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BOOK CEMETERIES.

rvERY READER in a public library can sympa1zc with Lord
Roscbery's plant in a Glasgow library which has shelves for
- 100000 books. IL am filled with a hideous depression he
smd, "at this enormous book cemetery because after all most of the
books are dead. There is no mar who can grapple with the libraries
of these days" Edmund Gosse declares that "thc superhuiy of print
ed matter is an absolute nightmare" favors can enormous destruction
Of printed books and commends Omar for burning the library of
Alexandria, if he really did.
The card catalogues Of our big Libraries ar mainly tombstones
Out Of a hundred references to any subject all but five or ten are
OF no dhccrnible usc The books hayc become obsolete. Their lore
is suspended. Their substance has been sucked out and restated in
later volumes. The unskilful reader investigating municipal gov
eminent, for example, may take the wrong references and get mental
dyspepsia before he finds a line about fusion, commission government,
effective regulation of public utilities and other problems Of the time.
The Astor Library was stocked up with such raw material as college
catalogues and railroad tables, and had not one copy Of "The Trav-
es Of Sir John Vaudeville" although twenty editions have been
made, or Of Marco Polos travels, although you can buy the volume
for thirty-fve cents at any bookstore.
Despite the multiplicity Of apparetly useless books, the Chinese
are right in their reverence for the printed page. Employ your
sclcctive instinct in building your own library-and every one should
have a good and growing library-but destroy no books. Sell them
or give them away. They may come rs revelations to a later age.
Public libraries cannot safely destroy books. Only Omniscience could
lerform the task. The most competent Of librarians attempting it
would enroll himself among the vandas Of ignorance and presump
ton that have left us only a few lines Of Sappho, only a few frag-
ments Of the Greek Comedy.
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Faith and Works.
~ REPRESENTATIVE CRUMPACKER Of In.
diana assured Representative korby 81 the
same State that IL was ten minutes Ia
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RELIGIOUS MENDlCANTS AFLOAT.

)THER religious bodies have had a moro fantastic creed, but
none, not even the Mormons, have had such vicssitudes as
The Holy Ghost and Us Society, whose bark put into Port
land the other day with ffty-fvc souls aboard after a six months
trip from Africa.
This little sect began on a hilltop in Maine, was transferred to
Jerusalem, and then took to the sea in quest, it was said, of some
leland beyond the three-mle limit. Perhaps its latest voyage was
a conscious reading backward Of the hymn "From Greenland's icy
mountains to Afrhs coral strand" for the boat after clearing from
Africa was bound for Greenland when mhhap compelled it to put in.
The Rev. Frank ". Sanford, head of the society, was a crack
baseball player in his youth. ruled despoticaly a team Of college boys
and cleaned up the Maine circuit. Somehow his church resembles
his nine. He rules il with iron sway, keeps it on the move, and
has made a club Of ia Yachting club which obtains at all ports
Shc clearance privileges granted to pleasure craft but denied to COM
mercal bottoms. It's creed is simple-a literal exposition of the
Scriptures, implicit faith in Sandford as expoundcr and "A hearty
hostility to the devil whom the brethren once drove into the sea.
The sect is eighteen years old, has seven hundred members and con-
trolls the politics of Durham. Maine.
No chapter in faith, so-called, parallels the venture of this society
IN taking to the sea, making mysterious trips to the Mediterranean
and Caribbean, "panhandling' other vessels for food and water and
constituting its little squadron of three boats "oceap tramps' in
double sense. No wonder the Venczuelans thought Castro was aboard
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PAULINE AND HER MASTER.

y YEITIER Presidents nor cows are supposed to be nomadic.
nj But the White House is not run on Jcffersonian principles
L y nowadays, and last summer it sent forth two travellers. One
was William Ii. Taft. the other MRS. Pauline Wayne, the sumptuous-
eyed Holstein that supplies his table with milk. Pauline has made
the better trip Of it.
Let it be conceded that her master has travelled further. When
he reaches Washington again he will have covered 29s,'2S miles at
Government expense since he entered the service in 1900. Pauline
moves through a smaller orbit-from Washington to the Northwest
and back But that is really 10 her credit, since she has got on the
job at home a fortnight ahead Of the President.
Both travellers have had about the ame audcnccs-pcoplc at
county fairs, dairy shows and such like. But Pauline has always
been the whole show. Nobody has said to her. "Nay, nay, Pau
line!' She has not been cclpsed by aeroplaDe asccnts OF farmers
trots" Nor has a single defensive word been heard from her. She
has climbed no mountains. ridden on no cowcatchcrs. Tho Presi
dent took out a satchclful Of speeches. She brought back a satchel-
full of medals.
Mrs. Waync's itincrant contributions to the dairy industry are
said to be as copious and well favored as when at home. Thus she
is on the job, even when she travels, and she pays her own way
which is more than Presidents do.
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race of the man who only tipped him
half a dollar for taking his hat. You
remember"
We'll. what e,se?" asked Mr.. Jarr.
II have been telling you,' was the
reply. Mrs. Stryver wants this aYa!-
to BE- the sensation o, the season. She
wants men ~there-rea men, you know
not the kind that always go to those
places and wear flowing ties and play
the piano, but womcn's husbands. So
| want you to come home from tho
office early and put on your frock coat
and go with me. II is at 4 o'clock
sharp"
'Noth!n' doln'..' said Mr.. Jarr.
YES, there IL, too. Mrs. Stryver Is
on the verge OF nervous colla pse. ehe
SAYS II | Will bring you and get you 10
bring some OF the other men from tho
ofiNe she doesn't care whether they ars
Hs;ingue or not. provided they have
frock coats and their linen II clean.
She will even rent some frock coats
and furnish them: and IL you know
any presentable men out OF work che
Will pay them five dollars an afternoon
and furnish the frock coat and pearl
ties and gloves II they will come. She
Is simply DETERMINED to crush tho
Baroness"
Won have thing to do with H."
said Mr.. Jarr firmly. Been trapped
into those society dog fights bssors.
Member" y
But. sweetheart. Mrs. Stryver IN 30
nice to me, and SIZE IL so dependent
upo me, and I pre- missed her! Besides,
I didn't deceive ~, dearie! There
were no false pretenses. I've old you
just exactly how things are and how
they'll be. You'll do what I ask. won,
you. honey?"
And Mrs. Jarr nestled up closer end
purred her sweetest.
well. III come" said Mr.. Jarr In a
resigned tone. And now never doubt
my great love for your
Here he sighed.
And don't FORGET TO bring several
friends from the ONCE" said Mrs. yarr.
From the ofioe7" ne repeated. why,
that bunch wouldn't come to anythinx
for me. 'cept, maybe. u II were my
funeral. Even then I think they'd only
send flowers" 1890,
But ne had TO promise he'd try.
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upOn a. tistl " "aS -
wv poor little squirrel which two
children kept In u cage. The
" Gag had q big wheel In II
- and the squirrel would get In
side this wheel and run and run
and the wheel would turn around
very fast. Then the children laughed
and danced and clapped their hands
ana were very happy. And they
thought that t. squirrel was happy
too. but that was not so. Poor squir-
rel! lie would have rather run In the
woods. w and down trees or gathered
nuts han to he kept In a cage.
One day when he was running round
and round inside this wheel n the
children we-e Laughing. something
screcched and said:
'Oh. how funny! Oh, how funny
The squirrel saw that It was a parrot
and was very glad. lie did not like the
parrot, hut he was very lonesome and
wanted some one to talk to. When he
stopped running the children went ava.
and Polly said:
How DIDO. How d'do."
"How DIDO" answered the squirrel.
What's your name?" asked Polly.
"DUly.' said the squirrel.
What's the natter"
on" sighed Billy. Tn so unhappy!
| do not like this cage All the nuts are
ripe now and my brothers and sisters
must he having a lovely time gathering
winter focc. And I nave 20 stay here all
alone"
"Rur sray." suggested Polly,
81 csJ,not prsak the cage" answered
Billy.
I'm help YOU" screeched Polly. and
she shot her long neck between the bars
OF her cage and pulled n tugged st
the wires of Bllly's cage raul they bent
far enough apart to lie, Silly out. How
very. very happy Rilly was.
Now ] will help YOU ret out"
Never mind. thank YOU" said Polly.
run on to the woods and leave n o
here. l like my cage"
So nilly ran home as fast az he could,
When the children asked where Billy
was. Polly told them the story. They
both cried a little because they missed
him, but then they said that they were
glad as long as Billy was happy. 70
Now, my dears, are YOU not glad that
you did not bring those two squirrels
home' You see, squirrels do not like to
live In the house.
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Sandman Stories Y%%%%~%%NX By Eleanor schorer
No. 1.-The Unhappy Squirrel.

nee upon n time there was a
poor little squirrel which two
children kept In u cage. The
cage had q big wheel In II
and the squirrel would get In
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Folly.

TT was folly. they told ms. to love you.
dear.
i nut Love was deaf. ana Il could
not hear.
And they scornsd. and they warned.
and they called me mad:
But I thought of you. and my heart
was glad.
1t was folly TO long for . touch Of
your lips,
To thrill at the touch OF your dnger
tips;
It was folly to think and to dream
OF you,
They told mo, my love. hut they
never knew
The subtle thrill OF tho touch Of your
hand,
And they would not and could not un-
derstand. a.
What did I care what the Wise One,
said?
The cynical sneer or the shake of the
head?
! piusa them ali. for they Y xuew
The 1sy d tAs Geaiv - tevA4 yeul
-W0 AkseaheA = AinsAesa AaANalnAr
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G@G0@ &@@@ GW@P6@@ OF TIE W&W,

~. although" he added. "my watch may he .
fes minutes this side or The other ot the correct
time" says the Washlr ston Pow.
You are not ~ confident abou. your tine
piece" sad Kog6y. "as lay friends. Bishop Chat
AMI of indianapolis and Bishop u'p1aaghue os
Louisville. when they compared Watches once upoa
= lime. 1t Is Just thrrc minutes to o. said
Bishop Chatard.
1T Is exactly -four minutes and . hal. to o.
rtto.ted Bishop O'Donsghue.
81 know the exact time exclaimed III ,hop
Chatard. for my watch is one In which I have
the utmost faith
"'Ah Bishop replied the prsla,e from Louis.
vile. we must not hole 10 succeed through faith
alone. l have not only faith In ms watch, but
| 1 know Of its good works."
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A ACKNOWLEDGEMENT are due the Consolidated Gas Company
"A for the most artistic job of highwayripping this town has seen
il has made Nassau street more romanically impossible, more chal-
longing to eye and ear and nose, than any Now York street ha. ever
been before. -,
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Letters From the PEOPLE

weeks for our money, putting Off ou,
Landlords. promising them when We are
pad we VIII pay them. EMPLOYEE.
Yes.
To the Editor II Ths Evening World.
Is a child oorn IN the United States O,
foreign parents q citizen OF the Unltet
StAtssf y. y.
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liry Tales
For the Fair
BY Helen Rowland

Copyright. 1911. BY The Press Publishing Co. crhc New York wosd)
@NCE upon a time there Uos a Swcct Young Thing
uho pedrncd to DC u SUCCESS.
she had IA rdoue idea that success con-
sisted in making a fortune. by pushing q button at the
side Of a desk, giring Interviews and refusing proposals
OF marriage.
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his nrogenitor entered suddenly and cried. raihsi
sharply:
what sr. you doing 1t that bookcase. VII
fred!'
Trying to find the History Of 4 United
States. father"
What fori'
why. Joe Billings. at our school. say>
Donlin played with the Giants year bsiO!J .-.,
and I say he didn't"
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the poor little thing stare.'
Don't worry about the bird. dear. Ill take
good care OF him.
" But ! feel sure you'll forget about keeping
the curtains drawn 30 that things won't all be
faded out when ! get back
=" Don't give yourself a moments uneasintss
about the curtains. IN keep the house as darS
~ a tunnel
John. I'm not going. You have some reason
for being anxious to get rid Of me-"
After the historic Facts.
A s . small boy was standing on one Of the
~ best library chairs and clawing with his
gruhby hands. says the Indianapolis Sun,
some OF the choicest bindings In the bookcase
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In her enthusiasm she trent to a Woman uho had already "ARRIvED'"
and asked her hoo II could be done uMh the least trouble and the greatest
opeed.
my child" replied the Woman. Al she shorcd aside to bushels OF un-
ansrcyed correspondence. and pushed back an incurred forcIock. "bcneve
nc, TIE Rocky Road to Dublin is a glazed Jtoboggdn slide beside the Rocky
Road TO Success.
III you re looking for something EASY. marry a bdnkc-. a broker. a
janitor or a n eicrator BOY. ana Inc happily for a HHe rhiic, anyudy
SUCCESS means getting o. the whcci Of fortune and then keeping the
enjoy yourself
at means ucdrino the same hat for tuo years. aud hosiery uoWh holes
in them, because you haven't time to 90 out aud buy nuU mes, much less
to mend the old ores.
Moreover, nothing succeeds Ike success in acquiring the cnpy Of
mediocriu H4
Frs never stop
And it's lucky there's plenty Of room at the top. or thcyd fnoIy
succeed in pushing you OF. .
"A lot Of people hare 'drriurd' Uho have ncrer been able to STAY, and
a lot more ho hare gotten there couldn't stand the pace.
III you don't catch up rith the leaders it ,cH make you miserable. and
" you do, THEY pu make you miserable.
Success brings friends out rhen yu rant TO ask a FAVOR you Su
discorer that a friend is stranger than a stranger, and that a stranger is
more friendly than a friend.
And by the time you hare passed up Lore. turned dopn Mntrimonu
cdsted your youth, missed oil the good times in life, lost your teeth and
acquired a face like the side Of an oak tree, you tnH find that you ire ns
quite so rH knoun, nor half so popular Is Osuego OIL pr the Coal Dust
TURNS" r
MORAL: Success is not a matter Of catching on" but Of hanging
on"-eren though the ladder be fun Of tacks
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-16
QUlNlAULT ROAD
IS CHIEF TOPIC
Chamber of Commerce Takes
Up Matter of State Road
No. Nine

The appointment of committee tC
confer with similar committee from
Hoquiam in securing funds and as
sistance in completing State Road
No. 8, from Humptulps to Lake Quin
lault, was one of the important mat
ters taken up by the Aberdeen Cham
Der of Commerce at it's regular week
ly luncheon at the Hotel WASHINGTON
last Tuesday.
The occasion was Hoquiam day, but
very few from the sister city were
present at the dinner A short talk
on the amount of money spent on the
Quiniault road, was made by Alex Pol
son, who said that the county had
spent enough in building roads in the
old way to have built a macadam
thoroughfare from Hoquiam to the
lake. He said that Seattle had come
to the rescue of this section and at
the recent meeting at Wenatchee of
the Good Roads association, had vot-
ed to continue the state road through
this section.
P. S. Combs of Hoquiam also spoke
on the Quiniault road. He said that
the Lake Quiniault country was as
grand as any he had ever seen and
would some day be a fine summer re-
sort. He wanted Aberdeen to assist
in the work Of getting the road and
volunteered the information that sta
tistics were being secured to present
in arguments as to what the Quiniault
country could offer, If opened to this
section. He also stated that the Olym.
pic peninsula was to Grays Harbor
what Alaska was to Seattle.
John H. Taft, president of the first
Chamber of Commerce in Aberdeen.
was elected to honorary membership
in the chamber.
The Big Creek Timber company was
elected to membership in the organi-
zation, R. H. Keagy proposing the
name.
j. j. Carney, as chairman of the
bridge committee reported that he
was in communication with officials
pertaining to unnecessary opening of
the Wishkah and Chehals river
bridges by small crafts.
l.. H. Burnett, presented to the
Chamber of Commerce, a silver tro-
ply, this trophy to be offered as a
prize for the best pen of birds raised
III ]AuOiucc anu uiSpidyeu dI tHe
coming poultry show in HOquam.
w. w. Boner asked the committee
selected to confer with Hoquiam in
the Quiniault road matter, to also in
vesitgate the demand of settlers in
the East branch of the Hoquiam river
for a road.
The committee appointed follows:
S. X. Bowes, w. Fl. Lebo, ]. H. Full
er, J. w. Qiulter and w. w. Boner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-16
ELMA WANTS FAIR
Commercial Club Is Looking for Suit
able Grounds Near That City for
Race Track

The committee of the Commercial
club that is trying to get the next
county fair for Elma, and to locate
the fair permanently at this place,
has been active They went to Mon
tesanO and talked with some of the
men there, and while the Montesano
citizens could not openly pledge their
support they promised to do all they
could individually for Elma. They are
disposed to return some favor for FL
ma for the way this town stood up
for them in the county seat fight.
The committee has been trying to
get site for the fair providing it
comes here. The best place is on the
Simpson ranch adjoining town, but
the ranch is leased for two years, and
Mr.. Simpson, while enthusiastic about
the fair coming here, would rather
some other place be selected if one
can be found So the committee is
investigating the possibilities of the
old fair grounds owned by Mr.. Da-
mon at present.
Mr.. Damon will lease twenty acres
to the Fair Association for ten years
at 500 year and the association to
pay the taxes. If a race track can be
built on this tract it will serve the
purpose WELL
Aberdeen made a success of the first
fair and she may want to keep it an
other year. 1t was understood before
the fair that Aberdeen was willing to
give it up, but the success has justly
made them proud of the fair down the
harbor. While Elma will do all posi-
BILE to get the fair next year, not too
much money will be spent in that di-
rection, as it is sure that the fair will
soon leave Aberdeen any way.
If the fair should come here the
plan is to construct permanent build
ings on the site and make a fine track
for horse races. This would cost
about $4,000, and the county would
be asked to aid so worthy project.
-Elma Chronicle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-16
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY

Oswald Bell, proprietor of the bi
cycle store, 206 South G street, who
rooms over his store, was awakened
at an early hour this morning by noise
made by burglar trying to effect an
entrance to the store through the back
door. The thief had broken the glass
in the door, when Bell opened the
window overhead and threw a piece
of board, striking the burglar on the
head, and soaring him into running
away. If Bell had pistol, of which
his store contains many, he would
have had no difficulty in winging the
burglar.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-16
CHOOSE CANDIDATES FOR
PORT DISTRICT ELECTION
W. J. Patterson Of This City and
Frank n. Lamb Of Hoquiam
Named.

The selection of w. J. Patterson of
this city and Frank H. Lamb of Ho-
quiam, as candidates for the Office of
commissioners provided the port dis
trict election is carried is considered
wise by those who are working for
the measure The laws says that the
county shall be divided into three
districts and that commissioner
shall be elected from each district
to have control of the work of the
commission. The third district, com
prsing Elma, Montesano, Oakville and
the eastern end of Chehalis county,
will be represented at a meeting to-
day when the candidate to represent
that section will be decided on.
Several men are named as possible
candidates, they being Henry Nc
Cleary, of McCleary, Z. l.. Minard and
Angus Mcneil.
The petitions asking that the names
of the men be placed on the ticket and
elected at the coming election, will be
circulated within few days. The
petitions must contain the name Of
100 electors.
This does not prohibit any single
person from running for a commits
sionership provided he gets requir-
ed number of signers on his petition.
"The plan to form port district,
is one which should receive the sup
port of every voter in Chehalis coun-
ty," said l.. G. Humbargar. at is the
right thing to do as it will give this
rich county an opportunity to go ahead
with its harbor improvements, instead
of waiting for congress to help us.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-11-16
CAMPBELL SAYS
HE WILL PROBE
Says He Has Been Watching
Aberdeen Municipal
Affairs
MAY CALL GRAND JURY
If He Cannot Get Evidence,
Then Will Ask for
Grand Jury
MAY CALL GRAND JURY

Aberdeen will be given one of the
most thorough house cleanings in it's
history, now that the matter of prob
ing the actions of It's officials has been
referred to me. | have been watch
ing conditions in Aberdeen and wait
ing for the psychological moment and
it has happened. My investigation
will get to the bottom of things and
if cannot get the evidence any 9th
er way, | shall ask that a grand jury
be called that witnesses will be sum-
moned before it's members to secure
testimony.
"If there is evidence of wrong do
ing, snail file informations, or if the
grand jury, if called, finds indictments,
shall prosecute, it matters not who
is caught"
The foregoing statement was made
by Prosecuting Attorney William E.
Campbell this morning to Herald
representative, when asked what he
intended doing towards investigating
the official acts of a number of Aber-
deem city officials.
81 have been securing evidence for
some time concerning conditions in
Aberdeen, which l have known to be
questionable, but had not quite secur-
ed everything necessary to begin an
investigation. The action of the
council last night, was a little prema-
ture, as far as my investigation was
concerned, but now that it has been
asked, the city is going to be given a
cleaning up that will be a surprise.
''At this time, / have nothing to say
regarding any evidence | might have
at hand, except, that provided a grand
jury is called, the men summoned be-
fore it, will be closely questioned and
the jury will be a jury for the people
of Chehalis, and one that shall have
something to say as to what it in
vestigates, instead of being excluded
from the jury room when important
matters are investigated as was done
by the last grand jury