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Miss Kate Litzenburg of Utica and
Miss Laura M. Pickard of this city
returned Monday evening from a
three weeks trip to Montreal, Quebec,
and up the Saguenay river.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Everly returned
Tuesday to their home in Dayton af
ter spending few days with their
son, n. j. Everly of East Hamtramck
street.
Miss Leah Thompson and Miss
Margaret Walton returned Monday tc
their homes in Gambler after spend
ing several days with friends in Can
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Phillips of Mt
Liberty went TO Hicksville Tuesday
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Phillips
brother, William A. Phillips, whose
death occurred Sunday,
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!! HEDDING CHAPEL !

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Dalrymple and
family spent one day last week in Mt
Vernon
Delbert Stockdale of Woodbury. is
visiting his uncle, Melvin Zeigler, and
family.
The Davis reunion, which was held
at Marion Davis, was well attended.
Sixty were present and the day was
enjoyed by all
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Snow spent
Friday at Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Cline and fam
lily spent Sunday with Melvin zeigler
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noble Snow of Mt
Vernon spent Friday with his brother
Robert Snow.
Beatrice and Lloyd Dalrymple are
visiting their grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Balo, of Cleveland.
The Davis reunion which was held
at the home of Marion Davis, was
we'll attended and enjoyed by all
Those of a distance WERE Mr.. and
Mrs. Linze Hayes and daughter and
friend of Martinsburg, Mrs. Edna Gil
lis and children of Marion, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Mckinley Of Centerburg
Mr.. and Mrs. James Robertson of Cen
terburg and Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Scar
brough of Bloomfield.
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The Best Laxative

To keep the bowels regular the best
laxative is outdoor exercise. Drink a
full glass Of water half an hour before
breakfast and eat an abundnce of fruit
and vegetables, also establish regular
habit and be sure that your bowels
move once each day. When medicine
is needed take Chamberlain's Tablets
They are pleasant to take and mild
and gentle in effect. Obtainable every.
where.
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Just the Thing for pIarrhoea

"About two years ago had severe
attack of diarrhoea which lasted over a
week." writes w. G. Jones, Buford, N.
d. II became so weak that l could
not stand upright. A druggist recon-
mended Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy. The first dose
relieved me and within two days / was
as well as ever" Many druggists rec
ommend this remedy because they
know that 1t is reliable. Obtainable
everywhere.
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"sOME BOAT" SAYS ROSsI

Tony Rossl returned Monday from
an extended trip through the eastern
states. Mr.. Rossi left several weeks
ago in company with John Shields
The two visited New York CITY,
Washington, ID. O., and Baltimore,
where they arrived In time TO see
the German submarine Deutschland,
and hlr. Shields was fortunate enough
TO be able to snap picture of the
vessel with his kodak
Rossi describes the Deutschland as
some boat" Mr. Shields remained
in New York City and viii return
some time next week
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ORA SEES THE SIGHTS
OF NEWARK

Newark, Aug. 30--A sport shirt,
a gold ring and II dazzling suit of
very blue cloth gave lustre to
Ora Colling. 16, who came here
from Cambridge, tried to drink
up "can" house and then at
tempted to break into society by
strongarm methods, grabbing
girl walking along the streets.
A sentence to the industrial
school was passed out to Colling
as a reward for his actions. This
was suspended, however, on his
promise to put in iiye dry years,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01
Liver trouble

81 am bothered with liver trouble
about twice a year." writes Joe Ding
man, Webster City, Iowa. Il have
pains inlmy side and back and an aw'
full soreless in my stomach. / heard
of Chalhberlain's Tablets and tried
them. BY the time had used half a
bottle o. them | was feeling fine and
had no signs of pain" obtainable ev,
erywhere.
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Cure for Cholera Morbus

when our little boy, now seven
years old, was baby he was cured OF
cholera morbus by Chamberlain's Col
ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy"
writes Mrs. Sidney Simmons, Fair
Haven, N. Y. "Since then other men,
bers Of my family have used this val
liable medicine for collie and bowel
troubles with good satisfaction and l
gladly endorse 1t as remedy of ex-
ceptional merit" Obtainable every.
where.
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Officers
ELECTED BY M. P. CHURCH AT
ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY
EVENING.

The annual meeting of the Metho.
dist Protestant church for the pur>
pose of electing officers was held Mon
day night when the following selec.
tions we're made;
Trustees g years)-A. P. Taylor
and II. f.. Oberholtzer.
Stewards-A p. Jones, A. j. Mat
thews, Conner Gliland, ]. w. Sutton
and C. Il. Stoyle.
Communion Stewardship. ant
Mrs. David Reeder.
Financial Secretary-Alice Elliott
Treasurer-W. II. Turner.
Class reader--H. G. Black
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01

NeD. u nau Deen all
ing for some timew
chronic constipation,
stomach trouble and
q terrible misery after
eating, when L was
taken sick with alb
scess of the bowels.
We had some of tho
bestdoctors in Lincoln
in attendance, and
they all said / would
have 70 be operated ON
right away. / had
h heard of Chamber
lain's Tablets, and we
got o bottle of them.
/ began to take them
and in three days Twas
able to be up and got
better right along. l
am the proudest girl
in Lincoln to find such
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01

Safety Director and Mrs, Edward
l.. Parker and Mr.. and Mrs, A, b.
Rawlins. Jr, went TO Columbus Tues
day to witness the production OF
Experience
Miss Ethel Ogilvie of Cleveland
who has been spending several days
with Mrs Andrew Young of this city
left Tuesday for Coshocton where she
viii visit with relatives.
MIR. and Mrs, Charles Cooper o
Cleveland, who have been guests o
Mrs. Frederick Cooper, East Gambler
street, went to Columbus Tuesday I,
visit.
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PL LEA
OF NoLo coNTENDERE ENTER.
ED BY MARY vANDELENE-
FINED $too AND COSTS.

Mary Vandelene, charged with
keeping a place for the sale of intox-
icating liquor, appeared before Mayor
Mitchell late Monday afternoon and
changed her plea of not guilty to nolo
contedere and was fined 500 and the
costs, which she paid and was re
leased
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Lee LEASES ROOM
PHYSICIAN TAKES QUARTERS OF
ELECTRIC COMPANY

Dr. James f. Lee has leased from
the West estate the room occupied by
the State Electric Go, 40 viii at up
the rooms for Office purposes snd take
poss ssiou as soon 80 possible
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In Partition Action Brought
By Delta NJ. Clements
CULBERTSON FILES ANSWER
Denying Allegations OF Nurse Who
Would Recover For Services
other News From Court
House

Twenty-six defendants are named
by Delta NJ Clements in an action
brought by her against Noah d. Doup
and others, seeking the partition of
two parcels of land in Knox county,
in which she claims an undivided 1856
interest. Bert o. Evans is her attor-
ney.
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Marriage Licenses

Charles r. Mapes, barber, Mt. Yer
non, and Ruth E. Jacobs. book-keeper,
Centerburg. Rev. Il. 10. Whitaker.
Richard r. Ayers, machinist. and
Elizabeth Bronson, stenOgrnpher. both
of Mt. Vernon. Rev. G.. Il. Dye.
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JUDICIAL
Judges of Supreme Court-Maurice
H. Donahue, James G.. Johnson.
Judge of Court or Appeals--Robert
s. Shields.
Probate Judge-Thomas ]. Reming-
ton.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01

a good medicine as these tablets are. l
can hardly believe myself that l am
strong and healthy now. They saved
me from serious surgical operation.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01

Conouctor w. 5. Daughters. relig.
lous vcrHer Secretary W. c. hoodlet
Mach'o'a' Snyder and young son, and
Mr. stre of the quartet we're guests
Of NJ md Mrs. NJ Nixon last Sun
day.
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Answer Filed

Answer Filed
In the action brought by Sllas
Shrimplin against II. II. Culbertson,
executor of Hannah +. Bross, to re-
cover 1920 for services as nurse OF de-
ceased, an answer has been fled by
defendant, admitting presentation of
bill on part of plaintiff and rejection
of same, but denying all other allie
cations. G. II. Workman is attorney
for answering defendant.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01

Stomach an d Liver
Tablets would 90 for
them" writes H. NJ.
Youngpeters, editor of
the Sun, Lake View,
Ohio. Zone bottle of
the tablets would end
the trouble for most of
them. / suffered in.
tensely after eating
and never felt well.
and no treatment or
medicine 1 tried ever
seemed to do me any
good until reading an
adver tisement for
Chamberlain sTablets
in my own paper, |
tried a bottle. The first
few doses gave me sur
prising relief, and the
second bottle seemed
to give me a new stom-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01
Happiest Girl
in Lincoln

"I am only too glad to testify to the
good qualities of Chamberlain s Tablets"
writes Miss Nora q. Hagerty, of Lincoln,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01
Gave Him
A New Stomach

"There are thousands of sufferers from
stomach and liver troubles whom wish
Icould meet and tell what Chamberlain 8
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Court journal

Court Journal
Shrimplin VS.. CulbertsOn, executor
Leave to answer.
Atherton VS.. Atherton-Leave TO
withdraw answer OF defendant.
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f.ch and perfect good health. 1 didn't
think anything would give me such a
complete cure. They are wonderful ?"
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STREAM & RIMER

REAL GSthIE AND IOANS
Farms and city property bought, SOLD
and exchanged. Properties rented AND
rents collected. Fire insurance a spe
cialty. Representing IA old reliable
stock companies. Accident insurance
live stock insurance. Plate glass In
surance, automobile insurance. in fact
we can insure any property you may
have. Surety bonds OF all kinds. Call
and see us. Room l Sipe bldg. South
Luther A Stream Wm. r. RIme'
Main st. Cit. phone No. 447 Black
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01
Warrant Returned

In the lunacy proceedings Of the
State of Ohio VS.. Lima Russell, the
warrant to convey has been returned
and filed.
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COUNTY
Representative-Julius Headington
Clerk of Court-Guy Taylor.
Sheriff-Walter B. Mossholder.
Auditor-A. D. Rinehart.
Commissioners-George w. Hays
John Rice, George M. Shaffer.
Treasurer-Clifton G.. Hunt.
Recorder-Robert Cochran.
Surveyor-Charles w. Colgin.
Prosecuting Attorney = Charles L
Bermont.
Coroner-Paul S. Stokes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-09-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Myers of
West Salem returned home Tuesday
after a short visit with Mrs. Emma
Kirkendall of this city. Mr.. Myers is
a member of the famous Columbia
blind quartet.
Mrs. Nora Hawkins attended the
reunion of the Teeter family, held
recently in Mansfield.
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Contracts Awarded

The county commissioners awarded
the following contracts Monday:
To w. b. Burgess, for cleaning
channels OF Burke bridge and laying
tile at East Gambler street bridge,
$104.50.
To Elmer Doup and John RooD, for
constructing abutment of VIII Rice
bridge, Brown township. $40.
To r. d. Grubb, for constructing
abutment at Johnson bridge; also
new culvert at Hathaway Hollow
bridge, Clinton township. 1881.
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Deeds Filed
Michael McHale to John McHale
part lot 1877, Norton's southern addi
tion to Mt. Vernon, 81.
Eliza M. Mahaffey 70 George II
Ferenbaugh, parcel I'm Clinton, 81.
G. d. Swetland TO George II. Feren
baugh, parcel in Clinton. $500.
Meeker d. Wolfe TO Lee A. Wolfe
20 acres in Harrison, 81.
Trustees Of Union township tC
Blair Hess, parcel In BriDsThayen com
etery, $40.
Harriet Hicks to Ber1ice idsseg
parcel in Hilliar. 81.
Nellie Long TO Harriet Hicks. par
Gel in Hilliar, 81.
Nellie Long to Harriet Hicks, 16i
1-2 acres In Hilliar. ef.
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STATE
Governor-James NJ. Cox.
Lieutenant Governor-Earl d. Bloom.
Secretary of State-William d. Full
ton.
Auditor of State-Vic Donahey.
Treasurer of State-Chester E. Bry.
an.
Attorney General-Joseph McGhee
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(Eleetion Tuesday, Nov. y

NATIONAL
President-W Woodrow Wilson.
Vice President-Thomas K. Marshall
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DISTRICT
COUNTY

State senator-willis Horn.
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CONGRESSIONAL
United States Senator-Atlee Pom
creme.
Congressman-William A. Ashbrook.
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by thoushtIess or evilminded men
and BOYS The stone is far out of
plumb. and is being gradually covered
by sand. 1t will soon pass from the
sight of man More than ten years ago
Frederick +. Woodward visited all
the surviving boundary stones of the
District and rediscovered some that
had disappeared. He wrote "A Ramble
Along the Boundary Stones of the Dis
trict of Columbia With a Camera and
read that paper before the Columbia
Historical Society on May IA. 1906. OF
ferry, he said:
Maryland and is in the waters of the
Potomac river on point below the
mouth of Oxon run. 1t is the landing
for Fox's ferry. or in the olden times
the Lower ferry, to Upper Marlboro.
and is opposite the central part
of Alexandria. The distance is twenty
nine rods short of nine miles. and the
stone is marked IS NJ. 291 p 1t leans
slightly. and is i'll fair condition. al
though its location is poor, as ii is now
in the water No doubt when it was
placed it was on firm ground, but the
gradual encroachment of the river and
the crumbing away Of the rivers bank
have left the stone in precarious
position. This stone should be reset
upon firm ground at once.
That was said nearly ten years ago,
but the old stone is still holding on,
waiting for some patriotic and public
spirited people to save il from the
river.
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bought for h2lf a cent pound and
when mixed in the proportion of about
half and half with this cheap tobacco
the product can be sold a very low
rate and yet yield good. profit.
There is no reason why the stem
should be thrown away, for the rib of
the leaf after being properly softened.
nattened out and cut up. makes a ma
terial that smokes well enough and
gives satisfaction to the injudicious or
the extra economical smoker. All the
floor waste of a cigar factory, the
dust and extremely fine bits of filler
and leaf that fall away from the
benches. is swept un, and it is this ma
terial which largely enters into the
making of the tobacco insecticides. And
this is probably as satisfactory and eff
fective for the purpose any other
could be: besides the economy is passed
along to the ultimate consumer with
a reasonable profit to the dealer. All
the bits of filler and fragments of
binder and wrapper that do not find
their way to the floors of the factory
are collected and used in cheap smok
ing material. either as pipe tobacco of
about third grade or as short filling in
the cheapest cigars
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of ambitions. and from Paris. The
shells break into the street. killing and
manning. 1t is hard to keep up cour-
age.
Word suddenly spreads around that
the trench has been taken. There is
some excited talk among the soldiers
and words of cheer are heard here and
there in the dressing stations among
the wounded The bo,nbardment has
ceased and everything is quiet as
though from dead exhaustion except
an occasional report of an exploding
grenade or the sharp pop of rifle.
The French know the Germans Will
counter-attack before the morning to
retake the captured position, and the
reserves continue to fill the trenches
working fiendishly in the captured line
to fortify themselves. There are few
prisoners These are huddled III back
under guard
Then it breaks anew This time the
Germans lombard the French trenches
ON all sides and an increased number
of shells fall over the roads and in the
town 1t is frightful night. The
Germans come this time in the fire
Of the French guns.
Late in the niSht-it is almost morn
ing in fact-the attack finishes. The
French We're unable to fortify them
selves strongly enough to hold the new
quarters and they were driven back
They have not reattacked-
1t is a dshearteninS task to clear
their own trenches of the dead and
debris after the terrific bombardment.
Heaps of dead and wounded lie out
there in the open. In several days the
shapes Of things like faces will become
black and later the eyelids will drop
away. leaving eyes that stare at each
other and into space.
Dawn is near. The air has cleared
little. There is not a sound except the
growing of rooster and an answering
call from somewhere. Several bright
stars look down. constant and un
changing. The night seems like
nightmare.
In the cold light of the morning some
of the cases at the overcroWded hos
pitfalls still fill the entrances and cor
ridors. Orderlies stumble over dead.
dying and those who in utter agony
are praying to die. There is not enough
help for a rush like this. Doctors sput
ter around injecting anti-tetanus serum
here and there. take the worst cases
first and orderlies do what they can
60 help to catch up with the work. But
1t seems hopeless.
The air is filled with low groans. But
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a CITATION in the railroad labor
A world, o. a, least j" compare
lively large part OF that world,
calls attention 20 the immense number
of people who owe their living direct
ly to employment by the railroads, and
if one should take into account the de-
pendents of those employees, the people
who make their living by supplying
those workers with groceries. shoes,
clothing and the necessities and sun
dries of life. and the people who live by
supplying the railroads with coal, iron,
steel. wood. glass. oil, tools and me-
chanical equipment, the immensely or
the railroad industry would be appar-
ent to every man able to read the fig
ures
For weeks the balloting on the eight
hour day referendum has been going
on in the 1000 lodges of the four great
railroad unions all over the country
The four great railroad unions are
those including engineers. f1remen, con :
ductors and trainmen. the latter inciud-
gineer, fireman and conductor classes
These four great train brotherhoods
have membership of 100000. but, IN
addition to these are more than mil
nun anu nail Td1lTodu cHPiosS &C.
Among these other employees not rep
resented i'll the four great unions are
$1,000 clerks. 100000 station agents and
other station men, nearly 100000 track
men. 10000 switch tenders and watch
men and $4,000 machinists, not to count
telegraph operators. carpenters and
shopmen. There are also 100000 other
employees and laborers unclassif1ed The
present number of railroad owners or
stockholders is 100000, and railroad
statst1cfan has computed that the
share of these stockholders in the gross
earnings of the railroads they own IS
less than per cent. as compared with
45 per cent paid to the employees, and
that for every dollar paid the stock
holder s25 is paid the employees
The labor pay roll of the railroads
year, and the four big train brother
hoods. numbering 10 per cent Of the
railroad army draw % per cent Of the
railroads wage disbursement.
The locomotive engineers are the
aristocrats among the railroad en-
ployes. and the statement has been
made that many. engineers are now
paid more than bank presidents In
small communities An announcement
was recently made by an authority on
railroad administration that the
wages of the men on the trains vary
all the way from $500 year, paid to
green brakemen, to the $4,000 to $4,000
a year piled up by the .aristocrats of
the rail, the engineers on the best pas
senger runs. Thousa nds Of the engi-
neers earn upward of $4,000 a year. and
monthly pay checks Of $500 70 $3.50 are
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Hans of the Landsturm.

10 REPRESENTATIVE FRANK BUCH :
Nv ANAN of Illinois. defending his
connection with I.abors Peace Council.
said:
THE charges brought against me are
so silly and awkward that they remind
me OF Hans Of the Iandsturm.
1.-TWO Germans were talking and the
first said
so August was killed on the west
ern front, Ell? Who broke the sad
news to his poor widow
'Hans-Hans of the landsturm
broke the news said the other Ger
man.
And did he do il gently? said the
first.
''Oh. very gently. Very delicately,
the second answered. He began by
asking her TO marry him."
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al the far end of the street something
like man. struggling and with eyes
wide and foamins at the mouth, saying
wild things.
The soldiers in the town are gathered
along the side of the road. still lined
with occasional houses. They pass the
minutes ma king little tokens. Souve
Mrs for cherished ones back home.
There is but little talking. and when
some one speaks his voice sounds
strange. There are other times when
in the face of almost certain death
these men are merry and joke on their
way to it. II is the Internal thinking.
they say. Sometimes a shell whistles
over and brea ks into the street. Then
generally the ncardiers rush out of
ambulance post and picking up
something in the road tai Ike ii back
with them In few minutes the SOL
diers forget about it.
The long wagon train pours into this
town also. Here it stops and the stuff
is unloaded. The drivers then drive