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The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05

az least, q fathers WalstcOat had TO
serve his small son in lieu of all
clothing. The working classes usu-
ally inhabit the Easements of the San
Juan houses, where their apartments,
often without windows, are grouped
about a patio or central courtyard.
When an American officer, a soldier,
or a native policeman approached one
of these habitations, there would be
a scampering from the main door OF
naked children, who disappeared like
cyclone in the gloom c. the interior.
| was the fortunate possessor of
smattering OF Spanish, and this fact
led ne TO make a daily purchase OF
La Correspondence the principal pa
per Of the city. ~hich was usually
brought to me b., a small urchi=:,
Jose Santos by name, but better known
by the diminutive OF Pope pronounced
Pay-pay). Pepe was old enough to
know better, perhaps, but for reasons
OF economy and comfort his clothing
was generally limited to what might
be called, in his case, a suit of prime
val innocence.
Indeed. clothes seemed to be abhor-
rent to Pope; and when he conde-
scended to wear them at all they were
never buttoned. Any old thing an
swered the purpose, If handy; and if
not, Pope sold papers and polished
shoes, while he himself was as naked
as on the day he was born. His IN
consciousness of the fact was refresh
ing. After the publication of the
4 clothing order. however, Pepe disap-
peared from the public view. Indeed.
| was now compelled to walk several
blocks for La Correspondence and l
wondered what had become of my
smiling and usually alert little friend.
One day, as / passed a deDsely pop
ulated basement in the Gale del
Cristo, l heard myself hailed in Span
ish by a childs voice: Say, Mister
officer, please let me talk to you a
moment" would be an English equiv
alent of what was said, but does not
correctly translate the polite Porto
Rican Spanish employed. | must tell
yON Nhoe A<oNAh- lCiil are
always courteous, and, for example.
If you ask the name of one of the
tiniest of them. he or she will give
it In full and then add: Your little
servant, sir" In this instance the
voice came from behind the open door
and, when 1 stopped, Pepe's head APP
pesred
"Come out of that, Pope. What's
the matter with your l said
IL can't come out, Mister. 1 amt
got no clo'es. And l can't bring you
no more papers cause de perlice run
me in If they see me Naked" he re-
piled. There is a vernacular in Span
fish as well as In English.
We'll. your father must get you
some clothes"
II amt got no father, Mister"
Then your mother must get them"
II amt got no mother, neither"
Poor child, What do you want
20 talk 20 me about7"
Mister Americana, won't yoN
take me? Please lend me some
money to get q suit Of cIo'es with
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
Want Insulating GInres-

A prize of 5000 is offered by an IN
dustrial association of France for the
best insulating gloves for electrical
workmen. They must be strong enough
to resist not only the electric pressure,
but also accidental perforations by
wires, etc, and must in addition be
easy to wear by hands of any size. and
allow the workmen's fingers sufficient
freedom to execute their work. The
competition is international.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
switzerfand's Army Is Large.


There is no country in Europe, with
the exception of the little governments
OF Monaco and San Marine, which
spends less for military purposes than
Switzerland The annual cost of its
army is only about 100000, and yet,
in case of necessity, it can put into
the field within two days 100000 train.
ed soldiers and retain at the same time
another 100000 as reserves, in addi-
tion to its militia, numbering 10000
men, says the New York Herald. In
Switzerland young men are trained to
become good rife shots, and there is
rot hamlet in the country, without a
volunteer association formed fnV this
purpose. Military service is also COM
pulsory from the twenty-second to the
thirty-second year, forty-five days SER
vice being required during the first
year and sixteen during every sub
sequent year. The soldiers keep their
weapons and uniforms at their own
homes, and are held responsible for
them by the government, which in
spects them carefully once a year.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
Arrested at n Grave.

Jacksonville, Ind, Oct. 2.--John
Canter, aged eighteen. was arreste 1
here yesterday at the grave of his
brother, aged sixteen. charged with
his murder. Stephen Canter was kill
ed last Friday at Arctic Springs, ac-
cording to the story of his brother,
who was the only witness, by the ac-
cidental discharge of his gun. The
position of the wound caused the off
GERS TO discredit the story.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
Saw Romans Mob an Annrcb,at.

Rev. A, B. white, pastor of the Aus
tin, ILL.,, Methodist Episcopal church,
who recently returned from a Euro
pean trip, was in Rome at the time
King Humbert was assassinated. He
says the people were Infatuated by
the murder of the king, and he saw
mob dragging the editor Of an anarch-
list paper through the streets.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
American Actresses In England.

Several of our American actresses
have gone to England and almost
without exception own charming
houses. We perhaps hear the most
about Mrs. James Brown Potter's cot
tage on the Thames, though her house
in London also is famous. The
Thames cottage has rare blue china
and quaint old furniture.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
HAN MA IN CHICAGO.
Republican Commandei-ln-C Chief VIII Re
main In the West.

main In the west
Chicago, Oct. 2.-Senator Marcus A.
Hanna arrived in Chicago today to
manage the Republican national cam
paien at this end until election day.
1t expected he will interspersa his
executive duties with a few stump
speeches. Congressman Lorimer has
planned a gigantic workingmen's dem
onstration to be held somewhere in
the second congressional district, and
he wants Senator Hanna to be the
chief speaker. When he was in Chi
cago the last time, the national chair
man practically agreed to address the
gathering. He also expressed a wish
to make a short trip to Nebraska and
South Dakota, aimed at Bryan and
Senator Pettigrew in their home
states. Formal announcement of his
plans in that respect is expected with
in q day or two.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
ARE RESTING ON THEIR ARMS.
Ready for Combat should Agreement
Fail.

ran.
Hazleton, Pa, Oct. 2.-Despite the
truce in the mining strike, which is be-
lieved by all to presage a peaceful set
Element of the differences, both men
and employers are resting on their
arms and strengthening their posi-
tons, to be in readiness to continue
the combat should the expected agree
ment fail. President Mitchell, although
admitting that the proposal OF the OPP
orators undoubtedly will be accepted
officially is firm as ever. and deter
mined no break shall come until the
enure body of miners is assured OF the
advance and other concessions. He is
insistent that convention represent
ing every workingman shall act on the
compromise, no man to return to work
until the agreement is approved by all
No Recognition for Union.
At every colliery in the anthracite
region nouce will be posted to-mor-
row morning announcing 10 per cent
increase in wages based on the present
scale effective Oct. l, and stating that
the operators will arbitrate any griev-
ances their employees may present. 1t
is supposed the miners will come to-
gether as members of the union fix the
minimum of the concessions they will
be content with, and then go forth as
individuals to treat with their employ
ers through committees of employees.
The arbitrations being concluded sat
isfactorily, if they will be, the COM
mittees Of employees will report back to
the convention OF United Mine Work
ers that they have come TO a settlement
and the strike will then be declared OF
soldiers Are Ordered Home.
Shenandoah, Pa, Oct. General
Goblin ordered the Twelfth regiment
home, and the soldiers left here on
special train over the Philadelphia G.
Reading railway at o'clock this
morning. There was a parade of all
the. troops here Sunday, reviewed by
General Goblin. The town was full
of visitors
Strikers Take Temperance Pledge
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 2.-Ae st.
Johns church, Pittston, the Rev. Fa-
Their Garvey, the pastor, administered
the temperance pledge to 1900 MEM
bers of his congregation who are en-
gagged in the strike. The pledge holds
good as long as the strike lasts. At
Holy Savior church in this city the
Rev. Father Curran. the pastor. ad-
ministered the temperance pledge to
500 men, who are strikers. In his ser
mon Father Curran advised the men
to keep up their good record and do
nothing to disturb the peace as long
as the strike lasts.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
nIlterncr in Ronmnnla.

Roumania would appear to be the
most illiterate country in Europe. The
last census shows that in population
of nearly 5000. 900. nearly 1000, 900 can
neither read nor write. and that only
a little over 100000 have any educa-
tfco al all
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
Dowie E;ders DrIyen ont.

Mansfield, o., Oct. 2.-Dowieite FL
ders S. p. Fogwell and John F. Rich
ter of Chicago, arrived here last night
and stopped at the Vonhoff hotel. At
midnight they were routed out of bed
and sent away, as rumors were cur
rent that a mob was coming after
them
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
Now south wales, Population.

The estimated population OF New
South Wales on June 80 was as fol-
lows: Males, z2O,420; females, 631, 700
total. 1861, 100. The increase for the
half year amounted to 4.47O. the small
est price 1860.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05

Crown Point, Ind, Oct. "A tele-
phone message from Cedar Lake to
Sheriff Lawrence tells of the grewsome
find of mans head tied in a paper
sack lying In several feet OF water near
Hetzler's pier, on the north side of the
lake.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
strikers Take Temperance Pledge.
M,ners. shanty Flown Tn.

Hazleton, Pa, Oct. Am attempt
to blow up a shanty occupied by Will
lam Sheleola. a nonstriker, at Green
Ridge, was made. Dynamite was used.
No one was hurt and the house was
only slightly damaged. Sheleola says
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
nnffnlo Gnrharn rremntnrr Rnrna.

Buffalo, Oct. 1.-The main building
of the city garbage crematory. knows
as the Baynes Garbage Works. o.
William street, just outside OF the city
line. was burned today. Loss, $50, 900
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05

The groom may lead the bride to
tho altar-but his leadership is apt to
Nad there.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05
Jell-O, tho Now Dessert,

pleases all the family. -Four havors:--
Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Straw
berry. At your grocers. 10 cts. Try
it today.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05

Felix Marchand, premier of Que bee,
died very suddenly on the night OF
the 25th.
An engagement ring is the advance
guard.
The Yale expositor., 1900-10-05

strikers threatened to blow up his
house If he continued at work There
is no clue to the identity of the guilty
parties.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30
Gladstone's Levity.

While Mr.. Gladstone interested his
audiences Immensely by his endless
flow of animated remarks and brilliant
historical criticisms, he failed altogeth-
er to convey to them the sense of great
ness Every one left his society pleas
ed, amused. perhaps delighted. But I
cannot imagine anybody quitting II Inn
pressed with reverence. There was In
deed a levity sometimes observable
about him which was very antagonis-
tic to reverence.
DA Martineau himself told me how
disappointed he was when. meeting
him after his great return to power.
he said to him, what an opportunity
you have for the great work before
you--the consolidation Of the empireP
Mr.. Gladstone shrugged his shoulders
and said: "Oh, don't know about that
The clerks In the colonial office have
got too much to do acknowledgements
porary Review.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30
HARMED.

George w. Payne has ploughed VI
half of his crop of wheat and planted
il in corn.
Peyton Scott is on deal with some
Owensboro parties for the sale of his
purchase of tobacco.
Arch Weatherholt has added one story
to his dwelling and C. d. Payne will re-
model his at an early date.
Arthur Goodman has 200 acres in
wheat, sixty acres Of which is pretty
fair, but the rest is an entire failure.
Mrs. Martha Seeley, Of New Albany
Ind aged 81 years, and Mrs. VIM. Smi-
ley, aged 10 years, and Mrs. Abe Smiley,
both of Fair View, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Payne.
Harmed is growing and a prosperous
little village. Since Christmas five resi-
dences have been in the course of erect
ion, three of which, those belonging to
Peyton E. Scott, Rev. ]. A. Duggins
and ]. A. Gary, have been completed.
The two belonging to w. o. Butler and
B. E. Gray are still in the process of con-
struction. .s. u
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30
HAROlNSBURG.

Base balls and bats cheap with u.s.
Eclipse.
A nice quality of baby shoes, at 15c
per pair.-Echpse.
Mrs. Gale Hawkins was in town last
Monday shopping.
Children's Day at the M. E. church
South next Sunday.
Mr.. Ed Wright came down from Lou
isville last Saturday night
Bring us your chickens, eggs and but
ter. We need 'em.-Eclipse.
Mr.. Royalty and his son, Emmitt,
went to Louisville yesterday.
The County Sunday school convention
will be held at Cloverport June Ia.
Victor Bowmer came down from Lou
isville last Sunday to see his mother.
Mrs. Mccoy, of Garfield, was here
last Monday to SCI: Miss Effie Smith.
Ed Goodman has been giving the town
good supply of strawberries this sea-
son.
Miss Irene Board leaves this week for
a two months visit to friends in central
Kentucky.
p. NJ. Beard has treated himself to a
handsome new double seated carriage
with.rubber tires.
The will of Junius Marshall was pro-
bated in the county court last Monday;
also that of H. B. West.
The application of Jas. F. Jarboe for
distiller's license was continued by the
county court last Monday.
A lot of you fellows who are going to
Louisville this week will have to roost
out on the curbing. Rooms all taken.
They are going to have Childrens
Day out atlFreedom some time in June,
and also one at Pleasant Grove church.
This last grand jury indicted fellow
down at grandpap's town for selling
whiskey out of jug. Would you be-
heve it?
The Texas road will carry lot of peo-
pie to Louisville this week off the
branch. Rates are cheap and the boys
have all got little money
The Breckenridge Normal commence
ment exercises will take place next
week An interesting program has
been arranged for the occasion.
1t was almost dark enough last Mon
day while the sun was in eclipse to start
all the chickens to a roosting place. You
will not see another one until 1918.
If you are going up to the reunion
this week, be sure and keep out of the
middle of the road, and don't run over
any barber poles up there in Louisville.
The Sunday schools of this town are
trying to arrange day for a picnic at
the Falls of Rough. The schools will
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30

fne smooth floor and band from Louis.
vile insures delightful evening.
The ladies Of the Aid Society have reques-
ted me to thank Mr.. Bsbbage NEST corE
daily and kindly Tor his great courtesy
and kindness, especially in publishing
Ralph Bingham's lecture and his mention
OF the same with complimentary head
ing. / wish to remind them and this
town and county that the BRECKENRIDGE
News does more free, complimentary adj
vertising than any paper in Kentucky.
Mr.. Babbage never requires remunera-
ton for all the notices send or any Of
those sent ty other correspondents. A
big vote Of thanks to him.
Capt. James T. Williams, who some time
ago abandoned the maelstrom of Louis
villepolitics and retired to WOO nature in
Woodford county, says politician shall
not enter his peaceful domain and that
he had rather sit on a hill. under the
shade OF a tree and drink buttermilk
than to hold a seat in Congress. Why
didn't Jack eat his SUPP eI2 II were a
man I'd be in the thickest OF all political
issues. I'd be Congressman, or U. S.
Senior, il possible. Governor or Presi-
dent if could get there Eli; if not I'd
take Coroner or just any old thing. I'd
be there for a share.
B. F. Willett, Thos. H. Hamilton and
]. ID. Hardin are prospective candidates
for County Attorney. Mr.. Hardin has
the office now by appointment and that
goes quite distance for securing it text
time, Every man should have an opin-
ion and a choice and 20 to the polls and
make it felt wouldn't be mouse in
politics or religion, society or anything
else, when it comes to an opinion and
decided one. People respect positive,
out spoken, decided views and they can
be expressed with no affront to one OF OPP
posite belief and conscientious conyic-
ton to the contrary.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30
STEEL WOOL.
A Curious Material Used AZ n Sub
stftute For sandpaper.

Curious Material Used as sub
stitute For sandpaper.
Steel wool Is a machine produced ma
terial that is used as a substitute for
sandpaper. 1t is composed of sharp
edged threads of steel. which curl up
together like wool. or somewhat as the
wood fibers of the familiar material
known as excelsior curl up together,
though the steel wool is very much
finer the finest Of 1t being not much
coarser than the coarsest of natural
woods. The steel wool is put up in
packages containing one pound each.
These are something like rolls of cot
ton batting. but smaller, a pound OF
steel wool, loosely packed, making.
rolled In paper and open at the ends,
a package perhaps Is inches long and
two or three inches In diameter.
Made In various degrees of coarse
ness, steel wool is put to a variety Of
uses. the finer woods for polishing wood
and metal, and the coarser for rub
bing down paint and varnish. 1t Is
often used on special parts OF work,
while, for example. on the fat surfaces
OF door man would use sandpaper
with a block back of Il; for the mold
ings he would use steel wool, which fits
into the crevices and conforms itself
to irregular shapes. Such work can
be done with steel wool far more readi-
ly and quickly than with sandpaper,
and 1t is used with like advantage on
irregular and small surfaces and on
carved work.
Besides the steel wool there is a
coarser material of the same kind call
ed steel shavings, which is put TO vari-
GUS uses, as In taking Off old paint or
varnish and in polishing wood before
painting, and It is used on bowling al
legs and on floors for smoothing and
cleaning them.
Sandpaper clogs In use, steel wool
breaks down. The wool is commonly
used with gloves to keep the ends from
sticking into the flngers.-New York
Sun.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30
GEARY-..NEWTON
Wedding Took Place At CanneIton
rlonday.

Mr. Sanford Geary and Miss Annie
Newton, of this place, boarded Monday
mornings west tbound passenger
train enrout to Hawesville-there they
took the steam ferry for Cannelton, Ind,
where the solemn rites of matrimony
were to be performed, uniting them as
one. This match was surprise to many
of Cloverports, citizens but it has since
been learned that both have been playing
the role of strong devotion for a long
time.
Mr. Will Wilson and Miss Maggie
Pennera were the attendants.
Mr.. Geary is connected with the rail-
road at this place as fireman. Miss New
ton is a sister to Mrs. Charles Boiler, of
this city and is beautiful and an at
tractive young lady.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30
Hired the Pres. Censor.

The average newspaper man is usu-
ally about as quick witted as the next
one. This was pretty well illustrated
when the Chicago Record was placing
its foreign correspondents. George AIDE
was sent abroad by Victor #. Lawson
for that purpose. AIDE did all right
until he got into Servia- There he
found all the newspaper men in jail
for political offenses. He was In a
quandary, so he cabled to Mr.. Lawson:
Newspaper men all in jail. Press
censor very strict"
Lawson promptly cabled back:
"Make press censor correspondent"
And AIDE did FINLAND Printer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30

unite and go down ON the train return
ing in the afternoon.
Ralph Bingham lectured here one
night last week to a fine audience in the
city hall. The public was so well pleased
with him that they insisted he should
return again in September.
Pompey Roberts, an industrious col.
ored man living near Kirk, lost his barn
and seven head of horses one night last
week by fire. There was no insurance
ON the property and his loss will reach
about $1,000.
It's cold day when big dinner and
free grub won't bring together big
crowd of people and it's fact that there
is more grub and more good folks toSeat
it in Breckenridge county than Ahy
place on earth.
There is great improvement in the
looks of many of the farms in the neigh
borhood of old Mount Zion. The news
man was in the neighborhoodr recently and
the improved condition of the crops and
farms was very noticeable.
Y. Royalty is organizing a class in
practical surveying. He wants a class
to go to the Tar Springs, stay about four
weeks and do surveying. In this way
they can geta fine knowledge of the work
He says the cost will be small.
The official members of the M. E.
Church South with the pastor met at
the parsonage last week to arrange for
meeting the expenses Of the necessary
repairs to be put on the parsonage build
ing. The house will have to be painted
and this will take $50. 1t is desired that
the money be raised at once for this
purpose.
P. M. Rigdon, of Louisville, has been
here several days representing the Equit-
able Life Insurance of New York Mr..
Rigdon is at the brick hotel and md be
here some time working in the interest
of his company. He has some new and
valuable plans on the subject Of life in
sarance, which he will take pleasure at
any time in presenting to those inter
ested in insurance.
The Methodists had successful day
last Sunday at Mount Zion. There was
a large crowd of people present and the
old church was considerably revived.
Fifty dollars was raised to meet the
necessary repairs TO be put ON the build
ing and the work will be begun at once.
The church has a Sunday school in good
working order, and also a Missionary
society among the lady members.
The BRECKENRIDGE News is Demo
cratic paper and it has put more Demo
cratic boys, and good many Republi-
cans too, on the road TO success than
any other institution in the county of
Breckenridge. And yet there are some
fellows who would delight to see its toes
go up to the daisies But those ill.,
wishers are going to be disappointed.
Its subscription list is now larger than
ever before and is being added to every
day. Does that look like failuref
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30
BRYAN AND DEWEY.

1t is reported that Admiral Dewey
said recently that the people of the
South did not want Bryan for President
AS Mr.. Dewey is a candidate and rather
fresh in politics, this sounds to us like
he was talking through his hat.
If the people of the south do not want
Bryan for President they had better
take down their shingle. There is hard
ly state that has held convention
that has not instructed for Bryan at the
Kansas City convention, fact too pat
ent to Mr.. Dewey just at this stage of
the game.
Mr.. Dewey has made fine Admiral
but it will be hard to convince the peo-
pie of the South that he can make a
President.
The fact is, the office is too big for the
candidate. Mr.. Dewey will go to Kan
sas City and come away after the ups
and downs Of a great National conven-
ton, a sadder, and no doubt a wiser
man, Disguised with the whole business.
The people Of the South do want Bry-
an and Bryan they will have as their
candidate or raise a mighty dust at that
big convention.
After they have gotten him however,
aud put him on the track with a good
running mate, what he is to do for Mr..
Mckinley, who is just as sure to be on
the other side, is question a little too
deep for our philosophy.