Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-03-16
Tho Greatest Show on Earth.

world is, What is really the greatest
natural wonder on earth?" 1t Is easy
to answer now, since the stupendous
falls of the Zambezi river have been
discovered. David Livingstone called
the main fall 1.-The most wonderful
sight | had visited In Africa" And
when one imagines the spectacle of
one of the worlds mishtiest rivers,
two miles wide. falling sheer 420 feet
1t is not hard to agree with one of the
greatest travellers and missionaries that
ever lived. Our own Niagara is only
half mile wide and l5S feet high, Sc
that it figures as mere cascade in
omparison.-Travel Magazine.
He Were.
detective was describing the cap,
ture Of a fakir of "old masters"
when examined this fellow" said
the official. 1.-The third degree was not
needed. Out Of his own mouth he
convicted himself unconsciousy. He
reminded me there Of boy who once
applied at my Office for work.
This boy was bright looking. and !
rather took to him.
"'Now. my son. said. If you come
to work for me you will occasionally
have to write kilograms and take down
phone messages; hence pretty high
degree of schooling is essential. Are
you fairly we'll educated?'
THE boy smiled confidently.
al be- he said"
BY the Wing Of Swallow.
"The late Francis Thompson. the
English poet" said a magazine editor
had great love of birds. He once
told me Il pretty story about a swal
low.
Catching one day in the early au
tumn a swallow that nested in his
garden, he fastened to its wing a piece
of oiled paper inscribed with the
words
"'Swallow. little swallow, | wonder
where you passed the winterv
"The next spring the swallow return
ed to it's nest at the usual time. At
tached to its foot was another piece of
oiled paper with the inscription:
Florence. at the house of Castel-
lari. Cordial greetings to the friend in
the north. ashington Star
The Cruel Lie.
When Disraeli was nearing his end
young disciple said to him: Master.
what is the objectionable sin! Is it
not lie" The astute and subtle
statesman. in the shadow OF the grave,
where he saw with the clearer vision.
looked at the young man with deep,
unfathomable eyes and answered:
mo, a lie is not the objectionable
sin. The objectionable sin is the cruel
lie."
On the borders of that shadowy land
where great things grow and small and
little things loom large on the horizon
he had come to know that the crime
that is not forgiven IS the brutal in
bitter, to mortify.
Some Lawyers Bills.
which the last item was thus stated:
"To dining with you after the case
was lost" A Gotha lawyer once
threw peasant out of doors because
he did not wish to take up his case.
He afterward sent him bill for .
marks "for his trouble" Another on
receiving the present Of hare from
one Of his clients wrote to thank him
and then charged 4 marks for the let
ter. On the Hamburg exchange a
stranger once asked lawyer, lis this
ducat worth 10 shillings| YES" re-
piled the lawyer as he put the coin in
his pocket and took out IS. I'D. Here's
your change. Six shillings eightpence
is my regular consultation fee, you
know."-St. James Gazette.
How He Would Act.
This Is not the hoary bearded tale of
the raw recruit who halted the officer
of the day in the middle of the stream
and forced him to dismount and wade
through the water to be recognized,
although there be similarity of set
tings.
A cavalry "rookie" on his first nights
tour was approached by the officer.
who, after demanding his special and
general orders and asking a number Of
more or less reasonable questions.
wound up by requesting the guards
method Of procedure If he were to see
a steamboat coming toward him across
the parade ground.
To which the rookie respectfully re-
piled. 'Id quit drinking. sir."-Judge
Tho Lady and the Detective.
Acquaintance with a detective Is
not the good thing some people may
imagine" said young woman who
has never yet been accused of being
an adventures or anything else that is
supposed to get ones name on the
front pages Of the newspapers. "a
few months ago I was robbed Of belt
that priced very highly because it
was unique and cannot be duplicated.
l spent considerable money and had
the assistance of a headquarters de-
tective. but without recovering the
belt