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Sleep and Postry.

sleep and Poetry.
An exchange recommends the read
Ing Of fine, soul felt poem before re-
firing for the nights rest. 1t tends
to compose the soul and put it In har-
mony with the truth and goodness of
things. A novel will not do that, nor
newspaper, nor anything that sets
the mind In flutter. Reading a poem
--one Of the good old kind that gets
into the heart and has q nice time
there-is like floating down a quiet
stream. past the fragrance Of flowers
and the songs Of the birds. Never had
that experience. eh2 How very shift
less, indeed.
Did you ever try reading Snow.
bound" on an evening when the snow
was piling up the silence deep and
winter Well, try 1t. Whittier will
give one something for any evening.
Tennyson's "Idyls" are little more
urgent, but they are as tranquillzing
as a gentle arm around you. Words
worth Is great, but takes too much
thought; Browning, too, aud Lowell,
but Longfellow not so much. But as
easy rs smiling is the humorous kind,
like Riley But there are hundreds of
poems floating about as sweet as
bush of roses. Take them In and read
them before going to bed. A good one
will last week. Like a song, they
improve with age.-Columbus Journal.
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~pr.sry Stuff, said oi..lns.

@. B. Burgin in the Bookman contrib
utes Q personal recollection Of George
Gissing. whom he met many years ago
at q garden party in st. Johns Wood.
HE was curlously and I should think
unconsciously picturesque" writes Mr.
Burgin, "hls loose, easy clothes and
sloucb hat seeming a part Of his own
personality more than studied pose
and looking rather at variance with the
smart 'getup' OF the London crowd
which filled the little garden" During
conversation Gissing alluded to the
fact that many authors wrote with
ease and facility, but" he added, II
grind 1t out with infinite pain and la
bor." When MIR. Burgin limited that
most of his material was saddening,
YES" he said thoughtfully, FITS
dreary stur-dreary stuffr
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ditions, which reports, with the recon-
mendations of the Chamber commit
tees, are brought to the attention of
City Fire Marshal or the Health
Bureau.
AS a result of such activities the
Secretary of the Rochester Chamber of
Commerce says, in the American City,
that a further decrease in the fire
loss is expected
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BATTLE IN CARPATHlANS
Avstrians Capture Several Thousand
Russians at One Point.

London. April 5.--Tne following
austrian ofIlcial statement was given
out In Vienna: I'm the Carpathians
The hill engagement on each side OF
the Laborcza valley continues. A
counter attack made from the ada
cent western hills repulsed the enemy
from several positions. Eastward OF
Virawa strong Russian attacks have
4sen repulsed. The fighting secured
sa.z00 Russian prisoners. North of the
UEok pass the situation is unchanged.
"A Russian attack failed after short
engagoment."
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itor in Newark Monday afternoon.
Dorothy, Gerald and Robert Akers
of Chicago Junction are guests of DR..
and Mrs. T. L. Eley.
Miss Margaret Reynolds OF Colum-
bus was the weekend guest of rela-
tives in the city.
City Auditor and Mrs. Edward l..
Parker spent the weekend with Mrs.
Earker's parents in Bellville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Brentlinger
spent Sunday with relatives in Gam.
bier.
Mrs. Leonard e. Rawlinson ana lit
tie daughter went to Martinshurg
saturday to spend a month with rela-
tiyes.
Mr. George A. Harter of Akron was
the weekend guest of his parents,
Squire and Mrs. George S. Harter,
East Gambler street.
Miss Dorothy Criswell of Mt. Gilead
was the weekend guest of Misses
Carlotta and Harriet Wolverton, East
Gambler street.
Mr.. Kenneth M. Foote, who has been
spending several weeks with relatives
at Round Hill, returns Tuesday to
his home in Detroit, Mich.
Messrs. Frank and James Tighe
spent Easter in this city with their
mother, Mrs. Margaret Tighe, East
Gambler street.
Mrs. Anna Goddard returned Mon
day to her home in Gambler, after
spending the winter with her son in
Chicago, III.
Mrs. Elizabeth Buckmaster return.
ed Monday to her home In Blissfield,
o., after visit with her daughters,
Mrs. r. NJ. Davis and Mrs. Frank
Lowe.
Mr.. Hazen Pratt returned Monday
morning to his school work in An
dover at Andover, Mass, after spend.
ing Easter vacation with relatives in
the city.
Mr.. Fletcher Devin returned Mon
day to st. Luke's School, Wayne, Pa,
after spending the Easter recess in
the city with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. c. Devin, North Main street.
Mr. Joseph Durieux and son, Rene,
left Sunday morning for Monongahela
City, Pa, where they will reside. The
remainder of the family will follow
shortly.
Miss Harriet Wolverton returned
Monday to the Columbus School for
Girls, after spending Easter vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. /. M.
Wolverton, East Gambler street.
Mr.. Thomas G. Mccormick of the
Medical College of o. S. u. spent
Sunday in this city with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mccormick,
West High street.
Mr., Earl d. Babst, who was a mem
ber OF the class of 93 of Kenyon col
lese and is well known in Mt. Vernon,
has been made vice president of the
American Sugar Refining Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Place returned
to Newark this morning, after a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Owens
They were accompanied by Miss Ell.
eanor Owens, who will spend week
with them.
Mr.. Raymond Taugher, who is at
tending Ohio Northern University at
Ada, o., is spending a week In the
city with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
]. j. Taugher. East Hamtramck
street.
"'The ladies' of Clinton Grange
will meet at the home Of Mrs. Stewart
Weller, Thursday, April 8. instead OF
at the home of Mrs. William George
All ladies' invited.
Mr.. Elmer Jones of Ashland, O..
was the weekend guest of his uncle
Mr., Frank Robey, West Vine street
Misses Ruth and Iva Conard OF
Oberlin College. who have been
guests of Dr. and Mrs. c. X. Conard
went to Utica Sunday to visit with
relatives.
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Mr.. G. L. v. Mercer went to Lore
City this. morning on business.
Mrs. Frank Shellenbarger entered
the Mt. Vernon hospital this morning,
where she will undergo an operation.
Mrs. ID. w. Mouden of North Mill
ersburg, o., is the guest of Prof. and
Mrs. Welshymer of Buckeye City.
Mr.. Earl Rice has returned to his
home in Danville, after months
stay in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Miss Ruby Groves of Newark is
spending several days in the city, the
guest of Miss Coreta Grub.
Mrs. J. A. Reed of Jelloway is
spending the week with friends in
Columbus.
The public schools of Millwood have
been closed indefinitely on account of
the sickness of great majority of
the pupils.
Mrs. William Obendiar returned
Monday to Dresden. after visit in
the city with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
FELTON,.
| Mrs. Jane Stinemetz and son, Hilas,
returned Friday to Bloomington, Ind,
after a visit with Rev. and Mrs. II. H.
Miller of North Main street.
Mrs. James Landers returned to
Utica this morning, after spending
Easter in the city with Mrs. Jacob
Dubinsky.
Mrs. A. j. Day returned this morn.
ing to GAINESVILLE, after a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Gerwick of Coshoc
ton avenue.
Mrs. Henry Neptune, who has been
patient at the M. & s. hospital, was
able to return to her home on the Sy
char road Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Fowls and Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Whit of Center
burg were Easter guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred c. Cole.
Mrs. A. II. Cooley of East High
street went to Pataskala this morn
ing, where she will visit for week
with her sister-in-law, Mrs. w. H
Montgomery.
Mr. Fred e. Wooster received tel
ephone message Sunday evening from
Cleveland, conveying the news tha
w. Ray Mcmahon was much improv
ed in his condition. The operation fol
reducing McMahon's fractured hi
was performed and the hip placed IL
plaster paris Cast. Mcmahon en-
dured the operation well and has
since improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. b. Grubb are spend
ing week. in the city, en- route from
Chicago to their home in New York
Mr.. Grubb, who was born and raiset
in this community, leaving here to g,
to Chicago hall dozen years ago, Il
now in charge of the American col
poration Of the A. Bourjois & Co. pei
fume concern, with offices in tn
Borgfeldt building, New York.
1t has been definitely settled tina
Danville and Buckeye City shoul,
have combined Chautauqua tn
coming summer, when Mr.. Everly
representing the Colt Lyceum Bureau
closed >up contract with citizens
The date Of the Chautauqua has no
yet been settled, but 1t will be hel,
some time during the first two week
CT August.
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short LOCALS

Eggs, zoe; butter, 2Sc.
Mrs. Otto s. Baker, who has been
Ill for the past week. has recovered.
FARMS FOR sALE--w. G. Rock
we'll. II
Mrs. J. T. Barber is spending the
day with friends in Gambler.
Mr.. Grant Smith was business
visitor in Columbus on Monday.
Have you read the classified ads.
todayf
DR.. G. X. Conard spent Sunday in
Utica, the guest Of relatives.
For old sores apply Hanfords Bal
sam.
DR.. +. L. Singrey transacted busi-
ness In Columbus on Monday.
Mr.. w. Fl. Hearn went to Columbus
this morning to start work on sewer
contract he recently secured.
Messrs. A. J. Nixon and Larry Bart.
lett were visitors in Columbus on
Monday.
Chief of Police Parker is in Newark
today, testifying before the Licking
county grand jury.
Mayor A. A. Perrine spent the
weekend with relatives and friends
in Bucyrus.
For fouls in cattle use Hanfords
Balsam.
Mr.. Glenn Leisher went to Colum.
bus Monday to attend the Griffith.
Harding boxing match.
Miss Golda Bricker of West street
went to Centerburg this morning to
visit with relatives.
Mr.. J. Warren Hulse left this morn
Ing on business trip to Columbus,
Dayton, Springfield and Cincinnati.
Application blanks for automobile
dcenses may be obtained at the Ban.
uer Office free of charge. tt
Mr.. William b. Grant of Columbus
spent Sunday with relatives in the
city.
Mrs. 4. B. Clark returned Monday
to her home in Akron, after weeks
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. j. u. Swigart.
Mrs. w. b. Adams and grand.daugh-
ter, Olive Marshall, are spending the
day In Gambler.
II your skin Is scratched by rusty
nail, apply Hanford's Balsam at once.
1t should prevent blood poison.
Mr.. Lawrence Selegue OF Columbus
is spending several days with local
relatives.
Mr.. Charles Selegue of Columbus
spent Sunday with relatives in the
city.
Mr.. Walter Mason returned this
morning to Oberlin Business College,
after spending vacation in the city
with his parents.
Mrs. w. G. Buckmaster returned
this morning to Orrville. after O visit
with Mrs. r. NJ. Davis and Mrs. Frank
Lowe.
Miss Madge Cassil went to Howard
this morning to substitute as teacher
In the Howard schools for her sister,
/ Miss Louise, who Is sick.
Mrs. M. J. Smithhisler is spending
Easter with relatives In Danviile.
Mr.. Hovey Hagan of East Burgess
street was business visitor In Co
lumbus Saturday.
Mr.. Robert Salisbury of Denlson
university, Granville. is home for
Easter vacation.
Mrs. G. II. Purdy of West Sugar
street who recently underwent an
operation at the M. a. s. hospital, was
able to return home Sunday.
See Geo, p. Morgan Co. for monu,
mental and cemetery work before
buying. No. s Mansfield avenue, Mt
Vernon. o. II
Mrs. w. j, Richardson, who has
been the guest of various relatives In
the city. returned Sunday to her
home In Mansfield.
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AustrIans to Retain Trent.

Rome. April 5.-Prince Bishop En-
1dFsa Of Trent, VINO organized a plebis.
ssaea OF loyalty and devotion to Emper.
~ Francis Joseph, now announces
Nat the danger of cession of that
province to Italy has been averted. as
the emperor will not renounce his SOW
xrelgnty which the inhabitants peti.
tioned him to retain.
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IOWA WooDMEN GATHER

Sioux City, Iowa, April 5--The BIZ
ennial meeting of the head camp of
the Woodmen of the World In Iowa
and the biennial meeting Of the Wood
men Circle were opened here today,
with over 500 delegates present.
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eeigium-The Days Operations.
London, April 5.--The Turkish ar.
mored cruiser Medjidieh was sunk BY
. mine in the Black sea, according to
. dispatch from the Russian capital.
The Medjidieh was a member Of the
Turkish Black sea fleet which mas at
tackled Russian ports on several occa-
sions and sunk Russian vessels. On
Jan. 81 1t wac announced at Petrosrad
that the Medjidieh, with the Turkish
cruiser Midirli. formerly the German
cruiser Breslau, had been discovered
near Samsoon by the Russian feet,
but escaped after long pursuit.
The Mcdjidieh was an American.
built ship, having been laid down In
Philadelphia in 1903. She was not q
lArge vessel and her armament was
comparatively light. She was 331 feet
long and AZ feet beam and had . dig
placement of 1882 tons. She was
armed with two 6.inch guns, eight A.
Inch guns, six three.pounders six one
Founders and two torpedo tubes. Her
eomplement was 302 men.
Thirty-fve members Of the crew
were drowned by the destruction Of
he unidentified Austrian war vessel
which blew up in the Danube, after
striking mine near Ritopek, accord.
Ag to q dispatch from Nish.
A Russian bark, whose name has
not been learned, was torpedoed In
the channel. The crew was saved.
Russia Scores Victory.
Austrian forces were defeated by
the Russians In the Beskid region. II
d held to be the most important sim
gis victory In the battle for the Carpa-
THAN passes. 1t is the opinion Of the
British military experts that the Aus
tro-German forces will have to retire
% the mountains south OF the Carpa-
THAN range and make another effort
70 prevent the Russian armies, and
particularly the Cossacks, from
swarming over the plains Of Hungary.
Retreat of the Austrian forces in
the Beskid region, where some Of the
heaviest fighting has taken place In
the struggle for control Of the noun
tain passes leading into Hungary. was
announced at Vienna army headquar-
ters. The Beskid mountains form part
Of the boundary between Hungary and
0alicia. They are section Of the
great Carpathian range. tho natural
barrier upon which Austro-Hunsary
relies to halt the Russian advance.
There has been lighting without
Sause for the past twenty-four hours
~ both sides Of tho Dukla pass. The
Russians put new reserve force into
action and the fighting In the Ondova
and Laborcza valleys has been going
Sn with great intensity.
The Germans have made a slight
advance on the User front In Belgium.
y1ghting also continues In the forest
Sf lie Pretre, which has been tho
scene OF a long and sanguinary battle
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srltlsh Steamship Sunk.

London, April 5,-The steamer City
OF Bremen, OF Dublin. has been sunk
by German submarine coT Wolf
Rock, In the English channel, about
flfteen miles south of Landsend, Corn.
wall. Four members OF the crew Of
the steamer were drowned, Twelve
survivors have arrived In Penzance.
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Austria Not seekino Peace.

Washington. April 8. - An official
denial by Minister Of Foreign Affairs
Rurian OF published reports that Aus
troHungary had made overtures to
Russia for separate peace was is-
Used here by the Austro. Hungarian
s1mbRssy.
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Germans Warned to Leave ItaIv.

Rome. April 5.-The German consul
sat San Reno, on the Riviera, has
warned his fellow citizens to leave
Italy. An exodus from the Riviera.
woare Germans are very numerous.
has now started.
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WICKED BY MINE
IN The BLACK SEA
Turkish Armored Cruiser Med
jldIeh Reported Destroyed.
AUSTRIAN SHIP ALSO BLOWN UP

Nussians Claim an Important Victory
In the Battle For Possession Of the
I Carpathian Passes-Retreat Of the
| Austrian Forces Admitted by Wen.
/ na-Germans Make Slight Gain In
! eeigium-rhe Days Operations.
Evening star., 1915-11-25
SAYS U. S. NEEDS 2,oco AER0s.
John Hays Hammond, Jr., Fixes Ten
Years as Time to Build Up Defense.

NEW YORK. November 25.-John
Hays Hammond, jr-. member of the
seronautical division of the naval ad-
yisory board, who has just returned
from a journey in Europe to learn how
the unpreparedness of the entente al
lies had affected them. declares that
the United States should have at least
1000 aeropianes ready to be sent into
the air at a moments notice.
There should be also as many
srained observers for the land forces
S.vne' SAID Mr.. Hammond. 1T will
f,ke ten years to build up our defense.
Z. men the war began France had $4,000
officers Now she has 100000. and that
is not enough. At least that number
weuld be necessary to put the United
;S::-tes In condition to meet a first-class
COVER"
Evening star., 1915-11-25
Feasts of Citizenship.

-Americanization day ought to be a
national institution Thanksgiving
day, Fourth of July and the 22d of Feb
ruary ought to be our feasts of cit
izenship. 1 believe that the public
school and the philanthropic and social
institutions Of our country have re-
ceivsd a new impetus in this direction
But / think that our danger lies in
the fact tnst men. accredited officially
TO other governments, have taken ad-
vantage OF the neutrality OF our coun-
try, and by plot ana conspiracy nav:
been carrying on the European war IN
our Land. 1 believe that We have been
entirely too easy-going in tnis matter
Our frIendliness has been abused and,
against this type of danger, / would
welcome a national defense adequate
TO an international offense.
Because we are the composite of 50
many races, we are necessarily an emo
tional people. The war has brought
out the kiEh-strung character OF our
nation. Many of US have displayed our
foreixnism in a most offensive manner.
No one is advocating the denial OF free
susech, but a saving common sense,
SELF control and reduction OF irritat-
ing pugnacity TO a rational minimum
wui be rurtner grounds for thanksSlV-
4ng TO God on tine part OF the good CIT
.-l.4sHIp of the country.
Evening star., 1915-11-25

The practice of planting COW peas on
sugar lands between crops to increase
the soil fertility 10 being successfully
introduced in the Philippines.
Evening star., 1915-11-25
CALLS IMMIGRATION
BASIS OF PROGRESS
Rabbi Abram Simon Draws
Lessons From War in His
Thanksgiving Sermon.
NEED OF PREPAREDNESS
AGAINST ENEMIES WITHIN
Finds Something Almost Insincere
in Thanks for Peace While People
Supply War Munitions.

The "Americanization'' of all the peo-
pie of the United States and the obliter-
alton of all "hyphens' in their citizenship
were strongly urged by Rabbi Abram ST.
mon in Thanksgiving sermon preached
today in the Eighth Street Temple Ra bbi
Simon contended that the need of pre-
paredness against foreign nations was not
SO great as the need of preparedness
against enemies within the boundaries of
the United States He said:
The annual return of Thanksgiving
ought to find the American people in
creasing in gratitude and in humility. All
of us, am sure, will thank Almighty God
that the great war devastating Europe is
leaving our country fortunately un-
harmed, and that the delicate situations
arising therefrom have been handled with
such consummate tact and rare courage
as to keep us on friendly terms with the
belligerent nations.
There is something almost insincere
in our thanking God that the war is not
raging in America, because many there
are who are grateful that war is rag
ing somewhere. We thank God that we
are not at war, but we are pouring out
millions of dollars of ammunition so that
the war may be prolonged elsewhere. We
are thanking God for the financial pronts
of a war conducted in Europe where mil
lions of men are slaughtered, who never
cared for war.
Evening star., 1915-11-25
Different Ideas About Future.

I'VE have our different ideas as to
what the future may have in store for us
and the various methods which, In view of
the European catastrophe, we may be
compelled to take to keep our national
peace, integrity and self-respect, and at
the same time guarantee the security CT
the South and North American republics
from foreign aggression. The country Is
stirred by the question Of adequate pre-
pareQnesss 1t is a thousand pitieS that
the question of national defense should be
born OF the mistrust of certain nations CT
Europe instead of self confidence in our
own national honor.
Il have a strong feeling that the enemy
AGAINST whom we need the best prep
aration is not across the Atlantic but
within our own borders. The abuse OF
our freedom and the refusal to accept
completely the responsibilities OF citizen-
ship are to my mind the real dangers
agalnst which we need an adequate de-
tense. The real emphasis on a Thanks
giving day must be laid on the character
OF our democracy. Our task in Amer
ica Les in advancing and enhancing the
democratization of the people, Its inter-
ests and institutions.
This Thanksgiving day harks back TO
the Pilgrim fathers and Puritan ieaaeis =,
and a history y American growth since
tuen proves that lerica is a nation into
whose heart the bid Of immigrants has
been poured for almost 300 years. We
are the finest RACIAL amalgam OF the
world Without depreciating the danger
of ,unwise and unhealthy immigration.
and without closing our eyes to some OF
dividual immigrants, it must be admitted
that, on the whole. immigration has been
the real source of the nations progress
and stability.
Evening star., 1915-11-25
War Has Opened Our Eyes.

Because Of this mixture of bloods ira
ditions and habits Of thought We must
have In our country one strong national
sentiment Our country is entitled 10 the
loyalty and love, to the sacrif1ce and
fidelity, not only of every one who is a
born American, but also of him who has
acquired citizenship. There should be no
place il. our country for a divided al
lexiance. Loyalty to royalty in Europe
is disloyalty to democracy in America.
There cannot be two nationalities beating
in the same heart. There cannot LIE
competition between national Ideals. nor
any room Tor d cooperation between
sucn in our country.
This war has opened our eyes TO the
danger which lies inherent in the un-
.aIneiicanism of our Americans, and in the
ant-Americanism Of those who. having
enjoyed our liberties for many years.
ought long since have qualified for citi-
LeiISnlp.
'Onay a hyphen, and we make SO much
fuss over II. Yet this hypnen, whether
ii oe in PRINT or Implied IN thought, is
a poiIlIeai ana d moral contradiction.
~ tn.oy.s out danger signal; We may
.iypi.Enated ami y.;I porn mere. We
MAY aliens in the spirit; We may be
ho..iSIess IN d country wnere we have
enjoyed years OIL hospitality without
tue Complementary ophgatIon OF the
auties wnIcn d nome, politically speak
ing, compeis.