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The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-08

gone to Louisville to reside.
| Miss Edna Gamboe visited Mrs
Mamie Baxter, Thursday.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
FIRST THINGS

One year from today will be the cen- tennial of the establishment of the first steam ferry line. This pioneer craft piled the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn and made it's first trip on May 10, 1913. Great crowds lined the shores and there was almost riot among those who sought to take passage on the novel craft. The first steamboat, the Char lotte Dundas. was built in England in 1902 by William Symmington, but her trials were not successful and it remained for Robert Fulton, an Amer ican, to construct the first commer- cially practicable steamship. With several tubes under the North and East Rivers at New York, and Oth- CTS under construction or projected, it is likely that the centennial of the lively few of her successors in opera tion,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
SPENDING IN DIRECT PRIMARIES

dates? There is no difference.
 The amount of money that shall be spent is entirely a matter for statu- tory regulation.
 AfteD Senator Stephenson, proved to Wisconsin that the direct primary not being a cure all-permitted a millionaire to spend as much money as he could before. Wisconsin made a law strictly limiting the amount that millionaires can spend to get into of- flee.
 After MT. Goodwin proved his train. edr ability as a political spender, the Connecticut legislature passed a law limiting the sums that may be paid in future here, by aspiring politicians with rich relatives, to Is cents per primary voter, and to 25 cents per registered voter for the election. The allowance is overlarge, but it can be cut down.. At any rate the amount is the same, old style, or new style primaries. .
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

The Postal Appropriation bill now bending in Congress contains a gov ernment subsidy provision for good roads. The measure is in the form of an amendment by Congressman Shackleford of Missouri, which has been approved by the committee on post offices and post roads. For the purposes of the proposed subsidy the roads are divided into three classes, hard surfaced brick, or macadam, or she'll roads; smooth surfaced clay or gravel roads, and roads with ample side ditches to shed water and well rounded up and with firm smooth surface produced by dragging; or oth- CT adequate means.
 For the first class of roads $25 per mile per annum is proposed to be paid by the federal government to the To- cal authorities, and for the other clas- ses of highways s20 and s15 per mile respectively.
 The subsidy is scanty enough since roads of the first class cost $10.000 a mile and roads of the second class s7Ss per mile, but it is beginning.
 The United States has worse roads than any other civilized nation in the world
 Every dollar invested in good roads will return many dollars. The cost per ton per mile of hauling material on the rural highways is estimated by the postal committee at 23 cents. The cost on we'll kept hard-roads goes as low as 5 cents and will average not moro than 10 cents.
 Upon this basis the saving in cost of haulage upon strictly rural move
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
DISPLAY OF MEMS SUITS
 IN THE SURPRISE STORE
A Special Showing of Over Four Thousand Suits at Two Prices-A Demonstration of Production Ef- ficiency.

Old High Cost O Living is get Men who want to make their money buy the most style and quality in a suit will do we'll to read The Sur prise Stores announcement on page 8 of this paper.
 The Surprise Store operates it's own it's own tailor shops. The tailoring organization thus developed is higt- ly valuable and must be kept intact from season to season.
 During the so-called "dull seasons work must be supplied to keep all hands busy. This work The Surprise Store has provided in the production cost has been figured as only the wa ges of the workmen. No cost figured as overhead" or for power, rent, de- preciation or interest.
 The fabrics for these four thousand suits were bought at low prices con- tracted for direct with the mills long before the great recent rise in the cost of piece goods.
 The special prices asked for these suits represent only the actual cost of the materials and workmanship and in turning to their customers Ing power and productive facility, The Surprise Store people seek to demonstrate to old customers and prove to new ones the great advan- tage to the consumer Of buying direct MT MT. Barker of The Surprise Store told a representative of The Farmer that the special suits referred to are for style, quality, fit and the value the best he has ever known in the years that he has been connected with the clothing business.
 He tried a number of the coats on one of the young men in the store and they certainly did fit.
 He showed at least a hundred diff ferent patterns in GrayS, tans, browns, blues and mixtures and explained the difference between the different weaves.
 For instance, worsteds require a special kind of yarn in the weaving and the characteristic of the cloth is its smooth surface, firmness and excel- lent wearing quality.
 Pants of worSted keep their creas- es and don't get baggy" said MT. Bar ker, and that certainly is an advan- tage for a young fellow who wants to look well dressed.
 Cassimeres are soft surface fabrics that permit great variety or color and pattern effects.
 Cheviots are like the cloth the Eng fish call Tweed" and are very ser viceable.
 Readers who look in the windows o1 The Surprise Store on Main Stree, will find only these special suits on display, no other merchandise being shown In the windows Not the least interesting exhibit are the half made coats which show the interior construction-the hidden parts-on which depend the fit and service of the Hgarment-its staying qualities.
 Men who study the construction o1 these coats will understand why The Surprise Store can give such Q strong and binding guarantee with every gar- ment.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
MAYOR GAYNOR ON JUDGES

Mayor Gaynor of New York, for merly chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, is no judge worship per. He believes in the recall of Judicial decisions, although the pre- ceed Is not orthodox with western methods? He would operate by amending the constitution everytime a judge puts an inadvisable kink in it. And to make the opera ton cas- fer he would simplify the mechanism
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

Comes the monthly batch of asser- tions "that direct primaries are not a cure all," that they cost more" than ordinary primaries, and all that sort of thinsrwith Ae usual references to what 8tsphsn4Q srent in Wisconsin. where they have direct primaries. and no reference to what Goodwin spent in Connecticut, where they do not have direct primaries.
 Also, there is the usual failure to ex- plain why direct primaries should cost more money than the other kind.
 In the one case the voters vote for delegates who vote for the candidate.
 The man who wants the delegates must get the votes for the delegates. It costs as much to bring the vote out in the one case as in the other. If not, why not?
 What is the difference in terms of expense whether 5000 men come out to vote for 60 delegates, or whether they come out to vote for six candi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

(By Senator Miles Poindexter of

iBy Senator Miles Poindexter of
 Washington.)
 From all indications it will be but little more than a year when the dream of the centuries will be real dzed in waterway ready for the pas sage of ships across the Isthmus of Panama It is of primary impor- tance that immediate legislation should be enacted fixing the rate of tolls for passage of ships through the Canal and other essential regulations for its use and operation. There is no more than enough time interven- ing to enable those who are promot- ing lines of ships to ply through this canal to make and carry out their plans. These plans must be based to some extent at least upon the amount of tolls that will be charged and other needed regulations of the canal.
 Considering the two great essential interests which will be vitally affect ed by the opening of the canal and the amount of tolls charged, there is no more important question pressing for immediate solution by Congress than this. The two great interests which are directly involved are, first, trans continental transportation rates, and second, the development of an Amer jean merchant marine. Of course, after the expenditure of the millions which have been invested in this great work, it would easily all go for naught, so far as it's benefit is con- cerned, if wisdom should not be used in fixing rates for the passage of ships. It can be readily seen that the bene- ficial effect of this new transportation line can easily be destroyed by rates which are either prohibitive or exces- sive. The issue of free passage through the canal for American ships has been acutely raised by the mil nority report filed by Congressman Knowland of California and others from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives both in the interest of getting the best results from the ca nal as a competitive rans-continental route, and for the purpose of assist ing in the building of an American merchant marine. Free passage through the canal should be given to all American ships. There is no treaty with any foreign country which will be involved or violated by this course; and if there were such treaty in a matter of a great vital policy of the nation immediate steps should be taken to modify or abrogate it.
 "The etrans-continental railroads for
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
A REAL, TRUE FRIEND

flag of anarchy, nor will he ever be able to scuttle the G. o. P. ship. We are for William Howard Taft, first, last and all the time."
 The flag is nailed to the mast, but the mast is the thing. Its top tow CTS above the tip of old Salisbury and its base goes down, down into the bowels of the earth, deeper than the lime deposits of Canaan. There is no anarchy among the Litchfield Hills. There never shall be, all the machin- ations of Terrible Teddy to the con- trary notwithstanding. frierd in need is friend indeed. Taft knows that Brother Woodruff is the kind of a friend who don't count delegates. He's the kind of friend who, when he's put, stays put. Three cheers for such friend
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
MELODY IN c SHARP.
Written for The Farmer, by Cora
 Hartman.)

Hartman) Hear the birds, just "hear" them sing Music flooding everything, Oh! so full of joy of Spring Hear the busy chorus ring. .fChipkle! cssirr-chirr Tinkle, twinkle, chir-ee Sweet! so busy are we Building our nests in the old cherry
 tree" '.The cherry buds are out already, Sweet! sweet, steady, steady Spinkum! spinkum! Hurry, Hurry Little birds have such worry" Hay the sticks and weave them neat Threads and silk "Chirsee! Cheet!
 Cheet! "A little string and feather down We'll have the prettiest nest in town" Chir-ee-eei Purr- r-Purr-Purr, "A little more Pussy willow fur You'll find some down beside the
 brook, There's plenty more if you will look." ;" Chinkle! tri-inkle, Chee! Chee! "very busy in the old cherry tree". Sweet! Sweet! Chirr! Spec! Spec! Spinkle! Ki-ink1e! Chir-ee-ee-ee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
WHY PARTY PROMISES ARE BROKEN

An esteemed contemporary, which prints an intelligent discussion of the opposition to the payment of Peter Whites bill, nevertheless does therein an injustice to former Mayor Bucking- ham, to the extent that the claim is made, in effect, that he was not sim cere in his message to the Common Council in June, 1911. advocating 8 system of uniform accounting. Those who know the facts know that Mayor Buckingham was sincere, and that Il was his purpose to carry out the wish es of the Democratic party with res pect thereto. He was prevented from doing so in precisely the same way that he was prevented from making other party promises effective.
 Our esteemed contemporary knows that both in Bridgeport and in Hart ford party promises have been broken wholesale. It ought to know how the thing is done. A few individuals some of whom are allied with the Democratic party and some of whom are allied with the Republican party bring pressure to bear upon members of the legislative body to in0uce the body not to pass the promised legisla- tion.
 Sometimes legislators are induced te do wrong because they do not really know what they are expected to do sometimes they are promised jobs, fol themselves or their friends and some. times they are paid so much money in hand.
 The result is the same. Party prom.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
There comes from the hills of Litch-

There comes from the hills of Litch- ield, rock-bound and towering. a proclamation of status as perman ent as their own. Somewhere in this wide world, beneath the myriad twist ing suns. the president of these Unit ed States may have a firmer friend and the ex-president more determin- ed enemy. Any claimant please an- swer. But we fancy that Brother Woodruff of the Litchfield Enquirer has put one over, or rather, planted one deep and high, that will hold the record for aslittle while.
 '.As will be seen." says Brother Woodruff. we have nailed our col ors to the mast and they will stay there. No political buccaneer can faul them down and boist the red
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

years notoriously have obstructed and delayed the building of this great wa terway; and now that ;ts completion is assured the same interest, of course, will attempt to modify or destroy it's competitive effects through the rates which will be charged; the owner ship of lines of vessels by the rail- roads; and various other means. Sev- eral hundred millions of the peoples money have been invested in this work both as a commercial and a military necessity. It is not only wise policy (now- that the work is possible benefit from it, but 1t is the duty of those in authority, to the Am erican people whose money has been invested there, to take that course in every respect with relation to the canal which will insure the largest possible returns to them.
 '1t is obvious that free passage through the canal for the American people, their ships goods, and pas sengers, so far as the comm ercial as- poets of it are concerned, is the great est return they could have from the canal. In no other way can the greatest effect upon trans-continental freight rates be obtained. In no oth- CT way will the canal be of equal effect in bringing and binding to- gether in closer relations, socially and commercially, the two coasts of the nation, and all the seaports of the Pacific, the Gulf, and the Atlantic.
 Free passage through the canal for American ships, not only those en- gagged in the American coasting trade, that is plying between American ports, but also for those engaged in foreign trade. will operate as a sub- sddy to American shipping, so far az the advantages are concerned and yet be entirely free from the fatal defects of a subsidy system. There is no other single agency which our Govern ment could employ to encourage and develop the American merchant ma- rfne upon a perfectly natural and sub- stantial basis than by giving it this advantage in the use of what is to all intents and purposes domestic wa terway.. Such a course will tend to stimulate especially lines of American vessels between the Atlantic and Gulf ports with the west coast of Mexico and South and Central America and as natural result aid also in the development of our trade with these countries.
 "This is matter of great impor- tance and calls for immediate atten- tion.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
MEAT PRICES AND A REMEDY
(Springfield Union)

Accepting as correct the statement of William E. Skinner of Denver, president of the International Live Stock Exposition association, that the virtual elimination of the range in the cattle raising states has been the production of beef and causing the upward tendency of meat prices. the remedy for this condition is not hard to find. The great ranges of the West and the Southwest will nev. CT be restored. They have been or ed 10 crops. ''In the Panhandle of Texas says President Skinner, they used to produce 300, 600 to 100000 calves year to be taken to the northern ranges. This part of the country has been totally eliminated from the breeding business. and has been talk en up by farmers who are endeaXor- ing to raise cotton.' Similar cOndi-
 tions prevail in other portions of the cattle country. The grazing grounds and the herds are becoming smaller. The demand for beef, however. is constantly increasing as the popula- tion grows.
 To meet this situation more cattle must be raised, and this opens an op- portunity to the small farmer which he seems surprisingly slow to grasp. Beef can be raised in New England, or in any portion of the country where grass grows. The Eastern farmer cannot hope to compete with the grain growers of the West and the North west. but he can utilize some DOT tion of his acres in the raising of cattle. sheep and hogs, for which he will find a ready market near at hand. There are large areas of farm ing land in New England and in New York state which are not being prof itably utilized, but which could be used for cattle growing on a profit able basis.
 The Federal Department of Agri- culture and the state agricultural boards and colleges have been doing cemmendable work in promoting agri- cultural interests and activities. It seems to be time now for these agen- cies to direct some of their energies to the encouragement of cattle and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

by which constitutions are changed.
 Gaynor, by his Connecticut speech, appears to have no sympathy with those narrow browed legalists who would make a constitution as inflex- ibly unchangeable as the pyramids, but adopts the view of Lincoln, that a constitution should not go longer than a generation without being brought up to date.
 believes in government by judges will get much comfort.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
Great Sale Tomorrow
 Saturday

At 25c-Ladies' Union Suits. Very
 fine handsome quality with lace trimming. At Sc--Large new lot Paint and Var
 nisl. At S1.25-New Brass Bird Cages. At 8c-Best Baseballs for price any,
 where. At 9Sc-Ladies' Wrappers and House
 Dresses. Very large assortment. At 8C-Pair Galvanized Oar Locks. At 36c-Case of New Sheets 8-4 size.
 Good Sheeting, we'll made. At Sc-Men's Socks, black, tan and
 fancy co1ors. At 95c-Big assortment all kinds
 Aprons for Ladies. Lawn Cling
 ham, Sateen. etc. At Sc-Ladies' Black Seamless Stock
 ings. At 36c-Long Lisle Gloves for Ladies.
 Now is the time to get them. All
 cOlorS At 8o-20 yards Lace Edge Shelf Pa
 per, white or colors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
GOOD ROADS PAY AN EARLY PROFIT

ment of goods over good highways would reach yearly $500, 100000. a ti- dy sum.
 But even more profitable, though less directly, would be the impetus given to the "back to the farm move- ment."
 Some 40o,O00,00o acres of land. scarcely accessible under existing con- ditions, would be enormously increas- ed in value and productivity with cor responding effect upon the national food supply.
 The effect upon illiteracy would be marked. The committee has shown that states which have large system of good roads have a small percent age of iliiteracy. but states in which the roads are poor and travel difficult show an increase in the number of those who have not acquired an edu- cation.
 The evidence all tends to show that the wise construction of good roads in farming neighborhoods becomes al- most immediately profitable directly to the public treasury by the increase in taxable value. of farm lands; indi- rectly, to the community, by decrease in the cost of farm commodities, by the greater plentitude of those com modities and by tke growth of social intercourse growing out of rapidly in creasing population, for almost uni- formly it appears that the population of counties in which much good road has been built increases rapidly, while the population of neighboring coun- ties, with unimproved roads, remains stationary.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

ises are broken. 1t is years, in Con- necticut, since any executive has been
 free from the opposition of such men members of the third house, lob by ists, corruptionists bribers. Gov ernor Lilley was not. The element
 which is destroying the confidence Of the American people in their govern ments prevented the passage nf the public utilities bill, which he favored. The same element almost prevented The same element works after the same fashion in Bridgeport, and to it
 must be charged. for the most part, that conduct which subjects the entire Democratic and Republican parties 70
 the accusation of promise breakers. The remedy consists in riding this element out of politics on rail, or in any other convenient fashion; or even by the employment of detectives, as in SanFrancisco. Pittsburg and oth- CT places.
 This consideration of the subject does not exclude the operation of vul- gar motives of blind hatred and re- venge upon the part of men who are the mental counterparts of such chll- dren as denied what they want break everything they can lay their hands on. What may be endured in undis-
 ciplined children is uncomfortable. how l ever, in grown men, whose actions eff l feet unfavorably the pocketbooks of l the whole citizenship, and are de- structive of those civic ideals which
 make men proud that they are citi- zens of no mean city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10
Uht1 1D.- Al. Rran Qunupatn}
 Entxhltahr1 1n51.

TAILORED COATS FOR WOMEN. EXCLUSIVE STYLES, PATTERN GARMENTS, Prices Lowered for Quick Clearance. Long Coat of dark navy blue serge, wide collar faced with wnecolored ratine, coat lined throughout with blue and white satin of fine quality Former price $3ooo,
 $22.5O. Long Coat of heavy blue serge, extra wide vale and rough finished collar faced with tan ratne coat lined throughout with biscuit co1ored satin Forms< price $37oo
 $2S.OO.
 Motor Coats of Exclusive Model Coat of soft thick creamy tan cloth with hair1ine stripe of darker tan wide and deep revers, loose sleeves, with buttons of white French ivory Very handsome, very distinctive. Was $4ooo,
 $3O.OO. l Coat of Scotch Worsted Mixture, tan and gray, loose and easy model of distinctive cut Was $425o,
 $3O.OO. Coat of Boucle Worsted, black and gold wide col lar faced with black bedford cord buttons of gold and black enamel. Was $3o5o
 $29.5O. This is but small collection but every Coat is of exceptional quality and there is but one of each
 Coat Rooms, second floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

You never can enrich your garden by putting the fertilizer on somebody else's land. You never can build up this community by sending your mon- ey somewhere else.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

There are people in this town who unthinkingiy neglect "a mere cold" though they would not otherwise ex- pose their children or themselves to danger Yet a cold neglected may develop into contagious diphtheria, bronehitie, or pneumonia. Use Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promptly for it stops coughs quickly and cures colds. It contains no opiates and is safe for children. l.. F. Curtis.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-10

At 25c-Men's Balbriesan Under wear. Extra quality goods for price. At 8c-Boys' and Mems Canvas Gloves At 25c-Ffelders' Gloves and Catch ers' Mitts for baseball players. Ce1- ebrated Reach goods. At 8c-Boys' and Mems Celluloid Col. lars.
 At 5Oc-working Shirts for Men and Boys. Extra strong.
 SPECIAL SALE BETWEEN AND 10 A. M. ONLY At 3%c-Plenty more of the splen- did yard wide Cheese Cloth At 3Ac-Light Colors MerrimAc and American Prints. At 4%c-Dark Prints very best quail ity.
 At 4Ac-Big assortment Cha11fes. At 534c-Heavy Unbleached Muslin. At 6 6Ac--New lot handsome CretonneS At 7Ac-Good Cotton Batting. At 8Ac-Two sizes Ready-made Pn- low Cases.