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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
TO EVERY YOUNG
WOMAN

"The most interesting and important
thing in the World for you to do is to
W0rb out your o1Cn indiUiduaI life.
You must build 1T from the place Where
you stand and with the materials in
your hands. Nobody else eUer stood in
your particular place or ever WiW stand
in one identical; nobody ever has or
can possess the same materials. You
alone can fuse the elements. Hold your
place, do not try to shift into the place
that another occupies. Keep your eye
on What you hare to 1OOrh With, not on
1Oh0t sOD1ebody else has. The ultimate
result, the originality, faUor, distinc-
ton, usefulness Of your life depend
on the care, the reverence, and the in
teliSence with which you WOrh up and
out from Where you are and Oith What
you have Ida NJ. TarbeH in The An,eri-
can Magazine.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
Marriage Announced.

The marriage of Miss Anna Hewitt
and Mr.. Robert L. Witt, of Louisville,
has been announced. The marriage
took place in Jacksonville February
81. Mr.. Witt is progressive young
railroad man and is locomotive fire.
man.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
LOUISVILLE MARKET

Top hogs, s7.95. Butcher cattle In
active demand price 10 to 10 cents lower.
Steers, 81. 25 to 6.75. Spring lambs, s to
10 cents. Eggs, II to lz1l cents. Hens.
IL cents.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
RED LETTER DAY
FOR THE LOG CABIN
In Hardinsburg- Saturdays Con-
vention a Warm eet-Trains
to the County Seat Were All
Crowded. John P. HasweIl
Calls Republicans to Order in
Court House.
BOTH SIDES ARE VERY BUSY.

bUIh SUES AkE VENT bUSI.
The Republican Convention held
at Hardinsburg last Saturday was
warm affair from start to finish.
All trains coming in to Hardins,
burg were loaded with delegates.
No such a crowd of people, poll
ticians, postmasters, revenue men,
old soldiers and ex-postmasters
has been seen in Hardinsburg for
many a day. 1t was red letter
day for the politicians and Office
seekers.
Long before the time for con-
vening the convention, the Court
House was rammed, jammed and
packed with Taft and Roosevelt
delegates.
Tie Roosevelt forces formed on
Main street, headed with a large,
white banner, bearing the name OF
Roosevelt in large black letters.
They marched into the Court
House and took their places on
the right-hand side of the isle.
While they were forming on
the outside and getting in line,
the Taft followers had already
capture most of the space in the
court room, and many of the
Roosevelt followers were unable
to get in.
Soon as the Roosevelt fellows
entered they saw what had hap.
pened. They were up against it.
Promptly at O'Clock the Hon.
John P. Haswell called the con
vention to order. He pied for
harmony and good order. He
said against his will he was made
Chairman of the County Commit
tee. He didn't want it and would
rather some one else had been Sc
lected. ''But." said he, 81 an
proud of the honor and will do my
best to give every man In The
house square deal"
Secretary A. r. Kincheloe reac
the call.
Jesse r. Eskridge leader of thu
Roosevelt forces was the first tt
get the ear of the Chairman. H'
offered a motion adjourning thu
convention to the east yard of thu
Court House where there wa
plenty of room and all the dele
gates could have a fair show an(
their votes counted as cast.
w. Sherman Ball, leader of thu
Taft forces, was on his feet in al
instant and bitterly opposed thu
motion, and advised the Taft mel
to vote down the motion. Sait
there was plenty of room in tn
Court House; the move was useles
and would take up too much time
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Eskridge moved for di
vision of the house and that tn
vote be counted.
The Chairman granted his re
quest and asked that all VIII
were in favor of adjournlng to tn
yard to take their stand on hi
left and those opposed to the mo
tion to stand on his right. For
few minutes the house was in a
uproar. Both sides calling TO
voters to come to them. Finally
by a hard rapping by the Chair
man, quiet reigned and the Chair
man appointed tellers to count tn
vote. But there was no counting
The tellers had to guess at it fror
the size of the crowd. They finall
agreed that the motion was LOST
and this created much dissatisfae
ton with the followers of Roose
welt.
Judge ALL was then placed i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
TOO SMALL By 1000, 900.

Tn Time 1912 the census bureau gives
ont statistics of the entire population
under the American flag, using the hg-
ures which were as correct as they
could be made in April, 1910. These sta
tistics show that there were 1O1, 1OO,OOO
nersons living at that time under the
American flag. OF that total about
100000 were on the islands acquired
from Spain in 1898 and those gained by
the annexation of Hawaii.
Since the early spring of 1910 two
years and nearly two months have
passed. The growth of the Unite1
States including the outlying posses
sions. must have been at the rate OF
about 100000 a year, for the last two
years. 1t is safe to say that the popu-
lation now is at least 100000 more
than it was in April, 1910. 1t must
exceed los, 100000 today.
That is a tremendous mass of human
beings. Only three of the worlds flags
cover more millions, and of the empires
which exceed this country in numbers
only the Russian has a larger number
of people of European origin or de-
scent Nothing but India puts the
British empire ahead of the United
States. Chinese numbers cannot be
reckoned at the same value which such
myriads would have if they were Amer
leans, Germans or British, for exam
pie.
The American republic, with its pos
sessions, has greater population than
the British Isles, France, and Spain.
1t equals Germany and Italy, with
Switzerland or Denmark added for
good measure. The next federal CEN
sus will probably show not less than
100000, 900 people under the American
flag. The total may reach 122,00o,o00 or
avon 123 600 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
SAYS UNCLE CAV
Uselessness is the worst treason.

Uselessness is the worst treason.
There Is no extenuation save total
disability and that means total paraly-
sis.
You may have little love for the
vigorous doctrine of human service,
but nature laid the foundation for it
in the lightning and he who fails to
live up % her Law pays the penalty.
Neither the excuse of misfortune nor
the plea that the possession of riches
absolves one from the necessity of la
Dor prevails. The only creature more
pitiable than the ambitionless pauper
sthe anbitionless, perfumed vagrant
who reapS where he has not Sown. The
latter is q bigger failure than the for
mer and more of a disgrace to society.
Inherited rnillinos are inherited oppor-
tunities, and he who, having excep
tional opportunities, makes no return,
is society's arbitrator
1t is Tot for society to say in what
manner man must be useful, but it
has the right to say that he shall be.
A sweeper of streets or a cleaner of
cesspools justifies his claim not only
to comfort, but to honor. The pauper
who is TOO lazy to be of humble use
should &C to the rock pile. So should
the par. pered idle-, and both should
be made to WELD the implements of
industry for the good of their souls.
The blin6 man who sells newspapers,
the cripple who shines shoes, and the
son OF the multimillionaire who
buckles down to a useful business or
professional career are in the same
noble class. The beggar and the dis
sipator Of wealth hard earned by bet
ter hands are also in one class, no
member of which is worthy to unlatch
the shoe of the crippled blacker of
boots.
Idlenoes and shiftlessness, in rags or
in purpie, are hateful to nature and
to all natural men. Even the sorry
spawn Of an attenuated noble line, dis
daining work and all that savors of
usefulness. draws its sham eful pretense
to place from the name of some real
man of the misty pasta man who did
things. ''-(Copyright, 1912. by w. E.
WillianSl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
RY THE WAY
BY HARVEY PARsoasA

IT will take a stronger concoet1on
than the paste which is being spread
by Hon. Ros Stubs and his co-worker,
Hon: Bill Finn, to repair the crack in
the Republican party.
Deceased Shawnee county farmer is
accused of insanity because of his
habit of hugging women, but before
rendering verdict, the jury desires TO
take a slant at the women he Rugged.
II is now claimed that the big Eng
fish sweepstake race was crooked, but
they couldn't expect to run straight
race on an oval track.
Aunt Lillian Russell has often been
asked if marriage was a failure, and 1t
is evident that she intends to find out
before venturing to answer the ques-
ton. In a few years more she should
be able to qualify as an expert witness.
Herb Cavaness: Couldst one make a
date with you, to meet in some seclud-
ed spot east of the turgid Missouri and
spend that $12.50?
Contrary to the general belief of the
single, a woman will do nearly any
thing to cover up the meanness of her
husband. He has to break up the
furniture or slam door off of it's
hinges before she will admit to the
neighbors that he has a quick
temper
Our Nations flag is 1875 years old to-
day, but number of the flags which
are displayed on the avenue on every
special occasion look a dangsight older
than that.
A newly married man looks like
new pair of shoes feel.
The sand1y stands accused of car
rying pellagra, but he shouldn't feel
bad about it. A travelling man car
ries the grip. and it isn't considered
crime.
A lot of Kansans are paying tele-
graph tolls on their demands that Dave
Mulvane lend his best efforts to seat
ing Roosevelt delegates. Demand
ing" things of Dave Is one of the most
harmless of amusements, and should
be listed with dominoes and tiddlede-
winks.
The north west quarter of this state
is never quiet. Now that it has quit
hollering for rain, it is hollering for
Fred Robertson for attorney general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
EVENING CHAT
when speech Is Golden.
BY RUTH CAMERON.

There is an old-fashioned rule CT
courtesy that it is not good manners 20
comment, even very ifavorably, upon
the clothing household furnishings and
other possessions of ones acquaint-
ances, unless the intimacy is extremely
close. Now, we certainly suffer from
disregarding some of the old-fashioned
rulings, but it seems to me that this
is one which is more IGNORED in the
breach than the observance, and I am
happy to say that it is growing more
and more common to honor 1t in that
way.
A brand new acquaintance was call
ing on me the other day. We talked
of the weather and kindred topics suit
able for brand new acquaintance. Had
she obeyed the old time ruling in re-
gard to personal comment, We should
probably have gotten no closer to each
other. But fortunately. she disobeyed.
1 had noticed that she was cycling
quaint old-fashioned secretary. which
is the pride of my heart, and finally
she burst into vocal admiration. From
this pleasant comment we proceeded
to a general discussion of antique fur
nfture, of which we are both ardent ad-
mirers, and instead of parting mere
acquaintance, we laid the foundations
of a pleasant friendship upon our mu-
tual ardor for things colonial
I believe that this rule of silence was
supposed to be especially strict in re-
gard to commenting upon any food set
before one, and, of course. to speak CT
each article of food and concentrate
the attention upon the table rather than
or the least of reason and the flow of
soul,'' supposed to be going on
above it, is bad breeding. But to speak
out ones enjoyment of some particular
dish; to tell the hostess when she has
hit the very bulls eye of ones prefer
ence in the choice of her salad or des-
sert; to appreciate bit of good cook
ing; even to give the sincerest form of
flattery by asking for recipes-surely
this is kindness to ones hostess. And
what is real courtesy, after all, but
kindness crystallized into forms?
On going to pay her first visit TO a
newly married friend, an older woman
was met at the door by the new hus-
band whom she had seen but once or
twice before with a pleasant greeting
and then the frankly admirin1 COM
nent: And what a pretty hatr She
is a woman of thorough breeding. but
instead of being offended, she received
the greeting in the spirit in which it
was intended and answered promptly:
And what nice young man to tell me
So"
This is the spirit Of the day and. 70
my mind, 1t is a very pleasant spirit.
To be sure, such comment NAV be car
rted to excess, or 1T may be made with
out the sincerity behind 1t that stamps
a compliment as valuable, or It NAV ne
uttered In manner that is too abrupt
or familiar to be pleasing
Avoid these excuses and Won NAV
speak out your compliments on almost
any subject, and not be, in the least
III bred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.I

IFrom the Chicago News.1
The man who maligns his home town
Injuries himself.
The girl who really can sing is never
anxious to show off.
man minus a crouch OF some kind
misses lot of fun.
All any man wants is justice-but he
likes to be the Judge.
Most women seem to think it their duty
to cry at a funeral.
Make hay while the sun shines: make
love when the moon shines.
Fast friends are all right. but be slow
to trust those who are too fast.
It's a pity men can't get out of trouble
as easily as they can get out of work.
1t isn't bashfulness that keeps some
men from wanting to meet their obliga-
tons.
The so called blushing bride usually has
red face from drying her complexion on
new towels.
Occasionally a fool man robs his family
for the purpose of spending the money on
his fool friends.
An accident policy would be more pop
ular with some men If 1t insured against
accidental marriage.
Many a man is so unlucl<y that If he
ever got a place on the ladder of fame
the rungs would break.
A man has reached the limit of popu-
larity when he can induce people to listen
with rapt attention to his talk about him
self.
If it had been the return of the prodigal
daughter instead of the prodigal son she
would have brought a son-in-law home
with her to live upon the old mans saw
ings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
DIxTES CIVIC ALPHABET.

A development of comparatively
recent birth in most of the towns and
cities of Alabama is the formation of
civic improvement clubs. In Birming-
ham and in Sheffield interest and
action are taking root.
In Sheffield one of the active steps
taken by the Civic Improvement Club,
according to The Survey, to arouse
public interest in the work of cleaning
up the city, was to send to every
woman housekeeper a postal card with
the following civic alphabet from the
Atlanta Constitution:
A-Aim to make Arbor Day annual
cleanup" day.
B-Banish the tin can district from
your city.
C-Clean up back yards and alleys.
D-Destroy rubbish by burning.
Educate housewives to demand
clean markets
Fine every club member who does
not work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14

G+Give free lectures upon civic i'm
provement.
H-Haye campaign against unsightly
bill-boards.
Interest city authorities in clean
up day.
join all forces for the anti-dirt
crusade.
XIII sidewalk splitting or it will
kill you.
L-Let your slogan be: DO it for
home, sweet home"
M-Make requests of preachers for
cleanup" sermons.
N-Next to Goodness is cleanliness.
leagues.
P-Plant trees, and then plant trees,
and plant more trees.
Q-Question authorities about city
expenditures.
R-Remember to plan parks and
Fairgrounds now.
S-Study city ordinances and work
for their enforcement.
THY to make the school buildings
social centers.
U-Use every effort to arouse citi-
zens.
V-Vanquish the opposition with good
nature.
W-wage increasing war upon all
weeds. flies and mosquitoes.
A-Xact obedience to the city sani-
tary laws.
Your city is YOU; never forget
that.
Zeal, courage. and patience will
cleanup" the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14

ly. Although he could see nothing, re
could hear the soft swish of her garments
as she approached. He felt that he should
serted him. Then in the darkness his
hand touched hers. She drew away, but
Tobin held her and spoke quickly:
Diana dearest. it's only Tobin Don't
The girl stood stiIl. they were alone in
the darkness, the other boarders were
peacefully snoring, and somehow Tobtns
arms went around her. She leaned against
Tobin, who had fought against his love
so long and bravely lost his senses for a
time and began to tell her hurriedly, hotly,
all his longing for her.
If she made no answer she made no re-
sistance. md rapturously he stopped and
kissed her hair and forehead. Diana,
darling he begged, SAY that you love
me. / have no right to ask you, but say
that you love me little
He held her against his heart, but with
a sudden movement she leaned away from
him. and match flared out in the dark
ness. Across its circle of light Tobtn
fell to his side 1t was Clarissa. her face
all drawn up with suppressed giggles and
in her eyes the scornful unsympathetic
glare of a 12-year-old.
Il went to Diana's room to get some
matches" she explained in whisper. Il
think there's mouse in our wardrobe
Then the light flickered out she
ieaned toward him eagerly. insistently
ers will you take me to see the circus?
Tobin shook his head. II don't care,
he said doggedly, who knows that 1 love
DIANA
Maybe not" continued Ciarissa shrewd-
ly, but il the boarders know this they'll
laugh at Diana
SO Clarissa saw the circus.-(Copyright-
ed, 1912, by Associated Literary Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
QUAKER NIEDITATToNs.
[From the PhiIadeIphda RECORD !

LFrom the Philadelphia Record1
The poker player must expect pot luck.
When the ice man comes around. HIS
customers take the cake.
Many a girl who is made up really iooks
as though she had been marked down.
Lots OF men who make the most noise
in the world are in the exploded theory
class.
NelI-"She says her ideal is shattered.
What happenedT'' Belle-"He went
broke"
Some people are careful to have every
thing in its place, and then can't find the
place.
No, Maude, dear; we have never heard
that the favorfte beverage OF the cleo
tricians was current wine.
wigg-"The trouble with Harduppe f.
that he doesn't meet his oblfRations' .
Wagg-"Meet them2 He wouldn't recoR-
nize them II he did"
Tommy-"Pop, when a couple are mar
ried, are they made one?" Tommy's Pom
Yes. my son, but 1t takes some time TO
find out which one"
II hope you found my new novel en-
tertaining." remarked the author ssYes
indeed replied the friend. TT was 30
thrilling I positively couldn't skip more
than half of it.
Il have just finished an article on how
to do Europe on $500" remarked the cor
tributor. I'm sorry" yawned the maes-
zine editor, but we have more fiction
now than we can USE"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
GLOBE SIGHTS
By THE ATCHIsoN GLOBE.

Don't wait until you get out on parole
to behave yourself.
No one seems to fear those microbes
said to be on paper money.
Dates for crossing the Atlantic in an
a1-ship continue to be postponed.
Observation teaches us that there is a
good deal of business the manicurists
haven't attended to.
Occasionally a reputation for courage is
acquired by not getting frightened until /.
is too late to run.
Probably the man who thinks he knows
it all has the most to learn, but the
chances are he won't learn 1t.
An Atchison man, with so many recon-
mendations that he has them printed in
pamphlet form, Is out of a job.
Another cause for the unrest in this
country is the efforts of so many men 10
live by their wits instead of work.
Contrary to their mothers expectations
a good many boys who play marbles for
keeps don't go to the dogs.
1t is said of fat Atchison woman that
when she wears a white dress she looks
like mountain peak covered with snow.
Still, the kind of people who are most
affected by the strike of walters in New
York would probably be benefited by go
ing hungry for awhile.
Link Preston, who is always talking
about his ability to, do two mems work,
had opportunity the other day, and i'm
medfately took down with lumbago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
GREEN RINGS.

Oh, do you know where my Loves gone:
She had her shawl and bonnet on;
There were three eggs within her basket,
Two were white. and one was brown:
There were dewdrops, dewdrops on her
gown;
For she had walked in the briar-closes,
And she had caught the branches down
And spilled all the sweetness from the
roses;
Oh, do you know where my Loves gone?
Oh, do you know where my Loves gone?
She had her shawl and bonnet on;
There were two red strings to her bonnet,
These were torn and hanging down:
There was sunshine, sunshine on her
gown;
For she had slept in the woodland prairies
And had seen the green rings of the
fairies.
She went laughing, laughing through the
town.
Oh, do you know where my Loves gone:
Agnes Grozier Herbertson, in the Pail
Mall Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-14
HXHAWKER JOT.S

The petition is the houn' dawg of the
primaries, says the LeavenWorth
Times. Everybody is kickin' it aroun'.
Everybody who knows Lawrence
loves her, insists Charley Scott in his
leila Register, and then he wonders:
But why in the world doesn't she
wash her water"
Said Jonathan Whang to the Atchi-
con Champion recently: TT always
tickles me to see the mushroom growth
of friends that spring up around a
man as soon as he buys a new motor
car"
Rufe Hoskins said within the hear
ing of the Atchison Globe recently:
IF the agents didn't bother me any
more than the burglars do, it might
be possible to save a little money at
our house"
Said young lady to SAINT Smith
the Missouri Pacific night operator:
Aren't you afraid of night robbers
Do you have gum" Yes" said
think you'd want fifty-a whole ar
senaL" No said SAINT, robbers
would probably make me eat 'em and
one would make a square meal for
me."-Toronto Republican.
Some strange stories are told of
the queer antics performed by the
storm, but about the queerest is the
one told by little Willie Burgess. He
was up on the hill west of town when
the storm struck him. He felt him
self being carried up by the wind and
he said he was enjoying the trip when
something struck him and the next
thing he knew he was standing in
the corner of the room in Frank
Robinson's kitchen, where he was
found by Mrs. Robinson when she
went to close the door, which had
been blown open. The boy had a
cash about two inches long cut on the
side of his head.-Quenemo News
The following story is going the
rounds. says the Troy Chief, about the
narrow escape of a Kansas editor who
on the first of January sent out state
ments to the delinquent subscribers
calling attention to their arrearages.
Thinking to be somewhat joeular, he
headed the statement as follows: This
is not a dun! We simply want to tell
you how much we love you In due
time one came by post to a widow who
had talon the paper for 1 5 years. She
sued tire editor for breach of promise,
alleging that he had trified with her
affections, and that he had confessed
he had loved her. The editor died just
before the case came to trial, but it
was close shave.