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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

the cost Of transportation will come tc
over $755,000.
Eight GOLFERS accompany the fleet
The Marcellus, Hannibal, Laonidas
and possibly the Sterling accompany
the fleet to Trinidad, and chen re-
turn for more coal. Others will go
as far as Rio and return t. join the
fleet again at Magdalena b:y, and all
that have free space tween decks will
carry general supplies for the Mare
Island navy yard. The Connecticut
carries $50 tons of briqIettes made
of slack coal and pitch to test them
as a suitable fuel for use in the navy
The cost of coaling, exclusive of the
amount of coal carried by the ships
from Norfolk to Trinidad, will be
$1,229,2S0 a sum more than equal to
the bonded dGjt of the state of Idaho
or the state of Washington.
Provisions in Plenty.
AS to provisions, Columbia must
pack enouGhTp the giant hampers to
feed her sons for the long lis days.
and have enough extra goodies fo:
Christmas, New Years and Washing
ton birthday dinners, and the list
shows she has not been niggardly in
her selection.
There are variety Of foodstuffs, in
cluding tons of cereals, salt meats,
dried fruits and canned goods, and
593, 300 pounds of flour for making
fresh bread in lieu of long anathe-
matized hard tack. There are tons of
dessicated foodstuffs that have al
ready been tested and found good, and
the more recent additions eggs
and dehydrated vegetables. There are
5000 pounds of dried eggs, an equiv
alent of 10000 dozen fresh eggs, and
when the Christmas baking is on and
the 10000 fresh eggs alsp carried are
not available, the mixer of cakes will
find that the dried product when
mixed with water will froth as easily
as the fresh
New methods of communication be.
tween the ships have been installed, and
new methods of controlling the fire
from the guns. So new Is this system
Of fire control that retired naval Of
licer was heard to remark when the
news came to him: THAT Is a good
idea, good idea. l ara glad to hear
it, indeed, for fire is most dangerous
thing aboard a ship" The Colorado
was first in this experiment. Wireless
telegraphy has been part of a bat
tleship's equipment for so many years
now that it is quite an old story, but
:he fleet decided it must have wire
less telephony, too, so the past few
weeks have witnessed busy scene in
Hampton Roads, and in New York and
Brooklyn harbors, where experts have
been busy putting in the appliances.
Connecticut Is Flagship.
Admiral Evans chose the Connec.
ticut as his flagship. Capt. Ingersoll is
her commander and chief of staff of
the Atlantic fleet. Upon the shoulders
of RearAdmiral Brownlow at Wash
ington, much of the work Of prepara-
tion fell. The splendid condition of the
fleet when 1t left its anchorage here
to-day shows how we'll he has done It..
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

The greatest imaginative writer. un-
questionably since Shakespeare, is
the author Of "Chuzzlewit" (wrote
Charles Lever in 1869. With him We
encounter no repetitions; all is varied,
novel, and interesting as nature her
self; and this great master of humor
moves MS to tears or laughter without
the semblance of an effort on his part;
and as for those inexpensive guests"
that sit beside our fireplace at lone
hours, or stroll with us in our solitary
rambles. we owe more of them to
Charles Dickens than to any other
writer OF the century.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
Importance of Insurance.

Insurance against losses by fire,
tornadoes and cyclones is necessity.
How many farmers estimate the vast
amounts that are paid yearly to for
eign insurance companies for which
comparatively small returns are re-
ccived? How few realize that farm in
surance is the less hazardous of any,
and that 1t is too often the case that
the farmers are compelled to pay
losses incurred on hazardous risks,
such as factories of various kinds, and
crowded city buildings? 1t is best to
patronize some home insurance com.
pany which you know to be sound,
and every state has number of such
ones. For the farmer good mutual In.
surance is always the best. 1t costs
less, because the risks are select ones,
and the insured is not compelled to
make up losses on the more hazardous
kind.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
A REIGN OF CRAFT
@eRAFT" NOT A NEW WORD IN
The WORLDS LExIcoNs.
Of HIGH AND LOW DEGREE
lqnoble Practices That Are Con-
demned, But Recognized in 5usi-
ness-PeopIe Responsible for
Their Existence.

Graft is not a recent innovation.
History of remote periods tell of it,,
though perhaps the word that desig-
mates it now may belong to the newly
created words, and may be credited
to the category of slang. In the times
of Moses and Solomon there were
grafters, and the Egyptians and later
the Greeks had their priests and their
oracles, common gratis of the times.
History is replete from beginning to
the present with tales of graft and
grafters. Without graft to add its
zest, the work of the fictionists and
the historian would be prosy reading.
Graft lends its charm to The Epi-
curean," ''Rasslas," and the works of
historians from Pliny down to the
present would be woefully dead with
out the numerous recitals of the do
ings of quacks, charlatans and graft
ers in general. Who has not been
charged with the tale of the diamond
necklace" and what reader Of history
has not laughed over the other opera
tiOns of Cagliostro?
Perhaps never in the past has graft
been reduced 10 the science that it is
now. 1t is so closely interviewer in
the mesh of legitimate transactions
that there is hardly branch of bust
ness that is free from it. Alas, not
alone is it found in commercial and
financial affairs. but is abundantly in
evidence in governmental transaction,
national, state and municipal. Revcla-
tions of the methods of great corpora
tions, the timber land frauds, count
less railroad transactions, government
buildings, construction of municipal
improvements, ETC., give wide knowl.
edge of the world of graft.
Like an unbroken chain it extends
from the highest to the lowest in pow
err The greater the interests, the
greater is the opportunity for the
operations for the grafters. The small.
fry politician lives by it. The big.
gun in congress adds to his prestige
dLu hlo buhh GCSOullI ny IL IL up-
pears that it is only matter of de-
gree between the CRATER who stands
on the street corner and hawks his
wares and the man of honor who holds
a place in the United States senate;
between the policeman on the beat
who cautiously takes dollar to close
his eyes to the dOings of the law
breaker, and the man of millions at
the head of some mail-order house, or
monopoly who can rob the masses
high.handed six days in the week and
teach a Sunday school class on the
seventh.
Graft teaches an ignoble lesson. 1t
is creator OF the hypocrite, and the
hereto. 1t is a poison that benumbs
the finer qualities of manhood, and
strides all that develops the spiritual
Yet God reigns; immutable laws ex.
ist; and it is poor philosophy, indeed,
that teaches that such qualities as
sincerity, goodness, and other virtues
are merely creations OF the wind
They are real, living, lasting, eternal
truths that cannot he downed. Graft
may exist, and have its baleful intlu
enceS: yet in the end will be vic
toriouS.
D. NJ CARR.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
GOOD ROADS LESSON.
Highway Improvement Causes a Bet
terment in Agricultural Districts.

Good roads for the people" means
saving Of hundreds of millions Of
dollars yearly to residents Of agricul-
tural districts. Good roads mean bet
ter rural towns, better country schools,
more happiness and greater reward
for labor. Yet there are other things
that should go hand in hand with good
roads, and one of them is opposition
to every means that will cause trade
to drift from the home town. 1t mat.
tcrs not how good the roads, the coun-
try is impoverished ii the roads are
the means of sending more dollars to
lhe large cities. In connection with
the good roads improvement, let every
taxpayer be impressed with the fact
that the more money kept in each conf
munity makes the pro rata share of
taxes for the maintenance OF good
roads less; that the dollars sent to the
big financial CenterS will not help pay
for local improvements.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

The president of the State Agricul-
tural college of North Carolina is a
real reformer. He advised the students
to substitute man-to-man fighting in
the open, for hazing, and the students
have taken up the system with en-
tbusiaSm. There have already been
encounters with from 60 to Is men on
each side. with some broken noses
and numerous black eyes. but that is
vastly better, remarks the Indianapo-
lis Star. than having a crowd jump on
one unfortunate and maltrcat him. If
college classes wish to demonstrate
their physical prowess, what can be
fairer than an open, fair fight on
equal terms? And that is American,
FOR this country takes no stock in
sneaking, Cowardly or underhand
methods
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

incorporated this sentiment in his
message of 1874 the United States still
paid tribute, because there was no
navy to prove her independence. How
ever, that congress appropriated $780,
600 with which to build six frigates.
Among these were the Constitution,
now the oldest ship afoat under any
flag, and training ship for appren-
tees at Portsmouth. With this fleet
and it's later auXiliaries Decatur
taught the rulers Of Algiers and Trip
oil stern lesson, and America soon
took her place among the naval pow
ers Of the world, place which none
disputed after her victories over Great
Britain in 1812-1815.
Quick Work of Preparation.
The president issued the orders for
the sailing of this feet on August %,
and since then coal mines, railways,
provision dealers, and manufacturers
of heavy ordnance and ammunition
have known the busiest season they
ucNC Iou IllS
war. Altogether 35 vessels so to San
Francisco, and when all have as
sembled in the waters off the coast of
California, Fighting Bob" Evans will
have under his command the largest,
most invincible, the most perfectly
equipped fleet that has ever mobilized
in one place since the history of the
world began.
The aggregate displacement of the
vessels sailing is nearly $4,000 tons,
and the aggregate power is 664 guns of
four inch calibre and over, The four
divisions of this fleet will carry 581 Of
ficers and II, 800 enlisted men, as fine
an array of jackies as any navy has
set, too, for as soon as the news of
the cruise was noised abroad enlist
ments increased rapidly throughout
the navy and desertions became prac
tically unknown.
The mooern wife who puzzles for
days over the packing of her hus-
bands grips and lunch basket when
he is off for o. weeks hunting trip,
can never begin to appreciate the
enormity Of Columbia's task in fitting
out her 1880 sons for an outing of
lis days, in which they are not eX-
pected to set foot on land at all. Be-
sides all the stores that each ship
can carry when her capacity is taxed
to its fullest, there will be two ships
that carry supplies alone, the Glacier
and Culgoa.
Immense Supply of Coal.
The item of coal alone is not in
considerable. On October II, contracts
were let for $4,000 tons to be deliv-
cred at the six seaport towns where
the fleet will stop, Trinidad, Rio
Janerio, Punta Arenas, Callao, Mag
dalena bay and San Francisco. 1t is
mined in West Virginia, shipped by
rail to four tide water cities of the
Atlantic, and whom there is handled
by five American companies in 80 for.
eign steamers to the ports named,
where it IS piled on the piers ready
for the battleships. Fifteen Of these
steamers go all the way to San Fran
cisco with their cargoes. The cost of
the coal will be about SO a ton, and
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

The most valuable opal In the world
is TO be seen in the imperial cabinet
at Vienna. Another, worn by the En-.
press Josephine, known as the Burn.
ing of Troy" which only is a little less
magnificent, is in the possession of
the marchiOness Of Butte. How the
idea arose in the first instance that
the broken rainbow of the unuCky
opal" brought i'll luck it Is not easy to
tell. Some allege that the word is de-
rived from the Greek for an eye. that
the gem shares the evil influence of a
peacoCk's S feather and acts as spy
in the house others that the opal only
got its reputation after Sir Walter
Scott had connected it with bad luck
in Anne of Geierstcin."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
ALL ARE LOYAL TO EVANS.
Sailors Of the Fleet Respect and Love
the Admiral.

There is little doubt Of the loyalty
of the bluejackets of Rear-Admiral
Evans.
He believes in the old saying about
all work and no play. He has en-
couraged athletics and all forms of
amusement, until the men have moro
play than ever before, and the effi-
cheney of the feet shows they do more
work. Sometimes the liberty parties
give trouble. When the men are at
fault "The Old Man" sustains the po-
lice. When the police abuse his men
unnecessarily he makes it warm tor
the police.
He refuses to take his ships to any
port where the men are mistreated.
One day at certain port an appren-
tice boy who was tossing a ball about
ashore was clubbed by policeman.
His comrades took him of in a boat
to the fagship and asked to see the
admiral.
He took one look at the youngsters
bruised head. asked . few questions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
The Girls Who Are Snapped Up.


All young men are not silly, and apt
TO be fascinated by a pretty face when
more enduring charms are lacking.
Marriage is a serious affair. and thus
they contemplate 1t when looking for
a wife It is no wonder, then, says the
New York Weekly. that the girls de-
scribed below are the first TO be
snapped up when they appear in the
matrimonial market: The girl who is
Ler mothers right hand in household
matters. and who is not above taking
an interest in the most trivial things
in connection with household duties.
The girl who is bright, entertaining
companion, and who has ever a kind
word and pleasant smile for those
around. The girl who is always neat
ly dressed. no matter il with mex
N/rsive materials, and who never
dr. cs loudly or in questionable
taSre The girl who can adapt herself
TO any society, and who never puts on
airs aud who would scorn to do an
action Of which all the world might
not know The girl who. in an emer-
gency, can tui1r her hand to anything,
from cooking the family dinner TO re-
trimming an old hat The girl who is
unscliish enough to give mp some
pleasure of her own to benefit another.
and does not consider herself ag-
grievrd at having TO do so. The girl
who can talk of more important things
than dress or the last new play, and
who can listen intelligently when
deeper subjects are introduced.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

found that the boy was doing no more
than other civilians ashore at the
same time and seemed to have been
singled out for attack by the police
man because he was a seaman. Turn
ing to the executive officer Of the
flagship Rear-Admiral Evans said:
Pick out SO good husky ones, give
them a baseball and send them
ashore"
An hour later a boat came along
side and chief Of police came aboard
wearing disturbed look.
Admiral. your men are beating up
my policemen"
Are they? Well, I'm - glad to
hear it. That's what / sent them
ashore for"
The so husky ones had gone ashore.
tossed their ball about. and when the
confident police descended upon them
they found q very different reception.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
SCHEMES FOR MoNEY-MAKING.
Alleged "CIubs" That Operate to the
Loss of Their Members.

Buying of goods from a distance has
a charm for some people that in many
cases proves expensive. Fields are
green far away" and it is too often
that fads are responsible for many
things that work against the interests
be given to every plan and scheme
that works toward the impoverishing
the smaller towns, and which work
against their progress. 1t is only by
combating the concentration of capi-
tai in the large financial centers can
the rural towns be kept up to the
standard that they should have.
These small towns depend upon the
business of the merchants for their
life, and when this business is divid-
ed, the town is made so much the
poorer and kept from advancing. Here
is where there is justification in advis-
ing against the patronage of so-called
Clubs" which agree to send premi-
ums to the getter-up of orders for their
wares. The secret of the club" busi-
ness lies in the selling of large lots
of goods to individual purchasers and
giving premium, representing the
lot as valued at twice the amount paid
for it. The truth is, should the pur-
chaser go to the average merchant,
and desire the same class and Quan.
tity of goods and pay cash for the
same, the saving in dollars and cents
to the purchaser would enable him or
her to buy better piece of furniture
or other prize than offered by the club
concern.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

An incident which shows how Sc
cure women have made their place in
the industrial structure of the times
has lately occurred in Rhode Island
A woman who had worked for single
great manufacturing concern for 35
years was discharged for causes which
her fellow workers. men as well as
women. believed TO be unjust The
whole power Of the trade union, In.
volving ali the 5000 employees, of both
sexes. was brought to bear. to secure
fair hearing for this one working
woman
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
Storing Produce for Market.

Almost every small town has an ice
house of sufficient capacity to supply
the people locally with ice. 1t would
not be very expensive to conduct in
connection with 1t cold storage plant
of capacity great enough to care for
the storing of fruit, eggs and other
produce brought in from the surround.
ing country. Such an establishment
would often save farmers considerable
money by enabling them to keep thei'
products for favorable market.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
PaternaI Advice,

"What was the text this morning.
asked MIR. Wibbsley when his little.
boy had returned from church.
ga mans a man for a that"
"Um.. Very good. I'm glad you re-
member it. Now get your Bible and
turn down leaf where the chapter is,
that has it in, so you'll know where to,
find it if you ever forget it,"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
Pretty Hungry.

Waiter, a baefsteak! Quick! I'm
in a hurry"
I'VE haven't any beefsteak, sir!"
"a chop, them
Chops is off"
well, then, an omelet.'
Impossible, sir; We"
What! why have you nothing at all
IN your restaurant"
Yes, sir; we've got a sheriff
Customer sharpening his knife on
the edge Of his plate)-Then let's,
have one.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

There more Catarrh in this section Of the country
than all other diseases put together and until the last
few years supposed to be incurable. For great
many years doctors pronounced 1t local disease and
prescribed local remedies, and by constantly falling
to cure with local treatment ncurable
Science has proven Catarrh tU be constitutional dis
ease and therefore requires constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. j. Cheney
Co.. Toledo Ohio, is the only Constitutional cure on
the market 1t s taken internally In doses from 10
drops to teaspounfu 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one
hund,eu dollars for any it falls to cure. sent
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: +. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, OHIO.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

We should cultivate daily the gar
den Of our own soul and heart, roofing
out the weeds and nettles Of envy
malice and tyranny, leaving nothing
TO bud. bloom and fruit but hope.
beauty. mercy. truth. moderation and
beneVolcnce.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

Surgical operations may be per.
formed upon Pittsburg schooboys who
fall behind In their studies. Get busy
boys. II it is successful In Pittsburg
the practice may be adopted else.
where.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

Canada has just made us a present
Of another strip Of Alaskan territory
which belonged to us because we
bought 1t from Russia. In order that
there may be no bitter feelings this
time let US extend hearty thanks.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

When you enter a shop state Just
what you want. For then the mer.
chant can 60 intelligently to work to
sell you something else. The great
law OF commerce is to sell people
what they don't want. What they do
want will sell itself
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

THE MILK PANS are quickly cleaned
and rid of all greasy feel when
washed in Borax and water in the fol-
lowing proportions tablespoonful Of
Borax to a quart of water.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

you'll be too old to sit on peoples.
knees soon, Dolly"
"Oh, no, l won't, auntie! I'm not.
half as old as sister and she sits ON
Mr.. Wilson's knee. I'm never going
to be too old for that sort of thing!"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
LITTLE TOWN HELPS.
Pertinent Points for. Progressive Peo
pie Who Would Be Prosperous.

Many a town goes backward be
cause its business men are too lazy to
get a move on themselves to improve
It.
Don't lose hope in the future of your
town, but study conditions that need
correction and set about to apply
proper remedy.
Your town will not lose anything nv
impressing each and every farmer in
the neighborhood with the fact that
the place exists for his benefit as much
as for those who reside within its cor
porate limits.
When there is any work TO be done
don't wait for your neighbor, Tom
Jones or Dick Brown, to commence.
Get move on yourself, and 60 to them
and pull hand in hand with them.
Don't be afraid OF criticism. Study
well your duty as a citizen and go
about it without fear or favor and you
will find that those simpletons who
may at first call you busybody will
be willing to give you credit for being
an enterprising citizen when the need
ed reforms are brought about by your
work.
Give support to the local paper 1t
can be made power for good in the
community By the news and adger-
Using pages of it the stranger can Eain
an excellent idea of the Importance of
the place. Encourage the editor by
giving him all the support that you
can.
Good schools can be maintained
only in live, upto-date communities.
1t has been generally observed that the
education of one generation means
benefits to coming generations. No
community can afford to let its edu-
cational facilities decay.
Remember that there are few places
outside the courts and the reform in
be liar. 1t may work all right for a
time, but single lie may cost repu-
tation that will be destructive to busi-
ness and success. If you are at fault,
better tell the truth and abide by the
consequences.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

More men are injured by having,
things made easy for them than by
having their paths beset with diff
culties.-C. H. Parkhurst.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19
And II Makes No Difference.

A girl needn't feel hurt because her
sweetheart can't tell her why he loves
her. He doesn't know himself
Young's Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-19

ONLY ONE "BROMO OUININE"
That is LAXATIVE BRONiU QUININE. Look for
the signature of Il. w. GROVE. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c