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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
INToLERAsLE ITCHING.
Fearful Eczema Al Over 5aby's Face
professional Treatment Failed.
A Perfect Cure by cutIcura.

when my little girl was six months
old | noticed small red spots on her
right cheek. They grew so large that
l sent for the doctor but, instead of
helping the eruption, his ointment
seemed to make 1t worse. Then
went to second doctor who said It
was eczema. He also gave me an oint-
ment which did not help either. The
disease spread all over the face and
the eyes began to swell. The itching
grew intolerable and it was a terrible
sight to see. l consulted doctors for
months, but they were unable to cure
the baby. paid out from $40 to $50
without relief. One evening l began
to use the Cuticura Remedies. The
next morning the baby's face was all
white instead of red. l continued until
the eczema entirely disappeared Mrs.
P. E. Gumbin, Sheldon. Ia, July 13, ,'OS."
Potter Drag & Chem. Corp, Sole Props, Boston.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
SQUIRREL ANGRY AND pHoFAnE.
Expressed Himself strongly a. to
Character of His Despoiler.

When irrftated a red squirrel can
come the nearest to being profane OF
any animal ever saw. One day when
sdll-hunting happened to stop under
large beech. Soon the burrs began
to drop, and, wishing to rest, l began
shelling and eating the beech nuts. /
had been doing this for some time,
when the supply ceased and the squir-
rel came down to look after his nuts.
On seeing me where he expected to
nnd the nuts, he few into the great
est ut or passion ever saw any ami
NAL indulge in. He was so enraged
that he lost all sense Of fear and stood
head down on the tree within arms
length Of me, calling me all the vile
names the squirrel vocabulary is
capable Of. 1t was perfectly evident
that he was using language which
would not look well in print. ! tried
to reason with him, told him that
there were nuts enough for both, that
he was the spryest and could get
more; but it was no use. had taken
his nuts, and he abused me so that /
was obliged to leave him, still using
language strong enough to walk on
Manly Hardy, in Forest and Stream.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
London Landmark Vanishing.

The picturesque red-sailed London
barge, formerly so plentiful on the
river reaches, is slowly vanishing. The
coasting trade in and out of the
Thames has been so bad lately that
barges have had to look elsewhere for
living. The London barge Is the
most economic of all coasting YES
sels," says the Express. Her rig is
so simple that two men and a boy can
work barge carrying 200 tons dead
weight. Her shallow draft and ponder
GUS leeboards enable her to navigate
channels across which a man could
wade, and to answer her helm like a
racing yacht"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
FAR LARGER rnAN nraosRA
Isuazu Fails Are Easily the Greatest
In the World.

Larger than Niagara is the cataract
Of the Iguazu falls, almost at the In
tersection of the three frontiers Of
Paraguay, Brazil and the Argentine re.
public. The river takes its name
from Spanish word meaning great
waters"
About IL miles from its mouth the
bed drops suddenly down a rocky per.
pendicular cliff some 213 feet high,
hence there is a waterfall Of that
great height. At this spot a delight.
full little island, beautiful with vege-
tation, divides the river into two arms,
so that the total width is about two
miles and half The Brazilian arm
Of the river forms tremendous horse
shoe here and plunges into great
chasm with a deafening roar, while
the Argentine side spreads out in a
sort Of amphitheater form and finishes
with one grand leap a little over 229
feet.
Below the island the two arms unite
and flow on into the Parana river.
From the Brazilian bank the spectator.
at height Of ESQ feet, gazes out over
two and half miles of some of the
widest and most fantastic water seen
cry he can ever hope to see.
Waters stream, seethe, leap, bound,
froth and foam, throwing the sweat
of agony high in the air, and writhing,
twisting, screaming and moaning, bear
or to the Parana." Under the blue
vault Of the sky this sea Of foam, of
pearls, Of iridescent dust bathes the
great background in a shower of beau.
ty that all the more adds to the riot
OF tropical hues already there. When
high wind is blowing the roar of the
cataract can be heard nearly 20 miles
away. A rough estimate of the horse
power represented by the falls places
it at 100000.
Few sightseers ever catch a glimpse
of the great Iguazu falls because it
takes six days to make the picturesque
journey of about 1850 miles from
Buenos Aires, amid the fair fertile
plains Of Santa Fe and the savage
luXuriance of the virgin forest, passing
through the territory of the missions
and the ruins of Jesuit churches and
converts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
INA vERrrAsLr WONDERLAND.
Pixies Peak the Center of coIerado's
Magnificent Scenery.

Pixies Peak, that historic beacon
summit which guided the early ex.
plorers across the great plains. rears
Its snowy crest in the midst of yer.
liable wonderland. Here Nature IL
seen in her grandest as well as in
some OF her most fantastic moods.
Great mountain peaks are here-mas.
sive, gigantic-lifting themselves into
the regions Of perpetual snow. Here
are a half dozen stupendous canyons
each miles in length, where the gran.
lite mountains have been cleft asunder
and rock walls rise perpendicularly a
thousand feet. Here medicinal springs
gush forth for healing and refresh
ment. Here, too, was the playground
OF Titanic forces when the world was
young-rock forms Of every size.
shape and color, rising in airy pin
nacIes like the spires of a Milan, or in
solid shafts against which all the
forces of modern enginery might beat
In vain, or in lofty spires SO slender
that one almost fears to lean his puny
weight against them. And here, too
is the perfection of the Colorado cli-
mate, whose charms and remedial vir.
tues have given to the region a world.
wide frame; bringing to thousands the
blessings Of restored or returning
health, and to all who come within its
influence the delights of a new exist.
ence.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
AIaska's Hidden Treasures,

Alaska has more gold than ever had
California, Australia or South Africa;
it has more copper than 20 Buttes; it
has more hard coal than Pennsylvania,
and it has more tin than Wales. The
hay that rots on its tundras and
plains would fatten all the cattle that
roam upon the prairies Of Kansas, Ok
lahoma and Texas. And there the
wild, fertile, untouched plains and
valleys await the ak, the spade, the
plow and the reaper of half million
American farmers and gardeners. And
yet this virgin empire remains virtu-
ally landlocked for nearly 1000 miles
along its Pacific coast. For distance
of nearly 100 miles from the coast In
land the country is so rugged that
it Is almost as cheap to build rail-
road as a wagon road. The great river
system of this empire flows northward
into seas ice-locked for seven months
of the year. The heart of this wonder
land is close to all the great possible
channels Of commerce, except rail-
roads, which must be built in the i'm
mediate future, yea, which are now be-
ing actually constructed from its Ice
free Pacific harbors.-Review of Re.
views,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31

Great local differences in the electri-
fication of the earth are known to ex-
ist, and German engineer suggests
that with better knowledge it may be
possible to make mining for electricity
as profitable as digging for coal or
metals. In experiments in two CON-
paratively shallow borings, he has OBJ
tanned weak currents between small
rod of brass or iron immersed in the
water of the pit and similar rod
buried near the surface. He urges
that contractors, mining companies and
others take up the problem, and per-
form such experiments as testing the
current between 60-foot copper cylin.
der at the bottom of boring Of 10000
feet or more and similar cylinder bur
led in moist ground at the surface,
also investigating the charges to be
obtained from long iron pipes buried
in the ground. 1t seems quite pos
sible that means may be found for
charging accumulators from earth cur
rents, thus giving US new source Of
power, light and heat.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
There Was Something Wrong.
Mitd-ManneFed Man Undoubtedly
Made Out Good CasA

Miid-Mannered Man Undoubtedly
Made Out Good Case.
A well-known character in local poll
tics, Maj. Pierce of Rhode Island, was
one Of those men who think they are
orators. and Of him the story has oft
been told that he evolved in a certain
speech this most marvellous perora
tion:
There is not man, woman or child
within the sound Of my voice tonight
who has not heard this truth ringing
in their ears for centuries!"
But the old major was not the only
political orator whose enthusiasm has
carried him into statements passing
the furthest fight of human imagina-
ton as the following little story
showA. The pessimistic speaker, ad-
dressing the usual large and intellI.
gent audience" smote the table beside
him with an impressive fist and thun.
dered forth:
"FeIla-citizens. what, ask again. is
our country coming TO? What is it
coming tOi And echo answers
'whakrH
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31

"Sence toll you bout the OF man
havin' blind tiger in a walkin'-stick
an gettin' kotched up WITH" said the
old lady, he's been keepin' unusual
quiet-ain't even kicked the house cat
or tried to raise the roof Pears like
1t wuz lesson that done him good,
but it's like to cause him to move out
the settlement, fer Deacon Jones, who
seen the Ticker spilled outen the walk.
in'-stick, spread 1t all over, an sence
that, ef you shake a walkin' stick at
the Oh man he hunts for kiver'-just
takes to the woods. l dunno what new
scheme bell try to work to hide 1t
hereafter; he bought him a beaver hat
tother day, an I'm suspicious that it's
got false inside to it, an that thar's
somethin' like half a gallon hid in the
top of it whar his bald head orter
be. l hain't had much of chance to
investigate, Iaze the OF man never
lets that beaver out O. his sight, but
the other day, when l was a-goin'
through the settin'-room I tapped it
easy like-an', in my Judgment, 1t
didn't ring as .holler as what beaver
hat orter. So, as l said before, I've
got my suspicious, an l amt goin' to
rest till satisfy 'em. It's my firm an
onfailin' beliefs that there's a blind
tiger in the top O. that new beaver
hatl"-Atlanta Constitution.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Effects Of Friendship.

The three cronies at the summer
garden had dined together for years.
Then one night one Of them passed
the other two, went way back. and sat
down at table by himself.
"Now, what do you suppose Is the
matter?" asked woman at table
in another corner, who hated to see
him sitting SO sadly by himself, and
trying so hard not to look at the 9th
ers, or seam TO notice them.
Just little quarrel" explained her
companion, who was freQuenter Of
the place. "Once in blue moon that
happens. and he goes of and dimes
few evenings alone. Then when they
make 1t up they are happier than ever.
50 dent yOu care"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Worlds Sugar Production,

It is estimated that the total pro
duction of sugar throughout the world
is about 100000 tons per annum. OF
this quantity nine-tenths are afforded
by the sugar cane, 25,OOO,OOO tons Of
which are required to produce the
above quantity of cane sugar. The
average of saccharine matter in the
ripe West Indian sugar cane is from
1S to 21 per cent, of which only per
cent. is available to commerce. The
total value of the sugar In the cane, if
it could be extracted, would be about
$3.50, 100000, but one-half is lost in the
process of manufacture.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
sanphlres and sapphIra.

Artificial sapphires, such az those
just made in France, remind one, by
an inevitable association Of ideas, Of
Sapphira. Here is a striking instance
of the manner in which a name can
be killed once for all by one evil pos
SCISSOR thereof Cain, Judas, Ananias
and Sapphira and intrinsically just az
attractive as other Biblical names that
have survived; but nobody bears
them, although Sapphira might, but
for the wife of Ananias. have been as
popular a Christian name as Pearl or
Ruby. If Dorcas and Sapphira had
exchanged names. "Sapphira societies"
would have been the title Of many
charitable sewing circles to-day and
Dorcas would have been anathema.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Chicago, II

ShANo~NN
ouery-My husband is a pehr!oneT
on account of the death, in the serv
ice, of his son by former wife. We
have no other income except this pen.
sion, being unable to work and depen-
dent upon charity. was pensioned at
$12 per month as the widow of a civil
war soldier, before I married DIy pres.
ent husband. This widows pension
ceased at the date of my remarriage
Is there any way that I can be re.
stored to the pension rolls? know
Of widows who have been restored to
the pension rolls after their second
marriage.-Mrs. Sarah j. Med.
Answer-You have no title to restor.
alton of widows pension under the
provisions of the act of March 3, 1901,
for the reason that your husband is
living and you have not been divorced
from him upon your own application ;
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
The Land of EnoIand.

Twelve thousand seven hundred and
ninety-one persons own four-ffths Of
the soil of England, their aggregate
property, exclusive of that within the
metropolitan boundaries, being 40,180,-
IT'S acres. In point Of fact, the num-
ber of owners of four-fifths Of the Eng
lish land is nearer 5000 than 10000.
OF these 500 are noblemen, and four
or five of these swallow up the rest.
New York American.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
HoRRoRs!
His Absent-Mlnded View.

They were engaged in purchasing
shoes for the children. The husband
was a former teacher, but the wife
was a very intelligent and practical
person, relates the Chicago News.
For school purposes l don't want
and dull kids for they roughen up SO
easily" said the wife to the sales
woman, adding: What do you think
Of it, dear?"
We'll" he said absent-mindedly. Il
have known a good many dull kids at
school, but never regarded them as
any rougher than other children"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31

During his pause for breath mild
hammered man, in spectacles, arose in
the audience and craved permission to
put a query. Granted" cried the
orator, after reviving drink Of water.
Did l understand your question to
be. what is our country coming to-? I"
asked the mild-mannered citizen.
"Yes, SIR"
And you say echo answers what?'" :"
That is what said. sir" declared
the orator belligerently.
Then there is something wrong
with the acoustics of this building
said the inquiring man, shaking hil
head slowly and sitting down.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Anacostia. D. G..


Query-I am a soldier of the civil
war and am now receiving $72 per
month. l applied for rheumatism and
diarrhoea in my original application
for pension and the pension for rheu-
matism was originally allowed at $12
per month, and finally increased to $72
per month; but the claim for diar-
rhoea was apparently dropped by the
pension Office. II 1 should be able to
prove up my claim for diarrhoea would
get a higher rating? What can do
about it?-Abel L. O'D.
AnsWer-R you establish your claim
for diarrhoea, your pension will not
be increased to a higher rating than
you are now receiving; but the PEN
sion allowed for diarrhoe will begin
from the date Of the filing of the ap.
plication in which the same was al
legged. at a rate determined by the
board of examining surgeons in ac-
cordance with the degree of disability
found to exist at the time of the medi-
cal examination. You should write to
the commissioner Of pensions request
ing to be informed of the status Of
your claim for diarrhoea.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
WHAT THE DoLLIEs HAD.
Small Wonder That the Little Mother
Was Really Alarmed.

Little Mary was really very Ill.
Mother said she was sure It was an
attack Of appendicitis, but Grandma
was equally sure the little one was
threatened with commissions.
The argument waxed warm in
Mary's presence, and appropriate RENE
dies were used, and the next day she
was better.
Coming into her mothers room dur
ing her play she said:
Mamma, two of my dollies are very
sick this morning"
Indeed, dear, am very sorry. What
Is the matter with them?"
"Wen l don't really know, mamma,
but I think Gwendolyn has a pint
o'spiders' and Marguerite IS going to
have 'envulsions.'
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31

ADO"NAOlOJ 4uus
Query.-Please tell me- under what
law widow should apply for pension
She married soldier of the civil war
in 1898 and lived with him up to the
time of his death. She has three chill.
dren under the age of ID years. -
George T. S.
AnsWer-The widow referred to
should make application for widowIs s.
pension under the general law, prb.
vided she can show that her soldier
husband died from disability due to
service and line of duty. She has no
title to pension under the act of April
19, 1908, for the reason that her mar.
riage to said soldier occurred subse.
quent to June 27, 1890. If the soldiers
death was not due to service, the wild,
ow would not be entitled to pension
under the general law; but the sol
.dier's minor children WI uld be entitled
to pension under the at OF June 27,
1890, from the date of filing applica-
ton under said act until they several
ly attain the age of 16 years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Moline II

MOllHe, III.
Query-I have a claim for widows
pension pending in the pension office
under the act of June 27, 1890. This
claim was filed in 1906 and l have not
satisfied the officials Of my depen-
dence as required under that act. I
have been told by claim agent that
p will have to make application under
the act Of April, 1908, if my claim
filed under the act of June 27, 1890, is
not allowed. but, as / understand it,
will get pension Of $12 per month
from April 10, 1908, without even ap-
plying, provided my other claim is re-
jected. Am l right? was married to
my soldier husband in 1871. He was
in the civil war for three years and re-
ceived an honorable discharge. He
was killed in a railroad accident in
1906.-Mrs. Mary Nc N.
Answer-It will be necessary for
you to file an application for widows
pension under the act of April 10,
1908, in order to obtain pension there.
under. The amount of your income
has no bearing on your title to wild
ow's pension under said act, which
pension, if allowed, begins at $12 per
month from the date of filing of appli-
cation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Whv She was Absent.

A teacher in one of the girls schools
in New York recently had the follow
ing excuse for absence handed her by
one of her pupils: Dear Miss: It
gives me much pleasure to write to
you. because have worryment, and
you should please excuse my Annie.
who does not come by you because she
has 10 go to the hospital with her slO
te-'s sore eyes"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of smell
end completely derange the whole system when
entering 1t through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except on prescrip-
tions from reputable physicians, the damage they
will do is ten fold TO the good you possibly de-
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by F. J. Cheney Co., Toledo, O., contains mer-
curry, and is taken internally. acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces OF tbs system In
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the
genuine. 1t is taken internally and made in Toledo.
Ohio by F. J. Cheney Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
the INAUGURATION,

Good people all, of every sort, give
ear unto our song. Hike this way
sure on March and bring your folks
along.-Washington Herald.
Thanks for your invitation, Jim;
twould please US TO be there. Dost
have the price In pocketbook to pay
our railroad fare?-Birhlngham Age
Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
New York.

N6W 1OIk.
Query-My claim for pension was
disposed of by rejection in 1905, on the
ground that, having deserted from a
prior service in which / was SER
geant, my two years subsequent serv-
ice, while complying with all of the re-
quirements Of the act of July /, 1902,
would not make me pensionable be-
cause was commissioned officer in
my last contract Of service. Is such
a rejection proper one? know of a
brother officer whose record is identi-
cal with mine and he received a pen
sion last January. Please give me full
information about this matter in your
pension column.-Victor M. A.
Answer-You should write to the
commissioner of pensions, requesting
that your claim be reconsidered under
the provisions of the act of June %,
1906, which amends section of joint
resolution of July /, 1902. Your claim
was rejected prior to the passage of
the act Of June 2S, 1906, which amend
ment covers your case.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31

Successful women were not always
of irreproachable beauty or modelling
Thus, the Princess d'Evoli of Louis
XV.'s time was one-eyed, the slit of
Montespan's mouth reached her ears,
Nine. de Maintenon was thin, meager
and Observation-Disclosures Review.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
unohseFuind-

When was leaving town last
MONTH" said the returned traveller,
your uncle, Peter Roxley, was taken
quite seriously i'll. hope it turned
out all right"
"Of course" replied young Poorman.
Didn't you notice what swell black
anti this iS7 2"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
/ PENSIONS |
Points for Lii
Soldiers and Sailors
and Their Heirs H
COOpyrlsht, I0Os, BY G. E. Jonss)

Information for soldiers and sailors and
their heirs, who are invited to make use
OF this column for such Information as
they desire relative to pension matters.
Letters stating full name and address Of
writer's should be addressed to C. z.
JoneA Washington, d. c. In replying
thereto, only the initials Of correspondents
will be quoted.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Shock Restored Sneech.

AS the result of a shock sustained
through falling into a copper of boil
ing water, boy named George Her
bert Foster, age II, living at Spald-
ing, England, who was practically
dumb, has partly regained his power
of speech.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
Science.

Science.
Dill you know that If all The sa!
in We ocean were gathered into on
solid body it would make cabe mea,
uring 500 miles each way?"
mo, but ] don'e doubt it. WHO h:
figured 1t out?" M
Nobody. ] was just trying 70 tr
out how big q lie you would swallow
---fsc4caRU Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31

Virtue Is its own reward" said the
didactic person. Il guess that's the
way it is with poetry" said the starv.
ing bard, who had been trying all day
to borrow a quarter.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-31
lnnnortant 10 Mothers.


"How is this? I thought you dis
liked your mother-in-law, and here
you are carrying flowers to her
gravel"
Exactly! She hated 'em."-Jour-
nal Amusant.