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The Washington times., 1904-12-25
WALLACE H. HILLS
Treasury officials First Christmas
in Washington Was Spent in
the Tents of an Army.

When first arrived in Washington,
more than a generation ago, coming
down a mere lad, too young to be a
regularly enlisted soldier, from the quiet
town in central New York where | was
born and bred, this city rather repelIed
than attracted me. OF that time T
have no Christmas "reminiscences con-
nected with Washington that are pleas
ant to remember or agreeable TO re-
late. l should be giving only what Is
known by thousands, and has been told
and retold by as many, that the city
was only a camp. with all the disagree
able features pertaining to camps, and
some that did not belong to one in
the field. The city then well deserved
the title il had acquired of being a
place of magnificent distances" muddy
and slushy in the winter. dusty and
grimy in the summer It would be hare
for the imagination TO conjure up the
changes that have been made in the
city since L have known it,
Then there was no Capitol with a
completed dome that surpa sses any sim
liar construction in the world; no COM
pieted Washington Monument, the fin
ger post that for miles around gives
the spectator q knowledge of where the
Capital Of the country is located; no
Library whose beauty compels the ed
miration of ali who visit it; no, well
one could enumerate ali the improve
ments that have been made here, in the
last generation. conceived in good taste
and executed with rare genius and at.-
ity. There was nothing here but an
overgrown village. suddenly populated
and almost unable to take care of the
soldiers constantly arriving, and people
called here by curiosity, business, or in
terest in the progress of matters
II cannot reflect upon these things
without constant wonder at what has
happened within the sight of my own
eyes and within my own knowledge One
does not regard perhaps the detail of
movements within his view with any
particular interest unless 1t may reach
him personally, but when he looks upon
the accumulation CT years, the matters
built up month by month day by day
almost hour by hour, he cannot help but
be more or less overwhelmed by the
great results achieved. Five cents Is a
small sum alone by itself, but a large
number OF nickels might and would
make many thousands of dollars ana
our lives which may reach to scores
OF years are made up Of minutes and
hours.
$50 the beauty. the riches and i'm
proyements of Washington have not
been brought about in a night like AIad-
din's palace, but by the daily. almost
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
REV. j. 6. BUTLER
Pastor of Luther Place Memorial
Church Speaks Of a Christmas
Day in Forty Nine.

8 Every Christmas is very similar to
It's predecessor to me-" said the Rev
J. G. Butler. but out of the fifty-fye
which L have spent in this city. think
the first stands out most prominently
That was away back in 1S49. There
were no electric cars then There were
no paved streets; and the city itself
was just about one-haIf its present size.
If my memory serves me correctly, the
Memorial Lutheran Church, on Four
teenth Street. marked the end Of the
city IN the northern direction. Beyond,
what is now Mount Pleasant, and
beautiful residence section. was then
not ming but woods.
~ had been in the city only short
time. 1 was young-barely IN my
twenties, and fresh from theological
school I had come here to take charge
of my first church-St. PauFs Lutheran,
and / was perfectly happy Confident?
Well. I don't know. 1 was naturally
full of great resolves TO convert the
whole city, but, as I remember, I was
also just a little nervous for several
months.
est. PauPs was a small church in 40
1t had barely 100 members, but we used
to celebrate Christmas in a mighty joy
Gus manner
year. and the streets were as smooth
as glass The children were the only
ones who were out on the streets for
enjoyment In spite of the weather, al
most my entire congregation was at
the church. and for over an hour We
prayed, sang, and gave thanks.
''It was during that same year that
gold was discovered in California
Everyone has heard of the forty-niner.
Their deeds have been exploited in song
and verse In these all made fortunes.
but as l remember 1t, there were many,
many mothers in Washington whose
sons were struck with the gold craze,
and those same sons were, in many
cases. anxious to get home. Many a
Christmas box was filed with good
things to eat, articles of clothing, and
other presents. and sent to the mining
camps Il California. Many of these
boxes, of course, never reached their
destination. but | have no doubt that
those received were right royaly well
coined
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

was no life insurance, and the woman,
left with a ten-year-old daughter. was
forced to leave her at least comfortable
nome and move into the wretched quar-
ters in which ] found her.
Sewing netted 81 day-whep she
could find employment, and ON this the
two subSisted until the illness came
Then the daughter went out to hunt
work. on some days earning a quarter,
on etner days not so much. With this
money medicine and food for the mother
was bought. the little one starving her
self TO supply her sick mother. On that
Christmas Eve she had gone for the
his last bin was paid. 1t was by sheer
accident that she happened to come to
my off1ce-and she came Just in time
An hour or two later would have been
too late
I would like to know the name OF
that doctor who. on Christmas Eve of
all nights. refused to attend a sick
Widow, merely because she could not
pay his bill
The Washington times., 1904-12-25
REV. D. j. STAFFORD
Eminent Divine Recalls Early I'm
pressions of the Vivid Tableaux
of the Nativity.

christmas memories! Yes, my earli-
est days are concerned with the church
and the religious celebration of the fes-
tival. The early morning mass, the
beauty of the services. the crib and the
music and the kneeling worshipers.
Then another thing that has FAR
ticularly impressed itself upon my mem
ory Is the Christmas. or Santa Claus
entertainment given by the children I
can see myself yet sitting in open-eyed
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

wonder and looking at the tabIeaux Of
the Nativity-the shepherds and the
klngs-and realizing in q most vivid
way the scene that took place on the
starlit slopes OF Bethlehem two thou
sand years ago- Nothing. perhaps, so
lmpresses a child; and hence I have
always insisted in my parish upon this
Christmas entertainment and tabIeaux.
for ! think it teaches the lesson more
potently than anything. Everything is
thus consecrated to religion. touched
with the divine spirit OF beauty
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

the ground the sport would be all the
better. Then we could track our rab-
bits in great style, and it enhanced the
fun. Nor did we have any OF the new
model, hammerless, breech- loading shot
guns IN those days. No. instead we had
an old muzzle loader that kicked
harder than any mule you ever saw
and we were not always sure which
would get hurt the worse, ourselves or
the rabbits. When the day was over we
were pretty tired. but you may depend
on 1t that our rabbit hunt ana popcorn
netted US as much fun and enjoyment
TO the minute as any kid in Washing
ton VIII have this Christmas
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
GOOD LUCK TO YOU. y

/, Wilkesbarre. Penn Sept 10.
"Good luck to you, from Theodore
Roosevelt, =" is the autograph of the
chief executive on photograph
which the proud father Of twenty i've
children received today. He is s. P.
Smartwood. railroader, of Mountain
Top, near here.
A few days ago, having read some
Of the race-suicide utterances, he
sent to President Roosevelt a list of
his children and their birthdays
Il am the father of TWENTY-FIVE
children, and have eleven grand
children" he wrote. "lf Providence
permits my sons and myself will all
cast our votes for Roosevelt and Fair
banks Nov. g." There are five sons
able to vote. Smart wood was mar
ried in 1871, when he was Is and
his wife H. Until the last seven years
they have had baby almost every
year. There were two sets of twins
in the twenty-five children.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
c. G. READ DEAD.
Married Miss Blanche Beard, Of
HardinSburg, and Was Well
Known In County.

Charles Ganaway Read who mar
ried Miss Blanche Beard, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Green b. Beard, of Har-
dinsburg, and who is well known IN
Breckenridge county, died last Thurs
day at noon at Norton Infrmary, in
Louisville. of inflan nation of the
lungs Mr.. Read lungs we're soliditied,
which was caused by hard sub
stance which he swallowed several
years ago. He had been coughing
for abOnt year Several months
previous to his death he moved from
Louisville to West Point with his
wife. His cough growing worse, he
was compelled to return to Louisville,
two weeks ago yesterday, and to go
to Norton Inirmary. He was con-
scious to the last.
Mr. Read was one of Louisville s
best known young business men.
For the last twenty two years of his
life he was In the employe of j. M.
Robinson, Norton q Co., both as
travelling and house salesman.
About eleven years ago Mr.. Read
married Miss Blanche Beard, of Har-
dinsburg, by whom he is survived.
He was forty one years of age, a
Mason. and a member of the Meth
odist church.
The funeral was held Friday from
the residence Of his parents, MIR. ana
Mrs. John W. Read, 1929 First street.
the interment being in Cave Hill
cemetery.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
A TEXAS WONDER.

One small bottle Of the Texas Won
der, Halls Discovery, cures all kidney
and bladder troubles, removes gravel,
cures diabetes, seminal emission, weak
and lame backs, rheumatism and all
irregularities of the kidneys and blad-
der in both men ana women regulates
bladder troubles in children. II not
sold by your druggist it will be sent by
mail on receipt of 81. One small bottle
is two months treatment and seldom
fails to perfect cure. Dir. E. W.
Hall, sole manufacturer, p o. Box
500, st. Luis. Mo. Send for testi-
monials. Sold by all druggists. Office,
1881 Olive street.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
THE LENA AFFAIR.

The first of the month the Russian
warship Lena entered the port at San
Francisco The boat was detained by
the authorities, pending an investiga-
tion. Thursday Acting Secretary OF
State Adee gave out the following
from Washington in regard TO the
ship:
the president today issued an or
der through the acting secretay of
state directing the Lena to be taken
into custody by the naval authorities
of the United States and disarmed.
The features and conditions pre-
scribed are that the Lena will be
taken to the Mare Island navy yards
and there will be dis armed by the
removal of the small guns, breech
blocks, large guns, ammunition or
ordnance stores and such other dis
mautlement as may be prescribe by
the commandant Of the navy yards
and that the captain give written
guarantee that the Lena Will not leave
San Francisco until peace has been
concluded.
THAT officers and crew shall be
paroled, but not leave San Francisco
until some understanding as to tn 9
disposition which may be reached
between the government of the United
States and both belligerents. That
after the disarmament the vessel may
be repaired. This action was taken
on a written request from the COM
mander or the Lena.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
TWO LAND DEALS.

Messrs. George Curry and Samuel
J. Baker, of the Patesville section, we're
in town on Tuesday, at which time
land deal was contaminated between
them. Mr. Curry sold to the Baker boys
Charles, John, Marvin and Tarvin-
his farm of 921s acres for s., 500 The
same day he bought from D. q. Hat
field farm of 106 acres for 81, 500.
The Baker brothers are sons of Mr.. s.
j. Baker. Hancock Clarion.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
AHEAD OF ALL.
Breckenridge SurpaSSeS Neigh,
boring Counties In Mineral
Exhibits at Fair.

although list of the mineral ex-
hibits of Breckenridge and neighbor-
ing counties to be made at the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition We're pub.
lished before the exposition opened, a
condensed statement of the exhibits
which were really collected by the
Kentucky commission and are now on
exhibit; will, perhaps, he of interest
to many interested In the geologic cal
development of this section of the
State. The list shows that, out of ten
prominent exhibits from Brec kenridge
and neighborng counties five are
made by firms or individuals in Brock.
enridge county. The list is as follows
From Auburn Ash Coal Co., at Fen
ley, offices at Cloverport: Broken coal
FOrdsville Block Coal Co., Fords-
Vile Blocks of coal
Murray Roofing Tile CONF any, Glow
export clays and roofing tile.
Central Clay Product Co., Clover
port Clays and building bricks.
Mary j. Miller Co, Cloverport /:
Red and yellow plastic and cleaning
clays.
Prof. W. J. McConathy, Louis
vile: One dark and one gray clay
from Grayson county.
j. s. Moreman, Brandenburg One
dark clay.
H. q. Powers, Narrows Three clays
and burned and unburned clay.
Jno. s. Adsir, Stephensport Halves
vile sandstone for building, two
blocks.
q. W. Smith, Custom > Asphalt rock.
Kentucky's mineral display at the
fair is one OF the finest made. 1t &C.
curies 3, 400 square feet of floor space
and It's location is an ideal one in the
Palace of Mines and Metallurgy.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
MR.. CERT IN THE CITY.

II. 9. Cert, of Louisville, was in
the city, Wednesday and Thursday on
visit to old friends He was man
ager for the Fair. the mercantile firm
which was in business here several
years ago and OF which A. j. Katz,
of Louisville, was the proprietor. In
February, 1908, Mr.. Cert returned to
Louisville He is now bookkeeper
for Lorsch & Levy, the Fourth street
dealers in ladies ready made cloth
ing. Mr.. Cert made the trip down
on the Morning Star last Wednesday
morning as the guest Of Capt. Ryan,
returning on the boat Thursday. 1t
was his first visit back to Cloverport
since he severed his connection with
the FAIR.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
The Stomach is the Man.

A weak stomach weakens the man,
because 1t cannot transform the food
he eats into nourishment. Health
and strength cannot be restored to
any sick man or weak woman with
out first restoring health and strength
to the stomach. A weak stomach
cannot digest enough food to feed
the tissues and revive the tired and
run down limbs and organs of the
body. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat, cleanses and strength
ems the glands and membranes of the
stomach, and cures indigestion,
dyspepsia and all stomach troubles.
Sold by All Druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21

Kindly Take Notice that Ely 8
Liquid Cream Balm Is of great bene-
fit to those suffering from nasal ca
tarrh who cannot inhale freely
through the nose, but must treat
themselves by spraying. Liquid
Cream Balm differs in form, but not
incidentally from the Cream Balm
that has stood for years at the head
OF remedies for catarrh. 1t may be
used in any nasal atomizer The
price, including a spraying tube, is 70
cts. Sold by druggists and mailed by
Ely Brothers, So Warren Street, New
York.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
! NICKEL FOR THE LORD.
&(&&%&&@@&&%~
Published by request.

Yesterday he wore rose on the la
pei of his coat and when the plate
was passed he gave nickel to the
Lord He had several bills in his pock-
ct, aud sundry change, per haps a
dollars worth, but he hunted about,
and, finding this poor little nickel, he
laid 1t on the plate to aid rne Church
militant in it's fight against the
world, the flesh, and the devil. His
silk hat was beneath the seat, and
his gloves and cane were beside it,
aRd the nickel was on the plate--a
whole nickel.
On Saturday afternoon he had had a
gin rickey at the Queens and his
friend had had fancy drink, while
the cash register stamped thirty-five
cents on the slip the boy presented
him. Peellng off bill, he handed
it to the lad, and gave him nickel
tip when he brought back the change.
A nickel for the Lord, and nickel
for the waiter
And the man had his shoes polished
on Saturday afternoon, and handed
out dime without a murmur. He
had shave, and paid fifteen cents
with equal slacrity. He took box
OF candies home to his wife, and paid
forty cents for them, and the box was
tied with a dainty bit Of ribbon.
Yes, and he also gave a nicSel to
the Lord
=. Who is this Lord
= Who is heS Why, the man worsh-
Ups MIN as Creator of the unive rse,
the One who put the stars in order,
and by whose immutsble decree the
heavens stand. Yes, he does, and he
dropped nickel In to support the
Church militant
And what is the Church militantP
The Church militant is the Church
which represents upon earth the
Church triumphant of the great God
the man gave the nickel to
And the man knew that he was but
an atom in space, and he knew that
the Almighty was without hmlta-
tions, and knowing this he put his
hand in his POCKET and picked out
nickel, and gave it to the Lord
And the Lord, being gracious and
slow TO anger, and knowing our frame.
did not slav the man for the mesness
Of his offering, but gives him this
day his daily bread
But the nickel was ashamed, If the
man wasn't The nickel hid beneath a
quarter which was given by poor
woman who washes for a living. =
Toronto Star.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
Mothers, Don't Suffer

With Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Pains
in the Back, etc. Paracamph relieves
and cures such ailments, because it
opens the pores, induces sweating
and draws out all fever and infla-
nation. 1t soothes, 1t cools, it cures.
Keep a bottle in your home. You
need it every day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
GETS GOOD OFFER.

DR.. Chas. Lightfoot, a Hawesville
boy who is practicing medicine in
Paducah, has been offered the assist
ant superintendent position at the
Hopklnsville Asylum, but he may not
accept.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
Hopkinsville, KY, June Z, 1901.

Hopkinsville, KY, June z, 1901.
DR.. E. W. Hall, st. Louis, NO.
Dear Slr,I have sold your Texas
Wonder, Halls Great Discovery, for
the past three years and from ex.,
peri ence l can say l have never sold
any kidney and bladder remedy of
superior merits.
Most respectfully
Thomas d. Armistead.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
MAY WORK ALL FALL

Messrs. Alonzo FalIon, Eugene
X ngsbury and Chas Hall, of this
city, VINO are doing carpenter work
at River View. the new town near
Louisville, on the Henderson Route,
will PROBABLY remain there until De-
cember They have regular work at
$50 per month and are satisfied with
their positions.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
A Close Shave

Often causes a burning, singing
sensation, makes the face red and
sore. Paracamph will relieve such
troubles instantly. Keeps the face
smooth and healthy, and prevents
/ Inflammation.
Moral Use Paracamph after shay
ing.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21

When troubled with constipation try
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver
Tablets. Thew are easy to take and
produce no gripping or other unpleas-
ant effect. For sale by Short &
HAYNES.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
OFFERING so CENTS.

The HawesvIlle Plalndealer says
that BUYERS are going through Han
cock county offering farmers 80 cents
bushel for corn at gathering time.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1904-09-21
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

Special Judge Mccoy, of Covington,
KY, has decided that the new regis
trait ON law in Kentucky is unconsti-
tutinnal.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-11-15

quieter, the gait more staggering and
weak, and finally the animal goes
down and is unable to rise. The
paralysis by this time is general, the
caf is unnoticed, and the COW lies
perfectly quiet with the eyes partly
closed and staring and showing a
complete absence of winlIing when
the eyeball is touched She is abso-
lutely unheedful of her surroundings
and flies may alight with impunity on
all parts of the body without causing
the slightest movement to dislodge
them. While down the patient as
sumes a. very characteristic position
which is of great aid in diagnosis
The head is turned around to the
side CASUALLY the Left and rests on
the chest causing a peculiar arching
of the neck. If the head is drawn
out straight, it Immediately flops
around to the side again when
diagnosis. The head is turned around
to the side usually the left and
rests on the chest, causing a pecu-
liar arching of the neck. If the head
is drawn out straight, it Immediately
fops around to the side again when
the force is removed. The body usu-
ally rests slightly to one side, with
the hind legs extended forward and
outward and the fore legs doubled up
in their normal position. There is
paralysis of the muscles of the throat,
so that swallowing is impossible, and
in case drenching is attempted there
is great danger of the fluids going
into the lungs and setting up trau-
matte pneumonia. Paralysis of the
rectum and bladder is also complete
and the movement of the intestines
is so suppressed that purgatives are
frequently powerless to re-establish
it. Fermentation in the paunch with
consequent bloating is sometimes
seen. particularly when the patient
is allowed to be stretched ont on
her side. The secretion of milk is
diminished and may be suspended en-
tirely. Sugar is voided in the urine
(To be Continued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
IN FORCE END OF VAR.
mr. Nendes Pleads for Jerusalem
Permanent Court of arbitration.

-. Rev. Dr. H Pereira Mendes preached yester-
- 20 the Congregation Of Shearith Israel In his
ssrnon he SAID;
,,.ee snd good will Instead Of peace we have
=. instead Of Eood Viii. hatred and jealousy The
N--st festival OF Christianity approaches. Nations
81 sing glory TO God. the Father of all. while
IDS are dripping with the blood Of His children
k--Sens viii peal forth their anthems while guns
80 IS o farce and good viii lie.
y cannot speak IN the name OF Christianity. But
- snd CO speak IL Jhe name Of religion. Is il
..rror 10 remain passive in the presence Of the
te-Sisr1, suffering ana slaughter which call the
.,i's attention 10 the hills and valleys of far of
s.eSfs OF Japan. now threatened by a mighty and
ssortiIe Feet2 PSssiyttv : a crime when action is
-seSed i Is the duty Of = pulpit help TO shape
$~bir opinion against the crime. curse and cost of
- And because OF the recent meeting TO irGorse
- arbitration treaties OF the United States and
ssaSSsuse OF this being the when All sincere
ssS-stRns Will wish that peace and good will shall
Srn this subject. and offer these three points for
s5ns.6eratiCn
International arbitration must be compulsory and
- voluntary II JWo men night. police stop them
= force This Is rls6t aid rational. for the public
ss'isre demands il The combatants are told thew
~rst Tot take the law in their own hands; the
,..r-ts q law are open 10 them; the rnafesrv OF
iSv must be sustained might does not ma Ike right
Il Two nations lght, why shall not international
,a9ce stop them BY force II necessary? Why may
rev take law - their Own hands? Why Should
;bere not Be court open 10 them? Can might
rake right,
there shClld BE 2 permanent court o. arbitration,
= should order coDbatants 70 cease fighting 10
axe their grievances 10 the court = either resists