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The Penn's Grove record., 1921-03-18
ST. PATRICK
The Irish Saint Was scotehman

lht lAASit Ddilit w dS a
The Church Calendar has a saint for
each day and each country has many
saints to commemorate some good or
great act. Many nations make holi-
days of their saints. A Trust Company
IN New York City has made list of
holidays in all countries on earth, and
everyday is a holiday somewhere on
earth. If we celebrate all, there
would be no work days.
March 18th is called st. Patrick's
Day, for on that day the patron saint
of Ireland died in the year 493.
Strange to say st. Patrick was a
Scotchman and Ireland dislikes Scotch
men. He was born at Fitzpatrick near
Dumbarton, Scotland, 387. One of
his parents belonged to a Roman
family of high rank and held the office
of decurio in Gaul (France) or
Britain. The Romans invaded Britain
in the time of Caesar, about 80 years
before Christ.
In his 18th year Patrick was carried
off by Irish marauders and sold into
captivity as a slave to Chief Milchu of
Antrim, Ireland. He attended his
masters fiocks. He learned the Gel
tic language and the details of Druid
ism, of which his master, Milchu, was
high priest.
Patrick fled from slavery to Britain,
thence to st. Mathis monastery at
Tour, France, and received Christian
instruction from st. German. Patrick,
the Scotchman, was sent a missionary
back to Ireland, who worshipped the
sun and moon and practiced human
sacrifice. The Druids rose in arms
against him. He went northward to
the river Boyne and was met by the
Druid Chief Dichu, whose arm became
rigid when he went to strike him until
he declared himself obedient to Patrick.
By his miracles he overcame the
Druids.
Patrick told the Irish there was no
longer need of human sacrifice since
Jesus, a Jew, was nailed to tree near
Jerusalem, in Palestine, 400 years be-
fore, and made the supreme sacrifice
for all who believe in human sacrifice
as Precipitation of the wrath of their
gods.
Patrick plucked the shamrock from
the sod to explain how the three
leaves illustrated the doctrine of the
Trinity God the Father, God the Son,
God the Holy Ghost) all united in one
stem. He continued to baptize the
natives and chiefs by immersion until
they became docile to the Faith.
He went to Ulster in 440 and he
became Bishop of Armagh.
There are many legends connected
with the life of Patrick. One is he
made marvellous drum at whose
beating the snakes, with which Ire
land was infested at that time plunged
headlong into the sea.
e. In the time of st. Patrick men had
more than one wife. There was no
money. The price of young woman
was three cows paid the father.
Patrick, undoubtedly followed the
scriptures, for in l Timothy 3:2
(Douay version) may be read: at
behoveth bishop to be blameless, the
husband of one wife"
st. Luke tells US, chapter 4:38
"Simons (Peter's) wife's mother was
taken with great fever and they be-
sought Jesus for her." 1t is claim
ed Peter was the first pope.
The man made law that a priest,
bishop, cardinal nor pope should not
have wife was first made Church
law at the Second Counsel of Lantern,
1870
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04

pacts to start to St. Louis this Tues
day to spend some little time with
his daughter, Mrs. Anastacia Skill
man.
Friends and relatives here congra-
tulate Thomas Henry Rhodes, of
GARRISON, KY. on his graduation from
Clarkson High School, Grayson
county commencement exercises May
9th, 1921. He is the oldest son of
Charles Rhodes, deceased, of Leitch-
field, and has been quite studious
little boy under the guidance of his
good little mother, Mrs Matte Hor-
rell Rhodes.
Miss Lucille Cannon was the guest
of Misses Mary and Monica Rhodes
last Thursday.
The opening base ball game was
played last Sunday afternoon between
Falls of Rough and McDaniels on
Falls of Rough diamond. They scored
Is to in favor of McDaniels.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
WHICH WILL LAST
LONGER SPLIT OR
ROUND FENCE POSTS?

Some people believe split fence
posts last longer than do round ones.
Probably as large a number hold the
opposite view The Forest Products
Laboratory of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture says that
one will last about as long as the
other if the percentage of heartwood
and sap wood are the same in both.
If the percentage of sapwood is in
creased by splitting. the split post will
be less durable, while if the percent
age of heartwood is increased it will
be more durable than the round one.
Exceptions to this should be made if
the posts are of spruce, hemlock, or
any of the true frs, whose heartwood
and sapwood are about equally dur
able.
If the posts are to be treated with
creosote or some other preservative,
the round post is preferable to the
split, because of the comparative ease
with which the sapwood can be treat
ed. Experiments at the laboratory de-
monstrate that the heartwood faces
on split posts do not, as rule abb
sorb the preservative as we'll as does
the sapwood.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
AS AN ENGLISHMAN
SEES OUR MECHANI-
CAL CIVILIZATION
Finds Something Fresh in All Amer
lean Devices.

Writing in Harper's Magazine, Mr..
w. L. George, the friendly English
critic, who has been describing his
experiences in America, has the fol-
lowing to say about the mechanical
civilization in America
81 have enjoyed nothing more in
America than the mechanical civiliz-
alton One finds it everywhere. There
is something fresh in all the Ameri-
can devices. For instance, shoeblack
after moistenng my boots with liquid
backing, dried them with a small
electric fan. | don't know that this
dries them any quicker or any better
than the wind but | like the mechan-
ical idea. | like, on railway platforms,
to see little electric trucks carry the
luggage, replacing men who shout and
perspire. If this is excess, it is in the
right direction--namely, toward the
intimidation of effort The United
States have done more in this way
than all the other countries put to-
gether. For instance, the electric iron
price SIS or So which is fitted to a
light plug and enables the housewife
to save its cost in a month by doing
HcT OWL lOIllIS. II dlSO CildDiSS TIC
poor girl, who has only one good
skirt and two decent blouses, to re-
main smart The iron is a part of
the American home where | find
other wonders-the linen chute, which
saves the handling of linen and preci-
pilates it into the linen room; the
electric washer, that big drum, in
which you can leave your linen to
swirl among soapsuds and think no
more about it; the electric wringer,
which saves you the trouble of squeez-
ing the wet linen, and which is so
delicate that you can intrust even lace
to it This civilization is extraordinary
and takes extraordinary forms, such
as the electric curling iron, the inn
mersion heater, which enables you to
warm your coffee when you have no
coffee pot by dipping stick of metal
direct into the fluid; and even the
safety comforter. which you can con-
meet with a plug and lay upon any
part of yourself which aches. Every
thing has been thought Of More peo-
pie in America are thinking of how
to make life easy than anywhere
else"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
LEMONS CONDUCIVE TO
YOUR HEALTH AS WELL
AS PLEASE PLATE.

In the olden times sailors who took
long trips and ate no fresh vegetables
and fruits for weeks or months were
likely to fall victims to scurvy. Finally
a cure or a partial cure Tor it was
found in lemon juice.
OF late years scientists have been
making a study of scurvy, its cause
and its cure and of the conditions
that make the body proof against
a substance called vitamine {, which
seems to prevent and even to cure
this disease. 1t is found in many foods
among them tomatoes and such citrus
fruits as oranges, grapefruit, and
lemons.
Lemons. therefore. have a new i'm
portance in the diet, according to
food specialists in the United states
Department of Agriculture, Office of
Home Economics They are no long
er to be valued simply for their flavor
but also as a source of one of these
necessary substances
Lemons can be used in all sorts of
ways in the preparation of meals.
There is a long list of beverages and
deserts i'll which lemon juice is used,
as well as a number of delicious
sauces that expert cooks have invent
ed to serve on fish and meat Many
of these sauces the busy housekeeper
has no time to make, but she can cut
a lemon in two and put it Oh the
table to serve with fish, oysters, or
meat. Some people think that little
lemon juice adds just the zest needed
to make eggs on toast tasteful dish.
Lemon juice is also good on spinach
and other green vegetables, on many
kinds of salads. and as a havoring
for pudding sauces and cakes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
TEA AND OLIVES Sue
CESSFULLY GROWN
IN CANADA

Ottawa, Ont, April 27-Those with
out its borders who look on Canada
as a land of snow banks and wild
country can take it from DR.. Tolmie,
Federal Minister of Agriculture, it is
nothing of the sort.
Tea and olives are now being sue
cessfully grown on Vancouver Is
land and good fig crop is expected
this year, the Minister said recently
at a meeting of local horticulturalists
Filbert and almond trees are in full
bloom and the bamboo crop is large
enough to harvest for baskets and
fishing poles.
DR. Tolmie believes it will only be
matter of time until Canada is able
to buy its roses from Pacific coast
towns within its borders instead of
importing stock trees from Great
Britain. Ireland and other countries.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
BILLY SUNDAY IN
SPECTS MAN O. WAR
Great Evangelist Likes To See
Thoroughbreds.

When Billy Sunday, the evangelist
was a professional ball player on the
Chicago team under the captaincy of
his brother-in-law Adrain, c. Arson,
he was famous for his speed in the
field and on the bases. He was a ten
second man for the hundred yards
and whenever he poised at first base
for a steal of second he was the en-
bodiment of alertness and agility. AS
long as he reamined in the game his
principal asset was speed.
AS a preacher DIR. Sunday has EN-
ployed methods peculiarly his own
The dash shown on the ball field has
manifested itself in what has been
called pep" by some and punch by
others. That he is in as good physi-
cal condition at the present time as
when he was the only rival King
Kelly had in the stealing of bases all
who have seen him in the pulpit or on
the platform can testify.
Speed with Billy Sunday has always
had a business value 1t is a quality
which long ago prompted some of
his admirers to pay tribuate to him
and one of the most reliable PAGERS
racing on Eastern tracks last year
was named in his honor. In his base
ball days DR. Sunday like other ball
players. frequently visited the race
course. He took keen pleasure in the
performances of the turf stars of the
dav, and after he deserted the ball
field for the pulpit he always had
time to talk of the horses and their
performances.
One of the first to ask permission
to inspect the great thoroughbred
Man o War was the evangelist. He
had never seen the champion of the
turf in action. but in common with
other citizens of the United States he
believed Man o War surpassed all
other thoroughbreds this country has
produced to date. Thus it came about
that DR. Sunday made special trip
to Lexington. last Monday After
viewing the renowned four-year-old
he said: Il have never wagered on a
horse race in my life, but | certainly
like to see thoroughbred run
There are manv clergymen who
share Billy Sundays views about
horses A PRESBYTERIAN minister was
for wears one of the most successful
breeders of trotters in Kentucky,
while member of the Roman Catho-
lie hierarchy not only bred trotting
horses but wrote so entertaingly of
them that he was recognized author
ity on blood lines and racing families.
A splendid old priest from New Eng
land raised thoroughbreds and watch
cd their races on the metropolitan
race courses for more than thirty
years. The. list of English clergymen
prominent as breeders of blood stock
is a long one-New York Herald
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
EMERSON HAS GUAR
ANTEED ATTRACTION

The Emerson show boat Golden
Rod" the largest and most popular
boat on the river wishes to announce
that they will be in Cloverport on
Wednesday, May II, with show
most elaborate that has ever been
attempted by any boat, and this is
saying a whole lot, when you think
back and remember "A Pair of Skies"
"The Trail of The Lonesome Pine"
"The Call of the Cumberland" and
few more of Mr.. Emerson's previous
successes. But it is with pride that
Mr.. Emerson announces. John Courts
Criterion Theatre, New York success,
"Johnny Get Your Gun" for this
seasons attraction. For more than one
year Johnny Get Your Gun" convul-
sed the playgoers of New York and
then it was sent on tour. Here it met
with equal success and it was only by
paying big royalty that Mr.. Emer-
son was able to obtain this play for
the river, as he figures that people
along the river enjoy a New York
success as well as those in a large
city. No! Johnny" is not. by any
manner of means, war play, but is
one of the best comedies ever pro-
duced by AN American author
The vaudeville end of the show
consists of five acts of super-vaude-
vile that keeps right up to the high
standard set by the show, so if you
are looking for an evening of real
enjoyment don't be mislead, there is
only one show boat that is best, this
is II
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04

the hosts.
The main auditorium is crowded to
overlooking both morning and even
ing with standing room at premium
The overflow service is conducted by
the assistant pastor and in every re-
spect is a regular church service, with
sermon, boys choir of twenty FIVE
voices and two soloists, ushers, etc.
and even a collection to make the
service real The attendance at these
overflow services is from two hundred
to five hundred, with both interest
and attendance increasing
The Sunday School.
The Sunday school has trcbled its
membership in the past two years,
and Notwithstanding the large num-
bers who have left the city on account
of their work with the government
being finished there is no apparent
diminution in the Sunday school at
tendance; i'll fact, it is constantly in
creasing Hardly classroom is stuff
ciently large for the class occupying
it. and it is a serious problem to find
adequate space for those who come
At the present time eighty young
people are enrolled in teacher-train-
ing courses. These people are not
only being trained for the local church
needs. but as they return to their
homes they will be equipped for work
in their communities.
The Boy Problem Unusual
The boy problem at the Represen-
tative church is somewhat unusual in
that it is not how to get the boys,
but what to do with the number they
have. The assistant pastor is authority
for the statement that he could have
boys club of five hundred in three
months if he had the room. The
meetings for the boys and girls are
made interesting and wholesome, and
they all want to return and bring
their little friends with them They
have the use OF nearby gymnasium
one evening week. but the tragedy
of it all is the lack of facilities to
care for those who come
Tower of Spiritual Strength
The Representative church fully
justihes the dreams and sacrifices OF
all who had part in making it real
1t is tower of spiritual strength in
the national capitol and Jesus Christ
is proclaimed to the multitudes. Dur
ing the past year prominent men
and women from France. Canada
South America and other places have
worshiped in your Representative
church, as we'll as your representa-
tives, senator's and cabinet officers
but the pride of the church is that il
ministers to all it can reach, IRE
spective of their station in life
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
OIL-BURNING LOCOMO-
MOTIVES USED IN ENGLAND

In England, the London and North
western Railway Co.. has converted
some of its coal-burning locomotives
into oil burners, which are described
and illustrated in the May Popular
Mechanics Magazine. The fire box has
been lined with fire brick. and
Scarab" oil burners, of the type in
which the oil is atomized by jet
of steam, have been installed so that
there are three burners in a row "a
cross the fire box. The burners are
supplied with oil by means of pipe
line running from an oil tank, with
capacity of 1000 gallon, which is in
stalled in the tender, in the space that
used to be occupied by the coal Ad-
jecent to this tank is heater. through
which the oil passes on its way to the
burner and in which il is warmed
sufficiently to make il flow readily
through the reducing valves, and to
atomic freely.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
DAMAGE SUIT SETTLED

Louisville. KY, April 26.-On the
eve of trial today in case in which
the estate of Miss Maude Fincel. of
Frankfort was suing the Louisville,
Henderson and St. Louis Railway
company for her death. an attorney
for the estate announced the. case had
been settled for 81 600.
Miss Fincel and Miss Lena Shen-
mum. resident of Minnesota. teach
ers in the county school at Medora,
Jefferson county. were both killed as
they were crossing the railroad tracks
at Medora. November 8. 1919.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
VETERAN MEMBER OF
MASONIC LODGE DEAD

Cadiz. XIV, April a6.-Allison w.
Thomas, oldest Mason in point of
membership in Kentucky, died here
yesterday at the age of ninety-hve
years w. B. Noel, ninety-nine years
old. Cloverport, KY, now an inmate
of the Old Masons home at Shelby
vile was probably the only Kentucky
Mason to outrank him in years Mr.
Thomas had been a member of the
organization for seventy-nine years.
G. P. Thomas. leading Republican
politician of Western Kentucky and
former candidate for congress, is his
son Mr., Thomas is survived by five
brothers and sisters, all more than
seventy years old.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
Southe Methodists' Represent
tative Church at Washington, D. G.
Church Where Standing Room is at Premium

Several Sundays ago, the pastor of
the Cloverport Methodist church, the
Rev. J. X. Randolph took public
collection at the eleven o'clock hour
The money was to be used for three
local church for the up keep of the
District Methodist parsonage which
is the home of the Presiding Elder;
the prorata of the lacol church for
the salary of the Editor OF the Cen
trail Methodist, and the prorata of the
local church for the support of the
Representative Southern Methodist
church Mount Vernon Place, Wash
ington, ID. c.
All Methodists know of the District
parsonage and its up-keep and are
familiar with the Central Methodist
and how it is supported, but not all
Methodists are aware of the fact that
Southern Methodism has represen-
tative church of its own at the ma
tons capitol, built by Southern Me-
thodists alone at a cost of nearly half
million of dollars.
Should you visit Washington and
step into this church some Sunday,
no doubt you would ask the same
question hundreds of others have ask
ed. What is happening here today,
something special?"
You would be answered by one of
the corps of capable and courteous
ushers that this was only the usual
service held 104 times year, and he
twould take great pride and pleasure
in telling you about the beautiful
building, its history. and so on. the
wonderful work it is doing, and the
magnetic pastor DR.. Clovis c. Chap
pell.
The Overflow Service.
It it was about II a. M, you would
stop and read large portable sign
you of the overflow service in the
Sunday school room and six or eight
stalwart young men standing near
by would advise you that there was
not even standing room in the audi
forum, but that you could secure
seat and hear fine sermon in the
Sunday school room by the assistant
pastor. Mr.. Rippy. and at the same
time save long climb up the steps
You will be asking why all this is
true, and about the only explanation
that can be made is that they have a
pastor who breaches nothing but the
pure saving gospel of Jesus Christ,
that the church is located where the
vast tide of human beings flows in
several directions and the member
ship is well organized and working
| industriously under the efficient man
apement of the assistant DaStOr and
the Lord is unquestionably leading
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
MISSED HIS MORN
ING CLARION.

Uncle Peter Drewry, not being
seen on the streets for a few days.
aroused suspicion, and delegate was
appointed to investigate They found
him lying in bed in the best of spirits.
Upon being asked what the matter
was he said The rooster has not
crowed yet" And it was found out
later that said rooster died three days
before of old age, being ten years
and nine months old.-Witts Springs
correspondence Marshall Mountain
Wave.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
81, 742. 800 ASSESSMENT
PLACED ON L. H. & ST. L. r. r.

Frankfort, KY, April 2s.-The state
board of tax commissioners today as
sessed the Louisville, Henderson and
St Louis Railway company and the
Cumberland Telephone company of
Louisville. The assessment of the rail-
road company was fixed at $4,742 800
of which $2,61O;7O9 was on the fran
chise and the remainder on the plant
That of the telephone company was
fixed at $5,152 152 of which $4,1OO, 1921
was on the plant and the remainder
on the franchise
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
MAN 81, WEEDS GIRL, 20.

Richmond, va. April 2y.-Maston
Christian 81 years old. a Webster
county mountaineer, has taken unto
himself his seventh wife. She's 20
years old and lived near his home.
Christian is the father of twenty-three
children and his numerous grand
children and great-grandchildren are
residents of many States. He is we'll
known huntsman and bears marks of
many battles.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
HANCOCK COUNTY MAN
WILL REACH THE CEN
TURY MARK JUNE 16.

Mr.. Anderson Friel, of near Mt.
Eden, Hancock county, is one of the
oldest. if not the oldest man living in
the state of Kentucky. Should Mr..
Friel be permitted to live until June
IL he will reach his tooth birthday.
At present he is seriously i'll.
daN
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
UP ON DINNER ETIQUETTE

Mrs. Willis Whispering to her hus-
band at fashionable dinner)--"That
one there is the fish fork. John"
Mr.. Willis-"Don't | know it? I've
fshed it out of the gravy three times
already. Houston Post.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
THE TROUBLE

Mrs. Mix: It's woman's privilege
to change her mind
Mr. Fix: Yes, but the trouble is
She always gets such small change
for it -Cartoons Magazine.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04

Gen. Nicolajeff, who commanded
the Russian troops in France during
the war, now drives a motor truck
for a wholesale firm in Paris.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04
RHEUMATISM PREVENTED HIM USING ARMS
TO FEED HIMSELF. RECOMMENDS 40

Augusta, Ca, May 20, 1919. 81 suf-
fered with rheumatism and Indigestion
and at times could not use my arms
to feed myself. l tried every remedy
1 heard of with only temporary re-
lief. l was advised to try Number 40
For The Blood which l did with splen-
did results. While | am not entirely
well l feel like a different man and
expect to continue Number 40, believ-
ing it will cure me. have told sew
eral of my friends of 40, which they
are taking with great results. l cheer
Sold at WEDDIN(
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04

The city of Muskegon, Mich, has
lent $4,000 without security. to those
of its citizens who are out of work
and i'm need.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1921-05-04

fully recommend No. 40 to anyone suf-
fering from any blood, liver OF stom-
ach trouble, or general bad health"
Wesley Royal. Witness to signature,
j. M. Haynie. Made bv \ c. Men
denhall, Evansville, Ind, 40 years a
druggist. The best druggist in your
neighborhood sells Number 40, but il
it happens that he does not, send III.
rect to j. G. Mendenhall Medicine
Company, Evansville, Indiana, and re-
ceive il delivered To you at $l.25 per
bottle, six bottles 500.