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, 1904-01-21

The coolest place on earth inhabited
by man is N~erkhoyansk. above the are
tic circle. in northeastern Siberia. The
thermometer there drops TO 80 degrees
below zero in January, but sometimes
rises to So degrees above zero in the
shade in July. dropping. however. to
the freezing point on the warmest sum
Iner nights. The hottest place in the
world is the interior of the great Sa-
hhra desert. in Africa, where the Their
mometer rises to Id degrees. The wet
test place is Greytown, Nicaragua.
where the mean annual rainfall is 2GO
inches. The place of least rain is Port
Nolloth, In South Africa, where less
than an inch sometimes falls in a year.
, 1904-01-21
The secret service.

y man standing on II steamship pier
in New York found himself being
watched closely by three ordinary look
ing individuals who stood together.
The atmosphere was chilly. u the
man took severa turns up and down
The pier, noticing ut the same time that
the eyes of the strangers followed all
his movements. His conscience being
clear. he did not feel embarrassed when
lie realized that the watchers We're de
tectives. Obviously the men were not
from the central office because of their
small stature and lack of flesh. and it
became "a question in the mans mind
whether he was dealing with detectives
from Il private agency or with secret
service mcn. He resolved to find out.
His first move was to halt near the
group and appear unconcerncd. 1t WIS
not long before he was joined by one
of the watchers. who said:
Are yon from Mr.. So-and-so's of
fleet naming a deputy chief of he Sc
cret service.
NO" replied the subject of scrutiny.
but | believe you are"
The detective smiled family and
changed the conversation All OF which
goes to prove that the secret service is
secret in more ways than one. else
why did the detectives think that an
utter stranger had been placed on the
same ''plant:"-New York Post.
, 1904-01-21

A lady who was Aunt Kate to
.Japcs MacNeil Whistler all his life. al
though not a relative, gives in N Lon
don journal a glimpse of Whistler the
boy. She had known him ever since he
was a child of two years. She was a
neighbor of the Ministers. and after a
long absence from home she called mp
on them and asked at once:
Where is JemmieT'
He was in the room IA few minutes
ago. was the answer. Il think he
must be here still"
Presently .Iemmie's tiny form vas
discovered stretched on the undershelf
of a table. The visitor went to secure
the prize and asked:
What are you doing there. Jem-
mie?"
rs dworin'."
In one small hand was n pencil. per
haps two inches long, and in the other
a morsel of paper about three inches
square. Yet in these tiny proportions
the little artist vas even then doing
work that showed an exquisite prom
fSp
, 1904-01-21
Damp Weather and Health.

sensitive people is remarkable. If there
is IA sore spot anywhere it hurts more.
Latent weakness of any of the organs
is brought Il by congestion and irreg-
ularity of function. Suppressed coughs
start into activity and neuralgia nerves
speak out. Old chronic rheumatism re
news its life. while corns are aggra-
waited. The pulse is slow. the heart
weak. the blood vessels lack tone. the
muscles are labby, the II and
Emphatic systems become engorged.
The mind is languid and clouded.
There is a general depression of vital
ity.
, 1904-01-21
" uipOie On Balloons.

some OF Horace Walpole's ironic
speculations on the future of the bal
loon have been recently reprinted. Said
the satirist:
Il supposed our seaports to become
deserted villages and Salisbury plain.
Newmarket heath and all downs Qbut
the Downs arising into dockyards for
aerial vessels. The ship news then
would III thus; The good balloon Dae-
dalus. Captain Wingatc. will fly in n
few days for China. He will stop at the
Monument TO take in passengers.
Foundered in Il hurricane. the Bird of
Paradise, from Mount Ararat. The
Bubble, Sheldon. took fire and was
burned to her gallery. and the Phenix
is to be cut down TO a second rate.
There will be fights in the air with
wind guns and bows and arrows"
, 1904-01-21

1t will probably be a matter Of sur
prise 10 the general reader TO learn
that the petticoat was first worn ex-
cluslvely by men. In the reign of King
Henry VII. the dress OF the English
was so fantastic and absurd that 1t was
difficult TO distinguish one sex from the
other. In the inventory of Henry V.
appears Il "pctticOat of red damask.
with open sleeves" There is no men
ton of "A woman's petticoat before the
Tudor period.
, 1904-01-21
Timber Land, Act June 8. 1878.
LAND OFFICE AT CHsYESNE. WYo., !
December 20, 1903. I

December %, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that in com.
pliance with the provisions of the act of
Congress of June B., 1878, entitled 'An
act for the sale of timber lands in the
States of California, Oregon, Nevada,
and Washington Territory" as extended
to all the Public Land States by act of
August 4. 1892 Oscar Hammond, of Elk
Mountain. county OF Carbon, State OF
Wyoming, has this day filed in this of.
flee his sworn statement No. 297, for the
purchase of the NEA of Section No. 3.
in Township No II N, Range No. so w.
and will offer proof t show that the
and sought is more valuable for its
timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim to
said land before j. f. Crawford. u. S.
Commissioner, Dist. IF Wyo.. at Sarato.
ga, Wyoming, on Friday, the 4th day
OF March. 1904.
He names as witnesses: Andrew OF
son, Henry Editors. Oscar Nelson and
Gustave Gabrielson, all of Elk Noun
tain. Wyoming.
Any and all persons claiming adverse
ly the above.described lands are re
quested to file their claims in this office
on or before said Attn day of March. 1904
W. f. Chaplin, Register.
Last Pub. Feb ~
, 1904-01-21
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given, that on the
BIRD day of June, 1903, letters of ad-
ministration we're granted to the un-
dersigned, in the matter of the es
tate of Wilson G. Lemon, deceased
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them within six months after the date
OF letters. or they may be precluded
from any benefit from said estate
and if such CLAIMS are not exhibited
within one year from the date of SAID
letters they will be forever barred.
Anna NJ. Lemon,
Administrative.
Dated. Saratoga, Wyoming,
january 4th, 1904.
IL iw.
City property for sale or rent.
G. +. Holck y Co.
, 1904-01-21

why do you Insist on sitting near
the bass drum and cynbals at u grand
opera performance"
II don't mind telling you as an old
friend" answered Mr.. Cumrox, ITS
the only way | can make sure of not
disgracing mother and the girls by
staying asleep through the entire per
formance."- Washington Star.
, 1904-01-21
Real. Work.

1--WE just been reading G~ladstone's
life and the work he did. lie gov
crned the nation, wrote several books.
studied two languages. saw a hundred
people a day and answered all his mail,
besides sitting up all night reading
Homer"
That's nothing, Have you ever fol
lowed u bride around for two weeks
before her wedding life.
, 1904-01-21

Il told you she would dismiss you If
1 came in between"
Yes, she has, all right; but you're n
dead one too"
Why
SHE told me everything between US
was at an end."-Cincinnati CONNER
clul Tribune.
, 1904-01-21

We talk largely Of freedom. and yet
the widest freedom we may enjoy In
this world is not "A whit greater pro
portionately than that enjoyed by a
white rabbit in a wire fenced city lot
back yard.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
, 1904-01-21

Johnny-Mamma says you've got to
come home right nowi
Johnny's Little Sister, wish you
wouldn't talk that way to me! 1t
makes me mad in the facei-Chicago
Tribune.
, 1904-01-21

MY family said the self confessed
black sheep. lis famous for its having
descended from famous ancestry. And
| tiatter myself that | have descended
faster than any Of the rest.'-Balti-
more American.
, 1904-01-21

Worry" said the author, SIS the
plague of genius, but 1t hasn't reached
my brain yet"
Perhaps" suggested a listener, sit
got tired looking for it."-Augusta CGaJ
Herald.
, 1904-01-21

C~heerfulness Is a light hat may be
kept ever burning In the humblest
home. II has no meter on 1t. and all
may enjoy Its rays without stint
Maxwell's Talisman.
, 1904-01-21

"Wyoming,' the state song, is at
tractlng a great deal Of attention and
favorable comment. Send 80 cents &c
The Sun office and get a copy by re.
turn mail.
l2-lO IT,.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16
ADJOINING COUNTIES

At the opening of Knox circuit
court. Judge Faulkner made sweep
ing charge to the grand Jury to in =
vest;gate the recent Republican
primary for the nomination o! cour-
t. officers, recommending the re-
turn CT indictments against all
whom Investigations might prove
to be guilty OF bribery. Judge
Faulkner also slated in his inStruc-
tons that more men haG been kill
ed IN Knox county with fewer
convictions than in any county in
the district and that in certain sec
tons of the county life is insecure
it being impossible to convict mer
charged with murder.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16
The New York Times compar

The New York Times compares
the attendance AID icances Of ths
St. Louis snd Chicago fairs il the
following editorial:
"Itseems that, in round numbers.
the Chicago Fair cost its projectors
about SIS .oco. 900 and took in, in
admissions and concessions. about
hall of that amount. The St. Louis
Fair has cost about $22, 900, 900 anC
taken in rather less than halt o.
that amount. In each case the eX
penditures OF the general, state, ant
local governments aye excluded
The total admissions at St. Louis
{ .rseven months are announced K
have been 4S,3IG457. The pax
admissions at Chicago for 81,
months were something over 81,
600. ooa. At St. Louis Septemhe
WIS the best month, with total 0
3,651.87s. At Chicago the bes
month was the last, October, Wit
its paid attendance of 6.39I,34o
This is the result we should bav
expected from the comparative siz
of the towns. 1t is very creditabl
TO the managers of the St. Loui
Fair that ,hey should have sue
ceeded in CARRYING out their ainbi
t:uus program without fndin
ihenS., IS confronted at The eli
With a LUCE deficit. And certainl
no thinking American will thin
of denying, with respect 10 eitle
fair. that it was worth to the cour
try all its cost. +"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16
AHAk Us yr9
Review Methods.

There can be little continuity in the
treatment of the lessons of the Quarter
save in the case OF The first fiye which
concern the history OF Elisha. A re-
view which would not include a charac-
ter study OF this great prophet would
certainly be defective. A comparison OF
the characters methods and distirc tive
services Of the twp prophets, Elijah and
Elisha. would be interesting and profit
abre. Let some one prepare such paper
TO read 70 the school.
For a black board exercise let the
strong and weak points Of the charac-
ters OF the two prophets be enumerated
by the school aud placed upon the
board
The prophet Isaiah, who gives US two
II our lessons, should also be given
special study Some one should be Sc
lected to prepare a brief paper on the
life. character and ministry of this
prophet.
lIasnuch as the history of Israel
closes with this Quarters lessons brief
but comprehensive outline study Of this
kingdom should be traced in such q
way as TO bring out strikingly the rela-
ton Of cause and effect: the beginning
and the development Of the moral anS
spiritual decline and final destruction.
The lessons on Joash and Hezekiah
may he used TO point the contrast be-
tween the moral and spiritual condition
vi tie two kingdoms and to explain the
reason why Israe, was destroyed and
judah continued.
The geography OF the lessons should
nc. Re neglected AS preliminary 10 the
review WORK in class, or general for all
the school. let an outline map of the
eourtry be drawn OF paper or the black
board and then mark in the places, end
prn5atie places. met with in The lessons
as they are named by tie scholars.
'''fhou shalt worship the Lord thy
God, and Him Only shalt thou serve"
Worship serve the Lord." Wor-
ship involves the attitude Of the heart
towards God; service the expression of
the life. Worship is the hearts storage
battery. Service is the dynamo, set in
motion by the power within. Worship
alone Is sentiment and feeling without
result, ike escaping steam with Idle
engine and waiting train. Worship plus
service gives the total of Gods require
ments OF man. The elements of true
worship are faith, submission, aspira-
ton; those Of true service are willing
obedience and unwavering faithfulness.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16

The good people OF Philadelphia
think their commerce will stagnate
if they caunor obtain a thirty-foot
channel in the Delaware river. To
this end they want about Ave mil
lions Of dollars, and the Committee
on Rivers and Harbors proposes
to give t.em $500, 900. Naturally
there is howl in the Key Stone
State VII ca gave such q trenend
ors maj riiy tor the Republican
party. Pennsylvania must have
what il wants aud there are others.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16
The Quarterly
Review
Sunday schoolLessonf for Dec. Is. 1894
Prepared cy the "Haqisway and
fyway" Preacher.


GOLDEN TExT-"Thou shalt worship
he Lord thy God. and Him only shat
thou serve. Luke rs.
The Period Of Time.
The lessons of the fourth quar-
ter have carried us over about
175 years CT the history Of Judah
ard Israel. from 500 to 721 u. c.
Years that are Strikipgly marked by
llsnt ana snadoM, by the revelation OF
God through His prophets and the per
sistent and rapid decline of the king
dom of Israel. 1t was only about 133
years after Israel's removal that Neb-
uchadnezzar laid Jerusalem waste and
carried her inhabitants captive to Bah
ylon.
The Kings and Prophets.
The two prophets, Elisha and Isaiah,
igure largely in the lessons OF the past
quarter. The first Ave are devoted to
Elisha, and, incidentally, involve the
kingdom of Israel. JCram, the son Of
Ahab, was king over Israel when Eli
aha became prophet in place of Elijah.
Eljsha's ministry extended over peri
| I'd of at least so years, including the
reigns of JOram, Jehu. Jshoahaz and
| Ioash, or Johoash. kings Of Israel. The
incidents Of the lesson On The Wild
1w's Oh Increased" took place during
the reign of King Joram, as did, also.
those of the lesson on ELISHA and
Naaman," and probably those of the
lesson on Elisha at Dothau." Those
Of the lesson on elisha and the Shul.
ammite" occurred probably much later
| in his ministry, although the date Is
( unknown.
Isaiah was distinctly q prophet OF
| Judah, as Elisha was of Israel, and
began to prophesy about go b. c.. OF
some 50 years after ElIsha's death
/; Jonah, Amos and Hosea filed IN the III
| teTvening years between these two greai
| prophets. Two lessons are taken from
Isaiah, one concerning Judah and tn,
| other Israel. Two kings of judah
are given special place in the lessons @.
| the Quarter: Joash, to whom two les
sons are devoted, and the good king
| Hezekiah.
The Kings of Judah and Israel.
The following diagram is continue
ton of the one given in the last Quarter
iy Review. The length of the reiens O
he kings-is given in parentheses follow
ing the names of the kings:
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16
Professor Wilis of Washington

Professor Wi lis of Washington
ard Lee University has recently
Travelled 400 miles in the Phil
ipines He says Things are very
bad there economically. politically,
aid n,orsily. irresponsible author
iiy never works well. Every bus
iuess Man il Manila says business
IS cad. Agricultural conditions
are serere. Our tariff is very bur
densome. Secret service police
are busy tererizeing people. Our
government is unpopular for il has
rot given good roads or schools OF
ADMINISTRATION Isn't this abou.
in accord<aee w:.h :, coed many
speeches :ha. were made in Otto
her?
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16
WAN

% inch heading bolts at all points
on the K. c. and K. d. divisions OF
the L. & n. Railroad in Rockcastle
county. Will receive same Brod-
head. wagon load; ali other points.
car load lots. Will pay S per
cord 81 It.
Also all the second growth white
oak butts so inches long. inches
and over in diameter.
CRANOR- SMITH LUMBER CO.
dec 9 3n L. c. SMITH, Gen. Mngr.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16
GOVERNOR BOUTWELL,. OF N

GOVERNOR boutwell,, OF Mas
sschusetts, said in a speech las.
week; "If q vote could be taken
Massachusetts would denounce the
Philippine policy of Mckinley and
Roosevelt by majority ofthree to
one.%.s WheFeupon the Boston
conSrsgaiionalist remarks that Eve
ought to accept the policy of Mr..
Mckinley for he was so near the
mind of God. Governor Boutwell,
should be careful.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16
A FRIGHTENED HORSE.

Running like mad down the
street dumping the occupants. or a
hundred other accidents, are every
iay occurrences. 1t belOoves every.
Body 20 have a reliable Salve handy
md there's none as good IS Buck
lens Arnica Salve. Burns, cuts,
sores, eczema and piles. disappear
q,ickly under its soothing effect.
Only CSC. Sold by Mt. Vernon
Drug Co.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16

BY the terms ot a treaty OF pc ice
signed BY the Government OF Para
quay and the revolutionists, Pres
ident Ezcurra is to resign and he !
succeeded by Senior Cauri. sup |
porter of he revolution.
The trial of Sasonef, who threw
the bomb which killed Minister of
the Interior Won Plehve, on July
IS last was held Tuesday in ST.
Petersburg. and the defendant was
sentenced TO lie Imprisonment AT
hard labor, Sikororfsky, the &C
complice WAS given twenty years
imprisonment There was no sign
"f disturbance dureng the trial.
which was held behind closed doors
4 few arrests were made on the
streets at night, but the threatened
revolutionary demonstrations were
not attempted,
The so called securities eft by
Mrs. Chadwick with Irl Reynolds
were secured by Receiver Bell at
Cleveland. Among the papers vas
what purported to he copy OF a
trust agreement between Andrew
Carnegie and Mrs. Chadwick.
wherein the former acknowledges
holding in trust for her property OF
the appraised value Of $40, 246, 900.
and which property was assigned
: and delivered for her TO Carnegie
by Frederick B Mason. uncle of
Mrs. Chadwick. There was also a
note for S., 900, 900, dated May 20,
1902, and made payable in IS
months to Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick
Ii bore the signature Andrew Car.
negie." A special United States
grand jury was drawn at Cleveland
i to investigate the case.
When, President Roosevelt was
at the St. Louis Fair. about three
E thousand. people who had paid ths
regulation price to see the sights
were crowded ont of the Filipino
= reservation at the point of the bay
/ onet. 1t is said that this was done
at the instance of PresiC ent Roose
vell himself. Tlzrehas been som'
r vigorous kicking in consequence
i ATTORNEY F, H. Bailey, of Case
county, KY, heretofore an arden
Republican, was one of the humble
|, compelled to make way for tn
President, and brought his indigna
ton back home with him He no
only tore off his Roosevelt button
Il but rushed into print and ventilated
, his grievance in very vigorou
} way. He can't understand VIII,
free American people should b
s driven From any public place o
: amusement or entertainment, es
n peciallv when they had paid
;. price for the privilege, to accom-
-, modate even the President of tn
/ United States; and those whe EMO,
!. even the privilege Of swinging t
! his coat tails. Mr.. Bailey is right
but. there is no remedy for it. l
looks like we are degenerating int
nation of toadies and wOrshipper
;. of men who have been made con
spicuous in the affairs of life
Georgetown Times.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16

SRsATo2 HOPKINS. of Illinois,
declares in a loud voice that "un.
less the Republicans revise the
tariff now / do not see how
they can afford to go into the next
campaign and discuss it." Repre-
sentative Mccall of Massachusetts,
and about hundred other Repub-
Iicans of the present congress ear
aestly say amen" There's heap
OF trouble ahead.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16

We are now told that Mrs. Chad
wick, the Oberlin operator, cannot
be convicted of forgery, because.
although she signed Mr.. Carnegie's
name to notes amounting to SI3,-
$50, 900 she did not negotiate them
within the meaning of law.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16

Ii is worthy of remark, IN pass
ing. that the three principal Repub-
licau newspapers OF the United
States, the New York Tribune. the
Chicago Tribune aud the Philadel-
phia Press. have all joined the
tariff reversion chorus and announce
that if the party refuses to revise
the tariff the people will revise the
parry.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16

The Congressionl Committee Of
Fourteen has returned from Pana-
ma to Washington and its spokes-
'uau, Senator Kittredge says they
'avor a tide water canal. This will
involve a cost of additional millions
hut will greatly facilitate the pas
sage of ships and may be more
economical in the long run or sail.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16

The decision of the New York
Court of Appeals declaring uncon-
stutional the state law which pro-
hibits a contractor from employing
his inch more than eight hours a
day Oh State OF municipal work is
far-reachirg i'll its consequences
and causes great excitement. Will
other courts concur?
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1904-12-16

TIKI President is now very anx-
ious TO visit the Southern States,
declaring that he has been greatly
misunderstood" The whites and
the blacks Of North and South will
wait with undisauised impatience
to hear the new interpretation OF
it. The Atlantic Journal earnestly
advises him not to come.