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The Winslow mail., 1916-11-17
CUSTOM OF CARRYING CANES
Biologists Trace 1t to Their Satisfac-
ton to the PARKWAY Days of
the Caveman.

A cane impartS sense of confidence
and ease to it's carrier. Before the age
of boomerangs, bows and arrows, fire.
arms and steel cane (or cudgeD in
the hand was often a matter Of life
and death when a citizen of the can
yons was attacked by an enemy. He
who could ply his knotted stick with
the best skill was probably the political
boss of those days. A certain remnant
of this primitive instinct exists today,
remarks the Minneapolis Journal.
Some biologists trace the origin of
the walking stick back even farther
than cavedOm. In the arbOrial stage
certain animals were accustomed to
the feel of wood and depended on
trees for sudden ascension from dan
ger. The ape found it easier to walk
on his hind legs with a bowed stick in
his paws. Whether there is any con-
nection between these facts and the
present use Of the cane is, of course,
highly theoretical.
Man today carries his walking stick
makes walking easier and in the event
of attack it may be used as an article
of self-defense.
There are many memories and senti-
ments wrapped up in canes. Collec-
tions of them have the same artistic
and historical value as any other an
tiQues or curios. If you walk down the
avenue with cane that was once used
by the prince Of Wales, you probably
step little more proudly. The stick
carried by your distinguished GRANDPA
ther is q relic with which your house
hold will never part.
The Winslow mail., 1916-11-17
Call For Bids.

The board of trustees of School
District No. l, Winslow, Arizo-
ma, will receive sealed bids until
2 o'clock p. m. Saturday Novem-
Der II, 1916, for the erection
and completion of one-story
school house at Winslow, Arizo-
ma, in accordance with plans and
specifications prepared by R. H.
Wells, architect for the A. 7. &
S. F. Ry Co., Los Angeles, CAL,
and on file with the chairman Of
said school board at Winslow,
Arizona.
Beds to be opened at 2 p. m,
November II, 1916, at the office
of the school board at Winslow,
Arizona.
Plans and specifications may be
obtained from said school board
at Winsiow, Arizona. A deposit
of 500 must be made to insure
return of plans and specifications
in good condition with the least
possible delay. A certified check
of five per cent of the contract
price, made payable to the board
of trustees will be required to
accompany each bid as a guar
antee that the successful bidder,
within ten days, will enter into
a contract with the board of trus-
tees for the erection of the said
building.
The successful bidder will be
required to furnish a surety bond
for 25 per cent of the contract
price. The board reserves the
right to waive any or all inform
alities in any bid, and to reject
any or all bids.
Envelopes containing bids to
be marked Bids for School
House." :" Board of Trustees.
Mrs. A. E.. Gillard, president;
Mrs. Geo. H. Keyes, jr. 7. Met
hammer, clerk.
School District No. l, Winslow,
Navajo County Arizona.
7. NIETHAMMER,
Clerk of the Board.
The Winslow mail., 1916-11-17
FREAK WAGERS ON RECORD
Offer Proof That Men With Gambling
Instincts Will Bet on Anything
Under the Sun.

In the good old days" extraordin-
ary wagers were more common than
they are today. In 1870, for instance,
London Answers says, Lord Digby
staked $50 that he would walk five
miles round Newmarket Heath in a
certain time, barefooted and stark
naked, and had the misfortune of los
isg by the narrow margin Of half a
minute, the king and all the court be-
ing witnesses of the performance.
In the latter half of the eighteenth
century Liverpool scientist bet a
brother scientist that he would read a
newspaper by the light of farthing
dip at a distance of 30 feet. The
wager was cheerfully accepted. The
first scientist merely coated the inside
of a shallow wooden box with sloping
pieces of looking glass, so as to form
concave lens, placed it behind the
farthing dip, and easily read the small
print at the distance named. The win
ming of the wager was witnessed by a
Liverpool dockmaster who ultimately
aDDIlCQ tUo 1uCd W lighthouse AC-
quirements and evolved the modern
reflected light.
About two years ago, during a
yachting trip of members of the Mer-
sey docks and harbor board, A. W..
Wilmer, a leading Liverpool cotton
broker, was presented with pair of
wooden shoes for his birthday, and
another member of the board offered
to contribute a sum of money to two
charities if Mr.. Wilmer would go to
the cotton exchange wearing them.
For sweet charity's sake Mr.. Willmere
appeared on change wearing the
wooden shoes and the stakes were
handed over to him.
Perhaps the limit was reached in
certain town in Canada, where a man
propelled a green pea with a tooth
pick for about eighty yards along the
pavement within half an hour of the
stipulated time and won his wager.
The Winslow mail., 1916-11-17
outsang the Archangels.

In nearly every town in the land
is told the story of it's particular
bumptious citizen, whose arrival in
heaven caused the Supreme One to
advise the, one on his right to arise
and let the newcomer sit down. But
this epitaph may be read on a tomb
in cemetery at Madrid: "Hic jacet
Juan Pinto, the Spanish Orpheus.
When he arrived in heaven he joined
his voice with those of the archangels.
Scarce had he heard it than the AL
mighty exclaimed, BE silent, all, and
allow the illustrious tenor, Juan Pinto,
to sing alone"
The Winslow mail., 1916-11-17
Plants and Saints.

Certain plants were connected by
our ancestors with certain saints, on
account of their coming into flower
about the time of the occurrence of
those saints days. In this way the
snowdrop was called the 'purifcation
flower" from it's blossoming about
Candlemas; the crocus was dedicated
to st. Valentine; the daisy to st. Mar
garet (hence it's name marguerite) ;
the cardamine, or lady's smock, to the
virgin, it's white flowers appearing
about Lady day. There was also the
Lent lily, or daffodil; the Pasque
flower, or anemone; Herb Trinity,
Herb Christopher, st. Barnaby's
Thistle and the Canterbury bell, in
honor of st. Augustine of England.
The Winslow mail., 1916-11-17
Against Additional Expense.

Young Mrs. Green Ito neighbor)-
Pm having such trouble keeping our
food. 1 bought real nice looking
refrigerator, but it doesn't seem to
work we'll at all.
Neighbor-Do you keep ice enough
in it?
Mrs. Green-Ice? I hope you don't
think, after spending all that money
nn refrigerator, we'd go to the ad-
ditional expense of buying ice.-Bos'
ton Transcript.
The Winslow mail., 1916-11-17
LOCATION OF PROPERTY

The company's holding is in an old
proven field, -one that has been producing
large quantities of high grade oil for thirty
(3O) years. Producing wells practically
surround the property. Pipe lines to the
field are already laid. Refneries are in
operation within short hauling distance.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
The Gentle Art of Smiling.

In the February Woman's Home
Companion is an article on the neces-
sty of teaching children to smile in in
fancy so they will not forget the habit.
"a mother had little girl, her first
child, who seemed to have been born
with a scowl Perfectly well, still
she had morose disposition which it
seemed as though nothing could alter.
When the second child was born, the
mother made rule that no one should
look at the baby without a smile.
With the imitation of childhood the
baby at once began, even in her early
weeks, to smile back, and as she grew,
and the rule still held in the home, she
developed into what everyone who
knew her called the smiling baby
and grew up with the sunniest dispo-
sition, a joy to everyone. Now what
that mother did, any mother can do.
A child may actually inherit serious,
even a sulien disposition, yet these
may be crowded out while they are
undeveloped, by the habit of cheer.
fulnessn
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
Will History Repeat?

One hundred years ago, 1916, was a
year without summer Will history
repeat itself this year, 1t being the one
hundredth anniversary of that momen.
tous year, says the Paris Democrat.
In 1916 it showed every month in the
year. An old man in Kentucky told
me he had heard his grandfather ia X
of thai year and one incident had i'm
pressed itself on his mind His grt1d
father said that he and his girl"
started for a Fourth of July celebration,
but were compelled to turn back on &c
count Of a terrific snow storm. The
old man told me that in the spring of
1917 his grandfather and another man
rode from Kentucky on horseback into
Pennsylvania and paid IS per bushel
for seed wheat with which to plant
their fields. The past year was a step
in that direction. We did not have any
snow during the summer, but at the
same time we old not have two weeks
of real summer weather duriug tAe en-
tire year. Possibly the weather man
was waiting for the one hundredth an
niversary to rol around so that history
might have chance to repeat itself.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
town Friday

town Friday.
J. c. Brodie left FRIDAY tn accept hi.
position again as mate on the steamer
Lena May.
Father John NJ. Abel, who has beer
sick for sore time, is able TO be our
again.
L. b. Hall went to Louisville SUNDAY
with load of hogs.
q o. Frvmire. of WLb lSl, Ind is at
home for few DAYS wi, his mothe
MIS-. Kate Frvmire.
f.. S;allman returned SUNDAY after
a visit to his sister, Mrs. E. Tobn, in
St. Louis.
GooGson FIymire left Thursday for
New Orleaus, where lie has a position
DIR. Sphire lost fine sS5 COW las,
week.
The free dance and oyster supper at
Derby, Ind, Saturday was enjoyed by
several of the Kentucky people.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26

Got the biggest piece OF news yet,
yelled Dave Thurman as he rode NJ
to the old blacksmith shop at Ash.
bottom.
well give it to us, Dave
John Hughes's goin' to run for
school trustee"
NO, you're jokiE, Dave. John, he's
too busy a farmer TO bother with bein'
school trustee, besides he hasn't got
any kin folks teachin' school that
ever heard of.
That may be so, but ! got word
about it mighty straight. His wife
toll mine he was goin' to run an
reckon that's just about as straight as
anybody could get anything. Here he
comes now on his oil bay mare, an
you can ask him for yourselves"
When the tall, fine-looking man had
given the blacksmith some instruc-
lions concerning the mending of a
dcubletree, he turned to the men and
said:
"I'll bet anything Dave has told you
I'm out for the ciice of school trustee
for Ashbottom Sub-district.'
Yes, he said you were goin to run,
but we couldn't hardly believe it," an
swered one of the neighbors.
Why not?"
Well, because mighty few men ever
wanted the trouble and bother of wor
GYM with young teacher an LOT
of children Besides there amt a
penny in it an plenty of hard work if
the man does his duty"
The candidate sat down on the
frame of the grindstone under the big
elm and quietly crossed his legs. For
a time he was silent with an odd, bit
ter smile on his face. At length he
arose and said
ANY one of you men would fight If
anybody told you that you really didn't
love your children, wouldn't you?'
The men about him nodded their as
sent and he hurried on.
You do love EN-; | know you do
because | love mine, too. But boys,
there's ever SO many ways of lovin'
children an it's only lately that I've
seen a new way to love 'em. My chill.
dren have been goin' to school out at
the little school house for five years
an hardly ever gave 'em a thought.
I voted for any oil galloot that wanted
to be trustee just like you have"
What made you swap around in
your ideas?" asked one of the men.
"Feedin' hogs an keepin my eyes
open."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
HENRY OEHAvEN
MoORMAN
Breckenridge County Man Ar
range For Introduction OF
Bill Intended to Save State
Money.

Louisville, KY, Jan. is Common
wealth's Attorney Henry DeHaven
Norman, of Hardinsburg. was in
Louisville Monday night after few
days in Frankfort, where he arranged
for the introduction in the house and
senate bill to reduce the number Of
peremptory challenges allowed the de-
tense in felony cases. He is member
of the Law Reform committee Of the
Commonwealth's Attorneys Associa
ton Of Kentucky.
The bill, which has the Endorsement
of Attorney General NJ. VI. Logan, re-
peas Section 20S Of the criminal code
of practice, which allows the defense
fifteen challenges in all felony cases,
and substitutes a provision allowing
ten where wllfu murder is the charge
and five in all other felony cases. The
allowance of three challenges in mis-
demeanor cases will, under the new
law, remain as at present.
Senator W. A. Frost, of Graves
county, will introduce the bill IN the
senate, Mr.. Norman said, and W. +,
Bowling, of Anderson county, will in
troduce it in the house.
"Human life is cheaper in Kentucky
than it is anywhere else on earth, y
Mr.. Norman said last night. 'ln
one county, Hickman, in Senator
Frost's district, there have been TWEEN
ty homicide cases since August, an
average of about one week We
owe it to ours yes to pro-
tect the good name CT the state, as well
as the lives of its citizens. The per
centage of convictions is all too small
in this kind of cases. Frequently
murders are deliberately planned, and
the number of peremptory challenges
allowed the defense is one Of the things
taken into consideration. A man says,
Il have got $4,000 can afford to
spend, and with slick lawyer and all
those challenges | can kill man and
get out of it,
This bill, if enacted, will save the
state money, IN that 1t will cut down
the number of men summoned for jury
duty. 1t will advertise to the world
the fact that Kentucky is not gcing to
permit the existence of legal loop holes
in felony cases. Better than all, it
will act as deterrent to crime. Be
sides, ten challenges is enough to con.
serve the ends of justice in willful
murder cases and five is sufficient in
all other cases"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
HARMED.

Mr.. aud Mrs. H. b. Norman ano
daughter, little Miss Louise, were the
guests of his mother, Mrs. E.hel
Norman, Sunday.
Miss Lottie Davis has returned &c
school after spending a few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe
Davis. at Locust Hill.
Mack Ouggins. OF Madrid, was the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. 5. NJ. Crume,
and his daughter, Mrs. S. H. Davis,
Monday.
James Moorman was the guest of
Miss Leland Butler Sunday.
G. p Macy is confined to his home
with neuralgia
Messrs. James, Paul and Dan Quig
gins were the guests of Mrs. S. M.
Crume Sunday.
Miss Maud Smith spent the week.
end, the guest Of Miss Lillian Nav
The dance at Tom O Donohue's Tues.
day night was we'll attended. All re-
port an enjoy time.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ, Crume and sons,
Raymond and David, were the guests
Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Macy, Sunday.
Rev. Chestne Kinni,on filled his
regular appointment at Ephesus Sun
day.
Rev. Monroe Tate preached at the
Baptist church Sunday,
Mrs Ursa Tucker and Mrs Rosa
Watts spsnt Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs, Willis Payne.
Mr., and Mrs. Tom Macy visited mis-
son, G.. +, Macy, Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Weatherford and
daughter, Miss Bessie b., were the
guests of Mrs. Chanbl.ss Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mccoy and little
daughter, Miss Ethel, spent Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank May.
Floyd Quiggins was the guest OF Miss
Winnie Glasscock at Hard nsburg
Thursday.
5. II. Davis was called to Locust
Hill to the bedside of his father, Mr..
John Davis, who was very i'll Thurs
day.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
WOMAN'S DREAM
IS TRUE At LAST
She Knows Why MuId-MiIlion.
aires Offer 10 Divide Fortunes.

To be sufferer from nervous dys-
pepsia for ten years, and to bear all
the fortunes, mental and physical, that
| this all too common 3iment brings,
and then to find relief almost over
| night, Is like having happy dream
come true.
But this is the delightful experience
Of Mrs. Margaret Hunter, Of 10 Eigh
tenth street, Newport, Ky. Mrs.
Hunter, the wife Of well-known and
highly successful real estate dealer in
the Kentucky city, recently told of the
long hoped for change in her life.
For ten years" explained Mrs.
Hunter, ~ have suffered from nervous
dyspepsia. When read Of the offers
of multi milllonaires TO divide their
fortunes If they might be cured OF this
terribly distressful malady, felt that
in this way they most eloquently
told of their sufferings, and felt, too,
that l never would be cured because
had no mill ms to offer.
Il used all manner of remedies
without avail. Even the strictest
dieting did not help me materially.
Food in any form was absolutely re-
pelant at most times. But worst of
all, Of course, was the constant nerve
strain. had all of the symptoms that
dyspepsia causes-headaches, back
aches, and pains in the kidney regions,
nausea. dizziness, sleeplessness, bad
taste in my mouth, coated tongue,
forming of gas in my stomach and
boating, and | was in a generally run
down and thoroughly Lervous oondi.
tion.
And then came the joyful surprise.
After the first few doses OF Tanlac |
was benefited. Now l am back to a
normal condition, nerves quieted, rest
full sleep, and my food dgesting as it
should. and, Of course | am gaining
strength daily.
my husband, who has seen the
splendid effect of Tanlac on ne, has
also taken it."
Tanlac, that inspired this intensely
interesting story, big in Importance to
/ men and women everywhere, now is
being introduced in Cloverport, Ky,
at Weddings Drug Store, where it is
being fully explained daily.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
.BACkACHE IS
4 WARNING
CIoverport People Should Not
Neglect Their Kidneys.

Backache is often natures most
frequent signal of weakened kidneys.
To cure the pains and aches, to re
move the lameness when 1t arises from
weakened kidneys, you must reach the
cause.-the kidneys II you have pain
through the small of your back. uri
nary disorders, headaches, dizzy spells,
or are nervous and depressed, start
treating the kidneys with tested KID
nev remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
proved good and are especially for
weak kidneys Doan's have been
used in kidney trouble for over 50
years. Read Cloverport testimony.
J. B. Strong, farmer, Cloverport,
says: II had trouble with pains
across the small of the back and
through my sides Doan's Kidney
pals quickly cured me and in return,
| highly recommend them"
Price SOC at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pils-the same that
Mr.. Strong had. Foster MiIburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, n. y
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26

Don't you joke with us, John, we
want to know"
Il have already told you, but
haven't told you the whole story just
as it happened to me. You fellows
recollect | bought big bunch of pigs
just about the time school opened
Well they were as nice a bunch as
ever saw, so wanted 'em to be fed
right. My regular hand, oil 81, was
sick, so had to hire new man to do
the feedin'. While / was lookin
around | put the hogs in that clover
field down next the school house SO
they'd have grain enough an plenty
of water.
Il reckon you boys think I'm takin
a long time to tell you the story, but
| believe it'll change your ideas about
the school like it did mine. Well, the
day | put the hogs in on the clover a
nice lookin' youngster about Is years
old come over to hire to me an feed
the hogs. | talked with him an he
was bright all right, but he never had
fed hogs. He had worked on a farm
an he had a pretty good education
an / wanted to hire him, but you see
was afraid to risk feedin a lot OF
corn TO pigs that stood me five hun.
dred dollars in hard money"
II don't blame YOU" remarked one
of the men, but how did that make
you decide you wanted to be trustee p
I'm comm to that now. After the
young man had left an I'd finished
feedin the pigs, | went over to the
school house as | was so close by
When | went in the door | reckon
was still thinkin' about the pigs an
the young man | was afraid to hire
At any rate | looked over the room
My children and your children goin
to school to a mite of a sweet little
girl of Is. I'd known her nearly all
her life an ! was certain this was the
first school she'd ever taught. knew
she's only finished goin' to school her
self last year.
For a minute | felt like a fool be-
cause / knew I'd been afraid to trust
the feedin' of my hogs to a youngster
without experience an yet here were
four Of my own children goin' to
school to an 18-year-old little girl
without any experience.
That's the reason / told you l wal
learnin' to love my children a new
way, an that's the reason I'm goin' to
take time to be trustee so | can see
that my children an your children get
a fair square deal from now on"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
LOCUST HILL.

Miss LOttie Davis, who is attending
school at Harmed, spent the weekend
with her parents, Nh and Mrs Roscoe
Davis.
A large crowd attended the sale at
Abe Meador's Saturday, Mr.. Mcador
and family will leave in a few days for
Illinois, their future home.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Mingus were the
guests OF Mr.. aud Mrs. John Davis.
Most all of the farmers in this com
munity are through delivering tobacco
and are well pleased with the prices re-
ceived.
Bud skaggs, Of Custer, is visiting rcla-
tives here
Miss OgzIe Davis has returned to her
home at Woodrow, after spending sever
al days here, the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
J w. Blair.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Davis gave a
dance Saturday night in honor Of their
cousins. Misses Pearl aud Oglie Davis,
Of Woodrow A large crowd attended
and all report good time Bud Skaggs
and PAXTON Madison furnished the
music
Mr. and Mrs. WILDER Butler and little
daughter Ruth, spent SUNDAY night the
guests OF his father, FcliN Butler.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
Every Man His Own Assessor,

The Herald has contended for years
that on of the main basic faults of our
taxing system lies with the assessors or
their deputies. We still believe we are
right. Under the present taxing system
every man is practically his own assessor.
Frequently lists are scattered around
among the taxpayers and collected
again with little regard for the manner
in which this should be done. Some
times the property lister is not sworn;
sometimes he is missed altogether He
lists his property without question or
formality. In this way much property
goes untaXed. The assessor makes a
quick inconsequential job of a very inn
portant mission. And right here lies a
big fault Hartford Herald,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
Worth the Price.

Dear Mr.. Babbage:-Thank you for
changing my address of paper with a
promptness that gave me each number
on time. My time is out am send
ing check for another year. If the
bank charges for collection, just re
turn check aud I'll risk dollar bill in
letter The Breckenridge News is so
richly worth the price that | want
you to realize the full amount OF the
dollar Mrs. Pile and | are well and
happy. Wishing you all of the best
for 1916, am,
Your friend.
JOEL II. PILE,
Atlanta, Ga.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-26
SIEPHENSPORT.

w. Is. Gardner WAS in Cioverport
Friday
Mis- rs Eva Basham and MYRTLE Is
Shellmau were the week end guests OF
Miss Henrietta Shively.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Dowell, Of
Sample, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. II. Brownfeld Saturday.
Miss Eva May, If Cioverport, was
the guest of Mrs. W. J. acnopp Satur-
day.
!, w. French was in Louisville last
week.
Mrs. Godfrey Haswell, OF Hardirs-
burg. is visiting her mother, Mrs. NJ.
A. McCubbins.
DR.. Il. Smith, who i; attending the
Wilbur Smith College ~ Lexington,
writes in hig1u mmeuGaE.r terms Of
the work.
Mrs. Elizabeth Plumaa lett T sday
for HardinSburg where she will spend
the remainder OF the winter with her
sister, Mrs. HooR.
Mss Henrietta Shvely lett Monday
for Owensboro wh-rs >hs will study
music.
Mrs. Sim Brown, after spending six
weeks with relatives in Mystic and
Webster, returned nome Friday.
Mrs. A. K, Crawford is the guest Of
Mrs. A. G. McKaugh han in Cloverport,