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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
HIGH SCHOOL AGRICULTURE.

l. A piece of ground available for a
garden has a soil composed entirely of
yellow clay, State what treatment it
should receive and what should be
added to il to make it useful for raising
two common garden products,
2. Describe the cultivation of corn
(after planting). Make proper mention
of the implements.
3. Define forage crops, What ones
are of greatest Importance?
4. Is il practicable to raise sugar beets
in Ohio? Sorghum In each case why
or why not?
S. Trace definitely to relations he
tween weeds and the rotation OF crops.
g.. In what ways are hogs economy
animals? What breeds would YOU rec
ommend and why?
2. OF what value TO farm, orchard
and garden are song-birds? Toads
Earth-worms? Name at least two in
sects that are Of value.
8. What types of oats are there
What is a good yield of oats per acre ?
What are the results of thick and thin
seeding of oats respectively? What eli
mate and soil are favorable to oats?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11

troleum produced in large qaahtitica ?
How is it usually transported? What
are four of the products into which it IS
refined?
4. What are the chief attractions in
natural scenery in the United States ?
Estate what is TO be seen in places
named)
S. Give statistics regarding Ireland
its size, population, industries cities.
What is its form Of government
6. Give several important facts about
each of the following Rome, Constan-
tinople, Buenos Aires, Philadelphia,
Oklahoma (state), British Columbia.
T. For what traffic is each of the fol-
lowing canals Important Suez, Pan
anna, Sault Ste Marie, Welland, Erie
g. What are the sources of the
worlds supply of each of the follow
ing: cocoanuts, quinine, olive oil, paper
pulp, ivory, platinum, tin, coffee?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
LITERATURE.

I. For the purpose of study, divide
into periods (a) British Literature, (b)
American Literature, naming an import
ant writer in each period.
2. Write a short biography of Robert
Burns, name four poems
3. Who was the author of the follow
ing: (a) Macbeth, o. Faerie Queen,
(c) Idylls of the King, (d) The Old
Oaken Bucket, (e) A Man Without a
Country?
4. Select any poem from Tennyson
and outline for class study.
S. Select any book from the wor ks of
any one of the following, and give a
short outline of the events,-Cooper,
Hawthorne, Poe (prose)
6. What is the picture presented to
your mind by the first two lines from
the Village Blacksmith?
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*""The annual installation of OIL
GERS of Pleasant grange will be held
Friday evening, Jan. A. The Third
and Fourth degrees will be conferred
on class A good oldfashioned in.
stallation supper viii be served, fol.
lowing the work of the evening,
+"'The Ladies' Country club will
meet Thursday afternoon. Jan, 10, at
ahe home OF Mrs John Cunningham.
t"'The ladies Of Clinton grange
viii hold quilting party Thursday.
Jan. 10, at Grange hall
-Or-
ta'Democratic meeting Tuesday
evening, Jan, IL. at 1850 In the sign
studio OF julius Headmgton. This
meeting is for the purpose OF organic
ing Knox County Democratic club
and all Interested Democrats are
invited so be present
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
CHICAGO GAS MAeNArss

ON ONHFE
Chicago, Jan 10 Oaicials OF the
Public Service Company Of Northern
Illinois. headed by Samuel insult
president OF the concern, VIII appear
today before the public utilities com
mission TO answer to charges that the
company Is organized Illegally that
there is an interlocking directorate
with other companies. aud II Is over
capitalized. that excessive salaries
are paid TO the officers. and that its
gas rates are exorbitant Al recent
hearing, Pres insult testified that his
yearly salary is $4,000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
HISTORY.

/. What was the beginning of steel
armorcd vessels in our navy? Who was
the inventor?
2. How and when did Porto Rico
come into possession of the u. S?
g. What were the Alabama Claims3 ?
How and when settled?
a. Write upon the theme, "Sherman's
March to the Sea"
S. Name the leading political parties
since l796
g. What and where was Eft. Du-
quesne, Ticondcroga, Acadia, Mason
and Dixon's Line, Mt, Vernon, The
Hermitage. West Point?
7. When and where was the first set
Element in Ohio? In u. S.?
8. How many amendments to the Con-
stitution9 What is the general contents
of the last two2
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
ARITHM ETIc.

I. Explain as to class, 1Ohy the dec
imal point is so placed in the product,
when multiplying decimals.
2. What is the exact length of the
solar year2 What years are leap years
5. Is there any difference in Gu. in.
between the dry quart and the liquid
quartz II your answer is in the affirm
ative, state the difference,-if in the neg
atiye, give reasons for answer.
4. A man walks 5/12 of mile. Ex-
press in integers of rds., it,, in. Show
the outline which you would have the
pupils follow in this reduction.
S. A rectangular field is 10 rds. long,
4 rds. wide. A horse is tied to a stake
In one corner by rope GO #. long. Ex-
press to decimals the portion of the
field the horse may Craze upon.
g. Show the difference, If any, in the
cash price of bill of goods for $500 at
l2H and per cent discount, and at
20H per cent straight discount.
7. A square field contained l0l40l4 So.
rds. Required the length of its dag
onal
8. Required the total interest due on
$120000 "a SD for 3 yr. mo. 20 days,
payable annually.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
oRTHooRAPHY.
Examiners determine weights of re-
eOective ni,estions \

Examiners determine weights of re-
sPective questions.)
|. Mark for pronunciation: Des
Moines, troubador, sumach, stalagmite,
silhouette, reciprocity, quagmirc, pa
pyrus, dcgeneracy, larynX
2, Classify and name the class of all
marks used,
3. Spell ca,echism, bivouac, anne
thyst, synagogue, toboggan, wassail, Wis
prophecy, onyx, nuisance, jayhawker,
grenade, faucet, etymology, cynosure
anemone, calyX,
4. Spell and define; agile, chaperon,
brisket, rancor, perennial, pachyderm
mistletoe, holocaust, genesis. etferTesce
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11

clerk OF the state committee on wo,
man suffrage, Sunday completed
20 days fasting and intends TO contin-
ne his fast five days longer. Mr..
Adams undertook to deprive himself
of food in order to overcome chronic
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11

81 haven't had as much as a crumb
of food since I began the fast" said
Mr.. Adams. "A glass of hot water In
the morning is my nearest approach
to diet. Food no longer tempts me,
although know l cannot go on in
definitely without eating"
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
indigestion.

indigestion.
Despite the loss of food and con
stant occupation he has lost only
eight or nine pounds and believes he
could repeat feat of last year when
at Christmas time he swan across
the eastern branch OF the Potomac
river.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
GEOGRAPHY.

|. What would be about the shortcst
practicable route from your city or
county TO the Rio Grandc border OF
Mexico?
2 What regions of the United States
haw an annual rainfall of above 90
inchesl What is the approximate Ohio
rainfall, Whence do most OF our RAIN
clouds come?
). Where in the United States is Pc
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11

The report shows that there is now
invested for new church building fund
the sum Of $4,000.
In making his annual report, Rev.
Mulhane gave the following statistics
for the year: Baptized As, married
6, ofiiciated at 25 funerals, admitted
"a to first holy communion, prepared
93 for confirmation and gave com
munion to 10000.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
READING.

The examination in reading is oral
The examiner will conduct the exalnina-
ton following any plan desired.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
FINANCIAL
Report OF St. Vincent de
PauPS Church For Year

AT St Vincent de Paul's Catholic
church Sunday morning printed cop.
les of Rev. Mulhane's report for the
year 1915 were distributed among the
congregation. From the report the
following information is taken:
Receipts
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
FOR THOSE WHO
WISH TO TEACH
Questions Put to Applicants For
County Certificates,
EXAMINATION HELD JANUARY 8

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
40 prepared under direction Of the
state superintendent Of public in
struction and submitted at the coun-
ty examination for teachers Jan. 8
for elementary school certificates:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11
4uNeRya NOT AoAMsl
He Has spurned Food for rs Days
And Will Continue Fast

washIngton. eanuary %. Adams.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1916-01-11

500 dozen Ladies' Handkerchiefs slightly soiled,
regular value SC each, to close at 25c dozen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

in many seasons. Besides its brilliant
lines and comical situations. il contains
real heart interest.
Motion Picture Temple.
So much has been written OF late
concerning the decline Of motion pic
lures and the return 10 favor Of the
spoken drama that the question arises
whether OF not thi sassertion Is true.
Clearly the spoken drama has given Us
small cause for Joy during the few
weeks the present season has been un-
der way. With not more than two or
three Successes in New York out OF
more than a score OF productions the
seeker for an evenings amusement, not
wishing To pick a choice, can not do bet
ter than turn his steps toward the Ri
alto theater that Temple Of the No
ton Picture conceived. constructed and
directed by Samuel l. RothapfeL the
most artistic of all exhibitors, a verita-
bic ~Belasco Of the Screen
"The Flame"
After all. Richard Walton Tullv Is 70
ing to make a fight Of II for his new
play The Flame" He Is spending mon
ev lavishlv. and not without cause. for
there are MANY points Of popular ap-
peal in his work The outstanding sue
cess OF the performance however. Is
that Of William Courtleigh who. what
ever the PLAYS ultimate fate. has added
another TO his long list Of notable stage
portraits.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

riet Ford and their conception Of an
aphasla sufferer proved a splendid We
hicle for Mr.. Dixeys temperance on
the local stage.
John Motley got bump on the head
IN railroad accident and lost his mem
ory. His bride-they were on their hon
eymoon- supposed he had been killed.
The last she remembered Of him was
when he showed her through the car win
dow TO safety She went back home
and a little daughter came He went
70 Denver. took the name OF Lazarus
and prospered.
The first act Of Mr.. Lazarus shows
Mrs. Mollov and her daughter. Pstri-
cia. in the boarding house they are con
Quoting Mrs. MOllOv has remarked.
Her second husband Is a scoundrelly
doctor who has brought his own daugh-
ter into the family.
One Aim to Get Money.
His one aim in life Is to get money
out Of his wife He has eowed her so
thoroughly that she hardly dares
breathe in his presence. He learns there
Is some doubt in her mind Of the death
of husband MollOv. and he uses this To
blackmail her. in every other breath he
threatens 10 expose her for having col
lected the insurance on Nolloys life.
house 10 provide him with money and
his daughter with pretty gowns.
Meanwhile Patricia Is the Cinderella
the maid Of all work about the board
ing house. and the favorite Of all the
bOarders. especially of William Booth.
a struggling artist with fine vein of
humOr. and no mOnev-alwavs backward
in paying his room rent
The doctors demands for money have
reached point where his wife Is forced
to sell the house TO meet them.
The Lost Returns.
Comes a new boarder I'm the midst Of
the trouble-a Mr.. Lazarus. from the
west. His memory has returned-he has
recalled something about his life as
John Molloy. and he Is attempting to
see what has happened to his wife. And
there she Is. with "A beautiful but much
abused daughter and q second husband
Lazarus stays around to observe and
say nothing. When he learns how Ill
treated his wife and daughter have
been he tries to comfort the daughter
and tells her he Is her father. She
thinks him crazy and doesn't believe
He tries more practical way of help
ing When the wife Is forced TO sell the
house, he buys 1t and presents the deed
to the wife and daughter.
AHeIe i something 50 uneXplalnaDle
about this that the wife scrutinized her
benefactor more carefully and suddenly
recognizes things about him that make
her believe he Is the husband she lost
in the railroad wreck
Mr.. lazarus proceeds to give his wife
and daughter all the luxuries Of life and
to provide a substantial fncomr i1,r
them As a climax. he disappears as
mysteriously as he came
Patricia marries Booth, the artist. for
he had finally won success in his field.
Mr.. Lazarus Is one of the most
charming comedies seen in New York
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23
q News Notes From Movieland q
DAISY
By DAISY DEAN.

LILLIAN FOX. like his onetime
!" business associate, Herbert
Brenon. is soon TO release
war brides" picture. The Fox star is
to be Virginia Pearson; the Brenon star
Nine Ala Nazimova-
The Brenon picture IS 20 he a screen
adaptation Of the playlet. War Brides"
in which Nine Nazimova appeared in
vaudeville a year ago. The Fox pic
ture is called The War Brides Secret"
Tt tells the story Of Scottish peasant
girl whose husband is called TO the
allies trenches in Europe and is Osten-
sibly killed. He is not dead. however.
and returns TO find her welded to an
other The picture is scheduled for re-
lease October . Supporting Miss Pear
son viii be Walter Law and Glen
White
new acquisition to the Fox forces
has been announced i'm the person Of
Tully Marshall Much OF Mr. NarshaIrs
nistrionic fame rests on his ability to
portray dope fiend' roles and in such
a role he was eminently successful in
The City" on the spoken stage and
The Devils Needle" on the screen
Mr.. Marshall has been with Triangle
for some time and is cast in T.. W Grif-
f!th's new film spectacle. .IntOlera ble.''
which opened in New York last week.
Since leaving Triangle he has been with
Lasky. and now he is under the Fox
banner
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

seems. what correspondent 10 the matt
nee girls of today. Charlotte. be
trothed to a hkable British captain, was
one Of these
The first background in the play Is
the home OF a London merchant Of
wealth. Then we see a parlor in the
celebrated ship" tavern at Dover and
still later a room in a Calais inn. Char
lotte has followed her idol all the way
to France before her betrothed and his
family realize what Is happening. For
a while Paginini believes that he loves
her. even equally with his costly Guar
nerius.
Loves Music More Than Girl
It Is only v hen the English beauty has
waited for hours, cold and without food,
while the genius finds an inspiration
for a concerto he Is going 10 dedicate
70 her, that she suspects he loves his
music more than any woman
With English dizziness, her betrothed
makes the violinist come to the point
demands that Paganini choose between
love and art.
The deity Of the catgut shows clear
" which Is his greater mistress and
Charlotte flies to the arms Of her cap
tain
Mr. Arliss was successful IN surround
ing with the traditional weird atmos-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23
MARY PICKFORD'S NEXT
'TESS THAN THE DUST"

Mary Pickford's first picture for the
Aircraft Pictures corporation is TO be
called Less Than the Dust" II was
written by Hector TurnbulI. who has
been responsible for many Of I.asky's
best pictures He credits his insDira-
tion for the plot 20 the poem Of the
same name by Laurence Hope.
Less Than the Dust viii be ready
for distribution about October l. John
Emerson is directing the picture which
presents Mary Pickford in an entirely
new characterization. that Of a little
English girl whom misfortune places in
an East Indian setting Mr.. Emerson
has taken full advantage OF the oppOr-
tunity TO display picturesque settings
and has endeavored TO retain all the
atmosphere and mysticism Of the Far
East
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

~HE announcement that the Epis~
copal church is going to expur-
Il gate the word obey" from the
marriage service has been hailed ev-
erywhere by women as tidings Of great
joy.
Aside from the fact that it is archaic
and insulting in these days of feminine
emancipation to ask a fun grown. in
teIligent woman TO promise to obey
anything except the dictates of her
own conscience and judgment. women
object TO being called upon TO purjure
themselves in the most solemn act Of
their lives.
For no woman has any idea. or inten-
ton. or expectation Of oOeying he
husband
Nor does the bridegroom either eN-
pect or desire that the woman ne is
espOusiuC shall obey him. He isn't
marrying a brainless child. or humble
slave. but a woman whom he has
picked out for a companion through
life and who is as broad minded and as
well educated as himself Why. then,
should she take his Orders2 Why should
she do his bidding2
IL would strike the average man as a
pretty cheeky thing even TO suggest
that he should expect his wife 10 obey
him Besides. the thing simply isn't
done now. YOU know
OF course there are those who insist
that a woman should promise TO obey
her husband. because he is the head of
the house Nonsense. This head Of the
house theory has been first aid TO more
divorces than any other cause in the
world. because it's generally only after
a woman gets TO the place that she
cant endure her husbands tyranny any
longer that she hires a private detec-
tive 10 hunt up his record.
True Marriage Il Full Partnership.
In its finest essence marriage is a
partnership wherein man and wOm-
an pool their whole resources The
woman puts in everything that she has
OF heart and brain and purse. even
more completely than the man does.
and this being the case she is certainly
entitled TO an equal voice with him in
deciding every problem that arises IN
their joint lives.
Two men who are equal partners in
business do not arrOgare the right OF
"bossing each other They consult
they defer 10 each other one or the
other gives in when they differ. is
seems best and wisest Each partner
is supreme in his own department. and
If the firm prospers. the partner with
the most far seeing judgment directs
the affairs OF the business.
There is no reason why this plan
shouldn't work out just as well in
domestic life as il does in commercial
life. and in reality wherever you find
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23
The Daily Novelette,
7 like the indian summer well,
II Il n time of cheer.
Although ] own 7 cannot tell
Exactly when It's here.
THE YELLOW CARBUNCLE.


flnlS week 8 mystery
JASON Whatsoever. with courteous
jerky movements. was hanging
y out the family wash. It was 4
windy day of the year 1912. and every
now and again the ends OF Jason's
necktie would blow out OF his vest and
down the back or his neck
An observant onlooker would have
noticed something curious about the
mans proceeding. There were only
three pieces in the wash. and one was
red. one was white and one was blue
red OvershirJ. white undershirt.
and blue-ahem. Jason Whatsoever
hung them up in that patriotic order.
red. white and blue.
Barely were they fluttering on the
line when martial music was heard.
and fife and drum corps led a COM
pany OF soldiers down the alley At
the first sound. Jason seized a spade
and began digging furiously in a cor
ner Of the yard.
BY the time the soldiers had passed
he had dug a hole three feet deep.
As the last strains died away. he be-
gan Filling II Up again. completing the
work at five minutes To six
ITO the reader sending in the first
correct solution Of The Yellow Car
nuncle' an authentic splinter from
Captain Kids false limb viii be pre-
sentedD
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

! q happy marriage the aforesaid plan is
the one that is used
After all. the mere putting on OF
trousers does not eudow the wearer
thereof with supernatural wisdom. and
in many family the gray mare is the
better horse. Many a wife has more
intelligence. keener perceptions,
wider outlook. and even more business
sense than her husband How idiotic
even the suggestion that she should
obey him. and that he should arbitra-
rilv decide the family destiny,
And while the marriage service Is
being Overhauled for deadwoOd. there
is another passage that might be de-
leted with profit That is the phrase in
which the man promises the bride,
with all my worldly goods ] thee en-
dow" and which Is just as much a
falsehoOd as the brides promise to
obey him.
No man has any intention Of endOw-
ing his wife with all of his worldly
goods when he gets married. We have
yet TO hear Of a bridegroom making
over all Of his property TO his wife as
a bridal gift The wife has only so
much of her husbands income as he
chooses TO hand out 10 her from time to
time She can't check against his ac-
count in hank unless he makes spe-
cial arrangements emitting her to do
So She can't collect his salary. She
can't sell or mortgage his real esta e.
OF his property away from her. al
though she may have worked and
saved for so years 10 help him accumu-
late it,
Why Not BE Honest About II.
The only worldly goods a man really
bestOws on his wife by the marriage
ceremony is a charge account. and ne
can stop that whenever he likes by tn
simple eXpedient Of publishing in the
papers that ne will no longer be re-
spOnsible for her debts. Considering
that most wives do not receive from
their husbands even a personal allow
ance. our have 10 90 10 him day BY day
with supplicatiOns for every dollar
they need il would seem to be the part
of good taste TO omit all reference to
worldly goods from the ceremony that
binds two loving hearts together
Certainly If men knew beforehand
that their wives didn't intend to obey
them and women were aware that
their husbands were not going 10 turn
over their pocketbooks 70 them. they
would start on a more honest platform.
and would have fewer illusions.
Anyway, whether you look upon mar
riage as religious sacrament or
civil contract. II takes away from its
sacredness and binding quality 10 base
II on "a lie. on an oath that man and
woman take knowing when they take
10 that they do not mean 70 keep II.
and the church viii do well 70 so
change the marriage ceremony that
bride and bridegroom viii not be forced
10 commit perjury.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23
MUSIC PREDOMINATES IN NEWB|L[
At CRANFORDFOR FOR NEXT WEEK

THE vaudeville season at the Craw-
ford thus far has proven Orite
successful and the bills have been
good as an average notwithstanding the
fact that vaudeville bookings this early
in the season for Fl Paso are very diff
ficult. The acts that viii plav the
Crawford later viii come here as a road
show intact.
For the coming week the head line
feature viii be -the Majestic Musical
Four who are said TO BE- high class in
strumentalists and vOcalists. PLAYING
various kinds of instruments and intro
ducing plenty Of comedy.
Henry GunsOn is called The Old Sol
der Singer and manager Maxwell saws
his act viii entertain and amuse all