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The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
CITY VS.. COUNTRY.

The Washington Post has fallen into
the bad habit set 10y other metrOpoli'
tan newspapers and is just now engag-
ed in reprinting extracts from country
papers. This is done for the purpo OF
having fun with the country editors
by copying what the metropolitan
journalist too often looks upon as n
sample of "countIy journalism. The
Washington post should be above that
sort OF thing. We venture the assertion
that the daily newspapers print more
of what they are pleased to call rot"
than the country papers do. If a
country paper devotes six or eight
items to one family, he city journalist
copies 1t with great glee and chuckels
over the humor of it all. And yet the
metropolitan papers recently printed
mere insuffe1able rot about one or
two particular families than hun
dred country newspapers could possibly
print in year
The metropolitan papers take them
selves too seriously. They seem to in
Glued to the belief that they are ut, "
when the fact of the matter is they
WELD comparatively little influence as
compared with the country weeklies.
And they are by no means free from
the faults they so joyfully point out in
their country contemporaries. Only
few days ago the Washington Post
said THE program opened with
greeting song by the whole vocs
class. followed by a selection by apart
of the class called The Little Bird
Tells. 1--WE refuse to believe that
any part of the vocal class was called
1.-THE little bird tells -
The city journalist should remove
the beam in his own eye before pont-
ing out the beam in the country jour-
nalist's eye -Brysn's Commoner.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
he n Lightning Calculator.

Multiplication is the most important
of the fundamental rules of arithmetic.
In large accounting departments men
tai arithmetic is often used to a very
large extent, and the one who cannot
perform this task without resorting to
figuring the long way on paper has
but a small chance of gaining a posi-
tion worth having. Here is one little
lesson in lightning multiplication. Sup
posing you want to multiply SO by 81.
First, multiply. units by units, thus:
3 are u, set down the 2 and car
ry 1. Multiply tens by units and units
by tens, adding the l to carry to the
first product then add the two prod
ucts together, thus: 8 are 20 and
to carry, 21, and 8 are "a, and 81
and "a are As, set down the 8 and carry
4. Now multiply the tens together and
add the you had to carry, thus: 8 3
are 40, and makes A. Set this rmount
down in the answer, and you will have
the correct result-4,452.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
From Mr.. Carlton

Lowell. wyo., March 81, Mr.. John
D. Babbsge, Clorverport, KY. Dear
Sir Il will give YOU a short descrip-
tion of my trip out here, and one of
the country.
My brother and his wife, of Hardin
county, and nv wife and daughter
LYDIA, left Louisville March 20 and
had very pleasant trip to Kansas
City, Mo-, there my brother and wife
stopped to visit relatives. At Alliance,
Neb., we changed our time TO one hour
back. A few miles from this place
our train was wrecked but we received
no injuries.
On our way we saw Indian coyotes
and ParIIsre dogs. Sand hills for miles
and miles lay before us. In Big Horn
Basis is fine farming county. Here l
met my brother whom had not seen
IN sixteen years, the meeting was a
happy one.
Every thing looks strange to me. l
can sea snow capped mountains on
every side. The weather is fine and
roads are dry aud nice. Most Of the
houses are built OF logs and covered
with dirt. Few of them are nice. The
people are very sociable. The rich
and poor are all alike. We used to put
our hay IN the barn IN Kentucky here
we put it on top of the barn. Few
rams are had mere.
Tommie Harmed, of Missouri, is visit
ing here While driving the other day
he saw a five hundred acre wheat field
produced forty bushels to the acre This
will doubtless be a fiue country in a
few years. The railroad has already
been extended to mere. every thing is
on a boom.
n I carlton
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

HuntingbuIg, Ind, March 10,
Editor News-Will you please thank
your Union Star ouespondent for SYM
patny in our late predicament. For
that was sure trying ordeal to have
h decline an invitation TO wedding
like that
Now that large corn stalk, your cor.
respondent saw two men cutting down.
Ism it possible be has got corn stalks
and those large hickory trees mixed up.
but, pshaw, that's nothing, if 1t was a
cornstalk. Corn grew so fine In Dubois
county last year you couldn't find the
nubbins with a field glass.
Potatoes Gee wnlz
They grow so large the natives cut
them open, cut out the insldes, then
sew them up and sell them for foot
balls.
Mosquitoes Great Scots
The farmers wear boxing gloves all
summer and the mosquitoes would
have no show at them.
Bed bugs By the eternal Carrie
Nations. They grow so large, get so
important that they are actually run
ing for Congress.
Now, Mr.. Editor, if you think it
necessary, we will send delegation of
heas over to Kentucky to adjourn the
Legislature.
II your correspondent at Union Star
has another dream soon, send us a
wir eless at once.
Old Mull
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
nYSTIC.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. S. w.
Bane, April ?, boy.
Frank Macy has returned from
West Virginia and spent week
at home and now has gone to Mat
tOOn, Ill.
Mrs. Beauchamp' who has been
on the sick list Is able to be out
again.
Mrs. Tom Robertson is on the
sick list.
Mrs. Jake Cart and haby have
been reported better.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Beauchamp
and daughter, Myrtle, were the
guests of Mrs. Pearl Burton Sun
day evening
The farmers are busy sewing
oats in this vicinity.
Miss Lena Adkisson entertained
quite a crowd at her home Satur-
day evening.
n
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
HARDlNSRURG.

W. s. Beard, after visit of several
weeks to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
Beard has returned to his home in
Louisville.
Paul Compton was in Louisville sew
eral days of last week on a business
trip.
MIS- David R. Murray is in Lou
isville visiting friends.
Miss Rhodes, of Iowa, is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Margaret May.
: Miss Anna Gains, of Fordsville, is
the guest of Mrs. Sallie Beard
DIR. W. A. Walker has moved his
office into the rooms over the Farmer 8
Bank.
AuthuI Goodman was at Hartford a
few days Of last week on a business
tIip.
Mis-. Mamie Wathen, OF IrvIngton,
was here few days of last week visit
ing Jenniug Baker, who has been
seriously ill with pneumonia, is con-
valescent.
DR.. e. F. Day returned home Mon
day from franklin where he was the
guest of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. V. Robertson were
in Louisville several days of last week.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

The more fine horses Breckenridge
county produces The better county it
will be- The thing for our farmers to
do is to quit this breeding of plug"
and breed fine horses altogether We
have II in our making and can do it
in another generation, 10 make BIeck-
enridge famous for fine horses. Pro-
gress in this direction is being made
every year, more thorough breds are
being bred every season.
At this season of the year it is a
good time for every stock man to look
to che breeding of thorough breds and
not ''plugs"
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

nor pay your rent. 1t is the sober man
the merchant makes money out of, Not
mentioning the moral side of the
question whatever nor any of the
saloons crimes for an argument
against whiskey, just the fact that
wnisKey Will ruiz CloveIport busl
ness standing is argument enough for
us never to invite another saloon into
our borders.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

Last Saturday a crowd of sober,
busy, buying men and women were
in town. Nearly all had bundles under
their arms to carry home. The town
was not full of drunken, cursing men
as it would have been should saloons
have been here and invited such char
acters into the city There is no pos
sible trade benefit in a saloon. The
drinking man does not pay your drafts
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

The live merchants, the merchants
who do not complain Of hard times ale
the advertising merchants. They have
realized the fact that in this advance
day for a man to try TO hold his own in
business without advertising is poor
policy by which to be governed. They
nave learned that every year tney must
spend lot of the profits in advertising
The time has come when the people look
10 the advertisements as their buying
guide and trade with the nan who
advertises.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

"Neighbor said the man on the
black horse. " who lives down at the
bottom of the hill there? That road is
piked.
why sir replied the man on the
gray holse, 1.-THE Road Supervisor
lives down there. %
That explains the good road,
then, " SAID the man astride the black
horse.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
Common Sense And Know How.

Millions of people send for the doc
tor or get out the medicine chest when
there is nothing the matter with them
that a little common sense and "know
how" would not cure. Everybody who
is'"not feeling we'll" shonld get that
most valuable of common-sense works,
the Biggle Heath Book. There are
total of 46 chapters in the book, treat
ing of every ailment, from bad colds
to old age valuable chapters on NUS
ing, sanitation, poisons and antidotes,
first and to the injured. etc. Beautiful
printed and free illustrated, and the
price is so cents. free by mail; ad-
dress Wilmer Atkinson Co., Phlladel-
phia.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
Old Null.

Mrs. Geo. 'Jordon, proprietress OF
the st. George Botel was at Concor-
dla few days last week the guest of
relatives. Mr.. Edward Bovine was
landlord of the hotel during Mrs.
Jordans absence. A drummer said
that Mr.. Bovine made equally as good
a COOK as he did m snager.
Clint Murray was in the city Satur-
day.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

If you look out the door and see
herd of cows on your clesnly swept
pavement. don't run them of they
have a right to be there.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

And here we are again telling you
of our liberal offer OF giving the News'
a wear, and the Farm journal, hve
years. all for a dollar. We are the
loser out the offer is yours. Have you
used it,
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
lRVINGTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Coleman are
with their daughter, Mrs will Cain IN
Louisville for few days.
Our prices on clothing, SHOES and
hats are unsurpassed. Finest assort-
ment of style and qualities. Come if
you want a bargain. Jolly, Gardner
g. Co.
G. L. Chamberlain spent Thursday
in Louisville on bust ness :.
You are invited to call and see my
line of special sailor hsts-Mrs. Pomp
Mccoy.
Miss Ethel Brown, of PaIidise, is the
guest Of Mr. and Mrs W. e Brown.
Are you going to paint your mouse
or recsrpet ir2 If so, it will pay to go
TO jolly Gardner & Co., and get
prices before buying.
90 to Jolly, Gardner & Co, for
clocks, watches, sewing IN achines,
furniture, clover and garden seeds,
queenware, hardware, stoves, tinware,
groceries, dry goods, paints harness,
saddles, etc, their prices will surprise
you.
Miss Annie Childs, of Guston, ex.
poets to have her opening of spring
hats Wednesday in the store occuksd
by Mr. Bud Neafus. You should call
and see her before you buy your Easter
hat.
Go to Jolly, Gardner e. Co. for the
celebrated "Ames" buggies. Nice
assortment. The best on the market.
Buggy and harness for $50. 90 ALI fully
warranted
Miss Mary Joe Mattingly, of Nc
Daniels, was the guest of Miss Mary
Cornwall for several days last week.
What is the matter with your horse,
COW or chickens2 If anything, go to
Jolly, Gardner g. 20. and get DR..
Hess's Stock Food.
The latest creation in Easter miIlin-
cry can be found at Mrs. Pomp Nc
Coys.
The latest. most stylish effecs in lace
and straw hats at Mrs Pomp Nc
Cows. 80
Ny hat trimmer from Louisville has
arrived and am ready to execute order
for hats with least possible delay-Mrs.
Pomp Mccoy.
Mrs. Bert Cunningham accompanied
by her grand children left Sunday for
Chenault. Ind. to be gone for some|
time.
Edwin Jolly came hom SATURDAY.
from his school at Beechmont to spend
several days with his parents.
q. A. Vernon, of Louisville, preach
ed at the Baptist church Ssturday>snd
Sunday on account of the. illness Of Mr.
A. Paul Bagby.
Mrs. G. l.. Cham berlsin spent Sun,
day in Cloverport, the guest of the
Misses Plank.
Mrs. F. e. Redman and childrenl
spent several days here last week the
guests of friends.
Will Pennick, OF Custer, was in town
the first of the week the guest of his|
brother.
G. T. MARSHALL and son, Charlie,
were in Stephensport Friday on bust j
ness.
Ladies call and see the beautiful
hats at Mrs. Pomp MrCoy's before
Easter.
The Ladies Aid of the Baptist churchI
will meet with Mrs. G. 7. Marshall
on Tuesday April 17.-All of the mem
bers are requested to come.
M,s Mamie Wsthen was IN Hardins,
burg last week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Lewis and baby (
returned to their home at Bradfords
vile after spending few days witt
his mother, Mrs Lewis, at Basin
Springs.
Victor Pile. OF Louisville, spent Sun
dav here the guest of his friends.
TAYLOR Dowell attended court a
Hardlnsbulg this week.
l.. Il. jolly was in Louisville Mo-
day and Tuesday on business.
ID. Stewart Miller, Jr., went
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
DEATH AT
HARDINSBURG

Harlinsburg, KY, April 1O-Mr
Allie Bowmer, widow of the late Rc
ert Bowmer, died at her home here Sd
day night, after an illness of a week.
The funeral occurred Tuesday mofi
ing from the residence. The Rex
Isaiah Cline conducted the service,
Notice will appear next week.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
COW BELLS DON'T
CLATTERAT DEAR
OLD HARDiNSBUR(

HardinsbuIg, KY, April TO- Th
town has stock law that pfd9ibI
the running at large of all kinds
stock and the ordinance is strictly 4
forced by the marshal.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

The private car IN which the president
of the Louisville Atlantic r. R. and R.
N. Hudson, the General Manager,
were making sn inspection tour of the
road last week. wss wrecked but none
of the occupants of the Car sustained
serious injury.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

It Is a certainty that Cloverport
ladies will have no trouble IN gettlne
their Easter bonnets.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

We are really anxious to know wheth-
or thar Madisonville road will ever be
built or not.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

THAT Farm Journal is a good little
paper. is what a man told us the
other day. Read our offer.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

If you know anything bad about
Uloverport you should help to make 1t
good.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
ANNOUNCEMENT.
For Conaress.

We are authorized TO announce the HON
REN JOHNSON, OF Nelson county, as IA
candidate for Congress IN the fourIn Noie
greSsional District. subje" TO the action OF
the Democratic party.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

If the sun continues to shine, Nobe
Pate will surely loom mp with his
picnic bills.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

Ever try selling anything in our
Want Column? 1t is the easiest way
vet.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

The big boiler, at the Miller plant
were being filed yesterday prepsritive
to raising steam. The plant will
doubtless be in operation in a few
days.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

Cloverport is all right when it comes
to sunsets.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

j. b. Perkins was at home Sunday
from Versailles where he is an engineer
on the Louisville Atlantic K r.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

And the grand old circus will soon
be here.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

The following pupils of the Irvington
Private School having attained an
average of ninety or over in each sub
Ject, are entitled to place oD the
honor roll for March.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

Itching, Blind. Bleeding, Protruding Piles:
Druggists are authorized TO refund money E1
PAZO OINTMENT fails 20 cnre In tol4
days. soc.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

ID. Stewart Miller, Jr.. went
Owensboro Saturday night.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Cha.nberlain, of
IIvington, were in the citv Sunday
the guests of the Misses Plank.
Miss Essie Bohler's pict1re was in
the Courier Journal of Saturday.
John A. Murray was at home from
Louisville Sunday.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11

Nothing will relieve indigestion that is
not thorough digestant. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure dIgests what you eat. and
allows the stomach to rest-Tecuper-
ate-grow strong again. A few doses
Of Kodol after meals will soon restore
the stomach and digestive organs to a
full performance of their functions
naturally. Sold by all druggists.
The Breckenridge news., 1906-04-11
Old Null.

H. J. Carlton.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-06-08
AUXILIARY NOTES.

The next regular meeting of Capital
Auxiliary No. II will be held at the
home of Mrs. Frank G. Odell, 1885
North Twenty fourth street, on Fri
day, June Is. All members are urged
to be present
Our last meeting was held with Mrs.
Pentzer, at 1914 North Twenty-seventh
street. Owing to blessed spring
time" the duties of great many
were so strenuous they could not be
present Remember our next meet
ing, June 18TH
Mrs. C. B. Fighter is harvesting a
very large crop of strawberries.
Mrs. w. S. Bustard is entertaining
her aunt from Wahoo this week.
Mrs. Maupin does nothing nowadays
but clean fish,
The social for June has been post
poned until later date owing to COM
mencement exercises.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-06-08
COLOR IN BUYING CATTLE
Trade Has Taste in Pur-
chasing.

At the shows and sales of pure kred
cattle held in Scotland questions OF
color have been coming under discus
sion as if they never had had Sc
rious reviewing, and arguments for
and against certain shades are pulled
up every now and then by What do
the foreigners say?" Galloway men
can scarcely be said to have color
question except on special occasions
when some one for a fondness for
what is not always on the card won
ders whether the southwestern cattle.
like the Aberdeen-Angus, are in dam
ger of becoming too black. However,
experts say that if Galloway men as
a body were as wise as select few
they would persistently aim at the
preservation of that soft touch of
brown in the hair which bygone race
of breeders held to be sign of quail
ity or of desirable feeding and milk
ing properties.
During the last few years there has
been a moderate reaction in home
shorthorn circles against the pursuit
of dark colors. A rich red is an
honored possession, but few whites
are more than tolerated by numbers
of breeders who wish to preserve me-
dunn shades of roam as seen in ami
amls with dark heads and necks and
light-colcred bodies. ''Mealy roans, %
or those blendings in which white has
the most surface, were common enough
when American dollars had little infiu-
ence on British homesteads. but the
dark roam, stranger to the meal, :"
is now, Of course, more favored guam
tity because it suits the South African
market.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-06-08

CT realize that it is exceedingly late
to be writing about Mrs. Wharton's
House of Mirth Correspondence
New York Times.)
We may still write of 'Pickwick."
Henry Esmond,' "Ivanhoe,"
'.Ear From the Madding Crowd The
Egotist," ''Pere Goriot,"
OF Pride and Prejudice" and other
tales of equal worth
But it's rather late to write of Mrs
Wharton's House OF Mirth."
We still may talk of "Middlemarch,"
Salammbo," "On the Heights
Jane Eyre" Tristan Shandy," "One
of Cleopatra's Nights
Dumas "Vicomte de Bragelonne" oc
SCOTS Fair Maid of Perth
But it's really getting late to talk
about THE House of "Mirth.'
Why, bless my soul! The House of
Mirth" was published months
ago,
Already we remember it with las
years leaves and snow;
BEST Sellers" come like water and
like wind they disappear;
There is naught so soon forgotten as
the books of yesteryear.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-06-08
Extravaganza for the Dead.

with our people. But complicated and
costly living appears to have made
simple dying impossible, remarks the
New York Mail. We run to weak os-
tentation in the surroundings and
trappings of mortality. 1t is necessary
to obtain this, to purchase that; it is
the only good form, nothing else will
do. 1t is the consideration Of the liv-
ing that we think about, not the sim
pie respect due the dead. We forget
that the costlier the earthly memorial
we erect the shallower may be the rec
ord that we cut upon the tablets of
our hearts.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-06-08
CHARMS THAT BRING LUCK
Superstitions of Bridge Players
Houses and Seats That Are
Un1ucky.

1t is now obvious that the portion of
society which takes it's gambling seri-
ously-it is a very large portion in
deed-has become very superstitious
An instance in point is the buying of
the ankh which, as now sold in Bond
street in gold and jewels, is extremely
popular, says the London Daily Mail.
The ankh is the sign of life, and
consequently of good luck striving
against bad; symbol of Egyptian
origin composed of headless cross
attached to stirrup circle.
Gambling has always gone hand in
hand with belief in the efficacy of
charms, but the fair votaries of bridge
go much further and there are end
less little ceremonies which are sup
posed to initiate for or against their
chance of winning.
A charming lady who might, with
out undue conceit, have styled herself
lone who knows" quotes an instance:
Whenever you cut for fresh deal
or after a rubber" she said, t'the one
who cuts lowest has, as you know, the
choice of cards and seats, and they in
variably turn the winning people out
of their seats and choose the winning
pack" Sometimes they elect to sit
against the hinges of the table, be-
cause that is the lucky side.
AS for the charms which are sup
posed to bring luck, their name is
legion; the most favored are little
dwarfs, lucky sixpences and the New
Zealand greensboro.
1t must not be supposed that these
superstitions are confined to the
ladies' Two well known card players
at Whites are extremely proud of pos
sessing some pieces of hangman's
rope, and from the possession of these
trophies they date their good luck.
Certain houses are considered lucky
to play in, though of course house
which is lucky for one player may be
unlucky for the other. Particular clubs
also are much in favor among card
players.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-06-08

Though we often dispraise
others to exalt ourselves, we
quite as often attribute all sorts
I of qualities to our companions Sd
that we may show in what socl-
ETY. we move and with whom we
are equals.
Some women's brilliancy in
society consists entirely of their
diamonds. It is the only kind o.
brilliancy apparently that soci-
ETY. appreciates.
When he felt tender toward his
wife he treated her to a bellyful
of moonlight. He never allowed
his sentiment to corrupt his
economy. But she was not alto
gether satisfied with this, and
used openly to suspect his mo-
tives and the depth of his affec-
ton, but after marriage it was
an evasion-a representation OF
love. What is moonlight to q
married woman, compared with
the glitter of feminine baubles
q and tinery?
One of the bad influences of
women in literature is that it
has made the majority of our
20 \, nv,
schoolgirls.
To understand women it Is
necessary to despise them; and
to do this one must have loved
them, which is the thorny part of
knowledge. The cynic about
women knows them as women
know each other.
Shea wise woman who wish
es to marry is never wise with
men. Men loathe wise women
before marriage. l caught you
sign, malice prepense.
He-And now we are married
you keep me your slave by being
wise.
She-Ah! that is whore the
establishment comes in. A wo-
man has so many risks after
marriage! If she remains fool
ish she is in danger of rIdicule.
If she becomes wise she is in
peril of boring fool-a too pos
sible fool.
A woman with past! A wo-
man has not got "a past until
she begins to repent.
WALTER BLACKBURN HARTE.