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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
UNIFIED STATES HISTORY, iNClUD-
ING CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

/. Name the acquisitions of territory
by tho United States since 1860 give
the dates and terms of each. How was
the latest one acquired?
2. What were Hamiltons plans for
organizing The treasury of the United
States?
2, Give an account OF some severe
financial crisis through which our
country has passed
4. Who discovered the lsudson river?
Ohio? Florida? California? The
Grent Lakes? Write the results of
one of these discoveries,
s. What affairs Of national and in.
ternational Importance during the ad.
ministration of Grover Cleveland? OF
VIM, Mckinley?
G. Give n brief account OF the early
education In the United States and the
progress of our schools.
2, Write n brief description OF the
foreign affairs In the administration
OF John Adams,
g. Explain "lnltiatiye and referen.
dunn; "squatter sovereignty"
o. Describe two treaties between
the United States and some foreign
countries after the Revolutionary War.
10. How does our state government
differ from our national government in
Its sphere Of action?
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TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Is Responsible For Correct Sending OF
Messages Without Repeating
Them
NItA@aI
(Boston Postl

~ Els!4
(Boston Post)
All users of the telegraphic service
are doubtless familiar with the print
ed notice on the back of sending
blank advising the sender to have the
message repeated, that is, sent back
to the originating office for compari-
son, and further stating that the COM
pany is not liable for mistakes in the
transmission of unrepeated messages
beyond the amount received for send
ing the same.
The highest court in New York
state has just decided that this con-
tract s valueless in case of gross neg
licence.
A broker bad sent by the Postal
Company a message to New Orleans
ordering the selling Of cotton at cer-
tain price. The company made mis-
take in two figures that caused the
sender a large loss. ! He sued and
would have recovered but for the find
ing of the Court that his cotton sell
ing was wagering contract. The
principle that the telegraph company
is generally responsible for negli-
gence, however, is affirmed.
1T is but right" says the court,
that the telegraph companies should
have the power to limit their liability
in cases where mistakes occur
through no fault on their own part, or
for such mistakes of their employees
as will occur through ordinary negli
gence in spite of the most stringent
oversight. But manifestly this pow
er cannot be extended further with
out placing the public absolutely at
the mercy of those transmitting tele7
graphic messages"
This is a good thing to know.
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"You'D SCARE EXPECT" ETC.

Longworth, the sonless son-in-law
of the great ranter about race suicide,
is to be chairman of the state conven-
ton being arranged in Washington
but to be held in Ohio the latter part
of this month.
1t is to be hoped that Nick will not
forget his speech as he did in the con-
vention two years ago. For his own
safety, however, he had better be sure
that the manuscript is in his inside
pocket.
All this talk about Nick having a
chance to rush the convention off its
feet and stampede II with wonderful
burst of oratory into nominating him
for governor is amusing to those who
heard Nicks verse of oratory" In the
convention two years ago. Nick
ought to begin his speech this way:
You'd scarce expect one of my age to
speak in public on the stage" etc.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
LITERATURE.

1. Mention some literature that you
would use In connection with the
teaching of geogrophy; some that you
would use In teaching history.
Q. Classify Shakespeare's plays and
tell where he obtained his plots for
them. Write fully about one OF the
leading characters of any one OF the
dramas that you would teach q class.
3. Name some masterpieces that you
would teach to eighth grade pupils.
Outline one of these as you would
teach 1t to an eighth grade class. Give
the quotations that you would have
The class commit to memory.
4. Discuss the rise of the novel in
the English Literature. Tell some-
thing of tho first English novelist;
something OF the first American novel
list.
5. Name three lyric writer's and
three biographers and work of each.
Quote from each one OF them.
G. Name three Ohio writer's, and
their writings. Quote from one of
their writings. What events and
! writings have affected the writings of
Ohio authors?
7. Locate three literary centers OF
the United States. Why are or were
these such? What authors lived or
worked In these places? Write some
thing of the leading writer among
these authors. Quote from his works.
s, What Is a classic? An ode? A
treatise? A comedy? A satire?
Name one each and the author of it.
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cost if the former cost only half as
much 40 tha lattaro

cost if the former cost only half as
much as the latter?
5. A sold horse on June Is, 1910,
for $3.50, taking 90-day note drawing
go interest. On July /, 1910, he sold
the note in bank at a discount of so.
n he paid $1GS for the horse, what per
cent did he gain by the transaction?
G. If 17pieces of timber, 35 feet long,
2S inches wide, 6 inches thick, cost
SGS, what will be the cost of 40 pieces,
81 feet long, 25 inches wide, 7 inches
thick, at one-flfth more per foot?
7. Show the difference between $500
invested In savings bank drawing
10 compounded semi-annually, and the
same amount at simple interest at
a 1-2@S, the time being in both cases 2
years
8. Which is the better investment,
to buy 1-2% stock, at 116, that yields
an annual income of $36450, broker.
age 1-Sq6, or place the same money in
savings bank that pays 40 interest?
| How much better?
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cox's SLY GAME

One who knows Cox like book fig
ures it out that the Cincinnati boss
declared in favor of Judge Brown of
Dayton for governor so as to keep
Thompson, Harding and others at
armslength.
Cox would rather have it appear
that he was knocked out by the con-
ventiop than to be driven into involun-
tary retirement again by the people as
he was in 1905.
Besides, Cox could keep up public
appearances of being for somebody
else to enable him to work under COW
er for the candidate most agreeable
to him. BY this ruse, Cox would not
suffer public rebukes in case of defeat
and would be "on the inside" in case
of success It's the old game of win
ming when you lese,' see?
All may be fair in love and war, but
in politics anything to fool the people
goes with the 6. o. p. bosses. They've
done it so often they thl.'k they can dc
1t again this year.
Their success in foolng the peole
of Ohio into voting for Taft and Sher.
man in 1908 encourages them to hope
that they can do it in 1910 for their
state ticket.
All depends whether the people are
willing to be duped or whether they
realize by this time that In the 6. o
p. family Foolem and .Bossem are
brothers of those celebrated 6. o. p
twins, Catchem and Skinem,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
CENTENARY OF GREAT SNOWMAN

Bridgeport, Conn, Julyt 5-Persons
who passed the heroic bronze statue
of Phlneas r. .Barnum which adorns
one of the public squares of this city
were reminded by several costly flor
al wreaths placed about the base of
the memorial that today marked the
centenary of the birth of the famous
Snowman. who has been called the
father of the American circus" The
birthday Of the man who introduced
Tom Thumb the Sacred white ele-
phant" and other famous freaks to the
public, who paid Jennie Lind $1,000 n
night to tour America. and who later
organized and managed the greatest
show on earth' was the little town of
Bethel this state, hut IT was in Bridge.
port that he made his home during the
greater part of his carer and where he
ters of his colossal circus enterprises,
During his lifetime Mr. Barnum be-
slowed many ghts upon the city Of
Bridgeport, and there still exists here
many reminders of the famous show
man, chief among them. of course,
being the winter headquarters Of the
circus which stlll hears his name. But
the members Of his family have long
since de4erted the city The Barnum
country place, Marina at Seaside park,
WAS sold to strangers within few
years after the showman's death. Mr..
Barnums widow has resided abroad
for many years. While travelling In
Egypt she met Demetrlus Callias Bey,
a Greek, TO whom she was married In
1895. They returned to the United
States after the wedding and 1t is said
that the Bey would have gone to Ma.
ina to live only that the bronze statue
of Mr.. Barnum stood in the park in
font Of the house. The statue could
not be moved as L belonged to the
city.
Callias Bey died In 1896, after q
welded life OF a year II is said that
during that time he made a big hole
In the fortune OF the American show
man. About ten years ago the widow
married a Frenchman for her thlrt
husband. Their married life prove(
unhappy and within a few years the,
were divorced
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sNAKE-skIN GOWNS
(London Expressl

The autumn will bring the snake
skin dress into fashion, Mr.. Gerrett,
the originator, informed an Express
representative that its advantages are
more manifold than would appear at
the first glance.
"Marvels can be achieved by the
python's skin in the hands of clever
designer" he said 'for this skin new
proof and pliable, and it can, by skill
full manipulation of its wonderful
scale-marking, bring into prominence
a pretty point or hide defect. BY u.s.
ing the python's skin for footwear a
foot can be made smaller or it can
be given a breadth or tapered to a
point. Then why should not an en-
tire figure be modelled on these lines
breadth here, slim line there, at.
tention called to pretty waist, or an
gular hips transformed into beautiful.
ly rounded ones by the magic aid OF
the pythons skin?
'Not only will women benefit by this
idea, but the python's skin should
make mems golf shoes impervious to
weather, furnish lapels and cuffs to
motor coats and make elaborate
waistcoats which will not wrinkle and
which will disguise rotundity. / have
already many orders for python shoes,
and many exquisite shoes this au-
tumn will be made in gray lizard; but
for absolute smartness pothing will
approach the gorgeous skin of the
python"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

1. Explain the value of the imagin.
alton in the teaching and study OF
arithmetic; in teaching description in
composition work.
2. How do you find the capacity Of
a pupil for any work? Is 1t necessary
for teacher to know anything OF the
ability of pupil? Why so, or not
SO? What errors may be avoided in
understanding this matter?
3. Name three qualities of good ques.
tion. What are some OF the faults In
questioning during recitation TO be
avoided?
4. Why have good scholarship? Why
require Il of pupils as basis of pro-
motion? What wrongs may be com.
mitted by teacher of poor scholar.
ship?
s. What Is the most recent law upon
the certifcatlon of teachers? What
are some laws that teacher must not
violate In making contract to teach
school? Is certificate prerequisite
to employment as teacher?
6, Name three or more professional
books that you have studied in your
preparation for teaching and give the
author Of each Give the general out.
line of any one of these books.
7. Enumerate at least five things
that a teacher may do to make the
school tho social center of the com
munlty; tell how you put one of these
into effect,
s. Discuss In not less than two hun.
dred words ono of the following top.
ics (a) The Initial Preparation of
the Teacher CD The Teachers AS
sociates, (c) Reading Circle and
Summer Schools. (d) The Teachers
Reading.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
ARITHMETIC.

/. One man does piece of work In
As OF day. another can do it in G0qo
OF this time; how long will it take
both working together?
2. paid $75 premium for insurlng
4.5 of the value OF his house, at 21-29o.
d paid $77 premium for insurlng 7-10
of the value OF his house at 3-49S.
What was the difference in value OF
the two houses?
g. One diagonal of a rhombus Ia
1.0l4 feet, the length Of side Is S45
feet; find the area of the rhombus and
the leugth OF the other diagonal.
A man siiid horse and buggy for
$14a, gaining 209o on the horse and los.
ing 209o on the buggy; what did both
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
WHERE THE MONEY GOES

(St. Joseph, NO., Cor. New York SUM
Fifteen million dollars spent for au-
tomobiles and more than $4,000, 900
spent elsewhere for the purchase of
land tell what the West is doing with
some of its money, according to In
formation compiled by Graham G..
Lacey, banker, of this city, who has
obtained replies to series of ques-
tions addressed to more than 600
bankers in Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri, and Iowa.
Reports from 251 banks showed
that approximately $1s,OO0,0OO had
gone out of their regions for the pur-
chase of lands in other states, and
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
GRAMMAR.

1. Diagram and parse AL the words:
(a) Three-fourths of the soil Is sand.
(b) Five times four are twenty,
2, Define case; give three sentences
illustrating the uses of the objective
case
3. What are the essential differences
between grammar and rhetoric? AS
teacher of grammar, Why study
rhetoric?
A. Write Ave sentences beginning
with expletives and point out the sub.
jects and predicates of these senten-
ces. What are the uses Of the OK.
pletlves?
8, Give the construction of the italic-
lied words in the following sentences: :
(a) You have as many apples as /
have pears.
(bl You gave me such as l would
not give you.
(c) or two evils. the less Is always
to be chosen
O. Explain and illustrate reflexive; /;
an apposltive; restrictive clause
synopsis declension.
T. Outline course IN language work
for third grade class.
s. Indicate the difference between
interrogative pronouns and interroga-
tives by use In sentences.
8. How determine the case of nouns
and pronouns after passive forms
Illustrate.
To-, Diagram and give construction
OF black.letterl words:
Nature Is kind of enchanted castle
in which beauty Is imprisoned. and
whose doors are opened only to him
who loves that which Is within.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
READING.

1. What Is meant by sane
Fourth? A marathon race? The
big Stick?" BY socialism!
2. Who Is a suffragette? Your con-
rressman? The leading living poet
N America? The leading living nov
elist? (Give reasons for your answer
to the last two questions)
3. What is the best method .or
teaching beginners to read? GIVE the
Justification for your choice OF thls
method.
4. Give three or more vital tests for
good oral reading? How do you cor
rect one of the faults that may be OBJ
served in attempts to accomplish the
requirements Of one OF these tests?
s. What is the value Of punctuation
marks in reading?
G. How do you teach the use or a
dictionary in connection with the
reading lesson?
7. Enumerate the books and the au'
thor of each that you have read in the
FAST year upon professional subjects
What are the general teachings OF the
one that impressed you most iaVor-
ably? What other books have you
read?
(These questions may be answered
orally or the answers may be written
at the discretion of the examiners;
the answers may count for the whole
one hundred per cent or for fifty per
cent at the discretion of the exam
iners, excepting of course those ap-
plicants who are working for the four
year provisional certificates; such ap-
plicants must write the answers and
take the examination in oral reading
tnn
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
ORTHOGRAPHY.

/. Give your method in detail of
hearing recitation in oral spelling,
What virtues do you claim for this
method?
Q. What Is a phonogram? Phonetic
spelling? A monogram? An an
tonym? A synonym?
3. Show all tie sounds of 81" In
words properly marked diacritically
4, Use correctly in sentences Aug
ust, august Idol idyl; beach, beech;
wry. rye.
Sc. Outline all the classes and kinds
OF letters and characters used to rep
resent elementary sounds.
T. Show the proper pronunciation
by proper dlacritical markings; essay.
deteriorate, Vancouver, Christian, JUS
;ices, chalice, plagiarist garage, bona
fide, artisan.
$40 Spell: Ablution, peaceable. ex-
cusable, laboratory, perfdy, civilian,
dysnomy, crochet. Tagalog, japanned,
viscid. caboose.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
GEOGRAPHY.

1. What connection between geo.
graphy and the study of botany? Be.
tween geography and agriculture? Be.
tween geography and animal life?
2. What Is the chief reason for race
prejudices? How has and does this
affect civilization and government?
Why and how is one race stronger
than another?
s. Draw map sketching your own
county and its adjacent counties. In
what congressional district Is your
county situated?
4. Name five largest cities of Eu.
rope and tell why they are so large.
Locate them. What is their climate? :?
5. Trace three transcontinental rail.
roads across the United States, locat-
ing three cities on each; name the
states crossed, and give the chief arti-
cles of traffic carried by each.
g. Locate the Christ of the Andes"
Bartholdi Statue of Liberty, the Clyde
river, the Giants Causeway, Lassa, Mt.
Gents tunnel, the Sunrise Kingdom, -
Mocha, the white City" and the city
of Hong Kong.
7. Give your plans for teaching map
aims in this work.
8. Enumerate at least six influences
upon climate. Whicn is the most
potent?
8. Give all the reasons for the ro.
tundity of the earth,
TO- Why is the United States so in.
fluenced in the affairs of China? What
Is the effect upon the Chinese?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
AMERICANS WE'D IN HONOLULU

Honolulu, July 5-The wedding of
Miss Jessie S. Mccormick, whose
home is in Berkeley, California, and
Chester Hum, the government horti-
culturalist in Hawaii, took place to-
day at the Kawaithao Seminary. Mr..
HUM is a graduate of Cornell Uni
versity. Both he and his bride are
interested in educational work here.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05

When the stomach fails to per-
form its functions, the bowels be-
come deranged, the liver and the kid
neys congested causing numerous
diseases. The stomach and liver
must be restored to healthy condi-
tion and Chamberlaip's Stomach and
Liver Tablets can be depended upon
to do 1t, Easy to take and most
effective. Sold by all dealers.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
MORE RACE RIOTS

New York, July 5-The jails here
are crowded with black and white
rioters, the trouble growing out of the
big fight, George Crawford, a negro,
was killed this morning and Nelson
Turner, colored, was saved from
lyncRing by the police.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05

1874 banks reported that a heavy
amount had gone out for such pur-
pose, but they could not give an ac-
tual estimate.
For automobiles 427 banks report
that total of $15,OOO,OOO has been
spent.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
APT QUESTIONS
FOR TEACHERS
Applicants fOTCOunyCertitlcate
Had to Answer Them.
EXAMINATION HELD JULY 2, 10

Prepared by the State School Com
missioner to Test the Mental Quail
ifcations of Those Who Seek POSI-
tions as Teachers In the Public
Schools.
Following is the list of questions
as prepared under direction of the
state commissioner of, public schools,
and submitted at the county exam
ination for teachers, July 2, for ele-
mcntary school certificates:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-07-05
coLoRED WoMEN's
CLUB TO MEET

Louisville, Ky, July 5-Arrange-
ments are practically completed for
the annual convention of the Nation
al association of Colored Women's
Club here next week. The commit
tee in charge expects the meeting to
be the largest ever held by the asso-
citation.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-25
\ LETTER 0F ADVICE
 TO WOoDsON BOYS
Their Mother Had Not Heard of Their
 Plight.

The WOodSon. brothers. were. ar raigned before Justice Johnstone yes terday on the charge of embedding the horses they rode when they went to the rendezvous near the Gila river to prepare for the robbery of the passen- gers of the M. X P. train. Their bail in each case was fixed at s1.000 They will probably never be tried on this charge for next Thursday they will be arraigned on the charge of train robbing.
 letter from their mother. Nettie Woodson of Sphia. okla. was received at the jail yesterday. It had been sent to the residence of Mahlon Brown near Tempe. where they had worked. and was sent over to the jail. The boys were brought out for the reading of it.
 The letter had evidently been writ ten before the writer had heard of their trouble and was filled with good ad vice and an exhortation to be good and keep out of trouble.
 She held before them the example of their uncle, whom she did not name, but she probably meant the man who shot and killed Dr. Beanblossom at Oklahoma City. She said she did not know where he was, but she supposed from the manner in which he lived. he too had been killed.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-25
GRAND ARMY VETERANS
 TO ADDRESS STUDENTS
Will Talk to School Children on
 Patriotism and the Civil War.

After due consultation with all con cerned, Grand Army veterans have been assigned to address the several grades of the Phoenix schools. They are to talk on patriotism and the civil war. The speaking will be May 2. the Friday before Memorial day. The pro- gram iS as follows:
 E. A. Fowler and w. J. Murphy will speak at the Central school. & a. m.
 Captain r. r. Parker and Thomas Boyle at the University school. II d. m
 R. II. Wilkinson and Captain P. P. Parker at the Fifth avenue school. 11:40 d. m.
 General Sampson and ] w. Cover dale at the Churchill school. 9:3O a. m.
 J. w. Coverdalc and R. H. Willlin son al the East End school. 1O:20 a m.
 \. ]. Post and J. Y. Kendall will speak at the following schools: Lin- vile. x a. m.; the Mission. a. m; West End, 10:20 a. m.
 Thomas Boyle will speak to some grades at the Central school. & a. m.
 Because the high school is in the midst of yearly examinations and will close Wednesday. May 25, it las been found impracticable to assign them speakers. This is greatly regretted by Principal Stabler his teachers and my self
 We make this year a small beginning of what it k hoped will develop into an annual custom, embracing all the schools Of Arizona.
 The purpose is the training of the young in the spirit of patriotism by those who felt the white heat of love of country in the crucible of war. The few old soldiers who still finger among us can do no nobler work than to leave
Arizona republican., 1910-05-25
TWENTY FIRST YEAR.
HAVERIY CO. WINS
 AMOUNT SUED FOR
The Pearson Ostrich Go. Case May Be
 Settled Out of Court.

The jury in the case of the Thomas lI1vcrty company against the Bank of Arizona yesterday returned d verdict for the plaintiff of S9.3IS-9o. the amount sued for. being the claim of the plaintiff as d contractor on the No blc building The affair hinged on an agreement claimed to have been made between the plaintiff and the defend ant for d settlement of the claim of the former. which originally was in the ueiEhborhood of $l4,000. It was con tended that under the agreement. the plaintiff might remove certain boilers and machinery from the building and then receive the amount for which suit was brought.
 The next cast was the big one of the term. that of the Pearson heirs against the Phoenix ostrich company to recover their share of what was al logcd tu be community property, transferred by their mother after the death of their father. A. Y. Pearson: also for their interest in a lease and for an accounting of the profits which had been deprived from the enter prise
 A motion for continuance was argued and taken under advisemeHt