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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
AS TO DEMAGOGUES.

KENTUCKY is now witnessing the pass
ing Of the demagogue. The people real
lie that the man who seeks to attain
Office by assailing the interests that build
up and dsyeOp the resources Of the state
is q public enemy. They realize that
whoever jeopardzes the welfare OF the
corporate interests Of the &C mmOnwealth
jeopard yes their interests. The dems-
gOgue who would wage war on the rail-
roads would also wage war on the banks,
the gas plants, and all the local enter
prises in which the money Of the people
is invested. This is an era of co-Opera-
ton. The. thrifty citizens Of the state
are most all stockholders in various in
corporated institutions and the losses
they have sustained in the past through
the attacks Of demagogues on corporate
interests has aroused them.
The demagogue who seeks to array the
people against corporations insults the
public intelligence. He deprLciates the
public wisdom when he assumes that the
people will mistake his selfish motives
and corrupt methods as patriotism and
craftsmanship. He displays his own ig.
norance and culpability when he pre-
sumes that the vo tiers are creatures Of
passion that can be led to any excess by
abuse Of corporate interests.
The turning down Of Goebel at Owens.
borO, Saturday, was rebuke admins
tered by the people against demagogue
ism. 1t was warning to INSCRIPTIONS
politicians to keep hands of the interests
that vitality affect the welfare of the
common wealth and her citizens.
Railroads. banks and other corpora
tons have long been the footballs o.
demsgogues in Kentucky and because
OF this her progress has been retarded
The scales of prejudice have fallen from
the eyes Of the peorle. They are nc
longer blind to their best interests and
the demagogue who implies that they
are fools by appealing to their passions
will be the victim OF their wrath
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

agricultural experiment station show that
in nearly all road conditions broad-tired
wagons pull easier than thoee with mar
row tires. On macadam road load of
3,5IS pounds can be hauled on broad
tires with the same draught as load of
1000 pounds on narrow ones. On gravel
road, except when wet and sloppy on
top, the draught OF the broad-tired wag-
on is much less than that of the narrow
tired wagon load Of 2, 480 pounds can
be hauled on broad tires with the draught
required for 1000 pounds on narrow
tires.
The trials on dirt roads give varying
results. When it is dry. hard, and free
from dust $3.50 pounds can be hauled on
broad tires with the draught required for
1000 pounds ON marrow tires. When
the surface is covered with two or three
inches Of dry loose dust the results are
unfavoIable to the broad tire.
In general the better the road the
greater the advantage OF the broad tire.
On turf it is much easier of draught.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
WHAT BAD
ROADS COST.

1t has been figured out that there are
l 500 900 miles of public road in the
United States, over which 50O000,000
tons Of freight is hauled every year
Putting the average haul at eight miles
though this is probably an overestimate
he figures the cost OF carting at ~ the
ton, or 81, 900 OOO,O the year.
With uniformly gDOd roads the cost Of
moving this freight would be only $780,.
600 900. saving $O,OOO,OOO TO the public
annually. This is equivalent to the
yearly inter- ct on SIC, 900 .OOO. 900 Of per
cent Government bonds.
One half of this almost inconceivably
vast sum would rebuild every mile OF
road in the United States at an aversg &c
cost Of, say, % 1866 per mile, and the 9TH
or half would furnish yearly income Of
500 per mile for their repair aud main
tenance
At present the people Ppsnd the vast
sum OF 5000, 900 each year in repairing
their worthless roads. This sum would
build 1000 miles Of thoroughly good
macadam road. sufficiently wide for rural
use,
Experiments made in the Missouri
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
4 GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT

THE people Of Meade county are to be
congratulated on the possession Of 80
able and enthusiastic a county Superin-
tendent IS w. ID. Ashcrait, He has
done more to advance the cause Of pOpu-
lar education in Meade than any other
incumbent OF the office and that is not
to the disparagement OF his predecessors.
He is filed with vitality, with energy,
ambition and what is better, with an
honest conviction OF his duty and the
ability to do it. He is the right man in
the right place and Meade cannot grant
him too much honor as he has earned
the gratitude Of every parent in the
whole county.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

. A SNAP SHOT
|, OF GLENDEANE.
RNNNNNNNRNNN RRNNNNAAAa

The following, poet's dream might be,
were 1t not description of Glendeane.
1t appeared in the college paper last
week. Its author gives us permission to
send it to the News:
A sleepy looking little village whose
handful of houses clustered together in
simplicity might readily suggest that the
majority of its inhabitants are "passinN
rich with forty pounds year." men to
fortune and to fame unknown, but a
splendid lot of whole-souled fellows are
they. A few stores, a blacksmith shop
that lacks only the spreading chestnut
tree to make it the subject of poem, a
hostelry whose genial host entertains a
goodly company, a saw mill that buzzss
merrilY to the tune of "Pm Up-to- Date"
These with the drug store, depot, and
about dozen dwellings make up Glen
deane-dear Glendeane, whose memory
shall linger like echoes that resound in
the hills OF the Golden World. A famil.
lar sight is a crowd of men and BOYS in.
dulging in all sorts Of pastimes near the
depot, with no thought of labor to worry
their minds. Blessed state this when
one can have life of glad content undis-
turbed by arduous duty. Blessed state.
l say, to enjoy this kind of life; but this
is not for us all. We must get TO our
tasks, and we'll conquer or die.
And then the doctor. At the mention
of him We wish we were an unabridged
dictionary 80 we might find words
enough to do Justice to him. Our
thoughts naturally turn to the doctor
of the Old School" McLaren 30 fitly de-
scribes, and we think Of his noble nature
and life of self.sacrifice as applicable to
our own DIR Dempster. And If the hero
OF Drumsleugh had been helped by the
comforting companion that is the best
half OF our medicine man. perhaps the
lonely neigh of the dear old horse, the
broken snow drifts, and the long solemn
line OF mourners would have been de-
layed many years.
The GROWING glory. the chief pride OF
Glendeane is Utopia, from whose portals
have gone, and will g, lads and lassies
VINO VIII help to be the motive powers
oil this Rraud old commonwealth When
the principal and his assistant are occu-
pants OF Gods Acre may the influences
shed finger like sweet incense borne
aloft by spirit wings.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
ABOUT THE ROADS

THIs winter has been harder on roads
than any other winter within the mem
DRY OF our people. The ground has been
soaked through and through, and has
also been frozen ouite distance from the
surface. The very best road in the coun-
ty, the HaTdinsburg pike, has suffered as
severely as tbs rest. Because the roads
are bad we should not be discouraged.
We should work harder for good roads
now than ever before. We must realize
that there will be no great and healthy
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
BY WAY OF EXPLANATION

The following communication was
received at this office:
MCDANIELs, KY, Mch. 3, 1899 -
THE BRECKENRIDGE News Co., CLOVER
port, Ky.-DEAR SIR; Yours at hand
informing US of your rates on printing
obituary, had no thought of you charg-
ing for printing them or | would never
have mailed them to you. Bro. Thomas
II, Parsons, the husband of Mrs. Catha-
rine Parsons, has and is yet subscriber
to your paper. Bro. Chas. Jarboe as
understand was and his brother is yet.
And with these things in view you can
publish them freegratis or you may mail
them to me at McDaniels, KY, and |
will have them published elsewhere.
Yours truly,
W. R. WAGNER.
From time to time the News has in
formed its readers that obituary notices
are charged for at the rate OF cents per
line. The News from business stand
point and from the standpoint Of honesty
and fairness cannot deviate a hairs
breadth from this rule. Should we have
printed the obituary spoken of in the
above communication, free of charge,
we would have been unfair to every
person who had paid for the printing of
obituaries. 1t is the aim of this paper
to be as fair as possible. 1t desires to
print all the news. 1t gave the facts of
Mrs. Parsons death on several occasions.
Correspondents from various points re-
ported them and uttered such words of
cheer as were fitting under the clrcum-
stances, All were gladly published.
Now comes the obituary notice and
those who send It In ask that it be
printed free Of charge because several of
the relatives and friends of the deceased
pay 81 per year to the News for sub
scTiption. We believe that every sub,
scTiber 10 this paper gets the value of
his dollar and that we are only obligated
to him OF her to give them fifty-two good
papers every year as the return for their
subscription. We do not accept the
money OF the subscriber as the donation
of a charitably inclined person and we
do not think We are mortgaged to them
when we receive their dollar We have
certain business rules to 90 by and unes
We adhere to them the printers in
our employ will have to 20 unpaid and
the paper manufacturers whistle for
their money. obituaries are charged
for by all hrst-class papers The News
is hrst-class paper. 1t has, dots and
will charge for obituaries. We sincerely
hope that We will not be called on again
for eNDlaDatiOns
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
WITH THE
THE
PENCIL PUSHERS.


Says the Stanford Interior-Journal
The Hartford Herald publishes list OF
murders that have occurrt in that county
in the last u years, which shows that "a
human lives have been taken in that
time AS that county is not noted for
it's lawlessness, and as it's killings may be
taken as an average, it will be easily fig.
urpd that ,O42 murders have been COM
mitted i'll the State in the last three
score years. Verify human life is the
cheapest thing in Kentucky.
The Shelby Sentinel save: Every town
has its different class OF citizens. Some
pull on every strirg that will benz it,
themselves and their neiehbors, and
sometimes if they do not see much for
themselves, but see that their neighbors
will be benefited, pull Just as hard.
Others never pull unless they can see
the direct benefit to themselves, and
sometimes let 60 If they think their
neighbors will be benefited. They are
too selfish to be of any benefit outside of
adding one to the population, and con-
Stunning the amount of food necessary
for their existence. Shelbyville has its
full quota of the latter class
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

demsndio for Breckenridge county property
unit we procure such roads as will give
ms access TO market every day in the
year. The money the tax payers spend
for road purposes is not lost. II never
will be. A more careful disposition Of
il would result in enormous good. See
to II that good men aud true men as we'll
as men gifted with common sense are
appointed road supervisors in the various
districts
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

men not properly skilled. We know
this country is far more interested in the
development OF the navy than of the
army. Volunteers are called for in the
latter and come with training a light
task, situated as our country now is COM
plications may arise at any time. We
want trained men on land or sea and
therefore must not forget Washington's
advice uttered century ago. l don't
wish the life crushed out OF our Republic
by taxation. But l believe to protect
our interests the army bill should pass
and that an adequate navy must be built
aud maintained. IL you please Mr..
E1itor, etc, ETC., etc.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

Navy or the army or in any other walk
of life. Don't preach to our boys there
can be no more Jetfersons, Clays, Web
sters or even Washingtons. Don't tell
them there are no statesmen any more.
There are men of transcendent power
today and right in politics pure, true,
good examples, who have done AS much
for their country as Dewey or as their
predecessors. Let the black sheep alone
and watch the white.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
VIII Build in Aprll.

II. A, Oelz9 will begin the work of
erecting his handsome new business
house as soon in April as the weather
permits. 1t is to be made model mer-
camille building and will be an ornament
to the city, The building is to be occu-
pied by HestoD, Willis Co. and that
firm will handle a truly metropolitan
stock OF goods
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
ACOTNTY EALR.

The efforts to organize an association
for the purpose of giving Breckenridge a
good, clean county fair, should meet with
every encouragement. Those who can
afford to interest themselves in the
movement, should do so. 1t would be a
good thing for the farming interests OF
the county.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

FRASKLIN, the philosopher said
''Plo deeD while sluggards sleep,
And on will have corn to sell and to
keep
But the present caper is:
"If you want TO get rich very soon,
Form trust and lie aOed till noon !"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

A NEW method of telegraphy capable
of transmitting two thousand words per
minute, has been discovered. This is
about the rate Urey Woodson talked
when he found that p. Watt Hardin
had stolen a march on him in his own
bailiNIck,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

IT Is said that Attorney General Mon
nett, of Ohio, declined a bride OF
500, 600 offered to him on condition that
he drop the prosecution OF the Standard
Oil Trust, fthe old saying is true, that
"eve,v man has lis price," the bIiber
evidently did not wait until bars ain Jay
TO mt ie the transaction.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

A LOUISVILLE minister describes life
as an express package destined for
Heaven. When the package is lost We
suppose no claims for damages will be
allowed for losses incurred by fire,
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

CECIL RHODES lad dream recently,
in which he saw Uncle Sam the ruler
Of this continent. The Mexicans can
find comfort in the knowledge that
dreams 90 by cOntraries.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

A HoosIER prophet predicts that the
Ohio will 90 on bigger tear this year
than it did in 1884. Please, Mr.. Weather
Clerk give us a drought and prove that
he is talking through his hat.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

In scientific article have just read
about bacillus, microbes, germs, by an
eminent M. d, creating and causing
consumption and typhoid fever. We
will have to void all milk, have a deep
we'll sunk, then us only distilled water,
ignore fresh oysters, quit breathing for
fear Of a germ entering a lung cell and if
we did at last, when the Lord called us
We would "fold our tents" and prepare
to march to the only cline where we
would he immunes
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

A CAMP AlGNER tells Louisville report
er that he sees bad signs for Goebel down
in Western Kentucky. is it possible
that Urey Woodson is making an exhi-
bition Of bis ieelingsP
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

Some one has asked for simple rule
for capitaliziDg or not capitalizing east,
north, south, etc Rhetoric gives the
simplest, if simply points of the compass
are referred to, small letters. If the peo-
pie, for instance the "effets and dreamy
East" of course capital. dislike to
see capitals put in for eff ct, but it is
horrid to use small letter where cap
ital is proper.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

A rose would smell as sweet, they say,
BY any other name
Its thorns, though call them what we may
Will prick us just the same.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

Hoods Saraparilla never disappoints
Ii may be taken for impure and impover
ished blood with perfect confidence that
it will cure.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

JUDGE BARKER, of Louisville, is wagiDg
a campaign against the lotteries. Bet
he's not game enough to suppress mar
rage. the greatest lottery oil them all.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

The Carlists are said TO be once more
active. Don Carlo must have made a
raise by pavning his diamond shirt
studs.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

The Missouri legislature has only pass
ell two laws thus far this session. The
people Of that grand old state must feel
like singing the doxolOgy.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

" you call a man a lion
lie will always be your friend,
But Just hint that he's bear, and
He will hate you to the end.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

THE melancholy days are come,
The coolest Of the year.
And the coal-bin's most empty
And the Springs not nowhere's near.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.


The question Of Woman's Suffrage is
always live one and the following COM
munications were evoked by the publica-
ton of an article on the subject in the
week before last issue OF the News:
/ / /
Our BrandenbuTg correspondent SAYS:
Woman's suffrage by Sold Water" in
last issue, was out and out for woman
voting Some good arguments were
made. BIT please excuse me unless, it
were p ssible for my sex to shouldsnUthe
Herculeau task of purifying the politi-
cal arena. the coming generation will
no doubt go to the booths.
/ / /
DEAR Mr.. EDTToR As your CORE
sponient who signs herself "Cold Water"
has discoursed the Woman's Suffrage
question much ADLER than l could do, /
will simply say fully and unequivocally
indorse her article and ask every reader
OF your valuable paper who has read il
to read 1t sRain, in fact l wish every
voter in tn" United States would read II.
1t is 10 he found in the issue OF the News
OF Feb % NJ. This was a good day to
publish such an article.
Resp ctfully,
THos j JOLLY.
/ /
The article In week before lasts issue
entitled "WOman's Suffrage" was most
interesting piece and the writer certain
ly proves her sax proud as an up-to.date |
woman. The subject agitated whether
or not a woman should be allowed TO
vote Her sentiments were perfectly
splendid and they are consistent with
mine. Why not a woman be allowed TO
vote? Where are some Of those old
iogiea who believe that woman was made
only fE slaves? Wake up and let u
have your views of this important ques /
ton. ELEANoR B. HERDRIcK
GAS RrA
H.. A. Z. Tia knd Van L. IT,. D.I.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1899.
EIGHT PAGES.

The Goebel ice wagon was overturned
at Greensboro, Saturday.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

II THE temperature would only adj
vance with the raise in wages, this coun-
try would be filed with unalloyed happi-
naaa
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

The Georgia gold miners have formed
a protective association. They must
have heard Of the gold.bugs.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

Fish scale iewelry is the fad just now
In Boston the Goldfish has the prefer
ence.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

THE writer who first spoke of Sweet
girl graduates seems to have been post
ed on the Meade county variety.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

The man who said the backbone OF
winter was broke evidently was not post
ed on anatomy.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

no-To-5ae for Fifty Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong blood pure. 800. g. All druRgista
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

Beg pardon, Mr.. Editor, before criti-
Clsing my articles read them more care
fully. l did not say wanted Uncle Gam
"to increase his army TO the standard, in
number OF Germany or France" / did
say and do not retract that wanted our
government ito have people trained TO
arms az those countries" Look at our
late war and at the blunders made by
officers not properly dIscIp insd or
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

Catherine Moore says Kipling is deep
ly in love with his wife, but che is not
pretty or stylish, and which she says re-
minds her that ''if an ugly woman is
loved at all, she is loved much better
than a pretty one." Rudyard Kipling
or no other man who has an ugly wife,
doesn't know it. have always argued
that, and / believe it.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

EVERY bad road in this county should
be an eloquent argument for good roads.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is upques.

tionab'y the most remarkable remedy ever produced
for the cure of throat and lung troubles. 1t has
cured thousands, and has done wonders in many
case of incipient consumption.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

Moiaska, one Of the three, incontest.
able, great worlds women now left to
the stage, is in Louisville this week.
She is original, and her ways and meth
dds are her own without imitation, W Inch
is saying a great deal at this day and sge
when the stage, the press, the literary
world, the religious circle-are So full Of
"had beens" and nothing new under
the sun" Her plays are exalted class
les. She has revived Lady Macbeth, !"
which is said to be her most magnificent
protIayal. | saw Wallach Davenport
mot Fanny but Mr. and Mrs. Farren
play shakespeare's famous tragedies,
LADY Macbeth" Richard Third" and
"OthellO" in the winter OF "a "Mac.
beth" WAS the most brilliant.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

CASToRrA.
Bears the HIAs Kind YOU Have ANar DOulh
''', e G1H2zs1
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

We hate to be disillusioned with per-
sons we meet socially after having ex-
pected much of them and from them,
say for example, we meet one of whom
we've had most fllttering accounts and
one says Miss 80 and so l am glad to
meet you, and under such pleasant sur
roundings, Miss So and So replies
"Oh, 80 am 1 glad to see you, is my hat
straight? l wish had a looking-glass.
| wonder if Mr.. Such and Such will be
here" Disillusioned is no name, but l
pass on, wondering, wondering.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

How We confound intelligence and
education. l hear persons say, "Oh! l
wish had stayed in the School room
longer, oh I'd give anything for an ed
ucation." While they do not realiz
that intelligent home surroundings,
books, papers, correct speaking, recep-
tive, retentive memory are all 10 be val
ued and that it lies within themselves to
cultivate and improve the mind il they
possess natural intelligence which l
think is to great extent inherited. A
child or a young person is much to be
Pitied who is deprived of this gift by in
heritance, and yet has it bestowed as a
gift from God and lacks intelligent sur.
roundings in the home circle.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1899-03-08

Don't let any of us complain or find
fault with our proof reader any moIe
Especially if he has an old fashion cold)
when in the literary chat of Munsey we
find this expression "When one of the
young ladies were &c, &c How liable
we all are to make such mistakes, by TAX
ing the objective plural after the prepo-
sition instt ad of the subject nominative
singular and make the verb agree wrong.
English under6led is rare. No one is nj
fallible but conversation or a written ar
trticle is either made or marred by our
expressions In writing there is scarce
ly an excuse for great GROWS.