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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1902-06-20

into the office. il seem ri so familiar but wher
she smiled he exclaimed this certainly must b,
( Miss Gertie Gray Of C Miss
Yes and have just discovered that you ar,
DIR. Howard Randall, formerly of Holly Springs
Miss"
%. Miss Gertie | am glad to you. How
much you have grown and changed. yes and
| improved. But did you not recognize me al
frst?''
No your heavy black whiskers change You Sc
that did not know You at first, though your
dark eyes looked strangely familiar"
When can have the pleasure of calling" he
asked eagerly as she arose to leave. Il abso
sulutely long To talk over old times
At the appointed hour he sat with her in the
parlor of the Young Ladies Seminary"
When did you hear from Miss Grace he
asked.
Why very recently. You know she had mar
ried Mr.. Sterling who is practicing law and has
uncles old law office and library"
NO had not heard of it. I think she
might have sent me an invitation
The marriage was very quiet. no cards. But
always thought you and Grace would marry.
You and Grace were engaged before the fever.
were you not7'
Yes, but during the fever learned that l
did not love her. The womanly traits / OBJ
/ u
my heart. said he looking at her so earnest
ly she could not fail to understand his mean
ing.
But you said You could never love that very
same girl she replied.
When did say thatf 1 have been waiting
for you all these years."
You said il the day of the picnic at Lump
kin's Mill
Did you hear that7 am so sorry
Il am not sorry. Those words awakened my
pride and made me determine to overcome my
habit of speaking incorrectly. At the Seminary
actually won a medal in Grammar. But
what did you do about your engagement with
my cousin7''
Il never had anything to perplex me so.
did not know what to do. One day found out
] was a conceited fool to imagine Miss Grace
cared for She told me our engagement
was a mistake. that she knew did not really
lover her and that she loved some one else. So
that ended it satisfactorily to ALL
A happy marriage was solemnized in the
Presbyterian Church amid Spring flowers, when
the Young Ladies' Seminary" lost teacher.
and young physician won a wife, who was all
that heart could desire, cultured and refined. as
well as good and beautiful.
The END.
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How He Figured 1t.

The late James Shakespeare is
said to have told a story of trial
wherein a well-known politician
was charged with having tried to
bribe a negro voter. The negro
was taken in hand for cross ex-
animation by the defendants
lawyer, who began:
Nov, repeat what the defen-
dant said, using his exact words. .
He dun said he'd glib me fifty
dol"
Now, he didn't speak in the
third person. Repeat his exact
words. If he said anything, be
spoke to you in first person." in
terrupted the lawyer.
Il doan' think | understands
sah," said the puzzled witness.
Il see you don'tr' snapped the
lawyer, impatiently. Now, did
he say this: Sam. [ will give you
fifty dollars p
mo, sab! He dun said nothin'
bout you 'cept to tell me dat if /
eber got into any trouble. yo was
the slickest rascal he knew to fool
de judge an jury an get me outen
de scrape, sab. Dat was all he
said bout your'-Philadelphia,
Times.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1902-06-20

The board of supervisor at their
last term, created the office OF
county road commissioner and ap-
pointed j III. Jackson of Abbott
neighborhood to the place. He is
an energetic practical man and
will no doubt make a great change
in our public roads during his adj
ministration. The Leader believes
this a good move on the part of
the board and will greatly simpli-
fy the road working affairs of the
West Point Leader.
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A Methodist hospital for Mis-
sissfRpi.

The Woman's HomA Mission
Society of the North Mississippi
Conference has determined t0>es-
tablish hospital. -
The need of such an institution
is evident and we undertake the
enterprise believing that in the
providence of God the time for il
has come, believing that the hearts
of our people will respond to the
call. The hospital will be located
within the bounds Of the North
Mississippi Conference. but Gen.
trail, accessible location will be
chosen. 1t will be free to all, with
pay wards attached. We ask the
people of Mississippi, especially
the Methodists. to give money to
carry forward this enterprise.
Mrs. Ella T. Phillips, of Winona,
Treasurer of the Society. is
authorized to receive money and
subscriptions. Inquiries should
be addressed to the Corresponding
Secretary, Mrs. Robert Somerville.
Greenyille.
President, Mrs. f. w. FooTE,
Aberdeen, Miss.
lst V-P., Mrs. @. l.. WRENN,
Gunnison, Miss.
End V-P., Mrs. l.. f. MATTHEWS.
Holly Springs, Miss.
K. S., Miss MARY SwEATMAN,
Winona, Miss.
Treas. MRS. E. T. PHILLIPS,
Winona, Miss.
e. s., MRS. r. SoMERvILLE,
Greenville. Miss.
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State Revenue Agent Writ
Adams is making final distri button
of the $37 1000 received from the
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad on
account of back taxes. This morn
ing he mailed the last checks to
all the counties entitled to por-
tion- of the money.-Jackson
Bureau N. 0. Picayune.
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To save mending, avoid breaking, and
to avoid suffering, prevent coughs and
colds by the timely use of BALLARD'S
HOREHOUND SYRUP. 1t is safe, sure
and swift remedy for ali bronchial all
ments. Price 25 and soc. j. A. GAY.
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If the stomach performs its functions
actively and regularly, the food of which
it Is the receptacle, Is transformed into
blood of a rourishing quality, which fur
nishes vigor and warmth to the whole
body. HERBINE gives tone to the stom-
ach and promotes digestion and asslmi-
lation. Price s0c j. A GAY.
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A charter has been granted fer
y cotton mill ut Aberdeen. We
congratulate our neighbor upon
this evidence of enterprise
Tupelo Journal.
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You feel better at once after using
HERBINE, you enjoy your food more,
and you get more nourishment and invig.
Grating force out of what you eat. Hence
HERBINE makes you strong, vigorous
and cheerful. Price soc. j. A. GAY.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14

degree, and has entertained many a
"blue ribboner' in her kennels. She
possesses the finest Japanese spaniels
in the country, and Is Vice President
Of the Chicago Kennel Club.
When Mrs. White invited a number
of her friends to her home to see II
something could not be done for the
four-fOoted friendless, she found enthu
siastic support in her philanthropic
plans from the women assembled. She
argued that while there was cat hos
pital in the city, homeless dogs We're
unprovided for, and she proposed that
retreat for them be built. She offered
to give up her intended visit to the sea-
shore to perfect the scheme. The site
for the home has been selected and the
work Of putting up the home will soon
be started.
Sick as we'll as homeless dogs will
be cared for. and the destitute dogs
will be offered for adoption to any who
will promise to care for them and treat
them as canine pet should be treated.
Funds for maintaining the home will
be secured by subscriptions. Dogs
which cannot be cured will be made
away with painlessly.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14

Bruce graduated, after many ObJec-
tons from the pleasure loving youth.
he event into business" with his faith
err on condition that Billy Hereford
also be given place in the Office. Mr.
Gale didn't like the idea, but as he
happened to need cashier, and as
Bruce's heart seemed set on having
his friend with him, and as he couldn't
think Of any serious count against
Billy, the thing was settled. and the
two friends entered simultaneously as
cashier and credit man Of the Gale fac
tory. Then it was Mr.. Gales turn to
be astonished. not at Bruce's quick
prOgress-that was to be expected Of
the son Of 50 famous a business man
but at the almost supernatural aptness
for all manners Of commercial achieve
ments which Billy at once displayed.
In six months he was easily the best
informed man about the place. He
coached Bruce now as he had coached
him at college. taught him the mystic
ries Of double entry" and the science
! Of journaliZing. worked" him on the
| books after office hours and divided
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14
'sTAke the CITY of London, It maj

take the city Of London. 1t may
have some of the finest commercial
palaces in the world. rivaling those
Of old Venice herself, but look how
they are huddled together. There is
positively not the space to appreciate
their design. their proportions. moi
their detail. Compare the Champs
Elysees. Place de la COncorde, or the
bOulevards Of Paris with our best
streets and squares and where are we?
''Or, say the Ringstrasses of Vienna,
or the Boulevard Andrassy at Buda-
pest. or, carrying our thoughts across
the Atlantic, to Broadway, Fifth av-
enue. Riverside and Central Park,
New York; the Commonwealth av-
enue, Boston; Victoria square, Mont
real; East avenue, Buffalo; Drexel
boulevard, Washington avenue, or
State street. Chicago; Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, or dozens Of 9th
ers that might be named. Alongside
Of these our Strand, our Whitehall,
our Victoria street, Regent street, Pic
cadilly, Park lane Oxford street, etc,
are but wretched apologies for what
leading streets and thOroughfares
should be.
"If we except the Thames embank-
ment. Shaftesbury avenue and the new
thorOughfare that is about to be made
between the Strand and Holborn,
nothing Of an adequate scale to the
size and Importance Of this metropo-
lis has yet been attempted. With the
dilapidated, rickety, old ramshackle
properties that we see in some of the
best and most central parts Of London,
what Is wanted is a general rebuild
ing and improving scheme fixed after
mature deliberation by competent
central authority specially constituted
by parliament. after consultation with
the chief local authorities and perhaps
the representative societies of archi-
lecture, sculpture and engineering
with a special regard to its qualifca
tons and fitness for the purpose.
This would be merely following
the example that has been set in such
capitals as Paris. Vienna and Wash.
ingtOn"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14
SAYS LONDON rs SQUALlD.
Eminent English Architect Com ares
1t with Cities in America.

Eminent English Architect Compa
1t with Cities in America.
A candid friend of London appeared
recently, says the London Mail, In the
person Of Mr.. Trevail, the new presi-
dent Of the Society Of Architects. In
his presidential address at st. James
hall Mr.. Trevail said:
"The impression that always pals
upon one when returning from either
the European or American continents
to London is the wretchedly narrow
and Insignificant looking streets, with
the low, mean. small shops and dwell
ings by contrast with what we have
Just left behind us. 1t is of little in
terest to be told just how many hun
dreds of miles Of the same sort Of
thing London contains more than does
any other metropolis in Christendom
or elsewhere.
1.-THE fact still remains in your mind
in a general sense that London looks
squalid and miserable by comparison
and that feeling affects one for days,
until he once more gets seasoned into
the old haunts and relapses into that
comfortable frame Of mind that. after
all, even the Strand and Chancery
lane, or Fleet street and Ludgate cir
Gus, with all their advertising abOmi-
nations, look ut least familiar and
h0mely.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14
CHICAGO TO HAVE A HOME
FOR DESTITUTE DOGS.

Destitute dogs that have not the
comforts of home will no longer be
given the short shrift Of the city
trations Of the exclusive set of society
women, who have interested them
selves in the cause of the lone lOrn can
Inc.
LED in the movement by Mrs. G. A.
White, Of Michigan avenue. 100 wom-
EN- will found q retreat for CANNES,
called the Home for Destitute Dogs.
Mrs. White is u lover of animals,
and the sufferings Of vagabond CANNES
appeal especially to her. She has her
self large assortment Of dogs Of high
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14
DAMAGED BY vIOLlN.PlA YlN0.
Regular Vibrations of the Instrume mt
Make Trouble with Walls.


"What force least expected does the
greatest damage to buildings?" is a
question which representative Of the
Indianapolis News asked a well-known
architect. The architects answer may
be surprise to those who do not i'm
derstand that it is the regularity Of vi
bration that makes it powerful.
1t is difficult to tell, replied the archi-
tect. but l will venture to say that you
would never expect violin-playing to
injure the walls Of a building. Yet it
certainly does. There have been in
brick structures have been seriously
damaged by the vibrations from a viO-
lin. or course these cases are unusual.
but the facts are established.
The vibrations Of violin are really
serious in their unseen, unbOunde.i
force, and when they come with reg,i-
larity they exercise an influence upon
structures Of brick, stone or iron. or
course it takes continuous playing for
many years to loosen masonry or to
make iron brittle, but it will do it In
time.
l have often thought of what the re-
suit might be If man would stand at
the bottom Of anineteen-story light we'll,
on the first floor Of the great Masonic
Temple in Chicago, and play there con-
tinuOusly. The result could be more
easily seen there than almost anywhere
else, because the vibration gathers
force as it sweeps upward.
A man can feel the vibrations Of a
violin on an irOn-clad ocean vessel, and
at the same time be unable to hear the
music. 1t is the regularity which means
so much. Like the constant dripping
Of water which wears away a stone,
the incessant vibration Of the violin
makes its way to the walls, and attacks
their solidity.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14

There are pa establishments. EN-.
ploying $3.50 glovemakers, in the Unit
ed States.
The executive council Of the. Ameri-
can Federation of Labor recommends
mass meetings on Labor Day to pro-
test against the injunction abuse.
One Of the strongest organized ma
tional bodies Of labor in the United
States is the brotherhood Of Carpen-
tiers and Joiners. Its annual conven-
ton will be held in Atlanta next Sep
TENDER:
The Brotherhood of Painters, Deco
rators and Paper Hangers of America
issued eighty-three charters for the
quarter ending March 81, 1902, making
the total number Of locals under it's
banner GEL.
Baggage smashers of Chicago have
organized and the next thing will be
union labels OH freight and baggage
to insure safe transportation. The I'M
ion has formally affiliated with the Ma
tiOnal Brotherhood of Railway En-
ployes.
President Burlington of the Illinois
Steel Company in announcing a 10 per
cent increase of wages for the work.
men employed at the Joliet mills said
that the action of the management Is
in recognition Of the advanced cost
Of living"
From the first Of the year up to June
10000 Japanese laborers had been sent
to Hawaii. 1t is reported that advices
have been received from Hawaii to the
effect that no more emigrants should
be sent for the present, as there are
fears Of the emigration act being en-
forced.
The South is keeping up with the
procession of trusts. A combination OF
cotton yard mills is being organized
with capitalization of $6O,OOO,OOO
The object Is to fix prices, regulate pro
duction and float trust bonds in New
York and New England while the fe
YER for such investments is on.
The work of organizing the retail
drug clerks of Baltimore into unior
to affiliate with the Federation of La
Dor has begun. 1t is said that Balti
more and Philadelphia are the only
two large cities in the country wher.
the clerks are not organized. An eight
hour work day will be demanded by
the union.
The striking machinists of the Alis
Chalmers Company at Chicago return
ed to work. They gained about 4 PEI
cent Increase in wages over the amour
offered by the company before thu
strike was inaugurated. Under thu
terms Of the settlement the men viii
work ten hours except Saturday, whel
they work five hours, making fifty
five-hour week. The union has pal,
out $4,000 in strike benefits, snffern.
has been endured and human life sac
rificed. The company has returned t.
a ten-hour day, but this condition i
likely to be temporary.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14

gentle-mannered. low-voiced, sure OF
himself, but modest. cheerful, without
| levity, handsome when he smiled, but
seldom laughing; in word, quite a
contradiction to their anticipatiOns of
a young man famous among his friends
as the most reckless, insubordinate,
fun-loving roysterer that ever tanta-
lized worthy dominic or upset the de-
cOrum of a morning chapel.
Il like him." said Mrs. Gale.
"On his good behavior fora purpose"
growled Papa Gale. who evidently did
not like him.
He seems quite civilized" said Miss
Marjory. rather spiritedly, but as no
body gansaid her opinion, she left the
room and joined Bruce and Billy in the
tennis court
His visit lasted but fortnight then.
but when he said good-by and drove
away in the pony cart with Marjory,
"who was going to town anyway" ev-
erybody. including Mr.. Gale, felt a
trifle lonesome.
"He's poor, isn't he?" the rich man
asked his son.
"Yes, but he doesn't know 1t and
wouldn't care II he did," replied the
son.
GLOW does he manage to hold up his
end as you call it, at college?" Mr..
Gale looked very foxy now.
ooh. he doesn't spend money"
smirked Bruce, The doesn't have
to"
Not while there are spendthrifts
like you to spend it for him, sup
pose" grunted the ''old man." whose
ideas Of economy We're forever getting
him into Ill humor. He marched off
with warning about the necessity for
economy during the coming year. but
Bruce lighted cigarette and went
whistling to the stables. Marjory came
back in an hour looking quite forlorn.
"You like him. don't you, Marjory!'
her brother said, tossing a crab apple
at peacock.
Indeed do" she answered frank
ly. He isn't bit like what you-
like what expected. Ii were you,
though. I'd quit telling papa about
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14
COUNTING A BOYS WORDS.
Vocabulary of Children Greater than
Was Believed.


Was Believed.
Max Muller in his Science of Ian
guage" referred to English laborers
who had not more than 300 words in
their vocabulary. The correctness Of
this statement is disputed by the Pop
ular Science Monthly. NJ G. and II.
Gale of the University Of Minnesota,
having made a close study Of the ques-
ton. report that all such generaliZa-
tons or estimates are misleading, and
that the average child 21a years old
uses in one day from six to eight hun
dred words.
1t is not a burning question. and most
people may not care to know how many
words child uses in day. but Mrs.
Gale did and she made an actual count
Of words used by a boy and girl. The
boy. aged 2ia years. used 75l different
words in a day and made a record for
the day of 1920 words. A girl Of the
same age used G29 different words in
day and made Il record Of 1902
words for the day
or the 15l words used by the boy.
800 were nouns. 1S3 verbs. s3 adjec-
tives, ~ adverbs. Sinterjections, - pro-
nouns. u propositions and II articles
and conjunctions. and of all the differ
ent words "a per cent We're used in the
first five hours of the day. The full
vocabulary Of the boy was 1882 and
Of the girl 1908 words. Neither used
in any one day all the words at his or
her command. The boy used his own
name 1867 times in one day. while the
girl used Il. ""me" and my" go times
and the word little" 600 times. One
boy. years old. used 1O5O7 words in
one day.
The deductions from these facts are
that a child Is as active with its tongue
as with its legs; that child uses a
larger proportion Of verbs than the
adult; that the Everlasting no. takes
precedence of the submissive yes; that
the child uses short words because of
their serviceableness. but does not hest
tate to grapple with and modify long,
hard words, and invents words on i'm
pulse when its needs require. Obser-
walton shows that child of 4 or 5
does not use as many words in a day
as a child of 2; but there is no record
of boy of 8 who wants to Know
Chicago Inter Ocean
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14
ACCOUNTED FOR HIS PLANK.
StOgie Man Tells Story of Those Who
Seldom Speak Truth.


Seldom Speak Truth.
speaking Of liars" began the stogie
man, lighting his abomination at the
lamp on the end of the cigar counter,
when the man with the checkerboari
trousers, who stood next to the meek
man in the lineup" murmured soto
vOce:
And we weren't saying a word
about him when he came in!''
The meek man chOked, but the ora
ele, having obtained his light, walked
majestically down the room and took
up his usual position, not deigning to
glance in his interrupter's direction.
speaking of liars" he repeated,
"about the coolest and most refreshing
member Of that profession was fell
low of rather doubtful reputation who
used to live in the town where l was
born. He was on his way home one
night and came across a pile of planks
which for some reason had been I'M
loaded before Deacon Skillings' door.
Reckon the deacon was building new
shack of some kind.
well, anyhow, the fellow couldn't
resist the temptation to appropriate
one Of those planks to his own use-a
plank comes in handy any time, except
after election; then we try to forget
'em."
Political jokes tabOOed," remarked
the brokers' clerk, but the stogie man
went on:
HE couldn't go through the village
with the board. so took cut across
the fields. BY and by, in the dark. he
wandered into bog hole and sank
waist deep in the mire. The more he
struggled the deeper he sank until,
getting scared. he yelled blue murder,
and the deacon, who was out hunting
stray heifer, heard him. The OLD
man, who had labOred oft and again
with the embOgged citizen, ran down
with a lantern.
"'Wal, Jonas he said. eyeing the
man and the plank suspiciously. what
does this mean? HaOw in the name O.
goodness did you come here!
"'Why, deacon said the erring one,
I was in sech hurry ter git hun.
that cut ercross lots. an got inter this
ERE bog. TIL more | tried ter pull my
self aout. tn deeper got in. an fin'ly
l went back ter the road and got this
plank ter see if l couldn't get E,yself
aOut with New York Mail and
Express.
Whenever Il woman is sighted, and
doesn't get invited to picnic. she Won
ders if it is her duty to ask the Lord
fO oon6 roiu for tho crOna
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14

those pranks at col
lege. He's so preju-
diced already that
he just can't see
any good in Bil-in
Mr.. Hereford. AS
for me, l don't mind
telling you l don't
believe he could do
a mean thing if he
tried"
And Bruce was
grateful to his Sis
ter for these prais-
es Of Billy. for.
selfish as he was
and necessary as
HerefOrd's superior
talents We're to his
success at college.
he came nearer to
loving Marjory than
anyone except, per-
haps, himself.
The winter after
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-08-14

thick
which is
outside the WALL
rubble faced with
burial the domination Of the Spanish frars
$
their
Of