of sectional strife are gradually
becoming obliterated. the great mass of
the people in the North are coming to
realize what foreign students of history
have long appreciated-that Gen. Robert
f. Lee was one of the most remarkable
men the republic has produced. Indeed,
Il would be strange were there not mill
tary ability "in the blood" for probably
no American family has equaled the Lees.
Of Virginia, in the prominence Its diff
ferent generations have attained In every
armed conflict in which this country has
engaged.
The first generation of Lees In Vir-
gini4 be gan with Col. Richard Lee. who
came over from England in 1871. He had
eight children-six sons and two daugk-
ters-who founded the various lines of
the family. The father of Robert E. Lee,
to whom due honor is to be accorded this
week, was the brilliantly daring Light
Horse Harry" of the Revoiution-dash-
ing dragon. splendid orator, governor of
his state and perfect type of Virginia
gentleman. Light Horse Harry" was
only % years of age at the time he won
the especial admiration of Gen. George
Washington, not less by his lovable ma
ture than by his exploits as a fearless
cavalry leader.
Robert e. Lee, youngest son of Light
Hose Harry" was born at the estate of
Stratford, on the Potomac, in Westmore-
land county. Va, on January 10, 1907.
His mother was Anne Hill Carter, one of
the famous Carriers of the Old Dominion,
who's. ancestral home was the manor
house of Shirley, yet standing on the
banks of the James River, and which will
be visited by thousands of the tourists
VIII will this year journey to this state
for the jamestown Exposition.
When the future Confederate warrior
was only four years of age. however,
his rather, In order to give the children
every educational advantage, removed to
the town of Alexandria, few miles be-
low Washington. As boy Robert q.
Lee W = passionately fond of hunting
and would follow the hounds on foot all
day, thus laying the foundation of that
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GERS and dropped into the vessels designed
for them.
Next they are thrust into a bath Of
gasoline or turpentine, which kills them.
They are then prepared for pinning, and
when mounted on cards In small boxes
are offered to tourists as curios at the
price of a dollar or 50 each.
Although the insect Is very venomous,
the tarantula catchers are so expert and
take such precautions that not one of
them is known to have been bitten.
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An acre of good fishing ground will
yield more food In q week than an acre
Of the best laid will yield In year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-04
HOUSEHOLD CARES.
Tax the Women Of Aberdeen the
Same as Elsewhere.

Hard to attend to household du-
ties.
With a constantly aching back.
A woman should not have a bad
back.
And she wouldn't If the kidneys
were well.
Doan's Kidney Pills make we'll
kidneys.
Here is an Aberdeen woman who
endorses this claim:
Mrs. Lena Carlson, of 116 East
First St.. Aberdeen, Wash. says:
"Doan's Kidney Pills, which l got
at w. B. Paine & Co., relieved me
Of great deal of misery in a short
time. l had indications Of kidney
complaint for number of years,
and Of late dropsical symptoms set
in. I tried other remedies but they
brought little if any benefit, and the
swelling and bloating began to
worry me very much. When l read
of Doan's Kidney Pills l procured a
box. Shortly after commencing
their use l got relief and the swell
ing was reduced. The good effects
were so noticeable and satisfactory
that I cheerfully recommend Doan' S
Kidney Pills to all kidney sufferers. Z"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FosterMilburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's s.
and take no other. t51
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-04
English Pronunciation.

There is village in north Devon
which the signposts call Wolfardis-
worthy, but which we have heard pro-
nounced "Woolserthy." Very likely,
however. If you went there and pro-
nounced it so you would be reproved
for the contraction.
This was what happened to us at
Cirencester. Passing through that town
we were so!emnly corrected for calling
1t "Cicester." On the other hand. when
wandering In Norfolk and drawing
nigh to place which was marked on
the map "iIappisburgh," we found
ourselves quite unintelligiblc because
we did not pronounce it "Iiazebro."
Even in English the difference be-
tween sight and sound is confined to
a small minority of words, though
some people seem to be of the same
opinion as Il young Hanoverian lady of
our acquaintance who naively remark
ed: "You English do pronounce so
strangely! There is your great au-
thor. You spell him Dickens, and
you pronounce him Boz"-London
Spectator.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-04

virtues. Just confine your attention to
her faults. II these are little ones, be
thankful and let them alone. II any
should look to be serious. don't try to
remove them with an Ak. You are
likely to sprain your arm and dull the
tool. Treat them with tact and pa
tlence ana love, and in the course Of
time. perhaps long time. you can so
modify them that they will become un-
Objectionable or even lilsable.
All this, however. presupposes some
attention to your own failings, which
are probably more numerous and more
pronounced than hers, and in the case
Of man there are more circumstances
which call for the use Of metaphor
ical surgical instrument. II you don't
WELD 1t yourself. the little girl ought
to. and If you need It she will unless l
am mistaken in my Judgment Of her.
But you can't treat a woman's faults
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-04

Putting the little gtrt were something
49,, upon 'nc S"e"' to be ashamed
Of, until continual suppression extin-
guishes it entirely. Exercise is as nee
essary to love as 1t Is to all attributes Of
life, physical,mental or spiritual. This Is
not theory, but fact, which has been
proved over and over again since the
world began. and my own experience
does not differ from that of countless
thousands Of others who bear testi-
mony to its truth.
Your mother reminds me that it is
time for me to be in bed, so must
bring this epistle to close. With love
to the new Mrs. Sneed-God bless her
I remain your affectionate father,
JOHN SNEED.
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ton, modified by the activities and
necessities that demand bread and but
ter at regular intervals. it should con-
tinue until death breaks the bond.
have been married thirty years and
am still III the midst of my honey
moon, and I hope to see this moon IN
its meridian for many years to come.
You should never cease to be lovers
l can see no reason why the return to
earth should cause an entire change Of
relations. Some people seem to think
that the tender little attentions which
mark the period of courtship and that
Immediately follow the wedding are
incompatible with the struggle for a
living; that the kiss, the caress, the lit
tie compliments, are not only unneces-
sary, but even foolish. II you desire
happiness Us nearly absolute as pos
sble here below, don't make that mis-
take.
Love IL Not All.
Love alone Is not sufficient for a
woman. She hungers for Its outward
and visible manifestation, and 1t Is a
peased A man can rest content in the
confidence Of his wife's affection and
doesn't worry If she neglects to ex-
press 1t in words or actions, but she is
Of different fiber. She wants to hear
you say II love you" once in awhile,
to feel your arm steal around her and
your lips pressed to hers. She never
grows weary of these things, and she
never grows too old to appreciate
them. Their neglect is the beginning
of Indifference. and Indifference Is
loves deadliest foe.
Without love marriage degenerates
first to n mere convenience and then to
condition of bondage in which iron
chains take the place Of roses, chains
which the divorce courts are too often
called upon to sever. If you do net
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Angels are all arell enough IN ptctssrcs
more important On the other hand, 1t
Is just rs necessary that the wife know
the husband, but l don't care to dis
cuss that side Of the question. don't
feel competent.
Reform Your Faults, Not Hers.
You may wonder that don't suggest
q study of your wife's virtues. Lord
bless you, my boy, you don't need to
study them. They will fall upon you
and envelop you and permeate you.
and all you have to do is to appre-
cfate them and give frequent evidence
OF your appreciation. Virtues seldom
cause domestic trouble unless they are
allowed to become aggressively active.
and then. as a rule, they cease to be
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while she dis
poses Of n stock
Of adjectives
that would as
tonish q French
man. You little
know, my boy.
how much she
has missed you
since you went
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give your wife frequent evidence OF
your affection, you will have only your
self to blame If she turns to some one
else for that which her nature de-
mands. No; you cannot possibly attach
too much Importance to these seeming
ly insignificant things. They are the
very foundations Of domestic happi-
ness. You may provide comfortable
home and every material desire Of her
heart, you may treat her with courtesy
and kindness. you may give her high
social position, but II she loves you all
these are as nothing II unaccompanied
by the purely sentimental expressions
Of your own affection for her. With
visible love she will live happily in the
humblest cottage.
Some people would smile at this.
Some would call 1t an old fashioned
idea that has no place in the advanced
civilization Of today. The mountains
and the hills, the lakes and the rivers.
are old fashioned, and they are no
more immutable than human nature,
Of which love Is the highest expression.
In spite Of all Of our culture, men and
women, under the veneer, are just the
same as they were when Pan played
his pipes in the groves Of Arcadia. We
are as God made US, and while we may
develop the brain we can't alter its
composition, nor can we eradicate the
love longing from n wOman's heart. So
let her have all she wants.
Keep the Lovelioht Burning.
l am writing all this now because l
want to keep you from settling down
in the all too customary way after
your return from your wedding trip.
You will have to resume the chase
after dollars, and you'll have to sprint
a little faster than before, but that
won't Justify you in putting the little
girl up on shelf like a piece Of valu-
able bric-a-brac nor In showing her
back into the kitchen to become your
cook. She Is neither goddess to be
worshiped from afar nor a mental to
be bossed at close range. She is just
delightful bundle Of flesh and blood
and nerves, designed for everyday
wear and attaining her highest happi-
ness in loving and helping you.
DO all you can, therefore, to keep
that lovelight burning brightly, for If
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-04
Tide Tables
-10O7-
Compiled Dy the U. S. Government for
GRAYS HARROR
AND VICINITY

U. s. Government for Astoria, Oregon. as the
standard port for reference. To f1nd out the
exact time tides occur use following table:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-04
The Making of a
Successful Husband
BY CASPAR S. YOST.

A Chapter on That Detachable
Matrimonial Sequence. the Honey.
moon-Do Not Permit II 10 Come
to 4 Speedy End. but Cherish II
and Prolone II Indefinitely. -
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out to wrestle Waking me up In the
with fortune on middle of the night.
your own hook. and you can hardly
appreciate what concession 1t Is for
her to look with favor upon this young
woman who has taken possession Of
you. After awhile you will under
stand, but not now.
Angels Without Wings.
suppose you are pretty we'll along
with your honeymoon by this time,
and unless your lot is different from
that Of other mortals you have made
some discoveries. You have found. l
don't doubt, that the wings you sup
posed were full fledged haven't even
sprouted. That is the amazing dis
covery every newly married man
makes, and the quicker he makes it
and becomes reconciled the better it Is
for his future welfare.
Angels are all well enough In pic
lures, but they would certainly CRATE
on our nerves If we had to associate
with them. Nor Is perfection to be de-
sired in genuine flesh and blood wO-
man. This would be mighty tire
some world If all Of us did exactly as
we ought. 1t Is mainly our faults and
the faults Of others that furnish us the
diversion that makes life worth while.
That isn't strictly orthodox, but It's
true, and l believe it will continue to
be true as long as humanity retains
that innate cussedness which domi-
mates it.
Don't infer. however. that consider
imperfections and attractions to in
crease in corresponding ratio. A little
salt is necessary to make your food
palatable, but a very little more will
spoil it. A faultless wife Is likely to
be insipid, and good, healthy Imperfect
lions should rather be cause for re
joicing than lament. So, my boy.
when you find one in your dear little
bride, don't have a conniption fit, but
make a note Of 1t, and when you get
an opportunity analyze 1t tenderly.
They may keep you pretty busy for
awhile, but when you get them all
classified you will have that intimate
acquaintance which Is absolutely es-
sential to domestic happiness. A long
while ago somebody said, Man. know
myself" and l would paraphrase that
and, 1 believe, improve it by saying.
'Man, know thy wife" It's much
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VtCtJB.
in that way. Dictation, opposition,
force, may get results, but 1t will be at
the expense Of happiness. You can't
run a home as you would factory.
Your wife is not n servant or your
inferior in anything but physical
strength. Besides, she is woman
and is such is entitled to the fullest
measure of that chivalric courtesy
which every gentleman owes to the
other sex. That she is your wife in
creases your obligation in this respect.
l have heard of women who doubted
their husbands love if they neglected
the periodical beating. but never saw
any of that class, and doubt their eX-
istence. No; the only way to correct a
woman's fault, If it really needs cor
rection, is by pressure so gentle she
never suspects its existence, applied
with the patient persistence that is in
all things irresistible. You know that
In the grinding of lens for a great
telescope the final work Is done with
the palm Of the bare hand. II you
bend twig sharply, 1t will break. but
If you bend 1t gently and secure 1t In
its new position you can by constant
repetition Of the process mold 1t to any
form you desire. So the ideal husband
and wife consciously and unconscious
~ mold each others disposition. Do
nestle happiness, my son, Is the high
est form of bliss attaina BILE on earth,
and it is worth all the trouble it gener-
ally takes to secure it.
A Perpetual Honeymoon.
The popular idea of the honeymoon
Is period of a few weeks immediate
ly following the wedding during which
the couple skylark around over the
country, making spectacles Of them
selves for the amusement Of anybody
who happens to be observing them. 1t
is a period of unrestrained billing and
cooling by the end Of which they are
supposed to have become satiated and
return home to settle down to prac-
tical everyday life in which love and
Its outward manifestations are not eX-
pected to figure to any great extent.
sincerely hope you will not take that
view of It. The honeymoon should not
be subject to limitations Of place or Of
time. AS a mere outing it should be
made brief; as sentimental condi-
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copyright, 1906. by c. 8. Yost.l

tCopyright. 1@6. by c. 3. Yost.1
10y DEAR BOY-Your mother
7" and I have Just returned
from the wedding In which
you were, to us. the most in
teresting II not the most conspicuous
figure. 1t was a great wedding; never
saw anything quite so pretty in my
life. Everything was in good taste, and
you went through your part like little
man. was almost proud Of you.
And the bride! My boy, believe
you've discovered something that's bet
ter than gold mine. Unless my judy
ment is nightly at fault. she's all
right. Your mother is just as we'll
pleased rs l am. and that's saying a
great deal for her, for she never could
see any girl quite good enough for you.
You know she doesn't hesitate to say
whom she likes or dislikes, and she
usually settles the point on sight, so l
was very uneasy, as no doubt you
were, about the way Mrs. John Junior
would strike her. But she took to her
new daughter-in-law like duck to an
orphan chick, and I attach more i'm
portance to that than l do to my own
Judgment.
Why, she's so tickled that she per-
sists in waking me up in the middle
Of the night just to have an audience
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you are the right
sort your own
happiness will
be based upon
hers. Love her
always and let
her know, let
her know, let her
know that you
love her. That
Is the fatal mis-.
take Of so many
keeping their
love to them
selves, as II II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-29
LITTLE SON FOUND
FATHER MURDERED
Could Not Arouse Him When He
Arrived With Dinner
Pail.

WAYCRoss. GA. April 2s.-Accord-
ing to tho verdict of the coroner's
jury, John Grantham. thirty-fve years
old. was murdered by unknown par
ties at the new Atlantic Coast Line
shops here this morning. The body
OF the dead man was found by his
little son at II o'clock to-day, when
he went to the shops to carry his
fathers dinner. The boy ran home
and told his mother that his father
was asleep, and that he could not
awaken him.
Mrs. Grantham then went to the
shops and found that her husband was
dead n bullet having entered his
breast near the heart The body was
about seventy feet from the BUILDING
In which Mr.. Granthams pistol was
found with ono chamber empty. The
dead man was watchman at the shops
and 1t was first thought that he hat
accidentally killed himself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-29
ATTORNEY LEE TO
ASSIST DEFENSE
Lynchburg Lawyer Will Repre-
sent Judge Loving, Says
Report.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch. ]

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, April 2S.-
a travelling man who spent most OF the
past week visiting the various villages
in Nelson county in the prosecution
of his business. was in Charlottesville
tonight and talked freely of the SEN
timent which he had found abroad in
all parts OF Nelson in regard to the
killing of young Theodore Estes by
Judge Loving. The Judge and his
daughter Miss Elizabeth. have re-
mained indoors since last Monday, but
the accused man Is alive to the gravity
of his situation and has sought the
services of the noted criminal lawyer,
Jack" Lee of Lynchburg, who Defend
ed McCue, and more recently and sue
cessfully, the Strother brothers. in Gull
peper. 1t was said that Mr.. Lee. ac-
companIed Attorney Aubrey Strobe, OF
Amherst, to Judge LovinE's residence
on Thursday morning and remained in
close consultation until Friday after
noon, when he returned to Lynchburg.
The killing of Estes, he reports has
revived the memory of a tragedy which
occurred some years ago at Amherst.
in which a brother of Judge Loving
killed his man. This same brother, who
is now dead, three years later vas
involved In an encounter In which his
antagonist was shot in the forehead,
but the bullet glanclng, the shot was
not fatal