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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-15

also from Virginia. led by Julian T.
Keith and knight Banmaret. was
highly commended.
Negro Rider Takes IT,
OF the saddle classes the Las, flIeo
OF the afternoon was the next event.
that. for horses suitable for charges OIL
omcers' mounts. OF the 16 entries IL
were shown. Preferences went. in the
order named. to Miss Mary Stone Ny
rick's bay gelding The General. DIR
C. Shirley Carriers Gawaine, ridden
by the owner: X. p. McGranns Su
pervisor, ridden by Harry Donnon
and Mr.. Halloway's initial. ridden by
F. Ambrose Clark.
The winner, whose owner Miss My
rick, lives in Dobbs Ferry. n. Y. was
ridden by BENJAMIN Garris. the only
negro in the ring. Mrs. Potts rode
her gray mare MoOnstone. with a side
saddle and was the only woman who
appeared, but her mount was not
placed. Neither was Artillery. a
chestnut stallion ridden by his owner
Lieut.. Frank b. Barrett, Of the IA.
Battery, New York National Guard
who appeared in full uniform. This
class was not judged by Mr.. Gooch
the English saddle horse expert. but
by Capt. F. e: Marshall, Fifteenth
Cavalry, United States Army.
Mrs. Potts is owner of the old ane
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valuable estates on Castle Hill. and
is a member OF one Of the best OF the
Virginia F. F. VS.. Her father, Gener'
al Riyes, was twice Ambassador to
France, and 1t was much earlier
ancestor who imported the hrst pack
Of hounds ever used In hunting over
the Virginia hills She has more than
a dozen of her horses entered in vari'
Gus classes In the present show. Mrs.
Potts was not only the only woman
who ever rode In the Garden In
hunt club competition over fences
but the only one 10 ride. as she did
in the same afternoon, In q class for
ofiicers' mounts and charges, and she
required especial permission to do So
Did Not Notice Her Company.
Moonshine's rider had teen in the
ring nearly Is minutes, and bad re-
peatedly made the circuit withou; not
ing the fact that one OF her most
SNOWY rivals in the charger class was
ridden by negro. The awards were
about to be placed when she made
that discovery When she had left the
arena an had dismounted, she was
highly indignant because she had been
place In the position Of competing with
a negro rider. The Virginia woman
of proud lineage angrily dashed heI
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riding habit with her whip stock az
her eyes flashed as she said; 4
1T was an insult 10 permit q neg
to appear riding in the same rms W.
a Southern woman. That Is SOL
thing that has never happened ~
before, and hope never Will agar.
Mrs. Potts said she had no feeh
of resentment because her mount Wy
defeated, She was quite ready y
conccde the splendid luaiity OF "
animal ridden b. Garris, to whom %
army Judge gave the blue ribbon n9
what she resented was that she. ~
only woman riding in the CLASS an
Southern woman, had been sen
inely placed in competition with .
nrgro rider. She employs on her w
ginia estate. her friends say. ao"u
100 negroes. !
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man03 rl4ot no udn Son o''
masters at the same time. ="
norn,apt Partners.
After going into the connection
with the company VI MILESTONE. bak'
or z Vaughan and OF J. A. barhaM'
as we'll as the partnership existing
between ]. A. Barham. J. NJ. Cumming
and others, Mr.. Taliaferro closes MS
report al follows: -,
In view OF the foregoing and III
considering the evidence adduced ne'
fore me, I find: list. that J. NJ. Gum
ming and Walt,r MILESTONE were
dormant partners with J. "A. Barham
at the time when he was awarded
the contract for the construction OF
the plant Of the public service cor
poration of virginia: End. that t'eiore
any work was done or any damages
or liability accrued on the SAID CON
tract. that BY, an arrangement De
tween the parties. J. N. CUMMING
and before he was known by the com
psny to have any interest In the con-
tract, was eliminated; and that he re-
ceiyed no benefit whatever from THIS
contract, and had no part as part
ner In the conduct Of the work; 3rd'
that Walter Milestone is equally la
bic with J. A. Barham on account OF
any liability incurred by him or any
amounts charged to Barham, or found
to be due BY him on account OF MS
failure to construct the said plant &C
cord'ng to contract. l lind. Attn. mat
]. NJ. Cumming is not 50 liable. but
is hable with Barham and MILESTONE
for any loss or liability incurred be-
fore his retirement in May or June,
1906.
I'm this connection ! will state that
while l have some doubt as to the la
iility OF Cumming, yet the general
weight Of authority seems'to be tnat
II a dormant partner retires before
he Is known to the other contracting
party. before he receives any beneht'
or before he takes any part In the
contract, that he is not to be held liza
Bile.
II further ffrd that Charles Baker
and Charles L. Vaughan were not such
partners either dormant or active, az
to be liable for any failure on the
part of Barham to fulfill his contract
or any part thereof.
"Reeeivefs.
1.-THE receivers have made many
improvements. both of construction
and operation. as appears in the evi'
dence OF r. l.. Marshall. manager
commencing page 6s3. and the plant
is now In a much better condition
than ever before. and has about 75U
consumers for heating and illuminat'
ing purposes,-the gross receipt:
averaging about 100000 per month
and the business seems to be con
stantly growing under the supervision
of MIR. F. l.. Marshall, the ef1cienl
general manager for the receivers.
would state further that the receivers
have now many consumers at the
Normal School. and have now con
tract for street lighting both in the
city Of Hampton and the Town Of
Phoebus.
"Ah Of which is respectfully sub
mitted,
(Signed)
"wM. c. L. TALlAFERRo.
- Special Master.
Hampton, Virginia.
November ~, 1905"
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NEGRO IN COMPETITION.
humiiistins Experience Of Proud VIZ
uinia Woman a Hos9eshoSS.

bJOmbISSVtu8 EAp0s'eVSS " VSVoo W.
uinia Woman a. Hos7esho,~.
ETW YORK, Nov. 14.-Mrs. Allen
Potts, OF Castle Hill. Gotham. Va
a daughter Of one Of the Old Domin-
TONS proudest families and sister
Of the Princess Troubetskoi. who Is
better known ~ Ameite Rives. anord'
ed two distinct thrills In the Horse
Show, yesterday. the second more
startling than the first.
She was the only woman riding in
q large class for onicers' mounts and
charges, and in that class the blue
ribbon was given to q superb animal,
which was ridden b. q negro, the only
'colored man who has appeared as
performer during the show.
Mrs. Potts did not resent the AVA -
to the horse. but, after leaving the
ring, her friends described her az
perfectly furious" because she had
been placed In competition, beneath
the eyes Of New York society. With .
negro. :.-I e.
scarlet coated hsuters afforded the
first spectacular event q the after
noon session. II was . jumping com.
petition for the three best qualified
hunters from one hunt. to be shown
by the master, whip. or members OF
the hunt In hunt uniform. The unI-
forms and appointments to count 20
per cent. in the award. With the
representatives Of the Castle Hill
Hounds. cf Virginia. appeared Mrs.
Potts. who has the unique distinction
for . woman, Of being the master OF
foxhounds Of that organization, which
10 an adjunct Of her beautiful estate
Mn. POTS ss,s firse
!, vas the first time in the history
OF the New York Horse Show that .
woman had participated In this tim
bertoppiuS event for the crack hunt
ing clubs. She Vas the first Of the
lot to pu, her hay gcldine Willow
King at tn. barriers. He did not seem
to relish the plac, Of leader and twice
refused his FIRST fence. Bat on the
third and last trial he took u as
gracefully as a swallow, ard ihcreat
ter refused nothing against which be
wss sent
The crowd applauded MRS. Potts
gsllsntry. but more ~nthustastsc
cheers srr~t-d the beautiful perform
apce . fs-~ minutes later given By
the trio from the keswick Hunt, Of
Virginia Led BY ,heis master Of fox
hounds. Julian Norris. taey skimmeo
swaI;ow-,ike over the obstacles "
speedy end briliiaut, style. more like
true open ccupsry haNunG thsu. any
thing yet seen this year IN the gar
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LOWERING Womsn's Prestige.

Every disorderly demonstration ~
suffrag ttes), as well as such pueriu
impartinences as the systematic ~
rerruption of public meetings and tnt
exposure of meek proc.amaiions Y
public places. should lie worth hup
dreds of votes TO the Women's Nano,
al Antisuffrage League.-I-ondol
Times. 9
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owe the company approximately pe
tween 81 10000 and 31.50000. In 60
ing over as best could, their various
items, I find . number OF items which
In my opinion, they are clearly no.
entitled to. Q list Of which appear
later In detail, and with which have
charged Il. 4 V. There Is this much
to b. said. however. in behalf o,
Charles Baker.-Shat from January
1907. to September. 1907. there VA
no meeting Of the board Of directors
nor any meeting subsequent TO ina,
date: that during that entire period
Il appears that the affairs and mSm'
asement OF the company were prac
ticaily abandoned By all Of M oshcers
and directors. and everything was iet'
IN the hands Of Baker end Vaughan,
practically Charles Baker; but thai
for his efforts the company would IN
doubtedly have gone into the hanos
Of q receiver much sooner than II
did, He testified that while no meet
inss Of the hoard were held. he aV
pea!ed to scverss directors. but 10
vain: and. while there 10 no doubt Of
the fsrt that they advanced tafse
suns Of money, u 10 also true shey
rot back large sums. bot . fan aoe
true statement OF hts account hes n0e
been shown by him. Barhsn.. Bakes
and milestone claim that tnas0och
% they had done nech more thsa the
originsl contract contemplated, thar
the company should assume all q
these sddittopal liabilities o. oostGa-
lions. When asked to show the sol
tioaal work. they did not or could NOT
20 into any detail. but simply relies
upoa their claim for an EXTENSION q
the mains. and claimed that he tBar'
ham, had been fully released ~ TIE
meeting. % the board 81 dtrecfosa 70
September. 1897 They also sdmitfed
that none OF these additional expendt
lures WEIR authorized By the com
psny. 10.
csooee Sevve rwc Aasseera.
All Of the fcr.gOtre bot goes 70
sho~ thst the iaw IKE The spspe1 e
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D0U0U VV00 t0e rcUOyS u ". 81
uaa, aa enelseer a the bahkers. Bar
e. and ysughan. Who were Interested
With Barham IN the cocstruet On q
the plant: and upon the report OF }.
n. Morrison. Bsrham's superinten-
dent Of construction Fritc60an.-
go record page ssS. in this prOceed-
10. admitted 1poa the stand that his
ssDgrt whilc Il apparently sppsSed 20
shs Who,e plant, Including TIE mains.
- sselly spplsed 10 ne eroesatSne
0ooat sIooe, and that The mains were
Smpsupexiy coated and laid. and thsf
o. papes we're n0t a an ti0es pruv
Og3y tested: that he reported these
GDces % CAaSles Baker saA 70 james
r. CUnning. and also to John A. Bar.
-; but that * Bakers request sn1
11ssef3na, the report vas PIT In the
0sU b vss, which be admitted heA
. seo1eoey 10 deceive: and that IN
oege1ng TIE pipes pressure was pus
- Iron S:es o'ciock In the morning
unzn re- o'eieck q sieht, which rev.
- soen1sed the = pounds required IN
a. nDectocsajsns. and that IN less
- . hour siser Tie pumrsne vas
ouDangesd she pessSure tel sruu -
uouu1D GuWu % sstAing.
0upua AQpogUue1y Psooe.
-. n. Ussz1ssa rsvortel thsa he
- 49, ~ ofoDsr teSeB. % tbe
GDuun unDea q - - 49, MT
- - - = shgUuG1ee aVDssss
- n1sslsfs 49, - Aiss 90
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they had lost money On Tue COuaSSs'
they undertook 6rst to have the com
pany assume all the Indebtedness IN
carred by the company on account OF
their contract. as appears by meet
Ing OF the executive committee com
POSED OF ". 9. Gray. Baker and Bar
har.-only Baker and Barham being
present. ~ which an attempt vas
made 10 ratify and confirm oil the
accounts Of Charles Raker. treasurer,
which wcuid necessarily have carried
with u = complete release OF Bar
Ram as to liability incurred By the
company on hts sccount.-;he recoro
showing that Barham On the same
date had transferred all Of his inter
EFT to Baker; that prior to that time
Baker had Insisted that Baham CON
plete hts contract: that Q regular
meeting Of the stockholders which
should have b~en held b Nay was not
70 held. and they ATTEMPTED TO hosd
An adjourned meeting ct this meeting IN
Sep,emb+i. a. which meeting thsy At
tenpaed 70 elect Clsreuce H. WtSdes
and z. y. Tennis upon the toard o.
directors.
, NeDUss ~ ceuaoisaey.
The original meeting never having
been held, Of cosrse. there could DC
no sdjogrned meeting. This meeting
could NOT b. considered . special
oeeftae, 90 10 nostee was gwen q
n; that q Q meeting q The dirccson
On 0eytenbeY 10th. - attempt vss
made 90 relieve Harham Of al habtit-
" On account Of his cuotsset o. ven
q % natfy % seeoants q Charsss
Hskee, ssssgurer, and of Boxer ssd
vsueSss. bat whsIe tie rpeord that
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
WINCHESTER MAN
LOSES VERY LITTLE
G. w. Moore Had Pocket Picked Re-
Gently at Lexington.

Mr.. G. w. Moore, Of No. 12"Doug-
lass street, this city, was one of the
three men who were touched by a
pickpocket at the Southern depot in
Lexington last Monday night. For
tunately Mr.. Moore did not have any
great amount of money on his person
ut the time for if he did the chances
are that he would be minus it now.
All that he lost in the deal was a
pocket book containing an expense
account book and some papers that
are absolutely worthless to any one
except himself. Mr.. Moore said that
after he had missed his book he then
remembered distinctly the man who
got it and the time he went in his
pockets. Mr.. Moore says the man
who he thinks is the one, would
never be taken for pickpocket as he
said he looked more like one of the
sons of the tall and uncut that he did
a pickpocket.
The other two men who were
touched were relieved of about ST.
500.
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DO HAULING NOW.
Get Such Work Out of the Way Before
Ground Gets in Bad Shape.

With the old plan of managing the
farm there was always much hauling
to do in the winter and in all kinds
of weather. I have learned one thing
about hauling, says writer in Farm
and Home, and that is it pays to do
1t when the ground is solid.
There is much feeding to be done
during the winter Generally the hay
Is stacked in the field at harvest time
and hauled to the feed racks as need
ed. have learned to haul and stack
In the rack at harvest time. This
takes little longer, but saves time
In the end and extra hauling.
l do my hauling, as far as possible,
when / have firm footing for the
horses. Trying to haul loads when
the ground is soft has made more
balky horses than any other cause. l
believe, at any rate, this is a good
time to bring out the balk in them if
there is any. If you want to save
horses, do the hauling when they can
do it easiest and it will be easiest for
you at the same time.
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Easily Made VINEGAR.

We make 10 to IL gallons fine ap-
pie vinegar every year. AS soon as
apples come, we take the parings and
put them in six-gallon stone jar and
lamp them with a potato masher till
they are pretty well bruised, then
pour water over them till covered.
We continue to put the parings in till
they have been in week or more,
then we strain out the parings and
pour the cider inc key and repeat
the operation till one key is full. We
then lay an old piece Of cotton cloth
over the bung and let nature do the
rest. In two months we have a keg of
the finest kind of vinegar.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21

The catechisms tell that it is not crime to kill
person. when the deprivng of such person of his life
is act of the state act of justice In legal and
scientific works all the arts of sophistry resorted to-
in order to prove that killing, in the interests of the
state necessary process in the advance of cvlza-
ton. Haeckel, for example, declares that the death
penalty is not only just chastisement for criminals
but benefit for the better part of the human
{. -. 1t is my opinion that the mechanism of the
state, nconceivable without murder, is incompatible
with Christianity.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
MAGNITUDE OF
DAIRY INDUSTRY

The clean-milk problem is vital one,
affecting the production and consump-
ton of 5000, 100000 gallons in the
United States per year, being an an
nual supply of over 100 gallons for
every man, woman and child in the
country. This amount affords IL
quarts q day for every individual,
which includes the milk used in ma
king butter and cheese. The actual
amount of whole milk consumed each
day averages about. .65 of pint for
every individual. The value Of this
product for a year at retail is the
startling sum of s2.500.000. 1000. This
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is about one-fftieth of the entire
wealth of the nation, five times the
wholesale value of last years wheat
crop, nearly twice the value of the
corn crop, and over one-third of the
entire value of farm products for 1907
which is estimated at $7,4OO, 600, 600
The wholesale value of dairy products
last year was estimated at $4,000
600, which would allow a price of less
than ten cents gallon for milk at the
dairy. An average retail price OF
seven cents quart was assumed
which is probably little below the
average price.
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;',ROA1DDMA az a
1apg{@HRffEN{ff
How They Are Kept In Good condi-
ton in Sections of Missouri.
DIRT ROADS.

There are three tools that are being
used in Missouri in keeping the dirt
roads in good condition, the grader,
the drag and the harrow, writes cor
respondent of the Farmers Voice. The
grader, costing from $500 to $500, is
used in rolling up the roads. This is
done, or. at least, should be done, in
are graded in the fall they get
terribly cut up by the travel after
the rains in the late fall and some
times become almost impossible. To
say the least, they are miserably
rough. When graded in the spring the
roads get bad enough in the winterv
and spring, and it is only of late
years that farmers have learned the
use of the drag and harrow in putting
them in good condition again.
The road drag is easily constructed
by means of two timbers of split logs
from eight to ten feet in length and
about the size of heavy fence posts
They may be fastened together with
oak cross pieces or by round spokes
extending from the holes in one piece
to those in the other. Good chains
can be fastened to the pieces to which
the double tree can be attached. If
the drag is extra heavy, two teams
may be used by hitching one at each
end. When dragging the road one
team should be kept little ahead of
the other. so as to pull the dirt toward
the middle of the road. 1t Is a good
idea to have sharp cutting blade of
sIeel on the underside of the front
timber If this extends about half an
inch below the edge of the timber and
slants forward it will help wonder
fully in cutting of the rough points in
the road.
The drag, though simple, is a great
invention. 1t is a power for leveling
the roads in winter just after a dry
freeze or in the early spring when the
roads begin to dry. BY running the
drag over the road, ruts and horse
tracks will be easily filed II they
contain water, Ii will run out and
away, then the roads will soon be in
good condition.
The common field harrow, while not
80 good as the drag, is being used fire.
quently for leveling roads. Best re-
suits are obtained by using the harrow
when the roads are rough, but dry. 1t
acts as leveler. but not as a grader,
by raking of the clods and bumps.
Iulverizing them and filling the de
rressions.
The neighbors In community, with
the use Of the drag and harrow, have
no trouble keeping the roads about
their farms in very good condition
during most Of the year. OF course
there are times In rainy seasons when
the roads must be let alone.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21

The death penalty is one of those ter
ribly inhuman acts against which I find my
self unable to protest with sufficient
strength, or with sufficiently far-reaching
influence. | can quite understand that in
moment of irritation, of anger, of ven-
geance, or of forgetfulness of ones human
character, one may kill another, either in
defense of those dear to one or in ones own
defense. A man may, under the influence
of patriotic intoxication, even participate in
the common murder of war. That men in
the full possession of their human faculties,
however, in cold blood, admit the necessity
e or force other men to commit an act so
nat | have never understood, even in 1866,
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The Illustration herewith shown is
81 stink Grass, scientifically known as
eraorostIs muItiflora. 1t is some
times called candy grass. It is ma
tive Of the old world, but has now be-
come naturaIized in many parts of
the United States. The grass is coarse
and weedy, and has. such a disagree
able odor when fresh that animals do
not relish 1t. On drying, the grass
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loses this odor and the hay is more
paIatabIe. AS it is an annual, IL
is easily killed out, If It Is
not wanted. The air-dried plant car
ries about 10 per cent. protein, and
has nitrogen content of about 2.15.
This should make valuable feed, but
it Is not largely used at the present
time.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
THANKS WINCHESTER
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
State Superintendent Expresses APP
probation of Services of
Prof. R. N. Shipp.

The president Of the Board of Ed
acation, has received the following
letter from State Superintendent
rabbe, which speaks for itself:
December II, 1908.
resident of the Board of Education,
Winchester, Kentucky:
Ny Dear Sir:=I desire to write
GU and express my thanks for your
ourtesy in allowing Superintendent
3. M. Shipp leave of absence from
is duties for one week during the
hirlwind campaign for better edu-
ton in Kentucky. Superintendent
hipp did splendid work and ! have
ne most fattering reports from all
counties which he visited. | feel
at this word of thanks is due the
GARD of Education and your city.
Very truly yours,
j. G. GRABBE,
Superintendent.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS

are usually generous. IF you are
thinking of some one in poor cir
cumstances let us suggest that you
order us to deliver at that ones
door ton of Our first class coal.
Let others supply the turkey and
good things to eat. Show that you
are practical in your giving by
having US send the coal with which
to cook them. Feed your hens
purina and get eggs.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
SeIf-Dumping Sled.

turned and the load left where de-
sired. If necessary, it can be drawn
from either end, and will save a lot of
extra lifting in unloading the material.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21
REVERSIBLE SLED.
II 10 Easy to Load, and Easy from
Which to Dump Load.

Here is sled that will work either
side up. and from either end. 1t is
handy for hauling stones or other
heavy material, as it can be over
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21

In the illustrations accompanying
this article We show the elevation and
ground plan of the building and yard
In which the herd bull on the Hoard's
Dairyman farm is kept.
It does not take much explaining
TO indicate how the animal is handled
and fed In such place.
Everything is so arranged that 1t is
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-12-21

The best ration for laying hens, &C
oordirg to experiments, is about one
to four, or one part of protein to foul
parts of carbonaceous foods.