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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-11

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-11
Our First Cotton Exports.

The earliest exports of cotton from
America were made in 1885, in which
year one bag was sent from Charles
ton to Liverpool. while twelve were
sent from PHILADELPHIA and one from
New York.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-11
DO YOUR BEST.

The man thing is to keep on
doing our very best all the time.
Even although at times we may feel
discouraged and hopeless. we must
never give in. And if fame and
fortune pass us by-well. we shall
always have the consolation that
we have done our best, and no
one can do more. If you do your
best your conscience is clear.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-11

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-11

Big Figures.
my dear Miss Moneybags." said the
impecunius young man. Il love you
more than ! can find words to tell"
But l presume you could tell me In
figures" rejoined the beautiful heiress
III icy tones.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-11
An Ancient Prescription.

Medical prescriptions are often hard
to read, and there is one in the Met
which is particularly bothersome. 1t
Is on stone and dates from about 1900
B. c., making it no doubt the oldest
prescription in America. Men Of SCI
ence say that the Egyptian physician
who prepared it was prescribing pre-
cious stones, finely ground. for fumi
cation in cases Of hysteria. And. as
often in later times. a much more ex
pensive remedy was prescribed for
rich people than for the poor.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-11
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUING.
Talk Mo. 4.

Liquid bluing is mainly water
Given half or a cents worth of
bluing and a large bottle filed with
water and you have the frail excuse
that's called bluing
Always use RED CROSS BALI.
BLUE The best blue anywhere at
any price 1t does make the laundress
smile for week Large package 5
cents AT ALL GOOD GROCERS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20

[Continued on Second Page.l
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20
CHAPTER VII.
At the Kings Command.

Bivens's plan would have gone
through without hitch but for one
thing. He had overlooked the fact that
the Kingdom Of Mammon in America
has a king and that the present ruler
Is very much alive. This king has
never been officially crowned and his
laws are unwritten, but his rule is none
the less real, and he is by far the most
potent monarch Wall street has ever
known. A man of few words, Of iron
WILL of fiery temper, of keen intellect,
proud, ambitious, resourceful, bold.
successful, a giant in physique, and a
giant in personality. He moves among
men with the conscious tread of roy
atty, thinks big thoughts and does big
deeds as quietly and effectively as
small men do small ones, and then
moves on to greater tasks.
1t happens that his majesty is an
old time Wall street banker with in
herited traditions about banks and
the way their funds should be handled.
He had long held pet aversion. The
Van Dam Trust Company had become
an offense to his nostrils.
His own bank, hitherto the most
powerful in America, is a private con-
Germ which bears the royal name. 1t
had long been the acknowledged seat
of the Empire of Mammon and within
its unpretentions walls the king has
held his court for years, extending his
sceptre of gold in gracious favor to
whom he likes, refusing admission to
his presence for those who might Of
fend his fancy.
The Van Dam Trust Company had
built a huge palace far up town and
it's president had attempted to set up
a court of his own. He had gathered
about him a following, among them
an eX-president of the United States.
Gold had poured into the treasL of
the great marble palace in a constant
stream until it's deposits had reached
the unprecedented sum of $90,000,000,
sum greater than the royal bank it.
self could boast.
When the king heard the first rumor
of the fact that the Van Dam Trust
was backing the schemes of the Allied
Bankers i'm their sensational raid on
the market his big nOstrils suddenly
dilated.
At last he had them just where he
wanted them. He signed the death
warrant of the bank and handed it to
his eXecutioner without word of COM
ment. And then a most curious thing
happened. The king summoned to his
presence a little dark swarthy man.
When Bivens received this order to
appear at court he was dumfounded.
He had long worshipped and feared
the king with due reverence and al
WAYS spoke his name with awe. To
be actually called into his august pres
ence i'm such crisis was an undream-
ed-of honor.
He was sure that his majesty had
heard of his generous offer To help the
Van Dam Trust in it's hour of trouble
and meant to reward him with promo
tion to high rank in the Empire.
He hastened into the royal presence
with heating heart.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20
PERU'S ETHNoLOGY.
Would Indicate That America Was
Settled From Australia.

The survival of the fittest Is phrase
that may be used in many other senses
than those associated with the name
of Darwin, and has taken it's place def
initely in many a department OF
thought not touched by him. 1t ap-
plies, for instance, to a great extent to
languages, but there are many excep-
tions, one of which Is eXemplified In
the history Of the language Of Rome,
which although quickly assimilated by
most of her assailants was absolutely
overthrown in those islands to make
room for the conquering Engle tongue.
The history of our country proves that
while Britons, Romans, Anglo-SaXons
and Norman-FTench have settled her
i'm succession the one language has
prevailed, with a small amount OF the
Latin tongue brought in by the Nor
mans. 1t is a most important matter,
therefore, before endeavoring to inves-
tigate the ethnology of a country to
note the fact that similarity Of tongue
does not necessarily imply a racial
connection.
AS an example of this doctrine may
be mentioned the discovery of San
scrit and Zend, languages allied to
those of Europe, and we may recall
that half a century after this discovery
Prof Max Muller assumed that this
connection of a common speech In
volved a race affinity between the four
prehistoric races Of Europe, asserting
also that the same blood runs in the
veins of the English soldier, ''as in the
veins of the dark Bengalese."
These views have been greatly crit
icised from Penka and Shrader on
ward, and it is now generally held that
there is really no race connection be-
tween those who speak Aryan tongues,
word now generally used for these
affiliated languages. The Scandina-
vians, the Celts, the so-called Celts
Qberians) of parts of Scotland, Wales
and the south of Ireland, and the Lith-
uanians, whose original language is
perhaps preserved among the Basques,
cannot be regarded as relatives-one
of these races has imposed it's speech
on the others. Still less do we believe
nowadays in a kinship between our
selves and the dark "Bengalese."
Questions of ethnology are, as is the
case with most fascinating subjects,
of a very difficult character and re-
quire careful treatment, considering
constructive physical geography, geol-
ogy, flora and fauna of the country,
and recent oceanography. 1t is possi-
BILE to reconstruct the geographical
outline of the world or any part of 1t
at any given period.
A most intricate problem OF a race
which presents analogies to the Egyp-
tians, Babylonians (Sumerians), In
dian peoples, Polynesian and Malay
tribes, and even to the Jews is here
attempted. We are cautioned by the
writer ito be unfettered by the dogma
and authority of past generations but
without desire to dogmatize, we may
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20
CHARMS AGAINST EVIL.
Ornaments That Are Supposed to Ward
Off Disease and Bring Luck.

Off Disease and Bring Luck.
Perhaps the instinct to avert the
evil eye Is born in our natures. Civ
ilization has lessened it to a great ex-
tent, but in every race we find such
an instinct exists. The wearing of
nearly all personal adornment seems
to have originated in an idea of pa
cifying evil deities.
The savage wears ornaments SYM
bolizing the protective powers sup
posed to be able to keep away harm
or danger. In the West Indies there
is a bean or seed which the natives
think possesses many valuable proper
ties. If carried In the purse they say
the owner will never want for money I;
If hung on a watch chain good luck
will ever be with the wearer. But woe
betide the man who loses his precious
charm. The East Indian leaves a tiny
corner of his embroidery unfinished to
propitiate the gods; the dusky mother
calls her baby hard names for fear
her love should bring i'll fortune upon
him.
In England superstitlous country
folk tie amulets around their necks to
prevent disease. Some of the earliest
of these were skilfully wrought by the
people who inhabited this country
thousands of years ago and treated
inf ha
ducing varied effects by cutting
through into the different layers of
color. Several examples Of this prac-
tically lost art may be seen In the mu-
scum at Ipswich. They are carved to
represent the heads of men and wo-
men, birds, fishes and reptiles and are
for the most part cleverly and pref
tily done.
The fossil belemnites found on many
of our coasts embedded in the rocks
were once thought to be thunderbolts
and were worn as charms by fisher
folk. Farmers in ancient times decor
ated their horses by hanging amulets
and gypsy fetish charms among their
trappings to insure a good harvest.
These amulets were frequently asso-
ciated with the worship Of the sun and
were of Egyptian, Moorish and Per-
sian origin.
Although most people profess to
laugh at the idea Of wearing them
purely for luck or from superstitious
motives, yet charms are worn still with
good humored toleration and, for rea-
sons none can explain, secretly favor
ed, just in the same way that sober
minded men and women cling tena-
ciously to q crooked sixpence and
treasure a threepenny bit with hole
in it as omens Of good luck.
A pink coral hand in Italy is sup
posed to ward off the evil eye and
plays its part In ornaments. Ruby
ornaments are supposed to dlsperse
evil spirits and are considered a pro-
lection from poison and other dire
evils. Emeralds Danish blindness.
Garnet ornaments are supposed to
keep one in good health; the sar-
donyx insures happiness. The sap
phire keeps off fever. Amethysts
keep off worries. A turquoise means
that you will never want a friend. A
four leaved clover in crystal locket
is a favorite charm and is said to bring
good fortune and long lif@ TO its wear
er. Jade also has reputation as
luck brlnger.-Pall Mall Gazette.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20

point out that the bounds Of modern
criticism which denies the theory Of
Prof. Max Muller-'like language, like
blood"-are traversed. The writer is
entitled to his opinion, but we will be
found to agree with his belief in for
mer family of Jews, pre-Incas, Chin
ese and others.
The writer speaks of the Aymara
race of ancient Peru, supposed to be
the wonderful people who built the
great pre-Inca monuments and whose
language is said to resemble that Of
the Sumerians of Mesopotamia. 1t Is
difficult to trace the origin Of this con-
nection; there Is no doubt, however,
that South America was at one time
In connection with Australia. st.
George Mivart's discovery Of q mar
supial in Bogota which is mentioned
by the writer is a living addition to
the evidence of palaeontology, which
shows this connection by discoveries
of remains of similar marsupials in
each continent. 1t must have been by
this route that the Sumerians came to
Peru, If they did come at all.
The interesting question Of pre-Inca
monuments on Easter Island appears
only to be solved by assuming with
the writer former attachment to the
mainland, but We are afraid that he
claims too much when he concludes
that in pre-Inca days there was no
land on the eastern side Of the Andes
The argument adduced, that IL there
were any land the pre-Incas would
have conquered it, applies equally to
the Incas, in whose time Brazil GER
tainly existed, the people themselves
being conquered by the Spanish in
historical times. Nor is the geological
testimony at all complete. We admit
that there once was a time when the
eastern side Of the Andes marked q
coastline for the Atlantic, but that land
had appeared in the recent or human
period Is proved by the abundant
mammal remains found In the pam
pas.
The question Is one of great interest
to the ethnologist. The belief that hu-
man beings entered North and South
America by way of Greenland from
Europe can no longer, in view of some
Of the phenomena mentioned, be a
question of dogma, and further re-
searches such as outlined by the wri-
ter seem necessary.-London Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20
THE hell you say! Down a whole

point! Mo-"
There was a moments hush, every
breath was held. Only the sharp click
of the ticker broke the stiffness.
1T was one point" groaned the
judge, now, Gott, it's two-now it's
three!"
The last words ended in a scream
He'll had broken loose at last.
The panic had come!
In ten minutes stocks tumbled five
points and the Doctors last dollar was
swept into space while the whole
market plunged down, down, down in
to the abyss of ruin and despair
Men no longer tried to conceal their
emotion. Some wept, some cursed,
some laughed; but the most pitiful
sight of all was the man who could do
neither, the man with white lips and
the strange hunted expression in his
eyes who was looking Death in the
face for the first time.
A full quarter of an hour of the
panic had spent itself before the dazed
crowds in the brokers' offices read the
startling news that caused the big
break. The ticker shrieked it's mes
sage above the storms din like little
laughing demon:
"The Van Dam Trust Company Has
Closed Its Doors and Asked for the
Appointment of Receiver!"
"Impossible!"
"A fake!"
"Hell-it's a joke!"
From all who read it at first came
these muttered exclamations. 1t was
beyond belief.
THE Judge" was particularly en-
phatic.
Dots a lie, chentlemens! Take my
word for it! Dey haf ninety millions
on deposit"
1t took the second bulletin with par
ticulars to convince them. Bivens had
not kept his solemn pledge. The great
bank had stood the run for two hours
and closed it's doors. And the work Of
destruction had just begun.
At o'clock, the doctor walked out
of Dugros office without a dollar. It
was utterly impossible for a man of
his temperament to realize 1t. The
crash had come so suddenly, its work
was so complete and overwhelming it
seemed a sort of foolish prank Fate
had played on him.
He walked home in state of strange
excitement. He had seen many sights
in his eventful life .nung the people
of New York never had he passed
through a scene so weird, so horrible,
so haunting as the five hours he had
just spent among those men and wo-
men whom the struggle for money had
transformed into ravIng, jibbering,
snivelling maniacs. 1t was too absurd
to be real. His own loss was appall-
ing but at least he thanked God he
was not mad. He yet had two good
hands and legs. He could see, hear.
smell, taste and feel, and he had soul
with five more senses still turned up
ward toward the infinite and eternal
by which he could see the invisible
and hear the inaudible. He felt almost
happy by contrast with the fools he
had left shutting over the floor Of Du-
gro's Office.
His own sense of loss was merely
blur. The revelation he had just
had of the mad lust for money which
had begun to possess all classes was
yet so fresh and startling he could
form no adequate conception of his
own position.
1t was not until he entered his own
door, and paused at the sound of Har-
riet's voice, that he began to realize
the enormity Of the tragedy that had
befallen him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20

The Chamois Trail.-An interesting
sight is to be witnessed each day al
noon at Grindewald In the Alps, when
there is a rush Of visitors to the tele-
scopes to observe "chamois trail"
Promptly each day at the hour men,
toned there may be seen a herd oi
from twenty to thirty chamois pass
ing in Indian file up the yawnine
abysses of the precipitous Metten-
berg rocks separating two glaciers,
the male animals leading the way, the
king of the herd keeping twenty yards
in advance and on the watch.
At the bottom of the Mettenberg
where the slope is freed from snow
the chamois find a meagre subsistence
when their usual feeding grounds are
under snow The chamois descend on
their feeding grounds at dawn, when
there is little likelihood Of avalanches
and return to their haunts at an hour
when avalanches have already fallen
and the danger is past.-Harper's
Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20
BY THOMAS DIXON

Copyright, 1911, by Thomas Dixon.
Pub. by Doubleday, Page & Co., N. Y.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20

38 A woman could vote better by the
ribbons her party wore than most
men do by the principles theirs claim.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-20

a. Suppose the prodigal son had
come home to find that his family had
turned vegetarians.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-12-14
BOY SCOUTS IN RUSSIA
Tiny Warriors Go Through Their ev'
olutions Under the Eye Of
the Emperor.
secure

The review of the boy scouts by
the car at ST. Petersburg was a de-
.ightful spectacle. The vast eypanse
Of the Mar, field was checkered by
the scarlet, green, white and khaki
uniforms Of the tiny warriors. whose
ayoIutions were watched with delight
DIV immense crowds The brigh, sun
shine was tempered by breeze.
As the emperor and his suite rode
down the lines, greeting each dotach-
mcnt. the boys answered in Russian
soldier fashion: I'VE wish good
health TO your majesty" Each sara-
rate command then demonstrated its
special aptudes. To the accompa-
uiment of their own bands they went
through drills and gymuastic cZer-
Uses. The Tashkcnt battalion pro-
iuaed some excellent fence.s the
Odessa contingent, 1000 strong.
showed admirable training there
was a football team. which kicked tie
bali among the imperial suite, much
10 the ears amusement; and small
fremen climbed dummy houses. The
march past of the 5000 boys lasted
40 minutes One little drummer was
five years old. a tiny brigade had a
tiny ambulance drawn BIS a DONKEY.
The car, who was hugely delighted,
thanked each detachment, and after
the review expressed his gratitude 90
the officers and the sch0olma-f.--.
The movement is growing rapidly.
Russia viii soon have 100000 boy
soldiers.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-12-14

The recital was postponed on
account of the bad weather but
will be- given sometime this
week.
Five teachers wrote the exam
ination last Friday and Saturday.
Remember the County lnstl-
tute convenes next Saturday.
We hope the citizens will come
out and help in these meetings.
The children enjoyed tie
beautiful snow on last Tuesday.
Matte Roy sprained her ankle
playing basket ball on last
Thursday and has not been able
TO walk to school since. We
hope she will Doe with US again
soon.
Mrs. Stubs visited US during
chapel last THURSDAY
Mr.. Cousins. President Of the
Canyon State Normal. will be in
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-12-14

Lubbock Tuesday evening and
will talk 20 the people at the
High School building at 730
o'clock on the above date. Come
out and hear something good.
This is the last week Of schoo.
before the holidays and the diff
ferent grades are planning a
program. The primary grades
are delighted over their Christ
mas tree.
The teachers Of the Ward
building are preparing a pro-
gram and will also give the little
ones a tree
We certainly feel grateful 10
some Of the patrons and friends
Of the school for the assistance
they have given us in trying 10
make the little ones happy. They
are not children but once and
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-12-14

of business received would pay
for the investment with interest.
Lubbock people, think about
it. DO not wait till some other
place starts something and then
rush in and try to wrestle 1t
away from them, but begin now.
The people along this route we
are sure will tell YOU that il
would be a sure way TO get the
trade of the western counties
and over into New Mexico, and
that trade is worth the effort to
secure.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1911-12-14
Jack Fox TO Amarillo

Jack Fox. than whom there is
no more popular railroad man in
this section. and whose reputa-
ton for wit and repartee are
even better known. has been
transferred from the Santa Fe
force ir this city 10 Amarillo.
While small IN statue, being only
81 inches tall, nature has more
than paId him IN mentality.
His hosts Of friends here wish
him abundant success DO his new
field. and viii look forward with
pleasure 20 his visits 10 this city.
SWeetwater Reporter
Jack IS kindly remembered
here by a large number of our
people he was stationed here
several months and has a host OF
friends in Lubbock