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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
JUNGLE BILLY" HAD PROOF.
HIS Reason for Knowing Jews Are
1.-The Chosen People"

In Macon, Ca, lives an old darkey
called Uncle Billy who is janitor at
Mercer university. Whenever he is
broke" as is generally the case, he
creeps up to student and says:
Honey, is yo' got nickel?"
If the student replies negatively,
Uncle Billy will sniff disdainfully and
mutter: We'll, if you amt got a
nickel yo' sholy is a pore crittur."
Money obtained in this way goes
into a jackpot, for, although Uncle
Billy is preacher, he is very fond of
poker, and numerous little games are
played on the campus back of the
main building.
There was a Jew in the college
named Steinau who had often
skinned" the old darkey, and Uncle
Billy was 1usting after revenge One
day his chance came, for in the first
deal he held four kings, and he de-
termined to fleece the Jew in a way
he would never forget. A grim smile
wreathed his face as the Jew kept
raising him. Finally he remarked:
Look a here, honey, you has raised
me enough; Use gwine to call yo'."
The Jew laid down four aces, and
Uncle Billy's face changed to a study
worthy of a Kemble's pencil. Never
again did he play Steinau. When
one of the students asked him why,
he replied:
Honey, de mo- I thinks about It,
de mo- | realizes de fack dat de Jews
am de chosen people OBJ de Lord
Lippincott's.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

over it's trunk. The sap is sucked
from the tree and it's death is but
question of time.
The De Soto oak is going by the
boards the same way. And it seems
a great pity. 1t is giant among all
the great oaks of the universe. 1t is
over 80 feet around at its base and
well up it's height, rears it's head sew
eral hundred feet, and has gigantic
branches reaching out, as straight as
a chalk line, for distance Of over SO
feet 1t is known to be over 300 years
old. But it is an i'll wind that blows
nobody good. The stringy moss, not
much wider than several strands Of
hair from a horsess name or tail, is
put through cleaning process in
Florida and is shipped north to fac
tories, where it is used as a substi-
tute for hair in the stufing Of sofas
and mattresses for beds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
DE SOTO OAK DOOMED.
Parasite Has Attacked FIorida's Giant
Tree, Over 300 Years Old.

The famous great oak in the beauti-
full park surrounding the Tampa Bay
Hotel. at Tampa, and which is known
as the De Soto oak, for the reason
that De Soto camped under it when
first he landed on this coast, is DOOM
ed to death. 1T has been attacked
bv a parasite which has killed whole
forests in Florida.
Tho parasite is in a sort of moss
which blows of other trees with the
wind. Whatever tree it lands on,
there it sticks. The parasite burrows
into the tree. 1t breeds very fast, and
the moss It makes grows just as rapid
lv. Whenever it lands on tree, the
beginning of the end for the life Of
thatstree is settled fact, Strangely
enough, too, it produces plant in the
branches of the tree very much like
water lily in appearance. 1t blooms
and produces remarkable effect
when the flowers are on. In time the
moss hangs down in great confusion
from every branch Of the tree and all
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
One Point Of View.

Il was the desire Of a teacher in .
negro school to impress upon the
minds OF the youths the benefits de-
rived at Tuskegee and other seats Of
learning for the ambitious negro. One
day, in closing a brilliant discourse ON
this subject, In which Booker T. Wash
ington was set forth as q criterion,
she said to one little boy who had evi-
IDENTIFY heard not a word of her talk:
Now 'Rastus, give the name Of the
greatest negro?
The answer, was surprisingly forth
coming-"Joe Gans!"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Were He a Bird.

With an ugly sneer he tossed aside
the bread which she had made with
her own hands.
IF l were only an ostrich" he be-
gan.
But the young woman cut him
short.
"Yes, II .ou only were," she
snapped, then l might get at least
a few decent feathers for that old hat
I've worn since my wedding day"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

"My son tells me you've discharged
him." said the Office boys mother
and l think that's strange; you ad-
vertised for a strong boy, and he's
certainly"
Hes too strong, madam" inter.
rupted the employer. I'm the single
day he was here he broke all the rules
of this Office and some of the furni-
ture. ."-Catholic Standard and Times.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Hemp MlIIIonalres Of Yueatan

The wealth of the mines of Mexico
is proverbial, yet there are nearly as
many millionaires in Merida, the cap
ital of Yucatan, state with practical
iy no mineral resources. as there are
in all Mexico combined. HeneQuin.
or sisal hemp, as it is sometimes
known, has made Meridaa and its peo.
pie rich,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Raises Erous for a Living.

A prominent resident of Shamokin
Pa, who owns a farm near Trevorton,
thinks there is a greater demand for
frogs than grain, dairy products or
garden sauce and will devote his at
tention to frog raising on large scale
as fast as9the necessary dams can be
erected and the spawn can be pro
cured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Feminine Judgment.

Woman must learn not to pronounce
judgment on men without having Civ.
en- reasonable consideration to the
two sides of each case; for almost
every woman conceives it to be her
especial province to decide off-hand-
according to her temporary and per.
sonal condition of mind-any matter
that presents itself-London Truth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

ney disease and
rheumatism laid me
up on and on for
ter. years. Awful
pains started from
the kidneys and
C curse wn
through my limbs.
l sought the best
medical treatment
but in vain, and
when l began using
DOan's Kidney Pills
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Much Money Redeemed.

The amount Of money which the
government is called upon to redeem
in the course of the year reaches an
almost fabulous amount. In 1904, for
instance, it totaled $912,OOO,OOO This
redemption is either for the purpose
of securing clean, fresh notes or to
get change of some other demnomina-
ffon
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
His Limit.

Little Forest had just started to
school. His father was accosted on
his way home one evening bya neigh
Dor, who said: $50 your little boy is
a great fighter at SCHOOL," On arriv.
ing home the father summoned the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Straina AZ a Gnak

The deem of Westminster has re-
fused to admit a memorial tablet
which was dedicated to Herbert
Spencer into the abbey on the ground
that he was not orthodox in his
Christian belief.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

An interesting Indian relic was re.
Gently displayed in Strong, Me- 1t is
sapbucket formerly owned and used
by Pierpole, the noted character Of
pioneer days, and is made of heavy
birch bark
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Many other valuable calculations were
made by Nine. Lepaute and the great
astronomer Lalande stated that she
was the only woman in France who
had acquired true knowledge of as
tronmy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

1 was walking with two canes and suf-
fering continual pains, headaches and
sleepless nights. l improved quickly
and after taking three boxes felt bet
ter than had for Is years. The ef-
fects have been lasting"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Wanted an Excuse.

what do you take when you're
coming down with a ,cold?"
whisky"
wife object?"
Certainly not. She doesn't want
me to be sick?"
"One more question"
"Well?"
Whats the easiest way to start q
cold. cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Discouraging.
Don't you know me?"
Il hope not"
Beauty.

There are womens faces, some real,
some ideal, which contain something
in them that becomes a positive ele-
ment in our creed, so direct and
palpable revelation is it of the in.
finite purity of love.-Holmes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Damage.

do you believe that water in
stocks does any great harm?"
Well answered Mr.. Dustin Stax.
"water in stocks, combined with the
sunshine of publicity, is responsible
for great many faded regulations"
Washington Star.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

FITS, st. Vitus Dance and all Nervous
Diseases permanently cured by Dr. Kline's
Great Nerve Restnrer. Send for Free 81 .0O
trial bottle and treatise. Dr. K II. Kline,
Id, 93l Arch St. Philadelphia. Pa
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

boy at once. Forest, is it so that you
fight with the boys at school?" 20,
well, fight everything to the Fourth
grade!"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

THE MILK PAIL is kept free from
staleness, sliminess and sickness if it
is washed with Borax and water in the
following proportions-1 tablespoonful
to a quart of water
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Il Cures While You Walk.

Aliens Foot-Ease is certain cure for
hot, sweating, callous. and swollen, aching
feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25c Don't
accept any substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, lie Roy, n. Y.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Probably the most notable instance
OF a woman contributing indirectly to
the progress of astronomy, by her en-
couraging and valuable assistance,
was shown by Caroline Herschel, sis
ter of Sir William Herschel. She was
born at Hanover, Germany, in 1850,
and died there in 1S4S, after devoting
the greater part Of her life to helping
her brother during his residence in
England. Nevertheless 1t was only by
sheer force of will and devoted affec-
ton that she learned enough of math-
ematics and methods of calculation to
enable her to commit to writing the re-
suits of her brothers researches 1t
was he whom she loved and believed
in and helped with all her heart and
strength. She was jealous of every
word said in her own praise, jealous
lest it be just SO much taken from the
honor due to her brother. Such de-
voted assistance to him could not but
be crowned with success for them
both
In reading the life of Caroline
Herschel one finds something almost
pathetic in the account of her unset
fish efforts in her brothers behalf, and
the discomforts she voluntarily en-
dured for his sake-such as recording
his observations on nights so cold
that the ink would actually freeze on
her pen. Her life of self-denial and
unconscious heroism may have been
considered wrecked happiness by
the pessimistic Sonia Kovalevsky, but
Caroline Herschel surely found true
happiness in merging her interests
and desires with those of her re-
nowned brother.
AS his assistant she was enabled tc
publish several catalogues of stars and
nebulae, no small task when we con-
slider that her memory and ability as
computer were so defective that she
always kept with her a small multi
plication table ever ready for use. Dur
ing the intervals when her services
were not required she succeeded ii
discovering eight comets, concerning
which package entitled Bills anC
Receipts of My Comets" found among
her papers after her death, showed the
personal interest she took in her ce
lestial captives.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Meanness.

There are some people so mean that
If they got free seat in heaven they
would sell it to speculator. Judge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
WHERE DOCTORS FAILED.
An interesting Case from Salem, the
Capital Of Oregon.

F. A. Sutton, R. F. D. No. 4, Salem.
Oregon, saws: Acute attacks of kid
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11
Does Your Head Ache? +?

IF SO, get box of krause's Headache
Capsules of your Druggist. 25c
Norman Lichty Mfg. Co., Des Mones, la.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Many a woman averages things up
by figuring that her $2S bonnet and
her husbands 50 lid average SIS each.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Be modest about your successes
They are only pledges of better at
tainments.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

IT'S the course makes all; degrades
or hallows courage in it's fall.-Byron.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

It takes almost as many tailors to
make a man as it takes collectors to
induce him to pay for the job.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

1t may be interesting here to draw
attention to the fact that the wife of
DR.. Hermann S. Davis has followed
the example set by Mrs. Asaph Hall
and Mrs. David Gill by her continuous
labor in assisting her husband with
his work. She has also been at work
upon the new reduction of Piazzi's
catalogue of nearly 5000 stars and has
made many computations connected
with the Rutherford Photographic
plates.
These plates were made more than
80 years ago by Rutherford, who had
so far perfected his methods of stellar
photography that he was able to Sc
cure excellent pictures of stars as far
as the ninth magnitude. Thirty years
ago Miss Ida C. Martin was Ru-
therfords assistant in the measure
ment of the plates made by him at
that period. All the earlier contribu-
tions issued from the observatory of
Columbia university, New York, based
on the Rutherford plates, depend en-
tirely on her methods.
The application of photography to
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
For children teethng, softens the gums reduces In
nammation, allays pain, wind cOG. Csc bottle
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

WANTEn MEN EVERYWHERE. Good pay; pass
WAN IU circulars. tack slgns-no canvAssing, per-
manent Continental Distributing Service, Chicago.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-07-11

During our own time we have had
several illustrations recalling the de-
votion and encouraging influence
shown by Caroline Herschel. For ex-
ample, the discovery of the two satel-
lites of Mars in 1877 is due as much to
Mrs. Asaph Hall as to her renowned
husband. Wearied by ceaseless watch
ing, discouraged by the lack of sue
cess in searching for that which he
suspected but could not see, he was
urged by his wife to return to his task
each night until finally on August II
his vigils and her confidence were
doubly rewarded.
About the same time Mrs. David Gill
on the far-away island of Ascension
was contributing to her husbands sue
cess in finding a desirable location for
temporary observatory. She de-
scribes her adventure in her entertain
ing book, six Months in Ascension" :"
telling how night after night the sky
above Garrison on the northwestern
shore of the island, where her hus-
band had located his heliometer, was
overcast with clouds caused by trade
winds blowing across Green mountain,
and how, despite friendly advice and
earnest entreaties, she persisted in a
midnight tramp across the "clinker"
to the western shore to prospect for a
clearer sky-and found it.
DR.. Hermann S. Davis in his inter-
esting account of Woman Astrono-
mers" remarks: The adventure was
far more toilsome one than the bare
mention of it would indicate. It re-
quired bold heart and great enthusi-
asm for science to initiate and execute
the undertaking, as l can affirm from
personal experience in following the
same route in daylight IL years later" ="
The result of the undertaking was
most satisfactory and continuous Sc
ries of excellent observations for the
determination of solar parallaX has
since been made at the location Sc
lected.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-08

tant to state her Grand At last she
came to the point
Its the kissing hands," she con-
fessed. Jenny and me amt sure we've
got it right. We've practiced a lot
Jenny kissing mine and me kissing
Jenny's-but Jenny gets laughing, so
we don't know any better in the end
than we did in the beginning. Would
you mind telling me which side up is
right-palm-side or knuckle-side? And
do you catch hold anywhere, or does
the queen hold it steady withoutY
The wife of the minister was able to
assure the perplexed matron that
"knuckle-side was correct, and that
lightly sustaining finger-tips were per-
mitted to be placed beneath the finger
tips of royalty; moreover, that she
need concern herself about none Of
these little niceties, since only the sub
ject Of sovereign was expected to kiss
her hand at all. For an American, the
deep courtesy was sufficient. Instead
of being relieved, however, the woman
was much annoyed. -
"A person might as well be hung for
a sheep as lamb" she declared, land
if I'm going to courtesy, I'd rather
kiss, too. Besides, there's all that prac-
tice wasted, and Jenny'll never get done
laughing at me, kissing her hand for
nothing all those times. All Is. if she
giggles, 1 believe I'll up and box her
ears!'
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-08

A drop of water, even three or four
drops, falling on the head seems a
thing unworthy of attention neverthe-
less In China a slow and continuous
dropping of water on the head has
been found to be method Of torture
under which the most hardened GRIM
inal abjectly bowls for mercy.
When a professor in the Sorbonne,
the famous university of Paris, stated
this to his class the other day one Of
the students laughed incredulously and
said it would take good deal OF that
sort Of thing to affect him.
The professor assured him that even
one quart Of water dropped slowly onto
his hand would be beyond his endur-
ance. He agreed to experiment.
A quart measure filed with water
was brought in, a microscopic hole was
bored in the bottom and the perform.
apce began, the professor counting.
During the first hundred drops the
student made airy remarks. With the
second hundred he began to look less
cheerful, then gradually all his talk
died away and his face took on bag
gard, tortured expression. With the
third hundred the hand began to swell
and look red. The pain increased to
torture. Finally the skin broke.
At the four hundred and twentieth
drop the skeptic acknowledged his
doubts vanished and begged for mercy.
He could bear no more.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-08
Fight TWO-CENT
FARE In MINNESOTA

st. Paul, Mimi, June 3.-The eight
so-called friendly SUITS have been
filed in the United States district court
against the Great Northern, Northern
Pacific, Milwaukee, Northwestern,
Omaha, Minneapolis 6sS t. Louis. the
500 and Chicago Great Western rail-
ways asking that they be enjoined
from putting into effect the commod-
ity rate recently ordered reduced by
the state railroad and warehouse COM
mission. The state of Minnesota is
made a party to the suits.
The suits are brought by the stock
holders of the various roads and brief
~ they allege that the recent laws en-
acting two cent passenger fares and
the reduced freight rate, which we're
to have gone into effect June 1, are
contrary to provision of the United
States constitution. The complainants
ask for an order restoring the old rate.
Judge Lochren granted temporary
injunction restraining the putting of
the rates into effect.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-08

mound of earth to the east or south
side of the chambers. The entrances,
like the chambers, are formed Of large
stone, smooth on the side which Is
turned inwards, on which very large
roof-stones are placed. The chambers,
and even the entrances, which are from
sixteen to twenty feet In length, are
filled with trodden earth and pebbles,
the object Of which, doubtless, was to
protect the repose of the dead in their
graves, and the contents which are
found in them consist of unburnt hui
ally placed on a pavement of fat or
round stones), together with imple-
ments and weapons, and tools of flint
or bone, ornaments, pieces of amber,
and urns of clay. In some cases small
Ter chambers have been discovered, an
nexed to one side of the passage which
leads to the larger chamber, and one of
these smaller chambers we have en-
graved as a specimen of the sort of
tombs we are now describing.
The sketch represents chamber
which was discovered In barrow, sit
uated near Paradis, in the parish of
the Vale, In the island of Guernsey.
On digging into the mound, large fiat
stone was soon discovered ); this formed
the top, or cap-stone, of the tomb, and
on removing it, the upper part of two
human skulls were exposed to view.
One was facing the north, the other
the south, but both disposed In line
from east to west The chamber was
filed up with earth mixed with limpet-
shells. and as 1t was gradually ren,ov-
ed, while the examination was proceed
Ing downwards into the interior, the
bones Of the extremities became ex-
posed to view.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-06-08
joint RATE Ruling
OMAHA CASE DECISION LOOKS
IMPORTANT.
Common Carriers Held by Inter
state Commission to be Linked
Together for All Purposes of
Through Traffic--Bears on
: Lumbermen's Contention.

Seattle, June 6.-The Daily Times
prints the following regarding the
probability of opening up the Portland
gateway to Washington lumber ship
ments:
The interstate commerce commission
will undou bJedly order the opening of
the Portland gateway for Puget Sound
shippers when the lumbermen's COM
plant is argued before the federal
board next Tuesday.
This is foreshadowed by a decision
rendered by Commissioner Lane yes
terday in the Omaha case, where he
holds that practically every railroad
is united with other carriers as part
OF through route and orders that q
joint rate be fixed.
Commissioner Lanes decision, if
followed by the interstate commerce
commission in the Portland case, will
mean the throwing open of that route
to all traffic originating at points north
of the Oregon metropolis and which
must be forwarded to Portland by the
Hill lines.
At present the Northern Pacific in
sists that all cars shipped via Portland
shall be unloaded at that point and
reloaded into Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific cars. The Hill and Harri-
man interests refuse to recognize a
through shipment. Seattle and other
Puget Sound shippers have been seri-
ouslv embarrassed in handling bust
ness offered to points logically reached
by way of Portland because of the feud
between the Northern Pacific and I'm
ion Pacific interests.
Both passenger and freight business
has been affected in the past, but only
freight traffic is to be discussed in the
lubermens complaint. It is probable,
though, that any ruling made to affect
freight will be applied on passenger
business and the discrimination the
Northern Pacific has made against
handling baggage for travellers coming
west over the Hartman lines will be
abandoned.