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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06
ANNOUNCEMENT
For Common Pleas Judge

We are authorized to announce the
name of James l. Allread of Green,
vile, Ohio, as a candidate for nomin.
alton for Common Pleas Judge of the
Second Subdivision of the Second Ju,
dicial District of Ohio, subject to the
decision of the Republican convention
to be held at Troy, Ohio, on March
II, 1908.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06

shall crown your effort. l will
not, however, advise you to cast
your eyes askance across the
pond. Oh, no, think there are
plenty and estimable men this
side the water good enough for,
any American lady or heiress,
and sufficiently able to manage
the estate of any wealthy wom-
an of this nation, and there is
really less need of our women 60
ing there for husbands than there
is for our men to go there for,
wives. If anything, there would
be greater need for the latter.
My opinion is there would be no
going there by our feminine gen
ders if it were not for the titles
involved. There is a fascination
in their acquisition and it is not
always the foolish and simple
girl who is ready to immediate
herself, body and soul, on the
altar of nobility, but foolish pa.
pas and mammas are no less to
blame for the sacrifice of the
daughter to such emptiness.
But there are those who may
think that this is inveighing too
harshly against such marriages,
and will say there are some love
matches among these unions.
Oh, yes, | think so myself. The
girl loves the title and distinction
accorded, and the man loves the
money secured, and especially so
after his nobility has become
somewhat frayed and the home
exchequer insufficient to meet his
numerous wants. How about
the marriage recently celebrated
at New York City? 1t is Gladys
now, but according to rule how
long will she remain glad? May
| venture the hope for her sake
and the sake of women general
ly that she may ever be satisfied
and glad with the choice she has
made? But aside from all this,
| cannot forbear saying that it is
the boast that under the opera
tions of our policy it has ever
been that the balance of trade
with other nations has always
been on our side, but when we
consider these trades with soiled
and frayed nobility | am fearful
that the balance is largely against
us. Is there no remedy for this?
1t seems not, for the foolish girl
and simple parents lack forecast
sufficient to correct it. | suggest
a tax levied upon the fortunes so
seized and carried out of country
of twenty-five per cent, which,
in my opinion, will mitigate the
wrong somewhat. If needful,
elevate the rate some and in this
way it will be ascertained wheth-
er it is love or money these noble
fellows are after.
D. H. Moul of Ironton spent
Sunday here with his parents.
We have been undergoing an
experience over icy roads, which
has made travel very difficult and
hazardous and many has been the
mishap that came to the pedes-
trian who attempted to wend his
way from place to place.
Ted Stoltz and wife of Logan
sport, Ind, spent several days
with the formers parents, Sol.
Stoltz and wife.
Feb 3. XOB
80 Ww1 a,-a ar "A
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06

The Democrats are continually
furnishing a demonstration in
real life of the old nursery rhyme,
The King of France and forty
thousand men marched up the
hill and then marched down
again" With a great blowing
of horns and sounding of GYM
balls they recently announced
that they purposed to ask Mr..
Bryan to withdraw in favor of a
presidential candidate who could
win. Mr.. Bryan went to Wash
ington and every Democrat
promptly lost his nerve. The
request was never made.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06

1t is a pretty safe conclusion
that the Aldrich bill will become
law before this session of Con-
gress adjourns. No one regards
it as an ideal bill. Even Mr.. AL
drich himself admits that it is
not. But it will obviate a re-
currence of the financial string
ency from which the country re-
Gently suffered, it is the only leg
islation of the kind which can be
passed at this session, and it will
in no way prevent more compre-
hensive and desirable legislation
later on.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06
He Knew tho Latest sIanq.

Tommy, if you went to party
and the hostess offered you a sec-
ond dish Of ice cream would you
say No or No, thank your"
'1'd say, You're on, an I'll ride
around again." p Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06
Life or Death.

"Why," exclaimed the rabbit,
"you're running faster than | ever
saw you 60 beforew
"Yes," gasped the hard pressed
stag. 'I'm running for deer life
now" ."-Philadelphia Press.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06
GA ST ia.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
''';;:''' ''';; Z ''' AM,:4;;;z3:;z33.|: :, 4; /; Z; K: ''''
Mems, Boys and Children's
Pants one-fourth off our former
low prices. THE PROGRESS,
Greenville, Ohio.


"To dream of eggs" said Mrs.
Wedderly, who was perusing a
dream book, sis sign of money"
perhaps" )" rejoined her husband,
chat is the origin of the term
Shell out. Detroit Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06
How the Phrase Came In HANDY

Algy-I don't claim to be ire
sisti3le, Miss Tartun, but no girl
has ever yet rejected me.
Miss Tartun - Well, you'll get
your rejection some day-take it
from me.-Chicago Tribune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06
The Natural Effect.

"Why is there so much more
smoke than fire about that new
concern"
Because they have green hands
to burn. Baltimore American.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06
Why He Objected,

Mr.. Stingely-I think it's mis-
take to make children believe there
is Santa Claus.
Mrs, Stingely i can't see any
harm in it.
Mr.. Stingely = Why, it makes
them expect too much,-Judge,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06

Senator Tillman is writing a
book. Will that be i printed on
asbestos paper and served with
hand grenades? -i au.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06

B1-Try the journal o year, or one
of our clubbing offers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-02-06


composing the several congressional
districts will convene on Tuesday
the 3rd day of March, 1908, at 2
o'clock p. m, for the purpose of choos
ing vice presidents of the convention
and members of the following com,
mittees: Credentials, permanent or.
ganization, rules and order of bust,
ness, resolutions, and members of the
state central committee, each of
which, including the vice presidents,
shall consist of one person from each
congressional district.
The names of members of these
several committees as well as of the
vice presidents and members of the
state central committee. will be re.
ported to the convention at its first
session under lie temporary organ
ization.
The convention will meet Tuesday,
the 3rd day of March, 1908, at
o'clock p. m, for temporary organ
ization, receiving the names of men,
bers of the committees and vice pres
idents selected at the district meet.
ings, and for the transaction of such
other business as may be properly
brought before it.
How Delegates Selected.
Delegates to the said convention
shall be selected in the following man
ner:
Delegates and alternates to the
number to which the various counties
are respectively entitled shall be Sc
lected at large from the various coun-
ties at primary elections held between
the hours of 1 o'clock and o'clock
p. m, on Tuesday, the 11th day Of
February, 1908, under the provisions
of sections 29l6, 2917, 2918, 2919, 1920,
1921 and 2921a of the Revised Stat
utes Of Ohio. and in no other way.
Official Australian ballots and none
other, furnished by the board of dep
uty state supervisors of election at
each voting booth, in the manner pro-
vided for general elections, shall be
voted at such elections. If any other
primary election shall be held in any
county at the same time, separate
ballots and ballot boxes shall be pro-
vided exclusively for the election Of
delegates to the state convention.
Upon the petition Of 10 Republican
electors of any county requesting
the board\of deputy state supervisors
Of elections of such county to print
the name of any Republican elector
of such county upon the ballot as can
didate for delegate or alternate, pro.
vided such petition is accompanied by
the written consent to the use of hiS
name in that connection, signed BY
such candidate for delegate or alter.
nate, said board of deputy state su.
pervisors of elections shall print the
name of such candidate for delegate
or alternate upon the ballot. The
names of candidates for delegates
shall be placed upon the ballot with
out designation except For Delegates
to State Convention" in a. uniform
manner and in alphabetical order.
Names of candidates for alternates
shall be printed in the same way, ex-
cept that the designation shall be
For Alternate to the state Conven-
tor"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
BattIed For Fourteen
Innings Labor Day
Reynoldsville and Tyler Ball
Teams Have Two Rafting
Good Contests.

The two ball games between Reyn-
oldsville and Tyler teams on the dia-
mond at this place Monday-Labor Day
were fast and intensely interesting
games. Reynoldsville won the morning
game, score 5 to 6, but after playing
fourteen innings In the afternoon the
game had to be stopped to allow the
Tyler boys to catch the Cos train for
home. The score was to Z. A large
crowd witnessed the second game,
which was an exhibition of baseball
skill on the part of both teams
The battery for morning game was
Brooks and Gibson for Reynold vile
and Small, Laverick and Maholtz for
Tyler. In the afternoon game Carney,
Gibson and Null for Reynoldsville and
Williamson and Maholtz for Tyler.
Reynoldsville has the best team this
season the town has had for years and
they are playing first-class ball. The
town has reason to be proud OF our ball
team and the boys are certainly deser-
wing of liberal support
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
Treating Them All Alike.

There was only one thing in the
world of which Eben Ransom thor
oughly approved; that was hard, steady
work. II hope" said the pfflanthropic
spinster who was spending fortnight
at the Ransom farm, II do hope, Mr..
Ransom, that you treat all your men
alike; give them all equal advantages
and wages. l find varying standard,
IL l may use the expression, makes so
much trouble and discomfort among
laborers in any field of work"
Mr.. Ransom surveyed her gravely
and nodded assent.
you're right there, ma'am," he said
dryly after a moment. "There Is Just
one rule for the folks that work for
me- Begin as early and keep 1t up as
late as there's light to go by, and you'll
get your one-ffty day, unless the
times are unusual hard, when I make
1t one-twenty-fve.'
"But tell you, ma'am, you can't
get as many fellers to work on an
equal basis nowadays as you might
think"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
NATURES LITTLE SHIP.
A Curious JeIlyfsh Endowed With a
Movable Sail,

mONdpic 0dis
While man makes the largest ocean
vessels, nature makes the smallest.
This is a species Of jellyfish, found only
In tropical seas, which has sail.
The part of the fish under the water
looks like mass Of tangled threads,
while the sail is tough membrane,
shaped like shell and measuring quite
five inches and sometimes more across
The fish can raise or lower this sail at
will.
Wise sailors let this curiosity of na-
ture alone, for each of the threads
composing its body has the power Of
stlnglng, the results of which are very
painful and often dangerous. This
power defends 1t from porpolses, alba
trosses and other natural enemies.
1t has no other means of locomotion
than Its sail, and when seen skim
ming bravely along the surface Of the
water 1t looks more like Q, child's toy
boat than living creature out In
search of food.-London Saturday Re-
view.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
ALASKA WHEAT A BUBBLE.
Yields But as Bushels an Acre. and
Of Poor Quality.

Washington, d. c., Sept. can
agent sent by the Department Of Ag-
riculture to Juniats, Idaho, to investi-
gate the present status of the so-called
Alaska wheat, said to yield over 200
bushels per acre, to-day made the fol-
lowing statement by wire:
a"Alaska yielding 25 bushels per
acre. Badly mixed. Grain inferior.
Quality soft and white. Ordinary
wheat yielding fully as much. Best
varieties more"
An analysis recently made by the
Department OF Agriculture shows that
Alaska wheat contains only little
more than 8 per cent of protein, while
soft winter wheats average 10 per cent,
hard winter wheat IL per cent, and
hard spring wheat 12i per cent.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
Master Of State Grange Says
Department Methods Injure
Good Roads Movement.
VENEERED ROADS SOON BAD
Complains that Methods are
Secretive and Dictatoria1 In
Ostead Of Being Educational
to Farmers and Supervisors.

The following criticism of the State
Highway Department, delivered by W.
F. Hill, master OF the Pennsylvania
State Grange, at the recent Williams
Grove picnic, is OF peculiar interest
locally
"As the leading organization among
farmers, the grange stands immovably
for good roads. We commend the en-
terprise Of the state in this direction,
but | fear that the results being
achieved by the present administration
in this respect will prove to be disap-
pointing. The roads built under the
supervision OF the State Highway De-
partment have cost an average OF be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000 per mile, and
almost everywhere find they soon be-
come unsatisfactory and in two or three
years get to be serious menace to the
very movement they are intended to
encourage"
THE smoothly rolled, fine oval sur
face looks very pretty for the first few
months, but veneer work in road con-
struction will not last. The thin bot
tom layer OF comparatively small
stone, often laid on soft dirt recently
graded, will not support an average
sized load in the spring of the year, and
ruts and depressions result"
"The functions OF the Highway De-
partment were designed to be educa-
tional and helpful, not secretiye or die
tatorial. It was the intent OF this law
that the department should issue fire.
quent bulletins to the township super
visors, giving expert Information upon
the value OF different materials for road
purposes, for sewers, bridges, etc. Let
, the commonwealth instruct and en-
thuse farmers everywhere in these lines
and then pay 80 per cent OF the expense
on the township road and we will have
big army working for general road
betterment."
1.-THE State Highway Department
takes the whole matter away from any
control by the people locally, and with
its almost universal practice of permit
ting the running up large bill for
extras above the contract price, the
taxpayers find themselves obligated in
much larger sum than was expected"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09

The above letter speaks for itself and
its candid sincerity is distinctly encour-
aging. The American Silk Company,
like many other large corporations the
country over, was forced to the wall in
the money stringency last fall and it is
regaining its normal business just in
proportion to the Improvement over
the land. Trade reports show clearly
that the latter is in progress, and will
be all the more permanent for its slow
ness; but local people need look no
farther than their own business ven-
lures to discover that never before have
merchants been so cautious In buying
stocks or In attempting to carry on
their business on narrower margin OF
invested risk. This is the condition all
over the east, despite the somewhat
Hambuoyant newspaper reports OF re-
stored prosperity; articles intended to
restore public confidence rather than
portray actual conditions. The various
idle mills and factories might be started
now, but present trade orders would
not consume their output and it would
be only matter OF few months until
suspension would follow. Under these
conditions there is nothing to do but
wait, and while "hope deferred maketh
the heart sick" it is the coucensus of
opinion Of those who have visited other
cities recently that Reynoldsville, on
the whole, has stood the strain as we'll,
or better than most other points SIM
ilarly crippled.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
THE IVORY HUNTER.
Troubles Begin When He Has to Get
Ivory Out of the Jungle.

Troubles Begin When He Has to Get
Ivory Out of the Jungle.
First catch your ivory, then get it
home-if you can. A mans troubles
have barely begun when the tusks Of
the fallen monsters are chopped out,
wrapped in sacking and taken back to
camp. Each weighs 80 or even 100
pounds. have seen specimens that
are on record as tipping the scales at
25O pounds. Suppose | have got to-
gether 100000 worth of fine ivory.
am perhaps a thousand miles from
anywhere with this load of $4,000 or
10000 pounds. There are no railroads,
no wheeled vehicles, even no draft anil
mails. The stuff must be carried across
the wilds Of Africa on the backs of ma
tive porters, who think nothing Of drop
ping their loads and deserving IL the
fancy happens to seize them. The
worst Of the hunting Is nothing to
what such homeward march may
mean. l have had my men shot down
by hostile tribes from ambush with
poisoned arrows. have seen them die
In agony from the bites of noxious in
sects. have been attacked by bands
Of Dinkas, who knew the value Of
ivory as well as did and who tried to
help themselves to mine.-Everybody's
Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09

Fat hens, being wretched layers, are
always sold Off by farmers.
The early Romans banished all USE
less persons. including the fat in this
category.
Ovid, In his "Art of Love-" says,
Keep ever slender and supple, for the
fat have no success with women"
The Gentoo tribe enter their houses
by hole in the roof of a certain pre-
scribed size, and they who grow too
bulky to enter by this hole are slain as
useless and lazy.
In England it was once the law to
put the fat to death-"All dronkittis,
fatt gluttonis and consumers of vitallis
more nor was necessary to the susten-
tation of men, were tame, and first COM
mandit to swelly their fouth of guhat
drink they pleatit, and incontinent
tairafter was drounit in ane fresche
rever."-New Orleans Times-Democrat
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
A WALP0LE ANECD0TE.
To Save the Woman's Life She
Couldn't Recall Who Told II.

Couldn't Recall Who Told II.
81 heard very funny story the other
night about Horace Walpole," said
Mrs. Blake. 81 wish could remember
who told it. Henry, can you remem-
Der? Was it Mr.. SellersT
NO." said Blake stiffly; at wasn't
Sellers"
81 wonder if 1t could have been Mr..
Windsor?"
mo-" repeated Blake; sit wasn't
Windsor"
Before Mr.. Blake had a chance to ex-
press an affirmative or negative opin-
ion of that hazard as to the source Of
the Walpole anecdote Mr.. Barton came
in. Mrs. Blake, being by that time
sure Of herself, tried on him her rec
ipe for winning universal affection.
"Oh, Mr.. Barton" she said, II am
very glad to see you. l have hardly
stopped laughing since saw you the
last time"
Mr.. Barton, cadaverous man with
solemn eyes, looked rather foolish.
"IndeedT' he said. MAY ask what
about"
"Over that funny story you told
about Horace Walpole," said Mrs.
Blake.
"M-m-m-Horace Walpole? stam-
mered Mr. Barton. II am afraid you
must have got me mixed up with some
body else. don't know the first thing
about Horece Walpole, and If I did
know anything funny about him I
couldn't tell it. To tell funny story
is beyond my powers. Even If 1t was
funny to start with it wouldn't be by
the time I got through with it."
Mrs. Blake's spirits were somewhat
dashed by her fiasco in finding an
owner for the Walpole story, but she
bore up courageously, and later when
Mr.. Markham came in she drew him
out of earshot Of Mr.. Barton and dilat-
ed on the pleasure his story Of Horace
Walpole had given her. Mr.. Markham
was not cast In the funeral mold that
gave to Mr.. Barton his grave aspect,
but he protested himself totally inca
pable Of telling funny story about
Horace Walpole or anything else.
Presently Mrs. Blake left the room
to prepare the sandwiches. Mr.. Blake
followed her.
For the love Of the Lord" he said,
don't make fool Of yourself again
by trying to get some other idiot in
there to father that Walpole story. I
told you that yarn myself"
Mrs. Blake stood still, with carving
knife poised'in air.
Your she said incredulously. "And
It was 30 clever too."-New York
Times.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
When Will The Silk Mill Start?
answered by President Collins
THEY WENT TO CHURCH.
A Bit of Strategy That Won For the
Minister.


when Bishop Wilmer was rector of
the little Protestant Episcopal church
at Upperville, Va" said a Virginia
minister, "he was much worried by the
nonattendance at service on Sundays
of the majority of the young men Of
the community. On Inquiry he found
that instead of going to church they
were in the habit of playing marbles
for stakes. Marbles in those days, it
must be remembered, was a much
more serious game than 1t is now. oc-
cupylng much the same position in the
realm of sports as do billiards and pool
in these days.
Bishop Wilmer, then 'parson' not
this practice. He himself had been an
expert marble player in his boyhood.
Accordingly one Saturday he came
across number of the young men en-
gagged in game. The good bishop
asked several questions and finally
challenged the lot to play him for
keeps They readily consented.
"Much TO their astonishment, the
young minister won steadily and soon
they had to go to the stores to replen-
ish their stock. Toward the close of
the afternoon Mr.. Wilmer had won
every marble in the town of Upper
Vile. Putting his winnings in a bag,
he remarked as he walked away, Now,
gentlemen, since you can't play mar
bles tomorrow | hope to see you all
at church. And he did."-New Yorl,
Tribune
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-09-09
State Roads Scathingly
Criticised by Changers
BUYING A RING.
A Story They Tell In Japan to Illus
trate Occidental Love.


'The Japanese marry out Of esteem
and trust to the coming of love after
ward" said Japanese lady. with
us when love comes 1t lasts. We have
song that we like to ising-I want to
live to ninety nine years, and you must
live to be a hundred, so that we may
be happy while our hair grows gray
'That Is better" she continued, than
the love that comes swiftly and as
swiftly flies away again. They tell In
japan story illustrative of this transit
tory love-the love of your west.
"a tourist, they say, was touring
Brittany. He came to Quimper, and
he found In the Place Publique beside
the river an old woman selling trim
kets.
"'What is the price of thisP he
asked, taking up an antique ring Of
silver and sapphlres. .
ais 1t for your wife or for your
sweetheartT said the old woman.
"'For my sweetheart
"'Fifty francsp
"'Fifty francs! Nonsenser And the
tourist turned angrily away.
"'Come back said the old woman.
Take 1t for ten. You've been lying to
me, though. You have no sweetheart
Had the ring been for her you'd have
bought 1t at once without regard to
its price
"T will take it. said the tourist,
smiling. Here are the 10 francs
$50 the old woman wrapped the ring
up.
"'But you haven't wife either,
she grumbled. IF 1t had been for her
you'd have beaten me down to 8 francs.
Oh, you men!"