The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-01-24
This wet Season is Composed
Mostly of Beautiful, Bright,
Pleasant Days.
Strawberries Please the Dainty Taste
Of Tourists, While Orange Bios
SONS Greet Their Greedy Gaze.
LETTER FROM TERRELL"

| WIN. TSbllOk'-l NOlluCI IL YOU Od' ih'
space for a little scribble from and old
friend, in your newsy paper. Will make
the venture anyway, for the waste basket
is not such dreadful place after all; and
no doubt ones ideas could rest in peace
in such a comfortable abiding place
Well, the new year is with us, all toe
soon methinks, for it seems such a briei
time since we welcomed '03. l wonder
| il it is the fear OF wrinkles and crow-feet
that makes us imagine time flies so much
faster as we grow older. When l was a
wee lass it seemed an eternity from one
Christmas to the next, but not so now;
the yearly occurrence" comes fast
enough.
Our New Year dawned bright and
beautiful. II any state can manufacture
ideal weather, surely California takes the
lead. The last day of the old year was
one of the most perfect l ever experience
ed. The air was balmy, the sun bright,
flowers blooming everywhere, birds sing
ing, in fact all nature seemed intent or
bidding '93 merry goodbye. In the
distance the snow.capped mountains
loomed up in all their majestic beauty.
Our rains were later than usual this year,
so the foothills are just beginning to don
their green robes.
Los Angeles has passed through the
financial crisis with flying colors, and
seems to be in very prosperous condi-
ton. The whole city is building up. Go
in what direction you WILL new build
ings meet your eye on every side. The
new business buildings are handsome
and very substantial, and would do cred
it to any eastern city. The city is fast
filling with eastern tourists. 1t is very
easy matter to indemnity the tourists or
newcomers, for they are seldom seen
without bunch of orange blossoms or a
spray of the pepper tree in their hands
The mid winter fair is much talked OF
at present, and many predict that it will
be grand affair. Every effort is being
made to make it success, and no doubt
it will be an interesting exhibit.
1t is difficult for one in this glorious
climate to realize that the mercury can
go below zero, or that snow can fall to
the depth it often does, even in our dear
old state. We have strawberries, lettuce
green tomatoes and numerous other veg
etabes in the market. The first two
weeks OF December were so warm, Just
like summer. We had the heaviest rain
Of the season just before Christmas and
again couple of days after Christmas.
The weather has been cooler the past
two weeks, this morning being the cool
est OF the season. The mercury fell 30
degrees last night, but the day is bright
and by II o'clock it will be warm in the
sun. Quite a number of times this win
ter the thermometer has registered 70
degrees at noon, and during the warm
weather before Christmas it was over so
degrees sometimes
In this climate it always gets quite
cool just before rain, while with us the
temperature gets warmer. During rain
the atmosphere is very chilly and fire
is just as necessary here as elsewhere.
In fact, it seems to me very mistaken
idea for anyone to try to live here with
out fire. OF course there are often days
when it is not necessary, but there are
few mornings and evenings during the
winter that fire is not necessary for
comfort.
During the winter season it is much
warmer out Of doors than in, unless one
has fire. 1t is always warm in the sun
shine here, and we have so much of it.
This is the country for out door life, as
there are very few days when one is
housed by bad weather; yet the people