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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08
A SINGULAR COMBINATION.
RIDER HAGGARD, WEIRD FICTION
WRITER; MODEL FARMER AND
POLITICAL ELCE mist.
Makes Official Report on Salvation
Army Colonization Work. - Would
Direct the Waste Forces OF Be-
nevoIence."

II Rider Haggard is a moh of gen
ms. At one time, he is writing sucu
impossible creations as she ana
"King Solomons Mines" calling INTO
NAV n most vivid Imagination ana
settings. in weird and unreal color
inrs. at another time, he is actlN'iy
superintending the work on MS Hts
nificent 2OO-acre English farm htA N
he is studying over some new INA ~
alive creation, wandering ABOUT nls
home. and not speaking to the mem
hers of his family for n week Ut "
time; and again he is making an eco.
nomic study, under a government
commission, of the social cohdltlols
of thepoor in America. In Il snort
interview with him, as he passeu
through Washington this year, on ms
wav west. | found that he possessed
eminently practical bard sense, whlle
fine imaginative streak of his charac-
ter did not manifest itself in the
least. and | see now, that he mas
lust made his report to the British
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
on his inspection of the three land
settlements, which have been estab-
lished in California. Colorado and
Ohio respectively, by the American
branch of the Salvation Army.
Colonization Work of Salvation Army
At these three points the Salvation
Army has established rural settle
ments, taking worthy poor from the
overcrowded cities, furnishing them
with small tracts of land, sufficient
money to get start and make homes
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08
CHARGES ADMISSION FOR
CHARITY.
European and Diplomatic Gossip.


James ]. Van Alan, the expatriated
American millionaire, has taken hint
from the Duke of Westminster, who
has for some time past charged all
tourists or excursionists who desire to
explore Eaton Hall and spend day
among the beautiful scenery on his
Cheshire estate, II cents a head. SO
great has been the influx of tourists
to Rushton Hall, Mr.. Van Alan's his
toric place in Northamptonshire, dur
ing this season, that, commencing with
January 1, he proposes to follow the
Dukes example with a condition
slightly changed. The income derived
from the Dukes visitors is divided
among local charities. Mr.. Van Alan
will charge a maximum of 20 cents
to all visitors from abroad and II
cents to excursionist parties other than
those who may come from the county
of Northampton, to whom the grounds
will be free on Mondays and Satur-
days. The income derived from all
sources will be divided between the
local infirmary and an institution for
social intercourse and educational i'm
provement which he means to estab-
lish in the neighborhood for the bene-
At of workingmen. 1t is estimated that
next year when the house and grounds
may be seen at the best, the income
derived from this project will not fall
far short of $4,000.
King Leopold Of Belgium, who is Of
ten mentioned as business partner of
Thomas S. Walsh of Washington and
Colorado, possesses considerable real
estate in the French Riviera. His de-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08


and sold. while the rest of the stuff, in
Guiding the base metal, such as dies,
star1ns. etc. is taken either to the navy
yard or to a foundry and there de-
stroyed in the presence of secret serv-
Ice officers, who make affidavits Of the
destruction to the Secretary.
There has not been a housekeeping
Of this kind since November, 1902.
Valuable Counterfeiting Machinery.
At present the contraband includes
in addition to counterfeit notes, coins
postage and revenue stamps, valuable
and costly type, by means of which
counterfeiters print the Latin numerals
on queer" notes; inks, paints, acids,
photographic apparatus, dies, molds,
stamps and other accessories Of the
art of making fictitious money.
This year a large batch of the John
son-Hancoc1 notes will be burned.
They are known as the Hancock Is. "
They were made by the celebrated coun-
terfeiter Johnson of Detroit and were
so nearly perfect that the government
suspended the issue of this note. No
doubt many Of these counterfeits are
still in circulation and performing the
functions of real money.
A number of notes made by the NO
torious but now reformed" counter
feiter Brockway will be destroyed.
Even Pennies Counterfeited
In the store room of the Secret Serv-
ice Bureau are many boxes of bad coins
Every coin of the United States from
cents to $50 gold pieces has been i'm
itated, counterfeit nickles being found
more frequently than silver or copper
coins.
In the collection is some gold coin
that has been sweated. Sweating is an
ancient and simple trick, long practiced
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08
A sEOU0LA CIGANTEA.
Restoration In Government GROUNDS
of Tree Twenty Feet Thick.

This picture represents the biggest
tree in Washington and one OF tht
"sights" of the National Capital II
has a strong attraction for strangers
from afar and especially from the
east and the south. This piece OF q
tree stands in the grounds of the De
partment~-of Agriculture, east OF th'
Administration building.
The giant came from the Sequola
National Park in California and was
exhibited at the Worlds Fair at Chi
cago. At the close of the fair 1T was
brought to Washington. 1t is twenty
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08
Rockefeller Scores In Japan.

The British steamer Monarch sailed
from Philadelphia recently for Japan
with a cargo of 2,470,700 gallons of
refined petroleum one hundred barrels
of lubricating oil and 1900 cases of
wax. This is the greatest oil cargo
ever shipped out Of the United States.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08
LnnrOYiSing.

81 admire that last piece you
played professor, immensely" said
Mrs. GasweIl. at had a kind Of wild
freedom about it, you know, sort of
wierdness that touched me. Was it
your own compositionF
Madam" coldly responded the en-
inent musician, who had been hired
for the occasion, II was putting new
string on my violin"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08

feet in diameter and is called The
General Noble in honor of the Secre'
tary of the Interior under whose adj
ministration so much good was done
for the big tree reservations of the
Pacific coast. The cost of its trans
portation to Chicago was $4,000.
The interior is hollow and a spiral
stairway leads to the platform at the
top.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08
ssOId ProbabiHties,, In .Lapan.

While Japan has had meteorological
stations on some of her very high
mountains since 1899, these were only
in use during the summer. An all the
year station will now be opened on the
summit of Mount Tsukaba, near Toxic.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-11-08
Longest Bridge In The World.

The longest bridge in the world is the
Lion bridge, near Sangong, China, sup
ported by over 300 huge stone arches
and extending five and one-quarter
miles over the arm of the Yellow Sea.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
Woman's Club Notes.

Ten new members were admitted TO
the club Wednesday.
The sewing classes will begin soon
after Thanksgiving The club eX-
meets to have Al regular sewing teach-
en- for the advanced class.
The petition for the removal Of Reed
Smoot from his seat in the senate
which Is being circulated among the
Woman's clubs throughout the coun-
try. has been signed by about ~
members of the Brattleboro club.
The regular club meeting was held
Wednesday afternoon at the nome OF
Mrs L. X Fuller The attendance
was unusually large and the meeting
gave the club an excellent idea of the
work the state federation is doing
along many lines Miss Susan r.
Clark read her address given al the
federation meeting. During the social
hour that followed refreshments We're
served and music was furnished by
Ieitsinger's orchestra.
1t has been suggested To the ciub
by the educational committee that II
consider the question of establishing
the stamp system in public schools.
According to this system each child
receives a stamp in receipt for money
saved and these stamps are pasted IN
a book until certain amount mas
been received by the teacher. This
amount is then deposited in the bank
Ia the child's credit This system OF
saving pennies has been successful IN
many schools. Bellows Falls having
recently adopted it,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

"A large delegation from Brattie-
boro and Columbian lodges VIII go Ia
Athol, Mass. by special tram next
Thursday evening la be the guests "t
the lodge of that town
The Brattleboro and bellows
Falls high school football teams VIII
meet on the island Tomorrow aiter.
noon al 3 o'clock IN its first game OF
the season the Brattleboro team was
defeated by Bellows Falls ~ To put
the local boys have put IN ihuch
practice since that time and expect 10
make "A much better showing
The annual meeting Of the Canal
street book club was held "Wednesday
evening at the home OF Mrs, q. IL.
RYDER. the following officers being
elected. President. Mrs. g. III, Ryder;
secretary and treasurer, Miss FLORENCE
Foster: assistant secretary ana treas
urer Mrs. Charles J. Reach book
committee. Mrs. Ryder. Miss Foster
and Miss Amy Hines.
The Murray club held their sec
ond meeting of travel In the univer-
salist parlors last night, Paris being
the place visited. Miss Amy j. Hines
read "A letter written by herself on
her recent trip there. while Miss
Alice Waterman also spoke OF her
visit there this summer There were
stereopticon views during the even
ing. The Murray club estimate thai
when the bills are all In they viii nave
Increased the sum In the treasury
about s200 as n result of The Chimes
of Normandy, given by them under
the direction of &. r., Macomber OF
Boston.
Gertrude Elizabeth Brownson. 3o'
wife of Fred A. Lee. died yesterday
morning al her home ON Vernon
street "A few hours after giving hlfth
To IA daughter who died short time
before her mother. Mrs. Lee was
born in Manchester. Eng. daughter
of George aud Jane Dickinson Brown
son She moved with her husband to
Brattleboro from Erving. Mass,
short time ago. Besides her husband
she is survived by two children ana
her father. who lives In North Adams
Mass. where the body Will be taken
to-day and funeral services held
Sunday.
The Middleman. which will be
presented i'm the auditorium Nov, y
by Louis j. Russell and his dramatic
company under the auspices OF the
Congregational club, will be one OF
the seasons events in this line There
are II actors In the company and the
piece is beautifully costumed ana
staged There Is a carload of special
scenery including the famous pottery
kilns which are seen in full opera
ton The work of the company mas
been highly spoken. of everywhere
The story Is one of great dramatic
force cleverly woven about the trials
of one Cyrus Blenkharn and his ex-
periments in the effort TO manufac-
ture Tetlow earthenware, After many
difficulties he is finally rewarded WIN
success There are four acts
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
WEST BRATTLEBoRo.
Missionary Society Organized-Wed-
dino of Local Interest.

on Wednesday evening, oct. 20. the
Young women of the Baptist church
and congregation met at the parson-
age and organized missionary So
cjety which Is to be known as me
Near and Farther Lights. The object
of the society is to develop an inter-
est i'm the work of home ana foreign
missions. The following were elected
as its officers: President, Miss Mary
Grant: vice president. Miss Clara
Davenport: secretary Miss Ellen
Miner: treasurer. Miss Josephine
Phelps. After the election of officers
a social hour was spent and light re-
freshments were served
An event of much interest to West
Brattleboro people took place in Bos-
ton Oct. 2S when Harry w. +. Dun
klee. former resident here. and MISS
Alice Fernald were united in mar
riage by Rev. q. l.. Martin. assisted
by Rev. David Herrick. Mrs. Mary
Dunklee and Charles r. Dunklee of
Brattleboro, mother and brother OF
the groom. attended the wedding.
Hervey Harris is on the sick list. =
Mrs. j. L. Barney continues to gain
slowly.
Charles Harris is recovering from
his illness.
Mrs. Alice Richmond is taking cleo
trical treatment at the Retreat.
Fred c. Snow. clerk at ). l.. STOCK
wells. is taking Il vacation.
Ernest Perry, who recently moved
from this village to Greenfield. calleu
ON friends in town last week.
Charles c. Miller who has occupied
a tenement in John Sargents mousse
moved this week to Brattleboro.
fine 300 pound buck with seven
nronys on each antler was shot IN
Marlboro by Lawrence Plumb OF TINS
village
Mrs. Frederic $. Doak who with hsr
little son, Kinson. has boarded at ID.
w. Harris's during the summer ana
fall. has taken rooms i'm Brattieboro.
ID. w. Stockwel. who has lately
moved from Dummerston to South
Hadley. Mass. to live with his daueh
ter Mrs. Addie Winchester. is visiting
Mrs Sarah Stockwell.
The offering at the congregational
church next Sunday morning viii be
for the state evangelistic forward
movement. Sunday evening. Nov. IL
the pastor int nds to give a TAX on
the lives of the patriarchs. illustrated
/ with stereopticon views.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
Bailey Sargent.

Daniel ID. Sargent of woleott and
Miss Eta E. Bailey were married
tuesday evening at Wolcott wnere
they will make their home. the GER
emony took place at o'clock unoer
an arch of evergreens and was per
formed by Rev. A. J. Hamilton. the
Congregational minister. ABOUT 80
guests were present. Inc prloe Wa
d,essed in blue silk with white lace
trimmings. Refreshments were served
h,- sisters of the groom. They re-
ceived MANY presents. Mr.. Sargent
is well known. having served IN town
offices for many years. Mrs Sargent
has been a trained nurse in kratile-
boro and will be much missed BY ner
friends here who wish her much nap
piness in her new home
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

have issued Brattleboro calendar for 1906.
which will be ready for sale alout November
ioth' TINS calendar contains new material nev.
81 before used in any Brattleboro calendar. 1t
contains more pictures and is 10 per cent larger
than any previous Brattleboro calendar. Any
one wishing to obtain these calendars had bet
Ter get them Al the first opportunity as shall
not Recorder for small quantity. EARLE c.
TITUS. AZ
REFoRNER OFFICE will be open Thursday
ev, ming until uith,r notice
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
Qt!indaam county Reformer
ANNOUNCEMENT

me regular monthly meeting Of the Vermont
Wheel club will be held at the club rooms
Tuesday evening. Nov. Z, at $50 o'clock.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

Chicken pie season has opened. Send IN
your order for them the day before You want
them to Jacobs, the Baker, ~ Main ST. i.,5.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03
Ten 1O-Cent
Quality Cigars
for 20 Gents

||IhTE have just secured from
w t h e National Cigar
Stands Company a limited
quantity Of very remarkable
cigars.
They are clean, plump, all
Havana-fller cigars made from
selected leaf, thoroughly cured
and ripened in the blend. Just
as good a smoke as ten cents
will buy in the average cigar
store, far better than any SC
cigar you bought anywhere at
any time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-11-03

Failure To IOlloW oIut
POSSIBLE a serious railroad accident
between here and South Vernon one
night recently. A crew in charge of n
freight engine and caboose received
orders to run from Brattleboro 10
South Vernon after the arrival OF the
Montreal express, but instead or 40
ing this they started as soon as the
q. 20 train over the New London oil :
vision arrived Fortunately the head
light of the northbound express was
discerned by the freight engine crew
before II was too late to prevent u
head on collision.
There was a hearing in Waterman
e. Martins Office yesterday before
.Tudge Wheeler to determine the vaiue
of the Downs timber lot in Newfahe'
which figures in the transactions en-
tered into by N. f. Skies previous 10
his going into bankruptcy. Several
witnesses testified as to what the lot
was worth in their opinion. ana tns
hearing was finally continued uht,i
next Thursday Haskins & Schwenk
and r. C. Bacon represented the
trustee of the Skies estate, WINE JON,
r barrett of Putney. who sold the io'
to Skies. was represented oy n '"
Barber.
The Vermont society OF uhiteu
states Daughters of 1912 will appro-
prjately mark the grave OF cap.
Horace p. Sawyer U. S. ~. by PLACING
an 1879 bronze marker on his grave
cant SAWYER was born in Burlington
Feb. %. 1891 and died in Washin EtSn
Feb. II. 1860. and was buried IN the
cemetery in his native place In 1872
after the honorable service q =
wears he was rlaced on the retlreu
list and the general assembly OF yer
mont requested the governor 70 ofo.
c,-re a sword and present II 70 nlni ~,
"a. ,-alnable service ard good conduct
on hoard the U. S. frigate Constltu,
tio- ., fhe carture If the Cyane ano
Levant. Feb. 20. 1915.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-06
Rev. ]. Edwin Triplett Married.

The Scotch Presbyterian Church,
Ninety sixth street and Central Park
West in New York City, was a scene
Of pretty wedding when Rev j. Ed
win Triplett was married to Miss Dor
othy Alice Thomas on June 20. The
great auditorium was crowded, and
several hundred persons were turned
away. Many prominent persons from
New York, Baltimore, Washington
and Richmond were present to wit
ness the ceremony. The bride, who
wore an imported gown Of real lace
and carried shower bouquet Of lilies
of the valley, was given away by Col.
Edward Taylor, OF New York. The
maid of honor was Miss Grace Taylor,
of New York, who wore gown Of
lace over tatfeta, and carried bou-
quet OF carnations. The bridesmaids
were Miss Anna Hughes. of Utica,
and Miss Francis Allaway, Of Mel
bourne, Australia. They wore gowns
of white brussels lace over pink silk,
and carried shower bouquets OF pink
and white sweetpeas. Miss Mary
Johnston Trplett, of West Virginia,
only sister OF the groom, was Hover
girl and carried a basket OF roses,
which she scattered in the patti OF the
bride. The best man was Mr.. 6.
Hampden Triplett, of Philadelphia, a
brother of the groom. The ushers
were Messrs. Edward T. Moore, of
Passaic, N. j.; James E. Triplett, Of
Baltimore; o. P. Barnhill, OF New
York, and Prof. Samuel E. Osbourn,
OF Princeton. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. John E. Triplett, Of
West virginia, father Of the groom,
assisted by Rev. David G. Wylle, OF
New York. The groom, who is the
associate pastor Of the Scotch Presby-
terrain Church, is the eldest son Of
Rev. John E. Triplett, OF Dufields,
this county. Miss Thomas, who Is
prominent in New York society, Is
from an old English family. Her
grandfather commanded the artillery
under Wellington at Waterloo and
she Is closely related to Lord Roberts,
of British fame.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-06
Killed by Electricity.

The Martinsburg World OF yester-
day gives an &C cunt of the tragic
death of Harry Copenhaver, line
man employed in that city by the
United Telephone Company, on Tues
day night. His death was caused by
an electric shock that threw him life
less into the arms of his brother, Co.
ell Copenhaver, who was in the same
room. Young Copenhaver had just
come in from his work Of adjusting
some trouble on the line, and started
to adjust something i'll the battery
room. 1t has been customary for
those who work in that room to use
l6-candle-power incandescent light
for the purpose of examining the bat
teries and this lamp the unfortunate
young man picked up. While he was
in the act of examining the batteries
the globe burst and he fell backwards
into the arms of his brother, who was
standing in the rear. Death was IN
Simultaneous, the only sign of life be-
ing a gasp or two immediately after
he fell. The theory advanced is that
the young mans hand came in con-
tact with an exposed portion OF the
incandescent lamp, which was CAPABLE
of sending charge of ITO volts OF
electricity through him, and that as
his clothing was wet the charge was
greatly intensified. A ground con-
nection was established when he
erasped the lamp, and the young man
was electrocuted Instantly. Copen-
haver was aged % years, and was a
son Of Mr.. George Copenhaver, OF Van,
clevesville. He had been employ ed
for several years as lineman and
trouble man" with the telephone
company, and was popular aud COM
petent VOL kman. He is survived by
his widow.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-06
Interesting Missionary Services.

Rev. Edmund j. Lee, native OF
Shepherdstown but for several years
past a missionary Of the Episcopal
Church at Ngankin, China, conduct
ed service in Trinity EpiscopaI Church
last Sunday morning and evening.
In the morning Rev. Mr.. Lee gave
very interesting address relAuye 10
his work In China, which wac listened
to with interest by large cougrega-
ton. He said the work Of the mis-
sionary III China is Of turre sorts,
evangellsuc, educational aud hospital
or medical. Tn first and most ardu-
Gus duty of those engaged III m'ssi5u-
airy labors is to learn the Chinese lam
guage-a tedious process that re-
quires a couple Of years of incessant
application. Rev Mr.. Lee described
the details of the work in Ngankln,
which is an important city of 100, 900
inhabitants, and spoke of the methods
used to impress the truths of the
Christian religion upon the Chinese
The precepts Of Christianity are SO at
variance with the characteristics OF
the Chinese, the work Of converting
them is slow and often dlscouraglng,
but progress is being made and con-
verts are gained and native helpers
are adding their efforts to forward
the cause.
Sunday evening DR., Edmund Lee
Woodward, who is in the hospital at
Ngankin as medical missionary, de-
livered an excellent address on this
particular feature OF the work, and
showed how by caring for the bodies
OF the Chinese opportunity was pre-
scented to impress spiritual truths.
DR.. Woodward's address was greatly
enjoyed and gave to the congregation
a practical view Of this feature OF the
missionary work.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1905-07-06
Missionaries At Iceland.

Guests from the uttermost parts OF
the earth have been entertained the
past week by Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
r. Lee at their home Iceland. IN
Shepherdstown. Rev. Edmund J.
Lee arrived on Friday from Ngankin,
China. where he has been mission
airy of the Episcopal Church for the
past three years, and was given
most hearty welcome in approved
Chinese style. Among those who were
at his brothers home to greet him
was his cousin and associate IN the
mission work, DR.. Edmund Lee Wood
ward, who is in the hospital service at
Ngankin Rev. Arthur NJ. Sherman,
of New Jersey, missionary to Ham
kow, China, was also here for a day
or two. Another guest at Iceland
for a part of the time was Mr.. George
Bedinger, a son of the late Rev.
Henry Bedinger, who has been visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. A. S cambridge,
near town. Mr.. Bedinger is teach
er in an important school in Japan
for the sons of mobiles, and is here on
a vacation, expecting to return short
ly. Rev. Mr.. Lee will be in this
country only about month, when
he will return to China and again
take up his work. 1t is great pleas
ure to his friends here to have him
home again and 10 know that he is
succeeding so well in the work to
which he is devoting his life.