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the homes Of New York people in the
shape of delicately scented soaps for
domestic use. The refuse from this try
ing out process is crushed and pressed
into squares and dried.
tt is sold to fertilizer companies to
be returned to the land. whence it came.
The mass of garbage in one process
goes through a wire screen that catches
everything in the shape OF metal, and
here ii is that thousands and thousands
Of hairpins are collected daily.
There are all sorts of them, from
the high-priced silver and gold orna-
ments. used by the very ricn. to the
common steel and iron pins, used by
the poor. Two or three times a day it
is necessary to stop the machinery and
clear out the hairpins and other metal.
1T is here also that bills-wadden ten,
|. twenty and one dollar bills-are some
times found. Rings and jewels are also
sometimes picked out. There is a rec
ord also OF a case where one of the Ital-
ians employed about the island went to
a city photographer and had tintypes
taken Of his family I'm a group.
The tintypes did not satisfy him and
the Photographer refused to give them
to him after he heard of it. The pho
tographer threw the whole order into
the garbage pail. 1t found its way by
where the pictures were picked out Of
the mass by an empioye.
lie recognized the photos az tho
group OF the Italian employed On the
island and handed them TO him. So the
workman got his pictures without haV-
ing TO pay for them.
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finished before night
The shoemaker promised them upyn
the payment Of twenty dollars. The
shoemaker went without his dinner. but
the shoes were finished The next 6ay
he went back and or Iered twenty pairs
just like them, and they must be fin
ished in eleven dayz: The shoemaker
promised them And ne produced them.
The price was still twenty dollars a
pair, and he received his money. When
the Marquis returned to Sweden the
next Summer, he went at once to the
shoemaker and ordered forty pairs.
still at twenty dollars a pair.
The shoes must still be finished in
eleven days. for the Marquis wanted
something to brag about in England
and Wales. The shoes were completed
and the Marquis went his way. Last
year he increased his order to sixty
pairs, and demanded the same time limit
Of eleven days.
BY now the shoemaker was doing
a thriving business. and though the
Marquis didn't suspect 1t, he had sOIes
and upperS OF the shoes all ready for
him, and delivered the completed foot
gear-one hundred and twenty pairs
in the same eleven days that was be-
coming customary
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THE MYSTERY OF CARTOONST DAVENPORTS LITTLE FINGER

TT Is an innocent enough looking digit,
somewhat bent inward at the tip
The well-known cartoonist had car
ried it around with him for thirty odd
years. and it had ceased to be a matter
OF particular interest &c him.
But the time was coming when the
neglected little finger was to assert it
self; it was only the little finger. but
1t was the right-hand one, and all the
fingers of an artists right hand are use
full and dignified members, and should
be treated with respect.
One night Mr.. Davenport was enter
tanning some friends at his home
How did you get that twist in your
finger, Dave?' remarked one.
.Oh. broke it when was a kid, sup
pose. playing ball or something" an
swered Davenport, carelessly. and there
the matter would have rested, but as
1t happened Mr.. Davenport ST. was
present
No" he said, your finger was not
broken. However. in fact as child
you never broke any of your limbs"
''oh, well, suppose I was born So
then" replied the artist.
Quite the contrary, returned his
father. There is an explanation,
very simple one-which 1 think / VIII
let vou work out for yourself and
after some further laughing converse
ton the question was dropped and
shortly forgotten:
Forgotten, that is. by all but the car
toonist himself.
For some reason the thing kept re-
curing TO him; at first he laughed at
himself and tried TO put the thought Of
that little finger away. but it would not
down; sometimes while at work he
would find himself staring at H. even
talking to it; asking 1t why II was not
straight like the rest. At such times he
would fall back on his old explanation
s'Of course il was broken playing Dase-
ball when 1 was a boy and rather mas
forgotten it," but in his heart he knew
that he was only trying to deceive hlm-
self
So for several weeks things went on
1t began to get on his nerves; he could
not sleep, and when he did 1t was only
to dream mantastic dreams Of an inno-
cent little finger with a crook at the
tip. Even his friends began to notice the
change in him.
1T wasn't broken he would say
sadly, and it wasn't born so; then why,
oh why, couldn't 1t have kept to the
straight and narrow path like the rest
Of me?"
After a time the question, what
made Dawes little finger crooked?' be
came as familiar to his friends and ac-
quaintances as that other well-knoWn
query, How old is Ann?"
And then one morning he awoke with
start-a brilliant idea had come to
him; he arose and dressed. The first
train carried him to the city and before
long he was back with the radiograpb
here reproduced.
Now" he said to his father, II ad-
NIT that you are right; the finger is not
broken: it is bent. But why is ii bent?
I am no further ahead than before
We'll" replied Davenport, ST., Il
will explain. In this life everything
your work, environment, your least act
-exerts an influence on your physical,
mental and moral being. Now. had you
not been born to be an artist, it is prob
able that yoGr finger would have been
straight to-day. but at the age of three
years you commenced to draw. the pen
ell was heavy for your little hand, and
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The Largest Crob ever token from The SEQ
Photo from Anerzca uarzlk9z Gacz


NUFHAT do you think Of this for
M crisp, clean new money! asked
" Inspector McDonough Craven, of
the Garbage Disposition Division Of the
New York Street Cleaning Department,
holding out handful Of apparently new
bank bills.
Mr. Craven sat at his desk in the Of
flee Of Commissioner Woodbury. on the
fourteenth floor Of the Syndicate Build
ing on Park Row. He had taken the
bills from a pile on his desk. Beside
the bills lay a number Of rings. some
Of them with sparkling gems, and others
quantity carved and showing great age
These bills are spotlessly clean. are
crisp and clearly marked" he con-
tinued, and yet they are all old bills
and have not only been in circulation,
but have been thrown into garbage cans,
carted on to the city dumps and put
through the steam disinfecting plant
with the refuse. That is why they are
so clean and new looking.
1T is surprising what a lot Of vaiua-
bic things are found In the rubbish and
garbage collected about a great city like
New York. suppose that we annually
~-+N Jul N'Ai7 "a AAaAi pms Ava AA9teAAANN'
The old question Of what becomes OF
all the pins is easily answered by the
men Of the Street Cleaning Department.
Go down to Barren Island and watch
the sleeves that sort out the garbage, and
you'll find all the pins that are lost in
the city-that is. with the exception OF
those that are sent TO the incinerating
furnaces like the one at Forty-seventA
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in a buggy with all the enthusiasm of
a youth. At play in the schoolyard
his lack of arms has never hindered
him in football or baseball, and with
his feet he can throw a BAH as straight
and as far as the average boy can
with his arms. In Winter he is an ex-
pert tobogganist or sledsteerer, and en-
joys the sport. At school parties and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

Knitted by his grandmother, his
stockings had the appearance Of half
mitts. leaving his toes free for motion.
and his mother taught him the art Of
manicure, so TriIby herself would have
envied his beautiful feet
His shoes were from the first made
very large and of soft leather, so that
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picnics he is a favorise with the girls
of his age. and is one of the most ac-
complished of dancers.
His school desk was made especially
for him. and he IS a favorite with his
teachers. 1t is characteristic of him
that boys of his own age never think
of treating him with more gentleness
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once, and his ability to read and play
music is far ahead of his knowledge OF
books and written words. He has.
bass drum and can play a tenor drum
in a way to make an army drummer
green with envy. AT the same time his
lips play the flute or hageolet.
He rides a bicycle, a horse, and drives
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his feet never became distorted, as are
those Of everyone who has ever worn
close-itting modern shoes.
In denying the little fellow the boon
OF arms and hands Nature compensated
him by giving him mental gifts that
are extraordinary, to say the least. His
musical sense has always been remark
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

Having no arms. from his infancy the
little fellow substituted his feet for those
useful members. and by the time he was
five years old he was as dextrous with
his toes as most children are with
their hands and fingers.
One of his earliest characteristics was
independence. and al the age of four
years it began to trouble him that his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

services that the lively fingers of other
children perform for them.
Eddie Brown is the stepson of Mr..
Daniel Gardiner, a compositor of Bing-
hamton, and in spite Of his physical
deficiency he is one of the most ac-
complished lads in the public schools
OF New York State.
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rs the attack of pneumonia that held
ten-year-old Eddie Brown, of Bing-
hamton, N. Y, IN its grasp for
weeks had proved fatal humanity
would have lost one of its brightest
and most accomplished members, in
spite of the fact that the little boy
was born armless and that his ten toes
have had to do for him all the little
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than other lads. for he has again and
again demonstrated his ability to take
care Of himself in a rough-and-tumble
fight, and the fearful force of his broad
shoulders thrown against a much
larger and stronger boy than he is.
sends his antagonistic sprawling into
the gutter.
He has just established telegraphic
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ATHLETIC AND MUSICAL FEATS OF ARMLESS EDDIE BROW

Being used as fingers from his earliest
babyhood. his toes grew strong, longer
than the average human toes, and he
could twist and move them with the
ease of fingers. He could handle his
knife, fork and spoon with great dex-
terity. and he gradually improved upon
his table manners till he became an in
FAINT Chesterfield
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it is estimated, nearly seventy-five
pounds. has just been placed Oh exhibit
ton in the new Invertebrate Hall Of
Zoology in the American Museum of
Natural History.
The monster crab was captured alive
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able. He plays the violin, guitar. man
dolin and harp with the grace and per-
lection of a two-handed musical prod
iyy, and II Is his chief delight to sit
beside his mother in the evening, the
light from the fireplace softening every
thing in the room, and battle them both
in harmony.
lie learns q tune by ear by hearing it
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solicitous mother tried to assist him
in so many ways. 1t made him very
angry that his mother thought that he
could not wash, dress and battle him
self, and he would toilsomely go
through these operations all by himself
till he was as skillful at them as other
children are at the age of ten.
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Largest Crab in the World~@Weight IS Pounds

in water by fishermen off the coast OF
Japan about $50 feet deep. although they
sometimes descend to a depth of 1900
feet. This specimen is the largest of all
crustaceans. A man can just about hold
the form Of the great creature in order
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

TT MARVELLOUS marine wonder in
IA the shape of the Giant Spider
Crab. the largest in America and
probably in the world. whose two claws
or feeding arms measure more than
twelve feet and which weighed in life,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

Communication with the home OF Willie
Foyer by stretching a wire along the
back yard fences A branch wire also
runs to the house of his little girl frie.lJ
Gladys, who has been his playmate from
babyhOOd.
Binghamton has watched the progress
little fellows recovery. FOR the 1yboio
city is proud OF him.
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you contracted the habit OF using your
little finger as a pivot, sort of natural
nahlstick.
Naturally. the soft bones gave way
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-03

NVTHAT do you think Of this for
M crisp, clean new money! asked
" Inspector McDonough Craven, of
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-08-12
Society Notes

We have waved our stars and
bars. We have sung the Bonnie
Blue Flag. and we are still march
ing TO Dixie and dancing In our
dreams Right royalty our Heroes
came and gladdened our hearts
aud homes and we miss them sad
l., and wish these glorious reun-
ion days might have lasted through
the glad. golden summer. Ii was
u JOY beyond expression TO see
those brave men who Joined that
band that rose i'm defense of our
dear Southern land. and in their
bright youth hurried on to the
fray and so proudly donned the
jacket Of gray. Our leaders were
here, men peerless among men.
without fear and without reproach.
Then there were those who had
been
Only "a priyete land the dust
His Jacket 81 gray 4 stained with tile smoke
A. Bayard hes brave,
y Dorfert he'- gay. "a reckless .as Murat in
the heat of the fray,
But ia God Is his only trust
Our hearts thrilled with pride and
devotion for our grand Veterans.
They were not afraid to- die and
have proved how man should live.
We all honor and give them our
hearts deep devotion. and pray
with them, for our grand Lost
Cause
The Lord Of Hosts be with M yet.
Lest We forget, lest W. forget.
Thursday morning the veter-
ans and visitors were welcomed in
speech by Hon. Geo. G. Paine
General Lowry, one of the glorious
men of the South. hero in war,
in peace made grand speech, and
thrilling strains of Dixie" thrilled
responsive hearts. Then the L. ID.
C.'s entertained ut the Elks' Home.
and Aberdeenians enjoyed the cho
ru ::ofthe pretty sponsors and maids
of honor.
Miss Annie Henry, dashing,
regal girl, with great brown eyes
and waving. golden hair, daughter
lof that distinguished soldier and
jnrist. Hon. Patrick Henry. was
sponsor for Mississippi. and her
maid of honor was brilliant bru-
nette. charming and vivacious
Miss Bessie McCaskill. daughter
lof General j. l.. McCaskill, of
Brandon, a soldier who was hand
some in n Confederate uniform of
gray. Mrs. Winston Houston was
their chaperon.
Misses Boiling, Webb and
Thompson, of jackson, were trio
of beautiful girls. Miss Boiling,
bright, with glorious black eyes,
was a most bewitching maiden.
Miss Nina Webb. daughter OF
General John A. Webb. looked a
goddess. aud Miss Gertrude
Thompson was a pretty, fascina-
ting blonde, daughter of Hon r.
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Elsewhere appears. the profess
sional card of Messrs Leftwich &
Tubb, a partnership which has just
been formed between two well
known and popular members OF
the Aberdeen bar. Both members
have had successful experience in
the practice of their profession in
the state and Federal courts, and
the merging of their labors and
abilities constitutes one of the
strongest legal firms in Missis-
sippi.
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Taken with Cramps.

VIM. Kirmse, a member of the bridge
gang working near Littleport was taken
suddenly i'll Thursday night with cramps
and a kind of cholera His case WIS so
severe that he had to have the embers
of the crew wait upon him and Ar. Gift
ford WAS called aud consulted. He told
them that he had medicine in the form
of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy that he thought would help
him out and accordingly several doses
were administered with the result that he
was able to be around next day. The in
cident speaks quite highly of Mr.. Off
ford's Observation-Disclosures, Iowa, Argus.
This remedy never fails. Keep it 10
your home, it may save life. Sold by al
dealers in medicines.
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DEMOCRATS!

All interested in the retirement
of Teddy Roosevelt. will meet at
the Mayors Office to night at $50
O'Clock. The meeting will be ad-
dressed by Judge E. o: Sykes and
others. The club will be reorgan.
lied for the coming national cam
paign.
III. +. REYNOLDS, Secretary.
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MUL.EN.OL..

Mnl-eu-oi heals ali sores, Inflammation
bruises and skin diseases
Mul-en oil soothes and cures mosquito
bites and keeps the pests away.
For Erysipslss. suuburn. cuts ulcers
and wounds Mullen oi mas equal.
Null en-ol is the ideal antiseptic. II
takes the place of all drugs for quick
healing aud relief of pain.
Sprsins and bruises yield to Mullen oil !.
Cures headache aud neuralgia, cools the
fever in Inflammation.
'Mule oil good for cramps and indi-
gestion. Dilute half aud take internally
Harmless to anyone.
Mul en- oil is the best antiseptic made j..
Prevents suppuration, destroys pus. heals
ulcers The ideal household medicine
p aud soc.
Mul-en-oi relieves mad itch, eczema.
sunbu-n, letter, erysipelas and all other
skin affections,
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The Aberdeen Accommodation

The first train on the Aberdeen
accommodation to Nj e III p b :
schedule was started from here
last Sunday morning This IL an
extension of the Tupelo accom-
mediation which has been in opera
ton several wears. and affords q
quick trip to merchants and Others
who may have occasion to visit
the Bluff city The schedule is as
follows: Leave Aberdeen at 4: 30
a. m, arrive Memphis l0:2O a M.
leave Memphis > p. M, arrive
Aberdeen l0:40 p. M. By this
arrangement there will be four de-
partures daily from Aberdeen on
the Frisco, rs follows; The &C
commodation at 4:3O; the extra
coal run to Amory at bout 5 a. M.
which is irregular; the mail trains
al 1850 a. IN. and 3:lo p. IA Con
ductor Hardwick of the man line
will have charge of one of the ac-
comodation trains, and Conductor
Robert Griffin of the a berdeen
branch will run the other, at least
temporarily. and it is hoped by his
MANY friends aud We'll wishera
here that he may receive the.
permanent assignment.
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Se&%%%%s~
sgsIs Catarrh,
KIDNEY and STOMACH TROUBLES
Phoenix Drug Co., Aberdeen.

In this issue a call is made for
a meeting of the Monroe county
Democratic Executive Committee
for Saturday, August Goth. The
memb ers should heed the call and
attend the meeting.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-08-12

Assistant General Freig b I
Agent of the Frisco System, Powe
of Memphis, was among the visi-
tors to Aberdeen last Saturday
While here he received the hospi-
tally of Mr.. ID. w. Houston.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-08-12

AS an ADVERTISING
SCHEME, THAT MOST EN-
CELLENT INSTITUTION
HARRIS BUSINESS COL
LEG +, jackson, Miss. is offering
a few scholarships at a BIG bar
gain. Write them.
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DR.. A. II. French of Birming-
ham, was among his Aberdeen
friends last week, attending the
Confederate reunion.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-08-12

On tickets sold to morrow, the
18th, the Mobile Il Ohio otfer-
low rates to Louisville and Cin-
cinnati. See time card announce
ments.
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Messrs p. M. Pickle d Son have
leased the A. j. Brown cotton
warehouse in this city, and will
conduct it the approaching season.
Mr.. jeff ID. Coburn has been en-
ployed as manager and weigher
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Mr. j. b. EIixson writes an in
teresting; letter to home folks
which will be found in his adver-
Using space this morning.
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Messrs NJ. b. Richmond. Gen
eral Manager, and Henry Camp
bell. Treasurer, of the Citizens
Independent Telephone Company,
We're visitors at the Weekly Office
"Wednesday.
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They act on the contents of the bowels,
cleansing thoroughly with soothing eff
feet. California Prune Waters, 100 for
IS cents. Ask your Druggist.
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Natures own dissolvent. California
Prune Waters cure constipation and all
bilious troubles. 100 for 25c. Ask your
Druggist.
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1t is surprising how quick California
Prune Waters act. They wake up the
sluggish liver. No grippe, no pain. 100
for Csc. Ask your Druggist
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A perfect Anti Bilious and Anti Malarial
profession and cure for old and young.
California Prune Waters. loo for % cts.
Ask your Druggist.
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LETTER LIST.

List of Letters remaining unclaimed at the
Aberdeen postoffice, for week ending July 30
Mrs Eliza Cannon Mr. Robert Morrison.
Miss Nellie Black. Tom himbrew.
Mr John Carson. Miss Matte Williams
Mrs Augusta Dansou. Ming Willis.
Mr. Henry 6aston. Emma Ward.
Mr 4 bert Holder. Miss Ellen Watson
Hiss Minnie Hood. Mrs Jone Walker.
Dan Mcmillan. Mrs Jennie Wars
Parties calling for a bovs list of letters plea "a
LAY advertised" and pay one - cent to OH
ain them.
HARVEY F. Fits. p. 81.
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The best yet in BREAKFAST BA-
CON AND HAMS. MELRosE. sold
here only by +. d. Carter &Co.
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Take one California Prune Wafer after
each meal and you will never know Dye
pepsis, or Constipation. 100 for 25e.
Ask your Druggist.
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Store House for Rent.

The first story of my Brick
Building now occupied by j B.
Ellison as dry goods store. is for
rent. ID. III. INCLUSION.
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California Prune Waters will preserve
your health, cleanse your system aud pu
rify your blood. Try them. 100 for %
cents. Ask your Druggist.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1904-08-12

Editor Davenport of the Week
ly spent the week in the country
on school business.
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Heinz's German Dill Pickles, at
Phone -. F. D. CARRIERS.
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BIENNIAL ENCAMPMENT KNIGHTS OF

PNTHIAs. Louisville. by. August ~ ~.
The Mobile 4 Ohio Railroad Company Will
SelI round trip tickets To- Louisville on August
l.th to 18th. Inclusive. limited until August
81 for SIS. An extension II limit until Sel
t-mher Is may b., had by dcpo-iting ticket and
paying a fee 80 hfty cents Rates be Sc
cured returning via y. Louis. tala "a
tails l. ID GODFREY. Agent.