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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-17
A TOMBSTONE WARNING.
The Message A Missouri Woman
Had Chisellei on Her Husbands
Monument.
kansas City Times.l

Kansas City llmes.l
Out in Oak Hill Cemetry, the fashion
able burying ground OF Atchison, Mo, a
marble shaft towers far above its neigh
bors. 1t is colossal in size, white as the
driven snow, delicate in proportion,
exquisite in design, airy and graceful as
spire OF the Cathedral of Malin when
viewed from far away. 1t is the observ-
ed of all those who visit the beautiful
cemetery and who tread its hDwer-lined
and shadowy avenues and they linger at
the granite base to admire the delicate
carving and pardon upon the strange and
suggestive inscription chiselled upon its
polished surface
"At last it biteth like serpant and
stingeth like an adder. "-ProveI BIS xiii,
%.
This unusual and unique monument
markes the grave OF once prominent
citizen. He was prominent in business,
prominent in politics, prominent in
social affairs. He was the psr'onifica-
ton Of business intgrity, leader in
public enterprises, the exemplar Of the
young men OF the community. BY and
by, even as soma insidious disease TAX, s
poi session OF the human body, an appe-
tite for strong drink took possession OF
this business man, this political leader
this social lion, this model for young
men. IL came about like this First the
glad New Years happy greeting; then
the convivial cup at the campfire and
the club; then the public reception and
the cordial entertainment Of the city's
honored guest. His history is simply
the old, old story. He fell from his
lofty pedestal, from his high estate, from
heaven to hell.
Prosperity, political standing, social
influence, everything was swept into the
great vortex wherein sooner or later are
engulied all that has been or is OF him
who looketh upon the wine when 1t is
red.
The man had lived and was dead aud
burr, d. and the great world, forgetting
his faults and frailities, remembered
only his excellences. But the widow
She remembered-even II she did not
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-17

died February G, 1871. He moved to
Gallatin county in 1924, and lived near
Warsaw until 1859, when he moved to
Hsr cock county, five miles above
Hawesville, on the Ohio river, where he
still resides at the home of his son, T..
d Ireland. He has seven children now
living, the Oldest being seventy, and
the youngest fifty-two years OF age.
His grandchildren number twenty-nine,
and he has also twenty-nine great
grandchildren. Though man Of full
years he is, nevertheless, healthy and
vigorous, and has lost none of his men
tai vigor.-Louisville Times.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-17

This handsome old Kentucky gentle
man has nearly attained the remark
able age, one hundred years, and is
one of the very f-w centenarians who
are able to authenticate their claims to
having lived full century. In honor
of Mr.. Ireland's one hundredth birth
day his son, I. d. Ireland, OF Skillman,
Hancock county, an ex-Confederate who
served in the First Kentucky, has ar
ranged for celebration.
James b Ireland was born June 1,
1907, in Scott county, KY, five miles
east of Georgetown. On April 20, 1922,
he married Miss Sarah Lancaster, who
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-17
CUSTOM.

Mrs. Robertson has moved to her
farm.
Mis- Helen Pollock was visiting in
Iryington last Thursday.
Mis- Eva HerndoD, OF Irvington, is
visiting at Mrs Munfords.
Miss Olive Adkisson, of Weldon, will
be Mr.. Neffs milliner this spring.
Chas Patterson, OF Hart county, is
on visit to his uncle, X. j. Patterson.
Mr.. Baxter, OF Irvington, spent Tues
day with his brother, DR.. A A. Baxter
Messrs. Trent and Dave Meyers, OF
Custer, visited Miss Clara Loeb Sun
day.
Mrs. McCans and Miss Fullinweider,
of lid, were guests OF Miss Helen Pol
lock last week.
Mrs. John Cox returned from Louis
vile Wednesday. She has been nurs-
ing her daughter, Mrs. Ditto, who has
been quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. j. Neff are in Louis
vile buying their spridg goods We
will give the dainty fabrics a hearty
welcome, along with the jorquils.
Our year old Endeavor Society cele-
brated its birthday Wednesday evening.
The folling is the program:
What our Society has done. Hugh iiardaway
Briei History OF the Y. p. S. c. K. 49,.
Miss Rena Smith
Reading mrs. Dell
Why Christians are not as good looking as world
ly people Miss Maud Addison
Contentious ,....,. Miss Ethel Adkisson
Our Gifts. MANN. Miss Eva carrigan
Prof. Hawes, elocutionist, OF Louis
vile, will give reading here Tuesday
evening, March S0th. He will be at
Iryington March 10Th and as the two
entertainments are OF an entirely differ
emit nature, we expect many OF our
friends TO honor us with their presence.
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rheumatism Quickly Cured.

After having been confined to the
house for eleven days and paying out
s25 in doctor bills without benefit, Mr..
Frank Dolson OF Sault Ste. Marie, Mich,
was cured by one bottle Of Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, costing 25 cents and
has not since been troubled with that
complaint. For sale by A. r. Fisher.
Druggist.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-03-17

Some Lines Dedicated to the Defeated
Candidates in the Recent Repub-
lican Primary Election.
The Republican candidates
Who got a small vote
Are all contemplating
Building boat;
And up Salt River
They are determined to ascend
AS far as navigable
Water extends.
Mr.. Dan Parrish,
A very popular man,
He'll be boss
OF the whole She. bang.
If Jess Eskridge don't pilot
/ can't see why,
For he could steer boat
Straight as die;
He could plead with the waves
In their fierce st gale,
He could anchor his boat
Without prevail
And think, Mr.. Parrish,
While placing your hands,
You should give Mr.. Eskridee
This job if you can.
There is Mr.. Jolly,
He don't like to work
So guess Mr.. Parrish
Will put him in as Clerk.
There is our friend,
Mr.. Sam Pate;
He will have to serve
As mud clerk and mate,
But be careful, Mr.. Pate,
How you use your slang
Or the rousters will nab you
And to post you will hang.
And there is our popular
Friend, Mr.. Hook
If there's no ladies aboard
He will have to cook,
With Weatherfoid to assist him
Which is no more than just
He'll be able to serve meal
At the boss request.
There is Burch and Hawkins,
Perkins and Day,
They will all be rousters
So they say.
Now the name OF this boat,
Perhaps you'd like to know
1t will assume the name
OF the Republican Joe;
They will 60 up Salt river
If their pledge they keep,
And drown their troubles
In the briny deep.
They will return in November
II they have no wreck
And all vote for the "Demmy's"
l kind er suspeck."
o. WIS.
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BALTIMORE & OHIO s0UrH-wEs.
TERN TRAINS

Are now running on regular schedule,
over b. 4 o. 8. w. Rails.
Beginning Friday evening, March ~,
all b. & o. s. w. Trains resumed their
regular schedule over their own track
after marvellous exhibition OF engineer
ing skill in restoring 1t to its former mag
nidcsnt conditioned soon after the water
subsidized.
Through and Accommodation Trains
are now running, as usual, without delay
Of any kind.
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toward the past, who thinks something
ought to be done by somebody, or says
he thinks so, bnt who is always ready
to oppose any remedy that is suggested.
Mr.. Editor, this is an intert sling ques.
ton. Shall the unemployed be supplied
with useful employment or not? Shall
we tax ourselves to support them in idle
ness or give them employment and let
them support themselves and at the same
time add to the wealth Of the communi-
ty? Or shall we repose either to furnish
them work by the government or to sup.
port them out of the public revenues and
let them perish of hunger? We have
seen the enormous loss to the nation in
maintaining system OF government that
enforces involuntary idleness on millions
OF men we have also seen what might be
gained by giving these men employment
by the property constituted public au-
thorites.
We then ought to see the folly of per-
petually wasting time and energy over
such foolishness as the tariff and silver
questions This seems to me to be self
evident. All men have a natural right
to use their hands and all their bodily
faculties in supplying themselves with
the necessaries OF life. Men cannot live
without food, clothing and shelter and
these things can be had only by means Of
labor. Therefore the right of men to
labor and to the product of their labor is
as clear, as sacred as their right to live.
Any system OF government, therefore,
that denies the right OF any mau or any
number of men to labor, that forces
them into involuntary idleness, is an I'M
Just, murderous system OF z )vernment
and ought to be abolished. That is the
kind of government we have in these
United States of Monopoly.
-
Mr.. Editor, we need new political
organization in these United States-a
party that will agitate and educate along
the lines OF public ownership. Such
party should never admit to its ranks
compromises, fusionists or buyers and
sellers OF votes. Such men will render
abortive, important all the honest efforts
OF sincere reformers. Witness the death
of the late unlamented Populist party.
Fusionists, traders schemers, tricksters,
spoiIsmen, Office hunters and all round
traflickers in votes killed it.
The late Populist party ought to have
an inscription placed upon the slab over
its grave something like this
HERE LIES THE DEFUNCT PoPULIsT PARTY
ALL FUTURE REFORM PARTIES TAKE WARN
ING. UNCLE JONATHAN.
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1y and scarcely knowing what was do
ing, l relit the light and held it up
closely to Diana's face. She caught me
quickly by the arm and with sort of
horror in her face motioned mo to be
silent
care we quite alone?' she whispered.
She was breathing quickly, poor
child. Her face was pale and haggard I
led her-almost carried her-to rough
p lounge near the fire. She glanced down
at her disguise, blush covering her
face, making it for en- instant impossi-
BILE for her to speak.
"Diana, I said anxiously, for Gods
sake, explain your coming. What does
= it mean?'
In broken sentences, almost Whisper
ing it and leaning her head back YEARLY
on my breast, she told her story Uncle
Blake had been in league with the Eng
lish; had communicated with spy III
my regiment. A party Of English Off
GERS were in waiting across the river. IL
we set out as we expected, the party
were to be captured by the enemy, per-
haps, if it were thought best, killed Oil
the spot. She, brave little Di, had over
heard the plans that day and had walked
from Blake House here through many
perils, after nightfall, having fairly
forced Keziah to accompany her.
''And thought, she said, putting
her little hands together, "if did not
get here in time you might go, Robert.
and"-
For all the shock and anxiety of tho
moment thought of nothing then but
that 1 had DIS head upon my breast,
DIS voice, tender and sweet, sounding
in my ears.
God brought you safely, Dr."
whispered, putting my arms closely
about her. "Let us thank him for it. %
And then with little sigh of relief
Or comfort, I know not what, Di put
one Of her little hands up to my face,
sand, drawing it down to her OWE, kiss
3ed my cheek passionately.
7 u We were only silent and selfishly
thoughtful of ourselves for moment .
Action was necessary at once. Di could
tell me the name of the foe within my
door. 1t was Alpin, the ready yolan-i
teer l told Di she must remain in dis
guise while discussed our plan Of ac-
ton with our officers. She drew her
cloak about her and sat like shy, pretty
boy, apart in the shadow of the fire,
when they came intothe ROOM. Keziah, l
still inclined TO be Respondent and weep
ing, remained near by, her cloak drawn
as closely as possible. and her sharp, old
features grimly cut against tho freight, |
the impersonation of Puritan severity, I
iudicrously ip contrast with ths mss
querading attire she had adopted al her
young mistress bidding.
1t was IL o'clock. Wehastily laid cur
plans. would remain at home. lest q
surprise was intended here. The ress OF
| the party would 80 undisturbed, sil bat
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ROBERT BLAKE's STORY.


My Uncle Blake was a great friend
Of all the Englishmen in the neighbor-
hood of Marchtown, and, though this
was some years before the outbreak Of
the Revolution, his strong English feel
ing made him somewhat unpopular
with the American residents of the
country. He lived quite by himself in
the big old looking house, but he enter
tanned in a sumptucus manner and
seemed quite contented with his bach
elor existence. He had younger sister,
the great beauty of the family, and VIC
all knew the sad story of her marriage.
She had run away with u penniless
young officer, Tom Leigh, and her broth
er had vowed never to speak to her
again. But one day there was a great
sensation up at Blake House. Diana
Leigh had died suddenly, and her one
child, little girl, was brought home
by Uncle Blake. How we'll remember
FIRST seeing her sitting in the drawing
room, a pretty, proud faced little woman
Of 10, with comical air Of superiority
which was impossible to resist Size
called me cousin Rob" directly and
assumed sort of right over me from
the outset. An air of coed friendship
WAS established between us, and, though
Twas nearly II, we found great deal
in our country life to enjoy together /
had to teach her to ride and drive and
fish, and all through tho golden spring
and summer time we spent the fair days
out of doors, little Di trudg;ng along
beside me or on her gray pony, which
she named condescendingly for me. By
the time she was Is the whole country
knew and talked of Miss Leigh S beauty
and fine airs, but when l went to Viz
ginia for two years Di held mo as she
promised in sweet remembrance. This
= day have the little notes and letters
she wrote me-playful, scolding, i'm
perious, tender, as tho mocd found her
when they were written, but always at
the end "Yonr loving Ettlo Di, and
the "Come back soon' frequently re-
curing was magnet l fain would
have followed every time.
went back when the artumn days
were just beginning-youth and sun
shine go easily together. was full OF
hope, aspiration aud ambitions. Di-was
ut the heart of all. Little Di. was by
this time n woman grown. The night
of my return drove over to Uncle
Blake's. How it all comes back to mel
Lights were rot yet brought into the
narlnr Mt Blake House. When I drew
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Amber.
THE END.


Amber, in the process of hardening,
imprisoned the flies and other creatures
in its gummy embrace, end there they
arc today, perfectly preserved and look
ing very much alive, although impris-
oned. once saw and tried to purchase
beautiful specimen which contained
lizard with five legs, looking as much
alive rs living lizard could look in "a
teaspoonful of sifup, but it had been
dead for thousands of years. That spcci
men is in private collection, and no
amount of money will buy it.
Amber was at one time more valuable
than gold, because it was scarcer. In
the fourteenth century and previous to
that time amber was made into knives
and forks with one prong for the use of
princes and dignitaries of the church.
In those days nobody knew the real am.
Der fields, and a great deal of it was
found by the seashores, where it WAS
washed by the waves. It has been dis
covered, however, that the extinct ceno
bearing trees fiourished in immense for
fsts ON the plains of north Germany,
and amber IS there discovered in largo
quantities by miners. Large quantities
of it are also found in the yellow sand
stone along the Baltic shores. There ale
regularly operated amber mines in east
Prussia at Palrnicken, and it is also
picked from the cliffs, much as placer
miners find gold in California pockets.
Consequently amber is 20 longer ncre
valuable than gold, but, On the contrG-
ry, it is on the market at from So 10
$50 per pound, according to its quality.
It is no longer one of the mysteries Of
the world, but ono of the commodities.
But the specimens found in various
places III peculiar conditions still find
their way into the cabinets Of the col
leotors Of curios. Smith D. Fry in Gin.
cinnatian.
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upon the men to be chosen, while I re-
solved myself to be one of the number.
While we were consulting, some one
knocked upon the door, and I admitted
a man named Alpin, recently come into
the service, and WHO had quite distin-
guished himself among the soldiers for
his feryor and patriotism. He had come,
he said, to beg permission to be one of
the party for the night. He knew every
inch of the ground from boyhood, and,
better still, roundabout way to the
chosen point of meeting. We decided to
admit him, aud after receiving some
special instructions he and the lieuten-
ant both withdrew. We had been dis
cussing the question in the little bare
sitting room where such councils were
usually held, and when found myself
alone, about 10 o'clock, went to the
window and looked out, with some
sympathy for the midnight messengers,
upon the almost impenetrable darkness
and binding rain. The window fronted
a narrow strip of ground running along
the embankment. There were at this
point no steps or means of ascent, save
by the most cautious and even perilous
clambering. A lantern swung here from
O high post. l was watching it mechan-
ically as it swayed fitfully to and fro in
the wind and rain, when its lurid CLEAN
suddenly fell upon two figures evidently
attempting the ascent.
Once, twice the foremost figure slip
ped-I saw wild effort made to clutch
the soggy earth. l was i'll way spell
bound, knowing it could be no one who
had any right to enter or this point
would not have been chosen. My faeul-
ties seemed suspended, the dull glow OF
the lantern illuminated the strangers
efforts to reach the upper ledge. and
with sort of stupid fascination watch
ed them. They gained the terrace at
last-two men, the slighter of the two
urging the other on, while the wind
and rain buffeted them cruelty. A mo-
ment more and one was beneath my
window. My senses seemed to return
like flash as flung open the sash and
bent down over the half PROSTATE form
of slender boy wrapped in long dark
cloak, my candle showing me his COM
panion still making his way, uttering
queer little means and groans as he did
So
The lad started at the sound of my
voice, turned his face upward suddenly,
and in spite of the wind and rain and
all the strangeness of her coming, I
recognized my cousin Dill Another mo-
ment and her companion reached us
DIS faithful maid, Keziah Martini
"DianaP' I cried out, feeling almost
suffocation in my breast.
She did not speak and with some diff
ficulty made her way into the room, fol-
lowed by the sobbing Keziah. Hurried
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was i;.ssd to his and that the teess ]
honored her for shedding were running
down her cheeks? She did not !checlS
them; seemed unaWaFe. that they We're
falling, but heswonld have been less
than man had he not STOPPED down.,
and for an instant. taking her in his
arms kissed her eyelids, her checks,
and once lightly and reverently the
fair. proud lips. =
Ny cousin wore tied loosely about her
sweet young throat blue scarf, and
while he held her that moment to his
breast she was busy loosening it with
eager, nervous fingers.
81 shall pray for you" she said,
moving back from him and dashing tho
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Goftly the white rose i'll her hand. She
was picture fit for any paanter and I
stood looking at Der sadly, lovingly,
just as felt, for moment before /
said good night. The rest We're all busy
in the other end of the room looking
over county map Mr.. Montague want
cd 10 see.
"Wcll Di, ny dear" l said, les.2ing
en- the ehilnneypiece and looking down
at her with smile, NOW that I've
come baclsyo don't sf>0 so very glad
tosee me" -
She lifted her dar' with crit
zeal expression in theiG /my face.
''Oh, yes, Robert, am glad" she
said coolly. You look ever so much
oldcr-and taller and broader since you
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Montague was soon exchanged. As he
predicted, he returned to England, and
Diana had been my dear wife for IL
happy years before any news of him
reached us. Then it came but vaguely
word of his marriage and of his death
in India, and fancy that my darling
was but slightly moved by it, for her
busy life Of affectionate interests and
many occupations had crowded out
many thoughts of the past. She said
very little, however, of her deepest feel
ings With the growth Of years and
motherhood my sweet wife had become
a self contained. quiet woman, always
gentle, always loving, but less given to
spontaneous mirth and ready expression
of every passing mood. But when my
dear love lay dying she reverted to that
strange scene in our barracks. Holding
my hand, she asked me if ever thought
her 'fippant" after that. Truly told
her never, and she sighed and said she
never meant to be; that tho thought Of
having panied SO true heart as Mon
tague's had always lain sadlyat her
door.
We spoke Of him, then-she wondered
if the little token she had given him
was long treasured, and the dear eyes
looking into mine seemed for an instant
like little Dis of old-tender, wistful,
all at once. When said, feeling it like
throb at my heart, that I believed
anything of hers would not have been
cast aside by the most forgetful man on
earth, she smiled again and said i'll q
little way she had when I told her that
I loved her, "Thank you, DEAR" and it
was soon after-yery soon-that she
spoke no more.
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Holding It to hts lips for aGJ an Instant.
fears away with passionate little ges-
ture, land I give you this as pledge Of
my-my sweet remembrance Of you
my cousin will not care-as you say
we shall never see each other more. -
He took it, reyerently and, oh, so ten
derby, and holding it to his lips For half
an instant put it in his breast.
How long our silence might have
lasted | do not know had not the bugle
sounded. Tho day had broken, new
sunrise was flooding all the world, and
led my darling tenderly away, giving
her into old Keziah's keeping, we'll
knowing what this trial had been to one
of her gentle, if proud, nature, thankful
she had my loyal heart to lean upon
now and forevermore until death did us
part
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Have you a house for reat ?
Advertise it in the AcE-i-IEIALD
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went away-not quite the same Rob
ert. y
And you look ever SO much older
and prettier and gayer," 1 retorted.
VIII yon go 70 ride with me tomor-
roW?'i s