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marry" Eliza repressed a smile, Perhaps there would not be so many divorces if they did.p
 "Why don't you like her, mother ?" persisted Eliza. Wasn't she nice to your
 "Yes, very" admitted Mrs. Ellison.
 Don't you think she is fond of Joshua and will try and make him happy and comfortable?'' continued Eliza.
 Well, I guess you'd think so if you could see them together ,once," re- turned Joshua's mother, with consid- erable emphasis. "She caters to his vanity something fearful, and always does just exactly what he says. In fact, I shouldn't wonder a mite if she would sit and see him smoke and not tell him the folly of his ways"
 "But, mother" remonstrated Eliza. %if man wants to smoke he will prob ably do 1t. His wife can't help it." Well, she needn't countenance it." returned Mrs. Ellison. And she can scold so he will not want to do it at home"
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branch of the Red Cross, and I could get rid of the exter money right then. So they were talking and waited not meaning to lissen but being taught by granma not to interrupt.
 She said You know your uncle in tended that money for the Red Cross and expected you to go into the serv- ice.' And lie said, "Well, 1t wasn't in the will" She said, ''vou know how he loved the country, and the army. and how he would want you to use the education he pade for and the money he left. Just because of nisteak in the will-." He broke in, "Am I to pay for his misteak?s Which of coarse made me think of Mrs. X and the eggs,
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out him.
 After a while he came down the boxwood bordered path. Oh, the glo- fy of that moonlit evening, laden with the fragrance of sweet scented flow CTS! From the woodland came the quivering cry of catbird and Ehe rythmical murmur of the strange lit tie things of the night.
 "Gabriella," he called, and the bird in the distance echoed the love note in his voice.
 "Ye-es," came her futtering reply.
 He made swift strides to her side. T am going away he said abruptly, as though anxious to be rid of an un- pleasant communication. T am going tomorrow, Gabriella."
 She made a futile effort to quiet her quick breaths, but of no avail. He had observed, and with cry of joy he caught her hand. Suddenly their faces leaned together in the soft dusk and their lips touched.
 q love you!" he whispered.
 Loved her! Certainly he loved her. And the next day, like the prince of old, he rode away.
 Promises? None were made. But Gabriella's faith in the boy who had
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and got ready to speak. but she said Then allow me to return this" and her voice sounded very quear. She gave him a ring with shiny stone and he said somthing which can not spell it and would not write it any way, because Of granma.
 Then there was silence, and I thought it was my chanse and I said twill you please give this money to the Red Cross society,"" He said "What?" So cross it scared me and l nearly cried. Then he said Hear, don't cry," and she said, "Tell me all about it." So I did, how got the mon ey by misteak and my conscience said "theaf," and when I said that the man
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1 was just as bad off as ever what to do with it when I remembered the poster down at the store which said. "Do your bit" and some more I don't remember and then American Red Cross" So I knew right of I could give it to the Red Cross. because if mine it would be my bit, and if Mrs. As-well it's the only way they would ever get it from her.
 And then I desided granma would be wondering about the eggs, and cross maybe, and I got up to go. Just then an auto stopped beside the tree with man and woman in it. So there was a cross on the back of it; not red but green, so thought 1t might be a
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How She Helped the Cause

But then I said, "No I am not! she told me fifteen cents herselfY Then had to deside if Mrs. x ment to give me the eggs for only fifteen cents, or if she made nlisteals, which really seemed more likely. Mrs. X not being the kind that gives twenty-two and one-half cents worth for fifteen cents. So if she made misteak was it my duty to retern the money? But the objeoshen to that was that if a mis- teak, Mrs. x would blame the mis- teak on me, that being her nature. which is not polite to say, but, true therfour I put it down. Granma will not allow gosip of coarse. but the truth is not gosip.
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way connected with the family they showered their warm hospitality upon him.
 And the boy and lovely Gabriella were thrown constantly together and the days were steeped with magic sweetness. They wandered in the green woodland, roamed the blossom ing countryside, gathered dewy roses in the early dawn, sat on the steps at dusk, singing snatches of love songs. laughing over mere nothings. thrilling if their hands chanced to touch, and time swept swiftly, exquisitely by.
 Finally he grew so strong that he actually forgot he. had ever been i'll. Who could remain i'll in that habita ton of birds and trees and flowers? Then one evening Gabriella heard him tell her mother that he could no long CT impose upon their generous hospi- tality. With a futtering hand at her heart she marvelled at his curious composure, and choking sob, she flew out to the garden. It was dusk and trembling shadows lowered every where, Any other time she would have been tirnid, but the torture she was en- during plotted out fear, and she won dered how she was going to live with
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A F IA-4115 A4SLAc4s V tAdIs NAu- fO4 " think of Joshua's wife?"
 W ssked Joshua's married sis ter, who had just come home for lit- tie visit. .
 Joshua's mother did not answer i'm mediately, but knitted vigorously. with an expression about her firmly compressed lips Eliza had seen several times before.
 They were sitting in the farm house kitchen and had finished wash Ing the dinner dishes, Eliza having ar rived in time for that meal, so that this was the first opportunity she had had to inquire about her brothers szide. Finally, the silence became un- duly prolonged, the younger woman again broke It by saying, q judge you 6o not like her"
 Mrs. Ellison pressed her thin lips even closer together, then answered slowly: Well, I can not say she is just the girl I should have picked out for Joshua if he had asked my advice; but young men are not. apt to consult their mothers as to whom they shall
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thinking about the wild roses, etc., could not remember twos in fourty- four. So she looked kind of funny, and she said. "Oh, I guess fifteen cents."
 I took the eggs and started home and then the existing part begins. Just when I got to the big elm by the corner and was looking at two robins scrapping for wurm, I said right out loud, "Twos in fourty-four are twenty-two and one over, when I didn't even know I was thinking about that but thought it was the robins. well then I sat right down by the tree to think it out. So my conshence said Constance Ann, you are theaf!"
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By Joella Johnson

got red, and the girl smiled little. Then I finished and said. twill you give it to them please?"
 And he said Why I-er-I have some funds for the Red Cross myself, and er-I exspect to belong, so I think it will get there safely" She said "Ben!' and he laughed and said "Yes, Elizabeth" and some more about "the least of these" Then he gave me twenty-five whole cents for my sash money and told me to run home, which I did, remembering granma, and the eggs she was in a hurry for I looked around once, and he seemed to be giv- ing back that ring.
 Granma is calling so must go.
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TUNE 30, 1917. This has been a
 very exciting day. Hear it is O almost two months since my twelfth birthday when I began this journal, and now is my first opportun- ity to write something really interest ing. It all happened because of eggs. This morning granma said: Now, Constance. here is forty-four cents. You go over to MT. Ks and see if she will sell me dozen eggs. Hurry
 When I got there he wasn't any where around. I mean the dog, and she didn't have a dozen eggs, but only half dozen. So I said I would take a half dozzen then. and how much are they please? Because for minute
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side eurls fell demurely over shell pink ears. and when ladies were looked. upon as bits of Dresden china. Her world was the sanctuary of her garden, where she dreamed dreams of what might have been.
 Faithful black Peter. a relic of those bygone days, cherished Gabriella's blighted romance as tenderly as did Gabriella herself. It happened in the garden of the Doric pillared, brick house in the sweet springtine of Ga briella's life. The garden is still there, screened from the street by hedge Of fragrant boxwood and lavish with the perfume of cabbage roses and mignon- cite.
 Down to Gabriella's maple shaded, dreamy village came a youth at the close of the war. His delicate consh- tuition had prevented him from enlist ing, and Gabriella rejoiced in that fact Had he fought against her beloved southland never could she have toler- ated him. So kind providence made him a semi-invalid. Gabriella's peo- pie were the sort to claim the remot- est kin, and as he was in some vague
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\ ID Miss Gabriella belonged to
 the last century. when little side eurls fell demurely over
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
WANDERING WARREN

Like the shifting sands of the des-
ert Candidate Harding wanders about
ip his stand on the league of nations.
In the 1918 campaign, Harding and
Will Hays wrote the league of ma
tions plank in the state platform Of
the Republican party. Then In 1913
Harding opposed the league In its
original form, advocating the Lodge
amendments. In his speech of accept
ance he "scrapped" the league, much
to the delight of Johnson, Borah and
others. Next he proposed to adopt
the good features of the league and
revive The Hague tribunal, giving it
''teeth." His latest flop after the
visit of former Attorney General
Wickersham, is to go step further
in favor OF the league.
The plain unvarnished truth Is that
Candidate Harding is playing to ev.
cry element in the Republican gal
lery. He agrees perfectly with every
visitor. He changes his attitude and
his opinions over night.
George Harvey, foe of the league,
went away happy after debating the
candidates speech. Wickersham,
friend of the league, who says he
would be willing to accept the league
without single reservation, went
away happy, being assured that the
senator was in agreement with him.
Now who will be the next one?
Candidate Harding is so amiable. He
wants to offend no one. But the line
up Of professional politicians, the
hide-bounds that visit him and de-
clare their unfaltering support, is not
fooling anyone in the rank and file of
any party.
elected president he had better come
out from behind the smoke screen
and tell the American people that he
will be president II elected. and tell
them where he stands, In language
that does not need corps of inter-
prefers. The silly, wobbling, insin-
cere and straddling attitude will not
land him In the White House, no
matter how much money and how
many little political schemes the willy
Will Hays planned to use.
The American people want to know
that the man they can see Is the man
they are voting for. They don't care
to vote for those on the back porch.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
SCHOOL MEETING IS
HELD IN GAMBLER

A joint meeting of the Gambler
school board and the corps of teach
ers was held Thursday evening at the
school building in Gambler.
The following talks were given:
Thrift and Economy"-Albert r.
Holtz.
"Attendance"-William p. Rowley.
Physical ucation"-Andrew D..
Welker, NJ d.
Improvements in English"-Dr
William /. Reeves.
Morality William A. Adams.
Remarks were made by Supt. r. E..
Stone and Mr.. c. d. Jenkins on the
part of the teaching corps.
This was the first meeting of the
kind ever held in the history of the
school and much good is expected.
The teachers expressed desire that
other meetings of the same kind be
held throughout the year. The meet
ing was very enjoyable one.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
Setting OF The Motor All
That Remains Before Trial
Trip Is Made
HAROLD THOMAS IS
YOUTHFUL BUILDER
Tells Of His Work In Con-
strncting The Plane;
Hopes For Flight

The setting of the twin motor of a
motorcycle as the motive power of
the machine, and the vanishing of
the canvass strips, is practically all
that remains to be done before the
trial trips of Mt. vernon's first really
locally built airplane will be made.
Harold Thomas. 10 years old, who
resides at $40 East Ohio avenue, is
the builder Of this machine, in which
the whole east side of the city Is in
terested. So interested are many of
the men of this part of the city in the
success of the young airplane builder
that they have told him that If he
builds this machine and gets off the
ground in his experiments, they will
PURCHASE the parts for new and
much larger machine for him from
the great manufacturers.
The design which young Thomas is
following was secured from the study
of different mechanical magazines of
the day and from some special engi-
neering construction work that he is
doing with one of the large companies
Of the country. 1t Is real in every
sense of the word.
The design takes the form of the
Curtiss plane. There is provision
made for one seat, and although the
frame Is largely made of wood, the
builder has the engine box reinforced
with steel, so that 1t will carry the
engine nicely.
The rudder and dips of the machine
are operated from the seat of the car,
just as the bigger Curtiss is manipu.
lated. Thomas has made the machine
entirely himself, and 1t is surely a
fine achievement for him. There is
little doubt but that when he has fin-
ished setting his engine, has adjusted
his propellers. the making of which
was one OF the big jobs, and has filled
the tank with gas, she will meet the
expectations Of her builder and fly
like bird.
Thomas mother stated that they
discouraged the boys efforts at first,
but that he worked at building air
planes despite all they could say. Now
they do all they can to assist him in
his task and make it success.
Harold spends all his spare time
on this machine. He works there un-
til late every night, and then goes to
his room to draw on his blue prints
said his mother 81 do not think that
he will take any pleasure until he has
made success of this attempt"
Harold Thomas machine is painted
white and is trimmed in red figures
so that it can be seen easily IL he Is
successful in sailing it over Mt. Yer
non. 1t occupies station in one
corner of the family yard. His work
shop Is the little shop to the rear OF
his home.
1t will be a big day for all those
interested in flying in Mt. Vernon
when Thomas makes his trial trip II
his own machine, and many are wait
ing to hear the chug Of his motor, al
nouncing his approach.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
JAMES E. SHAFER is
CLAIMED BY DEATH

James Edward Shafer, aged 40
years, son of the late Arthur Shafer,
died at 3 o'clock Friday morning at
the home of his sister, Mrs. Florence
McPeek, 603 West Vine street. His
death was due to typhoid fever after
an illness Of six weeks. The deceased
was born and reared in Mt. Vernon.
He was employed as brakeman on
the Pennsylvania railroad and was a
member of the Brotherhood of Rail.
way Trainmen. Mr. Shafer is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. McPeek,
and one brother, Harry Shafer of Orr
vile, o.
The funeral will be held Monday
afternoon at 80 from the residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. McPeek, Rev. y. C.
Coburn officiating. lnterment in
Mound View cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
KNOWLES NAMED A
COUNTY EXAMINER

Mr. II. G. Knowles, one OF the coun-
ty district school superintendent,
was appointed to fill the vacancy ex-
isting on the board of county school
examiners, at the regular business
meeting of the county school board
Thursday afternoon in Supt, Mar,
RIOTS Office.
The members of the county board
of examiners for this year are II. A,
Knox OF Fredericktown, j. G, Marriott
of Mt. Vernon and II. G. Knowles of
Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. Knowles term OF Office is for
two years, dating from the first OF
September.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
HEALTH INSPECTOR
TO VISIT COUNTY

City and county boards of health
Of Knox county will be visited next
week by Mr.. James A. Weis, OF the
state department of public health. He
will be In Mount Vernon throughout
the week.
1t is his purpose to inspect each
and every office In the county. He
will investigate each department Of
the work and make comparisons Of
the accomplishments here with the
work already done In other counties
In the state. 1t Is his special desire
TO see personally the leading physi
clans and undertakers of the county,
and to converse with them abou
some particular moves that the stat,
department wishes to push the com
Ing year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
Valuable 10 Science.

The telescope gives enlarged Views
of distant objects, the microscope
shows only what Is almost in contact
with its lens, and by giving n means
of making intermediate observations
the notifications Of the Davon micro
telescope have proven boon to the
naturalist. With great depth Of focus
and a large field OF y!ew. the short
focus type, for example has work.
ing distance Of 10 20 Is inches, and
magnfies 10 to 3S diameters. An ad-
Unstable rubber-tipped rod serves as n
rest to support the Instrument at the
desired height for studying such Oh
jects as insects, plants aud rocks
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
MRS. CARVER NAMED
committeeman
Ashland Woman Is Named to
Represent The 18th Con-
gressional District

Mrs. Phose d. Carver OF Ashland
has been appointed member Of the
state women's Democratic committee
from the Seventeenth congressional
district of Ohio, which comprises six
counties: Knox, Ashland, Richland,
Coshocton. Delaware and Licking.
Mrs. Carver will take an active part
In the state Democratic speakers bu'
reau. Mrs. Carver Is the wife oi
Charles w. Carver. manager OF the
Western Union Telegraph Co. Office
ct Ashland.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
MRS. LOUISE NYMERICK
DIES ON SATURDAY

Mrs, Louise Nymerick OF Brandon
died at 0 o'clock Saturday morning at
the Mt. Vernon hospital after an ex,
tended illness. The cause of her
death was neuritis. Mrs. Nymerick
was we'll advanced in years. The re-
mains were taken to her home In
Brandon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1920-09-14
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Norwich bulletin., 1920-08-28

suited in distinct lowering of the ju! dicial dignity; but also4 iri.,. many. eases has interfered with the ability of our judges to render prompt, correct and i'm partial decisions upon legal questions
 The duty of the municipality, on the other hand, to conduct a legal aid bu- reau IS just as much a. civic duty as cleaning streets and providing water. A bureau to investigate and defend i'm. positions upon the poor and the ignor- ant and to furnish a proper and rational defence for men, women and children without means is just as much an ob- ligation as to fill the office of district at- torney for the prosecution of; crimes. or health mandates and building restric- tions" s .- ''
 Owing to the large number of first of- lenders in crime, MT. Tustin said; there is great need of a public defender in all our large municipalities. He fore saw however, that it would be many years before this ofice wuld be Sener- ally adopted and said that until this was done, duties of the office should be per- formed by a municipal aid bureau.
 Local bar associations should take on the burden of cultivating public senti- ment so as to prevent the legal aid bu- reaus from becoming tainted with polit- ical partisanship and stould appoint a committee to advise, and cooperate with the legal aid bureaus. Such bureau, he said. had been authorized in Phil adelphia. --
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JEWEII CITY

Rev M D. Fullers Sunday morning subject at the Baptist church is The Theology of Trial. Twilight service at o'clock. The Young Peoples Society unites with the evening service, the subject being presented by Charles F. Gardner The pastors subject is Church Deserters.
 Rev J. E, AlIrich will occupy the, pull pit at the Methodist church on Sunday morning. At o'clock the Epworth League will be led by Earle Howe and the pastor will speak on the subject, The Beauties and Wonders of Gods World.
 Rev. Clinton Andrews will speak at the Congregational church on Sunday morning. There will be no evening ser vice Miss Ethel Fiske leads the Chris tan Endeavor meeting on Monday eve ming.
 The Eccleston class connected with the Baptist Sunday. school enjoyed. an afternoon picnic on Friday at the home of Mrs E. NJ Swift. To the surprise of the faithful teacher Mrs. E. c. Wilcox the event was in her honor. hand some brooch was presented her in be- half of the members of the class by Mrs Francis Campbell. Nearly all the class were present to enjoy the occasion Refreshments were served during the afternoon.
 Louis Vachon, who is in a very criti- cal condition as the result of fall from a roof was in more favorable state Friday night as the hemorrhage which resulted, had stopped.
 Miss Blanche Stoddard of Midway is visiting Miss Ellen Wilcox in Lisbon.
 MT. and Mrs. E. c. Wright and son William of New York are at Dr. G. H. Jennings.
 The programmes have been completed for the two hundredth anniversary ot the First Congregational church at Gris- wold on Saturday and Sunday of next week The sermon on Saturday morning is to be. by Rev. Charles H. Peck, pastor of the church from 1SS2-'S9, now of Es- sex. in the afternoon of that day Dan iel l.. Phillips of Jewett City will read a paper on Griswold in 1720. No one is better fitted to give such a paper as MT. Phillips, for. he is Griswold's honored historian Sunday is Church Day, the four lineai churches-Norwich Town, Preston Grswold and JeWett City-par- ticipating The sermon will be by Rev. Sherrod Soule. superintendent of the Connecticut Missionary Society. Com munion will be administered by two for mer pastors, Rev. F. E. Allen and Rev. IC. H. Peck, and by four deacons, one from each church. One of the features of all the services will be the musical selections by the Weber quartette of Boston They also give a free concert in the Baptist church on Saturday eve ming This quartette comes through the generosity of William Morgan. of Bos- ton. a native of Griswoid. There will be historical exhibit in the chapel