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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-02-18

of ruthless employers. but il makes
me sad to see young Americans
shackle their abilities by blindly con-
forming to rules which force the in
dustrious man to keep in step with
the shirker. II these rules are carried
to their logical conclusion it would
seem that they are likely to establish
rigid system OF vocational classes
which will make it difficult for a
working man to improve his condi-
ton and station in life by his own
efforts
II have always felt that one of the
principal reasons for American pro-
gress in the past has been that every
man had a chance to become what
ever he wanted to be. Ii used to be
fashionable to be ambitious The EN-
ployee planned to become an employ
err; the unskilled man sought to be-
come more skillful A young man
was not we'll thought of il he was
not striving for higher place in life
,"There appears to have been a
change in recent years. The present
disposition is seemingly to say, in
effect: II am what | am and so
shall remain. | aspire to nothing bet
ter than my present job. | ask for
nothing, except larger wages and
shorter hours
"Of course, realize that the lead
ers of union labor have their political
problems and that they must appeal
to the collective intelligence of their
followers, which is lower than the
average individual intelligence of the
same men, but there ought to be
some leader strong enough and wise
enough to make trade unions a means
of fitting their members for better
Jobs and greater responsibilities.
II wonder if the time will ever
come when the unions generally will
teach their members how to be better
most ambitious to become bosses and
employers. in other words, will the
trade union grasp its opportunity to
become a school of industrial and
commercial training for its members
the poor mans college and friendly
rival of our technical institutes and
schools of commerce? If that time
ever does arrive, trade unionism will
be one of the worlds greatest forces
in social progress. and | think there
will be a much better understanding
between capital and labor.
| hope may have enough birthdays
to enable me to witness something of
that kind | feel like it now. Inasmuch
as the prohibitionists have buried
Johnny Walker" under the 18th
Amendment, and he has no further
use for his trade mark in this country.
I'll borrow it and say that | am still
going strong
Mr.. Edison is in splendid physical
condition On his sixty-eighth an
niversary declared his intention OF do
ing his best to live to be eighth-five.
He added that he hoped folks would
not think him presumptous for thus
aspiring to longevity, because his
grandfather accomplished the age of
1O2 and his great grandfather didn't
die until he was 1O4 But Mr.. Edison
exclaimed that both his grandfather
and his great grandfather worked
harder and longer each day than he.
and whereat everybody decided that
grandfather and great grand father
Edison must have spent all of three
or four hours in bed every night.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-02-18
THOS. A. EDISON
73 YEARS OLD
Famous Inventor Drops Work
On His Birthday and Writes
Interviews on Work"

Thomas A.. Edison, the world
famed inventor, celebrated his 73rd.,
birthday on Feb. II, by not working
for half a day, and joining in with
the festivities prepared for him by
his friends. However, it was with
much persuasion that the famous in
ventor decided to take half-holiday
He was entertained in New York City
to a luncheon given by the Edison
Pioneers.
Mr. Edison wrote the following in
terview OF himself on his birthday,
which was published in the Sun and
New York Herald
ION my birthdays | like to turn for
a moment and look backward over the
road | have travelled.
To-day, ! am wondering what
would have happened to me by now
il fifty years ago some fluent talker
had converted me to the theory OF
the eight hour day and convinced me
that il was not fair to my fellow
workers to put forth my best efforts in
my work?
IL am glad that the eight hour day
had not been invented when | was a
young man. II my life had been made
up of eight hour days | don't believe
could have accomplished a great
deal
This country would not amount to
as much as it does if the young men
of fifty years ago had been afraid that
they might earn more than they were
paid. There were shirkers in those
days. to be sure, but they didn't boast
of it. The shirker tried to conceal or
excuse his shiftlessness and lack OF
ambition.
Against Stacking Abilities.
Il am not against the eight hour
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-02-18
LIABILITIES

Total $315, 712 SO
State of Kentucky
Set.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-02-18

papers are now found in all these
schools in Kentucky
The purpose OF the Government in
establishing these courses was TO
carry the opportunity for scientific
training into each rural community,
where the pupils could acquire a gen.
cral education directly related TO the
vocation they most likely would pur-
sue and where they could combine at
home scientific knowledge with prac-
teal farm operations, he said
More secondary departments of this
type can be established by the Voca-
tlonal Educational Board this year in
communities desiring il
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-02-18

County of Breckenridge
We. w. J. Piggott and J. c. Payne
President and Cashier of the above
named Bank do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the
best of our knowledge and belief
w. J. Piggott, President
J. c. Payne, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 4th day of Feb 1920
J. NJ. Herndon. Notary Public
Ny commission Expires Mar 8, 1920
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-02-18
Lobbists of Both Sexes.

Lobbists of both sexes are here in
force. They are experts in their line
and overlook no opportunities. All
classes are represented except the
farming. Lack of organization is tie
answer.
The $500 minimum for school
teachers has passed in the House and
a qualification measure has been voted
in the Senate. Road bills are also be-
ing advanced. but slowly. Armistice
Day will be added to our present
number of holidays. A lawful fence
will doubtless be reduced from 4H IT..
to IT,. A bill to exempt $4,000 of the
value of dwellings from taxation APP
pears to be held up by the committee
on Revenue and Taxation.
A Kentucky Board of Moving Pic
turn Censors is provided for i'll a
measure that is now in the order of
the day. The bill to reduce the state
tax rate on chickens to ten cents and
providing for rs chickens free has
passed in the House. Election officers
will receive $500 per day and polls
will be kept open until p. m. under
proposed measures.
Revenue from Races.
Churchill Downs, Latonia and Lex
ington race tracks pay into the state
treasury $500 90, $4,000 and 100000
respectively, each day during the
races, under proposed bill, which the
racing commission does not oppose,
the license in each case would be
doubled
The racing interests are pointing to
this fact in their efforts to defeat the
anti pari mutuel measure which, if
enacted into law, would end horse
racing in Kentucky because it is upon
the gambling feature that this sport
depends for its existence.
Cain Bill Honored.
The bill providing for the teaching
of the art of public speaking OF which
| am the author. has been passed in
the House and influential friends in
the Senate have offered their support.
During debate on this measure some
of the members stated that the name
of its author was sufficient guarantee
to them that il merited their support
Now wasn't that nice OF theml
White Burnley Seed.
II you want pure White Burley to-
bacco seed of the type best suited to
Breckenridge and Hancock county
soil and that succeeds on almost any
soil, send S1.00 for l ounce, or $500
for ounces, to j. w. Griffin, Client,
Ky. l have absolutely no interest in
this except to accommodate you.
Next week, with the editors permis-
sion, | shall explain the progress OF a
bill from its introduction TO its final
enactment or defeat. Yours sincerely,
Roy ]. Cain.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-02-18

The early Matched pullet will lay
early in the fall and continue to lay
when eggs are high in price
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1920-02-18

A lot of us got by without support
ing the government during the war.
1t supported us Stars and Stripes.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-12-09

lots of good ore out in that section
but it won't be mined like 1t should
be until there is an adjustment Of
freight rates, smeIter charges and
the manner Of making settlements ON
shipments. Mining at present is re-
tarded by about every obstacle con-
ceivabIe
County Judge Morton B. Wiley has
rendered his resignation to take ef-
feet about the 18th inst and with his
estimable family viii leave soon for
Pueblo to take up their abode. The
news wifi be received over the county
with regret for the Judge has proven
himself good official. Having been
admitted to the bar some time ago.
Mr.. Wiley will follow the profession
of law and will be the successor of
Roy A. Payton, practicing before the
q. s. land office.
Last Thursday evening, Mrs. D. E.
Mitchell of this place, while at Canon
City, was taken suddenly i'll and was
rushed to the hospital where the
cause of her illness was laid to a
slight attack of ptomaine poisoning
She was given expert medical atten-
ton and was able to be brought home
Sunday p. m
Mrs. Mitchell has fully recovered
and is again her sunny self.
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LIVE STOCK NOTES
Emmentiala for Swine

The following combination should
L kept before the hogs at all times:
ne hundred pounds Of siaked coal or
ood ashes. four pounds air slaked
Ine. two pounds common salt one
bund epson salts.
Mix thoroughly and sprinkle over
e combination the following solu'
|pn:
Two pounds copperas dissolved In
he quart boiling water
Fixing Hog Prices In Bushels
Measuring the prices Of hog In
|isheis of corn. instead OF In dollars.
a form OF applied mathematics used
the United States Department OF
Kriculture in keeping tab on prices
farm products. Theoretically 100
bunds of live hogs shuold be worth
bout I3 bushels OF corn. The ratio
kries. II is generally highest In the
u belt and lowest in New England.
IeArr South. and the far West. Al
F4sent the ratio is unusually narrow
that is. 100 pounds OF hogs is not
orth as many bushels Of corn a. rs
III. The department draws the infer
Ice that during the next IL months
bsH will advance more than corn or
Srn will decline more than hogs
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Grandpa. Grandma. and the five lit,
tie children" and the loveIight would
come into his eyes as he enumerated
them specifically: -Rebecca, Rachel.
Ruth Jacob and Levi"
But the big family did not entirely
represent kith and kin of the generous
hearted fellow who had come from
his home across the water with wife.
to lose her In a year, and to have her
aged father and mother. neither nov
dt for hard work, as pensioners upon
his bounty. How gladly and unself
ishly this was awarded. the uniform
willing kindness and care OF Ivan
manifested TO all the world. He did
were confined. but not only did he
manage to make the old people com.
Portable. but when a close friend. q
widower. died. Ivan adopted his five
little ones.
Il have none: they shall be as my
own he pledged himself. and nevei
failed In the sacred pledge.
Ivan was u peddler of pins. needles
yarn. and hose.
months before Christmas that gave
Ivan secret to keep. but the result
q which he did not experience unti,
later. One day quite distance from
the city. seated eating his humble
lunch on the verands Of road house
be Overheard two men talking. They
mentioned name that caused Ivan
to prick up his ears. I; was that of
Alma Helmsby. the daughter of his
wealthy landlord Ivan was quick
witted. pieced together the facts
oamed. and comprehended that one Of
the men expected to have Miss Helms-
By meet him soon In her automobile
and they were to elope. Enough ives
cleaned BY Ivan TO confirm the fact
that the fellow was . merciless sconn-
drel siready married. and only after
The money Of the rich hsiress.
II vas By pure circumstance that al
hour later Ivan came upon Miss
Helmsby In her automobile. In HE
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Wet Mountain Valley

(From Wet Mountain Tribune) =
Fred Moore and William Kettle
drove dwon to Canon and Florence on
a brief business trip last Friday. re-
turning home Sunday. L. G. Mercier
and Miss Clara Haskell made the trip
with them to remain in Canon a few
days visiting friends. The latter is
taking her vacation from her duties
in the telephone office and in her alb
sence her place is being filled by Miss
Vera Dissmore.
John Ball spent a day in Canon re-
turning home Wednesday.
Mrs. E. c. vahldick and son Tru-
man left on Tuesdays train to spend
few days in Canon City.
Victor and Miss Leone Geroux af-
ter a visit with friends in the valley
returned to their home in Florence
Monday.
L. H. Schoolfeld left last Saturday
for Denver with three cars of cattle
which he marketed there. He re-
turned Wednesday.
Mrs. A. w. Schultz and daughter
Viola were outgoing passengers on
Tuesday to spend few days in Pu-
ebIo and Canon City.
George Funderburk. after spending
his vacation here, returned to Canon
Monday. Joe Fischer will be doing
the choring around the telephone Of
flee in his absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Walker, left on
Monday for short visit in Canon City
Florence and Pueblo, after which
they expect to go to Texas where
they may decide to locate. Please
observe that we said may" We
deem Il very unlikely-they have
lived in the mountains too long Will
Wallis is looking after things on the
ranch.
MRssrs. Ray Decker. Rosenstrauch
and Dir:im Bros. are getting some
f-e 1rs on th= Plss.aora claim. which
thev ara operating under a lease. this
week. Ass1vs show as high as $40
ounces n sii-e- per ton. There Is still
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Texas treek

4 n PettingiL acc eolet y"
siiss Charlotte Saxon. went to Denver
8 ednesday. They expect to stay
Eek visiting friends.
y -1re'sr-ay Of Larl~s 'G.o- s'-
3ae, heie Thursda eyen-us- Mr..
'-eCa=th- wiz assume his duties As
.rtrd -rlch operator. relieving MI
-i--.n wh1 expects 90 g '5 Fountain
% o.. next week
d-v -hn-he GO eman Of Cotopavi
o. Yrs C.. ; smith last
Thursday night
"a ~. Har-e~ II5ansn OF
-sli ,rs edge kan 4rflred .sst
d ana expect 30 spend the via
hzrs r., 'u- ss .uref location At
-~nle of Mr ard Mrs. J. W. De-
weese
as - DeWeese went 10 Canon
'ity Saturday. and was accompanied
On her return by her son George.
= d roe given al the Texas Creek
col h1aSe Friday night was a sue
cess socially and financially.
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Fremont County Farm Bureau

for in the end the promoter gets it all.
The brighter the prospects Of the
company the more certain the big
dividends appear; the more certain It
is better to let 1t alone. ~
These facts coupled with the fact
that the promoter resents investiga-
tion. that he becomes indignant and
imperitnent when closely questioned
about his proposition; brands his
scheme as Wildcat
1t has been suggested that possibly
we have some In our midst. All
these promoters schemes will bear
considerable investigation.
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BaSsick Items

Messrs Frank Smith. Wellington.
Likes. Dobert Sparkling. W. : Seymour
and a Vanderlinde were IN Canon
City Saturday attending court
Mesdames a Wander ined and Henr.
Morris areon the sick list this week.
Frank smith was dinner guest OF NJ
Canon City Saturday and Monday
Little James Spalding was quite 8.
Sunday.
S. Spalding and wife OF Hardscrab-
BILE attended the dance at llse Satur
day night
Mr.. and Mrs William johnson of
Ten Mile attended the dance at Ilse
and reported q good time and a fine
supper.
Frank Smith a dinner guest OF Mr.
and Mrs. W. S. Seymour Monday.
W. S. Seymour was a visitor at
Wellington Likes Monday
Frank Smith visited Rev. Wander
linde Monday evening.
Rev. A. yander,inde. w. S. Seymour.
Wellington Likes and Frank Smith
we're Monday evening guests at Will
liam Smiths home
Mr.. and Mrs. womack moved to Sill
yer Chfe the first of the week. Mr.
Womack has the mail route from
westclire TO Silver Chffe and Rosfta.
Claude Spalding and MsHann gave
a big dance nj the Isle school house
Saturday night and about so were IN
attendance. All reported a good time
and fine music. Mesdames Matte ana
Susie Spalding served cake and coffee.
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,.GufeyNews

Edgar Lyman. primer resident of
tbs community. who has spent the
past three years il Oklahoma, has
purchased ranch and expects to
make his home heR. Mrs. Lyman
will arrive Sunday.
Mrs. william Rifhards is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Far
rington in Canon City.
w. w. Witherspoon has gone to
Denver with a shipment of cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Q. Rowe have been
in Canon City.
George Bauer and Pames Bonner
Arthur Haggaru came up from
Canon City this week and is spending
a few days visiting his family.
Mrs. w. S. Polhemus has returned
from Canon City where she was visit
ing relatives.
Frank and Gene Rowe have gone
70 Denver iwth a shipment of cattle.
Mrs Harry Hyssong spent two days
on the ranch visiting relatives.
J. c. Hysong and family have
removed into town to spend the win
ter.
r. NJ. .Polheumus has gone to Grip
ple Greek on business.
aIr. and Mrs. Tony Moschetti Of
-anon fCty spent Sunday visiting Mrs.
y 5sehettrs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A
g. Dell
:. S. Polheurhus has received word
hal his daughter. Mrs. David Cruch
-f canon Cft. is serinuslv IN with
pneumonia.
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HAT ONE CENTS WORTH OF
ElEcTRicirv WILL DO ON
HAG FARM

Figuring the cost OF electricity at
|c per kiiowatt hour. l cents worm
electricity on the farm viii:
|Operats a six pound na,iron for ID
tnufes.
|Drive an electric vacuum cleaner
ng enough to clean $50 square feet
carpet
Lin 100 gallons Of water 100 feet.
|Ruu n sewing machine for it~n
lrr. sgsl,'
|Run IL inch ian for two trours.
keep a heating pad hot for twosor
rec hours. .ry
Ran a buffer and grinder for one
Id ons-qusrter hours.
DO q washer full OF washing.
IOperate a -i6 candle power mazda
'mp. for ave hours.
|aheil eight bushels Of corn.
|Cut roo pounds OF fodder.
Cut 400 pounds OF ensilage.
Thre.h one bushel OF barley.
st.parate so gallons OF milk.
Churn 33 pounds OF butter.
.Groom two horses.
stuff zoo pounds OF sausage.
IN .susn Dairymen Kicking oes
0rsdso For purebred Cattle
,,,
MJrc than 100 purebred Hoistein
ws and bulls have been brought 10
h. part OF the state within the past
weeks, aad another shipment 10
anued before the end Of the year
How About those Prairie Dogs
he County Agent has the remedy.
rtually every dairyman in the San
Ian basin country IL turning to pure
eds. disposing Of all grades and
rubs in their herds.
The dairy products output OF the
sin country has Increased approx
htely SO per cent In two years
Srmers have plenty Of feed to carry
eir cows thru the winter and many
we contracted their entire milk and
tterfat output for another season.
.yAost Of the recent purchases of dai-
stock were made in Wisconsin. The
1t shipment, however, will come
,m herds of the west with preference
ing given to Colorado-bred cows. II
by can be brought at prices in line
~ kthose of neighboring states,
Wildcat promoters and stock sales
n are taking away too much from
kood many farmers. It would be .
guess to say that more than s6
cent of stock propositions offered
public had better be turned down.
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WAMTApS FOR COUNTY
FARM BUREAU NEWS

Use this column That is what II
Is for. We find that a great many
farmers do not know of this feature.
We have been to d of several cases
where an ad in this column got re-
butts. There is but one thing that
We can no; advertise. That is any
lire. hog. horse. bull or ram. that is
E6p pure bred animal Get in copy
}. such ads by the tenth of the montn.
Hundreds Of Farmers Will Burn
oraIn-Men Refuse To ohuok
AZ cssts
(The Record-Stockman)
with corn selling in TIE fields at
lis a ton. Nebraska isn't deeply con-
|erned over coal strikes this winter.
The cheapest grades OF soft coal are
ktavllng there at the same per ton
|riSe as corn. Corn makes q hotter
Ire, lasts longer and is free from SCOT,
|irt and other Objectionable features
Ii coal. Hence hundreds of farmers
Ire dumping thousands Of tons Of per-
ectly good corn on the cob in their
hei bins. They are shucking the ears
from choice. but be-
huse corn huskers at cents a bushei
Ire scarce in Nebraska this fall as
hrm loans at per cent.
County Agents, state farm labor
|ureaus and the Agricultural college
ave sent out appeals for several
housand corn huskers at and Z
ents a bushel. plus board and room.
Sh41e have been few responses and
|kery farmer who can do SO is plan
ling to feed his corn in the fields. AT
be present prices for corn farmers
av they cannot AFFORD to pay more
han cents for huskers.
Nebraska corn Is making from forty
J sixty bushels to the acre and an
serage shucker can jerk out sixty to
ghty bushels day, which. at s cents
bushel would be $500 to $3.50. plus
pard and room. Good shuckers can
Eather from eighty to 100 bushels
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lame. but convincing way he told her
Of the true character - her nance:
She believed him, an pale and In
tears returned home. o6erinE him
money for his service. which Ivan re
fused. and imploring him to keep the
entire matter secret
Ivan had forgotten all about this In.
cident rs time passed on. II was near
Ing holiday time when be came home
from one Of his trips with Z bag full
Of farm plumber for the little ones
and q eat>fAt white goose. II was
to sgnslise their Christmas dinner
and vas an object Of immense inter
est to the expectant children. Little
Levi had set some hay under the fowl.
ITO lay an egg on" he put IT. and the
spirit Of the season infected all hands.
Then a queer thing happened. John
Helmsby dropped in several times
during the week. He evinced n new
and mysterious Interest in his poor
tenant. Then, just day before
Christmas. he brought his daughter
with him. Mr.. Helmsby had been told
all about the goose and the expectant
egg. and his daughter had to be shown
the prixed fowl by little Levi
She gave Ivan an intense look as
she departed. and the honest peddler
was mystified just then. Not later.
however. on Christmas morning. when
Levi burst into the room excitedly
with the incredible announcement:
"Oh. father. father. the goose has
laid golden egg!"
And there in his hand was the evil
dence--a gilded papier-mache egg. and
inside OF II was found two $1,000 bills,
Ivan vidal's reward for saving ?
young girl from lifetime Of misery,
and keeping his knowledge a secret.
The poor. honest fellow wep, foi
10y as he realized how much the great
Gift meant to himself and those ne
loved upon that blessed. happy Christ.
mas morn.
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SLANG and idioms.

That the slang and idioms of today
ain be correct English tomorrow is
the opinion Of Professor Glicksman
University of Wisconsin. "Our lam
guage is made up Of what was once
slang, idioms, colloquialism and Jar,
gor." he said recently.