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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-09

be all over but the shouting. 1t
is pretty early to venture such
predictions as that but it is note
worthy that a good many men
who are noted for their political
sagacity are climbing into the
Taft band-wagon. One of the
notable conversions of the past
week is John G. Capers, Inter
nal Revenue Commissioner and
political arbiter of South Caro-
lima, and to some extent of a con-
siderable portion of the South.
1t is only a short time ago that
Mr.. Capers was at the White
House swearing that despite the
PreSldenC'S order TO Cne cOnCrdI
ry, he would be, first, last and
all the time, for Theodore Roos,
evelt for a third term. Now Mr.,
Capers announces that he is first,
last and all the time for Taft
When the President puts his
shoulder to the wheel he has
way of winning his point and he
has put his shoulder to the whee
that is going to nominate Mr.
Taft.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-09

AluSSII TIC nuLlpSL Vi uClCSaICS anu
alternates to which the county is en-.
titled) No ballot shall be counted
upon which the elector shall vote for
more candidates for delegates than
the number to which his. county is
entitled.
Dates of Filing.
All petitions hereinbefore provided
for shall be filed at or before noon
on Saturday, the 1st day of February,
1908, and not later, at the Office Of the
board of deputy state supervisors Of
elections. The written consent Of
candidates for president or of their
duly authorized representatives to the
use of such candidates names respec-
lively as requested, shall be filed at
the Office of the board Of deputy state
supervisors of election at or before
noon on the 4th day of February, 1908.
In the event that the consent to
the use Of the name Of any candidate
for president as a designation of any
ticket is not granted and filed as
above stated, the names of candidates
for delegates and alternates contain
ed thereon shall be printed upon the
ballot In the column Of delegates and
alternates respectively In proper al
phabetical order, just as though they
had been filed without designation.
Counties which are entitled to 40 or
more delegates may select delegates
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-09

and aiternatas by districts. as their
county executive or controlling COM
mittee5 may determine, but in all
other respects delegates from such
counties shall be selected in accord
ance with the provisions hereof.
Must Issue Call.
County executive or controlling
committees of the various counties
are directed to call not later than jan
uary 10th, 1908, primary elections IN
their counties respectively in accord
ance with the provisions hereof.
Delegates which are not selected n
strict accordance with all the provi-
sions hereof will not be entitled to sit
in said convention.
All known Republican electors and
all others who will declare their be-
lief in the principles of the Republi-
can party and their purpose to affiliate
with it at the November election COM
plying with the act of April 20th, 1904,
(97 Ohio Laws, 107) shall be eligible
to participate in said primary election.
No electOr shall sign more than one
petition and the name of no candidate
printed more than once upon the bal
lot. If the name of any elector as pc
titioner or candidate for delegate or
alternate shall appear upon more than
one petition filed with the board OF
deputy state supervisors Of election,
such board shall disregard such name
upon all petitions except upon the one
first filed.
Challengers and witnesses shall be
admitted at polling places in accord
ance with law.
Wherever the phrase Deputy State
Supervisors of Elections" appears in
this call it will be deemed to mean
Deputy State Supervisors and In
spectors of Elections" with reference
to counties having deputy state super
yisors and inspectors of elections.
WALTER F. BROWN,
| Chairman of the Ohio Republican
State Central Committee.
GEORGE G. KING, Secretary.
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ment of C. F. Best.

ment OF z. T. Best.
P. C. Fellers was appointed ad-
ministrator of estate of Joseph
S. Brown. Bond 5000.
State of Ohio VS. Amos and Har-
vey Hollinger. Bond released
and costs paid.
Sale of real estate in case OF
Carrie John and others confirmed
and deed ordered.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-09

So strongly has the political
tide been running toward Secre-
tary Taft recently that some of
the political forecasters are be-
ginning to predict that by the
time the convention meets it will
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-09
TUESDAY, FEB. II,
Ohio Republicans Will Hold Primary
In Each County On This Date
From I to 7 P. N.

Only Delegates Selected in This Man.
ner Will Be Recognized in Repub-
Iican Convention at Columbus,
March 3-County Committee Must
Act Before Jan. 20.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-09

Necessary to choice. 4OS,
The delegates from the counties
composing tie several congressional
districts will convene on Tuesday,
the 3rd day of March. 1908, at 2
o'clock p m, for the purpose of choos.
ing vice presidents Of the convention
and members Of the following COM
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and others. Partition to be made
of described premises.
Lottie Hill VS. Harry Hill. Di-
vorce and custody of child grant
ed plaintiff.
Charles D. Roth VS. John Roth.
Court finds that defendant is in
debted to plaintiff in the sum of
$3.50, which sum is payable at
his death without interest; all
other matters in prayer of peti-
ton overruled.
REGISTER OF DEEDS.
G. W. Kimmel to Nora Kim
mel, 20 acres in York township,
$1,000.
Jacob Kimmel to G. w. Kim
mel, 20 acres in York township,
$1,000.
Susannah Harsh and others to
| L. T. Grubbs, lot LAT in Arcan-
um, $500.
James D. White to Sammie
Wolfal, ! acre in Hollansburg,
$500.
A. A. Loudenslager to G. S.
Skinner, lot in Hollansburg, $500.
H. M. Coppess to Minnie Ker-
lin, lot in Greenville, $1056.
Emma Martzell to D. F. Wit.
wer, undivided one-eleventh o1
80 acres in Adams twp, $345.
| S. S. Coons to w. H. Rocks,
lot in Arcanum, $100.
C. Haines to Harry Haines,
small tract in New Weston, $6OO
Job M. Winters to The Winters
Dairy Co., 14O acres in RichlanC
township, $4,000.
Mary A. Wallace to H. B. Skid
more, lot in Union City, $1,000.
| Catharine Berry to Nick Alex
ander, A acres in Versailles, $61E
Levi Polling, guardian, to Chas
Baird, lot in Ansonia, $266.
Heirs Of Jacob John to Charles
Baird, lot in Ansonia, $1133. 80.
Mary Helman to Susanna
Harsh, lot in Greenville, $1,000.
| C. S. McKeon to Minerva Nc
Keon, lot in Greenville' $4,000.
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OVertrained,

Dashaway-I want you to meet
the eldest Springer girl. She is the
most intelligent of the three of
them.
Cleverton-No, thanks. I've learn
ed more than l ought to know from
the other two.-New York Life.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

VIM. C. Marker, 26, farmer,
and Clara M. Manning, 2l, both
of New Weston.
John Ream, 25, plumber, and
Della l. Anson, 10, both Of Green
vile.
Harvey A. Moist, "a, farmer,
Neave township, and Florence M.
Hayworth, q, Greenville.
Russell F. Collins, 10, farmer,
and Esther Wright, 10, both of
Butler township.
Ora F. Wiley, 20, farmer, and
Mary White, II, both of Harri-
son township.
George L. Bertram, 18, farm
er, and Nellie C. Baker, 18, both
of Franklin township.
Roy E. Wilt, 22, moulder, of
Greenville, and Dola F. McDOw-
ell, 18, Versailles.
D. Webster Sheets, 33, timer,
and Sophia K. Kimmerle, 80,
both of Greenville.
Noah Burns, 19, farmer, near
North Star, and Ethel Springer,
18, Versailles.
COMMON PLEAS COURT.
NEW CASES.
186O7-Charles Roth VS. Mar
tina Roth; for divorce, gross neg
lect charged.
186O8-Jessie Moul VS. Artemas
A. Moul; for divorce, adultery
charged.
18609-Susan Townsend V The
Board of County Commissioners;
to enjoin sale of Rice ditch.
1861O-Mary j. Creager v En-
ma Mackley and others; to quiet
title.
18611-W. Y. Stubbs VS. Har-
fiet and Minnie Deleplaine; for
$4,000 attorney fee.
18612-S State of Ohio ex rel.
Ida Bell Hole VS. Edward Magato;
for bastardy.
COMMON PLEAS DECISIONS.
Kenneth Everhart, by his next
friend, etc., VS. D. & u. R'y Co.
Court finds there is due plaintiff
from defendant, for injuries re-
ceived, $27OO, and on defendant
agreeing to pay said sum in cash
said plaintiff releases defendant
from all claims and right of ac-
ton he may have against said
company.
Morris Huhn VS. Citizens Loan
& Saving Association. Motion by
defendant to require plaintiff to
reform the prayer of his peti-
ton overruled; leave given de-
fendant to answer.
Robert Gordon and others VS.
Frank Jones and others. Motion
to require defendants to sepa-
rately state and number causes
of action sustained; plaintiff Civ
en- leave to further plead.
H. E. Jackson and others VS.
Calvin Norman. Motion of the
plaintiffs to require defendant tC
elect and to strike out certain
matters from answer overruled;
leave given plaintiffs to further
plead.
w. j. Shit VS. l. M. Shields.
Demurrer to petition overruled
leave given defendant to file ans.
wer.
E. Fitzgerald VS. l., C. & E.
Traction Co. Motion to require
plaintiff to separately state anC
number the several causes of ac'
tion overruled; defendant re.
Qulred to answer amended peti.
ton.
Martin REM VS. John F. Fox
and others. Judgment in favor
of plaintiff against defendant or
mortgage note for 1887. 10.
w. j. Armacost VS. Cecil Arm.
acost. Defendant to recover
from plaintiff $25 temporary ali.
mony.
State of Ohio ex rel. Eva Rig.
gle VS. J. Dec French. Charles
T. Jefferies, executor of Milton
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03

thousand--yes, millions--of such peo-
pie on earth.
Are YOU one OF thesey
II you are. know you are that which
you live in dread Of becoming. you are
dead. The real you Is already, like
John Browns body. '.mouldering In the
grave" Of your own digging.
But II you are willing TO roll the
stone OF self away and bid the Christ
within you rise. you can bring your
self to life.
You do not need any conversion by
q churchman; you do not need to
subscribe to any creed: you do not
need any change OF heart. save the
getting rid OF your selfish. narrow.
dun way OF looking at life.
All you need Is to say to yourself:
II am awake: ! am alive to every
glorious truth In this wonderful world:
am an immortal soul and there Is
nothing but light JOY. health and
power for me-"
Then begin your morning with re-
solve to ind the beautiful and good
things In the day. In the weather, In
the work you have to do. In the people
you meet :.
II the weather greets you with a
buster and wind and rain and snow
and fog, light It up with your own
spirit OF sunshine.
have known people 20 radiant
that they made every one who APP
preached them forget the weather.
II your work ID distasteful. love 1t
into shape, and keep in your mind a
desire for something better and more
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congenial. and make yourself worthy
OF such work when 1t comes your
way. No matter how uncongenial
your task It today. consider II bles
sing that you have employment. and
push along TO better things.
Everything comes when we are fully
ready. The law never fails You may
believe yourself worthy OF better
things than have fallen to your lot
but there is some reason, some cause
in yourself. If you have not what you
desire
II you encounter people who are
disa Sreeable, be so agreeable that you
force them into a pleasant mood.
Bring out the best in everybody by
giving them the best that Is in your
self.
I 1t was Madeline Bridges" that gift.
ed poet who has said so many beau.
tiful things. who put this great truth
into simple words:
"Give to the world the best you have.
And the best shall come to YOU"
Just 80 sure as you live these lines,
so sure shall be your reward. But to
do all this you must be alive.
Alive every hour OF the day. and all
OF you: brain. soul and body must be
alive. Once you roll the stone away
and come forth. alive. you will vlbrate
at such rate that worry. disease. pow
erty. dependency. gloom and melan-
choly will be unable to stay with you.
They can only attach themselves to
atoms In q slow and low rate OF VI
bration--to minds that are virtually
dead.
Wake up; arise and live!
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03
BY W. HOLT WHITE.

mense to hide the view beyond. Thus,
though the outer rim OF this circle OF
mountains has been scaled, no one
knows what Is contained within. but
there Is tradition that there lies Ia
the circle OF these hills a wide ana
pleasant valley peopled by dwaris.
Now. all legends grow with time.
and so | suppose We may cut out the
dwarfs. But geographically my IA
Their declares there Is no reason why
there should not be fertile II Wild
valley within these hills. He for MS
part believes that there certainly Is.
We'll. am going to see. AS soon
az the new airship Is constructed !
shall make bee line for the Ring OF
Nissa. and II the valley is there. Wen
and good; we shall have an unassaii-
able fortress which we can hold
against the world II We are only a
handful.
and refit, and even do further build
ing. or supplies there need be no
anxiety The explosive which pro-
pose to use is simple one to manu-
facture and quite understood by Lang
ley. He was working the formula out
this morning Therefore. with the
airship and such ap explosive. We are
complete masters OF the situation,
We have only to hang over the head
OF city TO take it,
Arbutsnot had listened to this long
recital with his face aglow. The
audacity OF the thing appealed to him
immensely. and his faith In Strong
was complete. Langley's face on the
other hand. had grown somewhat pal
or than usual. and his heart failed
him a little at the thought OF the
colossal undertaking upon which they
were about to embark.
Bellingham was without fear, but
certainly not without surprise. He
was SO completely lost In wonderment
that even his precious eyeglasses had
fallen from it's accustomed hold.
Cad, Strong" said he. holding out
his hand. you are wonderful, simply
wonderful"
Strong laughed easily. and took the
proffered hand.
mo. my dear chap" he said. the
wonderful part OF this business does
mot rest with me. Langley's the man
we have to thank for It. Langley Is
the man who invented the ship. and
Langley is the man who, ! may now
inform you. has made tvo other dis
coveries which make all our modern
scientists look absolute fools.
This modest and retiring young
friend of ours" he said. leaning an
affectionate hand on Langley's shout
der, rs the greatest scientific genius
or modern times"
mo. no." protested Langley. that Is
not true. have invented nothing
new; have simply improved on what
other people have done.''
Modest now. as always. you see. :
said Strong, laughing. And now to
reveal the great secrets which Langley
and I have been hugging to ourselves
for the past three months. First,
Langley has mastered the thing after
which every electrician has been striv-
Ing for the past decade: he has discov-
cred the storage OF electricity"
Arbuthnot. now almost crazed with
excitement, rose from his seat and
thumped Langley on the back until
Langley coughed and edged away.
But there Is more to come" said
Strong, "and something almost as won
derful- He has improved on the pres
emit wireless telegraphic system until
he has produced an apparatus which
will transmit and receive messages
for distance Of 400 miles. and yet
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03
~7HE' MAN WHO STOLE THE EAR1H''

, the whole concern Is 90 compact and
SO silent that II would attract no more
attention than an ordinary type
writer"
Good Gracious!" said Arbuthnot,
you don't mean those queer-iooking
boxes we brought away from the
Bungalow"
YES" said Strong, -those are the
things l mean Just get one, and ]
will show 1t to you"
Arbuthnot turned over the pile Of
things which had been dumped on the
floor after their arrival from Cook
ham, and fished out one OF the boxes.
In shape II was simply box about
two feet In length by foot deep and
foot wide. At one end OF II was q
small ivory button. while into small
section OF the lid was let circular
piece OF glass about three inches in
diameter.
Into another brass-ringed hole in the
lid Strong put stick about two feet
high. which Was hung with much the
same curious zig-zag wiring that one
sees on the top OF an ordinary wireless
telegraph pole.
"All you do" said Strong. "is to
press the button SO; the fash which
you can see through the glass Ia NOT
great. but sufficiently great for one
to note the dots and dashes with per-
feet ease. The noise Is no greater
than the click OF the keys OF type
writer. III had one OF those instrsl-
ments here" he added, turning to
Arbuthnot, land you had another one
In town. we should be able TO converse
together with perfect ease"
He replaced the box on the floor
and covered 1t with q cloth.
And that. gentlemen" he said. els
all-all. save one thing. Whatever you
may think as to the wisdom Of my
proposal intend to carry 1t out.
Just as nothing succeeds like sue
cess. there is nothing like telling the
truth IL you wish to be disbelieyed.
and so ! now purpose to 60 In search
OF the reporters with whom Oxford is
now teeming. shall tell them that
am the skipper Of the airship which
puzzled the policeman In Park-st. that
1t was my airship that disturbed the
yokels just down stream. And am
going to pitch them the whole yarn
fiom beginning to end--omitting Of
course. all mention OF the king or
Balkania--and now ! purpose. with
your assistance. OF course. to steal
the earth"
tTe be cesss.seay
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03
Simple Dress and
Kind Heart.
~ WINIFRED BLACK.

what's your daughter going To
wear when she graduates? Something
simple and pretty. and sweet and be-
coming-and inexpensive?
hope SO.
four daughters heart needs edrcat-
ing, Just as much az her mind. ana II
you let her bring heart burning ana
envy Into the graduation day. just b.,-
cause You are vain and thouqhtless.
you are going to do her q very deep
anc very last injury.
Ia rather see a girl or nina vrad.
pate In Q simple. cheap little dreas
with a heart full OF love and bind.
less, than to watch her MATE her
dear little speech in Z smart dress
tnat nils her companions with envy
and misery.
Small OF them to mind?
~ course. II Il. very small, but it's
small Of you and your daughter to
give them something to mind. don't
you think so?
! saw q girl graduate last June.
she read an essay on .The Simple
life" It was beautiful essay. fuIl
o. high sounding words ana noble a.
yirauons--and happened to know
tnat tnar girls mother staid away
from church all spring to save tn
money to buy the dress her dauxht,
graduated IN.
] wonder how much rood those
bic sentiments did girl who
selfish epough toilet her mother
such bacrtfce.
We can't send our dauxhts
heart school from which ~
graduate with Z nice me-
But We can help them on
al the brains Ia NE wc' 10
unless the girl who 4 at
heart too. re-
An elaborate graduatirbe
the worst possible taste y.
People who know how to a.
er thing dress young Urls
a. they possibly can, anyWaS
And besides-;a dress THAI
tears and envy ana sacrifice Il
y too expensive for any right MI
girl to want
Have the graduating dress simpls
or don't let daughter graduate e Al
~
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CHAPTER xIx~-(contlnued.)
IND you. my dear fellow"
tMI Strong went on. talking now
directly 70 Belling1am.
want YOU to realize that. once
having begun to take hand
In this business. you viii not be able
to withdraw without probably sacrinc-
Ing the lives OF Langley and Arbuth'
act and myself.
Langley estimates that six months
are necessary In which to construct
our new ship. That means that In six
months and day. II the work Is nm
ished TO the hour, we shall be out
laws-outlaws with our hands against
every man. and every mans hand
against. US.
Then our first move will be to
annex the Kingdom OF Bahama. and
this. II |, am not mistaken. will sim
ply fail into our hands. The only
arms that will be necessary VIII be
compact but high. explosives In the
shape OF hand grenades, a careful
distribution OF which would In very
short. time reduce the citadel OF Bonn
berg 10 ashes. And do not suppose
that, ~ the government OF Bahama
finds itself face to face with accept
ing me as Its new monarch or having
| its cities wiped out, the present king
OF Balkanias ministers will take long
to make up their minds"
Arbuthnot whistled.
Pretty sweeping. isn't it," he ASK.
ed.
..Nxo~a ,,vaanico than vou think I"
said Strong. In six months time J
shall be the new broom which VIII
begin TO sweep the earth. Bomberg
will simply be the beginning-the
small beginning-but until l have an
nexed Bomberg." he continued blithe-
ly. as though he were announcing
plans for q summer jaunt. 1T will be
necessary to have base. and at the
outset that base would be. with Bell
inghams permission. that excellent
yacht Aphrodite. But i only propose
to use that base for very short time.
because have good reason to think
that our ideal refuge, the place where
we can undertake repairs and repien-
ish our supplies Is merely waiting Tor
us to take possession OF 1t.
The other men sat erect In their
chairs, gazing at Strong in astonish-
ment.
Mind YOU" said Strong. you viii
now probably think that | am telling
YOU fairy tale. but all fairy tales are
simply a matter OF tradition, and most
traditions have reason. There Is
no such thing as smoke without hre.
"Now, for some time past I have
been turning over In my mind the
traditions OF the Ring or Nissa. OF
which my father told me last year
when he came back from the Carpath-
ians. My dad, you know" he added
with smile, SIS one OF the most per-
sistent and hardy of monntaineers.
though his age Is close on to seven
~.
"Now. last summer the dad was out
climbing around place with the
Jaw breaking name OF Drechobecx.
Now. a couple OF leagues or so south
west OF Drechobecz there Is ring OF
glaciers: this Is called the Ring or
Nissa. SO far. In spite OF all the eff
forts that have been made to scale
them. only one OF these mountains
hag been climbed. And then not very
rluch was learned. From the Inner
edge OF 1t. so TO speak. It drops abb
solutely sheer for q thousand feet or
So and on the other side there rises a
second mountain. not 50 high as the one
which was scaled. but sufficiently i'm
The Detroit times., 1908-06-03

In his Memorial Day speech at
Grants tomb. Secretary Taft re-
ferred plainly to the great gen.
erals weakness for strong drink"
and to his lack of business ability.
The secretary said that Grant
left the army in 1854 rather than
be courtmartialed.
The speech was delivered be-
fore Gen. Frederick Dent Grant