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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16

Ore Of the F:1ts Ct Nicholas .roo!.
-anous Gil tto1.

One Of the Fats Ct Nicholas .rooi. =
=amous Clifton.
The following account of Il ma.
named Niri, - No. H. fam"d for h
-lut|ony. Wa Wr.t.rA ~ ,hu Tatio,
,Er water poet OF TIE seventeenth
CENTURY:
Niche - Wood WAS II Kcnti>h yeo
man. lie it known TO all men t.
whom these presents shall come.
writes John Taylor. that |. John Tay
ior. waterman Of 81. Sdvior's in South
wark. will. with plain truth. bare ana
threadbare. treat of the remarkable az
tons of Nicholas Wood
He hath eaten a whole sheep at one
meal pardon me- Think he left the
skin. the wool and bones: and preSen!
ly after be hath swallowed three l'rc.i>
of damSonS. Two loins of mutton anC
one lon Of veal are but three Sprat>
to him. Once at Sir William ST. I.edg,
erS house. so valiant and Staunch of
teeth he showed himself. that he ate
as much as would suffice thirty men
and afterwards he slept eight hours.
"One morning | sent for him to the
inn TO cal breakfast He had already
eaten one pottle Of milk. one polite of
nottage. and bread. butter. and cheese
He gave me thanks and said that if he
had known any gentleman wound have
invited him TO breakfast he would
have spared his meal at home. Never
theleSs he would do me the courtesy
TO show me some small east of his of
ice. WhereupOn | summoned the host
esS and commanded that all the vic
tuals in the house be laid before my
guest.
The inn was slenderly provided but
six-penny loaves We're mounted two
stories high like rampant. three SIX
penny veal pies. one pound of sweet
butter. and number of other dishes
were set OUT. all OF which were quickly
brought to nothing"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16

ana he graubeu n Iork. lapncd 1t into
big fellow ANA took Il hungry bite
Seeing the surprised look that
spread over his face. turned away to
hide Il smile He gave an awk ward
laugh and said
"'Them'S fine oysters. I'll bri! q a
couple of the boys in TO sample them.
Sure enough, he brought two
friends "A half hour later The friends
no sooner SAW the appetiZing rubber
oysters than. setting down their beer.
they each sunk their teeth in one.
They. too. sent in friends for oys
tiers. fried up no less than three cd
doormats and two overshoes that April
fool day. The whole town laughed
and the papers printed funny stories
about my joke. My joint got reai
popular
"ln short. was saved-saved from
bankruptcy 10y rubber oysters" -
Washington Post.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16

\ couple of Cieve,aud bu:iAe>, rieu
visited Mexico. In Mexico City their
train was switched from one station
to another one Of the CIeVelander.
went to the first station to make in
quiries. Approaching pair of dark
vi>aCed employees. he cudgeled his
memory for the proper words from the
phrase book
blonde e>ta:" he hesitatngly asked
and paused.
The two dark visaced persons listen
ed attentively.
"Gracias." stammered the Cleveland
man "Donde estan:"
Then one Of the men looked at the
other.
Say. Bill" he growled. what in
merry blue baZes is this fellow talliin
about:"
And afte- that IT was easy.-Cleve
land Plain Dealer
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
A Iiuht on Mothers.

The late William James. HarvarG's
famous psychologist. would often illu
inmate misty subject with an appro-
pirate anecdote Discussing mother
hood in lecture on psychology. Pro
lessor James once said:
"A teacher asked a boy this question
in fractions:
Suppose that your mother baked
an apple pie and there We're seven OF
you-the parents and five children.
What part Of the pie would you get
for your portion:'
"A sixth. ma'am.' the boy answered
but there are seven of you. said
the teacher Don't you know anything
about fractions:
"'Yes. ma am. said the boy. i know
all about fractions. but | know all
about mother too. Mother d say she
didn't want no pie"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
NOTICE
stockholders Meeting OF West &
Slade Grocery Company, to increase
Capital Stock.

stockholders Meeting OF West &
Slade Grocery Company, to increase
Capital Stock.
NOTICE is hereby given that a
meeting of the Stockholders of West
& Slade Grocery company is called
for the 26th day of April, 1911, at the
hour Of 7:30 o'clock p. NJ. at the Of
flee of the said COMPANY, in Aher
deem, Chehalis county. Washington
the object of such meeting. and the
purpose for which the same is held
is to increase the capital stock OF
said company from One Hundred
Thousand Dollars TO Two Hundred
and Fifty Thousand Dollars; a.
stockholders of the company are here
by notified to be present.
This call is made pursuant to Sta
ruts. and by majority of the Beard
of Trustees of said Corporation, whose
names are hereto attached.
Dated this 25th day of February
1911.
A. RUPERT.
". w. WALK.
C. T. SCURRY,
w. B. MACK.
C. H. BARTLETT.
Trustees.
Date of First Publication, Febru
airy 81, 1911.
Date of Last Publication. April H.
1911.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
The Donkey's Choice.

The veXed question of the future
life Of animals has troubled the Mo
hammedan as it has other religions
The question. 1t seems. was considered
hy Allah long time ago. and all the
animals were asked If they wished 10
enter paradise They at once said
yes. except the donkeys. These were
cautious and asked If little boys went
10 heaven The answer being yes
they replied In that ease We prefer
to 20 to-the other place" $ II Lee
der vourhpS for the fable in THE
Desert Gateway.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
The MISGUIDED Friend.

De Chappie--If there's any one nnl-
sancp | hate more than another its Il
PRODUCING people. There's Goodheart,
for instance.
Bouttown-W What's he been doing:
De Chappie-Thp IDIOT The other
day he Introduced me to a man | owed
money To. and I'd been owing it 50
long he'd forgotten all about me. Now
I'll have to PAY up or be sued. Lon
don Telegraph.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
WHIPPED THE LEOPARD.
But Il Took a Troop Of Balloons to XII
the Bio Cat

a vivid pen picture of II night ht
tween leopard and troop OF Balloon,
Is given in German paper by T.. ltt
ter. a sportsman and explorer III ''tf
man West Africa. LeopardS have 4
particular liking for baboun flesh
which is often used as bait to trap
them.
Zone afternoon" the hunter relates.
81 was resting on the shady side OF .
big rock which formed the bank OF Il
small stream. On the opposite side n
troop of balloons came down chatter
ing toward the water, a large male 20
ing cautiously in front. glancing ana
seeming around for danger, | remain
ed immobile
"A deep grunt assured the herd that
oil was we'll and down the steep slope
they came last of all female with
two young which the mother tenderly
helped over the rough places. Sudden
ly big leopard shot out from behind
q bowder and with one blow of his
paw grabbed one of the young.
THE mother. with Il roar of furf.
threw herself upon the big cat. The
others halted and with one accord
cambered back 10 her assistance. The,
leopard had just settled the female aud
was about to make off with his prey
when he found himself surrounded h-
the whole horde, which closed in up,H
him.
He gave rs good as he got. and
two big balloons rolled down the slo''"
apparently done for. but numbers tod.
and he was literally torn to pieces. It
was a horribly fascinating sight. AMI
never regretted more having no camera
with me than did then
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
Friend ships.

There are three friendships which are
advantageous and three which are in
furious. Friendship with the upright,
friendship with the sincere and friend
ship with the man of much informa-
tiun-theSe are advantageous. Friend
ship with the man of specious airs.
friendship with the insinuatingly soft.
friendship with the glib tongued-these
are injurious. -Confucius.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
RUBBER OYSTERS.
They Brought Trade and Saved Their
Inventor From Failure.

Rubber oysters laid the foundation
OF my success" said Il millionaire ho-
tel man.
81 had small saloon in them DAYS
and things looked very black. They
looked in fact. like bankruptcy. So
III desperation | cut an old rubber
doormat into oyster shaped pieces on
April and fried them in egg and
breaGcrumbs to IL tasty brown.
There was only one man in the bar
when | fetched in that dish Of smok
ing rubber oysters. His eyes glittered
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
THEY DIDN'T FIGHT.
II Was Only Little Friendly Discus.
sion That Excited Them.

Two Spaniard> were conversiEG ear.
nestly. then excitedly. at last angrily
The young American woman who pass
ed them looked with frightened eyes
toward her Spanish guide
What are they talking about. Senior
JOSEF" she asked timidly. DO you
think they will tighter maybe kill"
All. no. Senorita Marie replied
Jose. smiling and showing his pretty
teeth. One man-that one. you see.
senorita. with the long mu>tachios-he
is saying. Me, | prefer much the col
iaire button which is steel. and the
other one-look. senorita-he is running
his fingers through his hair now and
his sombrero has gold cord-he is
saying. 'Ah. no. senior. the button which
Is Of gold-si. senior. that is the button
for me-
But as for myself. senorita. the bone
co!laire button-that | prefer above al
the others.
DO | not speak with good sense.
senorita: Listen. If the button is Of
steel it will cut. if it is of gold one can
not afford to lose it. but if it is of bone
II does not cut. and if it goes what mat
ter: | have dozen at home in my
little top dra wer."
You speak with great good sense.
Don Jose. but tell me-were the men
really angry
oh not at all. senorita. It is only
our southern way Of being interested
two Germans. senorita, or maybe two
EngliShman. you would never have no
ticed them" - Philadelphia I.ed.'r:
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16

4ncse are 20 WASH your myers In,
sir" said the waiter.
"Oh. | know that" rejoined young
Struckett- Ritch. with remarkable pos
session Il mean are they cut glass;
Chicago Tribune.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
Betty and the Kitten.

Betty is only four and often in her
excitement she makes very odd re-
marks. The other day she cried out
"Oh. mother. there's dear maltint
kitten all curdled up in the corner.'
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
FRIENDSHIPS.

Never cast aside your friends if
by any possibility you can retain
them. We are the weakest Of
spendthnfts t we let one drop off
through irattention or let one push
away another or il we hold aloof
from one through petty Jealousy or
needless slight.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
Cuttino Down the Butchers Bill.

Isn't there any way to cut down a
butchers bill:" asked Tightwad, sar
castically addressing his meat man.
why, YES. Mr. Tightwad." said the
latter "You might pay a little on
account now and then" -Harpers
Weekly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
CATCHING On.

Young Mr.. Struckett Ritch was ea'
ing his first meal at real restaurant
What are those he asked point
ing at the finger bowls the waiter had
lust brought to the table.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
A Feat For Willie.

Teacher Willie. If you had FIVE egg
in the basket and laid three on the
table. how many would you then
have: Wiilie-Eight.- Life.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16

II is easier to enrich ourselves with
thousand virtues than to correct our
selves of y single fault. Bruyere.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.

the Herald by 6 p. M. on Mondays
and Thursdays will please notify the
paper will be sent to the address a.
once.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16

Have you a friend that deserves one
of the valuable and very desirable
prizes offered by The Herald? Send
in his or her nomination and boost
the contest along with the thousands
of votes your subscription payment
made at the same time will give you.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16

Send the Herald to your eastern
friends. and help boost Aberdeen
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-03-16
Stockings for Girls or BOYS
FOulards Hold the Stage

Dame Fashion has decreed Foulards as the lead
ing silk of the year for dresses for afternoon and
street wear The colors which promise greatest
popularity are those in stripes, black with color,
although great popularity is in evidence for the
dainty dotted effects Spring shipments all
displayed, and we cannot urge too strongly that
you make selections now while selections are
complete. Cheneys shOwer-proOf Foulards are
shown in every conceivable color and pattern.
priced Sl.25 a yard, while We are featuring
magnificent special purchase involving all colors
and host OF very pretty patterns priced very
special. at. per yard Observation-Disclosures.
We ale showing a very choice selection OF the
popular 42nch Chiffons in every fashionable
shade ana distinguished selection OF patterns,
regularly priced, ward ....................s1 .25
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16
NEXT COURSE.

The entertainment committee OF
Y. M. G. A. has, after due considera-
tion, decided on the numbers which
will I'LL out the course for the season
19ll-l2. There will be five numbers,
as usual, selected from a long list of
talent offered by the Redpath and
Slayton lyceum bureaus, as follows:
Ex-senator Frank j. Cannon, editor
of the Rocky Mountain News.
LIE Brun Grand.Opera Co.
Chicago Glee club.
Kellogg-Haines Singing party.
Booker II. Washington of Tuskegee
college, Alabama.
The first and last numbers will be
lectures. Booker r. Washington, al
though colored man, is an educator
of countrywide fame. He is doing a
wonderful work i'm the South in an
effort to raise the standard of his
race through the civilizing influences
of education. This number, we think,
will prove an exceptionally strong
one.
The dates for these entertainments
will be fixed some time during the
summer months.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16
YEARS END MEET.

At the annual meeting of the Wis
consin Valley Improvement company,
held in this city last week, the follow
ing officers were elected:
President-W. E. Brown, Rhine
lander.
Vice-president-Walter Alexander,
Wausau.
Sec'y. and Treas.-G. D. Jones,
Wausau.
Executive ecommittee-W E. Brown,
Walter Alexander, A. A. Babcock
and A. NJ. Pride.
Reports were made on the business
of the year, and contemplated rev
work was discussed. The carrying
out of new work was left to the dis.
cretion of the executive committee
1t was not decided how much would
be expended in Improvements for the
coming year.
Geo. A. Whiting of Grand Rapids
has been president of the company
since it was organized, but founC
that his time was too much taken w
in his private affairs to continue the
work.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16
DIETz FOUND GUILTY.

John Dietz, on trial in the village
of Hayward for the murder of Oscar
Harp on Oct. s, last, was found guilty
by jury on Saturday last. Imme-
diately after the verdict had been re-
turned, Judge A. III. Reid of Wausau,
who was the trial Judge, pronounced
sentence.
The history of the Dietz family
reads something like the rubbish
Nick Carter would write oil Deadshot
Dick, the Terror of Deadman's Glilch,
or Who Spilled the Bucket of Blood.
Most of our readers are familiar with
his fight against law and order.
Dietz first appeared in the imelight
in April, 1904, when he refused to
allow log drivers for the Chippewa
Lumber and Boom Co. to drive logs
out of Thornapple creek, which
flowed through one corner of his land.
For two years following there were
stormy scenes around his farm. In
functions and court orders were issued
but no sheriff would serve them.
Several times he had pitched battles
with officers and always came out on
top of the heap. The lumber COM
pany gave up its fight and hauled its
logs overland to another creek and
then matters slumbered for five years.
On primary election day last, Dietz
got into a fist fight with one, Bert
Horel, and was knocked down by the
latter. AS he arose from the ground
he pulled revolver out of his pocket
and shot and dangerously wounded
the latter. When efforts were made
to arrest him he showed fight, but
finally on Oct. s his place was sur
rounded and shot full of holes and he
surrendered. 1t was in this fight
that Oscar Harp was killed. Holes
were found in the roof of the barn,
and it was claimed that the rifle
which killed Harp was fired through
one of these holes.
n ldi Sc u6lellSe lGIlu Wdo TdlSeu lOI
Dietz, but it appears that most of the
money went into the pockets of TN
scrupulous persons. He engaged a
lawyer and then had a falling out
with his attorney and asked to be let
out of his cell that he might click"
him. From then on he had no use
for lawyers, whom he termed as
crooks. He would not even take the
poor mans oath and accept the SER
vices of any attorney whom the
court might appoint. He and his
family acted as their own attorneys
all through the trial and Dietz's bull
dog spirit was always paramount.
The following was the sentence pro-
nounced by Judge Reid:
SIT is the Judgment of the court
and your sentence is that you,
John DietZ, be punished by i'm
prisonment for life at the state
penitentiary at Waupun and that
one day each year, namely, Oct.
s, you shall be kept in solitary
confinement"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16
WHAT MEANS THIS?

The following, clipped from the
Merrill Herald, will be of interest to
all Wausau residents:
George Langley, Sr., is spending
several days in Merrill, and is plan
ming to file bid for the Rothschilds-
Grand Rapids extension of the Chica-
go & Wisconsin Valley railroad,
which promises to be constructed
this summer. Two crews will be at
work according to the plans of the
company one tc start at Rothschild
and work south, the other TO start
at Grand Rapids and work north,
thereby connecting the systems of
the Wausau Street Railroad company
and the Grand Rapids Street Rail-
road company. Mr.. Langley's bid
viii be for part of the constructive
work"
From the above it appears that the
company has changed its plans. 1t
was originally intended to build the
line from Janesville as far north as
Portage or possible to Stevens f@int
this year.
The company we note, through the
university regents, has presented a
bin TO the legislature asking permiS-
sion for right-of-way through the
university grounds. The ultimate
purpose is TO connect all Wisconsin
valley towns by interurban line with
Chicago.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16

illustrate the talk Mrs. Wilbert A.
Cramer '08, who has recently returned
to Wausau for the summer was a
visitor on that day.
Through the courtesy OF Mr.. Mumm,
Miss Hamacker placed a number of
pictures on exhibit in the assembly
room during Friday afternoon. Pic
lures favored by different individuals
were named, and quite a number
were sold to them.
The faculty of the training school
and forty-three of the students spent
Saturday on lake Wausau and found
it, in extent and interest, to be a
body of water of which the City may
well be proud. The party embarked
in launches at Schofield before dinner,
coming to Wausau and returning to
Rothschilds in about an hour and a
half. A picnic lunch was served, and
then photographs were taken. After
an hours general good time the party
went aboard the launches again and
remained until six O'Clock. At least
twenty students missed the enjoy
ment of ride on the new lake and a
! fine days outing, The members of
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16
WILL ENTERTAIN YOU.

The committee on attractions for
the coming Marathon county fair
met Wednesday in the Wausau club
house to settle upon attractions for
the 1911 fair to be given by the Mara
thon County Agricultural society.
1T was decided to book two attrac-
tions supplied by vaudeville booking
bureau. One of these is a combina-
tion known as Douglas & Douglas
comic acrobats. The other is the
LaValles, a combination comprised
of four people who do acrobatic and
other entertaining work. These are
high class entertainers and will cost
the fair management a considerable
amount of money.
The committee also discussed the
adyisability of securing as another
attraction an aeronaut and balloon,
to give ascensions daily. The ascen-
sions made each day of the fair two
years ago were strong features, and
pleased the great crowds of people in
attendance.
The committee is figuring on carry
ing out another scheme which will
have tendency to swell the attend
ance and bring people here who
have never attended one of our fairs.
The plan of running an ex-
cursion train up here with Clinton
vile as starting point, has been
taken up with officials of the c.. &
n. w. Ry. Co, with assurances that
it will be carried out providing a
guaranty is made. To interest the
people along the line it is proposed
to have two base ball teams repre-
senting the villages of Marion and
Tigerton play a game here, and also
to have the Wittenberg band supply
music. These two features, it. is be-
lieved, will act like a porous plaster
in drawing people from down that
way. 1t will give them an opportun-
ity of seeing good, live fair and at
the same time they can do some
shopping in good, live town and see
the street car wheels go around. 1t
would be a good idea for the Mer-
chants association to throw out some
inducement, such as refunding rail
road fair to those making purchases
of stated amounts or over. There
ought to be no difficulty in getting
several hundred people here from
down in that country.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1911-05-16
MILL BURNED.

The Mohr-Stotzer Lumber Co. s
SawIaill, located in the town of Franz
en-, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday
night The planning mill and lum-
Der stock was saved. The loss is es-
timated at about So, 900. As the COM
pany was nearly through cutting the
timber on its lands i'm that section, it
is hardly likely that the mill will be
rebuilt, Several times last summer the
mill was threatened with destruction,
forest fires creeping dangerously close.
Twice this city was appealed TO for
aid and responded. j. S. Griffith,
chairman of the town, was manager
of the concern. The fire on Tuesday
evening was during a heavy thunder
storm. There was flash of light
ming after which the fire broke out in
every part of the mill.