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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-10-10
Serious Congestion of Coal

While in the Pittsburg district the
water supply is sufficient to carry on
all business, the low stage of the rivers
has caused a congestion Of much coal
in this vicinity. Every available barge
and float has been loaded with coal and
at present, with almost 2O,O00,O00
bushels in the Pittsburg harbor, the
river coal mines have been compelled
to shut down There are about $4,000
miners employed in the river mines
along the Monongahela valley.
This great feet of coalers is for the
supply Of points in the west and south,
and the probabilities are that there
will be a coal famine, especially in the
northwest, should conditions prevent
shipment Of the coal before cold weather
sets in.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1908-10-10

Haskell has resigned as treasurer of
the democratic national committee. He
personally announced his resignation,
declaring he did not want to be re-
sponsible for any embarrassment which
might result to the party by his re-
tanning the office.
Haskell admitted his resignation was
the direct result of the Hearst charges,
still maintaining they are untrue.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
Jackson Banquet.

Lancaster, Jan. 9.-The Fair
field County Democratic club gave
its second annual jackson day
banquet at st. Johns hall last
night. Four hundred guests en-
joyed the affair NJ. E. Ingalls, of
Cincinnati, was the principal
speaker. He responded to the
toast, Democracy" Judge II.
C. Claypool of Chillicothe, de-
livered an address ON "Jackson
Day." and Judge M. II. Donohue
of New Lexington, responded to
the toast, "The Legal Profession. :"
Financial Legislation for the re-
lief of all sections of the country
was suggested as Democratic
campaign principle sure to win
and equally sure to benefit the
people in the address by Ingalls, of
Cincinnati. Ingalls,, although
largely interested in railroads,
favored franchise tax, and ridi-
culed many suggested remedies for
financial ills. He said in part;
"The great source and cause of
predatory corporations-the trusts
can be found in our systems of
taxation, more especially the tariff.
The tariff enables men to combine,
keep out competition, and then
feed upon the public. Not in the
last 90 years has a tariff law been
made which was not dictated by
the sugar trust. Yet our Republi-
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Questions 6-l0 are based ON Keith's
Elementary Education"
/. What can you say of the need
of teachers making special study of
theory and practicef
2. How would you manage the school
recessi
3. Discuss the following as they apply
to the teacher; Too much TALK impa-
tient talk.
4. When children are not attentive
Is the iuattention evidence of deliberate
hostility II not, of what is it eyidenceY 7
8. What is your opinion of the state
ment that the teacher should treat all
pupils alikef
g. What are the four theories OF the
moral nature of the child?
7. Select one of the four referred TO
in the foregoing and give summary of
it.
8. Describe an ideal condition with
respect to seating, lighting, heating and
yentilating.
o. What Is the relation between or
der Of presentation of topics and inter
estf
TO- Give definition of conduct.
Should teachers visit the parents OF their
pupilsi
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16

can opponents say the tariff must
not be touched.
"Po-Temedy the trust evil amend
the tariff, then make the combina-
tions subservient to the law, i'm
stead of permitting them to defy
1t. License them
Gas to the banking laws and
the panics, leave our bond-secured
currency for the present alone,
and IL there is need of more cur
rency, on account of panic or fer
the movement of crops, let us pro-
vide that it can be issued by di-
viding the country into cleatir
house districts, and let any b.
in any district apply to the clear
ing house committee for more cur
rency. If they can put up salts
factory collateral with such COM
mittee, then let this committee
recommend the application to the
comptroller of the currency, and
if he approves, then issue the cur
rency to such bank"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
Mayor Wells Touches Up
First Offender.

Nelsonville, Jan. 7.-As a re-
suit to an argument over the pay
ment of bill in this city Friday
evening, Shelby Hartgrove was up
before Mayor Wells yesterday on
a charge of assault and ba ttery,
the charges being preferred against
him by Doctor Gable of this city.
1t seems that DR.. Gable had pre-
sented bill for services to Hart
grove and asked him pay it which
he refused to do. An argument
over the matter resulted in Hart
grove striking Sable.
Hartgroye was arrested and
brought in and given a hearing.
He entered plea of guilty to the
charge and drew as result fine
of $25. 90 and costs and sentence
of thirty days in the work house.
The work house sentence was sus.
pended, however upon his giving
peace bond for one year in the
sum of $500. The fine was paid.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
Don't Look Like Prosper
ity.

A small army of unemployed
men marched through the city
yesterday morning from the sqaure
In front of the courthouse to the
City Hall, where "a delegation
called on Mayor Markbreit and
requested that the city supply
them work and lodging. The
marchers claimed to be unemployed
and they numbered several hun
dred when they started, but the
processionwas increased to 1000 by
persons who joined lp at various
points. The line of march was
down Walnut to Seventh street,
over to Vine, down Vine to Fifth,
west on Fifth to Central avenue,
and up Central avenue to the City
Building.
The leaders of the parade were
Nicholas Klein, w. j. Millard,
George Trying, Lawrence Zitt, j.
M. Blain and John Yeao er. These
six visited the Mayor as COM
mittee and explained their mission.
Mayor Markbreit told them that
their requests had been anticipated
by meeting held in his office the
preceding day, at which it was
decided to ask Council to provide
fund of 500, 900 to be placed at
the disposal of the Board of Public
Service for the purpose of giving
work to unemployed citizens of
Cincinnati, and to establish a
municipal lodging house, if it can
be done legally. Mr.. Millard said
he did not think that $4,000
would be nearly enough. The
Mayor then suggested that the
committee call on Council. He
said he would speak to Council
man Mullen in regard to giving
them hearing. The Socialists
were we'll pleased with the kind
manner in which they were re
ceived by the Mayor. Mr.. Mill
ard later addressed the crowd
from the City Hall steps telling
them of what was said by the
Mayor. He explained that they
do not want any charity or help
from any private organization, but
only from the city. The crowd
disbanded.
Park Superintendent Rodgers
stated that he at once put about
200 men to work in the parks.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
A Remarkable Genius.

The Murray City News comes to
us this week, much improved in
print. Editor Chatfield explains
that the former poor appearance
of his paper was due to his moving
his plant, and that the press was
hard for bim to adjust, but he
now has it in running order.
He reeites the fact that he,
sightless as he is, took his big
cylinder printing press apart,
moved it and set it up again. We
have found it, upon several occa-
sions, a difiicult job for the best
printers to take press apart and
set it up again in running order,
and we consider a sightless man a
wonderful genius that can do such
work.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
Political War.
Murray City News.)

John F. White was recently ap-
pointed post master of Logan to
succeed F. M. Mckay. The last
we heard of the affair the appoint
ment was hung up for some pur-
pose, but in all probability White
will succeed. This, according to
many political leaders, opens the
old wound that has been trying to
heal for some months, and it is
easy to look ahead and see another
bitter factional fight. The News
has nothing to say just now upon
the political situation, indeed
things look so rotten that we hard
ly know just where to lay our hand
to find a clean man.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
UNITED STATES HISTORY AND
CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

!. Who were the Mound Buildersf
Why so calledi Why We're the Indians
80 namedi
2. Give an account of the settlement
OF Florida and its acquisition by tho
United States.
8, What do you know of Paul Re
we're, Nathaniel Bacon, Sir Edmond An
dr0sf
a. What was the Whiskcy Rebellioni
The Embargo Actf The Wilmot Pro
visor
8. Give an account of the war with
the Barbary pirates.
@. Write about the work of the navy
in the Revolutionary War,
7. Explain the plan OF "Reconstruc-
tion" after the Civil War.
8. What states belonged TO the South
ern Confederacyf
/ 0, When and how was Alaska ac-
quiredi Name its most valuable pro
ducts.
10. What department of the United
States government has charge Of the
army and 4aYyf What department leYies
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
The Most Interesting Seria
of the Winter is
7 II E
IRON
W A 7
A Story of the Building of the Central
Pacific Railroad.
WILL COMMENCE IN THE DEMO-
CRAT-S SENTINEL, JAN. 80.

hour at this place when it is noon at the
prime meridian2
g. Write the names of the continents
in the order of their size; in the order
OF their respective populations.
4. Mention two natural conditions
favorable to the growth of commercial
cities; two conditions favorable to the
growth of manufacturing cities.
B. Name five important food plants
of the world and tell where each is cul-
tivated extensively.
@. Upon what does the fertility of
Egypt depend7
Z. Where are the Aleutian Islands.
The Samoan Islands? To whom is each
group subject7
8. What constitutes the British EN-
pire2
9-lO. What rivers form part of the
boundary of Missouri? What states
touch itf Locate its capital Name its
leading four cities. What minerals are
found in it2 Give its principal agricul-
tural productsi
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
0RTHOGRAPnY.

l. Name, define, and illustrate the
ase of five prefixes.
2. Indicate tb' correct pronunciation
OF the following: communism, extol, pro-
losue, ordeal, Uranus.
3. What is n derivative word? Can
there be derivative word without an
aillx? illustrate.
A. Write words showing five different
sounds of the letter "a."
$40. Spell the following words to be
pronounced by the examiner: Crevice.
atom, Kerosene, genesis, mystery; oml.
nous, solemn, ivory, progeny, definite;
decision, genius, commercially, prejudice,
surgeon; corpuscle, obstacle, occurring,
dimension, apparition; circuitous, attor
ney, preceding, omitted, salary; compel.
Philippines, jute, mahogany, cedar.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
BUREAU OF
INSPECTION.
Judge Roberts, of Ashtabu-
la County, Says the Find
ing of an Inspector Is
But an Opinion.

There is esta blished under the
law in Ohio, Bureau of Inspec-
tion that sends out it's experts
every year to inspect the books of
the county, township and munich
pal officers. Under the old fee
system of two years ago, the in
spectors found many discrepancies
in the receiving of fees by county
officers, and in their reports would
say that this officer and that had
taken 80 many dollars of fees that
he was not entitled to.
The county officers in many
eases just took the report as final
and paid back into the treasury
the amount they were reported to
have taken illegally.
An inspector, and a most ex-
cellent man he was, came to Lo-
gan the past summer and inspected
the books of our county Offices for
six or ten years back.
He filed his report with his
headquarters at Columbus and
sent copy back to the county.
In his report he charged that
certain county officers, and former
county officers had been paid vari-
Gus amounts OF illegal fees. One
of our officers was reported by the
inspector to have received $l06 90
in fees that the law did not war
rant. He went Immediately and
paid it back. Later inspectors re-
ported that the same officer had
over looked $40 90 of fees that he
ought to have taken. He went In
and got his $4,000. An inspector
while here said to an officer,
"What is your opinion of fees in
(such and such) case" The Off
Ger gave him his opinion, in which
he readily concured, but related
that the instructions of the Bureau
of Inspection was just the opposite.
Now, who is right and who is
wrong in all these opinionsS What
is the power of the inspectorS ?
Absolutely nothing, and so says
Judge Roberts of Ashtabula.
In the case which he decided an
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
PHYSIOLOGY.

l. Give definition of digestion.
Where is digestion carried ONT
2. What two necessary ingredients
has gastric juicef How much gastric
juice is secreted dailyi
3. Distinguish between voluntary and
involuntary muscular action, and give
an example of each.
d. What is the most important mus.
Gle of respirationf What is the rate of
respiration?
5. Tell what and where each of the
following is epiglottis, perieardium,
copillaries, peritoneum, iris.
q, What is the portal systemH
7. Describe the nervous system, nam.
ing and locating each of its principal
organs.
s. Name three common diseases, or
defects, of the eye, and suggest remedy
Tor each.
0. When and how was Alaska ac-
quiredg Name its most valuable pro
ducts.
10. Name three poisons and give their
antidotes.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
LITERATURE.

l. Give an outline of the plot Of the
Merchant of Venice.
2. How did Shakespeare value his
own writingsi How are they generally
regarded?
3. What can he said Of Joseph Addi.
sons style2 Which of his productions
are most admiredH
a. What events were happening in
and around New York during the early
years OF Washington lrving's lifei What
was Irving's first important literary
worki
8. Who wrote ferdinand and Isa-
bclla"1 'The Prairic"H "Bitter Sweet" :
Star Spangled Banner"H
Q. Name an excellent translation
made by Bryant; one by Longfellow.
Z. Name four of poe's poems that
you have read and give summary of
one of them.
8. Give the date of Whittier's birth
and tell something of his ancestors.
0. What is the theme of Whittier's
Memories of his Randolph of Roa.
noke"i
10. Quote at least one complete stanza
from one of the poems named in o.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16

have caused strangulation. The
woman's head had been smashe ed
in with hatchet, the bloody
weapon being found on the floor a
few feet from the body of its
victim.
The Hazel residence presented
a most horrible appearance, blood
being smeared upon the walls and
everything,in the greatest disorder.
Evidently the woman had been
powered only after a desperate
struggle.
AT two O'Clock Sunday morning,
the Toledo police arrested 17-year-
old Harvey Hazel, son of the
murdered woman. He confessed
to the crime, saying he did it after
his mother refused to give him
some spending money.
He says he smashed her head
with the hatchet, then searched
the house, finding $57. He walk
ed down the street, encountered
friends and spent the money
and carousing.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
ARITHMETIC.
II iolHlpllIy;
72o--t5s x2s-7h) +4OA +
(n/I0A3/hN Xftkls

10 1s %2S-7h) +40M +
l0A3/5) X(h)..
g. A man bought the n. L. quarter Of
the N. w. quarter the N. W. quarter oi
the n l.. quarter, and the n. w. quar-
ter of the S. w. quarter of the N. r.
quarter of Section 6, township 27 north
Range 6 east, at $50 an acre. Draw a
plat of the section and locate the land
purchased, determine the number of
acres bought and the amount paid for
the land
3. At ls cents squore yard, how
much will it cost to pain. the walls and
ceiling of room "a feet long, ls feet
wide and 10 feet high, allowing for a
Dashboard inches highi
4. Find the increase of income IL
$4,000 of $50 stock be sold at ss. and
the proceeds invested in 41a%o stock at
par.
s. A and B engage to do a piece of
work for 1884,. A sends men and B IL
boys. How much should each contractor
receive If two men do as much as three
boysf
6. If l make a profit of l8 2/3go by
selling horse at $3.50 above cost, how
much should l have received above cost
to realize Il profit of 20To2
Z. Having sent New Orleans agent
81, ,S35.46 to be invested in sugar, after
allowing so OH The Investment for his
commission, l receive 32,400 pounds of
sugar. What price per pound did the
sugar cost the agent'
8. Divide tac simple interest of s26
for yr. mo. at 40 among A, b, and
Q in propor'ica TO u, 1a, and u, respee-
lively.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
GRAM MAR.

l. Capitalize and punctuate the fol-
lowing:
Quotation marks are used to enclose
words quoted from an author or speaker
or represented in narratives as employed
in dialogue as by doing nothing says an
old proverb men learn to do evil quick
quick or perish shrieked the exhausted
hunter.
g. (a) Decline the noun man.
(b) Compare i'll.
(c) Give the objective plural of
that.
(d) Give the possessive plural of
general inchief
5. (a) Conjugate be in the present
subjunctive.
(b) Give the present perfect, in
dicative, passive, of icdrm.
(c) How many and what lenses
has the subjunctive mode2
4. Name and use in sentences the diff
ferent classes of pronouns.
5. What parts of speech may connect
clauscsl Illustrate the use of each to
sentence.
8. Explain the syntax or government
Of the infnitive and OF the participle.
7-S. Name the part of speech and
give the syntax, or grammatical con-
struction, of each italicized word in the
following;
"Few things are more iudicrous than
the bllnders by mhich even persons moo
ing in refined society often betray the
grossest ignorance of very common
words"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
new QUESTIONS
FOR TEACHERS
There Are a Great Many Brain
Puzzlers In the List.
MADE UP BY STATE COMMISSIONER

Examination Tests for Teachers In
Elementary schoo!s-By Their An.
swers to These Questions Those
Who Desire to Teach Show Wheth-
or They Are Grounded In the Rudi
ments of Education.
Following is the list of questions
as prepared under direction of the
state commissioner of public schools,
and submitted at the county examina-
tion for teachers Jan for element
ary school certificates:
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16

inspection had been made Of The
books of the county commissioners
by the state inspectors; these
county officers were reported to
have taken illegal fees in various
amounts, and the prosecuting at.
torney advised them to pay back
the money, which they refused to
do. The matter is prosecuted in
the courts with the result that
Judge Roberts sustains the County
Commissioners in their judgement
of what fees they were entitled to,
thus turning down the opinion of
the State Bureau of Inspection
In passing on the case the court
had this to say:
"The object of this inspection
law is admirable and it's results
will without doubt be productive
of much good in the administra-
tion of public offices in the install
ing of a uniform system of ac-
counting and performance of the
duties of the different classes of
offices throughout the state, and
by investigs tion and legal deter
minination, securing proper con-
struction of numerous statutes
providing for the taxing of costs
and fees, and the compensation
and expenses of public officials.
Much legislation upon these sub
iects is obscure in meaning, diff
cult of construction and contra
dictory in language. In the best
exercise of legislative wisdom it
is often impossible to foresee and
provide for contingencies which
are constantly arising under new
and changing conditions.
Officers whose duty it is to act
under and construe these laws,
often, with the best of intentions
and in the work, arrive at differ
ent conclusions. 1t is the object
of this law to remedy these condi-
tions, and 30 far as practicable,
eradicate these defects. The cir
cumstances attending or environ
ments surrounding investigation
many people hastily conclude, be-
cause the accounts of some off.
cials have, in the opinion of the
examiner, been found incorrect,
that such official has been false to
his trust, and has been guilty of
conduct involving crime or moral
Conceding to the ex-
aminer painstaking and con-
scientious performance of his du-
ties, it is not apparent that he had
any special qualifications for the
work in which he was engaged.
His judgment may or may not
have been better than that of the
officials whose work he scrutinized.
The effect of the findings of the
examiner Is to call them to the at
tention of the proper officers and
raise issues for determination that
there may result throughout the
state uniformity in the perform
ance of public duties.''
"The reports in tact, are SO
much less than conclusive findings,
that they bind nobody and are
nothing more than recommends
tions to the prosecuting attorney,
who is charged with the duty of
acting in behalf of the county
treasury, directing his attention
to matters of inquiry and he may
very properly ignore them, and
should in fact ignore them, if they
are at variance with his own hon
est view of the law"
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16

TOIedO.-Evidences of shock
ing murder confronted William
Hazel as he entered his home at
2203 North Erie street, Saturday
night. In the kitchen, lying in
a pool of her own blood, he found
the corpse of his wife, Jenni Q
Hazel, aged S8.
Around the neck rope had been
drawn with sufficient tightness to
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
Special Announcement Re-
garding the National
Pure Food and Drug

We are pleased to announce that
FoleY's Honey and Tar for coughs,
colds and lung troubles is not af-
fected by the National Pure Food
and Drug law as it contains no
opiates or other harmful drugs,
and we recommend it as safe
remedy for children and adults.
Bort 4 Co,
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16

Athens.-Hobart Reeder, tried
last week for killing William j.
Barnes, an aged inmate of the
State Hospital year or more ago,
was convicted and sentenced to
three years in the penitentiary,
Reeder was an attendant at the
hospital, and with two other at
tendants. Harkins and Bobo,
killed the patient while trying to
subdue him.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16

GrOvepOrt.-The drys won the
local option contest held yesterday
under the Beal law at Groveport
by the vote of 118 to 10. Two
years ago the vets were victorious.
Yesterdays election puts out of
business two saloons.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
GEOGRAPHY.

!. Give the boundary of each zone
What determines the location Of these
iinesi
q In what longitude Is place one
fourth the way round the earth west
from the prime meridianf What is the
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16
WEEKLY NEWS
OF OHIO

Athens-Eddie Banks was de-
clared guilty of "bootlegging" by
Mayor Hedges, Tuesday afternoon,
and sentenced to pay fine of 5000
and costs.
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16

COlumbus.-Numerous coun-
ty committees in the state of Ohio
met Saturday and took action
leading to the selection of dele
gates to the Republican etate con-
vention. All of these counties
seem to be for the secretary of
war for president if the action of
the committees can be taken as
indicating the sentiment OF the
people
The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-16

Bremen.-The new oil we'll of
the Bremen Gas and Oil company
on the Household farm, which was
shot Thursday, gives indications
that it will be the largest we'll in
the field. 1t flowed a hundred
barrels last night. The big Heston
well is still flowing from 80 to 100
barrels day. Oil excitement at
Bremen is running high and there
is talk of building a refinery along
the Toledo and Ohio Central rail
road adjacent to both the Bremen
and RusLville fields.