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wee striped bantams, two long legged peevish turkeys, and two perpetually hungry ducks. But when it came to the twin goslings there was only one of them. Of course the different twins associated together and told each oth- CT their trials and joys, their fears and hopes; but the gosling was the yellow sheep of the family. He knew no troubles but his own, he wanted little, and when he found a happy hunting ground of bugs he had it all to himself. He had also little habit of wabbling in while two chickens fought over bug, quietly gobbling up the insect and calmly turning his back without even so much as reminder for quarrelling. Others might have sharp bills to dig and fight, but he had broad one to grasp and retain. In his independent, happy -go-iucky way he waddled through the world, making strange friends, and having feather-breadth escapes known only to himself and the Martin family.
 hidy Lay odWuSu Wdi III dHu Suhhy. Worms had fairly wriggled themselves into the goslings mouth that morning, and he felt more than content as he squatted in the sun on the back kitch- en step. Suddenly, in turning his head to the left, he spied a tempting red object peeping up from great, round. whitish looking surface. The gosling made dash. and splash! he went under the shining white surface. He had. that red bit, however, and as he swallowed it he instinctively struck out with his legs What delightful
The Huttig news., 1907-12-14

%6 F ANY of old Speckle's queerly eDy assorted brood were stepehil- S> dren or only adopted she never betrayed it by even so much as an upward roll of her eye. Truth to tell, old Speekle knew as well as any one that her inclination @to set" had come at a slack egg season but the maternal instincts thrilled her. and with a touching trust in human prov1dence she submfss1ve1y turned every egg in her nest each day, and sat week longer than any other hen would have thought compatible with her dignity.
 Most of Speckle's offspring came in twins. There were two fluffy white chickens, two pert black ones, two
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When to Moralize.

We will not eXpatiate upon the evil and folly of over-indulgence in Christ mas giftmaking until after Christmas. Such moralizing follows the dark brown taste of the morning after."- Atlanta Constitution.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
The Oldest Photoqrapher.

Mr. William Hardy Kent, who died
the other day in Eastbourne. in Eng
lish Sussex had the reputation of be-
ing the oldest photographer in the
world He died at the age Of IS. He
was of New England birth. and New
Bedford was his home. until about
1886 he learned the art of phctog-
raphy, and in 1S4S he opened a small
studio in New York, where by the
year 1854 he had gained consider
able fortune. He then went over to
London. where he opened three pho.
tographic studios. one in Oxford
street, one in Regent street and an
other at Knights bridge. At the
time of his death he was still op-
Grating a photograph gallery at East
bourne. and he had similar studios at
the seaside resorts of Brighton and
Hastings, at New castle and Harro-
gate.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12

had been battling against storm and
sickness, doing a woman's work and
a mans too. Now she must do Santa
Claus work. Was ever a Santa
Claus so sleepy? Oh, what would she
not give to throw herself on the bed,
dressed as she was, and sleep? But
there was no time for that. Santa
Claus must come to the waiting child.
She knew that in a little while the
sick woman would rouse again and
need her. Softly and wearily she lift
| ed the one little drop-leaf table over
to the window farthest from the sick
mother and placed the lamp upon it..
TLen she got out her precious, dimin.
ishing store Of letter paper that had to
be brought to her from miles away
like the rest Of the supplies, and the
clumsy shears, and began to make
paper dolls.
Clip, clip, went the big shears. That
and the rustic of the paper were the
only sounds to be heard. Gradually she
realized that the bowling of the wind
had ceased and the blizzard had gone
down.
Lilies words kept repeating them.
selves sleepily in her tired brain. "A
light load" Surely this Christmas
gift would be light enough for Santa
Claus to take anywhere. Clip, clip,
went the shears, and wonderful crea-
tions fell from Hattie's hands. There
was a father with a miniature news
paper spread out before him. There
was mother with baby in her arms
and another in tiny paper cradle at
her feet. There were brothers and
sisters.
Snip-snip-Her hands went slower
and slower until the last of the paper
family trailed off into aimless cut
ting. Then Hattie's weary head sank
down on the table and Hattie was
asleep Asleep and dreaming of Mark.
In the daytime she could keep the
thought Of him away from her with
fierce determination. In the night it
would come. She was dreaming and
she knew it. She had dreamed of
him too often not to know. And in
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
Food and Air.

Food sense is still hampered with
fads. but it is becoming science and
custom. No qualified authority is
ready to say that a meat, diet can with
the best results be abandoned What
the qualified men do say is that far
less heterogeneous food than is usually
consumed in America sufFiceS for nu-
triton and is better for general
health, showing it's benefit in longev.
ity. Science will not say that slow
and thorough mastication will stop
disease or perfect digestion, hut it is
peremptory in advising a mastication
as thorough as the proper appetite for
food permits. Too much holding Of
food in the mouth may cause dislike
or Indifference. and the proper di-
gestive action depends upon enjoy
ment Human beings can live a long
time in bad atmospheric conditions,
hut we know positively that Oxygena-
ton of the blood is indispensable. and
that fresh air is a remedial agent of
more potency than ten years ago we
fHuCied.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
Would Amend Road LAW.

Columbus, O.-The state highway de-
partment and the county commission
ers of Athens county have accepted
the Sugar Creek state highway, in that
county, from the contractor, w. J.
Howard The length of road improved
with macadam is one mile; grades 20
feet wide, macadam II feet wide. The
cost is $7,S906O. There was a large
amount Of grading to do, and the only
weakness in the road is because the
law does not permit letting of grading
one year and matchmaking the next
Commissioner Huston is asking the
Legislature to change the law 50 as to
remedy this defect and put macadam
ON fills only when well settled.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
HEIRS OF PRESIDENT Mckinley
Sued by Brothers Estate in Effort To
Correctly construe Executives viii.

Canton, O.-Suit was brought in the
common pleas court against the heirs
of the late President William McKiG-
ley, asking that a definite construction
be placed upon certain clauses OF the
last will and testament made by the
dead statesman.
The action is brought by Attorney r.
s. Shields, administrator of the estate
Of Abner Mckinley. Named as defend
ants are Helen Mckinley and Sarah
duncan, sisters of the former presi-
dent; Ida Cooper, daughter OF David
Mckinley; James Mckinley and Grace
llcidt, children of James Mckinley;
Mabel Baer and Anna Allen, daughter
and widow of Abner Mckinley, and the
administrators of the William McKin-
ley estate.
Action is begun, the petition states,
for the reason that it has been difficult
TO make progress in executing the
trust because of doubt as to the con-
struction of certain provisions of the
last will of the president.
The petition sets forth that Abner
Mckinley, brother of William McKin-
ley, died involved in debt, and that on
behalf OF creditors the plaintiff, on
October 10, 1900, requested the admir-
istrators of the estate OF William Nc
Kinley to bring action for constructing
the last will
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
WHEN CHRISTMAS WAS ILLEGAL.
In cromweII's Time the People Could
Not Celebrate.

Christmas was illegal in Crom-
wells time," said an antiquary.
Those cursed old Puritans are so
gloomy that they would not have any
gaiety even on Christmas day. Crom-
we'll said that holly and mistletoe
were heathenish things. He said that
they had no real Christmas signifi-
cance-they were part of some pa.
gan festival of the Druids. According.
ly he made law that, If you decorat.
ed your house with mistletoe ~. holly
at Christmas, you got 80 days in Jail.
THE terrible old fellow forbade
Christmas celebrations. No dancing,
no singing, no playgoing, no feasting
on Christmas day-penalty, 80 days.
You see, it was his idea that
Christmas was religious, a serious
time. for churchgoing and prayer and
reverence, and for nothing else. The
innocent family that in Cromwell's
day sat down to turkey and plum
pudding and wound up with Christ
mas games got a month all round.
Only for a time, though. The peo-
pie rebelled. Willing as the people
had been to put on the gloom of those
dreadful old Puritans, they insisted on
having little Joy on Christmas day,
and Cromwell, after a year or two,
had to give in to them"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
FRIGHT sosERED MR.. FOUNDER.
Late Home Goer UnduIy Alarmed by
Suspicious Character.

Fle climbed of the car out In East
Cleveland the other night. or. TO be
exact the other morning. and proceed.
ed toward his modest little home
down pretty side street.
AS soon as he reached the sidewalk
he tried to walk along the edge and
ascertain if he was still able to navl-
gate along a straight line.
I'm tn only man that wuz in the
bunch t'night that en- walksh straight's
that, he muttered to himself, with
pardonable pride when he found that
he could move along first-rate.
moment later he saw a suspl-
cious-looking man following him.
That fellesh goin' t try t. rob
mnh, he muttered. He felt in his
trousers pocket and found only
crumpled two-dollar bill. but it was
all he had left after the evenings enter
talnment, and he didn't want to
lose it.
Then he reflected that probably the
stranger following him wasn't think.
ing of rObbing him at all. But to
make sure that they didn't have any
trouble he crossed the street. A min
nte later he looked about. Tho man
behind him had crossed over, too.
Once again the man with the two
dollar bill crossed the street. He
hated to look around for a time, lest
his fears be substantiated When he
did turn his head his pursuer was
not far behind him. He had crossed
the street again.
The man ahead clutched tightly his
two-dollar bill, dear to him because It
was all that remained of what had
been roll the size of a blacksmith's
forearm, and started to cross over
once more, for he happened to think
that he lived on the other side of
the street anyhow, but he hadn't
reached the middle of the street
when he looked back and noted that
his pursuer was also crossing over.
He stopped right there. pulled out
his two-dollar bill and watch and held
them out toward the man behind him.
Here's all I've got, old man." says
he, now perfectly sobered by his
fright. Take it, but lemme alone.
My wife's worried about me anyway,
and if I go into the house with my
face bunged up I'll get thrown out"
why, you darn fool" grunted the
other man as ne brushed on by, 'Tn
the man that goes around to turn out
the street lights" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12


somewhere out in the snow-she knew
not where-her husband was Journey
ing. Three weeks ago he had start
ed to the nearest town 60 miles away
for supplies. He had been sure that
he would return in a week. Was he
lying now under one Of those huge
white drifts? Was he out in this
dreadful blizzard, perhaps freezing to
death at this very minute. She
turned away from the window and
moaned. She could not bear to an
swer the child But Hattie, the hired
girl, who never seemed to lose heart.
answered cheerily:
Land sakes, yes, there is plenty of
snow, Lille. But you know Santa
Claus is getting old. He can drive
in the snow of course, but a bowling
blizzard like this might freeze him
stiff. You'd better make up your
mind not to get any Christmas pres
ents this year, Lille. You wouldn't
want dear old Santa Claus frozen to
death"
mo, of course not. But papa goes
out on the prairie. Why shouldn't
Santa Claus? Don't you think he could
get here with a light load? You
know. when we came, we got stuck in
the sloughs lots of times and papa
unloaded the wagon and got it across
empty. Don't you think Santa Claus
could do that?"
But If he unloaded his sleigh he
couldn't bring you any Christmas pres
ents,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
CLEVELAND STARTS SCRIP.
Directors of Clearing House viii Issue
Checks to Amount of $5,ooo,ooo.

Cleveland, O.-The directors of the
Cleveland Clearing House association
decided to issue new clearing house
checks, probably to the amount of $5,-
100000, and in denominations of 81,
81, $5 and $40. This will bring about
the discontinuance of the certified
bank checks.
Business houses will not be required
to sign the new checks. They bear
the autographed signature of E. f.
Dale, treasurer Of the association, and
upon issuance will be countersigned
by assistant secretaries of the banks
which are members of the association.
The checks will be drawn in favor
of the banks in the association with
the words "or bearer" following.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12

her dream the door burst open and
Mark stood before her. OF course Il
could not be real. Or, rather, it was
a dream of Marks ghost all deathly
white. But even Marks ghost was
welcome. There could not be any
harm in embracing a ghost In a
dream. She threw her arms around his
neck
But this was no dream. 1t was too
solid and it was too cold. It was a
real man who stood before her.. be.
numbed with cold, and covered with
snow from head to foot.
In a fash she came out of her
dream. II was we'll for Mark that
she was just what she was, and that
she knew what to do. She brought
the great tub of melting snow-water.
cut OF the frozen footwear and NIT.
tens and plunged his feet and hands
in it, She rubbed his face with snow.
She made hot coffee-blessing the
forethought that had kept the kettle
filled with boiling water for the sick
woman's use-and forced him to drink
1t. Little by little life and strength
came back to him and incoherent
words.
"Started-with Craver. He wanted
to see-his wife. l wanted-to see
you. Blizzard came up. Lost our
way. Dug hole in the snow and
stayed two night. Went a long while
and came to Smiths farm. Craver-
too badly frozen-to go on. Will be
all right after awhile, but couldn't go
on then. Wanted to like fury. Smith
had to hold him back. Good thing.
He couldn't have come on his frozen
feet. l-came on-alone Got lost
again. Been lost all day. Pretty near
gave out. Thought I'd have-to
give up. So dark and cold. Saw
your light when wind went down.
Came to-you."
The words might be jerky and dis
jointed, but Hattie understood it and
never words sounded sweeter.
Santa Claus did come in the night"
chirruped Lille. Il saw him. He was
all white. And he brought me this"
She held up the precious paper doll
family.
Aren't they lubbly. I fought he
could get froo with light load"
Then another thought came to her.
Blu: he didn't bring anything to
you. Hattie. That's too bad"
mo, no, it's as good as it could be-"
Hattie laughed out in pure joy. "He
brought me the one thing l wanted
most in the world. And l Shall be
thankful to him every day 1 live; for
If l had not kept my lamp burning in
the window while l was working
l mean waiting for him-Mark would
not have found the way"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
ENRAGE0 NEIGHBoRS
Rescue Boy, Whose Father, 'Tis Said,
Was About to Drown Him.

Youngstown, GA crowd of his
neighbors fearfully beat Arthur Hunt
ley, of Wick Extension, after overtak-
ing him and snatching from him his 2.
year-old boy, whom he declared he was
going to throw into the Mahoning
river. Only the arrival of two police
men, who beat off the infuriated neigh
bors, saved Huntley. Huntley is
lodged in the county Jail on warrant,
sworn out by officers of the Humane
Society, to which the case was re.
ferred. The neighbors insist that
Huntley, who they say was crazed with
liquor, would have drowned the boy
had they not interfered.
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Charm cheapIY Broken.

The bride was showing off The con-
tents of her china closet when little
dish slipped through her fingers and
smashed on the floor. "Oh, dear"
she sighed there goes three of my
nice new things"
"Three!" exclaimed her friend
"IIow is that?"
"Why, don't you know you always
break three. just as big fires come
in threes? I never knew it to fail
yet"
She looked ruefully at her pretty
dishes and glassware. few minutes
later she was called to the kitchen,
and while there the visitor heard two
more smashes. The bride came back
radiant
"What luck" she exclaimed. 81
broke milk bottle and a kitchen
plate. My other things are safe now
for o while
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
Took Advantage of Cars Hobby,


Peter the Great particularly delight
ed in drawing teeth, and he strictly
enjoined his servants to send for him
when anything of that sort was to be
done. One day his favorite valet de
chambre seemed very melancholy;
the czar asked him what was the mat
ter. "Oh, your majesty" said the man,
my wife is suffering the greatest
agony from toothache, and she OBJ
stinately refuses to have the tooth
taken ont" "If that is ALL" said Peter,
I'VE will soon cure it; take me to her
at once" When they arrived. the wom-
an declared that she was not suffering
at all; there was nothing the matter
With -her-s.I hat -the-way y-she talks,
your majesty" said the valet; "she is
suffering tortures." Hold her head
and hands," said the czar: Il will
have it out in moment" And he in-
stantly pulled out the indicated tooth
with great deXterity. amid profuse
thanks from the husband. What was
Peters Indignation to discover a little
later that his valet had used him as an
executioner to punish his wife, who
had never had an unsound tooth in her
head.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
Spark Fires Tons of Powder.

Kings Mills, O.--King's powder
works was visited by the most terrific
explosion that has ever occurred there.
The glazing mill was wrecked and five
employees had miraculous escapes. The
country for radius of 20 miles was
shaken by the shock from the seven
tons of powder that went up in smoke.
1t is thought that some defect in the
machinery caused spark to ignite the
nOWder
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
Saws the Trim Tired Him.

Cincinnati.-Gen. c. H. Grosvenor,
Athens, who was the mouthpiece OF
the Mckinley administration, was re-
ported i'll in the Hotel SiRts tsn here.
Immediately after his arrival In the
MOTEL he went to his room. Gen. Gros-
venor said that he was only slightly
indisposed, and that his "trip to Cincin-
natl had tired him. While Gen. GroS-
venor said his visit to Cincinnati was
on business Cincinnati politicians are
trying to connect his presence here
with the Taft.Foraker controversy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
kirhu Is Acquitted

Washington C. H., O.-The jury in
the case of George Kirby, a saloonist
here, who shot and killed Fred Mar
chant business man in this city, re-
turned verdict of acquittal. Kirby
burst out crying when the verdict was
announced. He killed Marchant dur
ing a quarrel and pleaded that he was
drunk at the time of the shooting and
did not know what he was doing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
Denied RarInns

Columbus, O.-The State Board of
Pardons refused to interfere either in
the case of Frank Earl or John Soloy,
two murderers now confined in the an
mex awaiting execution. Earl killed
William Legg, a Sidney butcher. He is
to be electrocuted December 20. Soloy
is to be executed December 13 for the
murder OF 14-year-old girl.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
Calls For Statement

Columbus, O.-State Auditor Gufls
bert issued call for statment of the
condition of the state banks of Ohio
both Incorporated and private, at the
beginning Of business December 8.
There are 645 such banks in Ohio.
Cleveland leads the state with Gin
cinnati comes next with 81, and Column.
bus is third with l9. Their aggregate,
capital is $40. 600 600
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
Ohio cr6pRenorf.-

Columbus, O.-The state crop report
for December l, just issued, shows the
wheat crop for 1908 harvest to have
fallen off points since November /,
and is now 80 per cent. of a full aver
age. Forty-three per cent. of the 1907
crop was sold from the thresher. The
fly and other insect did less than 2 per
cent of damage. The whole corn crop
for 1907 is put at 102,284,O45, or 25,-
100000 less than the yield of 1906.
Much of it is soft ant. unstable.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
NEGRO Hines on Trial For Murder.

Dayton, O.-Layton Hines, colored,
was placed on trial charged with the
murder of Anna Markowitz and Abra-
ham Cohan, who were slain about two
months ago at McCabe's Park. 1t is
alleged he confessed to Coroner Schus-
ter, Sheriff Boes and County Prosecu-
tor Nevin that he had committed the
foul crime. He has since repudated
his confession. Attorney Nose Jones,
colored, and Charles H. Kumler, for
mer county prosecutor, were named by
the court to defend him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
MAD DASH OF STREET CAR
eliminated in a Wreck in Which go
Were Seriously Injured.

Dayton, O.-Beyond control because
of slippery rails, and running at ter
rife speed down a steep hill east o.
the city, car No. s, an extra on the
Dayton & Xenia line, carrying excur.
siOnists to Dayton, jumped the track
and turned on its side. Thirty or more
Of the 80 passengers aboard were in
Jured, many seriously. The car was
crowded to the doors, and when tho
impact came all were hurled in a strug-
Cling mass. Most of the injuries are
believed to have resulted from the
mad struggle to escape.
Ambulances and wagons were sent
to the scene and the injured were re-
moved. Twenty-eight are in the st.
Elizabeth and Miami Valley hospitals.
The accident occurred on Phillips
Hill, which was the scene of a fatal
wreck several years ago. The car was
in charge of Motorman VIM. Thomp-
son.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
VILLAGE Is Partly Burned

Hamilton, O.-The village of Mill.
vile, near here, narrowly escaped de.
struction by fire. The fire.. which
started in the hotel building, was prob.
ably of incendiary origin. -Four hun.
dred farmers, attracted by the ringing
of bells, arrived and rendered. aid
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
SANTA'S
LIGHT
LOAD
By BERTHA E. BUSH.
Copyright, 1907. by Wright A. Patterson.

,kk@1 UT, mamma, Santa Claus can
TX go anywhere where there is
~ snow. He has his sleigh,
you know. And there is snow here,
plenty of snow"
The sick woman, lying on the bed in
the little pioneer cabin, looked at the
white whirl of flakes that shut out all
but the gray daylight from the little
windows and shuddered. Yes, there
was plenty of snow. You could not
see even the dimmest outline of any
thing that was ten feet away. And
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-12-12
A Murder MNsterx.

Marion, On the discovery by
school children of a pool of blood, two
blod-stained handkerchiefs and gas
pipe three feet long, one end of which
was smeared with bloody hair. the pO
lice believe a murder mystery has
hpen unearthed