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Evening star., 1917-11-20
Crandall's Avenue Grand,

''rhe Spreading Dawn" featuring
Jane cowl. photoplay Of Basil Kings
story recently published in magazine
form, was the screen attraction at
Crandalrs Avenue Grand yesterday. It
is the story Of romantic girl who
meets with a heart-breaking disap-
pointment in love. only to have that
love restored to her in a remarkable
manner. The action ia preceded by a
prologue laid in the days of the civil
war. while the story proper is laid in
the present. One of the thrilling
scenes shows theSburning of theater
during a performance, with a crowded
Caldara. Harry Springer. Florence BIZ
upaN. HAIRY. Stephenaon. A1ice- Chaul1,
Evening star., 1917-11-20
Report British Ship Sunk.

AN ATLANTIC PORT. November 20
Tho precautionary sinking by gun
crew on a French steamer Of tho
derelict British schooner Union was
reported yesterday upon the arrival
Of the four members Of the shipwreck-
ed crew. The schooner was damaged
Evening star., 1917-11-20
Cosmos.

The Cosmos Theater headliner this
week. THE Breakers" is the best
musical tabloid that has been offered
at the Cosmos this season. 1t is pre-
sented by a company of ten, headed
by Harry Bewley, a leading man with
an excellent voice: Colt Albertson, a
comedian. whose fun is made with his
lines which are clever, and Edna Rem
ing, singing girl, supported by six
pretty girls who have been well trained
in graceful chorus action and dancing,
and three of whom are specialists in
their line. Five scenes are shown, one
of them thrilling patriotic tableau of
the realism of daBhing waves and
breakers made by motion pictures.
There is little or no plot, but the piece
aims at surprise entertainment
throughout. and the applause last
night indicated it's high popularity. John
and Ollie Wants open with a wire act
which is a Tive one," so far as the
woman is concerned George Lima
has an entirely new exhibition of ven
triloquism which is Interesting. Moore
and Elliott win laughter with their
Baby Grand Playlet"; the Three Brit
tons have an excellent musical number,
with violin, horn mad Xylophone Sc
lections; Helene Moratti sings songs
of the intense type and Fisher. Luckie
and Gordon win many recalls for their
harmony songs.
production, featuring Earle Williams
and Corinne Griffith, is the matinee
photoplay, and, with first run Key
stone comedy, "A Shanghaied JONAH"
and the Tearst-Pathe News, makes up
the film entertainment.
Evening star., 1917-11-20
B. F. Keith's.

Those fond OF dancing were given a
treat at Keith's last night. Adelaide
and Hughes have made giant strides In
improving their dancing turn. All sorts
of steps and figures are shown, from
the cabaret sort down through toyland
to the classics. Adelaide retains her
childish looks and agility and. coupled
with good taste in costumes, makes
her act pleasing and always welcome
to her admirers.
Sallie Fisher comes back with her
sketch. THE Choir Rehearsal" and. Of
course. scored a hit. Miss Fisher has
the cantonments and there were quite
a number of soldier boys down in front
last night to applaud her acting and
singing. Miss Fishers supporting COM
pany Is unusually strong May Ellison,
in an old maids part. and John keefe.
a star. in extravaganza some years
back, shared honors with the star.
The bill opened with sensational
dancing by Seabury and Shaw. Her
bert Ashley and Jack Altman presented
a character sketch, THE Dawn of a
New Day" that was well received. A
novelty turned up when Will J. Ward
in piano playing. dancing and singing
that made a hit. Frances Holcombe
was pleasing, with contralto voice of
unusual range and sweetness. The
Hickey Brothers, in acrobatic dancing.
scored the laughing hit Of the evening.
Harry Carroll played and sang his own
compositions, Derkins Dog Circus re-
peated past successes and the Hearst
Pathe pictures closed the performance.
Evening star., 1917-11-20
Gayety.

Good singing. both in the solo work
and ensemble; clever lines, eccentric
dancing and pretty costumes in abun-
dance, worn by pretty girls, combine to
make the Maids of America one of
the best attractions seen at the Gayety
this season. Under the title of Some
where in America" the company fur
nishes an evenings entertainment that
does not bother the audience with a
plot, but gives them plenty rea son to
laugh and enjoy themselves. AL Hall.
the chief funmaker, is d comedian of
the versatile type, whose singing, dane
ing, playing of different instruments
Of the orchestra and finally by lead
ing the orchestra in a regular grand
opera review puts real life into the
show. He is assisted in his comedy
work by Bobby Barry Florence Rother
and Alfaretta Symonds are pleasing in
their vocal efforts. as also are Calvert,
Shane and Bisland. The scenery set
ting Of the show is above the ordinary,
and the costumes refreshinsly new.
The bathing girls number. led by Miss
Symonds. brought many encores.
Evening star., 1917-11-20
Photoplay Features.
Loew's Columbia.

1.-THE Rise of Jennie Cushing" the photo
play at Loew's Columbia Theater, pic
tAres Elsie Ferguson in the struggle Of a
girl to Else from the -slurua to her r>orsr
Evening star., 1917-11-20
Polls.

The Newlyweds' Grown-up Baby
showing the familiar cartoon character
as young man at school. is this weeks
attraction at Polls Theater. Catchy.
popular songs. pretty girls in attractive
costumes and good comedians combine
to provide a pleasing entertainment.
The action centers around a coed
school, where Snookums provides
amusement for the pupils and worry
for the principal. The young man and
the belle of the school are sweethearts
and when he tells this to his fond and
loving parents they Immediately set
out for the institution. Another young
man, who resembles Snookums. helps
to fool the parents. while Snookurs
impersonates a girl, creating havoc in
the ranks of the girl students. The
manner in which they extricate them
selves from the tangles is humorous
Lou Powers as "the beloved child"
Billy Hall and Arthur Gerson have the
comedy end Of the performance, and
Edith Powers heads the feminine con-
tingent Her singing wins many en-
cores. Other members of the cast per-
form we'll
Evening star., 1917-11-20
Central Coliseum

In one-step contest held at the
Central Coliseum last night prize of
$3.50 in gold was awarded to Miss A.
Penfield and ]. Howard. who were de-
clared winners. One hundred couples
competed. The competition was very
keen. The management has announced
a prize waltz for Wednesday night.
Evening star., 1917-11-20

Cecil Owen. Mabel Ballin, Edmond
Lowe and Edith McAlpin.
'On the Level" featuring Fannie
Ward, will be shown today.
Evening star., 1917-11-20

rare novelty and artistic beauty. A
little nonsense now and then Is rel
ished by the best Of men. A whole lot
Of ztegfsld Follies fnd perpetual and
unanimous appreciation.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
LEVELGR RE EN-

THE farmers are taking advaut-
age of the few gOOo days,
and are very busy preparing to
SOW oats DIR. w. E. McWilliams
as down from Willailla, Sunday.
TO see VIM. H. Brown, who has a
severe case of la grippe. - Mr..
Smith Burton has retured from a
twelve months stay in IndianapO-
lis. He will spend the simmer
with his brother, M. E., here
Miss Rose Gentry was the guest
of her grandmother, Mrs. j. N.
Brown, last Friday night.-Mr
aud Mrs. Geo. Bray and children,
of Wabd, spent Saturday night
and Sunday with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs ] L. ThOmpson.-Little
Miss Eva IsaacS, of Elgin. is Wis
iting her cousin. Edith Anderson,
this week.-W. P. Burnett and Z.
E. Mullins, the drummers, were
here last week. Mr. and Mrs o
j. Mullins and son sp-nt Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. VanhOok
at OLala. - Little Miss RissIe
O'Neil has entered the Langdon
memorial school at Mt. Vernon.
Miss Daisy Thomas is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hamm in Pruden,
Tenn B. Cummins and son,
Roy. of Mt.VernOn, were here the
latter part of last week. - Wade
H Mullins. of Plato, spent Sun
day with his uncle, w. II. Brown.
Miss Mary Mae Lathim, spent
Friday and Saturday with her'
cousin, Mrs. w. E. Anderson
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

THERE has been some warn
times in Congress during the week
President Wilson presented his
message favOring IA declaration nj
ga1 with Germany. A vote OF
the question was delayed by Sena
tor LaFOllette. In the meantime
every preparation is being made
for eventualities. r acruiting for
both the navy and army is being
pushed. State guards are being
modified IN almost every state.
MunitiOn factories are working
overtime. Shipbuilding concerns
are putting in hard ticks On sub
marine Chasers, submarines,
cruisers, torpedo boats and de
strOyers, transports and other
war craft. A call will be made
for 100000 men in addition t.
force already enlisted, bringing
up the number to 1900, 900. A
good portion OF this force will be
used for guard duty in coast and
other cities, including railroad
bridges, tunnels, munitiOn and
gun factories, and the Mexican
border, etc.
1t is hardly thought any force
will he SENT aCrorS the waters, 90
fore the expiration Of som,
months at least. tho it appears on
Government will furnish the Allie.
with money and fighting materia
in quantities that will stageer tn
Kaiser's cause, and if necessar y
the men will follow and fight b,
the side of the KaiSer'S enemie
until that murderer of millions b
whipped to fragile and hi
countrymen be freed from til,
CALLING yoke and the world be
rid of a universal menace.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
500 REWARD 500

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to know that there is a,
least one dread disease thai
science has bean able TO cure in
all its stages, and that is catarrh.
Catarrh being grcativ influenced
bv CONSTITUTE nal conditions re-
quireS constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure taken inier
nally and acts thru he Blood on
the Mucous Srrfac4s of the Sys
tenn thereby DESTROYING the found
alton CT the disease, giving the
patient strength by building III
the constitution and assisting ma
ture in doing It's work. The pro
prIetorS have so much faith ir the
curative pc verS of Halls Catarrh
Cure that hey offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testimon-
ials
Address: F. J. CHENEY &
Co., Toledo. Ohio. Sold by all
Druggists, 75c.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

IT IS confidently believed that
Thomas Edison the wizard Of
Merlo Park the greatest inven-
tor of age, will have perfected
q, not already done), some OF
thr greatest wnr engines ever
produced in the world 1t il
known that he has been engaged
for more that six months, in his,
New Jersey laboratories on the
subject of new inventions for ust
in the prosecution of an expected
war and The defense of our coun
try. 1t is predicted that W.,
will be amazed when the secret
i,.ventiOnS are brought out aud
put in use. Long life to Tom
Edison.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

A sand storm ruined the Christ
mas dinner OF the 1st Kentucky
rOOpS at FL PasO Guess they
nave an abundance Of sand in their
:raWS now.
The south Texas oil fields, on,'
# the greatest In our country, is
being widely developed. The lat
st big finds are at Goose Creek,
near Houston.
Most machinery, including To-
.omotives, are crude oil burners.
Your Livingston reporter asks
what disposition was made of the
1and-organ he sold to the writer
or use on his Texas trip. 1t
vas sold to a rabbit canning com.
Dany. In the round 'Over the
Draries it was discovered that the
music from this instrument SO
harmed the jach rabbits they
gathered in droves of thousands
md danced the cau-can to ct.
}y substituting snake rattles
where missing notes occurred in
5he machine and switching ON
his attachment after thousands
IF the Dummies have cOngregated,
ne "rattling simply scares them
O death, then they are loaded in
~ vehicles and off to the pack
~. At the last round up there
vas stampede" among the rab
tits, during which the organ was
run over and everlastingly smasht
Dat organ shO' huff has played
its last chune."
Will :ell friend Owens about the
excess baggage in our next week:
notes.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
WCkyW'osgB
SOME GOOD ADVICE.

Don't think too much of your
own methods. Watch other peo-
pies ways and learn from them. ="
This is good advice. especially
when bilious or constipated. You
will ind many people who use
Chamberlain's Tablets for these
ailments with the best results, and
will do well to follow their ex.
ample.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

For Infants and Children
I'm Use For Over 3OYears
Always bears ~
the /% NMAA
STRAINS AND SPRAINS
RELIEVED

SlOan's Eminent quickly takes
the pain out of strains, sprains,
bruises and all muscle soreness.
A iclean, clear liquid easily ap-
piled, it quickly pene,rates with
out rubbing. Sloan's Liniment
does not stain the skin or clog the
pores like mussy plasters or oint-
ments. For chronic rheumatism
aches and pains, neuralgia, govt.
and lumbago have this we'll
known remedy handy. For pains
of grippe and following sternuons
work, 1t gives quick relief. At
all druggists, % C.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
STOP LEFT OVER COUGHS

DR.. Bells Pine-Tar Honey will
stop that hacking cough shat In
gers from January. The sOoth-
ing pi e balSams l"sen the
phlegm, heals the irritated mem-
brane, the glycerine relieves ths
tender tissues. you breath easier
and coughing Ceases. Don I neg
lect a lingering cough, it is dan
g-rous DR.. Bells Pine-rar-
Honey is antiseptic and pleasant
to take, benefits young and old,
get it at your druggist to-day.
formula the on bottle. 25c.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

THE subject Of raising freight
rates is now a vital one with the
railroads. The recent decision o
The Supreme Court upholding The
Adam son law adds more than $50,
900, coo a year to their expenses
and it is claimed, thst in j1>tice
that it is absolutely necessary to
raise rates. The matter is being
considered by the Inter State Com
merce Commission, and in some
territory the petitions of the raj
roads. along this line. have al
ready been granted. When wage,
are boosted, as they are in this N
stance, for the brotherhoOdS, the
public, of course, must pay the
freight. The rate making power
COW being under government con
troll, the clamOr, III some quarters
Tor government ownership ha'
had the props knocked from under
t, to the qualification of most OF
he country. This is a condition
and not theory and We suppose
The people will have TO grin anC
pear it, at least for time until il
is seen.how the whole thing work
Dut, after a fair trial.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

We are authorized to announce the
following persons as candidates for the
respective Offices in Rockcastle county,
ubiect to the Republican primary cleo
ton in August, 1917:
FOR JUDGE, 70
Cam Mullins. OF Mt. Vernon, Ky.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY.
E. r. Gentry, of Mt. Vernon, Ky.
e. r. Thompson, of Mt. Vernon, XIV.
FOR SHERIFF.
Nose McNew, of Wilde, KY.
Tip Langford, of Mt. Vernon, KY
FOR COUNTY COURT CLERK,
J, B. Cummins, of Mt. Vernon, KY.
S. F. Bowman, of Mt. Vernon, Ky.
James Proctor, of Orlando, Ky.
FOR JAILER,
Little" Tom Taylor, of Mt. Vernon. Ky
Logue Sowder, of Mt. Vernon, Ky.
q. w. Decker, of Cedarville, Ky.
]. ,. Southards. of Pine Hill, Ky.
Frank Mullins, of Mt. Vernon, Ky.
R. B. Sheppard, of Orlando, Ky.
]. w. Chasteen. of Johnetta, KY.
FOR SUPT. OF SCHOOLS.
Mrs. Alice Davis, of Mt. Vernon. XIV
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
Rev. VIM. NJ. Durham, Johnetta, XIV
FOR MAGISTRATE,
FIRST DISTRICT,
W. NJ. Sowder, of Mt. Vernon, Ky.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
G. W. Murphy, of Livingston, KY.
FOR CONSTABLE,
FIRST DISTRICT,
J. A. Jones, of Mt. Vernon, KY.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
To HOHENZOLLERNs.

10, will bring a nation upon
You from afar, saith the Lord: il
is mighty nation, nation whose
language thou knoweth not, neither
understandest what thew saw
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
SIXTY thousand school oh

SIXTY thousand school children
OF Kansas City, assembled in their
several schools, at the hour Con.
giess convened Monday, pledged
allegiance to the Nation and sa-
Lifted the flag. All the pupils in
Chicago schools did the same.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

Col. Teddy Roosevelt has asked
the war department for permi>-
sion to raise a regiment for ser
wee IN France to be led by the ex-
president.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

LANE, Stone aud Vardemau
Democrats, Gronna, La Toilette
and Norris, Republicans, are the
lonesome six" who voted against
Wilson'S recommendation for
declaration of state of war while
81 Senators voted yea.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

G ". Burnett is spending this
week with his niece, Mrs. Maud
Brown - o. l. Hatcher bought a
young horse from @. w. Shells
for S75.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

EDITORS of the foreign language
newspapers of Chicago have
pledged their loyalty to Uncle
Sam.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

Congress will probably pass q
bill authorizing national and uni
versal training, at an early date.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

Rockcastle will rnish her fl
quote of men for the ranks O. tn,
American army.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
DISPLAY the flag.

The U. S. Senate voted state
of war, 81 to 6.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
I EX AS NOTES
BY u. NJ"

where the writer did telegraph
ing many yeays ago.
The Taft ranch in San Patriot
county Texas, in which Arkansas
Pass is located, will cultivate this
season. corn, cotton, peas etc, to
extent OF 10000 acres.
Texas has and is planting will
~ eye to furnishing a big part of
Dnr countries supplies.
Cabbage patches of 100 acres
Zach. ditto for onions are common
IN southern Texas.
Many rice fields contain five
nd six thousand acres Irriga
ton i used at certain seasons
The growing rice is kept flooded
rhe crop is cut with reaplns
machine and put through thresh-
ing machine, leaving straw that
proves good prOvendeI for stock.
it takes from ten to twelve
ears for pecan orchards to begin
% bear. The trees located i'm
nediately upon the river bottom
some times grow to be seventy
feet high and thirty inches in di-
lmeter.
Tarpou fishing season opens
IA April. These fish are caught
n the Gulf Of Arsnsas Pass anG
)ther points. They grow to
enormous size, some reach the
TX hundred pound mark. They
ire caught with hook and line
from boats. Sometimes it re.
luices hours Of Ganuvering to
and Ii big fellow, the fisherman
md boat are often tOWed over a
Dig sarea of water by this repre-
sentative Of the tinny tribe.
\ lonesome pine" is located
near the center of Il 500 acre tract
IF gravel lands at ''IlSedale, neal
Columbus. This gravel is used
extensively in highway construc-
ion. The bed varies in thick,
uess from four to thirty feet.
Some of the counties. that of
Fort Bend county, especially have
iOuble roads. They are graded
80 feet wide. One side Of the
highway is graveled the other side
is left plain. During wet wealth
ar, travel follows the gravel In
Try weather the dirt side is pre-.
ferrcd on account of its smooth
aeSS and ease on Shoeless stock
But few horses wear shoes in
that part Of Dixie
Nearly every horseback rider
one meets on the road carries at
the pOmmel of his saddle rope
or lasso. He also wears spurs
with enormous wheels, often
larger than a silver dollar, and Il
"quirt', a short stubby riding
whip.
The custom of dipping sniff
"a left handed way of chewing TO
oacco)haS waned. Forty odd year
100 IT. was almost universal
Men, women, boys and girls were
clippers. " At any gathering
large II small it was 'nSidered
the thing to offer your snuff bot
tie with an invitation to take II
lip. f. ca user was armed witt
u "Snuif Stick" or brush, and did
not often refuse to partake of the
hospi,ebly protfered weed. The
writer saw but few clippers on
on his late travel thru the Lone
Star.
Some of the south Texas rivers
are not satisfied to Remain in
their oeas and act peacaable, but
at times, get on rampage flood
ing fields and towns. cutting
across lots, as it were. making
new beds ana refusing TO return
t. the old route, often causing
the loss of hundred of acres t.
some ranchmeu and that much
again to others, as the law of
"ernsion gives to those owners
L i L Il
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06

q. S. FORCES will probably be
increased to 2 200, 900 men.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-04-06
How to Treat -,
Group Externally

Rub Vick's "Vap-O-Rub" Salve well
over the throat and chest for a few min
utes-then cover with warm flannel cloth.
Leave the covering loose around the neck
so that the soothing medieated vapors aris-
ing may loosen the choking phlegm and
ease the difficult breathing. One applica-
ton at bedtime insures against a night
attack. 25c, soc, or Sl.0O. At druggists.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-15
DRAFT AGE LIMIT
TWENTY-ONE TO THIRTY-0ME

Conferees on the army bill reach
ed an agreement Thursday and the
measure will be reported to the
two houses for confirmation as soon
as possible.
The amendment put in by the
Senate permitting Colonel Roosevelt
to raise four divisions for service
in France was eliminated as was
another authorizing the raising of
three volunteer regiments for Dor
der patrol duty.
The conferees made the age limit
Of those subject to the selective
draft 81 to 80 years inclusive, in
place Of the 81 to 81 limit in the
Senate bill and 10 to 40 in the
House bill.
The Senate amendment prohibit
ing the sale of liquor at army
camps and otherwise safeguarding
the morals of the troops were re-
tanned.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-15

All persons having claims against
Dan Harris, decd, and all persons
interested in the settlement Of his
estate are hereby notified that / will
begin my sittings under the order
of reference in the above-styled
case, at my Office in the Court
House in Mt. Sterling, KY, at nine
o'clock in the morning on Monday,
May IA, 1917, to receive claims
and proof thereon, to take any
legal testimony offered, TO settle
the accounts Of the Administrator,
and make allowances to him and his
Attorneys and 10 do all things re-
quired under Nsaid order, and will
continue same from day. to day,
Sunday excepted, until Saturday,
May 26, 1917, at three O'Clock p. m.
VIM. A. SAMUELS,
44-3t Master Commissioner M. C. c..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-15

God pities and Satan despises a
Stacker. Heaven don't want them
and hell won't have them. Farm
or arm-6ght or produce.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-05-15

Chicago packers are willing to
accept government price regulation.
So are we-and we sincerely hope
it will regulate not only the price
of meats, but of every other bless
ed thing we eat, wear and use. A
few are becoming rich at the price
of pauperizing the many.