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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26

that explosives are really dangerous.
Gunpowder burned in the open merely
causes q noise like "pouf" and burns
quickly. Guncotton may be burned on
the hand-it u not to be recommended
a. fashionable hobby-without any
serious Inconvenience. Indeed, gun
powder was first used NJ IN incendiary
competition. But q nrework or Z gun
charged with gunpowder will explode
with loud report and may cause f.
tai wounds.
Gunpowder IL the best known ex-
plosive mixture. 1t IL made from the
commonest Experimentation. sui
phur and saltpeter. There are several
notifications Of gunpowder, other
nitrates being substituted for the salt
peter-potassium nitrates. The nitrates
give the oxygen to the mixture, with,
out which it would not burn at all,
other explosive mixtures containing
CELEBRATES which have the same amount
Of oxygen as saltpeter and the nitrates.
The different powders are used in diff
ferent circumstances where more
violent or slower or a safe explosive
Is required, for it is not always the
same effect which one asks from an
explosive. Velocity may at times be
sacrificed, say, in favor Of higher
weight Of common shell. Gunpowder
is low" explosive. Its explosion is
slow. and its effect is less violently
disruptive.
Dynamite is probably the best known
"high' explosive, and the name does
not stand for one particular substance,
but for large class, which are, in ef-
feet, diluted nitroglycerin and which
are generally used for blasting.
Guncotton may be described as a
nitrate Of cotton wool (Which the
chemist would call cellulose). Both
nitroglycerin and guncotton are less
useful as explosives themselves than
their derivatives. although Russia and
the United States use compressed wet
guncotton In their high explosive
shells. One Of the most famous de-
rivatives Is the smokeless propellant
called cordite.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26

( Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Jamison, 623
i West Hume street, departed Tuesday
, for Elma. They will make their
home on ranch there.
Charles P. Reid has bought cot
tage at Sunset Beach from Carl A.
Cooper of Hoquiam. The cottage for.
merly was owned by o. M. Kellogg.
e.
The w. c. T. U. Is meeting this af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. Sarah
E. Myers. SIS East First street. Work
of the legislature at its recently clos.
ed session is the topic for discus.
sion.
Mrs. l.. J. Lucke, grandmother of
e. c. Fissell Of the Fissel & Pin
nick Undertaking company, died
March % at Rathdrum, Idaho. Mrs.
Lucke was aged 80 years. Interment
was at Rathdrum.
William Bosch. employe Of Frye &
Co.. has been transferred to the Ray
mond establishment Of that company.
His family win Join him there in .
couple Of months. They have resid-
cd in Aberdeen for the past ok
months.
Aberdeen lodge No. SO, F. Z A. n.
has bean presented with . small bible
decorated With . silver Masonic en-.
blem, By Robert L. Sebastian. depu-
" collector Of United States customs.
the gift being made in honor Of Mr..
0sbastian's father. :
-
J. r. Harper departed yesterday for
Blewett, Chelan county. 70 take up
his work in the lumber company In
which he 10 interested. Mrs. Har.
per win remain At the family homo.
SIS East First street. for : few
weeks before joining her husband.
Arnold Richard Cyester. infant son
Of Mr.. and. Mrs. @. e. Cyester, died
Wednesday night at the family homo
a31e Cherry street. The funeral was
held under the direction Of Fissel Z
Pipnick from the Catholic church.
yesterday afternoon. Burial was at
Fern Hill cemetery. 80
Want improved ranch, land or Abb
erdeen residence or business proper
ty. for good improved income prop
erty-clear. in Bellingham. one r
story building, ideal hotel, apartment
or hospital. What have you for ex-
change? Please describe fully, first
letter. Box 457, Mount Vernon,
Wash. 48.4t.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
CURIOUS FERRYBoATs.

Crossing the River At sImla % z
cemieai Performance.
Perhaps the most curious serryboat
to be found In the world Ii at Slmla
The river that flows to the northeast
Of. SUM, the chief town Of the simla
hill states. hos few bridges. SO, neces.
sity being the mother Of invention, a
novel method has been adopted.
The skin Of buffalo is inflated with
air and is placed. with the four feet
upward. to float In the water. The
owner then throws himself over 1t and
the one or two passengers sit or lean
on the top Of him. BY means Of a
small paddle in his right hand and the
movement to and fro of his legs in the
water the owner takes his passengers
across.
The journey takes from three to five
minutes, and the modest sum of pice
(one-half cent? is charged. 1t is only
by repeated crossings in day that a
man can earn much, but SO many ma
tives use this means Of going to and
from their villages that the trade Is
not unremunerative.
Few things are more comical than
these mussacks. whether moving in
midstream or being carried back to the
village at night on the owners back.
They are, Of course, very light and
are about two and half yards long.
They seem to be safe, except in mon
soon weather. when heavy rain has
caused rapid current but at such a
time two mussacks are often linked
together, SO that, being heavier. they
can avoid the rocks.-London Strand
Magazine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26


In one Of her plays oasAh Bernhardt
had to rush on tho Stage In the last
scene. kneei down ct the ode Of ne'
dead lover and smother him with
kisses.
AZ Nine Bernhardt.. for the sake Of
realism. was giving away the real
thing Paris thought her sweetness was
being wasted on a mere actor. and the
actress was inundated With letters
from French noblemen. aftistA poets
and auth0rs begging her to allow them
to take the part Of the ''dead lover"
And. not wishing 70 offend any one
who appreciated her, the actress con.
scented, With the result that she kisscN
Z dinesent dead lover at every per-
Torrance during the run Of the pisee.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
Petite a. atranasrs.

Aunt Maria has been cook in both
boarding houses and private families.
and she has often commented on how
much more common quarrels. harsh
words and scraps were in the families
than in the boarding houses. At last
she took . job In . private family
where peace reigned One day she
said to her mistress:
"llissus, b al desc 10 familyf
"Yee. Maria" said her mistress.
why do you askr'
"Wel1. nobody would q thought Il"
was the reply. "Dey act 10 nice to
each odder dat 20 would think deg
Yves perfect strangeEs." = Pittsburgh
Chronicle Telegraph.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
POWDER AND BALL
The Deadly Successors to Mans
First Crude Weapons.
FROM JAvELlN TO coRDlTE.

Cannon and Guns Arr Merely In the
l:aturs Of Chemical catapults-
introduction Of Explosives. and the
B Principles Governing Them
When the nrst man in the old stone
age thousands Of years ago threw his
first javelin against hairy mammoth
he put his foot over the threshold Of
the problem Of explosives. For It
seemed to him-and our feelings today
are with him-that it would be more
pleasurable II one could hurt and kill
ones enemy without the gratuitous
thrill Of having to sit on the massive
tusk ON the verge Of q cavernous
mouth or Of having to approach with
in few PAGES Of the huge legs which
might the next moment descend upon
him. It would be more convenient to
stand at the cave entrance on q dizzy
ledge Of rock and hurl a weapon at the
distant enemy.
So man was driven to invent the
catapult, and a gun il merely chemi
cal catapult The trigger IL pulled
back like the leather of the catapult.
and the sudden and extraordinary ex
pansion Of the explosive corresponds
to the elasticity Of the rubber or
spring, the essential feature of both
instruments being the employment Of
some source of more than human pow
er which can be made to yield up It's
energy at a given moment in the re-
quired way.
Explosives are, therefore, tabloid en-
ergy or power, and it is u just reminder
Of the fact that some substances are
explosive generally. whereas quite a
number Of common things may be
made explosive by some particular
kind Of treatment. When water boils
on the fire there Is no explosion as it Is
changed into steam, but If the spout
were scaled and the whole Of the wa
ter could be changed into steam in a
second there would be an explosion
And the instance is good because it is
really a kitchen model of volcano.
Moreover. steam guns We're used in
America in the sixties.
The essential idea of an explosive is
then the violent release of some pent
up thing; just the opposite, from this
standpoint, Of the catapult, which
works by allowing II distended thing
the elastic-t0 contract suddenly,
whereas all explosives release COM
pressed thing. The release gives rise
to nn air wave. and this. of course, is
experienced as sound. 1t Is the
sound which is popularity called IN ex-
pl0siOn.
Now, 1t has been said that an explo-
sive u tabloid force, power, energy.
How is 1t made available? 1t Is ensy
to follow the mechanism Of an explo
sive further. Explosives, ms common
~ used, are solid substances which. by
burning. produced almost instantane
ously an extraordinary large volume Of
gases. The heat and pressure OF a
blow cause the burning to start, and
the burning also produces heat which,
acting upon the gases. increases thu.
volume still further. 1t may be sus
gested that there u no obvious reason
why even sudden and enormous eX-
pansion should cause the damage Of
an explosion. And the suggestion Is
quite Just.
II u only when they are confined
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26

Il = Z matter Of common knowledge
that the longest day Of the year b
June q and the shortest Dec. q (some-
times the 22d). This latter r. the time
when the sun b farthest south on IL
annual slant over the tropic Of Capri.
corn, making the maximum decliuation
&c the axis Of the earth.
All over the world this date marks .
turning point In duration Of the day.
although In every case II u not the
snortest day. In places south Of the
equator they are enjoying the longest
day. At the south pole on this date Il
. high noon Of the six months day.
and at the north pole It y midnight Of
The great night"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
peee che Air Craek7

Professor A. w. Porter explained IN
the course Of a lecture that lightning
cracks the air and that the visible
form Of the fash follows the crack. 1t
might be thought that the air was not
q likely thing to crack. said Professor
Porter. but neither was cobblers wax.
the liability Of which to split under
1 sudden blow was well known. They
had al heard the crack Of the carriers
whip. but which was It that cracked
the whip or the air? He thought II
was the air.
Too Buoy.
"wsll. you would marry her. Now
you can repent at leisure"
III I could do that wouldn't Be
kicking. but shs b no doggone extrav.
agant that I don't have any leisure
Houston Post
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
WANTED sALEsMAN.

Wanted Reliable man in Aberdeen
and vicinity to sell our Old Line
Health and Accident policies. No pre-.
vious experience required. Write to.
day for information. 1 G. Cunning
ham. e0s Journal building, Portland
Ore. 49.St.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
MARIN e
TODAY'S NEWS COVERING
GRAYS HARB0R SHIPPING

Reports on Vessels Now Awaiting
Charters, Those Chartered and
Ships Due Here
Vessels today waiting in Grays
Harbor port for charters, chartered
vessels and vessels due to arrive here
are:
In Port Awaiting Charter.
Sch. Ludlow
At A. J. West Mill.
Sch. R. C. Slade-
At Slade Mill.
Sch. Golden Shore
At Slade Mill.
Bkt. Jane L. Stanford
At Slade Mill.
Sch. Meteor
At Hubert Mill.
Sch. Wilbert L. Smith
At Hubert Mil.
Sch. Watson A. West:
At National Min.
Sch. 8. Christensen-
At Linstrom ehipysrd.
Sch. Edw. r. West
At Linstrom Mipyazd.
Sch. Robert r. Hina:
At Lindstrom's 6hipyaEd,
Sch NepAda:
At Hubert Nun.
ohartetoA
Bkt .Chas. =. Crocksf.s fpr Sidney: !
Loading 1t Donovan Mn.
Sch. Manila, for Sidney
At. Aberdeen Lbr. L shsl. Co.
Sch. Dauntless. for Talara-
At y. X. Wood Min.
ST. Sch. Norwood. for Frisco
At various mills. n
Str. shoshone for San Francisco-
At Donovan mill.
Str. San Jacinto for San Pedro
At 3. K. Wood mill.
Due 70 Arrive.
Sch. Alumna:
From Aukland.
Sch. Omega from Pimentel.
Sch. Echo from Callao.
Sch. Carrier Dove from Salaveery.
Sch. Fred J. Wood. from Honolulu.
Str. Willapa from San Francisco
Str. Claremont from San Francisco
Sch. Fearless from San Francisco
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26

he HefalA b ~. cost wiAoly SEA-,
papsr ;.Nshx.ss CeuatV. Wise ~
vort1sers 80, ~.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
MARKETS
AVERAGE WHOLESALE
PRICES IN ABERDEEN
Today's Quotations or Poultry,
Livestock, Dressed Meats,
Ham, Bacon and Lard.

Average wholesale prices in effect
in the Aberdeen market today are:
Chickens, live: 10c to 15c per h.;
dressed, 18c to 23c per ID.
Livestock: Cows, SIC h.; sheep,
SIC per h.; hogs. &c per Id.
Dressed Meats: Pork, Sc to lie lb. /;
COW beef. SC to lie h.; steer beef,
lie to 12hc lb.; veal, 12c to lac h.;
lamb, lac to 16c h.; mutton, lie to
$50 lib.
Cured Meats: Ham, tic to 19c lb.;
bacon. Ice to ESQ h.; lard 11hc to
1910 per Id.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
Tales Of The Town TerSeIy Told

*****&*sseese3estse 4 k<***x
For Corona coffee phone I827-R. Att
s.
Mrs. s. E. Labor departed Wednes-
day for Wenatchee.
w. L. Meyer of Elma was in Alb.
erdeen early this week on a business
trip.
T. c. Fox is enjoying visit from
his sister, Mrs. B. F. Gabriel of Ia
coma.
Cyrus Whippe, civil service com.
missioner, came down from Olympia
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Elder will move
to the Quiniault section very shortly.
TO engage In farming.
D. F. Ingle and J. sucurki drew
fines Of SO each, this week, for ex.
ceeding the speed limit.
Ralph Cornello. son, william. and
daughter. Alice. departed Tuesday for
Whitesborro. New York.
-
Many Of the teachers in the Alb
erdeen schools will spend next week.
the Easter vacation. at the beach.
49,
Miss Mable Smith departed today
for San Francisco. She will visit rel.
a&ives there and in other California
towns.
A new titney line will b put on
IN Aberdeen. Friday. April .. The
1nan&sersT wal anSSuncs further par.
ticulafs about It in . few days.
Tho meeting Of the Holly club.
which was to have been held today,
has been postponed for two weeks
% account Of the death Of Chris
Belts.
Theodore w. Scott. brother Of Mrs.
Chris Belts, lie in the city. Mr.. Scott
came to attend the funeral OF the
late Chris Belts. held yesterday A.
ternoon. =.
Ars. Georgia Bathurst entertained
Wednesday evening at her home IN
the Weatherwax Apartments. The
evening was spent in vaudeville and
musical stunts.
-
The Franklin Parents Teachers az.
sociation held meeting yesterday
afternoon and discussed dress, it's in
fluence upon children being particu-
larly considered.
-
Plank roadways west of Division
street now are in. very good condi.
ton q far ~ the Hoquiam city line.
the result Of work. started by the street
department last December.
l(r. and Mrs. Jones, Mrs. e. T. Tay-
1or. Mrs. c. T. ,scurry and Mrs. w. L.
Douglas motored to Seattle last Tues
day for : few days visit, expecting to
return homo the end Of the week.
-
n. q. Hunt departed Tuesday on
: surveying trip on the upper Wish.
kah, which he expected would take .
couple Of weeks. Earl Cloney and
Henry Matsen accompanied Mr.. Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kraft have de-
parted for their home in the East.
after visiting at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Hartung. Mrs. Hart
ung and Mr.. Kraft are sister and
brother.
The Westminster guild met We'd
nesday evening at the home Of Mrs.
w. J. Robinson, Cherry and Williams
streets Mrs. R. c. vandevort assist
ed Mrs. Robinson in receiving the
members.
Mrs. Frances M. Wilson, who has
been visiting for few weeks with her
daughter. Mrs. w. L. Morris at the
latter's home, $40 East First street,
departed yesterday for her home in
Red Bluff. Cal.
80
Capt. A. ]. Dorm, Of Spokane. is Wis
fling In Aberdeen. Captain Dorm is
well remembered here. He formerly
was with the Grays Harbor Stevedore
company and at one time was editor
Of an Aberdeen marine publication.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
MOTOR COAT, MILITARY CUT.

Motor coat Of wtite wooden mix.
ture. striped with h'&--A. Designed from
the uniform o. rs c2-ma~ sg''-'-- |"
- belted ana buttons ~ iiesS est
tary effect. The high rod "a !.
faced with black silk faills. WIGS 40
faces the hnttonh0lea
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26

It 10 not what the best men Do but
what they are that constitutes steif
benedfction 10 their fellow m6n-rtPhii
Np0 Brooks.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-26
FOR SALE.

Eggs for Matching and day old
chicks and White Leghorns.
Phonn %. J. T. Carbery. Aberdeen;
or J. r. Malser, Montesano. asst
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-26
COTTON SITUATION UP TO
GROWER, SAYS EDMONDS
Editor Manufacturers Record in Letter Editor The Age
Herald Discusses Conditions Outlined in w.
P. G. Hardngs Address

Nevertheless. the situation in the
south is. so Infinitely better than II
was year ago that timidity in the
financing of cotton in the south and by
the south would show a weakness that
would be great reflection upon the
business ability and all the boosted
progress of this section. Let us permit
neither this government nor any other
TO valorize the south's cotton or to buy
ii up to win our friendship Let the
south realize its own strength in man
hood and money and let southern
bankers voluntarily carry cotton at a
lower rate of interest than they have
ever done before and thus prove their
patriotism and their business sense
To force cotton on the market by
charging high rates of interest or re-
iusing well secured loans would prove
southern banks lacking in patriotism
and in sound business sense. This is
not the time to exact the pound of
flesh, but to deal broadly, generously
and whole-souledly, and thus give the
world new appreciation of what the
south can accept for itself and by it.
self, and in doing this give to south
ern cotton a stable value which would
add to the prosperity of every interest,
farmer, merchant, manufacturer and
banker alike.
RICHARD L. EDMONDS.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-26
SPEEDING UP THE SILK

From Daily Consular and Trade Re-
ports.
A new method by which silkworms
may be cultured 10 times a year in
stead of twice as at present is reported
to have been perfected in Aichi Ken
Japan. The method is very simple. Egg
cards are immersed in hydrochloric
acid for to 10 hours just before they
are Matched. In fortnight or IL days
after the immersion the eggs are per-
fectly Matched, and worms that are
stronger and more healthy than those
coming out of the shells. The silk
produced by the worms thus Matched Is
better and Longer than that produced IN
any other way. AS the inventor of the
process tells in a local paper, the silk
produced by the worms bred in the
newly invented way measures 1900 feet,
whereas the thread produced by the
worms Matched in the ordinary way
measures only 700 feet at the long
est.
The inventor further states that any
one may make use of the new process,
which. although worthy of being fully
protected will not be patented, as
the inventors sole desire is to
strengthen the country's position as a
silk producing country. The inventor
Is Mr.. Kawahit the director of the
Aichi Ken sericulture experimental sta
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-26
TODAY IS AID CLUB
DAY AT REDWOOD.
Big Crowd Expected to See
Travellers and BarOns
Lock Horns
Today is Ad club day at Redwood.

Today is Ad club day at Redwood
Every member the Birmingham Ad
club, as we'll as 90 young lady sponsors,
were busy yesterday all day. and will
be busy all this morning, selling tickets
to the game. Many members or the AID
club accepted as many as so tickets to
sell, and some of them took 100 Many of
these have reported to Chairman II. j.
Baum of the baseball committee and ac-
cording to the reports practically all OF
the allotment of tickets to the club have
been sold.
Many prizes have been offered, both
to the Barons and to the young lady spon-
sors, and the list of winners will be given
to the public through the columns of The
Age Herald Friday morning.
brass band will parade the principal
streets of the city today in an automo-
bile
Two of the new Maxwell cars will con-
vey the Ad club sponsors to Redwood
this afternoon.
Frank Hammond of the Birmingham
Railway. Light and Power company an
nounces that those fans who depend upon
street cars to get them to the game will
not be annoyed by a lack of cars due to
the unusually large crowds that are ex-
pected to attend the game today. Twenty
cars will be held in reserve, and will be
placed in service as needed to care for
the crowds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-26

crowd during the morning at the regis
tration booths being nearly as large as
on the first day Of the convention. It is
expected that many more will come this
morning for the final day of the conven-
ton, pushing the total registration of dele
gates probably well above the 1000 mark.
Owing to the fact that coupon books
with tickets for the river trip today are
getting scarce, and also because of the
fact that some of the delegates who reg
istered during the past two days will not
be able to make the trip it was requested
last night that all such would greatly
oblige the committee in charge by return
ing the coupon book to the Chamber of
Commerce this morning so that it can ba
given out to someone who does wish to
make the trip.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-26
SECRET SESSION OF
CHAMBER DEPUTIES
PLANNED FOR TODAY
cians-War Appropriations to
Be Passed Upon

Paris, August 25.-(9:15 p. m.)-Difficul-
ties confront politicians who planned tc
have a secret session of the Chamber OF
Deputies tomorrow to hear Premier
Viviani reply to criticisms of the con-
duct of the war. Several departmental
and general councils have pronounced
against such a step.
The republican and democratic left
groups of the chamber have decided to
oppose a secret session; radicals are hest
tating and socialists are divided. The
general opinion of the socialists seems
to me that they should vote
in favor of the appropriations for
under secretaries of war, for sanitation
and commssary, after which it would be
proposed to hear the reports of the cham
ber's budget and military committee at a
secret session to be held later with the
possibility of a debate.
The party organizations will caucus
tomorrow morning to decide what to do.
1t Is believed Viviani will take the floor
soon after the session opens to state
what the government will agree to do and
what it will not do, leaving the chamber
to decide its course.