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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
DreamIess Sleep.

Occasionally have met people who
have insisted that they do not know
what it means to dream. To them
sleep comes like the pail of death, en-
veloping them so completely as to en-
tirely extinguish the consciousness for
the time being. But, strangely enough,
have found that these individuals do
not seem to appreciate this blessing
Of undisturbed repose. Instead, they
feel that in some way they are being
cheated out Of something that belongs
to them. Like the Scotch plowboy,
they protest at never being able to
"enjoy" a nights sleep, because their
head no sooner touches the pillow than
it is time for them to get up again
Bohemian Magazine.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Power of Advertising.

In the progress of the mailorder
system is given a wonderful illustra-
ton of the power of advertising. It
is the means that all who have sue
ceeded have employed. 1t is an old
saying that the hair Of the dog is
good for the bite" One of the surest
ways for the merchants to combat the
competition Of these concerns which
catch trade by advertising is to adj
mail order houses would hardly pay
the same prices for the goods If ex-
posed on the counters Of the home
store. If the big houses sold goods at
the low prices which they claim, their
profits would not run up into the mil
lions yearly. The rural delivery can
be made to serve the local dealer
as well as the far-off catalogue house
The merchant should not be afraid to-
do little advertising; yes, a good lot
Of advertising, for if 1t is done rightly
it will bring greater percentage Of
profit than money invested In any
other way in business. Perhaps there
are 400 or 500 farmers in the terri
tory Of certain town. For few dol
lars the home printer will print sum-
cient circulars to reach them all. It
will cost one cent each to mail them
Place an advertisement in your home
paper. Merchants In different lines
In the same town can get up a joint
circular, and thus save some on print
ing and postage. This plan can b0
nicely carried out II merchants an
pull together.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18

Mr. william A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building for the readers OF this
paper. On account of his wide eXpe-
rience as Editor, Author and Manufac-
turer, he is, without doubt, the highest
authority on all these subjects. Address
all Inquiries to William A Radford, No.
194 Fifth Ave-. Chicago, ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
Sometimes long, narrow house is
preferred, and sometimes house of
this shape is necessary because it
must fit narrow lot
This plan is % feet wide and 81
feet long, 1t contains six rooms and
Is built on the economical order, that
is, the amount of material is small
when compared with the amount of
room the house affords. To avoid
long Railways the stair is placed
about the center of one side, which
works well on the first floor and is
very convenient on the second floor,
as the landing is near the center of
the house and the short hall makes an
easy connection between the three
bedrooms and the bathroom.
One chimney answers for the din
Ing room CRATE and the kitchen range
and it is well placed for looks and it
is properly built to prevent leaks, be-
cause it is so much easier to lay the
roof around a chimney at the peak
than when 1t is lower down Ad-
vantage is taken Of the sides of the
upper part of the house to make
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
HORSES AND DoNkEYS.
Early Habits That DEMONSTRATION Have
Not Eradieated.

wv 6IaOICdlC0s
A curious question in evolution was
once put to a scientist prominent In the
service of the government "Why is
II" some one asked, that horses shy
and donkeys do not?"
The answer was to the following eff
feet:
The ancestors Of the horse were ac-
custOmed to roam over the plains.
where every tuft of grass or bush
might conceal an enemy waiting In
ambush. In these circumstances the
must have time and again saved the
lives by quickly starting back or else
suddenly jumping to one side VIII o.,
without warning some strange object
appeared to them. The habit mus
have indeed been d strong one, seem,
have not eradicated it.
On the other hand, the donkey is de-
scended from animals that lived among
the hills. with the usual precipices and
dangerous declivities, and from these
conditions, it would appear, there re-
suited its slowness and sure footedness.
The donkey's ancestors were not, then,
so liable to sudden attacks from wild
beasts and snakes. Moreover, sudden
and wild starts would have been pos
itively dangerous to the donkey's for
bears. Consequently they learned to
avoid the characteristic trick of the
horse. The habit Of eating thistles, Pc
culiar to the donkey, seems also to
have been inherited from its ancestors.
In the dry, barren localities they in
habited there was often very little
food; therefore they learned to eat the
hard. dry and even prickly plants and
underground when nothing else pre-
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
stand by Your Home Place.

Stick up for home industry. II there
is good food product, household No
cessity, boots or shoes, clothing o.
any kind, anything along the line Of
manufacture made in your city or
town. sell 1t, use IT; 1t means keeping
money at home, and helping along the
employment Of home labor Make O
resolution to stand by home trade,
home industry and home protection.
and thus build up your town and ena-
bic its manufacturers to get out q
better product
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
THE MONTEREY CYPRESS.
Found In Its Wild State In Only Two
Spots In the World.

TWIN III It's WIZ OIdSo IN Only Two
Spots In the World.
One Of the most interesting and pic
turesque trees in the world, as well as
one Of the most ancient, is the Cupres-
sus macracarps, or Monterey cypress.
It's native habitat is extremely restrict
ed, for it is found in its wild state In
only two spots in the whole wide world
on the edge Of a grove of conifers
stretching for a few miles between
the bay Of Monterey and the bay Of
Carmel the latter of which bears q
striking resemblance in outline and
color to its prototype in the Holy Land)
and in similar spot near Pescadero, a
little town lying on the coast between
Monterey and San Francisco. The
Monterey grove consists of only dOz-
en- or two expresses of large size and
most striking appearance. Their trunks
are massive and wrinkled with hoary
age, while their boughs. gnarled and
twisted. grow chiefly on one side away
from the stormy winds that have buff
feted them for thousands of years. The
noble trees are limited to the rocky
wind beaten shore, on which some OF
them have but a precarious hold
Hemmed between the slowly encronch-
Ing ocean on one hand and pine for
est on the other. their future is ex-
posed to great hazard. 1t is therefore
gratifying to observe that a fair num-
Der OF thrifty young expresses are
holding their own againstthe pines for
a short distance Misunderstanding
American.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
AZ M. Own Ri.k.

Caller ION clutches and with band
age over one eye)-I have come. sir, to
make application for the amount due
on my accident insurance policy. fell
down long flight Of stairs the other
evening and sustained damages that
will disable me for a month to come.
Manager Of Company-Young man,
have taken the trouble to investigate
your case, and | find you are not enti-
tied TO anything. 1t could not be called
an accident. You certainly knew the
young lady's father was at home.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Ancient Eayptian stons..

Stones were formed into the shapes
OF beetles by the ancient Egyptians
They regarded the beetle as an EN-.
blem of Immortality, and hence 1t was
the most popular of all forms of or.
nament Counterfeit beetles Of com
mon stones were commonly buried
with dead persons. and it was custom.
airy TO engrave upon them the express
sion or wishes for future repose and
happiness. declarations of the soul Il
God and various hieroglyphs One OF
the latter was IL hawk with a human
head. symbolizing resurrection. An.
other, the vulture. meant maternity. A
goose was the son Of king.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
The disappointment of manhood sue
ceeds the delusion of youth.-DisraeI
Too Much For His Mind.

"Myz first impulses" walled the sad
eyed individual. ARE invariably good
In fact, l think that / may venture
without fear of undue exaggeration to
say that they are very good. But
never act on them. l always act on
second thoughts. This trait In my char
acter has ruined my career. because
my second thoughts are always bad.
In fact. think may say without fear
Of Misrepresentation that they're
punk"
WELL" suggested be who was lis
tening. why don't you wait until
third thoughts and act on themT'
MOurnfully. despondently. the sad
eyed individual shook his head
my dear sir" he groaned. Il never
had three successive thoughts about
anything in my life. "-Exehange.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Eew RuffaIoes Left

The journal Of the New York Zoolog-
ical society gives a census of the
American bison, according to which,
in place of all the hundreds of theu-
sands of these animals which formerly
roved the plains, only 2,047 were
known to be in existence on January
1, 1903. OF these $50 were In captiv-
ity in the United States and Al in
Canada Since that date the Pablo
herd has been sold to Canada.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
First Floor Plan.

that they smell bad, which was true
enough in some houses and is to-day,
but housekeepers who know the value
of fresh air and cleanliness have no
difficulty in keeping a well-built house
clean in the out-of-the-way corners as
well as in the parlor. A lady asked
her new maid if she never swept un-
der the beds and got this reply: Yes,
ma'am, always do. 1t is handler than
a dustpan." Some mistresses do their
homework on the same plan.
The extra fiues in the chimney, with
ventilating pipes connecting with
clothes closets, are intended to keep
the air good in the out of the way
nIaces of the careless as we'll as the
careful housekeeper. Some of these
veutilators work all right and some
are no good at all. To test one it is
only necessary to light a match and
hold it in the opening. Such flues
sbould have a good draft, and they
sbould be fitted with damper valve
having a small opening that cannot be
closed. so there will be some air pass
tho through it at all times whether
a. Is forgotten or not. When it is
nacessary to have more circulation
te whole fiue may be opened up.
A well-planned and well-built house.
,vbether large or small, contains many
,,ttle conveniences that were not
rnown a few years ago. Old-time lux
800 are. common necessities to-day
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Not Particular.

Nine. Calve at ladies' luncheon
was condoned by an elderly spinster
on the ground that iaudatory article
about her had not been very subtle or
discriminating.
Il know WELL" said the spinster,
smiling behind her glittering spec
tacles, that only discriminating praise
counts as praise with you"
Don't talk about discriminating
praise" answered Nine. Calve. "Fnl-
some fiattery is good enough for me- I"
Washington Star.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Word PaintIno-

Jimmy (reading)-"Casey swatted
de leather into left garden for brace
OF sacks. an den pilfered thoid base
an denied de pan on Mulligan's lalli
paloosa dat sailed over Outfelder
Shaughnessy's nut" 1 tell yer, Willie.
dat's word-paintin', dat is! Shake
speare never could beat dat!
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Why Not7

Why may not goose say thus:
All the parts Of the universe / have
an interest in: The earth serves me
to walk upon, the sun to light me; the
stars have thei- influence upon me;
l have an advantage by the winds and
such by the waters: there is nothing
that yon heavenly roof looks upon SC
favorably as me. / am the darling Of
Nature. Is it not man that keeps and
serves me?"-Montaigne.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Army Dous.

The German army dogs are so
trained that when they find a dead
body they set up a prolonged bowling.
II no ono zones they take the dead
mans cap or some small article. and
with this In their teeth go on hunt
for their trainer, whom they lead to
the spot II the man is wounded he
gives his cap to the dog and the same
object is accomplished. - Animal
World, London.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
A Difficult Position.

A young captain who was drilling
the awkward squad commanded thus:
say 'Haltp put the foot that's on the
ground beside the one that's in the air
and remain motiOnless. Success Mag
aZine
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
The Proper Instinct.

"Birdset seems IN have the proper In
stincts for Il married man."
"You mean that he can tell a grace
full lie. has developed keen sense of
running and has learned to conceal his
real income from his WIFE"
Eyes, and also to know that she real
iy knows just how he is deceiving
her."-New York Herald.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18

clothes closets under the low part
of the roof on one side and the same
space makes headroom over the stair
way on the other side.
Many changes are taking place in
house building. Not so many years
ago clothes closets were unusual, per
haps only one bedroom in a house be-
ing Supplied with a closet 1t was
necessary to buy portable wardrobes
in which to hang extra clothing or
else pile it up on the floor. People
used to say that closets are not nice,
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18

and our present up-to-date luxuries
were nothing more than dreams a
couple of centuries ago.
In many places kitchen ranges have
been left out of the new houses. In
fact, kitchen chimneys are not built
as much as they were a short time
ago. They are left out of some new
houses, but this is not advisable at
the present time because most house
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Cynical.

A Chicago professor says, 1.-The man
who never parleys over cab fare, who
never scans the prices on a menu and
who hibernates when he's broke car
ries an infallibie amulet against fem
mime criticism."-Kansas City Star.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Woman-the Power.

Any publisher will tell you that it
Is the approval of the women of ths
country which makes the big sell
ers;" that to be paying business in
vestment the magazine must cater to
the women. 1t is the women of the
country who read. The men read the
newspapers and the articles in the
magazines which their wives recon-
ment to them.-Appleton's.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Money and It's Drawbacks.

Some people are left money just IN
the nick of time, and make good use of
1t; it is ruinous TO others to receive
money that they have never earned.
a good many people would never do
any work at all if It wasn't for the
fact that they had to, and so a wise
Providence DEGREES that money shall
GOT come their way except by the
sweat of their brow.-The Captain.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Not Sure of Ut.

She-They say that there Is fool in
every family. Do you believe that?
He-Er-weIl. hardly like to say.
I'm the only member Of my family
Chicago News.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
He MINGLED,

did you meet any of the members
Of the nobility when you were in
EuropeY' asked Miss GushIeigh.
Sure. l sat between an earl and a
viscOunt at prize fight one evening"
Chicago Record Herald
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
strsws Sand on Frozen Streets.

Magdeburg. Germany, has bought
from an inventor sand-strewing wasr
on built on the lines Of water wagon,
to be used for strswing frozen streets
with coating Of sand. The scheme il
universally effective on asphalt streets,
where horses have a hard time to
maintain footing In cold weather.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Lowered.

Maud-Belle doesn't wear French
heels any more. Her husband won't
let her. Ethel said she would lower
herself by marrying. - Boston Tran
script.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Absorbing.

-Is the new filing system q sue
ceSsf'
''GreatT
"And how's business?"
"Oh, we've stopped business to at
tend to the filing system. Boston
Traveller.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Introduce Method.

More time" is the usual exclamar
ton, even by those who have all the
time there is. They should bethink
themselves about more method, or else
waste less time.-W. H. Howe.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
The Difference.

Marriage is a good thing for single
men," said the bridegroom elect
Hum! Yes" remarked Mr. Hen
Peck, "fOr single men only" - New
York Times.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
Tendency to Exaaaerate

We exaggerate misfortune and hap
piness alike. We are never either 50
wretched or SO happy as we say We
are.-Balzac.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18
.sIvsk COZ o. COS moI1

seAH wIsd 1uusoooo usEIEzeIa sVL
.wtsd snuseooo 20 sH7 buo7
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-02-18

Consciousness Of ignorance Is no
small part Of neutrality-suspicious..
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
THE ARMY DEsERTER.
He Is Marked Man, and His Chances
Of Escapa Arc Few

'The most persistently trailed law
breaker in the United States today Is
the deserter from the army" said
captain of the United States army.
From the time he is found missing
at the post where he is stationed until
the inevitable hour when an officer of
any of a dozen different federal and
civic denominations lands him I'm Gus
tody lie is criminal marked for pun
ishment, and he is shrewd indeed If he
escapes.
"Four-6fths of the deserters are for
eign born and professional army de-
serters with bad records left behind
them in Europe. These men. as l I'M
derstand 1t. deserted from armies in
the old countries, came here I'm search
of work. didn't get anything to suit
them and joined our forces only to get
tired and want TO quit again. What
they get in the end is term in the
guardhouse or in the national prison
for bad soldiers.
Beside the chances of an escaping
soldier to get away from his punish
ment that of an ordinary jailbreaker,
bounded by civil officers, is a baga-
telle. In the first place\a soldier In or
out of uniform Is a soldier In habits
and carriage, with the telltale step
and mannerisIns of the service. The
lockstep of the state prison VIII wear
away because it is only an incidental
of prison life. and the convict doing
time can do 1t more or less perfectly,
according TO his inclination or the
watchfulness Of the guard, but the
whole life of the soldier is soldering,
and he can never get away from it.
| Now, turn a man so marked out in
the world with fifty dollar reward on
his head and send to every village
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
DOVE OF PEACE
APPEARS; ALL HAPPY
McCaskrin-H Hastings Incident Brought
to a Close in Justice
Court.

The differences between George w.
McCaskrin, former mayor, and Chief
Charles Hastings of the fire depart
ment, were brushed aside in the JUS
tice~ court of G. Albert Johnson this
morning, when the chief appeared -
answer to charge of assault and bat
terry, growing out of the encounter of
yesterday afternoon. Chief Hastings
apologized for the affair, stating that
he had been misinformed, apparently,
in regard to the matter that aroused
his ire, and had acted entirely too has
tily. He said he was sorry that the
encounter had taken place, and Nc
Caskrin voiced the same sentiment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
ABANDONS STEAM
Rock Island Stove Company
Substitutes Electricity AS
It's Power.
MOTORS BEING INSTALLED
Plant Is Being Entirely Equipped
With View to Better Results
New Machinery Purchased.

The Rock Island Stove company is
making extensive improvements in it's
plant. and among other things is read
justing the entire power system for
the purpose of substituting electricity
for steam in the operation of the
machines. The factory was built on
a much smaller scale than the present
one, and has reached its present size
by steady growth for 20 years. This
has resulted in additions of machinery
from time to time, and these additions
have outgrown the steam plant. The
result is that the steam power has
proved very expensive, and very un-
satisfactory.
Use Group Plan.
The company's operations are such
that the individual connections for the
different machines are not necessary.
but the machines are TO he grouped,
and each group OF machines will be
operated by a separate motor. A few
of the machines. however, will have
individual motors. The motors have
all been purchased. and the first of
them has been installed. The CON-
pany for the present will take its
power from the Peoples Power CON-
panys wires, though other arrange
ments may be made later.
Machines Are Changed.
In connection with the change in
power. the company is installing 81
number of new polishing machines.
and is putting all of the polishing de-
partment on the third floor of the
building on the corner of Third avenue
and Fourth street. A year ago this
building was built up from a story
and a half structure to full three
stories. and it provides one of the
best lighted and most sanitary shops
in the city 1t has a saw-tOoth roof,
that gives excellent light and perfect
ventilation. The new machines that
are being installed are polishing and
hufing lathes, and these are of the
improved type with Independent spind-
les, so that either spindle may be
operated while the other is not in use.
All of these machines are to be equip
ped with blowers to carry away the
dust.
The levators are all to be equipped
with independent motors, so that they
may be operated at any time of the
day or night. even if the plant is moi
i'm operation.
Had Good Year.
The stove company, contrary to gen
eral experience, and in spite of the
adverse business conditions, enjoyed
a prosperous year in 1908. The man
agement feels very much gratifief
with the showing made, and with i'm
proved trade conditions, even create
prosperity is anticipated this year.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-03-17
Given TO THE JURY
Cooper Sharp Murder Trial FL
nally Enters Upon the Last
Stage.
JUDGES CHARGE is LONG
Considered the Most Complete Ever
Presented in the State-63
Typewriter Pages.

Nashville, Tenn, March fudge
Hart began his charge to the jury at
$3.50 this morning in the Cooper
Sharp trial. 1t numbered 62 type
written pages of about 400 words
each. Lawyers say it is the most
comprehensively clear charge ever de-
livered in a Tennessee court.
The Judge finished his charge at
11:15 and the jury retired to their
room.
More Delay in Case.
Nashville, Tenn. March 17.-An.
other one of the tedious delays which
have marked the Cooper-Sharp trial
for the murder of former United States
Senator E. w. Carmack prevented
Judge Hart from charging the jury
yesterday. Attorneys on both sides
fairly swamped the court with requests
for instructions and compelled him tt
go over much of the work he had com
pleted.
Thinks sharp VIII Escape.
Attorney General McCarn was quit,
sanguine of conviction last night.
Il look for disagreement as far a,
! John Sharp is concerned" he said
"but nothing can save the others from
conviction Our case against Sharl
was weakened by the absence in Co
or do of cousin of Sharp's. who. a