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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
COUNCIL
Not Responsible For Puf.
chasing Auto Fire Truck
Declare Members At Meeting
Monday Night

Because of no business, council
meeting Monday evening consisted of
an informal discussion, led by Pres
ident Banning, of the various affairs
Of the city. The members were ask
cd to express themselves as to coun-
ellis responsibility for purchasing the
iire truck. The majority stated that
tho body had been criticized largely,
when, as a matter of fact, it was not
responsible at all. A resolution to
this effect will be presented at a
meeting in the near future.
The ordinance accepting the dedi-
cation of certain land in the north
western part Of the city was given
It's third reading but was laid on the
table, AZ the instrument of dedica-
ton from the Camp Glass Co. had not
arrived.
Adjourned.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
UNITED STATES HISTORY,

l. What caused the American col
onies to desire independence from Great
Britain? Was it best for them to
gain it?
2. Who was elected President in
1874? On what platform? What i'm
portant events occurred in the admins
tration?
3. Tell the story of the "Merrimac. :"
4. What were the Alabama Claims? !?
How were they settled? What was the
Ku Klux Klan? What became of it?
s.. What means has the government
taken to induce the settlement of the
West? Are the same inducements still
offered? How much did the center of
population move between 1900 and
1910? Is there reason to believe that
II will move west much?
6. What new responsibilities came to
the United States as result of the
Spanish WARP How have the
responsibilities been met?
T. In what ways is our government
interested in the Mexican troubles of
the past year? What action has our
government taken9
g. What are the principal sources Of
revenue of our government, and what
are the chief expenses?
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ARITHM ETlC.

l. In milk of a certain quality the
ratio of butter fat to the rest of the
milk is la If $40 is realized from
the sale of butter from 600 ID, of this
milk, what was the price per pound of
the butter'
2. An article cost a merchant $3.50.
At what per cent above the cost must he
mark it so that he can take off l635fo
and still make $50? At what price
should the article be marked1
3. The road from certain residence
to the school leads 120 rds. due east
then ! mile due north. then l20 rds.
east What would be the saving in dis
tance IL one could go directly from the
house to the school and not traverse the
road?
4, The radius of a ball is lH in
What is the area of the greatest circular
section of the ball? Its surface1
S. hr. a. min. "a sec. is what dec
imal part OF day?
6. A man bought 50 shares of stock
at l20H, and six months later a 315%
dividend was declared, He then sold
the stock at llS, brokerage in each case
~, Find his net gain or loss, money
being worth So
7, A man deposits 5000 in a savings
bank. If he receives 4ss payable semi
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
w. c. T. U. MEETING
(By Press Reporter.)


The December meeting of the Dem.
ocracy Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union was held at the home Of
Mrs. William j, Davis. Dec 26, at 2
o'clock.
The meeting was called to order
by the president, followed by song
and reading of the scripture lesson,
Isaiah SO. by l.. NJ. Burson. Prayers
by Mrs. Mavis and Mrs. Bender,
After music and the usual business
session, the meeting was turned over
to the regular leader, Mrs. Luella
Goup, assisted by Mrs. William j.
Davis, After singing, special readings
were given by Miss Grace Murry and
Mrs. Luella Doup.
Recitation by Paul Davis. Mrs.
Davis then conducted parliamentary
drill.
Adjourned to meet with Mrs. Luel-
la Doup, Jan. 30, at o'clock.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
GRAM MAR.

I. Should the teaching of grammar
aim to develop habit or judgment on the
part of the pupils? Defend fully your
answer.
2. (a) Classify sentences according
to the way they are used. Give
examples.
(b) Classify sentences according
to their form. Give examples.
3. Construct sentence containing an
indirect object, the subject of which sen.
tence shall be a collective noun modified
by phrase and the predicate of which
shall contain a clause denoting place.
Classify the principal verb in as many
ways as possible.
4. Analyze or diagram -
Approach and read the law graved
on the stone beneath yon aged
thorn.
8. Parse the words in italics:
And he wandered away and away
With Nature, dear old nurse,
Who sang to him night and day
The rhymes of the universe.
6. Point out the inhnitives and parti-
ciples and give the use of each in the
sentence:
(a) The child wants to go to sleep.
(b) Thoughts shut UP want air,
and spoil like bales unopened
to the sun.
(c) We came to hear you sing
Cd saw men running to the FIRE.
J. What do you understand by con-
jugation, synopsis, tense, mode, voice!
8. Write paragraph of not less than
ten lines on Whittier.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
Severe Blood
Troubles Vanish
With Magic Effect, Great Rem.
edy Makes Disease
Disappear.

AT almost any drug store you may oh.
tain s. S. S., the famous blood purifier,
and you then have the vertable wizard
that makes all blood troubles vanish. Your
stomach takes kindly to s. S. s.. it rushes
into your blood, is purifying wave, makes
the liver, kidneys, bladder and skin work
In harmony; stops accumulations that have
caused rheumatism, catarrh, swollen glands.
sore throat and skin eruptions.
Just as food makes blood, so does 8. s. s.
follow the process of digestion to stimu-
late natural secretions to protect us against
the ravages Of disease germs. We are we'll
aware Of the fact that these germs are
apt to be latent within us to break forth
In violent eruptiOns of the skin whenever
the system is in low state Of resistance.
And 1t Is to both prevent these eruptions
or to get rid of them that Nature gave us
such an ally as S. s. s. 1t is purely
vegetable, contains no mercury. and yet 1t
overcomes those serious troubles for which
mercury has been employed for ages. In
every community are people who know this
to be true. They owe to s. s. s. their
recovery. Get a bottle today. Refuse all
substitutes. Read the folder around the
bottle that tells Of the wonderful work
being done by the medical department in
assisting users Of 8. 8. s. For a specla,
book on blood troubles address The Swift
Specific Co., 81 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ga.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
Lodge Election
EAGLES

At the regular meeting of Kokosing
Aerie No. 760 +. o. H., Monday even
ing, the following officers were in
stalled for the ensuing year:
w. P.-George r. Owen.
w. V. Pray w. Garrod.
Chaplain--H. G. Ling.
Secretary-C. II. McKown.
Treas.--H. B. Worley.
l. G.-Guy Copper,
o. G,-llugh Botlsin.
Conductor-Alonzo Murray
Trustees--C, l., Smith, John Grubb,
w. f. Swingle.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
Romance Ends In Divorce


Judge Hunter unraveled romance
IL probate court which has few
equals in modern litigation.
The plaintilf, Marie Barr Graf, was
represented by B. II. Mott, and 1t ap-
peared In the evidence that she had
consummated a romance by marriage
before she was 16 years of age. Her
husbands name was Emory Graft,
ard they had been married, after a
Weeks courtship, In Bucyrus. He rep
resented that he could not live with
out her.
Inside of n week she found herself
deserted In Norwalk aud without
funds. She had sent to her father
here, who gave the money to bring
here home, and she has not since
heard from Gran. Another similar
marriage was made about the same
time by girl friend OF her acquaint
ance.
The Graif woman was quite youth
ful in appearance. and of course eth
er she or her husband gave an incor
rect statement OF her age at the time
the license was issued Newark Am
erlcan Tribune.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
PROGRAM
For Teachers Meeting AT
Brandon
Adjourned

The teachers of the western part of
District No. will meet at Brandon,
Saturday, Jan. l6, at | p. IN. 1t is
half OF the District will attend this
meeting. The program follows:
Opening Exercises, Object and Tx
tcnt-Bert Way
Agriculture In the Grades Prof, o.
II. Cummins.
My Idea, School-Melvin Black,
School Government-Prof II. l..
Jones.
The Advantages of Supervision
Irof NJ, n. Brandon.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
LITERATURE.

I. Why are "Hiawatha" and Evan
geline" so popular with pupils in the
elementary grades?
2. What lesson did Hawthorne wish
to teach in "The Great Stone Face?
g., Outline Rip Van Winklc as you
would to class.
4. Who wrote the following: Par
adise Lost David Copperfield, 1vanhoe,
Crossing the Bar, The Last Leaf, The
Raven, The American Flag, Childe Har-
old?
SO Write the plot of one of Shake
speare's plays. (Not more than SOU
words).
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
ANNUAL
Meeting Of City Board Of
Education Monday Night

The annual meeting of the city board
of education was held Monday evening
at which time the organization for the
year was perfected as follows
President, +, Srang.
Vice President-c. A. Beck.
Secretary C, N, lorey,
Bills were approved for the month
The board then adjourned.
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annually, and draws out S2,UuU at the
close of each year for living expenses,
how long will this money last him'
8. (a) What is meant by "unitary
analysis?
(b) What recent tendencies arc
conspicuous in the teaching of
arithmetic?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
CONTRACT
Let For Street Lighting In
City Of Mt. Vernon

The board Of control, at meeting
Tuesday morning, awarded a contract
to the Ohio Light & Power Co. to
furnish the street lighting iii the city
CT Mt. Vernon for period of ten
years. Under the contract each street
light will cost s49.SO a year.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
Sues Contractor

Garfield Snow has commenced an
action In the court OF common pleas
of Knox county against Hariand H..
Ensminger and Gordon Iinsminger.
partners In the contracting business
under the name OF Ensminger Bros,
The plaintiff states that he contracted
with the defendants to install the
necessary heating plant at "A filtration
plant In the city OF Niles, Ohio. the
contract price being Ss25. The plain
tin states that he performed the work
but that there is still due him bal
sapce of sGs6.55 from the contractors.
He asks for judgment in this sum
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
s4unters, LICENSES

Clerk of Court Hayes received a
supply OF hunters licenses for 1915,
on Tuesday morning and hunters can
secure the same by applying at the
county clerks office.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
AGRICULTURE.

/. What are the merits of silage as
food for cows?
2. Name four biennial plants. How
is each propagated?
3. A field devoted to corn was care
fully cultivated but produced only IA
bushels to the acre. Suggest several
things that may have been wrong.
4. Given bushel of choice seed po-
tatoes and good garden plot. Tell all
that needs to be done to plant their
properly.
S. What help can a teacher secure
from the Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton at Wooster?
s. What are the objects of tillage?
What crops cannot be titled after plant
ing?
7. What are some of the things to be
observed in pruning that the wounds
may readily heal?
s. How is the grape propagated, and
how should the vines be pruned and
trained?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO TEACH
Questions Put to Applicants For
County Certificates,
EXAMINATION HELD JAN. 2.

Prepared by the State Superintendent
Of Public instruction to Test the
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 coun-
ty examinations for teachers Jan. 2
for elementary school certificates:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
Executors Appointed

Executors Appointed
Cary l.. Logsdon and Clement j..
Logsdon have been appointed execu-
tors of G. G. Logsdon in the probate
court of Knox county. No bond. The
appraisers are Joseph f. Blubaugh,
L. b. Ferenbaugh and Frank Logs
don.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
Second And Final

StCUHu WHu TIHdI-
Birdie e. Thomas Woodward, ad-
ministratrix w. W. a. of Rose M. Kel-
Ter has filed a second and final ac-
count in probate, which shows the
following: Received $727.S5, paid
out $156.07, showing balance Of
s571.7S.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
TWO Wills
ARE FILED.
In Probate, Being Those Of
LOgSdOn And DGlong
Suit Filed Against Columbus
Contractors
mt. Vernon Man Claims Al
Balance Due Him
Hunters Licenses For 1915
Are Now Ready |
Other Items Of Interest From
The Court House
Other Items Of Interest From
The Court House

The last will and testament OF g.
e. Logsdon, late of Union township,
Knox county, has been filed in pro-
bate. The testator gives the sum Of
500 to st. Luke's Catholic church Of
Danville. To his wife, Alice L0gsdon.
; he gives house and lot and at her
death, the property goes to the tesla
tors two sons. The wife Is given the
sum of $500 each year for her sup
port and provision is made that she
shall receive an additional sum should
she need 1t. The remainder of the
property is given to the testatOr's two
sons, Cary l.. Logsdon and Clement
J. Logsdon. The will was igned Sep
tember 26, 1913, in the presence of
G.. A. Henley and Joseph r. Blubaugil.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
ORTHOGRAPHv.

I. Give five rules for the use of cap
ital letters.
2. When a quotation continues in a
second paragraph how are quotation
marks placed?
3. Mark diacritically FIVE words con-
tanning different silent letters.
4. Give the chief arguments in favor
of reformed spelling.
Sc. Spell and define practical, anti
septic, instrumental, appease, refractory,
lithograph, delegate, suction, interurban,
retrench.
7-8 Spell :-favorite, desirable, pas
teurize, professor, recognition, incor-
rigible, accommodate, restaurant, arrival,
operation, Bordeaux. Parliament. aris-
tocracy, magnanimous, fulfilled. syna-
gogue, tannery, follicle, perspire, eugenic.
HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURE.
I. Explain the principle of the silo.
2. What treatment should be given
pasture that produces scanty growth
of grass? Suggest several expert
mental treatments that might be tried.)
3. What can be done to cause plants
to root deeply?
4. Into what shape is it best to prune
young apple trees?
S, How is fungus disease of plants
combated?
6. Describe the symptoms of the "hoof
and mouth disease. How is it pre-
vented?
7. What is meant by Complete fer
tilizer"' By guaranteed analysis?
To whom should farmers submit fertil-
izers for examination?
8. What can be done to promote the
retentiveness of water of the soil? What
is free water? Under whaI conditions
will the soil become puddled! How
does understanding help field!
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08

with interest from January L, 1912.
Frank o. Levering represents the
plaintiff.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
The Delong WILL

The last will of B. II. Long late of
Butler township, has been fled in
probate. BY the terms of the will
the testator gives to his wife. Gather
me Delong, the farm on which they
reside. Upon her death this property
goes to the testator's son, Louis De
long, upon condition that he pay his
sister, Fora II. Cullison, S400 and his
sister, Mary M. McLarnan. the same
sum. A farm of 80 acres is also given
TO the wife and ut her death the prop
erty goes to the two daughters men
toned above. Louis b. Delong Ia
& named as the executor. The will was
signed February II, 1913, In the pres
ence of Charles l.. Clark and Frank
o. Garrison.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08
Assignee Appointed

Assignee Appointed
Jay r. Clutter has been appointed
assignee of Joseph M. Kulb in the
probate court. Bond $4,000. The
sureties are John M. Graham and Jo-
seph ID. Trimble. The appraisers are
Joseph d. Trimble, Lewis Wertz and
Riley Levering.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08

Misses Gertrude Lorey and Alice
Bartlett have returned to their studies
In Ohio University, Athens. O.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08

Marriage Licenses
Joseph Schmidt, pool room and Gig
ar merchant, Findlay, Ohio, and Clara
Cervenka, Mt. Vernon. Rev. Ira j..
Houston.
Anthony Cervenka, machinist, and
Winnie May Marshall, both of Mt.
Vernon. Rev. F.. r. Whitaker.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1915-01-08

Deeds Filed
Harry Holmes to David Woolison.
S.53 acres in College, 81.
George w. Gam to c. A. e C. Rail-
way Company, railway right of way
in Union, $5,242.
George w. Gam to Granite I'm
provement Co.-43.79 acres in Union,
SS,758.
Fannie M. Bidwell to William e..
Hoist, 1-5 acre in Clinton, $1,500.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-07
STATE FINANCES
ARE BE11ERfD
Excellent Showing Is Made by
Legislature in Appropria-
lions. A..

The total amount appropriated b.
the Fourteenth legislative assembly
for the next biennial period is $685..
:GO9, as near as State Auditor Jor-
censor can figure now.
The estimated revenue OF the state
fer the same biennial period. is fig
uled at $3,6SS,C00.
This leaves an apparent deficit Of
$25S,609. The natural increase in val
uation of property in 1915 and 1916
will more than care for this.
The Last eiennium.
The above quoted figures show UP
we'll in a comparison with the figures
of the last biennial period. During
the 1913-1914 period there was ap-
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-07
Ab! BACKACnE GONE!
RUB LuMRAG0. away
Rub Pain from back with small
trial bottle of old
, est. Jacobs Oil"
All! Pain is gone!

All! Pain is gone! "
Quickly?-Yes. Almost instant re-
lief from soreness, stiffness, lame
ness and pain follows a gentle rub.
bling with st. Jacobs OIL"
Rub this soothing, penetrating oil
right on your" painful back, and like
magic, relief comes. "St. Jacobs Oil"
Is a harmless backache, lumbago and
sciatica cure which never disappoints
and doesn't burn the skin.
Straighten up! Quit complaining!
Stop those %torturous stitches" In a
moment you will forget that you ever
had a weak back, because it won't
hurt or be stiff or lame. Don't suffer!
Get a small trial bottle of old, honest
"St. Jacobs Oil' from your druggist
now and get this lasting relief.-Adv.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-07
ESCAPES GUARDS,

P%etrogard, Mar. Count Michael
Tolstoi, the grandson of the author,
has succeeded in escaping from an
Austrian camp where he had been
held prisoner. Because of his fire.
quent threats to ESCAPE, the Aus
trians had posted a special guard ov-
er him, but he succeeded in gaining
the confidence and friendship Of his
guard, who in return for a gift Of
some Russian coins, worth about a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-07
propriated for state purposes So, SOL

.OOo.s
Thus it can be seen that $44,39l
was spent during the last btennium
in eXcess Of the appropriations made
for the next two-year period,
And this, too, in spite Of the fact
that depleted funds are made good
this year which have stood on the
books for a long time, deficits in the
various state accounts are made up,
$4,000 is appropriated for immigra-
ton purposes, a contingency fund Of
SIS, 900 IS provided for and more mo-
ney is appropriated fer permanent i'm
proyenents by this legislature. than
:ha last.
And to a large extent the Lathrop
committee is responsible for this
showing. /;
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-07
dollar, let him walk off early n ev-
enihg. The count%was made prisoner
during some of the early fighting in
the Carpathians. ,

Many pool room proprietors in
Wells county have been arrested on
the charge of gambling and allowing
minors to frequent their establish
mems, while there have also been
several arrests on the charge of VIC
lating the prohibition laws.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-07
RUSSIAN A FORMER ARMY AVA.
. TOR.

Petrogard, Mar. 1.-THE Princess
Shakhovsky. who recently went to
the front as a military aviator, has
sent back to the editor Of the Bourse
Gazette an account of her first light
over the enemy's positions. She had
made three fights, the shortest an
hour in length and the longest two
hours, when the letter was written.
AS l. found. myself over, the. Ger.
man lines, / began to observe be-
meath me the small clouds which IN.
Dictated that the enemy had opened
fire on my machine. Somehow, did,
not feel afraid. even when the bull
lets came quite close to me-. Some
of them even pierced the wings, put
fortunately did not touch any vital
part of the machine. After half an
hour of fight one grows quite &C
cuustomed to the situation. Later I
flew in such severe cold that z pet.
rol began to work badly. Muckily
this lasted only-a few seconds, which
rather resembled hours"
LH . avg : H
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-07
STATE BUDGET
IS $3,946,609
SEVERAL DEFICIENCIES ARE
TAKEN UP a STILL TO-
TAI LESS THAN W
YEARS AGO.
INSTITUTIONS WELL TREATED
E Educational Appropriations
While Trimmed Somewhat,
fNG
Are Still Ample.

North Dakota's 1915-1916 budget
will aggregate 1896, 609.29. 1t is II
of the best balanced appropriation
bills passed by a state Legislature.
One of its features that will go down
into history is the peace, health and
safety clause.
Another is that the educational ap-
preparations are not top heavy. An
honest attempt Las been made to
~equalize as between the various lnstl.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-03-07

LaMoure is looking for to a
fine farmers institution there on
March -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-16
Ur III Err no III E..

to effect be utterly eraalcated from the
porch.
To-day the porch is glorihed. One
sees there furniture correct in work
manship and detail. The tables, the
chairs, the writing desks, the day beds
are all Of solid wood. and are as
beautifully upholstered as they would
be in room indoors. This latter
phrase voices the distinction between
the old style porch and the present
inclosed porch. To-day the veranda Is
a room. 1t is not an adjunct TO the
house On the contrary, II IS often the
most important section of the entire
home. For that is the place where peo-
pie spend most of their time. 1t is
there that they like to do their writing,
their reading, their playing. their visit
ing. SO decorators and architects have
combined forces to make this possible
for the family. They have made a
place where they can keep their books