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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06

seem to take the cost OF these thing
into consideration"
who Iays for the parks. the police
the FIRE department. asked the idiot
1T will all come out of the pockets o.
the city. Of course. All the city has O.
do is to establish a municipal PRINTING
establishment and publish few
bonds whenever the sinking fund gets
below the water line. Say they neal
a hundred million TO start with That
means only hundred thousand bonds
Of par value of $1,000. Or they
might get 'em out IN smaller demon
nations of 500 each. 50 that the pep
pie could buy them and thus put lot
of us In possession of a certificate Of
ownership. They'd look mighty pref
ty framed and hung on the wall. The
best way to do. however. would be to
send them over to England and sell
'em there. for it is an established fact
that there is always somebody in Eng
land somewhere that will buy any
thing"
THAT remains to be proved" said
Mr. Brief.
"Well, all | have to say is that Il
you'll pay my expenses to London and
back. guarantee me immunity from
prosecution and provide Inc with the
certificates I'll have Boston Common
Incorporated at $1.O0OOOO tomorrow
and sell the whole issue at 43 before
the first day Of next April" said the
idiot. "I'll make the late G. Whitaker
Wright look like 30 cents"
THAT may be. but they'd prosecute
you just the same. They landed
Wright and they landed Hooley for
very much the same sort of thing
And after awhile they'd do the same
with the city If it put its privately
printed bonds for municipal ownership
of the trolley on the market" persisted
Mr.. Brief. Cant you see thatf"
YES" said the idiot. But that's
the biggest point for the municipality
in the whole business. You can't send
a whole city to Jail, you know"
JOHN KENDRICK BANGS.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Unfair Distribution of Cost.

A special dispatch from Kirkwood
Mo-, to the Chicago Tribune states
that the municipal electric light plant
Of that city has proved a failure. The
generating plant will be shut down,
and electricity win be purchased from
private company at one-thlrd Of what
It has cost the city to make it. The
city will sell to its customers at
price high enough to enable it to light
the streets without cost TO the tax
payers. This is typical of municipal
ownership inequlty-to force the users
Of electricity to pay for all the street
lighting, although they are not bene
ated any more than the citizens who
use gas or oil.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06

the commissioned of parks. Beautiful
hedges of japanese japonica will con-
ceal the tracks from public gaze. At
each street corner will be flower beds,
In which the number of the street is
set forth in growing plants. Trailing
arbutus and Virginia creeper or wis
taria vines will cover the trolley poles,
and In time, when these have had n
chance to grow, the whole trolley line
will look like beautiful floral and
green arbor, and people living along
the line, instead Of looking out upon an
ugly highway Of steel and iron and
wire. will gaze upon what appears to
be a stretch of Eden running through
their midst Now, what could be bet
terY'
ut seems perfectly lovely" said Mrs
Pedagog, the idiots landlady, enthusl-
Rstlcally.
who's going to pay for all this p
asked Mr. Brief. You people don't
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
LOSS $4,000 A WEEK.
Cost Of Municipal Ownership to English
Wage Farmers.

During the years 10O1-O5 the rate
of wages paid In Great Britain declined
to such an extent that at the end Of
that period the workers were getting
$4,000 less week than in 1900. The
total loss in wages for the five years
compared with the wage scale of 1900
was more than $100,OOO,O0O. The par
liamentary report from which these dg-
ures are taken records a reaction dur
ing the first half of last year, but the
increase is but a bagatelle compared
with the enormous loss recorded above.
As England is the country where gov.
eminent and municipal ownership Is
most general. these figures show that
public ownership does not raise wages
i'm general, but raises the wages of the
few at the expense of the many.
This tremendous reduction in wages
is due largely to increased taxation
caused by the losses of the government
and municipal industries. for higher
taxes mean higher rents and a general
increase in the cost Of production.
which must be Offset in some way t.
England is to maintain her trade i'm the
face Of the worlds competition. The
easiest way to economic is to cut
wages. and so the wage Garner has
had to pay for municipal experiments
both in lower wages and higher rents
When the wage Garner Is asked to
vote for municipal ownership he should
bear in mind that at the same time he
would vote for all that goes with it
higher living expenses and lower
wages, perhaps no wages at all Who
benefits? The politician who gets
new popular issue. the politicians close
friends who arc put on municipal jobs
and the large consumer who gets his
service for less than cost Where does
the wage Garner come in? He pays
the bills.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
THE idiot" ON M, 0
A Suppressed Chapter of "Cofic,
and Repartee" by J. K. Bangs.

Glorious Times Coming, When Eaea
Passenger Will Be Paid For RiGint
on the Street Cars-Morris Chairs
Desks and Carnegie Libraries to &c
ProVided-The City to Pay the Bill.
II see." said the idiot as he folded up
the morning paper and sat on IL so that
his fellow boarders might not come
into possession. that the municipal
marshmallow and peanut brittle plan
at Hohokus has been sold to the candy
trust. and the dream of comparatively
free and absolutely pure marshmal.
lows and peanut brittle under the con
troll of the city fathers has turned out
to be a mere bit of bankrupted rides
cence."
ITS all iridescence-the whole mu-
nlcipal ownership scheme" said Mr..
Brief. the lawyer. IT'S bubble with.
out even the soap"
"Oh, | don't think that" said the
idiot. Seems to me it's pretty good
scheme. only they ought to make it
comprehensive. What | want to see
is the day when the municipality owns
everything that now fills the individ-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
TO CONSTRUCT CANAL.
oliver Is Awarded the Big Contract.
White House Announcement.


Washington, Jan. est was Off
cially announced after a conference
at the White House that the contract
for building the Panama canal would
be awarded to William j. Oliver, who,
with Arson NJ. Bang, was the lowest
bidder in the recent competition, pro-
vided that within the next 10 days he
associates himself with at least two
Independent constructors whose skill
and experience, combined with his
own, shall cover the entire field of the
work to be performed under the con
tract. Mr.. oliver resides at Knox
vile, Tenn
Powerful influences were brought to
bear on the president and Secretary
Taft to reject all bids and advertise
for new proposals. but the president
insisted that Mr.. Oliver should be
given a reasonable time in which TO
make a satisfactory arrangement to
substitute some other contractor or
group of contractors to take the place
of Mr.. Bangs.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Jail Dynamited; Prisoners Escape.
Fatal Fire.

Lowell, Mass. Jan. 20. - X. Hyde
lost his life and many others had mar
row escapes in a fire which partially
destroyed a four-story structure
known as the Card building, and occu-
pied by a dozen firms. Several per
sons were taken from the third-story
windows by the firemen and two we're
rescued while hanging from the
coping Of the building.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
L. Il. & ST L. TIME TABLE
EAST ROnNn

No.l4e, Daily Fast Train leaves Cloverport
OF a. NJ. StCIs ct Howard On flag only
RI i've at lOisNiO6 2t A. NJ.
No. I42 Daily, Mail ana Express, leaves Clo-
verpOrt 2 az A. NJ. stops at all way stations
arrives Louisville l2& m
Train No. IA. Daily, fast mail, leaves Clio
verport as D. m. stops at all way stations
east OF CloverpOrt except Mystic. arrives at
Louisville .35 y. m.
Traiu No. l4s. Daily, Cloverport accommo-
dation, arrives Cloverport 80 y. m.
WEST BOUND.
No. l47, Daily, Cioverport accommodation
leaves Cloverport Q 90 a. m, arrives Evans
Vile 100 a. IN.
Train No la. Daily, fast mail and express
Hawesville, Lewisport, Maceo, owensboro,
Stanley, Henderson and Evansville,
arrives ST. Louis Z 20 p. m.
Train No. l43. Mail and Express daily, ar
rives CloverpOrt 40 d. M. Evansville 1890
y. IN, Stops at all stations.
No.145, daily ST. Louis fast train, leaves Clo-
gerport IL III, P. M. arrives Evansville :35 A.
NJ St. Louis 40 A. M. stops at Hawesville
Greensboro and Henderson only.
Chair cars on trains 14l and IA between
Louisville and Evansville. Through sleeping
cars and reclining chair cars on trains i45 and
i46. between Louisville and st. Louis.
FOrdsViIIe Branch
EAST BOUND.
Train No. 2. daily except sunday leaves
tordsville $3.50 % n. --=iveS lrvington $40
a. IN.
Train No. 4. Daily except Sunday leaves
Fordsville 800 p. m. arrives Irvington $50
p. IN.
Train No. g. Sunday only.
Fordsville6 80 a. M, Irvington 3 0S a m.
WEST BOUND.
Train No 3. Daily except Sunday leaves
lrvington $50 a. m, arrives Fordsville z;4o
D. M.
Train No. 5, Daily. leaves lrvington 0 so
m arrives Fordsville 9:25 D. m.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Failure of Municipal Bakeries.

The failure of the municipal bak-
cries at Catania, Italy, is reported by
Mr.. Churchill. the British consul at
Palermo. There was $4,000 deficit
IN the balance sheet. and the request
governing loan of $4,000 was re
fused by royal commission. In con
eduence the institution has been
losed. - United States Consular Re
IRIS
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Buffalo Rests a Bull.

FL Paso, Tex. Jan. 2S-TeR thou
sand persons gathered at the Juarez
Plaza de Torres to witness a fight be
tween a buffalo and a bull, in which
the buffalo was the victor. During the
preliminary bullfights Compleo, a mat
ador, was tossed over the fence by
bull, which then jumped the fence,
landing on the matador, who was seri-
ously injured
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Ahollshes State plspensarv.

Columbia, S. c., Jan. 31-The house
of representatives, by vote of "A to
AS, passed a bill abolishing the state
d;spensary. The senate is committed
to the same policy by a majority of
three votes. so that the dispensary
seems to be doomed.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Elshermen on an lce FIoe.

Riga, Russia, Jan. 90.-Fourteen
fishermen drifted out into the Gulf of
Riga on an ice foe. They were fishing
when the ice broke and they suddenly
found themselves being blown out to
sea by a strong wind. Steamers went
cut in search of the fishermen.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Will Succeed Wood.

Washington, Feb. lit was an
nounced at the war department tina
it had been finally decided to placa
Major General John Weston, now il
command of the department of Luz0n
in command of the Philippine division
upon the relief from that duty of Ma
ior General Leonard Wood. Genera
Wood is to take command of the Al
lantic division, with headquarters a
Governors Island, about July / next
unless Lieutenant General Macarthur
decides to surrender his present com
mand at San Francisco for that post.
Jail Dynamited; Prisoners Escape.
FL Paso, Tex, Jan. 81. - Twenty
three Mexican revolutionists under
sentences of imprisonment to five to
eight years, were released from Jail at
Monterey, Mexico, by sympathizers.
A letter received here by a member
of a local junta tells of the escape.
The Jail was dynamited, tearing away
a portion of the wall and through the
opening the prisoners escaped. They
were to have been taken to Mexico
City the next day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Shaw Suggests Bonded Ports.

Concord, n. H.. Jan. 31-Secretary
Shaw spoke before the New Hamp-
shire board of trade here on the sub
ject of A Foreign Market For Ameri-
can Labor" During the course of his
address. Secretary Shaw developed an
idea of bonded factories on a large
scale. He said: Merchandise can
now be produced from imported ma
terial in bonded factories. 1t seems
to be safe and wise to carry the logic
OF this provision one step further and
have bonded or free ports. Suppose
instead Of a bonded factory, we bond
a well-defned section of land, contain
ing, say several thousand acres. With
in this bonded territory all kinds of
factories could be entered without pay
ment OF duty. This port should, of
course, contain no dwellings. I would
allow free coal and every other ele-
ment of manufacture, except labor, to
be entered free"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Cure For Leprosy.

Havana, Jan. ga commission ap.
pointed by the government has repor.-
ed that DR.. Matias Duque, who is in
charge OF the hospital for contagious
diseases, probably has discovered a
cure for leprosy Two lepers wCra
turned over to the doctor severa'
years ago, and now these persons
have no exterior traces of the disease
and are gaining in weight. Several
other cases are in various stages Of
improvement. DR.. DuQue's expert
ments have been along the line OF
what he terms the red mangrove
tree" treatment.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1907-02-06
Fuel Situation Desperate.

Washington, Jan. 30.-A telegram
received at the interstate commerce
commission from New Rockford, ~ d.,
says that the fuel situation there is
so desperate that the people will burn
railroad property in less than 4S hours
for fuel The dispatch says: The
railroad on this branch not making
any effort to relieve us. Have had no
freight this year. No mail for II
days" The commission repeated the
dispatch to President Elliott of the
Northern Pacific railroad and asked
him if something could not be done to
relieve the situation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
SHOPS WITH A MICROSCOPE
Wealthy Woman Declares That by
This She Has Saved Hun
dreds of Dollars.

According to wealthy New York
woman pocket microscope is a ne
cessity at present to every modern
shopper. Il have shopped with a
microscope for six years now,' to
quote her own words, and | calcu-
late that it has saved me in that peri
cd hundreds of dollars. For simple,
everyday buying the odds and ends
OF housekeeping or the toilet a glass
would not, of course, be of much SER
vice. There would not be time to use
it for one thing. But make it a rule
never to buy anything Of Importance
without first applying to it the mag
nifying test. l use mine in buying
dress goods, linens, particularly lace
and jewelry A good magnifylng
glass will show up in what is al par
emily sound and reliable goods some
unexpected flaw which depreciates it's
value. No woman should make pur-
chase OF jewels without most careful
ly examining each stone. Jewels are
OF the nature of money investment
on which one may some day wish to
realize again, and flaws which are in
visible to the naked eye are perfectly
we'll known to the jeweler who han
dies the wares"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
COUNTRY RICH IN METALS
Silver, Copper and Coal as Well as
Gold Plentiful in
Alaska.

Alaska the golden also is rich IN
considerable quantities Of silver. cop
per and coal, and promises to dc
something with tin and petroleum,
which recently have been discovered
The annual gold production repre-.
sents a value of some $7,000,000. The
mining of placer gold is carried on In
June, July. August and September.
Mining operations are -cnaered din.
cult not only by the short available
season, but also by the lack OF fall
in the streams, the poor supply OF
water and timber, the half-frozen CON
dition of the gravel. and the high cost
of labor and transport. Despite these
obstacles the wide and uniform dis.
tributing of alluvial geld, the healthy
climates, and the proximity of the
phenominally rich gold fields Of the
British Yukon region justify prospect
ing and mining over large areas.
Stream tin, discovered in the Onikovik
river in 1900 has been found over an
area C 45d square miles. Promising
surface indicet lions of petroleum have
been found In the Controller bay,
Cook inlet, and Cold bay zelda.
Though only few wells have been
bored there seems to be ample justi.
fication for further prospecting and
for believing that the Pacific coast
region of Alaska may prove an i'm.
portant source of Illuminating oil.
Coal, mostly of Ignite character,
also widely is distributed in south
western Alaska, whist the Goals OF
the Cape Lisburne region are OF two
distinct classes, low grade bituminous
coal Of the mesoz3ic age and high
grade bituminors coal of Faleozoic age.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
CHESS OLDEST PAsTtME.
IF Asiatic Origin and Dates hack %
the Misty z-sdisva1
Times.

The oldest game known to man. e
chess. The origin of this game, or
mimic battle, as Goldsmith called 1t in
his translation of Vida, dates back
20 5000 B. C. 1t is rich In legendary
anecdotes, and its venerable nomen-
clature has heen transmitted through
al changes in language from the ear
he latest.
A peculiar thing about chess, with
is combination of idle amusement and
extreme mental toll, is that 1t Is the
anly game sanctioned by prlesthoods
# all beliefs. The principal piece In
he game derives it's name, king, from
the Persian shah, or ruler
Many men whcGe names have gone
down to posterity, such as Charlie
magne, Tamerlaue, Frederick the
Grear, Charles XII, Voltaire, Rous-
seau and Ben Fran in. have been
deyotees and students OF the game.
Chess is Asiatlc in origin, and orig
inally more attention was paid to 1t
by Asiatic students and philosophers
than by men OF wH~' ara countries. OF
late years, 1owe lr It's popularity has
greatly increased among western ma
:ions, and national chess 10 rnaments
are now held ty experts from nearly
all countries.
The history CT chess may be divided
into three periods. The age OF the
primaval Indian game, extending from
its origin down to the sixth century
A. D.; the age of the medieval chess,
from the sixth century to the six
teentn century; and the age OF the
modew ohes-, from the last Of the
sixteenth century to the present day.
Of course many changes in the meth
cd of play took place in the course OF
development of the came, and as 1t is
played now it is different from the
game the ancients knew.
Chess has been played in nearly
avery country. Chess-boat5s have been
found among the ruins of Pompeii and
In the Roman Forum one may still see
the outline o. checlIerboard roughly
scratched on the stone walk by some
senatorial paee OF Caesars time. In
the orient both games have been
played from time immemorial.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14

Cuba u bsiag bound 70 the United
States with u Caain Of gold that cannot
easily be broken. American capital ant
the representatives OF the men who
possess it are pouring into the island
During the last two years fully $3.50.
O0O, 900 OF American money has been
invested In Cuba, outside of Havana
In that city, also, American capital Ia
being laid out freely on new projects
American colonies can be found ir
many Parts of the island. Some of this
cit. S are beginning tc take on an
American appearance in architecture
and industry Most of the Railroad de.
velopment OF the island is in the hands
of Americans. Trolley liues, such as
are common In this country, are reach
ing OUT in every direction.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
Application
No. ll26

UNITED STALks. LAND OFFICE,
CARSON CITY. Nevada, November II, 1906,
i Notice lie hereby given that Giroux Consoli-
dated Mines Company, by Louis Fraser, Its
attorney In fact, whose post office address. is
Kimberley, Nevada, has made application for
q patent for 534ssA II. on the GIROUX CON.
SOLIDATED LODk, embracing the Taylor,
Good Enough. Dewey. Texas, Pilot Knob.
Union, Sacramento. Pocohontas, schley,
Niepe, Fiying Dutchman, Brooks, Bunker Hill,
Kaboony, Humbug, Dexter, Iowa, Watson No.
q Washington, Emma Nevada, White Chief,
Redeemer, Richard, Alpha, Contact, Sam
Long. Easter, Black Jack, Bush-Wak Track
ton. Victor, Gold Bug. Lexington, New York,
Kentucky, Toledo. California Tonapah and
Giroux locations: situated In Robinson Mining
District, White Pine Co., New, and described
in the oficial field notes and plat on file in
this office as follows: TAYLOR; Beginning at
Cor. No. |: whences Z. Cor. Sec 8. I. IS
R. SO e., NJ. D. M, bears g. A deg. AZ min. f.,
6226.7 #. thence s 70 deg. AZ min. w. 500 #.
to Cor. No. O., thence N. II deg. - min. "
l475 It. to Cor. No. 3. thence N. 70 deg. az min
E. 600 # to Cor No, thence s II deg. 10 min
E. l475 # to Cor. No l, place of beginning.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14

White Pine Co. State Of Nevada, Nov. II, 1906.
You are hereby notified that / the under.
signed have expended eighty dollars, ($s0.OO)
plus the cost of this advertisement. For labor
and improve ments. on the Louise, and Louise
No one claims. Situated In Osceola Mining
District, White Pine Co. State of Nevada.
Ii you refuse OF fail to contribute your pro.
portion of expenditure as Co, owner, within
30 days after this first publication. Your in
lerest in said claims, will become the property
of the undersigned,
BERT WALKER.
First publication Nov 20, last publication
Feb 20
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
Foxy Groom.

A man in Paris who had an ugly
wife hribed his groom to run away
with her, so that he could get di
vorce The groom cid so, but teol
with aim ell the woman's jewels ant
several thousand dollars of the hus.
bands money.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
Pocket Book Lost

A pocket book has been lost contain
ing $40 in money and valuable papers
The finder can. keep the money if he
will return the book and the papers to
this office, The book is the property
of Frank Straub, Symes building, Den
yer, Colo. Jan.3-tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
NOTICE

The rates on business telephone SER
vice will advance from $500 to $500
per month after January 1st, '07.
WHITE PINE COUNTY TELEPHONE Co.
De25-tf.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
Widow Wapted.

The Northampton tkng.H Guardian:
Of the Poor have received II letter from
q farm laborer, who writos: a hea,
that you have one or two widows or
the books. II so, am in want of ont
for 4 wife. One that is an outdoor
relief would Just suit me-
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14

Dade's Little Liver Pills thoroughly
clean the system, good for lazy livers,
makes clear compilations, bright eyes
and happy thoughts. Sold by Lewis
Drug Co.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14

'Pineules" (non-alchoholic) made
from resin from our pine forests, used
for hundreds of years for bladder and
kidney diseases. Medicine for thirty
days, $100. Guaranteed. Sold by
Lewis Drug Co.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
Both Barbarolls

Rodrick-There is something about
the Indians that reminds me OF tol.
lege students.
Yea Albert."-What Is it?
Why you cant tell their S ngs
'rorl glfir wtoops. = Chicago Lai7
:,29S.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
Forty Men Wanted

WANTED-Forty men as teamsters
and graders, to work on street grading
and water ditch. Apply at Grading
Camp near freight depot. Ely Town
site Company. dec18-tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
Tent Lodging House

Tent Lodging House, next door east
Of Wilson-Bates Furniture Company.
Good clean beds and best of service.
A. w. Kelly, proprietor. 7-3t
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14

Letter heads, envelopes and all kinds
of office stationery printed at News
office
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-14
To E. 5. Edwards

Date of first publication Dec. :, l9o6-lOw.