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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
Who Quotes Extensively From
The Law
Landowner OF Tenant Must
Now Do The Work

Prosecuting Attorney Cromley has
received so many inquiries from town
ship trustees and road superintend-
ents, regarding the present status of
the law relating to the destruction of
brush, briers, weeds, ETC., along pub
lie highways, and there seems to be
so much uncertainty about the mat
ter, that he has collected for the bene-
fit Of those interested, the recent leg
islation on the subject, which is as
follows:
The old Section 714S of the Gener-
al Code is amended and supplements
ed by the enactment of supplemental
sections 7148-1 and 1892.
Section 7148 of the General Code
before amended by the last legisla-
ture reads as follows:
"The superintendent of such roads
shall allow landowner or tenant to
destroy such brush, briers, burrs,
vines, thistles or other noxious weeds,
growing or being on such roads along
the lands abutting thereon, owned or
occupied by such landowner or ten
ant. Before such work is performed
the superintendent shall fix reason
able compensation therefor, which
shall be credited on the road tax of
that year assessed against the premis
es. Such landowner or tenant shall
do the work or cause it to be done
before the first day of the month in
which 1t is required to be done as
specified in section seventy-one hum
dred and forty-six."
The present law upon the subject
reads as follows:
The superintendent of such road
shall allow land owner or tenant
to destroy such brush, briers, burrs,
vines, thistles or other noxious weeds,
growing or being on such roads along
the lands abutting thereon, owned or
occupied by such land owner or ten
ant. Such land owner or tenant shall
do the work or cause it to be done
before the first day of the month in
which it is required to be done as
specified in section 7146 In case
slch owner or tenant fails to comply
with section 7i46 and the foregoing
provisions of this section, the super
lntendent of roads or turnpikes shall
do the work or cause it to be done
Section 714S.1. when such work
is done by the superintendent. the
township trustees shall certify to the
auditor of the county the amount of
the cost of the work with the expense
thereto attached, and a correct de-
scription of the land upon which the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05

did not say whether 1t would be has
tened or delayed.
Two or three times Barnard was on
the verge of asking whether Amy was
about to be married, but every time he
baked. Once he got his question part
ly out. but Mrs. Stringfellow looked at
him so coldly that he turned the ques-
ton into something else. Finally he
arose to go, stumbled against chairs
back or against an open door, dropped
his hat and stepped on it. finally get
ting out In great confusion.
That night he slept only few hours
and in the morning took an early train
for the place where Amy Stringfellow
was visiting. She was much surprls-
I'd at seeing him and waited for him to
declare the object of his coming.
Are you going to be marriedT' he
asked In tone to warrant that IL she
were he was ready to kill the groom.
mo. Why do you askT'
There was an embarrassed silence for
4 few moments. when he spoke again.
"Wel. then. l wish to put in my
claim for you. | don't want any more
scares like this"
When Amy returned to her home her
mother confessed her ruse. Had it
failed she could not have been convict
ed of ii.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05

AA USHROOMS may now be FOUND In
lvE the country. and the city house
wife will find them in the mar
kets.
If they are available for your table
you are fortunate. for they may be
used TO vary the favor of other foods
or made into many dainty dishes alone
or in combination with other foods.
An Appetizins Dish.
Baked Mushrooms. = Prepare the
mushrooms for stewing. Place them
in baking pan in moderate oven.
Season with salt, pepper, lemon juice
and chopped parsley. Cook in the
oven fifteen minutes, baste with but
ter, arrange on dish and pour gravy
over them. Serve with a sauce made
by beating together a cupful of cream,
two ounces of butter, tablespoonful
Of chopped parsley. little cayenne
pepper salt. a tablespoonful Of white
sauce and two tablespoonfuls of lemon
Juice. Put in a saucepan on the fire.
Stir until thick, but do not let boil
A Dainty Toast.
Mushroom Toast. - Choose medium
sized mushrooms that have opened
well Take out the stalks and peel
the tops very thinly. Fry them
slowly in butter with the under side
uppermost 1t is not necessary to
turn them while in the pan. Have
slices of hot buttered toast, on which
place the mushrooms as soon as done
Pour into the pan a little brown stock
or cream, stir over the fire for a min
ute and favor with a few drops of
lemon juice. Season with salt and a
little red pepper. Pour one teaspoon
full over each mushroom and serve hot.
An Omelet With Herbs.
Mushroom Omelet.-BeaI the yolks
of six eggs until they are almost white;
then beat the whites for the same
time and pour them over the yolks
Add dessertspoonful of chopped
mushrooms, teaspoonful of mixed
herbs, dessertspoonful of finely chop
ped parsley. a few drops of Nlemon
juice, pepper and salt. six tablespoon
fuls of milk and three teaspoonfuls
of -four and beat together for at least
five miutes. Peel small onion, slice
and fry in butter. When the butter is
boiling hot take out the onion and
pour in the omelet. Hold the pan over
the fire in rather a slanting position
to keep the omeIet from spreading
When fried a light brown fold over
and serve very hot. A little grated
tongue may be added to this omelet.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
A Realistic STAGE Einht.

Florence Rockwell tells how Ger
tain actor weh known on the Ameri
can stage engaged In most effective
battle with Iago when he was playing
Othello. The players met. and Othello
seizing lago by the throat. began TO
choke him The stage fight was renI
istically presented, so much so, in fact.
that after the performance friend
approached the erstwhile othello and
spoke to him
THAT was most effective fight you
put up tonight" he said. TN fact, you
seemed TO be very much in'earnest"
"ln earnest? Indeed | was. Why.
confound the fellow, he was trying to
push me out of the spotlight"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05

work was performed, and the auditor
shall place the amount upon the tax
duplicate to be collected as other
taxes. The county treasurer shall pay
the amount when collected to the
township treasurer as other funds"
Section 714S-2. THE township
trustees may anticipate the collection
and refundlof the cost of such work
to the township treasurer, and pay
the amount out of any funds that may
be available"
Section 7146 above referred to,
reads as follows:
Pike superintendents or turnpike
directors having control of and being
charged with the duty of repairing
macadamized, graveled or improved
roads and turnpikes, and road super
intendents of county and township
roads and the street commissioners of
each city or village, between the first
and twentieth days of June, and the
first and twentieth days of August,
and, If necessary, between the first
and twentieth days of September of
each year, shall destroy or cause it
to be done, all brush, briers, burs,
vines, Russian and Canadian or COM
mon thistles, or other noxious weeds,
growing or being within the limits of
a county or township road, turnpike,
improved, graveled or macadamized
road, street, or alley, within their jur-
isdiction.p
Section 1854 of the General Code
provides:
"A township trustee street com
missioner of city or village, road SUI
perintendent, superintendent of free
turnpike or improved road superin-
tendent or other officer of toll road,
or other person charged with duty
under the next eight preceding sec
tions who neglects or refuses to per-
form such duty, shall forfeit fifty dol
lars"
The above sections 714S, 714S-1 and
714S-2 became the law of Ohio on Au-
gust 10th, 1913 and the effect of the
legislation is to shift the expense and
cost of the destruction of brush,
briers, weeds, etc. growing or being
in the public highway, from the town
ship or other political division, to the
land owner or tenant of the abutting
land. And on the failure of the land
owner or tenant to destroy them as
set forth in the above statutes, it
becomes the duty of the proper officer
as above specified, and his refusal
or neglect to perform that duty rend-
ers him liable to a forfeiture of fifty
dollars. Some of the highways of our
county are almost closed by forest
like growth of brush and weeds, but
under this new legislation the insight
ly and neglected conditions will soon
be removed and remedied.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
BANKERS NOT AGREED
Senators Hear Many Views Of Pond
ing Currency Bill.

ing Currency BIZ.
Washington, Sept 4.-The stand OF
the American Bankers association
against many features OF the admins.
tration banking and currency bill was
the subject of further inquiry. Chair
man Owen of the senate banking com
mittee called half dozen witnesses
with a view to refutng statements Of
the bankers, who are presenting 10
the committee the views of the recent
Chicago conference.
Members of the bankers committee
heard were Sol Wexler end Festus J.
Wade OF st. Louis, while John Il. M.
Johnston, president OF the National
Reserve bank of Kansas City, Mo, for
many years business associate OF
Senator owen, appeared In opposition
10 the recommendation of the bank
ers' committee. Mr.. Johnston, who
was summoned by wire by Senator
Owen, wants seven regional reserve
banks.
Stating that he represented the
views OF state banks and trust com
panies, without the support of which
he claimed no national banking sys'
TEN can be successful, Mr., Wade Wig
orously attacked the pending bill. Mr..
Wade objected principally to the fact
that the banks would be compelled to
subscribe TO the stock OF the reserve
banks without having representation
on the federal board OF control, and
characterized the whole bill as step
backwards.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
DECAY OF MANNERS.

The men of the seventeenth
century were, suspect, the gem
tlest bred Englishmen ever pro-
duced, partly because they pos
sessed good manners themselves,
and partly because they realized
the enormous importance of cour-
tesy and good manners in the
common transactions of life.
Now, we English people. and, l
am afraid. still more we Scotch
people. are never famous for
good manners. think at one
time there was sort of John
Bull feeling in England that
good manners were device for
the dancing, frog eating French
man. whom it was our duty to
despise. | think there has been
a decay of manners in England.
Scotland and all over the world.
Good appearance and good man.
nerS have an enormous CONNER
cial value in life. ! sometimes
wonder why they are not harped
on more. Good appearance. you
may say. is not at our command.
don't agree. Good looks are
not at our command. They are
gift of the gods. but good.
straightforward, manly appear
ance, an appearance without self
consciousness-which is the most
disagreeable feature perhaps Of
all in appearance-is within the
command of every boy.-Lord
Rosebery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
educating Father.

They're educating father
In the way to march the aisle.
They've trained him to look solemn,
And they Will not let him smile.
They've taught him how to hold his hands
And told him what to say.
They're educating father
How to give the bride away.
They nightly hold rehearsals.
The wedding march they hum.
With sister leaning on his arm
Downstairs they make him come.
They've taught him at the altar
The place where he must stay.
They're educating father
How TO give the bride away.
The wedding gown Is finished.
The caterer is hired,
The florists started ON the job.
And every one is tired.
Now they're at the most important
Task before the wedding day.
They're educating father
How TO give the bride away.
Detroit Free Press
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
A,.~~M~4@>@/
Where Ma Draws the Line.

Mas not Jealous of pa,
Not a bit, she AYERS.
There's no Jealous streak
In that makeup of hers.
She's been married too long
To keep watch over him.
But she won't let him teach
Pretty girls how to swim.
There isn't a woman
On earth that she fears.
She's been married to pa
Now for twenty-seven years.
And she isn't afraid
OF a girls silly whim.
But she won't let him teach
Pretty maids how to swim.
Ma says she's not Jealous
Oh, no: not bit!
Pa can dance with the girls
Till he's READY to quit,
But you bet that he gets
All that's coming to him
II ma catches him teaching
The girls how to swim.
Detroit Free PresA.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
ith Mlsuslns Mails.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 4.-Mrs. Mar
garet A. Carter, 81, prominent in So
ciety in Elyria. is in jail here In de-
fault of $4,000 bail, awaiting hear
ing Friday on a charge of using the
mails to defraud She is alleged to
have written a letetr to Miss Lillian
Huntington, Elyria heiress, saying
she would take away Miss Hunting
toms fiance, a young Cleveland club
man. unless she be paid $4,000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
Lines to (Laughter)

Often when I've seen you printed
Thus, in brackets, ILaughterl-
In Typography that hinted
Plain Of mirthful rackets lLaughterl-
/ have worried II.aughterl. wondered
II the printer hadn't blundered-
When | saw you coming after
Something rather dull and wheezy,
Something scarcely bright or breezy,
That way. In your brackets tLaughterl
In the doings OF the courts Laughter
And political retorts iLaughterl.
New York Sun.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
Woman Shot at Picnic.

Marion. o., Sept 4.-The police are
investigating the mysterious shooting
OF Miss Marguerite McCloughlin, 20,
while on picnic 10 miles north of
here. Peter Webster. 27, is held for
the shooting. A 22-caliber rife ball
penetrated the woman's abdomen and
aer condition is critical.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
Drydoek a Dutch Invention.

A correspondent in Holland draws
our attention to the fact that the con-
struction in that country of a floating
dock of $4,000 tons. for Soerabaya har-
Dor, in the Dutch Indies, should re-
mind us that the floating drydock is
Dutch invention, and that many float
ing docks OF this type are built on
Dutch ways and towed to their des-
tinadon Drydock towing is spe-
cialty and many foreign built boats
are towed to their destination by
Dutch tugs.-Scientific American.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
Want Fire Investigated.

St. Louis, Sept, 4.-The Joint board
Of the cloak and skirt makers union
issued statement asking for a thor.
ough investigation of the fire here in
which building occupied by garment
frctories, against which strike had
been declared, was damaged, The
police have evidence that the fire waJ
incendary.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
NInnara IA AZ Buffalo.

Buffalo, Sept. 4.--Aeroplane flights,
motorboat and swimming races were
the principal features of the Perry
centennial celebration here. Through
out the day steady stream OF Wis
stors boarded the historic Niagara,
Perry's flagship. at her anchorage.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
Success7

He worked all day,
And he worried all night;
He shattered his nerves,
And he ruined his sight;
He scolded his children,
And he rallied at his wife;
He lost all his friends
And bartered his life
For a pile in the bank
And swell block of bricks
And he now makes his home
In a hole two by six. ut
Chicago Record Herald.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
Unconstitutional.

Lem--Women In ouisville who
wear split skirts are to be arrested.
Clem - Won't that be unconstitu-
tional?
Lem = No. The constitution only
gives the right TO bear arms.-New
York Press.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
An Oily skin.

An oily skin means that the
diet Is not what It should be.
Avoid oil fatty foods, strong
coffee and rich viands, Eat fruit
early in the morning and drink
mineral waters. Green salads
are good. Stimulating and as
tringent washes are needed 10
restore tone aud vitality 10 the
relaxed glands. The use of bay
rum, alcohol, camphor and am
monia is 10 be deplored, as these
are all too drying. The astrin-
gent wash viii be found most ex-
cellent not only as a means OF
removing oil from the skin. but
for whitening the surface and
, refining the pores.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
Sarcastic Doctor.

"You should never take medicine In
she dark" said the doctor.
"Why not. doc?"
swell, it encourages the fool killer
10 neglect his job." kansas City Jour
a4l
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
TAFT is HONoRED
Elected President OF American Bar
Association at Montreal.

Association at Montreal.
Montreal Que. Sept. 4.--The cleo
tion Of ex-President Taft as president
OF the American Bar association and
his induction into the office, and the
banquet Of the association, at which
Maitre Labori was the guest Of honor,
wound up the proceedings OF what
has been the most successful conven-
tion ever held by the bar association
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-09-05
D5eSfHTGHEN|
%golQGUPBOARD]
NOW FoR MUSHROOMS.

. USHRoOMS may now be found in
lvN the country, and the city house
wife will find them in the mar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
! THE FIRST STORY OF
BATTLE OF LAKE ERIE
WRITTEN BY ITS HERO
Commodore Perry Acted as
His Own War Cor
respondent
HE DID NOT WASTE
WORDS IN ACCOUNT
Praised for Command-Story Ap-
peared in the Washington
Intelligencer on Sep
tember %. 1873


Com. Oliver Fl. Perry. hero of the battle
OF Lake Erie. fought September 10. 1913,
was his own war correspondent. With
In a few minutes after the commanders
Of the six British vessels had surrender
ed. Commodore Perry wrote the first
authentic story of the battle and des-
patched it to Washington says the Cleve-
land Leader
Most Glorious News
Copy of letter from Commodore
Perry to the Secretary of the Navy.
U. s Brig. Niagara. off the Western
Sister. Head of Lake Erie, September
10, 1913. 4 p. M.
Sir: 1t has pleased the Almighty to
give the arms of the United States a
signal victory over their enemies on this
lake. The British squadron. consisting of
two ships, two brigs, one schooner and
one slocp, have this moment surrender
ed TO the forces under my command
after a sharp conflict
have the honor to be-
Sir,
Very respectfully,
Your obediant servant
o. H. PERRY
The Hon. William Jones,
!. Secretary Of the Navy.
The above was printed in the National
intelligencer on September %, 1873. Il
days after the battle.
Report of Fight Mcagre
The Western Reserve Historical society
had the complete file of the Intellgencer
with the exception of the first two pages
OF No. l. Vol l.
The arrival of Perrys letter in Wash
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

Nearly NIL the new
Coats for women but
ton high at the thront
-sspnctimcs with ~
rrps:y trick of fnstcn-
ing which is hard 10
describe.
Some of the double
a faced cloths are navy
blue, with brown dag
onal backs and raglan
sleeves. These cost
sl9.05.
Heavier rough cloths
are black, light gray
and navy, with the gay
est and most fetching of
plaids inside to har-
monize. Price S24.95.
NDouble faced Vicuna
Cloth; gray or black,
with plaid back. $1,000.
Even the new chin
chillas are plaid backed
in navy and black, with
broadcloth, + a C / n g s
1895.
P. S.-We shall be
much obliged to any
body who will take
some pretty odds and
ends of the older mer-.
chandise eponge
sports coats and satin
wraps = off our hands.
Each Is marked S9.85.
regardless of earlier
prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
Have You Seeu the New
A-.R.uu-

Have You Seea the New
Norfolk Suits for Girls:
With its broad should
ers and its straight
lines. 1t suggests her
brothers coat. but II is
uncommonly attractive,
nevertheless.
The coat has the new
long sleeves that eX-
tend all the way from
the yoke across the
shoulders. The front is
very straight and
slightly cutaWay. Two.
patch pockets make it
even more masculine.
OF sturdy diagonal
serge. the suit is in a
rich dark blue. an au-
tumn-lilSe brown and
plain black. 1t is rich-
lined with guaranteed
silk, and comes in II,
16 and 1S year sizes.
The price is $32.5O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21

1t has revolutionized the treatment of
blood poison. Its cures have been
amazing. and the infallible Wasserman
cases with the body covered with ul-
GERS, the hair gones the internal or
gans badly damaged. the brain affect
ed, and the bones Of nose and throat
involved.
You can now throw away all your
mercury. iodlde, arsenic and other
dangerous poisons which have a fright
ful effect and do not cure Obbac not
only cures the blood poison but the
damage from these mineral drugs as
we'll, and has cured cases which failed
to be cured by injection method, now
admitted to be dangerous and fatal in
The Obbac Company is one of the
big Institutions of Chicago. Send cou-
pon below today and | will send you
free now to cure yourself of blood
poison, right in your own home with
wonderful Obbac. also proofs of amaz-
ms cures by the score
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21
A Woman Can Wear a
Serge Dress on Eight out
of Every Ten Occasions

It's about the most useful idea fashion ever sane
toned
travel. 1t won't soil business. wears hard
for street for indoors, for afternoon occasions
for and economy it can't be exceed.
that showing.
Serge Dresses at $5.95 to S29.5O
A 1896 model-navy blue or black. OF fine French
serge, it is made with postillion back with girdle
cuffs, collar, front panel and buttonhoes
blue satin Ball buttons trim the skirt. shows
the high drapery.
With separate dresses you of these
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-21


ngton was preceded only by a rumor
copied from a messenger sent from Cleve-
land to the Pittsburg Mercury.
I'VE have yet had no authentic infor-
nation from the lakes reads the article
published in the Intelligeneer September
90 1879. by the express mail of Satur-
DAY We received a Pittsburg paper of
Friday from which the following inter-
esting article is copied. To our great
disappointment the mail brought no Of
fetal confirmation of 1t.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-04-08
A Bird Parformar.

Canaries and other tame birds are sometimes taught to perform tricks, but it always has been regarded almost an impossibility to train wild bird. Andrew Hume, the famous Scotch bird lover. trained one of the widest of Scotch birds to perform all sorts of remarkable tricks-to jump and keep time with the skipping rope, to per form on the slack and tight rope, climb an upright rope, stand on top of a run ming carriage, draw cards out of a box, mount a ladder and ring a bell, go round a wheeling stair step by step and fly to its owners head when called upon.