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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25

Mrs. Della Lindsay OF South Gay
street spent Wednesday in Columbus
Addison c. Dickinson returned to
Sharon, Pa, Sunday evening after
spending several days with relatives
in the city.
Mrs. William G. Scribner has re-
turned from Lexington, KY, where
she spent a month with Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Scribner, formerly of Mt
Vernon.
Mrs. w. p. Anawalt returned to Co
lumbus Monday afternoon for a
visit with Mt. Vernon relatives. She
was accompanied home by Miss Clara
Mccarthy. who will be her guest.
Gaylord A. Freeman has returned
to his home in Chicago ILL.,, after a
visit with relatives in the city.
Mrs. ], A. Monroe of East Sugar
street is spending the day with rela-
tives in Gambler.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
LIVE STOCK AND GRAIN

EAST BUFFALO. Jan, "a.
Cattle-Prime steers, IS 1905 S5; ship
ping, $SdlS so; butchers SO 75mS so;
heifers. s5 1907 7b: COWS, s: 25@6 75;
bulls. 81 500D7; fresh COWS and springers.
S50M10o; calves, N@12 30
Hogs Heavy and mixed, 81 6oD7 90;
Workers, 81 25@7 60; pigs Sc S5G07; stays.
"a bO06 25; roughs, Sc 5O@6 60
Sheep and Tambs-Yearlings Sc 500
10. wethers, So 3h@S 80; ewes N@S:
lambs, 81 5oal1 25
Cattle-Nntive beef steers. Sc $500 as:
COWS and helfers, So 90@S %; calves,
81 75@11.
Hogs~Light, 81 2O@7 60; mixed 81 10
az e6; heavy, 81 1907 70; roughs, 81 10
az 25: pigs. 81 60@7 80.
Sheep and I.ambs-Wethers. 81 600
20; lambs, SS 50@1l.
CLEVELAND, Jan, "a.
Cattle-Choice fat steers. 81 1908 2b;
butcher steers, 81 25@7 7H; heifers, SO 90
OF; bulls, SG4e7 COWS. S5@5 75; calves,
ss bodG1 30.
IIogs--Yorkers heavies. mixed, medi-
ums and lights, 81 30; pigs. SO 10; stays.
IS so. roushs, S6 7b.
Sheep and I.ambs-Good to choice
lambs. $s 50Gl0 80.
PITTSBURGH. Jan. "a
butcher steers 81 5O@S; heifers. Sc $50
6 Sb: COWS. S5 5O@6 so: bulls, Sc 1906 20;
calves, sil so
Hogs = Hcavies. 81 55@7 60: heavy
Workers. 81 b0GD7 so; light Workers., 81 l6
or s5, pigs. 81 5O@6 75
sheep and Lambs-Top sheep. ss So,
top lambs, $40 TO-
CINCINNATI, Jan "a.
Cattle-Steers, 81 501S 25: heifers
"a 1907 so; cows, $500; calves, %Gll0 %
Hogs-Packers and butchers, 81 S5 .
7 60 common 10 choice. $5 2S@7 pigs AMI
lights. S5@7 95 stays sl@5 20.
Sheep and Lambs-Sheep $3@6 rs;
lambs, SSGlC 75,
BOSTON, Jan, "a.
Wool-Ohio and Pennsylvania heeces:
Delaine washed. gee: half blood eombing.
B5c; three-eiphths blood combing, $50
Sec; delaine unwashed, S2c,
TOLEDO, Jan. a.
Wheat, 81 S51s; corn, Vis9; oats 5sc;
clover seed. sl2
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
ROUGH MUSIC.
An EviIdoer's Medicine, One Dose Of
Which Is Usually Enough.


There are more ways than one to
punish evildoers. Did you ever hear
OF chastising wife beater by means
Of trough musicT' No, this is not q
reference to the phonograph record
which the children have played with.
1t is even worse. 1t has been in use in
the southern counties of England for
ut least four centuries, and it is so
effective that 1t is likely to persist for
several centuries to come. The one
disadvantage of this method of pun
ishment is that it Furnishes the victim
quite as much as II does the guilty
party. 1t is inflicted on men and wo-
when 1t is directed against the hen
pecked husband.
When it is the consensus Of opinion
in the village that man or woman
has been guilty Of conduct unbecom-
ing a decent, self respecting burgher
the neighbors assemble at the home of
one of them, equipped with tin pans,
Rre shovels. pokers. kettles, pairs of
iron potlids, COW horns and anything
else that will make hideous noise
and march In silence to the house Of
the offender Suddenly they break
forth with raucous, deafening din.
When the rest of the village has been
aroused and there is sufficiently large
audience the wit of the trough music
band" lays the charge against the Of
fender in verses that are not usually
distinguished for refinement and con-
alteration. After this has been done
the band marches to every tavern in
town, where the charges are repeated.
One such punishment, as rule, Is SUI
acient.--St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
MINERS LOOK FOR NO
SERIOUS TROUBLE
Feel Conditions Are Such They
Can Ask For a Raise.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. a. = Dele
gates to the convention of the United
Mine Workers of America, represent
ing more than half the $4,000 miners
employed in the coal mining industry
of the United States, expect this
week to decide upon the specific de-
mands they will make upon the coal
companies, anthracite and bituminous,
in the negotiations for the renewal Of
contracts, most of which expire on
March 81. Increase of wages and i'm
proved conditions will be asked Of
every employer, but the amount OF
these increases, except in the anthra-
men will request 20 per cent ad'
vance, is not definitely known.
The opinion among miners still pre-
walls that there will be no serious
trouble in negotiating new agree
ments Many district officers express
the opinion that the convention will
not make what they consider radical
demands.
These officers, generally speaking,
look for at least 10 per cent in
crease. They feel that Industrial con-
Gitions are such that they can safely
ask an increase and point to the rec
ommendation in the report Of Presi-
dent John P. White that the men
should demand such Improvements"
IN the wage scale as conditions will
warrant There was one report prev
alent that the scale comrllttee would
seriously consider 20 per cent in
crease
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
RAIN FROM A CLEAR SKY.
An Alleged Phenomenon Linked With
the Falling of Dew.

An Alleged Phenomenon Linked With
the Falling of Dew.
In English dictionaries we find the
word serein defined as fine rain
which sometimes falls from clear sky
shortly after sunset. The word Is
French, but has become the interna-
tional designation in meteorological
works for this alleged phenomenon,
which is always described as quite
rare.
Has the phenomenon real exist
ence?
The fact that stereotyped descrip-
ton of 1t has been passed on from Sne
meteorological writer to another since
the latter part of the eighteenth cen
ury Is by no means conclusive evidence
on this point, for science has perpetu-
ated many myths by the process of
Teiteration.
Professor Gustav Hellmann, in a re.
cent publication OF the Russian Mete-
geological institute, sees in the concep-
ton of the serein merely the survival
of the old fashioned belief that even
ing dew falls from the Clear sky, and
he finds that the serein Of early French
writers was identical with that ''even-
ing dampness" which was supposed 10
be injurious to human health.
1t still remains possible that rain
may sometimes fall from clear sky,
though this is not likely to be phe-
nomenon peculiar to the early evening.
Some cases can be explained as due to
the oblique falling of raindrops, carried
horizontally by the wind, when the
clouds from which they came have
passed away Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
THE TREE ON THE ROOF.
An Old Building Custom TO Propitiate
the Pagan Gods.

M Slu pulIu'Hg CuStoU 10 FTOpitldto
the Pagan Gods.
Did you ever stop 10 think why bit
OF ornament In the form of conven-
tionallzed fruit, grain or flowers is al
most invariably added to the gable OF
Gothic building and very frequently
TO the gable of any other type of build
ingY DO you know why the lightning
rods of our grandfathers were branch
ed at the ends like little trees and why
the old fashioned Scandinavian, Dan
ish and German contractors contrive
to fasten branch of II tree or an ear
OF corn TO the topmost peak Of II house
that has progressed so far In the course
of construction that the rafters are I'm
placer Usually the contractor laughs
sheeplshly when he is asked about the
matter, giving no other reason than
that his father always provided the
birds with some grain or offered them
a green branch to rest In.
The fact is that the birds have moth.
ing whatever to do with the custom.
1t IL purely religious In its Significance
ana entirely pagan. 1t had its begin
ming before Christianity was inflicted
on the barbarians Of the north" The
gable OF a building was exposed to
both wind and lightning. SO the gods
must be propitiated. For Wotan there
was small evergreen tree and for
Thor there was Il bunch OF flowers If
the favor Of the god had been invoked
while the house was stlll Incomplete,
the ceremony must be finished the day
the house was done by the burning OF
the little tree or the withered flowers.
Then bunch of grain was tied TO the
gable TO feed the white horse OF the
death god, 80 that he would hasten on
his Journey without stopping at that
particular house. st, Louis Globe Dem
ocrat
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
GUARDS ON "eoozE AUTOS"
DEFY POLICE OF KANSAS

Columbus, Kas., Jan. 24-When
southeastern "booze" cars autos
hauling liquor from Missouri across
Kansas to Oklahoma-sp along
the roads now there is a guard on the
back armed with a rife.
The "booze" cars have resisted at
tempts of local officers to stop them.
The cars are run at high speed and
pay no attention to officers.
Recently hold-up gangs waylaid the
cars and stole the liquor. After re-
peated losses drivers hired guards.
1t is charged drivers, given money in
advance 10 buy liquor, arrange the
hold-ups and participate In the profits.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
BALTIMORE TO BE ON
INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT

New York, Jan. 24-It is now prac-
tically assured that Baltimore will
have team in the International
League, and that the Harrisburg fran
chise will be shifted back to Newark.
Richmond will probably be retained
on the circuit, although other base
ball centers are making bid for
this club. The moguls of the Inter
national meet today at the Hotel Nc
Alpine, and they will settle the mat
ters that have been hanging fire for
some time
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
BURIED TWO HOURS IN
STRAW; NEAR DEATH

Warsaw, Ind, Jan. 24-Martin
Greenbaum, a farmer, narrowly es-
capped death under strawstock
Cattle had burrowed in the stack so
that it threatened to topple over.
Greenbaum attempted to prop up the
stack and was caught under 1t when
1t collapsed. He was dug out two
hours later by relatives who missed
him and who found him under the
straw after a long hunt.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
side enclosed in small circles.

Stamps of the two-cent denomina-
tion celebrating the Panama-P Pacific
exposition are exhausted, so far as
the federal government is concerned,
although several Offices in the coun-
try still have them, according to re-
port. They will continue to be valid
as long as on sale at the postoffices
which still have them.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25

Mr.. and Mrs. e. L. Stats of Dan
vile are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert d, Hess, West High street.
Quindaro lodge No. S16, |. o. o. F.,
conferred the Third degree at its reg
ular meeting Tuesday night.
r. E. Freeman has returned to his
home in Chicago, Ill.,, after a short
visit with relatives in the city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
Often the Case.

Smith-ls your church supported by
voluntary contributions, Brother Black?
Elder Black (of the colored church,
No. sab, by involuntary contributions,
sab. It's jes like pullin' teeth TO get
money outer that congregation vas.
sah!-Indianapolis Star.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
NEW ENVELOPES
OF Two-cent Denomination TO Be
Issued by Government


The Mt. Vernon postofiice has been
notified that the new stamped en-
velopes of the two-cent denomination
will soon be issued, to take the place
of the envelopes now in use when the
present supply is exhausted.
The stamps will be printed in red
ink and in the form of circle about
l 1-16 inches in diameter. In the
center will be an embossed figure of
the head of Washington looking to-
ward the left.
The sides and upper portion will
carry the words Omitted States Post
age" in white letters, and within
the border beneath the head the word
Gents" with the numeral "2" on each
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
LOUISIANA PRIMARIES
TOMORROW

TOMORROW
New Orleans, La, Jan. 24-The in.
teresting feature of the state primar-i
les tomorrow is the ballot battle for
the Democratic nomination for the
governorship. Lieut.. Governor r. c.
Barret and Col Rufiin G. Pleasant are
the opposing candidates, and both
have put up stiff campaigns.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
SHORT LOCALS

Eggs, csc; butter, 28c.
Three roomers at the Home for the
Aged are seriously i'll with the grip.
Alfred Mill transacted business in
Newark today.
Robert w. Pltkin went to Columbus
this afternoon on business.
Mrs. Charles G. Cooper was Co
lumbus visitor this afternoon.
Mrs. Frank Jones spent Monday in
Columbus.
Legrand Britton of Howard was a
visitor in the city on Monday.
II. G. Bishop of West High street
is patient in the M. C s. sanitarium.
John Flynn went to Columbus this
morning on business.
J. C. Burris left this morning on an
eastern business trip.
Robert E. Hess spent Sunday in
Danville the guest Of relatives.
Harry N. Johnson went to Column
bus this morning on business.
Mr.. and Mrs Bart Wright of Johns
town are spending several days with
relatives in the city.
Dana Copper returned to Utica this
morning after spending several days
with relatives in the city.
l.. A. Culbertson went to Columbus
this afternoon TO attend the sessions
OF the Associated Dailies of Ohio.
Dr. l.. L. Williams went to Johns
town this afternoon on professional
business.
l.. d. Dowds Of Columbus visited
his mother, Mrs. l., w. Day, of East
Burgess street, over Sunday.
Walter II. Thayer, who has been Ill
for several months, passed a very bad
night and his condition Is critical.
Miss Grace Headington, who has
been seriously III, is slightly improved
today.
Applications for 1916 automobile
tags may be obtained at the Banner
Office free of charge.
william G. Scribner reports that he
saw three robins i'm the east section
Of the city Monday morning.
Three plain drunks were gathered
tn by the police over Saturday night
and Sunday.
Humane Officer Jacob Lybarger
went to Howard this morning to in
vestlgate case of non-support.
Mrs. Eliza Robinson OF Danville Is
the guest of her daughter Mrs. Wal.
ter s. Sapp. East Gambler street.
Mrs. Neal y. Navarro OF Oklahoma
City. okla. Is the guest of relatives
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Brentlinger re-
turned this morning from short Wis
II with relatives in Petersburg, Va.
Harvey J. Moore returned to Co,
Iumbus this morning after spending
Sunday with his family In Mt Vernon
George Robinson will leave this
evening for Tulsa, Okla. where he
Will accept position in the oil fileds,
Mrs. w. j. Richardson returned to
Mansfield Sunday. after attending the
funeral OF her sister.in-law. Mrs. Eu,
gene Smith.
Councilman Charles X. Salisbury
went to Newark Monday morning,
called there by the serious Illness OF
his mother. Mrs. Nora Salisbury.
George Knecht went to Columbus
this afternoon on business connected
with the Avery & Loeb Company.
Mrs. c. d. Mitchell OF Millwood IL
spending several days here with rel
atives.
Mrs. John Loyeridge and daughter
OF Green Valley have entered the M
4 s. sanitariu infor treatment.
Eli A. Wolfe Of Howard came to Mt
Vernon Monday morning and entered
the Mt. Vernon hospital for another
operation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
House leaves For Switzerland.

Paris, Jan. 24.-Colonel E. NJ.
House, President Wilson's personal
rLpresentat ve, spent Sunday as the
guest of the American ambassador
and Mrs. William Graves Sharp. He
Lsft here for Switzerland
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
ExeeIlence.

Those who attain to any excellence
commonly spend life In some one sin
gle pursuit. for excellence Is not often
gained upon easier terms.-Johnson
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8

9 a. m. Standard
Music.
Invocation.
Some Special Crops"-J. s. Brig
ham.
Discussion.
1.-THE Girl and Her Opportunities"
Miss Pearl Dorsey.
Music,
Reports of Committees.
p. m. Standard
Music.
Election of Oficers.
"social Life in the country"-Miss
Pearl Dorsey.
Music.
"Beans"-T. ]. Remington.
Live Stock Against Grain Farm
ing"-o A. Dobbins.
Song America"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25

Journals Of the United States con
gress have been kept and published
from the Hrst assembling of delegates
in Philadelphia in 1774
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
To Be Held At |. 0. 0. F.
Hall Feb. z and 8

The following Is the program of the
farmers institute to be held at l. o.
o. F. hall in Howard on Wednesday
and Thursday, Feb. and 8:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2

9 a. m. Standard
Music.
Invocation.
Round Table Talks.
"The Essentials Of Soil Fertility
j. s. Brigham.
Discussion.
Music.
'How We Grow 100 Bushels of
Corn per Acre"--O. A. Dobbins.
Discussion.
Nomination of Officers.
p. m. Standard
Round Table Talks.
"Manures and Fertilizers'-J. s,
Brigham.
Discussion.
Music.
"The Silo on General Stock Farm"
%. A. Dobbins.
Discussion.
7 p. m. Standard
Music.
"The Lure of the Land"--J. S. Brig
ham.
Music.
Through Chicago slums"-o. A,
Dobbins.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25

One rack of suits containing suits worth
from $500 to $225O, choice. ~ S5.95
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-25
SILK Peticoats, One Fourth Of

Choice of any silk petticoat in our en-
to 5000, now. ............ .One-Fourth Less
The Coconino sun., 1916-09-01
WHICH CLASS SHALL IT BE?

The world bestows it's big prizes, both in'money and honors, for but one thing. And that is Initiative. What 'is Initiative? I'll tell you: It is do- ing the right thing without being told. But next to doing the right thing without being told is to do it when you are told once. That is to say, carry the Message to Garcia! Next there are those who never do thing until they are told twice; such get no honors and small pay. Next, there are those who do the right thing only when Necessity kicks them from be- hind, and these get indifference i'm stead of honors, and a pittance for pay. This kind spends most of it's time polishing a bench with a hard luck story. Then, still lower down in the scale than this, we find the fellow who will not do the right thing even when some one goes along to show him how, and stays to see that he does it; he is always out of job, and receives the contempt he deserves, un- less he has a rich Pa, in, which case Destiny patiently awaits around the corner with a stuffed club. To which class do you belong.-Logic.
The Coconino sun., 1916-09-01
INVENTS NEW METHOD 0F
 DESTROYING PRAIRIE DOGS

By putting carbide into holes of prarie dogs during the past two weeks thousands of these pests have been killed at my place near Del Rio" said ". T. Hall. His invention is simple, and he says will not be pro tected by patent rights, but is open to any who care to use it.
 The process is easily applied, by mixing the carbide with water and pouring the mixture into the open ings. The soil absorbs'i in a vaporized state. By placing in the hole at any point whatever lighted torch an ex- plosion takes place and every reptile, animal or even small insect therein is instantly destroyed.
 Hall set aside two acres of land that were infested by gophers and prairie dogs, and after setting off about two dozen charges into as many openings, the land was freed of these pests. He has continued the work in other zones, and in the ground cov- cred to date has not seen single ami nal since. The adjoining territory has also been relieved of these crop de- stroyers.
 G. W. Hankin, superintendent of the large Harvey dairy at Del Rio, has witnessed results obtained by Hall, and is soon to introduce the pew ex- terminator This farm is preyed upon by hundreds of thousands of prarie dogs and the loss is heavy from their destroying crops as we'll as alfalfa. Hall also stated yesterday that bean patch of over two acres was thrifty until the prairie dog entered, and made clean sweep, not pod being left. "The cost is light, and results are perfect" he said.--Journal-M Miner.
The Coconino sun., 1916-09-01
TOO MUCH TO ASK.

A party of engineers were tracing a township line across some farm lands in Illinois. As chance would have it, the line passed directly through large barn, having double doors on each side of it, and they found they could continue their meas urements through the barn by open ing the doors, thus avoiding the dreaded detour. The owner watched their progress with considerable in- terest, but made no comment, until they had reached the farther side of the barn, when he asked:
 That a railroad ye-all surveyin' for?"
 Certainly" replied the chief, with a humorous twinkle in his eyes.
 The farmer meditated bit as he closed the barn doors behind them, when he remarked, somewhat aggres- sively: ."I hain't got no objections ter having CT railroad on my farm, but I'll be darned ef I'm goin' to git up at all hours of the night ter open and shet them doors fer yer trains to go through"
The Coconino sun., 1916-09-01
A WIPES WIT.

"T've got an awfully witty wife," boasts Solomon Beach. T got most of my stuff from her, to tell you the truth. Sometimes, though, her wit is a bit sharp for comfort. Now the other evening I came home feeling sort of mean. I had corn that was raising thunder with me, and I was not in the best of humor, We'll, I came limping up the walk and my wife stood at the door cycling me sus- piciously.
 "'What makes you walk 50 funny?' she said.
 "fCorn,' I snapped, grouchily.
 "'Oh,' she said, turning away, T thought maybe 1t was 'ryep" F.
The Coconino sun., 1916-09-01
A MIRACLE.

An aged mountaineer who had never cared to go farther than the nearest crossroads hamlet was finally persuaded to visit relatives in the big city. The first night they took him to moving picture show, an institution entirely foreign to him. Flow did you enjoy it, uncle," he was asked on the way home. Hit wuz cert'nly mighty fine show" and here his voice changed to one bordering on fear as he continued, "but I was stricken in thor. Yes, suh; my hear in left me complete, an I never was able to hear one word them actors said."
The Coconino sun., 1916-09-01
DO YOU

Believe in national preparedness and then fail to keep yourself physically fit?
 Wash your face carefully and then use a common roller towel?
 Go to the drug store to buy tooth brush and then handle the entire stock to see if the bristles are right?
 Swat the fly and then maintain a pile of garbage in the back yard?