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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-09-10

their work at ST. Ramoulds Parochial
school
Mr.. Lonia Davis left Friday for
Nation, ILL.,.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Compton, of
McDaniels, were the mid-week guests
of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Waggoner, of
Oakland. were the guests Sunday of
DR.. Sandbach and Mrs. Sandbach, of
Garfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Canon left
Monday for several days stay in
Louisville.
Misses Katie and Addie X. Esk-
ridge will teach at Hazard. They will
begin their work Monday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-09-10
MRS. Reach Tells How She Got To
Know Rat-Snap."

"Have always feared rats. Lately
noticed many on my farm. A neighbor
said he just got rid of droves with
RAT-SNAP, This started me think
ing. Tried RAT-SNAP myself 1t
killed II and scared the rest away"
RAT-SNAP comes in three sizes, csc,
soc, $1.Oo. Sold and guaranteed by z.
A. Hardesty, Stephensport; Conrad
Payne 4 Co, Cloverport; and b. F.
Beard & Co., Hardinsburg
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-09-10
HARDINSBURG
Cleft Over From Last Week.

Mrs. Lee Bishop has returned from
Chicago. Ill, where she spent ten
days on business.
Miss Virginia Beard has gone to
Maiden. Mo-, where she has accept
ed position to teach violin.
Mrs. Morton Penick and children,
OF Buffalo. KY. who have been the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1919-09-10

Items Continued on Page Six.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
THE STAGE SERVANT

From the New York Herald.
 An observant playgoer, whose knowl- edge of the theatre was profound ana based on long experience in other countries as well as our own, once ut tered these wise words-'There IS one respect in which the American stage is still immature, and that is Tn US lh- ferpretation of servants. It is seldom that we see here a servant who ap- nears like a servant, whereas on the French stage these parts are played convinciugly and effectively"
 That this was just criticism no habitual theatregoer will pretend 10 deny. Largely speaking, the role of menial is despsed by both dramatist and player. and for this reason it is usually assigned to an actor of limited ability and so lacking in real knowl- edge of dramatic work that he mas not yet learned the value Of silence as a means of expression. No sooner IS he intrusted with his woefully thin part than he begins to devise schemes for building it up-not after the maner of an artist, by repression, but by giving free rein to his eXuber- ance In the opening scene. in which he dusts the furniture while telling himself about the vicissitudes of the noble family whom he serves with fi- delity and zeal, he has the audience at his mercy and can introduce no end of funny tricks and run the entire ga- nut of the gallery of grimaces that he calls his facial expression." The ac- tor who impersonates the faithful ser vitor in Mir Vincent Crummles' com- pany and thought to cheer the heart of his mistress by performing the dance which had been her delight in happier days was the prototype of long line of like impersonators.
 There is only one way in which the servant on the stage can be raised to the same plane as him of real life, and that is through recognition on the part of the playwright of his value in the unfolding of the drama. Then the iole will be intrusted to an actor of abil- ity sufficient to play legitimately in stead of seeking to brighten it with tricks and "specialties.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
OLD NEWSPAPERS

From the Tuscaloosa News Through the courtesy of J. w. Nor gan of Holt. The News has been per-
 mitted to look over some very old news
 papers, some of them dated before the war between the states One of them was copy Of the Mon :- gomery Advertiser, dated June 2S, 1S62
 The paper was printed by Shorter and Reid, and does not look anything like the Advertiser of today, being set by hand
 and containing only four pages. It is full of war news. There is an
 account of the skirmish at Milton, Fla, General Longstreets address to his men,
 an article by George Francis Train on
 the Monroe doctrine and many other ar ticles bearing on the war Two columns of the first page of the
 paper are taken up with advertisements,
 one of them being an Indian vegetable
 pill which is said to be pure, simple,
 harmless and natural"
 Shorter and Reid, the publishers of the
 paper, were also attorneys and had sev
 eral legal notices in the paper. William
 L. Yancey and C. c. Clay, Jr., represented
 Alabama in the Senate of the United
 States. William R. Smith was in Con-
 gress from this, the Second district. The
 district at that time was composed of
 the counties of Blount, Jefferson, Tusca- loosa, Winston, Fayette, Marion and Walker.
 J. J. Holt gives notice to the public that anyone wanting to hire a substi |.
 ute to go to the war;" might do well to call on him.
 "One negro man and one negro woman
 were offered for hire by George W. Whit man.
 The copy of the Mobile Evening News, Of September 24, 1S53 was so old it had turned yellow. It was five column folio and was published by Benjamin
 Farrow & Co. The blacksmiths,
 coppersmiths and other artisans had ad- vertisements in the paper. There was not display ad. in the
 paper, all being set up in reading type, with a display letter at the commence
 ment of each advertisement. Mention is made of the fever raging in Mobile and it is supposed to be yell low fever.
 The old papers are curios and bring up many recollections of the past.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Ordinance Should Be
 Strictly Enforced

l 1O IRMINGHAM'S anti-spitting or
 AO dinance, which forbids expector-
 ation on the sidewalks and on the floors of street cars, was well enforced
 for little while, but it was not long
 after it's adoption before the police paid no attention to it's violation.
 Having been practically dead letter
 so far as it applied to the sidewalks,
 many spitters got it into their heads, no doubt, that the ordinance had been repealed
 Splitting on sidewalks is not only a gross breach of good manners and, therefore, to be condemned, but it is positively insanitary and for health
 reasons should be forevers prohibited. Several arrests have been made re- gently for a violation of the ordinance and it is hoped the police will be more ,alert than ever and apprehend splitting offenders in every instance. Well-bred peopla would, as rule, refrain from expectorating on the 1 sidewalks, even in the absence of an
 ordinance; and if there be any who
 are thoughtless enough to run counter
 to etiquette, they would be cured of
 their indifference or forgetfufness by feeling the strong arm of the law
 whenever the ordinance in question was ignored.
 Cleanliness is one of the essentials
 of "the city beautiful" and every civic
 Organization that is striving to pro-
 mote the welfare of Birmingham, both from an esthetic and a sanitary point
 of view, should be ready to cooperate
 with the police in the enforcement of the anti-spitting ordinance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Reaching Normal
 Coal Production

1T7 HE holidays being over coal pro-
 0 duction in the Alabama district is approaching normal again. The output last week reached 36S, ,330 tons as against ,0SO tons the week be- fore and 250,147 tons for the week ending January 4. The 100000 mark will soon be passed once more.
 When the fuel administration was urging a maximum of effort during the war, production for a time ran we'll above 400, ,OOO tons a week. Then came the influenza epidemic and the end of the war. Output dropped to a comparatively small weekly average, but there is steady demand for coal and mining should be continued at a rate that would indicate 2O,OOO,0OO- ton production for the year.
 Alabama coal output in 1917 reached nearly 21,OO0,OOO tons-a new high record. Last year the total was not quite so large, but when the new era of prosperity arrives there will be need of 22,0OO,OOO tons or more annually from the Alabama field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

country indicating that cigarettes will be the next object aimed at by those organizations which feel called upon to make people different from the way they are being born today and were born some thousands of years ago The cigarette has already engaged their attention, but the fight will be taken up with renewed ardor, now that John Barleycorn is out of the way.
 'Lay on, MacDuff, and domn'd be him that first cries, Hold, enough' '"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
LUKE M'LUKE SAYS

When a farmer moves to the city to
 live he often wonders what has become
 of the old-fashioned girl who used to
 be home by bedtime.
 Ever notice that the man who is
 never in a hurry seems to accomplish
 more than the man who is always rush. ing around?
 Princess Nebu, a Circassian moss.
 haired lady, whose real name was
 Mary Driscoll, and who was born in
 South Boston, once told us that the freaks on the platforms in the side shows get a heap of entertainment out of watching the freaks in the audience. It's funny old world. A man may neglect his duties for
 want of time, but he can always find time for pleasure.
 A man can be brazen enough in other
 ways and yet be too bashful to meet his obligations.
 If woman's husband makes s20,O00 year she is either plump or ''slen- der" But if her husband makes $20 a
 week she is either fat or skinny. The average man tries to speak well of the dead. But it is different when
 he is speaking about dead one" The men who get the most fun out of spending money are the ones who can't afford to spend it. A lot of after dinner speakers seem to imagine thai it is up to them to speak until after breakfast. i Tell any, man how good he looks. and l nine out of 10 men will reply by tell ing you how tough they feel. | Your mistakes in English will not be noticed if you never speak until you really have something to say. 1 After fellow gets married and set ties down to where he has the bills to pay it seems to him that the first of the l month comes around every five or six days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Stationed Near Oxford

T had the good fortune of being sta- toned near Oxford, England," said young Henry Fowlkes who is now back from overseas. Few people when they hear of Rhodes scholarship have any idea that clustering around the famous seat of learning are more than score of colleges. I was glad to hear that a project was on foot to give a number of to remain and take courses at Englands great shrine of learning. l hope it is true and that number of our boys will avail themselves of the opportunity"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Strong Praise for
 the National Guard

0H HE national guard had been rem
 N dering valuable service to the country up to the time the United States entered the war against Ger many. With the organization of great national army the guard was federalized and absorbed.
 If it lost it's identity for the time being, the war department and the best military authorities held the guardsmen in grateful regard, adverse critics here and there to the contrary notwithstanding.
 In time of peace the United States will not need regular army of more than c2OO, ,00O enlisted men. It may be able to make out with even less. But we cannot we'll do without citizen soldiery such as the national guard. For obvious reasons each state needs this organization and the stronger and more efficient it is the fewer will be the times when it will be called into action.
 Remembering what the national guard has done in past years, it was gratifying to read what Brig. Gen. John w. Heavey, chief of the militia bureau, said before the House military committee yesterday. He urged that the guard be maintained in the same form as it was before the European war.
 "The value of the national guard to the country during the war cannot be overestimated," he said. "At the time soldiers were needed most the national guard provided force of 367,0OO men and 12,123 officers. They have done magnificent work, comparing most lfavorably with the forces of any other nation. The efficiency of the officers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
Changes From Old Daxn

lived here so long, and recently spent several months here with my family, that birmingham seems like home," said Err nest De Funiak, who was here in attend ance on meeting of traffic men.
 T know most of the d-timers, but Birmingham, with it's great influx Of people from all parts of the country. has outgrown the old days when every body knew everybody and called one another by their first name I look back with pleasure on the days when I was a young man, starting in a young mans town. It was truly a fine bunch of fellows which foregathered here in the latter eighties ''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
A Natural Born Tinker

T am just natural born tinker,' said 10. R. House, who was riding in a re- built car, his own handiwork, but the thing of which I am proudest is the re- making of sewing machine. I found an old one about the house which had been carded. One day l got it into my head that I would take it and make out of 1t an up-to-the- minute machine, and I got an old typewriter stand and went to work, and now my wife is proud of the sewing machine which does fast and beautiful work. I not only saved money but got lot of pleasure out of repairing it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Farm Lands in Kentucky

T was up in Kentucky several weeks ago at Smiths Grove near Bowling Green,'' said Jere C. King, and lands which were selling eight years ago at s10o per aero are now bringing s250 on acre, that is, if anyone were fortunate enough to be is paid for farm lands. When think of the low price of lands in Alabama l wonder why everyone who has money does not invest in farms.
 "The day is coming, and that not far away, when the people of Alabama will wake up and find that they have been giving away their fertile fields.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
PERSHING EFFICIENCY

From the Baltimore American.
 General Pershing has ordered the Germans in the occupied territory to give every doughboy in the army of comfortable bed to sleep in, under a roof, on mattress and between sheets, and these cont forts must be provided them regar1- less of circumstances. We are show ing the Teutons bit of efficiency in occupation ourselves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

was proven by the fact that of the entire number only 352 were dis charged for inefficiency."
 General Heavey further recom- mended that after tho reorganization of the military establishment the guard be increased according to the plan provided in the act of Congress of June 8, 1916. American soldiers and officers in France will be permitted to visit Paris before returning to the United States. That's fair enough. The question invari- ably asked men when they get back home from overseas duty is, Well. did you see Paris?"
 Considering the state of his feelings, is it any wonder that former Kaiser Karl has refused to pay his subscription of 100000 crowns to the eighth Austro- Hungarian war loan? * a. # Bump into a mans new auto car and he wants to go to law about it. Bend a fender after he's had his machine 12 months and he'll accept cigar to close the incident. A critic of the drama says servants on the American stage are not imper- sonated we'll Most of the servants in private life are bad actors.
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 The man who boasts that he has an iron constitution falls an easy victim to the flu" The flu" germ is little, but it packs a punch" Just because Congress chooses to make an exhibition of itself is no reason why President Wilson should spend bad half hour in Paris.
 # # #
 We trust those bolshevik representatives will get a haircut and shave and wash behind their ears before they meet the allied delegates.
 Macon doctors have raised their fee for all calls to s. It behooves Maconites to think twice before yelling for doc tor.
 That New York federal court which has raised the question of "Whos Who in Russia" certainly has job on it's hands.
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 We still contend that the palm should go to that hectic press agent who billed Salome as the "Pythoness of Palestine"
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 Henry Ford will have no difficulty in getting office boys to guard the editorial sanctum, if he pays them s5 day.
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 The lady uplifters will be lonely with only a. few hundred thousand American soldiers to guard from temptation.
 * * *
 The democratic atmosphere of Switzer- land ought to do an ex-king lot of good, but the chances are it won't. < * * Militant prohibitionists are casting wary eye on drinking in the skies. The aerial jag must be prohibited
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 Maybe by this time. Wilhelm's son. who entered the automobile business, has found a prospect
 * < *
 The red flag would be welcomed Tn the South Sea islands-but only as an ar ticle of attire.
 x * $
 Every little revolution in Russia proba- blv has it's "grandmother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24

BEGINNING THE DAY-Father of all being, lift me this day with the realization that the thing I carry is greater than all the stars. Teach me that the eye that looks is greater than all it can see. that the mind that thinks is greater than all it can think about. what shall it profit man if he gain the whole world and lose his own sOuls Amen. HI. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
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SHERMAN GETS EVEN

Plain Dealer.
 Senator Sherman of Illinois, the only man in Congress still wearing trousers with top pockets, is a master of sarcasmi His witty speeches, although vitriolic, have attracted considerable attention. The other day he received this lettefS from a constituent:
 T have read your speech criticizin4 the President. You are an ass.''
 To this the senator replied
 q have your letter. informing me al an ass. Fraternally yours, L. Y. Sher, man."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
Member of the Associated Press

The Age-Herald is the only morhlHs and Sunday newspaper in Birmlnsna" carry Ing the Associated Press oAs- patches.
 The Associated Press is eXcitslNel! entitled to the use for punllcalioh e ak news dispatches credited To IL VT not otherwise credited in this pdpSi and also the local news puoiisneu herein.
 All rights of republication or speclai Cisps tches herein are also reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
SEEMS FAIR ENOUGH

From the Nashville Banner.
 Cabinet officers need never hope to draw down movie artists salaries, put they should be given as much as base ball stars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
sUBsCRlprIuN RAAEs

Washington. bureau, POT Hibps puiiu- ing.
 European bureau, 6 Henrietta stEee' Covent Garden. London.
 Eastern business office. building, New York city; western ousi- ness office, Tribune building, Chicago The S .. Beckwith SpeciaI Aseh@y' agents for foreign advertising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
A PARLOUS LIFE.

A PARLOUS LIFE, -STs the editor in?'' He's somewhere about" said the office boy.
 Tell him a friend wants to see him. !, You live here don't your" No" 1All right, I'll tell him. He says he ain't got no friends in this town \. MEANT LITERALLY "How about those soldiers who were { halfway across the Atlantic when the arn1istice was signed and whose transport was turned back to New York?' "The government ought to let them wear chevrons showing they've been half | seas-over.''
 KNOWS GRAMMAR. This stenographer has supercillious air"
 "She comes by that naturally" NJ How So!
 She's high school graduate and she working for a self-made man."
 EXPLANATORY. Most of the quips we print today Are based on booze. We wish to say The writer finds, Although in truth, it beats the Dutch, It is topic very much
 In peoples minds.
 THE DARKER SIDE. N"Do tell me about the trenches They were mostly mud, num- But what about the romance of war?' 'I didn't see any, mum. Romance and cooties don't go together
 PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
" "Flu" Germ Puzzles The Navy Experts

e1T1 HE elusiveness of the "flu" germ
 4 has been again demonstrated One hundred American bluejackets, the 'flu" squad of the navy, repeated ly exposed themselves to the disease, under supervision of naval surgeons, without experiencing any bad effects.
 These sailors, who are entitled to distinguished service medals, answered the call for volunteers to aid naval mNedical authorities in establishing the char&cter of the "flu" germ and learn ing hoSy it is transmitted from one person toN another. It is stated that these menl inhaled the germs, had them injecte6l into their veins and ex- posed themselves to infection in every known way, but\ continued hale and hearty, much to fthe astonishment of the naval surgeons.
 According to alH that science knows about influenza, eHery one of the sail ors should have b9en seriously ill, yet none of them developed so much as slight fever or icold. This experi- ence in the navy and other futile in vestlgatlons seenh to put the flu" germ back wher it was when the epidemic first st hrted. The medical profession is baffled and doesn't mind saying so.
 The public health services report on the navy experiments is entitled, "The Flu Mystery" The disease seems destined to remain a mystery, and in the meantime it takes heavy toll of life in America daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-01-24
A WET SPOT.

A w Ell 0TOI. Old ''red-eye' is freely flowing . In Buenos Aires; Foam is plenteous for blowing
 In Buenos Aires. Barkeeps there are suave and skillful, Raking coin in by the till-full, Many a mortal's keeping still full
 In Buenos Aires. Soon the tourists may be going
 To BuenoS Aires; Steamship transportation showing
 To Buenos Aires. Here's a thought for cogitation, When we have a bone-dry nation How'll we stop the emigration
 To Buenos Aires.
 STEADY CUSTOMER. q understand you've had to quit sell ing Jamaica ginger?'
 Yes" said the druggist, who knew his man. Anything else today?''
 PROSPERITY AHEAD.
 q see where a Georgia moonshiner took his first ride on train the other day, in the custody of an officer"  Gases like that will be rare after while"
 "Why?"
 "The average moonshiner will have money enough to do the Riviera once a year."
 FAR GONE.
 'I'm sorry to see man in uniform charged with drunkenness"
 'rYour honor, I was cold sober" How about that, Patrolman O'Leary?" Well, your honor. he was salutins a barber's pole and when I told him to move on he said he had to stand at at- tention while the colors went by.'' pose this will take with the mllllnefs, but a woman with beautiful suit or hair is far prettier without any other head dressing. It sometime makes me almost weep to see some of the Italian women who come to this country lay aS1Qe InGlT udllVC SuoSOihS VI ----Ne' the streets with uncovered heads ani adopt the American millinery, which makes them look so much less pie turesque.
 Then among the boys was one or two who affected the sporty clothes of the "tin horn" gambler type; bu. was glad to see that most of them wore plainer clothes. It is hard to suf- fer the small town" dude who apes the flashy city man in dress and man. ner. The original is bad enough. but the imitation is freak. I looked into the faces of number of the lads and honesty and perseverance was stamped on them
 It may be against rules. I hope it isn't. But it was a pleasant thing to see a boy drop down in seat by girl. and soon to see their heads close together as they studied out the days lessons I have always believed in co- education. The boy needs the refining feminine influence just as the girl re- uuires to learn of masculine traits One of the best things in our Amerl- can life is the freedom upon which our boys and girls and young men and young women meet,
 Instead of this intimacy having a bad influence it has produced as chiv- alrous a type of manhood as there is in all the world, and the most reliant womanhood on the face of the earth. sat in my seat watching the boys and the girls. and I knew that they were types which are making our country respected abroad as never be- fore-because they are the incarna- tion of democracy. And so when they trooped, out at Cullman they were fol- lowed by the prayers of a men who had taken them all to his heart, and whose veins were atinge in pride over the public schools of the land and the ideals fo- which they stand. God .