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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
Soak It to the Farmer.

Surely the farmers lot in this Grays
Harbor country is an unenviable one
he gets il coming and going We have
had about half dozen OF them call
on US and the story they tell is about
the limit. and some have quit in dis
gust
The real estate man sells them the
land By showing what a fine thing 3
farm is in this country. how they
can grow everything to beat the band
Mr.. Farmer goes ahead and grows all
kinds OF garden truck in good guam
titles and Of the finest grade. and
other things that go with the farm
game, then he hikes down 70 Aber-
deem TO sell it: then comes the real
joke. There's not a grocer. butcher
or commission man who will buy il.
they prefer. following the Aberdeen
custom. OF sending to Tacoma, Seat.
tie. Portland, San Francisco and any
Other old place for the stuff they
need Oh. yes. this is lovely farm
ing country. but not for the farmer.
when the people who ought 10 be
glad 10 get his stuff positively refuse
to buy.
People are advertising in this town
Yakima Melted Gem potatoes: they
ara only fl 70 feed to the hogs. No
person Of any sense will bother with
them. they ara the most miserable in
ita,ion o, & potatoe in the country. but
right here in the Elma and Satsop
countries IS grown the best eating
potatoes in this part OF the [. s.
but our stores will not handle them
in any quantity or push them Go
into almost any store and ask FOR
potatoes and see them begin 70 hand
you the Yakima Melted Gem" bunk
For months in various store win
dows have been shown samples OF
what our farmers can grow and i. is
difficult 10 find anything finer, but
the peonle 0. this section seem deter.
mined TO throttle and kill on vha.
might soon become great industry.
second only to lumber. All the vege-
table growers need are customers
they can grow the stuff, but our town
wreckers prefer sending anywhere and
everywhere Tor their goods rather
IL
here. talk 20 some Of our people
about a creamery and cheese fac
tory-they would think you we're 60
ing nutty. Building up new industries
is no. IN their noodles: It's lumber for
breakfast, lumber for lunch, lumber
for supper. lumber frst. last, all the
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
"Let There Be Light

Commencing Monday and FOR one
week, we are to have, in Aberdeen,
electrical Prosperity Week"
The whole OF the United States is
taking part in this great celebration,
and it is only right that it should
be made national affair
1t is quite possible that Electricity
has done more to brighten the world.
relieve mankind. extend and advance
civilization, proiong life, and make
the world a happier and better place
to live in than any other invention
known TO man.
Therefore il is highly proper thai,
we show a just appreciation OF Elec.
tricity and celebrate accordingly The
Electric Light Company will do ev-
erything in their power TO make this
an enjoyable and instructive event
Heron street will be specially light
ed, the stores will be il full array
OF light. all the homes are expected
to turn on the juice" and make
1t gala week The stores carry.
ing electric appliances will have spec
ial displays and the Grays Harbor
Light company will turn their display
rooms into a complete exhibit Of
electrical appliances and everything
electrical; each day they will have
special features which will be Of in.
terest to everyone. They will also
keep open house in their meter room
which will be in charge Of q com.
petent man who will explain TO those
interested the accuracy with which
. meter records the consumption OF
electricity, In this way anyone may
be thoroughly posted on this import
ant subject.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
The Ross Case

The report OF the committee OF the
Tacoma Women's club. who went to
the wilds Of Pacific county" 70 in
Testigate charges made by Mrs. N
N. Ross, tina, her two sons in Jail
AZ South Bend were being harshly
and inhumanly treated, refutes posi-.
lively the allegations OF Mrs. Ross,
whose pathetic address to the club
appealed to the kind hearts OF the
members, and whose committee was
led TO believe the North river val
ly inhabited by barbarians.
Mrs Hamilton and Mrs. Danforth
visited the valley and found there
kindly hospitable pioneers who were
carving homes out OF the wilderness.
some OF whom had been in that iso-
lated section from % 70 80 years.
and bore no resemblance TO the Grim
tnals and outlaws they had been led
10 expect. On the contrary, they
found a peaceful people busy in the
making OF homes and building up a
community. making roads and build
Ing churches and schools
They found that the Ross family
had been wronged when they were
torcib,y removed from the county
and their cabin burned in the night.
just as the general public had long
since found, although it must be con
tessed that the fault does not all lie
on one side. When Mrs. Ross Jump
ed" the Vanderpool claim she did so
il the full knowledge that claim
jumpers were NOT popular, but lit
tie display OF tact and consideration
for the opinions OF others would have
avoided all personal conflict.
But trouble appears 10 have been
not only looked for but assiduously
cultivated. The Ross boys are TOW
serving jail sentence for beating
Up an aged man. whose ofense seems
10 have been friendship for Mrs.
This. together with the
falling Of large tree on the Van.
derpool cabin. whether accidental or
the latter is diff
cult Of beliet-evidently SO worked
upon the minds OF the peaceful set
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
What Next?

What now? We have been plug
ging for years for the establishment
OF Fairgrounds for the Riddles. There
isn't Al old buck among us who has
NOT enrhused over the playground
proposition, albeit. most OF US were
content to beg. borrow or steal a ba,
and base ball for such exercise in
our young days Along that line. We
established school gymnasiums. Pref
- soon child gets hurt on one OF
those new-fangled machines and her
poor but industrious parents persuade
the supreme court that the school dis
tricc is responsible The decision IS
eminently correct We have a COM
pulsory education Law, and are Ger
tainly responsible for the children
during the hours Of their enforced al.
tendance That the decision Of the
supreme court will curtail the ten
dency OF school faddists in certain
directions may result in its not BE-
ing altogether unmitigated.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26

servta, according to statistics printed
IN England. is particularly the country
OF centenarians. In that land one man
In every 2.26o has lived TO be 100 years
old Ireland ranks next In the longev.
lily list In the Emerald Isle out Of
every $3.50 Of population there Is one
eentenar!an- Out Of every $1,000 Span.
ards only one is a centenarian. Nor.
way has one In about $4,000. England.
Scotland and Wales have about one
centenarian to every l77.00o Of popula.
oon- France has one in lS0.7O Swe-
den ranks seventh with one In 10000.
Germany has one In 02.OO. Denmark
mas less than one to 100000 Of its pop
ulation. and Switzerland. with all its
Eeputed healthfuineSs. has none.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
Unconscious VersiTcssion


Among examples OF nconscious YER.
siication the one cited below should ~
noted as being probably the hes, on
record Many imaginative writers be-
come lyrical. inspired by the beauty
OF their subject or by the mere bar.
mony of words reactins on their I'm.
aGination. but the following lines.
which might be stsnza from an
Aemoriam. are from solemnly pro-
sale textbook on the "Parallelocram
Of Forces" By. fancy. Sir David
Brewster:
And hence no force. however great
Can draw cord. however fine.
Into horizontal lire
Which shan be absolutely STRAIGHT.
London Chronicle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
TELLS HOW TO use DRAG

AS water is the natural enemy OF
road. TWO things should be kept in
nind-the shaping Of the road so that
it will shed water. and the water.
proofing qualities Of the material in the
road 10 the end that the minimum
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
Ptythe Man
W0D0eSnf
AdUertise!
BY sREEN.

Il have an established
business. | don't require
advertising"
That is the answer Of
some self satisfied man to
a request for advertising.
Meanwhile his progres-
slve neighbor is using
printer S ink lavishly.
The result is obvious.
It's onlyaquestion oftime.
The self satisfied business
man soon finds his trade
disappearing. His pro-
g,resslve neishbor goes
ahead with leaps and
bounds Every business,
no !, matter how FIRMLY es-
tabllshed. needs adver-
tislng.. 1t it isn't adver-
used It soon will Be in a
nut; Don't get IN a nut.
Advertise.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26

Naud-fou say Jack once proposed
to you don't believe It. he said
| was the only woman be ever Iovs,
Ethel-fes. dear. but be didn't class
me- among women He used to cal, mo
his angel
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26

any good. straight grain, soft wood.
or feet long and from s TO 10
inches in diameter, carefully split
down the middle. An ordinary trace
chain is strong enough to draw the
implement, provided the clevis be not
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
Editorial PAGE of The Aberdeen Herald November TO- 1915
Personal PRATTLE


lers as 10 cause the forcible removal
OF those they conceived 10 be disturb
ers OF their peace An inexcusable
proceeding it is admitted. yet, when
the proceeding actions are consider.
ed. not entirely to be unexpected
Meanwhile, the people Of the North
river valley have been given an IN
deserved notoriety.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
Ne Disrescees.

Friend-I see you have turned your
wfe's picture TO the wall. Isn't that
rather disre>pectful; Widower-No: it
seems more natural. You see. most Of
my time at home spent in buttoning
her up the back.-Lfe
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26

NO matter where hide siroe., ~
leopard. I'm sIways spotted.
Widow
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
Still Later.

Il is now practically certain thai.
the sweet scented hole in the wall
with the high sounding and mislead.
ing name Of Olympia. is the head
quarters and the distributing point
for the gigantic opium smuggling
that has been going on. Where the
carrion is, there you will find the
buzzards. We throw a poor devil in
Jail when through hunger he steals
food. but many seem to think that
politicians in their colossal and ras-
cally stealings ara Of another kind
The simon-pure democratic headquar-
ters seems 10 be very badly begged
up these days; the anuseptic won
ders attributed 20 "Listerine" do not
seem 70 be able 20 cope with such
mass OF corruption.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-11-26
A Nest Of Thieves.

There's bunch in Olympia still
doing business at the old stand: it is
sure hard 10 teach old dogs new
tricks. The State Industrial Fund,
it appears, has recently been robbed
of about s5s.000. Quite like the good
old times, is it not?
The only part which is not surrris.
ing, is the fact that the whole thiev.
ing deal was cooked up and the war.
rants cashed in the saloons Of Olym.
pia, Tacoma and Seattle. Birds OF
a feather flock together" has never
been more exeuplieed than in this
case, The men in the office who have
charge OF this fund must be a lovely.
efficient lot; about 1925 a day in the
single mill is more what they are
suited for, but politics is politics.
Later.
Olympia sure is lovely spot. They
have just arrested their chief Of po-
lice for accepting brides from prosti.
rutes. Possibly the only thing to do
will be 10 build fence around the
Capitol and cover il up with chloride
OF lime, and build a nice new one
in Aberdeen. where the good people
live, and thus avoid the contam;na.
ton.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13
"Obsolete Vermont Towns

the News add Citizen of November
Is ii Iepubished from the Bennington
B amer list of names of towns unfamil-
lar to present-day Inhabitants OF the
state.
Several Of these towns, perhaps many
of them are by no means things OF tie
past; they have merely changed their
names. Bromley, we believe, was the
early name of the present town of Peru,
and we hardly think an Improvement
was made by the change. There are
too many small towns in New England
crushed by the weight of their names.
Every state has them and Vermont has
it's full share: for example Peru, Jama-
ca, Athens, Cornlth, and Troy. The last
named town by the way was originally
called Missisquoi, a name far more APP
propriate for "a town in the Green Noun
tain State than any name taken at random
from the Classical Dictionary could be.
Sterling, mentioned in The Banners
list, was town formed of territory now
in the towns of Cambridge, johnson.
Stowe and Morrlstown. Its records are
with the town last mentioned Navy
and Lutterloch were in Orleans County.
and are there still, under the names re-
spectively of Charleston and Albany.
The same county had the town of Kelly
vale, now Lowell. and Duncanso borough
now Newport.
In all the New England States there
has been p"'nful lack of Imagination in
the naming OF towns. Too often settlers
transferred I" the territory the name of
The town from which they had come.
The outcome OF this is that certain town
names are to be found in almost every
state, with much resulting confusion.
The worst fault, however, has been the
giving of names that are insists. Yes,
Troy is one; and Athens and Corinth are
others. You might as we'll christen a
Yankee baby Agamemnon. Happily
New England never made itself as con
spicuous in this respect as did New York
in its pioneer DAYS with its Syracuse,
Ithaca-and Rome!
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13
Committees

The Lamoille County delegation in the
state legislature is we'll taken care of, be
ing on the following committees:-
Slayton Of elvidere-Mileage and De-
benture.
Reynolds of Canbridge-On Conserva.
ton.
Harrington of Eden-On Federal Rela
tions.
Merriam of Elmore-On Grand List
and Elections.
Miner of Hyde Park-On Claims.
Davis of Johnson-On Highways and
Bridges and is also chairman of Insur-
ance committee.
Boardman of Morristown-On Appro.
priations.
Lovejoy of Stowe-On Railroads.
Wells of Watervlle-On Military AT.
fairs.
Colgrove of Wolcott--On Agriculture.
Senator Thomas is on these commit
tees:-Insane, Land Taxes, State and
Industrial interests, and House of Cor
rection. being chairman OF the latter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13
Credits 1908 Senate

Before completing his service as State
Highway Commissioner, Gov. Gates ad.
dressed personal letter to each of the
members of the Senate of 1908, express.
ing o them his personal appreciation OF
the action that body took in passing the
automobile LAWN the face OF deter
mined and overwhelming opposition"
He says, THE law now yields nearly
$40, 900 annually 20 aid towns i'll main
tanning their selected highways, and is
helping that much to reduce the burden
of taxation that would otherwise come
upon our taxpayers, as the cost OF main
tenance on our main highways is sure to
increase as the automobile travel in
creases." Gov. Gates considers that
law, as passed by the Legislature OF
1908, ''the most important and helpful
piece of highway legislation that has
been passed in the last ten years"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13

Gov Gates is emerge cally discouraging
dsiking to have the attention of the
boys distracted from their official duties,
hence no governors ball" This in the
old days was thing OF dazzling beauty
the absorbing thought among the local
elite for weeks in advance, and on the
gorgeous night the entire state turned
out in gold braid, spiketail, and de-cooly-
tay to a dazzling extent. But those
happy days of fummery and fapdoodle
have gone glimmering, under the admin
lstration of such rugged utilitarians as
Gov. Gates. His Inauguration watch
word was every possible economy in x,
penditure consistent with true progress.
In other words, he wants the state to re.
ceive it's worth and believes that an APP
preparation should be an investment aud
not tax. This is good, substantial &c
trine with the bark on, and in it he
should and will have the support and ap.
prevail of the great majority, at least
Another conspicuous innovation in the
House is the selection by speaker Weeks
of large number of comparatively
young men as chairnen of the various
most important committees. AS an IL
lustration Wilson of Chelsea is chairman
Of WAYS and means, Graham of Rocking
ham heads Judiciary, Black of Burlington
corporations, Proctor of Proctor ap
preparations, Chalmers of Rutland rail
roads, Hewitt of Embellishments
education, McClary of Windsor banks,
and so on through consider able list.
With the old men for counsel and the
young men for war-and this is going to
be fighting session the state should
cert ainly be we'll served. Lamoille county
is well taken care of on committees of
Importance.
Scarcely bakers dozen members wero
left in town over Sunday, and the hotels
and streets were as lonely as in dogdays
But this will be their last chance to get
home, however, for many long day,
and they should have made the most OF
it The work of the second week staited
off at lively pace and there is something
doing. OLD TIMER.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13
Mr.. Taft'S Opinion

Ex-President Taft thinks the United
States is in less danger and that the pres
ent agitation for better coast defenses
and increased military efficiency will
serve a needed purpose,
MIR. Taft says:
1.-The United States is essentially a
peaceful nation, but the fact remains
that we have an ocean on each side OF
us. This fact was forgotten prior to the
outbreak OF the war in Europe and both
Congress and the people had become so
used to peace that they neglected to
make the normal increases and improve
ments in the military and naval equip
ment of the country that should steadily
be made even in times of profound
Deace
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13
A Bid For 1916

| President Wilson delivered his first po-
litical speech since he became President at
Indianapolis last Friday night. 1t was
| speech characteristic of the man. 1t was
| all sufficient for the speaker, but lacked
those elements which are convincing to
| his intelligent auditor. Those who pro.
test too much are always open to suspi-
cion. Accusation is the favorite argu-
ment CT Democratic orators and the
splendid history OF the American people
during the past fifty years is a refutation
of the indictment Of the President that
the Republican party has rot chad
new idea for thirty years"
And to set against the achievements of
the Republican party under the admins
tration of men who were at heart as
patriotic and as loyal to their country's
interests as Mr.. Wilson, the records of
the Democratic administration for the
past two years, as an evidence that their
work has been failure, and that the
only progress achieved during all these
years has been rolled up in the acts OF
Congress during the past couple of years,
is ridiculous and absurd.
The regulat ton trade, the defense of the
interests of the working man and the
splendid prosperity which has crowned
this country, is not the work of the Dem
ocratic party, but had its inception and
accomplishment In the acts of Republican
administration.
From 1857 down thr ough all the pan
ics-except that which resulted from a
REIMBURSEMENT of financial values in 1878
every panic has been the direct result
ofDemocratic tinkering with the tariff.
The speech, which was intended to cele-
brate the independence of Jackson, when
summed up concisely is but clever bid
for a denomination in 1916 and an ex-
cuse for many errors which are appar-
emily more potent to the common peo-
pie than to the President himself.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13
North Hyde Park

James Croker was business visitor
in Montpelier last Thursday.
Mrs. M. A. Hadley has returned from
a two weeks visit in Burlington.
Miss Hazel French of Eden is assisting
Mrs. L. l. Eastman with her househ old
duties. Mrs. Eastman, who is ill, is
somewhat improved.
At the last regular meeting of the w.
+. G. the officers for the coming year
were installed as follows:-Pres., Mary
Emery; Sr. Vice, Eliza Crocker; Jr.
Vice, Wealthy Raymore; Treas, Char
lotte Burdick; Sec.. Lurara Butts; Cor.
Sec., Hattie Hadley; guard, Bertha Bur.
dick; chap. Deantha Foss; color bearers
list, Ada Generous; End, Gertrude Ben
nett; 3rd, Lunie Bailey; 4th, Vivian Nc
Allister; first correspondent, Elz, Croc-
ker; delegate, Mary Emery; alternate,
Nettie Amadon. The usual banquet was
in Valley Hall, the G. A. K. being guests.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13
ElnOre
Ernest Ward is on the sick list.

GllllOIC
Ernest Ward is on the sick list.
Mrs. NJ. e. Dawson is on the sick list.
John Mead, who has the glip, is i'm
proving.
Alton and Alden Stoddard are working
for c. w. Ward.
w. o. Emerson of Hyde Park is at
work for b. S. Ward.
G. W. Merriam was at home from
Montpelier over Sunday.
Mrs. John Mead visited her parents.
MI. and Mrs. B. 5. Ward, Sunday.
Miss ella Hebb was the guest of her
friend, Miss Genie Ward, over sunday.
Miss Marjorie Hayford was the guest
of her sister, Beulah Hayford, Saturday.
Miss Anna Merchant was the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Merchant,
over Sunday.
Will Carpenter and Maud Swash visited
their sister, Mrs Fred Robinson, in Wor-
cester Sunday.
G. W. Ward saw woodchuck Thurs
day of last week. He was much pleased
as beef is very high this winter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-01-13
Uncle Ephraim Surrenders

That champion rhymester, BIowhaId,
Ii that's his real name
And NO matter ii it isn't,
He has earned it just the same;
For all the poetical ideas that ever |
possessed
In the first round this Blowhead has
Knocked them galley west,
lie has closed my rhyming peppers,
smashed nay poetical snout
And from the arena of composers has
showed me down and out,
He's made juicy rhyme with beauty,
Herm he has rhymed with learn,
And I'll bet my boots that Bowhard,
can make stem, rhyme with stern.
He has cooked Old Ephriam's goosey
until IFS crisp and brown,
Unconditi ,pally I've surrendered, I've
hauled my colors down,
I've laid aside my rbyming armor, sheath.
ed my poetic sword,
My composing parapnernalia. in the
attic | have stored,
am totally kerflummuxed, / am nearly
dead from grief,
And if you ever want more poetry dom t
call on Uncle Eph,
And that TurnIp with the "goo goo" eyes
80 wonderfully blessed,
If it's there in Maxfield's cellar, there
I'LL doomsday let it rest.
Bill Blowhard Is the champion,
He's gone and jumped my claim
own that am conquered,
I've given up tue game
Let m gracefully wear the honors,
His recent lines have earned
In different direction
My powers will now be turned,
As poet am out of place
That fact full we'll L know
Henceforth, the tools that l WELD
Will be spade and hoe.
But due allegiance | shall own to this
new champion Bard
AID give three cheers, II urrah Hurrah
HurIah for Bill Blowhard.