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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05
somethina Blind.

In one of the crowded streets of
New York beggar was in the habit
Of taking his stand every day and APP
ceal!7g to the charity of the passers-
by. BY means Of a short string he
held dog. around the neck of which
a card was fastened with the words.
II Am Blind" A very kind old gen
tleman. who had been in the habit of
dropping n penny into the beggar's
hat, passed rapidly one morning with
out doing so. Instantly the beggar
rushed after him and asked for the
penny TO he given. as usual. The gen.
tleman. turning in surprise. said:
"Why. | thought you were blindY'
"Oh. no. sir.' was the cool reply.
1t is the dog that is blind, as the
card says
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05

ne ant 70 take ~ on rerorc commit
ting herself 10 fate that proclaimed
me n traitor to this symbol ! should
see that ring again should find
II 10 a letter filled with hitter words.
| would moi think Of II or Of them now
I would try 10 lcnrn how she had com
mitted this act. whether by poison
or
II must have been by poison. No
other means would suggest them
selves 10 one Of her refined sense.
But II ~ why those marks on her
neck. growing darker and darker az
stared at tbemY
My senses reeled as scrutinized
those marks Small. delicate. but
deadly. they stared upon me from
either side Of her white neck till ma.
ture could endure no more. and l
tottered back against the farther wall.
bebolding no longer room nor lounge
nor recumbent body. but a young
girls exquisite face. set In lines which
belied Der seventeen years and made
futile any attempt on my part at self
deception when my reason inexora bly,
demanded an explanation of this death.
As suicide II was comprehensive, as
murder not. unless
And II had been murder!
! sank to the floor as I fully real.
jed this.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05

passed between Us and the wreck
she had made of my life. But here.
in a place so remote and desolate |
has hesitated TO enter it myself,
what was | to think? How was
to reconcile so uncomfortable a fact
with what | knew OF her In the past.
with what | hoped from her In the
future?
II was evident that some grisly fear.
some staring horror. had met her In
this strange retreat. Simple grief
speaks with a different language from
that which read In her distorted
features and tottering. slowly creep
Ing form. What had happened abovef
She had escaped me to run upon
what? My lips refused to ask. my
limbs refused 10 move. and if
breathed at all ! did so with such
ierceness OF restraint that ner eyes
never turned my way. not even when
she had reached the lowest step and
paused for moment there. oscillat-
ing In pain or uncertainty. Her face
was turned more fully toward me.
and ! bad just begun TO discern
something In II besides It's tragic
beauty when she made a quick move
and blew out the candle she held
Then there came a crash. followed
by the sound OF flying feet. She mad
flung the candlestick out OF her hand
and was hurriedly crossing the hall
I thought she was coming my way
and instinctively drew back against
the wall. But she stopped tar short
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05
CHAPTER |.
THE HEsITATINo STEP,

THE HESITATlNG STEP.
" HE moon rode high. but omi-
nous clouds were rushing to-
ward it-clouds heavy with
snow watched these clouds
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05
The House of the
Whispering
Pines

the now rapidly advancing storm
came whirling In. biting my cheeks
and singing my forehead.
Once inside 1 stopped short. possibly
] to listen again. possibly to assure my
self as to what 1 had best do next
The silence was profound. Not a
sound disturbed the great, empty build
ing. My own football as I stirred
seemed to wake extraordinary echoes.
bad moved but a few steps, yet to
my heightened senses the noise seemed
loud enough to wake the dead. In.
stinctively stopped and stood stock
still There was no answering cessa-
ton of fiovefhent-d darkness, silence
everywhere, Yet not quite absolute
darkness. As my eyes grew accustom-
ed to the place ! found 1t possible to
discern the outlines OF the windows
and locate the stairs and the arches
where the side halls opened. | was
even able to pick out the exact spot
where the great antlers spread them
selves above the hat rack, and present
IL the rack itself came into view. with
its row of empty pegs. yesterday so
full. today quite empty. That rack
interested me, | hardly knew why, and
regardless of the noise ! made cross
ed over to II and ran my hand along
the wall underneath. The result was
startling. A mans coat and hat hung
from one OF the pegs.
Would this hat and coat identify
the intruderY would strike light
and see. But this involved difficulties.
The gas had been turned of that very
morning. and had no matches In my
pocket But remembered where they
could be found. had seen them
when | passed through the kitchen
earlier in the day.
] began to move that way and pres
emily came creeping back with match
box half full of matches in my hand.
But ! did not strike one then. ] had
Just made a move to do so when the
unmistakabe sound of a door opening
draw back into as quiet and dark
place as | could ind. This lay in the
rear and at the right of the staircase,
and as the sound had appeared to
come from above 1t was the most nat
urai retreat that offered. And good
one found 1t.
l had hardly taken up my stand
when the darkness above gave way to
faint glimmer and a step became
audible coming from some one of the
many small rooms in the second story.
but slowly and with evident hesita-
ton.
The light steadily increased with
each tagging but surely advancing
step. Then the uncertain step paused.
and a sob came family to my ears.
wrung from lips stiff with human
anguish The sound of the sigh
struck shudderingly on my ear. fol-
lowed by the renewal of the step and
the almost immediate appearance on
the stairs of beautiful young girl of
seventeen holding a candle in one
hand and shielding her left cheek
with the other.
Nothing could have prepared me
for an encounter with this woman
anywhere that night after what had
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05
Happiest Girl In Lincoln.

A Lincoln, Neb. girl writes, II bad
been ailing for some time with chronic
constipation and stomach trouble.
began taking Chamberlain's Stomach
and Liver Tablets aud in three days
was able to be up and got better right
along am the proudest girl in Lin
coin to find such a good me dcine. -
For sale by All Dealers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05
To be continued

Never leave home on journey with.
out bottle of Chamberlain's ColIc,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. 1t is
almost certain to be needed and cam
not be obtained when on board the cars
or steamships. For sale by All Dealers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05

Stops earache in two minutes; tooth
ache or pain of burn or scsld in five
minutes; hoarseness, one hour; MUSCLE
ache, two hours; sore throat, twelve
hours-Dr. Thomas Electric Oil, mon-
arch over pain.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05
Drawn Glass.

On account OF its great strength
drawn glass is used for many pur-
poses. 1t wristbands sudden changes
Of temperature. resists fire to great
extent and is very strong.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05

Anxious Customer-Are you sure that
you have that medicine mixed right
Druggist-No, ! am not. but I've got II
mixed the way the doctor ordered It,
Judges Library.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-07-05

Virtue Is not left to stand alone. He
who practices II win have neighbors
-Confucius.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
NEW MEXICAN
 RATIFICATION The Constitution is Carried
 Overwhelmingly A ONE-S|DED CONTEST
From Early Estimate of Majority of 10000 It Rapidly Grew to 17,0OO,
 With a Comparatively Small Part Heard From.

Albuquerque. Jan. 21-(Special)- Incomplete returns from all counties in the territory tonight indicate that the constitution offered to the voters of New Mexico today for ratification or rejec- ton, has carried by a majority of more than 10,OOO. Despite unfdvorable weather conditions invJmany parts of the territory, a very large vote was boiled. Never before .n the history of New Mexico has so much enthusiasm been aroused over any election. The constitution was framed by 100 dele gates in convention at Santa Fe for forty days. during last october and November. Since the formation of the constitution it's supporters and oppon- ents have waged bitter campaigns in every county in New Mexico. The pro- hibitionists were to the fore in the fight against the constitution because it did not contain a prohibition plank
 It was bitterly opposed by many be- cause of the absence of direct legisla- tion. including the initiative. rtferend- um and recall. The vote for the consti- tuition in Albuquerque was 12S9, and 497 against. In Santa Fe the capital, the vote for was 1,O0G, almost unanimous.
 As soon as the off nal returns can
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
GIFT RECALLED
 FROM COLORADO
BUT THE STATE WILL NOT SUR
 RENDER.
Land Found to Be Underlaid With
 Coal.

Denver, Jan. 21.-Colorado and Sec retary Ballinger of the interior de- partment appear to be involved in a contest for the Fort Lewis Indian school property in this state A few months ago the Indian schools near Durango and Grand Junction were of fered to the state by the government on condition that the state maintain the reservations as educational ins;i- tutions. The reasons for this action. it is understood, was that the Indians had diminished in numbers and the government wanted to save this ex- penditure.
 Colorado looked doubtfully on the gift until it was learned that there was coal bed beneath the surface of the reservation. Then it was de- cided that an agricultural station on the site would be desirable. Mir. Bal finger however. yesterday decided to have the offer to the state recalled land the secretary made an assertion to Governor Shaffroth today that this action by the interior department was due to the fact that it had learned of the coal deposits on the property.
 But MT. Ballinger moved too late" asserted Shaffroth's secretary. "The governor yesterday mailed the deed of acceptance of the gift to the in terior department"
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
GREAT THINGS EXPECTED IN THE SCIENTIFIC WORLD
They Will Come From Mir. Carneqie's
 Generosity.

Pasadena, Calif.. Jan. 21-The an Douncement of MT. Carnegie's addi- tional gift of s1O,OOO.O0O to the Car negie institution and the encomiums pronounced on the work of the Car negie solar observatory on Mount Wilson, caused much elation among scientists. whose discoveries the iron master declared were counted on to startle the entire world. Dr. Hale, the director. was not on the peak. but had gone abroad for his health and is now in Rome. But Assistant Direc- tor Adams gave tonight a statement covering the past discoveries and an outline of what Mir Carnegie may expect in the way of verification .of his prediction that startling astro- nomical discoveries are at hand.
 These revelations. the scientists be- lieve. will come in rapid sequence as soon as the new 10O-inch lens for the 230-foot telescope-the largest in the world-sent from France. is installed. The chief interest among the pros pective discoveries relates to the sun spots. which Dr Hale definitely de- termined last year were electrical cy- clones in the sun. and the effect they have upon atmospheric and other dis turbances on the earth These dis Icoveries may revolutioniZe the pres ent meteorological theories and re- suit in reducing weather predictions to an exact science.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
A WIRELESS DISPATCH
 FROM THE HEAVENS
A Successful Experiment at Frisco
 Aviation Field.

San Francisco. Jan. 21.-Lieutenant Paul Beck of the United States signal corps demonstrated to the army's sat isfaction today the practicability of sending wireless messages from an aerOplane to field headquarters.
 Flying with Parmalee in a Wright machine equipped with a wireless sending instrument and a wire an tennae 100 feet long trailing from un- der the body. Beck transmitted a half dozen messages to the wireless sta tion on the aviation grounds. The first message was to the Associated Press. It had been prepared in 9d- vance by an Associated Press repre- sentative and its text was known only to the writer. Beck did not open the paper until he had reached an altitude of 500 feet The airship at the time was two and a half miles from the field while the officer was the communications to the wireless station, and the receiving operator stated that no difficulty would have been experienced in read ing the messages had the distance been twenty miles.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
O[D GUARD
 IN CONTROL Barnes Chairman of New
 York Committee WOODRUFFS MEDICATION
As to 1912, Chairman Barnes Said It Would Be Reasonable to Suppose That Committee Would
 Support President Taft.

New York. Jan. 2I.-WiIiam Barnes, Jr, of Albany, N. Y, wno led the fight against Colonel Roosevelt last fall in the Saratoga convention, was chosen chairman of the republican state com mittee here today to succeed Ezra r Prentice, resigned. The position had been offered by cable tO James Wads- worth. Jr., former speaker of the as- sembly. but he was out of reach and no reply had been received when the committee met.
 Does your election mean that the state committee will be against ROOse- welt in 1922" Barnes was asked after the result of the ballOting became known.
 Not necessarily" he replied.
 will the committee rc for Taft?''
 Tt is reasonable to suppose SO" he assented.
 Timithy L. Woodruff, former state chairman, took much the same view.
 Don't you think" ne was asked, that in view of what happened last fall this smacks a little of what the boys called getting square,
 No. no" said Woodruff. 'I don't feel that way at all. but all the same I'm not one bit sorry that it may be taken as a vindicatiOn-
 There were three candidates in the field, James Wadsworth, Jr., Senator Seth Heacock and Barnes. The vote stood. Barnes, %; Wadsworth, s; Hea- cock. f.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
Grand Jury In Earnest and Politicians Scared
  THE FLIGHT INTO INDIANA
The Trial of a County Off cer for Extensive Embez- clement, the Proceeds of Which Supposed to Have Been Paid for Votes.

Danville, H., Jan. 2I.-Cpon it be- coming known today that two-thirds of the grand jury were behind Fore man Isaac Woodward in demanding a right to investigate the traffic i'm votes that had been a matter of public scandal for years in Danville, those politicians and precinct work CTS who were inclined at first to scoff at he general demand for cleaning up became worried. Hur- ried meetings were held between the politicians and those employed by them in the last three elections to discuss a plan of evasive tactics When the grand jury reconvenes on Monday it is generally expected that summonses will be issued for every politician and worker known to have been engaged in securing votes.
 According to Sheriff J. T. Shepard. who was elected in November, after a contest with H. H. WhitlOck, for mer county treasurer, who is now being investigated by the grand jury for embedding the county funds, no summons has yet been issued for this class of witnesses. It is said that some of the most active ward heelers have forestalled possible action Dy the grand jury by taking hurried trips across the Indiana line.
 Although considerable money was spent in the November election, d much greater amount was used in the primary last summer, especially in the fight for sheriff between John T. Shepard, Charles Knox, H. Fl. Whitlock and J. C. Moorehouse. The real fight was between Shepard and Whitlock. and large expenditures were made by the latter that are supposed to have cause the pecula- tiOns from the county treasury and the retirement from office of the self confessed embezzler of $37.0OO.
 That Whitlock will be indicted is indicated by officials. It is also hoped that if brought back to Dan vile he will make a confession as to what became of the money. which may furnish valuable information concerning the purchase of votes.
 City Attorney Frank Jones and Sheriff Shepard tonight denied the story sent from Danville today that both had confessed in the presence of several persons to having pur- chased votes. Tt is totally false" said Jones. "I have made no con that might be construed as one. If any story to that effect has been sent out concerning me it is made out of whole cloth" Shepard echoed the denial
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
THE CUSTODIAN
 OF A CORPSE
A GRUESoME FIND IN LOS ANG-
 ELEs BARBER SHOP.
The Italian Proprietor Had Kept 1t a
 Month.

Los Angeles, Jan. 2I-Ten minutes after he refused to return tO his land lord the key to his barber shop, which had been closed for a month. GiOrgio Rabaglita, an Italian. shot himself in the neck. Almost simultaneously de- tectives, who had broken down the door of the shop at the request of neighbOrs, reported to headquarters that the body of a man who had been stabbed and shot to death had been found by them in a rear room. Raba glita is in the county hospital tonight unable to talk on account of his wound, but the surgeons say he is not likely to die The body found in the shop was in such a condition that Identification was impossible.
 Rabaglita, aged 57. closed the place month ago. Two weeks ago the owner of the building called upon him for a shave, but the barber declared that he had left the key at home and he could not serve him. Meanwhile nauSeating OdOr began annoying peO- pie living near the shop. Today while Frank Knox, the owner of the building was calling upon Rabaslita at his home. they telephoned to the police. who broke in the door of the barber shop and found the body lying behind a curtain in a room in the rear of the shop. wrapped in newspapers.
 Rabaglita, after closing the place, had been d daily visitor tO the neigh bOrhOOd but he never entered the shop. even tO remove his property.
 The police instructed the hospital to keen a close watch over the barber, as a charge of murder will be made against him in the event of his recovery.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
THE VOTE WAS LIGHT.

Albuquerque, \. NJ, Jan. 21.-Elec- tions for the ratification of the con stitution of the proposed state of New Mexico were held throughout the territory today. Returns from about half the precincts of the terri tory indicate that the constitution is carried by a majority of between eight and ten thousand The election passed off quietly. The vote was light, less than 5O.000 ballots being cast. There was no organized oppo- sition to the constitution, though in some sections the temperance people fought it bitterly.
 In the Pecos valley. where the prohibitionists are strong and where nearly all the towns are dry under the territorial local option law, the constitution was supported by the prohibition leaders and was ratified by overwhelming majorities. With few exceptions, the leading men of both the republican and democratic parties worKed to bring out the vote for the constitution. though among the democrats a considerable num- Der opposed the ratification because of the absence of a provision for the initiative and recall.
 In the larger towns, big majorities for the constitution were the rule. Albuquerque gave 1.0S0: Santa Fe. 1 .22S. and Las Vegas 62S majorities for ratification. Under instructions from the governor. the district att torney and peace officers took pre- cautions to prevent violations of the election laws. but so far as known no attempts at fraud were made.
 Some of the election precincts are remote from the railroads, and com
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
THE KETcHEL KILLING.
The Defendants Tell Why It Was
 Oc=e.

MarshfieId. Mo, Jan. 21.-Testimony in the KetcheI case closed today The jury will be instructed Monday morn ing. Attorneys for the state Will then give their arguments. Walter A. Dip lev and GOIdie Smith. the defendants. were witnesses in their own behalf today and testified that Dipley shot Ketchel in self-defense.
 They had trouble. Dipl6y said on ac- count of an alleged assault upon Mrs smith bv KetcheL The woman tesu- fled that the pugilist hal assaulted her.
 He threatened to kill me if l told about the attack" she said K. r. Dickerson. upon whose ranch Ketchel was killed. was unable to attend the trial today. He suffered breakdoWh' due to the great strain he has been under since the killing, 1t was eN- plained
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
CONVICT SHOT
Trying to Escape From Oakland
 Chain Gang

Oakland. Jan 21-Frank Wilson, a former convict, and who was serving sentence for vagrancy in the chain gang at the rock quarries, was shot and killed this afternoon while trying to escape Wilson jumped down a forty-foot embankment and was brought down by two shots from the revolver of Policeman August Rein hardt.
 He died on the way to the hospital. Another prisoner. Joseph Wells. who attempted to break for liberty at the same time was felled by a picket in the hands of Engineer Thomas M. Meaney of the quarry.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
COLLEGE SHOOTING.
Results of the Weeks Matches m ln-
 door Rifle Practice.

Washington. D. C., Jan 11--Colum- bia University made the highest score in the weeks matches in the lntercol- Iegiate indoor rifle shooting league
 Six of the sixteen teams were tied for first place with two victories ana no defeats. The results of the week $ matches are:
 Columbia defeated Dartmouth, l,S5S to 1.570. o
 Princeton defeated Minnesota. 1909 to nothing. default.
 Louisiana defeated California, 1'44s to nothing. default.
 Massachusetts Aggies deIedteu Arizona. 1.S13 to 1.511-
 Purdue defeated North Georgia AG- gie. 1.542 to 1906
 Iowa defeated New Hampshire, 1855 to 1,531.
 Cornell defeated Washington State. .I66 to 1.75S.
 Missouri defeated Rhode Island 1 .7SO to 1.61S.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
Explosion on a Ferryboat Killing
 Mining Engineer.

Oakland, Cal, Jan. 21.-A coroner's verdict given today in the case of John Norbom, the mining engineer who met death in the explosion on the ferryboat Berkeley, January 13 was that Norbom was killed acci- dentally, and that the cause of the accident was the explosion of d vial of nitroglycerine, or some other high explosive which Norbom carried in his trousers pocket.
 No evidence tending to show any other cause for the explosion was in- troduced.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
A NAVAL SENTENCE.
Fireman of Battleship Gets Life for
 Murder.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The heaviest punishment ordinarily meted out in the navy in a time of peace has fallen upon Ernest H. Walker. fire man of the battleship Louisiana, who killed Pat FitZsimmons, d water tend CT. while the two were ashore at Cherbourg. France.
 4 courtmartial was held on the Louisiana and the sentence, just con firmed by the navy department, is i'm prisonment for life. He will be con- fined in the New Hampshire state penitentiary at Concord.
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
REGARDING WANT ADS

Thousands of pair of eyes are focused every day on the Want c"ldmns-that's a fact of inter- est to every business man and many a household as we'll
 No ma-.er what your Wants may be--hc.2. merchandise or buyers-the Wants may be of service.
 The Wants are brimful of in teresting info. nation that should appeal to all W ho seek to supply the needs of business establish ments or household goods.
 Look over the Wants to lav and see if tht,e's any items ot special interest
Arizona republican., 1911-01-22
U. M. w. OF A. ELECTION.
Reported That President Lewis Has
 Been Defeated.

Columbus. O.. Jan. 21.-lt is unoffi- cialIy reported to the United Mine Workers of America in convention late today. that the tellers who have been counting the vote cast for inter national officers at Indianapolis have completed their work and will be ready to report on Monday.
 It is also reported President Lewis has been defeated by a small major ity. Lewis denied this.