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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
81 AM GOING TO BEAT A RETREAT.

sitting quietly in his chair at the
end Of an evening repast and chat
ting about army life in free and
easy style which holds his listeners
much more intently than the more
polished phrases Of many well
known orators.
As usual thing the general
avoids talking of the renowned ex-
PLOTS of his father, and when asked
to tell some story about the great
Ulysses S. lie, as a rule, replies:
1T is wise son that knows his
own father, and | have never be-
come wise enough to fully under
stand mine"
The other evening, however, the
generals fellow guests became so in
eistent on hearing father story
as the son calls them, that he sur
rendered.
Because it comes from me" he
began, ''the statement may be re-
garded as prejudiced when say
that my father never told lie to Il
woman. And here is an illustra-
ton:
cat the time he was secretary of
war, following the civil war, and
while sitting in his Office at Wash
ington, a woman entered the ante
room and asked to see him. He
learned that she had come to ask
for the pardon of her son, who was
to be punished for most serious
olfense. The general did not want
to see her, because he felt that the
son should be punished and did not
want to wound the mothers feel
ings. Accordingly he called to- his
secretary and said: 4 am going to
beat retreat down the back stairs.
When l am gone tell her | am not
in. ".--New Nork American.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26

Pengreave shook his head in bewil-
derment. Twenty years he had lived
there, and poverty had come 10 be his
neighbOr, but he did not know it.
Had | known | should have given
aid" he said quietly. "lf there Is need,
come to me. The Doctor will pay
him. Send me his bill. | AIN sorry for
Mrs-MrS"-
Brady" supplied the girl "You are
very good"
Then the physician hustled In. and
PengreaVe went downstairs to his
rooms. ln little while there was
tapping at the door. and he opened 1t
to discover the girl
Mrs. Brady ASKED me to thank You
for your Kindness she said. 1T
pleased her so much that she almost
forgot the hurt of her burn"
Peugreave smiled. lie could not re-
call ever having been thanked before.
lie had never done anything to call for
thanks because he did not know how.
You must come again when you
need help" he said warmly. II am
here always In the evenings. You have
but to ask"
Il shall hold you to your promise
she said. There is much good that
you can do. We are so handicapped
by lack of money, and there is so
much that we want to do. You must
see for yourself the misery about you.
Good night"
She hurried down the hail. and Pen
greave waited until the street door
closed behind her before lie shut his
own
lie went back into the room, his head
in Il whirl. Dimly he was conscious
that the street was not the same as it
had been in his boyhood. The girl
must be right. He was willing TO see
with her eyes. those eyes of the gOri-
Gus blue.
Those eyes gave him much to think
about He was not yet forty, and
more than half of his years had been
given to The unwavering pursuit Of
business. True, there had been Lena,
but now Pengreave knew how little
Lena had really meant to him.
For the first time that he could re-
member he had met woman Of his
own kind and he felt the need of
knowing more of the life he had miss
ed. He remembered that he was still
Il comparatively young man, and those
blue eyes had looSened something
within his breast-his repressed boy
hood, his unrealiZed need of the sOci-
ETY. of his fellows.
He was as one born again and, being
born saw the world in new light
Methodically he removed the picture
of Lena from its tawdry frame and
tossed it upon the Goals glowing in the
open fire. He was rather well pleased
with the reflection in the mirror above
the mantel as he stood there.
81 must get some new clothes to-
morrow" nc said to the reflection;
"also must find place where it is
well to live. q house such as she will
like. |, too, need a helping hand
And the reflection in the mirror smiled
back ut him Now that Pengreave was
awakened he knew it was well. The
rest would follow in due course.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
Considerate.

GA Yorkshireman," said Lon
doner now visiting in this country,
''came to London to see our famous
British museum. Unfortunately the
Yorkshireman chose a close day for
his visit, and the policeman at the
gate when he presented himself
there waved him away.
"'But | must come in said the
Yorkshireman. I've a holiday on
purpose
"'No matter said the guardian.
This is close day, and the muse
um is shut
"'What? Amt this public prop
erty?'
"Yes,' admitted the policeman,
but he cried excitedly, 'one of the
mummies died on Tuesday, and do
you begrudge us one day to bury
him in?'
"'Oh, excuse me- said the York
shireman in a hushed voice. TN
that case won't intrude.'"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26

Robert J. Burdette, the humor-
ist, says: "Golf caused a Los An
geles minister to make a terrible
slip in the pulpit the other Sunday.
The previous afternoon the minis
ter had been nearly heartbroken by
the loss of a match game that had
seemed entirely his. But after play
ing superbly he fell off at the end,
and his opponent beat him out.
This weighed on the minister's
mind, and when he rose in the pull
pit the next morning to announce
his text he began solemnly, What
shall it profit a man if he gain the
whole world and lose the last
hole p"
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place, for ne was crrand boy no longer
but the proprietor of A business. He
had retained the first floor for his own
use. and q real estate agent had rented
the other floors He handed Pcngreaye
quarterly checks, and Pcugreaye wor-
rird no more
lie was sure of Il home. the only
home he hal known. lie sat at his
window in tlc summer evenings and
looked across the su1Iarc upposite and
gave no heed to the children sWarmiug
in the street.
There had been few children when
he had first come 10 Harrow street and
those Wti" wen dressed ANA orderly
NOW tine Po'j'tlHah on the he't hau ms
haldS iHII ana only f"hGfcaNe remain
ed serene ANA "tlWorrlrd.
once Tor nearly year he had Wor-
ried 1t was when he was nineteen
and he had iancicd himself in love
But Lena had married Il Junk dealer
on III" corner below, and. after an un-
quiet month, during which he drank
SeIdIrS instead "I the smaller glasses at
the BierhaIIc, Ieh&Ipay" had recovered
his P.aridItN
since then it had pleased him TO be
Iley" tMt his Iii" had been wrecked,
ANA so he Kept Irna'S faded photo
Il. L.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
New Use For Himself.

There was an old fellow who
earned a living by doing odd jobs
about suburban gardens. A woman
had employed him to roll her lawn
and told the servant to give him his
dinner. The dinner consisted of
toast, and the big plateful disap-
peared so rapidly that the servant
asked, half in wonder and half in
sarcasm:
"Shall | do some more"
"Aye, ave. was the cool reply;
ego on till | tell you to stop"
After dinner the servant suggest
ed that he pull weeds up, but he re-
fused.
'No, no." said he; 81 dassent
stoop after such a meal. I've filed
myself for rolling!" London
Scraps.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
Gettysburg, o.,
March 16, 1908.

The April number of the Ladies'
World, which has just reached
our table, has made an unusual
departure for a household maga-
zine, and in connection with it's
puzzle department-Which seems
rather appropriate-has obtained
the opinions of it's readers on the
presidential possibilities. The
result is certainly interesting,
for out of over two thousand two
hundred replies. Roosevelt OBJ
tained 756, Taft 667, Hughes
1872, Bryan 236, Fairbanks sc,
Johnson 80, La Toilette 20, Cor
telyou IL, Knox IL, Gray IL, Folk
II, Haywood 8, Foraker, Hearst,
Loeb, Berry, Cannon, Daniels
and Douglas getting each few.
The editor in a brief comment on
the figures states that the letters
come from every state in the
Union, and whether they have
or have not any significance, are
at least free expression of
opinion on the part of a body of
representative people. The same
issue contains the usual number
of excellent stories, pages show
ing the spring fashions, depart
ments devoted to household and
personal matters, children S read
ing, puzzles, etc., making it one
of unusual entertainment. New
York: Fifty Cents a Year.
Bag Try the Journal year, or one
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
MIXED PROVERBS.
A Game In Which NimbIe Wits Shine
Brightest.

A Game In Which Nimble Wits Shine
Brightest.
This is an amusing game for the old
cr boys and girls or for adults. The
players seat themselves in circle or
around a table. and one of the players,
who has been selected as leader, be-
gins the game by repeating the first
half of Il we'll known prOverb, and as
he finishes he throws handkerchief
to some other player and then begins
to count one, two, three, etc. Before
he reaches ten the player to whom he
has thrown the handkerchief must
add the last half of another proverb.
The more inCOngruOuS the combina-
tiOn of the two parts the better the
effect, of course, and this will give a
chance for some very pretty play OF
wits. If the player does not give the
last half Of another provprb before the
leader counts ten he has to pay for
felt and surrender the handkerchief to
some other player, but if he does re
spond properly it then becomes his
right to throw the handkerchief. and
so the game goes on until all have had
Il chance to respond. Here are some
specimen combinations which may be
used by those who wish to play the
game: \ rolling Stone-knOWS his own
father. A wise son gathers no moss.
\ new broom sweeps while the sun
shines. Make hay while the sun
sweeps clean. AIS welI-that glitters.
All isn't gOld-that ends well A whis
tling girl and a growing hen-have no
turn. It's long lanH-that always
comes to some bad end A stitch in
time-try, try again If at first you
Aon't succeed-SANeS nine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
Resolutions.

Whereas, in the providence of
God, Brother G. w. Hartzell,
member of Gettysburg Lodge,
No. ATT, F. & A. NJ, was called
March IL, 1908, from labor to
refreshment, from the lodge be-
low to the lodge celestial, having
lived beyond the age of three
score and ten years.
Brother Hartzell was given the
degrees of Masonry by Greenville
Lodge, No. 143, in the year of
1864, of which lodge he continued
a member until he became char
ter member of this lodge, July
20, 1873, and so continued until
the time of his death. After re-
moving from this place to Dawn,
where he died, he seldom attend
ed our lodge meetings, yet he
never ceased to eXemplify the
principles and teachings of the
Order, even performing his duty
as a good citizen in the commun-
ity in which he lived. When an
attempt was made to disrupt our
government and break up our
Union, and a call was made for
soldiers, he volunteered his serv-
ices in defense of his country and
served to the end of the rebellion,
thus displaying an example WOr-
thy of imitation by his follow
ers. Therefore be it
Resolved, that in the death of
Brother Hartzell the Order has
lost worthy member, the COM
munity an honorable and up
right citizen and his family a
true husband and kind father,
and that as surviving members
OF this lodge it will be our en-
deavor to emulate his virtues,
and whatever may have been of
good report, and cast about his
mistakes, if any, the mantle of
charity, and thus cherish his
memory and zeal in the promotion
of right principles, and not for
getful of his duty toward God,
duly honored him in a life serv-
ice as member of the Presbyter-
ian church as this place.
Resolved, that we deeply SYM
pathize with his bereaved family
and lovingly commend them to
Him who doeth all things we'll
and will comfort and sustain in
times Of sorrow; that mourning
emblems be displayed in our
lodge-room for the period of
thirty days; that these resolu-
tions be spread on the records of
our lodge, published in our coun-
ty papers and a copy furnished
the family of the deceased.
P. B. MILLER,
A. ZIMMERMAN,
j. M. MOUL,
Committee.
Gettysburg, o.,
r
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
CA9 9ToETA.
Bears the ATh0 Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ct I<MAzzzM

Do not send off for your garden
seeds. Mace q Mansfield, Greenville,
carry the leading standard varieties in
bulk. The finest selected new crop
seeds, of the strongest vitality just ar
rived. 34w4
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
CONDENSED STORIES.
General Frederick Grants Story About
His Famous Father.

General Frederick Dent Grant,
besides being commander of the de-
partment of the east, holds an es-
pecially high rank as dinner guest
in exclusive New York society cir
cles. On an average he dimes out
every other night. He is wanted
not for the sort of after dinner
speech that Chauncey NJ. Depew
was wont to give, for the general
himself is frank to admit that he
does not possess that peculiar kind
of gastronomic eloquence The gen
eral, however, has special forte of
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
The Two Sinners,


A gay little birding. so they say,
Sang In the sunshine all the day:
"Chippety wink and chippcty wee,
Listen, listen, listen to me!
Chickamaree, from morn till night
! sing, sing, sing while the day Is bright,
But when clouds arise then away | fly
And hide in the branches high high, high,
For no little bird can sing. you know.
When clouds are lowering dark and low"
A dear little maiden. so I've heard.
Sang as gayly as any bird
'"rra-la-la-a" so sweet and SO clear
That all in sound of it turned to hear.
"Tra-la-la-la" still day by day
She sang in the sunshine bright and gay
But when clouds arose her chirrup and
trill
Came merrCr. sweeter. clearer still,
For she said. "'Tis tho very time for cheer
Whom all the world is dull and drear."
YOUTHS sCompaaion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
Young Folks
A MYSTIFYING TRICK.
Seemingly Wonderful Feat May Easil
Be Performed.

Seemingly Wonderful Feat May Easily
Be Performed.
Here is something that will puzzle
the wisest heads TO explain, and if you
work it on your friends they will con-
clude that you must lie a real wizard.
Have some one take an even number
of coins or other articles in one hand
and an odd number in the other, not
letting you know which is which. You
are then TO tell which hand contains
the even and which the odd number.
You simply get the person to mentally
multiply the number in his right hand
by and that in his left hand by =
and to add the products and tell you
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
Some Definitions.

A family tiH-TWins.
How to grow fat-Rrned pigs.
A raining favorite--An umbrella.
The finest paIIor Sutt-A pretty girl.
A good place for meating butch
er's.
AK the block.
When the farmer puts Il porcelain
egg under the hen, is he setting Il good
egg sample?
Before states were used people null
tlplied on the face of the earth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-03-26
Notice to Teachers.

THE regular meetings for the examina-
l. tlOn of applicants for teachers certlfi-
Gates will be held in the West School build
Ing In 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,
G. H. GARRISON, Vice Pres.
j. H. BROWDER, Clerk.
Board OF Examiners.
Sept i ,l9O7-lyr
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20
she COULD NOT WALK
For Notwithstanding Humor on Ankles
-OpIates Alone Brought sleep
-Eexsma Yielded to cutIeura.

II had eczema for over two years.
had two physicians. but they only
gave me relief for . short time and !
cannot enumerate the ointments and
lotions l used to no purpose. My ank-
les were one mass Of sores. The itch.
ing and burning were 20 intense that
could not sleep. I could not walk for
nearly four months. One day my hus-
band said had better try the Cuticura
Remedies. After using them three
times I had the best nights rest In
months unless took an opiate.
used one set Of Cuticura Soap. Oint-
ment. and Pills. and ny ankles healed
In = short time. It 10 now . year since
used Cuticura. and there has been NO
return OF the eczema. Mrs. David
Brown. Locke. Ark. Nay IL and July
13. ly07.'
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20
GENERAL NEWS.

United States Sen. William B. Al
lison died at Dubuque. Iowa. on the
4th inst, of heart failure.
The first step is now being taken in
the construction Of the inland water.
way between Norfolk and Beaufort, N
c. Proceedings have been begun to
get titles to all lands where cuts are
to be made for canals. which are to
relieve smaller craft from the dan.
gers of Capes Lookout and Hatteras.
The New York Republican state
convention to nominate a candidate
for governor and a state ticket will be
held at Saratoga. September 14th.
Elihu Root will be temporary chair
man and Joseph II. Choate, former am
bassador to Great Britain. permanent
chairman of the convention.
Grand Secretary Conrad H. Mann of
Kansas City officially states that
there are I 800 aeries in the Fraternal
Order Of Eagles, with a membership
of $4,000.
Gov. Hoke Smith will call an extra
session of the Georgia Legislature. to
meet August cath to consider the con-
vict bill, the agricultural school sup
port bill and the anti-lobbying bill.
Sir Thomas Upton has intimated
that he will try again for the Americas
cup with his new racing yacht Sham
rock, II the yacht club will give him
assurance that his challenge will be
accepted.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20
NO CHANCE TO sUNko HIM.
City Younaster Too We'll Aware Of the
WiIes Of Graftsrs.

The baseball evangelist. the elo-
Quent Billy Sunday. said during the
revival services at Sharon. Pa:
Keep good company. Nothing does
the young more harm than bad 80
ciety. Only yesterday q farmer told
me about a youngster Of six or seven.
a little country weeker. who had as
suspicious and mistrustful q heart as
some old miser or crook.
This boy was sent by \ charity so
ciety to spend a week at the farmers.
The farmer set out to meet him. but
was late. He ran into him halfway
to the farm. trudging along the white
road. a big burlap bag Of luggage on
his little bony shoulder.
THE farmer held out his hands for
the burlap bag.
"Tll carry It, son. he said. It's too
heavy for you
"'Go on said the little boy fierce
ly. Clear out now. or I'll call cop. :"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20
Over the Phone,


Hello. hello! who Is this please?"
the man at the phone impatiently
hurled at the mouthpiece.
This is-whom did you want?"
came back a feminine voice.
Il called for number-confound It.
I've forgotten the number now! Who
10 this. anyway"
.Sir! think you might be . little
more polite in your manner towards
. lady. You've doubtless got the
wrong number"
How can tell II I've got the right
or wrong number II you won't tell mo
who you are? Some women make mo
tired"
You're . gentleman"
You're a lady"
You're positively insulting. ="
Back up. who are you. anyway"
''Sir. III tell you who ! am. I'm the
wife Of the biggest stockholder In this
telephone company. ! am Mrs. George
Banks: that's who I am. sir!"
Great Scott. Mary! I've been trying
TO get you. This 10 George. your hus.
band!"-Judge.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20
NET ON HIS OWN GROUND.
Dishonest Politician Gets Little Satis
faction from Promise.

Congressman Longworth. At q din
ner during the Republican convention
in Chicago. talked about honest poll
tics.
Honest politics alone pays in the
end" said he. your dishonest poll
tician comes out like Lurgan Of Gin
cinnati. Lurgan was canvassing for
votes. He dropped In at a grocer's.
GOOD morning. he said. I may
count on your support, l hopper
why. no. Mr.. Lurgan. said the
grocer. I've promised my support to
your rival
"Lurgan laughed easily.
-'Ah. but. in politics. said he.
promising and performing are two
different matters
In that case said the grocer.
heartily. I shall be most happy to
give you my promise. Mr.. Lurgan."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20
How He Was Persuadsd.

Down in Alabama" said John D.
Fearhake. there's a deputy marshal
who doesn't let any such trifles as ex-
tradition stop him. Term Of court
was about to begin at one time and =
gentleman who was out on bail was
reported to be enjoying himself over
In Georgia. Deputy Jim went after
him. Next day he telegraphed thu
Judge: I have persuaded him to come.
A few days later he rode into town
on . mule. leading his prisoner. tied up
snugly with a clothes line. The pris-
oner looked as II he had seen hard SER
vice. Why. for heavens sake. Jim,''
said the Judge. you didn't make him
walk all the way from Georgia. did
your No, SIR said Jim. I hoped
not,' said the judge. No. said Jim.
part of the way drug him. and when
we came to the TallapooaA river he
swum.'."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-08-20
AssenlshsA orsas eIanlss.

4 collection Of anecdotes Of musical
oslsbrities just published at Leipsic
contains this one under tho head OF
Anton Rubinstein. When the great
pianist was making his tour Of the
United States he sat one day In =
railroad train looking out upon the
scenery. Suddenly man sitting
across the aisle spat over Rubinstein's
head out Of the open window. The
master drew back and gazed In aston
ishment and anger At the vulgar Amer
lean. who smiled and said. soothinEly:
Don't worry: know my distance"