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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Met Sir Walter Scott.


The Rev. John Douglas. said to have
been the only living person in Amer
lea who had seen Sir Walter Scott
alive, died recently. He was ninety
four years old and had been resident
~ Minnesota for 30 years, says Min
neapolis Tribune.
On his ninety-thlrd birthday, Sept, II,
1916, Mr.. Douglas described In detail
his seeing the author Of the Waverly
novels in 1SSS. With his father, the
Minneapolis man was driving in an
old-fashiOned. high-seated rickety gig
along Il road near Abbotsford. Scot
land. when IN funny-looking little man
with queer Scotch bonnet On his head
and gnarled stick In his hand" hailed
them.
Mr.. Douglas father checked his
horse and chatted with the man for
10 minutes. Afterward the youngster
was told that the little man was none
other than the noted author. During
the last 20 years persons who could
boast of having seen Scott alive have
become fewer. Two years ago II was
practically conceded that Mr.. Douglas
had sole claim to the distinction.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
CABBAGE WORM MOST
DESTRUCTIVE ENEMY
Spraying Is Effective Remedy in
Combating tbs Pest.
Community Action Is Desirable Wher-
ever Related Crops Are Grown
Extensively-Leave Few Pois-
oned Stalks for Traps.

from the United States Department of
Agriculture)
The common cabbage worm, the most
destructive enemy of cabbage and re-
lated crops in the United States, be-
gins its depredations as soon as the
young plants are set out in the spring
and continues its work throughout the
summer. Control measures. to be eff
fective, should begin as soon as the in
sect makes its appearance.
Although the insect caused the total
destruction of cabbage, cauliflower,
and other crops in large areas in the
years Immediately after its first APP
pearance in this country in the sixties,
control measures have now been per-
to such an extent that losses need
not be great. Spraying with a solu-
ton of two pounds of powdered arsen'
ate of lead, four pounds of arsenate
of lead in the paste form, or one pound
of paris green to 80 gallons Of water
should be begun as soon as the plants
are set out and should he repeated as
often as examination Ct the plants
shows it to be necessary.
The common cabbage worm" is the
larya IF z white butterfly having black
tipped wings. The butterflies appear
on warm spring days, and continue
about gardens and fields until after
several severe fall frosts. In the Gulf
region they are present throughout the
season. Eggs are laid on cabbage and
related plants where they hatch in from
four to eight days.
The caterpillar is velvety green,
about the color Of the cabbage foliage.
1t eats voraciously and grows rapidly,
becoming full grown in from ten to
fourteen days after Matching. Three
generations occur each season in the
northeast and probably six in the ex-
IRENE South. The first gene ration usu-
ally develops on wild plants.
Hand picking may be prarticed sue
cessfully in small gardens. Where
sprays are employed they should be
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
CARRIERS LANDING

Did you know we had a queen in
Cloyerport; What, a queen in the
land OF the free and the home OF the
brave: Yes stree Her name is Miss
Lizzie Skillman. Ii you don't think
she is some ruler try to get by with
twenty-five lbs OF sugar without a
purmit from her She is known as
the Sugar Queen. When she is not
busy writing permits she sits and
sings that song that was so popular a
few years ago Under The Sugar
Moon
If you don't believe Harry Dorst
has jumped into society with both
feet listen We met him away up in
the North end of Cloverport singing
Sweet Flowers of May. Leo Green
wood another young society bud from
fuckers has bloomed out the last
few Sundays We met him away
over on the East coast OF Eastland
last Sunday. He was singing, I'm
going TO Camp Taylor by and by
Susana don't you cry,
! VIM. McGovern tells us that he is
much heap busy man these days,
His son, James is over in France
helping get the kiser He has to take
Jimmy's place at the dances on the
farm at the store We notice VIM. is
getting gray some but you can't keep
am old man down. Charlie O'Bryan
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
ALWAYS NEED OF MOTHERS
How Woman With ChiIdIess Home
May Make Herself Blessed and
Find Happiness.

The proper care of a child is for the
common good. 1t is a woman's task to
rear the child. However good and well
meaning. no man can bring that home
sense to n child that its little heart
yearns for. A ragged, dirty. poverty
stricken child is blot upon humanity.
If the child comes into the world in an
environment where squalor prevails 1t
is concern of the community, or
should he, that young life exists there
and measures should be taken to I'm
prove the condition of the child.
The world has need of mothers, of
mother-hearted women. Woman can
never rise to more glorious heights
than those of motherhood. Modesto
Hannis Jordan writes in Humanitarian.
In the wider sphere opening for wom-
en- the most important, the most cOnse-
quential of all tasks that she may
"turn her hand to-" are the tasks that
will bring about better housing, feed
ing, education and what influences may
he brought to bear upon his young
mind; how he grows to good citizen
ship, how he comes to recognize his du-
ties and responsibilities to his fellow
men. And II there is childless home
the woman cannot bring n greater
blessing or Il greater happiness to her.
self than by opening its doOrs-and at
the same time her heart-to some
child WITHOUT 9 mother
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23

ton is established care should be
taken to put out such trees as will
give the maximum amount of body
material and to arrange them so as to
derive the greatest benefit.
Secure Best Results.
In windbreak planting the best re-
suits usually are secured when the
shortest trees are placed on the side
facing the wind, so that sloping face
is presented and the mir currents are
DETECTED upward. These short trees
should have low-branching habits and
dense foliage, i'm order that they may
offer as much hindrance to the pas
sage of air currents close to the
ground as Is possible. The Russian
olive is probably the best for this.
Not infrequently, when complaints are
made of the reputed ineffectiveness
nation that the planter has either
used unsuitable species and given
them poor care or has failed to estab-
lish belts of sufficient width.
species TOT NOTInGTn 1c0lON.
The northern half of the plains re-
gion, which includes the eastern por-
ton of Montana, Wyoming and Colo
RADIO and the western portions Of the
Dakotas and Nebraska, is character
lied by lower temperatures, heavier
precipitation, and shorter growing
season than the southern half. The
species recommended for il are: Hack
berry, honey locust, white elm, cotton
wood, narrOw-leaf cottonwood, white
poplar, white willow, diamond willow,
Russian olive, buffalo berry, Siberian
pea tree, Jack pine, western yellow
pine.
Species for Southern Region.
All the species recommended for
the northern portion of the plains re-
gion may be planted in the southern
portion, which includes southeastern
Colorado. western Kansas and Okla
homa and northern Texas, and on ac-
count of the more moderate tcmpCra-
lures 1t is possible to extend the list.
The following additional species are
recommended: Box elder, green ash.
black locust, red cedar, Chinese arbOr
vitae.
Specific information on these spe-
cies is published in Farmers Bulletin
No. SSS, copy of which can be OBJ
tanned by applying to the United
States department of agriculture,
WASHINGTON ID. c..
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Quick To Go.

Doetor-You are as sound as a
dollar
PATIENT hope ! last longer than
one, doctor-Boston Transcript.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Trees and shrubs about the home
and farmstead not only increase the
value of the property hut make con-
ditions pleasanter and more healthful.
A limited amount of planting may be
done. therefore. for comfort alone ir-
respective of other return. Where n
considerable plantation Is cOntem-
plated, however, it is essential to
know what material may be grown
may be put.
On the average farm in the plains
region the first effort in planting is
to provide n small grove plantation
which will protect the buildings from
severe winds and furnish shade for
greater comfort of both man and ami
mails. Sometimes when such wind
break has been established the owner
tries To make ii furnish supply of
material for use on the farm. This
is a mistake. for If belt of trees is
planted primarily as a protection
against the wind the pruning and re-
moval of much large material may
lessen or even destroy its protective
value.
Value of Plantation.
J., The. value of a plantation, other
than a windbreak. on the farm lies
in its ability to furnish fuel, posts
and a limited amount of lumber and
repair material. Within very few
years after planting the plantation
will need to be pruned and the prun-
ing will furnish considerable fuel, de-
pehding upon the size of the plot, If
good care is given the trees they will
develop rapidly and some thinning
will have to be done to prevent HARM
full crowding. The material tins re-
moved will contribute materially to
the upkeep of the farm by furnishing
posts and stakes. When the planta-
ton is still older more valuable ma
terial may be harvested. Small tim
bers for building constructors. poles
for implements, also tool handles.
neckyokes eveners, whiflletrees and. in
favorable situations, II limited amount
of lumber is provided at home as
needed.
Throughout the plains region there
is a marked scarcity of timber which
will produce even II fair grade of lum-
Der and this fact should be taken
into account when species are select
ed for planting. When II large planta
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23

charter member OF the Bachelors
Club has turned out an eighteen
acre field OF whiskers that's a beauti-
jul Jersey red. We warned Charlie
if he didn't shave in ten days he
would be fired out of the club Chas
says Null don't say anything about
this but the girls are all after me now
II we didn't think Charlis was joking
we would turn out our patch Of
broom sage by gravy We are about
to loose another one OF the club mem
bers. His name is Lewis O'Bryan
OF Tobinsport We have it from the
wireless station that he is talking to
the girls on both sides OF the river.
Joe Mulhatton, Jr.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Brave Rescue Of comrade.

Hearing cry for help, James Rob-
ertson McGregor, fireman. third class.
attached to the training station at
Newport, II. l., jumped into the bay
without waiting to remove his cloth
Ing and, Notwithstanding darkness had
set In, succeeded in rescuing an APP
prentice seaman who was In the water
In an unconscious condition. McGregor
has been In the service since last May,
when he enlisted at Albany, N. Y.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Only Partial Repentance.

Bobby accompanied his mother to
the grocery and, unobserved, helped
himself to banana and was calmly
eating II when discovered. His moth
er, greatly Mortified. reprimanded him
severely, and on the way home, meet
ing a policeman whom she knew, told
him of Bobby's misdeed and asked
what he usually did with boys that
took bananas.
"If they are big boys lock them
up in Jail, but II they are little / just
take them home with me. But you
won't take any more bananas. will you.
Bobby?"
Bobby, thoroughly frightened, re-
treated. clinging to his mothers skirt,
hut managed TO say: "No; me no take
banana me take an apple next time"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Freddy's "PoIish,"

Freddy lived next door to some new
ly landed Poles who had boy his age
One day Fred's mother heard him
mumbling some uninteligible stun to
the foreign boy and said. "What on
earth are you talking like that to that
boy forT"
"'Cause." said FREDDY, he can't
talk English. 20 ! have to talk Polish
70 him."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23
Park Place,
G. n. Lyddan
Farmer and Feeder
Irvington, Ky.
oas.prIven Cars In Denmark.

An advertisement has appeared In
one of the Christiania papers offering
for sale motors that can be operated
with peat gas instead of benzine or
petroleum.. The alterations have been
made In accordance with Danish in
vention that makes is possible tn use
peat gas as fuel for motors. 1t Is said
that several thousand OF the motors
are being used In Denmark. and that
they have met with success. The new
system is stated to consume from one
to two kilos OF peat (2.2 to a. pounds)
per horsepower hour. according TO the
quality Of the peat.--Commercs Re
ports.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23

neys are sure to be cut OF gear, Try San
oil. it does wonders Tor the liver kidneys and
bladder. trial soc bottle will convince
you. Get it at the drug store
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-10-23

Do you get up at nighti sanol is surely
the best for all kidney bladder troubles.
sanol gives relief in "A hours from all back.
ache and bladder troubles Sanol Is a guar
anteed remedy. SOC aud 500 a bottle at
the drug store.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-11
EARTH COVERED
WITH DEAD OF
GERMAN HORDES
Division After Division Thrown Into Inferno of Fire
Enemy Puts Forth Every Effort to Break Through the
Line Guarding Approach to Paris; French Make He
roic Defense by Exacting Heavy Toll
By Associated Press


With the French Army in France Monday, June 10-Un-
diminished severity marks the fighting between Montdde and
Noyon The situation tonight rather satisfactory for the allies
whose obstinate aid frequent counerattac have caused
CONSERVATION the Germans Enemy losses under the direct
fire of the French artillery have been horrible Every time the
allies they find the ground covered with German
dead.
Throughout the day the enemy threw his greatest pressure
toward the of the allied line effort gain much
ground possible southwark in the direction of Compgne
der the powerful push of the continually reinforced enemy
columns the allies forced give little but they fought
tenaciously for every inch of ground.
An Epic Struggle
An epic struggle occurred in the vicinity of Pemont where
the small garrison of disnouned cavaymen possibly may still
hold French soldiers who managed through the
lines late yesterday declared that before they left the
had delivered terrific assaults all OF which have been repulsed with
5neavy losses for the enemy
Several small villages including Merry Beoy ST. Mature
changed ownership number of but this evening
German hands At is possible say positively
that this that place occupied by the enemy the allies such
IS the terrific nature OF the conflict Ebbs and flows every
where On the Beoy plateau fighting continuously
several hours, tacking man in single comLats.
The artillery is engaged actively than any
long while The Germans have been able bring forward
in considerable number. The French artillery most
violent and destructive especially when turned against
tacking enemy troops.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-11
City Council Postpones
Action on Traffic Rules
Proposed by the Mayor

Council postponed action on the
trafnc ordinance Mayor Keister de-
Gliding not to call ii before the mem
bers after some of the Commissioners
requested delay until Captain Jo-
seph r. Thompson, of the traffic
SQUAD, returns from New York. CITY
where he Will make a study of police
training and traffic methods.
The ordinance locating new arc
lights was presented by Commission
er Hassler. 1t provides for the plae-
ing OF arcs at the following locations:
Cameron and Nagle; Seventeenth be-
tween Catherine and Philadelphia
and Reading railway; Derry and
Dunkle; Vernon, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth; Fifteenth and Hum
ter; Fourteenth and Market; Twelfth
and Kelker; Mahantongo and Jeffer-
son; Division and Jefferson; Gamer
on above Berryhill; Tenth between
Market and Walnut streets; incande-
scent lights at 81 South Summit:
Reservoir and Regina; Division be-
tween Sixth and Jefferson; Cherry
and River.
The ordinance appropriating s5,-
600 as the first payment for the sew
erage system in the Fourteenth ward.
was passed finally. A letter was re-
ceived from an official of the com
pany owning the system asking for
the right to retain all legal fran
chises and the charter. Commission
er Lynch said the city would not OBJ
ject to the company holding its
charter, but said he understood the
purchase price included all legal
franchises.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-11
KYLER SENTENCED
TO DIE WHEN NEW
TRIAL Is REFUSED
Negro Says He Didn't Receive
"a Fair Deal" During
His Trial
HOTEL MAN GOES TO JAIL
Liquor Dealer From Upper
End of County Confesses
to Illegal Sale

5$5ge C. V. Henry, of Lebanon.
who was specially presiding at the
trial of Charles Kyler colored,
charged with numbering Walter
Shaffer a railroader. in an uptown
hotel, handed down an opinion to-day
refusing Kyler a new trial. District
Attorney Michael Il. Stroup moved
for judgment Immediately and Kyler
was brought into court to be sem
fenced.
When asked If he had any state
ment to make before being sentenced,
Kyler said: II don't think 1 received
a fair deal in this trial in no way"
Judge Henry asked him to explain
why he thyught he had not been
treated fairly. The prisoner then re-
peated his statement made on the
witness stand that the stabbing oc-
Cured on the inside of. the hotel.
Commonwealth witnesses all stated
the murder was committed outside
the barroom. Just before the death
sentence was pronounced by Judge
Henry. Kyler again repeated his
statement that he did not think he
had a fair trial, and said he hoped
to be given one when he appeared
before the greatest of all Judges
God"
Hotelman Sentenced
While present in courtroom No. l
during the morning, Judge Henry
presided at several trials and also
imposed sentences in cases in which
convictions were returned by juries.
In courtroom No. during the
morning George Chappelle, charged
with felonious entry and larceny, and
Emma Arder. charged with receiving
the stolen goods, were on trial be-
fore Judge McCarrell. The case may
be concluded this afternoon. Clyde
Anderon, pleading guilty to a felon-
ious entry, was sentenced to one
month in Jail. c. NJ. Dubs, charged
with receiving flour stolen by an en-
ploye of Hoffer & Garman, grain
dealers, was convicted before Judge
McCarrell.
A severe sentence was given An
drew Hoffman. a hotel proprietor in
Wiconisco township. who pleaded
guilty to selling liquor to minors and
also on Sunday. Judge Kunkel or
dered him to pay a 500 fine, serve
thirty days in jail and revoked the
liquor license in February for the
present year.
Cases disposed of by Judge Henry
follow: Charles Taylor. larceny, ac'
quilted; Theodore eastman, larceny
six months; Joseph Bee and Richarc
Brown, larceny, three months; VIII
liam Spratley and Country Smith
colored, larceny, on trial this after
noon.
Cases disposed of before judge
Kunkel follow: Andrew Ross, lar
ceny from the person, three months
| Marko Zuperich, carrying concealed
deadly weapons. three months.
Grand Jury report on bills of in
dictment which were ignored: S. u
| Kreiger, larceny; Walter McGurrin
| William Heminghouse, w. Il. Hanes
serious charge; oliver Craig, lar
ceny.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-11

After considering applications from
several candidates for service abroad.
the Y. Nj. c. A. recruiting committee
at its noon meeting listened to re-
ports from General Secretary ]. Will
liam Bowman, Flavel L. Wright, e.
j. Stackpole and Ross A. Hickok,
members who attended the confer
ence last week in New York City
where John r. Mott outlined to them
the needs of the Y. M. C. A. in
France and the importance of re-
cruiting men as well as of raising
money. j. William Bowman pre-
sided.
The need of physical directors es-
pecially was emphasized. although
there is work aplenty for men of al
most every branch of business or re-
ligious training.
How Army Is BilIeted
The American Infantry is billeted
mainly in French peasant villages
from three to five times as many
men in each village as the normal
TCOntinued on Paoc 1o1
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-11
Funeral Service Instead
of Ordination For Young
Graduate of Bloomsbury

Bishop James Henry Darlington,
of the Episcopal Church, who was
to have officiated Friday at Sun
bury at the ordination of John
Clayton Rutter III, of Bloomsbury,
received word to-day that the younS
man died this morning as the result
of a shooting accident, and the
Bishop will be present at the fu-
neral services Thursday. Mr.. Rut-
ter was graduated at the general
theological seminary in New York
last week and as soon as ordained
would have gone into the Army
service, his application already
having been accepted. He comes
from a well-known family and has
been prominent in Bloomsbury life
for years. The bullet which killed
him was fired by lad named Paul
Mcbride, who was trying to shoot
sparrows with his fathers revolver
The shooting occurred on Sunday
while young Rutter was taking
walk. Archdeacon Fred o. Musser,
of Bloomsbury, will have charge of
the funeral services.
The Bishop will go to Bloomsbury
for the funeral and return to Sun
bury on Friday where he will pre-
side at the ordination of the re-
mainder of the class. The Rev.
James Hart Lamb Jr., assistant at
St. Luke's, Altoona, will be raised
to the priesthood. His father. the
Rev. DR.. Lamb, rector at Devon,
will preach the sermon, and a
brother, rector at Radnor, will pre-
sent the candidate. The following
will be ordained as deacons:
Charles Nelson Thomas, Montours-
Vile; Joseph Herbert Bond, Lykens
and Clayton E. B. Robinson, cou-
dersport
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-11
Fresh Troops Enable
Huns to Gain Ground
By associated Press

Paris, June 11.-All the advices
from the battle front show that the
enemy is putting forth every pos
sible effort in his design to push to-
ward Paris throwing division after
division into the melting pot. So far
he has succeeded, in two days of
lighting. in carrying forward his line
at the maximum point of advance. at
Nignemont, a distance of six miles.
In this he has been materially aid
ed by a considerable number of tanks
which the French artillery was at
first unable to demolish.
The enemy further succeeded in
widening the point of his wedge by
bringing up two divisions of the
guards and two Bavarian divisions
borrowed from the army group of
Crown Prince Rupprecht. These
troops captured the villages of Merry.
St. Maur and Belloy, giving him n
plateau behind which he can mass
troops partially screened from OBJ
servation by the French.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-06-11
British Advance Line
Half Mile in Surprise
Attack of Local Nature
BY Astociatcd Prctt

FI91UtTuTCu
London, June 1.-THE British last
night carried out an operation in
the region east of Amiens by which
their line south of Morlancourt was
advanced half-mile on a front of
mile and a half. the War Office
announced to-day. Two hundred and
thirty-three prisoners were taken.
The statement reads.
Last night another minor opera
tion was undertaken with complete
success by Australian troops in the
region of Morlancourt. The line
south of the village has been ad-
vanced to the depth of nearly a half
mile on a front of over a mile and
a half and 253 prisoners. twenty-one
machine guns and trench mortar
were captured by u.s.