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country than that of Polk. Pierce. now
ever, was somewhat OF a national figure
having served in the Senate and in the
Mexican war as a general under Dotn
Taylor and Scott.
There We're to be no dark horse victor
les, now for sixteen years, and until after
the civil war had closed. In 1865, when
the democrats met in the only convention
ever held in New York-met there to
nominate a rival for Gen. Grant-George
II. Pendleton of Ohio led the first
faVorite for many ballots Other candl-
dates receiving votes were President An
drew Johnson, Gen. Hancock and SAN
ford z. Church of New York.
A prominent national figure who was
being held ready to be let loose upon the
convention as a dark horse was Chief
Justice Salmon p. Chase, who had lately
come back into the democratic fold after
having Joined the republicans during the
civil war. His grooms were holding his
bride tight, awaiting the right psyche
logical moment, but they held him too
long.
Horatio Seymour, former Governor of
New York. After a long and fruitless
balloting, his name, apparently without
his own authorization, was sprung upon
the convention. He baked, refusing at
first to enter the race, but after being
whipped into the ring won the very next
heat. He was buried the following au-
tumn in the Grant landslide.
How Bryan at the democratic conven-
ton of 1896 plunged Immediately into the
ring as a dark horse, gaining second place
even upon the first ballot, although the
public had not considered him as "A
presidential possibility when the conven-
ton opened, is history tpo new to be re-
told.
The only swart steed which ever car
ried off first honors in a republican race
for the nomination appeared in the con-
vention of 1880 When the balloting be-
gan Grant Blaine and John Sherman
were, respectively, the first, second and
third favorites. Grant was being pressed
for a third term against his will, and
conkling's address nominating the old
commander on that occasion is a classic
never to be forgotten. Then Garfield
spoke eioquently for the nomination of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31
'EEDINq QHFYSAfITNErTUMS
NTH ASPOON

hundreds of Eskimos in Alaska who wash
their faces two or three times week.
There was forest ranger whose time
was all taken UP with preventing the
theft of timber from the national forests
Now this ranger had sat long at the feet
Of Clifford Pinchot and was wise to the
ways of the woods. To avoid the neces-
Sity of eternal vigilance he decided To
mark the trees of his forest so that tim
bers sawed from them might be recog-
nized wherever found. He dug into the
roots of a large tree and. capturing one
of these, put 1t into pot OF red dye.
The root sucked up the dye and all that
streak of the tree which was fed by II
became red Another root he placed in "A
vessel OF white dye and third in a
sci of blue. So it happened that all the
trees of his jurisdiction were internally
striped with the red. white and blue that
designated them as government property.
Thus treated, giant oak that stood
over the rangers cabin the following
spring showed a tree top so colored 10
make the former custom OF flying the
Stars and Stripes a flagpole unneces-
Sary. This ranger could so feed the roots
of any tree as to make its wood resemble
ebony, mahogany, rosewood, cherry or
what not. He could feed peppermint to
an apple tree and produce favored ap-
Piles. He could raise pink cotton by feed
ing dye to the roots Of that staple crop
He could convert cypress into a great
bay tree by feeding il bay rum, and he
stopped the aspens from quaking by ad-
ministering liberal doses of quinine. This
is an April fool story that has not been
vouched for.
This same April authority is responsible
for the story of that up-to-the-minute
method of laying gas pipe which is at
tributed to Uncle Sam In his direct super
vision over the municipal activities OF
Washington. Here he is credited
with having trained score of English
ferrets until they work amicably in har-
ness. Now when Uncle Sam wants to lay
a piece of gas pipe he need not tear up the
smooth asphalt pavements of the city or
Washington, but has his ferrets drag a
rope through the conduit and with the
rope drags the gas pipe. So the operation
is performed without disturbing the
streets surface.
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Likewise it is said of Gen. Allen OF the
signal service that he has abandoned the
idea of aeroplanes for use in time OF
war The operators of these machines. in
their many journeys to the upper air.
became We'll acquainted with the denisons
thereof and learned many of their Sc
crets. They found for instance, that the
great buZzards OF the air We're inclined to
be friendly toward man. One chief buzz
Yard contracted to deliver a well broken
team of his associates to the signal serv-
ice and TO guarantee that that team could
carry any army aviator weighing less
than 300 pounds distance of a hundred
miles in minute. This meant the down.
fall Of the aeroplane, for the buzzard team
is now working regularly on the Mexican
border.
After Uncle Sam sets goats to work
clearing fire breaks in the national for
ests with no other implements than their
appetites the idea of animal industry
moved on apace The sheepman grazing
those western reserves took inspiration
and introduced the kangaroo from Africa
and trained that high jump ng animal to
herd sheep. Had il not been for the
protest of the sheep herders' union this
practice would have been in general use
by this April first.
Copyright. 1912. by W. A. Du PuyD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-31

II E is Making Her Be
! l lieve That Summer Is
Winter-He Is Feeding Her
Plant Children With a Spoon,
Making Hay of the Prickly
Pear. Making Cold Four
Times as Severe as Siberia,
Making Atlantic-bound Riv-
ers Flow Into the Pacific,
Bathing the Most Unwashed
of the Worlds People and
Even Having Pinned Upon
Him the Pipe Dreams of the
Absolute Faker.
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DR. s w STRAT TON WHOSE. EXPERTS Have.
MADE COLD FOUR nr1E,S AS GREAT AS SIBERIA

crop is well developed and the cattle are
hungry the farmer merely goes out with
his torch and burns the thorns off the
amount of feed he wants the cattle to
have No haying is necessary and no
barns are required to store the crop
Uncle Sam has again tricked Dame Ma
ture.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22
: Charlotte Perkins Stetson, and I

Charlotte Perkins StetsOn, AM
many others. Among the honor
arr members are Jack London
Hermon Whitaker, Joachim Mill
er. We met a number of inter
esting people. 1t being Dicken:
day the poem Dickens in camp
by Bret Harte was read from
the original manuscript the
property of Miss Loolbrith. We
also attended a reception given
to MISS st George who plays
the leading part in "Rebecca Of
Sunny brook farm A charming
simple girl Is Miss St. George.
Among the artists, musicians,
writer's and actors at the receipt
ION we had the pleasure of meet.
ing the famous operate Stars,
SignOr Avedano, and Madam
Franchesi. They both sang
during the evening. Yesterday
we attended a reception of the
Wednesday afterno on Tea
Club" and listened to a splendid
address by Miss Todd, the noted
child labor and factory worker.
This evening we are invited to
the Writers Clu5, a club of
writer's, including most of the
modern writers of both Califor-
mia and the East, Mrs. Frauk
Leslie being among the number.
To-day we attended the annual
fashion show, of San Francisco, a
yearly event looked forward to
by all the society people. Paris
gowns displaying the latest fads
and fancies for the coming sea
son, are shown on beautiful
wax figures grouped in tableaux
with the setting of beautiful gar
dens, drawing rooms, teas, re-
and dinners. On Sun
day We will leave behind the
eyer changing panorama of
Its blue skies and
waters, its palms and
tropical flowers, it's hospitable
and cosmopolitan people, and
turn our eyes towards our dear
old Kentucky home.
CLEO W. BROWN.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22

Mrs. G. f. Rice, at this place
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Lindsay are
visiting relatives at Cave CITY,
this week.
| A Fl. Hamlin has moved his
family to Maretburg. We dislike
to give them up very much. but
his business is not ours. = Miss
Georgia AmyX, who IS attending
school at Nit Vernon. is at home
for a few days.--airs. {. A.
Blanford has returned from Il
visit to relatives at ParKsyillc,
Ky.--Mrs. Thomas Pavne, OF the
Galloway section, who has teen
very sick for some time is slowly
improving Miss Letnil Mullins
still improves and we think she
will will soon be aOle t. be cut
again.-The school house n
Sand Hill burned Sunday night.
There had been preaching there
Sunday and it must have caught
from defective Hue or II az igit
have been set by an incendiar7
this is very bard on the district
any way Miss DodsOn, Of Mt.
Vernon who is,instructing aclass
in music was hare SATURDAY..
"A little child of Mr.. and Mr..
Isaac McLemore died NOndI
ni9ht.--The L. & y. K. e..
officials of Louisville raid Living
stOn a visit Frida5 and stayed
over night with Il. J. LemOnds
Chief Dispatcher. Rev. Prouse
will move in a few days from Ford
Hollow to TIE Mining camp about
a mile from town.. 5. Gardner
the barber, has a genuine case of
small p1X and now is in tie
barber shop and a Yellow flag
hOisted and we hope no one will
take it for this is a loathsOm.
disease. We don't think anyone
has Il better right to know than
the writer if lOO>il@ at the
yellow flag for - days counts
for al experience. 1t is said
that trouble never goes single
handed, first taken out Of tine
Eighth and piacedin the Eleventh
second small pOX is sent on Us,
wonder what Will be next. But
it is said that misery low 5
company.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22

from the Venetian style OF
architecture On the sparkling
waters. gondolas. the pretty
Italian pleasure boats carried
gay crowds. and with the music,
the flowers, the sound of foreign
tongues, one 'uld hardly imagin
oneself in America We We're
emit rtalned during our stay in
Los Angeles by a number of
friends. Mr.. and Ms. Ramos
who will be remembered by
home folks were especially nice,
planning SO many entertainments
for US. At long Beach found our
dear friend, Mrs. Mary Vest,
one Of Rockcastle's splendid
women, and la or was entert Il ed
at the beautiful hom- or her
daughter. Mrs. lilies, of Pomona.
We alse met Jack Adams who
was very kind in planning pleas
ant trips. We were his guests
on a number of delightful auto.
mobile trips. The roads leading
from Los Angeles being wonder
fully adopted for motoring, they
stretch as fer as the eve can
reach, as Sm1J5l is sasi never
realized before, how attractive
good roads Can make a s,ats ,
until / saw these long We'll kept
Thorough fares l-4ding from the
city far out into the country,
past beat tiful Orarge groves.
vine yards anu immense ranches.
One ranch i'll particular /
must mention of eleven thous-
and acres beyond Rodondo
Beach where we spent a hap.
Ply day. Our party consist
ing of Mr.. and Mrs Lyle
Adams, Miss Majorie Bastab bic
"a charming girl, Jack Adams
and myself. When on top f
this ranch we could see Catalina
island. Long Beach &c. The
mos beautiful scene | ever saw
was along IN this finch beside
the oceau for fourteen miles |
Many of our trips brought Us
among the orange groves OF
Southern California A most in
teresting trip to US wa, to Gaia I
lina Island, the fimous fishing
resort, however the'rocking of the
boat made my mothvr sea sics.
outshe was not the only one. Out
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22

the old Chinese Dynasty. The,
will now celebrate the same New
Years day we do The brlilianc'
OF the streets, the gay orienta
buildings, with waving silk ban
ners of yellow and ed, lantern:
of all sh pes and hnas, and the
ORIENTAL crowds of pleasure
seekers in facinating holiday
CARDS. My mother was Sc
fascinated with tie scere that
she seemed to feel no fatigue,
she lost her heart to a little
J III nese girl Of ionr years, who
n q taken three first prizes in
Sa' francisco, as-the mos. beau
iful Chinese child in the CITY,
Ne also Heard the strange
Chinese music p aytdo pr milive
instruments, can you imagine
that we die net n tice the flight
OF time AID discovered that we
could just catch the last boat for
Aleincda Speak ing of Alameda
1t is pretty residence t1wr on
an island, a Short distance from
San Francisco Berkeley and
Oakland. The men of the town
are princip lily business, men of
San francisco, ihe streets are
beautifully asphalted and lined
with trees and palms behind
which lively lawns aid flowers
eacaant the eye. We enjoyed a
trip to Berkeley and went oyer
the University Camp us an! in
spect4d the beautiful college and
t ne great open air Greek theatre
tullt in the Greek classic stvle.
Here many famous men and
women have appeared
We have been charmingly
entertained during our stay, and
had an opportunity Of seeing
something of the ,oc al life of the
CITY. Many dinners and lunch
cons have been planned in onr
honor, more indeed than we
could accept. Several fine club
affairs have been Il revelation
of what women are doing in civic
ard other WORK We spent an
Il 'ternoop at the Press asspolatipn.
Fhe women WI -scrs of tae coast,
N my celebrated writers, are
members of this club which in
eluie Ina Coolbrit h, Gertrude
Atherton, Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22
State of Ohio, City of Toledo !


Lucas County SIS,
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath
that he /; senior partner of the
firm of F. ]. Cheney & Co, doing
business in the City of Toledo
County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
agd every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure. FRAFK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 9th.
dav OF December, A. D. 1886.
(Seal) A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials free
F. ]. CHENEY & Co.
Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
TAX e Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22

of the FIVE or six hundred that
went over it seemed half were
sick, but she. recovered
sufficiently to enjoy a ride in one
of the glass bottom boats
through the glass bottom we
could see the deep C "a water,
the blooming flowers, brilliant
hued fish of many strange species
flashed across our vision We
saw tho diver go down and pick
up the most beautiful shells and
the people on board would bu,
them. These are ali scenes
never to be forgotten. After a
happy visit wi Ii brother John
aad his family we left for San
francisco by way CT coast line
r. aching there at night, and were
met by our cousin who took US
a ross the bay. We found our
cousins home a typical scene,
with unusually 'srge palms,
shrubs and flowers, some being
from Honolulu. After days rest
The weather being beautiful we
crossed the bay again from Al
ameda when in the brightness
Of the morning sun We first sax
ths Golden Gate" through
whose waters great ships passed
A wonderful sight is the bav
with lis blue sky above. and
shifting panorama af ocean traffic
ships from all lands, men of wer
steam ferry beats and small
hsling smacks, ningling and
changing. San Francisco is too
wonderful city to describe. 1t
is ike Paris for its gayety, charm
and cQsmQpo'ita nism. From
here cousin Arnold and cousin
Bette took rs in an automob L.
through the Presioio (,he army
auarters), Golden Gate Part
and other interesting points as
Well as viewing the city proper.
San francisco has been called The
worst laid out city in the world
the streets being planned straight
across up hill and down. no matter
how steep the hills. However
this is a part of the city's charm.
After our automobile tour and
dinner; we went to China town
and were most fortunate in being
able to see the last Chinese New
Year celebrating that will ever |
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22
III WINGS TO N.

R. ]. LemOnds was in Louisville
a few days this week Mr.. Conn
Asher IF Berea has been visiting
his lister Mrs. L. II. Davis.-Liv
ingston has atpresent eight stores
one restaurant, one mil inery shor,
one butcher shop. one planning
mill, two hotels, a mum Der of pri.
vate boarding houses. telephone
exchange, and one blacksmith
shop concludes the list. We have
three churches with a Sunday
! school each, two ministers OF the
gospel, three or four school teach
ers, three doctors and from fifty
to seventh. five widows and wild
overs. The merchants are all
enjoying good trade The hotels
and boarding houses have all they
can take care of. You can hear
the ring of the anvil all day. But
the only thing we do not under
stand is why the widows don't
take advantage of leap year.-Dr.
A. G. Lowell of Mt. Vernon was
here Monday. = The pay car
passed through here to-day Wed
nesday) and the railroad boys are
wearing smiles.-W H. Oliver is
clerking for his brother. J. A
Oliver, for a few days Alfred
O'Neal, of the Scaggs Creek sec
ton, was in town Tuesday IS,
c. Franklin, the L & N. watch
inspector is with us this week =
The river has been very full and
lots of cross tie RATS has beer
landed here and the Livingston
lumber company caught ssvera
logs in their booms.-Mrs. Jan,
Bales has purchased a small farm
! from John Cromer and has mo yet
] to it. We did not learn the pric'
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22
MRS CLEO BROWN WRITES
ENTERTAININGLY OF
WESTERN TRIP.
Alameda, CALI NJ h. 10, 1912.


We arrived ia Los Angeles
Cit, of Anglers" on the fifth o
ia uary, our train being late we
did not get in until elev5n O'Clock
at night, and were too travel
weary 10 receive any impression
asiie from the hearty welcome
from our dear ores, but the mex
morni 'g we were awakened by
tue Il ,rious sunshine Strea l. ing
through the window near which
"a Poinsetta uee covered with
fla ming red flowers as our first
eli npS OF the tropical bloom ot
California. Indeed the different
species OF graceful waving palms,
the masses of scarlet and pink
geranlums, TO, eS and nasturtiums
were st4rIiingly beautiful. My
mother watching the japanese
gardener destroy armsfuIl of
geranium cuttings expressed
great req ct that she could not
take them home for h,r yard.
Another pretty sight was the
hedges of tall graceful Gala lilies
with their great white flowers.
Although our first day was
bright and sunshiny we felt
chilly, as all Eastern people do
when they first arrive 10 IallfOr-
MIA Our first excursion was TO
Long Be oh, che Of The charming
seaside resorts near Los Angeles
The warm sandy beach was
crowded with bathers which we
watched with interest. Lively
music, The bright cOlOrs of the
places of amusement and the
blue sky overhead, while hey ond
the sandy shore the splendid
ocean dotted with boats of every
s;escrIp Jon composed a scene
picture GU ard beautiful. Other
resort ge visited were Ocean
Park and Venice the latter
having the famous m iliop do lar A.,
pier, where We had a fine i>h |
dinner. consisting of "Rocx bass"
and ''Fil ct of Sale" considered !
the best fish taken from these
wat Ars. Venice is built in the |
It"liar st, ie, the houses copied |
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22


1t has been talked for some
time that a rail road was going
to be built through the Eastern
part of the state to tse rich tim.
Der and mineral land, up to the
present We were a doubtln o
Thomas but after reading a
letter from those that propose to
build it we believd it will be a
go; and We believe it will start
f.om Livingston. The letter
stated that the company had
the Capital and intended to build
the road. This is a much needed
road and we would be CAD to
see freight and passenger trains
running up and down the river.
Old Sol whose face has been
hid by clouds for the past mon tn
shot his sultry beams upon us
Sunday and all nature seemed to
smile and at an early hour Mon
day morning the red headed
wood bird pearched on a branch
of a distant oak called the long
roll of Summer. The frog LOOK
ed forth from his winter resort
and uttered a few coarse notes,
the reptiles crallel from their
hiding places, the leather winged
bat uade his appearance as he
darted above the earth. So boys
You can hunt up the plOws and
hoes and get ready for We think
Spring is here. So you see the
ground hog is no weather profit
Mullins who has a position
with the R. R Co., at Paris, IS
here until his daughter, who has
pneumonia, is out OF danger
Mrs. G.. D. Cook and daughter,
Miss LYDIA has returned from
Louisville after whiting ~relatives
there a few days j. N. Clark
was in Lexington Monday on
business Mat Crouch, who has
been in the Cczatt Helping Ser
vice here. has been transferred
to South Louisville.
Little George William Omary
who has been very sick for the
past week is better -SheriS
Niceley, of Mt. Vernon, was here
Saturday.-Rev. George Watson
of Mt. Vernon, filled his regular
at the Presbyterian
church Saturday and Sunday
John Quinn, of Louisville, is
visiting home folks this week.
Walter Clifford, of Warren KY,
is moving back to Livingston =
Atty. c. Z. Williams, of Mt.
Vernon, was here between trains
Sunday.-MIss Pearl McWhOrter
of Berea, was here between
trains Sunday enrOute to BrOd
head w. NJ. Carmical who has
moved his family and stock of
goods to Waco was here Monday.
&C. c. Howell, the restaurant
man, was in Brodhead Sunday
Atty. Sam Cash, of London, was
in our town Monday.-Mrs. J.
E. Woodall, of London is visiting
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-03-22
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-01
FOR PHYSICIANS
and HOSPITALS

How can physicians and hospitals
AFFORD to hold chronic kidney patients
to certain failure on the orthodox
treatment when by II simple addition
recovery is possible in many cases?
We record below another recovery in
n case Of Bright's disease declared in
durable by the books.
Mr. John Anderson. eco Bryan Ave-
nue., Fort worth, Texas. wrote on De-
ccmbcr 6, 1910, from which we ex-
tract:
II would like to have your opinion
and will give you my symptoms. My
legs. thighs and stomach are badly
swollen My doctor tried strong pur-
gatives to relieve the dropsy, but to no
purpose Four months ago the swell
ing was so bad that my lungs were
full and the elimination was almost
solid with albumcn. was in bed three
months previous TO taking tho Renal
Compound. II has done me moro good
than anything else, but | am still bed
fast"
Prescriptions were sent to aid the
Compound To- reduce the dropsy.
ON January -, 1911. Anderson again
wrote as follows:
Il wish to thank you for the letter
and prescriptions. | have completely
recovered. had test made two days
ago, and am perfectly free from abba
men. Barring weakness | feel as well
~ ever did. I have been out Of bed
just three weeks, having been confined
to bed nine months. II has taken
about twenty-five bottles to cure me
or course | was in terrible condition
and the results have surprised all who
knew how bad | was. | do not sup
/ pose you need u testimonial, but YOU
! are perfectly welcome to use my name
I II YOU wish"
Fulton's Renal Compound can bee hat
ut all druggists.
For literature write John J. Fulton
CO., G4j Battery St, san Francisco.