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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
FIGHT SALOONS IN % COUNTIES
League Starts Petitions Under Local
Option Law.

Columbus, O.-The Rose county To-
cal option law went into effect Sep.
tembeT /. The Anti-SalOon League an.
nounces that blank petitions had all
been prepared and men and women
picked out to begin the work at once
The law requires that 35 per cent Of
the voters shall petition before an
election is held.
The petitions can be filed with the
probate Judge or the county commits
sioners. The 2S counties selected for
the first tests under the new law have
a total of about 1000 saloons.
The counties where petitions are be.
ing circulated, with the number of sa-
looms in each, are as follows: Lorain,
Isl; Belmont, So; Athens, 81; Scioto,
So; Perry, Sc; Marion, 4S; CoIumbiana,
4G; Wood, 46; Darke. IS; Jackson, So;
Fairfield. 3d. Shelby, 1886; Guernsey,
20; Pickaway, %; Hooking, "a; Brown,
%; Madison, %; Meigs, %; Warren,
%; Champaign, 20; Van Vert, 20; Lo-
gan, 16; Union, 16; Delaware, Is; Pre-
Bile, 8; Morrow, 8; Pike, 8; Vinton, 4.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
BEGAN LIFE WORK EARLY.
Harriet Hosmer a Sculptor Even IN
Her Childhood Days.

An old school friend of the late
Harriet Hosmer, the sculptress, has
recently related some interesting an
ecdotes of her childhood. Her first
modelling, it appears, came about
through blue-berrying expedition.
Hattie" as she was always called,
had gone to the berry pasture with
her foster brother Alfred.
"They had tramped farther than
usual, when all of a sudden Hattie
stumbled upon a big clay bank. 1t
was just as If she'd been looking for
1t all her life. Out went all the ber-
ries from her nearly full pail, and into
the pail went big double handfuls of
the soft clay.
Then she fairly rushed home, sat
down on the back doorstep, and there
modelled her first figure, a representa-
ton Of the little, shaggy yellow dog
who was at that time her chiefest
treasure. After that she never forgot
the clay bank.
why, when she was at boarding
school with the rest of us she made
casts Of all our hands, and they were
beautiful. She did one Of Mrs. Sedg-
wick's, know-she was our head mis-
tress-and l remember that Mrs. Sedg-
wick said it was truly exquisite and
wound it all over with the soft smooth
silver paper she used for her finest
laces."
In a day when the athletic, outdoor
girl was yet unknown, Harriet Hos
mer, against all convention, at the i'm
perative call Of a, free nature, rode,
swan, padded, hunted, fished, climbed,
tramped, and studied nature-to the
horror and dismay of the excellent
housewives of her town.
You should have seen her collec-
tions," said her old friend. "She had
bugs and beetles, squirrels, rabbits
and birds, and even an old fat wood
chuck that she had shot and wounded
herself. We girls could never see how
she could do 1.-THE things are 500
smelly-and unpleasant"
Even when her study of her art
had taken her to Rome, among fellow
artists and great folk who praised her
and made much of her, she yet kept
one relic of these happy days, oddly
tucked in amid the clay and tools and
glistening, marbles of her studio. 1t
was an old, dilapidated crows nest,
the prize of a daring climb, reduced
to decorous service as a darning bas-
ket.-Youth's Companion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Nature may as we'll prepare to give
up her secrets. Thomas A. Edison
is going to quit the moneymaking
game and devote the rest of his life
to investigations In the realms of
pure science. Now we shall know
why Is a hen and all those other in.
tricate and hitherto unanswerable
problems. The vermiform appendix
that heretofore has laughed when
questioned as to its purpose will have
to sit up and give straight answers or
1t will be ruthlessly exposed. Univer-
sity professors who have been making
starfish may as we'll throw up their
hands. The electric wizard doubtless
will make sunfish or moonfish at the
first attempt AS for radium, prob.
ably he will show how each family
can make a supply for home consump-
ton out of pair of old shoes. Pro-
ceed, Tom, exclaims the Chicago Daily
News. May you live long enough to
find out all there is to be known, and
write it out for us in a neat, If rather
large, book
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
NEWS Of A WEEK
TOLD IN BRIEF
MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS GATH.
Erred FROM ALL POINTS OF
THE GLOBE.
GIVEN IN ITEMIzED FORM
Notable Happenings Prepared for the
Perusal Of the Busy Man-sum.
mary of the Latest Home and For
elgn Notes.
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Marshall Field. Jr.. widow Of
the great Chicago merchants son, be-
came the wife of Maldwin Drummond
in the Westminster registry office.
Mr.. Drummond is the second son of
the late Edgar Atheling DTummOnd.
Kermit Roosevelt, son Of the presi-
dent, started on a hunting trip in the
northwest.
William J. Bryan spent a day in st.
Paul, and talked to a great crowd OF
farmers. consulted the state central
committee and received assurance of
Gov. Johnsons loyal support.
William Jennings Bryan, Jr., son OF
the Democratic presidential candi-
date. is to wed Miss Helen Berger OF
Milwaukee.
Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts
was formally notified In New York of
his nomination for the presidency by
the Independence party convention In
Chicago.
William H. Taft and his family ar
rived at Middle Bass Island. Lake
Erie, for a weeks fishing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
lNFIDEL WITH FAMOUS RECORD
Dies Near Youngstown-His Unique
Monument.

Youngstown, Colchester Bedell, 50
years old. author of "Twenty-one Bat.
ties Fought With Relatives and Intol.
erance," and a self-branded infidel,
died at his estate in North Benton, Ma
hOning county. He erected on his
1,S0O-acre farm several years ago a
monument to rebuke those who use
religion as a cloak to get their living
without honest work"
On the monument beside which his
body will be buried, is a heroic like
ness of himself In the right hand Is
held a scroll on which is carved uni
versal Mental Liberty" and the left
hand points finger of scorn to a scroll
the left foot upon which is
the word Superstition" by which
Bedell designated "All the so-called
Holy Writ" Bedell was a man of
strong convictions, which he never
hesitated to express.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
ProfusIon of Pictures

Fifteen thousand pictures are now
on exhibition in the two great salons
in Paris. These represent about three
acres of canvas. The total length of
the pictures without their frames
would be nearly ten miles. Reckoning
one minute to look at every picture,
and without taking any rest by day
or night, it would take ten days and
ten hours to see every picture in the
two salons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, the pres
ident of the Canadian Pacific railway,
was the guest of honor at a banquet
given in Toronto on June 16. In the
course Of his speech Sir Thomas re.
ferred to the fact that just 26 years
have passed since his arrival from
the United States to assist in the
management Of Canadas new trans
continental railway. The influence of
that line on the development of Can
ada is beyond estimate. England has
recognized the service rendered to
Canada by this Milwaukee-born Amer.
ican railroad man, and it would be
hard to say how much has been done
for the United States by Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy and by that other Amer.
ican-born railway builder, Sir William
Van Horne.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

DR.. H. c. Stevens of Seattle reports
recent experiments which show that
objects seen by indirect vision ordi-
narily appear larger in the right half
of the field of vision than in the left
With smaller number of persons this
is reversed. From these facts he de-
duces a possible origin of right and
left-handedness. Right-handedness, or
its reverse, develops at about the age
Of seven months. DR.. Stevens suggests
that they may be due to the phe-
nomena of vision just described. BY a
reflex effect the infant reaches after
the objects best seen with the arm
nearest to them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
GreenviIle Journal.
To the Pole,
OHIO

Commander Peary is on his way to
ths arctic, confident that this time he
viii reach the north pole. Whether
he succeeds or not, he is without
doubt the best equipped arctic ex-
plorer who has thus far appeared. He
has spent more years and more
thought upon the problem than any
other man. He has reached a point
nearer the pole than any other ex-
plorer; and II he had known as much
as he now knows about the direction
Of the ice drift above Greenland, he
would at least have come pretty near
reaching his goal. This time he
starts with that knowledge. He 10
planning to establish his base of sup
plies, not on the land, but on the ice,
125 miles farther north, and will
travel northwest with his sledges,
hoping that the eastward drift of the
ice will be the same as he found it be-
fore. II this shouid be the case, he
ought to be able to make good
progress in the direction of the pole
itself He has adopted an ingenious
way of carrying a house north with
him for use as headquarters. 1t will
be built of the boxes containing his
supplies, explains the Youths Com
panion. Each box is eight inches
high and ten inches wide, and of such
length as is convenient. These boxes
will be piled up to form the walls of
the house, with the end to be opened
turned to the inside. When a pack
age Of crackers is needed, he can
knock out panel in the wall of his
house-that is, open the end of a box
reach in and get all the crackers
he needs, and so on with bacon, penn
mican, oatmeal, sugar, tea, coffee,
roast-beef hash or condensed milk
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
CAMP MEETING oReANIsT
Found Tied to a Tree-She Says She
Was Drugged.

Columbus, o.-Miss Josie Culp, aged
10 years, organist at the camp meet.
ing at Summerland Beach, Buckeye
Lake, and daughter of VIM. Culp, a
farmer, who lives near that place, was
found bound and gagged and tied to
huge walnut tree in Smith Grove at
and did not regain conscious
ness until late in the day. She had
been drugged. She said that she re-
membered nothing that happened after
6 o'clock in the evening, when she was
in Newark, and met two strange men.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Adjudication devoted to femininities
asks what has become of the fair
haired people we used to admire!
Where are lovely blondes, the straw
berry blonde and the blonde cendree,
or even the red-headed girls, where
are they? Look where one will, brown
hair or dark hair predominates. Sci
ence tries to account for 1t. We
are told that the time is coming when
the genuine golden haired beauty will
be as rare as the copper butterfly"
and that head like a wheat sheaf
will be to proclaim aloud the coiffeur's
artful aid. The best of 1t Is, exclaims
the Boston Herald, the peroxide
blonde has passed away" SO much
so, in fact, that the very name is
spoken In derision. And what means
this darkening Of the race? One
theory is as good as another, and a
favorite answer is, intermarriage; the
different countries, with their distin-
gushing types, are blending more and
more. Scandinavia and Italia, the
north and the south, mingle in the
west, and the degree of latitude, the
temperate zone does the rest.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Navication Is Closed,

Gallipolis, O.-Navigation is closed
between Pittsburg. Gallipolis and Gin.
cinnati for the first time in five years.
The river is the lowest it has been for
20 years. Many boats have been dam
aged by striking rocks in the channel.
Fifteen million bushels Of coal is load
ed ready TO move on the first rise for
Cincinnati, Louisville and southern
points.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

William Redmond, the Irish lead
er in the British house of commons,
recently in genial mood and in play.
ful allusion TO the birthday honors
list asked whether "as a matter of
general convenience and in order that
honorable members might know how
to address their colleagues with be.
coming respect it could be arranged
that honorable gentlemen who had
Joined the titled classes should wear
rosettes for at least one month after
the conferment of the title" No min
lister was bold enough to answer
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
She Wanted the Feathers.

Marion, O.-When Mrs. Samuel
Blocksom wanted some feathers for
her new sofa pillow she plucked them
from her four pet ducks. She stripped
them Of their soft feathers, leaving
only the wings. Neighbors notified the
humane society. Mrs. Blocksom con"
fessed to robbing the water fowl OF
their covering, but protested that she
thought that was the way they were
picked"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Defendants viii Einht Suits.

Canal Dover. O.--Prose cutting Attor-
ney Wilkin, Of Tuscarawas county,
brought suit against former county Of
ticials and newspapers who are al
legged to have drawn money from the
county treasury illegally. The defend
ants will fight, declaring that they are
entitled to the amounts received, in
spite of the report Of the state exam
iners.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Boy Killed at Ball Game.

Lima, O.--Donald Harper, aged 10,
was instantly killed at the Ohio State
League baseball park here. The play.
ers were practicing, and foul ball
was batted over the fence. Young
Harper started on the run after the
ball, but fell to the ground. When he
did not arise he was picked up, and it
was found that he had died instantly.
He had broken his neck in the fall
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
BUCKET BRIGADE
Saved Bloom Center From Being De-
stroyed BY Fire.

Bellefontaine, O.-Ffre wiped out
the business center Of Bloom Center,
this county, and only the efforts Of
men, women and children, who formed
bucket brigades, saved the hamlet from
destruction. The fire started from a
forge in the Barnhart blacksmith shop,
spread to the J. L. Hixon general store
and to dwellings near by. The loss
will amount TO many thousands of dol
lars, with small insurance.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
$1,000 Raised For Campaign Expenses

Circleville, GA Rose local option
petition is now being circulated in each
school district in this county. The
temperance forces have raised over
1000 for campaign expenses. It is
expected that the election to decide
the wet or dry question will he held
before the November election.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Toledo, O.-The state convention Of
the Ohio Independence party was Reid
in this city. The candidates are: For
governor, A. F. Otte, of Cincinnati;
lieutenant governor, James A. McKit.
rick, Of Columbus; state auditor, M. w.
Madge, of Toledo; state treasurer, J.
T. Thornbury, of Cincinnati, and attor-
ney general, H. F. Berry, of Columbus.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Welcomed BY Gen. Heath.

Xenia, O.-Gen. Thomas T. Heath.
# Cincinnati, delivered the address Of
welcome to the state in the Green
county home coming program. The
response TO Mayor w. F. Brennan's ad-
dress to the city was made by Director
oi Schools Chas. Orr. ,, Cleveland.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

New Lexington, O.-Leaders Of the
Perry County Temperance Union be-
gan their campaign under the Rose
county option law. They expect
70 secure the required number of
signers to the petition within the next
week,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Stricken With ApopIexv.

Marysville, O.-Just as the choir was
singing the closing anthem at the
First Methodist church here following
the address of Rev. DR.. Herbert Welsh,
president of Ohio Wesleyan university,
d. G. Belleville, in the audience, suf,
fered stroke of apopleSJ. he may
recover.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Meet With Success,

Gallipolis, O.-Petitions under the
Rose county local option law were
cut into circulation in Gallia county
several days ago, and are meeting with
great success. 1t is figured that 80 per
cent of the voters of GalIia cocnty will
sign the petition.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Pioneer Citizen Dies.

Cincinnati-George Bauer. pioneer
citizen of the city, died al bis home
here in his S7th year. He was a vet
Gran of both the Mexican and civil
wars, having served in Company B,
Fifth regiment of infantry.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Soldiers Death.

Sandusl1y, O.-Rufus Jackson, Com.
pany B, Second Illin0is light artillery,
i'll for three weeks, died in the h0S.
aital at the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
home of erysipelas. He was II yaus
Of age. The body was taken to Gin.
cinnati. accompanied by u. c. HSn.
dry, of Dayton, nephew.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Two Acres Of Piled Lumber Burn.

Cleveland, O.-Fire destroyed lumber
valued at 100000 in the yards Of The
Saginaw Bay Lumber Co. The flames
Swept over two acres covered with
lumber piles. A strong wind famed
the fire, and the Nickel Plate railroad
bridge was in danger for time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Records of the treasury department
show that the port of New York dur
ing the fiscal year 19O7-'O8 has larger
balance of trade in it's favor than ever
before. For the entire United States
the balance is $666, 457, ,1O3. which ex-
ceeds by 100000 the largest year
before, which was 1900-'01.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
House Wrecked BY Gas Explosion.

ST. Mary's, O.-The dwelling house
Of u. G. Sanger was wrecked by an ex-
plos1oD of natural gas. 1t is thought
gas was allowed to escape into the
basement during repairing. A plumber
lit match to test a valve when the
explosion occurred.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Fire Imnerlla ohioans.

Gallipolis. O-Fire destroyed John
Cheesabrews residence and store with
contents in Mason county, near here.
The fire was caused by a tank of oil
exploding. The family jumped from
the building in night clothes to save
their lives.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Drake WIthdrawa.

Norwalk, O.-State Senator John @.
Drake, who was denied denomination
by the democrats of the 30th district.
and who afterward declared he would
run as an independent, has withdrawn
his name.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Seek To Eliminate Saloons.

Marion. O.-Local option officials an.
nOunced that an election to eliminate
the saloon in Marion county will be
held carly in October. Three thou
sand signers to Rose local option petit
tons are now being sought throughout
the county.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
No Trouble in Securing Signatures.

Narysville. O.-The Union County
Local Option League claims to have
over 1000 signatures 20 petitions pray
ing for an election under the Ross law
which will be held in linton county on
October 5.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Overcome With Foul Gas.

1ronton, O.-Emanuel, Edward and
Herman Lipker were overcome with
foul air while digging vault and
were almost dead when rescued. Rev.
Shadd succeeded in rescuing the men,
but was almost overcome himself.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Bio Barn Burned.

Gallipolis, GA big barn belonging
to Charles Eckert, a wealthy Gallia
county farmer, was burned to the
ground by an incendiary. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. and there is no
clew,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Death Of Joseph Eaweett.

Columbus, O.-Joseph Fawcett, mes
senger in the office of the clerk of the
supreme court, is dead. The deceased
was born and raised in Cincinnati
about 4G years ago and came to this
city as messenger to Gov. Foraker.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
In Every Precinct,

Urbana, O.-Petitions calling for To-
cal option election in Champaign coun-
ty under the Rose law are being cir
culated in every voting precinct in
the city. The election will be held
October 5.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Columbus, O.-Attorney General w.
H. Ellis left for Lakeside, where he will
spend couple of weeks, probably in
fishing and resting after his recent i'll
ness While there Mr.. Ellis will make
trip to Middle Bass Island, to con.
suit with William H. Taft.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Canton, OFF changes are ordered
by the state school inspector, whitiI
the school board expects, none Of the
Canton schools will be opened for the
fall term. The repairs contemplated
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Whatever may be thought Of the
wisdom Of some of Andrew Carne.
gie's gifts, he certainly put the $780,
600 donated for the erection of a Cen.
trail American court of justice, to try
international cases, where II is sore
ly needed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Often the Case.

Don't think because a man looks
embarrassed when with young lady
that he is trying to get up nerve
enough to propose. He may be trying
to get nerve enough to get out Of pro-
posing.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
A Thriller

Slow Waiter-"Have l ever been in
the country, sir? No sir. Why do you
ask" Tired Customer-'T was just
thinking how thrilling you'd find 1t to
sit on the fence and watch the tor
toises whiz by."-Pick-Me-Up.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
Not a Wiser Generation.

Bill see the Hatmaker says that
heads are increasing in size.
Jill-Getting fatter, that's all!-
Yonkers Statesman.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
HOUSE
WORK

Thousands of American women
in our homes are daily sacrificing
their lives to duty.
In order to keep the home neat
and pretty, the children web dressed
and tidy, women overdo. A female
weakness or displacement is often
brought on and they suffer m silence,
drifting along from bad to worse,
knowing well that they ought to
have help to overcome the pans and
aches which daily make life a burden.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10

Doubtless Abdul Hamid hopes his
people will not oveTwork their new
constitution, in its tender and pre-
carious infancy, but there are no
child labor laws in Turkey.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-10
S6o.ooo Fire.

Urbana, 0.--The plant of the Baker
Egg Case Co. was destroyed by fire,
The loss is 100000. with $25,OOO insur-
ance. The flames started in the en-
gine room. One hundred and fifty tons
of paper added fuel to the flames.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-04-30

1errada. "Nosotros no tene-
escandslos como los de Europa
osigue ell mismo moralista. NO
mos adulterios y apenas Sc ven
jovenes abandonadas despues de
II sido seducidas." Y no habla-
lie las fuertes indemnizaciones
uestas por las breach of promi-
y de la facilidad del divorcio que
algunos EStados alcanza ell prone.