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The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

the civilized West. who would no
longer rest the wick upon the edge of
the receptacle for the oil, to pass it
through the brass arrangement which
he called the burner. and to provide
it with a screw in order that it might
be raised or lowered, and the essentials
of the modern oil lamp were as
sembled.
While we have the sea-shell, the
lamp of primitive man of over 5000
years ago, it would be interesting TO
know what kind of oil was burned.
The olive tree produces the illuminat-
ing oil of the mode Orient, and al
though in other parts OF the world
the fat OF animals was used, the
unchanging customs of the East lead
us to infer that olive oil was also then
employed The wick was doubtless "A
twist of the cotton which grows Wild
along the shores of @ Iigris ana The
uphrates.-Engineerin News.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30
Wanted All the Goodies.

Teddy was about to be ten years old.
In view of this interesting event Ted
ly's mother had ordered some ice
cream and cakes ond other dainties,
and Teddy was told to invite his little
friends TO a birthday party. The even
ing of the celebration came around,
and all the goodies were waiting to be
enjoyed. Teddy and his mother were
also waiting.
Suddenly the youngster said.
Mother, don't you think it's time 10
eat the ice-cream and cake now?'
NO, indeed. my SON she replied.
we must wait until your friends are
here"
We'll. to tell you the truth, mother, "
began Teddy. Il just thought that for
once in my life ia like TO have enough
goodies. 50 ] guess we beter begin
now, cause / didn't invite anyone
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30
HOUSE FOR FREE SEEDS.
tContlnued from precedIng page.

CONTINUED from preceding paRe)
Currier. of New Hampshire. where il is
commonly understood one OF the chief
Industries is that of raising rocks.
granite and marble, protested against
his assertion that the farmers were not
in sympathy with the free-seed busi-
ness. They declared the farmers of
their state demanded them anyhow.
Mr. Cocks read letters from the edi-
tors of practically every agricultural
paper in the country, denOuncing free
seeds. and when he frankly admitted
he had written these editors asking
their opinion of the proposed action
of the committees he wa, attacked by
the advocates Of free seeds as If he
had committed some crime.
ALL ABOUT SEED ADS.
Mr. Bartlett wanted to know if these
papers carried advertisements of the
seed dealers, TO which Mr. Cocks af-
frmed that he had no doubt of il. as
the business of selling seeds was a
legitimate one. Mr.. FOrdney did not
believe the answers represented an
honest opinion, as the replies had been
sought.
Mr. Cocks endeavOred to proceed
with his argument, reinforcing il with
citations from "A stack of letters, but
he spoke amid a confusion that marked
the day as the most unruly of the en-
tire session. Mr.. Gains shouted him
self hoarse-and that is a difficult
thing, even for Mr.. Gaines to do: Mr.
Mann scOlded. as he often does when
he fails to approve; Mr.. Fordney, Mr.
French. Mr.. Sims. &C. Chandler. and
others asked questions simultaneously,
and the chairman of the committee all
but broke his gavel in vain endeavOr
to maintain order At one time IL
looked as if the mace, that symbol OF
the dignity and power Of the House,
would have to he taken from its perch
and waved over the heads of refrac-
tory and angry free-seed mutineers
who refused to take their seats when
so ordered.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

ington and Fielding Lewis, of Fred
ericksburg, and nephew of the great
George Washington. The wife of Law
renee Lewis was Nellie Custis. grand
daughter of Mrs. Martha Washington
and the adopted daughter OF George
Washington.
The marriage of Nellie Gusts and
young Lewis was the social event of the
year 1893. The marriage took place in
the mansion house at Mount Vernon
on the birthday of Washington. and in
the year of his death. Washington
gave to the couple a tract of forest land
covering a range of hills on the Mount
Vernon property two miles southwest
of the mansion house. Lewis personal
ly saw that a part of the woods were
cleared away. and in the clearing he
had erected the great house which he
called WOodlawn. The place passed 10
Lorenzo Lewis at the death of his
mother, Nellie Custis Lewis, and by
him was sold in 1S48 to two Quakers
from New Jersey, Chalkley Gillingham
and Jacob NJ Troth. The sons of these
men live near the estate to-day Jacob
NJ. Troth, the younger, living on an
adjoining farm and on land that was
part of the original Woodlawn. The
house passed through many hands and
in 1900 was bought by Paul Kester,
who now sells it to Miss Sharp.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30
NOW THE WATCH TRUST.
Representative Vreeland the Victim
of a Joke During Watch Monopoly
Controversy.

When Representative Rainey of Hi
uuis. a few days ago. made a speech in
Congress on the alleged watch trust,
he opened up a subject that has been
of decided interest in Congressional
circles ever since. He had a collection
of watches on his desk which he
showed as exhibits.
Representative Nreeland of New
York found another phase of the watch
question which he wanted to talk
about, and proceeded to stock up with
sample watches and watch cases. He
had the assortment nicely displayed on
his desk. when, by prearrangement,
he was called out into the corridor.
As soon as he was gone joker in a
ueIghboring seat produced three mem
orandum spindles, two short and one
tall He set them in a row on Nree-
lands desk Then he produced three
oranges and carefully stuck one on
the point of each spindle, producing
the perfect effect of the three golden
balls of the pawn shop sign.
We'll. by gosh" exclaimed Nree-
land when he came back. The laugh
scared his intended speech out of him.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30
By EDGAR JAMES RANKS, ph. u.

and Regulator
by EDGAR JAMES RANKS, Ph. u.
The Oriental lamp is the same now
as it always has been-a simple dish
of clay. stone, bronze or glass, tuled
with oil: its wick is rag or twist of
cotton. one end of which is Immersed
i'm oil and the other rests over the edge
of the dish to be lighted. This was
the lamp not only of ancient Babylonia
and Egypt. but also of the Hebrews,
Greeks. Romans, and all other early
peoples. Even to this day it is the com
mon lamp of MesopOtamia. In Saint
Sophia. the great mosque of CONSTANT
noDle there is no other method of IL
Elimination.
The first artificial light with which
primitive man frightened the dark
ness of night was the camp fire. the
same fire with which he slightly
roasted his meat and warmed his
naked body. At just what age the
idea of lighting by other means first
occurred TO him is no longer known.
but the excavations at the Babylonian
mound. Bismya. the ruin Of the oldest
known city in the world. have shown
that il was in the very long ago. per-
haps thousands of years before 1000
Il. {.
During the excavations far beneath
a temple which was constructed at
that remote date among the ruins OF
earlier ages. ,hcre was found large
COnch she'll about inches i'm length.
Its exterior had been worn smooth by
constant handling ana a section at It's
opening and half q. It's elongated
valve had been cut away 50 that il
formed a deep dish terminating n "a
long snout. In its interior were slight
traces Of a thin. black deposit. At
first the use for which this dish was
intended was puzzliug; it was weeks
later when il suddenly occurred 10 me
that this sca-shell was the primitive
lamp. the ancestor OF the great family
of lamps.
some time later. while cNcavating
at a higher level .u the temple refuse
heap. where the prics'~ OF 1000 i. I.
threw the broken and discarded
utensils of the Ump' service, there
appeared among tAc dozens of baskets
full of polished and cut stone several
triangular objects which re>emhlcd
the couch shell i'm shape. one of ala
baster was cutircr others were tras-
mcutary, yet their original forms could
bp restored. They We're the lamps
which came into vogue after the conch
had passed away, cor when il became
so scarce that il was no longer EN-
plOyed and stone was substituted in
its place. Although the couch was dis
Carded its triangular form remained,
even 90 the natural Snuut for the sup
port of the wick. which was repro
duCcd in the stone.
To the early Babylonian. the pure.
almost transparent alabaster lamp was
perfect in shape; the next step in the
evolution WAS IN It's decoration. In
stead of the plain exterior it was
engraved with reticuldted or curved
lines, but more important step ina its
decoration was when The lamp-mdker
conceived the idea of supporting the
wick iu hole at The sharp corner
one such example from the Blsmya
temple refuse heap terminated iu "a
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

hostage stamps, and cash, instead of
the seeds he has been sending out
since he came to Congress. The read
ing of these letters again plunged the
House In disorder and confusion.
PITY THE POOR FARMER.
Mr.. Gaines, of Tennessee, endeav-
ored to be heard above the noise and
confusion. AS he sat down, by COM
mand of the Chair, he managed to say
that the bill was loaded with all kinds
of appropriations TO take care of ana
suppress the mouth and foot disease.
hollow horn, and hollow tail, but took
away from the farmer the few seeds
that he every year looked forward
to receiving.
This new outburst of eloquence on
the part of Mr.. Gaines threw the
House into convulsive laughter.
When the members had partially re-
covered their composure Mr.. Gainas
rushed down the aisle, carrying a mass
of manuscript in both hands, holding II
laloft. shouting that he had hundre Z
of letters from farmers favoring FREE
seeds.
As chairman Wadsworth reached out
| his nanu Tor them, Mr.. Games lalC
them on desk and began pull'~g from
the bunch various documents. Il
developed that among these hun
dreds" Of letters there were an unusu
ally large portion of bills of various
sorts and other pub. docs" that ha(
no relevancy to the seed question.
Again the members shrieked anC
gathered in the aisle, forcing th'
chairman to resort t. every parlia
mentary expedient to secure order.
When the bill came up for vot
the free seeds were continued by
vote of 1913 to 50. A fight for the abol
ishment of the free seed practice viii
continue, for it is believed that tn
sending out of the packages are of n
practical benefit to the farming classe
Of the country, and it is safe to sa
that next years bDl will find the M
preparation for these seeds omitte
when it comes from the committe
and the probabilities are that by tina
time majority of the members OF th
House will support the committee.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

After threatening TO call members
by name if they did not obey, the band
of agriculturists, shouting and yelling
for the freeseeds loot" quieted down,
and Mr. Cooks was enabled to proceed.
SEEDS VERSUS BArTLESHIPS.
Free seeds found another doughty
champion in South Trimble, of Ken
tucky. Mr.. Trimble asserted that the
seed dealers of the country were
instigating the newspapers to fight
free seeds. Real farmers wanted lhese
seeds, but kid-glove farmers who
run the oranges did not need them
and did not want them. If this was
graft, he said, it was the only kind
of which every one of the IO,OOO,QOU
people of the country got piece.
Advocating economy. in other direc-
tiOns, Mr.. Trimble suggested less ex'
penditure on battle ships "lf we stay
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

rams head. the lighted end Of the wick
projecting from lis mouth. After the
discovery Of the hole for the wick. il
was an easy step 10 cover the entire
lamp, with the exception of an opening
In the center 90 receive the oil. Thus
the lamp OF classical times originated.
Another interesting example from Bis
mya is an extremely large marble
lamp, oval iu shape and with vertical
walls. The -nOut for its wick is "A
deep groove extending out about -
inches, and with lis support from be
meath il resembles the handle of mod
ern dish. This lamp held about TWO
quarts OF Oil and as il was found in
the ruins Of the temple. its unusual
size suggest, that u the Babylonian
temple, as in the synagogues Of Il later
era. and i'm some churches, even to the
present day. light was kept perpct-
ually burning.
Previous to 1000 r. e. the lamps, as
well as most dishes and household ci-
fects, were of stone: after that time
objects of burned clay began to ap-
pear. Before that date lamps were
found only in the ruins of the temple
later clay lamps were found i'm the
dwelling houses of the people. OF the
latter a variety Of shapes have ap-
peared. Some are triangular, the shape
suggested by the cOnch; one is n min
iature boat; others of later period
are identical in shape and size with
those of Rome and Greece. The lamp
of these nations was undoubtedly bor-
rowed from the older civilization of
Babylonia. The common clay lamp
of Persia and of the time of Haroun
er Raschid assumed Il round form
with a dent in its rim for the wick,
resembling in every respect "a minia-
ture frying pan, from which the handle
is missing. The lamp of modern Bag
dad differs from il only in being set
upon a pedestal and provided with
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30
FARMER I5fMTGRANTs.
Some of Our Citizens Make Good
FarmerS-But Poor City Dweliers.

Many Of our Italian immigrants are
good farmers, after their fashion OF
laborious intensive cultivation. They
are wretchedly poor, but they are chill
dren of the soil and where they occa-
sionally do get into the same con-
genial occupation in this country they
make good farmers and eventually
good citizens.
The greater part of the immigrants.
in fact, now pouring into the country
are better qualified for agricultural
and horticultural pursuits than for
any others. These pursuits were theirs
in their European homes, and but for
certain difficulties they would natural
ly resort to them here. The trouble is,
there is nobody ready, as general
thing, to offer them employment, in
groups, on the land; and transporta-
tion to the land Is more or less expen-
sive. On the other hand there are al
ways contractors ready to engage them
| for railroad, mining and similar en-
ployments in the seaboard States, and
sometimes in other States more often
they simply settle down in the big and
already congested cities. They take
what they can get; and, more espe-
cially, what will be most likely to en-
able them to enjoy the continued COM
panionship of their fellow immigrants.
The newcomer breads the isolation
which will usually be his lot II he ac-
cepts employment on farm.
Under the far-sighted plan of the
men who are colonizing some Western
areas, particularly in California and
New Mexico, all these difficulties are
avoided. Groups of agriculturists Of
the same nationality are brought to-
gether, and invited to become owners
of small tracts, sold to them on easy
terms Ten acres of good land, so OBJ
tainable-and the price of which he
can usually pay in labor for others
is very attractive proposition to the
average immigrant, especially when
! in his new home, he may be sur
, rounded by others of his own race
The plan has been already demOn
strated to be very profitable to the
promoters also.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30
old Methods Succeed.

1t has been claimed that old methods
of doing business cannot succeed in
this twentieth century of ours, but a
striking example of where old manners
have been and are yet successful may
be found in the busiest city of the world
New York. Right in the heart of
the Wholesale district may be found a
restaurant that is feeding more people
every day of the year than any other
house in New York City and doing it
along the line of "old methods
IL is claimed for this famous eating
house that every pound OF food used
is paid for in cash upon the day IL Is
purchased and that the proprietOrs
have never yet given a check in pay
ment for supplies, nor owed one dollar
at the close of the day, and they keep
no books
Each morning the dealers supplying
this remarkable establishment deliver
the necessary goods at the receiving
department and then form i'll line
leading TO the cashiers desk where
each one in turn receives his money in
good hard coin.
When evening comes whatever is
left i'm the cash drawer is profit, less
charges such as taxes. light, fuel &c.
a further boast of the owner of this
restaurant is that its doors have never
been locked since first opened, way
back In wartime" and that no one
knows where the key now Is.
An idea of the number Of people fed
may be gained from the fact that table
salt used exclusively by the patrons
az the tables and not including any
used for cooking. is purchased every
four months in ten barrel lots, each
barrel containing three hundred
pounds.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

at home, mind our own business, let
other people alone, we shan't need
battle ship any more than burglar
needs a Jimmy and a dark lantern
shouted Mr.. Trimble. This sentiment,
Notwithstanding the speaker was a
trihe mixed in his metaphor, met with
prolonged applause from the gallant
band of free-seeders.
Mr.. Lilley, of Connecticut, read let
ters from his constituents, some asking
for Shropshire sheep, Durham bulls,
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30
FAMOUS VIRGINIA HOME.
W0ODLA WN MANSION, PART OF
WASHINGTON'S ESTATE, NOW
CHINGES HANDS.
A Gift from the first President to
His Adopted Daughter-PiaywrIght
Paul Kester DispOses of Manor TO
Princeton " oman.

Another change of owners has come
to Woodlawn Mansion. that historic
property having been bought by Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Sharp. of Princeton, n. j.,
from Paul Kester, who dramatized
When Knighthood Was in Flower,
and other plays.
Woodlawn Mansion was the home OF
Lawrence Lewis, son OF Betty wash
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

Mrs. FergusOn.-George. dear. how
do you like my new hat?
Mr.. Ferguson.-Do you want my real
opinion of it, Laura?
Mrs. Ferguson.-No. don't. you
mean thing
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

The most expensive fish in the fish
markets OF the United States is the
English sole which retais for about
sixty cents per pound.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

The number of cameras made in the
United States last year was 100000,
worth about s20000,O0O. A gener-
alton ago camera was an unusual
object.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

The highest mountain in Colorado
is Massive, 14,424, and the next ls
Elbert, 14,421. Pixies Peak is 14,1oS
feet high and there are twenty noun
tains in Colorado higher than this.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

"Do you think mans Importance is
measured by his pocketbook?"
Certainly not" answered Senator
Sorghum. "A pocketbook couldn't hold
enouah 10 amount to anything It's
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

There are now one million pension.
ers on the pension rolls of the United
States.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30

Since 1896 the worlds annual pro-
duction of gold has doubled.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-30
THE LAMPS EVOLUTION.
EXCAVATIONS OF ANCIENT CIT
les SH0W 1T OYER SLA
THOUSAND YEARS OLD.

Originally was a COneh Shell and
Twist of CottOn-Mestern lngen-
uity Devised the Brass Burner
and Regulator.
Newport daily independent., 1906-02-05
Whit Wall Injured.

De Vall's Bluff, Feb. 4-Whit Wall, a travelling salesman for a St. Louis house, while trying to get on train here Friday was thrown to the ground and his shoulder blade broken. He was also bruised about the head.
 The corner stone of the Epis- copal church was laid yesterday afternoon at 2::30 o'clock. This ceremony was to have taken place last week but something occurred to change the plans and it was deferred until yesterday.
 The sawmill of A. I. Cook, situated on White river at this place, was totally destroyed by fire this week. The origin of the fire is unknown. No insur- ance was carried and the loss amounted to about S2, 800. Some of the lumber and a small part of the machinery was saved.
Newport daily independent., 1906-02-05
Saloons Win Fight.

Walnut Ridge, Feb. 1.-The long drawn-out saloon license question came to an end Friday night. The saloons won by a majority of 22 on the census of the three-mile radius, and yes terday three saloons opened up in Walnut Ridge and three in Hoxie. This has been a heated legal battle. Upon the decision of Judge Poindexter being rem dered in favor of the saloons, notice of an appeal was taken to the circuit court, which meets six months hence.
 The Alicia saloon contest was decided today, and it is a strange coincidence that the petitioners won in that case by a majority of 22.
Newport daily independent., 1906-02-05
DETHRONlNC OF ALCOHOL.
Being Brought About by the Mod- ern Spirit of Scientific
 Research.

Another potent factor in the dethron- ing of alcohol has been the spirit Of scientific research of recent years, says an Open Letter, in Century. In the great laboratories scientists have been carefully studying the effects of alco- holic liquors upon the various organs of the body, and, although they differ in their conclusions upon some points, ths result is that those physicians who have most closely followed these investiga- tions have, almost or entirely, abjureG alcoholics as a necessary part of their therapeutic outfit. These elaborate studies of alcohol have convinced many that the nourishing and strengthening properties formerly ascribed to alcohol ics existed only in the imagination, and belong to the errors of an age which had no facilities for accurate observation. The food qualities of the grains and fruits, it Is now believed by many au- thorities, are destroyed In the process of making alcoholic drinks Even the stimulating qualities ascribed to alcohol are denied by many, who class it among the narcotics because of it's depressant effect
Newport daily independent., 1906-02-05
Cache Valley Election.

The annual meeting of the Cache Valley Railroad Company was held at Sedgwick a few days ago, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: E. w. Culver, president and treasurer; H. A. Culver, vice president and general manager; D. F. Roberts, secretary; w. E.. Beloate, general solicitor; I, H.. Kinley, Kansas City, attorney.
Newport daily independent., 1906-02-05
BOOMING ARLINGTON HEIGHTS.
Beautiful Suburban Addition of Coming Texas City, Fort Worth, Being Sold by Representatives
 Now in Newport.

The promise and future of Fort Worth, Texas are assured and visitors to that city are al- most unanimous in proclaiming it's coming greatness in a con- mercial way. With twelve trunk lines entering the city and pop lation of 100000 within a 150 mile radius, the location of Fort Worth is incomparable. In clim- ate, beautiful homes, handsome buildings, paved boulevards the city offers unexcelled advantages. The city has achieved prominence as a jobbing center and by reason of it's packing industries and has been a fast grower doubling real estate values in the past three years.
 MT. P. R. Cook, assisted by MT. Vim, is now in this city, representing the Interstate In vestment Company of Shreve- port, Louisiana. This company has invested $750, 900 in the pur- chase and improvement of Ar lington Heights, an addition ad- jacent to the city on the west, high in altitude, perfect in drain age, and in every way adapted for a fashionable suburb. Of this tract, the company is plac- ing 645 of the choicest lots on the market and MT. Cook is meeting with a big success in their sale.
 The president of the company is J. s. Handford of Batesville and the secretary MT. J. A. Wat kins of Little Rock, both we'll known in Newport.
 In Batesville, Messrs. Cook and Vim sold over 80 lots and in this city many conservative business men have shown their confidence in this invest ment by subscribing for several lots.