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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17

New York, Dec. 14.-Left without air
because the two men whose duty 1t
was to pump it to him stopped work
to fight each other, George Smith, a
diver, just escaped death 50 feet under
the surface of East river Sunday. The
diver, revived with difficulty when
finally hauled out of the water is Sun
day night little the worse for his eE.
perience. Benjamin Parkins, one of
the combatants, is in hospital with a
fractured skull, while his assailant,
Thomas Russell, is under arrest
charged with felonous assault.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
City.

Query-A relative Of mine has been
sent to Jail for six months. Will that
prevent him from obtaining his pen
sion at the coming quarterly pension
day? Will it make any difference that
he confessed the offense for which he
is undergoing sentence? Please give
me this information, as the man is
sick, poor and friendless.-K. N. w.
Answer-The fact that the pension
er is a prisoner will not prevent the
payment of his pension, and his
vouchers should be executed in the
usual form and returned to the pen
sion agent through whom he receives
S pension.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17

railroad camps, and down in the mines.
And you find it up here on the Jobs
In the skies.
Believe it?' said an old foreman.
You bet, they believe it."
do you?"I asked.
We'll" he said, all can say is
this: 1t may be spell or it may be
because of the way the whole crew is
expecting 1t. But anyhow, when two
accidents come close together, you
Can be sure that the third isn't very
far on. Ernest Poole. In Every.
body
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
proportion to population is the biggest
national distributor of gifts.

proportion to population is the biggest
national distributor of gifts.
There are many concerns in Ger
many, England and France which con-
fine themselves exclusively to the manu-
facture of gifts such as are exchanged
only during the celebration of the
birth of Christ Besides being holi-
day which should be devoted to worship
of Jesus Christ, it is day which is
looked forward to by merchants as a
big source of profit.
In other countries, as in America,
there are many small Christmas TRACE
dies enacted because of the dislike
which some folks take to gifts and be-
cause of the thoughtlessness Of others
in omitting some of their friends. Some
make it rule, and advertise 1t well,
that they have decided to confine gifts
to the immediate family circle, so that
none will take offense if they receive
no gifts from their hitherto cherished
friends. Of course the ones who are
notified of the change in the routine
are careful to scratch off the names of
the friends who have eliminated them
so that when Christmas comes there Is
no needless embarrassment.
The poets once sang: ut is not the
gift, but the spirit of the giver," and
also Don't look a gift horse in the
mouth" There are dozens of little
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
PhOehllS. Va.

FHOGDUSi va.
Query-T am a soldier of the Mexi-
can war, and also of the civil war, and
l only receive SIS per month pension
on account of both services. Is 1t pos
sible for me to obtain any more pen
sion, as l am old and very feeble and
the SIS per month is not sufficient for
my upport?-Herman B. H.
Answer-When you reach the age of
rs years you will be entitled to 500
per month pension under the act of
February 6, 1907. Your combined
service alone would not entitle you to
higher rate of pension than you are
receiving under the act of February 6,
1907, or any other act
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
Burlington. Col


ouery-T am a soldier of the civil
war and receive $50 per month pen
sion, although / was dishonorably dis
charged from the service. If l die will
my wife be entitled to widows pension
under the act of April 10, 1908, or un-
der the same law under which l am
drawing pension? 1 noticed in your
pension column that you informed Mrs.
K. w. of Fort Collins, Col, that she
was not entitled to windows pension
because her husband was dishonorably
discharged from his service in the civil
war, Notwithstanding he received pen
sion.-George S. T.
Answer-Your widow would not be
entitled to pension under the act of
April 10, 1908, for the reason that you
did not receive an honorable dis
charge from the service. She could,
however, receive widows pension un-
der the general law, provided it can
be shown that you die from the disa-
bility for which you are pensioned
under the general law or from disa-
bility otherwise due to service and
line of duty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
Reclaim 100000 Acres

Since 1902, when the federal recla
nation act was passed, the govern
ment has added 100000 acres to the
country's habitable land, and these
added to the 100000 reclaimed from
the desert before that year, make an
increase of 12.0OO,O0O acres in tn,
country's habitable area, an average
OF 100000 acres per year.-PopulAr
Mechanics.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
THE RULE OF THREE.

dimes Jingle merriiy into their little
tin boxes. .ea.
Behind this generous giving Is su-
perstitious. belief that amid risks like
these It is we'll to propitiate Fate all
you can. For Fate is a relentless old
machine, and when once its wheels
begin grinding, no power on earth can
stop them. The Rule OF Three" Is
centuries old. You may hear Of It out
on the ocean. in the steel mills. Ia the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
JudoIno from Sample,

I don't think the rich are exception
ally happy.
No? Know many?
Some.
Very rich?
One to five millions!
Oh, but they lead quite difreren
life from the really rich!
To be sure; but still, don't yol
think you can tell just as much abou
the quality of molasses from hogs
head of 1t as you can from shipload
IL life
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
Sent First Message.

Natchez Miss, Dec. 14.-John s,
Baker, aged Is years. Of New Or
leans, who as a telegraph operator sent
the first message over the wire out OF
Natchez so years ago. died suddenly
Sunday morning of cerebral hemor.
rhage.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
Hampton, Va.

ouery-What is the rate of pension
allowed for rupture, almost total deaf
ness of one ear and the other affected,
and for the loss OF thumb and first I'm
ger?-Sergt. X. x.
Answer-The rate Of pension al
lowed for hernia Of one side, not COM
plicated. is $40 per month; nearly to-
tai deafness of one ear and slight Of
the other, SIS per month; loss Of
thumb and index finger, s12 par
month. provided the same are due 10
.rvice and line Of duty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
New York, N. Y

Query-Will you please inform me
through your pension column the name
of the last soldier receiving pension
on account of his service in the war of
1912, and the date of his h?-Alex.
M. A.
Answer-The last surviving pen
stoned soldier of the war of 1912 was
Hiram Cronk of Ava, N. Y, who died
May 1S, 1905, aged 1O5 years and 16
days.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
Proclaim RepubIlo.

Berlin, Dec. 14.-A dispatch from
Eaku states that revoluticnists have
mastered Azcrbaiian, the most north
westerly province Of Persia, and have
proclaimed u republic at Tabrix, ths
capital.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
Auto Victim Dead

Chicago, December 14.-Phelps B.
Hoyt, secretary and treasurer of the
w. NJ. Hoyt Co., who was in
1ured In an automobile accident here
Saturday night died Sunday from his
injuries.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
Sent Bullet Through His Heart,

Waynesbnrg, Pa, Dec. 14.-Because
the jury before which J. B. F. Rinehart
was tried for bank wrecking did not
Immediately return a verdict of guilty
Ira Minor, heir to s5O0,OO0, sent bul,
let through his heart
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
PENSIONS |
Points for
Soldiers and Sailors
and Their Heirs I'LL


Information for soldiers and sailors and
their heirs, who are invited to make use
of this column for such information as
they desire relative to pension matters.
Letters stating full name and address Of
writer's should be addressed to c. E.
Jones. Washington, d. C. In replying
thereto, only the initials of correspondents
will be quoted
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia is the city Of small
homes for large families, and Is ia.
nous for the scarcity of cheap and III
ventilated tenements. Down in the
Neck" even at this day yolt can rent
three-story house with mar BILE stoop.
marble window sills and caps, marble
door stills, caps and jambs. marble
vestibules. marble fireplaces and man.
tells, marble wainscoting, ETC., for a
few dollars month.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17
zREr Eue CHILD k00Eo5 IN R4RtUc

Inc beauty or that little game is
the uncertainty attending the possibility of the
woman being dislodged and second, the uncertain
ty as to whether the less favored of the family
circle will draw any presents from the treasure
store beneath the skirts of the woman
Christmas, of course, is observed only in Chris
tian countries, but some heather, in fact nearly
all of them, have one day another on which
to receive. and send presents to their friends and
others who are not friends. In countries ruled
by absolute monarchies, the rulers are sometimes
afraid to open their gift receptacles for the rea
son that oftentmes reasonable persons inclose
fancy little bombs not marked in the invoice Of
course such undesirable persons do not have any
more Christmases to celebrate, affairs being ar
ranged in that manner If they are caught.
While the Christmas idea is practically the
same in most countries of the globe which OBJ
the day, there is great variety of presents
and a certain nations desire for gifts made in
wide variance to that which the next door neigh
Dor believes in. Germans as rule give the chill
dren presents most of which are made in this
country, while Americans are always particular
, about buying the babies toys marked made in
Germany"
Frenchman told clever little story at
Christmas banquet in Paris year ago. which ran
along on that line He was enamoured with
beautiful young lady whose home was on Rue de
Boulevarde. She was of artistic TASTE so he stud
leu ner desire IN palhCng creations LOT three
weeks before Christmas. At last he came to the
conclusion that probably an oil painting by a
noted French artist might please her. He took
special pains to hunt out q store where he might
procure one. He did and put several weeks
salary into the gift.
He had it delivered Christmas morning and re-
ceived cordial note Of thanks from the young
lady, who unfortunately had not thought to pur
chase anything for him. This of course was en-
barrassing to both parties, but that evening while
fondling the creation in his presence she hap
pened to scan the back of the portrait. 1t said:
made in Hoboken, NJ j." She was in the midst
of thanks and an embarrassing explanation of
why she hadn't sent him present, when she
noticed the birtAnark of the oil painting. She
stopped and they haven't spoken to each other
since according to the story
All OF which goes to show that the value OF a
gift more than the spirit which the giver exhibits
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17

They can conquer who believe they
can.-Y Virgil
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17

IeStlVe occasion. People begin buy
ing presents a week before; they pre-
sent them Christmas morning and the
next day return to work, the entire
affair forgotten until the following
brings the season around again.
Not so in the countries across the
water. They observe every tradition
in the mother lands; they plan for
weeks and the festivities which mark
the birth of Jesus Christ are carried
on for week or more. The Christ
mas tree in Germany is allowed to
remain decorated far into the next
year. extending over period of sew
eral months
Unique ceremonies grace the Danish,
French, Swiss and Scotch Christmas
celebrations and that which the Teu-
tons foster have been handed down
from ages. In Mexico one of the treas
ured customs is the breaking of the
/ Pinata, a tradition being connected
with the little ceremony which ushers
in Christmas day. A queerly con.
structed efigy of woman is hung
up in a corner of room and a child
blindfolded, armed with a stick, pro-
ceeds to dislodge the old woman from
her position close to the ceiling. When
! the feat is accomplished the presents
contained under the covering of the
dress of the figure are distributed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-17

\ AN American, VINO
had not seen much
of the world. should
awake on Christmas
morn while a German,
French, English, Ital-
ian, Swiss or Danish
Christmas celebration
was in progress in his
vicinity, he would imag-
inc himself within the
exclusive confines of a
home for the mentally
incompetent.
The American Christ
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
FIR. ZEPHYRIN AND ANDRES THEVET

The historian of Lower California, with charac-
teristic courtesy has written to The Inermountain
Catholic very interesting letter which we publish
on another page. We have already recorded our ad-
miraton for his admirable achievements in the do
main of missionary enterprise in Lower California
His History of Missions and Missionaries of
Lower California" is entitled to classic honors.
In today's letter Father Zephyrn writes: Or
Shea mentions two secular priests who had arrived
Gin New France) before the Jesuits. The Francis
can FIR Andres Thevet claims to have visited New
France as early as 1875" DR.. John Culinary was
tireless turnover, tunneller and miner into dusty
tones and moth eaten manuscripts, and in his day
he great man, but he was great because he
was the pioneer of early American Catholic history
He lacked the critical and analytical faculty and his
History of Catholic Missions is punctuated with
errors
Culinary Shea was, among the prosecuted and
comparatively iterate Catholics of his time, dis
tinguished man to whom the church, as a human or
ganization, owes a lasting debt of gratitude It
was Corneille who said "parmi les avengles, lie
borgne est roi-among the blind, the one-eyed man
is king" and in the trying days of the past Dr.
Shea had one good eye We would suggest to Faith
er Zephyrin not to depend too much on Shea for he
may find that in many instances he will be leaning
on a broken reed
When the Huegonot de Monts sailed from Saint
Malo on April I, 1904 he took with him on board
one of his ships Samuel Champlain, Baron de Pom
trincourt, Protestant minister and priest Mich
olas Aubry- Deuvres de Champlan, ed, L. Ill, CHI
TX. On the ship commanded by Pontgrave was
another priest, whose is not mentioned by
Champlain, Lescarbot or any early writer. This
unknown priest and the Protestant minister died in
Acadia in the winter of 1605-1606 and were buried
in the same grave-Lescarbot L. ", chap. III
Sagard, Historic du Canada, 1886, p. g. In 1906
there was no priest in Canada. The Able Aubry
had returned to France and Marc Lescarbot was
teaching the catechism to the Indians around Port
Royal.
In February, 1910, Poutrincourt sailed from
Dieppe for New France bringing with him Father
Fleche, secular priest. On June "a, 1870 this
priest baptized the Mic-Mac chief, Mamberton, his
family and twenty members of the tribe On May
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
ARCHBISHOP RloRDAN.

be. The theory that the trusts make for cheapness
of production is good one, but the further fact
that trusts make for higher cost of consumption
contains the kernel which makes the trusts abom-
Unable things in the sight of the people Cheapnesa
of production is good thing but that economy
should be passed on to the consumer.
The political aspects of the trusts are many. Al
though it has been pointed out that prices high
er in great many things than they should be
than the ability of the people to pay-the trusts
have given no signs of passing their profits to
any The trusts are organized to make money
and the men in them want all they can get. They
work the principle as labor unions, only
they have a greater field; and profits, be they
small eat up all the wages of men who de-
himself and have his money work for him at the
same time, he cannot help becoming richer than he
can by merely working with his hands. And when
the amount of money a man has working for him
becomes so great that he can control an article
which the exigences of our civilization have made
the price beyond what is considered legitimate
profit, the consumer suffers. That is the bone of
contention in the agitation against trusts at the
present time. The solution of the problem present
ed is the greatest work to be accomplished by the
people through their legislative and executive off
GERS. That the problem will eventually be solved
giving the people the benefit of the economy of pro-
duction which the trusts afford is as certain as the
fact that the trusts are taking that profit
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
THE CHURCH UNIVERSAL.

The fact that. the Catholic church has more com
municants than all the other churches and sects
combined rightfuy entities it to the designation as
in the geographical breadth of the church. does it
merit such designation. And if this were not true,
the history of the church from the earliest days to
the present time serves to impress upon the mind
its universaity These things alone are sufficient
to show the main contention of the Catholic church
that it is the church universal and hence must be
the same church as thta founded by our Lord
When Christ selected his twelve apostles he
commanded them to teach others and to observe all
things that he had told them. In the words of our
Savior is sufficient evidence of the primacy of his
teachers and of the power conferred upon his church
and teachers Matthew records our Lord as saving
(NGatt. xxxviii 18): 'All power is given to me in
heaven and in earth" That this power was con.
ferred upon his teachers is plainly stated in John
XXX 81 Gas my Father hath sent me, also send
you" Further when our Lord spoke to Peter. saw.
handing him to feed His sheep, and to feed His
lambs the meaning is evident that our Lord con.
ferred the same powers which he had received from
His Father in heaven upon His divinely appointed
teachers to teach and instruct the people of the
world, the apostles, bishops, priests and laymen.
And from the foundation of the church. the his
tory of the organization is unbroken fulflment
of the promises of our Lord. For 1900 years hen
teachings have remained unchanged, and in all this.
time facing all the discussions of the world she
has spread out and encompassed every nation, and
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
MAKING M len.

America is a great country of natural resources.
We have ric' agricultural lands, wonderful mines
and a gre. ETY. Of manufacturing industries.
And we ha xrc. ed great effort in bringing these
things up othei present state Of development. In
deed, the entire bought of men seems to have been
in the direction OF development of the natural re-
sources of the country-to produce wealth. In all
the struggle, we have not only made great strides
in scientific and physical matters but we have out
stripped all the older nations and stand in class
by ourselves among the nations of the world. This
is very gratifying to our national vanity, but we
forget that there is probably no other country on
the globe that has the natural resources with which
America was endowed, and that when these re-
sources are exhausted there is no. other country to
which we can turn for something new.
There is one resource, however, that remains
always. We always have men with us to be devel-
oped and trained. While we are looking out for the
physical prizes in the way of great crops and pro-
ductve mines, the greatest prize of all should not be
overlooked The human being should receive some
of the consideration of the great progressive Amer
lean people for in the development of the human
being, bringing him up to a high state of perfec-
ton lies great portion of the foundation of
tional prosperity and greatness In this CONNER
cial age, the most inspiring thought which has been
expressed lately is that it is the man that counts
Whereas we have fought for supremacy in other
matters we have not given the greatest asset of
any nation the thought and consideration which it
deserves. We must make men. And the way to
make men, the way to teach men to live among
their fellows is to teach them to live as our Savior
taught And the best way to teach others to live is
to follow the precepts of our Lord and teach others
by our own example.
The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-10-24
UPTON SINCLAlR'S LATEST NOVEL

There is almost an effect of disappointment in
Upton Sinclair's latest novel, "The Moneychangers
One takes up the book with the impression that the
promise of "The Jungle" will be fulfilled with a
story of startling incidents And the narrative.
starting with that preconception, seems common
place.
Yet the effect of the reading does not at once
leave enc. 1t is more impressive than the reader
was conscious of. Afr day or two the unusual
effect is recognized as proof that the story s s+r
immensely strong The incidents recited are per-
feetly appalling. And it is certain that there is
ground for believing some of them-perhaps most
of then-are true
There may be exaggerations. The things NAV
not be so entirely typical the author would have
US believe. But that they do reflect condition can
hardly be denied
That being true, one may follow the example Of
Mr.. On clair, and seek for way of remedying am
evil Ills method OF curing the defects lie describes
may nos be the method of others PERHAPS if one
lueSllor could uncover the root Of the whole evil
then the remedy would be easy of application.
And there is one question which we believe docs
uncover the master cause of all the wrong described
In The Moneychangers" 1t is this "Is there de-
Vout member OF the church IN the entire storv9 And
little reflection will impress the reader with +be
ruin tnat nothing IS farther from their lives than
that molly relation. In every way everv one of them
Is removed from IT. We do not believe the church
Is mentioned by any accident from the first to the
last of the book ~ 'D
Is not this suggestive? And would not a condi
ton OF loyalty to the church be an Improvement
Can the reader believe men would so madly struggle
Tor money If they had any portion of their tbougbt
on noler thingsa Would women so utterly destroy
themselves-thelr health their honor and their lives
III they could feel their faith grounded in tba
blessed consultations of religion? Is there not q
solution of the Upton Sinclair problem bv the simn
and sensible devotion of the human sopI TO the SCI
ice of God? 'O'' " INC ser'-
- Inere Is better way to correct the horrors of
"The Moneychangers." And it lasts eternaTiv