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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
FAMOUS TREE THAT
BLOOMS ON CHRISTMAS.

A very interesting group Of Christ.
mas superstitions clusters about plant
and animal life. Tradition tells Us that
after Joseph of Arimathea had begged
the body of our crucified Saviour
and had laid it in his own newly hewn
tomb he left Palestine forever. Staff
in hand. he Travelled many weary
months and finally reached Glaston.
bury. in England. Here he planted his
staff, and in the course of time it sent
out leaves and buds. On the glad
Christmas morning the buds burst into
q mass of exquisite bloom. Since that
day of long ago the Glastonbury thorn
fails to be covered with delicate
white flowers on Christmas morning.
By the following day they have all
disappeared.
A cutting of the Glastonbury thorn
was taken to Buckinghamshire, where
1t became as famous as the parent
plant itself. Thousands of people from
near and far were wont to go to see
the blossoming of the thorn on Christ
mas morning. When about the mid.
die of the eighteenth century England
adopted the Gregorian calendar, which
brought Christmas eleven days earlier
than under the older style of reckoning
time, the common people were greatly
dissatisfied. To their simple minds
they had actually been deprived OF
eleven days of their mortal life, and
mobs marched through the streets car
rying placards bearing the. inscription.
Give Us Back Our Eleven Daysi"
That they had been wronged became
a conviction when the Buckingham.
shire thorn failed to blossom on the
new date. and when the people actual
ly refused to attend church on the 18th
of December the clergy in that part OF
England We're forced to celebrate di
vine worship on both the old and the
new dates.
In pagan times special deitlcs were
supposed to preside over the harvests
and the people sought in every posi-
BILE manner to propitiate these power.
full gods. In out of the way parts of
Europe the trees are still formally In.
vited to the Christmas feast. Taking
acceptance for granted, the remains of
the Christmas dinner are spread about
the roots of the fruit trees. This cere.
mony is supposed to insure plentiful
harvests the following autumn. In 9th.
err places the trees were in olden times
beaten with clubs to make them more
productive.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
Making Attractive Brushes.

Very often on the dressing table the
clothes brush with a plain wooden
handle is the only u~nattractive article
to be e Silver backed brushes al
ways have bristles too soft to be of
practical use; and the plain ones with
stiff bristles are within the reach of
even the modest purse.
A good way to bring them into har-
mony with the surroundings is to cov-
er the backs of such brushes with bro
cade or broche silk.
Sandpaper the wood so 1t will retain
mucilage. Have the silk cut the exact
size and shape of the brush's back
and paste 1t OF very smoothly. Fin
ish the edge. after 1t Is dry. with a
narrow border OF gimp or galloon.
Powered silk to match the coloring
in the other toilet belongings is best.
A brush treated in this way makes
an attractive gift and one that would
be appreciated by the dainty woman.
Cretonne and small figured chintz
may take the place of silk If the for
mer is used elsewhere In the bedroom
furnishings.
Linen or plain silk with the mono
gram OF the owner embroidered on 1t
also makes a pretty covering for the
backs of brushes.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
MAKING the Flat sachet.

The tiny fat sachets that are placed
In the folds of a blouse or underwear
in a suit case must be of necessity
small. Here. then. comes a small piece
of ribbon to the rescue. A pad of cot
ton batting should be cut and sprinkled
with sachet. There should be a coarse
muslin or batiste covering made for it.
Over this sew the ribbon case, first
basting the raw edges together on the
right side. A dainty binding of mar
row ribbon can be added to give a neat
finish. Outline the four edges with this
and finish the Joined ribbon with a
necktie bow or a full rosette OF ribbon.
Work IN an initial or the monogram
OF the owner. Present with a little
sprig of holly or mistletoe. or a very
clever way is to attach an express tag.
Intimating that the gift is for short
trips.
From a piece of ribbon one-half yard
long can be made a little SHRED bag to
hold circular bolts of lingerie ribbon.
Gather each edge and then sew the
gathered part around a crocheted ring
about one inch in diameter. Do the
same with the other edge. leaving the
short ends OF the ribbon open. They.
Of course. must be hemmed for the
sake OF neatness. Place two or three
bolts of ribbon with the ends coming
out through each ring and the opening
between the hemmed ends. This little
case Is always appreciated by women
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
orownup,s Christmas stocking.


1t is not always the gift itself. but
the way in which it is presented. that
commends itself particularly to the re-
cipient. To the girl who thinks she is
too old to hang up her stocking send a
pair of silk stockings. using one to ill
and roll up the other and stick 1t in the
foot. The rest of the stocking should
be filed with inexpensive trifes-a
homemade jabot. tie or collar. a hand
kerchief, some candy. nuts. raisins.
crab apples. a card or a calendar-per-
kaps. some little kindly hits at her hob
bies that will amuse her. Each of
these articles should be wrapped sepa-
rately in tissue paper and red ribbons.
and the excitement Of opening the mys-
FERROUS small packages will often ex-
coed the pleasure taken in one large
gift that would have cost more than
the small ones.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
DAINTY BoUD0IR JACKET.

This ls a Gift That a Young Girl
Would Like to Get at Christmas.
Dear to the heart Of a young girl
would be the gift of a boudoir jacket
so daintily fashioned and SO service
able as is the one pictured here.
This was developed In plain flannel,
with a dainty embroidery design. but
there are various materials which
would wear we'll and possibly be pref
tier.
This was cut in kimono style and
made short t be worn with extra
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
BABY poornEs.

they would be both pretty and com
Portable. The ones below could be cut
from war; wooden material in dainty
colors. pink or blue. with a little border
around of swansdown. Ties OF rib
bon would keep them on the baby feet,
and the cost would be next to nothing
save q little time.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
FOR The WEE ONES
Articles Mothers Gan Make
From Odds and Ends.

- T is important that the baby's feet
shall be protected from the cold
during the excessively cold
months even though up to date
mothers permit their babies to go with
bare feet during the warm months.
Illustrated here are two pretty pairs
of bootees which would be very COM
Portable for baby's pink toes. The up
per ones could be cut from pieces OF
ribbon or satin. With an interiining
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18

skirts. Flowered French flannel could
be used. Eiderdown is another mate
rial which is lovely for the winter, and
ever a good quality of outing flannel
would be II sensible selection. A sim
pie finishing of featherstitching. with
silk the same shade as the material or
a contrasting color. would be u pretty
way to finish the jacket.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
AN OPERA BAG.

silk If desired. Black velvet was used
for the bottom part of this bag and
the two inch band around the bottom
to which the ribbon was sewed. The
ribbon was of heavy cream satin print
ed with feur-de-lis In delicate shades
Of violet and mauve and green. The
drawstring was of mauye ribbon with
q cream silken tassel.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
willow FURNITURE.

throughout the year. Here are three
pretty examples of the fad-a seat. a
stool and a lamp. Finished as they are
with c~retonne backs and cushions.
they would make exceedingly attrac-
tive furniture for the bedroom or bou-
doir.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
LET THIS BE YOUR CHRIST
MAS.

4 day Off. 4 few remem-
brances from relatives and
friends and a good dinner-is
that all that Christmas means TO
you? Surely you are going to
make It an occasion for more
than usual rejoicing this year. a
real old fashioned Christmas.
Surely you are going to be more
liberal in spirit than ever before
and scatter merriment on all
sides. Have you been a little
selfish. have you devoted SO
much time to enjoying yourself
that you have forgotten other
folks?
Those you have forgotten are
good folks. aren't they. the best
folks In the world? And you are
just going to show them how ap-
preciative you are. You don't
like this way of turning dear
old Christmas into an occasion
for trading and exchanging gifts.
You are going to see all the
friends you can on that day and
shake hands with as many: pat
them on the back and tell them
how glad you are to be with
them. And to those you cannot
see you r going to write
CHEEKY. warm hearted letters and
tell them you want to hear from
them oftener. Isn't that how
you feel about the greatest of
all birthdays?
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
For In Bedroom.

There is a great fad in these mod
ern times for willow furniture not only
In the summer time and for the piazza.
but for living rooms and the boudoir
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
CHRISTMAS GIFTS FOR
YOUR GIRL FRIEND
NaedIGWOrk For Idle Hours Be-
fore the Holidays.

ATo girl ever had enough bags,
no girl ever will have, for the
IN dainty things have a way of
soIling easily, and then the
fastidious girl discards them, hoping
that Christmas time will bring her a
new supply.
The opera bag illustrated here is a
cardboard and covered with velvet or
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1914-12-18
TWO CHRISTMAS COOKIES

In all good, old fashioned Ger
man households the hausfrau
is very busy for days baking
her Christmas cakes. Does it
seem to you rather early? No,
indeed. It is high time that the
YuIetide goodies were being
packed in the huge earthenware
crooks to stand in the cool
storeroom to mellow They
improve with age, just like fruit
cake. Here are . few delicious
cookies that are served at fes-
tive coffees during the holiday
s
CHOCOLATE KISSES.
One pound ground almonds,
one pound ~pulverized sugar, g
half pound sweet chocolate
(ground), stiffly beaten whites
of eight eggs, juice of one-haIf
lemon.
Stir the sugar into the beaten
whites for ten minutes. Add
the lemon juice, chocolate and
almonds. Drop with . spoon on
buttered tins and bake in "A very
cool oven until crisp to the
touch.
HAzELNuT COOKIES.
one-haif pound ground hazel
nuts, one-half pound ground
almonds, one pound puIverized
sugar, whites of five eggs.
Beat the whites stiff. Add
sugar and stir ten minutes. Take
out one-half cupful of the mix
ture to be spread on the top of
the cookies just before baking.
Roll out the mixture one-quar-
ter inch thick, cut into pretty
shapes and bake in a cool oven
until the pale fawn coIoA APP
pears.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
Quarantine Also Established
Over Entire State
Action Taken By Commission
At Noon, Saturday

Columbus, o., Nov. 14-on account
Of the foot and mouth disease, the
state agricultural commission at noon
today Issued an order prohibiting
hunting throughout the entire state Of
Ohio. This will be blow to hunters,
who anticipated the opening Of the
season next Monday.
The agricultural commission further
placed the entire state under quaran-
tine and stopped all shipment Of live
stock within the state.
This action was taken after a con.
ference with the governor.
The quarantine will be maintained
until the commission feels II safe to
modify the measure.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
BLAZE
Started In Street Car And
Fire Department Called Out


The heating of the resistance coils
in the bed of one of the Mt. Vernon
street cars, while pulling up the East
High street hill about $3.50 o'clock
Saturday morning, caused the insul.
alton on the wires of the coils to catch
fire and this in turn ignited the wood.
en- floor in the front end.
When the fire department arrived,
there was quite large blaze spring
ing up in the car Chemicals were
brought into play Immediately and the
flames were soon blotted out. The
car was in charge of Motorman Par
rott and Conductor Robinson. The
damage done was comparatively
small. The woodwork of the car was
scorched slightly, but the machinery
itself was uninjured.
The new auto truck was not used
by the fire department, as 1t was not
ready for service. 1t was stated at
the Third ward engine house Satur.
day morning that the truck would be
ready for service by Sunday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
MT. VERNON WOMAN
Nay Secure A Free Trip To California
And Panama

Miss Annie Evans Of South Mulber-
ry street has received notice from the
publishers of the WOman's National
Weekly that she has qualified as one
of thirty in the Ohio district in the
elimination contest conducted by the
Weekly for trip to California and
Panama.
Ten ladies from each district are
selected by the Weekly to make the
trip. Eligibility is decided by the
largest number of votes received. ev-
cry subscription to the publication en-
titling the purchaser to one vote.
In. tho first elimination, reducing the
number of Ohio contestants to 30,
Miss Evans has still remained in the
contest by safe margin. Her friends
believe that she will be one of the
ten who are finally selected.
The contest closes Dec. 16, at which
time all votes must be in. Announce
ment of final winners will be made on
Christmas eve, December "a.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17

the bottom should fall out Of every.
thing.
Under the new system, as under the
old, there will be wheels within
wheels. A Federal Reserve Board. the
hub of the system; Federal Reserve
Banks with many members; Federal
Reserve districts, each under the di.
rection Of Federal bank, and all di.
recJy under the government Of the
( Federal Reserve Board. The Federal
notes are designed to give elasticity
to currency not possible under the old
law, sufficient to meet business emer.
gencies, the expansion and contrac.
ton of the currnecy being regulated
and controlled in accordance with
business necessities.
The passing national banking sys.
TEN was poor. The banks simply or
ganized and operated under a general
statute. There were no fixed relation.
ships between the banks or between
the banks and the government. In
time Of panic, the weakest went down,
without any help or hope from the
strongest. ALI that was good in the old
system has been retained in the new
Federal Reserve system, and in addi.
ton, it is provided that the weak will
have the help of the strong, in the com.
mon interest.
1t was not the intention Of Presi-
dent Wilson when he urged the new
system to put the Government into
the banking business. The law which
he fathered provides only the system
by which the banking business shall
be done. The Federal Board is to be
self-governing and will be supported
entirely by the member banks. So i'm.
portant is the power welded by the
members of the Federal board that the
approval of the Presidents nominees
caused extensive investigation to be
made by the Senate, and several bit.
ter wrangles over the candidates.
The governor of the Federal Re-
serve Board, Charles S. Hamlin, was
formerly assistant secretary of the
Treasury. He is trained lawyer, has
been lecturer at Harvard on govern
ment, and has represented the United
States in international conferences
abroad. The other members of the
board are prominent bankers and fin
anciers, and were selected by Presi-
dent Wilson with great care.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
CATHOLIC 4oroas For sHAHAwi

Baltimore. Md. Nov. New hon
ors OF the Catholic church viii fall
tomorrow to Monsignor Thomas !.
shahan, rector OF the Catholic Uni-
yersity at Washington, when he win
be consecrated titular bishop OF Ger
Minneapolis by Cardinal Gibbona In
Baltimore Cathedral. Monsignor Sha-
han is one Of the most prominent
Catholics In America, and his writings
and activities in education have
brought him many honors.
The titular see of Ge-manicopolis Ia
in Asia Minor, In the mountainous
province of Iscuria, and like many Of
the titulal sees is now poor village
OF few thousand inhabitants. It is
OF interest, however, to Americans,
having been successfully held by
Bishop Mullen of Erie and Bishop
Koudelka of Superior.
Assisting Cardinal Gibbons tomor.
row will be Bishop Kiland of Hartford
and Bishop O'Connell of Richmond.
The sermon of conservation will be
preached by Monsignor Duggan, vicar
general of the Hartford Diocese.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
EXPENSE,
Accounts Are Filed By The
Candidates
Time For Filing Expired
Friday Night

The time for filing expense accounts
by candidates expired at midnight Fri
day night. In addition to the list pub
lished in the Banner the following had
filed expense accounts with the Knox
county board of elections UP to Sat
urday morning:
Riley Levering, Democratic candi-
date for county commissioner-$124.6O
F. A. Day, Progressive, candidate
for representative-$2.
William Banning, bond issue propo-
sition-$3.25.
Fred j. Lawler, treasurer, Demo
cratic executive committee-Received
$1,145, paid, out $S12O5, leaving bal
ance in the treasury of $312.95.
H. c. Whitney, Progressive candi-
date for commissioner-Nothing.
Mt. Vernon Bridge Company, clos
ing Burgess street-$122.88.
N. H. Hunter, Democratic candi-
date for representative-s179.O9.
Arnold Rush. Socialist candidate for
county treasurer-Nothing.
John d. Weaver, treasurer Repuhli-
can executive committee-Received
$7S5.2S, exp8nded the same amount.
c. w. Jamison, Socialist candidate
for clerk of courts-Nothing.
Guy Taylor, Democratic candidate
for clerk of courts-$132.75.
Park B. Blair, Republican candidate
for common pleas judge-$S20.05.
James c. Platt, Republican candi.
date for county treasurer-$112.S5.
E. c. Rush, Democratic candidate
for county recorder-$151.60
DR.. ]. M. Pumphrey, Republican
candidate for coroner-$10.1O.
e. G. Crider, Republican candidate
for sheriff-$t00.25.
e. w. Breeze, Republican candidate
for county auditor-$S6.75.
John Simpson, Socialist candidate
for sheriff-Nothing.
c. B. Shaw, Republican candidate
for surveyor-$65.25
Walter M. Riley. Democratic candi
date for auditor-$225.
John G. Earleywine, Democratic
candidate for commissioner-$121.
George Shaffer, Democratic candi
date for commissioner-$131.60.
George w. Maupin, Socialist candi
date for representative-Nothing
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
SEE new ERA IN
AMERICAN BANKING

Washington, Nov. 14-After months
OF preparation end organization, CO..
ernor Charles s. HamliB, the head ol
the Federal Reserve Board awaits tho
actual beginning of the new bankinp
system on Monday. Secretary NJ
Adoo, Governor Hamlin, and all the
other members of the Board are optim
istic In regard to the outlook, and be
lieve that the change from the opera.
tion under the old national bank lan
to>the new law will be with little fric
tion.
If the operation of the new banking
system meets with the SUCCESS that rs
trainers predict, new era In finance
will begin on Monday. In a large and
broad sense, the new law Is as much
the law of the merchant, the manufac.
turer, the industrial worker and the
plain citizen as it is the law Of the
banker. The best proof of this is tat
when the new banks begin operations
next week, the enormous sum of $780,
100000 will be released for the bust
ness uses of the country.
One of the most important purposes
which the drafters of the law had in
mind was the limitation of the power
alleged to have been held by a small
group of bankers, through the system
of alleged 'interlocking" directorates.
1t was charged that this money pow
err had concentrated into its hands
many of the resources and of the bank
ing credits of the United States, TO
the end that it might reap profits and
WELD authority which were unreason-
able.
There is not to be under the new
law general distribution of the mon
ey of the country-the purpose of the
new law Is to make banking easier and
safer, to develop and extend CONNER
cial credits, to prevent the congestion
of the currency in one or two or more
centers, to permit the banks to use
their own resources in their own in
terest, and for the benefit of the com
munities and sections they immediate
ly serve, to strengthen the system by
conserving the resources of all for the
benefit of each, to make the business
national in fact, and not sectional or
municipal, to so concentrate in a CEN
trail board the direction of the financ-
es of the country that business panics
will not be possible, unless, indeed,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

oy local applications. ak they cannot ia
the diseased portion Of sh- Ear Ths
only one way TO cure deafness. ana ths'
by constitutional remedies Deafness
cous lining OF the EustachiaL Nh
this tube 10 tnfamed you have q rum Min
sound or imperfect hearing. and wh-n l.
entirely closed. Deafness IL the result ar
unless the Inflammation can be rsksh
aud this tube restored to It's norma. con-
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; mir
ca ses out of ten are caused ny Catsrr.
which IL nothing but an tnnamed condi''e
of the mucous uurfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollar Tor =
ease Of Deafness (caused ps cathrrh IN
'snnor be cured BY Halle Cs'srrh t.u'
Se'ld for circulars. free.
r. ]. CHENEY Il CO.. Toledo Onn
sod 10y Druggists, T6c
Take Halls Family Pills Tor conctlDa. -
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
MT. VERNON
DefeatedB dByDoaneOn Saturday
Morning
At Granville By A Score Of
l9 To s

Doane Academy took Mt. Vernon
high into camp at Granville Saturday
morning by the score of 19 to 6. Mt.
Vernon's scoring was done in the first
quarter, when Severns intercepted a
toward pass and chased across the
goal. The touchdown occurred with
in the first three minutes of play.
From then on, the locals could do
nothing against Doane, the air route
being responsible for all their scores.
The Mt. Vernon team went on to Co
lumbus to witness the Ohio State
Oberlin game.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
ARREST
Of A Man On Charge Of I'm.
lawful Hunting

Ed Conkling was arraigned before
Squire John w. Perkins Friday even
ing on a charge of unlawful hunting,
preferred by Game Warden E. T.
Penrose. The arraignment came as
the result of search of Conkling's
premises conducted by Warden Pen.
rose. He found on these the green
pelts of three skunks. Conkling
pleaded guilty to the charge and was
fined $50 and costs, on payment of
which he was released from custody.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
STRIKE
Among Workmen On Paving
Job At Centerburg

Centerburg, Nov 14-Thirty work
men, employed by the National Con-
struction Co. of South Bend, Ind, in
paving Main street of this village,
struck Friday, when Engineer H. M.
Maddox of Newark, in charge of the
work, attempted to remove the foreman
of the gang from his position. Work
was temporarily suspended until offic-
ials overruled the power of the en-
gineer and reinstated the foreman.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
DEATHS
. + + + + + + + + +
mrs. Matilda sturts

The funeral of the late Mrs. Matilda
Sturtss occurs at the home on Bel
mont avenue, Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Mrs. Sturts, who was the
widow of Levi Sturts, died at the Mt.
Vernon hospital Friday moning at
1880 o'clock. of diseases incident to
old age. The deceased was SO years
old and leaves the following children:
Mrs. A. B. Wilmington of Belmont
avenue, Mrs. Ida Miller of Kokomo,
Ind. Miss Minnie Sturts Of Peru, Ind.
and Mr.. J. H. Sturts of Mt. Vernon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-11-17
no ENFoRcE rhE ORDER

Prosecuting Attorney Cromley re-
ceived telegram from Attorney Cen
eral Hogan Saturday afternoon urg-
ing that the sheriff strictly enforce
the order relative to quarantine on the
shipment of stock in each county and
to rigidly enforce the order prohibit
ing hunting in the county.