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millions of Dollars.)
PC 19O2-5 SO.

The total represented in the above
figures forms somewhat more than
two-thirds Of the gross earnings OF our
railroads. The other third not repre-
sented is held in the form OF working
capital. OF surplus and other undistrib-
uted resources. The annual disburse-
ments of the two-thirds here under
discussion comprise series OF finan-
cial operations of the most intimate
relation to the communities concerned
The wage payment or earnings OF en-
ployes In 1896 was 1901 900. 900, having
increased $22J,O00, 900, or over 3S per
cent, since 1902; while dividends and
interest, or the share which capital
gets. increased y per cent, and the
share OF taxes Al per cent. The num-
Der OF employees of railroads has in
creased during this period from / ,l89,-
315 to 1921, ,25J persons, or nearly a
third. The total amount Of disburse-
ments to the credit of labor has kept
pace with the gain in numbers. The
rewards to capital have gained some
what less, while the amount Of taxes
has increased more rapidly than either
Of the other participants.-Well Street
Journal.
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Otterbein.

Several from this place atten-
ded the musical recital held at
West Manchester Saturday even
ing, October 26.
Myrtle and Ralph Snyder spent
Sunday with Mahlon and Lourene
Grubbs of Greenville.
Ezra Slifer and wife and john
Slifer and mother spent Sunday
with M. z. Price and family of
Arcanum.
Al Judy and wife of Greenville
and R. G. Howell and wife spent
Sunday with T. L. Howell and
family.
Frank Coblentz and wife, Ear
Niswonger and family and Perry
NiSWOnger and family spent Sun
day with Jerry Minnich and wife
Joseph Shumaker and family,
Albert Siler and family, LandC
Shumaker and family Of Savona
spent Sunday with VIM. Shumak
er and family of Castine.
Curt Grubbs was unfortunate
in the fire getting into some buzz
wood he had intended for his win
ter's wood. They were burning
brush in the woods and the fir
caught.
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Gettysburg.

Rev. M. May of Illinois preach
ed yesterday morning and even
ing in our Presbyterian church.
Our village Board of Educa-
ton has arranged for course of
lectures for the winter, consist
ing of four lectures and one mu-
sical entertainment. The price
arranged is one dollar for a sea-
son ticket. 1t is hoped that our
people will become inspired with
a zeal for such entertainments
and give this venture such en-
couragement as will make it a
success and insure like ventures
in the future. Things of the
kind are very useful, not only for
entertainment, but for the
knowledge disseminated thereby.
Let there be a generous support
extended, and let it be shown
that Gettysburg is progressive
and has an appreciative sense of
real values.
Mrs. N. H. Paulding concluded
her visit here, and left for her
home in Carthage, Mo-, by way
of Chicago, where she will stop
for a short time with her children.
A few of our Masonic fratern-
ity attended the Masonic doings
at Troy last Friday. They re-
port a good time and large re-
freshment.
The walls of our bank building
are now complete and work on
the interior will next be proceed
ed with. 1t will require some
rushing to finish before winter
calls a halt. Work on our side
walks began last week, and is
going right along.
We gained a citizen and lost
one today. One family moved
here and another family moved
out, going to Dayton to make a
fortune.
This is the last issue before e.
lection. There has been so little
agitation and electioneering that
it is scarcely known that there
is such an important event SO
near ahead of us. Probably,
when the day comes the voters
may be more awake than the
present inactivity indicates. Ap.
athy may yield to aggressiveness
and a large vote polled to show
that prosperity shall be sustained
| Oct %. XOB
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FOR BETTER TAXATION

There is yet time to do something
toward amending the Missouri system
of taxation along the admirable lines
laid out by the Tax Commissioner.
whose report was published several
weeks ago
Though the cities are the chief suf-
ferers from the inequalities Of the
present system. the rural counties
would be equally benefited by the
change, since the removal of the state
tax on real and personal property
would relieve them Of state taxation
almost altogether.
If Missouri should adopt the plan,
successful in Pennsylvania and several
other states, of raising state revenue
wholly or mainly from corporation
taxes, licenses and inspection fees,
city interests would still pay the great
er portion of state taxation. And yet
1t is the cities which have the strong
est reasons for desiring the change.
Separation Of the sources of state
and local taxation as absolute as that
which now exists between federal and
state taxation would work so we'll in
all parts of Missouri that it is sur
prising the legislature has not taken
steps to give it an initial trial.
The state taxes now paid by the
counties could be kept at home to
build up road funds in the rural coun-
ties, while the cities woud be enabled
to make their assessments for local
purposes as high or as low as they
please, without incurring an unjust
share of state burdens A system that
has been found to work so perfectly
elsewhere is the system for Missouri.
st Louis Republic
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Doing Business Again.

when my friends thought |
was about to take leave of this
world, on account of indigestion,
nervousness and general debili-
ty," writes A. A. Chrisholm,
Treadwell, N. Y, land when it
looked as if there was no hope
left, l was persuaded to try Elec-
trio Bitters, and I rejoice to say
that they are curing me. l am
now doing business again as OF
old, and am still gaining daily y
Best tonic medicine on earth.
Guaranteed by VIM. Kipp's Sons,
druggists. SOC.
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THE INHERITANCE TAX.

President Roosevelt's argument for
q progressive inheritance tax, as pre-
sented to the National Editorial asso-
citation, conform, we believe, to the
best and most sober thought on the
subject. The tax is not novelty, for
1t has been tried and is now in force
in Great Britain, Germany and France,
as we'll as i" some states OF this coun-
try. 1t existed in Ohio for time, be.
ing abandc ed in response to what
was more a criticism Of method than
of principlr itself If the legislature,
instead of abolishing the tax altogeth'
er, had increased the size OF the in
heritance that might be transmitted
without the payment of the tax, every
reasonable objection to it would fairly
have been met.
It is not the purpose OF President
Roosevelt or of any other sane adVo-
cate of an i"heritance tax to lay bur-
den upon those who cannot bear 1t, but
rather to tax the swollen fortune" at
the moment Of its transmission to
those who have neither earned nor
saved any part of it. AS the president
says, "a heavy progressive tax is, of
course, in no shape or way, a tax on
thrift or industry, for thrift and indus
try have ceased to possess any meas
urable Importance in the acquisition
Of the fortunes Of which speak, long
hsenre the tax would in anV gNy sari-
ously affect them"
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"PneumOnia's Deadly Work

had so seriously affected my right
lung" writes Mrs. Fannie Con-
nor, of Rural Route l, George
town, Tenn, that l coughed
continuously night and day and
the neighbors' prediction-con-
sumption-seemed inevitable, un-
til my husband brought home a
bottle of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry, which in my case proved to
be the only real cough cure and
restorer of weak, sore lungs. "
When all other remedies utterly
fail, you may still win in the bat
tie against lung and throat trou-
bles with New Discovery, the
real cure. Guaranteed by VIM.
Kipp's Sons, druggists. Soc and
$1.OO. Trial bottle free.
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President Dovey is most democrat
ic magnate and has become immensely
popular with the members of the BOs-
ton National team through his great
liberality, a fact that is being remark
ed freely all around the league circuit.
He is hail fellow we'll met with the
Boston players, win or lose, congratu-
Iating them when they win, sympathiz-
ing with them when they lose. There
are no recriminations, no knocks. He
has gathered together good team, and
there are many predictions among the
other clubs that the time will come
when the Boston Nationals will take
their old place as favorites with the
Hub fans, because the team under
Dovey will eventually win a pennant.
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Franklin Township High School
Literary, Oct. as.

Literary OSAs -
Mrs. Supt. McCool being present,
led the entire school in the opening
song.
Defamation, "The Cane -BottOmed
Chair" by Thackeray-Beulah Min
Mich.
Select Reading, Riley's Grand
father Squeers"-GeOrge Lee.
Quartette-Lola Eikenberry, Mil
dred Cassel, Prin. Crowel and T. S.
Eikenberry.
Essay, "Habit" by Orval Rifle,
displayed unusual talent on part of
the author.
Select Reading, stumbling at the
Disagreeable, ,"-Prin. Crowel. This
reading was brim full of good axioms
for all, and we give few extracts of
the rich things from the Reading, viz:
"Many people fail in life because
they lack courage to do or to endure
disagreeable things. They demand a
career with only cOngenial experience
es. They insist on getting the roses
without the thOrns. They want to
reach fine results without the toll it
costs other men to reach them. They
desire success in life; but they are not
ready to work for it. They would
like to leave the disagreeable things
out of every phase of existence. But
it may be said first of all that it is i'm
possible to find a path which has not
in it something disagreeable. There
are always thorhs as well as roses and
usually they grow on the same stalk.
There are some dark, unpleasant days
in the brightest and most cheerful
summer. A genial writer has given
us new beatitude Blessed be
drudgery!' 1t is in the tiresome rou-
tine of hours, tasks and rules that we
live worthily and that we get into our
life itself those qualities which belong
to true manhood. Thus irksome things
play an important part in the making
of life. 1t is misfortune to young
man to be born rich and not to have
to ask, What shall do for living?'
unless he has in him manly courage
to enter life as if he were a poor man
and to learn to work as if he must in.
deed earn his bread by the sweat OF
his own brow. There is no other way
to grow into manly character. There
is no other way to make life worth
living"
The Editorial Paper, edited by
Prof. McCool, Marie Wick, Lorena
! Bowman and Glenn Cassel, was ful
of current events of the school.
Critics Report by Forrest r. Grof
was helpful and inspiring, not only to
those who participated in the program
but others also.
Program closed with song by th'
school, after which Mrs. Supt. Nc
Cool and Mrs. Howic, member o
the first literary society organized IL
the Beech school, entertained us fol
a while with very interesting and en-
couraging talks.
Our next meeting will be held Fri
dav afternoon, November 8.
Cor. SECRETARY.
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WHO GETS THE
RAIL WAY INC0ME7
pO1O10HOH0HO4OrepOp0zOq0R0

The three main claimants upon the
revenues OF the railroads Of the Unit
ed States are labor. capital and gov
ernment According to the latest avail
able StausII.s, the expenditures for
these three sharers in the form OF
wages. dividends and taxes, averaged
81. .391 ,OO0. 900 yearly for the latest FIVE
years. OF this total the employees OF
the railroads. including officers and all
kinds OF labor, received 57.3 per cent
For dividends and interest paid to
capital the average disbursements
were 38 per cent. and the bill of the
tax collector for all political divisions
was Al per cent The table below
given in millions Of dollars exhibits
the totals for each of these lines Of
expenditure between 1902 and 1906,
inclusive, as reported by the Inter
state Commerce Commission:
millions Of Dollars.)
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CREENVILLE, Ohio, THURSDAY, OCToBER 81 IsO7

"Subig Bay is eminently fitted
as the place for the naval station
of the United States in the East.
Manila Bay is totally untitled for
such purpose. If, as has been
alleged, it would require 100, 600
men to defend Subig Bay against
land attack, it would require
500, 900 men to defend Manila
against the same enemy" The
selection of Subig Bay was made
by a joint naval and army board
and was favored by Admiral Dew
ey, and quite a sum of money
has already been spent for its
adequate fortifcation.
Several weeks ago payment of
all moneys due from the Post
office Department to the Hartford
Manufacturing Company, of
Hartford, Conn.,, was suspended
by Postmaster General Meyer,
and the matter was submitted to
the Attorney General for such
further action as might be
deemed proper. This week the
Hartford Company, which had a
contract up to July l last for
manufacturing stamped envel-
opes and newspaper wrappers,
made a cash payment to Post
master General Meyer of $1O0, 600
as a settlement for all damages
and injuries which the t-Ofice
Department may have sustained
by reason of the company's fail
ure to furnish paper up to the
contract.
The contract with the company
required that the paper for first
quality envelopes should be made
of all-rag paper, whereas, for a
considerable period, the paper
furnished by the contractor con-
sisted of 25 per cent sulphite
wood pulp, as was disclosed by
chemical analyses of samples
furnished by the company, and
which of course materially less
ened it's cost.
The "Tree Controversy, pre-
cipitated by the preparations OF
the committee in charge to clear
the Botanic Gardens of several
historic trees in order to make
ready the selected site for the
Grant monument has been carried
to the President for final adjudi.
cation, and he takes a strong
stand against the destruction Of
these famous and magnificent
trees. Unquestionably some 9th
er site will be selected for the
Grant monument. and while M
definite decision has been reached
the White Lot at the rear of the
White House grounds seems tC
be the one most favorably con
sidered.
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BALL pIavsrs' Wives.

Charley Carr, manager Of the Indian
apolis club has undertaken a contract
which is more difficult than winning
the pennant with the Indianapolis club,
according to Louisville reports. He has
undertaken to separate players wives
at ball games. He says the women
talk about players during the game,
and then wife goes home and tells
her husband, engendering animosities.
Charley would better back of. One OF
the inherent prerogatives Of a woman
is to talk, and she will keep on talking,
whatever Manager Carr says about It.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.

N'IAOAAAANNtA Wv IL HAN
President Roosevelt arrived in
Washington on Wednesday after
noon and an hour after his return
was seated at his desk in the ex-
ecutive offices, taking up the
mass of public business that had
accumulated during his absence,
the most important of which was
the financial situation. Secretary
Root was the first visitor at the
executive Offices, and as the Sec
retary of the State is a New
Yorker and a lawyer undoubtedly
the troubled conditions in the
metropolis were under the dis
cussion in the hour he spent with
the President.
President Roosevelt is thor
oughly informed regarding the
financial stress in Wall Street
and it is understood he regards
the crisis as over and that he ap-
proves the measures of relief af-
forded by his Secretary of the
Treasury to both New York and
Pittsburg. Secretary Garfield
has reviewed the situation with
the President at some length.
He made financial conditions a
political subject of inquiry on his
recent extended Western trip,
and found the outlook most en-
couraging. He reports that Wes-
tern bankers have gradually been
divorcing themselves from Wall
street influences until they are
now virtually independent of
them, at least to the extent of
not being embarrassed because
of a slump in the securities dealt
in on the New York Stock Ex-
change. Their loans are largely
secured by Western real estate
andotherlocal securities, ,and those
which are based on Eastern Sc.
curities have been readjusted
during the past year on the lower
values. It was pointed out that
had the New York furry occurr'
ed four years ago, it's influence
would have been widespread
and it is a matter of profound
satisfaction to the administration
that the embarrassment can now
be confined almost entirely tt
it's source.
This view of the finances O.
west is corroborated by Senate.
McCumber of North Dakota, ant
he adds that the crop moving de
: mand for money is now virtual.
met with without calling for
dollar from the East. The sys
= tenn of making loans on eleva
tor receipts, he said, supplied
demand which heretofore had t
be met by calling on New Yor
and paying high rates of interest
The President indicated tina
comment from him was unneceS
: sary, when asked if he woul
make any statement on the sitr
alton.
Admiral Dewey has made
brief statement on the mai
points of the controversy whic
e seems to have sprung up as t
c the relative merits of Subig Ba
J. and Manila Bay as the real Ike
to the Philippine Islands. Tt
r Admiral has not taken up tt
. matter controversically, but
commenting on cablegrams fro
Manila and variations on the
I which have appeare e
in several newspapers in Il
United States recently, sal
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UniverSaIist Church, Sunday,
November Z.

Rev. Leon P. Jones will preach
at 10 80 am. on What will Pro-
mote Practical Christianity" and
at Z pm. on THE Power of God
an Evidence of the Ultimate Hol-
mess of ALL"
Sunday School at 9:15 am.
Everyone welcome.
The Journal and The American Boy
both one year for only S1.65.
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The Price of Health.

"The price of health in a ma
larious district is just Is cents;
the cost of a box of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills." writes Ella
Slayton, of holland, Ark. New
Life Pills cleanse gently and i'm
part new life and vigor to the
system. 25c. Satisfaction guar
anteed at VIM. Kipp's Sons drug
store.
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VOL, Established 1882.
Civic Righteousness.
BY LEO.

IIlCJ Oil AO -
people" The saying is just as
applicable to city life as to ma
tional life. The cities of our
conntry are woefully suffering
because of the sin of unworthy
citizens. Take, for an example,
the condition of New York for
past few days. See the banks
crushed by the greed and grab
bing of the very men chosen to
guard the interest of said banks.
How came the late panic in New
York banks? It is the old story
of greedy men taking the money
rightfully belonging to the depos-
itors to speculate with, ay, to
peculate with! There is, as one
great preacher said, only one
letter of difference between spec
ulation and peculation. There is
not that much when the specula-
ton is done with trust money.
This is done quite often, and by
supposedly righteous men; but
every once in a while Nemesis
overtakes these SHINING souls and
they go down in disgrace.
Only a few months ago the
country stood aghast at the crook
-edness of men in connection with
the insurance business. Even a
Senator of the United States
whose reputation had been high,
went down in disgrace, never to
be again what he was once. And
now bank magnates are exposed
as thieves and robbers of the peo-
pie. They came nigh bringing
on a national calamity, and all
because of their greed to become
multimillionaires like brother
John D. Rockefeller. Surely
such a greed is a reproach to
these folks.
Cities suffer oftentimes for the
want of wise administration, and
some times because of positive
crookedness. The sin of covet-
eousness blinds, and men wallow
in their disgrace. If the SHINING
ones were the only sufferers
there would be little to complain
about; but this is not the case.
The innocent suffer with the
guilty. The wickedness Of the
unfaithful bank director or CASH
ier reaches unto the innocent de-
positor. The bank wrecker ruins
many home as we'll as the Trust
company.
The same is true in civic ad-
ministration. The grating oftic-
ers entail loss upon the whole
city.
Suppose all the life insurance
presidents and bank officers in
New York had been honest, up
right, capable men, would there
have been any panics and losses!
It was sin that brought about
the reproach.
Of late there has been ordered
in our state that civic elections
be held at other than the time Of
state elections. This year thu
cities of Ohio elect only city ottic
ers. It was a wise arrangement
for now party politics need no
enter into the election Of cit!
officers. It is now possible tt
choose good men from eithe
party without regard to politica
affiliations.
It will be done this year yer.
largely. The city of Columbus
our capital city, may be cited a
an example. The democrats 0
that city have nominated TO
mayor, Thomas Jefferson Duncan
a pronounced temperance man
who promises, if elected, to er
force the law as it stands agalns
the hundreds Of saloons in tn
city. The republican candidat
is non-committal. What WI
happen2 Very likely the relig
GUS and law abiding people wi
cast their votes for Duncan, an
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Mems and Boys Suits and
Overcoats at tprices that are lower
than the prices asked for inferior
goods by our competitors.
The PROGRESS,
Greenville, O.
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Bitten by q Spider.

Through blood poisoning caused
by a spider bite, John Washing
ton of Bosqueville, Tex, would
have lost his leg, which became
a mass of running sores, had ne
not been persuaded to try Buck
lens Arnica Salve. He writes !:
''The first application relieved,
and four boxes healed all the
sores" !" Heals every sore. 25c
at VIM. Kipp's Sons drug store.
Our great strength lies in our
giving most value for the money.
Come in and find out.
The PROGRESS,
Clothiers, Hatters and furnishers,
Greenville, O,
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NRsad our clubbing offers.
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Imperial $500 Hats, Maxim
$500 Hats, the best hats for the
price made.
The PROGRESS,
16w2 Greenville, O.
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