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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07

convey any idea of the temperature OF
the water to his brain-or so they
say"
One of the old swordmakers had the
peculiar knack of making swords
which, of themselves. continually
searched for trouble. Blood drink
ers." these swords We're named There
was one of them in the Bowes collec-
ton. which was sold in England seven
or eight years ago
"One of my friends bought this
sword" said Mr. Naile. He was ex-
planning its peculiar nature to some of
u.s. One of the men laughed at the
superstition Just as he was in the
middle of gufaw the sword slipped
out of its sheath. the handle struck
the floor and the point fell against his
leg. He was severely cut. | saw this.
and. while | myself don't attach any
supernatural power to the sword. that
series of facts keeps me from laughing
at it."--New York Sun.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
DELIGHTS OF SKIING.
Perfection of Motion and New Risk
With Every Turn.

The delightful sensation of skiing is
thus described by Arnold Lunn in
Cornhill:
Skiing is the perfect motion.
shall not qualify this dogmatic state
ment till | find good ski runner who
prefers some other form Of speed. |
have met runners who have tried ev
erything from an aeroplane to Il racing
car, from steeplechaSe to a Cresta
toboggan run. One and all placed
skiing above all rivals. Aeroplanes
used to raise uneasy doubts till met
a distinguished air man. who told me
that he found skiing more exciting.
After the first novelty wears offs he
said-hying becomes monotonous. one
patch of air is very much ike another.
Wind pockets are exceptional. whereas
the snowy hillside is full of traps for
the unwary.
THE ski runner sweeps down the
hillside erect with a natural and grace
full poise. He creates pace without the
aid OF machinery. Skiing is autoch-
thonous: it is horn Of the Mother
Earth Between YOU and the hillside
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07

Equestrian statues on the battlefield
Of Gettysburg all fellow II general rule
which Sculntor> have adopted as an ar
bitrary convention. II two feet of the
horse are in the air the rider was
killed If ore foot is lifted from the
ground the rider was wounded. If all
then it signifies that the subject of the
statue was not hurt. New York World
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
FIRE ALARM BOXES

4. C.:y Hail.
s. Rav City Lumber Co.
Z. Curtis & Front SITS.
s. Curtis & Evans SITS.
9. aberdeen Lumber & Single c..
IL Mead st. & West Boulevard.
IA. Fairfield & Summit St
Is. Wilson's Mill.
16. Chehalis & Wishkah ST.
II. SHADES Mill.
IS. Boone & Marion SITS.
-. Exchange & Marion SITS.
81. F. & Market SITS
23. II & Hume SITS.
"a. G & Wishkah SITS.
%. F Il Heron SITS.
26. Anderson & Middleton Mill.
q. Heron & Broadway.
20. & River SITS
81 Sisters Hospital-G st.
49, Fourth G. II SITS.
35 Fifth & NJ SITS
80. Sixth & Thornton SITS
81. Ninth & X SITS.
3S. Third & Broadway.
80. Sixth & Broadway.
Al. NJ & Market SITS.
~. Federal Mill.
43. Heron st. & Michigan Ave.
As. Western Cooperage.
A. Hume & Washington SITS.
4S. Western Mill.
~. Market & Washington SITS.
81. Second & E SITS.
SO. Second Ave. & 3 ST.
s.. Rurleigh Ave. & d st.
So. Mckinley Ave. & F st.
GA. Stanton & Second SITS.
81. Railroad Ave. & Conger st.
"a. Morgan & Jeffrjes SITS.
81. Cherry & DuffyA SITS.
~. General Package Co.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
Prussian Executions.

BY the German law all capital pun
ishments must he carried out by be-
heading. but it is left to the separate
states to choose their own method. In
those districts which were annexed by
Napoleon |. the guilotine still prevails,
other regions may use the TX. the
sword, or carving knife if they
please The Prussian method is that,
the victim sitting in chair he is be
headed by horizontal sweep Of long
sword. Manchester News.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

First street, near Broadway. Sun
day school 10 o'clock. church ~
vice IL o'clock. Wednesday even
ing service. 8 o'clock keAdino
room No. 231 Finch building. Opss
daily from $50 until o'clock, except
Ing Sundays 4
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07

Rubbed Into Perfect Sphere by Hanc
1t Would Be Difficult to Duplicate !
With Modern nery--Legend @
the Secret of a Swordmaker.
steel made more than 500 years ago
with Il sweet odor put in 50 that tn
t.rtal still, retains the scent that il
one of the Sc.trl> OF an old Japauos,
S"orG maker described by Reginald i
st. fere Nailc of London. Mr. Vail,
l., an amateur collector and his en-
thuSiasm Tor the beauty of Old Japa
ncSc art has carried him far bach
into the centuries.
Mr. Nailc actually owned sword OF
scented steel one time but it wa>
| stolen from the office of his lawyer
several Years ago. He regards thi,
| loss as the greatest Il collector cOult
! face ard feels sure that he will never
! get that sword back again.
The perfume was delicate and
| pleasing" he said 1T is not the only
sword of the kind in the world. The
royal collection at Vienna has one. and
there are two or three more which
have retained their fragrance for all
these hundreds of years
THE scent is actually part of the
steel. The sword WIS incased in a
The handle of the sword was OF wood.
which was easily removed and which
gave no odor. The makers names,
father and son. were on the steel OF
the handle
Il entertained a group of Sheffield
steel men at my home several years
ago ana just rs Il surprise for them |
had the sword on the table. They were
boaSting about what great steelmak
ers they We're, and then | asked them
to smell the sword. They We're the
most surprised men you ever saw.
'Steelmakers.' | said There Is
some real art in making steel; let US
see YOU equal that They could not. Of
course"
Mr.. Vale said that there are hun
dredS of mechanical tricks of the Jap
aneSe artisans Of hundreds of years
ago which have been lost These men
have made many articles which can
not be duplicated with modern machin-
cry.
Il have in my home Il crystal ball six
inches in diameter" he said 1T is as
round as Il billiard ball. it will stand
any test for roundness. That was made
by hand several hundred years ago 1t
Il E.N
machinery. if it is possible: but think
of the years of toll and the special abil-
ity required for Il man to rub block
Of crystal into ii perfect sphere"
Mr. Naile said that old japanese
princes kept hordes of men at work,
payin" them fairly we'll These men
had food and lodging assured for the
rest Of their lives. and they didn't have
to hurry with their work
He told of one cabinet started by one
man for the prince who employed him
but who failed to finish it, He died
and the prince died. The son Of the
artisan took mp the work. expecting to
finish it for the son of the former
prince. They both died. and the cabi
net was finally finished by the grand
son of the original cabinctmaker and
presented t. the grandson of the orig
inal prince.
There YVES one Swurdlnaker who had
the trick of making "A dagger with a
very hard steel point, which gradually
grew softer toward the handle He did
This by taking u dagger blade of uni
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
Successful Gotchino.

Doctor. hear the operation lately
performed by Or. Cutem was botch.
Friend Why. understood the patient
was completely cured by it, Doctor
0oftilyl-l am not Spcnliin" of its eff
fects on the patient. but of the way
the operation was performed. -Balti-
more American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
He Knew That Much.

DO You think YOU will be able to
keep me out of ial:" he asked after he
had made full confession to his law
yer.
Il may not he able to do that. but
can make the state spend lot of
money in putting you there. "-Chicago
Record Herald
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
MANDARIN GRAPE FROCK,

Paquin designed this afternoon
frock OF mandarin Grape. with collar of
satin folded about the neck in cowboy
fashion and the hounces ultra Partisan
Of 1914. The back girde is draped.
while the upward flare and the full!
back OF the skirt are also in the mode.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
Chanoed Places.

Did you see where a woman in Chi
cago has Il dog in the house that talks
sometimes?"
We'll. there are plenty in more towns
than Chicago who have man in the
house that growls all the "-Ralti-
more American
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
GAY COLORS FOR SPRING.

AS 1t should be with spring fashions
bright colors are popular. This may
be due to the craze for futurist inno
vations, this school of art being the adj
vocate Of gayety in attire, Under
these circumstances it Is likely to be
trying time for the woman who has
no eye for color. for some Of the com
binations are bizarre in the extreme
and must be adapted to suit individual
PaO,liromouts
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
Two Points of View.

II can't understand" she said. how
man can let his wife and children go
away for months while he remains at
home
II can't understand how man
can't" he replied. Exchange.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
Out Of the Usual,

II have something novel in the way
Of melodrama."
Estate your case"
THE blacksmith is a rascal while
the banker is as honest as the day Is
long."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
Nature and the Prairies.

Long and lovingly did brooding nat
ure hover over the western prairies.
Long ages ago she planned off the
angles of them. While the PharaOhs
built pyramids the praires yet bided
their time ROBBED in thick carpets OF
grass and flowers, they gathered year
by year their riches of vegetable mold.
Richly brown is the good earth OF the
prairies, yielding readily to pillow and
harrow. Now we see everywhere the
snug homestead. tree empowered. and
near by red barn. Here on the
prairies Is found the true and ancient
democracy of America. the aristocracy
of worth, high appreciation Of the no
bility Of earnest endeavor and great
friendliness Of men.-Breeder' Gazette.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07

We guarantee our headche capsules,
If you are not satisfied with them
get your money back Evans Drug
Co. II
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
Retaliation.

Barher--Your hair needs trimming
Victim--I suppose it does. You trim
med 1t yesterday. Judge.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07

No man ever gave way beneath the
burdens of today. It's tomorrow and
its burdens which break the soul.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
M0DERNIzATION
OF JERUSALEM
Walls and Towers Of the Holy
City 10 Be Pulled Down.
ELECTRIC CARS TO CALVARY

-Four Tramway Routes From the Jaffa
Gate, Ono OF Which viii Run to
Bethlehem. Past Sacred Wells and
: Tombs-Firat Fails viii Be Laid In
ApriI-Motor Buses For Syria.
What viii amount to a revolutionary
change in the Holy city is involved in
the plan. soon to be carried out. to pro-
vide Jerusalem with II modern electric
street car service and with electric
light. The city is also to have II much
needed adequate water supply.
In order to effect these improve
ments the engineers have come to the
conclusion that it is necessary to pull
down the picturesque ancient walls
and massive towers of the city.
The rapidity with which Jerusalem
is extending through the return Of the
Jews in great numbers to the home OF
their ancestors has rendered these i'm
and west of the Old city there have
sprung up within the last ten years.
says a correspondent of the London
Daily Express. large Jewish colonies.
populous residential sections. as well
as converts. hospitals. institutions.
schools and other buildings. with the
result that today there is greater
Jerusalem without the walls than
Within
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
Reservoirs to End Mater Shortage.

VI lllt years JEruSdIcm mas suffered
greatly from the want of fresh water
With the VX,rption of Il small guam
t!tg brought into the city from the
ancient pools of Sloan. near Bpthic.
hem, by means of pipe which runs
along the Old aQucduct the Holy city
is entirely dependent for its water
upon the rainfall Now reservoirs are
to bc built in the upper part of the
valley of tn" brook Cherith. ut the
springs of Ain rariah and Ain lou-
var whore the water will be stored
and n.oiGnt into the city as required
THAT Jcl7!saem is gradually being
wcStcrnZed is evident" says the cor
respondent o. the Express "A few
months ago a water cart was brought
out from England to waite: the roads
which had previously been sprink led
from skins Then it was only year
ago that the Holy City was equipped
with an efficient telephone service
while now its police are to have bicy-
cles. Then. not only in Jerusalem. but
all over the country. modern methods
are being brought into vogue On the
rich plains OF Sharon. lying between
Jaffa and Jerusalem. one may detect
modern harvesting and reuping ma
chimes operated by motors.
This is Il vast Improvement on the
old fashioned method of reaping by
hand and thrHShing floors by oxen"
Damascus. where Paul soiourned
after his conversion. and perhaps the
very road on which suddenly there
Shone round about him ii light from
heaven" is soon to witness the coming
of Il British motor omnibus as part OF
Il plan for n motor service between
Bagdad and Beirut, n distance Of over
800 miles
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-04-07
old JAP ANESE ART
Swords of Perfumed Steel That
Cannot Now Be Made.
MARVEL or a CRYSTAL BALL

Rubbed Into a Perfect Sphere by Hand,
1t Would Be Difficult to Duplicate It
With Modern Nachinery--Legend of
the Secret Of a Swordmaker.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
Our Greatest Duties


/ close, as began, by reminding
you of the great tasks and duties of
peace which challenge our best pow
ers and invite us to build what will
last, the tasks to which we can adj
dress ourselves now and at all times
with free-hearted zeal and with all
the finest gifts of constructive wisdom
we possess. To develop our life and
our resources; to supply our own peo-
pie, and the people of the world as
their need arises, from the abundant
plenty of our fields and our marts of
trade; to enrich the commerce of our
own states and of the world with the
products of our mines, our farms, and
our factories, with the creations of
our thought and the fruits of our
characteristic is what will hold our
attention and our enthusiasm steadily,
now and in the years to come, as we
strive to show in our life as nation
what liberty and the inspirations of
an emancipated spirit may do for men
and for societies, for individuals, for
states, and for mankind.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08

But who shall tell US now what sort
of navy TO build? We shall take leave
to be strong upon the seas, in the fu-
ture as in the past; and there will be
no thought of offense or of provoca-
tion in that Our ships are our nat
ural bulwarks. When will the experts
tell US just what kind we should con-
strickland when will they be right
for ten years together, if the relative
efficiency of craft of different kinds
and uses continues to change as we
have seen it change under our very
eyes in these last few months?
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
Economy in Expenditure

Before / close may I say a few
words upon two topics, upon which it
is highly important that our judg-
ments should be definite, and stead
fast?
One of these is economy in govern
ment expenditures. The duty of econ
omy is not debatable. It is manifest
and imperative. The people of the
United States are not jealous of the
amount their government costs if
they are sure that they get what they
need and desire for the outlay, that
the money is being spent for objects
of which they approve, and that it is
being applied with good business
sense and management.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
Coast Surveys Needed

There is another matter of which |
must make special mention. Many
human lives and many great enter
prises hang upon it. 1t is the matter
CT making adequate provision for the
survey and charting of our coasts. 1t
is Immediately pressing and exigent
in connection with the immense coast
line of Alaska, though it is also inn
portant indeed with regard to the
older coasts of the continent.
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$50 = -
PRESIDENT SPOKE
TO THE POINT
Continued from First Page)

the ships? And how are we to get
the ships if we wait for the trade to
develop without them? The case is
not unlike thai which confronted US
when our own continent was to be
opened up to settlement and industry,
and we needed long lines of railway.
Hence the pending shipping bill, dis
cussed at the last session but as yet
passed by neither House. In my
judgment such legislation is iInper-
atively needed and can not wisely be
postponed.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08

Paris, Dec. s (OficiaD The Ger
mans are developing fierce counter
ATTACKS i'm West Flanders to offset the
allies offensive. Along the center the
heavy French artillery is gaining pre-
eniinence over the Germans at q num-
Der Of points. The French have oc-
cuIied Vermeilles after an eight
weeks struggle. A terrific storm IS
sweeping France in the west.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
National Defense

The other topic 1 shall take leave to
mention goes deeper into the prin
ciples of our national life and policy.
1t is the subject of national defense.
It is said in some quarters that we are
not prepared for war. If it is meant
that we are not ready upon brief no
tice to put in the field nation of
men trained to arms, we are not ready
to do that; and we shall never be so
long as we retain our present political
principles and institutions. We have
always found means to defend our
selves against attack, and shall find
them whenever it is necessary without
calling our people away from their
necessary tasks to render compulsory
military service in times of peace.
We are at peace with all the world.
No one can say there is reason tofear
that our independence or the integrity
of our territory is threatened. Dread
of the power of any other nation we
are incapable of. We are not jealous
of rivalry in the field of commerce or
of any other peaceful achievement.
We mean to live our own lives as we
will; but we mean also to let live. We
are, indeed, true friend to all the
nations of the world, because we
threaten none, covet the possessions
of none, desire the overthrow of none.
From the first we have had clean
and settled policy with regard to mil
| itary establishments. We never have
had, and while we retain our present
principles and ideals we never shall
have, large standing army. We shall
not turn. America into a military
camp. We will not ask our young
men to spend the best years of their
lives making soldiers of themselves.
There is another sort of energy in US.
1t will know how to declare itself and
make itself effective should occasion
arise. And especially when half the
world is on fire we shall be careful to
make our moral insurance against the
spread of the conf1agration very def
mite and certain and adequate indeed
We must depend in every time of
national peril, not upon a standing
army, nor yet upon a reserve army,
but upon a citizenry trained and ac-
customed to arms. 1t will be right
enough, American policy, to provide a
system by which every citizen who
will volunteer for the training may be
made familiar with the use of modern
arms, the rudiments of drill and man
euver, and the maintenance and sani-
tation of camps. We should encour-
age such training and make it a
means of discipline which our young
men will learn to value. We should
make it as attractive as possible, and
SO induce our young men to undergo
it at such times as they can command
a little freedom and can seek the ply
steal development they need, for mere
health's sake. It is right, too, that
the National Guard of the states
should be developed and strengthened
by every means which is not incon-
sistent with our obligations to our
own people with the established policy
of our government.
Navy Must be Maintained
A powerful navy we have always
regarded as our proper and natural
,,ooanc 81 dafoySo. onJ - L.. -
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
We Are Not Defenseless

Let there be no lnisconcepton. The
country has been misinformed. We
have not been negligent of national
defense. We are not unmindful of the
great responsibility resting upon US.
We shall learn and profit by the les
son of every experience and every new
circumstance; and what is needed will
be adequately done.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
ROSE BEADS

California ROSE BEADS will make
splendid Christmas remembrance;
here you will find them at $3.50 to SIS.
The supply is limited and when they
are gone there will be no more until
after the holidays j.. CT Smith, the
,Jeweler dot.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
CUT TING KA|SER'S
COMMUNICATIONS
PETROGRAD REPORTS RUSSIANS
SUCCESSFUL IN EAST
PRUSSIA

Petrograd, Dec. S.-The Russians
have recaptured. Russian troops from
Gombin are trying a thanking move
ment to cut German communication
with Thorn, an East Prussian base.
The Germans there are fighting
fiercely.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08

Il will be to your interest to see
my supply of Bracelets, Lavelliers
and Watches for holiday gifts. J..
C. Smith, the Jeweler. act.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08

A pretty line of manicure sets
trimmed in Persian ivory, sterling sill
yer and pearl, with leather retainers.
Just the thing for a useful Christmas
present. The Court Pharmacy. 8-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
FORTY-NINTH VICTIM
OF MEXICAN FIRE
Another American Soldier Shot on
Border Line in Arizona

Naco, Ari., Dec. 8.-Priyate ratter-
son was shot through the leg this
morning. Bullet came from fighting
Mexicans across the line. He is the
forty-ninth victim of such incidents,
on the border.
Villas soldiers bombarded the Car.
ranzistas through the night.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08

Eat Carter's Bread; baked with
steam and thoroughly sanitary sur
5-tf.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08

Persian Ivory Toilet Sets are the
very latest thing out, and we have
them in abundance at very reasonable
prices for the holidays. 8.tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08

Community Linen correspondence
cards with Ocala, Fla, engraved on
each card. Now sold at Gerig's. 5-tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
RUSSIANS REFUSED

A News dispatch from Petrograd
says that It is admitted there by war
officials that the Russian left wing,
which has been menacing Cracow,
is falling back.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08

We always have on hand al fresh
supply of the famous Norris candies.
Court Pharmacy 2-6t
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-12-08
BIG STEAMER BURNED
Vedra Lost and "a Members Of Her
Crew Victims

London, Dec. 8.-The Oil steamer
Vedra, from Port Arthur, Texas, for
Barrow, burned of Walney Island to-
day. Tlirty-four Of her crew were
drowned Or burned to death