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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11

buildings this year that are all mod
ern and are from eight to eighteen
stories high. But one building has
st. Louis that leads all the world OF
it's kind. 1t is the Union Railway
station which is situated at Eight
zenith and Market streets 1t covers two
entire blocks and it was built by the
TerminalRailroad association at a cost
OF six million dollars 1t is stone and
the train shed has twenty SIX tracks
1t is a busy place.
Now you may not care TO find room
in your columns for this. but l would
be glad If you would for it would
tell many of my old friends where I
am. know many people in the little
city of Cloverport that I would be glad
to see and l think l will happen back
once more sometime in the future.
With the best of wishes to the old
friend, readers of the News and It's
editor also, am yours truly,
A. Russell Elder,
1922 Washington Ave,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Paine'S
Compound
CURES RHEUMATISM.

Rheumatism, which does its terrible work
in the muscles, joints, and tissues, is caused by
uric acid which gathers in the blood. To get
rid of this poisonous acid which produces the
limitations, pains, agonies, inhammatons, and
swellings peculiar to rheumatism, Paine's
Celery Compound should be used without
delay. No other medicine gives such prompt,
cheering, and happy results. 1t is the only
medicine that prevents a return of the dreaded
disease. Pane's Celery Compound braces
the nerves, the blood is quickly cleared OF all
irritating poisons, tissue and muscle are built
up, and the digestive organs perfectly toned.
Do not treat with indifference the slightest
rheumatic symptoms; the early use of Paine's
Celery Compound will save you weeks and
months of suffering. Mr.. S. d. Conway,
St. Louis, Mo-, was permanently cured by
Paine's Celery Compound after repeated fail
ures with other medicines and physicians; he
says;-
al am 81 years of age, and have lived in
St. Louis 27 years, and all this time with the
exception of three years, have served in the
Engineers Department as Inspector. Last
winter contracted rheumatism and was laid
up. | tried all remedies and doctors, but all
failed until struck Paine's Celery Compound,
which has made permanent cure in my case.
l have recommended it to many, and they
have used ii with the same result"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Cured Of Piles After 10 Years

Mr. Z. Haney, of Geneva, o., had
the piles for 40 years. Doctors and dol
lars could do him no lasting good. De-
Wits Witcn Hazel Salve cured him
permanently. Invaluable for cuts,
burns, bruises, sprains, decorations,
eczema, letter, salt rheum, and all
other skin diseases. Look for the
name Dewitt on the package-all
others are cheap, worthless counter
feits. Sold by ALI Drug Co.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
wond.rf.I Minut. shells.

There Is a sand bank at COnnemara,
OH the west coast of Ireland. that is the
Mecca of every curiosity seeker who is
fortunate enough 10 know OF its exist
ence. As a general thing sand banks
are not a great attraction, but in this
particular case the attractive power is
not in the sand itself, but in tie mil.
lions of extinct miniature shells which
are almost as numerous as the grains
of sand with which they are in.ermin
gled. The largest of these little won
ders is smaller than the smallest pin
head and some Of them so minute thHt
they can easily be put through the eye
Of a common sewing needle. yet each is
as perfect as the pearly nautilus, the
spider shell. the sea urchin or any other
marine oddly.
They are Of all shapes and forms i'm.
aglnable. One will have the perfect
outlines of a miniature basket another
will look like a fairy's tobacco box.
while third needs no effort of the i'm
agination to give il the form of a bot
tie. The flash shells of CeyloD and Aus
tralia are the only living representa-
tives Of these Genealogical wonders.
Naturalsts who have examined the
Ceylonese fash shells say that each is
filed with tiny bit of jellylike sub
stance. which Of course is the animal
itself. but which is so infinitesimal that
no distinction can be observed between
head and heart, mouth and stomach.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
TEA ROOT CARVINGS.
Fantastic Wooden Objects That Are
Fashioned In the = rient.

The fantastic wooden objects which
come from the far east and are known
as tea root carvings have long been the
basis Of prosperous industry in the
populous city of Fuchau. Strictly
speaking, the name is misnomer
Some of the carvings are made from
old tea roots and tea trunks, but the
vast majority, nine-tenths at least are
made from the roots and trunks OF
hardwood trees.
The carvings are almost invariably
made in two parts, pedestal and one
or more human figures fitted TO the lat
ter by pegs and holes. The former is
made from a root and the latter from n
trunk. The roots are selected with con.
siderable care. They must be compare.
lively free from dry rot, decay and
worm holes and must possess a rude
symmetry. They are cleaned, scrub
bed and scraped and sawed to about
the desired size; then the artist with
chisel, gouge, knife and pinchers re-
moves rootlets and roots until the fig
me is completed.
i ne slIlpltSl ueelkn II luTec ItBRtu
pedestal, Of which the base is a rough
cylinder OF wens and knobs. Any num-
Der Of legs may be used. A curious
specimen seen by the writer in the
Grand hotel, Yokohama. has fifty legs,
while the body has been so treated as
TO suggest a horny centiped. A second
type of pedestal is the mushroom. A
third type is an animal form, such as
the buffalo, tiger. unicorn, elephant or
dragon.
Nearly always the chisel is guided by
humor or satire. II 1t be saint who
is depicted, the look OF piety or suffer
ing is replaced by a leer or drunken
grimace; If il be a warrior, every limb
and muscle is nodded so as to suggest
decrepitude or a desire to run away.
Quang I'll, the invlncible soldier
prince, is frequently portrayed stand
ing on one leg, with the other extended
like a professional rope balancer.-Nsw
York Post
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Unknown Person Kills Cow.

Some unknown person killed a fine
Jersey COW belonging to Jake May last
Wednesday night. The COW was found
dead Thursday morning, in Tom
Wrights' back yard, with a small hole
in her forehead. Some believe that
the wound was caused by bullet and
others believe that the COW was struck
in the head with a pick. A pistol
shot was heard In the neighborhood
where the COW was killed about 10
0 o'clock Wednesday night. Mr.. Wright
was not at home at the time
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Two Settlers Dead.

Lewisport, KY, Nov. 8. -Lewisport
has lost two of its oldest citizens this
week. Mr.. B. J. Hopper died on
Saturday in his eighty third year, and
on Wednesday his devoted wife died
at the ripe old age of eighty-o one.
They were two of the first settlers of
the town. They leave two daughters,
Lizzie and America, who conduct
a millinery shop here. Mr. Hopper
was buried at the city cemetery Sun
day and she was laid to rest by his
side on Thursday. Mr.. Hopper was in
the tobacco pricing business for a
number Of years, since which time he
had been farming.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
A Scientifie Discovery.

Kodol dyspepsia Cure does for the
stomach that which it is unable TO do
for itself, even when but lightly disor-
dered or over. loaded. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure supplies the natural juices OF
digestion and does the work of the
stomach, relaxing the nervous tension,
while the infiamed muscles Of that or
gan are allowed to rest and heal Ko-
dol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you
eat and enables the stomach and diges-
tive organs to transform all food into
rich. red blood. Sold by All Drug Co.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Pottery Changes Hands

Cannelton, Ind, Nov. (. The pot
terry plant of Mr. Chas E. Clark and
Mrs. Curt Ryan, on East Seventh
street, in Cannelton, has been purchas-
ed by the Clark, Rose q Company,
who will ope rate it In the future
The plant of the former has er joyed a
large patronage, while leased by the
latter for several years, and the new
owners will greatly increase the out
nut
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Corrections

There were two errors in the write
up in last weeks News about the Old
Fiddlers' contest which we wish to
correct. Tom Lewis was named as one
of the judges, when it should have
been r. w. Lewis. This mistake,
however, was corrected in the note I'M
der the picture of the old fiddlers. In
the note Price Gaaham should have
been Price Graham.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Mr.. Elder Writes
From St. Louis.


st. Louis, Mo-, Oct 20, 1908. Editor
N ews, Dear Sir-Some time ago l saw
a copy of the News the first l have
seen since 1889, Mhen 1 left the old
Blue Grass state, and it caused me to
think of old times when / used to live
back there. So many names l saw in
the News that had almost forgotten,
yet they were so familiar to me.
have been away more than FIVE
years. | first went to Brazil, and l
was there almost two years | started
into railroading there and worked
about six months and left the road for
about one year, and then went to
Kanville, Illinois, and got job as
fireman for the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois r. r. was with them almost
two years then went on the Chicago
and Northwestern r. R. between
Chicago and Milwaukee, Wis out only
worked there short time, and next |
went TO the Chicago q Alton r. r.
and left them last December l then
went down into Kansas, but only
stayed there short time and came
back to st. Louis on reb. is, 1903,
and have been here since.
st. Louis is now great place. This
Worlds Fair is to be opened May l,
1904, and / had as we'll say that the
people of st. Louis are almost crazy
over the Worlds Fair. / am slow to
see any great help that the World
Fair is or will be TO st. Louis.
tbs true that it is a source of /.
millions to a number OF men who /
already have millions but as to the
laboring man it will be a disadvan
tage in the land, for the place is over
run with men thinking when they
came they would make a snug fortune
out Of the work they would get TO do
on the Worlds Fair Buildings. We'll
there are thousands here now who
would leave if they could-and what
will it be at this time next year, The
Worlds Fair will be over and people
by the thousands will be left here
without work and the amount of
suffering among people was uever be-
fore severe in st. l outs. While | am
not trying to run st. Louis down
/ am telling the simple truth. There is
abundance of work here, but look ut
the vast number that are here ready to
do il and all the work here, if / am
rightly informed, is very hard and
don think that, for common labor,
more than Sl7j and 81 90 per day is
paid, that is top price. House rent is
very high. pay six dollars a week for
room and board and dont get what
call first class by a great deal
The site for the World $ Fair is
simply grand. 1t is located in Forest
Park, in the western portion of the
city. 1t is beautiful place and the (
are vast structures. A won
lerful display Of workmanship is to be
seen on them There are now :, 200
mechanics employed there pushing
them 10 completion. which they more
Will be about April /, 1904 Next year
s going to be the banner year tor st.
Louis. Rates on all.roads will be reduced
and | hope to see many Of my old
friends come in TO see the wonderful
iir that has been the talk so long.
St Louis has put up some fine
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Miss Eva HenSley Returns.

After a month spent in California,
Miss Eva LaRue Hensley, of Hardlns-
burg. has returned to her native state.
She was in Louisville last night at the
Willard and will 60 to her home to-
day. Miss Hensley made thorough
tour OF the West, visiting all points Of
interest. and says she was much i'm
pressed with the vastness Of ii all
Saturday Courier-Journal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
In Perry Circuit Court.

Leonard L. Alvey ct al, VS.. Lydia
A. Masterson ct al, partition. S. H.
Esarey appointed guardian ad htem
for the three infant heirs, trial by
court and finding for plaintiff Land
ordered sold at public sale q. c.
Minor appointed commissioner to
sell same and to advertise it IN some
newspaper.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Murray May be Relieved.

Frankfort, KY, Nov. 6.-Now that
the result of the state election is
known, speculation is rife as to who
will receive appointments at the hands
of the new administration.
A strong tip is out that Col. Percy
Haly is to be placed in charge the ad-
jutant generals department relieving,
Gen. David R. Murray, and Will have
for his assistant Col Neol G. Games,
of Frankfort
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
A Runaway Bicycle,

Terminated with an ugly cut on
the leg of J. B. Orner, Franklin
Grove, III. 1t developed stubborn
ulcer unyielding to doctors and rene
dies for four years. Then BucKlen s
Arnlca Salve cured It's Just as good
for Burns, Scslds, Skin Erupt rs and
Piles pc. at Short & Haynes. Drug
Store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
To Cure A Gold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists Orefund the money II II falls To cure
K. w. Grves' signature is ON each box. DC.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-11-11
Last Troops Leave Howard.

Troop X. 4th. Cavalry and Co. c. 3rd.
Infantry which have been at Howard
since the maneuvers, engaged in re
pairing broken fences, etc, left Sat
urday Troop X. fol Jefferson Barracks
Mo. and Co. G. for Fort Thomas, KY.
They were the last troops to leave
Howard.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03
SILVER DOLLAR BRINGS $4,000
Ninety-Nine- Year-Old Coin Join:
the Collection of Seven.

A United States dollar, now in
its ninety-ninth year, lately began
the long trip from Denver to Port
land, Ore, after having laid in a
Denver collection of coins for more
than eighteen years. Though the
dollar is about the size of those
coined during the present year, and
contains about the same number of
grains of silver, it brought in the
neighborhood of about $685. per
grain of pure silver in its combina-
ton, and all this because it has
been in the one form for nearly
one hundred years.
The Denver Republican says the
dollar is one of the coinage of 1904,
of which there are only seven
known to be in existence. 1t was
bought by the late ]. V. Dexter at
the Chapman sale of coins in 1885.
At that time the coin had been but
lately secured from collection in
Berlin, being the only one of the
dollars that is known to have been
in foreign collection. Mr.. Dexter
paid $1,000 for the dollar, having
to bid against several other coll
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03

PECAN GROWING is no get-rich-
quick scheme as far as the quick
part is concerned. Riches are there,
however, and they come slowly but
surely. This Industry is as near
getting something for nothing as
ever happens on this earth. You
can attend to any other business
you happen to be engaged in and
the pecans will still grow. It is not
necessary to sit on the fence and
watch them. They will grow, of
course, if you do that, but they will
also grow without it. Fertilizers
help them, but are not necessary. 1t
takes very small sum to start a
pecan orchard-very much less
than it would to start any small
business-and though the returns
are slow, they are absolutely
certain. Pecan-growing is the very
best of life insurance. Your trees
keep growing and yielding after
you are dead and your children
reap the fruits Of your labor If you
are insured the insurance compa-
MES reap the fruits of your labor.
This kind of an insurance company
cannot fail, for it has Mother
Nature back of it. Nine trees in an
acre will cost $40 per tree, with no
other expense except protecting the
trees from injury while growing,
and the yield of such an orchard
will endure and increase long after
you are dead.-Dallas News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03

THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD editor
rears back in his cushioned editorial
chair and while the orange blossom
scented zephyrs whisper lullabys
through his whiskers, extends the
sympathetic hand to the brethren
who are dwelling in the land Sin
the grasp of wintry blast" All,
Wheeler, Brownsville must be a
place fit for kings, to draw con-
illusions from the glowing reports
of that town and people brought
back by Wise county boys who
were stationed at old Fl. Brown
during the war with SPAIN
Decatur News.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03
Charter Notice Number 70O2.

Treasury Department, Office Of
Comptroller of the Currency, Wash
ington, D. C. Oct. Is, 1903,
Whereas.-By satisfactory evi-
dence presented to the undersigned,
it has been made to appear that the
Merchants National Bank of
Brownsville, located in the city Of.
Brownsville, in the County of Cam
eron and State of Texas, has COM
piled with all the provisions of the
statutes of the United States, re-
quired to be complied with before
an association shall be authorized
to commence the business of bank.
ing.
Now Therefore,, Thomas P
Kane, Deputy and Acting Comp
troller of the Currency, do hereby
certify that the Merchants National
Bank of Brownsville, located in the
City of Brownsville, in the County
Of Cameron and State of Texas, is
authorized to commence the bust
ness of banking as provided in Sec
ton Fifty One Hundred and Sixty
nine of the Revised Statutes of the
United States.
In Testimony Whereof witness
my hand and seal of Office, this
10th. day of October, 1908.
49,; j. P. KANE,
SEAL Deputy and Acting Com
49, trOller of the Currency.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03
NOTICE..

The Board of Examiners for
Cameron county will convene at
the court house, in Brownsville,
Texas, on Friday, December 4th
1903, at 9 o'clock a. N. for the
examination of applicants for
teachers certificates.
Nov. 80, 1903. E. H. GOODRICH,
County Supt.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03
Mission Valley Nurseries.

Trees and Plants of all kinds for
this climate. For catalogues, prices
and full information, apply to g
ONDERDONK COMPANY, Nur
sery, Texas, Victoria County.
VALENTIN GAvTTC
Agent, Brownsville. Texas
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03

lectors, the price being at the same
time the largest that had ever been
paid for one of the coinage named
Since then one of the other coins
had been sold for 81 200, a recosd
that had held good until yesterday,
when IT. G. Brown, of Portland.
Ore, paid $4,000 for the coin to R.
G. Parvin, who succeeded to the
ownership of the Dexter collection.
Mr.. Parvin did not willingly part
with the coin at that price, for he
has held it as the key piece of his
numismatic collection.
About year ago the Republican
printed the story of the Parvin
1904 dollar, and it was copied ex-
tensively throughout the country.
As a result Mr.. Parvin has been
receiving letters ever since concern
ing his collection of rare coin from
all parts of the country. a Chicago
man tried to buy the dollar, offer
ing up 10 1900, and failed. Then
a man in St. Louis tried to secure
it for a collection to be exhibited at
the worlds fair. During these
negotiations Mr.. Parvin thought he
had discovered the limit of bidding,
and that no man would go over
81 800 in trying to get the coin. So
when he was asked by Mr.. Brown
to put a price upon it he replied
that he was not willing to dispose
of it, but had set his price at So. 900.
Mr.. Brown did not wait for the
slow progress of the United States
mail, but telegraphed to send on
the dollar. Since then kilograms
have been coming at the rate of one
a day. Yesterday, while Mr.. Parvin
was reluctantly placing the dollar
in candy box and labelling it
there came another telegram to
hurry up the dollar any way. and
to send it G. O. D. if there was no
other way. SO the dollar started
west.
The scarcity of dollars Of the
1904 vintage is explained by an
accident at sea. The larger part of
the silver dollars of that year were
struck off to pay United States
soldiers and sailors doing duty in
Tripoli, North Africa, and were
shipped to that place. The vessel
that carried them away from this
country was never heard from
again, SO the entire cargo is sup
posed to rest somewhere upon the
floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Just
seven copies of the dollar of that
year are in existence, two lying in
the mint at Philadelphia and the
others being in private collections.
In 1858 some copies of the coin of
1884 were struck off, being known
as "restrikes," but all but two of
them were called in, the records
show, and destroyed. One copy of
the "restrikes" is in the mint at
Philadelphia and the other is
owned in England No counterfeit
nf Tho OAd dnllnr rnc or,or Lnoun
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03

THURSDAY. DECEMBER 3, 1908
AN exchange says:

IN 6ACHdLB0 odye
The annual banquet of the Saint
Andrews society is fixed for Satur-
day night, December 9Th. These
gatherings are always looked for
ward to by Scotchman with keen
interest, for in addition to the ex-
cellent dinner there is always "a
feast of reason and flow of SOUL" of
which there is no counterpart at
any other season of the year.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03

Fulton Market corn beef, per ID 12c
Prepared hams, each. ............80 SOC
Outing hams, per ID. zoe
Large Dove Brand hams, per ID. zoe
Fancy bacon bellies, per h. .... 18c
Pigs feet, each. sc
Limburger cheese, per brick. $500. SOC
Best -four, per sack. .......$1.45
Best coffee. per ID. 10 and 12c
Evaporated fruits. all kinds, per lb...12H
Strawberry and peach preserves. 1871
The above are strictly cash prices.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03
J. A. OTTMANN.
BRICK MASON

Is at present IN Brownsville and
is ready to fill any order for brick
work, clustering, or setting stones.
Has lime for sale.
Residence Cor. St. Charles and
9th SITS. Work Guarantee.
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1903-12-03

= TRIAL, NUMBERS of our beautiful
magazine, with particulars of new
plan of home money making, on receipt
of only ten cents. Address, WoXAN'ss
WORK, Athens, Ga
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-01-14
R.oval Arcanum Banquet.

The meeting last night of Alexandra
Council. Royal Arcanum, was interest
ing throughout, and the banquet which
followed was the last act in one OF the
most pleasant gatherings of the members
of that organization. Rev. f. I. Nc
Faden, Grand Vice Regent of Lynch
burg, was present. as was also >; b.
Blanks. Grand Secretary, and Robert
w. Arnold, of this city, the present
Grand Regent of the State. During the
session of the council the Grand Vice
Regent, in a few appropriate remarks,
presented a Past Regents jewel to Mr..
f. J. Pollard. The latter made feel
ing response upon receiving the token.
The Grand Secretary subsequently in
stalled the officers of the council who
were elected last December, the names
of which appeared in the Gazette at the
tine. After the adjournment of the
council the members and their guests
repaired to the dining room of Mrs. A.
Rammel & Sons restaurant, where
splendid collation. had been spread. The
discussion of the feast lasted until about
IL O'Clock. Speeches were made during
the evening by Grand Regent Arnold,
Grand Vice Regent McFaden and Grand
Secretary Blanks.