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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-06-18
Welcome Address by Atty
&. {. Williams.

sit is said that gratitude" is the
fairest flower that ever grew in
the Garden of the Human Heart.
If this be true, and true it is, the
Mountains of Kentucky should
feel grateful to Louisville, the
grandest city of the Old Common :
wealth.
"You, from the Metropolis of
our State, have, for years, had
splendid roads and magnificent
pixies. You went down into your
own Golfers, without aid from
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-06-18

The design and work Of gettin,
up all these displays in printing
sign painting and lime sign ore
ations, on the ground, were man
aged and turned out by that versa
tile and clever artist, James Pink
erton, one OF the Signal, force
who Is always ready and willing
TO assist In pushing a good thinl
along. He has rendered much
valuable assistance to our C iiei
booster in getting Boone Way
anchored on the map. David Craig
also Of the Sigual Office has given
the movement some good pushes
in his quiet way.
BADGES
We were about to overlook the
ribbon badges, another creation Of
Mr.. Pinkerton. They were of fine
quality OF ribbon, size 2x4 cut ar.
row shaped, with these words
printed 10 red ink: "Welcome
Louisville boosters to Mt. Vernon
Some 400 of these were worn by
Rockcastle citizens and our visit.
ors on to whom we're the ribbons
pinned by a bevy of pretty girls
composed of Misses Bonnie Nice
ley, Christine Davis.
GOLDEN KEY
The big golden" key, to the
town, which was presented to the
Louisville visitors was made and
given to our committee by Mon
roe Singleton.
Who said Dave Jackson WASH I
along with the gang?
RAIN
The rain drove us to shelter but
it didn't stop the proceedings OF
dampen the order and enthusiasm
OF visitors or homefolks.
Many compliments on Mt. Ver-
non were expressed by the visit.
ors on her enterprise and push;
giving us the credit of being the
livest set in any town of the state.
Fred Kreuger presented the
lime used in making the Cline
signs along the streets. He
turned the kiln over to the com.
mittee and put no limit on GUAM
tity to be used.
In making preparations for the
visit of the Boosters, Everybody
worked. including father" while
some, OF course, worked more
than others. everything was bar.
monious and satisfactory.
FROM LOUISVILLE TIMES
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-06-18

Boone Highway thru Mt Vernon
which will ultimately be part OF
the Dixie Highway. Along the
street James Pinkerton. of the
Mt. Vernon Signal force. had
formed in letters, three feet long
(of lime) legends of welcome.
The letters We're remarkably ar
tistic and attracted a great deal OF
attention. A large banner wei.
coming the boosters to the home
of Boone highway was stretched
across the main street.
THE HERALD
Unfortunately our copy of Sat.
urday's Herald was dragged" by
some one. Its report of the re.
ception at the North Gate to the
Cumberlands' was among the
best made by any of the papers.
The Herald has warm place in
the hearts of the mountaineers;
1t being the first Louisville paper
to speak a kind word for our pro-
ject when the Boone Way propo-
sition was launcht nearly three
years ago and was sorely in need
of sympathy and support. In one
portion of the Heralds report of
the boosters reception at Mt. Ver-
non occurs the following: 1.-THE
reception of the Louisvilians, at
Mt. Vernon, the last town visited
overshadowed every previous tri.
umph."
Mt. Vernon is proud of herself
and who can blame her?
There are yet great tasks to be
metIwith and disposed of. Mt.
Vernon and Rockcastle are capable
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-07
Elcfiqe @eThtsfarbe?

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lolde. y9r. Sings SEEM 2ife 8i1s"
fldren Die 8eli6tsfarbe, treiben sic
l%lnreinbeiten beraus l1nb befreien SEN
&orper lei6t unb natiirlid bon Sen
auf9elogerten S6lafen. 8enn Ser
Stublgang nidt lei6t 1lnb regular lit,
niieen ale Rulber Ser @elt ni6ts,
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farbe" 81 berbeden. 9ie1e5 2arirmitz
tel 1T milbe, aber effeftbpIl. gs 9reift
in ieinen Sol9en ni6t an unb modlt
nipt franf. SIR fonnt bie Gor5iee
BON u9r. Sings SEEM 2ife Gils" nidt
bisputiren. gesimt beutc nit elmer
8ebanolun9. (an6.)
Der taÌˆgliche Demokrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 186?-1918, 1915-11-07
Mei5bare &imber sebrande,t banfig
&idappp @prnt &iQcr.

Sc lit cine l1rla9e bafiir borbanz
ben, ipe,n man Bel manden &inbern
cine beritimmte l11b r%ei5bare Natur
finbet. 8ebenft bie 11nrube, ipenn bes
&inbes &0rper nit fleinen @iirmern
nngefiiut lit, Die oie 2ebensfraft auss
1algen nnb Die Sl1nftionen ~berltopfen.
8as INNER bic l1rin6e iein mag -
ubab &inber 8iirmer baben, lit eine
9batla1e." SIZE Bldiie nnO 8ei8barz
felt Cures &inbes bat cine l1rinde.
@ebt u&idapoo @orm &iGler" cine Sc
Iegenbeit nnb ipenn 8irmer borbanz
ben iinb, Damn miro bieie humane.
lddbIide Bnraiiten eliriniren. 25t
bic S6a6tel. Mn5.)
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
GOOD WAY TO KEEP MEAT
scaidinp viii Not Seriously Affect
Flavor and Will Increase Keep
inc Qualities.

When meat must for any reason be
kept for unusually long periods Of
time or when the conditions are unfa-
vorable in hot weather, scalding may
be resorted to advantageously. Drop
ping the meat into boiling water for Q
few minutes will not seriously affect
It's flavor when it ultimately appears
upon the table. and 1t will put 1t in
. much better condition for keeping.
It is important, however, that 1t be
dipped in a large body Of boiling wa
ter. II only small amount of water
ls used, the introduction Of the meat
will lower the temperature to such
IN extent that the whole process be-
comes worthless. With such meats ~
veal or pork, which are always, or
ought to be. thoroughly done, the pro
caution can be carried further and the
Joints partially cooked before being
stored away. Care should be taken,
however, to see that tho recooking 10
thoroughly done.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Pot chrysanthemuma.

All Of the single and pompon sorts
are excellent for pot culture, and
quite few Of these do we'll as single.
stem sorts, as long as you are not too
particular as to the size of flowers.
People usually care more for the gen.
eral effect of plant in a pot than
for the individual flowers. Don't over
pot plants; rather feed a little more
and pay the very best attention t. the
watering, for you want plants with as
much foliage down to the pot as it is
possible to have Attend to the stalk
ing; so much depends on this If you
want shapely plant. One stake in
the center answers nicely for medium
sized ones, but even here it is often
better to make use of three or five
smaller stakes and properly spread
the branches. 1t will add so per cent
to the good looks of the plant and
that, after all, is what counts.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25

The colonel maintained an obsti-
nate silence as we came away togeth-
er. Probably he accused me in his own
mind Of having deceived him, but he
said nothing, and we parted on friend
ly terms; though he did not renew his
offer to become my cicerone in the
Egyptian capital.
THE next day l received this mes
sage from Paris-of course In cipher:
"Tell khedive we consider our first
offer represents the value Of shares.
but do not break off negotiation
ITO compensate for this mortifica,
ton, found the khedve in yielding
mood. l represented to him that the
hundred millions was the utmost that
my syndicate felt justified in paying,
and after a very few words he gave
way, and definitely agreed to accept
that amount.
Late in the afternoon, on returning
to my hotel. l found telegram marked
Urgent waiting for me In my room.
It was from M. Buffard himself, and
contained these words:
British government has heard Of
intended purchase and objects. Re-
turn to Paris at once. en- route for
London
Il knew in an instant to whom I was
to attribute this frIghtful blow. Wheth-
or 1t was the beautiful Fatimeh, or the
khedive himself, who had betrayed me,
It was evident that Colonel Warrior
had fathomed the secret Of my mis-
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25

Colonel Warrior. We were old &C.
quaintances. and he recognized me in
stantly. though l at first feigned not
to remember him.
"'My dear Baron, we'll metz he
shouted in his brusque English fash.
ion. What good wind blows you here7
l see you have been "tackling' old
Ismail; nothing fresh about the canal,
I hopes"
Pardon, my dear colonel, but you
are under a Misrepresentation re-
piled, with a little reserve. It is not
the diplomatist whom you see in me
at present. I am in Cairo simply as
. private visitor, and If I have paid my
respects to the khedive, 1t is not ON
behalf Of the Quai DQrsay that l have
been to see him.
HE glared at me with some sus-
picion.
"'Well, have 1t your own way. my
dear fellow; though you are the last
man I should have expected to come
to Cairo as matter Of pleasure. The
hotels here are vile, and the cookery
amounts to Q deliberate crusade
against the lives Of the Giaours. OF
course you will dine with me tonight?'
Certainly answered. summoning
up show Of cordially. AS soon a.
I have despatched q little correspond
ence. I am at your disposal
"'Good: tell me the name Of your
hotel, and l will come and fetch you In
half an hour
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
SECRET OF COOKING BACON
Frying Pan Should Be Hot and Meat
Should Be Ice Cold and
Cut Thin.

To cook breakfast bacon so that It
will be dry, crisp and delicate
brown first cut 1t thin and have it ice
cold when put into the frying pan.
The pan should be hot, but not red
hot. There is no better or easier way
with gas stove than to cook 1t. in
the oven. Lay the slices in a sheet
iron baking tin or spider, one slice
overlapping the other, so that each
strip of lean rests on strip of fat
underneath. Bacon is also improved
II first dipped in sweet milk, then in
flour. and fried in a little hot grease.
1t will be crisp, brown and sweet.
without strong flavor, If little mo-
lasses is put in the pan.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Rhubarb PUDDING.

Two pounds Of rhubarb, wash and
cut in pieces. Don't peel. Then cover
with water we'll and stew until very
soft and all color is stewed out of the
rhubarb. Then strain and put back
on stove with one and one-half cup
fuls of sugar added and thicken with
two tablespoonful Of cornstarch. Boil
about ten minutes and then set in ice
chest in a mold. Nice with cream and
sugar.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Glass cook;no Utensils.

Glass cooking utensils are new. Al
ready glass stew pans have been used
and found practical, says the New
Haven Journal-C Courier. These uten-
sils are apparently not affected in any
way by intense heat under them, or
by the contracting temperatures Of
the articles which they contain. Glass
is superior to either enamel or alum
mum. being affected by none of the
acids or alkalis found or used in cook
ing. Glass will not crack as enam-
eled ware does. and is therefore more
desirable,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Swiss Steak.

Lay thick round steak on board,
sprinkle with salt and pepper and
pound in all the flour the meat will
take. Treat the other side in the
same manner. Put little butter into
the frying pan and when smoking hot
brown the meat quickly on both sides.
Fill the pan two-thirds full of hot wa
ter, cover closely and let cook one
and half or two hours. Onion may
be added IL desired. When done the
gravy will BIO already thickened.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Peas and Carrots La Creme.

Scrape and wash quite young car
rots, place in pan of cold sailed wa
ter, bring to the boil, boil for five
minutes, and drain. Place two ounces
of butter in a casserole with two
small sprigs Of mint chopped, half an
onion parboiled and chopped fine, q
pinch Of sugar and two tablespoonful
of milk. Add shelled peas and car
rots. cover and cook gently for three
quarters of an hour. stir up, add salt
and pepper. Send to table with pars-
ley sauce poured over, using all the
moisture drained from the dish to
mingle with the sauce
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Prosperous Island,

The Island of Romblon is, for It's
size, one of the most prosperous and
thrifty Of the Philippine islands. Its
population is about $4,000. 1t has
three profitable industries which yield
a good annual return to the people
after paying for the principal food
staple of the people-rice-w is
largely imported. Copra, white mar.
BILE. and buri hats are the exports
which account for most Of the islands
prosperity.
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away from him in order to despatch
my telegram to Paris. ] felt some dis
quiet at seeing him march straight
into the palace, as soon as had
turned away, and resolved to hurry
on the completion of my affair with
out an hours unnecessary delay.
1.-THE dinner which the good colonel
gave me that evening was of the best
He made no further attempt to draw
from me the cause Of my presence in
Cairo, but spoke as II he thoroughly
recognized the charaster of tourist
which had assigned to myself.
"I tell you what it is, baron,' he
said, at a late stage Of the repast, and
after the second bottle Of champagne
had been opened, you must see some
OF the sights Of Cairo, now you are
here. am not very busy at present,
and you must let me take you about.
I can't promise you much in the way
Of theaters, but there are some charm
ing women here whom you ought to
know
Il smiled discreetly as thought of
Fatimeh. However, professed the Ut
most anxiety to meet the coloners
friends.
1.-THE colonel put his own construc-
! ton on my smile.
"'You do not believe met! he ex-
claimed roughly. Very well, you shall
see for yourself g soon as dinner is
over
HE rang the bell violently, and gave
some whispered instructions to his
man, who nodded with an air Of inteIli-
gence, and went out. At the end of
an hour, when we were slipping our
coffee in the smoking room, he re-
turned, and gave q look at his master,
which appeared to announce the sue
cess of his mission.
Now cried the colonel springing
to his feet, come along, and you shall
see whether I can fulfill my under.
takings.'
Il followed him out, and we pro-
ceeded, by a route which was less
novel to me than he supposed, to q
certain door situated in the rear of the
khedivial residence. We were admit
ted by a eunuch, and led along sue
cession of passages, some of them fa-
miliar to me, to an apartment which I
did not recognize. No sooner had we
reached it, however than bell was
sounded, and the curtain which con-
cealed an adjoining chamber was lift
ed to admit the odalisque whom my
friend had promised me.
1T was Fatimeh herself!
IF this meeting had been the result
Of a deep-laid plan to entrap me, in.
stead of a pure coincidence, which ]
firmly believe it was, the result could
not have been more disastrous. Over
whelmed with confusion, had no time
to give q warning sign to this intellt
gent woman, be1oss she had advanced
toward me, and pronounced my name
with the most gratifying ardor.
LAS for the poor colonel he was sim.
ply struck dumb at perceiving that my
acquaintance with the inner arrange.
ments Of the Egyptian court was not
less than his own. enjoyed my tri.
umph over him with trepidation how.
ever. for dreaded every moment lest
Fatimeh should make some reference
to the motive of my former visit.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Meat Loaf.

Butter long cake tin and line It
with cold mashed potatoes. smoothed
down with spoon. Have 1t about an
inch thick. add a layer of chopped
beefsteak seasoned with salt and pep
per, few drops Of onion Juice. moisten
mashed potatoes. Smooth down. Bake
In hot oven half an hour and turn
out on a platter. This is delicious
served with tomato sauce.
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st suspicious have inflicted serious
Jury upon your friends
LIT is true that the colonel had for.
erly made my acquaintance over a
.plomatic transaction l added, and
lis may have caused him to connect
v proceedings with the idea of pol.
ics.'
M DisraeM smiled, and shook his
sad playfully at me.
All, baron, you see that your ter
.ole reputation pursues you,' he OBJ
rived. How can you be surprised IL
ecuiu refuse to recognize in the most
.stute diplomatist Of Europe, the limo,
.ent traveller of a harmless CONNER.
cial syndicate?
When l finally tore myself away
he insisted on accompanying me to
the door, where he renewed his ex.
pressions of regret at Lord Derby's un.
fortunate mistake, and warmly assured
me of his own perfect belief in the in.
difference Of the French government"
The ambassador heaved sigh, and
commenced rolling up his napkin az
II he had nothing more to tell me.
"'But you have not finished your
story" l demonstrated, seeing him
beckon to the waiter for his bill.
His excellency shrugged his shout.
ders.
"You compel me to resume? Good.
1.-THE following morning copy of
the Times was laid before me at
breakfast. opened it, and the first
thing on which my eyes fell was this
passage:
1--WE have today to make a some
what startling announcement. The
British government have bought from
the khedive shares of the Suez canal
to the amount Of G4,00O,O0O sterling
In the complete secrecy with which
this transaction has been carried out
transaction which it is impossible
to separate in our thoughts from the
question Of England's future relations
with Egypt, we trace the hand of Mr..
Disraeli.'
And so on. had been deliberate
ly, shamefully deceived. While M.
Disraeli was pretending to grant me
everything l wished. he actually held
the khedive's assignment in his peck.
ct. 1t has been the most humiliating
experience Of my career"
tried to look as though l shared
his excellency's indignation.
And did the French government
take no action" inquired respect
fully.
How could they? have related
what passed between US. This astute
man had carefully set himself to draw
from me an explicit assurance that my
government were without interest in
the disposal of these shares. II had
dared to demonstrate he would have
replied that he was perfectly entitled
to bid against syndicate Of private
spectators. This heartless intrigue
was too skillfully planned to leave any
opening for protest"
The ambassador rose abruptly,
flung down gratuity for the waiter,
and stalked out of the cafe.
AS we walked away, the influence Of
the sunshine and the balmy air seemed
to soften his excited mood.
after all, 1t was poor Fatimeh who
came off the worst" he remarked in a
mournful tone, as we returned past the
Bourse She did not live long to
enjoy the little gifts which had pre-
scented to her.
How? Do you mean to say
"Her fate has remained a mystery.
But have always feared that it was
question of the bowstring-and that
Colonel Warrior stopped to obtain this
diabolical revenge!"
Copyright, in U. s. and Great Britainl
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Frosted Peaches.

Select firm. good peaches. Rub care
fully to remove fuzz. Beat the whites
of six eggs, with a scant cupful Of
water. Dip the peaches in this, then
roll in powdered sugar, lay on paper
in sun to dry. Repeat until there is
thick coating Of the sugar around the
peach. II entirely covered. these will
keep for long time, and this is q
favorite English method of preparing
peaches.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-09-25
Boiled Haddock.

Scale, remove head and tail. wash
and fold in square of cheesecloth, tic
each end; place in shallow pan, cover
with boiling water. to which is added
ono tablespoonful OF salt, large
onion cut small and a pinch of red
pepper: boil 30 minutes; lift the fish
out on platter; when drained re-
move bone and skin (though this is q
matter Of choice); pour over butter
sauce, sprinkle with parsley.
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II can pe opralned.~
"'No. no; that Is all right he said
quickly. and smiled to himself. Who,
then, are the persons who have de-
puted you?"
Il produced q copy Of the list sup.
piled to me by De Lesseps, and hand.
ed it to the khedive. He glanced over
it with some confusion.
"I do not recognize these Names
he muttered. Surely you will see
that before entering on such a nego-
tiation must have satisfactory assur-
ances that this immense sum will be
forthcoming
Il assumed an offended demeanor.
"'There has never been a question
of the solvency Ut these gentlemen l
returned with warmth. The moment
your highness says the word, one
fourth of the purchase money shall be
deposited in the Grand Bank of Cairo.
In addition, am empowered to offer
you, if necessary, the guarantee of my
government
Il caught quick glance from the
khedive's eye as mentioned the gov.
eminent. He instantly resumed his
cautious air.
"That is satisfactory enough he
remarked quietly. Well, leave this
paper with me for the present, and I
will let you have my answer in few,
days.
"Thus dismissed, I returned to my
hotel. But I was not satisfied with
the result of this interview. The
khedive had shown far less eagerness
in the matter than had been justified
in expecting, from the notorious state
of his exchequer, and perceived that
1t would be necessary to take some de-
cisive step in order to force his con-
sent.
my previous experience had taught
me that every difficulty which one en-
counters In the countries of the east
resolves itself into question of back
sheesh.' It remained for me to dis.
cover the quarter in which this ire
sistible lever might be most profitably
applied.
DO not ask me to enter into details
with regard to this point. It is sufh
cient to say that ascertained that
great influence was welded over Ismai
Pasha by beautiful odalisque in hif
harem, whose name was Fatimeh, and
who turned out to possess mania fol
the jewelry of the palais royal. The
negotiation was attended with some
risk, on account of the rigorous pre-
cautions which are observed in guard
ing the access 10 tho apartments O
the women of the East.
Il had no reason to complain Of thu
good faith Of this charming creature
Within two days I was sent for to til,
palace, and found myself received will
the greatest cordially by the khedlve
He informed me that he had decide,
to close with the offer Of the syndi
cate, subject merely to question o
terms. He seemed to consider tn
price of the shares should be increased
by another ten million francs, and
undertook to communicate this couu
ter proposal to Paris at once, and t
let him know the result.
las was passing through the gate
of the palace on my way out, ra
almost into the arms OF the one ma
In Cairo whom was anxious to avoi
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-14
L ger AR
IS S 10 b
AGED WOMAN
S a Victim of Pneumonia at
Her Home in the Town of
Good Hope.

3 u -. "a.
Mrs, Elizabeth Brown, Of near Good
Hope, died at the family home re-
Gently OF, pneumonia, aged IS years.
She leaves husband. Waldo B.
Brown, two sons, Ave daughters. fifty
five grand children and ind twenty
great-grandchildren. The sons are
MCDOWELL Brown, OF .Copen, Braxton
county, and Roy G. Brown, at home.
The daughters are Mrs. L. Kelley and
Mrs. Ward Wright, both of Good
Hope; Mrs. Jasper Nicholson, OF
Clarksburg; Mrs. William Jarvis. OF
Salem; and Mrs. James Somerville,
Of Glenville..
Funeral services were held at the
Broad Run Baptist church and inter
ment took place in the Broad Run
cemetery. The pallbearers were her
grandsons. Samuel and Willie Brown,
Edward. Tracey and Lester Somer-
vile; Roy Jarvis, Jennings Burnside
and Wayne Kelley The. fower-girls
were her granddaughters. Bard and
Eudres Kelley, Eva Nicholson and
Maud Brown. Avery large crowd at
tended the funeral.
Mrs. Brown was a member of the
Mt. Carmel Baptist church, and had
lived devoted Christian life. She
was a kind and loving wife and moth
|er, and was always cheerful in her
home and had a kind word for every
one. She was loved by all kho knew
her and is greatly missed In the home
and the community.