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The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
PORTO RICO.
President Roosevelt Sends speolal
Message to Congress.

Washington, Dec. H. - President
Roosevelts special message giving the
result of his recent observations in
Porto Rico was delivered to the SEN
ate. The president says he was struck
by the advancement made in educa-
tion, the excellent character of the in
sular police and Porto Rican regiment,
and the islands natural beauty and
fertility. Last year he says was the
most prosperous the island has ever
known, the total exports and impor
having been s45.OOOO. 900. Sugar, to-
bacco and coffee are the principal
commodities. The president says
There is a matter to which I wish TO
call your special attention, and that is
the desirability IF comforting full Amerf-
can citizenship upon the people Of Porio
Rico. ] most earnestly hope that this
will be done. i can not see how any
harm can possibly result from it, and it
seems to me a matter Of right and JUS
tice to the people Of Porto Rico. They
are loyal. they are glad to be under our
flag they are ma king rapid progress
along the path of orderly liberty. Surely
we should show our appreciation OF
them. our pride i'm what they have doue,
and our pleasure in extending them rec
ogHition for what has been done, by
granting hem full American citizenship.
Under the wise administration Of the
present governor and council, marked
progress has been made i'm the difficult
matter of granting TO the people Of the
island the largest measure Of self-gov-
ernment that can with safety be given
at the present time II would have been
a very serious mistake to have gone any
faster than we have already gone in this
direction. The Porto Ricans have COM
plete and absolute autonomy I'm all their
municipal governments, the only power
over them possessed by the insular gov
ernment being that of removing corrupt
or incompetent municipal officials. This
power has never been exercised save on
the clearest proof Of corruption or of in
competence-suc as to jeopardize the
interests of the people Of the island; and
under such circumstances IL has been
fearlessly used TO The immense benefit ot
the people. 1t is not a power with whicl
il would be safe. for the sake Of q q
island itself. to dispense at present T q
lower house IS absolutely elective, while
the upper house is appointive. This
scheme is working well; no injustice Of
any kind results from it. and great BEN
eft TO the island, and il should certainly
not De changed at this time The ma
chiuey of the elections is administered
entirely by the Porto Rican people them
selves the governor and council keeping
only such supervision as is necessary '1
order TO insure am orderly election. AIv
protest as To- electoral frauds is settle !
I'm the courts. Here again IL would NOT
be safe TO make any change I'm the pres
ent system
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19

Piles get quick rel!ei from DR.. Shoop's
Magic Ointment Remember, it's made
ALONE for Piles-aud it works with
certainty aud satisfaction. Itching,
painful, protruding, or blind piles dis
appear like magic by its use. Try it
and see, Sewers Drug Co.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
sllpperY Rails.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 12.-Four per
IONS were injured none seriously, in
4 collision of Mount Leban and Knox
Vile trolley cars at the south end of
The Mount Washington tunnel. The
accident was caused by slippery rails
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19

Lexington, KY, Dec. IA special
from Mason county states that Mrs.
Ira Goodman and her 3-year-old baby
were fatally burned at their home.
The child was playing near an open
Are when its clothing ignited. The
mother tried to tear the clothing from
the child's body when her clothing
caught fire. and both were fatally
burned before aid reached them.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
Bank Closed.

Wayuesboro, Pa, Dec. 13.-The
Farmers and Drovers' National bank
Of Waynesburg was closed by direc-
hon of the comptroller of the cur
rency. The national bank examiner,
John B. Cunningham, was appointed
receiver. The assets and liabilities
are S2.267474.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19


other Matters.
Louisville, Ky, Dec. 12.-The COM
mission on the purity of food will
probably conclude its Louisville hear
ings today. A session will be held at
Lexington Thursday, after which the
members of the commission will pro.
ceed to formulate their report to the
secretary of agriculture. The matter
of preparing permanent definitions Of
food standards growing out of the
present investigation will not be taken
up until the commission visits some OF
the distilleries Of Pennsylvania and
Maryland and holds another session
in some eastern city. The representa-
tives of the blending and rectifying
interests in Kentucky are not encour-
aged over the result of the investiga'
tion here, but the straight whisky men
are jubilant.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19

He bought her candy every night
In five pound boxes, maybe;
Time passed and now his wealth he
spends
Inpenny sticks for baby.
New York Sun
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
Nearo Shoots Policeman.

Lawrenceburg, KY, Dec. 10.-With
gun heavily loaded with buckshot
Mort Brown. a negro Of this city, shot
and dangerously wounded Night Po-
liceman Harry Miller. Brown escaped.
The policeman attempted to arrest
Brown for ~aising a disturbance. on
GERS and citizens are securing the sur
rounding country, and should Brown
be captured there is little hope to save
him from the vengeance of the mob.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
Ran Past Depot.

Paducah, Ky, Dec. IL. - The fast
Memphis-Louisville flyer Of the Illinois
Central railroad ran by the station
here and crashed into a light engine
waiting to take it out. The accident
was due to the air failing on.the pas
senger train. Five were injured. They
are the Pullman conductor, S. ]. West
fall Of Tippecanoe City, o., three fin
gers mashed off; Jack Drumier New
York city: L. A. Lehman, Ellisville,
Miss: John Willingham, fireman, Pa
ducah, sprained wrist and head cut;
five months old son of Betty Sellers,
Golconda, H., bruised on head.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
cabinet Nominations Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Dc l3. - Following
animated discussion, the senate COM
Hrmsd the nominations of William
IT, Moody Of Nassachusetts to be al
associate justice of the supreme court
of the United States; Charles J. Bona
parte of Maryland, to be attorney gen
eral; Victor II. Metcalf, California, to
be secretary of the navy, and Oscar S.
Straus of New York, TO be secretary
of commerce and labor. The opposi-
tion TO Messrs. Moody and Bona
parte, which had been raised in the
senate by a number of Democratic
senators, was not strongly pressed at
the session. On the viva voce vote for
Bonaparte, however, there were a
number of negative votes on the mi
nority side, estimated at about Is.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19

SidneyS themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
q arrangement Of the kidneys and a cure is
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The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
csn,t Juro - A1reements.

Owensloro. Ky. Zee 12-In deci.
sion judge BwFvad holds chat % to-
bacco grower who pools his crop with
the American Society of Equity has
no right to sell his tobacco except
with the consent Of the secretary. He
granted the Injunction asked to re-
strain the sale in question. A letter
was received from j. A. Everett of In
dianapolis, president of the Society of
Equity, Offering on his own account
a reward of 5000 for the conviction of
a person or persons who set fire to the
Princeton warehouses.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19

5 because so decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
it heart disease,
pneumonia, heart
failure or spoplexy
are often the result
Of kidney disease. II
kidney trouble is al
lowed 10 advance the
kidney poison d
blood will attack the
vital ORGANS or the
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
No DANGER Of Lynehlna.

Knoxville. Tenn. Dec IA. - The
claim of William Henry, cOlored,
wanted hero on the charge of killing
William Buckner, a white man, that
he will be i'm danger of lynching if re-
turned here. is without foundation. No
sentiment indicative of the lynching
spirit in this case has been demon
strated publicly or privately. If the
negro is brought back here officers
say there is no Question but that he
will be given a fair trial. Henry is
in custody at Columbus, o., and made
th. auuluching plea i'm resisting eX-
tradition
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
NEED VINOL
for it hastens recovery by
creating strength

There is just one thing the matter
with a person who has been sick
that is, weakness.
To all such people in this vicinity we
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Vinol strengthens the digestive or
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and builds up a depleted sytem to
health and vigor.
This is because Vinol contains all
the medicinal elements of cod liver
oil with the useless oil eliminated and
tonic iron added. We guarantee it.
Sewers Drug Co.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
A WEEKS HAPPENINGS
RELATING TO AFFAIRS IN THIS
AND ADJOINING STATES.

Straight Whisky Men Jubilant over
the Result Of the Pure Food lnVes-
igation-Tobaceo Pool Agreements.
other Matters.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-12-19
The Cause o. Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is a disease prevailing in this
.ounirY most dangerous because so decen-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03
The Host Was Pleased.

Edward Everett Hale" said a law
yer, was one of the guests at a mil
honaire's dinner
THE millionaire was a free spend
er, but he wanted full credit for every
dollar put out.
And, as the dinner progressed, he
told his guests what the more expen-
sive dishes had cost.
This terrapin,' he would say, was
shipped direct from Baltimore. A Bal
timore cook came on to prepare it
The dish actually cost a dollar a tea
spoonful
$50 he talked of the fresh peas,
the dollhouse asparagus, the Covent
Garden peaches and the other courses.
He dwelt especially on the expense
of the large and beautiful grapes,
each bunch a foot long, each grape
bigger than plum. He told, down to
penny. what he had figured it out
that the grapes had cost him apiece.
THE guests looked annoyed They
ate the expensive grapes charity But
DR.. Hale, smiling, extended his plate
and said:
would you mind cutting me off
about a dollar and eighty-seven cents
worth more, pleaSe?'"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03
Refreshing His Memory.

At 10 O'Clock a travelling man
stepped up to the clerks desk at the
Hillman and with some agitation said
to Clerk Graves:
'Mr. Graves, have just come from
man who says he is one of your
old schoolmates. He told me you
and he were old friends His name
is John Smith, and he used to live at
Pumpkinville. Do you know him?"
Smith! Smith, said Graves won
deringly. John Smith of Pumpkin
vile, 1 don't recall him just now
What's the matter with him? Is he
in jail?"
I'm jail" exclaimed the travelling
man. why, no. He's just home from
Alaska, where he made 100000 dig
ging gold in the Klondike, and he's
come back to Alabama to spend the
money"
"Oh, yes, to be surei" said Graves.
why, what was / thinking about
Smith-Johnny Smith of Pumpkin
vile, three miles from Sassafras?
Why, 1 should say 1 do know himi
Johnny and 1 used to fish together in
the creek for minnows and hang our
clothes on the same stump when we
went in swimming. Say, if you see
Johnny, give him my love and tell
him I'm coming round to see him
when 1 get off in the morning.''-Bir-
mingham Age Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03
Cures Cancer, Blood Poison and
2Hnafarla

II You have blood poison producing
eruptions, pimples, ulcers, swollen
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03
At the End of Already.

At the uttermost end of Already
There lies a garden fair
And two and two the lovers be
Who one day wander there.
And Love, who walked with them de.
Through the pathways intricate,
Sits down at last messy stair
And yawns and is glad of it.
At the uttermost end of Already
A quiet garden lies,
Peaceful and fair and still to see
Under its cloudless skies,
There comes no danger to rouse sur
prise,
The fears O. the road are gone.
But little Love rubS his dropping eyes
And smothers a sleepy yawn-
At the uttermost end of Already
Is the goal of settled things:
Strange they walk in it soberly
Who strove for the peace it brings
The still night goes and the full sun
swings
His lamp DER the silent lawns,
But little Love sits with liStless wings
And stretches his arms and yawns
-Theodosia Garrison in Life.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03

The teacher was giving the boys a
lesson in patriotism, and was speak
ing of the flag:
"Have any of you boys been at
a camp?" she asked.
Il have. ma'am." replied bright
looking boy.
Perhaps, then, you can tell the
class what it is that goes down at
sunset?''
Eyes, ma'am"
We'll, what is it?n
1.-THE sun, ma'ami"
-Yonkers Statesman.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03
PAIN In THE JOINTS
Rheumatic Tortures Cease When Dr.
Williams Pink Pills Make
New Blood

The first sign of rheumatism is fire.
luently pain and swelling i'll one of
the joints. If not combated i'll the
blood, which is the seat of the disease,
the poison spreads, affecting other joints
md tissues. Sometimes rheumatism at
lacks the heart and is quickly fatal.
The one remedy that has cured
rheumatism SO that it stays cured is DR..
Williams Pink Pills. These pills expel
;he poison from the blood and restore
he system, SO that the poisonous matter
passed off as nature intended.
Mrs. I. T. Pitcher, of No. 100 Mon
mouth street, Newark. N. j., suffered
for about three years from rheumatism
before she found this cure. She says:
+" 1t began with a queer feeling in my
fingers. In little time it seemed as
though the finger joints had Jumps on
them and I could not get my gloves on.
"Then it grew worse and spread to
ny knees. I could not stand up and I
could not sleep nights. My suffering
was more than / can describe. I took a
great deal of medicine, but nothing even
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Pink Pills.
81 read an account of cure in case
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them for three weeks before 1 really felt
better but they finally cured me-
Mr.. Pitcher, who is a veteran and a
member of E. D. Morgan Post, No. BOT
of New York, substantiates his wife's
statement and says that she now walks
without difficulty, whereas year ago
he was compelled to push her about in a
wheeled chair. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Pitcher are enthusiastic i'll their praise
of Dr. Williams Pink Pills.
For further information, address the
Williams Medicine Company, Sche-
uectady, NY.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03
NO MAN Is STRONGER THAN
HIS STOMACH

Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia
and his muscles would soon fail. Physi-
cal strength is derived from food II a
man has Insufficient food he loses strength
If he has no food he dies Food is con-
verified into nutrition through the stom-
aeh and i bowels vel It depends on the
food eaten is digested and assimiIated.
People can die of starvation who have
abundant food to eat, when the stomach
and It's associate organs of digestion and
nutrition do not perform their duty.
Thus the stomach is really the vital or
gan of the body. If the stomach is weak.
upon the stomach the body relies for its
strength And as the body, considered as
whole, is made up of its several men,
bers and organs, so the weakness of the
body as consequence of uweak" stom-
ach will be distributed among the or
gans which compose the body. If the
that physical weakness will be found in
all the organs-heart, liver, kidneys, etc.
The liver will be torpid and inactive,
giving rise to biliousness, loss of appetite,
weak nerves, feeble or irregular action OF
heart, palpita ton. dizziness, headache,
backache and kindred disturbances and
MIR. Louis Pare. of Quebec. writes: uFor
years after my health began to fail. my head
was sore all the time. While eTe T thin Scf
would eat would seem to lie heavy like lead
It was sympathetic trouble due to dyspepsia,
and prescribed for me. and although 1 took
Ny wife advised me to try DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery-and stop taking the doc
tors medicine She bought me a bottle and
we soon found that began to improve so
kept up the treatment ! took on flesh. my
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Don't be wheedled by a penny-gra bling
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03
Prof. Ronney Heard Enough.

Prof. Bonney of New Bedford.
Mass, is a noted wit On one occa-
sion one of his Latin students went
into his Virgil class with a half-pre-
pared lesson Prof. Bonney called
upon him to translate the famous pas
sage in which Aeneas vainly strives
to embrace the form of his lost wife.
Thrice 1 essayed to throw my
arms around her neck" .'trotted' the
half-prepared student Thrice I es-
sayed to throw my arms around her
neck And, professor he stammer-
ed that's all the far I got"
You got far enough" roared the
irate Bonney; sit down.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1906-02-03

the Atlantic Handicap now centers
on Saracen. Opening at 100 to 1 in
the winter betting, his odds have
dropped to five to one with wise
money going on fast at that
The Deacon dropped the paper and
felt in his pocket. He drew forth the
paSteboard card.
"A thousand to ten," he murmured.
land this hyar card belongs to the
one who has it,
He replaced the card in his wallet
and did not speak thereon at the Sun
day school
The handicap was to be run the
Tuesday of the following week, and
the Deacon became distraught and
anxious as the day approached. In a
surreptitious manner he obtained a
sporting paper the day before the race
and discovered that Saracen was
quoted at three to one
In the meantime he had issued a
proclamation forbidding Carey his
house and his daughter meeting her
lover. Sarah, mournfully, submitted
but Carey boldly told the Deacon that
If he could outwit him he'd do it.
When the day of the race dawned
tie Deacon wandered about the house
as perturbed spirit. The Handicap
was to be run about four O'Clock and
by that time the Deacon was Sinking
about the entrance to the course in an
agony lest he be recognized and lest
Saracen should lose. He heard the
cheers and shouts which heralded the
finish and cold sweat came out over
him. Men began to come out of the
entrance and seek the cars, but he
dared not ask who had won Finally.
in desperation, he approached a sport
i've looking man and asked quavering-
ly who had won the handicap.
why, Saracen," replied the man,
hands down and the jock looking
back at the other skates.''
The Deacon staggered back against
the race track fence.
"Is this your ticket?" asked the
cashier of the Turf Club
1T is" snapped the Deacon
The man called to someone in the
office, and in a moment the Deacon
and Fred Carey, two very surprised
men. were staring at each other
This man has the ticket YOU
stopped" said the cashier
Il found it in front of my house"
murmured the Deacon
BY Georgei exclaimed Carey, '1
must have pulled it out of my pocket
when I was going to see your daugh-
ter. As long as you found it, why,
half of it goes to You and the other
half viii help to pay for the house
Sarah and 1 viii live in next month.
You know you've agreed to the mar
riage and of course I'll say nothing
about the ticket and you being at the
bookmaker's-"
That night the Deacon opened the