The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-05-10
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MRs. HATTIE B GRrNSRLL.
Louisville wasn't very patriotic when
it came to Dewey day.
"Ben Hur' is to be dramatized by
VIM. Young the New York dramatist.
An extra session Of Congress in Octo-
Der J Grave questions to be handled
see President Mckinley loves to fish
and will fish. 1 thought only Democra-
tic Presidents ished
An "open gate" policy don't work we'll
for the "Colonels. The small boy, like
Peck's bad boy, is nuisance sometimes.
Judge Barker condemns lotteries
operated by churches and charitable
institutions as illegal as those operated
by persons fer gain.
The "three cornered" Guberational
fight is absorbing all thoughts politically
and many counties will send delegates
uninstructed except for Governor.
A Louisville firm should have furnish
ed the silver service for the battleship
Kentucky. The likeness of Daniel
Boone and the seal of Kentucky, should
have been affixed in this state.
Lafayette and Washington have fallen
into insignifcance since Aguinaldo has
been at the head OF a small body OF
maurauders, using the torch to devastste
his own country and showing only the
courage Of the savage.
am 30 grieved to think old Gen.
Wade Hampton got "singed" even in
trying to save his pet dog from fire.
had the pleasure of travelling up
Ouachita with that old hero in the
seventies and lie was fine speciman of
southern manhood.
don't profess to be aJefferson-(p oor
fellow Just to think how he is mis-
understood Emerson says only the
great are misunderstood) but why don't
state tickets let National issues alone
and deal with state matters and rise to
its highest duties?
Manuel wears the blue ribbon but
look out for tomorrow-Clark day-for
Corsive--winner of the California Derby.
AS sequel to that classic event few of
our party to the May festival will be in
the grand stand to see the "equine
giants" meet in the Clark stakes.
BeWleVville wonders what Mrs. Jolly
and Miss Eva Carrigan did when the
race problem was preached at Atlanta.
1 imagine they we're decisive as Miss
Laura Clay, OF Kentucky, was at Grand
Rapids, Mich, when the question of
separate coaches for the races came up.
A Kentuckian, southerner is true to
his or her training.
have the paper, "Appeals to Reason
handed me by Socialist friend. In it
is a fine article by Debs on "Prison
La or" which he regards as carried for
ward purely for private profit aud to
which he is much opposed, he regards
too, as pernicious to free labor. May
be 80, but this Socialist question always
has ''sorter" wound me up. A Socialist
is by no means an Anarchist.
At last-at last-in this the decline OF
the nineteenth century one writer Ia
Frenchman you might know has Yindi-
Gated Eve, poor Eve, who for centuries
has suffered with no voice raised to de-
fend. Richard LIE Gallienne is brave
enough to come to her rescue in verse,
for plucking the golden apples from the
mystic tree. Forbidden fruit he says is
always sweetest, hence Eve was only
mortal.
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Derby Day at. Churchill Downs is
always classic event, but it strikes me
that no such enthusiasm exists now as
back in the '70s. For instance when
Mollie McCarty and Ten Brock in 1875
ran their four mile race. This town was
wild with excitement and betting was at
fever heat, and no telephone in those
days kept US in the dark. We are pro-
crossing "muchee" morally hear OF
scarcely no betting and very little en-
thusiasm.
Speaking of the race question. Book
or Washington's head is level on that
subject and If his own color would listen
to him their future prospects would
brighten. He had an able article not
long since in the ,"Freemen" published
in Indianapolis. The southern man is
the colored mans best friend and Col
Ingersoll had better conhne himself to
searching his own needy heart instead
of delivering inhammatory addresses to
the contrary.
The "Work OF the Missions" by Mrs.
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