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The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
The Oranon ely.

The oldest extant poem aDout drag.
on hy Is said 10 have been composed
LAO years ago by the Emperor Yuria
ku OF Japan one day. while this EN-
peror was hunting. say the ancient
records. gadty came and bit his arm.
Herewith dragon fly pounced upon
the gadfiy aud devoured it. Then the
emperor commanded his ministers to
make an ode In praise of the dragon
fly. But as they hesItated how to be-
gin he himself composed poem In
praise OF the insect. ending with the
words:
Even a creeping insect
Waits upon the great Lord
Thy form II will bear.
o Yamato. land of the dragon fly.
And in honor of the dragon fly the
place of the incident was called Akit-
sumo. or the moor OF the dragon fy.-
"a Japanese Miscellany"
Subscribe Right Now.
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
When lroninu.

The backs of old kid gloves. sewed
together and used as an interlining TO
Kitchen kettle or laundry iron holders,
are Invaluable as means Of giving
protection 10 the hands without add
ing materially to the bulk OF the hold.
er. A piece of felt. tiannel. banketing.
serge or even velveteen may be- used
as the outer covering.
When heating fatirons IL is always
best to lift them and wipe after being
on the gas stove
Instead OF having an iron stand on
which 10 rest your irons. use an Ordi-
nary brick for the purpose. The brick
being a good nonconductor, the irons
will retain their heat longer
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
SPOILED THE PLOT.
A Display Of Juvenile Affection That
Saved the Mongre.

n OlSPIay OF JuNenile AESction nac
Saved the Monerel.
About three weeks ago there strolled
into Ridley Park house dirty. dis
reputable looking dog. He was of no
particular breed. but a general mix
ture of all there are. Out of the kind
ness of her heart the cook gave him a
few bites TO eat. and from that time
on, try as they would. the family could
not get rid of the canine. The small
children took a great fancy to the dog
and named him BLUE Their father
and mother grew tired of seeing BLUE
out of the way. They feared to kidnap
him openly by day. for there would
surely follow much protest and distress
on the part of the children. According
ly plans were made for losing BLUE
some place far from Ridley Park by
night. The evening that the plot was to
be carried out, just after supper. father.
mother and hve-year-old boy were
in the parlor The little fellow was
fondling the dog as if he were his best
friend in the world. Finally he seized
the dog firmly under the shoulders and.
looking straight into his eyes, lisped
out. "Bwooie. do you wove me?' and
then after moment with joy in his
voice, 'Bwooie woves me and the
world is mine" After that touching
display neither father nor mother had
the heart to deprive the little fellow
of "Bwooie's" company. and the little
mongre dog seems sure of a comforta-
bic home for fe.-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
Fairly Warned.

"Mr. Smith" spoke up the young
lawyer. II come here as representa-
tive Of your neighbor. Tom Jones.
with the commission to collect debt
llue him."
Il congratulate you" answered Mr..
Smith. ION obtaining so permanent a
Job at such an early stage in your ca
."-Success.
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06

|yOurWOnQerfulmed-
|icines have done for
me. The doctors said
Il had a tumor, and L
had an operation,
but was soon as bad
againasever.I wrote
toyouforadvice, and
began to take Lydia
|E. Pinkham's Veg
|etable Com pound
as you told me to
|do. / am glad to
saw that now | look
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
''1cONSTRUCTIONOF
BRICK HIGHWAYS
They Are Durable Il Properly
Put Together.
PREPARING CEMENT FILLER.

After Road Is Completed II Should Be
Rolled Thoroughly With a Roller
Weighing Not Less Than Three Nor
More Than Five Tons-Lay Blocks
on Clean, Hard Sand Cushion.
Roadways of brick. If properly con-
structed. will prove to be as lasting as
highways built of any other material.
A good method for towns contemplate
ing the construction of brick roads to
follow is one used by road experts
Hfing a recent experimentation. which
is as follows:
All brick should be strictly PAYERS of
the size commercially known as block,
the widths of which should not vary
more than one-eighth of an inch. They
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
MOTORING COMFORT.
Auto Tent Used by American at Oerb,
Race.

Race.
Motoring is admittedly keen sharp
enrr Of the appetite. and many aud
varied are the conveniences and con
trivances evolved by ingenious minds
for the satisfactory serving of refresh
mCnts while on tour and beyond the
reach of satisfactory hostelry. The
elaborately fitted up auto basket. which
was hailed rs boon when it made it's
first appearance few seasons ago.
was simply an indication of what the
purveyor to the comfort of the autoiSl
could do when he got fairly started.
Year by year auto baskets and ham
pers have been improved until now the
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
A Trouser Rail.

A handy contrivance that may hr
fitted up in bedroom cupboard is IL
Illustrated here. and it will be found n
great convenience and save conSidera.
BILE time aud trouble. Trousers. like
other garments. cannot well he hung
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06

Most disfgurir'g skin eruptions. scro-
fula, pimples, rashes, and etc, are due
TO impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters
is cleansing blood tonic, Makes you
clear-eyed, clear Drained, clear skinned.
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06

The angels that live with the young
and are weaving laurels of life for
their youthful brows are toll and truth
md mutual faith.-Emerson.
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
Notice

That resolutions of respect are
published at s cents per line.
Please do not send obituaries to
the News without expecting to
pay for the publication of this
kind of matter.
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06
OF
YEARS
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
hams sVegetable Compound

Holly Springs, Miss. =" "Words are
inadequate for me to express what
The Breckenridge news., 1910-07-06

"Joys Of The Press, is cents the
copy.-News Office.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
CHANGES HER MIND
AFTER IT IS TOO LATE
Miss Elkins Dies from Wound
inflicted BY Her Own
Hand.
CRy Associated Press.D


| KANSAS CITY. MO. Feb. 1s.-Miss
Agnes Leslie Elkins. niece of United
States Senator stephen B. Elkins, OF
West Virginia. died at hotel tonight
of bullet wound she inflicted on
herself last night in attempting sui
eide.
Dependency over the refusal OF
relatives to consent TO her becoming
an actress Is given by the young
woman's friends as the cause for her
suicide. She obtained a part in play
| but Senator Elkins is said to have
Influenced her to give II up.
Miss Elkins carefully planned her
suicide. She gave a farewell party
tc her friends few hours before she
shot herself. She TESTED with them
about a plan she had to kill herself.
After dismissing her guests she wrote
note to the newspapers saying that
she was tired of living.
The bullet passed into her body
lust below the heart. Physicians said
! ii was not a dangerous wound. She
rallied and this morning expressed a
desire to recover. A few hours later
she suffered a relapse.
Miss Eikins was an orphan. 90 years
old Her parents lived here several
years. The girl was not prominent
socially. but is said to have inherited
a considerable sum from her father.
Senator. Elkins was executor OF her
fathers estate.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
Council May be Asked TO APP
point EnumeratorS.
CLAIM CITY is DAMAGED
Business Men and Some OF City o.
ficiais Declare That Sending OF
figures Broadcast Will DO Newport
News Harm.

The report of Judge Clarence w
Robinson's census enumerators on the
population of Newport News was the
chief topic OF discussion in municipal
and business circles yesterday Near
ly everybody seems to hold to the be-
lief that the figures are inaccurate
and the business men claim that the
publishing of the figures broadcast
will do this city harm.
Several of the city officials and
others say that the city council
should have the census taken again
10 determine the exact population OF
the city and a movement to that end
probably will be started next week.
1t was suggested yesterday that three
enumerators be named for each of the
four wards and that the men be given
one week in which to complete the
work.
Judge Robinson's enumeratorS were
instructed to complete their work as
quickly as possible. The census OF
two of the wards was taken in two
DAYS. while less than four days was
spent on the other two wadrs- II is
claimed that eight men could not pos
sibly take an accurate census of the
city in this time.
Various people place the popula-
ton of the city at different figures,
ranging from 21,000 to $4,000. Super
intendent of Schools Willis A. Jenkins
thinks that the city has at least
% 600 and probably more. He bases
his figures on the enrolment of
pupils in the city public schools. The
enrolment this year is 3,03S, which
is about so per cent. of the city's
school population. Figures for other
cities in Virginia show that the
school population represents about
one-seventh of the total population. II
this ration applied for Newport News
the city would have $4,000 inhabi-
tants. .Supt Jenkins believes that
the ratio here is nearly one-sixth
end that the city has not less than
o2,0OO inhabitants.
While the number of the negro in
habitants was not taken down by
Judge Robinson's enumerators, they
estimate that there are not more than
5000 negroes in the city, leaving a
white population of 11,511. There are
some who claim that the negro popu-
Jation is at least 5000.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
MAN ARRESTED TWICE
ON TIE SANE CHARGE
Sam Booker. Negro oysterman, Ae
cused by Local and sloodtieId
Authorities.

After being arrested on the charge
of receiving stolen goods and bailed
for his appearance in police coart
this morning, Sam Booker, wen
known negro FISHERMAN. was arrested
second time last night ON the
same charge. Both arrests We're
made at the police station. the police
taking the man into custody the sec
end time for the Bl0odheld authori-
ties.
Although the police refused TO give
out any information regarding the
case. il was learned that Booker was
wanted on the charge OF buying one
If the fifteen revolvers which were
stolen from /. Cohen's pawn shop on
jefferson avenue early this week.
booker admitted purchasing the gun.
but stated that he had sold II again.
Acting Detective Samuel Pearson
and Officer Whitfield, of Bloodiield,
we're working together on the case.
The negro was taken to the police
station and questioned at length by
the officers and then left the station
house. A few minutes afterwards
Officer Pearson carried the man back
to the station and had him entered
up on the police blotter. Justice
Semmes Immediately bailed Booker
and he went TO his home in Hamp-
ton.
This happened late in the afternoon
and lasvuight Booker returned 20 the
station house supposedly TO give the
rolice additional information relative
To the guns. The Bloodheld police
had previously telephoned the station
asking that Booker. be arrested as
they had a warrant fer him. Patrol
man woodward arrested Booker and
he was held on the charge OF being a
fugitive from justice. Later CHIEF
Madison of Bloodfield came here after
the man and then the local police
found that he was wanted In Blood
field on the same charge as that
placed against him in the afternoon.
Chief Madison took his prisoner TO
Bloodfield
Oohens pawn shop was broken into
early this week and the fifteen guns
stolen. The police later learned that
some of the guns had been sold to
oystermen working in James river be-
vond this city.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
READY TO SWOOP
DOWN ON PACKERS
Evidence Shows Food Has
Been Kept in Cold Storage
Seven Years.
(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, Feb 1S.-Prosecutor
Garven said tonight that. acting upon
his recommendation. the Hudson
county grand jury OF New Jersey. had
instructed him TO draw up the form
of an indictment against the National
Packing Company and its directors.
The grand jury. he said. had positive
evidence that food products have IN
some instances. been kept in cold
storage for seven years. IL was
stated here tonight with much posi-
tiveness that the Natioral Packing
Company had already been indicted
Prosecutor Gsrvin's statement, al
though technically a denial. forecasts
such action in the near future and u
is understood that the indictment
when finally presented will probably
be for conspiracy in restraint OF
trade. as the court instructed the jury
il might find in his charge.
For more than a fortnight the Hud-
son county grand jury has been IN
vestigzing moi only the preserva-
ton OF food stuffs but the allegation
Of the railroads and the western pack
ers with cold storage houses in Jer-
sey City. Any indictment found. Mr..
Garven said tonight. will be broad
enough 10 cover every detail Of those
in which he thought the chance Of a
conviction possible.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
ST. v|NCENTE BATTLE
Is AGAIN RESUMED
Fight Between NIcaraguan
Government and Rebel For
CeS Continues.
CBy Associated Press.)

MANAGUA, NICARAGUA. Feb. IL
Fighting at st. Vincente between
the government forces and the in
surgents under General Estrada
Mena and Matuty which began on
Tuesday and continued through Wed
pesday. was resumed this morning.
Generals vasquez and Godoy tool
the offensive against the insurgents
in today's engagement and sent theil
infantry against the eDemys posi-
ton. The result of the fighting has
not been made known here nor ha;
the number of casualties been giver
out.
The fighting began on "Wednesday
At four o'clock in the afternoon. botf
sides using artillery. IT was resum
ed at daylight on Thursday and con
,inued until dark. Estrada Smelling tins
heights occupied by the government
forces at long range.
A party of General Chamorro''
mounted scouts came in contact wifi
the government outposts at Tipitapa
and were forced to retire after an ex
change of shots
Dr.. Campari, the Italian consul gen
eral at Managua and President OF th'
Red Cross, resigned today In the lat
ter capacity, upon hearing that thu
government had ordered its surgeon
rot to engage as hospital attendant
any one suspected of being con
sentative.
The government is pushing tn
work of recruiting here. Three
Maxim guns have been mounte'
aboard the steamer Mapsgua ant
another on the steamer brought from
Corinto by rail and launched on tn
lake at Momotombo.
President Msdriz is said to be IN
willing to give General Aurelio Is
trada, brother OF the revolutionar.
leader. full powers 20 treat with tn
insurgents but probably will sem
hin jointly with Rudolk Espinosa an
FREDERICK Sacasa as representative
OF the liberal party to discuss term
only.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
PRESIDENT TAFT ON
THE RACE PROBLEM
Says Prosperity of the South
Will Solve the Negro
Question.
CBy Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. lS.-in
the prosperity Of the South hes the
solution of the race problem, in the
opinion of President Taft who partici-
pated tonight in a conference of edu-
caters and philanthropically disposed
men and women of Washington on
industrial education in the South at
the residence of Miss Mabel I.
Boardman
There are two things working TO-
ward the solution of the negro prob
lem said the President "One is the
development of interest among the
better class of Southerners in the
education of the negro and a consci-
business of the fact that nothing Will
so much help the South as such edu-
cation. The ether important feature
is the increase of the wealth OF the
South
THE South until the last decade
had a dreadfully hard time to sup
port the government of her states
without education. but now the Soutf
is getting richer. | am delighted 70
have Is cent cotton, whether 1t be
higher or not. because it means the
prosperity of the South. the devei-
opment of her educational system and
the working out of the most difficult
problem ever presented to a people.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
Savings Bank inspection

State Bank Commissioner Chaplin
has pointed Out a weak spot In the
Massachusetts system Of savings BANK
examination which should not be per
mitted 10 80 unremedied. He says the
state bank examiners DO not really
audit the accounts OF the institutions
they visit. the funds az the disposal Of
his department being sufficient FOR
only a superficial examination Of hg-
urss. without any attempt TO deter
nine whether the condition Of a bank
agrees with these figures. u would
seem that the visits Of the examiners
are Of a perfgnctory nature, and A. a
means % security to depositors they
are practically voorhees,. As matters
stand. the bank comufssi1ner depends
on each hank 70 DO is own auditing.
and Ue know how imperfectly tais
duty was discharged IN the South
bridge cssc.-Springheld Uaicn.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
REFLECTIONS or a BACHELOR.

The inspiration Of personal reform
is a large pain
Either you aren't able 70 ovE the
roof over your head CT q leaks
n a man Is born without say pooT
relations. he doesn't know any bet
ter than = go and marry some.
The first time a man sovs boai
scross . creek he gets large con
victioa he's a natural born yachts
man.
A man brzrs about how fsst be car
shave whca h. has 70 catch a train
but fcrEcfs 70 tell hcw ke cuts hin
ser and biamcs bis wife for H--NcH
YORK Press
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
STRICKEN WITH APoPLExY.
w. q. Hill Has sudden Attack While
at Work inFDrug Store.


+ w. b. Hill. web known sdruggist'
was suddenly stricken with apopiexy
shortly after noon yesterday while at
work in Klor's drug store. Washing
ton avenue and Twenty sixth street.
DR.. j w. Knight was hastily sum-
moned and after medical aid had been
renered the still unconscious man
was moved to his home. 1141 Twenty
fourth street. Mr.. Hills condition Is
critical.
w. G.. Hill, son of the stricken man.
who is a student at the University
College of Medicine at Richmond, was
notified of his fathers condition and
arrived home yesterday afternoon
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
Death of AmeIo cardiIIo.

Amelo Cardillo. 43 years of age
died last night at 1870 o'clock at his
home 3l5 Thirty-third street, after
an Illness of four months of paraly
sis of the heart. He is survived by a
widow and five children. His parent
and two brothers and two sisters who
live here also survive him. Funera
services will be conducted Monda,
morning at 9 O'Clock at st. Vincent:
Catholic church by Rev. Father
Frioi. The body will be inferred a
Greeniawn cemetery.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
SHIPPING REPORT.
Friday, February 10, 1910.
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Asiana (Br) Griffith. Port
land. Me.-to White Oak Coal Com
rany for bunker coal.
Steamer Fritzoe CNor) Qusle, Phil
adelphia-to Berwind- White Goa
Company in ballast.
Cleared.
Steamer Vauxhsll (Br) Peterson
Havana-Berwind- White Coal Com
pany.
steamer Asiana (Br) Griffith, Mo
bile-Furness. Witty & Co, Ltd.
Sailed.
Steamer Ramon de Larrinaea
(Spn.) Manchester; Asiana (Br), Mo-
bile.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19

limited mining Of antimony ore
has been carried on in Nevada. though
with the high prices In 1s06-19e7,
when the best grade OF the metal
reached 2s cents pound. operations
were begun in Washington, scaho'
California and Orgou.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19

knsuiascts-csH W z. Rouse.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
Will Load CARGO Of Coal.

The Norwegian steamer Fritzoe ar
rived in port yesterday from Philadei-
ph;a to load a cargo of coal here FOR
a foreign port.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-02-19
Calendar for Today.
Coal for Havana.

The British steamer Vauxhall clear
ed yesterday for Havana, Cuba. with
a cargo of 5000 tons OF coal. valued
at s13.750.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-24
A WOMAN AS
OPERA MANAGER
Mrs. Snyder of st. Paul Tells
the Secret
OF GETTING MONEY"
She Conducts All Musical Affairs in
Her Home City-Men Do Not Turn
Her Down When Asking for
Subscriptions
OF GETTING MONEY"
From the New York Evening Mail.

From the New York Evening Mail.
1t takes a woman to get mans money.
Upon this bit of philosophy Mrs Fred
erick H. Snyder the only female i'm
presario, bases her contention that wo-
men are a whole lot better fitted to man
age grand opera than men,
Mrs. Snyder is from st. Paul, Mimi,
where she conducts all the big musical
affairs at the Auditorium, and at present
she is in the city on her way home after
a trip abroad. arranging for the tour of
the Metropolitan Opera company to st.
Paul in April.
THE first essential to the successful
promotion of opera" said Mrs. Snyder,
lis to get the money. If you don't get
1t you are in trouble. The singers have
got to be paid and it is disagreeable to
have to pay them out of your pin money.
This, however, is essential unless you get
subscriptions for the season.
Requires Combination of Gifts
1.-The reason I am so successful in pro-
noting opera In ST. Paul is that 1 can
get the money. I have already $4,000
subscribed toward our short week in
April. 1t is hard for man to refuse
woman when she comes to him with
such a worthy project as grand opera
He might turn another man away with
a wave of his hand, but a woman-no, he
buys seats.
Then, too, it requires peculiar COM
bination of gifts to manage opera sue
cessfully. First, one must be a music
lover. At the same time one must be
keen advertiser, have a good head for
business and be on the job.
The average good business man may
have an eye for advertising, but he is
short when it comes to love FOR music,
which is the sympathetic tie that binds
him to his singers. On the other hand,
a man with a deep appreciation of art is
generally SO artistic that he knows moth
ing whatever about business or advertis-
ing.
Now in my case. 1 have the artistic
temperament. I am a musician myself,
and in addition I have the advertising
and business sense.
Operas Great Vogue In st. Paul
ITO show what an adept collector I
oiii' VIII teh you eHal looh up II CUT
lection on shipboard and the officers said
1t was the largest collection ever made
on the vessel for any purpose. You see,
1 had the sense which enabled a woman
to get into a mans pocketbook where
man would fail.
Opera is greatly in vogue in st. Paul.
People come from all over the country
to hear 1t. We had them from the coast
last year"
Mrs. Snyder explained that this would
be the last year that she would be able
to get the Metropolitan company to her
city, but that she had made arrangements
with the Dipper company of Chicago to
appear the following season.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-24
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Took Mine Out in Three Nights-Would
You Like to Be Rid of Yours?
PLAIN TALK TO MARRIED WOMEN
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