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The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03
W|LFUL PENELOPE
Fathers Scheme for Keeping the
Old Compact.
BY FRANCIS A. COREY.

Colonel Brady crushed the letter in
his big hand. It was written on the
official paper of a noted law firm in
the city Of New York.
"Well, we'll" he calculated. II
hadn't thought of that old compact
for ages. It's hard to realize that my
little Penelope is now grown up and
will soon be fitting to another nest"
The colonel sighed. All the sum
shine would go out of his home when
pretty, wilful Penelope left 1t. She
was the apple of his eye. But the
prospect Of one day resigning her to
a young husband was not his chief
trouble. It would be like her to love
and we'd unwisely! An experience
Of eighteen years in trying to guide
her erratic steps had taught him that
opposition made her the more deter
mined to follow her own sweet will.
She had tyrannized over him from the
cradle. When it came to clash, his
wishes did not have feathers weight
with her.
II know perfectly we'll what she
would say to that old agreement. I
might pick out the best man in the
world for her husband and she would
turn up her saucy little nose at him, -
sighed the perplexed father.
Some facts set forth in the letter
ne had just received made Penelope's
future a very pressing question. It
could no longer be relegated to the
/, background. He needed to be as willy
as a serpent.
A day or two later, he said to her
abruptly, my dear, I'm thinking Of
having your portrait painted"
Cali right, dad. Any time you
like" she acquiesced, perched upon
his knee. She was delightfully."- docile
in matters that did not count.
II want you to go down to our place
at Baybeach to have it done. The
cliffs make fine background. That's
where / courted your poor mother,
dear. You are very like her, my dear.
1t will bring back the old happy days
to me-"
A week later, Penelope was domi-
ciled in the ramshackle old house,
with her Aunt Cunningham. She
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03
It's an Excellent likeness"

loved the place. It would be no hard
ship to spend two quiet weeks there.
The portrait painter made his ap-
pearance the morning after Penelope's
arrival There was a moment Of
speeckless surprise. She had expect
ed to see shaggy-haired German on
the shady side of life. This man
looked more like prizefighter than
an artist, being young, muscular,
Deering.
II wonder if dad saw him?" unused
the puzzled girl. COR did he just take
him on somebody's recommendation
He's very nice. It's going to be great
fun having my portrait painted"
Mrs. Cunningham, who was not
blind to the young mans attractions
resolved to be in evidence at all the
sittiugs. But the good lady dearly
loved an afternoon nap. Her easy
chair was comfortable, her eyes had
tendency to close the minute she
sank into its luxurious depths.
Thus it happened that the young
people had opportunity to talk of
many things besides art.
A week went by before Colonel
Brady ran down to see how the por-
trait was progressing. Deering, who
was living at summer hotel half a
mile down the beach, had begged a
day off. The colonel carefully studied
the half-fnished picture, then eiacu-
lated: "Tl1at artist fellow has caught
your very expression!"
Penelope's cheeks famed. "It's an
excellent likeness" she conceded.
"Now I'll tell you something, my
dear. The portrait when finished, is
to be presented to the man I've picked
out for your husband"
Her head went up, and she stared at
her father.
IT would have told you long ago
but didn't want to put thoughts OF
love and marriage into your head be-
fore the time came for such things
You've heard me speak of my old
crony, Major Graham? He and were
like twin brothers. He's been dead
these fifteen years, poor man! He
left a nephew six years your senior
When you were a mere babe in the
cradle the major and I solemnly
pledged you two children to eact
other"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03

too soon than half a minute too lat0.' "
She said 1t with such copy.book
primness that the porter set her down
as school-teacher. 1t was net bad
guess. She was missionary. With
a pupil-like shyness ne volunteered:
"Yo' berth is all ready whenever
you wishes to 60 to bald" He caught
her swift blush and amended 1t to
ITO retiah."
"Retire?-before all the carr" said
Miss Anne Cattle, with prim timidity
mo, thank you! l intend to sit up
till everybody else has retired"
The porter retired. Miss Gattls
took out a bit of more or less useful
fancy stitching and set to work like
another Dorcas. Her needle had not
dived in aad emerged many times be-
tore she was holding 1t up as weap-
ON Of defense against q sudden hui
man mountain that threatened to
crush her.
A vague round face, huge and red
as a rising moon, dawned before her
eyes and from it came an uncertain
voice:
"Esscuzhe me, madm. no 'fensh In
tended"
The words and the breath that car
ried them gave the startled spinster
an Instant proof that her vis-a-vis did
not share her prohibition principles
or practices. She regarded the ele-
phant with mouse-like terror, and the
elephant regarded the mouse with
elephantine fright. then he removed
himself from her landscape as quick
" as he could and lurched along the
aisle, calling out merriiy to the por-
terri
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03

, " stasewOod OF Lonuon ana Mr. lf1
Lathrop OF Chicago, IN comparative
-epose, than his car YVES invaded BY
woman VINO flung herself into the
first seat. She was flushed with run.
ming, and breathing hard, but she
managed one gasp of relief:
THANK goodness, I made 1t IN
time"
The mere sound of woman's voice
in the seat back of him was enough
to dispense Ira Lathrop. With not SO
much as glance backward to see
what manner OF woman 1t might be,
he damned his contract into his peck
ct, seized his newspapers and retreat
ec to the farthest end OF the car.
bouncing down into berth number one.
like sullen swapping turtle.
Miss Anne Gattle's modest and
homely valise had been brought
aboard by a leisurely station usher,
who set 1t down and waited with a
speaking palm outstretched. She had
her tickets in her hand, but trans
ferred them to her teeth while she
|
fashioned enough to be called a reti-
Guile.
The usher closed his fist on the pit
lance she dropped into it and Depart
ed without comment. The porter adj
vanced on her with a demand for
Tickets, please"
She began to ransack her reticule
yxy5f Aunt tod foil out If q
small purse, opening that, closing 1t,
putting it back, taking 1t out, search
ing the reticule through, turning out
a handkerchief, few hairpins, few
trunk keys, baggage check, bot
tie of salts, card or two and nu-
merous other maideniy articles, re-
storing them to place, looking in the
purse again, restoring that. closing
the reticule. setting it down, shaking
out a book she carried, opening her
old valise, going through certain
white things blushingly, closing it
again, shaking her skirts, and shaking
her head in bewilderment.
She was about to open the reticuie
again, when the porter exclaimed:
II see it! Don't look no mo-. 1
see it,"
When she cast up her eyes in de-
spair, her hatbrim had been elevated
enough to disclose the whereabouts
of the tickets. With a murmured
apology, he removed them from her
teeth and held them under the light.
After a time he said:
LAS neah as can make out from
the-the undigested potion Of this
ticket, yo' numba Is six"
''That's it-six!"
That's right up this way"
Let me sit here till get my
BREATH" she pleaded. Il ran SO hard
to catch the train.'
well, you caught 1t good anG
strong"
"1m so glad. How soon dc We
start?"
I'm about half houah."
Really? Well, better half ~ ANss
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03
RetrieVar for Sea Wark

A fisherman in Crete has evolved
the following plan for recovering ar
ticles dropped over with the refuse
from the ships in Suda bay. The wa
the bottom with his water glass and
when he sees a plate or other article
he takes from the bottom of the boat
an octopus attached to line, which
he drops down just over the object.
When the octopus is right over it the
fisherman at the top jerks the line.
which makes the octopus cling at once
to the thing nearest it, which in this
case is the plate. Then the plate and
octopus are pulled to the surface
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03
CHAPTER w.
4 Mouse and 4 Mountain.

All the while the foiled clippers
were clipping, the San Francisco
sleeper was filling up. 1t had been
the receptacle of assorted lots of hu-
manity tumbling into 1t from all d.
fections, vith all sorts Of souls, bodies
md destinations.
The porter received each with that
expert eye of his. His car was his
laboratory. A railroad journey Is a
sort Of test-tube of character; strange
clements meet under strange condi-
lions and make strange combinations.
The porter could never foresee the
Ingredients Of any trip. nor their &C.
lions and reactions.
ne had no sooner estahlAshed Mr..
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03
Copyright, 1911, by u. x. Fly a.
SYNOPSIS.

Lieut.. Harry Mallory is ordered to the
philippines. He and Marjorie Newton
decide to .elope. but wreck Of taxicab pre-
the train Transcontinental train is TAX
Ing on passengers. Porter has lively
Time with an Englishman and Ira Lath-
op Yank ket., business man The elopsr s
train.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03

big eight feet square. The disks for
the cylinders are twelve inches in
diameter with holes in the center, as
shown In the sketch. The manner Of
using the cylinders is obvious.-Popu-
lar Mechanics.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03
VENTILATING AN APPLE BIN
Air May Be Furnished by Making
Cylinders Of Slats-ShouId Have
Small Holes In Center.

Apples placed in large bins will not
keep well, unless they are we'll ven
tilated. Effective ventilation can be
accomplished by making cylinders OF
Stats and placing two of them in g
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03

most effective. Wood veneer fastened
around is a good protection if it can
be readily procured. The illustration
shows paper cylinder held tight by
cord. 1t should be removed in
spring.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1912-10-03
TO PROTECT AGAINST MICE
Wire Screens are Quite Effective, but
They are Expensive-Wood
Cylinder Also Good.

Various methods are adopted to
protect young trees from being
marked by rabbits or mice. Wire
screens are expensive, but are also
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS
Collins Residence Beautified.
Burns House Improved.
Polk Home Handsomely
Changed Inside -0ther I'M
provements.

"Cloverport, The Town Beautiful
is the slogan now and every citizen in
town is being thrilled by it and are
getting to work to improve their homes,
pavements and yards. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Burn are having their house new
ly painted and large porch built
across the front, giving it a handsome
entrance.
One of the sweetest homes in Second
Street is that Of Mr.. and Mrs. Warfield
Collins. 1t is as neat as pin and when
the new veranda is added to its Poplar
Street entrance, the house will be all
the more attractive.
Mr.. Robert Polk is having a SPLEEN
did hardwood floor laid in the parlor of
his residence. One cannot tell which
Mr.. Polk takes the most interest in.
house improvements or flowers. He has
a beautiful lot Of Easter lilies this
year and his yard Is flower garden OF
green and gold.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
NOEL BOARMAN
IS NOT GUILTY
Is Acquitted BY The Jury In
twenty Minutes.-Ch
With The Murder Of Lewis
port Ticket Agent, Bert Nc
Carly Mystery Deepens.
NO ARGUMENT IN CASE.

Hawesville, Ky, April 8 After
twenty minutes deliberation, the jury
found Noel Boarman not guilty of the
murder of Bert McCarty, the Lewis
port ticket agent, who was murdered
on July II, of last year. The evidence
was purely circumstantial on both
sides although the defense put up a
pretty strong alibi. There was a great
deal of interest over the case and the
court room was crowded from door to
railing.
The case was commenced yesterday
and most of the day was taken up with
selecting the jury. The case was SUBJ
mitted to the jury today at $50 p. m.
and the verdict was reached before 4:10.
The case was submitted without the
argument of the attorneys for either
side. commemorative attorney Ben
D. Ringo and County Attorney Jas. R.
Higdon prosecuted the case, while E.
C.. Vance, of Hawesville defended
Boarman. After Judge Birkhead had
given the defendant short talk he
was permitted to leave at his pleasure.
There was no demonstration of any
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
FRANK CARTER
Buys Fisher Homestead RE-
ceived Deed Last Week.
Will Do General And Practic-
al Farming.

Frank Carter has bought the Fisher
homestead and farm and received the
deed for it last week. Mr.. Carter has
been negotiating for it several months
and has rented it about three years.
Since he has been on the place, the
farm and home both have been improv-
ed. Mr.. Carter will do general farming,
raising stock and large crops of corn
and hay. He is paying particular at
tention to his orchard and takes much
interest in apple raising. Everything
except wheat, can manage well on
this place." said Mr.. Carter. "Wel.
eome-All" will be pride of Brecken.
ridge county and in few years Mr..
Carter will have, at least, some Of his
plans realized. 1t is good to see this
beautiful old place fall into energetic
and industrious hands and the commu'
nifty is delighted that Mr.. Carter has
bought it.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
WORST IS OVER
IN FLOODED AREA
Break Is Widening In ReeIfoot
Country, But Situation At
Hickman Better. Refugees
Brought In.
LOSS HAS BEEN ENORMOUS

Hickman, KY, April Sal
though the gap in the government
levee over the Reelfoot Lake
country has widened to 1000 feet,
no other breaks have occurred
and it is now believed the levee
will not be a total loss, as it was
at first feared.
As result of the break the
water has fallen eight feet in
Hickman, and although more land
has been flooded in the country
below here the situation so far as
sui ering of the flood victims goes
remains practically unchanged.
A number of houses have been
swept away throughout the flood
ed district, fourteen having been
washed away at one point in Ken
lucky twenty miles below here,
where much of the bluff overlook
ing the river there has caved in.
Many houses between here and
Mabel, twelve miles below, have
been ruined. Nearly all of these
houses are occupied by negroes
and the houses were of the himsy
variety. The occupants escaped,
many of them being rescued by
the steamer, May Stewart, which
arrived here from that district.
tOther boats were Immediately
sent out following the arrival of
the May Stewart and they will
pick up all those who have taken
refuge on the high ground.
Owing to the fact that five
launches tied in float got away
during the darkness there has
been shortage of boats to engage
in rescue work, hut it is believed
practically all the people who
have been marooned by the flood
will be brought in before the end
of the day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
WOODROW WILSON
Gets Majority Of Delegates In
Wisconsin. Clark Gets Two
Delegates And Third District
In Doubt

Milwaukee, Wis, April Slate re-
turns from yesterdays primary sum- |.
marize the situation as follows:
Wilson is certain OF four delegates
at large and six district delegations.
Clark gets two delegates and the Third
district is in doubt. A conflict is prob
able in two other districts. Clark del
egates were elected, but the preferen-
tial vote was for Wilson and the Wilson
men insist that the delegates follow in
structons, despite the personal prefer
ence.
1t is generally conceded that LaFoll> a
cite defeated Taft by $4,000.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
CLOVERPORT
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Making Efforts To Get Rolling
Farm School To Come To
CIoverport-- Have Ex-
hibit Here Next Thursday
Afternoon About Four
O'clock.
CLOVERPORT AWAITING REPLY

The Cloverport Commercial Club is
making arrangements to get the mo-
bile schoohouses to visit Cloverport
next Thursday afternoon when it
comes down the Henderson Route.
On account of the smallpox scare
Cloverport was left off of the itinerary
when it was first arranged Announce
ment will be made in the News next
week. giving full particulars about
the farm trains plans.
Commissioner Newman writes the
Club that he would be pleased to in
clude Cloverport if train schedule can
be made rightly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
REPUBLICAN, MASS
CONVENTION
At Hardinsburg Saturday. En-
dorsed Col. Roosevelt And
instructed Delegates To Vote
For Judge 0'Rear, Combs,
And Edwards As Delegates.
Barnet And Eskridge From
The District
OTHER DELEGATES NAMED

The Republican mass convention at
Hardinsburg developed several interest
ing features. The interest of Pres.
Taft was looked after by comblnat-
ion of federal office-holders and the
officials in the court house Ordinarily
such combination would be invincible
and would simply crush out any oppOs-
ition. In this instance, however, the
office-holders we're arrayed against the
sentiment of the rank and file. EARLY
in the action the allied federal Office
holders and court house officials brought
their old promise machine" into
operation. The News suspects that
there will be some interesting explain
atoms to be made later on.
Mr.. Jesse II. Eskridge was the only
Republican leader at Hardinsburg who
took up the fight for Roosevelt. Before
Mr.. Roosevelt ever became a candid
ate, Mr.. Eskridge announced, through
the columns CT the News, that he would
advocate the nomination of COL Roose-
welt. Upon this announcement the
Taft machine opened up a personal
| fight upon Mr.. Eskridge as well as the
ex-presldent.
The News is not interested in the
political affairs of its Republican
friends, only to the extent that it de-
sires to give Its patrons the news; but
we will say for Mr.. Eskridge, that he
is fearless political fighter, and has
never been found subservient to any
ring or political machines. In the con.
test Just past. while the sentiment OF
the rank and file were largely for Col.
Roosevelt yet as far as the politicians
we're concerned, Mr.. Eskridge waged
his fight for Roosevelt almost single
handed and alone.
We have seen Mr.. Eskridge In several
conventions and have never seen an in
dication, even, that he endorses trick
cry or unfair methods In the'convention.
He fights from the shout Ter out, and
while political bosses may undertake to
crush him politically, yet the News be-
lieves that he has the confidence of the
people.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
PARRISH RELEASED
Greensboro Bank Wrecker Goes
Home A Free Man -Has Ac-
copied A Position In Florida.
Only Three Years In Pen.

The commission last Friday released
another noted prisoner in the person
of James H. Parrish, the former Ow-
ensboro banker.
Parrish was serving fve-year sem
tsncs at Eddyyille prison for receiving
deposits after his bank became insolv-
emit. Parrish had been confined for
about three years. He was sent up
from Hancock county.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
cLovERpoRT, KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY APRIL 10, 1912.

nomination for permanent chair
man. Cries of no! no! no! went
up from the Taft side of the house
and another wrangle.
X. l.. Oelze, from the Taft side,
put in nomination ID. g, Heron.
Young Mr.. Whittinghill mount.
ed table and seconded the nomi-
nation of Judge Ali. He pied for
his nomination and for Mr.. Roose.
welt. Said he was the greatest
statesman in America and he
wanted the convention to instruct
for him. He gave Bradley a
roast. Several other speeches
were made, but amid so much con-
fusion they could not be heard.
There was another call for a
division of the house. The same
tellers, two Roosevelt and two
Taft men, mounted the stand and
decided that Heron was elected.
Mr.. Heron took the chair,
thanked the convention for the
honor bestowed, and said some
men are born great and some near
great. Only Kentuckians are
great, and the greatest of all Ken
tuckians are Breckenridge county
people. In the course Of his re-
marks, he took occasion to roast
Judge O'Rear for the part he had
been taking in this campaign. He
boosted Taft and asked the pleas
ure of the convention.
Rolley Meador was elected sec.
rotary over d. b. Phelps.
The chair then appointed j. N.
Continued ON pages
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
Miss Mary Joiner
Not Seriously Injured.

Information was received in Owens.
boro yesterday to the effect that Miss
Mary Joiner, who was injured in an
automobile accident at Reynolds, Ca,
few days ago, was not as badly in.
jured as was at first thought. and or
the advice of her physicians, she will
be brought to her home within the mex,
few days, though she will not finish on,
the year teaching. Her father is with
her and will accompany her on the
trip bome.-Owensboro Messenger.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
Old Fashion Party.

Mrs. Lucien Chaplin was a delightful
hostess last week to an all day lacking
party. She had a splendid dinner
and her guests tackled fourteen balls of
carpet rags fol. her. The guests were;
Mrs. Phil Kramer, Mrs. Bob Pierce,
Miss Minnie Simons, Misses Rena and
Laura Satterfeld and Mrs. Alvin Sim.
ons.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
AGRICULTURAL TRAIN
IN BRECKENRIDGE
Enron Expecting A Big Crowd
To Greet The Spectacular A
Small State Fair.-TWo Cows
On The Train And Other Live
Stock.
TRAIN HAS CORPS OF EXPERTS

The farm train of the Kentucky De-
partment of Agriculture and the State
y University will arrive at Enron Thurs
day April 10 at 2;30 O'Clock and stay
two hours. Enron is showing great
interest in the arrival of the special and
a large crowd of farmers from Meade
and Breckenridge counties, q. T. Cox
& Sons, w. M. Frymire, B. J. Figg and
Henderson G. Rice, the leading business
firms of the town, are doing a deal of
personal advertising for the car. They
are also boosting Enron and are plan
ming big days for Enron. Come to
Ekron" is their slogan and they are
getting peoples interest aroused in
their little town.
Cars Attractions.
E. c. Martindale, of Indiana, grain
expert, gives demonstrations of the
terminating qualities of the seed corn.
Emery c. Dent is on the travelling
school advertising the State Fair and
will have a souvenir invitation for
every body.
The small boy will get to see curious
bugs, chickens, broad-beamed beef
and mammoth sheep. In still another
car he would see churns perform feats
and go through evolutions that no
churn he had seen had ever done; milk
buckets with rubber tubes that reached
up to the COW and almost did the milk
ing while he looked on, while in the
next car he would see kitchen the like
of whose wonders he had never dream.
ed of, and things being cooked for din
ner before his very eye without spark
of fire.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-04-10
kind when the jury returned the ver-
NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE

kind when the jury returned the ver-
dict.
Boarman had been in Jail since last
July. The ending of the case today
deepens the mystery surrounding Nc.
Carty's murder.
There will be little more court here.
Both grand and petit jures have been
discharged. The chief and only jury
case so far was that of Noel Boarman
charged with the murder or Bert Nc
Carly.