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CLERK OF COURTS
AND DEPUTY SHERIFF
STUDY PSYCHOLOGY
Taylor Learns That Fright
Is Often Mere Surprise;
Lytle Distrusts Taylor

Psychologists say that what man un-
dcrstands he fears less than he does
the unknown, which he at once peo-
pies with horrors of his own invention
and tcrrors that may or may not prop
Grly belong to it. Perhaps Clerk of
Courts o. Guy Taylor was merely max,
ing an experiment in connection with
his dclying into the depths of psychol-
statement, or it may nave been sheer
"CussGdness,' but regardless of his
motives he created a great deal of mer-
riment for small, but select, audi
Cnce in his Office at the court house
Tuesday morning.
Taylor had finished equippng his
typewriter with new ribbon, (the
mechanical typewriter of course) and
was specializing as to what he should
DO with the little celluloid container
In which the ribbons are packed when
Deputy Sheriff Lytle entered the Of
fee Satan must have been some
where in the vicinity too and whisper
ed to Taylor for the formulated plans
at once and offered the little infam-
mabe box to the husky upholder of
law and order with request that he
throw it into the stove.
Without having the least doubt as to
what the celluloid would do when it
came ino contact with the flame, Lytle
took it and leaned over to open the
stoves holding the box in his hand as
he did so. Just as he opened the
stove door, Taylor "whacked" his desk
with a paper, making realistic imi-
tation of an explosion such as cellu-
/ lOid win cause. The experiment was
/ finished and whether Taylor has learn
| ed any more along psychological lines
/ or not he refuses to say, but he claims
I thai he does know what scared man
looks like.
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URUGUAY BREAKS

Doing as she would not dare under
normal circumstances and daring as
she would not do II the world were at
peace, the little republic Of Uruguay
has broken diplomatic relations with
Germany.
The 74.23 vote In favor of the course
is vote of confidence in the ultimate
success of the allies, for where would
Uruguay be II the allies lost? But she
is willing to swim with them or sink
with them and is no doubt convinced
that 1t will be the former.
Uruguay has surveyed the field i'm
partially. She has not been the victim
of any offense at the hands of Ger
many and. confident In allied suprem-
acy. she breaks with Germany "to es.
pouse the cause Of the defenders of
justice, democracy and small national,
tiles"
Hail Uruguay!
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Y. N. C. A. LYCEuM COURSE

The season tickets for the Y. NJ. G.
A, lyceum course are on sale at the
following stores: Fish a. Lybarger,
Arnold store. Book a. Art Shop, Carl
n. Lorey, +, G. Mardis. Weaver shoe
store, Fred Lawlor and the Y. NJ. c. A.
For the convenience of people in
South Vernon tickets will be found on
sale at Howard Kinney's and +. j.,
Spangler's,
The reserve seat sale will be held
Friday evening at association build
ing at Z o'clock Numbers will be civ.
en- out at $50.
The course, as selected for this year
and which is of unusual high standard,
is as follows:
Oct 6-Roumanian Orchestra.
Nov. l2-The Weber Quartette,
Dec, William Rainey Bennett.
Jan. l4-Adrian NJ. Newens.
April 1O-Princess Watahwaso and
company,
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SLOUGH OF DESPOND

The French high commission at
Washington gave out review Tues.
day evening in which was mathemati-
cally demonstrated that Germany's
military strength now shows a clear
decrease for the first time since the
war began, but the combined French
British attack of Tuesday indicates
this more clearly than any facts or fig
ures that the French commission sup
plies.
People in this country have small
comprehension of what battlefield Is
like or what the weather condition is
in Flanders. The former has been de.
scribed as a sea of mire, while torren-
tial rain seems daily occurrence on
the Belgium front.
In spite of these natural handicaps
and at time when cessation of fight
ing would have been the logical step,
Field Marshal Haig threw his troops
into another mighty and victorious
drive. Why? Because the Germans
are more than on the decrease-they
are wallowing in what must be a pret-
ty fair actual counterpart OF the ia.
nous Slough of Despond depicted in
John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress.
Haig seems determined to end things
as far as Flanders is cncerned.
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NOT YET!

Only from the angle that they are
cession is contained In them can the
latest peace offers OF Germany and
Austria Hungary arouse any interest
or attract any attention In this Coun-
try,
That there Is a retreat from the
stand taken by the central powers in
response to Pope Benedict's proposals
raises the question, How much farther
viii they go? Peace diplomacy is as
much n matter of barter, of give and
take, as any trade In ordinary life,
The central powers are certainly pre-
pared to yield much more than Is in
dicated In their most recent advances.
The new terms are characterized by
the positiyeness of their offers. No
annexations, the restoration of the
status ante quo bellum and no indem,
mites principles first enunciated In
the reichstag peace resolution of July
l9-are embodied In this new protfor,
but specific territory is mentioned;
Belgium and France.
The central powers are anxious to
bargain bit, There is not the haught-
mess in their new peace terms which
has been noted before. That they are
in fact making new terms is signii'
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STATE |NDE.B E.BTE.D
To SEN. THOMAS
Illinois Enlarged Through
His Efforts

Next year, the state of Illinois viii
celebrate the centenary OF its admis
sion into the Union.
On the face of this, little local in
terest seems to be attached, but bur
led in Mound View cemetery, this city,
are the remains of the first senator
from the state of Illinois and one who
took prominent part in its early his
tory-Jesse Thomas.
Senator Thomas, it was, according
to William A. Silcott of this city who
probably has more intimate know
ledge of local, state and national his
tory than anybody in the state, who
succeeded in anneXing 30 square miles
OF Wisconsin territory to Illinois short
ly after 1t had heon admitted TO the
Union.
Senator Thomas came to MI. Vernon
and was united in marriage to the wild.
ow of John +. Hamtramck, whose
name has been carried down in history
because of his addition to the city OF
Mt. Vernon, the only trace of which
Is left in the street which bears his
name.
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BUY A BOND!

This war was by no means financed
with the oversubscription to the first
Liberty Loan. Only repetition of
this feat insures dollar success of this
country in the war.
Whatever effect was produced
abroad by the announcement that the
American people had more than taken
up Liberty Bonds will be hopelessly
nullifed unless these same people re-
peat during the present drive.
1t is not enough that you, Mr. U. S
Citizen, bought bond the first cam
paign. That meant no sacrifice, prob
ably, and it's only sacrifice that will
win this war. Subscribe today!
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ZEDEKIAH H;L'FOLLETTE

Like the wicked King Zedeklsh of
Biblical fame who, false to his vows
and cowardly acquicsccnt to the words
Of schcming councillors, brought ruin
and destruction upon his own people,
Senator Robert La Toilette, wicked in
his tactics of an obstructionist. false
to his solemn duties as se...1r in
repeated uttcrances which have With
out question given much aid and com.
fort to the enemy and even accused Of
listening to the words of "scheming
councillors" in the guise of German
agents occupies an almost like posi-.
those sufficiently Clcar-minded and pos.
scssing enough foresight to shut off
La Toilette ere he could bring destruc.
tion uIoH his country as Hedekiah did
The extraordinary session of the
6jth congress has ended and history
will record that five hours Of the last
day of the sitting of the senate we're
occupied by the Wisconsin publicist
in a diatribc against a so.Called war
party" La Toilette long ere since
sealed his fate with his colleagues and
with the vast body of the American
people. Anything he said Saturday
changed not one whit the situation.
What, then, has he accomplished? He
has given five hours of words TO the
Germans TO feed TO their people. He
has given five hours of words to be
used in scattering doubt and dstrust
as to America in Russia. In playing,
either consciously or unconsciously in
to the Cncmys propaganda, LaFollette
ha5 prolonged the war by five hours of
words Internally, these five hours Of
words will cut little figure; external
ly their effect IL potent.
There was nothing in the La Fol-
lette discourse which Is worthy of an
swcr, unless II is to express the feel
ing Of disgust which all true Ameri-
cans must experience. La Toilette has
betrayed his people fully as much as
Iedekiah Of yorc Xcdeklahs punish
mont? Ills children we're slain before
his eyes and those eyes were then put
out He was bound in chains OF brass
and carried captive to Babylon, there
to spend the remainder of his days.
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Sleeping In Hammocks At
Great Lakes Camp Has
Disadvantages
LOCAL BOY In NAVY
DESCRIBES THE CAMP
Isn't Half Bad Despite Dis
cipline And Lots of Work.
Is His Conclusion

Life at the Great Lakes training
station where thousands of young men
are being prepared to take their places
on Uncle Sans great dreadnaughts is
briefly described in letter received
by friends in this city from Walter Ma
son, son of John w. Mason of East
Vine street, Monday.
Mason is in the yeoman branch Of
the navy. He writes:
II was transferred to the main camp
last Tuesday and am sleeping in Il
hammock about eight feet from the
floor. Once in while some poor FISH
tries to turn over in his hammock and
he invariably lands on his bean" on
the floor.
THE camp is just like big city
with $4,000 men and no other inhabi-
tants. On Thursdays, Saturdays tin
the afternoon) and Sundays, the place
is fairly lousy with women, though.
They come to see their sons, husbands
or sweethearts
1--WE get 36 hours shore leave eN-
cry other Saturday and u hours the
other weeks. We have to walk a
"chalk line here and work like the
dickens, but it isn't half bad. Every
thing must be kept spotlessly clean
and the first thing considered is sani-
tation and health
.1 "Yours,
.riai. .... "WALTER."
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|. MISSIONARY SOCIETIES J.
+ !. i. + i. + !. !. \ /. !.
Church Of Christ
(By Press ReDorter.)


The Womans Missionary society of
the Church OF Christ met Friday af-
ternoon at the home of the president,
Mrs j. b. Sellers, -5f9 East Gambler
street. The program opened with a
devotional service conducted by the
leader, Mrs. Woolson. The subject,
Africa" was considered under the
following divisions:
Geographically-R j. A. Long.
The Peoples-Mrs. Harry Sander
son.
Piano solo-Mrs. Carpenter.
A Missionary Story Of One Who
Died in the Service OF His Own People,
Jacob Kenoly-Mrs. Belle Critchfield
Solo-Miss Ruth Mofiitt.
The following women were received
into the society at the close of the
program: Mrs. Limbaugh, Mrs. Ber'
tina Pelton, Mrs. Thomas b. Hall and
Mrs. j. w. Bebout.
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AS BISMARK WARNED

Genuine despair and national help.
lessness are reflected in the rcichstag
speech of George Gothicn, Il progress.
sivc, who raises the question of
whether II is worth while to continue
the war to sacrifice 10000, ,OO00 900
marks ana another half million men In
order 10 gain from England an indem.
nily of 10000, 900, 600 marks.
II Us such speeches that Will end the
war. GOthicn shows remarkable pre-
science in sizing up the future and, II
nationwide campaign, based on his
utteranccs We're undertaken in Ger.
many it would be only II matter of
days until the great conflict ceased,
He voices publicly and fearlessly
What the German people must long ago
have realized the failure of the un.
dcfaca campaign. Why is England
not starving he consciously implies
wien he cites the fact that the ration
ing system has not been introduced
there.
Ills speech Is conservative not rev
Olutonary, in tone, lie does not eX
citnhly demand an end OF things, but
In his war-weary way, views the i'm
polial government vs. the allies
through The lookngglass of truth. lie
seems willing to continue the war IN
observation-disclosures manner
Amcrino'B power of position ia moi
overlooked The United States can
not be- forced to make peace, he rea
SONS, nor can an indemnity he extract
ed from a. Gutbicn sees the Teutor
plan of years crumhling before the
very eve OF the war.lords, Little so
lace there ia In the situation,
Germany may get running OH 4
wrong track. ON which there viii be NJ
turning back untl We meet n catas
tropho," warned the sage Bismarck
years ago How many Gothiens II
Germany are now thinking OF these
words? How soon win the war end?
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is developing sharpness OF percep-
tion which otherwise might lie dor.
mant.
or course II does not require any
brains to play auction bridge-no
more than II requires any brains to
forge ahead in life Brains. truly, are
pretty superfluous articles except
when 1t comes TO reading or writing
evangelistic sermons. The world will
freely concede this point.
Who would dare contend that Thorn.
as A. Edison, Charles NJ. Schwab or
John d. Rockefeller we're ever guilty
OF possessing any brains?
Who would have the temerity to
proclaim that gray matter ever exist
ed in the heads of Luther Burbank,
Andrew Carnegie or Samuel Gompers?
Fools rush In where angels fear to
tread.
Since the world has been so ably
classified by this particular evangelist
as those who play cards, those who dc
not; those who have no brains, those
who have, why should the puny opin'
ion Of one in the former class be ad
yanced and in the advancing allow tc
escape the sediment Of what once
might have been brains and could
have been brains, had cards been
avoided?
But, let him try It!
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cant of what may be expected In the
future.
No more potent indication could be
found that the central powers are lit
orally crying for peace than In their
efforts along these lines. But the al
lied world is in a position to dictate
and each day that passes finds 1t the
more powerfully entrenched. No, Ger
many; no, Austria Hungary, not yet!
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Mrs. Rosetta F Faul
Dies After Five Years Illness from
Pulmonary berculosis-Funeral
Thursday Afternoon

Mrs. Rosetta Faul, 80 years old, the
wife of Amos A. Faul, died at her home
at "a East Vine street at o'clock
Tuesday evening, the elimination of a
five years illness from pulmonary
tuberculosis. She leaves her husband,
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George M.
Davis, and several other relatives here.
The funeral at the home at l o'clock
Thursday afternoon, Rev. J. A. Long
officiating.
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UNCLAIMED MAIL

To avoid delay in delivery have
our mail addressed to street and
lumber, postoffice box, or general de-
livery. The following letters remain
Unclaimed in the Mt. Vernon post
,ffice:
Advertised Oct. 8, 1917.
Barlowe, Miss Mabel
Bragg, Winnifred
Bueltman, Mrs. r. l..
chatham, Ellsworth
Fernand, Ed.
Hayden, Mrs. Mag
Hites, John
Jackson, Miss Kate
Johnson, Ben
Metcalf, Miss Mildred (2)
McGwad, Johnny
O'Hara, Mrs. Cora
Owen, Mrs. Rose
Ragen, Mr.. A. ID.
Smith Co., The ].
Smith, Mrs. William
Stuart. Mr..
Terrell. Julian
Tibbals, T. b.
Van Denbrock, Charles
Williams, Mrs.
Williamson, Elwood
FRANK HARPER, =. Nj.
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MILFORD
Attractive Items From Western
Knox County

MIR. and Mrs. l.. NJ Bottcnltold and
MIR. and Mrs. Il. II. Ewing were in Go.
shocton last Thursday attending the
fair.
Guy Mitchell of Hamilton visited hii
parents here Monday
The Needlecraft club meets with
Mrs. l.. NJ. Botteniield Thursday AFTER
noon. Every member is urged to come,
Mrs. Frank Chapman aud daughtar
Marcella. were Mt, Vernon visitors
last Thursday,
MIR. and Mrs. John S. Mitchell spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. SHUT
near Utica.
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LETTERS 8 CENTS,
POSTALS NOV. z
Knox Co. Soon To Experience
First War Tax
Levy

The first direct war levy which will
be experienced by practically all of
the people of Knox county is the raise
in postal rates. This is effective Nov.
2.
From that date on, all letters except
drop or local letters will cost three
cents an ounce to mail, while postal
cards, long a cheap form of commune
cation go up to two cents apiece.
These are war taxes and are part
Of the war tax bill passed by the Goth
congress.
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First Baptist

(By Press Reporter)
The Womans Mission circle of the
First Baptist church met Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. w. l.. Me-
lntire of North Mulberry street. Mrs.
Ewalt conducted the devotionals, read
ing lesson from the scriptures. Mrs.
Benoy offered prayer.
After Il short business session the
following program was given, topic,
War and the Kingdom:
Peace Principles of the Early
Church-Mrs. Ewalt.
Constantine the Great-Mrs, Davis.
Tho Protestant Reformation-Mrs
H. $. Campbell,
Song, Away In tho Manger'-Lit,
tie Martha Cover.
Adjourned to meet with Mrs. Chal.
lingsworth on November 2.
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CARDS AND BRAINS

An evangelist in Columbus has de,
cllred that whist requires no brains
TO play Let him try it!
This particular divine is indignant
over the fact that the game is sap
ping the lie OF the church" Possibly ii
is, hut It rs adding fresh keenness to
the brains OF those who indulge; II
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-12

NeD. II nau Oeen all
ing for some time with
chronic constipation,
stomach trouble and
a terrible misery after
eating. when l was
taken sick with alb
scess of the bowels.
We had some of the
bestdoctors in Lincoln
in attendance, and
they all said 1 would
have to be operated on
right away. / had
h card of Chamber
lain's Tablets, and we
got % bottle of them.
I began to take them
and in three days Twas
able to be up and got
better right along. I
am the proudest girl
in Lincoln to find such
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Stomach and Liver
Tablets would do for
them," writes H. M.
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 l tried ever
seemed to do me any
good until reading an
adver 5isement 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-
good health. I didn't
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Mrs. Mabel NJ. French spent Tues
day in Columbus, where she viii con
tinue her studies in voice culture with
Margaret p. Hast at the Grace iIamil-
ton School OF Music.
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Lieut. Arthur llallberg left Tues
day for Washington, d. c., after Il
short visit with Lieut. Kenneth T. Ad-
ans, who is in Gambler.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-10-12

a good medi cine as these tablets are. l
can hardly believe myself that / am
strong and healthy now. They saved
me from serious surgical operation"
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Gave Him
A New Stomach

"There are thousands of sufferers from
stomach and liver troubles whom wish
| could meet and tell what Chamberlain
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Girl
I'm Lincoln

II am only too glad to testify to the
good qualities of Chamberlain s Tablets,
Mritea Miss Nora q. HagertY. of Lincoln,
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Mrs. William Murray of Mt. Gilead
is visiting her parents in this city.
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n. m. HUkTSBERGER

Fire, Life, Health and Accident, LA
bTlty. Automobile, Plate Glass insur
snce, Security honda written. Reai
Estate Sold. Money Loaned.
Room I Mecermott elds.. tos 8. Main
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS
The Fire Insurance Man
WILL j. Doc" WELSE
II you own anything, have
II insure
Citizens Phone 23l Red
& f.. Gambler Street. Mt. Vernon. q
STREAM & RIMER

REAL ESTATE AND LOANS
Farms and city property bought. solo
and exchanged. Properties rented xaS
rents collected. Fire insurance ape
tiaty, Representing IA old reliabi'
stock companies. Accident insursac.
i've stock insurance. Plate glass IL
urance, automobile insurance, In fac
we can insure any property you ma!
nave, Surety bonds oi all kinds. Cal
ana see us. Room l Sipe bldg. Soutl
luther A Stream VIM. z. RlmSr
Main St CIT. phone No. 447 Black
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WITH THE ENGINEERS
Bennington Boy Has Been In France
About Two Months.


About Two Months.
Mrs. William a Austin of this vii
. lage has received number of letters
from her son, Frederic N. Austin, a
T.former employee of the First National
Bank who enlisted early in the war
with the New York engineers. The
!, dates from the early letters were re-
IL moved by the censor so that it Is i'm
II possible to learn just how long the
n writer has been in France but the
I period is probably close to two
/ .months ID 8 -"
Enclosed with the last letter were
] two copies Of single sheet illustrat-
ed daily paper published in England
/ and devoted to matters that would be
! OF special interest to the men at the
! front. In these two copies were sew
! eral pictures of the American engi-
\ neers. 1t has been generally under
4 stood that, the engineer regiments
| were raised for the purpose of keep
| ing up the lines of railway communi-
cation in France, but the pictures
Eshow them fully armed and drilling
just like infantrymen.
| In his letters Mr. Austin speaks in
| the highest praise of the Y. M. G. A.
work in France. The facilities pro-
vided by the association in the way
of recreation buildings are appreci-
ated highly by the troops. His last
letter was written on stationery pro-
vided at one of the Church of Eng
land "Huts' which are presumably
like the Y. NJ C. A. buildings. "Huts"
have also been established by the
Church of Scotland in the war zone
FLOR the comfort of the soldiers from
Aud Scotia.
Fred is apparently conforming to
the regulations prescribed by the
censors for he makes no attempt to
describe the work that Is being per-
formed by the engineers. He writes
that he has little use for money ex.
cept to buy soap and that he is laying
away in his memory @ fund Of exper-
fences that would fill book.
He sailed from New York on FRI
day, the 18th of July, on the Car
pathia, the steamer that went to the
rescue Of the Titanic in the great
sea tragedy of the present century.
During the trip across the Atlantic
there were daily drills at the life
boats so that all on board were kept
constantly reminded of the new dang
err that must be faced by those who
traverse the ocean since Germany be-
gan her policy of unrestricted sub
marine warfare.
In his own squad Of eight men he
has been fortunate in forming close |
friendship with young man, Burt !;
Duncan, whose home is in Elizabeth, |
N. j., but who is graduate of the |
University of Vermont Mr. Duncan
and Harry Moore of this village are
members of the same fraternity at |
the university. While at college Mr..
Duncan also made the acquaintance
of Miss Ethel Davenport. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Davenport |
of Grandview St, who was a frequent
guest at the university dances dur
ing the young mans stay at the in
stitution