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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-05
In New Mexico.

Dear Mr.. Babbage: You find inclos-
ed check for -. rs. my account and sub
scription for paper, am now in New
Mexico and like it fine. think this is
an ideal country and fine climate. All
farming is done by irrigation. tho they
have had two fine rainsa since | have
been here, the first in three years. Sue
cess to the news. ] am your friend,
X. w. Meador.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-05
or the assistant editor why-ask no one
else, because no one else knows

or the assistant editor why-ask no one
else, because no one else knows
Do not depend on anyone telling us
about your good fortune, your pleasant
visit, your business promotions, etc +,
tell us yourself. We always want to
hear the best.
Remember that only bad news
travels fast. If we wrote all the bad
things we heard every week, the News
would be sorry old paper.
Write us everything good about your
self, telephone us or stop in" the
Office and let us know about your frie nds
Help us to make the News a ''live-
wire", paper that entertains, that is
worth reading after it goes on the
pantry shelf.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-05
Chi:dren Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a 9 TO RI a
Changing Doctors.

"What you need madam, is oxygen
in systematic inhalations. They will
cost you five dollars each"
~ knew that other doctor didn't ur-
derstand my case" declared the fash
ionable patient. "He told me all I
needed was plain fresh air. Courier
Journal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-05

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Oil for such emergencies. 1t
subdues the pain and heals the hurts.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-05
Editors Have To Treat All
Alike To Get Things Going.

Dear Mr.. Babbage; Have been ira
yelling in the Northwest for the past
two months and upon reaching this
city, homeward bound. a letter from
my home advises me that, 1.-THE Brock
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-05

"Our baby cries for chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" writes Mrs. +. B..
Kendrick. Rasaca, Ca. 1T Is the best
cough remedy on the market for coughs,
colds and Group For sale by all deal
ers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-04-05

A healthy man is king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an unhappy
slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds
up sound health-keeps you well.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05
CURE THAT CATARRH

Our climate with its sudden changes
Is conducive to catarrh-which is
a chronic Inflammation of the mucous
membrane surface of head-nose or
throat.
One months local treatment with
Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic will con-
vince the most skeptical that Paxtine
is not a palliative but specific for all
catarrhal conditions.
Paxtine is a perfectly harmless an
tiseptic and germicide in powder form
which contains all of the antiseptic
qualities of liquid antiseptics, but
with other valuable cleansing, germi-
cidal, and healing ingredients added.
Just little in glass of water as
needed-used as a spray and gargle,
will not only remove the accumulated
secretions, but heals the Inflammation,
destroys the germs of disease, and dis
pels the disagreeable odor caused by
chronic catarrh.
For sale at all druggists, Csc and
SOC box, or postpaid upon receipt Of
price. The Paxton Toilet Company,
Boston, Mass. Send for free sample.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05
some QUEER TRADES
Unusual Occupations Revealed in,
Census Report.
sansas City Man Who Bottles Smoke
Unique Task Performed by Gov
eminent Employees In Washing
ton-Raise Frogs for Profit.

Washington.-As part Of the task
Of compiling the thirteenth census Of
the United States, the bureau will pub
fish report on the various occupa-
lions by which men and women in this
country earn their daily bread. Though
it will be many months before this re-
port will be given to the public,
conservative estimate places the num-
Der of classificstions of industry at
between 1000 and 5000.
It seems safe prediction to state
that there will be found but one man
in the entire country making living
from bottling the smoke Of burning
hickory wood. This man, who lives
in Kansas City, contends that his bot
tied smoke, let loose in an air tight
compartment in which meat has been
placed, will produce the same effect
upon the meat as though cured by
hickory smoke in the usual manner.
Nor would the uninitiated expect to
find profit in raising bullfrogs for their
legs. Two New Jersey women, how
ever, are making good livelihood by
so doing and certain California wom-
an obtains over 500 an ounce whole
sale for the seeds of petunias.
In some of the reports of the census
enumerators in the field are found tab
ulations so. unusual that they require
no end of labor in properly classify
ing them at the bureau. One man
frankly asserted that he was booze
fighter" and another. who works in q
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05

sight, except to go to the Kitchen for
something to eat for her. That very
day Bella got. the doctor to order ale
for Aunt Selma Ooh. yes; the doctor
could come in; sDal said 1T was all a.
coming in, and nothing going out')
and she had three pints Of Bass, and
learned to eat anchovies and caviare
all in one day.
Bella's conduct to Jim was disgrace
full She snubbed him, ignored him,
tramped on him, and Jim was growing
positively flabby. He spent most of
his time writing letters to the board
of health and playing solitaire. He
was a pathetic figure.
Well, we went to bed fairly early.
Bella had massaged Aunt Selina's face
and rubbed in cold cream, Anne and
Dallas had compromised on which
window should be open in their bed
room, and the men had matched to
see who should look at the furnace.
l did not expect to sleep, but the cold
night air had done its work, and I
was asleep almost Immediately.
Some time during the early part of
the night I Weakened, and, after turn
ing and twisting uneasily, I realized
that was cold. The couch in Bella's
dressing room was comfortable
enough, but narrow and low. l re-
member distinctly (that was what was
so maddening: Everybody thought /
dreamed It'll remember getting an
eiderdown comfort that was folded at
my feet, and pulling it up around me.
In the luxury of it's warmth l snug.
gled down and went to sleep almost
instantly. It seemed to me had slept
for hours, but it was probably an hour
or less, when something reused me.
The room was perfectly dark, and
there was not a sound save the faint
ticking Of the clock, but was wide
awake.
its ghastly, horrible absurdity made
the rest of the people shout with
laughter the next day. It was not
funny then. For suddenly the elder
down comfort began to slip. heard
no footstep, not the slightest sound
approaching me, but the comfort
moved; from my chin, inch by inch, 1t
slipped to my shoulders; awfully, in
evitably, hair-raisingly it moved. I
could feel my blood gather around my
heart, leaving me cold and nerveless.
AS 1t passed my hands gave an in
voluntary clutch for it, to feel it slip
away from my fingers. Then the full
horror of the situation took hold Of
me; as the comfort slid past my feet
sat up and screamed at the top Of
my voice.
OF course, people came running in
in all sorts of things. was still sit
ting up, declaring had seen ghost
and that the house was haunted. Dali
las was struggling for the second arm
hole of his dressing gown, and Bella
had already turned on the lights. They
said had had nightmare, and not to
sleep on my back, and perhaps I was
taking grippe.
And just then we heard Jimmy run
down the stairs, and fall over some
thing, almost breaking his wrist. It
was the eiderdown comfort, halfway
up the studio staircase!
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05
ARE YOU FREE
FROM

Headaches. Colds. Indigestion.
Pains. Constipation. Sour Stomach.
Dizzinessa Nyou are not the most
e6eetive. prompt and pleasant
method Of getting nd Of them is to
take. now and then. a desertspoon-
full Of the ever refreshing and truly
beneficial laxative remedy-Syrup
Of Figs and Elixir Of SIENNA. 1t &c
wei! known throughout the world
as the best Of family laxative reme-
dies. because it acts so gently and
strengthens naturally without irri-
Eating the system in any way.
To get its beneficial effects it Is
always necessary to buy the genu-
inc. manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Co.. bearing the name
Of the Company. plainly printed on
the front Of every package.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05

SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he is called
by his friends. Jimmy was rotund and
looked shorter than he really was. His
ambition in life was to be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused to do so, his
art is considered a huge joke. except to
eryone expected a frolic. Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles; they live together year
range to celebrate the first anniversary
of his divorce. The party is In full swing
when Jimmy receives telegram from his
to visit him and his wife. He neglects to
tell her Of his divorce. Jimmy takes Kit
into his confidence. he tries. to devise
that he has no longer wife. He sug-
gests that Kit play the hostess for one
night. be Mrs. Wilson. pro tenn. Aunt Sc.
as planned. Jims Jap servant is taken
ILL Bella. Jimmy's divorced wife. enters
the house and asks Kit WHO is being ia
it is Jim Kit tells her Jim is well and Is
in the house. HARRISON steps out on the
porch and discovers man lacking
PLANTATION. The man points to the placard
and HARRISON sees the word Smallpox"
printed on it,. He tells him the guests
tine is lifted. The guests suddenly real
lie their predicament. the women shed
tears the men consider it good Joke.
The all important question arises as to
who is to prepare the meals and perform
the other household duties. HARRISON fin
ally. solves the matter. After the lifting
Of the quarantine several letters are found
in the mail box undelivered. one is. ad-
dressed to Henry Ilewellyn. Iquique.
Chile. which was written by HARRISON.
He describes infinitely of their incarcera-
ton. also Of his infatuation fol-. Mrs Will
son. Aunt Selma is taken i'll with la
grippe: Betty acts as nurse: HARRISON
finds Kit sulking on the roof. She tells
him that Jim has been treating her out
rageously. HARRISON fully believing that
doesn't mean the things she is saving
stairs when suddenly she is grasped in
the arms Of q man who kisses her sew
did it and is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles of jewelry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty of the theft. The fol-
lowing morning Jimmy was in a rage.
The papers printed a story about the In
generation Of the party. and that one of
the guests had attempted to escape by
means Of laying a board across the roof
to the adjoining house, but was frus-
trated by detective who fired a revolver
At him.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05
SCRATCHED TILL BLOOD RAN

when my boy was about three
months old his head broke out with a
rash which was very itchy and ran a
watery fluid. We tried everything we
could but he got worse all the time,
till it spread to his arms, legs and
then to his entire body. He got so
bad that he came near dying. The
rash would itch so that he would
scratch till the blood ran, and a thin
yellowish stuff would be all over his
pillow in the morning. 1 had to put
mittens on his hands to prevent him
tearing his skin. He was so weak
and run down that he took fainting
spells as if he were dying. He was
almost skeleton and his little hands
were thin like claws.
HE was bad about eight months
when we tried Cuticura Remedies.
had not laid him down in his cradle
in the daytime for a long while. I
washed him with Cuticura Soap and
put on one application of Cuticura
Ointment and he was so soothed that
he could sleep. You don't know how
glad was he felt better. It took one
box of Cuticura Ointment and pretty
near one cake of Cuticura Soap to
cure him. I think our boy would have
died but for the Cuticura Remedies
and 1 shall always remain a firm
friend of them. There has been no
return Of the trouble. I shall be glad
RI have vOu nuh1ish khic fr,,o ototo
ment of his cure" (Signed) Mrs. M.
c. Maitland. Jasper, Ontario. May ~,
1910.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05
CHAPTER xiii.
He Does Not Deny Il.

Aunt Selma got up the next morn
ing and Jim told her all the strange
things that had been happening. She
fixed on Flanagan, of course. al
though she still suspected Betty Of
her watch and other valuables. The
incident of the comfort she called
nervous indigestion and bad hours.
She spent the tntire day going
through the storeroom and linen
closets, and running her fingers oyer
things for dust. Whenever she found
any she looked at me, drew a long
breath. and said, Poor James!" It
was maddening. And when she went
through his clothes and found some
buttons off (Jim didn't keep a man,
and Takahiro had stopped at his
boots) she looked at me quite awfully.
"His mother was perfect house
keeper" she said. James was brought
up in clothes with the buttons on, put
on clean shelves"
Didn't they put them on him?" I
asked, almost Historically. It had
been a bad morning, after a worse
night. Every one had found fault
with the breakfast. and they struggled
down one at time until I was fran
tic. Then Flanagan had talked at
me about the pearls, and, Mr.. Harbi-
son had said, Good morning." very
stif1ly, and nearly ratified the inside of
the furnace out.
Early in the morning, too, I over
heard a scrap of conversation be-
tween the policeman and our gentle
man adventurer from South America.
Something had gone wrong with the
telephone and Mr.. HARRISON was fuss
ing over it with screw driven and a
pair Of scissors-all the tools he
could find. Flanagan was lifting rugs
to shake them on the roof-Bella's or
der.
Wash the table linen!" he was
grumbling. It'll do what I can that's
necessary. Grub has to be cooked,
and dishes has to be washed-rn adj
NIT that. If you're particular, make
up your bed every day; don't object.
But don't tell me we have to use 80
table napkins a day. What did folks
do before napkins was invented? Tell
me at!"-triumphantly.
whats the answer" Mr.. HARRISON
inquired absently, evidently with the
screw-driver in his mouth.
used their pocket handkerchiefs!
Wash clothes l will not"
well, don't worry Mrs. Wilson
about it," the other voice said. Elan
nigan Strengthened himself with q
grunt.
MRS. Wilson," he said. "A lot she
would worry. She's been disappoint,
ment to me, Mr.. HARRISON, me think.
ing that now she'd come back to him,
after leavin' him the way she did,
they'd be like two turtle doves. LordJ
the cook next door"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05
next, Jim third, and the HARRISON boy

next, Jim third, and the HARRISON boy
not in the running.
1t was just after dinner that the
surprise was sprung on me. Mr.. Har-
bison came around to me gravely,
and asked me if felt able to go up on
the roof. On the roof, after last
night! had to gather myself togeth-
er; luckily. the others were pushing
back their chairs, showing Flanagan
the liqueur glasses to take up, and
lighting cigars.
Il do not care to co." said icily.
''The others are coming" he per-
sisted. "and IL could give you an
arm up the stairs"
Il believe you are good at that" I
said, looking at him steadily. MAX,
will you help me to the roof"
Mr.. HARRISON really turned rather
white. Then he bowed tremendously
and left me.
Max got me a wrap, land every one
except Mr.. HARRISON and Bella, who
was taking a mass of indigestibles to
Aunt Selma, went to the roof.
Where is Tom?" Anne asked, as
we reached the foot of the stairs.
Gone ahead to fix things" was the
answer. But he was not there. At
the top of the last flight stopped.
dumb with amazement; the roof had
been transformed, enchanted. It was
a fairy-land of lights and foliage and
colors. / had to stop and rub my
eyes. From the bleakness of a tin
roof in February to the brightness
and greenery of July roof garden!
"You were the immediate inspira-
ton. Dallas said. HARRISON thought
your headache might come from lack
of exercise and fresh air, and he has
worked us like nailers all day. I've
a blister on my right palm, and Har-
bison got shocked while he was wiring
the place, and nearly fell over the
parapet. We bought out two full
sized florists by telephone"
1t was the most amazing transfer
nation. At each corner a pole had
been erected, and wire crossed the
roof diagonally, hung with red and
amber bulbs. Around the chimneys
had been massed evergreen trees in
tubs. hiding their brick-and-mortar
ugliness, and among the trees tiny
lights were strung. Along the parapet
were rows of geometrical lockwood
plants in bright red crooks, and the
flaps of a crimson and white tent had
been thrown open, showing lights
within, and rugs, wicker chairs, and
cushions.
Max raised a glass of benedictine
and posed for a moment. melodra-
matically.
ITO the Wilson roof garden!" he
said. ITO Kit, who inspired; to the
creators, who perspired; and to Taxa
hiro-may he not have expired"
Every one was very gay; think
the knowledge that tomorrow Aunt
Selma might be with them urged them
to make the most of this last night of
freedom. l tried to be jolly, and sue
ceeded in being feverish. Mr.. Harbi-
son did not come up to enjoy what he
had wrought. Jim brought up his
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05

guitar and sang love songs in a beau
tiful tenor, looking at Bella all the
time. And Bella sat in a steamer
chair, with a rug over her and .
spangled veil on her head, looking at
the boats on the river-about as soft
and as chastened as an acetylene
head light.
And after Max had told the most
improbable tale, which Leila advised
had done a clog dance, Bella said it
was time for her complexion sleep
and went downstairs, and broke up
the party.
IF she only gave half as much care
to her immortal SOUL" Anne said when
she had gone, "as she does to her
skin, she would let that nice Harbi-
son boy alone. She must have been
brutal to him tonight, for he went to
bed at nine o'clock. At least, I sup
pose he went to bed, for he shut him
self in the studio, and when l
knocked he advised me not to come
in"
LOU P1CduCu Auy AcdudCu0 d6 du
excuse for avoiding Aunt Selma all
day, and she had not sent for me.
Bella was really quite extraordinary.
She was never in the habit of putting
herself out for any one, and she al
ways declared that the very odor of a
sick-room drove her to Scotch and
soda. But here she was, rubbing Aunt
Selina's back with chloroform lini-
ment-and you know how that smells
getting her up in a chair, dressed
in one of Bella's wadded silk robes,
with pillows under her feet. and then
doing her hair in elaborate puffs-
braiding her gray switch and bringing
1t, coronet-fashion, around the top Of
her head. She even put rice powder
on Aunt Selina's nose and dabbed vio-
let water behind her ears, and said
she couldn't understand why she
(Aunt Selma, had never married. but.
of course, she probably would some
day!
The result was. naturally, that the
old lady wouldn't let Bella out Of her
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05
CHAPTER XII. (continued.)

II wish you would all go out" said
YEARLY. IF every man in the house
says he didn't try to get over to the
next roof last night. we'll and good.
But you might look and see II tho
board is still lying where it fell"
There was an instantaneous rush
for the window, and seconds pause.
Then Jimmy's voice. ! incredulous.
awed:
well. I'll be-blessed! There's the
board!"
l stayed in my room all that day
My head really ached and then, too, \
did not care to meet Mr.. HARRISON. It
would have to come; l realized that
a meeting was inevitable, but want
ed time to think how l would meet
him. It would be impossible to cut
him, without rousing the curiosity of
the others to fever pitch; and 1t was
equally impossible to ignore the dis
graceful episode on the stairs. AS it
happened, however, need not have
worried. ! went down to dinner, Ian
guidly, when every one was seated,
and found Max at my right, and Mr..
HARRISON moved over beside Bella.
Every one was talking at once, for
Flanagan, ambling around the table
as airily as he walked his beat, had
presented Bella with her bracelet on
a salad plate, garnished with romaine.
He had found it in the furnace room,
he said, where she must have dropped
1t. And he looked at me stealthily, to
approve his mendacity!
Every one was famished, and as
they ate they discussed the board in
the area-way, and pretended to deride
1t as clever bit of press work, to re-
vive a dying sensation. No one was
deceived: Anne's pearls and the at
tempt at escape, coming just after,
pointed only to one thing. / looked
around the table, dazed. Flanagan,
almost the only unknown quantity,
might have tried to escape the night
before, but he would not have been
in dress clothes. Besides, he must
be eliminated as far as the pearls
were concerned, having been locked
in the furnace room the night they
were stolen. There was no one among
the girls to suspect The Mercer girls
had stunning pearls, and could secure
all they wanted legitimately; and
Bella disliked them. Oh, there was no
question about it, l decided: Dallas
and Anne had taken a wolf to their
bosom-or is it viper?-and the
HARRISON man was the creature AL
though l must say that, looking over
the table, at Jimmy's breadth and not
very imposing personality. at Max's
lean length, sallow skin and bold
dark eyes. at Dallas. blond, growing
bald and ford, and then at the Harbi-
son boy, tall. muscular, clear-eyed and
sunburned, one would have taken Max
at first choice as the villain, with Dial
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-05-05
Shows Danger In Digging Wells.

Shows Danger In Digging Wells.
saloon, styled himes1f as a destroyer
Of men,"
Such occupations as "pouncer." in u
hat factory; "tobies." a maker Of
stogies; whittier" in a straw works;
dock walloper," longshoreman; wi
orator" in clock factory; "tonger." in
connection with oysters; "teaser," in q
glass factory: "scabbler," in quarry
ing; "f1osser." in a corset factory, and
"dubber." in ship building, are all
unusual occupations that must be
listed.
In Washington especially are there
large number Of persons who earn their
living by performing unusual tasks. The
majority of them are employed by the
government. There is young man in
the National museum-Henry Hendley
who is known as the official portrait
bust maker of Indian features for a
unique portrait gallery of the North
American redskins.
l. B. Millner is an expert modeler in
PAPER mache of things past, present
and future for the National museum.
Along similar lines is the work Of
Edwin Howell, maker Of maps. In
his workshop he evolves relief maps Of
certain sections Of the country which
not only indicate rivers and mountains
and towns, but all the minerals, rocks,
flowers, trees, and varying soils to be
found there.
One of the most interesting Of his
maps was made for the marine hos.
pital and public health service. 1t is
intended as warning against allowing
people ignorant of geological condi-
lions to dig wells, and as plea for
the artesian well.
There are expert tea and coffee tast-
ers in the treasury department who
tell the value and grades of these COM
modities by placing few grains on the
tongue. And in the department of
agriculture there is squad of young
men who eat drugged foods to deter.
mine Just how poisonous they are.