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GREER X

Mrs. b. L., Rice OF Loudonville was
guest of her mother, Mrs. Philip
Severns, last Saturday.
Charles Severns, wife and son, Don.
aid, spent Sunday at the home of A. b.
Simpson and family.
Mrs Thomas Greer returned TO
Loudonville, Saturday evening, after
spending the week with her son, r. A.
Greer and family west of town.
w s, TalIman and wife are the
parents Of a daughter, born last Sat
urday afternoon.
DIR. Jones and family of Glenmont
were Sunday guests of Adam Stit2lem
and family
A, w, Greer and wife. J. f. Beatty
and wife and Miss Elizabeth Leaser,
spent Sunday with Edwin Greer and
family
Sterile, the little son of A. H. Nc.
Clurg and wife who has been quite
sick for several days. is better at this
writing.
Joseph Walton and wife OF Bailey
Ridge were guests OF Rev. Mitchell
end wife last Friday.
Quite a number of our citizens are
confined to their homes with severe
colds.
Miss Mona Greer spent Sunday eve
ming with friends in the village,
Ralph tiipp, spent Sunday afternoon
with his uncle, Peter Weber, east of
town.
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Pretty HOmeIy.

London used to have an Ugly club
On his adulittance to the Ugly club a
short descriptive sketch Of the new
member was entered in the minute
book. We lind the picture OF claim
ant TO fhe title of the ugliest man on
earth In Joseph Farmer, merchant"
whose description reads as follows
Little eyes, one bigger than We other:
long nose. thin lantern Jaws, large up.
per lip; month from ear to ear. resem.
bling sharks; rotten set of irregu.
lar teeth, which are set of at great nd
vantage by frequent laughing; his Wis.
age long and narrow; his looks upon
the " hoic Extraordinary, haggard, odd.
comic aud out Of ye way In short,
possessed %; every qualification to ren.
der him the phoenix Of ye society. AS
the lEe won't appear again this one
thousand wears. - London Chronicle.
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TO PURIFY THE GREAT LAKES

Detroit, Mich, March 9--The inter
national Joint commission represent
ing the United States and Canada met
here today TO conduct the first of a
series of hearings on the sanitary
problem of the great lakes. With the
growth Of the cities along the lakes
the problem of protecting the public
health against the pollution of the
water by sewage has become a serious
one. The aim of the commission is
to bring about an agreement the two
governments. looking to remedy that
shall be practical and effective and a,
the same time not prohibitiVe In cost
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ARITHMETIC.

!. A, B and c ate seven oranges each
an equal share A furnished and r 3
oranges, c paying lac for what he ate
How shall A and B divide the money!
3 B bought coffee at 281ac per lb. II
it falls short so in weight, and 1879 of
sales shall be lost, for how much per h.
must he sell the remainder to gain 20%o
on the cost?
goods at Il, 5 and 213%6 off The dis
counts amounted TO $244.2S, What was
the list price?
4. If four pipes, each delivering three
barrels per minute fill tank in hrs,
how many pipes, each delivering four
barrels per minute, can fill such tanks
in 80 minutes, provided one-third of the
pipes are closed one-half of the time?
5. A grocer bought berries at SPA a
bushel. Allowing 6MPo for waste, at
how much a quart must he sell them to
gain 33-l3/l49o?
6, A merchant sold two thousand
bushels of corn at loss Of 1919. Had
il cost him 5000 less, he would have
gained 20@o, What did he receive per
bushel?
T. sold two horses for $865O0. On
one lost 20%o and on the other
gained 25%. II ] gained sos by the
transaction, what did each horse cost
me?
g. A room is 80 #. long, IS #. wide,
and rs #. high. What is the length of
the shortest path a fly can travel by
walls and floor from the northwest
upper corner to the southeast lower cor
ner?
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UNITED STATES HISTORY,
(Including Civil GOvernment)

l. Write briefly of the settlement of
New Jersey and Delaware, emphasizing
the purpose of these settlements.
2. Who was John Elliott? Write brief
ly of his efforts to convert the Indians.
8. What was the cause of the French
and Indian War? Upon what did the
French base their claim of the Missis-
sippi and Ohio valleys!
q. What were the principal issues of
the political parties during Washington,
Adams and Jefferson's administrations !?
S. Write briefly of the subject matter
of the constitution of the United States.
How many amendments have been
added TO this constitution?
g. What has been President Wilson's
attitude toward Mexico during the last
year? What objections are offered to
Wilson's policy?
7. Explain briefly the principal differ
ences between President Johnson and
Congress during the reconstruction per-
iod What was the final outcome Of
these differences?
g. What were the principal issues be-
tween the two leading political parties
during the presidential election in 1896?
Who were the opposing candidates for
President and Vice-President?
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SHORT LOCALS

Eggs 26 cents, butter % cents.
FARMS FOR SALE-W.C. Rock.
sell. II
Mr.. Dale Humbert of Howard was
a visitor in Mt. Vernon over Sunday.
Mr.. Willis P. Creeden, manager of
the Warden Hotel, Newark, o., spent
Sunday with his family in Mt. Vernon.
Mr.. w. Graham has been called to
Jerome, Idaho, being called there by
the illness of his mother.
Mr.. Frank G. Hunt and son, Eugene,
of Columbus spent Monday with Mrs.
Thomas Hunt of South Vernon.
Miss Kathleen Hostler of Mansfield
is visiting for few days with Miss
Helen Porter of North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Hopper of Co
lumbus arrived in the city Monday
to visit for a week with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Allerding of
Mansfield visited in this city over
Sunday.
Deputy Fire Marshal l.. J. Dermody
went to Canton this afternoon on
business.
Kenyon defeated Wooster at basket
ball by score of 81 to 1s at Wooster
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Jessie Roberts of Akron re-
turned to her home Monday morning
after having spent Sunday with rela
tives here.
Miss Ruth Murphy of Academia en-
tered the Mt. Vernon Medical and Sur
gical Sanitarium Saturday evening for
treatment.
Miss Grace Leatherman, who was
operated upon at the Mt Vernon nos
pital last Saturday for appendicitis,
is improving.
Mrs. Nina Mcdonald was taken to
her home on North Main street, Mon
day morning, from the Mt Vernon hos
pital in McCormick's ambulance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mclean re-
turned to their home in Sharon, Pa,
Monday after ~ weeks visit with rela-
tives in Mt. Vernon.
Mrs. Bert Bloom OF Wilmington,
Ohio, who has been patient at the
Mt. Vernon Medical and Surgical San
itarium for some time. returned to her
home Monday.
Mrs. Stanford Woods of GAINESVILLE,
who has been a patient at the Mt
Vernon Medical and Surgical Sanitari-
um for some time, was moved to the
home of her sister, Mrs. Ethel Crozier,
on Wooster avenue Monday.
Marietta won the championship of
the southern division of high school
basket ball teams at Delaware. Their
final game was played Saturday after
noon with Stiyers high OF Dayton.
The score was 26 to 2l, Marietta will
play Mansfield for the state champion
ship the latter part of this week
"The Rise, Progress and Develop
ment of Aseptic Surgery" will be the
subject of stereopticon lecture to be
given at $50 o'clock this evening at
the Mt. Vernon hospital by Dr. F.. c..
Larimore of this city. All physicians
and friends Of the hospital are in
vited to attend.
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TO IMPROVE
ICE CREAM

Columbus, O., March 9.-Strlngent
regulations for ice cream and cheese
factories were formally adopted by
the state agricultural commission.
They provide that factories must at
all time be open to public inspection;
persons are forbidden to sleep in q
building in which ice cream is made;
the use OF tobacco in any form is pro
hibited in such factories; windows
must be screened in fly time ana the
employment Of persons suffering from
infectious diseases rs prohibited.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10
CHRISTMAS
SAVINGS CLUB
The Knox County Savings
Bank Offers Easy Plan
To Provide Money
for Christmas

Everybody needs money for
Christmas. Many people have trou-
bic in providing a sufficient amount
to buy all the presents NEEDED when
the time comes. This bank offers
an easy plan to meet such a con-
tingency. March 16 it will start a
Christmas Savings Club Members
will pay in a small amount each
week for 36 weeks and at the end
of that time will receive bank book
or cash for the total amounts they
have paid in. The plan is simple
and systematic. There will be diff
ferent classes of members. For in
stance, one class will start in by
paying cents the first week, 10
cents the second week, Is cents the
third week, and so on for SO weeks,
the last weeks payment amounting
to $1.90. Members in this class will
receive bank book or cash two
weeks before Christmas $3705, or
they may reverse the order of pay
ments by paying $1.90 the first week
and paying cents less each sue
ceeding week, which brings the last
weeks payment down to cents.
There will also be classes starting
with rs cents and so cents per
week for 36 weeks. Payments must
he made promptly every week or in
advance for as many weeks as may
be convenient.
1t will not only prove beneficial
to grown people, but will prove very
popular with young peoDle. It is
very simDie and the details are cas-
ilv understood when explained. Ev-
ervhodv is welcome to Join and the
Knox County Savines Bank will he
nleased TO have those interested
call and learn all about it. Those
desiring to become members can
io'n after March 16th.
WEST SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE
s. n. Israel, Pres, 3. D. Heron, Gas.
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John [. SULLIVAN
OPPOSES SALOONS
Former PuglllStlC Champion
Predicts Doom Of Liquor.
alCENSE men WHO DRINK.

&asvei Suggestion Made by Former Idol
@f Prizefieht Lovers - Would Not
Allow Men Who Had Not Paid Ii.
eense TO Purchase Liquor-WouId Put
Dealers Under Heavy Bonds.
New YOrk.-''The day is coming when
&eere will be no saloons. There has
been a great change in the last thirty
gears, and a man can't drink now and
eget away with It as he could then.
Hhe day has passed when a man could
drink and his employer would stand
eor 1t because he was good work
sman."
1t was no other than John L. Sulli-
wan talking-JOhn L., who. In his bril-
Aiant and meteoric career in the pugil-
Agtic ring, punished more men and
whisky than most OF them. His big
bass voice reverberated through the
NOON with the sorority OF shout down
n deep well. His great fists and his
Snasslve frame suggested the physical
yprowess that was once his. Only a
lgOuty great toe that kept the right foot
n little in the air hlnted that the erst,
while champion might not be able to
give q good account Of himself with
oDe OF his modern gate receipt sue
Acess0rs.
''They said when l was whooping II
aup years ago that l would die in the
gutter. But l fooled them. l quit
<zlrinking one night nine years ago. and
II haven't touched a drop since. was
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10
LITERATURE.

/. Write at least eight lines from your
favorite poem by an American author.
What part Of this poem especially ap-
peals to your
2. Who wrote "Annabelle Lee, "Tell-
ing the Bees, "The Last Leaf, ''The
Song of Chattahoochee' Quote at
least four lines from any one of these
poems.
3. Name at least five books with the
authors, written by the following men
Henry Van Dyke, Theodore Roosevelt,
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph W. Emer-
SON and Edgar Allen Poe
4. Describe definitely your favorite
scene as pictured in Irving's "The
Legend of Sleepy Hollow"
5. During what period of English lit
'rature did John Milton write? What
5 considered to be Milton's master
tiece?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10
SNOW
Is No Relief For A Freezing
Face
According To An Artic
Explorer

The idea that when your face or
any other part of your body begins to
freeze you must thaw it out with
snow, is declared to be a superstition
by Vilhjalmur Stefansson in his book,
my Life With the Eskimo" Few
things could be more absurd, he says,
and yet this is a superstition that has
been carried with many an arctic ex-
plorer through long experimence in
the North. Tales are told of how ev-
on the application of snow failed to
relieve the freezing, and these are TAX
en- as indications of the severity of
matter of fact, the snow assists the
freezing process. Any high school
pupil, Stefansson says, could tell us
Offhand what would happen If liquid
al were applied to mans cheek or
nose; of course the part would freeze
instantly Snow has the same though
less rapid effect.
The whole secret of dealing with
frost bites of the face in arctic travel
he says, Is to keep the hands warm
and to turn the warm hand over the
face every few minutes to see if any
part of 1t is frozen. Usually also, one
can keep oneself fairly well informed
about the condition of ones face by
cotinually wrinkling it and making
faces" If a spot of skin or cheek the
size of 25-ceDt piece becomes still
one can always detect it by making a
grimace Then all one has to do is to
take ones warm hand out ones nit
ten and press it to the frozen spot for
moment until the wilderness and
stiffness aer gone
In the very coolest weather in the
arctic however, the way of taking
care of the face Is different. When
man is properly dressed for winter
there his coat is loose fitting one
with sleeves cut so that at any time
he likes he can pull his arm out of the
sleeve and carry it against the naked
breast inside his coat, TO keep the
arm and hand warm against the body,
The neck of the coat is made loose,
and whenever any part of the travel
ers face refused to wrinkle up he
pushes his hand up through the loose
fitting neck and presses 1t for mo-
ment on the stiffened portion of the
face. AS soon as the freezing part is
thawed he pulls his hands in upon
his breast again.
In long arctic journeys any attempt
at protection by covering the fact de-
feats itself, for the covering over the
face becomes frozen and aggravates
the difficulty A clean-shaven face is
best for arctic travel, for with beard
it is not possible to thaw out the face
rapidly with the hand and there are
conditions when the beard becomes a
mask of ice over the face,
Stefansson says that the Eskimos
as a race are no more immune from
freezing of the face than are white
men. Susceptibility in this matter is
an individual and not racial trait.
Some Eskmos are as sensitive as any
white man
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Mrs. n. B. Rusler

Mrs. H. B. Rusler Of Johnstown
died Saturday morning at Kissimmee,
Florida, where with her husband, she
had been spending the winter for her
health. The deceased was well known
in the western part of Knox county
where she was frequent visitor in
many homes. Her husband is a prom
inent banker of Johnstown. The re-
mains will arrive in that village Mon
day evening.
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oRrhoeRAPhX.

l. Write 6ve adjective and FIVE verb
suffixes.
2. Explain briefly how you conduct
your oral spelling class and give reasons
why you conduct your class in this way.
5. Spell the following words and mark
diacritically artihce, phosphorus, man
damus. valor, spherical
4. Write brief directions for the cap
italization of letters (at least Sky.
$40. Spell; peaceable, secede, mcdi-
ocre, perennial, dilatory. corroborate,
occurrence. interpret, erysipelas, sub
poena, synonymous, itemized, meer-
schaum, rendezvous, sarsaparilla, apoth-
ecary, rheumatism. paraphernalia, agri-
ctilt1rist, separate
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

CHARGED

Columbus, O., March 9.--The state
banking department has invoked the
aid OF the attorney general and the
prosecuting attorney of Butler county
in its effort to locate ]. A. Urmston,
former president and sole owner OF
the Bank of Riley, Butler county,
Ohio. The charge OF forgery has been
made against MT. Urmston. and SO.
far 1t is alleged that his deficiencies
amount to at least $4,000.
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CRUSHED
TO DEATH

Bellaire, O., March s-Leaying her
home at Narrows Run. about eight
miles southeast OF this city, to go to
a spring about so yards distant, Mrs.
Charles bennington, 3s, was crushed
to death under five tons of stone and
earth which slipped from tho hillside
over the opening Of an abandoned
coal mine
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10
STUDENT
ASPHYXIATED

Delaware. o., March 9.---Julian Bu-
ton, l6, of Proctorsville, junior In
Delaware high school, was asphyxi-
ated by gas in the bathroom OF mis-
boarding house here. The body was
found by Mrs. 2. p. Jaynes on her re-
turn from church. The boys father,
nurseryman, was on his way here
60 visit his son when news of the
death was communicated TO him.
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FOR THOSE Who
Wish TO TEACH
Questions Put TO Applicants For
County Certificates,
EXAMINATION HELD MARCH I.

Prepared by the State Superintendent
Of Public instruction to Test tho
Mental Qualifications Of Those Who
Seek Positions as Teachers In the
Public Schools.
Following is the list Of questions
as prepared under direction OF the
state superintendent Of public in
struction and submitted at the county
examination or teachers March Z, for
elementary school certificates.
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keeper and peer Flnht.

Wichita. Kan. John West. an at
saendaDt at the animal Enclosure In Riv-
serside park. a municipal playground,
was attacked by long horn deer
while IN The lot The animal knocked
Mest down and gored him painfully
4betore be could get hold OF its antiers
.1Rd prevent further wounds. Bystand-
ssE1 fought the deer on, and West was
ulaken tV 3 hospital
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The Mrs. Samantha Jarvis Funeral

The Mrs. Samantha Jarvis Funeral
The funeral of Mrs. Samantha Jar
Wis, who died in Columbus Saturday,
will be held in the chapel at the Nc
Cormick undertaking establishment
Tuesday afternoon at 1890 o'clock,
Rev. w, A. Clemmer officiating. The
remains will be taken to Homer for
interment
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TO TRY ALLEGED WIFE SLAYER

Keokuk, Ia, March 9-The case of
Matthias M o'Donnell, under indict-
ment for first degree murder, is to be
brought to trial here this week. o'Don-
nell, who is a laborer. is alleged to
have killed his wife by beating her to
death on January last.
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AKAS HIS OWN BLACK HAND.
sent Letters TO Himself, Poisoned
AosE' feed and Burned Barns.

NBont Letterp 70 HInnaeIfI PoIgoned
HoSs' feed and Burned Barns.
LYONS n Y.-Leslle A. Riggs. an Al
ten farmer. twenty-five years old and
Mnarded, was arrested and confessed
10 sending Black Hand letters 90 him
sseif. putting poison In his hogs feed
aand burning his barns.
Riggs announced recently that be
alad been receiving the Black Hand
9etters lie insured his property for
lE4.20O. Then his barns burned.
Two years ago Riggs, with his IA
sbeF. mother and brother. was struck
ny a passenger train near Alton, He
ESCAPED The rest were killed. His
.hepd was injured at the time
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

A man may never discover how igno-
rant he is if he doesn't try to tell his
wife how to run the house.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

1t is much safer to shout with the
crowd than against it. That is why the
crowd makes such noise.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

Keep tab and you will discover that
at least half your disappointments are
blessings in disguise.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

Probably It will be long time be-
fore humanity discovers anything else
half so exciting as radium.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

Many clerk fails to see an opportu.
nifty because he keeps his eyes on the
CLOCK.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

Ladies who have taken to looping
the loop in aeroplanes should remem-
Der that 1914 il not loop year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

After all, life would be exceedingly
mon0tonous without its Illusions.
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THEORY AND PRACTICE.
Based in part on Miners
s.1Nba T,ori,aD

|, Which teachers OF the elementary
schools should be considered profess
sionai teachers?
What is the attitude OF the general
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1914-03-10

Scientific guesses about radium are
thrilling, but they are all subject TO re.
vision.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-27
Il. p. BOYD

Mr. and Mrs. S. r. Pyles learned
yesterday OF the death of their friend
Mr.. Benjamin P. Boyd, of Atlanta
which occurred Thursday, in Lake
land, where he was making his home
temporarily.
Mr. Boyd was a man of broad ex-
>perience. had travelled extensively,
and by his courteous manner and
genial spirit had made a host OF
friends. A number of years ago he
was interested in orange culture on
The Oklawaha river and it was thru
his labors here that strawberries
were first planted in this section.
Mr.. Boyd frequently made extend
ed visits to the Pyles home. and sew
eral winters past his daughter, Miss
Lila Boyd. now Mrs. Acres, of Allan
ia, visited Mrs. Pyles, and in her be-
reavement she has the sympathy of
not only her personal friends in this
city, but those of her father
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-27
FLOWER FE'rE WILL
BE HELD FRIDAY

The civic committee of the Wo-
mans Club will hold its flower fete
Friday, May %. on the southeast
corner of the courthouse square,
from 4 to 6 o'clock The children
who are competing for prizes will
please gather their flowers in the
early morning and keep them in
water so as TO allow them time to
freshen enough 10 keep in the best
condition thru the afternoon while
they are being judged. There are
five prizes offered by the committee
and two special additional prizes, a
gold watch. given by Mrs. Groves,
for the best display of flowers grown
by the boys and a gold lavaliere
given by the Commercial Bank for
the best display grown by girls.
The committee offers two prizes to
girls and two to boys. each s2.50,
for the second and third best dis
plays. 4 brass jardiniere is offered
as prize to ladies for the best dis
play Of flowers at this flower fete.
The committee hopes large number
of ladies will become interested and
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-05-27
APPRECIATES HIS INTEREST

Ocala, Fla, May %, 1914.
Mr.. j. d. Rooney, Secretary of the
Marion County Board of Trade.
Dear Sir: Please let me thank
you very sincerely for the interest
you have taken in the Ocala primary
school during the past year, and for
the expression of this interest in
your kind letters to the newspapers.
AS teachers we are working to
make the school an asset worthy of
consideration in the community, and
we appreciate the efforts of all who
cooperate with US. Sincerely.
Nellie c. Stevens