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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-03
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youth, he had forgotten all about his
errand when he returned to DR..
Smiths house. The doctor asked
him suddenly for the package, and
being left-handed. as may be proved,
he reached for his left pocket. The
next morning when he heard OF DR..
Williams death and found what he
had done, he hid the other package
In the hay, where I found 1t. He has
been in condition of absolute terror
and in hiding in the hay ever since.
Isn't that so, Timothy Dolan?'
"Y-y-yes, thir." sobbed the boy.
Then the court room broke into
cheers. and whatever formalities the
court took to free Dr. Smith were lost
in the excitement.
AS Clarke and l watched the spires
of AuroNia fading in the distance that
evening, could not help wondering If
DIR. Smith greatly regretted the mis-
take of his freckled stable boy.
More than year after the events
recorded in the foregoing narrative
Clarke ard were idling in our rooms
one morning when the mail brought
a square envelope addressed to Clarke.
Here" he said, as he tossed the
card over to me- This will recall
to your mind the mystery of the Ia
nous Aurora Lodge case"
1t was an announcement of the mar
riage of Mrs. Lucille Williams to DR..
Homer Smith.
Copyright, 1905. by w. G. Chapmanl
Copyright in Great Britain.)
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-03

her mind it seemed that she was be-
ing led on to give incriminating evil
dence against the man she loved.
With a pathetic out-throwing of her
hands toward her inquisitor she rose
to her feet mo! MOI" she cried in
a pitifully shrili voice. HE had no
explanation to Offer l alone know
who killed DR.. Williams. 1t was l
who"
"Stop!' commanded a voice at the
back of the hall
"Mr. Coroner" said Clarke on reach
ing the railing with his prisoner, Il
wish to put this boy in e-idence be-
fore Mrs. Williams finishes her testi-
mony. Here is the instrument of DR..
Williams DEATH"
Everybody in the hall was on his
feet. and there was great craning of
necks to see Clarke's captive.
MRS. Williams is excused for the
present. You will be sworn, Mr.. -"
Carlton Clarke" answered my CON-
panion, taking the oath.
Now" said Clarke, this boy is in
no condition of mind to be examined,
but when he sees that he has not COM
mitted a crime. and that no harm will
come to Him, he will corroborate what
have to say. / found him in the far
thest corner of DR.. Smiths hay
loft praying for dear life. He is
the boy that DR.. Smith sent after the
package of imitation powder which he
had left at Mrs. Williams house when
he called there the afternoon previous
to the tragedy to deliver another pack
age at the request of the drug clerk,
Paget. This boy intended going rab.
bit hunting the next day, and on his
way to Mrs Williams he stopped at
Toby's gen store and bought a nickel's
worth of gunpowder. This he slipped
into his left pocket. When Mrs
Williams gave him the package DIR.
Smith had left he put 1t in his right
pocket. Being an absent.minded
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-03
VIII Fish for Snonues.

A company has been organized by a
New Orleans business man to engage
In the sponge fishery off the coast of
Yucatan. near the islands of Mujeres
and Cozumel. The necessary conces-
sions have already been secured and
appliances with diving crews are on
the way.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-12-03

VERY man who has been
a newspaper reporter and
survives has one case
which he gives the post
of honor in memory. This
is the story of the assign
ment | like best to remem-
ber, not only because it re-
suited in the solution of
one of the most mysteri-
Gus cases that ever arose
in Illinois, but rather for
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

The tendency of municipal owner
ship to extend beyond the field Of pub
lie utilities into the realm of ordinary
business Is illustrated by protests from
widely separated localities.
In Seattle dealer In electrical sup
plies has filed petition asking that the
city be restrained from competing with
him, alleging that the sale or lease by
the city of fixtures and other materials
is not permitted by its charter. he
holds that the competition is unfair
because the city makes no profit on its
transactions. u
In Leeds, England. the Master Build
ers' association. has made a report ad-
vOcating the abolition of the city works
department, in which 1t submits that
"the true interests Of the wOrkmen are
not advanced and that municipal trad
ing of this character is most unfair to
private traders, that its continuance is
against public policy, and last, but not
least, that 1t Is indefensible ON financial
grounds"
Municipal ownership In England has
already driven hundreds of private
Arms out Of business, and the people
are awakening to the fact that further
extension Of municipal trading means
socialism pure and simple.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
City Forbids oas Stoves.

President Foote Of the MorristOwn
IN. j. Gas company Is again trying to
persuade the common council Of Madi-
son to grant his company the right to
distribute gas there. Madison adjoins
Morristown directly to the east. It
has been long struggle to get this
permission, for such has been asked
for, to the writer's knowledge, for
twenty years. The scheme was always
nonsuited, the objection being that
Madison owns a municipality operated
electric lighting plant. The last at
tempt, however, seems to have q fair
chance Of success, since Mr.. Foote and
associates are willing to agree that gas
shall only be used for heating, cooking
and power urposes.-American Gas
Light Journal.
The gas company would have got its
franchise long ago If the electric plant
had been owned by q company instead
Of by the city. Think of a place where
a city monopoly deprives all the wo-
men Of modern appliances for cooking!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

The statement of Congressman
Burton, which is understood to
have the approval of President
elect Taft after their interview
at Hot Springs, presages oppo-
sition to Speaker Cannon's re-
election in the House. The Pres
ident-elect would doubtless like
to avoid friction by advising Mr..
Cannon indirectly that yielding
on his part would avoid unpleas-
antness. The announcement of
MIR. Burton is simply the first
notification to members of Con-
gress and to the public that there
is friction or something more.
Having taken the first step, it is
difficult to see how a breach can
be averted. 1t is said that the
Speaker already has pledges of
the majority for his reelection
when the special session is called
after the fourth of March, but
these claims are easily made and
as easily refuted and the matter
cannot be decided except by an
actual vote in the House of Rep
resentatives. In taking the stand
that he has, President-elect Taft
is again representing the Presi-
dent and the Roosevelt policies.
In the last session of Congress,
the Speaker was strong enough
to block certain measures that
were earnestly urged by the
President. Again at Chicago,
the President was thwarted by
the Cannon forces in platform
making and in the selection of
the candidate for the vice presi-
dency. Speaker Cannon is a
doughty opponent and he comes
fresh from his district, trium-
phant and vindicated, after a
hard struggle and a desperate
effort on the part of Democracy
and organized labor to defeat
him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

House and two or three in the
Senate. 1t is not necessary to
mention names. The President
elect also knows that if the Roo
seveltian policy of tariff reform
is thwarted at the special session,
he will not be able to make head
way at the regular session be-
ginning in December, 1909. The
issue is plain. Speaker Cannon
must have his way. There can
be no satisfactory compromise,
and if nothing shall be accom-
plished by the Republican Con-
gress which has been returned
with the distinct understanding
that it represented the policies
of Roosevelt and Taft, the sec
ond Congress of President Taft's
administration will be controlled
by another political party.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
OASr II q RI "A.
B.sr, Ii. ,IhG Kind You Have Always BOntht
''';;''" 6; : ''' GM47zzz5I !; &:
THE BEAN CROP.
Coed Soil and Economy of Space Will
Make Il Pay.

Coed Soil and Economy Of Space viii
Make II Pay.
The raising of white beans is q great
industry In many sections. and it is
profitable because the output is as
much staple as wheat or corn. Like
these crops. 1t is foodstufr which has
keeping quality.
The bean growing industry has gravi-
tated to the poorer lands, so that but
little Of 1t is found in the corn belt
And yet there are places in the corn
belt, and many of them, where beans
might be grown to advantage. Sandy
knOllS or wOrnOut fields which will
only make twenty bushels of corn per
acre will return u greater cash product
IL planted to beans.
Bean culture was once considered
very laboriOus, but it is not necessarily
so now. By the use Of modern ma
chinery 1t is made easy. They may
be planted with two horse corn plant
,er, cultivated with riding plows and
weeders. pulled when ripe. thrashed
and even sorted by machinery.
To make the most of the space the
hills may be only six inches apart, but
the rows should be wide enough to per-
nit horse culture. When planted In
this way and carefully cultivated, If
the ground is free from weeds, the
crop may be carried through by horse
power. But II the soil is foul one
hand hoeing will be needed. The crop
is loaded from the puller into hay
racks and hauled to the barn. Spread
upon the barn floor or loft, it will be
ready for thrashing after two weeks
Of dry weather. Before marketing
sorting is absolutely necessary.
The old plan was to get the family
together in the evening about the
kitchen table and each by handfuls
picked out the bad specimens. But
the modern bean sorter is a small ma
chine and cheap, which you may take
into any room. The motion is con-
trOlled by a treadle, and a slowly mov-
ing canvas carrier brings the beans to
your hand as fast as you can look
them over, one spry man doing the
work Of five by the old system.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
THE WHITE GRUB.
A Dangerous Insect Enemy Of the
Fruit Tree.

A Dangerous Insect Enemy Of the
Fruit Tree.
The peach borer or white grub,
which bores holes through and under
the bark Of the roots of peach trees,
weakens and often kills trees and may
be considered one of the, greatest ene-
mics the peach has to contend with.
This insect changes from a worm to a
fly In August or September. At that
time the worm comes to the surface Of
the ground, constructing a cocoon an
inch in length, which is attached to the
base Of the tree or perched on the
ground, end upward. In few weeks
it appears as moth and begins to de-
posit its small eggs on the body of the
tree near the ground. Each body lays
300 or more eggs and dies within two
weeks. In October or November the
eggs hatch, and the little borers,
scarcely large enough to be seen, make
their way down to the ground at the
base Of the tree. When warm weather
comes in spring they begin active work
and increase rapidly in size, working
first in the bark of the roots nearest
the base of the tree and then extend
ing down four or six inches into the
lower roots, eating their way as they
go. The worst work is done in May,
June and July, and these are the
months when the peach trees should
have most careful attention Young
peach trees require more attention than
older trees. The roots of older trees
are often SO large, coarse and tough
as not to be susceptible to serious in-
jury, but the young trees may be de-
Stroyed by one grub.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

Prince Chun, the new man be-
hind the throne in China, is said
to be a disappointment to the
diplomatic corps, but it is more
than possible that the diplomatic
corps was not considered in his
appointment. There is homely
maxim that the hour will pro-
duce the man" and if there is
half going on in China that is
reported by missionaries and by
the press, the renaissance of that
kingdom is in progress and it
must be effected not by the re-
gent, or by one strong man, but
by many strong men.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
No Private Interview.

"Could l have few minutes private
conversation with youY' he asked as
he stood at the open door of law
yer's office.
Cant you speak right out from
where you are?" asked the lawyer in
reply after looking the man over.
'Td rather make Il private matter
of It,"
"What is the nature of your bust
ness?"
Confidential - strictly private and
confidential, sir"
"Wcll, have no time to grant you a
private interview. If you have any
thing to say. you can let her 60 right
here. Now. what is it?'
IL wanted the lean Of Il quarter
slr." Stammercd The man.
"Oh. you did! And you wanted a
pirate Interview 70 ask me thAt?".
Yes. sir. I know that wUu!d hurt
both our fceliu"S i'll We're refused in
DuLIic--yours because y"u ccu.dnt af-
ford to loan me- the money and mine
because couldn't, get it, Can you
grant my request, %ir?"
''No. sir" e, fRto, ...
Ard does it hu"t YOU f2a:iI"s?"
''Not Il bit, YUll' are mistaken on
that point" e.,. >...pt
And my feelings are the only ones
NurtT' .. ~.
Yours a'@nc." .....
.Iust So" said the man as he bowed
and backed out. ''I beg your pardon
was mistaken. You have the money
and no feelings. and | have the feel
ingS and no money. ImpasSable chasm:
no use in trying to bridge. Good dayw
Washington Post.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
STATE RAILWAYS IN JAPAN.
Loss Of Taxes and Poor Service Cause
Public Dissatisfaction,

Loss Of Taxes and Poor Service Cause
Public Dissatisfaction.
A special correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post writes from Tokyo
In regard TO the railways. which are
now practically all in the hands of the
state. The official report for 1907 shows
that the receipts exceeded the Operst-
ing expenses by only lT.23O.TSG yen.
As the interest on the bonds is 24,0O0.-
900 yen this means a net loss for the
year Of nearly T,OOO.O0O yen Cs3.5O0.-
O00. To this loss must also be added
the loss of taxes to the amount of
5,500,000 yen formerly paid by the rail-
road companies. The writer continues:
AT present the various munlcipall-
ties that formerly were accustomed to
depend largely for revenue on the taxes
received from railways are suddenly
deprived Of this source of income and
find themselves in rather straitened
circumstances. Not unnaturaliE these
are agitating the proposal that the au-
thoritles should allow them to levy To-
cal taxes especially on railway stations,
but 1t appears altogether unlikely that
the government will acquiesce in the
proposition.
Moreover, the authorities are charg-
ed with lamentable lack of official ca
pacity in the management Of the rail-
ways. There are too many officials and
too much red tape. Cars are said to be
neither so clean nor so comfortable as
under the regime of the private compG-
nles. There are constant complaints
that the trains do not run on time and
that no one assumes any responsibility
therefor. Accidents, too, are alarming
ly on the increase. Ticket agents re-
fuse to furnish change the applicant
being referred to money changer out
side. an official who charges snug
percentage for breaking note.
"AIore serious still, large quantities of
freight are plllng up all along the lines,
and merchants as we'll as shippers gen
orally are put to needless loss and In
convenience. The government is ac-
cused Of mixing up the railway ac-
counts with the national budget In such
a manner that the public cannot follow
the financial progress Of the enterprise.
During the last session Of the diet an
extensively signed petition was pre-
sented to that body from the leading
men Of the nation praying that the
railway accounts be kept separate from
the national budget, after the manner
of private corporation. The govern
ment, however, has shown no disposi-
tion to put itself in the light of a pri-
vate railway company responsible for
profit and loss to interested stockhold-
ers."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
A False Premisa.

Advocates Of municipal ownership
point to the high character Of the gov.
ernIng bodies of British cities az .
proof that municipal ownership draws
men Of standing into public life and
puriAes city government. The fact
is just the reverse. The best men In
British cities were In their councils be-
fore municipal ownership was under.
taken to any considerable extent. while
the later tendency has been to clint
nate such men partly because they
cannot AFFORD the time necessary to the
proper management of such undertak-
ings and partly because they are Op-
pOSed for reelection by their subor-
diAAtes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

1t is now two or three months
before the Inauguration and the
President-elect is in conflict with
the same elements that tempor-
arily defeated President Roose-
welt during the last session of
Congress. Mr.. Taft is, no doubt,
solicitous for real tariff reform.
He is aware that if he fails to
get it, it will be because of such
opposition as is chiefly represen-
ted by four or five leaders in the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

The Weekly Inter Ocean and
Farmer is the only weekly news
paper published in Chicago in
connection with a great daily pa
per. 1t contains a judiciously
selected summary of the news of
the nation and world, the best
stories, home, farm, woman's,
boys and girls, and other spec
ial departments, and fair, patri-
otic, able editorials written from
a Republican viewpoint. It is
by far the best general newspa-
per of the western states. The
regular price for The Weekly In
ter Ocean and Farmer is 81 and
for the GreenvilIe Journal $1.OO.
But subscriptions will be received
at this office for the two papers
in combination for only $1.5O.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

The Shah of Persia has had a
great deal of trouble with that
constitution which he attempted
to grant to his country a couple
of years ago and he has now de-
cided to withdraw it on the
ground that it conflicts with the
law of Mohammedanism, which
in Persia is a kind of synonym
for conservatism. Why does not
the Ways and Means committee
cut that tariff investigation short
because it conflicts with the law
of Mohammedanism?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

The brother of the President
elect, Charles P. Taft, who, it is
understood, gave nearly a quar-
ter of a million to promote the
candidacy and the election of his
brother, is a candidate for the
seat of Senator Foraker, and so
also is Mr.. Burton of Cleveland.
Fortunately for Mr.. Taft, he
need not interfere in this mat
ter, or express a preference for
either aspirant.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

hOrdes that prey upon plant life. The
quail or bobwhite is one of the farm
ers' feathered friends.
This Interesting bird is helpful to the
farmer in destroying weeds, bugs
grasshOppers, cotton boil weevil and
many other insects. II not hunted, it
is a tame bird. often appearing in the
farmers gardens or barnyards. The
cheerful whistle Of bobwhite on the
fences. in the pastures and meadows
is attractive to the farmer as he plows,
plants and reaps. Let, every farmer
start out today to be friend of birds
and to protect them. The farmer will
thus benefit himself as well as the
birds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

Emanuel Beery to Flu. .Schreel,
lot in Ansonia, $1,000.
Mary F. Wallace to Annie Rich,
lot in Union City, $2650.
Henry Schafer, administrator
of Simon ]. Polei estate, to w.
B. Linder and Arthur M. Hel
cules, 80 acres in Greenville
township, $500.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

The football season is about
over. The reports are not quite
in, but the deaths foot up thir-
teen and the wounded one hun
dred and twentynine. Consid-
ering the number of combatants
engaged, the game appears to be
more murderous even than a
Fourth of July celebration.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

Only one vote was cast against
Samuel Gompers as president of
the American Federation of La
Dor at the Denver convention.
His election was as nearly unan-
imous as could be. Mr.. Comp
ers has done better for himself
in president-making than he was
able to do for the Democratic
candidate who was nominated at
Denver.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
A Healthy Family.

. Our whole family has enjoyed
good health since we began using
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, three
years ago." says L. A. Bartlett,
of Rural Route l, Guilford,
Maine. They cleanse and tone the
system in a gentle way that does
you good. 25c at VIM. Kipp's
Sons drug store.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

1t appears to be very conven-
lent for President Castro to have
an engagement with a European
specialist for the cure of a seri-
Gus malady just at this time when
Holland is sending her warships
to Venezuela to interview the
president.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

One of the interesting features of
the new school Of agriculture is the
recognition Of the helpfulness of many
feathered wild tenants of our farms.
Thanks to the investigation of the de-
partment Of agriculture, many birds
which were once ruthlessly destroyed
by the ignorant pot hunter are now
carefully protected because of their
usefulness in keeping down the insect
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
The Soft Answer.

Look here" the restaurateur said
The while he paved the air.
you printers set line of ri
Upon my bill Of fare!"
why, sure" the printer answered
him.
AaN here's the reason why!
no onA should run a restaurant
Without q line Of pie"
kansas City Times.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

Ambitious young men and ladies
should learn Telegraphy; for, since the
new 8-hour law became effective there
is shortage of many thousand tele-
graphers. Positions pay from $50 to
$40 per month to beginners. The Ma
tional Telegraph Institute of Cincin-
natl, Ohio, and five other cities, is op-
Grated under supervision of r. r. off.
cials and all students are placed when
qualified. Write them for particulars.
20w3*
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

The supreme court Of Vermont hes
just decided that municipal lighting
plant that furnishes commercial seEy-
Ice or that supplies street lights to
another town is not exempt fEom
TAXATION. This decision is in line with
those Of other states.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
NEW CASES.

18847-PerryBachman and 9th
ers VS. Trustees of York town.
ship; to enjoin being assessed
for cleaning York ditch.
18848-Martha J. Marker VS.
G. C. Marker; for divorce, ali
mohy and custody of children.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
Joseph York to Harvey York,
40 acres in Allen township, $35.
Harry F. Ford to George w.
Best, 22 acres in Greenville town.
ship, $25OO.
Mary E. Subler to John E. Pc
rim, TAI acres in Wayne town.
ship, $4,000.
Sarah E. Riggle to L. R. Mar
tin, lot in Woodington, $1,000.
VIM. DeLong to Augusta w.
Stone, lot in Union City, $4OO.
VIM. W. Morris to Silas S.
Stratton, 40 acres in Mississina-
wa township, $4,000.
Lawrence Bergman to Martin
V. Harshman, 40 acres in Missis-
sinawa township, 5000.
F. U. Schreel to Emanuel Bee
ry, 1910 acres in Adams town.
ship, $14OO.