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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-10-19
NEW RESIDENCE.

VIM. Perkins is building residence
on the schoolhouse hill for L. A Pate.
Mr. Pate formerly resided in the coun
try but has moved to town.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-10-19
TO SPEAK AT E'TOWN.

Gov. ]. c. W Beckham will speak
at Elizabethtown on October "a, and the
Democrats there are making great pre-
parations for big meeting.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-10-19
IOWA TOUR ENDS.

Davenport, Ia, Oct. 12.-With a
speech at the Turner Operahouse, in
This city, tonight, Senator Fairbanks
concluded his tour of the State.H came
into the city on the Rock Island road
during the afternoon, and after crossing
the river and speaking at Rock Island,
ILL.,, returned to this city for the night
meeting.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-10-19
MEETS THIS WEEK.

The Educational Association of the
Fourth congressional district meets Fri
day and Saturday of this week at
Hodgenville, La Rue county.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-10-19

If troubled with weak digestion
try Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
tablets. They will do you good. For
sale by Short & Haynes.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Skea Jumping.

The great event of the skeeing clubs
Of the western states is the jumping
contest Only skee runner knows the
sensation. Below. the endless hill
seems to stretch on forever into the ex-
panse of the valley, the steepness of the
incline lost in its whiteness. A long
breath and you start. Faster and
faster you go, till suddenly a flash of
green in front, and the jump off is COM
ing. Crouching until your knees almost
touch your skees, with muscles strain
ed, out into the air you sail!
A strange lightness and feebleness
take possession of your limbs, and your
spirit shares the intoxicatlon of soaring
into space. After long seconds you are
called back to earth, first for half a
second softly, but then hard as iron
that seems to give you an electric
shock. You wabble helplessly from
right to left; each foot seems glued to
the ground and still in the air, but you
have kept your balance and are shoot
ing forward. At last you catch your
first breath. like a hiccough; then a
longer one. You are master of the
field, with jump of hundred feet or
more, and finish the victorious course
In a neatly rounded curve.-Country
Life In America.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Evolution of the Bayonct.

The sweynes-feather (hog's bristle),
which seems to have been the original
prototype of the bayonet, was long
rapier blade. fixed in handle and car
ried in a sheath, which was given to a
musketeer for defense after he had dis
charged his piece. Stuck by its handle
in the muzzle Of his gun, it constituted
a very efficient weapon for acting
against pikemen. To diminish his in
cumbrance the sweynes-feather and
musket rest were combined, the latter
forming a sheath for the former, in the
reign of James l.
Toward the latter part of the civil war
the use of the musket rest was aban-
doned, and it became the practice to
stick the dagger by its handle into the
muzzle of the piece after discharging 1t.
In 1889 two rings were added by
which the bayonet was placed on the
muzzle without interfering with the
firing This Improvement, the inven-
ton Of General Mackay, an English
officer, was introduced into the French
army by Vauban in 1903. By the Eng
lish themselves 1t was not adopted un-
til after the battle Of Fontenoy Q745),
where the advantages its use conferred
on the French were only too painfully
manifest, the Duke of Cumberland's 8
army being defeated with the loss of
$4,000 men.-Pearson's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
SIGNS ARE OLD.
In Ancient Greece They Were Used
ON Business Houses.

ON Business Houses.
The custom Of marking a business
house by means of a sign is of very
ancient origin. In the great cities of the
east and among the ancient Egyptians
such a practice must have been unnec-
essary, as all trades were classified
and confined to certain sections of the
city, and then all wares were exposed
to full view, as they were displayed ip
open booths.
The history of Grecian signboards is
meager. yet the illusions of Aris-
tophanes and Lucian to signboards war
rant our belief in their use by the
Greeks. Athen@us tells US, "He hung
the well known sign in front of his
house."
Advancing to Roman times, there is
abundant evidence of signs, as the dis
coveries of Pompeii and Heraculaneum
amply testify. In the Eternal City
some of the streets derived their names
from signs, just as hundreds of London
streets have been so named. The Ro-
man street Vicus Ursi Pileati was
named from the sign, for, as the name
indicates, 1t was the street of 1.-THE
Bear With the Hat On" But it was
not until late in the fifteenth century
that the custom gained a footing in
England, first of all among the taverns
and alehouses. Later came the neces-
sity of distinguishing between certain
shops brought about by the fact that
the houses were not numbered and the
people could not read word signs
Julian King Calford In st. Nicholas.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
A Weird Incident.

Some years ago the following strange
incident took place in west end club:
There lay on the table in one of the
rooms list Of members who had put
down their names for an approaching
house dinner. A workman on ladder,
who was putting the finishing touches
to the decoration of the ceiling, let fall
a single tiny splash of red paint, which
dropped on the first name ON the list
and obliterated it as if with the stroke
of pen. Some of the members who
noticed this occurrence thought it
very bad omen; others, like Hamlet, de-
fed augury. But, curiously enough,
the member whose name had thus been
struck out was taken i'll the next day
and died in the club on the night before
the dinner was to have taken place
Golden Penny
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
RAINING CATS AND DOGS.
Various Explanations of the Origin
of This Expression.

Various Explanations of the Origin
of This Expression.
Many explanations have been given
of the origin of the expression raining
cats and dogs" One is that 1t is per-
version of the French "catadoupe," a
waterfall-'it is raining a eatadoupes," !"
or cataracts. Another explanation is
that the male blossoms Of the willow
tree, which are used on Palm Sunday
to represent the branches Of palm,
were called "cats and dogs" in some
parts of England, where they increase
rapidly after a few warm April show
ers, and the belief prevailed that the
rain brought them.
Others trace the saying to northern
mythology, in which the cat is said to
have great influence on the weather,
and sailors still have a saying, 1.-THE
cat has a gale of wind in her TAIL"
when she is unusually frisky. Witches
that rode upon the storms were said to
assume the form Of cats, and the
stormy northwest wind is called 1.-The
cats nose" in the Harz mountains
even at the present day. Then the dog
is symbol of wind, which in old Ger
man pictures is figured as the head Of
a dog or wolf from which blasts ISSUE
The cat therefore symbolizes a down
pour Of rain; the dog, strong gusts of
wind, which accompany it, and so a
rain "of cats and dogs is heavy rain
with wind.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
His Own Manuscript.

George Ade, in the early days of his
career, before the TABLES In Slang
had brought him fame, called one
morning in Chicago upon Sunday edi-
tor on a mission from theatrical man.
ager.
81 have brought you this manu-
script he began, but the editor, look
ing up at the tall, tlmid youth, inter-
rupted:
"Just throw the manuscript in the
wastebasket, please" he said. "I'm
very busy just now and haven't time
to do it myself"
Mr.. AIDE obeyed calmly. He resumed:
81 have come from the theater,
and the manuscript have just thrown
in the wastebasket is your comic farce
of The Erring Son. which the man.
ager asks me to return to you with
thanks. He suggests that you sell it to
an undertaken, to be read at funerals" !"
Then Mr.. Ade smiled gently and
withdrew.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
The Japanese Hell.

The Japanese language has no equiv
alent for our word "hell," but has the
word '.jigoku" instead. Jigoku consists
of, first, eight immense hot hells, rang
ing one beneath the other in tiers. Each
of these hells has sixteen additional
hells outside its gates, like SO many
antechambers, so that there are in all
1876 hot hells. Second, there are eight
large cold hells, each with its sixteen
ante-hells, making the same number of
cold that there are of hot bells. Be
sides these 272 hot and cold bells for
offenders of the common sort the willy
Japs have twenty mammoth "hells of
utter darkness" into which will be
consigned the spirits of children who
take the name Of Dai Butsa, or Great
Buddha, in vain.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
"Cappins. Crows.

The following account is given in
Country Life of the way in which pill
fering crows are dealt with by Italian
agriculturists: A hole Of certain depth
is dug In the ground, at the bottom of
which is placed some decayed meat.
A funnel shaped wedge Of paper is
then inserted into the hole, the upper
edge of the paper being coated with
birdlime. "Maitre Corbeau" sees the
food, descends to grasp it, and when
he has firm hold of it he rises up again.
His head is, however, swathed with
the paper cap, and in his mad endeavor
to rid himself Of 1t he circles up to ex-
traordinary heights in the air, revolv-
ing constantly and at so rapid a pace
that, soon overcome with giddiness, he
falls to the earth dead.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Marriages In Burma.

Burma is unique among the coun-
tries of the east in the position accord
ed to women. There is no purdah
there, and, gentle as she looks, the
married woman is the head of her
house. The girls before their ears are
pierced, which is equivalent to a COM
ing out reception, are allowed to roam
about the streets playing boyish games
with their brothers and their friends,
and afterward there are many oppor-
tunities for young men and women to
meet at festivals, boat races and other
gayeties. Marriages in Burma there
fore are usually love matches, and the
unmarried woman is in no hurry to
change her state. Burmese women are
charming, generally slender, dainty
and demurely coquettish. They wear
gayly colored garments, which make
them look like flower beds, and their
hair, which is shining and smooth, is
always uncovered and decked with
flowers.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
why Your Coffee r. Rad

Bridget is an excellent cook; but,
like most women of her profession, she
is opinionated and insists upon making
all her dishes strictly according to her
own recipes. Her mistress gives her
full swing not only as to cooking, but as
to the purchase of supplies. The other
day her mistress said to her:
Bridget the coffee you are giving us
Is very good. What kind is it?"
TT is no kind at all, num-" said
Bridget. 'Tt's mixter."
"How do you mix itY'
II shake it one-quarter Mocha and
one-quarter Java and one-quarter Rio.'
But that's only three-quarters. What
do you put in for the other quarter?"
Il put in no other quarter at all,
mum. That's where so many spoil the
coffee, mum-by putin in another
quarter."-Ne York Press.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Valuable shares.

The shares of the New River corpora
ton are the most valuable in the world,
and only fractions of them usually
come upon the market. For many years
the shares were sold at f5 apiece, and
indeed Charles l. reassiSned his kings
shares 10 the company in return for a
perpetual annual payment of f5OG,
which sum, under the style of the
kings Clog is still paid. How bad
a bargain that was is shown by the
dividend for years past having aver
aged over $4,000 per share, while few
years ago one of the shares was sold
for f122 900 by public auction. The ac-
tual face value of the shares is 91OO.-
London Standard.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Webster Was willing

When Daniel Webster's market man
had sued him for long unpaid bill
and got his money he was so scared at
his temerity that he stopped calling at
the door for orders. The godlike Dan
lei asked him why one day, and the
man confessed that he supposed Mr.,
Webster would never trade with him
again. "Oh," said Webster, "sue me as
often as you like, but for heavens sake
don't starve me-" There was never a
time when the great man was not will
ing to owe as much as anybody was
willing to let him owe.-Springfeld Re-
publican.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05

SAFE DEPOSIT-Safe deposit boxes can be
rented from the Bank of Amsdor County at the
small expense of IS cents a month, thereby Sc
curing you against any possible loss from fire
or otherwise. Don't overlook this opportunity
Of protecting your valuables.
SAVE MONEY-Patronize home institu-
tion. Send money away through the Bank OF
Amador County; you will save 10 per cent and
upward over postoffice or express. Money sent
to all parts of the United States and also all
parts of the world We have the latest quota.
tions on foreign exchange.
SAVE MONEY-It doesn't cost anything to
deposit money in the Bank of Amador County.
They receive deposits from e5 up. Commence
the new year by opening up bank account. A
man or woman with a bank account has a
financial standing. Don't bury your money;
when you die it can't be found and you are lia-
BILE to be robbed while alive.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
The Cashew Nut.

The cashew nut serves a unique pur-
pose as cosmetic in the West Indies,
where women desiring to remove ex-
cessive tan anoint the skin with an oil
from the outer surface Of the raw nut.
For two weeks the patient must retire
from society, for the face and hands so
treated turn black. At the end Of a
fortnight's seclusion, however, the wo-
man who has undergone the cashew
treatment emerges, observers state,
with skin and complexion as fair as a
babes"
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Fortunes Favor sumcient.

what do we want with gold and
precious stones" said the proud young
mother, gazing fondly upon the baby
This is fortune enough for u.s.
"HuhP grunted the father, who had
been walking the floor nearly all night.
"I'm glad fortune didn't knock twice at
bur door."-Philadelphi Ledger.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
why He poubted the MAN.

At st. Andrews society dinner one
Of the speakers told of a Scotch gar
dener, recently landed, who had great
difficulty in acquiring knowledge of
American geography. The son of the
household, failing to teach the gardener
In any other way, brought out huge,
highly colored map. The Scot looked
at it critically.
"Ah, yes, lad; that may be, but it's no
to be TRUSTED. It's laid oot in the plaid
O. the leein' MacFechtons," was his
comment.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Con;ugaI Repartee.

Wife-That's the third time you've
stepped on my dress. wish you were
not so SLOW
Husband-It's you that are slow.
Wife-Indeed, I am not.
Husband-Well, your train is behind
washington Post.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05

Napoleon l., who, was a great ad
mirer of female talent twhen its owner
did not, like Nine. de Stael, direct it
against himself), used to say, 'Thetp
ATE women who have only one fault
viz, that they are not men,"
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Knew Three of Them.

Dearborn-Do you know the seven
wonders of the world?
Wabash-Well, know three of them.
"Qnly three"
Eyes; I've only been married three
times, you know"
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
working Up to 1t.

Emma-And, Charlie, dear. would
you have really shot yourself if I had
refused you?
Charlie-Indeed would. 1 had al
ready sent to four houses for price lists
Of revolvers.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Getting Even.

Miss Passaye-I trust you will con-
hder my criticisms, dear, as coming
from friend.
Vera Perte-Oh, will. 1 look upon
you as the oldest, the very Oldest,
friend have.-Brooklyn Life.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
A Thin Spread.

Kwater-It's more or less true that,
as the old saw has 1t, Charity covers
a multitude of SINS"
Hardhead-But never If it's our chals
ty and other peoples sins.-PhiladsA
phia Press.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
More Than They Claimed

Say" said the trate victim, you ad
vertised that the house was five min
utes' walk from the station"
"Well?" replied the agent.
why, it's nearly thirty minutesv'
"Ah, then, as we said farther on In
the advertisement, it is more than We
claimed"
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
Changed His Mind.

81 thought it was case of love at
first sight"
at was, but he concluded that second
sight was best."-Brooklyn Life
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
SvmDathv.

Hell got note from Dunno today
saying that he absolutely must have
the money owe him by tomorrow
morning.
She-Oh, the poor fellowNLife.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05

Fire and sword are but slow engines
II destruction in comparison with the
habbler-Steele.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
The Penalty.

I'm your bachelors club what La fhs
penalty for marryingF
''Marriage."1Town Topics.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05

Politeness is like an air cushion
there's nothing in 1t, but it eases the
Joints wonderfully
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
BANK OF AMADOR COUNTY
Incorporated November, 1895
CAPITAL Stock $50 00o
BOARD OF DIRECTORS: /:

Alfonso Ginocchio, S. G. Spagnoli, John Strohm.
Frederick Eudey and Alex Eudey of jackson.
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05
TO THE UNFORTUNATE
DIR. GIBBoN
This old reliahla AM

This old reliable and
themost successful spe-
cialist in San Francis
costillcontinues to cure
all Sexual and Seminal
Diseases,such as Ghon-
orrhea, elect, Structure,
Syphilis in all its forms
Skin Diseases, Nervous
De bility, Impotency,
Seminal Weakness, and
Amador ledger., 1904-02-05

consequence OF self abuse and excess produc-
ing the following symptoms: Sallow counte-
nance dark spots under the eyes, pain in the
head, ringing in the ears, loss Of confidence,
d1fndence In approaching strangers, palpitation
of the heart, weakness Of the limbs and hack.
consumption, etc.
DIR. GIBBON has practfced in San Francisco
over 4Oyears, and those troubled should not
fail to consult him and receive the benefit Of
his great skill and experience. The doctor
cures when others fail. Try him Cures guar
anteed. Persons cured at home Charges reas-
enable. Call or write.
DIR. J. F. GIBBoN, $50 Kearney street, San
Francisco. Cal.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-07-18

bIaci6n = que cumpliendo disposiciO
nes sanitarias. desaloj6 lIevandO q So
aacienda TODD el ganadO. VuelVe &
verse llena de caballos, muIas y algu-
nos otrOa snimales.
Por 81 sitio que ocupa ell Callei6n de
los cstalanes que ssf Ie nombra Ia gem
te. es impossible pasar por los males
oI0res que despide Ia dicha ouadra.
Creo sea abusive esto. desde Ell mOmen-
to en- que fue por su anterior duedo
limpiada. obedeciendo & 6rdenes ter
minantes. IguaI que aver debe RS
petarse 8 hacerse respetar hoy 10 que
no est6 derogado.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-07-18
.GACETIlLAS N0TICI0SAS.

Ell DR.. Antonio RoseII celebr6 el
s6bado una detenida conferencia con
ell gobernador Winthrop. Algunos
asuntos muy interesantes references q
instruction p1blica, fueron ell princi
pal Objeto de la conferencia.
Sc sabe que en- un temple de Cam.
bridge, varios sacerdotea aludieron en-
sus sermones & los puertorriquefIos,
hacienda de elIos muchos cRri1Osos
encomiOs.
Los se6ores Alfredo Koppisch,
Limo Garcia. AvelinO Garcia Y Pauli-
no Pamier de Isabella, Sc avisa que fue-
ron nombrados para formar ell panel
en- la Corte de su Distrito. sin tener en-
cuenta que no son pr0pietarios por
valor de 5000.
-Ha sido admitido ell reeDganche
del ex-guardia Bel6n Pizarr0.
-El s&bado fueron talIados unos so
aspirantes q puestos en- la policia insu-
lar. Es considerable ell n1mero de
aspirantes que SO presentan para OBJ.
tar 80 plazas que deben ahora Gu
brirse.
Ell Comisionado Elliott lego aver.
de regreso de su excursion por Ia isla.
La plaza que dej6 vacsnte el Sr.
Quevedo al pasar al bureau de muelles
Y puertos, es solicitada por los sefiores
Salvador Lopez y Angel Fernandez
Umpierre. Ambos eran enpleadOs
en- ell Departamento que cesaron GUAM
do 81 bureau de agriculture Y minas.
fu6 suprimido.
Ell ePOst0 de Nueva York, con
motive del visje de maestros puerto
rriquef1os. pregunta con cual csr6cter
son nuestros compatriotss recibidos en-
Ia Universidad de Harvard, toda vez
que ellos no son ciudadanos ameri-
canos.
AfIade que los puertorrlquef1os fue-
ron tomadoS & Espaf1a y que QwStGndo-
les la ciudGdGaSG espGf50lG, no Sc les
bG GQ0g0 41Saag9t7aG.
Els muy probable que ell goberna
dor Winthrop sea visitsdo durante su
permanencia en- Ponce. por los sefio-
res Lucas Amadeo Ermelindo Sala-
zar.
-Es possible que en- estos dfas ell Sr
Carlos Soler, del Banco de Puerto Ri
co, celebre una conferencia con ell go
bernador Winthrop, acerca de asuntos
econ6micos.
En- Ia esquina de Correos hubo ell
sabado medic dIa un meeting casual
al aire libre, acerca de polftica gene
rail- Rodeados por un corro de curio-
SOS, entire ellos algunes americanOs.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-07-18
Not!e!as do Vega BaIa.
DE maestro corresponsoz especially

Julio It.
81 domingo ell Sr. Benavente sac6
dos grupos fotografcos de las Srtas
que tomsron parte en- las novenas que
en- honor de Ia Virgen del Carmen Sc
han llevado q efecto en- esta villa.
Como sabemos ell gusto artfsticO que
tiene ell Sr. Benavente y 10 precioso de
los originates que 81 tuvo ell gusto de
copiar. no dudamos un momento de Ia
belleza del grupO.
Seg6u nos informan, Ia Sra. Mag
dalena Ibafiez de Geigel esta enferma,
aunque no de gravedad. Deseamos
que tan bella DANA pronto recupere la
salud.
Tambi6n una sobrina de Ia Srta.
Isabel Mufloz Sc halla recogida en- ca
ma. Deseamos que pronto cesen sus
dOlencias.
SCuando piensa ell grupo de ALTOONA
dos de este pueblo empezar de nuevo
sus ensayOs para las funciones teatra-
les9
Ahora que el Sr. J6stiz nos ha de-
leitado durante tres domingos conse-
cutivos, nos va hacer falta Ia diver
sion.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1904-07-18

vi6se ALI los senores Barbosa, del
Vale, Sanchez Morales. Zeno Gambia
Falcon, Sire y Besosa. El alre DO
minante ca 81 corro parecfa muy cor
dial y amistcso.
Ell sabado visitaron 81 gobernador
los sefiores Gomez Brioso y Il znna-
ris. Cuando salierOn del despacho del
gobernador amb0s lleVaban en- la mano
unos grandes roIIos de papel que pare
clan pianos.
Sc anuncia que muy en- breve la
policfa iniciara una campRfa contra
los z9guanes sin luz.
Pasan de go las casas desalqulla-
das que hay en- Ia ciudad-
Sc informa que Ell DIR. Lindsay
no regresarS 5 Is isla con Ia eXpedl-
ci6n de maestros. Sc sfirmR que ven
dra con ellos ell nuevo Comisionado de
instruction recientemente deslgnado.
"A la plaza de Supervisor de cleo
clones que sera cubieFta en- breve, as
piran varios sefiores norteamerlcanos
Ell sabado celebr6 ell Casino Es-
pafiOl una animada TESTS con objeto de
obsequiar al g5bernador Winthrop.
Este cOncurri6 acompa6ado de su se-
cretariO particular de un interprete,
saliendo muy cOmplacido de Ia corte-
STA de la colonia espafIola.
Ell Sr. Lupercio OlIer fu6 vfctima
aver de an detritus arrojado On Ia ace
ra. ResbaI6 al pisarle y, cayendo,
para rrevenir eI golpe interpuso una
mano Y sufri6 en- la caida Ia fractura
de un dedo.
-Muchos republicanos de San Juan
declaran su intenci6n de votar para
Comisionado q Washington, Ia candi-
datura del Sr. Mateo Fsiardo.
So asegura que el abogadO Sr. To-
rres Monte es ell candidate republicano
probable para delegado 4 la Camara,
por ell distrito-d Rio Grande.
Ell j6ven Ribot. estudiante de la
Universidad de Columbus. ha sido gra-
duado de ingeniero mec6nico y cleo
tricista; Y. en- Iucha con tres compa-
fIeros de Ohio. gan6 por oposici6n el
premio ofrecido por Ia U Universidad.
Ell Sr. Lopez Sanchez. va resta-
blecido de reciente dolencia, ha vuelto
& reanudar su tarea en- Ia division de
Archives del Departanento del Inte-
rior.
Varios marineros alemanes que
habfan sido invitados & un bale en- 81
Callej6n de Gambaro. vi@ronse priva-
dos de poder Rsistir por haber Ia auto
ridad suspendido el bale.