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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
HIS HARDEST TASK.
The Bull the Matadore Found II Most
Difficult to Kill.


Difficult to Kill.
There is no description of a bullfght
I'm Mrs. Maud Howe Elliotts book,
"Sun and Shadow In Spain" but there
is a record of a meeting with a mata-
dore i'm the studio of the court painter,
Don Jose Villegas, and the ensuing
conversation. part of which revealed
the bullfghter in an Unexpectedly gen
tie light Ii also makes plain the fun
damental reason why Americans OBJ
Ject to bullfghts
"How many bulls have YOU killedY'
some one asked Of the matadore.
Sin twenty-five years I have killed
$500 bulls"
"Were you ever afraidf'
II have been afraid many, many
times. On those occasions | put my
trust in my legs and ran as fast as
could.
"The bull, however is the noblest Of
animals and the bravest. He never
makes a cowardly attack from behind
He is so frank lie is terrible, though
A man needs nerve to face him when
he comes into the ring paving the
earth and believing"
'Will you tell US about the bull that
was the hardest Of all to kip
The matadore's face changed.
''IIe was a white bull" he said slow
ly, "and he didn't want to fight. When
he first came in he put his muzzle in
my hand. He followed me about like
a little dog. | led him with the cloak
wherever wanted to go. Yes, that
was the hardest bull Of all to kill"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
Rammed by a Shark.

The strangest shark story which
ever came to the writer's ears was of
a shark that charged a steamer. This
was In Queen Charlotte's sound, and
an account of the incident appeared in
a Vancouver paper. The captain of
the steamer. which was a small craft
of only fifty tons or so, saw the shark
on the surface on the port bow and
could not resist the temptation of TAX
ing shot at it with his rifle. He hit
his mark, whereupon the monster. said
to have been fully twenty feet In
length, deliberately charged the steam
er. The boat quivered from stem TO
stern, and the captain said afterward
that 1t was like striking a rock. After
this display of temper Master Shark
had had enough of it and sank out Of
sight IT G. Bridges In Chambers
Journal
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
sARDou AND THE SPIRIT.
The Dramatist Wrote and Drew Pic
lures While "under Control"


lures While "Under Control"
Before he made his reputation by
writing plays Victorien Sardou, the
French dramatist, who was deeply in
terested in spiritualism, had remark
able experience in taking dictation.
He had been interested In occult phe-
nomena, and by chance he came into
communication with a spirit person
atty who signed himself Bernard
Palsy" NJ Sardou told the story Of
his experiments in an article entitled
"Only the Blindly Ignorant Scoff'' in
the Delineator. He said:
One day in my room with two
friends | thought ] would make the
little table where we had taken our
coffee run about the room, as ] had
often done when alone. Without say
! ing anything l put my hand on the
table, but it would not bulge. tried
in vain all the time they were there
to make It move, but to no avail. AS
soon as they were gone l could make
It do what | pleased, even jump clear
off the floor SO / took up my pencil
and asked, "But why would you not
make the table move while my friends
were here? The hand which held the
pencil wrote "They were too stupid"
Shortly after this 1 was sitting by
my table one day idling dreaming, not
making any effort to do anything in
particular All of q sudden my hand
began to work ON the paper before me
with rapldity and precision which
astonished me- And it kept this up
for close to two hours. The result was
a fantastic piece of work drawn in
delicate lines, fine almost as a spiders
web, and at the bottom a signature
Bernard Palsy" "What is it?" l
asked.
And my automatic hand wrote, The
house of Swedenborg, on the planet
Jupiter" This was considered as most
curious by all my friends, who knew
that personally I had no aptitude FOR
drawing. A plate was prepared, and
/ was given an etching tool. The re-
suit, in the same order of design, was
a more elaborate piece of work, this
time curiously combined out Of all
sorts of musical terms, clefs, notes,
bars. and 80 on, and the whole was des-
ignated as the house of Mozart, also
on Jupiter, and the whole was again
signed "Palissy." In fact, Bernard
Palsy became my almost constant
companion from this on, like my sec
ond self.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
Words To Freeze The'souI.

Your son has Consumption. His case
is hopeless" These appalling words
were spoken to Geo. +. Blevens,a lead
ing merchant of Springfield N. c. by
two expert doctors one lung specia-
list. Then was shown the wonderful
power of DR.. Kings New Discovery d.
latter three weeks use," writes Mr..
Blevens, she was as we'll as ever.
would not take all the money in the
world for what it did for my boy" In
failable for coughs and colds, its the
safest surest cure of desperate Lung
diseases OH earth. Coo and $100.
Guarantee satisfaction. Trial bottle
free. Sewers Drug Store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

One clever housekeeper has learned
to outwit q milkman whom she sus-
pected Of diluting his stock Of milk
she kept in her kitchen fine steel
knitting needle, which was always In
a high degree Of polish.
As soon as the milk came into the
house she stuck the needle lightly into
the can and drew IT ont In an upright
position. If no drop adhered TO the
needle that milkmnn heard n line Of
talk on watered milk that caused him
to be careful how he dallied with the
pump on his next visit
1t is said if there be even little wa
ter in milk not drop of It win adhere
to a needle so used.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
The Bayonet.

The bayonet was due to the fortu.
nate Inspiration Of a Basque soldier.
who. when he and his regiment, having
expended their ammunition. were driv-
en- TO bay on a mountain ridge near
Bayonne, suggested that they should
fix the Ions knives with which they
were armed into the musket barrels
and charge the enemy. This advice,
which was followed with complete
success, was the means of introducing
the weapon to the notice Of military
Europe.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
DUKES.

Those on the sick list are: Mrs.
Vernon Milburn, Rolly Powers, Betty
Hall and Ruthford Basham.
Mrs Mary Sapp, who has been quite
i'll for some time, is able to be out
again.
Messfs. thurman and Herbert Shad-
wick, of Gatewood, we're guests of
Emmett Hall few days last week.
Miss Pearl johnson, of Oakton, KY,
is visiting friends and relatives at this
place.
Mr. and Mrs Lea Campbell and
children spent Sunday with Mrs. L.
Newbury
Cicero Rearden, wife and children,
spent Sunday with his brother, Alonzo.
Miss Pearl EBasham left Thursday
for an extended visit to her sister,
Mrs. viii Clark at Philpot.
Homer Tindle, Roy Sapp, Steve
Powers and Jesse Burnett were in
Hawesville Wednesday.
Mrs. Anna Slaughter has returned
to her home at Hawesville after a
few days visit%swith her daughter,
Mrs. Mildred Nichols.
Mr. John Rearden, Yof Herbert,
spent. Saturday with his :. brother,
Cicero Rearden.
Bilious Basham spent several days
last week in greensboro, visiting re-
latives.
Miss Jessie Wheatley was in Clio
verport Saturday shopping.
Sunday school every Sunday morn
ing at o'clock at the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. NJ
Mr.. and Mrs. oscar Nugent,' Of
Floral, spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mart
Jarboe.
= Wave Bowling and,wife spent Sat
urday ands Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Bowling, Of
Roseville.
R. Sapp, our hustling merchant,
was in town Wednesday. q ES3
NJames Rowland and children spent
Sunday with his brother-in-la law, Dave
Starks, of near Cloverport.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
Driftwood.

Won't the fish have time a dodg-
ing.
Why not organize Boat Club.
The advent of the gasoline engine
has opened wide field of pleasure
and business. In the upper bends be-
tween here and Louisville the fisher
man runs his nets in a gasoline craft
and the farmer takes his produce to
town in one.
They say Bill Pate has gone crazy
on Gasoline boats. When test jury
was selected, with DR.. Lightfoot, Fred
Hkaize, Ira and LATE Behen, Allen
Bierce, Dave Phelps and Marion
Weatherholt to try him. The Judge
ordered them all confined for the same
otfense.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
THE "GH0ST FLUID"
A Test by. Which May Be Discerned
the DiqitaI Effluvia.

There is an experiment, first made
by Dr. j. Maxwell, advocate general at
the court of appeals in Paris, dis
tinguished magistrate and physician,
which may be repeated in any drawing
room.
Place screen covered with a dark
cOlored cloth in front of window SO
that the light falls full upon it, Be
tween the window and the screen put
the subject of your experiment. Let
him hold his hands, palms toward the
breast, finger tips touching, in such n
position that they are projected against
the dark background of the screen
Then bid him slowly separate his
hands, keeping the fingers extended
widely. Standing behind him you viii
observe sort of blush gray cloud
which seems to unite one hand to the
other. Eight people out of ten will
see this. says Vance Thompson in
Hamptons Magazine. In 300 tests
made by DR.. Maxwell personally 800
folk of one sex and the other discerned
the digita efIluvia; about per cent
saw it tingod a decided blue, two saw
1t yellow In tone. and i'm one instance
the spectator saw 1t of a reddish hue
The experiment succeeds best in q
warm room Cok and damp work
against it. The duration of durability
is four or FIVE seconds
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
Newer Than Post Cards.

The sadly Overworked picture postal
has blossomed out in a new guise
which is really worth while.
1t is made Of fine white card of ex-
cellent quality, and instead of the
Usual picture on the back there is a
selected quotation or motto beautiful
" printed and hand illuminated.
The postals are attractive enough to
be given the dignity of a frame and
would often solve the problem Of a
valentine Gift. which represents small
money value.
The conventional flower borders on
some of the cards are exquisitely tint
ed, and the quotations chosen cover a
large variety Of subjects.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

Children especially like Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup as it tastes
nearly as good as maple sugar II not
only heals irritation and allays infam-
nation, thereby stopping the cough, but
it also moves the bowels gently and in
that way drives the cold from the sys-
tenn. 1t contains no opiates. Sold by
All Druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
Stylish, Ready to-Wear Spring Millinery

Heavy, impure blood makes muddy,
plmply complexion, headaches, nausea,
indigestion. Thin blood makes you
weak, pale, sickly. Burdock Blood Bit
ters makes the blood rich, red, pure
restores perfect health.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
NOTICE

Please do moi ask US TO publish Obitu-
aries free All newspapers of any con-
sequence charge for such matter, We
gladly publish accounts of death i'm
mediateIy after they occur. Editor.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
Ninety Dollars Saved.

A 500 certificate on Baldwin Piano
Co., for sale cheap. Any person desir
ing to purchase piano or piano player
will save money by purchasing this GER
tificate. Address News Office, Clover
port, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

CDR. Thomas Electric Oil is the best
remedy for that often fatal disease
Group. Has been used with success in
our family for eight years Mrs. l.,
Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

For mild easy action of the bowels,
single dose of Doar's Regulets is
enough. Treatment cures habitual con-
stipation. IS cents box. Ask your
druggists for them.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
Up Before The Bar.

N H. Brown, an attorney, of Pitts
field, VT, writes: 1--WE have used DR..
Kings New Life Pills fer years and find
them such a good family medicine we
wouldn't be without them " For chills,
constipation, biliousness or SEX head
ache they work wonders. 25c at Sewers
Drug Store.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
Reduced Rates To Louisville.

$500 to Louisville and return from
Cloverport, April IL, Is, II, 10, y and
"a. Good to return April 26 on account
Of Southern Electrical and Industrial
Exposition.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the best
known pills and the best pills made, are
easy to take and act gently aud are GER
tain. We sell and recommend them. -
All Druggists.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

In the course Of life how many per
sons stop on their way and fail be-
cause. like ATLANTA. they let the gold
apples seduce them.--Honore dc Bal
zac.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

"You say that the cook assaulted
your" inquired the judge.
HE did-kicked me, your honor"
"Where did he kick your
''In the pantry"-Judge.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
GASOLINE BOAT
CRAZE ON.
Interesting Boat News...Yatchs
And Launches Being Equipped
For Service And Pleasure.
SEVERAL FOLKS GETTING BOATS

SEVERAL FOLKS GETTING BOATS
The Gasoline boat Craze has struck
Cloverport this Spring and struck it
big.
No more will Mr.. Turtle be allowed |
to take his quiet nap and the festive
catfish will have to seek the deep
waters, for the wheels of the new
craft that grace the bosom of the
Ohio from this port will keep the
water churned into foam. The Clio
verport Foundry e. Machine Co., is
now equiping new dry dock to be
installed at the lower wharf, which
will be ample to dry dock any of the
Gasoline Craft for repair.
Allen Pierce will have new boat
this season. The craft will be 25 feet
long and will be equipped with an HIP.
engine. The hull is now ready for the
engine and in few weeks she will be
placed in commission.
P. ID. Plank has a new 16 # hull,
built in Cincinnati and will have a 3
H, p. engine. She will be ready for
the water in few days.
LATE Behen is building him a new
hull and will have H p. engine on
his new craft. He too, like the rest,
is pushing his boat along so as to have
her ready for the seasons first run.
Ira Behen will content himself with
his old hull but will have new engine
in his boat She will be faster.
Dave Phelps will not only run his
old boat but is going to build 80 it
hull and will push her along with an
Is H. p. engine. She will be one of
the fastest crafts in port. Both of
his other boats are being over-hauled
and will be in good fix for the season.
Fred Fraize is having the Dart"
put in good repair and she is about
ready to take the water again.
600
DR.. Lightfoot is having his boat
placed in repairs. Late last season
she was installed with new engine
and she will be in splendid fix for
this season.
The "Eva", Capt. Marion Wealth
erholt in command, will be placed in
commission this week. She has been
entirely over-hauled and will still
make it hot for the boys that try
to run past her.
Jesse Keys will have 20 # launch.
She will be equipped with H. p.
engine and will soon be completed.
Wick DeHaven will buy a 20 TT
steel hull and equip her for speed.
She will be ready for the Spring
season.
Elmer Noble has 3 II. p engine in
his boat, "Red Wing"
600
The Cloverport Foundry e. Machine
Shop will equip the "Blue Wing,
doctor" and Jane with new en-
gines. The bulls are now in Glover
creek They will be for sale. III
DR.. Lightfoot, Fred Fraize and Will
Pate will equip the pretty new model
hull, now lying in the creek, with a
80 H. p. engine. She is 30 # long
and when equipped will be expected to
go some.
The "Florence" is new water
craft that is being equipped here She
is 1912 # wide, Sc # long and was
built by the Petit Bros, of Rome.
She is having % II. p. engine in
stalled on her at the ship yard. She
will be used foy towing.
900
Capt. T.. f. Sawyer has had the
sRed Hem, the craft he traded for
last fall, now placed in good shape.
A new coat paint will soon be put on
and she will be ready for active bust
ness. Capt Sawyer will also do some
boat building this year.
Driftwo0d.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

Regular Homeseekers excursions to
the South and Southwest on April 6 to
20, Nay a and 10, June and 10, July
and 20, Aug. 3 and II, Sept. IL and 81,
and Oct. S and 10
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
HENDERSON ROUTE NOTES.
Home Seekers Rates

To the West and South West first and
third Tuesdays via L. H. & St. L.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14
WHEN WRITING

News items TO The News, please
sign your name and NOT "a
FRIEND. Then We know the
information Is from reliable
source. Editor.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1909-04-14

Reduced rates 10 California and the
Northwes. March Ist to April 80.
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The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-26

Did you see what Sne was uong?" she asked me.
 "No."
 "Cheating"
 Good gracious!'
 "Only seventeen, and she can deal a pack of cards to put good hand wherever she likes"
 But what was her object? She was having splendid hands,
 "H'm She dealt them to herself"
 I settled up my score, paying 34 cents, and bade my hostess good even- ing.
 You won't say anything about this ?" she said
 Certainly not"
 Nor was likely to tell that had been playing cards for money and one of the players had cheated. For the next week or two I lived in dread lest the matter should leak out. I suffered In another way. Somewhere down in my heart there was disappointment. One day met Mollie on the street If the act wouldn't have been notice able I should have crossed before meeting her. She spoke to me smil- ingly and said:
 "Auntie is waiting for you to come in again and play bridge"
 'H'mr' stammered. "Who is to take the other handsT' .ktsA II am the only one unless some one happens in"
 Have you and your aunt made up that .
 70 yes. She has forgiven me-"
 "H'm! Have you forgiven your
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-26
How She Earned Her Living.
O.OsOsOsOsOeOOeOsOsOsOsOe

OoOOO0O0OSOvO [Copyright, 1909 by American Press Asso-
 ciaton.l
 1 am not we'll satisfied with myself for my interest in Mollie Jenkins. In the first place, she is but seventeen; I am thirty. In the second place, she hadn't cent in the world, being de- pendent upon her aunt, Miss Amelia Southworth In the third place, l have notion that she Is trife too smart. Miss Southworth has little income which will die with her. 1 wonder if Mollie isn't trying to get all she can of it into her own possession against the day of her aunt's demise Lastly, it is to my interest as a clergyman that I shall marry, and my congrega- tion are looking for me to take a suit able helpmeet I shudder at the thought of announcing an engagement to them to little chit like Mollie.
 Miss Southworth is maiden of sev enty. Mollie lives with her, and Mol lies method of earning her living is to amuse her aunt The aunt Is only to be amused evenings by playing bridge, of which she is very fond. She was in her younger days all influ- ential member of my congregation and is still an important member from the fact of her age and long connection with the church. Since 1t is neces- sary that I show her due attention 1 show it in playing bridge with her. It is in this way that 1 have become interested in Mollie, who always has hand and sometimes plays dummy.
 Miss Southworth is native of Eng land. where old ladies don't think 1t a sin to play cards for money. She in- sists that bridge is but poor game without small stake, and on sitting down to the game I found myself in a position either to offend her or do what Is with us in America an unclerical act--play for tenth of cent point. Being expected to play with one of the oldest and most respected members of my congregation, yielded.
 One evening Miss Southworth, Mol lie and I were playing bridge. Mollie held a succession of good hands and was scoring points. Indeed, her luck ran so steadily that if the circum- stances were otherwise I should have looked for trickery. Miss Southworth was beginning to get irritable. She had lost e cents, and there was no change of luck in sight. Mollie said 1 good deal about there being no fun in a one sided game, but went on win ming. Presently Miss Southworth, while Mollie was dealing, said to her | fiercely: rsf
 "Go upstairs!'
 l Mollie turned red as a beet, rose | from the table and without word | left the room. Her aunt sat flaming herself angrily. waited develop ments. They came in time.
 |
The Prescott daily news., 1909-03-26

self"
 She looked up at me with an inno- cent expression that would have gone to my heart except for the sin. "There's nothing to forgive"
 Didn't you deal yourself good hands?'
 Not Intentionally. They came to me by luck. But you know auntie can't stand to lose. When she does she gets ruffled and can't sleep. When she caught me was dealing her a splen- did no trump hand and she would have had everything her own way"
 q see. What evening would your aunt like to have me callT"
 Any evening; we're always at home"
 Very well. I'll be there tonight"
 It's a dangerous thing for man to think evil of woman who attracts him and then find that he has been mistaken. Not only great relief came to me, but there was something de- lightfully kind in little Mollie's trying to cheat her aunt into nights slum- Der. Somehow I couldn't forget 1t. I was on my way to my study to write my next Sundays sermon, but when I sat down to work my pen would write nothing but "Mollie."
 have done 1t. Mollie is to be my wife. don't know how my congre- gation will like the match, but if,they don't fancy l can get another church. It will not be necessary for her to 3afn living by dealing an old woman good hands at cards