The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-10-11

though il we're made of oolored panes.
Many eathedrals and handsome build
ings are using this material. It costs
about 40 cents a yard and is beautiful.
THE world Is full of shams, isn't itY''
Said Mrs. Norman. Her daughter who
had fixed the window, added, "And oh,
how fast we are learning"
Once The Breckenridge News gave
an account of a mans death, simply
stating when he died, gave funeral
particulars, his age, dates of his mar
rage and names of his family left
Nothing was said about his character,
no comments we're made. The article
was clipped from the paper and sent
to the editor. Across it was written:
"It looks like this needs little fixing"
A Breckenridge county man who de-
ponds on Louisville for most of his soeia
pleasures, made an engagement with a
young woman. and afterwards decided
to break il. He told her he was COM
PEELED to leave for home that afternoon
She accepted his reason kindly. The
next morning he got on street car
and the first person he saw was this
girl. He smiled at her sneakingly.
When she stepped off the car she
brushed by him quickly and said. in
low voice but with tone Of firmness:
al have no use tor liars"
The man who runs his shoes over,
can easily correct the habit if he just
stops and thinks a minute.
are engaged is the fashion. And
| the married woman, as everybody
knows, should wear rings, especially
her engagement and wedding ring on
her third finger-not the middle finger
or the first finger. The Eastern girl will
not even try ring on her left third
finger unless she is ngaged-consider
ed i'll luck, but that's a bit of folly.
| The clerks in city shops have gotten
on to a certain line of small talk that
is thoroughly disgusting to those who
see through it. ~ don't know whether
my shoes fit or not, said young wo-
man Saturday. "The clerk ask, me
hundred questions and got my mind
off of shoes completely. | bought a
pair and paid for them hardly reaiz-
ing what was doing. intended to
have the left shoe fitted, but forgot it,
l was too deeply engaged in telling the
clerk about our town. He asked me if
our little city was growing and while
proving it was, somehow, l took the
shoes without examining them thor
oughly. When | got home the shoes
were not exactly what wanted, but
did not have the nerve to take them
back to the man, who was so nice and
interested in our town"
a girl who likes to write letters as
well as get them, says that sometimes
she can hardly wait the proper length
of tine to answer a letter. Often as
soon as she receives letter she ans
wers it, but does not mail it for day or
two. Letter writing, to write naturally,
just like you talk, is rare gift. 1t Is
said that DR.. Francis Smith, man of
many interesting characteristics, wrote
letters full of wit and originality. He
rarely ever signed his name and would
close his letter by saying, 'You know
who wrote this"
The gladdest feeling of all, is to be
tired and happy and sleepy when night
comes.
To smother grief seems to be the &C
ton of the day and person in sorrow
now, does not dare show it, If he does,
he is considered not brave and the
world says of him, ''He just gives way
to his feelings A story of a crushed
heart was picked up. the other day; SIN
the night get up and walk the floor.
l can't sleep. Since mother has been
taken, seems my heart is just being torn
from me piece by piece. The greatest
comfort have, IS that mothers words
are always with me, telling me what to
do. Her spirit hangs over me, guiding,
leading me. My eyes are just too dim to
see"
al have more leisure now than ever"
said the mother of two little sons. BE
fore was married was rushed all the
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