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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
PENSION BILL NAME
GIVEN TO AsHBROOK
Congressman Has IL More
Awards Made, One
Locally

WASHINGTON, February 1.-THE
house has passed II more pension
bills for Congressman Ashbrook who
has worthily been dubbed Pension
Bill"
Among this number is $50 Il
month pension, secured by the con.
gressman for Michael Young of Mt
Vernon.
Others are as follows: James r.
Harris, Newark. $50; Addisol Blain,
Kirkersyille, $50; John II. Day, Ho-
mer, $50; James II. Baker l.oudcn.
vile, S3G; George NJ. Burns. Gran
Vile, S36; Peter l.. Chapman, Sulli-
van, $50; William i. Tmgley, Mans
field, 30; James L. Upham. Granville.
$50; Fred Tish, Coshocton; Spanish
war, $l2; and William Hopkins, New
ark, Spanish wal. S12.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
NARROW ESCAPE
IN AN EXPLOSION
A Former Local Engineer
Blown From His Moorings
]. J. WOLFE is INJURED
Accident Occurs On Siding
AT Big Walnut Early
Monday
]. J. WOLFE is INJURED

The boiler of engine No. 1881 On
the northbound Pennsylvania train,
No. 1913, exploded at lis Monday
morning on siding at Big Walnut
and Engineer Jefferson j, Wolfe OF
Orryille, formerly OF this city, was
hurled out of the train, together with
the fireman. Both were able to walk
50 ears distance to the caboosc and
it is thought neither was badly hart,
Mr. Wolfe's engine was the second
Of double header The boiler struck
the tender of the head engine and
turned completely around, leaving
Wolfe and the engine cab lying on
top of the tank OF the head engine as
1t was blown clear OF its own frame,
Both Wolfe and his fireman were
removed TO Columbus hospital.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
LOYAL DISCIPLES OF
CHURCH OF CHRIST
(contrihuted)


The loyal disciples of the church
of Christ will begin a series OF meet.
ings in hall IN the West block, Ord
floor, southeast corner OF public
square. Rev. G. d. Moore Of Paden
City. W. Va, will conduct the meet.
ings. All desiring TO hear the Word
Of God taught in its divine simplicity,
without any additions. subtractions
or humanisms should hear these ser.
mons. These meetings will begin
next Friday night Feb. IL.
congregation of the loyal broth
crhood viii be established in Me.
Vernon and all members and friends
Of the cause are cordially invited to
meet and worship with us. First
Lords Day meeting will be held in
the hall Feb. II. TO all those desir.
ing further information regarding
this meeting call Citizens phone 92S
blue.
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PLANS To GIVE
LECTURES HERE
Will Describe Work OF Red
Cross And 'Y'
TO ILLUSTRATE TALKS
American Physicians Part In
War Will Also Be
Shown Here -
TO ILLUSTRATE TALKS

Arrangements are being made to
give two illustrated lectures in this
city showing the work OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross, the army y. NJ. C. A,
and American physicians in the war
zone in Europe. according to an
nouncement made here Monday
The first lecture will be given at
the Church OF Christ on Feb IS, at
which time DR.. +. c. Larimore will
give an address dealing with the
work OF the physicians and the army
~" DR.. Larimore's lecture will be
illustrated with ! terecpticon slides
made from photographs taken in
France The slides showing the work
OF the Y. NJ. c. \. are being furnished
by that organization, while DR.. Lari-
more is supplying those showing the
physicians part in the wal.
The date for the second lecture has
not yet been set No admission
charge will be made for either lee
ture.
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PROGRAM FOR WEEK
OF REVIVAL SERVICES
ANNOUNCED MONDAY

The revival services at the Mt. Cal
vary Baptist church will continue
Throughout this week. it was an
nouuced Monday. The sermon sub
jects for each day OF the week and
the program for Sunday follow: :.
Monday-The Hope OF Eternal Life
Tuesday-Christ. Our Deliverer.
Wednesday-The Rich Fool.
Thursday-Paul Before Felix.
Friday-Christ, the Sinners Attor-
ney in the Final Court OF Appeals.
All the above services begin at
7:30 o'clock in the evening.
On Sunday the following program
VIII be carried out: Sunday school
at am; sermon, NO Night in
Heaven, ut l0:30; at 2:3O p. IN. "The
Invitation OF Christ; b. Y. =. U. at
& o'clock, ald sermon, "The End OF
All Things" at o'clock.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
LIEUT.. CRAMER OUT
Of DANGER STAGE
Relatives OF Local Man Cal.
led To Camp Taylor
By Illness

telephone message Sunday from
Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky, to How
ard Mendelhal carried the informa'
tion that Lieut.. Clarence b. Cramer,
who has been seriously Ill with alb
scesses in his ears, is considered out
of danger Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Cra-
mer. Mrs. Jennie Wolfe and Mrs,
Clarence Cramer are at Camp Taylor
Lieut. Cramer was i'll with measles
recently and it is thought he left
the hospital too early,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
NO REFRESHMENTS,
PLAN ADOPTED BY
SAMARITAN CLASS

Refreshments will no longer be
served at meetings OF the Samaritan
Sunday school class Of the NJ. T..
church, according 10 a resolution by
the class at meeting held at the
home of Mrs. j. T. Russell, West
Vine street, This action was taken
as ono means of conserving the ma
tion's food supply,
Following the business meeting Il
short program was given under the
direction OF Alta Carter.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
INSURANCE AGENTS
MEET AT MANSFIELD

staff meeting of the agents in
this district of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co., to be held In Mans
field the latter part of the week be-
ginning Wednesday, will be attended
by the local agents, b. e. Cullison,
John 10y and Il. NJ Rowley. A new
system OF collecting premiums will
be inaugurated at this staff meeting,
1t is announced.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
ASHLAND PROVES
EASY FOR LOCAL.
BASKETBALL MEN
Jerpe's Boys Win Despite
Weakened Condition
Of Squad
SECOND STRING LADS
ARE PUT IN GAME
Rawlins And Waite Given
Chance To Work Out;
Score 81 To Is

Ashland high school proved to be
easy pickin's" for the Mt Vernon
high school basketball players at the
local gymn Saturday evening in one
of the most lop.sided games of the
season that the high school has play
ed, the score being 81 to 10. Blair
and Kelser, two of Mt. Nernon's
stars, were taken out CT the game by
Coach Jerpe near the end of the first
half, Rawlns and Waite being placed
in the game for experience.
Soon after the game started Mt.
Vernon began scoring through Cole,
Wright and Blair. with Kelser and
Clements playing tight guarding
game thereby making it impossible
for the visitors TO score more than
two points during the entire first
half.
PASSES WORKED
Cole, despite his weakened ankle,
showed up well, dropping nine bas.
kets, some of which were made from
near the center of the floor and 9th
ers from under the baskets, made
possible by fine teamwork between
himself. Blair and Wright, with Kel.
ser working in a pass now and then.
Wright protited for the high school
under the same conditions, throwing
many of his baskets from underneath
through the passwork Which brought
the ball. into his hands at the right
moment Wright also made one or
two from the denteln OF the floor
showingithat he had not hpst his bat
ting eye pelimanently' although his
the Cumberland game the night be
fore.
Blair came in for two baskets, but
was unable to make more because
Rawlins was substituted for him, to
ease up on his charley horse
Plank OF the Ashland five. proved
to be the main factor in gaining the
l5 points which Ashland was able tC
make over the heads of the Mt Yer
non guards, making six attempts
good.
A feature of the game was the rel
atively small number OF fouls called
The summary and lineup:
Mt. Vernon 81 Ashland X
Collie, lf....... Grindle, Curry, If
Blair. Rawlins, rf.... Plank, ri
w IlSll. & .hOHl, I
Clements, r.g.... Preston, GaVly, r.g
KelseI, Waite, l.g...... Sattler, l.g
Goals-Coile 8. Blair Rawlins 4
Wright ~, Waite; Plank &, Mohn,
Foul goals-Blair; Mohn.
Referee-Beecher.
Time OF halves-20 minutes.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
NED HENDERSON is
ILL AT TRAINING
CAMP In ALABAMA

A telegram announcing that their
son. Ned G. Henderson, a member of
Il Battery, Camp Sheridan. Ala, had
to be taken to the base hospital on
account of a serious illness from
bronchitis and a hard cold, called Mr..
and Mrs. A, b. Henderson to Mont
gomery, Ala, on the midnight train
Sunday night. The telegram did not
state lust how serious Private Hen
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
REHEARsE FOR DANCE

Local No. 39G, American Fedora
ton of Musicians, met Sunday with
f. A. Dricker, South Main street, with
20 present. The afternoon and even
ing was spent in rehcarsing for
dance which viii be given Thursday
evening by Frank Simpkins and Sam
uel Wharton for the benefit OF the 10
cal Red Cross. A buffet lunch was
served.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
WIFE IS GIVE n.
LII { ESTATE IN
ALL PROPERTY
Will Of Albert Mitchell Filed
For Admission To
Probate Here
UPHAM-ESSEX CASES
DISMISSED BY COURT
Entries Filed Showing Both
Suits Thrown Out;
Court News

The will of S. Albert Mitchell has
been filed for admission to probate
in the probate court. Under the terms
of the will, Mrs. Ellen Mitchell, the
wife of the testator. is given all prop
elty belonging to the estate during
her life with the exception of $500
which is bequeathed to a daughter
Nellie V. Mitchell. At the death OF
Mrs Mitchell the will directs the
estate shall be converted into cash
and divided equally among the six
children of the testator, Nellie Mitch
ell Terrence, Guy, Edna, Ruth and
CCit Mitchell.
Terrence Mitchell is named eXecu
tor in the will, which was made OF
January 10, 1917, and was signed by
Terrence r. Mitchell and Alden Nor
cy rs witnesses.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
GAS OFFICE OPEN MONDAY

Sunday being the tenth, the office
of the Ohio Fuel Supply Co. will re-
main open on Monday, the eleventh.
for the receipt OF gas bills, from a.
m. to p. m.
XII T.. C. MULOCK, Agent.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
PNEUMONIA ATTACKS
PASTOR OF CHURCH
AT FREDERICKTOWN

FREDERICKTOWN. Feb. 1.-THE
Rev II. b. Noble, pastor of the local
Presbyterian church, is in serious
coalition as the result of an illness
from pneumonia. There was little
change Monday
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12

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~ This is war of equipment b
~ Men are essential, but with ,.
R out equipment the men are -
- useless. Help supply such ma p
~ terial by purchasing War Saw n
NJ ings Stamps and Thrift p
~ Stamps. y
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~ p NJ p ~ p p p p =
~ This war is important p
~ enough for men to die for. sa
~ Isn't it important enough to p
hA you to save as many lives as r.
ka possible by purchasing War rs
~ Savings Stamps. p
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
. ON SEEING
THE CROWD OF THOSE SAVING
THEIR MONEY AT THE BUCK.
EVE STATE BUILDING & LOAN
COMPANY,

l. One concludes that the number Of
people
2. Saving their money
g. Is increasing day by day.
A. The customers of the Buckeye
> Send friends and acquaintances
there to deposit their money.
6. Five per cent on time deposits.
Z. Rankin building, % West Gay ST.
Columbus, Ohio. Assets $l46O0..
900. Write or call for booklets. 1t
will pay you to do so.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12

Later news, more reliable
news; daily in The Banner.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12

derson's condition was, but urged his
parents to come Immediately.
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Cases Dismissed

Gases Dismissed
Entries have been filed in the COM
mon pelas court showing that the
suit of the Essex Glass Company
against the Upham Gas Co. and the
suit in which the Upham Gas Co. is
plaintiff against the Essex Gas Co.,
have been dismissed.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12

Deeds Filed
Ella McHale to w. S. Darling, city
property, 81.
Meeker y. Wolfe to Ross Il. Wolfe.
251 acres in Harrison, 81.
Nathaniel McNeal to Jennie Wax:
Ter, city property, 81. r'r
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-02-12
Guardian Appointed

Guardian Appointed y
Florence Il. Gable has been, ap-
pointed guardian of Sylvia NJ. Gable
by the probate court. She gave bone
in the sum of $1,000 with l.. NJ. Gar,
Der and Charles f. Fink as sureties!
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-13

1T you don't tell anybody" I said,
I'll come in and lift 1t for you"
So went in and lifted it, and she
was glad. She said 1T made dandy
upstairs for her playhouse. and she
said boys were fine. because they were
she took a hammer and began to nail
some nails. to make shelves and
things, and told her girls didn't
know how to nail. and she said she
knew they didn't. So took the ham,
mer, and just then l saw Swatty COM
ing. So I threw down the hammer
mighty quick and said:
I got to go now. My mother wants
me, but If you want me to I'll come
over Saturday and Wen fix up the
playhouse nice"
So she did want me to, and I said
I'd come and felt gladder she was
my girl than had ever felt before,
and lodged behind the lilac bushes
and got out of her yard the back
way, and Swatty did not see me. So
that was all right.
Well, guess there was diphtheria
or scarlet fever or something in town
then and, anyway. my mother and
lots of tho kids mothers made us
wear sulphur bags. That was so we
They were little bags about as big
as q watch. and there was sulphur in
them and aseophidity, or asophedeta,
or asoiditty. or whatever you spell it.
1t smells pretty rank, but it keeps
away whatever you might catch.
We'll, going to school Swatty met
me, and he said:
Say, let's go fishing down the
Slough tomorrow"
IT can't. Swatty." I said, because I
wanted to do what had said would
do for Mamie Little, only I didn't
want to tell Swatty that SO said:
ave got to stay home and work."
"Pshaw" Swatty said. only he said
1t "Pshawr!" like he always does If
you can't go I won't go either! If
you can't go I'm going to stay home
and split the wood I ought to split"
swell. I can't co." said. So we
went into the schoolhouse and into
our room. Mamie Little was there.
She had Just hung up her hat and
she was standing by her desk, nearly
across the room, and she looked fine,
her checks were so red and her eyes
were kind Of sparkly. There were
only one or two there besides us. So
while she was standing by her desk
she sort of picked at her dress on her
chest couple Of times the way
had been picking at my shirt front
and I was glad to think she had a
sulphur bag, too, like ] had. 1t was
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nice to think we both had the same,
only she didn't know I had one.
So I whistled a little whistle
"Wheet!"-and she looked at me. I
guess she smiled at me. felt mighty
brave. So started with the deaf-and-
dumb alphabet, pointing at my eye
for IT," and rubbing my hands across
each other for "h" and l spelled out
II have a" and she nodded her head
at each word to show she knew what
I was spelling. SO 1 spelled out
sulphur" because what / wanted to
tell her was Il have a sulphur bag,
too," but when l got to "sulph" she
shook her head and / had to begin
again, because she couldn't UNDER
stand
was standing up and she was
standing up and she was standing SO
she looked right at me, aud l spelled
and spelled. Sometimes / began at the
beginning and spelled Il have sulph'
and sometimes l spelled sulphur"
over. and over, but she just shook
waited. She was awfully interested
and more and more scholars came in,
ond pretty soon they were all watch
ing me and trying to spell what
was spelling, but nobody did, I
guess. Mamie Little got awfully in
find out what I was trying to spell.
Then, all at once, I knew why she
couldn't tell; it was because she
didn't have any sulphur bag on. So,
all at once, l felt nightly cheap!
There she was thinking 1 had some-
thing awfully important / was try
ing to tell her. and she didn't have a
sulphur bag, and l was making a
fool of her before the whole school,
because what would she think of me
telling her I had a sulphur bag if she
didn't have one? And making such
a fuss about 1t, as If it was some
thing wonderful like telling her her
father was dead, or something.
Then, all Of Il sudden, 1 remembered
I was going to her yard the next day
to help her with her playhouse, and
felt worse than ever. The first thing
she would want to know would bt
what had tried to spell out, and If
told her she would think l was crazy
to make so much fuss about such 8
thing. and II did not tell her she
would be mad at me forever and may.
be talk about me to the other girls.
couldn't bear to think about it and
couldn't help thinking about 1t. So
after school, hurried away as fas
as could, and when Swatty caught
up with me told him had changed
my mind and that / would go fishing
with him. So that Is how Mamie Lit.
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AnOMns
tie helped catch Bony's burglar. If
it hadn't been for Mamie Little not
knowing how to spell sulphur" I
wouldn't have gone fishing. and Swat
ty wouldn't have gone either, and the
So Saturday morning I got in
enough wood for all day and it wasn't
much, because 1t was summer and the
kitchen wood was all I had to get in.
Then I hunted up another tin can, be-
cause when we get through fishing We.
slough, because by that time the
worms that are left are pretty bad.
Sometimes, II the can has been in the
sun, they are even worse than that.
So got O. new can and went around
to the other side Of the barn and the
spade was there yet, from the last
time had dug worms, SO 1 dug some
more.
Just then swatty came into the yard
and he was ready to start. So my
mother came to the back door with
some sandwiches and things in box,
and l said:
"Awl don't want to carry a big
box like that! Aw! 1 just want a
couple Of sandwiches in my pocketv'
"Georgier' she said. you take this
box! You'll be glad enough of every
thing that's in it,"
Me and SWatty went up over the hill
and down past the Cattle Church to
South Riverband and we stopped at
the pump on the corner and had a
good drink and cooled off our feet in
tho mud under the pump spout, be-
cause the sidewalks We're hot.
The water in the slough wasn't high
and it wasn't low. Once the slough
ran through to the river at this end
but now 1t was all filled in with saw
dust from the sawmill, and a big con-
veyor blowpipe kept blowing more
sawdust into the slough from tho mill,
and all the surface of the Slough was
floating sawdust. Then, little fur
Their along, 1t was waterlily leaves.
Then, further along, it was plain
slough for miles and miles and miles.
The water was three or four feet
down from the top of the bank and
the bank was covered with pretty
good grass, and all along the slough
there was a path worn, because kids
and fellows had fished in the slough
ever since there was riverbank. and
before that the Indians had fislled in
1t. guess. Everywhere, close to tho
edge of the bank in the shade of thu
trees, there were places worn smooth
like an old chair seat-where fell
lows had sat and flshed for years and
years until they were regular fishing
places. When you saw one Of them
you knew 1t was good fishing place
and that there was a bent root, all
worn smooth and sometimes almost
worn IN two, part way down the bank,
to rest your feet on.
II was all quiet and still, like a fish
ing place should be. except for the
"urr-urr" Of the mills away off, o. the
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SWATTY STORIES AND OTHERS
The Cardinals Signet Ring

caught If Mamie Little had known
how to spell sulphur"
Well, me and Swatty were mad at
Bony because he was so smart about
being burglared, and we wouldn't talk
to him or let him play with u.s. 1t was
getting hot weather and 1t was Friday
noon. So. Thursday afternoon I went
past Mamie Little's yard about s
o'clock and she was trying to fix up a
couple Of old boxes to make a. play
house and leaned on the fence and
was glad / was there. because nobody
else was there to see me. So 1 said:
"Awi that's no way to make play
house out Of boxes!"
"Oh. DEAR" she said. II know 1t amt.
I want this one on top Of the other
one. but can't lift it,"
II bet I could lift IT." said.
II know you could" she said. Boys
are stronger than girls"
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vY YELL for about a week I
NN/ guess Bony thought he was
about the smartest kid
The Washington times., 1918-08-11
Insects Ended
the Existence of These Flesh
Devouring Monsters That
Once Threatened to Ex-
terminate All Higher
Life on Earth
By w. II. BGLLOu, d. Sc.

deciduous tree fora of moderate south
mammals, but they were of humble and in
conspicuous forms.
I'VE have no conception as to what
worldwide cause occurred, whether there
was a sudden or a gradual change Of con-
ditions at the close of the cretaceous period;
we can only observe the worldwide effect
that the giant reptiles of both land and sea
disappeared. Reptiles are so sensitive to
temperature that it is natural to attribute
this extinction to a general lowering Of
temperature, or refrigeration, but the fora
shows no evidence of it either in Europe
or America. Nor is there any evidence of
any great geographic cataclysm on the
surface Of the earth. for the plant life
transition from one age to another in the
Rocky Mountains is altogether gradual and
gentle"
We see from this that the climate was
tropical which would have favored the
growth of insects and parasites Now,
recent authorities have told us how an
insect pest-the tsetse fy-has been ex-
terminating vast herds of great animals
and tribes of men in Africa, It should be
noted that the same insect could have at
tackled the reptile-like Tyrannosaurus, for
to-day this fly is exterminating that great
African reptile the crocodile. Concerning
this insect pest, DR.. Walter b. James, pres.
dent of the New York Academy of Medi-
cine, said:
whole tribes of African blacks have
been annihilated by the sleeping sickness
caused by the parasite TrypanOsoma Gam
biense, born in the body of the tstetse fly
1t has been suggested that in parts of Africa
most affected the wild game should be
killed on. for it has been shown that man.
mails. too, may be hosts of such parasites
and thus help to perpetuate them One OF
the most peculiar of all tropical diseases
is filaria, caused by the parasite of that
name. In the blood OF persons suffering
from it are found innumerable little worms
seen under the microscope. These circu-
late in the blood only at night. hiding in
the body in daytime. The parasite is con-
veyed into the blood of animals by the bite
of certain kinds of mosquito. The result
is an enormous enlargement of the arm.
hand, leg or foot, and hence the disease is
termed elephantiasis. There is another
flaria. loa, which produces uncomfortable
swellings, transmitted by the bite of the
mangrove fly, common, blood-sucking in
sect. Then there is the African parasite