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The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
Little. but Immense.

Although General Joseph Wheeler
was a chieftain of tremendous force
when in battle, he was, as everybody
knows, small in stature, slight in
build and of unassuming appearance
as a civilian. Shortly after the United
States had declared war against Spain
and while the preparations for sending
the army to Cuba were In active prog
ress a stranger in Washington Observ-
ed number of distinguished senators
gathering around little gray bearded
man whom they had encountered at
the steps of the capitol and shaking his
hand with enthusiasm.
"Who's that little old chap they're
making so much fuss over?" he said,
addressing an elderly, stoop shouldered
man who was standing near him and
looking at the group with kindling
eyes
"Littlew exclaimed the other. THAT'S
Fighting Joe Wheeler. If ever you'd
been in big battle and seen him COM
Ing toward you at the head of a gal,
Looping army of wild men, as l have,
you'd know better than to call him lit
tie! He's as biz as the side of a
housew
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16

The committee, after a careful con-
sideration of the law and the facts,
have agreed that it is the duty of our
people to contest the acts of the Cen
eral Assembly of May 8, 1898; June
2S, 1898; March IL, 1898, and the act
of March, 1906, and we have the ut
most confidence that with the proper
effort each and all of these alleged
laws will be set aside and held Tor
naught, and that the Legislature will
be reconvened and laws more in ac-
cordance with justice, right and the
Constitution will be enacted.
We deem it prudent that various
suits be filed against each act and In
every form and manner that such
suits have been filed in our sister
States, so that there can be no ques-
ton that some of the number are
properly brought, and will, therefore,
have to be decided upon their merits.
We have secured eminent counsel
TO take charge of the litigation in be-
half of the people, and it will require
considerable money to pay the ex-
penses of these various suits, give our
chosen counsel a moderate fee for
their services and the actual expense
incurred by the committee in prose
cutting the contests in the courts. The
committee is serving without salary
or hope of any financial reward for its
services in the matter.
This is not a party matter, as IL
strikes at the very root of the princi-
pie Of self-government, and the equal
right of all citizens, under the law, ia
participate through their representa-
tives in the enactment of their laws.
All men, irrespective of party afilia-
tions, are asked to take an interest in
this contest for the preservation OF
the rights of the people, and to aid us
both with voice, pen and purse in our
efforts to assert and maintain the con-
stitutional rights of Kentuclians.
According to the census Of 1900 the
State of Kentucky had population OF
2l47174, which made the average
Representative district 21,471. By
House Bill No 216, which became a
law at the last regular session Of the
Legislature, twenty-four of the one
hundred districts so created have a
populatiOn and area as follows
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
SaInnagundi.

Halliwell in his Dictionary Of Ar
chaisms and Provincialisms" describes
salmongundy to be a mixture of ap-
pies, onions, veal or chicken and pic
kled herrings, minced fine and eaten
with oil and vinegar; hence a nickname
for a cook.
Hallwell-Phillipps Dictionary of
Archaisms and Provincialisms" has:
"Salmongundy-apples, onions, veal or
chicken and picked herrings, minced
fine and eaten with oil and vinegar;
hence a nickname for a cook" CT. also
Crosses Classical Dictionary of the
Vulgar Tongue" Bailey's Dictionary"
has "salmingondin."
Salmagundi, of course; made Of pic
kled herring minced up raw with pep
per, vinegar, etc. From "Sea Words
and Sea Phrases Used Along the Suf'
folk Coast" by Edward Fitzgerald,
communicated by him to the East An
glian News.-London Notes and Que
rieS
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
Fishing For RattIeYs.

Hunters have an ingenious method
of capturing rattlesnakes, whose oil is
believed to be cure for deafness, and
as such commands big price They
go about on warm days. carrying a
long fishing rod and a line, with a
sharp scythe, and when the reptile Is
discovered, usually asleep near loose
edge of rock, it is prodded more or less
gently with the rod. Like any other
sleeper suddenly interrupted. the snake
wakes up angry. makes a dart at the
nearest irritating object, which is the
fish hook dangling near his head from
the end of the rod, and very accommo-
datingly allows the sharp hook to pene-
trate its jaws. The man with the rod
holds the entrapped reptile at safe
distance while his comrade moves up
and sewers the snakes head from the
body. The latter is then deposited In
bag, and the hunters go in search
Of fresh game.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
The Champion Parrot.

A woman in a London flathouse was
accused of singing hymns to her par
rots for the benefit of their souls. This
recalls to the London Chronicle the
most accomplished parrot in history.
1t belonged to Colonel Dennis O'Kelly
and was famed for its whistling of the
One Hundred and Fourth Psalm. When
the colonel died in 1877 a large proper
tion of his obituary notice in the Cen
tleman's Magazine was devoted to this
remarkable bird, which got anothe1l
considerable notice of its own when itV
died fifteen years later in Half Moon
street, Piccadllly. This parrot could
also whistle God Save the King" and
"The Banks of the Dee" and would go
back and correct itself if it got a note
wrong. 1t could even answer ques-
tions. and its master was said to have
refused 500 guineas a year to show it
in public.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
Congressional Districts.

It is provided by act Of Congress That
In each State entitled under this'appor-
tionment, the number to which such
State may be entitled In the | fly eighth
and each subsequent Congress shall be
elected by districts composed OF contig-
uous and compact territory and contain
ing as nearly as practicable an equal
number of inhabitants. The said districts
shall be equal to the number of the Rep
resentatives to which such State may be
entitled in Congress, no one district
electing more than one Representative"
United States Compiled Statutes, Vol.
1. Chapter II, Sec. g. page TO- from act
of Congress of January 16, 1901.
To show how flagrantly unfair and un-
just is the gerrymander of Kentucky into
Congressional districts, and how far the
present state law violates both the letter
and the spirit of the Federal law, II is only
necessary to set forth the facts and to
examine a map of the Congressional dis
tricts Of our State. The map shows that
the districts are not compact and are
made in all kinds OF shapes and forma-
tions in the effort to make ten out OF the
eleven districts Democratic, as they were
at the time the districts were created.
When It " considered that under fan
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16

When posies inside wedding rings
were fret introduced does not seem to
be known. Time has covered that, as
he does so many things. with the moss
es of oblivion. but we know that from
the sixteenth century until the middle
of the eighteenth ii was customary to
have them engraved on rings. These
posies or notices are seldom to be
found with more than two lines OF
verse and often with only one, but
there are q few instances known where
three lines are used. Some of these po-
sizes are very quaint and curious, and a
few reach a high standard of poetic
beauty. In 1912 a small collection Of
rhymes was published with the title OF
Loves Garland; or, Posies For Rings,
Handkerchiefs and Gloves and Such
Pretty Tokens That Lovers Send Their
Loves" 1t contains some posies that
are not to be met with elsewhere and
Is very interesting work, though but
few people seem to have heard Of 1t.
The South Kensington museum has a
good collection of posy rings, and
among them we find the following:
United hearts, death only parts"
LET us share in Joy and care" Love
and live happily" There is story
TO the effect that Dr. John Thomas.
who was bishop of Lincoln in 1888,
caused to be inscribed inside his fourth
wife's wedding ring:
If I survive,
I'll make them five. n
London Graphic. :
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16

Chimneys are modern-that is, chin
neys with freplaces and fues. None
of the Roman ruins shows chimneys
like ours. There are none in the re-
stored buildings in Herculaneum and
Pompeii Roman architects complain
ed that their decorations were smoked
up. A kitchen in Rome was always
sooty. Braziers were used in the living
rooms. The chimney of antiquity con-
sisted of n hole in the roof. The
wealthy Romans used carefully dried
wood. which would burn in the room
without SCOT. The modern chimney
was first used in Europe in the four
teenth century. The oldest certain ac-
count of a chimney places it in Venice
in 1317.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
A Fish's Tail.

A fish eXerts its great propulsive
power with its tail. not with its fms.
The paddle wheel was made on the fin
theory of propulsion, and the screw
propeller had its origin in noting the
action of the tail 1t is now shown
that the fins of the tail actually per-
form the evolutions described by the
propeller blades and that the fish
it's sinuous motion through the wateS
depends on the torsional of the tall
to give 1t power.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
Home Shy Wiren.

The home shy wife is peculiar prod
uct of the time. She rises late and hur-
ries from home the moment she Is
dressed. To have luncheon, tea or din
ner at home appears to her to be In
tolerable, and she seldom reappears
there except to return to bed. What
is homer was asked at a. west end
dinner table recently. "The place
where the servants are kept" was the
immediate answer.-London Truth.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
Akin.

do you think that marriage is fail
ure, Mr.. Askin?" said Miss Elder to
young man whom she knew to be en-
gagged.
II haven't got that far yet" was th'
frank reply, "but I'm pretty well con
vinced that courtship is bankruptcy
London Tit-Bits.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16

One of the secrets of success
achievement lies In giving ones VIII
mind to the details as they presf
themselves, never sighting one
them. even the smallest.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
How EnsIand Got the Gout.

Strange effects have strange cause
What gave most English familie1
the upper class the gout was the treai
that brought in the heavy wines
Portugal, much too heavy for use
this clmate.-Dr. Emil Reich.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16

These counties are entitled to eight. al
most nine Senators. instead Of six.
Districts Seventeen and Thirty three
have 1S4.4l1 Inhabitants according to the
census Of 1880, or 6,931 more than dis
tricts Ten, Thirteen, Twenty three, Thir-
ty and Thirty-one combined.
According to the census of 1890 the
population Of Kentucky was 2147,174,
and the Senatorial districts should there
fore average 56.5O4.
According 10 the census Of 1900 these
same twelve districts had a population
as follows tO-W-it.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16
Senatorial Districts.

Twelve Senatorial districts were ere
ated by the act of the General Assembly
Of June 2S, 1898, dividing the state into
thirty weight Senatorial districts, each Of
which should average a population Of
1871, as follows towit:
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16

These counties are hardly entitled
to six, but are given twelve Represen-
The Breckenridge news., 1906-05-16

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The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

A building 2x:D n. and IL stories hirl
situated ON u lot DyliO II. Price $50
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16
Js., MIA, E,-r,s,~ sA.s,A ".

Mr.. J. Z. Barber ~ ttwiay,ll-, Tia. al
ways keeps IA bottIe ~ (S,aMisris =
Colic, Cholera aud Dixsrh~a Remedy al
hand rial. for usr. Attacks 81 eai,c.
cholera Morbus and diarrhds.n come m
~ suddenly that th~s~ 's no lime Ia
hunt n doctor or "a Ia the .,or~ Tor
msdrin-. Mr.. iissi~s ssys; Il have
tried Chnm,-rlnin's Cole. Ci,olrrx and
Ilsavvho-a Remedy wh'ch In one ~ the
lx~t medicines I ever saw. keep .
lnstl~ ~ II IN NV MINI M have he'd
several attacks u oohc Au.i II h.s~ proved
To In the l~~t medicine ever u.ssi'
HID by all dru.xtstA
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

nre M common ~ India as are stomach
and liver d'sorsi~sr with us For the lat
lar however Their, IL u sure remedy
t.ksctr,c hitt~rs; III" great restorative
medicine. ~ wh,ch = A. Brown, Of Ben
nssioviil~. 3. q. savs; They RESTORED
my wife Ia perfect health, after years ol
suffering with dyapei~,s and chronic
ally torpid liver" Electric Bitters CURE
chillS and fever. malaria. b,liousn~ss
lame hack. kidney troubls~ and bladder
disnsd~rs. Sold on guarantees ny ai
drnegists. Price ~.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

T.. kolnnder soli II two. year. old
colt fcw DAYS ago for $50 to his
nelgl'ls"r. Mr.. Wright. who sold il
in few days later IL viii Woods
for 500. Mr.. Wo4sls turned the
sDlt nj $3.50 md later 1890 has
ls~n refused for the animal
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

n f..,.. QA~,L vail.
N v,..l .s ,;.h, 8.
LII. 4. ~. 80.
III .rd . oc,,a strong ,l.m.nd for
av..,,h,r. ce.r.,, nr,c.,. an oo.l
Hoht..;oht ....,. and bat killing
covs ..,r.pr.d n n ihc lat week.
H.... 49,. AZ, No. .hn~ ~ mncb
chang. And conn on covs vsrc NO
MOI. thar .t..dv :. demand for
H.. =. -. ..-o,. Th. ..;,..
...... ...... ...l,r., hor...
-. .,,..a !. ..ro,,., a.m.r.,
for local dressed meats and conse.
oaeot,v = i,ettsr demand for
besf cattle here Average ousl,tv
Of tho strers offered was poo.l.
Some choice bav.fstis from Soutb
Park sold At $500. the hiph price
paid here Tor many weeks. Corn
fed strera sold up to ~ 50 with
others At &i.85 and bulk at -. 10
u M.75. Several loads Of baby
l,s,,f ,.teer. and heifep m,xed)
sold At a 10 to RAGS. One fancy
Gov brought n. rs with Others at
a O6 and bulk Of the goosl killing
kinda At 1926 to 1880. Stock
COWS we're in very good demand
and sold At 500 to - 80. Bulls
w-rs not very plentiful and steady.
veals were higher At the opening
with tops At 500. but weak at
the close. Market glutted and
fully dollar lower today. Feeder
aud sfocksr trade qn'et and prices
unchanged. Hardly enough stun
hsrs Z" t'st the strength OF tho
market. demand Ia very voosl.
A bunch Of goNl two-ye~r.old
southern stocksrs sold Friday 1t
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

Fon SALE:-A small boiler suit
able for fetsl cooking or running n
small engine. Price $,5. Also n
l2.horse boiler and engine in good
order, $50.
SECOND HAND STORE.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

When in town stop ut tue Pion.
ecr barn. Feed charges reduced
:" soc n span; Dc for singles.
CHAs. HANSON. Prop.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

a. Hubbard aud wife Of Dc
Noric are visiting IN town.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16
For Sale BY
JAS. w. WHITE ST..

HOGS WANTED. Will exchange
horses, cattle or hay for any kind
al hogs.
j. ALFRED SMITH.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

1000 acres fenced pasture with
srtesixn water.
5. W. $. WOODS.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

William Monroe was in town
Thursday. He was looking after
his ranch.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

John 9. tullenwider and James
Hildebrandt were both taken sick
the first Of the week with catarrhal
fever.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

MIRA g. l. Cornville and daugh.
ter inside visit to Del Norte Fri
day.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16


Thursday. He was looking after
his ranch.
John q. / ullenwider and James
Hildebrandt were both taken sick
the first Of the week with catarrhal
fever.
L. M. Green. who has bcen ut
his old home in Atticn. Indiana,
on business for some days, is ON
h,s way back to Monte Vista.
Salida and Alamosa cross bats
at Alamosa next Sunday. Charley
Hanson is figuring on taking a
crowd down in rigs. The game
ought to be a good one.
MrA w. p. Love has rented II
Furnished house IN Colorado
Springs and the family expect to
make that their home. Ray Love
loft Wednesday night for the
Springs.
The Masons If the local lodge
are leaving nothing unlonc that
will afford amusement and good
t,pn., fnr thai. sys,aata r,, th., ,,,nnt
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16
For Sale Real Estate

GO a6rss OF land, lG0 A. under cultiva-
ton balance is good hay or pasture with
plenty of water for irrieating purposes.
has house Of eight rooms, and stable and
shed room for - head Of stock. Close
70 school and II miles from K +. D..
This land can be- bought ut low figures
and on easy terms.
For sale or trade. leo acres OF land near
school and church. has house Of five
rooms and stable and corrals, IOacres Of
land under cultivation viii trade this
property for small piece Of land near
town, or sell for cash or terms, hut pre-.
fer To trade.
bargains IN unimproved lands. handy
To winter for irr,gaiing purposes aud IN
the artesinn bslt where an abundance of
water can ise had M "a small cost
A building 3Dx:D II, and IL stories high
situated on ~ lot DyljO II. Price $50.
Two buildings on Adams st. suitable
for small business or offices Lots very
valuable. This good Investment.
Price each, el.EO and $1,000.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

l. NJ. Green. who has hcen ut
his old home in Atticn. Indiana,
ON business for some .hys, is on
his way back to Monte Vista.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

Salida and Alamosa cross bats
at Alamosa next Sunday. Charley
Hanson is figuring on taking n
crowd down in rigs. The game
ought to be good one.
The Monte Vista journal., 1906-06-16

Mrs. w. P. Love has rented IL
furnished house IN Colorado
Springs and the family expect to
make that their home. Ray Love
loft Wednesday night for the
Springs.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-05-11
Bills allowed
COME AND GONE.

Ed DelaHunt was home from St,
Paul over Sunday.
Walter Folsom was in Swanville
Friday.
A. P. Blanchard was in St. Paul
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Florence Anderson of Mime
apolis visited her father, Adolph An
derson this week.
Msr. J. D. Lachance and son, Sam
Paquin, are visiting at Long Prairie.
Mrs. Ed Kelly and daughter, who
were visiting the family of VIM. Ra.
gans, returned to Staples Tuesday.
n. Simons of Two Rivers was in
the city Tuesday. :
Jos. 81. Grell was in from Pierz
Tuesday to see his wife, who is at
the hospital.
M. W. Wheeler, who with Mrs. W,
has been visiting his wife's mother.
Mrs, J. Burkel, mas gone to Idaho,
where his wife will join him later.
Mrs. Will Galley Of Royalton is Wis.
iting her sister, Mrs. 81. f. White.
John futile returned from Grew
Eagle Wednesday.
DR.. A. L. Khmek visiting in
Stearns county this week
Fred Hoffman of BraiAerd was in
the city Monday.
h. E. VanAlstine of Morrill, was in
the city Saturday. $50 ',- - - ''-''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-05-11
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that: the Pet.
ton OF Antou Rogman, for the paymeD,
of damages accruing subsequent to the
construction of Ditch No. Four az in
Morrison County, MIMI, OF which the
following is q copy, has been fled in the
Office of the County Auditor of said
county, and that hearing of said peti.
ton was had before the County Conmis.
s,oners of said County on the 7th dav
Of Nay, 1905, and Viewers we're dull
appointed to assess the damages. if any.
and said Board of Viewers will meet At
the Office of the County Auditor OF said
County in the City of Little Falls. MINI.
on the 21st. day of May. 1906. at /
O'Clock P. NJ, and all parties interested
and whose lands are liable to be assessed
for the payment of the damages claimed.
may appear at said meeting aod be heard
in rel alton to the damages and such other
matters as the Viewers are authorized
to hear and determine.
Dated at Little Falls, MINI.
Nay, 9th, 1905.
William A. Butler
COUNTY AUDITOR
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-05-11
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Petit
ton OF Herman Lemnitz, Tor the pay
ment OF damages accruing subsequent to
the construction OF Ditch No. Four ~
in Morrison County. Mimi, of which the
following is copy, has been filed in the
office OF theCounty Auditor OF said coun-
ty, and that hearing of said petition
was had before the County Commissioners
OF eaid County on the 7th day OF May,
1906, and We've rs were duly appointed
to assess the damages, II any, and said
Board of Viewers will meet at the office
OF the County Auditor OF said County in
the City vi Little Falls, MINI. on the
2lst. !day OF May. 1906, at l O'Clock P.
NJ and all parties interested and whose
lands are liable to be assessed for the
payment Of the damages claimed may
appear at said MEETING and be heard in
relation to the damages and such other
matters az the Viewers are authorized to
hear and determine.
Dated at Little Falls, MINI.
May 9th, 1906.
William A. Butler
COUNTY AUDITOR
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-05-11

AN UNTRUTH Nailed
The statement has been made
that Chas. E. Vasaly is receiving
$500 a year as member of the
state board of equalization. The
statement is untrue. The meet
ings of the board take place in
St. Paul in September and last
generally one to three weeks. For
these few days each member re-
ceives s. per day.
Possibly confusion as 20 can
didates caused this report, as Mr..
Medved held for four years the
good Office of postmaster of Little
Falls. Mr.. Vasaly does not now
hold, and never has held, any
lucrative elective or appointive
position whatsoever.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-05-11
ARREST AS RESULT OF SALOON
ROW AT RANDALL,

Joseph Munson AID Roy Qcimby of
Randall were arrai9ned before Justice
Hunter Friday morning, on charge
OF assault and battery made bv Frank.
Rassier CT Randall. They pleaded not
guilty and were released on their own
recognlzance, IS warrants are also out
On the same charge for Charles Berry,
Jabe Berry and Oscar Westin.
Mr.. Rassier has q saloon at Randall,
He alleges that on Wednesday of last
week the five men beat him severely,
without any provocation. The Berry
brothers and Westin have not been
located.
When arraigned Munson and Quinn
by denied the charge made, and said
they heard the row from outside, and
went in to see what was going on.
Munson said he had nothing whatever
to do with the matter. Quimby said
he didn't hit Rassler, but said he had
taken brass nackles from MIN.