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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
LONG Shoe
Will Wear Much Better, So
II Is Claimed

A number of points on the fitting of
shoes, which should be of interest to
consumers as well as to the retail
trade at large, are contained in a book
let called "Shoe Fitting" that is issued
by the Boot aud Shoe Recorder Com
pany of Boston.
One of the chief bits of advice that
the public should pay attention to is
the assertion of dealers that by buying
the shoes longer they will be made to
wear longer. Though some natural
wit" may see signs of humor in this
assertion, there really is none; it is
fact.
OF the proper length of a shoe, the
booklet says:
The inside length of a shoe, meas
ured from the inside of the counter to
the inside of the box toe, should not be
Iless than one and a half sizes up to
three sizes longer than the actual
length of the foot measured from the
extreme part of the heel to the end of
the longest toe, with the foot resting
in normal position and some weight
upon it, so as to give it the natural
elongated position.
"A short shoe loses it's shape much
quicker than one of the proper length.
The boxes are thrown out of shape, the
lining is worn through at the toes, due
to their crowded condition. Many
cases of cracked vamps can be traced
to shoes being too short and the toes
ehafing hole in the lining and also
chafing the ramp of the shoe so that it
| becomes very thin and soon breaks
through.
! "A shoe properly fitted through the
waist and the instep holds the foot in
! the portion of the shoe where it be-
longs and prevents slipping forward.
This is absolutely necessary in walk
ing, otherwise the toes would strike the
end OF even a long shoe and there
would b. trouble at the heel.
"A lace boot should be fitted so that
there will be a space of three eights
to one half inch between the lace stays
| This will allow the shoe to tighten uI
as it becomes shaped to the foot. The
shoe should not bind over the instep
and should fit the arch of the foot in a
snug and even manner
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
CHICKENS
Enjoy A Chew OF Cut Plug
Tobacco :

New Fork, Sept. 25-"Ever see
chickens chew tobacco?" asked Nor
man McInnes, who has made his home
for is years in Nicaragua. where he
is the manager of several mines.
Down in Bluefelds some years ago
an American started a newspaper
called the Bluehelds American" said
McInnes. 'One of his efforts was di-
rected toward increasing the limited
output OF that part of the coast, which
used to produce only rubber and ma
hogany For one thing he advised the
cultivation of tobacco.
During one of my trips to Blueiields
he gave me some seeds he had gotten
from Havana, and ! planted them.
On my next trip to the states /
bought some fine Leghorn chickens
and took them back. ] neglected TO
fence them up, and the first thing
knew they were scratching up my
cabbage and tomatoes. So | put a
wire fence around the place where 1
had planted the tobacco and quartered
them there.
The first thing they did was to eat
every blade of grass and every weed
in the place. The tobacco, should
have mentioned. had grown the first
season as tall as my head, and then
had re-seeded itself. When the chick
ems were put in with it the leaves had
dried. So the chickens, having swal-
lowed everything green. made an at
tack on the tobacco"
But how did the chickens chew the
tobacco when they have no teeth?" a
listener asked.
Simplest thing in the wold," re-
piled McInnes. They chewed it as
chickens usually chew-in their craws
: Pretty soon the eggs began to develop
strong nicotine flavor. and soon got
so that / could not eat them at all
And when the meat of the chickens
was brought on the table it tasted SC
strongly of tobacco that I had TO send
it away"
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be neary so great az II is where the
dirt is swept from room to room, as is
often done.
A skilled sweeper can sweep a room
without raising scarcely any dust The
handle Of the broom should never
come TO the perpendicular, but should
always be inclined slightly forward.
The sweeper stands on the unswept
portion Of the carpet and reaches back
and draws the broom forward. The
broom Il lifted from the carpet for an.
other stroke before It reaches the per-
pendicular. That cloud of dust that
you noticed coming otu Of your neigh
boris door was caused by the sweeper
using the broom with the handle in
clined backward. BY learning to sweep
with the handle of the broom inclined
forward, one can do better work and
will raise very little dust.
Broom straw is hard and brittle and
easily broken. Before using a new
broom It should be soaked in water
for half an hour or so, after which It
should be hung out in the open air to
dry This will soften the straw SO one
can sweep without danger of the hard
straws cutting the fine threads of the
carpet.
When not in use the broom should be
hung upside down to prevent the
straws from adhering to one another.
When hung upside down the broom
will retaia its shape.
A new broom does good work be-
cause it is square and the straws are
straight. Hence, in sweeping, it is
well to sweep with one side a while
and then with the other. If there is
one-sided 1T is certain indication that
one side of the broom has been used
more than the other. By keeping the
broom square as good work can be
done with an old broom as can be done
with a new one.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
EVERYDAY AIDS

Brass curtain rings may be cleaned
by boiling them in vinegar.
Turpentine is one of the most use
full of washing aids. 1t will loosen dirt
without the slightest injury to fabrics.
While fruit pies are baking they may
be prevented from boiling over by ad-
ding one tablespoonful of cornstarch
to the fruit. The sugar, fruit and
cornstarch should be heated before
adding the crust.
To muffie the sound of watch or
clock. put it under glass.
No matter how much dripping is
used. fish, when being fried, is very
apt to- stick to the pan bottom. To
prevent this, before using your pan,
put tablespoonful of dry salt into it,
and rub well all over with grease
proof paper--Janesyille Gazette.
International league records show
that Newark has dropped seventeen
and Montreal fifteen games in row
this season.
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THE MODERN RIFLE
Efforts Made To Increase "Danger
Space" In Firing
lspringheId RepubIlcanl.

The rifles of the various countries
differ IN certain qualities, but in gener-
al outline they are more or less alike.
The qualities as regards weight of
bullet and velocity as described for
field artillery projectiles hold here al.
so. BY danger space as given below
IS meant that If the rifle is fired II
inches from the ground and aimed at
the middle Of a target of a height Of
an average man, 6S inches, and an in
fantryman is anywhere inside of the
limit Of range given, the bullet would
hit him. Beyond the ranges given
there viii be a space Of about the mid
die Of the trajectory where the bullet
would pass over the head OF a man,
and where, therefore, he would be in
perfect safety. 1t is evident hat the
greater the danger space the more dan
gerous will be the rife to the enc
my's troops. Since about 1906 Ger
many and France have adopted the
pointed bullet With this the resist
ance of the air is greatly reduced and
the ranges obtained with the same We
locity, weight, and caliber are greatly
increased
BY increasing the velocity the dan
ger space for any range is of course in
creased since the trajectory is much
fiatter, and for the same kick" of the
rife a much more powerful bullet is
obtained. Probably every country has
developed, or is developing a semiauto-
matte rife, which differs from the ones
now In use in every army by the fact
that part of the powder gases are
used to open the breech block, eject
the empty cartridge, and reload the
rifie-ail of which operations are now
performed by hand With a semiauto-
matte rife teh magazine can be emp
tied without moving the gun from the
| shoulder and a great increase in the
rate of fire from the infantry will gen
orally be delayed until accurate aiming
is possible, unless it is desired to
cause the enemy to deploy its forces
earlier, and although the bullets are eff
fective at 1900 and 1000 yards range,
the real fighting will not begin until
at much closer ranges.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
DISHES
From Parkway Places That
Are Dainty

Norwegian Lemon Butter--This is
intended for cake filling. Use one
pound OF sugar (wbite). six eggs, the
Juice and grated rind Of three lemons.
one quarter pound Of butter. Put
these ingredients into a double cooker
and let simmer until about the consist
ency Of honey. Tie down in jars. This
product can be kept for many months
Spanish Paste for Sandwiches-Cho
together one small can of Spanish
sweet peppers, two hard boiled eggs,
one quarter pound OF any milk cream
cheese, one cupful and one quarter Of
pinon and pecan nuts (other nuts may
be substituted). To make a sauce.
cream together one tablespoonful Of
butter, add one egg well beaten, one
tablespoonful of sugar, three table
spoonfuls of vinegar, one teaspoonful
and one half Of salt, and a dash Of
papIika Cook and set aside to cool.
When cold, add to the first mixture
and it is ready for use. A crisp let
tuce leaf in each sandwich adds to the
afivor.
Dutch Apple Tart-Line pie pan
with pastry, peel half dozen medium
sized apples, remove the cores, and
place the halves in the pan with the
rounded side up. Spread thickly with
brown sugar and butter, sprinkle with
cinnamon, and pour over them three or
four tablespoonfuls of warm water.
bake until the apples are soft.s
County Sligo Rice with Apples
0rish)-Put four ounces of best whole
rice in a stone jar with quart of new
milk, and bake slowly in the oven until
the rice is quite soft. Then add sifted
sugar to sweeten to taste. Arrange in
glass dish, leaving hollow in the
center which should be filed with
stewed apples sweetened and favored
with little strip of cinnamon. Pour
over all some good cream and serve.
Greek Ounce Paste-Quince paste
keeps a whole year, and is far super
ior to that sold by the cOnfectioner. To
make it, choose fine, ripe ounces and
bake until soft Strain the pulp
through a sieve. and for every tumbler-
full measure tumblerful of sifted SUI
gar. Place the sugar over the fire with
a quarter of its volume of water and
boil until the syrup is so thick that a
drop OF it falling in cold water will
stand alone and not dissolve Then
place pulp and syrup in a broad pre-
| servign pan, and stir with a large
wooden spoon over the fire until the
paste is very thick and difficult to stir
Add few blanched almonds and lit
tie pounded cinnamon and spread the
| paste out on dishes. Ii should be about
! half an inch in thickness. Cut into dia
monds and place it in cold oven. TIC
keep it, place it in tin boxes with a
| layer OF laurel leaves between each
two layers. Honey may be substitute
ed for sugar, but should be of the best
quality and quite free from adultera
ton.
Dainty Swiss Dessert-Make some
meringues in the usual manner, flavor
ing slightly with rose water. Whip the
desired amount of heavy cream, sweet
ened slightly and favored with rose
Place the cream in dainty wide bow
and set the bowl ON glass plate oil
silver tray covered with a dolly. Do
the surface of the cream with tiny mer
ingues and put the others ON the dolly
Be sure to serve this dish very cold
Delineator
|
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
John {. Hall

John E. Hall of Danville died at
Grant hospital, Columbus, o., Thurs
day night at FIVE minutes OF twelve, af-
ter undergoing an operation for the re-
movaI of gall stones. His illness had
extended over period of eight years.
Mr.. Hall was born north of Danville
and has been a resident OF Knox coun-
ty all his life. For number OF years
he operated a livery stable in Freder-
icktown and later in Centerburg Re
turning to Danville fifteen years ago,
he opened up a hardware store in
partnership with his brother, Mr.. Cliff
ford Hall. This business was conduct
ed successfully for twelve years, when
he retired, the firm name being
changed to that of Hall & Burtnett.
For the past three years, Mr.. Hall has
been managing farm owned by him
in COshocton county. The deceased
was fifty three years OF age and leaves
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Hall;
a wife and two children. Leander Dial,
aged u and Olga Lucille, aged 10; a
brother, Clifford, and sister, Mrs.
Ellsworth Stophlett, the latter resid-
ing in Columbus.
llr. Hall was a member OF Danville
lodge, No. $40. F. & a N. and Howard
lodge. l. o. o. F. Funeral arrange
Elents later.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29

There was handshaking and the talk
ing over of events that happened
many years ago. About the hour OF
10:3O the officials and former officials,
about 60 in number, assembled in the
common pleas court room where it was
decided to hold a reunion each year.
Officers were then elected for the
ensuing year as follows:
President-Hon. II. H. Greer.
Vice President-Judson Vincent
Secretary-Judge Frank o. Lever
ing.
reasurer-Charles w. Hayes.
Upon motion the above officers We're
empowered to make all the arrange
ments for the reunion in 1915.
After the business session the Of
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
Secrets
OF Clean Sweeping Without
Raising Much Dust

1t is safe TO say that the number of
women who really know the correct
art of sweeping is very small indeed,
writes a contributor to the Michigan
Farmer.
Before beginning, the broom should
be dipped into hot soap suds. Squeeze
out the water, leaving the broom
damp, but not dripping. This practise
not only makes it easier TO sweep but
toughens the straw of the broom, and
makes it soft, so there is little danger
of cutting the carpet Before begin
ming work, a pailful of hot soap suds
should be in readiness in which TO
rinse the broom when it becomes
dusty.
To keep down dust il is well TO soak
newspaper and after squeezing out
all the water possible, tear it into
small pieces and scatter over the car
pet. Or. if preferred. sprinkle the car
pet with clean. moist sawdnst.
Begin work in a corner and work
along the walls. around the room, grad
uaIly sweeping all the dirt toward the
center. where II should be taken up
with dust brush and pan. 1t is appar-
ent that this method moves the dirt oE-
e- the smallest possible space, and as
a result there viii be less busting TO
do. The wear on the carpet win not
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
Crackers

Crackers
Sliced Tomatoes Celery
Roast Spring Chicken, with gravy
Roast Beef, with peas
Mashed Potatoes New Corn
CauIifower Salad
Apple Pie Pumpkin Pie
Cream Cheese
Ice Cream Cake
Watermelon
Fruit Saited Almonds
Coffee
At the conclusion OF the repast. Hon
II. II. Greer introduced Mr Judson
Vincent, tosstmaster Of the gathering.
Interesting remarks were made by
Hon. II. r. Greer, Hon. William NJ.
Rooms. William A. silcott, Judge Frank
o. Levering, DIR. Fred L. Singrey and
others.
There were sixty persons present at
The dinner, all officials or former Of
ficials. except representatives from the
Mt Vernon newspapers and from the
papers published elsewhere in Knox
county.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29

ficials and former officials gathered on
the east side of the court house yard
where a picture was taken of all pres
ent
All repaired TO the Curtis Hotel
where an elaborate dinner was served.
The Invocation was said by Rev. R.
C. McCleIland of Fredericktown.
The following was the menu for the
dinner:
Oyster Soup Baked White Fish
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
PLEASANT
REUNION.
Of Officials And Former Off,
CialS OF County
Held On Friday With Sixty
In Attendance
Officers We're Elected For
Tie Ensuing Year
And To Arrange For Reunion
Next Year
Program Of Toast Given At
Conclusion OF Dinner
Program Of Toast Given At
Conclusion OF Dinner

There was very pleasant reunion
of former and present officials of Knox
county on Friday, the occasion being
the first gathering of the kind in this
county.
During the morning the former Off
cials gathered at the court house
where they met the present officials
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29

month and was very
weak. 1 was also
bothered a lot with
female weakness. |
read your little book
Wisdom for Wo-
men, and ! saw how
o tn e re- h ad been
helped by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound, and
decided to try it, and
it has made me feel
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
LEGAL NOTICE
16 West Vine Stree.

Byron Conrad. residence unknown. IS
hereby notified that Susie Conrad has fiied
her petition against him for divorce in
case No 96f5 in the court of Common
Pleas of Knox county, Ohio. and that said
cause will be for hearing on or after the
10Th day of October 1914 The grounds for
said divorce are wilful absence and gross
LEWIS b. HOUCK.
Attorney for plaintift.
9-S Is. .22. % ;l0-6 1875
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
G. K. CONARD. M. D.

HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN ANF
SURGEON
ONCE and residence. Is East viHe 81
Citizens phone 81 oflce hours: ,
co 4 ana 7 TO y p. III.
Bell 1853 r.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29

DR.. L. W ArmentrOut. accompanied
By his brother. Mr. G. w. ArmentTOut
Of Shelbyville. No, left this morning
on motoring trip TO Frankfort. KY,
where they viii visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Vance Armentront.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
STREAM u RIMER

REAL ESTATE AND LOANS
Farms and city property bought sole
and exchanged. Properties rented Ans
rents collected. Fire insurance q sps
cialty. Representing IA old reliable
stock companies. Accident insurance
live stock insurance. Plate glass IN
surance, automobile insurance, In fae'
we can insure any property you ma,
have. Surety bonds Of all kinds. Cal
and see us. Room l Sipe bldg, Sontt
Main st. Cit 'phCle No. 447 Black
Luther =. erream VIM. r. Rhine
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
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DEATHS i
Mrs. 3. c. Andrews
!. = X = +

Mrs. r. c. Andrews, former resi-
dent Of F'redericktown. died in Chi
csgO. ILL.,, Thursday morning. The
remains arrive in Fredericktown for
Saturday morning.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
Mrs. BENJAMIN r. Parker Is visiting
relatives in Columbus.
IN STERLING
LIVES A GIRL
Who Suffered As l...any Girls
Do-Tells How She
Found Relief.

Sterling, Conn. al am girl of %
years and L used to faint away every
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
Young Girls, Heed This Advice.

Girls who are troubled with painful or
irregular periods, backache, headache,
dragging-down sensations, fainting
spells or indigestion, should Immediately
seek restoration to health by taking Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29
FRANK O. LEVERINO
ATTORNEY At LAW

All business of legal nature given
prompt attention and especially II
practice in the Probate Court. once
No. East High street, Mt Vernon. Q
New Phone, once 104.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-09-29

like new girl and / am now relieved
of all these troubles. hope all young
girls will get relief as have. / never
felt better in my life. Miss BERTHA A.
PELoQUIN, Box 116, Sterling, Conn.
Massena, N. Y.-"I have taken Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and highly recommend it. If anyone
wants to write to me l will gladly tell
her about my case. was certainly in
bad condition as my blood was all turn
ing to water. had pimples on my face
and bad color, and for five years had
been troubled with suppression. The
doctors called it 'Anemia and Exhaus-
ton, and said was all run down, but
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound brought me out all right " Miss
LAvIsA MYREs, Box "a, Massena, NY.
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