The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-09-04


interior department or Of the depart
ment Of commerce and labor puts in
an expense account, he does not have
to take an oath as to it's correctness.
All he does lie to certify upon honor
that the above account is correct"
The interior department adopted this
new regulation by reason Of Secretary
Garheld's interest in the matter. The
department of commerce and labor
soon followed, and It is expected that
before long such a regulation will be
In effect I'm each department.
Saving Of Notary Fees.
While the abandonment of the oath
might be criticised as tending to lax
ity and prodigality, 1t is the conten-
ton of Secretary Garfield and those
who favor certifcation on honor that
the later method is In nOwise less
efficacious than the old method. 1t
is pointed out there is great difficulty
in finding notaries to administer oaths
In many parts Of the country, especial
~ In the mountain districts Of the
west Moreover, notaries are wont TO
tax the government official TO the
limit. 1t is estimated that through
omission of the requirement Of swear
ing to the correctness of expense ac-
counts, thousands of dollars in no.
torial fees will be saved the govern
ment.
A Historic Railway Station.
The old Pennsylvania depot al
Sixth street, near Pennsylvania ave
nue., will soon be abandoned. By Oct.
10 the Pennsylvania railroad, and, in
fact all the roads entering Washing
ton affiliated with the Pennsylvania
system, will be using the magnificent
new union station, one of the finest
railroad stations in the world.
The old depot possesses much his
toric interest and was the scene OF
the shooting of President Garfield III
1891. Hundreds Of visitors have made
it point on coming to Washington
to see the spot where the assassina-
ton took place. The depot was con-
structed in 1873.
Passing Of Old Landmarks.
Incidental to the abandoning Of this
depot by the Pennsylvania railroad
and the prospective early abandon
ment by the Baltimore and Ohio of the
one 1t uses, there is a sad fate in store
for that part of Pennsylvania avenue
that lies between Seventh street and
the capitol, about six blocks long. The
indications are that when the new
union station is opened business will
be rapidly shifted away from that part
Of the avenue to streets farther north
west.
The effect is likely to be to compel
the closing down Of many Of the places
Of business on Pennsylvania avenue
that have been landmarks of Washing
ton for a generation or two.
An Ancient Jar of Preserves.
Five hundred dollars is the price ask
ed by a Washington man for jar of
preserved pears Of which he has been
the owner for more than a quarter OF
a century.
The fruit was put up Feb. %, 1873,
by Mrs. Ella G. Halter, then resident
Of Paterson, n. j. A few years later
the jar was brought to Washington
and placed on exhibition in the old
Riggs House barroom, where it was
admired by statesmen and public men
generally. When It had been there for
year 1t was ratified of for charity,
netting $1,000.
The man who won 1t presented ii TO
his sweetheart, and she, when she mar
ried another gave it to a relative, who
Is it's present owner.
There is exactly one bushel of
pears in the Jar. They were put up in
peach brandy and are In perfect state
OF preservation. The name of the wo-
man who put up the pears, together
with the date, is on the Jar, the seal OF
which has never been broken.
Smithsonian Gets curios.
The Smithsonian institution has re-
ceived and installed among the histOri-
cal exhibits In the hall of history the
valuable historical collection OF the
late Henry r. Magruder who died sew
eral months ago in Florence, Italy.
For several years Mr.. Magruder
made his home In Florence and de-
voted much time to gathering valuable
works Of art. Under the terms Of his
will he gave a part of his collection to
the United States for use of the Smith
sonian institution.
The collection includes a heavily gold
mounted sword and silver pitcher pre-
sented to Mr.. Magruder's father, Cen
eral John Bankhead Magruder of the
Conferedate army, by the states of Nir-
ginia and Maryland In appreciation of
his services; a portrait of the donors
sister In pastel porcelain plate with
a picture Of Nine. du Barry and IAN
oil painting of 10" and an Aztec cross.
Proposed Episcopal Cathedral.
The movement for the erection here
Of a Protestant Episcopal cathedral
has been given added impetus and the
aspect of a national church enterprise
by the exhibition of the plans.