Breathitt County News, 1907-07-12

MEOPERiCUlO 1IY 8KXATOH Hex smnIL Some grateful friend has scnt mo u marked copv of the Lexing Lexington - ton Lexington Lender dated June JOlh It must have been sent from tho Queen CitoC the Blue Gras Cor I in addressing mo Cnmptoi wng i spelt Camptonc The blue pen pencil - cil pencil marks called mv attention to n certain paragraph written by Col Duncan in which ho stntc tint Wolfe county has 300 00 worlh if jackasses and 22 idiots Nov 1 am in sympathy with Duncan irusado against the boodlers noli grafters of Lexington and hum ho succeed in landing them in the pIJlletlntinrr but in order to do so it is not necessary for him to ridicule the jackasses of Wolfe county when he can find the King oC jackasses within his own hide So go ahead Colonel and give them the dcviltho grafters Our jackasses arc four legged rour5 arc not and have a perfect right to do a little braying without interruption uption on your part 0 Thc mountain people of Kcr Lucky have been much abused and slandered without a cause They hue been the target of misrelre tntation by heartless and heat les pencil prattlers for revenue only With all their imperfections the mountain people arc honest fear fearless - less fearless generous and true having neither garftcrs nor boodlen in their ranks In the mountains the door of the smokehouses the corn corncribs - cribs corncribs and of the humble homes arc loft unlocked of nights with per feet safety and thieves burglar sad highway robbers nre char actors that do not flourish in the mountains and arc not onchal as numerous as in the more fnvorell i parts of the State 0 Tho mountain people are Gods i noblemen in truth and in deed Thc aro > not shocked nor nlnrmcd bytlio earthquakes of slander tint villainy that originate in tho racked brain of irresponsi ilignere and traducers of oth r sections Level lands and waving blue grass do not make men tow Bring mountains and tangled pcu vines do not unmake men Char nctcr is tho thermometer that indi cute his real worth as a man xnd this ho can have in one section the sumo as any other 0 Jotter brighter and happier Jays arc ahead A new era is bo ing ushered inone of good feeling Turmoil strife factions and d is COI Js and bitter feelings in the past have been the setback not only of the mountains but the h910 state of Kentucky Gnad iunl1 y this is disappearing nndu I new sun can be seen in the skies I molo blue and less red Ono see lion can not and should not build upon tho downfall of tho other Moro and more this fact is being recognized and appreciated The blue grass needs the mountains and tho mountains need the bluegrass o The chronic knocker the unnec unnecessary - essary unnecessary faultUnder is an undesir able character in any communit He retards its progress defames its lame and makes odious its cli climate - mate climate with tho slime and filth of his misrepresentations His creed is not to do good upbuild and elevate tho standard of its citizenship but ft is to defamo malign slander and tcardown on the slightest of pretexts pretextst 0 I a Often the mother of faultfind faultfinding - ing faultfinding ts ill viilind envy and malice fruits not very palatable and not cnlcultited toredound to the good oC Clio community We should Ocrlc p in mind that we are brothers of one common Immunity and what tends to darken or dc stro r the lifo of one is a black blot on the horizon of the whole brother brotherhood - hood brotherhood of man Friendly criticism iC diciously used is beneficial but malicious accusations for > the I snlto of notoriety or tho stake of creating a sensation is morcn1OU ping than words o can Qxpres ds ratn oX j I ndmiro the fellow wh Q p 0 rK tl I iias it f t fo C t

I pleasure in boosting his horn country if ho can do so without slandering somo other section I When he resorts to theabuse of some other mans native heath h his - is his to bo pitied and despised liS n despoiler andas heartless ingrate 0 I love every foot of Kentllck soil tho chivalrous mitt patriotic deeds of her soldiers and stltemen dead and living tho noble deed of daring love and devbtion on the part of her women in tierce and in war I want to see Kchtuck tho grandest and the brightest in thc galaxy of the Union of States the hearts of her men made happy bj the kisses of the noblest and fair fairest - est fairest women beneath the sunnnd I want to see tho blessed mountains iloisom as a rose with the glnd smiles of prosperity and the bles Bcd Blue Grass region become one perpetual haven of bliss more and more the ideal Garden Spot oC tho world and last that some day I will have money enough to buy u umber of fertile acres in the midst of this Garden Spot This is the kind of love thai nnimnte me in every word of tongue or of lon for our Old Kentucky home homeCommittee Committee Meeting At u meeting of tho UClublicnn Legislative Committee of the 92nd Legislative District of Jlntuck held in Jackson Kentucky on July U 1907 for tho purpose of fixing the line place and manner of hold I fug a convention for the purpose 0C nominating a Republican CUll didute for Representative in the cgislature from said district to bo voted for at tho Novcmber election J907 the following were present AV L May Chairman of the Republican executive commit committee - tee committee of Magollin county by proxy 111 Wheeler Chairman of the Republican executive committee of Lee county by proxy and J 13 oLln Chairman of this Repu nl can executive committee of Breath itt county in person the snid mod counties composing said district districtOn On motion duly made J B tle Iin was made chairman of the mcotins and Kelly Knsh secretary of tho Republican executive com mittco of Breathitt county was made secretary of the meeting The following business was transacted transactedIt It was ordered that the Chair moan of the counties composing this district call county conven conventions - tions conventions to bo held in the county Bents osnid counties on tho third day oC August 1907 for the purpose oC Gentling delegates to attend the Hepubliclt district convention to bo held in Jackson Ky on August 8 1907 for the purpose of nomin nominating - ating nominating a candidate for said oflicc The said conventions arc to be held vita voce and counties composing said district are entitled to dole nLcs as follows Breathitt votes Lee 10 votes and Magoflin 15 votes as based on tho presidential election of 1900 this basis being one vote for each one hundred Hcpublicnn votes cast in said coon tics and one vote for each fraction thereof over fifty votes otesI order the committee adjourned Given under our hands as chair chairman - man chairman and secretary of said meeting this July 8 1907 1907J J B McLin Chm Kelly Kash Secv Thc tax laws passed by tho lust legislature are so obnoxious that 1 11i ouri woman applied to the court and obtained permission to remove about a half a q 115on dol mars worth of her trusWundsfroi Loxingtop to Missouri The Lex Lexington - ington Lexington Herald a machine organ is kicking up a lot of fuss about it TheOy to remedy vho evil k to vote for Willsdh and elect the topublican ticket this fall n NI 1 cunnand family oC McQuinn nn w Wt Vhittakc and uilYof Quicksand left here + week fort Oklahoma wherJU oxpecrto make thoi futufJlake a fV to bto cloth C nitmet has f len1tlms non r u aI11i r oretn I t a I npoy qr sLm lit ti F a 4 k a rl f

DAMES AND DAUGHTER Mme Culvc doliglits In showa of trite Indians In Now York she went tot n rlilo In the stagecoach on its WilT to bo held 111t The Infant heir to the throne or 811111 Is Iwlnfj cared for by Kngllsh inurse5 The head JIUMO Id n Miss Kvnfis and her usslstflut Is MJss Alice Jlarj Bout hag Both are Roman Catholics Julia Ward IIowo recently celebrated her cIshtyclKhth birthday and to show how spry she was entered the elevator nt her homo In llcntotrund ran the ma machine - chine machine up and down three stories to nc commodnte a visitor Dr Mnry Stone who Is the bend ot nn Aiucrknu hospital In Kluklang cen central - I tral central China lately returned to this tour I i try to be operated upon tor nJlpelllll I iltlK She has recovered Is now In Nctt York and will return to China In flit fullTwo 4 Two New York society leaders Mrs Harry Payne Whltupy and Mrs IIer man H Duryea formed a pnrtnorsbl11 at ouo line and went Into horse racing registering In the Jockey club as Mr Itoslyn Too much publicity and heavy expense however have com jlned to Induce their retirement trop the turf as owners The Duchess of Uoxburshe formerly Miss CJoclet of few York after spend spending - ing spending about 1000000 In the repair and idormneiit of Floss Castle has leased at nn extravagant figure Lord Cole irookes London inanslou where she Is expected to entertain lavishly Hex grace Is earning a reputation as one at the most lavish money spenders of the uigloAmorlcan aristocracy The oldest living human being of uu lienllc record Is Mrs Mary Wood ot llllsboro Ore n few mile west ot Portland Mrs Wood Is 120 years old She was born In Knoxvlllo Tcnn lnT 20 1787 which the records of Kllox tillo still show When Mho was sixty tire year old cho rode the entire dls nice across the continent from her old hone In Tennessee to her present home 111 Oregon OregonTHINGS THINGS THEATRICAfcr William Gillette after a prosperous season In Clarice H now abroad Margaret Anglln has arranged for n professional tour In Australia next Ben Benson - son Benson It Is iHsslble that OCT Xethcrst will add The Dolls House to her repertory next season Huntley Wright Is to have n leading role In Charles Irohmans production ot Tho Dairy Maids May Kolison Is to star In n dram tlzall not Ihe Ilejuvcnatlou of Aunt nry by Annie Warner Imiiols Wilson Is In New Uochell et N V after a prosperous reason 0 Tine Mountain Climber liarles Irohnian Is In London con ctlnK his Kiiglish season and pre preparing - paring preparing for nest season in America Inxlue Killott la to appear In the fall In Iniuldii In n new play by II Y l maid entitled Tho Greenwoo rllI lola Tree Is to haVo the role at Joan of Arc when IJecrbohm Tree pro products - ducts products Ijiuls N Parkers LaTjy or France In London JU squire J 15 Noble < ofXIa hole and James 13 Lovincs oC Noblo left last week for Ol la homn to visit friends and sea he country countryIulelc Quldc Itelltffor Asthma Rllr fcrcrs Fuleys limey and 1W tdord jm mfdlllie relief to asthma tulTfrer IN Ihe vort uttReg and If taken In Hmo will etT ct n curl Sold by Jackeo Drug 00 MEN WANTED it Mont of experience wanted at the Frozen Creek Cannel > Coal CoalMines - Mines CoalMines Address Z T Hurst Owner Boxer Ky 312m rx l Tb s 01 utto ft to a statto n 1w yA a r l1 > IrwgR iet c

I CrockettsvilleI We wish Dillard Uush owl would locate on Miller Branch und do services for us Success to The Nows and lone live the Democracy of Delnnn Howlinjj choose good meta for candidates and then elect them Mrs Isabel Johnson and liltll daughter Sarah of Chavies vis ited her sisters Elizabeth Dcnlon and Nancy Lewis the tat week Samuel Deaton and Miss Corn Stamper of Longs creek pair their homage to Christian reline I menu society at Buckhorn Sunday Miss Josie Sebastian and het brother Joseph visited tTnclo John 1J Lewis Sunday and list Josie had one of her teeth extracted ractedOn On last Friday the rites of mat imony were duly solemnized bl ween Irvine Morris and Mary iandlin at the brides father John Sandlin llov J B Lewis officio ting ingEsquire Esquire Riley of Miller Branch had a weed killing Saturday nda dunce at night During the fes festivities - tivities festivities some dissatisfaction arose and several shots were fired but I fortunately no one was hurt Harrison McDaniol of Miller Blanch in company with his moot estimable wife visited friends on Squabble creek Saturday night with tho expectation of meeting with her brother Filmore lcIn tosh and cousins Ance McIntosh and Harry Sandlin who have just returned home after a service of three years in the U S army 9 The people of this vicinity have adopted an apostolic mode of busi business - ness business in part They call no ono common or unclean They have the same regard for their neigh neighbor - bor neighbor l corn as they have for their own Fur tho past two weeks the r5stiaiTpcople have gone in n body from one farm to another with their weapons of warfare leaving as much as ten acres pel day in good condition FROM ANOTHER COURE8TONDE Mrs Ellen Bowling is quite sick Stephen Cur r of Canoe was hero Sunday Master Hargis Callahan is visit visiting - ing visiting Robert Tallcnt at Canoe Our school began hero Monday aith John Herald as teacher r Mrs Mary K Stidham attended church at Wolfo creek Sunday Wilson Callahan was visiting in Jackson from Wednesday until Friday FridayMiss Miss Lillian U4 Siiim was the guest of Misses lHxa and Dora Bowling Sunday afternoon ff Misses Eliza and Dorn Bowling and Lillian Callahan attended churchat Elsom Sunday last Miss Turner daughter of Berry I Turner anda Mr Kidd eloped last week and their whereabouts I nre unknown Misses Eliza Bowling and Lil Lillian - lian Lillian Calldian attended church nt nckhorn Sunday They hndII tsanttrii and plenty to eat The school on Freeman Fork began Monday under the clliciei management of Miss Eliza Bow lim as teacher Miss Bowling has tnuht the Crockcttsvillo school district No 1C for the past two ti ears and was appreciated very much by tho community in which sho taught The funeral of J B Baloneys daughter will bo preached at Fro ten the first Sunday in August by Revs C W 1 Pu hand J ii Flinchum Elder J D Hunter is also expected to be present and nssist in tho services All tho membcrs of the Junior Order mare invitcd nyitedOn On lastrSunday afternoon Thos Millar who lives ton the Koarl branch was allii ted by the bark barking - ing barking of his dog on tho hill about se itytive yards from the house I jjnvcstigating he r found a snake vhjchia killed It measured 85 inches in length and had U nUtlcs 4 tt l J 4 1 v It J Y I il ii I

y QoQQa rrtirtr ry7105Viirb rrri I i f TJhe Star Store Stores F l - s Stores r 0 Has Just received 1i i S i and pretty line of h I Millinery 7 r 0 0 0 For ladies and misses and 3 0J offer you the IIr A of choice in many styles of it 0 ft 9 hats and bonnets of the 0 G If first quality at low prices J j 0e U rNe Line of Rugs i 0 0 Carpels and mattings just il i glccqLc in the last lew 4 f 0 0 days r Theyre beauties at J i t a bargain lKeesr 1 01 0 Oh yes wo hove just opened a nice assortment of 0 Indies Skirts Silk Shirt Waists Hosiery Purses Combs i 0 and an extra rYM and Childrens Shoes and ° fjj Slippers J 7 f 0 4llro can satisfy the wants of any Matf or Boy whon in 1 O jn ncedof Clothing Shoes IIuU and l urn jiinga i j 0 1 EUSTER ISAACS r J Q Mill rijswioNrrras a oerrrraLOW LOW RATES TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST SOUTHERN R Y From LEXINGTON To ONE WAY KOUND TIUP First and Third Tuesday Each Month SH 95 I Davenport Ol ln8IJl 00 517 85 Strotul Okla 831 00 SIS 15 + Oklahoma City Okla S31 00 S17 Obllls I T 8IJO 00 S25 00 JlrtrvviiBvillo Toxasr St3t3 75 S1sosri1r 1011 8 Toxas Sot 7G S20 O Uolston TosnsJIf tAlV S1337G 821 55 yStn Antonio wloxaa 1 flPi S33 75 t 510 45 Waco loins33 On Sale Every Day in April 838 00 Ono way California common points t Sl0 dQ Portland Oregon 837 uOSpoknno Washington

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