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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
Who Fired the Barn 4?

\ barn had been burned in the sub
urbs and a tramp had been arrested for
setting fire to il. After most of the tes-
timony was in the prisoner was permit
ted TO make statement.
"Your honor" he said, "if anybody
set this barn aire it was the prosecuting
attorney"
The prosecuting attorney was on his
feet in an instant and the tramp held up
his hands appealingly. "Let me go on,
he said, and the court let him go on,
didn't YOU" he said, addressing the
prosecutor throw man out of your
second-story window yesterday evening Z?
The prosecuting attorney said he had
caught tramp in his house about s
o'clock the evening before and had fired
him through a window.
"Thanksl' said the prisoner. THAT
was me. ! went out onto a shed roof
that almost broke my neck and went on
down where lit on the hired girl and
scared her so that she made break for
the back yard, where she started a stray
dog so that he made off with howl for
the street, running between police
mans legs and upsetting him.
"The policeman made swipe at him
with his club and hit horse standing
by the curbstone and he ran away, and
up the street he scattered a crowd of
women and they scared horse hitched to
milk wagon, and he broke for home
and there scared COW, and she ran over
a cat in the stable yard watching a rat
hole, and the cat went into the barn
where the lantern was hanging, and the
lantern was turned over on to a pile of
hay and set it afire, and the man who
ought to have been there was down.
town trying to catch the horse that
scared the crowd that scared his horse
that ran away and set the barn on fire.
And that's how it happened" concluded
the tramp, with long breath of relief.
The court was paralyzed. "And where
were you all this timer" was the next
inquiry.
"Me?" he asked innocently, Oh! l
was in the gentleman's kitchen eating
the hired girls supper while she was out
trying to find the policeman the dog up
set, SOS he could come and see what had
dropped ON the hired girl"
The case isn't settled yet.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
Chambers.

Chambers is disease which we get from
the lower animals. Like all others aris-
ing from this source, il is always fatal. 1t
is almost altogether a disease of grooms,
drivers, vertinary surgeons, and others of
the equine profession. Fortunately it is
not contagious between man and man.
Most often the poison enters through
cut or scratch on the hand, but the dis
ease may be acquired through drinking
from the same place as glandered horse.
Or If horse snorts and casts some OF the
virus on the thin, mucous membrane OF
ones eye, or nose, or mouth, there is
danger OF infection. Lions and tigers get
it in menageries from eating the flesh of
diseased animals.
There is absolutely no cure for it once
it establishes itself in the system of either
horse or man. The only protection we
have, therefore, is to stamp it out Itused
to cause great loss among horses in Eng
land at one time. ii an affected horse
was introduced into a stable the chances
were that sooner or later the majority of
the horses in it would die. But strin-
gent law, carried out with great rigor,
succeeded in making il most rare dis
ease. Impure atmosphere, excessive work
and insufficient food are the chief causes
that predispose to CHAMBERS and cause its
spread among horses.
The diagnosis is difficult, and generally
it is not known to be CHAMBERS, until
another horse is inoculated. In the hui
man subject too, it is often confounded
with typhoid fever. II is a disease that
prevails wherever there are horses, and
it is as extensively present in cold elm
ates as in hot. France has suffered more
than any other country, but it has been
stamped out there, as well as in England
by active measures. As CHAMBERS has
been known since the fourth century, it
is, in all probability, disease which we
shall always have with u.s. Nevertheless,
it is amendable, and, although abomina-
BILE in its effects, never very widespread.
Elk.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC IN A
SKIFF.
Chris. Paulsen, of Railway, Will Try
to Make the Trip Next Month.

Chris Paulsen came from the land of
the vikings, and after tempestuous
career upon the seas settled in Railway,
NJ In the quiet of his barnyard he is
now completing l6-foot skiff in which,
all going well, he will cross the Atlantic
to visit his parents in Norway.
Paulsen is SO years old, and Injured to
the hardships of sailor life. When he
was Is years old he ran away from home
and slowed himself away on an English
steamer bound for America. Here he
learned the trade of ships carpenter
After mastering his trade he shipped as
first mate on West Indies fruiter, and
for fourteen years he followed the sea.
Then he grew weary of the water, and
settled down to lead a more peaceful
life.
When the viking arrived here Paulsen
saw her, talked with her crew, and was
seized with the idea OF crossing the ocean
in a still smaller boat. lie at once began
to prepare his plans and so well did he
carry them out that before this week is
ended his boat will be launched. Her
dimensions are Length over all, l6
feet; beam, 8 feet; depth, 3 feet six
inches; keel, 10 feet.
She will be rugged with low freeboard
and with watertight compartment in
each end. Rubber tubes will be run
along the gunwales to add to her buoy
ancy. She will be sloop.rigged, the main
sail being l2xl2 feet, with jib GxlO feet
She will be sharp at both ends.
Paulson expects to start on August 20.
lie does not intend to take provisions
enough for the whole trip, as he will
follow the course of the transatlantic
liners and expects to obtain fresh pro-
visions from time to time. Two tanks
holding 100 gallons of water will be
slowed away, one in each end. His only
food will be bareback. Paulsen expects
to make the Shetland Islands in thirty
six DAYS.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
Queer Facts About Money.

There are 10000, 900 old copper PEN
MES some where. Nobody knows what
has become of them, except that once in
a while a single specimen turns up in
change. A few years ago 1900, 900
bronze two cent pieces were set ahoat.
Three millions of these are still out
standing. Three million three-cent
nickel pieces are scattered over the
United States, but it is very rarely that
one is seen. OF 500, 900 half-cents, which
correspond in value to English farthings,
not one has been returned to the Gov
eminent for recoinage, or is held by the
Treasury. Congress appropriates from
100000 to sl50,000 yearly for recoining
the uncerrent silver coins now in posses
sion of the Treasury. These are mostly
half dollars, and are not circulated be-
cause there is no demand for them.
Not long ago the stock OF them amount
ed to $2O,0O0,000, but it is only about
half that now. The money set aside for
recoining is not intended TO pay for the
cost Of the minting, but is required to
reimburse the Treasurer Of the United
States on account OF the loss in weight
which the silver pieces have suffered by
abrasion. This loss amounts TO $50 ON
every 81 900, and II has TO be made good
in order to set the Treasurers account
straight. Boston Transcript.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
GLENDEANE,

Mr.. jeff owen went to Louisville to-
day. ...
Mr.. c. V. Robertson went to Ovens
boro Monday.
Mr.. John Dean was up to the city sew
eral days last week.
that Jim Dean is "Carrie-'d' away
since his trip to the Knob.
Mrs. Lucretia Robertson was still very
i'll when last heard from.
Mr.. j. d. Babbage was the guest of r.
G. Robertson last Friday.
Mr.. L. l.. Robertson went to McDaniels
Saturday to attend the picnic.
Mrs. Allen Dean and family have re-
turned to her home in Greensboro.
Mr.. Junius Owen, OF Louisville, is Wis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie l.
Owen.
Miss Carrie Norman, who has been
visiting "rhe Plains, will return home
the last of the week.
Rev. w. B. Rutledge assisted by Rev.
Williams will begin series OF meetings
at Goshen church Sunday.
Miss Mary Norman, who has been
visiting Miss Lutte Norman for several
weeks will return home Monday.
Mr.. Roy Heyser, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in this vicinity,
has returned to his home in Cloverport.
HAVE YOU HEARD.
That John Dean will leave next week
for the lakes.
That Miss Bette Webb is very fond Of
Brown"
That Miss Mary Moorman is "Will-"
Gng) to be in ERNEST" in all her under
takings.
That Mr.. Charlie Dean is quite poet,
of which the following pathetic lines are
sample which he kindly lends to the
News, written on the departure OF a
friend:
~ scarce couldhe content,
Unless knew which way she VENT
That Miss Edna Robertson is consider
ing the all important question of going
into the "Hotel" business soon.
That Miss Lutte Norman is fond Of
reading "Items" in the News.
That quite gay crowd spent the day
at the "Sand Knob" Tuesday, the party
consisted of the following ladies and gem
tlemen: Misses Carrie Owen, Lutte
Norman, Carrie Norman, Mary Moor
man and Edna Robertson Messrs. Roy
Heyser, Nena Norman, Charlie Dean
and Jim Dean.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16

impressively remind US that failure in
the discharge of our duty at this time
must especially injure those of our coun-
trymen who labor, aud who because of
their number and condition are entitled
to the most watchful care of their gov
eminent.
1t is of the utmost Importance that
such relief as congress can afford in the
existing situation be afforded at once.
The maxim; he gives twice who gives
quickly, is directly applicable. 1t may
be true that the embarrassment from
which the business Of the country is SUI
fering arises as much from evils appre-
hended as from those actually existing.
We hope, too, that calm counsels will
prevail, and that neither the capitalists
nor the wage earners will give way to
unreasonable panic and sacrifice their
property or their interests under the in
luence of exaggerated fears.
Nevertheless, every days delay in re-
moving one of the plain and principal
causes of the present state of things en-
larges the mischief already done and in
creases the responsibility of the govern
ment for its existence.
Whatever else the people have a right
to expect from Congress, they may GER
tainly demand that the legislation con-
demncd by the ordeal OF three years dis
astrous experience shall be removed from
the statute books as soon as their repre-
sentatives can legitimately deal with it.
1t was my purpose to summon congress
in special session early in the coming
September, that we might enter promptly
upon the work of tariff reform, which
the true interests of the country clearly
demand, which so large a majority of
the people, as shown by their suflrages,
desire and expect, and to the accomplish.
ment of which every effort of the pres
ent administration is pledged.
But while tariff reform has lost moth
ing of its immediate and permanent inn
portance, and must in the near future
engage the attention of congress, it has
seemed to me that the financial con-
dition OF the country should at once and
before all other subjects be considered by
your honorable body.
! earnestly recommend the prompt re-
peal OF the provisions of the act passed
July IA, 1890, authorizing the purchase
of silver bullion, and that other legisla-
tive action may put beyond all doubt or
mistake the intention and the ability of
the government to fulfill its pecuniary
obligations in money universally recog-
nized by all civilized countries.
GROVER CLEVELAND,
Executive Mansion, August Z, 1898.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
To gain strength-Hood's Sarsaparilla.
For steady nerves Hoods Sarsaparilla
For pure blood-Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Crown His Career.

II will be so appropriate and fitting an
act for the Democracy of this Senatorial
District to put Gen. Gross in the Senate,
that it seems matter of course that it
will be done, and that in no higgling or
halting manner. His loyalty and fidelity
to genuine, strait-breasted Democracy
through all the varying fortunes of the
party attest his political integrity; and
the beautiful enthusiasm that has char
acterized him as he has unreservedly
given effort to the extent of his means
and ability in all exigencies of political
struggle-coming to the aid of friends in
such abandon of endeavor as illustrates
unselfshness, it seems that the most
graceful thing the party and the people
can now do is to put him where he can
crown the career OF service so consistently
rendered thus far, by Senatorship pro-
portioned Herewith Self-seeking has GER
tainly not been alleged against him here
tofore. What ofense he has given has
been in zeal for friends. One capable OF
friendship as he has exemplifed it, may
be expected to reap amply where he has
sown abundantly.
AN 0BsENoR.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
Is Your Tongue
AN OBsENoR,

Coated, your throat dry, your eyes dull
and inhamed and do you feel mean gen.
orally when you get up in the morning2
Your liver and kidneys are not doing
their duty Why don't you take Parks
Sure Cure? If it does not make you feel
better ii costs you nothing. 1t cures
Bright's Disease, Dialects and all Kidney
complaints, Only guaranteed cure. For
sale by A. r. Fisher, Cloverport, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
A tconderful event.

n UOWucfIut ooeftt'
In such q state Of civilization as ours,
where merit is sure TO be Acknowledged,
is 1t n wonder the factory of DIR.
Fenner is worked TO it's fullest capacity
to supply the medicines that are called,
after such acknowledgements as the
following come to be known; VIM.
Farquay, Stevens Station, Ind, writes;
CDR. Fenner's Kidney and Backache
Cure has cured man here with kidney
and bladder disease whom the best
physicians had given up. He is now
well and sound. II is regarded here as
n most wonderful event. His medicines
are all good and give great satisfac-
ton" Equally certain in female dis
eases, rheumatism, blood diseases,
headaches, dropsy, heart disease, etc.
Guaranteed to satisfy or money re-
funded. Take home bottle to-day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
Bucken's Arnica Save.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter Chapped Hands, Chilblains
Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction,
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by Short & Haynes,
druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
A Diplomatic Answer,

"Can't you settle this bill to-day, sem
ator ?" asked the tailor OF the delinquent
legislator.
"No, Snip; il wouldn't be parliament
AIRY. Tve merely glanced over it, you
know, and can't pass bill until after
its third reading Judge.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
Removal

We take pleasure in announcing that
after this date Parks Sure Cure will re-
move all traces of Rheumatism, Kidney
trouble or Liver complaint from the user
1t is today the only medicine that is guar
anteed TO cure these diseases or no pay.
Parks Sure Cure is sold by A. r. Fisher,
Cloverport, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16

Babbage for shirts.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
G;1Eaa83|IE3[!5]
SUFFERS.

FEC. @. @. Certain Chill Cure"
Is not the best remedy you have
ever used for Chills and Fever
your money will be refunded.
Pleasant to take. Price 90 cts.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1893-08-16
President Cleveland Recommends
That the Financial Troubles
Receive the First
Attention.
The Tariff Reform Is an Important
Subject, But the Sherman Law
Must be Repealed First
A DEMOCRATIC DOCUMENT.

WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The following
is the full text OF the Presidents mes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-16
Misplaced Advertisements.

Alfred Warehouse deserves cordial
thanks for the vigorous way in which he
has called attention to the Inconvenience
and annoyance caused to the public by a
large class of advertisers. Against adver-
tisement of the right kind and in the right
place no one has word to say. 1t is of
genuine service, not only to the advertisers,
but to every class of the community But
when we visit remote Welsh mountains
and valleys, or walk along the seashore, or
stroll in pretty country lanes, we do not
want to be confronted by great staring an
nouncements TO the effect that some one is
prepared to supply us at n moderate price
with the best quality of soap or mustard or
tea.
Nor is it pleasant to see in the streets of
cities vast hoandings covered with Earring
masses of detes table colors, consisting of the
puffs of rival tradesmen and the boasts OF
persons who have provided some kind of
public entertainment Still less do we like
when we are travelling to be so confused by
advertisements that we can with difficulty
make out the Z anne of the station at which
we may wish to alight. In these things
there ought To be order and measure, SO
that people muy learn how their various
wants are to be supplied without being at
the same time irritated by the display of all
that is most vulgar alS repulsive in the
commercial sDirit.-Lo.idon Graphic,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-16
A DISPLEASED MANAGER
We Expresses himself of Rock Island
Theatre Goers' Appreciation of High
Glass Enter tainments

SIC Expresses himself of Rock Island
Theatre oers' Appreciation of High
Glass Entertainments.
There is no need talking about the
mater; Rock Island thestle-goers dc
not seem to entertain the proper appreci.
alton Of good high clsssed entertainments
as ours, said the manager OF the Rhea
company to Manager Montrose, of Hsr.
peI's theatre at the close of the presenta-
ton of Jose phine" Friday night. 1--WE
have given you as clean q show IS
travels" the displessed manager con
tinued, "aad have lost $3.50 by doing so
Such small houses as ours here tonight is
sufficient to discourage most theatre
managers, and incline them to putting in
chesp class of shows the year around.
There is not much inducement to risk q
good chow when it is treated as ours was
tonight-viewed ~ about third as
many people as should have greeted the
appearance of 30 distinguished an
artistic"
The manager may perhaps have been
a little severe, but his complaint was
reasonably founded. If Rock
Island people want good shows they
must patroniza them when they come
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-16
will occspE SHpt Sudlows desk a, the
Peoria depCt during his absence

will occspE SHpt Sudlow's desk a. the
Peoria depot during his absence.
Through broken chain supporting q
ran on one OF the bridges of the Peoria
roao over Rock river, the trucks OF car
that was being switched over jumped
The track at 10 o'clock Saturday night.
and ran over the ties, breaking Eve OF
them and partially dersiling the car.
The car was replaced yesterday morning
and no dam ages Of any conse ouence will
attend the rlishsp.
Conducio. Jay Starr, who had a pss>
senger run on the Rock Island between
| this citv and Chicago with his home in
The latter city, dropped dead Friday
| afternoon while shoveling snow in his
yard. Mr.. Starr was about So years old
and leaves 8 W fe and two children. He
has been in tn emf oy Of the road for
16 years and was one Of It's best known
ard most popular conductors.
Since the opening of the main Rock
Island bridge and the commencement of
operations On the slough bridge, the only
way to reach the islaud of Rock Island or
Davenport via the island is by crossing
the slough bridge on the ice. In order to
do this one must drive across the railroad
tracks under the visduct at the foot Of
Twenty fourth street There is in conse-
Quence con siderable traffic across the
tracks, and in view of the danger en-
tailed bv reason of the switching, etc..
the council should take some action rels-
tive to placing temporary fsgman there
and also REQ iesting the roads ia use more
caution than ordinarily. pending the COM
pletion of the slough bridge.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-16
THE PRESS CLUB.
The Meeting st Davenport Saturday Even

The Meeting ct Davenport Saturday Even
Pursuant to cali issued by the chair
man, Mr.. w. F. Eastman Of the Moline
Dispach. the newspaper man of the three
cities met at rhe Kimball Saturday hight
to transact further business pertaining TO
the organization of the Tri-City Press
club. There WAS a general discussio n
of plans and ideas and 4 committee ap>
pointed consisting OF three Davenport
writers to draft constitution and by>laws
and to report 20 meeting TO be called
by the chairman. The committee was
named from Davenport scribes because
OF thu convenience OF getting together
That committee is composed of ] E.
Cslkins. city editor o: the Democrat, C.
Newton Wilson, city enitor of the
Leader and Harry z. Downer.
The night was intensity cold and the
work of getting to DavenO urt so uncer-
tain and ire Tulsr that no one from Rock
Island got over. although one over zeal
Gus scribe was sidetracked on the island
on bis wy over.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-16
Reward of Merit.

Papa-Where did you get that dollara
Little Son-That's the one you gave me
on my birthday.
Papa-My, myl And you haven't spent
ite Here's another dollar.
Little Son-Thank you. hope mamma
won't borrow this one. like she did the
other. She Just paid it back-Good News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-16

Coins are classed, according to their STAT
of preservation, rs proof, ''uncirculaSed. .
fine" good, u fair" and poor"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-16

The King Chan Court Transcripts) the
Chinese official journal. has been published
In Peking for many centuries.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17

Wrecked Cars Took Flre and One
Han Was Cremated

BIsnfSoass. Ala. Nov. l6-At La
fsystte. Alsbsfna, st 40 early hour THE
morning. while the passenger train on
the last Alabama railroad sss enfeFinE
the town. the entire train. except the
engine. jumped the track on curve
and rolled down ien foot emhankment
The train was filled With passengers.
add Immediately after the accident the
wreck took fire from the oxertnrning q
the stoves A panic followed among the
terror-stricken passengers Thomas
Driver ol Lafayette. who xss riding an
the smoking car. MAS caught under =
seat and before he could be rescued
was burned 10 crisp All che others
were gotten out The following were
injured: Judge J. X Dowdeli of i4aisy-
cite. arm and Jaw broken. aud inter
nally injured. will die; w. }. Mitchell of
Five Points. Alabama. severely cut over
the eye; r. Y. j. Mitchell, Five Points.
Alabama. skull fractured aud will die;
Mrs Roberts OF California. shoulder
broken; w. G.. Hunter ot Chambers
county. Alabama. seriously hurt inter.
nally; Is r. Neathers of Roanoke. Viz
ginia. seriously injured; Jessie Osborne.
arm broken The express rleesengers .
left leg Was broken aud the conductor
was hurt on the head.