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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25
CHAPTER XIX.
s Twins and a Sissy.

Twins and a Sissy.
Mrs. Hamilton and Mrs. Black were
sitting on Miss Minerva's veranda talk
ing to her, and Lima and Frances
were in the swing with Billy. The at
traction proved too great for Jimmy;
he impolitely left disconsolate little
visitor sitting on his own porch while
he jumped the fence and Joined the
other children.
Don't you all wish you could see
Mrs. Browns new twinses?" was his
greeting as he took his seat by Billy.
Where d she get 'em?" asked
Frances.
Doctor Sanford tooken 'em to her
last night"
He muster found 'em in a holler
stump" remarked Billy. Il knows,
cause that s where Doctor Shackle-
foot finds aller ol' Aunt Blue-Gum
Tempy's Perjury Pearline's, an me
an Wilkes Booth Lincoln been lookin'
in ev'y holler stump We see ever
sence we's born, an we amt never
foun' no baby t all, cause can't no
body but jes' doctors fin 'em. l wish
he d a-give 'em to Aunt Minerva
'stidder Mrs. Brown"
81 wish he d bringed 'em to my
mama," said Frances.
81 certainly do think he might have
given them to u.s." declared Lima, "and
m going to tell him so, too. AS
much money as father has paid him
for doctors bills and as much old,
mean medicine as l have taken just
to 'commodate him; then he gives ba-
bies to everybody but U.S."
II m awful glad he never give 'em
to my mama," said Jimmy, "cause l
never could had no more fun; they'd
be struck right under my nose all
time, and all time put their mouth in
everything you want to do, and all
time meddling. You can't fool me
bout twinses. But wish I could see
EN-! They so weakly they got to be
| hatched in a nincubator."
What s that?" questioned Frances.
THAT 8 a someping what you
matches chickens and babies in when
they's delicate and amt got 'nough
breath and amt got they eyes open
and amt got no feathers on" ex.
planned Jimmy.
Reckon we can see 'em?" she
asked.
See nothing!" shifted the little boy.
Ever sence Billy let Mr.. Algernon
Jones whack Miss Minerva's beau we
can't do nothing at all 'thout grown
folks r stuck right under your nose.
m jes' cramped to death"
when l m a mama," mused Fran
ces, 81 hope Doctor Sanford II bring
me three little twinses, and two NAL
tese kittens. and little Japanese, and
a monkey. and a parrit"
when l m a papa" said Jimmy, 81
don want no babies at all, all they s
good for is jus to set round and yell"
Look like God d sho' be busy
a-makin' so many babies," remarked
Billy.
why, God don have none a the
trouble" explained Jimmy. "He S
just got him baby factory in heaven
like the chair factory and the canning
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Must Have Had Money,

Having learned that his friend had
just married, Jacob decided to pay
him a visit. When he arrived at his
friends house and saw the bride he
was terribly shocked.
"Why, Joseph" he said, speaking In
whisper, for the bride was sitting
near by, "she is not at all good look
Ing"
NO" answered Joseph.
".And she has a glass eye"
YES" answered Joseph neelkly.
Joseph" whispered Jacob again,
"ske has no teeth"
"She will get set next week"
"She is almost bald too," added ia
cob, still whispering.
"You may speak louder, Jacob" said
his friend. "she is deaf too"
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Il think he y a beautirul nttle boy"
championed Lima. Call him over
here. Jimmy"
Nav. don't want to. You all II
like him heap better over there; he's
one o. these-here kids what the fur
der you get way from 'efn. the better
you like EN-"
He sho' do look lonesome" said
Billy; "vite him over, Jimmy"
"Leon!" screamed his cousin, you
can come over here If you wantta."
The lonesome-looking little boy
promptly accepted the invitation, and
came primly through the two gates
He walked proudly to the swing and
stood, cap in hand. waiting for an in
PRODUCTION.
why did MT you clam the fence,
stead of coming th'oo the gates?"
growled Jimmy. You bout the prissiu
est boy they is. Well, why don't you
set DOWN."
Introduce me, please" said the
elegant little city boy.
''Interduce your grandma's pussy
CATS" Knocked Jimmy. "Set down, l
tell you"
Frances and Lima made room for
him between them and soon gave him
their undivided attention, to the in
tense envy and disgust Of the other
two little boys.
Il am Lima Hamilton" said the lit
tie girl on his right.
And m Frances Black, and jim
my ought to be 'shamed to treat you
like he does"
Il knows turrible skeery tale" re-
marked a malicious Billy, looking at
Lima and Frances. IF y all want
girls d tell it to you"
1--WE are mt any more scared n you,
William HILL" cried Frances, her in
terest at once aroused; Il already
know bout raw meat and bloody
bones and nothing s scarier n that"
And l know 'Fe, Fl, Fo, FUN, l
smell the blood Of an Englishman. Be
he alive or be he dead, I'll ground his
bones to make me Bread" said Lima.
"This-here tale" continued Billy.
glueing his big eyes to those of the
little stranger, is one Tabern!Ele
learnt fer a speech at school. 1t s all
bout a oman what was buriet in a
graveyard with diamant ring on her
finger, an robber come in the
night" The child's tones were gut
tural, thrilling and hair-raising as he
glared into the eyes of the effeminste
Leon, IAN robber come in the night
an try to cut it off, an ha'nts was
groanin' an the win moan 'oo-co'
an"
Leon could stand it no longer.
81 am going right back" he cried
rising with round, frightened eyes, Il
am not going to sit here and listen to
you, soaring little girls to death. You
are a bad boy to scare Lima and Fran
ces and am not going to associate
with you;" and this champion of the
fair sex stalked with dignity across
the yard to the gate.
81 m no more scared n nothing"
and indignant Frances hurled at his
back you re just scared yourself"
Jimmy giggled happily. What d
tell you ALL" he cried, gleefully. Lima
and Frances got to all tilae set little
'fraid cats tween EN-" he snorted.
"It S just like tell you, he s the
sissyest boy they is; and he don't
care who kiss him neither; he'll let
any woman kiss him what wants to.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25
WOMEN AND HEALTH.

Women are beginning to realize
more fully that good health is not to
be found in the use Of cosmetics and
face powders. The appearance OF
health may follow facial treatment
but health itself lies much deeper than
the surface.
Most important to the health OF ev-
cry woman is regularity of the bowels
and digestive organs. The weary
eyes, bad breath, frequent headaches
pimples and general air of lassitude'
is in most every case due to consu-
patton or Indigestion, or both. There
are various remedies prescribed for
this condition, but the easiest, most
pleasant and certainly effective, is
a combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin known to druggists
as DR.. Caldwell's Syrup, Pepsin. This
simple remedy is far preferable TO
harsh salts and cathartics and violent
purgative waters that disturb the
whole system without affording more
than temporary relief.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsln is a
tonic laxative, mild in its action,
pleasant to the taste and positive in
its effect, strengthening the muscles
of stomach and bowels so that after
a short time these organs regain the
power to perform their natural func-
tions without assistance.
DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin is sold
by druggists everywhere in SOC and
$1.00 bottles. II you have never tried
it, write for a sample to DR.. w. B.
Caldwell, 2O1 Washington St., Monti-
cello, ILL.,; he will gladly send trial
bottle without any expense to you
whatever,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25
CHAPTER XVIII.
Closer Than a Brother.


II was a bad, rainy day. Jimmy and
Billy were playing in Sarah James
cabin. she, however. being in happy
ignorance of the fact Her large
stays. worn to the preaching the night
before, were hanging on the back of a
chair.
"Ain't | glad l don't have to wear
no corset when puts on long pants?"
remarked Billy, pointing to the article.
"Ain't that a big one? It's twice S
big S Aunt Minerva's."
My mamma wears a big coset,
too" said Jimmy; II like fat wom-
ans mother sight better n lean ones.
Miss Minerals bout the skinniest
woman they is; when l get married
I'm going to pick me out the fattest
wife | can find, so when you set
in her lap at night for her to rock you
to sleep you'll have a soft place to put
your head. while she sings to you"
The major-he's mos plump
enough for two," said Billy, taking
down the stays and trying to hook
them around him.
at sho' is big," he said; Il berlieve
It's big 'nough to go round both Of
u.s."
Les see If t amt" was the other
boys ready suggestion.
He stood behind Billy and they put
the stays around both little bodies,
while. with much squeezing and gig
Cling. Billy hooked them safely up
the front. The boys got in front Of
Sarah James one looking-glass and
danced about laughing with glee.
Were like the twinses what was
EroWed together like mamma read me
bout" declared the younger child.
Presently they began to feel un-
comfortable, especially Jimmy, whose
fat, round little middle was tightly
compressed.
Here, unhook this thing, Billy, and
les take her off," he said I'm
bout to pop open"
"All right" agreed his companion.
He tugged and pulled, but could get
only the top and bottom hooks un-
clasped; the middle ones refused to
bulge.
81 can't get these-here hooks to
come loose" Billy said
Jimmy put his short, fat arms
around him and tried his hand, but
with no better success. The stays
were such a snug fit that the hooks
seemed glued.
I'VE sho is in a fix." said Billy
gloomily; look like God all time let
tin us git in trouble"
You think Of mora fool stunts to
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MISS MINERVA -
~ and SHA
NWWILLIAM GREEN HILLS
eByFRANCES Bod CALHOUN
&
3y FRANCES BOYD CALHOUN
opyright, by Reilly & Britton Col
CHAPTER xVIl.-continued.

Maurice loves you. too"-she hoped
no conciliate him; "he says you are
the brightest kid in town."
Kid" was the scornful echo,
cause he's so big and tall, he's got
Ito call me a kid. Well, he'd jes'
a-wastin' hi'self lovin' me; don't
like him an amt a-goin to never like
him. an soon's l put on long pants
he's got to get bout the worses' lickin'
he ever did see.
Say, does you kiss him like you
does me?" he asked presently, look
tng up at her with serious, unsmiling
face.
She hid her embarrassment in =
laugh.
Don't be foolish, Billy" she replied.
"Ill bet he's kissed you moren
fifty hundred times"
There's Jimmy whistling for you, "
said Miss Cecilia. How do you two
boys make that peculiar whistle? l
would recognize it anywhere"
rs he ever kiss you yet?" asked the
child.
Il heard that you and Jimmy
whipped Ed Brown because he imi-
tated your own particular whistle.
Did you?"
How many times is he kiss your
asked Billy.
The young girl put her arm around
hlIn and tried to nestle his little body
against her own.
I'm too big, anyway, for your real
sweetheart" she said. Why, by the
time you are large enough to marry
should be an old maid. You must have
Frances or Lima for your sweetheart" "
AN let you have Maurice!" he
sneered.
She stopped to lay her flushed
cheek against his own.
Honey" she softly said, Maurice
and are going to be married soon;
/ love him very much and want you
to love him too"
He pushed her roughly from him.
An you jes 'ceived me all the
time" he cried, AN me alovin' you
better'n anybody l ever see sence Is
born? An you a Sunday-school teach
err? l amt never a-goin' to trus' no.
body no mo- Good-by, Miss Cecilia
She caught his hand and held 1t
fast. II want you and Jimmy to be my
little pages at the wedding. and wear
dear little white satin suits all
trimmed with gold braid"-she tried
to be enthusiastic and arouse his in
tercst; "and Lima and Frances can be
little flower-girls and we'll have such
a beautiful wedding"
Jimmy an Lima an Frances can be
all the pages an flower-girls an
brides an grooms they wants to, but
you cant rope me in" he scornfully
replied. rs done with you an amt
never goin' to have me mo- sweet,
heart long g live"
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Can't no woman at all 'cepting my
mama and Miss Cecilia kiss me. But
Leon Is bout the kissingest kid they
is; why, he'd just as soon q not let
Frances and Lima kiss him; he amt
got no better sense. Course l gotta
let Miss Cecilia kiss me 'caase she's
bout the plumpest Sundas school
teacher they is and the B4h,,s say If
your Sunday school teacher kiss you
on one cheek turn the other cheek and
let her kiss you on that, tco,' and
all time bound to do what =he Bible
say. You d better call him back,
Frances, and kiss him, you Snd Lima
re so stuck on him."
Il would mt kiss him to save his
life" declared Frances; che s got the
spindliest legs | ever saw"
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Billy glanced nonchalantly at her.

Billy glanced nonchalantly at her.
Don't you think, Aunt Minerva" he
made answer, II g gittin' too big to go
thout any shoes? s mos ready to
put on long pants, an how'd | look.
Id jest like to know, goin' round bare
footed an got on long breeches. l
don believe II go barefooted no mo-
Ill Jest wear my shoes evy day."
Il just believe you won't. Go take
them off at once and hurry back to
your dinner"
"Lemme jest wait tell eats" he
begged, hoping to postpone the evil
hour of exposure
mo, go at once. and be sure and
wash your hands"
Miss Minerva spied the paint the in
stant he made his second entrance
and Immediately inquired, How did
you get that paint on your feet"
The little boy took his seat Mt the
table and looked up at her with his
sweet, attractive, winning smile.
Paint pertec's little boys feets," he
said, AN keeps 'em f'om gittin' hurt
ed, Aunt Minerva, don't it?"
Miss Minerva laid down her fork
and gave her nephew her undivided
attention.
"You have been getting into mischief
again, see, William; now tell me all
about it. Are you afraid Of me?"
"Yas m" was his prompt response.
AN / don't want to be put to bed
neither. The major he would MT put
little boys to bed day times"
She blushed and eyed him thought
fully. She was making slow progress
with the child, she knew, yet she still
felt it her stern duty to be very strict
with him and, having laid down GER
rain rules to rear him by, she wished
to adhere to them.
William" she said after he had
made full confession, Il won't pun
ish you this time for know that jim
my led you into it but"
"Naw'm, Jimmy did mt. Me an
him an Frances an Lina's all 'spons-
ible, but promise you, Aunt Minerva,
not to clam no mo- ladders"
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Cacti for Telephone Poles

The government is to build a tele-
phone system for the forestry serv.
ice Of the Coronado forest reserve.
The first of these lines to be built
out of Tucson is to be used into the
Catalinas, and 1t is there that the
Sahuara experiment is to be tried
The giant cacti will not be sawed
of and set up nor will they be trans
planted. but the growing plant will be
used as a pole where 1t is found prac-
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tical. Where they can be found in
what approaches alignment, so that
the line will not have to zigzag too
much, the sahuara up in the canons
through which the line will pass are
to be utilized for the purpose of at.
taching brackets to which the wires
will be fastened. And so the secret is
out.
Along the proposed line It is din,
cult to set poles, owing to the rocky
nature Of the country traversed. Not
only Is this the case. but 1t Is diff
cult to get the poles up there In the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25

different parts Of the bVdy and the
slightest movements are distinguish
able at 81 meters. The limbs show at
1872 meters. At $40 meters moving
man appears only as an indistinct
form, and at 72O meters, 2,361.6 feet,
the movements of the body are no
longer visible.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25

at which persons may be recognized
by their faces and figures. says the
Scientific American. If one has good
eyes, the Germans claim, one cannot
recognize person whom he has seen
but once before at greater distance
than 20 meters (S2 feet) If the per
SON is well known to one, one may
recognize him at from SO to 100 me.
ters. and If 1t is member Of ones
family. even at 160 meters. The
whites Of the eyes may be seen at
from 81 to 2S meters, and the eyes
themselves at u to 7S meters. The
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25

hills to set, while the sahuaras are
right there in many instances, and
while not at uniform distance this
is not considered important An
other saving will be that while the
made to order poles will not oust the
ready made anes, these will be Of
long life and wi'l not demand replen-
ishing and replacing from time to
time.
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Found Imitation Difficult.

Bert, freshman closed a letter to
his cousin, Joe, five years old, by say
ing: Nov. must quit and write five
pages on Esther"
The next day his father found Joe
armed with tablet and pencil, trying to
hold down his young brother Robert.
and said to him: Joe, what are you
doing?"
I'm trying to write five pages on
Bob, but he won't be STILL" replied the
little fellow.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25
Scheme for a Government Line in
Arizona Desert Which Is Be-
IieVed to Be Feasible.

Sahua-a for telephone and tele'
graph poles is the latest idea and one
that Is to be tried out 1t sounds
plausible and 1t is believed that it
will be more economical than the old
style Of poles. It's test is to come
from ArizonA
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25
Color Contrasts.

She (tartly)-Don't congratulate
yourself that everything is going to
be lovely when you reform.
He (startled)-Why not?
She-Because rosy futures don't go
with purple pasts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25
A Soft AnSWer.

He (triumphantly reading from
newspaper) - "Suffragist speaker
heckled by geese at county fair"
Ha, ha! Even the geese are against
woman suffrage, my dear!
She (contemptuously)-That's be-
cause they are geese.-Judge.
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co'set. Y all gotta 80 right to y all's
mamas an Miss Minerva dis very min
ute. low dey II settle yo' hashes.
Don't y all know dat Larroes ketch
meddIers ."
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oysters Are Nervous.

Eels are not nearly 80 easily fright
ened as oysters. oysters are SO ner-
vous that a crash Of thunder will Kill
hundreds Of them. s
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25

Health is the fashion. Take Garfield Tea,
the herb laxative which purifes the blood
and brings good health.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25

The Range Of Vision.
Data have been gathered In Ger
many with reference to the distance
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-04-25

A girl can be sentimental even
about the way she eats pickles.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-03-14

Every Democrat in this country who
has the best interests, not only Of his
party but of the people of this country
at heart, must admit that it is abso-
lutely necessary for Democracy to
make no mistake and to nominate the
strongest man in the party in order to
carry its banner to victory next Nov
ember. There is not man whose
name is mentioned as presidential
candidate on the Democratic ticket
who would not make a good president
of the United States if elected. It is
also true that not every man whose
name is mentioned rs a candidate, can
he elected. Lots Of men would make
good presidents but poor candidates.
1t, therefore, behoove, the democratic
purity 20 make no mistake and name n
man a. a candidate who will make
both good vote getter as well as
good president, Without any uispar-
agement to the claims of any gentle
man who is candidate for. the nomi-
nation on the democratic ticket, there
is one man who stands out pre-eminent-
ly as a man who viii not only MAKE the
strongest candidate Of any Of them,
but who, If elected, viii make as good
president OF the United States as
ever il has had iu b., euJIre history.
He is the Honorable Champ Clark,
Speaker OF the House of Representa-
tivcs.
1t should not be necessary to add
prehxes TO the name Of Democrat,
which Is al Mr. Clark claims to he.
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Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way tocure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucuous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
infamed you have a rumbling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, Deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by Catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inHamed condition of the
mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O..
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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NCSIRCUIT COURT, MANITowoCC COUNTY
Mary Theil,
Plaintiff,
Fred Theil. Lizzie Backhausen and
Peter Backhausen her husband,
George Held, Katie Pfefferle and
Joseph Pfefferle her husband,
John Held, and Fred Held and Mary
Held. his wife,
Defendants
~ virtue OF an order for the partition and
sole or the promises hereinafter described
made IN the above entitled action on the 23rd
DAY OF February, 1912, the subscriber, sheriff
OF Manitowoc County, will sell at the dwelling
house formerly occupied by the late George
Het on the Southeast Quarter s. r ~ Of the
Township No. ~ North, of Range No 81 East,
being in the town of Maple Grove in Manito-
voc County on the 18th day Of April, 1912, at
twelve O'Clock noon of that day, the real estate
directed by said order to be sold and therein
described rs follows:
The Southeast Quarter Is. e. ~ of the South
east Quarter Is. e. ~ of Section No. %, in
Township No 20 North, of Range No. 81 East,
aud the Northeast Quarter On. f. al OF the
Township and Range, and the Southwest Quar-
ter Is. w. ~ of the Northeast Quarter IN. r.
~ OF said Sectioo, Township and Range, and
the Southwest Quarter Is. W. ~ of the North
Township No. 20 North of Range No q East
i'll Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Said premises will be offered as a whole and
also in the four separate forty-acre tracts de-
scribed above, and will be sold to the highest
bidder or bidders as the same will produce the
largest sum by way Of aggregate purchase
price. Terms, one half cash and one half to be
secured by mortgage running not more than
three years with interest at five per cent
per annum.
Dated February %, 1912
WALTER Z. PELLETT,
Sheriff of Manitowoc County.