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Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16

were passing in triumph through the
country, burning and plundering as
they went
Now, the village of Domremy was
devoted to the king, and as it lay along
the line of march, it was put to the
sword, and the poor peasants had to
run for their lives. The family of
Jacques dare fed to Neufchateau,
where they took shelter in the house
of a friend; and when at length they
ventured back to the village poor little
Jeanne, who was only 10 years old, sat
down and cried at the sight of her
home. The roof had been torn off
and all the years harvest, that her
father and brothers had gathered so
patiently, had been burned or trampled
under foot by the horses of the SOL
diers; the cattle had all been killed,
there were signs of desolation every
where: and as Jeanne turned away
from the pitiful sight there came
stirring at her heartstrings and a rush
of memories as she thought of her
dream.
Yes, she would obey the voice of God
and save France if she could; and all
at once the child became an earnest,
thoughtful girl. She had told no one
of this dream, hut when she was lying
wideawake at dead of night in the lit
tie room she shared with Baby Catha-
rine it came to her again and again,
this wild, passionate longing to save
France. She would sit in her quiet
corner, too, and listen eagerly to the
tales of war and bloodshed brought by
the chance travellers who stopped over
night at her fathers house.
With the other children she still
played games and laughed and sang
around the fairy tree: but when alone
with her flock she would sit absorbed,
her knitting dangling, forgotten in her
hand, her dreamy eyes looking far
across the devasted fields.-St. Mich
olaS.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
"CEMENi HOUSE MY
GREATEST INVENTION"

HN HIS interview with Thomas Edison
will interest many of the Junior
h boys and girls as well as their
parents.
1.-TWO years ago 1 said l was work
ing on a plan by which l hoped to cast
a house out of cement as a foundryman
casts a car wheel out of iron. | now feel
safe in saying that l have solved the
problem All my preliminary expert
ments have proved successful and in
December or January l expect to cast
my first house. If | succeed, as l feel
certain / shall, the cement house will
he my greatest invention. 1t will solve
the problem of housing. 1t will take
from the city slums everybody who is
worth taking. Why, l. shall make it
possible to build house with a good
cellar, seven large or ten ordinary
size rooms and a bath for $1,000. Come
out and see my molds.'
AS Thomas A. Edison said this he
clapped a cap on his head and led the
way to his machine shop.
What he has accomplished is de-
scribed in the December number OF
Munsey's Magazine.
In an open space, surrounded by
planers and latheS, were what appeared
to be the foundation walls and part OF
the first story of an iron house. A peep
two iron houses, one set within the
other, with an S-inch space between.
Into this space cement is to be poured;
then the two iron houses will be taken
down and the finished structure of arti-
fetal stone will be ready for occu-
pancy.
"I'il dig the cellar of this house with
a steam shovel" Mr.. Edison contin-
ued, land cast it in six hours. Two
locomotive cranes will lift the 232 cubic
yards of cement that the house will
contain and pour it into the openings
at the top. The cement will pass
through twelve sluice boxes, and as it
is being poured a number of men will
cfurn it with iron bars, at the end of
each of which will be a large ball. The
churning will be for the purpose of
sending waves through the cement, so
that it shall fill every particle of the
molds."
And it is a wonderful house that the
famous wizard of science intends to
build. There will not be enough wood
to make a $1o0 fire, even if all of it
were to be consumed. Floors, mantels,
picture holdings and decorations, all
will be of cement. The bathtub, wash
stands and sinks will be cast of the
same material. Edison says he can
make cement bathtubs that will be as
smooth as highly polished glass. All
that is required to do is to have highly
polished molds. Wherever beauty is
desired an extra finish will be put on
the casting forms.
No street of Edison cement houses
will be dull thoroughfare of uniform
color and design. One house will be
built on one plan, the next on another.
One house will be gray, another red or
light green, while the third may be
yellow. Everybody can choose his own
color. Tinting the cement before it is
poured is easy.
He goes on to explain how he intends
to market his great invention, the saw
ing in fire insurance, the great econo-
mies-in short, his plans, as outlined
in this article, are world-reaching in
their importance.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16

taps with her stick on the floor, when
each one endeavors to get a chair.
Two are, of course, left out, the blind
one, and another who becomes Sig
nalman;" the former Signalman
joining the chain. These resume
their walk and watch for the next
signal. Each time, after the first a
chair is removed. and those who are
left without one are "out of the
game,'' except the one made "Signal-
man. The one to capture the last
chair wins the game.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
One Old OK


portrait game.
One Old OK
This is a game of memory in which
you pay forfeits for mistakes and also
for laughing.
The players sit in a circle One be-
gins by saying solemnly: lone old OK
opening oysters" Everybody repeats
this in turn; then she begins again;
Zone old OK opening oysters; two tired
turtles trotting to Trenton" This
goes round the circle. The next repi-
tition is: zone old OK opening oysters;
two tired turtles trotting to Trenton;
three tame tigers taking tea" This Is
repeated by each one, always begin
ming at zone old OK" adding a new
ALTERATION each time. Some examples
are given, but it is more fun to make
them up as you go along.
-Four fat friars fishing for frogs"
Five fairies fighting fireflles"
"Six soldiers shooting snipes.'
'Seven salmon sailing southwark"
Eight elegant engineers eating
eggs"
mime nimble noblemen nibbling
nuts"
"Ten tall tinkers tentatively toll
ing"
'Eleven earnest emigrants eating
early eggplants.'
"Twelye terrible talebearers telling
truths.
The Sianalmen
This is a game calculated to break
up any stiffness in a party, and is
much enjoyed by children, even some
of larger growth.
Place a row of chairs, two less in
number than the players. For ex-
ample: If there are ten players put
eight chairs. The players then take
hold of each others dresses or coats,
SO as to make a chain. One stands
blindfolded, with a stick in her hand.
and sings:
Take your seat as soon as you can
When you're called by the Signal
man."
The others walk solemnly round the
chairs till the leader gives three quick
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
GAMES FOR HOLIDAYS
Fruit Basket

Fruit basket is a game which is en-
loved by the children of larger
growth" almost as well as by the ut
tle folks. 1t is so mirth-provoking
that no one can take part without
having a jolly time. The players seat
themselves in circle, with leaoer
in the center, who gives to every
one the name of a fruit, also a num-
ber. He then calls out number ana
Immediately counts ten very rapidly.
The person who has the number must
answer with his fruit name before the
leader stops counting. If he does not
do this he has to give up his seat TO
the leader and take his place, otner-
wise the leader continues with other
numbers until he catches some one.
Every little while the leader shouts
fruit basket" which means all are to
change seats. The one who is lett
standing takes the floor.
The AlIiterative Game
In this game, which usually causes
much merriment, each player is given
a different consonant to be used as the
first letter of each word in story
written in given time. For example:
"S'' usually produces funny tale re-
garding ''Simple Simon saw some
scoundrels slowly sauntering sea-
ward" while "F"' inspires one to write
of Fanny Ferns 1llrtatloHS Oc-
casionally conjunctions are allowed,
but it is as well to try to do without
them.
The Picture Gallery
The guests are grouped in pairs and
each. in a limited time, draws por-
trait of the other, being careful that
his work of art shall not be seen. Then
the portraits are collected, numbered
and PINNED on the wall. The guests,
provided with numbered slips, shall
guess the indentify of each. In place
of portraits an historical event may
be Illustrated by each guest, as his
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16

fancy dictates; for example. Columbus
discovering America. After limited
time the papers are collected and ex-
hibited in the same manner as in the
portrait game.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
THE FoReETFuL GIRL

A sweet little girl went shopping,
And never in her life felt worse
Than when after choosing her dolly
She found she'd forgotten her purse
Youths Companion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03

In the March number of The
Ladies' World several pages are
devoted to the spring styles, and
there are illustrated articles
showing the new materials, be-
side an excellent lesson on dress
making. There is also some un-
usually good fiction, notably the
beginning of a serial by Grace
MacGowan Cooke, called The
Fall and the Rebuilding. In
short stories there are many.
Clara E. Laughlin contributes a
charming description of a trip
taken with Mabel Taliaferro to
Southern California; DR.. Henry
dwight Chapln, ore OF our Dig
authorities, writes of Pure Milk
for Infants, and there is an ex-
cellent and timely article on The
Housekeeper's Responsibility for
tuberculosis, by Mary Knevels.
Laura A. Smith discusses News
paper Reporting as an occupation
for women from the inside.
The household departments are
full of practical subjects that
will appeal to the housewife, and
there are beside Needlework,
The Garden, Health, Etiquette,
Our Children, Music and Puzzles
-[New York; Fifty Cents a
Year,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
The Lash of q Fiend

would have been about as well
come to A. Cooper of Oswego,
N. Y, as a merciless lung-rack-
ing cough that defed all remedies
for years. 1T was most trouble
some at night" he writes, moth
ing helped me till l used DIR.
Kings New Discovery While h
cured me completely. I never
cough at night now" Millions
know it's matchless merit for
stubborn colds, obstinate coughs,
sore lungs, lagrippe, asthma,
hemorrhage, Group, whoOping
cough, or hay fever. It relieves
quickly and never fails to satisfy.
A trial convinces. Soc, $1.00.
Trial bottle free. It's positively
guaranteed by VIM. Kipp's Sons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
STOPPING A MOT0RCAR.
How to Do It Safely and Without
Straininu the Machine.

How to Do It Safely and Without
Straining the Machine.
"Never do anything suddenly with
an automobile" writes an experienced
driver. only so can wear and tear
on the car be minimized, not to men
ton accidents. Suppose you are con-
frOnted with the necessity for sud
den stop. Your amateur impulse will
be to jam down the clutch pedal, grip
the emergency brake lever and clamp
the wheels into cessation Of their rev.
olution.
The motor, thus relieved of its load,
will begin to race, the fly wheel will
spin around with increasing velocity,
and you are lucky if, especially on wet
asphalt, your car does not skid around
like a top, hit the curb and turn turtle
with you underneath. The wear Of
this sort of stop on the tires should be
a sufficient consideration for You to
refrain from cultivating it. !
'If, on the other hand. you first close
the throttle. then throw out the clutch
and apply the brake just hard enough
to allow the wheels barely to revolve,
your car will come to a safer, speedieI
stop without strain. The motions to
accomplish this must of course be
practically simultaneous. but they are
no more difficult than those required
for the wrong sort Of stop. Once at
rest. you open the throttle instantly
and advance the spark if necessary to
start the engine. The clutch can then
be thrown in gradually when you wish
to advance. Outing Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
How to Take Care Of a Piano.

Temperature is one of the most i'm
pOrtant points to be considered in keep.
ing piano in good condition. Extreme
heat or cold or drafts are as fatal to
the health of the piano as to that of
a human being, therefore it should
never be placed too near fire or a
window. The best place to choose is
a part Of the room which is out of
draft and where a fairly even tempera-
ture is maintained. The piano should
always be kept closed, TO prevent dust
from entering, and even then it ought
to be covered up while the room is be-
ing swept. To clean the case never
use furniture polish. A wash leather
wrung out in warm water is the best
thing. The keys should never be
washed, as that discOlorS the ivory. II
they are stained rub the stains out
with little lemon juice and salt. 1t
spoils the keys to lift them up when
duSting
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
A Man of Iron Nerve.
DARKE COUNTY Boy.

Indomitable will and tremen-
dous energy are never found
where Stomach, Liver, Kidneys
and Bowels are out of order. If
you want these qualities and the
success they bring, use DR..
Kings New Life Pills, the match
less regulators, for keen brain
and strong body. 25c at VIM.
Kipp's Sons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
VOL. Established 1882.

merica had few newspapers, but
those in existence were as bad
as anything we have today.
There is more diligence today in
gathering news for publication.
An army of correspondents
throng the public places eager
for news, and when put to it by
want of real news, some of them
are cunning enough to manufac-
ture startling news.
George Washington was as
badly abused by the hostile press
of his day as any chief magis-
trate since. And fifty years ago
the benign Lincoln was outrage
ously abused.
We believe the world is grow
ing better, not worse. 1t would
be sad reflection on the AL
mighty Ruler if the world grew
worse on His hand. "The Lord
reigneth" is the word, and if He
really reign He will not allow the
evil forces to thwart Him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
No. "a
CARE OF SHOWCASES.
How to Prevent 6reakase and Clean
the Plate Glass.

the rate 6laSs.
The position of showcase has
sometimes great deal to do with
breakage, and cases must always be
set level or there is an uneven strain
on some part Of the case which Is liza
BILE to cause u break AT any time, and
when the case is not setting ON a level
foundation the doors will not close
properly and tightly.
Particularly is this the case with the
all glass showcase now so deservedly
popular although there is one style
now made that is fastened together
with patent corner clamps without
holes in the glass that is practically
unbreakablp through this cause, as the
corners permit of Il certain amount Of
movement when the case is not level,
but it is a general rule that all cases
must set perfectly level.
Again, beware of the all glass case
that is fastened together by metal
bolts through holes in the glass, as If
it is TlaCed near Il radiator or register
it is almost sure to break through any
llN''t VI A'ih Wv ms w TIC uh
equal expansion Uf the glass, which
brings the bolt in contact with it and
precipit2taS CYaci.. Here again the
corner clamp is bet er as it allows a
certain amount of movement, as stated
before
If a crack does happen in plate glass
from whatever cause it is possible to
prevent its spreading i'll some cases
by cutting small. short scratch with
a glazier'S diamond directly at right
angles to the crack.
Glass should always be handled with
care. and when shelves of plate glass
are taken from a showcase to clean
they should always be carried on edge
and rested against wall in the same
manner.
To clean plate glass use the old IA
miliar mixture of liquid ammonia, one
ounce; alcohol, one ounce: whiting, one
ounce, and water to make one pint
Rub on glass with a sponge, and when
dry rub off and polish with a soft
cloth or chamoiS. =
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
It Saved His Leg.

"All thought I'd lose my leg, I"
writes J. A. Swensen, of Water
town, Wis. "Ten years of ecze-
ma, that Is doctors could not
cure, had at last laid me up.
Then Bucklen's Arnica Salve
cured it, sound and WE'LL" In
fallible for Skin Eruptions, Ec-
zema, Salt Rheum, Boils, Fever
Sores. Burns, Scalds, Cuts and
Piles. 25c at VIM. Kipp's Sons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03

When the sewing machine casters
are of metal they will make a mark
on mating and sometimes on hard
wood floors, but this may easily be OBJ
waited by making small bags of canton
fiannel-a dark color is less noticeable
which can be sewed over the casters,
leaving room enough for them to roll
easily and still protect the mating
from the usual unsightly marks. The
bags should be neatly made and
caught firmly to the legs Of the ma
chine
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
Don't Break Down.

Severe strains on the vital or.
gans, like strains on machinery,
cause break-downs. You can't
over-tax stomach, liver. kidneys,
bowels or nerves without serious
danger to yourself. If you are
weak or rundown, or under
strain of any kind, take Electric
Bitters, the matchless tonic med
icine. Mrs. J. E. Van de Sande,
of kirkland, ILL.,, writes: THAT
I did not break down, while en-
during a most severe strain, for
three months, is due wholly TO
Electric Bitters. +" Use them and
enjoy health and strength. Sat-
isfaction positively guaranteed.
SOC at VIM. Kipp's Sons
"a
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03

President Taft is adv coating a
naval program calling for the
building of two immense battle
ships of the 25-thousand ton class
each year until the Panama Ca
nal shall be finished. This means
ten battleships of the heaviest
tonnage and guns. He desired
to carry out the Roosevelt big
Stick" policy under the impress
sion that the best safeguard a.
gainst war is to be fully armed
for it. The Panama Canal, it is
calculated, will be completed in
1915. and it is urged that after
it's completion the naval program
can be reduced, for then instead
of sending fleets around Cape
Horn for the protection of our
Pacific border, they can be sent
through the canal and coaled at
several depots of our own en-
route. 1t is thought that Con-
gress will make an appropriation
for the two ships a year program.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
All ladies' appreciate sugges

All ladies appreciate sugges-
tions for recipes, patterns, and
formulas by other ladies, because
the ideas are practical. The
Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer
prints seven columns of such in.
formation each week. This pa
per is $1.OO a year, but by SUBJ
scribing through the Journal, the
two papers will cost only $1.5O.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
daily papers.


Circuit court is not in session
now, but will convene again soon,
when more connubial disagree
ments will be adjusted. A few
civil cases are on the docket.
Our county Jail is still empty,
only three or four dangerous in
sane are there waiting for places
at East Haven asylum at Rich
mond.
Mr.. Editor, do you eat meat?
We do. Some are wearing the
card, II eat no meat" The
price seems quite high, but most
of our citizens are prosperous e.
nough to get sufficient meat to
grease their skillets, and the near
house holders, taking in the aro-
ma of frying meat, go and buy
some also. But hen fruit from
our back lot yields sufficient to
help on our breakfast food. 1t
seems a man who is in a pros
porous condition pays but little
attention to the cost of living.
Politics is beginning to make a
noise in Indiana. We are still
firm in our views and will vote
the party ticket as it is made.
We never scratch our ticket any
more.
DARKE COUNTY Boy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
Palestine.

The Aid Society of the Disciple
church will give a chicken sup
per in Parents Hall next Satur-
day night, March S.
A dozen or more Hollansburg
K. of P.s visited the lodge here
last Thursday night.
Silas Harding of Redkey, Ind,
is visiting relatives in this vicin-
ity.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mills is enter
tanning a Kansas relative at pre-
sent.
| Charles Wilt gave a ciphering
match at Parents Hall last Fri
day night. Homer Jefferis won
the victory for himself and part
ner, Mr.. Wilt.
Clarence Jobes delivered a new
piano at the Disciple church last
Thursday.
Irene and Corinne Wilt spent
Saturday with Mrs. Ware.
Feb. %. REPORTER.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03

cific and the Philippines in Asi-
attic waters. We cannot do this
without soldiers and ships, not
only warships, but colliers and
commissary ships. How are we
to get sailors and ships when.
owing to our tariff, other nations
can build ships and employ sail
ors for half the price that we
must pay, or in the case of ia
pan, for less than one-ffth the
price we must pay. AS Mr..
Shaw says, "These are not state
secrets. Everybody knows them
except our voters. We are build
ing battleships, and this is we'll,
but battleships without colliers
and transports are absolutely
worthless. In case of war we
could not get our Atlantic fleet
to San Francisco. No vessel in
the fleet can carry enough coal
to take it there. We have no
colliers, and could then hire
none" Ex-Secretary Shaw fur
ther stated that if every pow
der mill in the United States was
to make powder twentyfour
hours per day for thirty days,
the product would last our pres
ent Navy only two hours.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
How to Save seorehsd Food.

When food has been scOrched re-
move the pan from the fire and set into
a pan Of cold water. Lay dish towel
over the pan. The towel will absorb
all the SEQ o'ch taste sent up by the
steam, and the family need never
know II was burned.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03

A liniment that is excellent to keep
on hand for sprains. bruises and colds
can be easily made at home. Mix two
ounces each of chlOroform, ammonia.
spirits of camphor and sweet oil.
Shake it well and bottle, corking tight
". After rubbing the liniment well
into the skin wrap the affected parts
with flannel.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03

The seaweed known as Irish moss is
used to some extent as a food by the
peasantry along the coasts; also as a
Jelly for invalids and as a stiffening
for calico in the printing process.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-03-03
Washington Letter.

What is everybody's business
is nObody's business, and every
body's business is the govern
ment of the United States. Most
men have enough to do with the
government of their families,
sometimes assisted by recalcit-
rant wives and children, but if
they are public-spiriUed, they may
turn their attention to village or
county affairs, and even know
something about the affairs of
their state, whether it be Texas
or Rhode Island. But when it
comes to national and interna-
tional affairs, not one voter in
ten is or tries to be we'll inform
ed. Nevertheless, this voter has
his say in the most delicate, mul-
tifarious and momentous of ma
tional and international affairs.
It is a wonderful system, without
having much system about it,
and one wonders how long it will
last, or what will be the result of
the evolution in popular govern
ment.