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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

THERE are now on file, it is said, at the
White House and the leading depart
ments 105,lO written applications for
flee and that they are still coming in
at the rate Of 600 day. What mania
we Americans have for Office. 1t is sad
to contemplate.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

Gov. BRADLEY seems to be having a
tough time with the administration at
Washington. He is quite sensible Of
the fact that he doesn't get the recogni-
ton due a Republican Governor of a
great State.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30
REWLEYvILLE.

Weather very pleasant
Miss Ada Drury Is at home again
Singing class met Saturday afternoon.
Everybody harry sting. Wheat light
at good grains.
The Womans' Missionary 5 oieiy me
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

> THE more we travel over Breckenridge
county, the more in love we are with it
and the prouder are we that she is our
native county. Grand old Breckenridge,
the best county OF them all. Her flow
ers are the sweetest, her women the pref
test and best, and her men the grandest.
Who would not live in old Breckenridge
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

Our Washington correspondent gives
an outline OF the Presidents policy in
regard to Cuba. It's conservative and
ought to meet the approval of all who
want the right thing done in the settle
ment OF very complicated affair.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

any WIFE" is eminently correct and
the proper words to use and we are glad
our Brandenburg correspondent has call
ed our attention TO them. There are
lots OF men in this world who would give
all they possess and more too, just to
have the pleasure OF saying my wife"
once. A good wife is worth more than
all the gold an silver In this world.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

THE Republican candidates are getting
a move on them. They never miss a
public gathering Of any sort. All Of them
are making 1t point now, to get out and
hustle. All Of this taking place 80 long
before the November election is a pretty
good sign that things are not so encour-
aging for them as they would like for
them TO be.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

IT seems that there is about to be a
rev party formed in Ganard county,
KY, called the Free Turnpike party
They have called a convention to nomi-
nate a candidate.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

In a general way there is an improve
ment in business. This must be appar-
ent to any unprejudiced thinking mind.
1t is not from what the cause is, or from
what source the thing comes, but it is
for us to be honest about it.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

/HERE are our congratulations to our
/old friend, Bob Robertson, who is bor-
dering on the shady side Of 60. 1t is a
boy, handsome, fine looking younester,
born on the evening OF June "a. A boy
baby is the grandest addition ever made
10 household,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

WHEREVER they can do 1t the Repub-
licans always make a fusion with the
Sound Money Democrats. 1t they can't
capture the Offices alone they are always
ready TO make a deal. Yet they are
always ready to condemn the Democrats
for the very thing they have been prac-
ticing for years. The Republican pie
hunters will bear watching.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30
sTEPHENsPoRT.

Remember the Kentucky Photo Com
pany will only be here until July 8.
Don't forget the dates Of the Kentucky
Photo Company.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

CHARLES A. DANNA, editor Of the New
York Sun, is reported as being critically
ill: Mr.. Dana is one Of the greatest
newspaper men in this country, and has
been 20 recognized for many years.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

T FARMERS are not talking politics, but
giving their attention to tobacco, wheat,
corn and things about the farm. They
are deeply interested in farm work and
the how of doing it.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

Now THE spectators want to make a
corner on the wheat. Iithe farmers will
act wise they will not let their wheat go
for nothing.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30
Poor Blood

is starved blood. 1t shows itself
in pale cheeks, white lips, weak
digestion, no appetite, exhaus-
ton, lack Of nerve force, soft
muscles, and, chief Of all, weak
muscles. Your doctor calls It
Anaemia. He will tell you that
the weakening weather Of sum-
mer often brings it on.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

TINES are getting better, we feel It and
the country feels it, and the only thing
to do now, is to 20 ont and meet them
and bid them welcome.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30
Pooling the Farmer.

Sample taxes from the Dingley bill,
with comparisons showing the over
whelming foreign competition to which
the farmer is subjected and what pro-
lection the ways and means committee
regards as Indispensable:
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

NicE, clean cornfields, how delightful
they are to look upon. Breckenridge
county is full OF them.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartio 100 or 25c
II @. c. @. fail TO cure, druggists refund money
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

MAYOR CRUMBAUoH, OF Hopkinsville,
Ia still hot after the Second District col
lectorship.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30

IT lie said Of ex.Gov. Boies, of Iowa,
that he has deserted the free silver cause.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30
Imports 10
= IL IL

Duty. United statesL United states
Dingley bill. 1900 1900
Barley, 0Oc. per bu. s97.8el bu 7,6sO,ai bu
Corn, l6c. per bu.. A.8a8 bu 00o02;e35 bu
Oats. lee. per bu. a7,bOo bu i8Oip,5e0 bu
Rye. loc: per bu. lH bu oes, 400 bu
Flour, 80. adj val. 1904 bbk ll,020, s0l bbls
Butter, %. per h.. 62.007 lbs 1885, l8 lbs
Potatoes, Csc p. bu.. 1920 bu 080,Oi0 bu
Total valuo Of these exports during
the fiscal year 1900 ................t $40 028 go
potal value imports. 1851. $50
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-30
A MONEY SAVER
A MONEY MAKER
ROGERS BUNCHER
and SEED SAVER
WILL DO IT! Y!

This is an attachment for moving
Il machines that can be attach 10
any mower in few minut 10
costs abnut one fourth IA much as y I, be
rake, and adds very little to the draft Of
the mover. II will bunch any ri'ort
g ass or grain that is desired to BE- LEFT in
bunchts or wind-roNH. 1t is made "a
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19

No. y. Fixing time of holding
chancery court in Garland an
Hot Springs county.
No. 10. Fixing salary of coun-
ty Judge of Cleburne county.
No. 1873. Fixing time for hold
ing county court in Sharp coun-
ty.
No. 156. United States coun-
sells to take acknowledgements.
No. 1919. Time for holding
county court in Madison county.
No. 203. Fixing salaries of
officers of Sharp county.
No. 1853. Garland county held
liable to Hot Springs county.
No. IA. For assessment of
mineral rights.
No. 216. To sell Sixteenth
section in Franklin county.
No. 189. Fixing salaries of
officers of Carol county.
No. 246. Fish protection in
Conway, Perry and Pope coun-
ties.
No. 210 Game law in Mississ-
ippi, Cross, Poinsett and st.
Francis counties.
No. SO. To prevent extortion
by corporation agents.
No. 1872. Exchange of state
bonds for Washington county
bonds.
No. 80. Depot at bridge juno
ton.
No. 38. Anti trust bill.
No. 1871. Changing Sewer and
Howard county lines.-Cazette.
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19
The st. Louis
Weekly
St-DiSpatCh
Only so Gents A Year.
The Great Free Silver PAPER

You will 6ud the Weekly Poat Die
patch indispensable during she year 1897
the year Of 1897 is g,ing To be hrmiul
NJ in,ere,. The incoming Of thu Mckin-
lev Administration. with A new Congress
elerteI upon a gold platform, mans
|, gislatoa Of kind that will vitaily in.
teres' every newspaper reader in the
country, and especially in the Wet and
South. Special attention will be paid
in tie Weekly Post Dispatch to hi.
news of a nationsl character, and it will
h discussed riitorially from the p,int
OF view OF tie West asd South ~ con.
rss,sd with Wal street..
The campaign Of free silver will go on
10 1877 and nothing can do 80 much to
help along the cam paian Of education as
a newspaper like the Weekly Pos,-Dis-
pa'ch. This is shown in ,hc fact that 10
Missouri, and in every other locality
wher. tho Post.Dspatch has a large cir.
eula'ion the gains OF Democracy and
free silver we're Of sweeping character,
The PO5T.DISPATUH deserves the
supper. Of al Free Silver Democrats be.
cause OF the great fight il made In tha re
cent cam paign for Democratic principles
and tn, ticket Hence the free silver
men everywhere should rally to ~ sup.
port by sending in their subscription
aud induce others TO subscribe.
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19

Subscribers of country news
payers often allow their SUBJ
scriptions to become delinquent
through carelessness, and yet
feel insulted if their paper is
stopped or statement of their
delinquency is sent to them.
They do not expect any courtesy
from metropolitan papers but the
country papers are expected to
come on whether they are paid
for or not. This is unjust ex-
action. Because he is editor OF
a country newspaper is no reason
why a man should carry you
year after year. The income
from subscriptions to a newspa-
per is an important item. Like
snowflakes they are individually
small but when aggregated they
pile up wonderfully. They
should be coming in every day
Of the year. They must come
in il the publisher pays his bills
which fall due every month in
the year.-Ex.
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19

No other firm in the State the advantage of beg o
reentav, sell st class instruments at equal priee
considered, rs fav, .ble terms We can.
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19

The members Of the Legislature
who voted for the repeal Of the
Jonesboro prohibition law can
find food for reflection in the re-
ports OF the murder Of Dan
Salmon last week. Whiskey is a
murderous weapon, but It is
powerless without an accessory.
He who turns it loose to do It's
awful work is not free from the
blood stains it works,~-Ark.
Baptist,
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19
A TALK TO THE BOYS AND GIRLS
--ApouT GREEcE.-

The editor OF the RECORD
thinks II would be interesting to
the boys and girls Of Sharp
county 70 know something about
Greece as II Is just now attract
ing the attention Of the world
All Of you got your geogra,.
phies now and turn TO the map OF
Europe. Look down in the south
east corner and you will find the
little country Of Greece, almost
surrounded by seas. The great
est people In the world used "
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19
Headquarters

have been tn recognized leaders the Piano and Organ
in Arkansas for the long period mentioned above and
proud Of the reputation have made.
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19
From the Poplar Bluff No.
Citizen.

The Post. Dispatch did more In the present
campaign for tue cause Of tbs merchant.
mrchanic, farmer and laboring man than any
other paper in the state. IL Will always be Il
valuable acq ii,ition 10 this clnss OF men, and
viii be- repaid thousand Ilnrs Tor tbs good
GGaC, II was through the Post that many
frauds we're exposed which would Otherwise
have gone 1nnOteed by the American press,
and II alone stands without peer In America
today The post-DlapaIeh Is the paper for
The people,
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19
rheumatism Quickly
ured.

After having confined to the
house for eleven days and paying
out s25 in doctor bills without LenS
eft, Mr.. Frank Dolson of SauIt Ste,
Marie, Mich, was cured by one bot,
tie of Chamberlain's Pam Balm
costing ?5 cents and has not since
been troubled with that complaint.
For sale by all medicine dealers.
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19

live in this little country, and it
Is hoped they are still great. 1t
seems so too, as they are almost
defying all the great powers of
Europe.
Before We tel you about this
trouble they are in now, We will
go back centuries ago, long before
Christ was born, at the time
W h en- Lycurgus, tn e
greatest lawgiver Of Sparta, one
of the states of Greece, lived and
see how they raised their boys
and girls. The first thing Ly-
curgus did after he got control
of the state was to divide all the
land into small estates or lots,
just large enough to yield enough
OF wheat to support a family,
which was counted to be about
eighty bushels, with some oil and
wine which the Greeks all used.
He next called in all the gold and
silver which the people had, and
made a law declaring that their
money should be made of iron.
AS much as a dollar of this iron
was so heavy that t took a stout
man to carry one or two of them.
His reason for this was that other
nations would not sell their goods
to the Greeks for this kind of
money and that they would have
to make everything which they
used at home. You see he want
ed to make them entirely indie
pendent.
The third and greatest act of
the lawgiver was to strike death
blow to a desire for riches and to
live in luxury at home. To &C
complish this he declared that
all rich and poor should eat in
common, that is at large tables
in the towns, and of the same
bread and meat. This act made
the rich very mad at him but
they had to accept it. At GER
tain hours in the day all the
grown up people would go to the
public eating places. They would
all talk about the public interests
of the state. The young men
would hear the wise old Grecians
talk about the affairs of public
interest. To these wise CONVEX
sations they were always atten-
tive and in this way BEGAN Q we'll
posted in the country's welfare.
That the public tables might be
kept supplied with food, the peo-
pie were divided into companies,
and each at a certain time, re-
quired to bring in a specified
amount of food.
The Greeks were very particu-
lar about their babies, when one
was born the father was COM
PEELED under the law to take it to
a lot of wise men who examined
it, and if it was found to be
delicate or deformed in any way
it was ordered to be thrown into
a deep pit where it soon died.
If the baby was of a stout and
we'll shaped body, it was ordered
cared for. AS soon as these
children were seven years old
hey were taken from their faith
er's home and put in a kind of
school. In our next issue we
will tell you about the ancient
Greek schoolboy.l
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19

Two amendments 10 the con.
stitution, one for tho creation Of
the office Of railroad commission
er and the other for the privilege
of levying 3 mills tax for roads
and bridges, will be submittedsto
the people at the next election.
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19

No. 36. Changing the time
Clark county circuit court.
No. 1871. Penalty for escaping
from penitentiary.
No. AZ. Ten per cent sale Of
state lands for common school
fund,
No. 81. Cities TO tax barrel
whisky houses.
HOUSE BILLS.
No. 7S, Pulaski free bridge.
No. 81. Quarantine act.
No. 100. Changing time Of
holding county courts in Lincoln
county.
No. SO, Abolishing court Of
common pleas in Hot Springs
county,
No, ~. Allowing farmers to
organize mutual fire insurance
companies,
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19
Fifty-Five Bills.
MEASURES SUCCESSFUL IN
THE LEGISLATURE.

Fifty-five bills passed both
branches of the Thirty-first Gen.
eral Assembly. All but fifteen
have been signed by the govern
or.
The total number of bills in
troduced in both branches was
558, of which PAT were in the
Senate and 311 in the House.
Two concurrent resolutions sub
hitting proposed constitutional
amendments authorizes the Gre
alton of a permanent railroad
commission and the other au-
thorizes the levy Of a road tax
not to exceed three mills.
The governor has not yet had
time to pass upon the bills de-
! livered to him in the last few
days. Among those that have
not yet been scrutinized by him
is the antitrust act.
Following is : complete list of
the bills passed by the Legis-
lature:
SENATE BILLS.
No. /. Contingent expense OF
the General Assembly.
No. 2. To amend improve
ment district law.
No. 4. Dardanelle school re-
peal, five-mile law.
No. 8. Papers and stamps for
members of the General Assem-
bly,.
No. Is. For clerks on treas
urers' and auditors books.
No. II. Arkansas College,
Batesville special, three-mile
law.
No. Sc. For relief of Johnny
and Errett Hamilton.
No. 10. Railroad charters ex-
tended.
No, 35. Morrilton repeal, ten
mile act.
No. 10. Jonesboro repeal,
four-mile act.
No. 80. Collection of assess
ments in local improvement dis
tricts.
No. 4S. Private roads.
No. 20. To protect game and
fish in Miller and Lafayette coun-
ties.
No. 1877. To protect railroad
No. "a. Convictions in police
court. A bar to further pros
ecution.
No. 20. Bicycles as baggage.
No. 1875. Insurance companies
to pay entire los'.
No. 142. Pensions for ex-con-
federate soldiers without fami-
lies.
No. 70. Blanks for the Gen.
eral Assembly.
No. SO. Railroads to protect
from annoyance.
No. q. To prevent disorderly
conduct at legalized primaries.
No. 81. Admission of INCUR
able cases to insane asylum.
No. 100. Bonds for fines and
costs to be filed by justices of
the peace.
No. 10. To prohibit musical
instruments and gambling de-
cices in saloons.
No. 7. Mode Of handling es-
tray fund.
No. 139. To enforce collect
ions Of moneys from sale Of the
Sixteenth sections, etc.
No. Ss. Appropriating $4,000
for county normal schools.
No. 143. For protection OF
song birds.
AZ t-o II...A ao,..A.. a.~za.al
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19
Us
md
Girls.

CllllUToli ucNcT
Ost e.
lhat ! years he had lived
out rog house in the woods
A. IT the river. The only
that old Simon knew were
eSisids and the squirrels and a
moi . dog. This dog, whose
me was Fritz, was always be-
side the old man. On the beach
that served for a table was set,
at mealtime, a plate for Fritz as
we'll as his master. When the
old man started with his axe for
the woods, Fritz was by his side,
drawing the sled or wagon that
was to bring back the firewood.
One evening in summer Simon
was sitting beside his door with
Fritz not far off. Suddenly they
heard a strange sound. "What
is that | hear?" cried Simon, and
as he spoke, Fritz gave a leap
toward the bank of the river.
There, in the middle of the
stream, and being carried along
by the rapid current, was a small
skiff. As the boat drew nearer
they could see in the stern a
child. whose little hands were
clasping the sides of the boat.
Fritz saw the child. He looked
at his master as much as to say,
"I'll save the baby" and then
dashed into the stream. Old
Simon watched him with anxious
gaze. Fritz reached the boat,
caught the floating rope in his
teeth, and swan toward the
shore. Slowly they drew nearer
and nearer, until the boat was so
close to the shore that Old Simon
tenderly lifted the child in his
arms and carried him to the cot
tage. The little boy looked up in
theIold mans face and then went
to sleep.
For two days the child played
about the door Of Simon's home,
with Fritz always on guard. The
third day after the rescue an
other boat come down the river.
You may believe that the man
who rowed was anxiously watch
ing the shore, and what a shout
OF Joy there was;when the father
saw his little boy. Fritz began
to bark, too, and there was great
excitement.
The father told Simon how the
boy had strayed away, and how
the whole town had been looking
for him. Some one had at last
discovered that a boat-.was miss
Ing, and 80 he had come down
the river.
Simon was offered q home in
that city; but the old man loved
the woods and the river too well
to leave them. For ten years
after, ~ long as Simon lived
there came down the river once a
year the father and son. They
came with gifts for the one who
had saved the boys life. Brave
Fritz was remembered, too, and
ever afterwards wore about his
neck a silver cross, bearing the
words, Fritz the Rescuer' -
Omaha Christian Advocate
Sharp County record., 1897-03-19

Groves Tastelees Chill TONES has stood
the tea, for ten years When any dealer
tries 10 induce you to take some other
make, you may know that II il some che p
compound on which he makes a large
profit Eyory boo 10 Of Groves gusran
ICED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08

lings hatch out they are taken away and made
to scratch for themselves. Each days Matching
is put into a separate pen. This accounts for
the great number OF pens, and facilitates the
selection for shipping by having the birds all IN
lots according to their respective ages About
two months from the time he steps out OF MS
shell the duck is ready for market, so that the
first shipments are made about April j. FROM
that time on the birds are shipped regularly
until late in the fall. This year Mr.. Pye Will
keep sending them until December. Last week
he sent about one thousand. They all go to
Washington Market. but large proportion OF
them are not used in this city. They are
bought up b. the steamship companies in great
quantities. and many Of them are sold to the
proprietcr3 Cf summer hotels near the city. AL
this particular season. when they are cheapest,
a large stock Of them is put away in cold stor-
age The price which the duck farmers now get
from the wholesale dealers IS l. cents a pound
This is two cents less than the bottom price oi
last year. Mr.. Pyes ducks weigh from five to
five and half pounds each. so that each bird
brings him about 80 cents. In the spring the
price is sometimes 81 40 cents a pound. The
expenses of such farm are heavy sometimes
aggregatng $50 day. it is necessary TO
sell largely in order to make good profits The
loss owing to sickness among the stock is small
having amounted to only Il per cent this season
The ducks are all dry-picked and the task OF
removing the feathers is laborious one. II
gives work to about fourteen girls of the neigh
borhood for three days in each week. These
girls receive five cents for each duck that they
pick. and this system of "pieCewOrk' succeeds
in stimulating the pickers exertions 50 remark
ably that the feathers fly brskly all day long
Some girls are so expert as to make 50 day,
and one small child has frequently earned from
81 to 81 30 The feathers excellent for sufiing
pillows. and are gathered into large bags and
sold after the busy part of the duck shipping
season is over. Formerly, the money which the
feathers brought exactly paid for the picking.
those from one duck selling for five cents. But
this season the price of feathers has come down
until those on one bird worth only three and
half cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-08
SIX MESSAGES on ONE WIRE.
From The Boston Herald.

sextupleX Geographic wire was successfully
operated in telegraph Office in this city last
night in the presenc" of representatives of New
York and Boston papers. The circuit was to
New-Haven and return, a distance of three
hundred miles Three different messages were
sent over the wire simultaneously. and were
easily and accurately received on the receiving
side
The inventor of the new scheme is Thomas
Il Dixon. of Kentucky. son of the late former
Senator Archibald Dixon Of that State. He is
a practical tclegrapher. and has been striving
to solve the problem Of scXtupleX since 1871.