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The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02

beauty of Niagara Falls little can be
accomplished and from past cXper,
ence it seems more than doubtful that
such will be the case. In the matter
of the International boundary and the
seal controversy, Canada certainly did
not show an over friendly spirit and
there is no reason to assume that her
attitude has changed in the least, but
it would seem probable that she will
use all her great influence with the
mother country to defeat any friendly
agreement that might be proposed.
This conclusion of Canada's probable
attitude is not reached entirely on ac-
count of any unfriendly feeling, but
because of two very important facts:
one of these is the greater width ana
depth of the channel on the Canadian
side, which would insure a splendid
flow over the Horseshoe Falls after
the American side is entirely dry.
1t is asserted that Ontario Province
now receives from the Commissioners
Of Queen Victoria Niagara Park. Ii
minimum annual rental of 100000 for
the water rights granted there, and
when the plants for which these
grants were made are in full operation,
the annual rentals to the government
will amount to over 100000
1t is further asserted that additional
water could be granted by Canada
which would produce an annual rental
Of another 100000. and still not seri.
ously affect the Canadian side of the
Falls, while the American Falls would
be entirely drained long before this
enormous rental was due,
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02

remedy for the evil which is beink
done, and one which is not dependent
on Canadian cooperation. This
remedy could be accomplished by New
York state alone, and would be to so
deepen the river channel south OF
Goat Island, between that island and
the New York State bank, that TIE
American Falls would divide with the
Horseshoe whatever water was not
diverted from its natural bed. Tie
Treaty of Client places the American
boundary at a point well out into the
deep part of the river channel and
affords ample opportunity to make
necessary excavations.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02
IN ROCKEFELLER'S CLASS.

Chief Quanah Parker, of the Co
manches, has all the great mans hor-
ror of the camera. While waiting for
a train at Stanton, Okla, a young
man began making photographs of
him. The Indian grew angry, opened
his pocket knife, and threw it at
the camera man. AS this did not de-
ter the latter Parker went indoors
took a revolver from his valise. and
started on the warpath. The police
had to disarm him.
J. Pierpont Morgan, John d. Rock
efeller. H. H. Rogers. and Others
doubtless have sent messages Of ap
proyal To the big Comanche.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02
Maritime Interests Excited.

For several hours maritime inter
ests were intensely excited by the un-
heard-of presence of an iceberg in the
bay. Later, when the true story of the
wonderful feat was flashed over the
wire, it seemed so utterly incredible
that the excitement, if anything, was
increased. 1t was not until one of the
fastest tugs in the harbor had steamed
down the bay and wired verification Of
the story that the panic was allayed.
Only the provdential cooperation of
the winds and tides, and the most ia
vorable weather conditions enabled
the tug to accomplish the feat. In spite
of the almost inconceivable risks at
tendant upon the berg's capture, not a
member Of the tugs crew was injured.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02
URGES EASY SPELLING.
Supreme Court Justice Joins With
other WelI-Known Men-Carnegie
Gives Fund to Aid Cause.

Associate Justice David ]. Brewer of
the United States Supreme Court is
deeply interested in the adoption of a
scientific regulation of English spell
ing.
Justice Brewer is a member of the
board of which Brander Mathews, of
New York, is chairman. About $50
have agreed to adopt for customary
use in their own personal correspond
ence the following twelve simplified
spellings, heretofore recommended and
used by the National Educational So
ciety, namely, program, catolog, deca-
log, prolog, demagog, pedagog, tho, al
tho, thoro, thorofare, thru and thruout.
In May and June, 1905, many distin-
guished scholars, literary men, and
scientists signed the promise, and now
the committee has been permanently
organized, under the name of the SIM
plified Spelling Board. Funds ade-
quate for the purpose have been given
by Andrew Carnegie, the justice
thinks, to the amount of $4,000, the
income of which is to be devoted to the
interests of the organization.
Among the members of the board
are e. Benjamin Andrews, chancellor
of the University of Nebraska; David
]. Brewer, associate justice of the SUI
preme Court of the United States; {;
Nicholas Murray Butler. president of
Columbia University; Andrew Carne-
gle, Samuel L. Clemens MARK Twainl,
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, VIII.
lam Dean Howells, Prof. Lownsbury
of Yale. Prof James of Harvard, Ben
jamin e. Smith, editor Of the Century
Magazine. w. H. Ward, editor OF the
Iodanandenf and Andrew n White.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02
MISS HELEN CANNON.
OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

gard it in that light too, but the fact
remains that the enforcement of such
recognition is due the dignity of her
fathers position, and she is too good
a politician not to insist upon the
Speaker of the House enjoying all the
prestige which is due him. Should Mr..
Cannon one day be President of the
United States, as is by no means i'm
possible, his daughter will by reason
of her kindness and democracy, make
an ideal First Lady of the Land.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02
NIAGARA FALLS In DANGER.
Joint Resolution in Congress FOI
Their Preservation.
Proposal to Unite With Canada in
an Effort to Stop Further Depre-
dations Which viii Destroy the
C~ons~ Grondanr


At last the national lawmakers
have come to a realizing sense Of the
danger which threatens Niagara Fans,
the most beautiful of all the world =
natural wonders.
BY a joint resolution of the Senate
and House of Representatives the
International Commission, created un-
der the River and HarbOr Act of 1902,
was requested to report to Congress-
at an early day, what action was, In
their judgment, necessary and desir-
able to prevent the further depletion
of water flowing over Niagara Falls
and were further directed to exert
in conjunction with the members or
said Commission representing tie
Dominion of Canada. if practicable,
all possible efforts for the preserya-
tiOn of the falls in their natural con-
dltlon.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02

When Congress is not in session,
Miss Cannon is mistress of her fathers
home at Danville, Illinois. There, as
in Washington, she is always prepared
for company, for the Speakers married
daughter with her children, spends
much time at the Cannon home, and
relatives and friends always feel free
to drop in at almost any time.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02
JOYS of Good Cooking.

Incidentally it may be noted that
Miss Cannon is largely responsible for
so many of these political star cham
Der sessions being held at the Cannon
residence instead of in the Speakers
private Office at the Capitol or some
where else. Few readers of this need
be told that the average man sets
great store by good cooking, and the
popularity won by Senator Hanna's
famous "hash breakfasts" goes to
prove that the President and other
high officials of the nation are no ex-
ception to the masculine rule.
Well, just here one has hint as to
the magnet which helps to draw many
men of affairs to the Speakers home
instead of to his Office. Miss Cannon
is a splendid housekeeper. and is an ex-
pert in preparing or experimenting
the preparation of those plain, whole
some dishes which never fail to make
hit with men who are weary of hotel
cooking. In things to eat, as in dress
Speaker Cannon does not go in for
much In the way of 'frills", but no man
who knows what is in store for him
ever declines an invitation to dine al
hf8 house.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02
Dependent on Canada.

1t will be noted that unless the
British government unites with this
country in its effort to save the natural
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02

in official life than any other member
of her sex, yet never so much as once
has she let her tongue slip when
mum" was the word, and this is more
than can be said of some men of exalt-
ed position.
Moreover, Speaker Cannon's conf
dence in his daughters discretion and
common sense is shared by the leaders
in the lower house of Congress who
have occasion to confer frequently
with the presiding officer. Many of
these confidential confabs are held at
the unpretentious vine-covered brick
house which constitutes Speaker Can
mons Washington home, and many
times a newcomer at such a conference
has been surprised to see the wheel
horses of our national legislature freely
telling state secrets before the hostess.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-02

If anything is To be accomplished
in the matter it is necessary to act
at once for if more corporations OBJ
tain control of the water rights it
will be impossible for either the nation
or New York State TO repurchase them
without an absolutely enormous ex-
pendituTc of money.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
Out Ii the Cold.

Wonder what William Travers Je
rome, district attorney, ETC., thinks of
himself by this time. He had all the
cards III his hands to win the presi-
dency, and all he had to do was to do
what is right Samuel ]. Tilden's OPP
portunity was not half SO good as
Jeromes, yet Tilden won the presi-
dency. True. he was cheated out of
1t, but that in no way affects the truth
of the statement that he was elected.
jerome was, SO it seems, perfectly will
ing to accept gubernatoriai nomina-
ton at the hands of either party and
neither would give it to him. When
the Democrats nominated Hearst, Je-
rome declared that he would stump
the state for Hughes, the Republican
nominee; but Hughes had sense enough,
so the dispatches state, to send him
word that he wanted none of his
speeches. So William Travers is out
in the cold.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
Republican Corruption Funds.


Evidences multiply that the Repub-
lican lenders of Missouri are supplied
with abundant corruption funds and
are busy using them in the hope Of car
ryfng the state After the exposures
as to the stealing Of large sums of in
suranee money from the widows and
orphans of the land in every campaign
for many years surely they have no
insurance money to use this year. But
no doubt the Republican campaign
committee has fried the fat out of the
steel trust, the sugar trust, the lumber
trust, the salt trust and all the other
trusts in great gobs and are putting it
where it will do the most good. Hon.
James H. Tawney of Minnesota, chair
man of the great committee on appro-
priations, has given it out fat after
consultation with Hon. James School
craft Sherman, chairman of the Re
publican congressional committee, that
they will hold all the Missouri congress
sfonai districts they carried two years
ago and in addition thereto may cap
ture the Sixth district, now and for
sixteen years so ably represented by
Judge David a. DeArmond. The de-
feat Of DeArnond would be a calam-
ity to both state and nation. Fore
warned Is forearmed, and surely the
Democrats Of the Sixth Missouri dis
trict will not be SO sleepy headed as
to stay at home in such numbers as
to defeat the ablest man that ever rep
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
A New Prophet.

General Charles Henry Grosvenor,
prophet maximus of the Hooking val
ley, being on a vacation in Europe.
Hon. James Schoolcraft Sherman,
chairman of the congressional cam
paign committee. has concluded that
he himself has been clothed with pow
ers of vaticination and has gone into
the predicting business. The first dash
out Of the box he fixes the majority
which he claims the Republicans will
have in the next congress at sixty, but
he would be puzzled to say why he
fixed it at sixty rather than fifty nine
or sixty-one. He just happened to
think of sixty and to fancy that num-
Der. The truth is that Hon. James A.
Tawney suggested to Sherman the
idea of turning imitator of Isaiah and
other major prophets. not that he told
him to get busy prophesying. No; bis
method of arousing James Schoolcraft
to the predicting point was to do some
lively predicting himself in which he
claimed everything and by which be
broke into the newspapers prominent
" That was enough for Sherman. He
and Tawney both want to succeed I'm
Gle Joe in the speakers chair, and of
course Sherman wanted to see his own
name in the papers. So he followed
Tawney's example and went to prophe-
sying and fixed the majority at sixty.
Nous verrons!
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
A Tariff item.

A recent edition of Bryan's Com
moner contained the following inter
esting readings
The view taken Of the relation between
the employer and the employee in the
great protected Industries of this coun-
try is well Illustrated by story told re-
Gently by Stephen A. knight of Rhode
Island. Speaking Of the man for whom
he once worked in a cotton mill, man
who was once governor of the state and
a great advocate of protection for Amer
lean labor" Mr.. Knight said
ut was his custom to make contract
with his help on the list of April. On one
occasion mother of several children who
were employed in the mill complained
that the pay seemed small and suggested
that better contract might be offered
her.
= You get enough to eat. don't your"
asked the employer
Just enough to keep the wolf from
the door, she replied
And you have enough clothes TO
wear, haven't you2' he continued.
.. Barely enough to cover our naked
ness, said she.
q Well said the employer, ending the
interview. we want the rest. And he un-
doubtedIy considered his point Of view
the Just and reasonable one =
1T tie WOfklng people get seHouSiiz "
keep the wolf from the door and barely
enough to cover their nakedness, while
the great governors and tariff barons
get ''the rest, the aim Of all tariff leg
islation is accomplished. American labor
is protected. and the country is prosper
Gus, according to Republican ideas Of
prosperity This rotten system that robs
widows ana orphan children of the fruits
of their labor in order that protected
interests may prosper is bad enough, but
the pretense that it is for the benefit Of
tho laborlng people is much worse: The
excuse is worse than the offense. Yet
the poor people of the mining and manu-
featuring districts too often accept both
the system and the pretense and vote to
fasten the evil upon their fellow citizens
for all time
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01

United States Senator a. J. Hopkins
of Illinois is shouting for Uncle Joe
Cannon for president just as Uncle
Shelby M. CulIom also shouts for Tn
Gle Joe for president These palpitat
ing statesmen are not so disinterested
ID boosting Uncle Joe's presidential
candidacy as might seem on the sur
face. Their greatest anxiety is to keep
him out of the race for either of the
Illinois senatorships With his present
popularity he would be a most danger
GUS competitor, fact thoroughly com
pretended by Uncle Shelby and Broth
er Hopkins So, after all. there is
method in their madness.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01

One by one the roses fall. Senator
Knute Nelson of Minnesota has come
out for tariff revision, and yet Repub
lican orators and organ grinders claim
that the G. o. P. is. solid as rock on
every question under the sun. It will
be remembered that Senator Nelson
laid the foundation Of his political for.
tunes by boiling on the Mckinley bill
1t was freely predicted that that would
kill him. but it did not On the con
trary, the Republican leaders found
that he had such a following in Mime
sofa in favor of lower tariff that to
save the party they gave him two
terms in the gnbernatoriaI chair and
then sent him to the senate.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
preposterous.

The Kansas City Journal pays q poor
compliment to the intelligence Of its
Republican readers in Kansas BY pub:
fishing a preposterous canard to the
effect that the survivors Of Quantrelfs
men who sacked Lawrence. Kan, dur.
ing the cruel days Of the civil war In
tend to hold their next reunion IN that
fIourishing little Kansas city and that
Hon. william A. Harris, the present
Democratic nominee for governor. is
to make the speech Of welcome. The
Journal even says that one Of Guam.
trell's men, who has been dead for sew
eraI months, IS q ringleader IN this
movement. Since 1.-THE sheeted dead"
appeared in Ie streets of Rome Just
prior to the ling Of julius Caesar the
dead have been taking very &C.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01

tive part in politics. Itremained for the
Journal to duplicate Shakespeare in
summoning from the Vastly deep the
spirits Of the departed to participate
iii mundane affairs. That may be Jour
nalism with d big, big = but folks who
have any sense Of right and wrong will
pronounce 1t to be malignant idiocys
OF course the whole lie was concocted
to injure Harris, who is a splendid
man and who Is making great head
way in his race for governor Of the
Sun Flower State. The Journals cock
and bull tale is simply an insult to the
decent people Of Kansas, who exercise
the right to think and act for them
selves and is certain to act in the ma
ture Of boomerang upon the Journal.
as it ought to do. Poor old Kansas
City Journal! Trying to wave the
bloody shirt forty -one years after the
close OF the civil war.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
The Colorado Situation.

It's a great pity that all those who
believe in common honesty have not
combined in Colorado to wallop the
Republicans. There never was a bald
er steal in the United States or any
other country than when Alva Adams
was robbed of the governorship two
years ago The Democrats renominat
ed him, and the Republicans confirmed
their guilt by their failure to nominate
the present incumbent, who, it will be
remembered, is the beneficiary of the
crime against representative govern
ment committed by the Colorado leg
islature think his name is MacDon-
aid, but that doesn't matter. What
ever his name, he received the stolen
goods. Adams should be elected by
an Overwhelming majority. As proof
of that some Colorado Republicans are
not willing to condor political grand
larceny; but unfortunately the opposi
ton to the Republicans is divided into
two or three parties.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01

and cheerfuiness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become SO prevalent
that it is notuncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
atesS too often. if the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01

The Republicans of Pennsylvania
must be badly scared This Is proved
conclusively by the fact that they in
duced President Roosevelt to make a
political speech at the dedication Of
their statehouse.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1906-11-01
Especial washington letter.

WAYIDENTIY the Republicans are
i'll grave fear as to Iowa. They
early III the action sent up a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01

cackling winners voice as possible He
can't stand that refrain. that's all. The
Idea of any such looking mug as that
being big winner-copping on five races
when he. the loser, hasn't cashed bet.
and Is likely to be in hole for the in
stailment money when the installme emit
man comes swinging around on his BIZ
cycle day after tomorrow!
The chap who meant all the time to
pay that one" Is there with his amusing
line or talk on every race day-lots of
him.
Dye know. fe1lers." he says eloquent
ly. to his group. after the wrong numbers
for him-have been hung out dye
know that made UP my mind soon as I
clapped my lamps on the entries 'smornin'
to play that one? DANCED IL / didn't
Says / to myself soon as / saw that ones
name, That for minel He'll cop by a
Salt Lake City blockl That's just what
says to myself. and here come out here
aud overlook that one altogether! Didn't
even see hts name on the program,
blamed IL didi II he'd been something
like even money or to in the betting
I'd ha' seen his name all right. all right.
and I'd have broken fourteen mems arms
butting into the ring to get my checks
down. But here he goes to the post at Is
to I. and don't see his name on the pro-
gram at ALL and he swings home all by
himself Pretty punk for me, ail right,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01
PLANS OF THE
POTOMACS FOR SEASON

The Potomac Boat Club Is preparing for
the opening or the season, and the superin-
tendent Of the house and boats. Prof Br,im-
ley, is busily engaged getting things In
ship-shape order. The club holds its annual
meeting on the evening OF April II, at
which time all the officers OF the club will
be elected for the ensuing year, and from
that time on the season Will go with
whirl. On the evening of Easter Monday
the regular opening dancing reception Will
take place, to which memDers are allowed
the privilege of inviting friends. Tho
dancing committee this season VIII consist
of Messrs. A. w. Weddell. John Meigs. Jr..
F. p, Dodge, Robert e. Aud, Paul Free
man, w. L. Tenney, E. Richard Gasch,
+. E Underwood. Harold Davis. e. Quincy
Moses. w. X. Nottingham and John Had
ley Doyle
The social functions at the club house
during the season VIII be highly enter
tanning to the members, as the dances,
smokers and musicales that are mapped out
will be given solely for the benefit Of them
selves. and not as hitherto invitation af-
fairs.
The club will obtain an up-river landing.
nearby where old Potomac Landing" was
located. a spot made famous IN prose ana
song by many of the best minds of the
country, but which, alas. had to give way
before the march of commercial progress.
II the club succeeds in obtaining the spoI
II has in view. 1t is proposed 20 erect a
beautiful dancing pavilion, an artistic land
ing ana install a groundkeeper who will
see to it that only 'Potomacs' are allowed
10 land. g.,
aquatic meet with the Ariel club or BAIT
rowing features. Fights. doubles. singles.
canoes and possibly an octopeoe. IN LIES
scheme. IL carried out. II means one meet
in Baltimore and one In washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-01

stretch. but the numbers amt hung out
for en- halfway down the stretch-its up
yonder where the judges are that the I'm
ish thing happens. Ye-eh. he's still In front
and goin easy at the sixteenth pole. but
look at those two behind him-I guess they
are not going some. Well yes. the old plug
did win. sure but I'll bet hat he'll be
disqualified for something or other-short
o. weight. or something like that--you can't
tell me that IN going to cash a bet on an
osslfied sausage like that Chittlings-not
much!"
How Most Losers Take Their Losses.
Some racegoers. when they lose a bet
simply stand stunned wherever they happen
to be for several minutes, looking straight
ahead. and apparently oblivious of what 10
going on around them. These are the reat
sure-enough. honest-Injun, hard, bitter
losers-the fellows who take II TO heart
They don't say a word to anybody, but
there's set. rigid look about their jaws
that tells the story of the bunch OF revoly-
ing knives that is at work within them.
But the majority OF the fellows who drop
their bets are right there with a coil Of re-
marks to unreei One of the favorite meth
DDS OF the noisy kind OF losers Is the sar-
castle line of conversation.
Huh. / guess that one was meant" "
grouehes one Of this kind. "oh, no. he