The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1911-05-03


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TN soon be time to dig for CHG
gers.
There are few to doubt how
splendidly the recall would apply
TO the present Governor of Ken
lucky.
There will be few Republican
candidates who will point with
pride" to Kentucky's recent or
present administration.
Kentuckians will perhaps be in
terested in the fact that the census
returns show there are fewer people
in Paradise now than there we're
ten years ago.
War with Mexico seems hardly
probable at present. Our failure 10
pronounce some Of their proper
names properly seems to be our
principal offense just now.-.-..--.-.------
It is announced that the Dutch
have taken possession of one OF the
Philippine islands. Let's just let
'em take the whole bunch and not
saw anything more about 1t.
One thing about being President is
that the Chief Executive gets free
mass to all of the big ball games
Hear that, young man? What an in
centiye to strive for the goal!
On the seventh page of the Herald
to-day will be found the full text OF
the Canadian reciprocity measure
now before Congress. Read it and
YOU will know exactly what the Dill
means.
The Ohio County Fair should
have another exhibit this year With
ont a doubt. Let us hope that the
officials will be given the proper en-
couragement and that they Will not
hesitate in the matter
Col Roosevelt declined to name
the Kentucky triplets born at Cory
don. We cannot understand the
Colonel's tactics in keeping out OF
the lime-light so much OF late'
Probably not feeling well.
The editor of the Leitchfield Ca
zette is kicking because the census
returns give Grayson county only 80
gain in population in the last ten
years. He says five per cent. OF
this increase has been furnished IN
his own family.
Old Hartford is beginning to take
on her perennial bloom of flowers
and landscape. The town has the
reputation of being one OF the pref
test in the country anywhere, and
each years adds to its we'll known
prestige in this respect.
Henry r. Huntington, OF Los An
geles, Cal, paid fifty thousand dol
lars for a rare copy of the Bible. o
course the book he bought, being
precious curiosity, will seldom be
seen by the race of men, but wha
a volume of Bible doctrine could
have been propagated among tn
nations of the earth with that larg
sum of money!
DR.. Ben L. Bruner is said to hav
his ear turned towards the Repuh
lican gubernational phonograph an
il is evident that he would Xix
mighty we'll to hear his name rims
ing on the political record. He
listening and says his candidacy d.
ponds altogether upon whether an
of the other Republican candidate
have slipped some of the planl
from his alleged platform.
One of the worst menaces OF III
public welfare to-day is the Thir
House, which convenes with the a
sembling of almost every legislati'
body. Its members are the lobb
lists and bribe-givers who stand iii
evil angels at the side of many hol
est legislators. Their presence
both recognized and felt, but the
adjustment is one of the serio'
problems that confront the law-mal
ing bodies OF the present time.
At a meeting of the Executi'
Committee OF the Kentucky PREF
Association, held in Louisville r.
Gently, Cerulean Springs, in Il
northern part of Trigg county, WI
decided upon as the place for hol
ing the midsummer meeting OF tn
Association this year, and the tin
of meeting June 1928, inclusiv
Cerulean is one of the most plea