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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-03

the winter with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Todd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Henderson.
of Avon, visited relatives in this com
munity and attended the Henderson
Fox wedding.
Rodney Aldridge has rented a
farm of Bud Brock and will move
to it January l.
Mr.. Cap. Todd, of Winchester, is
the quest of Mr.. w. NJ. Todd this
week.
Charlie Wells, the well known oil
man of New York, was in our midst
this week prospecting for oil and gas
John Rainey is very sick with ap-
nendicitis.
Mr.. Miles Locknane is very sick
with lung trouble.
Mr.. Reuben Tiptuss has moved to
the farm of Rev. B. S. Burgher and
James Morgan has moved to the
house vacated by Mr.. Upton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Henderson Wis
tied the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
B. S. Fox, Saturday and Sunday.
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PRETTY BUN.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Gray and babe
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gray, the
past week.
Misses Lille and Mamie Kelley
of Lexington, were pleasant guests
of Miss Lille Kindred, the past
week.
Witt futile, who has been i'll for
some days with lag1ippe, is improv-
ing.
L. g. Wills was the pleasant guest
of his daughter, Mrs. Jerome Skid
more, Thanksgiving day.
Miss Cleo Engle is visiting Mrs.
Arnet Sutton, of Lexington.
Mrs jeff Hill and daughter, Lucy,
we're guests of Mrs. Joe Fielder,
Thanksgiving day.
Messrs. q. W. Dlevens and j. W.
Heath, of Mt. Sterling, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome Skidmore, the past
week.
W. R. futile sold AZ head of cat
tie, weight 1900 lbs, to Will
Green, of Mt. Sterling. Price
$5.l2H.
George B. Fox and wife spent
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. Bos-
well Fox.
Will Kindred has been very i'll
with topsilitis but is somewhat
better.
Tom Wallingford, Oliver Mann.
Leila Layton, Rose Mann, Lille
Martin and Mary Mann attended
the entertainment at Stone1 Point,
Thursday night.
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FOUR MILE.

Harold Clay Mitchell, little son, of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mitchell, is very
i'll.
MissMable Lanter and Joan Sew
ell were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Sewell, Saturday and Sun
day.
John Henry Aldridge is on the
sick list.
Miss Hattie Christopher and Bes-
sic Brown visited relatives at Hunt
Thursday night.
Miss Lizzie Elkin and Miss Lizzie
Brown visited Mr.. Merritt Brown
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Tavie Morgerson returned
home SATURDAY. after a weeks visit
with friends in Winchester.
There was a large crowd at G. l..
Browns Saturday night for a pound
party, and all reported an enjoyable
time.
Miss Minnie Adams, of Lexington.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Nit
chell, this week.
Mr.. Fred Morguson, who has been
sick is somewhat better.
Miss Burdeanx Ferguson was en-
tertained a few friends from We'd
nesday until Monday with kuntinr
and a old time dance. Those from
a distance we're: Misses Grace Lin
rick, Williamstown; Eva Crouch, Of
Sharpsbnrg; Jimmie Pewrates, of
Mt Sterling; Minnie Adams, of Lex
ington: BESSIE Dunway; Edna Ross.
Edna Stone, Ethel Deering, Mary Pc
wrates, of Richmond; Mr.. Clark
Jones, Willie Ferguson, Of Mt. Ster-
ling: Albert Poer, Kellie Poer and
Clearance Poer, of Winchester.
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days last week with relatives at In
dian Fields.
Mr. and MIS-. S. D. Raiuey spent
fir M Friday until Sunday with r, l.
ativeS at Dodge.
MI. J. d. Reeves and Miss Fan
ME Lowry were united in mar
riage at the home of the brides
brother, Rev. NJ. P. Lowry, in VIII
chester, Rev. Lowry officiating.
Misses Mayme and Ethel Lowry
and brother, Walter. entertained
number of their friends Friday
night with an apron party. Among
those present were: Misses Josie
Dawson, Eva Lowry, frankie
Brookshire, Maude Stone, Flora
Vaughn, Mona and Pattie Berry
man, Bessie Hartman. Ida Witt,
Bertha Palmer, Efie Willis, Maude
and Myrtle Spry, Bee Parrish,
Nancy Kimbrell, Alta Vivion and
Armina Sewell; Messrs. Robt Ber-
ryman, L. e. Dawson. Clyde John
son, Albert Fades, Henderson VIvi-
on, Russell Lowrey, Robt. Skinner,
Cash Kimbrell, Newt and George
Fox, Chas. ana Everett Todd, Mas
sic Billetor, Jas. and Sherman
Palmer, Will Patrick and Phillip
Pickett.
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THE AS IDISTRA OR
= "PARLOR PALM" PLANT
Variety Of Responds
ousIy Good Care.

The aspidistra, or parlor palm, de-
rives its name from aspidiscon, lit
tie round shield, probably from the
shape of its flower, which, though
somewhat insignificant, is peculiar
from its being borne upon the sur
face of the SOIL There are two forms,
green and variegated. The aspidistra
Is perhaps the most valuable of all
plants for room establishment, as well
a. for effect in the greenhouse, whilst,
being evergreen, it is especially valu-
able for decorative purposes all the
year round; in fact, its stately and
bold appearance causes it to rank
among the best of all plants for in
doors, In draughts and badly lighted
rooms, and with reasonable care it
succeeds with but little attention. 1t
will also be found, too, more profit
able than many expensive plants pur-
chased from time to time to place upon
the table or in the window, these
usually having to be replaced quick
ly, 80 little are they adapted to a pro-
longed sojourn in an uncertain tenn
perature with unnatural surroundings.
One Of the advantages of the aspidis-
ira Is that gas affects it but little in
comparison with other plants. One
cannot help but notice in many cases
its neglect as regards cultivation, the
plants, as it were. being left to take
care Of themselves. A good plant
should be purchased from a nursery
man. and II this is given due atten-
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of the left hand between the stems Of
the leaves on the surface of the soil,
turning the plant completely upside
down; then with a gentle tap Of the
edge of the pot, upon the greenhouse
staging or similar firm substance the
pot may be easily removed, as in Fig.
2. The mass of soil and root can then
as may be decided upon (see Fig. 81,
this operation being carried out by
the aid of a sharp knife, cutting
through the rhizome, or rootstock,
carefully and Clearly, separating the
roots with as little damage as posi-
BILE. To make each division shapely
it may be necessary to detach sew
eral single leaves, with rootlets, these
being laid on one side for later atten-
ton. The spare space in the pot
should be filled with the compost above
described, care being taken that am
pie drainage is afforded, with few
pieces of crooks (broken iower-pots)
Firm potting is desirable, this being
attained by giving the base of the
pots several decided taps upon the
bench in order to settle the contents
firmly and the soil about the roots.
The single leaves require potting in
the same way in five-inch pots, arran-
ging the tall leaves in one pot, the
small in another This is an excel
lent plan to obtain plants for differ
ent positions. the taller giving bet
ter appearance on hall table or in
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COLBY STATION.

Mrs. jeff Hill and daughter,
Lucy spent Thursday with Mrs.
Mollie Fielder and daughter. Leila.
Mrs. 81. h. Gambell and Miss
Mary Holton spent Thursday with
Mrs. DR.. W. L. Walter.
Miss Sallie Stone is the guest of
Miss Carrie Poer.
Miss Loruna Poer is the guest Uf
Miss Miranda Poer, of Pilot View.
Mrs. jeff Hill is on the sick list.
Misses Myrtle and Mary Stewart
were guests of Miss Susie Patton,
Saturday and Sunday.
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MOORESVILLE.

Willis Brandenburg and wife were
the guests of the latter's mother,
Mrs. j. Johnson, Sunday.
Mrs. Nelson Bowman is on the sick
list.
Miss Ollie Dixson, of Louisville,
was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie
Dixon recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sid Haggard were
the pleasant guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. ]. Hagoard Sunday.
Robert Parke bought some shoats
from Till Shearer at Az cents.
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PINE RIDGE

B. G. Kimbrell sold his crop of
tobacco at II and 16 cents per
pound.
G. Q. Johnson sold his crop of to-
bacco at Is cents per pound.
Mrs. Annie Parish visited Mrs.
Armilda Stone, Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. q. Snowden and
daughter, Inez, ~and son, Geobel,
spent Sunday with Dr.. and Mrs.
j. /. Snowden.
Mrs. Lille Everman spent a few
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one part leaf mold and one part sand
should be made up for the potting, as
this is found to be the compost in
which the aspidistra best succeeds.
After about two years growth the
leaves will have increased to such an
extent that they are apt to crowd one
another, as in Fig. 1, and as small,
misshapen specimens result, reporting
and division is then necessary. To
commence operations place the fingers
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DODGE.

j. D. Monroe bought of W. M.
Lowry. two fat hogs at $3.50 pei
hundred.
Mrs. j. W. Sims and little son,
George Edward, of Winchester, Wis
tied relatives here, the past week
q. 7. ROLAND had fine heifeI to
die, last week.
r. V. Northcutt and wife have
moved here, and he has taken a
position as I. & o. operator.
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Mr.. and Mrs. James Warren were
guests of Wess Martin and family,
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. George Burch, who has been
very sick, is able to be ont again.
Lee Todd, of Cincinnati has re-
signed his position and wiz spend
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ton there is no reason why, after sew
eral years, the grower may not be
able to fill the rooms or greenhouse
with a considerable number of hand
with which it is propagated, as shown
in the accompanying illustrations.
Propagation by division is best car
ried out early in March, and a sup
ply of soil composed of two parts loan,
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TULIP.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. N. Owen visited
their daughter, On East Four Mile,
Sunday.
j. c. Greed bought a fat hog from
Howard Hampton for 6 cents, per
pound. H. c. Owen bought three hogs
from same party at same price.
III. c. and H. B. Owen sold their
crop of nine thousand pounds of to-
bacco to Joe Quisenberry for 16 cents
per pound.
The box supper given by the Hunt
school Thanksgiving night was quite
a success. The amount cleared was
$40, which will go for the benefit Of
school library.
Mrs. W. r. Owen and Mrs. Wallace
Baber has been on the sick list the
past week.
SNOW CREEK.
Mrs. Frances Vivion is on the sick
list this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dee Wood has moved
from this place to Winchester.
Mrs. Maud Hudson visited Mrs.
Pearl Hudson Tuesday.
Messrs. Albert Curtis, Marion Cur
tisc and Asa Niblack attended Court
at Winchester, Monday.
Rutherford Chism died at his home
near Log Lick, Sunday, after a long
illness of complication Of diseases.
Burial at the family graveyard. The
bereaved ones have the sympathy of
the community.
Mr.. George Hughes and Mr.. Keer,
of Winchester and Luke and Vivion
Niblack, of Pine Ridge, visited Ma
rion Curtis, Thanksgiving and they
spent the day hunting.
B. F. Berry was in this neighbor-
hood Thursday.
Misses Mamie and Ethel Lowery
entertained a number of their young
friends last Friday night with
apron party. A very large crow
was present and all reported a fine
time.
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05

devise the solutioQ which soldiers and
people viii accept with thankfulness- Tie
beginning will not be made at the end of
a war, but Ia some time of peace. The
suggestion will come from one of the six
great powers. 1t will be from a nation
which hes no large permanent military
estabIishment-that is 30 say. II viii prob
ably come from the United States. This
nation In the most friendly way, viii pro-
pose 10 the other great powers 10 name
each one jurist of worldwide fame. who.
with the other five shall form perma-
nent tribunal OF the highest dignity
Everything viii be done 10 give this tri-
bunal the honor and respect OF the world.
As an international court it viii be or
ganized without reference % any special
case under discussion Then &c win exist
Its members may prepare themselves as
they choose for its great duty. Timidly
at first. md with "a certain curiosity. two
nations viii refer tO it some international
question not OF large Importance which
has perpleXed their negotiations. The tTi-
bunal viii hear counsel and win decide
The decision viii be- the first IN a series
which viii mark the great victory Of the
twentieth century It's simplicity its dig
nifty. and It's good sense will commend il
tc the world Again. it viii be clear that
those who look on always understand a
game better than the players do. That
first decision will be accepted The next
question may be of more Importance. tile
next of even more. and thus gradually
tie habit Will be formed Of consulting
this august tribunal i'm All questions be
fore states. More and more viii men of
honor and command feel that an appoint
ment to serve on this trihunal IS the high
est human dignity Of such tribunal
the decisions. though no musket enforce
them. viii be one day received. - course.
II viii be as To-day in any States Of
America the great decisions are received
OF that sreat American court indeed su-
preme. from whose methods the great
tribunal of the new century VIII have 90
study its procedure
Now. does any one ask what right we
children 0f Tire nineteenth centu have
90 make such prophecies? IL is NOT enough
to answer that they DO not approach ia
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would, however, young Zinggli had the
babys birth registered in the Bernese
recorders Office.
But soon. with "A sizzle and d bang
another communication arrived from
SumiSwald What. in the name Of Law
and order. was young Zlnggli about tC
so neglect his civic duties, The recorder
keeping his eye on the young menage in
expectation of just such an event, and
a lapse as Grass as that in the ease oi
the marriage certificate. had heard. unof.
ficially, that a child had been born tC
this irresponsible pair. Said pair-per-
haps 'pere would be more correct
would kindly and also Immediately fur
nish al information concerning this
child. if born when born. and why
Full of dismay, yeung Zinggli complied
and since then. i'm every important
crisis. from taking a flying trip to tht
Riviera. TO changing his cook. he hastily
consults his inner consciousness as to the
expediency of telegraphing the recorder
of SumIswald for permission.
Every house to house merchant has Il
have a peddler's license, and this led t,
a eomical situation lately in which the
thing peddled was so unusual that tn,
ends Of justice were completely defeated
one rainy afternoon went to see my
music dealer, Mr. D, and found him II
| conversation with a sorry looking trio oi
women. The oldest Of the artistes (fol
7 saw at once that they belonged to ths
"profesh') sat in a shapeless heap on &
divan and explaineds in strong Ba
varian accent which issued from a moutf
most shamelessly devoid OF teeth. tha
she was the Reichsgrafn Somaroff; q
Reichsgrafn is something infinitely higR
er than simple grafin or countess!
that she had come 10 Bern to give char
itya concert: that she was the only sur
vIving pupil of List 90, Amy Fay, wha-
do you say to thisD. and would play tn,
piano.
One Of the young ladies. the one witt
the shaded green ostrich feather wouIt
read some original poems, the principa
one being .Des Menschen So
Mans Fate. in costume. with man
acled hands and bare feet. hair down
and leaning against a huge black cross
/ The third member would sing. AS it wa,
charity concert they would give a small
| percentage o. the receipts to leca
charity and Mr.. D. would be kint
enough TO make the necessary arrange
ments for the hali and tickets, &c
As Mr D. is a very serious business
man he Saw at once that such a concer
The Washington herald., 1908-04-05
SWISS RED TAPE is A LITTLE REDDER THAN OTHERS
By ETHEL THERESA HUGLI-CAMP

BY ETHEL THERESA HUGLI-CAMP.
Law and order are so inseparably in
termingled in the lfe of Switzerland that
every act Of every citizen here is regu-
lated and noted down by some official.
A case I'm point which struck me as being
very interesting and out-of- -the-way was
that of young Zinggli, of Bern, Zinggli's 5
fathers family came from Sumiswald.
a little village way up In the Emmenthal
C'where. the cheese comes from0.
For centuries the family had been citi-
zens, or burger" of Sumiswald, and all
the important acts Of the family, such
as being born being married and dying
had been registered there. Well. Zinggli.
pere, came to Bern, and bought himself
into the Guild of White Tanners, thereby
gaining all the rights of a Bernese cit
zen. while losing none OF those of citi-
zen of Sumiswald. This latter place was
more or less forgotten, at least all con-
nection with II was broken off. and
the Zinggli boys grew up TO all intents
and purposes as Bernese as could be.
The oldest, when be had attained the
age OF thirty-five took unto himself a
wife, an American girl whom he married
in New York The two travelled back to
Bern and set up housekeeping there. 1t
seemed very queer to the girl to be
obliged to send home for birth certificates
and information about her parents, but
finally everything was arranged and safe
~ registered in the Office of the recorder,
and peace reigned
Suddenly, one day, without any warn
ing. came a highly indignant official dOcu-
ment from little Sumiswad, way up in
the Emmenthal 60 the effect that one F.
Zinggli. son of G. Zinggli had now been
married several months and no official
information had been received of the
marriage at the Office of the recorder of
SumisWald, No certificate either OF birth
or of baptism of the second party to the
marriage had been sent TO Sumswald,
and they were in serious doubts about the
validity of the whole thing One could
fancy the recorder positively exploding
with wrath, and one could almost hear
the booming Of Potts Donnerwetter
through the red seals In ali haste the
necessary documents were sent off and
peace reigned again.
In q few months an event Of interna-
ptional Importance occurred in the Zing-
gil household. and alteration of the tiny
miracle lying there IN the cradle drove
away every thought Of the outside world
for season. As a proper Bernese father
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from them for the remainder OF her days
That supernatural apparitions are some
times visible 10 children. and also 10
horses and to dogs. many levei-headed
matter-of-fact. and sensible people iuniy
believe Plenty of interesting cases could
be cited IN support OF the theory. and any
one who possesses an intimate aCquaint-
ance with horses Will be able 70 recall
Instances Of their refusing 20 pass spots
where crimes have been committed or
where tragedies have occurred and shy
ing al things not visible to their riders
or drivers IN the neighborhoOd of ceme-
teries. Dying people are also endowed
with this peculiar second sight and the
manner in which Field Marshal SerranO
az hour or so before ne passed away,
suddenly exclaimed. The King is dead,
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OF their seven -year-old cousin OF Hesse,
suddenly alarmed every one within hear
ing by the most frantic screams. When
the Empress. Miss Eager. and the doe
tors rushed in. they found the two little
grand duchesses standing up in their beds,
shrieking and shaking with terror. II
was some time before they could be
soothed. and then they related that they
had seen a man with flowing robes and
huge wings in their room. While they
were stil talking, the eyes of both chill
dren suddenly dilated with terror. and.
both pointing in the same direction. they
cried, Look Look, There he is againi
He has gone into Elias room. Oh. poor
Ella Poor Ellai'
Neither Miss Eager nor the Czarina
nor yet the doctor, could see anything
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But few minutes later Princess Ella
suddenly sat up I'm her bed and cried. i
am dying ] am dying. Send for mama
A few hours later the child VINO had al
most Immediately afterward fallen into a
state of coma, passed away. IN the alb
sence, Of course. Of her mother.
Result OF tppariiion.
Miss Eager expresses her firm convic-
tom that the little grand duchesses had
seen a supernatural apparition. and that
the aDpaTitiOn I'm question was the angel
Of death That the Car and Czarina
shared her view is shown by the fact that
they authorized her to publish the story
in her book. as well as by the circum-
stance that she retains their favor and
good will. and is in receipt of an annuity
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would not take in Bern. He drew her
attention gently to the fact that in the
case of a concert billed as a charity con-
cert. every cent of the receipts went to
the charity named. and not merely a
percentage Of the receipts, and as he went
on explaining the difficulties I quietly
left postponing my errand to another
day. A few DAYS later I was called up
on the telephone by a friend who, in the
midst Of cur conversation. said:
Wait a minute. will you. The maid has
just brought me a card with a seven
pointed crown on it and the name
Reichsgrafn Somaroff; I'll call you up
again when she has gone
Before l could tell her what I knew
about the lady she had rung OF Half
an hour later the bell rang
Hello" I said
Hello" came the answer; m poorer
by just six francs than when we last
spoke together. The reichsgrafin sold me
two tickets to her concert. VIII you go
with me?"
told her what thought the countess
was. and condoled with her over the
vanished six francs. but said of course
I would go.
It was set for three weeks later. In
the meantime several good concerts were
announced and played TO very slim
houses. The night of the reichsgTefin's
concert arrived. The hall was jammed.
The concert itself was beneath criticism.
"The only living pupil of LisZt' played
a few chords and arpeggioS. smiled tooth
lessly,' and licked her lips; the Fate
ranted and raved through several selec-
tions, the singer murdered some songs,
and the concert was over Many people
left in the middle of it. either because
they were splitting their sides or because
they were too mad to stay. It was a
complete swlndle.
One of the audience, an exquisite
pianiste whose concert had been shame
fully neglected that very week, went
stormHy to the countess lodgings the
next day demanding that she return
every cent of the money she had so dis
honestly taken in. or she would be ex.
posed to legal action for fraud
7 think not answered the countess
smiling that toothless smile Il went
myself" she added from house to house
and sold the tiekets-and here is my au.
thority
Saying which. she produced-a ped
Tiers license. and the young Dianis,e
retired in confusion.
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According to her. little Princess Eliza
beth. OF Ella" Of Hesss. was taken III
late one afternoon or evening, and died
before the following morning.
Between and 10 o'clock two of the
little girls of the Czarina who were
sleeping together in a room adjoining that
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In few months an event Of interna-
'uonal Importance occurred in the Zing-
gil household. and alteration of the tiny
miracle lying there IN the cradle drove
away every thought Of the outside world
for a season As a proper Bernese father