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New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
UNCLE SAM FORBIDS THE BANNs
Stops Would Be Bride at Ellis Island
Anyhow, Fiance Is Missing.

Not many brides have the distinction OF having
the United States government stepping in 10 for
bid the banns. but that is what happened yester-
day TO Miss Ida Ruffy. of Geneva, Switzerland.
Amy Bouet Of No 126 West SD street VAS tn
have been the bridegroom when the steamship
President Lincoln was locked but he failed TO
appear. Arnys parents do not want him to get
married, at least not to Miss Ruffy The immiera-
ton boat took her Ellis Island and She NAV he
deported.
Il don't see why any should object TO rna
marrying the man Of my choice she said INV
father and mother are both willing. and 7 an
twenty-four years old, any way I have sS5 in cash
with me. and / will inherit about 500
Miss Ruffy spoke in French Bouet the 1nfssio 81
bridegroom. is young fellow. employed by T-neer
& Co. of No 273 Pearl street. It was said there
that he had been away for several days The i'm
migration authorities few days ago received a
letter saying there were good reasons why the
marriage should take place
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
TO AID NEW ENGLAND SEAMsTRESSEs
Income of 81 100000 Thompson Fund To Be
Used in Larger Field.

Boston, April IA suggestion that the income
of the fund of 81 900 established in 1901 by ths
will Thomas Thompson. of New York, for the
benefit Of the needy seamstresses Of Rhinebeck,
n y and Brattleboro Vt. be applied 10 the relief
of such women all towns and cities in New Eng
land except Boston. made by Judge Hammond.
in the Massachusetts Supreme Court, to-day It
was understood that the trustees of the fund,
Laurence Minot of Boston, and Richard M Brad
lev intend TO adopt this suggestion.
Judge Hammond decreed to-day that the trustees
should be the sole judges to the benehciaries
,Inder the fund and he stated that their manage
rnent OF the fund had been praiseworthy. He sug-
gested however that under the terms of the will it
was possible to use the money for persons through
ont New England, and said he thought this would
he q wise procedure. He excepted Boston from this
suggestion as this city was excepted by the will.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
HOUSE AFIRE FOURTH TIME IN WEEK.
With Newark Police on Guard Incendiaries,
Il Is Thought. Start Blaze Inside.

The fourth fire within week discovered
last night az 10 o'clock in the garret of the two
story frame house at No. 81 HaIsey street. New
ark and each time the blaze discovered by
the same man. George Mccarthy. who lives on
the first floor of the adjoining house. Furnished
apartments are rented in both houses and
are accessible through hall doors.
Mccarthy, a man named McCann and two other
roomers who live in the same building ar
rested as suspicious persons. Mccarthy, it is said
gave his usual explanation Of the discovery of the
four fires saying that ne sTneIled smoked and that
this started him to Investigate Although the po-
lice have been constantly watching these two
buildings since the first blaze started week ago,
they have been able to find out how The
fires started or who caused them The building
was almost completely destroyed last night, but no
lives were lost
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
TO ARBITRATE UNION DIFFERENCES.
Negro Representative of Asphalt Workers
Gains Point Before A. F. Of L.

Differences between the International PAYERS and
t,ar,n,er-' Union and Locals 19 10 OF the in
,arrationai body consisting Of the asphalt work
ars took I'D several hours yesterday at 4 meeting
f the executive council OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor. at tn. Everett House trying to
ssttle differences between tie local unions Presi-
don't Gonpers presided at the hearings. The
asnhalt workers represented by James Wal
lace A negro and Inte national Secretary Pritch-
ard represented t,- international union
The two locals have oern suspended the
charge that they not paid tie per capita dues
II was admitted thai >uinc dues be paid
INT Wallace conteGusd tina the International Of
1cers credited the two locals with having mote
members than they actually had. PTitchaId de-
med THIS and sou.o n words were PASSED. was
decided to leave the dispute t. arbitration. This
decision pleased Wallace but not Pritchald.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
YOUNG WOMEN FIRE FIGHTERS.
Members of Maryland House Party Form
Bucket Brigade on the Roof.

Baltimore April 17.-Carrying buckets of water
across the sloping roof of Miss Marie B. Rogers s
country home near Rogers Station, in the Green
Spring Valley to-day, Misses Mary and Fanny
Baviv and Mildred Dulany, three young Baltimore
society women, held in check for an hour IRE
which had broken out a chimney. Grad
ally however the blaze gained headway and they
were driven back. As the fire spread It was seen
by neighbors who hurried to the assistance Of
the .-oung women fire fighters Finally the fire
companies from Towson and Pikesville arrived and
the blaze extinguished a ter the rear part
Of the house had been badly damaged.
The Misses Bayly are neces of Miss Rogers and
make their home with their aunt. Miss Dulany Is
their guest They alone the premises
when the broke
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
MAY TIE UP YONKERS AGAIN
Street Railway Employees Issue an Ultima
tum TO Receiver.

Unless the demands OF the uoto-raeu and con-
6uctors OF the Yonkers Railroad for 3 80 a day
and fen hours work are net by the receiver II
the railroad company by tomorrow morning
Yonkers wiII be in the throes Of another trolley
strike This action was decided at a meeting of
the men yesterday morning
When the subject was presented 70 Mr. SUthsr-
land. the receiver, yesterday ne tod the men he
had no power 70 act in the premises without TIE
consent of the Supreme Court, by which ne vas
appointed
Last fall .he railroad was tied ID for a veez-
when the men were persuaded 70 return 10 Vorz
by the Rev. J4rnes 2. Freeman the Rev Charles
r. CorIey and Dr.. George 3 Wray. who, acting IS
an arbitration committee, procured from the d.
rectors Of the UriOn Railroad Company Of VaIcI
the Yonkers company IS a subsidiary a P-oHiza
that the mems demands should be ne, b. jan
usry l.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
REMARKABLE DISEASE KILLS BABY
Only a Few Similar Cases Ever Recorded
Harlem Hospital Patient

BENJAMIN Pottelnek, eleven months old OF
M and Mrs. Jacob Pottelnek, OF No. 352 East
Tooth street died yesterday at the Harlem Hos
r7i1aI from rare disease known as morbus macu-
losus werlhohe. The popularity Of this disease is
that the patient becomes dark skinned, if a white
person This is caused by leak in the veins
and the drying Of the blood.
The baby became III last Saturday, and was
taken 10 the Harlem Hospital The doctors were
puzzled over the case. and after consulting every
medical book in the institution they found that the
disease had never been recorded in this country,
and that il had been heard Of only d few times
before When the baby died the doctors asked the
parents i they could perform autopsy on the
body but the permission has not been granted yet
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
sENeuIAT COLLECTION AT AUCTION.

Because he is leaving his present place of busi-
ness in the KnickerboCker Trust Building, Vital
Benguiat has authorized the American Art As
sociatIon to dispose without restriction Of a COL
lection OF antique textiles, erlbroideries Gothic
and Renaissance Iaces. decorative tapestries and
antique silver sanctuary lamps.
The collection will be sold Thursday Friday
and Saturday afternoons of next week at the
American Art Galleries, and Will form the largest
and most varied display shown by Mr.. Benguiat
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
MAURITANIA CUTS TIME ACROSS SEA.

The Cunard liner Mauretania arrived here yes-s-~
day over the long cOUrss-2.S39 uiles-beat-1S tns
record Of the LUsitania by one minute On the -ss-
westward trip the LusiJania made the from
Daunt's Rock 10 SaI d. Hoo LishIshIp in exactly
five days. The MaureJan'- finished aer run over
the same course in days 3 hours and - minutes.
On Thursday good weather enabled her 70 make an
average of 260f for several consecutive hours.
A gale which came Up from the west forced her
speed down, Sc that the for that day wa
612 knots Her average speed was 24.0s knots
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
MANY ACCIDENTS IN MARCH

statistics collected hy tho Public Service CON-
r7zsion show total Of --55G accidents due 10 the
clsrafion O. railrosl lines within the Jurisdiction
4 RE commission IN March This is four hun
Ireo more than the month o. February or IAN
usTg- There r-r-e - serious accidents resulting
- - deaths tHe Same number as in January.
's~rsous zcctdeHts ~ February numbered only Is9.
as theTe we're * oeatns.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
CALVARY CHOIR FESTIVAL.

The choir of Calvary Baptist Church, now num-
bering l40 voices. announces its second annual
festival concert IL the auditorium of the church
Thursday of next week. This choir was organized
less than two years ago The programme will in
cluGe PergolesTs "Stsbat Mater" The Calvary
Quartet and the Banner kronold String Quartet
VIII assist the choir.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
DISMISS KINGS HosRITAL CHARGES

Tire Efzn6 5uE~ % hlIgs county. according rc
rsp-.< has dismissed 1ne charges Of rnfzrnanage
r7eut mace against the officials OF the kings
Counry Hospital - Wil.'- n Connolly. formerly 4
night supervisor Dr- Jotr Fitzgerald. the super-
irtenae-l; s. TIE oaGv o-5cai known II have been
exar.ll.lad u ND ~.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18

The Breiz Huel reported or Wednesday as
13O miles south-southwest OF Sable Island, and
drifting with a disabled rudder The steamer
Mannheim which arrived here yesterday. report
cd having passed the BreiZ Huel Tuesday. The
British steamer Lucerna, from Shields for Phila-
delpha, was standing by and is thought TO be the
steamer now towing the disabled steamer to Hall
fax The Breiz HueI bound from Dunkirk
for New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
mps eoELETs CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED.

Mrs ogden t5oelet was late 70 dinner last night
,,sca,ee pbiIe on her way home from Il call her
touring car Was halted By Bicycle Pstrolnsn Mad
zen sr Central Park, opposite East 60th street The
chauffeur was arrested for speeding and the party
,,..,,, IN the Arsenal police statinn7two hundred
,-.,ds aHax The chauffeur said he was Jean 4.
,-,1ro,,,olDis OF No. G54 West 55th street. Mrs.
,-oeIet gave her house. al No COS Fifth avenue.
as security fc- his appearance III the Yorzville
..n,1rt rhis morning.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
soms THRowER HAS RELAPSE.

Selig Silverstein. who threw the bomb IN Julo1
SQUARE AT the last socialist meeting held there.
killing and seriously injuring himself.
suffered a relapse yesterday afternoon and "a
doctors at Bellevue now hold out Ht5Ie hopes tcr
his recovery
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
THE BREIZ HUEL IN TOW
Oil Steamer Taking Disabled Vessel Into
Halifax-Heavy Sea Running.

Halifax April 1.-THE steamer Aroca, from Rot
terdan which arrived here tonight reports that
she passed the disabled French steamer Breiz Huel
in tow of an oil tank steamer, heading for Hall
fax There was a heavy sea and the vessels were
making slow progress.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-18
REPUBLICAN DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.

Springfield. Mass, April 17-Winford y. Cald-
well. Of Springfield. and John W. Wheeler, or
Orange. were elected delegates TO the Repuohcah
National Convention this afternoon from the "a
Congress District. George ". Cook Of Barre. and
Representative John NJ. Schoonmacher OF ware,
were chosen alternates. 1hey will go unpledged-
No resolutions Of preference were introduced in
the convention.
Brockton Mass. April I7.-Ex-Mayor Emery NJ
Low OF Brockton and Eben s S. Keith, Of Saga
more, were to-day chosen delegates from the l4th
Congress District to The Republican National Con-
veation at Chicago. The alternates Charles
B. Barnes. jr., Of bingham. and Frederick NJ At
wood OF Taunton. The delegates were unpledged
and uninsJruCted, although resolution favorins
Secretary Taft's nomination adopted
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
ARlIHMEIlC.

!. Reduce A. I'd. 4 yd. l.2 it. to the
decimal of mile.
2. The difference between central
standard time and Washington observa.
tory time is 81 min. 50 see. What is the
longitude w. from Greenwich of the
Washington observatory!
3. A aud B together have 9l53; So of
AS money equals 2-3 OF BIS. How much
has each! Write fuH analysis.
4. What is the base in problems in
volving the following applications of per-
ccntnge: commission, insurance, profit
and loss, interest, discount!
5. A merchant sold 40 per cent of his
stock of goods at IS per cent gain and
so per cent of the remainder at 10 per
cent. gain; what was the total gain il
the cost Of the goods unSold was $3.50
y. Make and solve problem iilMstrat-
ing how the cost Of an article is found
from the list price wlen two successive
commercial, or trade, discounts. ara
given. u
]. A house 30 IT. long aAd 40 fl. wide
has square or pyTamidRl roof, whose
height is Is #. Find the length Of
rafter reaching from a corner of the
building to the vertex Of the roof.
0. A kettle in the form OF . hemi-
sphere is IL inches deep inside. Cslcu.
laGe its contents in cubic inches. Find
the area Of its outer surface il the kettle
IL everywhere 81 Of an inch thick.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
UNITED STATES HISTORY INCLUD-
ING CIVIL GOVERNMENT.

l. Give q brief account of each of the
following: Sir Francis Drake, Cham
plain, John c. Fremont, Patrick Henry.
2. Of what was Plymouth Company
composedf What territory was granted
~
:. When was the battle of BrandywiEe
foughty Who was victorious?
4. What treaty was made with Eng
land in 1905 in regard to English debts
How was this treaty received by the
American people!
5. Mention three important events in
the administration of Jefferson and give
an account of one of them
9. Name five regions acquired by the
United States between 1900 and 1870
and give the name of the country from
which each was obtained.
7. What is a port of entry? Give the
title and the mode of selection of the
United States official stationed ut port
Of entry.
8. Give briefly political opinion
with which the name of jackson is con-
nected; one with which the name of Clay
Is connected.
0. What brought about the war with
Spain? How long did it last? What
were the principal battles of this war!
10. Describe the difference between
citizenship and the right to vote.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
PHYSIOLOGY,

l. Name five tissues OF the body aaI
tell where each is found.
g What is a gland. Name ard loc&ta
two.
3. Describe the manner in Which the
skull articulatcs with the spine.
4. Name two ferments OF the gsatric
juice and show how each aids in tie
process of digestion.
s. Describe the structure and state the
principal function of tie white cor
puscles.
8. Name the chief parts of the nervous
system and an important function OF
each.
Z. How does the food get into the
blood!
8. WHAT are the parts of typical
cell! What shapes do cells assume?
9. Distinguish in meaning the follow
ing: narcotic, stimulant, poison. Which
is opium! Tobacco! Cocaine! Paregoric'
10. Name an antidote fer each of the
following: arsenic, carbolIc acid.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
GRAMMAR.

"If thou art worn and hard beSet
With sorrO,cs that thou wouldst
forget.
Thy heart from fdintiHg, and thy soul
from sleep,
Go to the woods and hills!"
(Eunibers Id refer to the foregoing
selectiOn.)
!. Classify the sentence.
.. Make list OF all the subordinate
clauses, telling the kind Of each and what
each modities.
3. Give the part of speech and the
syntax OF the words III italics,
1. Select a transitive verb and parse
it i'll full.
5. What is mode! Give examples OF
the use of the different modes and show
how your definition applies to each.
q. What three parts of speech are used
as connectiveIl Illustrate each Use by a
sentence.
/. Make all necessary corrections in
the following:
(al haXe lain my box on the table
(b) lie ldSlls badly after his attack Of
fever.
(c) He learns his pupils many val
uable lessons.
(d) Why do you suppose it isl
8. How do you write the plural form
of letters and signs! How, in general,
do foreign nouns form their plurals'
Give illustrations.
8. Define proHoun, case, voice, tense.
Give their subdivisions.
10. Punetuate: Paint me as | am
said Cromwell all my scars wrinkles and
warts or l will not pay shilling.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
Asst REA.
Bears the AIhS Kind You Have Always Bought
''';;'''' : GlzZzz1
The November American Bow.

The November American Boy.
Baseball has given way to foot
ball and this winter game is fine
ly illustrated by the picture lin
colors) of the boys on the grid
iron which decorates the Novem-
ber American Boy front cover.
By the way, this issue begins the
tenth year of that most popular
of boys magazines. The con-
tents will be found to contain
just the stories and articles which
boys delight to read. In addi-
tion to the chapters of the fine
serials by Houston, Tomlinson,
and Optic, there are number of
short stories and articles of a
most interesting character and
the two interesting football stor-
les. Washington's First Thanks
giving Proclamation will be read
by all. What Can a Young Man
Do? treats Of many avenues of
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
LITERATURE.
tSelect any eight


l. Make list of ten English authors
otnote. Name one work OF each.
2. In the play of Julius Caesar, state
the part that Brutus and Cassius take in
the development of the plot
8. Distinguish between novel and
romance. Name some early English
romances.
4. Addison was the great teacher of
the age" What were the social con-
ditions that gave him the opportunity to
bO an influential teacher!
S. Compare the prose of Edgar Allen
Poe with that of Charles Dickens.
8. Name the poems upon which Will
liam Cullen Bryant's reputation rests.
7. Quote not fewer than ten consecu-
tive lines from Longfellow or Whittier,
and name the poem from which they are
taken.
8. What was the object of Sir Laun-
falls search as told by Lowell in his
poem, The Vision of Sir Launfali What
enabled him to find it?
.. Who is the author of each of the
following: Leaves of Grass, Views
Afoot, The California and Oregon Trail
Ichabod, The Snow Image.
10. Tell what you know about the
Cary sisters; Will Carleton.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
THEORY AND PRACTICE.

!. Show the relation of memory to per.
eeption!
2. Give several ways of cultivating
memory. Give remedies for mind
wandering"
3. Describe the teachers preparation
which is requisite to successful oral in
Struction.
I. What principles should guide in the
selection of reading matter, especially in
the higher grades!
S. What are some of the prevailing
faults in the teachers method of sQues-
tioning!
8. Point out the advantages. of the
topic method of assigning lessons; Of the
page method. ,;.,c}e
Z. Discuss somewhat fully the natural
incentives, Why are they superior to
artificial, incentives!
.. Mention some conditions in the
school room that are conducive to the
best school work.
8. Give the number Of members of q
township board OF education How are
they chosen! How many members com.
pose village board of education!
10. What is a provisional certificate I
A professional certificate? Where 10
each valid?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

W ork that a boy may take up.
How a President is Made will an
swer many of the questions which
boys have asked on this subject.
The nature lover will find his
hobby treated in Some of the
Strange Tenants of a Texas
Ranch. Then there are How To
Be a Fine Boxer, How To Study
History, and a special article on
Lantern Slide Making. The, va
rious departments will appeal to
all boys with hobbies. 76 illus
trations. $1.0O a year. The
Sprague Publishing Co., Detroit,
Mich.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
GAS STo1TA.
Beam .A. AThs Kint You Have Always BOagh
''';;'''' Z IMAzzzx
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
PROBATE COURT.

Last will of A. w. McCown
was admitted to probate and re-
cord. J. J. McCown was ap-
pointed executor under said will.
Bond $500.
Order to appraise real estate
issued in estate of Simon J. Po-
lei. Answer of guardian ad IL
TEN filed. Order of appraise.
ment returned and order of pri-
vate sale granted.
Sale bill filed in estate of A.
w. Williams.
State of Ohio VS. Orin Kendall.
Information for petit larceny filed
by Prosecuting Attorney.
Final account filed in estate of
Sarah J. Colgrove.
Sale bill filed in estate of Cath
arine Lock.
First and final account filed in
trusteeship of Martha Young and
others, and eleventh and final
account in guardianship of Mar
tina A. Young.
Last will of John A. Tillman
was admitted to probate. Mary
c. Tillman was appointed execu-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
SHARP EYES.

Some persons seem to have opened
moro eyes than others, they see with
such force and distinctness; their
vision penetrates the tangle and OBJ
Scurity where that of others fails
like q spent or impotent bullet How
many eyes did Guilbert White open?
How many did Henry Thoreau? How
many did Audubon? How many does
the hunter, matching his sight against
the keen and alert sense of deer or
. moose. or fox, or q wolf? Not out
ward eyes, but inward. We open
another eye when we see beyond the
hrst general features or outlines of
things. whenever we grasp the spe-
cial details and characteristic mark.
ings that this mask covers. Science
confers new powers OF vision. When
ever you have learned to discriminate
the birds, or the plants, or the geo.
logical features Of a country, 1t is as
Il new aAd kssner eyes were added
John Burroughs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
GEOGRAPHY.

!. How far are the tropics from the
equator! why are they that distancei
2. Mention some of the causes which
produce rain.
8. Sketch a map showing the drainage
Systems of Ohio.
f. Name three principal railroads in
Ohio, state through what part of the
state each runs, and name city on each.
g. Name two railway routes to Califor-
mia and give city on each.
Q. Describe the region around the
Amazon river. Give reasons for its
climatic conditions.
7. Name the largest five cities of con.
tinental Europe, and state for what each
is noted.
8. What is the form of government of
France3 What does French china
include?
9. Name a country or locality from
which we got raisins; cinnamon; ivory;
coffee, kangaroo hides.
10. Describe an atoll a glacier; a
strait.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12

4 the accepted syllables of the following
words: obeisance, mandamus, allowance,
national, tapestry.
3. Show, by sentences of your own con-
Struction, that you understand the mean-
ing of: miner, minor; dying dye:ng;
session, cession; current, currant; can
Vass, canvas.
4. " rite hOmonyms of the following
words: altar, ought, marshal, earn,
quarts.
$40. Spell the following words to be
pronounced by the examiner; precede,
plague, rinse, brooch, peaceable, tonsilitis,
erysipelas, Astrachau, beginning, Neloci-
pede, gasoline, Juvenile, epiieps.9, plateau,
valley, ravine, Mocha, Marquette, quarry
ing, palate, judicial, canal, Chestnut,
slippery, Caribbean, excel excellence
changeabls, straggler regretted.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-11-12
A new BATCH OF
School QUESTIONS
Applicants For County Certiii'
Gates Lust answer ihom.
EXAnllTIO'l EELO EG",. 7, 1903

Prepares Ey the stats School Com.
missioner to Test the Mental Quail
Iications CT. Those Who Seek Po5i-
tions as TeaSksro Ia. the Public
Sehool3.
Following is the Est Of questions
as prepared under direction OF the
state commissioner Of public schools,
and submitted at the county examina-
tion for teachers Nov. for element
ary school certificates: