The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-01-22

the ReV. n. Ia. Powell to the men OF
the First Christian congregation and
their friends, none was more enjoy
able or so notable as that of last
night.
1t was the fifteenth, numerically,
many being there who have been to
each of the whole series, veterans in
The enjoyment of his annual hospital
ity. There were also many who were
attending their first banquet in DIR.
POwelPs lecture room.
More than three hundred invited
guests, men of prominence in Louis
vile, out in the State and members of
the congregation were in attendance
and enjoyed the excellent menu and
speakers program to the utmost. The
festivities began promptly at $50
O'clock and came to an end at II 80
O'Clock.
One of the hits of the evening was
the speech Of Mr. John E. Garner, of
Winchester. He said:
Mr.. POSTMASTER and Gentlemen:
at has been my unvarying custom
on an occasion like this to be eX-
tremely bromide and in substance to
say that l am pleased to be with you
this evening" Having repeated that
statement several hundred times, and
never having it challenged, it now
occurs to me that it might be taken
for granted. In this instance. for in
stance, DIR. Powell permitted me to
exercise the option of accepting or
declining his invitation 'to be with
you this evening" That l elected to
come, indicates that | was pleased,
and that is verified by the additional
fact that | subscribed to all his pre-
scribed conditions, one of which was
that my subject must be Kentucky
as Has Been, As an is, and as will
be- the other, that the discussion of
all three periods must be confined to
fifteen minutes.
First Phase of Subject.
Concerning the first phase of the
subject "as a Has Been" covering
approximately century and quar-
ter of history and tradition, (some
of which have forgotten, much new
er knew the seventy-eight seconds
apportioned to review that section is
ample: u.s." is of no particular mo-
ment, requiring even less time; but
the "Will Be" is a most inviting field
for prophesy, demanding time not
only for conjecture, but time III which
to postpone the naturalization of
your predictions, so that they can
not be disproved during your life
time. 1t is on this point in guaran-
teeing you immunity from a longer
speech, that | have been restricted
and handicapped With only one quar-
ter of an hour, to discuss from the
beginning of "Has Been" to a pro-
gressive as" and from movable as"
through an interminable "Will Be" a
thousand centuries must be disposed
of at each twist of the tongue.
Friend Makes Suggestion.
In airing my grievance to a friend,
he suggested that the speed limit
could be exceeded and time gained
by eliminating punctuation and told
me of an old negro who resorted to
this method. He said he asked the
old man one day why he was working
on Sunday. The old darkey replied:
"By- the time -I-maLh- the -fire-in the
kitchen-feed the mules at-the barn
fifteen cows chOp-wood-t get
dinner black the boots att the house
ketch- the-hOrs,eS- tO-gO-to- meeten-I
never-know-when- Sunday comes-Mis
terAnderson- give Ia chaw-of to
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" He further
said to me, "Don't worry mnecessar-
lily, as some of the audience may
want to look up some feature of this
subject themselves after you are
through"
Gould Discuss These Things.
When Kentucky Gas a Has Been"
was an "1s," on an occasion like this
IF the "Hasbeeners" ever found oc-
casion for periodical Mid -winter-ice
water-festivals-the speaker who
was lucky and drew ''Kentucky" for
his subject. was not expected or per-
mitted to discuss but three things.
The second in the order of creation
was the first in order and of the first
order in Kentucky, around this
branch Tor vine) of his subject he
was supposed to assemble his choic-
est superlatives and phrases, and
the remaining language at his com
mand was to be equitably divided be-
tween the other two; then it was plain
sailing, no one had the audacity to
take issue; now, with two of them
being legislated against and the other
not being legislated for-but, as the
preachers say when they have only
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