The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-02-21

crease has been ut the expense OF the
country districts. Everywhere the
urban population has increased, while in
many instances the suburban has fallen
off. Many young men leave country
homes and go to the city wholly unpre-
pared to meet the duties and the respon-
sibiities that come with the change, and
they are unable to keep up with the mad
rush of city life. They have not learned
trade, and are building their castles
upon the hope of finding some easy place
with large salary attached. Such
places are not offering, and men who are
willing to turn hand to anything are
numerous. The demand to-day is for
men who can do some one thing well,
and the man who would win success
must be willing to commence at the bot
tom and work up. Those who are I'M
willing to go through the drugery of an
apprenticeship can not expect to know
much about any kind Of employment
and must be blown about by the cruel
and uncertain winds of chance While
young men can not be content to stay at
home, where they are surrounded by
good influences and are at least sure of
something to eat and place to sleep, is
a mystery to the writer, who has tried
the other way and failed. There is GER
tainly more Of promise and hope for the
young man who stays at home A run
through the history of the world will
show that nearly all the truly great men
were stay-at-homes. Besides the major
ity of the great men of the world have
come from the farm. 1t is undeniable
that every boy who goes out into the
world would win fame and wealth, but
at the same time they are unwilling to
undergo the toll and the privations that
fortune demands of those who WOO her
favors. If young men would at the start
prepare themselves thoroughly for some
line of business, they would, to a great
extent remove the cause of trouble and
at the same time apply the remedy.
-
| ANO OiiN piiOuih NNDNNb w lllC al
sunshine. Clouds gather over every path-
way, and some rain falls into every life.
1t is the fate Of all humanity to suffer
and to know sorrow. 1t is better so, for
it is the time that try mems souls, that
brings out the greatness that is in them.
When a man comes face to face with the
necessity to do or to die, he will climb,
if tn, re is any do in him. fnot, he will
remove an incumbrance from the pro-
gress OF the world by dying. In the so
called good old times, where man con-
sumed without producing, he was con-
sidered as no more use to the world, and
was killed. have some times thought
that this law would be very good one
to put into operation to-day. Whew,
wouldn't it thin out the population? but
then little thinning out might be a
benefit l once heard man say that a
large number of funerals would be
benefit to his town, and from observation
| am willing to believe that it would help
along good many other towns. Every
town has it loafers, that keep the other
part OF the people worried in trying to
find out how they live. Now, these loaf
ers are generally all philosophers, and
spend most OF their time in discussing
the intricate questions of finance and
political economy. Not that they know
anything about such matters, but they
are a superior kind OF fellows, who could
give anyone points about their own bust
ness. All my readers know OF just such
men. Not long ago l saw a crowd OF
these wise men sitting on the porch of
village store discussing the hard times
The village doctor rode up, and one of
the wise men addressing him, said, Doc,
we were just discussing the hard times,
and the causes why so many men are
in want OF money. What's your opin-
ion?"
The Doctor looked around and saw a
man down the little street painting a |
house. "See that" he said,to his inter |
locutor, "there is one man earning |
money, and here are eight or ten damn
fools looking at him and discussing the |
problem OF money. Now, can you see
the cause of hard times?"
-"
For man floating through the coun-
try, Sunday is heavy day for him to
carry. One warm Sunday while toiling |
along hot dusty road and trying to get |
to satisfactory conclusion why the cry
of crow was different from the quack OF
goose, came TO a church-house. There
was singing inside, and so l thought
would go in and rest All the men were on
one side and all the women on the other.
Just as il they were all mad at each
other. The preacher was a tall, red
haired curiosity, who had forgotten TO
put his collar on, or to comb his hair.
After telling the Lord all about the wick
edness in the world in prayer, he got
down to the work OF preaching. was
unable to discover his subject. He COM
menced with the Garden of Eden, and
was hurrying down to the present day,
when he run up against the Tower OF
Babel. There the big thing stood in