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MAKES A spLENpIp SHOWING.
Missouri Paeifie's Gross Earnings In
crease, and Expenses Decrease.

The Missouri Pacific system dnclud-
ing the st. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern and the Central Branch)
operated last year for 66.S per cent,
as against a ratio Of 679 per cent.
in the preceding year. which. on its
face, is a very creditable showing,
and which improves upon examina-
ton. Gross earnings we're $4S, ,703. .342.
the largest in the history of the com,
pany; net earnings were SIC, 6,1SS,272.
To net earnings add s3,2S3,2S2 other
income, and the total available income
is Sl9,471, ,555, of which taxes, inter-
est on funded debt and equipment
trust obligations, and sundry Other
charges consumed COS per cent, or
$11, ,773.452. The $7,69S,1O3 remainder
equaled 80 per cent. on the outstand-
ing $77,Sl7.S75 capital stock.
That this result was not obtained at
the expense of the property is shown
by the following percentages: Gross
earnings increased 9.3 per cent; ex-
penditures for maintenance of equip.
ment increased 81 per cent; expendi-
lures for maintenance of way and
structures increased 9.S per cent; the
cost of conducting transportation in.
creased &c per cent; general ex-
penses increased IT per cent. The
secret of the companys showing is in
the small increase in the cost of con-
ducting transportation. Expenditures
for maintenance increased in greater
ratio than gross earnings, but as
against an increase of 9.3 per cent. in
gross earnings is an increase of but
&c per cent. in the cost of conduct.
ing transportation.
There is obviously nothing in the
showing made by the company for the
last fiscal year to account for the fact
that the stock is selling at the lowest
price since 1900, when it was a non
dividend bearing security. 1t has
earned and paid its per cent. year
since then. The price Of the stock
must be supposed to be due, partly, to
financial conditions affecting all Sc,
curities, and partly to the fact that
in the last two or three years there
has been no organized effort to sup
port Gould securities. They have been
left to find their level with investors.
Since the appearance of the annual
report the transfer office of the COM
pany has been fairly overwhelmed
with the opening of new accounts in
odd lots.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28
WOMAN KNEW HUMAN NATURE.
Personal Experience Counted in Her
Endorsement of New Pastor.

A Philadelphia congregation was
called upon not long ago to choose a
pastor. The last tn. ministers had
been persona non grata with most Of
the parishioners; and before selecting
another the congregation did some
pretty hard thinking. There was one
woman of experience whose voice car
ried particular weight. Preacher after
preacher was invited to the pulpit for
a trial sermon, and all. in the final
analysis. were rejected by the female
arbiter At last there came along a
possible incumbent who met with her
approval.
THE reason 7 am sure he will give
satisfaction" she said. lis because he
has the right kind of a wife for a
minister. She allows him to rant
around all he wants at home and
doesn't sass back. l found out a long
while ago-shortly after | was mar
ried myself. in fact--that a man who
hasn't that privilege at home works
off his spleen elsewhere. A minister
vents it on his congregation. That
was why we couldn't stand the last
preacher. This one will be all right.
We won't hear peep out of him"
And upon that unique recommends
tion the congregation really did give
the man a call According to last ac-
counts both he and the congregation
were doing well. The wife has not
been heard from.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28
SUITED THE CIGAR GIRL.
Man OF Fifty From out-of-Town Made
a Big Hit With Her.

A young man who wore a noisy
checked suit and a white felt hat was
shaking dice with the girl at one of
the Office building cigar stands yes
terday afternoon, says the Kansas
City Times. A man of so, evidently a
visitor from the country was leaning
against a nearby pillar, intently
watching the two at the cigar stand.
The sporty city chap" gossiped
with the girl as he rolled the dice. He
paid two prices for his cigars, but the
way he strutted away showed that
the girl had gratified his vanity.
AS soon as he was gone the man
from out of town sided over to the
cigar stand.
Better shake for them," advised the
girl.
The man nodded.
Sure, saw that was the best way"
he said.
Let me have your umbrella" said
the girl suddenly.
The visitor handed it to her. She
make folds in it and presently had the
old cloth rolled tightly and fastened.
"Gee-looks just as good as new"
said the man, delightedly.
The girl was pleased.
Now give me your hat" she order
ed over. The girl looked critically at
the battered old black felt. Then she
poked dent in the top, made a circu-
lar crease, Columbia STYLE" and
handed it back.
"Criminie, you're a wonder" said
its owner. Looks like a college hat
now"
The girl tilted her head to one side
and looked critically at the man of so.
Now let me fix that tie"
When that was done there was only
one thing left.
You need a cigar" said the girl.
'I'll shake first"
The man won the game.
You can have two 10-cent cigars
for the price of one," the saIeswoman
announced.
And you kin keep the change out
of this quarter" said the visitor.
Then he lighted the cigar, set his
new" hat on one side of his head
and walked away, swinging the tight
ly rolled umbrella as jauntily as if it
were cane. The girl watched him
go.
Wasn't he a dear?" she unused.
"Such a relief after these ftp guys!
Oh, if only he would check that tele-
scope ibid just love inn
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WHAT WAS 1T
The Woman Feared?

What comfort to find it is not "the
awful thing" feared. but only chronic
indigestion. which proper food can re.
lieve
A woman in Ohio says:
~ was troubled for years with indi-
gestion and chronic constipation. At
times ] would have such gnawing
in my stomach that I actually feared
had al dislike to write or even
think of what ! feared.
Seeing an account of Grape-Nuts
I decided to try 1t. After a short time
l was satisfied the trouble was not
the awful thing ] feared but was still
bad enough However, was relieved
of a bad case of dyspepsia by chang
ing from improper food to Grape-Nuts.
"Since that time my bowels have
been as regular as clock. ] had also
noticed before ] began to eat Grape
Nuts chat l was becoming forgetful of
where ] put little things about the
house. which was very annoying.
But since the digestive organs have
become strong from eating Grape
Nuts, my memory is good and my
mind as clear as when I was young,
and / am thankful" Name given by
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. Read
the little booklet, "The Road to Well.
Ville." in packages. There's a reason"
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One Of MANY.

An Atchison woman started out to
buy her fall hat First she visited
the openings and looked and looked.
Then she took a friend and went
around to the millinery stores and
tried on" again. saying, of course,
that her hair looked perfectly ter
rible" Then she went home and
thought aud thought, and, finally,
went back to the stores and tried
on" once more; and thought, and
thought, and then bought a hat which
is so grotesQue and hideous that her
relatives and friends blush with
shame every time they see her wear
1t. and strangers stare at her, wonder.
ing what kind of courage it takes to
wear such a looking hat. But she
did the best she could.-AtChison
(Kan.) Globe.
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strangely difrerent. Bot she could no,

strangely different. But she could not
put her heart into the service.
There can never more be 4 day
Of Thanksgiving for me-" she thought
drearily, as she sat in her widows
weeds in the square wooden pew.
The long, long prayer was finished.
Patience liked the prayer, for in it she
could hide her face. II was never too
long for her, although a modern
church-goer would be aghast at having
to listen to even a sermon of such
a length. The psalms of rejoicing had
been sung. These had been harder
to bear. The preacher had settled into
his discourse. He had turned his hour
glass, and was already at thirdly"
God in his providence has ex-
ceedingly blessed us in delivering
US from danger-he was saying. Pa
tience shuddered. What good was it
to her to be delivered since John had
perished under the Indian tomahawk!
A figure appeared in the doorway.
Such a figure! Gaunt, tattered, wild
eyed, unkempt, barefooted, bleeding
a mere skeleton covered with ragged
shreds of garments. 1t stood in the
doorway quivering and motioning
strangely.
Patience! Patience!" it cried.
Tis some crazy exhorter such as
used to come and harrangue the con-
gregations in my grandfather's time"
SAID Judge Fletcher, whose ancestor
mad been judge in the days of the
persecution of Anabaptists and
Quakers. The tithing-man stalked
down the aisle to put out the intruder,
Some of the men half rose, but sat
down again when they saw that the
matter was being attended to. It was
a dreadful thing in those days to dis
turb a meeting. But John Halcomb's
widow, unmindful of disturbance, start
ed up at the cry and fairly ran down
the aisle.
1T is John! 1t is John! she
| cried.
Never had religious service in
Bethlehem Hill been broken up like
this one. The minister stopped in
the very middle of his most important
sentence. The dreaded tithing-man
himself, who bore upon his soul the
awful responsibility of every man and
woman, boy and girl in the meeting
house, forgot it all and cried out like
a frightened boy: 1T is a ghost!"
But it was not ghost. 1t was
John Halcomb himself, safe.
The story of the Indian attack on
the village of Wyoming in 177S is a
story OF marvellous escapes as we'll as
of torture and massacre. No adven.
ture in it seems more marvellous than
that of John Halcomb which is one of
the well attested stories of his.
tory.
With Is other captives, John Hal.
comb had been ranged around a large
fiat stone while woman fury called
Queen Esther" who seemed at the
head of this ceremony of sacrifice of
prisoners. crushed the heads of one
after the other with a great stone
death maui. Two of the captives sud.
denly leaped to their feet and dashed
into the forest. The Indians pursued
them but did not shoot, probably be.
cause their Elan was to bring them
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28
TUMORS CONQUERED
Overwhelming Proof that Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Succeeds.

One of the greatest triumphs of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering of woman's
dread enemy Tumor.
The growth of a tumor is so in
sidious that frequently its presence
is wholly unsuspected until it is well
advanced.
So called wandering pains" may
come from it's early stages or the
presence of danger may be made
manifest by excessive monthly peri.
DDS accompanied by unusual pain, from
the abdomen through the groin and
thigh.
If you have mysterious pains, II
there are indications of Inflammation
or displacements, secure a bottle OF
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, made from native roots and
herbs, right away and begin its use.
The following letters should con
vince every suffering woman of its
virtue, and that it actually does
conquer tumors.
Mrs. May Fry, Of S36 w. Colfax
Ave, South Bend, Ind, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Il take great pleasure in writ
ing to thank you for what Lydia e
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. also took the Blood
Purifier in alternate doses with the
Compound. Your medicine removed a
cyst tumor of four years growth
which three of the best physicians
declared l had. They had said that
only an operation could help me. / am
very thankful that followed a friends
advice and took your medicine. 1t has
made me a strong and well woman
and l shall recommend it as long as
| live"
Mrs. E. F. Hayes, of 26 Ruggles st.
Boston, Mass, writes:
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BABY ITcHED TERRIBLY.
Face and Neck Covered with InfIamed
Skin-Doctors No AvaiI-Cured
by cuticura Remedies.

"My baby's face and neck were COW
cred with itching skin similar to ecze-
ma, and she suffered terribly for over
year. I took her to a number of doc
tors, and also to different colleges, to
no avail. Then Cuticura Remedies
were recommended to me by Miss c..
l did not use it at first, as l had tried
so many other remedies without any
favorable results. At last ! tried Cuti-
cura Soap. Cuticura Ointment and
Cuticura Resolvent Pills, and to my
surprise noticed an improvement.
After using three boxes of the Cuti-
cura Ointment, together with the Soap
and Pills, | am pleased to say she is
altogether a different child and the
picture of health. Mrs. A. G. Brestlin,
III N. Lincoln ST., Chicago, Ill.,, Oct
20 and 80, 1906"
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81 have been under different doctors
treatment for a long time without
relief. They told me / had a fibroid
tumor, my abdomen was swollen and
suffered with great pain ! wrote
to you for advice, you replied and /
followed your directions carefully and
to-day l am a well woman. Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ex-
PEELED the tumor and strengthened my
whole system
Mrs. S. J. Barber, of Scott, N. Y
writes:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
Sometime ago / wrote you for
advice about tumor which the doc
tors thought would have to be removed.
| Instead ! took Lydia Z. Pinkham'S
Vegetable Compound and to-day am a
well woman"
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Funk, Vandergritt, Pa,
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Il had a tumor and Lydia E. Pink
| hams Vegetable Compound removed
it for me after two doctors had given
me up. l was sick four years before I
began to take the Compound. l now
IeCoHlHeHu Iy uld r. llhudln > NS5SS
able Compound far and near"
| Such testimony as above is con-
vincing evidence that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound stands
without a peer as a remedy for TumOr
Growths as we'll as other distressing
ills of women, and such symptoms as
Bearing-down Sensations, Displaee-
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etc. Women should remember that It
is Lydia e. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
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Don't forget to insist upon it when
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WAS WILLING TO FORGET.
Young Man Bore No Grudge Against
Proposed Father-in-Law.

That the young fellow had grit was
evident from the fact that his bust
ness, from nothing, had in few years
begun to bring in a fairish income. He
made up his mind to get married. The
girl-although the daughter of a
pompous country resident-agreed
with him; but the father did not see
things in the same light.
What! You?" he yelled, angrily.
"You want to marry my daughter!
Why, it is only a few years since you
were caddying for me-"
That's true!" interrupted the young
man. "but I don't intend to let that
stand in the way. The language you
then used was certainly a trifle-say
blue-tinted; but then you were under
the influence of disappointment After
all. you know. very bad golfer may
make a very good father-in.aw Any
how. I'm going TO give you a chance"
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A Figure Appeared at the Doorway.
back alive and torture them to death.
One of the two-and it was John Hal
comb-tripped on a vine and rolled
down the steep river bank. Then he
gave himself up for lost. But the
fall, instead of bringing him to death,
saved his life. He lodged under the
heavy branches Of a fallen tree and
the pursuers, sure that he was ahead,
dashed past it without discovering
him. He lay concealed in this lucky
hiding place until darkness came.
Then wounded, lame, and almost fam.
ished, he started out on the journey of
days through the trackless forest in.
tested with hostile Indians that Law
between him and Patience. A man
less brave of heart would have given
up score of times, but there was no
give up to John HalcOmb. He might
be so weakened that he could only
crawl, but he Vrawled on. Tottering,
stumbling, crawling, dragging him.
self along his painful way by inches
and in danger of his life all the way.
he covered the toilsome miles and
came to make for his wife Patience
a real Day of Thanksgiving.
Copyright 1907, by Wright A. Patterson)
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A GjrI'g GiouIe.

Samuel Shadwell. a touchy old man
living in an Indiana village. had a
pane of glass broken in his house one
night not long ago and next day he
had ten-year-old girl named Minnie
Dayton arrested for it.
When the case was called in court
he was asked how he knew it was
Minnie. He admitted that he didn't
see her, but heard her giggIe When
asked if her giggle was different from
that of any other girl he said it was,
but he couldn't tell why. Neither
could he initiate the giggle. and he
lost his case.
We all know what girls giggle Is.
but if any of us were asked to give an
imitation of it we'd probably fail. A
boy may litter. hut when it comes to
giggling only girl can do that.
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One of the
ECCenfidLr

Of the happy homes of to-day Is q vasb
fund of information as to the best methods
Of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to world-wids
acceptance through the approval of the
Wel-Informed of the World; not of ind3-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and CON-
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as a valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, mann.
factured by the California Fig Syrup Co,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28
Ambiguous.

A Washington correspondent who
used to run a newspaper in Iowa tells
now the heavy advertiser of the town
once entered the editorial Offices and,
with anger and disgust depicted in
every line of his face. exclaimed:
That's a fine break you people
have made in my ad. this week."
Whats the trouhle?" asked the ed.
itor. in a tone calculated to mollify
the indignant one.
Read it and see!" commanded the
advertiser. thrusting a copy Of the pa
per in the editors face.
The latter read: ''Tf you want tc
have a fit wear Blanks shoes. -
Harper's Weekly.
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A Delicate Task.

THE newspapers" said the orator
solemnly, do not tell the truth"
Perhaps not" answered the editor,
regretfulIy. I'VE do our best But you
know there is nothing more difficult
than to tell the truth in a way that
won't put it up to some one to chal-
lenge your veracity."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28
AM American LInlIdaM

Thanksgiving day is distinctly an
American holiday, its origin resting
with the Puritans, who first celebrated
it in 1921. At the same time the Pu-
ritans abolished Christmas, which
they concluded was a relic of prelacy,
and should not be observed by free
thinking people. Thanksgiving day,
it is needless to say, has proved a
popular holiday with their descend
ants, though Christmas has also come
into its own again.
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Perfectly Lovely,

The most consoling pleasure of old
age, looking out Of the windows of
hope, is the sweet sense of the heart
and soul that you have spread the
flowers of life about the rugged road
of humanity instead of the nettles OF
ntention.-Baltimore American.
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He Was Grateful,

David, boy of four. was being
taught to express thanks when the
occasion demanded. When he neg
lected to do so the other members OF
the family would ask: What do you
say, David?" which would always
bring forth the desired results. One
evening recently David and the young
man who is to marry his sister were
sitting on the front porch.
well, David" said the young man
II guess I'll marry Sue and take hel
away. What do you say?"
Thank you," returned the boy po
litelY.
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And He Mon.

Her Mother-T saw him kiss you;
I am terribly shocked! l did not for
moment imagine he would dare take
such a liberty!
Herself-Nor did I, ruamma-in fact
bet him he daren't!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28
The Reason of It,

What business is your friend in?"
In the hop business"
II suppose that accounts for the way
he says his trade jumps. Baltimore
American.
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Easily Explained.

Il wonder why Jonah's name is used
as symbol of hard luck?" said one
fisherman.
That's easily explained" answered
the other. He let the biggest fish on
record get away. Star
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Not ALWAYS

Mrs. Gunbusta-Wilfred, you must
never say cant" but always say
cannot"
Wilfred-Then, if want a musk
melon, must I ask for a cannot
eloupe"?-Judge.
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AM Evidence of culture.

What makes you say that she is
cultured"
"She can eat cream puff without
making q mess of it."-Detroit Free
Press,
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This Nature of the Brute.

Ma-Do you think the baby will
like these new blocks I've got for
him?
Pale will, if we pretend that they
aren't meant for him to play with
Cleveland Leader.
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Revive Ammonia Victim.

When person is overcome by am.
monia fumes good stiff drink Of
vinegar will help to counteract the ac-
tion of the ammonia, revive the un.
conscious, and in many cases save life.
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Better Than Gifts of Fortune,

The gifts of fortune are often taken
away as speedily as they came; but
strength of mind and personal nobility
are possessions which survive the ex-
ternal circumstances Of life and lift
it into grander planes Halliburton.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28

Thanksgiving makes our prayers
bold and strong and sweet, feeds
and enkindles them as with Goals of
fire.-Luther.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28

FITS, St. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by DR.. Kline s
Great Nerve Restorcr. Send for Free $500
trial bottle and treatise. DR.. r. II. Kline,
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daughter, young Mistress Patience
Halcomb, bent languidly over the spin
ming
Mistress Prudence made sign for
silence, but it was too late. The
face of the pale young widow grew
whittier, and without a word she rose
and gIided away.
Mistress Lovejoy looked at her sis
ter-in-law inQuiringly.
Hath she not yet become recon
ciled to the decree of God?" she asked.
Mistress Prudence shook her head.
Nay" she said. "She saith ever that
1t is not by the decree of God she suf-
fers, but by her own wilfulness. If
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-11-28
Important to Mothers.

CASTORIA a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
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Among other pipe dreams are those
of the church organist.