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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-03-01
HUSBAND DID
HOUSEWORK
Is The Charge Made By A
Shelby Man
In An Action Instituted By
Him For Divorce
Verdict Returned In Buggy
Co. VS.. Salisbury
Which Is Mostly A Finding
For The Defendant
Other Items OF Interest From
Temple Of Justice

Chester ]. Beelman, by his attorney,
George w. Coble, has begun suit in
probate court against Pearl e. Beel-
man. The parties were married Dec.
~, 1910, at Shelby.
For cause of action, plaintiff alleges
that defendant has been guilty Of
gross neglect of duty toward him;
that during almost the entire period
of their marriage, defendant has alb
solutely refused and failed to perform
her household duties and that on ac-
count of her dilitary disposition, plain
tiff has been compelled to perform
most Of the housework himself.
Plaintiff further alleges that during
the greater portion of the period of
their married life he has been COM
PEELED to either prepare his own meals
or go to his relatives and friends to
eat. He says defendant has been in
good health during all this time and
that it was not on account of disability
that she neglected her household dut-
les.
Plaintiff also says that he was at
one time afflicted with rheumatism,
and that on account thereof was un-
able to care for himself and that de-
fendant refused to render such care
and assistance as he needed at that
time and that he was compelled to
depend upon friends and relatives for
his necessary care.
Plaintiff further says that since
Dec. IA, 1911, the defendant has re-
fused to live with him and attend to
her household duties and that since
that time he has been compelled to
live with his parents. Mansfield
Shield.
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Monday, March Is, 1912,

SVuhtyt CHio' uhtll i'W o cloch, y. me-
Monday, March 25, 1912,
TO build and construct complete, the SUBJ
structure and also separate bids for tho
superstructure OF the bridge. known m
the Sherrer bridge In Brown township.
The plans, estimates, Quantities and
specifications for doing this work AZ per
county plans, are on file In the oftcs
OF said county auditor for the inspection
OF all persons Interested In the same
during business hours OF each day OF tho
week, except Sunday.
posals on such other plans shall be so-
companied with sufficient plans and spec
ihcations, showing and setting forth tbe
number Of spans. the length OF each. ana
nature, quality and size Of the materials.
to be used In the erection of such bridge.
the strength Of the structure when con>-
pleted, and also whether there ~ any
patent right on the proposed plan or ON
any part, and II any part. what pare
All proposals must be addressed to ths
Board Of Commissioners of Knox coup-
~. at Mount Vernon, Ohio, ana
indorsed with pertinent description Of
the work bid on on the envelope.
Each and every bid must be ae-
or bond in the sum of 20 per cent of the
the part OF the bidder or bidders,
and the same shall become the absolute.
property of Knox county, Ohio in lieu o.
der or bidders refuse or neglect to en-
ter into a written contract with tho
said Board Of County Commissioners
for the furnishing OF said materials
and for doing the said work with
In five days after the award of the same
and give good and sufficient bond for
the faithful performance OF his or their
contract or contracts as required by law.
II certified check Is rendered, II must
be drawn without conditions and be made
payable to the County Auditor. Knox
County Ohio. II cash is rendered, II
must be United States legal tender. ana
II bond Is rendered 1t must be signed by
at least two sureties all freeholders In
Knox County, Ohio.
No proposal viii be considered unless
It complies with all these rules and reg
ulations. ALI bidders are warned to care
fully read the same and comply with
them.
The Board of Commissioners reserve
the right to reject any and all bids.
by order OF the Board,
IRWIN YOUNG.
County Auditor.
2-2s;S-1S.15s
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NOTICE TO
CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received at the
County, Ohio, until 1900 o'clock. D. M,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-03-01

2-3;3-1.S.15S
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
THE SAILOR.

He never knowed much of things in books.
He'll never know any more;
He's mostly sober aboard the ship,
An drunk when Off ashore;
But when in a piping so'west gale
There's work in the tops to do.
trees,
II them's his orders to.
He sleeps in bunk too short If he's tall
An narrower than he is thin,
And all of him IS huddled into hut
You wouldn't pen cattle in:
But he scrapes her decks. an cleans her
paint,
Till she looks like she was new.
Though the sun on his head makes him
wish he was dead,
If them's his orders to.
He's hot when it's hot. an cold when it's
cold,
An sicker than you would guess.
And it's pretty hard, though he daresn't
complain,
To stomach the fo'c's'le mess:
But he chops the ice from off her ropes,
And off her canvas, too,
While his fingers is froze fore ever ne
If them's his orders to.
He never learned much O. right an
wrong
Aboard O. his Sunday School;
He never heard of a rule of love,
Nor yet of a Golden Rule:
But when his ship is sinkin' FAST
An boats for half the crew.
He'll stand an drown when she goes
down,
Cause then1's his order to.
Percy Adams Hutchinson, IN the New
York Evening Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20

close to him. clinging to his arm. He
drew her back under the big elm.
| what does this mean ?" he asked
sternly. Where is Rawson.? What
| are you doing alone in this storm.
! Mona ?" He had his coat of and
was wrapping her in it.
"I-went away and left him
| oh, there he comes now!"
1t was he, indeed, his not unpleas-
| ing, but hard, face worried. Bertrand
stepped out.
IF you are looking for Miss Waite. she
he said coldly.
The other man laughed.
Il thought that you were behind
things3 he said coolly. you don't need to
be so protective. 1 only insisted on know
ing whether she was going to marry me
or not. She has played with me all sum-
| mer, and was tired of it. She had no
need to run away from me. You can see
that couldn't leave her In this storm.
Now you are responsible, and will leave
he said, coolly.
He crashed off through the bushes.
Bertrand turned to Mona Was he an
moving you in any way? If he was he
shall pay for it. Tell me just what hap
pened? Did he tell me the TRUTH?
She leaned against the rough tree trunk
and nodded. Yes, he told the truth. II
was silly, but all of a sudden Twas afraid
not of him-but of myself. 1t was as if
he had me hypnotized or something. l
was afraid I-that he might make me
pronise-and. after ali did not want to,
-
John. 1t was awful And so ran away
went of up the wrong path, away from
the links. instead of toward them: and
couldn't find my way out. And I heard
him following me. OF course, he had to-
the storm was breaking, but I could not
bear to have him find me. And them
heard your voice, and" She began TO
cry.
ffBless you dear little heart Nonar' he
said. at was out looking for you! l had
had my eyes open all afternoon She
did not resist when at a frightful peal OF
thunder he came and put his arms pro
eff I should ask you when you Intend
to marry me would you run away through
the wet woods like a wild, silly thing,
Nona?" He looked down, waiting Tor an
answer,
She nodded denial against his arm
where her head rested.
Tell metz he urged.
you know" she breathed, how much
Eearew
Then the young man was very glad with
a gladness entirely new to him. The
sweetness of life was in his heart; the
sweetness of young, wet, growing things
about him.
At length the rain ceased. the sky
cleared, a burst of sun came out. They
would have their world to face and must
not look too happy That Wouid tel tne
were half way across the green When'
without warning, John Bertrand threw
back his head and burst into a happy
laugh. He had remembered HARRISON
Mona looked at him for explanation
Mona" he said, 'am chance OF a
choice? Which?'
She did not answer him, for her mother
was coming fussily down the steps 70
to tell that mother and did not then care
whether the man were a chance or not
he was her choice.-(Copyrighted 1917, by
Associated Literary Press)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
WHAT ONE sTOCKHOLDER DID.

Loose as is the tie which binds the
men employed by large corporation
to it's stockholders, many of the latter
feel uneasy as to the lot of the thou
sands of workers upon whose toll their
income depends. But since the stock
holders are scattered they usually feel
that there is no way to make pro-
test to the executive managers as to
working conditions effective.
Mrs. Joseph P. Bowen, a large stoc4
holder in the Pullman company, attack
ed this problem with unhesitating di-
rectness. '-She found says DR.. Alics
Hamilton. in The Survey, that the
difficulties were not insurmountable
and that the corporation was made III
of very reasonable and humane mer.
In the course of an investigation car
ried on for the occupational diseases
commission of Illinois, we had become
convinced that there. was a needless
amount of Industrial disease among
the men, at Pullman who were expos
ed to poisonous or irritating dust and
fumes. For instance, the paint for the
interior OF the sleeping cars was very
rich in white lead and was used in
such a way that the painter could hard
Iy escape lead poisoning"
Mrs. Bowen submitted the facts to
the managers of the company. The
company was impressed and decided to
include under special protective care
not only the men in the poisonous but
those in the dusty departments-sand
blasting, glass cutters, metal polishers
and buffers, and asbestos cutters. All
are now provided with respirators and
are given a medical examination once
a month. The company at present emf
ploys Ave physicians, where it had but
one. 1t needed only that the conditions
should be placed clearly and with
certain insistence before the officials
of the company for them to recognize
the necessity for changes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
GLOBE SIGHTS
BY THE ATCHIsON GLOBE.

Our notion of sweet disposition is one
that isn't sour on Monday
1t is easy for a fool toslearn IL his cur
riculum consists of bad habits. .zr-i
There is considerable news in the pa
pers, as they don't depend on wireless.
Upsetting a canoe is about the only
thing an amateur can do as we'll as d
professional.
If you happen to have great ancestors,
try to live UP to their reputation, instead
of on it.
Unwritten law seems to be the most
popular form of anarchy, and there isn't
much excuse for it.
If everyone could get revenge when he
first wants it, business with the under
takers would sure boom.
Probably the mail order house is the
only concern that makes a bowling suc-
cess with most of it's patrons knocking 1t.
1t is so hard to give satisfaction we
sometimes think, without trying 1t, that
the loafer comes about as near it as any
one.
Once in awhile there is a man with
foresight enough to buy his winter fuel
supply in summer, but there aren't many
like him.
when I was a farmer boy. my notion
of some achievement was to go to
great city about the size of Topeka, and
get home without getting lost-"-Rufe
Hoskins-
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! one iota as to how any deficiency in
revenue may be made up. 1t regulates
receipts-that is, it is constantly low
ering them; but when the railroads
wanted this same body to decide
whether the engineers wages should be
| increased the request was refused.
Thus we have regulation without re-
sponsibility, and thus have the rail-
roads to submit to reductions in in
come, and at the same time contend
! with demands for larger expenditures.
SO numerous are the orders issued
by the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion lowering freight rates that the
newspapers no longer can spare space
to print them all.
mot few roads of the first import
ance are paying out in dividends far
more than they are earning. Illinois
Central is not earning SO cents for
every dollar it is giving away in divi-
dends. st. Paul is in exactly the same
position. More roads than the layman
can realize have been systematically
'scrimping.' Almost every railroad
president will admit that maintenance
and equipment have not been dealt
with generously during the last two or
three years. Worse still, there has
recently appeared a tendency to trans
form short-term equipment obligations
into permanent securities, an unpard-
enable financial sin, for plainly a long,
term bond based on equipment that
will go out Of existence in a COMPARE
lively short period is not worth call
ing a 'security'-its security has been
cast into the junk heap. Other make
shifts have been resorted to in an effort
to keep up appearances and dividends.
Would the Interstate Commerce
Commission resent suggestion that 1t
interest itself in the other side of
the railroad situation? If nothing be
discovered to justify alarm, if nothing
be found calculated to check the daily
reductions in freight rates, then the
railroads, troubled investors and some
other intelligent members of the public
will feel infinitely relieved"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
QUAKER MIEDrTATIONs.
[From the Philadelphia Record. ]


Even the bridge fiend isn't always pre-
pared to cross it when he comes to it.
1t is perhaps possible to get something
for nothing, but not in the line Of ex-
perience.
The most annoying thing about man
of few words is that he repeats them so
often.
After all, it may be cowardice that
prompts a man to declare he would never
marry again
The increased cost of living doesn't
bother some fellows SO long as beer re-
mains five cents a glass.
The man who puts his best foot for
ward is the one who leaves footprints in
the sands of time.
Weight generally comes with age, but
did you ever notice that when man gets
fat his hair usually gets thin?
Tommy-"Pop, what is the difference
between fame and notoriety? Tommy S
Pop-"Notoriety lasts longer, my son.
Tatterdon Torn-"Life amt all beer
an skittles." Thirsty Theodore-''Well, 1
could cut out de skittles widout any
pangs of regret
sNell-'Why does she always dress in
black?" Be1le-She's in training. Nell
Training for what?" Belle-'Well, you
see, she married an octogenarian.'
Blobs-'I lost my knife in the park.
and when I went back to the bench where
1 had been sitting, what do you suppose
found?'' Slobbs-'sYour knife?' Blobbs
NO, a couple of spoons"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
SAYS UNCLE CAV

Nobody loves a clinker face. The
countenance that is scanned with hate
is the mask of the coward. Although
we may not always understand this,
we always feel it. Instinctively we
draw away from him whom struggle
has embittered and whose bitterness
has vitrif1ed his cheek.
Big men and brave are those who
fight when war is mans part, but in
whose hearts battle cannot curdle the
milk of human kindness. He is of
base metal who cannot be steel in
strife and gold in peace.
There is no greater cOwardice than
that which nurses a grudge and long
remembers disappointment.
The normal man forgives and for
gets; the pOltroon, the craven, the das-
tard infame their own wounds and
their memories are fostering masses of
hate, which their countenances reflect
He who is brave knows that this world
loves brave men, and when the fight is
over he has done with combat. But
the coward guards his grievance as
treasure; through long contemplation
of his wrongs becomes embittered and
an enemy of his race. His face be-
comes a mask of hate; his heart a foul
caldron of fear and fury.
Let no man plead the circumstances
have hardened him and that the mis-
deeds of other men have dried up the
founts of his mercy. Let him rather
say that he was not big enough to give
and take nor brave enough to fight
and forgive copyright, 1912, by w.
e. WilltamS.)
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Mimi Ser or the translucent.

Elmer R. Sanborn, who is official pho
tographer of the New York Geological so
ciety. is slowly recovering at his .i1me,
81 West 179th street, from the effects of
his effort to take a moving picture of
Mimi, a big orang-outang, in the Bronx
Geological Gardens, Mr.. Sanborn's left
arm and the left side of his face and of
his head are badly burned and his doc
tors are striving now to prevent blood
poisoning from setting In.
Mimi gave Mr.. Sanborn his injuries
Inc monkey was greatly interested in
Mr.. San born's preparations to take the
moving pictures. and when he left his
camera to examine the big flashlight
stand Mimi reached a paw through the
bars of the cage and investigated long
piece of green-coated wire, at the end
of which was attached push button.
The wire connected with the flashlight.
and pressure on the button. usually APP
piled by Mr. Sanborn's foot when he was
ready to take a picture, set the flashlighE
off Mr.. Sanborn was examining his
flashlight carefully when Mimi discovered
the button and pressed 1t.
The roar of the exploding light WAS
drowned by the shrek from Mr.. San
born. who had been badly burned about
the face.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
AYHAWKER JOT.S

Several of the Kansas weeklies report
that the harvest of potato bugs is now
on in full blast, and that the crop IL
an exceedingly good one.
One of the funniest sights of the
silly season, thinks the Atchison
Champion, is to see an ice cream"
suit caught in a drenching rain.
Miss Anna Carlson; of the Lindsborg
News, points out that many woman
fishes in muddy water, and then blames
the Lord because she doesn't land
prize husband.
AS the GleE Elder Sentinel points out,
there are a lot of men willing to die
for the flag who would not swing the
parlor carpet in the breeze for WHEY,
for love or money.
A boy was told that it was awfuily
bad form to dip his bread in gravy:
relates the Jewell County Republican.
WELL he said. cit may be bad form
but it's awfully good taste"
If that congressional committee
really wants to find out who is
manipulating the country's money,
the Independence Reporter, and it
adds: Money talks.
Verd Napier of the Blue Mound
Sun has been using tobacco for ten
years and he also boasts of some
knowledge of human nature, but he
has never been able to figure out why
a man will use tobacco.
They seem to be an exceedingly live
bunch at Fossil Creek, Russell county.
At least, the weekly batch of news
from that locality in the Russell Re-
former is voluminous and indicates
much activity among the inhabitants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
LFrom the Chicago Navel

lfTom the Chicago NewsJ
Some men are too slow to win IN
walk. WIN IN
People in a live town never boast ~ a..
cemetery. VI It's
Why do men talk so much about vvor,,-
ems talking SO much? "Oii-
Every woman sees the possibility of a
garage In her old chicken house
married man doesn't mind heinz
called down-to a good breakfast
Mills may start and mills NAV sion. b,,t
the divorce mill gri1ds on forever
:, BEFORE burning your bridges behind Won
II might De well to have them insured
F.. mother is likely to worry for fear
stunt its body. WIN
fussy old bachelor says che ayerass.
woman is prouder of her beauty than Of
her bra1ns-and she has cause to be
II a girl who is in the matrimonial mar.
ket has mother who is stout, the damsef
is always careful to explain thai sbe
takes after her father.
It's easier for a mother to train up her
son IN the way he should go than IL is
for her to prevent him from going some
other woman's way a few years later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-20
EVENING CHI
By RUTH CAMERON

| Have you ever happened to observe
how largely house absorbs an atmos-
phere from those who dwell in it?
This thought came strongly to me
| the other cay when / went to visit an
! old friend and found a little note say
| ing that she had been unexpectedly
called away for few hours and lnVlt-
| ing me to get the key from neighoor'
enter and make myself comfortable
NV friend is one of those beautifully
hcspitable people who have the pleas
ant art of making every guest feel THOR
oughly at home, and her mouse must
have absorbed some of that spirit. For
the moment I entered, felt at nome
The empty house greeted me. L miss
ed my friend, of course, but felt no
sense of constraint or formality, as
would have in so many homes. The
house was full of that spirit of hospi-
tally which its mistress possesses
Perhaps you will remind me that the
character of the furnishings may have
had something to do with my impress
sion. I grant it. The congenial maya
zines and books and pictures, the COM
Portable chairs, the harmonizing hang
ings did give me part of my welcome.
But not all. I insist that the spirit IF
hospitality was in the house.
Surely you know some home which
has an atmosphere of cold formality.
Nc matter how tasteful and pleasant
the surroundings, you never feel wholly
at ease. Nor is it simply your hostess
lack of cordially. Even before she APP
pears you sit in chill constraint on the
edge of your chair. You are oppressed
and repealed by the atmosphere of the
house.
Again, there are homes which seem
to be haunted by the spirit of unrest.
and others where peace abides. Some
one has beautifully said, IAN old house
harbors peace better than a new one"
That is partially true, and yet know
many new homes which, being inhabit-
ed by tranquil, restful people, seem 10
breathe the spirit of peace on all who
enter there.
Along these same lines have an
other theory, that is that household
pets also take on the character of
those with whom they live. The most
disagreeable dog ever knew lived with
some most unamiable people. The
dog finally became so snappy that
they had to get him out of the neigh
bcrhood. He was given to the family
carpenter. The other day I called
there and a pleasant little dog trotted
into the room and welcomed me. Il
could hardly be convinced that it was
actually our neighborhood bete-noire |
But it was. Living with pleasant peo-
pie he had become pleasant himself
Again I know of a wonderful black
Persian puss with queer uncatlike habits |
who is the close friend of a distinctly
eccentric and wonderful woman, and |
have been particularly impressed with |
the case of an awkward, impetuous, |
Well meaning doggie who certainly |
mirrors the characteristics, if not the |
actual appearance of his master.
Truly, it is an interesting theory, this
idea that people with strong character
isticS affect their surroundings. Try
1T out some day with your friends.
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Nor do the times change fast enough
to suit some people.
= y
Jealous folk are also inclined to be
selfish in other things.
4 u
That theory that figures do not lie
doesn't apply to feminine forms.
X
Anybody can win at any game If he
is permitted to make over the rules to
his liking.
y
So deity do they conceal their sam
pies nowadays that you can't tell a
book agent from the advance man of
a circus.