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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-11-01
Corn Show At
Lexington In January

The second annual corn show of the
Kentucky Corn Growers Association
will be held at the College of Agricult-
ure. Lexington, KY, January 5, 1912.
Liberal premiums will be ava, ded.
Those interested in the show write to
George Roberts, secretary, Lexington.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-11-01
Postmaster Woods Seeks
Interview With Hitchcock

Washington, Oct. 2z.-Robert f.
Woods, postmaster of Louisville, after
addressing the convention of second
and third class postmasters here today,
left for New York, where Postmaster
General Hitchcock is reported to be
at present.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-11-01
Sales OF New Burley.

Bud Board has bought few crops Of
new Burnley at Garfield az a round
price of 5 cents. He says the crop this
year is the finest ever grown in that
section.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-11-01

| would rather 90 down in
defeat, standing aud fighting
for the common people and stay
with them, than to be elected
by the Trusts. If you want
your rights fought for, vote
for me. Marshall Norton.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-11-01
Notice..

lam not a candidate for Councilman
n the coming city election. Ernest
Boyd.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1911-11-01

"Bread baking success is guaranteed
I you use Lewisport BEST Flour.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
In the Good odd Summer Time.

When the weather conditions are
most trying, and the heat seems unen-
durable, try to be patient. The man
alongside of you feels the heat quite
as much as you do, and his nerves are
strained just as yours are. This is
the time to exercise forbearance.
Don't worry about the temperature;
you can't control it, and you must en-
dure it some way. Stick to your
task and you'll suffer less.
Don't indulge too freely in cold
drinks; don't eat too much, and avoid
all sorts of excesses. Thus you may
enable nature to respond to the I'M
usual strain placed upon you.
Whatever else you do, don't fret.
Fretting superinduces conditions that
increase discomfort.
The heated term will not last for
ever, and if you will just be patient
you'll minimize its effects.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
Good Roads.

One feature of the good roads con-
vention at York that will commend it
greatly to the folks interested in the
movement is the temperate tone of the
proceedings. The delegates avoided
the fiamboyant, resolutions too often
adopted at such gatherings and
mapped out a campaign that seems
practical and worthy Of undertaking.
The economic value of good roads
is too well established to call for illus
tration. That it costs more to get the
products of the farm from the farm
to the railroad has long been demon
strated, and probably will still be true
after the best of good roads have been
provided. But this should not deter
the effort to better the condition of
the highways as far as possible, and
thus reduce the cost of the initial item
In the great bill of costs the "ulti-
mate consumer" must pay.
City people are as deeply, if not as
directly, interested in good roads as
the farmer, and should give the mat
ter quite as much attention. With
the people Of Nebraska awakened to
the need for better highways, the i'm
provement desired is bound to come.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
A WHOLESOME REMEDY.
New York Times.

New York Times.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Madeline Fayles
A girl about seven or eight
Had cherished the habit of biting her nails,
And practiced 1t early and late.
From such an absurd and ridiculous trick
1t was not long time before
Each delicate finger-tlp down to the quick
Was painfully tender and sore
Ellzabeths father declared twas sin
Such beautiful fingers to spoil;
And big brother said, with a comical grin,
Let's smear them with capsicum oil"
So capsicum. aloes, and pitch were applied,
And vile things too many to name
But Mary Elizabeth silently cried
And nibbled her nails just the same.
Then Mrs. Fayles said, with delight in her
voice,
Eve thought of a cure sure as fate!"
She tried It at once and had cause to re-
toice;
The nail biting ceased from that date.
What potent device did this fond mother
use
curing the trick OF her pet?
vas simply an artifice stratagem, ruse-
he bought her a manicure set.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
WiscOnsin's Proposed Income Tax.

Wlsconsin's Proposed Income Tax.
The Wisconsin legislature has Just
passed bill providing for a state
income tax, whose operation depends
upon the approval of a majority of
the voters at the general election in
November, 1912. The bill proposes a
tax on "all incomes Of individuals,
firms and corporations" ranging from
one-half of I to 6 per cent and ex-
empts the corporations which pay
taxes directly into the state treasury,
such as railroads and insurance com
panies. 1t allows an exemption for
an unmarried person of 81 900 a year.
with 5000 additional for every person
dependent on the taxpayer for support.
1t fixes the married mans exemption
at 200, with an additional 5000 for
every minor child or other person de-
pendent on him for support.
Thus Wisconsin becomes the first
state to make definite Roadway toward
the working out of this perplexing
problem, agitated alike in state and
federal forums. The provisions of the
bill are apparently not unfairly drawn;
the exemptions are much more liberal
than those contained in most European
laws and would not be regarded as a
hardship on any, particularly If, as it
must be assumed, this taxation is to
take the place of some other tax now
being levied. The referendum feature
OF the bill leaves entirely to the people
the rejection or acceptance of the
proposition and gives them more than
year in which to study the feasibility
| of such q law
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
NeedIessIy prolonging the Discussion

James ], Hill calls those senator's
who are opposing Canadian reciprocity
ghost dancers" and compares them
with the old-time medicine men who
went about among the Indians in the
early days, playing upon their Gre
dulity and superstition and often
working them up into frightful fury"
Mr.. Hill, however, is not the only
one with this placid Assurance that the
reciprocity bill is as good as passed.
Senator McCumberS the chief ghost
dancer" has admitted in a speech in
the senate that this measure will pass
the senate by vote of nearly two to
one" He confessed in beginning his
last argument, II do not expect my
discussion viii change a single vote
in this fight" Others opposing rec
iprocity have conceded as much.
Yet We are told in the dispatches
from Washington that the debate Will
be prolonged for weeks" II the thing
is settled now, why extend the discus
sion. consuming time and expense
that might be devoted TO other things?
The opponents of the bill. it is said,
will do most of the talking from now
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
rhe Farmer IN ths Limslirht.

This is the particular season OF the
year when all attention turns to the
farmer. He is, to put II real academic
ally, the cynosure Of all eyes," only
It is ears and minds as well as eyes
that are focused upon him. He has
no difficulty getting a hearing with
anyone now. In fact, he does not have
to ask for It; the other fellow is doing
that.
The farmer is the man behind the
closed, cushioned-covered door. The
tables are turned. Outside in the ante
room are the banker, the merchant,
the railroader, the manufacturer, the
farm laborer and even the automobile
man. All alike are interested in the
farmers welfare, his prosperity. All
are anxious for him to reap a rich
and abundant harvest, to get the best
prices for his products and to come
out with a balance on the right side
OF the ledger. All are interested this
way, because each is interested in his
O"h bubihGbb lul6ISbl. just
now, between the time of the ripening
of the grain and the cleaning, between
the rain and the sun, between this I'M
certainty and that-everybody sits
watching the farmer, to see what the
harvest is going to be.
Why all this concern over the crops?
Because, after all, we are pre-emi-
nently an agricultural people, with all
the great maze and machinery of com
merce dependent in large measure
upon that Oldest of industries. Why
does the neatly groomed man of fash
ion, who perhaps never was on a real
farm, greet you the first thing in the
day with, well, I'd like to see rain;
the crops need it," New wealth comes
from the farm. A crippled crop means
consequent defofmity of industry and
trade. This turning of the thought SO
exclusively to the farm, even if it does
appear selfish, denotes that encourage
ing fact that we are becoming more
intelligent as to the source and char
acter of our prosperity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

Some Remarks strong Enough to
Reach Fairview.

Some Remarks Strong Enough tn
Reach Fairview.
Houston CTex.) Post (dem)
We find this paragraph In the Knoxville
Sentinel:
Representative Robert Lee Henry of
Iexas appreciates Mr.. Bryan's great in
iluence IF Bryan should declare against
any democratic candidate for nomination
or election he said, that candidate could.
hardly carry the state of Texas Mr..
Henry did not believe a candidate could
carry Texas over Mr.. Bryan's opposition
and he says that would be true not only in
Texas but in nearly every southern state"
Mr.. Henry is no doubt, an earnest adj
mirer Of Mr.. Bryan, but 1t is difficult TO be-
lieve that he made any such statement as
the above, because he is bound to know n
Is not true. Furthermore, It is a great re-
Election upon the intelligence and indepen-
dence of the people of Texas.
Mr.. Bryan bitterly opposed the nomina-
ton OF Judge Parker in 1904. as did some
Of the influential democrats of Texas. But
Texas was overwhelmingly for Judge Par,
ker for the nomination, as were most of
the southern states. Indeed 1t was the
south that nominated Parker, in spite Of
the most bitter opposition Mr.. Bryan could
offer
Mr. Bryan is not as influential in' Texas
or In any other southern state as he was
at that time, and there is no doubt he has
lost much prestige lately because of his
attitude toward the democrats in congress
on the question of free WOOL When the
campaign opens next year. the democrats
OF the southern states are going to make
their choice without regard TO Mr.. Bryan's
views. They are going to please them
selves, just as Mr.. Bryan pleases himself
In the matter of selecting the candidate,
and they are not going to undertake TO
please anybody else, When the nomination
is made they will support the nominee. lust
as they always do, regardless of Mr..
Bryans course.
There is no reason to- believe that Mr..
Bryan will not be equally faithful, but II
he should bolt the nominee of the conven-
ton he would not carry with him enough
votes from any southern state to affect the
result
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
SENATORS BYD1REcT VOTE.

st. Louis Republic: Direct nomination OF
senators is not a very good substitute for
popular election of senators, but after a
lot of men had got into the senate through
the direct nomination route approval OF a
popular election amendment to the con-,
stitution followed as a matter OF course.
Cleveland Plain dealer; The senate has
always appeared unwilling TO take any
action looking toward q change In the
method of electlng It's members Possibly
some OF those who supported the Brlstow
amendment took that stand In the hope OF
thereby making impossible an agreement
between senate and house.
Houston (Tex.) Post: SO far at the south
is concerned, the direct election of senator's
already prevails in a substantial form.
The senators are nominated in direct pri-
marles. The direct primary system prevails
in many other states. so very little would
be lost in delaying the change of system
until fairer proposition can be sub
mitted.
Washington Star; Stnl, while q law pro-
viding for direct vote for senators is not
absolutely necessary to the Improvement
OF senatorial elections, such law should
be passed. Deadlocked legislatures, with
senatorships in contest, produce all sorts
VI sSeiu@iS' a Poor qu"iilg Oh laws, anu
not infrequently, very doubtful quality of
senator's
Chicago Inter Ocean Had this resolutionl
been opposed, not with a mere lawyers
argument. like Roots, or a scholars pre-
sentation, like Lodge's-had it been OPP
posed by a real leader with statesman's
courage in his heart and the dread warning
Of history in his hand. it would have failed
and the firewal Of this representative re-
public would have been spared a staggering
blow.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
MEXICO'S BILL of COSTS.
A taste of the Luxury of Revolution
for Taxpayers

for Taxpayers.
Baltimore American
me announcement by the provisional gov
eminent Of Mexico to the effect that all
Americans and other foreigners who have
sustained property losses or who have been
otherwise Injured in the revolutionary up
heaval will be financially recompensed
VIII undoubtedly soon produce the visual
demonstration that revolution, measured
In its by-products of destructiveness alone
Is very costly proposition. Already an
American Mormon colony that had settled
in Chihuahua has sent in a round s., 900, 900
claim for damages. This is but a starter
The mining industries and the railroads
which have been the chief sufferers, are
yet to be heard from.
President de la Barra has asked the Mex
lean congress to create a commission for
the adjustment of war claims, and the
findings of this commission will be likely
to affect the balance sheet Of national
finance in a very changeable way The ma
tional debt of Mexico at the beginning of
the revolution was small in proportion to
the annual revenues. At the beginning Of
the present year the total debt was $780,,
955, $50 and the revenues for the last fiscal
year were sos 0S4,0O0. 1t is, not likely that
the revolutionary cost will increase the
debt by as much as 500. 100000 but even
such an increase could be easily carried.
Mexico has vast resources, and If the revo-
luton is succeeded by period of COM
plete Industrial activity, there will surely
be evolved a greater Mexico. During pc
riod OF more than thirty years, and until
the outbreak of the Maderos revolution
Mexico had been devoting more attention
TO business than to war. Hence the abound
ing prosperity.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

on. II they continue long enough,
they will lay themselves liable to con-
viction on Mr. Hills charge Of being
ghost dancers" A halfway careful
examination of the Congressional Rec
ord would disclose evidence tending to
convince most reasonably-minded per-
sons that about everything that needs
to be said pro and con on this sub
ject can be quickly said. If It is settled
there is no need to prolong the dis
cussion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

Always an actor, Mr.. Miller Is the real
matinee idol OF New York.
Mrs. Gait, reelected president of the
Suffrage Alliance, disclaims responsibility
for her name. Says she got 1t from her
husband"
Parker L. Walker of Salem, Mass, has
served continuously as a church organist
about flfty-four years and, considering his
age. is said to have filled the position
longer than any other organist in the coun-
try.
James Challis and a. e. jackson OF
Atchison, Kan, are going hunting In the
wilds Of British Columbia, armed only with
bows and arrows, They expect to 30 after
mountain lions and grizzly bears II the
opportunity should arise.
The valedictorian OF the graduating class
OF Williams college Is 10 be James Car
field. son Of President Harry Garfield and
grandson OF James A. Garfield twentieth
president OF the United States. Grand =
father, father and son ars graduates OF
Williams.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

The Daily Mining Gazette of Hough-
ton, Mich, says 1t is unfair to assert
that the great steel corporation has
lever hid it's light under a bushel. -
In other words, it maintains that the
Carnegie pethod, the Morgan method
and the Gary method has always been
to show the public practically every
thing it wants to know about the con-
ditions of the corporations business
affairs" Perhaps that is why in this
investigation so many men, who an
doubtedly know the inner workings of
the trust, contradict each other in their
direct testimony.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

The State Board Of Educational
Land and Funds is contemplating on
selling more of the bonds OF other
states held In the permanent school
fund in order to reinvest in securities
OF subdivisions of our own state under
authority conferred by law enacted
by the last legislature. The question
whether 1t is profitable for the state
to sell and reinvest should be care
fully figured out In each case. When
the state bought its present holdings
1t did 1t on premium basis, paying
the premium by detaching unmatured
interest coupons, thus deferring the
receipt Of an income from the invest
ment, sometimes for several years. II
these bonds were to be sold at less
than what was paid for them the
school fund would be that much out,
and would have to make it up on in
creased returns from the investment.
The new law is intended to get the
permanent school fund back into Ne
braska, but 1t is not intended to do so
at any material sacrifice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
concentration of banking CAPITAL,
Springfield RenuhIicao

chicago seems to have taken away from
New York the financial glory of having
the largest bank in the country. With the
absorption of the Hibernian bank the Con-
tnental and Commercial National of Chi
cago is able to claim resources aggregatine
SSOO'OOO'OOO and deposits of over 1928 900 900.
This goes quite way ahead of the Ma
uonal City Of New York, which has de-
posits of about $1ss,OOO.OOO and has hitherto
been the greatest banking institution in the
United States. Six formerly independent
banks have been extinguished to make
Chieago's big concern. We may now doubt
less expect to hear of further bank con-
sondations in the New York field, which
VIII not lightly relinquish the claim to
possession Of the country's largest moneyed
institution.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
The White House Party

The silver wedding anniversary of
President and Mrs. Taft is to be
distinctly democratic function. More
than 5000 guests have been invited to
this White House party. The number
includes people high in official life and
others not in official positions at all,
but friends of the chief executive and
his wife in different parts of the coun-
try. 1t will be a typical American
gathering, bringing into contact what
We might call the high and low. At
least it will bring together many ele-
ments of our population, representing
various ranks and occupations.
Such an assemblege in such place
is in bold contradiction to the royal
event soon to transpire in London.
OF course, it might not. be considered
quite fair to compare, socially or
otherwise, the browning of British
king with the celebration of an Ameri-
can presidents twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary. 1t is not possible, even
If fair, for theNsimple reason that there
is no common standard Tor measuring
together the amenities of royalty and
democracy.
1t is on such occasions as this one
in Washington Monday that Americans
may justly regale themselves in the
Wanted pride of their government and
their national ideals and customs.
Underneath this, however, is another
thought that should not be lost to the
mind, and that is that in spite of the
wide disparity of national characters
and institutions, there is a practical
intimacy of association between the
British and Americans quite sufficient
to span any chasm of tradition.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

An inquisitive Indiana congressman
has introduced a bill requiring every
newspaper mailed at second-class
postage rates to print in a conspicuous
place the name OF the owner, publisher
and managing editor. Not bad bill.
The Bee has always advocated pub
licity and would be glad to furnish the
information, which may be had right
now on application by anyone who has
any reason TO know.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
Why Boys shun West Point.

Difficult as 1t is to account for the
decided falling off in the number of
applicants for admission to West
Point, there can be nothing in the
theory that the growing sentiment of
peace as a substitute for war has any
thing to do with it. Whatever the
reason may be, 1t is certainly an an
omalous condition as compared with
former times when senators and con-
gressmen were besieged by youths am
bilious to get into the national mill
tary training school, and no member
of either house would have thought
of letting his right to name a cadet go
by default.
Possibly it is no longer so much the
fashion to attend West Point. Posi-
bly, ambitious youth today goes in
more for freedom from restraint and
less for rigid discipline in getting his
athletic training. Possibly the boys
Of this day are not counting hard work
and imagine they can get more for
their time with less arduous routine
than is exacted at West Point. Pos
sibly any or none of these may be the
reason, or maybe each has a part to
do with the situation. We are scarcely
disposed to believe that the average
American youth is avoiding West
Point because he shuns hard knocks
in getting his start. 1t would be a
sorry come~off for this nation If that
were the reason. The rugged side of
West Point is needed in the life of the
American boy and man, and the only
regret is that there is not more of it.
But the real reason, or reasons, will
doubtless come to light in due season.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

The Courier-Journal remarks that
in Kentucky emotional politics is be-
ginning to yield to common sense"
Congratulations, Kaintuck. and we
hope all the other states may soon
make the same claim
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
"spIicing the Main brace"
Philadelphia Ledger.

The British admiralty's determination to
honor coronation day by observing the an
cient custom of splicing the main brace
which means making two portions of grog
flow where one flowed before-may have
the effect OF making the jolly tars wish
there was new king TO be crowned every
once In a while
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

The British have ample evidence in
history to prove that their fondness
for the name George" is not due to
the fact that that was also Washing
tons name.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
where auickness Saves Expense.

The Omaha Board OF Education pulled off
SUPPLEMENTARY without 5enefiting to any
appreciable extent the postal revenues or
the passenger receipts Of the railroads.
The compromising circumstance is that
Omaha was denied the time TO get itself
by the ears.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

Mr.. Carnegie declares he does not
read what newspapers say of him. Ger
tainly not. Few men of his wealth do.
They hire clerks and press clipping
bureaus for that purpose.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

Omaha BARRIERS want a Sunday clos
ing law OF course, there is nothing
to prevent them from agreeing to close
on Sunday now except the fact that
each is afraid the other will renege.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

Omaha will know pretty soon
whether or not it gets the new railway
mail service division headquarters.
And Omaha will get it unless someone
at Washington again falls asleep at
the switch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17

Tomorrow is registration day. II
you are uncertain whether your name
is on the list of voters, better make
sure of It..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-06-17
Parcels Posi- Mu.t Come.

sacramento Union.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has com
pletely broken the back of the argument
against parcels post by his conversion of
the traditional deficit of the Postoffce
department into a surplus. II this was pos
sible despite the excessive payments to
railroads for carrying the mails, there is
no use talking any more against parcels
service