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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
The Lost Chords.

The village concert was to be a
great affair. They had the singers
they had the program sellers. they
had the doorkeepers and they would
doubtless have the audience. All they
needed was the piano. but that they
lacked. Nor could they procure one
anywhere.
At last the village organist learned
that one was possessed by Farmer
Hayseed, who lived "at the top o. the
Ill" Forthwith he set out with two
men and a van.
Take il, an welcome" said Hay
seed cordially. I've no objections
s'long as We put 'Pyenner by Hayseed
on the program"
They carted IL away.
AN | wish 'em JOY OF IT," muir
INJURED Mrs. Hayseed. as the van disap
peared from sight.
Wish 'em Joy of it," repeated Hay
seed. What dye mean?"
We'll, / mean | only 'ope they'l
find all the notes they want" replied
the good woman. "'Cos, ye see, wher
| wanted bit o. wire | allus went 4
the old pianner for It,"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
A Protection AGAINST the Heat.

When you begin to think it's per-
sonal matter between you and the sun
to see which is the hotter, buy your
self a glass or a bottle of Coca-Cola.
1t is cooling-relieves fatigue and
quenches the thirst. Wholesome as
the pures. water and pts nicer 10
drink. At soda fountains and car
donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Send &c stamp for booklet The Truth
About Coca-Cola" and the Coca-Cola
Baseball Record Book for 1910. The
latter contains the famous poem
Casey At The Bat" records, schedules
for both leagues, and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au-
thorities Address The Coca-Cola Co,
Atlanta Ga
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Well, Wasn't He RiQht?

The minister was addressing the
Sunday school. Children, | want to
talk to you for q few moments about
one of the most wonderful, one of the
most important organs in the whole
world" he said. What is that that
throbs away. beats away, never stop
ping. never ceasing, whether you
wake or sleep. night or day. week IN
and week out, month in and month
out, year in and year out, without any
volition on your part, hidden away in
the depths. as ii were, unseen by
you, throbbing. throbbing rhythmically
all your life long?" During this pause
for oratorical effect small voice was
heard: Il know. It's the gas meter"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Gave the lad Careful Shooting Les
sons When They Went Hunting
Together Near Gaiena, III,
Before the War.

Gen. Fred =. Grant was appointed
minister to Austria by President Har-
rison in 1885.
Il have been told, general" | said
to him the other day, that when you
We're in Vienna as our diplomatic rep
resentative you were regarded as one
OF the best shots ia the Austrian cap
ital and for that reason were fire.
quently invited to take part in the
very exclusive court hunts"
Well" General Grant replied. 1T
is true that | was often asked TO take
part IN the court hunts, and that was
little unusual, since the Austrian
court at that time was not accus-
toned to invite any diplomatic repre-
sentative of a foreign nation to
share in its sport oftener than once
year. They tell me that l did make
some pretty good shots. | know that
the sport was exciting and that it
required fairly good craftsmanship TO
gain trfumphs that could be compared
with those of some of the best shots
of Austria. But also know that what
ever my skill as sportsman may be.
1t is entirely due TO the training given
me by my father. I never mad any
other teacher than he in the use of
firearms.
When father was In the leather
business in Galena, ILL.,, 1t used to be
necessary for him to take trips. last
ing for ten days or two weeks, into
the country of which Galena was the
center, He would harness up the
horse to his wagon and drive all over
the country. and many times he would
take me into the wagon with him and
| would be his companion all the time
he was away from home.
During one of these trips, when
was not more than nine or ten years
of age, | said to father: Father.
should like to learn to shoot. | want
to know how to shoot a rabbit or a
prairie hem
Now. it was characteristic of ia
Their that he took very keen interest
in everything that appealed to his
children. So. when he saw that
really meant what / said when | told
him that l wanted to learn to be a
hunter. he said: Well. Fred, | will
teach you how to be a good shot and
how to handle gum
Il remember very distinctly the
care and the reasoning which he EN-.
ployed in giving me my shooting les
sons with shotgun and rifle. First OF
all, he would say: Now, Fred,
want to show you about the percus-
sion cap (You know. at that time. all
the guns utilized the percussion
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22


The Atchison Globe SAYS that no -
vertiser has ever tried to control it, ed
itorfal policy, the remark being occar
stoned by the charge often made nowar
days. that the big advertiser direct
the editorial policy Of newspapers.
The experience Of the Globe 10 the
experience of most newspapers. Tho
merchant who does a great deal Of adj
vertising is more interested in the cir
culation department Of = newspaper
than in the editorial department. II Q
daily paper goes TO the homes of the
people. and is read by them. he is salts
fed, and It may chase after any theory
or fad, for all he cares. He has troubles
Of his own, and he isn't trying 10 shoul-
der those Of the editorial brethren.
There are newspapers controlled by
people outside of the editorial rooms.
and a good many of them, more's the
pity; but the people exercising that
control are not the business men who
pay their money for advertising space.
The newspapers which are established
for political purposes are often con.
trolled by chronic officeseekers, whose
first concern is their own interests.
There are newspapers controlled by
great corporations, and the voice OF
such newspapers is always raised in
protest against any genuine reform.
The average western newspaper usti-
ally is controlled by its owner, and he
is supposed TO be in duty bound TO make
all sorts of sacrifices at all sorts OF
times; there are people who consider
II his duty 10 insult his advertisers.
Just 10 show that he is free and indie
pendent. II he shows a decent respect
for his patrons. who pay him their
money. and make IL possible for him TO
carry on the business, he is "subsi-
died" or controlled" The newspaper
owner is a business man, like the dry
goods man or the grocer. The mer-
chants are expected TO have considers
ton for their customers. and they are
not supposed 10 be subsidized by the
man who spends five dollars with
them. but the publisher is expected to
demonstrate his courage by showing
that he is ungrateful for the patron
age of his friends. IL is a funny COM
bination when you think IT over
Emport0 Gazette.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

After fifteen months absence. exact
ly as scheduled, Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt disembarked from the Kali
serin Auguste Victoria. Saturday morn
ing. June is. at IL a. m. To the keen
disappointment of large group of
newspaper correspondents. Mr.. Roose-
welt absolutely refused. as heretofore,
to be interviewed or to talk on politi-
cal subjects. but his rapid fire OF ques-
tions showed the same yirile interest
in public affairs as before.
II the welcome rendered by the
vast throng may be considered n
criterion upon which 10 base re
turn from Elba." surely there was no
dlscordant note IN the immense recep-
tion-parade, nor in the wildly elamor-
Gus crowd which cheerod nj every
glimpse and hung on his very word.
The incidents OF the day in New
York were many. but perhaps mono
better illustrated the nervous energy
and vitality of the man. the near-mania
70 be up-and-doing. which he has
brought back to US. than the discard
ing of horses and carriages Tor the
swifter and more reliable automobiles
The moment the Roosevelt family and
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Grant Made Son a Crack Shot

cap.) First of all. Fred. you must be
careful not to have the hammer
pressing against the cap. There
'Ail the preliminaries of loading
might come blow against the ham
mer. and that would cause the gun TO
be discharged. when you were not
ready for that. Then, again. you must
not have the hammer at full cock. or
away back. There IL danger. if you do.
that by accident IL may fail upon the
percussion cap and the gun be fired
In that way. Always keep the trigger
at half cock
Then. as patiently as explicitly, ia
Their would explain to me how to
charge the gun with powder. Not too
much. he would say. because that
would make the gun kick and you
would miss your aim Then he would
take the ramrod and show me how to
ram home a shot or bullet, so that it
would fit close against the powder
charge; and as he did this he would
explain the reason, saying that unless
shot and powder were I'm close con-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Sleepy Passenger Left Train in = Hur>
ry With Part Of Another Mans
Wearing Apparel.

Attorney Clifford Wise had occa-
sion to go to a point in Indiana the
other day on one of the fast trains
that make only one or two stops be-
tween here and Chicago
He was due In Elkhart-or what
ever Indiana town it was-early in
the morning. The porter called him
about half an hour before the train
pulled in there. according to instruc-
lions Wise had given. him the night
before. When the train slowed up.
however. and the porter rushed to
Wise's berth to get his grip. he found
Wise sttll under the covers sleeping
peacefully-havi intended to get up
within q minute or two after the por-
ter called him and then entirely neg
lected to do so.
There was = wild rush. Wise's bust
ness was too important to permit Of
him going On to the next stop and re-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
A BURNING ERUPTION FROM
HEAD TO FEET
! recreation c

-Four years ago I suffered severely
with a terrible eczema, being a mass
of sores from head to feet and for six
weeks confined to my bed. During
that time l suffered continual torture
from itching and burning. After being
given up by my doctor l was advised
to try Cuticura Remedies. After the
first bath with Cuticura Soap and APP
plication of Cuticura Ointment I en-
joyed the first good sleep during my
entire Illness. l also used Cuticura
Resolvent and the treatment was con-
tinued for about three weeks. At the
end of that time / was able to be
about the house, entirely cured, and
have felt no ill effects since. / would
advise any person suffering from any
form of skin trouble to try the Cuti.
cura Remedies, as / know what they
did for me. Mrs. Edward Nenning,
1112 Salina ST.. Watertown. n. Y.
APR. IL, 1902"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

MY dear" asks the thoughtful hus-
band, did you notice a large sheet
of paper with a lot of diagrams on IL
about my desk?"
You mean that big piece with dots
and curves and diagonals and things
all over it?"
Yes. 1t was my map of the path
of Halley's comet. | wanted to-
My goodnessi / thought Il was that
pattern ! asked you TO get, and the
dresmaker is cutting out my new
shirtwaist by iti"-Chicago Evening
Post.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Bloodhound and Cyciist.

Shadower, the Wiltshire police
bloodhound, which is being trained by
Police Constable Nilsson at his station
at Ogbourn ST. George, Marlborough,
has successfully passed a very diff
cult test
A policeman was instructed to lay
trail. partly on foot and partly on
bicycle. At the end of the trail he
placed the bicycle against a bush and
hid himself in other bushes some dis
lance away.
AS soon as Shadower was put on
the scent he went away at a great
pace-it is always necessary to be
mounted to keep up with the hound
when he is tracking-and without a
single check ran past the bicycle. OF
which he took not the slightest notice
straight to the spot where the police
man was hidden. The performance
was the more remarkable as a high
wind was blowing at the time.-Lon
don Daily Graphic.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Chemical 1riun,chs.

The steel industry is today at every
point under the strictest chemical con-
troll. An eminent authority estimates
that the Bessemer process alone added.
directly and indirectly, 100000. 900
yearly to the worlds wealth.
Chemical processes of making mad
der and indigo colors have changed
the face of those industries. One-half
of the entire consumption of indigo is
now produced in Germm chemical
plants
Ultramarine is now furnished by
chemistry at half the price of copper.
whereas in the form of lapis lazuli,
in the days of Liebig. it was dearer
than gold.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
UnhatterIng Truth.

a Chicago physician gleefully tells
a child story at his own expense. The
five children of some faithful patients
had measles. and during their rather
long stay in the improvised home hos
pital they never failed TO greet his
daily visit with pleased reclamation.
The good doctor felt duly fattered,
but rashiy pressed the children. in the
days of convalescense, for the reason
of this sudden affection. At last the
youngest and most indiscreet let slip
the better truth.
I'VE felt so sick that we wanted
swfully to do something naughty. but
we were afraid to be bad for fear you
and the nurse would give us more hor-
rid medicine. So we were awfully
glad to see you, always, cause you
made us stick out our tongues. We
stuck em out awful far"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

was talking with Assistant Secretary
Hilles- Did you know" said Mr.
Hilles. that among your clerks in the
treasury is the father of organized
baseball in American" No." replied
Secretary MacVeagh. Who is he."
Nick Young" said Mr.. Hilles. He
is a clerk in the Office OF the auditor
of the state department. and has been
here for many years. He organized
the first professional baseball associa-
ton in America in 1871, and for years
was president of the national league"
Secretary Macveagh expressed a de-
sire to meet Uncle Nick and the lat
ter was called in. Uncle Nick is en-
titled to 80 days ANIMAL leave, but he
has never taken II all at one time He
takes 1t piecemeal. an hour at a time.
He quits his Office at $3.50 instead OF
1880 every time the Washingtons play
ball there. SO as to take in the game.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Statistics Go Lame.

Pears L me thar's somethin'
wrong with stertisticks." remarked the
oldest inhabitant as he dropped into
his usual place on the loafers' bench.
What's wrong with 'em?" queried
the village grocer.
Wall, ercordin' tew en-" continued
the O. l., 1--WE orter hev had death in
teown ev'ry six weeks fer tn past
tew years"
as that SOP" said the grocer.
"Yaas," answered the other, AN
BY ginger we amt had 'emi"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
One More than He Needed

turning by another train. The porter
said he might hold the train an extra
minute, but not any longer. Wise man
aged to get into his shirt and trousers
and hurried down the aisle with 9TH
er articles of clothing dangling over
his arm. and the porter Fastening aft
er him carrying all the things that
Wise had overlooked.
The train went on and Wise gath
cred up the various articles that lay
at his feet. to go into the station and
md a quiet place to finish dressing
He hadn't even been allowed time
to get on his shoes His eyes fell on
these
What do you think? There were
three shoes there. He counted EN-.
one. two. three.
Some unknown passenger rode on to
Chicago with only one shoe in which
to step on into that great. grimy.
sordid city-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
TactfuI.

A woman with a pronounced squint
went to a fashionable photographer.
He looked at her and she looked at
him and both were embarrassed.
He spoke first.
Won't you permit me- he said, ito
take your portrait in profile? There
is a certain shyness about one of your
eyes which is as difficult in art as it
Is fascinating in nature."-Beacon.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
TAKE A FooT-eATH TONIGHT

After dissolving one or two Aliens Foot
Tabs (Antiseptic tablets for the fOot-bath)
in the water. 1t Will take out all soreness,
smarting and tenderness. remove foot
odors and freshen the feet. Aliens Foot
Tabs instantly relieve WEAKNESS and
sweating or fnflamed feet and hot nery-
BUSINESS of the feet at night. Then for
comfort throughout the day shake Allen 3
Foot-E Ease the antiseptic powder into your
shoes Sold everywhere pc. Avoid sub
sfitutes. Samples Of Aliens Foot-Tabs
mailed FREE or our regular size sent by
mail for Poe. Address Allen s. Olmsted.
Leroy, n. Y.
Foot Tabs for oot-Tubs. !"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

why don't you call your invention
the 'Bachelor's Button?'" ! asked my
friend, who was about 20 put on the
market button that a man could at
tach without needle or thread.
Il fear that the appellation would
imply too much restrictiveless," he
answered you see" he went on, CIV
ing me one of his knowing smiles. Il
expect to do just as much business
with the married men as with the
bachelors"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Three Boards Gen. Grant Wore

TO let 1t grow. BY the time Fort Donel-
son surrendered ii was a pretty long
beard and the artists of the pictorial
newspapers did not exaggerate its
length in the sketches that they made
of father.
After that campaign was over. ia
Their went to St Louis upon a brief
furlough to visit mother. The minute
she saw him she objected most strenu-
ously to his long beard. and father. al
most as soon as he had heard her OBJ
lection. hunted up a barber and had
his face shaved clean. But mother.
who had grown accustomed to seeing
him with a close-cropped full beard.
objected also to his having no beard
ut all. and the upshot of the matter
was that father promised to let his
beard grow again and to take with
him wherever he went in the war a
good pair of scissors so that he could
himself keep his beard close cropped.
After that. all through the war. he
was accustomed about once every two
weeks to stand before a little glass
hung up on his tent pole and clip his
beard somewhere near TO the shape
liked by mother.
Years later-either when he was
president, or a little after, am not
sure which at this moment-mother
became very anxious that father
should sit for profile photograph. He
had never had profile picture taken.
All that had been made of him repre-
scented him in full face, or, possibly.
with his head slightly turned to one
side or the other.
But said father, when mother ap-
pealed to him to sit for a profile, 1T is
impossible to take a good profile of
anyone who is wearing a full beard.
If you want a profile picture of me.
must have my chin shaved
We'll. do that by all means said
mother, greatly pleased over the pros
pect of securing the likeness she SO
much desired.
so father called in a barber. who
shaved his chin clean and trimmed
the beard on each cheek rather close
ly Then, a profile photograph was
taken. and soon after father permitted
his beard to assume customary shape
Again Gen. Fred Grant smiled In
an amused manner. II well remem
ber." he concluded. that at the time
it was mystery to many persons why
father should have started out TO wear
side whiskers when his face had be
come Familiarity known to every one
as that of a man who wore a full
beard. close cropped. You see, they
did not know. as we of the family did
that in the matter of the style of his
| beard father always acceded to the
wishes of mother"
Copyright 1910. by E. ]. Edwards.)
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

troubles like Doan's
Kidney Pills. They
quickly remove kid
ney disorders.
Mrs. A. z. Fulton,
311 Skidmore St,
Portland, Ore. says
MY limbs swellec
terribly and I was
bloated over the
stomach and had
puffy spots beneath
the eyes. My kidneys
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Artistic temperament.

Hamlet seemed to speak with au-
thority in his advice to the players.
Yes" replied Mr.. Stormington
Barnes, although he was rather quiet
and patient. But in his other scenes
he was as nervous and irascible as
regular stage manager"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Grape=Nuts
take their place.

take their place.
If it has taken you years
to run down don't expect one
mouthful of this great food
to bring you back (for it Is
not stimulant but a
rebuilder.)
Ten days trial shows such
big results that one sticks
to it.
There's a Reason"
Get the little book, The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. ltd
Battle Greek, Mich 8
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Cost of SpontaneIty.

II want the Office, of course" said
the aspiring statesman. but not un
less am the peoples choice"
We can fix that, too" said his cam
paign manager; only you know it's
a good deal more expensive to be the
peoples choice than IL is to go in as
the compromise candidate"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

How did the trouble in the family
start?"
The wife, it seems, got tired of her
husbands heavy wit"
why didn't she simply make a
light retort?"
she did. She threw the lamp at
him"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Deaf and Dumb Drummer

Edgar Bloom. travelling salesman,
is deaf and dumb. He sells diamonds
and carries a price-list printed on a
card which he hands to each mer-
chant he visits.
Its business without any gush or
talk Mr.. Bloom said: that is. he
wrote it on small tablet he carries
in his pocket Il have travelled sew
eral years and l like it."-Kansas
City Star.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

were very unhealthy and the secre-
tions much disordered. The dropsical
dwellings began to abate after I began
using Doan's Kidney Pills and soon
was cured"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N. Y
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
4 BAD rH,Mo 70 NEGLECT.

Don't neglect the kidneys when POD
notice lack Of control over the secre-
lions. Passages become too frequent
or bcanfy; urine Is discolored and sedf-
ment appears- No medicine for such
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Woofi Wool!

What was the favorite vegetable of
old grandmothers?"
Lets see; our grandmothers used
to weave with a loom. didn't they?"
Yes"
Then l am going to guess that
their favorite vegetable was spin
mage"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
The Inevitable.

Briggs don't think much of I'm
derblossom. He's scoundrel. He
lies in his teeth.
Griggs-Why shouldn't he? His
teeth are false.-Life.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

Mr.. Blinks Tin art museum)I
didn't know you were such an admireF
Of curios. Mrs. B1underby.
Mrs. Blunderby-Oh, yes. indeed:
Just delight n tniQudes.-Boston
Transcript
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

Every mind has its choice between
truth and repose Take which you
please-you can never have both
Emerson.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

Rich relatives have a mania for liv
ing to . rip old age.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

Kind words are often wasted where
a swift kick would have been more eff
fective.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22

Falling Eyelashes and All Eyes Thai
Need Care Try Murine Eye Salve- Asep
tic Tubes-Trial Size-z5c. Ask Your Drug
efst or Write Murine Eye Remedy Co
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1910-07-22
Heard Many q One,

The Judge-Madam, do you under
stand the nature of an oath?
The Witness-You seem to forget,
your honor, that I've been married for
over 20 years