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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
Farming as a Business.

The principles which underlie prof
Ia BILE farming are rot unlike those which
underlie the profitable conduct of any
other business. The difference is merely
in the application. The only funda-
mental principle underlying all success
full business undertakings is that the
cost must be less than the selling price
| n the operation of this principle agri-
culture is no exception. Farming, how.
ever, is such a complex business, and
the different enterprises making up the
farm unit are so intricately related tina,
it is often well-nigh impossible to de.
termine the true cost or the true selling
price of farm product. However, the
relation of any factor in farming to the
profits of the farm as whole, by the
study of a large group of farms, can be
fairly accurately determined. This re-
lation of the Individual enterprise to
the profits of the whole is perhaps the
best guide to successful farming and to
an understanding of the principles upon
which good farm organization is based
Some outstanding factors in prof.
table farming" by ]. S. Gates. Year
book, 1915.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
More Work, More Corn.

Every farmer krows by now that the
war now going on in Europe and Mex
leo has raised the price of food stuff and
no Article plays greater part than
corn. So it behooves each and every
farmer to raise more corn. 1t is not
necessary to pillow more land to do this,
but it is necessary to put more work
upon the land and upon the crop. The
soil should be first put in first class
shape and all manure used that is to be
had, and then shallow cultivation and
lots of it. The corn crop in Kentucky
is never more than half worked, hence
our low average per acre as compared
with some other States. Work your
crop well this year if you never did be-
fore. -Owenton Democrat.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
McQUADY.

Rev. Russell Walker filled his regular
appointment here Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. n. J. Day and grandson, went to
Louisville Saturday.
DR.. J. a. Sandbach and family and
Joe Blair, of Garfield, were here Sunday
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Potts.
Bob Mingus is here visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Miller and family
spent Sunday with Mrs. Emma Shrews-
bury.
Owen Bates was the pleasant guest of
Miss Phoeba Frank Sunday.
am an old member of Corinth Bap-
fist church. As | read so many pieces
about other churches and the work they
are doing, and never see anything about
Corinth church. 1t makes me feel that
our light isn't shining as God would
have it, We have lots of strong menu
bers, so we must wake up to Gods serv-
ice and be shining light. Who is our
light? Jesus in our hearts. He is with
us if our hearts are right So let us do
all we can for him, reading his word be-
lieving his word, doing his will, speak
ing the truly always. We have fine
pastor and he gives good instruction.
We should all help him.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
The Local Newspaper
What Would Its Town
Do Without II?
From Team Work.

The country editor Is more than
an edtor-he Is the whole town 5
Best Friend.
A little baby girl is born. The
friendly editor prints pleasant
notice about her arrival on earth.
She grows up and goes 70 High
School. The great day of her
young life eomes-Graduation Day.
The same friendly editor causes
her to blush with pleasure when he
prints stick full of her Valedic-
tory essay. She puts that little
clipping away in the family Bible
flor keeps" and then some.
Then comes the greatest day
her wedding day. The same
friendly scribe is there-getting
pretty bald by this time, or maybe
"s.lver gray" He remembers
that grown-up little girl with a
swell" write-up. Again that
clipping goes into the family Bible.
John Smiths boy, Bill, goes to
st. LOWS and gets $40 a week
joe. The friendly editor pleases
the whole Smith connection by
duly heralding the fact that Bill
has accepted a position and
wishes him luck. We could go on
indefinitely.
Turning from sentiment to BUSH
ness, think OF what great booster
the country editor is for his town
and county. He is always on that
job. He never stops working for
the good of the business men, the
farmers, the churches, the schools
for every effort that will build up
his town and county.
You, Mr.. Country Merchant, are
you giving your hard working 10
cal editor the corporation he de-
servesY He is trying to keep the
trade of all the folks right in your
town. You are a leader. Work
with him tor the good of the whole
community.
Give him better support and he
will get out better paper. Take
his advertising advice-and he will
make your advertising Better Ad-
vertising.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
HARMED.
Ezra Tucker was here last week.

Ezra Tucker was here last week.
J. NJ. Crume, Frank Compton and
Percy Tucker purchased automobiles
last week.
Miss Lucille Black is the guest of hei
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. c. c. Black.
Miss Anna Pile and sister are the
guest of Miss May Pile.
Rev. Reuben Leslie filled Rev. r. l.,
Johnson's regular appointment here
Sunday.
James Pate, of Peoria, ILL.,, and Miss
Nancy Burlington, of this place, were
in Louisville Wednesday. After a short
stay there they will return to Peoria, H.
where they will make their home.
The Children's Day services were
quite success. The program was well
rendered and was appreciated by large
crowd
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
OF INTEREST TO FARMERS.

Clover makes fine pasture for pigs,
but experiments with both show that
alfalfa furnishes more food value tor a
longer time. Alfalfa is strong bone
aud muscle building food. Rape is also
a good forage crop, and can be sown
almost any time, the earlier the better
of course.
No farm Is fixed out for business jlst
as it ought TO be unless it has a good
brick or stone smokehouse, The board
ones we so often see out back of the
house are not very attractive.
Sedan grass has been attracting a
great deal OF attention during tine past
few years, especially in those sections
of the United States for which no good
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

Motorists finding CALIFORNIA; lure unusually strong during
The famous good roads, the length and breadth of the state
have proved paradise for the and the additional rewards
provided by the Panama California International Elk
position influencing hundreds of Spring travellers As part OF
Expostons field where daily tests and
special be nauguated May 90 bronze button be-
ing automobile driver who travels than 800 miles
to the Exposition Tiffany silver medal has been offered to every
Motor the New York To
obtain the Tiffany medal for the driver check
New York and the Exposition One Exposition entrance
automobile drivers nominal admissions and free park
ing space is provided on the grounds
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
MAKING A WILL.

Recently poor made will just the if she had
million Every asset she possessed including
ing the bed linen and family Bible wed her children with
her hand and impartial heart And after she had passed
division of her belongings
wed according dictates of the mothers heart
the gifts needed the Maxim will is auredy not
important making the spiritual preparations for DEATH but
understanding those who left, that well
demands Yet think the greatest
heritage child spirit that is willing to be salts
that unsehly grants another his
rights parents could their children these gifts along with
lands and homes then there would be broken Wills
and the last wishes would be granted forever
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
Louisville Stock Market.

The ten dollar level was reached at the
Louisville hog pens Monday when
prices were put up I5c per hundred
throughout the list. Choice corn fed
hogs, I65 pounds and up, $40; 20 to
I6S pounds, 80 50; pigs, 81. 70 to IS -;
roughs, 80 down
A light run was loaded in at the cattle
pens, 957 head being received The
best handy weight butchers sold at Ioc
to loo advance. Gamer and cutter de-
mand also was strong.
Calf receipts numbered SIG head; best
veals bringing Sl2@ec.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.

week being observed this city and also at
ardnsburg The citizens of Covepo always look forward with
pleasure this the last week of school, which they know will
months the teachers and
pupils diligently worked together and eoced that
their for while when they get much needed rest
creda has been arranged by the students and large
the exercises The High School An
printed office recently The students had quick
n getting ads the expense of the book
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
TO GO TO MISSOURI,

c. " Robertson ardinburg; Walter Camer, of Ottawa,
Ill., Cha Ccntraa No. have been selected to Judge
the held under the auspices the
University Missouri Columbia No. the evening of May 70
and 30 The its To Bring the Best Horses in
Eyes the People battle royal of
expected Mr. Robertson sister State
Judge thorough and gentleman man who is
courageous and impartial his decisions Each exhibitor
the 'pg skin"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17
Patent Granted.

w. H. Greenwell has been granted
patent on a cleaning attachment for
rakes. Mr.. Greenwell has been work
ing on this invention for some time and
is well pleased with the results.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

The total product of the farms of the
United States has amounted to more
than that of all the gold mines in the
world during the last six centuries.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

The Breckenridge News proud of its splendid corps of
spondents large number of the have been
represented columns week 1t would he hard
find gifted enerpng correspondents than of them
citizens We
each week will from all the county
many hundreds people outside of Breckenridge county read the
Daupr
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

1t is as easy for you to please every
body as it is for every body to please
you,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

There be held Saturday Democratic Convention. All
Democrats invited list good Clean sober Democrats
Lexington and the Democrats of this the
State Convention the duty and business every good Demo
ardinsburg the
the party Lexington Don't let few politician.
have the say in this important matter
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

The Eskimos are very keen domino
PLAYERS, and sometimes bet heavily,
even putting up their wives and losing
them.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

President Hudson here Yesterday looking after the work
building the shops and he his job lie knows
top
So this that harmony good will and good work follow
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

Business Locals lOc per for each additional insertion
lines charged for the of lOc per line
Obituaries charged of Sc line advance
Examine label your paper fit please notify u.s.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

Dr. Mcdonald and H. L. Sader doing good road work
with their iron good drag. Glad the young
taking such active part the good road movement More ought
o Join them.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

Wool selling at 40 pound cattle at 10 pound and
lambs 10 pound just think of such good prices under
Democratic administration Calamity howers should take back
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

II You are for .AmeIIcn Flr.tn yonre also for Woo
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

Life wl always lac IL what make it, Eaci
mind makes 10, little world The cheerful mind makes pleas
ant and the dl,cputented mind makes it miserable
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

jury returned 81 indictments and adjourned Saturday
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-05-17

Tn straw5errc- made lhelr appearance in this market
The sun., 1916-09-17

Auction Fridge. J. W. NcD says.
Down here IN Louisiana we ar. stN1 In
doubt as In whether or not three spades.
now yor,h -. WI ovcrra!l four 'In's,
worth "a. Some contend t.tt ANY, -FOUR
bid is more than any three Md Is tins
o'lcial'
Bidding by the pip yaluc II rc t"c!a-
ration wis aba ndoneI Two years aso ny
practice Is now universe. - letting any
bid Of n trick more ne an over all. so
that three clubs viii ovcrh'd two n"
trumps. BIDS In superior SUITS may he
ovcrcall four diamonds or clubs
] n. n. says: Dealer bids no trump,
second hand two clubs, third hand two
hearts The fourth hand holds . u
hearts to the king eight three clubs to
the queen three diamonds to he king
and three spades 20 tho jack, lie passed.
A bets he should have assisted the clubs
THE rule is TO assist on more Ina
two tricks. With a no trumpcr on his
loft, n cannot count his hand for more
| than one, and was rig to pass. The
! real problem Is VIVA, las partner had
to Justify a bid OF two clubs.
NJ +. G.. SAYS. The dealer bids no
| trump, no score. Second hand passes
Third hand holds three small clubs. tive
small IN he<,rts AND SPADES and SD
| dia to the Jack min eight wis
should third hand do, and why"
nj, ,,.. Al. nnuJs The tnke out In .
The sun., 1916-09-17
ruy sur CHECKER cIus.

In answer to several Inquiries from
those anxious TO beromo cmbers OF
THE SuN Checker club the conditions
are here given:
Tho next series Of ten problems will
begin with No. 4OI and end with No. 40.
All solutions must reach the Onice OF
THE T. not latcI than the morning OF
the second Thursday after the problem
appears. This gives ten clear days for
the solver and allows tlme enough to ex-
anime the solutions carefully In order to
see that they have grasped the idea. ever
n they miss n variation now and then.
Those who send In correct solutions to
the whole series Of ten consecutive prob
lens rank AZ experts and receive white
membership cards In THE SCN.I heckcr
club. Those who solve nine only get
red cards. Those who miss two prob
lens got blue cards and those who miss
three out OF the ten get green cards.
This In without regard TO which problems
are missed. All who hold their place
during the nest series. and continue 70
get white cards. get stars after theif
names When there Is only n left who
has held his place right along he - the
champion for the season.
A, the close of the last honor list
! nearly 400 players had tried for mem.
bership cards, and more tina 100 had
! succeeded In getting some color or other
Tho rivalry for the championship has
been pretty keen all along. without re
eulting IN a decided advantage In favor
of any one player so far. :.
In answer to several requests, here II
| the original Of the position shown In NO
! 3e5. the black man on Il being put bach
To is. Solvers will find IL requires yer!
\ diycrent treatment from It's offspring:
rRosl.xM No. 3s7. CHECKERS.
BY the late r. Hull.
The sun., 1916-09-17

u dealt ard bid a spade. A passed and
Y denied the spades 10y yo!ug TO no
trumps. The resu'; was " ccisely the
same as In the previous hand u thought
Y had no spades and left The no ,run-
per in.
This Is another case In which there
Is no interference from any pids by the
opponents, yet the partners Get treir
BIDS twisted, the wrong ono being made
first, 4 should have passed. then Y
would have bid 40 trunps and Z would
have taken MIN OF; with two spades.
Al no trumps b led the Jack OF hearts
and dummy Won il with the king. The
spade suit being absolutely worthless as
part Of n no trurrpcr. dummy led the
club and tinossed the ten. Another heart
| cleared the suit and Y tried to drop the
king OF clubs The third club went TO A.
Now the queen line OF, hearts and
three spade tricks make. leaving Y two
diamonds and a club trick at the end.
The contract il Sc, Cor one trick. aces
casv.
While IL is true that Y could have
made three or four odd IN clubs. there is
no reason for suci, "a bid IL his partner
has o legitimate origina, spade bid.
With the spade take gu, Il can make his
contract. which is worth jus, as nucii as
three or four clubs. with 4 better chance
for game.
With spades for '-ump,, nv game
you'd lie to lead tie iruulus every time
he got in and 20 get IN as
often NJ possible. TIN. T. the
only way 20 shut nut b. seven Of
'?ados. some players In RS position
would BE- strongly tempted to double,
u A opened with a diamond. y would
inessc tho Jack ana lead the trump. Il
would lead "A hear and u would win II,
leading another trump. Another heart
Would 20 TO dulHIny's nc" ana Y would
run n third round. leading another
TRUMP.
Now. whatever Il leads. Y gets In and
stays in until z can catch Els las, trump
IL Il cad his last heart. Il ,runps, pull.
the trump and Y makes two diamond.
and the are of clubs. losing a club trics
at the end.
!, In all three OF these hands there IL al
ways the loss due to improper bidding ot
the partners IA between themselves, I
. Is too inucn to expect players who canno'
|, bid up their own hands correctly to han
= die tho more complicated situations tina
D continually arts. when the opponents pu
: in all kinds Of bids Of their own. incluJ
ing doubles ana shifts,
4 An excellent practice for beginners
when they are not playing for a stalk,
. and their Oppouenta are not ingistent q,
0 winning. or are beginners themselves an,
anxious To learn. IL to ston when "A bid |
made by the partner. second hand pass
. ing. and before mlhiug any drclaratio
o 10 say. Il understand that you hold y
and So
h II tho inference IA 10 the holding
incorrect, Unr OF two things must u
true. The hid itself IL u mistake. or III
= partner has overlooked something viii,
o hc should he able TO see, TAX" this cas-
The sun., 1916-09-17
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Clubs are trumps and 2 Is in the lead.
Y and z want all Ave tricks against any
defence. The solution 10 for z to lead
the king Of diamonds. to which all fol-
low suit. leaving Y still In the lead. The
mex. lead is the smaller Of the W ro-
naming diamonds. so as to hold the
over As eight.
V trumps the second trick with the
nine of clubs, which shuts out both OF
BIS small trumrs n ut the same time
forces him TO discard one OF those
trumps or give up the commanding card
In one or the other " the plain suits.
The trump discard IL obviously fatal,
as It leaves z with two trumps TO BIS
one. whichever suit Y leads next n
will trump 4, with the four OF clubs.
pick up B'a trump and make the last
trick OF all with the established dia-
mond.
II Il discards tho heart instead OF the
trump on the second diamond lead Y
will lead the queen Of hearts through
him. and Il IL in the same fx as before.
II he discards the queen wins. and u
gets rid OF his last diamond so as TO
hold his two trumps over BIS two. II
X trumps III. heart Y overtrumps and
catches BIS remaining trump. 40 as TO
| make the last trick with the nine OF
diamonds.
should b pick the spade discard in
stead Of the heart for the second trick
Y will lead the spade instead OF the
heart. II Il passes Il up n discards the
! diamond a. before. II he trumps tie
spade z overtrumps and makes the dia-
mond. The point. In forcing the discard
from BIS hand II that II he does not
undertrump he must make some card In
Us hand the best Of the suit and better
than any A holds.
The small diamond opening viii not
solve, although the queen seems to win
an extra trick and makes both King and
nine good In rs hand. TIL. reason is
that Il allows b to hold the command Of
ali the suits, so that whichever suit y
leads n can cover. and Y Is forced &c
use a trump. which leaves II with a
TRUMP 20 spare and spoils the solution
Rs trumps cannot be caught by "
leading trumrs for the second trick. Al
z cannot afford to ovcrtake the nine Of
he AXE the s!X good in BIS hand. II
the nine ~ trumps wins Y Is still in the
lead and u 1. st'll waiting for him.
Here II another little exercise In fore
ing discards. which is always the key Il
problems in which one side II 10 TAXI
all the tricks. and the cards TO do I
with are not in sight:
The sun., 1916-09-17

Tho actual bidding on this hand was
AN original W spades by ". who dealt,
and The failure OF his contract, as \ u
Is made two diamonds. two clubs and
two trumps. Although this cost 100 In
penn tiles Il excused II by pointing out
,hat II apparently prevented \ and u
from going game at no trumps. A.
viii he seen presently. this Is NOT true
There are still som" persons who he
lieve that the weaker the suit they wish
for tiumps is in winning cards tho
larger the contract icy should under
take to carry through, That Is. II q
general has 10000 soldiers and no OF
fcers 10 lead them he should no Willing
To tackle 40,000 OF the enemy. whereas
he would not undertake &c lick more
han o 1000 II he had a complete stan OF
officers.
The beginners excus for such bid
as Us liz that II they do not show thu
| shade suit at once they may never hav'
n chance. II that happens they arr
| usually well out OF It. This hand IL typ
zeal of such n case.
II II passes 4 will bid a diamond au'
Il will 20 no trumps. This Is admitted
n says they will go game. and main
, taIns that his spade bid prevented u. NJ
one Of the party who submitted THIS hanC
TO THr SIN accins to have disputed this
hut nothing short OF bad play on tn
part of Y will allow n To Sc game at N
trumrs.
The theory IL that Il would open wit
the spade. and II would start the clubs
AS the diamonds are good any time. !
u loses only one club and three heart
he goes game. The third club goes I
Us lack, n discardinR a diamond. An
other spade clears tine suit. but u make
tbc long club uut four diamonds hcfor
The sun., 1916-09-17
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n deal, and bid ono heart. A passed.
Y inferred that his partner had "a coupe
~ tricks IN hearts and tina his sup-
,,r,jny sui, mus, be diamonds " any
thing. AS he was short In hearts ne
wcnt to no truinpa. h y passed a
should have returned TO the hearts. but
he supposed three top honors were
against him WAS satistcd mat lie
could stop the suit.
When /; led the SPADE queen Y started
to clear the hearts. II won the trick and
saw at once the Importance Of taking out
Us reentry II II could bc done before the
hearts were cleared. This is better thar
clearing the spades. because even II Is
makes three spades that does not defeat
the contract. although IL raves the game.
The result was that dummy. who had
already discarded one diamond on the
spade. was obliged 10 win "A diamord
trick and then had the choice OF aban-
doning the hearts and playing for "A club
| nncsse or Of clearing tho hearts and
| trusting to the club queen for a reentry.
As the cards lie II would not matter
| which he did, as \ and Is must make
two hearts. tvo diamonds. three spades
and a club. This puta Y Town FOR two
tricks. which are just the two that his
partner did not have in the heart suit.
This IL Us fault for being In too great
a hurry to bid tine hearts on h first
| round. II Il passes so VIII a. and Y
Twill bid II spade. When u passes n Will
| deny the spades by bidding two hearts.
THIS secondary bid will show Y two
things--that z cannot support the
spades and tina he had not tho tops In
hearts 10 Justify an original bid.
This is n good example OF two part
ners getting at the best declaration for
the combined hands by correct bidding.