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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
LAY OUT MORE NUT TREES
Grateful Shade and Pleasing Appear.
ance Well Repay All Efforts to
Beautify the City's Streets.

The planting of nut trees is some.
thing that should more generally be I'M
dertaken on country and suburban
places. Many of these trees have
beautiful habit of growth, will give
good shade and will add to the beauty
of any grounds. At the same time
they will produce profitable crops of
nuts which may be welcome addition
to the family food supply or may even
become a source of revenue.
The walnut is well worth consider
ing by anyone who has any available
land for tree planting. What is termed
the English walnut is beginning to be
more widely appreciated in the United
States. This tree is not a native of
England at all, but of Persia and
farther east. 1t was carried first to
southern Europe, thence to England
and later to America. The nuts seldom
ripen well in England, the season be-
ng too short and not warm enough. The
housewife pickles the unripe nuts.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
Government of a City.

When Henry M. Waite, the city
manager of Dayton, o., says that city
will be governed only as well as it's
people deserve and desire that 2 city
government can be only as nearly ideal
as a community can appreciate and
understand, and that no community
can be properly governed until large
majority of it's electorate s prepared
to eliminate politics from its mTnici-
pal affairs and keep them eliminated,
he is simply repeating what has been
said thousands of times and what all
thoughtful city jewellers know to be
true 1t is not city governments, there
fore, that are primarily blamable for
lax city administration, but, rather,
the people who set up and maintain
city governments OH standards lower
than those they observe in their pri-
vate business and in their homes
Christian Science Monitor
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
A GENUINE SPIRIT.

There is an Arabian Nights story
of a fisherman wandering on the
seashore who came upon what looked
like a perfectly innocent brass bot
tie. When he opened the bottle
however, he released the spirit of a
djinn, a huge monster possessing
amazing powers.
A piece of sheet music is very
much like the fisherman's bottle; as
long as the pages lie idle on the shelf,
the piece might never have been
written for all the good it is; once
it is placed on the music rack, how
ever, it is ready to spring to life un-
der your fingers. And it is genuine
spirit-the spirit of some human be-
ing who imprisoned within it some
thing of his own personality, his own
individual thought, when he COM
posed it.
When you release the spirit which
the composer has sealed in his piece,
have pityl Give it such life as the
composer would have wished not the
MANNED and hating existence which
comes of clumsy fingers and sleepy
brain.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
WHEN THE MIND WANDERs
to Forget the conventionaiities
of Life.

When you have a violin beneath
your chin, and melody beneath
your bow, you simply cannot con-
verse in human tones, no matter how
mild your mood. There is a certain
tenseness about your voice, dicta-
torial crispness about your brief re-
quest, that is likely to sound domi-
neering. Margaret and Godfrey,
one evening, almost became perma-
nently estranged because Godfrey in
the midst of lovely passage took
the mouth-piece of his cornet from
his lips long enough to roar, Three
flats! Three flats ? for her guidance.
Such stage directions have brusque
and startling tone, as if the speaker
had stood all he could from you, up
to the explosion point, and must now
relieve his mind. Then too, there is
of course a subtle excitement about
the playing that approaches the dan
ger-mark if anything happens to
spoil the spell. Julia Ward Howe
used to be all keyed up, she says,
when she played with an orchestra;
and so am l. Little things seem
vital in such moods.-From the Con-
tributors' Club, Atlantic.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
SAILING AROUND CAPE HORN.

Sailing vessels have not entirely
ceased to pass around Cape Horn.
They can be towed through the canal
as many are, but that costs some
thing. Whether it is more convent
ent or expeditions for a sailing yes
sci to pass through the canal than
around the cape depends on her
point Of departure and her destina-
ton and it is not likely the time will
ever come when voyages around the
cape will entirely cease.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
DIDN'T HAVE RIGHT METHOD
Private Soldier Finally Realized That
Book Learning Might Not Always
Mean Promotion.

Tom Hibben of Battery A, erst-
while Of Iryington but now sojourn-
ing at Llano Grande, has won his
first promotion, but not as he e1-
pected.
Tom, as a worthy but humble fol-
lever in the retinue of Mars, is am
bilious to "get there" and on the
theory that the way to high place
was via the books he has been dill
gently occupying himself, when not
busy at drills or in putting out his
weekly wash, with the study of mill
tary technicalities as set forth by the
authorities on war. With a Prince
ton education to back him, Tom felt
that he was making fine progress in
the theory of manslaughter and was
anxiously awaiting recognition-but
no one seemed to recognize. Prob
ably 1t was because too many other
ambitious young men in the battery
were applying their gray matter in
the same direction.
One day not long ago the camp
routine was varied by breaking in
some Texas mustangs of the hop
skip-and-jump type. The worst of
them, with the agility of a flea,
bucked all corners into space and was
snorting for more when Private Hib-
ben mounted him. All the sympathy
was with Tom, but the betting went
the other way. The round lasted for
some time, but at the end of it the
man from Iryington was still there
and the mustang, broken-hearted,
was begging to be led off and put
into harness. A few days after the
amateur broncho-buster was agree
ably astonished to find that his feat
had opened the way to the longed-for
promotion. He is now Corporal Hib-
ben.
"And to think" quoth Tom, "of
all the good time l put in on those
doggone books" - Indianapolis
News.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07

one side of his
r e S i d e n t | q |
grounds, a West
erner designed a
number of rustic
flower baskets
W h | CHI he fas-
tened about their
trunks. Each of
these is made of
q series of short,
h e a w p a l N
branches, wired
in place a n d
forming a recep-
tacle for a small
quantity of soil.
They are placed
at a height which
allows the flow
ers planted in
them to be wa
t e r e d without
S e i us incon-
Vpnipucp The
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
WHERE WOMEN ARE SUPERIOR

Flows your wife getting along
with the carp"
"Great. She's bluffed three traf-
fic policemen already"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
ENOUGH PROTECTED.

'FWhat pity bread cannot be put
in storage"
cit can, if one bakes it like my
wife does"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
RELIEF AT LAST.

did Peck leave his widow with
much ?"
with much satisfaction, | think,
poor fellow
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
ENOUGH SAID.

Glad, will you let me have 80
plu3ks?'
do you mean $5o?"
eyes, if it's all fhe same to you"
"Well, it's all the same to me.
You can't have them"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
TOO BAD.

"Got a talking machine at holnef"
eyes"
s'What did you pay for it?"
Nothing. Married it."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
A QUESTION.

"If you had lot of tainted
money, would you keep it yourself or
give it to the foreign missions ?"
'I'd keep it myself. I wouldn't
think of spreading infection"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
NO AMATEUR.

Judge-Were you ever arrested
before?
Raggles-Honest now, judge, do |
look like l was bud jest maxim me
dayboo?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
GOOD LOGIC.

'9They say that the king Of Den
mark leads dogs life"
"Of course. He's Great Dane. %
.Lampoon.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07

RE the greatest of Americas will
iva third
hedafer has appeared Artists series wiI
Kneise Quaet
wia
Russian and
of MmeA
RiheId rhedh he spelbound for hour"
published Cautauqua n " this Of
her." One of in America
brilliant quality and carries
wonderfu
The Coo Probably Of the
City
bird
dssolving of her
perfect the conio naS
once the ceased"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
COMPARISONS.

"My girl has such mobile coun-
tenance."
"That's nothing to mine. She's
got an auto face"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
EXCEPTION TAKEN.

Beauty is in the eye of the be-
solder."
mot if the beholder's crosseyed. :"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07

effect is unusual and harmonizes with
other landscape features.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
NEEDS THE CASH.

"Does your watch go?"
Regularly, dear fellow-every
Londavp
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
FLOWER BASKETS ON TREES
Original and Odd Design Does
Credit to the Imagination of West
ern Man Who Thought of Effect.

In order to add an odd and pleasing
touch to the effect of a row of trees
nNtnnHtnrr along
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1917-06-07
MEAN SUGGESTION.

81 wish I could kill time"
"WhY not take singing lessons ?"
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22
WINCHESTER
By ~. NJ

1t was with much satisfaction
that the old Boone Way man
learned of the conclusions reach
ed in the conferences looking to
routing of the Dixie Boone High,
way connecting point between
Rockcastle and Laurel counties.
1t was fine and really the proper
thing and will be satisfactory to
the larger number of people.
While everyone is not entirely
pleased, the larger number are,
and that "kivers the ground"
DIR. Walker Owens and David
Craig, two of Mt. Vernon's good
boosters motored to Winchester
Saturday and returned Sunday.
DR.. M. L. Myers aud family,
of Winchester, returned Thurs
day from a motor trip to Mt.
Vernon, their one time home.
They were accompanied by Miss
Rise Williams who will spend
some days in the capital of Clark
DR.. Myers Is considered one of
the leading dentists in Kentucky.
Miss Rose McCord, formally
principal of Langdon Memorial
School Mt. Vernon, now field
agent for Mountain schools was
here last week, accompanied by
Rev. Michel, who is one of the
sweet singers in Israeli. They
were working on business and
financial affairs. Miss McCord,
is doing a great work for the
mountains.
Russell Proctor, a Mt. Verno n
boy, telegraph operator, lis here
on vocation and will likely be
assigned to work In Winchester.
William Sparks, of Mt. Yer.
non, is here with his boy friend,
Raymond Myers. Raymond is
showing him a good time.
DR.. Owens and David Craig
were mighty pleasant visitors
we found Sunday morning at the
Browu-Proctorla hotel. That
home folks feeling made the
writer feel good. That little old
Ford of the Doctors can go to
any place.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

The First State Bank of Liv-
ingston which opened for bust
ness a little over a week ago, Is
meeting with. splendid success
and support, even surprising
the expectation of the most OPTIC
mislc supporters. Charley
Thompson is the Cashier and no
finer young man than he is to be
found. For several years he
was assistant Cashier of Peoples
Bank, and during his stay made
many friends in Mt. Vernon and
the service rendered to the bank
was very satisfactory to all con-
cerned, and we believe that
the First State Bank, was eX-
tremely fortunate when Charley
Thompson was made Cashier.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

WANTED:-To contract, job of
logging, about 3 miles west of
Hazel Patch on ROckcastle river.
There will be about one million
feet in the tract. This is good
logging and is an opportunity
for the right man to make some
money. Apply to r. L. PAYNE,
Livingston KY,
Rep. Valley Greek Lumber Co.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

Sunday School has been rec
ganized at new Chestnut Ridge
school house with Walter Hen
derson as Superintendent. Also
at old Chestnut Ridge with Edd
Barnes as Superintendent.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22
The CASH STORE

standing claims against this fund the
amount of S137 81 which shows
deficit in this fund to Get the claims
allowed against it in the of 1851 81
There is filed with this report statement of all
claims allowed against the fund.- receipts
showing whom made by the Sheriff against this
fund.
There also filed with this report statement showing the val
taxable property in each of the three graded school
districts of the and the number of polls each of said
tcs
Since all accounts against the county road
paid by the County Treasurer be shown here the
other accounts of the stand the bridge
nothing has been paid that either year
before that fund the of
Treasurers to ascertain how
the other accounts stand.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
~ d = n
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

There are no loaferS in this
or any other little town along
the line now.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

When you want anything in
fresh meats and vegetables go to
II. /. CoX's restaurant.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

J. Fish & Son are selling
clothes to young men who regis
tered June sth, with the under
standing that in case they should
be drafted and accepted for ser
vice before August lst, this firm
will refund that full cash price
paid for the suit and the custCm
er to keep the suit. This only
applies to those who can show
their registration cards, and
seems to be a very fair offer.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

Rev. M. G. Fish will preach at
Buckeye at IIa m. Sunday July
1st. Rev. Leahman, of London,
will re organize the Sunday
School at Buckeye the same af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock. A few years
ago the Buckeye Sunday School
was one of the largest in the
county and now it is hoped it will
grow again.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

The Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Co., is an Ameri-
can Company operating on the
Mutual principle for the Ameri.
can people. You need some
life insurance. See w. II. Fish,
Special Agent.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

The Coal business is on Q boom
here The mines are all leased
up and most every load that
comes in Is being loaded into cars
and going away. The price for
mine run in your coal house to
day is 14c per bushel and hard
to get at that.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

Contractor Neal ParrOtt with
large force of men began work
Tuesday On the new grand stand
at Mt Vernon Fair grounds.
This of course will be a little
expensive but when completed
will accommodate the crowds and
will pay in the long run. The
Fair dates are Aug. 8 80
Are you ready?
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

Oxford Weaver, aged about Is,
was killed by train at London
Saturday night while trring to
get a ride without a ticket. Both
legs were cut off and he died
Immediately. He lived at Cor
bin.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22
Z f. II 4 ON AL

A LeMaSter, L.. N. Engineer,
of Paris, is here.
Rev. 81. IT. Young says tina
"bOy' was named Pauline.
John D Henderson was here
from Camp Nelson Sunday.
Everett Mullins was a Livings
ton Thursday for a few hours.
Mrs. Cleo Brown was in Louis
vile Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Annie T. French was
over from Wilde yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Owens were
in Louisville from Wednesday
until today.
Mis-. Cress and young son, of
indianapolis, are with Mr.. and
Mrs Paul Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Proctor
are rejoicing over the arrival of
their first born, a girl.
Roscoe Cox and father, Of Eas'
Berustadt, have been with Sam
and Cas- Cox for few days.
John P. Landrum leaves today
for Lexington where he will be
mustered into the Naval service.
Mrs. Fritz Kruger Sr. spent
the week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs Traub, near Ottenheim
Mrs. Sue Brown, widow of DR.
Steve Brown, is here from Texas
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd
Maret.
Mrs. Mollie Carpenter and
daughter, Miss Grace, of Mckee,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. S. F.
Bowman.
G. A. Settle, candidate for the
Republican nomination for Rep
resentative is here today seeing
the voters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred, Kueger
and daughter, Miss Rise Nc
Ferron, spent Tuesday in Louis
vile shopping.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Mellow
ell, and children, of East Bern,
stadt, have been with Mr.. and
Mrs. S. s. Daily.
Miss Marie Brock and niece,
Miss Mary Katherine Baugh are
guests of relatives and friends
here for a few weeks.
s. G. Franklin spent Sunday
with his mother in Lexington
and reports her very much I'M.
proved and able to be out when
she likes.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Fish have
moved to P Q. Grifiu's property
recently vacated by S. B. McKen
zie. Mrs. G. H. White will move
into her own property which the
Fish's vacate.
Mrs. Rettie Spratt, of Indian
apolis relatives here and in the
country. She was formerly Miss
Bette Buford and lived in this
county until about nineteen
years ago.
Misses Bonnie Niceley. Mar
gafet Sparks, Christine Meier
ron, Clyde Watson. Winnie Falin
Onie Silvers and Matte Pen
nington are attending Eastern
Kentucky State Normal. Rich
mond.
Mrs. ]. M. Adams was up from
Brodhead Monday o. business
Mrs. Adams is running the bust
ness just as it was conducted by
her husband, the late j. M
Adams and is making a good
success.
K. c. and NJ. Garden, brothers
and both prominent farmers o
Rome, Davis County, KY, wer'
here Monday. They lived uea
Gum Sulphur, this county forty,
three years ago, since that tim
living in Davis county.
We editor and family trie'
motoring to Lon 'on Saturda
and back Monday over Gaule
mcuntaln road. Those who lik
il have the privilege of making
as many trips as they want
but one time is enough for your
truly.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

We are informed that there
will be new Ferry Boat at the
Rockcastle river ford, where
Parkers Creek empties. ready
for operation tomorrow morn
ing. This lis where the new
Laurel county grade ends COM
ing this way from London.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

Go to Cox's restaurant for that
good steak.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

Healthy children require good
fitting shoes. Fish's sell them.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

Fresh meat at H. ]. Cox restaur-
ant.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22
LOCAL

Lots of Two Dollar shoes at
tIsh's.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

If you want cheap shoes see
Fish's Two Dollar bargain counter
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

The following neatly engraved
announcement has been re.
ceived by several friends of the
groom, Mr.. and Mrs John King
announces the marriage of their
daughter, Hannah Isabella to
Mr.. John Madison Fish on Satur-
day the ninth of June nineteen
hundred seventeen Carney's
Point, New Jersey. The groom
is the eldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. G. Fish of the Buckeye sec.
ton. He has fiinisht two years
Naval service and is now hold.
ing a good position at the Gov.
erument Munition plant at
Carney's Point with handsome
salary of $1,000 per year attacht
The Signal joins a host oil
friends in extending congratula-
tons.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22
NOTICE.

Is hereby given those who
have promised to work on the
new grand stand that work is
now progressing and you may
report for work next Monday
morning if you like. Report to
Neal Parrot, who is foreman of
the job. Those who have sub
scribed for stock are also re.
quested to arrange to take same
within the next few days as we
need the money to buy lumber
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

HAS A GOOD OPINION OF
CRAMBERLAIN'S TABLETS.
"Chamberlain's Tablets are a
wonder. 1 never sold anything
that beat them" writes F. b.
Tressey, Richmond, KY. When
troubled with indigestion or con-
stipation give them trial.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

Mrs Sarah Flye, of Marion,
ILL.,, is with her sister, Mrs.
Orlena Henderson near town.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-06-22

]. w. BROWN, e. R. F. c.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-01
HOLLAND AND MANY.
Facts From America Said to b.
Furnished kaiser's Government.

Washington, Oct. 1.-Evidence that
fats and other imports from the
United States are being Struggled
into Germany on much larger scale
than has been even intimated before
has been brov;ght to light. As a re-
suit it was stated authoritatively
that the ban on exports to Holland
and other northern neutrals would
he drawn even more tightly than in
the past
The attitude of the United States
will be that she cannot afford to
have her supplies find their way into
Germany to bolster up the strength
of the soldiers who shortly will be
face to face with American troops
on the western front. The plea of
Holland and other neutralS that they
cannot exist without American ex-
ports will be disregarded entirely I'M
less ironclad assurances are given
that Germany will not profit in any
way thereby.
Not only is it extremely unlikely
that further supplies of foodstufs
and fats will be allowed to reach
Holland, but the ban will not be lift
Ell on fodder and cattle feed. BY this
latter step Holland will be forced to
slaughter a large percentage o. her
herds and her supplies of fats to
Germany necessarily will fall of.
Aside from knowledge Of the agree
ment existing between Holland and
Germany for the exchange of fats
for coal this government recently
has received information that Ger
many shortly intends to increase her
bread rations This can only be done
through smuggling of supplies from
neutral countries and opening up oil
the stores in Russia and Roumanfa.
1t is not believed the grain that can
be gotten from these latter two coun-
tries would justify increasing the ra-
tions if the smuggling of supplies
from neutrals We're cut off. And this
is what the United States aims to do.