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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26
Ashland County


While the tabernacle for DR.. George
Anderson's evangelistic services is be-
ing dedicated in Ashland, thieves WIS.,
it four placs and obtain fair quantity
of loot.
l.. ID. Nelson revisits the scenes of
his boyhood in Milton township after
an absence of so years paying particu-
lar attention to building, still stand
ing, in which he received his early
education.
j. Locke Mason elected president
of the Christian Endeavor society of
the Ashland Presbyterian church.
Rowland Hipp of Mansfield acci-
dentally shot by a companion while
hunting near Loudonville.
Iris Chapter, No. 250, Order East
ern Star, celebrates it's tenth ami
versary with large banquet at Loud
onville.
County board of education adopts
a resolution to create new school dis.
trict in part of Orange and Montgom,.
cry townships.
Coshocton County
Rev. Markley of the Coshocton
Lutheran church defendant in a
damage action brought by William H.
II. Adams, a barber, to recover 81, 1913
for injuries received in a smash-up of
the clergyman's auto with his bicycle,
files an answer denying allegations
and averring the accident was caused
by negligence of the plaintiff.
Viola Painter, charging that her
husband leads wandering life, brings
a suit for divorce in the county courts.
Justice e. G. Abbott and Raymie
Curtis, the latter known in Mt. Ver-
non, selected as judges in the con-
test for the queen of the Coshocton
style show.
Frank Holdover, hunter, arrested
for trespassing in Mverton township
and fined $40.
Sparks from an engine ignite large
barn on the farm of County Commits
sioner c. C. Porter of Keene and the
structure with its contents, is CON
sumed.
Delaware County
]. B. r. Turley of Delaware com
pletes his 40th reading of the Bible
In an eight-year period, he has also
read the Psalms through fifty times.
Strong sentiment obtains for unit.
ing st. Marks and ST. Johns Luther
an churches.
Rome fair opens with biggest dis
plays in it's history.
Kicked by horse, Mrs. John Ham
by, residing near Redwood, sustains
a fractured right limb.
E. A. Wigton of Delaware loses a
pocketbook containing $53 in cash, a
bank check for 500 and a note for
S1OO, later finding the same upon re-
tracing his steps.
William Galbraith of Pittsburgh
elected president of the Columbus,
Magnetic Springs and Northern rail
way at meeting of the stockholders,
held in Delaware.
Rev. e, c. Dolbeer, at st. Johns
Lutheran church, breaches his fare,
we'll sermon on the subject, Fare
we'll"
Delaware county Sunday school
convention will be held in Asbury
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26

bring a skeIp!"
you mind and behave and don't come
back yere without'n you bring a
skelpl'
About 3 O'clock of the second day
Pine remarked quietly:
Thar they comer'
was instantly by his side, and we
strained our eyeslght in an attempt to
count the shifting figures. Pines VI
sion was better and more practiced
than nilpe.
'Thes are all thar" said he, land
they're driving extry hosses"
Ten .inutes later the cavalcade stop
ped, and the men dlsmounted wearily.
They were. as the old man had said.
driving before them half dozen po-
MES, which Governor Boggs herded
Into the corral. Nobody said a word.
One or two stretched themselves.
Johnny seized cup and took long
drink. Yank leaned his rifle against
the wall. Old man Pines keen, fierce
eye had been rowing over every detail,
though he, too. had kept silent.
"Well, Old" he remarked, 81 see you
obeyed orders like good sojer."
The boy grinned.
Eyes, dad" said he.
And then 1 saw what had not no
ticed before-that at the belt of each
of the tall. silent young backwoodsmen
hung one or more wet, heavy, red and
hlonir ctpina UNhn aaolninos had
been no mere figure OF speech. Thank
heaven, none OF our own people was
similarly decorated!
SO horriiied and revolted was I at
this discovery that | hardly reused my
! self TO greet the men. l looked with
aversion and yet with a certain fasci-
nation on the serene, clear features Of
these scalp takers. Yet, since In the
days following this aversion could not
but wear away In face of the simple
J ity and straightforwardness OF the
! frontlersmen, | had to acknowledge
that the ntrocious deed was more a
| product of custom than OF natural bar
barity.
Though these Indian troubles had
nothing 10 do with II, nevertheless they
marked the beginning of our change
OF luck. We suffered no definite mis-
fortunes, but these things did not go
well, The slight malarial attack Of
Don Gaspar was the first of an annoy
ing series | suppose we had all been
inoculated on the marshes of the Sac
rnmento, aud the disease had remained
latent In our systems The hard work
IN the open air had kept us healthy,
but the fever only awaited the favor
{ able moment of depression or OF over
work The combination of Ice cold
water around our legs and burning
sun on our heads was not the best IN
the world. Fortunately Yank, who
came from an ague country, had had
foresight enough to bring n supply of
/ qulnine For two months one or the
other OF US was 0illug, and once for n
few days live OF us were down!
Then, too, think the zest OF the
game was palling on MS little, strange
ns II may seem. We could dig gold
from the soil almost at will. II would
seem that this single fact would keeT
normally acquisltlve men keyed TO q
high pitch OF endcavor all the time
but Il was not so. | suppose we need
ed vacation, We began to discuss
what we would do when we should see
the city again. 40 one for moment
dreamed that we should quit these
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26
ANDREAS
FILLS A LoNG-FELT WANT IN
9RINkHAVEN BY STARTING A
DRUG STORE.

A longfelt want has been furnished
the Brinkhayen people in the way of
a new drug store, The proprietor, c.
A. Andreas, halls from Mt, Vernon
ana comes highly recommended as a
capable pharmacist and excellent clti-
zen' The Banner predicts him sue
cess in Briukhayen.-W Warsaw Banner
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS
Happenings In The Seven Counties Which Form The
Boundary Line Of Knox

church on Nov. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. Furniss, at their
home near West Berlin, celebrate
golden wedding anniversary.
John PhfIlian of Ostrander found
dead from apoplexy upon load of
gravel he was hauling.
Blaze of unknown origin destroys
barn and several tons of hay on Otto
Wigner farm east of Kilbourne.
Rhu England, west of Delaware, has
hip fractured in fall from a load of
hay.
Holmes County
John McSweeney of Wooster reap
pointed referee in bankruptcy for
Wayne and Holmes county.
Normal school opens with a good at
tendance. Mrs. Olive EggIeston and
Miss Lulu MofIitt of Mt. Vernon
among the teachers.
Ohio State university will hold an
extension school in Millersburg from
January 8 to II.
Licking County
Night Patrolman George Altman OF
Utica badly bruised when struck by
automobile driven by James Evers.
Had just lodged a dray wagon.
Alfred Davis keeps blaze from
spreading in the old Campbell home
on the Granville road until the New
ark fire department arrives.
Licking county is entitled to a total
OF SO saloons of which four are ap-
portioned to Utica.
Mrs. Grant Jones OF Newark leaves
for India where she will resume her
work in the missionary field.
The Hulshizer Milling Co. will dis
solve and surrender its incorporation
papers only to reorganize again.
Claiming he solaced himself in the
company Of another love at the blue
Goose" Buckeye Lake, In the mean
while not contributing toward the
support of his family, Flora B. Kliver
bring an action for divorce against
w. d. hllVer.
Morrow County
Doris Foust, 15, of Westfield has
narrow escape from death near Card
ington when she is run over by an
automobile driven by A. w. Wilson of
Mt. Gilead.
Thomas II. Hurley awarded the
contract for installing the Mt, Gilead
west-end sewer on his bid of S7,10O.99.
Grand jury indicts three people
Four cases up and Is witnesses ex-
amined
Richland County
Erie train hits auto driven by Hen.
ry Kaercher. Only the fender and
the axle of the car damaged.
Lester Goat Channel of Mansfield
is captain of the Buffalo Baseball club,
pennant winners in the International
league.
Arrangements being made for the
laying of the cornerstone of the new
General hospital, the same to occur
Oct. l.
Supt. H. H. Helter reports crowd
ed condition in the city schools of
Mansfield.
City council OF Mansfield decides to
borrow $4,000 for the use of the city
planning commission.
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RAMMER MIAMI Anp aANS
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26
FRAMED IT TO
GET BEANERY
WOMAN CLAIMS
Three Nasty Men Boldly
Took Her Store And
Sold Tt
sALooN1sT rs SUED
Mansfield Woman Claims Liquor Was
Sold to Her Father, An HabituaI
Drunkard, And Seeks Dam
ages-News From The
Court House

Florence Rhodes has commenced an
action in Morrow county common
pleas court asking damages against
Fred Aliga, John Teat, Fred Lotte and
Ray Curl. The sum Of $1,000 is ask.
ed.
The plaintiff claims that she was
the owner Of stock of merchandise,
supplies, furniture and fixtures com.
prising a restaurant in Cardington
valued at $1,000.
She states that on Sept. 8, 1916, the
defendants unlawfully conspired to-
gether for the purpose of cheating and
defrauding her by converting the prop
erty to their own use and did obtain
of it and disposed of the
same to their own use and benefit.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26

Mrs. F. d. Elliott left Saturday for
her home in South Brownsville, Pa,
after spending several days with Miss
Evangeline Pitkin Of East Sugar
street.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26

Deed Ordered
In the petition to sell real estate of
Bert o. Evans guardian of Ella La
ferre, vs.. Ella LafeTe, an order Of
sale of real estate to Fred G. Wolfe
for the sum of $3.50 has been returned
and confirmed and deed ordered.
Deed Filled
Bert o. Evans, administrator, to
Fred G. Wolfe. parcel In Clinton, $3.50.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26
Sold To "HabituaI"-

The first case vet filed in Richland
county in which a saloon-keeper has
been made defendant for selling liquor
to an alleged babitual drunkard was
yesterday filed by Jessie Pollock
against Crunkilton Brothers, owners
of saloon, and George F. Schuler
owner of the building in which their
place Of business is located, says the
Mansfield Shield.
The plaintiff alleges that she is the
daughter of j. S. Pollock. who is an
habitual drunkard, that In August,
1913, she notified the owners of the
saloon of this fact and ordered that
they make no further sales OF liquor
to him. She further says in her petit.
tion that after this date she frequent
ly notified and directed them to dis
continue the sale of liquor to him.
Miss Pollock claims that on or
about the 18th day of September,
1916, the defendants, Louis Crunkilton
and James Crunkilton, in disregard of
the notice she had given them, and
well knowing that the said j. s. Pol
lock was an habitual drunkard, did
unlawfully sell to her father intoxi-
eating liquors, which were by him
drank and which contributed to his in
toxication. Wherefore, she prays
judgment in the sum of $1,000. L. H.
Beam is attorney for the plaintiff.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26

Administrator Appointed
w. I. CreveIing has been appointed
administrator of John l.. Creveling,
giving bond in the sum of $3.50, with
Elizabeth Creveling and G. P. Crsvel.
ing as suretles.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26

BANNER WANT ADs. PAY
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-26

me said to Pine, "you and yore sons
help us with this Job and wen locate
you on the purtiest digglugs Ia these
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-03-24
MEDICINE OF THE LONG AGO
Ancient Papyrus Shows that the Art
Of Healing Has for Centuries
Been Well Recognized.

The most ancient medical work now
existing is the Ebers papyrus, secured
In 1873 by Prof George Ebers from a
native Of Luxor, in Upper Egypt. 1t
is generally assumed that 1t was writ
ten about 1850 B. c., but refers In
some sections to methods and medi-
cines prescribed as far back as 37O0
B. c., 5,612 years ago. Among the 1OS
sections or chapters Of this papyrus,
chapter 103 begins:
"Beginning of the book about the
uxedu in all the members Of person
such as was found in writing under
the feet of the god Anubis. in the city
of Letopolis; it was brought to his
majesty, Usaphais, king Of Upper and
Lower Egypt" Usaphais Is said to
have been the fifth king Of the first
dynasty, reigning about 300 B. c.. and
1t is hard to say how long previous
to this finding the sage had lived who
first compiled the chapter or used the
cures recorded.
Page 72 contains three dental pre-
scriptions against the throbbing OF
the bennut blisters in the teeth" and
ito strengthen the flesh" (gums), and
is supposed to refer to the small alb
scesses known as gumboils.
The first, poultice. consisted ol
| equal parts of "sept-grains" dough
honey and oil: the second. mass to
be chewed. equal parts of fennel seed
dough. anest plant, honey, incense
and water: and third, also to be
chewed, has no less than eleven parts
of dam plant" anest plant, incense
ama-a plant, man plant, saffron, aloe
wood, annex plant, cyperus, onion ant
water"
Another chapter contains clever
dental recipes, some to be chewed
others to be rubbed on the teeth OF
applied as a paste. and on another
page among remedies for various skir
diseases there are three prescrip
tions for diseases of the teeth. bu
there are no special references to an!
branch of dental surgeryA"Nobilit,
of Trades-The Dentist" Charlie,
Winslow Hall, in National Magazine
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-03-24
Anthrax a Malignant Disease

Anthrax is disease propagated by
a spore which lives in the soil, and it
is almost always contracted first by
domestic animals. 1t is most fatal to
sheep, but it also causes a regular an.
nual mortality among cattle and
horses.
The anthrax spores may live in the
soil for as much as twenty years. so
that they are very difficult to eradi.
cate. About the only successful
method Of disinfecting a region where
anthrax has gained a hold is to. flood
the land. The spores will float away
and may be disposed of by this
method, provided the drainage ulti
mately reaches a large river and is
carried to the sea; for they remain ac
tive long time, and IL allowed to set
tie and dry will become actively in
fectious again.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-03-24

money, and brains. And l can reach
out my hand and take him if will.
But think of going through life Mill
cent Stubbs Think, also, alterna-
lively, of being mother Of Buggs!
"You will be saying: There are
others!' Only too true, honey-one
other in particular. No-his name
is neither Montmorency, nor Talbot
Peyton-I loathe that sort of appel
lation even more than Bugg or
Stubs. But really family names Of
that sort deserve to be extinguished.
That would leave room for-well!
say the Registers. There's a name
for you-good fellowship In every let
ter"
Heer the sheet was full-Milicent
reached for fresh one. AS her hand
lifted from the paper a tricky gust
whipped 1t away, out and up over the
treetops, whirling it beyond view so
swiftly she could not guess the d.
rection. But that did not disturb her
1T would most likely fall In the
millpond or the deeps of the big
woods. Anyway since it had neither
date nor signature. nothing could be
made of II, in the event of 1t being
read. Smiling. yet half signing, she
began another sheet; yet, after a
sentence, shut her desk, and climbed
nimbly down the rope ladder. From
her perch she had espied visitors
Warner Bugg and John Stubbs, to be
exact. She did not want to see
either, just then, 1t was evident she
must run away, and go fishing.
Half an hour later her canoe was
drifting on the mill ponds silver face
what time she made believe to be alb
sorbed in her floats, Rex junior. Rog
er's eldest, a lad of twelve, sat facing
her. They were sworn comrades.
"Shucks! / won't never tell. Not
nobody-even mother" he was say
ing stoutly. then a little wistfully
"but Milly-old Jack Stubbs is tc
give me real horse when he's my
uncle-and you know how l hate
ponies"
81 know" Milicent interrupted
holding up a silencing hand.
Her float had gone under with 9
rush-some fish Of degree must havs
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-03-24

swallowed hook, line and sinker. She
braced herself for long pull. a game
fight-suddenly the line Stacked
there came swimming to the surface
the ugliest big swapping turtle she
had ever seen. Rex. all agog, struck
at 1t with his paddle-Milicent cried
a warning. but too late. Before she
knew it the canoe was upset-she and
the lad floundering in water, sun
warmed and slow-moving, but twenty
feet deep. She did not fear the water
since she swan we'll
THE swapping turtle was her
terror-it was still on the surface
swimming hither and yon, though
it had bitten itself free of the tackle.
1t was huge and evidently fighting
mad-she had heard weird tales
from the black people of such
creatures. fully angered. dragging
one to the depths, holding one there
to drown and later feasting like
ghouls.
Terror stricken. she made toward
the bank. Suddenly she found
herself caught by a snag, a sub
merged trunk. brought down by the
spring floods. Rex was going from
her. with short quick strokes-she
had bidden him to do it, knowing her
self the stronger swimmer.
Faint with fear, her call to him
was little more than a whisper. But
even while she uttered 1t another
canoe shot toward her from the shade
on the other shore. The rover was
tall and goodly. stripped to his shirt
and trousers, and evidently a master
Of watercraft. Almost before she
knew it Milicent had been drawn
into his canoe. Without speaking, he
snatched up a rifle and sent bullet
into the swapping turtles head. As
the bulk of it vanished he turned to
Milicent, saying with long breath:
II doubt If you were really in danger,
but that is the most satisfactory
shot I ever fired"
Milicent sat up very suddenly and
very straight. In the bottom of the
canoe lay a letter sheet-her own
letter, wind-borne to this man of all
men.
Frank Royster saw her flush Grim
son, thereby he knew she had seen.
For a minute he was silent, rowing
hard toward the Ashton shore-the
millpond set bounds betwixt Ashton
land and that of the Delanys, which
would some day be his own. Sud
denly he dropped his paddle to reach
for Milicents hands, and holding
them close in his own, said tenderly:
There was fate in it, Milly; / read
your letter unwittingly when 1t
dropped out of heaven. Otherwise
should lack courage-those others
can give you so much more"
Courage? For what?" Milicent
interrupted
He smiled at her and put an
audacious arm about her dripping
shoulders, as he said: "Oh, just to
tell you that rather than see you q
Stubbs or a Bugg, I'm willing to
sacrifice myself and make you 9
Royster."
And Milicent, the wilful. only
blushed and murmured, nesting tc
him: "You were always so kind
Copyright, 1912. by Associated Literar,
Press)
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-03-24
Only a
Clerk
BY H. M. ECBERT

Copyright. 1916. by W. @. Chapman.)
Il can't stand this any longer, Dick
I'm going to leave you"
Edith Kane faced her husband OF
eighteen months defiantly. The set
ting for the tragic outbreak was com
monplace; city fat. In the tiny liv
ing room the two clashed in that age
long conflict.
Because am poor?" inquired Kane
quietly. He had long expected the cul.
mination; now that it had come he felt
cooler than he had thought would be
possible.
His wife looked with contempt upon
the little figure in the shabby clothes
Because you are a clerk" she an.
swered. Because you are content to
be clerk. You have a clerks soul
and IL was born for something bet
ter than to be a clerks wife,"
You knew my occupation when you
married me-" said Kane.
Il did," she answered. And ]
thought I'd make something of you
But you're satisfied to work for Jer
rold day after day, on thirty a week
while he piles up his millions. Oh, I'm
tired of it ALL
She sank into a chair, put her face
in her hands, and burst into hysteri
cal weeping. Kane stood for a mo
ment watching her. Then he walked
to her and raised her head from hel
hands, f1inging it back almost bru
tally.
How dare you use violence to mel
Never mind that. l want to ask
you question. Are you leaving me
for Jerrold?"
What If am? Have you any right
to ask, you who have made me slave
for you, slave for a clerk?"
Her breath came and went quickly
she rose to her feet and looked at him
with all the disdain she felt.
II insist on knowing" answered
Kane
"You insist? Well-yes. For a bet
ter man. For your employer, Mr.. Jer
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-03-24
The WINDS OF DESTINY
Fate in Letter Carried Away by
Breeze.
BY MARTHA M'CULLOCH-WIL.
LlAMS.

Winds of destiny there are-they
may be hurricane strong-they may
be no more than the idlest ruffling
zephyrs. Yet strong or gentle, they
do their allotted task.
Milicent was as wilful as any wind
could be. She was elected to write
letters up in the tree house, though
knowing we'll it was meant only for
the children. There we're five Of
them-four boys and girl more tom
boyish than her brothers or any Of
her three cousins. Milicent's name
sake, and, after sort, copy. she pre-
sumed. bit upon her position. Mill
cent. the elder felt really noble in not
hating her replica. Until the little
girl came she had been the only
young woman In the family, by conse-
quence the special delight of her two
tall, handsome brothers
Family love was very strong with
all the Ashtons. Roger and Rex.
twins, 1t appeared, simply could not
live apart. The mansion house was
Roger's-eldest by half an hour-but
there was room and to spare in 1t
for Rex and his household, no less
Milicent. Mrs. Roger and Mrs. Rex
indeed had We'd with their husbands
In spelling her 1t spoke volumes
all round that though she had come
to twenty-five, single, and more than
ever creature of caprice, her wom-
enkind SO adored her they inspected
possible suitors with the incest care.
Notwithstanding they played IA
vorites. Witness the letter under
Milicent's left hand. 1t was to EN-
Sayre, who came near being her con-
science keeper. After an inconse-
quent beginning she had come to the
nub of things thus: please, MN.
can't you, won't you, find me a
sweetheart with a real name-say
Smith, or Jones. or even Murphy? =?
Otherwise-but hear the fatal truth.
Susan has pitched upon Warner
Bugg, esquire, for my future his
band. Anne is as hot for one John
Stubs. l say plague on both names
because the names are all | can
find fault with
Warner is a paladin, plus million
or SO, John man-the sort dogs and
children take to without knowing a
reason. Incidentally, also, he has