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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
"Uncle Henry" Dorman.

ben county, New York, at that time on
the western frontier When he was
born there was not sulphur match in
existence. Washington was still alive
and when Abraham Lincoln was born
Uncle Henry was schoolboy of eight.
Before the first mile of railroad was
laid he was young married man with
children about his freside.
For years the people Of southeast
Missouri looked upon Uncle Henry as
very old man. But they were not
prepared for the announcement made
short time ago by the old mans rel
atives that he was the oldest man in
the nation. The relatives had conduct
ed pretty thorough examination of
the facts on the subject and they feel
warranted in the assertion that Henry
Dorman can show records to prove a
greater age than any other man in
the United States. Some men assert
that their years exceed those Of Uncle
Henry, but they cannot show the
proofs. Most of these are .egroes who
do not really know how old they are
Uncle Henry bears the great burden
Of Ill years we'll upon his sturdy
shoulders. His thick, short figure is
bent with the weight of a century, his
hair is thin and gray, and time has left
its indelible traces in the burrows OF
his face. His body still looks fairly
strong. His eyes still beam forth fire
from under his heavy lashes, and now
and then they show a CLINT Of humor,
which proves that the old man, in spite
of his advanced age, gets enjoyment
out Of living.
A visitor went to the DOrman home
short time ago. The house on the
old farm is old and small, but it is
we'll kept up by the old man, his aged
daughter-in-law and his aged grandson.
All in the Dornan household are old,
though they represent three genera.
tons. Hattie Dorman, the daughter.
in-law, welcomed the visitor, and said
that Uncle Henry was out "choreing
around" some place. In few minutes
the bent old man came in and extend!
ed a horny and wrinkled hand. The
hand was his left.
You'll haze to take my left" he
explained, because my right is not fit
to be shown. l got it shot at the bat
tie of Yellow Tavern in Virginia, just
before the close of the war" And the
old man showed the injured member
from which two fingers were miss.
ing.
Uncle Henry" never took any care
of himself in his youth, and it was ow.
ing to no design of his own that he has
lived to such ripe old age.
81 guess the Lord just meant me to
live long," exclaimed Uncle Henry,
'for | never took any kind of care of
myself. None of my family ever lived
long, either, and when l was fourteen
| was an orphan. That meant that
had to get out and make my way in
the world at an early age. And some
times it was mighty hard. l always
was a farmer and l always worked
mighty hard, and sometimes I think
that is the reason for my long life.
Hard work is good for man and it Is
the only medicine that l ever took"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
Confusing,

Craig Biddle, at a dinner in New
port, was describing the changing
odds on the Jeffries-Johnson fight at
Reno.
Eight to four and half on JEFF
fries-nine to six the other way about
three to one and quarter-it's
rather confusing, isn't it?" he said.
I'm fact, it's almost as confusing as
the two girls talk about secret.
MARY said the first girl, told me
that you had told her that secret I
told you not to tell her
"'The nasty thing, said the other
girl I told her not to tell you told
her
"'Well, said the first girl, I told
her wouldn't tell you she told me-
so don't tell her did,"
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
Public Want Ads.

Wanted-Several nice old gentle
men to represent us financially. Moth
ing to do but utter wise remarks and
indorse dividend checks. Good wages,
from fifty to one hundred millions a
year.
Wanted-A financier who will guar
antee to keep us supplied with half
colleges and half-libraries while we
supply the other halves. No expert
ence required. Good rake-off.
Wanted--At once. A large number
IF stockholders to take charge of our
food supply and keep us from eating
too much. No regular hours. Palm
Beach in winter. Adirondacks in sum-
mer.
Wanted-A few select persons to
represent us socially and do the
things we haven't time for. No brains
needed. All expenses paid. No worry.
Success.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23

Ills oook How gloomy the outlook was is set
n1 III srapmcally in a confidential letter from
prime minister of Spain.
Although from the very first
t0aHzed the gravity Of the situation refused to
OeneVe 1t; my visits in Cuba Principe and Hol.
gin appalled, me; however, in order not to appear
pesSlmlsuc did not express all my thoughts, and
oecloed 10 visit not only the maritime communi.
tles' Dut the towns in the interior The few Span.
lards who live in the island do not dare to men.
tlon their origin except in the cities. The rest
OF the population hates Spain. Wherever you pass
farm and ask the women where their husbands
are, they answer with terrifying frankness: In
the mountains with Chief So and So
You could not get anyone to carry a message
for 500 nor 1000 pesetas; he would be hanged If
he were ever caught.
The rebels who charged Weyler with wanton
cruelty seldom restrained themselves from accom-.
plishtng deeds Of violence likely to terrorize the
few remaining supporters of the Spanish rule To
quote Weyler
"The insurgents did not return in any way the
considerate treatment accorded to them by this
generous commander (MartiDez Campos). At the
beginning of the war Maxine Gomez showed him
self very fair; but Maceo, l shall prove by au-
thentic documents, ordered his bands to set fire
to all the sugar mills whose owners were not pay
ing war tribute, to plumber and loot the country
to shoot mercilessly all the messengers men
caught repairing railroad lines bringing pro-
visions into the villages. Worse yet: The insur-
gent chiefs did not hesitate to kill with their own
weapons defenseless islanders, and Maxine Co.
mez in his Memories confesses to having shot
personally man he had sentenced to DEATH
deed which call willful murder And still that
individual presumes to call me assassin"
AS his authority for the foregoing statement
General Weyler not only quotes extracts from the
Cuban papers, but appends a proclamation of
Maceo, Gomez's lieutenant, to his bands.
Comrades in Arms: Destroy, destroy every
thing, day and night; to blow up bridges, to derail
trains, to burn up villages and sugar mills, to
annihilate Cuba is the only way to defeat our
mics. We have not to account Tor conduct
to anyone. Diplomacy public opinion and history
don't matter. 1t would be sheer insanity to seek
the laures Of the battlefield, to bear the fire of
the enemy's artillery and contribute to the glory
of the Spanish commanders. The essential thing
is to convince Spain that Cuba will be but heap
of ruins. What compensation will she receive
then for the sacrifice entailed by the campaign?
We must burn and raze everything. 1t would be
folly to fight though European
army. Where rifles of avail let dynamite
do the work A. MACEO."
Thesonly way to subdue such bloodthirsty, des-
perate pirates to adopt their own tactics. The
insurgents, of their admission, never gave
accepted battle, but harassed the regulars and
destroyed their sources of supply. "Concentra-
ton" seemed to be the only solution of the prob
lem, for the wives and children of the insurgents
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
PUZZLED
Hard Work, Sometimes, to Raise
Children.
PUZZLED

Children's taste is ofttimes more &C
curate, in selecting the right kind of
food to fit the body, than that of
adults. Nature works more accurate
ly through the children.
A Brooklyn lady says: "Our little
boy had long been troubled with
weak digestion. We could never per-
suade him to take more than one taste
Of any kind of cereal food. He was
a weak little chap and we were puz-
zled to know what to feed him on.
zone lucky day we tried Grape
Nuts. Well, you never saw a child
eat with such a relish, and it did me
good to see him. From that day on
it seemed as though we could almost
see him grow. He would eat Grape
Nuts for breakfast and supper, and
think he would have liked the food
for dinner.
"The difference In his appearance Is
something wonderful.
"My husband had never fancied &C.
real foods of any kind, but he be-
came very fond of Grape-Nuts and has
been much improved in health since
using it.
eve are now a healthy family, and
naturally believe in Grape-Nuts.
"a friend has two children who were
formerly afflicted with ricketts,. was
satisfied that the disease was caused
by lack of proper nourishment. They
showed it. So I urged her to use
Grape-Nuts as an experiment and the
result was almost magical
'They continued the food and today
both children are well and strong as
any children in this city, and, of
course, my friend is firm believer in
Grape-Nuts for she has the evidence
before her eyes every day"
Read 1.-THE Road to Wellville," found
in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
interest.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
MILEAGE of Blood Circulation.

New York.-The mileage of the
blood circulation reveals some aston
fishing facts. It has just been calcu-
lated for instance that assuming the
heart to beat SO times a minute at
ordinary pressure the blood goes at
the rate of FOG yards in a minute, or
nine miles an hour, 227 miles a day
and 10000 miles year.
If a man eighty-four years old could
have but one single blood corpuscle
eating in his blood all his life it
would have Travelled in this time near.
1y 100000 miles.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
She Took No Chances.

A happily welded matron is the
principal of an odd incident, which
one of her dear" friends relates.
Before the matron's engagement to
her present husband was. announced,
she met her dear" friend on the
street. The new matron was hurrying
toward one of the large jewelry stores
of the city.
John gave me an engagement ring"
she explained, without a shadow OF
embarrassment, land I am going down
to see how much it cost. You see, 1
got the jewelers. name off the box"
and she hurried on.
The same friend said that another
bit of information the matron got was
the commercial standing Of the pros
pective husband, which she secured
by paying for a special report from
a commercial agency.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
True indenendence.

You will always find those who
think they know what is your duty
better than you know it. 1t is easy in
the world to live after the worlds
opinion; it is easy in solitude to live
after our own; but the great man Is
he who, in tie midst Of the crowd,
keeps, with perfect sweetness, the in
dependence of solitude.-Emerson.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
is THIS THE OLDEST MANI
Henry Dorman of Missouri Says He
Can Prove He's iii Years
of Age.

st. Louisa few miles north Of
Minden, in Barton county, Mo-, lives
possibly the oldest man in America.
Henry Dorman is the man and his
years number Ill. Uncle Henry, as
he is called, was born January 10, 1879.
He first saw the light of day in Steu-
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23

b e 81 d e s what
the minister Of
war had told
me and what l
had read in the
p a p ers or in
anonymous let
tiers sent by
Spaniards living
in Cuba, and 1
thought that all
of them exag-
g e r a t e d til e
facts; l had no
knowledge of
the secret docu-
ments I have
a p p e n d e d to
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23

which seems quite
sufficient under the
circumstances. A
few paragraphs.
however, couched in
his blunt, soldierly
style, S e t tin g at
naught the terrible
charges preferred
against him in con-
nection with that
stern system Of war
fare would h a v e
be en- interesting
but they were lack
ing. His silence
amounts to a COMES
sion of guilt. He
makes a weak at
tempt at explaining
that the wives and
children of insur-
gents were not "con-
centrated," D u I
obliged to betake
themselves w h e r e
the head of the fam
lily was supposed to
be found. This is
worse yet, for one
can conceive the ap-
palling abuses which
such an order ema-
mating from the gen.
eral in chief must
have countenanced
and justified. AS the
revolutionary bands
were C n S t a n t | y
moving from east to
west and from west
to east and could
not be located with
any certainty, what
an existence must
have been that OF
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23
NOTHING of the Sort.

"Have you any avuncular relar
tions?"
mary one. Amt no disease Of any
kind in our family"
Some men need to be called down
about twice a day.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23

When the yellow streak begins Ia
work out of some people they have a
fit of the blues.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23

IN which he attempts to defend his
conduct while the representative of
the Spanish crown on that island,
MI MANDO EN- CUBA
my Command in Cuba)
IN letters of CORY scarlet on a pa
per of livid gray.
Whatever the motive may have
oeen that prompted such a choice,
tnat bloody EYE catcher" of G. line
ntly symbolizes the man and the
work which caused so many years
OF discomfort in Cuba. Weyler has
been on trial before public opinion
for hInfnhnrirrr
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23

49, AAS
enemies instead of
fighting them; and
he f1aunts in our
faces the ugly stains
that show where he
wiped off his knife.
Captain General
Of the most fertile
province of Spain
(and a province
which more than
once manifested her
intention to throw
off the B ourbon
yoke), he makes
such a case against
the country that
buys his services as
no citizen Of the
United States could
nave ever made To
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-09-23

~ ITH an objectionable
NJ lack of tact or a grew
" some attempt at a
IlNiEIM sinister piece Of hui
QilllNIjIl NOR, Gen. Valeriane
E Weyler, the former
-
Fl Spanish captain gen.
- eral OF cuba, who
-
- gained Tor himself
81 the unenviable title
F of butcher" has al
Il lowed the publishers
-
--- to print the title Of
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
Campaigns Contracted.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Now that the campaign is practically
at an end, let me say a word or two
about the dignified manner in which,
as far as the gubernatorial candidates
are concerned, it has been conducted.
| have seen man a campaign come
and go, but, as / recall it, there has
been none that has been so singularly
free from mud singing. 1t was an in
tellectual treat to read the speeches
that were made by DR.. Wilson, who
heads the Democratic forces. Their
virility. clear cut and logic appealed
to every mans reason, while the we'll
rounded periods added beauty TO
strength. On the other, hand, Mr..
Lewis has confined himself to turning
ON the light no the issues as he sees
them, and won oratorical spurs.
And the cause of this welcome free
dom from mud singing is simply this:
Both parties had picked out unusually
high-class men as their standard
bearers. Such men do not sling mud
at each other, and if the leaders do
not indulge in this r~eprehensible pas
time, the followers, as a rule, do not.
While. however, the State campaign
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
Seeing Is Believing.

To the Editor Of the Evening Star:
: Seeing is believing, but hearing is not
always. So in my opinion that goes
in this case. Several times since the
campaign opened the Hon. Judge
Augustus Eggers, who is a candidate
for the Board of Works, referred to
the fine pavement and clean streets of
u great city. Well, ''your honor l
disagree with you in this respect. Dur
ing the heavy rainfall of the last two
days women had to wade across Mar
ket and Broad streets, especially that
crossing guarded by Policeman Far
raher which leads from the Western
Union to the Firemen's Insurance
building. The water was from four to
six inches deep in spots and rubbers
were no protection. That was not the
only bad spot. The worst ever was the
one at Bank and Washington streets.
That was the limit. 1t was a lake. yes,
a bay, for there the water lay in depth
varying as high as twelve inches. Can
you explain why these spots in the
heart of the city are unfit for human
beings to pass? That's a sure sign that
there is something wrong. Stop max
ing improvements wnere lots are Of
fered for sale by former Republican
office-holders. Get busy before your
finish, judge, and spoil not your fairly
good record.
SEEING is BELIEVING.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1910.
TTlNG SOUTH JERSEY REGISTRY FRAUDS.

T will be recalled that right on the eve of the election IN l9oo
raids were made by county deputies on the cheap lodging
houses in the Fourth Ward and elsewhere for fraudulent voters
4 more than a of the dodgers were rounded up and, in
fault of bail, sent to Jail, where they were kept until after the
elton, without any hearing. Some time after the election they
re Internationally discharged, there being no evidence against
pm. In several cases the deputies invaded dwellings and com
tied the outrage of taking innocent men from their famlles'
LIT trick DISTINGUISHED Democratic voters, but the object sought
3 the moral impression to be made. This year the main object
ofsetting the effect of the exposure of the gigantic Republican
.pistrv frauds in Camden and Atlantic City, which have excited
orrory In both counties a comparison of the registry with popua
on Shows that the registry in Camden city represents a voter for
verv 800 of population, and in Atlantic City a voter for every
So of population. This percentage is far above all other cities
i'd towns of the State. Newark has a large registry and in New
Fix only one in every SIS of population is registered. If there are
Egistry frauds in Newark, what must be the size OF the fraudulent
Ecistration in the two Republican strongholds where the election
ards have refused to consider the striking off of falsely registered
ames submitted to them with evidence?
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
Tn. DIV OF the Queue Is over.

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
At last the queue of John Chinaman
is to go. The small boy will undoubt7
eddy regret it, but the world at large
and the intelligent Chinaman in par
ticular will Welcome the new imperial
edict. China has been the last of the
great nations to divorce herself from
the superstitions of the dark ages; even
now many of her forms and ceremonies
are Objectionable to the Occidental and
undoubtedly to her own citizens. With
the passing of the queue let us hope
hat the other practises in Which
China differs from her nearest neigh
Dor, Japan, will also be cast into the
discard. There is no reason why the
Chinese should at all differ from their
neighbors, for they have the same ad-
vantages and are as near to Western
civilization.
There is one thing, however, that is
of greater Importance than the passing
of the queue, and that is the passing
of the opium pipe. This evil is, in
deed, the curse OF the empire as we'll
as a menace to those who frequent the
Chinese districts in this country. When
the queue, the opium pipe and the
slippers shall have been cast aside hy
haps become Interested in the nation
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
Republicans Hard Losers,
To the Editor of the Evening Star,

To the Editor of the Evening Star.
After reading the reports on the
political situation in this State no
citizen may be misled as to the out
come of the election next Tuesday, for
the ~dissensions and quarrels among the
leaders of the Republican party tell
the tale plainly. Republicans in power
during the past few years have not
been using their efforts in the interests
of the public.
They know, full well hat the average
voter today keeps track of his repre-
sentative at all times. They are aware
also that they could have used their
influences TO pass bills that would be
beneficial to the public, but a detri-
ment to private interests, but they Their
forgot their pledges. Knowing that the
voter of today will see that he is not
kicked twice by the same people, and
will grasp at the chance of electing a
man of the calibre of Woodrow Wilson,
the Republicans realize they are
politically doomed. Hence the dissen-
sions. They are hard losers.
INDEPENDENT.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05

Express Strike Proves Labors' Might.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
The power of that French innovation,
the general strike. is making itself felt
just now in the controversy between
the express com panies and the EN-
ployeesA What began with the refusal
of ten boys to work for %absurdly low
wages has developed into a strike that
threatens the entire nation. Organized
labor has at last come into its own and
is being recognized by even its most
bitter enemies. Unionism refuses to be
b%ulldozed by Frank Plat or n other
reactionary. The divine right" of
property is being questioned by the
authorities of the State. and the divine
right to carr enough to live decently
by those who work for the express
companies is being affirmed.
There is no doubt, in my mind, as
to the result of the refusal of employ
ers to meet their men half way. Be-
fore many more years shall have
passed government ownership of pub
and Frank Platts. If Plat and his as
sociates are anxious to hurry that day
they are getting at it the right way,
but if they want to remain in power
they will have to be more reasonable.
ARTHUR YOUNG.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05
Exercise Your intelligence.

exercise TOUT IntctA8ChNN' a.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:
Just a few days more and the in
telligence Of the New Jersey voter will
be known. It will be seen whether the
citizens of this State vote by sentiment,
tradition or reason. There are many
who in past years have voted the way
their fathers did, or the way their sem
timent prompted them to do. That, of
course, is not the way intelligent men
vote. If every voter would carefully
study the political situation, think for
himself, look into The record of the can
didates and then cast his vote, it is
almost certain that the proper kind of
men would be elected at all times.
Most men in these days look at things
specifically. They let others do their
thinking and never doubt or question
that which the boss of their party tells
them to do or say. Toe many voters
are satisfied with the promises of cam
didates, despite the fact that these
same candidates have repeatedly
broken faith with their constituents.
What explanation can be given to
this? 1t does seem as if P. r. Barnum
was right when he SAID tina the Amer
lean people like to be fooled.
Now, from today until election day,
let every man make up his MIND to
study the political situation carefully.
make up his mind as to who is best
fitted to hold office and stick to his res
olution when he reaches the b~allot-box.
FRANK BUTLER.