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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
WITHOUT A THOUGHT OF FEAR.
Behavior of American Troops in the
Face Of Awful Death.

One of the most remarkable events
in the annals Of American arms oc.
CURED at Fort Crook, Neb., the other
day when a tornado struck the place.
As the dispatches tell the story:
When the officers realized that tor
nado had struck the post 600 men of
the Sixth regiment were brought to
battalion formation and in the midst
Of flying slate roofs and other debris
they were marched across the parade
ground to the substantial buildings,
where they were put at rest and took
to the cellars. The fort was damaged
to the extent of 100000"
History and fiction alike have dwelt
upon the dauntless spirit OF men who
have manifested their willingness to
charge the gates Of hell or scale the
heights of heaven" but doubtless no
better illustration of this spirit was
ever given than when this devoted
band of American soldiers at Fort
Crook formed ranks to do or die" to-
| gether in the face of a resistless tor
nado, says the Kansas City Journal.
Those who have never viewed the
fury of one Of these terrible outbursts
of the angry elements cannot imagine
the dreadful reality of the scene, with
| the heavens blacker than night, the
darkness intensified by binding flash
es of lightning, the terrors Of the
storm multiplied by the terrific
crashes Of heavens artillery, and the
air filled with swirling clouds which
hide all else but the awful figure of
death, the ghastly funnel-shaped cloud
which makes gigantic leaps along the
ground, uprooting trees and whirling
houses, animals and human beings
through the air on the wings of the
death-dealing wind.
1t is a sight to appall the stoutest
heart and to cause the human mind to
realize the utter impotence of man in
the presence of angry nature The
charge of the Six Hundred at Balak
Lava was trivial incident of military
duty compared with the steadfast dis
cipline of the 600 American soldiers al
Fort Crook, who coolly formed in line
and braved the tornados fury as
though it were matter of mere rou
tine duty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Feet.

The French foot is narrow and
long. The Spanish foot is small and
elegantly curved. That of the Arab
is proverbial for its high arch. The
foot of the Scotch is high and thick !;
that of the Irish fiat and square; the
English, short and fleshy. When Ath,
ems was in her zenith, the Grecian
foot was the most perfectly formed
and exactly proportioned of any OF
the human race. Swedes, Norwegians
and Germans have the largest feet
Americans the smallest.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11

R% WARD bosses" come and go.
NAV They rise and fall, and one
WW makes room for another.
WV The fluctuations in politics
are as sudden and abrupt
as the changes in the stock mar
ket, and the boss" of last year
may be the plainest of plain citi-
zens the ensuing year. One thing
Is morally certain, there will never
be an elimination of bosses" in
politics, because leaders are an
absolute necessity in every move
ment, and prime ministers and
presidents are as surely political
bosses" as are the ward politicians
who hold their wards in the hollow of
their hands.
I Some people, good people, too, have
started in to fight bosses" and have
ended up by cooperating with them
and getting their aid to improve con-
dtions in certain districts. Fighting
q political boss" is an uphill job, for
''the respectables," so-called, are usu-
ally too busy to give any assistance.
and the boys" are all with the boss" !"
l remember a reformer who tried to
win out on the presidency of a ward
club against the boss" He tried
two years and was defeated, but the
third term he seemed to be sure Of
success. Nearly every one of the
members of the club promised him
aid, and Dugan, as l will call him, had
high hopes. The night of the election,
with 189 members present, Dugan's
name was put before the club amid a
storm of applause. His nomination
was seconded by at least five addi-
tional speeches, each a glowing eulogy
of Danny Dugan's staunch qualities
and services to the party" Dugan sat
entranced with the praises which were
heing handed out to him. The boss "
candidate, Casey, was nominated in a
half-dozen words and feebly seconded
by only one individual.
Dugan himself was appointed one Of
the tellers, and a roar of appreciation
shook the hall as the chairman an
nounced his selection. Dugan went up
and down the aisles, and everybody
gave him the glad hand" and folded
their ballots and tossed them into the
hat he carried with There's another
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
KILLS HIS BROTHERS WIFE.
After Shooting the Woman He Fatally
Wounds Himself.

Portsmouth, O.-Charles Webb, la
bcrer, shot and killed his sister-in-law.
Mrs. Lucy Webb, and later shot him
self, near New Boston. Five shots
were fired into the woman's back and
she fell dead in the yard of her home
before her two children. Webb then
went to the home of brother and
fired shot into his breast. He is
dying.
The cause of the shooting is not
known, but the woman had sought the
arrest of her husband, Adolph Webb,
yesterday, on the charge of abusing
her, and this, it is believed, may have
prompted his brother to kill her
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Oil Tanks Burn.

Cincinnati.-Fired destroyed the tank
station of the Cincinnati Oil Co.. 529
Eggleston avenue, and threatened the
entire block in which it is located with
destruction. The loss is conservatives
ly estimated at between $4,000 and
$4,000 and is partially covered by in
surance. The blaze started by spark
from an electric motor which ignited
gasoline in a gutter in the building.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Too Hasty.

Laura" said Mr.. Ferguson, cross
lng his knife and fork on his plate and
folding up his napkin, what is the
difference"
Nov, George" impatiently inter
rupted Mrs. Ferguson, you know I'm
no good at answering conundrums!
81 was going to ask you" he re-
sumed, looking at his watch and ris-
ing from the table, what the diner-
ence in price is between the parlor
rug picked out for you at the store
the other day and the one you thought
you would rather have, but II 1t
doesn't interest you we'H let the rug
matter go by default. It's time for me
to start downtown. Don't forget to
feed Royer.A Good-by."EC Chicago Trib-
une. .v .e.AA'
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
A Mans First Care.

A mans first care should be to
avoid the reproaches of his own heart;
his next, to escape the censures OF
the world. If the last interferes with
the former, it ought to be entirely neg
lected; but otherwise there cannot be
a greater satisfaction to an honest
mind, than to see those APPROPRIATIONS
which it gives itself seconded by the
applauses of the public.-Joseph Add.
uOO
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Stranne. lfTrue.

"a curious thing happened at lit
tie gathering which attended few
nights ago"
Did somebody, mistaking the host
for one of the guests, tell him it was
stupid?"
mo. A young lady who was asked
to sing got up without any urging"
"Oh, I've seen girls do that"
"But this one could sing"-Chicago
Record-Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Question of Clothes

Dayton, O.-Seventy-siX members OF
the Conservative Brethren church, 10
Gated on the West Side, arc reported
to have been dropped from the rolh
because they insist upon wearing mod
ern apparel. The question of dress is
one of the important subjects to como
before the annual conference of the
church to be held at Des Moines, Ia.
beginning Wednesday.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Well Known Physician Dies.

Cincinnati.-D James Coe Culbert-
son, editor and proprietor Of the Lam
Get Clinic. died of paralysis at his resi-
dence on West Seventh street after
an illness of several months following
previous strokes. The deceased was
81 years of age and one of the best
known physicians in Cincinnati. AS
editor of the oldest medical publica-
ton of the country he was known all
oV er the world
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Tells of Killing Ohioans.

Eellefontaine, O.-Prosecuting Attor-
ney Chamberlain and Sheriff E. P.
Humphreys have gone to California to
investigate a report sent to them by
the warden Of the state penitentiary
that a convict had confessed to a cell
mate that he murdered David Detrick
and wife in Logan county in August
1891
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
ExnIosion Kills Two,

Dayton, O.-By the explosion of an
18-inch steam pipe in the boiler room
at the National Cash Register plan1
Jchn Kessling and Alton Arment,
plumbers, we're instantly killed. Jas.
Hansen, Geo. Scrath and Joe Miller
were seriously injured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Prooinu To Begin.

Columbus, O.-The state board OF
charities will begin the Investigation
of the Massillon state hospital, as re-
quested by Gov. Harris The charge ts
that John Adams, an inmate, died from
injuries inflicted by an attendant.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
At Outs on Waues.

Youngstown, O.-Unable to come to
an agreement on wage scale, the Joint
Conference Committee of the Western
Bar Iron Association and the Amalga-
mated Association Of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers at Cambridge Springs ad-
juurned.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
The Business Blot.

Mrs. Spriggs-Why do you leave
those horrid blots in your letter to
Mr.. Richman, asking for business in
terview?
Mr.. Spriggs-I want him to see that
1 am business man enongh to use .
fountain psn.--New York Weekly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
w e Z u.s. zgA GT -
Luck.

81 suppose you wouldn't part with
this dear old farmhouse for anything, ="
said the enthusiastic girl
mo-" answered Farmer Corntossel.
Il don't expect to-"
you regard it as a kind of mas
cot, don't your"
We'll, the fellow that managed to
sell it to my father was pretty lucky"
Washington Star.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Forcing His Chances.

so Shadiboy is in trouble again?"'
"Yes, a bit of a card scandal"
II told him not to play unless he
could afford to lose."
He must have gotten your advice
mixed, and decided he couldn't afford
to play unless he didn't lose. Wash
ington Star.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Secret of SUCCESS.

Thin Boarder-I don't see how you
manage to fare so we'll at this board
ing house. have industriously
courted the landlady and all her
daughters, but I'm half starved.
Fat Boarder-I courted the cook
New York Weekly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Commercial.

Zones never can forget his busi-
ness for a minute. Even at the ball
last night"
"Well, what happened?"
when a young lady told him that
her partner had engaged her for the
next dance he Immediately offered
to buy out her partner. detroit Free
Press.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Ansberry Is Renominated.

Bryan, O.-Congressman T. T. Aus
berry, of Defiance, was renominated
for congress by the Fifth Congression-
al democratic convention. w. H.
Troup and VIM. Behne were elected
delegates to the Denver convention.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
He Could Prove It.

what was his excuse for not meet
ing you last night?"
He said he was run down by an
automobile on his way to the appoint
cd place.
"You didn't believe any such yarn
as that. did you?"
"Sure, had to. You see, he was
in the hospital when he told it to me. :"
Detroit Free Press.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
whitacre Is Nominated.

Alliance, O.,-John j. Whitacre, OF
Canton, was nominated by reclamation
here as democratic candidate for con.
gress from the 18th district. r. F,
Weybrecht and Thomas Arnold were
named as delegates to the national
convention.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Jury Dlsaureed.

Circleville, O.-After 20 hours de-
liberation the jury in the case of the
state vs.. VIM. Klingensmith, D. Lane
and E. Wright, ex-infirmary directors,
could not agree and were discharged
The accused were indicted for embez-
zling $1,12090 of county funds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Has Prohed Stomach,

Youngstown, O-The inquest into
the death of Jacob s. Besore, after his
life had been insured, will be resum ed.
The city chemist has completed his
analysis of the strychnine found in the
stomach,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Grain Man Nominated.

Mansfield, On the Fourteenth
district congressional democratic con-
vention four candidates were voted
for. Sharp, of Lorain, was nominated
on the thirteenth ballot.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11

Ward bosses" often combine to ac-
complish results, and they often cut
the ground from under one another
without the slightest compunction. |
never knew but one boss" whose
word was absolutely and entirely to
be depended on both as to what he
could do, and what he would do. He
could tell to a certainty about how his
ward would go, and If he gave his
word as to the delegates he never un-
der any circumstances broke. He
was a man of strong likes and dis
likes and exceedingly blunt in his
way of putting things. But he could
neither be wheedled nor intimidated.
The mere fact that he had promised
the support of his delegates in a con-
vention to a certain candidate did not
| determine that he would support that
candidate at the polls on election. But
| just so far as his word went, that
promise was iron-clad and irrevocable.
Time was when a boss" was to be
marked by his reputation for physical
prowess. But those days are in the
sere and yellow leaf Strange to say,
even in the toughest Of the tough"
wards, the leaders" are very seldom
now men who depend on their knock
down and drag out" abilities. The
boss" of to-day aspires to be a
dresser" and a wit, not "slugger." "
Pugilism is left to its regular expon-
ents, and though many of the bosses"
may be patrons of the sparring
matches, they have given the rough
and-tumble method of the past the
good-by, and plume themselves on
smoother plans to achieve success.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Bite of SPIDER Proved Fatal.

Bellefontaina, O.-Mrs. Mary Jordan,
of Silver Greek, was bitten on the back
by spider, and Notwithstanding the
prompt application of antidotes the
poison quickly spread through her sys-
TEN. and her intense suffering was re-
EeVed by death.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Named For Five Years.

Columbus, O.-The state board OF
appraisers and assessors announced
the appointment of the following MEM
Bers of boards of review; Lima, Chas.
P. Donze; Niles, Isaac II. Jones; War
ren, NJ. O. Messer; Tifiin, Mark L.
Leister. All are republicans and their
terms are for five years.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Eo,,ob+ On the School Roof.

Cleveland, O.-Junior class girls 1t
the Amherst high school attacked the
seniors, who dragged down their flag
from the school roof, and fought mid
night battle on the roof. The seniors
won. No one was seriously hurt.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
a GUINNESS Victim.

Youngstown, O.-Mrs. Edgar F. Pla-
to believes her husband, who left here
last October to go to Texas to sell a
farm, is one Of the Guinness victims at
Laporte, Ind. A description of a
stranger who went to the farm tallIes
with his
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Hard Task for Chef.

That Partisan chef, recently in New
York, who k ~ws Of 1853 ways of cook
ing an egg, can greatly extend his for
tune If he can tell one sure way OF
cooking an ancient egg so as TO re.
hivenate it
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
carneoie Science Hall Dedicated.

Springfield, O.-Thc new Carnegie
Science hall at Wittenberg cellege,
costing $4,000, was dedicated. Thu
address was made by DR.. e. F, Smith.
of Philadelphia, vice president Ct Pre-,
yost university of Pennsylvania.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
The Human Machine.

1t is more efficient than any en-
gines, and will outlast five locomo-
tives. 1t will keep in order three times
as long as a printing press and IL
times as long as a motor car. For a
given amount of fuel it will do twice
as much work as any other machine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
prisoner Captured Witness.

Toledo, O-After accusing P. Davies
of robbing him, Geo, Miller, held as
witness, tried to escape from the pa
troll wagon near the police station. An
exciting chase followed, which ended
when the prisoner captured his COM
Llaining witness.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Butter Dealer Fined.

Columbus, O.-Pleading guilty OF
mixing butter with butterine and sell
ing it as real butter, John Breedlove,
of Arlington, was fined $2O50 and SEN
fenced to so days in Jail by Judge
Safer, in United States court.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Bankers Trials Near.

Canton, O.-The trials of the crimi-
nal cases arising from the failure Of
the Canton State bank in May, 1905,
will be resumed in Lisbon, June %, an
nounces Prosecutor Upham. VIM. J..
Davis, former vice president of the
bank, will be the first defendant
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Mathematical.

Are you going to make an example
of that grafter2" said one statesman.
He's worse than an example now. "
answeSed the other. Hes q problem =
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Sioned the Scale,

Cambridge, O.-Coal operators sign
ed the wage scale with the United
Mine Workers of America. effective
until April, 1910, for the Cambridge
district, affecting more than 1000
miners.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11

Hamilton, O.-Prof. F. w. Darling,
of the Middletown public schools, was
appointed a teacher in the Philippine
Islands. He was notified that he will
be expected to sail on July for Ma
niIS
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
Probably.

"Pa, why did they kill the fatted
calf when the prodigal son retarned?".
probably because the meat trust
lad made prices SO high that they
couldn't afford to a patronize the
butcher. Chicago Record-H Herald.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
BEHIND THE SCENES in POLITICS
THE WARD BOSSES

full ones do this, and the unsuccessful
ones remain at the same old stand, re-
Wiling the ingratitude of the ones who
made the rifle" and got away with
their bundle"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11
The True Art Lover.

How oft is genius without heart,
Insensible and cold.
We listeners humbly pay for art,
The singer sings for Eoid
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-06-11

Such thing as q conscience is
something that no INSCRIPTIONS ward
boss" will harbor, for to him con,
science is dead letter in politics. Be.
sides, a boss" may be in one party
one year, and on the other side of the
fence the next year. He may support
a measure at first and then Switch"
and fight it. Expediency is his watch
word, and he will support man
whom he cordially despises If he can
see advantage to himself in the end.
The questions of party principles have
an exceedingly hazy interest to him,
for the class with which he mingles,
and the interests which he represents,
have no time at all to study political
economy, and no inclination towards
the ethical side of politics.
1t was matter Of genuine interest
to meet the various bosses" big and
little, and weigh them and analyZe
them as they came into my perspec
tive They were always a tritie curl
GUS as to just how l happened to be in
were decidedly uncertain as to just
how | came to be holding down fair
salaried position when I could not de
liver delegates; and yet, meeting me
in the game at every turn, from the
primaries to the national conventions
they knew | was keeping cases." az
they may have expressed it, and that
in some mysterious way l must be OF
some value in the sum total Of ele,
ments making up political life.
The question of silent "hosses" and
talkative bosses" is one which has
been variously reviewed, and the av-
erage judgment has been that the
silent boss" was the great power.
The fact was that the silent" boss
could talk fast enough when he want.
ed to, and the talkative boss could
stand pat" when he so desired. II it
was the nature of boss to talk he
did so; if he was naturally secretive
man, he kept still generally. The most
G.Esctive combination was the Boss
who could talk or keep still as ocCa
sion demanded, and who could neither
be goaded nor coaXed into either
silence or speech against his better
judgment.
1t could be said in favor Of nearly
every real ward boss" that he was
not an orator. Not in the sense Of d
"silver-tongued spellbinder." Many OF
them could give good common-sense
talks, and effective ones, too, but they
did not essay to split the welkin with
their perorations, and rather despised
in their hearts the "wind-jammer" and
his periods. At the same time, for a
genuinely great speaker they had 3
deep respect and enjoyed hearing him
AS for the man with the pen," they
were never unwilling to avail them
selves of his services if he could
make good" with anything to help or
a campaign.
ERNEST M'GAFFEY
Copyright. 1908, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
The Hickman courier., 1908-07-23

WASHINGTON. = immigration Off
w cials who at first regarded the de
crease in immigration as Of tempo
rary character. have determined upon
an investigation TO discover its cause.
The continued falling off cannot be ac-
counted for, and Il is considered neces-
sary to take steps to ascertain wheth-
er anything not now apparent TO the
United States is being done to deter
people in foreign countries seeking
new homes from finding them here.
It is known that the peonage inves-
tigation in the south has resulted in
the posting OF notices in some coun-
tries of Europe warning its laborers
not to come to the United States, but
this has never been seriously regarded
as a reflection upon conditions here.
When the unusual departure Of the
laboring classes TO Europe occurred
during the early winter 1t was at
tributed to the dull times following
the financial furry. II is doubted II
this condition, which has now been to
a considerable degree supplanted by
The Hickman courier., 1908-07-23
People Still to Be MIXED.

The remarkable "reasonable-pr
tariff plank of the Chicago platform
ought to satisfy every patriot that
thinks II right 10 compel the people
TO help him pay the cost OF carrying
on his business. II goes stand pat one
better! But what will those manu-
facturers think of II who are being
held up to the last penny for their raw
material? What will those think OF
II who are paying higher prices for
goods made in this country than are
paid for these same goods by consum-
ers in other lands thousands of miles
away? An entirely Roosevelt conven-
ton, Mr.. Roosevelt himself, and Mr..
Rooseyelt's candidate are all agreed
that we ought. not only to start our
Industries fairly In the race for su-
premacy. not only 10 remove every
obstacle and handicap. but also 10 ad-
just tariff taxes so as TO give them "a
reasonable profit" after everything
heretofore deemed necessary had been
done In thinking about this We fear
that many people will have TO revise
their Views as to who are the reac-
uonaries.