The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-01
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BY MRS HATTIE eRINNRLL

very person into which no eye ever
enetrabs.
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No doubt the 81, Louis Exposition vii
,e held in 1903, as was stated in my
Current Topics" Of last issue.
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Il has showed again for rarity There
we're SHOWS predicted for the winter.
Who has kept tallyH Surely more than
hirty.
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Meningitis is still getting in it's deadly
work in many Of our cities and TOWNS.
| have heard Of no cases in this part Of
The Stste.
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The unconverted who are postpOning
signing the protocol Of peace to their
souls salvation may never have an ''ac-
cePted time" again
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It is the daily life that makes as have
in ones professions of Chris
tianity. His or her walk day by day,
month in and year ont, not spssmodiC.
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And now where is Lookout" A nice
little correspondent from there writes Of
my column in kind manner. Does he
or she know me? l always feel an I'M
usual interest in the ambitious young.
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Walt Whitman and his "Leaves Of
Grass" have no connection with Spain
or Spanish year OF which am aware /
thought made that plain by preface
However, may not have been lucid.
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In the little Philistine, periodical Of
protest, find it has the Independence to
spell words IKE they sound, for instance:
'karacter," "fysikally," "fYseek," lad
drest," "enuf" Would you call it
volapukP
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Boston seems to be no longer the
chief literary centre Of the effete and
dreamy east Now the artistic and liter
airy sun has arisen in Fast Aurora N. Y.
The Pnilistine is published there and |
''The Erie County Clarion" See3
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Wouldn't we all love TO hear the Rev.
DIR. John Watson (Ian MacLaren) when
he lectures in Louisville, March 18th.
The distinguished author Of BESIDE the
Bonnie Briar Bush" and "Auld Lang
Syne" is favorite with all KsntuskiAns
who have read these delightful works.
Oh my soul! Here is the gum-shoe
Statesman back from Guatemala And
'they" do say he may run for Governor
of Kentucky. Mr. Hunter is not inn
pecunious to start on and then you know
politics can be ''inconsistent" even II
women are not in it, and Hon. Geo. D.
T, id is-0nly this and nothing more.
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Yes sir, even, as predicted by posted
ones, tho hens have even formed an egg
trust, during the recent billiards. you
know. The fruit bids fair to run up to
figures approximating those OF 1868.
Butter on the contrary is low. you can
look in a cows iace-meek, submissive
and see she doesn't iavor-''trusts
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The Red Cross representatives have
done noble work at Manila. Small
pox has been in the army but nothing
like an epidemic. Much sickness has
prevailed on account Of dirt, the accum-
ulation of years, perhaps centuries.
Convicts have been put to work on the
streets and Manila's physioeaomy isl
some what changed.
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Let us all hope the army bill now
before Congress will have speedy and
favorable consideration. Oar army and
navy have by brilliant conduct won for
the United States a new empire and for
themselves imperishable glory Let US
have a people trained TO arms as in Ger
many and France. Let Congress make
such provisions a. abroad.
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Many important facts are connected
with our new possessions in the West
Indies Of much consideration. Our &C
QUESTION OF Porto Rico will be attended
with large commercial advantages,
Spain and Cuba have heretOfore come in
for good per cent Of the imports and
exports Of the island. The trade will
now fall very largely into the Golfers OF
the United States, In addition to the
trade we have already with the island.
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That was most beautiful tribute paid
'yinnie" COX by the Rev. E, w. Bot
tomley, pastor Of the Lander Memorial,
NJ. E church, Louisville. Vincent Cox
died in foreign service for his country.
Brother BottOmleY was our pastor here
for several years. He married one OF our
very lOveliest girls, Miss Annie Walker.
The tribute was given in full and
brought back Brother Bottomley's SYM
pathetic, gentle style 80 dear to those
who were OF his flock,
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Oh. Mr.. Editor, don't you know l
clean, clear forgot 10 say something
about the 22t2 What pity How I'M
patriotic wish l had said something
about our liberties being at stake. /
wish ! had said, "More than one hmm.