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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Congressman W. s. Holman of In
diana When Judge Determined
TO Assume the Task of Guard
ing the National Treasury.

CnQuestionably the most famous OF
all the so-called watch dogs of the
United States treasury has had in the
121 years of its existence was the late
William Steele Holman OF Indiana,
with the exception of eight years Dem
ocratic representative in congress
from 1859 till his death. In 1897 So
great were his watch dog qualities
that for more than a generation he
was known from one end of the coun-
try TO the other not only as the
watch dog of the treasury" but also
as the great objector." and in these
two appellations his fame lies
One evening. in the middle eighties.
j called upon him by invitation at his
modest Washington home He was
seated at somewhat dingy desk. evil
IDENTIFY the working desk of student.
Around him was verItable encyclo-
pedic library, Offering him every pos
sible help In his self-appointed task
or tracing a proposed governmental
appropriation form it's source and ana
lying II down TO the most insignii-
cant Item 1t was plain to be seen
that he took n real delight in his
workshop. as from behind steel bowed
spectacles and from beneath bushy
eyebrows he keenly scrutinized an APP
preparation bill that lay before him
on the desk.
Judge I said. after time, "how
did It happen that you got into the
habit of becoming a treasury watch
dog as most people put TT"
The old gentleman-he was then
past sixty years of age-looked medi-
tatively at the open CRATE fire for a
moment
II think" he began slowly. this
habit OF mine-it is very fixed habit
by this time-is very likely due to my
experiences as n Judge You know. |
was elected a Judge in my younger
days In my home county and served
In that capacity for some years.
was conscious of my DEFICIENCIES for
that exalted position. for I was quite
young, and. I will confess to you. had
not had very thorough preparation for
the practise of law when | was ad-
mitted to the bar But had been
trained as an old-fashioned Democrat,
and the fundamental principle of the
Democracy of my youth was to resist
extravaganza and constantly to incul-
cate plain and simple living AS a
Judge | decided | would do all | could
TO uphold this principle and so I got
In the habit of carefully examining all
accounts presented to me for approval.
scrutinizing every detail infinitely.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

20 foot The muddy puddle which
had helped 10 stay her was at least
four inches dep. She had shrunk
back but too late--even the tip OF her
nose had a brown drop on II. OF
course. the machine would 20 past
her. How ever would she get back
20 town.
"Oh. I'm so. so sorry" girls voice
said The door had been flung open.
Within II she saw a fair double OF
herself. a girl blue-eyed and tall as
she was, with the same cleft chin,
straight nose and yellow hair The
voice. too. seemed her own. as r. went
on eagerly:
Get in You must, ] shall take
you home with me-and send you to
The laundry"
There was a bubbling laugh after
the last word Milicent got I'm. and
was whisked forward. hardly knowing
whether she we're awake or dreaming.
Two hours later she was pinching
herself to determine This although
she sat at late luncheon fin "A fine
country house. clothed ia fine alien
garments. eating strange things.
Her double sat opposite her. smiling
soft coaxing smiles. and saying every
little while:
You will, That's a darling I'll
love you forever and ever-and IL
can't be half so bad no matter how
II turns out. as being a eoyerness-
those Alstyne children are young saw
ages"
Two DAYS later. still dszed. bur full
OF inward chuckling. she was vel
coined by an elderly couple as their
own dear grand-niece. Lily Haugh-
ton They were childless. but had
granddaughter for company. a tall. Sc
verely handsome young person. who
looked as though he did not know
how to laugh
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Heir To Throne Unrecognized

devoutly. in all the responses and the
hymns that were sung. He paid close
attention to the reading of the les
son and when the short and simple
sermon was preached he bowed his
head reverently and unoStentatiously
at every prayer: and when, finally the
service had been brought to its Gus
tomary close, he and his companion,
waiting their turn to leave their pew.
joined in the congregation as it de-
parted from the church. and once out
side walked leisurely in the direc-
ton of the harbor front.
An hour or two later General Will
son met his friends at their hotel. He
seemed somewhat disturbed.
II did not see the duke, as | had
planned" he explained. Every body
was disappointed He did not attend
religious services this morning"
Yes, he did" was the reply of
Thomas L. James, former postmaster
general under Garfield. He attend
ed services at st. Andrews church. He
came in shortly after us and was
shown to a pew right in front of us.
recognized him instantly, having been
introduced to and having chatted
with him in Montreal few days ago:
and once during the service he turned
and saw me and gave me a smile of
recognition, OF all that congregation
about him | was probably the only
person who knew the heir presump-
tive TO the British throne was a fell
low-worshiper. | am sure that the
usher who showed him to his pew did
not know 1t. Nor. evidently, was the
rector any wiser. And just as he
came quietly and unannounced and I'M
identified into st. Andrews, so at the
end of the service, the duke, with his
companion. left it,
Copyright. 1910. by the Associated Lit
erary Press.)
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
a FOOD DRINK.
Which Brings Daily Enjoyment

A lady doctor writes
Though busy hourly with my own
affairs. / viii not deny myself the
pleasure OF taking "a few minutes 60
tell Of my enjoyment daily obtained
from my morning cup Of Postum. IL
r. a food beverage, not poison like
coffee.
Il began 70 use Postum eight years
ago, not because ] wanted 10. but be
fause coffee. which ! dearly loved,
made my nights long weary periods 10
be dreaded and uniting me for busi.
ness during the day
ION the advice OF q friend, ! FIRST
tried Postum, making D. carefully as
directed on the package. AZ ! had
always used cream and no sugar, ]
mixed my Postum no. IN looked good.
was clear and fragrant and IT. was
pleasure 20 see the cream color ~ a.
my Kentucky friend always wanted
her coffee 70 look-1ike "a new sad
die
Then tasted II critically, for had
tried many substitutes for coffee. J
was pleased. yes, satisfied, with my
Postum in taste and effect. and am
yet, being a constant user Of u All
these years.
Il continually assure my friends and
acquaintance that they viii ike IL In
place of coffee. and receive benefit
from it's use. have gained weight,
can sleep sound and am not nervous.
There's a Reason"
Read THE Road TO Wellyille" In pkgs
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time 10 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
Interest.
Ever read the above fruerf n new
one app~nrs from dine 90 Time They
nre genuine, true, ana f"ii OF human
1nteresG
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
RATTLE USED BY SAVAGES
Work of the Haidas, Who Inhabit the
Queen Charlotte Islands OFF
British Columbia.

Vancouver, p. C.-This is not Chi
nese idol; il is rattle. But not such
a rattle as children of civilized ma
tons use in their play. 1t comes from
the Queen Charlotte islands. Like all
other wooden handiwork which the in
geniOus natives of Queen Charlotte
islands make. it is most deliberately
carved.
This is a dancing rattle. The Hal
das. as the savages are called. use il
to make noise for festivals. To the
abominable clatter of the thing they
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
"Romany."

Many suggestions have been made
to explain the term Rom or Romani
applied to the gypsies. The last Is
that of Leo Winer in the Journal OF
the Gypsy Lore Society for April He
points out that the name is current in
Christian countries only. Europe,
America and Armenia. From the law
of Charlemagne it appears that the
gypsies pretended to be pilgrims, and
their name was usually connected
with that of Rome. Ultimately, he
thinks, it originated in the Greek "eri-
mites" a hermit, and that when the
popular etymology connected all her
mits and pilgrims with Rome, all 9TH
err terms designated pilgrims were sc
transformed as to bring them inta
keeping with this new idea
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Comfortable Prison.

Cettinje. the capital of the kingdom
of Montenegro, has probably the most
remarkable prison in the world. No
walls surround it and the inmates.
who furnish their own cells just as
they please, seem to stay there only
because they find their quarters COM
Portable The diet is liberal. with
wine on occasions and cigarettes to
taste There is no work to do: no
distinctive garb is worn; and COM
paratively free intercourse is allowed
with the outside world On certain
feast days the prisoners are allowed to
entertain their friends.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
CONTRAST ON OREGON TRAILS

morning the party left the Oregon
hotel with no particular destination
in view. The members have a supply
OF fishing tackle. guns and ammuni-
ton and will spend several weeks in
the mountains OF Oregon and Callfor-
MIA. where fishing and hunting are
good.
The chef is also a chauffeur and has
charge of the truck. His kitchen r.
complete in all details. When a stop
is made over night or for few DAYS
camping sleeping tents and dining
tent are unIoaded. The party will
probably return to Seattle by a differ.
ent route.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
PROF. RICHARD L GARNER


Washington.-Prof. Richard L. Gar
ner has returned to America after sew
eral years spent in the wilds of Afri-
CA, where he went to learn the Ian
guage of the monkeys. II viii be re-
membered that when Professor Gar
ner started on his unique trip he car
ried. besides the usual explorers
equipment. a phonograph. a camera.
telephones. electric batteries and an
iron cage ingeniously constructed to
AFFORD him safety while studying the
ape family at close range Within the
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
The Toothbrush Plant"

One of the most curious plants in
the world is what is called the tooth
brush plant of Jamaica. 1t is species
of creeper. and has nothing striking
about its appearance By cutting
pieces of it to a suitable length and
fraying the ends, the natives convert
il into a toothbrush; and tooth pow
der to accompany the use of the brush
is also prepared by pulverizing the
dried stems.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

Il hate him. ! think ho is the mean
est man J ever met
Gracious. jeanette, What ig the
trouble?"
why. he told me be loved me dcvot-
eddy and told him IL would be lmpoa-
sibly for me 20 love him in return The
poor fellow looked 80 downhenrted
told him 20 try and forget me-
"Wcll2"
"BOO-hoO. Hc-he did
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
A Compromise.

Sir" began Lord Brokelelgh. pomp
ously. I've called 10 request your
daughters hand in marriage"
That's out of the question, my
man." replied old Rocky However,
don't want TO seem altogether un.
charitable. so here's five dollars for
you."-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
In the Rural Wiids.

The two summer boarders were
fighting flies and mosquitoes on the
front porch of the old farmhouse
Were you here last summer ?"
asked the latest arrival
Say" reiorted the other. do you
think I'd be here now If I had been
here last summer
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Civic Rivalry.

Square Durnitt-The census IL give
Lonelyville $50 more people than
you've got in your little old village.
an I'm within to bet on it,
Uncle Welby Gosh (of Drearyhurst)
-Countin' them that's in your cine
terry, reckon you're about right.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Aruu Nrut8 3
ot YrhtfrnS1Y
q by e. u Am1ar1z

feeling any annoyance, l am actually
pleased when some one speaks of me
as the great objector,' and especially
pleased when ] am called the watch
dog OF the treasury
Copyright. 1910 by E J. Edwardsl
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

We begin to understand a thing
truly only after we have forgotten
that which we had studied | will
not come nearer knowing subject
so long az win suppose that my
attitude toward It had been estab-
lished BY . learned man. In order
to know . subject thoroughly ! must
approach Il as something entirely
foreign to me.-Thoreau-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
DoJno We'll.

-How's your boy getting along in
the big city," asked a neighbor.
Fine" replied the farmer. He gets
his name in the papers almost every
day now. He's one OF them 10y
riders you read 50 much about"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
MUDDY Pike.

How far is it to Kalamazoo" asked
the tourist.
Twenty miles as the crow flies
responded the native.
"Hhi You mean as the mud flies
I am going by automobile"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14
Relic OF the Past.

This. presume, r. the portrait %
one Of your former admirers"
Don't be foolish. hubby That r.
a photograph of yourself when you
had hair"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

People are happier for lot OF
!hlngs they don't know
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

None 70 little enjoy ne md are
such burdens 10 themselves as those
who have nothing 10 do. Tho active
only have tho true relish Of lifc
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-10-14

TITS like fairy tale come true"
LILY. the real Lily said three weeks
later; but she was no longer Lily
Haughton. She had come 10 Glen
vile in convoy Of her new husband.
Jimmy Page. artist.
Jimmy held out against me until
he saw what a cook ] was. in camp.
Lily ran on. I've been trying for n
year to make him propose nov all
OF us will live happy ever after"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-04

n DIV is the season when the d~erelict
of the city's streets holds forth In
az full swing. with the chill of the
fall air biting at his coattails and real
winter but a week or so ahead. Or a
morning when the business men OF a
community are en- route to their offices
these drifters lny for them. with one eye
open for n policeman aud the other for
a man who looks easy" And again in
the evening they crawl forth and ply
their trade. Some OF them are worthy
Of assistance and some are merely acting
a part, collecting often as much as two
and three dollars in a single day by this
small touch system.
''It is no easy matter 10 distinguish
the impostor from the man really down
Oh his luck" said a worker in one OF
the organized charities the other day.
can Of them tell hard luck stories. and
generally, il must be admitted. it's the
bum who comes across with the most
gruelling hard luck tale. He seems the
most sincere and cops the coin. The
CHARGES are. though, he's but an impos-
tor. On the other hand, a man who mar
rates a hard luck story. simple and com
monplace in its details. does not make
half the impression upon his hearer that
he would with . lurid story. Yet he
may be telling the gospel truth-for
truth is always simple. To know when
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-04
Postage Stamps.

~ He history of the Introduction Of post
age stamps. OF the adhesive variety. is
u one of extreme interest. The adhesive
stamp was first manufactured expert
mentally by James Chalmers at Dundee,
England. August. 1884. There resu ted
a controversy rs to whether Sir Rowland
Hill should not have the credit for the
invention, and 1t WAS finally decided that
he should have the credit of priority Of
publication, while Mr. Chalmers claimed
the right of invention. The perforatinS
machine now used In the manufacture
of stamps was invented in 1853 by Henry
Archer. Of England. Several improve
ments have been made on the Invention,
but the one used nowadays is practically
the same rs the first one made.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-04

EAA 81 nm LIZ GNANdS.
supposed to sleep eight hours" he said
to himself enc~ouragingly That leaves
only eight hours each day for my own
use. Just think of tin only one-third
OF q mans life can he have a good time
and do what he wants tot"
New. there was another Rising Young
Man who toiled along each day at his
Jot. He. too. was always on time in
the morning; he didn't take so much of
the firms time for his lunch as the firm
allowed. He was the star worker IN the
once and he never loafed on the job. He
also had been employed for three years
and he received only one raise. But that
didn't worry him. He'd give them
more work than they paid for, he argued.
and eventually they simply ouldn help
seeing how valuable he was. To him.
work and getting along in the world
were the things of paramount impor-
lance.
So he spent his evenings In grinding
and plugging away. He studied bis bust
ness. Everything that could be pored
over at night that would help him in his
work was his TO peruse, he argued. To
be out Of his room for an entire evening
doing nothing but having a good time
was to him an impossibility. He must
be busy! He must he trying to get
along In the world! He must never be
idle!
Il work eight hours a day at the Of
ncs." he said to himself disconsolet ely.
And I'm supposed to sleep eight hours.
That leaves only eight hours each day
for my own vork-for the accomplishing
Of my own ambitions, for the making Of
my own career. Just think of tive
lost two-thirds of my life so far in sleep
and working for somebody else!"
Now, Of course, both these cases are
extreme. And both Rising Young Men
are wrong. Chap No. 1 Is fritterIng his
time away in the foolish pursuit of en-
t~ertainment. But Chap No. 2 is making
of himself a one-sided man. He's losing
the little pleasures and Entertainments
In life intended as mental and physical
aids. He's a Jack who's going to dis
cover himself "a dull boy" in all but
one subject one of these days.
Chap No will get out of life Just
what he wants overwhelmingly. But
he'll never be anybody. never the maker
of a career for himself. And Chap No. {
will get just what he wants most-busi
ness success. But think of the Other
things he will have missed!
To work, eat, sleep and play are all ir
the days WORKOUT no one of them II
the days work to the exclusion of all the
rest. Each must come In for its di
vision OF time. Each is essential to til,
full grown. vigorous, normal man!
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-04

CHAPS AMI THE WAY i
- nee there was a certain Rising
Young Man who worked away at
his Job each day. and when even
ing came felt like the e~choo!boy
who lets cut a lusty yell and hurls
his books aside as soon as he has cleared
the confines OF his prison" He was at
the ofice every day, and he got there on
time. too, did this Rising Young Nam in
question. He didn't take more time for
his lunch than the law allows and he
didn't loaf on the Job a bit more than
any OF the other fellows in the office.
He'd been with the nrm for three years
now, with but one raise in salary-snl
all along. he thought. he'd been growing
more valuable to them without consist
ent recognition of that fact manifesting
itself in his pay envelope. Hence, he
argued, he'd give them just the amount
Of work they paid him for-Do more, no
less. His evenings were his own! He
was freel He must have a good time in
them!
So. like many another Rising Young
Man. and some who haven't even bobbed
up above the surface for a second or so
as yet, he devoted his evenings to pleas
urs. To stay in his room fer an entire
evening WAS to him an impossibilfty. He
must be out and going and doing some
thing-even though it might be nothing
more exciting than loaang at the cigar
store on the corner and talking with
the other idle ones.
Hs made many engagements days and
days ahead. They were not all question
able ones either. Many of them were
fer entertainment no more harmful than
parties. or dances or social calls. But
he always had them-slways-for two,
three and even four evenings out of the
week. BE had a good time. He enjoyed
himself. And he came home to bed only
when sleep became a necessity and there
was 40 other place to go!
once q week. at least, he had an even
ing with the boys. Not q wild hooray.
you understand. but just a quiet little
evening with them. Maybe q little draw
poker, or an hour or so around a table
In q rathsksller, or a trip to the thea ter.
all OF which 10 harmless or harmful, &C
coYd1ng to ones moral and religious point
Of view, but not the point at Issue here
The big fact fs this. He spent his
evening" in entertaining himself, In the
seeking of pleasure. His productive ae
~tfvittes ceased with the closing of his
once door upon him at the proper tims
each afternoon. And s~traightway his one
thought was to have a good time. H.
felt ne had earned 1t.
"a work eight hours q day and In
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-04

Articles of Incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation have been
filed in the office of the secretary OF
state for the following:
The Fort Wayne Home Builders Co.
Fort Wayne; real estate dealers; cap
ital stock, $4,000; directors. j.. j
Schlink. H. G. Sch1ink, c. II. Allgeier,
j. j.. Koorsen, +. f. Kramer, A. S
Roux, F. P. Martin, II. A. Rager. A. A.
Willig. f. p. Bennigen and Oscar Nc
Cormick.
The A. Mem. Greed Co, South Bend;
capital stock, $4,000; insurance brok-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-04
B.
MEASUREMENTS

When the philosopher was ask
ed why it was that a cask of water
weighed just as much before a fish
was put into 1t as afterward, he
reolied, rs that true?" We may
well ask If Mr.. Peterson's state
ments at the opera house last
night %ere true, or did he under
take to deceive his hearers?
A stenographic report of his
speech shows be made the follow
ing statement, feferring to the re-
cent tariff law:
Now, l want 20 look into
this free list a little. am
not going into the whole
schedule. but let us take a
few of the articles that were
put on the free list. Hides?
Yes, they put hides on the
free list. And who produces
the hides of this country?
tAO AlC y, II III
course you farmers can COM
pete with the world. But did
they reduce the tariff on
leather goods, boots and shoes
and harness? No. They gave
the manufacturer free raw
material, but left the tariff
as it was on leather goods
Is that true? An examination
of the leather schedule discloses
the fact that the tariff on boots
/ and shoes was reduced so per
cent; that the tariff on all manu-
featured leather was reduced all
the way from 25 to 10 per cent,
depending on the amount of labor
expended in its manufacture.
Mr.. Peterson also stated that
the tariff was not reduced on coal,
when, as a matter of fact, it was
reduced 33 per cent. The tariff
on woolens, he said, had been in
creased SO per cent, when, as a
matter of fact, the wooden sched-
ule was not altered at all. The
tariff on manufactured rubber, he
said, had been increased 80 per
cent for the benefit of Senator
Aldrich's rubber trust. The facts
are that class of manufactured
rubber was increased. and that
vas increased only 5 per cent, and
! this was done at the solicitation
! of the treasury department in
order to equalize the tariff on ali
manufactured rubber.
These are some of the many
Misrepresentation that Mr.. Peter
son made to his audience. Is he
undertaking to deceive the voters
of the district or is he ignorant OF
/ the facts?-Valparaiso Vidette.