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city Boys Have Fun
In Country Fashion
youngsters In New York Enjoy the Sport Of Coasline
Down the Hills In Central Park-Evcry Variety o.
Sled Is Pressed Aato Use
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| amusemcnts. They go to the park
with no idea of joining in the sport
but some chivalrous younsster offers
the hospitality OF his sled and they
can't resist.
| A man OF 80 stood watching the Joy
ous players. He hadn't been on a sled
In twenty years. but this hill was jus.
high enough and steep enough to wake
the desires of childhood in him.
Il wish ! had n Sled" he said aloud
quite to himself.
IL wish you had. too" said girl
who was looking on. also quite to her
self. I'D borrow 1t from you for Gyo
minutes"
Wont you take mine. mIss?" asked
boy OF 10. leading up gaily painted
one with big cast iron base. Just the
kind to give It an impetus.
She hesitated and the boy added:
''Til ride. too. It's big enough for both
and can steer"
When the young man moved on the
big girl had made the Journey fully ten
times and WAS climbing the hill again.
Her cheeks were rosy and her eyes
| showed her eShilaration.
III ttatiiuH hohh ffoHhts iiii u tHu
salesman takes his car to the right he
can 20 up and over n smaller hill.
which brings him out ON the little arm
of the lake. This discovery was made
by n youth who rolled on his sled
when he got to the lake. not caring TO
make an Investigation there.
The sled shot out on the Ice.
Thoushtlcssiy the boy rushed out
whera he had feared to 20 on the sled.
The Ice gave way and he found him
self TO his waist In the water. A po
iIccman pulled him out and ran him
across the fields toward his home nj
good pace 80 that he might not be
chilled by his bath. After tina, the po
iicc dccrced tina, the hill should be
used BY sirls only. ns they were no,
likely to be 10 daring and add n plunge
to their downward trip.
At eseh Of the openings into tho
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Tn. Prohoseis mons,n.

a monkey with nose that has made
some progress on the ruad to becum.
ing trunk Is a decided curiosity. on
that account the new Ape House at
the Geological Gardens will probably
have plenty of visitors for some time
to come. Ia order to sec the young
specimen of the proboscis monkey
the first of its Kind brought alive to
England. In that, however. the nose
is far from having attained the size
which comes only with mature age.
These animals are found only In Bor-
neo. always freuuenting the tree tops
of river side forests. where they con.
gregate in small groups or family par
ties. The general cnluraiiun is red.
dish.browu above and white beneath;
but in young animals there u more
red on the forcquar;ers and the face
is blackish. Hornaday, tho we'll
known collector. said that n the pro-
boscis monkey we're not eciipsed by
the orang /; would be the most famous
uuadrumane Of the East Indies.
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That country boys have not monor'
oily of the delights of the winter sea
son. at least so far as the Joys of
"coasting" are concerned. is proved by
the following article from the New
York Sun:
Since the first snow of the year
covered Central park, boys have been
moulding snow men OF heroic size and
naming them for Park Commissioner
Wilcox. II he had freed Ireland he
couldn't be more popular with the boy
with n sled.
In other years the children of East
Side. West Side and Harlem have
looked with envIous eyes on the for
hidden hills of the parks. When they
took their sieds there the police chased
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both Girls and boys. The Fesal, has
b-oa ;ha, on every fair day IN. park
has been crowded with the little pco-
pie. and every bill has had It's follow
ing.
The slide on the south side Of iio,h
street necessarily ends with tho curb
a, Manhattan. Bu, skiliful pilots of
the sled. who can turn q curve. found
tha, by using the walk on the north
side ,hoy could wheel into Manhattan
avenue and strike an Incline carrying
them tuo full blocks uoFthvard. This
pieasur. place has been used 80 stead
lily that pedestrians are practically OK
ciudsd.
The special providence which looks
after child coasters has been ~eli oc'
cupisd a, this scene. Hundreds Of
people watching here have held their
breath when a youth coming down the
10th stree; hill with particular speed
on a iov.huii,. heavy sled crashed over
the curb and escaped from the wheels
of an approaching trolley car. or was
sho, into the street by the jol, Of
striking the curb.
All the slopes OF Central park quick
iy took on the glaze of daily usage.
According to natural apportionment
the very wee children took the small
hills and the bigger uass the sleeper
inciincs. Tho larger boys took to en-
EincorinE problems and surveyed for
hills that had an angle which should
carry them part way up lesser inclInes.
from which the sled might be launched
again on the return trip and carry the
passengers part way up the higher one
thus saving the walk.
Near Fifth avenue. opposite sixty
eighth street. is very hiEh hill set
apart for both boys aud Eirls. It's
only dimculty is that heavily weight
cd sled IL likely to carry rich, mp
aEains, the iron rail which guards the
path leading 10 tho entrance. For the
protection Of the children a policeman
has been placed a, this poin, to fend
them on.
At this hill arc TO he sccn probably
more children than a, any other. Some
Of the girls Who come with the smaller
children and are tempted into the
sports are rather large for child
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friends that had weakened even for
the moment. Maubikeck was like a
man of iron. His countenance was i'm
mobile. and the keen. stern eye and
set jaw boded III for the enemy who
fell within the range of his giant arms.
At last the bell rang. and the fog
horn voice of gold-braided officer or
dered all hands not going to sea
ashore. The major and Dilkins shook
hands with us once more. and I felt n
pressure In the MAJORS grip that was
warmer than usual. With this last
grasp they hustled over the gang'plank
and stood on the wharf shouting their
farewells at us. while the Queen slow
ly swung of and her screaming tug
churned the water into foam.
When we had passed through the
channel. the tug had been released, the
pilot returned to the swiftly gliding
boat that bore number on her sail.
and the Queen was plowing along. CON
stRntly gathering headway. began to
thoroughly enjoy the sensation OF my
first ocean voyage. and the exhilarat'
Ing effect OF the salt air made me
feel like new man.
Our first day out passed without
event. And In the evening we sat on
deck and smoked. Mnubikeck near me.
lying back In deck chair. his eyes
fixed on the stars that shone brightly
above us. mis- face Interchangeable. his
jaw set. his whole appearance being
that OF mysterious man OF nowhere.
everywhere. and particularly here. !
sat and watched him. furtively ut first.
and then. seeing that he was paying
no attention to me. openly. Something
In my scrutiny must have touched him,
or an electric current from my brain
TO his must have brought n response.
for as we were separating for the
night he turned to me and said:
MIR. wiibcrton. you perhaps think
I am n strange and uncommunicatlvc
man. and so I am. compelled. as have
been. by circumstances to withhold
from persons I cannot trust all infor.
nation concerning myself. But II Is
due to you. who hay. thrown your for.
tunes In with mine In this pursuit OF
MalIgni and the girl love. that I
make you acquainted with mc-no; rs
I seem, but as ! am. hut my story IL
long. and will not weary you with I,
now. Tomorrow ] will tell you who
and what ! am"
'''I do not seek your condolences. Man'
bikcck." I answered. III there Is any.
thing In your life that you wish To
conceal. tha, is your business. no,
mine. Had for one moment doubted
your honor as n man wouiG not have
accompanied you. On the other hand.
II there is anything you wish TO tell
me. I shall be glad to iis;cn.'
Thank you." h. said simply. ITO
morrow will tell you tn. story OF my
life
Then bidding me good nish,. he wen,
to his s,airroom. and soon after lc.t
tn. deck and retired TO my o~n.
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them away before usage had made
fair slide on the hIllsides.
Il was feared that the practice would
destroy the bed of grass that the sled
runners reached In time as the carpet
of snow wore away. Bu, Commissioner
Wilcox decided that the Injury that
might be done was Insignificant com.
pared with the enjoyment that coast
ins would give TO thousands OF chill
drcn. so he opened Central park to
them. Some OF the hills were kept for
boys and some for Girls. ane some
were left for the mutual enjoyment OF
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Quail Win Rare Qualities.

Col. Ransdeli. the sergeantatarms
Of the senate. is the possessor of re.
markabie quail. 1t is now several
years old and bird of rare wisdom.
Quite a long time ago the colonel
was in Arizona for some months. and
established his domestic household
there. The cook one day brought In
Eve young quail. so young and small
that all of them could be carried on
small plate. They were nurtured and
grew, hut before reaching maturity
four died. The other survived and
was brought to Washington. Reared
in seclusion. the quail. which is of the
mountain species. has developed
language all its own. 1t has special
cry when it is despondent. and also
when 4. is glad. Coz Ransdell knows
the little feathersd fellows emotions
By the sounds 1t utters.
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IT'S ALWAYS THIS WAY.
Topeka Capital Tells Of Tendency Of
Modern Citizen.

Modern Citizen.
Yesterday a man called a, tho Capt.
tai one. with a Erievaae. which he
wanted the paper TO take up. lie
wished the Capital to so inio the mat
ter and smash things generally. lie
wasn't satisfied with certain state
Of things In a certain neiEhboEhood.
aud b. wanted the Capital TO star,
something and star; !; good aud hard.
Hut the funny par, Of the matter
vas tina; uhrn be sas asked TO give
his name he baked. ~. said he dldn't
uaat his maine ussa. and refused to
give his initials after he Inadvertently
let his las, name be known.
4, vas explained to him tha, uhs,
he knew OF the matter. which IL a
common on-nsc-sad has no relation
to the liquor trouhle-~uuid be Of
service in abaiins the nuisance: bg;
he said that he didn't wish to be
dragged into it, and ,hA; II 1, vas
such a common thing perhaps 4;
vu'sldn't be worth while To go to the
trouble Of stirring IL up. after all
That's always the ~ay. People arc
always calling on newspapers TO take
up abuses and push for their relief.
but they balk when asked to take al
open hand in the game themselves.
Prom past experience the Capital
feels sure tha; 1, would be impossible
TO gain anything for the public By
taking the action suggested by Tho
gentleman who called yesierdsy.-To
peka Capital
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To Mark ere, Har,e'. Grave.

massive and costly monument to
mark the last resting place of Bre,
Harte has Just been erected in rrimiey
churchyard. Surrey. England. His
grave Is in the northeastern part OF the
churchyard and around 1t have been
planted number OF young ar ,rees
Inc monument consists of massive
slab OF white granite. weighing two
and half tons. on which is placed a
block of Aberdeen granite sioping up.
ward In the form of cross. Simplicity
Itself fs the inscription: Bret uar,e
Aug. 20. 1887: May 5. 1902; Death
Shall Reap No Braver Harvest
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Wilmington Star Mining company.
NJ. ID. Buchanan. president.
Bell & Zoller Coal company. Herbert
+. Bell. president.
Cardifr Coal company. Glenn ".
Traer. president
Deviin Coal company. Charles J.
Devlin. president.
Spring Valley Coal company. s. NJ.
Daizell. manager.
Marquette Third Vein Coal company.
Everett II. Tripp. sales agent.
Braccviiic Coal company.
Illinois Third Vein Coal company. s.
N. Dnixeil. president.
All these concerns had Offices In the
city OF Chicago.
In the second Indictment officers OF
the Retail Dealers association OF I'LL
nois and Wisconsin are named. They
are ms follows:
W. II. Sanford. frccport. ILL.,. prcs!.
dent.
p. r. Lusk. fon du Lac. Wis. vice
president.
Frank Z. Lukcns. Chicago. sccrc-
tnry.
Gus Aueutt. Aurora. ILL.,. treasurer.
4. II. kccicr. Rockford. ILL.,. director.
Frank McGrcw. Kankakcc. ILL.,. Ill.
rector.
r. n. purkcc. Lake Geneva. H.. di.
rector.
C. L. Mars,on. Appleton. Wis. di.
rector.
n. T. Brown. Oshkosh. Wis. direct.
or.
The third Indictment Is against tho
combination which the jurors found to
exist between ". s. Bosic and certain
mine operators In Indiana Tho do
PENDANTS:
Walter 8. posic. president Of tho
Crescent ceai and Mining company.
Hush Shirkic. president of the Bruii.
let's Greek Coal and Mining company
and the Ncyins Coal and Mining com.
pany.
J. ". Higgins. secretary and Ecncr.
nj manager Of the Oak Hin Coal and
Mining company.
J. Smith Taiicy. president of tho
Coal Biua Mining company.
Edward shirkic. president Of tho In.
diana Fuel company.
II. r. Mcclellan. president Of Nc.
cicilan Sons & Co. Coal company.
John shirkic. who signed an agree.
mcnt for his wife. Jean Shirkic. Of tho
Bruiilcsts company.
Bruiiictts Creek coal aud Mining
company.
Oak Hin Coal and Mining company.
Star Coal company. Strcator. ILL.,.
branch of the Bis Four Wilmington
Coal company: II. n. Taylor. general
manager.
La Sale County Carbon Coal com.
pany: =. o. Wyatt. general manager.
Chicago.
Wilmington Coal Mining company:
James Daiscii. treasurer. Chicago.
Acme Coal company: Il. q. Fair.
BARN. general manager. S,rrator. III.
wcnona Coal company: c. =. Mon.
scr. president and general manager.
wcnona. III.
ogicsby Coal company: 4. r. Bent.
president. Chicago.
Murphy. Kccnan & Co. Braidwood,
III.
Joseph Martin. superintendent of
Parkc County Coal company.
Glen Oak Coal and Mining company.
Ncvins Coal company.
Indiana Fuel company.
Mcclellan Sons 4 Co.
crcsccn, Coal and Mining company.
II the action of the grand jury is
sustained by the courts the effect. II Ia
conceded. will be found more far.
reaching than the most inexorablc
foes Of financial or industrial com.
bina,ions within reach II the coal
mems indictments are based on good
law. These combinations. it Is admit.
ted. comprehend nearly every branch
of trade from the greatest down TO
those of the comparatively inconse.
qucntial class.
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The Finish.

east wind. which beat in their faces
the entire distance. the couple trudgej
to Glassboro. found the Rev. s. NJ.
Nichols at the Methodist Episcopal
parsonage. and were quickly made
orc. bedragzied as they were. Then,
hand in hand and very happy. SIR. and
Mrs. Allen trudgsd back over the Ave
miles home
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An,i.s,,sicLn,,. e,

An anti.scasicknoss society. called
La Ligue contrc lc NAL dc Mer" has
oeen formed in France. Its prospec.
tus promises complete immunity: yet
we fear that those who take too much
stock in it will speedily find that il is
all up with then.-Boston Transcrip,
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Unnecessary.

81 saw a remarkable case of mis-
directed effort when I was out driving
to-day" said Representative Beidler
of Ohio. Il saw a man ringing
dinner-beli at the deaf-and.dumb asy.
Ium."-New York World.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

The average man is kept SO busy
criticising the faults of his neishhors
that he has no time 10 correct his
own.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-01-30

New Branch Of Daughters.
A branch OF the Daughters of the
War Of 1912 has been formed at vii.
mington. Del.
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Training BOYS for sailnra

There are twenty one boys fo- every
seventy-nine able scamen in the Bri,.
ish channel fleet,
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MQulikeCk, I1e. u0n-T0|nGT.
sv SEWARD w. HOPKINS,

Author OF Jack Robbins Of America" "in th'
China Sea-" Two Gentlemen Of
Hawaii" On q False
Charge" Etc.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28
An Open Letter.

Elizabethtown, Ky. Oct. "a. 1908.
Dear News My attention has been
called to the fact you speak of "Our
Cousin Jeemes" amusing you by his
persistency and craving for office,
Now my only ambition has been in the
line of my profession. | am and have
been ambitious to have a chance to
serve the people as Circuit Judge.
This ambition should not be amusing
nor should my persistency. / have long
been Judge in a large family and
with nv first and third sons as honOred
officers in the Navy and the second in
the army why should | not try to give
them the pleasure once of saying
some day, my father was loved and
highly respected Judge. If / didn' {
think could and would make such an
officer, as | know myself | would not
seek it, as the Office is no honor unless
you make it such. would rather be re-
garded a good constable than a bad
president. The only place l ever got
without persistency was in the South
ern army A just, generous and fair
play loving people will make me
Judge though l am denied a place on
the ballot after complying with the
law by l fear some too partial county
clerk
Yours truly
| lanes MONTGOMERY.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28
F. 7. HeySer'S Residence.

Mrs. Heyser's room in old tapestry
effects.
Miss Ray Heyser's room In French
strip pes of light blue
Miss Hevser's room in floral effects.
Double hall in old Colonial stripes.
Parlor in dark green ingram, with
panel border.
Dining room in rich DELPHI blue
floral effects.
Ed Gregory, artist.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28
Hunter.

Mr.. Herbert Hunter, and Miss Nellie
Bruner were married last Wednesday,
at the residence of Rev. Ira L. Rice,
at Chambers, by Rev. Rice Miss
Bruner Is a highly respected young
lady Mr.. Hunter is one of Pellville's
worthy and popular young men.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28

Jeffersonian Democracy
Your own part in this contest has
not been an inconspicious one. As
Speaker of the House in the Legisla-
ture which enacted the 'iOebel cleo
ton law, and for the passage of which,
it is understood, you were an earnest
advocate. you must bear your full
share of the Odium which il excited IN
all just and generous minds. As tne
of the chief Denefciaries of the frauds
perpetrated by the Music Hall conven-
ton, the fitting offsp ing of the Goebel
law, you must be held to your share of
responsibility for DISTINGUISHING one
third of the Democrats of the State in
order to force upon them candidates
{ hey dld not desire.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28
Card of Thanks.

The family of Thomas r. Bandy
wishes to extend thanks to their many
friends and neighbors for the kindness
and consideration shown them in the
late illness of their father.
The Family.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28
Prominent HawesviIIe Man Dead.

Hawesville, KY, Oct. John
Will Carder died mere last evening of
typhoid fever He was a prominent
citizen and member of the city coun-
Gil. A widow and one son survive him.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28
Wedding Near Pierce.

Mr.. Orb Robbins and Miss Jacie
Roberts were married near Pierce
October 20.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28
Democracy and Its ExeeutiOners

The car of your machine is labeled
all over Democracy. WHAT is with
inf What sort of Democratic cream
does it encloseI Lifting the painted
veil which hides the contents we see
within only the grInning skeleton Of
the stately form of Democracy, sour
rounded by It's executioners, the
Goebel election law, the Music Hall
convention, the campaign of vitupera-
ton, which sought to deoauch the pub
lie mind by breaking down all bar
riers betEeen right and wrong, the con-
tested election where the popular will
was overthrow by disfranchising a
fifth of the voters of the State, the
Justification of the legislative records,
the pretended primary, so skillfully
engineered by the machine; blood
money, packed jurIes and subservient
courts, halters to strangle men judi
cially murdered nothing but false
pretense, fraud, violence and corrup'
tionl And this is what your machine
offers TO the people as the essence Of
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1903-10-28

l have been induced to refer to some
parts of your political career, because
you seem to consider that there is
some mysterious connection between
the hattie of Fcrt Donelson, which
occurred forty-one years ago, and your
aggressive warfare today against
every principle of Democracy.
l attributed my inability to discover
this connection to my natural OBJ
tuseness. But on referring the ques-
tion to gentlemen of known "anago-
sity and general understanding in the
peIghborhood, " l find that they,
equally with myself, were unable to
explain your conundrum. ! trust you
will take an early occasion to relieve
the anxiety OF the people always eager
for instruction in such abstrue prob
lens, to read the riddle you have pro-
pounded for their consideration.
| have been advised by some friends
VINO disapprove entirely of the acts
of your machine, that should, never
theless, give them my support, IN
the hope that they may hereafter re-
form. cannot perceive the wisdom
of this counsel | cannot understand
what good would result to the com
munity If a larg" body of good men
were to attach themselves to band
of high waymen, and, while preaching
morality to them during the day, aid
them in robbing and plundering at
night This would not De to reform
the bandits, but would enable them
to perpetrate crimes which they could
not commit without the assistance Of
their good allies.
Reforms or Rewards.
Nor can appreciate the patriotism
of those who seek to reform the per-
petrators of wrong by rewarding
them for their political iniquities. II
would only be to perpetuate the power
of the machine and encourage them
in further aggression on the rights
of the people. The only proper way
of dealing with such offenses is to
bring the robbers to justice for their
crimes, and by the overthrow of the
ring to place it where it will be i'm
potent of further harm.
II has afforded me no pleasure to
comment upon your public acts. In
my youth and early manhood learn
ed to respect and honor sons Of your
distinguished ancestry. Called by
the untrammeled SUFFRAGE of free
people to offices of the highest digni-
ty, they discharged their public duties
as servants of the people, not as
slaves of the ring, with fidelity
which commanded the applause of
their countrymen.
But you are yet young. There must
have been implanted IN your nature
some of the seeds of that patriotism
which illustrated their lives. Guilt
vate them with assidulty,
"But do not spread the compost on
the weeds
To make them ranker.
but initiate the public
virtues of your ancestors
so that no sculptor of the future may
feel compelled TO engrave on your
monumnt paraphrase of an epitaph
written By the peoples poet
bright ran thy line, o Galloway
Through many a far-famed sire;
So ran the far famed Roman way,
So ended in a mlre
S. b. BUCKNER.
Glen Lily October "a, 1903.