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The Washington herald., 1912-12-02
LENT COMES EARLY.
Capital Society speculates over
Probable Effect,

Speculation is rife among the members
of Washington's inner set as to what ef-
feet the unusually early coming of Lent
this year viii have upon the social fes-
tivities Of the season. Ash Wednesday
this year comes on February u, an earlier
date than any other year on record. ex-
cept in 1913, when Lent began on Febru-
are IL Easter that year fell on March
2. This year, accordingly, 1t is Mach o.
The Washington herald., 1912-12-02
LOCAL MENTION,
EXCURSIONS rn-nAx

Steamer Charles MacaIester for Mount Vernon
leaves Seventh Street Wharf at 10 a n. ana "a
.. m daily, except Sunday.
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat Coupauy-,
steamers from foot q Seventh Street for od Point
Comfort and NofoR daiiy 1t SIS d n.
Cars from Fifteenth Street and New Yort Av.,1.
svery quarter hour for main entrance Zoo Parf and
Chevy Chase.
To Great Faiis-washingtou ana Old Dominion
and N streets
TO Mount MISUNDERSTANDING Railway.
Ga1 every hour On the hour from 10 a N. 10 I n
"a. last car. Station 1ah Street and Pennsylvania
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
COVE

VIM. Hays, of CONWAY, visited
his daughter Mrs. J. w. Riddle
first of the week.-The infant
child of Pal Moore which has
been sick for some time is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Parrett,
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmit Treadway Sunday.--Charley
Sheperd is working at Mt. Yer
non.-Mr. and Mrs. w. e. John.
son visited Mr.. and Mrs. ]
! Boreing Sunday Miss Docis
Shepherd spent last week with
hel brother, Ramey, of near Mt
Vernon. &C. L Riddle and sister
Miss Minnie, of East Bernstad
are Wis ting relatives at this place
Some of the people of thi
vicinity attended church a
Buckeye Sunday.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10

Dear Sir
In reply to your valued favor OF
the grid. instant will say that am
very much pleased to know that
Mt. Vernon has such a wide
awake citizen. Kindly request
any paper which makes mention
of our business to send us copy.
You can also tell them that later
on we will carry on an adver-
Using campaign in their state
that will reimburse them tor any
space they may give MS at this
time.
Will further say that we have
erected FIVE Portland cement
plants in the United States, and
are more enthusiastic over the
prospect In your county than we
have ever been in any former
proposition tor the reason that
nature has provided all the
materials including the fuel, for
the manufacture of the highest
grade of Portland cement, which,
by the way, does not exist at any
other plant in the United States
To verify this belief, we expect t6
invest a million dollars at Pine
Hill. l give you this information
so that you may appreciate wha
you have in your own county
Usually "a prophet is not withon
honor save in his own country
Assuring you that we appreciat
the interest you have takee, We are
Yours very truly.
E. M. NEWTON,
4 President.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
vein nearer top of hill.

vein nearer top OF hill.
The company's headquarters
and its officers are at Baltimore,
Md. The directors are also there
in addition to those at Wilmington
DEL, Albertown, Pa, and Wash
ington, D. g., Col. ]. A. August
latter city. The Superintendent,
managers ETC.. will be located at
Pine Hill and Mt. Vernon.
B. R. Hutchcraft, engineer Ira
S. Barth and assistants are at
work surveying, mapping and
plating fairgrounds for the build
ings. Track laying is going on
over the old coal road route from
Pine Hill depot to a point near old
tip house where. the plant will
be located. Tools implements and
material are arriving for use in
the preliminary work. The men
are pleasantly located at V. P.
Freeman's, the man in charge of
the company's domains for past
four years. 1t will require a train
of rs cars to transport the ma.
chiuery to be used in the in
stallation of the plant. Employ
ment will be given to 600 or
700 men and the value OF the
output of cement and coal is placed
at more than 100000 per annum.
If the undertaking is carried
out, and we see no reaion why 1t
shouldn't be, it will behoove Mt.
We. non to get a move on and put
up a first class turnpike between
here and Pine Hill.
| 1t is confidently believed that
this great undertaking. in con-
nection with the big works of the
w. J. Sparks Co., in the stone
crushing and sand industry. that
greater facilities are being added
to and ever increasing in outpu,
will within next three years in
crease the county's assessment, lis
and valuations to double that o
what they are TODAY. It now
looks as though Rockcastle's i'm
mense mineral resour ces will b.
developed.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
L. V. PRowsE.

Miss Edith Adams, Matte and
Fannie Riddle, visited Miss Myrtle
Bryant Thursday. Miss Mahala
Hickney, of near Maple Grove was
the guest of Miss Martha and
Fannie Stewart Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Jasper Owens, visited MIR.
and Mrs. Ed Owens of near
Maple Grove Sunday.-The Bible
reading at this place continues
! Miss Maude Adams was the guest
of Misses Hattie and Fannie Lang
ford Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Treadway visited relatives in the
Buckeye section Saturday and
Sunday Miss Edith Adams was
the guest Of Misses Matte and
Fannie Riddle Sunday.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10

gravity. Facilities for transporta.
ton and accessibility to markets
are first class and can readily be
seen by reference to maps of
Louisville & Nashville railroad
There is not another large railroad
in the United States today but has
from one to ten Portland cement
plants on its lines. This will be
the first cement industry established
on the vast L. & n. system.
The cost of the proposed installa-
ton is placed at one million
dollars. The company will
naturally take advantage of all
modern machinery that means
economy in manufacture. and in
stead of paying $2.65 per ton for
coal, it is said it will cost much
less than one fourth of this amount
per ton. These advantages, plus
the expert management, will make
it possible to produce the highest
grade of Portland cement at less
cost than any other mill in the
! United States. Engineers and
leading cement experts of the
country agree that The highest
grade cement should be produced
at Pine Hill and at a cost far be-
low that of any other plant any
where.
The company has on its property
three veins of coal, drift mining
containing several million tons of
bituminous coal, which mines in
large blocks, is very hard, and
makes an ideal fuel for steam and
domestic purposes. This coal was
very popular when the mines were
in operation years ago under Col.
Cash Crooke and later by Col. ].
A. August and others, and the
company is assured of a ready
market for the block and lung
oal which will be by.product
as only the nut and slack coal will
be needed in the manufacture o.
cement. The company has an Offer
of $I.65 per ton f. o. b. mines fol
their entire output of block and
lump coal and they expect tc
produce 10000 tons annually
Since tie mines We're operated
years ago two new veins of Goa
have been found at lower level.
the product therefrom it is claimed
is as good il not better than til,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
MILLION DOLLAR PLANT
kentucky Portland Cement & Coal Co
Have Begun Work at Pine Hill.
The Big CUmeut Plant Certainty.

Our old stand by 81. M" was
at Pine Hill a few days since
making arrangements Tor telephone
connection with the new enter
Prise now starting up there. Up
on our request for information
relative to the big undertaking at
that point he gives US the follow
ing which he CLEANED from Presl-
dent +. NJ. Newton, B. r. Hutch
craft and other sources:
The Kentucky Portland Cement
& Goa Company's property at
Pine Hill consists of about 1000
acres. The limestone ledge, being
over one hundred feet in thickness
above the level of the valley and
extending to a great depth below,
covers six hundred acres. The
limestone is pronounced by ex-
perts to be suitable for the man.
ufacture Of the highest grade OF
Portland cement. The clay de-
posts are of great thickness and
extend nearly all over the property
This material is high in alumina
and silica and low in magnesia and
iron. The raw materials being in
such great quantities afford a wide
scope in arranging the mixture OF
these materials for cement manu-
facture, and make it possible to at,
tain here 1.-The point of perfection
in cement making"
1t is difficult to express in tons
the estimated quantity ofthese vast
deposits. A large daily output of
the manufactured product cannot
exhaust the supply of materials in
hundreds of years. Both the
limestone and shaIe will go to the
mill by gravit", as the mill site is
in the valley.
The company owns 1900 acres
of highest grade of bituminous
coal adjoining the limestone and
shale. The entrance TO the mine
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
ESCAPES AN AWFUL FATE.

A thousand tongues could not
express the gratitude OF Mrs. J. E.
Cox of Joliet. Ill, for her wonder.
full deliverance from an awful
fate. Typhoid pneumonia had
left me with a dreadful cough, she
writes. Sometimes l had such
awful coughing spells thought l
would die. 1 could get no help
from doctors treatment or other
medicines till l used DR.. King s
New Discovery. But 1 owe my
life to this wonderful remedy Tor l
scarcely cough at all now" Quick
and safe, its the most reliable OF
all throat and lung medicines.
Every bottle guaranteed. soc and
500. Trial bottle free at Chas.
c. Davis.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
WRITER'S

/. H. Mullins made a bust ness
trip to Mt. Vernon first Of the
week.-Mrs.. Ben Mullins has
been very sick but is some what
improved Mrs. Joel English OF
Cruise visited her brother Green
Gabbard Sunday.-Miss Pearl
Anderson visited her cousin Miss
Lille Mullins Sunday.-Mrs.
Clarence Durham is improving
slowly.
VIM. Isaacs, of Berea, travelling
salesman for Robinson Bros, was
with the merchants last week
Mrs. E. Mullins spent Satur
day with Mrs. Edd Owens
Emmett Anderson attended church
on Crooked Creek Sunday.-Farm
ers are very badly behind witt
| their work on account of we
/; weather.-Miss Ida Rose, of Jack
SON county,, has been with he
sister, Mrs. Joe Hampton for tn
past week.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10

is fifty eight feet above the mill
site of the cement plant, making
gravity transportation possible for
the fuel as we'll as for the raw
materials. There are three veins
of coal on the property aggrega-
ting a thickness of ten feet. The
analysis OF this coal proves its ex-
cellent quality and fitness for use
in the manufacture OF cement.
The limestone and shales are
found in the mountain on the
right and the coal in the mountain
on the left. The company is doing
,, the preliminary work toward the
construction of a modern and
thoroughly equipped plant to make
not less than 700, 900 barrels OF
Portland cement annually. The
plant will be up-to date in every
way, and advantage will be taken
of all modern machinery that has
proven practical and means
economy In manufacturing cement.
The transmission of power will
be electrical, and the power plant
itself will use turbine engines and
automatic stakers for feeding the
boilers. All of the manufacturing
buildings will be of steel con.
srructiou throughout. corrugated
steel fastened to steel girders foI
side walls and the same material
used as roofing in all building:
where heat is utilized, the entire
plant will be absolutely freproo
as we'll as one of the most modern
mill in existence. The company
will have the most up-to-date anc
labor saving cement plant In ths
United States and will be able
TO make cement cheaper than al
competitors owing TO the man,
advantages presented in havins
the coal, shales and limstone RICH
on the ground whit b costs it'll
for transportation to the mill b.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
Children Cry
FOR FlETCHER'S
Q ASTORIA

Is there anything in all this
world that is of more Importance
to you thon good Digestion Food
must be eaten to sustain life ard
must be digested and converted
into blood. When the digestion
fails the whole body suffers.
Chamberlain's Tablets are ration
al and reliable cure for indigestion
They increase the flow of bile.
purify the blood, strengthen the
stomach. and tone mp the whole
digestive apparatus to a natural
and healthy action, For sale by
ChaS. {. Davis.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
A. NJ. HIATT. Secretary
Rocastle County Fair Association,
Brodhead, NY.
Ny dear sir /:

am glad to know that contract has proven
satisfactory and take pleasure notifying that Mr. g. N
Lockwood Aviator driving the Dixie Flyer PrOwse Blane
will be with you August A. Is AMI l6 1872 giving two exhibitions
daily your and under your supervision The flights take
place the afternoon of each day. such hours suggest
Each flight will consist of the usual evOlutOns of Observation-Disclosures
flying machine He will be in the air several minutes each flight
In business engagement other reasons keeping me
from your fair representative will be present and see that
everything will be as represented
Trusting may have the pleasure of meeting in person,
and wishing associates who have made possible for
people the latest invention of man the air. merted
beg to remain:
Very truly yours,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10

Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. You will find
Cham .erlain's Liniment wonder
fully effective. One application
will convince you of its merits.
Try It. For sale by Chas. c.
Davis.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10
$4,000 Attraction for the
rOdhead Fair

April 9th. 1912.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-05-10

Our old by 81 M fifty eight feet above the
at Pine Hill since site of the plant maxim
making telephone gravity transportation possible
with the fue
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11

Swift, w Townsend, Elias P. Nor
ton. b. I. Smith, G, w. Townsend,
Elias p. Morton. B. F. Smith. 4. II,
Gay. J. NJ. Arnold Roy WardwelI, DR..
g. Combs. G. D. White. Bert Fol-
som, Harry Lyon. W. A. Jackson, Geo.
r. Giddings.
Regrets at inability to be present
were received from Most Worshipful
Past Grand Masters Il. b. Manett of
Freeport and a. S. kimball of Norway
and Right Worshipful District Deputy
Grand Master J. C. Minot of Boston.
DIR Wellington johnson ofiiciated as
POSTMASTER at the postprandia1 exer-
eises and speeches appropriate to the
occasion were made by Manning S.
Campbell. Dir. G. A. Coombs, E. P. Nor
ton, W. Il. Swift. c. D. White, T. c.
Dudley. F. H Gay, Bert Folsom. John
Jaekman, n. f Smith. ROY Wardwell,
wv L. Hilton. w A. Jackson sHarry
Lyon. F. IL Rodge and EIrnerar Spot
ford. eaf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
WINTHROP.

The dramaA"rhe Freshman was pre-
scented at the Town hall, Thursday eve
ming. before an appreciative audience by
the High school students for the benefit
of the baseball club. The play itself
was admirably suited for a High school
performance and was exceedingly well
acted. The star of the cast was Win
throp Webb IN the title role, and his
work was very well received. Miss Ern--
estine Thompson as Mary Locke was de-
lightfully girlish in her role. Miss Alta
lie Gale presented the part of the Pres
ident's daughter very gracefully, ana
Miss Ruth Wood as member of very
old family brought many a laugh with
her airs and dignity. The part of Prof.
Locke was taken by Prof. S. G. Bean,
who also directed the production. To
his efforts is due in a large measure the
success of the play. Clyde Benson. Leon
ard Thomas and Neil Whitney were three
rollicking sSophomores who kept things
busy for the Freshman. Ralph Putnam
as the studious Soph. did an excellent
bit of character acting, and the same
may be said of Richmond Sargent, a col
ored gentleman. Miss Violet French wae
very sprightly soubrette and aided IN
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
Shipping News.

Boston, May 10.-Arrived: Schooners
Stanley Nj. Seaman. East Harbor. i. L.,
City of Augusta, Philadelphia for Ban
gor (put in damaged by collisionl; j.
Holmes Birdsall, Norfolk; Gov. Brooks
do, Maud Palmer, Sewall's Point; Full
Ter Palmer, Lambert's Point; Henry
w. Cramps, Newport News.
Sailed: Schooners Laura l.. Melan-
son Qr,. Church Point. " S.; Bobs
tBr). Clementsport, \. s.: Luella (Br),
Economy, n. s.; Mayflower tBr). do;
Lille W. Melanson (Br). Meteghan, n.
s.; Priscilla 1Br). ST John, y. b.;
Maggie Ellen, do; Orozimbo, do. I. w.
Cooper. do; Jennie c.. (Br), Windsor,
n. S.. Singleton Palmer. coal port;
William L. Douglas. do; John y. Dana,
do; Eleanor A. Percy, Newport News;
A. F. Kindberg, Bangor: r. l.. Tay,
do; Ahenaki, Kcnnebec river: Ella F.
Crowell, Rock1and: Massasoit, Norfolk;
Cora Green, Eaton's Neck. L. T.: Little
Elsie, Barringtonss n. s.; Nellie Grant,
Addison Me.
Ellsworth. Me. May 10.-Sailed: Sch.
Henrietta A. whitney.
Portland, Me, May 10.-Arrived: Str.
f. j. Lism;,n, Newport News, Schoon-
ers Alicia b. Crosby. Philadelphia.
Sailed. Steamer William Chisholm.
Newport News. Schooners Emily F,
Northam and Damietta and Joanna
do.
New York. May fo-Arrived: Str
Caroline. Havre: Taormina. Naples;
Hamburg, Naples.
Boothbay Harbor. Me. May 10.-Ar-
rived: Schooners Alaska. (Br), Walton
for Vineyard Haven; Portland Packet
Franklin for Boston: Inez. Windsor
for do; Annie Gus, Portland for Bar
Harbor; Harriet c. Whitehead. Ston-
in.ton for New York; Abbie BowISer
Long Cove for do.
Eastport. Me-. May 10.-Arrived: Sch
Two Sisters, (Br), st. John, ". b.
| Savannah, Ga. May 10.Arrived
Sch; Fannie Prescott, Providence.
Rangor Me5 May 10.-Sailed Sch
| Mary r. Palmer, Newport News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
STILL WINNING.
Golden Adds Another Victory to His
Long List.

\ q 3
Thomas Golden added another vic
tory to his list, Friday evening, by
winning the 3-mile endurance roller
slxating race at the Select Roller rink
The other competitors in the order as
they finished were: Gorham, second;
Carpenter third: Belyea, fourth. and
Grotton. NTH. The time of the three
miles was o minutes.
The men started from the scratch,
and IT was lively hustle for the first
few laps to get positions, with Gorham
in the lead and Golden a close second.
After about one-third of the distance
had been covered Golden took first
place by fine burst of speed, and
Carpenter succeeded in oustng Cor
hani out of second position. but he did
not hold il long for Gorham came back
ter after another lap had been skated
From the time that Golden took the
lead to the finish he was continually
gaining on the other four men, and at
the finish he was about half a lap
ahead of Gorham, who finished Sec
ond. Gorham and Carpenter had a
hard fight for second position, but
Carpenter seemed to tire little at
the finish, and Carpenter succeeded in
year and Grotton had a tussle for
fourth position, but Belyea's experience
proved too much for Grotton, and he
landed about half lap ahead of Grot-
ton who finished last
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11

gen in TIA had overthrown many con-
ceptions previously entertained by sci
eutists. and 1t mad come TO be supposed
that the search for the transmutiny
philosophers stone which occupied the
medieval alchemists. was an entire de-
Fusion. This philosophers stone
meant some substance by means or
which the elements, and indeed every
thing, could be turned into gold. ana
though probably good deal of hon
est research was undertaken in con-
nection with the idea, all sorts OF
frauds accompanied its exploitation.
but since the whole method of me-
dieval science had been generally dis
credited accompanied by hon-
est. or by dishonest cxperiments-the
revival of the original substance idea
In 1869 was a very considerable revolu-
ton in opinion. However. the idea of
artificial gold might not have entered
the minds of modern SPECTATORS at all
seriously if radium had remained I'M
discovered. But it was found that ra-
diam undergoes sort of spontaneous
decomposition. and that among the
emanations which it gives off totally
different element. namely. hellium. is
decade science has been brought TO adj
nit BY facts thatsa spontanecssS tranS~.
mutation of clements does take place
1 in Nature. Therefore. scientists can no
longer deny that the transmutation OF
sueh elements as lead. gold." copper.
nickel platinum, silver. mercury. ca
dmitln. and so on, and even the crea-
ton Of artificial gold. are possibilities
OF future experiment
However. l think one may say that
scientists still maintain the improba-
b.lity Of this achievement although the
state of scientific knowledge as 1t
stands at the moment seems to oppose
no insuperable barrier TO 1t. But one
! may speculate whether universal
lmethod of transmlitation would be dis
covered. 1t appears to me that we shall
conceivably be able to note afiinitics
| between certain elements, and even to
| transform one into another. But the
| idea that gold will be the first artific-
| ial element to be constructed is prob
ably a delusion, even il 1t is not q
| fraudulent delusion. A universal pro-
cess Of transmutation would throw our
whole economic life into the most ex-
traordinary, and the difficulties created
| by the discovery of a way to make
gold artificially would alone be very
disastrous. But the other minor trans
mutations, not bearing so directly up
on our standard of values might be
| scientific benefits without becoming the
basis Of too profitable exploitationS. -
| London Telegraph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-11
HOPE FOR ARTIFICIAL GOLD.
Modern Light on the Old AIchen,ists'
Problem.

The DISCLAIMER recently issued by Sir
William Ramsay in which ne definitely
confradicts the rumor that he has re-
ported favorably on a process OF manu-
Featuring gold, shows that spectators
are already taking advantage of the
fact that modern scientific opinion re-
CARDS the transmutation of metals as
an opcn possibility. The gradual dts
appc3,rance of skepticism in this mat
ter was explained to one of our repre-
sentatives by an emiDent scientist.
",rhe absurdity of transmutation OF
metals WAS adopted as scientific COS
ma in the 18th century" he said. but
since 1863 certain things that have been
discovered have shown that the dog
ma was premature, just as Il would
still be premature to say that transnu-
tation will ultimately be achieved In
1869 the Russian chemist Mendeleef1 ar :
ranged tile elements In the order o.
their atomic weight. and from this ar
rargement conceived the hypothesis
that they had all been evolved Iroili
some common original substance For
the elements thus arranged fell into
families, each member having similar
but accumulated properties as the at
onic weight increased, and therefore
the old idea that the simple elementary
substances stood absolutely apart, one
from another. had to be abandoned.
The hypothesis that an unknown SUD
stance or element. professionally called
srrotyle,' underlies their differences
was suggested to account for the affin-
tiles.
ssNow this was considerable revolu-
ton In opinion. The discovery OF oxy-