The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1897-06-23

Where is the Moses that can get the
Democrats under the same banner again?
1t is the only salvation.
Mrs II. W. Herndon is at her summer
home at Doe Run Sulphur Springs,
charming place for summer outing. 1t
is situated on a beautiful running stream
OF pure water and where there is, as well,
fine sulphur water and plenty Of shade.
Mrs. Herndon is FIRST class Kentucky
house-keeper and her table will be sup
piled with the freshest and incest vege-
tables, milk, butter and fruit. She wish
es limited number OF boarders and l
know Of no spot where one could enjoy
restful season at a most reasonable
rate, $3.50 per week or rs cents day. /
have an invitation from my old friends
to visit them while there. When once
you see and enjoy the beauties of the
place and Mrs. Herndons hospitality you
will be loath to leave.
Reading is certainly great relaxation
after the incessant affairs OF busy life.
Modern literature serves as a recreation
after fatigue. Forty years ago when
books were not plentiful and cheap as
they are now, there was some excuse for
not reading, but at this day there is none.
l am indebted to a number of kind
friends here and elsewhere for good
books. Ny friends in Greensboro are
enthused over "Quo Vadis," narrative
of the time of Nero. 1t is translated
from the Polish by jeremiah Curtin and
is very fine work. 1t is a conflict de-
scribed OF moral ideas with the Roman
Empire-a conflict from which christian
ity issued as the leading force in history.
A most comforting, consoling took is
"Hiram Colts Religion" One Of the
best Rotations we had last Tuesday
night was "Book." What would we do
without good books?
Queen Victoria has been on the throne
long. Her court pure, her life SERENE"
She has reigned we'll all the days OF her
royal career, and now in this her diamond
jubilee, an empire turns to her with graf
itude, love and loyalty. Sixty most
eventful years have slipped by since she,
a slender, blue-eyed girl OF eighteen, re-
ceived the news that she was to be the
chief ruler of great nation. We're ] to
say why this good queen is so beloved
and 30 respected, l would answer it in
the words-"Her womanliness." Her
political powers, her faithful attention TO
affairs of State, have male a deep inn
preston. But the simple pleasures and
beautiful virtues of home life have never
been ignored. She has been a tender
mother, and was devoted wife. She
knows how to extend sympathy to others;
She has high ideal OF duty; the Queen
is a woman like all other women. In all
that we read Of her there is touch of
nature which draws our hearts to her 1
remember only too we'll reading touch
ing incident told OF her visit to a poor
woman at Balmoral after her widow
hood. The woman had, like the Queen,
lost her husband, and the two widows
wept together. The woman apologized
when the Queen said, 81 am so thankful
to cry with some one who knows exactly
how feel" We do not love Monarch
ism, but as Americans we will rejoice
with our sister nation during these days
of rejoicing and pray that this true
woman may yet be spared TO lead her
nation in the way of peace.
1t is a crying shame to think that our
own metropolis, our beautiful Southern
city, Louisville, is making an effort, or at
least, some OF her citizens, TO mix up re-
liglon with the city schools, The idea
of competent, efficient ladies being dis
missed on account OF being conscientious
Roman Catholics. II is in direct opposi-
ton to the constitution Of these United
States and OF our own fair State When
ever We mix religion with politics and
schools we are retro grading. We are
losing touch with the intellectual life OF
a country. Teachers OF any denomina-
ton should not, Of course, take their own
individual views into public schools.
They should deal with the practical
problems presented by moral and social
conditions and with the problems OF alb
stIact thought. Neither subject should
be evaded or ignored. Pupils will think
and will ask questions along relig-
ious lines To tell a pupil not to
think or tell him II is wicked TO think
is as bad as to repeat the magic blunder
OF the Inquisition. But teachers can
meet all the eager, questioning thoughts
Of a trained mind without bringing in In
dividual views and opinions. AMethod-
list or a Baptist has no more right 10 In
troduce his or her views than Catholic,
in public school where all denomina-
tions attend. We want brave, able,
trained, unbiased, unprejudiced teach
ers, then We will have one OF the finest
spirits nation can have. All the papers
and all the ministers OF Louisville are