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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
EQUITABLE PROFITS.
Cost Of Production Should Always Be
Factor in the Matter OF Prices.

Profits should bear an equitable re.
lation TO cost of production. The farm
cr who has money invested in lands,
agricultural implements. stocks, and
other things necessary to carry on his
business, when selling his products
must take into consideration the inter
est on his money invested, the wear
and tear Of farm equipment, the wages
of hired help and salary for his own
service. When he sells his products
for Tess than pays the expenses nee
essary to carry on his work and cult.
vate his crops. care for his stock, ETC.,
he is the loser. The same principles
apply to the person engaged in any
other line of business. There is inter-
est on capital employed, wages, taxes,
license and cost of articles which com.
prise the stock necessary for opera.
ton. Goods must be sold at Il certain
percentage Of profit or there will he
a case for the sheriff or the bank
ruptcy court. In dealing with our
fellow men we should always bear In
mind the principles of business, and
not exact too great profits or sell or
buy at prices other than equitable IT
is also gooG thing to remember when
great bargains are offered that cost
OF production and legitimate profits
must be considered. Too low prices
give cause for suspicion that goods
are inferior in some way, or that there
10 niger in the fence
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
Alcohol in Physical Tests.

Prof. Durig, of Vienna, who is him
self not an abstainer, has been max
ing experiments in mountain climbing
at times without using alcohol and
again after consuming an amount
equal to one litre of beer He has
come to the conclusion that on the
alcohol days he accomplished 20 per
cent. less than on abstinent days. He
says that the energy stored for work
is on alcohol days only partially used,
dropping 13 per cent. below normal.
Further he declares that the organ
ism when supplied with alcohol as a
fuel works not only more slowly than
when supplied with proper food, but
at the same time that direct injuries
result to the system.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
Better OFF Without Saloons.

The saloons have just gone out
from Bristol, Va, and also from their
twin city Bristol, Tenn, just across
the line. The usual liquor cry that a
lot of empty buildings will be thrown
upon the town, and rents decline, is
given contradiction by recent press
dispatch from Bristol, which says in
part: "The abolition of the saloons
has not in the least disturbed prep.
erty values so far. Those houses that
have already been emptied of saloons
in Bristol, Va, have been rented, with
one or two exceptions at a higher price
than they formerly brought"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
POOLING THE AMERICANS.
Rhine Wine Merchants Boast of Their
Deceptions.

There is much interesting sugges-
tion in the frank way in which a con-
vention of 1900 wine growers at Oes-
trich-on-the-Rhine discussed their busi-
ness, and especially that part Of it re-
lating to the export trade to the Uni
ted States. 1t was openly stated that
Rhine wines which are favorites with
the American people are often falsely
labeled, and the further explanation
was given that almost no genuine
Niersteiner goes to the United States"
because the exporters trust to "Ameri-
can lack of experience with wines to
escape detection" In other words,
spurious products are unhesitatingly
palmed off on Americans, who pay
good prices for them. This admission
of the practice of deliberate fraud
should have effect One way to avoid
being thus imposed on, says Troy
Times, is not to drink wine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
a:l5&A91saE|gsIb
N la ~
WANT LAW AMENDED.
Southern Baptist Convention Urges
Temperance Legislation

The following communication was
passed by the Southern Baptist con-
vention in favor of a temperance
amendment to the present interstate
commerce law:
Whereas, The greatest enemy OF
the cause of Christ, which we, as a
convention, in part represent, is the
legalized liquor traffic:
Whereas, All of the states compos-
ing this convention have more or less
Of prohibition territory within their
borders:
Resolved, That we respectfully,
but earnestly, request the proper Off
cials of our national government not
to issue privilege taxes for the sale of
liquor where its sale is prohibited by
the laws of the state.
That we urge our senators and rep
resentatives in congress to pass the
Hepburn-Dolliver bill, or the Little
feld-Carmack bill, or some similar
measure, making liquor shipped from
one state to another subject to the
laws of the state into which 1t Is inn
ported"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION.
Prosecution of Oppressive Combines
Afford a Lesson to Home Traders.


Never before has there been such
a stirring up of the masses and an
awakening as to rOttennesS in finan.
cial affairs among the large corpora
tons as at present Some one at one
time said that when thieves fall out
the devil gets his reward" So it
seems at present when faction is ar
rayed against faction i'll exposing
crooked operations in great financial
and business deals, in which the little
fish are swallowed by the big ones,
and the men in control, like wolves,
lead the lambs to slaughter.
1t is amazing how farspread are the
frauds practiced and how high up in
public estimation are the manipula-
tors of the rotten deals. The Stealings
of the millionaires and multi-milliOn-
aires, the intrigues and their periuri,
GUS lying and Misrepresentation to
accomplish their aims; the intricacy
of the machinery used in their opera.
tions, the perfection of the means, the
combinations employed to fleece the
people of dollars, would do credit to
a Gagliostro or Machiavelli, or a
Capt. Kidd.
There cannot be doubt that these
various articles appearing in. the mag
azines and general newspapers will
have the result Of opening the eyes
of the public to things that few hereto
fore ever gave serious consideration.
They will have the effect of making
the people more cautious in making
investments of their earnings, and
will result in lessons that are bene.
fetal to the country at large. Home
trade principles preclude the possibil
ity of people losing by the operations
of such gigantic schemers. Money in
vested i'll your own community in the
development Of its latent resources
will give excellent returns, is eVet
under your own observation, and while
the percentage Of profit from some
home Investments may not be up to
the representations made by the ma
nipulators of stocks and the shearers
of lambs i'll general, you are not so
likely TO be d loser
ID. M. CARR.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
No Saloons in Mississippi.

For 20 years Mississippi has had a
local option law. On petition of one
third of the electors of a country, the
board of supervisors must order an
election, whether any liquor or alco,
holic liquors shall be sold or given
away therein. To-day, out OF 7S coun-
ties, such liquors can only be sold in
seven Of them, and the next legisla.
ture will certainly put the saloon out
Of the seven.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
Couldn't Reform II.

The brewers of Texas adopted the
plan of taxing themselves 20 cents for
each keg of beer manufactured and
Sold The tax is said to have crdated
a fund of about 100000, which was
utilized for the purpose of driving the
dives out of business. The plan failed
and has been abandoned. The Fewers
have found that the saloon Witt re-
form. ii
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
Strong Only to Destroy.

Never let the lesson be forgotten in
thinking of strong drink-that the
drink is strong only to destroy; that
it never by any possibility adds
strength to those who drink it.-Sir
Benjamin Ward Richardson, M. D.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
Take PIedne to Escape Jail.

A new law enacted by the Vermont
legislature provides that persons con-
victed of the first and second offence
of intoxication can take the total alb
stinence pledge and have their SEN
tence suspended as long as they keep
it. This bill provides for cure for
habitual drunkards If they choose to
take it rather than their punishment.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

Almost every small town has an ice
house of sufficient capacity to supply
the people locally with ice. 1t would
not he very expensive TO conduct in
connection with 1t a cold storage plant
OF capacity great enough to care for
the storage of fruit. eggs and other
produce brought in from tho sur
rounding country. Such an establish
ment would often save farmers con-
siderable money. by enabling them to
keep their products for q favorable
market.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
The Victoria Cross.

The British Victoria cross carries
a pension of about $50 a year for
privates and noncommissioned Of
ficers. The cross is worn on the left
breast, suspended by red ribbon for
the army, a blue for the naty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
,....s 's's..'' ''''.'..s. .'s'
LIEUT.. w. B. CUSHING,
United States Navy.
Commanding u. S. s. Monticello

Then I saw him scribble over the
top of his name Compliments of,
and underneath the words u. S. Navy
saw that he wrote the words:
every sorry you were not at home
when l called. Hope for better luck
next time
Now think of that from a lad of
"a to a general commanding a gar
rison!
"You see, sir, told you the truth.
had no heroic deeds to relate of my
self, for only looked on and followed
where youngster led the way"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
Deserves Exposure.

He who demands purity Of his pas
tor or of his representative in con-
gress and is a reprobate himself de-
serves the terrible exposure awaiting
him in the future KENTUCKY Issue.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
Beer Produces Criminal Ikaanitx

Beer drinking in this country pro-
duces the very lowest ford of inebri-
ETY., closely allied to criminal insan-
ity. The most dangerous class of
tramps and ruffians in oqr large cities
are beer-drinkers. Scientific Amer
ican,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
To Forget.

To forget is the great secret Of
strong and creative natures-to for
get after the manner of Nature her.
self, who knows no past, who begins
afresh at every hour the mysteries Of
her unwarranted travail. - Balzac.
Very Likely.
Answer to a correspondence Gro.
quette, we believe, Is female croquet
player.-London Punch.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
closed for VloIatlna Law.

A North Dakota judge has closed a
Great Northern railroad depot in that
state for year, becauseSit was used
as a storage house for beor.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

There is a wholesomehass in the
right kind of competition, and in CO
operation; but neither foolish CO.
operation or foolish competition has
ever been known TO help along the
business of any town, unless it is that
other town" near by.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
As Told BY an
Old Salt

. " TIE 0S'1VI-y yFV' q . % .
How a United States Captain
Tried to Steal a Confederate Cen
eral-An Interesting Event of
1854 When Lieut.. Gushing was
Commanding the Monticello.
Plucky Little Craft with Plucky
Young Captain-The Wife of a
Rear Admiral Tells the Story.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

Sales days in the town that is sup
ported by the farming trade, and some
particular attraction that VIII enter
tain and instruct the members of the
farmers families. have been iuaugu-
rated in towns of the west with good
results.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

Now, it happened that a short
time after this some prisoners were
to be exchanged. l was on deck
snoopin' round as usual, as the boat
pushed off. I didn't ask to go in
that boat Exchangin' prisoners was
dull work, for you are protected by
a flag of truce all the way to the
shore and all the way back again
l noticed few volunteers there were,
and just those men were sent. whom
the first lieutenant picked out and
ordered to go. AS one of the officers
was going over the side with the last
instructions Cap'n Cushing called
out:
"'Oh, by the way, will you be
kind enough to hand Gen. Herbert my
card? The officer seemed surprised,
but of course he turned round, sa-
luted, and said: Yes, SIR waiting
while the old man fun nled in his
pocket for a card. At last he found
it. Then he felt for pencil, and l
had the bad manners to cast my eye
over his shoulder as he wrote. The
card looked like this:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14
LIrTLs TOWN HELPS.

In these days of invention and pub
lie conveuiences. 1t pays to he right
up to date. Well graded and paved
streets, shade trees kept in order,
walks and ample lighting make a fa-
vorable impression on the stranger
who visits the place.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

SHAH have to select some. The trou-
BILE is that those on board will feel
it a personal matter If they are left
behind
'I nearly put my head into the port
and shouted: Take met but l knew
that such a breach of discipline would
land me in the brig, with no going
ashore for a week, perhaps, so ]
crept back to the fo'c'sle and waited.
"By and by l saw the bos'n's mate
come aft and call man from below.
Then he called another and another.
But didn't hear my name. AS each
mans name was spoken the rest
looked down-hearted enough, but kept
their eyes fixed on the bos'n's mate,
hoping theirs would be the next name.
At last all were called. Then the
bos'ns mate began to walk away, the
men following him.
"'Oh!' l said, is that ALP
"'Thats all, my lad said the mas.
ter-at-arms.
81 tailed on to the line and walked
up with the others. That's where |
considered myself just leetle smart.
er than the rest of 'em. The men
were marched up to the mast, where
the cap'n and the first lieutenant
stood.
MY men, said the cap'n., I'm go
ing ashore on a rather dangerous ex,
pedition tonight. Do you want to
go?
AYE, aye, sir said every man,
and | among them.
WHO told you to come, young
ster? said the bos'n's mate to me.
Don't send me back said l. II
you won't, I'll give you all my TO-
bacco for months TO come
"'You can't bribe me, said the
bos'n's mate. You haven't got your
eyes open yet. Go back to your quar-
ters'
What is that, bos'n's mate?' said
the old man.
I'm only telling him that he isn't
needed. sir said he. We have all
that you called for. I've chosen the
biggest and oldest and those who
have had the most experience.
"May speak to the capn?' said l.
"'No; get back to your
"'What is it, my lad? asked the
cap'n.
81 Just gave one glance at the
bos'n's mate. Now, wasn't that ike
him-our cap'n, mean? l can see
him now, hardly more than lad
looking at me as if he was so.
Let me go! Oh, do please, sir, lei
me- Oh, do! Oh, do! Oh, sir, please
cap'n, G.r!'
The capn laughed. The spirit OF
the ship!' he said.
'If it was the spirit of the ship,
knew who put it there.
Have we room for one more
bos'n? asked the capn, turning tc
where the bos'n was ordering the
boats lowered.
Yes, sir said the bos'n, If he'll
stow himself in the bows
Very well. then, my man, said
the cap'n.
while the boats were being low
cred ran below just to tell my guns
crew and crow over the rest of EN-
and was on deck again quicker thar
you could say Jack Robinson.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

The American farmer is progress
sive mortal. lie is always ready to
learn new things He realizes more
than ever the necessity of education
in his business. lie no longer ignores
the fact that science is wonderful
factor in his work, Il money saver
that must be considered it he sue
coed The more Intelligent is the
farmer, the more interest will he take
in the furthering Of the Interests Of
his home town.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

American public schools are the
great props of national government.
The more prosperous is Il community
the higher will he the educational ia
cilitics. Good schDuls are Il help to
any town, and bring into it the most
desirable classes who seek to educate
their children. He who assists in
building up the business Of u town,
also assists in bettering the schools.
No town was ever made great by its
people and those i'll its ncighborhOod
giving patronage to distant institu-
tions.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

1--WE got over the side and slowed
ourselves away. There were two
boats, three officers and 20 men, and
perhaps because I was so young the
cap'n ordered me to get into his
boat. We none of us knew what the
old man was up to, but we had heard
the word Smithville, and we knew
that Gen Herbert's headquarters were
there, and the report said that there
was about q thousand men under
arms in the barracks. We didn't
right understand it. but We knew 1t
was all right if Cap'n Cushing said
it was.
Il can tell you we were as quiet as
mice as we passed the forts at the
mouth of the river and rowed quiet
ly up to the town. AS we passed the
forts a steamer was coming down the
river. Her lights were eXtinguished,
but we heard her paddle wheels and
the throb of her engines, and pres
emily the black mass loomed up just
ahead of us. l felt the boat give a
sudden lurch, as the cap'n ported his
helm to get out of the way of the
great thing which would have run
us down as easily as l could crush
fly. When we had steered clear Of
her ! heard the old man say: That
was the Scotia. / meant to try her
first if she had been at the wharf,
but it would have been foolhardy
while she was under way, and per-
haps would have separated US from
the other boat. l should like very
much to call upon the captain of the
Scotia. l shall try it, think, when
she returns
"The Scotia was a blockade run
ner which we had often hoped to
catch and burn. And now that she
was out of the way, l wondered what
plan our commanding officer had in
his head. AS we pulled ashore saw
a big building looming up, which
some one said was the hotel. There
were one or two lights in it, and
wondered If it was full of confederate
officers and soldiers, and If our cap.
tain expected to capture 'em with two
officers and 20 men, all told.
I'VE got out of the boats, and the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

I'VE got out of the boats, and the
cap'n ordered the men to hide them
selves under the bank. Some of us
he ordered to come with him, and you
may be sure / didn't stay behind. If
there was going to be fun, was 60
ing in for it. The first thing we did
was to capture some negroes who
were at the salt works.
Il heard the cap'n ask: Where is
Gen. Herbert? to which the men re-
piled: Right up dah, sab, in de ho-
tel, sah!'
"Cap'n Cushing then left some of
our men to guard the boats He said:
4 don't want too many. They would
hinder me. I'll take you with me,
Jones, and you, Howorth, and one sea-
man.. He chose, of course, a brawny
old fellow who had been with him
in various expeditions, but though 1
was not asked to accompany 'em,
crept along after, for l meant to be in
it now, as l told you, If there was
to be any fun. The others walked
quietly up through the garden, and
followed. The first thing heard was
window being pushed up gently.
| stepped upon the piazza and looked
into the room. Cap'n Cushing was al.
ready in the room and so were Mr..
Jones and Mr.. Howorth. There was
a lamp burning low. A figure rose
up in the bed.
who's there?' said o voice.
"'Gen. Herbert, you may as well
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-14

V~VFT ET5TTt' UJ JO9VPTT d. I5OW1OS'J
(Mrs Schuyler Crowninshield, wife of
Rear Admiral Crowninshield, by reason
OF her talents. is quite as well kpHyr. to
Che public as - the distinguish =
officer whose name she bears. Following
the success of her earlier books Mrs.
Crowninshield has won still wider recog
milton in the literary field by her The
Archbishop and the Lady" and its at
tractive sequel, "Nalencia's Garden.'O
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-17

foundry regret a retrogade movement
at this timein the matter OF school main
ten ance, which would result in great
injury to the welfare of the children of
the parish.
The following teachers were APP
pointed to teach in the rural schools
of the parish for the session l907-0S:
FIRST WARD.
j. C.. BrOussard. Miss LaSaine
Avery. $50: Miss Aline Delhomme. S35.
Duson. Miss May G.. Cook, Miss
Maggie Bagnal. S45. Guidroz, Miss
Brown $40: Matthew. Miss Hilda
Delhomme, S35, Alex Martin, Mrs.
Wright, 500, Miss Mary Patin, $50.
SECOND WARD.
Alex Broussard, Miss Edna Sprole,
$40: Wilmington, Miss Mary Reister,
$50: Miss Yolande Melanson. $40:
Miss Cecilia Johnson, S35: Burke,
Mr.. T. w. Cleek, $75: Miss Turner,
$40: Miss Foreman, S35: Ridge, Miss
Weir, $40: Indian RayOu--Bonin-
THIRD WARD.
Mouton Switch, Miss Maria Bagnal
SIS; DeClouet, Valsin BenOit, $40.
FOURTH WARD.
Romero, Miss Peairce, $40; Simon,
Miss Fraser, $50: Miss Theresa
Avant, S35: Milton, G. J.. McNaspy,
SS5, Miss Agnes Thibodaux, $50, Miss
Helen Reeves, $50, Miss Aillet, $35.
SIXTH WARD.
Roger, Mr.. Motley Arceneaux, S45;
Cormier, Miss Berdie Senette, S35:
Dominique, Miss May Senettte, $40.
SEVENTH WARD.
Pilette, Mr.. Alcibiades Broussard,
$40; Miss Eunice Riggs, $40; Veret,
Miss Alta CASTOR, @45; Miss Onezia
Beadle S35.
EIGHTH WARD.
Bertrrnd, Miss Cassie Pollard, $45;
Miss Cole $40; Duhon, Miss Rogers,
$50; Cormier-
The report Of the treasurer was read
and fled:
To the President and Members of the
School Board, Parish of Lafayette,
La:
Following is a statement of receipts
and disbursements of the school funds
since my last report:
DIR.
To bal on hand last report. 81, 81 81
To tax coll'r., taxes coll'd
March,. -. ............. 81 46
To tax coll'r., polls cold.
march -. :. ........... :. 81 OO
To tax coll'r.. interest cOlI'd.
March. :. ID II
To corporation balance ap-
preparation ............... 1900 90
To L. j. Alleman, for schools q 20
To parish, for appropriation 1000 90
To tax coll'r., taxes coll'd.
April. IS 80
To tax c~oll'r., polls coll'd.
April. ........ ..... 80. 4S 90
To Acadia parish, for Duson
school ...... $50 90
10 Miss Edna SprOle, library Is 90
To p. L. Breaux, for cOlored
school q Is
To Courtenay Fraser, for liz
brary .................... IS 90
To 0. Bertrand, for library. 10 90
To o. Bertrand, for Bertrand
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1907-07-17

Total disbursements ........Sl7 ,So9 80
BY balance on hand. lis 80
Respectfully submitted,
j. e. MARTIN,
Treasurer.
Lafa yette. La. July 4, 1907.