Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-09
$4,000 In Tobacco Burned by .
Judge.
Naw York Commercially

a fortune gone up in tobacco smoke.
Not by accident nor in wholesale specula-
ton, but at the seemingly impossible rate
OF one cigar at time. That is the record
Of Judge TighfDian "A. Hogan. of NalPa-
raise, Ind, one OF the pioneer residents
and leading Democratic politician OF
northwestern Indiana
Judge Hogan prSsidss over the destinfes
of the City Court of Valparaiso. He has
been on the bench since the legislature
allowed the organization of municipal
courts. has never been defeated. although
the Republican majority at Valparaiso
is several hundred against him. and has
just been unanimously renoininated by
his party for another term. He is It
years old, hale and vigorous. and en-
joys the personal friendship Of almost
every man. woman. and child in Valpa-
ra:so resident OF the city since its
earliest days, he has been closely identi-
fed with It's development and growth at
every stage. He has long and honorable
career IN the common council to his credit
and business record of more tuan the
ordinary number of ups and downs.
In the pioneer days of the village .'Uncls
Till as he is universally ca..ed. held q
commanding position In its little business
world. He operated factory, amassed
a comfortable fortune. as fortunes went
in those days, and was leader In every
thing. AS the years went on, however,
fortune played an unkind trick or two
upon her erstwfile favorite. and his finan-
ciaI fall was heard For number OF
years his lot was an exceedingly precar-
ious one, but his o1d-tirne lends never
wavered in their loyalty. and after a
while better days came again.
The one personal habit that mas al
ways held Uncle Till faithful devotee
is that OF smoking. My Lady Nicotine
has few more devoted subjects. Ever
since his boyhood. it might be said. he
has averaged from eight to twenty five
cigars a day. In his days of prosperous
middle age these were the most expensive
OF imported weeds. costing from siinlns
to d half dollar each. His present aver,
age Is twenty scent cigars daily.
A close estimate OF the money Judge Ho-
gan has seen ascend in graceful. curing
ringlets during his lifetime places thu
amount at SIS, 000-a osnfortable forum,
even in this day OF capttalistic combina.
ton. It is, in fact a competency which
would support a man in modest comfort
for the term of natural life II properly
invested. It will average something more
than dollar a day for every single day
OF the judges IS years Of life, with no dis
count off for Sundays or legal holidays.
1t is many times more than his bread
has cost him; probably more than his
meat has cost. for he is a moderate liver
upon plain and substantial fare
Perhaps the most surprising feature Ct
the strange story is that Judge Hu2aa's
intimacy With Ny Lady Nicotine success
fully gives the lie to the baleful prophe-
cies and warnings OF the tract writer.
and Psychologists FOR, notwithstanding
his answering fidelity to the weed. he
enjoys as good health at Is as the average
man does at less than half his age III
Is hearty and vigorous. a lover OF the
theatre and good literature. fond OF the
outer air, and most nethodicat in his daily
lie Nor is he inclined TO at all begrudee
the money that his scnoxing has cost nm
BE believes that he has received the equi-
table value OF the money he has spen.
thus. and only remarked when m hour's
careful figuring Brought forth the rather
astounding total OF his aggregate ex-
pendttures for blue smoke:
X l had, it 70 Go again would pub
more OF the money into straight scent
cigars and less into the Autographed
brands. and I would get iust as good
smokes