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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
WAR PRISONERS THEATER.
English captives In German Prison
Camp Give a Show.


The following story of life in Ger
man prison camp was issued few
days ago by the German information
service as proof that Germany is kind
to the enemies who fail into German
hands. The translation reads
ION the evening of the day on which
Lord Kitchener stated before the Brit
ish parliament that English prisoners
in Germany were harshly used Il
vaudeville performance by the prison
ers and for the prisoners took place in
the camp at Ruhleben. says the Ber-
liner Tageblatt The program gives
evidence of good humor. which could
scarcely exist with bad treatment.
"The commandant of the camp sane
toned the performance, and from the
program it is seen that the prisoners,
among whom there are well known
artists, made the performance very
jolly affair. To be sure, one must not
conclude from this that the prisoners
receive any preferential treatment
The vaudeville performance in Ruhle-
ben is simply one Of the many proofs
that the treatment Of prisoners is gov
erned by the strict principles Of Jus
tice and humanity"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
INTEREST," SHADE TREES
state Forester Prepared to Answer
Questions With Regard to
Shade Trees.

with every passing year the inter-
sst of the citizens OF Kentucky in the
shade trees of the cities. towns and
villages, along public highways and
ON private lands and estates has be-
come more keen, for the reason that
our people as a whole are gradually
coming to an appreciation of the
worth of individual trees and OF tree
communities from an aesthetical
point of view, and are alive to their
value as factors for health and COM
fort in the community. This is nat
ural development in line with an
awakening public interest in parks,
public Fairgrounds, better roads and
highkays and the development of at
tract}ve surroundings on the farm.
In ali this the trees play very i'm
portant part. Then, too, throughout
the state the present shade trees,
which are to very considerable ex-
tent remnants of the original forest,
are decaying. deteriorating and dying
Their owners are interested most de-
etdedly in their preservation. II pos
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
EXPERIMENTAL FOREST.
Permanent Exhibit at the State Fair
In Louisville.

In conjunction with the forest nur-
sery at Louisville, there is being es-
tablished an experimental forest
which will also be a permanent ex-
hibit In connection with the State
Fair 1t is expected in this expert
mental forest to show on a small
scale what may be done on any farm
in Kentucky in the way of raising
wood material, and will be OF un-
doubted interest to farmers and
others who have already wood lots on
their land or expect to plant them
either for the material or for the pur-
pose of soil fixation and regeneration.
This forest will be situated on the
bank of the Ohio river, and, in addi-
ton to furnishing a demonstration OF
what can be done in the way of prac-
tical forestry, 1t will also afford a
wind-break for the state nursery. and
will serve to hold the bank of the
Ohio river in its present place.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
FARMERS FROM BELGIUM
ARE WANTED IN SOUTH.
Colonies Esta blished Already In Georgia
and North Carolina.

At an immigration conference in Sa-
vannah. Ca. one of the principal ques-
lions was that of methods of encour-
aging Belgian farmers to locate in
Georgia.
This is not the beginning of such
movement in Georgia nor in the south.
1t was started several months ago.
with the result that there are now sew
eral colonies of Belgian truck farmers
in southern Georgia. Similar move
ments have been started in other
states. notably in North Carolina,
where there are one or two colonies OF
Belgians.
This demand for Belgians is due to
two causes-first, the south entertains
a profound sympathy for the Belsians
in the plight the war has brought upon
them; second. the great need of the
south is for farmers, capable of doing
intensified farming, to settle upon
waste tracts of uncultivated farm
lands i'm Dixie.
IueTe are lOW III ptOfSld Ut ituSt
two concrete propositions which will
be made to Belgians.
One Is the settlement of a tract Of
some LOO acres of farm land in
Lowndes county. Upon showing that
families desiring to settle on this land
are reliable people 1t is stated that all
financial arrangements will be made
for them. including transportation.
Part of the land is wooded. and Bel
CLANS settling there will be paid for
clearing this land. There Is a COM
munity store, at which credit will be
extended to those filling lands on this
tract. Options will be given on these
lands at their present price. There Is
a similar plan for settling a large tract
of land in Jones county, near Macon.
where fifty farmhouses have already
been built.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
GAINS BY THE ALLIES.
Germans Have Lost 1,027,740 Square
Miles of Territory.

Statisticians who have been watch
ing the progress of the European war
have completed compilation Of fig
ures indicating the land area losses suf-
fered by Germany since the conflict
began. These figures show that the al
lies already have taken 1,O27, TAO square
miles of Emperor Williams colonial
possessions, which include former hold
ings In Asia. Africa and the Pacific.
An idea OF the immensely of this may
be Cleaned from the fact that the area
taken Is nearly one-third as large as
the United States. or as big as the com
bined states of Nevada. Utah. Wyom-
ing. South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma. Iowa, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas. Wisconsin. Illinois, Indiana, Ohio,
West Virginia. Kentucky and Tennes-
see.
Some idea of the financial strain on
the nations may be gathered from the
fact that Botha's short campaign
against the Germans In southwest Az
RIGA cost Britain $67.OO0,OO0.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
He ASKED FOR DONALD.
And Much to His Surprise He Got the
Answer He Sought.

ana Wucn TO MS surprise ne Sot tHe
Answer He Sought.
DIR. Norman Macleod, the famous
Scottish divine, before visiting India,
called on an old highland woman In
Glasgow, says writer in the Scot
fish American. when ye gang tae
India" he said, yen be seem ma
Donnr that went ava tae India ten
years ago an never sent the scrape Of
a pen tae his mither since"
But, Katie" said the doctor, india
Is a very big place. and how can I ex-
pect to find himT'
"Oh, but yen just be askin' for
Donar. What for nor
SO, to please the old woman. he prom
ised to ask for Donald, and he con-
scientiously kept his word. At various
ports he made inquiry among British
ships, although 1t seemed very much
like looking for needle in bale of
hay. But 1t is the unexpected that
happens. AS DIR. Macleod's steamer
went up the Hugh river an outward
bound vessel passed close by. A sailor
was leaning over her bulwark. and,
moved by a sudden impulse, the doctor
shouted out:
"Are you Donald MactavishT'
To his intense surprise the man an
swered, Yes"
DIR. Macleod had only time to shout
you're to write to your mother"' as
the vessels drew apart. The result Of
his amazing meeting was that the old
lady received a penitent letter from
her long neglectful son.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25

sible, and their replacement If this
must be done. Again within recent
years the increase of insect pests and
fungus diseases due to the introduce
ton of new species and varieties from
foreign countries and the importation
of European nursery stock has caused
widespread comment. Insect infesta-
lions among our tree friends, con-
dition which has been emphasized by
the lack of natural enemies to keep
them in check and a notable decrease
in our native birds that prey on in
sects. have been of frequent occur
renee In cities the paving of streets,
construction of sidewalks, laying of
sewers and gas and water mains, con-
Quits for electric light, telephone and
telegraph wires all has very seriously
disturbed natural conditions and en-
dangered the life of the shade trees.
While it is realized that the care
and protection of shade trees is not
strictly within the province of for
estry, yet requests for information in
this direction have continually come
to the office of the State Forester.
The State Forester is prepared to
answer inquiries for information by
mail with regard to shade trees
particularly what species to plant, the
injuries and diseases to which they
are subject, and to offer remedies for
these The First Biennial Report of
the State Forester deals with this
subject of shade trees in detail and
may be obtained free of charge by
addressing him at Frankfort.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25

Frankfort, Ky.-(SpeciaD-It is pat
.ent to those individuals who have
made study of the matter that there
ARE certain areas of Kentucky which
are more valuable for the production
of forests than for agriculture or pas
|turage. In fact, there are certain
areas which never will produce any
thing except timber crops. In order
Do encourage the planting of these
areas to timber, and also encourage
Ehe planting of timber or worn out
lands for regenerative purposes and
10 prevent erosion, the State Board of
Forestry, early in it's work, provided
for two nurseries-one at Louisville
(which is the larger and one at
Frankfort, which is hardly a year old
at the present time. The nursery at
Louisville was started early in the fall
of 1918, and has been gradually in
cree ing it's capacity. Last fall the
fifstk Sale of stock was made from the
Louisville nursery, amounting to one
thousand black locusts and one hun
dred catalpa seedlings. That such
nursery supplies are wanted in the
State is shown by the fact that, If
available, at least ten thousand black
locusts could have been sold and an
indefinite number of other species.
There is no doubt but what, as the ex-
istence and extent of the nursery Is
realized throughout the State. large
and continuous demand will spring up
for seedlings and transplants which
the State can furnish, since these
seedlings will be sold at cost to indi-
viduals who desire them. The nur-
sery will pay for itself in time and the
cost of the stock will be reduced as
the capacity of the nursery increases.
At the present time there are consid-
erably over six thousand transplants
in~he beds at the nursery at Louis
Viva, The species which were planted
in the Louisville nursery this spring
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
FOREST EXTENSION, STATE NURSERIES
Demand For Material at State Nurseries Shows That Ken
lucky People Are Beginning to Plant Trees
As Well As Cut Them Down

we're as follows: Box elder, white
ash, blue ash, apple stock, apricot,
American beech, buckeye, catalpa.
chestnut, Kentucky coffee tree, wild
cherry, sweet cherry, American elm,
gingko, sweet gum, shell bark hick-
DRY, mockernut hickory, pignut hick-
DRY, black locust, sugar maple, red
maple, cucumber magnolia, white oak,
red oak, black oak, bur oak, pin oak,
yellow poplar, black walnut, Japanese
walnut.
There were sown in the Frankfort
nursery twelve seed beds 2ix4 feet,
with the following species: Chestnut,
red oak, black walnut, pin oak, yellow
poplar, shell bark hickory, sugar ma
pie, white ash. Each spring and fall
sees the capacity of the nurseries very
materially increased.
The varieties which have been
planted in the nurseries have been
with the exception of some species
with which it was decided to expert
ment confined almost entirely to ma
tive Kentucky trees of special COM
Der of seedlings will be available this
fall for distribution and sale it is i'm
possible at this time to determine on
account of the earliness of the season.
The seed beds were very materially
increased within the year. One fea-
ture of the nursery work at Louisville
was the planting of one-half bushel OF
apple seed. 1t is eventually expected
that the Louisville nursery will be
able to furnish apple stock Of stand
ard variety to individuals around the
State and that the orcharding which is
becoming a feature of agricultural
work in Kentucky will in this way be
materially assisted. Also the nursery
is experimenting with varieties of wal.
nuts, chestnut, pecans and other nut
trees which produce commercial or
chards.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
The Clerk Guaranteed 1t.

"a customer came into my store the
other day and said to one of the clerks,
have you anything that will cure
diarrhoea?' and my clerk went and got
him bottle OF Chamberlaln's Collie,
Cholera and Darrhoea Remedy, and
said to him, If this does not cure you,
l will not charge you a cent for it. ,
So he took it home and came back in d
day or two and said he was cured, "
writes J. Il. Berry ~ Co., Salt Creek,
Va. Obtainable everywhere.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
Scrawny Calves.

What makes a calf scrawny-off its
feed? Germs-parasites-in the in
testines. Why not free them of this
trouble9 If you will give the calf some
b. A. Thomas Stock Remedy in its
feed, within a week you will see it
brighten up and in four or five weeks
YOU won't know the calf. Costs you
but a few cents and we will refund that
if it doesn't 90 as we say. For sale at
Weddings Drug Store, Cloverport, KY.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
S10,00o,0oo A MONTH is SENT
TO BELGIUM.

Whereas Edward J. Williams.
the treasurer who disbursed the
funds to meet the cost of the con-
struction of the Panama canal.
paid out S2,OOO.OOO per month on
the average during the years
1905-13. he. as assistant treasurer
of the commission for relief in
Belgium. has been distributing
S10,OOO.OOO per month since the
German occupation became eff
fective. says the Chicago Chris
tian Advocate. The economy
with which this fund has been
administered by the commission
and its splendid system Of dis
tributing food. regularly, prompt
ly and economically, suggests to
william B. Parker. the official
historian Of the commission, that
we have here practical Illus
tration of how successful col
lective marketing for an entire
nation may he.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25

For dyspepsia. our national ailment
use Burdock Blood Bitters. Recon-
mended for strengthening digestion,
purifing the blood. At all drug
stores. 81 90 bottle.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25

Try a Want ,.Ad. if you
want quick results.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-08-25
A Monstrous Tide.

The bay of Fundy forms cul-de-sac
at which the Atlantic ocean seems to
have taken special spite and at reg
ular intervals pours into it an enor-
nous amount of water. Take the har-
Dor of st. John as an illustration Of
what this mighty tide must be. In
most parts of the world tide Of ten
feet is considered something abnor-
NAL, but at st. John it rises twenty to
twenty-four feet in good weather. In
stormy weather the monotony is va
ried by the high water mark being
pushed up even ten or fifteen feet
higher.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-30

"T guess you spoke the truth when
you said 1 would regret it. she said,
and suddenly reached down for the
bottle again. But Jim was upon his
knees before her, just as he had been
that day in the woods, and telling her
again that he loved her. ....
I'm those five years he had made
himself an educated man, and a pros
porous one. He had a lumber yard in
town that was paying handsomely.
He had spent half the time at school
and the rest in business. First he
had made himself an educated man,
then he had built up his fortune. And
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-30

through it all Anna had been his in
spiration.
"WeII, that's all, gentlemen. You'll
keep the matter sacred, know be-
cause-well, you see, I'm about the
only old acquaintance whom Mrs.
Quantock hasn't entirely dropped.
And I'm due there at dinner this eve
ming. l oughtn't to have told you, I
guess, only don't like to hear it said
that Anna Devine went to the bad.
You ought to see their kids. Any
woman who can raise pair like
them has done her best in this world,
1 guess"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-30

is it permissible to remove the wire
frame.
Brooches with puttees or leggings
are prescribed for the streets and
public places, and trousers only for
undress purposes.
Socks must be of khaki color, and
the gloves of brown leather and either
carried in the hand or worn with
stick or cane, which must be perfect
ly plain. Collars uniform in color.
Tia Juana gave Mrs. VIM. Howard
Taft a special bull fight She had
seen Bill try to matadore a bull moose
and probably wanted to see a bull
really laid out
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-30

London, Eng. - There will'be no
Beau Brummels among the British
war recruits. 49,.
The war office has frowned on Pic
cadiIly fashions
A new set of dress regulations has
been issued which put the ban on
turned-up trousers with low shoes
and other affectations are tabooed.
The jockey style of army cap, with
a shapeless crown and an exagger-
ated brim, is forbidden.
No deviations are allowed from
the standard cap, which is shaped like
one used in the American army. 1t
must be worn straight on the head
and not tilted. In the trenches only
The Keota news., 1915-10-01
TIE uoTA NEWS.

a spectes Of dull lethargy all day long
only when Marcia was near him wou'o
he seem content or compromising.
Il got to be q question OF urgency
al 70 what disposition should be mace
of him az two weeks came to an enc
The county institution was the only
local refuge offered. Its omcer had
come to suggest that they relieve mar
cia of the care of their patient. 4hey
sat discussing the case in the garden.
Near to them sat the patient. Very
decidedly Marcia refused to consent
to casting out on the cold charity OF
the world a person whom fate had
sent under their roof. She told OF
the pocketbook, she suggested that
they advertise for the friends of the
stranger.
A sharp gasp caused her companion
and herself to start violently. new
expression In his eyes. the patient con-
fronted them. He had heard all-and
comprehended all.
Noble woman!" he said brokenly.
and took her hand and kissed 1t rever-
emily.
A rich lonely bachelor recovering
from q fit OF sickness. in q strange
place his accident had happened to
him. But it had brought him faith
full nurse. and later a sweet. charm
ing wife. and the troubles of the GID
son family were all ended.
Copyright. 1915. by W. G. Chapman)
The Keota news., 1915-10-01

Conclusion of the brain. ] fear,
he announced seriously. Il will leave
him some medicine. Change the wet
towels often. get him to bed and not''
fy his friends"
Never were there two more diligent
nurses, and another was added to the
coterie when Mrs. Gibson returned
home. That end of the proposition
turned out satisfactorily. for within
two hours the patient opened his eyes
He scanned his environment IN q
blank meaningless sort of way. Mar
cha spoke to him, but the man only
stared. He did not speak, he did not
even seem to hear when he was spo-
ken to.
The doctor came next morning. In
the meantime. with a pleased smile
the patient had accepted bowl OF
cruel from Marcia. AS she moved
about the room he followed her en-
cessantly with his eyes. The express
sion of his face was pleased calm.
a luxurious WEAKNESS, and he only
stared when she spoke to him.
The doctor had bad news to I'M
part: some delicate part OF the mans
mental machinery had been Jared
rudely. He might remain In his pres
ent situation for weeks-perhaps al
ways. Again he urged Mr.. Gibson to
try to learn the identity of the man.
To this task Mr.. Gibson devoted
himself for three days. but with no
results. The man was q stranger,
probably on a walking tour. Aunt
Marcia beckoned to her brother-in-
law as he returned one evening from
his fruitless quest.
Il have searched his Clothes" she
said. and have not found q scrap of
The Keota news., 1915-10-01
WARRINe ON PLANT vERMIN
Kerosene Emulsion Said to Be Z
Remedy for Many Pests That
Annoy the Gardener.

Every gardener must face certain
annoyances and be ready to stand a
percentage Of loss from vermin and
disease. The simplest and most ef
fective remedy for any kind Of plant
lice is to spray with kerosene emul.
sion This Is satisfactory with all
soft .bodied insects. and 1t kills them
by its effect through the outside OF
the body. To make kerosene emul-
sion take . half pound Of any hard
soap. one gallon Of hot water and two
gallons Of kerosene. Dissolve the
soap thoroughly in hot water. afte1
which the kerosene is to be added
Stir briskly until the whole solution
has become white and milky, indicat-
ing the complete mixture Of the soap
and oil. The easiest way to do the
stirring is to run the solution through
a pump and back into the bucket or
barrel. Add about ten gallons of wa
ter to one gallon of this stock solu-
ton and apply 1t with any small
spraying outfit. The solution is ef-
fective for plant lice which damage
all kinds Of shrubs and almost all
vegetables.
The Keota news., 1915-10-01
ROYAL Treasures.

Windsor castle contains many his
toric treasures. There are the beauti.
full cups and fagons that were
wrought by Benvenuto Cellini; the
huge gold piecer Of Flaxman that
were made for George w. of which the
finest represents the Shield of
Achilles. and many more besides. Two
quaint centerpieces that belonged to
Queen Victoria amuse the younger
members Of the royal family-one that
shows the old queens and Prince Con.
sorts group of favorite dogs; while
another-a gold and enameled foun.
tain for SCENTS surrounded by palm
trees. at which some Arabs are wa.
tering their horses. The gold Lincoln
cup is trophy Of George w; and
there Is a flagon taken from the Ar.
mada. which the first gentleman of
Europe had carved with the royal
crown and Prince Of Wales feathers
The Keota news., 1915-10-01

S1So e{O 00SAUG VIAe0 on tnS Youtn.
ful Bubble Blower.
paper to indicate who the man Is, or
where he came from-nothing, except
this
Mr.. Gibson uttered a vivid CRY of
amazement. Marcia had opened a
drawer in the bureau in the sick room
and had taken out pocketbook. AS
she exhibited its contents great heap
of bank notes showed. There were
hundred dollar bills, ffties, twenties.
Altogether there must have been over
two thousand dollars in the broad.
long receptacle
Mr.. Gibson's eyes dilated, eagerly,
hungrily. How much good that money
would do them in their present dire
emergency! AS he lifted his gaze he
flushed guiltily, for he met the clear
steadfast eyes Of Marcia.
"A sacred trust. brother" she said
locked the drawer and handed him
the key.
In the same daze the patient re-
manned for week. Then he was able
to be up and about. Always he had
attention for Marcia. and only for her.
When she played on the piano. or
sang, he would listen raptly. When
tney gave him seat in the garden, in