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The evening world., 1911-10-02
KIPLING's TENACITY.

0rTO" ~ VesWsHbV0T VuEtVt6sT
Mr.. Lockwood kipliny figures In one
good story In connection with his
famous son. When Rudyard was twelve
ha ven on . sea voyage with his pa
ternal relative. The elder kiphng be.
came very ssa@ick and vent below,
leaving the youngster to himself. Pres
entity there vas q great commotion over
head. and one OF the ships officers
rushed down and banged at Mr.. Kip
ling's door. "Mr. kipling." he called
out, your boy a crawled out on the
yardarm, and II he lets go he'll drown
YES" said Mr.. Kipllng. glad to know
that nothing serious was the mater;
but he won't let 60"
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demned. Personally. she seems TO iee'
that no really lofty soul wouIu s'oop
to wrestle with a limp stalk OF rs
paragus. But. dearle me- what next
Finicking young people like TINS shouio
not be encouraged In their notions ~
far as We are concerned. We have hnV
persons with perfectly delcctable tabis
name borrow our money to tip the
walter: while quite dreadful creatures
who blow upon their tea. have paid the
entire bill without n murmur.
Yet. this foolish young miss OF Tho
magazine declares:
THE man whom l could marry
must positively understand table eti-
quette. Other wise, though he had
the wisdom OF solomon and the
wealth Of Midas, / could not sit
opposite to him at table three lines
a day for the rest 10 my llfe. |
simply could not ben" existence vita
a man who talked with his mouth
fun or NnrVcd his fool with hi- 81
bow on a level with his shoulders.
Nor coUld | ever MARI n man
who suffered from the great Ameri-
can breakfast table crouch. q man
w'ao admitted he could not be de-
cent before 10 O'Clock IN tho morn
ing
How many women have learned
by sad experience that their mgn
folk are sayages, not to he app
preached on any subject OF impor-
lance uEtil after they have been fed?
The children mus, be as quiet as
nice, the son OF the house TO care
ful about soliciting a favor, and the
vito possess her soul IN patience
and exercise the utmost tact, lest
she rufhe the mans temper before
he has finished his meal, The Eng
lishman brings his grouch to the
dinner table ard the American brings
his Crouch 20 the breakfast table,
bu; Englishman or American, or
South Sea Islander, I VIII not marry
until | can find tac man who can
be both courteous and correct while
he is eating"
The evening world., 1911-10-02
FIRE IN REWER'S h0US..
D0eiEer Entertaining New sorK
Friends nj Red Bsnk when
DlnHe starts.

RED BA.,k. oct. Fire from a de-
fective iue broke out last night IN
tho summer residence OF Charles \.
Doelger. New York brewer, on the
Rumson road. Mr.. and Mrs. Doelger
were at the time entertaining MIR. and
Mrs, ]. C.. G.. Huphl OF Riverside Drive
and other New York friends
Fire companies Of Little Silver and
Fairhaven were t%eiephoned for. and
while they succeeded in "extlngulsning
the blaze, great damage was done by
wa,sr and axes. Valuable Oriental
rugs. bric-a-hrac and furniture we're
destroyed.
The evening world., 1911-10-02
But Better a Husband,
She Should knoW, Who
Can Pay the Bills Than
the Polished Man Who
BorvoWs the Price.
BY Ethel Lloyd Patterson.

Now comes q
girl who says she
will not marry un-
I'll she finds a man
with perfect table
manners. Her sem
timcnts are quoted
In a current maya
zine. One cannot
he sure entirely
from the tone OF
the article whether
her aspirations are
%applauded or con
The evening world., 1911-10-02

FILING bank president she will learn to
say. than a man who knows the proper
table silver to use but who cannot AFFORD
20 buy IT," And until she can subscribe
to some suoh sentiment she is not a true
American at heart. And unless she be-
cone a true American she might az
well be dead. Why, even the eagle
screams while Its mouth Is full.
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Broadway & Goth ST.; 5th Ave-; 10th St.
The evening world., 1911-10-02
Professional Foresight.

IFrOm The WAsI nXIon sam
THAT fellow has a fearful nerve"
said the dealer In firearms,
"Who liz he?'
San alienist. lie says he Will give
me a commission on his business IL 1
will hand his card TO Every wild-eyed
psrson who comes in and buys a re-
voiver."
The evening world., 1911-10-02
KIND WAYS ARE MORE THAN
OYSTER FORKS,

~HoIty-toity, young lady, Can't you
see sou are hitting the very spirit OF
our country below the belt? Kind ways
are more than oyster forks or butter
knives. What would become OF our ma
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Dreams of Genius.

An interesting book might be written
on the subject of the dreams of genius.
Stevenson maintained that much of his
work was only partially original. His
colaboratOrs were the brownies who
ran riot through his brain during the
hours Of sleep. He instances the case
of "Dr Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" 81 had
long been trying TO write a story on
this subject" he writes. Ito find a
body, vehicle for that strong sense
of mans double being which must at
times come in upon and overwhelm the
mind of every thinking creature. For
two days | went about racking my
brains for a plot of any sort. and ON
the second night | dreamed the scene
at the window and scene afterward
split in two. in which Hyde, pursued
for some crime. took the powder and
underwent the change in the presence
of his pursuers. All the rest was
made awake and consciously, although
think can trace in much of 1t the
manner Of my brownies. London
Chronicle.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
A RAIN OF FIRE.
The Great Meteoric Shower That
Scared Folks In 1888.

The Great Meteoric Shower That
Scared Folks In 1888.
In Scharf's chronicles of Baltimore"
there is a vivid description of the star
rs haistorm. the fiery meteOric show
er, of 1888. and old files of newspapers
are made luminous at that date with
Tie impressions of editors and contrib
utors. One writer said it was the
grandest and most charming sight ever
presented to the vision of man. Awak-
ened from sleep, he sprang to the win
dow. thinking the house was on fire.
but when he looked out he beheld
stars. or fiery bodies, descending like
torrents" The shed lin the adjoin-
ing yard to my own" he wrote, was
covered with stars as | supposed dur
ing the whole time" Professor Ohm
stead of Yale college thought that the
exhibition was the finest display of
celestial fireworks that had been wit
messed since the creation of the world.
although he. too, while knowing its
character. was sufficiently imbued
with the theological spirit of the time
to believe that it was a solemn portent
that carried divine warning.
One editor whose comment upon this
phenomenon was probably more quoted
than any other he ever made said:
I'VE pronounce the raining fire which
we saw on Wednesday morning an
awful type. forerunner, merciful
sign. of that great and dreadful day
which the inhabitants of the earth will
witness when the sixth seal will be
opened. Many things occurring in the
earth tend to convince us that we are
now in the latter days"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Romeo Not Taken Seriously.

Juliet was only fifteen years old. but
she thought she was quite grown up.
One evening, says Mrs. II. a. Pryor in
My Day" she was receiving on the
moonlit veranda a young man caller.
He, too. it seemed. considered himself
grown up. The anxious youth was
moved TO seize the propitious hour and
declare himself. Juliet wished to an
swer correctly and dismiss him with
out wounding him.
She assured him mamma would new
er consent.
A voice from within-they were sit
ting beneath her mothers window
settled the matter:
Accept the young man. Juliet, If
you want TO. I've not the least OBJ
lection. And let him run along home
now. Be sure to bolt the door when
you come ill.,"
Evidently the mother had small re-
spect for boy lovers and wished to go
to sleep.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Opportunities and Limitations.

The world is full of opportunities.
Ine world has place for all kinds of
people. If a man look no higher than
pickax or bod, but be Industrious, the
world can use him. The opportunities
for the man who has spent the least
time in school, getting only the prac-
teal studies, are better and higher
than come to him of the bod. but such
a man soon reaches his limit. He is
on a short ladder. The one who has
laid the foundation of broad general
education as we'll as a technical one
has. given intelligence, industry and
loyalty, practically no limit to his ca
reer.-K. U. Graduate Magazine.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
BLINDING A SHARK.
A Pearl Divers Ruse by Which He
Made Good His Escape.


a successful diver must possess
great courage and nerves of steel.
Such a man connected with a large
wrecking company was visiting some
years ago the pearl fisheries in the
gulf of California. where sharks
abounded. On one of his trips in quest
of the pearl oyster he had a narrow
escape from Il fearful death.
He had been instructed never to stir
from the bottom until he had looked
up and around. Fortunately he needed
the advice. Having filed his bag. he
glanced quickly about and caught sight
of huge shovel nosed shark watch
ing him.
In an emergency men think fast.
Near the diver was a large rock. He
moved quickly to the other side of it,
hoping TO dodge the ferocious monster,
but the maneuver did not work. The
shark watched every movement, chang
ing his position by a slight motion of
his powerful tail
Time was precious, and the diver
COucelNeu lne lued VI DllnulhS thC
shark by stirring up the mud. Under
cover of that he might escape. He
worked for dear life and had the wa
ter thick with mud ia less than half n
minute.
Slipping around the rock again. he
rose to the surface. having barely
strength enough to reach the side Of
the boat. and was hauled on board
just as the voracious man eater made
q rush for him.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
DEATHWATCH BEETLES.
Their Tapping Stands For courtship
and Not For Warning.

Much mental anguish could have
been saved TO past generations and
some not SO very far past II people
had known that the mysterious tap
ping of the "deathwatch" stood for
courtship and not death. A writer in
the Scientific American explains that
the various species Of the beetle anobi-
um and their bigger relatives of the
genus xestobium not only attack furni-
ture, but so completely riddle the
whole woodwork OF old houses by their
borings as TO render the structures un-
safe. Indeed. beam that has been
tenanted by these insects for a num-
Der of years Is little better than an
outer shell containing mass Of wood
dust. The xestoblum is the common
deathwatch while the anobium also
is in the habit of making a tapping
sound.
The nocturnal tappings of these in
sects. distinctly audible in a room
where there is an otherwise complete
absence of noise. has for many centu-
ries been regarded by the supersti-
tious as a warning of the approach of
death. This uncanny Interpretation Of
a mysterious sound is scarcely surpris-
ing when it is remembered that only
in recent years have naturalists dis
covered its true cause.
The little beetle has been found in
some secluded spot, Jerking its hard
head at regular intervals upon the sur
face of the wood beneath it. SO far
as can be told. its rappings constitute
q kind of courtship ritual. Obviously
ter end of mankind.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
FUNERAL COSTUMES.
Their Extravaganza Curbed by Law at
One Time In England.

One Time In England.
Sumptuary mourning laws were for
merly found necessary in England
to restrict the extravaganza of the no.
bility and their imitators in the mat
ter of funeral costume. At the end of
the fifteenth century it was laid down
that dukes. marquises and archbishops
should be allowed sixteen yards Of
cloth for their gowns. "sloppes"
mourning cassocksl and mantles; earls
fourteen. viscounts twelve. barons
eight. knights six and all persons of in
ferior degree only two. Hoods were
forbidden to all except those above the
rank of esquire of the kings house.
hold.
In the following century Margaret.
countess of Richmond. mother of Hen
ry VII. issued an ordinance for the
reformation of apparel for great es-
tates of women in TYNE of mourn
ings." So it seems that men and wom-
en- have met in the extravaganza of
sorrow.
Even 200 years ago London trades.
men found that court mourning seri-
ously affected their business. Addison
relates that at tavern he often met a
man whom he took for an ardent and
eccentric royalist. Every time this
man looked through the Gazette he ex-
claimed. Thank God. all the reigning
families of Europe are WELL" Occa-
sionally he would vary this formula
by making reassuring remarks respect
ing the health OF British royalists. Aft
er some time Addison discovered that
this universal royalist was a colored
silk merchant. who never made bar
gain without inserting in the agree
ment. "All this will take place as long
as no royal parsonage dies in the in
terval."-London Chronicle
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
A Prince Edward island Leqend.

There is Il delightful legend among
the people of Point Prim to the effect
that when the English attacked the
French fort at that place chain ball
from one of the attacking vessels cut
the steeple from the old church located
on the very point. In falling it toppled
over the promontory and carried the
bell which it contained into the sea.
Dwellers along the point affirm that
from time to time the sound Of that
bell comes over the waters at eventide
and that its phantom tone is ever a
warning of fierce storm or some i'm
minent danger TO those who make
their living by the spells Of the ocean.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q q q r . RIA
MENTAL INFLUENCES.
The State of the Mind Has a Direct
Effect Upon the Body.

Effect Upon the Body.
A good deal is said in these days
about the effect of mind on matter in
the way of the cure of disease. but
less is heard about mental influences
as cause of bodily ills. yet it is an
old truth that the state of mind has q
direct effect on the body. The gloom
and depression caused by worry and
anxiety create a morbid condition of
the physical system. 1t is impossible
to feel well physically when the mind
and spirits are downcast The blood
does not circulate properly, appetite
fails, the head aches. and If these NOR
bid conditions continue more deep
seated ailments are likely to arise, and
cancer may be one of them.
With many persons fit of anger Is
followed by an attack of Indigestion.
Excitement destroys the appetite. bad
news creates nausea. fright causes
faintness. and so on. Violent or de-
pressing emotions always disturb the
equilibrium of body and mind alike,
This being the case. it is inevitable
that when these emotions often recur
or become continuous serious physical
results will follow. The obvious les
son is. then. that mental serenity tends
to health-is. in fact. an essential
element Of health-and that instead OF
resorting TO mind "cures" after the
health is broken it is wise to preserve
the serenity as preventive and safe
guard against disease. - indianapolis
Star
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
SOWING HIS WILD OATS.
Nights Of Wssteful Debsuehery Tust
Wore Him Out

Wore Him Out.
yes, l'm dissipating too much" said
the red faced rustic us he rubbed his
head despondently.
"Dissipating" gasped his friend
That's the word used. You've
heard that expression about burning
life's candle NJ both cndsT Well
that's my case exactly. TO tell the
truth. have been having too gay n
time. Last night ! went down to the
Blue Moon and drank soda. Then
some travelling man offered me cigar.
OF course had to take IT,"
You don't mean itY'
81 mean just what say. Then I
bought n ham sandwich. ate it and
actually forgot myself and took an
other On my way home dropped
into the church social for a few min
utes. Some Of the young ladies made
me try the penny dip and | drew a
blank"
such extravaganza"
That's exactly it. Extravaganza
aud dissipation will kill me. 1t was o
O'Clock before ! reached home"
mine o'clock"
"Yes. must he sowing my wild
oats. Well. I've finished now. Night
before last | called on my girl. She
wouldn't let me leave until had taken
her out and bought chocolate creams.
Talk about pleasure hunting! I'm
simply worn out after these nights
Of wasteful debauchery." -Pearson's
Weekly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
One Passenger, "a Cents.


For twenty passengers the cost
would amount to "a cents each per
trip, or, allowing for the average six
vacant seats each trip, the cost for the
fourteen passengers would be 49.4
cents, or less than one-fourth the low
est fare of the Pennsylvania railway
for the same trip. This would permit
owners of automobile cars to charge
100 per cent profit and even then cut
the lowest price Of the railway in half.
For fifty tons of freight, handled
by two engineers for sixteen hours,
a fifty horsepower traction engine at
four miles per hour the figures would
be:
Cost of fifty horsepower traction en-
CINE, s.. 400; life of same. calculated
at three years. service. amounting
to, per diem. ........................... $40
Cost of wagons capable OF moving
fifty tons. 5000; four years life.
per dlern... Observation-Disclosures. l.ol
Wages of two engineers. working
eight hours each. at $3............... 600
Fuel oil. etc, for 16 hours............ 450
Repairs on engine. estimated at $219
per annum.. ..............."........... 80
Total for sixteen hours................ $1494
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
a Hard Prohlann.

A certain debating society is discuss
ing the question as TO which is the an
grier. the husband who goes home and
finds that the dinner is not ready Or
the wife who has dinner ready and
whose husband does not come home.
1t is believed that the debate will end
In a draw.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Cement HIGHWAY
FOR The NATION
COIOradOan Evolves Good Roads
Plan Costing S5O,OOO,OOO.
GOVERNMENT PAYS ONE-HALF

States to Pay Remainder and Denver
to Be Radius With Roads to Great
Lakes, Gulf Of Mexico and Pacific
oeean-Reduotion Of Railroad Rates
One Benefit.
A system of national highways ra-
dating from Denver to the ports on
the great lakes, the gulf of Mexico and
the Pacific seaports of San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Seattle is the plan
outlined by j. Brisben Walker, presi-
dent of the Transcontlnental Highway
association, before the Colorado con-
servation commission recently.
BY the building of such a system Of
highways. says Mr.. Walker, the cost Of
freight and passenger transportation
on existing railway systems would be
cut in two through competition.
The conservation commission unani-
mously Endorsed Mr.. Walkers plan and
passed a resolution urging the national
legislature to take favorable action
upon it.
The highways are to be built of ce-
ment asphalt or other durable ma
terial, one-half of the cost to be borne
by the government because of the
value of the highways for military
purposes and one-half to be borne by
the states traversed by the highways.
These states include Texas, Oklahoma
Missouri, Iowa. Illinois, Kansas, Colo
RADIO, Neb' aska, Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington, oregon, California, Arizo-
ma and Utah.
Five Thousand Miles For $50,000000.
AS to cost, Mr.. Walker figures that
5000 miles of highway could be built
for $5O,OOOO00. This is for the first
strip twenty feet wide. With the gov
eminent paying half this would leave
$25,000.000 to be divided among six
teen states, an average of $1,5O0,0OO
each. Paid for in thirty year per
cent bonds this would be no burden,
Mr.. Walker says. Eventually the first
strip would be widened until separate
thoroughfares were provided for
freight and passenger traffic.
To show how passenger fares would
be cut Mr.. Walker takes as a basis
a ninety mile highway between New
York and Philadelphia on which twen-
ty passenger touring cars are operat-
ed. In this connection he says:
Those familiar with automobile build
ing would place the cost of six
cylinder twenty passenger car, If sold
in large numbers, at $1,000. 1t would
be a very reasonable estimate to place
the life of the car, making a round
trip daily. at one and one-half years.
SAT round trips. or 1904 single trips,
which would bring the cost of car to
$1.S2 per trip. For so short life re-
pairs need not be estimated at over
$1S2 per year. or so cents day. This
would give the following:
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
An Office Enhancement

One of Washington's gilded young
men came rapidly down the steps Of
his house half an hour after noon the
other day.
whats the rush?" asked friend.
"Oh. I've got to hurry down to the
office or won't get there in time to go
out for lunch" = Saturday Evening
Post.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04

CT 2OO 40 acres, miles from Custom,
pO, OOO miles from Irvington; well
watered; lays well; good young orchard; good
timber on rural route school house few yards
fro n house; improvements; good four room
good barns: barn and tenent house and els
tern back in the field meat and hen house
wood shed will sell on easy payments; plenty
OF small fruit. Further particulars address
Jno. ID. Babbage, Cloverport, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
The Inspiration.

This is a pretty good poem. You
must have had some strong insplra-
ton"
IL had. The editor promised me
S1O."--Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Not ALWAYS,

Teacher (of night schooD-What do
you understand by the term "life SEN
tenceT Give an example OF one.
Shaggy Haired Pupil-"I pronounce
you husband and wife."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
OPERA HOUSE FOR KAISER.
Finest and Most Luxurious In World
Is Planned

Is Planned.
The German emperor, it is said, is
seeking site In Berlin for the erection
of the finest opera house In the world.
1t will be luxurious building, and
eight OF Germany's leading architects
are said to be at work upon its plans.
Three thousand persons will be ac-
commodated In the auditorium, while
the stage will be 100 feet In width and
ninety feet in depth. For the use of
the royal family there will be box
capable OF seating eighty persons.
There will also be spacious dressing
and retiring rooms for the use of royal
visitors.
The cost Of the whole scheme will be
very great. so great. It is reported. that
the actual sum has been withheld
from the German public.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
RaaI Raform.

Knicker-What is your idea Of mu-
nicipal government? Booker = First
provide an auto and then create an
office TO I'LL it.-New York Sun.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Safa Ground.

"Every big millionaire likes to tell
how he got his first thousand dollars"
"Yes: he's usually on safe ground
thsre."-Pittsburg Post.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Her Excuse.

Her Mortified Mother - Maude, 1
should like to know why you allowed
that presumptuous fellow TO kiss you.
The Daughter - I'LL thought,
mother, no one was looking.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04

The heart Of a loving woman Is a
golden sanctuary where often there
reigns an idol of clay.-Limarae.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04
Seek Radium In Water.

So radioactive is the water supplied
to the city of Belgrade that scientists
are searching its source for radium-
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04

$4,000 sHs e SsFss m Ss ro% q
railroad all fresh land; 100 acres in cultiva-
tion; so acres In grass; will produce the best
corn, wheat and tobacco In neighborhood (;
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-01-04

We can do nothing well without Joy
aud a good conscience. which Is the
ground OF joy.-Dibbes.