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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-27
LUNA HIDES Her FACE

washington, ID. C., Sept. 26-Observ.
ers OF the celestial spheres were up
and astir before the first growing OF
the rooster this morning to witness the
partial eclipse OF the moon. In this
vicinity. II is true, the astronomers
were somewhat apathetic regarding the
eclipse, for the reason that the time
when the moon entered the shadow of
the earth was 30 close to the hour OF
dsybreak that no observations OF value
could be taken. In the far western
part Of the country the chances 10
view the aslient features OF the eclipse
were much better.
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A son was born last week to Mr..
and Mrs. Jerome Porter.
DIR. Grey moved to Butler last week.
While people of this place regret to
see him leave, all join in wishing
him well in his new location.
Mrs. Catharine Burger since the
death of her husband, has decided
to live with her daughter, Mrs. John
Lewis, at Fredericktown.
W. c. Loney has moved into DR..
Grey's residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ramsey will
soon move into the Burger property.
Mr.. Joshua Porch of Jasper Co.,
Iowa, former resident of Pike town
ship, is visiting friends and relatives
here.
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DANISH KINGS BIRTHDAY

Copenhagen. Sept 26-King Chris.
tlan's forty-second birthday annivers.
airy. which is the first birthday ami.
versary he has had since he ascended
the throne. was celebrated today
throughout Denmark as a general holi.
day. Congratulatory messages were
received by his Majesty from royal
relatives throughout Europe, King
Christian enjoys great popularity
throughout the kingdom.
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BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS

Brandon Baptist church--The Rev.
Theodore Hofmeister, pastor. Sunday
school at 10 a. m; preaching services
at 1880 y. m. Subject: "The Lost Ex.
perience."
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
evening. Come and bring a friend.
Homer Baptist chureh-The Rev.
Theodore Hofmeister, pastor. Sunday
school at $3.50 a. IN; preaching at
1880 a. m. Subject. 1T is Enough" I"
Prayer meeting every Thursday ev.
ening. Strangers welcome.
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Time For a Change.

What shall we do with our parents
There Is my father running himself and
me by his willful ignorance and my
mother running us by her extrava-
gances. 1t is II great development OF
the times that the ordinary child who
Is past twenty IL altogether better edu-
Gated. more experienced and wiser
than are his parents! II has occurred
to me to suggest that after the eldest
child reaches twenty the parents
should therefore come under the con.
troll Of the children.-Letter In London
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England In q tabloid version of "Other
Peoples Money by Edward Owings
Towne.
The cable reports brilliant sue
cess In London for Marie Tempest in
Harols Chapin's new comedy. entitled
art and Opportunity"
Geraldine Malone has just been en-.
gagged by Frederick Mckay to play
the Western girl with Blanche Ring in
THE Wall Street Girl"
Olgo Nethersole will appear in 1.-THE
Awakening OF Helena Ritchie" in Lon
don. having leased the English rights
of the play from Margaret Anglin.
w. s. Hart, who was with "The
Trail OF the Lonesome Pine" last sea-
son. will appear this season In vaude-
vile in new playlet entitled Moon.
shine"
Eva Davenport, who has appeared
In number of Gilbert and Sullivan
operas, Is going into vaudeville with
tabloid versions of the old favorites.
Josephine Victor. who made such
pronounced hit in "Chanticler" as the
Pheasant Hen, will be leading woman
in "The Wedding Journey" in which
Arnold DAILY will star.
Lydia Lepoukowa has been added to
the cast Of "The Lady of the Slipper"
which Charles Dillingham; will offer at
the Globe Theatre, New York, in No
yember, with Montgomery and Stone
and Elsie Janis.
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We probably won't see much of each
other again for a good many years
and II would give me great consolation
to know that wherever you are you
are in no danger of being ruined by
drink
Young Spooner received the little
lecture calmly. After hearing It's con.
clusion he replied:
Father | am going away and we
will probably not see each other for
some time. This splOliing Is running
your health. would like to feel
while am away that your health is
not being ruined by this dangerous
nicotine habit. I'll tell you what
will do. Yon quit smoking and J will
quit drinking"
And so the compact was made
There are other fathers. other morallz-
ers. perhaps. who may see the signif
canoe of the incident In It's broadest
notwithstanding Telegraph.
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Belgium shrimp Fishers.

Horses play an important part in
shrimp fishing along the Belgian coast.
A procession of weather beaten fisher
men starts from the shore. each man
mounted upon the back Of trained
horse, dragging the triangular purse
shaped net which scoops In the shrimp
AZ 1t passes over the sands. These
fishermen on horseback frequently
make hauls OF several hundred weight
In single trip.
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spooner and Sons Pact.

Former United States Senator John
@ spooner told a story which will
bear almost any amount Of repeating
and comment. Mr.. Spooner said that
he quit smoking after twenty years
Indulgence in the practice. His action.
he said. had been compelled by his
young son. Spooner. Jr., who was
about to leave for the west to go into
business and Father Spooner seized
TIE opportunity to offer this parental
counsel:
"You are going far away to begin
your career h. rough country and
would feel better If you promise me be.
fore you go that you will not drink.
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PLANS
For The irrigation Congress
About To Open

~ "st O-Oo 9b&~V"
Salt Lake City, Utah, Sept 26-No
convention held by the National Irri-
cation Congress in the twenty-one
years Of its history was ever greeted
with more perfect arrangements than
the one about to open in this city.
When the Utah delegates stood up for
Salt Lake City at the convention last
year and succeeded in having II Sc
1ected out of long list of rivals, they
promised demonstration that would
be a breaker, and now that the
arrangements are about completed,
their promise is seen TO have been
no extravaganza.
Headquarters for the congress were
opened today. The advance guard of
delegates and visitors has already put
In an appearance. but the big rush
will not be on until the end OF the
week. The gathering will get down
to business Monday morning and the
sessions will be continued four days.
The Governor of Utah and the May
or and business men of Salt Lake City
have co-operated with Senator Francis
q. NewIands of Nevada, who Is presi.
dent Of the congress, in arranging for
the reception and entertainment of the
visitors. The delegates are expected
to number between 1000 and 800
They will represent nearly all the
States Of the Union and sections OF
Canada and Mexico. Commercial or
ganizations, irrigation and agricultural
associations, horticultural and engin.
eering societies. college and universe
ties will be represented
Speakers both American and for
eign will address the congress. Among
the subjects which will receive atteD.
ton In the papers. addresses and dis.
cussions are Scientific Investigation
OF Irrigation Projects" "Co-operatlve
Effort OF Government and State Immi.
grafton Officials" elimination by Law
OF Fraud in Connection with the Loca-
tions and Sale OF Land" "The Close
Cooperation of State Engineers" "Ir-
rigation of the Great West" Proper
Safeguarding Of Irrigation Securities"
Enactment of Practical Working and
Uniform State Irrigation Laws" Pre- |
servation of the Forests" "Opportuni- |
~ TO Build New Homes Measure
ment OF the Streams" and Storing |
OF the Floods"
The business sessions Of the con.
gress will be interspersed with enter |
tainmeDt prepared on an unusually |
elaborate scale. great Industrial ex. |
position will hold forth during the |
week and every night will be devoted |
to carnival features. The crowning
OF the Irrigation Queen, the re-adyent
Of the Wizard of the Wasatch with his |
gay pageantry, and the singing of the
Ode to Irrigation In the great Mormon
Tabernacle will be leading features of |
the program.
II IL regarded as particularly appro.
pirate that the meeting that marks the
coming Of age of the National Irriga-
tiOn Congress should be held here. II |
was In Utah sixty.hve years ago that
the modern system of irrigation had it's
small beginning. The first meeting OF |
the congress was held twenty.one years
ago In Salt Lake City, which has since |
bec0me the center of the splendid |
empire which irrigation has reclaimed |
from the great American desert
--.fs-----
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MISSOURI CONFEDERATE

Warrensburg. Mo-, Sept 26-Scores
ot Confederate veterans from various
parts Of the state are here In attend.
ance upon n three.day session. begin.
ming today. OF the annual reunion of
the Grand Camp OF Confederate Veter.
ans OF Missouri. The city is decorat-
ed In honor OF the old soldiers and
ample entertainment has been provid.
ed for them and their friends.
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VICTORIA AWAITS coNNAUohr

Victoria. b. c., Sept. 20 The city OF
Victoria has donned gala attire In an
ucipation OF the arrival here tomor.
row OF the Duke OF Connaught and his
party. The distinguished visitors are
to remain In this city and vicinity for
six days. during which time there will
be numerous features of splendid en-
tertainment In their honor.
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TRIED RECIPES
Spinach Loaf

One and one half cups of spinach
which has been cooked. chopped and
rubbed through a sieve, 2 eggs, 9 table
spoons Of butter, ! teaspoon Of salt
one.olghth teaspoon of pepper, one.
fourth teaspoon Of onion juice.
Add the melted butter to the spin.
ach, then the well.beaten eggs and sea.
sonings. Turn into buttered molds or
bread tin. Set in pan of water and
cook until firm. Garnish with hard
cooked eggs II desired.
Spinach Soup
-Four cups of white stock (broth i'm
which veal or chicken has been cook
ed, quarts of spinach. 9 cups of
water in which the spinach was cook
ed, 2 cups Of milk one-fourth cup Of
butter, one-third cup of -four. salt and
pebDer, one-fourth teaspoon Of powder
cd sugar, one.eighth teaspoon of soda.
Wash, pick over and cook spinach
30 minutes in boiling water TO which
one-quarter teaspoon of powdered su.
gar aud the one.elghth teaspoon Of So
da have been added. Drain, chop and
rub through sieve Add the wetting
to this mixture and bring to boiling
point Bind Tor thicken) with the but.
ter and flour rubbed together. Add the
milk, bring to boiling point and season
to taste.
Vegetable Salad
Cook and cut in small cubes caull-
flower, beets, carrots, also cook peas
chill Three hours before using put
them to soak in French dressing. Keep
each vegetable separate Cut celery
In small pieces and cut cabbage as for
cold slaw. Pour over each little of
the French dressing just before ar
ranging. II the cabbage soaks in the
dressing II willis.
Arrange on large platter lettuce
leaves and put heaps of the vegetables
on the bed of lettuce. arranging them
so the colors will look well. Keen
each pile separate. Leave a space In
the center and pile the cooked salad
dressing into this space.
French Dressing
One cup Of olive oil, one third cup of
vinegar, one teaspoonful salt, one half
teaspoonful of paprika, n little onion
II desired.
Put all together In a bottle and
shake well just before using. Each
vegetable Is put In bowl by itself
and covered with the French dressing.
Stir occasionally. Then when arrang.
ed on the platter dip out the vegeta.
bles and leave the French dressing for
another use. - Montreal Star.
Whipped Cream Pie
One third cup of butter, one cup of
sugar, two eggs, one half cup of milk.
one and two thirds cups of Franklin
entire wheat -four. two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder, Cream the butter and
add the sugar gradually. then the eggs
well beaten, milk. and -four and bak-
Ing powder sifted together. Beat well
and bake in three layer cake pans.
When cold spread whipped cream
sweetened and favored with vanilla,
between and on top. Let II stand for
ut least an hour before serving.
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WOMEN IN THIRD PARTY

Hartford, Conn, Sept. 26-Several
women were among the accredited
delegates to the State convention of
the Progressive party of Connecticut,
which met in this city today to name
candidates for State office, Congress
and presidential electors, and to adopt
a platform and complete arrange
ments for the State campaign.
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Miss Violet Miller OF West Curtis
street is quite i'll with pleursy.
Mrs. Chahr,es +. Bullock returned
Wednesday from visit in st. Marys,
10.
Mr.. Harry Brown and son, Cover, of
Fredericktown visited with relatives
in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. Howard Gallagher of Columbus
visited relatives in the city over Wed.
nesday.
Extra fine White Plymouth Rock
cockereis. o.. Price reasonable IL sold
soon. w. H. Sapp, Brink Haven, o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Wise of Dan.
vile are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. p.
| J.. wilkins of Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. Russell NJ. Church left Thurs
day morning for Canton where he
will make a business visit.
Kirk 4 Jackson Millinery opening
will occur today. Is East Gambler
street
Miss Rose Macomber, a nurse at
the Mt. Vernon hospital went to Fred
ericktown Thursday morning on pro.
fessional business
Mr. Robert NJ. Bowland of Chicago,
ILL.,, arrived in the city Wednesday to
visit his mother and other relatives
and friends in Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. E. II. Fairchild and her guests,
Mrs. wilkins and Mrs. Cleveland
went 20 Columbus this morning to
spend the day.
The Mt. Liberty band furnished
music mt the Knox county fair on
Thursday. The Centerburg band will
play on Friday.
We have our fall opening today.
Come Saturday and see everything
new in fall millinery. Kirk and Jack.
son, 10 East Gambler street.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. s. Workman of
Danylllo visited over Wednesday with
Mr.. and Mrs. X. E. Hess of West High
street.
fIon. Lewis B. Houck OF this city
will lecture IN the NJ. T.. church at
Centerbrg this evening on MY Trip
Abroad
Mrs. Ida Pusey has returned from
a visit at Fredericktown and is the
guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Carrie Tilton,
North Main street
Cut rates on ali watch repairing.
Main spring 75c; cleaning 75c; crys.
ais l5c; jewels. 25c to 75c. Work
guaranteed year. Owens, corner
Main and Gambler streets up stairs.
Mr. William Henderson of this city.
who has been playing baseball in the
Michigan league during the past sum.
mer, has accepted IA position In Upper
Sandusky for the winter
You will spend the time both
pleasantly and profitabiy " you attend
out Fall Millinery opening Friday,
September 27. A. A. Frye, 204 South
Main.
Rev. Thomas g. McCalla of Cleve-
land. who has been spending several
weeks at the home of his parents,
east OF the city, on account OF III
health, returned to Cleveland today to
resume mis- work.
Mr. Allen Forrest OF Sandusky, o.,
was removed from the Ohio State
Sanatorium to the 2:42 train on the
II. n o. Thursday afternoon. lie re-
turned home.
Legal advice and expert opinion by
experienced attorneys on any ques.
tion of law, for one dollar. Send dol.
lar with full particulars. Prompt at
tention. Ohio Correspondence Law
Bureau, 3O7 Engineers Building,
Cleveland, Ohio. 4
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a daughter was born Wednesday
afternoon to Mr.. and Mrs. Hal John.
son OF East High street.
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A son was born Sunday, Sept. 22nd,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Champion, Jr.,
of Strouthers, Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs.
Champion formerly resided In Mt
Vernon.
A daughter was born Wednesday
Afternoon to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Shell.
lenbarger OF North Sandusky street.
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FEDERAL BUILDING DEDICATED

Pana, ILL.,, Sept. 26-Pana's new Fed
eral Building, which was recently COM
pleted at a cost of $4,000, was dedi-
Gated today with interesting exercis-
es. Former Congressman Ben +. Cald-
well. of Springfield. delivered the dedi-
cation address.
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"Sissyboy" Baker, Chicago's mode,
boy, has been arrested for passing an
alleged forged check For the real.
rugged. honest boy, give US the old
fashioned rough and tumble apple.
stealing nd nsh-on.Sunday kid.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-09-27
Pigeons Mako Flloht

The third flight Of young birds by
the Mt. Vernon Homing Pigeon club
was held Wednesday. The result
was as follows:
Leon Barry--l, 4, 8
Louis Boucher-2, 8, 6.
Dan Colley---3, z.
Frank Lee---9.
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Cociety
0News
Grange 10
z Entertained

Grange 10
Entertained
Knox County Pomona Grange met
with Butler grange near Esto last Sat
urday. The forenoon was spent in
social way At noon all marched to
the basement of the hall, led by the
officers of Pomona, and partook of a
bountiful feast prepared by the mat
rons of the grange. At 1880 p. M,
Worthy Master John Cunningham
called the meeting to order in closed
session. After an hour of business
the doors were thrown open and the
public was entertained with fine
program consisting of songs, recita.
tions, solos, quartetts and addresses
given by Butler grange. A fine assort-
ment of fruit and vegetables was on
display and was judged by commit
tee appointed by Master Cunning
ham.
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DiveIbiss-iettinqer
Wedding

Mr.. ID. ID. Divelbiss of Bellville and
Miss Blanche G. Hettinger of Freder-
icStown We're united in marriage at
1890 Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Rev. ]. A. Long, pastor of
the Vine street Church of Christ
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Entertained
With Corn Roast

Misses Edith and Emma McCalla
delightfully."- entertained at their home
east of the city Wednesday evening
with corn roast About twenty-five,
guests were present and the evening
was most pleasantly spent about big
bonfire In the woods. The out of
town visitor was Rev. Thomas G. Nc
Gala of Cleveland.
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Angel, and 1.-The Authority of Reli-
sious Experience" by DR.. Slattery.
rector Of Grace church, New York.
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SE~Eo 0E
Mrs. Bowser, you must be aware OF
the fact that for the last two years
the cost of living has advanced by
many per cent"
Il should say it has" was the IT,
ply.
Everybody feels it, rich and poor
alike, and there is a genera move t.
economic. Heretofore I have let things
go on without saying a word, but the
time has come when 1 must speak.
You think we ought to economic.
do you?'
II do. More than that. I think we
should return to the primitive. Our
shilling where we do dollars, and they
were just as healthy and happy as we
are.
That's true agreed Mrs. Bowser.
Theodore Roosevelt was right when
he talked of the simple life, though he
talked what he never practiced. we
can cut out a score of extravagances
and be all the better for it."
Il know it."
land 1 want you to begin this very
day. The sooner we all drop extraV-
agances the sooner this howl about
the high cost of living win die away.
I'D have spoken about it myself long
ago, Mr.. Bowser, but L thought yoI
wouldn't hear to it
well, you see 1 will. Wen make
the butcher and grocer look sick be-
fore we are through with it, You &C
right ahead and you'll find me encour-
aging you all I know how
Before Mr.. Bowser reached the OF
dce a sudden thought came to him
that made him start. He had said they
should economic. and Mrs. Bowser had
missed a golden opportunity by NOT
asking him if he was willing to drop
some of his clubs and also buy 81
cheaper brand of cigars She must
have had it in mind, but why didn'
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AS IN MIGHT he.
SATURDAY.
BY SARA E. woRTs.


ooh, Jack, dear, please wind the
clock before you come to bed. I for
got it again tonight
Did you. Puss? Well the old man
will have to attend to it after this. I
guess. Your forgetting it last night
made me very late at the office"
IT was so sorry, dear, especially as
you said you wanted to get down early
today"
when you find there's something
about the house you can't get time TO
Go, why don't you have Norah attend
to it?''
"Oh, Jack. she has so much to do.
She wouldn't think it right for us to
ask her to wind clocks and do such
things"
80 1 have to do it. eh. besides doing
my work at the office? Do you think
it's fair to take more thought for your
servant than for your husbane?"
why, Jack, dearl 1 never thought
of it in that way. I'll try after this go
think of such things myself 1 remem-
Ter mother always did"
What time is it. Pet? Ny watch is
in my vest pocket"
Twenty minutes of eleven. dear. I
didn't dream it was so late
Neither did 1. We We're going to bed
early tonight"
so we We're; but always when we
make up our minds to go early, wa
arc later than usual
Where's the clock key?"
There on the mantel somewhere"
II can't find it,
Look behind mothers picture"
It's not there. / don't want to bs
cross, Pet, but I am very tired, and
want to get to 1ed. Can't you think
where the key 50"
wait a minute-Ill find it Here il
is. I knew it was there somewhere"
who would ever think of looking
under a vasei Good thing 7 didn't
probably should have broken it if I
had"
Wait. dear! I'll look at the time
again. It's ten minutes of eleven now
Jack How time goes! Who would
think that We had been ten minutes
finding that key"
"A rather unnecessary ten minutes,
Puss."
Il must find place for that key.
Jack, so we won't have to hunt for il
every time the clock eeds winding"
DO. or I shall have to carry it
around on my key ring"
The idea of your carrying that big
thing in your pocket
It's the only way unless you keep IL
in one place. oh. see here-suppose
put up little brass hook here at the
side of the mantel-it won't shoW-and
then which ever one OF us winds the
clock won't have to hunt for the key"
That's a good idea. Jack Wait a
minute, I'll get the hook for you"
MOI It's too cold for you out there:
I'll get it,
There! guess our troubles hunting
clock keys are at an end. That is
Mabel, if you don't forget to hang il
here"
Il won't, dear. Oh. Jack! Don't for
get to put out the bathroom gas"
'AIl right But / wish you had told
me before had taken my shoes on.
But never mindful slip them on.
else, dearr'
mo, Jack. oh, I'm so sleepy"
Copyright. 1912. by the Associated
Press.
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David Gray's new book. Ensign
Russell" was written during a sin
weeks cruise the author had with Ad-
miral Evans on the battleship Ken
lucky in Philippine waters. Mr.. Gray,
as the admiraIs guest, had the run OF
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