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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-01-02

The great feature Of the German
New Years is "Sylvt>ter Abend." CORE.
spending in some measure to our watch
parties, except that more liquid re-
freshment Is absorbed. The punch
bowl is the center Of attraction. but
the punch is usually made Of a mild
Rhine wine and does little If any
harm. Ill fares it with the man wear
ing high hat on this night, for it is
smashed with great enthusiasm. In
Frankfort on the Main pretty custom
is observed Promptly on the first
stroke of II every shutter in town flies
open and head appears with the
shout. "Prosit Neujahr" 1t is as quick
ly withdrawn. and the shutters are re-
closed before the clocks have finished
booming the hour,
The French give Christmas a reli
cious observance so that New Years
is the great popular holiday. Gifts are
exchanged and calls are made on Jan.
| and all through the month.
The English observance of New
Years is not largely different from
ours, except that the old year is swept
out by men and boys dressed as Chin
ney sweeps and is rung out with muf
fed bells. which change to Il clear and
joyous note ut the stroke Of II. 1t
is to this custom that Tennyson re-
fers in his "In Memoriam," so often
quoted. Ring out the old. ring in the
new"
The crowds before st. Pauls in Lon
don on New Years eve are even
greater and more noisy than those be-
fore Trinity, New York, though people
who have only heard the Gotham din
may deem this impossible.
New Years is a great day for the
children in the country towns Of Bus
STA. The boys carry peas and wheat,
showering those they like with wheat
and those they dislike with peas. vari-
Gus domestic animals are gayly deco
rated and led about the streets. There
Is also a ceremony Of changing water
into wine. which is harmless enough,
since 1t does not increase the wine
supply.
Cork and Gold.
A cubic foot Of cork weighs nfteen
pounds, while cubic foot OF COLO
weighs 1.155 pounds.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-01-02
The Easy Way
Makes a Short Day

backbreaking drudgery when an Electric
Washing Machine will do the work better,
more quickly and great deal cheaper. You
can trust your most delicate fabrics to an
Electric Washing Machine without the slight
est fear of rough usage.
AN ELECTRIC WASHING MACHINE
removes the bugaboo of whole day washing
and leaves you free to attend to other house.
hold duties. With it you save time and
money as well as your own strength. 1t is
only one of a long list of electrical conven-
fences for economy and comfort in the home
which electricity places at your service.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-01-02

The Herald is the most widely read
paper in Chehalis County. Wise ad-
vertisers know it.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-01-02
defendants to be guilty of murder.

The evidence in this case will con-
vince any impartial person that gov
eminent by injunction is infinitely to
be preferred to government by dyna-
mite"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-01-02

The .DapS eat from a large va
rlety of dishes on this day piously
Offering samples Of the foods to their
gods The day in Nippon is celebrated
o,N'an. |. as with US.
The Chinese New Year. which is bas
ed on the moon and occurs in January
or February. is like prolonged and
glorited Fourth Of July. or rather as
the Fourth was before 1t became safe
and sane. It lasts for several days
and Is full Of color. noise and action
from start to finish Firecrackers.
Chinese lanterns. tea. feasting and
carnival all play their part. and the
new year is initiated in Il way to put
ginger into his young life. The popu-
lar greeting is "Kunghi," which is to
say. Il humbly wish you joy" or Sin
hi." May jos be yours" From this
it will be seen that the Chinese have
hi old time. Not only do lanterns
abound. but artificial flowers and red
notices ornament the houses. Even in
the United States the laundries are
abandoned while the CeleStials pay
ceremonial calls and decorate every
thing in sight with red paper. Euro
pe2ns also paint the town red on New
Years. only they do it in a different
way.
New Years is celebrated for thir
teen days in Persia and is the most
important festival of the year. 1t fur
nishes a precious opportunity for the
heggars who camp on Il mans door
step and blow horns until he gives Il
present The festival is called NO
ROOF" and combine, our Christmas
and Easter Sweets are prepared long
II advance. and eggs are boiled and
cclored The observance begins on
March %. and for thirteen days there
after business is suspended. Presents
are given. among them being coat of
honor for important persons. for which
price is often eyacted. much in ex-
cess of the value of the garment. An
other NO ROOF" custom Is for dele
cations of PerSans to visit the tombS
| Of the departed und send up walls
both loud and long.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
NOW PAINT

Strike when the iron is hot and paint when the property needs 1t. They paint ships dozen times age. What for, do you think1 To look nice and get business.
 A livery keeps it's carriages painted and vanished and washed, to look nice and get business
 A man, with a. house for sale or to let, 'sdoes it up,'' and Devoe is the paint.
 There's more in paint than to keep out water. Paint for looks and you needn't think about water. A fresh coat of paint once a year is about as good for his credit as paying his debts But the man whose buildings and fences look new, very likely, has no debts.
 DEVOE The Hubben & wede Co. sells it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
MRS. HARRIET E. RAYMOND,
 CHARITY WORKER, DIES

Mrs. Harriet E. Raymond, one of the foremost and most active worker in the charities of Bridgeport, died this morning at her home, so Alpine street She was born in Waterbury and was the daughter of Orlando w. member of the board of managers of the Bridgeport Protestant Orphan Asylum. of the Associated Charities Industrial League and the Children's word of the Bridgeport hospital; sec retary of the Bridgeport Branch NeedIework Guild of America, a mem Der of Christ Episcopal church and interested in the work of all women's guilds connected with 1t and a mem Der of the English Literary club. One daughter, Daisy Raymond survives her.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19

Farmer want Ads. one Cent 'Nord.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
30 WOMEN BURNED TO DEATH RESULT
 OF CHEAP LABOR

St. Petersburg, June 19-Etghty wom- en were burned to death, today, by Villagers enraged at the importation of cheap girl labor to work on a sugar estate in the district of Pfreatin, in the province of Po1tava, southern Russia according to the Kfev newspap per Kiev Lianin-
 fastened all the means of exit from a wooden barn in which the girls were housed. They then set fire to the building while the inmates were still asleep and all were burned to death without a chance of escape.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19

Columbia, S C., June 1s.-wflliam
 E. Gonzales, editor of the State, who was appointed minister to Cuba, is well equipped for that post His father was the famous General Ambrosia
 Jose Gonzales, who was Cuban by birth and a Journalist of that coun-
 try. General Gonzales life was
 stormy and eventful one. He took prominent part in the uprising of Cubans against the Spanish in 1s4s and since that time had been practi- cally an exile in America He en- gagged in the Lopez expedition and had a prominent part in other movements to free Cube He served with honor as Confederate general. It was from the general that his son received much of his wide information con cernfng Cuba The new minister is one of the south's noted editors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
HE PRrrrrEsr rACH

THE PRETTTEST FACH
 and the mo1t beautiful hands are oP Zen disfgured by an unaightiy Wart 1t can easily be removed in a few days without pain by using Cyrus Warf Remover. for sale only a3 The Cyrua Pharmacy. asa Fairfield avenue and 1ee Cannon Ct.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19

CIEArEAsX. THE BEST HAND
 Guaranteed not xo tntura the skin. 4nBtantly remOyeG Stove Polish. Ruae Grease Ink, Paint and DErt For the hand or clothing. Large can 10 cenxa Manufactured by Wu1. R. Wilma, 24A
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
PORTUGAL TO DO
 AWAY WITH LEGATION IN
 ROME AND CONSULATE.

Senate, in accord with the cham Der of deputies, today, decided to suppress the Portuguese legation in Rome and the Portug uese consulates in Berlin, Madrid and Rome. At the same time, 1t was determined to raise the Portu- g1ese legation at Rio DeLaneiro,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
Weather Indications

New Haven, June 19-Forecast: Fair and slightly warmer tonight; Friday unsettled and warmer.
 For Connecticut: Probably fair to-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
NOTICE

Taken by virtue of an execution to me directed. and will be sold at pub lie vendue to the highest bidder, at the public sfgn-post in the Town of Bridgeport fourteen days after date, which will be. on Thursday. July 3rd, 1918. at S:S0 o'clock in the forenoon to satisfy said execution and my fees thereon. the following described prop erty to wit:
 and lenses. one small press, one Sd0 camera and lenses, four parlors chairs, two rugs one old studio camera, one operating chair and two head stands
 Dated at Bridgeport this 18th day of June 1913-
 ANTONIO R. ABRIOIA
 Deputy Sheriff for Fairfield County
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19

Brazil. to the rank of an embassy and. the consulate at Guatemala to a lega- ton, to create a legation in the re- public of Panama and to send vnili- tary and naval attaches to Madrid
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19

Max .rPemberton. the English play wright and novelist, is fifty years old to-day. He lives in the little English village of Troston, in Suholk, wkere he Is known as "the Squire,'' and but few of his neighbors know that he la a literary celebrity. He fs the father of seven children, and his eldest son has already gained some fame aa a writer.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19

E1bert Hubbard, the Era EIberus'' of the Philistine, the lecture platform and the vaudeville stage. fs fifry-four to-day. The long-hsired sage of East Aurora was born In Bloomington. H., and had only a common school educa- ton.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-19
night and Friday. warmer; light varia-

night and Friday. warmer; light varia- ble winds.
 A disturbance scenTa1, this morning over South Dakota As causing un8e ta1ed weather with local showers from North Dakota soIthward to Texae. A uar- row belt of local showers yVas also re- portedi during the last 2S hours from upper Michigan so1thw to Ala bama. The temperatures continue high in the central districts and are rising AsIow1y in the eastern districts.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

Before old age
oVertakes me | hope
to invent a new kind
of pleasure for the
people of the world"
Edison.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

the readers of The Day Book.
Remarkable interview, exclusive
for The Day Book, with worlds
greatest inventor, who says the prob
lem of the age is play for the masses;
cheap, efficient, IeisUreful play.
''.Think first for the poor, only after.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

wards for the rich!" he excIaims.)
BY Mary Boyle O'ReiIly.
Copyright, 1913, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.)
Orange, N. j., Aug. 3d. have just
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-08-30

N MUD / FLA I
"1913's L abor
ay problem is
Problem of more
play, not of more
workW-Edison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
WHERE PAYS E MODEST rRoTTER TO MAKE GOOD

Cling . double-handful OF gold pieces
In his pockets. he told US how he had
made his fortune In the noodle bust
ness. At once he perceived that noodles
were all wrong.
II hat a stencil" he said. 1.-TWO eggs
What you think?" Money flowed In;
and this European trip was a conse-
quence.
you changed the formula of making
"Jass." he said. 1.-TWO eggs"
1.-TWO eggs to WHAT"
1.-TWO eggs on the box. What you
think? Two eggs AS far az we
could make out his great discovery
had been just to buy UP thousands of
boxes Of noodles at jobbers' sales and
stencil "two eggs on them.
y
OF course, neither second class pas
sengers nor accomm odations are like
this. but, vaguely, the ensemble.
That deck gate Jared us. One dark
night. fatigued beyond composure and
good Judgment by the eeaseless churn-
ing OF the ocean greyhound's twin pro-
pellers pounding in the extremity of
the boat which was ours, two of us
broke bounds to accomplish a furtive
promenade along the spacious deck.
What space! What freedom! The
long covered walk, deserted by the
swells-some OF us called them swells
stretched out infinite hospitality Or
were 1t preferable to lull the tossed
nerves on well chosen bench, approx
mating the motionless center Of the
ships pitching seesaw? When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

pity, timid fiuttering. Fastening, but ten
der. Bless her, / dream of that girl yeti
But her pity did not lead her into any
social ind.scretion. In effect. she hurried
with the others in raDturous freedom to
my end of the ship to watch my pro-
peller.
They overran my poor little deckroom,
but when ! attempted to stretch my legs
on their promenade, though at night
when all was empty, a form rose in the
darkness and an insolent voice called,
Back 10 your place."
but, If YOU are going to forget your
dress suit and the light and handy dinner
jacket-or IA dinner gown, il you are built
that way-you will be in the situation of
the other PERI. who got in. but was
ashamed because he Tor she) had no wed
ding garment,
| remember the disgust Of two college
boys who forgot to bring their evening
clothes. They had met a charming
family with two daughters, and it was a
sight to see them moping through four
evenings till tuxedos could be made for
them by tailor OF the Rue Auber.
Now you begin to see why you are
going first, if you be a lonely and agree
able person. OF no matter what sex.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
The ProdigaI Parent.

COL. ROOSEVELT. one evening in
- Marquette. told a group of news
paper correspondents number OF stories.
If more Of US were materially, but
not mentally. like the Arkansas back
woodsman, il would be well for the Ma
tion.'' said the colonel
Once. while traversing Arkansas, 1
dismounted at a log cabin and asked II
j could have dinner. Yes, they said, 4
could. and while | waited on the bench
before the door | noticed a baby play
ing with a loaded revolver
Goodness me- / said. you shouldn' (
let that young infant play with a loaded
revolver What a terrible risk
'Resk@ said the backwoodsmau 'Aw.
l dunno. / got bout Il teen mo- chillun
round the place somewhere /"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

She says that every tourist ought to bring
some sort of evening costume because
abroad ones ability to dress for opera,
invited dinners and 80 on often holds the
balance between pleasure and humilia-
ton.
Again and again have seen men turn
ed down for lack Of dress suit or dinner
jacket.
your dress suit will be found your friend.
In 1t you can lounge about and plan
trips with attractive young women. be
courted as a creditable escort or sit
over a ten-cent cup of coffee. without II
you will feel like lost yellow dog.
The English understand this. have
seen young Britons domineering an ItAl.
ian hotel whose only baggage was their
dress suits and the tweeds on their backs.
In general the smart ones 80 about In
one or two brand-new suits OF tweed or
serge-the stranger Is judged by his get
up-and as smart baggage as possible
though light and not voluminous: excess
weight costs dear in Europe. Smartness
secures you better rooms and treatment.
But Americans know 1t also. I have
seen the same tourist boy lordtng It with
a feminine dinner party at the Pre-Cata-
Ian, and the next morning averaging
down" at Duval restaurant Of Paris.
where on entering you receive q score
card and the girl tabs your tablecloth
1 cent as she says: Good morning"
Napkin, 1 cent; bread, cent; fresh
grilled mackerel. IL cents; fried potatoes,
cents extra; steak costs II cents. and
d little dish of peas costs the same. A
ham or tomato omelet Is cheap Tor Its
quality at Ii cents, but Q bunch OF white
grapes, in full season. IL dear at IL
cents.
This boy describing gorge" con-
tinued with lettuce salad and hard
boiled egg. the dressing made for him
specially by the waiter girl. cents;
Camembert cheese, cents; strawbsr-
ries, IL cents. and a bottle Of white
wine, Is cents.
During this time his dress suit was
being pressed. The boy knew how to
live!
Suppose that he had crossed Sec
ond''; he might have loved his fellow
passengers but he would scarcely
have esteemed them, or sought their
company in Paris.
Noodles, two eggs! Such. to the
writer must ever remain the second
class watchWordI
Typical second-class passenger. jim
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
In Need of the Best Help.

A PROPOS OF Senator Roots rumored
! refusal TO run again for the Senate,
New York lawyer said:
Root is admitted to be the greatest
corporation lawyer OF the day | heard
this fact well brought out once in the
Metropolitan Club.
Two capitalists, over a rickey and a
regalia. were talking shop.
The wind trust, l see.' said the first
capitalist Is to have dissolution proceed
ings brought against il by the govern
ment. All sorts of iniquities are charged
to its account. Does il admit its guilt?
Well was the reply, 1t has engaged
Root =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

up there doomed the figure of ship.'s
master alarms, armed with a little
brief authority
''Now out Of this. Second class pas
sengers not permitted on this deck.
Shall / tell yees again."
We loved a befuddled Berlin youth,
who had been doing" the United States,
q most peculiar ffnancier in that he
travelled second class apparently to
Inagnums Of champagne daily. Full of
the courage of the bottle, he would
make daily incursions into the forbid
den promenade. show handfuls of Eng
lish sovereignSand threaten to buy the
vessel and discharge the masterat-
arms for his "rudeness." Ignoble as
the incident appears, it was not with
out its daily solace to timid second
class souls. Because against the tipsy
sauciness Of the Berlin youth the po-
liceman felt his powerlessness. and,
currence, would stink miserably for
ward as the psychological hour drew
near, to leave the task Of chasing bacll
the boy to a more stolid seaman.
Our second cabin drinking and gambling
was innocent. There was poker game
five-cent ante, five-cent bet. with a voraci-
Gus kitty. It's harmless nature may b di-
vined when it is learned that an Eng
fish sport, cleaned out in America and
returning empty to home and friends,
made a two-dollar bill. presented to him
out Of sweet and secret charity, last three
days. Yet he calculated that he had six
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
The Two Divisions.

poser of Louise" has broken a
silence Of thirteen years with another
success Julien"
"Charpentier," said Chicago musician.
has no patience with those who COM
pose for money. After Louise ne could
have sold an opera day, a symphony
an hour. song minute. But for thir-
teen years he has been silent, waiting
for inspiration.
HE has no sympathy with ordinary
composers. He said 10 me one day in
Paris:
Composers may be divided into two
classes-those who write for the street
pianos and those who plagiarize from
them =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
Apt to Land a Fortune.

A LEXANDER GRAHAM BELL, one OF
: the pioneers Of flying. said recently
I'm Washington that he was surprised to
see aeronautics still at a stage where the
aviator has to risk his life in every flight
he makes.
I'VE have not advanced as / expected
continued Mr. Bell. Indeed, Mrs.
Blanks reply to her friend, made ten
years ago. is still timely.
SO your husband is working on a fly
ing machine? asked Mrs. Blanks friend.
Don't you think he is wasting his timer
.'Oh, / don't know. Mrs. Blank re-
piled. He's got his life well insured. I"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
Hopper's Fifth.

MAT c. GOODWIN. on his wedding trip
- in California. laughed heartily over
the news that De Wolf Hopper had con-
tracted another marriage.
Hopper" said Mr.. Goodwin, claims
that il doesn't concern the public whether
he's got married again or not. The
event, I understand, came on In June
Mr. Goodwin added. with chuchle:
Hopper, for some reason or other, has
nearly all his weddings in June"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

Young men-men are young till forty
make it easier, but / have seen young
women-women are young till fifty
carry off the social bun, with gliding.
am leading to it by degrees. Don't
buy deck chair. 1t is folly. Rent two
from the deck steward. Do not delay an
hour: for all the desirable places will be
pre-empted and stipulate that every
morning one of your deck chairs shall be
placed on each side of the boat for you.
So you will always have the shade; be-
cause. of course, you will Immediately
tack your visiting card in conspicuous
place on your chairs.
This tip is worth the price of the ar
ticle. It permits young ladies, struck by
your look of rudy health, to learn your
name without delay. Anything may hap
pen. Identify the other chair owners. A
transatlantic passage comes as near as
anything to a new deal.
Once by mistake l got the reputation OF
a very wealthy youth. After all these
years l still blush rosy red even in the
dark, when I wake in the night. having
overeaten, it may be, remembering how
quickly the fair got acquainted with me.
Travelling frst-class on transatlantic
liner, men are taken at their own valua-
ton!
Do not play poker Specialists whose
stunt is to look like ordinary people
travel the crack liners. The hand Is
quicker than the eye. Play bridge with
the ladies, so you may be asked on au-
Loire. l know young fellow of thirty
eight who got invited last summer by
boat acquaintance just because an I'M
suspected millionaire widow and her two
daughters needed a man along with them.
And. yet more apropos, boy of forty
three. just TO make a fourth at bridge,
was taken to do the Dolomites, free,
gratis. True. when they passed Ober-
ammergau, they gave him only twenty
minutes to see the sacred drama-and he
had to hurry back to bridge.
Eyes study you on the deck. Get sized
up as being safe and amusing. Be enthu-
siastic about everything. When they be-
gin to say Of you. He does enjoy him
self"' all kinds of things may happen.
Would you believe that a sensible mar
ried woman's ocean trip-first-class-could
be spoiled for lack Of a steamer trunk?
She did not know that steamer trunks
made just low enough to slide beneath the
oertn, taking UP no space. are the only
KIND allowed In average staterooms. Her
big saratogas We're buried in the hold
and she lived five days with her handbag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

ness" For the names, you can pick
really prominent ones from the passenger
list. All the lines are putting on these
one-class boats in haste, all new. Many
socially swell families do prefer them.
Wouldn't that get you?
STERLING HELLO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

i a V l. heard OF
an ambitious mo-
ther and daughter,
who crossed nine
teen times in first
class cabins de
luxe. just TO
m a K e the ac-
ua.ntance OF So
ciety leaders-and
failed dismally.
But would they
n av e succeeded
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13

Crossing the Atlantic
First and Second Glass
Sterling Heilig Tells
Why First-class Is the
Best-The Gate Which
Cannot Be Passed by
the Second-class Pas
sengers-Importance of
the Dress Suit and the
Evening Gown.