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The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
INSURANCE SIDE LIGHTS.
Methods Employed for Couging the
Hard Worked Agent.

During the recent scandal and the
airing of insurance methods In general
which followed, one of the tenderest
spots OF that business was left un-
touched. 1t Is the system known In
the parlance of Industrial insurance
workers as arrears and advances"
The taking of arrears and advances
occurs weekly on the book of every
agent, when the agent must pay for
each week on every policy which Is
beyond the grace period allowed by the
company, namely -four weeks"
Superficially 1t nd appear easy
to obey the company's rules or-sup-
posed rules; but the cancelling Of a
policy or policies might precipitate
what Is known as "thrown Off claim
Ing" whereby the company refuses
TO pay further special salary until q
sufficient number of substantial applI-
cants are approved to offset the can
cellations. So 1t may seem expedi-
ent TO the needful agent, to paw n dol
lar for the current week, rather than
to lose the prospect of receiving fifteen
for the week following. He thereby
borrows money from the company at
a large rate Of interest-one dollar for
the loan of fifteen for one week-and
IL he wishes to retain this loan he
must pay for the week following.
Gradually but almost surely, it be-
comes case of the Spider and the
Fly"
Unless he be an uncommonly good
writer. or an exceptionally wary man,
the web tlghtens and his source OF
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
LEARNS LANGUAGES IN JAIL.
Berkmann. Who Tried to Kill Henry
{. Frick, Becomes Iin0uist

When Alexander Berkmann left the
Allegheny County prison in May last.
after having served fifteen years for
an attempt TO kill Henry &. Frick.
the coke and steel magnate. he found
himself able To converse fiuently In
eight languages
The years behind prison bars have
converted him from an avowed an
archSt To n student and philosopher.
Many persons have forgotten both
Berkmann and his crime. yet they
startled the nation during the days OF
the great Homestead strike OF 1892.
Mr.. Frick was one OF the managers OF
the steel industry when it grappled I'm
the gigantic struggle with its work
men. Berkman was so radical. at
the other end OF the scale. that he
was classed as n leading anarchist.
During the excitement of the indus
trial controversy Berkmann found his
way into the PittSburg offices OF Mr.
Frick. reached that magnate's pres
ence and shot him twice, then attempt
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
HOW THINGS GROW IN THE SOUTHWEST UNDER IRRIGATIoN

moisture. But the big farms are not
prosperous. They are largely cult.
waited by tenants and are strangely
devoid of features which make the
true southwestern farm one OF the
most delightful home-spots in the
world. The men on the land sell all
they produce and buy nearly all they
consume. And so they pay tribute
to others "going and coming"
/ have been visiting a farm In the
Sacramento Valley which consists of
one single acre of irrigated land and
which makes better home and larger
net income for It's owner than many
Of his nelghbors enjoy on places of
thousands of acres each. The little
farm Is at Orland, In Glen County,
and Is the property of man named
Samuel Cleeks, who has grown old
and gray while tllllng it for the past
thirty years.
Mr.. Cleeks tells me that he has po
difficulty whatever in making n COM
Portable living from this one acre of
irrigated land. Not only so. but he Is
able to save an average of four hun
Ired dollars n year beside. He has
money to loan, as well as fruit, vege-
tables and poultry products to sell to
those who are getting poorer every
year In carrying on big farms without
irrigation. | was so curious to know
how he could get such good results
from so small an area that I asked
him to give me n list OF what the
place contained. Here 1t Is:
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livelihood wanes, until he is finally
forced from that field of labor. to be
followed by another whose experience
Is most likely to be repetition of his
predecessors.
This stupendous gouglng system IA
startling In its vastness. for about
two hundred thousand men are en-
gagged in his vocation Throughout the
country as agents, and the amount OF
money thus obtained by one company
alone employing about fifteen thou
sand mem, is upwards of one million
dollars annually. The officials resort
to many methods of intrigue to pre-
vent the real mission OF t--e 'arrelrs
and advance" manipulatlons from be-
coming apparent to the agents. among
which is the tacking of placards In the
offices forbldding agents to pay on In
surances which Is beyond the COM
pany's grace period To the expert
enced agent t reads, 1--WE know you
will pay"
Why this subtle system of graft
has aimed almost unmolested for
more than thirty years is subject
for conjecture.
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He Liked The Game.

"A seedy looking individual. mp
parently from the rurals. entered
Flockner's barber shop one day las
week." says the Hobart NewS-Repub
lican. 'He got in the second chair
and told Charley he wanted tn,
whole works.
AFTER Charley had trimmed him
up till he would have passed for Leslie
Niblack, he woke him up.
Hair cut says the sleeper, drOws
lily.
Hairs cut says Charlie.
Shave says he, still half asleep
Done shaved you
shampoo
You've got 'er.'
"'Shine.'
Been shined.'
meek shave
Already been there's
'Singe hair
I've burned it,
THE customer settled down in the
chair until he was sitting on his neck,
and says, Pull TOOTH"
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ing to complete the work with a dag.
ger.
Overpowered before he could accom-.
plish his full purpose. Berkmann was
hurried TO jail. Being convicted at
his trial he was given a fifteen year
term in the penitentlary for attempt
to kill. This was supplemented by a
one-year term in the Allegheny County
workhouse for carrying concealed
deadly weapons.
Once behind prison bars he gave up
all his leisure time to study. At the
beginning of his term he could read
and write English and German. Dur
ing the first years of his imprison-
ment he eagerly perused all books In
those languages that he could secure.
In course of time he mastered the
Slavic. Polish and Hungarian Ian
guages, and also acquired good gen.
eral knowledge of Italian, Spanish and
French.
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Fifty dollars!'
NagH ~ 49,

FIFTY dollarsw
"Seventy-fvew
"a hundred!" shouted the boys,
filed with admiration.
NO" said Mr.. jameson, drawing q
large fiat purse from his pocket when
the clamor had subsidized, "none OF you
has guessed right. When | paid the
% cents TO Ozzy Boggs for my re-
freshing drive in the coach. had
besides my trunk check (Which / re-
tained for financial reasons,) exactly
4 cents. have come back, my friends,
to stay. Any little jobs OF saving
and splitting will be gratefully re-
ceived. Youths Companion.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
The Uanderer Returns.

1t was old-home week. and the re-
turned sons and grandsons had been
telling with more or less pride of the
changes time had wrought for them.
At last Edward Jameson spoke:
Il went away from here twenty
years ago poor man. with only one
solitary dollar in my pocket. | walked
the four miles from my fathers farm
to the station. and there l begged a
ride to Boston on Il freight car Last
night ! drove into town behind a
spirited pair of hOrses, and my purse
guess how much my purse holds in
money to-day, besides large check. ."
and Mr.. Jameson looked about him
with brilliant smile.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01

However. the government at Paris
recently purchased good-sized tract
of ground in the most desirable sec
tion of Washington and will erect
thereon splendid embassy home Of
its own. Madame Jusserand being
an American woman and thoroughly
cOnversant with the wants of Amer
can women and Yankee conditions of
life in general has been able to give
the French architect who journeyed
from Paris many valuable pointers as
TO designing the new house and she
will be able to select the furnishings,
etc, with far greater ease and sue
cess than could a Frenchwoman not
in touch with American ways.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
FREIGHT
TRANSPORT
DIX LOADING
ANIMALS FOR
PHILIPPINES

not such MS are provided for steer
age passengers on the Pacific. and il
vessels so equipped were owned and
operated by a private line, that line
would be long in getting rid of them.
should the army be suddenly recalled
from the Islands. Furthermore. the
army transport must carry battery
OF rapid fire guns in her bows. some
thing for which private steamship
companies have very little use
The second argument advanced 10y
the adherents of the present system
needs no comment.
The third and last contention IS
best supported by report made on
January IA of this year by the Gen
eral Staff of the Army to the Senate
Committee on Merchant Marine, in
which 1t was stated that "to embark
a division would require ten 6,500-ton
ships and nine 5500-ton ships. With
the strength OF the regular army two
divisions could be made ready to EN-
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wrapped up in each other. Indeed.
when the French Ambassador visited
the st. Louis Exposition alone by
eason OF the fact that Madame Jusse-
rand was prevented from accompany
Ing him because of an abscess on her
forehead 1t was the first time in their
married life that they had ever been
separated, even for q few DAYS.
Madame Jusserand is rather dark
complexioned and In many respects
has the appearance Of typical
French woman. She Is a firm be-
lever in outdoor life as a source of
health and pleasure. When in Wash
ington or at their summer home on
the coast of Massachusetts she and
her husband daily indulge in long
walks and spend hours playing tennis.
Madame Jusserand Is a most charit-
ably disposed woman and since her
arrival In America has constantly but
inconspicuously aided many causes.
She has no children, but on several
occasions she has given parties at her
home for the French children residing
at the national capital
NEW FRENCH EMBASSY.
The lady Is looking forward to hav-
Ing the privilege of fitting up n new
French Embassy at Washington that
will be In keeping with the dignity
OF our sister republic. For years the
"hranch office" of France In the
United States was located In an old
residence In WASHINGTON that was at
one time the home of Admiral Porter.
Then few years aoo the French es-
tabllshment was movad to the house
owned nv Rellamv Stora--the house
which President Roosevelt leased inst
after his election as Vice-President
and before he had anv THOUGHT that
he would he called upon to 60 to the
White House when he took up his
residence In the city on the Potomac.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
MADAME JUSSERAND
IMERICAN GIRL WHO MARRIED
A FRENCHMAN, N0H IN
DIPLOMA TIC SWIM.

French Ambassador at Washington
Given Position Largely on account
of Gife's Nativity-New Embassy
budding Projscted.
How much a wife can do TO helm
her husband in a public career is con
vincingly proven by the married life
Of Madame Jusserand, the American
wife Of the French Ambassador at
Washington. Indeed NJ. Jusserand
was selected by the Government of
France TO act as the accredited agent
OF our sister republic at Uncle Sans
headquarters largely because of the
fact that he had an American wife
who 1t was believed Juld be of
great assistance TO him In handling
any negotiations which might have 10
be carried on between the two ma
tions.
Madame Jusserand, although Am
erican born, spent most OF her life.
up TO the time Of her marriage, In
France. That she was thus an exile
from the land of the Stars and Stripes
was due to the fact that her father,
Mr. Richards, was an American bank
er in Paris, and thus his business In
terests compelled him to reside al
--oSe at iut TenCu cap
ital. His daughter was educated on
the banks of the Seine and speaks
French quite as readily as she does
English.
Her husband has a great admiration
for the American people-possibly be-
cause he Is so fond of his wife. He
Is an author of note and has trans
lated several American / erary works
into ErQnRh prfnr e.
Washington. NJ. Jusserand andhls wife
resided in Copenhagen. the capital of
Denmark, where NJ. Jusserand acted
rs the envoy Of his government.
His promotion to Washington was a
decided advance in rank and carries
with 1t big increase in salary.
AN INSEPARABLE COUPLE.
Both NJ. Jusserand and his Yankee
helpmate are very genial and hospit-
able, but they are manlfestly much
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
THE ARMY TRANSPORT,
PACIFIC SQUADRON Is a MODEL
FOR HANDLING THE G0YERN-
MENT'S TROOPS.
Private Steamship Companies Said
to be Unequal 10 the Task of Trans
porting Soldier Boys-The Cost -
Greater.

Along the Pacific Coast the army
transport service in operation with the
Philippines and intermediate points, is
not regarded with favor Private
steamship companies cOVet the bust
ness which is now being done by the
dozen and a half vessels making up the
transport fleet.
During the last fiscal year the Sheri-
dan, Sherman. Thomas. Logan aud
Dix carried To Honolulu, Guam and
Manila 3l,OOO passengers. 1lJ.OOO tons
OF freight, $685. pounds of United
States mail, and $2.47S.OOO i'm United
states money, besides cOnSidern BILE
amount of Philippine pesos coined i'm
the San Francisco mint; and i'm Jan
uary, 1906, the schedule was doubled.
that Is, instead of one sailing a month
there are now two.
The army prefers to do its own
frei Int and passenger business on e.
Pacific for the following reasons:
Primarily. private companies secur-
ing contracts could not furnish the ser
vice desired without specially con
structcd vessels, an expense which.
though demonstrated absolutely neces-
sary by experience. they would not
undertake owing to the uncertainty OF
the traffic.
Secondly, the present service Is
found more economical. the cost of
operation last year amounted to $50
600 less than the lowest estimate pre-
sented by any OF the private con
Germs bidding for the business.
Lastly, the PXigencieS of the service
which might at any moment demand
the rapid transportation Of large ship
ments Of troops and supplies would
necessitate the holding in reserve of
a considerable number Of vessels. an
impoSsibility TO n private steamship
company which Is forced by competi-
ton TO operate with strictest economy.
COMBINED COMFORT AND
CAPACITY.
In explanation Of the first of these
reaSonS-the average transport is q
type Of marine construction peculiarly
individual While cNtcriorly il has all
the appointments of a modern ocean
going steamer. it differs essentially in
its interior arrangement. The trans
portation of large numbers Of troops
across an ocean distance OF 1000
miles, the greater part Of this mileage
lying within the tropics, demands the
best possible ventilation and santa
tion. The sleeping accommodations
for soldiers are between decks, and the
entire space allotted for this purpose
is often from end To end Metal
berths in tiers of three, one above the
other, make the place resemble n
giant honeycOmb. Shower baths, read
ing and recreation rooms orn nro
vided, and n regularly equipped hos
pital with isolation wards is in charge
OF a surgeon and assistants drawn
from the army Medical Corps and the
Hospital Corps. These quarters are
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
PART TWO.

bark in fifteen days. Assuming this
ratio, ii would require. to strike the
first quick blow of force correspond
ing To our present military establish
ment, the entire shipp on the At
lantic and more than tne entire ton
mage Of the Pacific" II is doubt
tul If any private line would care to
hold enough ships in reserve to trans
nOrt Two divisions on a fortnight's
notice. The Quartermaster General
gave II, as his opinion that, "In view
Of the futile efforts OF the Quarter
masters Department to obtain suit
able transports from the merchant
marine in 1898 for the transportation
of the army 10 Cuba, and of the
further fact that when withdrawn
from regular line service the trans
ports can not he advantageously dis
posed Of owing TO their peculiar in
terror construction. IL would he wise
policy TO retain n sufficient number OF
boats as part of the equipment OF the
army, TO be economically cared for and
Kept i'm such condition as to be prompt
lI available for any emergency which
may arise requiring the transportation
OF troops on the ocean" Since the
whisper OF trouble I'm the Orient, two
first class troOpShips have been held n
anchor in Manila Bay. and until Janu-
ary All the freightcrS Of the transport
service were out of active service. with
the exception of the Dix.
PACIFIC FLEET 4 MODEL.
The army has built up its Pacific
transport fleet after long and trying
experience. and it is generally conced-
ed that the vessels are models of their
kind. Representatives OF foreign
governments have asked for and re.
ceived copies Of the specifications.
The transportation Of live stock has
been fruitful Of disasters The first
consignment of mules shipped to Man
lin was source Of great anxiety.
Every precaution was taken. and A.
nally the fatal precaution Of belly
banding the animals caused the loss OF
all but one. who became known I'm
Manila as the hundred thousand dol
lar Jack. The rest all died Of the un-
accustomed exercise OF swinging on
their stOmachs.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
Never Drink Wafer.

There are many different kinds of
animals that never in all their lives
sip so much as a drop OF water.
Among these are the llamas Of the
Andes and the gazelles of the far
East. Many naturalsts believe that
the only moisture imbibed by wild
rabbits is derived from the green herb
age they eat.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01

ing conditions are superior even to
those of southern California. There
is great future for this southwestern
corner of America, and it will some
day be peopled as extensively as It's
wonderful ruins show il TO have been
unknown centuries ago.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
Football as PTayed.

't hear your son has been winning
high honors at college?"
"He has, indeed. He has been a
quarterback, a halfback, a fullback,
and now"
"Yes. what Is he now?" said the
speaker eagerly.
Now" replied the other, ''he's a
hunchback."
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
S0UTHWEST'S SMALL FARMS.
WONDERFUL CROP RESULTS
FROM A SINGLE ACRE Of COOP
LRRIGA TED LAND.
Instance OF a Man Who Makes Good
Living and Lays by -FOUR hunoreo
Dollars a Year-No Fear of Droutn
or allure.
WILLIAM .. sMYTHR.

WILLIAM 9. SMYTHE.
The Sacramento Valley of Cali
fornia is a land of big farms. Fri
thousand 10 one hundred thousand
acres. 1t was once profitable 10 farm
vast areas in gram.
Although this valley is blessed with
most abundant water supplies, irri-
CATION is not generally employed.
There is little rainfall from May TO
November, yet grain and deciduous
fruits are grown without arLlncial
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
The Other Fellow.

The butcher thinks the baker has an
easy time through life;
The baker thinks the doctors path is
ever free from strife:
And to us all this truth comes home
as through this life we bob
It's the other fellow every time that
has the easy job.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01

Ocean steamers carry from six to
ten cats. whose duty In to keep the
passengers quarters free from mice
and rats II the cats are not rat
eaters, they are dismissed.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
ON A SINGLE ACRE.

Citrus Nursery. In which there
are 23OO budded orange. lemon
aud lime trees ............o 30 9S "
l row OF Dewberries. 100 feet long
Apricot trees.
2 Oak trees,
3 Peach trees.
@ Fig trees
10 Locust trees.
30 Assorted Roses.
20 Assorted Geraniums,
IL Lemon trees. bearing. seven years old.
l Lime tree, nine years old and bearing.
from which were sold last year 100
dozen lines,
Bearing Orange trees.
Breadfrult trees.
Pomegranate trees.
l Patch OF Bamboo.
Gala Lilies,
4 Prune trees,
Blue Gum trees.
Cypress trees.
4 Grapevlnes.
l English Ivy,
2 Honeysuckles.
1 Seed-bed
l Violet-bed
l Sage-bed,
Tomato vines,
IL Stands of Bees.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01
ERA OF THE SMALL FARM.

ANA VIZ L II II oMAlllI HAhM.
Time was when the man who had
said that living could be made from
. acres, much less n single acre,
would have been considered a
dreamer or n greenhorn. Now, how
ever, all through the Southwest, In
great sections of California and Ari-
zona. where the sun is warm, the soil
is deep and fertile. and the water for
irrigation ample. little farms are max
ing for their owners more money than
many Of the big ones. Two, three
five and ten acre tracts closely and
faithfully cultivated have become, in
hundreds Of instances. veritable gold
mines. Some of the communities OF
southern California. comnosed Of theee
little ranches, resemble the suburbs Of
= village, so close are the farm houses.
Arizona Is not so far along in this
class Of settlement. because II Is a
newer country, but the enthusiastic
claim is made for many parts Of the
Territory that the climate and grow
The Breckenridge news., 1906-08-01

TRANSPORT
THOMAS"
ABOUT TO
SAIL FOR THE
ORIENT.
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-08
COUNCIL WILL BUILD
FIRE ENGINE HOUSE

Council met in regular session Tues
dav. ,June5. Present: Richard Whyte'
president; A. h. Lowry, j, II. wynn
Ed Edge and G. 5, Tucker.
Minutes of last meeting read and APP
proved. Report of finance committee
read and accepted,
Communication from citizens in re-
card telephone lines received MOTION
n,,de and carried that the clerk notify
tbo telephone company that they now
have the right to use the streets Tor
tbeir lines, under the direction OF the
street committee. -.
communication from the Eureka FIRE
Hose company received and ordered
placed on file .. ,,o
Motion made and carried that the
clerk notify the hose company that the
hose had been received and when the
hin becomes due it will be paid.
The following applications for build
The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1906-06-08
MORE ABOUT THE
FEMALE MINISTRIES

The curiosity of a great many people
has been excited by the recent an
nounccmcnt in the TRIBUNE that a
genuine female minstrel show will
be put on the boards in Fort Pierce
some time in July by exclusively local
talent. The question currently asked is
"Who are to be the performers"
The TRIBUNE reporter has interviewed
the manager Of the base ball club, who
is responsible for the story, and the
base ball man emphatically refused to
divugc their names. At first he re-
fused to talk about the matter at all,
but at last he reluctantly made the
following modest statement:
"Thc base ball club has obtained the
greatest double combination all star
genuine female minstrel troupe ever
put on any stage, who are going to give
one Of their finest performances for the
benefit of the club. Every joke is guar
anteed to be strictly new and original;
the music by the full brass band will be
delightfully."- catchy and tuneful, with
plenty of rag-tme; the singing will be
hy gifted soloists and the famous Jingle
Ouartette, assisted by an immense cho-
rus, and the specialties will consist of
some of the most startling novelties
ever seen anywhere. Who are the la
dies? Well, all the performers will be
in black face, and if you will come to
this show you can see for Yourself
YOU can recognize them through the
burnt cork. We will guarantee that
when you see this show you will be sur
prised and delighted, and you can tell
your readers to save their money and
wait for the big shOw.'