Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-10-17

Are you In favor Of woman suf-
frage" she asked
"Oh. yes; enthusiastically" he re-
piled
Nov. I wish you would tell me why
you think women ought to forget their
children and their household duties
and get out into the world to mix up
in political affairs. If you know of
any good reason
Good heavens! I beg your pardon.
! merely said ] was in favor of 1t to
avoid arguing with you. Can't man
be safe on any side any more?"-Chi
cago Record Herald.
Brief and Sincere.
One Of the briefcst and no doubt one
of the most sincere addresses ever de
livered on the subject of capital pun
,shment was made in Worcester coun
ty. Mass. more than two generations
ago A notorious character of the
name of Charley James. standing on
the gallows with the moose properly
adjusted was asked before the cap
was drawn over his face If he would
like to say few words.
Ladies' and gentlemen beg pardon.
gentlemen" he understanding whore
do, am unalteraby opposed to cap
ital punishment Every body's.
Convenient English Custom.
In England a small carafe. or water
Jr;, in I'D
over the top, is always kept in every
bedroom and freshly filed morning
and night. This is most convenient
custom where there is not running wa
ter in or near the room. as one will
often go without the wished for swaI-
low after a disagreeable pin or to re-
lieve n sudden cough or snpeZe rather
than trouble to send for it. Children
are always wanting drink" and
they can be taught to get it for them
selves If it is always in some con
venent place and kept free from dust
by the overturned tunbler is far bet
ter for them than water in an open
pitcher.
Peers and Cockfighting.
That peer should Indignantly deny
the insinuation that he favors cock
fighting shows how times have changed
since 1854. when this "SpOrt' was
made Illegal How little Ill had been
thought of it earlier Is shown by the
story that Elizabeth Fry. the great
Quakeress. in visiting sick Quaker
found him rapturously watching a
main between a pair of his best birds
on table by his bedside. Pierce Egan
in his Book Of Sports" published in
1892, acclaimed Newcastle as first of
all places in the world for cooking. for
lit is calculated that at the termination
of the present season upward of 1000
cocks will have met their deaths."-
London Chronicle.
One Type of Woman.
There is one type of woman whose
thought of self is almost heroic. She
is the one who. seeing a long line of
persons waiting at a window. goes up
to the head of the line and edges her
way in. have sometimes asked such
women if they would like the right of
suffrage. and they have said they
would not. so it does not always indi-
cate "strong mind" But think how
easily such woman could vote, even
though the polls were crowded. She
would seize Il ballot. brush aside the
mere men who were in her way and.
marching into the booth. deposit her
vote-as inevitable as the sunrise or
sunset or any of the phenomena of
nature.-Smiths Magazine.
The Thieving Arabs.
Their whole lives are given up to
the breeding of their flocks and nerds
and to systematic robbery writes
Douglas Caruthers OF his experiences
in northwestern Arabia. THE Bed
uoin lives in his tent for week at a
time or until the fit comes over him.
and he calls his companions. and off
they go on a foray to steal cames in
order to increase their own herds. The
Arabs great idea is to possess rifle.
for that means power. In order to do
this he must steal camels. So. having
stolen camels, he purchases a rifle.
Then come more raids to take more
camels, this time in order to buy a
wife. Camels are their sole means Of
exchange"
Why He Couldn't Pay.
He was a switchman in small
town up state. When It came time
to pay his board bill the first week
he complained that work had been
scarce and he had not been able to
save enough. So bis landlady. not
with any too good grace. agreed to
wait.
1t was the same the next week. and
the landlady. still hoping. kept him.
The third week she felt he had had
every chance. and she was determined
to get at least some of her money.
She stated her request.