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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
A BROKEN PANE or GLASS.
One That Once Cost Citizen George
Francis Train $4,000.

A broken window pane once cost
George Francis Train more than $50,
600 1t was this way: Citizen Train,
with the brains of twenty men in his
head. all pulling different ways" went
to Omaha in the spring of 1864 At
that time he was the most talked OF
man in America He had not q thing
but money. He bought 5000 city lots
and altogether spent several hundred
thousand dollars. He boarded at the
Herndon House. the best hotel in sight
The quiXotic Train was regular in only
one thing-his habits. He always oc-
cupied the same seat at the table. One
morning a pane Of glass was broken
out Of a window directly behind his
chair He protested and was advised
to change his seat. He would not. In
stead he paid servant 10 cents a min
ute to stand between him and the
draft. After breakfast he expostulated
with the landlord. but received no sat-
isfaction
Never mind" said Train. "In sixty
days | will build hotel that will ruin
your business"
And he did The contract was let
that day. Scores of men were put to
work The site selected was Ninth and
Harvey streets, near the Missouri riv-
er Citizen Train went to New York
and engaged Colonel CoZzens. a noted
caterer Of that city, as manager for his
hotel
The building alone cost $4,000. The
furnishings cost $4,000 more. In the
basement was a gas plant, the only
one west of st. Louis. The work was
done on time, and, true to his word.
sixty days after he threatened the man
ager of the HerndOn House George
Francis Train. citizen of the earth,
opened his hotel. which he called the
CozZens House. The grand opening
ball was attended by the governor of
Nebraska and his staff, the mayor of
Omaha and many notables from other
states. The house was blaze OF glory
and a scene OF almost oriental magnifi-
cence. Just when the big reception
was well on there was a sudden fash.
a strange noise, and then-total dark
ness! The gas plant had collapsed.
The Cozzens House did flourishing
business for a year or two. and the
Herndon House was badly crippled.
Finally Train fell out with his man
ager, and the place was closed.
After the business part of Omaha
moved back from the river the Hern-
don House declined and finally re-
lapsed into a state Of innocuous desue-
tude. A few years later it became the
property Of the Union Pacific railroad.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
PRINTERS BLUNDERS.
Comic Effects Frequent In the Days
When Bad Copy Was the Rule.

Typographical errors that produced
weird or comicai effects are described
by the ST. Louis Republic in an article
recalling the days when all of that
newspapers type was set by hand be
fore the Introduction of typesettinc
machines. when the copy. instead o:
being typewritten was turned over TO
the printer in an infinite variety OF
good. bad and Indifferent chrographY
Comparatively few OF the errors
were allowed to contribute 10 the gag
ETY. OF the subscribers. as the majoritj
were squeiched N the house of cor
rection," As the proofroom was face
made by u proofreader the following
instances of ridiculous misleading of
copy are taken:
His blushing BRIDE was trans
formed into his clustering bride
A captain was said TO have served
with destruction in the Confederate
army" but the writer thought he
wrote distinction
Two pictures entitled THE Galley
Slave" and Each In Their Turn"
were referred to as The Galley !
Love" and "Enoch In Shin Town"
Having in mind the influence of
former citizens of the land of the
shamrock upon the political destinies
Of the town. what more natural than
that the printer man should set up an
Irish district court" where it had
been the first district court?'
Professor Frank Gecks was men,
toned as having rendered violent Sc
lections" rather than violin selec-
tions."
Somebody was quoted as saying that
stage have hundreds of wives" but
the copy, when carefully examined.
was found to read Husbands or
wives" and sensation in the the
atrical world was averted-
They sailed for three days around
the cape and finally slaughtered a
small Italian" was corrected to read
sighted a small island"
On one occasion the reporter wrote
of certain "dwarfed and hungered chill
dren," who were made to appear per-
haps more pathetic when the compost
tor substituted the words "doorfed and
haggard."
HE takes delight In talking on his
family shame" was shameful thing
to say about him, for "favorite theme"
was meant
RED Cross Society Will Fight Cor
bett" was the way the typesetter trans
formed the copy concerning a crusade
against cholera.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
THE "eArEs MAR," COMO PARK, ST. PAUL.
GOOD GOODS MAKE GOOD.
Surprising List of Things Manufae-
tured In Your Own Town.

Did 1t ever occur to you to consider
what things and how many lines Of
things are manufactured in your own
town? The chances are that you have
been buying various commodities from
outside of town without knowing that
you can get them right at home, made
by neighbors of yours who are trying
to build up a business and at the same
time helping to build up the town.
Many persons patronize mail order
houses or go away to buy goods more
because they are not aware of what
the home market has to offer than be-
cause they think they are getting bet
ter bargains outside.
What most towns need is a little
course of education in the immediate
home market line The producers and
manufacturers in many instances need
education in that respect. They need
to know the value of letting other peo-
pie know what they make and have
for sale. Recently an enterprising
home trade enthusiast in Texas town
compiled and published a list OF goods
manufactured and handled in his own
town. 1t surprised him as well as
others. The list was as follows:
Overalls and jumpers, half tone cuts
and etchings. bank and store fixtures.
chill supplies, crackers, creamery prod
ucts, cornice supplies, plumbers supplies.
macaroni laundries, furniture -four mill
products, planning mill products, saddlery
and harness, brooms, cigars, trunks.
<wfn IL <,S1
show cases and cabinets, printing and
binding, upholstering, acetylene gas, iron
works, rubber and steel stamps, candy
awning and carpet renovating, vinegar.
meat products, carriage and wagon works,
fountain drinks, ginners' supplies, wind
mills and casing, pressed brick, collins
and caskets.
Not every town, Of course, manufac-
lures such long list of articlcs-from
crackers to coffins-but In every town
there are homemade products which
should appeal to home people. A little
investigation will prove that there are
more home manufactured goods in your
own town than you ever dreamed of.
The list above includes windmiIls
Perhaps you do not need windmills,
but you do need printing every now
and then. You will notice printing
and binding In the list. Printing and
binding are done right here at home
and at reasonable rates, yet every
once In awhile the printer discovers
that somebody sends away for job
which could be done here just as well
and as reasonably. Other lines Of
business also suffer because people
don't seem to realize that the home
product is a bargain from any point of
view.
The moral is this: Find out what
your neighbors produce and offer be-
fore buying outside Of the community
and you may be agreeably surprised.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
vooDoo DOCTORS.
Belief of Negroes In Their Ability to
Work spells"

Belief of Negroes In Their Ability to
Work spells"
A well educated and clever negro in
Philadelphia related. with obvious sim
certify, an experience of his own with
a famous voodoo doctor of that city
who had grown rich frt N his wiz
ardry.
against me-" this negro said. THE
constable had it. The magistrate was
set against me- went and got a
charm from the doctor | met my
enemy, but l was not seen. | met
the constable. and he walked by and
never noticed me. The magistrate did
what he had never done before-for-
got all about it. The voodoo stopped
it ALL"
This same negro related another in
cident of his experience:
''Once l was nearly killed by a voo-
doc black cat, which used to come into
the house. | threw a stick and hit it,
1t was a witch. 1t tormented me. l
was ridden in dreams like a horse.
suffered terribly. was dying. went
to the voodoo DOCTOR | paid him So
for spell. That night I awoke. The
window was open; the moon was shin
ing. I saw the little black witch how.
ering up and down there. She was
smaller than in her own body. She
wore a very big, old fashioned bonnet
Her face was like that of the cat. But
she did not come any closer to me-
Then she faded away. That ended It"
The belief is prevalent among the
negroes that witches have power to as
sumo the forms Of various animals.
In South Carolina means employed
to guard against such yisitations is to
scatter rice or similar small grains
thickly over the floor In the form Of a
cross. Before the witch can approach
her victim she must deyour every
grain. This TASK is too tedious for
her patience. and she lakes herself of.
Marvin Dana in Metropolitan Maya
zine
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
OBJECTIONABLE ADVERTISING.
How the Billboard Nuisance May Be
Controlled.

The movement for the adjustment
Of the billboards is more widespread
and determined than ever before Re
ports reach us from all civilized coun-
tries that everywhere the warfare Is
on, while from various states in our
own land come gratifying reports of
effective war upon this great evil, says
the Los Angeles Times Public sent-
ment has of late years been wonder
fully aroused on this important mat
ter until now it is proving a formida-
bic barrier to those who seek to desc
crate our landscapes by advertising
questionable merchandise in an OBJ
tectionable manner. There are many
ways in which the individual may
combat this method Of publicity.
If good customer makes it known
to a merchant that one Of his signs
offends himself and neighbors there is
doubt of further argument being need
ed. If many come with like COM
plants it will not be long before the
billboards will have at least one ad-
vertiser less. Advertising depends for
its value upon its power to win the
favor of the masses. If it be found
that it has a contrary effect II will
soon be discontinued. Thus Is 1t posi-
BILE for the people without legal proc
cess to successfully control the use Of
the billboards by local business houses.
Especially is such suppression an easy
matter in villages and towns. In like
manner also may any people prevent
local merchants from scattering post
ers over town to be later blown about
the streets. A little study Of the ques-
ton will show how concerted effort by
a few may effectually control all OBJ
jectionable local advertising.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
AN HONEST ARTIST.
He Would Not Paint Lie Even For
NAPOLEON.

He Would Not Paint Lie Even For
Napoleon.
There was no love lost between the
Emperor Louis Napoleon and his
cousin, Prince Napoleon, whom the
Parisians called "Plon Plon." The
prince used to make abusive speeches
against the emperor, which people
were only too ready to repeat to him
LET him alone Louis Napoleon would
reply. ''He is too well known. No
one would turn me out to place him Oh
the throne"
The emperor was correct, for no one
said a good word about "Plon Plon'
He was commonly believed to have
shown the white feather in the Crimea
and never exposed himself where the
lead was falling. An English lady
who in her younger days mingled with
French society tells in her Foreign
Courts and Foreign Homes" a story
as discreditable to Prince Napoleon as
II is honorable to q French artist.
While the artist was painting the
historical picture of the battle of the
Alma. which the emperor had ordered
Prince Napoleon called at the painters
studio to make known to him the facts
On leaving he said he wished the
prominent figure in the battle to be
himself mounted on his white charger
He sent the horse to the artist. so that
he could paint its exact portrait
When the picture was finished and in
vitations were sent out for a private
view" the white charger was seen, a
prominent figure in the battle. but
without a rider.
On hearing Of this terrible omission
the prince sent an aid-de-camp to ask
the reason. The honest artist said the
horse should remain IL the prince
wished. but no rider would be on it,
Tell the prince | have never yet
painted lie." The hint was taken
The prince ordered the horse to be
rubbed out
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
The silver RABBIT,

There Is kind of rabbit which
abounds In Lincolnshire. England. and
is called the silver rabbit" Its fur
Is of delicate silvery gray. Although
1t is little priced In England. its skins
are shipped in enormous numbers TO
different parts of Asia. especially Tar
tary and China. where the fur Is con-
sidered the fttest thing for monarchs
to wear Only the richest can afford
il there. SO heavy IS the price de-
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
His Periodicals.

"Do you take any periodicals." asked
the clergyman on his FIRST round o.
parish visits.
"Well. don't" replied the woman
but my husband takes EN- frequent
do wish you'd try to get him to sign
the pledge Judge
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-11-24
Revenee!

81" declared he popular author
have signed an exclusive contract With
one magazine
"But now that 700 are famous" pro-
tested friend other magazines will
be writing for your work F"
"And sbal; decline :he!: offers with
thanks have ever ordered some
printed slips st Louis Republic.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
LEHlGH VALLEY LOSING
BY TW0-CENT RATE LAW.
Loss in October Was 81, ss5-Increase in
Number of Passengers Carried for
Year but 5 Per Cent.

That the Pennsylvania Railroad, which
brought suit tc test the constitutionality
of the statute. Is not the only one which
has been losing money as Il result of the
two-cent-rate law In Pennsylvania, is
shown by the records OF the Lehigh Valley.
The lower rate did not bring about an
increase in the volume of passenger travel,
and it caused a loss in October of 1885.
The number of passengers carried one
mile within the State of Pennsylvania
increased 5 Per cent. between October,
1905. and October, 1906. Many advocates
OF the new law prophesied that the lower
rate would stimulate travel to such an
extent that the railroads would not lose;
but the increase on the Lehigh Valley be-
tween October. 1906, and October, 1907, is
found to be only 5 per cent. the same as
;or the previous year.
The Joss of 1855 is the difference be-
tween $49, 500. the actual revenue for the
month of October, 1907, under the two
cent rate, and S1, 454, which would have
been the revenue il the average rate Of
October, 1906. or 240 cents a mile, had
been in effect.
The number of passengers carried one
mile in October, 1906, was 2,055. 1872, yield
ing n wen OF s4S, sol. The humble car
ried one mile in October, 1907, was 2,143, 1872,
an increase of 1OS.0 about ) per cent?.
while the revenue was SAB, 500. a decrease
OF s.. 22 labout II per cent?
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
ALDRICH BILL
REPUBLICAN,
DOOM
Texas Congressman Tells
Fowler in Currency
Debate.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-The House
committee on banking and currency
held today the first of its public hear
ings on the various currency reorgani-
cation and Federal guaranty bills which
have been introduced.
Representative Burgess, OF Texas,
during a debate with Chairman Fowler,
of New Jersey, said that il the Re-
publican party in Congress. acting in
a partisan spirit passes the Aldrich Dill
the Democrats of the United States
will elect the next House of Repre-
sentatives and the next President.
Mr.. Burgess's statement that under
no consideration would he vote for a
Federal guaranty of national bank de-
posits, as provided for in the Fowler
bill. reused Chairman Fowler to an en-
defense. He disputed he posi-
ton taken by Mr.. Burgess when he said
that fear of the criticism of depositors
was the one successful and ~indispensa-
BILE check on bank managers, and that
the enactment of a Federal guaranty CT
deposits would be ~tantaInount to re-
moving this check and throwing Wild
open the doors to safe investment of
bank funds.
Tomorrow the committee will receive
a deputation from the National Board
of Trade now meeting here.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
MERCHANTS ELECT
CONTEST FOR SECRETARY
OF STATE ORGANIZATION.
Reports Of officers Show Growth in the
Finances and in the Mem
bership.

AT this afternoons session of the
forty-irst s~emi-annual convention OF
the Retail Merchants Association OF
New Jersey, at G. A. n. Hall, all the
Offices will probably be uncontested,
except the secretaryship, for which
Two nominations. James Find1ay, OF
jersey City, and Thomas p. Riggens
of Trenton. were made at las nights
session. and which is In doubt. Re
ports of the officers and standing and
special committees. submitted this
morning. prove the association is In
excellent financial standing, and in
ereasing in membership, nearly $50 re-
tail merchants of the State now being
registered.
Full discussion of ways and means tc
promote the interests OF the association in.
hnced good appetites and the delegates did
ample Justice to the viands at their ban.
quet in the Hotel Broad at / o'clock this
afternoon.
President James p. Waldron called the
afternoon session TO order promptly at
O'Clock, and made q short address of wei.
come to the assembled delegates.
Eugene Il. kinkead, president of the Jer
sey City Board of Aldermen, will address,
Them later In the afternoon, taking as a
topic ADVERTISING and he will be fol.
lowed By Judge David r. Howell on or
gani2ation."
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22

WALL STREET
MARKET OPENS DULL ANI
IRREGULAR.
List Turns Upward for Short Time, but
Soon Drops Below Opening
Prices.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The opening stock
market was dull and irregular. with small
losses predominating. st. Paul declined
IL; Distillers' Securities 1 and Baltimore
and Ohio q. The American Smelling
stocks were up a point and Canadian Paci-
fc and Mexican Central large fractions.
II a. ma rnlly of a point In Reading
caused the list to turn upward temporarily,
but the market subsequently went to a
lower level than at the beginning, when
the selling of st. Paul became urgent,
Delaware and Hudson yielded "a, st.
Paul became urgent. Delaware and
Hudson yielded ~, ST. Paul, Balti-
more and Ohio and Great North
ern Orc certificates IL and Union Pa
ciic, Northern Pacific, Reading, Amaiga-
mated Copper, international Paper pre-
ferred and Tennessee Copper /. Another
temporary check was followed by renewed
declines. CRANKY Mining gained 4 aud
American Sugar 11A.
Noon-After some further recessions
prices made a substantial rally and in
instances a full recovery. Northern
Pacific rose a large fraction over last
night. and Hudson fell 3&,
Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis pre-
ferred 3, Illinois Central ~, and Pennsy1-
vania, Louisville and Nashville, Atlantic
oOdbt line, 1DlpTduO fuet. CoHSolludleu
Gas. U. s. Rubber and Central Leather
preferred /. Railway Steel Spring prefer
red gained ,. American Smelters' securi-
ties preferred E 2iz, and Wheeling and
Lake Erie LIST preferred l. The market
had become extremely dull at noon. Bonds
we're steady.
l p. m.-The market presented no par
feature during the noon hour. aside
from the uncertain movements of Reading.
Prices Were hardening when the hour ex-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS preferred
a point.
2 p. m.-The advance made more prog
ress before it met q check through the
renewed selling of Pennsylvania, which
to the lowest. The rise reached
Us in Northern Pacific and l In Union
Pacific, Reading. New York Central,
and Great Northern preferred.
Pittsburg, C. c.. and st. Louis sold up b
and Delaware aud Hudson extended its
loss to "A.
3 D. m.-Tne market closed heavy and
dull. Price fluctuations were somewhat
hesitating. Brooklyn Transit aud Ameri-
can Smelling advanced 1% and Anal
gamated Copper l. Green Bay and West
ern income b rose 3 on an initial distri-
of profits to holders. Pittsburg c.
and ST. Loui preferred fell 8, Pullman
Federal Mining preferred 2s4, United
Investment preferred ~ and
Pacific preferred, Wisconsin Cen
trail preferred and Internationa Pump /.
There was a general yielding OF prices
again later.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
THE T MARKET.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-The cotton market
opened steady at an advance of 6 and )
points in response to higher cables, but
quickly eased off to within , or 3 points
of last night, under liquidation and bear
pressure, encouraged by the larger esti-
mate for receipts at Houston tomorrow,
while fresh buying was restricted by I'M
certainty as to Lancashire labor disputes
and the census figures tomorrow. Business
continues quiet and the market acted ner-
vous during the middle of the morning.
Without becoming much more active the
market was frmer late in the forenoon,
ard prices at midday were about 10 to Ii
points net higher on covering and moderate
support from the bull clique.
quotations furnished by Van Schaick &.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
MONEY AND

Call money in New York. 205 per cent.
New York Clearing Hous. statement: Elk
changes, $29G.6A. $40; balances, Sl1,1S5. ISL;
sub-treasury debit. $3.50. sos: New York;
sub-treasury lost SS.S71.O0) 10 the banks
since last Friday.
Commercial bar silver in New York and
Mexican dollars remain unchanged: bar
silver in New York. % 9-16d., premiums on
gold at Madrid, 1850; at Lisbon, 10
Paris rentes, 95 francs 50 confines. Paris
private rate of discount. S4 per cent; ex-
change on London. % francs II confines.
Berlin private rate of discount, Az per
cent; exchange on London, 20 marks 49l4
pigs
Money on call in London, $685. per cent.
Rate of discount for short bills 37s@4 per
cent, and for three inonths' bills $40
. l5-l6 per cent. Consols for money,
81 7-16d for account, s49-16d. The Bank Of
England today purchased e1o3,OO Of gold
bars in open market and received ga, 600
gold from Turkey.
Foreign exchange market held a firm
tone. Demand sterling was quoted 4,s690Q
4$1; cables, 4..S74oQ4Ssh; sixty-day bills
4.S3i4 "a. S31a; short francs. 5.1Sx less 1890
5 .167s, and reichmarks., $685. plus 1872.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
THE D MARKEr.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Flour-ReeeiptA.
Is $3.50; sales, 400; dull and unchanged.
Wheat-Receipts, . 900: sales, $4,000. The
extreme weakness of cables, with heavy
Western receipts and a big increase IN
Minneapolis stocks. broke wheat price 1itc.
this morning. May 109 o-169110; July,
nye3sfeady; No. 2 Western, ss Z. o. b.
Corn-Receipts. Ss.O26; sales, none.
Becf-Steady.
Pork-Barely steady; family. 17.ooalT.M 30.
Lard-Easy: Western prime, 7.9o9s.0o.
Sugar-Raw steady: fair refining, BIS;
centrifugal. rs test, 1856; molasses sugar,
ait: refined, steady; crushed, $50; pow.
dered. 500: graduated, 40,
Petroleum-steady, refined all ports.
Coffee Steady; No. I Rio, ss-ls; No. I
Santos, 8.
Molasses-Firm; New Orleans. S4@42.
Pou1try-Alive weak; Western chickens,
TO-. fowls, 10: turkeys. 1917. Dressed easy;
Western chickens. 12d20; turkeys, 1aDie:
fowls, 10d13.
Butter-Firm Receipts, $50 ;creanAry
specials, 50; extras, 3fiR.
Cheese-Firm; unchanged; receipts. L3N,
Eggs Steady; receipts. 11.066; State.
Pennsylvania and nearby, brown and
mixed, fancy, 24G25.