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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
He Could Weld an Ak.

The skill of the old Maine shipbuild-
ers in the use of the adj and broadaX
was wonderful. One old time yarn Is
of a carpenter who applied very drunk
at a shipyard for employment In or
der to have little fun with him the
foreman set him to give proof of his
skill by hewing out wooden bolt with
no chopping block but a stone. The
carpenter accomplished his difficult
task without marring the keen edge OF
the broadax and showed the foreman
a neatly made bolt. Then he brought
the ak down with terrific blow that
shattered its edge upon the stone. IL
can hew fust rate on your chopping
block" he hiccoughed, but I'll be
blamed If l can make the AK stick In
1t when l git through" The story runs
that the foreman lost no time in EN-
ploying such workman.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05

Miss Ermine Cowherd returned Mon
day from a visit to her parents in Camp
bellsville, Ky
VIM. Wroe has returned to Paducah,
after spending the holidays with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Wroe.
Mrs. Ben Miller and children, of
Louisville, were guests last week of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Gregory.
The Parent-Teachers Association will
meet Friday afternoon at 3I5 O'Clock at
c. II. S. Large attendance expected.
Miss Mae Brown returned to Bethle-
hem Academy Monday, after being the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Julian Brown, for a week
Miss Mildred Babbage will receive
with pleasure January subscriptions TO
the Ladies Home Ioural and the Sat
urdav Evening Post and all the best
magazines.
Mr. and Mrs. John Blakely and Mr.
anu MIS-. w. ". NtuutIktD, vi iiSh'Si
son, we're entertained during the holi-
days at the homes of Mrs II. w. Wen
delken Mrs. +. B. White and Mrs. Wal
lace Skillman.
Miss May Brown and Miss Celestia
Brown had for their holiday guests the
following: Miss Alyce Hogman and
Miss Emma Hogman, of Skillman, Miss
Leila Walls, Edd Powers, Everett Pow
ers, VIM Walls and Frank Walls, OF
Hawesville
At the assignee's sale, which is now
on, you can buy two packages washing
powder for SC; two papers carpet tacks
for SC; two boxes of sardines for &c; one
package mince meat for &c; one pack
age post toasties, &c; two dozen pearl
buttons, SC; large bottle catsup, I5c;
large bottle salad dressing for I5c, and
other articles of value at reduced price
V. G. Babbage, Assignee
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
Announcements.

Watch for the big double page adj next
week. B. f. Beard & Co.
George Mullen has been elected City
Marshal of Cloverport.
The Ladies' Reading Club will meet
Friday with Mrs Emma Skilman.
Miss Linnie Walls, of Hardinsburg,
is the guest of Miss Louise Nicholas.
Mrs. Chas. Wendelken, of New Or
leans was here few days last week.
Burch Richardson, of Cecilia, was
visiting the Lyddans near Webster last
week.
Miss Mary hewitt, of Basin Springs,
was the guest of Miss Mary Gibson New
Years.
Mrs. ID. w. Fairleigh, of Louisville,
is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jno. ID
Babbage.
DR.. A. A. Simons and Mrs. Simons
returned home from Louisville Thurs
day night.
Lee Miller has moved from lrvington
to Paynesvile and likes his new home
very much.
Miss Florence Akers, of Hardinsburg,
spent the holidays with Miss Ellen Car
ter near Irvington.
The Wednesday Club will be enter
tanned this afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. G. K. Mccoy.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Peyton Scott and son.
Arad, spent the weekend in Owens
boro visiting relatives.
Miss Edith Allen aud Miss Charlotte
Allen have returned from a visit with
relatives in Hardinsburg.
Miss Emily Reid entertained the
Girls Club Monday evening. A num-
Der of friends were invited.
Look out for our red tag ad next
week. B. F. Beard q Co.
W.R. Moorman, IT,, w. ]. Ballman
and son, Pete, went to Lexington Mon
day to attend the farmers meeting
Prof. 7. r. Meador and Mrs. Meador
returned Sunday from visit to her
mother, Mrs. Florence Norman, al
Glen Dean.
Miss Evelyn Young returned Sunday
after spending Christmas week with hei
parents, Mr.. and Mrs A. M Young, at
Olmstead, KY.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
MIGHTY MOUNT RAINIER.
Beheaded by a Volcanic Explosion, II
Still Towers Up 14,4O8 Feet.

Mount Rainier, in Washington, COW
ers 100 square miles of territory and
rises 14,4OS feet into the air. In shape
it is not simple cone taperinS to q
slender, pointed summit like Fujiyama,
the great volcano of japan. 1t is rath-
er Il broadly tFuncated mass resembling
an enormous tree stump with spread
ing base and irregularly broken top.
Its life history has been Il varied one.
Like all volcanoes, Rainier has built up
its cone with the materials elected by
its own eruptions-with cinders and
steam shredded particles and Jumps of
lava and with occasional flows of liquid
lava that have soiditied into layers OF
hard basaltic rock. AT one time 1t at
tanned an altitude Of not less than 49,
600 feet, IL one may judge by the steep
inclination of the lava and cinder layers
visible in its TANKS. Then followed a
great explosion that destroyed the top
part of the mountain and reduced Its
height by some 1000 feet. The volcano
was left beheaded, with capacious
hollow crater surrounded by jagged
rim.
Later on this great cavity. which
measured nearly three miles across
from south to north, was filed by two
small cinder cones. Successive feeble
eruptions added to their height until al
last they formed together low round
ed dome-the eminence that now con
stitutes the mountains summit. The
higher portions of the old crater rim
rise to elevations within few hundred
feet of the summit and, especially
when viewed from below. stand out
boldly as separate peaks that mask and
seem to oNershadow the central dome
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
ASSESSMENT S43.4O8.687
Fayette. County. Shows. $4,000. In
crease For Year.

Lexington, KY, Special: The 1916
tax assessment of Fayette county
shows an aggregate of $43.4OS,6S7,
which is approximately $4,000 more
than that for 1915.
The increase, according to county
assessor John Balm, is due to the
growth in the value of property and
not higher assessment. The figures
show property owned by negroes to
be valued at $S16,1SO, and the assess
ment placed on the Lexington banks
is $2,334,25S. The resignation OF j. I.
Tunis form the county Board OF
Equalization has been accepted by
County Judge F. A. Bullock, and En-
nest B. Ellis appointed to the place.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
Horse Crushes Farmer.

Mt. Sterling, Ky. (SpeciaD Samuel
Stacey, a farmer Of Fleming county,
who had his leg broken several days
ago, when his horse fell on him, is in
precarious condition at his home
near Ryan in that county. After the
accident Stacey mounted his morse
and rode several miles before receiv-
ing medical treatment and the ex-
posture has endangered his chances
of recovery.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
Swell In the Ohio.

Cincinnati, Jan. 3.-The Ohio river
at this point reached 1913 feet and has
been stationary since that time. This
is one-tenth inch below food stage,
which the weather bureau says will
not be reached. Very little damage
has resulted from the high waters
here.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
100000 Will Case.

Danville, Ky. (SpeciaD: The most
important trial to be heard at the
January term of the Boyle circuit
court will be the Cecil will case.
Granville Cecil died leaving an estate
estimated at 100000 in trust for his
two daughters and son. The children
were making an effort to break the
will on account of certain restrictions
In their receiving the income.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
New College Gym Finished.

Danville, Ky. (SpeciaD: The new
Center college gymnasium has been
completed. This is the second gym
nasium erected on the site in the
past two years. The old one burned
and in ten days after the first new
one was erected it was destroyed by
fire. Equipment has arrived and is
being installed and the place will be
ready for occupancy in few weeks.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
Board of Supervisors.

The County Board of Supervisors OF
Breckenridge county are in session this
week supervising the tax lists. The
Board is composed of Sam Jackson, r. T..
Polk, Sam Bassett, Roy Cain and Pal
Garner
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
BURNS RESULT IN DEATH
Widow Of General Withers Dies at
Her Home In Lexington.


Lexington, KY, (SpeciaD: Mrs.
Martha Sharkey Withers, widow OF
the late General w. T. Withers and
one of the wealthiest and most promi-
nent women of Lexington, died at
her home here after an illness OF
nearly two weeks from burns sustain
ed when her clothing cought fire
from an open gas crate. Mrs. With
ers was eightysix years old, and
while her injuries were not in them
selves serious, the shock proved fatal
on account of her frail condition. Mrs.
Withers was a native OF Mississippi,
where she was married to Gereual
Withers of the Confederate army.
Soon after the war they moved to
Lexington.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
Victims Condition Prevents Trial

Shelbyville, Ky. (SpeciaD: The ex-
aiming trial of Ernest Ward, Shelby
Lee Monkey and Les Blackburn, the
negroes charged with a murderous
assault on T. ID. Johnson, Bagdad
merchant, was continued in the coun'
ty court until Mr.. Johnson is able to
appear against them. Bond was liked
at $1,000 each, in default OF which
they were remanded to jail.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
Card of Thanks.

We sincerely thank our friends for their
kindness and so many expressions OF
sympathy in our deep grief
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Smart.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
w a s .
ADVERTISE
Your Poultry, Stock and Eggs in This
Column
ONE CENT PER WORD
For Sale or Trade Farm

EARN OF 50 acres near McQuady. VIII sell
or trade for larger place. A. =. King.
MCQuady, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
For Sale Stock

DAIR Brood mares q and years old; pair
geldtngS and years old; good short
horn bull. weight 1850 lbs. a. l.. Balman.
ClOverport, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
For Sale or Rent-Earm

TOE STEWART farm Of PIP acres near
StephenspOrt. Three tenant houses: two
good barns; fine water; good tabacco land.
Apply to G. G.. Hamilton, AmmUns, Ky.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05

DIR. Mcdonald has rented the Method
list Parsonage.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-01-05
Lost Link Bracelet

INK Bracelet with ten links on "a black
l. strap-Anna VI. Kramer.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11

(To be Continued)
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
VIZ CHAPTER VII nv!
w. 1U
A Turn in the Trail

For Brouillard it had seemed the
under the spell of enchantment. He
knew next to nothing of the young
Woman's life story; he had not cared
to know. 1t had not occurred to him
to wonder how the daughter of a man
who drilled and shot the holes in his
own mine should have the gifts and
belongings-when she chose to display
them-Of woman Of a much wider
world. 1t was enough for him that she
was plquantly attractive in any char
acter. and that he found her marvel
ously stimulating and uplifting. On
the days when the devil of moroseness
and irritability possessed and mad,
dened him he could climb to the cabin
On high Chigringo and find sanity. 1t
was keen joy to be with her, and up
to the present this had sufficed.
Egoism is merely another name for
the expression OF a vital need he
said after the divagating pause, de-
lining the word more for his own sat
ioAaNliOA IMAM III SOlI-u0IOuSP.
You may put it in that way if you
please" she returned gravely. What
Is your need %
He stated it concisely. Money!
lot of it."
How singular!" she laughed. She
got out of the hammock and came to
lean, with her hands behind her,
against the opposite porch post. But
tell me, what would you do with your
pot Of rainbow gold-if you should
find it,"
Brouillard rose and Strengthened
himself with his arms over his head
like an athlete testing his muscles for
the record breaking event.
What would I do? A number of
things. But first of all. l think, I'd
buy the privilege of telling some wom-
an that | love her"
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US, Of course" he added, and he tried
to say it without making it sound too
much like challenge.
All right; so much for that part of
it, said the self-invited guest Now
for the business end of the deal-why
don't you sit down."
Brouillard planted himself behind
his desk and began to fill his black
ened office pipe, coldly refusing Hos
ford's tender Of a cigar
You were speaking of the business
matter" he suggested bluntly
Yes. I'd like to go over your plans
for the power dam in the upper can
yon. If they look good to me I'll adopt
them
Il am very far from wishing to
quarrel with anybody" said Brouillard,
but his tone be1ied the words. AT
the same time, if you think we are
going to do your engineering work.
or any part of it, for you, you are
pretty severely mistaken Our own
job is fully big enough to keep us
busy"
You're off, said the big man coolly.
Somebody has bungled In giving you
the dope. You want to keep your job,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
CHAPTER vi
Syrnptomatic

For some few minutes the two on
the cabin porch made no attempt to
talk, but when the rumbling thunder
of the ore-car which the elder Mas
singale was pushing ahead of him into
the mine had died away in the sub
terranean distances Brouillard began
again.
Il do get your point of view-some-
times" he said Civilization, or what
stands for it, does have a way Of
shrinking into littleness, not to say
cheapness, when one can get the
proper perspective. And your life up
here on Chigringo has given you the
needful detached point of view"
The trouble shadows in the eyes Of
the young woman who was sitting in
the fishnet hammock gave place to a
smile of gentle derision.
do you call that civilization" she
demanded, indicating the struggling
new town spreading itself, maplike, in
the valley below.
Il suppose it is-one form Of it. At
least it is civilization in the making.
Everything has to have some sort Of a
beginning
Miss Masslngale acquiesced in d
little uptilt of her perfectly rounded
chin
Just the same, you don't pretend to
say you are enjoying it, she said in
manifest depreciation.
ooh, don't know. My work is down
there. A few weeks ago l was right
eously hot. It seemed so crudely IN
necessary to start pigeon-plucking
match at this distance from Wall
street"
But now" she queried-"now, l sup
pose, you have become reconciled?"
Il am growing more philosophical,
let US say. There are just about SO
many pigeons to be plucked, anyway;
they'd mott if they weren't plucked.
And it may as well be done here as
on the stock exchange, when you come
to think Of it."
Il like you least when you talk that
way" said the young woman in the
hammock, with open-eyed frankness.
DO you do 1t as other men do?-just
to hear how it sounds?"
Brouillard, sitting on the top step
or the porch, leaned his head against
the porch post and laughed.
You know too muck-a lot too
| much for a person Of your tender
years" he ASSERTED, (Which names
one more of the charming collection
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11

man in the camp would chuck his job
in the hollow half of a minute and go
to gravel washingi"
That's it precisely" Brouillard ac-
Quiesced gloomily "Massingale is a
young tough, but he is shrewd enough,
when he is sober. He had NE dead to
rights, and he knew it. You don't
want any gold camp starting up here
in the bottom of your reservoir he
said; and had to admit It,"
Grislow had found a magnffying
glass in the drawer of the mapping
table, and he was holding it in focus
over the small collection of grain gold
and nuggets. In the midst of the ca
ger examination he looked up sudden
ly to say: Hold on minute Why is
Steve proposing to give this thing
away? Why isn't he working the bar
himself?"
He explained that phase Of It, after
a fashion-said that placer mining was
always more or less of a gamble, and
that they had a sure thing of it in
the Little Susan Of course, if the
thing had to be given away he and
his father would avail themselves Of
their rights as discoveries and take
their chance with the crowd for the
sake of the ready money they might
get out Of it. Otherwise they'd be
content to let it alone and stick tc
their legitimate business, which Is
quartz mining"
"And to do that successfully they've
got to have the railroad How did you
settle it fnally?"
HE told me to take week or two
and think about it.
Grislow was biting the end Of his
penholder thoughtfully.
What are you going to do about
it, Victor?" he asked at length. 1--WE
can't stand for any more chaos thar
the gods have already doped out fol
US. can we?'
Brouillard took another long minute
at the office window before he said
What would you do if you were II
my place, Murray"
But at this the mapmaker put "
his hands as if to ward of blow.
mo, you don't!" he laughed :"
refuse to be that kind of fool. Bu
I'll venture a small prophecy: The
golden secret will leak oct. And after
that, the deluge."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
~ Can't Believe 1t, Murray. It's a
Leaf Out of the Book of Bedam!"

after Hosford had worn out his tenn
porary welcome as a guest in the engi-
neers' mess.
ror time the big man in the easy
chair smoked on In silence. Then he
began again:
Say, Brouillard, saw one little girl
today that didn't belong to your work
men s-family outfit, and she's peach;
came riding down the trail with her
| brother from that mine up on the
south mountain-Massingal isn't it?
| By Joye! she fairly made my mouth
water"
lnasmuch as no man can read field
notes when the page has suddenly be-
come red blur, Brouillard looked up
"You are my guest, in a way. Mr.
Hosford: for that reason ! can't very
well tell you what I think of you"
| So much he was able to say quietly.
| Then the control mechanism burned
| out. in a flash of fiery rage and he
cursed the guest f1uently and compre-
| hensively, winding up with crude
and savage threat of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
! II he should ever venture SO much as
to name Miss Massingale again in the
| threatener's hearing.
Hosford sat up slowly, and his big
face turned darkly red
"Wel1!" he broke out $50 you're
J that kind of a fire-eater, are you?
| l didn't suppose anything like that
ever happened outside of the ten-cent
shockers. Wake up, man; this is the
| twentieth century we're living in.
| Don't look at me that way!"
But the wave of insane wrath was
| already subsiding, and Brouillard, half
| savagery, was once more scowling
| down at the pages of his notebook,
when the door opened and Quinlan,
! the operator, came in with a commu-
] nicatfon fresh from the Washington
wire. The message was an indirect
reply to Hosford's telegraphed appeal
to the higher powers. Brouillard read
it, stuck it upon the file, and took a
roll of blueprints from the bottom
drawer of his desk.
Here are the drawings for your
power installation, Mr.. Hosford," he
said, handing the roll to the man in
the chair. And little later he went
out to smoke pipe in the open air,
leaving the message Of inquiry he had
| intended to send unwritten.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11

SIC was silent fer so long a time
that he looked at his watch and
thought of going. But at the deciding
instant she held him with a low-spo-
ken question.
Does it date back 20 the handicap?
You needn't tell me Il you don't want
to-"
1T does And there is no reason
why I shouldn't tell you the simple
fact When my father died he left me
debt-a debt of honor: and it must
be paid. Until it is paid-but I am
sure you understand"
quite fully" she responded quickly.
and now there was no trace of 1evity
in the sweetly serious tone. is it
much?-sO much that you can't"
He nodded and sat down again on
the porch step. yes. it is big enough
to go in a class by itself-in round
numbers, hundred thousand dollars. -
Horrors" she gasped. And you
are carrying that milestone? Must you
carry it?"
If you knew the circumstances you
would be the first to say that must
carry it, and go on carrying it to the
end of the chapter"
'But-but you'll never be freei"
Not on a government salary" he
admitted. las a matter of fact, it
takes more than half of the salary to
pay the premiums on-pshaw! Let's
drop il"
She was looking beyond him and her
voice was quick with womanly sympa-
thy when she said IF you could drop
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
VA CHAPTER V A
A Fire of Little Sticks

Two days after the arrival of the
letter from Washington announcing
the approaching invasion Of private
capital, BrOuillard, returning from a
horseback trip to the Buckskin, where
Arson and Griffith were setting grade
stakes for the canal diggers, found a
visitor awaiting him in the camp head
quarters office.
One glance at the thick-bodied,
heavyfaced man chewing an extinct
cigar while he made himself comfort
able in the only approach to a loung-
ing chair that the Office afforded was
sufficient to awaken an alert antago-
nism. The big man introduced him
self without taking the trouble to get
out of his chair.
MY name is Hosfcrd, and I repre-
sent the Niquoia Improvement com
pany as its manager and resident en-
gineer," said the lounger, shifting the
dead cigar from one corner of his
hard bitted mouth to the other You're
Brillard, the government man, I take
it"
"Brouillard, if you please" was the
crisp correction. And then with a
careful effacement of the final saving
trace of hospitality in tone or manner
What can we do for you, Mr.. Hos.
ford ?"
"a good many things, first and last
I'm two or three days ahead Of my
outfit, and you can put me up some.
where until l get a camp Of my own
You've got some sort CT an engineers
mess, l take it,"
eve have" said Brouillard briefly.
You'll make yourself at home with
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11
PRESIDENTIAL POINTERS

The presidential election Of
1915 will take place on Tuesday,
November 7, when the qualified
voters Of each state will cast
their ballots for electors equal
to the number of senators and
representatives in congress.
But no senator nor represent
atiye, nor person holding an Of
fee Of profit or trust under the
United States, can be an cleo
tor.
The whole number Of electors
Is 531.
At the beginning of our gov
eminent most OF the electors
were chosen by the legislatures
OF their respective states, the
people having no direct partici-
patton In their choice; and one
state, South Carolina, continued
that method till the outbreak of
the Civil war.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11

full reply to be made to this, Broui1Iard
bent lower over his work and said
nothing. At every fresh step in the
forced acquaintance the newcomer
was painstakingly developing new an
tagonisms. Sooner or later, Brouillard
knew, it would come to an open rup-
ture, but he was hoping that the actual
hostilities could be postponed until
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-05-11

Among those that attend the Ep-
worth League convention held at Ste
vens Point over the week end were,
Misses Eola Winger, Ethel Weinbauer,
Myrtle Purdy, Beth Lamberton, Ethel
and Irma Nissen, Daisy Thompson,
Ada Shaffer, Eva Lind, Hugo Lind
and Mrs. Runkel.