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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

/. Discuss, Interest is the main
spring of education"
2. What Is the educational value of
making the using of their knowledge
the aim of their study by children?
What can you say of the value of the
wish to accomplish something?
3. In what ways does the attitude OF
The student influence his learning?
What can you say OF fixed attitude?
OF tentative attitude?
4. Outline the "Boxwell" law (a) as
to the rights of the pupil, (b) as to the
duties of the boards of education. How
do you get this knowledge before your
pupils?
5. Give your ideas of the use and
importance in the teaching of arith.
metic. In the teaching of grammar.
9. How can the sense of honor md
honesty be cultivated among children?
7. Name some noted educators and
write about what any one Of them may
have done for the advancement OF tue
schools Of our state or our country.
8. What is meant by the topic
method of teaching? Give its advan-
tages.
8. What are rhetorical exercises
Enumerate some features that make
these exercises helpful and refining.
Write program Of them for some
special day of the school year.
10. In what part of the course should
the teacher endeavor to cultivate the
reasoning powers of the child? In
what part should the memory powers
be more particularly cultivated? Name
some studies in which each of these
powers are especially trained, and
which are well suited for the PURPOSE.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
Ruth A. 3iqqs

Ruth, the five year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Biggs, died at
the home of her parents in Wayne
township Saturday afternoon at about
$3.50 o'clock after four days illness
caused by pneumonia. The funeral at
the Union Grove church Monday
morning at II o'clock, Rev. A. B. Will
liams of Mt. Vernon officiating, Inter
ment in the Union Grove cemetery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our friends and
neighbors for their floral offerings
and their kindness during the sick
ness and at the time Of the death of
Mr.. Durbin.
Mrs. Leander Durbin and family.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
PLAN A BIG TARIFF LEAGUE

Cincinnati, Ohio, April 3-Transpor-
tation and traffic officials representing
nearly all the prominent railroads of
the country Met here today to discuss
the proposed formation of National
League of Transportation and Traffic
Clubs. The new organization expects
to have a membership of 10000 rail
road men.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
UNITED STATES HISTORY, iNClUD-
ING CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

/. What plan, principle or practice OF
Christopher Columbus did most for the
history and civilization Of the world ?
Why SO?
2. Give the several reasons for the
different settlements of America.
Name settlement made for each OF
the different reasons that you have
named. BY what nationalities were
these made?
3. What were some of the difficulties
in the way of the adoption of-the ma
tional constitution by the different
states? Name two or more Of the
compromises in the framing of the
constitution.
4. Discuss the value of history in
training the reason. In training the
moral faculties. In teaching pat
riotism.
6. Why is 1t right for man who has
no children to pay taxes to support the
schools? How is the money raised to
support the schools? (Explain fully.)
6. For what is the administration oi
Franklin Pierce noted? Describe one
event of 1t.
Z. Tell the story connected with
BlannerhaJset Island. The story con
nected with the mounds of Ohio.
8, Explain briefly Conservation OF
Natural Resources, Shay's Rebellion
Reciprocity, Hessians, Initiative and
Referendum, and The Cavaliers.
8. Describe the campaign that led up
to the battle of Gettysburg.
10. For what were the following men
noted in American history: Robert
Fulton? Champlsin? Marquette? John
Sherman? Alexander Stephens? Sam
Houston? Cyrus Mccormick? Dav d
Wilmot? John Randolph? Wendell
Phillips7
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
MISGUIDED Eneray.

II am bound TO make noise in the
world" said the determined youth.
But be careful how you go about
It," replied Mr.. Usage Spouter. "An
amateur with bass drum can spoil
the finest symphony ever written."-
Washington Star.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
Useless Talk.

"HOw's business9" said the man in
the barber's chair.
"Oh. I've plenty of 1t. but lot of 1t
Ia unsatisfactory"
"What do you mean by unsatisfac-
toryf"
why. you know, shave the men
up in the deaf and dumb asylum!"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
Catherine Kelly

Mrs. Catherine Kelley died at Col
umbus on Friday, aged SO years. The
remains were taken to Ankenytown
where the funeral services We're held
ON Sunday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
Mrs. BENJAMIN Dial

Mrs. Benjamin Dial died at her
home on Marion street Sunday night
at about IL o'clock after only three
hours illness caused by a stroke of
paralysis. She was about 65 years Of
age at the time of her death and is
survived by her husband and several
children
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
APT QUESTIONS
FOR TEACHERS
Applicants iCrCOunyC
Had to Answer Them
EXAMINATION HELD kpRIl 1911

Prepared by the State School Com
missioner to Test the Mental Quail
lflcations 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, April /, for ele-
mentary school certificates:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
READING.

I. Give some of the history, art, uses
and other interesting comment on oral
reading and its value.
2. What can you say of each of the
following as an aid 10 good reading:
Spelling? Articulation? The emo
tions? How cultivate each Of these to
greater perfection?
3. Give the present cabinet In full.
Who Is regarded as the greatest states
man of all this number? Why so?
4. Tell what you can of the troubles
on the Mexican borders. How does
the Monroe Doctrine apply In this
case? Explain fully.
s. Who is Diaz? Winifred Laurier?
Your congressman? Our United States
Senators? The chief engineer ON the
Panama canal?
ARITHMETIC.
/. The longitude Of Rome Is 1a' 27'
IA" east. II Is hr. 21 min. p. M. at
Manila when II Is noon at Rome. What
In the longitude at Manila?
Q. A man owns S.8 Of the stock Of q
corporations; he sells 81 Of his stock
and afterwards 3.10 Of his remaining
stock; he then finds that his income. at
80, from the stock he has left 10 $672.
What Is the capital stock OF the corpor.
alton?
3. A can do a piece OF work In 20
days; after working days at It he Ia
Joined by b who can do 1t alone In 30
days. How many days did 1t take both
working together to finish the work?
4. How many rods are saved by
walking diagonally across q square
field containing 1919 SO. rds. instead
of walking around the outer edge TO
the opposite corner?
s. Find the sum of SO Of a week, B-27
sf day. sis OF an hour and 6-12 OF a
minute.
9. What time u It when $40 OF the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
20 lyric LoveIn

20 Lyric Lowell"
First Cat-How sweetly you singl !
never heard anything so entrancingi
What was that last song?
Second Cat (sentimentally)-"If I had
nine thousand lives to live I'd live them
all for you."-Woman's Home Compan-
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04

ume past noon equals 9-2o of tho time
TO midnight?
Z. II fifteen men can excavate eel
lar ~ feet deep, "a It. long and 15 n
wide In 21a days of 9 hours each, In
how many days can 40 men do the
same work II they work but hours
each day?
8. Mr.. Brinkman borrowed $3.50 ON
May ], 1904. paying interest at go per
annum. When he paid the note he
gave me $19G.47. On what date did he
nav the moncv7
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-04-04
WRITING.

/. Give your method OF teaching the
writing of two or more capital letters
TO those who have never tried to write
them.
2. Into how many writing classes do
you divide a rural district school?
Why SO?
3. Explain correct positions for the
copy-book, hand, arm. for holding the
pen and for sitting at the desk?
Of your penmanship (70%o).
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
WISE YOUNGSTER AN EXPERT
Fresh Oysters but Didn't Recog-
nize Rubber Ones.

The garrulous young man wht
thinks he knows 1t ALL" and some
more besides, stood in front Of the
restaurant window.
Fine jar of oysters you have in
there" he commented.
EYES," responded the corpulent pro-
prletor, who was standing in the door
way.
80 plump and fresh-looking. When
1t comes to telling a fresh oyster by
Its appearance, I'm the candy"
Regular expert, eh?"
you bet! They say oysters are
not running good this year, and yet
those in thet jar look the same as
those you had in the window two
years ago when oysters were plenti-
full"
And the restaurant proprietor's fea-
lures relaxed into q pleasant smile.
"They are the same" was the quiet
response. Those are rubber oysters,
For show only"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
SWORDS OF GENERAL GRANT.

In the National museum at Wash
ington there is a valuable collection
of swords which belonged to General
Grant and which were presented to
him on various occasions during his
military career. The general prized
these swords very highly and at the
time OF his bankruptcy gave them as
recovered them with the proceeds of
his famous Memoirs, which he wrote
while slowly dying. One OF the swords
was presented to him at the capture
of Fort Donelson. On this occasion,
one of his officers. noticing that the
enemy's haversacks were filled with
rations. reported the fact to Grant
with the words, "They have come out
prepared to fight for several days"
Grant. shaking his head slowly, re-
Piled: This means retreat Soldiers
don't I'LL their haversacks this way
unless they are planning to decamp.
Now, then, one more sharp attack and
we will end this fight"
A little later Grant took possession
OF the fort and in honor of his tri-
umph a handsome sword was present
ed to him by G. w. Graham, @. G.
March. G. w. Layout and John Cook.
1t is generally known as the Sword
Of Donelson." and Ia the one which
Grant was most fond Of wearing.
There are three other famou.
swords which were presented to Grant
on occasions similar to that of his Vic.
tory at Fort Donelson. They ara ALI
beautifully engraved and rest In the
National museum, the favorits relics
Of General Grant.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
A FEW SCIENCE BRIEFS.
Interesting Discoveries by III
Genial once Statistfcian.

Interesting Discoveries by The
Genial ONCE Statistician.
Research proves that the smallest
men push the heaviest loads, while
the big fellows hold down the office
chairs, the New York Times says.
A cubic foot of water is a load for
one man. A cubic foot of near-whisky
will mako load for forty men.
One Of the most peculiar optical IL.
lusions is the fact that a small front
yard looks larger than the State OF
Indiana when viewed from the rear OF
q dull lawn mower.
Out of the 26,232,615 haircuts -ad.
ministsred in this country last year
thirty -seven were cut Just as tho pa.
irons desired they should be.
Wild geese fly in the shape Of q
V-even on the restaurant menu.
The first green thing to show after
the melting snow is the labels on the
empty tin cans in the back yards.
It is peculiar fact that the Chi.
nese Of this country forget their Eng.
lish as soon as they are arrested and
do not recover 1t until they are free
again.
Halley's comet first appeared In thu
newspapers last October and will be
visible in the Magazines about the
10th OF May-north-by-east of the rear
advertising pages.
The driest thing on earth Is q
Dutch picnic on July day in q tenn
perance township.
The diamond is so hard 1t will
mako . large dent in the hardest
heart.
The destruction of our old apple
trees threatens the supply of genuine
French briar.
The boll-weevil has wrought UNI
told havoc with this years importa
lions Of pure olive oil.
With the invention Of the bath tut
In 1898 the number of perfume facto
ries decreased 90 per cent.
The easiest thing to touch Is SON,
| one who wants a favor.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
Uttra-SweII.

Little Madge of Shantytown is not
so fortunate as her well-dressed sis
ters and is often forced to wear her
mothers hand me downs" When she
appeared out on the river pier in
skirt that was SO long she could
scarcely walk all the gamins started
to jeer her. Get onto de umbrella
cover she has on" bantered Jimmy
Finn. What do yer call 1t, anyhow,
Madge?"
And Madge elevated her little sun
peeled nose and retorted:
Get some sense about yer, Jimmy
Finn, an read de Paris styles once In
a while. Dis Is one of de new 'hobble
skirts"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
MeIodrama.

AS the eighteen-carat villain leapeo
down from the pasteboard castle the
beautiful heroine gave a shrek of
despair.
Harold McDuff!" she moaned, as
the great crystal tears welled in her
eyes, you have been my undoing!"
Turning as white as summer
boarding house sheet, the eighteen
carat villain vanished among the pa
per foliage. And the beautiful heroine
spoke the truth.
By stepping on the train OF her
gown the arch conspirator had loos-
ened two tiny hooks up near the
neck
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
Sore Yet,

Podunkte (proudly)-We're so,r
to have a street carnival in this bers
burg next Saturday night.
stranger-Yes' l suppose the fra
department will give an exhibition
run?
Podunhte-Not on their lives. thsv
WON'T Last Fourth O. July night tbsx
did that stunt and some cussed ont.nn.
strewed the street in q dark SPOT vtth
bananer skinsI wan
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
The Silver LIninu,

Anyway" remarked the optimis.,
there Is one good feature about the
tariff on wool"
HUH" sneered the pessimist I'D
like to know what It is"
Why" retoined the optimist. ut
will make 1t more expensive for the
wolf to masquerade in sleeps cloth.
Ing"
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06

The Trust Magnate-They tell me
that am accused of being two
faced.
His Secretary-Worse than that.
Why, the newspaper illustrators
have run your face up into the hun.
dreds.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
A luckleaa EannIIx

His father had a leg broken, his
brother was run over by the trolley,
and another brother had an arm brok-
en- while cranking UP his auto"
And did he escape all such serious
things?"
HE got married."
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
Hou.ekeeper,. Rea.ou.

what is your chief objection 10
moving pictures?"
'"The dust that has accumulated be.
hind them."-Birmingham Age-Hsrald.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
A Resemblance.

HesembIance.
What drink is a complaint Of bad
electric service like?"
i can't see that 1t resembles any
drink"
Why, isn't It q current wilmer
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-01-06
CHAPTER VII.

From the grave and thoughtful van
tage- ground of 10. Thomas Jefferson
could look back on the second illness of
Ardea Dabney as the closing incident
OF his childhood. The Industrial
changes which were then beginning,
not only for the city beyond the moun-
tain, but for all the region round about
had rushed swiftly on Paradise; and
the old listless life of the unhastiar
The evening world., 1911-12-02
GETS $100 WEEK,
GAVE y$10,
COURT NABS HIM
Now Mr.. Torpy Will Have to
"Divvy Up" With Spouse
and Five Riddles.

Dressed Hike a fashion plate. Charles
NJ. Torpy. of No. $50 Avenue II. Flat
bush. whose income is 800 a week. was
arraigned before Magistrate Hylan in
the F1atbush Court. to-day. on a charge
OF disorderly conduct. II was charged
he had given his wife only $40 a week
for her support and that OF their Ave
children. T'orpy's attire made a strange
contrast with that OF his wife and
children.
Torpy Is employed by the city as n
building Inspector. and as such receives
a salary of $500 a year. 1t was also
brought out that he owns a $4,000 house
on West One Hundred and Nineteenth
street, Manhattan. Mrs. Polhemus. the
court probation officer, who investi-
gated the conditions In the Torpy house,
hold. testified they were the worst she
has ever encountered. that there was
no food nor money In the house. and
that the children did not have sum-
Client bedding to keep them warm.
Magistrate Hylan learned from Torpy
that this was pay day for the building
inspectors and gave him an hour TO 10
down and draw his weekly salary and
return to the court. Torpy beat the
clock by a minute. Magistrate Hylan
gave Mrs. Torpy 20 to buy food and
ordered Torpy to bring s5 to court next
Tuesday 20 assist further the mother
and children.
The evening world., 1911-12-02

Pulpit" and ''My Experiences as an
Executloner."
THE Government forbids the sale of
these books" said Berry. because they
tell too much"
Asked for his opinion on the American
method Of capital punishment. he said:
THE electric chair is horrible. Hang
ing is Infinitely more humane. The
electric chair contains hells OF torture
and the victims of this monstrous
method Of execution carry the scars Of
their torture into the grave.
Berry told OF how he had taken John
Lee, "a noted British criminal, to the
scaffold three times, and each time
the prisoner was reprleved. He had
been convicted Of the murder OF Mrs.
Keyes. After serving twenty years he
was sent TO Australia as a ticket-of-
leave man.
James Berry Is a gray haired man In
the sixties. lie Is stockily built, with
bulllike shoulders. He wears a broad
brimmed hat and long hair and looks
the typical evangelist rather tina the
hangman.
The evening world., 1911-12-02
WALL STREET.

A moderate degree Of strength was
manifested In the early trading in the
stock market to-day. After a period OF
hesitation. the list gathered considerable
advancing power and moved up for
gains OF about l point near the end OF
tie drst hour. Although the volume OF
dealings was small. Cn!on Pacific. Am
erican Tobacco. Steel. Reading and Can
adian Pacific rose with vigor.
High prices were maintained in the
subsequent trading, which displayed a
further tendency to contract.
Under tnc lead of Union Pacific, sceeI
and the wabash shares. the market be.
gan moving up with alacrity in the ias st
half hour. \ steady up rush landed the
list nj :ne highes: range of the dav At
closing t!int. when advances of from
l to II points were recorded in many
OF the prominent features.
\ sudden buying movement In Union
Pacific beginning Of the fnal hour car.
rlcd trading II OF its early lethargy.
II WASH; long before all the leaders
were embraced IN the advance.
y feature of the late rise was q quick
The evening world., 1911-12-02

do all needfui. There could be no more
trouble. Ho would clear every obstacle
from their path TO happiness. She had
given him her love. she had conaded her
lie to his keeping. Very we'll. then. she
would trust him absolutely. Harxen did
not matter. or Ethel or any one or any
thing. Joseph would make all right.
She stood watching him IN glad con-
tent. curlously. without any shadow OF
apprehension. go And she was Jus
tilted.
"Hargen." Joseph said. and his voice
was menacing. you will sell me your
shares In Holbrooke & co. at the mar.
ket price. and get out. AS soon as I've
Installed a new manager I shall marry
Miss Pepper. You will see TO IT that
your niece doesn't bother me-or any
one ] care for. II she does. you'll 20
TO jail. l don't think she'd like that.
Make her understand. Nv had an ex-
pert on the books evenings for some
time. and II you and that precious niece
OF yours don't behave, the facts will
come out. Your juggling with tho ac-
counts was well done. Hargen. but II
wasn't done well enough-not quite,
but I'll give you time to pay up what
you've embezzled . Now. do you
understand Answer"
Il understand" The old mans voice
was only a humble. his face was
CHASTITY. The degradation OF his as.
poet was revolving TO the girl who
looked on.
II don't like to threaten a woman.
Joseph continued. but Ethel's case
don't mind 40 much. because she
showed herself to me recently In such
wise that ] can't think of her with any
respect whatever. I'll see her II nee
essary-if you think you can't contro
her. She's a terror. I know. and 30 DC
you. Can you handle herr"
larger nodded. lie was too much
overcome for any audible reply.
"It1l be tho deuce OF a job Joseph
insisted. His memory of the last IN.
terview with his former fancee was
still strong within him. you're cure
you can manage her all right?'
once again the old man nodded. more
emphatically. Doubtless. 1t was IN
agreement with all Joseph had said con.
corning his niece.
Then. get out!'' the young man com
manded. brutally. lie watched in silence