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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26
Our Toughest Wood.

Our toughest Wood.
The toughest American wood
isthat Of the Usage orange, which
is not an orange at all, but be-
longs to the nettle family. This
has been proved by a series of
tests made by the United States
forest service, but the Indians
knew it before the coming of the
white man, and 1t was known to
them as the bow tree, because
they used it for making their
finest bows.
Some idea of its strength may
be had from a report made by
the forest service, which shows
that a block 80 inches long and z
by 2 inches in cross section when
bent breaks under a stress OF
13, $50 pounds, its nearest rivaI
being a variety Of the hickory
called mockernut. When bent
by the impact Of a hundred pounC
hammer it stands a stress o1
15, $50 pounds, certain sugar ma
pies and the honey locust being
Tits nearest rivals. It exceed!
the hickories, and its only riva
in hardness, tested by the force
trequired to imbed a .444 inch bal
to one-half it's diameter, is tn
Ihoney locust. New York World
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26

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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26
Best Laxative for the Aged,

Best Laxative for the Aged,
Old men and women feel the
need of a laxative more than
young folks, but it must be safe
and harmless and one which will
not cause pain. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills are especially good for
the aged, for they act promptly
and easily. Price 25c. Recon-
mended by VIM. Kipp's Sons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26
CASTORIA
FUr fAtants aMd Children.
ne kMt Yua Have AIMaJs Bought
Bears the n l<n1
signature Of & zX Nz<E<<1!
Spelling Reform.

SPUUIUU nSTOT"s
william II. Maxwell, superintendent
Of the New York city public schools,
gives this Illustration Of the complex
ity Of English orthography: "The
sound Of long is represented in thir-
teen different spelangs-sO, boat, roe,
oh, door, soul. though, low, owe, yeo-
man, sew, hautboy, beau" He urges
colleges and universities to unite in re-
forming cur spelling. But any change
must be popularized, and to this end
this suggestion has been made: Get
the newspapers and magazines to agree
to adopt simpler spelling Of, say,
twenty-five words on Jan. l, 1913
twenty-five more on Jan. l, 1914. and
30 on. the pledge not to be bindin0
unless q majority is secured.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26
VOL. .8i-EstabIished 1882.
Gettysburg.

Glen Stoltz of Pittsburgh, Pa,
has been samplinG mothers cook
ing for several vacation days.
P. B. Miller and wife returned
home from Bowling Green last
Sunday night. where they had
been visiting their children for a
short time.
Cherry picking is on for a few
days. as long as the supply lasts.
Our M. E. Sunday school will
render a suitable Children's Day
program next Sunday night in
the church.
Samuel Miller met with a SER
ious accident last Thursday while
driving the lumber team across
the railroad track, the horses
taking fright and running threw
him off the wagon, breaking sew
eral ribs and inflicting other SER
ious injury, from which he seems
to be recovering nicely.
On last Wednesday night a
very large crowd gathered at our
school auditorium to witness the
Patterson graduating exercises.
Eighteen boys and girls received
their certificates of graduation,
which added very much to their
position in education. Rev. A.
E. Day of St. Paris delivered the
address and tried to impress the
lesson such young minds need
the most of all. Rev. Day is a
very happy speaker and did not
fail to inspire progress and de-
sire to go onward and upward
until the goal of high attainment
in the educational world is reach
ed.
The celebration of the Fourth
is the next public function, and
everybody, except the kid, are
tuning themselves for a safe and
sane celebration, one that ought
to comport with the rule of non
explosives, which is so often the
source of harm to body and life
of the participants. Let noise
and explosives be relegated to
the rear and forever in the cele. /
bration.
Master Chester Miller took
tumble while coasting with lit
tie express wagon down the a.
butment wall of an arch, a dis
tahce of about ten feet. Lucki-
ly he escaped injury, but the lit
tie boy does not want any more
such fun.
Work has been in progress on
our bridge. crossing Greenville
creek. since last week and it is
hoped that some time in the near
future it will be restored to use
for travel. The bridge has been
out of commission ever since the
occurrence of the flood, much to
the inconvenience of the travel
ling public. it seems no chang
es are to be made in the capacity
OF the bridge, and when finished
no better escape of a food will
be provided Tor than we had. It
was hoped that the food would
imnress the lesson that in re.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26

i the ordinary thaC must De pro-
vided for, not the normal, but
abnormal. The flood is past, and
we may never have another, and
it is said what is the use of pro-
viding for something that may
not happen? Such a thing may
not happen and it may happen
again in a short time, and it
seems wise to be prepared for it
| if it should come. A pretended
scientist on this subject said re-
Gently that another flood would
not occur in hundred years,
and it would be folly and wrong
to burden the present generation
with the expense of such prepa-
ration. That it took one ,hund-
red years to consummate the
preparation for the recent flood
and it will require hundred
years to create the conditions of
another one. This sounds very
strange reasoning and the ques-
ton may we'll be asked what that
writer knows about it and where
the accumulation for it will be
stored until the hundred years
expire or where the materials
were stored for the last one un-
til it came in flood? The natural
order of things went on the same.
Rain and sunshine, storm and
calm, flood and drought during
the hundred years past and what
has been will be again. Let us
not solace ourselves with the
thought that provision for emer-
gencies is not necessary. Let us
be prudent and put roof on our
house so that when rain comes
we may be secure against disas-
ter.
The annual outdoor meeting of
the Presbyterian F. M. S. will be
held in Mrs. S. M. Georges S grove
next Sunday afternoon.
J. M. Moul and family and
Mrs. M. j. Coburn were guests
of D. Moul aud family at Pleas
ant Hill yesterday.
Mrs. Carrie Dorwin entertain
ed J. H. Stoltz and family, Glen
Stoltz of Pittsburg, Pa, and
Mrs. Mamie Haber of Dayton at
dinner last Saturday.
S. A. Finnell and wife were
visitors of Henry Layer and fam
lily yesterday.
l.. N. Reed and family took an
auto ride to Gordon yesterday and
enjoyed the hospitality of Ed
Ammon's family.
Miss Elsie Miller of Mcclure
and a student at Wittenburg Col
lege and book agent left today
for Greenville to ply her vocation
there for several weeks.
June %. XOB
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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-26
Ulcers and Skin Troubles.

If you are suffering with any
old, running or fever sores, ul-
GERS, boils, eczema or other skin
troubles, get a box of Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and you will get re-
lief promptly. Mrs. Bruce Jones,
of Birmingham. Ala, suffered
from an ugly ulcer for nine
months, and Bucklen's Arnica
Salve cured her in two weeks.
Will help you. Only Csc. Rec
commended by VIM. Kipp's Sons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
Will Reduce Express Rates.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Reductions
OF rates to meet those to be put into
effect January l under the parcels post
act ia said to be the plan of the express
companies. 1t is reported to be their
purpose to hold their business in the
towns and cities. They cannot deliver
their parcels in the rural districts.
The parcels post package cannot
weigh more than IL pounds, but one
IL send 66 pounds in six packages SO
miles for ~ 20, for which the express
companies charge s. .O5. A compari-
son OF aggreg ates shows that the ex-
press companies charge $5l. so for what
the parcels post will charge $3S %.
The parcels post rate reduction from
the present express charge is 1857 per
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
To Avoid Pneumonia.

The Philadelphia department Of
health has issued q list of seven
''don'ts" thai are calculated to pre-.
vent pneumonia:
Don't poison yourself with dirty air
by staying In overheated, crowded,
foul-smelling places.
Don't gormandize during the holt.
day season.
Don't sleep with the windows closed.
Don't indulge to excess in alcoholic
liquors.
Don't be afraid of fresh air.
Don't let any one who has pneu-
monia pass /. on to you. Treat pneu.
monia As a catching disease.
Don't forget that good, general
health is the best possible safeguard
against pneumonia or any other in-
fictitious or contagious disease.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01

late OF the approval of this act, the
state Of Montana shall, by act Of its
legislative assembly, agree to estab.
fish and maintain any agricultural,
manual training or other educational
or public institution At the present
site of Fort Assinniboine, then In that
event, the president of the United
States is authorized and directed to
transfer, grant and set over its right.
title and interest of, in and to the said
$40 acres of land hereby reserved and
embracing the buildings At Fort AS
sinniboine to the state Of Montana
upon the payment by the state of Mon.
tana Of the sum Of q. SO per acre.
That the land shall be opened to
settlement and entry by proclamation
OF the president, which proclaim alton
shall prescribe the ann in which
the lands may be settled upon, occu.
pied and entered by persons entitled
to make entry thereon; and no person
shall be permitted to settle upon, oc-
or enter any of said land except
Is prescribed in said proclamation.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
TUNGSTEN AND ITS USES.
Important Mineral Widely Employs
In Various Industries.

important Mineral Widely Employee
In Various Industries.
Last year there was a sharp dp.rp,s.
In the production Of tungsten ore owing
to the decrease in the demand for toe
steels. In which the bulk of the tul.
sten produced Is used. according To-
Frank l." Hess in u report on this metal
Just issued by the United States geo
logical survey. The production of do.
Nestle tungsten ore in 1911 amounted
to 1.139 short o Of concentrates, car
rying 10 per cent Of tungsten trioxidp.
valued ut $401.9S5: in 1910 the produr
ton amounted to 1921 short tons, val.
ued at SSi32.902.
Tungsten is used chiefly in making
steels that will hold their temper when
heated. but it il most generally known
as supplying the lilament of tungsten
incandescent 'aYps. The great i'm.
provementS in drawing tungsten wire
and further notable improvements in
the size OF the globe of the tungsten
lamp and in other mechanical details
that add greatly to its efficiency are
making it encroacht upon the carbon
dlament lamp and the arc lamp. and it
Is rapidly driving from the market the
tantalCm lamp. which was the first
good incandesrent lamp having a
metallic filampnt.
Diamonds are used for dies in draw
ing tungsten wire. At first it did not
seem possible to drill small enough
holes through the diamonds to make
wire sufficiently fine for lamps of small
candle power. but wire O.OOOG inch in
diameter can now be drawn in guam
dty. The total quantity of tungsten
ore used for electric lights. however.
amounts to only Il few tons Il year.
New uses of tungsten. in making cleo
trio furnaces. electric contacts and tar
gets for Roentgen rays. have been de-
veloped. and the last two products are
being actively manufactured.
Even for purposes of war tungsten
may have its uses. and Investigations
are now being made with a view to it's
application in the manufacture of pro-
jectiles.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
Concrete For fireproofina,

Concrete is rapidly coming to the
fore as a %fireproofing medium and as a
common material in building construc-
ton. 1t has many marked advantages
and also several serious drawbacks.
1t owes its strength to the h%ydration
Of the cement, which in setting takes
up a certain amount Of water of crys-
Utilization. At temperatures above 600
degrees f. this water begins to be
driven of, and the cement loses
strength. When the dehydration Is
complete the strength of the cement is
practically destroyed. However. de-
hydrated concrete Is a poor conductor
Of heat, and therefore the process Of
dehydration in the interior Of the
mass Is slow. The length Of time the
dehydrated material will remain In
place and retard the process Of deny
dration will depend somewhat on the
force Of the hose streams used to ex-
dnguish the fire. In actual fires con-
crete has been destroyed In this man
ner to varying depths of one-half inch
to two inches.-F. P. Walther in En-
cheering Magazine.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
Had Premonition of Death.

ROCKFORD, Ill.,, Dec. 24.-Clarence
F. Dunlady, of Butte, Montans, died
tonight of injuries suffered when he
vas struck by an automobile belong
ing to Carl Ross, a wealthy merchant
Of this city.
Mr.. Dunlady had premonition that
death was near, and Saturday morn.
ing aroused George Gilbert and told
him he felt that every step he was tax.
ing In Rockford vas to his grave.
He left the house to take q stree, q
and In boarding the car, he was struck
down,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
Eating More Meat.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Six million
more meat animals we're slaughtered
10 the United States In 1912 than in
1911. according to Secretary Wilson's
review OF the bureau of animal indus
try work. Five million Of the animals
were hogs. About sixty percent OF the
meat killed was under federal inspec-
tion and the remaining 10 per cent was
the product of local slaughter houses,
where there was either merely state
inspection or none At all.
The federal inspectors condemned
2O3, 600 entire and 1853 900
parts OF carcasses. The most prevail.
ent disease leading to these condemna.
tions, as 1t always has been, was
tuberculosis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
TO OPEN MILITARY RESERVE

The bill now pending ia congress,
which contemplates the opening Of the
Fort A%ssionibotne military reserva-
ton to settlers, will probably become
q law before the close of the present
session. Its enactment will be fol.
lowed by the cultivation OF q large
acreage which heretofore has been un-
productive, and which Is capable of
sustaining Hundreds of settlers who
contribute TO the wealth and prosperity
OF that part OF northern Montana.
The measure provides that, after be.
ing classified by the authorities, all
lands classified a. agricultural shall
be opened to settlement aud entry 10
der the homestead laws OF the United
States. Provided, however, that the
enlarged homestead act. approved
February 10, 1909, shall not apply
until six months after said land hss
been opened to settlement and entry
d aforesaid.
That entrymen upon said lands
shall. in addition to the regular land
Office tess. pay the sum of sl.25 per
acre for said land, such payments to
be made a. follows: Twenty five cents
per acre at the time of making entry
and Is cents per acre each and every
year thereafter until the full sum of
Sl.25 per acre shall have been paid.
In case any entrymsn fails 10 make
annual payments, or any OF them
when due, all right in and to the lands
covered by his entry shall be forfeited
and the entry Cancelled, and the land
shall be again subject to entry under
the provisions of the homestead law
at the fixed price thereof. Provided,
however, that the communication prOvi.
zion of the general homestead law
shall be applicable to all persons max
ing homestead entry on said land un.
der the provisions Of this act, save
and excepting entries made hereunder
in accord ance with the provisions Of
the enlarged homestead act, approved
February 10, 1909, which shall not be
subject to communication.
That this act shall not apply to an
area OF GAO acres embracing the
government buildings at Fort Assini.
boine.
That II within Eve years from the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01

broad and has cost 100000. A num-
Der of similar doors are said to be also
under construction for other French
naval ports.
The rabbit pest in New South Wales
Is spreading Notwithstanding all that Is
being done In the shape Of trapping,
poisoning. fumigating and digging out.
The greed Of the rabbit is %proverbial,
and the amount Of heritage devoured
BY this animal Is considerable. The
commercial loss sustained IL conse-
quently an immense one.
On emerging from the railway sta
ton Mt Zurich one comes across three
middle aged women kneeling at their
boxes and eager to impart luster TO
the travellers boots. In the intervals
Of leisure they are generally seen knit
ting stockings. Search the rest Of the
busy city and you will with difficulty
BE- able to get your boots cleaned.
The president Of the board Of educa-
ton ut Picking is this year sending no
students. male and female. to foreign
countries-EnSland. France. Belgium.
Germany. America and Japan-with m
annual allowance The privilege is
given only to those who served and
distinguished themselves in the revolu-
ton and who do moi rare to enter the
official list.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
New Milk Receptacle.

A patent has been granted to Edwin
A. Hayden Of Salt Lake City on a milk
can which may help to solve the prob
lem Of delivering pure milk in the
cities. His device consists Of a can
within a can. a dead air space sur.
rounding the inner receptacle. The
inner al Is protected from extremes
Of temperature by an envelope of as
bestos or other nonconductor. 1t may
be removed easily for cleaning. One
cover. when closed. seals both cans.
Mr.. Hayden says experiments have
shown that the milk will be preserved
for many hours at the temperature at
which it Is put in and that the device
can be manufactured cheaply.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
A ~ResourcefuI Editor.

"The late General Booth" said q
Salvation Army official OF New York,
''often used to urge the down-and'
outer to cultivate the quality Of re-
sourcefulness.
"He would illustrate this quality by
the story OF a resourceful western edi-
tor, who found, q night, tn at he had
his third page. The page accordingly
appeared blank, with a note 10 small
type at the top:
This space will be useful for the
children to write upon"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
STOP FOR LATHE sP1NDLEs,

STOP o LATHE
position. When the stop had been ad-
justed to the desired location in the
hollow spindle the screw G was turned.
causing the cone end of the screw to
bear against the block A and jam it
against the interior Of the hollow spin
die. After the stop had been locked in
this way the work was placed in the
spindle and run back until it seated
itself against the conical recess in the
end of the stop, as shown in the Sec
tiOnal view.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
A Yielding Tire Filler.

There appears to be considerable in.
terest in the provision Of yielding filters
for tubular rubber tires. William Ed.
gar Howser and Albert NJ. Woltz of
Greensboro. N. G.. have patented a tire
6ller which consists OF %pulverized
cork. sulphur and corr oil with the
proportion Of corn oil about three
fourths of the entire composition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
PARCELS POST RULES

Postm astere throughout the country
have begun their lessons on the par
Gel post which goes into effect J anuary
l, 1918, and which will put them on an
equal footing with the managers of
mammoth department stores. Red
bound pamphlets. containing thirty.
two pages of regulations providing
for the manifold e%xieencies OF the new
service have been Distributed by the
postmaster general.
The regulations are divided into
sixty-four sections and embrace more
than 400 different subjects. They in.
clude rules for the rates 10 be as.
sessed, the stamps to be used. the
packing and mailing of packag es,
limits OF weights and size, disposition
of unavailable. unbelievable and lost
articles, and for indemnity of the
senders.
The gulations a to Insurance of
parcels are very explicit. Any mail.
able package on which the postage IL
fully prepaid, may be insured against
loss to an AMOUNT equivalent to its
actual value but not to exceed $50, on
payment of the fee Of 10 cents ia parcel
post stamps, such stamps t. be affixed.
When q parcel is insured the sender
will be given o receipt showing the
Office and date of mailing and number
of the parcel, which will be stamped
Ensured" and the insurance tag at
tached. The liability for indemnity
ceases upon delivery. No indemnity
will be paid unless the claim therefor
is made within six months from the
date of mailing. Insurance of articles
removes the necessity of registration.
Butter, lard and perishsble articles
such as 6sh, fresh meat. dressed fowls,
vegetables, fruits, berries and articles
which decay rapidly will be admitted
for local delivery or when iuclosed 10
an inner cover and an outer cover of
wo6d, metal or corrugated pasteboard,
at all Offices In the first zone of fifty
miles. Vegetables and fruit which do
not decay easily can be mailed to any |
o Eggs will be accepted for local
delivery when packed in q basket or
box so as not to injure other mail
and for any distance when packed In
Q c%ontainer, arranged so that each egg
Is IN its end and prevented from strik-
ing together or against the side or top
of the contsiner. 1t must be labeled
Eggs" and be in q strong outer
cover.
Pistols. revolvere, any intoxicating
liquors, internal machines, and u long
list of article. which might communi-
cate disease Dr. destroy life or damage
the mails are prohibited. Postmasters
are required to examine parcels to
ascertain that the postage is fully pre-
paid. II II parcel contains two or
more classes of mail matter, it IL
chargeahlc with postage 1T the rate of !
one cent for each ounce or fraction
OF an ounce regardless of distance.
All parcels over four Ounces are sub |
jecJ to the pound rates.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
Christmas Cheer For Immigrants

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Twelve hun
dred immigrant from all parts OF the
world detained on the threshold OF the
new world were given today q taste of
Uncle Sans Christmas cheer. From
two big Christmas trees ia the dining
on Ellis island gifts were dis
tributed to every man, woman and
child. Five clergymen made addresses
10 as many languages and the enter.
tainment ended with a dinner in which
figured ice cream and other dainties
strange to a large majority of the
guests. The men received briar pipes,
collar buttons or purses. The women
were given small ornaments or toilet
articles and the children toys.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1913-01-01
LATHE SPINDLE STOP.

Labor Saving Device Of Simple Design
and Construction.
When cutting of a large number OF
small shafts much time is consumed in
measuring the work at each cut. 70
save this time the stop illustrated here
with was constructed. Not only did
the device serve as a stop. but it as
sisted In holding the work concentric
with the hollow lathe spindle.
A small block. A. served to lock the
stop B in the spindle at any desired