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ALKAL|S FOR SOF7ENING
WATER FOR LAUNDRY Use

Washing soda Is the best alkali to
soften water for general household
use, for while effective in its action 1t
Is not so corrosive IS to render Its
handling difficult or It's use unduly
harmful, nor Is 1t expensive. II
should never be used in It's dry form,
however, for II Is In alkali sufficiently
strong to eat holes in a fabric II It Is
used in full strength, and wherever
particle of the dry substance falls a
strong solution is formed. Careless
ness causes many of the complaints
against present.day laundry methods.
Lye Is an alkali of far greater
strength than washing soda one
pound of lye being equal to about ~
pounds of washing soda, it should be
used with just so much the greater
caution. It should never be used save
in solution, and as the solution de-
teriorates very rapidly on exposure to
air, II any quantity is made-ft should
be kept in bottles or Jars tightly
stoppered with rubber shoppers. The
compound formed by exposing lye to
the action of air and water Is wash
ing soda, so there Is no advantage in
using It after all. Lye Is much more
difficult to handle, and It's action is so
much more corrosive than is that of
other alkalis that It Is not advisable
to use 1t in the home laundry.
One OF the mildest alkalis to use In
the laundry Is borax. This alkali is
more expensive than either lye or
washing soda and Is not SO vigorous in
its action; but In some instances 1t
Is greatly to be preferred to. either lye
or washing soda. Washing soda and
lye. unless they are thoroughly rinsed
from Gl0thipg have . tepdspcy 70 Hs,l cs,is'e ''
yellowing, particularly when starch is
used afterward. Borax, on the other
hand. has a tendency to whiten fabrics
and is added directly to starch, in or
der to give It good color and to in
crease It's clearness. When colOred
fabrics or wools are to be washed In
hard water, borax Is one Of the best al
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ALL.STARS
Defeated The Moose Team
By Score Of 8 To 4

The fast Moose team Of this city
met defeat at the hands Ot the Cot
umbus All.Stars In IA game at River
side park Sunday afternoon. The
score was 8 to 4, Bowden weakened
In the seventh inning and the visitors
took the lead by a good margin. The
contest was a good one To look at. u
being interesting from start TO finish,
and was Witnessed by over one thOus-
and fans.
In the first round the Moose scored
three. In the third the COlunibus
team counted one and from this time
until the sixth the defense On both
sides was air tight. The score was
tied In the sixth and In the seventh
the AllStars boosted their total to
seven on -four singles and two bad
throws TO first In the eighth the
visitors counted one more and In the
ninth the Moose secured their fourth
and last tally. Popcioy starred ut
third base.
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GEOGRAPHY.

I. Name at least six rivers Of Ohio.
Into what river or lake does each flow !?
2. Locate your home by range. town
ship and section.
). Name all the tributaries of the Ohio
river, excepting the rivers asked for in
the first question.
4. What are the two leading indus
tries OF each OF the following states
Colorado. California. Alabama, Massa-
chusctls. and Tcxas'
5. Name the Great Lakes in order OF
their size, largest lirst. What is the
approximate area of Lake Erie,
o, Locate the Niagara Falls. How
many feet does the water fall at the
Niagara Falls,
7. What is the approximate distance
from Pittsburgh to Columbus, From
Philadelphia To New York, From
Washington 20 Baltimore'
3 Wha. bodies Of water touch the
British Isles; Name the FIVE largest
cities OF the British Isles.
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ARiTHM ETC.

!. a has a circular garden and Il
square one; the distance around each is
6A rods; which contains the most land,
and how much
:. 4 dealer sold two horses for $3.50,
receiving 2-J as much for the first as
for the second. On the tirst he lost
20 per cent and on the second he gained
2S per cent; find his gain per cent on
the transaction.
B. The longitude Of Chicago is 81
81 10 W., and Calcutta is 88' 2y 80"
l.. When il is noon Monday at Chi
caRo what is the time at Calcutta,
a. IL daily newspaper OF two sheets
prints every day 1000 copies. how many
reams OF paper will be used, making no
allowance for wastei
5. A plot OF ground was in the form
OF a square 10 rods on each side. A
strip OF uniform width was plowed on
each side, Ii 10 OF the ground was
plowed. how wide was the plowed strip?
b. The amount OF a certain principal
tor o years at a certain rat. per cent is
3,775, and for i8 years. $o,J2s; lind the
principal and rate.
7, How many cubic feet OF ice does il
take TO make ton, il one cubic foot
weighs 30 lb. II oz.9
3. Two vessels sail from the sam.
port one sails north 9 miles an hour,
he other sails west II miles an hour I.
how lar are they apart IN two days,
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BEER MAKES HENS LAY

(St. Louis Cor. New York World)
Fred Seeger, of Jennings, has hen
that lays two eggs daily. He accounts
for this because he gives the hen beer
to drink.
Seeger's friend, Otto Graf. has
dog that Is known In the town as
"The Alarm Clock Of jennings" Each
morning at o'clock the dog arouses
the neighborhood by barking. He did
MT bark on Sunday and this is why:
Seeger suggested that THE Alarm
Clock would work better II given
beer to drink. Graf was willing to
try 1t. He did. The Alarm Clock"
drank the beer on Saturday night. AS
"A result the neighborhood oversight
Sunday morning and many were late
for church.
"The Alarm Clock" took the pledge
on Sunday night. Seeger's hen Is still
drinking.
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oRAMM MAR.

I. What parts OF speech admit of in
Election? illustrate.
2. Use the following words in sem
tenccs Mine, thine, his, hers, their,
and theirs.
g. Parse each word of the second
question that you have illustrated By
sentences.
a. Distinguish by definition between
finite and infinite verbs. Classify each.
5. Write the synopsis Of the verb
teach in the first person singular Mum.
Der, active and passive
q. "Iphcn. in the course Of human
events, il becomes necessary for one
people to dissolve the political bands
which have connected them with an
other, and to ASSUME among the powers
of the earth. the separate and equal sta
ton to which the laws of nature and
natures God cntitle them, decent re-
spect 10 the opinions of mankind re-
quircs that they should declare the
causes uhieh impel them to the scpar-
alton Parse the italicized words.
2. Classify all the phrases of the quo.
tation of question six.
8. Give the syntak of each verb. found
in the quotation oftquestion six.
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kalis to use for softening the water;
therefore It should be on the laundry
shelf for that purpose II for no other,
says the Cornell Reading Courses.
Ammonia Is another good alkali for
softening water when It is not advisa.
bic to use stronger alkalis. Ammonia
is very volatile substance, conse.
quently 1t should be used only when
the laundry process is TO be conducted
quickly. 1t Is better and cheaper to
purchase the full.strength ammonia
and then dilute II, than to buy the ar
ticle known as household ammonia,
which is of unknown strength. 4
If water Is temporarily hard, 1t may
be softened by being boiled. then al
lowed to stand until the lime settles.
The top water is afterward drawn off.
The method of boiling water to soften
IL is without doubt the best If it softens
the water sufficiently. as no harmful
chemicals are left in the water to in
jure fabrics.
Either temporarily or permanently
hard water may be softened by adding
lime or washing soda to the water,
then allowing II to stand in open
kegs for several days before its use.
The water should then be drawn from
the top. II the water is boiled after
the addition of the softening agent,
the time for standing may be consid-
erably lessened. Neither OF the two
processes just described is much in
use in the household, as the time con-
sumed by them is often considered un-
warranted. The more common meth.
cd is to add washing soda, lye, borax
or ammonia at the time OF washing.
The addition Of one OF those sub
stances at that time prevents the &C.
ton Of the. lime on. the soep. A goc6
suds may thus quickly be procured, but
1t does not rid the water Of the lime.
soap curd which forms and which, in
/, part at least, becomes entangled in
the pores Of the cloth. The entangled
curd has q weakening action on the
fabric and gives It close, filled-in ap-
pearance.
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rHEoaY xkp PRACTICE.

Based o. EcIspss'' "The Teache'
I. When, under whose direction, and
for what purposes is the enumeration OF
the school youth,,takcn? g lttc
!, 2. How does hablual. hardness injurs
the intcrtN'of a thf1d in scltool work.
). What methods do you suggest az
most successful in breaking up tardi.
nessI
4. Why is il necessary to follow some
definite method in teaching reading ?
What method Of teaching reading dc
you favor?
S. To what extent do you favor self
government in the elementary schools,
Should the teacher spend the intermis.
sons in the company of the children?
6. What does Colgrovc say concern.
ing the necessity of having normal
trained teachers
7. Define Pedagogy. (Writc def.
inite definition oi your understanding
OF the tcrm)
8. In your judgment, what should be
the most important qualifications of a
rural school teacher?
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TRIED RECIPES
Southern Grist Bread

Mash until smooth one cupful Of
cold, well-cooked hominy. Into this
stir one well-beaten egg, one table,
spoonful of lard, little salt, and one
cupful of milk, and add lastly one pint
of raw hominy. Spread this In bak-
ing pan well creased, and bake half an
hour. Cut into squares and serve hot
with butter for breakfast or lunch.
Grapefruit Pie
One cupiul OF sugar, ,-inixed with two
round tablespoonfuls of cornstarch,
one teaspoonful butter, two yolks OF
eggs, rind and juice of one half lemon
and one half orange, juice of one half
small grapefruit, one cup OF hot wat
or. Cook In double boiler. stirring
constantly until thick. Cook 10 min
utes longer In order to cook cornstarch
thoroughly. Put into a baked crust,
make meringue OF the two whites
and two cups OF sugar. put on pie and
brown In q very slow oven.
Apple Sauce Cake
One cupful of sugar, one half cup
ful OF butter. one cuplul of thick. un-
sweetened apple sauce, one cnpful OF
raisins. one and one half cupfuls OF
flour. one teaspoonful Of cinnamon, one
half teaspoonful of cloves, one quarter
teasp0onful OF nutmeg, one teaspoon
ful of soda. Mix as an ordinary cake
and bake slowly about 45 minutes.
Haiibut Salad
One quart OF halibut, faxed and
freed from bones and skin, and placed
on bed OF lettuce. Pound the yolk OF
one hard.boiled egg and thres sardines
(bones and skin removed) 20 a smooth
paste. Mix this paste with the boiled
or mayonnaise dressing. and pour II
over the fish. Garnish with slices Of
lemon.
Sponge Bananas
Cover the bottom of fiat baking
dish with small sponge cakes or lady
fingers. Upon these place a layer of
whole bananas and sprinkle with sugar
to taste and the juice of one whole
orange or lemon. Sprinkle with
chopped nuts or cocoanut Bake in a
medium oven about Is minutes. Serve
with custard sauce or thick cream, II
should be remembered that the ban
anas are more tart when cooked than
when raw.--Good housekeeping.
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5000 Harvest Hands Needed In Mon
tana and Dakotas Along the Chi
eago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul
and Chicago, Milwaukee 4
Puget Sound Railways
$3.50 to $3.50
Per Day With
Board

Owing to the enormous crops OF
small grains raised this year In Min
nesota, the Dakotas and Montana,
farmers are finding 1t impossible to
secure harvest hands. State Officials
Bankers. Commercial Clubs, Mer.
chants and formers from that terri
tory are sending urgent calls for har-
vest hands. From $3.50 to $3.50 per
day with board are the wages offered.
The harvest has now begun. Requests
for men have been received from the
following towns. Aberdeen, s. d..
needs 400 hands. Abercrombie. N. d.,
$50; Andover. s. d., 100; Ellensdale,
N. D.. 200: Edgerley. N. d.. 200;
Wheaton, MINI, 200; Langford, s. d..
200; Ortonville, Minn.. 300; Pierpont.
s. D.. 200: strasburg. N. d., $50; Sis.
seton. s. d.. 200; Wegdahl, Minn.,
200: Lewistovn, Mont, 100; Roundup.
Mont, so; Harlowton, Mont, so.
For rates, train service. ETC., apply
TO your local railroad agent or to e.
q. Hayden, Travelling Passenger Agt..
907 Euclid Ave-. Cleveland, Ohio.
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HIGH scrooL AGRICULTURE.

|. (a) Define Pomolosy. (b) Oleri-
culture.
2. (a) How should an acid soil be
treated? (b) How can we tell when a
soil contains acid, (c) What is the cost
per acre OF using the treatment you
suggest,
;, (a) Name three topics that are
suggested for special, study during the
autumn by pupils OF the Third Divis-
ION" (b) What grades take Second
Division work. u
T. (a) What steps are necessary to
take in changing low swampy land into
good farm land? CD A worn-out farm
into one tina, will produce normal
yieldi
s. Define the following terms used in
Agriculture: nitriisation, insecticides,
fire blight, hocculalion, southdown and
continental feeds,
q, (a) Wha, is meant by intensive
farmingi tb) Dry farming?
T. (aD Name five high school books
on Agriculture that are suitable for
supplementary work. (b) -Four farm
papers.
8. (a) What is meant by crop rota-
ton, (b) Why is this necessary (c)
What system is most common in your
tountyI (d) Give the advantages OF
this system.
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ROAD NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that a petition
will be presented to the Commissioners OF
Knox county, Ohio, at their next session
Sept. =, 1912. praying for the alteration OF
q. public road. leading from Millwood to
Howard Ohio. beginning at point on
such road where the lane or roadway
leading to the residence Of VIM. Engle,
ming north from the branch of the c., A.
& c. Ry., through the land of said VIM.
Engle. about (20) twenty roGs, till II again
intersects such road, leading from Mill.
wood to Howard. Ohio. thence fol-
lowing the aforesaid mentioned road
where the roadway crosses the line OF the
premises Of the Joseph Engle estate;
whence from such point TO run IN a west
erly direction through the lands of the
Joseph Engle estate, ana of Lawrence
Blanchard and Chas. II. Miller. In all n
distance of about (55) fifty-five rods more
or less. to point where sucn line will
ard, Ohio. which point shall still bs
north Of the branch of the c., A. q G.
railroad.
This petition also prays for the vacat-
ing of such portion of tine road above re-
fered to which leads 20 and from the
Branch OF the c., A. q c. Ry from the
points praying for the alterations re-
Ing of all that. portion or such road lay
ing south of the railway branch referred
to.
August 1st 1912.
A. ID. RIGHTMIRE.
JAMES F. SMITH.
JOHN l.. HAMMOND,
Principal Petitioners.
s-6,i3.o0.27S
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UNCLAIMED MAIL

To avoid delay In delivery have
your mail addressed to street and
number. p. o. box or general delivery.
The following letters remain nm.
claimed In the Mt. Vernon postofYice:
Advertised mail, August 5th, 1912:
Brown, w. H.
Crumley. Geo. w.
Cwiles, Miss Ella
Cocks, e. G.
Cockron, Mrs. M.
Durtsche. Miss lana
Fry, Miss Selia
Galloway. Mr.. q Mrs. j. s.
Ginter, Miss Bessie
Howard, w. J.
Mayer. Mrs. r.
Mccarthy, Margaret,
lowering. Mrs. Frank O.
Richart, @. M.
Robinson, Lawson
Severns, Tom
Shaffer, VIM.
Smith, w. b. ~
Tare, Mrs. I. w.
Vernon, Mary M.
Williams, w. B.
Foreign
Gainot, Mrs. Emma
SHERIDAN G. DOWDS.
Postmaster.
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ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE.

|. (a Name five varieties Of trees
that are suitable for planting on school
grounds (b) Five varieties OF shrub
berry. (c) Explain your reason in each
case for selecting the varieties you
name.
2 (a) What are cover crops9 (b)
Smotherins crops aud soiling crops
(c) Give examples OF each
j. ca Name three topics that are sug-
gested for special study during the Au-
tumn by pupils OF the Third Division"
ID What grades take Second Division
work.
4, Define the following terms used in
The study OF Agriculture; lac,ometer,
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wRiriNo.

Copy the following quotation as a
specimen of your hes penmanship,
"What though on homely fare VIC dine,
Wear hoddcn-grey an a that;
Gle fools their silss, and knaves their
wine,
A mans a man for a that,
For a that, an a that,
Their tinscl show, an a that;
The honest man, tho e'er sac poor.
Is king oi men ior q that. - B0rr
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KNIGHTS or pvrr,As MEET

Denver, Colo, Aus. 9. Many PROM
inent members of the Knights Of
Pythias. from every state Of the un.
ION and nearly all OF the Canadian
provinces. are arriving IN Beaver for
the meeting here this week OF the
twen;y.seventh biennial session Of
the Supreme Lodge. Contrary 10 the
'cusiom In the past the encampment
'of the Uniform Rank is rot TO be he'd
this year In conjunction with the 8
preme Lodge convention. There
he y meeting, however, Of the 9
organization. the pythiGn Sisters
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ORTHOGRAPHY.

I. Name and illustrate in words. with
the proper diacrtical marks, six sounds
Of "a"
2. Parse orthographically the word
newspaper"
3. Name the mutcs, the aspirates, and
the vocals,
4. What sounds have the following
letters; &C." g." IS" and "n"?
S. Define diphthong, tryphthong, di-
graph trigraph and monosyllable. Spell
lachrymal tension, irascible. nautilus,
facsimile. trochc, chaotic. mcrino, syn
onymous. alluvial, chagrin. cinChona,
llanos, gcysers. pcrsimmon. obeyancc,
trapezc, plagiarize. hybrid, tannin.
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FOR THOSE WHO
Wish TO TEACH
Questions For Applicants For
County Certificates.
EXAMINATION HELD AUGUST 3.

Prepared by the state school Com.
missioner to Test the Mental DUAL.
ifeatlons Of Those Who Seek POSI-
tIons a. Teachers In the Public
Schools.
Following is the list Of questions
% prepared under direction Of the
state commissioner Of public schools.
and submitted at the county exam.
ination for teachers Aug. 3, for ele-
msntary school certificates:
PHYSIOLOGY.
I. What 10 the weight of the brain Of
the average human adult? Into what
divisions do we separate the brain for
study1
2. What is the function Of each div
ision of the brainl
3. Explain the difference in the con-
struction of the walls of the veins and
arteries.
T. Name the FIVE great senses. Which
sense in your opinion 10 the most i'm
portant?
5. Locate the pharynx and name its
seven openings.
6. What three important laws have
been passed during the last few years
restricting the sale of intoxicating
liquors?
7. Explain in detail, the systematic
circulation Of the blood
8. What defect OF the eyes causes
ar-sightedness? Explain the con-
struction of the rctina
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Observation-Disclosures II. Hunter.
Probate Judge-Seba M. Crouch.
Clerk Of Courts Charles W. Hayes.
Prosecuting Attorney 49, David u.
'Rawlins,
Sheriff--John M. WOolisOn.
Auditor--Walter NJ. Riley.
Treasurer-Lloyd NJ. Bell.
commissioners Legrand Bitt0n,
r. NJ. Dill, j. G. Earleywlne.
SurveyOr-Arthur G. Wolfe.
Observation-Disclosures G. Rush.
C0roner-V. l.. Fisher.
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Further comment on the hgures and
the percentages which they make
seems unnecessary
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For Woodrow Wilson OF
New Jersey.
For Vice President-Thomas X.
Marshall Of Indiana.
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Common Pleas Judges ~
Carr Of Knox and Thos, b. Fulton Of
Licking. ra.
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Circuit Judges--L X. Powell Of Nor
row (long term), f., M. Marriott Of
Delaware tshort term.)
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Governor-James M. Cox Of Mont
,gomery.
Lieutenant Governor Hugh l..
Nichols Of Clermont.
Congressman.at-Iarge-Robert M.
.Crosser Of Cuyahoga.
Attorney. .General--Timothy 8. H0'
gan Of Jackson.
Auditor Of State-A. v. Donahey
of Tuscarawas.
Treasurer Of State-John p. Bren
nan of Champaign.
Secretary Of State--Charles II
Graves of Ottawa.
State Commissioner OF Schools
Frank w. Miller of Montgomery.
Supreme Court Clerk-Frank Me
Kean of Cuyahoga.
Dairy and Food Commissioner
Sylvanus Il. Strobe OF Crawford.
Members OF the State Board Pub
lie william Samse Of Henry
and Tobias Schott OF Stark.
Judges OF Supreme Court 0onl
term)-Oscar Newman of Sciot0 and
William f. Scofeld OF Marion.
Judge Of the Supreme Court (shor'
term)-J. Foster wilkins Of Tuscara
was.
Congressman-Wm G.. Sharp Oi
aLorain.
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State senator-John Cunningham Of
Knox.
Arizona republican., 1912-02-02
The Appeal of Socialism.

Now and then the editor Of The Re
publican gets d letter from some
well meaning citizen who, gorged with
the Nominations of the highly intel
IectuaI Fred Warren. Jack London,
Upton Sinclair. and others of that
rather peculiar school and. imagin-
ing himself possessed of about all
the economic knowledge eXtant, i'm
plores the editor To read up" on
socialism and quit defending property
rights
To ease the mental stress of these
intense gentlemen the editor Of The
Republican will say he has been
reading up" on socialism for a good
many years. He has read both the
historical and the economic sides of
the question. and he finds nothing in
either to recommend the system. The
history of socialism shows it To be
destructive of the best part Of man
hood. II has blighted progress where
ever it has been tried. 1t is the
enemy of liberty and the foe of free
government. In its practical appli-
cation il would mean eventually the
destruction of all government.
The strength of socialism lies in
this: Many of its allegations of facts
are true. II is a terrible indictment
which socialism has brought and
many counts in that indictment are
founded upon fact. But here is the
trouble: The remedy proposed by
theoretical socialists. who think the
thoughts of ignorant and irrespons-
ibIc teachers, is a thousand times
worse than the evils they propose to.
destroy.
Because some man or men don't get
as much money for their labor as they
think they should have; because some
man or men work ten hours the
day when they think they should
work eight: because some man or.
men have to pay a higher price for