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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-08
Story Of a Dream,

or course the medical sharps know 1t
all, but let me tell what happened to
me. had strikingly vivid dream In
which saw and spoke to dead
friend. and she emphasized what she
said by laying her hand on my hair a
trick the dead girl had when living
The subject OF her speech has no value.
But when | woke could almost feel
her touch still. In day or two no.
ticed my hair looked queer where she
touched me, and 1t faded until had
four bars. almost white, across my red
mop, just such as would be made by
four angers. In New York
Times.
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WALKING FOR SPEED.
Arm Action, Body Balance and the
Proper Leg and Foot Motion.

Arm Action, Body Balance and the
Proper Leg and Foot Motion.
In starting on the track the novice
should hold himself as erect as posi-
BILE, without, however, leaning at all
backward, the arms at the sides. with
the forearns In a horizontal position.
at right angles to the part of the arms
above the elbows. He should have a
feeling of being "well balanced on his
pins"
The weight must be kept on the heels
therein lies the chief secret OF walk.
Ing fairly. Speed depends on two fac
tors. the length and the frequency OF
the stride. Experiments prove that the
length of the stride becomes greater az
the frequency increases.
Arm action should be carefully cul-
dvated. Properly used, the arms seem
to act as levers to lift forward the body,
besides helping to balance 1t. In each
stride one foot should be always on the
ground and at same moment of the
stride some part of both feet should be
on the ground simultaneously 10.
the irst necessity. Second In lmpOr-
lance Is to have the walk heel and
foe'-that IL, tho heel of each foot
should strike the ground unmistaka bly,
flrst and the toe OF each foot should
hs the last part to leave It. One should
not walk fiat footed. with the ball Of
tho foot or any part except the heel
striking the ground before the heel
does. Lastly. the knee should be
locked" Mt the end Of each strlde--the
grounded leg should be stiff and taut
as the loose leg swings out for the next
strtde.-Outlng.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-08
Homemade Rat Poison,

Farm and Fireside gives the follow.
Ing recipe for homemade rat poison:
Barium carbonate IL poison which
In small quantities IL harmless TO the
larger domestic animals. but will kill
rats and mice, Mix four parts of meal
or iour and one part Of barium carbo-
nate and place where the rats will find
IT, or mix ordinary oatmeal to stiff
dough In water, with about one-eighth
its bulk OF barium carbonate.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-08
Stick to Your Intentions

Don't put off getting Hanfords Bal
sam Of Myrrh until something hap
pens. Get it now and be prepared
for accidents. You will find frequent
use for it in your home and in your
stable for cuts, burns, bruises and
any sore, any lameness.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-08
KNIGHTS CRUISE
TO CONClAVE

HoughtOn, Mich, June Two big
steamers filled with knights Temp
lars and their families from all parts
of the state arrived today for the Fif-
ty-ninth Conclave of the Michigan
Communicates. A four.day program
has been arranged.
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+ MISSIONARY SOCIETIES +
I. + Il I. /. /. + 4. Il + K !. +


1'N'FNlf
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church met at the
church Friday, June 4
Program
Topic, Freedmen
"A Glimpse of Our Work Ia the
South"-Mrs. Colville.
Plantation Song Mrs. Banning
Work for the Freedmen '- Mrs.
Mckay.
Sones-"My Old Kentucky Home,
Swing Low. Steal Away
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***The ladies of Clinton Grange
will hold an all.day meeting at the
home Of Mrs. Earl Black, Columbus
road, on THURSDAY, June 10. All
ladies invited.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-08

Miss Mae smslley left this norulng
Tor Springfield. where she will spend
the weekend with Mr. aud Mrs WI,
liam Lee
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-08

+"*There will be special services al
the Democracy M. f. church Sunday
afternoon, June 10, at 2:30 o'clock
Preaching by Rev. Bender
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

Notice is hereby given by the board of
district, Knox county Ohio that there
viii be special election held In said dis
trict at the usual voting place in said
and $50 p. m. on the 7th day of July, a
ID. 1915, to consider the question of CEN
tralizlng the schools of said township and
S35 900 90 for the purpose of purchasing a
site and erecting and equpping school
house thereon in said township as provid-
ed In section 1925 of the General Code OF
Ohio
BY order of the board of education
J. h. JOHNSON. Clerk.
Miller Township Ohio, June g. 1915.
6-S, 10, 90, 29:7-6S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-08
Rats cents DER line, each inssr
ton. Six words to line.

FOR SALE-Modern home on East
Gambler street at a sacrifice; owner
leaving city. Easy terms. See Stream
& Rimer. 4dSs
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NOTICE TO PRINTERS
FOR BIDS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of
Deputy State Supervisor of Elections of
Knox county, Ohio. viii receive sealed
the 18th day of June. 1915 at its office in
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, for the printing and
furnishing of ballots for special election
to be held In Miller township according
to the specifications on file In said office
Bids should be sealed and endorsed
Bids for Printing Ballots. etc" and must
be accompanied by bond of the bidder
in double the amount of the bid, with at
least two good sureties, to the accept
ance of the Board. to insure the prompt
and faithful execution of the contract
The contract will be let to the lowest
responsible bidder.
The Board, however reserves the right
to reject any or all bids.
BY order of the Board.
Dated this 7th day Of June. 1915
SAINT VI, PETERMAN
Chief
Allen j. Johnson Clerk,
6-Sl5S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-06-08

**%Special communication of Mt
Zion lodge No. 9, F. & A. NJ, Tuesday
evening at O'Clock. Work in the
b. A. degree.
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***The Knox County Cow Testing
association will hold meeting in the
Y. M. G. A. building, Mt. Vernon,
Tuesday afternoon, June 10, at
o'clock. At 2 O'Clock Prof. Err, Of the
dairy department of Ohio State uni
versity, will deliver an address to
which any interested in dairy work
are invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
Liquor Must Go.

In a mastery speech before the
United States senate at the hearing
of the interstate liquor bill, February
10, 1913, Senator Webb Of Tennessee
uttered these optimistic words:
81 am an Optimist The world is
getting better every day. In my boy
hood | saw liquor sold absolutely
without restrictions 1t is now restrict
ed in thousand ways. | saw gambling
untrammeled and INDUCED i'm any,
where, even on the public highways.
1t has been driven into guarded dens.
! saw public betting on horse races.
1t is now q thing Of the past. Lot
teries in my boyhoOG days used the
mails-their agents. We're everywhere.
Dueling was cOmmOn-a gentleman
allowed himself to be punctured into
brave and a man of honor. America
is aroused on the liquor question
Anglo -SaXOns have won every reform
that once caught the ear of the people
Liquor must go. God grant that ]
may help to abolish it!
THE world is stirred on this ques-
ton"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
No Food Value I'm Alcohol.

If alcohol is a valuable food. why do
Arctic explorers like Nansen refuse to
use it? If valuable food, why are
men under athletic training prohibit
ed from using it? If valuable food.
how did it happen that the twenty
four total abstainers out of the eighty
three contestants at the Kiel sixty
two mile walking match in 1908 won
six Of the ten prizes, nearly all gain
ing the goal, while nine-tenths of
their moderate drinking comrades fell
by the way If valuable food, why
do majority of the life insurance
companies Of Great Britain give total
abstainers lower rates; their expert
ence showing that they. have a decided
advantage over moderate drinkers?"
If valuable food, why do hospitals
show a remarkable decline in it's use
using only one-seventh as much as
twenty-five years ago, eight in Lon
don less than one-half as much as five
years ago If valuable food, why
was it that soldiers given to drink in
that march Of 10000 men to the re-
lief Of Ladysmith fell out of the ranks
as though hit with a club; the testi-
mony of Sir Frederick Treves. physi-
clan to Edward VII? If valuable
food. WHY was it strictly prohibited nv
Lord Kitchener during his campaign in
the Soudan? If a valuable food, why
have the great captains of indus
try in America placed a ban on Ii
quor so far as their employees are con-
cerned? These are not sentimental
temperance fanatics who are trying
ito suppress or distort scientific facts"
REV Joseph H. Crooker, Boston,
president Of the Unitarian Temperance
Society.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25

CIvilixatIon's Onward March.

"PrOgress is like the insidious
change from youth to old age, except
that progress does not mean decay.
The change that is almost impercep-
tible and vet inexorable is much the
same, howaver. You will see a com.
munity apparently changeless as the
years pass by: and yet, whea the
years have gone and you look back,
there has been a change. It is not the
same. 1t never will be the same. It
can pass through further change. but
1t cannot go back Men look back.
sick sometimes with longing for the
things that were and that can be no
more; they live the ald days in mem.
ory-but try as they will they may
not go gack. With tatelligent, persis.
tent effort they may retard further
change considerably. but that is the
most they can hope to do. Civaiza-
tlon and time will c0atinue the march
In spite OF all that man may do."-
From B. M. Bowers book. "Tbe Fly.
Ing US Last Stand"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
Southern Crops.

If the elimination of profit in
raising cotton by the European war
can bring hClnc to the South the
value Of diversified crops the loss to
the Southern farmer will not have
been entirely in vain. While it is true
that cotton is the btsis OF the South's
wealth. it is equally true that the
small farmer of the South has been
ridden by the one crop-cotton-idca
until he has been to a la:gc extent
imp, ished by it.
Custom and the hope of cleaning UP
Il big profit each year have led to "a
habitual Over-acreege of cotton as
regularly as srcE planting season has
rolled around, TO the practical cXclu-
sion OF grain crops. This shortage of
home grown grain has hcd the effect
OF limiting the raising Of live stock.
The South has como to get it's bacon
and beef as well as it's cornmeal and
flour from the West as a matter of
course, although the home grown
product is superior to the imported
in every case.
AS long as cotton fctChes a good
price this system works well enough,
for then the Western supplies can be
purchased for considerably loss than
the cotton brings. But when the bot
tom drops out of the cotton market
then the Southern farmer can neither
eat the product of his soil nor sell
II for enough to pay expenses Many
of the small farmers mortgage their
crops before their cotton is picked;
the result of such is bankruptcy.
IL is grim lesson that the South
is learning. 1t may well he that the
loss will reach $500. .000,0 as some
Southern authorities compute. But
there are indications that the
loss has taught what State govern
mcnt campaigns for diversified crops
have failed to inculcatc. The Dc
partmCnt of AgriCulturc'S latest fore
casts give Georgia an increase of
iS.7Ol 900 bushels over 1914 in its
wheat, corn and oat crops. This is
typical of the Southern states from
virginia to Texas. Perhaps the pres
cnt loss may mean gain in future
ycors.-N. y. Evening Sun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
Fat Not a Disease,

The notion that fat is a disease
grew solely out of the fact that after
death from certain chronic and long.
standing diseases various important
tissues Of the body, such as the heart
muscle, the liver, the brain, and more
rarely the kidney, were found largo
ly changed into fat. In our pompous
Latinity. they had undergone fatty
degeneration" In the good old days
of ignorance we had no better sense
than to say that this state of affairs
was the cause of death. and that the
vicious fat had, 30 to speak, choked
and taken the place Of the higher and
moro valuable active tissues.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
ABSOLUTE BAN ON COTTON.
TREAT BRITAIN DECLARES
STABLE AND PRODUCTS con-
TRABAND OF WAR.
announced That british Government
VIII Take steps To Uphold Price of
Cotton. by Purchase or Otherwise
francc viii Follow British Exam
pie.

London. Aug. 21.-Cotton has been
declared absolute contraband by
Great Britain. according to state
ment issued by the foreign office this
|afternoou.
The statement declares that the
government proposes to initiate
measures TO relieve depression which
might temporarily disturb the cotton
|markot because OF the contraband
order.
IL was learned upon inquiry at the
Foreign oiIice that the French govern
mcnt viii issue a similar notice early
tomorrow
The announcement follows:
"His majcsty's government has
declared cotton absolute contraband.
While the circumstances might have
Justified such action at an earlier
period. his majesty's government are
Eiad To think that local conditions of
American interests likely 10 be affect
ed are more favorable for such n
step than they were a year ago. and.
moreover. his majesty's government
|contomphte initiation OF measures to
relieve as far as possible any abnor-
NAL depression which might tempor-
arily disturb market conditions"
The declaration is effective from to-
day.
the action was published In a supple
ment OF the London Gazette issued to-
night. II Is very brief After pre-
amble citing previous proclamations
concerning contraband II says
Now. therefore. we do hereby de-
clare. by and with the advice OF our
privy council. that during the con-
tinuance OF the war. or until we do
give further public notice. the follow
ing articles will be treated as abso-
lutte contraband In addition to those
set out I'm our royal proclamation
afcrc me ntioned;
Raw cotton. cotton linters, cotton
waste and cotton yarn.
And we do hereby further declare
that this. our royal proclamation,
shall take effect from the date of its
publication in the London Gazette"
The proclamation was signed yes
terday by King George.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
The Cow and Her Product.

The dairy cow is an economical
producer.
Skinned buttermilk is cheap and
easy to make. .
dairy cow furnishes profitable
employment every day, rain or shine.
warm or cold.
1t is estimated that a well-fed cow
saves a farmer about SIS per year in
fertility. ....
The milker should keep his hands
dry during milking. Milking with
damp hands is filthy and is apt to
cause a cows teats to chap and
annoy her.
Cream should he cooled just as
soon as it has been separated from
the milk. A simple way of cooling is
to place the can of cream in good
cold water, using ice water If DOS.
sible.
Fall calves are always more thrifty
than spring calves, as the annoyances
from flies and hot weather is much
greater for calves born in spring.
BESIDES. it is wise to have the heavy
How OF milk coming in winter. when
other farm work is not SO heavy.
Medical men are freely recommend.
ing puttermilk for indigestion and
various forms Of stomach disorrar
IL Is said to be peculiarly suitable for
persons with gout or rheumatism.
since it tends to prevent stifren,nr
ana narrowing of the blood vessels
Tho Dairy Division OF Clemson
College has on hand so MANY re-
quests Tor help in silo-building that Il
Is certain that this year will be the
oest silo year South Carolina has vet
hao' A silo is sign Of good dairy
farming.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
BALKANS EXPECTED TO ACT,
THOUGHT THAT ITALIAN ACTION
WILL CAUSE STATES TO JOIN
ALLIES.
bulgaria Waiting ScrNia's Answer Be-
fore MOving-Grccian Chamber 10
Meet This Week and Decide Fu.
turc COursc-ISaIkans Want Spuils
of Victory IL They Enter.

London, Aug. 22.-Italy's declara-
ton of war against Turkey is en-
pected to have an almost immedilte
effect on the Balkans, still debating
which side to take in the conflict,
Relations between Italy and Rou-
mania are intimate and the opinion
is expressed here that i'm view of the
threatening attitude of the Germanic
allies toward Roumania because of
her refusal to allow ammunition to
pass through her territory that
Roumania probably will join the
quadruple entente.
Bulgaria still awaits reply from
Servia to the suggestions of the en-
tente ministers that Scrvia cede
Macedonia to Bulgaria, while Greece
is likely to declare her future policy
when the chamber meets this week.
The opinion is expressed in diplo-
matte circles here that it is signiti-
has been friendly to the entente, has
decided to take charge, in addition
to the Grecian premiership, of the
ollice of minister of foreign affairs.
With the inclusion of Italy among
Turkeys opponents in the war and
with Italy's well known desire fer
expansion in the near East, the Lat
kan states may consider that the
time Is ripe for them to enter rhe
field and get a share of what falls
to the victors.
The continued retirement of the
ltussians seems to have little, If my
influence on the situation. Military
critics believe victory for the ell
tente allies in the Dardanelles would
more than offset this so far as the
Near East is concerned and the
F'ranco-British forces are increas-
ing their efforts TO force the straits
There is little change in Poland
and the Baltic provinces. A big
battle is being fought along the
kovno-Vilna railway and the River
Niemen, but this is overshadowed
by movements against Brest- -Litovsk
The Austro-German forces are
across the rivers and roads north
and south of this fortress, which is
invested from three sides, and curt.
osity is evince, us to whether tho
Russians intend to defend it. FOl
the moment they are resisting the
AustrO-German advance but this
may be only with rear guards.
ENGAGEMENTS in the West have
been of minor Importance. The
French claim to have repulsed Ger.
man attacks in Artois and in the
Vosges, while both sides are OK.
pending ammunition in artillery en-.
gagements, bomb throwing and 9th
er articles.
The Italians report slight progress
ON all their fronts
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
Working Gold Deposits.

The CheOhee Valley section of Oco-
nee is receiving considerable attention
just at the present time. Some time
ago Mcssrs. Frank Peterson and Guy
l.. Hoover, mining engineers, came to
Walhalla to look over the gold de-
pOsits in the CheOhee section. They
are still at work, and have met with
some success, though us yet nothing
"sensatiOnar' has developed. These
gentlemen are, however, Investigate
ing thoroughly with reference to the
large gold deposits of the Cheohee
Valley. which have long been known
to exist. The trouble heretofore has
always been the expense of getting
out the ore. This feature is being
given thorough investigation by Messrs
Hoover and Peterson, who came here
from Tulsa, OklahOma.-W Whalhalla
Keowee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
love--And UNDERSTANDING,


ITO know all is to pardon ALL" ous
French friends tell us. Yet love ard
trust will supply the lack of knowledge
and produce the same happy end. In
spite Of the fact that the natures of
men and women are different, it is pms.
sible for a man and a woman to 1--we
happily together, although not under.
standing each other. This lack of an
derstanding is for their good. II a Ban
knew overy thought, feeling and no
tive OF a woman, what would his lave
be WORTH Love Is faith. True iove
knows no jealousy, no doubt. It is be-
cause O. man does not know q woman,
but has faith in her purity and hon
esty, that he is so dear to her. She
knows thai he Is taking her upon trust,
as shS takrs him, and It is their faith
In onr another that binds them. There
are 10 riffs in the rosy cloud Of true
love, sor true love is perfect faith. and
the cloud that is riddled by the shafts
of doubt and jealousy is a ragged
cloHd that reflects only q little Of the
surAhine Of life, while the greater bart
filtdrs through and is lopt in the xsists
beyond.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
Alcohol q Poison.

"A true. food will yield heat and
cnersy without any harm to the or
Eans and tissues of the body. Alcoho
While IT yields heat ana energy, acts
't the same time as poison. This
may he illustrated as follows: 1t is
wei known that when sulphuric acid
ana water are mixed together i'm about
equal parts, the mixture will become
very hot This acid will also corrodc
ana eat up iron. SGpposc now, that
an engineer should adopt the plan of
mixing Sulphuric acid with the wotcr
In the boiler when he wanted To get
up steam. The water would be
rapidly heated. ana. to AN ignoran;
person, this would seem to be "a good
Plan. IL would soon DO found. how
ever, that the material OF the engine
was being rapidly destroyed by the
acid, and either this method of get
tinE up energy would have to he dis
continued or the boiler would soon
need 4" go tu the shop for repairs or
h' abandoned altogethcr.'--Dr. Cul-
Ter.
Alcohol c"rrudcs ana eats up" the
"rs'ns ana TISSUES; it Injuries the deli
cate machinery Of the body aud final
Is destroys It So ,hat the body decays
and disintogratcs.
lhi"Nicants hcat-tcmporarily The
uI.u .Cal.r
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-25
AMERICANS CLEAN UP SERyIA.
Hope to Stamp Out All Epidemics
Before Winter

A. S. Ward, of Boston, secretary of
the American Sanitary Commission in
Serbia, has returned from that coun-
try with the news that the work of the
American doctors and sanitary experts
is proving successful beyond all ex-
pectations. Mr.. Ward said:
THE work of the American doctors
and sanitary engineers in Serbia is di-
rected toward prevention rather than
cure of the various epidemics, and
they are rapidly cleaning up the
towns to prevent a further outbreak
The old cisterns are being gradually
destroyed and artesian wells substi-
tuted.
CDR. Richard p. Strong, who is in
charge Of the American sanitary corps
in Serbia, is trying to stamp out every
particle of infectious disease before the
cold weather begins.
'The work of disinfecting the Ser
bian soldiers and their clothing by the
American doctors is an undertaking.
which IS proving eminently successful
in Kidding the country Of the vermin
which carry typhus. 1t was impos-
sible to transport the troops to any
one station, so it was necessary to i'm
provise a travelling disinfecting plant.
'The train is sidetracked at any
large camp and dressing tents are
erected. From these the men jump
into the bath car where the hose is
turned on them. When dried the
bathers are oiled with petroleum,
which kills the vermin. When the
bathers' clothes are removed they are
placed in the sterilizing car to be
thoroughly steamed and dried. As
many as a thousand men and their
clothing are cleaned in one day by the
sanitary train.
| I'm some places men are found to
be suffering from scurvy and separate
treatment and medicine are given
them.''