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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

II takes patience TO drive a mule.
or to be the boy of bossy father.
The pocket book is the most sensi-
tive part of the human anatomy.
Few can see the value OF a good
deed that does not bring an immedi-
ate reward.
We cannot remember anything quite
so we'll as the thing we would like TO
forget
II you leave folks TO guess where
you stand they are almost sure TO
guess wrong.
The kind of ancestor you are counts
for more than the kind of ancestors
you have.
II we could see ourselves as others
see us. we simply would not believe
our eyes.
The middlemen are like the poor
always with us. We need them when
they are good. but have little use for
them when they play grab game for
their living.
The man who keeps well ahead of
his work does IL easier because he has
time to plan and does not feel all the
time as though somebody was step
ping on his heels
The most useful man is he who
knows the useless task at first glance.
for 1t is as important to success to
pick out the things that VIII fail as
It's TO pick successes in the bud.
Sixty new oranges were organized
in New Jersey last year and the
Grange Fire Insurance company Of
that state has insured property for
the members to the amount of about
SIS 600. 900
When a member loses sight of the
interest of the union and can see moth
ing but his own private gain he is fast
going to the scrap heap. where all old
worn out useless things are cast away.
A great railroad president has re-
Gently decided that farmers are be-
coming stockholders I'm railroad com
panies and predicts that within 90
years the bulk of such stock will be in
their hands. II would be wisdom 10
encourage the movement
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

cash or pledges. $4,000. Next he can
vassed Philadelphia. where he also
secured a large sun, then New York
and several other cities In none was
his mission known to or even sus-
pected by any one on whom he did
not call; and in this manner he at
last got together a fund that totaled
close on TO three hundred thousand
dollars, TO the great delight and relief
of the national committee Then.
having been assured by those in the
secret that he had performed a great
service in behalf of the Union, Mr..
Vanderbilt went back to his duties as
appointment clerk in the treasury de-
partment-
Just how Mr.. Vanderbilt induced
the men he visited TO contribute to
the campaign fund, no one ever knew
exactly" added Mr.. Jayne. "All any
one ever learned from him was that
he made personal appeals. He never
boasted about the important part he
played in making possible the re-elec-
ton of Abraham Lincoln. | am one
of the very few men with whom Harry
Vanderbilt ever talked about this feat
of his; and l am certain that / am
the only one now living who knows
personally that II was he who raised
the Lincoln campaign fund of 1854"
Copyright. 1910. by z. ]. Edwards.)
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Studying Bird Habits.

Whether birds. especially migratory
ones, return to the same nests year
after year is a question of much in.
terest 10 the naturalist. Swallows that
summer in England do not winter
north of Africa, but an observer al
High Halden, Kent, England, has re
corded that one returned on April IL
to nest il occupied last year. II
was recognized by ring placed on its
leg May s, 1909.
To gain better knowledge of bird
habits more than 1000 British biras
were last year marked with inscribed
aluminium rings. and twice as man,
more will be similarly tagged this
year.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Illustrated by the impulsive Manner In
Which the "Boss" Bought Some
Property He Wanted TO Add
to Country Estate.

When William NJ. Tweed, who is no.
torious in the history of American graft
as Boss" Tweed. was at the height
of his power in New York city-when.
in other words, the metropolis of the
New World practically ate out of his
hand-he lived the greater part of the
year not in the city that he and MS
ring were robbing right and left, but In
the town of Greenwich. Conn.
There Tweed bought a farm in 1863
II is now the country home of Mrs A.
A. Anderson, who is well known
throughout the country as woman OF
great philanthropy. In the farm as IL
was when Tweed bought it there were
forty acres and upon the place Tweed
began at once to spend a large amount
of money The barn which he built
cost 100000, large sum for such
building in those days, and 1t gained
national notoriety.
About five years later Tweed decided
that he would like to secure an adjoin-
ing piece of property and add II TO his
country home. This was a tract of
twenty acres owned by the late Fred
erick Mead. who in his time was
prominent merchant and banker In
New York city. Tweed was very anx-
ious to obtain possession of Mr.. Mead'S
acres because he felt that they would
round out and complete his own place.
Whatever else may be said to TweeG's
dishonor, this must be said in his IA
vor--he was a man of good deal OF
artistic taste and had a keen eye for
natural beauty.
What will you sell that twenty-acre
tract for?" Tweed said to Mr.. Mead
one day.
Il don't think l want to sell 1t at
all" was the reply.
Well" said Tweed, think it over,
and if you can decide upon a price let
me know"
Several weeks later Tweed. meeting
Mr. Mead at the Greenwich railroad
station as they both were on their way
to New York city, pressed the latter
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
MILLIONS TO VOTE AS ONE

Three million farmers of the United
States are TO be banded together TO
attempt the defeat of such members
of Congress and other public officials
as are deaf to the demands of agri-
culturists for laws advancing their in
terests. The announcement was made
at Raleigh. y. c.. the other day by
Charles S. Barrett. president of the
Farmers Union. who said the or
ganization was working on a list OF
such legislators which will be known
as the "doomsday book" The book.
Mr.. Barrett added, will be issued be-
fore November.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

sunshine and rainfall. the earth's mag
netism and host of meteorological
matters forming a science of daily
increasing importance and interest.
There is a large electromagnetic
clock. fixed on the outside wall of the
observatory, and divided into "a hours.
There are still many who believe this
clock is kept going by the sun. They
do not know that the fixed stars are
the real timekeepers. from which Brit
ishers check their daily progress. The
Sidereal clock, kept within one of the
buildings of the observatory, is cor
rected by observation of the star.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
LARGE AND SMALL FAMILIES.

Where the population is largely asri
cultural and isolated. and where labor
Is scarce. the husbandman Is proud to
raise large family. for the boys In
time VIII help to lift the labor from his
shoulders. and also there is always
plenty OF work for the girls to do about
the farm. Moreover, food is plentiful
and other desires are few. But no such
stimulus for a large family exists in
urban life, where it is often necessary
10 1--we In fiat. the very limitations OF
which point to the inadvisability of a
numerous progeny, says Indianapolis
star Moreover. as the Individual
rises in the social scale former desires
bscome present needs. The coming OF
numerous children would mean the
sacrifice of these needs by the parents.
the descent to a lower standard of liv-
sng, and the parents will not consent.
Finally science has shown that q
small family well taken care of makes
better showing in future generations
IMAM a large family poorly looked
after The fewer children of the well.
pFoVided-for family VIII actually show
more numerous progeny in tho third
generation than will the underfed and
neglected children of the larger family
Eugenics is q big question, and con.
scientious investigation of it will con
vince anyone that dogmatic assertion
IN that field IS hazardous perform
ahce- 1t is general rule In biology
mat species with the most numerous
oHspring are those that bring fewest
perfect and efficient individuals to ma
turity.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Harry Vanderbilt Obtained Nearly
100000 to Pay for the Campaign
by Personal Appeals to
Wealthy Men In the East.

AS a remarkable instance Of how
n is possible for a man to accomplish
work regarded at the time as of
supreme Importance and still remain
In comparative obscurity, the case
OF Harry Vanderbilt. a nephew Of
Commodore Vanderbilt, who died re
Gently in New York city al a green
old age after making a fortune for
himself as manufacturer. is of es-
pecial interest. For this Vanderbilt.
on the authority of his lifelong friend.
ID. j. Jayne. who earned a name and
a fortune for himself in the seven
ties by uncovering a nest of great
customs frauds. should be accredited
with the honor of having made II pos
sible for Abraham Lincoln TO secure
his reelection to the presidency in
1864.
For some years prior to the out
break of the Civil war" said Mr..
Jayne. who is now almost eighty
years of age, Harry Vanderbilt held
a responsible position in he Ports
mouth New Hampshire) navy yard;
but when Salmon p. Chase became
Lincoln's first secretary of the treas
ury. Mr.. Vanderbilt went to that de-
partment as appointment clerk. re-
naming there for more than ten
years. or until the middle of Grants
administration 1t was during Lin
coins first administration that -ar.
Vanderbilts ability as a trusted po-
Iitical worker was discovered and
proved on several occasions by the
party chiefs.
ut Is well known that, following
Lincoln's denomination, the party
leaders in charge of the campaign
greatly feared that Mr.. Lincoln woul1
fail of reelection on account of the
inability of the national committee
to obtain funds sufficient to carry or
a thorough and aggressive campaign.
1t was at a very anxious period of the
war. The drain on the resources of
the nation had been exhausting and
no immediate relief was in sight
Taxation had reached what appeared
to be tho limit of safety aud all de-
mands for money for political pur-
poses were met by sullenness or alb
solute refusal.
The national committee seemed to
be powerless to find a way out of the
situation. Its chair
man. Henry j. Raymond, the distin-
guished newspaper editor, was not an
adept in the art of raising campaign
funds. and he had a profound distaste
for ordinary political methods of get
ting money for campaign purposes.
Gov. f. d. Morgan of New York. his
predecessor in the national chairman
ship, had collected upward of a hun
dred thousand dollars to conduct Lin
coins first campaign. but 1t was es-
timated by tie party leaders that con-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
RECKONING DAY AND HOUR
Workman's Thoughts Not Altogether
Fixed on What Might BE Called
Higher Things.

Mayor william 8 Jordan, az Dom.
ocrauc banquet IN Jacksonville. said
OF optimism:
Let us cultivate optimism and
hopefulness There is nothing like IL.
The optimistic man can see bright
side 10 everything everything
"A missionary I'm "A 6lum once laid
his hand on mans shoulder and
said:
" Friend. do you hear the solemn
ticking OF that clock? Ticktack, tick.
tack And oh, my friend. do you know
what day f. inexorably and relentless
ly brings nearerT
Yes, pay day. the other, nm hon
est. optimistic workiugman. replied"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Job Is a Whole Lot Of Trouble and
Causes Many Near-SWear
Words.

The man threw down the hammer.
"Doggone the ding blasted. dong
ewadded thing!" he remarked.
At the same time he carefully
wrapped the fingers of his hand about
his thumb. from which sparks and
streaks of light were radiating.
All day long he had tried to build a
chicken house The thumb was but
an incident. and the day had been
filled with just such incidents.
In fact. after he had hit the thumb
FIRST 1t asserted its presence so furi-
ously that he couldn't miss 1t II he
tried It was q glowing target for the
hammer.
Finding that he was not killed the
man resumed operations. It II lots of
trouble to build q chicken house
feet long and feet vide and feet
h;gn-almost - much trouble os
bulldog real cottage
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
A Useless Waste.

The old practise Of burning corn
stalks in the field is still practised in
some localities and its wastefulness
does not seem TO be understood. While
stalks may have but little value as
manure they have good deal in the
production of humus and farming on
land devoid of humus is a heart-break-
ing proposition. The cutting and plow-
ing under of the stalks involves no
more labor than does the breaking
and burning while the former process
saves all OF their value 10 the land.
Ashes from cornstalks do not make
good manure.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

President Taft has signed orders
which provide for the further with
drawai of coal lands from entry and
appropriation for mining purposes.
The aggregate of such Withdrawals
now reaches over 71.500,OOO acres.
This means that the enormous area in
question is to be preserved by the gov
eminent for disposition in the future
and that IT IS not to fall into the hands
of grasping monopolists. saws TROY
llmes- Coal lands may be open 10 ag-
ficultural entry, but the rich deposits
underneath are to remain public prop
erty, subject to such arrangement "a
may be made in the general interest
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

The ramming of the gunboat C,s
tine which as a result lies on tho heacb
at Provincetown. Mass. ful1 of watar
was due TO miscalculation in mimic
warfare similar to that which cersoa
the sinking of the French submarine
fiuviose and the drowning of her en-
tire crew. But in the case of the Bo-
mia, which struck the Castine. the
mistake was made In the line of dutv
whereas the loss of the Pluviose was
due TO fool trick" on the part of
her commander. who miscalcuIated
when attempting to dive under a pas-
senser steamer merely for spectacular
effect.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

A Rhode Island travelling agent who
was disappointed in the demand in a
certain section for the fireless cookers
which l. was offering, discovered that
She farmers of Little Rhody" have
taken 70 the use of their incubators for
summer cooking. Like the discovery of
roast pig In China. this utilization of
Inc incubator was the result of acct
Gent. A husband who had forgotten TO
put on the pork and beans In accord
ahce with a promise to a wife "out
shopping, dashed the beans into an in
cubator. thus saving his bacon at the
expense OF few chicks which were
called out to death in a feryent Dork-
and-beans atmosphere. The idea of
both raising and cooking chickens in
fncubatOrs is depressing to the manu-
facturers of fireless cookers.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
FARMERS ARE OPENING EYES
They Should Raise Their Own Corn.
Hay, Hogs and Vegetables and
Get Out of Debt.

Some few of the farmers are get
ting their eyes open. but the most of
them raise cotton to buy their corn.
wheat. meat, hay, tobacco. in fact
everything they use. We are one of
those farmers who are beginning TO
open their eyes and see where they
are standing. writes Mrs. G.. VI. Tay-
Tor of Boonville, Ark. in Co-Operator.
The farmers viii never do any good
so long as they do as they have been
doing. They should raise plenty OF
corn, hay. hogs and vegetables and
not buy anything until they have the
money to pay for IL. for when you pay
for il you are sure to have the money.
When we get out of debt we will not
have to raise so much cotton. There
are many girls who do not know how
to do Homework because they don't
have time. AS soon as school is out
they are in the cotton patch. hoeing
or picking cotton, and some are al
Why's blaming the girls for not trying
to learn TO do Homework They
should learn TO card. spin. knit, make
quilts. cut and make their own
clothes, but they can't so long as peo-
pie do as they do now. So don't blame
the girls for not knowing how to do
homework This is the way the eoun-
try girls are growing up, ours with
the rest. so we ought TO get out of
debt and stay out and then the men
can manage the farms better and the
people would have better times. | do
believe in the children going to school
think we all ought TO give our chill
dren a good education and ! think
they ought to know how TO do all
kinds of work. There are more weak
ly women nowadays as a result Of
working in the fields and exerting
themselves In the heat. wet and cold.
than from any other cause. ! think
we all ought 70 turn a new leaf and
zoo IL we "a nj do hotter
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Cucumbers.

Before the cucumber vines entirely
cover the ground dig a deep bole be
tween each four hills and dump into
It a pailfuI Of poultry droppings Then
when vines not thus treated dwindle
for lack of food. these will find the
nourishment needed and viii continue
to bear large. well formed fruit In
stead of the defective sort too often
attributed to the effects Of hot
weather.
Gather the cucumbers every other
day. and do not let more than two
or three go TO seed. The exertion
of maturing a ripe fruit is sufficient
TO form many green ones. Even II
some of them do escape your eye un-
til too large for picking. use them
for sweet pickles, or give them away
even If il must be TO the hogs.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
One on PaterfamiIias.

children played a trick on him the
other evening.
Papa" they said, you can't name
the three biggest cities in the United
States without saying let's go and eat
some ice cream"
Il think can." responded Mr.. Med
ders, New York, Chicago. PhiIadel-
phia-"
There, We knew you couldn't"
But you said 1 couldn't name them
without saying let's 60 and eat some
ice cream"
We'll, you've said t. All right.
papa, wen go!"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
A Great Convenience.

A cistern on the farm is one OF the
practical conveniences that should be
furnished the women. Cisterns can
be made by plastering against the
sides OF a hole in the ground with
cement mortar. made of one part
Portland cement and three parts good
sharp sand. One coat can be put on
in the morning and the second to-
wards night. In digging give enough
slant to the sides so there is no dan
ger of caying. Bricks may be used to
arch over the top.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Building a Chicken House

Then the man dropped the plank he
had picked up.
"Ugh!" he said. Then he examined
his hand for the splinter he knew was
there
Then the man grew weary of this
sort of thing. He laid plank upon
plank, regardless of angles. and ham,
mered and sawed industriously. The
bent nails he left In and the roof he
laid on the bias.
Then he stepped back and regarded
his work
We'll. you're DONE" he said: you
may not be pretty. and you may leak
like strainer. but don't give a hang
You're done" Galveston (Tex)
News.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Cure for Sleeping Sickness.

A new treatment for the sleeping
sickness Is called the cold cure, and
requires a refrigerator with a hos
pital ward installed in it. The room
is painted white, devoid of carpet. but
made comfortable with a table, a deck
chair and an electric light. The pa
tient who submits to the treatment
sits for hours at time in the ward
which is kept at temperature of
from 10 TO 20 degrees below freezing
point The rom is II feet by feet
and has double wooden walls, the
space between being packed with cot
ton.-Popular Mechanics
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Teach the Boy Farming.

II is not too early to think about
sending the boy to the agricultural
college this fall. II IL can possibly
be managed IL should be done. If the
boy cannot attend. he should certain
ly be able 20 attend the short course
and 1t would be a good thing if father
went along.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
One On the Speaker.

They were heckling him at a polit-
zeal meeting. At last he could stand
it no longer"
who brayed there?" he cried out
sarcastically.
1T was only an echo" retorted
somebody amid much laughter-Tit-
gifts.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

Congress is to have another prince
as delegate from Hawaii but neither
ne nor MS country can be supersti-
tious. for his name is Jonah. II does
not follow. however. that his entrance
into our national deliberations VIII
be followed by a wall.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Giving Him . Tip.

0Ivtn0 Nun Up.
Il wish to speak with your mother.
"Yes?"
Yes. 1 have . proposition I wish
to place before her"
Better place 1t before me. Mss
. widow and might map yov up.-.
Heustou poe4
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

What beautiful public building ~
that"
That isn't a public building rs
Did man Savitts summer cottage
And whose neat little cottage is
that over there with the tower on ~
The little one-story frame affair
THAT isn't "a cottage It's tho First
Episcopal church Life.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

The first sham battle in the air ia
reported from Vincennes Franco
where balloons carried guns to the
height OF 325 feet and discboread
them. One of the contending balloons
was compelled to retreat. and both bal
looms happily outlived the sham battle
which was remarkable chiefly for this
latter denouement.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
GAVE SIS AWAY.

Her Little Brother-Say, aro you
goin ter marry my sister BeHa2
Her Suitor-Why. er-er-cr don't
know.
Her Little Brothcr-Woll. you are.
heard her tell pop gho was goin' ter
land you tonight.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
The Summer Girl.

How'd you like to be engaged to a
millionaire?"
Il was engaged to one all last SUM-
mer. and he seldom spent dime. I
want to be engaged to young man
who is down here for two weeks with
about $500 In his roll"
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Her Argument.

You allowed that young man to
hug you last night. Yet you are not
in love with him"
But, ma, how could ever learn to
love a young man unless take a few
lessons?
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

There has been a gain of $4,000.
600 In the value of imports during the
past eleven months, not including the
diamonds and things that were missed
by the inspectors at New York.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

Could Join the Menaqerie.
Il heard a man say something funny
yesterday"
What was it,"
He said any jackass could become
social lion by making . monkey Of
simsel<~
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Breeds of Swine.

OF our prominent breeds of swine.
Chester White, Poland-China, Duroc-
Jersey and Berkshire. but one, the
Berkshire, did not originate in this
country.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

In Russia it is against the law to
marry more than five times. Even in
Russia we can't see why such a law
should be necessary.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

physician says that going on the
stage is a sure cure for the hines
somebody ought to protest against
this prescribing for the individual at
the expense of the public.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02
Didn't Misc Them

when we crossed the ocean didn't
miss a meal"
MOI"
NO. there were at least twelve that
I never even thought Of"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

How do you expect 10 spend your
summer vacation. Mrs. Brown
Frying fish for tho men as usual
I suppose"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-09-02

Is 1t not time to set down killing
by automobile in the list of prevent.
able diseases?