Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1895-06-27
The "PennyriIe" District.

Grafton Of Miss Fannye Finley at
the commencement exercises of Ma.
rion Graded Public School.
1t is the patriots boast, where'er he
may roam, his first, best country ever
is at at home.
There is a feeling, God given, in
the heart Of every one, to associate
the name Of home with the purest
and tenderest pride we have. And
who here tonight. though it were Civ
en- MIN to choose birthplace in any
land, in any State, or part Of State,
but would choose that land America,
that State Kentucky, and the old
"Pennyrile" district.
True it is that away off to the east
is division Of Kentucky known
throughout the earth as the "blue
grass" section. Their boast is that
they have the most gallant and bril-
liant men, finest stock and prettlest
women of the earth. They point with
pride to such names Of renown a.
those Of Blackburn, Beck, Brecken-
ridge, and to others which are jewels
unsurpassed in our nations crown Of
great men. They point you to their
fertile soil and more than all, to their
blue grass, which seems to bedeck ev-
erything with verdant freshness
found nowhere else.
But here in West Kentucky what
have WEI Why here, thank heaven,
the grass grows GREEN, not blue.
Here may be found as fine farming
lands as anywhere, the farmers be-
coming more progressive in their work
and development yearly, are beauti-
flying our fertile valleys in way that
shall make them smile back at mother
nature, as charmingly as any of Ger.
trail Kentucky, and throw around all
these the magnificent navigable rivers
unknown to any other portion Of the
State, and we will have a scene fair
enough to deligh the eye Of the most
exacting.
| And here dwell as hospitable peo-
pie as may be found, people that
have helped to make the name Ken
lucky synonym for mighty men o.
state and glorious womanhood.
| Go search the rolls Of our nat ion'
heroes. do you find brighter name
| than that of Linn Boyd, twice Spea
l--S-S.--.,---
snd more illustrious err better belove'
Games than those of Wyckliiie, Iur
ner. Bennett, Holt, JEFF Davis, His
, 0r stevenson, all Of the "old Penny
r;,e." and our own beloved Blue
The First district has furnished a
xavs her quota of able orators an
statesmen, besides sending as many
o,ber States as any division Of Mel
l,nckv. Take from old Livingsto
- our mother county, the right to p'
;, claim she raised for Texas her hog
|. N Mills for Kansas her Govern
|. and United States Senator John
a. Martin. a,
- Now as to the boasts Of some oil
~ ,.r,s Of the State as to the m
beautiful women, it has been SAID
IL. many that person is able to see m
NV beautiful faces in our metropolis,
Cor ducah. in an hour, than you couid
hat in Lexington in day,
wei In those characteristics which m
,hs rsonle known, the "Pennyrile' h
,wo "a own. Its hills and dales are
will ted by neat, comfortable school o'
!, !. mos. all towns of any size are sup
ting graded schools, while in Gel
prc. centers fine colleges are situated
rev. Such interest has been taken D.
hing people of West Kentucky IN the
euce few years, that they are far in adv
from Of Central Kentucky, even brin
forth the remark from one oil our
.euce able educators" that while the p
fear of Central Kentucky had been
oul a eating their horses, they Oh
llow- had been educating
boys and girls. II =,
So we see, take it all IN ALL u
tive Of the "Pennyrile can NO
his head, whenever ques''one'
the land of his nativity, ana say
il pride. "This is my own my
land. H.,