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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
PUNISHED THE SHREW.
Story Of the Vixen's Head That Deco
rates a House In Berlin.

In Berlin, as tourist turns into the
Heiligengeist. not far from the kai-
ser's palace. he will see, fixed in niche
in the second story of the house No.
So a bust carved in stone. This is
called the "Neidkopf." 1t represents
hdeous, harry faced woman, with
snakelike curs of hair and tongue
sticking out in hooking derision. This
Is the story of It's origin and purpose:
One day almost 200 years ago Fred
erick William Of Prussia, odd Fritz
was walking about the streets Of his
city in the shabby, free and easy way
he loved. looking about for some griev-
ance to redress or some load to tighten.
which was an agreeable habit of this
plain living king. Looking in at win
dow, he was struck by the intent in
dustry of a humpbacked goldsmith.
and so the king entered the little shop
for a chat. The result Of this inter
view was an order for a gold table serv-
Ice for the royal household. which
made the fortune of the hunchback.
Later the king made other visits to
see no wthe work was progressing and
on one Of these occasions noticed a
woman in the window of the opposite
house, making the most hideous grim
aces and pointing derisive finger at
the little cripple.
What is the matter with the shrew
over there?" asked Frederick William.
at is envy. your majesty" exclaimed
the goldsmith. 'She is the wife of a
rival goldsmith. and ever since your
majesty gave NE THIS order she and
her daughter have not ceased to mock
and deriGe me.
Frederick William. paternal in pun
ishment as wei as in reward, at once
MADE inquiries as to the ownership of
the house wherein this shrcw lived,
He found that it belonged to her hus-
band. ard therefore reasoned that
there was little likelihood of the fam
lily moving. This seemed to please
him. He next enlisted the services of
Il sculptor and ordered him to make
the bust of woman with the most
SuTtW ISL, Ndutlp,'e Ike 1uCe He CouIG
imagine. The king then bought and
renovated the house in which the
hunchback had his workshop, present
ed it to him and caused the bust to
be placed cOnspicuously above the
workroom window. Thus whenever
the envious woman across the street
looked forth from her easement the
first thing on which her eyes fell was
this intended portrait of her amiable
self.
For more than 100 years the "Neid-
kopf," "spiteful vixen head" as one
would say in English, stood in proud
prominence, Il reprOach to the envious
Frau Goldschmied and her descend
ants. 1t afterward mysteriusly dis
appeared, but in 1910 or Whereabouts
it was found again in forgotten col
lection Of bric-a-brac. Frederick Will
liam Nv. bought the bust for very
large price and had it replaced in its
original niche, where it stands today
New York Press.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
Eninma Of CraVitation.

Gravitation Is one of natures enig-
mas. The great Newton himself did
not pretend to know what gravitation
Is. He only knew that it existed, and
he was able to prove how it acted. but
what it was in and of itself he never
knew. Gravitation is a law Of ma
ture or force acting in accordance
with a law of nature. and that is all
that the wisest man is able to say
about it-unleSs he Is prepared to talk
nonsense. 1t is like electricity. We
know perfectly well what electricity
does, but what electricity itself is
battles the profoundest of scientists and
philosophers New York American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
JE AND THE GRAY"
eem Was First Published Il
Aroused Protests.

Aroused Protests.
LITTLE band Of women in Co
lumbus, Miss. did not know
u y that they were pouring few
drops OF oil on the troubled
waters when in the spring of 1867 they
decorated the graves of the bows who
lad worn the bne and the boys who
had worn the gray lying in the GENE.
terry near the town. The New York
Tribune the next day contained this
dispatch:
The women of Columbus, Miss. AMI.
fnateo py nooler sentiments than are
many OF their sisters have shown them
selves impartial In their offerings to ths
memory of the dead They strewed flow
ers alike on the graves of the Confederate
and the Federal soldiers
1t Ii not to be wondered at that this
beautiful incident suggested poem to
one in whom there was the spirit of
true poetry. Francis Miles Finch.
whose home was in Ithaca. n. Y, read
the dispatch and was impressed by the
fact that the incident indicated that
the south was holding out friendly
hand and that there should be some
response to it. His beautiful poem.
1.-The Blue and the Gray" was his own
personal response to this friendly over
ture.
Mr.. Finch. then a lawyer of about
forty years of age. had no poetical as.
piratiOns. but he felt that he would
like to have at least this one poem pub.
hshed. Therefore he sent it to the At
lantjc Monthly in Boston. and it APP
peared In that magazine in September.
1867. The poem made little impress
sion at first, but finally the newspapers
began to copy it. and objections to its
sentiment began to be heard by sol
diers in the north. and there were a
number of poetical replies" to it.
The poem became the subject of
newspaper editorials. and there was Il
good deal of scathing criticism that
might never have arisen had the cir.
cuEnStance giving rise to the writing
of the poem been generally known. In
deed, the editor of the Atlantic wrote
to Sir. Finch before publishing the
poem and asked him if he could not
incorporate the Tribune dispatch into
the poem and make it form the first
stanza. Mr.. Finch tried to do this.
but the result was unsatisfactory. and
the poem was published as originally
written. Here is the first stanza
BY the flow Of the inland river
Whence the fleets Of iron have fled.
Where the blades Of the grave grass
CULVER.
Asleep are the ranks Of the dead
Under the sod and the dew.
Waiting the Judgment day:
Under the one the Blue.
Under the other the Gray.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
TIE CONFEDERATE FLAG.
fiow the Design Was Finally Adopted
by the South.

fIow the Design Was Finally Adopted
by the South.
II. T. Beauregard of New Orleans
gives the following account Of the de-
sign of the Confederate flag:
during the battle OF Manassas Gen
seral Beauregard had observed the din
Guilty OF distinguishing our own from
the enemy's colors and in order to pre-
vent all errors in the future had de-
sermined to adopt in his army battle
Dag distinct in color and design. lie
at first sought to procure a change IN
the Confederate flag itself, and Colonel
W. L. Miles. then chairman of the
house military committee. had caused.
mt his request. report to be presented
TO that effect. but with no result In
"A conference between the then three
senior officers at Fairfax Court House
III September out of four designs for
n bnttletlag one presented by General
Beauregard was adopted. 1t was red
field with a diagonal blue cross. the
latter edged with white ami bearing
white stars. To reader 1t uore port
able it vas made square instead OF
s1biong by order of General Johnston.
This beautiful design, by strange
coincidence. had been previously de-
yised by Colonel Miles and recon-
amended for the Confederate flag to con-
,gress, then in session at Montgomery
in March. 1861. 1t had also been pro-
posed by Mr.. Edward c. Hancock. at
ahe request of Colonel James B. Wal
ton. at New Orleans in the month OF
April. 1t had been offered by Colonel
Miles to General BeaureSard in substi-
tuition for one nearly similar in EN-
blem and Pattern. but different in the
distribution of colors. suggested to MIN
by General Beauregard when the latter
was seeking to procure change IN the
Confederate flag. And it was now pro
posed anew to the general by Colonel
Walton. who had Mr. Hancock's de-
sign.
"Thus it will be seen that the design
Of the Confederate battletlag was con-
ceived and drawn long before Union
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
Chateaubriand's Trauedy.

Writing on NJ. Chateaubriand in the
Paris Temps, Jules Claretie recalls
the story of the first performance of
the great authors tragedy Noise.
Unable to secure its production in Par
Is, he had ii staged at Versailles. Too
nervous to be present in the house on
the OCCASION he sent his valet with or
ders to return ana report as to the re-
ception of the piece. The servant duly
arrived.
"Well:" asked ChGteaubrand.
"Ah. II. le NiComte. | amused myself,
l spent Il most delightful evening"
at was IL success. Them
a success. VI. le Vicomte? OF course
it was Il success. |, was an immense
success. The audience never stopped
laughing from the beginning to the end
of it,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
SUMMONS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF WASHINGTON.
FOR CHEHALIS COUNTY.
Fred H. Cooper, Plaintiff, VS.. Hilda
Cooper Defendant.
The State of Washington, to Hilda
Cooper, Defendant:
You are hereby summoned to ap-
pear within sixty days after the date
of the first publication of this sum.
mons, to-wit: Within sixty days at
ter the 18th day of May, 1912, and
defend the above entitled action in
the above entitled court. and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff, and
serve copy of your answer upon the
plaintiffs attorneys at their office
below stated, and in case of your
failure so to do, judgment will be
rendered against you according to the
demand of the complaint, which has
been filed with the clerk of said court.
This action is brought to dissolve the
bonds of matrimony now existing be-
tween plaintiff and defendant on the
grounds of desertion.
STEWART & TUCKER,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Post office address: Aberdeen.
Washington
Date of first publication, May 10,
1912.
Date of last publication, June "a,
1912.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
HOMEMADE ENGINE MUELLER.
II Your Gasoline Machine Is Too Noisy
Here's a Way to Check II.

II the gasoline engine makes too
much noise it is easy to make a muf-
fer that will silence the explosions
just as effectively as a purchased APP
The muller Is made from several fun
nels and piece of six inch stovepipe.
The tunnels should be six inches
across the top and should be cut as
shown by A in the drawing. Slip
these pieces into the stoveppe and
fasten the large ends with small stove
bolts in about four places around the
pipe.
In placing the tunnels the small end
of each should 20 on line with the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
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| IL
HOMEMADE ENGINE MUFFLER.
[From Orange Judd Farmer.


opening of the ends, as indicated by
the line A A in the drawing. Use
enough tunnels to fill up the entire
length of the stovepipe.
The ends Of the muller are made of
floor plates threaded to receive the
exhaust pipe d from the engine. The
floor plate B should fit firmly into the
end of the stovepipe and should be
fastened there by screws. To this the
pipe G is attached. The holes in the
tunnels must be in direct line with
the inlet pipe d and the outlet, so
that the gases will b"~e free escape.
This will avoid the danger Of the muf-
fer becoming stopped up.
Some believe that a muller on an
engine greatly reduces the power, but
tests made with this muller have
shown that there is practically no diff
ference with the muller on or off.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30

1t III" 81 ~ "f ..r: u,.ton. 30, in the
!vii W@r an "t1 Ie.au. dressed in
! '"k~kin ana p,l.,d Vi'h Il lon. rlllp
uSed To 80 N to the works every
morning about o'clock. carrying his
dinner in Tin pail. Taking good
position. he banged away at the Fed
erals until noon. then rested an hour
and ate his dinner He resumed oper-
ations until p H.. when he returned
home to supper aud a nights sleep
The next day a little before I saw
him, dinner and rifle in hand. trudginc
up street to begin again his regular
days work. and in this style he contin
ued until the surrender.
The Old Reprobate.
Minister at NE, MACPHERSON
I'm seventy years of age and never
was the worse for whisky in my life
Mac-Neither WAS l.. minister. Aye
feel all the better for drap O. guild
whusky. Tit-Bits.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30

soldier had tried his skill in water
colors on an original which was not
and could never have reached the
hands Of the generals lamented daugh.
ter. She was a little girl who was in
Louisiana during the whole of our un.
fortunate war and was seen by her
father only at its close"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
Does Qua1ity0
Count inYOur Office .

In selecting our stock, the princi-
pal point considered is QUALITY.
A few of the lines for which we
are the exclusive agents:
Y. & f. Filing Systems
Carriers Typewriter Cartons and
Ribbons.
Leopold Desks.
Colonial Office Chairs.
L. c. Smith and Royal Typewrters
AS result of years of MAKING
GOOD these products have become
SYNONYMS OF QUALITY.
Next week we will mention others.
THE OFFICE SUPPLY co.
ia West Heron St., Phone 1921
Our Store Is Just as Near as Your
Phone
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30

before Nicksburg. became mill
tary governor of the city after
the surrender. served for several
years in the United States SEN
ate and was candidate for vice
president with Blaine in 1884.
After his defeat lie returned to
the senate.
James G.. Blaine said Of Gen
eral Logan:
While there have been more
illustrious military leaders in the
United States and more iliustri-
o1S leaders in legislative halls,
there has, | think. been no man
in this country who has COM
bined the two careers in so emf
nent Il degree rs General Logan"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
Misc Physician.

II told the doctor I was tired OF
waiting. so he asked me to put out my
tongue and close my eyes. Kept me
that way for ten minutes
and meanwhile:
He attended to four other patients.
louisville Courier-Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
PUBLISHERS NOTICE

Subscribers served by city carriers
failing to receive the Herald on Mon
day and Thursday by o'clock p. m.
will confer favor on the publisher
by calling the City Messenger Co.,
Phone 1891, who will deliver a copy
Immediately. tt.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
In to Date.

They re very up to date"
"That 500"
"Yes. Her daughter is to be married
soon. and She has sent out invitations
that read this way: Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Wattersby Brown request your pres
ence at the first wedding of their
daughter Jane "-Ietroit Free Press
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
UNKNOWN GRAVES.

But. ah. the graves which no man
knows.
Uncounted graves which never can
be found.
Graves of the precious "missing''
where no sound
OF tender weeping will be heard.
where goes
No loving step Of kindred! Oh. how
flows
And yearns our thought Of them
More holy ground
OF graves than this. we say. Is that
whose bound
Us secret till eternity disclose
its sign.
Eut nature knows no wilderness.
There are no missing in her num-
bered ways.
In her great heart Is no forgetful-
ness.
Each grave she keeps she will
adorn. careSS
we cannot lay such wreaths as
summer lays.
And all her days are decoration
days
Helen Hunt Jackson
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
FARMING WITH A PENCIL.
The most important farm i'm.

The most important farm i'm
plement is a lead pencil. With
out some form of accounts one
cannot know what he is really
doing. One cannot know where
the profits or the losses are. The
time required in keeping ac-
counts will be but few minutes
day. In many cases the re-
turns will be more for these few
minutes than for the rest Of the
days work.-Professor W. c.
Palmer. North Dakota Agricul-
tural College.
..1nn1A1AnA1A AAAAAAnAHNI
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30
JOHN A. LOGAN
WAS REAL FOUNDER
OF MEMORIAL DAY

GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN
NJ was the real founder of
Memorial day. On May 5,
1868. he was commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Re-
public and as such gave the or
der that Decoration day be gen.
orally celebrated on May 30. One
reason for the date doubtless
was that it was on May 30 that
the last Union volunteer Of the
war was discharged.
General Logan was born in
1926, served in congress from
Illinois as Douglas Democrat.
resigned to 60 into the war.
fought at Forts Henry and Don
elson. being wounded at the last
named; commanded the center
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30

Never suffer your courage to expend
itself in fierceAesS. your resolution in
obstinacy. your wisdom in cunning nor
your patience in sullenness ard despair,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30

In order to get, YOU must learn the
art of doing without Youths Com
panion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-05-30

Our braveSt lessons are not learned
through success. but misadventure.-
Alcott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
.KAI WANTS BIG ARMY
Hopes Plan as Elaborate as Germany's
Will Be Adopeed.

New York, May 30.-A statement
from Yuan Shia Kai just received here
from Picking, outlines the Chinese lead
er's plans for building up an army
which will be the equal of that of Ger
many His plan is based on universal
CONSUMPTION.
I'm this Twentieth century, says
Yuan "a newly constituted state must
needs possess a strong army to main
tain it's independence. China is in a
different position from England. set in
an encompassing sea or from America,
alone on it's continent. The military
system of our republic must be mod
eiIed ON great continental powers like
Germany or France.
"a nations existence is inseparably
connected with the army. An army can
make or destroy nation. If the army
Possesses discipline the standard of ed
uoation is necessarily high. But if the
army is composed of units banded to-
gether at random, then the very mean
ing of the word education is not under
stood. No one recognizes his part and
lot in the country, neither does he re-
aliZe that the money for his pay is the
peoples lifeblood. Such an army will
inevitably disobey orders and prey up
on its countrymen. The principles of
humanity are then obliterated and OF
pCrtunity is afforded for foreign lg-
Eression."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30

The commenment exercises will be held
Friday morning. at O'Clock at Lincoln
school The following program arranged
in clever way will be given:
Hazel Cofran and Esther Thomas.
The Charge of the Light Brigade.
Leo McMahon.
What William Henry Did. Il. H. Harbour
Jessie Allen.
The Bridge of Truth. Anonymous
Selma LeSSman.
March of the Flower Girls. Paul Wachs
Rosie HeiSe.
Don Conviction of High Treason.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Robert Emmett
Jesse Coke.
The Girl a Suburban Car........
Gertrude PARCELS.
Brier Rose. .Hjalmar Hjorth Bopesen
Esther Thomas.
Pro Patria ..-................... Anonymous
Sarah Martin.
Florence Triton.
Hazel Cofran. ~ NV -
The Minute Man of the Revolution.
William Curtis
Otto Nahrung.
The Busy Body; Jessie D. Stockton
Gladys Gartside.
Mammy's Pickaninny ...................
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Alice Jones.
0lNle ..''.'.c:....-. ....:.-..-.:.. oscar kohl
Gertrude PARCELS.
James Chapman.
Why Miss Simmons Never Married.
........................M. c. Wilkins
Rosie Heise
The Theater Parry. Alice Hogan Rice
Florence Triton.
SILVER Stars. Carl BONN
Presentations of Diplomas
The class motto is, Not there, but
climbing" The pupils decorated the as
yellow and white. The class flower IS
yellow and white roses. Those who VIII
receive diplomas tomorrow are:
Florence Elizabeth Fritton, Esther May
Thams, Selma Carolyn LesSman, Sarah
Henrietta Martin, Gladys Dorothy Cart
side, Hazel Bernece Cofran, Jessie May
Allen, Rosie Dorothy Heise, Alice Ann
Jones. Gertrude Louise PARCELS, Otto
DresSelmeier Nahrung Leo Bryan Nc
Mahon, Jesse David Coke, James Elmer
Chapman.
The commencement exercises were given
last night at the Belvoir school house and
the following interesting program was
given before a large and enthusiastic
audience which packed the assembly
room:
Song (a) Butterfly. Wilhelm
Music-Selected. .Dougherty's Orchestra
Songs-"Topsy Turvy ..................
Hans and Gretel'' ................ Gaynor
By the sunbonnet Babies. -'-'o'
Address to the class-Judge G. H. Whit
COMB
Presentation of Diplomas-Superinten
ent John F. Ely.
Selected. .Dougherty's Orchestra
Those who received diplomas were:
Jimmy Spacht, Nora Irene Thompson,
Helen Adeline Byers, Willis Albert
Wichey, Cecil Griggs and Luther Skylar
Gurden.
The following are the members of the
Belvoir school board: G. P. Gill r. w.
Stockweu and S. A. Bedwell The teach
ers are: Jessie Glenn Esther .Atchison,
Meta Startup and Eva Willard.
The members of the Eighth A class of
Branner school will give the following
program as their closing exercise on FRI
day morning at 10 o'clock:
Song-"Our Soldiers ............. School
Recitation-''Whisperin Bill--..
SudS- willard
Essay-"Boy Scouts,'- Lawrence Fountain
Character Sketch. Abraham Lin
COLI EVA w mite
Story-"A Roman Hero. Willard Austin
Song-''The Two Grenediersf' ....-.-School
Recitation-"Bill Smith Sadie Sawyer
Story-sThe Caskets' -..-..-.W William Kelly
Recitation-"In a Street Carr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
TAKE REAL NAME.
ssIndependents' Are Republicans
After Hearing News.

Valdez, Alaska, May 30.-Six dele
gates instructed for Roosevelt were
elected t. represent Alaska in the Re
publican national convention at chi
cago by the Wickersham faction by
the Republican party which held their
convention here.
The convention was called as an
"IndepeDdent Republican" gathering,
but when the news of the result of the
New Jersey primary was received the
adjective was dropped and the leaders
decided to send a set of Roosevelt
delegates to Chicago to control the
seats of the two Taft delegates elected
at Cordova two months ago.
James Wickersham was nominated
to succeed himself as delegate to con-
gress and the following delegates to
the national convention were chosen:
o. P. Hubbard, Jack Dalton, James
Wickersham, F. NJ. Boyle, Frank E.
Becker and H. H. Lefevre.
The Platform adopted condemns
President Taft's views touching Alas
kan matters and local self govern
nent c0mmends Delegate Wicker
sham's efforts to secure home rule for
Alaska ard includes virtually the same
recital of needed Alaskan legislation
as marketed in the platform adopted
by the regular Republicans.
A set of resolutions was also adopt
ed pointing out that the attitude taken
by the Wickersharl convention of two
years ago toward the presidents APP
pointiv- legislature scheme and Gov
ernor Cfark's hostility to home rule
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-30
HOPE TO REACH PEAK.
Taylor Says Par1er's PartyNIakes Good
Progress.

Fairbanks. Alaska. May 30.-WiIliam
r. Taylor, who was with Thomas
Lloyd when he climbed Mount McKin-
ley from the Fairbanks side in the
spring of 1910, arrived here today from
his claim at Kantishna with the news
that the Mount Mckinley expedition
headed by Professor Herschel Parker
of Columbia university, was making
good progress in the attempt to scale
the great Alaska peak.
Taylor said the party, consisting of
four men and two dog teams, reached
Mckinley river April IS, and planned to
follow the Lloyd route up the noun
tain via Muldrow glacier. There is lit
tie snow and previous experience of the
expedition shows that this is the right
time of the year.
Professor Parker visited the Kan
tishna miners on a foraging expedition
and said that the members of his party
were in cool health, but that a straight
diet of pemmican was tiresome. He
was confident that he would reach the
top of the mountain.
The expedition left Seward early in
February.