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TO TAME VOLCANOES.
Plan to Divert Their Energy Before u
Gets to the Boiling Point.

In 1867 Sir william Hamilton de.
clar'I that were he To live long enough
he might solve the problem of claiming
up the lava streams In volcanoes. As
II was. nfter studying the crater OF nm
extinct volcano. he fOretold with OK.
sctitude when an eruption might bc ex
pccted. II has now been established
10y experiment that the earth grows
warmer M the the zone of volcanic ne.
iivity IL approached. Hence II " that
u German who has made II great study
OF earthquake ana volcanic piicno omcnu
advocatcs the establishing of volcanic
stations for observation purposes. these
To be located about the area chosen ~
certain distances from Zach other aud
connected with wires and u registering
machine.
First OF all, the temperature OF the
soil and Its average fluctuations are to
be exhaustively studied. with u view
to finding means OF dissipniing the
energy In the interior OF the earth. The
earth Is to be sounded IN the volcanic
area and system OF wires and elcc.
tric batteries Introduced AT u level
which must necessarily be very deep
II IN pointed ont that wire system IN.
der the earth connected viii, one above
would mnke possible the study of vol
cnnic action. M II II registered step by
step on the recorder. When this shall
be accomplished, attention can be- d.
rectcd 10 divcrting the energy concen
tra.ed on n particular point before The
volcano has chance To get fairly
started.
II is said that The Italian govern
ment has been approached IN the mat
ter and has considered proposals with
reference To study of VesuvluS, liar
ner's
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04
Women In BASEBALL.

Mrs, Charles II Havenor Is the sec.
ond woman to enter the field OF base.
ball owners, Az her husbands heir
she Inherited the Milwaukee American
Association Baseball club, Mrs Have.
nor has Just been elected president and
treasurer of the club by the directors,
and she declares that she will devote
her time ana energies 10 making u n
success. The st. Louis Cardinals IL
the only other baseball club In the
world owned by n woman. She Is said
TO have been the trst woman In the
baseball field. New York sun.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04

These ARE going up IN price, Essen.
mai oils become dearer and dearer ev.
cry year Rergnmot has gone up by
leaps and bounds. and altar OF roses
never was 80 dear There are ticeting
modes as TO perfumes. Sweet peas had
n great vogue. Now this ms given
place 10 lilies Of the valley. Vio,c, ~
never out VI date. while In sickness
enn de cologne and lavender water nre
always IN demand, and for the bath
rose. lily Of the valley, violet nnd
sweet pea are ever In favor. For bnrp.
lug, oriental scents are preferred
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04
FORMULATE PLANS
Now Jersey Delegates VIII Stick to
Roosevelt to Last.

Trenton. n. j.. June l.--Colonel
Roosevelt's 2s New Jersey delegates
10 the Chicago convention mapped
out In detail their plans for partici.
pating In the convention. Former
Governor John Franklin Fort was
chosen as chairman OF the delega.
ton. II was also agreed that T. d.
Whiting succeed Former Governor
Murphy as a member OF the Republi.
can national committee.
One OF the resolutions adopted at
the conference pledged the delegates
to vote for Roosevelt on every ballot
until the adjournment Of the conven.
tion. II was agreed that the dele,
gates and their friends should 90 to
Chicago on a special train, leaving
Jersey City Friday. June II. preced,
ing the Tuesday on which the ma.
tional convention opens.
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SCALDED TO DEATH
IN BOILING WATER
Inmate Of Dayton Asylum at Mercy
Of Careless Attendant.

Dayton. O.. June f.-Suffering ter.
rible agony from scalds received In a
bathtub at the Dayton state hospital.
Carl Smith, an insane patient, died
several hours later. His body was lit
orally cooked and he remained In an
unconscious condition from the time
he received the injury until death.
Smith. who was So years old. was
Icing given bath by Joe Novotney,
an attendant. lie was 80 feeble that
he could not assist himself, and when
placed In the tub he complained that
the water was too cold. and the at.
tendant turned on the hot water and
IN so doing gave It wrench which
frightened the faucet. The heat from
the water expanded the faucet and
N0votney was unable to turn OF the
rot water.
Giving all his attention to the fau.
Get. the attendant left the patient to
take care of himself. Smith. who
was suffering from q form of paraly.
els. was unable to climb from the
tub. His cries only caused Novotney
tn redouble his efforts to shut OF the
water, and In the meantime Smith
received the burns that caused his
ceath. Smith was received from
Marathon, Clermont county. where ne
has a mother and son residing. Hos.
pital authorities summarily discharg.
ed Novotney. II is said he will not
he made defendant In criminal
prosecution. however.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04
Biggest Salary Raise on Record.

When the government last July de-
cided to pay 1902 per annum to the
man who would carry the United
States mails between Springfield and
Lake Geneva. Wis. the pay for that
work was raised 40.200 times more
than It had been the year before, Dur.
ing the preceding twelve months Louis
Wade had contracted to do the work
for cent n year For this large CON.
pensation he or his employee had to
make twelve trips week. travelling
eighteen and half miles day ana
disposing Of 800 pounds OF mail each
trip,
He did II for this small sum because
he ran stage line and wanted the
prestige Of handling the mails. -ropu,
lar Magazine.
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| Christian Charles Frederick Albert
Alexander william. the new king OF
Denmark. has lived life that has
been notable for its domestic happi
ness rather than for any spectacular
Incidents To the public outside of his
own country he Is known particularly
for his happy marriage with Princess
Alexnndrina. the elder daughter OF the
Grand Duchess Anastasia Of Mecklen.
burg -Schwerin.
II was pure love match differing
from the unions between royal faml.
lies which are usually arranged for
political expediency. They were wed.
ded nt Cannes on April 20. 1898. and
have two sons. Christian Frederick,
Francis Michael Charles waldemar
George. born March II. 1900. now the
crown prince. and Knut Christian
Frederick Michael. born July 27. 1900.
The new queen Of Denmark Is Just
three months younger than her hus,
band, having been born on Dec. ~.
1870. King Christian X. was born at
Chariottenlund on Sept. 20. 1870.
1t Ii interesting to note that the dag
under which Christian X. will reign IL
the oldest national ensign In Europe
Its origin Ii much mixed up with leg
esd. but II Is certain that It dates back
10 the thirteenth century.
According to tho legendary origin Of
the dag Of Denmark. King waldemar
WAS leading his forces to battle in tho
year 1910 when q cross suddenly ap-
peared to him In the sky. He adopted
the cross as his emblem. went to vic.
tory. and thereupon the cross became
the dnnnebrog. or strength" Of Den.
mark.
The present king IL colonel Of the
Fourteenth regiment Of Prussian hus.
sars and knight OF many orders.
among them the Golden Fleece. the
Black Eagle. the Elephant. the Annun.
clad. IT. Andrew and the Seraphim.
The repetition Of the names Frcder.
tex and Christian In the members OF
the royal family OF Denmark Il no.
table. This repetition IL due to fam
lily law which requires that each son
shall bear the name Of either Freder-
TEX Christian or Christian Frederick
By the same law the monarchs are
crowned alternately as Frederick or
Christian, Thus the successor OF the
present king, whichever Of his sons II
mny be. Will be- known Ms Freder.
TEX IL
The name Knut. or Canute. reap.
ppnrs freuiirntiy uiso in the royal lima
OF Denmark, being borne by the
younger son Of the present king. This
is out of respect for the original Kiug
Canute the Great. who. besides inef.
fectually commanding the waters OF
the ocean to roll back from his throne,
crossed over 10 England with a host,
gained effective control Of that island
aud was named king there subsequent
to the death of Edmund ironside.
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"AeALrAs IMPROVEMENT"
What Folks Ate in the Spacious Times
Of Queen Elizabeth

tThe Lancet)
A little known work is Thomas Mof.
fet's Health Improvement" which
deals with the choice and preparation
of food in Elizabethan England. IL Is
just to note that our ancestors. often
accounted gluttons, held nice views on
the subject of diet, ate many viands
now discarded and based their opin.
ions of their bill of fare on the writ
ings of Galen, Cardanus and like au
thorities. The Elizabethan ate his
meat in a eclectic and philosophic
spirit. Il affirm with Galen." exclaims
Moffet, that fat young heifer. kept
up while with dry meat, will prove a
vonvenient, temperate and good nour-
ishment, especially if II be killed after
the French fashion, as ] saw the Nor
while lay there in camp with that
flower of chivalry the Earl of Essex"
The Normans, 1t appears, inflated the
carcass of the COW with wind and then
beat IL till the meat grew tender, as
is now done In the case of veal. Bull
beef Is said by this same writer to be
a fit food for strong stomachs. but only
after the bull has been baited and has
died in battle
Mutton is generally commended Of
all physicians" The flesh of the old
hA 10 In ha
hath been baited like a bull to death
and when he is dead you must beat the
flesh I'm the skin after the French
fashion of beating a cow" mo Drawn
porker or bacon should be eaten with
out wine" A certain prejudice seems
to have existed against the flesh Of
red and fallow deer as being too dry
and cold In that age of humoralistic
medical theory all food Is, indeed,
according to fictitious standard.
Some meats are held to be healing,
others are watery, and the choeric
must not eat of the former or the
weakly of the latter kind.
The list of birds that came TO table
In those days Of Shakespeare Is
enough to stagger the Wild Birds Pre-.
servation Society. Thus, robin red.
breasts are esteemed "a light and good
meat. and all the little song birds are
mentioned as edible. The jay has a
bad name. He suffers from falling
sickness and conveys It to others. The
sparrow has an aphrodisiac effect; the
wagtail is conducive to the shaking
palsy; the wren is hostile to strangu-
ary and the stone; the cuckoo is hot
and leprous."
Fishes, especially the fresh water
kinds. are recommended on much the
same grounds as birds. Loches are
good for women In childbed. the liver
of the whale Is said to smell like vl0.
let's and to taste most pleasantly.
l.ampreys are very sweet and nOurish-
ing, but they tempt men to surfeit.
How III they are even for strong
stomachs, and how easily a man may
surfeit on them, and not only the death
of King Henry L.. but also many brave
men and captains may sufficiently
demonstrate" Caviare. under the
name of cavlaly, IL praised; II IL cur.
ious that the taste for caviare survives
while that for lampreys has dsap.
peared.
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lection. wore for the first time. 1t
was made with a hobble skirt, much
longer than the usual bathing skirt,
reaching nearly to the ankles and
finished with a gathering. The ma
terial was thin olive green silk with
large white figures.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04
HoesLE SKIRT BATHING SUIT

(Palm Beach Cor New York Times.)
People at the beach this morning
were interested in a bathirg suit
which Mrs. Craig Biddle. of Philadel.
phia, who has several such in her col.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04
Mcssrs. @, E. shaner aud Leila

Mcssrs, @. u. shaner and Leland
shaw OF Millersburg were visitors In
ahe city over Friday.
Mr. Earl O'IIrien went TO Amlty
Saturday afternoon to remain over
Sunday with relatives.
AIRS. g, w. Mckee went TO Marion
o., this morning to spend Sunday with
Mr.. Mckee.
Mr.. Robert Salisbury has returned
from sweetwater. Tenn, whore he has
-heen attending school.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04

ATTORNEY law
FRANK D. LEVERR0
All business Of legal nature given
prompt attention and especially To
practice in the Probate Court. Omcs
No. 9 East High street, Mt. Vernon. o.
New Phone, ONCE 104.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
L. B. HOUCK

ATTORNEY .Ar. LAW
ONCE Rogers building, No. Ill South
Main street. Mt. Vernon, Ohio. Rooms
and 3, second door.
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Optimistic Wife--I think cook is i'm
proving, don't you? Husband-Why,
At dinner tonight everything but the
black co!fce was horrible. Optimistic
Wife--I know that, But usually that's
bad too. o.-Life.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-04

Mrs. Russell b. Owen has returned
to her home in Detroit, Mich. She was
accompanied by Mrs. w. II. Kirk and
Miss Martha Ingram who will be her
guests for some time.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-10-11

One of the large Kansas City stores
owes its success in great measure to
it's policy of exchanging goods If re
turned in a salable condition. An ex
ception is made when dress materials
have been cut from the bolt. One day
recently customer purchased ten
yards Of a. two toned silk. which the
clerk assured her was the most fash
lonable fabric Of the season. When
she reached home with her purchase
she decided. on reflection. that wool
en- material would be more serviceable.
Accordingly she returned to the store
the next day and requested the ex-
change. The clerk explained that 1t
was an impossibility. as the goods had
been cut.
"Why. bought this with the dis
tinct understanding" demonstrated the
woman, that could return it. Did
you not tell me it was changeable
taffeta?'
The exchange was made.-kansas
City Star.
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OUR EARLY RAILROADS.
Rules That Used to Be In Force Half a
Century Aqo.

Rules That Used to Be In Force Half a
Century Ago.
A curious relic of railroad operation
some fifty years ago in Tennessee and
Georgia is exhibited in the following
extracts from the rules then in force:
Each engineman will keep watch.
which must be regulated by the time OF
his conductor at the commencement Of
each trip and will always have in his
possession the current schedule book.
Should any stock be killed which
may be likely to endanger the safety
of the next train passing. the engine
man will stop his train until track Ia
cleared.
AS a general rule. when trains meet
between stations the train nearest the
turnout will run back. Any dispute
as to which train has to retire is to be
determined at once by the conductors
without any interference OH the part
of the enginemen. This rule is re-
quired to be varied in favor of heaviest
loaded engine or the worst grades. II
they meet near the center. in case of
backing, man must be placed on the
lookout, so that any danger to the rear
most part of the train may be seen and
the engineman at once receive notice.
The backing must he done cautiously
Railroad Mans Magazine.
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Notice for Publication.
(Non-coal landl


Department of the Interior. U. S.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana, Oct.
z, 1912. Notice is hereby given that
George Godfrey, of Roman, Montana,
who, on May 18th, 1910, made Home
stead entry, serial No. 02l29, for Unit
&c" SW1 NWA, NWA SW1, Sec
t tl0n ID ana E ME i section Monta H.
meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make final Communication proof, to
establish claim to the land above .des-
cribed, before Coker F. Rathbone, U.
S. Commissioner, at Roman, Montana.
'on the 18th day of Nov. 1912. Claim
ant names as witnesses: Arthur c..
Whitney, of Roman, Montana, Robert
K. Ireton, Charles A. Desaussure,
Frank Hall, all of Poison, Montona.
JOSIAH SKULL,
oct II nov 8 Register.
Flathead Project. Under new law.
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A JocULAR MONARCH.
ivan the Terrible Had Cold eloodsd
Notions About Testing.

Ivan the Terrible forgot neither bis
devotions nor his diversions. His pal
ace alternately resounded with pray
ing and carousing. He had a company
of testers. whose duty 1t vas to divert
him, especially before and after any
executions, but they often paid dearly
for an unreasonable joke.
Among these none was more distin-
guished than Prince Gvosdef, who held
high rank ut court
The car. being one day dissatisfied
with jest, poured over the princes
head the boiling contents of soup
basin. The agonized wretch prepared
to retreat from the table. but the ty-
rant struck him with a knife. and he
fell senseless to the floor. DR.. Arnolph
was instantly called.
"Save my good servant" cried the
car II have jested with him little
too hard
$50 hard" replied the other. that
only God and your majesty can restore
him to life He no longer breathes."
Ivan expressed his contempt. called
the deceased favorite a dog and con-
tinued his amusements
Another day, while he sat at table.
the waywode of Staritza. Boris Titof.
appeared. bowed to the ground and
saluted him after the customary man
ner
"God save thee. my dear waywode.
Thou deservest proof of my favor"
He seized knife and cut off an eal
Titof thanked the car for his gracious
favor and wished him happy reign
Pearson's Weekly.
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NAVAL DISCIPLINE.
Punishments That Are Melted Out to
British Sailors.

For infraction of regulations some
curious punishnents are meted out in
the English navy. 1t is an every day
occurrence, says the London Tit-Bits.
to see half dozen sailors lined up OH
deck facing the paint work. holding
their hammOcks OH their shoulders. At
first the hammock isn't heavy, but aft
er all hour or SO it drags on ones
shoulders like lead. Besides. it is not
at all entertaining to stare fixedly ut u
square foot of painted woodwork for
an hour or more ut Il time.
Another punishment that Jack de-
spises is battling with spoon. He is
placed upon the deck. with two large
wooden buckets, one filled with water
and the other empty. With a spoon he
must dip all the water from one buck
ct and transfer it to the other. being
meanwhile the butt of his comrades
jests and jeers.
Sometimes Il delinquent is made to
walk slowly backward and forward
along the deck, nursing in his arms Il
six inch projectiIe, weighing little
over 100 pounds Once sailor who
laughed ut the stammering speech Of
his commander was made to stand
upon the forebridge in full view of the
ships crew and laugh for an hour and
a half.
Splitting upon the deck of man-of-
war is strictly prohibited. Cuspidors
are placed at intervals along the deck,
and these must be used. Upon some
ships when II sailor is caught splitting
upon the deck small tub is strapped
to his chest. and he is made to wear it.
Any one who chooses may use this
walking receptacle. The offender thus
punished rarely repeats his offense.
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Natures Carvings.

There is IL rock profile to he seen on
Mount Wilson. California. which ia
more striking than the famous forma-
ton in the White mountains. although
the former is said by some to be the
most perfect of all of natures carv-
ings." The features are strong and
full of expression and the contour Of
the head Of correct proportions. the
forehead lofty. the eyebrows jutting.
and the aqulline nose Is exceedingly
vigorous. The mouth is hard and set.
but complete in detail. and even til"
line from the nOstril to the corner OF
the mouth and the rugged modelling Of
the cheek are distinctly marked. The
chin and jaw are correctly scnIptnred.
and even the line of the high collar
and old fashioned coat may be seen on
this remarkable uowlder.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-10-11
BALzAc's BACK DOOR.
Il Was Convenient When Creditors Be-
came Too lnsistent,

came Too lnsistent.
In the year lS4S or tlereubout, be-
Ing worried by duns in Paris, Balzac
took lodgings in lassy. then a village
in the environs. at Il house in the Rue
Basse. There il little remarkable
about the front Of the house. 1t il
just Il plain. white. two storied French
dwelling Of hundred years ago or Of
today for that matter
But ut the back is a garden. and ut
the bottom Of the garden is IL doorway
leading into one Of the Oldest lanes in
the world. from the look of it. Truly.
this ruelle. with it's crumbling wallis Of
stone and plaster. it's ivy and it's shade
Of overhanging trees, is as happily de-
void of suggestions of modern ''in-
provements" as anything to he found
within the suburbs of Paris.
BY means of this byway Ba!zac,
when insistent voices from within the
house reached his ears as he worked
in his little pavilion at the end of the
garden. could avoid the unpleasantnesS
of an interview with any holder of the
overdue bills which throughout his life
We're the only tangible results of his
experiments us II printer and type
founder.
1t needs but little imagination to see
him hurry off down the lane. hat1ess
and in slippers. to await events. while
he dreams of exploiting the jewels Ut
the Golconda or the silver mines Of the
new world
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The Banana.

The banana plant hears fruit every
year. 1t is one Of the most productive
plants in the world and feeds more
people than any other known to man.
1t has been estimated that more than
a third Of the human race depend al
most wholly for their existence upon
the banana That the fruit il amply
able to sustain life. and to sustain 1t
in Il very satisfactory manner. is dem
onstrated by the fact that the millions
who live on practically nothing else
get along very we'll with it and appear
to he as strong and active as those
who live on other kinds Of food.
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(Non-coal land.)


Department of the Interior, U. s.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana,
September "a, 1912. Notice is hereby
given that S. Seymour Cornelison, of
Roman, Montana, who, on February 10,
1911, made homestead entry Serial No.
03163, for Unit "F" n1a sw14 section
35, township q north, range q west,
Montana meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make final Communication
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before Coker F. Rath-
bone, U. S. commissioner, at Roman,
Montana. on the 28th day of October,
1912. Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles Zaruba, August Langhoff,
David Boyd, George Reeve. all Of Ro-
nan, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
sep n oct 25 Register.
Flathead project. Under new law.
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Notice for Publication

(Non-coal land) Flathead Project
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Missoula, Montana,
Sept. II, 1912. Notice is hereby given
that Laurits A. Grant, of Roman,
Mont, who, on July %, 1911, made Hid.
No. O3613, for Unit B, So NW4,
Section 20, 7. 81 NJ, r. 20 w. M. M.
has filed notice of intention tc
make final communication proof to estab.
lish claim to the land above described,
before Coker F. Rathbone, U. S. Com
missioner, at Roman, Montana, on the
18th day of November, 1912. Claimant
names as witnesses: Toris Il. Som
strud, Julius H. Hanson, Florentine
Rohrer and Carey H. Gordon, all of
Roman, Montana.
JOSIAH SKULL,
sept l3 oct II Register.
Under cd law.