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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
FIouUers on Dickens GraUe

blossoms and buds read the two
words: Charles Dickens"
| stood there, wondering if this was
what my friend had meant-these flow.
ers. AS did so there came into view
a group of children. four or five of
them, and each with flowers in her
arms. With gentle step they ap-
preached to the tomb and as gently
placed their flowers upon it. A mo.
ment they stood in silent alteration
and awe, it seemed to me, and then
as silently they went away.
But hardly had they gone when an
other group of children stood by the
stone. They, too, carried flowers, and
with all the tenoerness displayed by
the first corners they laid their fra
grant burdens upon the slab. One of
these children. a girl about IA years
of age, ! should say, carried also one
of Dickens stories, THE Old Curios
ity Shop"
Not once. or twice, but four times,
as l stood there. little groups of chill,
dren approached and decorated the
grave of the great novelist. Then Mr
Shaw rejoined me.
Now" he said, you know what
meant when told you that you would
see something that would lead you di.
rectly to Dickens grave. think that
almost daily since he was buried here
children, and grown people as we'll
have come and laid flowers upon the
stone. They are mostly from the mid
die class, as you have seen. but once
in while you will see some child Of
poverty add her blossom. perhaps, to
the others upon the grave. To me this
daily tribute from the great mass OF
the people tells better story of per
manent literary fame of the highest
kind-the kind that follows an appeal
to the heart-than any monument. any
biography, could do. And | have no
doubt that this decoration of the stone
will be continued. day after day. for
many years to come"
(Copyright, 1909. by E. j. Edwards.l
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Failures and Exports.
M Ynrk -Rradstreet,s sars

New ork.-Bradstreet's says:
Business failures in the United
States fer the week ending with Jan.
27 were 295, against 275 last week,
81 in the like week of 1909, 359 in
1908, 211 in 1907 and 22S in 1906.
Business failures in Canada number
43, which compares with 40 for the
last week and AZ for the correspond.
ing week last year.
Wheat (including -FOUR exports
from the United States and Canada
for the week ending Jan. 27 aggregate
3,118,17S bush, against 2034,746 bush
last week and 3,044,693 bush thus
week last year. For the 80 weeks
ending Jan. 27, exports are 9S,743,
343 bush, against 1877, 7,O42,42S bush III
the corresponding period last year.
Corn exports for the week are 1875
Csc bush, against 6S3,S44 bush last
week and 1865, ,229 bush in 1909. For
the 80 weeks ending Jan. 27 corn ex.
ports are 14,029,013 bush, against is,
6l4, 1885 bush last year.
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EIGHTEEN YEARS
AGO HE HAD LESS
THAN 3 DOLLARS
HE IS NOW ONE OF THE RICHEST
FARMERS IN SASKATCHEWAN,
CENTRAL CANADA.

Arriving in Canada in 1891, Just
eighteen years ago, E. A. Guillomin
could speak but his native language.
He is a Frenchman. He had but
a little over two dollars in his pocket,
thus being short over seven dollars of
the ten dollars required to secure en-
try for a homestead of one hundred
and sixty acres. He eventually bor-
rowed the money and near Forget,
Saskatchewan, he started life in Can
ada ON the homestead in which to-day
he is the fortunate possessor Of fifty
quarter sections of land, or 5000 acres.
Now Mr.. Guillomin did not acquire
all these acres as result altogether of
his farming operations, which were
extensive. He looked with satisfac-
ton upon what he was doing on his
limited area, he was saving, careful,
and had foresight. Surrounding land
could be had for about $500 per acre,
and he continued buying as his saw
ings would permit, until now he has
fifty quarter sections, some Of which
he can sell at $500 per acre.
Threshed Fifty Thousand Bushels.
This year he was engaged in thresh-
ing on his place for SAY days. He
threshed out $4,000 bushels of wheat,
of which he sold $4,000 bushels, one
train load, at a price varying from "a
to 81 cents per bushel. He has on
hand still 10000 bushels. In addition
to wheat he raised 10000 bushels of
oats, 1000 bushels of barley and 500
bushels of fax. He owns 104 horses
and number of cattle, but since the
construction Of the railway he has
been engaged chiefly in raising wheat.
This year he bought his first thresh-
ing machine, paying for it the sum
of $2,100. He estimates that the ma
chine earned for him this fall $4,000,
thus paying for itself in one season
and leaving 5000 to the good. The
weather was very propitious for farm
threshing, not single day being lost
in the two months which were spent
in this work. The wheat averaged 23
bushels to the acre and graded No. /
and No. Northern. In the past nine
years seven good crops have been har-
vested on this farm. For six success
sive years the returns were excellent,
that is in the years 1901, 1902, 1903,
1904, 1905 and 1906. In the two fol-
lowing years there was partial fail
ure. AS the years have passed the
quality of the buildings on the farm
have been steadily improved, and are
now as good as can be found in the
district. About $4,000 has been in
vested in this way by Mr.. Guillomin.
The farm consists of $3.50 acres, of
which about 5000 acres were under
crop this season.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
BUSINESS IS ACTIVE.
Bank Exchanges Are of Reeord-s-eak.
ing Proportions, Showing Almost
Phenomenal Increase.

New York; G. Dun & Co.'s week.
ly review of trade says:
Measured by such tests as bank
clearings and railroad earnings, there
is no visible diminution in the volume
OF industrial and mercantile transac-
tions, and yet with such happenings
as the English elections, the Paris
flood, the agitation over the high
prices and the rather violent break In
the New York stock market, attrib-
uted to exaggerated fears, it would be
strange indeed II the various trades,
sensitive to financial and political in
fluences, did not in some degree feel
the effect of these disturbances. Then
the weather conditions have been, in
places, unfavorable to distribution.
Therefore, the situation presents an
irregular appearance, due to an un.
even trade development.
Dry goods jobbing reports an i'm
proVement in house trade. Fall cot
tons, such as fannelettes, have been
priced close by the largest producers
at advances of 1ac and &c yard, and
business rendered is large. Print
cloth trading is light, with some re-
cessions in the open market on wide
goods. Ginghams sell we'll and there
Is better demand for printed cot
tons. Export trade continues light,
but shipments on old orders are sub
stantial. Business booked on mems
wear staples and semi-staples by the
largest producer for fall has been
large, and advances of 21ac per yard
on some numbers were announced.
Dress goods trade is very moderate,
although the large corporations have
looked good fall orders. Worsteds
and cotton yarns are easy.
Wholesale dealers in shoes are plac-
ing initial fall contracts for later de-
livery with New England footwear
| producers; also some fair sized sup
Elementary spring contracts. Many
manufacturers now have a large vol
ume of reserve orders booked, and
prospects for the immediate future are
| promising. All varieties of domestic
hides continue weak. Some sales of
leather have lately been effected at
lower figures than those previously
| quoted.
Bank exchanges are of record
breaking proportions, and clearly in.
dicate the enormous volume of cur
rent business, the total for the week
at all leading cities in the United
States amounting to $S,615,29S,963, an
increase of 39.1 per cent over year
ago, and 9.4 per cent over the CORE
spending week in the active year 1906.
At New York city payments through
the banks reflect increase in stock eX
change activity. Compared with last
year the increase is almost phenom
email. The daily averages also exhibit
very large gains over both years and
are greater than ever before.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Financler Made $4,000 Stock Deal for
Samuel Ward, Who Had Cared
for Him When He
Was III,

The Iate Samue Ward, by marriage
a member Of the, Astor family, uncle of
the late +. Marion Crawford and the
inspiration which led Crawford to
write hi. first novel, Mr. Isaacs," was
man Of the world In the best sense of
the term. Probably no other man in
the United States in hfs day numbered
among his personal friends 30 many
distinguished men OF affairs, political
and business.
One result of this extensive and con-
tidential acquaintanceship was that
Mr Ward had many exciting and truly
sensational experiences from time to
time; but what he declared to me was
MS strangest, most unexpected and
happiest experience befell him one
day when was with him. It is a story
that involves and sheds an interesting
light on well-known man of to-day,
and, so far as / know. it has never
been TOLD in print until now.
The day after James R. Keene sup.
ported, single-hanGed and sphinx-like,
the stock market against the terrific
assaults that were made upon 1t in the
panic days Of 1877, and supported 1t
triumphantly, the physical reaction in
cident to the great strain under which
Mr.. Keene had la )ored was so swift
and overwhelming that he sank into a
state OF collapse. His family was in
Europe, for it was midsummer, and he
was living in apartments in one of the
uptown hotels of New York. He was
peri!ously near brain fever and he had
no companions except those whose
services were professional. Mr.. Ward
found him IT. that isolation and at once
took entire charge OF him, watching
over him, looking after his business
matters, and at last accompanying him
to Long Branch, whittier he was sent
by his physician to recuperate.
1t became my duty to go to Long
Branch, to obtain from Mr.. Keene for
publication his views upon business
and money conditions. Still in bed,
and well supported by pillows, he
spent some five hours debating and
then revising his statement, Mr.. Ward
meanwhile passing in and out Of the
room many times. He was to go to
New York on the late afternoon boat,
the one which planned taking, to ex-
ecute some commissions for Mr.
Keene. AS he was leaving the room
for the last time Mr.. Keene handed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
GRAIN MARKET.

Cincinnati, Jan. 29.-Flour-Is easy
with demand moderate; winter patent
$5.S5a6.20, spring patent $5.70a6.
Wheat-Market ruled firm demand
good, receipts light; No. red $1.27
a1.31. Corn-Ear and shell corn ruled
easier; No. white 67a6Sc, No. 3
white, 66a67c, No. mixed 65a6512c
No. mixed 64a65c. Oats-No. 2 white
5Oha51c, No. white 491sa5Cc, No. 2
mixed 49a50c, No. 3 mixed 4Sa49c,
Hay-No. / timothy $1S.5Oa19, No. 1
clover mixed $1750a1S, No. l clover
$1Sa1S.5O. Barley-No. 2 spring SOaS4c.
Rye-No. 2, 86aS7c. Bran and Mid.
dlings-Bran $245Oa255O, middlings,
fine, SIG. 6.50a27.5O.
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Keene's Token of Gratitude

him an envelope which was addressed
to Mr.. Ward himself. Sam" he said,
don't open that uEtil you get upon the
boat"
Soon after tie steamboat had start
ed from the Sandy Hook pier Mr.. Ward
took the envelope from his pocket.
you will excuse me ii open this let.
ter" he said. "Mr. Keene, presume,
has some message or commission. for
me TO undertake"
Mr.. Ward unfolded the Enclosure,
gave a hasty glance at it and held 1t
out to ne with hand whose steadi-
ness was clearly Upset by the great
surprise that showed in his face
took the paper. 1t was a statement
from certain firm of brokers showing
that some weeks previously Mr. Ward
bad bought of them a large block OF
railroad stock, that the stock he'd been
sold day or two before the statement
was mailed, that commissions and in
terest were charged, and that there re-
mained a balance to Mr.. Wards
credit OF $4,000, for which a check
was lncIosed.
1t was my turn to be puzzled. Why
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
How Louis Napoleon RequIted the
Kindness Shown Him by Gen.
Webb When He Was Pen
niless In America.

Nobody familiar with American his
tory is astonished to hear that mill
boy or a rail splitter or a canal mule
driver became in later years of their
lives presidents Of the United States.
But to have been in poverty in New
York at one time and the emperor Of
France at another, at the head of the
most dazzlingly brilliant court of Eu-
rope, involves story which seems to
belong to the realm Of imagination
rather than fact. And yet imagination
has no part In that history, as is proved
by the hitherto unrecorded story am
about to relate, and which was told to
me recently by Gen. Alexander 8.
Webb, hero of civil war days, for many
years president of the College Of the
City of New York, and son of Gen.
James Watson Webb, in his day one of
the great Wings, the most intimate
friend of William H. Seward and a ia
nous newspaper editor.
1T was in 1886, think, that my fa-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Never Collected His Fee

hadn't the money with him, having
been in Jail, but he said he'd send it
at once.
MY best advice to you," said the
lawyer. "is to hotfoot it out of town
as fast as ever you can before the
sheriff gets after you with a new set
of papers"
''Mr. Marlatt," replied the man. 'if
God let's me live until Saturday night
I'll see that you get that money" And
he started down the street on run.
They never arrested the fellow, but
Marlatt is certain sure God didn't let
him live, because he never sent the
money. He just started off on eun
and for all anybody knows he ran him
self to death. However, Mr., Marlatt
recalls his first experience at the bar
with mingled emotions as he mentions
the fee he earned but never GOT
Cleveland Leader.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Amateur Effort Of Young Lawyer
Went Unrewarded, But Perhaps
There's Reason.

William Henry Marlatt went into
the practice of the law before he was
admitted to the bar. but the lawyers
union has never objected to him on
that account 1t was in the summer
of '92, after his graduation from the
Yale law school and before he had
been admitted to practice in this state,
that he found a man in jail in Laba-
non. O., who was playing checkers
with his nose because of conflict
between himself and the statute re-
lating to horse stealing. Marlatt dis
covered some irregularity In the com
mitment papers and started habeas
corpus proceedings which set his man
at liberty.
They walked out of the courthouse
into the street, where tAe man asked
the young lawyer to state the amount
Of his fee, which Information was fur
nished him without delay. The man
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
AnEmperor WhoRemembered

ther was the host at a dinner given
by him in the Astor house. which, at
that time, was the largest and most
fashionable of the hotels Of New
York" said Gen. Webb.
THE dinner had not long been in
progress when a servant brought to
my father a card IIe looked at the
name 1t bore, was clearly puzzled for a
moment, then excused himself and
went to the hotels reception room.
There he was confronted by young
man OF handsome and foreign appear.
ance. My father looked quizzically at
him and then at the card in his hand.
Yes said the stranger noting the
suspicious doubt that was in my ia.
Tiers mind, 1t is who have sent you
that card, Gen. Webb. | am he whose
name is upon it.
You are Louis Napoleon? asked
my father.
Yes, am Louis Napoleon, the
nephew of Bonaparte.'
Then. as the general continued to
look inquiringly at the young man, the
latter went on:
nave come to the United States
because | was exiled from France. [
have heard much Of this country from
my uncle, who, you know, lived here
for a time. | have come here to see
what | can do to support myself.
have often heard your name, and of
your kindness to strangers, and |
thought could commit myself to your
friendly interests
Impressed by the young mans man.
ner, my father, after a little further
conversation, not only promised to
help Louis Napoleon, but also took him
to the banquet room and there intro
ducei the exile to the guests. Sew.
eral times thereafter he advanced Ma.
Doleon funds and furthermore under
took to find him congenial employ.
ment. Indeed, all through Napoleon's
short stay in the country the general
was his benefactor. and a day or so
before he returned to France he
thanked my father for his great kind
ness and repeated his promise to re-
pay the loans when the sun should
shine again for him.
Thirty years later the general. who
had been sent to the empire of Brazil
as our minister there by President
Lincoln, decided to return home for a
vacation. He had to reach this coun-
try by way of Europe. there being no
direct line of steamers between any of
our ports and Brazil. So, In due time.
he landed at Calais with his family.
and there took train to Paris.
The train had not proceeded far on
its journey when the general heard a
guard calling out in French: I have
telegram from his majesty the en-
peror for Gen. James Watson Webb!'
~ am Gen. Webb, he said, and the
message was handed to him.
He tore it open. Sure enough, it
was a.message from the emperor of
France. 1t read:
Twill you take breakfast with me
very informally tomorrow at ~ o'clock
at st. Cloud have just learned
of your arrival at Calais.-Napoleon
Napoleon ILL.,, emperor of France,
/ had not forgotten the debt of gratitude
that Louis Napoleon, the monevless
and friendless exile. owed to his bene-
factor"
Copyright. 1909. by E. J. Edwards.I
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Anecdote of Andrew johnson.

Andrew Johnson's Democracy-his
political cleverness-appears in an
anecdote narrated in Harper's by Mrs
H. G. Turner, the daughter of old
friends of the Tennessee governor,
About year before the civil war
Judge Pepper, who had been a black.
smith before he became a lawyer, sert
johnson set OF fire irons, which he
had made himself, and the governor
presently sent the judge coat which
he lad made himself. When he told
my mother the incident she said:
did you really make the coat, gov
ernor?'
Il put some stitches In It," he said:
Pepper shouldn't get ahead of me
with the people. When was tailor [
was a good one.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Cincinnati, Jan. 29.-Cattle-Market
slow and steady at decline; shippers
$5.25a6, extra $6.10a6.20; butchers
steers, extra $565a5.S5, good to choice
4.S5a560; heifers, extra $525a5. 40;
COWS, extra S5a5.25, good to choice
$4.25a5. Bulls-Extra So, fat bulls
$4.75a5.25. Calves-Extra $3.50, fair
to gocd $650aS.25. Hogs-Selected
heavy shippers $3.50, good to choice
packers and butchers SS20aS.3O mixed
packers $8a8.20, piss Clio lbs. and
less) $5.50a7.50. Sheep-Extra $5.S5a6
good to choice $5.25a5.75. Lambs
Extra $S.40, good to choice $775aS.25.
common TO fair $5a7.65.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

You pay from one-fourth to one
third down, balance easily can be pnid
for out of the crops.
Almost anything can be raised in the
San Joaquin country-orangeS and
wheat, figs and apples, delicate grapes
and hardy potatoes. Products of the
temperate and semi-tropic zones flour
ish side by side.
Plenty Of water for irrigation drawn
from the nearby Sierra SHOWS. 1t is
easy for one to make n start. Land be-
tween the rows can be used, while or
chard is young, for many profitable
crops. The point is to make every
square foot bear something.
What some farmers have dOnet
Frank Thomas, of Fresno, Cal,
bought twenty acres Of land five years
ago. He had but $500 to start on. To-
day his place is paid for and he has an
income of over s., 900 a year.
William Shrayer, r. F. D. Z. Fresno.
Cal, bought his first ten acres six
years ago. Now owns sixty acres all
paid for, and refuses $4,000 for his
place.
NJ. F. Tarpey. of Fresno, owns vine
yard of 1900 acres, from which he
takes an annual profit of $125,OO0.
On the Harold estate. twenty-five
acres of peaches yielded $4,000 crop.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
An Educational Problem.

Little Margery has just begun to go
to the kindergarten, and is filled with
due sense of the Importance of her
studies there and the solemn value Of
the attainments that have thus been
put within her reach. The other aft
ernoon, after coming home from
school, she remained in brown study
for a time, and then said: Mamma,
do | know as much now as l don't
know"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Heinze's Victory Is No LoophoIe.

New York.-Attcrneys representing
Charles w. Morse and John R. Walsh
are seeking to ascertain the facts with
reference to the use of experts before
the grand juries that indicted these
two bankers. Edward P. Moxey, who
handled both the Morse and Walsh
prosecutions. declared that the quash'
ing of the Heinze Indictment would
not help either Morse CT Walsh.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
ECW'S This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
r. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known F. J. Cheney
for the last 10 years, and believe him perfectly hon.
orable in all business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. klNNAN Il MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, acting
directly upon ME blood and mucous surfaces or the
system Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03

Carson Reed Reedley Cal. from a
twenty-acre crop of Sultana raisins
netted $4,000.
/ know this valley from end to end
I have seen crops planted and harvest
ed in every one of it's counties. / have
interviewed farmers rancherS and mer-
chants. l have collated the testimony
of crop experts.
All this valuable information is con-
tained in the San Joaquin Valley land
folder issued by the Santa Fe Railway
Write for it. giving full name and ad-
dress. / will also send you our immi-
grafton journal, The Earth, six months
free.
The Santa Fe employs me TO help
settle up its Southwest lines. The Com
pany has no land to sell, but will
GLADLY refer your inquiry to reliable
land owners who have.
Low fares are offered by the Santa
Fe daily. Comfortable tourist sleepers
and chair cars. The journey also may
be made at other times for a reason
able cost. Santa Fe tourist service to
San Francisco is quickest.
c. L. SEACRAVES, General Colonization AEeut
A.T&S &S.F.Ry. SyStem
1850 Railway Exchange Chicago. m
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Monster petition for Morse.

Washington.-A number of agents
began house-to-house canvass in this
city seeking subscriptions TO a mon.
ster petition to be presented to Presi-
dent Taft for the pardon of Banker
.t:orse, new serving 15-year sentence
in the Atlanta penitentiary.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
DAMAGE Done by Smoke.

In an address before the American
Civic association. Herbert M. Wilson.
chief engineer in the United States
geological survey. places the annual
damage and waste by smoke in the
United States at $500.0OO.O00 in the
large cities alone. or about Sc to each
man. woman and child of the popula-
tion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Counter Irritants.

Fuddy-Well, suppose men and
women both have their troubles.
Duddy-Yes, and I've noticed that
the chief trouble of one is generally
the other.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-02-03
Bio Dividend on common Stock.

Ch!cago.-Directors of the lnterra.
tional Harvester Co, declared a stock
dividend of 33 is per cent on common
capital stock, and Will increase that
stocIv from S6O.OOo.O .O0e TO $4,000, 900.