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The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
about as follows:

about as follows.
/ Kindergarten and primary work
comprising almost exclusively meth
eds of instruction. AS the facts and
scientific theories dealt with by such
teachers can be only of the most ele-
mentary character the only possible
expansion in any kind of a logical
examination must deal with the the
ory and practice of presenting in
structions. Then why should such
teachers puzzle their brains over re-
conditc, abstrise or impractical prob
lens of the Ligher mathematics or
insoluble and negligible questions in
other lines? If you want a primary
teacher why not give that teacher an
examination on primary work and
that only?
2. Intermediate certificates The
same argument, at least relatively
applies to intermediate work. But
perhaps the ahsurdity is not quite
so apparent because here begins q
study of the sciences and of course
the teacher Should be thoroughly
capable of the work essayed Anf
! if this work ncCesstates an accurate
knowledge of stlll higher grade stud,
then of course that fact must be met
3. High school certificates. Turn
ing the argument around it seem
unscientihc and illogical to require o
teachers who arc engaged in elucidat
ing the fine principles involved in ad
vanced arithmetic, algebra, gram
mar. etc, to keep themselves thor
oughly posted as to the best meth
DDS to be followed in kindergarte
instruction. Therefore the sugges
ton as to graded examination, o
examinations D epared to test teach
ers for the work expected OF then
seems to be so reasonable as to war
rant at least Us suggestion and con
, sideration.
But what strikes one as peculia
is that our leaders amongst ped
agogues and statesmen have nc
made provision for this differentia
tion and there may be some conclu
sive argument against it. II not W
= are satisfied thlL many teachers an
people will align themselves wit
us in this controy ersy.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
COACH
ABLAZE
High Officials of the Penn
sylvania Have Very
Thrilling Escapes.

Chicago. May S.--I1igh officials
of the Pennsylvania lines had
thrilling escape from fire, which de-
stroyed the special car on which they
we're travelling from Pittsburg to
Chb.ago. The officials were First
Vice President Joseph Wood, Second
Vice President, j j. Turner and
and Chief Engineer Thomas Rodd.
Mr.. Turner escaped through a win
dow.
he Pennsylvania special, to which
the special car was attached, was
running rapidly between Hanna and
Davis station, Ind, when at a. m.
the fire was discovered by Mr..
Wood. Mr.. Wood signaled the train
to stop, shouting an alarm to Turner
and Rodd. Rodd and Wood were
near the doors and escaped in ex-
treme negligee as the train came to
a stop.
Meanwhile Turner, occupying a
compartment near the center OF the
car. aroused by the heat and the
shouts Of his companions opened the
corridor door, only to find bds exit
blocked by the flames, which had
been famed to fury by the rapid
rate at which the train was moving.
He promptly turned to the window
and smashed the glass with his fist
no other instrument being at hand
and the sash refused to bulge.
The train, however, was obeying
Mr.. Woods signal with prodigiouf
Jerks, which alarmed all the pas.
sengers and presently came TO q
standstill. The train crew from tho
outside succeeded in raising the sash
and Mr.. Turner was assisted to safe
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
WILL CONTEST
FOR MEDALS
Young People to Strive for
Fine Trophies.
THE W. c. THU. OF OHIO
Plans a Series of Excellent
Contests.
Tuesday Evening the First of a
Series will be Held in the Y. M.
C. A. Auditorium.

The young people of the city are
being interested in a series of medal
contests to be given in the Y. NJ. O..
A. auditorium under the supervision
of Mrs. James Flies. Already there
are a large number of applications
for entrance into the silver medal
contests, the first of which will oc-
cur Tuesday evening, May IL. Win
ners of the several silver medals will
compete for a gold medal and pro
gress to grand gold, a diamond
and a grand diamond, the latter be-
ing the high-water mark OF
skill and ability in the fields of or.
atory and music.
Oratoriacl subjects announced fol
Tuesday evening are: 'Crime oi
Crimes" The Widow and Her Only
Child" shall We Win" r'WhC
Killed Joe's Baby and ''ln the
Kegs.
Musical numbers will be: "Sinl
on" May Morning" and Carmen.
Miss AIorey, Mr.. Thomas. anC
INdf Culilu Will ltuutl utNlolOlo IL
the oratorical efforts, and Mrs
Church, Mr.. Barron and Mr.. Moor,
will judge the music.
Orators are Blanche Heffly, Pau
Coe, Ruth Spragle, Myrtle Smitl
and William Packard.
Misses Gaynelle Shaw, Irene Neal
ly and Goldie Gelbaugh are the voc
alists.
The contests are under the auspice
of the w. G.. T. U. which divide
the state into districts, the fina
medal, or grand diamond going b
the winner Of the state contest. Mus
ical and literary patrons should b
interested in the high class enter
tainment to be offered Tuesday even
ing. and encourage the ambitions o
youth by lending their presence an
enthusiasm to the affair.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
Thought and Opinion.
THE TRACTION


81 have great difficulty in under
standing your traction system" said
the Man from Mars.
1T is little complex. What
seems to bother you the most?" re-
piled the Upright Citizen.
We'll, for instance, in whose in
terest of the people. Understand?
in the interest of the people, OF
course" answered the Upright Citi-
ben.
Then why are the people not
treated with greater courtesy and
supplied with more comforts?"
Because it is not TO the interest OF
those who conduct it to do so,
But | thougnt you said it was con-
Quoted in the interest of the people
"In a way it is. That is to say
the people, in their own interest, in
trust the traction business TO selected
members of the community, to whose
interest it is to conduct it in the in
terest of the people. Understand?
Perhaps | am a numskull," vouch
safed the Man flom Mars, but ] dc
not understand yet. Now to whosI
interest is 1t to have good service?"
ITO the interest of the people, o
course; but then, you could not ex
pect the traction officials to give goor
service when it is not to their inter
est, could you?"
II do not expect anything" ex
planned the Man from Mars. ~ an
trying to understand it, AS near al
can determine there are two con
conflicting interests Now, in sucl
a conflict, which gives way?"
"The people, n course. You coult
not expect individuals to give servic,
(which was not tc their interest, Hav,
you ever studied the question OF vest
ed rights?"
mo; but / suppose vested right
are those which authorize the few h
make the many uncomfortable"
you talk like a dangerous man,
replied the Upright Citizen.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
wIFE's CONFESSION
FREES HER HUSBAND

indianapolis, May 8--As a result OF
his wlfe's confession OF forgery, Will
liam yelling CT Henry County was
paroled from the State Reformatory.
yelling and his wife were charg-
ed with having raised the figures on
check payable to Welling and he
was sent to prison for IA years. His
wife's sentence was suspended. Mrs.
yelling yesterday made a complete
confession.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
ARE OUR TEACHERS
EXAMINATIONS ILLOGICAL?

An occurrence OF recent date in
the public schools of Marion resulting
in the dismissal of two teachers
seems to call tor more than a pass
ing notice. me cause was not in
efficiency as tea chers but simply 4
technical one With regard to certif-
Gates. It seems that the young ladies
certificates expired during their
term and they did not take sufficient
care to thoroughly review the text
books and cram their heads full OF
rules and solutions of problems and
recondite principles of arithmetic
and grammar, etc, to enable them to
secure certificates. And because OF
this neglect Of the teachers and be-
cause also of an illogical system,
they lost their rositions. For we are
inclined to believe this system OF
requiring kindergarten and primary
teachers to tako these severe tests in
mathematical anc linguistic sciences
is unreasonable and absurd. They
should study tho theory and science
of primary in gruction and il they
spend their tiu,e on that work when
will they have opportunity to keeE
up their attachments in the more ad,
vanced departments?
Ii such first grade teachers reaG
and study thoroughly the principles
OF instructions in the primary grades
what purpose Is subserved by com
pelling such teachers to divide hel
T, time and intellectual power with the
fecondite problems of arithmetic, ad
yanced grammar and the minutial o.
history, physiology, etc?
When the United States govern
ment wants locomotive engineer il
the Philippines, tests are not giver
such applicants in the technique o.
sailing a boat D; backsmithing, The
give that applicant a test on locomo
tive engineering. And, contra, wher
they want a sailor or a blacksmith
they don't give him a test in engin
eering or forestry or typewriting bu
formulate their tests in such way
as to institute an inquiry as to tn,
knowledge he | ssesses for the job o.
sailor or blacysmith. Such a test az
that seems to be founded in common
sense.
But in our schools the teachers II
the primary, Intermediate and higl
school all take the same test anC
one usually Oimulated for the lat
ter Nearly all tests by either coun
ty or city exl miners are prepared t
give searching examination on tn,
dihicult problems of the advanced
studies Indeel there are sometimes
interspersed with specious and unfair
theses commonly known as catch
questions.
Now we submit that such lodge
e Of pedantIy is an absurd thinl
mit to > young teacher who il
sed With kindergarten work
such teacher must fail o
must take the time which shoul,
De devoted to her pupils and to he
normal lines o. thought and stuff he
brains with shese alien and unusabl
problems. facts and theories whicl
have no relation to her real work
Hence we submit that examinations
for certificates should be grades
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
FIFTY MILLIONS WASTED

IT 1 4hl hll1l4lOANo w Ap Ell
That was frank admission of
Senator Aldrich that "the appropria-
tions made last year could have been
reduced at least S5O,OOO,OOO without
impairing the efficiency of the public
service" Just think of that-that
great sum of money unnecessarily
spent! 1t is extravaganza pure and
simple. The spirit of indifference
seems to have been in control. Where
$4,000 would do $4,000 was spent. 1t
has got to be the fashion. So it's
public money, let 'er go.
Isn't it strange that such things
should be-that we should elect good
honest men TO Office and they should
turn around and treat the people in
this manner? 1t looks very much as
IL the people we're willing. At least
they don't seem to kick very hard
May be they have got used TO 1t
That possibly is the explanation
But really, the unnecessary spending
Of $5000O,0O0. which the chairman oi
the Senate finance committee says II
the fact, ought TO send some cola
lcTeepers through the public con
science. The nation is better able
to stand this financially than IL II
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
THE GRUMBLER.

The grumber is a pest. such n
man can cause dozen men an hour
TO feel dissatisfied with themselves,
and their surroundings. cheerful
man is an angel and a grumbler a
devil.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1909.
NAV 8 In History.

ls0e-Robert Morris, "signer" and pa.
triot fnancier, died; born in Eng
land 1874.
1s20-Louls Moreau Gottschalk, famous
pianist, born In New Orleans; died
1860.
1SsO-Gustav Flaubert, French nov
ellst, died at Rouen; born 1872.
1Ss4--Judah Phillips Benjamin, Con.
federate secretary OF state and aft
erward noted London barrister'
died in Paris; born in Santo Do
mingo 1872.
1902-V Volcanic disasters I'm the islands
OF Martinique and st. Vincent,
The eruption of Mont pelee de-
stroycd 10000 lives at st. Pierre,
Martinique. and that OF la Sou
friere caused n loss OF LOO lives
in St Vincent
I90S-Ludovic Halevy. French dramatic
author and novelist, died In Paris
born 1884.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
Sun sets $50, rises 4:i5; moon rises
1923 p. M; 4:1S a. M, moon at great
est libration east.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08

ty with no injury more serious than
slightly cut hand.
The crew likewise made salvage OF
the raiment in the burning car, and
the car was shunted onto a siding
and left to burn.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
MYSTIFYING.

Some men md it very hard to un-
derstand why any beautiful young
widow should insist on living COM
fortably on the life insurance left
by her husband.-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
oNE pANGER REMovEp.

Senator Tillman and Booker Wash
ington we're callers at the White
House at the same time, which proves
what statesmanlike idea this no.
luncheon plan OF President Taft's is.
Brooklyn Times-Union.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
A DANGERoUs RIVAL.

A man who was robbed pursued the
thieves and catching up with them,
was robbed again. The tariff barons
better look 10 their laurels.-St
Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
sHorLp LET IT ALONE

Cuba seems determined to go into
the lottery business. That is a form
of government enterprise long since
abandoned in this country for reasons
that should impel Cuba to let it alone
now. Brooklyn Eagle.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
AN IMPENDING CALAMITY.

Miss Smith You must remember
that children have their uses, il only
to perpstuate your name. Now, when
| die. I'm afrltl the name of Smith
will die with me.--From the Shield.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
RErnIRurIoN COMING.

It is comforting to reflect that per-
sons in automobiles will be in as
much danger from being struck by
falling aeroplanes as pedestrians will
be.-Charleston News and Courier
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
COUNT TOLSTAY SAID
TO BE CRITICALLY ILL

Moscow, May S.-County Leo Tols-
toy is reported very Ill with rheu-
matte troubles at his home in Yas-
naia.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08

A STATUE TO BOSS" SHEPHERD.
A singular change OF sentiment
with regard to an individual is sig
nalized in the unveiling at Washing
ton OF a statue to the late ex-Gover-
nor A. K. Shepherd OF the District
of Columbia. There was a time
when Shepherd was in great disfavor
at Washington and was stigmatized
as a boss" t was during his ad-
ministration, beginning In 1871, that
vast improvements in the national
capital we're made Pavements were
constructed. sewerage systems were
devised, shade trees set out, grades
equalized, parts beauti6ed and a
system of water works provided In
four years the debt was increased
companies and conduct their opera
tion through them, because the mere
holding of stock in such coal com
panies is held to be not a violation
Of the law"
If this be the real effect OF the de-
cision, the Government might about
as well have lost as to have won; fol-
the business of mining and marketing
anthracite coal will remain in the
same hands as now. The trust will
be as completely in control of the
situation as 1t was before the Hep
burn act was passed. The consumer
will pay the same price for coal that
he has hitherto paid, and the indie
pendent producer in his relations
with the railroads will continue t
struggle against an inside competitor
On the heels OF the decision Readinl
touched the highest point it hal
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
morally.--ohlo sac journal.
AN OUTLET.

1t is now proposed to bore n hole
to the center OF the earth, in the in
terest of science. A good idea; it
would furnish an outlet for some OF
our undesirabls citizens in the event
we make up our minds to get rid OF
them Springfield News.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08

NO REASON FOR SYMPATHY.
Honestly, if Eve got dispossess
notice for biting into Ben Davis
apple she deserved it.--New York
Mail.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
1MPoRrANT EXpoRT ITEM.

IMTUHIANI LNFUNI IIEW'
Wichita has made another bid for
fame. It has shipped a dozen jack
rabbits to Denmark's royal Zoo
Kansas City Journal.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
Editorial Opinion.
A BARREN VICTORY.

Now that the Federal Government
has won the commodities-clause case,
how much is the victory worth?
This clause IN the Hepburn act was
directed chiefly against the railroads
that mine and sell coal, and more
especially the anthracite-coal roads,
Its object was to compel railroads TO
get out OF the mining and manufac-
turing business and to confine their
operations to the regular business OF
common carrier. Consequently they
were forbidden to transport from one
State to another, save for their own
use, any commodity. except timber
which they mined, manufactured ol
produced either in whole or in part
or in which they had direct or in
direct interest.
The Supreme Court holds, however
that the act does not prevent rail
road from owning stock in a produc
ing corporation provided such cor
poration was organized IN good faith
nor from transporting commodities
which it has produced but which Il
has parted with previous to transpor
tation II the newspaper summary o
the decision be correct, the railroads
which own, mine and market Goa
have only ito organize separate Goa
and now the commodities clause II
found to be toothless.
And the tariff is disposed of, thu
next great task of President Taft viii
be to give to the country, with tht
assistance of Congress, an Interstate
commerce law that will be an inter
state-commerce law in fact as well al
in name.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08

THE LIMIT OF ATROCITIES.
And now they are accusing Abdul
Hamld of invsnting the Turkish ciga-
te.-Washington Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08

Mr.. Taft is finding the collection
of big sticks Mr.. Roosevelt left in the
White House cellar very convenient
as furnace fuel.-Toledo Blade.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-05-08
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.

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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-13
aUILLRAck BUYS A NEW CLOCK.
Then He Shows False Economy Of
Keeping Old One Too Long.

"At last" said Mr.. Quillback, I'VE
have bought a new clock, and good
ness knows we needed 1t.
THE old clock was a small, round
nicEel-plated timekeeper we had had
for some years, and in the course of
time it began to show signs of wear
But we hated to go to the expense Of
new clock as long as we could make
that one do, so we kept it, shaking her
up most every day for something like
year until finally it got to be so tire
some that we mustered up courage
and bought a new clock.
And then I did little figuring. In
the course Of year 1 had spent an
average of five minutes day shaking
up that old clock on, say, 800 days,
making, to save the cost of a new
clock, gross total of time spent
amounting to $500 minutes. You di.
vide this by 90 and you find that l had
spent in shaking up that blessed old
clock little more than Is hours!
Now, in the way of income, you
know, don't pretend to class up with
the! Rockefellers and Carnegies and
that sort of folks, but figuring my
earning capacity on the modest basis
of 80 cents an hour 1 find that l have
spent in shaking up that miserable old
ticker time to the value of $3.50! And
the new clock cost only 50 cents! .~'
or course, buying the new clock
when we did instead of a year sooner,
we saved the wear on it in that
period, and if we count the life Of
such clock at say ten years we find
that we Lave thus saved about seven
cents worth of wear on the new clock.
and this, properly, of course, should be
deducted from the $3.50, but even at
that, in the best showing possible we
find that to save So cents we have met
with net loss of $12.43, to say moth
ing of the wear and tear on us caused
by the aggravation of having to shake
the old clock up every day and make
it go!
we had been, as in so many ways
we are prone 10 be, penny wise and
pound foolish, but we are learning
wisdom and We haven't got to shake
the old clock up any more, anyway"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-13
AND THEN MAMMA UNDERSTOOD.
Must Have Had Hard Time Explain
Ing to the Minister.

The new minister was making his
first call and was waiting for mamma
pin the drawing room. Little sister and
her elder were holding an earnest con-
Fab In the hall. you dassent," said
the elder, in tense, small tones. "You
just see," said Little Sister, proudly.
And she danced off into the drawing
room, an angelic figure in daintiest
white, her fiossy curls of shadowy
gold clinging around neck and brow,
her big blue eyes as innocent and con-
hding as mothers and her f1owerlike
face meriting any impulse Of reverent
admiration which the occupant of the
room might be moved to feel.
When mamma appeared, just as Lit
tie Sister danced out Of the door again,
she thought the expression of the
minister was rather curious, and that
ne seemed to be making an effort to
control 1t. Also his manner was en-
barrassed and his call was very brief
rendering over these things and a
good deal puzzled, she remembered
seeing Little Sister leave the draw
Ing room as she entered it. The small
maiden was forthwith summoned and
asked what she had talked about with
the minister
"Nothing-much," she faltered.
Tell me exactly what you said to
him." mamma demanded sternly.
1T 1T wasn't anything - much -
just a little story Edith and 1 made
up to tell the janitor's little girls.
they were down there in the yard
when you made us come Up yester-
day, and they told us such yarns,
mamma! You never heard such
Things! And Edith and l, we said we
wouldn't have them growing over us
that way if we got a chance to slip
down there again. And so we made
up a little story to tell them, and
Edith said l dassent go in and tell it
10 the minister, and so, of course, /
did"
And what was it? Tell me exactly
what you said"
1t wasn't any-anything-muc
the small voice faltered II just told
MIN that my papa came home last
night as drunk as he could be and
kicked my mamma over and jumped
up and down on her stummick. And,
mamma, the minister did look so
funny and s'prised!"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-10-13
DINERS ATE BRoILED WHALE
Also Roast Monkey, Boa Constructor
Outlets, Etc.

Brciled Pacific whale, grilled blub.
Der from Ncotka, roast Amazon
monkey. baked Winnipeg porcupine
and boa constric.or outlets were among
the more remarkable features of the
annual dinner of the Canadian camp at
the Hotel Aston at New York. These
delicacies came at the end of the
menu, the diners appetites being
Whetted earlier in the feast by more
ordinary viands, such as Martindale
one-eyed trout, mountain lamb with
horns), Newfoundland rabbit pie, spit.
ted Vancouver pigeons and African
sorbet la White"
Col. G. J. cBuffalo") Jones was the
guest OF honor and the principal
speaker. Ills address. which the toast,
master described in advance as a
challenge to nature takers and molly.
Goddess" was illustrated by series of
stereopticon pictures thrown on a
white curtain at one end of the hall.
Not the least interesting part of the
discourse were limitations by Buffalo"
Jones of the cries of the coyote. bear,
mountain lion, buffalo and other ami
mails OF the plains, enabling any of
the diners, the speaker said, ITO rec
ognize these specimens easily by ear,
whenever they CHANGED to- get within
speaking distance" 49,,