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GEOGRAPHY.

I. Discuss how, if at all. the present
world war during its continuance should
influence the teaching of geography in
elementary schools.
2. What causes determine the location
of cities2 Illustrate as to class by ex-
ample as far as possible.
s. Show how you would connect the
geography of any two of the following
countries to the daily life of the child :
Mexico; Brazil Canada; England
4. Indicate how you may use different
means, methods and material in supple
menting the geography text.
5. Locate ten important localities
which the present European war has
rendered prominent
6. Indicate how different factors affect
the temperature of a location
T. How will the Panama Canal prob
lem influence the future commercial and
political interests of the United States
g. Name some of the noted wheat
markets of the United States; cotton
ports; lumber markets. iron and steel
centers; railroad centers; tobacco mar
kets.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
PHYSIOLOGY.

I. What devices for ventilation have
you employed (a) at home' (b) in the
schooi-rooml
q What things will strengthen the
lungs and reduce liability to consump-
toni
;. Explain somewhat fully the func-
tons of some one part Of the nervous
system.
4. Show that the improvement in the
hygiene of the community is an impor-
tant function of the school
5. Explain how the employment OF
drawing helps the teaching and learning
of physiology.
6. State the various things that pro-
duce colds. II there are many colds
among your pupils what would you look
after to be sure the school was not re-
sponsible.
7. What are some of the things that
help digestion?
8. Explain how the arteries merge into
the veins.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
AGRICULTURE.

(Select 7 of these.)
l. What do you think is the best rota-
ton including corn for your neighbor-
hood? Indicate general characters of
soil
2. Make a list of plants of value
which are nitrogen gatherers.
8. What would you have pupils OBJ
serve on a visit to a creamery?
q. Give some of the principal direc-
tions you would give to those who take
part in either potato-growing or to-
mato-growing contest
S. Show how the nature-study work
can and should be made to lead to the
science and art of agriculture.
6. Take up some one process in the
production of some grain Gas threshing
of wheat for example) describe the
process as it is usually or as it is best
conducted; indicate sources of waste or
means of economy in it; show how you
can help in the promotion of the best
method in your school community.
7. Why should all owners of trees
spray them? A state law requires this |;
suggest means of helping enforce it.
8. Explain how at least two of the
following will lead to better farm
homes: (a) Better roads; (b) Cen
tFalixed Schools (c) Naming the farm
home; Cd The best possible sanitary ar
Eangements of the school
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field DAY
FOR SALES.
Property In Five Actions Of
fGrGd By Sheriff
Cooper Block Goes To John
Cooper For $4,000
c. 4. DOWdS Gets MCClelIand
Farm For $S,975
hhdebraRd Land Split Be-
tween Two Purchasers
Being Obtained By Il. c. Lah-
mon And c. T. Pipes

Saturday was field days for sales
at the court house and during the af-
ternoon real estate involved in five
actions in court was offered for sale
by Sheriff Woolison. In one case,
there were no bidders, but in the 9th
er four there was lively demand for
the property and bidding was very
spirited.
On account of the rainy condition
of the weather, the sales were held
indoors instead Of in the open, and
the corridor of the court house pre-
sented an exceedingly animated
scene very much resembling the old
days when political nominating con-
ventions were held in the old struc-
ture, so large was the crowd of peo-
pie in attendance.
Court Bailiff Patrick Purcell, acting
for Sheriff Woolison, cried the sales
and his persistent efforts were sue
cessful in at least part of the instanc-
es in running up the bids offered.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP LAND
The first sale was 40 acres in Jack
son township, two miles east of Blad-
ensburg, the offering being made in
the case of Eliza Riley VS.. Alonzo l..
Gibbs and others. 1t was appraised
at $3.50 and was obtained by Andrew
j. Blunt at his final bid of $675.
NO BIDDERS
The next piece offered was a lot
with residence at No. 30S Arch street
in Riverside addition to Mt. Vernon,
in the case of Smith Gearhart VS.. Sar-
ah E. and James e. Beach; appraise-
ment, $1,000. There were no bidders
for this property.
THE HILDERRAND FARM
The third was in the partition pro
ceeding of Nora ]. Wright VS.. Will
liam Riley Hildebrand and others
The land is located in Pleasant town
ship and consists of three parcels.
The first parcel of 81 acres was ap
praised at $2,100, the second of 1s
acres at $1,000 and the third of 11.49
acres at 500; as a whole, the ap
praisement was $4,000.
The order of sale provided that the
parcels should be offered separately
and then as a whole, the bid for the
latter to be accepted If in excess OF
the aggregate of the bids for the sep
arate tracts.
The highest bid for the first parce
was 5000 and was made by II. q
Lahmon. The highest for the SECOND
parcel was $1,1OO by c. F. Pipes. The
highest for the third, $685. by H. c
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
HISTORY.

l. Why teach United State, Historyl
q Show how you would usc knowl-
edge Of some phases OF local history, of
some current event. on Of some story or
poem as a means OF approach 10 the
study of an important topic OF national
history
g. George Rogers Clark's Expedition
is one of the three most important
events in American History" Show
reasons why you agree or disagree with
this statement.
4. Who is Secretary of State' Sec
retary of War; What arc the chief
duties of each of these departmental
S. Distinguish between the anti-slavery
and the abolitionist movements in meth
DDS, leaders and purposes.
6. Give your reasons for being for or
against one of the following: "The
Presidents Preparedness Program"
Civil Service in the State Of Ohio; re-
storing order in Mexico by the United
States.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
RAM MAR.

I. What is meant by the infection Of
nouns? The conjugation of verbs? The
comparison of adjectives? Illustrate
each.
q Name four classes of adverbs.
Write sentence illustrating each and
mark and classify the intended adverb.
8. What is a complex sentence? Write
one; diagram and analyze the written
sentence.
4. Name the parts of speech Account
for the name OF at least four.
S. Parse the nouns and state reasons
clearly for the cases of italicized nouns
(a) Our trip to the city cost ten dollars
(b) The children were walking Indian
fashion. (c) The bird few rUest (d)
The man worked seven days
6. Define analysis, parsing persona
pronouns,
7. Give an outline which you follow
in parsing (a) adjectives, (b) verbs
(c) relative pronouns.
8. How is the passive voice formed
Illustrate and explain.
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Lahmon. When offered as whole
there were no bidders, and the par
cells we're awarded respectively to the
high bidders, as given above.
THE MocLELLAND FARM
Another sale in a partition case was
the land embraced in the action OF
Thomas McClelland and others VS..
Noble Weir and Others, consisting of
FIVE pieces, aggregating 104.O6 acres,
situated in Monroe township and
known as the Walter McClelland
farm. The appraisement was $lO,-
544.05. 1t was sold to Cornelius K.
Dowds for $S,975.
THE COOPER BLOCK
The last sale was in the action of
William F. Sapp VS.. John Cooper and
others and was the Cooper block on
the east side of the public square, Mt.
Vernon. 1t was appraised at $4,000
subject to the dover of John Cooper,
fixed by the appraisers at 1888 per
year This property was bid in by
John Cooper at $4,000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

(Take two of the groups below entire.)
Group A. (Based on Parker's The His
tory of Modern Elementary Education.)
l. How did the Lancastrian system
help in the development of free public
schools in the United States? What OBJ
jections are there to the Lancastrian sys-
tenn?
2. Tell something of the arithmetic
work promoted by Pestalozzi and pre-
sented in Colburn's book.
g. Criticize some of the extreme forms
OF oral instruction which seem to have
been practiced by Pestalozzi, his helpers,
and followers.
4. Tell something of the school of
Christian Salzmann
Group B. (Based on Warehouses; The
Discipline Of the School.)
l. What are some of the objections to
a system of rules?
qualities of the teacher that go to make
him a successful disciplinarian?
8, Tell of one situation in which a
substitute for corporal punishment was
successfully tried Show in what its
particular effectiveness lay.
4. What are the functions of punish
ment?
Group c. BIASED on no particular text. J
l. How should the school course be
related TO the needs of society, that is,
society in the sense of the entire COM
munity?
q What advantage does a teacher
have who carefully studies his individual
pupils3
g. What is the proper way of deter
mining who are absent? When a pupil
is observed to be absent what should be
done?
a. What is proper way of assigning
the next lesson to be studied1
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURE
(Select 7 of these.)

(Select 7 Of these.)
1.What is the best way to improve
ones stock of horses? Why?
q Tell Of one experimental project
which is practicable in almost any high
school,
8. What is the relative value to plants
of the different layers Of soil? What is
the effect of turning up the sub-soil?
4. What are some of the factors that
determine whether it will pay to keep
bees?
S. Indicate what equipment you would
buy for laboratory work in agriculture
if you had from $50 to $l20 at your dis
posal
6. Suggest series of experiments for
determining the best feed of some do
mestic animals.
7. What is the proper way to remove
a limb of tree?
8. Under one or more of the most
common circumstances arising on farm
what mode of fencing would you ad-
wise. Give in full your reasons.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
UNCLAIMED MAIL

To avoid delay In delivery have
your mail addressed to street ana
number. p. o. box or general dallvaEy.
The following letters remahn uns
in the Mt. Vernon poat-omcas
Bowman, Mrs. Lizzie
Carlton, Mrs Richard
Eggleston, l.. E.
Lafevre, Mrs. X. B.
Lybarger, Mrs. Mary olivO
OBryan, Miss Mollie
Perkins, Mrs. Mary
Roberts, T. w.
Roush, William 8.
Taylor, Miss Verna
Westervelt, M. r.
s. @. DowDS, PossmasAwA
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04

blamab'-, paralyzc, frontier. shcik. CEN
trifugaI forciblc. yictuals, asphyxia,
martyr fuchsia luscious. outrageous, su-
persedc snaIyzc, siege, misfpell. seize,
exhilaratc prairie. fulfill, villain. ema-
naic indclihlc, business. beginning. cater
pillar bouquet, dcscenden' apparel,
corps Ga military unit. indie battalion,
cau'aloupe gazetteer.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
oRTHoeRAPHY.

I. Name and make the diacritical
marks.
g. Outline your method of making ac-
aurate spelling habit
3. What must the correct marking of
the pronunciation of word include?
a. What are the uses of the diction-
Ary?
5-o Indicate the pronunciation of the
following words: water, column, allies
area, sphere, interest, geography, Italian,
inquiry, sacrifice.
5-lO. Spell: ali right, separate, de.
Velop, embarrass. parallel. judgment
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
FOR THOSE Who
WISH TO TEACH
Questions Put to Applicants For
County Certificates,
EXAMINATION HELD APRIL |

Prepared by the State superintendent
Of Public instruction TO Test the
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 coun-
" examination for teachers April /
for elementary school certificates:
ARITHMETIC.
1. A man is offered Soc bushel for
cora at gathering time. He holds the
corn SIX months and sells it at zoe a
bushel. What per cent does he gain or
lose il the corn during this period has
shrunk 20%l
2. Discuss motivation in primary
arithmetic; in arithmetic of the gram
mar grades.
5. Central standard time is used in a
certain city of Ohio. The sun time in
this city is 28 minutes faster than the
standard time. What is the longitude
of this city? Explain as to class in the
eighth grade
4. A newspaper article says: "The
German forty-two centimeter guns are
effective at a distance of thirty kilo-
meters. Re-write in terms of our long
measure.
S. Sixteen and half miles is consid-
cred an average days work for team
employ. How many days will it take a
team to plow a plot of land eighty rods
by forty rods? The blowing is to be
done with 12-inch breaking plow.
g. Discuss extent, methods and de-
vices, and purposes of drill in arithmetic
T. A rural school district with a tax
duplicate of $2.471.8 $50 has voted a bond
issue of $4,000 The bonds are to be
paid at the rate OF $1,000 year and bear
interest at 5%o. What will be the in
crease of tax rate the first year? How
much more tax will the man pay on
$4,000 by reason of the bond issue?
8. How many bushels of apples are
there in a round pile twelve feet across
which tapers to point 5 ft. high in the
middle?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
RESIGNS POSITION

Fred Hoffman has resigned his po-
sition with the Ohio Fuel Supply Co
and has located at the Auto Inn as
partner with William Young.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
NEIeHBoRHooD QUARREL

A neighborhood quarrel on the
west side Monday afternoon summon.
ed out Officer Hough and the police
patrol
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04

BIRTHS
: + f. i + i 4 !. j. .

Il i i i i # i Il Il IL i Il +
A 12-pound son was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Porter of North
Main street Monday morning at the
Mt. Vernon hospital.
o
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Booker of East Pleasant
street Sunday morning.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
Entertain
With Dance

With Dance
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hanicq enter.
tanned number of their friends Sun
day evening with a dance at their
home on South Main street. There
were about twelve couples present.
The evening was spent in dancing,
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04

and Arthur Hanicq Jr., entertained
"ith selections OF violin music. Re
hments ware served
o
Schooler-Hsrris
NUptials
The wedding OF Miss Evaline
Schooler and Mr.. Grover Harris. both
OF Bladensburg, was solemnized at the
parsonage of Rev. J. A. Long OF Mt
Vernon, Saturday at II a. m. The
bride is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clark Schooler and prominent young
school teacher of Knox and Licking
counties. The groom is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Harris A dain-
ty gown of white satin was worn by
the bride, while the groom was garbed
in the conventional black. They will
soon move on a farm near Mt. Zion
where their many friends hold them in
high esteem.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04

The stronger the language . mna ~
es the more confidence . waaoa m
In his bravery.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04
Ccciety
ONews
Or. Eastman
Gives Dinner

The high school basketball team
will be entertained Monday evening
by DR.. N. X. Eastman at his home on
East High street with turkey din.
ner.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-04-04

7ANNER CLASSIFIED ADs. PAY
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-17

Mario Tricolo, 4, was instantly
killed by an electric car at Atwells
avenue and America street, Provi.
dence. r. ].
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sssJapan's foreign trade last year was
unprecedented, as it showed a big bal
anee in favor of exports. 49,. -.
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HEADS
RETICENI ON
COMBINATION
Continued from page one,

l
ness and congeniality he bore no re-
any number OF questions he would
neither say raye' nor mo" yes"
nor maybe :" ..s-~ -. ..
Il would class the report as ri,
NOR Further than that care 10 say
nothing" was the most direct state
ment Dole made
The non-committal president re-
turned in the Matsonia from four
weeks business visit in California
and would uE1GubtedIy know whether
there we're any truth in the story, but
declines to say whether anything If
that nature is contemplated. When
asked il he would either affirm Of
deny the statement he said he would
rather not say -.
Dole old tell that J. K. Armsby is
interested in dried fruit and is selling
agent Tor the Alaska Packers Asset
alton, the largest Gamers of salmon
in the world; that the California Can
ners' Association is the largest con
Germ of its kind in existence; the Cen
trail California Canneries, one OF the
largest, and BalfcHr. Guthrie & Co, an
immense British concern interested
in agriculture, Gil, land reclamation
and thought to be connected with the
Alaska Packers Association, bur he
would not venture to say whether such
a com 5ination would be desirable or
not. f.
Clifford, whose concern is a bfarcll
of the California Fruit Gamers Asso-
citation, said he knew nothing abort
the reported merger in which his
company is said to be Interested: 81
That business would be transacted
in California" he said, and | would
probably know nothing of il if it
were so. However, doubt it although
in this modern age of combinations
it might be altogether possible: -.
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Waters within 5000 feet Of Annette
Island and several small adjacent
islands in southeast Alaska have been
set apart as fishery eserve for the
exclusive benefit CT certain Alaska
natives by the terms of presidential
proclamation Action in regard to
these waters is taken for the benefit
of Metlakahlans and such other Alas
kan natives as have joined them or
may join them in residence on these
islands, the reserve to be used by
them under the general fisheries laws
and regulations of the United States
as administered by the Secretary OF
Commerce
The war department has instructed
army commanders on the border 70
submit weekly reports showing the
actual physical condition of their COM
mands.
Ulysses Aubrey of Tacoma. driver
Of an automobile in pursuit race at
Portland, and Frank Plat were killed
when his car left ,he track and tore
through a fence. ...
One man is known TO nave been
killed and several are missing il a
fire that destroyed 4 hotel and several
residences at Daryea, Pa
The worlds sugar production Is
about equally divided between beet
end cane origin.
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BANDSMAN IS
ARRESTED, GIVEN
:. BACK TO army

Escaped military prisoner j. and
would-bc deserteF is what the police
call Cpl. Fred GoetteI. bandman in
the 4th Cavalry at Schofield Bar.
RACKS. who was arrested in the All
Ieong bolek on Aala street wednes
Gay evening by Detectives Rudolph
Stein and David Ho OF McDuffies de
rartment and turned over to the For
Shafter provost guard this morning
He was in civilian clothing.
McDuffie's department wen cOnsid
cradle commentator for the satcE, as
Goettel. was a much wanted man al
Schofidd and had his arrest been
delayed two days or had the Cana.
dian-Australasian steamer Niagara ar
rived two days sooner he might have
safely escaped 10 Canada. When
found by the officers the soldier al
mitted q plot between himself and IN
omploye on the Niagara whereby ne
was toleaye Honolulu and go North.
Goettel is well known to the police
from his arrest on Decoration Day Oh
charge Of riding a motorcycle
while under the influence of liquor
and the many continuances of a trial
which finally ended in a suspended
sentence. He broke arrest July 81
from Schofield, where he was con.
fined to his quarters under a charge
OF larceny and at the same time a
belonging to Sgt Earl
Webster disappeared. The machine
was found the next day in Moanalua
by Motorcycle Policemen Ferry and
Morse ..a
Detective Stein found the corporal's !
complete uniform hidden in a. Japa. |
pese basket in the room where the
arrest was made.
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LONDONS STORY
IS CONFIRMED BY
Older WRITINGS

II Jack London made any mistakes
In his story Of Kalakaua's attempt to
marry Princess Kaiulani to son OF
the Mikado, published in the Septem-
Der Cosmopolitan, IT is not his fault
member of the Kings cabinet and aut
thor of Around the World With a
King" according to J. f. Haley. col
iector of internal revenue. He point
ed to the beginning OF Chapter VIII Of
the book, headed nThe King Proposes
Matrimonial Alliance Between the
Royal Families Of Japan and Hawaii
The Plan Fails when a visitor
called this morning and read the first
page. 1t tells the story as London
has told il, but in simpler language.
This was only published IL years
ago. said Haley, glancing at the inn
print Il don't see how the keeper of
the archives of the territory could
have overlooked it, yet overlooked it
he must, for he says that the facts
he presents have never been publish
ed before. His story is that the king
wrote to Japan in the middle Sos pro
posing the alliance. Armstrong was
with Kalakaua in Japan in 1881 and
tells the story as London has told it.
The king suddenly and rather myte-
riouslY left our palace in company
with the emperor's chamberlain, Arm
strong says He recites that he after
Fards learned Kaiakaua proposed an
Alliance Of the royal houses to the
emperor. that he asked for time to
consider 1t as it involved a startling
departure from japanese traditions.
On the return of the king to Ha-
vail the imperial chamberlain of the
emperor appeared in Honolulu ON
secret mission Tie carried a letter
from the emperor declining the ALI
1Dce He would not aid in any
scheme which impaired she sphere
Of american Influence over Hawaii.
That Is where London got his in
formation. The book is in the public
library.
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ARE you A MAMMoTHREPT?

!. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. You imp,l:
dent Mammothrept. ~. =: -. :. ~.
That's what Southern girl called
Jack Donovan, an amateur photo
grapher who had bet he could snap
six of the prettiest young women in
the Harvard summer school within
70 hours. .~.. s.. s..
The picture mans first victim was
pretty blonde from Albany. He
sighted his lens and fired. The beauty
sighted her flashing orbs and returned
the fire doublefold. =
You impudent mammothrept," she
cried. Disabled but with exposure
No. 1 in his possession the photogra-
pher retreated not knowing what he
had been called but. fearing the worst.
Whereupon he consulted numerous
authorities and finally found in a did
tionary this: "Mammothrept- child
reared by it's grandmother; a spoiled
child ..."....