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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28
Memories Of Argonaut Days

mile cross country road to the Pacific
began
Eventually we reached the port Of
San Juan del Sur. and took passage
for the last leg OF the trip on the lit
tie steamer Pacific This Is days
passage up the coast stands In my
memory as the worst Is days OF my
life II was too sickening to attempt
to describe. We started from New
York with about 500 able-bodied pas
sengers We lost none on the At
lantic. nor on the San Juan river. but
the exposure to the soaking tropical
rains at night and the burning sun
by day that was our portion on the
Journey from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific left scarcely an able-bodied man
among US by the time We reached the
Pacific.
Arrived at San Juan del Sur. quite
a number of the 500 were too i'll to 60
on board the little steamer. and SO
stayed in the miserable little town.
where there was nothing but the
barest shelter. Many passengers had
to be carried on board the boat. Be
fore we had been As hours at sea fully
half our number was Frustrated with
fever. and from that time never day
passed that there were not several
to slide off the plank. II was SO fire.
uuept an occurrence that IL attract
ed no attention.
by. the time We touched at Acapul-
co. where we buried those who died
that day, there were not enough well
persons on board to care for the sick
The weather was delightful and the
ocean like a mill pond: otherwise. II
| would have been still worse. as both
decks were so crowded with the sick
from stem to stern that only narrow
paths were left TO walk in IL must
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acollapse Of Great Editor

whether he heard me. Then i ven-
tured to ask a few questions about his
health. / thought I heard one or two
faint monosyllables In reply. as
though he were answering me with
half-conscious expressions. And not
once. in all the time | was there, did
he look at me, or. in fact. look any
where except blankly upon the news
paper.
He seemed to me to be living
dead man. That is the best expression
I can use to decide his condition. Ger
tainIy he seemed like a man whose
intellect was clouded. / don't believe
that he knew who IL was who stood
before him; ] don't believe he hardly
knew that anyone stood there.
1T was the most painful and pitiful
spectacle that | have ever seen. or
course. there was nothing for me TO
do but carefully and courteously to re-
tire. | said Good day. but no re
sponse came. I closed the door. and
Horace Greeley passed out of my sight
forever. That afternoon he went to
his home and collapsed completely. In
the course of two weeks he passed
away
.,opvrfght. 1910 by Z. ]. Edwards. All
PIghts Reserved)
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~ 0eturnins Gold Seekers Tried
- Executed Two Of Their Com
eaoes In Nicaragua for Rob
bling Others.

Ia the spring Of 1853" said Mr..
D11ey Jones, now of Little Rock,
~. the California argonaut whose
etpes1ences / have been recountfng. Il
6<nfn started out from New York Tor
~ mid field via the Vanderbilt route
a(kroo Nicaragua In due time We ar
n. = It the Atlantic port of Greytown
- one afternoon, and on disembark-
81 hound that large body of passen-
RI. east bound across Nicaragua.
M preceded US into the town BY .
feS hours and were even then holding
alx1al over three of their fellow pas
o@ngers Who had been caught robbine
c(hogs of gold dust A fourth man
w to have been tried. but he had es-
Nd into the jungle back of the
tenn.
The trial took place In an old
adobe warehouse. II was held by the
baarle and in the name OF the people
vkhout regard to the Mosquito gov
elAment. 1t was a formal trial. as
regular as any trial, except that there
h1d been no election OF court ofncers
AID It ended In the three culprits be
ina condemned to death
The next morning our boat sent q
large delegation to swell the crowd oil
homeward bound passengers that gath
cred to carry out and witness the ex
ea,etiOn OF the sentence. A scanoio
had been erected q few rods from the
warehouse, where the prisoners had
been guarded all night Suspended
from a cross beam were three nooses
and on the ground below were three
cof1ns.
AT the appointed hour. the three
condemned men, dressed In white, bu
mo whittier than their faces, were
marched out under a strong guard be
tween crowds of spectators. The!
we're led directly beneath the gallows
When there was some talk between
prisoners and guard, which / could no
hear. This over with, one man wa
promptly swung OF, followed imme
hiately by the middle man. Then, TO
home reason that l never learned, tn
third prisoner was marched bacl
through the silent crowd. and afte
Seing stripped was tied over an oil
cannon that happened to be there AM
fiven so lashes The natives took n
BART in the proceeding except to bur.
khe dead
THAT evening we entered the small
bats that were to take US up tn
| ffst stage of the San Juan river, whel
he would be transferred to the steam
~ that would take US the rest OF tn
| way ap the stream and across LAX
! Mhnagua to the point where the l.
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COFFEE CONGESTION
Causes a Variety OF AiIs.

A happy old lady in Wisconsin
says:
During the time was a coifeo
drinker I was subject TO sick head
aches, sometimes lasting or 3 days,
totally uniting mo for anything.
To this aniiction was added, some
years ago. "A trouble with nay heart
that was very painful. accompanied
by a smothering sensation and faint
ness.
Dyspepsia. also, came 10 make lifo
harder 10 bear. toot all sorts Of pat
ent medicines but none OF them helped
me for any length Of time.
The doctors frequently told mo
that coffee was not good for me. but
without coffee felt as u I had no
breakfast I finally decided about 2
years ago to abandon the use Of cof-
fee entirely, and as had read a great
deal about Postum concluded 10 try
that for a breakfast beverage.
Il liked the taste OF It and was par
tcularly pleased 10 notice that ~ did
not come up as coffee used 10. The
bad spells with my heart grew Jess
and less frequent, and finally ceased
altogether. and have not had an at
tack of sick headache for more than a
year. My digestion is good, too. and
I am thankful that am once moro
healthy woman. | know my wonder
full restoration TO health came from
quitting coffee and using Postum
Name given by the Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a. reason" and IL il this.
Coffee has a direct action on the liver
with some people. and causes partial
congestion OF that organ preventing
the natural outlet OF the secrcuons.
/ Then may follow biliousness, sallow
skin, headaches, constipation and final
ly a change of the blood corpuscles
and nervous prostrauon.
Read the little book. "The Road 10
wellville." In pkgs. There's q Res'
| SON."
Ever read the above Irfsers new
enc eppeaps freW time 90 tfms. They
| ere gssuases ssus, ana full Of hs~a-
/
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Intelligence of the Grow

AS to a. crows ability 10 talk, SONS
will and others will never learn. The
first Of the four birds | have had re-
Gently was a wonderful talker. I'm
like the parrot, his conversation
seemed intelligent. rather than sim
ply initiative. For instance, II ! said
to him, Hello. jack" he would an
swer, Hello" and not put on the
Jack" as so many parrots do when
one says. Hello. Polly"
But he could initiate me also. He
found that when any one called and
said, Hello. Wood" my reply was a
low "Hello," He tried In every way
to initiate that low tone of mine, and
finally succeeded. He would go over
to his water-trough and with his head
in the air would cry. Hello. Woodi"
Then down woJid 90 his head In the
trough, and OFT would come the
Hello" JUST like mine.-Youth's
Companion.
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MY hands are nearly frozen" he
complained.
Wont you put them in my muff?"
she sweetly asked
But you would have to take your
hands out OF 1t II l did that"
1T is plenty large enough for both
of u.s.
We'll, all right. I'll just sit on the
front seat, then. an
But there is way in which you
can put them in and still sit here be-
side me-
'All right Hold 1t over this way.
then. please"
20. pshaw! II must tell you how.
put one OF your arms around me-"
1t should be explained, however.
that they had been married for sew
eral years.-Chicago Record-Herald
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28
80 Charles w. GODDARD Found Hor
Zee Greeley Utterly Broken Down
Coon After His Defeat for
the Presidency.

One of the most intimate personal
and political friends in all New YORK
that Horace Greeley ever had was
Charles w. GODDARD. who was a Repub-
lican of much influence in Civil war
days, and, under the administration OF
Governor Fenton, captain of the port
OF New York In the late sixties OF
the last century Mr.. GODDARD became
candidate for congress, and when Mr..
Greeley was appealed to to address a
political meeting In support OF MS
friend he responded with alacrity.
Moreover. Mr.. GODDARD was probably
the last OF the personal friends OF the
great editor, outside the immediate
members of the Greeley family and OF
the Tribune stan, who saw him alive.
The story of that meeting Mr.. GODDARD
gave to Mr.. Henry c. Wilson OF Bos-
ton. his brother-in-law, who was one
of the most intimate of the friends OF
Joseph Jefferson. the actor
1T was a few days after Greeley
had been defeated for the presidency.
Mr.. GODDARD said. II was anxious TO
pay a friendly call upon him. 1 felt
sure that he would be glad to see me-
and / thought might be able to say
something which would cheer him up,
for I had heard that he was some
what respondent over his defeat-tna'
The was no longer the Horace Greeley
whom we had all known for thirty
wears. but a broken-hearted old man.
! Il climbed the fight of stairs lead
ling to Mr. Greeley's room in the IT'D
iune building, not knowing whether
would find him in or not ! knocked
1.-Two or three times on the door OF bis
room. There was no response. Then
knocked louder, when I heard faint
munied voice. saying. Come In
"I opened the door and stepped Over
the threshold. There / paused, for
was appalled, at the sight which was
before me. At his desk sat Horace
Greeley. There were the famiiial
Greeley features. but not the famiiial
Greeley expression. He seemed to ID
In 4 stupefied condition. He held
fully spread out newspaper befor'
him. but he held 1t as though thi
were a matter Of habit. His eyes wer'
nxed blankly upon the paper. He oil
not look up at me, although ! spok
kindly to him in greeting; l douo
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Member Of Stan Of Smithsonian Insti
tute Tells Stories in Proof OF Birds
Ability to Understand.

The crow Is not exactly a popular
bird. but he is an intelligent crea-
ture, and shares with his cousin. the
raven. and the parrot, the ability to
initiate human speech. Mr.. Nelson X
Wood, a member of the stan OF the
Smithsonian Institute. tells these sto-
ries in proof of the crows intelli-
gence:
One old fellow used to delight In
taking the cover Of q blacking-box to
the top Of an old board which stood
agninst the house. and getting In 1t.
slide to the bottom He found pleas
ure in that 1t Ill times.
One Of my Jacks used to like his
bread soaked. One day he saw box
cover. He took Il. turned 1t over and
nut his bread In II. Then carrying II
to His. trough. ~ put It under the
water Tor secooA and proceeded TO
eat "
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28
Distinguished Historian, While Visiting
America, Planned a Romance OF
the Regicides Who Escaped
to This Country.

In the early seventies OF the last
century James Anthony Froude visited
the United States. The interest occa-
stoned by the coming OF this distin-
guished English historian, this master
of English style and of descriptive
writing, and educator. was surpassed
only by the interest caused by the
visits here of Dickens and Thackeray,
and, possibly. of Tyndall, who was not
only one of the foremost men OF SCI
ence of his time, but also very popu-
lar lecturer upon scientific subjects.
Professor Froude, to call him by his
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28
CHEESE Vanity.

Frederick the Great. who played
chess passionately and very often,
was not a great master in the noble
game. Once a man was presented TO
him as one of the best chess players
in the kingdom, and the king took
fancy to him. This man often re-
ceived invitations TO Potsdam to play
with his majesty. and. of course, he
always won. This continuous victory
vexed the king, and once. as the
kings opponent gave him checkmate'
he exclaimed vehemently:
How can 1t be possible that ! lose
every game ! play with you? Can ]
never checkmate you?
The man answered most impolitely:
Your majesty. If could place my
head on your shoulders, you might
probably win"
History say that the king broke his
board on the head of the vain chess
pIayer-Exchange.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28

According 20 recent report by Dr,
Conrad Biesalski OF Berlin, there arc
rs 600 cripples I'm the German empire
out OF a population OF C0,50o00O. over
10000 OF the crIpples are In need or
proper treatment. Doctor Biesalski
states that in 10 per cent. OF the Grip
pies examined, their deformity was
due 10 tuberculosis OF the bones and
Joints, and that there were 10000 such
children in great need OF medical
treatment. He advocates the eatab-
lishment OF seaside sanatoria for this
latter class Of cripplos.
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be borne In mind that the care of the
sick deyoived upon acduaintances of
only a few days. and the few passen-
gers that remained on their feet were
busy fighting on the threatening fever.
There was no Improvement till we
landed in San Francisco as wretched
lot as ever left hospital boat. and
scattered over the state. How many
died from the direct cause of expos
ure while crossing Nicaragua only a
good God knows"
CCopyright, 1870 by f.. 3. Edwards. AL
Rights ReseTved.D
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28

The prices New Workers pay for
garden truck make farming under
glass-"intensive" farming-profitable
even on ground worth as much as $1o.-
900 an acre There are Long Island
suburban districts. within ten miles
OF the city hall. where agriculture is
pursued year after year. notwithstand-
ing the fields are assessed at building
lot prices. Not long ago a man OF
foreign birth who had accumulated
% adjoining acres in 25 years. an acre
or two at a time. sold his tract for
$4,000. He had several acres under
glass. and he has rented the place for
another year at FIVE per cent on the
selling price
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28

One of the effects of the use of salt
on land is 10 increase the capacity OF
the soil for retaining moisture. About
one barrel per acre has been known
10 benefit grass during periods OF
drouth, the salt being applied In May.
Kainit contains a large proportion Of
salt, as well as about ~ per cent.
of potash. and may be used in prefer
ence
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28
Cost of-killlno7

Il know radium is the most expen-
sive thing Of its size and weight in the
world said the caller: but what
comes next in the list"
AT a rough guess" responded the
information editor without looking up
from his work. Il should say the nerve
OF q tooth. .
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A man. subsequently identified as a
merchant in a southern city, was TAX
en- to a brain specialist for treatment
for aphasia. When asked his name
he searched his pockets. producing a
huge roll OF bills, but nothing to iden-
tify himself
See here. doctor" he exclaimed.
i've entirely forgotten my name and
where i live, but. by the shade of An
drew jackson. l must be somebody.
somewhere, to be carrying around as
much money as this!"-Success Mag.
azine.
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Every time he went for sitting the
Scotsman took his dog with him. One
day he arrived soaked through, hay-
ing been caught in heavy downpour
of rain He removed his plaid and
handed it to the collie. who immedi-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28

Lady cat bird fancier's)-And you
guarantee that this parrot can talk?
Fancier-Talk, Why. madam.
bought him from a woman's club. be
cause all the members were teslous
of him.-Yonkers Statesman.
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ately disappeared with it. Il was Gu
rfous to see what the animal would do
with the plaid" Mr. Cooper would say.
Il followed him. and, gentlemen,
would you believe 1t, l saw that dog
sitting before my kitchen fire with hts
fore paws outstretched to the flames-
Over the paws hung his mastery
plaid, which he turned about drst O
one side, then on the other. In the
process of drying IT.
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EootliGht.

Some genius has invented a small
lantern TO be worn on the toe of the
shoe"
Which will afford opportunity for
new application of the phrase trip
ping the light fantastic"
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WISE, ALL RIGHT.

Mr.. Wise-Whero'6 the man that
etruck my wife-where IS ne?
Bystander-Whatll you do n you
find him?
Mr.. wise-Introduce him TO my
motherin-laW
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28

II is not the quality Of the meat but
the cheerfuneas OF the guests which
makes the feast.--Lord Clarendon.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-04-28

DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti-
nation. Constipation is the cause Of many
diseases. Cure the cause and you cure
the disease. Easy TO take.
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Just So.

Takes things AS they come. eh2'
Yves: he's one Of the best backstops
in the country
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me sympathising neishbor was con-
doing with On Gabe-
syour wife. uncle. was WONDERFUL
mother. A.. ,,r
chap playin' jes' OUTSIDE 10
wen sub, he's our stxteenr.
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Not by years but by disposition IL
wisdom acquired Platus.
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Her Popularity,

"Tbey say Miss Lulu is very popu-
lar when charity banquets are In
question"
so they tell me. She In a regular
dinner belle"
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sWhfle Benson was IN ' NJ
n visited an ostrich farm-
WeIl?"
Says he hung around Tor almost :
~,eek but never did So one OF tnose
800 ted on door-knobs ana scrap
Ron-"
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A foating debt isn't . success - .
life preserver.
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By LEWIS EDWIN 1IElsS I


EFT for me for living
picture purposes a
fierce Numidian lion.
and train him to
stand over my pros
trate body. with my
baby In his mouth. +"
Such was part of an
order once given by
Madame Pianka to
Frank Bostock. the
animal king. who not
only exhibits wild
The Washington herald., 1911-08-03
ANGRY ATLANDLADY,,
SMASHES FURNITURE
William Pettis Accused of
Destroying Property.

Too chivalrous to vent his anger on
his landlady, with whom he had argued
William Pettis, a butcher employed in
the Center Market, directed his wrath
against the furniture in the formers s
boarding house before leaving Monday
afternoon.
bureau, a Morris chair. bedstead,
and several other articles in the room
which the butcher occupied were par
TALLY demolished, according to a war
rant issued for Pettis. who was ar
rested by Detectives Burlingame and
Weldon. He is locked up at the First
precinct station charged with destroy
ing the property of another"
Il wouldn't strike a lady Pettis is
rected well-aimed blows with his feet
against the furniture in his room. Be
fore any one could stop him he had
kicked the legs from the bed, the glass
from the bureau, and given the room
the appearance OF having been struck
by a cyclone.
Immediately after Pettis had ceased
operations. according to the police,
Mrs. Anna Storey, owner of the prop
northwest, went to the Office of the
District attorney and procured a war
rant for the arrest of Pettis. He prob
ably will be arraigned in the Police
Court this morning
The Washington herald., 1911-08-03
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE,


Walter Kerdck. 3, of Loudoun County. Va
Rev. H. L. Hout.
Harry T. Fleet. q. Of Richmond. Va. and Hat
tie NJ. Warren. %, Of Rio Vista, Va. Rev. G. J. S
Hunnicutt.
Charles Evans, q. and Ada Lambeth. lI Rev.
VI. VI. Gray.
Richard j. QuigIey, q. and Minnie A. Walker
%. Rev. Joseph +. Mc(iee.
George Poerner, a. and Gussie NJ. Fling. ls Rev
J. e. Gray.
Louis H. Dollins. 50, Of Ccvirgton. Va, and Gracs
NJ. Humphreys. =. Of Buena Vista. Va Rev. G
]. s. Hunnicutt
Morris F. NARROW. a. and Mary c. Pool. z
Rev. William l.. Devries
Steve Lembekrs 81 Of New York. y. Y, and
Pota Chiponas, % Rev. Joakim Alexopoulas
A. James Stott, q, Of McDonough. n. Y. and
Ncna NJ Hines. IL. Rev. W. p. Johnston.
Sidney o. Talber. q. of Oxon Hill, Nd. and
Lucy VI. Higbee. IS. OF Hyattsyille, Md. Rev
Quirof Harlan.
Charles T. Williams, 2, and Gertrude J. Dixon
. Rev. ]. r. Meagher.
William Lizcar, 81, and Berthe VI. Landon q
both Of Prince George County. Md. Rev. G.
]. s. HTmnicutt
Arthur Oster. Q. and Nettie Hirshberger. 10
COLORED
Austin johnson. 3. and Virgie Z Kelly, 3 Rev
W. H. Brooks.
C. Ha1sht, 2. and Eleanora Talbot 2 Rev
Oscar L. Mitchell.
s. L. Minor. p. and Florence Taylor. 49, Rev
]. Matthews
W. Clark s. and Blanche Cash. q. Rev. A
Sayles.
c. Easton. q. and Mamie Hsgner. d Rev. A
J. Hawkins
J. Jenkins, 2, and Hattie simm,. ls Rev. W
Westray.
The Washington herald., 1911-08-03
CAPITOL GROUNDS
TO BE ENLARGED

The Department of Justice, through the
district attorney, to-day will file a petit
ton in the District Supreme Court for
the condemnation OF two squares be-
tween and c streets northwest, from
Delaware TO New Jersey avenue, the
property adjoining the Capitol grounds
This step is to be taken in keeping with
a part of a general scheme to acquire
property covering twelve blocks to en-
large Ile Capitol site.
The property to be condemned Is To-
Gated on each side of North Capitol
street, extending from B street, the
north boundary of the present Capitol
grounds, TO street. New Jersey avenue
is the west boundary of the two squares,
and Delaware avenue the east boundary.
facing the new Senate Office Building,
North Capitol street being the dividing
line between the two squares. On c
street the property adjoins the old site
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
depot
Among persons holding title to prop
erty included in these two squares are
Mrs Emma Michael, wife of Consul Cen
eral William II. Michael who is sta
toned at Calcutta; the heirs of former
Representative Joseph w. Babcock, of
Wisconsin,; Mrs. Elizabeth r. Tally, L.
Cabell Williamson, William E. II. Mer-
ritt, c. c. Lancaster. and the estate
of Fire Chief William T. Belt
Congress on March last appropriated
$5OO, 900 and agreed to spend that amount
each year until the twelve squares for
the Federal building sites shall have
been acquired 1t is believed that the
appropriation this year is sufficient 20
condemn the two squares. The petition
also asks for the appointment of ap-
praisers to condemn the property.