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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-02-24

Barnes cottage Just outside the VII
lage.
AN say. Mister. seen anythIn' IL
tn papers about missin' young WON
an?" asked some one.
Missing young woman? What,
that?"
The man told the story of Florence's
leap into the sea and her subsequen;
arrival at the cape.
That's funny" said the stranger
81 don't recollect reading about any
young woman being lost at sea. But
those big liners are always keeping
such things under cover. Hoodoos the
ship, they say. and turns prospective
passengers to other lines. II hurts
business. What's the young sirl look
like?"
Florence was described infinitely. The
stranger teetered in his chair and
smoked. Finally he spoke.
"She probably was insane. That's
the way generally with insane people
They can't see water or look off
My business is insurance, and we've
got the thing figured pretty close to
the ground. They used to get the
best of us on the suicide game. A
man would take out a large policy
today and tomorrow he'd blow his
head off, and we'd have to pay his
wife. But nowadays a policy is not
worth the paper it's written on II
man commits suicide under two
years"
You amt tryin' to insure anybody
in town, are you?"
"Oh, no. No work for me when
I'm on my vacation. Well, I'm going
to bed; and tomorrow morning I'll 20
out to Captain Barnes beach and have
a good swim. I'm no sailor, but | like
water
He honestly enjoyed swimming.
Early the next morning he was in the
water, frolicking about as playfully as
a boy. He had all the time in the
world. over his shoulder he saw two
women wandering down toward the
beach. Deeper he went, farther out.
He was a bold swimmer, but that did
not prevent a sudden and violent attack
of cramps. And il was a rare piece
of irony that the poor girl should save
the life of that scoundrel who was
without pity or mercy. AS she saw
his face a startled frown marred her |
brow. But she could not figure out the |
puzzle. Had she ever seen the man |
before? She did not know, she could |
not tell. Why could not she remem- .
Der? Why must her poor head ache so
when she tried to pierce the wall of |
darkness which surrounded her men,
tally?
The man thanked her feebly, but
not in his heart. When he had sufi-
GENTLY recovered he returned to the
village and sought the railway station,
where the Western Union had its Of
flee.
my firm. Do you think you can fol-
low it?"
Il can try" said the operator.
The code was really Slav; and when
he long message was signed it was
signed by the name Vroon.
The day after the news came that
Florence had jumped overheard off
he banks, Vroon with a dozen other
men had started out to comb all the
fishing villages along the New Eng
and coast SOmaUhara a1np o. tho NOV
lie felt confident that he would learn
whether the girl was dead or alive.
t she was dead then the game was a
lraw but if she was alive there was
till fighting chance for the Black
hundred. He had had some idea of re-
naming in the village and accomplish
ng the work himself; but after DELHI
ration he concluded that it was i'm
'ortant enough for Braine himself to
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-02-24

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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-02-24

Mike Bannock was in the pilothouse.
looking over his charts. when the look.
out in the crows nest sang out: Two
boats adrift of the port bow. sir!" And
Bannock. who was first-class sailor.
although a rough one. shouted down
the tube to the engine room. The
freighter came to a halt in about ten
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-02-24


cabin and guard the door; at leas
keep an eye on 1t. She may take i
into her head to jump overheard"
Even the temporarily demented ar,
not without a species of cunning
Florence had never seen Braine til
he appeared at the Barnes cottage. Ye
she revolted at the touch of his hand
On the second day out toward New
York she found a box of matches anG
blithely set fire to her cabin, walked
out into the corridor and thence t.
the deck. When the fire was discov
cred it had gained too much headway
to be stopped. The yacht was doomed
They put off in the boats and for hall
a day drifted helplessly.
Fate has everything mapped out like
a game of chess. You move a pawn
and bang goes your bishop, or your
knight, or your king; or she let's you
almost win a game, and then check
mates you. But there is one thing to
be said in her favor-rail at her how
we will. she is always giving odds to
the innocent.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

tank is spliced in in its place. Then the cable is paid out as the ship re turns to the buoy marking the location of the other end. With this recovered, the ship has both the San Francisco and Honolulu ends of the cable on board. Tests are made to ascertain that no other faults have developed and that both sections are In good condition. A message reading Com. munication restored-now making final splice" is sent to both of the stations Following this message two hours are allowed before the stations attempt to communicate with each other. This is a very busy two hours on board the cable ship. The ends of the cable are secured over the sheayes at the bow and are connected by splice from 36 to 40 feet long. With the splice com. pleted two ropes. one at each side or the bow, are attached to the cable and 1t is lowered overheard and slacked out slowly until it reaches the surface of the water A block of wood is placed on the deck under each of the ropes. At a given signal the ropes are cut at the same time with axes. the ends Of the ropes fly overheard and the cable sinks to the bottom of the ocean. AZ the cable disappears from view. the engines are ruI full speed ahead and cable ship returns to port.
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TheJasrniir,e -Siignal7 i
 By Walter Joseph Delaney
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Copyright. 1915. by w. c. Chapnan.)

Copyright. 1915. by w. c. Chapnan.)
 A jasmine in . wooden box-the box painted red. the leaves green, the flower white. It stood within the open easement above the street, innocent looking enough. yet many a man. pass ing on the opposite side of the thor oughfare, gazed full upon it-and meaningly.
 Such pedestrians would slow up in their walk. would look behind, in front, around them. Then they would take in the figure of~the man standing in- side the room beyond.
 Quickly, deftly. this man. Sior Fran co. would engage in mysterious finger signs. A message was seemingly con- veyed. The men would pass on a lit- tie more speedily. Reaching the cor ner and turning 1t. they would start a swift run as though they had become suddenly messengers bent on an urg- ent and important mission.
 This was at Ribera. an Italian town. but held close in the Austro clutch. War was in the air. Half the popula- tion had fled to Milan. Sior Franco had fingered. First, because of duty. next, because Pepina. the pretty flower girl, lived in the same sprawling tene- ment, and Franco loved Pepins.
 She came tripping across the broad court and into the room where the jasmine was. eyes bright. face aglow. She wore token of mourning, a crepe bow at the neck, but afiiction and be-
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reavement could not queli love. She took the hand of her af!ianced lover with a warm clasp. Excitement and anxiety were commingled in her Ques- tioning face.
 Tt is tonight?" she asked eagerly.
 Yes, surely tonight" assented Franco. and he bent forward and rev. erently kissed her white forehead. The jasmine pot has done its mission. My friends have received their warn ing, and there will be a hegira before another dawn. It Is well, for already the Austros are arresting those whom they suspect. Everyone so taken makes one brave soldier the less for the army of Italy"
 An, had my brother but lived," spoke Pepina, her fair brow clouding. a Quiver Of sorrowful memory cross ing her lips. Shot as a spy, and bereft-"
 Except for me" interrupted Franco. My sweet. Once over the border. you shall become a soldiers bride.
 She nestled closer to his protecting embrace. Then, suddenly:
 "Ah, Franco. I forgot about this pretty plant loaned you. It belonged to my dear brother. Cesaro. There is a secret about 1t. I will tell you"
 What is that!" abruptly broke in Franco. The Austros,"
 Following the ring of musket encs upon the outside pavement there came the echo of hurrying feet. Almost i'm mediately an Austrian officer with drawn sword burst into the room. He was followed by four soldiers.
 Seize the conspirators," he or dered.
 'Hold," directed Franco, as the men stepped forward with military prompt ness and decision. w hat means tnis!"
 You are an Italian-this girl, too," retorted the officer extensively. "Ah! need we ask?" he cried to his cohorts. Look" and he pointed his sword at the flower box. "Sedition,"
 What mean you?" challenged Franco.
 Green, white, red-the Italian col DTS. It tells the story-sedition!"
 Tt is my poor pretty plant" ex- claimed Pepina. T cherish it, for 1t Is a memento of my dead brother.
 "Pouf! the treacherous thing" and springing forward the ofiicer made a swing with his sword and topped oil the Towering stem.
 The eyes of Franco flashed. Pepina tore herself from his protecting clasp. She rushed at the box, picked it up and clasped 1t to her breast. sobbing put:
 "Oh, cruel, cruell You make harmless flower bleed-and my heart!
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and capable of registering a pull up to l5 tons. The ship then steams ahead al speed of one or two knots an hour iE a kind of taking maneuyer at right angles to the line of the cable. While the ship Is engaged in grappling a member of the crew. ordinarily the fourth officer. sits on the grapnel rope near the bow and can usually tell by the strain when the cable has been hooked. The instant the cable is hooked the ship Is stopped and the grapnel rope is slowly wound in by the hauling machinery Sometimes the cable will stand the heavy strain Of being lifted until it reaches the sur face, only to snap and sink to the bot tom again before 1t can be secured When this happens the ship steams to a new location and starts grappling anew.
 When the cable is brought safely to the surface. it is first secured on either side of the grapnel by what is known as a chain stopper" this work being dcae by a man lowered over the bow in a boatswain's chair. The cable Is then cut, each end is connected to the instrument in the testing room, and the stations a, San Francisco and Hon olulu are each called up. It is more than likely, Of course. that the ship will not be able to speak 10 one of the stations. as the fault will probably lie at some point between the ship and the station. In case it is necessary for to find the fault, as 1t usually is. it is necessary to leave one end of the cable behind and to secure 1t so that 1t can be raised again without grappling One of the big seveu-ton buoys shown in the illustration is made ready. a flag is put on it. and it is lifted overheard by a derrick One end Of the cable Is at- tached to the buoy by a long moorine chain and rope. and is allowed to sink to the bottom, the buoy itself being held in place by a mushroom anchor. At night time the buoy carries a light
 The ship now starts picking up the cable toward the fault This is a slow process. requiring careful navigation. as the ship must be kept going slowly ahead at such a speed as to relieve the strain on the pickins-up gear. The cable comes on board at the rate of one or two miles an hour and is coiIed by the men into one of the large round tanks that take the place of the hold in an ordinary ship. The cable is guided from the bow to the tank by a series of sheaves placed at intervals on the deck While this operation is going on. the electricians continue test ing and the cable may have to be cut several times before ;se actual fault Is on board With the fault found. the defective portion of the cable is cut out. and a good piece from the ships
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Lawyer Blind From Birth.

Blind from birth. yet successfully passing the bar examination before the state supreme court. is the record of Ole II. Flow of Pierre, s. D. Flow made his way regardless of his handi cap for many years.
 Procuring a copy of Blackstone, he memorized 1t from readings by his sis ter. He then joined fortunes with an other young aspirant for the bar, and they have worked together until both passed the examination. Flow wrote out his answers to the questions read him by one of the court stenographers, using an ordinary typewriter.
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Prose Poem on MackereI.

can't overemphasize the beauty of these fish You must see them for yourself to grasp the reason for my enthusiasm.
 Examine them. Look at the shape ot them.
 See their graceful lines, built like a torpedo for speed.
 Look at that fine. solid pose. that beautiful. firm back, that powerful two-blade propeller-shaped tall
 Study the stripes and dots.
 Like the human finger-print, each mackerel possesses an individualistic design.
 No two were ever seen alike. The variations are simply infinite. The flesh is fit for the gods!
 What a thing of beauty the mack erel is,-New York Globe.
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The iris In History.

The iris was long centuries ago adopted by Louis TX the gallant young crusader. as the emblem of his house. It became thereby the flow. CT of Louis." which was corrupted into "Fleur-de-lis." The iris. or blue flag is really meant when one speaks O, the lily Of France. The iris is . plant that insures its life. In its large rootstocks it lays up endowment in surance in the days of plenty. so that when the earth is chill. cold and in bospitable its savings will provide against need.
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their aversion to each others sight and habits of life has furnished many an amusing inciden, to the neighbor- hood. The attack on her cats and the defense of his rude-mouthed parrot had afforded many a scene of violent out burst of loud temper and abusive Ian guage. Then came the early morning raid of the German cruisers. He was just out of his bath. enwrapped in a towel. and she had just disembarked from the deck of her four-poster when.
 crash, a fearful crash that seemed like the crack of doom. and amid the
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
IltiYstina IltIes.

King Victor Emmanuel boasts the most comprehensive official title O: any European monarch. His digni taries. most of which come to him from the old kingdom of Sardinia. in clude a claim to the sovereignty oi Sardinia, France, Spain. England Italy. Jerusalem, Greece, Alexandris and Hamburg. in addition to such srandiloquent generalities as Ruler oi the Midway Sea. Master of the DeeJ and R:.s Of :hs EaTth.-fsii Mail Ga zette.
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SOFT WHITE HANDS
Under Most Conditions f You Use
 Cuticura. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal Nothing better or more effective at any price than these fra grant supercreamy emol- lients. A one-night treatment will test them in the severest forms of red, rough. chapped and sore hands.
 Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard. Cuticura. Dept. KY, Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Save the Babies.

INFANT MORTALITY something fghtful hardly realize tas
 of .n the children born in ysd countries s.ensyt.9 Rs, cent; they fteeni
 do hesitate that timely of c..or. would save these n.s deaths ooo.soned b the p.e of narcotic les opium morphine They in considerable qaants sctne death oPefstss sIscS the IevsTss but the blood to circulate properly, opens the of the skin and allays fever. ~
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BOWED TO BLOW OF FATE
Small Aninnosities Forgotten When enemys Stroke Made Them
 Comrades in Missortvne.'

There have lived at Hartlepooi. Eng, eide by side for many years a c.anky ,,d hache,or and a spinster of 1oubt- s,I age. Their houses were adjoining. sn, sbe owners were not on speaking s~rm. The story of how their guar =, .rose is safely locked within their -, breastx Suffice it to say that
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binding dust and falling rubble they were discovered each to other. only . few feet separating them. prostrats on their respective floors from shock. but otherwise unhurt, for the partition wall between them had been blown down. Fate had saved their lives, but had laid them almost in each others arms
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Needed Gift.

The Widow-Well, why don't you kiss me,
 Bashful Youth would, only have some sand in my mouth.
 Swallow 1t, young man. You need it in your system."-Life.
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Red Gross Bag Blue. much better goes farther than liquid blue. Get from any grocer Adv
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An Expert.

Johnny-What is an expert, pa?
 Pa-A fellow who tells others how to do the things he cant do himself Kansas City Star.
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Smile on wash day. That's when you use Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter than snow. All srocers. Adv.
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Diamonds Absorb Rsdium Raya
 Diamonds exposed to radium become highly radioactive and remain so for several years. according to a British scientist
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

From one family in France 72 mel enlisted for the European war
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v,y L-.l..,. Dailv.
Window Doxeo.

Before putting earth in window boxes whitewash the inside of the box. This not only keeps a wooden box from rotting but prevents insects. -McCalrs Magazine
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

An elephant usually sleeps only about five hours out of 2i.
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Uneonoeniai Associates.

Sociability is all right. but never try to introduce a lobster to watermelon and ice cream-Boston Advertiser.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

Men have a stronger sense of taste than women
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22
Points of Similarity.

Points of Similarity. That match was the union of nat. aral mates" Tn what way," She vas dove-eyed and he was pigeon-toed"
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

A woman's pleasures often beget heartaches: a mans headaches.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

Don't kick because your neighbor gets a bigger salary than you do. He Is probably worth more to his boss.
Tombstone epitaph., 1915-08-22

T . time when the public expects its war news al most before the smoke of battle has cleared away, the submarine cable and the methods used in keep
Evening journal., 1915-03-20
TGPEWRITERS
PROPOSAL.
~ IsPosAL oF aARBAGE oF WI

~ NIsPOsAL OF GARBAGE or VIII.
IL MfNGrON, DELAWARE.
Sealed proposals, accompanied by plans and
specifications for the disposal Of garbage Of
the city Of Wilmington, Delaware. VIII be re-
ceived by the Board Of Health, az their ofice,
Sixth and King streets, until =. NJ, Aprii
I, 1915 az which time and place the pro
posals will be opened and publicly read.
The contract TO be let, will be for a term OF
nine years, beginning June l. 1915. The
amount Of garbage 90 be disposed Of np.
proximates 14.OO0 tons. yearly.
Each proposal submitted must be accom-.
panied by a certified check. upon a Bank on
Trust Company, doing business in the city OF
Wilmington, Delaware, for the sum OF five
hundred dollars lS5OO.OO), drawn to the
order Of the Mayor and Council Of Whining.
ton. Delaware.
General specifications and bidding blanks
may be obtained from Mr.. J. Austin Ellison.
Secretary Of the Board Of Health after
March 4. 1915.
The right Is reserved TO award the contract
under that proposal. the acceptance OF which
will, in the judgment Of the Board Of Health.
best secure the efficient performance OF work
and 90 reject any or an bids.
BOARD OF HEALTH
j.. AUSTIN ELLISON
mario 90 1927 Secretary.
Evening journal., 1915-03-20
ExECUTOR's SALE.

IL XEcUT0R S SALE Of REAL ESTATE.
IL Estate Of Catharine n. Courtney de.
ceased. Under and by virtue Of the authority
given by the last will and testament Of
Catharine n. Courtney, deceased, the under.
signed will sell at public sale. at the Court
House. in the city OF Wilmington. on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH "a, 1915.
At 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
the following described real estate:
No About 10 acres Of land with a 2.
story frame dwelling. frame barn, etc.
thereon erected. situated on the north side Of
the Newport Pike, about two miles from
Wilmington. opposite the property Of NJ. f..
Hayden.
No. 2.-No. 111s West street. Wilmington
Del. three-story brick dwelling. 10 rooms and
bath. lot about 18 feet by 100 feet
No. $40. lO7 East Fifteenth street. viii
mington. Del, three-story brick dwelling. G
rooms and shed kitchen. lot about 10 Il. IL
ins. by as r.. 8 ms
Attendance will be given and terms made
known by
ARTHUR w. SPRuANCE.
Executor Of Catharine y. Courtney Deceased.
Ford Building Wilmington, Del.
mario. .15.2O.2S.
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with deep cream trim will
prove effective.
The foundation plan OF this
house is approximately 31x36
feet, and is well adapted to the
usual city house lot, as well as
the more generous one in the
country.
As already noted. the plan
secures a privacy not usual In
houses OF this side--the living
room, diningroom and private
porch are all remote from the
entrances. while coy little
den on the opposite side OF the
hall adds the final home touch.
The living room of ample
proportions--14 X Is 1-2 feet
is reached from the hall through
a columned entrance. This
homelike room Is all its name
implies, for II is provided with
excellent sunlight on two sides,
while access 10 the private
porch is gained through French
doors. A coy fireplace with
bookcase al one side completes
the picture.
The porch which could cas-
lily be converted into a sun room
is II X 10 feet, and is accessible
both from the living and din
ingrooms. An excellent dining
room with handsome built-in
china closet. a commodious pan
try and kitchen with separate
entrance completes the first
floor arrangement.
The second floor furnishes all
that could be desired in the
medium sized hoase--a splendid
masters bedroom "a x IS 1-2
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feet, accessible 10 a sleeping
porch. commodious guest
room, a family room, and a
smaller sewing room which
could be used as a child's bed
room. A fully equipped bath
room and generous clothes and
linen closets completes the ar
rangement. On the third floor
provision IS made for a maids
room.
The basement Is excavated
under the entire house. and
ample accommodation Is pro-
vided for heating plant, coal
bins, laundry and vegetable
cellar.
Arrangements have been
made with the architects to
furnish estimated cost OF con-
struction. OF any other infor-
nation desired regarding the
house illustrated. They also in
vite our readers TO make sug-
gestions for plans which they
would like illustrated in the fu-
ture. Please address all cor
respondence TO ASHLEY q
PETERSON, Springfield, Mass.