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family philosophy naru IN that dire
ton, ami got many a laugh ont OF this
and dozens Of other discomfoTts.
Europe Is Late BIeakfasting.
America leads the world in the mat
ter of early breakfasts. In Switzer-
land. as in Italy. France. Germany.
and England. We arose at the hour
at which we would have sat down 10
the first meal Of the day al home. Not
a shoD I'm the business portion Of Lu-
c5rue. Lausanne. or Geneva was opened
before o'clock, To desert ones pillow
before would he TO invite remark. ami
the Inconvenience of an uncleaned, un-
warmed apartment. Not a drop OF hot
water could be had al T. or al 1880, We
were lucky IL we could secure a pint
apiece for our matutinal abluuons Al ;,
and early Ia the season began 10 utilize
the cmbers OF the eXtrdvagant salon
fire for heating a kettleful OF shaving
water and TO take the chill from boys
bath. FirewOod was the most expensive
item in oar weekly bills. We computed
that the short billeJs. cut from small
trees we would call saplings at home.
and the punches OF dried twigs bound
into fagOts for kindling cost al least SD
u cord. And this I'm a house that had no
furnace 10 make, as IT were, back
ground Of heat for the ceaseless fare of
our ruinOus wood fire!
An Uncomplaining Maid.
Breakfast was served in the salon
upon a table drawn directly in front of
the hearth. 1t was brought up from
the lodging house kitchen, three flights
below. up0n a huge tray. borne by a
pretty maid about five feet two inches
in height When Marie comes 10 Amer
lea she Will not engage in a house
where there Is not dumb waiter from
the kitchen TO the dining room. one floor
above. For four months she lugged
the loaded tray up three flights OF stone
stairs with never a murmur, except on
one dreadful morning when an incau-
tiOus step on the tOpmOst stair brought
the corner Of the tray into contact with
the railing, and tray and contents
coffee, cocoa, rolls, eggs, marmalade.
cups, saucers. and plates-went hurting
down the abysmal well of the lofty
stairway and crashed upon the stone
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was, altogether, so wholesome and
whole-souleI. that we gave IL a distln-
guished place in our regard.
Luncheon was spread in the dining
room AT 1880. Besides the big loaf we
had q dish Of hot meat-as often as not.
kid or Chamoiss roast or praised. In
spite of classic illusions 10 -tmbraciau
kid carved TO slow music, and winter
nights in the mountain. and where the
kid turns on the spit'-we did not
take kindly 10 him. OF 10 his country
cousin, the chamois.
Condiments Disguised the Meat.
The meat came on the table. dark. al
most blaCk-gOlOTrd. doubtless, by The
spices cooked with it-and whatever ma
tive flavor IL might have had disguised
beyond recognition By the combine ts
Rasouts were also frequent, We had 90
tatoes-bOiled in their jackets always A
salad. and cheese. or course. Light wine
was the common Beverage For sweets
there was pastry, or a layer cake Of
rounds Of pastry separated, yet cement
ed by rounds of "confitures.'
Dinner was served at ESQ. HaVi7.
taken up the English fashion of after
noon tea early IN our pilgrimage, We
We're comparatively Indifferent 10 the
defects OF our luncneOns. sOldCing nuT-
selves at 4 O'Clock with the most infor-
nal. social. and refreshing function of
the day. Other eNiles IroId the home
land and resident English s. OF fell INTO
the habit of dropping in a. teatime Jm-
til our modest salon became the reu-
devious for a Coterie OF the most charm
ing people / have ever had the good
fortune TO know. We breWcd the tea ian
our own quarters. made coy on the
stormiest day by the American lnnOVa-
ton OF the open FIRE. The silver tea
kettle dubbed gayly over the alSoho'
lamp: We had light cSEe> ana biscuits.
thin bread and butter, lemon for those
who preferred tea a "a Russo 10 tea
with sugar and cream-dnd this was all
Some of my happiest "reminiscences ~
foreign life are of the winter spent ir'
dear old Geneva, and the reunions Of
| English-speaking folk in the salon over
| looking the Lake Leman. OF Byron,
| Shelley ana Downward, the snOw-cappec
JuFas forming the horizon line
The Dinner Menu.
Our chat was usually prolonged unsil
We had just time TO dress huruedly fc;
The Washington times., 1907-01-13
The Dinner Menu.

Our chat was usually prolonged until
We had just time TO dress htruedly fc-
dinner. The frst course Was SOUP
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family philosophy naro IN that dire
ton, aud got many "a laugh ont OF THIS
and dozens of other discomforts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
STEAMERS BOTHER LONDON.

Council Can't Sell Thsm-WilI Run
Them AWhiIs-WaSOs and Fares tO
Be Gut.
Those who have made statements to
the effect that the new London county
council is not opposed to municipal
ownership will find 1t hard to explain
the report recently submitted by the
committee having In charge the mat
ter Of the Thames steamboats,.
In this report it is stated that they
had tried in vain to sell or lease them
and that their final decision to run
them for four and half months dur
ing the summer must not be taken as
indOrSing the previous policy Of the
council or as implying any intention
that the boats should be worked after
the summer season. On the contrary,
it is put forward as the best, IL not the
only practical, method of dealing with
the problem presented to u.s." The
committee also proposed to reduce
fares and to diminish the wages of the
employees, which they consider in ex.
cess of what is equitable.
In regard to the scheme for an enor-
nous municipal lighting and power
plant, the preliminary steps for which
were taken by the old council, the
present council has put itself on record
to the effect that II this scheme goes
through under no circumstances will
the city operate the plant.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08

Same to A. L. 0ehrtman, lot
Woodland, $35.
Same to Amanda Kendig ct al,
lot in Versailles, $500.
Same to Adaline Greer, lot in
Woodland, $23.
Same to ]. B. Littman, 40 ac-
res in Patterson township, $4,000.
Same to C. Simon, three lots in
Woodland, $63.
Same to Rachel Greer ct al, lot
in Versailles, $3.50.
Same to E. J. Littman, two lots
in Woodland, SAG.
Mark Banta to Cora Schlem-
mer, 30 "a acre in Ansonia, 5000.
H. F. Newcomer to ]. S. Wood
bury, lot in Greenville, $4,000.
B. F. Carter to Daniel Sharp,
lot in Arcanum, $17OO.
Elizabeth Lansdowne ct al to
VIM. Thompson, lot in Green
vile, $2700.
Lewis Kendig to Thurman Long
80 acres in Patterson twp, $4667
Martha Banta to Cora Schlem-
mer, t acre in Ansonia, 5000.
w. Williams to Minta Williams,
undivided one-sixth interest in
lot 269 in Arcanum, $233. 33.
August Barga to Marie Didier,
a small tract in Wayne township,
$11OO.
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GA SToRTA.
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A New Bank at ROSSburg.

The Farmers Bank, a private
bank at Rossburg, Ohio, owned
by Geo. N. Edger of Union City,
Ind, and Albert w. Kehrer of
Rossburg, Ohio, has been incOr-
porated under the banking laws
of Ohio, with a capital of $25, 600.
The new stockholders are Geo.
N. Edger, Albert w. Kehrer,
Daniel Burns, E. H. Black, Frank
P. Hercules, Emanuel Riegel and
Charles w. Wheeler.
The directors are Daniel Burns,
E. H. Black, Geo. N. Edger, AL
bert w. Kehrer and Emanuel
Riegel.
The officers are Geo. N. Edger,
president; E. H. Black, vice pre-
sident; Albert w. Kehrer, cash
ier.
The new bank will be called
The Farmers Bank Co. and will
succeed to the business of The
Farmers Bank, which was es-
tablished in December, 1904, and
by honest business methods and
courteous treatment by the own
ers has grown to be a paying and
prosperous institution. We pre-
dict for the new bank greater
growth, as the new stockholders
are all prosperous and successful
men in their line of business and
men we'll known in the vicinity
of Rossburg and all stand we'll
with the community.
Mr.. Edger has been a success
full banker and is interested in
several banks, all of which have
been and are now in a prosper
GUS condition.
Mr.. Kehrer, the cashier, is a
young man we'll qualified for the
position and we'll liked around
Rossburg.
The directors are all we'll known
for their business ability and in
tegrity.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
JUGGLING CITY ACCOUNTS.

Lincoln (Nsb.) Citizens Kept In the
Dark aS to the Cost Of Thsir Street
Lights.
Lincoln. Neb.. is getting an unenvia.
BILE nOtOriety through the attempts of
its officials to make 1t appear that its
expensive municipal electric plant Is
supplying arc lights at low figure.
In the report of the city auditor for
the seven months ended March 81,
1896, although some OF the elements Of
cost were omitted, the evident inten-
tiOn was to give fair showing. But
unfortunately it was shown that the
cost ($T3.6S a year for lamps burning
only $3.50 hours was larger than the
contract price for lamps supplied by
private companies In neighborlng cities.
This was unsatisfactory, of course.
Accordingly in the annual report for
the year ended Aug. 81. 1906, there
was a deliberate omission Of deprecia-
ton and interest charges on that part
of the plants cost not covered by bonds
-$21 .G9l, or one-quarter Of the total
construction cost. Apparently, also,
the lighting schedule had been reduced
to keep the cost down, as the report
shows that the lamps burned only 1896
hours during the year. By these de-
vices the cost was reduced to 5000.
Soon after the appearance Of this re.
port the mayor gave out in newspa-
per interview that the plant had been
grossly maligned and that it was fur
nishing lights all night and every night
at cost of $5l.12 year. 1t Is chari-
table to suppose that his honor was
unaware of the fact that to give all
night every night service the lamps
must burn 1000 hours a year instead
of l .900, as shown by the report quoted
above.
At about the time the mayors In
vestigation appeared an investigation
of the plant was made by Professors
G. H. Richards and G. H. Morse of the
University of Nebraska. Their detail
ed report gives the cost per arc per
annum as $9S.S4 for an all night serv-
ice, nearly double the cost claimed by
the mayor. This report was made by
the city's consulting engineer, but
Mayor Brown, who is a candidate for
reelection, has apparently not accept
ed It's findings, although, according to
the Omaha Bee, he now places the cost
at $63.29.
1t Is worth noting that the original
estimate for this plant was $55,00O
construction cost and $25,105 annual
expense. The actual construction cost,
as shown In the auditors report, was
$s6,691, nearly So per cent In excess Of
the estimate. The annual expense, as
shown by the expert report, is $780,
$40, exceeding the estimate by % per
cent.
This Is a typical example Of the sort
of Understanding that leads cities to
adopt municipal ownership and also Of
the official juggling of figures by
which the public Is temporarily pre-
vented from learning that it has
white elephant on its hands.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
The Figures Would Open II

The Figures Would Open Their Eyes.
There can be no doubt that all the
water supplied free by municipal wa
ter departments should be paid for
by the particular bureaus or depart
ments that use it, just as would be the
case II they were supplied by private
company. The water so used Is debit
to the taxpayers Of the town, and II the
statistics of free water were published
the eyes of water consumers would be
opened as to how much they are taxed
for the payment Of water to sprinkle
boulevards, streets in front of nonwa-
ter paying tenants and water to pro-
tect the property Of people who make
their tenapts pay for their supplies Of
water Editorial in Fire and Water
Engineering.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08

RIGHTS OF TAxPAYHRS
4GpOqO90p0nOpOpOpO1OpO90

In all the yarioS suggestions Of the
referendum In relation to schemes OF
government involving large expendi-
lures of public money, nothing is said
as to the rights of the taxpayers in
passing judgment upon the projects.
In business affairs. such matters are
referred to the stockholders OF the cor
porations interested, and only stock
holders may pass upon them. In a
municipal community, the stock
holders are the taxpayers. And In all
matters involving the expenditure Of
their money which it may be consider.
ed advisable to.submit to the test of a
public ballot their interests should be
considered in the voting. To permit
a great army of non-taxpayers to par
ticipate in this expression Of opinion,
and possibly to outweigh, by their
votes, the deliberate. judgment of those
who have the greatest interest at
stake-the taxpayers-cannot be look
ed upon as an act of justice.
In a community where suffrage Is
so cheap, where the irresponsible, un-
interested vote is large, referendum
system which exposes the interests Of
the taxpayers to the. votes of those
who have absolutely no financial In
terest in government is absolutely in
defensible. And yet, when these
matters are under consideration, there
are few to raise their voices in favor
of those who make government pos
sible by providing the money for its
maintenance. -
Taxation without representation"
was one of. the, evils and expressions
that led to the American revolution
ard the freedom of the American
colonies from the rule of the mother
country. Taxation imposed by the
overwhelming vote Of the untaxed
would be an evil just as great.-Wil.
mington (Del.) Every Evening.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
Other After Dinner Speakers MAJ
Profit by This isNExample.

Other After Dinner Speakers May
Profit by This s'ExampIe.
The popular after'dinner speaker
rose to respondlto a toast.
Gentlemen" he said, "the unex-
pectedly tlattering manner in which
your POSTMASTER has,introduced me
this evening reminds,me of story
which strikes me as being appro-
pirate to the occasion.
"By the way, how many of you
have heard the story of'the Pennsyl-
vania farmer and the young wolf he
bought for coon dog! Will those
who are familiar with it from hav-
ing listened to it half dozen times
or more please raise their hands ?"
An overwhelming majority of his
auditors raised thsT hands.
Thanks, gentlemen" he said. 81
shall not infict it upon YOU"
With their rapturous applause
still ringing in his ears he sat down.
He made the hit of the evening"
Chicago Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
PLAN TO GUARD PUBLIC CASH.

G. B. Kegley, ,imaster of the Wash
ington State Grange, is calling espe-
cial attention to a movement started
at the last session of the grange to
secure a uniform and accurate ac-
counting of the collection and expend-
it ire of all public money.
The campaign is designed to be
general, and it Is expected that the
question will become leading issue
all over the United States in the next
two years. Its object is to reduce
public business to the same basis of
careful conduct as private enterprise.
An amendment to the state constitu-
tion will be necessary The resolu-
tion follows: .:
Whereas, All money collected; from
the people by the local, state and ma
tional governments by taxation and
other means should be expended and
accounted for with as much care and
thrift as all good citizens expend and
account for their private incomes:
BE it resolved, That the following
provision on the subject of uniform
public accounting be made part Of
the constitution of the state of Wash
ington, and that the members of all
local oranges and all good citizens
generally throughout the state be and
are hereby requested and urged to in
terest themselves In securing this re-
suit: .a5,i..
"The legislature shall require all
money collected by taxation or by fees,
fines and public charges of every kind
to be accounted for by a system OF
accounting that shall be uniform for
each class of accounts, state or local.
which shall be, prescribed and audited
by authority of the state.-Spokane
(WasSington) Press, June IL, 1907.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
TAKING CREDITS.

In his remarks at the state tax COM
mission meeting, Mr.. Derthck, MAS
ter of the Ohio State Grange,) alluded
to the fact, that at Mt. Vernon and
Bellefontaine the savings bank de-
posits earned 3 per cent and the tax
rate was 4. A tax system that re-
quires such a payment is >grievOusly
unjust. A great deal of this business
is not so bad, but it is bad enough to
turn the state into a community Of
law violators and false swearers.
1t is a calamity that this abuse
should remain another year. The harm
done in one year will outweigh all the
benefit of the taxation for q century.
Laws that do not conduce to honor
and Justice are uncivilized and un-
christian.
Mr.. Chamberlain of The Ohio Far
mer, spoke to some effect on the tax
proposition. He made number Of
excellent. suggestions. and upon the
matter now referred to, he said:
Amend the constitution to permit
leyying a tax of, one-Quarter or one
half of per cent on the value of all
evidences of Indebtedness, and re-
quire all, such. evidences to be listed
to be legal" There is sensible sug-
gestion, ard ita!has been tried in 9TH
er states. with Success, ..,,.a. ..,.
One thing is sure, it will collect
more money than the present system
does, and it will save the state from
disgracing Itself. The people are not
aware of the enormity of the offense
against the true principles of taxation
and legislation now being perpetrated
under the present system. = OF all de-
vices planned against the prosperity
of people, that which aims at their
integrityis the most fatal.-Ohio State
Journal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08

The municipal electric lighting plan
Of Klightstown, Ind, is in need of ex
tenslve repairs, and 1t is proposed Il
issue $4,000 In bonds IL approved by Z
referendum vote. The members Of thG
city council contend that prices fol
electric service must he greatly in
creased to make the plant self sustain
Inc. Electrical World.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
INEQUALITY UNDER A UNIFORM
TAX RULE.

Money, bondsA Hnortgages and other
securities, If assessed ct oil, must he
assessed at their full value, Real ss-
tate is assessed at not more, than 60
per cent of full value. When the rate
is 21s per cent this means that every
$1,000 in money, ETC., must pay q tax
Of $22.5O and every $1,000 in real e.
tate will pay a tax Of only SIS, thus
making the. burden on money, etc.,
50 per cent more than on real estate.
This IL why tax laws are svaded.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
il Generally Helms.

"There is" she sighed, "no balm
for a wounded heart. i:s
"Did you, ever try making ths fell
low jealous" asked her experienced
friend Chicago Record Herald
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
Gettysburg.

OSllySDuIS.
Maggie Murphy's Sunday school
class had a days outing last week
enjoying the occasion hugely and
returning in the evening without
casualty.
R. M. Gilbert and family of the
city spent several days of last
week with his fathers family,
and also visited others besides.
A goodly number of the Pres
byterian Sunday school picnicked
one day last week in the classic
shades of Saltwater. Outings
are contagious; when the disease
breaks out it is apt to affect the
whole vicinity.
Our j. o. u. M. band served
ice cream last Saturday evening
to a large crowd; the occasion was
we'll attended and generously pa
tronized.
Mark Lanpher and wife of Le-
banon, Ind, are here visiting his
sister, Mrs. F. Y. Dershem.
Daniel Moul spent Sunday in
our capital city.
E. E. Gilbert of Schenectady,
N. Y, is spending a couple of
days with his parents, L. S. Gil
bert's.
Some of our Masonic brethren
attended the funeral of Mayor
Wyatt of Bradford yesterday, as
sisting in the ritual service of
the Order.
The remains of Edward More
lock, who died at the Dayton
State Hospital last week, were
buried in the cemetery at this
place last Saturday, funeral SER
vices conducted by Rev. W. Deal
from our M. E. church. His i'm
mediate relatives are wife and
four small children.
Mrs. }. A. Hoffman of FIRE.
mont is here for a short stay with
her parents, P. B. Miller's.
On last Saturday our underta-
ker had four funerals of adult
persons on his hands. From the
manner in which people have
been dying lately it almost seems
as if our country would decrease
in population. Probably the tide
will change and births become
more numerous than deaths.
Adams Township Sunday School
Association held a convention yes
terday afternoon at Oakland U.
B. church, president P. B. Moul
presiding. The question of how
teachers can increase and main
tain the Sunday school class was
ably discussed by S. F. Walker
of Bradford. This is a vital ques-
ton for Sunday school superin-
tendents and teachers, and if a
proper solution can be had it will
increase the efficiency of the
cause. Let there be study and
investigation of this question,
not only of the persons named,
but let parents and others become
interested and discover a means
for accomplishing this most de-
sirable result.
After an absence of about ten
years, Thomas McCune of Chi
cago dropped into a few of our
homes and the business places to
renew friendships of by-gone
days.
Mrs. ]. L. Palmer of Piqua
spent Sunday here.
Aug 5. XOB
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08

Although the last annual report Of
the Charlottesville Qnd.) municipal
electric light plant shows "net profit
Of $aT27, the trustees have just made
. 10 per cent advance In the charge for
street lighting. This may be account
ed for by the fact that the profits
are figured before allowing for interest
and depreciation, which amount to
nearly $4,000 a year
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
FatIs0lnn PaasaIes.

"Actors have not much Of q re-
gard for ties, have thsyF"
"Neither would you, if you had to
tya 20 many Of them under foot" !"
~ ltimore American.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-08
.auapanaa.

"When do they expect to be mar
ried?"
Gas soon as he7can become recon
ciled to the idea Of living beyond
their income" New York Life.
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GuiItyI

Bacon-When a man hears
noise and starts suddenly, it is
sign he is guilty of something, is it
not?
Egbert-Yes; if it happens to be
an automobile horn which startles
him it's sign he's guilty of being
on earth !-Yonkers Statesman.