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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
LIFE OF A DEPOT AGENT
His Duties Are Manifold and He 10
Envied by Few, According
to This.

The life Of railway agent Is one of
roses and cinders for the most part.
Some folks think that about all he
has to do is to sell tickets and keep
the extra cent when he makes odd
change, but there are other things in
the life Of railway agent besides
framing your face in a ticket office
window and opening money drawer
with a doorbell on 1t, and smiling when
the folks ask him what time the :O3
train will be here If it's on time.
From early in the morning when he
starts the day by looking into the coal
bin at the end Of the platform to see
how much bituminous has been stolen
during the night, until shutdown, when
he starts out to hang drug store signs
on the switch posts, he is an extremely
busy man, says the Walker (AIinn.)
Pilot. Between checking over freight
receipts and running the hay press
for the carbon copies of waybills, it's
no wonder he hasn't time to build
fire in the waiting room or rub off last
weeks train schedule from the black
board, because he is busy man.
He listens to complaints with one ear
and the telegraph keys with the other,
and has been known to answer the
phone, sell a. steamship ticket and put
a bucket of coal In the stove all at the
same time, in order to get his work
done within the elght-hOur schedule.
About the only ones to envy an
agent his job are the girls In the
town, and that's because he has such
a good chance to get acquainted with
the brakemen on all the freights.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
FARM HORSE IN SUMMER.
Especially Necessary to Keep Him In
Good Working Condition.

Good working Condition.
That tho efficiency Of the average
farm horse can be increased % per cent
by the observance of simple precau-
lions is the opinion Of Dr. c. w. Nc.
Campbell, associate professor of AMI
NAL husbandry, Kansas State Asri-
cultural college.
Water the horse frequently during
hot weather. He needs large quanti-
ties Of water, and frequent watering
will overcome the dangers that result
from watering freely at long intervals.
Feed regularly ration uniform both
as to kind and as to amount. This
lessons the danger from collie and 9TH
er digestive disturbances.
Eliminate lice, worms and flies, for
they may decrease the efficiency Of
the work horse. so per cent and in
crease the feed bill % per cent.
Clean the collar every time 1t Is put
on the horse and keep its bearing sur
face hard and smooth
Sponge off the work horse when he
comes In from work, especially where
the collar and other parts of the bar.
ness have left marks. Sponge out his
mouth, nose and eyes. Soak his feet
thoroughly with cold water, but do
not turn the hose on his body or legs.
Wash his shoulders every night for a
few weeks with cold salt water.
Allow him TO stop in the shade for
a few minutes whenever possible for
q brief rest and chance to breathe
freely and deeply.
Watch the work horse carefully.
Dropping ears, unsteadiness of gait,
short, quick breathing and a sudden
ceasing to sweat are danger signals
demanding prompt attention. They
mean that the horse is getting too hot
and that he must have shade. cooler
air and rest.
If the horse suffers heat stroke pro-
tect him from the sun. remove the
harness, applyscold to the head, either
water or ice. wash out his mouth and
nostrils and sponge his entire body
with cold water.
Groom the work horse thoroughly.
This will save feed and will increase
his health, vigor and power.
Remember that the horse produces
the greatest amount of net power from
the feed and care provided when driv-
ing load at a moderate gait; hence
greater and more efficient power and
energy can be secured by increasing
the load rather than the speed of the
work horse
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
DEH0RNING CALVES.
Growth Of Horns Can Easily Be Pre-
vented by Proper Treatment.


vented by Proper Treatment
Prepared by United States department of
agricultural
In the average dairy 1t is better chat
cows be without horns, as the danger
Of their hooking one another is thus
prevented, Only in pure bred herds,
where the appearance of the herd is
considered important from a show or
sale point Of view, Is there any justi-
fication for allowing horns to grow.
1t is much easier to prevent the growth
of horns t1an to remove them.
The points that ultimately will de.
velop into horns can be felt as small
buttons embedded in the skin. The
prevention is most effective If the treat.
ment is applied when the buttons are
just large enough to be felt, which is
usually between the third and the rev.
enth days
To prefent their development the
hair SHOULD be removed from the horn
buttons. A stick of caustic potash or
soda, wrapped in paper to protect the
hands of The operator, is then moisren.
ed with water and rubbed on each
horn button two or three times, allow.
ing the caustic to dry after each up
plication. Care should be taken to
apply the caustic, which should not be
too moist to the buttons only, for if
it touches the surrounding skin it will
cause unn acessary pain. Immediately
after the application the calf also
should be protected from rain, in or
der to prevent the caustic from spread.
ing
If the OF Grafton is carefully perform.
ed the horns will make no growth. If
scurs or horn grOwths appear it is an
indication that the caustic was not
properly applied.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
Burma Best Poem,

1t is said that boy was once asked
In the poets presence which Of Burns
works he liked best. After taking
thought with himself for little he
declared that he liked the "COtter's
Saturday Night by far the best, "al-
though" he added, ut made me greet
(cry) when my father babe me read 1t
to my mither." This statement seem
ed to impress Burns, for presently he
said to the lad, "Weel, my Gallant
(boy), it made me greet, too, more than
once when l was writing 1t by my ia
theirs fireside."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
Worms In Hous.

Keep your hogs free from worms Dy
giving the following ingredients: San
tonin, two and one-half grains; areca
nut, one dam; calomel, one grain; So
dunn bicarbonate, one dram. The
above is dose for 100 pound pig,
and the dosage may be increased or
decreased according to the size of the
animal The pigs are starved for
twelve hours previous to giving the
remedy. The medicine is thoroughly
stirred In a small amount Of ground
feed and the dose repeated In ten days.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30

the door In the manner illustrated at
A and-B so II will hook into la cge
staple This method of fastening is
strong, neat and inexpensive and will
save your door from being blown Off
its hinges by strong winds.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
Ground Fence Wires.

1t is a common occurrence to lose
stock each summer from lightning A
great part Of the loss can be traced to
wire fences that are not grounded. A
ground wire every few rods viii make
animals safer and the losses fewer.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
Priv. Nissan Buys Share
In Nissan Home. !

Stephensport, KY, Jan. as, (Specisl)
james E. Nissan, Of Fort Benjamen
Harrison, visited his home folks at
Somerset, KY, last week and while
there he bought $1,000 share In the
Nissan home on Lincoln Street.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30

A stunning model this when we are
oil 30 interested in everything French
u takes its name from the exceeding
" clever adaptation Of the headgear
worn by the great general
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30
Hack For Barn Door.

The best thing have found for hold
ing door open is an ordinary window
blind hooi., writes correspondent of
the Farm and Fireside. Fasten 1t to
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
JANUARY 27

The next date which the reOn!e a
hrge feverishly (D await /, Jan. -
wter. accor Ing to an astrte proph, :
81 Moadville, Ia, the kaisa: will lose
his lower The prophet lacks the
ieinr .ty to predict whethe or not
t"ia yin take the form of Il revolt.
tiour "Eether William will pass away
or whether political reform VIII come
ahCut
AS in the case CT most prophecies,
this glance into the future Is based
upon the book of Revelations from
which, by weird process of figuring.
tle date Of Jan. - is extracted ac
the end of William as potential
monarch.
These prophecies are, If nothine
else, interesting reading, but whqt
sane man Is there who looks for the
definite turningpoint in the world's
war to occur II week from next Sun.
day with all due respect to the
Meadville seer and his source of in.
iurmation? ?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
A SAD STORY

The final suicide at Camp Funston,
Kansas, OF the army captain, II vet
cram Of two wars, who attempted the
robbery of the army bank and took
the lives of four employees, is one of
the sad pages Of current history.
In the idealistic viewpoint of the
private citizen, the army officer Is
nearly an impeccablc individual,
surely while human, he is credited
with high thought, purpose and ac-
tiou aud so TO many, this action Of IA
captain win come as Il disagreeable
shCCk
Whatever the impulses leading up
% hIs extraordinary deed, whatever
his personal Justification or lack
thereof, let II not be forgotten that
he has hitherto served his country
and served It well, Accord him. in
passing Judgment the need of praise
which is his due and let not the last
violent act of his life altogether blind
one us to his virtues.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
THE HYPOCRITE'

If the president of the United States
resembled to the slightest degree the
daily pen picture of him which illum
mates the German press, then, indeed.
he would long ere since have lost the
backing and support of his own people
and would have been compelled to
have waged the war with the alleged
group of money kings whom the Teu-
tonic newspapers see back of all Am
erican endeavor
Hypocrisy runs rife in the Wilson
makeup charges the menial Hun
press, ever insistent that there is n
fell purpose back of Americas en-.
trance into the war, ever ready to be.
smirch the utterances of America $
spokesman, for such our president is
II would be an act of bold daring for
any imperial newspaper to set forth
the truth-that America is only fight
ing for the preservation of prinCi-
pie, just as it has never taken up arms
for anything else; that this country
seeks no other gains than those which
may ethically come to the world in the
perpetuation of that great Wilsonian
principle Justice to all"
Much is heard of the analytic mind
Of the Teuton, of his shrewdness, but
how, possessing these qualities, he
could so easily be led astray by the
war lords is difficult to conceive. Sure
ly he must appreciate that America,
had it remained out of the struggle,
would have profited infinitely more fin.
ancially and would not have imperil-
ed the lives of thousands of it's sons.
There has as yet to appear the
slightest deviation from the divine
motives which induced this country to
take up the sword. America stands as
1t stood April 6, 1917. Should there
be the slightest retreat from this es.
sentially christian program, then, in
deed. the period of greatest danger
has arrived No truly american citi-
zen would countenance days con
tinuance of the struggle for any other
motives than those so frequently EN-.
phasized by the president Justice to
all, freedom to all, democracy to all.
Let the German press brand Wilson "A
hypocrite. 1t will ultimately lose the
confidence of its readers, if the revel-
alton is not made until final peace par.
leys commence.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
ANOTHER TEST

A blizzard one OF the worst in his
tory and which caused untold suffer
ing and agony throughout the coun-
try, has been weathered by Mt. Yer
non in u comparatively satisfactory
manner.
There was no abundance Of heat
here and many families had to adopt
extraordinary measures Saturday to
keep even fairly warm, but tempor-
AIRY discomfort was the worst annoy
mcc no general, acute suffering,
The blizzard only emphasizes what
residents have long recognized as Il
fact that Knox county rarely meets
with any extremes as far as weather
conditions are concerned. one reads
of tornadocs. cyclones, extremes of
warm and cold elsewhere, but little
appreciates these from lack of inti-
mate contact.
Aside from he cyclone which swept
Milford and Miller townships several
years ago, Knox county has expert
cnced no violent weather conditions
for 80 years. Above all else, the
county is good, safe place to dwell
In and this is one of the many rcu.
sons why temporary sCjouners here
become permanent residents.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
WAR!

Stock terms of opprobrium are ap.
piled to President Wilson by the
newspapers Of Germany in their com.
ment on his most recent address up
on international relations, "Arch hyp.
ocrite" and "bloated busybody across
the Atlantic are two of the dainty
expressions.
Not a single German journal, pre-
sumably through the yise.like censor
ship imposed by the imperial govern
ment, printed the address in any way
which even approXimated Compre-
hensiye account There were several
instances cf direct garbling Of state
ment
Editorial comment placed hope
lessly false construction upon what
portions of the address allowed to APP
pear before the public, thus subvert-
ing and dislorting meaning Sarcasm,
bitter and yenomous, was the style
adopted by most of the editors.
Apparently nowhere was there Il
tendency to view the address on its
personal merits, although some pa
pers took occasion to castigate the
military party in Germany for the
series OF incidents which enabled the
president to point to division in
German political thought
BY reason of this stand of the Ger
man press and by reason Of the ap-
parent triumph of the junkers and
panGermans over the reichstag ma
ioIity it is evident that President
Wilson's governing purpose in deliv.
cring the address has failed; that the
future must he war and a war which
will prove an eternal panacea for the
insane delusion of the military caste
among the Prussans that the civil
liacd world is willing to accept, cring-
inRly Teutonic blood and iron"
peace.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
A WAR DUTY

The origin Of the fire Is unknown" "
"a common statement these days
suggests an unnatural origin and
leaves the impression. when some
thing OF war value Is affected or de-
stroyed, that the crafty hand Of enc.
my plotters may have been respon-
siblc.
The country is accustomed 90 eN.
plosious and fires In plants where
munitions and lighting implements
are being manufactured, but 1t Is
never without the feeling that even
greater action should be taken TO blCt
out the internal menace that these
accounts are read in the daily news
papers,
mo man knows his neighbor IN
war times" was subtitle in a motion
picture film displayed here recently.
While oyerCautious and even danger.
ous in possible results, there Is u sug.
gestion in this title which, II follow.
I'D out universally, would end for
once and all this series of explosions
and fires.
It Is folly to expect that the gov
ernment can, through It's own organ.
izatiou, reach all alien plotters II
must rely upon the general public for
direction, for information and even
Tor advice by reporting cases OF
reasonable suspicion the private citi
zen performs a real war duty and one
which the constant repetition ct
these explosions and fires renders all
the more nece, sary as day hy day
passes
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
FIRE IN GAS STOVE
FAILS; RA|LR0ADERS
ARE NEARLY KILLED
Uncertain Pressure Cause !;
Two Men Almost
Asphyxiated

Two men, giving their names as
Coffee and Strailer, an engineer and
fireman on the Pennsylvania rail
road, were nearly asphyxiated at the
Ideal restaurant early Wednesday
morning when the stove which they
had left burning when they went to
bed went cut.
When they went to bed they left
the fire in the stove low. The gas
pressure went down a little and the
fire went out. Early in the morning
the pressure came on again stronger
and caught them asleep. Gertrude
Welch, the proprietress, found the
men when she called them for break
fast Wednesday morning. Both were
unconscious for some time.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
University Seeks Samples Of
Corn From Each Section
OF Ohio
A DISTINCT AID TO
ALL CORN RAISERS
Will Enable Men To Learn
Worth Of Seed Before
Planting 1t

In order to secure an opinion as to
the possibilities of the corn crop in
ohio during the coming year experts
at Ohio State university are prepar-
ing to test the quality of seed corn
from all over the state and to advise
the farmers submitting samples of
seed as to the results of the test.
This plan will enable a man to dis
cover without loss Of time or eXpendi-
ture of money whether the corn he
intended to plant this spring will pro-
duce as it should and thus he will be
able to secure producing seed before
wasting his time planting inferior
corn.
In counties where county agents
are employed these men are aiding in
this work and II. l.. Andrews, who is
here aiding in the formation of "a
farm bureau for Knox county, has re-
ceived a letter from the university
asking him to secure samples of seed
corn from this county fer the same
purpose.
The university desires two kernels
from the middle of 30 different ears
of corn saved last fall for seed from
as many different farmers in the
county as are willing to submit the
samples and in addition to this would
like to have the amount taken the
same way from crib corn, not saved
for seed.
Mr.. Andrews has a supply of en-
velopes for mailing the samples at
the Chamber OF Commerce and will
give information concerning the
test to anyone Interested, he an
nOunced Wednesday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
ALL ORGANIZATIONS
WILL Be REACHED
Comprehensive War Stamp
Campaign By Local
Women

Every womans Organization
ternal, church and social-in the city
is to be reached in the war STAMP
campaign, according to plans formu
lated Tuesday afternoon.
At this meeting, which was attend
ed by the women of the local commit
tee, it was decided to ask members OF
these various organizations to lay
aside money which they would ordi
narily spend on non-essentials and in
vest it in war stamps.
The meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. &. ID. Arndt and County Chair
man Ralph c. Ringwalt and Fred w
kahrl, campaign manager in this
city, gave short talks upon the rea
sons for buying thrift stamps and
the campaign operations in this coun
ty
The following committee was ap
pointed By the Womens Unit; Mrs
c. ID. Arndt, Mrs. ID, X Bird, Mrs
A. ID. Bum, Mrs. Frank Harper, Mrs
+. l.. Beam, Mrs. S, s. Shifilette, Mrs
|, NJ, Wolverton, Mrs, h, c. Beggs
Mrs. w. II, Turner, Mrs. II, H. Miller
Miss Alice Welker, Miss Alice Nc
Carthy and Miss Cora Ewalt
Mrs. ID. X. Bird was elected secre
tary Of the committee
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
THE LAWYERS

TWenty-seven days OF hard work
will have been completed tomorrow
by Mt. Vernon attorneys in connec-
tion with the filing out Of selcctive
service questionnaires- work which
has been trying and has even been
exasperating and notable war ser
vice thus stands recorded.
When the Knox county legal adyis.
ory board was first named, it called
for volunteers from the ranks of the
profession to aid in the task. There
was unanimous response and there
has been that same spirit Of unanim-
ity throughout the many days which
followed.
The selective service question
naires, as is the case in all innova-
tions. were puzzling, it is safe to say,
to 900 of the men who received
them. Had not the legal advisory
board, with its assistants, been pre-
pared to assist in the solution. the
blanks would have been filed out er-
roneously and many would have been
returned for correction, delaying to
that extent the process Of cla8sihca-
tion.
Realizing that no financial burden
should be imposed upon registered
men in connection with filling out the
ouestionnaires, the government call.
ed upon the legal profession to offer
its services. by this means, the
classification was accomplished eX-
peditiously, correctly and without
any expense.
But-these attorneys have served
this period without one cent Of rec
ompense save that pleasure which
comes from some act of national ser,
vice performed efficiently What the
registrants have gained, they have
lost and during what Is ordinarily the
busiest season Of the year for them,
the time when opportunity Is most
open to make money.
The legal profession in Knox c0uu-
ty has accomplished "A notable work,
one which deserves the unstinting ap-
plause of the people at large, wheth.
or beneiiciaries thercfrOm or not
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
KNOX SELECT
Ill At CAMP
Ernest Melick May Undergo
An Operation
FORMER ILLNESS CAUSE
Parents Claim Mans Physical
Condition Units Him
For Service
FORMER ILLNESS CAUSE

The local exemption board was no
titled Tuesday by Budd Melick, faith
er of Ernest Melick, one of the first
Knox county boys to he sent to the
national army training camp at Chill
licothe, that his son is i'll and is about
to undergo an operation at the army
camp.
Mr. Melick said that the boy was
suffering from the results of an OPP
Grafton about two years ago, which
left him in poor physical condition.
Notwithstanding that he had been
certified as physically fit by the ply
sicians conducting the examination
here for selective service men and
also passed a similar examination at
tn camp. He wished to know if the
board could not do something to Sc
cure his sons discharge owing to his
physical condition.
Mr.. Devin, member of the board,
advised him that the l0al board has
no jurisdiction in the matter and that
if Melcks condition cannot be inn
proved he will in all probability be
discharged.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18
ANOTHER BREAK

Again there has been a temporary
break in the peace negotiations be-
tween the Bolsheviki and the Ger.
mans and again the promise is held
forth that the break may be perma.
nent. The constantly shifting turn OF
events at Brest-Litovsk defies ac.
curate judgment upon what is now
transpiring or what may transpire in
the future. Those interested, and
this means practically the entire civ.
ilized world, must perforce await
concrete. tangible results, rather
than try to interpret the shadowy
contradictory maze, at least as far as
outsiders are concerned, which sur
rounds the parleys.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-01-18

the part of the German delegates to
the Brest.Litovsk conference
The web of deceit which enmeshed
the original Hun proposal to like eff.
feet was soon cleared away by the
Russian conferees and Germany stood
revealed as seeking no annexations
other than a good slice of Poland and
several Russian districts.
Following their well.defined prac.
tice, it is an evident assumption that
the German delegates impressed upon
Russia that Great Britain planned
wholesale annexations as the result
of the war and now comes the labor
party of England-that portion of the
population to which the Russians
would turn a listening ear the quick.
est-with pledge that England shall
not add any territory in the middle
east tthe very place Germany pro.
posed to take unto herself nice slice
of land), in Africa or in India when
the war ends.
What the Bolsheviki regard as the
voice of the people has now spoken
and, If the situation is correctly under
Stood carries with it greater assur-
ance than anything Lloyd George
could say. The Russian people find
with them the British people. Truly,
the Brest.Litovsk conferences appear
to be reaching the point of an utter
iizzle.