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The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31

welt family are fond Of pets, but Ker.
NIT goes ahead Of all the others in his
love of domestic animals. Dogs have
always been his favorites and there
has seldom been a time when he has
not had one or more canine followers,
these animals being transported from
Oyster Bay to Washington each autumn
and back again to the summer home
in the spring.
Kermit Roosevelt is also an excellent
horseman. He learned to ride on the
Presidents old pony Diamond, - a
sturdy black animal that served as the
Presidents mount when he was a
young man. Old Diamond is now a
pensioner in the White House stables
and when Kermit goes riding with his
father,-as he does whenever he IS
home for a vacation,-he uses one Of
the saddle animals in the White House
his preference being for Wyom.
ing, the handsome mount presented to
President Roosevelt by his friends and
admirers in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31
Kermit Roosevelt,

Kermit Roosevelt, second son of the
President, is to considerable portion
of the public the least known member
of the Roosevelt family and yet he is
one of the most interesting. Kermit
is a manly lad who is now in prepara.
tory school and who will within a few
years follow in the steps of his older
brother, Theodore, Jr, by entering Har.
ward. He bids fair to prove a strong
err lad physically than Teddy" and has
always gone in for athletics and out
door life in general. Not long ago he
went on a hunting expedition in the
Northwest, under the guidance of a
man who had been a companion of his
father in his ranching days and the
big game bagged by Kermit proved con-
clusively that he in time will be as
good a sportsman as his father.
Coming home from this trip Ker.
NIT politely gave up his sleeping car
berth to an old lady who boarded the
train after all the berths had been sold
All the junior members of the Roose
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31

the principal in another life and death
struggle. AS she drew her arm back
for another throw, at the same time
advancing rapidly, fired. She pitched
forward uttering a most unearthly
screech and in q moment all the
other monkeys were flying wildly to
the southerly point of the woods and
shortly had vanished entirely from
view.
What finally became Of them?
We never knew positively, but hunt
ers and travellers report that the
Everglades in Florida for the past
few years have been full Of monkeys,
and that they appear tame and friend
ly, but are in mortal terror of q gun
and if the traveller approaches too
close they shake their heads violent.
~ as if saying; No more cotton
picking for u.s.
Fernando was Mt first quite discon
solate at his loss but | made him
foreman of the Buffalo mine, gave
him generous share of the stock,
and he has proven a splendid man
for the position, so that the returns
are very satisfactory to each of us
Except when we think of the sad fate
and mourn the untimely loss of that
remarkable Darwinian Specimen of
Evolution, we can afford to laugh at
our first attempt to utilize the Miss.
ing Link"
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31
Life.
&C. e. NJ

I am a grain of quinine, white as the vir-
gin snow that falls from Heaven.
My name is Life. Forth / go into the
fever-stricken camps, where stalks
disease.
And do my kindly unseen work.
nder my magic touch the germs Of
death are Vanquished
And shrink into themselves.
Where lies human tossing on bed OF
thorns,
disordered brain;
A woman, wan and languished, with a
heavy eye and yellow skin.
The wasting fever hard ahold her life:
Or may, perchance, youth in southern
climes,
Struck down by that insidious foe
that stalks the swamps. Malaria,
And lying stretched upon a couch Of skins
or Spanish moss,
Calling in wandering accents,
Mother" Sister" 'Sweetheart":-
Unto these I go, and waging 'cessant
warfare
Upon these tiny molecules Of death,
l conquer;-I alone, and win them back
again
To Life's green shores.
search through every nerve and fibre OF
their being
And deal a blow to every anlmalcule. o
There working at his devilish task OF
And breaking down Life's tissues
And then, the cause removed, kind Ma
tnre reasserts herself,
And brighter glance and ruddy glow re-
turn to cheeks
Long wan with sickness aoo,ors
Crowd round and say:
Saved his life. By our good care,
And wondrous skill, he's living yet"
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31

Most of my darkies looked upon
the whole matter as a joke and went
away laughing and jollying each
other, but a few muttered and shook
their heads. and acted as If they
might prove troublesome. One of the
latter said, evidently intending that
should hear, that he'd be damned If
he'd work on a plantation where they
employed beasts.
81 had had trouble with the man
at several different times. He was a
powerfully built negro. nearly six feet
four inches in his bare feet, and when
not in liquor, holding the record of
the fastest and cleanest cotton pick
er in the section. But he had very
surly disposition, and was too fond
of threatening his fellow workmen
with his big knife, which was half as
long as an Austrian sabre, and which
he kept as sharp as a razor. | had
cautioned him about this and told him
that if ever saw him draw that knife
on any one, black or white, would
shoot him without warning. He was
well aware of my facility with a re-
volver and was generally obedient to
my orders. After his remark above,
however, | told him that l was get
ting tired Of his insubordination, and
ordered him to report to the cashier,
get his pay and for the future keep
off the plantation.
"About two o'clock on the third
day, Fernando came driving up the
road with three two-horse wagons of
what proved the funniest and most
unique freight that ever entered our
gates. The occupants of the cages
were evidently a little frightened at
their new surroundings. and their chat.
terings were quite subdued. Old
Pythagoras, however, their leader, sat
on the front seat by the side OF Fer
nando, as quiet and dignified as any
Judge, and seemingly as stoical as an
American Indian. But his eyes
beamed cordially and he smiled as
nearly as a monkey could smile, as
he swung himself from the seat and
bounded up the steps to greet me.
"The monkeys were permitted to
run and romp for a couple of hours,
their leader sitting by my side most
of the time, smoking one of our pipes
with much seeming enjoyment and
after the manner of sober old Dutch
man. He occasionally laid It aside
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,s,, tSsl$ I.l$ H. BY Frederick. W. Mitchell:

and I'll make no charge for the pick.
ing
81 won't bother you with the de-
tails" said my old partner as he re-
filled and lighted his pipe. "You re-
member | am great believer in the
Darwinian theory l like novelty and
never refuse to investigate a new idea
because 1t appears to be out of the
common. | did investigate this one,
very thoroughly, and paid several
visits to the vessel where the mon.
keys were kept | could almost con-
verse with the big leader, who proved
to be the finest and most intelligent
animal | ever saw The more like
human being l treated him, the more
attached to me he seemed to become,
while l noticed that he at once re.
sented any familiarity towards me by
the others.
after some thought as to how the
darkies would regard this remarkable
innovation of what they might con-
slider their rights, | made the trade.
In company with the sailor who
answered to the name of Fernando,
ordered my darkies out onto the
lawn and explained to them what |
proposed TO do. l added, wanted
neither them nor any of the men on
the adjoining plantations to get it
into their niger brains that this
would in any way affect their posi-
tions. 1t had taken this man years
of hard patient labor to educate these
animals to work, and probably no
others would ever be imported for such
a purpose; that none of my men who
cared to work would be discharged,
as there would always be plenty of
extra work at the mines, and l tried
to explain to them that this was
solely an experiment Of my own. After
the cotton was picked, if it resulted
as Fernando said it would, 1 should
take a contract to pick my neigh
boris 100-acre peach orchard. What
we should find for our Simian friends
to do during the cold weather would
have to be left for future considera-
tion.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31

Some years since there was no
little excitement throughout the
South, caused by the announcement
that monkeys had been proved to be
wholly capable as cotton pickers and
of course much cheaper than native
labor. All sorts of stories were in the
air, some partly true and many wholly
false, until finally some newer and
later sensation relegated this one to
forgetfulness.
A couple of years since, l received
a visit from my old California part
ner, who had settled in the South, and
now owned one of the finest small
plantations in the State. From him
heard the story first hand, as he him.
self was responsible for it.
AS we sat around the blazing log
fire in my Virginia home, and smoked
and talked of our early days in Cali
fornia and the Territories, he sudden
ly broke out into his hearty laugh and
said: Erred, did you ever hear of my
monkey trade, and how they picked
my cotton for me, and raised merry
hob all through our part Of the slater"
| replied that since he asked the ques-
tion, | seemed to recollect having read
something to that effect, only that
it was but a very faint impression,
and had probably been dismissed from
my mind as q "fake" story.
NO" he answered, "it was abso-
lutely true, and yet believe 1t could
be made a thorough and complete
success, not only in the cotton fields,
but In large orchards and perhaps
among the smaller fruits and berries.
you know" he continued, that be-
side my plantation have several good
mines in Georgia, the working of
which while not of a bonanza nature,
adds quite materially to my income
"One morning a short thick-set man
Of forty, whose rolling gait plain
ly betokened the sailor, walked up
my roadway and to the piazza, where
sat talking with my overseer and
enjoying my morning pipe. The two
large fields of cotton on either side
Of the road were about ready to pick,
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31

and I was busy planning upon which
field | should commence, or whether
| had better divide my force and Of
fer some inducement for the party
bringing in the largest quantity in
the quickest time and leaving the
cleanest picked field.
"The visitor touched his cap with
the forehnger of his right hand, and
asked In fairly good English, Are
you the one the darkies call the Cap
tain? I said, Yes, what can l do
for your He came up the steps un-
invited, drew a chair to my side and
handed me half a dozen big, black
cigars, which. may add, proved about
the finest | ever have smoked. Cap
tain,' he said, L want to sell you l25
monkeys, or rather | want to trade
them for an interest in the Buffalo
gold mine. am an old miner and
am tired of knocking round. l was
through the Buffalo yesterday and
while she isn't the richest in the world,
a few thousand dollars would open
her out wonderfully
"Even admitting that / were will
ing to take you as my mining partner
/ asked, what the devil would | do
with 125 monkeys? l think l could
use one as a playmate for the chill
dren. They feel pretty lonely since
their mothers death
"He waved his hands toward the
two big fields with their snow white
covering.
"'Speak out, man. said. I've no
time for any nonsense
"'Well' he continued, was never
more earnest in my life. Monkeys,
as you know, are great imitators; all
Of my 125 have picked cotton on an
island in the Pacific, where | was
stranded four years ago, and their
leader is as intelligent as a man. l
will guarantee that II you will place
him by the side of your best picker,
at the close of the day, he will be
at least one hundred pounds ahead.
Wait now placing his hand on my
knee. Your superintendent at the mine
says you have offered half interest
for S10,000.00. value my monkeys
at 800 each, but will make you an
even exchange. / will oversee Their
work for the first three days, and II
twice as much cotton has not beer
picked as by an equal number Of
darkies, you may call the trade of
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31
Time HonOred Use for Kerosene.

A fire occurred on premises rented by
Jews in London. The circumstances
were somewhat suspicious and an agent
of the insurance company was sent to
investigate. He interviewed the senior
partner, and also the junior partner, as
to the probable cause Of the fire. This
is his report 81 find that the senior
partner thinks it was caused by an arc
light on the second floor; the junior
partner thinks it was caused by an in
light on the first floor-but
my opinion is that it was caused by an
Israelite in the basementp
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31
A Good Retriever.

a gentleman once possessed 4 valua-
bic sporting dog which was extremely
clever in the retrieving OF game The
owner, however was a remarkably bad
shot, and one day, on firing both bar
rels hastily at a rabbit, he heard a
mournful howl The next moment his
dog appeared, carrying black object
in his mouth, and laid it carefully at his
masters feet. The animal had retrieved
his own tail.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-01-31
Freind of Helpless Children.

Baron Henri Rothschild is perhaps
the most popular member Of the great
banking house. For he has devoted
himself entirely to medical science, is
one Of the leading specialists in France
in children's ailments, and not only
gives all his services gratis, but has
likewise donated large sums TO the
foundation and endowment of medical
institutions for the treatment of chill.
dren's maladies.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
"The Commoner''
Mr.. Bryan'S Paper.

Now Is the time 10 secure SIR
Bryans paper. All Democrats
need the paper and Mr. Bryan
needs the support and oo-opcra-
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menced to organize the Demo
cratic hosts for 1905. Mr.. Bry-
ans advocacy through the Com
mouer OF public ownership of
railroad aud telegraph systems.
the election Of U. 5. Judges aud
U. $. Senators by popular yUte.
direct legislation. the overthrow
OF private monopolles. tariff re-
form and other issues. insurcs IN
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as well rs new life to the party.
The Commoner and BIG SAN
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

for the nomination Of Auditor Hager,
who is about forty-five years Of age
and popular. but not so formidable a
man as Senator Blackburn.
"The latter is and always was pop
ular in Kentucky. and would prob
ably have been elected Senator had
he got into the fight in the State.
Instead he relied on his friends and
the people of Kentucky to support
him. They failed TO do so, and he
was defeated
In Kentucky Il is not as It used
to be. Once a man could depend upon
his record and remain away and att
tend TO his duties at tho Capitol.
Now he must be en- deck through
the whole fight or the other fellow
Is going to get away with the prize.
"Mr. Blackburn did not get into the
campaign with sufficient yigor"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
CrOsS,Tles Purchased During 1905

Probably no product of the forest
has been the subject of more discus
sion and diversity Of opinion Than
the annual consumption OF cross-ties
in the United States.
The following statements are made
possible by the almost unanimous
cooperation of the steam railroads
with the Forest Service n furnishing
the necessary data. While these
statements are nearly complet for the
purchases Of tross,ies by steam trans
portation companies, they are below
the total number OF cross-ties used.
since no reports from electric ..nas
are included. The figures given are
based upon reports from 100 COM
panies, having an aggregate uraekige
Ct 27S,262 miles. Since, according 70
Poor's Manual for 1905, the total
trackage Of the railroads IN the
United States ia 29S,9S7 miles. it fol-
lows that the mileage reported Is 81
per cent OF the total Switch ties
have been figured into the equiva-
lent number OF cross-tie5.
The total number Of ties reported
is SO,O5l 900. of which 22.5G9.OOO, or 3t
per cent, were to be used for The
construction of new track.
On this basis the total number q
ties used by the steam railways
would be Si,iOO.OO0. representing
nearly S.O00,OOO,OOO feet Of lumber
board measure
OF this immense number NOR
than Al per cent were Of oak, the
next greater being OF pine OF tn,
cak 81 per cent came from the Cen.
trail States, including Kentucky.
Preseryatiye treatment was giva-
to 7,6l5.OOO ties, representing nearl,
10 per cent of the total number re.
ported. Although the species of tim
Der treated have not been separates
in most cases. 1t is safe to Ray tina
almost all of the ties treated wer,
softwuods.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
How's THIS?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
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We, the undersigned. have known
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Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
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Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipauon.
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Special Clubbing Offer.

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Also. we vii send the llome and
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
He Kept the Secret.

When the teacher was absent from
the schoolroom Rilly, the niiechieyous
boy Of the class, wrote on the black
board BILLY Jones en- hug the
girls better than any boy ia school "
Upon her return the teacher called
him up to her desk.
William, did you write that" she
asked, pointing to the blackboard.
Eyes. ma'am," said Billy.
We'll, you MAY stay after school, "
said she, las punishment"
The other pupils waited for Billy
to come out, aud then they began
guying him.
Got licking. didn't your
Nope" said Billy.
Got jawed?"
Nope"
what did she do?" they asked.
"sha'n't tell.' said Billy; but It
pays to advertise. Ladies' Home
Journal.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25

CERTAIN CURE FOR ACHING FEET
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease. powder. II cures Tired, Ach
ing. Gallons. Sweating. Swollen feet
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Sample FREE. Address. Allen S, Ohm
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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
Railroad Rate Bill.

The principal purpose Of the Rail-
road Rate Bill is % permit the Inter
state Commerce Commission TO TX
rates, The provision conferriag lAis
authority Is found In the fourth see
ton of the bin. which amends Section
IS OF the interstate commerce law 50
as 20 accomplish this result J ~
section directs the commission 70 w
yestIgaie complaints Of unjust and
unreasonable charges on the part o.
common carriers in the trlnpofia-
lions or Of practices aiieaiins aueA
charges. Ii also authorizes an IA
quiry as TO whether the rates or
practices are unjustly discriminatory
or unduly preferential or pieipdie'at
or otherwise IN violation Of The aci,
and Ga ease ans Of these cnditione
are found To exist the commission %
empowered to determine and pre-.
scribe what viii be the just AMI reasr
enable mlXium rate and what resu-
Iatlon or practice Is just REASONABLE
aud fair Further. authority is giyeA
the commission TO enforce rs orders
and thay are to ~ Into effect w.thia
thirty days and continue In force ior
TWO years unless suspended modified
or set aside by the commission or by
a court Of competent juusdietim.
Other powers conferred By mis-
section are To apportion Joint fares.
establish through routes and maxi
mum joint rates and prescribe their
division aud to determine The com.
peasatlon TO be paid 10 shippers do
ing service Tor carriers
Interstate Commerce Commission
shall fix maximum rate 10 be charge,
where complaints We're made
These rates, 30 fixed may be re
viewed TO fullest extent by Courts
before rate can be suspended Inter
locutory decree notice Of five day
ana hearing before three Judges or
necessary
Rate fixed and passed gpla gee
into effec within 30 days. and ma
remain In force for Two years
Commission may Fix joint hrpus
rates and part rail and part waite
ntes.
Commission 10 consist u five men
bers. as at present
Railroad and carriers are pr7hiht
ed from dealing In commodities hg
carry.
Pipe llnes. private car lines eNprs
companies and palace car oompani,
are made common carriers
Rebates are punished BY impris,r
ment to either party or fines Of $40,
to $4,000.
A person soliciting or compelling
rebate may also be fined three lin
the amount Of the rebate.
Railroads must keep uniform =
Of books. accessible to commh,,,
at all times
Railroads must also make unlfor
irport-.
Giving Of Interstate passes exec
IN stated ases prohibited
Commission may compel switch al
siding connections
After rate commission made IA 20
pended or iajunction made permpne
appeal shall Ne direct TO the $
preme Court
Damage done to goods sent os
ioint through route shall be Dor
by the initial mrrler.
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DO NOT BE IMPOSED UPON.

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remedy. and on account Of the great
merit and popularity OF Foley's Honey
and Tar many limitations are offered
for the genuine. Ask for FOLEY's
Honey and Tar and refuse any sub
stltute offered as no other prepare
ton will give .-.e same satisfaction.
II is mildly laxative, II contains no
oplates and is safest for children and
delicate persons Sold by Louisa Drug
Company. Louisa, Ky.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
J. P. GaFtia, Louisa, ny.

Authorized Factory Representative
for Smith and Nixon and Ebersole
Pianos. and other Fine Pianos Can
quote you hest price CT 4 fine pi-
ano. See him before you buy, Old
pianos and organs taken in exchange.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
WATCH REPAIRING

IS something you want done right.
AT Conley's the work is done nv
man who graduated from one AZ tho
pest matchmaking schools in the couu
try, where they are taught only ,ho
'"sal way ~ 10 work. No buns, s
some Injurious patching is resorted
TO- such as We find in watches that
have been in the hands Of those who
Jus. picked up the trade of watch
making There is no trade that re-
quires more accurate work than ,A,.
Then have IT done right. The quar-.
antee Of a house established in lSat
is behind 1t.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1906-05-25
A. P. BANFIELD, M. d.
BUCHANAN. ky.

Offers professional services Special
attention given diseases Of the Eye.
Ear. Throat. NaLrl Cavities and Chest
Eyes tested and glasses aocuraisl,
fitted. At office IN catiettsburg gvCry
Tuesday aud Friday