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the tent When she came back she
was triumphant
Look" she said. holding out her
hand. And on her palm lay lightish
brown button. 81 found 1t Just where
the paper said the board was thrown
out, and 1t is from Mr.. Harbison's
overcoat, without doubt"
OF course l should not have been
surprised. A man who would kiss a
woman on dark staircase-a woman
he had known only two days--was ca
pable of anything.
Exit has only been little keener
than the rest of us" Lollie said. "She
found him out yesterday"
Upon my word" said Anne indig.
nantly. preparing to go, 'if / didn't
know you girls so we'll, i would think
you were crazy, And now. Just to off,
set this, will tell you something.
Flanagan told me this morning not to
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Revenge After rs Years

A tinman named Gastebois living at
st. Enogat, near Dinard. France. met
an old school comrade called Beslon
by accident some days ago. Caste
hois took his friend out to dinner ande
generally made much OF him.
Recently the two men lunched to-
gether. When after luncheon they
went into the garden Beslon suddenly
drew a revolver you brute" he said
do you remember wha you did to me
rs years ago?" Before Gastebois
could answer Beslon fired and as his
old friend fell smashed his skull with
the butt end of the revolver. Neigh
bors who had heard the shot took the
man prisoner and handed him over to
the gendarmes. Gastebois was taken
to hospital, where he died. Beslon
remained quite cool.
"Twenty-six years ago." he said.
that man struck me when was do
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out my socks. Here, give me that. II
the fool thing has to be mended. I'll
do It myself"
He went over to a corner of the
parapet and turned his back to me.
He was very much offended. In about
minute he came back, triumphant,
and held out the result of his labor,
l could only gasp. He had puckered
up the edges of the hole like the neck
of bag, and had tied the thread
around 1t. "You--you won't be able
to sit down." ventured.
Don't have any time to sit" he re-
torted promptly. Anyhow, 1t will give
some, won't 1t? 1t would If 1t was tied
with elastic, instead of thread. Have
you any elastic?"
Lollie came up just then, and Jim
took himself and his mending down
stairs. Luckily, Aunt Selma found
several letters in his room that after
noon while she was going over his
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geous. handsome, c.eyer-what more
do you ask?"
Honesty" said leila holly. That
man should be what he says he Is.
Anne and both stared
1T is your Mr. HARRISON" Leila
went on, who tried to escape from
the house by putting board across
to the next roofl'
81 don't believe IT," said Anne. you
might bring me picture of him,
board In hand, and wouldn't believe
it."
Don't them" Lollie said cruelty.
let him get away with your pearls;
they are yours. Only, as sure az any
thing, the man who tried to escape
from the house had a reason for es-
Gaping, and the papers said a man in
evening dress and light overcoat l
found Mr.. Harbison's overcoat today
lying in heap in one of the maids
rooms, and It was covered with brick
dust all over the front. A button had
even been torn on"
"Poohi" Anne said, when she had
any reason, as far as that goes, why
Flanagan shouldn't have worn Toms
overcoat. or-any of the Others"
"Flannigan!" Leila said loftily.
why, his arms are like plano legs;
he couldn't get into it. AS for the
others, there is only one person who
would fit, or nearly fit, that overcoat.
and that is Dallas, Anne"
While Anne was choking DOWN her
wrath, Leila got up and darted out of
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But what the cook had told about
for the HARRISON man caught him up
with Jerk and sent Flanagan, grum-
bling, with his rugs to the roof.
1t did not seem possible to carry on
the deception much longer, but II
things were bad now, what would they
be when Aunt Selma learned she had
been lied to, made ridiculous, general
ly deceived? And how would be
able to live in the house with her
when she did know? Luckily, every
one was so puzzled over the mystery
in the house that numbers of little
things that would have been absolute
ly damning were never noticed at all
For instance, my asking Jimmy at
luncheon that day If he took cream in
his coffee! And Max coming to the
rescue by dropping his watch in his
glass of water, and creating diver
sion and giving every body an oppor-
tunity to laugh by saying not to mind.
It had been in soak before.
Just after luncheon Aunt Selma
brought me some undergarments Of
Ji-l's to be patched. She explained at
length that he had always worn out
his undergarments, because he always
squirmed around SO when he was sit
ting. And she showed me how to lay
one of the garments over pillow to
get the patch in properly.
1t was the most humiliating moment
of my life, but there was no escape.
took my sewing to the roof, while she
went away to find something else for
me to do when that was finished, and
I sat with the thing on my knee and
stared at it, while rebellious tears
rolled down my cheeks. The patch
was not the shape of the hole at all,
and every time took stitch sewed
It fast to the pillow beneath. 1t was
terrible Jim came up after while
and sat down across from he and
watched, without saying anything.
suppose what he felt would not have
been proper to say to me. We had
both reached the point where ade-
quate language failed us. Finally he
said:
81 wish l were dead"
so do l." retorted, Jerking the
thread.
Where is she now?"
Looking for more of these" In
!, dicated the garment over the pillow,
and he wiggled. "Please don't
squirm," said coldly, you will wear
out your-lingerie, and | will have to
mend them"
He sat very still for five minutes.
when discovered that I had put the
patch In crosswise instead of length
wise and that 1t would not fit. AS
jerked 1t out he sneezed.
"Oh. sneeze," added venomously
"You will tear your buttons off, and
will have to sew them on"
Jim rose wrathfully. Don't sit,
don't sneeLe, he repeated, Don't
stand. suppose. for fear I win wear
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An unmIstakable Hint.

Young Staylate got delicate hint
from the young lady he was calling
on the other evening"
What was It'll"
"She found looking at the clock and
other familiar devices useless, so she
ordered some refreshments and her
mother sent In a plate of breakfast
food"
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Seymour-What caused the AIlcome
Life Insurance company to fail?
Ashley--It was altogether too free
in accepting risks; don't believe it
would have even refused to insure the
life of a turkey the day before Thanks
giving.
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fenseless. l have been waiting my OPP
portunity to revenge myself and am
glad that have done So"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-22
PERSISTENT
Efforts Made To BurglaFizG
SedVOlt Residence
Three Unsuccessful Attempts
Made Within Week

An unsuccessful attempt to rob the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsworth M.
Seavolt at 427 North Sandusky street,
was made about 1890 o'clock Friday
morning by burglars. The men were
frightened away from their work by
persons passing along the side walk
in front of the house.
Shortly after 1900 o'clock Mrs. Sea.
volt was awakened by hearing unusual
noises at the front of the house and
made an investigation. She saw a man
working at a front window in an
effort to raise 1t and force an entrance
to the house. AS there were no lights
In the house the man at the window
could not Sc inside and was not aware
of the fact that he was discovered. He
continued his efforts for over one half
hour, but could not raise the window
as 1t was fastened at the top with a
large nail.
Mrs. Seavolt was much relieved on
seeing the man leave the window be-
lieving that he had give up the at
tempt to enter the house and that he
would go away. Her satisfaction was
short lived, however, as she soon
heard somebody tampering with the
lock on the rear window. Becoming
very much frightened at the persistent
efforts of the man, Mrs. Seavolt
aroused her son, who was asleep, and
a telephone message was sent to the
police who hastened to the scene of
the attempted burglary, but the man
was gone.
Mrs. Seavolt said Friday morning
that while one man was working at the
rear window she could hear another
at the front of the house, but could
not see him. She describes the one
that she saw as being tall and that
he wore n soft hat and dark clothes.
Thursday night was the third time
that the attempt has been made on the
Soavolt home In the last week. Mrs.
Seavolt says that she has seen the
same man in the yard each of the three
times that he seems to have some
special object In making an entrance.
The burglar was not recognized In
the dark and there Is no suspicion as
10 his identity.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-22
SPOTTY
Is The Gas Field In Ashland
County
columbus Journal.)

The Ohio Fuel Supply company and
the Logan Natural Gas and Fuel COM
pany continue to get some big wells
in their development work in the
northeastern Ohio gas field, especially
in Ashland county. but the field is
proving to be much more spotty than
was anticipated and dry holes are not
an infrequent occurrence.
Last week the Logan Natural Gas
and Fuel company drilled in an H.
100000 foot well in Mifflin township,
Ashland county, and the Ohio Fuel
Supply also has secured some good
wells recently. However, both COM
panies have drilled number of dry
holes AS the gas Is found at 5000
feet in this new field dry hole means
the expenditure of big lot of money
for nothing fhe field Is peculiar in
that while an immense well may be
struck. dry holes may be drilled all
around it.
1t is more spotty than the old Cen
tral Ohio field, and as consequence
development work is costing much
more. In addition the large COM
panies have hundreds of thousands of
acres under lease costing from 81 an
acre up year, and this adds inn
mensely to the fixed charges of the
company. None of the companies is
willing to let go of any of it's leases as
the good can not be separated from
the bad. One company which did let
a number of leases lapse after it had
drilled some wells and decided the ter
ritory was barren, saw another COM
pany take the same leases and drill in
big producers.
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Changed Mind After Being
Over Night With Son
William Hahn Files Suit 10
RiChIand Co.
Says He Was Deceived In
Buying OF Stock
delaware Journal-Herald)

Attorney r. M. Marriott was in Mt.
Vernon Wednesday taking dispositions
in the case of Philip w. Loveridge
VS.. Mr.. and Mrs. w. Y. Evans of this
city and Mr. and Mrs. John Lover
idge of Mt. Vernon, which is to be
heard in the October term of court at
the Knox county capital, in an at
tempt to have deed set aside that
was made In this city, August 1.
1t seems that the plaintiff, P. w.
Loveridge who is aged 80 years, Wis
tied his daughter, Mrs. Evans, the last
OF July. While in Delaware he decided
to carry out the wishes and plans
which he had been harboring for many
years. He desired to divide his large
farm equally between Mrs. Evans and
his son John at Mt. Vernon. Conse-
ouently he went to the law office of
Marriott, Freshwater & Bliss, where
the deed was drawn up and signed
freely, giving his daughter the part of
the farm that is south of the road.
Mrs. Evans later accompanied her
father to his home in Mt. Vernon,
where the son is said to have fallen
into rage when he learned of his
fathers action. A day later Mrs. Evans
returned to the house and found that
her father was away. She located
him at the home of a neighbor, aud on
conversing with him she found that his
plans had been entirely changed after
being over night with his son and 9th
ers who had the sons and not the
daughters interests at heart.
1t is stated that the son hired an
attorney and brought suit in the Knox
county courts to set aside the deed,
the father seeming to think that he
had been the victim of a misunder-
ing. However, when the time comes
for the trial 1t Is believed that the To-
cal parties will produce testimony that
will clearly show that the deed should
not be declared null and void
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EXAMINATIONS
OF Teachers Must Be Made
In One Day

Columbus, o., Aug. 1S.--The County
Teachers Examiners boards of tbs
state will be required to put an end IT,
a practice of long standing under an
opinion handed down today by Attor-
ney General Timothy S. Hogan, who,
in so doing, says thaat he regrets the
necessity to rule against the boards
and suggests that they seek relief
from the next general assembly in the
shape of an amendment to the law
He assures them, however, that while
the present law is in effect, he will in
sist that it be obeyed
The statute in question requires that
examinations be held once each
month. For these the examiners get
paid on sliding scale of fees, which
increases as the number of applicants
examined gets higher.
Ii recent years the number of
branches covered in an examination
has grown SO large that few appli-
cants can finish the examination in
one day. Hence they are examined
twice in two succeeding months. In
doing this the examiners have been
registering the applicant twice and
drawing two fees where they were en-
titled to but one.
In the future Attorney General Ho-
gan says they must force the appli-
cants to finish in one day or they may
not count that same person in compur-
ing the fee for the next examipation
where the paper is finished.
The opinion was given at the re.
quest OF State School Commissioners
Miller, who wanted instructions with
regard to allowing some payments, in
this connection.
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Hahn Charges Fraud
(Mansfeld Shield.)

Hahn Charges Fraud
(Mansfield Shield)
William M, Hahn, through Attor-
neys Brucker & Vogele, has filed an
attachment action In common pleas
court against Charles III. Walters for
$l25O.
The plaintiff says Walters Is large
stockholder in the Mansfield Rubber
company and that he was president
and general manager of the company
until August, 1911 Some time prev
ious to August 20. 1910, plaintiff says
Walters induced him to buy $9,420
worth of stock for $4,000 cash and
that Walters made fraudulent repre-
sertations.
Just previous to the time he pur-
chased the stock Hahn says Walters
represented to him that the total In
debtedness of the company did not
exceed 100000 but he says the total
indebtedness at that time exceeded
PoNfpNNs hO az llt lliht
Walters made the representation he
also stated the company had on hand
bona flde orders for goods which it
manufactured amounting to more than
100000, that at the time Walters
showed him book kept by the Mans
field Rubber company showing the
profits of the company each day and
that according to the book, the profits
for each day amounted to from $500
per day down to nothing. He claims
the representations We're false and
were made to deceive him.
Hahn says Walters just previous to
the time he purchased the stock and
In order to induce him to purchase
the stock represented to him that a
large block of stock was bought from
q man by the name of Wilcox; that
$4,000 was paid him for the stock.
Plaintiff says that only 100000 was
paid for the stock and he says he pur-
chased part of the stock Walters
purchased from Wilcox; that the rep
resentation was made to him by Wal
ters that 100000 was paid instead of
only 100000 to induce him to buy the
stock.
The plaintiff says the value Of the
stock at the time he purchased the
same was not to exceed the sum OF
$4,000. He says by reason OF the false
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The Knox County Farmers picnic,
held under the auspices of the grange,
In Mr.. Bones grove, proved successful
and pleasant affair The day was ideal
and a large crowd was present. Two
fine addresses were listened to from
Mrs. Anna Sheldon-one in the fore
noon, and the other in the afternoon.
Also an address from the Rev. Nc
Clellan who knows so we'll what to
say, and how to say 1t at the right
time and place. Many friends met
and exchanged greetings and 1t is to
be hoped that these annual picnics
of the farmers may continue to in
crease in number and with profit
J. II. and Moses Bone have gone to
Canala for visit with friends and
relatives.
The Misses Jessie and Mary Bone
have returned from a pleasant visit
with their uncle in Trumble county.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Breeze are the
parents of daughter.
w. H. Booze and wife and children
attended the farmers picnic Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Carpenter and
children of Lucernville, attended the
farmers picnic,
Miss Edith Bebout of Homer Is visit
ing her aunt, Miss Eta Booze.
The friends and neighbors Of Mrs.
w. s. Crouch save her very pleasant
surprise upon the occasion of her six
tieth birthday, Wednesday evening,
August 10th. The following persons
were present, Mr.. and Mrs. F.. H..
Vance, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p. Barber, Mr..
and Mrs George Clippinger Mr.. and
Mrs, W. o. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. Noah
Carpenter, and family, Mr., and Mrs,
Austin Carpenter and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Newton Breeze, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cassie Breeze and daughter, Ethel,
Mr. and Mrs. Amsbaugh, Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Paazig and little daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Brown, Mrs. John
Roberts, Mrs emma Vineyard, Mr..
Fred Warman and draghter, May, Miss
Luella Warman, Miss Eta Booze, Miss
Edith Bebout, Mrs. Maud Bebout, Mr.,
John Paazig, Mr.. Clarence Paazig, Mr..
Charles Lafeyer
The evening was spent socially with
music interspersed. Light refresh
ments We're served at reasonable
hour all departed reporting a pleasant
evening after having wished the es.
Unable lady many more happy returns
OF the day.
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Harvey simpkins

Master Harvey Simpkins, aged 10,
years, died at his home in Buckeye
City Friday morning at about o'clock
after FIVE days Illness caused by
spinal Meningitis, He is survived by
his mother and two uncles, with whom
he had ben living. The funeral at
the house Sunday morning at 8 o'clock,
Rev. II. w. Schwan officiating. Inter-
ment In the Ebenezer cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-22
KILLED
Was A Young Boy Near
North Liberty
While Engaged In Playing
Wild West
LaSSOGd A Colt But Was
Thrown To Ground
And His Neck Was Broken
In The Fall
Death Comes Instantly To
Dwight Simmons

North Liberty, o., Aug. 18.-Dwight,
the twelve-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Verne Simmons residing three
miles northwest of here, was almost
instantly killed near his home last
evening while engaged in playing
"wId west" The exact particulars
Of his death will perhaps never be
known.
The boy was trying to lasso colt
with rope and it is evident that he
threw the long rope about the colts
feet and the animal started to run.
In some manner one end Of the rope
became entanged abous the lads
neck, with the reeuIt that he was
thrown to the ground and his neck
broken.
/ AT about s o'clock Thursday even
ing Dwight went 10 the barnyard with
rope, but thinking that he was only
going to play in some harmless way,
his parents did not molest him. No
attention was paid to the boy until
some time later when he did not re-
turn to the house and his father sat
out to look for him. Mr.. Simmons re-
ceived no response to his calls and
began a thorough search of the barn
and vicinity He searched the barn.
yard and found his son lying on the
ground with rope tightly around his
neck and the other end fastened to
one of the front feet of the colt, which
had been turned into the yard Has
tily takingNt the rope from the childs
neck, Mr.. Simmons carried him to
the house where it was seen that he
was seriously injured, being uneon-
scious and was breathing with much
difficulty. Drs. Rummel and Hubbs of
Butler were summoned to the home
as soon as possible and arrived after
time. The child was still uncon-
scious and was breathing with much
difficulty. The physicians made n
hasty examination and found that he
was dying, having sustained a broken
neck when he was jerked to the
ground by the colt There was large
cash on the childs head which would
have been serious under other cir
cumstances, but would not have been
fatal.
The injured boy only breathed a
few times after the arrival of the ply
sicians and was not able to speak at
any time after his INJURY.
On Monday afternoon Mr.. Simmons
had been to Butler and had taken his
son, where they attended wild west
show, and it is thought the boy still
had this show in mind when he tried
to lasso the colt. He had tied the
rope around his shoulders in loose
manner before throwing the moose at
the animal and when the throw was
made 1t slipped from his shoulders
and went around his neck. OF course,
the colt began to run when 1t felt that
1t was caught and the moose closed ON
the boys neck with sudden jerk.
The funeral at the NJ. u. church at
Amity on Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Interment in the cemetery
at Amity.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-22

ing was one OF the most stubborn that
the department has had to deal with
for some time. Although the fire was
not very large one it was not under
control until after nearly three hours
work.
The owners of the property damaged
by fire Thursday evening were unable
on Friday to give out the figures gov
erning the loss, but It is the belief
that the loss is fully covered by insur-
ance.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-22
Edward Gates

Edward Gates died at the Knox
county inflrmary on Friday morning at
about 1880 o'clock after an illness
of several months duration caused by
tuberculosis. He was 80 years of age
at the time of his death and is survived
by Few distant relatives.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-08-22
single
Men Defeated Married Men
At Baseball At Gambler

The single men of Gambler defeated
the married men at baseball by the
score of to 8 on Thursday afternoon.
The game was interesting and was
attended by large number of specta.
tors. The teams llned.up as follows
Married Men-Pilkington, @; @. Ran.
som. y; II, Jachobs, lst; @. Jachobs,
End; Lauderbaugh, Sd; C. Jaohobs, IS i;
Davidson. If; Henderson,, IN; Colwill,
rf
Single Men-W Ransom, c. Ayers,
p; Mcmahon. LIST; II, Beeman. End;
Pipes, 3rd; Gorsuch So; E. Beeman,
If; Starns. m; NJ Hardin, RI
The game was umpired by E. o.
Young.