The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-02


than 200 owspapcrs-showing relative .
number of papers in each state as compared /
to the civilizing influence of railroads. But
the newspapers in Kentucky are meagrely .
supported compared with those of Kansas.
As soon as a railroad builds one house with |
which to start Il town, the next load freight !
dumped Oh there is an outfit for Il ncwspa- |
per, and then an excessive Dragging on the
town and county begins, and as the town |
and the county grow, the newspapers grow
with them. Here it is quite different. The |
towns and counties grow old and rich after
being settled a hundred years, and newspa.
pers flop in and out, dying and giving in
dcath--all on account Of an old fashioned
parSimony which appears to cang to all old
countries. What We want in Kentucky is a
general push all along the line for general
State progress. We need good avertiSing
| being offered at Frankfort--one which COM
! pcls the patronage To all be given to the big
hogs, and leaves the pigs to squcal and die
While we are not suffering for advertising,
We are opposed to such a class legislative
! hog law.-Bourbon News.
Z Why not amend the bill so that the Off.
Ger ordering the advertising can designate
the official organ where there are two or
more papers in a county? Or where the
county is able to support two papers the
patronage might be sufficient to divide.
The young gentlemen of the various
Kentucky Colleges are now becoming much
interested in the approach of the First Inter
State Collegiate Oratorical Contest There
are five Colleges in the state which belong
to the league, viz: Centre College, Danville;
Georgetown College, Georgetown; Central
University, Richmond; Kentucky Univcr-
Sity, Richmond; Kentucky University, and
the \. & VI. College, Lexington. The first
contest win take place AT Central University,
Richmond, Friday, April t, in the Uniyer-
sitv building. Each of the Colleges named
above will have Il contestant. The first prize
will be $50, and the second $40 in money.
Lincoln c. Noel of Lancaster, member of
the senior class, will represent the literary
societies of Centre College. -Danyille Tri-
bunc.
! Wolfe county mas representative III
TWO OF the ABOVE Colleges hehr! Living
Ston Uodsey Is III centre |ol'eEe, bo"N'Iie'
ana ). H. Han'y Is al 'ehtr"i University
Richmond. The first named was Il prize
winner last year, and if he should show up
in the coming contest would maintain the
homer of Hazel Green.
As lhere are ~ countries III t"c 'ta'''
and as about SeVeHty-hVe OF heSc c"u"ueS
draw more money from the state treasury
than they pay ln' would il ho' DC an 'Accl'
lent move on the part OF our "ehoral NS'
sembly, now in session, to ada to th'lr rep
uiatIon rs beng Dody Of eloquent ana
torsceing SoIonS, 10 reduce the hummer OF
counties to about one-hoIi' Would not
thousands be saved annually ara would we
not have better governments We answer
as any man OF common sense ana Judgment
would MISREPRESENTATION Journal.
q Yes, that would be awful nice for p"o-
pie living within stones throw OF the
Court House, but how about The people who
live twenty TO thirty miles away The VII
ter OF the above lives ut the seat OF govern
ment and cares nothing for the nniortunates
VINO DO not Inc Le9'>Io'"r' "'' not ''""''
the n"''''' Vi 'o'','
even 10 "'''''''''o"''o Wv '''' ''''' ''''''
The attachment OF the master to ms
old slaves, and Of the fidelity of the latter
to their former master, even since their EN-
aneipatlon, Is wen 'il"S''"'ea j." 'nc case o'
an Ola lam'ly co'o''" servant VI Jug, ~,
sem H. LOWS one 81 '"' INV, "