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New-York tribune., 1905-04-17

Governor Mickey Of Nebraska dOnned his over
ais the other day and proceeded to nail up the
board fence on his farm There is nothing IKE
2 Governor keeping his fences in good repair
especially in a State which boasts Of Farmer
Bryan as a resident.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-17

Superintendent Hopper is probably waiting
t,I the weather settles 70 present his report on
the causes and consequences Of recent Build
ings Department "thaws.'
New-York tribune., 1905-04-17

about street cleaning. street signs s -
the schools for every child" ETC.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-17

The prospect now seems to be that the hold-up
aldermen will themselves be held up.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
A Helpless Young Bridegroom.

What was the dismay of the Crown
Princes advance equerry when he
found that the fiancee was only ac-
companied by a lady-in-waiting and a
MAZDA scandalous situation indeed,
as viewed by the rules of etiquette of
the royal family. The equerry. an
aged. experienced official. telegraphed
Grand Duchess Anastasia to come in
stantly by special train. to arrive in
Florence before the Crown Prince. But
she replied that she could not under
take the journey as it was most fatigu-
ing and she saw nothing wrong in her
daughter being accompanied only by a
ady-in-waiting. The Kaiser, on learn
ing of the situation and of the refusal
of the Grand Duchess, was most in
censed. And while all this was going
on the Crown Prince arrived in Flor
ence, found his betrothed alone and
then telegraphed his father of the stu
alton and asked helplessly, what shall
do?" For an answer his father
ordered the Grand Duchess Cecile home
to her mother and his son to leave at
once for Berlin under penalty Of hav-
ing the engagement severed.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

heavy rains. "At the Big Sandy Ford
the water was six feet deep, and l
thought l should have to so back to
town. But the folks on the other side
had boat ready, and loaned me rig.
SO l got through o. X. They had to
repeat this for ten days. I told them
thought the Government would pay
them for it, but they wouldn't hear
to it. 1 wish you would thank them
for their kindness" And the Depart
ment wrote letter to the Postmaster,
expressing its appreciation of their
action.
But 1t is not always so. Read this
from Il Postmaster:
81 hate to complainant there is a
stretch of road through creek bot
tom on route No. that has been
flooded for several weeks. The creek
is choked up with brush and the water
backs up two feet over the road for
nearly a mile. The rural carrier says
his buggy has been turned over several
times. and his horse almost gets mired
at one place. 1t would be n simple
matter to open the creek so the water
will run off. But the people up there
say it isn't their business and that if
the carrier don't bring the mail they
will complain to the Department. And
the Road Supervisor says he hasn't
any more money. What shall dor
Others write of washouts not
mended. bridges tumbling down. trees
blown across the highways. In one
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
1t is in Use Among More People Than
Any Other Civilized Tongue.


Next to Russia. the United States
stands among the civilized nations.
with SOOOO,OOO. The German empire
has 5G.OOO,OUO; the Japanese Empire,
100000: Austria-IIungary. 1900
600: the United Kingdom, 42OO0,OOO;
France, 3S.OOOOOO: Italy, 32OO0,OOO;
ana Spain. 1S.OOOOOO. China has 80
100000. more or less. but she does not
count in the calculation. Owing to the
rapid growth of the United States. the
English language is now spoken by
more persons than use any other civil
lied tongue. Charles V. said he spoke
German to his horse. French 10 men.
Italian to his lady friend and Spanish
TO God. In his days three ana a-hail
centuries ago. Spain was land ON
which the sun never set, England was
only n small spot on the map, ana the
English language held only minor
place in the civilized tongues. To-day
more than 13O.00O0OO people speak
English. 1OO.OO0.OO0 speak Russian (tor
not all the people of the empire TAX
the national tongue). 75,0OO.OU use
German: 7O.OOO.0O0 employ Spanish IN
Guiding the inhabitants of the LATIN
American countries. and 4OOOO,OOO
speak French. Formerly French was
the Court language of Europe. but now
English is as well-known at the Euro
pean capitals as IS French. EhSllsn'
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
NO 8

worthy citizens; herded together by
the thousands in the great oenterS
where their environments and pursuits
are entirely different from anything to
which they have been accustomed,
they constitute growing and very
great menace.
In times of prosperity this fact may
not be generally appreciated. but With
each succeeding depression or hard
times period becomes more and more
apparent and a greater and greater
danger.
Amending the Law; or Enforcing 1t ?
1t is believed, and the immigration
officials are working 10 this end, that
there should be a considerable tighten
ing up of our immigration laws. 1t is
certainly detriment to the country to
have Il vast army of workers, even
though they have sufficient inteli-
gence to pass our inspection, come into
the country ana work for u season, and
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
NOT LIKE THE KAISER.
CROWN PRINCE OF GERMANY
HELPLESS WHEN FI4NCEE'S
CHAPERONE DISAPPEARS.


Practices at the Royal German
Wedding.-Small Scandal of the
KaiSer's Court Circle.
The Emperor of Germany and the
Empress as partners at a card game,
with the Crown Prince and Crown
Princess as opponents, with other
members of the royal family similarly
occupied, was an incident of the mar
riage festivities when Crown Prince
Frederick William of Germany and
the Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin were joined in happy matri-
mony. This was one of the ancient
customs practiced by the Prussian
royal family two centuries ago and
earlier. and was revived couple OF
months ago when the royal marriage
was solemnizcd in the Fatherland.
While the royal family were at the
cards distinguished personagcs of the
country and from abroad were re-
ceived by the ruling family.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
YORK FOR SAKE OF ACHIEVE
MENT.
Secretary Shaw Gives Some Good
Advice in an Address to Young Men.

"The work of the world is not being
done well. 1t does not improve, and
success waits for the young man who
can do it better than others said Hon.
Leslie NJ. Shaw. the Secretary of the
Treasury, in n recent talk to young
men. "Do not work for the sake of
compensation. Work for the sake of
achievement. The man who works for
compensation wears himself out in
eight hours, but the man who works
for the sake of his employment can
work more than twelve hours day
without experiencing fatigue. You
re going into the busy world and
here is good pay in store for good
'ervices. Competition is more intense
now than 1t ever was before. You
must continue to improve to get along
and the best worker commands the
highest compensation for his labors."
Leslie NJ Shaw was dependent upon
his own efforts for securing an educa-
ton after he left the common schools.
| He taught school in the winter and
worked in the harvest fields in the
| summer. Several years he tramped
| Iowa selling fruit trees and nursery
| stock, and no one ever said that the
trees he sold did not come true to name
or were not as he represented them.
His energy was unbOunded and he was
determined to succeed in spite of his
| poverty. After years of hard work he
earned enough to complete his college
and professional course and graduated
| from the Iowa College of Law. After
this he spent twenty years of untiring
| devotion to business. He left the
| gOvernorship of the Hawkeye State to
| take control of the greatest financial
| institution of the world, the Treasury
! of the United States.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
VOL. Xxx.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
GOOD ROADS A NECESSITY FOR
ESTABLISHMENT OF ROUTES
IN COUNTRY.

PoSt-OffIce Department Receives q
Varied Line of Communications
from Its CARRIERS. Many Farmers
Anxious to Cooperate.
'These two go hand-in-hand," said
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, Hon. p. V. DeGraw. There are
hundreds of what we call Adverse
Reports in which the Rural Agent,
after inspecting proposed rural free
delivery route, reports that the roads
are such as to preclude the possibility
of carrier travelling them at all sea-
sons of the year The Rural Com
munity should not expect service at
their doors unless they show a DISPOSE
ton to meet the Department half way
by providing passable roads.
"The Department can neither COM
pei carriers to travel bad roads, nor to
risk their lives and the safety of the
mail at dangerous fords and on unsafe
bridges. Nor can carriers be required
TO leave their vehicles and open gates
across roads The policy of the
Department requires either that gates
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

then 20 back to their European homes
to remain until the next working sea-
son. These men. while in the United
States. live on little or nothing work
steadily. and carry home with them
the bulk of their earnings. This is
anything hut am advantage TO the
general welfare of the country except
as il enables certain contractors and
captains of industry TO secure labor
more easily.
There is also more or less violation
Of the immigration laws; but this is
only possible on any large scale where
there is connivance at home. With the
heavy hand Of the law brought down.
not only on the offending immigrant
but upon the party or agency which
has induced him to make the attempt
to unlawfully get past our borders.
there would be far less of the unde-
srable class for the nation to assimi-
late.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

velvet having thereon the bride s-nOno-
gram and the date in gold letters.
The Grand Duchess Anastasia, the
mother of the Crown Princess, is a
very easy-going woman, who cares but
little for the straignt-laced notions Of
proprieties of the German court. and 1t
was partly on this account and through
the numerous stories of her escapades,
both before and after her husbands
death. that she became at odds with
the Kaiser.
Through her independence and an in
discretion of the betrothed last March,
the engagement came within an ace Of
being broken off. Understanding. of
course, that the fiancee of the Crown
Prince was to be accompanied by her
mother, the Kaiser gave his consent for
his son to meet the lady of his choice
at Florence.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
STATUTE REGULATES MORALS.
District Attorney Jerome, of New
York, Points Out that Laws are
Deficient.

DCh@iSHts
''Within the last decade or so there
has arisen an entirely new class of
crime" said Mr.. Jerome In a public
statement, "crimes which do not come
within the pale of the law. In the
earlier days of American history when
man wanted to rob his neighbor he
did so by force, and there were laws
which attended to his case If he should
be detected and found guilty.
"There are no laws to cover 90 out
of 100 crimes committed every day in
this era of high finance. In England,
France, and the countries of Europe
the necessity of safeguarding the
| people against financial crimes has
been recognized by laws which have
been enacted to this end.
"The trouble in this country is that
the morality of n great many people is
governed by what is on the statute
books. Thousands of New Workers are
blind to the moral side and only know
an act is immoral when ii Is written
into the law as a felony.
at is not so long since that I sent
Larry Summerfield, the confidence
man, to Sing Sing, and people who are
writing me refuse to see why many or
the high financiers of Wall Street
should not follow him. l met Sum-
merfield in n restaurant just before
he was convicted and called him over
to me- | told him l would talk to
him as Jerome not as the district-at-
torney. He said to me that he did not
see how he could be convicted. He
ended up with this declaration: Il
did not think l was doing anything
which was against the criminal
statutes. | was acting under the best
legal advice to be had. and. so help me
God, | thought l was doing what all
the big fellows were-selling the suck
ers something that had NO value at a
high price"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
A Custom of the Dark Ages.

Another ancient ceremony practiced
was a dance for royalty by torchlight,
while a still more MEDIEVAL custom was
carried out after the bride and bride
groom had left the wedding party,
when the chief lady-in-waiting gave to
each of the guests a garter of silk and
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
DIAGRAM SHOWING COMPARATIVE
AMOUNT OF IMMIGRATION BY
DIFFERENT STATES.

line of getting returns from the soil.
Distributed throughout the sparsely-
settled agricultural regions, these
southern Europeans would be well
come. and within a generation would,
in the majority of cases, become
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

the several states the cost of road max
ing varies widely; but the fact remains
that wherever there are farmers
there are markets; and wherever truck
and grain and supplies are hauled over
bad roads there is a shrinkage of
profits. Soon or late the waste in
time, and in wear and tear of equip
ment. will more than equal the cost of
q gssd read.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
Warnings of the Department..

OF course, there are localities in
which, for lack of money, or material,
or as result of the peculiar lay of the
land, roads cannot be made good. But
in most cases bad roads result from
Indifference and neglect, of either the
patrons or the county authorities.
And where such negligence becomes
persistent, continuing after warning
from the Department, the route is
changed. the carrier is authorized to
take another and better road. and the
persons responsible for the change
must suffer the loss of convenient mail
delivery.
1t is safe to say that n rod Of good
pike will pay a larger dividend to the
farmer than any equivalent Invest
ment he can make. Roads are as
necessary as houses and farm tools. A
good road is a saver of time, stock and
gear; it encourages industry; it makes
for success in agriculture; it fur
theirs happiness; it opens the way
to better civilization. AS rule
in good-roads localities you find good
farms, and prosperous farmers. TO
some extent the prosperity of n re-
gion exists in advance, and is re-
sponsible for the good roads, and in
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
The Faithful Carrier.

village, put Billy in a warm stable.
gave us both good dinner, and sent
me on with fresh horse and a cutter.
l tell you. Mr.. Postmaster General,
there's nothing too good for these peo-
pie out here"
Farmers Provided Boat.
Another carrier reports delay In re-
turning to the post-ofies on account Of
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

on private and public roads covered by
carriers be removed. or that they be
made automatic, that Is, of such con-
structiOn that the carriers can open
and close them without dsmounting
The Faithful Carrier.
Many letters on this subject come to
the Department from rural carriers.
At certain seasons heavy rains occur
in all parts of the country. When
roads are flooded and washed, bridges
are carried out, and shallow fords be-
come impossible, carriers often go
such obstacles.
They are loyal, accomplishing
class, these faithful messengers,
bringing the mail day after day, in all
weathers, cold and hot, wet and dry.
And it is no more than fair that pa
irons assist them in every way posi-
BILE, breaking out snowdrifts. draining
bottoms, and bridging creeks.
II want the Department to know
what good citizens we have in this
part of the country" wrote an appre-
ciative carrier last winter, serving a
2S-mile route in the Middle West.
"We have had the heaviest snow of
the season-rOads drifted six to ten
feet deep. All along my route the
farmers were ahead of me with heavy
sleds, breaking a road for my buggy;
and when ! was halfway around, four
hours late, both me and Billy nigh tuck
cred out, they stopped me at a little
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

American immigration is one of the
serious problems of the day. Employ
ers in one part of the country are
clamoring for laborers, while in other
sections, particularly the large centers,
men are complaining that the steady
influx of cheap European labor is Il
constant menace to their employment,
and that men stand ready at any mo-
ment to take their jobs at cut-throat
wages.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
sTEERAGE IMMIGRANTS COMING TO SWELL THE
CONGESTION OF OUR LARGE CITIES

a great difficulty with our system Of
immigration lies in the fact that we
have no adequate machinery for
spreading over the country the influx
of new material which is constantly
arriving.
\ diagram. reproduced from Ilar-
per's Weekly, shows the enormous con
centratiOn in New York and Penn
sylvania where the poor population is
already crowding elbows. while in the
outlying states. where immigration and
labor are needed. the yearly additions
are entirely insignificant. This diG-
gram represents the distribution by
states, but it is known that in New
York, for instance. more than half of
this great influx is conferred immedi-
ately in and around New York City.
immigrants Should be Distributed.
The problem of our immigration is
one which should not, and cannot, be
much longer left to take care of itself.
The vast number of men and women
who have come over from southern
Italy have lived all their lives on
farms. poor farms they are. TO be sure
and small, but these peoples training
and entire education have been in the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
SOCIAL PROBLEMS OF THE
PRESENT TINE.

Large Numbers of Europeans An
nuaIly Invade American Indus
tries, Returning Home After Each
Seasons Work.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-09-06

case-"They say they have repaired
the road. but all they did was to throw
in pine brush and scatter dirt over it,
and the carriers horse went through
and all but broke leg"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-11
AMATEUR WON

Charles r. Conklin OF Chicago Is the
amateur billiard champion OF the United
States. The tournament proper, which
closed left w II. Sigourney OF San
Francisco and conklin tied for first place
In the extra match played last night
20 decide which Of the two players should
be the possessor Of the Brooklyn Eagles
cup for the next year emblem OF the
national amateur championship. Conklin
defeated the Pacific coast player by the
score OF 800 20 231.
In addition To the cup. which Conklin
will have 10 win three times at different
tournaments TO be the permanent posses
sor. trophies valued az $500 go 10 the win
ner OF the present tournament
Conklin also won the prize for the high
est run made during the tournament. rs
Conklin and Gardiner are tied for the
individual average OF the tourney each
having an average OF II 3-S7 They will
meet I'm an extra game tomorrow to decide
who shall receive the prize that goes with
this honor
The second prize. won by Sgourney. is
a diamond ring. valued at $500.
Gardiner had the highest grand average
6l-95 during the contest, and will receive
handsome piece OF jewelry with the
honor. Gardiner also won the third prize
Fourth and fifth prizes went 10 Norris
OF New York and Threshie Of Boston. re-
spectiVely.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-11
GOLF MEETING

The United States Golf association held
it's annual meeting at Deimonicos last
night, 2ss clubs. Of which II we're asso-
ciate. being represented. President c. ".
wlndler OF tho Brookllne Country club
presided The following officers were
elected
President. Ransom X. Thomas, Morris
town ~. j., Golf club; vice president, AL
bert l.. Ripley Oakley Country club. Bos-
ton and Theodore Sheldon, Chicago Golf
club: secretary. William Fellows Morgan,
Baltusrol Golf club. Short Hills. n. j.. !;
treasurer. Samuel v. Heebner Philadel-
phia Cricket club; executive committee.
Daniel Chauncey. Garden City, /. l., Golf
club; Herbert c. Leeds, Myopia Hunt
club. Hamilton, Mass; Hayward q. Lea
Witt. Omaha Country club. and Eben NJ
Byers Allegheny Country club.
Treasurer Heebner reported a balance
I'm the treasury OF slO.46l, being an In
crease Of 1920 over the previous year.
The amateur ma atlonal championship was
awarded 10 the Chicago Golf club OF
Wheaton. H.. during the second week OF
August.
The womens amateur national cham
pionship was awarded 10 the Morris
County Golf club OF Morr1stown n. j..
the date being left open.
The open championship will he held dur
ing the week beginning sept II at the
Myopia Hunt club. Hamilton. Mass.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-11
AT new ORLEANS

Four first choices managed 10 get home
I'm 'front.' at the Fair Grounds yesterday
afternoon over course that was heavy
and sticky. The program was far from
being inviting, and the fact that the
course was In poor shape may have been
responsible for the slim attendance There
was not the general exodus from the Fair
Grounds for the new course this afternoon
as was expected only 50 horses compos-
ing II stables departed.
There was no special feature Of the
racing al the Fair Ground. In the open
ing event Sanction, the fsvorite. managed
10 beat Bisque who. was we'll backed
Bisque went down at the turn. but for
tunately Jockey Phillips escaped with a
few bruises and a slight shaking up.
In the second race Redman won. Bay
wood was the favoTite. Lady Free knight
fen in this event but Jockey Shavel es-
capped injury.
F1latory won the third event without
an effort from the good thing. Chief
Archibald.
In the fifth race Floral Wreath and
Contentious were well played, but Con-
tentious landed the money knowledge
was the winner in the closing race.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-11
BROWN COLUMBIA MEET OFF

n has become known at Columbia that
the dual track meet with Brown which
was announced for thls spring, will not
take place. In its place q contest with
New York university Ia 60 he held. prob
ably at Ohio Field.
The Brown engagement was called on
because tho Columbia management was
unwilling TO let the meet be held at New
York this season and take a date In
Providence for 1906. Brown. on the other
hand. was suspicious or having the meet
al home this year and coming TO New
York next season.
In 1892 Columbia went 20 Syracuse for
dual meet the up-staters making a
good guarantee in order 10 secure them.
Columbia won by so close a score as 10
make the superiority OF the Light Blue
and White far from obvious. The return
date was refused however. and Brown 10
said TO be profting by this affair.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-11
MEMS CLUBS.


4 reception TO the members OF the sew
eral mems clubs GO Rhode Island will be
held at the Y NJ G. A. building next
Wednesday evening
The principal speaker will be Rev. Will
liam r. Albright. ID. D., pastor or the
Iilgrim church Boston. and vice presi-
dent Of the INSTRUMENTATION Fedora
,ion OF Mems Organizations OF New Eng
lard and president Of the congregational
club OF Boston.
Franklin Moses for several years res
"a, Mt OF Alaska, will deliver an illustrated
le,ture on that territory
The entertainment will include music
and refreshments