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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02

bic within bubble can be made, This
author c. V. Boys, tells of various
laws of physics which can be demon
strated and how explosive soap bub-
bles can be made.
There Is eulogy by Charles Nord-
man of the late Henri Poincare, noted
French physicist and relative of the
present French president. The state
ment is made that the French scientist
was great in literature as well as in
his chosen speciality. He is described
as "a great inventor, great philoso-
pher and great writer"
An article by Sir William Ramsay
relates to the measurement Of infinites-
lmal quantities Of substance, In which
he details some of the recent efforts Of
scientists ito see the invisible, to touch
the intangible and to weigh the i'm
ponderable."
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
There is nothing in life so important
as to think before you act
Roast Goose.

Select young goose and avoid the
rank flavor and tough texture which
age always gives this fowl. Draw,
clean, SINCE and stuff with bread
crumb dressing. Pour a cupful of boilA,
ing water over it to cicatrice the skin
and keep in the juices. Roast. allow
ing twenty minutes to the pound, If
young. If of uncertain age allow half
an hour to each pound and baste Of
ten with salted water. Half an hour
before 1t is done dredge 1t lightly with
-four, baste with butter and water and
let 1t brown and crisp.
Throw cup of cold water into the
liquor in the pan. which will cause the
grease to rise to the top. Skin 1t all
off very carefully, for. though goose
grease is valuable in the domestic
pharmacopoela. it is neither palatable
nor wholesome. Thicken the gravy
with Drowned -four, add the giblets,
which cook with the goose. minced
very fine. boil up once and serve very
hot
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
Eariy Hairpins.

The women of early days possessed
bronze bodkins made like those Of our
time, and in their toilet they employed
small tweezers of pattern that has
not altered in 1000 years. To retain
the hair in the desired fashion they
had not. 1t Is true. hit on the idea OF
bending wire double, but they did
employ for this purpose straight
bronze pins exactly like the modern
hatpin and showing a big spherical
head
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
ESKIMO HOSPITALITY.
A Dinner Drama That illustrates a
Trait of the Natives.

tTdt OF tne NdtiNcS'
A custom of the Eskimos, which H.
lustrates in a striking manner the
character of the people, is thus de-
scribed by DR.. S. X. Hutton in his
work, Among the Eskimos Of Labra-
DOR"
ut was a queer dinner party. The
table was pushed into the corner and
Uttered as usual with clothes and books
and relics of work hastily laid aside
Dinner was spread on the floor The
center of the feast was an enormous
ribs and joints of raw seal meat.
Round the pot the family squatted.
every one except the baby. armed with
a businesslike knife. Cutting off pieces
Of flesh or gnawing at !A,nes. they
munched and chewed and smacked
their lips with great relish.
$50 busy were they all that perhaps
l was the only one to notice slow,
shutting step passing the window. The
footsteps turned into the porch. and |
heard the dogs yelping as somebody
cleared them out Of the way. A CROP
ing hand felt for the latch. and the door
silently opened. A voice said. 'Aksuse'
BE strong, all of you'-and Apkik. a
young man of the village. came in.
choking and coughing at the sudden
warmth. Nobody seemed to take much
notice. but John gave laconic 'Ah.'
in answer to his greeting. and the cir
Gle widened to make room for the new
conner.
"Apkik sat down and pulled knife
out of his belt. watched him pity
ingly as he helped himself with lean
and shaking fingers. 1t was not long
before he was satisfied, for he was
sadly listless and weary, and with a
simple 'Nakomek he wiped his knife
upon his trousers leg and slowly went
out, Again nobody took much notice
John said 'Ah!' and Apkik shut the
door after him.
81 was mystified by this strange lit
tie drama. and suppose that showed
my wonder in my face. for John an
! swered the question that was in my
thoughts. just as if had asked it,
"'We all know Apkik,' he said. He
is poor young man who cannot hunt
or work for himself. and we know that
he cannot work because he is i'll. ! did
not invite him to come. but he is quite
welcome. No poor man lacks for q
meal as long as there is food, 1t is q
| CugtOm of tha DpODle'b
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
rriumnh of a sausaas.

Westphalia, in Prussia, is the home
Of the sausage. There, 1t is said, a
trader will name no fewer than 400
different kinds of sausage. A sausage
exhibition was held recently in Ger
many. at which 1000 varieties of sau-
sage were shown.
In this connection the story is told
OF a young Prussian who. though he
had received an expensive training as
a chemist. shut himself up in his lab
oratory and instead OF devising new
dye. safety match. motor engine ex-
plosive. aeroplane or Photographic
lens took pork. veal, olives, pepper,
fennel. old wine, cheese. apples. CHINA
mon and herrings' roes and from them
evolved wonderful and totally orig
inal ''wurst,' the best Of its kind. He
has amassed considerable fortune
from its sale.-Berlin Cor. New York
Sun.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02

make these kind persons believe that
had been drawn into their brothers
mistake | was sure there was mis-
take, for just before going upstairs l
had been asked how had left my
stepmother, and l had no stepmother.
| was too confused to make much
of toilet. | employed my time try
ing to think of way out of my dilem-
ma. Not finding any way to suit me, /
resolved to await favorable opportu-
nifty to make it appear that i had been
taken up by relatives that / had never
seen. When the half hour had passed
/ went downstairs, and there in trav-
cling dress stood the real Bess, the
mother, the son and the two daughters
regarding her as If not knowing what
to make of her. AS entered the room
they looked at me. equally dumfound-
ed. / saw that the denouement had
come. / noticed that my double wore
q blue ribbon.
(Which of you is Elizabeth" asked
the mother.
Elizabeth whatP" l asked
elizabeth Stanton, of course"
"I am Elizabeth Elliot" | said.
"And / am Elizabeth Stanton" said
the newcomer.
For moment / affected to be much
puzzled, then said: 81 had my doubts
about the gentleman being my cous-
in, but / have relatives in the city /
have never seen and supposed he
might be one of them. But since my
arrival / have come to believe a mis-
take has been made"
"You took away my escort" said the
other Cousin Bess. smiling, "and I have
been obliged to find my way here
alone. | see you wear the blue ribbon
agreed upon"
"That is a society decoration" in
formed her.
young ladies' said the mother,
dinner is waiting Come and partake
of 1t, both OF you"
That was not the last dinner took
in that house by any means. Indeed,
now go there frequently because the
old lady is my mother-in-law and her
daughters my sistess-ln-law. The real
Bess is also my friend She has fol-
lowed the career of teacher, and |
was turned from my intention, to be-
come wife and mother.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
WOMEN BREAK EGG MARKET.
Orange IN. J) League Makes Dealers
Offer Fresh Laid at 81 Cents.

ObS' F'SoH Ld'u AT o. ScUtb.
In an effort to break the prevailing
high price fifty crates of high grade
storage eggs were offered for sale by
the Housewives league of Orange, N.
j. The eggs were sold at 33 cents a
dozen against 3S to 80 cents charged
by the local retailers.
Wealthy women bought large guam
titles. Such large crowds gathered
about the store that grocers in the
neighborhood advertised fresh eggs at
81 cents dozen. which was less than
the price paid by the league, but didn't
get the business.
Mrs Julian Heath, national president
Of the Housewives league says that
the work accomplished by the women
of the Oranges In breaking the Orange
egg market will undoubtedly cause
other branches of the league to follow
their example.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
SCIENCE CRAFTS
MUSCULAR TISSUE
Diseased Organs OfAnlmaISAI
Replaced by Healthy Ones.
NATURAL DEATH IS PAINLESS
These Are Some of the Interesting
Statements Of Experts Which Arc
Announced In Years Report of the
Smithsonian Institution.

Removal of living organs, their pres.
ervation in "cold storage" and their
final refunctionlng in the bodies of 9th
er animals of the same species are de-
scribed in the report of the Smithso-
nian institution for 1912.
Il. Legendre of the Museum Of Nat
ural History in Paris is the author who
deals with grating organs, and he de-
scribss many operations which, proving
successful, have established his theory.
Muscular tissue may also be trans
ferred, he declares. Thus sound mus
cles or organs can be used to replace
diseased ones.
This is only one feature of the re-
port, which takes broad survey of
science. Another paper, that by DR.. o.
A. Schalfer, declares that the prob
lens of life and matter are strikingly
similar" General results tend to show,
he asserts, that living beings are gov
erned by laws Identical with those that
govern inanimate matter. Natural
death, not due to disease, should be
quiet and painless he says.
"Holes In tho Air"
From such problems as these the re-
port shifts to "holes in the air." which
are declared by the writer to affect
| the aviator much as holes or vacuities
would elsewhere, though they are not
real holes, of course. but changes in
| air currents,
The author, w. j. Humphreys, pro-
| fessor OF meteorological physics In the
! weather bureau, describes air currents
as like "breakers." "eddies," torrents"
and "blllows." All these, he declares,
are less effective as the speed OF the
aeroplane Is Increased, but this does
not mean that the fastest machine nee
essarily is the safest"
Safeguarding of ships against Ice
bergs Is discussed by Professor How
ard Il. Barnes of McGill university,
Montreal, who describes micro Their
mometer, which automatically records
one-thousandth of degrees change in
temperature. Thus the approach OF
lcebergs can be gagged
The mysteries OF oriental music the
sounds OF which are usually torture to
Americans or Europeans, or at least
seem funny" are explained by Willy
Pastor. He declares that the oriental
is chiefly concerned with the quality of
each tone and with very small inter
walls. while the occidental wants n sue
cession of tones and the use of large
intervals.
Captain Roald Amundsen, the Nor
weglan explorer, describes the discov-
cry of the south pole and the exploit
OF the Frams crew In reaching the
"farthest SOUTH"
Another scientist describes penguins,
antarctic birds, as being like funny
old men.
Explosive Soap Bubbles.
Still anC ther tells OF the scientific
value OF soap bubbles and how bub-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
A Christmas Carol.

Chime, chime. chime. chime.
Christmas bells are calling.
Now, as In the olden time,
On the echoes falling.
Clearly on the frosty air
or the Christmas morning
Comes the message sweet and rare
As gentle warning,
Peace on earth. good will to all
Thus the bells are ringing.
Young and old obey the call
OF SO sweet a singing.
Petty quarrels are put aside.
Christmas love beginning.
Danish selflshness and pride,
Every thought OF SHINING,
Chime. chime, chime. chime.
Christmas bells are calling.
Joyously at Christmas time
On the echoes falling.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
A Tree Party.

Everybody likes donkey party, but
that patient animal has done its duty
so long without kicking that we really
ought to relieve 1t. A good substitute
for the donkey is Christmas tree
drawn on an old sheet in charcoal or
else painted in n vivid green. Each
child receives a little parcel (crumpled
up newspaper carefully wrapped and
tied with red cordl, The child is
blindfolded, placed at distance from
the sheet turned around three times
and then tries to pin the parcel to the
topmost point of the tree
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
Trial by Jury.

The establishment of the trial by
jury ruhs back even prior to the time
Of Alfred the Great He Is said to
have organized juries Of twelve men
as now In practice, but even earlier
six Welsh and six Anglo-Saxon free
men acted as "A jury where there was
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
MyCareer
BY EDNA WOOLWORTH

In these days poor girls ct them
selves for life of labor because they
expect to be obliged to support them
selves, and wealthy girls-at least some
OF them-because they don't relish a
choice between matrimony and idleness
/ belong to the latter class. One au-
tumD not many years ago l, then TWEEN
ty years old. thoroughly imbued with
the belief that all men were selfish and
IL | welded the man ! married would
take me for my fortune and. having
spent it, desert or i'll treat me, decided
to go TO the city and prepare myself
for career.
| belonged to several societies in my
native town. one of which was devot-
ed to the cause Of temperance. Our
badge was a bit of blue ribbon tied in
the buttOnhole of the men members
and somewhere on the corsage of
the women. was an enthusiastic
advocate of the temperance cause and
always wore my colors.
The day alighted from the train on
my quest for career young man
with a pleasing face and as pleasing a
smile on it stepped up to me and, TAX
ing from me satchel i carried, said:
Here you are, Cousin BessW
Now, my name happened to be Eliza
beth Had 1t not been so | should
have probably told the young man that
he was mistaken in the person, AS 1t
81 o., hnt
of my numerous cousins living in the
city whom ! had never seen had got
wind of my coming and had concluded
to meet me
you are l asked.
I'm Ned Olcott, We received your
letter mentioning the blue ribbon. Ev-
erything is prepared for you. We
have succeeded in getting position
for you in the high school. You're to
teach history. l believe that's what
you wanted, isn't it?"
We were moving with the throne
and by this time had reached the sta
tion exit. There was something so In
genuous. so kindly, as well as dignified
in the young mans face and manner
! that my heart went right out to him
was seized with a curiosity to know
what he would do with me- / hesitat
ed a few moments whether would In
form him of his mistake or delay
Meanwhile he called cab, and the
driver came dashlng up to the curb.
"Are you sure?" began and stopped
"Quite So Mother said l was tC
bring you straight home, Get in"
yielded, After all, was not this
a relative? At any rate, / would act
for awhile as II he were. Perhaps hi
was. He drove me to n modest dwell
ing standing well back from the street
with very white curtains and some
well polished brass at the front door
An old lady, with lovable face ant
snow white hair. backed by two young
girls, received me. welcoming me witt
kiss.
"Why. Cousin Bess," exclaimed the
elder girl. "how you've changed! Yor
don't look at all as you did when W.
played together ten years ago"
Elizabeth must be tired and hungry
Helen, show her TO her room. Dinner
will be ready in half hour"
! was glad to escape. for that time
at least. from my equivocal position
Helen left me to think over what
should do, had gone so far that an.
course might pursue would result II
modification. would not be able t.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
An unfortunats Drawback.

A detective was trying to get few
facts from the man who had employed
him to hunt for runaway boy. HAS
he any distinguishing marks about
him?' he asked.
Yes saiG the father. frowning i'm
patiently. "The distinguishing mark
about him. sir, is that he looks like
me-"
HIM." mused the detectives; ~
should scarcely call that distinction
That's handicapv'
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
II Was Up to Dobbin.

A cultured daughter. home from
boarding school, had just been driving
the fat and antiquated family horse,
from which all speed and spirit had de-
parted some fifteen years before.
Mamma" she called daintily-
though in sudden alarm-"I can't leave
Dobbin standing. can II"
The matter Of fact mother replied
briskly: "You can. Unless he prefers
to sit"-New York Mail
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
The Professors Compliment.

THE professor paid me compli-
ment that don't know whether to like
Or not"
How is that, my girl?'
HE says am so interesting that he
is going to name germ after me-
Pittsburgh Post.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02

from eleven to fourteen miles. In a
slight fog bergs can be sighted at two
miles; in dense fog at 200 yards. In
bright moonlight they can be seen at
two and one-half miles with the naked
eye; in starlight at one mile, and at
two miles distance with glasses. On
night overcast and dark. but with the
horizon visible, bergs can be seen at 6
distance of one-half mile with glasses
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
Clear lnferanoa.

'Jim told me riproaring joke that
was played on some member of your
club last evening. Were you thereF
'Yes, was there! 1t was an abom-
Unable, farfetched"-
ooh! Jinx did not tell me that you
were the man 1t was on" - Houston
Post
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
Gettind a Start.

"Why doesn't that dachshund come
when call him? The idea of sulking
on me"'
Hes coming as fast as he can," said
the mans wife. Hes got his front
legs started Washington Herald.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
Iceberas.

The greatest distance at which an
iceberg can be observed in clear wealth
er by day is eighteen miles. The av-
erage berg on an ordinary clear day
can be sighted from thirteen to sixteen
miles from the ship; on a cloudy day
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02

Mother, Lawyer and Charity Worker.
Mrs. Flora Groden of Brooklyn,
who has Just been admitted to the
bar, will perform her home duties as
heretofore. practice her profession and
continue her charity work. She says
she will make use of her knowledge of
law to enable poor persons to receive
Justice in the courts
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
stranasnsss of tha ssx.

A woman can become highly excited
over the fact that bride is starting
cut In married life with machine hem
med napkins. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
WEIGHT of Snow.

A cubic foot of newly fallen snow
weighs Ave and one-half pounds and
has twelve times the bulk of an equal
weight of water.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02
va, o. mouern ratners.

-Yes. before papa would consent to
my marrying George he insisted on
Docking up his past life"
''Mercy! That was risky"
'But he didn't go very far. He stop
ped just as he found that George was
the only nephew OF three rich uncles."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02

A Cincinnati woman married the
brother OF her sons wife. Some wom-
en- have faculty for getting into com
plications.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02

wasted time. and now time doth
waste me, Shakespeare.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-12-02

Some contend that the modern mover
is the cause of vice; others that 1t Is
the effect.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-26

handing the emblems to the various
students who had won them during the
college year.
Luncheon was served on the campus
at noon, near Ridenbaugh hall to the
students and faculty, and many
townspeople also took their lunches
with them to eat upon the campus.
A tennis tournament was commenc-
ed at o'clock in the afternoon and
lasted throughout the remainder of the
day.
The university orchestra and glee
clubs, under the direction of Professor
e. HELLER Collens and Professor E. H.
Storer, gave a concert at 8 o'clock
from the balcony of Ridenbaugh hall.
The program was a very successful
one, and the faculty committee in
charge of the annual celebration de-
serves credit for their care and man
agement. m
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-26
i. S. SUPREME COURT DE-
CIDES AGAINST PATENTEES

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Freeing
the public to a great extent from pay
ing extortionate charges for patented
articles the supreme court of the Uni
ted States has held that patentees have
no right to fix arbitrary retail prices
for products in case number one, in
which the Bauer company, manufact-
urers of a patent medicine, sued Jas.
IO'Donnell, Washington, D. c.. drug
gist.
Whether patentees may force dealers
to retail their products at any fixed
licensed" sale price the patentee may
decree was squarely raised in this
case The District of Columbia court
of appeals could not decide the case
and passed it along to the supreme
court O'Donnell was sued by the
Bauer company for alleged patent in
fringement because he cut prices on
their product. O'Donnell had bought
his supplies from wholesaler and
not direct from the patentee, and con-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-26

WASHINGTON, May 26.-Again
smashing all tradition, President Will
son talked about the desperate efforts
being made at Washington by an In
'dustrious and insiduous" lobby The
president said that the lobbyists are
using big money to affect the tariff
bill Il think" said the president,
''the public ought to know of the ex
traordinary exertions that are being
made by the lobby in this city in order
to gain recognition in an attempt to
make certain alterations in the tariff
bill. Washington has seldom seen so
numerous, Industrious and insiduous
lobby. The newspapers are filled
with paid advertisements circulated to
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-26
ROOSEVELT ASSISTED BY THREE ATTENDANTS
UGLY RUMORSCONCERNING
REV. OSCAR LOWRY FALSE

For some weeks there seems to have
been circulated in Moscow a persis-
tent rumor to the effect that the Rev.
Oscar Lowry, the well known evan
gelist, had gotten into some kind of
trouble somewhere in the east. First
rumor had it that this occurred in
Montana, then in some other state,
and so on. The Star-Mirror investigat-
ed all of these rumors but was unable
to learn whether or not there was
any foundation to them. These inves-
legations were made with the object
of learning the truth and to publish
the results, whether the results were
creditable or otherwise to Rev. Lowry,
believing his prominence in this city
as a successful evangelist entitled the
people to know the truth.
knowledge of these rumors were
not alone in possession of the Star
Mirror. They also reached the ears
of Mr.. William Lennox well known
resident of this city. Mr.. Lennox i'm
mediately wrote to Rev. D. w. Fahs
at Atlanta, Ga, neighbor and friend
of the Rev. Lowry at Cedar Falls,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-05-26

tended therefore that he could disre-
gard the license sale restriction and
sell the drugs for any price he desired
or even give them away. He declar-
ed that, once having sold and delivered
their goods to the wholesaler, the pa
tentee could not claim any further
dominion over the property. Resale
prices, he contended, could not be die
tated by the patentee.
Manufacturers seeking to establish
their patent monopoly" contended
that the patent laws give them the ex-
elusive right to sell their products and
absolute control of retail prices re-
gardless of how many hands the prod
ucts pass through. Today's case diff
fered from the courts recent monopoly
decision in the famous Dick mimeO-
graph" case, in that there the court
was called upon to decide whether
patentees could restrict the use of their
patented machines to such auxiliary
supplies as they themselves made on
royalty basis.