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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
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Abraham Lincoln sitting on n dinky
stool before dinky table having his
finger nails done by peroxide mani
VuriSt.
Beau Brummel walking down the
mall wearing II red satin four-in-hand
lie.
Peter the Hermit phuSing in the
MidSt Of his prisons to apply talcum
powder to Il shiny nose.
Homer laying aside the odyssey
long enough to write the pot boiler
Get Out and Get Under.
bismarck trying, by the aid of a
monnclc attached to broad black rib
hon to decide between pair OF pale
blre and pair of pink silk socks
Puck
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
Mad Nathaniel Lee.

When Nathaniel Lee. commonly call
c6 the mad poet" was confined dur
ing four years of his short life III
Red!am, sane idiot Of Il scribbler
Knocked his calamity and observed that
it was easy to write like madman
Lee answered. NO. sir: 1t Is not so
easy to write like mailman. but very
easy to write like fool"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18

passage of your head. soothing and
healing the inflamed, swollen mucous
membrane and you get instant re-
lief.
All how good it feels. Your nos.
trils are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snuffing, blowing; no
more headache, dryness or struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is Just
what sufferers from head colds and
catarrh need. It's a delight.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0S1RILS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds at Once.

If your nostrils are clogged and
your head is stuffed and you can't
breathe freely because of a cold or
catarrh, just get small bottle of
Ely's Cream Balm at any drug store
Apply little of this fragrant, anti
septic cream into your nostrils and
let it penetrate through every air
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18

II required ruling Of the New York
customs office to classify the accordion
as n musical instrrm nt
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
Tho Living Telephone.

Some time after the close of the
Franco German war the Prussian uh-
han drill was introduced into the Brit
ish cavalry. The first men to be ex-
ercised in 1t were corps Of household
cavalry Rlues) at Windsor. They
from his fellow. many miles Of country
being covered This verbal message
was given to the soldier on the extreme
right to pass along: "Enemy's vedettes
ut Engle1ield Green" 1t got hopelessly
muddled halfway. The amazed officer
waiting to receive 1t got this commit.
nication from the trooper on the ex.
IRENE left: "England's bets paid by
the queen. "-Iondon Answers.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
UPH0LSTERING FURNITURE.
With Bright Colored chintx q Ding,
Set Can Be Successfully Done Over.

Set Can Be Successfully Done Over.
A young matr0n recently did over
her living room nj the minimum Of ex
peiIse and the maximum of beauty
She did practically all the upholster.
herself
The walls were left the same-a pale
.reeu but the furniture. which was
n velvet OF II deeper shade. was Gov
cred with chintZ IN n big rose design
the coIOrS soft and contrasting beau
tifrll! with the pale walls
The chintZ was purchased at 81
'cntS IA yard
She first ttted each hair with a pa
per pattern cutting and fitting the
,hlntZ The result was that her covers
We're almost perfect III tit. piprd with
II green braid and finished in an Ell
tirpy professional manner
\ut content with this she decided ii
add another new~ tonch to the room
10y making window hangings Of chintz
These were straight pieces of the goods
edged with II pretty ball fringe she
had purchased for a few cents Il yard
The thin under curtains were of white
scrm edged with II heavy imitation
rnny lace
Homemade cushions of initnrioI
fillet lace. made over pink covers. add
I'd 10 the general scheme of dainty
comfort. and several pretty lamI
added just the soft light the room
needed When the whole was finished
the amateur npliolstcrer surveyed her
work with pride. and size was quite
justified in doing so.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18

The Herald tells 1t all.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
VALUE OF LAUGHTER.

Laughter is a foe to pain and
disease and a sure cure for melan-
cholia and worry. Laughter is
contagious. Be cheerful and you
make everybody around you happy
and heal hful. Use laughter as a
table sauce. 1t stimulates the d.
geshve processes. 1t keeps the
heart and face young and enchances
physical beauty. 1t gives warmth
and gov to the whole system.
Perfect health. which may be in
iured by bad news. by grief or by
arxlety. is often restored by hearty
laugh.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18
FANCY UMBRELLA TOPS.
Novelties TO SUIT All Purses That Max.
Ideal Christmas GIFTS

IDEAL Chfl3tn1as OIfts
4 sensible gift fut II frltiN l. an uri
hrrla II Is an article that never
'Ui,ltS amiS~ since ones stuck needs
I" le so often rrrlruisl he'd While II j.
to t,- feared With most If US III" pos
session Of II realty handsome u,ul,rr;ia
Is a iuy too hiirf the carpit soul VIII
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18

never loses one may have u good
frame recovered or the elegant handle
removed and placed IN newer nm
brella.
Separate handles for umbrellas ar'
sold in the shops They come III at
styles and ut prices Ia sui, all purses
Illustrated here are novelty umbrella
tops of carved and plain wool ana
artificial ivory Tiny watches are III
set neatly In the top
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-12-18

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, 1914-12-18

The Herald is the most widely read
paper in Chehalis County. Wise ad.
vertisers know it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09

London oct aThe official press bureau today gives an eyewitness narrative of operations in France, sup p1enenting that of October g. It fol- lows:
 merely marked another days progress In the gradual development of the sit Nation and was distinguished by no activity beyond slight attacks by the enemy. There was also artillery fire nt intervals One of the airu1en suc- Eeeded in dropping nine bombs, some of which fell the enernyss rolling stock collected on the railway near La- Dne Some of the enernys front tren- rhes were found empty at night but nothing much can be deducted from uated in this way, no doubt to pre- vent the men in back lines from firing Dn their comrades in front Of them.
 ssTyhursday, October l. was a most perfect autumn day and the mosI peaceful since the two forces became pnIy desu1tory gun fire. During the night enemy made few new trenches and the French aviators dropped one bomb on the railway station and three bombs on the troops massed near it. The weather on Friday, the second, was very misty in the early hours and 1t continued hazy until late in the afternoon becoming thicker again at night The Germans were driven out of a mill which they had occupied as an advanced post, their guns and ma chine guns which supported 1t being Knocked out one by one by well direct ed artillery fire from a flank. During the night they made the usual two at 4aeks on the customary spot in our lines and as on previous occasions were Tepulsed.
 srwo of their trenches were captur-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09
Y. w. 0. A.


 The fall rally of the YoungaWon Christian Association will, be held Monday evening, October 12th, at 10S7 Broad street. A novel program, call ed the Country Fair, has been arrang- ed by the various standing commit tees of the association for the fall get together ,a1rd is planned especially for the members of the association and all who are anxious to take part in the class and club work The Vernon Castle House will be one of the lead ing features.
 Miss Grace Clarke has this in charge and will give three perform ances during the evening. A clever vaudeville has also been arranged, and the wild animal show will surely arouse the greatest enthusiasm. There will also be a room full of freaks, an Indian camp with fortune te11ers, a dog and poultry show, and a most in teresting demonstration of incubator babies. The judges will award blue ribbons for the best stock entered at the fair, and prizes will be given for the best performance.
 Y.s w. C. A. courses in elocution, embroidery, nursing, gynnastics, Eng fish, dressmalzing. millinery and French are offered at actual cost of instruction, and the best Of teachers have been secured for each depart ment.s
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09
ssNFADE IN AMERICA,
 CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

The nationwide Made in A1neri- ca movement officially launched, in New York last week is rapidly gath ering momentum and promises eff cient1y to direct the present popular agitation in favor of home consump- ton of American made goods.
 It is proposed to make Made in America mean for the United States what Made in Germany has meant for that nation; that merchants, man ufacturers, distributors and business concerns generally shall benefit by increased ssales and that every citi- zen of the United States shall be in- directly benefited by busy workshops and the general era of prosperity that is sure to follow.
 The movement, which had been un- der discussion for fortnight, took concrete form when articles of incor- pOration were granted at Albany to the Made in America Products As sociatfon, Inc. with a nominal capi- tai of $1O,o0O. The stock is to be is- sued in shares of $1Oo each and no person, concern or interest will be a1- lowed to acquire more than one share, which will be requisite for membership in the association. Each stockholder must be the representa- tive of an important manufacturirlE or distributing concern. Thompson,
 
 street, will look after the legal inter ests of thAA association and temporary headquartefs have been opened at No. 115 Broadway
 While the organization has not yet been completed, the board of direc- tors will include c. A. Whelan, of the United Cigar Store Co; Carl J. Schu- mann, of Mo1ier & schumann. var nish manufacturers; Harry Tfpper. president of the Advertising Mems League; R. A. Holmes of Crofut &, Knapp Go, manufacturers of hats; and Henry Thompson, of Thompson, Freedman & Cooke. Other prominent men will be added to the board and a meeting will be held within a few days to effect permanent organiza- ton. MT. Thompson, in a statement issued yesterday, said:
 Although it is not the intention to make capital of the misfortunes Of Europe, The incorporators of the as- soctat1on feel that the time is ripe for American manufacturers and merchants band together and take ad- vantage of the opportunity that has presented itself. During the past month newspapers and magazines have literally indorsed the Made in America movement and much good has already been accomplished there by This good work cannot and will not be allowed to lag. The associa- tion proposes to launch compre- henstve, carefully planned and thor oughly up-to-date advertising cam paign in newspapers and magazines- which will insure pernanencv I'd the movement. The United States can make practically everything 1t con sumes- If we get our citizens accus- toned to asking for and using Amer ican made goods, this country will soon be virtually independent of the fcrT9 Safe TTTT@S . millions of dollars that formerly went abroad each year will be spent at home The wor3<shops win be kept busy and the entire country will share in the prosperity resultant from this movemert''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09
STEPNEY

: Birdsey Peck lost one of his horses last week. The horse was shot on ac- count of 1ameness.
 MT. and Mrs Robert Bevans are re- ceiving congratulations over the birth of son on Tuesday
 MT. and Mrs t1Fbert o. Hull of Bridgeport were recent guests at the home of AEr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hull.
 Mrs Emily D. Leavenworth has en- tertained as her guest her cousin, Mrs. Alice Rounds, of Shelton.
 Several of the schools in town have closed one day this week on account of the Danbury fair.
 Friends from this vicinity attended the funeral of Warren Bliss which was held at his late home in East Will Iage on Monday afternoon.
 Stephen B. Hayes and William c. Nichols were in Bridgeport on Satur- day where they attended the codnty convention Of delegates.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hull are i'm proving their home by the addition of a spacious bay window.
 A pleasant surprise was given to MT and Mrs. L. V. S1ade by a large com pany of : neighbors and friends on Wednesday evening, the occasion be- ing their 10th wedding anniversary. The company met at MT. Garhck's, a nearby neighbor, and about o'clock burst in upon the unsuspecting pair After recovering from their surprise they made the company very welcom e and a pleasant evening was passed. Refreshments were served during the evening and MT. and Mrs. Slade were presented with a, handsome set of dishes. At 8 late hour the dispersing friends wished them many more pleas ant anniversaries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09
EYEWITNESS DESCRIBES AWFUL
 FIGHTING ALONG RIVER AlSNE

led and filled in. Our loss was six men wounded
 ..IJp to September 21 the air mileage made by our airmen since the begin ming of the war amounted to S7,o0o miles, an average of 1000 miles per day, the total equalling nearly four times the circuit of the world The total time spent in the air was 1,4Oo hoursS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09

F'orty-seven national and state as- sociations will take part in the fourth annual American Road Congress at Atlanta, during the week of Oct g.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09

Thirty-nine persons. were hurt, four seriously, when passenger train on the Behngton branch of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was derai1ed near Grafbon, w. Va
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09

Two masked robbers entered the Farmers 6 Merchants National bank strong, the cashier, and escaped with g, ,437.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-10-09

Pickpocket pay annual tribute of $40 900 to lawyers and bondsmen, ac- cording to testimony given before the Chicago city council crime conmis- sion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-05
PEST OF THE WEST INDIES
Planters Wage War Against Species
of Crabs That Are Destructive
to the Vegetation.

A curiously destructive pest Of
Grand Cayman island Of the British
West Indies is found in certain species
of crabs. They not only partake raven
ously of everything edible, but their
burrows do great damage, and they
fill these burrows with every kind of
stolen small articles. A bulletin OF
Kew Gardens notes that such utterly
useless objects as knives and pocket
compasses are hidden away.
Eggs from under setting hen are
devoured, If not the hen herself, and
80 many leaves Of Seeding cocoanut
trees are eaten that 6 to 10 per cent
of the plants may require replacing in
newly cleared ground from which the
crabs have been thoroughly thinned
out. Patches of thin soil in the bush
become covered with vegetation after
the complete driving away of the
crabs. They shut themselves I'M
derground in the early part OF the
year to change their shells, and for
their barbados of sticks and rubbish
they nip off or root up saplings three
quarters of an inch in diameter. An
other reprehensible characteristic,
less harmful to the planter, Is cam
nibalism.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-05
DIGESTION WAITS ON FLAVOR
Of the Highest Importance as an Ad-
junct to the Nourishlng
Value of Food.

IF it were not for flavor we should
not digest our food properly. Epi-
cureanism in eating is the handmade
of good health. Flavor has been called
the soul of food. The viands that are
most agreeable to our sense Of taste,
those we enjoy most, are those we are
most likely to digest we'll and from
which we are most likely to derive the
maximum Of nourishment.
A whole book was devoted to this
subject by Henry T. Finck of New
York. He called it Food and Flavor"
In a review of it the Scientific Ameri-
can says: 1.-THE psychic factor Of de-
sire must precede ingestion, or results
will be unpropitious. To each cent
spent for nutriment we add FIVE more
for flavor. Flavor, in short, has an
appetizing value, g health value, a
commercial value. The evolution of a
discriminating appetite and the edu'
cation of the cook must go hand In
hand. But your glutton is never an
epicure. Rational masticat1on must
accompany the highest enjoyment OF
food, and in this enjoyment lie perfect
assimilation and health. 1t is flavor
that stimulates the flow Of the diges-
tive juices; it is the digestive juices
that prepare the food for the extrac-
ton OF nutriment-"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-05
poHafR ljlaElasDERs L1sl
FRIfiiDS IN THE WEST

We are indebted to members of
the stricken families for clippings
from their home paper giving an
account of the illness and death of
descendants of Highlanders, and
regret that we have not space to
publish the sketches in full.
Marshall F. Goddard, whose
mother was formerly Mrs. Eliza
beth Blagg, died of tuberculosis,
at their Lexington, ILL.,, home, re-
Gently. date not given.
He was about 10 years of age,
and is spoken of as a promising
young man ia favorite among
the Lexington boys"
The other death notice sent us
is that of Francis A. Hefner, bus
band of a former Doe Hill lady :,
Miss Rosa Wilson. Mr.. Hefner
was born April Is, 1857, and died
May II, 1914. He was a promi-
nent fraternity man and referred
to as man of clean habits.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-05
True Worth of Man.

Proverbs says, "by the blessing OF
the upright the city is exalted" A
good, true, righteous man Is benefit
to a city. His own personality may be
worth thousands to a community: 1t
is not the man who is rich that adds
to the welfare of city. He may own
banks, factories, stores and palatial
homes, and yet prove dead weight
to a town. The second part OF the
verse we quoted. tells this. 1t says,
"but it is overthrown by the mouth of
the wicked" 1t Is what man Is for
true worth, for integrity, for nobility
of purpose that constitutes his citizen
ship, for good or bad. Where mans
ideals are loose, his character de-
PRAYED, he does not render a real serv-
ice to a community whatever his
wealth may be. Water seeks its own
level" and the level of a community
is it's citizenship, and to that level the
community may go. Factories, rail-
ways, architecture, schoolhouses,
churches, will not Of themselves exalt
a city. 1t takes virtue, integrity, dill
gence to do that.-Ohio State Journal
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-05
HANDICAP Or fKs TAaFlaa
These Forests Frequently Cannot Be
Cleared in the Short Dry Sea-
son That Prevails.

In the true tropical forest, agr1cul-
ture is practically out of the question:
writes Ellsworth Huntington in the
Tale Review. Even for the white
man 1t is difficult to clear the ground,
AID for the sluggish son Of the tropics
1t is almost impossible. Not that ne
cannot cut the trees, although this
is a slow process where the huge
trunks throw out buttresses five to
ten feet in radius, but that having cut
them he cannot dispose Of them. The
primary reason for the existence OF
the genuine tropical forest is that
rain falls abundantly at practically
all seasons. There may be, and usu-
ally is, short dry season when the
sun is farthest from the zenith. New
ertheless, even at this time the
drought is not absolute. When the
trees are felled the only way Of get
ting rid of them is by burning. I'm
der the ardent tropical sun most trees
will become dry enough to burn
In two or three weeks. If they do
not become ready to burn during the
dry season, it is useless to think of
such thing later They will rot
away, to be sure, and disappear with
in a few seasons, but this is of little
use, for meanwhile q new growth has
quickly sprouted. In the tropical
rain forests, bushes will grow to a
height of ten or twenty feet In sim
gle year. Indeed, in the short space
Of two months so much heritage
will spring up that piece of forest
which has been cut cannot be burned,
even though the trees have become
dry.
This is no theory, but actual fact.
In the spring of 1918, In a part of
Guatemala, where the forest is by no
means of the densest kind and where
a considerable number of coffee plan
tations exist, saw this happen. The
trees had been cut, but so many show
ers fell during the nominal dry season
that the branches did not become dry
enough to burn and consequently
many people were unable to plant
crops.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1914-06-05
Ast Wnaslsh ~ CAPTIVITY
Porpolses In New York Aquarium
Seem by Their Antics to 30
Enjoying Themselves.

The five big porpoises at the aqua
rum dash about In their pool. and
sometimes jump out Of the water,
scattering spray in all directions when
they come down, relates the New York
Times. Sometimes they expel the air
from their lungs when their heads are
an inch or two below the surface,
and then they seem to be spouting
Suspended over the center of the
porpoise pools, about four feet above
the water, was a circle of incandes-
cent electric lamps. In their splash
ing about in the pool the porpoises
often splashed water up on this light
fixture, and every now and then a
dash of water would work through
a Joint or an open space somewhere
short circuit the wires and put out
a light. After a number Of the lights
had been put out in this manner this
fixture was taken out and another sub
stituted.
The new fixture is ten feet above
the surface of the water, where the
spray thrown by the porpoises in their
antics can scarcely reach 1t. Under
the old fixture there had been placed
a netting to soften the light, which
it had been thought might be too
bright for the porpoises, unaccustomed
to electric lights in their natural sur
roundings; under the new and higher
fixture there has been placed a white
translucent shade to make the light
still softer.