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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07
~ ENJAMIN Brinkerhoff, Jr., Der

~ ENJAMIN Brinkerhoff Jr, bent cautiously
ID and coyly over the upright cylinder of red
Gee, but thatll be warm baby, whis-
pered an admiring crowd behind him.
.sNow Benny cried his sister in agitated fe-
male tones, you light that way out on the end"
"Aw,' returned Benjamin Brnkerhoff, Jr.
perciliously. He applied the business end of his
punk to a portion of the fuse at distance of
about inch from the business end of the big,
big cracker. "Aw," he repeated, 'do you think
I'm gon to wait year for this to go off-what
do you think ann" he queried in disgust.
He didn't wait a year for it to go off-not quite
year. There flare flash, crash The
warm baby, as in the twinkling of an eye, had de-
veloped into full grown, red-hot heat The little
red devil corked up inside the big red squib leaped
ncontinently out. and laughed hooking laugh
snarling laugh; shreked forth a boisterous
screech Then he did something else; he bit Ben
jamin Brinkerhof Jr., and bit him hard
COW, WOW, wow" yelled Benjamin, WOW ww-w.'
The rest pandemonium pure and simple.
The admirng crowd, before warm baby that had
become too warm, scattered with dismay. Benja-
min Binkerhof, ST., and Mrs. Benjamin Brinker-
hof sped down the avenue fast feet could
carry them. They gasped with horror. They gath
cred Benjamin, Jr into their arms and fled with
him back into the house More pandemonium
telephone calls; doctors; salves bandages, tears,
and oats.
"Why did you let him." Queried Benjamins
father of Benjamins mother.
"Why did you let him." she retorted Finding
that thoroughfare they turned simultaneously
upon Benjamin's sister.
"Why did you let him, Letty?" they inquired,
savagely of that innocent little female
II didn't let him. she responded Il told him
not to do it,
Whereupon, finding themselves forced back to
first principles, they turned again to Benjamin.
Benny" they beseeched of him, why did you
do it?'
"Aw," repeated Benjamin, with the air OF one
from whose decision there appeal, did
you think ! was gon to wait a year for it to go
off? What do you think amp
Brnkerhof Sr. assumed air of determine
ton. "Well,' he exclaimed, "itll be a year, many
long year, before you'll ever put off another
/ tell you that
Benjamin, Jr, swung his injured member in the
tub of cold water. 81 don't care" he admitted,
whimpering 81 don't want to put another one
off. So there"
Three diminutive heads poked their way into
the room, followed by three dminutive bodies.
These heads and these bodies belonged to strag-
glers from the erstwhile retreating party; those
who had fled before the unwonted temperature OF
the baby. They ranged themselves in line
in front of Benjamin. Jr., and looked on with wide
open eyes.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-07-07

HAS his jaws locked YETI" they queried with
decorum.
"Aw.' returned Benjamin, Jr, 81 don't if
my jaws does lock, just long my eyes stay
open SO long as l can see our fireworks goin
Off"
Gee" assented the stragglers, softly, your old
mans fireworks The best in town. That's So"
Brinkerhoif, ST., descended from speech, from
thought, into action; from the second story to the
cellar In the cellar, in the farthest from
the gas jet, he found what he sought, large pa
per bundle big hen house.
I'll show en-" he muttered to himself. He
drew it with difficulty up the outside cellar steps
dragged it across the lawn, and bundled it into
the seat of his motor without. "Ill show
em" he repeated to himself.
n HAT night dusk closed in, small groups OF
iders clustered silently here and there upon the
Avenue. Residents assembled upon front porches.
Other residents ensconced themselves in bed
room windows, behind mosquito Ser
wants stuck curious heads from areaways. Strang-
ers in the town paused and looked about
Whats goin on?" these strangers would in
quire.
Fireworks at Brinkerhoff's." denizen would
answer "best in town. Better hang around tin
eight o'clock and the fun"
Everybody hung around till eight oclock-till
half-past eight. Then Warrington patriotic
neghbor from half way down the block, wendell
his way up the Avenue and rang Brinkerhof's
door bell
Say, Brink" he quered, "why don't you let er
flicker? Fireworks you know I've been watln
crowd is waiting, too. Getting uneasy. Get
move on, man."
Brinkerhoff drew himself up solemnly. Var
ringtonn he said I'm through with fireworks My
son, Benjamin, has fallen a victim to the Fourth
I'm through"
ooh, pshaw," returned Warrington only burn
on the hand. What's that? mere nothing. A
victim. Why, we're all victims. Come, hustle
Get out the goods I'll help you if you like
The goods returned Brinkerhoff, ARE at the
bottom of the river. put em there myself.
The next morning at the breakfast table Brink
erloff glanced the top of the Morning Mail
Sixty victims in town here madam" he ex
claimed, "sixty in this small town. The Banks
boy, burned The Twomby girl, blown up. The
Elphinstone kids, almost annhilated Its mon.
strous-terrble. A country like ours and perpe.
trating this senseess outrage every year-killng
people-maiming people We're crazy--crazy.
He picked up his New York morning paper. Look
at those figures madam he went on, his impa
thence growing as he spoke, "why, yesterday we
killed more people in this country than we did in
the whole SpanishAmercan war. Horrible. Pa
triotism. BAH"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15

underside Of the shade. Gum traga-
canth and fiatiron are Indispensable
at this stage Of the work. The gum is
pure white, so that the flowers and
leaves Of the Japanin may be covered
with 1T without hurting the surface of
the paper IN any way. Much pressing
with the flatiron is necessary and in
sures success. Use a stronger glue to
paste the shade together. and the work
is done. The finished shade may be
used with or without a lining, but the
little silk fringe on q store made lining
adds greatly to its glory.-Good House
keepinQ.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15

the seam and lay on the white draw
ing paper for pattern. Draw around
1t with a pencil, then decide on the
design, simple or intricate, as you
please. This is first drawn with a
pencil and then given a broad outline
with water color paint In some neutral
tint preferably dark grayish green.
If bands are desired at the top and
bottom put on smooth wash of the
color chosen. Now comes the time
when a small pair of sharply pointed
scissors are most necessary, for the
inside Of all the flowers and leaves
must be cut out, leaving only a skele-
ton Of veins, stamens and pistils. The
slender stems are simply painted with
green paint, as they are too tiny to be
executed In any other form. The CEN
tiers Of the flowers are also painted
yellow, with touch of dark brown
or green. After cutting away the in
side OF the flowers and leaves pace
the stencil pattern upon the Japanese
paper chosen and draw around one
flower or leaf. Take, for instance, the
daisy pattern that is shown. Fold the
piece Of transparent paper into eight
thicknesSes, leaving the penciled form
on top, as they are all alike. Cut eight
at once, quite little outside the pat
ern.
Now we come TO the pasting of the
transparent flowers and leaves on the
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
Growth Of School Gardens.

Not only In well known centers, but
In remoter localities, the school garden
movement IS taking root. and this sug-
gests a satisfactory outcome, the result
of which will be not only the higher
culture OF our future citizens, for there
is nothing like an understanding and
appreciation OF nature to impart this
culture but 1t may also lead to bet
ter distribution OF our population.
Once impart to the child a love Of
flowers ana field, and the city cannot
hold him unless It can give him a gar
den spot Reports from the principals
and teachers where school gardening
is in vogueshav been most gratifying.
They declare that without exception
the influence OF this work is refining
and uplifting. 1t brings teachers and
pupils into closer and more sympathet-
ic touch by their mutual love of the
beautiful. -
.ts III E.-- e..s.I- ~ .t--
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
GREAT CIVIC NEED.
That Of Interesting Children In I'm
proVement Work.

That OF Interesting Children In Inn
proVement Work.
What is needed along the line Of I'm
overlooked, is to educate and develop
taste in the child regarding civic beau
tifying. When the growing generation
is interested in civic Improvement the
results need not be feared. The pres
ent weakness lies in the fact that but
few are interested, and the vast ma
jOrity are Indifferent through igno-
rance. Could the first principles OF this
grand work be taught to school chill
dren rs body the work Of beautify-
ing in the future would prove simple
and easy task. Had the children Of
the past generation been educated In
improvement work there would be no
need now of maintaining q constant,
never ending fight for street trees and
other features Of the work without
which beautiful cities cannot be had
In dealing with the subject at school
1t IS not necessary to delve into detail,
but the pupils should be instructed in
the fundamentals.
This interest cannot be created by
the stuffing process, which Is the weak
ness Of the present day common
schools, but should be developed in the
child, so that he can perceive, appre-
ciate and discover beauty and excel
lence and the best means to such ends.
The curriculum Of the common school
has not been of late years sufficiently
changed to meet the demands Of the
present day development in regard to
public improvement, and when reach
ing mature years or upon leaving
school this phase of life is to him
closed book. School training should
aim to impart somewhat of culture and
taste, especially during the later years
of attendance, and this in turn would
be transferred to the home and public
works, so that there would soon be an
army Of protestants against slovenly
municipal housekeeping that would
prove equally potent in public life with
the improved methods and conditions
brought about at home.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
RursI School Garden suggestion.

In rural communities instead Of con-
Quoting miniature vegetable or flower
gardens 1t might be better to secure
different varieties Of grains or grasses
for test upon home plats. encouraging
the students to undertake small exper-
iments which shall have fol. their chief
end the development Of the faculties
VI observation. Different methods Of
tillage and fundamental principles Of
this character will be involved in these
experimental or demonstration areas.
the results OF which viii emphasize the
importance Of certain lines Of work.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
NOVEL REFORMING SCHEME
How an Indiana Town Got Rid Of Its
Professional Loafers.


If Owensville, Ind, ever had profess
sional loafers, 1t has none now-at
least in sight-according to advices
from that progressive little Indiana
town. A newspaper of the place Of
fered prize for the best essay on the
subject THE Loafer." The terms pro-
vided that submitted articles should
be required to give the characteristics
of the professional lOafer. High school
students became interested in the con-
test and planned observing tours"
through the business district OF the
town which would afford opportunities
to Study the characteristics OF the fell
low who roasts his shins behind the
stove at the corner grocery from morn
ing until night and who obtains his
MONDAY lunch from the nearby cracker
box and pickle barrel. The proposed
tours caused much talk and led to a
marked reform. New when the bell
rings for the close Of school those who
are in the habit Of meeting in the cor
ner grocery make bee line for home
or some other hiding place
Whats the matter, Samf Coin
home pretty early. amt your asked a
grocer RS one Of the idlers hurried out
of the store.
Don't want none Of them literary
fellers writin' me down as a loafer.
Coin home before they Gomez
He went, and so have gone all the
other corner grocery statesmen since
the students began this practical quest
for specimens. s
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
Pretty Women,

Every time wait on an unusually
good-looking. well-dressed woman"
said the girl behind the counter, some
one steps up the minute she leaves the
counter and asks who she Is. l. sup
pose IN most cases the curiosity is en-
tireiy harmless. Maybe the inquirers
simply have a passion for spotting rich
or famous people Judging by the APP
pearanee of my customer they suppose
her to be rich or famous or both, and
they appeal to me for information.
Naturally can't give them any. Very
often really do not know who my
stylish customers are, and even II do
know IL isn't my place to set curious
busybodies on their track"
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
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 a rule head in the
Southeast and flow in a Northwestern
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 a limited demand for coal and
lumber. Now that the demand has in
creased. 1t 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??, 1909-02-15
Police.
Cor. Broadway and Highland.

Police.
Chief-Mal Tarpy.
Deputies Azbill, Albert
Tanner, John Ballard.
Board of Counei:.
First ward Shirley MADDEN, w. P.
Hackett.
Second ward-A. R. Martin, T. L.
Todd.
Third ward-Doc Pigg, ]. Q. Boone.
Fourth ward. D. Jones.
Fifth ward--G. D. McCullum, Sill
Dinelh.
Board of Education.
G. w. Strother, President.
c. II. Rees, Secretary.
H. w. Scrivener, Treasurer.
Harry Ecton, j. B. Cornett
W. A. Adams, j. K. Allan.
James Hisle, Zena Bruce,
N. X. Foster.
Fire Department.
A. Z. Baldwin, Chief.
Jno. w. Harding, Secretary.
n. II. WitAsrsposz. Treasures.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
Winchester.

County seat, area, a circle one and
a 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
tric 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, 499
The tax rate on the hundred dollars
is sixty cents for city and fifty cents
for schools.
The G. & O., L. & N, and L. & E
railroads center at Winchester the
geographical location and shipping
facilities make the city,a desirable To-
cation for factories. New concerns
are given five years exemption from
taxation. The Commercial Club viii
take pleasure in giving information.
City 0ficers.
J. A. Hughes, Mayor.
s. B. Tracy, Clerk. ah
F. Fl. Haggard, Attorney.
F. P. Pendleton, Judge.
Riland ID. Ramsey, Collector.
j. S. Reese, Assessor.
emit
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
ThurSday,Feb.18

at 10 o'clock a. m, the following
property:
2 work mars. good saddle
horse. siX-year-old horse mutes.
fve-year-old mare mule. mich
COWS, fresh in March. yearling
steers. 8 yearling heifers. yoke
of oxen, ia good ewes, lambing.
new Mccormick grass seed strip
pers. q new McEwan stripper. I
new moving machine. I ner Nc
Cormick hay rake. 3 two-horse
w CONS. I Columbus buggy. I sur
Tey. 1 KY. disc wheat drill. I disc
harrow. I two-horse corn planter
with check rover. I Bemis tobacco
setter. single ratchet tobacco
press. S breaking plows. double
shovel plows. 2, 1 horse cultivators.
2, 2 horse cultivators. l disc pillow.
I disc cultivation. l steel land roller.
j wheat fan, l corn shelter. l steel
dirt scraper. 2 sets wagon harness.
! set wagon harness, heavy leather
traces. Lot of pillow gear, collars, etc.
Lot shovels. 2 diggers. 2 wire street
cheers. Picks, rock drills, crowbars,
sledge hammers, carpenter tools,
blacksmith tools. 2 hay frames. 8
log chains. 3 feed troughs, 2 feed
sleds. Cider mill. Cutting box. 2
sets buggy harness. Pole and straps
for surrey. Household and kitchen
furniture.
TERMS Made known on day of
sale.
On the same date viii be offered
for sale, publicly, "a acres of unim-
proved land owned by Mrs. E. d. Taul,
adjoining the Prewitt farm
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
JAPANESE SHADES.
Novel Effects Produced With Stencil
ing and Transparent PAPER.

Novel effects In candle shades may
be produced by combining stencil pat
erns cut from white drawing paper
with Japanin or japanese transparent
paper. The latter may be obtained at
a wholesale paper house or at kinder
garten supply stores. 1t comes in a
fascinating variety Of beautiful col
ors, shades and tints, and often when
a certain tone is desired colors may be
laid one upon the other and the effect
produced. In a miniature way this
work is like stained glass.
Buy candle shade lining with silk
fringe at any department store. Rip
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
Clark County.
Land acres, 1876.

Ldnu acres, l0O,1IO.
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 arc
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 10 raised with profit.
The census of 1900 gave the popu-
lation at 1854.
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.
]. Fl. Evans, Judge.
S. A. Jeffries, Attorney.
Howard HAMPTON, Sheriff.
Lee Evans, Deputy.
John Bedford, Deputy.
J. A. Boone, County Clerk.
Sam Powell, Deputy Clerk.
W. 7. Fox, Circuit Clerk.
Roger Quisenberry, Assessor.
c. A. Tanner, School Superinteud-
W. R. Sphar, Treasurer.
George Hart, Jailer.
/. Brinegar, Coroner.
Justices of the Peace.
First district, j. C. Richards.
Second district, ]. Scott Renick.
Third district, Eli Dooley.
Fourth district, ]. E. Ramsey.
Fifth district, Robert True.
Sixth district, F. F. Goodpaster.
Seventh district. Ben. E. Wills.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
Paw Hioh Rent for saloons.

OF all the high rents paid in New
York city the highest are paid by
saloons. which are taxed about double
what could be got from any other bust
mess for the same premises.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
PUBLIC SALE
Land, Stock,
Farm Implements, Etc.

will'offer for sale publicly on
the farm of G. G. Prewitt ON the
Mt. Sterling pike about seven miles
from Winchester, on
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
cahby and HIs Bare.

Cabby is the same the world over.
When you come to pay. you are soon
convinced.-Trayel Magazine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15

G self-Deeeption- Common.
Greville: No man was ever so muek
Aseeived By another a. by himself.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-15
MATT TOOHEY.

Jonas R. Bush. Auct.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12
THE RULING PASSION STRONG.
Elderly Lady Harked Back to Time
When Pattern Of Her Stockings
Meant Much.

To have been soubrette all ones
should one be expected to change?
Why should not the habits OF thought
of years reach on Into the seventies?
The tale is told OF that dear lady who
40 years ago cent the blood dancing
in the veins of her generation with
''tassels on hei boots" and the lit OF
kindred ditties. Her daughter, In con.
slant fear of pneumonia for the frail,
tiny old lady, urged upon her the
wearing Of wooden stockings She
sweet'y but firmly declined consider
ing the ugly things, and, needing a
new supply, laid the case before her
son. Re saw the point at once and
bought her box OF. the sheeres.,
daintiest. most open-work affairs thu
market afforded. To the surprise O,
all, she never wore them. Throughout
the winter and far into the spring she
spoke ITO more of stockings, but meek
ly wore the ugly wooden ones of her
daughters choice. At last one day her
son asked her why. Where" he
queried, ARE those pretty things |
bought your "Oh, my dear boy" she
exclaimed, ut was kind and thought
, full and sweet of you to buy them for
me. and. of course, you couldn't DOS.
sibly know. but the patterns are 90
unbecoming can't wear them.''
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-12
LET MAYOR AND
OFFICIALS DECIDE
Manager Abell Has Decided to Leave
to Committee, Decision
on Prison Scene.

Protests have grown so strong
against Dodge's theatre showing the
picture of the Andersonville prison
that Manager Abel has decided to
give private rehearsal the first of
the week before the city officials and
If the picture is passed by them, it
will be shown some time this week,
the date to be announced later. The
following letter was received by the
editor yesterday:
Editor Gate City:
Dear sir:-I notice your criticism
on the escape from Andersonville hell
hole, and after reading it through am
still at loss to know what your OBJ
jections are.
do not number myself among
moving picture patrons but cannot see
why a picture should not be shown
when 1t is no more than history.
A SOLDIER.