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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
ELEPHANTS CAUSE A PANIC
Eight Mammoth Beasts Escape From
Circus and Run Amuck Through
DanVile Streets.

Danville, Ill. Two men were in
jured, two runaways occurred and
property damaged to the extent
of several thousand dollars when
eight elephants with the Ringing
show stampeded. For nearly an hour
the elephants terrorized residents in
the northwestern and northeastern
portions of the city, tore up property
and kept two dozen showmen and a
detachment of police under the COM
mand OF Chief Shaffer, trailing in the
wake of their destruction
The stampede occurred as the
beasts were being unloaded from
their cars. All of the beasts were
finally captured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Boston Faces Mink Famine.

Boston.-A declaration Of war be-
tween milk producers and dealers
over the rates in the so-called Bos
ton district, with the consumers as
the principal sufferers, was proclaimed
by the producers. Hostilities are to
begin on May 1. Fifty farmers, rep
resenting nearly 5000 producers.
signed the declaration. which, If car
ried into effect, means milk famine
in Boston.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Chillicothe, Mos. R. Nelson, vice
president of local bank and former
president of the Missouri State Bank
ers' association, committed suicide at
his home Thursday by drinking car
bolic acid. 1t is said that his accounts
with the bank are correct. Letters
were left to members of the Masonic
and Elks lodges. of which no was @
member, and to his attorneys. Nelson
was a brother Of A. H. Nelson, presi-
lent Of the Seaboard National bank Of
New York city. He was fifty-five years
old
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

A Howard girl who was uncertain as
to her exact age, as her father and
mother we're not agreed on the year
of her birth, decided to go to the ply
sician who ATTENDED the case" He
said: why, certainly, my dear girl,
I'll go and examine my old books"
When he came back to report, he
said: 81 find your father charged
with a girl baby born on the 'steenth
day of April, 1S9-, and l also observe
he still owes me for Howard
(Kan) Courier.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
At or About This Tims.

"Why do they call them ocean
liners?" she asked.
They're getting new terms every
day." he said, without looking up from
the sporting page, Il never heard it
before, but an ocean liner is probably
hot one that isn't infielded well and
rolls into puddle or something"
She made no answer, but when he
had gone to business she phoned the
doctor about him.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
RUTH BRYAN LEAVTTT TO WED
Will Be Married May 3 to Reginald
Owen of British Royal
Engineers.


New York. A Fairview, Neb.,
tho residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Jennings Bryan, their oldest
daughter, Ruth Bryan Leavitt, will be
married next Tuesday, May 3, to
Reginald Owen of the British Royal
Engineers.
No formal announcement will be
made of the interesting event until the
young couple are fairly on their way
to the bridegroom's ancestral home in
England.
The marriage will be the culmina-
ton of a romance of short duration
and which has been conducted very
quietly. Mrs. Leavitt met her fiance
first in Colorado late last summer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
ARMED DEPUTIES GUARD MINE
Five Hundred Foreign Striking Miners
at ToIuca, Ill.,, Threaten Off
GERS Who Guard Shaft.

Peoria, Ill. In fear of violence
and possible bloodshed, Sheriff John
L. Howard of Lacon. with a score
of armed deputies, are guarding the
Toluca Coal company's mine at
Toluca, a Marshall county village.
Trouble is threatened and may break
out at any minute. Five hundred for
eigners who. until the general strike
was called, were employed in the
mines, have threatened to attack the
officers for protecting the mines. Most
of the foreigners are well armed with
revolvers and knives.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Of Another Feather.

Did you folks want any aigs to.
day?" called the grocery boy from
the back steps.
"Yes," answered the cook who was
busy kneading dough. Just lay 'em
under the refrigerator"
Il amt Hen; I'm the other boy"
shouted the lad from the grocery
Chicago Post.
No man can be brave who considers
pain to be the greatest evil of life; nor
temperate who considers pleasure the
highest good.-Cicero.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Democrats Keep the Seats.

Washington. - The election con-
tests involving the seats of Repre-
sentatives Joseph F. O'Connell of
Massachusetts and Albert Estopinal
of Louisiana, both Democrats, were
concluded by house committees. It is
understood the decisions in both
cases were in favor of the Democratic
incumbents.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

While "on the carpet" in New York
following charge that he was vio'
lating the pure food law, a manufac.
turer Of breakfast food declared that
he discovered his product through OBJ.
serving the sickness of his horse
while he himself was suffering from
dyspepsia. He emulated the hcrse,
and as a result is now healthy man.
This is supposed to warrant the ad-
mission of bran and middlings to the
breakfast table.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
ROOSEVELT FOR U. S. SENATE
Washington and New York Leaders
See Solution to Problems
In Empire State.

Washington.-"Theodore Roosevelt
for the United States senate as
successor to Chauncey Depew," is
the way the political prophets and
wiseacres of Washington have the sit
uation in New York state forecast.
They say this suggestion offers a
solution to multitude of problems
confronting the Republican party not
only in the Empire state. but in the
nation at large.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Rome, Italy. "A typical figure
of the Vatican passed with the
death of Manager Guglielmo Pifferi
who had been the sacrist, or parish
priest, of the apostolic palace since
the time of Plus TX. The aged &c.
clesiastic died in the arms of the
pope, who had gone to the bedside
on learning that the end was near
The monsignore had served 80 years
under three popes. The post of sa
crist has existed for six centuries and
is always conferred on an Augustin
ian.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
U. s. Holds captured Bonds.

Washington-Lou state and
city bonds to the face value of $545,.
480 repose in the treasury Faults,
where they were placed in November,
1866. They we're captured at Shreve.
port and turned over by the war de.
partment to the treasury, A bill is
pending in congress for their return.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Can. Nelson A. Miles Hurt.

Washington.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles.
u. S. A., retired, was thrown from a
new horse he was riding in Potomac
Park Wednesday evening. One rib
was broken, he received slight scalp
wound and was bruised on one shoul-
der and side. 1t is not thought that
the scalp wound will prove seri.
GUS,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Recent railroad accidents, while
they indicate no improvement in op.
Grating safeguards, at least give evi
dence of gain in safety through
more substantial equipment. Fol
trains to come in collision with each
other ten years ago or for a section OF
a train to leave the rails at high speed
would have meant larger casualty
list than is now the case.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Russia ordera an EIeet.

st. Petersburg.-.The ministry Of
war has requested bids for feet Of
dirigible balloons Of $500 to 5000
cubic meters capacity. They are for
strategic "Reminiscences over dis
tances up to 800 miles and must re-
main in the air ten hours at 25 to
28 miles an hour.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
President Of University RESIGNS,

Washington.-Much surprise is ex-
pressed in educational circles over the
news that DR.. Charles Needham had
presented his resignation as presi-
dent of George Washington univer-
sity, coming as it does on the heels
Of recent charges of misnanagement
of university funds.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
General Alexander Dies in South.
Savannah, Ga.-Gen. e. P. Alexan-
der, a noted confederate soldier and
writer, died here Thursday.
Bank roller Ends own LIfe.

New Yorktown in the vault of
the Jefferson bank, Forsyth and
Canal streets, George W. Rose, as
sistant receiving teller of the bank.
Wednesday took his own life by cut
ting his throat with an ink eraser.
His salary had recently been reduced.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Texas is coming out strong in many
ways, and particularly in onion cul.
ture. That state reports an extraor
dinary expansion in railroad building
development of sections heretofore un.
settled, creation of various industries
in addition to farming and big boom
I'm onion growing. The Texas onion
has practically supplanted the Bermu.
da variety in this country, a fact that
almost takes the breath away.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

The battleship Delaware has gone
into commission. This is the most
powerful vessel in our navy and is
ranked as an American Dreadnought
The Delaware carries ten Pinch guns
and will have a crew of nearly thou.
sand men. As floating fortress she
probably has no superior. And that
makes her b pretty effective promote,
of peace.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

One of the latest wrinkles in Ar.
kansas is to raise large quantities of
rice by an improved American meth
cd. Every state can do something
new and valuable to increase the food
supply.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Swearing in the New York subway
was punished by $40 fine. New
Workers will please take warning and
get out of the subway before express
ing themselves. Swearing at and not
in the subway is the more economical
as we'll as appropriate.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

AS defense in separation suit a
taxi chauffeur alleges that he makes
only eight dollars a day. The wife
claims that he draws down $110 a
week. Of either sum any railway en-
gineer and most college professors
might be envious.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Held to Federal Grand Jury.

Jefferson City, MOI. A. Campbell,
a wealthy farmer of Morgan county,
and his daughter, Mrs. Mabel Addison,
were held to the federal grand jury
here to answer a charge of conduct
ing a fraudulent matrimonial scheme.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Educators BOOMING Mrs. YOUNG,

Chicago-Plans to make Mrs. Ella
Flagg Young, the first woman super
intendent Of schools in the United
States, president of the National Edu.
cation association are being laid By
Chicago educators.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications they cannot reach the dis
eased portion Of the ear. There is only way TO
cure deafness and that by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inhamed condition Of the
mucous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When this
tube Is innamed you have a rumbllng sound or Inn
perfect hearing, and when it Is entirely closed Deaf
ness Is the result and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored to It's normal cOnd
tion, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh which is nothing
but an infamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness Caused by catarTh) that cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills Tor constipation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Atlanta, Ga.-Thirty Georgia con-
victs, most of them serving life terms
for murder, have gone on a strike
against work, and the state is in a
quandary. The convicts say they will
die rather than work.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

A woman Of seventy-seven has been
arrested and held in Washington for
running a poker game. Which shows
that one is never too old to enjoy the
good old American game.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Nav Day in Paris Was Quiet.

Paris.-May day in Paris passed off
quietly, as the government had taken
the strongest precautions. The Cen
eral Federation of Labor did not at
tempt to carry out it's threatened dem
onstration.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Where II Was.

What are you crying about?"
"He throwed a stone an hit me
lunch!"
Did he knock it out Of your hands?"
1T wasn't in NE hand, 1t was in me
stummick!"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Eormer covernor,s Son Dies.

st. Louis.-Joshua s. Wood, son Of
former Gov. John Wood Of Illinois,
founder of Quincy, ILL.,, died Wednes-
day in the City hospital He was
seventy.two years old.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

One of the oculists announces that
few people are able to see things as
they are. This is perfectly true, es-
pecially with regard to the ability of
people to see things which affect them
personally.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Somebody has enunciated the the
ory that sleeping in church is dis
ease. Well, it will gradually diminish,
now that the golf season is coming on
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
MacVeauh on Vacation.

Washington. = Secretary Franklin
MacVeagh left Washington Friday for
a weeks rest at his summer home at
Dublin, N. H.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

What is sometimes paraded as a
heart-warming international romance
generally proves to be nothing more
than a sordid commercial affair.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Messages from Africa are to the eff
feet that Col Roosevelt is as hard as
nails This explains why the tsetse
fly was stung.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Science is pretty good, but it has
not yet identified the whooping-cough
germ, to say nothing of isolating it out
of the small boys reach.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

The comet with two tails is doing
nicely in getting past the nature fake
detectors.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

incidentally, take note that the la
test life saving signal, which now may
summon one take drink or lend a
dollar, is not &C. @. d." but IS. o. S."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Poultry farmers can point proudly
to the fact that so far as they know
there is no such thing as eggine on
the market.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Passengers in France who stayed
alcft two hours in an aeroplane found
the earth still running nicely on their
return.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Get into the new census by all
means. All our best people are head
ing for 1t.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
Former state Auditor DEAD.

Topeka. Kan.-George e. Cole, for
mer state auditor Of Kansas, died at
his home here Wednesday Of Bright's
disease.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

There is no way for the house fly
to get arbitration in the war the Chi
cago health department is making on
1t.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

An Indiana man went out to milk
the cows and was gone 43 years This
might replace the story of Hercules
and the Augean stables.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

San Francisco ought to take that
little earthquake as a timely warning
to be good
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

When the pocket wireless really
comes into use a man no longer will
be able to forget to mail his wife's
letters.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Every hen will have to be taught to
lay her egg under an automatic dating
stamp.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Buy your own home in the country,
and become a perennial instead of
hardy annual
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

The department of agriculture will
live in historic gratitude if it can
get up a cook book that will give the
check book a vacation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05
MistriaI Is Declared.

Petersburg, Va.-A mistrial was de-
clared Friday in the case of Junius
A. Williamson, charged with the mur-
der of his young wife.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

What causes divorce? Bum grub"
shouts the army of dyspeptics.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

No fight against the hat pin will
gain enough of victory to send femi.
nine fashions back to bonnet strings.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

women's eyes are the only weapons
left her in Chicago.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Paris enthusiasts who are planning
to prevent the slaughter of African
fauna are a year too slow.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1910-05-05

Poorly cooked food often drives
men to drink and women to suicide.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-08-26
CAST DOWN YOUR BUCKETS WHERE YOU ARE

body Dr. Booker T. Washngton's annual address
was full of meat for thought and the same given
the widest publicity by the press of New York and
other papers of the east This organization which is
both non-sectarian as well nonpolitica is made up
of Negro business and women and it meets an
nually to tell of their past years experience and to
devise ways to successfully conduct business es-
adjustments. The meeting just closed was the fifth
of it's kind and each year they grow interesting
Dr. Washington was it's first president and again
reelected The meeting addressed by many of
the leading of New York including Colonel Roose
welt, whose public policies the League unanimously
endorsed. It is fact that Negroes do not take to
commercial lives other classes and it is fact that
those who do take to commercalism only seek to do
business with other Negroes and it is the duty of the
League to encourage them to go into business bus
mess principles and not only be open for the trade of
Negroes but equally keen for the trade of Others By
invitation of the leading commercial bodies of Little
Rock Arkansas the League will hold its next session
in that city.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-08-26

Sissy Burrows is only male impersonator ana
therefore the voters need not have any hestancy IN
voting for his real female competitor.
Both Dan Landon and E. M. Williams spoke at
Prohibition meeting one day this week. once before
it is said the lion and the lamb lay down together
John B. Wright, better known to the old timers as
Jack Wright has filed for justice of the peace on the
Republican ticket. He ought to poll darn big VOTE
Joe Collins has sent out statement explaining
that he is opposed for the nomination OF state senator
because he Is great leader of "sawciety" Who
said Joe Collins was fool?
Boyd P Doty is sending out pledges for legislative
candidates to take which of antsaloon nature.
Does Mr. Doty think that he is the only darn fool IN
the state
Frank Griffith the ex-Democrat, who is seeking
the nomination for prosecuting attorney is hooked up
to city forces that will lead King county to the dimna
ton bow vows in case he is nominated.
Bill Hanna is spending a bunch of money in his
campaign for a two-thousand- dollar-job. Somebody
selfishly interested must be putting up the money.
Think about it.
E. B. Palmer says he is dead certain of being
mated and yet Palmer aud his hrelings working
day and night in behalf of his candidacy That is
peculiar kind of confidence.
Frank c. Jackson is one of those fellows that
slide around and be all sides of great questions at
one and the time. He is against the sale OF
whiskey all right but he wears corporation collar
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-08-26

The Times one day is absolutely certain that Judge
Burke will be nominated for senator and the very next
offers to put up the money to deray the expenses OF
an advisory ballot and tries tantaze the Hon. John
L. Wilson into entering into such scheme with Judge
Burke Contrary to law it is conservatvely estimated
that the campaign of Judge Burke has cost somebody
quite $780, OOO but if by any means primary ballot
contest could be arranged it is said that Oily McGvra
brother-in-law of Judge Burke gave it out cold that
another $4,000 would be willingly thrown into the
fight
1t begins to look as if Otto A. Case has one other
fight to make in the present campaign besides that OF
JUDGE Burke's and it is that of Otto A. Case who is
seeking a denomination for county auditor. And
speaking about Case and his nomination it looks as If
there had been whole lot of getting together to see
Jim Agnew working like Dick nalor for Case and
Case cooling with Agnew like Turtle dove. Just
few short months ago and Agnew denied Case the
privilege of even letting his chief deputy in Agnews
office who was then county auditor, for the purpose
of Cases man famiarizng himself with the ways of
the office It was mean, low contemplate trick and
Case damned Agnew from one end of the county to
the other But things have undergone wonderful
change now and Case and Agnew meet and slobber
over each other like two six months old calves.
J. Henry Dennng, who is a candidate for prosecu-
ting attorney of King county finds himself unable to
get out and do the regular campaign stunts owing to
broken foot which he got by being thrown from
stress car and for which he is suing for 25OOO and
he is therefore campaigning by letter and quite eff
fectvely.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-08-26

Negro Business Mems League, if it has any mission,
to encourage the Negro to get property where he is
and to do business business principles and
fsng to do business unless he has Negroes for cuso
The white folk of this country will do business
with the black man just quickly as they will with
the white man, if the Negro makes the proper showing
and in this speak from personal experience.
In the cities of the North you find every class of for
egners branching out into small commercial business;
but the black man holds aoof because his customers
are not black When, however, some white man de-
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1910-08-26
Colored Club Holds Meeting

The Colored Citizens Republican Club was in ses-
sion last Wednesday evening and by resolution
quest was made that all of the Negro voters of the
city send their and address to the secretary of
the club John T. Gayton at 2618 East Madison street.
the meeting place of the club. The Club will meet
again next Tuesday evening when the matter of Sc
ecting candidates to vote for will be given consider
ton The club addressed at its last meeting by
l. F. Norris J. F. Cragwel, J. E. Hawkins, Ben Will
ams, Andrew R. Black, H. R. Cayton and by Presi-
dent l. /. Walker