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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
GRAM MAR.
Choose eight)


|. Write three sentences containing
relative pronouns, with one of the reia-
tive pronouns in each of the cases. State
why each relative has the case that il
does
2, How could we get along without
pronouns?
;. Show how you make lesson in
some other subject serve also as prac-
teal lesson in grammar.
4, What sorts of written exercises do
you have in connection with grammar
and whyS
5. Write sentences showing the differ
ent ways of forming possessiYes,
9. Use the verb take in sentences in
three lenses and in both voices. Like
wise use the verbs teach and learn
7. Give complete synopsis Of some
verb
8. Write a sentence containing two
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
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"""Penny social Tuesday at Henry
McFarlands for the benefit of st.
Johns church repair fund.

Mrs C. A. Shaffer, who had been
visiting her parents near Brandon,
was called to her home in Cleveland
Saturday by the death of her husband
by apoplexy.
G. A. Miller of this city went to Co
lumbus Friday to spend the day on
business. Mr.. Miller expects to re-
turn with Mrs. Miller who is con.
valescent after an operation at Mt.
Carmel hospital, Columbus.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
Calf With Wooden Leg.

Probably the only Missouri cali
with q wooden leg Is browsing on the
farm OF w. D, Brown, In Bay county,
The calf belonged to q neighbor and
last winter stuck nail in Its hoof
sustaining injuries promising to be
fatal. Craig Brown saw the calf and
had an idea. He bought the animal
and sent for veterinary, who ampu'
tated the calf's leg. Later q wooden
leg was substituted and the calf is
now only little slower than the
other cattle in the pasture.-Kansas
City Times.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
Music the Mood Maker.

Music is so restful that 1t Is used
to still rioting and cure lunacy. 1t Is
so stirring that battle is not attempt
ed without it and armies become
wrought to an edge OF steel" under
the strange call. 1t is so refining that
all schools teach it. II is so uplifting
that every church and every religious
service employs it The history OF
epochal battles, of great revivals and
Of mighty movements might almost
be written as the history OF music.
Music is the great mood MAKER
Henry M. Edmonds In the Birming'
nam Age-Herald.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
THEORY AND PRACTICE.
Choose eight)

Choose eight)
!. What two qualities do you think
should be most priced in a teacher and
why?
2. By what do you gauge your success
with a school?
3. tCriticize (favorsbly or unfavor-
ably) some one OF the lists of questions
you have already taken in this exami-
nation.
4. Briefly explain habit formation.
S. Why is nagging not successful in
reform2
6. What place should oral English
have in the upper grades?
7. Show how originality may be de-
veloped by suitable work in English.
s. Name five books from which you
have learned educational theory, meth
ods and management. Which was most
helpful and whyi
9. Explain how you would overcome
tendency in a pupil to some particular
kind of wrong act
HEXaminer furnish the required list.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
LITERATURE.

/. Which novel of Charles Dickens is
your favorite? Give reason.
2. Give list of the plays of Shake
speare you have read in the order of
your preference
3. Outline one of the books of the
Reading Circle for this year.
4. Name five of your favorite poems
and quote from each.
S. Name five of your favorite authors
and name three of each ones works,
6. Just how do you. strive to inculcate
the reading habit in your pupils?
7. Do you use the books of the Pupils
Reading Circle in your school? If not,
why not2
8. List twenty literary books that you
would like to have in your library.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
More Trouble.

The distracted young man paced
wildly across the floor.
Miss Merrill, that beautiful young
lady that ! was engaged to, has asked
to have her letters returned" he said
"Oh, well, cheer up. Don't take II
SO hard" his friend said. Il suppose
you have sent them?"
"Ah, no, that is the trouble" said the
wild eyed man. 81 made mistake and
sent the letters from another girl!"-
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
COLUMBUS
MURDER is
MYSTERIOUS
COLUM BUS

Columbus, May with the finding
of the body yesterday of Francis j.
Byrnes, aged AZ, on a picket fence at
261 Olive street, police we're confront
ed by the second mysterious murder
within 1S hours. Robbery is believed
to have been the motive in the kill
ing of Byrnes. His slayer, unknown
to the police, remains at large.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
ORTHOGRAPHY.

I. Give list OF ten words that hav
prehxes or suffixes
2. Write list of twenty words tina
you would give in an examination TO
teachers.
g. Why do you teach spelling ant
how?
a. Write a list of twenty words tha
your pupils most often mis-spell
5. Write a list Of ten words of for
eign origin.
g. What method Of procedure do yo,
adopt in regard to words that you mis-
spell?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
PHYSIOLOGY.
(Choose eight }

IOHOOSC VIETIII
l. Explain the healing OF cut
2. Describe one way of sterilizing
What is its purpose?
3. What does physiology teach about
the structure and care OF living rooms
d Explain the Importance of some
matter of personal cleanliness.
5. Trace drop of blood through the
course of circulation
e. Write paragraph on the care oi
the nervous system.
T. Explain some causes of poor diges-
ton.
g. State one bad effect Of tobacco.
g. Explain the attachment of the mus.
cles 10 some particular form of joint.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
DECEIT.

Shun all manner of deceit. 'Tis
a oowardIy and serviIe humor to
hide and disguise a mans self
under visor and not to dare to
show himself what he Is. BY that
our followers are trained up to
treaohery. Being brought up to
speak what 10 not true, they
make no conscience of a lic.--
Montaigne.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08

times, and his breath exhaled whisky
Sdors, strong. varied and plentiful.
Zone stew One stew!' called the
boy behind the counter to the kitchen
The newspaper man, turned to the
mebriate. Pardon me, sir" he said
"but / think they are paging you
Saturday Evening Post.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
WRITING.

l-3. Make the best specimens you can
Of at least one line each of ffve move
ment drills which you use in teaching
penmanship.
4-8. White as a specimen of your pen
manship some quotation (prose or
poetry) at least eight lines in length.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
Thev Wanted Him,

A newspaper man ran across the
street the other day to dairy lunch.
He was in hurry. He leaned against
the marble counter and ordered lamb
stew. A man who had been out all
night swayed against him several
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
Hardly Improves His Lot.

The Kansas defense council, equip
ping the 1000 tractors in the state
with searchlishts for night labor,
hardly improves the lot of the hired
man who used to feel sure he met
himself going to bed as he came down
to work II the morning.-New YORK
Evening 81.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
FADING.

The examination in reading is oral.
The examiner will conduct the examina-
ton following any plan desired.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08

word. that correlate with each other ana
parse those words.
g. Write short letter which Is
model in form and language.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
Don'f Fear Life.

Be not afraid of life. Believe that
life is worth living and your belief
will! help create the fact.-Wiliam
James.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
FOR THOSE WHO
Wish TO TEACH
Questions Put to Applicants For
County Certificates.
EXAMINATION HELD MAY 5.

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'
ty examination for teachers May .
for elementary school certificates:
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
AGRICULTURE.

(Choose eighD
1. Discuss the proper housing OF
chickens.
2. What are some results respectively
of high and low water tables!
3. What will solid clay land pro-
duce? What does it need to make it
generally productive?
4. Write paragraph on the value of
the silo.
S. Pick out FIVE of the garden vege-
tables which are easiest to raise and
give brief directions for starting small
plot of each.
s. What are some of the difficulties
in hay production?
7. What would you want to know
about insects if you were farmer?
g. What are the important considera-
tions in the selection OF seeds?
g. What does How to Make Ohio
More Beautiful have to do with sue
cessful agriculture?
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
Wanted, For Sale, &c

FOR SALE--One Belgian stallion,
45132; one road stallion, Moreline II.
42S56. Mrs S. II. Williams, Gambler,
O. Citizens phone 81. 3d8S
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08

Say, where's the missus?"
"She's upstairs washing her face"
"Then tell her she had better come
down and see the laundress who's here
facing her wash. h."-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08

FOR SALE--Registered Holstein
bull three years old. Perfectly gen
tie; price right. Call Citizens 2018-J.
7d11S
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-20
ORER SAID
 TO BE SAFE IN ARCTIC

DAWSON. Oct. 20. - Bishop Strin. ger has arrived here from his annual trip to the Arctic coast, and reports that no word has been received all summer from Stefansson, the noted Arctic explorer, who wintered last year at Melville island and Banksland. Northerly gales have prevailed all summer on the Arctic, and as a result keeps the ice pack damned against the mainland. preventing any vessels from reaching Herschel island from these two points.
 No fear is entertained that Stefans- son will be unable to maintain himself and party through another winter if it should be necessary. as he is we'll supplied and was probably able to get in touch with whalers somewhere in the Arctuc during the summer. The explorer was last reported at Banks land, and had a we'll equipped camp at that point.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-20
LONDON SUPP ' r FOODS UFFS
 PLENTIFUL

LONDON, Oct. 2O-All the cold storage warehouses in the London district are filled to capacity with foodstuffs, and have announced to the dealers and shippers that they can, not except any further custom. There announcement is having a marked effect on the markets, forcing down prices and bringing incoming supplies onto the counters.
 A large shipment of Tasmanian ap. ples arrived the other day at time when there was a glut of home grown fruit and when the lifting of the em. bargo on French fruit had brought a heavy shipment of pears from the oth. er side of the English Channel. Ordi. narily the Australian fruit would have been put into cold storage, but no space was to be found there. and the apples had to be sold for what they would fetch, some good varieties of cooking apples selling as low as 62 cents a case.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-20
DONOVAN LGOSIiIG LGsIHG HIS HOLD 0N
 YANKEES

NEW YORK, Oct. 20-Wild Bill Donovan's job as manager of the Yan- kees, is said to be fast slipping away from him. Also. Miller Huggins, the brainy little leader of the St. Louis Cardinals. is said to have been con sidered in his place. No semblance of truth can be attached to the ru. mors. save for the indefinite state ment accredited to Higgins, saying he has received some kind" of an of fer to take charge of the New York Club.
 Col Jocob Ruppert has stated once that he will not dismiss Donovan, but since that time the Yankees have been going from bad to worse. He may change his mind.
 The owners of the cardinals could hardly do anything worse than allow Huggins to slip away from leadership of the Cardinals. The little leader Is making noises like a pennant win ner, and if given time may put some baseball prestige into St. Louis that will make of that city the same good old baseball town that other cities have been made by pennant winners. If Col. Rupert wants Hugins he pro- bably would bid high. and the rioney might look pretty fine but the money would never salve the feelings of those wounded St. Louisans If they were to see their baseball hopes slid ing out the back door in the person of Miller Huggins.
 Since Mrs. Hathaway Britton chuck ed up the job of trying to run base ball club. Huggins has been given the chance to do something with the Cardinals, and he certainly has sue ceeded, In St. Lous today there is a team that will enter into the pennant approximations this winter. He has baseball club that has done itself proud It Is finishing in a higher niche than has been the St. Louis custom. His men are young, his pit chers are demons for hard, excellent work. They've got to be counted in the race next year
 So, a transfer of Mr. Huggins to New York to lead the American lea gue club here would be bad dose for St Louis. despite the fact that it would undoubtedly be a good move for the Yankees. If Donovan is to leave 1t looks like a good move for the Cardinals to insist that the new manager come from some other city.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the Probate Court, for the chitlna Precinct, Third Division of the Ter ritory of Alaska.
 In the Matter of the Estate Of Joseph kearns, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given by the un. dersigned administrator for the estate of Joseph Kearns, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said estate, to ex- hibit with the necessary vouchers within six months after the first pub lication of this notice. at his place of business in Mccarthy, Chitina pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate.
 J. B. O'NEILL.
 Administrator. Dated at Mccarthy. Alaska, Sep tember IS. 1917.
 Date of first publication, Septem- Der 19, 1917. 5t
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-20

While trying to light an oil burner in the boiler of the Bourbon power plant recently two men, Cliff Allyn and Dick Lisson, two inhabitants of Nome, were badly burned.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-20

A new government building 120x40 feet, two stories high, is going up at Valdez, to be used by the quartermas- ter department.
The Cordova daily times., 1917-10-20

The barometer at Nome recently went way up for a time and then drop ped suddenly to 29 and lower, throw ing scare into the mariners who were anchored in the roadstead.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12

"This propaganda describes the west
coast of our country as inhabited bv
a semi-barbarous people, incapable of
accomplishing anything. The only
people in the world who can do things.
it says, is the German. It will sur
prise the people of the Pacific Coast
to learn that they are only half civil
lied, but that they may not have other
and greater surprises it is first neces-
sary that everybody should be on his
or her guard to look after the enemy in
our midst.
MATTERS are taking place unknown
to the majority of people," continued
Mr.. Hill, (which require that every
loyal American should constitute him
self a member of an investigating COM
mittee. While there are many loyal
Germans here" he added, "there is
still large propaganda hostile to this
country going on. Whatever may have
been the feeling in the past, the time
has now come when there are only
two classes Of people in America
patriots and traitors"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
1915-2.65 boxes per tree
1916-2.41 boxes per tree

1915-2.65 boxes per tree
1916-2.41 boxes per tree
making four-year average of 2.71
boxes per tree.
Present indication give an estimat-
ed crop OF about the same yield as in
1916, hence figuring 1885, $50 trees at
2.41 boxes per tree and $50 boxes per
carload, it gives total of $3.50 car
loads for 1917.
Walla Walla District
The Walla Walla valley promises a
normal crop. The "June drop" did not
seem to be as heavy in this section and
District Inspector C. w. Gilbreath re-
ports probable shipment from that
section of the following numbers of
carloads:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
SAYS TRAITORS ARE
BUSY in NORTHWEST
Samuel Hill Declares German
Literary Propaganda is Being
Circulated in Russia

That German literary propaganda
designed to prejudice the Russian peo-
pie against America and American in
stitutions is being carried on in the
Pacific Coast states is asserted by
Samuel Hill, honorary consul general
of Belgium for the states of Idaho,
Washington and Oregon.
Books and pamphlets describing the
American people as half civilized and
Pacific Coast cities in the same class
as oriental cities are being shipped
from the coast into Russion for circu-
lation among the people.
at has come to my knowledge" said
Mr.. Hill, shat propaganda is going
out from the western coast into Rus
STA, and that 2096 copies of such pro-
paganda has been shipped in the last
few days.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
STATES FRUIT CROP
JUST ABOUT NORMAL
Report Issued by State Depart
ment of Agriculture Gives
Estimated Tonnage

According to a report just issued by
the horticultural division of the state
department of agriculture Washing
tons fruit crop this year will be just
about the same as last.
In collecting data for this report,
the district inspectors and their dep
utles in their various districts, have
very carefully studied the conditions
before making their estimates. They
nave consulted with growers, shippers
and representatives of various organ
lzatlons who have given them much
valuable assistance which has aided
IN getting as accurate an estimate of
the crop prospects as possible.
In October, 1916, the entire north
west was visited by freeze, which in
some places did considerable damage
TO unpicked fruit. Trees in many In
stances show the results of the freeze
by being killed back.
Based on the excessive bloom of this
season reports were given out predict
ing very heavy crop of all tree fruits
out due to cold unreasonable weather
at blossoming time, indications show
poor polarization which was follow
ed by an extra heavy "June Drop"
The season has been cold and back
ward, the blossoming, period being just
about thirty days late.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
Spokane District

The weather conditions are respon
sible for the heavy shrinkage of the
fruit crop in the eastern part of the
state, yet we occasionally find an or.
chard in that section which has full
crop
The reports from District Inspector
H. w. Sampson, of Spokane, indicates
that Ferry, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spo-
kane, Stevens and Whitman counties
will not ship to exceed 600 carloads of
all fruits in 1917. The quality prom
Uses to be good.
In Klickitat county it is estimated
that there will be $50 cars of apples,
Is of peaches, 100 of prunes and 5 of
pears.
In Skamania County there will be
about 80 carloads of apples.
In King county there will probably
be about 100 carloads of apples, 80
of cherries, 6 of peaches, 8 of pears,
As of prunes and two of ounce.
About the first of August another
report will be issued in which we hope
to give further detailed data regarding
the estimated fruit crop and also some
as to the planted acreage
of potatoes, beans and corn. Many of
the leading commercial vegetables will
be included.
In some sections some fruits still
continue to drop, but by August LIST,
this condition will have ended, and
when the crop is normal growers will
have the crop thinned SO that we hope
10 get a close estimate on the crop.
In comparison with the 1916 crop
he estimates are as follows:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
Wenatchee District


The Wenatchee district comprises
Chelan, Okanogan Douglas and Grant
counties. In 1916 in this district there
were 1,962,S70 trees five years of age
or older. The number reaching five
years of age in 1917 is 34O, 769, making
a total of 2,20s,639 trees five years
old or older.
About 1000 acres or $4,000 trees
have been abandoned or taken out,
leaving total of 1855, $50 trees of
bearing age in 1917.
The average yield per tree for the
past four years has been: 81
1913-3.05 boxes per tree
1914-3.00 boxes per tree -
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12

sack| had my fortune told the
ether day and my fiancee boke of the
engagement.
1om-Why, is she a believer in such
nonsense?
Jack-Nonsence nothingl It was
told by mercantile agency.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12

Thoro spraying for the control of
the codling moth and apple scab in
infected sections is being done.
Yakima Valley District
The Yakima Valley district, includ-
ing the counties of Yakima, Benton
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
About Face

General-Why did you lose the bat
tie?
Captain-The enemy attacked us in
orr rear.
General was Informed that they
attacked you in front.
Captain-Ye-s; but that was our
rear when they got there.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12

and Kittitas promises about the same
yield as in 1916.
The blight is active in some parts
of the valley and it may shrink the
present estimates somewhat. The es-
innate from this district is as follows:
caches Pears Primes Cherries Apr;cots
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1917-07-12
1916
1917

M. L. Dean, Chief Hort. Div.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
NIGHT SCHOOL FOR
FIRE MARSHALS

[By Associated Press to The Bannerl
Columbus, o., May A night
school of instruction for newly APP
pointed inspectors and investigators
of the state fire marshars department
has been started by State Fire Mar
shal T. A. Fleming. Fourteen men
attended the first sessions this week,
at which talks were made by experts,
attorneys and others on subjects re-
lating to the work done by the fire
marshal's office.
Methods of determining what con-
stitutes arson, with the legal phases
as we'll as the collection of evidence
a part. motives for incendiarism and
a complete study of details from the
time OF fire until trial on charges
OF arson, constitute the course of
training. The night school work was
inaugurated In order to systematize
the work OF the department.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-05-08
/ GOISHALL
Chosen Clerk Of Board Of
Elections
Peterman Unanimously Reelected
Chief Deputy-TWo Committees
Are Named

S. r. Gotshall. Democrat, is the
new clerk of the board of elections
which organized Friday morning by
unanimously electing Samuel II. Pet.
erman chief deputy.
Mr., Gotshalls name was presented
by Mr.. Meade, while the name of e.
w Breeze was placed in nomination
by Mr.. Warman, Five ballots were
taken with no choice. Treasurer L..
NJ. Bell and Judge p. l.. Wilkins pre-
pared slips, one of which, inscribed
with the name of Mr., Gotshall, was
drawn by Mrs. Walter NJ. Riley.
Chief Deputy Peterman named Bert
o. Evans and S. II. Peterman as the
committee on supplies, and Messrs,
Meade and Warman on election
houses.