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LINCOLN 5
Birthday Anniversary Honor
ed By The W. R. c.

The w. Il. G. met in regular ses.
sion on Friday, February 6, after the
regular business, Patriotic Instruction,
Mrs, Josephine Dorsey assumed
charge and the following program was
rendered under her direction, 1t being
in honor of Lincoln's birthday:
Singing Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean
Quotations from different sayings
of Lincoln--Miss Smith, Mrs. Murray,
Mrs. Bell, Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Tilton,
Mrs. Cunningham.
Song Star Spangled Banner.
Lincoln Has No Peer, an original
poem recited and composed by Mr.,
Butler.
Among the quotations given by the
ladies were the following:
"Ah how hard 1t is to die, and not
be able to leave the world any better
for ones little life in it,"
"The mystic chords of memory,
stretching from every battlefield and
patriotic grave to every living heart
and hearthstone all over the land, will
yet swell the chorus of the Union,
when again touched, as surely they
will be, by the better angel of our
nature"
Suspicious, which may be unjust
need not be stated"
"The occasion is caught high with
difilculty, and we must rise with the
occasion"
The next meeting of the w, r. c.
will be held on Friday, February &c
and the exercisnes will be in honor
OF Washington's birthday, The Daugh
ters of Veterans and the Auxiliary are
invited.
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MANNING STILL IN JAIL
Detectives Hold Him Pending Inves-
tiaation Into Double Tragedy.

Newark, N. j., Feb. 9.-Charles I.
Manning remains in jail here while
detectives attempt to verify a theory
OF their own that he met Hazel Herd
man, Mrs. Manning's murderess, az
Ter the shooting on Friday evening,
Sand assisted her to Bloomfield, Man.
ming asserts his innocence and has
denied that he met Miss Herdman
Doctors of the staff OF the Moutnain-
side hospital in Montclair, where
Miss Herdman died after having
taken poison, say that there was
nothing In her farewell letter which
connected Manning with the murder.
The yearand-a-half-old boy, Man
ning's and Miss Herdman's child, Is
Being cared for in Bloomfield by peo
Bie with whom the mother placed the
baby.
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crepe WEAVES
Lead In Popularity For
Southern Wear

In looking over the array of attrac-
Palm Beach wear, one sees large va
riety Of rough materials First in pop
ularity are different kinds of crepe
weaves, both in silk and cotton. White
wash crepe gowns are particularly fav-
ored, and are frequently made with
taffeta coatees in delicate colorings.
White ratine is one of the most ap.
proved materias for dresses. This was
well tried out last season and found to
be practical material which gave ex-
cellent satisfaction. Some of the dress
es are embroidered in colored wool eff
fects with girdle and pipings of COL
ored voile Filet lace is much used or
trimming ratine. An effective inser-
ton used recently in white ratine
was made by the industrious woman
who wore the dress and was crocheted
from white linen thread in a close
pattern resembling filet.
There was a strip in the front that
went the full length of the dress, and
was about five inches in width. Some
of the patterns are very similar to
those used in tilet lace, and when the
crocheting is done nicely the effect is
charming and touch OF real home
work is added that far outdistances
much of the bought trimming and is
far less expensive than a nice lace or
even one that would be serviceable.
The everpopular linen is to be with
us again, and some of the snappy mo-
dels are made with short coats, tier
skirts, and pearl button trimmings,
Washable duvetyns and piques are
shown in smart models.
In wool dresses are shown crepons,
crepes, white serge and many other
styles of material. Silks are used in a
variety of weayes, among them being
taffets, crepes, ,moire and crepe moire,
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The COLD
viii Last Half OF Week; Then
Leaves Only To Return

Washington, Feb. 9-Winter's back
bone is still long way from broken,
according to the weather bureau ex-
perts.
"The general distribution of atmos-
pheric pressure over the North Ameri-
can continent and the adjacent
oceans" said the weekly bulletin to-
day, is such as to indicate tempera-
lures considerably below the seasonal
average until the middle of week east
of the Rocky mountains and tempera-
lures near the seasonal average on
the Pacific slope.
"The weather will be generally fair
during the first half of the week in
the plains states, the great central
valleys and the north Atlantic states.
"The next disturbance of import
ance to cross the United States will
appear on the north Pacific coast
Tuesday, attended by general rains.
1t will prevail over the middle west
about Thursday and the eastern states
Friday or Saturday, This disturbance
will be preceded by a general reaction
to higher temperatures and be at.
tended by general rain in southern
and snow and rain in northern states
east of the Rocky mountains.
1T will be followed by colder wealth
er, which will make it's appearance in
the northwest Thursday"
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AGRICULTURE,

1. (aO What was the highest yield in
your county secured by any boy or girl
in the Corn growing contest this Year,
(b) Who was the first prize winner III
the state corn growing contest last year
(c) Who was the winner this yearf
Cd Give the yield secured in each
case.
2. (a) What grades in the elementary
school study Second Division work in
Agriculture?
(b) Discuss what you consider the
most important work in this division as
outlined in the "State Course of Study
in Elementary Agriculture.
g. Define the following terms: Colos-
trum, perennial, formalin, kainite and
caulifower.
4. (a) Why should rural social life in
some communities be improved?
(b) In what way could the consolida-
ton of schools aid in community better
ment?
S. What have S. NJ. Babcock, Luther
Burbank, P. G. Holden, John L. Ma
cadam and Cyrus H. Mccormick done
to promote better Agricultural
6. (a) Name five books on elementary
Agriculture that are recommended in the
state course.
(b) Four farm papers.
7. (a) Name two crops that are rich
in protein.
(b) Two that are largely used for
green manuring.
8. Who was the founder of Arbor
Day? (b) Some teachers have pupils
plant flowers, shrubs and trees on home
grounds on Arbor Day. Discuss briefly
what you think of this plan.
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SPEECHES CUT OUT
Dancing, Vaudeville and Cards to
Follow Hoosier Dinner.

New York, Feb. 9.-The annual
dinner of the Indiana society and the
Daughter Of Indiana at the Hotel AS
tor Feb, 10 will be toastmasterless
and speechless. Horace Hurd, secre-
tary of the mems society, said that
the Indianans want the honor of bs-
ing the first state society to substi-
tute dancing, auction bridge and vau-
deville for long hours Of dreary
speechmaking. After the 500 or more
former residents of Indiana finish a
$3.50 dinner they will have several
big rooms in the Astor at their dispo-
sal for dancing, auction bridge, vaude-
vile and for relieving thirst
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SPRING FLOODS FEARED
Red Cross Warmed To Be Prepared
to Cope With Situation.

" SOpC WIN O'hddhiNIls
Washington, Feb. Q. Financial
starvation has halted the efforts OF
The national drainage congress to
guard against recurrence of the
Hoods which damaged the middle
western and southern states last
year. Edmund 7. Perkins, president
OF the congress, notified Ernest p.
Bicknell, national director of the Red
Cross society, of his inability to
launch operations because of lack Of
funds, and warned the Red Cross to
De prepared to cope again In a few
weeks with flood havoc such as that
of last year, which cost the American
people nearly 1000 lives and prop
erty to the extent Of $200,000,000. MIR.
Perkins declared that the abnormal
winter, with light snowfall, gives
ground TO expect the Red Cross will
again be sent to the alleviatlon OF
disasters which the American pub.
aic has not yet decided to avert"
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PROHIBITION SOON
A NATIONAL ISSUE
Spread Of Dry Sentiment DiSturhs
Congressional Leaders.

Washington, Feb. 8. - The spread
of the prohibition sentiment in the
United States in the last year has
made deep impression on leaders
in congress, In fact many of the
leaders already see the prohibition
question looming up as national is
sue. They fear the time is nearing
when constitutional amendment pro-
vidlng for national prohibition will
be submitted by congress to a refer
endum of the states. Such an amend
ment is now pending in both the
house and the senate, and the pro-
motion Of 1t through congress is the
accomplishment toward which all the
anti-rum forces are looking most
hopefully.
1t has long been a matter of CON-
ment in Washington that the only
way in which temperance legislation
can be prevented in congress is by
holding the bills in committee and
keeping them from the floor of the
house or senate.
The passage of the Jones. Works
excise law for the District OF Colum-
bia and the enactment of the Webb
Kenyon law to prohibit the shipment
OF liquor into prohibition territory
for sale were regarded by the tenn
perance crusaders as red-letter
events on their last years calendar.
The ease with which the passage oI'
the laws has been obtained has left
It's impression on congress too. Few
members cared to oppose them in the
open.
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PHYSIOLOGY.

l. Account for the color of the skin.
How is the color of the skin affected by
sunlight? By constant darkness?
2. Name and locate at least six import
ant muscles of the body. How are the
muscles attached to the bones?
8. Give the uses of periosteum. What
are the special functions of bone cells ?
4. Describe briefly the adjustable seat
and desk that is used in modern school
buildings. What advantage to the teach
er is there in having adjustable school
furuiturel
S. Name and locate the most import
cit glands of the body. Explain the
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-10
oRTHoeRAPHY.

/. Define the following words: cite,
dubious, esteem, imply, nullify, repu-
diate, wander, pungent, malign, innate.
2. Write synonyms of the following
words: insight, model, rend. surmise
5. Define a letter, syllable, word.
How are the elementary sounds classi-
fed and divided?
4. Illustrate by words properly marked
six sounds of a.
$40 Spell; capillary, promontory,
tauliflower, exercising, jasmine, cameo,
tassafras, eulogy, shinney, SALIVA, re-
ieptacle, etymology, corolla, obsolete,
t,icassee, crochet, mucilage, macadamize,
discipline. schedule.
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FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO TEACH
Questions For Applicants For
County Certificates.
EXAMINATION HELD FEB 7.


missioner to Test the Mental DUAL
ificationa Of Those Who Seek POSI-.
tions as Teachers In the Public
Schools.
Following is the list Of questions
as prepared under direction of the
state commissioner Of public schools.
and submitted at the county exam
ination for teachers Feb. Z, for ele.
mentary school certificates:
ARITHMETIC.
I. A school room is 80 f. long, 80 #.
wide and II it. high. If there are 10
pupils in the room how many cubic
yards of space are there for each pupil?
2. Find the cost of lathing and plas-
tering the walls and ceiling of room lo
#. by SO #. and II #. high at Soc per
square yard, making one-half allowance
for three doors each 8 #. 8 inches by
8 it,, and windows each #. by IA #.
8. A 6 months note for 5000 without
interest dated October 70, 1912, is dis
counted February 21, 1913, at 69o.
What are the proceeds?
q. 11,500 bushels of wheat were bought
through an agent who charged B9o for
buying. If the agent paid Csc per bushel
for the wheat, $l6250 freight and $3.50
insurance, what sum should be remitted
to him in full payment?
S. A fruit grower planted an orchard
of 1900 fruit trees. There were 500
more cherry trees than peach trees, 500
less ounce trees than peach trees, and
as many apple trees as all of the other
trees together. How many trees of
each kind in the orchard1
6. A commission merchant had in
storage 200 barrels of apples, the value
of which he insured at go. He paid $16
premium. How much per barrel was the
value of the apples?
7. A man having certain distance to
travel went q of it the first day, and rs
of it the second day, and % the third
day, and the remainder, which was 40.5
miles on the fourth day. What was the
entire distance?
8. A man bought 100 sheep at $4.l2M
each. 10 of the sheep were killed. At
what price per head must he sell the re-
mainder to incur no loss?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-10
new GRANGE
Organized At FairVieW School
House In Howard Township

Gambler, o., Feb. 9-Recently sub
ordinate grange was organized at the
Fairview school house In Howard
township, with thirty.nine charter
members and will be known as Pleas.
antview Grange. The following of.
flcers were elected:
Master-L. c. Welsh.
Oyerseer--A. B. Snow.
Lecturer-Mary Fawcett.
Steward-C. r. Welsh.
Assistant Steward Frank Horn.
Chaplain M. Ryan.
Treasurer Benjamin Parker.
Secretary-R. r. Gilbert.
Gate Keeper-E. q. Fawcett.
Ceres-Cora Welsh.
Pomona-Maude Gilbert.
Flora-Jennie Wood.
l.. A. Steward--Sadie Welsh.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-10

Walter d. Wright, negro holds the
important position of secretary to the
president of the New York. Chicago
and st. Louis Railway Company.
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below
Zero The Mercury Went
Early Monday Morning

The coldest temperature of the win
ter was reached early Monday morn
ing when the thermometer dropped
below the zero mark. Previous to
this time, the coolest registered by
thermometer was four above. This
was in December. The temperature
was three below zero early Monday
morning in sections of the city.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-10

function Of each OF the Elsnds named.
6. Where 10 the energy Of the body
stored7 Show how overwork din1inishes
the energy supply of the body. What -
the original source of energyP
7. Alcohol is not classed as a food.
Why7 Show the action of alcohol on
the stomach. On the blood. On the
nerves.
8. What is the alimentary canalf
Name the divisions of the alimentary
canal Which do you consider the most
important Of these divisionsl Whyl
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-02-10
Sfsisty Nsxy,
Wedding Anniversary
Celebrated

Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Purdy of near
Martinsburg celebrated their Goth
wedding anniversary on Sunday. Both
Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy were so years old
last November and are enjoying the
best of health. They received num-
erous congratulations on Sunday.
They have seven children.
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4 !. Il !. j. Il IL j. j. \ i. j. /.
DEATHS
Mrs. Grace Wherry

The remains of Mrs. Grace Wherry,
who died Saturday morning at the
Ohio State Sanatorium, were taken
to Youngstown. Ohio, Sunday evening
for the funeral and interment.
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Robert Green

Mrs. Frank Roby of West Vine
street has received word of the death
of her uncle, Mr.. Robert Green of Co
lumbus. which occurred at the home
of his daughter in Alvin. Texas, where
he had been spending the winter
months.
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sANNER CLASSIFIED ADS PAY
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
DOLLAR EXCHANGE"
MARKET OPENS HERE
New York for the First Time
Clearing House for Inter-
national Credits.
BANKS WELCOME BUSINESS

Private banking houses banks and trust
companies are doing a considerable and
increasing business IN dollar exchange
Ever since the breakdown In tho system
OF international credit. when exchange
sold az high as 81 the pound sterling there
has been a growing tendency of South
American ard Oriental concerns to come
to New York bankers to discount their
bills. Bankers scceptsnces on ninety day
bills are being made at about yer cent.
discount. and there Is little probability
OF that rate being lowered for some time.
While money here is go tight that New
York city Is obliged to do its rcfnsncins
at 6 per cent. bankers hold out little
hope to foreigners that they can get 1t
at any less.
Local bankers are for the most part
glad to enter the international discount
market, and report that investments on
sixty and ninety day bills are among the
best bank can make. 1t is probable tina,
such a chance for New York TO become an
international clearing house for South
America and the Orient would not have
been afforded for many years but for the
European war. London is naturally the
great internationa. clearing house. and all
over tho world husiuts SIS men are aC'
customed to doing business on the pound
sterling standard That fact Is one OF the
most serious drawbacks local bankers en-
counter with foreigners when they attempt
to do business on the dollar basis
one authority on exchange estimated
that We would have an established market
I'm foreign discounts here for some time.
lie believed. however. that "" would have
10 ship gold 10 South America and the
orient u We continued long ~ the bust
ness There was danger he said, Of those
countries building UP credit balances here.
When tines were restored TO normal,
should exchange be high IN London We
might for the first time have to export
gold to South America and the Orient,
provided We did not increase our trade
with those countries.
Foreign exchange scared again yester-
day. The reasons generally ascrioed were
that the market was oversoid and that
there was much short covering also that
many interest payu.nts and maturities
would fan due on the LIST OF October.
Demand ster, rg which closed at % -
on Monday, advanced 20 4a6i.. while
cables we're quoted at last nights close
at 497i,. against 4oSi, on Monday.
During the day they mad gold as high As
4g16s Franc cables were quoted at
i5IIiy. with mark checks AZ 95i, TO
e5i, and mark cables at g5hs
ore " the cheerful features 10
the money market was the NIllinctess
shown 10y Western banks TO merchants
here and out OF town To- purchase com
mercial paper on about a per cent.
basis. some Investments were even made
at per cent whore tho borrower had
exceptional credit.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
SCHOONER SETS ARCTIC MARK.
Teddy Hear In Five Year Trip
Makes Canadian Fnrthrst East.

NOME. Alaska. Sept 22.--The Teddy
Bear. a fifteen ION wooden schooner. ar
rived here yesterday after skir,ing the
Canadian Arctic coast further east than
any ship had gone before II is be-
lieved the schooner would have made the
Northwest Passage and reached Hudson
BAY II her gasolene had not given out
The little schooner. commanded by
Capt Joe Bernard, left Nome on a hunt
ing trapping and trading expedition in
1909. with q supply OF goods FOR trading
with the Eskimos Bernard ndd with him
one white man. John Sands,rom, and an
Eskimo crew. The two white men refused
TO return until they had traded all their
goods Ssndstrom was frozen to death in
blizzard on Barter Island In the win
ter OF 1910 when on trading trip TO
an Eskimo village.
The boats gasolere supply gave out
on August 4, and she was compelled TO
rely entirely on her sails. which brought
her $500 miles to Nome since that date
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Incoming y-s.eIs-By wireless.

5. Olympic 2O0 mles east Of sandy Hook NJ
= " yesterday
s. Antilles 80 miles EAST OF Sandy Hook at
noon
ssEl Dla. New Orleans 20 miles south ~
Diamond Shoals m noon
IS Illinois Por, Arthur 80 mice EAST Of ss
hlnr bar at noon
saw n Kcens Rsiast, IN miles south Of
SANDY Hook at r.
S. Ell Siglo. Galveston $50 miles south n
Sandy Hook a. Z y NJ
- city OF savannah passed savannah ga
buoy A. p, "
.Lenap., Jacksonville, d miles south ~ 81
Johns n p
"a santa Cecilia, San Francisco, $50 miles
south Of sandy Hook ~ r
SO Sabine, Mobile, - miles southeast Of Mo
blle bar AZ j.
So iroauols. Por, Arthur, % miles south NJ
Sandy Hook at T. NJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
LARGEST OWNERS OF
Big BANKSD DISCLOSED
Morgan, Baker. Rockefeller,
Stillman and Hill All Hold
Large Blocks.
BOOK VALUE RATED HIGH

J. y. Morgan 4 Co. James Stlma n,
william Rockefeller. George r. Baker.
George T.. Baker Jr., !. T. Morgan and
James j. Hll arc among the largest
owners Of stock IN the National city
Bank. the First National Bank. the Chase
National Bank. the National Bank OF Com
merce and the Hanover National Bank, ac-
cording TO statistics compiled nv the wan
street JourHdi. The ownership OF bank
shares usually represents a continuous
Investment and even the small holders
hesitate 20 dispose OF their stocks unless
attracted by an especially good offer.
The largest and best known holders OF
National CITY Bank stock are as follows
James Stillman. i7A9S shares j. =. Nor
gan a Co. 1000 shares William Rookie
Teller. 900 shares John n Rockefeller.
i.75o shares and j p. Morgan. 1000
shares. The National city Bank Is capi,
tailed at .2j.00o.0oo. and the pat value
OF the stock Is 800. The book value Il
s23O The annual divdcad is % per cert
George T. Baker heads the list as the
largest holder 81 First National Bank
stock with 90 0Oo shares. Some Of tho
other holders are Y. p Morgan q Co.
$4,000 shares n. e. Fahnestock. 10000
shares: George y. Baker, Jr !. 1000 shares
j. j I'M. 1000 shares. H. T.. DAWSON.
loo shares. and Francis l.. Hne. 400
shares. The hank ls capitalized at $40.
0Oo. 600 and tho book value per share =
s329 The annual dividend is - per cent.
OF which - PEI cent. Is paid on the
banks stock and l. per cent. on the stock
of the First Security Company.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society
IL tho largest stockholder ~ the National
Bank os Commerce, az IL has 2t.700
shares. while the Mutual Ife insur-
arce Company has i7.29f shares. George
F. Baker has OOo shares and J = Nor
gan & c.. 800 shares. The other share
holders are Thorn Y Ryan. 300
shares 4 n Iullliard . coo shares; J.
/ y Morgan. LOO shares ~ p. Dawson.
100 shares W W. Astor 600 shares,
and Jacob n Schin. 1000 shares. The
book value 81 the National Bank Of
Commerce stock Is E66. while It's par
v1luo IL 500 The annual dividend Is
Pc cent.
&c rye = Baker l. the larges, stock
holder ~ tho chase National Bank. WITH
sos shares Other shareholders are
/ Albcr, ~ Wiggin, si'2 shares !. J
/ Hiu 300 shH'es trustees of Princeton
J I'niv.rsity. 1000 shares. and W. ". Por-
tor 500 shares Tho book value ~ the
stock IA tc?a and the arnui dividend
80 ne- cent
Tre large stockholders " tho Hanover
/ National Bank are. william Woodward
1903 shares lawes Sullmsn. 1000
shares william Rockefcil"r. lito shares
and Robert " Ga,ict. 400 shares. The
boob value 90, the storN ~ s''' per sn'ie
and the annual dividend Is - percent
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pIBI.IC NOTICES.
NOTICE TO INVESTORS.

No'ice Is hereby given that the under
signed will sell 20 the highest bidder OF cash
therefor sewer bonds ~ the Town 81 Cheek
towsga, Erie county New York Of the az
gresste par value Of slS.0OO.Oo. at ten o'clock
~ The forenoon on the 81 day OF October.
$50 AZ the oTiCe Of the Town Clerk In said
town ana that he viii receive bids for aid
bonds. or any portion thereof. up TO and ~
the time ~ such sale.
These bonds consist ~ eighteen bonds OF
tn denomination Of - 600. ~ each The
PRINCIPAL Of one Of those bonds vii mature
Zach YEAR on the lat day OF April from 1925
to lgle Interest viii be paid semi-snnudily
on April ist and october ls'. at the rate NJ
Ave per ccrtum, per annum. such lesse
rate OF interest as the purchaser shall spe c ~
in his bid.
Each proposal must he accompanied BY q
certified check, payable to the order Of the
Supervisor NJ the Town OF Cheektowags. for
two per ccntum Of the amount bid.
The rlght T. reserved 20 reject any or all
bid. and to waive any informally.
FRANK Wildly.
Supervisor NJ the Town Of Cheektowags
T O. Address--Forhs. y. Y.