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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21
POLITICS AND POLITICIANS

Representative Royston. Repub
lican, made a sensational speech in
the Tennessee House of Represen
,atives in which he bitterly assailed
the Brownlow Republicans. The
speech was made in support of a
bill repeating the act prohibiting
the sale of liquor within tour miles
of the Old Soldiers Home at John
son City. He characterized the
home as Brownlow nest of corrup
ton, thievery and fraud.
The Jefferson day banquet in
New York was attended by 700
Democrats. The speakers were
Judge Alton B. Parker, Augustus
Van Wyck, Senator Newlands,
Mayor Mcclellan, Congressman
Rainey, of Illinois; John w. Kern,
of Indiana, and J. J. Willett, OF Ala
bama. The principal address was
delivered by Judge Parker and his
remarks were enthusiastically ap
plauded. He made a strong plea
for party harmony and urged an ad-
herence to the old landmarks, de
crying what he termed "new-fang-
led forms of hysteria and humbug."
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21

When you speak kindly of any
one, some people believe you have
been bribed.
When a father starts to spoil a
child, he does it a great deal worse
than any woman.
Say a woman is pretty, and there
is always some one around to say
she hasn't any sense.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21
W IL DIE.

Uncle Henry Fish made bust
ness trip to Mt. Vernon Monday.
We have the lovliest little town
in the county now.-L. T. Stewart
has built a new dwelling in beach
grove.-A. Golfer, President of
Rockcastle Stone Co., was down
from Cincinnati first of the week.
Our Sunday-school is in -four
ishing condition since it has been
reorganized.-J. NJ. Bullen had an
old fashioned log rolling Tuesday.
Mrs. Ross Hamilton, of Cincin
natl, was down visiting her husband
who is general manager of the
Rockcastle Stone Co.
You ought to come over and take
a ride on the Quarry Belt Line -
Uncle Henry Fish is having the
best grocery trade in town. We
hope he may do we'll. The L. &
N have the material here for build
four new dwelling houses for sec
ton men.--The quarry people are
working about thirty mer and get
ting out some of tue prettiest stone
we ever saw.-There is not an
empty house in our little town and
men every day wanting to move in.
We miss Buck Varnon's letters
from the SIGNAL very much.-You
just ought to see orr young gang
every evening after Sunday-school
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21

off Hong Kong and others still
seem to indicate that it is doubtful
if the feet has left Kamranh BAY.
There is no confirmation of any of
the rumors of engagements at Nan
tura Islands or elsewhere. The
Japanese are reported to have cap
tured several GOLFERS off the coast
of Cochin China. At St. Peters
burg it is believed by the officials
that Japan's proclamation of de
Tense zones at the Pescadores was
was merely intended as a blind.
Reports from the land campaign in
Manchuria are confined to skirmish
ing operations several days old.
By a vote oe seventeen to seven
the Louisville Presbyterv, North,
voted in favor of merging with the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
For the first time since their sep
aration the members of the Pres
byteries, North and South, COM
muned together "Wednesday after
noon.
More sensational testimony was
given in the Hargis trial at Lexing-
ton. Nose Feltner again detailed
the alleged plat to take the life of
CockTill, while Dan Bush, new
witness, said that Hargis> asked
him to assist in the murder of Cock
rill. Bush is serving a term in the
penitentiary for horse-stealing.
A dispatch from Manila says
three warships have been sighted
at Bahamas, but their nationality
is not known. A London paper
has Manila dispatch saying that
sixteen japanese cruisers and tor
pedo boats destroyers were seen
scouting off Sampaloc Point. The
Admiralty at St. Petersburg has
received news from Rojestveusky's
| fleet, but the censorship suppress.
es the names of the places where
the dispatches were filed. Japan.
csc newspapers are protesting
strongly against the presence 10
the Russian feet in Kamranh Bay
and the inaction of France. AT
Paris it is stated that France i.
taking every precaution to prevent
the Infringement of neutrality
There is no news of Importance
!. from tue Manchurian Land cam
paign and no serious fighting seem:
probable there under several weeks
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21
OVER NINETEEN HOURS
SAVED TO MEXICO.

By the superb double daily ser
vice over the Iron Mountain Route
and its connections, the shortest
and quickest line from ST. Louis TO
City of Mexico through San Anto-
MO and Laredo. Through Pullman
sleepers daily, leaving St. Louis
2:2I p. m. and $50 p. M. Elegant
Dining Car service. Wonderful
Mexico is attracting the investor
and pleasure seeker. Low rates,
liberal stop over privileges. Now
is the time to go. For descriptive
literature, rates, ETC., see nearest
Ticket Agent or address R 7. G.
Matthews, T. P. A. Iron Noun
tain Route, Room sol Norton Bldg.
Louisville, XIV.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21

IN this day of improvement, the
individual the town, the commu-
nifty, the county and even the State
which does not make some effort to
stay in the push, may expect, at
some not far distant time, to be
left in class all alone, with no one
to keep them company. If there
ever was an opportune time for I'M
provements and developments in
Rockcastle now is the time, and
working to that end, with hope,
that the wealth that underlies the
ground may be brought to the top,
we are going to ask the citizens OF
Rockcastle TO join with us in an
effort to let the people of other
counties of our own State and 9th
er States of the Union, know what
we have, and get spirit of develop
ment aroused and started among
our people, which, we should have
long since had. The columns OF
the Signal will be thrown open
TO any ard every person, who will
give some suggestion how this
may be accomplished. Let US hear
from our farmers, our business and
professional men alike. All should
be interested. Who will be the
first?
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21

If it wasn't for baseball cranks
the players would soon cease to go
round.
In winter baseball players swap
lies about what they didn't do in
summer.
There is as much kicking in base
ball as there is in football, only it's
different.
In game of baseball two mines
are usually matched to play against
one umpire.
A baseball player isn't necessa-
rily insane because he gets off his
base occasionally.
1t is popular belief among base
ball players that a home run in
time saves the nine.
This is the season when the Office
boy has a mania for attending
funerals umpires.
The baseball season now being
on, the wise pitcher has ceased to
enact the role of "growler. .
One hundred years ago not a
sigle game of baseball had been
played in the United States. Now
look at us.
There is something wrong when
minister gets the princely salary
of $500 per year and baseball
pitcher gets only $4,000.
Old Noah was evidently a ball
tosser; the Good Book says he
pitched the ark without and with
in-then the game was called on
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21
NEW s TIE MS

The new Cotton Belt railroad
bridge at Thebes, ILL.,, built at cost
of So, 900, 900, was opened for traffic
Tuesday.
The largest library in the world
is that of Paris. 1t contains up
wards OF 1000, 900 printed books
and 100000 manuscripts. The
British museum contains about
1900, 900 volumes, and the Impe-
fial Library of St. Petersburg, about
the same number.
The new Board of Directors of
the Panama Railroad Company.
now controlled by the Government.
made a complete revision of the
officers of the company. Theodore
P. Shon:s is made president and
John F. Wallace vice-president and
general manager. The sum OF
$3.50, 900, was appropriated for
double-tracking and re-equipping
the road.
The damage to the fruit and
vegetable crops is reported to be
heavy in some sections. Freezing
temperature was experienced in
Kentucky, but reports are conflict
ing as to the extent of the damage
in this State Mpny sections oil
the South suffered from the cold
weather, killing irosts even extend
ing to the Gulf coast.
Reports are conflicting as to Il G
Whereabouts OF Admiral Rojest-
vensky's squadron. One dispatch
says it was sighted at Turan Bay
Sunday. Another says It was seer
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21

THE United Supreme Court has
delivered knockout blow to the
labor unions. The Court, in
the case of New York law which
limited the working day of en-
ployees in bakeries and confec-
tionery shops to ten hours, has de-
cided that no State has the right to
place an arbitrary limit on the
working day OF those engaged in
healthful occupations. This is
equivalent to declaring unconstitu-
tional in advance the Eight Hour
Labor law which the labor unions
have been beseeching Congress to
enact.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21
LAND. STOCK AND CROP

At the Matt Young sale in Fay
cite county, yearling mules brought
SIS; horses 500 and $I36; cows
SIS to SIS; yearling steers. S27 "a
head; stock hogs, &C. pound, and
corn at s., 80 in crib.
w. 1. Dooley and Tom Mullins
sold to some Madison county par.
ties several yearlings at 3A to &C.
OIL. 7. Stewart says he has Il e
best stallion and jack in the county
You weuld we'll to come and see
his stock.
Every year We are besought to
publish a receipt for keeping fes
off of stock. As this is the begin
ming of fly time, we publish the
following, taken from the columns
of standard agricultural journal.
In two quarts of boiling water dis
solve one-quarter pound of COM
mon hard soap: add one pint OF coal
oil; churn together till we'll mixed
and then dilute with three quarts
of water and one quart of fish oil.
II large quantity be made. main
tain these proportions. This emul-
sion applied every other day will
keep the flies away.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21

Information received at Toxic
is taken to indicate that that Rus
sian squadron proposes to remain
at Kamaranh Bay until May 7. In
the meantime, it is understood.
Admiral Rojestvensky will send
out cruisers to overhaul merchant
men along the trade routes to the
Straits of Formosa. The japanese
Government continues to preserve
silence in regard to any represen
tations that may have been
made France in the matter.
The press, however, is continu-
ing its protests and urging that Wig
orous and speedy action be taken.
A dispatch from Hardin says that
Chinese bandits made a determined
attempt on the night of April II to
cut the railroad between Hardin
and Vladivostok. After a desper-
ate fight of several hours the ban
dts were driven away. There are
various reports of wide turning
movements in Manchuria, but all
are without confirmation.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21

We have noticed that merchants
who live over the store, usually do
well.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-04-21
FOR MAGISTRATE
We are authoized to announce

UKANN lille LEEOE
as a candidate for Magistrate in the Fifth
district composed of Browns and Brodhead
voting precincts, subject to the action of the
Democrats of that district
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Pleasant Prairie.

The Ladies Aid Society meets this
week with Mrs. ]. A. Lowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Cook, of Kenosha,
were Prairie visitors over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. D. Barter spent
Sunday at Antioch.
Mrs. c. L. Saxton, of Marinette,
was guest of Mrs. Lieber during the
week.
Mrs. Tab1er, of Brookfe1d, Mo-, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. A.
Lowe.
James veach, of Chicago, visited at
E. D. Cooper's during the week.
]. Dixon, of Bristol, spent part Of
last week at J. Steinback's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burg1and, of Kenosha,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Cooper.
The young people are preparing a
home talent entertainment to be
given in the near future.
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NEW PRINT SHOP HEAD
Boston Man Will Run the Great Es-
adjustment at the Nation
al Capital.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The president
has appointed Charles A. Sdllings, Of
Boston, public printer, to take effect to-
day. Stillings is manager of the Print
ers' Board of Trade, of New York city.
The appointment of Stillings was not
forecasted by any discussion Of his
candidacy for the place The large
printing firms Of New York and Bos-
ton indorsed him as a practical print,
er and executive. He was also strong
~ Endorsed by Senator Crane.
He is son Of General Stillings, who
was adjutant general on the staff of
the late COMMANDMENTS Chief Black
mar, Of the Grand Army Of the Re
public. Senator Lodge was among
these who Endorsed the appointment.
Stillings was connected with a Bos-
ton printing house for some years,
and was once secretary Of the Typothe-
tae of Washington.
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NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE

Lord CurzOn, retiring yicerOy of In
Ola, is down with fever at Lahore.
The postoffice at Proctorville, o.,
was robbed by unknown men. The
thugs got about $3.50.
Mayor D. P. Jones, of Minneapolis,
has announced all the saloons and ho-
tel bars must obey the law and close
on Sunday.
The shortage of the Enterprise Ma
tional bank, Allegheny, Pa, will reach
81, 100000, it is expected.
Ten of the largest milk companies
of st. Louis have united to raiseprices.
The fourth member Of a family at
Mason City, ILL.,, has died of milk sick
ness, which is epidemic there.
II. G. Hauge, ex-secretary Of the
legation of Sweden and Norway at
Washington, has been appointed Nor
wegian charge d'affaires at Washing
ton.
One thousand delegates are attend
ing at the Pittsburg the psalmody con-
vention Of the United Presbyterian
church
The protection of song birds through
international negotiations was dis
cussed by .he National Association Of
Audubon societies in session at New
York.
Ore shipments from Duluth and
Two Harbors in October amounted to
2,208,759 tons.
Fire at Pensacola, Fla, caused
loss of more than 100000 in the mer-
camille district.
An official denial is made of the re-
port at Berlin that Germany proposed
to Russia to partition Austria.
Charles Freemelius, once wealthy,
but for years an employee in the Unit
ed States transport service, commit
ted suicide as the u. s. s. Logan
neared San Francisco.
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HIGHLY ENJOYED HIS TRIP
Incident of the Voyage from New Or.
leans to Washington-President
Acts as Stoker.

Washington, Nov. 1. President
Roosevelt regards his southern trip,
just ended, as a most enjoyable and
profitable experience. Particularly did
ne enjoy the sea voyage. While at
sea Sunday the president made. a
speech to the officers and men of the
West Virginia. He had just completed
an inspection Of the entire ship. In
the boiler room profusely decorated
shovel was put into his hand, and he
was asked to throw shovel of coal
into a particular boiler. He threw in
two, and the boiler was Immediately
christianed the Roosevelt boiler"
The shovel was passed around tina.
every stoker might shovel coal with
ii. It was then speedily demolished,
each bit being retained as a souvenir.
At the conclusion of the speech the
president was given three rousing
cheers by the officers and men. The
address was speech, not a sermon.
It dealt entirely with naval affairs and
the necessity for efficiency in the man
behind the gun and "fght-until death"
principles for the officers.
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South Bristol.

pr. Hernsheim spent Thursday and
Friday at Liberty vile, I'll.
Mrs. George Anderson has moved
her family to Kenosna.
John Karnes spent Thursday in
Kenosha.
Mrs. H. d. Ho11enbeck and son Karl
spent Wednesday in Kenosha.
Mrs. Robert Milligar is spending a
few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. Achen.
Mrs. Frank Gethen spent Wednes-
day in Kenosha.
c. H. Waldo was in Kenosha We'd
nesday.
Tate Allen and Horace Adams spent
Sunday at H. L. Adams.
Miss Grace Walker spent few
days Of last week il Kenosha.
Miss Della Andrews is visiting in
Kenosha, the guest of Mrs. ]. H.
Karnes.
Mrs. H. L. Adams spent Saturday
and Sunday at flake Villa, III.
James Karnes, IT., with a party Of
automobilists from Kenosha spent
Sunday at William Walkers.
Miss Maude Benedict attended the
Silsclorp-R iest wedding in Somers
last Wednesday and reports fine
time,
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Kenosha Home Telephone Com
pany Now in Charge of Both
Telephone Exchanges
COMPETITION A PAST THING
No Stringent Changes are Made by
the New Company and it may be
Many Months Before the
Union is Made

Telephone competition in Kenosha
became a matter of history at 7
O'Clock this morning for at that time
the new Kenosha Home Telephone
company took possession of the ex-
changes operated by the Wisconsin
and Citizens Telephone companies
and in the future all of the two ex-
changes will be under one manage
ment.
The change was made without any
blare of trumpets or beating of
drums and to the casual observer no
change would be noticed. There
was the same old trouble on the lines
this morning and the same trouble in
getting connections.
It had been intended to hold meet
ing of the board of directors of the
new company on Tuesday afterno
to elect the manager of the combined
plants, but this was laid over until
later in the month and the men who
have been in charge at the Offices of
the different companies will remain
at their posts until some action is
taken. There was not single change
in the personnel of the stats this morn
ing and President Cavanagh stated
that no changes would be made until
such a time as a onnection was ar
ranged between the two exchanges.
The directors of the new. company
seem to pay no attention to the agita-
ton for the revocation of the fran
chise of the Citizens company and it
is evident that this step had been
anticipated before the combine was
formed.
AS the deal stands today while both
companies are under the same
management they are being operated
as separate companies and It's doubt
full if the city can take any action
until after the combine is actually
made. So long as the two exchanges
are operated independently it would
be difficult matter for the city to
how that the combine had actually
been made.
The force of workmen employed on
| lI1G uOW lS4OD 11OuC OhA1O41lS IDS O@Oh
increased and every effort is being
made to have the building completed
so it can be turned over to the new
company about the first of December.
If this wish is realized it will be pos
sible for the union of the lines to be
completed by the first of January.
In the meantime the people will
work along with the double phone
system but it is possible that the new
company will insist on payment for
the lease of but one instrument.
The opposition to the sitting of
competition in the city has prepared
petition and it is to be presented to
the city council as soon as it has been
proper1yasigned. The petition will
ask the council to Investigate the
deal and if after investigation it is
found that the franchise has been
violated the council is asked to declare
the Citizens franchise null and void
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Bristol.
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Mrs. Spence Gull of Salem has been
spending few days with Mrs. E.
Stonebreaker.
Miss Brosia Williams spent Tuesday
in Chicago.
Miss Emma Castle entertained the
Misses Jennie and Josie Loescher and
Pearl Sanborn, of Salem, Friday.
Mrs. Erwin Moore was Bristol Wis
itor Monday.
Herman Firchow and family left for
California Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. sizer are entertain
ing their sister. s5suoH 5sU73 sn5 VIZ /
Miss Ellen Upson spent Friday wit
Mrs. Buttrick.
Mrs. DR.. Stevens has been on the
sick list.
Miss Flora Hensel left Monday for
Cincinnati, Ohio, where she will enter
a Deaconess' Home.
Mesdames Whitcher and Murdoch
and Miss Myra Whitcher spent We'd
nesday in Kenosha.
The Ladies Aid will meet with
Miss Getting Thurday.
Mrs. H. E. Giddings and Miss Alice
started for Nebraska Tuesday, where
they will spend the winter.
Miss Nellie Myrick has returned
from the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B1ackman, of
Kenosha, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Gulick.
Mrs. VIM. Perrigo is visiting friends
at Rockton.
Ward Rowbottom has accepted a
position with Franklin McVey & Co.,
Chicago.
Mrs. John Conrad spent Monday in
Kenosha.
Miss Genevieve Shotlif entertained
about twenty of her friends at a
birthday party Saturday evening.
Miss O'Hare has resigned her posi-
tion as teacher in the South school.
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STRUCK BY A TRAIN
Remains of Unknown Man Picked
Up on North Western Tracks
Between Here and Racine
TIME OF DEATH A MYSTERY

The remains Of an unknown man
were picked up on Tuesday afternoon
by crew of freight train between
this city and Racine. They were
taken to Racine but thus far nc trace
of the identity Of the man has been
found and the time of his awful
death is a. complete mystery. It is
possible that he had been laying along
the tracks for many hours when he
was found.
The remains of the man were so
badly crushed that it was impossible
to determine the lines of his face, but
he was apparently we'll dressed and
had a small sum of money in his
pockets.
The train crew have all been asked
to make report in regard to the kill
ing of the man, but none of the
crew has any clue to the time of his
death. It is thought possible that
the man was tramp and that he had
boarded a freight train at Kenosha
and had slipped between the bumpers
while the train was in motion and had
met his death in this manner.
The fact that he had quite sum
of money in his pocket, however
seems to lead to the theory that he
was man of the better classes. 1t is
thought that the body was dragged
for many feet after the life had beer
crushed out of the man as the rails
we're splashed with blood for more
than hundred yards north of the
spot where the body was found.
The remains of the man are now in
the morgue at Racine awaiting iden.
| tifica ton and letters have been scrt
to the police officers of surrounding
cities asking their aid in finding the
identity of the unfortunate man.