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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20
COMEDY IN A BOOKSTORE.
Queer Experiences In an Attempt to
Buy a Rare Work.


A correspondent of the Glasgow Her
aid contributes the following amusing
account of an attempt to buy n rare
taok:
- his "Autocrat OF the Breakfast
4 bic" Oliver Wendell Holmes men.
Il BIS a curious book called Thinks
to Myself as having been written and
published in England by person OF
quality about the beginning of the last
century Some time ago. among n
number Of secondhand hooks exposed
for sale outside shop In Glasgow.
noticed one In elegant but faded bind
ing. Il was HThinks | to Myself" In
two thin volumes. The first sentence
took my fancy:'"I was born OF very
worthy. honest and respectable parents
at least think so!''
I went into the shop with the vol
umes and asked the old man of the In
terror. What Is the value Of theseT
He turned them over carelessly and
said: These are of no use to me;
they're Just so much waste paper
This struck me as an original way OF
selling hooks. and gravely responded.
Every well-how much for them then!
"Three ha'pence." he said. Per vol
umeY | asked. For the two" he re-
piled. whereupon put the books into
my pocket and handed him the money.
He looked ut me wonderingy and in.
quired. where did you get themY'
"Outside. at the door" Why" he
gasped. II thought you were selling
them!'
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

On Sunday the tn Henry Beard. of
Webster, was buried at Walnut Grove
cemetery. Ga Wednesday, l3 the two
months old child OF Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Brown was buried, and on Thursday. IA
Mr.. Dick Cooms was buried at Ray
mond cemetery.
Gabe Taul was in our town one day
last week testing the scales. Found all
in Lodiburg all right.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20
Thanksgiving Dinner
At Tobinsport School

The ladies of the M. Z. church Of
Tobinsport will serve dinner in the
basement of the new High School
building Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov.
"a Every body invited. Come and en-
JOY a good country dinner, only Csc
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20
II Would Come.

I'D like to go away for the rest OF
the week. sir" said the tired book
keeper.
"There is no need for you to do
that" replied the employer. "Stay
here. and the rest OF the week will
come to YOU"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

Covepor has been busy all this fall entertaining and no
has had time FIRST there the Sunday School
Convention Baptist church. second, the District Missionary
meeting at the church. and this week have three ec
ent workers Agriculture College holding farm
school.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

hunting opened Friday and the portsmen the
manifest set of men since the leaves turned Every
one you pulls little piece of paper h the license and
every hunter required the State Many have
issued and all the Quail hard to find and b
hits are not plentiful
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

There Coverport look in the the An
Saoon representative There Sunday night
and large audience appreciated Mr. Smiths splendid address
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

Arbor celebrated with enthusiasm at vingon last Fri
day. planted and the for the event was
very inspiring and beneficial.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

like my job" said Daisy Dave We wonder how many
people can say good repeat the four words
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

Thanksgiving Day just week from tomorrow
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

Saving money early makes Christmas shopping easy.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-11-20

Subscription price S1.OO year in advance
BUSHES LOCALS 1Oc ne and.5 for each additional
'iuserton.
CARDS OF THANKS five lines charged for the rate of
10 per line.
OBITUARIES charged the of cents per ne money
advance.
Examine the your paper If it correct please
otfy
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
ARTIST. &C.. IN PooRHousE.
Sitting Among Many Failures, He Re-
fleets on Past Fame.

Sitting Among Many Failures. He Re-
fleets on Past Fame.
San Francisco-Deserted and left
penniless at Sc years old, Joseph
Paudle, an artisan who is almost an
artist, is now an inmate of the City
and County Relief Home, where with
bowed head and trembling chin he sits
among crowd of other old men who
are mostly failures, while he had con-
quered fame as the man whose handi-
work had cast the statue of Liberty on
Washington capitol.
Distressed by poverty and old age,
he has existed for the past few years
on the charity of few friends, but
now, alone, he has come to pass his
last days in the poorhouse.
Paudler is chiefly known to Sar
Franciscans for his work on the Me
chanics' monument on Market street
and the statue of General u. S. GRAM
in Golden Gate park, as well as that
in Washington square. Trembling
with age. the white-haired old mar
described how the fire of 1906 took al
his possessions. For three years he
worked on the figure of Liberty
which now adorns the cupola on tbs
capitol at Washington, work otter
interrupted by the stirring events o.
the Civil war.
Abraham Lincoln" said the OLE
man, "took great interest in m,
work, and often he would stop ant
speak to me-"
He did most of the brass and bronz
work in this city for 20 years.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
BURBANK LORE FREE.
Society is Organized to Forestall
"Corner" on knowledge.

Society is Organized to ForestaIl
"Corner" on knowledge.
San Francisco = To prevent the
"commercializing" of the life work of
Luther Burbank, the famous horticul-
turist, Luther Burbank society has
been organized and chartered by the
state of California, with the definite
purpose of seeing that the work of
the great scientist is given to posteri-
ty without entail.
The society has no capital stock and
no power to incur debts or to earn
profits. It's purpose is solely to assist
Luther Burbank in the dissemination
of his teachings, so that the greatest
number may profit in the greatest de-
gree. 1t has an extensive member
ship, with names of nationwide fame
on the roll.
Burbank is the honorary president,
and the name of Mrs. Phoebe Hearst
Immediately follows. The list, so Ifar
as it is prepared, concludes with DR..
Nicholas Murray Butler, of Columbis
University. The membership is linn
tied to 500 and by means of the mod
crate membership fee the society will
make possible the production of books
of a quality which will do honor tt
their author and the matter which
they contain.
The aim is to place the wizards
knowledge in convenient book form a
nominal cost before every farmer
gardener or horticulturist in th'
world.
The home of the organization is sit
usted at Burbank's grounds at SAINT
Rosa and its activities will have hi
personal guidance and cooperation.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
Hiddla Of tho sphInx.

The Sphinx-some sort OF tabled
monster-proposed riddle to the
people of Thebes. It is said. and muir
dered all who could not answer it
Oedipus finally solved it and in cha
grin the Sphinx put herself to death
The riddle was as follows: What
goes on four feet in the morning. two
feet In the afternoon and three al
night?" The answer given by Oedipus
was this: Man; because he crawls as
a child, walks upright In his full
strength and walks with star wher
an old man."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
WHEAT CROP GREAT
Northwest Promises Largest Crop
Ever Known Here.
Winter Satisfactory, Followed B,
Ideal Spring-Al Sections Re-
port Plenty of Moisture.

Portland = The Pacific Northwest
will this year harvest the largest
wheat crop in its history, if the
weather conditions continue favorable.
The acreage in the three states is
greater than ever before, and the
weather up to this time could scarcely
have been improved Therefore it is
safe to say that the greatest crop the
Northwest has ever had heretofore
about So, 900, 900 bushels-will be ex-
ceeded by several million bushels. A
crop of 10, 900, 900 bushels for 1912 is
not out of reason. Last year Oregon,
Washington and Idaho produced about
SIS, 900, 900 bushels, and crop 20 to
25 per cert greater this year can
easily be figured out.
Everything depends, of course, on
the weather from now on. The winter
conditions were entirely satisfactory
and the spring has been an ideal one.
During the last ten days perfect wheat
weather has prevailed in almost every
section. A few spots did not get
much of the late rains, but they are
small in extent, and at one or more
points it was declared there was too
much moisture, but on the whole the
weather has been all that could be de-
sired.
What the wheat farmers have tc
fear now is excessively hot weather
next month. They are apprehensivs
lest it come at the time when the
grain is filling in the early and head
ing in the late districts. If the criti
cal period is safely passed the thres
North Pacific states will turn out theil
banner yield of wheat
In Eastern Oregon prospects are
fiattering. Umatilla county farmers
expect crop of 5000, 900 bushels, al
against $500, 900 bushels last year
In Union county the acreage has beer
increased, and the prospects otherwise
are better than in recent years. Gil
liam, Sherman and Wasco counties re
port good conditions.
Throughout Idaho the outlook il
bright. The soil is well saturated
with moisture and the wheat crop i
in better condition than it has beel
for years.
In Washington farmers everywher
report satisfactory prospects. Tn
: Whitman county wheat fields neve
= made better showing at this time o
i the year. A crop of $500. 900 bush
els is estimated in the county. Lin
coin county expec IS its largest yield
8 and in Walla Walla the growth to dat
t has been healthy with plenty of rair
s fall. Douglas, Garfield and Grar
counties send similar satisfactory re
n ports. In Stevens county the acreag
: is a fifth larger than last year, an
t prospects are fine.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
REBELS HOLD PLACE
FederaIs In Fierce Attack Fall 10
DisIodge Insurreclos.
Orozco In Command at Critical Mo
ment Resists Flank Movement
Casualties Small.

At the Rebel Front, Rellano, Mex
leo. General Pascual Orozco's army
Of rebels fought off the government
troops under General Huerta. who at
tackled the insurrectos stronghold. AT
the end of five hours fighting, Cen
eral Huerta's command was in re-
treat, leaving dead and wounded on
the field. General Orozco does not be-
lieve the fighting is over, however.
and expects vigorous continuation of
the battle.
The laundering artillery and in
fantry fire ceased shortly after night
fall, after perhaps the most spectac-
ular battle fought on Mexican soil
since the French invasion of the last
century
1t is impossible to estimate the cas-
ualties, but it is known the federals
lost at least five cavalrymen in q
charge against the right wing of the
rebel line near point which Genera
Orozco, who directed the rebel maneu
vers, happened to be at the time
1t is now believed that the rebe
loss in dead will fall short of so, al
though this number may be increased
when the field has been searched
In 13 troop trains the federals
moved up to within one mile and {
half of Rellano and began terrific
Smelling. The first few shots explod
ed within a few feet of the rebe
troops, but killed only few horses
One woman was killed in the town.
General Orozco came down from
Jiminez to take personal charge of ths
fight just before the federals attacked
General Salazar was in command o.
the first rebel line. The federal com
mands of Generals Trucy ALBERT, Ra
bago and Telles and Colonies Villa ant
Urbina were engaged.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30

have an operation. would not listen to
that, and when friend of my husband
told him about Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound and what it had done
for his wife, was willing to take it.
Now look the picture of health and feel
like it, too. can do my own homework,
hoe my garden, and milk COW. l can
entertain company and enjoy them. l
can visit when choose, and walk as far
as any ordinary woman, any day in the
month. l wish / could talk to every
suffering woman and girl. Mrs. DEMA
BETuUNE, Sikeston, Mo.
Murrayville, I'LL have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
for a very bad case of female trouble
and it made me a well woman. My
health was all broken down, the doctors
said l must have an operation, and was
ready to go to the hospital, but dreadedit
so that began taking your Compound.
got along so well that l gave up the
doctors and was saved from the opera
ton. Mrs. CHARLES MOORE, R. R.
No. 8, Murrayville, Ill
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
Amateur Aviator Killed.

Xenia, Ohio.-Fred ]. Southland, of
Minneapolis, Mimi, an aviator, fell
100 feet at the Wright aviation field
near Osborne and was instantly killed.
Southland, who was 40 years old, had
just bought the aeroplane from the
Wright brothers. He obtained the
keys to the hangar after he had been
refused permission to take the aero
plane out without further experience.
He fell just six minutes after he had
begun the first flight alone. His body
was badly crushed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
10000 Volts XIII Man,

Seattle-Ed. C. Refining, chief oper-
ator for the city lighting department
at the Cedar Falls power plant, was
instantly killed late Thursday when in
some way as yet unknown he complet-
ed the circuit on high-tension line in
the watch house and $1,000 volts of
electricity passed through his body.
The circuit that killed Refining was
reported open at both ends at the time
of the accident, and electricians are
unable to account for the accident
Refining was married two months
ago
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
War Footing Increased.

Berlin-The Reichstag has passed
the third reading of the bills increas-
ing the German army and navy. The
navy bill provides for an extra battle
squadron, for which three additional
battleships and two cruisers are to be
constructed before 1920. The esti-
mated additional cost is s24, $50, 900
this year, s31, $50, 900 next year and
s2S, 800, 900 yearly afterward. The
army bill provides for an incease of
90, 900 men, excluding officers and nom
commissioned officers and other details
in the peace footing in the army.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
Denver Tries New Deal.

Denver-Democrat and Republican
headquarters concede the election of
Henry ]. Arnold mayor and practical
ly the entire citizens ticket. Early
returns showed that the citizens ticket
had carried each of the rs precincts
reported, by such wide margin that
the scratched ballots would not
change the result. This seemed to in
sure the reelection of Ben B. Lindsey
as judge of the Juvenile court The
campaign was fought on local issues.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
MExlcANs WARNED BACK.

Rebels Charge Americans. But Bold
Front Stops Them.
At the Boundary Camp of American
Troops Near Fabens, Textile cool
judgment Of an American army lieu
tenant and the aggressive stand of
two Texas rangers in the face of 200
Mexican rebels advancing on the
American boundary lire prevented
serious complications early Wednes-
day between the United States and
Mexico.
death to theml" cried the Mexi-
cans, and shot rang out as they
spurred their horses, drew their car
bines from their saddle slots and
charged forward to a wagon road
where Lieutenant c. A. Dougherty
and 35 men of Troop B, Fourth Uni.
ted States cavalry, had stationed
themselves, their rifles pointing to-
ward Mexico. c. E. Wasster anC
Charles Moore, of the Texas rangers
who have been accompanying tn,
American troops on the border patrol
dashed forward.
"If you dare to come across thi
wagon road we'll arrest your who'll
army" shouted Wasster. Lieutenant
Dougherty, thinking perhaps he hai
miscalculated the boundary line, CAV
the Mexicans the benefit of the doub
and drew his men back a few yards
under cover of some sage and mes
quite, ordering them under no circum
stances to fire until so commanded.
"This wagon road is the line,
Wasster continued to call in SPANS
to the advancing rebels who forme
into a fighting line, demanding g
the same time that they send out the
chiefs for parley. CoIonels Jose Coz
doba and Carlos Bustamente, in con
mand of the rebels, who were movin
on Guadalupe, dismounted and crosse
the Sandy road. The Mexicans d.
clared they mistook the rangers fc
two men for whom they had bee
searching.
Lieutenant Dougherty came forwai
and defined what he believed to be I'll
American line. The rebel leader
soon turned their troops away ar
headed eastward toward Guadalupe.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
Wool Bill Not Settled.

Washington, D. C. = The senate
finance committee, after a long wran-
gle over the wool tariff bill, has been
unable to reach an agreement, and IT
is reported they have agreed to report
adversely the Underwood bill as it
passed the house. 1t had been ex-
pected that the committee would draft
substitute bill conforming to the
finding of the tariff board, but this
plan has been abandoned, the commit
tee also refusing to report the Smoot
substitute. In fact, no senator but
Smoot favors the Smoot substitute
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
xIpers SIN plague France.

One OF the divisions OF France, the
department OF Seine-et-Marne. has 10
sued its snake killing budget. 1t shows
that vipers are almost as numerous
as ever before in the lie de France
They are commonest In the forest OF
Fontainebleau, where one gamekeep
er alone killed 1918 In the course Of
last year. For this he was paid s125
and in all the department paid $3.50 in
the year, being a reward OF seven
cents for each viper's head presented
Nearly 5000 were killed during the
year
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
pamaoes for sooIIed Beauty.

A curious judgment was given IN a
German court the other day. A lit
tie girl Of three who was placed In a
nursing institution had been bitten by
the yard dog. the bite leaving seer
on the cheek. The little ones guar
dian put in claim, not In respect OF
the pain caused. but because the scar
had lessened her chances of securing
husband when she became old
enough to marry The court upheld
the guardians claim. and placed the
damages at s50n
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
EreighthandIsrs Win Strike

Chicago = Freighthandlers in all
parts of the country received notiica-
ton that general strike order had
been issued by President P. ]. Elan
merry, of the international Brotherhood
of Railway Freighthandlers. The
strike order was decided on few days
ago according to information given at
the Freighthandlers, headquarters,
and the notification was Immediately
mailed to the different unions.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
Yuoatan Has Revolution.

Mexico City-A dispatch from Mer-
ida indicates that the disorders in
Yucatan are growing. The attack of
the Indians on Tekantoc last Saturday
is said to have been barbaric in char
acter, several persons having been
killed and their bodies burned. The
town was sacked and the railway sta
ton and several other buildings
burned. After leaving Tekantoc the
band went to Teya, where the munich
pal president was killed and the bust
ness houses sacked. A Turk is said to
be the leader of the Indians.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
Preached while He sIept.

Very curious was the case Of Sim-
con Watson, a Woodworking. indus
trious Englishman, aged about 80. Of
athletic habits and active tempera-
ment. who, about 1926, began preach
ing in his sleep. His trance or sleep
ing fit invariably lasted as long as the
ordinary nonconformist service, which
he was in the habit of attending. The
attacks became more frequent as time
went on, and he would go through the
whole Of the ordinary chapel service.
praying, reading the bible and preach
ing.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
Police Rescue President.

New York-President Taft attend
ed church Sunday morning, then went
for an automobile ride to Van Court
landt Park, and later joined in the
Fifth Avenue promenade When
walking in Fifth Avenue the president
was recognized and within few min
utes 800 persons had surrounded him.
Inspector McCluskey and half dozen
policemen had to escort him to the
home of John l.. Cadwalader, Henry
w. Taft's law partner.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30

Now let me add a few lines What
have we now7"
"Ah. we knowl" shouted the entire
audience. Its an old woman leaning
over, scrubbing the foorl"
Good" exclaimed the professor
"That is right But seeing that you al
guessed at once l still do not know
who is the brightest l will draw
some more on the paper while you
will have to draw little on your i'm
agination for this next one"
He deftly erased a line here and
there, drew in others and then Dteppet
aside. while the boys and girls racket
their brains and imagination to tel
what the professor was trying to de
pict- Finally after no one had made
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
SPEED OF TITANIC HIGH.
Latest Testimony Damaging to OFF,
GERS of Lost Ship.


New York-New evidence purport-
ing to show that the Titanic was going
at full speed, with all but five of her
"a boilers lighted, on the night she
met her fate, was given aboard the
White Star liner Olympia by Fred
Barrett, former chief fireman of the
Titanic, but now of the Olympic, to
Senator William Alden Smith, chair
man of the investigating committee.
Barrett said that he was in the for
ward compartment of the ship when
she hit the iceberg.
1.-The water rushed in about two feet
above the floor plates" said the fire
man. II jumped for the next com
partment, No. 5, just as the water
tight door closed. There were only
two in the forward compartment who
escaped. The rip was long one Al
the same time the red lights-dangei
signals-came up"
Barrett then explained that the sig
nal had previously shown white, indi
eating full speed.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
NecktIes of Wood.

A syndicate comprising English cap
Italists has been formed to promote
the sale Of ''tie silk" composed OF 80
per cent. wood pulp and 80 per cent.
artificial silk. Samples are being sub
mitted to the New York Wholesale
neckwear manufacturers. and consid-
cradle experimenting is taking place.
In point OF price this material shows
advantage over conventional fabrics.
its luster. feel and general appear
ance closely resemble genuine silk
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
Plan Monument for Musieians.

Paris = A movement is we'll under
way here for the erection of a monu-
ment to the memory of the hero must
clans who stood playing Nearer. My
God, To Thee" as the liner Titanic
disappeared in the waters of the At
lantic. The Association Sportive des
Astirtes Musicians de France original
ed the idea. A concert will be given,
the proceeds from which will form the
NUCLEUS of the fund.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1912-05-30
PICTURES ARE QUITE FUNNY
Drawings Finally Show Boy Jumping
on sprIngboard With Piece Of
Pie In His Hand

We'll" said the professor. after his
little guests had ceased -squirming
around in their seats and all conversa-
ton had been silenced. If I could but
have your attention for few moments
| would like to see which OF you is
the brightest"
The professor selected piece of
charcoal and rapidly sketched an out
line on a big sheet OF white paper
which he held In his hand
After have finished this drawing
Of course. most of you could name It
But how many Of you can tell me
while draw It Just what 1t is7"
Il knowi I lnowl It's a beehivel'
came two or three shouts from the