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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
LETTER ONE HUNDRED
AND FIVE YEARS OLD
Earl Benefits Treasure Box
Brings Up Another Of Equal
vaIue--Dr. Simons Produces
A Book Published When
George Washington Was
President.
LETTER WRITTEN BY THREE.

How would you like to wat for an
important letter to come from New
Hampshire to Cloverport, not by train
or telegraphy, but by horseback? The
letter Mr.. Earl Bennett found, written
thirty-fve years ago to his grand-fath.
er, has brought to light several valuable
old books and manuscripts that have
been put away like gems packed in a
treasure box.
A letter, that is greatly treasured, is
one that DR.. Simons has in his posses.
sion, with number of others, which
was written Jointly, to his grand father
by three persons of New Hampshire in
the year or 1906. The letter was sent
from Lebanon, N. H., to Colchester, N.
Y, from there to Kentucky by post
horse. There we're no stamps then and
the postage from New York to Ken
lucky was twenty. five cents. The letter
was folded and sealed, not enclosed in
an envelope, and on one corner of it
was written the post-man's name. The
letter was written in regard to the mar
riage of DR.. Simons' grandfather, wish
ing him happiness in the matrimonial
state and that some "were waiting with
wet eyes" to hear if he were really
married.
DR.. Simons' father was named Arad
Simops, so was his father and his great
grandfather. They all had the same
name and the same taste for literature
and knowledge, and valued books to
the highest. DR.. Simons has a valu-
able book he obtained from Mr.. Wealth
erhol, The book was published Feb
ruary Is, 1871, when the Father of
Our Country" was president. 1t con.
tains: The Federal Constitution, The
Acts of the Three Sessions of the First
Congress, The Treaties Existing Be-
tween the United States and Foreign
Nations and Several Indian Tribes,
also the Declaration of Independence
and Sunday Resolves and Ordinances
of Congress under the Confederation.
DR.. Simons also has a unique arith-
metic and history of the United States.
The history tells about the mills that
were built on boats to grind corn for
people living along the Ohio. The
description says that the corn was
ground by wheel run by the current
of the river. The boat always stayed
at one place until all the corn was pre-.
pared for the inhabitants living nearby
on both the Indiana and Kentucky
shores, then the mill.man continued his
trip down the river until he had finish
his work.
Mr.. Sam Keith has letter written to
his and.father, Sam LaHeist, in 1870
from Louisville, saying they had receiv-
ed his order for eight barrels of -four.
but could only send him three barrels.
Think what child Louisville was sew
euty two years ago! Now she is big
enough and has the capacity to ship
10. 900 barrels of -four day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
Farm Needs Boys And Girls,

The booster clubs" continue to
"boost" city population and the price
of bread, meat and butter continues to
climb. To decrease the number of pro-
ducers and increase the number of con-
sumers will continue to increase the
cost of living. 1t is not much less than
criminal to draw people into the cities
TO work in factories when their services
are needed for farm work. What the
country needs is a "back-to-the-farm"
movement. The cities are too big now.
-Rockport Journal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
Weddings At St. Rose

Mr.. Frank Hinton and Miss Teresa
Crenshaw will be married at st. Rose
church Wednesday morning, January
81, at nine O'Clock.
Frank Hinton is the son of Benjamin
Hinton, of Axtel, Kentucky, and Miss
Teresa Crenshaw is the daughter Of
Robert Crenshaw, of the Pisgah neigh
borhood. The attendants will be Thos.
Crenshaw and Miss Bessie Hinton.
January o, Robert Elas,of MoQuady,
KY, was married at St. Rose church,
to Miss Mary Anna Beavin, of near
town. The attendants were Richard
e. Newman and Susie Haffey.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
Pretty ThimbIe Party

Mrs. M. p. Kenny entertained the
Echo Club with thimble party at her
handsome country home at Riverview.
Silver thimbles were provided as souve-
Mrs for the sixteen guests and were
hidden away in all sorts of places. AS
each lady found her thimble she with
drew from the searching party and the
last to succeed was rewarded with the
prize beautiful gold thimbe.- The
Lockout.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
CONRAD W|McHELL
Dies While On A Visit Back
Home. Death Comes Sud-
denly Sunday Night. Son
OF Levi WinChell

Conrad Winchell died Sunday night
at the home of his father Levi Win
chell, OF Tobinsport. He and Mrs.
Winchell came last Wednesday from
their home at Moweaqua, ILL.,. for a
visit. Mr.. Winchell was fifty years
old. Besides a wife. he leaves one
daughter, who arrived Monday to at
tend the funeral. He was the brother
of Will, Hiram, James and John Win
chell.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
K. P. A. Should Go To Jackson

Since the press of the State and nat
ion has often misrepresentedt the people
of the mountains it might be well to
hold the next meeting of the *. P. A.
at Jackson. The members then could
go home and give their readers true
story of the mountain people of Ken
lucky. The Jeffersonian hopes the
Executive Committee will look favor
ably upon the invitation of the Jackson
Commercial Club. -Jeffersonian.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
Rates Raised

Chicago, H., Jan. 27.-By a major :
its of $50 delegates to the national con-
vention of the Modern Woodmen OF
America mere today adopted a resolu-
tion which raised life insurance rates
from $50 to 500 per cent over the price
now being paid. The new rate will
90 into effect January 1, 1913, and will
effect all present ones as well as those
who take out insurance in the future.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
INAUGURAL Committee
REFUNDS THE SURPLUS

Frankfort, KY, Jan 25.-The COM
mittee in charge of the inauguration of
Gov. McCreary established new record
by returning to the contributors to the
fund for entertainment 25 per cent of
the amount contributed. The com
mittee found surplus after al ex
penses had been paid,and refunded the
remainder. This is the first time any
inaugural committee ever had sur
plus.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
Sells Business

Lightfoot Miller, a former HAYES
Vile citizen, has sold his mercantile
business OF cruger, Miss. John Bent
ley, who came home to spend the holt
days.was just ready to return to Cruger
to resume his work as salesman when
notified that the business had been sold.
He has since returned to his studies In
the Canneltou school. Clarion.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
Peyton R. CIaycOmb For
Wilson And Folk.

Dear Mr.. Babbage: Find enclosed
81 for renewal to the Breckenridge
News. Following is my Presidential
ticket for 1912: For President. Wood
row Wilson. of N. j., and for Vice-pre-
sident, Joseph w. Folk, of Missouri
This will make sure winner. Respect
fully, Peyton X. Claycomb. Webster.
Ian. 81, 1912.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
Shawn OF Skarrow

SHAWN of Skarrow" is the title OF a
new book by James Tandy Ellis, author
OF "Sprigs O'Mint', Kentucky
Stories" and Awhile In The Noun
tains''. Mr.. Ellis is Kentuckian by
birth and his new story published by C..
M. Clark Publishing Company. Boston.
will find many readers in his native
state.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-01-31
Judge Jones Candidate
For Appellate Bench

Elizabethtown, KY, Jan. 2z.-Judge
Samuel E. Jones. of Glasgow, will en-
ter the race for the Democratic NOM
nation as a candidate for Judge of
the court of appeals The Judge has
fully decided to make the race. and he
will be supported by large following
Of friends.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-23

They both wear black billy
goat whiskers and speak with
queer accent, but some things
they say knew the bouleyards
well.
-"Sure, he doesp answers M. de
Laloi, before his pal could reply.
''Sure, he does-he used to drive
a night hack there"
ooh, did, eh?" said de Potence'
with sour look.
"You bet" de Laloi said with
wink to us. "You nearly ran
over me one night"
At which M. de Potence snap
ped, eyes, and l would have got
you, too, if you hadn't dropped
your shovelP
These Partisan bon mots made
us all laugh.
What do you think of them,
maw?" ] said while we were in
the kitchen peeling the potatoes
for next mornings breakfast.
''They say they are members Of
the French Academy"
"Huh, " shifted ma, "they listen
to me like members of the school
of reform"
Ma is suspicious of everybody
since the stage was held up. But
/ think the two gents are just
lovely.
(Continued.)
-o-o
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-23

"Ah, Mr.. Simpson, exclaimed
a kittenish old lady, you must
remember that am a daughter
of Ever We'll, honestly" re-
piled the blhndering man, you
don't look half so oldp
Today the population of San
Francisco is half million. In
1853 it was 10000,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-08-23

ON THE COACHING LINE.
When both Bryan and Under
wood offer their services to Gov.
Wilson, it would appear that the
party is still progressive enough
to suit Bryan and reactionary
enough to suit Underwood
which is going some.
With Nc Cormick wearing the
Tribune label and Bartzen o. KID
by Hearst, what's the difference
and what's the use? Give us a
Moose.
All the sarney, Cartoonist Nc
Cutcheon is still true to Teddy;
and that's the most popular part
of the Trib.
When you are ready, Gridley,
you may 6re-both Sherman and
Marshall have found out they are
running for vice president.
It is rurnored that the eircula-
ton of the American now is al
most as large as it was on July 4,
1900 the day it started. That
was when organized labor turned
in and boosted. That was IL
years ago. One can almost hear
Vic Lawson smile.
A Penrose by any other name
would smell as sweet.
Too bad that row started up in
China just as Hearst and Harri-
son had to tackle the street car
scrap. Hearst may have to go to
China now and put down the re-
bellion. 1t would be perfectly
safe; China doesn't advertise.
Butterfly parties are the latest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
CITY NEWS.

George will buy your pop corn at
his pop corn wagon, Seventh and
Main ets.-Advertisement
Miss Elna Walsmith will con
tinue the meat market heretofore con-
Quoted by ner father the late Edward
Walsmith at 1925 Fulton street. Bell
phone 1904. Your trade she solicits,
Advertisement.
Chambers 10 cent parcel delivery
will start Mondts Office 1907 Main,
telephone 1898 B. Delivery area from
Grand avenue to Ridge and from
river front to Fifteenth street. Out
side this section rate higher Over
fifty pounds price increases. Adyer.
tisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
CITY NEWS.

mo guess work about the electrt.
cal work that Arthur w. Schmidt
does See him about your next job.
1904 Main. Bell phone s7.--Adver-
tisement.
The following patents we're grant
ed to Iowans for the week ending Oc-
tober i, 1912. as reported from the
office OF Wilfred c. Lane, patent at
torney, sos Crocker building, Des
Moines. Iowa: No. 1,04o, loop-the-loop
pleasure railway, William H. Bick-
ford, Washington; No. 1,O39.s90, at.
tachment for cultivators, Walter w
Buboltz, Massena; No. 1,040.057, rot,
airy pump, John ]. Tokheim, Cedar
Rapids.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
CITY NEWS.

Money well spent when you have
shoes repaired at Louie's, S26 Main. -
Advertisement.
To-day is rally day for the First
Christian church Sunday school It
is hoped that the attendance at the
school this morning at Q:45 will be
large To that end the teachers and
the pupils and the officers of the
school are making an energetic eff
fort to have large attendance. The
mems Bible s.ass hopes for large
attendance this morning and urges
every member to be present and to
bring a pupil. If every pupil brings
a scholar the attendance record will
be broken today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
CITY NEWS.

Buy new buggy at Sherwood's.
Advertisement.
United Tailoring Co. will close it's
store Monday to mark down prices
for big removal sale. Watch big ad
in Mondays paper Advertisement
&C. w. Long of Shelbina, Mo, has
bought the business of Englehardt
Bros, 313-315 Johnson street Mr..
Long is a practical horseshoer and
will appreciate your work. See him
for correct horseshoeing.- Advertise
ment.
The best always is the electrical
work that Arthur w. Schmidt does
1904 Main. Bell phone AS7.-Adver-
tisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
CITY NEWS.

Don't overlook the removal sae]
% to so per cent reduction on ~
china and glassware. Benner Tea y
Advertisement
Clyde Hull shipped his rnnnlns
horse Il Must" to Spr'hs
field yesterday to be entere'
In the Illinois state ia'
races next week. The horse did goo
work this summer and great thing
are expected of It. None of the othe
racing horses in this city will be Gu
tered.
You can't afford to miss the =
moval sale; % to so per cent redu'
ton on all china and glassware. Bel
ner Tea Co.--Advertisement,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
CITY NEWS.
Buy harness nj sberwood,s =

Buy harness at Sherwood's. --Ad-
vertisement
In four days The Gate City found
three lost watches. 1t is testimo-
NAL to the efficiency of the classified
column and the circulation that ought
to convince any merchant that the
place to advertise Ia in The Gate City.
% r. Johnston OF Fort Madison,
deputy county clerk and by the way
one of the best clerks and deputies
who ever served in Lee county, was
in the city Saturday visiting with
friends. He is to be the deputy again
in case OF the election of County
Clerk Bruce Lake and Mr. Lake IL
going TO win.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-06
CITY NEWS.
Unitarian supper and bazaar De

Unitarian supper and bazaar De-
cember nth. Advertisement.
Judge Hamilton has excused the
men called for special jury service
until Tuesday afternoon at 200 p. m.
Marriage licenses have been
granted to Roy c. Fleming of Basco,
and Miss Enid NJ Smart OF Carthage,
and James L. Readman and Grace
Wright, both of this city.
congregational Sunday school
rally day postponed till Sunday, Oct
10.
Holland bulbs: Forcing and bed
ding hyacinths, tulips, daffodils, GRO.
Gus, snowdrops and iris. Gate City
Seed Co.-Advertisement
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
LIME FOR FRUIT TREES.
California Authority Finds It Produces
a Stocky Growth.

California Authority Finds 1t Produces
a Stocky Growth.
To get the best crop of any fruit or
grain there must be the best growth
of tree or plant. and this is what lime
provides. DR.. f. E. Hilgard. director
of the California station. high au-
thority. says that limestone soils pro-
duce a stocky growth of trees so notice
able that one can tell limestone sec
ton by that character of tree growth.
Observation has shown that lime
gives q very favorable root growth-a
well balanced plant, top with roots
and that produces perfection of flower.
ing and fruition. larger quantity
and better quality are both distinctly
noticeable in lime fertilization. Hill
gard says also that lime improves the
quality of fruit: grapes grown with it
are notably sweeter. The sugar beet
industry. which is regulated by scien
tific tests of quality, is most successful
on limestone soils.
AS lime Is not very expensive. the
right thing for every fruit grower to
do is to make some comparative tests
with it. bearing in mind that a true
carbonate form can be applied at any
season and will not injure either plants
or organic matter by direct contact
In fact, the carbonate mixed with ma
nure or commercial fertilizers enhances
the value without any waste of fertil
izer elements.-American Agriculturist
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
HUMUS IN THE SOIL.
Called Most Stable Form Of Organic
Matter Known.

Called Most Stable Form Of Organic
Matter Known.
Regarding the value Of humus as
such Professor Milton Whitney, chief
of the United States bureau of Soils
makes the following statements in
United States farmers bulletin PSI:
1--WE have studied the office of hui
mus in the growth of plants. We have
found that humus extracted from our
cultivated soils is innocuous to the
plant. 1t is apparently neither bene-
fetal nor deleterious. Humus Is
very stable form of organic matter.
1t remains in the soil for years. 1t
may be exposed to extremes Of heat
and cold. but still the black color of
black soil will persist. 1t is much
more stable than wood. 1t is into hu-
mus that wood or wood fiber is con-
verified If it is incorporated in finely
divided condition in the soil and goes
to an end product-that Is, If 1t goes
into its most stable form. | really be
lieve that humus. next to coal. Ia the
most stable form Of organic matter
that we know of, and II you think this
over you will agree with me that when
organic matter is converted into hu
mus it Is as thoroughly preserved as
any organic matter we have In nature"
OF course, says Practical Farmer,
this refers to the value of humus as a
source of plant food and not to it's
physical value. BY excessive tiilage
and the use of caustic lime the further
decay of this old humus can be effect
ed or FASTENED. and thus some plant
food can be secured from true humus;
but. as Il rule. the use of farm manure
or legume crops as green manure will
be more profitable. especially in sys
tens of permanent soil Improvement.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05

The funeral was held this morn
ing from the Catholic church at
Greencreek. The sorrowing par
ents have the sympathy of many
friends in their bereavement.
Princess Flour is a hard wheat
blend. Why buy soft wheat flour
when you can buy Princess Flour
for almost the same money.
Joe South is preparing to erect
a new blacksmith shop just east
of his present location and will
move into it as soon as it is COM
pleted, after which Mr.. Berscheid
will occupy all of the present
building with his machine shop.
He is constantly adding new ma
chinery to his equipment and is
now in shape to handle almost
any work in his line in as good
shape as any shop this side of
Spokane. Mr.. Bersheid is a
competent workman and his
maintaining a first class machine
shop at this point is Ger tainly a
great convenience for this part
of the county.
Spend your coin for Coyne made
La Costernia cigar and you will
smoke we'll. Sold by all dealers.
In cases of rheumatism relief from
pain makes sleep and rest possible. This
may be obtained by applying Chamber
lain's Liniment. For sale by Koepke
Drug Co.
FOUND.-In Our meat market
on March 23d, sum of money.
Owner can secure same by calling
and satisfying us as to ownership.
SIMON BROS.
Do not let your grocer tell you
he has flour almost as good as
Princess. Princess Flour leads.
Others try to initiate but do not
succeed.
John Meyer was on the sick
list several days this week.
w. E. Francis, a sign painter
and paper hanger from Lewis
ton, is in town doing some deco
rating.
A play, entitled my Uncle
From New York." will be pre-.
scented at the hall next Tuesday
evening by the young people OF
J the Christian church. The pro-
ceeds will be used to pay for the
church piano.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Law Points For Farmers.

In all the states of the Union boys
reach legal maturity and responsibility
ut the age OF twenty-one years, and In
most of the states, particularly in the
middle west. the girls reach legal ma
turity when they are eighteen years
old.
Under the United States patent laws
the owner Of patent is entitled to the
exclusive right to manufacture and sell
the patented articles, and the making
OF such articles by another person,
even though for his own use, consti-
tutes an infringement of the patent.
Judge Lewis of the United States
district court at Denver has decided
that defunct insurance company can
not legally collect assessments. He
holds that an insurance company
which comes into Colorado and writes
policies without living up to the laws
of the state cannot collect In the fed
eral court.
The Missouri court of appeals re-
Gently rendered decision of value to
shippers of live stock. w. L. Green
shipped a carload of mules from North
English. Ia, to Centralia, No.. and one
mule kicked q Stat off of the car and
badly injured hind leg. Green
brought suit against the Milwaukee
snd Wabash railroads and the circuit
lourt of Boone county decided that he
was entitled to damages. On appeal to
the higher court, this Judgment was
affirmed against both roads, the court
holdiag that as both roads shared In
the profits Of the shipment they were
Jointly responsible for any injury sus
tainad
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
CALL FOR THE.

"heh medicine must be given to
young children it should be pleasant to
take. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
made from loaf sugar, andthe roots used
IN its preparation give it d flavor similar
10 maple syrup, making it pleasant TO
take. 1t has no superior for colds
Group and whooping cough. For sale
by Koepke Drug Co.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05

Hot air makes a balloon 3 :
long way, but it can't keepit 'ne.. 81,
Hot air often sells a cheap sePa''
but ii cant keep it sold. ~ i.
or later the owner trades II III =.
World S Standard De Lava
+. ]. TERHAAR'
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Ensilaue For Beef Makino.

Speaking Of ensilage for beef pro-
duction. may it not be possible that
the silo will prove to be the one thing
that was lacking to make the change
from ranch and range production to
and profitable? All reports from those
who have tried it show the value of
ensilage 10 beef making. and those
who have once used this method con-
tinue to use it,
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Alfalfa and Corn.

The Kansas experiment station has
proved that for every 100 pounds of
growth made by hogs fed grain alone
173 pounds may be made when alfalfa
hay is fed in connection with it. and
the grain that was worth 81 fed alone
proved to be worth $l.4O fed with this
hay. The Nebraska station shows
that hogs fattened on corn alone made
the grain worth II cents per bushel
but with alfalfa it was worth 81.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05
Good For Covsr Crops.

A cover crop Is important and should
be planted In the orchard The leg
umes are preferable II they are adapt
ed to the soil. time of planting and
soil needs. Crimson clover. red clover
and vetch may be found adaptable.
Wheat. rye. barley and oats can often
be sown to good advantage.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1912-04-05

Mr.. Bunnell, a Grangeville
mill man, was in town Tuesday.
John Baer shipped out a car
load of fat hogs to Spokane Tues
day morning.
Seven new subscribers added
to our list this week. Not bad
for this time of year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hackett, of
Lookout, were in the city Sunday
visiting c. S. Puntenney and
wife.
Miss Rena Maxey came up
from Lewiston Saturday and
spent the week. visiting with
Mrs. John Baer.
The Ferdinand highway dis
trict election carried by a large
vote Saturday and commissioners
will soon be chosen to manage
the affairs of the district for the
next four years.
Those having new ads. in this
issue are: Goldstone-N s h
Creelman Co., Cottonwood Mer'
camille Co., Koepke Drug Co.
Cottonwood Hdw. Co., Grange
vile Light Plant, G. S. Punten
ney, O. D. Simmons, S. R. But
Ter, Idaho Brewing Co., W. S
Newport, Parker Shows, Johr
Reiland, DR.. Busey.
Minnie, the little 9-year OLE
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. M
Willenbnrg, of Greencreek, dice
at that place Wednesday from
complication of ailments. Tn,
little girl had been i'll for severa
months and her death came quit,
suddenly and without warning