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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25
; A LITTLE TALK
ON THRIFT.
BY s. w. STRAUS,
Pres. American Society for Thrift

A list of fifty men who. are taking
leading parts in the business life oil
America shows that only four of this
number are under so The average
age is 81. while twelve of the group
are past 20.
1t is thrift of years to prolonp
ones period of usefulness as much as
possible Youth with its restless am
billions and its unful6lled dreams has
place in the great affairs of men. But
il is a fallacy that the age of 60 marks
the deadline of accomplishment Com
paratively few of the men who have
played prominent parts in shaping the
course Of civilization were known to
fame at so and most of the epochal
accomplishments of mankind have
been brought about thru the power
and genius and those well beyond the
half-century mark.
Chauncey NJ. DePew once said that
Men and women have died because
thew have believed what King David
if you think hard enough that you
cannot live beyond that time" While
it is true that there are some lines of
work that can be performed only by
young men and women. it is false
doctrine Of economics that the burden
of human advancement falls entirely
upon youthful shoulders No phase of
thriftlessness is as cruel in its phil
osoohy as that which proclaims the
uselessness of so-called old men. 1t is
just as much part of thrift for man
to remain active and useful to the verv
last dav as it is to conserve money or
material resources.
Thrift of time means putting as
manv years of accomplishment as
possible into each day.
The man who at so has not yet
found his place in the great affairs of
men need not be discouraged. He still
has his chance He should learn to
treasure his mistakes and his failures
as fund of priceless experience. and.
with this dearly paid knowledge and
wisdom. set forth to accomplish the
great work which he feels lies within
his power. No man ever is defeated
as long as he still can kindle the fires
of ambition in his soul. His life NAV
be a story of wasted years, but this
grim fact should prove only a scourge
to drive him on to ultimate success.
Thrift does not consist alone in saw
ing money. conserving food and wear
ing made-over clothes The prolonga-
ton of the years of ones usefulness
constitutes one of the most glorious
examples of this virtue
The sum total of human accomplish
ment will be immeasurably increased
when humanity learns the profound
lesson of the thrift of years.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25
PROTESTANT CHILD
GETS ONLY "a HRS. YEAR
RELIGIOUS TRAINING.

I
The people who want something
for nothing" were censured last even
ing by Rev. Edward T. Sullivan in
the Cathedral church of ST. Paul His
subject was "If Christ Came to Bos-
ton Would Some Things Be Different
or Not?" and in spite of the heat the
church was filled.
"People don't want the truth" said
Mr.. Sullivan. "When we want so per
cent in As days we certainly don't
want the truth. That desire of some
thing for nothing overrides every
thing else. Nothing can stop us We
don't want TO know that what we be-
lieve in is a fraud and we won't be-
lieve il when il is proved to us.
"We are exposed to every fraud {:
we fall prev TO every schemer as long
as we have that something for moth
ing spirit As long as we continue to
have such desires there will be a plen-
tiful supply of schemes and schemers.
The demand within us creates the
supply outside us
Mr. Sullivan referred also to the de-
crease in the number of children in
the Protestant Sunday Schools. 81
sometimes wish that there were no
Protestant Sunday Schools" he said
so that the Protestant parents would
begin TO realize that their children are
not getting a real Christian training
"In the past four years there has
been a decrease of more than 5000. 900
in the number of children in Protes-
tant Sunday Schools. The Jewish
child gets a total of 335 hours of
formal religious training a year; the
Roman Catholic child gets a total of
200 hours year of formal religious
training. The Protestant child gets a
bout "a hours wear. or less than one
half hour week Of religious instruc-
ton"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25
) AUGUST THE
NERVE SMASHER.

In that almost Perfect State 10
which Mr.. Don Marquis looks for
ward there will be no August. IL will
not be necessary to have one, because
there is no popular use for the month
except TO take vacations in; and OF
course in the ideal state of humanity
nobody will need holidays. All life
will be dav off with double pay for
idling overtime.
August is getting worse and worse.
Last year, after it had rained eight
inches in July, persons who rely on
averages figured that August would
be dry. The upshot was that August
broke every precipitation record, bar
one. that il had made since 1884. And
to punish the seashore vacationists, it
was cold.
This year August goes in for damp
ness. The weather man insists that
there have been rainless days since
sweet July took to the woods of
Time If that is true they slipped by in
the fog But the dank air that came
in with August sticks in all senses of
the verb. Thunderstorms fail to dis
lodge it and are themselves converted
by the miasma into demons of daily
visitation.
Hay will not cure nor hair curl.
Salt cements itself in its cellar.
Crackers are Crackless. Matches
squeak, sputter and die. Cigarettes
are damp tubes of respair. Starched
linen willis like the League confronted
with a war. Food is mockery and
drink folly.
Men and women summon doctors,
saying that they have unmistakable
symptoms of potmaine poisoning. Ash
attic cholera, elephantiasis and senile
dementia. All they have, however. is
August, the accursed. the month that
makes men mad Nothing will cure it
but old Doc Gale coming out of the
northwest at forty mile clip with a
bagful of fresh air.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

stand as a buffer between Germany
and Russia.
Poland itself was chiefly responsible
for destroying this excellent plan.
Against the remonstrance of the Allies
it invaded Russia with large army,
seeking to extend it's borders. 1t was
successful in many battles. When OPP
position to the Bolshevik government
ended in Russia, Lenine and T-otsky
were able to unite all OF the, army
against the Poles. They have, IN this
way, practically crushed the Polish
Republic
A large part of the population OF
Germany is in sympathy with the
Soviet Russia and those who are not.
are willing to go to it in order 70
escape their debts to the Allies ana
get revenge on France and Belgium.
Unless diplomacy can save the STU
alton we see nothing to prevent an
other great war with Russia and Ger
many united there is great danger that
all the rest of Europe would be over
run and civilization turned back
century or wo.-Elizabethtown News
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25
WHEN AUGUST COMES.

When August comes the crickets sing
Or Jingle sleigh-bells all night long;
Bv day you hear the locust sting
Because the locust has no song.
The air is humid. sultry, close.
Oppressive. sitting. hot as fire.
Desidned to make us all morose,
Cantankerous, as we perspire.
When August comes the flies abound,
The skeeters tease us with their sing
ing.
The gardner sees pests all around.
Each some new trouble with it bring
inc.
Around plain folks. like you and me-
Some pesky nuisance always hovers
But at the mountains. by the sea,
Oh, August is the month for lovers!
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25
GIRL TERMED NOT EVEN
"PRETTY" GETS BEAUTY PRIZE

Geneva. Switzerland. Aug. Ito
Mile Legarde. who is not even termed
pretty" by her girl friends in Cham
berry, Savoy. France. has been awarded
the annual prize of $4,000 as being the
nearest approach of the Venus de
Milo type of physical beauty: The
prize, paid from fund left bv an
eccentric French millionaire of Cham
berry. M. Garrett. was not awarded dur
ing the war because so many of the
Chambery girls were away on war
work. Mile Legarde is "a years old.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25
SELLS LAND IN THIS COUNTY

A real estate deal transacted in
Owensboro. last week was the dis
posal of 225 acres in Breckenridge
county owned by Crawford Fields to
L. r. Cessna. which Mr. Cessna in
turn sold to E. p. TAYLOR for $1,000
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25


see displayed in all the Banks, the
outlook is bright for another good
crop and at fair prices around $35.
Vic Robertson's farm on the pike
looks like a new place already. Bush
es, weeds. briars and all old rubbish
have been thrown in the gullies: grass
shows up on the hillsides and makes
it look like someone lived there. But
Mr. Robertson has just begun to
make improvements on this place
watch it in the next year or two.
The Waggoner Brothers are doing
some nice work on their farms. These
Young farmers are to be congratulated
for their enterprise and uD-to-date
methods-They have two fields of as
fine peas as we have seen or heard of
in the country. Tom Beard is not
very much ahead of them.
And there are the Harrington Bro
theirs. the Sahlies. w. w Frank. H.
M. Blair, the Jollys and Skilmans
and Tom Beard. recognized leaders
among all the farmers. are making
big showings on the pike.
Sidney Owen, of Valley Home
Stock Farm, has just returned from
Morristown. Tenn with Mrs Owen
and their son, w. r: Owen. who have
been visiting Mrs. Owens parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. n Owen.
Mr.. William Hail. Webster, went 10
Glen Dean. Monday to visit his SON.
in-law, Mr.. ]. NJ Craig
Bob Burton, Rackvale. was in Hard
insburg, Saturday attending the pic
mic. He reports fine crops of corn.
tobacco, sorghum and peas in his
section Some tobacco being cut.
"Wild fire" is reported as running
the tobacco crop in Hancock and this
edge of Daviess county.
Paul Compton. J. d. Shaw w. F.
Henninger and the Hon. John p.
Haswell, Louisville, were ENJOYING
themselves very much at the Hardins-
burf Barbecue, Saturday.
Mrs. Nora Rice. of Louisville, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Walls. of
Hardinsburg and was a visitor at the
picnic. Saturday Mrs Rice expects
10 visit relatives in Cloverport this
week.
Miss Lena Walls will go to Sylves-
ter. Ga. this week. She has a position
with her brother-in-lsw. Mr.. J w.
Trent. secretary of The Board of
Commerce Of that citv
The young men and women who
had charge of the dinner and the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25
THE LIFE BLOOD OF THE COUNTRY PAPER

The fellows the big who find material
for the items of the overlook the fact that
hafpage,
with with Gouldhshe Newport
the chronicle familiar the dong of sub
all their communities To those who do
blood
people local the local happenings The be
the life of its community.
In country
of achievements noyments of people worth while whom readers
could profit know
The the things of wholesome life is
chronicnp America America where life its best
and fruitful the the rooted where its wealth
and and ve ideals cherished lies
side the cities The character the built
headline infinitely mutiom mil
lions live the boundess Mother Nature
and close to their neighbors hearts
The funny fellows of the city would find better subjects for dcule
S Cleanup Week Coverport and
order for those who fail comply with the Mayors
residents their premises failed
with for everybody and
and the way to do it is to have clean town.
in
We make
furthermore they good example of
il
fully hv did 81 So which merchandise is good
folks willing for
this of The
Breckenridge You'll that
than those catalogues
which American woman's
reading biographies
dental candidates?
And the fut-laden Autumn is right
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

many up-to-minute- things that were
going on at the picnic grounds last
SATURDAY.. did some mighty good hard
work Thew were about as good a
bunch of Boosters" as we ever saw
on picnic ground. and they made
good too. Next year will be the Tooth
anniversary of Breckenridge Lodge
No. g.. The members say they will
put on one of the biggest events ever
held in the county.
Mrs. Ray Laymen and daughter.
Lucille. Canneyville, Mr. and Mrs.
Quincy Woosley and children. Mary
Ruby and Jewel were visiting Mr..
Wooslev's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Woosley, of Hardinsburg, last
week and took in the picnic.
This town is looking and preparing
for a big crowd at the Barbecue next
Saturday. Cloverport never fails to
entertain her guests rovally when they
come She'll do it next Saturday.
The Breckenridge News is an ideal
county newspaper. We didn't know
this until we read the editorial from
Editor and Publisher, New York CITY
and which reproduce in our edi-
torial columns. Read the editorial and
see if we don't carry some of the
ear marks at least
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25
FARM AND STOCK

this year the best crop in ten years
Every section of the county brings
the good news OF bountiful crops. 1t
shows that when the farmer is happy
and prosperous everybody catches the
fever.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

1t is reported that the county jail
at Pine Bluff, Ark. will be rented to
roomers.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

Our subscribers pavngsOo for The Breckenridge News cheer
which merchandise
folks willing for
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

Read the advertisements of home merchants this issue of TIL
Breckenridge You'll them
than those n catalogues.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

Wonder which important the American womans
dental candidates.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

From the fine samples of Burley we
see displayed in all the Banks, the
outlook is bright for another good
crop and at fair prices around $35.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

of Robuck unloadd
long furthermore
o
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

And the fruit-laden Autumn is right upon us.
Are all your potatoes laid by?
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

The young men and women who
had charge of the dinner and the
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-08-25

Miss Lena Walls will go to Sylves-
ter. Ga. this week. She has a position
with her brother-in-lsw. Mr.. ] w.
Trent secretary of The Board of
Commerce of that city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08
BernStOrtf Discusses
Nation S NeuC POlic}

BERLIN. March German de
plomacy must take up the struggle
at that point where PRIEST Wilson
permitted il 20 slip away from
him. said Count Won Berust0riL
former German AMBASSADOR ar
Washington. al a mass meeting 1i
university students. in discussion
OF the nations foreign policies
Won BernSr0Tff declared that me
president had merely touched upon
the problem OF ueEotiauUg just
peace. bat failed 90 solve d. afte,
being first TO assert that the Vva-
was not 60 end in the creation OF %
new balance Of power.
nor us- the question --- Doe
the Versailles Ieace represent tle
cruei orgy OF d by-gone cra'' the
former ambassador continued. "or
are We TO- experience new imperial
istIc catastrophies. whether tho now
diplomacy asserts itself or OLD
methods prevail
Count Won Beru~tortf said he had
warned against amy affempt q"
achieve revision Of the treats
through negotiations with iudiFi'-
ua. entente powers. SUCH proceed
Uro he characterized a~ danger
Gus cNpedleut which was ca.Cl.ft-
ed t0 expose Germany 90 tne charge
that she was intriguing
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08
CROWD At
Y. VI. G. 4. TO HEAR
LECTURE on KOREA

More than 500 people heard the
talk on The Yank in the Far
Feast" 10y Homer 3. Hubert al
the y. NJ. c. A. Sunday afternoon.
The main and south Hobbies were
filled.
The general theme of Mr.. HUI
bertS talk WIS on the freedom Of
Korea. to whose king ne was head
adviser for several years. He told
Of the general conditions existing
i'm that country at the present time
and asked he'd and support i'm his
obpect Of freeing the little country
IF oppressive rule.
Mr. Hubert told in detail the
manner in which the masses Of
Korea rose up after the torture of
their cOuntrymen by the japanese
and how the Christian element OF
the nation demanded that the re-
quest for freedom be made i'm a
peaceful and civilized manner. He
stated that he though ,his was the
greatest move that modern religion
has accompl shed PRAYER and
song followed the lecture
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08

Of Cen Kamikon Commando Of
the aDti-Doishevik forces In the far
easD by the Chinese saying that
otherwise China viii be regarded by
the Russians as an associate OF ia
Pan This il the nrst open attack
on the Chinese by the hOishevikf.
The organ Of Cen. HOrvath.
commando Of the all-Russian gov
eminent troops in eastern Siberia
and also former chief OF tine Rus
sian railroad administration. de-
nounces the charges against the
railroad administration as 5olsheyik
propaganda Tee declares that no
move has been made either from
the Russian or Chinese side which
affects the status Of the railways ol'
the cities"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08
RED CROSS PLANS TO
EXPAND RELIEF WORK

GENEVA, March Acting upon
an appeal by Arthur J. Balfour as
president Of the council of the
League of Nations. the board Of
governors of the League Of Red
Cross Societies. in session here on
Sunday passed resolutions declar-
ing for the extension OF voluntary
relief work among the starving pop
ulatiOns OF central and eastern Eu-
rOpean nations. providing the
essentials OF food. clothing and
transportation be previously assured
the PEOPLES through governmental
action.
The resolution wa sintroduced by
Henry p. Dawson on behalf of the
board OF governors Of the league.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08
SENATE LEADERS
TO LIMIT DEBATE
ON PEACE TREATY
Plan Speedy Action on Six
Reservations Remain
ing Before Body.

WASHINGTON, March 1-Nari-
Gus methods of Fastening action on
the peace treaty were discussed at
conferences among republican and
democratic senators sunday as re-
suit of the apparently universal SEN
timent of the leaders that nothing in
the direction OF comprise would be
gained by further delaying the de-
Cisive vote.
Predict Agreement.
10 was said no final conclusions
We're reached, though IL was predict
ed ia some quarteTes that Mondays
session would see a formal agree
ment 10 limit debate on the six
reservations which remain TO be dis
posed of under the present program
before the senate gives its attention
20 article ten IL generally is CON
coded that by the decision on this
article the treaty Will stand or fail,
and all OF the leaders have said they
were anxious 10 get through with
details and start the fight on the
main issue.
The plan of the irreconcilable
opponents OF ratification 10 move TO
sweep all the other reservations
aside and take up article ten Mon
day may be abandoned if some other
method of fastening the final vote
is agreed upon. The republican
leaders have taken the position that
TO break up the order OF business
and consider article ten before ils
lime would require a two-thirds
vote. and the irrerOncilables con-
cede that even with democratic CO.
operation they would not muster
such a majority. sen. Lodge, Of
Massachusetts. the republican leader.
favors going ahead with the other
reservations first, but is understood
10 be ready TO make an agreemen
TO hurry the debate.
Continue Negotiations
Despite the statement made sat
urday by white house officials and
generally accepted as meaning that
Pres't Wilson had not altered has
stand on compromise, the negOtia-
tons on both sides declaring there
still was a chance of success. There
was no further indication whether
the request for a conference between
he president and Sen. simmons.
democrat North Carolina, on the
subject would be granted. and the
negotiations went forward on the
theory that i'm any agreement reach
ed on article ten the senate would
have 10 work out its own salvation
and takes its chances on having the
treaty pocketed by the executive.
II was the general feel sunday
night that i'm any eventuality the
debate probably would be brought
10 an end and "a ratification vote
taken some time during the present
vr-aaI-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08
BRITISH OFFICERS TELL
OF HORRORS IN RUSSIA

LONDON. March "a party OF
British officers arriving at Harbl
fso1., omsk and Cnita declared that
their exp erieuc,a wsct OF I-qLtSk cN-
Cel.ed all other previous horrors
says the London Times ia rDin.
Manchuria, correspondent i'm COM
muuication dated Feb. l9. piles
OF naked frozen and suawed bodies
If men, women and chucrc1 were
stacked az every station. the cor
respondent quotes the officers as
saying "Th- Czccl> took the en-
gincs from the hospital trains Ieay-
ing the sick to perish from cold and
hunger"
Under date ot Feb. -5 the c0rre-
-poudcur says. "The nolshevlk orr
gan today demands -he surrender
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08
WILL RECONSIDER
BONUS" SYSTEM

LOUISVILLE. Ky, March -
Franklin D'Ouer. national COM
mauder Of the American legion, an
nOunced here Sunday night that q
conference of legiounaires OF all
states would Zoe held i'm Washington.
March = .. for reconsideration of the
so-called bonus system. Mr. Dot
er was cnrOutt to indianapolis from
Birmingham. where ne attended.
saturday. a meeting OF American
legion commanders OF 10 southern
states at which resolutions asking
that such conference bc called
We're answered.
The resolutions asking rccousii-
Grafton on the ground that est was
the announced policy ok rhc Aueri-
cam legion 90 ask only such treat
mcut AS Is consistent with the vel
fare Of the whole Couutr, and -
the same t-me Just and fsir" 20
former service men.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-03-08
u. S. PLANS TO
RESUME TRADE
WITH SOVIETS
Await Action of Allies in De-
termining Definite
Policies.

WASHINGTON. March 7.-Vir-
ual decision has been reached by
the American government it is
said, to permit resumption of trade
relations with soviet Russia as soon
as the allied governments have out
lined a definite policy.
The first step by the allies 70
ward dealing commercially with
Russia, since the decision on Jan.
IL, 10 permit trade with the Rus
sian cooperative societies was the
announcement last week of the ap-
pointment OF q commission 20 he
sent there 10 study the situation
and report TO the League OF Ma
tons council.
United States to Act.
Whether the United states viii
act on the invitation of the allies
20 send "a representative as yet is
uncertain, but In any event il IS
believed this government VIII act
as soon as the commission has re-
turned and eTOrted, probably early
in the spring.
Action by this government. II is
said Will be limited merely 10 an
official statment OF approval Of
trade with individuals by American
firms and IL Will not involve either
recognition of the soviet govern
ment or approval OF trade directly
with the soviet administration.
Franco Objects
I'm some quarters il is explained
tha- the government doubts very
seriously the successful cOnsurlma-
ton OF schemes for the exploitation
Of Russia independently of the So
Wet government and that sanction
of trade with individuals in Russia
will be extended more as an ex-
pertinent than through any conf
dence that such a privilege I'm prac-
tiCe may prove feasible.
Recent reports indicate that italy
and Great Britain favored rlans
for trade with Russia, but that
France had accepted il with reser-
vauons." The Italian premier. Nit
Ii. has expressed himself in favor
Of The resumption Of normal re-
latiOns with Russia" and officials
believe this points the way 10 a
definite agreement.