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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

One big lot of Odd Vests out of
Suits-Every vest in this lot worth
from 81 to So. All sizes. Closing
Out Sale Price .25c
Extra Special-One big lot Of
Mems Suits. Every suit in this big
lot worth up to $11.50. Closing
Out Sale Price. .S2,49
Extra Special-One big lot of
Mems Suits. Every suit in the big
lot worth up to $3.50. Closing Out
Sale Price ............... .S3.49
Mems fine Dress Hose in tan,
black or fancy; every pair worth
zoe; Closing Out Sale Price. lc
Extra Special = One big lot of
Mems suits. All sizes all styles.
Every suit in this lot worth up to
$3.50. Closing Out Sale
Mems Best Heavy Rockford
Hose. The U. d. Brand. ''The Hose
That Sells" in all stores at 15c Clos
ing Out Sale Price. &c
Mems very fine Dress Hose. The
Hose we have always sold at Soc.
All new, all styles, all sizes; Closing
Out Sale Price. .t9c
Mems natural Wool underwear.
The best $1.00 Underwear in the
market; Closing Out Sale Price 48c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09
OUR BIG HAT DEPARTMENT

One big lot of new fall and win
ter styles. Regular So and $1.50
value. Closing Out Sale Price CSC
The new scratch-up Hat. All of
our regular So values. Closing Out
All of our So and $3.50 Hats in
the house Closing Out Sale
Price -. ......... ISL .69
Men s hest Silk Neckwear. Our
entire line of SOC values. Closing
Out Sale Price .34c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Extra Special-Men's best Can
vas Gloves; o. X. Mitts; the regu-
lar 10c values; Closing Out Sale
price ............... IG
Mems Heavy Silk Corduroy
Shirts. Regular $3.50 value; Clos
ing Out Sale Price. $50
Boys DR.. Wright Fleece IN
derwear. Regular SOC value. Sale
price ..,,..,.. 3YG
Boys Union Suits, ribbed. Siz-
es 26 to 30, Regular value Csc; Sale
Price .......... ....... 49,. jyC
Boys Union Suits, ribbed. Siz-
es 32 to "a. Regular 75c value. Sale
Price ......... -. .4YC
One big lot of medium weight,
Mems Underwear in ribbed, Brown
or Blue. Regular 25c value; Clos
ing Out Sale Price. -. ...... l8G
Mems best Suspenders. The
very best 25c Suspenders on the
market. Closing Out Sale
Pflce ............... .SG
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Mems Best Red, White or Blue
Handkerchiefs. The kind you al
ways pay 10c for in all stores. Clos
ing Out Sale Price. IC
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Extra Special = Mems fancy
Dress Hose, the best 15c straight
hose that can be sold at 15c; Closing
Out Sale Price. &c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09
MEMS UNDERWEAR
DEPARTMENT.

Ribbed, grey, brown or blue SOC
value. Sale Price. .32C
Glassberry Wool, heavy. Regu-
lar $1.00 value. Sale price. CSC
DR.. Wright Fleece, Health. Reg
ular $1.25 value. Sale price. TIC
American Silk and Wool. Regu-
lar So and $3.50 value. Sale
Oneita Fleece Wool. Regular 81
value. Sale price 80. ..73G
All wool, ribbed, heavy; regular
81 value. Sale price -. :. Soc
Duofold Famous Underwear; ST
value, Sale price ...... .79C
Duofold Famous Underwear
$3.50 value. Sale price .Sl.l9
Duofold Famous Underwear So
value. Sale price. .$l.63
MEMS HEAVY UNION SUITS
Oneita fleece. Regular 81 value.
Sale price .73C
Ribbed, all wool, So value. Sale
price ............. silly
Ribbed, all wool, So value. Sale
price ......... 80
Duofold Union Suits; $500 val
ne; Sale price -. ,Sl.98
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Extra Special Boys best
bloomer Corduroy Pants; this boys
pant sells in all stores at $1.00;
Closing Out Sale Price =. .49c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

SUIT CASE SPECIALS
$1.00 value; Closing Out Sale
Price :. 79c
$3.50 value; Closing Out Sale
Price .98C
So value; Closing Out Sale
Price .Sl.2g
$3.50 value; Closing Out Sale
$500 value; Closing Out Sale
Price .S2.29
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Men s Best all-linen collars. The
Ferguson Brand. IL doz. ina box.
Regular 15c value. Half dozen, sell
ing Out Sale price. .45C
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09
MEMS DRESS SHIRTS

MEMS URESS SHIRTS
75c value; Closing Out Sale
Price .3yC
100 value; Closing Out Sale
Price $50
$3.50 value; Closing Out Sale
Price .yBC
$3.50 to $1.75 Manhattan Shirts.
Closing Out Sale Price. .Sl.l9|
$3.50 and $500 value Manhat- 1
tan Shirts; Closing Out Sale
Price ......... .S1.79
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09
BOYS SUIT DEPARTMENT.

Regular $500 value; sizes 212
to 16 years. Sale price .Sl.29
Regular $3.50 TO $3.50 values;
sizes 21a to 16 years. Sale
Price .Sl.63
Regular $4.00 value; sizes 2112
to 16 years. Sale price .Sl.98
Regular $3.50 value; sizes 2112
to 16 years. Sale price. . .$2.37
Regular $3.50 value; sizes 21a
to Is years. Sale price. :. (. .S2.98
Regular $3.50 value; sizes 212
to 16 years. Sale price, i. .$3.29
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Extra Special-Men's best SOC
Overalls in blue or black and white
stripe or blue and white stripe with
or without bib; Closing Out Sale
Price. .34c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Extra Special - Mems best
Work Shirts in black, blue or fancy,
the best SOC shirt on the market;
Closing Out Sale Price. !. .32c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

MEMS AND YOUNG MEN S
PANT DEPARTMENT
Regular 81 value; Closing Out
Sale Price. :. .79C|
Regular $3.50 value; CLOSING
Out Sale Price. ...... .Sl.l2|
Regular $500 value; Closin.
Out Sale Price I,3S
Regular $3.50 value; CLOSING
Out Sale Price. .Sl.7S
Regular $3 value; Closing Out
Sale Price ........... 81. IL
Regular $3.50 value; Closing
Out Sale Price ........ Stay
Regular $5 value; Closing Out
Sale Price. ....... .$3.49
One big lot of Mems Pants. All
sizes, all kinds, all new. Regular
So and S. values; Closing Out Sale
Price .$1.38 to $2.98
Mems Heavy Mule Skin, Heavy
Lining; regular 35c value; Closing
Out Sale Price ............l7 80. 7c
Mems Knit Wrist, Heavy, Duck
Lined. Regular Zoe Mitten; Clos
ing Out Sale Price. 7G
Mems Silk Mufflers, Quilted
Lined. Regular SOC value; Closins
Out Sale Price -. 2Ac
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Extra Special-Men's heavy
Wool Hose, the best Zoe wool hose
on the market; Closing Out Sale
Price sc
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Extra Special = Boys $1.O0
Sweater Coats; all kinds, all shades;
Closing Out Sale Price. -. .37c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09
EN- MENDROUS s

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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Mems best black or brown hose.
very best 10c Hose. That's the|
price all over. Closing Out sale 3CI
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

One big lot of mems stiff whit"
Shirts in laundryed or unlaun-
dryed. Regular 81 value; closing
out sale price. l9C
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Mems Good Rockford Hose.
The regular 10c value. Sells in ALL
stores at 1Oc. Closing Out Sale
Price 3C|
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Mems Fine Silk Neckwear. The
very best the market can buy at 25c
Closing Out Sale Price. -. 4C|
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

Boys Suits, size 21a to 16 yrs.
Every suit in this big lot worth
$3.50; Closing Out Sale Price 79C|
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-02-09

One big lot of Boys Shirt
waists. Every waist in this big lot
worth 81; Closing Out Sale
Price 80. 80. 19C|
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
THE HOSPITAL DOOR.

You know the kind of odor You get 1t
in hospitals and sometimes in doctors
consulting rooms, and occasionally at the
dentists.
Well, at the Pasteur Institute It comes
out Of the door to greet you. and mingled
with its various subtieties are whiffs Of
all sorts of chemicals and drugs.
I've no doubt they're absolutely healthy.
They may even be reviyifying; but.
though I'm not squeamish. must say.
girls, your Aunt Kate found them ex-
ceedingly powerful!
Anyhow, right IN their very midst sat
Professor Metchnikoff, not minding them
q BIT He's the vice-president OF the In
stitute. so. of course. he's used to any
little odorous peculiarities Of the place.
He's terribly in earnest. Monsieur the
Learned Professor. He looks straight at
you and through you, with pair of
very bright, clear. blue eyes, and you
feel that you are one of o large family
whose microbes he is studying and trying
to conquer.
All the same. he's a perfect dear-just
the kind of elderly gentleman you'd like
to have for a grandfather. II only you
had any choice in the matter.
He's q Russian, really. but he came
to Paris in his early youth. and has lived
here so long that France has quite for
given him for not having been born in her
territory.
He's never succeeded in looking in the
least like a Frenchman, however; in fact.
he is distinctly Tolstoyan in effect. HIS
hair is sprinkled with gray. but there's
a lot of it and he wears 1t in ringlets
way down over his neck. His long ana
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

Of human beings. The old proverb Mems
sana In corpore sano' will then find its
full demonstration"
''oh. hope I'll live to see all this" I
sighed.
But. Of course. you will" Professor
Metchnlkoff kindly assured me. Before
very long all the world viii realize the
importance and value Of the glyco-bac-
terra They will see that just as the great
er cleanliness dictated by present day CIV
ilization has done much to diminish the
number Of cases Of cancer and skin dis
eases. which were 90 common in the dark
days of the Middle Ages, 20 this microbe
cure win act upon the inside Of the body
as Turkish bath acts on the outside
1t will eliminate poisonous germs and
cancer. arterio sclerosis and even con-
sumption win gradually be conquered"
He sat back in his armchair and fixed
his eyes on space, as II he saw his own
particular little millennium Of health and
youth.
1T must be hard working microbe,"
] chirped. 'ff It can put SO many long
established illnesses out Of business"
The Professor simply ignored this friv-
olous interlude, and gazed wistfully at
what I suppose was a thrilling book On
bacteria, so I asked him in a properly
chastened voice:
do you and Nine. Metchnikoff take the
Tactic and glycobacter microbes7 sup
pose. Of course. you DO"
STRENGTH IN LAcTIc MICROBES.
We'll" answered Metchnikon. with a
wave Of his large. shapeiy hand. AS
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
BY kses carsw.

Paris, September 10.
ND now, my dears, let's look to
IN our bacteria.
y know just how. because I've
spent part OF a beautiful. sunny afternoon
in Professor Ellie Metchnilcofrs labora-
tory, ana we have talked OF glyeo-bac-
terra, phenols. aibumtnoids and other
dainty and pleasing things
I've tasted all sorts of healthy little
microbes imprisoned in tablets. or done
up IN cIotted cream. or used as stufnng
for dates, and I've learned that by ex-
ercising some care as to diet and IN
terspersing between ordinary culinary ef-
forts different Metchnikof microbe cult
ures, I can flourish like green bay tree.
and 90 on interviewing anywhere and
everywhere, without a trace of fatigue
and with never a wrinkle on my brow
or q crowsfoot round my eye.
It's gratifying. isn't TT
And SO easyi
The Pasteur Institute. where Professor
Metchnikoff spends all day and every Day
trying to find out why we get old and
how to prevent our doing anything SO
foolish. Is a great. big, square building
on the left bank of the Seine. It is 80
clean and so thoroughly sterilized every
where that you sort Of hesitate to enter
and walk about in the clothes you've
worn round Paris. But, just the came.
there's a queer. insidious odor which
clings to the place.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

I must say, my dears, he looks II. i
can't conscientiously state that his sixty
seven years were any surprise to me. I
had felt all along he had as many as that
to his credit. but he does look healthy and
vigorous.
Maybe you come Of a strong, long
lived family" I suggested.
Not at ALL" he protested. with note
Of reproach In his voice. quite the con-
trary. All my family die young"
We'll. you take great care Of yourself.
don't your Eat very carefully and exer-
else a lot and all that sort Of thing?'
He shrugged his shoulders.
Il take very little physical exercise" he
said. because 1t Is my theory that to ex-
ercise the mind is just as beneficial as to
exercise the body. Too much physical ex-
ercise Is abnormal. Your athletes are not
really always strong men
METcHNIKoFF's DAILY DIET.
What about dietr
"oh. as to that. take only the pre-
pared milk and bread for breakfast. For
luncheon have dates stuffed with the
tactic microbes and bread. vegetables and
fruit For my dinner I eat meat. veseta-
bles. and perhaps Tactic cream with COM
pote."
Here he stared very hard at me. and I
fancy I appeared rather fragile to him.
for he said in nice. fatherly way:
wait and win get you something"
Then he disappeared into that mysteri-
BUS other room. and could hear him
moving about. apparently. collecting arti-
Giles from different places Finally he re-
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
AN EXPERIMENTING BOY.

Yes, think was. but after all that
does not mean much. Many boys have
that faculty and lose It later I COM
menced scientific studies. however. when
I was yet very young. and have kept at
them ever since"
The men in white aprons still lowered In
the background. but they seemed TO be
creeping nearer and I knew that must
make way for greater things, so, as they
say in the early Victorian novels. 7 took
my leave" but first I carefully packed
away my little bunch of concentrated MI
crobes in my bag.
1t was quite a paraphernalia, all told.
Five dates in tin fol-. the bottle. the tube
with the tooth-pasty sort OF stun and the
dainty little jar.
nibbled another date as 1 went out Of
the institute and, Of course, don't want
to pretend that there was an immediate
change for the better in my complexion,
but all can say is. that two men looked
approvingly at me and my cabman was
SO exceedingly civil that I thought at nrst
must have grossly overpaid him I
thought so. in fact. till had gone over
my money and found I hadn't given him
even his just pourboire.
These things count In France, and
though don't pretend to have reached
estly billed as the Perfect Woman over
here I'm taking microbes diligently
Copyright. 1912. New-York Tribune)
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29
The Eminent French Scientist Energies from
His Bottles, Tubes and Retorts to Discuss
His Methods Of Prolonging Life and
to Tell of His Most Recent Dis
covery,sthe ;Glyco-Bacteria.

unkempt beard "a quite fray, too, ana
oh, he has the incest apple red color In
his cheeks. Of which you shall hear more
anon.
He was surrounded by bottles ana tubes,
instruments, wads of cotton. big, fat
books and little skinny pamphlets. They
were all about him-on his lap, on the
arms Of his chair and on the table In
front Of him. He really had to sort Of
disentansle himself to rise and greet me.
, which he did. absentmindediy clutchinr
vial In the hand he held out to shake
mine.
In the room beyond were still more bot
ties and tubes and things preserved In
glass jars, and heaven knows what, In
great casks on the floor.
] just started right In and told Mon
sieur the Professor what wanted Twas
but simple thing. ! merely wished to
know how he proposed to make US live
forever.
He shook his head reprovingly at me
and laid down the vial he had been
grasping.
You go too fast" he said. ct do not
search for eternal life. I do not think It
would be wise or best for US to have
that. We would tire of It ourselves, and
long for rest What I am trying to do Is
but to stay the progress OF old age. to
avert the ills it brings upon us. For that
I am working and experimenting. hope
some day to obtain wonderful results, but
the way is long and the task a hard
one"
How far have you got at PRESENT. I
pursued eagerly.
The professor smiled upon me In . sol.
emn sort Of way.
Il am experimenting now with my latest
discovery the glyco-bacteria," he said:
that is. microbe taken from the intes-
final fora OF dog, and believe It to be
capable Of arresting the progress Of old
age by destroying the noxious germs
which infest the human system. It IL
difficult to give definite results at present.
for one must watch these things. but I
am most gratifed by what / have ac-
complished so far. Many experiments
have been made on men and women to
test the qualities OF the germ and the
poisonous elements which hasten old age
have diminished or been altogether elImi- |
mated. This is q beginning. When have
achieved what wish new era will dawn
for humanity"
PERFECT HEALTH FOR HUMANITY
His face lighted up as he said this and
the apple color deepened in his cheeks
He looked like an inspired preacher in the
wilderness. I'm sure he'd quite forgot
ten your little auntie, he was SO busy
doctoring humanity.
Yes. a new era viii dawn" he repeat
ed enthusiastically. We shall be relieved
of the incubus of sickness and the pre-
mature feebieness Of old age. Men and
women will live not only long enough to |
see the development OF at least four gen. |
erations. but their years Of life will be |
spent In happiness, resulting from the !
great mental and psychological progress |
they will make when their minds are no |
longer troubled by the petty cares and |
grave ills which now affect the majority |
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

perfectly ruthless. He peeled the silver
paper half OF one Of the dates. and held II
out to me.
II was as II he said "EatI''
So I did.
quite tasty. and I nodded appreciatively
at him. and took another. while he stood
oeaming benevolently upon me as alb
sorbed the helpful microbes.
Then he handed me the bottle, the tube
and the jar. The tube had a nice kind Of
! tooth-pasty sort Of stun which squeezed
out Of II. and the Jar looked like the
latest thing in cold cream productions.
But I felt I better not try all these at
once. SO just put them aside and smiled
winningly upon him SO he wouldn't be
hurt.
AS TO WINE AND SPIRITS.
What about wine and spirits-are they
bad for Us /" asked.
Another shrug Of the shoulders.
'Oh, they are not q particularly dele
FERROUS influence" he said. taken in mod
GRAFTON. Of course
We'll, I'm awfully careful Of my diet"
COuiue0 10 MN. my QOCtOE Wou ich
me eat meat for luncheon"
I think he was interested. you know.
because he began TO prescribe. Just like
the family physician.
'.Ah. too much meat is bad" he vouch-
safed. Humanity Is too carnivorous."
DO tell me more" I urged. What
about vegetables and fruit2''
They are sood-very good-but one
should not touch uncooked food which
has not been plunged into boiling water"
He rolled up his sleeves and thrust
imaginary lettuces and fruit deep into an
imaginary vessel of H2o. at the purify
ing point then pulled them quickly out.
to show me how Il was done.
''oh. dear me-" said I. speaking as the
careful housewife. I'm afraid that would
take away all their freshness and I
shouldn't pay for limp lettuce and pulpy
fruit"
sBut. -1,oH.xt<SYI .rrn1fad, sha ss,srSsrnnr.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-29

long she lives, but is there female with
soul so dead that she doesn't think twice
OF her complexion?
I'm sure there isn't
1 don't mind confessing that your Aunt
haue nonchalantly helped herself to an
otner date without losing any time. and Il
may add that ! can Just see you aliI
mixing around the corner TO the nearest
sour MIX depot as soon as you read this.
I hesitate to think what might happen
II the sour milk cure should be found tol
De nesh reducsr also. really believed
Aetchmkon would be made q saint and
would have statue In the Pantheon
mad to curb a sudden desire TO taste
all the mixtures in the jars and bottlesl
and tubes. being in an experimental mood.
but managed it
What about this new discovery Of the
artificial creation Of nfer' asked.
As TO ARTIFICIAL LIFE.
Very interesting" nodded Professorj
Metchnikoff. very Interesting indeed, puti
II you viii pardon me. you are somewhat
IN error. II is not exactly the creation oil
life. but a step toward u. eiucidation Of
the mystery Of life havs not yet talked
with the eminent DR. Carol, an ,hs s,,h-
ject, but he has said that he win coma
here to my laboratory sorne dax .oon And
we will discuss Il then. OF course 7 bavsl
never experimentsd in tina. vav n,v,.i,
for I have quite enough 70 40 look,n.
after my bacteria. and 1 teel tina, 10 mo.
long life IL even more important thar "a
create life"
Men In large white a,r,n. war. eor,-l
mencins to come IN and out a, ,h. o.hsrl
room and tbsrs .s.r,.6 ., =, 80.
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1912-12-06


ellis ~ cunt gross yield 6O. 6sbnshs
els, mature yield 41.6 bushels. The
other prize winners are given in detail
below. ~ 4. I'll. N $.5 Is
These high yields were grown iun-
der actual field conditions BY; Il the
farmers on their own farms, and the
average. size Of all fields in the con
test, 26 acres, demonstrates that these
yields can be duplicated under gen
Eeral farming conditions. All corn was
judged on basis of maturity, the i'm
mature ears being discarded and the
yields given on basis Of shelled corn.
Considering that this has been an
unfavorable year for corn, the yields
Of fields in the contest are remark
able. The average yield per acre Of
mature corn for the thirty prize win
liners was IS bushels, much higher
than the average yields Of Iowa, 5Illi-
nois and other well known corn states.
The average gross yields for North
Dakota this year was 26.4, surprising
ly under the corn in the contest. The
value Of using home grown seed was
forcibly demonstrated in the contest,
as out Of the entire, 51s contestants,
in almost every case those that Oh.
tanned matsre cora used: home grown
Isesd. ( Il. 4 4 u g
Devils Lake inter-ocean., 1912-12-06

The railroads before winter sets in
should provide for the comfort Of
theatrical *traveaersaby repairing, the
railroad ties. %g -, 2ste. . }E3Gl -