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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19
A TEXAS WONDER.

The Texas Wonder cures kidney
and BLADDER troubles, removing
grauel, cures 6iaoets, weak and
all irregularities of the kidneys
ard in bOty men and women.
Regulates bladder troubles in
children. If not sold by your
druggist. will be sent by mail on
receipt Of 500. One small bottle
in two months treatment, nd sc J.
dom tails to perfect eure.> Send
for testimonials from his and other
states. DR.. e. W. Hall, aea6
Olive street, st Louis, Mo. Sold
by Druggist.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19
BRODHEAD

Mrs. Eta Brown spent from
Saturday until Monday with rela
tives in Danville. Miss Bes-
sic Sproule left Sunday tor an
extended visit to relatives in
Williamsburg. - Otis Hale was
here Saturday Oh his way TO his
home at Walnut Grove. Mrs. G..
c. Brooks spent a few days with
Mrs. Daisy Hunt at Crab Orchard
first of the week. Mrs. Annie
Gray beel, of Bernstadt, was the
guest of her brother, Granville
o yens. during the week : Mrs
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19

they have not yet completed the
church house. but We are now in
hopes that it will soon be finished.
-Brinkley Lathim has returned
from Bloomington, III, to stay
through the winter. -Hamp
Niece is here to spend the holi-
days, with his parents.-Mr. and
Mrs. w. B Spivey of Sans, are
visiting Mrs Spivey's father Mr..
M. B. Jones.-E. B. Thompson
was In Mt. Vernon Tuesday =
Geo. Bray of Wabd, made his
regular visit here, Sunday-eve.-
Rev. @. K. Carmical spent Satur-
Gay night with Mr.. and Mrs. J. ].
DeBord.-Mr. and Mrs. r. B..
Sans and children of Paris, are
here with her father, this week.
Mr.. 0 L. Hatcher and his mother
were in Mt. Vernon, Wednesday,
on business
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19
HOW TO BANKRUPT THE

A. prominent.New York phYsi
clan says, If it were not for the
thin stockings and thin soled sooes
worn by women tn. doctors would
probably be bankrupt" When
yop contract cold donot wait for
it TO develope into pneumonia but
treat it at once. Ghamberlain's
Cough Remedy is intended espe-
elally for coughs and colds, and
has won 2 wide reputation by its
cures OF these diseases. II is
NEST effectual and 10 pleasant and
safe to take. For sale by ali deal.
ers.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19
AND COUGH REMEDY

Group is a terrible disease. it at
lacks children so suddenly they
are very apt TO chokeunl SIS civ en-
the proper remedy at once. There
is noting better in the world than
DR.. Kings New Discovery.
Lewis Chamberlain. of Mancnes-
ter. Ohio. writes about his child
rem: Sometimes in severe attacks
we We're afraid they would die, but
since We proved a what certain
remedy DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is. We have no fear. We
rely on it for Group, coughs, and
colds So can you. soc. and
81 90 A bottle should be in
evry home. At all Druggists
H. E. Bucklen & Co., Phil. st
Louis.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19
SOME RED CROSS SEAL
FIGURES

Few people have any idea of
the magnitude of the Red Cross
Christmas Seal Campaign. This
year over 100, DOC, 900 seals have
been printed and distributed. If
placed end-to-end these seals
would extend nearly 1900 miles.
or practically from New York to
Salt Lake City. They have been
sent to over 25,ooodiFefent agents
and will be sold and handled by
an army of not lass than 100000
volunteers. including men, women
and children. Millions Of adyer-
Using circulars have been scatter
ed turnout the country, and SO
thoroughly has the advertising
campaign been organized that il is
doubtful if many people in the
more prosperous States of the
country will not have heard OF the
Red Cross Seal and its mission in
the prevention of tuberculosis.
tits hoped at least so, 900, 600 seals
mays be sold this year. The priu-
ciple upon which the sale of-seals
is based is that every cent except
what little is needed to cover
actual 9ost10iCriadng and hand.
ling Spent for tnbercui6si;
work ne community where the
seals are sold. =.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1913-12-19

daughter of Lee Coffey, and Otis
Firth, son of Tilden Firth, eloped
to Jellico, Tenn, Monday night,
where they were married 1t was
quite surprise to ALL except their
most intimate friends. These are
fine young people, and their
friends join us in wishing them
happiness thru life.-The revival
services at the Baptist church is
still in progress, and up to this
writing some eighteen have been
added to the the church, twelve
of whom were baptized Tuesday
afternoon. Great interest is be-
ing manifested and we hope much
good will result.-News reached
us Wednesday afternoon that Mrs.
T. G, Duke was dead at her home
in Glaswow 1t will BE- remem-
bered that her husband, the Rev.
I. c. Duke, resigned as pastor of
the the Baptist :chcrch at this place
on account of the ill health of Mrs
Duke It has been suggested
that union Christmas tree be
had on the 24;h., and we under
.stano that it is a go and the place
will probably be announced neat
Sunday. The whole town should
join making a pleasant time for
the little falks, and should see
that no child is left out. We hope
that each Bible school will appoint
a com mittee to have charge of |
:his work, and that those who are
TO poor for Santa Claus to visit |
will be remembered in some way,
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Christmas Customs and Their
Origin.
The Name "Santa Claus" Dates from
Early Dutch Settlement of Manhat-
tan Island.


Early Dutch Settlement of Msnhat
tan Island.
At this season, when a large
proportion of the people OF the
world are thinking of the Christ
mas festival, some account Of the
oriein-of Christmas customs is oil
interest
A New York clergyman lately
looked into these customs and
gave the result of his stndy.
Many of the customs are an
cient. A few of them go back
even further than the beginnings
of Christianity, and into the pagan
periods of Greece. Rome and the
more northern countries of Eu'
rope.
The name, Santa Claus, how
ever, as applied to the good old
saint who fills the children
stockings, is quite modern. II
originated on Manhattan Is'a' d,
"mong the early Dutch settlers
there.
These settlers had taken ST.
Nicholas for their patron saint ;
a good and piOus saint who died
in lta'y in the year 326. At the
time the Dutch settled Manhattan
St. Nicholas had been for many
centuries regarded as the especial
friend and protector OF children
and housemsids. Just why the
Dutch settlers of New Amsterdam
(now New York; selected him for
their patron SAINT is not quite
Year. 1t was probably because his
image happened to have been
used as fgurehead on The prov
of the ship in which the settlers
came. This image was copied IN
many places in the new colony,
and the first church was named
for the saint.
The Dutch spelling of ST.
Nicholas" was "San Claas, and
this in time became "Sau
The Sentinel=record., 1913-03-14
K9W !!0 Y SOLD IN IN AMERICA AYE RIGA
IN LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, PAR lSiAN SAGE, THE SPLENDID HAIR TONIC IS SOLD ALL
 OVER AMERICA.

There is a reason for the phenofne- nal sale of Parisian Sage in the Unit ed States during the past three years.
 And the reason is plain 10 all Pa risian Sage does just what it is adver- tised to do
 Ask Sorrells Drug Co. or Southern taarmacy about it; they will tell you that they rigidly guarantee it to cure dandruff, stop falling hair or itching scalp in two weeks O. money back
 There is no reason whatever why any man or woman should Faii tn take advantage of me above generous Of fer.
 But one thing that has made Paris ian Sage so famous is it's peculiar power to turn the harsh. unattractiye hair that many women possess into luxuriant and radiant hair na short time. Women Of refinement the coun- try over are using it and it never dis appoints.
 Sold by druggists everywhere and by Sorrells Drug Co and Southern Pharmacy for 90 centsa large bottle,
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eLks' MlnsTRELs.

Shades of Billy Rice. Jack Hayerly and Happy Cal Wagner, the local Eiks, are going to give anothe- one of their minstrel shows Miller X Draper, Of New York, are again on the job and they announce that they have the best production Of their long and successful career
 Last night was the first rehearsal and about forty splendid voices re- ported and shouted melody and haF- mony for about two hours much to the enjoyment and satisfaction of the director. Rehearsals will be held nightly and the usual successful and credltable Elks' benefit will be well under way The tate Is Thursday, March twentieth. and the place Is the Auditorium, and mdging from the amount of enthusiasm displayed. the Elks will play to S K. o.
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 The Homeless Orphans Aid society will meet at the First Baptist church on Court St. Friday afternoon. March lith al 3 o'clock. All charitable peo- pie are invited to attend
 eALRs E COBB, Sec.
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NEW YORK HAIR
 DRESSING PARLoR.
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ST. PATRICK'S BALL
 AT THE PARK HOTEL
MANAGER HAYES ANNOUNCES THE MANY BIG FEATURES TO
 CHARACTERIZE IT.

Manager j. R. Hayes is out with the announcement of the usual St Patrick's Day ball to be held at the Pork hotel on Monday evening, March IT. and it is evident to all that this genial host has made good the prom ise to his thousands of guests Of the recent Colonial ball. that the next event on the social program at the Park would excel any ether eTcT given.
 All members Of the local society set remember the Colonial ball-they were all there. Some. however. were skeptical that another such ball could be given. Manager Hayes is author' ity for the statement that the St Patrioks day event will surpass even the beautiful Colonial ball, and he has announced to tba local and visiting social set such an array of new and beautiful features that society people will at once recognize the gorgeous appointment Of the ball to be given on the day of Ireland's patron saint.
 The big bail room will be opened promptly at X nine o'clock. and the AErtr VIII bt tkEdtEH7 tD q DtlkidUl surprise. There will be staged a gor- geous tableaux viyant. Erin Go Bragh. featuring The Harp That Once Through Tarals Halls selee- ticns on Irish pipes, by Piper; St. Patrick Chimes, and other splendid features 10 delight the guests.
 "The Song That Reaches Irish is the Wearing of the Green. will be sung by Jack Connors. and the intro duction of Harry Lauder, en costume. accompanied by the Irish March "St. Patrick's Day will follow
 Sixteen Irish lads and iasses will dance the Irish reel. and Dear Old Ireland" will be represented by lads and lasses with Irish yells galore
 Following these introductory cere- monies the ball will open with it's customary magnificent splendor. and the big and beautiful Park hotel will be formally turned over to the guests for the entire evening.
 < special dinner will be served in the early. evening, and the splendidly decorated grills will be thrown open to the guests for their pleasure and refreshment during the evening. Ad- vance reservations for tables have been received in greater number for any previous event Of the kind and unless all signs fail the St Patrick s day ball will be the greatest ever eiv- en by Manager Hayes for the pleas ure of his guests.
 Prof. Lewis splendid orchestra has been augmented to twelve pieces for the occasion. and a special St Pat riak's day dance program win be rem dered Another added feature will be a special orchestra in the grills to furnish music during the evening.
 Mr. Hayes invites the local and visiting social set to be his guests for the evening Of March r, assur- ing them that every detail looking to their pleasure and entertainment has been carefully looked after
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SUIT ON NOTES.

Mrs. M B. Brenner yesterday filed d civil action against Mrs R. P John son stating that notes are due on a purchase made by the defendant. and asking for a judgment and foreclos- a-e. Only a small amount is involv- al
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JUDGE ROBERT MOONEY.

Has opened offices In the Sumpter- Little building. Rooms l and 2, where he will be found for the practice of law in all the courts Of the district except the county and probate court
 @ls-tf
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If you horse goes wrong go to Harris. the horscahner, 315 Valley. Phone 972. s-6lmo
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AT ONE HALF PRICE

REAL HUMAN HAIR SWITCHES sf0 and SIS Braids at s4.oo and S6.5o
 The Best Hair in Town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
The Lights of London.

= GORGE X. SIMS. the London Journal
- list, was telling ar American about
his melcdrama. The Lights of London"
which. produced thirty years ago. in
some parts of the world is actually run
ming yet
About thirty years ago" said Mr..
sims. we young JondonerS were mad
over long-distance walking i. for nv
part. used to take a train. after my days
work. TO station ton or fifteen or even
twenty miles from town. and spend tho
night. walking back. hoped ven see.
to harden myself into lung-distance
champion.
Well, on one Of these nocturnal walks
on the Great North road. fcll in vita
two young countrymen on tho way 10
London 20 seek their fortune We struck
Hishgate on toward daWu and there be-
low ~ lay the lights of London. twink
ling and beckonine and promising. Those
myriad lights impressed me. and when |
got home, tired - was. I wrote nv
ballad Of The Lights Of London. 4 hal
lad Of young couple who came to Lon
Con 10 seek their fortune III youth and
whom London defeats.
IL was on this ballad that my pisv
was founded Wilson Barrett took NV
play. and il IS actually running vet.
SO my long walk on the old North
road ended you see. in long run
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
Hints for Writers.

THE quickest way TO copy with pen
Or pencil is 10 put a fat, heavy
weight over the upper edge Of the paper
OF which YOU write hold il firm and
leave both hands free. Then place the
matter TO be copied "a; on the desk at
the left SO as 10 bring it as near as
possible to the blank paper With a
finger of the left hand keep your place
in the book or manuscript as you write.
and you viii find generally that YOU can
copy quite fast IL this way.
Fer paperweignt 4 heavy obong rec
taDeular piece OF brass or glass is most
effective. The connecting OF words by
long pen strokes has very little bad ef-
feet ON the legibility OF the copy and
certainly saves time. or course the stroke
shoulc be long enough to mark clearly
the break between words.
Writers who have a habit OF dipping
pens in the mucilage and putting the
muciIage brush into the ink may find IL
"A good idea TO keep the mucilage bottle
invariably at one side of the desk, and
the inkstand at the other.
Half of lemon set firmly in small
shallow support and renewed from time
to time will be found TO remove the finish
from new pens and to clean dried ink
from Old pens quickly and shorou2hIy
Another good way of bringing forth the
possibilities OF new steel pens Is 10 let
some ink dry upon them befose using.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
They All Swim.

9 ECRETARY BRYAN. in one OF his
~ eloquent chautauqua addresses. said
of drunkenness:
"A frequent cause of drunkenness is
the desire TO drown sorrow. No sorrow
can be drowned. though, in any such
way"
Once. in Paris. | found a promising
young friend seated a cafe terrace
swallowing glass after glass Of absinthe
hurredly.
Ny boy, | cried, what on earth are
YOU doingg
MY young friend made a gesture Of
despair. and. looking up al ME with
beared and sorrowful eyes, he replied:
My Bryan, | am trying 10 drown a
care that has learned to swim. I"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
ARMY of Flies Wage War Invading Caterpillar Hosts

ity of the District of Columbia An ento-
biological assistant In the department was
detailed to get specimens of the insects
and to investigate the conditions of the
pillars had been running the plants and
ferns.
He found them feeding in the afternoon
on the upper surfaces OF the leaves Their
usual method Of attack consisted in bit
ing off the midrib leaf one-half 10 one
third the way up the plant. Maidenhair
OF adiantum ferns were attacked either
BY biting off the leaflets at the top at
fhe tips of the fronds or by biting off the
frond about an inch above the ground.
An entire greenhouse of adiantum had
been completely stripped Of the leaves.
and one grower reported that his loss
would reach 5000
The larva spins a loose cocoon by
drawing together loose leaves and parti-
cles of earth 1t sometimes uses green
leaves to spin its cocoon. Though not
strictly a nocturnal feeder, it shuns
bright light and is most always found
exposed early in the morning The moth
is seldom seen in daylight, and when
disturbed will almost always Immediately
fly down under the leaves to conceal it
self. III many cases these moths have
been caught in spider webs that abound
IN dark corners.
Since the ravages by this species in fGn1
and 1908 several growers have comnluni-
Gated with the Department o. .igrcul-
ture TO the effect that unless the insects
could be checked the growing of ferns
and roses would have to be abandoned
IN all parts OF the country infested by
the pests.
The caterpillar army seems to do the
most damage early in the year, especially
IN May, but owing to the uniformly warm
temperature of the greenhouses, in win
ter as we'll as in summer. there is no
time when the caterpillars are scarce
enough to allow the ferns to put on full
head of fronds. They attack the. tender
leaves, especially the growing tips of
young fronds, thus checking any attempt
on the part of the plants to replenish the
dying fronds with a new growth and so
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
An Interrogation Point.

A PHILADELPHIA reporter was que.-
ioninS Treasurer Fahnestock over
zea.ousiy about the mooted billion dollar
blanket mortgage of tin Pennsylvania
railroad
Some OF your questions" An Fahne
stock said with a smile. remind me in
their Zeal of the new iaGman
new fagman. the first week Of his
Joo. was much exercised on account %
the delay of the Green Bullet. the mile
4-minute flyer
Finally. forty minutes late. the Green
Buliet came tearing along al eighty
miles an hour
The hagman rushed out with a rod
nag The Green Bullet stopped with 4
grinding of brakes and tearing ~ Of
ties and roadbed. The conductor LEANED
down eXcitedlI. Said the new fiagman:
Yer late What kept ye?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

proud. kuprin paints the incorrigible
man of Utopia as dissatisfied with his lot,
and as looking back obviously to the
troubled past when small doles of happi-
ness had to he Won by struggle and blood
shed.
! =
To kaprin women ana womans beauty
are the assets of life. Love is a great
thing in itself, and is spoiled only through
the human incapacity to use it worthily. In
his stories, Beauties and "Zhidovka, =
kuprin almost seyaggerates the power OF
beauty This note is stronger still in
his biblical tale. ..Sulamth' in which the
exaltation OF the female is carried almost
to heights of mania .'Sulamith" borrows
its sentiments and imagery from the
Songs of Songs and it has Scandallzed
the church. precisely because of its rela-
ton to holy writ. But at heart kuDr!n
counts as respectable in his attitude 10
sex for his stories again and again harp
upon the injury and degradation 10 love
81 all forms of impurty.
kuprin's stories deal with all sides of
life. The heroes are ''intelligents." sol
diers, engineers. aristocrats. students.
crimean fishermen peasants and crimi-
mails. His story. The Horse Thieves.
has been translated by Grand Duchess
Cyril. who is a great admirer. and pub
ished under the pseudonym .Therese Dou-
miere.' Kuprin has also written Of the
feminine underworld. One of these stories.
The Pit" is considered the strongest
contribution to sexual pathology since
Tolstoy's .kreutzer Sonata.
kuprin is even greater than kuprins
tales. His adventures would fill volumes
When playing as circus performer al
ki.n ae attracted the attention of
hlack-eyed equestrienne, and so aroused
the jealousy of the circus owner that a
gypsy was hired to drive a dagger into
his back. Later kuprin was nearly
drowned. and had il not been for his
vita. %ho plays the role of guardian angel.
he would have perisned lie has had
fierce nuarreis with the literary critic.
Bunin. and other unffiendlN writers. one
Of whom assaiied him for 'eNaltations
into godhood of flesh and devil And
the author of The Duel who exposed
the vanity of dueling, has been thrice
challenged To duels. Only an authors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30
ar stunning it that it loses its CONNER

far stunning it that it loses its CONNER
cial value.
In 1860 and 1910 reports were made from
Georgia and Illinois about the army of
Florida caterpillars that were attacking
and destroying ferns and rosebushes.
Then reports began to come in from
Louisiana and Ohio, all of which stated
that whole greenhouses Of ferns were
being destroyed by the pests During
1910 Washington fern grower reported
that his losses through destruction by
this caterpillar would easily reach $1,000.
The only natural enemy OF this cater
pillar seems to be the ichneumon hy.
This fly is of moderate size and is black,
lightly marked with white. His frs;
appearance, far as scientists know.
was when n was first discovered Tying
about greenhouses in Florida in 1907. The
entire army of flies that will be USED
in an effort to wipe out the attacking
army Of fern caterpiilars was raised
from specimens procured in Anacostia in
1907
Hundreds of remedies 10 get rid Of the
caterpillars have been tried. iii almost
every case where strong pOisons have
been used the plants have been SO badly
scalded and scared that theE died. In
1907 one grower in Auacostia SPRAYED his
plants with a strong solution OF nellie
bore. This killed the eaterpiilars, but 1t
also killed the delicate plants. The same
grower then tried a poisoned bait Of bran
and nclasses. about the same bait used
attention 10 this and kept right on de-
strot,.ng the plants.
IN 1909 = grower tried fumigati with
csri,on hisuiphld. This -gas of no avail.
Nans growers rssor:t.sl 10 aand p.cking.
nat dis. Toc, was decidedly Gnsatisfac
tcar. -Arssnate If lead WIS rseG IA som
greenhouses, and. this. Ike al other Of the
1oisens, had 70 be used in 50 strong
solution that it ruined the plants.
Scores Of other methods OF destruction
have haen tried in the different parts of
the country infested with the fern cater
pillar, but no method has proved 2 sue
cess, and so the connander-in-chief o.
the ichneumon fly army has been called
into consultation and advises an immedi-
ate attack in several parts OF the coun-
try.
The results of the several fierce battles
to be fought in greenhouses all over the
United States will be watched with great
interest with assistants from the Depart
ment of Agriculture acting as war CORE
spondents, and with the "allied powers
fighting hard on the side of the fly army.