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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
SAFETY DURING STORM

The question of personal safety during a thun-
der storm is perhaps the most interesting to the
majority of people If in building which Is iso-
lated in the open country or is higher than
rounding buildings in group avoid chimney
other iues, open windows drafts, especially
warm currents of air directly below high tower
flag pole, peak or angle of the structure is
the warning given by the writer in the New York
Sun. Keep away from overhead wires entering
building-athough these are generally protected
by lightning arresters the currect is not always
arrested"
If In the open avoid trees, wire fences or poles,
and If YOU happen to be the most prominent OBJ
1ect In the landscape as in an open field or on
beach, do not raise steel rod umbrella, or, in
fact any umbrella, you may become a living
lightning rod without an approved ground connec-
tion If you should happen to be caught in such
open space, with lightning discharges coming
close, may be determined by the lessening in
tervals between flash and report, it is better to
lie fiat on the ground and risk soaking than to
offer possible path for discharge The reason
for this is that the body being warm, offers bet
ter conductor than the surrounding air. and only
few feet rise is necessary to attract lightning on
fiat ground
Questions as to the action of lightning striking
building are frequently asked. and are some
what difficult to answer without going into a
lengthy discussion of the various kinds of dis
charges and other matters of more or less tech.
nical nature. Let u.s. however, take the most
frequent case, that of the ordinary "forked light
ming" seen at distance which at close range
becomes the binding FASH with the accompany
ing instantaneous crash often causing disastrous
results to life and property. This discharge is
caused by difference of potential between earth
and cloud. The is heavily charged with posi-
tive electricity the other with negative. with the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Three Men Shoot Up Country.

Massillon, o. A posse of farm.
ers have abandoned the search
through the woods north of here for
two of party of three men who drove
a wagon at high speed along the Canal
Fulton-Newman road, shooting at
houses and persons exposed to view.
The third, who says he is George
Sadler, So, of Akron. was arrested as
the horses fell exhausted In the road
after chase by constables Joseph
Steiner and Samuel Persky of Canal
Fulton. At the officers approach, the
other men, armed with a shot gun and
revolvers, ran into the thick woods.
Sadler pleaded guilty to the charge
Of shooting and Mayor A. H. McCadden
of Canal Fulton permitted him to tele-
phone to Akron for money to pay his
fine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
PROBABLY AN EVEN BREAK
Minister Seemed to Have 5raseart's
Prowess Sized Up Just About
in Correct Shape.
"Rummy place

"The Gettysburg encampment, sad
as it was, was not all sad" said Col
Allen Harkness, a veteran of Port.
land. Many good war story was
swapped between the north and the
south at Gettysburg.
Il myself told a good story about a
veteran braggart The braggart was
always cracking up his prowess at
Gettysburg and Chickamauga and
other battlefields, and one day a
group Of fellow-townsmen fell to
thinking about him.
There's one thing said the doc.
tor, that I'd like to know. I'd like to
know for certain just how many of
the boys in gray Jake really and truly
did get away with
well, l can't speak on oath said
the minister, with twinkle In his
eye, but 1t looks to me, doctor, when
you come right down to hard pan,
as II Jake probably killed just about
as many of the enemy as the enemy
did Of him"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Exact Copy of Wrapper
Really a Goon Excuse.

A second grade boy in one of the
Philadelphia schools came in late re
Gently, when the following colloquy be
tween the teacher and pupil ensued:
Why are you late, Thomas?"
Couldn't come no sooner"
You should get up earlier. All the
first grade children were here on
time"
Il was up in time, but couldn't
come no sooner"
why couldn't you come any soon
er, if you were up in time?"
Ill couldn't find my pants
That's good excuse. Thomas
You may take your sea" at."-Lippin
colts.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
FORTUNE SURPRISE
TO YOUNG WOMAN
Uncle Assumed Name--Made
Tracing Difficult
POSSE AFTER SHOOTERS S
Two Esoape-one Arrested and Fined
Rode Through Town Armed
With Shot Guns and
ReVolVers.
School Teacher Gets Estate.

Marion, o. The estate of Au-
gust S. Melvin, a wealthy bachelor
farmer, who died four years ago,
leaving his property to several broth.
ers and sisters and their heirs, has
been settled. S. ]. Melvin, a missing
nephew, was traced by former Con.
gresham Grant e. Mouser to Elgin,
Neb., where he married and had a
daughter, Miss Wilma Melvin, a
school teacher.
From Elgin, Melvin was traced to
Prosser, Wash, where he married
again and died under the assumed
name Of Charles May. Thursday, in
the probate court, his share of the
fortune was turned over to Miss Will.
ma Melvin, who did not know she
was an heiress to the Ohio fortune.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

stricken blind. Despite this handicap
he is still able to attend to his work
Only one who is fully acquainted
with the difficult work that press as
sociation telegraphers have can ap-
preciate the wonderful feat Mr.. Selma
bel is able to accomplish each day.
running his typewriter rapidly In or
der to take down more thar 10000
words of code news and averaging
less than break day.
Mr. Schnabel's stfiiction came upon
him about year ago. when the sight
of the right eye went first, and the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Quits PULPIT to Edit Paper.

Toledo, o. Rev. Lewis Thur.
ber Guild, pastor of st. Pauls NJ.
E. church, the largest and wealthiest
in this city, has rendered his resigna-
tion to the church board. The resig.
nation is to become effective at the be-
ginning of the conference year next
month. DR.. Guild in a statement says
he will become editor of the Fargo
IN. d. Courier-News.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
AGED Business Man Dies.

Chardon, o. Mark Toop, 69,
for years one of Chardon's promi.
nent business men, died while stand
ing in the parlor of his home. He was
born in Devonshire, England, went to
Woodstock, Ont, and from there came
to Chardon, where he was a black
smith and later a meat dealer for
years
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

left eye is SO affected that he cannot
see the keyboard of his typewriter
With indomitable courage he set to
work and soon had acquired the
touch system. SO that now he is able
to turn out copy with very few mis-
takes in it,
With the loss of his eyesight other
of his senses have become remarkably
developed. Slightly deaf all his. life,
Mr., Schnabel has fully recovered his
hearing, which has reached so fine a
point that he can near a pin fall that
has been dropped on q soft carpet
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

Newark, o. For the second
time in a little more than two
months Policeman Charles o. Burke
was dismissed from the police depart.
ment in the civil service commission.
His former dismissal was set aside by
a decision Of the common pleas court,
He will probably appeal again.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

is the scarcity Of
work kers and the
high wages they de-
mand. To b e gin
with, it never was
intended that these
colonies should be-
come glutted with
an over-population.
In order to guard
against that the in
dividual holding was
made about twenty
eight acres in area.
many times larger
than the average
Dlot in other nartS
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Bow Shot While at PIav

st. Marys, o. Francis Glass,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. August
Glass, was struck by a stray bullet
while playing in grove near the city
limits. The injured boy walked over
a mile unaided to a doctors office,
where he became unconscious. He
will die. No arrests have been made.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Student Falls on Pitchfork.

Bellefontaine, o. William Mil,
ler student at Ohio university.
spending the summer at his home
near Harper, fell from a straw stack
on a pitchfork. Three prongs pene,
trate his abdomen and inflicted prob.
ably fatal injuries.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
BLIND MAN WORKS AT KEY
Attiction That Would Ineapacltate
Most Men, Has Affected Teleg-
rapher Only Slightly.

Stanley e. Schnabel of Bethlehem,
Pa, presents a striking example Of
person who. though suddenly and
permanently afflicted, has been able
to triumph over difficulties.
Mr. Schnabel is an expert teleg-
rapher employed by news organiza-
tion, and several months ago was
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Lightning Kills CARPENTER

Fostoria, o. George A. Byers,
80, carpenter, was killed by
lightning while working on a barn on
Edward Bricker's farm, west of the
city. He lived at Amsden, east of
here, and leaves widow and child.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Fire Destroys Warehouses.

Cleveland, o. A spectacular
fire, which threatened to sweep
through every factory in the Cuyahoga
valley. destroyed three large ware
houses, menaced oil tanks containing
100000 gallons, and drove 20 families
from their homes.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

His memory has also developed con.
siderably, and he can now remember
facts and figures practically with
ease, whereas it formerly was the
hardest kind of a task.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Charter Advocatea Min.

Norwood, o. - The charter elec.
tion in the city of Norwood re.
suited in victory for the charter ad.
vocates by plurality of 40S. The
yes" vote was 1,510 and the no"
vote 1,102.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Bullet Hits Twice,

Lima, o. A bullet fired in
target practice by Peter Cecrisy on
r. II. Critics farm, six miles west OF
Lima, passed through the left hand
of Virginia, g. daughter of the farmer,
and killed a hog in a field SO feet
away.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Waste Of Energy.

"BYzzby is always talking"
well, he doesn't say anything to
harm anybody"
Il know it, but what's the uss OF
ceaselessly agitating the atmosphere
when It doesn't make anybody any
cooler?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Two Hurt When Au+o over+,rrs

Napoleon, o. - Harley Hoffman,
35, suffered broken collarbone
and William, 60, bruises, near their
home in Creston when their automo-
bile overturned in ditch while pass.
ing another machine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Ready Answer.

Beggar-Can you help poor, gent
mister?
Passer-by-Hum! What sort of I
gent do you call yourself?
Beggar-A INDECENT, sir.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Loses Money. Kills Himself.

Upper Sandusky. o. Park Stoke.
ly, one of Sycamores prominent
citizens, who lost $4,000 In the failure
of the Peoples bank, of that city, took
poison in the presence of his wife and
died almost instantly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
ON THE QUIET.

George is leading rather gay life, don't you
think?"
'Oh, not to speak about"
All right, won't mention it"--Yale Record
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Ohio Girl Kills Herself

Napoleon, o. - Because her par
ents objected to her keeping com.
pany with boys, Alice Etdlngton, IA,
of New Bavaria, ate poison She died
In IL hours.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
It's STYLE.

IT am going to Jamaica for my hol-
iday"
Don't go there"
why not?"
"Rummy place"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
SoLlcIrUDE.

Why do you suppose the cow jumped over
the moon in the old nursery rhyme"
Il suppose it was looking for It's moon calf.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

No thoughtful person uses liquid blue. It's
pinch Of blue in large bottle Of water.
Ask for Red Cross Ball Blue. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

At the beginning OF 1913 there were
approximately 12,433,00O telephones
and 29,566,000 miles of telephone wire
In use In the world.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

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R ERE and there the country life in India
M is changing. The old agricultural i'm
plements which have preserved
through the centuries the simplicity
and ineffciency with which the primi-
tive people of the peninsula endowed
A them are being discarded, and their
y place is being taken by chilled steel
plows and modern harrows, cultivators,
mowers, reapers and threshing ma
- chimes, imported from the United
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07

the servant tells one "whopper" the
picture OF Washington falls TO the
floor The dinner is followed by a
happy reunion between the Judge and
his daughter. The latter part is taken
by Daisy Besley; Charles w King is
Judge Shelby, and Mr. Waite Is
the servant.
The Land OF Dreams" is a novel
Offering by Paul Kleist. depicting NOV.
ing objects In the dark, the climax ol
which Is battle between a battleship
show in illumination. and an aeroplar Q
The battleship goes down during the
bombardment
Sam Davis and Laura Walker. both
colored, have singing and dancing
act, In which Davis shows some nifty
stepping. Sammy Watson's Farmyard
Circus includes well-trained donkey
dogs. ROSTERS and a little pig. Patsy
Doyle, "A Big. Sad Man. has an in,
teresting monologue, and Ed. Wynn
The Boy With the Funny Straw Hat
assisted by Edmund Russon gets over
line OF clever comedy.
The Three Jossety Brothers give a
good exhibition of acrobatics. and the
Microscope brings up the rear with
the usual moving pictures or world
events.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07
Clearing Time
For Housewares

All OF these less-than-regular-
price and special values are on
sale now:
Inverted Gas Nantes; each one
perfect and a 10c value, at 6 for
Csc.
Imported inverted Gas Shade,
neatly decorated; 25e value, i5e.
Inverted Gas Lamp complete.
Decorated shade, needle point ad-
Unstable burner, mantle and box
OF lighters: 6Jc value. Csc.
Fine metal candle stick. fancy
brass. in oxidized finish; 25c
value, Toe.
Fancy China Table Fern Dish,
brass trimmed. square or round
style, soc.
Hand hammered brass jardinere;
eight-inch size. 75e.
Parlnr or Library lamp,
complete for gas or electric light:
$500 value. $2.e9.
Pot Scrapers with flexible
blade, ioc.
Horse Brushes with leather
backs regular 25e- value,-forI Zoe,
Outdoor Mail Boxes. Japaned
finish. 25c value, for 1Oc.
Rolls Of Toilet Paper. large size.
good quality; regular loo value.
az 8 for Csc.
Basement-Main store.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07
TEMPLE.

Irene Franklin, as chic and winsome
as ever, is again starring in the Tenn
pie theater, this week. She Is fav-
orite here as elsewhere and her ap-
pearance at the opening performance,
Monday afternoon, was the signal for
an ovation.
In her present repertoire OF songs
she has a number OF brand new ones,
but none OF them made "a great hit
as some OF her old compositions, such
as The Chorus Lady's Debut and
The Waitress From Child's." She
sang the latter BY request. Among
| her new numbers are Waiting Up for
| Hubby" We've Got a New Baby al
Our House" and Farewell Broad
way. Fare Thee Well"
Miss Franklin still puts her songs
"over" In characteristic dress and
style, and her ease and grace are
popular feature of her work. Will
her at the piano, is Burt Green. wh'
furnishes a few selections In addition
TO acting as accompanist.
John P-Maae- has-a-c clever it'll
comedy-drama in "Marse Shelby
Chicken Dinner" The sketch portray
once wealthy southern gentleman
Judge Shelby, reduced 10 poverty am
J living In an attic with his old colore
man servant The eply picture on tn
J walls is one OF George Washington
The colored servant finds IL necessar.
TO "fib" a little to his old master. VIII,
IL blind, about q swell dinner which
has been secretly provided by tn
judges daughter, once disowned b!
lher lathe. because u her marriage. a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07

The French Poets society plans
pensions for aged members.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07
Fine E.mbroideries at Less

Included are complete sets in
Swiss, Nainsook ana Cambria for
underwear, baby outfits, dresses and
waists. The sets consist OF flounc-
ings, IL TO 54-inch, edges, | 10 IA
inch, insertings. Jennings, ribbon
headings, all-overs, Jokes and me-
dallions-all at very attractive Jan
uary prices Plain cloth carried to
match our Swiss and Batisle en-
broideries.
Novelty ombroidcries for th,s sea
son: first showing Of fine new enl-
broideries for dress wear. Lace II.
fects on batiste end voiles as well
as solid embroidery on fine Swiss in
flouncings, bands. insertlnSs 20
match. rs per cent to 80 Is per
cent less than regular prices.
All fine embroidery novelties car
-rfed ffe#-last -seasnH-alld
slightly solled are reduced nom 25
GrounJ
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07

Edward 5, Curtis wanted some
money. He needed a good-sized wad
and he got il.
Plucked a big fat pile from the
original plucker himself, from p. l..
u. Fucker OF Pluckerville-trom j,
Pierp. Morgan.
Curtis had spent some years learn
ing how TO gargle Siwash and Chinook
and other Indian dialects.
Il was about that time that The
Idea" hit Curtis.
He was getting together the best
collection OF Indian pictures In this
state. Why not get up the best one
In the whole country? Eth. why not
Some Indians, perhaps, wouldn't LEI
you photograph them? Well, that's
easy. Ed Curtis would just go back
to his pad and pencil. For before he
attained the heights OF photography
Curtis was an artist.
or course, q collection so preten-
tious would need a historical review
OF the American Indian. But curtis
was not dismayed.
Why couldn't he write books?
Curtis revolved The Idea In his
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07

figures in "Kismet" as Hail. the beg
gar and the Mansur, in the burlesque
called Teddy Hadji and the sewer
Man. The scene is deliberately staged
and gives opportunity for all OF the
company TO prove INDIVIDUAL AolIiNy
Trixie Friganza, who mas lol OF
fun with herself, as well as the auul-
ence, heads the list OF women, win
Texas Guinan and Louise Brunette
following close behind. Adelaide, the
famous danseHse, of course, in class
by herself. With her dancing part
ner ]. ]. Hughes, she does some ex,
beautiful and gracelul
dancing.
Willie Howard, one of the smartest
of Hebrew comedians, with MS DIG
brother Eugene, OF the operate voice.
has plenty OF chance under the spot
light. Clarence j. Harvey, a thor
oughly experienced comedia7, anus
Iingly burlesques Carnegie. and Ernest
Hare. possessed OF a good singing
voice. Jumps from "Oficer 500, %
black.face and several other things,
40 frequently, as TO become the all
round taldy man Of the show.
There isn't slow moment. in the
show. The chorus girls are the
busiest possible. The "Sumurun run
way over the orchestra chairs from
the center OF stage 10 the rear or the
theater, is traversed gaily by the en-
tire company, at on etime or anotner
In the three hours proceedings, al
fording an almost too-intimate view
of dimpled bare knees. Tights have
been laid away in moth balls In The
Passing Show The costumes-whai
there are of them-have mostly seen
better days. In this respect, as wei
az in several others, The Passing
Show" is not as well set-up show
as It's Winter garden predecessor
The Merry Whirl," seen in the Car
rick earlier in the season.
The box ONCE man wears a cheer
full smile secure In the knowledge
that he will be able TO hang out the
standing room only" for every per
Torrance during the current week, IN
GLIDING Wednesday and Saturday al
ternoons. There has been an I'M
precedented demand for seats.
Next week, this theater will house
the all-star cast in the Gilbert and Sui
liyan operate festival, which will
open Monday evening with The
Pirates of Penzance, a scene from
which, by the way, is one OF the
cleverest bits OF travesty in The
Passing show"
ELLA MAE HAWTHORNE.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07

mind quite thoroughly There was
left but the one objection-he needed
money
That's when Curtis struck j. Pierp.
He had read somewhere that Morgan
had coolies OF money. Somewhere ne
had also read that King Pierp. was
bugs on art stun.
Just how fat check Curtis hauled
away from j. Pierp. he doesn't say
But the forthcoming historical com
-pilation. entitled The North Ameri.
can Indian" which will be one OF the
most remarkable accomplishments IN
American history will aggregate a
cost OF some Sl.500.O0O There will
be only 500 sets sold.
The history will represent the per-
sistent effort OF almost 20 years OF
Curtis work, during which time he
spent from six TO eight months each
year among the Indians, living in
their camps and familiarizing himself
with every detail in their lives.
About 20 states and territories will
be represented. and more than 100
tribes pictured and described, each
with own dialect, or language,
described.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07
cARRlck.

It's no place for minister's son,
IN the Garrick theater, this week.
And daughter had better leave
mamma and papa at home.
Aside from this The Passing Show
Of 1912 is a perfectly alright show
Of its kind.
II II big. also funny, ditto colorful,
likewise filed with clever people.
There In entertainment, laughter and
reye-openers," at every turn, In its
devious burlesque way. But, II you
wiah to enjoy yourself. thoroughly
check your scruples with your hat
and coat, In the lobby.
Having been born In the Winter
zarden, In New York, the show Is en-
firoly Broadwayesque. Every theater
housing n successful attraction from
Nadison-sQ. TO Central park last sea
son. was honeycombed for materia
FOR '-The Passing SHOW" and to Civ,
credit due TO the searchers, the hes
vas round. The concoction lives N
70 lie title. IL Is merely a revue. o
~ its own publicity person has IL =
EnIcidoscopic almanac, In seve
scenes. presenting the comic aspeC
81 many important events, politica
theatrical and otherwise"
The most ambitious scene. Is tn
burIesQue of the "Klsmet" harer
scene. with it's bathing pool. Asid
from the collection OF "voluptuou
beauties." as the ladies' of the hareI
are always called, and the diYin
Ienuses, who splash around In IN
pool. the scene IL really a clever an
<|IIfoI traresty on the origina
Charles J. Ross and Albert s. Howso
1frer life-like pictures IN make-uT
voice and mannerism, OF Otis Skinne
nd Hamilton Rsysila the princip;
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-01-07
MILES

MY! What pretty gowns remark
ed woman in the audience. referring
to the Nifty Duo" Curtis and Wright,
two young women doing a turn on the
stage OF the Miles theater this week.
Frequently, as the show progressed
she was heard 20 utter similar senti.
ments regarding the attractiveness OF
ether artists. until we critic" decided
to emphasize for the benefit of the
women folk that they have something
decidedly lovely" in gowns in the
Miles this week The same tip APP
plies to the men folk.
It's big show that the management
presents TO it's patrons. It's like buy.
ing a limousine for the price OF a