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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04
CATS SUCKING BREATH.
An Old wives Fable That Has Served
Good Purpose.

n Good Purpose.
Can cat really suck the breath of
child?
We have always heard that it could.
Away back i'm early childhood we dis
tinctly remember frequent warnings
to look out for the cat. DO not allow
the cat To get into bed with you, espe-
cially to get into bed with the baby. as
it is liable to suck the baby's breath,
which would cause the baby to die.
Is there any foundation for such a
notion as this? We never could discov-
er any real meaning to the belief that
cat can suck the breath of child.
Indeed the sentence is totally unintel-
ligible.
What is meant by sucking the breath?
1t may be true that the cat. attracted
by the breath of child who had re-
Gently been nursing. might attempt to
interfere in some manner with the
childs mouth. In young cats the i'm
pulse to nurse might be excited bS the
smell of the child's breath. 1t is bare
ly possible that the cat might be seized
with a desire to bite or to devOur the
child's lips or tongue, lured on by the
smell of milk. We are not i'm posi-
ton to deny these possibilities. Maybe
they are true.
But not any of these suppositions fur
nish Il basis for the statement that the
cat is liable to suck the child's breath.
We have always heard this statement
with a shudder of horror. 1t seems to
convey some weird, horrible tragedy
that can hardly be imagined. But it is
mere fancy, the origin Of which is
hard TO explain.
Yet we would advise mothers to be
careful about leaving the infant with
cat. We do not favor the idea of
cats sleeping with children, nor do we
favor the practice of children playing
with cats, handling them. hopping
them around the floor, fondling them,
dressing them up as dolls. 1t is not
good for the cat; it is not good for the
child. Neither cats nor dogs ought to
be treated in this manner. They are
al! right in their place, but they are
not fit for playthings.
II the superstition that a cat can
suck child's breath has operated as
preventive to mothers allowing their
children to play with cats, it has served
a very good purpose. but such childish
notions are hardly compatible with ma
ture reflection. 1t is one of the old
wives fables which may have served
a good purpose, but it is too ridiculous
for repetition. There are other and
better reasons why the cat and baby
should not he left together than the
vague, unintelligible fear that the cat
will suck the child's breath.-Medical
Talk.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04
ODD BATTLE PLACES.
Men Have Made War on Ice and Un-
der the Earth's Surface.

utF the GhFth y SuFIbces
Battles have been fought i'm many Gu
riOus places, ranging from mountain
peaks to sewers, from ice fields to des-
ert sands.
At the battle of Monterey, in the
Mexican war. the Americans were able
TO command the streets of the city with
their artillery, but they had difficulty
i'm dislodging the MeXicans from the
houses; So the city being built of stone
or adobe in solid blocks of houses, the
Yankees broke through the walls from
one house to another, fighting and driv-
ing out the enemy, so that the battle
of Monterey was largely fought in
doors.
In one OF the battles of the wars Of
William the Silent for the independence
of the Netherlands the Spanish ships
We're frozen in on the Zuyder Zee. The
Dutch came out on horseback over the
ice and attacked them. This is proba-
bly, the only battle in which cavalry
was ever used directly against ships
Several other combats were fought be-
tween troops on the ice in these wars
and on one occasion the infantry is
said TO have worn skates.
The battle of AusterlitZ was partly
fought on a frozen lake, and when the
allies were retreating across it the shot
from the French artillery. plunging in
to the ice and breaking it up, caused
the death Of thousands of Russians and
Austrians.
OF the many underground battles
which have taken place in history the
fiercest was probably that of the siege
of Haarlem in the Dutch wars. The
Spaniards mined and the Dutch coun-
termincd with equal industry, and be-
low the ground a fierce conflict ragged.
when the Versailles troops took Par
Is after the commune, they chased some
of the communist troops To the great
sewers of the French capital. where
some desperate struggles took place
Washington Post.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04
Ladies and Children

who cannot stand the shocking
strain of laxative syrups and cathartic
pills are. especially fond of. Little
Early Risers. All persons who find it
necessary TO take liver medicine
should try these easy pills, and COM
pare the agreeably pleasant and siren
gthenlng effect with the nauseating
and weakening condition following
the use of other remedies. Little
Early -Risers cure blhousness, consti-
patton, sick headache, jaundice, ma
laria, and liver troubles. Sold by All
Druggists
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04
THE ANGRY TREE.
Peculiar Antics of This Curiosity of
Plant Life.

Peculiar Antics of This Curiosity of
Plant Life.
There is in the wilds of northwestern
Idaho species of the acacia tree
which is entitled to be classed as one
Of the wonders Of plant life. 1t grows
to height of about eight feet and
when full grown closes its leaves to-
gether i'm coils each day at sunset and
curls its twigs to the shape of pigtails.
After the tree has settled itself thus
for a nights sleep, if touched the whole
thing will futter as if agitated or i'm
patient at being disturbed. The oftener
the foliage is molested the more yio-
lent becomes the shaking of the
branches. and at length the tree emits
a nauSeating Odor, which if inhaled for
a few moments causes a violent, dizzy
headache.
The angry tree, as it has been named.
was discovered by travellers, who upon
making camp for the night placed one
end of a canvas covering over one Of
the sensitive branches. using it for a
support. Immediately the tree began to
sharply jerk its branches. The motion
continued, growing more nervous. until
at last the sickening odor which it
gave out drove the tired campers TO a
more friendly location. Curiosity of
course prompted an investigation. One
Of the angry trees was dug up and
thrown to one side Immediately upon
being removed from the ground the
tree opened its leaves. its twigs lost
their pigtails. and for something over
an hour and a half the outraged
branches showed their Indignation by
a series Of quakings. which grew
weaker as time passed. finally ceasing
altogether, when the foliage hung lmT
ana wthere1. The next morning the
trcc was placed upright in the ground
again, a little water was applied TO the
roots. and very soon It resumed It's
normal condition. Globe.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04
To Make Red Ink.

Red ink is easily made by amateurs
who follow this recipe: Get a one ounce
bottle and seeethat it is perfectly clean
and dry. Place in it one teaspoonful
of aqua ammonia. gum arabic the size
of two peas, and add six grains of car
mine. Fill up the bottle with clear
soft water. and after standing a little
while il will be fit for use
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04
An Obstinate Family.

Chomondley-I thought you intend
ed to marry Miss Wealthington? Dol
mondley-I thought so, too; but her
family objected. Cholmondley-What
did Miss Wealthington say? DOlmOnd-
ley-Oh, she's one of the family, you
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04
Public School Train
ing for Citizenship.

Edwin g. Cooley, superintendent of the public schools in
Chicago proposes organize the pupils into miniature
public and teach them by actual experience their duties c
The national representatives will be elected from the
schools, and the national senator's from the high
schools State and city will be formed in the
way The Australian ballot system will be used in the
elections and the machinery of the national copied
in every detail
Young not only will be allowed to vote but will be
eligible to election senator's congressman and aldermen In
fact the little government will founded upon the principles
of co education and equal suffrage.
If this plan is carried out it will supply the missing ee
ment in public school work Education given by the
should fit the child to take his place in the state citizen and
perform the duties of citizenship The growing corruption
of politics shows that far public schools have failed in
these all important particulars.
Think what would be to have Prof Cooeys idea carried
out in all public schools Think of the uplft politics
would receive every graduate from the grammar school and
the high school understood the acednes of the ballot and the
necessity using for the public good The boys accustomed
seeing girls voting and holding Office in the mimic would
not be likely develop into opposed equal rights The
girl accustomed to think of herself citizen would de-
veop into emonstrant would she pacid accept the e
gal conditions that class her with idiots unatc criminals and
minors One hardly overesmae the good that would
suit from such training citizenship and Prof Cooeys
pertinent will be watched with interest especially by those
who believe that citizens and that they should have
the political rights that men citizens have
Ida Calvert Obenchain.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04
His Resolve.

She-I am going to give you back
our engagement ring. | can never
marry you; | love another. He-Give
me his name and address. She-Do
you want to kill him? He-No; l want
70 try TO sell him che ring
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04

The usual fortune of complaint is to
excite contempt more than pity.---John.
ION.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-05-04

How many feathers on a roosterg
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
School for Defective Youth.

Pcndlcton-State Senator G. J. Smith
and two others Of the hold over lcgisla.
tive committee visited the Washington
school for defective youth ut Vancouver
and will recommend that one be ertab.
lishcd In this sttac. Other matters de-
cidcd upon by the committee was tha,
the health board should have more au.
thority than hitherto, 80 ~ 90 be able
10 enforce regulations made, instead OF
recommending that they be carried out
Typhoid fever WIS made quarantine
disease instead Of being reported, as
hitherto.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Corner on wallowa Wool.

Enterprise-R. q. Mays, who Is buy
Ing wool In this county for the \. Kosh.
land company, has closed contracts for
over 500, 900 pounds more wool. This
makes about three-iourths Of the total
wool clip Of this county, including L..
900. 900 pounds which he has already
purchased. The total wool clip is esti-
mated at 1000, 900 pounds. With l6-
cent wool and the prospect Of substan-
tial rise In cattle, good times are pro-
phesied for the people OF this county
next year.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
TWO FREE COURSES.
Lectures on agriculture and Dairying
at Corvallis College.

Corvallis - Immediately following
the winter holidays the Oregon Agri-
cultural college will give free Of charge
two popular short courses of instruc-
tion--one in agriculture, the other in
dairying. These courses consist chief
ly of lectures by specialists from the
faculty and from abroad, combined
with work in the Laboratories, where
students have access to the apparatus
Of the college and experiment station.
The lectures are designed for busy men
and women who desire to advance with
this progressive age but cannot avail
themselves OF the full four years
course Of instruction; hence the courses
of lectures will come at the most con-
vcnient season of the year for combin-
ing pleasure and recreation with profit
able study.
The instruction, which is simple, is
adapted to the literary attainmcnts of
all; hence no educational test Is re-
quired for admission TO either of the
courses. The course In agriculture
will begin January . and continue 10
days. Some of the subjects to be dis
cussed are "Iorticultrue. "Plant
Breeding" "Bacteriology," Chemical
Elements" "iIow Plants Work, a"
Budding of Plants Based Upon Plant
Culture, How 10 Conserve the Fer
tility of the Soil," Drainage" "Soil
Moisture" Rose Culture, " "vetcrin.
AIRY Surgery" Rotation Of Crops"
"Roadmaking," "Fcrtilization and
How TO Make the Old Farm Pay"
The course In dairying will COM
mencc Januray 81, and continue eight
weeks. Students will meet for work
ak days Of the week. The mornings
will be devoted 10 practical work In
dairy rooms; two days will be devoted
20 butter making, two days 10 cheese
making, and two days will be- spent In
the dairy laboratories. ln the after
noon Of the days, except those devoted
10 cheese making, lectures will occupy
two or three hours. There will be no
fees except the brcakagc deposit Of %,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Oregon STATE ITEMS Of Interest
DEEPEN THE WILLAMETTE.
Commercial Club Wants More Open
River During Entire Year.

Albany-The Albany Commercial
club at recent session discussed .he
question of an open river between Al
bany and Portland the year round, in
stead Of few months each year, as
prevails at present, and decided to me-
moralize congress for an open river. A
committee was appointed to take charge
Of the work and impress upon the Ore
gon congressional delegation the neces-
sity Of an open river.
Captain A. b. Graham, of Portland,
one of the managers Of the Oregon City
Transportation company, which oper-
ates boats on the Upper Willamette,
addressed the meeting regarding the
Improvements that are necessary to
make the Willamette navigablc by good
sized boats all the year. lie empha-
sized the necessity of dredging the up
per river to remove some of the bars
that are the greatest hindrance to navi-
cation, Of building revetments opposite
Albany, Corvallis and Independence;
10 keep the river in its channel and
deepen the same, and in general in
dorsed the recommendation Of Major
Iang6tt, who recently examined the
river ON behalf of the government and
whose recommendations are now cm-
bodied In the river and harbor appro-
priation bill pending before congress.
IL was further recommended that the
War department be encouraged TO pur-
chase the locks ut Oregon City, thus
removing that obstruction to upper
river traffic. These locks add so cents
per ton 10 freight ratcs between all
lower and upper river points.
The club appointed committee con-
aisting Of +. J, Miller, DIR. W. II Davis
and T.. u. Cusick 90 confer with like
committees from the Commercial clubs
of Salem, Independence and Corvallis,
and io draft resolutions fayoring the
immediate improvement of the river,
according to the recommendations oi
Major LangRtt, and To secure u visit Ia
the upper river from Senator !. n.
Mitchell and Congressman Bingcr Her
mann during their stay In Portland.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Tin Pan Change, Hands. 4.

Grants Pass-An important mining
sale has just been contaminated here
In the exchange oi the Tin Pan mine.
Of Calls creek. I, was sold by Willis
Krcmar and II. G.. Reed 90 A. A. Tau
bcncck and associates, Of Allegheny,
Pa. The consideration issi0, 900 cash.
The Tin Pan II one Of the most promi--
Ing Of the Calls creek district proper
ties, and is well developed, The ore Of
tho Tin Pan IL remarkable by reason VI
the large percentage 81 lead and silver
carried, which with the gold brings the
values up To t2b and ESQ a ton.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Es-SheriH TO Poorhousc.

Hillsboro---Ex-shcrin W. u. Brml.
ford, who week ago was stricken with
paralysis, has been removed 10 the
county poor farm, where be is 20 be-
cared for. lie served ~ sheriff two
terms and was popular official, but
sickness In his family and the death
Of his wife, few years ago, have ruined
him financially. His condition IL not
improved, and fears are entertained To-
his recovery.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Two Gold Bricks.

Cottage Grove-f. J. Hard returned
from Bohemia and brought with him
two gold bricks. the result oi the re-
cent cleanup from the ten-stamp mill
that IL In operation at the Vesuyius
mine. Mr.. Hard says the plan, IL work
Ing 10 the eompany'r satisfaction, and
the mill is kept running day and night,
This In the second cleanup from that
new plant since IL started short time
ago.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
To Collect Salmon Eggs.

Albany-C. wallich, superintendent
OF the Ciaekamas fish hatchery, has
gone 10 the Yaquina coast In search Of
a suitable place for u collection station
for steelhead and silverside salmon
eggs. Manager Edwin Stone stated
that three are number Of places ON
the Yaquina river which are suited 10
such purposes, and il is likely a station
will be established there.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
THE MARKETS.

Wheat - Portland = Walla Walla,
sbe; bluestem, ss@sae; valley, S7e.
Taeoma-Bluestem, sse; club, Soc.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 32e.
Butter-Faney creamery, 2s@27he.
Hops-Choice, 2s@ 3Oci prime, 27@
28e.
Wool-valley, l9@20ei Eastern Ore
gon, l0@l7c; mohair, 26@26c.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Coming Events,

Inland Empire Sunday School insti-
tute, Pendleton, Ore, January 80.
Oregon State Horticultural society,
Portland, January i0-il.
National American Woman Suffrage
association, Portland, June 22-2s.
Lewis and Clark Centennial exposi-
tion, Portland, June October l5.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Another livestock peleEate.

salem-Another delegate, in the
person Of q. q. Andrwes, Of Linn eoun-
,y, ha' been appointed by Governor
Chamberlain 10 attend the convention
OF the National Livestock association,
TO be held at Denver, Colo, January
10 TO IS, 1908.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
New Plant for Imperial.

sumpter-As soon az General Man
ager sibley, Of the Imperial group, re-
turns from the East, more extensive
operations will he carried on. The in
stallation OF larger hosting plant is
one OF the first Improvements to be
made.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
New sawmiIi at Laeomb.

Lacomb-The new sawmill at Laoomb
is almost completed. Ii will be one Of
the largest and best equipped in Linn
county, with a capacity OF 10000 feet
OF lumber per day.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1904-12-30
Sinking Main Shaft,

sumpter-Columbia company is now
sinking the main shaft, which is down
80 feet below the 700-ioot level. Ore
for the mill is being stopped from tho
upper works. and enough il in sight 10
insure an indefinite run.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13

stantly OWNED our identity, and seiZing
her rife, which stood leaning up against
the shop, she raised it to her face and
fired three shots as fast as she could
pull the trigger. One of them passed
through my companions hat-a second
through the right ear of my horse-the
third between our heads. Then, as We
dashed at her, she sprang into the shop
and closed the door. Her horse and the
smith were outside. We diSmOunted
and took cover where we could COM
mand the door, and the smith turned
the horse loose and crossed the street
to his cabin. We got cover behind a
large log, and then we had the woman
at bay and no chance for her to escape.
After considerable coaxing the black
smith consented to approach the cabin
and demand a surrender, and to explain
that our orders were to kill or capture
The woman talked with nim through
crevice. and sent US word that if we did
not withdraw she would have our lives
within ten minutes.
We preferred to take her alive, and
for this reason we contented our
selves with watching that she did not
emerge and gain shelter elsewhere.
She fired at US whenever she caught
a glimpse, and after she had been
besieged for four long hours 1t became
evident that she would not surrender
unless badly wounded.
Two hours after noon We began fir
ing into the shop through all the
openings, and the firing was hotly re-
turned. We wasted many bullets on
the chance that one might hit, while
she fired more through defiance than
because she had a target in sight.
At the end of two hours her fire
ceased, and believing her dead the
blacksmith advanced for a look into
the shop. He had just reported that
she was lying dead when bullet from
a revolver in her hand raked his face,
and she called out that she could hold
the place for a week.
1t seemed that a rush was the only
way to solve the problem, and after
firing about twenty shots more we
dashed at the door and carried it off
it's hinges. We expected to be fired
ons but the woman lay dead in the
middle of the shop. Three of our
last bullets had hit her and she was
dead before the door was broken down.
One had to pity her as a woman
when he looked at her lying there
with her face growing white, but when
one remembered the deeds of blood
and cruelty she had been guilty of
he could only say that the end was a
fitting one.-(Copyright, 1904, by T. c.
McClure.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-13
PRESIDE TALKS.
The PerI<inses Discuss Moonlight Ex-
cursionS.

my DEAR" said Mrs. Perkins to her
husband as they sat on the veranda
the other evening and occasionally
struck out from the shoulder at a fly
ing bug, ''why is it that we never go
on any of the moonlight excursions
on the river we so often see adver-
tised? 1t must be cool and nice on
the water on such an evening as this. -
Your question seems to require an
answer" slowly replied Mr. Perkins
as he laid aside his paper. land 1 will
do my best.
First, my dear woman, no one has
any positive assurance as to the moon
light. There may be or may not be
a moon when the excursion comes on,
owing to some change of the weather.
If there is you can see the face powder
on every woman's nose; if not, some
one is quite sure to pass a bad fifty
cent piece off on you.
Then there is the getting down to
the river and back. The cars are
crowded, the conductors are mad and
the electric power is sure to give out
midway. If it gives out on our way
down we miss the boat and take our
moonlight sitting on a pile of grind
stones on the wharf; if on our way
home we are rendered half an hour
late and the ice in the refrigerator
gives out and the milk turns sour"
But you know"
But I have not finished yet. On a
steamboat excursion there is certain
to be a crowd Wherever there is a
crowd you may look for accidents.
Suppose 1 am jostled overheard?
go to the bottom like a bag of sand
and remain there. You faint away
create a great excitement and spoil
the trip for the other passengers. You
come home a widow. You collect my
life insurance. You have no head for
business, and you buy Texas oil stock
and lose every dollar you put in. and
are reduced to the alternative of work
ing in somebody's kitchen or starving.
Do you follow me, Mrs. Perkins?''
Il don't think all those things would
happen just because we took a moon
light ride on the river" she replied.
mo, perhaps not, but it is the unex-
pected that always happens. Take the
case of George Washington. He did not
expect to die when he did. On the con-
trary, he was planning to plant 20 acres
why run chances when you have a sure
thing? Here we are on a. veranda which
has neither port nor starboard side. There
is no crOwd-nO danger of signals being
misunderstood One can't fall overheard
and one has only to lock the door when
ready to go to bed. On a stea mboat, now
there might be an explosion. In fact,I
should rather look for one Suppose for
moment that you were one of the scores
blown sky-high and 1 was one of the
scores savedn'
Il don't want to suppose. If we don't
go what is the use Of
But will go if you will take the
chances. In case of your death, I was
iod. You make an excellent hash for
breakfast, and I should remember it to
your credit. After about six months,
is perfectly natural, 1 should begin to