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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14

but victim Of weakness, pride and
incapacity of Napoleon III. For his
surrender of Metz Bazaine was tried
and condemned to death, but this SEN
tence was changed to Imprisonment
for 20 years. He was sent to the is
land of Marguerite, off the southern
coast of France, from which he finally
made his escape and got safely to
Madrid, where ne spent his remain
ing days.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
LEADERS turn !.
EYES TO 1912
Republicans HOpa to Cain Votes
In Electoral College.
DEMOCRATS ALSO OPTi1ISTIC

Under New Apportonment as Out
lined In House Bill There VIII Be
az Additional Votes Cast at Next
Presidential Election, of Which 81
Are Credited to Republicans and
II to Democrats II Normal condi.
tions Prevail.
Washington, Feb. 13.-Democratic
senators who have studied the sub
ject say that the house reapportion-
ment bill may give the Republicans
at least % additional votes In the
electoral college, and hence a great
advantage will accrue to them In the
1912 political campaign. 1t was
learned that the question was brought
before the caucus Of senate Demo
Gratis last week and that it is to be
considered at the meeting tomorrow
when Canadian reciprocity and other
measures are to be taken up for par
ty action.
Each new member of the house
means another elector from the state
which gets the new member. There
fore the party which is likely to car
ry the state in question wins point
in determining the politics of the
next administration. No states lose
under the house reapportionment.
Forty-two additional members are
scattered among 20 states. These AZ
electoral votes, allowing the maxi
mum to the Republicans, would be
redistributed as follows:
Republican Lineup.
Republicans-Calif 3, Idaho 1,
Illinois 2, Massachusetts 2. Michigan
1, Minnesota ], Montana /, New Jer-
sey 2, New York 6, North Dakota 2,
Oregon /, Pennsylvania 4, Rhode
Island /, South Dakota 1. Utah l,
Washington and West Virginia l.
Total, 81.
emocratic--Alabama 1, Colorado
1, Florida 1, Georgia l, Louisiana l,
Oklahoma and Texas 2. Total, IL.
This figures a net gain Of 20 to the
Republicans. However, If the Demo
Gratis should carry the states in 1912
where they triumphed In the state
and congressional elections last fall,
they would profit by the added cleo
toral votes in New York and West
Virginia, total of nine, giving them
in the entire table 20 against % for
the Republicans, seemingly GAL
for them. Under the apportionment
now in effect there are 4s3 votes in
the electoral college. one for each OF
the 391 representatives and one for
each of the 92 senator's. A majority
OF 4S3 Is 242.
Democrats Face Problem.
Under the house bill there will be
525 votes in the college and the ma
jorlty would be 263. Hence the Dem
ocratic problem is that of getting
26S electoral votes under the new ar
rangement.
The states of the solid south are
generally taken into consideration
first thing in any speculation about
the electoral college, for they always
vote together. Counting Missouri,
with the states of the south, the
Democrats have 166 votes as a
starter. The favorite Democratic
combination is that of Indiana, New
York and Ohio, plus the solid south.
In the new electoral college these
three states would have S5 votes,
which, added to 1865, would make 242.
This would be considerably short Of a
majority. OF course, New Jersey,
West Virginia and possibly Connect.
cut might go as New York, but any
advantage Is considered well worth
Selling by pOltical managers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
ARIZONA KNIGHTS TEMPLARs

Tucson, Ariz., Feb. 13-Knights
Templars from all parts of Arizona
took possession of Tucson today in
anticipation of the annual grand lodge
convention, which begins a two-day
session tomorrow. Preceding the
grand lodge meeting there was a spe-
-ial conclave of the grand commandery
revision of the grand commandery
tatute5.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
HAULED MANY; KILLED NONE
Hartman Lines Break Worlds Rec.
ord For Year 1910.

Chicago, Feb. 13,-The Hartman
railway lines carried 10 per cent OF
the estimated 1910 passenger traffic
OF the United States, or 49,491,0O0
people, without fatal accident to any
of the number, This result is as
cribed to the installation of safety
devices, and is believed to have no
parallel in the railroad world. The
report containing this data has just
been compiled in the office OF julius
Kruttschnitt, director of maintenance
and operation Of the system, includ'
ing the Southern Pacific and Union
Pacific, u total of 1880 miles.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
SUES
The City Of Mt. Vernon Does
Vim. H. RalStOn

Suit has heen brought in Justice
Koons' court against the City of Mt.
Vernon by William Ralston for the
sum of $iS.S1 with interest from April
/, 1909, for % pieces of Berea street
paving and three pieces of Berea cor
ner curbing, which the plaintiff al
leges that the city took with the know
ledge nf the fact that the property be-
longed to himself and with out his
consent.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14

the conference include julius G. Lay,
consul general at Rio de Janeiro; DR..
Frederick w. Goding, United States
consul at Montevideo, Uruguay, and
Isaac Manning, consul at La Guayra,
Venezuela. Other speakers will be
the ambassadors or ministers from
Mexico, Brazil, Argentine, Chile, Costa
Rlca and other of the Latin American
republics.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
GEORGE coHAN's NEW THEATRE

New York, Feb. 13-The new George
NJ. Cohan theatre, the latest addition
to the long list of first-class playhouses
in the metropolis, was formally op-
ened this afternoon with special
Lincoln's Birthday matinee perform
ance. The new theatre is located In
Broadway, just north of Forty-second
Street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
Why the Trunk Was Slow.

II had most delightful time last
summer" gushed Miss Nollng. but l
was dreadfully inconvenienced at
Leaflandville waiting for my trunk. l
went there by the N. II, O. so as to
take advantage of the scenery along
the route, but | had to send my trunk
on the slow b. c. and o."
"But why couldn't you have sent
your trunk on the N. T. c.. too?" muir
INJURED Miss Sterling.
Because" explained Miss Noling.
glad to show her superior knowledge,
~ learned from friend OF mine that
the N. L. C. is not trunk line."-
Brooklyn life.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
Not a Success.

Sawyer-Twistler has invented a
combination broom that can be used
for cane, trapeze, a rolling pin.
billiard cue, lawn mower handle and
wooden leg. Gearing--He ought to
make money with broom like that.
sawyer-He could If he only knew
how to adjust the blamed thing 80 It
would sweep.--Chicago News.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14

a down east man with u buIglng
forehead predicts the arrival OF tho
millennium In 1916. TbiB will be n
great disappointment 10 the demo
Gratis, who have been axpecting 1t in
1912.
The New Jersey church deacon who
declares there is no law Of Scripture
or man that forbits playing pinochle
at FIVE cents per. probably ia nsed TO
holding good hands himself
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14

Poetry is simply the most beautiful,
impressive and widely effective mode
Of saying things. and hence its impor-
tance.-Matthew Arnold.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
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4. MISSIONARY SOCIETY j.
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Baptist
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Baptist Missionary Society was held
at the home of Mrs. J. M. Ewalt on
on Friday afternoon with q good at
tendance. The topic Cor the afternoon
was "The Negro as 0hristian." with
Mrs Hamer as leader. Scripture les
son, 1st chapter OF John, 35th to 51st
verses. Prayer by Mrs. r.. II. Brin-
instool. The following was tho pro-
gram for the afternoon:
Solo-Mrs. Smith.
"Organlzation',--Mr Hamer.
Religious nature Mrs. Jesson.
Need of Missions''-Mrs. Vance.
who win do,a this = Work Mrs.
Salisbury.
Solo-Miss Gertrude Fleming.
"Woman's Worit"-Mrs Ralph Ran.
som.
Psalmist Benediction by society.
During the social hour. delicious re-
freshments were served by MIRA
T1walt and Miss CaDa i1walt.
Home Medicine Chest
Keep your medicines In one place
out of reach Of children. Be sure ia
have aanlord's Bajsam on hand for
emergency use. II win take the ilrc
out of burns, heal cuts. remove sore
ness and be worth many times over rs
csclst
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
MT. VERNON
Defeated BeIIviIIe At Basket
Ball Saturday Night

The Mt Vernon High school bas-
ketball team defeated the Bellville
team on Saturday evening on the lat
ter's floor by score of 16 to 8. The
game, while very interesting, was ex-
tremely rough and had 1t not been
for this fact, along with number of
shady decisions by the referee, the
score would have been larger. The
summary of the game was as follows:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14
BREAK
In Gas Line And Wooster
Was Without GaS

A bad break in the ines of the Mo
hican Oil and Gas Co. was the cause
of great deal of inconvenience at
Wooster, Ohio, on Monday. Not only
was the small consumer affected by
the break but number of manufact-
uring plants were forced to cease op-
,erations for a time.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14

Baskets, Postle, Mckee 2, Culbert-
son 2, Seymour Q, Eichneoub, Shaffer
2, Rochester.
Goals from fouls, Postle, Seymour
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-02-14

The highest liberty is in harmony
with the highest law.-Giles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-01
OUR FOURTH or JULY SONGS

of being truly and exclusively patriotic
in its sentiment and spirit.
"Hail Columbia" Ruined the Singer.
The young man here referred to was
Gilbert Fox The song written for him
made such a success that it IS said to
have ruined him by the many places he
was asked to sing it and by the 'exees-
sive demands of eonviviality.
The first night it was sung it was en-
cored a dozen times and was repeated
the next play night by special request.
It was again sung the day following I'M
der the name of "HThe New Federal
Song" and was afterward advertised as
such. 1t was at first considered some
what of a political song rather than
national one. and was attacked by the
newspapers as being mOnarehieal- The
people. however. liked 1t. 1t was sung
and whistled on the streets, and soon
no public entertainment was considered
satisfactory without it. It was taken
from Philadelphia to New York. and was
equally popular there.
It IS said that the air 10 which Hail
Columbia" was sung was that of sThe
Presidents March" composed BIZ a Ger
man named Pfeyles in 1889 It was in
contradistinction to the march of the
revolution called "WashingtOn's March"
Tt was sung one night when president
WASHINGTON attended the theater, and
the audience called for ''Washington's
March" as soon as ''Hail Columbia" was
concluded and greatly applauded the
latter. This was at the old John Street
theater in New York
Another claim is that German teach
er of music named Roth wrote the air
to which ''Hail Columbia" was first
sung. This man lived in Philadelphia
the new president. George Washington.
1t Is doubtful which is correct.
George Washington Parke GUSTS
claims that the march was composed by
Pfeyles and that it was struck ND when
ever the president entered the stage box
with his family.
As for Washington. great many
songs were made for him during his
presidency, and his triumphal swings
about the country were carpeted with
colonial poetry. For instance. when he
came to Trenton April 81, 1889. tri-
umDhal arch was made over the bridge
and as he passed under IL a number of
Young girls dressed in white and decked
with flowers. held baskets of flowers
in their hands and sung as follows:
Welcome mighty chief once more.
Welcome to this grateful shore;
Now no mercenary foe
Aims again the fatal blow.
Aims at thee the fatal blow.
virgins fair and matrons grave
Those thy con0uering arms did save.
Rllild for thee triumphal bowers:
Strew, We fair. his way with flowers
Strew your hero's way with flowers
As the girls sang they scattered the
flowers in front of the president. who
halted until the sonnet was finished.
Gen. Washington was then given copy
of the music, and he afterward wrote
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-01
FRANK G. CARPENTERS LETTER.

which have sprung up since the song
was first generally sung, in 1875. The
first is that it was composed by Brit
ish officer of the revolution in contempt
of the Americans, and that it was writ
ten to the jingle of a nursery rhyme
time of Charles /. of England. This
rhyme began:
Lucy Lockett lost her pocket,
Kitty Fisher found it;
Nothing in it, nothing in it,
But the binding round it."
AT the same time it was suggested
that it might have come from Holland.
and had been sung there as a harvest
song, corresponding to the following. re-
lating to the workmen receiving for
their wages as much buttermilk as they
could drink and tenth of the croD:
'EYanker Diddel, doodel down,
Didel, dudel lanter;
Yanke yiver, vooveT, vown,
BotermiIk and tanther"
This is something like:
Yankee Doodle came to town
Upon a little ponv;
He stuck a feather in his hat,
and called it macaron;
Another theory is that the air had its
origin in a military march which was
brought to this country by the Hessian
soldiers during our war for independ-
ence, and another states that it was
founded on a tune in use during the
time of Cromwell. and was written to
ridicule him. As to the kitty Fisher"
spoken of in the first verse as the girl
who found 'Lucy Locket's pocket" she
is said to have been a lady of Charles
Is time, who, like many of the ladies
OF that day "Was not quite as good as
she should be- Nevertheless, she was
a celebrated character and Was painted
by Sir Joshua Reynolds more than once.
Sneering at John Hancock.
AS to the word Yankee that was
used by the New England colonials as
an expression meaning "sinon- pure or
excellent, and Sby the British as one of
contempt Some of the British songs
quoted relate to John Hancock, the first
signer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence- Here is one of them:
Yankee Doodle came to town
For to buy a firelock;
We will tar and feather him,
And so We will John Hancock"
Here, by the way, is another, which
relates to Hancock's wife, which is said
to have been sung by the British off
GERS:
Madam Hancock dreamt a dream,
She dreamt she wanted something;
She dreamt she wanted Yankee king
To crown him with a pumpkin"
And just one more, which was sung
by the schooDboys many years ago:
yankee Doodle came to town,
Put on his strip'd trouse's;
Vow'd he couldn't see the place.
There were so many houses
The earliest printed version to be
found of the air yankee Doodle" an
pears in Walsh's collection of dances OF
the year 1850, under the title of kitty
Fishers Jig" The air was also used as
the presidents march. 1t was played
by the Yankees after the battle of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-01

Bunker Hill, so a British officer writes,
and we learn in the New York Journal
OF 1853 that it was already sung at that
time
Another claim is that the air is of
Irish origin and that it is identical with
way" and still another is that it comes
from the Hungarian. A DR.. Shacl1burg,
a surgeon of the British army, is
claimed to have written it, and DR..
Shuck buTgh is also credited with its
authorship. To sum the whole matter
mp, of all the 16 different theories none
is proved.
The Origin of "America-"
There is no doubt, however, about the
authorship Of our beautiful national
hymn beginning:
MY country, It's of thee
Sweet land of liberty,
Off thee / sing,
Land where my fathers died,
Land of the pilgrims pride.
From every mountain side
Let freedom ring"
"America" was written by the Rev
Samuel f. Smith in the town of An
dover, Mass, in February, 1892 DIR.
Smith was born in 1908 and died in
1895. It was along about 1890 that he
wrote an autograph copy of this hymn
for admiral Preble. In this he tells
how a friend of his, William c. Wood
bridge. brought over from Europe in
1881 some German music books, and
how Lowell Mason. German scholar,
picked out from them some music that
might be adapted to- hymns This was
at the request of DR.. Smith. 'sOf the
translations submitted" the doctor
writes. zone fell in with the tune of
God Save the King" and [ once took
up my pen and wrote the piece in ques-
ton. It was struck out at sitting,
without the slightest idea that it would
ever attain The popularity it has since
enjoyed
First Sung In Boston.
"The first time it was sung publicly
was at a children's celebration of
American independence, at the Park
Street church, Boston, think on July
4, 1882. If l had anticipated the future
of it, doubtless I would have taken more
pains. Such as it is. l am glad to have
contributed this mite to the cause of
American freedom
The books of music from which this
hymn came were made up of songs used
in the schools of Germany It was first
sung here the Fourth of july, and was
brought out by Lowell Mason, much to
the surprise of Dr. Smith. Ewa-d
Everett Hale has written hnyy he as o
boy, having spent all his holiday money
on root beer. ginger snaps and oysters
at q celebration on Boston common on
his way home marched with other chill
dren into Park Street church, and there
heard the first singing OF the hymn
america"
The main objection raised against
America" is that it has the same air as
God Save the King" and that there are
other national airs to the same music
Long before the hymn was written the
air was used in such songs as God Save
America" God Save George Washing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-01

ton" and God Save the President" A
song was written by Dutch woman at
The Hague for the sailors of five Amer
lean vessels at Amsterdam in June. 1878,
which was entitled God Save the Thir-
teen States." and that air was employed
at patriotic meetings in our country for
years before America" was written.
Hail Columbia. Happy Land"
As to Hail Columbia" that song was
written by Joseph Hopkinson in 1898 1t
was penned when a war between France
and America was thought to he newt
able, and when congress was debating
the possibilities during one of its ses-
sions in Philadelphia. The poet thus
describes how he came to write it:
''The contest between England and
France was raging, and the people of the
United States were divided into parties
for the one side or the other, some think
ing that policy and duty required us to
espouse the cause of Republican
France" as she was called, while others
were for connecting ourselves with Eng
land, under the belief that she was the
great preservative power of good prin-
ciples and safe government
The violation of our rights bv both
belllgerents was forcing us from the
lust and wise policy of president Wash
ingtOn, which was to do equal Justice to
both, but to part with neither. and to
preserve an honest and strict neutrality
between them. The prospect of a rup-
ture with France was exceedingly of
fensive to the portion of the people who
espoused her cause, apd the violence of
the spirit of party has never risen higher
than it did at that time upon that ques-
ton.
'The theater was then open in our
city. A young man belonging to it,
whose talent was high as a singer. was
about to take a benefit. I had known
him when he was at school. On this ac-
quaintance he called on me one Saturday
afternoon, his benefit being announced
for the following Monday. His pros
poets were disheartening, but he said
that If he could get a patriotic song
adapted to The Presidents March,. he
did not doubt of a full house: that the
poets of the theatrical corps had been
trying TO accomplish it, but had not sue
ceeded. | told him ! would try what l
could do for him. He came the next
afternoon and the song, such as it is,
was ready for him.
THE object of the author was to get
up an American spirit which should be
independent of and above the interests,
passion and policy of both belligerents,
and look and feel exclusively for our
honor and rights No allusion is made to
France or England. or the quarrel be-
tween them, or TO the question which
was most in fault in their treatment of
us. Of course. the song found favor
with both parties, for both were Amer
lean; at least neither could disown the
sentiments and feelings it indicated.
Such is the history of this song, which
has endured infinitely beyond the ex-
pectation of the author, as it is beyond
any merit it can boast of except that
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-01

ignorance and viciousness. And realizes
what colossal liars they sometimes are
1t is this exhaustion from these poisons
and stimulants that has so exhausted the
human race that according to the medi-
cal doctors themselves, one-fourth of US
die in the prime of life from Typhoid
fever. one-third from Consumption, one
tenth from cancers. Rockefeller's Insti-
tute says all cancers are caused by irri-
tations. So poisonous drugs and stimu-
lants cause them all. No consumption
or cancers or chronic diseases are known
among the Esquimeaux, who have no
medicines nor any word in their language
for it.
The Bible says, 'Be temperate in all
things" So you cannot use any Of these
poisons or stimulants without you reap
the consequences in disease or death.
'sIn the Blood is the Life of all FLESH
Bible. So when the Osteopath FREES
the NERVE to any part, the stagnant
blood of which has caused the disease,
no matter what the disease OF in what
: part, the nerve when freed forces the cir
culation in that part, takes all the stag
nant blood out and the sore part no
longer needed, heals up and you are well
again. That is why the DR.. A. T. Still
Osteopathic Infirmary has handled eight
thousand cases here in Fl Paso of every
kind of disease with a loss of only eight.
While under drugs and the knife in the
same eight years there has been a loss
of sixteen thousand, or two hundred