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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
BEES MAKE FRUIT GROW.
Honey the Least Of the Profits from
4lL Busy Insects,

Honey producing is only one Of the
missions of the bee. Indeed, for actual
profit, the honey is but a minor item.
Some years ago / moved to a small
place up the Hudson river. l wanted
bee farm and selected for that pur-
pose a spot among apple, cherry and
plum trees, some of which had never
borne fruit, others none for years
past. My landlord told me might cut
down certain trees, as they were
worthless, and he. intended putting
out some fine nursery stock.
Being busy / did not cut the trees
down. They blossomed freely and of
course we paid no further heed to
them than to break blooms by the
armful when we wanted floral deco
rations.
The cherry trees were, much to the
owners astonishment, loaded with
very large, perfect fruit. He could not
understand it; such a thing had not
happened for years.
Early in the autumn while waiting
for a swarm of bees to settle | OBJ
served a number of fine apples upon
one of the smaller condemned trees.
When the landlords attention was
called to them he was completely mys-
titled and called in his neighbors to
see the wonder.
Later we gathered from this tree
nearly barrel of the finest fall pip
pins ever seen in that vicinity.
No argument would convince the
man that them pesky bees" had any
thing to do with the yield of fruit on
the place. He insisted that some sort
Of fertilizer must have been used.
Since that time have demonstrated
by scores of experiments that trees
which had for many seasons borne lit
tie good fruit, or possibly none at all,
have been brought up to high stand
ard of productiveness by the presence
of bees. They carried the pollen, fer
tilted the blossoms and bountiful
harvest was the result.
Regardless of the honey crop, every
fruit grower should have few col
onies of bees. If when the bloom sea-
son is past there is so little nectar in
midseason flowers that the bees must
be fed it is a decided economy to feed
them, as in cases where a strict &C.
count has been kept the cash value of
orchard products alone has been
doubled by their assistance.-Suburb.
an Life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

dren, too small to know that they
were motherless, had been sitting be.
side the cold, unanswering corpse for
"a hours, wondering why their only
friend did not heed them. Worse, to
the point Of nerve-shattering, have
been some of the scenes l have had to
witness of women wailing beside their
uncotfined dead. l fear l can never
forget the picture of one woman,
standing despairingly beside her hus
bands body, which lay in the street,
from which she was too weak to lift
it. The destitution here is really unto
death--and a penny day would keep
man alive!
Children for Sale.
One of the missionary problems pre-
cipitated by the famine is what to do
about the children that are constantly
being offered for sale, or as gifts to
the missionaries, by parents eager to
prolong the lives of their little ones
Up until the present no mission has
elt equal to the task of accepting
any waits or of starting a home tor
them, The pleas of the parents are
pitiful to the last degree. The lengths
to which mother love will go were H.
lustrated by the answer of one Chi
nese woman when her child complain
ed that he was dying of hunger. 81
know 1t, my child, and l would give
you my arm to eat If it had any meat
on It" One woman succeeded in sell.
ing her baby to missionary's next
coor neighbor for ten cash (half a
cent?, and she was so grateful that
she got down and knocked her head
on the ground. l have had several
fine specimens Of Chinese childhood
offered to me.
The sale of children provides pros.
porous families with slave girls, adopt
ed sons and prospective daughters-in
law. 1t also, alas, recruits the broth
els of the Orient, Shanghais traffick
ers in human flesh are said already to
have gone to the famine field. Mis-
sionaries in the same city are like
wise taking steps to establish an or
phanage or home for such children as
the parents are disposing of. Many
infants, and invalids as well, are be-
ing cast on the roadside to die, or
else being thrown into the canal. The
homeless refugees are frantic with
distress, for countless homes las well
as several native Christian churches)
were washed away by the flood which
caused the famine.
i stream of relief is now on Its
way to the famine district, and it must
be maintained for five months. The
missionaries are buster for with en-
listing helpers from other parts Of
northern China, with handling freight
boats, wheelbarrow trains, carrying
coolies, distributing stations and other
methods of getting food to the hungry
than they are with preaching. But
their work is elementally Christian,
even if it bears no denominational or
missionary label. China and the
world will remember the missionaries
part in this famine.
Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles)
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
An Idea.


can idea," said fat man, "for the
makers of underwear or socks, draw,
ers and undershirts. Why do they put
the thickest seams and knots and
roughnesses inside, next the sensitive
skin, instead of outside, where they
would not be felt?
Have you not often had your un-
derwear prick you, the knots bruise
you, the seams set up an itching?
Well, all that could be abolished The
inside of underwear should be turned
outside.
Looks is the only possible objec.
tion to my idea. But, after all, in un-
derwear, which is invisible, comfort
means more than looks"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

Prof. Milne, the great British seis.
mologist, has demonstrated that at
least part of the weather and changes
in the atmosphere's temperature
seems to come from below instead of
directly from the sun. He has been
in the habit OF leaving an ingenious
Photographic arrangement in quarries
at night. The Photographic paper,
when examined later, was found to be
marked from time to time by dark
bands, black spots and what are called
singeings. Some of these markings
occurred at the time of earthquakes,
but by no means all. Scientists say
that most minerals become luminous
at frequent intervals. The cliffs Of
Doyer have been seen suddenly to
CLEAN and hilltops become visible in
the darkness. The conclusion is that
the disturbing forces which go on
even at the very center of the earth
are converted before they reach the
surface into heat and light and make
all manner of difference in climate
and weather.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
Women Who Write at Home.

About one woman in 100 keeps up
her music after marriage, although
they may have passed years of their
own time and spent many dollars be-
longing to their fathers in study. The
number that drops off in art is even
greater, but writing has fascination
difficult to resist. A great deal of the
writing done by women comes from
homes, more or less comfortable and
happy Much of 1t is the kind not
easily duplicated and it would be nom
sense to compel such women to forget
their talents. Many a son has been
fitted for his life work by the ability
of his mother to earn money at a
steady rate. -.t4t
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

Sitting at a window of their law
Office, which looks out on Wills creek,
Attorneys Greed Wilson and A. T..
Smith saw shaggy little dog, swept
by the swollen stream, scramble into
a hole in the retaining wall on the
opposite bank. They supposed it had
reached safety. The next day the
lawyers again saw the imprisoned an
imal peering appealingly from the
hole, says Cumberland, Md, special
in the Pittsburg Leader.
Wilson, let's save that dog" ex-
claimed Smith.
The two lawyers rowed across the
stream. With joyful yelp the dog
jumped into the skiff and accompanied
the men to the office, where he was
fed.
We'll keep him and We'll call him
Client" observed Wilson. .r
"Client?" echoed the other, wonder
irigly. z
Sure" responded Wilson. didn't
we get him out of hole?" :.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
Rebukes Drinking of Toasts.

Rev. DR.. Paget, the bishop of Ok
ford, has just made a great sensation
in England by his stinging rebuke of
the habit of drinking toasts at ban
quets with wine, and calls upon the
clergy and laity to cure the bad hab-
it. He suggests that toasts of church
and king, of bishop and clergy, of the
illogical school or missionary college,
or any such institution, jar on him
when used in connection with drink
ing at all. The bishops views and
fearless expression of them have
pleased the temperance people Of
Great Britain very much, and should
receive the Endorsement of the good
people of every land and cline. The
bishop is right in his belief that wa
ter is a good enough element with
which to drink toast to any man or
cause. se-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
Another Kind Of lnfant.

She had. been looking around the
drug and toilet goods department of
one Of the big shops for some time
when a clerk approached her.
Haven't you anything harder than
these?" she asked. holding up rub.
Der teething ring.
None" responded the clerk, ''those
are the hardest that come"
"Oh, DEAR" said the woman; fhe
has chewed up three Of those al.
ready"
"Chewed them up?" exclaimed the
clerk. Il don't see how baby
''Ohs 1t isn't a baby. z she explained.
Il want II for my little dog..
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
Bird Feared by Tiger.

India's tiger bird, so called because
he is the one thing the royal beast
fears, is no larger than the spar
row. Yet so bold and combative is
he that if the great cat is surprised by
a sufficient number of the little crea'
lures far from the protecting shelter
of the jungle it will go hard with
him. When alone the bird will not
attack. Supported by flock of
friends, however, often numbering sew
eral thousand, the bird will seek out
his hereditary foe and give battle.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

Pattern 5SS6.-One of the smartest
modes of the season, showing the fash.
ionable kimono sleeve, is here illus
trated in development of plaid taf,
feta, which is brought out in some
very handsome colorings, and prom.
ises to be very popular for waists OF
this character. Two deep tucks at the
shoulders contribute to the front full.
ness. The back is plain, except for
slight gathers at the waistline. A
dainty lingerie waist or a plain slip
of linen, pongee or China silk may be
worn underneath. Linen, madras,
pique, taffeta, the rough pongees and
broadcloth are all suitable for repro
duction. For SO inches bust measure
one and seven-eighths yards of mate
rial 27 inches wide will be required.
Sizes for 80, "a, SO, SO, 40 and AZ
inches bust measure.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper
Be sure to give size and number of pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
aoInn slow on Alcohol.

The Majestic distillery at Terre
Haute. Ind, which was equipped by
the alcohol trust on large scale, il
still idle, and according to Automo-
bile there is little prospect of its
starting up in the near future. The
Industrial company. formed by the
trust, to place the denatured alcohol.
on the market, Is said to have found
that the product cannot compete with
gasoline as yet. Another trust plant.
the Atlas distillery at Peoria, Ill.
which was running at full blast, using
1000 bushels OF corn daily in the
making Of the denatured product, mas
been cut down to $500 bushels day.
II Is thought that the Majestic plant
will be allowed to remain idle until
fail. 1882 Va 2a
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

| is now raVagtng the center OF the
famine region, one house in three be
ing affected. Medical attention is moi
sought and vaccination is declined. In
one house found the family gathered
in the same room with a man whose
face was swollen, black and outbroken
in the worst imaginable case of small
pox. The wife was calmly combing
her hair! ...
Famine fever is scarcely beginning
it's ravages although thousands will
perish from this cause before Spring
When the worse plaques come the
missionaries will be in real danger
One Of the doctors at Tsin-Kiang has
not yet wholly recovered from an at.
tack of famine fever some years ago.
The nervous exhaustion incident to
the extraordinary strain and work of
famine relief is telling on some mis-
sionaries. One Of the most efficient
men is able to sleep only few hours
every night.
While on the subject of sickness It
is worthy Of note that the only living
skeletons produced thus far by the
famine have been found in the hospit.
ais, and they were suffering from dis
ease as we'll as starvation. AS a mat
ter of record starvation here does not
produce the emaciation which is so
notable in the Indian famines. Those
in the last stages of hunger become
bloated and swollen, as with dropsy.
The one certain characteristic of the
tamishing, and l have noticed it in
the case of two out of three persons
met in the rural parts of Kiangpeh, is
the peculiar famine pallor-a lividness,
a dustiness, and a terseness which
overspreads the features. This is the
signature of starvation.
The Grim 'Reaper's Harvest r
At the end of January, the famine
deaths are only beginning, although
from the corpses l have seen, and the
poor, hasty grave mounds, and the lit
tie rag of white on women's heads, in
lieu Of full mourning, ! should imagine
that the grim reaper had been having
a rare harvest
With calm certainty that is hor-
rible, the missionaries assure you that
nothing now can prevent the people
from dying by tens of thousands dur
ing the next few months. They expect
this and plan for it. Already, like
rats in their holes, the peasants are
dying in their homes.
The horror of it comes over one In
the concentration camps, where host
of more than half a million refugees,
fleeing from pursuing famine, have
gathered outside the walls of several
cities. The world may have seen
worse spectacles of misery than these,
but, If so, have never heard of them.
The people have built themselves
straw huts, in no instance large
enough to hold man standing erect,
and in most cases scarcely more than
waist high. In these, on the bare
ground, whole families huddle togeth-
ed. The himsy shelters they have
erected serve to keep out the flercest
OF the wintry blasts, and the direct
deluge of the rains. But at the best
there Is misery beyond words, espe-
cially when it is remembered that they
are only spots upon which to sit and
walt for food or death. a
Mrs. Sydenstricker, missionary at
Chin-Kiang. was going through q refu-
gee camp few days ago when shG
came across the dead body Of a WON.
an In one of the shacks. Three ckil-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
New Fire Escaue.

A Swiss engineer has perfected q
new fire-escape. it consists of series
Of folding ladders, attached to window
frames. Each ladder reaches from
one window to the next one below it.
BY turning crank on any floor all Of
the frames beneath are unfolded In
less than minute and form con-
tinuous means Of descending to the
ground. 4hi. sst s ,5
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

Pattern No. 5s64.-This design for
misses waist is most delightfully."-
dainty and girlish, and would be charm.
ing made up in null, dotted swiss,
mousseline de sole and China silk.
Tucks are taken up across the upper
part of the front, giving a graceful
amount of fullness that will prove
very becoming. The neck is cut in
square outline so popular this season,
and the sleeves may be full length
or terminate at the elbow, just as pre-
ferred. Linen, gingham and pongee
are all suitable for development. For
a girl of 16 years two and three.
eighths yards of 36-inch material will
be required. Sizes for is, 16 and II
years.
This pattern will be sent to you on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure to give size and number OF, pat
tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
Hints for Wives.

There are two ways of looking at n
husband. One is to make up your
mind that he has no faults and to
consider him piece Of perfection.
The others is to recognize his faults
and to make up your mind to love him
in spite of them.-Health.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
lime Rrlnus CHANGES.

when l was 49," remarked a JUS
tice of the supreme court, at the lun-
cheon table, Il thought a man of 40
too old to need teeth. At 35 l regard
ed man of 60 as about at the end Of
his string. To-day l know lot OF
mighty lively boys who have passed
the age of TO-"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
sure,v Heated

Blobbs--He's a hot-headed indiyid.
ual, isn't he?
Slobbs-Hot-headed? Why, that fel-
low is SO hot-headed that he has to
wear q stove-pipe hat in midsummer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

A bolt of lightning may peel bush
ell of potatoes and hull out a bucket
Of butterbeans for dinner, but 1t will
be In a cursing humor before 1t fast.
ems one of these that buttons down
the back s, ,tss,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19
Larne Profits from Liquor.

Eight years ago Norway began to
put away certain percentage of the
profits coming to the state from liquor
selling for an old-age pension fund,
This now amounts to $2,50Q,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-09-19

~ a Temperate Man.
A temperate man Is the frst step
Dward temperate society
Arizona republican., 1907-05-23
TIE DELAYED TEST.

The reiterated threats. unfollowed by
commission TO institute proceedings
against Z. II Hartman to compel him
10 be more communicative. induce the
susp' cion that the commission is ap-
pfehensive of the issue. and that Mr.
Hartman viii be pressed no farther
upon that point The question in
FOlved is one OF the constitutionalitv
of the law extending the power Of the
commission. IL will be recalled that
the objection urged by many Of the
senators against any further legisla-
ton was that the power already ex-
erc-sed by the commission was as
great as could be conferred upon il
under the constitution. and which If
properly exercised was sufficient for
alb purposes.
We are now Informed that the COM
missioners without engaging in the
ies' which Harriman's contumacy in
vited. intend 10 proceed with the in
vsstigation in which ther will again
be met BY the same obstacles which
rose before them in the New York in
vestisation
Months have elapsed since they be-
gan to threaten Hartman with pro-
ceedings. Vet beyond threats nothing
has resulted. Fl would seem that how
ever busy the attorneys for the COM
mission may have been with other
matters this one has been important
enough and vital enough to have en-
gagged their attention. Beside ii is
Arizona republican., 1907-05-23
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Arizona republican., 1907-05-23
PHOENIX, ARIZ. MAY %. 1907.
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC.

The approaching May so finds a fur
Their defamation of of the ranks of tn
men who almost a half century ago
answered the cry of the country i'm the
pain OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT. In the nature
OF things il will not be long until the
great Organization of the Grand Army
of the Republic shall be no more but
the organization itself shall never be
forgotten while the nation endures or
if unenduring. while the history of it
is extant.
Their fame shall be as lasting as
that of Nisus and Euryalus. imperish-
able.
While stands the Capitol. Immortal
Dome
And vanquished millions hail the En-
press, Rome"
No other organization and We may
say no other cause has so much served
TO keep active the love of the cOun
ary. 1t will be matter of regret if
no other spur TO our patriotism shall
succeed it.
There is a willingness in all good
citizens TO serve the nation even TO
death hut between the war OF 1872 and
the great American conflict patriotism
had grown latent. requiring nothing
less than the imminent peril of seces-
sion TO rouse it to activity.
AS long a period since the civil war
has elapsed as had passed between the
last war with Great Britain. and the
Rebellion. but in the last fifty years
We have not again become apathetic.
A spirit. not warlike but jealous of the
country has been kept keen by the
lessons impaired 10 US by the veterans
who had learned them in the civil war.
The Grand Army came into being
before the wounds of conflict were
healed; while the south. though over
powered was neither convinced nor
conquered in spirit. 1t seemed for a
time that the g. \. r would perpet-
uate sectional bitterness while i: was
instilling into the next and succeeding
generations an active love of country.
and in consequence there were patriotic
citizens and soldiers who believed that
it We're better to let it ell be forgotten.
better IL need be to bury PATRIOTS n
with the asperities which the years
'6l-'s5 had engendered. The latte- /
would die and rot but the former
though inactive could be called up ia .
full strength and maturity as it had
responded before.
But under the mellowing influence of
time all bitterness has disappeared and
the only purpose for which the c. A .
e. was organized is being carried on. !
We are reminded annually of our duty, l
by the dwindiing professions Of Deco
ration Day and the correspondingly
increasing numbers of chaplets in tie
cemeteries of the land. H