The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-11-03

An alienation is in order The Demo
Gratis are together in Madison county for
all local tickets, as they should be every
where but they are not
That bouquet II. w. ]. threw "us two
in last issue was veritable daisy one.
Mr.. Hardin hasn't forgotten how TO write
love letters either, just the o X kind
orthodox-sound. And by the way
wish our friend would often send this
paper some OF his racy, spicy, entertain
ing communications Mr.. Editor Pres
ton and Brandenburg have taken their
hats Off in appreciation Of the "Love
Letter"
The gates Of the Tennessee Centennial
Exposition were closed forever last Sat
urday night. The last week was decid-
eddy woman's week, the press was glor-
iously represented and woman proved
herself-at home. That reminds me that
Mrs. G. II. Casperke has one OF the pref
test souvenirs from that exposition l
have seen, even from the Worlds Fair.
| Venetian scene beautifully executed
and inlaid with pearls. It is artistic and
unique.
Cards are received announcing the
marrisgs of Mr.. Clarence w. Kerfoot, OF
Oklahoma to Miss Anna M. Richardson,
who went West several months ego to
take a position as book-keeper in Kerr
foot & Bros. Store. Annie has a large
circle OF relatives and friends here who
are glad to know she has married most
worthy, estimable gentleman OF fine bus
mess capacity. Annie is great favorite
here and we all extend warm congratu-
lations.
Great Britain positively refuses TO have
Monetary Conference. We thought
the British Cabinet would refuse. Will
the decision have any effect upon Con-
gress this session Does the Admins
tration fear defeat in the Senate? That
reminds me OF Mr.. A. B. Montgomery
being beautifully dislodged by Repub-
lican being put on the Dawes Commits
sion. Did sound money Democrats ex-
pect any spoils? Aren't they being
treated with gratitude
The intelligent Japanese lectured here
but failed to tell us anything about the
government or the religion but still his
remarks were quite interesting to those
unacquainted with many of the habits
and customs of the Empire. "New
Japan" is just now attracting much at
tention and the Japanese minister at
Washington has made valuable contri-
button to the good understanding which
should exist between his nation and our
own in an article on "The New Japan"
in Harper's Monthly for November. The
article is very engaging and contains the
writers personal views while it recapitu-
lates much that the country has already
done. He hopes to see japan attain
much greater national development.
This new life that Japan has entered
upon is one Of upward struggle. The
United States has been friend to this
Oriental country, helpful in the hour OF
need, considerable at all times. The re-
cent discussions as to Hawaii should not
mar our friendship, but let simple justice
be done.
Mr.. A. @. Burton gave a most interest.
ing talk last Friday night ON the "knotty
problem" of "Social Discomfort" we might
head it. While at Chicago University
he, in company with his professor and
school mates, visited the poorest slums
of that vast American Paris to acquaint
himself with the miseries in which the
poor in large cities live He gave
graphic description oftheir cycle OF wants,
and cravings. He thinks the two impor-
tant qut stions confronting us are to con-
vince those classes that they are as good
as George Pulliam's son and to impress
a millionaire that he is no better from
having been born in palace than boy
born in one of those hoYels. AS before
said it is knotty problem and if it is
ever solved or settled it will be by what
we term sociological results OF missions.
Civilization, cleanliness, education, dis
content OF despair all follow in the wake
Of the cross. Social savagery exists in
all our large cities just as it does in
Africa and India but just how to reach it
and how to deal with II after it is reached
is the perplexing question. These mis-
sionaries can do it eventually to a GER
tain extent by his example as we'll as by
his or her doctrine of love, mercy, con-
sideration and holding up the Savior,
but I'd like to see the color of the mis-
sionarys eyes and hair that could make
young Vanderbilt, or Gould, or Astor,
or Pullman, or Rockefeller believe a fell
low born in the slums is his equal?