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waiting to SEQ tho reality before
committing herself definitely.
The necessity Of calling Pru-
dence was dispensed with by the
arrival Of Prudence herself. clad In
her Quaker costume and wearing
her Quaker bonnet.
~Oh. how do you do. my dear?''
said Mrs. Carlson. rising to give
her hand to tho girl. You don't
remember me. but remember you.
I'm Mrs. Garrison"
"Oh. yes, I think I remember
thee" said Prudence.
And Henry-Prudence this Is
my son Henry"
They shook hands-the boy VINO
had been slapped 30 long ago and
tho girl who had defended him.
Warm flood Of sudden recogni-
ton on the face Of Prudence-vao-
uous blank on tho face of Henry.
You must remember Prudence"
said his mother. You used to
play together"
"Oh-er, ali. yes" from Henry.
1T seems to me-" said Prudence,
thereby amazing herself. that I
have a faint recollection Of thee-
1t seems to me thee promised to
tell mo something the day thee
went away from Pottstown and
thee didn't do It."
"Oh-er, ah-oh, so l did
from Henry who was beginning to
realize that there was a very pretty
girl. no matter II she was dressed
in a style not In accord with his
ideas Of good taste.
Thee might come into the gar
den and tell me now" suggested
Prudence, provided thee hasn't
forgotten"
A New Viewpoint.
Run along you two" cried Mrs..
Garrison. and vowed them outside.
isn't she pretty-so chic ana
such lovely color1ng."
Tho sisters looked at each other,
speechless.
"Oh, I know. you don't 30 in for
worldly things. but Just tho same
it's quite as well to realize you've
got a treasure"
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Advice To
the LOUeLOrn
BY Beatrice Fairfax.
A Secret Suitor.
nHAR MISS FAIRFAX:

nNAR MISS FAIRFAX:
~ am going about with q
yeunS man and he keeps asking
NE to marry him. Now, don't
you think . chap as serious as
that ought TO introduce a girl to
his parents and tell her how he
stands In the line of money. posi-
ton. etc. But no, he never does.
Why, I don't even know what
his profession Il.
] think . great deal of him and
n troubles mo not to have him
ask me to his home or tell mo of
his financial position, 80 that I
can plan and decide, because I
have other offers beside his.
, e. A CONSTANT READER
VOUR not meeting tbs mans
= people need not worry you.
There 10 plenty of time for that
when you are formally engaged.
But II there II any talk of mar
riage you ought to know some
thing Of the mans ability to sup
BORT q wife. Moreover. It IL very
peculiar that you do not know
what his profession IL. Talk to
him a. frankly as you did to me.
Don't be afraid of facts.
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WORTH
A Fascinating Romance in Which an
Ingenious and Beautiful Girl
Finds the RainbOW's End.

;. consideration of her. but secret.
ly she gave her husband full
credit.
The big car containing the
SNUG Mrs. Garrison and the
moody Henry rolled into Potts
town. through the square and
up the driveway to the portals
of the white pillared Whitney
mansion.
Out of the tonneau stepped
Mrs. Garrison. her face wreathed
in smiles to offset the half
mourning she still affected.
Jane received her with a gasp.
remembering her from the days
when she was wont to drop in
for tea and gossip.
"It's Mrs. Garrison" she cried
in a voice that brought the two
sisters hurrying into the hall.
They shook hands and kissed
each other and it seemed in the
heartiness of their greetings and
the spontaneity of their welcome
that absence had in truth made
their hearts grow fonder.
mot a bit changed" cried the
sister.
Neither have you," echoed Mrs.
Garrison.
I'VE heard Of your great loss"
said Elizabeth, glancing at the
somber garments of the new
conner.
Yes. Henry went quickly"
sighed Mrs. Garrison. he was
always a man Of action"
You must come In and sit
down." urged Miss Cynthia. Jane
will bring the tea, 1t will be quite
like old times"
The widow looked back and
called to Henry. Come along,
Henry. I want you to meet my
old friends, Miss Elizabeth and
Cynthia Whitney"
The correct Henry appeared In
the hall and dutifully shook
hands with the ladies, his sleek
hair brushed back In the latest
mode and his incipient mustache
giving warning that we supposed
to be q man.
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BY Garrett p. Serviss,
Eminent Astronomer and Author.
ity on Subjects Of Scientific
Interest.

ty on subjects OF Scientliic
Interest.
|" HERE Is a snapshot photo
graph Of the great Chicago
astronomer, s. w. Durham.
who died last Spring at the age Of
eighty-two, which seems to me
one of the most speaking" pic
lures that I have ever looked upon.
He sits leaning back in n garden
chair. with his Panama hat hung
on his knee. his elbows resting on
tho chair arms, a twothirds
smoked cigar held firmly in his
lips. while his broad, strongly
marked, square-Jawed face and his
calm, judgmatical eyes would sug-
gest that their owner was q typical
"self-made" man In the generally
accepted meaning of that term.
which has nothing to do with as.
tronomy.
Yet he was not a maker of mil
lions or n setter on foot Of great
enterprises, but discoverer of
double stars, and on second
glance you can perceive that his
Is not the face Of an ordinary
successful" man, but that II con-
tains something which you can find
no words to describe, an express
sion that is stamped with the high
est human quality-pure !ntellec-
tual curiosity.
He put his mark, the Greek let
ter Beta Cor Il, the initial Of Burn
ham), on 1866 double stars, which
are described in his great cata~
logue of such objects, and are
known to all astronomers all
over tho world as the ''Burnham
stars" or Beta stars"
Burnham possessed qualities
which would have placed him In
the forefront of business life, and
he would have exercised them to
that end II he had not also pos
sessed something much rarer-
the irresistible will to increase
human knowledge on the side
where II has the smallest bearing
upon tho ordinary affairs of life.
but where, at the same time, It
exerts It's greatest influence over
the mentality of the race.
After completing for the day his
sxaotinS work Of court stsnosS
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you think Ramon will get a little
nervous? Imagine hot-blooded.
impulsive young Southerner, de-
voted enough to James Harrison to
come all the way up here to help
him: imagine that same impress
sionable man learning that James
Harrison's wife is worrying over
the fact that James and Rosa are
alone and together in the romantic
and dreamy South. II would be
pretty dangerous for Ramon,
wouldn't It? Loyalty and devotion
have gone under before this for
just such causes"
She drew a long breath as she
finished and slumped back in her
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THE ACTION so FAR.

\ Prudence Cole. whose ancestors
sounded the Quaker settlement Of
:Pottstown, finds herself as a lit
tie girl left motherless. Her father
leaves her to be brought up by
two austere aunts-the ! Misses
Elizabeth and Synthia Whitney.
While she is with them, being
reared in the old homestead. heI
father dies. Prudence is the de-
light of her relatives. She weaves
a girlish romance about Henry
Garrison. a good-looking boy, and
defends him against the asper-
sions of a newcomer, Cheyne
lRovein, whose language shook the
Aunts. The Garrisons leave Potts
town, But Prudence cherishcs
the memory of Henry. Years later
his mother brings him ~ call on
her aunts and Prudent Ses to
visit her at a fashionable wort.
6he meets a girl friend Of H. Wy.
(. c'Beauty's Worth" has been cre-
;ated into a Photo Play by CosmO-
lpolitan Producers; story by
Sophie Kerr; scenario by Luther
Reed; direction of Robert G. Wig
nolA. 1t will be released as u
Paramount picture)
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When 4 Girl Murries =:

chair as II she'd exhausted herself
and her ammunition.
II see." I stammered. Il see. l
wonder II 1 can help myself. Could
you have helped yourself when you
let your jealousy OF Phoebe carry
you so near the rocks?"
II don't know" Mabel conceded.
But you're so fine and sweet that
I think you can manage your feel
ings. now that you've taken a sur
vey OF what they might cost you.
And OF course, maybe. Rosa will
form d triple alliance with US.
which will make everything
easy
She looked a bit anxious as she
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. chosen to bore him with such
stupid people.
For to Henry everyone a frac-
ton more intelligent than himself
was stupid. and although a casual
observer might have been preju-
diced in his favor. a student of
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human nature would not have

human nature would not have been
deceived for a moment.
The tea was brought with CHINA
mon toast and the decade since
the departure Of the Garrisons was
rehashed with relish by the trio.
And what has become of your
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las received great benefit from it.
You can use this letter for . testi-
snonial II you wish, a. ! cannot say
tse much about what your medicine
hssdons for me and formy daughter. |"
Mrs.. WV. s. HUGHES, Greenville, Del.
Mothers and oftentimes grand
moth srs have taken and have
learned the value Of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. So they
recommend the medicine to others.
The best test of any medicine IL
What II has done for others. For
nearly fifty years we have pub
Iisbed letters from mothers, daugh-
ters, and women, young and old, rec
,mrnending theiVegetable Compound:
they know what it did for them and
are glad to tell others. In your own
ieiRhborhood are women who know
n its great value. 49,,
Mot6ers-daughters, whypot tryitf
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They passed into the old-fash-
Toned living room together; and
while his mother and the Misses
Whitney gossiped and Jane pro-
pared the tea the young man
lolled by the sofa and wondered
why in the world his mother had
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. niece. remember her a. q most
attractive child"
"Thee remembers WELL" said
Elizabeth. Prudence will not dis
appoint thee"
"She must be quite a young lady
now" ventured Mrs. Garrison,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-04-04
This Day in History.

THIS is the anniversary Of the death, in 1774, Of
Oliver Goldsmith who wrote '"The Vicar Of Wake
field" "She Stops to Conquer" "The Deserted WI.
lage." He touched nothing he did not adorn.
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TOR mad S0me1nter-
naltrouble a. ever
since the first time
her sickness ap-
pesred she had to
20 to bed and
even had to quit
school once for Q
week. ! always
take Lydia E.
Pinkhsm's Vege-
table Compound
myself 20 I gave
lie to her and abe
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MOTHERS and
DAUGHTERS
Read This Letter from
Mrs. w. S. Hughes

Grssuvills, Dali was under
tt impression that my eldest daugh-
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BY Jane Mclean

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Whose Present Serial Has Scored
Big Popular Success.

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lno.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
ATTORNEY GENERAL
PROMISES 0P|N|0|!
Committee OF Knox Co. Mem
orial Commission Reports
On Columbus Trip

A committee of the Knox county
Memorial commission visited Attorney
General Price in Columbus Friday
and conferred with him respecting the
proposed division of the memorial
building fund.
After a full discussion of the sub
ject Attorney General Price informed
the committee he had a formal opin"
ion process of drafting which he prom
ised to forward to them through Pro-
scouting Attorney Paul M. Ashbaugh
not later than next Monday. Until
the committee receives this opinion
they are not permitted to make pub
lie any intimation of its character.
While in Columbus the members of
the committee, II. G. Devin, DR.. Acker'
man and c. A. Blubaugh, visited sew
eral Columbus architects and inspect
ed several buildings They also ar
ranged to inspect the st. Clair Mem
orial building at Greenville, o., and
the Clark County Memorial building
at Springfield in the near future. The
St. Clair memorial was designed by
Architect o. d. Howard of Columbus
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
4, D. HlDEBRAND
DIES SUDDENLY
President OF Hope Engineer
ing & Supply Co., Of This
City, Dies In Baltimore

Harry d. Hildebrand, president of
The Hope Engineering & Supply Co.,
died at 5 10 this morning at the Johns
Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. He had
been in poor health for several
months and was removed to the hos
pital about four weeks ago.
Mr.. Hildebrand was born in Win.
ington, Del, September 16, 1870. He
moved to Pittsburgh, Pa, in 1889, and
was one of'the original incorporators
Of The Hope Engineering e Supply
Co. In 1914 this company purchased
controlling interest in the present
Hope Forge & Machine Co. and Mr..
Hildebrand later became president
of that company also. He moved to
Mt. Vernon in 1918 and resided
here until the time of his death.
He is survived by his widow and
two sisters, Miss Florence Hildebrand
and Mrs. VIM. Mannering, both of viii
mington, Delaware.
The funeral will occur Monday OF
Tuesday afternoon at Wilmington
Del.
| Mrs. Hildebrand leaves this after
noon at o'clock for Wilmington.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
JAMES A. KELLEY IS
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Death Comes To Well Known
Mi. Vernon Man Late
Friday Afternoon

James A. Kelley, lifelong resi-
dent of Mt. Vernon and one of her
best known and highly respected cit
lions, passed away Friday afternoon
ut a o'clock at Mercy hospital after
an illness of about ten days duration.
Early last week Mr.. Kelley was
seized with q severe attack which
was diagnosed as strangulation of the
bowels. On Tuesday evening of this
week he was operated upon at Mercy
hospital. The operation in itself was
successful in every way, but his sys-
tenn was so weakened from the pain
prior to the operation that recovery
was impossible.
Mr. Kelley was born May 10, 1851,
in Mt Vernon, and was therefore in
the list year of his age. He engaged
in several business pursuits during
the earlier years of his life. More
recently he was engaged in the real
estate business. He was familiar
figure on the streets of Mt. Vernon
and always had word of welcome
for his fellowmen.
lie is survived by his wife and
three children, Fred ]. Kelley, Mrs.
Elizabeth Taugher, wife of Raymond
Taugher, and Mrs. Margaret Tighe,
wife of James Tighe He also is sur
vived by a granddaughter and by one
brother and one sister, namely:
John Kelley of the Mansfield road
and Mrs. John Lee Of Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. Kelley was member of Mt.
Vernon lodge, No. 14O; b. p. o. Elks.
| The funeral services will be held
Monday morning at 8 o'clock from st.
Vincent de Paulsl Catholic church,
Rev. l.. w. Mulhane officiating. In.
terment in Calvaryicemetery.
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NEW BOOKS ARE
ADDED TOl|BRARy
Gift Of $100 Is Received
From The Mt. Vernon
Dramatic Club

The Mount Vernon library is glad
to announce the continued service to
the public and offers to the patrons a
number of new books and magazines.
For our reading tables we have the
Survey, the Living Age, and the
Churchman all given by Rev. Won
ders. Miss Mckay gives the Mentor,
and Mrs. Simpson gave the maga-
zine of the Society of the Daughters
of the American Revolution for the
past ten years.
Among the books added is ser.
les of Mental Efficiency books given
by Mrs. Faddis and Vocational SER
les given by Rev. Wonders. We have
new book on Radio-telephony, a
book of Furniture styles, Best stories
and Best plays of 1921, a book on Hor.
ticulture, on Gardening, on Poultry
raising, on Bee keeping, on Butter
flies and Moths, and on Lawn Tennis
We have the new World Almanac
and Who's Who in America. also some
new books of poems and biography.
In fiction we have added Success
| by Adams, "This Mans World" by
Comfort, "To Him That Hath" by
Connor and "If Winter Comes" by
Hutchinson.
The children's room has severa
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
SEEK NEW CHARTER
FOR TIRE COMPANY
Stakeholder Purchasers Ia
Make Application, 1t Is
Announced Today

The stakeholder purchasers OF the
property OF the Knox Tire & Rubber
Co. intend to ask for new charter
for the company, 1t was announced
today by one of the stockholders in.
terosted in the purchase of the fac.
tory.
Application will be made at Co
lumbus and II is probable the new
charter will be granted the first of
the week,
The stockholder purchasers OF the
property have been given until Mon.
day, April 10, in which to make the
payment of the balance of the pur.
chase price 100000. Stockholders
interested in the purchase of the
property announced today that the
balance would be paid Referee Greer
before the close OF the day on Mon
day. April 10.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
BOY SCOUTS PLAN
SPRING ACTIVITIES
Meeting OF Troop Held Fri
day Evening AT The Y. M.
c. A.; Eight Applica-
tions

Members of the Boy Scouts troop
held a meeting at the Y. M. c. A. on
Friday evening. The attendance re-
ported was 33, almost the full men,
bership of the troop.
1t was arranged by Scout Master
Mitchell to have meeting for all can
didates for tests on Wednesday after
noon after school. These tests will
be for all scout who have not COM
pleted the tenderfoot tets. Eight ap-
plications, for membership We're re-
ceived.
There will be tests also next Sat
urday, April 15, in fire building, camp
cooking, signaling, and swimming. An
opportunity will be given to take any
first class scout tests.
1t was planned also to have the
first all day hike on Saturday, April
%. A bicycle hike will be made on
Saturday, May G..
Plans are being made to purchase
lot of new equipment for the troop.
1t is hoped to purchase some folding
camp cots for the summer camp.
The closing feature of the troop
meeting was a demonstration of ten
derfoot tests by old scout members for
the benefit of the new scouts.
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.SM|THH|SLER MAY
Be HIGHLY HONORE:D
His Name Will Be Entered As
Candidate For The 'Liv-
ing Hall Of Fame

Members of Dan G. Stone Jr. post,
American Legion, will recommend to
Governor Harry l.. Davis, the name Of
Paul A. Smithhisler of Mt. Vernon as
a candidate for the Living Hall Of
Fame" feature to be held in connec-
tion with the second annual conven-
tion of Disabled American Veterans
to occur at San Francisco June $500.
Gov. Davis has called upon the le-
gion posts of Ohio to recommend an
Ohio candidate for the Hall of
Fame"
Members of Dan G. Stone Jr. post
believe that Smithhisler is eligible and
will present his name to Governor
Davis.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
SOFT EARTH IN SEWERS
MIRE HORSE AND A CAR

A horse belonging to junker be-
came mred in the soft mud of new
sewer in the alley between the Pres
byterian church and the Third ward
school Saturday morning. The ami
mai was able to release itself after
some assistance was given it.
A Ford car slipped into the open
ditch of the Gay street sewer, in the
course of construction, near High
street Saturday morning. The Car
was raised from it's precarious posi-
ton with but slight difficulty.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
Ina Whittier Brings Action In
Court Against John
G. Whittier
SUIT DISMISSED IN
COMMON PLEAS COURT
Appointment Made In Pro-
bate; Other Items From
The Court House

Charging non-support, Ina Whittier
has commenced suit for almony
against John G. Whittier in the Knox
county common pleas court.
The plaintiff in her petition states
they were married Oct. 2, 1911, and
that three children We're born to
them. The plaintiff charges non
support and says the defendant is liv
ing with certain woman in Mt. Yer
non and is spending his time and
money in rictous living.
Further allegation is made that the
defendant was indicted by the grand
jury on a charge of non-support, and
despite the orders of the court he has
failed and neglected to provide for
the plaintiff and the children. The
plaintiff asks for alimony, claiming
that she is now compelled to make
her own living and is supporting the
children.
D. e. Sapp represents the plaintiff
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
- .EF. u'Ei '''
HpMBuREAu
NEWS
tBy THE ASSOCIATED PRHss)

COLUMBUS, O., April 6-The total
value of farm lands in Ohio Is $3,-
O95 ,66G 1886, and the average size farm
is 916 acres, of which ~ acres are
improved, late census reports show.
Size of the average farm has increas-
ed but three acres a farm in the last
ten years.
Figures show the average value per
farm is $4,000, distributed as follows: ::
land and buildings. $10,36S; imple-
ments and machinery, S571, and live
stock, $1121.
The value represents an increase
of 724 percent in the last ten years
due largely to the difference in prices
but somewhat to the small increase in
areage and better live stock, accord
ing to the report.
The report shows of the 256,695
farms in Ohio, about 20 percent, are
operated by owners, 20 percent by ten
ants and the remaining one percent
by managers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11

new books of travel and history, a
football story of Center College, ky''
and fine new book on the History
and Geography of Ohio.
For these books already on our
shelves, we wish to thank the College
Woman's Club, Mrs. T.. Cotton, MIS-
Mink and Francis Mckinley.
In addition to this we wish to thank
the Mount Vernon Dramatic club for
the gift of one hundred dollars which
we still have in our treasury and as
sures us Of many more good things
in the future.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-11
MRS. DRAPER DIES
ON HER BIRTHDAY

BRINK HAVEN, Apr S--Mrs. Eliz
abeth Draper, aged 80 years, widow
of Osborn Draper, died ON her birth
day anniversary yesterday at her
home east of here. She had been i'll
for several weeks. Mrs. Draper Is
survived by two daughters. ,-H,.
The funeral will occur tomorrow
afternoon with burial in the Tiverton
cemetery.