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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-03
MISS MALONEY
MARR|ES OSBORN
Heiress Again Weds Partner
in "Joke' Marriage.
RECENTLY GIVEN DIVORCE

Court Granted Annulment on the
Ground That the Couple Had Never
Lived Together-Affair Brought to
Light by Young Woman EIoping to
Europe in 1907 With Samuel r.
Clarkson, a Resident of London.
Philadelphia, Feb. 3.-Miss Helen
M. Maloney of this city and Herbert
Osborn of New York were married by
Rev. Stephen M. Lyons at st. Cath
erine's Roman Catholic church, Spring
Lake, n. j., where Martin Maloney,
father of the bride, has summer
home.
The marriage of Miss Maloney and
Mr. Osborn marks the elimination of
a chapter of what may properly be
termed an international romance. 1t
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-03
Brought Home From Europe.

For a time after the elopement the
young couple were missing, but Mr..
Maloney finally located them in Eu-
rope and brought his daughter back
home. In the meantime the discovery
was made that Miss Maloney had
gone through a marriage ceremony
with Arthur Herbert Osborn of New
York, who was then student at
Princeton university. The ceremony
uniting Miss Maloney and Mr.. Osborn
was performed by Justice of the Peace
Boyd at Mamaroneck, n. Y, on Dec.
28, 1905. Miss Maloney took the
name of Helen Eugene of Pittsburg
and Mr.. Osborn used the name OF
Herbert Ogden of Pittsburg.
All of this made newspaper SEN
sation when it became known, but the
Maloney family maintained silence. 1t
was known, however, that Mr.. Ma
loney, who had been highly honored
by Pope Leo Kill, who conferred
upon him the title of marquis, took
up the question of the annulment OF
the marriage both at Rome and at the
archdiocese of the Catholic church in
this city.
Finally the matter was taken to the
New York courts, where action was
started locking to the annulment OF
Miss Maloney's marriage to Osborn
| The annulment was granted on the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-03
Charges Against Captain Of
Battleship Georgia.
ACCUSED OF INTOXICATION
Charged by Admiral Wainwright OF
Being Under the Influence of Liquor
at Reception on Shore Some Days
Ago-Captain Qualtrough Denies
the Accusation, Claiming His Con-
dition Was Due to Fatigue.

Gibraltar, Feb. 3.-Captain e. f..
Qualtrough of the battleship Georgia
of the feet under Rear Admiral
Sperry Is under arrest on board his
own vessel and will be tried by court
martial on a charge preferred by Rear
Admiral Wainwright that he was un-
der the influence of intoxicants at a
reception given on shore a few days
ago. The captain was relieved from
duty by the rear admiral Immediately
after the reception and the executive
officer was placed IN command. The
ship was brought into Gibraltar by
the executive officer
Admiral Sperry, after considering
the report of the rear admiral, decid-
ed upon a courtmartial and appointed
the members.
The captain in question denies the
charge. His defense will be that he
was under a heavy strain during the
last run of his vessel on account of
rough weather; that on the day of the
reception he had been on the bridge
since 4 o'clock in the morning; that
he did not drink anything during the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-03
ground that they had never lived t,

ground that they had never lived to-
gether. Miss Maloney was witness
in her own behalf, Mr.. Osborn putting
up only passive defense. Miss Ma
loney testified that she never consid-
cred that the marriage joined her and
Mr.. Osborn together as man and wife
and that she went through the cere-
mony as precautionary measure to
save herself from the attentions of
titled foreigners who were regarded
favorably by Miss Maloney's parents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-03

day and partook sparingly of the wine
served at the dinner which preceded
the reception. Fatigue was RESPONSE
BILE for his appearance.
This affair has been kept quiet, but
impression, as it is the first charge
preferred against an officer of high
rank since the beginning of the cruise
The Georgia is the flagship of the
Second division of the fleet.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-02-03
Laborers From Porto Rico.

Honolulu, Feb. 3.-The planters of
the Hawaiian islands are arranging to
bring laborers here from Porto Rico
to supply the demand caused by the
stoppage of Japanese immigration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

the external world is the enormous
flower. The diameter of the flower
measures about two feet; the odor is
repulsive, and there is not one feature
of beauty to recommend it to man. 1t
appears. however, to hold an important
place in the pharmacopoeia of the
natives. who perhaps imagine that the
plant to which nature has given so
uninviting an exterior must possess
some hidden virtue in the way of COM
pensation. Various species of Rafhesia
are known in Borneo, and oddly enough
their hosts are invariably species OF
vine (cissus).-London Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

own. Not only are
there no surplus
words, but no
surplus thoughts.
Throwing a side
every nonessen-
tial, he d row e
straight to the
heart of his sub
ject- He was i'm
PEELED to get at
the very center
of the thing, at
its soul. But with
painstaking care,
even If in the
fe ives st possible
words, he made
every step of his
reasoning plain
There was moth
ing loose or vague
In the thought
of Lincoln He
was the severest
logician. Every
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

from Jere Wilson. secretary Of agriculture,
of Washington, D. c., requesting that he
be sent a record of the number of crows.
wolves etc, killed in this county during
rne PAST tfPsf years yea ne eDlecJ on me ne
establish the habits of the wild animals
and determine any effect they may have
on crop conditions. By a comparison and
a record of the number or animals a pref
ty close average should be reached.
The price paid for crow heads in 1906 was
only three cents each. but since then the
county has been anxious to pay five cents
each and S1.00 for wolf ears.
The report for. the past three years for
Coffey county follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
THE MILITARY sTRATEGIsT.
copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l

I'm the beginning
II of the w a r
President Lin
coin distrusted
his own military
abilities and left
pretty much ev-
erything to his
generals. Later.
when his gener-
ais failed to
bring results, he
tried to find out
why. At last he
determined per
sonally to learn
the science of
war. He went
about it in the
8 a m e thorough
way that he had
fitted himself as
a surveyor. 1t
took him only a
few weeks to do
that because he
applied his whole
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

%EYH AT EV e r
w the cynic
IN a y s a y,
neither real ora
tory nor real po-
etry can ever
ass out of
vogue 1t is only
the second rate
varieties, the i'm
itationS and the
counterfeits that
come into disre-
pute. The nigh
est eloquence and
the greatest Tyr
les and epics are
the voices of the
immortal in man,
and to the i'm
mortal in man
they make their
appeal. Great or
atory is almost
always connect
ed with some
great occasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

RA ECAUSE it
ID has been as
ISOLATED with
unscrupulousan and
selfish men the
term politician"
has come into
undeserved con-
tempt. AS used
origin ally it
meant simply a
political t a C { l.
clan, a good gen
eral in the bat
ties of the bal
lots. Since graft,
bosses and ballot
box stumng have
come into vogue
they have all
been ascribed to
t b e politician.
when, as a mat
ter of fact, they
should have been
charged to GRIM
inals who pre-
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

mite, stated with an exactness that ad-
mitted of but one Interpretation. Never
did an orator combine so perfectly the
logical, the moral and the poetical.
His example proves once more that
at their highest these qualities coincide.
There was nothing of the florid about
Lincoln. He talked in a conversational
way and his most conspicuous quality
was common sense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

al Rorneo Parasite.

A famous rarity in the vegetable
world of Borneo is the Raffesia, the
buah pakmah of Malays- The plant is
one of the most degraded of parasites.
and so completely does it submerge
itself in the tissues of its host that the
only part which ever shows itself to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12


1t has as it's object the advancement
of Justice, truth or liberty. 1t is the
utterance of some friend of man in OPP
position to tyranny or in favor OF
forward step of the race. AS such it is
a divine instrument of good. There
will always be a place for this sort of
eloquence. 1t will ever form a part OF
the literary treasures of the race.
The oratory of Abraham Lincoln was
of this character. 1t came from his
heart-aye, deeper, from his soul Its
mainsprings were hatred of slavery,
contempt of shams, love of country
and of mankind. No man can under
stand Lincoln who does not see his i'm
patience with empty forms, shows,
pretense and lip service. Only the real,
the basic, the fundamental and the
true made any appeal to his Intellect
or heart He knew nothing of mere
rhetoric. He was utterly logical. His
merciless ridicule stripped off every az
fectation and sophistry. His simplicity
made him put every proposition in its
plainest terms. His democracy caused
him to phrase his arguments for the
understanding of the common mind.
once to the masses. But, despite the
humble forms in which his sentiments
were dressed, Lincoln's ideals were
ever lofty, and through his utterances
runs a moral undertone, note of gen.
uine faith in God that has scarcely
been as conspicuous in any ruler since
Oliver Cromwell.
The most famous addresses of Mr..
Lincoln were perhaps the one at
Bloomington known as the "loSt
( speech" the debates with Douglas, the
: Cooper Union speech, the two inaugu'
raj addresses and the Gettysburg ad-
dress. These efforts were scattered
over a period of nearly ten years,
from the formation of the Republican
party almost to Lincoln'S assassina-
ton. The last In point of time was
the immortal second inaugural, the
malice toward none, charity for alP'
/ utterance which, considered from
every standpoint, is MI. Lincoln's
! greatest There has been nothing in
human speech quite like that second
inaugural since the golden words that
fell from the lips of the Nazarene
nineteen hundred years ago. The
Z
| Iargeness of view and the lack of
/ bitterness, the forgiveness and the
J providence for those left helpless by
/ the war, all these, coupled with the
) occasion and the man. make the Sec
ond inaugural of Lincoln transcend
any mere state paper, with the single
/ exception of the Declaration of indie
! pendence. This may seem extrava-
! CANT praise, but an examination of
other state papers will reveal that it
is not. OF course it must be under
/ stood that this estimate relates only
to Oratorical and literary quality.
The Gettysburg address ranks with
the second inaugural, and the two will
ever remain Abraham Lincoln's chief
contributions to literature.
Lincoln was like no other speaker in
history. His style is peculiarly his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

Don't Wear EN- Straight Any More
They were ready to go out. Is my hat
on crooked?, she asked. Thus, owing 10
the new style of headgear, a traditional
phrase used by the feminine sex ever since
woman was created, received a stunning
blow.-JudEa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

''She may be conceited as you say. but
she always wears a very sweet express
sion.'' That's from being photographed
so often.'-Houston Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

II shall insist on making some. speeches
on the tariff" said Senator SORGHUM
Then you are deeply. interestedf mo.
would rather talk than listen. Wasn-
ington Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12

The Old-Fashioned Man-Look. There s
a mouse right on your foot! The Modern
VVoman-Shi don't scare him. Go quietly
and get a piece of cheese and I'll catch
the dear little thing.-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
THE ORATOR

copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
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Am B r. A II A 81
"a Lincoln had
the soul of
a poet He loved
Shakespeare and
Burns, whom he
quoted by rote,
and had in his
memory many fu-
gitive pieces to
be brought forth
as s u i t e d b / s
mood. The ia
vorite of all these
was one he him
self m a d e IA
nous beginning,
"Oh, why should
the spirit of NOR
tai be pro N d %
Holmes al a 8 t
Leaf was also
frequently on his
lip S, a s were
many others in a
similar vein.
Frank B. Car
-4-A4~ 441I- -
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THE POLITICIAN.

dCopyright, 1903. by American Press Asso-
ciatiOn.l
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THE LITERARY MAN.

| copyright. 1909 by American Press Assoc
/ fi0n1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-12
LINCOLN MEMORIAL

~ IN
dLnclnn rmar Hodgnm Ky nd IN WIFI
sbun p through o
is
hsp cu g t
ida
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
The Mine and the Mill.

The directors of mining company
with headquarters in New York, upon
whose property a shoot Of milling
ore was discovered, decided to build a
large and expensive mill against the
protest of the superintendent. When
the mill was completed the ore shoot
had come to an end. A new superin-
tendent was employed, and explora-
ton work soon disclosed another body
of mineral. Anxious to make record
and also to revive the early enthusi-
asm of the directors, the new superin-
tendent selected a soap box full Of the
choicest samples and sent them by ex-
press to the board.
The day after their arrival In New
York he received the following tele-
gram: "Start the mill at once"
The second ore body proved to be
but small pocket" and that very
morning it had completely played out.
Explanations by telegraph were out
Of the question. The new superintend-
ent was in quandary. He was noted,
however, for readiness in an emergen-
cy. His native talent did not desert
him. He suddenly got bright idea
and, hurrying down to the telegraph
Office, dispatched this reply:
''Send back the mine, and will start
the mill /"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
Too Much EFFICIENCY.

"An American tourist" said an auto
mobilist, went to Germany in his car
to see the army maneuvers. He was
impressed with what he saw and espe-
cially with the brigade of motor am
balances. motor baggage wagons, and
so forth As the tourist watched the
maneuverS from seat under a tree
the axle of motor ambulance broke.
Instantly the men leaped out, ran into
the village, returned in jiffy with a
new axle. fixed it in place with won
derful mechanical skill and rushed off
again as good as new.
There's efficiency said the Amer
lean tourist. There's German eff
cheney for you. No matter what breaks.
there's a stock at hand to supply the
needed part from These Germansv
''And, praising the remarkable exam
pie of German efficiency he had just
witnessed, the tourist returned to the
village and ordered up his car to find
he couldn't use it, as an axle was miss
ing"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
Where 1t Circulated.

There lives an editor in interior
Pennsylvania, Jim Sweeney by name,
who has keen sense of humor. Seek
ing to increase his fortune, Sweeney
once wrote to prospective advertiser,
setting forth in attractive fashion the
value of his paper as medium of
publicity.
The advertiser was captivated by
Sweeney's letter; but, DESTROYS of more
specific assurances before he invested
his money, he wrote to Sweeney, say
ing that he hadn't heard Of the Trump
town Sentinel. where does it circu-
lateT he asked.
And in his illuminating way Swee-
ney wrote back:
1.-THE Trumptown Sentinel circulates
In Europe, ASIA Africa, North and
South America, and it's just about all
] can do to keep it from going to h-!'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
ABSENTMlNDED.
The Dinner to Which Wills, the Artist
Invited Friend.

The Dinner to Which Wills, the Artist
Invited Friend.
Mr.. Wills, the artist, was renowned
for his observation-disclosures, and the fol-
lowing story. says Henrietta Cochran
in her book, Celebrities and l." was
told of him by a friend: wills invited
me to dinner one afternoon when l
met him in the Strand. | accepted.
reminding him that as he was absent
minded he had better make note of
the evening. AS he had no paper in
his pocket, he wrote the date on his
shirt cuff
when the appointed evening arriv-
ed went to his studio. The door was
opened by Wills, and l could see that
he had forgotten all about the appoint
ment.
".Ah, old fellow he exclaimed, do
not be too hard on me. The cuff went
to the wash and the date with it. But
there is a fowl in the pot boiling here,
continued Mr.. Wills. Just come In
and wait few minutes
81 had my misgivings, but walked
inside and sat upon the only chair not
crowded with paint brushes and pal
cites.
''After waiting for about twenty
minutes, feeling deucedly hungry.
groaned. This had its effect.
HE exclaimed In a dreamy voice,
the fowl must be boiled by this time,
and, coming forward, he lifted the lid
of the pot and peered inside. 1t is
very odd,' he remarked, but / cannot
see the fowl Extraordinary! No one
has been here, SO the bird cannot have
been stolen
"Well, the long and short Of it is
that a week or two later l called again
at the studio, noticed peculiar odor
and discovered the fowl wrapped up in
a piece of paper.
"'Ah!' said Wills. Now know how
it all happened When the fowl was
brought in there came a smart visitor
Lady G.-about sitting for her por-
trait. / must have thrown the fowl
behind a canvas and forgotten about
it,"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
KISSING the Book,

In England and all the English
speaking countries the kissing Of the
book before the oath comes from the
practice Of touching "halidame," or
sacred object, as the old Roman touched
the altar or Harold the casket of relics.
The form $50 help me God" is in
herited from ancient Teutonic-Scan-
dinavian law, under which the old
mortimer. touching the blood daubed
ring on the altar, swore, $50 help me
Frey and Niordh and the Almighty
God'-that is, Thor. The first and last
of these are the two old English gods,
whose names we keep up in Friday
and Thursday.-New York American.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
/ An English Racing Story.

To an owner of race horses there are
few more expensive luxuries than an
unsound animal, and therefore the
recent disappointment of certain
youthful noble lord who manfully gave
1900 guineas for bargain which turn
ed out to be woefully detected in his
understandings" can readily be uii-
derstood
"Let me see. You are the rascal who
sold me q horse with only three legs
and a swinger. he said one day.
CHANGING to bump against the horses
late owner in the paddock at Kemp
ton.
Certainly" replied the late owner
gleefully that is to say, If you are
really the idiot ! sold him to-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
Into the Great Loneliness.

The more we think Of all that was
and will be the paler will grow that
which is actually happening. When
we live with the dead and die their
deaths, what then are our ''neighbors"
to us? We grow lonelier for the very
reason that the whole flood of human
ity is surging round us. The fire with
in us. which is glowing for all that is
human, is ever on the increase, where
fcfe we look upon all that surrounds
us as though it had become more in
different, more ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
She was Pleasantly Surprised.

Miss HI. E. Bell, wausau. wis.,,
writes: Before I commenced to
take Foley's Kidney Pills | had
severe pains in my back. could not
sleep, and was greatly troubled with
headache. The first few doses of
Foley IS Kidney Pills gave me relief,
and two bottles cured me. The
quick results surprised me, and +
can honestly recommend tnem." O..
W. Frost.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
HEARD ENOUGH.
Aley Changed the Playful Greeting In
tended For Miss Edythe.

AIey Changed the Playful Greeting In
tended For Miss Edythe.
Algy was calling on his best girl,
Miss Edythe st. Claire. Miss Edythe
was not in. but her mother was, and
Algy was cordially invited to wait.
Suddenly light footsteps were heard
in the hall, and Algy, being of play
full disposition said gleefully:
''Tll just stoop down behind the big
easy chair, and when Miss Edythe
comes in l will appear suddenly and
surprise her"
Eyes, do" said Edythe's mother. cit
will be such good joke"
But something had occurred to dis
turb Edythe's self poise. She was out
of sorts when she came in. ANY one
here while 1 was out?' she inquired.
'sWhy do you ask?" questioned her
smiling mamma.
Because that insufferably tiresome
Algy Vervain"-
My dear. My deary'
-'said he was going to come poking
up
"Edythe. Edythe!
"And 1 am SO glad he didn't, for r.
''Edythe. my daughter"
-"abominate the sight of him. He's
so stupid and conceited, and"-
"Edythe. 1 beg of you"
''Now, mamma, you have said SO
yourself many and many time,
and
ooh Edythe, I'm sure
sWhy. indeed you have, mamma
You said the other day that he remind
ed you of that organ grinders monkey,
and
"Edythew
ST think so too!'
"Edythe ST Claire, will you keep
still?"
Edythe's girlish shrek arose as Algy
did. and instead of the playful ''Boo"'
he intended to utter nothing remained
but to say, as stiff1y as possible. 81 bid
you good night, Miss st. Claire" and
to depart and return no more
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-10-21
The Shirt of Nature.

That spirit which suffices quiet
hearts, which seems to come forth to
such from every dry knoll of scar
grass, from every pine stump and half
Embedded stone, on which the dull
March sun shines, comes forth to the
poor and hungry and to such as are of
simple taste. If thou fill thy brain
with Boston and New York, with
fashion and covetousness, and wilt
stimulate thy jaded senses with wine
and French coffee, thou shalt find no
radiance of wisdom in the lonely waste
OF the pine woods.-Emerson.