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I a J 1 j IPukhshed Every- jI j Friday I VOLUME a f 7 it5 XXIIVERNON l COUNTY KY FRIDAY JAN1 1809 < N12M j Tii 1u 0l d 1O8 IN 1 HISTORY A Brief but Comprehensive Review of the Tendenciesr of the Year Past For Busy Readers Who Want r to Be Well Informed By EDWIN S POTTER Editor Universal News Analysis Despite the Depression Republicans Retain Control Looking now calmly and dispassion ¬ ately back across the field of conflict ¬ ing interests and balancing forces which shaped the American presiden ¬ hal fflflpfgfl of 1908 one incontest able conclusion forces itself on the open mind It is that a majority of the people became convinced in one way or another that if Is better to- T lear the evils that they have than to fly > to others that they know not ofI anti to give the trust regulating poll eies of President Roosevelt a longer and fairer trial in the hands of his favorite adviser William Howard JTafr How the people became so minded is a question to which no an V fItl can bo found to suit all kinds of artisans The salient facts can how fever5 be recounted briefly and with historical impartiality On Jan 31 Was issued the challenge Of the dominant personality and offi ¬ cial of the party in power which was to determine in many ways the plans of battle of the different parties for the capture of the American electorate namely the message of President TUHSfivelt to congress advocating his program of radical legislation 4i On June 16 at Chicago the itepubtic ganvgQi > together They cheered foitjr when Chairman Lodge eulo jt Sized the president jud se tnddIth- ej Taft contestants The thoroughness of lu6jr > v Ktli ni caused It to be described as the iidmiuistration steam roller jf which Frank II Hitchcock was the engineer The only fight was on the jtburt injunction plank Samuel Goin vperjj head of the AF of L and other Bonders of organized labor confronted with numerous court decisions unfit vorable to their methods and facing njvorkers vopen for the party whose labor plank suited them best Despite the Varn hugs of the Oompers cabinet before the platform committee the plunk final ly adopted at Chicago was not to their liking Vita Cleave Cannon Crane I mid other Itepubliean leaders insisted upcm upholding the integrity of the courts bUt assorting that thr rules of injunction procedure be more accu rately defined by statute and that ni injunction should Issue without tile no tice except where irreparable ii jurj would icsult from delay William n Taft of Ohio was nominated for pvesL > ient on the first ballot and JaueS Jsherman of New York fQr vice pres thit OnJnly 7 nt Denver the national con vention of the Democrat parfj as sembled with the knowledge that an overwhelming majority of its delegates were pledged to the nomination ofWH Ham J > Bryan of Nebraska Tile big gathering broke jiH records for contiuu ouscheering when the blind Oklahoma senator Gore eulogized the Nebraskan fhe demonstration lasting eightyseven minutes Bryan was nominated on the first ballot although the names of Johnson and Gray were presented John W Kern of Indiana with the rap provaljpif Bryan was named for second place 1 As In the R <puhJl1H convention tlie main contest lund to do with the word > lug of the iijjunctlonor labor plank ot the platform Cioiapers was present and cave his assent to the plank finally agreed upon While asserting that the courts of justice are the bulwark of our liberty it demanded a modifica ¬ lroide direct contempt It declared against treating labor organizations as illegal combinations In restraint of trade fa ¬ vored the eight hour day and promised a general employers liability law Bryan at once Induced his executive committee to say that it would reject all corporate gifts would limit Individ ual donations to 10000 and would publish on Oct 15 and daily thereafter the names of givers oflOQ and tip i ward The final total published after4 75000con1tributors to work under the New publish names and jitors after the election Their funds totaled 1055818 tJ c Frank H Hitchcock who had engi ¬ neered the Tart canvass was chosen chairman of the Republican national I committee and George IL Sheldon wns made treasurer TheDemocrats elecj- v ed Norman JLMack theBufTalo new s paper proprietor n8 their national chairman and Governor Haskell of0k < lahoaia as holder l lhe purse >Whel 4 Treasurer iHaskell resigned his place J q8C Ja iarathtj Lt 3 JUa Alwa > j elt r v 5 iitT r < J i v t Ivnu I ROOKOASTLE Important YorkllJwandI was filled by HerinauIIIMacr editor of the New York StaatsXeituugr July 2S at iuuciihuiutfitft delivered his speech of acciijitaiice lie raudj accepted the roIotfmetoo by de feuding the RpOseyltpoJcies Jn their eutIret andcxpIaiulifhat 111s wbrli If elected wouldidie iotcjirryon thoite reforms in detail s> Aug 12llt LincU1i4NiI Bryan was notified of his nouimtiutand Bounded the keynote qtIiicattiiaiguu in lh qucstioq baljhj lItirnIC In subsequent speetihchepgave great prouiineace to thejuiink guaranty plan to the popular elet0h fenatoits and to campaign puliH yfrberbrei election He made a SEecJa J1or the labor vote on the njuIlUon plank He would destroy aJMusts controlling over 50 per cent uusttj Regarding the deprjsIon as the be ¬ ginning of the breagKijvn of the cap- italist ¬ system and ming the army of idle worlcersasjHc 1i WSet the So ¬ cialists of Amerlcaj viit into the cam paign with betteryjtiis than ever before On May1OljeSocialist con- vention met at QfilSago < For the first time the Soclali t lv QtAmerica af firmed their positionionjspeclfic ques ¬ tions of policy Tlie cpnvent5on nom ¬ inated on the firsttbiiI t unanimously Eugene V Debs fOfipresldeutan Ben ¬ jamin Hanford fqr y president the same ticket put r TJy the Socialists in 1904 V The ProhibitionistSjrcpnscious of the great strides theirivSiuse had made on the local option issuIu many states nominated Eugenef pnaflii of Illi nois and Aaron S Watkins of Ohio July 13 at ColumbusK on a plat- form containing mariy nulical propos- als ¬ besides tl1atnSins7 fethe sale or manufacture On July 118 at Cbicathe first na ¬ tional I convention pf ihjludepeadenec party outgrowth l C organ ¬ ized by Editor Henr4n13ined Thomas L Hisgen of Massachusetts and John Temple Graves of G rgion a pUtt form containing most ofltiuo radical Ideas of the Deraocratsand some more radical Opposition to Bryan Wtls Its keynote V TIle Peoples party April 8 at St Louis again named Thomas E Watson of Georgia as its standard bearer along with S W Wllllairi f Jndfiimv al though it not put a ticket up In all of the states On Sept 15 at ColumbusrO Hearst stirred up the hitherto calm current of the campaign by reading1 into his speech tile fitstlJcton Aeries of delters which ca JJf11o tbe panyandVil tivities of various imbue Wc notably Forakerr Builey MacLiVtitiu Slnley certain PennsylvaniU udges and ex Governor Stone who urged to ap point them Most of pthe loiters were written by Vice President Arehbold ol the trust and contained divers certif cates of deposit for large sums of money At the same 2UQ1e Hearst re petted the story of theialleged attempt to bribe former Attorney General Mon n11ocrnhc was nc pr ji branch of the Standartl Foraker egnlI once withdrew from the canipalgi the president issued a hot statement condemning the Ohioan and gave out i an old letter showing how Taft hal re- fused to deal with Foraker then 1tm j pared this course to that Of Bryaniand Haskell Bryan replied acInnndingft hearIng for Ilaskcll and hen ehsiieda bitter verbal duel on grspnal and party Issues Haskeli resigned but i nulPont I tfaft names of contributors tiefdre electiotj would be to Invite unfair ami partisan criticism of candidates ff- Gompers appealed tp iall unlgnin the A F ofL to give mqrafaiid lana clal support to Bryan SpfcakerXJaunon was the special target of tiziGornpera battery and CaimonJsur < beejino JJt national issue many caudldatasif t congress being pledged agains Q dunoii Its tho next speaker On Nov 3 the voters of the nations had their say The extent of fthe fle publican victory can be bestreinirP ib red by tue statement that Taft ni fled every state that Roosevelt YdjpfiJ 1904 except Nebraska Colorado and Nevada Furthermore Taft Inv dtrc tile solid south with small plurallffe in JMaryland and Missouri andi large gains in other southern states gl popular vote stood Taft 7fi377G Bryan G3931S2 Debs 447Ci510hafiriv 1 A1 OHO mcrrnu Ot 1Ort TUnf > > Sl1 totil11JS52230 rnory Harmoi1 In Ohio Marsiialiin ln diana and Johnson in lnnn sot < i Taflt paptured the Democratic stropghbld pf jfew York city The Republicarirma otr fly in congress was reduced to i7 the total being 219 and the o1iPffi cratic 172 The senates Republican complexion was unchanged X > i The early months of the long espjon of congress were devoted chIeflyto4he i9fa measure finally went throughtheenV tate Mar 1i 28 despite the alt lilgnlf ilf buster of La FoIlettCi to propltjfate whom the railroad bond featur hnd been cut out La Follette nanied dn oligarchy of fourteen wealtliy tujpH who he said actually ruled fiena tlonv The Vreeland bill ln> wBich Tearing house associations were mage tbWns j compromise between that and rIcIi bills with provision fo II t comnmissIfiui to report on perl13t j forms was adopted by bothl and signed by the president V Binder the preimlulentsiirothngjiE A I ontinuedoniounh p ti o o X theT4 Kind You Have AhHfel + tl f DUO D REA D Dr OO Stone has returned from a thr e weeks stay in Virginia andlTennessee7MiS5tkSs i spent several das here with Miss Ini later part of last week Mr and Mrs Spraule and children of Paris spent a portionoflast week in WilHniM uK and oi thei- rr urn honie stopped off here for a few oas to seeMr and Mrs F Futiicisjco is IMi has returned to her home in Lincoln county after a three vetks say here the guest of Mu Carrie Frith Your humble t servant hd thflilmlr as well as the pleasure ofe un g turkey on Christmas with our good friend H a Tharp Covers reaid ft r eight and the enuewas fine Certainly glad to have beep there Henry andalt I wmtto return is just hint ofan invitataion Miss Emma Tatum of Rt leys is visiting friends and relatives here Miss Elizabeth Tharp will leave Sunday for a two weeks stay In Danville as the guests of Misses Georgia and Elizabeth Vermillion Ro > Minks of Moreland spent Xmas here with his cousin Miss Beitve Hicks Misses Susie Ethel and John Eva Hilton of Stanford were the guest of their aunt Mrs Susie B Cherry during the hollidays Walter Miller of Leba I non Junction is spending a fev lays with his family here R Wilmottand John r Pike were up from Lebanon Junction and spent a portion of the week hereMrs Emerson Rice of Lebanon Jet was here during tile holidays to see hetI lather and mother Mr nd G E iPainter > v Miss Ada Weslev of Liberty is spendiqg a- grandmnthtr lewiyeeKs4wih hifJ Mrs M S Durham RevS and Mrs C C Wilsonsare r te visiting in Lncoln county this weekLr O 0 Store attended the Leap Year dance at the Crab Orchard springs Wednesday night Miss 0 irrie Cramof Lexington is the charming visitor of Mrs J W TateW T Brooks came up from Brooks Station to spend Xmas with his family hereQuite a crowd from Mt Vernon witnessed Josiah Perkis Courtship at the opera house Christmasnight among them were Mr and Mrs 0 D Sutton Misses Eva Fish Jennie Davis Montye Martin Messrs Burdette and Willis McKenzie Jno Pith Tucker Bowling Willie McEee Jas Beaty FL Thompson Jr Robert Harry Miller O V Jarrett Cha C Davis and others Mr and Mrs Robert Hicks and children or Copper Creek spent the holidays with Rev and Mrs A J PikeGeorge M Frith ard Frank McClary are at home from Berea to spend XmasMrs Susie B Cherry is visiting her sister Mrs Harry Hilton at Sanford Miss Bettye Hicks spent Saturday andSunday with M iss Jennie Davis aX Mt Vernon r Miss Matte Wilmott is at home from Williamsburg where she has beenatschoolO G Wilmott of <noxville Tenn B R Willmott Of Lebanon Junction Ky R G w illmptt of Nepton Ky Mr and Mrs G W Brooks and Miss Mattie Wilott of Williamsburg Mrs Arch Bro nand children of orbin R L Slatbr Miss Liza Yaprer and Mr Thomas McRoberts if Indiana were among the ones who were very royal I entertained yMrs ME WJlmottduringtbe holidayThos McRoberts of Indiana is here for a few days the guests of his sister Mrs T G- PtIthThe post office was moved stoday jl its new quarters on Main Str and it is one any town should Q proud of and Postmaster Robins jkohe ngTatulat don his efforts taplease the people icirlu1 ndlinK ttJnyeSamsbusiriess in our town + At the I annual elcection of hfStersot Brodhead Lodge No 566 npyiSt A Al > Iast Saturday the fpllbVinff rswere elected p5HWE Gravley Master f Fred Lr 1 Durham Senior Worden jJuiiantBbrders Junior Wcrden A- tM HiattSecv J Thomas Cherry reasblvan Borders t Senior a 4fij Oeacon MB Bowline juriibr peacon vJofiti Sigman Tyler T Sunday school entertainment iF < > EDWARD R GENTRY Whose announcement as a candidate for Superintendent of Schools ap pears in this issue > QIashe is familiarly called is one of Rcckcas ties very brightest young men and is recognized as one of the countys best teachers 7S 7 V nn at the Chiistian church on Xmas Eve night The pMavat opera bouse by Brodhead Dramatic Club on andlheb ic lterfwrel1I Orus Bovvers havea 1lrs S urday JanQ 1909 She sale i cojvand a bi Jotof1 f > JJT hbuseholdand kitchen iuruitnre Inimedeately after the sale she j will leave for Oklahoma We notice the Quail correspond- ent ¬ is fighting Rural Free Delivery of mail and we can assure you that be has never lived on a rural route or he would be a hearty supporter of R F Ds He says they will get their mail a day later which is a mistake Howmany people at Quail get tbimail five days late why a gooily number of them A man woman or child who would not favor R F D must either live in a town or city Is it not better to have your mail deliveredat your door daily than to have to go to the pest office whkh is four miles away through the mudand rain Come agari Quail < An earthquake has caused heavy loss of lite and widespread destruct ¬ Jon of property in Southwestern Italy The city of Messina has been almost destroyed and Cantania was overwhelmed by a tidal wave The gravest news also has been from the province of Reggio where the earthquake wrought great havoc Details however are lacking EASY TO MIX THIS What will apbear very interesting to many people here is the article taken from a NewYork daily pa- per ¬ giving a simple prescription which is said to be positive rem edy for backache or kidney or bladder derangement if taken be fore the stage of Brights disease Fluid Extract Dandelion one halfounce Compound Karg none ouace CompoundSyrup of Sarsa parilla three ounce Shake well in spoonfuldc time A well known druggist here at home when aSKed regarding this prescription stated that the in ¬ gredients are all harmless and can be obtained at asmall cost from any good pharmacy or the mixture would be put up if asked to do so He further stated that while this prescription is often prescriedin rheutnatio afflictions with splendid results he could see no reason why it would not be a splendidremedy for kidney and urinary troubles and backache as it has a peculiar action upon the kidney structiie cleansing these nost important or gans and helping them tosift and filter fom the blopd the foul acids and waste matter which cause sickness and suffering Those of our readers who suffer can make no misiake by giving it a tria Sold bo Chas C Davis O STQRAo Bea a ty KlcatlavaAlwzysBouglt- re e a 4 IJJEVEL GREEN c Christmas passed ofFquietjy here everyone seemingly eujoyed them selves but there are none of us grateful as we should be to an las Providence tor giving us com fort and allowing the many i t tle es we enjoy from one year to another Miss Vira De Board of I this place and Lafayette AndcrTiin of Wildie were married at the home of the bride Thursday last RevS D i R Gentryoift iatipJ Miss DeBord was one ofthe countys foremost inI that calling tor nine years Mr Anderkin is one of Rockcastles noble young men and all who know him speak in the highest terms ofI his gentlemanly inanjpers and thai acter They will reside at Level I Green this winter Here is hoping that their fnture will be happy prosperous and contented J R L Brown of Somerset spent Xmas holidays with home folk3L 2 this place ThejChristian chub at thirplace bas secured Jtlie serI j of Rev John Todd of Wood tock for the enstyng yibar Tbe Rev Todd is an able clentious mInister apd ever one are glad towelcome him as their leader Mr Woodby who moved to > Lafollette Tenn last spriughas re > turned to the Hamlin fattnVni- am j J Brown purchased from Chas i Herrin a milch cow for 2500 S Bill has moved to Egypt his old i toI rs not be molested by the h ool of the 1 owl or the trains of the nigihKn gale The farmersof this com mu nity are taking advantage of the beautiful Weather and preparing corn ground and buildiug fences Granville Hurst son of William Hurst who has been confined to S his bed for several weeks from if pneumonia isyrn proving and 11- 15physithtisas he will soon beoutc Mrs Nancy Owens of Liuiugston i is visiting her m6tberr Aunt7ent nie Todd of this place j x I Christmas was celebrated at the Chaffifcl by a nice Xinas rel and j appropriate recitations by the child ren Mr DanjBrown of Misspurf bnt formally ofthis county is visit ing relatives and friends at this placek 2 I WISE COtlNCIl FROM I TiESOIJTFI dIv j back and kidtfey Irpuble1 says ji t R Bjankenshipr of Beck TEnnr I have proved to ant absolute cer- tainty > that Electrc Bitters will pos itielycure this distressing cphdi tion The ffrst bottle gave me treat moreI uretr recommond thfs retil dY1 QOh1sJblDavl < r + t r I a i t < I < C s I7 JS 3 io r pA 7 xr UQ BAKEI4 Pres M B SALIN CASHIER P 1JCImJR rV pros F L THOMPSON JR AS R rEfIEATJ Vei s JtimiE L W BEH RUMtJA neyi = t p CAPITAL 2000000 < ft VERNON KY DEC 5 laps vi DearSh xf f > tit r w M l The Peoples Bank viiicli has been doing a verysuc capitalizecla120O0000 J0T It has erected wi w building on Main Street of Mt Vernon ft that is by fay the be ta1dmstomm9dious building in theio L town rto say nothing l Ci The lioldei Qk hex sthAkiu tlik Bank are all citizens vj of this comity < a c considered among the leading busf1f r ness men ofEastern Kentf lirrfll Directors are all meitJfe j of sterling business qualine tions and unquestioned l and integrity V honestYl rNeWIU have out opiiing in the new building alt 1903 and you are hereby extended cordial invitation to be with u > on that day rind it would be gratifying to thfc ofi yg rf eelS of the institution if you could make it convenient to depositc n CL and be with usatthiSiOjpening see our new building and Sp9nd ppiai1t diy Wining yotia merry Christmas and a happy and pros perous new eariW are Very respeatlully yours d ° 5 PEOPLES BANK 5 < c4 By Prt BAKER Presr ccjc- Is T nUjm nmmmmmmmttISnjmmmmmmmmmmm AT1YERNflN D BET DO PRaGTIGAb 3 W1DERTIKERSIS FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EIBLE1S = MU Vernon Ky 3 CtbUCH RHETALIC CASKETS Coffins and Robes = i d Ernijalintn will have cliarge otthatine J k dTKfbr the company M vre w vabtaflpointsL AB FRilHWH KRUEGER Pnone Proprietors 1UUUU11U UUUHUUUUH1UU IUUfUU1UIUI1 HllU1U 1UU f v t F The OM Reliable I rv j C Most aiiy Drug dr Patent Medicine you EeetcI ell 3fl ill the SIGNAL cnn be found at fiFO RBLIABLE nI j 5 str Drug jtOle In the count v f S11 C DAVIS < j ir South Side Main Street l- I MT VERNON Y IH ii J c C 1k Our line of Couch Uask ts is nexcellecT naud IIml Cofllnmifui rnshkt Hearse sent to all t s oJtl the county tf iiA II Orders by Wire PrOmptly Filled ViA IL LPhone 94S Ml VERNON KY- It 7 4 s S 1 vSliltl k c jt g l GonvenienqfeM the Saving Ii g Vrf T TV i Maayper4ousrJceep their money here a S K y vLvi i vestmont because the risk bf loaning lorn ted As an investment jrou can comput j e ra ely Snuallamnotimits may be addc aCcoiyit offers a profitable means lidle a waitlfig invest inent Yoj entire amoflnt at any time are always welu ne hero bank As bOltowefj n as you can save from r larrate of interest 01 i you will call at the b THEBAI OTc7 t1I- J tt I 4- i rck Nathariiel Butler 5 tally burntlat Wi iryitig tkr Lre tbt hcaiight rL 1 iiw 1 t- Wr 1 I r1
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7 it5XXIIVERNONl
COUNTY KY FRIDAY JAN1 1809 <N12M j
Tii 1u0l d
1O8 IN1 HISTORY
A Brief but Comprehensive
Review of the
Tendenciesrof the Year Past For
Busy Readers Who Want
r to Be Well Informed
By EDWIN S POTTEREditor Universal News Analysis
Despite the DepressionRepublicans Retain Control
Looking now calmly and dispassion ¬
ately back across the field of conflict ¬
ing interests and balancing forceswhich shaped the American presiden ¬
hal fflflpfgfl of 1908 one incontestable conclusion forces itself on theopen mind It is that a majority ofthe people became convinced in oneway or another that if Is better to-
T lear the evils that they have than tofly
> to others that they know not ofIanti to give the trust regulating polleies of President Roosevelt a longerand fairer trial in the hands of hisfavorite adviser William HowardJTafr How the people became sominded is a question to which no an
V fItl can bo found to suit all kinds ofartisans The salient facts can howfever5 be recounted briefly and withhistorical impartiality
On Jan 31 Was issued the challengeOf the dominant personality and offi ¬
cial of the party in power which wasto determine in many ways the plansof battle of the different parties forthe capture of the American electorate
namely the message of PresidentTUHSfivelt to congress advocating hisprogram of radical legislation
4i On June 16 at Chicago the itepubticganvgQi > together They cheered foitjr
when Chairman Lodge eulojtSized the president jud se tnddIth-ej Taft contestants The thoroughness of
lu6jr > v Ktli ni caused It to be describedas the iidmiuistration steam rollerjf which Frank II Hitchcock was theengineer The only fight was on the
jtburt injunction plank Samuel Goinvperjj head of the AF of L and otherBonders of organized labor confrontedwith numerous court decisions unfitvorable to their methods and facingnjvorkers
vopen for the partywhose labor planksuited them best Despite the Varnhugs of the Oompers cabinet beforethe platform committee the plunk finally adopted at Chicago was not to theirliking Vita Cleave Cannon Crane
I mid other Itepubliean leaders insistedupcm upholding the integrity of thecourts bUt assorting that thr rules ofinjunction procedure be more accurately defined by statute and that niinjunction should Issue without tile notice except where irreparable ii jurjwould icsult from delay William nTaft of Ohio was nominated for pvesL
> ient on the first ballot and JaueSJsherman of New York fQr vice presthit
OnJnly 7 nt Denver the national convention of the Democrat parfj assembled with the knowledge that anoverwhelming majority of its delegateswere pledged to the nomination ofWHHam J> Bryan of Nebraska Tile biggathering broke jiH records for contiuuouscheering when the blind Oklahomasenator Gore eulogized the Nebraskanfhe demonstration lasting eightysevenminutes Bryan was nominated on thefirst ballot although the names ofJohnson and Gray were presentedJohn W Kern of Indiana with the rapprovaljpif Bryan was named for secondplace 1
As In the R <puhJl1H convention tliemain contest lund to do with the word >
lug of the iijjunctlonor labor plank otthe platform Cioiapers was presentand cave his assent to the plank finallyagreed upon While asserting that thecourts of justice are the bulwark of
our liberty it demanded a modifica ¬lroidedirect contempt It declared againsttreating labor organizations as illegalcombinations In restraint of trade fa ¬
vored the eight hour day and promiseda general employers liability law
Bryan at once Induced his executivecommittee to say that it would rejectall corporate gifts would limit Individual donations to 10000 and wouldpublish on Oct 15 and daily thereafterthe names of givers oflOQ and tip iward The final total published after4
75000con1tributorsto work under the Newpublish names and
jitors after the election Their fundstotaled 1055818 tJ
c Frank H Hitchcock who had engi ¬
neered the Tart canvass was chosenchairman of the Republican national
I committee and George IL Sheldon wnsmade treasurer TheDemocrats elecj-
v ed Norman JLMack theBufTalo new spaper proprietor n8 their nationalchairman and Governor Haskell of0k<lahoaia as holder l lhe purse >Whel 4Treasurer iHaskell resigned his place
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YorkllJwandI
was filled by HerinauIIIMacr editor ofthe New York StaatsXeituugr
July 2S at iuuciihuiutfitft deliveredhis speech of acciijitaiice lie raudjaccepted the roIotfmetoo by defeuding the RpOseyltpoJcies Jn theireutIret andcxpIaiulifhat 111s wbrliIf elected wouldidie iotcjirryon thoitereforms in detail s>
Aug 12llt LincU1i4NiI Bryan wasnotified of his nouimtiutand Boundedthe keynote qtIiicattiiaiguu in lhqucstioq baljhj lItirnIC Insubsequent speetihchepgave greatprouiineace to thejuiink guaranty planto the popular elet0h fenatoits andto campaign puliH yfrberbrei electionHe made a SEecJa J1or the laborvote on the njuIlUon plank Hewould destroy aJMusts controllingover 50 per cent uusttj
Regarding the deprjsIon as the be¬
ginning of the breagKijvn of the cap-italist
¬
system and ming the armyof idle worlcersasjHc 1i WSet the So ¬
cialists of Amerlcaj viit into the campaign with betteryjtiis than everbefore On May1OljeSocialist con-
vention met at QfilSago< For the first
time the Soclali t lv QtAmerica affirmed their positionionjspeclfic ques ¬
tions of policy Tlie cpnvent5on nom ¬
inated on the firsttbiiI t unanimouslyEugene V Debs fOfipresldeutan Ben ¬
jamin Hanford fqr y president thesame ticket put r TJy the Socialists in1904 V
The ProhibitionistSjrcpnscious of thegreat strides theirivSiuse had made onthe local option issuIu many statesnominated Eugenef pnaflii of Illinois and Aaron S Watkins of OhioJuly 13 at ColumbusK on a plat-form containing mariy nulical propos-als
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besides tl1atnSins7 fethe sale ormanufacture
On July 118 at Cbicathe first na¬
tional I convention pf ihjludepeadenecparty outgrowth l C organ ¬
ized by Editor Henr4n13ined ThomasL Hisgen of Massachusetts and JohnTemple Graves of G rgion a pUttform containing most ofltiuo radicalIdeas of the Deraocratsand some moreradical Opposition to Bryan Wtls Itskeynote V
TIle Peoples party April 8 at StLouis again named Thomas E Watsonof Georgia as its standard bearer alongwith S W Wllllairi f Jndfiimv although it not put a ticket up Inall of the states
On Sept 15 at ColumbusrO Hearststirred up the hitherto calm current ofthe campaign by reading1 into hisspeech tile fitstlJcton Aeries of
delters which ca JJf11o tbepanyandViltivities of various imbue Wc notablyForakerr Builey MacLiVtitiu Slnleycertain PennsylvaniU udges and exGovernor Stone who urged to appoint them Most ofpthe loiters werewritten by Vice President Arehbold olthe trust and contained divers certifcates of deposit for large sums ofmoney At the same2UQ1e Hearst repetted the story of theialleged attemptto bribe former Attorney General Mon
n11ocrnhcwas nc pr jibranch of the Standartl ForakeregnlIonce withdrew from the canipalgithe president issued a hot statementcondemning the Ohioan and gave out i
an old letter showing how Taft hal re-
fused to deal with Foraker then 1tm j
pared this course to that Of BryaniandHaskell Bryan replied acInnndingfthearIng for Ilaskcll and hen ehsiiedabitter verbal duel on grspnal andparty Issues Haskeli resigned but i
nulPontItfaftnames of contributors tiefdre electiotjwould be to Invite unfair ami partisancriticism of candidates ff-
Gompers appealed tp iall unlgninthe A F ofL to give mqrafaiid lanaclal support to Bryan SpfcakerXJaunonwas the special target of tiziGornperabattery and CaimonJsur < beejino JJtnational issue many caudldatasif tcongress being pledged againsQdunoiiIts tho next speaker
On Nov 3 the voters of the nationshad their say The extent of fthe flepublican victory can be bestreinirP
ib red by tue statement that Taft nifled every state that Roosevelt YdjpfiJ1904 except Nebraska Colorado andNevada Furthermore Taft Inv dtrc
tile solid south with small plurallffein JMaryland and Missouri andi largegains in other southern states glpopular vote stood Taft 7fi377GBryan G3931S2 Debs 447Ci510hafiriv1 A1 OHO mcrrnu Ot 1Ort TUnf > > Sl1
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Harmoi1 In Ohio Marsiialiin lndiana and Johnson in lnnnsot < iTafltpaptured the Democratic stropghbld pfjfew York city The Republicarirma otrfly in congress was reduced to i7the total being 219 and the o1iPfficratic 172 The senates Republicancomplexion was unchanged X > i
The early months of the long espjonof congress were devoted chIeflyto4hei9fameasure finally went throughtheenVtate Mar 1i 28 despite the alt lilgnlf ilfbuster of La FoIlettCi to propltjfatewhom the railroad bond featur hndbeen cut out La Follette nanied dnoligarchy of fourteen wealtliy tujpH
who he said actually ruled fienatlonv The Vreeland bill ln>wBichTearing house associations were magetbWnsj compromise between that and
rIcIi bills with provision fo IIt comnmissIfiui to report on perl13tj forms was adopted by bothl
and signed by the president V
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A I ontinuedoniounh p tio o XtheT4 Kind You Have AhHfel
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DUO D REA D
Dr OO Stone has returnedfrom a thr e weeks stay in Virginia
andlTennessee7MiS5tkSsi spent several das here with MissInilater part of last weekMr and Mrs Spraule and childrenof Paris spent a portionoflast weekin WilHniM uK and oi thei-rr urn honie stopped off here for afew oas to seeMr and Mrs FFutiicisjco
isIMihas returnedto her home in Lincoln county aftera three vetks say here the guestof Mu Carrie Frith Your humbletservant hd thflilmlr as well as thepleasure ofe un g turkey onChristmas with our good friend Ha Tharp Covers reaid ft reight and the enuewas fineCertainly glad to have beep there
Henry andalt I wmtto returnis just hint ofan invitataionMiss Emma Tatum of Rt leys isvisiting friends and relatives here
Miss Elizabeth Tharp will leaveSunday for a two weeks stay InDanville as the guests of MissesGeorgia and Elizabeth Vermillion
Ro > Minks of Moreland spentXmas here with his cousin MissBeitve Hicks Misses Susie Etheland John Eva Hilton of Stanfordwere the guest of their aunt MrsSusie B Cherry during thehollidays Walter Miller ofLeba I
non Junction is spending a fevlays with his family here RWilmottand John r Pike were upfrom Lebanon Junction and spenta portion of the week hereMrsEmerson Rice of Lebanon Jet washere during tile holidays to see hetIlather and mother Mr ndG E iPainter > v
Miss Ada Weslev of Liberty isspendiqg a-
grandmnthtrlewiyeeKs4wih hifJ
Mrs M S DurhamRevS and Mrs C C Wilsonsare
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visiting in Lncoln county thisweekLr O 0 Store attendedthe Leap Year dance at the CrabOrchard springs Wednesday night
Miss 0 irrie Cramof Lexingtonis the charming visitor of Mrs JW TateW T Brooks came upfrom Brooks Station to spend Xmaswith his family hereQuite acrowd from Mt Vernon witnessed
Josiah Perkis Courtship at theopera house Christmasnight amongthem were Mr and Mrs 0 D
Sutton Misses Eva Fish JennieDavis Montye Martin MessrsBurdette and Willis McKenzie JnoPith Tucker Bowling WillieMcEee Jas Beaty F L ThompsonJr Robert Harry Miller O VJarrett Cha C Davis and others
Mr and Mrs Robert Hicks andchildren or Copper Creek spentthe holidays with Rev and MrsA J PikeGeorge M Frith ardFrank McClary are at home fromBerea to spend XmasMrs SusieB Cherry is visiting her sisterMrs Harry Hilton at SanfordMiss Bettye Hicks spent SaturdayandSunday with M iss Jennie DavisaX Mt Vernonr Miss Matte Wilmott is at homefrom Williamsburg where she hasbeenatschoolO G Wilmott of<noxville Tenn B R WillmottOf Lebanon Junction Ky R Gw illmptt of Nepton Ky Mr andMrs G W Brooks and MissMattie Wilott of WilliamsburgMrs Arch Bro nand children of
orbin R L Slatbr Miss LizaYaprer and Mr Thomas McRobertsif Indiana were among the oneswho were very royal I entertainedyMrs ME WJlmottduringtbe
holidayThos McRoberts ofIndiana is here for a few days theguests of his sister Mrs T G-
PtIthThe post office was movedstoday jl its new quarters on Main
Str and it is one any town shouldQ proud of and Postmaster Robinsjkohe ngTatulat don his effortstaplease the people icirlu1 ndlinKttJnyeSamsbusiriess in our town
+At the I annual elcection ofhfStersot Brodhead Lodge No 566npyiSt A Al > Iast Saturday thefpllbVinff rswere electedp5HWE Gravley Master
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Lr 1 Durham Senior WordenjJuiiantBbrders Junior Wcrden A-
tM HiattSecv J Thomas Cherry
reasblvan Borders t Seniora 4fij
Oeacon MB Bowline juriibrpeacon vJofiti Sigman TylerT Sunday school entertainment
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EDWARD R GENTRYWhose announcement as a candidate for Superintendent of Schools appears in this issue > QIashe is familiarly called is one of Rcckcasties very brightest young men and is recognized as one of the countysbest teachers 7S 7 V
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at the Chiistian church on XmasEve night The pMavat operabouse by Brodhead Dramatic Clubon andlheb ic
lterfwrel1IOrus Bovvers havea
1lrs S urday JanQ 1909 Shesale i cojvand a bi Jotof1
f > JJThbuseholdand kitchen iuruitnreInimedeately after the sale she
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will leave for OklahomaWe notice the Quail correspond-
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is fighting Rural Free Deliveryof mail and we can assure you thatbe has never lived on a rural routeor he would be a hearty supporterof R F Ds He says they willget their mail a day later which isa mistake Howmany people atQuail get tbimail five days latewhy a gooily number of them Aman woman or child who wouldnot favor R F D must either livein a town or city Is it not betterto have your mail deliveredatyour door daily than to have togo to the pest office whkh is fourmiles away through the mudandrain Come agari Quail <
An earthquake has caused heavyloss of lite and widespread destruct ¬
Jon of property in SouthwesternItaly The city of Messina has beenalmost destroyed and Cantaniawas overwhelmed by a tidal waveThe gravest news also has beenfrom the province of Reggiowhere the earthquake wroughtgreat havoc Details however arelacking
EASY TO MIX THISWhat will apbear very interesting
to many people here is the articletaken from a NewYork daily pa-per
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giving a simple prescriptionwhich is said to be positive remedy for backache or kidney orbladder derangement if taken before the stage of Brights disease
Fluid Extract Dandelion onehalfounce Compound Karg noneouace CompoundSyrup of Sarsaparilla three ounce Shake well in
spoonfuldctime
A well known druggist here athome when aSKed regarding thisprescription stated that the in ¬
gredients are all harmless and canbe obtained at asmall cost from anygood pharmacy or the mixturewould be put up if asked to do soHe further stated that while thisprescription is often prescriedinrheutnatio afflictions with splendidresults he could see no reason whyit would not be a splendidremedyfor kidney and urinary troublesand backache as it has a peculiaraction upon the kidney structiiecleansing these nost important organs and helping them tosift andfilter fom the blopd the foul acidsand waste matter which causesickness and suffering Those ofour readers who suffer can makeno misiake by giving it a triaSold bo Chas C Davis
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Christmas passed ofFquietjy hereeveryone seemingly eujoyed themselves but there are none of us
grateful as we should be to an
las Providence tor giving uscom fort and allowing the many
i t tle es we enjoy from one yearto another Miss Vira De Board of
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this place and Lafayette AndcrTiinof Wildie were married at the homeof the bride Thursday last RevS D iR Gentryoift iatipJ Miss DeBordwas one ofthe countys foremostinIthat calling tor nine years MrAnderkin is one of Rockcastlesnoble young men and all who knowhim speak in the highest terms ofIhis gentlemanly inanjpers and thaiacter They will reside at Level
IGreen this winter Here is hopingthat their fnture will be happyprosperous and contented J
R L Brown of Somerset spentXmas holidays with home folk3L 2this place ThejChristian chubat thirplace bas secured Jtlie serI
j of Rev John Todd of Woodtock for the enstyng yibar Tbe
Rev Todd is an able clentiousmInister apd ever one are gladtowelcome him as their leaderMr Woodby who moved to >
Lafollette Tenn last spriughas re >
turned to the Hamlin fattnVni-am
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Herrin a milch cow for 2500 S
Bill has moved to Egypt his old itoIrsnot be molested by the hool of the 1
owl or the trains of the nigihKngale The farmersof this com munity are taking advantage of thebeautiful Weather and preparingcorn ground and buildiug fences
Granville Hurst son of WilliamHurst who has been confined to S
his bed for several weeks fromif
pneumonia isyrn proving and 11-
15physithtisas he will soon beoutcMrs Nancy Owens of Liuiugston
i is visiting her m6tberr Aunt7entnie Todd of this place
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I Christmas was celebrated at theChaffifcl by a nice Xinas rel and j
appropriate recitations by the children Mr DanjBrown of Misspurfbnt formally ofthis county is visiting relatives and friends at thisplacek 2
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WISE COtlNCIl FROMI TiESOIJTFIdIvj back and kidtfey Irpuble1 says ji tR Bjankenshipr of Beck TEnnrI have proved to ant absolute cer-
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It has erected wi w building on Main Street of Mt Vernon ftthat is by fay the be ta1dmstomm9dious building in theio
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Ci The lioldei Qk hex sthAkiu tlik Bank are all citizensvj of this comity < a c considered among the leading busf1fr ness men ofEastern Kentf lirrfll Directors are all meitJfej of sterling business qualine tions and unquestioned
l and integrity V honestYlrNeWIU have out opiiing in the new building
alt 1903 and you are hereby extended cordial invitation tobe with u > on that day rind it would be gratifying to thfc ofi yg
rf eelS of the institution if you could make it convenient todepositc nCL
and be with usatthiSiOjpening see our new building andSp9nd ppiai1t diy
Wining yotia merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous new eariW are
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