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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
A CHINESE DROUGHT.
Tragic Scenes That Come with !
Ionu SPELL of Dry Weather.

In many districts of China water De
comes very scarce during the summer
months. Some of the fearful results
Of the drought are described thus by
the Rev. John MACEDONIAN: The great
sun blazes down from an unclouded
sky and drinks up the water that IS
clinging to the roots of the rice. ae
soil ROW cracks With the ferv ent heat.
and every blade of rice seems to be
making an appeal to the heartbFokeh
farmer for the water that alone WI
enable il to live lie is now at liS
wits end to save his crop. for that per
haps is the only thing now that Hes
between him and poverty and despair
\ failure of !; crop means very likelE
that he will have to sell his daughter
Or Il son perhaps or even barter away
his wife if he would keep the home
stead from slipping from his grasp
Some or the most piteous scenes III The
many tragic ones that cast their shad-
ows over the home in the experience OF
the Chinese husbandmen can he wit
messed during the summer months
when there has been a shortage in the
fall of rain.
"The wells have become dry. and the
little ponds have been drained Of every
drop of water they contained. The
rice in the field has lost the dark green
color that with it's rich sheen tells OF
health and vitality and is turning into
a sickly yellow that means decsya and
death. Water must be got now and at
any price. for two or three days more
of this will SIZE the grain blasted in the
fields. They accordingly dig the ponds
deeper to catch the tiniest rills that
may, flow into them. and as the work
in the blazing sun might at once DRINK
these up the work is carried on during
the midnight hours. so that not drop
of the precious fluid may be absorbed
by the great thirsty dragon in tie SKY.
"Often these most pathetic endeavors
to save their crops end in tragedy and
death. Men are making a supreme ef-
fort to avert disaster from their homes,
and in the mad endeavor to gain the
water for themselves the widest pas
sions of the heart are aroused. and
neighhoys will struggle with each 9th
er for the slowly trickliug drors Of
water The solemn air of night is
broken with the sounds of con Act, 'an
the stars looking down from the mid
night sky see murder committed by
men whose sole and controlling motive
Is the preservation of their homes."-
Chicago News.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
Tn. Worship OF serports'

The small town of W'erda. in iha
ttnpdom of Dnhomey, Is celebrated l"f
les .teluple Of serpents.S long buaul.l.1
in which the priests keep upward o! a
thousand serpents of all sizes #hicH
they feed with the birds ahH iI'H'
brought TO them as offerings ~ III
aatives.
These serpents. many Of them Oh
enormous size. may be seen lNAtlG' R7
from the beams across the ce.''h1,
with their heads ming da"a.'"f"
md in all ssrts Of strange conform ~.
The priests make the smaJ sefpea'S 20
through various exolGtioas y ii7hl,|
touching them with II toi. hut Inc! ~
not venture to touch the largest Ont
some of which are large eao!th 10 AZ
field a bullock in their coils.
II often happens that some Of the
serpents make their way ont Oh 1he
terple into the town. and the lfles'H
have the greatest difficulty in coaNias
them back. To kill a serpent iiiten'i. II, i,
ally is a crime punished with dealh
and If n European were to Kill one t.iI
authority of the king hinseI Woai"
scarcely suffice to save his HE. An'
one killing serpent unintenuohailE
must inform the priest OF "na' i'.-s
occurred and go through the COURSE u
notification which takes place once Z"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
THE ANDEkN WALL
or0ss'ng the Chilean cor9ilIera II
Writer ard In e,--.... ~

'he Chilean Ccrguter. -
Writer ard In Summer.
ne wall of the Anias ha...3s at Tho
odrlobean ind runs an the e. -,
Tue western edge of South America ~
Vt 1t trails of into the Antarctic M .
JdSgea Dragons tail. II is = varv I'll,
wall and a very vice oge-soncti,,,ns
scores and sometimes bap1rad. of
lliles heross-and exceut in fo,.
places al but imrassable. rhnra l.
me 0roTa railroad il central par,, A.,
ulShest IN the world. which will to1.a
you from the drowsy tfonfcal comet ~
breakfast time ana bv early aftare,o,
sci yon en- the Roof Of the divide. sbiv-
eFihs ana breathing fast. 1880 feet
ahoye the sen. There is II railroad nm
10 Lake Iiticaca from Mo,lan1a II
southern Peru. vhich crosses t5a
shoulder of the Andes at An altitrae
ABOUT thousand feet lower. and tbcra
Is a railroad running down into chile
ana the coast from The bolivian pla.
teau. The only raiiroad btrhv.av
which crosses the continent. however
Is that which climbs tle Chilean noun
talns TO the pass of Uspal,ata ana r-as
thence across the pampa to raea.4s
ARES. Some Cay this will be a tha,ussl,
line from sea to sea. ana IN II dozen q.
more places tunnel gan-s are ulai,',g.
under the upper carli.ara Ent r9t.
i Is open only during the summer. ana
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
Greenwood

ITrom our regular correspondent.
Christie Bueringer entertained her
friend, Effie Johnson, Sunday.
Herman Bakonhaus called at Green
wood Home, Saturday evening. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Jensen were
visiting in this neighburhood, Sunday.
No mischief was done around here
on Hallo'een. II was too muddy for
the boys.
Arthur Meenk, the buzz-saw man,
is saving wood for Mr.. Robinson
Il is week.
Church services were quite well at
,u.d AT Greenwood, Sunday morn
ing and afternoon.
Frank and Lena Elsner and Mrs
Muerer We're pleasant callers at the
Boeringer home, Sunday.
Miss Vera Robinson gave Hallo'
'een party, Saturday evening. Al
present reported splendid time. :.
Misses Esther AXlund, Elizabeth
Anderson, and Gertrude Pearson spen
Saturday and Sunday with NeraiRdf!
inson. ell.4s F
Those who spent Sunday at thu
Elsner home were: Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ny Freudenberg, Mr.. and Mrs. JOIN
Oltmans, and Mr.. and Mrs.s Bernart
Oh mans. tEf
Mr.. Percy Maneval and Miss Gust;
Genzel went TO Bellingham, Monda,
morning, where they We're united il
marriage. They have bought the Aus
Tin property at Roosville, where the,
VIII reside. Their many friends wisl
them happy and prosperous journe,
together thru life .ssess
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
Delta and SunnySide

prom cur regular correspondent
Mrs. c. R. Axling was a Lynder
visitor Monday.
b. Axlund was grinding grain fol
II. c. Berthuson, Saturday. :. =.
guests Of MyrQn Baldwin, Saturday,
Mrs. Herbert Day Of Edmonds is
visiting at the G. w. Worihen home.
S. S. Goodrich and family Of Glen
dale, spent Sunday at A. E. Baldwin's.
Emile Freden of Ferndale and Clar-
day at home. .sz. - -
Joe AXling and Herbert Berkman Of
Feindale, We're hunting i'll This neigh
belhood one dayslast week
Mr.. and Mrs. Delin, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. o. Johnson, and A. G. Freden and
family spent Sunday at Z. Anderson's.
A.. G. Freden's auction sale was
well attended. Both United States and
Canada We're represented. Goods went
in all directions.
The following pupils Of Sunny-side
school have been neither. absent nor
tardy during the month ending Oct.
50, 1908. %,
Ebon Chiffon, Rendit DeBoer, Maui
rice DeBoer, Anna DeBoer, Ray Haw-
ley, Ruth Jackman, Louise Jackman,
Oral Jackman, Barton Leake, Eva
Pearson. Oscar Pearson, Marie Scuy-
leman, Elsie Scuyleman, Lizzie Scuy-
leman, Thressa Stone, Ida Stone,
Tena Wander Griend, Jennie Wander
lGiend, Herman Wander Griend,. Mar
JUS Wander Griend, Johanna VanM"rs'
l..rgen, Robert VanMersberger
Worthen, Howard Worthen, J twc
pupils tardy during the month.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
a Tart Answer.

A young and newly married couple
were entertaining their friends, and
among the guests was one whose con
tinued rudencss made him extremely
o5jectioaabl BILE to the rest of the com
pany. His conduct, although most I'M
bearable. was put up with for some
time until ut supper he held mp on his
fork piece of meat which had been
served to him. aud in vein of intend
ell h;imor he looked round and re-
marked: @t..ss #U
"Is this pig?"
This Immediately drew forth the re-
mark from Il quiet looking individual
Sitting at the other cpd of the table:
Which end Of the fork DO you refer
to:'-London Graphic.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
Items from User

(From our regular correspondent
Mr.. Waters is going TO move to
Lynden, soon.
Clarence Dahlquist visited his par
ents here, Saturday.
G. H. Griffith is building chick
en- house, rat and skunk proof.
There was large attendance at
the dance and everybody had good
time.
The Ladies Aid Society will give a
New England supper at Wiser Lake
hall, Nov. L. Everybody come.
The Wiser Lake school gave a
Halloeen party. Saturday evening, at
the schoolhouse. Everybody seemed
TO have a good time. ="
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
FATE CT A RARE STAMP.
cravsd by Collectors and Burned by a
Careless Coynestio.


In the year 1881 twelve penny black
Canadian postage stamp WAS printed
by the government at Ottawa. The
public did Eot regard this somber issue
with favor. so few were issued
one of these stamps WIS sent TO the
Hamilton postofiice, where 1t was sold
to an old gentleman. who said Ii was
a shame to print the queens picture
on a stamp that might be handled by
nrofane hands. Tenderly the old gen
tleman put it on a parcel. sending 1t to
a friend in the United States. Here.
in the wastebasket. it lay for many
day till an errand boy found 1t ana
quickly transferred it to his album
Despairing of getting II good collection
and his fever for stamps somewhht
abating. he sold them to a dealer. The
new owner. on looking at the cata-
locue. found that what he had paid 50
for WAS worth $25.
Accidentally the stamp was slipped
into % cent packet and seht to
dealer residing in Hamilton. When
the latter opened the packet he was
astonished to find such a valuable
stamp and. being honest. wrote his
friend to inform him Of what had hap
pened. Offering him $l,290 for it. The
offer was accepted. and the stamp
again changed hands. BY this time the
stamp had increased in valne, and not
a few came from distance 10 look al
the treasure one day an English no
bleman. who. through a Canadian
friend. had heard of the stamp. offered
S1.5oo. which osler was accented The
English lord. falling in love with an
American heiress and wishing TO gal4
the favor of her brother, presented
him with the stamp as token OF
esteem. Here. in its new and luSurl.
Gus American home, it came to s2!
end for one day the maid. by mistake.
swept the stamp, which had accidental
" fallen out of the album, into tae
FIRE. In an instant the stamp when
thousands had heard of and lan@ed
for went up in smoke to the bfond'
blue sky. leaving not trace behind
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
JOHN AND HIS IDOLS.
The China man Is Utterly Devoid 81
Reverence in His Religion.

Reverence in His Religion.
How the Chinaman regards bis idol
is told by the Rev. John MacGowan.
"The Chinese is Il person utterly de-
void of reverence, sentiment or devo-
ton in his religion. With him 1t is q
matter either Of fear or of business,
but mainly the latter. y house is
plagued with sickness. which is put
down not to bad sanitation or othei
natural causes. but to the presence OF
evil spirits. This leads IN Il visit TO the
nearest temple to get the idol to Drive
them away. \ new business Is going
~ b. commenced. hut before doing 50
II is deemed essential to get the sup
port of the idols. If one i;io' SAYS i
will not succeed another is appeaied te
for its opinion. and If II Is favorable il
Is ut once accepted as the correct one.
"Should the venture turn OIL faii
ure no reIroach of any kiad Is uttered
against the god whose prediction has
been falsilied. The man taxes the
blame upon himself. His character has
not been pure. he says. or he WIS porn
under an evil star. or he WIS naturally
unlucky and so was bound 10 iali III
anything that he undertook.
.Men never dream of thinEla@ abon'
their idols as we do about God' re
laffection is shown for them. II II inott
amusing to watch the faces IT me Chi
nese when you ask them IL liie IDOLS
love them. The eyes CLEAN, iile lace
broadens into n wide grin. anu soon
hearty laughter is heard at th,s most
facetious and side splitting JOKE
| Chicago News
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
Custer News
=. (From another)

..From another)
J. F. Vaughan has been shingline
Floyd Vaughan and Bert Mace are
loggingforthe Jeffreys mill.
Messrs Newton, Ellis, and Anderson
spent Saturday at the Bay City.
The past week has been lively one
as far as political arguments go.
G. A. 'Palmer ard wife Of Glendale
spent Sunday at the J. b. Mace home
RalphBrunsnn and family are keep
ing house for his father while he Is
away.
Joe Satterthwaite and sister, Mary
spent Sunday at the home of James
Brown
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. E. Church
will meet with Mrs. II. A. Shell,
Thursday.
The Bachelors corner is greatly i'm
proved by the building of Uncle Toms
ttw chicken factory.
Mr. George David finds his flock of
turkeys increased by the addition of
Mammoth Bronze, since Hallo'een
night.
The Custer H.. S. football team
went to Blaine, Friday, TO play Rug
by, They We're defeated, II to none,
but they say. Just watt yes?
.aStveral buggios started TO leave Gus
Ler Saturday night, .bpt by Sunday
poon.ad got no farther than the
ups Of the creamery and freight cars
." The side track.
!, - - -
Victor Rogers and Beanie Hayden
have established an Orphans Home
a half mile from Custer. The cook is
engagf d., and all they lack now is a
few more orphans.
Uncle john Lansing and wife are
spending a few weeks with the fam
ily OF their sclWalter. after having
spent ehe summer visiting at their
old 'homeain Wisconsin.
Frank Brunson was called to the
home. of his ..daughten. Mrs. MamieI
Cook, by heR very severe illness. Word
recaiX ed. from him. since his arrival
here eaifiIms The report that She
is not expected To recover.
There were two weddings solemnized
in Custer Sunday. Both We're at the
NJ. Z. Parsonage. TIE first, Mr. w.
Sheppard of Edison, and Miss Lottie
Gilbert of Custer. The second, Mr.. |
Soren !, Bsr aguist, of. Custer, and Miss
Nora Moore of Bellingham. And still |
we hear the chime Of wedding bells
n the dim distance.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05

Frem QUE regular correspondent
-~Mrs. F. II. Muerer spent Friday in
80 \ s.. a-
Mr.. DeIToog and Jake We're at the
Gem. City, Saturday.
Paul Belcoe was business caller
in Lynden, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Krouse and family
visited IN, Lynden, Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Belcoe and son Carl and
daughter Marie, Were on the list of
callers at Davis's Sunday.
Ralph Mnrman, Of Bellingham, was
visiting a few days with Ray Shum-
way. ard enjoyed part Of the time IN
hunting.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Ashley and daughter,
Ethel, Of Bellingham, spent very
pleasant day 1T W. A. Reds, Sunday
Ms. Ashloy is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid.
Miss Hannah Blankenfurth, Mr.
Ralph. Moolman, and Ray Shumway
passed pleasant evening at Muerel :
playing cards. Lemonade and cake
were served.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
Riverside.

Frem Que, regular cofrespondenD :
.-@Mrs. f. II Muerer spent Friday il
rockingham. st..g.....
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
COUNTRY
CORRESPONDENCE
NOrthWOOd.

tFrom our regular correspondent
Some of the friends of the North
wood Sunday school furnished the old
school building with new seats last
week and henceforth the services Will
be held in that building. Also satisfac-
tory arrangements have been made
fer the public schools and Sunday
school 10 use the same organ.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05

81 didn't like your prayer very much
this morning" said fault finding dea-
. What was Wrong with it7'' f
We'll. in the.first place it was too
tong. and tfeif 7 'th6ught II contained
Two or three expressions that were un.
Warranted" II
II am very sorry it meets with your
d.sapproval. deacon the .geod man re-
sponded,scbut YOU nustr bear in mind
that the prayer was not addressed to
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
FRANK W. BLXBY
Attorney at Lap

Notary Work, Fire Insurance
leeds Mortgages, Contracts catleot
.ravn Abstracts examined C2"o
IONS made. Real Estate oousAt
sold. -, courts
4 General Law Practice in All Oo'' -
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1908-11-05
In the Superior Court Of W u
County, Washington.

In the superior Couit
County, Washington.
IN the matter Of the
estate Of PETER OSTINJE,
deceased.
NO. 1907 IN PROBATE.
All nersons interested in said es'a e
are hereby notified that the aainii-
istrafor thereof has filed win the .
boye entitled court his final aee'''ii'
and pe,ition for distribution lhtIeih
and that Monday, November -'i H.
1908 al 1000 A. NJ. at the coufiao''S4
in the city of Bellingham, County aila
State aforesaid has been fixed ~ We
court as the time and place for he''
ing said account and petition, at Nnlei
time and place objections, il any VII
be heard to the approval OF sala ~
al account and the granting u sa.a
petition.
Done in open court this l9th oat
of October, A. ID. 1908.
Curtis e. Abrams,
Atty. for Administrator.
John A. Kellogg, Judge
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
The Root Case.

If It be true, as stated by some
down-Sound papers. that Judge
Root is seriously contemplating re-
calling the disposition to qualify as
Judge of the supreme court, or rath-
err of restricting his action to the
appointive term which he was then
serving, although it may somewhat
strain the intent at the time to do
SO, he will probably lose much of
the sympathy that his boyinsh. blub-
bering explanation of an apology or
explanation for freely acknowledg-
ed "indiscretion" ELECTED.
After all had been said, the best
view that could be taken of the mat
ter was that Mr.. Root belonged to
that unfortunate class of individuals
who remain through life under the
need of guardianship of some level
beaded business control. Such men
can be found in every community.
They have even been found amid this
classic people in years past, who were
"good men" in the general deception
of the term; nothing decidedly bad"
about them, but who from cOmplais-
ancy, of goodness of heart, could not
be trusted for avoidance Of respOn-
sib:lities that affected the rights of
Others One of these used funds
held in trust, which he applied to
his own use and could not return;
another's soul so overlooked with
sympathy for his fellowmen that he
paid other peoples taxes at the eX-
pensc of his bondsmen; others have
patronized circuses, theaters and
"dinky shows" leaving market bills
unpaid. They were all "good fell
lows in the general acceptance of
the term, but totally unreliable when
it came to Observing matters that
people regard as points of honor.
Whether such people should be sub
Iect to the usual measure of blame
or otherwise is a question of some
doubt. hut there is none that they
Should be wholly and forever debar-
red from discharge of duties effect
ing the personal or official rights
of others.
A public officer, and especially one
entrusted with judicial duties, should
never be allowed to square "indis-
cretions" by maudlin tears, or bare
promises of greater care in the flu
.ure. The first rule of action" of
a Judge should follow the strict in
junction Of guaranty of Equal
and Exact Justice to All."-Olympia
Standard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
DAVIDSON BROS.
Heron & kdnSdS|IStS. Tel. 263

The schooners F. NJ. Slade and Ed
ward West are at the Slade mill
awaiting orders.
The steamer G. c. Lindauer arrived
in port yesterday, to load at the Will
son mill for San Francisco.
The schooner Tarus arrived in
port Friday, and is loading at the
Slade mill for Coquimbo, Chile.
The schooner A. ]. West is at the
Slade mill, and will load for Santa
Rosalia. Mexico. after New Years.
The steamer Henry Wilson ar
rived in port Saturday. to load at
the Wilson mill for San Francisco.
The steamer Raymond sailed Sat-
urday from the Aberdeen Lumber &
Single mills for San Francisco.
The barkentine Wrestler went
from the Western to the Union mill
this morning, to complete her cargo
for San Pedro.
The steamer Norwood arrived in
port Saturday to load at the Aber-
deem Lumber & Single mills for
San Francisco.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
ALONG THE WATERFRONT.
Report Of Arrivals and Departures Of
Vessels ara Those Loading at
the Mills.

The schooner Sehome is at the Bur.
rows mill, loading for San Francisco
The schooner Rober: Levers Il
loading at the West mill for HGno.
lulu.
The steamer Newburg sailed for
San Francisco Friday from the Slade
mill.
The steamer Fair Oaks sailed Fri.
day from the Slade mill for San
Pedro.
The Spanish steamer Jupiter lis at
the HARDWOOD mill loading for Aus
tralia.
The schooner A. B. Johnson is at
the Wilson mill, loading for San
Francisco.
The schooner Amazon arrived at
the Burrows mill Friday, to load for
San Pedro.
The steamer Centralia sailed from
the Anderson & Middleton mill for
San Francisco.
The barkentine Garden City sail
ed Saturday from the Burrows mill
for San Pedro.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
American Girl Has
Too Much Leisure.

BY CHARLES LEWIS
girls become vain and worthless because they
peed and coddled much before marriage The fact Of
~ the matter they have altogether TOO MUCH LEISURE
and TOO LITTLE WORK They 60 gaddng about in
automobiles and spend their precious anee eating hoco
late candies with foolish young in swalowtail
THEY SHOULD LEARN INSTEAD BUTTONS ON OF
CLOTHES WHEN NEEDED WITHOUT BURNING
1T TO PIECES. STUDY HOW WITHOUT BREAKING
THEM LEARN HOW TO WASH A MANS UNDERWEAR WITHOUT
TEARING LEARN MASTER THE KITCHEN
INSTEAD OF THE iNEPTITUDEs ROOM
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-12-28
Do Not Despise the Crank"

JAMES BRYCE
THOUGH independence is good thing and conscience
vital thing is possible magnify small differences and
Il lose the general perspective of politics. Those who isolate
themselves because they attach UNDUE importance