davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
A DANGER SIGNAL.
The Rapid Breaking Down Of Municipal
Lighting Plants All Over the coun-
try Is a Warning Against Further
MnnAnrnn In That nirAotinn

The Rapid Breaking Down OF Municipal
Lighting Plants All Over the Coun-
try Is a Warning Against Further
Ventures In That Direction.
The census report based upon statis-
tics gathered In 1902 showed that Of
1913 municipal electric light plants only
thirteen had been leased, sold or aban-
doned During the last fourteen
months at least thirty such plants have
reverted to private operation, more
than twice as many as In all the years
preceding 1903. Put in another way,
this means that In 1902 there was only
one admitted failure out Of every sixty
four attempts at municipal operation
while today the ratio has risen until
It Is one out Of every twelve.
The reason of this Is not far to seek
In 1902 the great majority Of munich
Their original installation had not yet
worn out, and attention had not gener-
ally been called to the misleading book
keeping which made possible seeming
ly low rates by ignoring such necessary
items as interest. depreciation and re-
newals, legal service and the services
rendered by other city departments at
the cost Of the taxpayers. Now, how
ever, many Of these plants find that
their equipment is worn out or so out
of date as to he unecOnomical and that
adequate provision has not been made
for paying off the original bonded in
debtedness or providing for renewal
of the equipment.
The lack Of intelligent care on the
part Of politically appointed superin-
tendents has frequently been responsi,
BILE for the breakdown Of plants before
the expected time. while the rapid de.
velopment of the industry has made
the old methods relatively SO expensive
that many cities have found it more
economical to pocket their loss long
before the equipment had worn out
| finding it cheaper to make contracts
with companies whose plants are more
| modern.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
IN THE HOME.

An open fire is certainly happy fea-
ture In 1t.
Readable books and magazines lying
around loose are one of the important
things.
In the living room there must be a
softly shaded light placed low for read
ing and sewing.
Chairs that can be sat upon are 4
more necessary essential than some
housewives think.
Stllted suits of furniture are a good
thing to avoid; also loud papers and
highly coOred pictures.
A carpet that can be walked on by
the family is much better than one
preserved for the sacred feet of stran'
gers.
AS to tobacco smoke and dust-well
there have been homes with them and
places without them that utterly failed
to be homes.
Cheerfulness and love and mutual
accomm odatiOn as to tastes go further
to make u real home than OVerZealous
spotlessness and everlasting oversight
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
MEERSCHAUM.
How Il 10 Mined and Prepared For
the Market.

Meerschaum is a hydrated sill
cate of magnesia appearing as an
opaque earthly mineral, white, gray
ish or yellowish, compact in texture
and breaking with conchoidal or
fine earthly fracture. Most of it
comes from Asia Minor, especially
from the plains of Eskischehr,
where it occurs in nodular masses of
variable size and irregular shape,
distributed through the alluvial de-
posits of the plain, which are sys-
tematically worked for its extrac-
ton by means of pits and galleries.
Meerschaum is found also, but less
abundantly, in Greece and in some
of the Grecian islands-at Hrub-
schitz, in Moravia, where it occurs
in a serpentinous matrix, and in
Morocco, where it is used when soft
and fresh as a substitute for soap,
while a coarse, variety is found at
Vallecas, near Madrid, and is en-
ployed as building stone. Meer-
schaum also occurs in South Caro-
lima. Almost the whole of the
worlds supply of meerschaum comes
from the district of Eskischehr, in
Asia Minor.
Mining is done in primitive
fashion, and precautions for safety
are unknown, although accidents oc-
cur from time to time. A group of
three to fifteen workmen work to-
gether to dig shaft about one me-
ter in diameter, and no props are
fixed until they reach, at depth OF
twenty, forty or even sixty meters,
the bed of red clay under or in
which the meerschaum is found
mixed with serpentine in the form
of irregular pieces from the size Of
a hazelnut to that of an apple
These pieces are often extracted
with great difficulty after making
long galleries in the red clay. In
many places the earth IS mined IL
such way that the galleries Of sew
eral different excavations are con
| fused. The work is carried on day
and night, the workings being light
ed by means of oil lamps.
The meerschaum is not sold by
weight, but by the case or box
After the purchase the meerschaum
which is damp, heavy and of a vel
lowish color, is set to dry in the SUI
in the summer time and in the win
ter for about nine days in a drying
oven heated day and. night. Tht
product loses about two-thirds of it
weight in the drying and becomes
snow white. Afterward it is rubbed
with flannel, moistened with warn
water, any roughness is removed
with knife, the hollows are clean
ed with sand, and finally the pieces
are polished with wax. In this con
dition the meerschaum is sent tt
market.-Chicago News.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
Burnand's W.T..

F. G. Burnand, the English hu-
morist, when preparing in his youth
to enter the priesthood was ordered
by the novice master at his college
to clean the windows. He humbly
consented to do so if the master
would give him a lesson in the art,
but directly the man got outside the
window on to the ledge, Burnand
fastened the catch and left him out
there. For this DR.. (afterward Car
dinaD Manning severely rated the
novice, telling him that he would
make a better shoemaker than
priest,
swell, you leaye me, at any rate,
the cure of soles," is said to have
been the witty reply.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
IIIustrious Bachelors,

Among the iIlustrious of the land
who passed through life in single
blessednesS may be mentioned Sir
Isaac Newton, Thomas Hobbies, au-
thor of the "Leviathan;" Adam
Smith, the father Of political econo-
my; Chamfort, the greatest Of
French takers; Gassendi, Galileo,
Descartes, Locke, Spinoga, Kant,
Bishop Butler, the author of the
"Analogy;" Bayle, Leibnitz, Hume,
Gibbon, Macaulay, Buckle, Pitt,
Charles James Fox, Leonardo da
Vinci, Raphael, Michael Angelo,
Sir Joshua Reynolds, the artist Tur-
ner, Handel, Beethoven, Rossinis
Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
TREE PLANTING.
Successful Setting of EVsrsrssns In
Dry, Wind Swept Regions.

oCHtinS GNGEStS@ue y"
Dry, Wind Swept Regions.
Fully 700 of the progressive farm
ers of Minnesota aud the two Dakotas
were in attendance at the Tristate
Grain and Stock Growers association
at Fargo. \. D., In what they regard
as the most successful convention in
the associations history. One day Of
the convention was given over to hor-
ticulture and its various branches. The
subject of forestry was discussed by
G. H. Whiting pioneer nurseryman;
Professor f. G. Cheyney Of Minneso-
ia, Professor C. b. Waldron of the
North Dakota Agricultural college and
G. A. Kupfer of the United States for
est service One of the speakers at
the convention made a brief synopsis
of the points emphasized In the dis
cussion on tree planting as follows:
There is no question regarding the
need for tree planting on the northern
prairies. Every attempt should be
made to protect the farm buildings.
animals and orchards from the severe
winds which are so hot and dry during
the summer and SO terribly cold and
dry during the winter months. Com
fort In the home, complete success in
stock raising and the avoidance Of
complete failure In orcharding demand
this.
TOO many of the poorer. quick
hou hnr
| fore been used in the establishment Of
wlndbreaks and wood lots. Many Of
these are now declining. This is no
sign that they should be abandoned or
entirely cut away With proper man
agement many of the groves can be
made TO reproduce themselves. Where
this is not advisable the dead and dy-
ing trees should be removed. The re-
naming trees will afford the shelter
reO1ired for establishing the new
| groves, and before the last of the old
| trees are gone young ones will be
ready to take their places. This pro-
| lection is especially valuable in case
evergreenS are used for the purpose
of rejuvenation. The evergreens form
the best windbreaks, and their extern
sive use cannot be too strongly urged.
"There is no wonderful secret in sue
cessful evergreen planting Care should
be taken to get hardy stock before
growth begins in the spring. Under
no circumstances should the roots be
permitted to dry out. Before planting
cultivate the ground carefully. Do not
set trees loosely in the ground. as this
permits them to be blown about by
the wind and gives the soil the best
conditions for drying. Firm the soil
about the trees with the heel and then
sprinkle a little loose dirt over the
firmed surface. A mulch Of old straw
or hay spread over the ground between
the trees in the spring is very helpful
In exposed places hedge of willow
or Russian olive planted around the
cOnifers is almost essential.
Cord wood is selling in the Dakotas
at from 81 to 81. While the demand
for fencepostS in these three states Is
not very great at the present time, II
will continue to grow as the country
develops and farming becomes more
extensive When agricultural develop
ment becomes as great here as IL
Iowa, where over $100O,O00 worth Of
posts are used annually, the annua
outlay for such material in these thret
states will be enormous"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16

The lime sulphur wash is a winter
application and cannot be applied to
trees in leaf. 1t may he applied at any
time after the falling of foliage in
early winter and prior to the swelling
of the buds in spring 1t will pr0ba-
bly, be necessary also to make this ap-
plication every year or ut least as Of
ten as the San Jose scale develops In
any numbers. The wash kills the San
Jose scale not only by direct caustic
action, but apparently also by reason
of the coating on the trees, which re-
mains in evidence until midsummer or
later and may kill or prevent the set
tling of any young scale insects which
may come from parents escaping the
winter action.
Two applications may be given bad
ly infested orchards-one In the late
fall and the other in late spring Where
but one application is given the late
spring just before the buds open is the
best time.-C. L. Marlatt,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
Unnecessary Question.

Some time ago an elderly gentle
man was cycling down a narrow
street in a country town when a dog
suddenly rushed out from door
way and, getting under his wheel,
threw him on the ground in sitting
position. The dog, seeming to en-
Joy the situation, barked playfully.
A boy who was passing at the same
time stood calmly staring at the per
formance for a minute or two and
then inquired in a quiet voice, 'Did
you fall off, mister?"
"Of course l did," said the old
gentleman angrily, while getting up
and endeavoring to brush the dust
from his clothes.
"Ah," replied the lad as he stroll
ed away; 81 thought you couldn't
have sat down in the road just to
play with the dog."-London Tele-
graph.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
A Good AnsWer.

81 have a clerk" New York
wholesale merchant remarked the
other day, "and he sometimes man
ages to hand back rather good one,
though, as a rule, he is little short
of stupid apparently. As a matter
of fact, l suppose he is one of those
dreamy sort of chaps, and you never
can tell about that kind.
81 was sorry after I said it," he
continued, "but recently he had
made a most unnecessary blunder,
and I lost my temper.
"T say, JONES' l sneered, you'd
make a pretty good clerk, maybe, it
you had little more sense!
"He looked at me for minute,
with a sort of half smile. Didn't it
ever occur to you, Mr.. Brown he
said, that if l had a little more
sense wouldn't be clerk at all p"
New York Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
CASE FOR Wells.
A Dainty and inexpensive Gift For an
Faster Offering.


A dainty little case that can be util-
lied either for wells or to hold the
flmy, almost Invisible hair nets that
many women wear to keep their hair
In good condition, may be made from
three-quarters of yard Of satin cot
ton wadding aud a soft silk lining and
ones fayOrite sachet.
Take a length of satin twenty-five
inches long and ten inches wide; on it
place piece Of cotton waddlng Of
similar size, on which sachet has been
literally sprlnkled. and a lining OF
china silk. Turn in the edges and hem
neatly around. Or the wadding may
be placed between the lining and satin
and the three sides sewed on the ma
chine. Turn and sew the end In a
blind seam.
Now fold over the ends till two
elght-inch pockets are made. II pre-
ferred, the whole thing may be bound
with broad silk ribbon on the edges,
finished with a fine cord.
When such a case is used for nets
have number of postcards and wind
each separately on card and slip
them in the pockets. These cards may
| also be covered with silk where the
case is intended for gift; but, as a
rule, the plain cardboard is more sat
isfactory. Nets 50 preserved can be
kept for a long time as fresh as when
received from the hairdresSer.
For wells make the case wider, about
eighteen inches, keeping the other pro-
portions the same. Then roll cardboard
into narrow rolls an inch in diameter
and just long enough that they will
slip easily into the pockets. If wells
are wound smoothly on these rolls and
put away in the scented case each
time they are taken off their life will
| ha nrOlOnOn many wppkS
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
Middiehoro Investigates

At the annual town meeting Of Mid
dleborO, Mass. II committee was ap-
pointed to investigate the town gas
and electric plants and report on the
advisability of selling them. In an
editorial on the subject the Middleboro
News intimates that in. the electric
plant there is present value Of only
$4,000 or $4,000 to offset an invest
ment of three times that amount.
There has been great deal Of COM
plant about the quality Of the service,
although considerable sums have been
expended Ito put the plants in first
class condition"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
OUR CLUBBING LIST.

The following special offers are
made to both old and new subscribers
to this paper who desire to subscribe
also for one of the following pubhca
tIons for 1902.
We cannot mail sample copies Of
any paper except this paper. Re-
quests for samples of others must be
sent direct TO the office of the paper
wanted, if We can not supply them 10
you in person at this office.
The figures in the first column sho"
the regular price of this paper and tht
publication named.
Figures in the second column sho"
the price at which the publication
named and this paper will both D'
sent tor one year.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
POPULAR PHRASES.
Some Familiar Lines That Are Con-
stantly Misquoted.


Critics who assert that we get
more slovenly and careless every day
in speech, manners and. customs
have proof of part of their assertion
at any rate in the manner in which
the writings of famous authors are
continually being misquoted and
distorted. In Coleridge's ancient
Mariner" are these words: water,
water everywhere, nor any drop TO
drink" Ninety-nine people in a
hundred say "and not a drop to
drink" for the last line.
Again, how often we hear people
sing, 'RuIe, Britannia, Britannia
rules Gnstead of rule) the waves"
and quote Macbeth as saying,
"Screw your courage to the sticking
point" instead of sticking place"
Those two familiar lines of Samuel
Buffers, "He that complies against
his will is of his own opinion still" "
are usually misquoted as, Convince
a man against his will, he's of the
same opinion still"
Shakespeare never wrote cts an
i'll wind that blows nobody good"
although this is the version general
" given Of the correct words from
"Henry W." which run, ell blows
the wind that profits nobody" Ma
thaniel Lee is similarly treated in
regard to his phrase, "When Greeks
Joined Greeks then was the tug of
war;" which more often than not is
misquoted as, "When Greek meets
Greek then comes the tug of war"
'Moncy is the root of all eviP' is
a trayesty of the line from the first
Epistle of st. Paul to Timothy.
''The love of money is the root OF
all evil" Another Scriptural pas,
sage which is often incorrectly
quoted is the sentence from Prov
erbs, '|Pride goeth before destruc,
ton and an naughty spirit before a
1all. lhe popular version Is
pride goes before a fall"
That fine phrase from Wolfe's
poem, "The Burial of Sir John
Moore" which runs, "But we left
him alone with his glory" is very
badly treated by people who say
"Alone in his glory" while the cor
rect words, as written by Longfel
low, of the phrase so often used
"All things come to him who waits,
are, "All things come around t.
him who will but it."-Londo1
Tit-Bits.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
PLANT BOX.

and the top covered with clean straw
Small ''hats' or shallow boxes are filled
nearly full with SOIL and after planting
the seeds the boxes are placed on top
of the manure, each one being cover
ed with pane Of glass. Thus each
box becomes little hOtbed with bot
tom heat. The glass is removed now
and then for air. and as the manure
becomes too hot the little boxes are
nights they may be lowered upon the
manure again. The heat Of the ma
nure in the box gradually goes down,
so that the hot box" becomes cold
frame
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
The Artists Welcome.

The famous son was coming home to
pay his mother visit. He was a
pianist had been sent abroad by
wealthy friends for four years
course in his chosen art, had thereafter
spent year on the concert stage there
and behind a vanguard Of newspaper
reports Of his success abroad, both mu-
sically and financially, he was now
coming home. When he stepped from
the train at Plattsville his mother rush
ed to him. When she had reached him,
however, she suddenly gave a gasp
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16

and stood stock still, staring at him.
The next moment she burst into sobs
and fell on his neck.
Henry, my poor Henry" the poor
woman cried, "they told me you were
doing so well over there and maxim
money plentiful! Ny poor, poor boy"
whats the matter. mOthery" ex-
claimed the bewildered son. What
makes you doubt what they told you"
"Oh, Henry" she cried, unappeased,
81 kin see how you've suffered! You
haven't been able to scrape enough
money together to get your hair cut"
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
To Curl Hair Quickly.

To curl hair quickly by artificial
means It must be thoroughly clean and
free from oils. Then part tina hair, run
q damp-not wst-cOmb through 1t and
roll en piece Of rolled newspaper. The
paper must be a perfect cyliDdSr-nOt
fat--and the hair very loosely rolled
over 1t and the points pinned together.
1t will be suficiently curled to dress
in half an hour The secret iS to mere
ly dampen the hair. Many make It too
wet. and 1t takes several hours for 1t
to dry out.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
NuraarN Dishes.

A certain amount of entertainment is
provided for children by the dishes
which are designed especially for the
nursery. Cups and plates, pitchers.
bowls and mugs have fascinating girls
and boys pictured in the costumes chill
dren of today have learned to know and
love from seeing them in story books
and illustrated papers. The new nurs-
cry dishes have a plain ground. a vel
lowIsh brown, cream or white, and the
figures are displayed in borders or In
large characters ON the sides. Children
love having their milk brought in a
cream colored mug decorated with a
quaint little fairy story girl. Part of
the fun Of dinner in the nursery Is
guessing the stories to At the charac-
ters.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
Keeping Open House.

Everybody is welcome when
we feel good; and we feel that
way only when our digestive Or
gans are working properly. DR..
Kings New Life Pills regulate
the action of stomach, liver and
bowels so perfectly one can't help
feeling good when he uses these
pills. 25c at VIM. Kipp's Sons
drug store.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
GROWING Rich Eoraue.

1t has been found at the Minnesota
experiment station that corn fodder,
timothy ha! rape. pasture grass and
hay crops from mixed grasses were
materially Influenced in composition
by the use Of farm manures. Less
fiber and from % to 30 per cent more
protein were secured ON soils in good
state of fertility than on similar soils
low in plaut food.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
The Cart Before the Horse.

According to the Milwaukee Senti-
mel, the municipal gas plant OF Altoona,
Wis. is not a success. The dispatch
says:
1.-THE city has been steadily losing on
1t. Mismanagement is charged. and II
is said that many meters have not been
read for over year. The manager Of
the plant is said to control the coun-
Cil."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
Notice to Teachers.

THE regular meetings for the ezamlna-
i ton of applicants for teachers certlh-
Gates will be held in the West School build
ing III Greenville, Ohio, on the first Saturday
of each month.
The Patterson examinations will be held
on the third Saturday OF April, and on the
second Saturday of May.
J.ALVERTON CROWELL, Pres,
Il. II. GARRISON, Vice Pres. ,
j. H. BROWDER, Clerk.
Board of Examiners.
Sept.l ,l907-lyr
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
POOR FINANCIAL SHOWING.
Latest Reports Show Losses In British
Municipal Trading.

Latest Reports snow Losses ~ Sr't's"
Municipal Trading.
In most British municipal plants Iii
tie or nothing is set aside for deprecia-
ton, while they are taxed much less
than private plants Of equal capital.
In many cases also. by cooking" ac-
counts, operating and maintenance ex-
penses are charged to the capital ac'
counts, while damages are apparently
never paid out Of the earnings. In
spite of all this, a large proportion OF
these undertakings show actual deh-
cIts in their annual reports, and these
deficits have to be made up by general
taxation. Some of these from the last
report are as follows:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
A Handy Hot Box.

A planting box that gives COM
bination Of hotbed and cold frame is
described by a California authority on
vegetable growing. 1t sounds Il handy
thing for those who want to grow
few early plants and have no regular
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16

hotbed. 1t Is Il
large dry goods
box partly filed
with fresh horse
N a II Il re- an Il
S ira W w II
tramDed down
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-04-16
GAS oE Z a..
&c., e.; :; Az| Z; Z :; x '''''

Easter is coming and do not
forget we carry everything for
man or boy in the way of clothes.
Come to us for your Easter tog-
gerry. The PROGRESS.