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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03
The Secret OF Long Life.

A French scientist has discovered one
secret of long life. His method deals
with the blood. But long ago millions
of Americans had proved Electric Bit
tiers prolongs life and makes it worth
living. 1t purihes, enriches and vitalizes
the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve cells.
imparts life and tone to the entire sys-
tenn. Its godsend to weak, sick and
debhtated people. Kidney trouble
had blighted my life for months" writes
w. NJ. Sherman, of Gushing, Me-, but
Electric Bitters cured me entirely"
Only sos. at Sewers Drug Store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03
The Bedouin's Bed.

An interesting patient at the med
zeal mission at Haifa. Paleston. is
alluded to in the annual report of the
S. p. G. X. DR.. Coles writes: "Durine
the year we have had many patients
from very dcsolate parts of Asia. One
was a Bedouin who had never been
inside of house with windows anG
had never seen a bedstead. He wanted
to sleep under the bed. fearing to fal'
off if he tried to sleep in it. saying
II can't stay awake all night holding
on to this hank. Besides. it will no.
keep still" II was n spring mattress.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03
BOAT JEWELLERS.
china's Floating Homes and Their
Low Caste Population,


Stand beside the imperial custom
house at Canton and let the eye range
down the river toward Hongkong. AS
far as the sight can reach lie boats.
boats, and again boats. These are no
ordinary craft. mere vessels of trans
port plying hither and thither, but the
countless homes of myriad Chinese, in
which millions have been born, lived
and died. They are the dwellings of
the very poor, who live in them practi.
cally free from rent, taxes and other
burdens of the ordinary citizen.
The Tankia (Which means boat dwell
ers), as the deniZens of these floating
houses are called, form sort of caste
apart from the rest of the Cantonese
The shore dwellers regard them as be-
longing to lower social order, and in
deed they have many customs peculiar
to themselves which mark them as a
separate community. How the swarm
ing masses of them contrive to support
existence is mystery. but their chief
mode of employment is in carrying
merchandise and passengers from place
to place.-London Lady's Realm.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03
CAMPAIGNING6 ..,,AsA|
ON THE 4 qgS5N&AI
PLAINS
BY BUFFALO BILL ~fdsS}s~ssy
rRoM- TRUE TALES OF THE PLAINS" GfcS
, HAVE been many times asked IL
BY BUFFALO BILL
VpON' TRUE TALES OF THE PLAINS


% HAVE been many times asked IL
the solitude of the plains was not
III burdensome and oppressive to
man who was travelling along
some of the vast expenses of the west,
where for hundreds of miles there was
no one to see but himself, his horses,
a boundless level of prairie grass, the
blue sky above, with its sun by day
and its stars by night. At first the
question seemed strange. but l soon
understood how a man who has lived
all his life in daily touch with Broad
way might go melancholy mad in a
single day in region where he could
Gee and hear absolutely nothing but
the wonderful panorama of nature and
Ats voices. There was a multitude OF
things around him to arouse interest
which to the plainsman meant safety
or danger, life or death, but which
would mean to such a man, indeed, ne
more than so many blades Of grass.
This silent excitement of the solitary
ride over the broad prairie, where the
city man would see nothing but dull
monotony, was something more excit-
ingly fierce than anything l had seer
In a town, and l had seen Wall street
crazed. l have watched street riots.
have witnessed royal pageants, and ]
have seen men lynched. These things
stir the blood, but they all seem pale
to what l have felt when out alone Oh
a scout.
Consequently the scout ON duty was
compelled to invent ruses of his own
to assist him in emergency. And
when some extremely dangerous mis-
sion had to be undertaken the scoui
often puzzled the commander by re
fusing aid in the shape of a squad OF
any chosen number of soldiers to ac-
company him. But actually it was the
part OF discretion to do so, as going
alone or with one or two chosen com
rades whom you knew to be true blue
was a precaution that favored your
own safety, as every scout naturally
picked the very best mounts and rode
one and had what is called a lead
horse" well trained, TO follow anC
w nm III NNNiJ -
had only himself to look out for and
with a good lead horse in a race for
life had a fresh remount. Therefore
I always kept myself well provided
with well trained steeds, who became
wonderfully proficient In seeming dan
ger and even game. The fact that
your horses were unshod was another
puzzle to a trailing Indian, as a shod
horse print gave him clew to a white
mans presence or the proximity of the
military. One Of my ruses was to
take with me a bugler of the Fifth
cavalry named Kershaw, who devel-
oped a capacity for comradeship IN
such adventures. Kershaw, after re-
firing from the army, became chief of
police at Chester, Pa. near Philadel-
phia, and died there several years ago.
Generally preferred. like others, go
ing alone, as then | had only myself
to look out for.
took Kershaw with me often, as |
knew the country was infested with
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03

There is not any better Salve than
than DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve. We hereby warn the public that
we are not responsible for any injurious
effects caused from worthless or poison
Gus limitations of our DeWitt's Carboliz-
ed Witch Hazel Salve, the original. 1t
is good for anything when salve is
neededcbut it is especially good for
piles. Be sure you get DeWitt's. Sold
by all druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03

This is just the time of year when you
are most likely to have kidney or
bladder trouble, with rheumatism and
rheumatic pains caused by weak KID
neys. Delays are dangerous. Get De-
Wits Kidney and Bladder Pills, and be
sure you get what you TASK for. They
are the best pills mode for backache,
weak back, urinary disorders, inflamma-
ton of the bladder, etc. They are an
tiseeptic and act promptly. W. sell
and recommend them. Sold bv all
druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03
Glacial Wonders.

The grandeur Of natures forces may
be understood when one Of the gla.
ciers of Disco bay, Greenland, is stud
led. Holland estimated that 1t had q
thickness of 900 feet with breadth
Of 1S.400 feet, and was found to he
moving at the rate of forty-seven feet
per diem. And this Disco bay glacier
was only one of the many. Rink esti-
mates that on the west coast of Green
land there are 10000 square miles of
territory, all contributing their supply
Of icebergs
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03

and over fifty miles from wood and
water. This wood and water were in Il
lower country, where there was only
one gap which would furnish descent
into the valley, and that had to be
reached by careful attention to direc
ton.
Starting early and getting the point
Of the wind, we had not gone far be-
fore old Boreas began his revels. Gen
eral Carr, of course, gave orders to
the commanding officers of companies
in regard to preventing drowsiness of
the men and TO quirt them in case of
any OF them succumbing to the cold.
shall long remember that trip. for 1t
was necessary for me to go by the
wind and not finch from it, for in the
binding blizzard we would all soon be
lost The direction brought the wind
against my left ear. and, as the storm
soon became so binding that even a
black horse could not be seen ten feet
from the picket ropes. lariat lines were
scattered along TO guide the men, who
kept so close almost as to touch each
horses tail. But | dared not change
my position for fear of losing the d-
rection, so for eight hours l held my
left cheek and ear against the storm
and, of course, suffered greatly from
frostbite. ! dared not dismount. as
did many of the others. General Carr
himself walking nearly all the dis
lance, leading his horse. / had stuffed
my ear with piece Of saddle blanket,
but Notwithstanding that the eardrum
was frozen, and fof time 1t gave me
intense pain and suffering, and up to
the present day it has quite affected
my hearing on that side. But by this
pertinacity we reached the gap, and
when l had made the point success
fully and the descent down into the
canyon BECAME assured. there were
never 1900 men who let out such
yells and paeans OF JOY.
On another occasion had very try
ing experience when General Penrose's
command had been sent to reconnoiter
the surrounding country by General
Sheridan and were known to have been
somewhere in a blizzard. Not hearing
from them for several days. we knew
they were up against it. but as all
trails were covered and obliterated by
the drifting snow it was serious
problem to find them. General Carr. of
course. consulted with me in the mat
ter, and he relates the incident In de-
tail in "Carr's Campaigns Of my sue
cess in finding the men. In this in
stance, knowing in what direction they
had gone, had to travel fifteen miles
to find a ridge that they would cross
and that the storm would blow the
snow away from and leave bare. Fol
lowing this ridge for five miles or
more, found the trail of their horses
and wagons where they had crossed
and by the hoof tracks located the di.
rection in which they had gone. sue
ceeded in reaching them, showed In
and In a terrible condition, for every
thing had been eaten up to such ar
extent that the horses and mules had
eaten the names and tails on each
other Returning the next day, relief
was sent and the commands became
reunited iF ne
s<GA-,,E;,lll.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03

If you haven't the time 10 exercise
regularly, Dosn's Regulets will prevent
c 'nstipation. They induce mild, easy.
healthful action of the bowels without
gripping. Ask your druggist for them.
Csc.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03

Most disfguring skin eruptions, scro-
fula, rimples, rashes, ETC., are due to
impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters is
cleansing blood tonic. Makes you
clear-eyed, clear-brained, clear-skinned.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-02-03

The bltgLe call threio them into confusion
large bands of Indians. when it wa
too dangerous to travel In daytime ano
your object could be best accomplished
In the night. His value as "a striker
can be best explained by the following
Incident: On one occasion we slept dur
ing the day I'm a well wooded box can
yon, near little stream Of water, with
plenty of grass for the horses to browsc
on, and at the same time we were hid
den from view. Toward evening, whel
we thought it convenient to continue
our scout. just as we were about {
emerge from our hiding place large
band of Indians assembled down the
canyon TO camp for the night. Mount
ed as they were, 1t was useless for us
to attempt flight, so, moving farther
backward in the woods. we remained
concealed until they had settled down.
There was no way to get out except a
dash through the Indian village. We
dared not stay till daylight. as they
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
HIGH HEELS IN COURT

Twice recently in New Jersey wn.
men have lost cases in court because
they Wore high heels on their shoes.
Damage suits were brought against
street car companies because Of in i'll
rics Sustained by the women in aIigl,t
| Ing from The ears.
The companies showed in court that
the plaintiffs were wearing shoes with
opera heels ut The time Of the acct
! dents. and The suits were dismissed
! In legal phrase. these women were
guilty Of .contributory negligence"
Thu; is T." say. if yol have an acct
dent and you have contributed T." the
negligence of The company by your
negligence y"n are guilty along with
| the company and cannot recover.
II was held TO be negligence on the
part Of the women that they should
wear high heels that tended to trip
| them on the steps Of the cars
Well
No mere man can quite conceive why
any woman should want to wear this
kind Of stiltcd foot gear
Is it because she cnnccives the idea
that her foot looks smaller IN such an
unnatural posture? As a matter Of
fact. the foot Of my lady appears lar.
ger in such situation
And her carriage,
No ordinary woman is able. to main.
tain 81 graceful loisc of her body on
stilted shoes. \ danseuse who has de
voted her life and talents to posing on
her toes may do SO without awkward
ness. but the Impractical woman who
tries it makes II really pitiful spectacle
of herself
That the high leeled shoe is I'M
healthy goes without saying
Any physician will explain that not
only the limbs. but the various parts
Of the body are put into n false and
strained position. causing derange.
ment
The curious thing to the average
masculine mind IS how poor creature
can transport herself at all under such
difficulties.
And
If the woman who goes along the
street with her feet thrust forward.
inching painfully along like a blind
horse. seeking precarious foOting-if
she could only see herself as others see
her!
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
NV Wish For NV Baby.

! desire for my baby neither great
beauty nor great wealth nor fame nor
anything TO mar her happiness. But
give her q contented spirit, minister
ing hands and willing feet. that her
presence may radiate joy wherever she
may be. May she care nothing for so
ciety. but may she love her ncighbor
as herself Let her motto through life
be- 'NebIessc nblgc." May she never
know ambition nor seek to explore
life'S mountain tops or sleeps either
through curiosity or great yearning.
but may her little feet tread TRANQUILITY
life's common way May she be cursed
with neither briiliance nor wit, but
give her Il sense Of hurnor. tender
tact, a gracious presence and only suf-
ficient beauty to make her face lovely
to her friends May the public pass
her by in utter ignorance and never
know Of the existence Of my little
maid May she never seek her own
but let her always minister to others
without thought Of reward. Thus give
her happiness in great measure pressed
down. shaken together and running
over. and as her browning glory may
she know the supreme JOY of great
and seifiess love.-LiIian Bell.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11

body by ia weight ana you increDy
pf the body.
! Just 81 Of a man.
If you will multiply his best per
| s"naI endenynrS hy his here,lity you
| will get III" impact Of that man upon
| the society Of his dar
Therefore if you would figure the
greatness IF Washington you should
multiply the man by his mother
George Washington was pctuiinrly q
"morhers boy
His father died Whrn he WAS but ten
years old. leaving the widow with 81,
children, Of whom George was the OLD
est anH upon ii"r tirsthrru she put The
impact Of her f"rcefuI character
At The ~" Of sixteen sturdy George
wanted t" run away and seek ndvcn
lures. but his mother kept light strip
on TIA" boys affections, and he stayed
Mary Washington was n great wo
man
The test came Whrn the thunder
clouds Of black war Gal hercd over the
devoted head Of the American colo
nistS. The Nashingtous were wealthy
landowners. whose natural ties were
with tn" aristorracy If the new world
Which side would they take!
The son Of Mary Washington nob!y
backed l., his splendid mother. east
bis lot with the struggling patriots
Even whom congress turned coward
and he was hesct with spies and ieal-
Gus generals il was the spirit Of his
self sacrificing mother that kept him
on the field II honor
And when the long, red years Of war
were ended It was the mother in him
that asked n" greater reward than to
peacefully retire to his quiet farm
He was u" conuucring Napoleon, he
had patriot mother
1t is peculiarly gratifying to know
that Mary Washington lived to see the
boy Of her pride made the first presi-
dent Of the republic She was justified
in her son.
You cannot understand George Wash
ingtun unless you know about his
mother
Where got he that self abnegatio
high courage. patience and faith in the
right?
There was a woman behind him
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
LUTHER BURBANK. BENEFACT0R

Ever hear Of Incorporating a man?
That is what they have done with
Luther Burbank, the plant wizard-in-
cOrpOrated him into the Luther Bur
bank Products company.
They say corporations have no soul,
but this corporation certainly has a
sOul-the soul Of Luther Burbank.
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. Burbank
came into public notice by his produc-
ton Of the potato which bears his
name. In the years since he has
wrought wonders in the perfection Of
plant life by his crossbreeding
For instance
He has produced plum with the
taste and texture of Bartlett pear
He has eliminated the thorn from
many varieties of fruit and has pro-
duced spineless cactus There is
scarcely 81 vegetable or fruit or flower
on which he has not made improve
ments.
OF all these '.the dehorning of the
cactus is believed to be his greatest
accomplishment.
It IS this latter feat in naturalization
that has excited the interest Of CAPT
ta!ists ard led to tn" Incorporation o.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
Mother Symptoms Prophecy.

Mother Shi>ton's prophecy Is almost
forgotten, except by antiquarians. II
was first published in 144S and repub
lished next in 1641 1t must be con
fessed that the greater part Of it has
already been fulfilled. 1t has nc
doubt caused good many to think OF
things they would never have thought
Of had they not been written. These
are Mother SYMPTOMS words:
Carriages without horses shall 20,
And accidents fill the world with woe
Around the world thoughts shall fly
In the twinkling of an eye.
Water shall yet more wonders do;
Now strange shall yet be true
The world upside down shall be.
And gold found at the root of tree
Through hills men shall ride
And no horse or ass he at his side.
Under the water men shall walk,
Shall ride. shall sleep. shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen
In Write in black and green.
Iron in the water shall float
AS easy rs a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found and shown
In q land that's not row known
Fire ard wa*nr st'aH Herfa~s do
England shall at 'as. ADM. 2 Jew
The world 20 Al ed ,.iil cone
In eigh.cen hundred and eixhty-ono
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
SHERIFF'S SALE.

No I2,7oI-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, Louis
lana: Gus Soloman vs.. Oil City
Mercantile Company
BY virtue Of commission to sell to
me issued III the above numbered and
entitled suit, from the Honorable First
Judicial District Court Of Caddo Par
ish, Louisiana, | will offer for sale at
public auction, for cash according to
law, during the legal hours for sales, at
the principal front door Of the court
house Of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, On
SATURDAY, APRIL "a. 1909,
Lot u, block 3, Of Oil City subdivision
of Caddo Parish, Louisiana, as per map
OF said subdivision in conveyance book
so, page II. The southeast quarter of
the northwest quarter Of section 81,
township II, range IS, Caddo Parish,
La, as per inventory on file
J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff and ex O6icio Auctionesr.
Caucasian, March II, 1909.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
SflERIFF.S SALE

NO, 2,737-ln tie First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish. Jn,;s-
iana; w K. Bradford vs. Tbou..
Jhrash.
by virtue Of d writ Of seizure ~
SAFE to me directed from the Honor,h1.
fHst Judicial District Court Of c,dd.
PARISH Louisiana, in the above r,,-
bered and entitled suit, have se;,.a
and VIII offer for sale at public 49,
ti'''' tor cash according to law. dur;r.
the legal hours for sales, at the nr;nc;'
pal front door Of the court hons. ~
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, on u
SATURDAY, April. o.
he west half Of northwest quart.r ~
section IL. township 10, rang. r. w.
~@'h all buildings and improv-n.s..
thereon IN the Parish of Caddo =.
J he above property seized n n. -
erty Of the above defendant and =, r,op
5oid to satisfy the amount spec;s.d Il
the said writ, say in the sim ~ =.
with per cent per annum ;r
thereon from December 81, 1904. ,nd -
costs Of suit, including n -"u ."
sad sum and interest as attornev,. g.. =.
J. P. FLOURNov
Caucasian, March 1S.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11

Nerxes. the great Persian. tried t.
impose his oriental civilization on Eu
rope, and he might have succeeded bu
for the Greeks
III beating back the hosts Of Xerxes
the Greeks exhausted themselves II
was their last great fight for new
civilization.
When Nerxes put his vast army On
a war footing he organized an effec.
tive commissary department Among
other things Xerxes carried large
amount of alfalfa for horse fodder.
The seeds Of the alfalfa were scat
tered far and wide. and for hundreds
Of years Europe has used this rich
forage. Today this great plant Is
making the transmississippi region :,
rich one.
And thus is there soul Of good
ness even IN war
Thousands of men who fought un-
der Charles Martel C'the Hammer
died. and women were widowed and
children orphaned But Europe was
saved from the Aloha mmetlan inva-
sion
And so of calamity
Out Of the Charleston earthquake.
came the red flower Of reunion
The destruction Of San Francisco
moved the world to swift sympathy
and gave il new dispensation Of
Anglo Saxon energy
Il.
havoc ut Galveston. Tex. But out Of
that chaos came the Galveston form
of city government, which. modified
by "the Des Moines PLAN" bids fair
to solve the problem of municipal gov
eminent in America.
And so on through history
The worst the elements can do, the
worst that men can do, all things Of
evil. appear I" be oyerrulel by some
great law of the survival of goodness.
Takin. a backward glance through
the whole story of man-colored now
with the red blood of war. now black
with hate and now white with fear
up from ii ali. out from 1t all. shines
the soul Of goodness.
And SO Of individual history.
Out of your failures and fallings
have come TO you strength Of charac
ter and sympathy for other souls and
the wisdom of Righteousness.
The race is travelling. slowly and
painfully but traveling-toward some
'farof divine event
Shakespeare saw il, these things the
soul of goodness. Some of us see in
them the God of goodness
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-04-11
T. Woman :.
Features IN this Io/nWu:
The Suffrag;st Of To-Day
Progress Of the Movement
An Appeal to Mothers

Time WAS when Won,an'S SUFFRAGE
was aSs"ciHird with short hair. bloom
ers ana d"nunciations IF the tNrlnt
man. This TYP" of Suffrugist. | regret
Ia say. WAS :" striking that She xct re.
mains ~ HE memory Of HE more con.
serNatiVe citizen, causing him 10 shId
der III the very thought of the rliinn-
ripaiion Of his womankind II is for
the benefit IF this man and Of his wife.
who probably shares his views, aud If
others like them. who haven't kept
abreast Of the movement. that | want
to speak few words about the mod
crn American suHrngiSt
| absolutely believe she represents
the better element of her son. She il
no longer subject for cart"ons As