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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
A MUNICIPAL PLATFORM.

The Portland (Oregon) News car
ries the following declarations of
principles at the head of its editorial
columns:
WHAT THE NEWS STANDS FOR.
1t stands for a square deal for ev-
cry man.
1t stands for honest, efficient, eco
nomic administration by every pub
lie official.
J Portland has not had either a
square deal nor honest, efficient ad-
ministrations.
When The News discovers an Of
fetal who is not playing fair it will
tell the people.
The News has no fav0riteS; coun-
NciImen, district attorneys, county
judges, mayors, police officials, sher-
ifs, jailers, governors and senator's,
they are all the same, if their deeds
do not jibe with their pledges.
The News knows no party and sup
ports no man because of his party.
The News stands for a clean city
morally.
The News stands for the enforce
ment of every proper law and for the
repeal of the useless ones.
The News stands for clean adver-.
Using pages.
The News accepts ads. from neith-
er charIatans, takers, freaks or bun
CO men.
The News offers no protection in
exchange for an advertising contract.
: The News never bIackmaiIs bus
mess house or individual to force
them TO advertise or for any other
purpose.
The News will publish any infor-
nation of value to the public if If be
convinced of its truth.
The News will oppose the dominion
of every corporation that puts pri-
vate profit above the pledge to give
adequate service.
The News protects no man who is
wrong, it persecutes no man who is
right.
The News will aid any general
movement for the cleaning up of the
city or State, if the movement be led
by honest, competent men, who are
sincere and who are not fanatics.
Finally, The News asks the Coop
Grafton of every hOnestman in town
In making its platform something
more tian/a declaration of princi-
Piles. IN
We commend spne, of the above
planks in particular to some of our
political friends In Winchester
News knows no party and supports
no man because Of his party" 1t
seems to us pretty good doctrine. A
municipal election is approaching.
Already the announcements of can
didates for councilmen are being
made. Some names Of men who
would make good and efficient city
officials have been mentioned. 9th
ers would not be entrusted with the
management of the smallest business
on Main street.
The government of Winchester is
business proposition entirely. 1t
concerns the taxpayers not a whit
whether their money is spent by
Democrats, Republicans, Prohibi-
tionists or Socialists. All they want
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31

to know is that it is disposed of hon
estly and efficiently.
1t is the fault of the business men
of our city if they are governed bad
Ily. The Main street clothier does
not allow the office boy to handle his
business of 100000 or $4,000 a
year. The dry goods or shoe man
does not give the management of his
store to the janitor. Each man runs
his own business and if he cannot
find the time, he employs an efficient
manager who understands it.
Honesty alone is not the single
requisite for membership in the city
council. Many honest men would
make far less efficient city fathers
than able grafters. The latter might
take a share of the city money for
himself but he would probably give
the municipality something in return.
What Winchester needs is success
full men at the head of affairs-men
who have succeeded for themselves
and have shown some civic pride.
Why has the Commercial Club made
the city known from one end of the
State to the other, why has, it land
I'd new enterprises for Winchester
and brought many conventions here?
Because the men at its head have
had no personal axes to grind and
have been proud~to live in the "Gate-
way City,"
1t is such men who should be gov
errors of our city. They tell us that
not so many years ago some of the
best Of our citizens were proud to
serve as mayor. Now, you hear
man abuse the city government and
when you tell him it is partly his own
fault and that such men as he should
aspire to. city office, he Immediately
backs away and says, "None Of it
for me. / have not time"
This is the spirit that ought to be
made unpopular in Winchester. No
man in the city who is benefited by
its laws, who is supported in his bus
mess by the citizens of Winchester,
who makes his livelihood here, who
educates his children in our public
schOols-no one in short who is
good citizen, has a right to refuse to
serve the city if he is called to that
duty by his fellow citizens.
We should put away peanut poll
ties in city affairs. We are at the
dawning of the new era. The next
few years will determine whether we
are really to be the Gateway City"
to the mountains or just a hustling
little city of ten thousand or so peo-
pie. "There is a time in the affairs
of men which taken at its tide, leads
on to fortune" and so with cities
which are after all but aggregations
of men. Unless Winchester is ready
at the right moment, prosperity and
future growth will pass us by. We
know Of no better thing to think on
when we make our New Year reso-
lutions than for each of us to deter
mine to give little time during the
coming year to our civic duties. Let
our Democratic politicians try to
make Democratic nominees worthy
of the Office for which they are NAM
ed. Let our Republican politicians
go and do likewise. And above all,
let us who have no political axes to
grind see that only the right men are
chosen for the Offices.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
Wrloht TO Sail Ianuarxk.

Dayton. o., Dec. 81. = Orvflle
Wright is now practically recovered
from the effects of his accident at
Fort Myer. He has secured passage
for himself and his sister Miss Kath-
crime Wright, on the North German
Lloyd liner Kaiserine Augusta, sail
ing from New York jan :.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
HART AND SCHRfCK
Heavyweights Will Battle at Lexing-
ton, KY, Tonight.

f1eavyWeights VIII Battle at lexinq-
ton, KY, Tonight.
Lexington, KY, Dec. 31-Tonight
Marvin Hart of Louisville and Mike
Schreck of Cincinnati, heavyweights,
will get together in a twenty-round
fight in the opera house here.
Although Hart calls himself former
heavyweight champion of the world,
declaring that Jeffries gave the title
to him when the big Californian re-
tired from the ring, he is no longer
taken seriously by sports. This is due
in part to his defeats at the hands of
Tommy Burns and others. Schreck is
also not bright star in the pugilistic
skies, but the two men are pretty
evenly matched, and a good scrap is
expected.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
WILL PLANT FORESTS

international Paper Company Pro-
vides For Pulp Supply.
New York, Dec. 81. - A policy OF
managing its timber lands so as to
insure a permanent growth of spruce
timber was adopted by the board of
directors of the, International Paper
company. The department in charge
of the forests owned by the company
was instructed to put into effect a
plan of practical forestry.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
REDUCED.

l will make photographs at great
ly reduced prices during the month
of January. Everybody cordially in
vited to take advantage of the re-
duction.
EARP'S ART STUDIO.
12-3l-e.-o.-d.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 81, 1908
NO PAPER FRIDAY.

Following the custom of all after
noon papers throughout the country
there will be no paper issued by The
News on New Years Day.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
Distinctions impossible.

That which Is not for the interest
Of the whole swarm is not for the in
terest of a single bee.-Marcus
Aurelius.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
COUNTY COURT NOTES

Mr.. G. w. Bell qualified yesterday
as a minister of the gospel.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
Powers Of Australian poIIc.

TSWSiS u HustFdidn Police.
In Australian cities the police are
now empowered to enter private
dwellings in which they suspect
gambling.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
Daily. Except Stunt ay.

Entered as second class matter,
November %, 1908 at the post Office
ut Winchester, Kentucky under the
Act of March 3, 1879"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31
ADVERTISING. RATES.
DiSDIay-Per Inch.
Reading Notices-Per Line.

New Phone No. 81.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-31

The Portland (Oregon) News car
ries the following declarations Of
principles at the head of its editorial
columns:
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
THAK FOUND NOT GUILTY.
But Committed to Insane Asylum as
Dangerous LulatlC.

New YORK, February 1:-Ad-
Judged not guilty of the murder
of Stanford White by reason Of
insanity at the time the fatal
shots were fired, Harry Ken
dali Thaw today was held by
the court to be 4 dangerous
lunatic and Wis whirled away
TO the state Ho.pitaI for the
Criminal Insane at MatteaWan.
1t was a quick transition from
the dingy little cell in the
Tombs, which had been the
young mans home for more
than Is months. TO the white
bedded wards of the big asylum
tucked away on The snow cover
ed ,sloping banks of the Hudson
river, 50miles above the city
The verdict came after 25 hours
Of waiting and when every one
connected with the case had
abandoned all hope Of an agree
ment ever being reached in this
or any other trial.
Four hours after the fOreman'S
lips had framed the words mot
guilty" with the accompying in
sanity clause, Thaw, protesting
he was sane, was on his way to
Matteawan. A little after night
fall he had been received in the
institution under commitment
papers which directed his de-
tention "unil discharged by due
course of law"
No more unwilling patient
ever made a journey to State
institution. Thaw's train on its
way to to Fishkill Landing,
where carriage was taken TO
Matteawan, passed beneath the
very walls of grim Sing Sing,
but at no time since his arrest
on the night of June %, 1906,
had the young Pittsburg million
aire ever held the thought that
he would Sc the inside Of that
famous prison and he beeded it
not.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
Green Oysters.

In Europe green oysters, called
Grocn6arden or marennes, are csre-
ci;,ilv priced, and to meet the de-
naAd oysters are greencd by pacing
them as soon as captured in sea va
ter. where tkey are kept for months
and fed on a species of se&wced
which imparts the coloring matter
to the gills.
From carefully conducted investi-
cations it appears that in some cases
green oysters owe their color 70 the
presence of copper. Such oysters
are not generally considered desir-
able as food.
Green oysters containing copper
differ in appearance from those ow-
ing their green tint to vegetable col
oring matter, being grass green and
not dark green in color and having
q verdigris-like Shiny secretion on
the folds of the mantle. 1t is said
that after the addition of vinegar u
steel fork stuck into such oysters
becomes coated with copper and
that if ammonia is added the oysters
become dark blue.-New York Sun.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
Word Paintings From Brann.

Success: A Gould must give up
his gold at the grave, a sovereign
surrender his sceptre, the very gods
are in time forgotten-.re swallow
ed up il the voiceless, viewless past,
hidden BY the shadows Of the cen
turies. Why should men strive for
fame, that feather in the cap of
fools, when nations and people per-
ish like the flowers and are forgot
ten-wben even continents fade
from the great worlds face and the
ocean s bed becomes the mountains:
brow! Why strive for power, that;
passes like the perfume of the dawn,
and leaves.prince and pauper peers
m deatb:i Why should man, made
IN the mortal image of immortal
God, become the subservient! slave
of Greed and barter all of time for
a..handful of yellow dross to cast up.
on the threshold of eternity? "Poor,
and content is rich," and rich.
enough. With a roof to shelter
those his heart holds dear, and table
furnished forth with frugal fare;
with lmanhood's dauntless courage
and Homan's. deathIess love, the.
peasant in his lowly cot may be rich
er far than the prince in his upper.
ial hall.
Heroes? Why unurn the ashes
of the balf-forgottan dead and pore
Ger the musty pages of the past for
names to glorify? If You would find
heroes grander, martyrs more noble
and saints Of more sancity than a
Rubens ever painted or immortal
Homer sang; who, without Achilles
armor, nave slain an hundred Hec,
tors; without Samsonian locks have
torn the lion; without the sword of
Michael have thrown down the gage
TO all the embattled hosts of hell.
'eek not in the musty tones of his
.ory, but in the hearts and homes of
he self-sacrifcipg wives and moth
'rsof this great world.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
WASH DAY IN FH.AkcE.
In Many Homes Laundering IS Done
Only z rev Tires Wear.

It was unt":::'.a":" r":.:"rS that
We had arrived dung lie "!c>.:vc.
That is aways 4 no, i.apo"t%n:
function II france. T. aimc-t a:
the big :GGscs in tie coantTN
(small or">, too) that il Tic way
thcv Do tAe:r washing. Oa"e Il
month or o9ce every three moathS.
according to The size Of he cstab,
li<hmcnt. lie whole washing Of the
household is done. All the linen
masters, servants, guests'-housc
us turned OFT, the linen closets
cleared ard aired. Every one looks
busy and energetic. 1t is qaite Il
long atfair-lasts three or four days
| often went to see the perform
aucc when we made ouR ''lcsslve" at
the chateau every month.
1t always interested our English
and American friends, as the wash
ing is never done in that way in
either Of their countries. It was
very convenient at our place, as we
had plenty Of room. The "Iavo;r
stood at TIE top Of the steps leading
INTO the kitchen gardens. Thcr"
was Il large square tank sunk IL til"
ground, so that the women could
kncel to their work, then little
higher another of beautiful clear
water, all under cover. Just across
tie path there was a small house
with blazing wood fire; in the
middle an enormous tub, where all
the linen was passed through wood
ashes. There were four lessi'suses
(washerwomen), sturdy peasant wo-
men with very short skirts, sabots
and turbans, made of blue and white
checked calico, on their heads, their
strong red arms barred above the el-
bows. The Mere Aichou, the eldest
of the four, directed everything and
kept them well at work and allowed
very little talking. They generally
chatter when they are washing and
very often quarrel. When they are
washing at the public lavoir in the
village one hears their shrill Toices
from a great distance. Our ingere,
Nine. Hubert, superintended the
whole operation. She was very keen
about it and demonstrated vigorous
ly when they slapped the linen too
hard with the little flat sticks, like
spades, they use. The linen all came
out beautifully white and smooth
1t hadn't the yellow look that all
city washed clothes have. = Nine
Waddinoton in Scribner's Magazine
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
Leap Year Proposals.

What woman has ever availed
herself of the privilege of proposing
in leap year? Nevertheless, i. is
interesting to discover whence tie
idea arose. "Her maist blessit maj
este Margaret" deereed in the yeas
1888 that daring her reign every
maid of Scotland, whether Of high
or low degree, should speak to the
man she loved. If he were not be-
trothed already he mast marry the
maid or pay f1oo. Queen Margaret
died, and the women were then
clamorous for this strange privilege
to continue. 70 appease them an
act of parliament was passed allow
ing the maidens to make their pro-
posals every fourth year.-London
Graphic.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
Notice..

To Whom It May Concern: In ac-
cordance with and in pursuance of An
order of the South Carolina Railroad
commission, dated January 23rd, 1908.
notice 10 hereby given that from and
after February 10th, 1909, the George
town & Western Railroad agency at
Harpers, S c. will be closed, and the
former station there willbec0me and be
used only as flag stop and prepay
station. w. IL ANDREWS,
2-o-2t Superintendent.
January 31st 1908.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
London's Lord Mayor.

A London paper reports that it
costs the corporation Of London
about 100000 year to maintain
the pomp and glory of the lord
mayors Office. The lord mayor gets
$4,000 year salary, new furniture
for each incumbent costs $500, and
the robe supplied to each newly
elected official is worth 81, 200. The
rates, taxes and tithes payable on
the Mansion House total $4,000
year, and other incidental expenses
bring the annual cost Of the Office
up to $4,000.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
Want More Cotton to Gin.

On account of insufficient sup
ply of cotton to keep US run
ming every day, beginning next
week, We will contine ourselves
to gin days. These being Tues
day, Wednesday, and Friday
of each week The ginning pub,
& will please govern themselvS
ao,- 7ingIy.
While the price of seed IS
somewhat off, yet We are pay
ing more than The present con,
ditions will warrant Tor a. Lhe
seed accessible, tEat we !.
control the situation here amO.
YOU. y home corporation dong
business at home for the interest
at home.
To those who tot care to
sell their seed for cash We are
offering a strictly high grade
meal in exchange. Our rate OF
exchange at the mill is 1900 lbs.
of meal for one ton of seed, 1t
is 4 conceded fact cotton
seed meal is Il cheaper and
more effectiN fertilizer than
cotton seed. According to
chemical analysis of each SS6
pounds of cotton seed meal
are equivalent to 2OOo pounds
of cotton seed, but owing
to the superior mechanical
condition OF meal, it is safe to
aasume that 800 pounds of meal
are the full equivalent to one ton
of cotton seed, therefore, what.
ever excess above 500 pounds OF
meal theIfarmer gets in exchange
for a ton of seed is so much clear
profit to him in comparison with
using the TIN of seed directly as
a fertilizer. You can readily see
that by exchanging your SEED
with US you realize nearly loo
per cent on the transaction.
Bring YOUR seed to US and not
make the mistake of getting
inferior meal elsewhere in ex
change.
Our meal is open for inspec
ton. Samples sent on applica
ton.
Yours,
SOUTH ATLANTIC OIL Co.,
| BY Geo. +. McE., Mgr.
Io-17-,f
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-02-06
Defined.

Naggsby-Borum has quite a log
ical mind, don't you think so?
Waggsby (who has spent an en-
tire evening with Borum in a vain
effort to get word in edgewise y
Yes, neurological Chicago News.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-24
SHAH MASTER
OF SITUATION
Government Troops Put NationaIists
to Route and Retake Parliament
Building in Teheran.

Teheran, June 24.--It is generally
confirmed that the first shot in yester-
days fighting In this city was fired by
members of the Adjutants, a political
club. Soldiers early this morning sur.
rounded the parliament house and de.
manded that number of persons
whose arrests the Shah had ordered
be handed over to them.
| This demand the parliament refused
and Immediately shots were fired at
the troops Artillery was then brought
up and bombardment of the parlia-
ment building began. The halls were
eventually cleared, but fighting be.
tween the Anjumans and Cossacks
was kept up until reinforcements ar.
rived, when the Nationalists fled
Bombs were thrown at the Cossacks
and fifteen were killed while three
officers and twenty men we're wound.
ed. Many houses were pillaged by the
troops.
London Hears Of Fighting.
London, June 24.-Private dispatch
es received from Teheran say that on
lily small number were killed dur
ing the fighting yesterday and that the
Shah apparently is master of the SIT
uation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-24
FOREST FIRES RAGING
IN SEVERAL SECTIONS
Disastrous confasrations Destroying
Valuable Timber in coIfax, Va.
Ienca and Otero Counties.

Cubero, N. NJ, June 24.-The big
forest fire, on the south side of the
Mount Taylor range, which has been
burning for several days. is plainly
visible from this place and from the
great volumes of smoke which cover
the sky the blaze is an extended one
The fire is said to have spread to the
grants belonging to A. B. McMillen
OF Albuquerque, and that of j. B. Rich
ardson. Forest rangers are still on
the reserve trying to control the fire
and have not been here for several
days. Until they return no estimate
can be made of the extent or area GOV.
cred by the fire. Every available In
dian in this vicinity has been put to
work in assisting to stamp out the
fire. According to advices received
here Supervisor A. d. Read, of Albu-
querque, has issued instructions to
the forest rangers to employ all nee
essary assistance in fighting the fire
and to exiinguish it at any cost.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-24
COURT RENDERS MANY IN
DlVlDUAL TAX JUDGMENTS.

Fully four hundred individual judg-
ments have been issued in the district
court by Judge John R. McFie and
are being recorded by Clerk of the
Court Francis G. Wilson against per-
sons for back taxes in Santa Fe coun-
>ty. Order Of sales have been issued
and about 200 summons gotten out
to be served on the alleged delinquent
tax payers as required by law,
These judgments are for taxes OF
1902-03-05. and 1906. The back taxes
of 1902-03-05 are contained in sep
arate judgment from those Of 1906
It is claimed that there is a serious
mistake upon the part Of some one as
many tax payers, against whom these
judgments have been issued, hold re.
ceipts for their taxes,
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-24
SHERMAN RESTING
EASY IN HOSPITAL
Considerable Improvement Noted in
Condition Of vice.Presidentia
Nominee.

Cleveland, June 24.-At 1880 o'clock
this morning the physicians attending
James s. Sherman stated that the
patients temperature was 100 3-5;
pulse 80, and respiration 80.
Mr.. Sherman fell into sound sleep
at 6 a. m. and awakened after two
hours Of refreshing sleep. He was
restless during a greater part Of the
night but his physicians say there
was decided improvement in his con-
dition this morning. Following a
night of intense heat a cool breeze
showed up this morning and this
added greatly to the comfort of the
patient.