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pany him to the station, declaring that if she had refused to disobey their moth CT he would not have done so.
 "Oh. we'll there's no use fin our stop ping to quarrel about it." declared Stella, almost in tears. Let Us go home as fast as we can. Come along"
 Bert, n scowl of dispeasure on his otherwise handsome face, agreed that they'd have to go aud not waste time fooling about 1t. so they started of at once toward their own home.
 Say" said Bert, after the first quar- ter of mile had been covered, If we take the upland road we'll not have to pass through any timber. It's half n mile farther that way, but it's all out under the open sky. And it's not pleas ant to be walking through the dark woods at night
 All right" agreed Stella, shYering at the thought of the strip of woods through which they must pass on that road T don mind the extra half mile. But Bert, what was that? As sure as I'm alive I felt a rain drop And Stella stopped, holding out her hand to feel for rain.
 Yep. and so did I,'' declared Bert "Yep. and there's another and another Oh, It's sprlnkllng fast. Just feel it on your face and hands"
 Stella began to cry, holding her hands oyer her face.
 Don be a baby" said Bert Come along. we can't go the uphill road now, for we'd get drenched to the skin. On this road we can take shelter under the trees if 1t rains very hard
 And stay out all night!' moaned Stella. "0h, If only we had obeyed mamma and Aunt Nancy. Oh, it's just good enough for us to be made to suffer for our disobedlence so 1t is''
 Yep, that's the way with girls de- clared Bert, turning his coat collar up to keep the fast-falling raindrops from his neck. "They never care how disobe- dent they are till they begin getting punished for it. Then they weep and wall. But come on and don't stop there in the road It's beginRing to rain like sixty. Gee, but we'll get soaked''
 Stella was now weeping from cold and fear. and also from sense of her wrong doing Bert also felt n qualm of con science remembering that 1t was through his argument that Stella had been in- duced to come with him. He felt lump in his throat. He also felt the need of plausible excuse for having disobeyed his mothers instructions, and In induc- ing his sister to act likewise.
 Just as both children were about to succumb to the pouring rain and cold they heard the honk, honk of an automo- bile coming toward them. And in an- other moment they heard their mothers voice saying: Stop! There they are in the road" Then she called out to then: : "Ah. there you are, my disobedients! Come, get into the auto as quickly as you can. No, Bert, don't say one word of excuse 10 me now. Tomorrow we shall have the reckoning You are in no condition-neithers of you-to talk to- night" And their mother wrapped them
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been denied them by their angry uncle

been denied them by their angry uncle and aunt
 Thanking the poor kitchen girl for the bread and water. Henko and Sena ate and drank, their hearts very heavy. in deed. How could they work after such a breakfast as crust and cup Of water2 They feared they would fall In the field from sheer exhaustion.
 As they sat consoling each other low voice spoke to them from some nearby spot. though they could not designate the place. for there was no person visible thereabout.t (
 Little ohes. do not take fright" said the voice But if you are ahunger and athirst just press your thumbs against bit of loose bark that grows on the side of this stump and you'll be fed"
 Then the voice was silent, Henko and Sena looking toward the stump with won derfilled eyes for the voice had surely come from there.
 "The voice said to press our thumbs on a piece of loose bark" whispered Sena. "Shall we do so, Brother?"
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some quaint yarns as his old horses jog along at about one mile an hour.' And Bert laughed at remembrance of the old hack driver, whose public conveyance was a most unique sight in that vicinity of carriages and automobiles.
 Well, and so you really think that mamma wouldn't object to our going to the station to meet her?' asked Stella, herself becoming q bit lonely and some what tired of the monotony of the yard.
 "Of course, she wouldn't" asserted Bert, emphatically. "Shell be only too glad to see us there waiting for her.
 And so 1t was agreed by Bert and Stella that as soon as the clock struck 5 they would start for the little rail road station mile distant
 But the hours dragged and dragged so
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that 1t seemed the hands on the clock would never get round to 5. At half past four Bert suggested that they start earlier and spend the spare time at the station, as the time would pass more quickly there, watching the chance people who might be about the waltingroom, than at home watching the snail-like hands of the clock.
 Stella agreed that Bert's plan was good one, and ran to tell Aunt Nancy of their intention. As Aunt Nancy lis tened to Stella she opened wide her eyes, saying in q doubtful voice, shaking her head the while: .'Lawsey, honey-lamb, Ise not so sartin, I an't, bout 'lowin' you an Marse Bert to go away off down wander to dat station. Ole Nance, she's bin tole by you alPs ma dat she's not ter low you alls out O the yard. Now, I'm not so shore dat you alls better go, honey lamb"
 But. don't you see, Aunt Nancy? we're
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would be in from the city in half np hour. Then came n few travellers to take the train. and Bert and Stella took up their places on the platform, where the train would stop, to watch for their mother.
 To their joy the train came pufing in on time, and eagerly they watched the few passengers alight from the coaches, hoping every second that their mother would step to the platform. But soon the train was slowly moving away, and their mother had not put In her appearance In their disappointment and apprehension they stood looking after the slowly departing train, their minds not made up as to what they should do. Stella was the first to speak
 "Why. Brother, mamma didn't comel
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Nancy" And Stella ran out of the house to accompany Bert who was ann bling off down the road towards the station.
 ''Lawsey, honey-ehile, please doant gol' cried old Nancy hurrying out of the house In pursuit of Stella. Please doan't go, for you alrs ma done told me"
 But Stella and Bert. laughing and way ing their hands to old Nancy, were out of hearing of the end of Nancy's plea, and were soon lost to the old woman's sight by turning a corner of the hedge.
 As they went along they found many things to talk about, and the time as well as their feet flew, and soon they found themselves at the deserted little railroad station where they found seats on the edge of the platform
 And so two hours passed by, Bert and Stella being alone during the whole time. At last the station agenI came to open the waiting room, saying that the train
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fin a warm auto rug. telling the chauffeur to drive home as quickly as possible.
 NOW she said. turning to her diso- bedients, "I'll explain how l happened not to come by train tonight. Aunt Oracle decided to come and visit us for the week end, and we came from town in her auto. Johnny and Maggie are with lis, too, but you shall not see them tonight. for you must pay the penalty of your disobedience. Besides that punish ment, I greatly fear you will both be ill from this exposure, And if you are you must realize that you are paying for your own naughty conduct. Now, say nothing to me tonight, but the moment we reach home go to your rooms and get into bed. And l shall give you each big dose of castor oil.
 And as they hurried along in silence Bert and Stella vowed to themselves that never, no, never, would they be guilty of dsobeying their mother in future. Castor oill Both shuddered at the thought. And. worse still. they must go to bed without having little visit with Johnny and Maggie, two most congenial little cousins, whom they loved
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just going to meet mamma. If we'd thought to ask her permission she'd have been glad to grant 1t. l know what I'm talking about, Aunt Nancy" And Stella spoke in a very convincing way
 Well, maybe you knows. honeylamb, what you's talkin bout, but old Nance, she knows at the same time what you alls ma done tole her to do An though old Nance hates to refuse you an Marse Bert anything in the whole worl, still she done mus refuse to give her consent to you alls gon' down dar to meet you alls ma tonight"
 All right Aunt Nancy" laughed Stella, well tell mamma that we went away without your consent, and if she hns any fault to find in the matter it will not be with you. And now we're off, Aunt
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your orders, Uncle,'' said Henko, his pale face flushing with the sense of in- justice. We shall go behind the goat pen tomorrow for our meals, sir
 ''Yes. and you'll be sorry enough that you have insulted your foster parents" declared the old aunt, drinking of pint of wine to quiet her feelings.
 The next morning Henko and Sena went from their rooms to the rear of the il-kept goat-pen, finding there in the edge of q deep wood an old stump of enormous circumference. It had doubt less been left there many, many years ago, after the greater part of it's giant trunk had been cut away and burned for fire wood. They sat down on the grass beside the stump and awaited their breakfast, which was brought to them by sad-faced. overworked kitchen menial. She fetched two mugs of water and two bits of stale bread crust. The usual skinned milk and porridge had doubtless
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What do you suppose has happened to keep her In town?"
 Missed the train, reckon" said Bert, drawing down the corners of hls mouth. Gee, wish we hadn't come, now"
 We'll said Stella, T guess the only thing for LIS to do Is to get the old hackman to drive us home."
 "Yes, that's all we can do," assented, Bert Then he went to look for the hack driver and came back to inform Stella that the station agent had told him that the hackman had taken some passengers to a farm several miles dis tant and would not return to his home, which was close to the station, for at least two hours.
 Well. we've got to walk" sighed Stella. And see how dark 1t is! Ugh l wish we'd stayed at home-as mamma in- structed us to do." Then Stella fell to blaming Bert. who in turn condemned Stella for consenting so readily to accom-
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tie grandniece and grandnephew the old couple-who had lived such wicked lives passed away of starvation, the very thing they were inflcting upon those helpless ones in their power.
 And Henko and Sena came into pos session of the fine old estate, setting apart great part of it for the fairies, and protecting the magic stump as though 1t had been made of diamonds and pearls. And all was happiness and good cheer on the land, for Henko and Sena grew into most generous man and woman, treating their workers as their equals and loving them as fully as they were loved by all who knew them.
 Answer to last weeks enfgmas- ApriI-f0o1, muffin,
 Answer to last weeks beheadtngs- CD Wrap-rap. (2) Rankle-ankIe. C3) smiIe-miIe. (D Rice-ice. tO Shoe-h0e.
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BEHEADINGs.

1. Behead that which a lover will do when suing for the hand of his adored one and leave the name of a common mineral.
 ?. Behead the color of dark day and leave that which comes direct from the sun 8. Behead the water from a fountain and lenve that which little children are taught to do each night before going to bed.
 4. Behead that which heraldsl a storm and leave the sound of qunrrelsome womans voice.
 BIBLICAL CONUNDRUMs. Who was the straightest man spoken of in the BibleY
 Moses, because Pharaoh made a ruler of him. Why was the first day of Adams life the longest? Because 1t had no eve (Eve) Who was the shortest man mentioned in the Bible? Nehemiah (Knee -high-miah
 RIDDLES WITH ANSWERS.
 My first of anything Is half,
 My second is complete.
 And so remains until once more
 My first and second meet Semfcircle.
 My first hope you are;
 My second l see you are: My whole know you are.
 Welcome.
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There was q little eat to sit Beside tin play grate; There was a big sea captain. too, And the sea captains mate. There was a tiny tea set, fine, Of china pink and white; A doll with lovely yellow curls And eyes that closed at night. There was a little Teddy Bear With fur so soft and brown; In fact. he was the very best Small Bruno in the town.
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YANKEE BREAKFAST FOOD.

commercial traveller from Chicago was stopping at a hotel in Vermont. Seating himself at the breakfast table he asked of the waitress: What kinds of breakfast food have your'
 Apple, mince. cranberry, pumpkin and custard," was her prompt reply.
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Be my bride, dearest one," he said For you've captured my heart this day" And for answer Kate nodded her head, And together they hopped right away. They were married in church that same day,
 With the family and friends all about: And handsome they looked, so folks say, As gay bride and groom they hopped out
 MAUD WALKER
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Y OUR PUZZLE CORNER
HIDDEN PROyERB.

 A well-known proverb is hidt the following six sentences, there ! e word 's he proverb contained ch sentence, the words appearing eheir rightful order. A fool sayeth in his heart there Is no God.
 Let the guilty beware of the wrath to come. In all matters 1t is not wise to be led by the conscience. The needs of the soul are far greater than are those of the body. No man can evade the hand of time. IL ecused is sometimes less guilty
 LETTER ENIGMA. My first is in bed, but not in sleep; My second is in hillside. but not in steep; My third Is in ocean. but not in sea; My fourth is In sadness, but not in glee; My fifth is the same as my fourth, you fjee; My sixth is the same as you'll find in my three; My seventh is in merchant, but not In Ny eighth Is in scrub-brush. but not in
 My whole is the name
 Of wild things most dear 10 wee nature-lovers
 At this time of year.
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But none proved quite to his taste,
 So he hurried along toward the wood; For a bride should not be sought in
 haste:
 Thus Grasshopper gay understood. But in passing a high tuft of grass Young Hop saw a pair of bright eyes: They belonged to a dear little lass
 Who was heaving the softest of signs. The bright-eyed was Hiss Katy Did, And gay young Hopper's heart beat As he smiled and lifted his lid
 And bowed low at Miss Katy's feet
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When Grasshopper
 Went A-Wooinp.

There was a young Grasshopper, gay. Who thought he would take him
 bride;
 So forthwith he went out one day To look round the whole country side. He hopped through the tall. rustling grass That grew at the little ponds side; He smiled at every young lass
 Whom he thought might be a fair bride.
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Bessie's Party.

A little party Bessie gave To all the girls and boys; They came and brought her presents In the form of pretty toys.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-16
Pointer for the Merchant.

A thing that is more or less con-
stant source of annoyance to the gen
eral storekeeper, as we'll as his patrons,
is the matter of arranging goods so
that there is the right kind of dis
play, protection for the goods from
dust and dirt, and all arranged with a
view of ready access. 1t is necessary
that there be places for hundreds of
different articles. Go into some stores,
ask for a certain thing, clerk may
take several minutes in looking it up.
Not long ago man called at a general
store and asked the proprietor for
some small wax candles to be used
for ornamentation purposes. The
storekeeper said that he had them.
Then commenced a search Of the
premises Corners were looked into,
boxes examined, and no candles found
The storekeeper was positive that he
had them in stock, and finally after an
hours search found the candles stored
away i'll small box under the counter
1t required an hour of valuable (?)
time to find ten cents worth of can
dies.
The up-to-date merchant will have
a place for everything and everything
in its place. well displayed and easy
of access. In the grocery store there
should be bins and drawers, shelves
and cases for all the stock. Store fur.
niture manufacturers are continually
devising improved means Of caring for
stocks and displaying the same. But
1t matters not how perfect the store
arrangement in the way of furniture
and fixtures, there must be system
employed Sales are lost every day
by not having goods arranged rightly
The buyer of groceries dislikes to go
into a store where there is a barrel of
sugar uncovered affording feast for
the flies and stopping place for the
dust; neither does the man have his
appetite for cheese or other like things
whetted by seeing the arrangement
suggestive of filth.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-16
THE LAWS OF COMMERCE.
Consumption of Products in Accord
ance with Fixed Principles.

1t is useless to fight for innovations
and reforms that are not based upon
logic and sustained by sound princi-
pies. There is too much Of the super
fetal in evidence in the work of many
who undertake to better commercial
conditions. The scientist knows bet
ter than to ignore the laws of gravity
in his calculations. The reformer is
foolish to set about his work with an
idea of disobeying any known natural
law. He is sure to meet with failure.
There are conditions in the CONNER
cial world that must be observed. Trade
is in accordance with requirements
of the people, and these requirements
are according to other relative cir
cumstances. AS our civilization ad-
vances new demands manifest them
selves. While hundred years ago
the people were satisfied with certain
commodities, it was because other
things known to us did not exist. The
expenses of living keep relatively the
same. We have statistics that show
class of people. We know to GER
tainty how the average runs. We can
not tell how much a single man will
spend for living during a year, but we
do know the average that each in
thousand or two thousand men will
spend, classifying them as to occu-
patton and earning capacity. There
fore it stands to reason that in every
community the amount of trade is in
accordance with the population and
the classes of people composing the
community. 1t is useless to argue that
trade can be increased by certain
methods. A certain merchant by ad-
vanced methods may increase his
trade, but as he does so some one else
loses proportionately. Reformers and
business-builders should bear these
facts in mind, and not get their wires
crossed"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-16
cooperative Systems Weak.

Advocates Of cooperative enter
prises point to the great success of a
few English societies. Glowing re-
ports OF now great are the savings to
the peop,e ny these cooperative Or
gauizaticns are given. But here the
law of compensation plays part
While the cooperative methods are ex.
tolled, few who are active in coopera.
tive work show the other side OF the
question. II some cooperative enthusi
ast would disSect the report of the
London board of trade, recently made,
it would be found that since these co.
operative societies have gained such a
foothold more than half a million
workers in various lines have been af.
fected adversely; that those thrown
out of employment by cooperative ef.
forts are objects of charity and are a
burden to the different trade guilds
The substitution of one store for a
hundred may mean economy. but when
thousands are thrown out Of employ
nent by the system what other field
affords them living?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-16
GENERALLY or POOR GRADE.
Sales Of Cheap JeweIry by Mail
Amount to Millions Annually.

The report of the sales of one large
mail order house showed nearly hall
millions of dollars worth of jewelry
and silverware sold annually. Take
the total of all the jewelry sold by
the mail order system of business and
1t is likely to amount TO fully S25,000.-
900 to $30.000,O00 annually.
If the people could be made to un.
derstahds what kind of stun in the
watch and jewelry lines is generally
sent out by the mail order houses they
would be more careful in buying. The
guarantee of these houses amounts to
little, regardless of the millions of dol
lars of capital they may have en-
ployed in the business. All the guar
antee binds them 10 do is to supply
a new case if the one does not weaI
for "the 20-year period" Not one
case in one thousand, even though they
do not last five years, are returned
to the concern for exchange. The
cases are generally lowest grade,
and made to order for the concerns.
Not long since the manager of one of
the catalogue houses called upon
large watch manufacturing concern.
By the way this company would not
sell the company its own trade-marked
watches unless there was an agree
ment not to cut prices. However, be-
fore the manager left he had agreed
for several thousand watches to be
supplied them. Those watches were
of certain grade, were sold at prices
lower than good watches could be as
sembled and tested. These watches
have the special marks of the con-
cern, but not the name.
In rings, emblems, all classes Of
jewelry, the mail order kind is the
cheapest. Should something of su-
perior character be listed, it will be
noted that prices are as high as the
local dealer asks. In silverware is
where the catalogue house gets in its
fine work on patrons. Plated ware
is generally sold according to the
amount of silver, the weight to the
piece or the dozen pieces, used in the
plating and the amount of carved
work, etc. Like other goods, the mail
order house handles Il class of ware
that is lightly plated and inferior to
that which is handled in the regular
stores.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-16
ReInium Bars Ahsinthe.

The law forbidding the manufacture
and sale of absinthe in Belgium. as
well as its importation into the coun-
try, went into effect on July q.
The main features of the law are as
follows:
THE manufacture, transportation,
sale, as well as the exposing for sale
of absinthe are punishable by fine of
from 26 to 500 francs. and imprison-
ment for period of from eight to six
months, or either of these penalties.
The merchandise is confscated. The
importation of absinthe is prohibited,
but the prohib&on does not extend to
shipments in transit under the SUPER
vision of the customs authorities"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-01-16
GIRLS SKULL
Does Not Affect Lukens, Man Held on
Suspicion.

Canton. O.-The skull of Elizabeth
Brown, the Massillon girl who was
murdered, was shown to Albert Lu-
kens, who is under arrest on suspi-
cion.
The skull shows the marks made by
the hammer which caused the girls
death.
The chief Of police had counted on
this grewsome display to break Lu-
kens down If he We're guilty.
Lukens unwrapped the package,
looked at the skull a minute and
passed it back, with no show of nerv-
BUSINESS and without comment other
than to answer the chief of police,
who asked him to examine the pack
age and say what it contained.
Chief of Police Smith announced
that a charge of murder in the first
degree would be placed against Lu-
kens.
Lukens was released from the state
reformatory at Mansfield a year ago,
where he served seven years, the con-
fessed slayer of Mrs. Julia Stiegler, of
Cincinnati.