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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
FINAL REVIEW or CAMPAIGN
tCincinnati Enquirer)

Final summing up Of the political
situation in the United States shows
few radical changes from conditions
found to exist in the first general re-
view published by The Enquirer more
than q month ago. Strenuous cam
paigning by all three parties has
marked the closing weeks of the fight,
but there are no surface Indications to
show an overwhelming change of sen.
timent in behalf of any of the candi-
dates.
Unbiased reviews from every state
in the Union show that Woodrow Will
son should receive in the neighbor-
hood OF 400 votes In the Electoral Col.
lege, a larger number than any candi.
date ever has received in the history
OF the country. The previous high wa.
ter mark was in 1gO4, when Theodore
Roosevelt had 1886 IN 1908 Taft secur-
ed 32I. In the present fight President
Taft will receive II votes, according to
reports; former President Roosevelt is
pretty certain to carry Washington,
with It's seven votes, while states with
111 electoral votes are placed In the
doubtful column, conditions being such
In the various communities involved
that the switching of a few votes either
way will land them in the camp Of any
one Of the three candidates.
In all OF the Investigations made on
behalf Of The Enquirer one fact stands
(sse clearly. and that is the lines of the
Democratic party are practically In.
tact. On the face of the returns, and
on the percentage of changes In the
straw ballots taken, Wilson invariably
has won more votes from the com
bined opposition than he has lost.
This situation clearly shows that
most Of the dissatisfaction and unrest
apparent throughout the country has
been within the ranks OF the Republic
an party, and when Theodore Roose
Welt tossed his hat In the ring and
drow this element to his tsandard In q
compact, cohesive mass, the fate OF the
organization, which thrice had heaped
bonOrs upon him, was sealed.
The Democracy, which has stood b,
It's coIors for sixteen years of humilia
ton and defeat, has no desire to wor
ship at the shrine of new gods, while
the "OId Guard dies, but does not sur
render!"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
oRAMMAR.

I. Write sentences to illustrate each
Of the following conditions. An in
hnitive as q noun oU
(a) subject of . sentence;
(b) the attribute Of . finite verb:
(c) the object Of . verb;
(d) the object Of . proposition
2. Write the plurals Of the following
nouns: foot, Miss Atkins, handful.
son-in-law.' and OF"
;. What is an expletivef An idiomf
Illustrate each BY an example.
4. What 10 restrictive clausel A
non-restrictive clause. Write an illus
tration Of each clause.
5. Analyze the following sentence /:
"Hc is as good as he is great"
g. Give the different classes of pro-
nouns What is renexive pronoun9 ?
An adjective pronoun' An imper-
sonals
T. Show that q transifive verb may
become intransitive, and the reverse.
g. Write sentence in which the sub
ject is phrase modified by clause,
and state the Office Of the clause.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05


). What are the principal methods OF
teaching Reading hat are used in the
schools of Ohio at this timer
4. Explain your method Of teaching
the multiplication tables (Be clear in
your explanatory e
5. State briefly the privileges that
Boxwell- Patterson graduates have in
attending high school (This answer
s. Point out the facts you would
teach in the study Of Ohio Geography.
7. Choose some lecture to which you
have listened at Institutes or other
teachers meetings, and reproduce some
OF the most important statements that
appealed to you.
8. What IL Normal Training
SCHOOL, Do you think that teachers
should have definite methods Of teach-
ing the different branches of studyf
Answer in full. LH
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
ARiTHM Eric.

I. What will II cost to plaster the
walls and ceiling Of a room 80 II. 9 in
long. 81 Il. 6 in. wide and 10 f. 6 in
high, at II cents per 50. yd,, II ~ 50, yd
be allowed for doors and windowsf
2. A jewelcr sold 10 OF. pvt. Sgr,
of plated ware at the rate of $40 per
ID. How much did ne receiver
). II 4 men, working 3 hours day.
can reap . field of grain Of ~ acres in
8 days, In how many days can 9 men,
working 10 hours a day. reap field
containing IS acres.
T. 25T OF As money Is equal to 30cs
Of B's money, and 40% of BIS money
equals 32% Of Cs money. How much
money has each. II 3s% Of Cs. money
Is S2s2f
S. b collected 6O% of q debt. His
charges were 800. What was the
whole debt, II he charged iIl% for
8. ! owe sl9i.os, due in 1 yr s mo.
l8 days. l am allowed true discount At
8%. Find the sum that will pay the
7. A dividend at 2N% was Ri0
What is the market value of the stock
at = premium of 22T.
4. How many perch of stone are Con-
tanned in a wall @0 5" long 4 10" thick
r 8" highf
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
UNITED eTATEe HISTORY.
(IncludinG Civil G0vernment.)

I. Show that you understand who
the Pilgrims and Puritans we're, and
write brief description Of their settle
ment in Massachusetts.
z. Who was LaSallef What were
his aimsl What did he accomplish
J. What was the Conway Cabalf
What was the result Of the Cabali
4. What 10 . protective tariff What
Il . tariff for revenuei Why do the
Southern people favor free trader
S. What were the causes of the hnan-
ciai panic of 1892
g. II the electoral college should fail
to choose the President. how would the
President be chosenp
7. When and how often does Con-
gress meet? When does Congress
hold It's short session.
8. Why was so much paper currency
issued during the Civil WARP Upon
what did the value of the greenbacks
dcpend' What Is meant by resumption
of specie payment
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
ACCUSED or KILLING
FELLOW WoRkMEN

Hackensack. N. j.. Nov. 4-Philip
Roth. Of East Rutherford. was ar
raigned In court here today to stand
trial Tor murder. Roth IL accused OF
having caused the death Of Frank
Hall. also of East Rutherford, by
striking him on the head with a pitch
fork. The alleged attack took place
on June 23 last and Hall died about
ten days later from fractured skull.
Both men were employed by the In
terborough Coal Company and the as
ssult is said to have resulted from a
dispute over their work.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
A WORD
Of Warning Given By Chief
Of Police Clements
Before New Traffic Ordinance
Goes Into Effect o.
Wednesday
Mt. cernon, O.. Nov. 4

Mt. Cernon, O., Nov. 4.
Editor Of The Banner:
Through the columns of your paper
hope to reach a few Of the drivers
of every kind of vehicle that have an
occasion to use the streets or public
thorougbfares In the city for our
traffic ordinance goes into effect We'd
nesday, Nov. 8. Already quite a num-
Der Of the drivers have been trying to
ccnform to the provisions Of this or
dinance, especially with reference to
keeping on the right side Of the
street, and also to stopping or hitch
ing your rig or automobile.
1t is a very important thing. when
you stop or leave your rig to see that
Il is headed In the ssnie direction
that traffic is moving on that side
OF the street, also when in doubt
about any provisions Of this ordin.
arCe call upon any police officer, as
each enc of them has D copy OF the
@, dinance In his pocket and will he
glad to explain II to you.
In conclusion want to say that we
must have the cooperation of all driv.
,rs, OF we will be compelled to re-
sort to more serious measures, and
lnnt is just what we want to keep
away from, If possible. We want all
the drivers to follow these few rules
and in that way II will be help to
one aud all. The officers have been
supplied with cards giving a few q,
the most important rules to be OBJ.
served, so IL you should happen to
find one of these cards in your rig
CT automobile, let It. be a warning to
you to try and not do the same thing
again. I also want to thank, those
Who have tried to conform with cht
ordinance already, and will say in the
future that those who do not will Le
warned and If that docs not have tho
desired effect we will be compelled tt
vesOrt to other measures.
Respectfully yours,
II. 8. CLEMENTS,
Chief Of Police.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05

wilkins deputy Hreument against
Crouch has fallen aat. Az voters soc
there is nothing 10 a. Crouch's OK
perience. In the office and his famiiiari'
~ with the details Of q mako him
vastly better equipped 10 MI the Office
Of probate Judge than Wilkins. ~ ey'
erybody will conccde. The advance
ment Of Crouch 10 the Office III Just
such an advancement as amy business
establishment would give AN etiicicn,
and worthy employee when oppostsui
" affords.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
BELlV|LLE
Nay BE Without A Gas
Supply
Council Rejects Franchise Of
Logan Company

Bellville, O.. Nov. 4-The people of
Bellville may be compelled to return
to the old wood and coal stoves ut
any time AZ The natural gas supply
may be cut of at any time and II ap.
pears that that IL the only solution
to the problem at present.
At a meeting of the BellviIle coun-
Gil recently, the proposition of new
franchise for supplying natural gas
to the town was unanimously reject
ed The franchise was presented by
the Newark Gas and Fuel company
backed up by the Logan Natural Gas
and Fuel Supply company, of which
It is really subsidiary. The fran
chise provided that gus would be- fur
nished consumers for domestic pur-
poses for Ave years ut ~ censs per
thousand with u rebate of two cents
for payment within ten days, and 30
cents per thousand with rebate Of
two cents for the next i've years.
which covered period Of ten years
for the franchise. Action ON the
franchise had been delayed For sever
al months, and the company's present
franchise has expired.
II appears that the company will
not furnish gas any cheaper to the
Bellville people than It does else
where In the state and It will be up
to the Bellville council to accept the
proposition or have Its supply of gas
cut of at any time. The Logan COM
pany threatens to cut on the supply
unless something is done to give them
a franchise.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05

Quincy, Mass. Nov. flour thous-
an employees Of the Fore River Ship
building Company are benefited by
the eight-hour schedule which was
put into effect today. The new sched-
ule carries nine hours pay for eight
hours work. The order was brought
about by the recent act of Congress
compelling Government work to be
done in eight,hour shipyards. The
Fore River company has under con
struction the battleship Nevada and
two submarines.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE.

]. (a) How 10 soil formedH (b)
What causes soil to baker (c) What
is meant by tillage3 (d) Describe an
experiment upon plant that would
show the effect Of proper drainage.
2. (a) Why does girdling tree
cause its deathl CO. Draw . diagram
showing the movement Of the sap cur
rent.
3. (a) Distinguish between economic
and uneconomic methods of getting .
living. (b) Give examples Of each.
4. Carver says, "The work Of the
farmer. more than that of any other
class, calls for versatility and resource
fulness:" Explain this statement.
5. (a) Give some advantages claimed
for fall pruning, (b) spring pruning.
6. (a) What crops are used for
silage. (b) Explain the modern method
of filling the silo.
7. What work are you planning to
give the seventh and eighth grades dur
ing the winter term9
8. (a) What papers do you read that
contain articles on Agricultural CO.
What books have you read on the sub
jecti (c) Who is the author of each
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
PROBABLE LINEUP or STATES

As a result Of the straw vote taken
by the big newspapers Of the country,
and which reflects the sentiment Of the
voters OF the country, the following is
the table published in the Sunday edi
tions AZ showing the probable result
Of the election in the several states
bused ON the vote taken:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
PHYSIOLOGY.

I. What Is the cause of tuberculosis
or consumption Is it possible to cure
this disease1 Howf
2. How do bacteria enter the bodyf
What is inoculationf
). Describe in some detail the mech
anism of vision. How is the image
formed on the retinaf
4. What is the sympathetic nervous
systcmf State briefly how the sympa-
thetic nervous system acts.
S. What are the causes of head
achesi What causes people to faintf
What 10 the best treatment for hys-
tericsi
6. Describe ligaments and explain
their uses. What are suturesl
7. Name and describe the chambers
or cavities of the heart. What are
capillaricsl
g. What is meant by the coagulation
of the blood' Describe the serum OF
the blood
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05

Everybody should he interested in
the propositions Tor children's home
and new Jail They will be on n bal
lot by themselves. in voting for them
don't forget also 20 vote for the prop
ositlon authorizing the tax loyy II is
no use to vote for the ohildren's home
and the Jail unless you also vote for
the tax levy.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
READING.

The examination in reading is oral.
The examiner will conduct the examin.
alton, following any plan desired. Ap.
plicants for four-year elementary pro-
visional certificates shall have their
grades In reading sent ny the examiner
to the State Commissioner Of Common
Schools.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

Based in part on Graves "Creat Educa.
Gators OF Three Centuries"
J. Write briefly Of the life and work
Of comenius.
z. Who was the founder of the Kin
Uerparten SCHOOL, What is your opin-
ion OF the value Of kindergarten work1
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
SETTLEMENTS
For Hearing In Probate
Court Of Knox County,
Ohio, viz:

NOTICE or HEARING ACCOUNT
Following account has been filed
for settlement and will be heard on
Tuesday. November s, 1912, at 9 a. m:
First and final account of Wilson
Bradrick, administrator W. w. A. Of
Ruth Ann Smith.
PATRICK A. BERRY,
Probate Judge
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05

Up 10 the hour Of going to press the
candidates on the Opposition" ooun-
ty ticket had not declared whether
they are Republicans or Hull Moosers
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05

Tho Republican national committee
IN TO meet on Nov IL to select candi-
date for yico president. That win be
soon enough.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
LITERATURE z.

I. Whom % you regard a. the most
distinguished of the Ohio authorsf
Name several others. Quote from one
Of these.
Z Complete the following quotations
end give author:
(a) Truth forever on the scaffold"
(b) "And neither the angels in
heaven above"
(c) Heaven Is not reached At .
single bound"
(d) ale who from zone to zone
glides through the boundless air their
certain fight"
(e) Build thee more stately man
sions, o my Soul"
). Name 4 humorous poem, a pat
riotic poem. q lyrical poem, pastoral
poem, didactic poem. Give the author
of each.
4. Name three American writers that
have distinguished themselves as stu
dents and writers of Nature subjects.
Name one production OF each
S. What and where was Brook Farm
Sunnyside; Walden; Craigie Housel
6. What is poetryl Make list OF
ten of what you regard as among the
greatest American poems.
7. Who was Murat Halstead; Walt
Whitman; Sidney Lanieri
8. Who wrote 20 Captain my Cap
tain," "The Crisis" "To a Waterfowpf
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
GEOGRAPHY.

I. What IL the approximate dist lnce
from New York to Londoni From
Washington to Baltmorel
2. Trace an all water route from
Eew York to Chicago.
3. Locate at least two coal mining
belts of the United States. Two iron
producing regions. Two cane sugar
producing States.
4. What section of Ohio produces
great quantities Of grapesr Sugar
beetsl Apples'
S. What Is the chief industry Of each
Of the following cities: Pittsburgh, St
Louis, Louisville and Cleveland.
g. Name the six largest cities Of Ohio
and the county in which each is located
7. Account for the rapid growth ol
San Francisco, New Orleans, Duluth
and Brooklyn.
8. Name the States or countries oi
South America and give the capital oi
each. nt
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05

Necessary to choice 266 Members
of Electoral College. -53l.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
FOR THOSE Who
Wish TO TEACH
Questions For Applicants For
County Certificates.
EXAMINATION HELD NOV. 2.

Prepared by the state school Com
missioner to Test the Mental DUAL.
iflcations Of Those Who Seek POSI-
tions a. Teachers In the Public
Schools.
Following ID the list Of questions
o. prepared under direction OF the
state commissioner Of public schools.
and submitted at the county exam
fnation for teachers Nov. .. for sle-
mentary school certificates:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-11-05
oRrHooRAPhv.

l. What are provincialismsf Illus
trate by three examples.
2. What is the etymology Of . wordf ?
3. Define monosyliable, phonetic spell
ing, a letter, . syllable and a word.
4 What is primitive word? 4
dcrivative worti Write three Of each.
). Write Il . bbreviations for the fol-
lowing worus; Doctor. next month,
this month, and so forth, the same. and
Doctor of Laws.
6-lO. Spell: parallels. vcntricle, scion,
archaeology, quinsy, alpaca, orthodox.
cretonne. kerosene, capillary, supremacy.
sandwiches. caterpillar, pecan, mis-.
shapen, abet, hominy technique. ruiiiaa,
mayonnaise. fr<
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-06

The Wilson adherents cheereI the Nir-
ginia vote but from the Clark forces
there went up shout of;
Ryan and Bryan"
The forty-third ballot gave: Wilson
COZ, Clark 329, Underwood 9S 1-2,
Harmon 2S, Foss q, Kern l. Bryan l,
absent H.
This gave Wilson a gain Of 1OS and
Clark a loss of lOl Underwood lost
- - The announcement OF this vote
started a Wilson demonstration.
The ballot left Wilson 124 votes
short of the necessary two-thirds to
nominate
Once more the call of the roll be-
gan. 1t was the forty-fourth ballo;
and Wilson in the beginning gained
one in Arizona. Colorado climbed
aboard "the band wagon" giving Will
son a gain Of nine. This made the
vote ten to two for Wilson. One of
the two votes was Mrs. Anna b. Pill
ser, sister-in-law of Speaker Clark
In Idaho on this ballot Wilson lost
half a vote, but he gained two as
Indianas vote was cast solidly for
him.
1t was rumored on the convention
floor that Governor Marshall Of Indi-
ana would be candidate for vice
president if Wilson was nominated.
Wilson gained 10 in Iowa, and
Louisiana gave him one more.
Maryland gave Wilson a gain of -,
and Ohio gave him a gain of l more.
Pennsylvatnia's two Clark men
swung into line and Wilson received
the solid 76 votes from that state.
In Tennessee Wilson gained /. Utah
cast its votes for him, a gain of
|1-2 vote
Wisconsin swung into line with its
2G solid votes, and a cheer from the
Wilson adherents greeted the gain Of
Votes.
The forty-fourth ballot put Wilson
|9S - away from a nomination. His
vote was 629, a gain Of q as com.
pared with the forty-,hird ballot. '
Clark dropped from 1923 to 3O6.
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-06

awaiting a change in the Alabama vote
in the hope that it would start the
final landslide for the candidate.
There was less disorder in the con-
vention than at any other session dur
ing the week. The tired delegates
were anxious only to conclude their
work and they balloted without delay.
Although Wilson made slight gains
early in the forty-fifth ballot, there
were no serious breaks in the dwind-
ling Clark ranks.
During this ballot the Wilson lead
ers worked like beavers to secure the
Underwood strength for the New Jer-
sey man, A. Mitchell Palmer, leader
of the Wilson forces, visited the Ala
bama delegates and earnestly urged
them to throw their votes TO Wilson,
but he could not secure any agree
ment.
A poll Of the New Mexico delegation
on this ballot showed an inclination
to break the solid eight Clark votes,
but they we're held by the unit rule,
New Yorks 80 again went to Clark
and hope Of nomination on this bal
lot was lost,
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-06
= u ~
WOODROW
WILSON,

The situation led to the belief that
Wilson would be nominated on the
forty,lifth ballot
Effort was made NJ the end Of the
forty.rourth roll call by the Wash.
lngton delegation to vote proxies on
n poll Of that delegation, Chairman
James insisted upon maintaining his
position formerly taken that no proS.
les should be voted In the convention,
An appeal was taken TO the conyon.
tion, but The was sustained by q roar.
ing vote which seemed almost unanl.
nous,
The poll Of Washington showed five
Of the 2s delegates with half vote
each, absent, cutting Washington
vote IN the convention 10 II 10, on the
poll eight OF these were cast for Clark
and . l.2 for Wilson, but Washing
ton being under the unit rulo, II votes
wero recorded for Clark
An unexpected break IN the solid
Alabama vote Of "a for Underwood
failed TO occur on the fortyfIfth bal
lot, The Wilson people were hnXIouBly
The Van Buren press., 1912-07-06

nous consent that consideration OF
the vice presidential nomination be
suspended and the report of the com.
mittee on resolutions be received.
Unanimous consent was obtained, and
Senator Kern, chairman OF the reso-
lutions committee read the platform,
which was adopted.
Nominations Again Considered.
When the vice presidential nomina-
tions again were taken up It was after
midnight.
Judge VIII r. King Of Oregon offer
ed in nomination Senator George f.
Chamberlain OF that state
Senator John sharp Williams OF
Mississippi seconded the nomination
of Senator Chamberlain.
II was also apparent that the real
fight for the vice presidency rested
between Gov. Burke and Gov Marshall
OF Indiana The states secondlug the
nominations Of the two governors were
about equally divided,
Bryan Then Proposed.
When the District Of Columbia was
reached one Of the delegates proposed
William J. Bryan as vice presidential
candidate A roar swept the hall as
the name was mentioned.
Bryan, sitting quietly in his seat in
the Nebraska section, was Immediately
surrounded by a group Of supporters
urging him TO speak. For a time he
refused sitting unmoyed in the midst
OF the storm Of disorder. But the up
roar increased and finally Bryan climb
ed upon his chair.
Take the platform; take the plat
form" said the delegates.
Surrounded by a small group Bryan
made his way to the stage and deliver.
ed his yaledictory
As Bryan concluded, the roll call
4 Tor the vice presidential nomination
was ordered
/ Ballots Result Scattered.
The ballot showed a widely scattered
vote, and It was apparent early IN the
roll call that there would be no noml-
nation on the first ballot Generally
the antiBryan delegates we're inclin-
ed TO support Marshall but the lines
were not sharply drawn The Indianan
took the lead however, from the start
and many Of the Wilson-Bryan states
cast their votes for him.
The first ballot on the vice presidon.
/ iial nomination: Marshall 39S, Burke
! 305 -, Chamberlain l57.
The remainder Of the vote was scat
tered among native sons.
Before the roll call was begun, a
/ Missouri delegate tried TO move to sus'
pend the rules and nominate Marshall
by acclamation, Bryan was on his feet
in a moment He made his way to-