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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-15
When Darkness Intervened
Near The Hour Of7
And Match Declared A Draw
For Night
SCOfG,UnpfGCGdented In Local
Annals OF The Game

15-all. And, in the parlance of the
street can you beat it? The contest
was royal one and It's not finished
yeti
With the shades of night falling
very fast and a hazy darkness en-
shrouding the court, DR.. N. r. East
man and George Kelly battled and
battled and then battled some more
Wednesday evening, each vainly en-
deavoring to wrest the set from the
other, but all without avail. The re
suit was forecasted and, had they
fought all night, the score would still
have been even.
For the benefit of the uninitiated, it
may be said that the normal tennis
set consists of nine games. Hence the
set last night was three and one third
times the average or, If applied to a
base ball game, three and one third
times nine innings. What would you
think of 30 inning base ball game?
Would you not gasp at the idea? Well,
that is the equivalent of the score
made in this marvellous match.
The set undeniably captures the
prize for long duration. In tourna-
ment Of any kind, score of 1O-S, is
considered remarkable, but conjecture
to yourself one that at least will run
up to 17-15 and there you have it.
Hats off to DR.. Eastman and George
Kelly.
And they would have been playing
yet as far as DIR. Eastman is con-
cerned. In fact he was seriously con-
sidering placing his automobile lamps
on either side of the court and play
ing to finish, when Kelly, who had
the darker court, finally acknow-
lodged that he could hardly see the
balls. So the match was declared a
draw for the night and will be finished
later.
Kelly started out in first class shape
and easily captured the first five
games. DR.. Eastman came back with
the next straight five, making deuce
set of it. Then the fight started.
Kelly won Eastman's serve and East
captured Kelly's serve. This kept up
for several games and then Eastman
won out on his own serve. The end
of the set was predicted then and
there by the audience, but Kelly hand
lily won his own serve and still the
score was a tie. From then on, the
former order of things existed, each
taking the others serve. At the end
of the twenty-sixth game, when the
score stood l3-all, the referee offered
to call the match. DR.. Eastman cast
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-15
ABANDONED
Babe Adopted By Former
Mansfield Woman
Mansfield News)

kMduSuSlu NeWS)
An abandoned babe was discovered
on one of the Knights Templar spe-
cial trains on the Denver G Rio
Grande railroad by former Governor
Alva Adams while the train was en-.
route from Pueblo to Denver, Colo,
for the triennial conclave. An un-
signed note promised $500 at the end
of five years if the party adopting the
child would insert an advertisement
in the Denver papers at the end of
that period.
The babe, girl, was adopted by
Mrs. william F. Raber, wife of the
superintendent of the Pueblo Trac-
tion company. 1t was christeped
Conclavia Raber by the sixty knights
aboard the train, who yielded to Mrs.
Raber in their decision to adopt the
waif.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raber, who are now
located at Pueblo, Colo, are well
known in Mansfield where thew re-
sided for many years. They have
had no children of their own and
the little waif will no doubt find a
happy home with them.
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rhrived on Poor Writing.

Illegible handwriting may prove an
aid to prosperity. The late Lord Co
schen said of his father, HE has told
me half in joke and half in earnest
that when he came to London he was
Obliged to found firm because he
wrote such IA bad hand that no one
would take him for clerk" OF Lord
Goschen himself his biographer re-
marks: "In his latter years he might
have spelled as he chose, for no onl
could have affirmed with certainty
how many rs he might have put IL
although At length his script be.
came undecipherable even by GoscheI
himself He could not when speaking
in parliament make out what it was
that he had put on paper, and he thus
came in later years to abandon almost
entirely his old practice of making
notes."
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REGAINING CASTE.
ordeaIs Natives of India Will Face to
Be CIeansed.

ordeaIs Natives of India viii Face to
Be Cleansed.
1t is astonishing the belief natives in
southern India have in their ''caste"
and what they will do to regain it IL
lost A certain day in the year is set
aside for the ceremony of regaining
caste"
An inclosure about twenty feet square
is fenced off. and in this logs of wood
are burnt, the ashes of which are kept
red hot by continual tanning.
Those going through the ceremony
have to wash themselves in the river
about mile away; then, with strings
Of flowers hanging round their necks.
they run to the iDclosure By the time
they reach 1t the red hot ashes have
been raked all over the floor and the
idol Of whatever caste they belong to
has been placed on platform at one
end
In rush the "casteless," barefooted.
without the slightest hesitation. and
dance round and round on the red hot
ashes until they drop from exhaustion
and are dragged out by their friends.
Before going through this painful cere-
mony Of regaining caste" man is
first supposed to fast for at least three
days.-Pearson's Weekly.
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Song of tn. East Indian Laborer.

When drawing water from the wells,
the man in charge of the operation in
variably encourages the bullocks with
a CHEEKY sing-song, at the critical
moment when they are raising the
heavy leather pouch of water from the
well, and if he was to remain silent
the Indian bullock. who is a strong
conservative. would certainly refuse to
start. once listened to the song
which the men sang when they were
making mortar. 1t was something like
this: "Oh. bullocks! what work you
are doing. going round and round max
ing mortar for the masons oh. bnl-
locks. go faster. go faster! The masons
will cry out, oh. bullocks. for more
mortar-more mortar. So go faster.
go fnster!'-From India and the In
dams"
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DIDN'T WANT TO BE HAsTY.
Hence He Was Pleased TO Have His
Judgment Confirmed.


A Kansas man. who bad played the
role of the henpecked husband for O
number of years. one day met AN agent
who was selling a book. The book
agent dllated at length on the beauty
and literary merit of the book, but the
Kansas man told him he wasn't pre-.
pared to buy. But" he said. there
is a woman who lives In the house
pext to the corner In the next block
who I'm satisfied wants that book
and wants 1t bad"
The agent hastened to the house and
managed somehow to get inside the
door. In about n minute he came out
on the run aud in a wild jump from
the porch missed all the front steps
and lit on the sidewalk running. The
hen pecked husband had been an in
terested spectator from the outside.
When he saw the Kansas man. the
agent stopped and with some heat said /:
Say. that woman you recommended
me to is the worst wildcat ever sa W.
Sure about that, are your said the
Kansas man.
"Sure? Well should say I am snre'
said the agent as he rubbed the place
on his head that had been hit with the
broomstick
Sort of glad to hear you say so. said
the Kansas man. After twenty i've
years experience with her I'd about
come to that conclusion myself. but
didn't want to be hasty about formin'
an opinion till ! had the judgment Of
some unprecedented witness. kansas
City Journal.
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DEMOCRATIC CAucUsEs

Pleasant-At the township house
Friday evening, August Is, at 1880
O'Clock.
Pike township-At the township
house Friday evening, Aug. Is, at s
o'clock
Liberty-At the township house,
Friday, Aug. 20, at o'clock p. m.
Milford-At the township house
Friday evening, August 15.
Harrison-At the township house
Thursday evening, August 2S, at o.
clock
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-15
BRANDON,CHURCH NOTES

Rev. Theodore M. Hofmeister, pas
tor. Sunday school 10 a, M, Jay Har-
mon, Supt. Everybody welcome.
Preaching service p. m., subject
Make Haste" b. Y p. u. Saturday
evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening. The Woman's Home Mis-
sionary Society will meet at the home
of Mrs. Thomas Harrod at Hunts,
Thursday, Aug. 21 for an all day ses-
sion. Everybody welcome.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-15
THE BURIAL
OF FAMILY
Killed In Auto Accident To
Occur In Mi. Vernon
Bodies Of Borders Family To
Rest In Mound View
Will Be Brought To This City
Friday Afternoon
Accompanied By Members Of
The Masonic Lodge
More Details OF The Terrible
Automobile Accident

The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
3. Borders and their daughter, Isabel,
who were killed in an automobile ac-
'cldent in Columbus Tuesday evening,
will be brought to Mt Vernon and
buried in Mound View cemetery Fri
day afternoon.
Funeral services for the three vic
tins of the accident will occur at
Trinity Church, Columbus, Friday
morning at 1890 o'clock. Parents
and other relatives of both Mr.. and
Mrs. Borders will be present.
The remains of Mr.. and Mrs. Bor-
ders and daughter will arrive in Mt
Vernon Friday afternoon at o'clock
over the Pennsylvania lines and will
be taken direct to Mound View ceme-
terry where the burial will be made
in the Sanderson family lot.
Members Of Humbolt Lodge, No.
476, Free and Accepted Masons, to
which Mr.. Borders belonged, will at
tend the funeral services in a body.
The pallbearers will be brother Mas
ons, who, with a delegation from
Humbolt Lodge, will accompany the
remains to Mt. Vernon and conduct
ceremonies at the burial.
More details Of the accident were
given in Wednesday evenings Colum-
bus Dispatch especially concerning
the stories of a number OF eye-wit-
nesses to the accident. The Dispatch
says:
f. Austin McTlroy, living at SIS
East Town street, and Nathan Martle,
Mrs. George Spahr and Mr.. McElroy's
wife, were in an automobile coming
south on Nelson road at Broad street,
just few feet west of Alum creek
bridge, on which the Borders automo-
bile was standing, at the time of the
accident.
According to the occupants of the
McElroy automobile, and they prob
ably were in a better position to see
the accident than anyone else at the
time, Borders was turning around on
the bridge while freight train was
crossing Broad street.
Borders seemed to lose control of
the car, according to Mr.. McElroy,
and two or three times the car made
a lunge. Suddenly it took leap back
wards and before the Mortified occu-
pants of the McElroy automobile could
shout warning, the car had gone
backward through the fence and into
the chasm.
Mr.. McElroy leaped out of his au-
tomobile and rushed down the en-
bankment to the car Jumping into the
water, he reached the side of the car.
He partly pulled Mrs Borders from
underneath the car, resting her head
on his knees. He shouted to her, Can
you hear me?" and she responded with
a faint "yes."
Just then the man who lighted the
match approached the car and ter
rife explosion occurred.
McElroy was surrounded by the
flames and attempted to save Mrs.
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h.r substitute For oi: of Birch.

Instead of yanking them into the
house and giving them the ''lamming"
they deserve, an Atchis0n woman who
was a schoolteacher for many years
is trying the following method with
her obstreperous children; She calls
them to her and says. solemnly and
precisely. my sons, ! am surprised at,
disgusted with, disappointed in and
ashamed of you."-Kansas City Jour
nal
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him look of whitening iIsdaln ana.
without a word. started to serve. He
was in to finish.
Quite an odd thing occurred when.
with the score so against him, Or.
Eastman yelled to his adversary
Kelly, I'm going to make this SET
deuce and YOU can't stop me-. And.
begorry, he did!
Quite large crowd stayed to see
the match and all decided to stay
by it,, even at the risk of eating q
cold supper. They enlivened things
with little witticisms directed at the
players who we're always ready with
a come back" At exactly $3.50, the
match was declared off for the night
and both players, utterly exhausted,
seemed only too glad.
The finish of the match promises
to be lively and everybody should
make an effort to be on hand to wit.
ness it.
Miss Levering defeated Miss Greer.
early in the afternoon by the scorea
SO and 81. This puts her in the
finals to fight it out with Miss Thomp-
son of Gambler
Blair defeated Hayes in the consola-
tion singles co and 6-1.
Dowds and Devin won the first set
in their doubles match with Blair
and X. Harper 7i5 and then dropped
the second 0-6. The match will be-
finished today.
On the Maplehurst court, Russell
Eastman sprang surprise by defeat
ing Genres, who has been picked for
a semi-finals contestant, by the.
scores As, 6-1 and ga.
On the Y. NJ. G. A court, Tiebout,
in the consolation singles, won ona
set from X. Harper 81 and then de,
cided to default to his younger op--
ponent.
Desperate efforts are being made
to get all Of the matches in the mems
singles played off up to the semtfln-
nails by Saturday afternoon, SO that
these can be put out as feature and,
with the finals in the ladies' singles,
insure the presence. of large crowd.
The semi-fnals give promise of being
fully as interesting as the finals and
some lively tennis is predicted. TheL
finals themselves, in the mems singles
and doubles and in the consolation
singles will probably be run or next
Tuesday afternoon.
The following is Fridays schedule:
200 p. m.-Harper VS.. Strang or
Devin.
300 p. mr.. Walton VS.. H. Wal
ton or Russell.
400 p. m--Eastman VS.. Ackerman.
or Mitchell. =
500 p. m.-Stoyle and Sapp va,
Mitchell and Hays
I nota.a MapIehurst Court
Chapman VS.. Kelly or Eastman
Curtis VS.. Kelly or Eastman.
Y. M. C. A.
Starr VS.. Morton or Kroner.
Devip and Dowds or Michael and
Tiebout vs. Blair and X. Harper or
Genres and D. Harper.
Tennis Notes
At present, it looks as if the fol-
lowing would be the contestants in
the semi-finals Saturday afternoon:
R. Levering rs. Russell Eastman. r.
Walton VS.. G. Levering. III
If H. Walton defeats Russell this
afternoon, the match between the
Walton brothers, tomorrow at 8 p. m.
promises great things.
DIR. Eastman and George Kelly are
finishing their match at 4 o'clock this
afternoon at Round Hill.
Ten matches are being played on
today on the various courts.
After the match yesterday, DIR.
Eastman exclaimed "The greatest ten
mis- match avar nIayad in Mt Vernon" /"
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INSURANCE
THE BUCKEYE STATE
BUILDING AND LOAN COM.
PANY, RANKIN BUILDING, 20
WEST GAY STREET, CoLUM.
BUS, OHIO.

Fourth. Money insured. The safe
ty of all cash money on hand or in
bank is insured by The American
Surety Company of New York. a very
strong and conservative company.
Very few financial institutions take
this precaution, but The Buckeye
wishes to safeguard it's depositors in
every way and hence this insurance.
Five per cent paid on time deposits.
Assets $6,5OO,OOO Write for book
let's.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-15

Among those from Millersburg who
have been attending the Camp SycbNr
meetings at Mt Vernon the past week
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Y. A. Davidson.
Mrs. Olive Linn, Miss Maude Linn.
Mrs Mable Finley and J. ]. Grassie.
-Millersburg Republican.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-15
A REPORT
IS FILED
By Juvenile Officer Purcell
Showing The Work
Done In This Department
For Past Year
Many Gases Are InveStigat-
ed By The Officer
A Divorce Is Sought By A
Knox County Woman
Other Items OF Interest From
The Court House

The following is the fifth annual re-
port of Juvenile officer Patrick Purcell
for the year ending July 81, 1913. The
report is very interesting and shows a
large amount of work done by the
efficient juvenile officer:
To the Hon. Philip l.. Wilkins, Pro-
bate Judge and Judge of the Juv-
emile Court in and for Knox Coun-
ty, Ohio:
l hereby beg to submit this, my
fifth annual report as juvenile proba-
tion officer of said county, for the year
ending July 81, 1913.
Number of calls answered and in
vestigations made on complaints and
afidavits filed for crimes and offens-
es, as follows:
Throwing stones and breaking win
dows, 16.
Association with immoral persons,
5.
Using profane and obscene Ian
guage, 26.
Fighting, IL.
Indecent exposure of person, 8.
Starting fires near building, 4.
Train-jumping, 6.
Breaking and entering buildings, A..
Stealing horse and buggy, 1.
Stealing buggy and harness, 1.
Stealing bicycle, 1.
Stealing chickens, 2.
Stealing dog, /.
Stealing money and other property,
20.
Immoral conduct, a.
Lettering in pool rooms, 3.
Truant from home or school, SO.
Carrying loaded revolvers, g.
On streets after ten o'clock at night
Z.
Placing obstruction on sidewalk, g.
Assaulting parents, 8.
Committing assaults with stones and
other missiles, 10.
Discharging firearms and air-guns,
"a.
Obtaining money by false pretens-
es, 2.
Playing ball on streets, 7.
Playing ball on private property, G..
Riding bicycle on sidewalk, 8.
Using cigarettes, 6.
Using intoxicating liquors, 2.
Violating probation order, 4.
Living life Of idleness and crime,
3.
Generally incorrigible, 81.
Congregating at night and disturb
ing peace, Z.
Trespassing and destroying proper
ty, 43.
Disorderly conduct, 10,
Snowhalling pedestrians, s.
Shooting song-birds, Z.
Receiving stolen property, 2.
Placing poison on premises of 9th
ers, 1,
Begging, 8.
Complaints as to dependent chill
dren, 9.
Adults
Contributing to delinquency of min
ors, 5.
Neglect of minor children, 20.
Employing children under school
age, 3.
Furnishing tobacco to minors, 3.
Unlawfully OBTAINING child, l.
Miscellaneous complaints; no rec
ord, 60.
Total, 474.
Number of Children Before the Court
Boys, "a.
Girls, g.
Adults cited to appear, s.
No. cases and complaints settled out
of court by probation officer, 43S.
Number of Hearings
For delinquency, 29
For neglect or dependency, 4.
For contributing to delinquency, 8.
OF record, II.
No record, "a.
Number of Children Committed
to Industrial Schools
Boys, 2.
Girls, 1.
No. of children paroled from Indus
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Executor Appointed

Charles E. Hibbits has been ap-
pointed executor of Jonathan w.
House, bond in the sum of $4,000
with ]. e. Hahn and George Sum
timer as sureties. The appraisers are
Joseph Colopy, c. G. Simmons and
Charles Banbury.
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trial school, 4.
No. of children returned to Indus-
trial schools for violation orders, 1.
No. OF children on probation during
the year, 81.
No. of children discharged from pro-
baton during year, H.
No. OF boys from Knox county now
confined in Boys Industrial school, 3.
No. of girls from Knox county now
confined in the Girls Industrial Home.
2.
No. of homes found for dependent
children, 4.
No. of minors furnished with en-
ployment, Z.
Amount OF money collected from
parents for support Of neglected min
or children, $154.50.
No. of miles travelled on foot an
swering calls and making investiga-
tions, 1900.
No. of miles travelled by vehicles
and railroad, 1900.
Amount of incidental expenses, serv-
ing warrants, citations, making inves.
legations, livery hire, railroad fare,
etc. including transportation to In
dustrial schools, .$15.35.
Respectfully submitted,
PATRICK PURCELL,
Juvenile Probation Officer, Knox coun.
ty, Ohio.
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First and Final

First and Final
A first and final account has been
filed in probate by Grover Stringfel-
low, guardian of Walter Stringfellow,
showing the following: Received
S166.S6, paid out the same sum.
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Account Filed
4 In the probate court of Knox county
first and final account has been FL
ed by Samuel H. Israel, administra-
tor of Francis Israeli showing the
following: Received $4,390,2S, paid
out the same sum.
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Deeds Filed

Deeds Filed
Andrew Elliott to Milton Elliott,
parcel in Jackson, 81.
w. A Pickering to L. R. Kile ct
al, 1916 acres in Milford, 5000
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Wants Divorce

Wants Divorce
Myrtle M. Curran has commenced
a suit for divorce in the court of
common pleas of Knox county against
Thomas G. Curran. The plaintiff
states they were married on August 6,
1905, and that two children were born
to them. The plaintiff alleges gross
neglect and states that the defend
ant refused to provide for her. She
states that he abndoned her in June
1910, and is now believed to be To-
Gated in Lucas county, Ohio. She
asks for divorce and the custody
of the children. Charles L. Ber-
mont represents the plaintiff.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-02

years. The funeral was held from the
late residence last Saturday morning,
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Minnick, pas
tor of the Edford German Lutheran
church of Edford township, of which
Mr. Wenke was Q faithful member for
many years. The remains were taken
to Geneseo where interment took
place in lakewood cemetery. The sing
ers were Mr.. and Mrs. c. B. Taylor,
Mrs. Fred Mann and Lester Taylor
The pallbearers were V. J. Poppy, Lee
roy Taylor, 4. F. Johnson, P. A John
son, w c. Attwater and William Cra-
meT. The following relatives and
friends from out of town we're in at
tendance at the funeral: Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Rastede, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wenke, Geneseo; DERRICK Oltmanns,
Hampton; D. A. Oltmans, Kingsley,
Iowa; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Oltmanns,
Hampton; John Oltmanns, Hampson;
Mrs. Arndt, Rock Island; DR.. Babcock,
Moline; Rev. Mr.. Winters, Moline; Mr..
and Mrs. Cravin, Jonas Bear, Gust
and William Moeller and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frels, Rock Island.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-02

other American women who will be
present as delegates are Miss Jane
Adams and Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen Of
Chicago. Mrs. o. H. P. Belmont, Mrs.
Maude Nathan, Mrs. William Todd Hell
muth and Mrs. Henry Willard, New
York; Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, Bos-
ton; Mrs. Emma B. Sweet, Rochester,
y. Y; Miss Runtz-Rees, Greenwich,
Conn; Mrs. Crystal Eastman Bene-
dict, Milwaukee, Wis, and Miss Anna
MAXWELL Jones, Texas.
Official state delegates to the con-
vention are: Mrs. Fralois w. Munds,
Arizona; Miss Elizaoe.l I'arnes Ore
gon; Mrs. w. d. Wright, Idaho; Mrs.
L. F. Perkins, Wyoming. and Miss
Laura Glover Smith, California.
Among the many notables at the con-
vention will be Dr. Anna Howard
Shaw, pFsident OF the American Wo,
man Suffrage association. DR.. Shaw
will preach in Budapest on the morn,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-06-02
SUNNY HILL

Mrs. James Spargo attended the
graduating exercises of the Rock Is
land high school Thursday evening at
the Illinois theatre.
The Swedish Lutheran Missionary
society met Thursday at the home OF
Alfred Larscl with a large attend
snce. Rev. J. P. Brodine led the de-
votional exercises A delicious lunch
was served.
G. ". Buck returned Friday from
Biloxi. Miss, where he spent the win
ter.
Several from here attended the me-
moral services at the Orion Baptist
church, Sunday.
". 7. McWhinney returned Monday