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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
TRAINING WOoDPECKERS.
Maine Mans Scheme to Turn Rock
Naples Into Birdseye Variety.

Naples Into Blrdseye Variety.
After having spent more than sixty
years and more than $4,000 in hunt.
ing bears and studying the ways Of
wild creatures Greenleaf Davis Of
Bangor, Me-, has begun to raise tame
woodpeckers with the purpose of using
them to convert ordinary rock naples
into birdseye maple, says a Bangor
correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
Mr.. Davis is more than eighty. Sixty
years ago he inherited a mill property
valued at 500 which he sold, and
then he went to the woods under the
side of Mount Katahdin. He has tanned
many Wild animals. His great success
has been won with woOdpeckers, of
which he now has nearly a hundred.
They are of the hairy and downy spe-
cies in about equal numbers. but more
than both Of these in number and es-
TEEN are the redheaded sap suckers,
which pick round holes in the bark Of
trees, making them look like the bot
tom Of an old style cOlander.
The redheaded wOodpecker made sad
havoc in his sap orchard, digging holes
In his best naples and impairlng the
flow of sap. from which much of his
living was derived. 1t was impossible
to kill the birds because Of the COM
pany they afforded. and it was equally
impossible to live without the income
from the sap orchard. The old man
spent weeks in his grove watching the
result of the wounds which the birds
inflicted on the bark.
AS the scars healed he noticed that
there was a bright red spot left on the
wood directly below the wound. II the
tree was badly marked the red spots
were more numerous than they were
on trees which had suffered less, while
on trees which the wOOdpeckers had
not visited there were no traces of red.
About this time 1t occurred to him
that as the beautiful markings OF the
birdseye maple were due to the red
spots in the wood and as nobody had
ever been able to account for them II
was possible that the variety Of maple
known as birdseye might owe its ori-
gin to the work of the wOOdpeckers.
If so he had made a discovery that had
baffied botanists for years. He had
also learned how to make his colony OF
tame woodpeckers self supporting.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
ton may 40 so by paying rnouuny
Qualification Of Members.

In addition TO the payment Of these
dues, members must be of good moral
character and between the ages of
three and fifty-fve years, free from
acute or chronic ailments which might
disqualify them from active duties and
agree to conform TO the rules laid
down by the association.
The building will Immediately be re-
modelled as a sanitarium. Clinics,
laboratories and consultation rooms
will be constructed, and the entire
building will be ready for the occupa-
tiou Of the association by Oct. l.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
They Make You Feel Good

The pleasant purRstive effect expert
enced by all who use Chamberlain's
Stomach aud Liver Tablets, and the
healthy condition o. the body and mind
which they create makes one feel joyful
Pride, 25 cents. Samples free at Sewers
nruu Store
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
Cures Rheumatism and Medicine
Free.

Sen no money-Simply write and try
Botanic Blood Balm at our expense.
Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B. B. kills
or destroys the poison in the brood
which causes the awful aches IN back
and shoulder blades, shifting pains,
swollen muscles and joints of rheuma-
tism, or he foul breath, having. split
ing, droppings in throat, ha Il hearing,
specks flying before the eyes, all play
ed out feeling of catarrh Botanic Blood
Balm has cured hundreds Of cases of 80
TO 20 years standing after doctors, hot
springs and patant medicines had all
failed. Most of these cured patients
had taken Blood Balm as a last resort.
1t is especially advised for chronic,
deep-seated cases. Impossible for any
one TO suffer the agonies of symptoms of
rheumatism or catarrh while or after
taking Blood Balm. 1t makes the
blood pure and rich, thereby giving
healthy blood supply. Cures are per-
manent and not patching M. Drug
Stores, 81 a bottle. Sample of Blood
Balm sent free and prepaid, also special
medical advice by describing your
trouble and writing Blood Balm Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
WOMAN AND FASHION
A Millinery Hint.

The new couture is a difficult thing to
manage. Women should experiment
patiently and intelligently with it and
should consider it in its relation TO the
head as well as TO the hat. Otherwise
we shall owe the new millinery a deep
and lasting grudge for the lamentable
influence 1t has had upon the hair
dressing of the average woman. At II
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
In Blue Batiste.

Ring dotted batiste in a delicate
shade of blue is the foundation ma
terial for this summer day gown. The
three tier skirt shows each tier border
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
Old Paint Burned OF.

The work is necessarily slow and diff
hcult. The painters find that the old
paint averages about one-eighth of an
inch In thickness. In previous years
1t has been customary TO merely give
the White House n spick and span
look with a few coats of paint. The
process OF burning off the old paint
will give the mansion more marble
like effect when the repainting is fin
ished
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09

ed with medallions of white button
embroidery. The same trimming is re-
peated on the kimono bodice, which Is
edged with black satin to correspond
to the folded girdle.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
Other Grounds Planned.

DR.. Henry S. Curtis, supervisor Of the
Fairgrounds. is planning to open other
new grounds as soon as funds are In
hand and the arrangements can be
completed. 1t is also his intention to
keep the schoo! Fairgrounds open after
school hours and on Saturdays next
fall, which will be an innovation be
leved to be much needed. An effort is
being made by the association to raise
at least $1,000 to defray the expenses
of the grounds now in use for the pres
ent fiscal year. This amount, 1t is
stated, will be absolutely necessary in
view of the fact that congress cut its
appropriation for this object in half
at the last session.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
White House In New Dress.

The White House will soon appear in
a new dress of paint. A small army Of
painters are busy on the finishing
touches. When the task is finished
the historic abode of the president will
seem to the eye more magnificent and
stately.
For more than fifteen years the
White House has not undergone such
a thorough painting as is now under
way. Every inch Of the exterior is
being thoroughly burned.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
Public Fairgrounds.

Two new public Fairgrounds for the
benefit of the youngsters of the city
who have no opportunities to play in
the country have been added to the
list. The money raised by the white
and colored school song festivals and
the school collections is largely re-
sponsIble for the opening of one. From
these two sources the Washington
Playground association announces it
has received a total of S2,077, which is
to be devoted entirely to school play
grounds.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
Traffic Over the Potomac.

During the fiscal year ended June
80 last the draw of the bridge was
opened 5,13S times for the passage
of $3.50 vessels, or an average of APP
proximately 14OS openings per day.
The average cost for current was 500
cents per opening. Major Cosby says
that the machinery of the draw span
continues to operate satisfactorily. and
but few repairs have been necessary.
Since Dec. - last all the traffic for
merly using the old Long bridge has
crossed the river by way of the High
way bridge and its approaches.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial correspondence.l

Major Spencer Cosby, the engineer
officer in charge of the improvement Of
the Potomac river. has made a special
report to General Mackenzie in regard
TO the Highway bridge across the 70
tOmac. which was built at a cost OF
81, 10000, in which he says that all
items In connection with the bridge
and its approaches are practically
completed with the exception of the
work remaining to be done by the
Washington. Alexandria and Mount
Vernon Railway company. 1t is recon
mended that the bridge and its APP
proaches from the north abutment of
the Washington channel bridge to the
southern limit of the Virginia ap-
proach he transferred to the charge
of the superintendent Of public build
ings and grounds as part Of the park
system.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-10-09

The riprap stonework along the East
ern branch flats has been completed
The retaining wall behind which the
liquid mud from the bottom of the
Eastern branch channel will be pumped
and allowed to settle, extends from
Poplar point, short distance from the
south end of the Anacostia river
bridge. to the fill made three or four
years ago in front of the grounds Of
the Government Hospital For the In
sane and will add a hundred or more
acres to the land on the south bank
of the Eastern branch.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Cars Will Run in 80 Days

With seasonaple weather cars. will
be running over the first 15 miles of
the Chioago-New York Electric Air
Line in 80 days. The first section OF
the road will connect Chicago and La
Porte, Indiana. A strong attempt will
be made to push the line to Goshen,
Indiana, by the end of this year. This
will complete the first division OF the
road and will be a railroad in itself,
with every promise Of making big
profits from the start far aou s.r6
The first division will pass through
five Indiana counties with an aggre-
gate population of 100000 Realizing
that it will help local business and
local farming and will add greatly to
the convenience of those whose business
takes them to other towns, the resi-
dents of this section welcome the road.
They are actually impatient for its
completion.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Great Traffic Field in
a. Pennsylvania

At this time 1t is unnecessary to
dwell on the new territory In Penn
sylvania which, because of a present
lack of direct traffic line to the larg-
est outlets, the Air Line will open to
profits previously unknown. 1t will
suffice to say that the Air Line will
pass through and develop in Pennsyl-
.vania one of the richest coal fields In
the world.
Now, however, the fact to be empha-
sized is, that the first division of the
road will be a paying railroad in itself
The first 100 miles with Goshen, In
diana, as the eastern terminal, will fill
a want long felt. Already the popula-
tion is there and the business is
there to insure the success of the
road. And, as Governor Stuart of Penn
sylvania, said in his inaugural address,
the electric railroad builds new bust
ness In any territory wherever it acts
as a freight carrier. Increased pro
duction comes with better transporta-
tton facilities. AS 1t becomes easier
for people to travel the more travel
there VIII be. te7 r#Gd
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

building the first 100 miles OF the road.
is at South La Porte, and presents a
scene of the greatest activity that
region has ever known. The siding
from the Pere Marquette railroad and
the big warehouse have been COM
pleted. Work is progressing on the
cement house. Within two weeks the
foundations Of the power house will be
In and the brick car barns will have
begun to rise. All the labor available
at La Porte is on the Job and 200
Italians from Chicago and 300 negroes
from Tennessee Will arrive any day and
give new impetus to the advance of
the line. Two construction locomotives
and trains are ON the way to the camp
All the machinery for the power house
is ordered, 1t includes the most modern
Westinghouse equipment, with a 400
horse power engine. Fifty-foot COM
bination model Pullman passenger cars
have been ordered for delivery in April
The enormous steam shovel, costing
$4,000, and doing the work of a big
gang Of men, IS on the way from the
Vulcan Iron Shovel Co. Of Toledo.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Electric Transportation
Cheapest

Railroading is the manufacture and
sale of transportation. In a given ter
ritory the road which sells the best
transportation at the lowest figure will
get the most business. There is no
questioning the fact that electric roads
furnish the best transportation and can
afford to do IT at less than the price
charged for the inferior service OF
steam roads. mt Fog
The average cost of running steam
roads in. country similar to that of the
Aurora, Elgin q Chicago Electric Line
Is So per cent OF the gross earnings as
against So per cent of the gross earn
ings OF that long-distanoe electric line.
In 1906 the Aurora, Elgin & Chicago
line paid per cent interest on bond
Issue equal to the entire capital stock,
paid dividends on its preferred stock
and had enough left for a dividend of
some 3h per cent on the common stock.
The Air Line has no bonds ana no pre-
ferred stock. The entire net earnings
win be available for dividends on the
common stock. The first issue ohstocIx
is against the first section OF the road,
from Chicago to La Porte. Already
enough money has been received to put
cars In operation on that section.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
PROFITS TAKEN
At WEEKS CLOSE
EXPERIENCED SPECULAToRS
IN EVIDENCE
Union Pacific, Southern Pacific, st,
Paul, AmaIgamated Copper and
American Smelling Show
Notable Strength
BY Assnnlated Preas.

NEW YORK, April 6.--week-end profit
taking was, the obvious influence at work
IN the days stock market. 1t was con-
Quoted with the same skill that was man
ifested In yesterdays operations and
which gave confirmation to the conviction
that they were in the hands Of expert
enced and resourceful SPECTATORS.
The prominence in the market Of Union
Pacific, Southern Pacific, st. Paul, Anal
gamated Copper and American Smelling
gave rise to the usual assumptions of
participation by the Standard OIL party
In the market, owing to. the supposed fa-
vor felt toward most of those stocks by
that group of capitalists
But as these stocks were almost alone
amongst the active stocks in showing
any notable strength in their advance,
ment 1t looked like a device to hold
the general market to realizing sales in
other stocks.
Those stocks yielded with the rest Of
the market in the late reaction, which
made a weak closing at the lowest prices
of the day. The profit taking. sales be-
came effective in weakening the market
only after the appearance OF the bank
statement, although the showing of the
banks was very strong. The. cash IN
crease of $O5OO,OOO fell short OF OF expecta-
panslon helped to swell the deposit item
and the reserve requirement.
It is not expected that the deposit OF
customs collections In New YORK banks
will go much further in the immediate
future and this has been the principal
source of the recent heavy cash gains or
the banks. The strong upward movement
OF foreign exchange also, which continued
today gives point to some OF the reports
from abroad that conditions in Berlin
still leave something to be desired.
The suggestion found place IN the
days discussion that eastern railroad
systems would have to meet at an early
date demands from employees for IN
crease Of wages similar to those whlch
have been adjusted this week among
x1teatarn railroads.
The principal factor In the days reac-
ton, however, was the desire to realize
profits on the considerable advance OF the
week, which was heightened by an opln- pm.
recovery was going too fast and too far.
The feature of the day, was the com, com,
muted strength and activity In the bond S
market. Total sales, par value $l'SlS'oVV
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

connecting Chicago with the Gulf OF
Mexico, and by way OF the Georgian
bay, to tidewater at Montreal, would
make Chicago the metropolis OF the
continent. James ], Hill declares that
the Trent Valley Canal, now partially
built, will be completed from the
Georgian Bay to Lake ontario at or
near Belleville. Ontario, and that this
canal win ultimately command the slow
freight trafiic OF the whole Canadian
Northwest, cutting in half the cost Of
delivering Manitoba wheat at Atlantic
tidewateF.
When ships can load for Europe az
the docks OF Chicago there will be no
limit 10 the business possibilities Of that
city and 90 the electric roads which
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
How to Learn More About
The ChiCago-New York
Electric Air Line
Railroad

Many have written us asking ali
manner of questions concerning the
building of this remarkable railroad.
We could not answer all questions, and
as the questions followed the same line
we have prepared some simple liter
ature which outlines its plans and
scope and which describes the men
back OF 1t and the work accomplished.
This reading is intensely Interesting,
and if you care to become fully ac-
quainted with the building OF the first
great electric trunk line railroad ever
built in this country, I'LL in your name
and address in the coupon below and
be pleased to send you, free OF charge.
a copy of the ''Air Line News" which
Is a little illustrated magazine devoted
to railroads In general and the Chicago
New York Electric Air Line Railroad
In particular
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Financial Record
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 6--Money on call
nominal. Time loans easier; 60 days, 4h@
per cent; 30 days, 49495 per cent; six
months, AZ per cent.
Prime mercantile paper, 6Ge1s per cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual
for demand and at $4.8150@4.S16O for 6O-day
bills. d..
Posted rates $4s294 S21k and $4S6@4. S61s.
Commercial bills $4.S11sQ4S1A
Bar silver, 647sc,
Mexican dollars, 49%c.
Bonds-Governments steady; railroads
strong.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

will connect our two greatest cities
with their six millions of population
and with such a surplus OF business as
they have never known. 1t is not neces-
sary for you to consider that this cleo
trio railroad will cost less to build and
less to maintain than the present
steam roads; nor that this direct line
between the two great business marts
win cut down the distance between
them to $50 miles, the run to 10 hours
Simply regard the road as profitable
investment, division by division. You
will find 1t the foremost investment en-
terprise open to the American people.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
How Stock Can De Bought Now
We Are Offering the Full Paid Non
Assessable e100 Par Value
fte Stock OF the "
Chtliicago-New York Electric Ail
Line Railroad Company
ON the folIowlng easy terms.

On the following easy terms:
$500 buys share. pay down S45O
and $3.50 per month for Q months.
$4,000 buys shares, pay down 1880
and $3.50 per month for months,
$4,000 buys shares. pay down $225O
and $22.50 per month for 8 months.
$4,000 buys 10 shares, pay down
months.
$2250.00 buys so shares, pay down
s22b.0O and s225.oO per month Tor
months. .
$4,000 buys 100 shares, pay down
$4,000 and $4,000 per month for
months. .,st
You can contract for any number OF
shares, paying for them In the same
proportion. You can pay more down
you can pay in the entire balance due
at any time. when the certificate will
be issued.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
, The Metal Market

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 6,-The metal mar
kets We're quiet as usual in the absence
of London cables
Tin was unchanged at $4OOO04O2O.
Copper remained more or less nominal,
lytic, s240O92l.50; casting, S23.OO9t2S.5o.
Lead was quiet at $6.00B615.
Spelter, $6.759dS5. Iron unchanged.
San Francisco Mining Stocks
By Associated Press.
4 SAN FRANCISCO, April 6.--The official
closing quotations for mining stocks to-
1aV NNRra.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Chicago, the Metropolis

Chicago, with its 100000 population
and maryelously growing business,
wants all the roads possible. Those it
has now are so woefully inadequate
that canal projects to aid the city are
taking definite form. Deep waterways
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
New York Bank Statement
By Associated Press,

BY AsSocIated Press,
NEW YORK, April 6.-rhe statement OF
the clearing house banks shows that the
banks hold $40, al, ,226 more than the legal
reserve requirements, This is an increase
of S6, a09, 800, as compared with last week.
The statement follows:
Loans, 81, ,062, ,6SS 500; Increase, S614S6OO.
Deposits, $i,O36 ns,lOO; increase. $i6,s95,
800
Circulation, $5O,s9S. 500; decrease, si21. 200.
400
Specie, $2o6, 95S OOO increase. Sl1, ,2se, 800.
Reserve, S378 619, 800; increase, 0,b33. 900.
Reserve required sS5s'l1SS4; Increase.
Surplus, $19.441 225; increase, So, ,8O9, 950
Ex-United States deposits, 81, ,Oas. $50; in-
crease, $685. 975,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

Three new work camps will be estab-
lished and over 1000 men win be work
ing on the road here within a month.
In the first division territory there are
no more doubters as to the success OF
the Chicago York Electric Air
Line Railroad. AS the tangible assets
OF the road increase the value and the
price of the stock advance.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
The Main Point to Consider

Look at this proposition carefully. II
Is not necessary for you to take in all
at once the liaitless earnins p0ssibili-
tiles OF the great modern railroad which
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
FINANCIAL

Los ANGELES, April e--Bank clear.
ings were N,9e4, 4,862s2, against t1,es7,l7O.Sl
for the corresponding day last year,
decrease Of SS2O7.49. Following is com
parative statement:
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Imports and Exports

BY Associated Press.
specie at the port of New York for the
week ending today were s4O,610 in silver
and 81, ,557969 in gold.
Total exports of specie from the port
of New York for the week ending today
were $663,515 silver, and $S4,41o gold.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
MINING QUOTATIONS

San Francisco mining exchange quota
tons furnished by Ernest Kennedy &
Co, l2S W Sixth St, April g..
,s GoLDFIELD DISTRICT
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Oil Stocks
DAILY MINING GALL

Official saes-7O0O Cal Hills M. Co. at
31l@4Ac; 5000 Eldorado Canyon at 2%c:
1000 Searchlight Parallel at 4Ac; 1000 Me-
vada Searchlight at SBQ3Nc; 25O0 Clark
Copper at 24Q25c Ra I.iit,,., .t
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
.os ANGELES STOCK EXCHANGE

A. OFFICIAL sales-lOO0 Rice Ranch Oil co. at
R9Oi 20 Associated OIL at $42. .OOQ4S oO; 20
st ss $az,V9 rs 30 5000 Mexican Petroleum at
lOOO az l9Ao lB. 15l: 1000 at 19Ae lB. s0D I
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
All Is Activity

Fhe principal camp Of the CO-ops-
IratlVe Construction Company, which h
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
New York Stocks

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April s.--The folloW-
ing were the official quotations on inc
Sales. 77fT1 High Low Clloss-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
nnston stocks and Bonds

BY Associated Press.
BOSTON, April 6.--rhe following were
official quotations today for stocks and
honds.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Treasury Statement

By Associated Press.
+, WASHINGTON, April e.--Todays state
ment of the treasury balance In the gem
eral fund shows: Available cash BALANCE.
s25S, ,337, 1884; gold coin and bullion, $l1O,l98,-
00S; gold certificates, SAB, 475, ,459.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
Credit Balances

hss.. 3ts ai8IC4 F'i ARFH s'TcFs9lt Rsl-
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07
York in 10 Hours for $1,000 by the ChcagoNew York Electric Air
Line==Each Division Paying Raroad-Cars
Will Run in Thirty Days

Sa71o,1'aE5o #saen,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-07

would be It's passenger and freigf
feeders.