Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-04-18
Disturbing Steps.

room.
Its an exercise from my new in
struction book. First Steps In Mu-
Sic" she answered.
well, knew you were playing
with your feet" he said grimly.
! Don't step so heavily on the keys. l
can't stand the row."
Frozen Things.
To freeze a living thing means to
most minds to kill it. yet all hardy
plants can be frozen without being in
jured. So can many insects if they
! are not broken while in that brittle
state. London Punch once suggested
even that human beings could be fro
zen without harm and said that this
would be convenient way of dispos-
| ing Of children during a railway trip.
The Suit.
Lawyer Ito timid young woman
Have you ever appeared as witness in
a suit before!
Young Woman (blushing)-Y yes. sir:
| of course.
Lawyer-Please state to the jury just
what suit it was
| Young Woman with more conf
dence)-It was nuns yelling. shirred
down the front and trimmed with Il
lovely blue, with hat to match.
Shaking Hands.
The custom Of shaking hands orig
mated in the ancient practice of ad
versaries grasping the weapon hand
! during truce as Il precaution against
treachery. When two friends met they
extended their weapon hands to each
other as u sign that there was no need
to stand on the defensive, and IL hand
shake was hut the natural outcome Of
hearty and vigorous grasp.
Austraia's Stony Desert.
The great stony desert Of north Aus
tralia was discovered by Captain Sturt
an Australian explorer. in 1856 1t is
north of the river Darling and is about
300 miles long and 100 broad, consist
| ing of sandy dunes or ridges. Its want
OF trees. except along the creeks, gives
the country Il sterile appearance. These
ridges were probably formed by the
| joint effect of winds and a gradually
retiring sea.
If One Could Reach the Rainbow.
Many improbable and impossible
things would happen if you could only
get in reach of the rainbow" The
little Turk is told that if he would
have Il silver head. with gold teeth
and ruby eyes. he has but to touch the
orange stripe. In Greece they say that
the person SO unfortunate as to stun
! BE over the end of tie bow Will have
his or her sex Immediately changed.
And .ierself 100.
Mr.. Dash. Us hi; voting wife posed
before the mirror In GecCllete gown
rrom the dearest shop in the Fac &c
Ia HaX. le-"r Ing the pretty little lady
! inGulGently, Fa.d. with IL sigh:
You do look nice in that froc.i.
dear. but it cost ne a heap Of money"
She flung her arms about his neck.
you dear old boy she cried.
"What do | care for money when it's
! II question OK IIedSllis you
a Compliment.
Mrs. Jersey was unhappy owe. the
stern severity of her new photographs.
"Norah." she said to her pretty wait
ress. do you think this photograph
looks like me?"
Norah's warm Irish heart came to
the rescue. "Shure. Mrs. Jersey.
DEAR" she replied quickly. ''if you
| looked like that would | ever have two
afternoons a week.
A Tale of Heroism.
81 went for a bath yesterday said
! an Auvergnat. II had been in the Wa
ter some time when | suddenly per-
ceived an enormous shark advancing
toward me with its jaws open. What
was to do? When he was a yard off
! dived. took out my pocketknife and
ripped up the belly of the monster"
What. Then you are in the habit
of bathing with your clothes on said
one of the listeners.-From the French.
Silenced Mamma.
"Now." said the anxious mother,
you do not want to marry that re-
porter. Think of having a husband
who never gets home until 2 or III
the morning."
But" said th- shrinking maiden,
"aren't all husbands like that? Papa
is not reporter. and-and yet
But the anxious mother declined TO
listen.
Appropriate Verdict.
"Well, that's what l call an appro-
pirate verdict" remarked JilsOn the
other evening as he threw down his
paper.
What is it?" asked his wife.
why" he replied, you know the
defaulting cashier at the bank. who
committed suicide when the shortage
was discovered?"
Eyes, remember" said Mrs. Jill
son. but what of the verdict"
This morning" answered Jilson.