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The Bourbon news., 1911-05-19
Young Americas Enqlish.

"What is the most incorrect sentence
any Of your children ever get OFF,"
asked a Glenwood schoOlteacher re-
Gently at the Schoolmen's club.
"One of mine got this off not long
ago." responded n young man who
teaches at the Robert Morris school:
1T amt hisn like, but .yourn.'
"My best" said another teacher, ran
something like this: Rare roast beef
is meat what there amt none what's
any underdunner.'
The best one of the afternoon was
furnished by Germantown teacher.
Here is one" he said. (which has the
old classic, He seen his duty and done
it NOBLE beaten forty ways: 'Lewten-
nent Grant hearn the enemy III his bed.
but he snuck up on him and killed him
without known who. where or what
he was st. Paul Dispatch.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-19
THE GULF STREAM.
No Material Change In Its Course In
Modern Times.


Modern Times.
Much has been said in recent years
in regard to the changing route Of the
gulf stream. Indeed. the character of
this steady, consistent and answering
body was getting so maligned that the
government looked into the matter.
with the result that this mysterious
current of the ocean was entirely vim
dicated. Experts declare that there is
no change in the course nor has there
been for many years.
No other physical feature of the
ocean is subject TO more persistent
misinterpretation than is the gulf
stream. All vagaries of climate are
laid TO its charge. 1t is a pet theory
of many that the temperature Of Eu-
rope is greatly affected by it, but this
idea is held by high authorities to be
erroneous. 1t is not as extensive as is
commonly thought. Practically start
ing at the Florida strait, where its
volume is made up by the union of
currents, it ceases to be a true cur
rent by the time it reaches the south
ern limit of the Grand banks, where it
becomes surface drift, governed by the
winds.
The government experts aver that
there has been absolutely no material
change in the gulf streams course in
modern times.-New York Press.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-19
The variable Star AIcol.

The most noted variable star in the
universe is Algol, which changes its
brilliancy so remarkably that it was
noted by shepherds of Mesopotamia
many years ago. 1t is now known that
Algol is not one star, but a double one.
There are two suns revolving around q
common center. one of which is blaz-
ing like our sun and the other is dead
like the earth. Thus when the dark
sun partially intervenes between us
and the burning Algol much light is
cut Off
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-19
PRIDE ON BOTH SIDES.
A Story Of the Duke of Somerse, scd
the Artist Seymour.

A Story Of the Duke of Somerser s.d
the Artist Seymour.
We have all heard Of the proud"
Duke of Somerset. but we do not all
know of the occasion on which his
pride had fall. The story is told in
"The Glenbervie Journals"
1t seems that the duchess had sent
for Seymour, a celebrated painter of
horses, to make the portrait of a race
horse at Petworth. Seymour during
his stay used to dine in the stewards
room, but one day the duke was so
pleased with the picture as it ad-
vanced that he desired that he would
dine at his table.
At dinner Seymour. who probably
had not been expected to mix in the
conversation, took occasion to say that
he believed he had the honor to be re-
lated to his grace. This gave such Of
fense that he was either sent away or
put so much out of humor as to 60
away from Petworth without finish
ing the picture.
Afterward the dukes pride gave way
to the desire he had of possessing a
good portrait Of his favOrite horse.
and he ordered his steward to write to
Seymour and engage him to return to
finish his work at PetwOrth.
Seymour directed his reply to the
duke himself in these words: Your
pride would not allow that l am of
your family. To convince you that l
am, your picture shall remain as it is;
for, by -, won't come"
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-19
Young Eagles.

IN eagle lives from so To 100
years. The young birds are driven
forth by their savage parents to pro-
vide for themselves as soon as they are
able to fly. No training is given them
by the old bird. That is left to their
wild instincts, which hunger and ne
cessity develop. There is no "Going
back to the old home" for the young
eagles. The mother bird tears up ev-
cry vestige Of the nest, and if they
emit plaintive shrieks the old birds
dart at them and push them off the
crags or rocks and thereby make them
years for a young eagle to gain its
complete plumage and strength.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-19
Reason For Her Opinion,

"Do you think genius and insanity
always go together"
"Oh. no. l am convinced that my
husband is half crazy most of the time.
but I've never seen him give the faint
est gleam Of genius"-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-19
Hit Hard.

Il flatter myself I've made a hit with
shis song. Er-by the way, who was
the gentleman that was moved to tears
and went out?"
THAT was the composer ."-London
Tatler.
The Bourbon news., 1911-05-19
Tatler
Chanoed Color

Howell-YOu were the dark horse in
the convention. weren't you? Powell
No; was a blond jackass. - New
York Press.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20

stood there in deep thought for a minute two.
Then CROPPED my way cautiously to the foot of the
stairs found the heavy oldfashoned balustrade, and
slowly and silently climbed the stairway.
did not stop until found myself ON the top floor
OF that quiet and many -odored building. l stood
there, at standstill peerng through the darkness
that surrounded me-
Ny search was rewarded by the discovery Of one
tain streak Of yellow light along what must have been
the bottom of closed door. Just beyond that door
felt my pursuit was to come to an end
STOOD there, puzzled depressed by my first feeling
of Illustration. Then made out the vague oblong
OF what must have been window III the rear OF the
marrow nall l tptoed back to this window, III the
hope that it might lead to something found to
my DISAPPOINTMENT that it was barred with half
lncE IRON rods
AS tested these rods came that not
SO secure as the others One quiet and steady wrench
brought an end screw. Another patieut twist or two
entirely freed the other end
found myself armed with a fOurfOOt bar, sharp
ened wedgelike ut each end for its head. So
made my way silently back to the pencil of yellow
light and the locked door above H. All could hear
was the runEing of tap water and the occasional
rustling of 4 paper SO | quietly forced the edge
Of my rod in between the door and its jamb
Something had TO give under that strain. i was
woefuy afraid ii would be the lock bar itself. This
] knew would so with snap, and promptly betray
my movement But as | increased the pressure |
could see that it was the socket screws that were
slowly yielding in the pinewood jamb.
I stopped and waited Tor some oblitegatipS noise
before venturng the last thrust that would send the
bolt free of the loosenng socket, 1t came with the
sudden sound Of steps and the turning of of the
running tap, The door mad been forced open ana
stood an inch OF from the jamb before the steps
sounded again
l waited. with my heart in my mouth wondering
if ANYTHING had been overheard, if anything had been
discovered.
| heard as stood there, the sound Of a drawer
being opened and closed 1heh came heel click or
two on tbe wooden floor and then an mpae and
quite audible sigh There was no mistaking that sigh
Taking a deep breath stepped quickly ana noiseess
~ into the lighted room
| stood there close beside the partly opened door,
blinking a little at the sudden glare of light
What I saw was large and plainly furnished
from the top of this caught the glimmer of a tee-
phone transmtter In the rear wall stood two old.
asbioned low slled windows Against this wal and
between these two windows stood black ir l safe.
Bef.ya the open door ~ this safe, with her back
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20

We were feet by this time, passing northward
along the asphalted walks that wound in and out
between the trees.
You this mans sort Of agent, foreign
spy, after your naval secrets?" l asked. as we
watched the figure in blue circle casually out toward
Firth Avenue.
That's what I've got to find out. And I'm going
to dot it, if have to follow him TO- hell and back y
was the young officers Then he suddenly
drew up, with a whispered warning.
You'd better 60 west, toward Broadway. Then
walk north into Fifth Avenue again toward Bren-
tano's corner I'll SWING up Madison Avenue on the
opposite side Of him and walk west on Twentysxth
Street. Don't speak to we pass. But Watch
him, every moment. And II there's second man,
follow him"
A moment later sauntering westward toward
the Hoffman House corner. AS approached the
curb | saw the unperturbed figure in blue
stop beside the Farragu monument on the northwest
fringe of Madison Square, ] saw him take out
cigar, slowly and deliberately strike match OF the
stonework of the exedra, and then as slowly and
liberately light his Cogar.
felt as I it. that 1t was some sort Of signal
This suspicion grew stronger when moment later
saw a woman step out of the avenue doorway Of
Martins. She wore plumed Gansbolo ugh bat aud
a cream-colored gown over her slender young
shoulders. | further made out hung an opera cloak
II delicate lacework
She stood for moment at the, carriage step
though awaiting cab or taxi Then she quickly
crossed the avenue and, turning north. passed tie
waiting man In blue. She passed him without g
spoken word
But the creamcoored figure drifted noncha!ant
ly by the broad -shoudered man caught heetins
glimpse of something passing between them, hint
of hand catching white packet from another
1t hint, and nothing more But it was enough
Palmer had clearly stated that was to watch
any confederate. l had no intention to bubble over
side issues As | started northward. indeed after
that mysterious figure in the Gainsborough hat and
the cream coOred gown, most pleasurabe and pur.
poseu Jingle of excitement thrilled up and down my
backbone.
I Swallowed her as guardedly I was able fol.
lowing her block by block she hurried up the
empty thoroughfare that now as quiet and
lonely as glacial moraine She may have suspected
by this time, | felt, for twice l saw her look
back her shoulder,
Then suddenly stopped and ducked into a door
way. For a moment after saw wandering hanson
come Gathering into the out of Thirtythird
Street discovered that at her repeated gesture, 1t
was pulling up beside the curb.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20

stood we'll back in the shadow until she had
climbed into the seat. the apron had slammed shut
and the driver had wheeled his vehicle about and
started northward again Then l skirted along the
shop fronts, darod across the street, and made
straight for the hotel cabstand and Il taxi driver
drowsily exhaling cigarette smoke up toward the
tepid midnight skies The bill thrust into his hand
took all the sleep out Of his body and ended the IN
cense to the morning stars.
up the avenue" said clambercd in. "And
follow that hanson two blocks behind until it turns
and then up 1t and wait
1t turned at Fortysecond Street and went eastward
to Lexington Avenue Then it swing southwark
again. We let it catcr on well ahead Of us. But
it turned suddenly westward at the Of Twenty
third Street, broke the speed laws draw
more up on it. Then we crossed Twenty third
Street, told the diver to keep southwark toward
Gramercy Square. For / had caught sight of the
hanson already drawn up ut the curb halfway be-
tween Lexington and Fourth Avenues.
y moment after loted across the tracks
slipped away from the taxi and back to the
cross street foot. A reached the corner caught
Sight Of figure in a crean-colOred gown across the
sidewalk and step quickly into the doorway Of
shabby four-storied building.
l had time to study this building My i'm
portant discovery that the door opened
turned the knob and that l was able quietly and
quickly to step into the dark hallway.
| stood there in the gloom. listening intenty.
could hear the light and hurried click of shoe heels
the bare tread boards of the stairs | waited and
listened and carefully counted these clicks knew
as did so, that the woman had climbed to the
top floor.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20
Nz@St9211 .;;: n ,,.. Code T.

mirnl Shredder. was sent to confer with Admiral
I was communicate with Rear Admiral Kellner
nection with the navy's new Emergency Wheel Code
l can't explain it to you; there's lot of navy-depart
ment data l can't go into. But was ashore here
signals"
And you let them get away?"
There letting about it. They stolen
from me- stolen in some mysterious way 1 can't
derstand. I've only clew I'd dined at the Plaza
Then I'd gone up to the ballroom and sat through
the amateur theatrcals for the French Hospital I'd
been carrying the code form and they'd been worry
ing So l split the Wheel We say in the
service. l mean I'd divided EN- and left half
locked up at my hotel while l still carried the other
half. Each part | knew, would be useless without
the other. How when they got the half l was
carrying can't tell, for the life of me. remember
dancing two or three times in the ballroom after
the theatrcas. But it couldn't have been any of
those women. They weren't that sort.
Then who t?' For the first time sense of
his boyishness had crept
That's just it; don't know But kept feeling
that l was being shadowed l almost positive
being trailed. They would be after the second
half, l felt So | made dummy, and loafed about
all day waiting for sign. / kept it up until to-
night. Then when I actually found was being fol-
lowed every move made, i"
His voice trailed off and he caught at my arm
again.
See, he's the again. He's going, this
time And that's the man. l want you to help me
watch him. watch every step and trick.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20

was long after midnight That much
! knew. For it must have been an
hour and more since I had watched
the twelve ruby fahses from the top
most peak of the Metropolitan Tower
signal an unheeding world that another
of its days had gone.
knew, even as l wandered drearily
ont of my Gramercy Square house door
and paced MS drearily round and round
the iron-fenced park Enclosure, that
was about to face another secpless
night. SO l wandered restlesSly on
through the deserted streets, with no
a..
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
Fads For Women.

Now that bamboo furniture is used
so universally Il suggestion about
cleaning it may not go unnOticed. This
cleansing should be done with soap
and warm water to which salt has
been added And the mixture must be
put on with brush and then wiped
off with clean rags until the article is
dry and glistens.
Ordinary laundry soap will remove
the natural gloss of the wood and
leave it dull if salt is not added.
An authority on shoes says that pat
ent leather should never be kept in a
cold closet or one unduly warm. for
the reason that both degrees of heat
and cold cause the leather to crack.
Instead of these extremes spot
where the heat is medium should be
found.
Cold is worse than heat for patent
leather. When the shoes are to be put
on the feet it will preserve them if the
hand is passed over the shoes. smooth
ing them until they feel supple.
They are then less apt to crack. This
gradual warming should never be omit
ted when patent leather shoes are first
put on
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
Measuring Water by Sound,

An electrical device whereby "A sound
wave is sent to the sea bottom in
relatively shallow water and upon be-
ing DETECTED back TO the vessel Is re-
cciycd by another part of the same
apparatus has been designed in Nor
way for measuring the depth of the
sea. An automatic record is made of
the time elapsed between the depar-
ture and the return. and. as the veloc-
ity of sound in water is known. the
depth Is at once aScertained. The
apparatus makes continuous record
and is so constructed as to give an
alarm when the water shadows to q
certain depth. Several tests Of the
apparatus are said to prove the alb
sOlute accuracy of the device.-Mont-
real Standard.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
Postcard Shades,

A new and very charming use has
been found for the hand tinted post
cards which can now be obtained in
Companion They come with pictures
of dainty Vatican shephcrdesses,
eighteenth century court beauties or
Japanese girls painted upon them. and
what could be more attractive than to
make them into candle shades. They
are made of fine quality cardboard
so that the light penetrates them and
shows up the pictures in delicate re-
lief. There is only one caution to be
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
Artificial CEmphor.

There is in operation in New York
state an artificial camphor factory.
the product of which is intended to
compete in the market with the nat
ural substance. 1t is maintained tn It
it does not differ. except in the man
ncr of its origin, from that extracted
from the camphor trees of FornoSa.
Artificial camphnr is made from es-
scuiial oils derived from turpentine.
Chemically the only difference be
tween turp2ntine and camphor is the
possession 10y each molecule of the
latter of one atom of oxygen which is
lacking in the former. BY chemical
process the needed oxygen is supplied.
Three fourths of the entire supply of
camphor is used in the arts and one
fourth in medicine Exchange.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
Amazon River Prices.

At points on the Amazon river -four
costs 500 a barrel. Shoes are SIS a
pair and beer Sl.25 a bottle 1000 miles
from Para. while for the next thou
sand miles up the river prices grow
higher and higher. Food Of all kinds,
liquors and all fluids come from a dis
lance. The course up 5000 miles of
any of these rivers shows only banks
of impanctrable jungle running indcfi-
mite distances back from the river. In
this jungle are the rubber trees and
the people "a herin% the gum. The
supplies for them must come vast dis
11nreS, be transported on the back
Z men. in many cases after long cano"
MS. and r"nsu" q" - sparin~ly a
r. esihle
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
High
Cost of
Living
Causes
Are
Many.

o
0 HERE for the high of living but they
all CENTER AROUND THE FARM.
~ HoMEsTEADER REDUCING FIELD OF
OPERATIONS OF THE RANcHMAN, WHICH is REDUCING
THE MEAT HARVEST BECOMING QUITE A
FACTOR
Other the GREAT IMMIGRATION this country
and the MOVEMENT TO THE CITIES The tumble in
prices of attribute drought range country and the
big and crops
Much remains to be done improving the conv farming
dons spite of progress already made this
pansion exploitation and SOIL ROBBERY have
practices in the past.
The lands opened up under the homestead half
fury ago often EXPLOITED FOR TEMPORARY PROFIT
by soil robbers who of their kind Owing such
the yield of the the United States gradually de-
creased. Very little intensive farming done.
But of soils is beyond redempton The the
country are tie GREATEST ASSET THE NATION HAS The
progress in all directions depends upon the condition of the SOIL
there material inquiry of great value which pertains
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
What the Com
ing Year
Has In Store
For Us.
BY JAMES j. HILL. Railroad Expert.

~ HERE WILL ALMOST INEVITABLY WANT OF EN-
PLoYMENT YEAR.
Y AVOIDED BECAUSE BUSINESS OF
COUNTRY HAVE LEssENED COMMITMENTS
EXERCISED A GOOD PRUDENCE YEAR AHEAD
WHICH WILL BRING THE NATURAL RESULTS TEND
ENcIEs WHICH SHOWN THEMSELVES IN THE LAST TWO
We have SOWN TO THE WIND AND MUST EXPECT
for many
The business of the country all right PROCEEDING
UNDER CAUTION 1t is exceeding the speed limit and
will broken axles nec In the northwest gen
era business good with the exception Of the grain situation and
the middle west business good a whole.
The railroad whole however not good The roads
are handling good deal of business and they will handle good
but the trouble is that NO NEW WORK DONE
BY THE RAILROADS. and when traffic expands more Git has
the past of about per YEAR,
there will be congestion and that ceners heaviest traffic will
added expense.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16

that is to choose pictures with rather
simple motives. Each card must be
trimmed Il little. and if the figure in
the foreground is large or complicated
its beauty is liable to be married by
the cutting.
Shades can be made in various
shapes-four five and six sided. All
the panels may be made of cards or
only have one or two postal panels
and fashion the others of white or col
ored paper Passe-partout is ideal for
binding the panels and joining them,
cerise, green or yellow-softens the
hight becomingly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
ROTARY SNOWPLOWS.
These Powerful Machines Are as Big
as Freiqht Cars.

DIS VTCISHt Sd' ~
The snowplow is huge machine, as
big as a freight car, and built of steel
On the forward end is monster
wheel with powerful blades of steel
looking like an Over2rown electric fan
so arranged that their angles can be
changed This wheel. which is per
pendicular to the track and revolves AT
right angles to it, is inclosed in cas-
ing or drum. also of steel and with
sharp steel edges. The top of thu
drum is supplied with Il pipe or chute.
Inside the suowplow is ii steam en-
inc. which drives this huge fan wbop.
at from 100 to go revolutions ever
minute Fellow the body of the p!9N
near the track is an ice cutter 10 clear
he rails Of ice before the Whn9.s |"
over tllpm ard danger. as II is cal
ed. DESIGNED to scIHpc the bulk OF the
snow Oh the track itself aitcr the fan
hes Vhirtl & the snow bunk away anl
brown the most of ii to one side. Re
hin q TIE SnoWlluW are coupled frn!u
one to three or even more powerful!
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16
OLD TIME LIBRARIANS.
Spofford, Whitney and Butler Made a
Famous Trio

With Ainsworlh Rand Spotford for
| fifty years librarian of congress, wa
| died in 1905: the passing OF Weu
worth SinbOrn Butler. for more than
| fifty years librarian OF the New York
Society library. aud Of james Lyman
Whitney. for forty years with the B0S-
| ton Public library, IL triumvilltc Of Oh
school librarians has gone. The envi-
vonment. conditions and methods Of
administration have changed. In the
fiftics. before The days of elaborate
catalogues, with subjects grouped and
classified, the librarian WAS popularity
credited with carrying all the knoWl-
edge Of the universe in his head. ready
to impart to I'LL Corners on request.
Mr.. Spolford and Mr. Butler were
both born in New Hampshire and Mr.,
Whitney in Northampton, Mass, about
decade later Amherst. Dartmouth
and Yale contributed to their culture,
and New England and the country
gave them their early vigor and re-
S0urrefulneSs.
Mr.. Butler knew the benuS and III"
bellies of New York for three genera.
tons. William Cullen Bryant. Cuban
c. Nerplanck Fitz-Grceuc Ilallerk and
Exert G. Duyckinck drew upon his va
rious stores of knowledge. The great
iurists and statesmen William u.
Evarts. David Dudley Field. Hamilton
Fish John Jay and Samuel J. Tildru
were intimate friends and constant Wis
itors at the society library.-New York
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-01-16

Motoring is now such Il usual mode
in class apart, and both drcssmalers
and milliners make special designs to
meet the needs of the fair autoists
In the sketch are two fascinating
bonnets for winter spins. Brown vel
vet is the material of the attractive
model with wide strings of ivory satin.
quilting and for the chOux
The other bonnet is Of shot taffeta
silk in queer peaked shape with veil
to match and rosette of iridescent It's
sue