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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-02-01
Strong Words for congressman

Words such as graft, robber and
treason were hurled back and forth
between members of the House COM
mittee on Postoffices and Postroads
and magazine publishers at a hearing
Id Fri lay. The acrid EXCHANGES
grew out Of editorials published by the
latter protesting against increasing
postal rates on magazines.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-02-01
Charles Mason Forsyth,
AUCTIOEER,

Offers his services to the people of
Bourbon and surrounding counties.
satisfaction guarantee or no charge
charge made.
Speciality made of Live Stock, Real
Estate and Bank Stock.
twenty five years experience.
Orders left at THE BOURBON News
flee will receive prompt attention
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
16 YEARS OF SKIN DISEASE

"For sixteen long years have been
suffering with a bad case of skin dis
ease. While a child there broke out
red sore on the legs just in back Of
my knees. 1t waxed from bad to worse,
and at last l saw l had a bad skin
disease. l tried many widely known
doctors in different cities but to no
satisfactory result. The plague both
cred me more in warm weather than
in winter and being on my leg joints
it made 1t impossible for me to walk,
and l was forced to stay indoors in the
warmest weather. My hopes of recov-
cry were by this time spent. Sleepless
nights and restless days made life an
unbearable burden. At last l was
advised to try the Cuticura remedies
[Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills]
and l did not need more than trial
to convince me that was on the road
of success this time. bought two
sets of the Cuticura Remedies and
after these were gone 1 was differ
ent man entirely. l am now the hap
piest man that there is at least one
true care for skin diseases. Leonard
A. Hawtof, II Nostrand Ave, Brook
iyn, N. Y, July 80 and Aug. s, '09."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
CROPS ARE IN
GOOD SHAPE
CORN AND OATS ACREAGE is
LARGER THAN LAST
YEAR.
OUTLOOK IS VERY FAVORABLE
Cold and Wet Weather Had Retarding
Influence, But With Ordinarily Fa-
Vorable Weather Harvest Should Be
as Large as Last Year.

Cincinnati, O.-Reports received by
the Enquirer from % states in the
Mississippi valley for the last week
of May indicate that these states will
this pear produce approximately 1l5,-
000, 900 more bushels of corn than last
year, and 35,OO0,O0O more bushels Of
oats.
These states have planted 4,570,S40
more acres in corn, and 1,020,657 more
in oats. The average yields per acre
for 1909 were 25.5 bushels of corn and
so bushels of oats.
Corn is later this year than last.
Because of the cold weather it was
late in being put into the ground and
after it had sprouted the continued
cold retarded growth and with the
considerable rains encouraged cut
worms. Consequently replanting has
been necessary in many places. But
warm days are in sight now and with
ordinary favorable weather the crop
should produce qually as well per acre
as last year.
oats have had an exceptionally gooo
start, and despite the cold are in bet
ter condition than last year practical
iy everywhere. Indeed, most reports
are so extremely favorable that there
is good reason to expect the oats
yield this year to reach 35 bushels pei
acre in many sections.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09

eral Sturgis' division. I went suffl-
ciently tar In advance to see the stu.
alton ana to convince myself that the
bridge could not be taken from that
point. left the Eleventh Ohio where
it was and took the TWenty-eighth
Ohio and a section of Simmonds' bat
terry to the right of the Eleventh and
up the creek into some small hills,
leaving the Thirty-sixth in the road
near the brick house. posted the sec.
ton of artillery on point that en-
fiIaded the enemy's position, and in the
meantime had directed part of the
Twenty-eighth to cross the creek
above the, bridge by wading the
stream, keeping the remainder of the
Twenty-eighth as support of the ar.
tillery. MY intention Was to cross the
bridge with the Thirty-siXth Ohio my.
self
I'm a short time after opening the
battery's fire and the crossing of the
Twenty.eighth above the position of the
enemy they retreated, and by the time
reached the Thirty-sixth two regi.
ments of some other command walked
across the bridge without having any
thing to do with taking it. ] may also
add that these two regiments referred
to were the first troops saw outside
of our own command
IF any other troops than our brig
ade had anything to do with taking
of the bridge. don't know it, | feel
sure in my own mind they didn't
Yours sincerely. George Crook"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
Harvard CoIeue.

This celebrated institootion is pleas,
antly situated in the barroom of Par
ker's, in School street, and has poopils
from all over the country. l had let.
ter yes'd'y, by the way, from our
mootuaI son, Artemus, Jr, who is at
Bowdoin college, in Maine. He writes
me that he is a Bowdoin Arab. & is it
cum to this? Is this boy as nurtured
with a parents care into his child.
hoods hour-is he goin' to be CRATE
American humorist? Alars, fear it is.
too troo. Why didn't bind him out
to the Patent Travelin Vegetable Pill
Man, as was struck with his appear
ance at our last county fair, & wanted
him to go with him and be Pillist?
Ar, these boys-they little know how
the old folks worrit about 'em-From
Life's Reprint From ArtemusWard.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
TELLS OF JACKPOT" FUND
Beckemeyer DiscIoses to Grand Jury
Names of Legislators Not Men,
toned Heretofore.

Springfield, ll.-Representative H.
J.C. Beckemeyer, Carlyle, ILL.,, disclosed
before the Sangamon county grand
jury Friday the innermost secrets of
the combine which defeated the fish
bill" He told names, dates and places
heretofore carefully guarded.
Beckemeyer also established the ex-
istence of the alleged legislative
Jackpot" corruption fund. He said
that such a fund was in existence
during the preceding session of the
legislature and that it was matter
of tradition Beckemeyer, who made
confession No. 2 before the speciaI
grand jury in Cook county, was in the
grand jury room less than an hour
Beckemeyer told how he was paid
5000 in St. Louis as his share of the
Jackpot" dividend and is said to
have named other legislators as hav-
ing been in St. Louis at the time
whose names have not been made
public in either Cook county or
Springfield.
Senator D. W. Holstlaw of Iuka,
who last Saturday confessed to the
Sangamon county grand jury to ac-
cepting $4,000 to vote for Lorimer
and $500 as his share of the Jack
pot and 81 500 for his vote on state
house furniture, Friday sent in his
resignation as senator from the Forty
second district, to Secretary of State
James A. Rose.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
FISH MAN SQUEALS
HENRY LEMM coNFEssEs HIS
CONNECTION WITH LEelsLA-
TIVE BRIBE FUND.
INVOLVES TWO OTHER MEN
Declares Has Known for Twenty Years
That Illinois Legislators Have
"Heid Up" Fishermen - Gives
Prosecutor Documentary Evidence.

Peoria, Ill.-Henry Lemm of Pekin,
ILL.,, a wealthy fish dealer, Friday
night confessed to States Attorney
Burke of Sangamon county all of the
details pertaining to the raising of
the $3,500 fund alleged to have been
used to corrupt Illinois legislators at
Springfield.
He named John Dixon of Peoria,
another wealthy fish dealer, as the
man who raised the fund, and in cor
roboration of his statements turned
over to Burke the check he had
drawn to Dixon, as we'll as letters re-
garding the transaction between him
self and his bookkeeper, Ralph o.
Lord.
Perhaps the most important docu-
ment which fell into Burke's hands
was a copy of a letter written by
Lord to his employer Lemm, when
Dixon came around to collect the cor
ruption money. Lemm was sick at
the time and his doctor had ordered
him to Hot Springs, Ark. This is how
Lord explained giving the 5000 to
Dixon in a letter written May II, the
day on which the check was drawn.
Lemm broke down and confessed
everything he knew in connection
with the affair, saying that for at
least twenty years to his knowledge
it had been the practise of the Spring
field legislators to regularly hold
up" the fishermen. He said he was
beginning to get tired of it, but that
re had been warned not to tell.
States Attorney burke and Deputy
Sheriff Henry Bogardus slipped quiet
Iy out of Springfield and they got off
the train at Pekin, where they met
Lemm at the Tazewell hotel.
Lemm declared he did not know
how much money he had been called
on to put up and he was sure it was
only to pay Dixon"s hotel expenses at
Springfield, no matter what the
amount was During the questioning,
however, Burke forced him to admit
that he was in Hot Springs at the
time the money was paid and that his
bookkeeper, Lord, had paid it. Lord
told Burke he remembered all about
the affair and told straightforward
story. Lemm was subpoenaed to be
in Springfield Saturday and appear
before the grand jury.
Lord was also subpoenaed and will
be in Springfield Monday.
Burke and Bogardus came from
Pekin to Peoria and served a sub
poena on John Dixon to appear before
the grand jury at Springfield.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
ROOSEVELT TALK IS FLAYED
English Editors Severely Criticize
Americans Speech at Guildhall-
Challenge Its Propriety.

London.-Governme officials and
members of the English cabinet are
convinced that Col Theodore Roose-
velt's speech at Guildhall, in which he
rebuked Englands administration of
affairs in Egypt, will greatly increase
the difficulty of dealing with the deli
cate political situation that confronts
England and Egypt.
Owing to the semi-official character
of Roosevelt's visit by reason of his
appointment to represent the United
States at the funeral of King Edward,
officialdom will make no comment for
publication regarding the speech.
But nothing could be palmer than
that the leading politicians fear that
Roosevelt's bold utterances will act
as a fuse that will yet touch off an
upheaval in Anglo-Egyptian relations.
Newspaper criticisms of Roosevelt
increased in severity Wednesday.
Outside the questions of fact set
forth the newspapers almost without
exception challenge the propriety of a
foreign guest of the city criticizing
the colonial policy of the empire.
Mr.. Roosevelt denounced the Ma
tionalist party of Egypt as neither de-
sirous nor capable of guaranteeing
primary justice, but as trying to bring
murderous chaos upon the land. Some
nation, said the former president
must govern Egypt, and Ne hoped and
believed the English -~ould decide
that the duty was theirs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
A Cynical Synonyms

Poor Myra Kelley" said maga.
zine editor at the Authors club in.
New York, was almost as distressed
as Mr.. Carnegie at the spirit of graft
and crookedness rampant among us.
THE young writer, at dinner of
magazine contributors, said that we
worshiped wealth-that was our trou-.
BILE. Then she crystallized her mean
ing in an anecdote.
"She said that one man asked an
other:
"'What position does Blank hold in
the community
"a very honorable position was
the reply.
"'Is he wealthy?
wealth and honor said the other,
are synonymous terms in America to-
day."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09

GREENvILLE. OHIO.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
Features of Railroad Bill.

hington.--Intricate as appears,
upon first reading the railroad bill
which as just passed the senate, it re-
solves itself, upon examination, to two
propositions.
The first of these is that it creates
court of commerce to consider and
determine appeals from the decisions
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion, and the second is that it amends
the so.called Hepburn law of four
years ago so as to increase the powers
Of the interstate commerce commits
sion over railroads and the making
of railroad rates.
The progressives and Democrats
have in large measure been success
full in their efforts to liberalize the
measure. Thus, while the regulars
have won out on the matter of estab-
fishing a court of commerce, the in.
surgents and Democrats, aided now
and then by regulars, have succeeded
in Incorporating in the bill many fea-
lures of progressive legislation which
were not included in the original
measure.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
CURTISS BREAKS AIR RECORD
FLIES FROM ALBANY TO NEW
YORK CITY IN AERoPLANE.
Wins a Prize of $4,000 in a Thrilling
Voyage Down the Hudson
River.

New York-Glenn H. Curtiss won a
$4,000 prize offered by the New York
World when he flew in an aeroplane
from Albany to New York Sunday.
The distance of 1877 miles was COW
cred in two hours and thirty-two min
utes and Curtiss descended to the
earth as easily and lightly as a bird.
His average speed for the distance
-54.06 miles an hour-surpasses any
record ever made by an aeroplane in
long distance flight, and in its entirety
his feat perhaps eclipses anything
man has attempted in heavier than
air machine.
The start was made from Albany
at 1903 o'clock under weather condi-
tions as near perfect as the most fas-
tidious aviator could demand. One
hour and twenty-three minutes later
he had made his stopping place near
Poughkeepsie, where there was an
hours intermission. Resuming his
fight at 1926, he sped southwark and
landed within the boundary of Man
haitian island at 1926
Paulhans flight from London to
Manchester-1S6 miles-eXceeded the
Curtiss feat in distance, but not in
speed and danger. The Frenchman's
average was 443 miles an hour, and
below him lay English meadowland.
Dover, England.-Capt. Charles
Stuart Rolls, the English aviator,
Thursday evening established a new
air record when he flew from this city
to Sangatte, France, a distance of SO
miles, across the English channel, and
returned without stopping.
This splendid achievement has
aroused the greatest enthusiasm
here as well as on the French side
Of the English channel.
Mr. Rolls left Dover at $50 o'clock.
He reached Sangatte at 7:15 and ar
rived again at his starting point near
Dover, after having circled Dover
castle, at sos p. m.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
TAKING OF BURNSIDE BRIDGE
Letter From Gen. George Crook to a
Comrade Places Honor Where
II Belongs.

About 80 the morning Of Septem'
Der II, 1862, the Twenty-eighth Ohio,
forming part of Gen. George Crooks
brigade, Kanawha division, Ninth
corps, was ordered to take position
about $50 yards to the right OF Burn
side bridge at Antietam, along the
creek, with directions to ford the
battery C20.pounder parrotts) became
engaged and assault the enemy,
writes John Amrein, captain Company
D, Twenty-eighth Ohio, and captain,
Veteran Reserve corps, Washington,
d. c., in National Tribune. Pending
the preparation of the regiment to eX-
ecute this order, Company B, forming
part OF the support of Simmons bat
terry, was directed to deploy as skim
mlshers to advance in the direction
of the bridge, and feel the exact posi-
ton Of the enemy. Immediately, how.
ever, as the skirmishers reached the
open ground a little TO the northeast
of the bridge they became exposed to
fierce enfilading fire, not only from
well-posted sharpshooters, but also
from the main force of the enemy
posted on the heights and command
ing the eastern approach to the
bridge.
|, in command of Company d, being
severely wounded and carried from
the field, left the company in command
of Lieutenant Greif. Having located
the enemy, Company B was with.
drawn. The remainder of the regiment
had in the meantime forded the stream,
and commenced advancing up the
wood covered heights, with the en-.
emy reluctantly and slowly falling
back before them The regiment
| finally reached the crest of the heights,
and held the position behind stone
ade joined them, when a further ad-
vance was made. General Crook, in
ordering the fOrding of the creek. per-
mtted the passage of the bridge, as
stated in the letter by General Crook.
which append:
Headquarters, Department of the
Platte, Omaha, Neb., Dec 49, 1881,
John r. Booth, M. D-My Dear Doc.
tor; On the morning of September II
Captain Christie of General Cox's staff
came to me while we were lying in
that sunken cornfield, where, you re-
member, we passed the night, and told
me that Gen. Sturgis' division had
failed to take the bridge, or had been
Tepulsed, don't just recall the Ian
guage now. Upon my inquiring where
the bridge was he replied: d II
know but supposed it was In the
I direction he pointed. Upon my remon-
strating against such All indefinite or
der, he replied in a curt manner that
he had done his duty in giving the
order, and it was my duty to obey it.
Having heard the firing in the morn.
ing in the direction pointed out by
Christie, | went forward with the
Eleventh Ohio TO reCOnnoiter. We had
not proceeded lar before we came
across the dead and wounded OF Gen
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
GOTCH DEFEATS THE POLE
Twice and Retains Title of
Worlds Champion.

Chicago.-Frank Gotch, champion Of
all champions at the wrestling game,
made Zbyszko, his Polish challenger
for the mat crown, look like tyro at
the game of grapple at the Coliseum
last night by easily throwing the Eu-
ropean twice inside Of half hour
Gotch threw the gigantic Galician
with the most ridiculous ease in the
first bout in 6A seconds.
Frank rushed out of his corner
when time was called AMI upset the
Pole with that great American school
boy hold, /. e., diving for the legs.
In the second bout Gotch allowed
the Pole to get behind him once or
twice, but Frank was never within
comet distance of danger and toyed
with the Pole.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
MONEY FOR OHIO CITIES
Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill Con-
tains Provisions for Continuing
Work on Public Buildings.

Washington.-The sundry civil ap-
preparation bill, which the house pass
ed, contains provisions for continuing
work on public buildings in Ohio as
follows:
For continuing building at Ashta,
bula, $4,000.
For site and completion of building
at Athens, 100000, including $4,000 for
acquiring additional land for site.
For rent of temporary quarters fol
postof1ice at Cleveland, $4,000.
For continuing work on postofice
and courthouse building at Dayton
100000, provided that $4,000 may be
used in the discretion of the secretary
of the treasury for construction OF
temporary addition to the present
postoffice, and the remainder for ac
quiring a new site.
For site and building at Marion
$4,000.
For site and continuation OF work
at Newark, $4,000.
For completion of building at To
ledo. $150,OOO.
Also provision for continuing work
on postof1ce and courthouse at Cat
lettsburg, KY, $4,000.
For completion of building at Lon
don. KY, $4,000.
For continuing enlargement, exten
sion rental and improvement of build
ing at Charleston, W. Va, $25, 1000.
For rental of temporary quarters a
Charleston, w. Va, $4,000.
For site and completion of building
at Owensboro, KY, $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
FEED CHILDREN
On Properly Selected Food. 1t Pays
Big Dividends.

II parents will give just little in.
telligent thought to the feeding of
their children the difference in the
health of the little folks will pay,
many times over, for the small trouble.
A mother writes saying: "Our chill
dren are all so much better and
stronger than they ever were before
we made change in the character Of
the food. We have quit using pota-
toes three times a day with coffee
and SO much meat.
"Now we give the little folks some
fruit, either fresh stewed, or canned,
some Grape-Nuts with cream. occa-
sionally some soft boiled eggs, and
some Postum for breakfast and sup
per. Then for dinner they have some
meat and vegetables.
1T would be hard to realize the
change in the children, they have
grown so sturdy and strong, and we
attribute this change to the food ele.
ments that, understand, exist in
Grape-Nuts and Postum.
"A short time ago my baby was
teething and had great deal of stom-
ach and bowel trouble. Nothing
seemed to agree with him until tried
Grape-Nuts softened and mixed with
rich milk, and he improved rapidly and
got sturdy and WELL"
Read "The Road to Wellville," found
in pkgs. There's a reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trues and full of human
interest.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
Say Count Is a Murderer.

st. Petersburg.-A sensation has
been caused by the arrest of Count
Lyassy and Doctor Patschenko on
suspicion of poisoning Count Bon
turlin, officer of the Imperial guards,
who recently died suddenly. Count
Bonturlin was heir to a fortune of 49,.
100000 Count Lyassy was his brother.
in-law, and he is accused of having
bribed Doctor Patschenko to admins.
ter strychnine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
EX-TREASURER TREAT DIES
Is Stricken With ApopIexy In New
York Hotel and Never Regalns
Consciousness.

New York.-Charles Henry Treat,
treasurer of the United States under
President Roosevelt, died of apoplexy
Tuesday in his apartment at the Ho.
tel Victoria. He was stricken an hour
before his death, and did not regain
consciousness. He is survived by his
wife and two daughters.
Mr.. Treat was born in Frankfort,
Mo-, about 68 years ago.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
OLD LADYS THOUGHTFUL ACT
Didn't Mean Beloved Pastors Diges-
tlon Should Suffer If She Could
Help Il.

One morning a popular young min
lister was presenting his views upon
an important subject under discussion,
says the National Monthly, and insist
ing that he held certain things to be
true, the commentators notwithstand-
ing. He continued, Il hold this to be
true, even though the commentators
disagree with me-and again-I say,
even though the commentators disa-
gree with me-"
At this point an old lady was seen
to leave the church. On his way home
from the service the minister was
met by this old lady, bearing basket.
She stopped and handed it to him,
saying: Dear brother, l heerd you
say thet common 'taters disagree with
you, so I've brought you a basket
of Virginia yams."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
skaters In Army,

A corps of skaters is attached to the
Norwegian army, the members being
selected for their good physique and
their accurate craftsmanship, as well
as their ability to cover long distances
on ice skates, These skaters can be
maneuyered on the ice or over the
maunt-in snow fields with as great
rapdity as the best trained cavalry
AS an instance Of their speed, one of
the corps some time ago accomplished
100 miles in 1917 hours, and this was
done over very mountainous country.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
NORTON IS TAFT'S SECRETARY
President Officially Announces Ap-
pointment of Chicago Man to
Take Carpenters Place.

Washington. - President Taft
Wednesday officially announced the
appointment of Charles Dyer Norton
of Chicago as secretary to the presi-
dent to succeed Fred w. Carpenter.
Also the acceptance of the place by
Mr.. Norton was announced.
Just when the new secretary will
assume his new duties has not been
finally settled, but probably when the
president gets back from his western
trip Monday morning.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-06-09
RATE BILL PASSES SENATE
Administration Measure Is Adopted
so to 12-Democrats Cast Only
Negative Votes.

Washington.-The administrators
railroad bill was passed by the SEN
ate Friday night by vote of so to IL.
The negative votes were cast by
Democrats as follows: Bacon, Fetch
er, Frazier, Hughes, Money, New
lands, Percy, Purcell, Rayner, Shive-
ly, Smith of Maryland and Smith Of
South Carolina.