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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27
OUR LITTLE FRIENDS THE BIRDS.

Recently party girls eating apples and every girl
the the fire. asked her why
she and her reply Il destroy anything bird
cold weather the birds love to find crumbs scattered
about the Harold Baynes writes
our little friends follows:
cit is of charity feed the birds at
when their great and energy often fail Call
an act friendship and will dispute it; but after all
it duty-the partial payment of debt for the hundred
which birds have added lives But if they
creditors the fact that call ourselves bird
feeding them in win
for conceivable that would allow those
love risk of starving DEATH if by
able effort could it, In spite of all do,
many die this winter but the of there
who will give little thought, and little
trouble their welfare the fewer deaths there will be-
There branches of bdfeedng work. and wish
had space How feed the birds struggle
and fields interesting boys We hope
being undertaken
and boys who love uv creditors
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27
THE LADY AND THE COBRA.
With a Violin Recital the Effects Of
Which Were Magical.

An Englishwo residing In India
one evening found to her horror that a
huge cobra had coiled itself about her
veranda rails. near which she sat play.
ing the violin. She was too near the
snake to run with safety, 30 she co.,
tinued playing while she gradually
edged away. At first her only idea
was to keep the creature thus engaged
while she escaped. but when she had
gained a safer distance and perhaps
fascinated by the unwOnted sight a
strange inspiration seized her She
played air after air Of different charac.
ter.
The effect was magical. That snake
behaved like an ardent, hot blOoded
disciple Of Paganini. Every variation
in the music. whether of volume or of
tone. produced instantly IL correspond
ing change in the attitude of the cobra.
If she played a lively dance it swayed
its body sideways in quick time and
yet in graceful curves. Once she struck
number of false notes in rapid sue
cession on purpose. The cobra WINGED
and writhed in pain, as IT suddenly
struck with whip.
Thus the creature behaved like mao
musician till the lady. getting tired of
the sport, gradually moved herself far
ther and farther and then made sud
den bolt into her room and banged the
door. leaving the cobra to wander dis
consulate to its Lair In the fields.-Lon.
HOn Chroniclo
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27
LOADING A SOLDIER.
Weights the Privates In European
Armies Have to Carry.

HFmtos nave 10 SdTTys
The weight a soldier in active service
has to carry often becomes burden.
and frequently in retreat or a fight
much of 1t Is thrown away.
Nearly all the soldiers belonging to
European armies have to carry about
with them In the field kit which
ranges In weight from thirty eight to
sixty-one pounds.
The equipment that the different SOL
diers carry about with them is very
similar. 1t generally comprises a rifle
and bayonet. with rags and so on for
keeping them clean; an intrenching
tool and, of course, number of rounds
Of ammunition, Then there are the
various articles of clothing. with
changes, and first aid outfit.
All the soldiers with one exception
carry q knife. fork and spoon. water
bottle and mess tin. The Russians.
who are the exception, carry wooden
spoon only. which they keep in their
boots There lis also supply of food
carried and generally one or two re-
serve or emergency rations. Together
with an overcoat and the knapsack and
similar accoutrements. the load to be
carried Is a considerable one.
The Russians carry most. the weight
working out at sixty-One pounds. while
the British. French and Germans come
next in order, carrying weights of for
ty-seven. forty-four and thirty-eight
pounds respectively.-Pearson's Week.
ly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27
BANKUTU CANNlBALS.
A Belgian konso Savage Tribe That
Cannot Be Subdued.

The cannibal Bankutus of Belgian
Kongo make practice of removing
the upper incisors. Their dress con-
sists of a plated skirt, which does not
quite meet on the right thigh. But the
women of the south wear Il hide girdle
with deep fringe of palm fiber string.
Among this tribe the slaves are COM
PEELED to wear special dress. which
is. in fact, the ordinary costume Of
the Akela, to which tribe most Of them
belong. The Bankutus are great canni-
balls as far as the male members Of
the tribe are concerned, and the vic
tins are always slaves. In fact, all
slaves are ultimately eaten, since 1t is
believed that If slave were buried
his ghost would kill his master.
Their chief weapon is the bow, poison
being used on the arrows. Shields are
now obsolete. One Of their most inter-
esting points Is their use Of a cOnven-
tiOnal throwing knife as currency. The
Bankutus are almost the only tribe Of
this region who have been successful
IN resisting the advance Of the white
man. This fact is due to their skill in
forest warfare. The way leading to
their village is defended by poisoned
spikes hidden by leaves. They use
bows and arrows set like traps In the
form Of primitive spring guns and are
quite ready IL a white man is expected
to bait such traps with live baby,
being sure that the European will be
unable to resist the temptation to pick
up an apparently abandoned child. The
poison they use is absolutely deadly.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

Englands famous Life guards. now
regarded as the oldest cavalry com.
mand in the world. were organized
lnst after the restoration They were
recruited from the old cavaliers who
tonight for Prince Charles Stuart. and
IN 1861 they were formed into three
troops. then known MS the Kings Own.
the Duke of York's and the Duke of
Albenmrle's. AT that time 1t was al
ways demanded that one troop should
be raised In Scotland In honor of the
house Of Stuart II was the duty OF
the Life guards to protect the sovcr.
Ign and the royal family. = Argonaut
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

II so planted the plants in the row will
shade each other and only about one
fourth OF each plant will be exposed to
the rays of the sun
This method also helps to preserve
moisture The plants not only shade
each other but they prevent the sun
IRON shining through to the ground and
cracking it. Thus the plants will stand
dry weather better, and experience has
shown that the tobacco is heavier even
with favorable season.
Look about you and be convinced,
then give this method a trial.-U. V.
Averitt in midland Farmer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE MERCHANTS.

thing should be carefully avoided during this financial
sngeny taking advantage of the merchants asking for credit
without ask them charge
indefinitely The merchants doubt advancing large
goods and light burden for them When you
the merchants able their bills
charity selfdenaa denial give
courage in every walk of life.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

Breckenridge Leaf House putting electric lights
The light question big thing loose leaf house
The buyers what they buying and plenty of light is
for the seller If he has good basket he it to be
seen bring top price This the houses the
State well equipped for selling for handling and for shipping
and it has a lot of good hustlers behind it,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

Following dry last fall Shebyve has increased its
reads special from that attractive little
which struggle rid its saloons The ci
should discouraged they had better have increased
whisky business Better for them have less
money sober and boys The dry will only increase
taxes, will increase citizenship Shelbyvie
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

The farmers Iardnsburg Friday and Saturday
There just topic that needs their attention. and that is good
could we'll devote the whole of the
this subject and take home with them and discuss with their
families The question the foundation build You
can't do thing without coed roads There of these
miserable mud roads and the find the the better for
us ALL
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

The Hon. Chas Banford had walk four miles Monday to
train The road he said bad his only
And 70 years old this little tough Mr. Banford
this who had to walk There about
of them who Coverport last Saturday the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

Kentucky has interesting for nomna
1t hoped that every good Kentucky will
get the right for the local Offices well
for the State The usually taken by only the poll
tician themselves
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

Mr. Stanley showing his temper his for Governor
made of abuse either politics in business
Harsh bitter words made a his party.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

"Some New Resolutions for Farmers and "Facts Abou
are two articles should be read every farmer
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27
Piles Cured In 6 to DAYS

Your druggist will refund money II PAZ0
OINTMENT fails to cure any case Of Itching.
bind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in to II days.
Ine nrst application gives Ease and Rest soc.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

would enjoy economzng if she could see thu
dollars she saves stacked the mantel piece.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-27

who says, Stop my paper when the time is out
usually has the money his subscription.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01

oE IF HI ATRndoNIA MoToRCAR
want to gSHe chauffeur knows "Sp right inside Ie"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
NEED OF PREPAREDNESS.

Cedar Rapids Republican: We
KAY not need an army TO rests. IN
tnvsssou-wEltch IL the only use re
could make o, an zrmy-tor forty OF
4 hundred year"
Davenport Times: Russia fought an
unsuccessful war with japan II was
supposed Rrss.a vas so bs6Iy defeat
ed that she was no. 20 De considered
ot any military IMPORTANCE for many
years 10 come And Jet Russia
thought differently and by nob.ltza-
ton set the match 90 the European
powder keg.
Bulgaria, little country. fought
two wars after the Russo-Jzpznese
war Size ss able how 10 20 INTO q
third and be z considerable factor in
f.
Turkey and Italy fought q war
more recently. They we're rot e1-
hsugtsd and are al II again
Jsrsn was not exhausted by the
Russian war. Japan dared to 20 TITO
the present conflict and courtst ad-
dtttonzl trouble By Threatening China
70 the point Of making Chtns-Chias
tsemtag with millions o. people. but
u-p-spsred for wa-coDs 10 the
terms laid down al Toxic.
The fact that European countries
ara BOW engaged fl great var r. O.
st5e4, IN the light o. recsn. hfstorr
no ground for assumption that none %
the nations engaged IN tsst Esr -flI
attempt 20 tnrs6s A-e-5cz TO- forty
o- 4 hundred year7
The owner q TIE sc-raue5 Ersyyoo.
building carries gone fire. Insurance
fl he is = good bzs&-sss manager
The proposed preparedness program.
svl Il il L. all carried Gu. IS plan
ned. would not be excessive trslrar-s
for z nation 80 large and 20 wealthy
as ts the United States
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
FERNS IN THE HOUSE.

Ferns Obtained NON tAs Ao-s- .cr
indoor culture should bs placed In a
strong Hight although Shey VIII DO
vel without sunlight They should
be kept moist I'll al times, but wate-.
ed sparfngiy Most fern difficulties
arise either from keeping the plants
SOAKED or on tie other hand. permit
ting them 10 get TOO dr. When the
fern is IN tsrdiuie-s. ], Is sspeciall.
tt.czlt 70 avoid oFerwste-ing In
ssDr1ng and summer. ferns require
three times the amount Of water that
thsy do in the fall and winter
II Is well occasionally to put ferns
IN The bsthtub and gre them a bath
with weak soapsuds made from 2 eo7i
grade Of soap The scan must ne
Thoroughly rinsed Of Immediately after
the bath and great care must be sE-
srcissd not 70 iniurs the tender
fronds
One Of the worst enemies Of ferns
indoors is the meaIy Rug. This is :,
white, woody insect that ctfngs close
TO the bottom OF the fronds- When
there is reason To suspect its presence
the plant should be examined every
day and all insects removed with a
splinter or toothp.ck. II the infesta-
ton is bad. the whole top of the fern
can be cut OF 10 within an inch Of the
ground and then allowed to grow
again after ali the insects have been
sItsrrntnated Another fern pest
that thrfyes IN q dry atmosphere is
the red spider. This can be kept IN
check by spraying the top Of the
fern with clear Eatsr. II. as Is fire.
ausntiy the case in living rooms, this
Is impractical bic, the next best meas
urs f repeated baths Washing viii
also eradicate the aphis, or green fly.
Ferns should be fed once every
two TO four weeks with dilute nitrate
OF soda solution. very dilute ammonia
water, manure teachings. prepare
plant food, or ground bone and wood
ashes
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
NICK LosewoRTHs TRIBUTE

CONGRESSMAN Nicholas Long worth
OF Ohio, IN hts speech in New York on
Tuesday evening, pays the following
tribute 10 President Wilson, who Is
termed the Quickest man in the white
house"
The only hope Of the democracy
today fs the popularity. IN some quar-
tsrs. O. President Wilson They are
trying TO capitalize that popularity
into 2 party asset as an Offset against
the liabilities Of their sins OF omission
and commission. No one questions
that President Wilson is greater than
his party. His complete control over,
and his factle manipulation of the last
congress, proved that No enc ques.
lions that he is more popular than his
party. He has an almost uncanny
faculty OF obtaining credit for every
thing OF good that may happen, and
shedding onto the shoulders Of some
other individual, or Of the party az a
whole. responsibility for the bad He
is the luckiest msn that ever sat in
the white house.
Just as the country was becoming
fully awake to the disastrous conse-
auences, both OF the nations indus
tries and TO its revenues, OF the tariff
Law. for which he was mainly respon-
sibIe. the war came and distracted pub
lie attention from affairs at home.
"Overshadowing, as IT did all else.
Il offered the opportunity, Immediate
II seized upon. to transfer the blame
for approa ching national bankruptcy
upon circumstances which have moth
Ing whatever to do with II. 1t srtf-
fcialIy revita1ized our dying indus
tries By making them the main con-
tributors 10 Europe's needs. 1t forced
up our foreign trade from a loss IN
the year previous OF more than twenty
percent TO hitherto unheard Of proper
tfons. II greatly relieved the interna-
tional aspects OF the Mexican Bitua-
tipn for be well assured that. had It
not been for this war, situation was
Developing due to our falterfng and
pusilianirnous policy in regard to
Mexico. that would surely have
brought ug into serious alteration II
rot war, with one or more European
powers"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

is killed by hurry-his own hurry or
that Of someone else who is hurrying
and runs over him. And persons who
are habitually fast drivers. and those
who drive fast occasionally to make
UP lost time, do not arrive on time as
regularly as those who prepare in
advance against being late, and then
drive at a moderate. safe and COM
Portable speed. The hare lost the
race to the tortoise because he put
too great reliance in speed. But the
hare had one great advantage over
the motorist who relies upon speed.
He had no tendency to skid, his steer
ing gear could not give way while his
heels were in the air. There was no
danger OF headon collision between
the rows OF corn. with fatal results
to both participants.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
October 81, 1915
K.ozus ie,~.
isotaE SUMNER TIME

The nnountasnS eiurnber swee:ly IN the
haze
The twilight glow ls -osy Ike old
Slna,
And human life Is -ont ID stand and
gaze
Upon scene 90 chaste. and so d.
vine.
We feel that nature. weary tro1 the
OF pouring fruit and grain IN
ps-rT'z Lap,
Ix overcozae. and sfIe1cs.z ne nol
Has settled Soxr % take z nes5s3
nap
or -as
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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

was absolutely impressive about the
hips. Quite true. Note the torsial
freedom and 1itheness OF a Spanish
or Russian dancer, OF French or
Italian actress, as compared to immo-
bility of an American, English or
German body. Nothing but the photo
play-because necessity is Inventions
mater-could ever correct this ade-
quately. The stage actor or actress
can talk. and will talk. to the end of
time; the screen actor or actress
must tell things with line and move
ment.
There are lot OF screen players
whose exaggeration of movement and
facial commissions are simply dread
full; there are others who are not so
bad; there are a few who are panto-
mimists worth the name. But they
are all learning
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
SUBMARINES AID AIRCRAFT.

The various war" experts seem to
agree that the two directions in which
our American defenses most need de-
velopment is in submarines and air
craft. The few submarines we have
behaved rather badly in the recent ma
neuvers at New York, while as far as
aeroplanes are concerned, there are
barely a score of machines available
for both the army and the navy. Con-
gress has. however, authorized the
building Of sixteen new submarines of
the latest type, which will be good
start for submersible flotilla-though
It is feared the craft provided for are
Of too small type, says the North
American Review. AS to aircraft. our
manufacturers are busy day and night
turning out war machines for the
European governments. and have mil
lions of dollars worth OF orders on
hand We are certain, therefore. to
possess ample facilities for building a
good type OF aeroplane. The last con-
gress made some increase in the ap-
preparation for flying machines. The
new board will no doubt have great
weight with congress In the matter OF
further grants for this purpose. Civi-
liam organizations are doing much in
DnildlnS our VdTlouS HdtioHal ue-
lenses. The Aero Club OF America is
helping to enlarge our flying equip
ment. 1t has started popular sub
scription fund for the purchase OF
aeroplanes, method that has proved
highly successful in France. Germany
and Italy. The machines as acquired.
together with some already volunteer
ed, will be used in the formation of
aeronartic divisions for state militia
organizations
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

Ralph Bolton, director Of the Great
er Des Joines committee, SENDS a let
ter 10 this Office 20 the effect that
western newspapers. and particularly
the southern California papers arc
featuring exaggerated stories Of cron
damage in Iowa Very few EXCHANGES
from southern California reach our
table so We accept Bottoms statement
as being truthful. For the sake n,
argument let's admit it. There isn't
anything new n the situation Cali
fornia papers have all more or less
made unfavorable comparisons be.
tween California and Iowa conditions
and the worst Of it they have made
the Iowan believe it-else why mora
1owans in California than from any
other state? Iowa crops this veal
were damaged some, but We notice the
statement that Iowa is still able tt
purchase one-tenth of all the automo
biIes sold in the United States. I
wasn't but few years ago that Cali
fornia got hard jolt to its fruit croI
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31
Screen Gesture,

December Photo-Plav Magazine.
The photop1ay, having had its appen-
dix of dialogue cut ont. must needs
express itself by the face, the hands,
the body, First efforts along these
lines were as honest as the struggles
OF baby to walk-and no more to
be derided. Instead of debasing the
drama photoplay gesture is actually
bringing back something the drama
had lost: pantomime II was not to
be expected that Fnglsh-speaking
pantomimists would leap facile.armed.
a Ia Minerva. from the current move
less. and often emotion1ess play The
baby has learned to walk and al
though he can't do any hundred-yard
dashcs as yet, he is growing magnifl-
Gently.
1t was Geraldine Farrar who COM
planned that the Anglo-Saxon body
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-31

as one reviewer OF Professor King
book has said. until machine politics
has been retornsG-O- eEfsr-i1a1sz
III can hardly Dc hoped thai eccZa-
o-n.cs ca1 be successfully taken Up
The life Of the resident Of : village
Is more efficient than that Of the
large city dEs7ss- The vtllaxe- has
q home better equipped far sssqsnE
foods. His cellar IS z cellar. not an
oTe-hez-sd basement TIE 1sx--sss
Of the farm reduces tie cost OF food
The city Householder has neither the
desire nor the opportunity 10 purchaE
directly and In quantity. He is de-
pendent on utddlslsn- grocsrs, com-
mission houses and transportation In
te-ssts.