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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

The Banquet and Ball at the Capital
Hotel was grand success. The menu
consisted OF some half dozen courses all
tempting and served in the most artistic
style. Attorney General Hendrick was
the Toastmaster and his wit and ready
speech showed that he was at home and
knew just what TO say and how TO say It,
The toasts were responded 10 in the fol-
lowing order: "A Republican Editor in
Kentucky" Sam ]. Roberts. Lexington
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

The newly elected officers OF the Asso-
citation are Col. |. b. Nall, of the Farmers
Home Journal, President; Mr.. John A.
Bell, of the Georgetown Times, Vice
President and Mr.. Loving Gaines, of the
Elkton Progress, Secretary and Treasurer,
All good and true men and alive to the
best interests OF the Association and the
press Of the state.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

Mayor Julian's welcome address cap
tured the whole gang" The Mayor is
a graceful and entertaining speaker and
his address had the true Kentucky ring.
Frankfort's interests will not be lost sight
OF 80 long as Mr.. Julian is Mayor.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

A visit to the penitentiary revealed
the fact that the appointing power, in
dealing out fat places has been very lib
eral to the boys from this section. Ike
DeIIaven, Willie Hatchet and Mike
Rooney all have good positions and are
making excellent officials. They were
exceedingly kind to the writer and asked
about all Of their old friends at home to
whom they wished 10 be kindly remem-
hered
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

ELLIS friends are quietly working up
a boom for him in the Second District.
Just watch 'em capture the convention
and nominate him when the time comes.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

While there was no place named for
the next meeting it is understood that
IIopkinsville, Charlie Meacham's town,
will be the place. There is not a more
genial, good fellow on the state press
than Charlie, and il it's his town we'll
expect royal good time next year.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

+. ID. Ringo, Of the Hartford Herald
read an excellent paper on 'The Jour
nalist in Politics" ]. W. Hopper, of
the Courier.Journal, brought TO mind
some pleasant memories in his paper on
Historical Sketches, OF the Association,
and ID. b. Wallace, OF the Warsaw indie
pendent, made some good points in his
paper on stop my Paper"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

Judge Pulliam is the only representa-.
tive, on the inside, from this section.
He is enjoying fine health and all the
privileges that can be given him by those
in authority. lie says he has $4,000
names to his petition for pardon, but has
no hope of release during the present
administration. He asked to be remem-
bered to all his friends.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

One of the pleasant features of the
meeting was the reception at the Gov
ernor's Mansion. Governor Brown and
his estimable wife and charming daugh-
tiers, assisted by Mr.. Ell Leigh, his pri-
vate Secretary, and number Of beautiful
young ladies of Frankfort did the honors
Of the occasion with ease and grace to
themselves and all present. The Gov
ernor was very kind and agreeable. and
made every one feel very much at home.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

THERE will be hundreds Of pious ~
parents come to Cloverport to-day 'just
10 let the children see the animals"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

LAST night was the longest night in
five years for the children OF Cloyerport
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

Gen. and Mrs. A. J. Gross are located
at the Capital Hotel, and were at home
TO their friends during the meeting.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

" any man wants TO do the sucker act
to-day let him go. Keep your hand on
your own pocket-book.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13
HARDINsBURo.
[. n. a ". lime LIABLE.

eoIEo wKsT.
Passenger Daily arr. Hsrdinsburg -12,l9 pm.
GOING EAST.
Passenger Daily arr. IardinsbvS.. Tao am
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

The Press meeting was very delight
full one and we enjoyed it as much as
any we have attended in years. The
members of the local press, together
with the citizens Of Frankfort did every
thing in their power to make it pleasant
for the visiting brethren.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

BROWN = IRON BlIrEHb.
Al dealers keep n. N per bottle. Genuine has
Trade mara And er,s1od rcd lines ON wrapper.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-06-13

James 1. Hall has return,t from Cal
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

A great modification has been inau-
gurated this season in the mode of dim
ner-giving and the fashions of serving
dinners at small tables laid for eight
or ten has been almost universally
adopted in the grande monde of Paris.
This arrangement has been hitherto
only in use at ball suppers. but now
these late suppers are rather out of
date and the festivities begin with a
dinner instead of ending with feast
The dinner is much the same as for
ball or supper, the chiefdifference being
att he suppers the guests placed them
selves where they like, while at the
dinners the places are assigned by the
mistress Of the house. The tables are
all decorated with different flowers
and each gentlemen receives on his
arrival an envelope containing the
name of the lady he is TO take into din
ner and the flower to be found at the
Ia BILE intended for him. Handsome
dishes OF old silver or modern ones in
irnita ton, baskets of silvcred wire, shells
Of china or simple vases OF glass the
color of the flowers are used as receipt
scles for the pretty flowers, aud pretty
trays of delicate china or lace-like Sill
yer are filed with bon bons and candied
fruits The menus are made very
small in the shape of pocketbcok.
in pale shades of pink blue or green
and ornamented with gilded initials or
the crest of the family. White damask
linen is used for these grand affairs.
the millinery mode of "a BILE decoration
being reserved To country houses and
simpler feasts--N. Y. Sun
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

aotes and illustrations freely. Yet he
seldom smiled. No matter how other
people roared, Mr.. Evarts' face re-
NAMED study in repose. Occasion
ally his best friends saw a queer relax
alton of the lines about his mouth. and
then there followed the faintest sug-
gestion of smile. But it was NOT
really smile at all 1t might just as
well have been that his face was
carved out of stone. The honey OF
persuasion, eloquence and common
sense had been spread by the tradi-
tional fairies about the cradle, so that
Mr.. Evarts became the foremost public
speaker Of his time, in legal and polit
zeal lines. His command of words was
as torrent His skillful blending and
shading of expressions, woven in tech
nical form, in the last viii of some
nany-millionaire. left no room for ar
gument on the part Of the heirs. The
estate was bound as in iron bands!
To the csrtoonist of the last ten
wears, Mr.. Evarts has. always offered
good opportunities for the clever pen
ell and brush There is something in
his face-I think it was Gillian who hit
On it first-suggestive of the American
eagle. And. as the bald eagle" per-
haps many thousand times. according
IL. Mr.. Evarts figured. Furthermore,
the eagle Invariably wore, over one
ear. a shockingly bad hat
Hr Evarts. while an austere man,
was. nevertheless. not without his
sense of infinite jest" He seldom
protested no matter what manner of
fun was polsed at him; if he enjoyed
the humor of the cartconis.. it was
silent amusement for- as / said ia
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08
ABOUT HUSBANDS.

One Woman Who Thinks They Lack In.
telligeRce.
The married women of the church
on the corner were holding a session
at the house Of the minister. They
had come to lay out plans for the
work of the sewing society next win
ter, but somehow the conversation had
dFifted around to the subject of hus-
bands and Mrs. Longwed had the
floor.
Men are natural-born fools,'' she
said. ''There is no getting around it.
They may be good at business and all
that, but just as sure as you want
them to do certain thing they will
do exactly the opposite. If you tell a
man not to say anything about some
thing he will wait until you have your
house full of company and blurt out
remark that viii mortify you most to
death. know. I've been married
twenty years.
NOW, let me tell you an instance.
My husband has had coffee at his din.
ner every day since we began house
keeping. I can't remember the time
when he hasn't had from one to three
cups. i always make it myself, too,
for he likes it strong and the cooks
doesn't suit him. The other day he
walked into the house with friend
whom he bad brought to dinner. OF
course he hadn't told me anything
about it. I went out into The kitchen
and superintendent the cooking the
dinner, and when the time came for
making the coffee l found that had
only enough TO make one cup.
Il was in a quandary, for I knew
that he would have to have coffee, and
l didn't have enough to make two
cnps, nor was there time to send to
the grocery and get more. So / went
into the parlor and managed to speak
to him privately. explained the stu
alton to him carefully and told him
that l would make his cup and place it
beside his plate. Then l would make
tea for his guest and myself, and, if
he said nothing, thought could get
along.
He promised faithfully and I made
his cup of coffee and placed it by his
plate. Then went in and announced
dinner. He and his guest came out and
we all sat down. He saw the cup Of
coffee there beside his plate and hooked
al 1t as if he had never seen anything
of the kind before. Then, before I
could stave him off, he blurted out in
the most surprised way: why, you've
been making coffee, haven't YOUR
From his tone of voice one would i'm
agine that he had never had a cup of
coffee in his life and for twenty years
know he has had it every day. Talk
about intelligence in menl I've known
puppy dogs that knew more than any
man l ever saw."-Buffalo Express.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

fR1DE fbAib6ED bI hS CSi<i LA ~
The observance of Lent was to avow
ene's self follower of these sects.
But gradually, year by yeer, the Gus
bonn extended little by little, into other
denominations, first, with services OF
unusual solemnity, and then with i'm
pressive sermons, until all church
members began to consider it good
form to avoid certain worldly pleasures
during the forty days of the Lenten
season, and to turn their minds into
more serious channels.
SO widespread is the result at the
present time, that business houses of
ali kinds and places of public amuse-
ment are affected by the arrival of
what the French call "'Careme."
The religiously inclined people at
tend church service with great regu-
larity and frequency during this sea-
son and abstain from meat eating and
wine drinking.
The devout pray much and attune
their minds to spiritual thoughts.
The worldly mundane welcomes the
approach of Lent as season in which
to recuperate her strength and plan
her spring wardrobe.
To society people in various classes
for we have many different circles Of
people who form distinct circles of
society in An1erica-are all relieved to
rest from entertaining and being en-
tertained and to build up their mental,
physical and financial forces by lying
Ea1low for a time.
Meanwhile the young and gay And
The forty days of fasting and medita-
lion rather taxing to their patience.
They cannot pass all the days in
Dhurch going, OF all the evenings in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

ALTERATION is . grace which may
easily ne abused- Even in poetry II
should not be laid on with too heavy a
brush. Such SUGGESTIONS of sib.ian's
ss we some times see in second class
songs should be seduously Stunned
OF what was probably an unintentional
ALTERATION, an exchange tells the
story:
Got any good IA lasses. George
asked farmer. wife Of the grocer
Good ever had IN the store, Mis-
Littlefeid. answered the grocer
~ aai. pat me up tew gallons
A week or so later Deacon L;ttlefele
calle1 the grocer To acc cunt fer selling
his wiie poorer rnolasses than usual
Its good nough in fnpn- pUed 4,
he said and IN brown bread, but
George. gin ye my word Al q desin,
it's terrible tedious IN tea. '-fOatAs
Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

never laughed, and seldom smiled. But
On one circumstance he did protest in
that lively, long-drawn. serpentine
sentence fashion Of his own Gillian
told me the story, the other day, thus:
"Mr. Evarts did not like the way
used to draw him with shabby hat
One day, in Washington. met him.
md he proceeded to come at me. why
DO you draw me with such bad hats? 1t
is not true! As . matter OF fact. l
spend more money for hats, and buy
moro expensive hats, than. am sure.
shy other man in Washington! II you
doubt me, como with me to my hat
ter!''
But this was not necessary, and. SO
Gillian says, after that, for awhile, he
abandoned the offensive hats on the
bald eagle.'
On April II, 1892. Mr.. Evarts wrote a
letter declining to be present ut a
5inner given to Mr.. Whitelaw Reid,
6y the chamber Of commerce, of New
York city. In it he said:
81 regret to feel that the impaired
condition Of my eyesight precludes me
from taking part in public assem-
blages."
This was the beginning of the failure
3f Mr.. Evarts, health. In 1889 when
his eyesight first began TO fail, he went
TO Europe. After spending some time
1t Carlsbad, the distinguished lawyer
returned and resumed his public prae-
toes. Gradually. however, he began
to withdraw: and, when he retired
from the senate, in 1891. he went to a
1uiets resort in northern New York
where he spent two months, for his
health. On coming back to New York
city, he withdrew entirely from public
life and declined invitations to func-
tionA The Union, and Union League
clubs. which had formerly known =
great deal Of him, knew him no more.
Since then he has dropped completely
from sight. 1t is, too, the intention of
his family, apparently, that he should
be hedged around with every barrier,
and that no door should remain open
to the public or to the press. There are
those in New York city, old friends,
who whisper that his once clear mind
is dim1ning fast. My own experience
with the iurist certainly does not ex-
plain away these murmurings.
l sat for long time--a very long
time-in that beautiful drawing-room
in the Evarts mansion, On the decision
Of my last sight of William NJ. Evarts.
had.sent up my card to him and had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

NAV seem, there is certain amount of
self-discipline about them which rem
ders them wholesome and beneficial.
To give up something which we dearly
love to do-whether an innocent pleas
ure or small vice-is q means of char
acter building.
She who deprives herself Of her daily
lot of '.Huyler," during six weeks not
only benefits her health and complex
ion, but she strengthens her will
power.
1t would be well for the whole world
tould abstinence from meat eating be
enforced during at least six weeks of
each year. No doubt the physicians
Of the land would suffer finsncially,
in consequence, but the physical and
mental condition of the masses would
be benefited without doubt.
While there is an element of the d.
vine IN all harmonious sounds, it
seems to me that sacred music, the
grandest in the world, should be
studied and played and listened to
during Lent, rather than the lighter.
more worldly and physical compost
tons which are appropriate for other
occasions.
The great dramas of great authors
would be suitable entertainment for
evenings in Lent, but we could resign
witnessing the prevailing plays of the
day without serious loss, and with per-
haps spiritual gain.
Quiet dinners with congenial
friends; concerts where the best
music is given; good books, and earn
est study; an hour every day of intro
spection and meditation; two hours in
some healthful outdoor exercise or in
the gymnasium; eight hours of sound
sleep every night and the daily sacri-
fee of something for some object, are
q few of the items which would help to
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08
Bound to Kick.

The man with two cork legs wa In .
bad humor because be souldn't 90
skating, and he growled when he
handed his fare to the street ear con.
ductor.
We'll. it is pretty hard, !" admitted
the cond uctor, but you have one adj
vantage"
'I'd like to know what il Is"
'You are never troubled with cold
feet"
Perhaps not in the day time" he
admitted grudgingly. but I am AZ
night"
20, come off," protested the conduo-
tor.
It's true, tell you" he said sharp
~.
Get out; you haven't any feet 20 be
cold
O"Possibly not, but my wife has." ana
the conductor rung up seven fares be-
fore be recovered from the shock. Do
troit Free Press
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

been told by the servant that should
wait. And wait did. Finally, there
was the shutting of slippers on the
oaken stairs, and, moment late.
with feeble steps and slow, in tbs
wide-arched doorway, his tall form
bent very noticeably, a pathetic pallor
on the emaciated face-William M.
Evarts appeared. Whenever think of
that scene, back to memory comes q
kindred recollection in which is blend
ed the figure of old Joe Jefferson
when he came back to the village of
Falling Waters, after those many
years. In other words, when I had
last seen Mr.. Evarts, some years be-
fore. and " hon l saw him now, l was
for a moment inexpressibly moved in
heart at the ravages Of a few short
years.
What do you wsnt?" said Mr..
Evarts.
He did not say this as though he
were seeking information. His eyes
wandered dreamily about the room.
something about the fashion of one
who does not see. The affection OF
those eyes is incurable. The FIRST
specialists on the two borders Of tho
ocean have said So Then 1 told him l
had come for little talk about him
self. He sat down beside me on a sofa
He fingered the dressing coat he wore.
I waited for him to reply. i waited
very long. / could hear a big hall
clock ticking monotonously somewhere
in the still house. The silence grew
oppressive. Still tho lawyer fingered
that coat skirt. Suddenly strange
fear came over me, In which was
mingled the feeling that, somehow.
unwittingly / had committed dis
courtesy in endeavoring to see the
old man coughed very family,
though it was more like catching Of
the breath In the throat than . cough.
The sound, intended to relieve my en-
barrassment, in reality, low as it was.
reawakened the venerable figure to
life, there on the couch beside me, for
Mr.. Evarts turned and in an unsteady
voice, as though he had forgotten what
l had requested, asked me TO repeat
my mission. I did SO, and. after an
other very long pause, he quickly arose
and, shaking his head, said that he
"had nothing of Importance to tell the
public" Then, bowling quite low, he
turned abruptly and started upstairs,
leaving me to find my way to the street.
JOHN HUBERT GREUsEo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08
HE LIVES RETIRED.
How the Twilight Of a Great Mans
Life Is Passing.
Jorely Stricken In Old AGe-A Exporter
Describes . Recent Attempt to Inter-
view the Great Statesman at His
Homo In New York.
TcoPYRIcHr. lso41


Very little is now seen of William N.
Evarts, who will be seventy-six years
old February 6. The big mansion in
which he resides, with its many cling
Ing memories of the past, in the fashion
Of tokens to the masters one time
familiar victories, at the bar and in the
arena of national politics, is one Of tha
handsomest in New York city. Many
distinguished people come and go
there, but few see Mr.. Evarts.
shall never forget my recent at.
tempts to have a personal talk with
this once great leader in law and poll
tics. After vainly seeking him at his
home, went to his office in Wall street,
where, by the way, business is done
Of from a quarter to half million dol
lars profit yearly, for which gigantic
volume of professional work suite Of
fifteen very expensive offices 10 EN-,
vloyed, at the head of each department
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

Of which there is specialist. But Il
is vain to inquire for Mr.. Evarts of hin
immediate friends.
Mr.. Evarts will not like it,
This was the salutation that invari-
ably met my request for information
about the veterans latter days. After
canvassing half dozen of the lawyers
there, l hit on trying the sons-in-law,
Of which there are quite number in
New York city. But they had been
warned, and, when they did not re-
turn the reply: ''Mr. Evarts will not
like it," they were equally evasive
with:
81 am too busy"
mentioned these details in order
that the reader may have fuller ap-
probation of the facts that are to fol-
low.
Now, since have seen and attempted
to talk with Mr.. Evarts this reticence
Is more easily Understood.
But, first, few words about the
mans glorious past.
William NJ. Evarts' birthday is set
down as being on February 8, and the
year of his birth as 1873 In 1887 young
Evarts graduated from Yale; then he
studied at the Harvard law school and
was admitted in New York city in
1871. Three times he has been honored
with the degree of LII. B.; frs by
Union college in 1857, then by Yale in
1865 and finally by Harvard IN 1858. In
the spring of 1868 he acted as the prin-
cipal counsel for the defendant in tho
trial of the only president of the
United States who ever was made to
answer to the serious charge of
impeachment. From July Is, 1868,
until the close of MIR. Johnson's
term of Office, William NJ. Evarts
was attorney general of the
United States. In 1872 he was the
counsel for the United States at Ge-
neva, before the tribunal for the arbi-
tration OF the Alabama claims
Up to few years ago William NJ.
Evarts, by common concession. stood
at the head Of the New York bar His
gifted mind had been turned for twenty
years past toward the solution of intri-
cate legal problems. His style of ad-
dress was excessively complex. Tho
funny men wrete many joke about
his long sentences. Withal, he was
clear in his discourse. and therein Lap
his wonderful force. He used anec-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-02-08

fess Even the most devoutly religious
person can find no harm in the cultiva.
lion of the intellect
The majority of young ladies who
lead lives of social pleasure during the
winter have . fad for denying them
selves some especial luxury during the
Ienten season. One eats no candies or
eveetmeats- Another wears an I'M
becoming color, in order to mortify
her pride. Another denies herself her
morning beauty sleep, and rises early
ps the greatest sacrifice she could Of
Ter on the altar of leisure. Another
aevotes her time to the poor. and still
another does rot allow herself to criti-
eise or poke fun at anybody for forty
whole days.
However absurd some Of these fads