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The Glenwood post., 1909-06-26

The Colorado Midland s happy fam
ily spent twenty four hours in this city
after their arrival yesterday morning.
The men comprising the Midland fami-
ly are touring the line with the object
of becoming better acquainted with
each other and with the country
through which the Midland passes. Up
on their shoulders rests the RESPONSE
bility of making the Colorado Midland
"make good" and they certainly are
doing all in their power and the trains
The Glenwood post., 1909-06-26

Davis, N. l.. Drew, y. l.. Feakins. II. v
Simonson, C. NJ. Keck. o. F. Spinder.
j. Murphy, l.. H. Harding, Glenn Q.
A. Rafer..
that pass every day over the Midland
lines is the best proof that they are
doing something all the time.
While in Glenwood, G. NJ. Keck, the
local passenger agent of the road has
been showing his friends a Jolly good
time. It may be they have had all
sorts of sport with him since the big
gathering in Denver the fore part of
the week, but if so, they have paid
dearly for the fun while in Glenwood,
where Keck Is as much at home in the
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
MAN MONEY.
Tho Old Teutonie Law on Killing or
lnjuring Others.

Tho Old Teutonic Law on Killing o.
Injurins Others.
The system Of atoning for death or
bodily Injuries inflicted on others by
paying damages is as old as the earli-
est Teutonic laws. praised by Tacitus.
The trespasser was always required TO
make peace with the aggrieved family
of the victim by 'Wer-Geid."
''Wer' is the ancient German for
man. Geld" now, as in the days OF
Wotan, means money. 'f
Damages were assessed In accord
ance with the, rank and wealth Of the
injured party. and the money was
paid over in the presence of the whole
community. its acceptance forestalling
feuds. Indeed, the recognition Of Wer.
Geld ("money for the man" killed. by
law precluded further bloodshed OF
other forms of revenge.
If the slayer was not rich enough ia
pay the required sum, he turned over
to the injured parties his sons as
slaves. If his sons were not sufflcien.
guarantee for the payment Of the
debt, the slayer himself had to turn
bondsman, both the letter and the
spirit Of the law requiring that the
full amount Of damage inflicted bs
recovered by the aggrieved PARTIES
New York World.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
EuIfllina His Aare.m.nt.

Having become tired of living In rent
ed houses, Mr.. Gwimple had bought
q home of his own. Not having
enough money to pay for IT outright.
he had made a cash payment OF $1,000
and given trust deed on the property
for the remainder. One night. not long
after he had taken possession Of his
new home. Mrs. Gwimple reused him
from deep sleep
/ Gerald" she said. somebody b try
ing to get into the house,
r. Mr.. Gwimple crawled oct Of bed and
started downstairs.
! "What are you going to DOR shs
asked him
I'm going 10 let him IN" be m
swered. half awake.
ITO let him In! Whor
THE man that holds the trust deed
on this property" be mumbied- The
document signed binds mo to admit
him to the premises at any hour Of the
day.--Youth's CoCnpsaicn.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
Eating the Pie.

81 remember one man from my home
town." western senator said recent
ly. ''in the good old days before civil
service examinations, whose dream of
earthly attainment was q government
place. When his party was finally
successful he Immediately set out for
Washington and was ON the job long
before the 4th Of March. but there
seemed to be hitch somewhere All
through the spring he was about town
By June he was seedy. but still ap-
peared to be game Finally I found
him in the gallery of the senate cham
Der apparently endeavoring to kill
time. s
"'Well. have you given it upT /
asked, trying to be sympathetic.
"'Oh, got the job, all right he re-
piled, with a satisfied smile. I'm
working now "-Success Magazine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
FARM DRlvEwAYs.
Michigan Farmer Tells How to Make
Them With Gravel and Cinders.

Mientnan Farmer Tells ROW 20 Make
Them With Gravel and Cinders.
While we are busily talking about
good roads we must not forget the
most needful one is that which runs
from the gate to the barns and over
which we travel many miles during
the year. At the time 1 moved to Ma
pleside farm few years ago the mud
was hub deep for the horses and no
better for the men on the footpaths,
says D. G. Dean, Michigan farmer.
We moved to Mapleside farm in April.
and the women folks did not get to the
barns until after the middle Of May.
AS soon as the crops were in those
roads received my undivided attention
until they were in serviceable con-
dition.
| ] did not draw In more dirt to soak
up. but began at the bottom by plow-
ing out and removing over d foot Of
the soil. then opened a gravel bank
and drew In enough to fill that taken
out. Next / made arrangements for
some einders and put them over the
|
swered very well that season, but in
the fall before the mud began to deep
en- covered the road again, and dur
ing the winter all the coal ashes were
spread wherever there seemed to be a
low spot. By following this scheme
for four years succeeded In making
road that never has any mud. If I
find a low spot where water stands
after rain it is taken care Of at once
On the south side Of the house three
years ago l built road that has not
required any repairing as yet beyond
drawing three loads Of gravel last
spring. For this road pursued a lit
tie different method. 1t was old sod,
so plowed through it and turned the
sod upside down three deep on either
side Of the road, then drew out all the
dirt beneath that was loose and easy
to handle
This left me trench about eighteen
inches or two feet to I'LL. which 1 did
from my gravel bank. and no cinders
were put on this road, as could not
get them. This roadway is about nine
inches above the lawn on either side
and never gets muddy. About the
house are cement platforms and walks,
while the roadway on either side is so
hard 1t can be swept at any time.
find it pays when you are at it to make
good road and takes no longer. 1
| ind a gravel bank about the best
bank can patroniEe when 1t comes to
roadmaking.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
DIRECTORY.
kentucky.

According to the last census Ken
lucky has population of 2,147,174.
The area is 40,400 square miles /;
400 Of which is water. The streams
within the State, as rule head in the
Southeast and flow in a Northwesterly
direction; this fact retarded the con-
'struction of railroads and the devel-
opment OF our resources for many
years.
The early railroads were built from
the East and went over the more
level territories North of the Ohio
River and South Of the Cumberland
Mountains. In those days there was
only limited demand for coal and
lumber. Now that the demand has in
creased. II would seem that
"a kind providence has held in
reserve our almost inexhaustible util-
tiles until time when they are most
needed by the country. Our supply
of timber is limited, but there is
enough to last for many years to
come.
We have a coal area of over fifteen
thousand Square miles. Other min
erals await development.
Natural gas and oil, in paying
quantities are being developed in
many localities.
There are no more bad people in
Kentucky than in other States in pro-
portion to population. Good people
regardless Of politics or religion, are
always welcome.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
SHOWED HIS TICKET.
An obIioin5 Passenger and Cranky
Station Master.


Station Master.
A cranky station master while exam
lining tickets came across a cattle deal
er, well known in the district, who
held q season ticket The station mas
ter, being aware OF this. usually pass
ed without troubling him to show It.
On this occasion. however, he order
ed him in not very polite manner to
produce it. adding In. severe tone:
mind, want to see 1t every time
you stop at this station"
OF course the ticket was produced.
and the Official passed on. looking very
important and self satisfied.
A few days later as the early morn
Ing mail train drew up at the platform
at about 8 O'clock a passenger accost-
ed the solitary porter on duty and
asked peremptorily for the station
master.
Hes In bed. SIR" replied the porter.
Tell him want him." said the pas
senger.
The porter disappeared and after
some delay returned, closely followed
by the station maste-. who was audibly
grumbling at being brought out of bed
in the cold.
The latter then found himself con-
fronted by his old friend the cattle
dealer. who handed him his season
ticket. politely asking him to examine
it, at the same time reminding him
that he had few days ago expressed
a wish to see 1t every time he stop
ped at the station."-London Answers.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17

Chins's Floating Homes and Their
Low Caste Population.

ChIna's Floating Homes and Their
Low Caste Population.
Stand beside the imperial custom
house at Canton and let the eye range
down the river toward Hongkong. AS
far as the sight can reach lie boats,
boats, and again boats. These are no
ordinary craft, mere vessels Of trans
port plying hither and thither, but the
countless homes Of myriad Chinese, in
which millions have been born, lived
and died. They are the dwellings of
the very poor, who live in them practi-
cally free from rent, taxes and other
burdens Of the ordinary citizen.
The Tankia (Which means boat dwell
ers), as the denizens OF these floating
houses are called, form a sort of caste
apart from the rest of the Cantonese.
The shore jewellers regard them as be-
longing to lower social order. and in
deed they have many customs peculiar
to themselves which mark them as q
separate community. How the swarm
Ing masses Of them contrive to support
existence is a mystery. but their chief
mode of employment is In carrying
merchandise and passengers from place
to place.-London Lady's Realm.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
A ctsst Man.

A Breslau paper publishes this
Sehild's composition" as an extract
from Robert Goupp's Psychology Of
the Child" Charles the Great was a
good, brave man He had horseshoe
which he broke. Whenever he met a
Turk he drew his sword and cut the
Turk in two, SO that the halves few to
al ends Of the world. He wore the
clothes only which his daughter sewed
for him. He was very pious. When
he could not sleep he prayed. Once
upon a time he was kneeling at the
foot of the altar. The pope saw him
there and anointed him, and SO he be-
came German emperor. Then he gave
the people German names. He found
ed schools and churches. These learn
ed to read and to write. When ~ died
he sat down in golden chair anu was
put in vault. He is sitting there
still." p" 'e 1~
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
THE cRoUcHING TIGER.
n Hunting incident In the Junsles of
India.

u Hunting Incident In the Jungles of
India.
Now and then q soldier has been
found kneeling on the battlefield as If
about to take aim at the enemy. but
stone dead. A bullet in the brain had
converted him into u statue of him.
self. Captain Forsyth In his High
lands Of Central India" tells of sim
liar effect produced by an explosive
shell on tiger.
The captain while in the howdah of
his trained elephant hunting a tiger
saw the beast crouching under a bush
on the bank of ravine. He took aim
and fred a three ounce shell at the
tigers broad forehead. To bis sur
prise, for the distance was but thirty
yards, there was no result. Not q mo-
ton Of the tiger acknowledged the
shot. He rode round a quarter Of a
circle, but still the tiger remained mo-
tionless. but looking intently in the
same direction. Growing more and
more amazed. the captain rode up near
er with his rife at full cock, but the
tiger did not move. Then he caused
the elephant to kick the beast The
tiger fell over. He was stone dead.
The shell had struck him full in the
center of the forehead, burst in his
brain and killed him instantly.-Ex-
change.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
Now System of Highway Maintenance

New System of Highway Maintenance.
Patrick e Leahy. commissioner Of
highways, borough Of Queens, has or
ganized a new system Of inspection
and repair Of highways, says a Long
Island City On. " dispatch. The be-
ough has been divided into a number
Of districts as follows: Long Island
City, 8; Newtown. 16: Flushing, IL: Ja-
maiea. 12; Rockaway. 8. Each Of
these districts Is to be In charge Of
an assistant foreman. who will be held
strictly responsible for the condition
Of his district The names of each
assistant foreman and his men will be
furnished to the property owners and
residents of the district, and the lat
ter VIII be encouraged 10 cooperate
with the new commissioner. Reports
win be received from the foremen ev-
cry night as to the work that has been
done during the day and the hours
each man began work and when be
stopped. The department. has $3.50, 900
TO spend on maintenance Of the 500
niles OF highways, which have cost
from el2 100000 to $4,000. 900 and are
m bad shape. -,s-~..
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
HOLY eRoANING.
The Sin Of Worldly Pleasure In The
Seventeenth Century.

The Sin OF Worldly Pleasure In the
Seventeenth Century.
Buckle gives a graphic picture Of the
attitude Of the kirk Of Scotland to
worldly pleasures during the seven
tenth century. Cheerfulness, especial
ly when 1t rose to laughter, was to be
guarded against. Smiling might occa-
sionally be allowed: still. being a car
nal paStime, II was sin to smile on
Sunday. No husband should kiss his
wife and no mother her child on the
Sabbath day. Testing was incompati-
bic with holy and serious life. The
ministers were given much to weep
ing. grooming and lamentations. One,
the Rev. Alexander Dunlop. was noted
for his ''holy groan." To engage In the
frivolous art Of writing poems was
condemned. Men should not disport
themselves with music; dancing was a
serious SIM" joyousness even at a
christening was scandal. One should
speak and walk with gravity and So
lemnity; he should not enjoy his din
ner; only the ungodly relished food
The great object of life was to be in a
state Of affiiction. Whatever pleased
the senses was to suspected. Whatever
was natural was wrong. The church
men grew sour in countenance, harsh
In voice. Joy and love disappeared or
were forced to hide In obscure corners.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17

IL Can Only Be Impaired to the Body
Through the Mind.

II Can Only Be Impaired to the Body
Through tho Mind.
The elixir Of youth lies In the mind
or nowhere. You cannot be young by
trying to appear so. by 'dressIng youth
fully. You must first get rid Of the
last vestige of thought. of belief, that
you are aging. AS long as that is In
mind cosmetics and youthful dress viii
amount to very little In changing your
appearance. The conviction must 6rst
be changed: the thought which has
produced the aging condition must be
reversed.
If we can only establish the perpet-
ual youth mental attitude. so that we
feel young, we have won half the bat
tie against old age. Be sure of this.
that whatever you feel regarding your
age will be expressed in your body.
Nothing else more effectually retards
age than keeping in mind the bright,
cheerful. optimistic. hopeful. buoyant
picture Of youth In all it's splendor,
magni0cence: the alluring picture Of
the glories which belong to youth
youthful dreams. ideals, hopes and all
the qualities which belong to young
life.
One great trouble with us is that our
imaginatiOns age prematurely. The
hard, exacting conditions of our mod
ern, strenuous life tend to harden and
dry up the brain and nerve cells and
thus seriously injure the power of the
Imagination. which should be kept
fresh. buoyant. elastic.-Success Maya
zine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
Uncertain.

The secretary of one Of the college
classes at Princeton, In sending out
each year list Of questions to be an
swered by members Of the class, in
order that the resu may be duly tab
ulated and set forth in the university
annual, is said always to include in
his list this question: Are you en-
gagedT Ht
1t would seem that one Of the mem
bers was cursed with doubt in this re-
spect for in the blank space given over
to the query mentioned he made his
return as follows:
do not know. Am awaiting letter"
-Harper's Magazine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
Transformation.

Mr.. Fred Stone, the singing come
dian, and MP. Eugene Wood, the writ
er, met on Broadway recently. They
stopped for a moment to exchange a
few cheerful views, when a woman In
a particularly noticeable gown passed.
simultaneously Wood turned to Stone.
Stone turned to Wood. then both turn
ed to rubber.-Everybody's.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
ROLLING GOOD FOR ROADS.
Auto Found servieeebIe In Making
Street Passeble After Shows.

Street Passeble After Shows.
The man who brings together the
best productions In different lines and
obtains results which better his own
production may not be an inventor in
the true sense Of the word, but he GER
tainly possesses good common sense.
In Vermont and other New England
states a road roller is used in the win
ter to pack down the snow and make
the roads passable. By doing this aft
er each snowstorm a really fine winter
road results. The method used in up
per New York is to draw two large
iron kettles, such as are used fortthe
making Of soft soap. behind team Of
horses or oxen. This is not very per-
feet, as It leaves a core In the road and
simply pushes the snow to the side Of
the road instead Of packing it down.
After a recent snowstorm In Read
ing, Pa, in which the roads were left
in bad condition. II. L. Hardy, the de-
signer at factory, conceived the idea
Of rolling the roads. he attached an
ordinary land roller to the front Of a
sextuplet and started from the factory
to the home Of Mr.. Sternbergh. Natu-
rally he did not try TO break any speed
records. bu' the trip, about six miles,
was made in one hour.
One OF the road commissioners Of
Berks county accompanied him and
was much surprised to see what an
improvement this roller process was
over the kettle drag. Mr.. Hardy says
he will not patent or copyright this
idea. so any one who desires to roll
snow roads by automobile is free to
try It.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17

The road COMMITTEES OF the board OF
eboeea freeboidsrs Of Mercer county.
X. J-eAss inspected the Hopeweil and
Stoutsburg road, which was recently
racsda mised- and treated with liquid
asphalt The road was found TO be
In good condition and at present can
scarcely be distinguished from an as
phsst pavement. The liquid asphalt
was Incorporated In. the road during
tn CONSTRUCTION being sprayed upon
tie biader. and the finer stone or top
dressing, being rolled into the mix
ture afterward The extra cost was
IS cents q squars yard The stretch of
highway treated measures two miles.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
ChaS. Haqan,
Cor. Broadway and Highland.

y. Il. Nitasrspssa. Treasurer.
Police.
Chief Tarpy.
Deputies AzbilI Albert
Tanner, John Ballard.
Board of Council.
First vard-Shirley HaddeA, ". P.
Hackett.
Second ward-A. R. Martin, T. L.
Todd.
Third vard-Doe Pigg, J. Q. Boone.
Fourth vard-J. D. Jones.
Fifth vard-G. d. MeCulIun, Sil
Dinelli.
Board Of Education.
G. W. Strother, President.
c. 81. Rses, Secretary.
H. W. Serivener, Treasurer.
Harry EetoR, J.B. Cornetf
W. A. Adams, j. X. Allan.
James HisIs, Zena Bruce,
d. K. Foster.
Fire Department.
4 X. Baldwin, Chief. y
Jne. ". Harding, Secretary.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
patahu.ork Edueation.

What the modern child lacks most e
the power Of observation. Hs. In satu-
rated with smatterinss OF every kind
Of knowledge. lives strenuous life
and cannot Had time for ohservaties
and assi nila tion. Madrid Gundo.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17

J, She-Asd DO you befieve that q wo-
man always turns to the last page first
when she picks up boeks Howell.
l. have Ne reason to doHbs ~ / know
1T IL the nature OF the fair sez b vaRt
the last word.-Pick-Me-Up.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
aundax.. yeurnsr,

@Pather." said little Rollo, what u
meant By a sabbath days Journey.
81 am ffraid. my SON. that In toe
msRy cases 1t means twice around the
golf nks."-Washington Star.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
Clark County.
Land acres, 1876.

Land acres, 10S,lIb.
Value of real and personal prop
erty including franchises, $4,000,
$40.
Tax rate for all county purposes,
so cents, on. the hundred dollars.
The foothills Of the mountains are
on the Eastern border of the county,
the Kentucky River on the South,
forms the county line for a distance
of twenty-five miles. Ford on the
river, South of Winchester, has ex-
tensive lumber mills.
Three railroads go entirely across
the county-Chesapeake & Ohio,
Louisville & Nashville and Lexington
& Eastern.
Blue Grass is a natural product.
Uncultivated land will set itself in
blue grass. Crops of timothy and
clover can be raised with profit. Corn,
wheat, rye and oats are the grain
crops. Tobacco is raised in large
quantities.
All fruits that are adapted to the
climate can be raised with profit.
The census of 1900 gave the popu-
lation at 1884.
Circuit Court.
First Monday in April, second
Monday September, first Monday in
December, j. M. Benton, Judge; B.
A. Crutcher, Attorney.
County Court.
Fourth Monday in each month.
Quarterly Court.
Third Tuesday in each month.
County Officers.
J. H. Evans, Judge.
S. A. Jeffries, Attorney.
Howard Hampton, Sheriff.
Lee Evans, Deputy.
John Bedford, Deputy.
]. A. Boone, County Clerk.
Sam Powell, Deputy Clerk.
W. 7. Fox, Circuit Clerk.
Roger Quisenberry, Assessor.
c. A. Tanner, School Superintend-
W. R. Sphar, Treasurer.
George Hart, Jailer.
!. Brinegar, Coroner.
Justices of the Peace.
First district, ]. C. Richards
Second district, j. Scott Renick.
Third district, Eli Dooley.
Fourth district, j. E. Ramsey.
Fifth district, Robert True.
Sixth district, F. F. Goodpaster.
Seventh district. Eo1. E. Wills.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
.naIxlduai Respo,nlsihllItx.

Every creature, female as the male.
stands single In responsible act and
thought, as also in birth and DEATH
e. B. Browning -.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
pIploir;aatio coso,u.I.n.

Considering the, annoyances Of life,
Q patient man or woman is entitled to
q great deal OF credit-Atchison
Globe.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17
Winchester.

County seat, area, circle one and
half miles In diameter. Population
census 1900, 1864. The city has
over-laped the corporate limits and
now has a population Of near ten thou
sand. 1t is located on the dividing
ridge between the Kentucky and Lick
ing Rivers, has water works, cleo
trio street cars and lights. Unlimited
natural gas. Splendid Graded
Schools and numerous churches.
The Kentucky Wesleyan College is
located at Winchester. The fire de-
partment is one Of the best in the
State.
The assessed valuation Of all prop
erty, including franchises, 1852, 400.
The tax rate on the hundred dollars
is sixty cents for city and fifty cents
FOR schools.
The C. & O., L. & n. and l. q Z.
railroads center at Winchester the
geographical location and shipping
facilities make the city a desirable To-
cation for factories. New concerns
are given Ave years exemption from
taxation. The Commercial Club viii
take pleasure in giving information
City 0ficers.
J.. A. Hughes, Mayor.
s. B. Tracy, Clerk
F. Fl. Haggard, AttorneE
F. P. Pendleton, Judge.
.Riland d. Ramsey, CoHsstsz
/ S. Reese. Assessor.
~1-<~fpg-<
ent. Sa.-,s;.. ia@--ss
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-17

The appreciation Of one act wei
performed. is the beat incentsve tor
another effort.