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RURAL
School Inadequate. Improve
Il Urges Expert

Washington, July 27-"The rural
school Is the one laggard in the educa.
tional procession" declares e. T. Fair.
child. Kansas state superintendent OF
public instruction in q monograph Just
published for free distribution by the
United States bureau Of education.
This condition is due. among other
things, to the fact that the emphasis
Of educational thought has been placed
on the city schools. the big high
schools and the colleges, at the ex.
pense Of the rural school. Mr.. Fair.
child also finds that the ever.increas.
ing trend Of population toward the ci.
ties and the growing per cent Of ten.
ant farmers, have had . distinct and
deterrent effect upon our country
schools"
THE following Is q true, though not
full Indictment" continues Mr.. Fair.
child. "Of the 100000 rural-school
children. constituting a clear majori-
ty OF the whole number Of the youth
Of school age, less than IS per cent
are completing the work of the grades.
The teaching body is immature and
lacks proper training. Terms are
short.
School buildings are poor and Ill
equipped. The school enrolment Is
constantly decreasing. The supervi-
sion is wholly Inadequate. Cost of in.
struction is higher than in the grades.
High school privileges are denied the
great majority Of these boys and girls.
"The strong, virile, rural school Of q
generation ago has gone, and in its
place is primary school weak in
numbers and lacking in efficiency.
The country boy and girl of this siren.
uous and complex twentieth century
are not afforded equal educational op-
portunities.
"A vital weakness in our rural
school system is the lack of . genuine
demand for properly trained teachers.
I have knowledge Of one state tAat
bears an excellent reputation edpcq,
tionally where, out Of $500 .rtt1l
school teachers in 1910. 400 were
found to have had no training beyond
the eighth grade.
III we want to get more out Of the
rural schools. we must put more into
them. We can never have the best
rural schools until we have aroused
public interest in them. The national
life and character of tomorrow is set
and directed by the schools of today.
"The country is the nations great
recruiting ground. To 1t the city has
always looked for its supply of men
who do the great things. who com.
mand armies, build industries, take
the initiative.
1T is true that the cities are the
centers Of organization, but they are
no self-sustaining. The rural popula'
tion must always be the bone and 81.
new of any country. More than one
half Of our school population is train.
ed in the rural schools. These schools
are inadequate"
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Mrs. T. A. Byrnes after a few days'
Illness Is able to be out again.
Mrs. y. Doty of North Sandusky
street went to Columbus Saturday 10
be the guest OF DR. and Mrs. J. b. C.
Eckstorm.
Mrs. J. y. c. Eckstorm returned To-
her home In Columbus today after
a pleasant visit with Mrs. z. Doty OF
North Sandusky street.
Messrs. Rodney Msr rison, Jr., snd
Allen sapp went to Mansfield satur~
day morning to meet the Mansfel1
tennis champions in match at The
Westbrook Country Club.
Mrs. Edward Parker Is the guest az
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Young Of Bell.
vile and is attending the festivities
Of Home Coming week.
Elder Slade OF Academia preached
at the Ohio Conference Of Seventh
Day Adventists at Wooster last night.
While In Wooster, Mr.. Slade Ia the.
guest Of Mr.. Williams Of that city At
whose home the meetings are being
held.
Mr.. Charles MEG Roberts Of New
York City is. visiting his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. J. Roberts, Of East
High street. Baron. who has been
the legal representative Of an insur-
ance company for the last two ysars,
has now put out his own ''shingis"
and reports that business 10 flns.
Mr.. John Elder. formerly Of this
city. Is playing this year with the
orchestra Of one Of the National Lin
coin Chatauqua Systems company Of
entertainers which is at Bellville dur.
ing Home Coming week. Mr.. Elder
spent yesterday in Mt. Vernon, visit.
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. ". ".
Elder, North Mulberry street.
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Mrs. O. L. Ashcraft has returned
home after visit In Lock-
Rev. Thomas McCalla, who has
been the guest Of relatives here, re-
turned to hia home in Cleveland this
morning
Mr.. James Mosher Of West Walnut
street went to Mt. Gilead this morning
to attend the quarterly meeting Of
the Friends church.
Messrs. r. c. McCalla and Charles
Cervenka went to Cleveland today to
witness the Washingt0n-Clev
base bali game. a
Mrs. James Gibbs went to Colun..
bus this morning. She will join her
husband there and 90 TO Piqua where
they will make their future home.
Miss Daisy Danley returned to her
home In Lorain this morning after q
several days visit with friends in Mt.
Vernon.
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Is The Opinion Of One Of
Best Posted Meu
Who Thinks Il People Make
Personal Investigation
They VIII Voluntarily Call
And Subscribe For Stock

That Mt. Vernon citizens can not
be fooled by any one who may be un.
dertaking to knock the rotary engine
for selfish purposes or self preserva-
ton by reason of their peculiar pri.
vate conditions seems certain when
the manifestation of interest In this
machine both in operation and in the
increasing interest shown by the fact
that numbers of people are now visit.
ing the Office in the Sipe building and
giving 1t very careful study.
1t was reported In one or two In.
stances that the exchange of Reeves
stock had been upon the basis of four
to one, and we are informed upon in.
quiry Of those who have that matter
in charge that the par value of Reeves
stock is 10000 per share and that
$125.00 has actually been paid In cash
on each share to the company's treas.
urer and since 1t has been exchanged
on the basis Of one share Of Reeves
stock for four shares OF Augustine
stock. having par value Of $500
each, It makes the real fact an ex.
change on . basis Of depreciating the
Reeves stock 20 per cent which is re.
sarded by the majority of these hav-
ing the Information at hand az very
fair basis for each company.
A guarantee Of continuous opera
tion Of the plant has been given COW
ering a period Of five years which Is
the period suggested by the Citizens
committee and the operation will in.
crease the number Of employees to at
least $50 machinlsts.
One of the best men in the city who
is not In any way connected with eth.
er company at present and who con-
trolls the operation of thousands of
dollars worth Of machinery said yes
terday In speaking Of this matter that
It was the most wonderful opportunity
he had ever known offered to any city
and that If the people of this locality
would each investigate carefully for
himself the meaning of this revolu-
tion in engine building they would
be voluntarily taking their subscrip-
tions to the committee working under
the direction Of President Shireman.
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OUTING
Of Cooper. Bridge Employees
Largely Attended
Over 800 Tickets We're Sold
From This City

The annual outing Of the employees
Of the q. & o. Cooper Works and the
Mt. Vernon Bridge works occurred
Saturday at Cedar Point. and the
crowd In attendance was even larger
than last year.
AS early as $3.50 o'clock the crowd
commenced to congregate at the B.
& o. station and by the time the first
train left at o'clock. 800 tickets
had been sold.
There were two trains to convey
the excursionists, and each train con-
sisted Of ten coaches. The second
train left at $3.50 and stopped at Fred.
ericktown where fifteen passengers
were taken on. Ten tickets were al
so sold at Gambler.
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BOTANICAL
Gardens To Be Mode In Rock
Creek Park

Washington, July 27--An agitation
has been put under way by number
Of the more progressive and public
spirited men and women of this city
In favor of having the new botanical
gardens, when selected, large enough
to afford an opportunity for what has
been done in other countries to make
botanical gardens objects of notional
interest. The present botanical gar.
dens stand at the foot ,pf Capitol hill,
and in the east end Of them the gov.
ernment is now erecting monument
to General U. 8. Grant, costing $780,.
900. The whole garden is scarcely
larger than the average eicity block, and
obviously 1t is too smsll to permit of
the development which has been q
feature Of botanical gardens in the
principal capitals Of Europe.
Now that It has been tentatively
agreed by Congress that the gardens
are to be moved and enlarged, the
people of Washington are beginning
to wonder why Rock Greek park would
not be 10 proper place for them. Peo.
pie who have been making . study of
the question assert that the upper
Rock Creek reservation, possesses ev-
cry advantage necessary to make 1t
second Kew Gardens. The upper
part Of the park, comprising some
thing like 800 acres. was purchased a
score Of years ago, but It has not been
developed, and thus far It Is quite in
accessible. excepting to pedestrians.
It has been the experience else
where that small tracts Of land are in
sufficient for the ever growing needs
of botanical gardens worthy of any ma.
tional capital. From New York city
these gardens have been moved to the
Bronx park and cover an area of sew.
eral hundred acres. In Paris the Jar.
din Instrumentation contains several
hundred acres. In London the Kew
Gardens contain between 900 and 700
acres, and are six or seven miles from
the center of the city. But in spite OF
that distance, the Kew Gardens are
the. most popular feature for sightsee'
ing OF anything In all England. and are
seen by almost million persons an
nually.
In the Jardin d'Acclimentation there
has been great expense for water ac-
commodation for aquatic plants, and
also for the building of O large mound
from which an extended view of the
grounds may be obtained. In Rock
Creek park the mound already exists
and there is water in abundance.
The subject has come up too late
for anything to be accomplished dur.
ing the present session Of Congress
but 1t Is promised that there will be a
serious effort at having something
done next winter. by which time all
the facts will be ready for presenta.
tion to both Houses. The cost. 1t Is
said, would be insignificant.
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from inaammstion. and yew SaaaA1v@
Waih relieved me. ! am giad . IN
anyone what your medicines have dsaA
for me. You can use my testimonial n
any way you wish, and will b glaA
to answer letters. p Ars. CmmIuM
REED. los Mound St., Peoria, IN
Mrs. Lynch Also AvoaAea
Operation.
Jessup, Pa.-"After the birth a nv
fourth child, I had severe organic inannr,
nation. fwould have such terrible pains
that It did not seem a. though I eould
stand It This kept up for three lsag.
months, until two doctors decided tAaE
IN operation was needed.
"Then one Of my friends recommsadsd
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound and after taking It for two moaths,
I was . well woman. Mrs. JoeErH 4.
LYNCH, Jessup, Pa.
Women who suffer from femala nls-
should try Lydia E. Pinkham's vsesta>
BILE Compound, one Of the most sueeass>.
full remedies the world has ever knewn,
before submitting to . surgical opara-.
ion.
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How's This;

We. offer One Hurdy (; .oi,nrs g.
ward for any case az c;.arra "a
cannot DO cured by Ht.,'s Catarsh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY {: ro. -o'eG,, q,
We. the undersigaed. | ~. Lawn ir. ]
Cheney for the last rs years, and bcnevs
him perfectly honorab,e = ~ busines,
transactiors and financially ab,r u carry
out any obligations made by LIS hrn,.
NATIONAL. BANK C.' Co~,.E-CE,
Toledo. u
acting directly upon the blood and nu.
cous surfaces of the system. Tcstin.oniais
cent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
BY all Druggists. sa t,sl,7
make Hsips FANNY PISS far copssira.tsn-
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Cociiyety
News
Raymond Lyle
To eo Married

Announcements Of the approaching
marriage Of Mr.. Raymond Lyle. son
OF Mrs Minta Lyle. formerly Of Mt.
Vernon. have been received In the
city. Mr.. Lyle will wed Miss Mabel
Justena Todd Of Laporte. Ind. The
ceremony will take place at the home
of the brides parents on Wednesday,
August z. Mr.. Lyle was formerly
manager Of Tie bottle factory in Mt.
Vernon, but more recently has been
employed as travelling salesman for
the Illinois Glass company Of Chica-
60.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-30
DEATHS

Stephen Czechowecz, Pole who
was operated on for ruptured ap-
pendicial abscess at the Mt. Vernon
Hospital, died there at 5;46 Friday ev.
ening, five hours after the operation.
He had been a patient at the Ohio
State Sanatorium. A permit for the
removal Of the body was granted and
It was taken to McCormick's morgue
to await word from relatives In To
ledo.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-30

Rev. w. T. Mckinney and family Of
Bourbon, Ind, who have been the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. John McKin.
ney of Fredericktown, went to Bar.
berton Saturday.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-30

compound hao oo0a
tor me. Portuguese
] suffered IL 6Aa
tor said I had dat0aQ
and the only rsasilY
Vas the surssaAS
knife. Ny 1e6AaH
bought me Iy&Ak
Pinkham's veGslA>
be Compo9na. -
todeyI an ws1saA
healthy vNo1naa., ~
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FORECAST
OF Events For The Coming
Week

Washington. d. c.. July 27.-Pres.
ident Taft vii be ofIiciaiIy notified
Of his nomination at the White House
on Thursday. According to present
plans. Mr.. Taft will receive the noti-
fcation committee on the rear por.
ttco Of the executive mansion, which
overlooks the ellipse. He will speak
from the portico, with the comittee-
men grouped about him on the lawn.
The President will probably leave for
his summer aome at Beverly imme.
diately after the notification meeting.
State convention Of the Progressive
party during the week will include
the following: Montana, at Helena;
New Mexico. at Albuquerque; LOUIS
lana, At New Orleans: Arkansas, at
Little Rock; Illinois, at Chicago; Ten.
nessee. at Nashville; Colorado, at
Denver; Indiana, at indianapolis; vir.
ginia at Roanoke; Minnesota. at st.
Paul; Missouri, at Kansas City. and
Connecticut. at New Haven.
Governor Woodrow Wilson, the
presidential nominee Of the Democrat.
ic party. expects to continue at his
summer home at Sea Girt during his
week, receiving visits from the party
leaders and putting the finishing
touches to his notification address.
Republicans and Democrats of Ne.
braska. in accordance with the pri-
mary law. will hold their State con.
vention Tuesday, the former meeting
at Lincoln and the latter at Grand
Island. AS the nominations were
made In the primaries the work of the
convention will be confined prnci-
pally to the adoption of the party
platforms. The rivalry of the two
factions In the Republican party is
expected to cause lively conven-
tion.
Five aspirants are contesting for
the Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton in Tennessee, which will be set
tied in q State primary Thursday.
Former Governor Benton McMillin is
among those who aspire to head the
State ticket.
Democrats Of Kentucky will select
their candidates for representatives
in Congress in the Statewide pri.
mary to be held Saturday.
A State Assembly" of the Repub-
licans Of Colorado will be held In Den.
yer Wednesday to nominate presiden.
tial electors and select the names to
be placed on the primary ballot. The
State assemblies are a new feature
in Colorado politics. In some ways
they correspond to the old State con.
ventions, but they are designed to
eliminate the bitter contests that fire.
auently marked the conventions. The
assemblies lake only one ballot on
candidates for each Office to be filed
and anyone receiving 10 per cent. Of
the total vote In the assembly Is en-.
titled to have his or her name on the
primary ballot
4 notable conference for the discus
sion OF modern journalism. its ideals,
trend and its existing condition, Is
to assemble at the University of Wis
consin Mondsy. The conference has
scheduled prominent speakers, among
them being Melville e. Stone. VII.
liam J. Bryan. William Allen White,
No.man Hapgood. Charles II. Grasty
of baltimore and Fremont Older Of
San Francisco.
Other events that will figure in the
news of the week will be the national
open golf championship at Buffalo. the
conference OF Western States COVER
nors at Boise, the annual Canadian
Henley regatta at st. GATHERINGS. and
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Plenty Of Reason,

II don't see why that tune haunts
me constantly" complained q dull man
who was always humming.
Because you are forever numbering
itr' came the quick reply from Foote.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-30

the reception OF the American Olym.
pei team upon It's arrival in New
York.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-30

Ignorance Il a blank sheet on which
we may write. but error II scribbled
one from which We must erase.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-07-30

Misses Anna and Helen Tighe re-
turned home Friday after two
weeks visit In Gambler.
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SAVED FROM
AN OPERATION
How Mrs. Reed Of Peoria. d..
Escaped The Sur.
geon's Knife.

Peoria, I'LL wish to les every 90
know whatL Lydia E. Pinkham 'sVeestaAla
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Local Briefs from TOWnViIlc.

Townvillc, May 81. - Special:
Misses Ncrna Morrow and Bertha
Griggs, Of Van Alstync, Texas. are
spending Il while with Mrs. u. S.
Mahaffey.
Mrs. J. S. Mcclellan, of Anderson,
spent last week with her father, J.
p. Ledbetter.
Miss Alice Smith, who has been
teaching at Tertia, is at home, much
to the delight OF her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Milford spent
several days in Atlanta last week.
Miss Bette Earle, Of Anderson, is
visiting her brother, Ed. Earle
j. w. Shirley, Edgar Smith and
Jeter Campbell attended the old SOL
diers' reunion at Macon.
Cliff Hunt has returned home af-
ter spending the winter in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. FELTON, spent
Monday in Anderson.
John Spears, Of TcXa rkana, Ark,
IS visiting his brother, j. c. Spears.
Miss Anne Bruce spent last week
with her brother, w. \. Bruce. Of
Oakway.
Miss Annie Campbell is spending
while with her sister Mrs. J. \.
Cole, near South Union.
School at this place closes to-day
after a very successful term taught
by Mr. Byrd as principal and Misses
BabD, Peterson and Cromer, assist
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-22
WINTHROP COLLEGE
RSHIP AND ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION.

The examination for the award of
vacant scholarships in Winthrop
College and for the admission of
new students will be held at the
County Court House on Friday, July
s, 0r Il. III. Applicants must be not
less than fifteen years OF age When
Scholarships are vacant after July
} they will be awarded to those
naking the highest average at this
examination, provided they meet the
conditions governing the award. Ap-
.plicants for scholarships should
write to President Johnson before
the examination for Scholarship ex-
animation blanks.
scholarships are worth 500 and
free tuition. The next session will
open September IS, 1912. For fur
ther information and catalogue ad-
dress Pres. ID. B. Johnson, Rock
Hill. S. G.. 27*
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Prcsbytcrinns to Meet in Atlanta.

H!iStol, Team. May l7.--Atlanta
"dE to-day chosen as the meeting
place OF the next Presbyterian Gene
RAJ Assembly, which will be held in
NAY, 1913
Al the session to-day memorials
came from many PrcSbytcrics on the
subject OF the elect infant" clause.
tAc most OF them asking that a sub
stitutc be rcsubmittcd TO the Prcsby-
tcricS. The Pan Handle. Texas.
Prcsbytcry suggested new confcs-
sion OF faith as a means OF settling
1t. \ South Carolina Prcsbytcry
asked that agitation OF tn, elect in
fant clause be ceased. Further con-
sdcration Of the elect infant clause
was deferred.
Also Pan-Prcsbytcrian Convention.
Louisville, KY, May 20.-Atlauta
was selected as host for the 1913
General Assembly OF the Northern
Presbyterian church to-day. Roches-
ter and Atlantic City, which we're
contendcrs, withdrew. Atlanta plans
TO entertain thousands Of members
or each branch OF the Presbyterian
church in 1913.
Atlanta now plans to entertain In
1913 four branches OF the Presbyte-
rian church. the Northern, tho South
ern, the United and the Associate
reformed. the event to be known as
tho Pan-Presbyterian Pentecostal
Union.
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SCHOOL BUILDING TO LET.

Notice is hereby given that the
ntract for building a new school
use in the old Wolf Stake and
gh Falls section will be let to the
vest responsible bidder on June
III, 1912, at the Office OF the Su-
'intendent OF Education Of Oconee
lnty. Plans and ecitications can
seen by calling at his Office.
Right to reject any and all bids
ierved.
j. T.. HUNNICUTT,
f.. II. LANFORD,
j. l.. kELL, Trustees.
May %, 1912. 21-23
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-05-22
LOSES WOMAN AND KILLS SELF.
Holding Swcetlleart's Photo in Hand,
Noblcman Suicides in Chicago.

Noblcman Suicides in Chicago.
Chicago, May 19.--Henry Spruck
Won Armenthal, member Of the Ger
man nobility, and large land owner
in Oregon, Washington and Idaho,
shot and killed himself to-day Hotel
attaches who found the body in his
room discovered revolver in one
hand and photograph Of Mrs.
Frances Rosenblatt, niece Of the late
Nelson Morris, millionaire packer, in
tho other.
Lost Finest Woman i'm World.
Won Armenthal left noto in
which he said that his dependency
was due to drink and the fact that
he had lost "the finest woman In the
world,' because of his drinking. He
also directed that his lawyer in Seat
tie and his older brother, Philip
Spruck, Baron Summs Sanback Won
Armenthal, Of Hessen- -Darmstadt
Germany, should dispose of his large
estate.
The romance terminated by Won
Armentha's death Is said to have
originated at a Los Angeles hotel
two years ago. Attorney Walter D.
Jones, OF Chicago, identified Mrs
Roscnbiau's picture and told the po-
lice Of Won Arnenthal's !ote for her.
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The Lancaster News intimatcS that
the nracon's journal is an assistant
NcpnDllcan. AS%itSant?--nay, all
Tait and yard widc.-Columbia
state
TO corner that Deacon have you
ever tried? Tells things iishy. but
he has never lied; he takes things
straight, and also on the side: roast
ed in Charleston, but then he never
fried; hes almost kicked the bucket,
and yet he hasn't died; gets in on
every subject, but on which side?
rwas The shadow OF one Teddy at
winch he shicd--So could You really
blame him when hc cried, "ucy,
Bill"