The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1898-07-19
Reflections of The X. p. A. Trip.

The golden hearted daisies, the
hododendrons. the wild roses. the lark
,pur and the orchid are blooming In all
heir glory. the strawberries are rlpen-
,ug, and Nature seems to smile all day
long on the rock-walled isle of Mackl-
nae. Speaking of Nature, have had
rare opportunities to note the advance
of the seasons this year. In February
saw the fragrant rose and the luscious
strawberry in Louisiana and Florida.
and on May Day saw them bloom at
Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga.
In June the Bluegrass roses aud straw
berries gave me joy, and in July they
greeted me at breeze-swept Macklnac.
Is it any wonder that such country Is
dear to the heart of every American
All of Detroit is justly proud OF
Belle Isle Park, which is one of the
loveliest spots l ever saw. 1t is an
land, containing 700 acres, which the
city!purchased years ago for 100000
From a swampy tract known first as
Snake Island. and later as Hog Island,
it was imp owed by drives, walks, lakes,
club honses, ETC., until it is place OF
wondrous beauty, famed far and wide
as Beautiful Belle Isle" the pride of
Detroit.
It was a mean trick in jim Allen, of
the Cynthiana Democrat, to class the
writer along with 3,647 ,O21 persons who
wrote poems on Remember The
Maine" Neither is the writer guilty of
any Manila, Santiago or Havana poems.
The world does not know that Mr..
Allen was only prevented from carrying
out his threat to write poem on ere
member The Maine," by an injunction
being sworn out by the writer, and Billy
Hill, of the Reporter.
Who planned the trip to Mackinac?
Who hour by hour laid down the law?
| Who never ceased to work his jaw?
| Bob MOrningStar.
| @[Cynthiana Democrat.
Who made announcements by the score?
! Who always had the deck-and floor?
! Who had thousand Jokes in store?
| Bob MOTniDgstar.
The Elkton Progress furnishes this
brief history of the K. P. A: 1.-The
Kentucky Press Association was orga-
nized at Frankfort in January, 1869, by
the election of the distinguished Gorge
D. Prentice as President. The present
President, Mr.. H E. Voolfolk, makes
the fourteenth President the association
has had in the following Or!er 1869,
George D. Prentice; 1870. W. VI. Halde-
man; 197O-86, J, Stoddard JOhuston;
1886, J. w. Hopper; 1888, E. Polk John
son; 1890. Urey Woodson: 1891. Il. A.
Sommers; 1892, 9. M. Meacham; 1898;
Sam J. Roberts; 1894, I. B. Nall; 1895,
John A. Bell; 1896, Ben D. Ringo; 1897,
L. W. Gaines; 1898, b. E. Voolfolk.
The association has steadily grown
through many years and is to day one of
the strongest state organizations in the
Union"
AS the K. P. A. was leaving Macki-
nae heard an editor say that the ex-
penses of three persons in his party had
not aggregated $50-but there were
others. Two Of the boys took thirty
five minute horseback ride on the island
and paid $6 for the pleasure. Another
high-flier had extra meals served in his
room, and his bill for two days was ST..
These are mere bagatelles, however,
to the Kentucky editor who is out on q
pleasure jaunt.
One incident of the K. P. A. trip il
indelibly impressed on the memory Of
seven or eight Kentuckians. They
failed to secure stateroom. but enjoyed
the sleep of the just on cots in the cabin.
At an unusually early hour a number of
lady passengers congregated on the
stairway in full view of the editorial
sleepers. One by one the modest news
paper men awoke and were horrfied
by the embarrassing situation.
The ladies seemed to have no desire to
go out on deck. To lie under cover
longer meant to make toilet before a
larger crowd of spectators. Stealthily
the editors erawled out in various states
of undress and embarrassment and
made their toilets in uncomfortably
meek and lowly positions at least
twelve women in full view. The men
never before felt so much in evidence
but they couldn't stay in bed all day