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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
Fort Jefferson.

C. w. North and family at
tended the funeral of Grand
mother Karns, which was held
at Beech Grove Sunday.
Rev. Williams was called to
Hollansburg last week to preach
the funeral of Robert McCoy's
child that was burned to death.
Virgil Schlechty and bride are
spending a few days at Lynn,
Ind, the guests of the formers
mother, Mrs. James Clark.
Mrs. James Stewart has been
on the sick list the past week,
but is slowly improving.
Sylvan Jenkinson's were the
guests of his father last Sunday.
Roy Fitzgerald was Home for
a few days to try his luck killing
rabbits.
Clayte Reigle, who has been
in Michigan the last four months,
returned home Saturday night.
Carl Randall Of Greenville Wis.,
tied his parents here Sunday.
Nov. Is. VENUS.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19

Society For the Prevention of Crime
and then started the crusade against
police graft which ended in disclosures
which startled the world.
In the course of his crusade DIR.
Parkhurst secured evidence on which
the grand jury found indictments and
preSentment charging the police with
collecting blackmai in New York
amounting to $700O,O0O year.
The reform fight went on. and the
chamber Of commerce finally took a
hand, passing resolution calling for
a legislative investigation Of cOndi-
tions. The Lexow committee was the
result The culmin;s.fo1re ref this ac
tivity was the defeat of Tammany in
1894.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
How to get Strong.

P. J. DAILY, of 1247 w. Con-
gress St., Chicago, tells of a way
to become strong. He says: my
mother, who is old and was very
feeble, is deriving so much bene-
fit from Electric Bitters, that l
feel it's my duty to tell those
who need a tonic and strength
ening medicine about it. In my
mothers case a marked gain in
flesh has resulted, insomnia has
been overcome, and she is stead
lily growing stronger. Electric
Bitters quickly remedy stomach,
liver and kidney complaints.
Sold under guarantee at VIM.
Kipp's Sons drug store. SOC.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
VOL. 7-EstabIishedfs32. C

this time that the American peo-
pie, or a majority of them, do
not want him for their chief
magistrate.
Some one out west has been
trying to persuade Mr.. Bryan to
turn evangelist, saying that if he
will, he will be, in the twentieth
century, what st. Paul was in
the first. What silly nonsense!
Will a man make a great evan
gelist simply because he can
speak eloquently? Oh, no, Bry-
an is not made for an evangelist.
He is better fitted for a political
agitator. He has found his true
vocation, let him continue there
in, and possibly some time to
come, the people of his state will
want him for a. United States
Senator.
"Darke County Boy" need not
worry himself about Bryan's pic
ture. 1t wilibeless' in demand
from now on, unless he will turn
evangelist as some Jealous friend
of his suggests. Even then, if
an evangelist like st. Paul, the
World would rather have his
head off than his lithograph in
the parlor.
We opine that Bryan will nev-
er become our chief magistrate,
or a great evangelist, for nature
has fitted him for neither. Pol
itician he is and will continue to
the end of his days. Surely, he
may do much good in his voca-
ton. and great harm if people
will let him have his way.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
X Ran Ahead.

Oscar Hammerstein was talking in
Philadelphia about the wonderful sue,
cess that he has had with opera.
"And yet at first" he said, success
came very slowly-as slowly as the
trains on that southern line. You know
the one. 1t doesn't Qdvertise>
II was waiting for the train in Nola
Chucky one morning. One hour, two
hours, three hours, passed. The train
was three hours late. | was indignant.
"After awhile the ticket agent saun-
tered out Of the office and lighted n
cigarette.
"Iook here said, won't that train
be along soon"
"The agent looked down the track
and yawned.
"'Ah. yes ne said. she'll soon be
here now. Here comes the conductors
dog"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
CREENvILLE, OHIO, THURSDAY NOVEMBER 10. 1908

bill passed at the special session
of the Sixtyfrst Congress which
is to be called soon after the
fourth of March.
Two definite and positive state.
ments have been made regarding
the personnel of Mr.. Taft's cab
met. One is that he has given
the question of cabinet appoint
ments no consideration and will
not do so for several weeks; and
the other is that no promises in
regard to the cabinet officers
were made directly or indirectly
during the campaign. Never
theless, the self-appointed cabi-
net makers have been busy night
and day since the election, and
enough names have been submit
ted to fill half a dozen cabinets.
Among the names presented is
that of a wealthy New Yorker
known in Washington from his
relation to the Panama Canal
transaction in which the French
government disposed of it's rights
in that enterprise for forty mil
lion of dollars. His name is Will
liam Nelson Cromwell. Mr..
Cromwell is said to be ambitious
to enter the cabinet as Secretary
of State and it is known that his
friends are urging his selection
upon Mr.. Taft. 1t is understood
that he rendered valuable SER
vice during the recent campaign,
to say nothing of a large contri-
button. Postmaster General
George Won L. Meyer is also much
talked of for the first place in the
cabinet. He is from Massachu-
setts; has been minister to Rus.
sia and has been an active and
efficient cabinet minister in his
present position. It would be
fiattering, however, to say that
he is of the Intellectual dimen-
sions of the present Secretary of
State. He is, however, a safe
and sane man, capable of taking
advice and the history of the
country has demonstrated that
we can get along after a fashion
without brilliancy or genius in
cabinet officers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
PEOPLE OF THE DAY
A Fearless Foe Of Graft.

Rev. DIR. Charles II. Parkhurst. who
recently resigned as head of the So
ciety For the Prevention Of Crime, has
long waged n determined fight against
immortality and crime in New York.
The son of schoolteacher and farm
er in South Framingham Mass. DR..
Parkhurst was born in 1912 He was
called to New York in 1890 to become
pastor of the Madison Square Presby-
terian church. a pastOrate he still re-
tains. He began TO look into the
moral condition Of the ely when he
found that be was having trouble In
holding his young men in the church.
DR.. Crosby. then head Of the so
ciety. enlisted the minister as a mem
Der Of the board Of directors of the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
To Wed . Real Prince.

Miss katherine ElkinS. who, rumor
says, is to become the bride of the
Duke of the AbruzZi Is the daughter
of Stephen 3. Elkins. United States
senator from NeHt Virginia. Miss Ell
kins made her bow to society in Wash
ington three years ago and is one of
the most popular girls of the younger
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19

set at the capital. She is fond of out
door sports and is a noted horsewo-
man, having begun. this exercise on a
pony at the age of five. Miss Elkins
is described as tall and handsome
with a brilliant outdoor complexion
and fair hair
The Duke of the Abruzzi is the third
son of the late Prince -Amedeo; duke
of Aosta. younger brother of King
Humbert. He is therefore cousin
Of King Victor of Italy His father
was for four years king of Spain
The Abruzzi Is thlrty-dve years old,
and holds the rank of rear admiral in
the Italian navy. He Is man of sci
entific and scholarly attachments and
an interesting writer The duke has
won considerable fame as an explorer
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
The MistIetoa,

The practice OF kissing under the
Enistletoe is Of very ancient origin, as
It dates from the days of the Druids,
when no doubt It had a religious mean
ing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-19
Bryan'S Post Election
flood.
LEO,
BY LEO.

third of the sort, would depress
the spirit of Col. Bryan, and
make him sad and morose for a
while at least, but if he felt the
sting of rebuke in his great de-
feat he fails to show it. He
seems as happy as if sure of sue
cess the next time. He cared
nothing for the great office that
he tried so desperately to cap
ture, none at all, for he says that
'office holding is mere incident
to a reformer" and of course, he
beng a professed reformer, office
holding is to him mere incident.
What a happy thought it takes
awaysthe sting of defeat. The
Democratic candidate did not
seek the presidency for its own
sake; he wanted it that in it he
might work out his great ideas
of reform.
One would have supposed from
the mans frantic efforts during
these campaigns to ''get there
that he priced the presidency a.
bOve all else; but he says no, he
wanted it for purposes of reform.
How altruistic! Office holding
a mere incident? Well, many of
US rejoice that the incident fell
to the lot of another man, and
we really think that holding the
presidential Office will never be
an incident in the life of reform
er Bryan.
Even such a prospect does not
depress the spirit of Col. Bryan,
for the fact, as it seems to him,
Ione out of office can do as much
good as the one holding it. Sure.
Why, then, should one make so
frantic and persistent an effort
to get in? That is a puzzle to us.
In harmony with the idea of do
ing as much good out of office as
in it is the strange statement
that during the last twelve years
the Democratic party out of Of
fee did more good than did the
Republican party in Office. " That
is a clincher! What good has the
Democratic party done during
the said twelve years? We real
ly can not tell. We can enumer-
ate some things done by the par
tyinpower during the said twelve
years. It stopped the free silver
craze; it confirmed the gold STAN
dard; it fought successfully many
of the wicked corporations; it
ended rebating; it brought in a
most wonderful prosperity, CIV
ing the farmer, the mechanic and
capitalists a chance to thrive
these, and many more things,
have been done within the last
twelve years by the Republican
party in power. What has the
Democratic party done in that
time? Col. Bryan AYERS that the
Democratic party in that time
has done more good out of office
than the Republican party in Of
flee. Surely there must be some
occult meaning to the saying.
Does it mean that Democrats can
do better out of Office than in?
Is that it? If that be true, then
it follows that it is better to keep
them out forever. Why not let
parties be where they can do the
most good?
We fear Col. Bryan is not quite
{. sincere in his utterances, and
surely he is very illogical. Why
does he strive SO strenuously for
the presidential Office if he can
do more good out of it than in it?
Wesreally think that he can, sim
nlvihaeanse we think him poorly
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A Sure-enough KnOcker.

j. C. Goodwin, of Reidsville.
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in a few rounds. Not even a
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The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
Amateur Post-seasou serieu.

The time Is now ripe when the presi-
dents Of the different amateur leagues OF
the city should meet and formulate plans
for the post-season series for the cham
pionship Of the District
While the Departmental is the only
league that mas actually closed. the races
IN the other organizations have narrowed
down until it IS almost possible 10 pick
each Of the destined winners Of the pen
nant
No time should be lost IN arranging for
the series. which has become the most
important feature OF TIE local season.
Last year and the season before the
presidents Of the various leagues and the
managers OF the peunant winning teams
made the mistake Of delaying in form
ing the commission 10 conduct the series.
with the result that IL was with the
greatest difficulty that open dates were
found at National Park. and dOuble-head-
ers had 20 be played
This year the commission will have a
harder task than ever. In the past only
four clubs contested for the title. bur
there are at present al least eight leagues
that should be considered II the series IS
really 70 be q championship affair. The
penIanr winners can play on q limited
number Of dates viii prove q serious
problem. and the only manner IN which
Il can be satisfactorily adjusted IS 10 hold
a meeting at the earliest date possible
and have the proper committees ap-
pointed
One plan IS that the four older leagues
play against each other and the four
younger leagues fight II out among them
selves, leaving the actuaI Championship
games 70 be played between the winner
in the Two divisions. while another scheme
would be 70 have all OF the eIglr win
ners form g league and play one series
OF games the title going 70 the team that
makes the best showing according 70 Der
centage-
The Washington Herald has already Of
fered q cup for the championship. and il
e now up 70 those who are 10 conduct
the games 10 organize without q delay
HAT may prove fatal 10 the whole series
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
SPORTING COMMENT.
By THE SCORER

are not an Improvement over SchIafy.
Anderson, NH, AltizeT. Ferrine. and
Lave Crosse Ganley, Milan Clymer. and
Pickering stand well up among the out
nelders Of TIE league. while Hickman.
Jones. Huelsman. Cassaday. and stan
ley were below the major league stand
ard Never before has Washington had
such a formidable pitching staff as has
been gathered together by CantillOu
and pronounced by experts probably the
best IN the american league
Cantillon has his wea knesses and has
made his mistakes. His judgment in
falling 10 remove pitchers when there
nave been chances 10 win games has
been narrowing 10 thousands Of the
loyal friends OF the cIU0. At other
times he has kept competent players on
the bench when the fans have demand
ed changes on many Of these Occa-
sloDs he has been wrong. out at other
times developments have justified the
long chances taken by The manager Ia
placing his own Judgment against the
opinion Of the baseball public
No matter how wei warranted have
been the criticisms OF his field general
ship. the cold fact remains that Joe
CantillOn has done more than any other
nan for baseball in Washington. His
torn Of Office has only half expired. sHd
Il he can do as much during the latter
part Of his regime as he has done in the
last year and a half. Washington fan
dom viii have a team in which IL can
well take pride
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
CANS LASTED LONGER
THAN AVERAGE FIGHTER
Clever Negro and Larky Bob FitzSimmonS Once
Ruled in Prize Ring

have won the Championship from
Young Corbett had ne been properly
advised in the ring Instead Of being
sent in to force the fighting throughout
he was held back, and thus Corbett was
allowed time after each fnfrequeut rally
70 recuperate. TIanIon's last appearance
IN the ring was his meeting with Dick
Hyisnd. He stiu retains hope Of getting
into form, but in the face OF other ex-
amples. it viii be difficult for him 10
do So
Big jim Jeffries retired when he was
% years Old. and that was four years
ago. he had nearly made Up his mind
to re-enter the ring 70 meet Squires but
he hesitaJed. as he has done in many Of
his other matchmaking ventures, and
lost the opportunity. which then fell TO
Tommy Burns Had Jeffries met Burns
a year ago the big fellow would have
been an overwhelming favorite in The
betting. Burns would now be the better
man physically. but it is believed that
Je1ries' immense bulk would take all the
fighting spirit out OF Tommy.
Bob Fitzsimulons had been the excep-
ton 70 the rule about the age Of fighters.
He won the championship OF the world
from Jim Corbett at Carson when he was
g years old. Corbett at the time was
81 years old Fitz was 45 years old when
he appeared for the last time as the prin-
cipal in q fight He was % years old
when he made such a sensational show
ing against Jeffries. Cans was another
exception, SO that after all it is not
strange that he should finally reach the
end Of his string.
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26

The defeat OF Joe Cans does not ap-
pear so surprising after all when it is
considered that the coIored wonder was
so long at the top Of the heap. In fact,
Cans was one of the only two exceptions
TO q rule that limited the careers Of top
notch fighters to about six years
The remarkable deterioration OF Jimmy
Britt. as shown in his fight with 'Packy''
Mcfarland. created much discussion on
the question OF physical condition and the
age at which the powers Of an athlete be-
gan 10 wane- II is evident that there is
no hard and fast rule in this matter, al
though generally IL IS found that those
who take part in severe competition too
young fairly burn up their energy which
never seems 10 return in the same degree
Britt is only . years old. and yet he
was able TO make no stand against his
younger and fresher opponent The Cali
fornian took part in his first professional
fight when he was 3 years OF age. so that
his active ring career covered a period OF
but six years. although previous 70 that
he had boxed as an amateur While a
professional he took a lot OF sensible ex-
ercise at the Olympic Club and in the
open air. but these did not safeguard his
condition. and before he realized that his
athletic powers had waned. he made the
match which ended forever his career as
boxer.
Eddie Hanlon is only 3 years old al
this time. When he was but IS he would
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
WON TWO MILLIONS
Keene'S Record on Turf in Last Thirty Years
Domino His Biggest Winner.

Only one man in the world has ever Won
s. jl Go by the 5eetuess OF foot Of horses
James r Keene- He has accomplished
this not by the aid Of the betting ring.
not by manipulation. but by TIE legitimate
winnings OF his horses he began al the
root Of the business by studying the blood
lines OF the old English thorough breds
that were successful. their potency 70
transmit speed in their progeny. and tbs
family trees OF the most noted brood
mares. the dams OF winners. When his
theory regarding breeding was firmly es-
tablished ne began by selecting high-class
stallions-a few Of which raced in his
colors-and paid large sums for English
and French mares. This TRANSMISSION Of
the best American, English, and French
thoroughbred blood brought about happy
results
Spendthrift and 8IiseT were the two first
race horses AIr- Keene owned He pur-
chased them from Dan Swigert. OF Ken
lucky. for $4,000 in the fall Of ISIS. The
following spring he Won his first stake IN
the East with Dan Sparling, a three-year-
old This was the Wi-hers Stake Il was
run al old Jerome PARK Nj Keene had
bought Dan SparIing during the winter
for a large sum Spendthrift was the
winter favorite for the Withers- Spend
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
COBB TO SUCCEED THE
MIGHTY HANS WAGNER
American League Fans Think Tiger VIII Be
Brightest Star

St Louis, July 25.--'Who IS the greatest
ball player2''- asks a local critic.
"One question the fans OF the whole
country always like to talk over-who is
the greatest bah player?
Not the greatest batter. the greatest
fielder. or the greatest base runner, but
taking all departments Of play and throw
ing therl in together. who exceIs above
all others. cay in and day out, whose
work does more than any other mans In
Winning games?
'Lajoie used 70 be it His only rival
was Hans Wagner. and Unpre1udiced crit
les IN the National League admitted that
the graceful Frenchman had something
On the stocky German as an all-around
player
Up to a couple Of years ago there was
no doubt Of I-ajoie's superiority. Not only
vas he the most wonderful fielder ever
seen. but he also lined the ball out, day
after day, with a vigor that made him q
terror TO every pitcher he faced. During
his career in Philadelphia, and in his
early days with Cleveland, ne was a slug
ser comparable oaIy to Ed DeIshanty.
But the Lajoie Of to-day Is not the
Lajoie Of old He has slowed I'D on the
bases, his errors are more frequent and
he no longer pushes the ball out on a
line as he used to- Managerial worries
have reduced once marvellous player 10
the level of the ordinary topnotchsrs in
the American League
Hans Wagner has had no worries,
The Washington herald., 1908-07-26
AMONG THE BOXERS.

Harry Baker viii make his reappear-
a2ce IN the ring on Thursday night. when
he meets Tommy O'Keefe ID the wind-up
ar the Broadway Athletic Club
Billy Glover. the Boston lightweight
and Harry Scroggs. Of Baltimore. have
been matched 20 fight six rounds at the
Brown Athletic Club on next Friday night
Fred Douglass has matched Tommy
Langd0u. the hard-hirting Port Richmond
feather-weiEht. 10 box Phil Griffin On
Tuesday night in the windup al the
Douglass Athletic Cluo-
Al Dunn Is anxious TO arrange match
between his prOIege. Young Pierce. and
Jimmy Walsh the Boston feather-welght
Pierce whipped Walsh IN Philadelphia last
winter in a six-r0und bout
Baron Long. who is The business man
ager for Jim Je-fries' Los Angeles fight
club, IS in Chicago, trying 20 arrange a
fight between Rudolph Unholz and Packey
Mcfarland.
Billy Neal, manager for Tommy Burns,
Is III az Los Angeles. and viii not be able
70 get 10 Australia % see Burns fights
il that country Neal IS suffering from
EemorrEages Of the lungs. and IS IN poor
shape
Joe Thomas, who vas soundIy whipped
twice BY Stanley KetcheII, Is anxious to
get back into the ring again He has
challenged the winner oE the Ketche.I-
Hugo Kelly fight which IS scheduled for
July 81. at san Francisco
Jack McGuigan has received word that
the bout between Stanley ketCheu and
Hugo Kelly had been finally arranged 10
take place on July 81 al san Francisco.
This will put the Packey Mcfarland
Young Erne bout back I'll the August
date
Phu Brock knocked out KID Carsey in
the twentieth round OF a fight which took
place al Los Angeles Carsey had the
best OF the first ten rounds but he was
not able 10 stand the fast pace the little
italian carried him and he weakened con
siderably as the fight progressed.
Since John VILE the Chicago heavy
weight, has declared his contempt for
c0l0red boxers whom he thinks he can
whip. no matter how big they are. there
IS great deal OF interest in his coming
contest with Sam Langr0rd. which takes
place IN New York or Friday night.
Jim Buckley. Of the Navarro Athletic
Club. Of Couey Island. has matched Char
lie Griffin 10 box Battling Hurley on July
p Hurley has made q great reputation
In New York with his rough house style
Of fighting. and Buckley thinks that he
viii prove great foil 20 Griffin. who Is
the same style Of a fighter.
The National Athletic Club will reope1
for the coming season either on August
l9 or @ Jack McGuigan said last night
that he vas trying 10 secure Billy Papke
10 meet INK Russell ror The first nights
show. and Il he failed in that he would
try 10 match Grover Hayes With Charlie
Griffin, the Australian feather-veisH-
Who recently made such a good showing
against Leach Cross