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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
MAKE PUPILS GOOD
Graphic Method Of Recording At
tendance and Standing.
New jersey Teachers Principle A..
tended With Such Success II ls
Likely to Meet With Gen.
eral Approval.

New York.-Practical application oi
one OF the principles which he wal
teaching in class to some of the activi
ties of the pupils by the principal Of
q school in New Jersey has been at
tended with such success that It Ii
likely TO meet with general adoption.
During a lesson on the graphic
method of representing variations
OF quantities with time this
teacher conceived the idea that the
method might be used very easily to
show the variation of one of the
quantities which was at that particu,
lar time giving him a certain amount
OF food for thought. The regularity
OF attendance at his classes was not
what he thought it ought to be, and
he was on the lookout for something
to improve it. The lesson he was
teaching suggested a possible method
of Improvement. Suppose he were TO
represent the variation in attendance
graphically and post 1t in a place
where his pupils could see It at any
time. He tried the method and it had
good results.
On a large piece Of paper he set
up the attendance figure each day,
and drew the curve showing the varia-
tons. The pupils at once became in.
terested in what they were doing, and
whenever the curve showed signs Of
whiting they began to look around for
the delinquents who had caused IT,
Such was the general desire to see the
line on the upward grade rather than
going down that not only did individ-
uals alter their conduct of their own
accord, but pressure was brought to
bear on erring members of the class,
which resulted in further improve
ment.
A list Of numbers used in the same
way made practically no impression,
but the graphic method, with its pow
erful appeal to the eye, produced re-
suits. At the same time the value of
the method was so admirably illus
trated to the pupils that much class
room talk and work was saved.
The same idea used in another con-
nection has produced corresponding
results. In the weekly report of po-
sition of pupils figures were used to
show the percentages of marks OBJ
tained each week. Instead of noting
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
Wife of Inventor Gets Stove From
Board Of Health to Danish Buzz
gers From Home Basement

West Orange, N. J.-No matter if
mosquitoes do infest Llewellyn park
again, as they have done every sum
mer for the last 80 years, driving the
wealthy residents to other climes, the
cellar of Thomas A. Edison's house
will have no part in the responsibility
for the visitation.
Mrs. Edison was the first to take ad-
vantage of the offer Of the board Of
health to loan fumigating stoves to
clear cellars of the alternating buz-
GERS. She had 1t set up in the base
ment of her house, shut all the doors
and windows tight and then aban-
doned 1t to it's destructive work.
The apparatus consists Of an alco-
hol lamp, fiue about the size Of an
ordinary stovepipe and receptacle
for culicide, the name given TO the
substance which does away with the
insects. The police Will loan the appa-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

WA SHINGTON. - Some person,
w speaking from the bottom of the
well Of truth, has said that no man
is hero 10 his valet. The philosophy
of the observation might have been
greatly strengthening II the sage had
thought TO add that no United States
senator is any great shakes to SEN
ate page.
There is a popular impression that
the senate pages are studious youth
with bulging foreheads, learned in the
Constitution and deep in the mysteries
of senate precedents. They are sup
posed TO converse exclusively in par
liamentary and senatorial language,
even when engaged in the youthful
pastime Of matching pennies in the
cloakroom. These ideas probably are
erroneous.
These wrong Impressions about the
high constitutional atmosphere that
surrounds a senate page come nat.
urally enough from the superficial OBJ.
servation Of visitors in the gallery.
Looking down from there 1t is easy TO
suppose that when a senator claps his
hands and page hurries noiselessly
to his side and inclines a respectful
ear, that the fortunate youth is re-
ceiving information of the highest i'm
port. Doubtless he will write 1t down
in his private diary before he sleeps
that night and in later years will pub.
lish It in his memoirs where eager mil
lions will read It, Also doubtless he
won't, for the chances are the dis
tinguished senator merely requested
the page to tell the bothersome con-
stituent who has been waiting out in
the marble room for the last hour, to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
Wise Pages of the Upper House

wait another hour by which time the
distinguished senator will have slipped
out another door and gone TO lunch.
Mark, too, how another distin'
gulshed senator is writing something
out with great care while the page
stands by to receive the message, Its
Importance must be great, for see how
the senator reads It over to the lad,
pointing out each word with his pen.
ell. The page mods intelligently, folds
the note carefully and speeds away
Doubtless he will return presently
with his arms full OF learned books
and the senator will make a speech
that will echo down the corridors OF
time for as much as a week. But II
the watcher in the gallery could tol'
low the winged page on his errand II
would not be to the congressional IL
brary, but to the senate restaurant In
the basement of the capitol. And
II he could look over the chiefs shoul'
der and read the note with him, he
would see that the distinguished SEN
ator is mighty particular about the
way his chops shall be broiled.
II the senate page should take a no
ton to disclose the secrets Of his pris'
on house he could a tale unfold that
would make the undertaking maga'
zines look like periodicals subsidized
by Wall street. He could tell exactly
what that whispered message was that
passed between a leader on one side
at a critical moment during a roll call.
He could tell what went on out in the
cloakroom when a deal was on TO
trade one little bill for another little
bill, and incidentally to break party
pledge and sell out a party measure.
Even the familiar designations by
which pages know their masters would
make mighty good copy. One senator
somewhat known for his querulousness
invariably is referred to by the fra.
ternity as Grandma" which is hard
ly parliamentary even in the cloak.
room.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
RESTORING A LOST MEMORY

feel as though l were coming out Of a
dream"
Doctor Brown does not use the word
'hypnotism" in his treatment, which
is introduced by an apparatus he calls
the monoscope, by means of which he
suspends the influence Of the con-
scious state. 1t is a small black mask
fitted on a spectacle frame. There are
no eyeholes, but two white dots where
the eyes should be. The patient has
to concentrate his attention on these
white dots, and think of nothing else.
And the two white dots become one.
1T limits the ideas to Oneness
Doctor Brown explained. "The pa
tient becomes so sick of oneness that
his consciousness falls into allegiance.
He is conscious, but does not want to
be bothered with anything; he makes
no active thought or active muscular
action-just as when you first awake
in the morning. And in the subcon-
scious state your senses are far more
alert than in the active; tho faculties
are six times more alert"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
VINDIcATIoN OF CHEESE.

The department OF agriculture holds
that It has demonstrated by actual
experiments that cheese is one of the
most nutritious of foods. Even the
much-maligned Welsh rarebit is not
only harmless. but actually health
ful, says the New Orleans Picayune.
According to the agricultural depart
ment, there is no bad cheese. but
some cheese is much better than
others. In order to test cheese as a
food thoroughly, the experts Of the
department confined willing subjects
for a certain number of days, feed
Eng them upon cheese of various de-
grees of ripeness or rottenness, and
I'm all cases the subjects of the ex-
periments thrived on the cheesy diet
INSTEAD of becoming surfeited with
cheese. the persons experimental
with liked the diet better at the close
OF the experiments than they did at
the start. AS a result Of the expert
ments the agricultural department
holds that one pound Of cheese is
equal in nutritive value to two pounds
OF any fresh meat or eggs and to
three pounds of fish Heretofore
Americans have eaten cheese rather
rs a relish than as a food, and trav-
elers in Europe have pitied the poor
peasants Of the continent because
they were content with a meal of
cheese and bread washed down by
beer or a little light wine. It now
appears that the poor European peas
ant was actually getting more nour-
ishment ont of this cheese dinner
than our own American workingmen
were getting out of their meat diet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
The Most Beautiful Thing.

A newspaper recently invited its
readers to state in a few words what
they considered the most beautiful
thing in the world. The first prize
was awarded to the sender of the an
swer: "The eyes of my mother" "The
dream Of that which we know to be,
impossible" suggested an imaginative
person, and this brought him second
prize. But the most amusing thing
was that which read: THE most beau
tiful thing in the world is to see a
man carrying his mother-in-law across
a dangerous river without making any
attempt to drop her in"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

wings and the functions of every mus
Gle and joint used in flight.
Those already published are THE
Structure of Wing Feathers" by DR.
e. Mascha; "The Clasping Organs
Attaching the Hind to the Fore Wings
in Hymenoptera, by DR.. Leo Walter
and "The Air Sacs Of Pigeons" by Dr.
Bruno Muller.
DR.. Ritter's paper is profusely illus
trated with pictures showing the dif
ferent experiments he made with thu
blowfiy.
Another paper will be added soon tc
the Smithsonian miscellaneous collec
tions, q photography Of the Scientific
writings Of r. E. o. stearns." by Mist
Mary R. Stearns, Accompanying II
is a Biographical sketch Of Dr. WA
liam n. Dali.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
OPEN AIR SCHOOLS INCREASE
Slxty-FiVe Places Instituted for Chill
dren Afflicted With Tubereulo'
sis Since January, 1907.

New York.-Since January 1, 1907
Go open air schools for children af
fiicted with or predisposed to tubercu
losis have been established in 2S cit
les, according to an announcement
made in a bulletin issued recently by
the National Association for the Study
and Prevention of tuberculosis.
The first open air school in the
United States was established in Jan
uary l, 1907, by the board Of education
of Providence R. l., at the instance of
DR.. Ellen A. Stone. The next school
was established in May of the same
year at Pittsburg, a third one at Bos-
ton in July, 1908, and the fourth at
Bellevue hospital in New York in De-
cember, 1908. During the year 1909
ten schools in five different cities were
opened; in 1910, 16 schools in II cit.
les were opened; and eight schools in
five cities have been opened to April
1. 1911. while definite provision has
been made for 27 more schools in six
cities. Many cities are considering
the question and will act during the
coming year.
New York city now has in operation
12 open air schools and classes, and
definite provision has been made for
IA similar classes to be opened by
next fall. Boston has five open air
in its schools, and Chicago also
has several.
According to reports received by the
National Association, the result Of the
open air class work has been to re-
store most of the children to normal
health and efficiency. One Of these
open air schools or classes should be
for each $4,000 popula.
ton, especially in cities.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
Many cIaars to Smoke.

New York.--Members of the faculty
Of Columbia university are unable to
determine what disposition shall be
made of 10000 monogramed cigars,
said to be worth from $4,000 to $780,
600, left by the will of the late George
Crocker. together with a sum exceed.
ing $1,OOO,OOO, If the lawyers find
they do not come under the classifi.
cation, "household goods and furnish.
ings," they cannot be sold.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

that the pupil got so this week, rs last
week and So the week before, this
teacher plotted the percentages on pa
per and enabled the pupils to see
much more clearly just what they were
doing. Such was the desire for con-
tinued improvement. and the opposite
was so clearly shown that the efforts
put forward by the pupils were found
to be very much increased. By mark
ing the curve of the best boy pupil
alongside of that of any particular pu-
pill, as we'll as that of the average of
the class, the standing of any indi-
vidual can be clearly shown, and the
power of emulation utilized. Besides
pitting the pupil against himself it is
possible to pit him against the rest of
his class.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
Now be poesn,t Believe It.

A Cleveland man was reading some
Jokes about how the English weren't
so slow as they are supposed to be
to get a joke. He believed it, TOO. So
he tried his theory on a British guest
Of his.
Did you ever hear Mark Twain's
joke about how the report of his
death had been greatly exaggerated" ?"
he asked.
NO" answered the Englishman,
eagerly, "but I'll wager it was good.
What was it"-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
WIRELESS APPARATUS IS NEW
BeIoit Professor InVents Designs of
Great Power After Four Years
Of Hard Labor.

Beloit, Wis.-After four years of
continuous labor Prof. G. A. Culver,
head of the physics department of Be
lott college, has successfully designed
new wireless apparatus which is an
improvement over anything that has
yet been discovered. His new devices
have been purchased by Chicago
firm.
One Of the new designs is an i'm.
proved form Of apparatus for dem
onstrating a theory of electrical waves
as applied to radio-telegraphy-tele-
phony. 1t is highly sensitive mech
anism. which may be used for demon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

strative purposes and for work over
long distances. 1t embodies the latest
practices in the field and includes an
original condenser, the latter being
used in tuning" and wireless work.
The new condenser is several times
as efficient for given size as the type
commonly used in such apparatus.
The new apparatus was recently
tested in the laboratories Of Beloit
college and messages were sent
through SO inches of solid brick walls
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
A Classic Note.

"Archimedes," read the pupil,
'1eaped from his bath, shouting, 'Eure-
ka! Eureka!'"
"One moment, James," the teacher
says. What is the meaning Of 'Eu-
rekan"
Eureka means I have found it. Z"
VERY well. What had Archimedes
found?"
James hesitates a moment, then
ventures hopefully:
The soap, mum. christian Intel
ligeneer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

The Austrian Minister of War as
serts that universal peace is unat-
tainable." So many people were as
serting half a dozen years ago that
flying by machinery was unattaln-
able, and less than a century ago pun
dts scientifically demonstrated the
tmpossibility Of vessels crossing the
Atlantic by steam power. The his.
tory Of the world shows that social
progress is no more impossible than
mechanical progress; although Aus
krian statesmen may not believe It
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

Enormous Consumption of Stamps.
London.-It was stated by Mr. Hob
house in the house of commons that
the average weekly consumption of
penny and half-penny postage stamps
was 400 reams.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

What is known as the city Of Lon.
don proper has an area Of a little
more than a square mile, while the
county has III square miles.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19

Say, 'Ras, Eddie Jones SEE he's got
real bloodhound and We want to
hire you to run ahead Of him for
about eight miles to see If he's any
good"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-05-19
MRS. EDISON IS SKEETER FOE

ratus and the Women's Improvement
league will also aid those who are de-
sirous of helping rid the community of
the pest
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29
CONFER ON RATE APPEALS
Attorneys General Of Four states and
Others Discuss Points In Min
nesota Cases.

st. Paul. Mimi. Sept. 5s.-The at.
torneys general Of Iowa. Nebraska.
South Dakota and Kansas met with
former Attorney General e. T. Young
of Minnesota and Thomas ID. O'Bren.
former Justice Of the supreme court.
here and discussed certain points In
the briefs which are being prepared
by these states preparatory to the ap-
peal to be taken on the Minnesota rail-
road rate cases.
While the conference was held BY
the attorneys general Of the states
mentioned with the special attorneys
in the Minnesota rate case. their &C.
ton will not be Joined with the Min
nesota appeal. according to q. +.
Young. The attorneys are on their
way to Des Moines. whore they will
head conference on the briefs which
they are to prepare.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29
NORTH ORLEANS.

The Little Girls Sewing Circle met
with Ruth and Ethel Hatlestad Satur-
day afternoon.
John Clink and sons Clarence and
Willie were DEBORAH visitors Tuesday.
Dan. Davidson is moving onto the
Arthur Curtis place this week.
Clifford Eddy had the misfortune to
have his barn struck by lightning, kill
ing one COW. No other damages.
Henry Belts and family were guests
at the Otis Weber home Tuesday.
We are sorry to say Matte Burton
is not much better.
Gene Olson is helping on the bridge
at Kendallville this week.
Walter Daskam and Mabelie Pollitt
were visitors at Burr Oak Sunday.
Bina Brown is very sick this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Pollitt and daugh-
ter Vera, Mrs. Harry Pollitt and chill
dren and Mrs. Clarke McIntire and
daue liter Marguerite were visitors at
the Pollitt home Sunday
Ella Anderson is spending few days
with her cousins Emma .lpd Josephine
johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will morgan are the
proud parents of little girl born to
them Friday.
Pat Mullaney is on the sick list this
week.
John Greenhalgh came out to John
Clink's Monday night and accompanied
them to DEBORAH Tuesday. ~ g
Linus Curtis went to Waterloo Thurs
day to attend the Upper Iowa Con-
ference.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29
WALSH MAY Be FREE SOON
Federal Board Of Parole win Send 10
Recommendation to WASH
ln0ton.

Leavenworth. Kan. Sept. 26.-John
X. Walsh. the former Chicago banker
who IL seeking . parole from the fed
eral prison here. will not know tho re-
suit for . number Of days. The fed
eral board Of parole, which will consid-
or his case. met here. Applications
for paroles are taken up in their reg
ular order, and Walsh's 10 nth on
the list The report Of the board will
be mailed from here to Washington
and announcement Of the decision win
be made from the attorney generals
ONCE.
September Is Walsh had served ono
third of his five year sentence and was
eligible to parole nuder the act Of con-
gress approved June Is. 1910.
Besides Walsh dozen other bank
ers are to ask parole at this session Of
the board. They are: Harry Ulmer.
Chicago: Fred Lubbe, o. F. Cochran,
E. N. Detzner. M. p. Emerich and F. H.
Nicholai. all Of Indianapolis; H. T.
Wells. Kenosha, Wis: ]. r. Schultz.
Racine. Wis; w. H. Tiers. Pittsburgh.
Pa: G. H. Osborne and d. G. Abbott
Columbia. O.. and ]. H. Phillips. Terre
Haute. Ind.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29
CHESTER.

Misses Conklin and Wilhelm of Ches-
ter were Leroy traders Saturday.
Mrs. Walters and son went to Rice
vile Tuesday for home visit.
Mr.. Ulm went to Marshalltown Mon
day for visit.
Miss Pearl Worthwein returned from
her Chicago visit last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris of Lime Syringe
were visitors at Chester Monday.
Mrs. DR.. Plummer and daughter Of
Cresco were visiting Chester friends
Tuesday.
Mrs. Courtney of Leroy was visit
ing Chester frieuds Tuesday.
Mrs. E. M. Jones of Cresco visited
her parents at Chester Friday.
Sarah Frost spent Monday night
with Mildred Conklin.
George Cray of Lime Springs was
viewing the streets of Chester Mon
day.
". C. Davis called on T. Conklin
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Bly, and daughter
visited their aunt Mrs. Lucas Sunday
Vim. Frost was an over Sunday
visitor with his son Will and family.
Bill Brodbent was passenger to Le-
Roy Monday.
C. Worthwein is filling his silo this
week.
Mrs. A. ID. Buck of York was a
Chester trader Tuesday.
Mrs. Jud Baldwin was over to John
Hoopman's purchasing apples Tuesday.
Howard Shepard of Leroy was a
Chester caller Sunday.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29
TO PREVENT LOSS OF LIFE
New Workers Incorporate the United
States Humane society-WilI Teach
First Aid to Injured.

New York, Sept. 27.-Charles IF.
Murphy, Jr.. nephew of Tammany
Leader Charles F. Murphy, is one of
the incorporators here Of the United
States Humane society. The object Of
the society Is stated to be "the pre-
veDtion of loss Of life and the prolon-
CATION Of duration of life by inspiring
and encouraging the public to rescue
all persons in danger, whether on
land or sea-" This is to be done by
'instrncting the public in the best
methods of rescue and In first aid to
the injured, and the society will sup
ply the necessary appliances for this
kind Of work.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-09-29
ALBION.

Silo filling is thing of the past and
our farmers are now directing their
attention to threshing.
The John Livingston household en-
tertained relatives from Cresco Sum
day.
Mrs. w. C. Nichols is spending few
days at the w. A. Stock man home.
Lew Smith Of Davis Corners spent
Sunday at the home of his aunt, Mrs.
c. A. Wells.
Little Matte Stockman has been
numbered among the sick the past few
days.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Brink of Granger
spent Saturday at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Otto Stevens.
Oney Eateman has the basement of
his new barn completed.
Lewis Milbreth is transacting bust
ness in Minnesota these days.
Miss Hazel Stevens entertained her
little friend Master Percy Yates of
Cresco last Saturday.
Guy Richards of Grand Island, Neb.,
is the guest of his aunt. Mrs. ElnOra
Richards.
Rumor says Glenn Holcomb will &c.
cupy the farm known as the CIemmer
farm near Cresco the coming season,
and Justus Ludden will move to farm
near Harmony-one which he occupied
several years ago.
The county road men are grading and
repairing the road on the Moon hill
near Granger.
A very severe electric storm. accom-
panied by some hail visited our locality
Tuesday night.