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over the pody. Those who believe that
me-
Without waiting to take him with
me. or think. or do anything but feel
deadly savage anger. hurried across
the garden and into Doctor Moore's
Office. where he was just laying of
his gloves and dust coat.
what do you mean. John Moore.
by daring. daring to think you can go
and take Billy away from me7" I de-
manded looking at him with what
must have been such fear and mad
ness in my face that he was startled
as he came close to the table against
which I leaned. His face had grown
white and quiet at my attack and he
waited to answer for a long horrible
mfnute that pulled me apart like one
OF those Inquisition machines they us
ed to tortue women with when they
didn't know any better modern way TO
do IL
"I didn't know Bill would tell you
so soon. Mrs. Molly" he said at last
gently. looking past me out Of the
window into the garden. Il was COM
ing over Just as soon as got back
from this call to talk with you about
1t. even II II did seem TO inirude Bills
and my affairs into a day that--thAt
ought TO be all yours TO be-be happy
In. But Bill. you see. Is no respector
of-of other peoples happy days If he
wants them In his"
"BIiy's happy days are mine and
mine are his and he has the heart
not to leave me out even II you would
have him," exclaimed. "a sob gath
ering in my heart at the thought tina.
my little lover hadn't even taken In 4
situation that would separate him
from me across an ocean
"Bill is too young to understand
when he isis being bereaved. Mol
ly," he said and still he didn't look
mt me. 81 have been appointed a del
egate to represent the State Medical
Association at the Centennial Con-
gress in London the middle OF next
month-and somehow feel n bit
pulled lately and | thought would
take the little chap and have-have a
wANDERJAHR Yuo won't need him
now, Mrs. Peaches. and I couldn't go
without him. could ?" The sadness in
his voice would have killed me II I
hadn't let {; madden me Instead.
Won't need Billy any morei" ex-
claimed with a rage that made my
voice literally scorch past my lips.
WAS there ever a minute In his lifs
that haven't needed Billy? How dare
you say such thing to me? you are
cruel. cruel. and nave always known
IT. cold and cruel like all other men
who don't care how they wiring the
life blood out Of women's hearts and
are willing to use their children q
do It with. Even the law doesn't heIp
us poor helpless creatures and you
can take our children and so with
them to the ends OF the earth and
leave us suffering. | have gone on
and believed that ypu were not like
what the women say all men are and
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HE MELTING OF MOLLY
Marie Thompson Daviess

the sellers The
Indianapolis Daily
to have il
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was in an awful hurry
Molly. DEAR" she said. with her
;, ards literally falling over them
selves. tom says you'll give us some
of yorr dinner .left-overs to take for
lunch in the Hup. for we are going
way out to Wayne County to see some
awfully fine tobacco he has heard Is
there. l don't want to ask mother.
mother. IL he asked her. will begin to
talk about us. Tom said come to you
and you would understand and fix il
quick He said kiss you for him and
tell you he said Come on In, the
waters fine" Isn't he a joke? And
we kissed and laughed and packed
basket, and kissed and laughed again
for good-by. | felt amused and happy
for a few minutes-and also deserted.
It's a very good thing for woman's
conceit to find out how many of her
lovers are just make-believes. I may
have needed Toms DETECTION.
Anyway. l don't know when l ever
was SO glad to see anybody as / was
when Mrs. johnson came In the front
door. A woman who has proved to
her own satisfaction that marriage is
failure is at times a great tonic to
other women. / needed a tonic badly
this morning and got IL.
well, from all my long experience.
Molly" she said as she seated herself
and began to hem a dish-towel with
long steady stabs. Husbands are just
stick candy in different jars. They
may look IIttel different. but they
all taste alike and you soon get tired
OF them. In two months you won't
know the difference In being married
to Al Bennett and Mr.. Carter and
you'll have to go on living with him
maybe fifteen years. Luck doesn't
strike twice in the same place and
you can't count on losing two hus-
bands. AIS father was Mr.. Johnson's
first cousin and had more crochets
| and worse. He had silent spells that
lasted a week and family prayers
three times a day. though he got drunk
twice year for a month at a time.
Al looks very much like him"
Mrs. Johnson" said after a min
ute's silence. while 1 had decided
whether or not | had better tell her
all about 1t. II woman's in love with
her husband you can't trust her to
keep a secret, but decided to try
Mrs. Johnson. 81 really am not en-
gagged exactly to Alfred Bennett.
though | suppose he thinks so by
now II he has got the answer to that
telegram. But-but something has
made-made me think about Judge
wade-that is he-what do you think
Of him, Mrs. Johnson" concluded
in the most pitifully perplexed tone
OF voice.
"AlI alike. Molly; all as much alike
as peas in a pod; all except John
Moore, who's the only exception In all
the male tribe ever met, His mar
rying once was just accidental and
must be forgiven him. She fell In
love with him while he was treating
her for typhoid. when his back was
turned at II were, and II was Gods
own kindness in him that made him
marry her when he found.out how I,
was with the poor thing. There's not
n woman In this town who could mar
ry. that wouldn't marry him at the
drop of his hat-but. thank goodness,
that hat will never drop and I'll have
one sensible man to comfort and doc
tor me down into my old adge. Now.
Just look at that, Mr. Jonhson'a
come home here In the middle OF the
morning and I'll have to get that old
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ed about to back up in a corner and
refuse to work. In a flash II came
to me that men oughtn't to write let
ters to women very much-they real
ly don't plow deep enough, they just
irritate the top soil. took this mis-
sive from Alfred, counted all the If
teen pages. put it out OF sight under
a book. looked out the window and
saw the ginger barber coming defect
edly around to the side gate from the
knew the scene he had had
with Judy. about the bottle encount-
ers of the night before-saw Mr..
Johnson shooed on down the street
by Mrs. Johnson; saw the doctors
car go chucking hurriedly in the gar
age and then my spirit turned itself 10
the wall and refused to be comforted.
I tried my best, but failed to respond
to my own remonstrances with my
self. and tears were slowly gathering
in a cloud of gloom when a blue
gingham. rompers-clad sunbeam burst
into the room
cit our night-gown and your
toothbrush quick. Molly. IL you want
to pack 'em in my trunk" he ex-
claimed with his eyes dancing and a
curl standing straight up on the top
OF his head. as 1t has a habit OF doing
when he is most excited. you can't
take nothing but them cause I'm go
ing to put in a rope to tie the whale
with when I ketch him. and itn take
up all the rest OF the room Cit 'em
quick"
Yes. lover. I'll get them for you,
but tell Molly where II is you are 60
ing to sail OF with her in that trunk
OF yours?" asked. dropping into
the game as have always done with
him. no matter what game of my own
pressed when he called.
~on the ocean where the boats go
cross and run right over a whale,
Don't you remember you showsut me
them pictures of spout whales in n
book. Molly? Doc says they comes
right up by the ship and you can
hear 'em shoot water and maybe a
iceberg. too. Which do you want a
ketch most. Molly. a iceberg or a
whale?"
His eager eyes demanded instant de
cision on my part OF the nature oi
capture preferred. Ny mind quickl,
reverted to those two ponderous and
intense epistles had got within thu
hour and | lay back In my chair and
laughed until felt almost merry.
"The iceberg. Billy. every time"
said at last. Il just can't msnag,
whales. especially IL they are ardent
which word means hot. | like ICE
BERGS, or think should II could
catch one"
Il don't believe you could. Molly
but maybe Doc Will let you pu; rope
and a long hook In his trunk to try
with II your clothes go into mine. His
is heap the biggest anyway and
Nurse Tiliy said he oughter put my
things in his. but | cried and then he
went upstairs and got out that little
one for me. Come see 'em,"
What do you mean, Billy" ask
ed. while a sudden fear shot all over
me like lightning. You're just play
ing go-away. aren't you7"
NO. 1 amt playing, Molly" he ex-
claimed excitedly. me and you and
Doc is a-going across the ocean for a
long. long time away from here Doc
asst me about 1t this morning and |
told him all right and you could come
with us. II You was good. He said
couldn't go without you II you was
busy and couldn't come and |
told him you would put things down
and come Il ] said SO. Won.t YOU.
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Ma ALnrHr W. Pn1cn, ,of FrsioniA.
kzn-. writes ave uss Hiusa's Llni-
nlebt In Tie family and Dad IL an ex-
csllsnt relief fsr colds and hay fever
attacks. IL stops coughing asd sses.-
Ing slno~t iastAatiy."
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Continued Next Week

Sloan's Iiniment gives
quick relief for cough, cold,
hoarsenesS sore throat
Group, asthma, hay fever
and bronchitis.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
Some Rules for Hus-
bands.

L. C. Dillman, a wealthy Sc
attic associate of ]. J. Hill, al
the result of eighteen years O.
marital bliss, according to a Lo'
Angeles dispatch, has promulga
ted the following rules for hus
bands:
Keep all promises made before
and at the time of marriage.
Divide the newspaper and ev
erything else.
Keep a joint bank account.
Go to your club no oftener thar
one night a week.
Have no dogs or pets of any
kind.
Call her up on the telephone al
least three times a day.
When away from home write
or telephone every day.
Take her with you on business
and pleasure trips.
Be more polite to her than to
any other woman you meet.
Remember that she likes flow,
ers, candy and books.
Make it a business to be COM
Portable whenever she is happy.
Don't criticise her dress.
Be a gentleman to all women,
but a husband to only one.
If you have only a dollar you
are not wasting il by spending il
on her.
If you have been faithful in al
things, generous, considerate,
loving, and then if she is dissat.
isfed get a divorce.
Life is too short to waste any
of it trying to please an abnor.
NAL woman.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
mM>;.
Chairman,

Under date Of July II, 1913, Napo.
leon, o., Meekison sent out another
letter, which confirms every charge of
conspiracy. Here are choice excerpts
from that:
"our efforts to meet the attack Of
the encmy in every part of the state
are r ng with decided success, so
far. F.e are confident that with con.
certed organized effort we can meet
them.
"This securing of atfiGavits to show
frauds is of the greatest importance,
because the attorney general holds
that few fraudulent signatures nuIIi-
fies the whole petition.
"The boys are getting out lot Of
affidaVits today and that fixes two
counties.
"While the result looks good to US
we know we have a fight on, and not
one of US can sleep at the s~iteh II
we want to win.
"Commttee will be in Columbus
Monday a. m. Please let me hear
from you there Monday by letter, tel.
ephone or wire, at Southern hotel.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
The Warnes Act.

Here is what the Coldwatel
Chronicle, a Democratic newspa-
per, says about the iniquitous
Warnes act:
To the Editor:
Provides that tax assessors
shall be appointed by state auth
critics instead of being elected
by the people of their respective
counties, as they have been for
sixty years.
Provides for the creation of a
powerful political machine most
inimical to the interests Of home
owners and other taxpayers.
Completely revolutionizes the
taxation system of the state and
places in the hands of the Gov
ernor, directly and indirectly, the
appointment of 4194 job-holders
at a cost to the home owners of
Ohio of 1910, 600.
Permits state-appointed tax
assessors to make any additions
they please to the value of prop
erty returned for taxation by
home owners.
Requires the most offensive ex-
posure of the private affairs of
taxpayers ever proposed IN the
name of a free people.
Repeats two sections OF law
that were essential safeguards
against the violation of the Smith
ten-mill levy act by tax-spenders.
Vote against it at the Novem-
Der election.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

For Cuts, Burns and Bruises
In every home there should be
a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
ready to apply in every case of
burns, cuts, wounds or scalds.
J. H. Polanco, Delvalle, Tex,
R. No. 2, writes: ''Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve saved my little girls
|cut foot. No one believed ii
could be cured" The worlds
best salve. Only 25c. Recon-
mended by VIM. Kipp's Sons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
CONSPIRACY TO Defeat
PEOPLES WILL Barred

"Please write me today and address
me at the Southern hotel, Columbus,
SO that the committee may have your
letter Monday morning, advising W
CT any new developments in your own
or your neishboring counties. II you
have any suggestions to offer US, we
will be thankful for them. You may
receive call to meet with US either
Monday or Tuesday, in Columbus or
Cleveland. Please be ready to come If
we wire or phone you.
Sincerely yours,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
A STATE SCANDAL
(Conneaut NcWs-Heraldl

The astounding story purporting to
be an interview with Auditor Prestien
OF Cuyahoga county, printed in the
Cleveland Leader this morning seems
almost incredible, yet the Leader
would hardly dare publish such cir.
cumstantial and detailed account of q
high public officials confession unless
it were substantially true.
1t is alleged that the statement
made by Prestien, or alleged to nave
been made by him, is corroborated in
detail by detectagraph records in the
possession of Burns detectives.
If, as is positively asserted in the
Prestien interview Meekison plead
with his friend to embark in the bur.
glary scheme and to furnish the yeggs
to do the actual breaking in, and If
Meekison said that his political future
depended upon his stealing the peti.
tiOns, and if he declared that immu.
nifty had been promised him if he bur-
glariZed the Equity league headquar.
ters and stole or mutilated the petit
tions on the Warnes and Fitzpatrick
bills, somebody higher up should be
sought.
Somebody with power to give Meek.
ison, or obtain for him, the appoint.
ment of tax commissioner; somebody
in a position of so great influence as
to be able to assure Meekison immu-
nifty from punishment for the crime
of burglary, ought to be identified.
Nor should the Identification of such
person of r&sNonA iA NsHrNlt
Very few in number are they in
public life who control state appoint.
ments or who possess the power to
interpose between a criminal and
prosecution of him in the courts of
justice.
By the process of elimination, the
real power behind Meekison ought to
be detected easily.
1t is known that the entire power
of the state administration and all the
energy of the state machine which
Governor Cox is building up have
been exerted against a referendum on
the two bills. Governor Cox has made
all kinds of charges Of fraud against
the petitions and has rallied against
the use of the referendum and
pledged himself to take the stump
against it.
Has anyone assumed that the atti-
tude of the governor and his machine
justifies resort to burglary and mutt
lation or abstraction Of petitions?
If so, who stands close enough to
the governor to promise official ap-
pointment as reward for commission
of the crime?
Who feels authorized to promise
| tile political burglar immunity from
punishment?
Not many are in a position to give
such promises and convince the tool
| that the pledges will be redeemed.
The honor of the state demands
that this matter be probed to the bot
tom, not by political commission but
| in courts of law before an impartial
Judge and a jury of citizens that will
render a verdict according to the
facts proven
If burglary is recognized as legiti-
mate in politics; if public Office is Of
fered as a reward for political crime;
if immunity finn punishment can be
assured when high crimes are COM
mitted in the interest of political
machine, the lnblic demands to knew
who is accountable for it all.
One reason why Colonel Mulhall
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
The King of Ali Laxatlves.

The King of Ali Laxatlves.
For constipation, headaches,
indigestion and dyspepsia, use
DR.. Kings New Life Pills. Paul
Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y,
says they are the king of all
lavatives. They are a blessing
to all my family and I always
keep a box at home" Geta box
and get well. Price 25c. Rec
commended by VIM. Kipp's Sons.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
VOL. L.S2-Es Established 1882.
Gettysburg.

Will Uc Jul 4uulC CiAN NV
fault of the Fair. / think mos
of US will get there some part o
the time. We cannot miss gcoC
thing and be excusable.
Rev. J. A. Winkler and wife
and Samuel Hershey and wife
were guests last Wednesday ot
. the family of the latter's son
and sampled the hosts cooking,
which, of course, was all right
in quantity and quality.
The concrete work on our
bridge is completed and as soon
as some filling shall be done and
some other work performed it
will be ready for travel.
Spencer Stoltz left this place
for his home at Hobert, Ind,
where he teaches in the academy
of that place.
Mrs, Hazel Etter spent last
week end with friends in Day
ton. Yesterday she was Joined
by her husband, Moses Etter,
and brother, E. M. Horner, who
returned home yesterday even
ing after spending the day there.
M, F. Knoll and wife removed
from here last week to the city
to make their future home there.
Mrs. Martha Kerr will move in
the house made vacant by their
removal.
C. J. Miller was a visitor at
Dayton yesterday.
About this time aspirants for
Office are busy getting their
claims before the people to do
them service. This is all in the
interest of the people.
The funeral of Mother Martz-
all was conducted at the home
yesterday afternoon by Rev.
Brown of the Lutheran church
of Covington. She leaves sur
viving, four sons, two daughters
and a large number of grand
children; the husband, one son
and three daughters having pre-
ceded her in death. She died of
ailments due to old age, being
aged IA years and 9 months. In
terment in cemetery at this
place.
The young married peoples
class of our M. E. church, taught
by I. M. Petersime, held one Of
it's occasional meetings last Fri
day night at the home of Harry
Letter and enjoyed a good social
time with a goodly number pre-
sent,
Charles Fashner and family of
Covington were visitors of Mrs.
M. A. Myers yesterday.
VIM. Martzall, wife and chill
dren, and Mrs. S. Martzall of
Piqua attended the funeral of
Mother Martzall here yesterday.
Our oldest citizen of Adams
township, Emanuel Hershey, was
among the number who attended
the obsequies Of Mother Martz-
all here yesterday.
What will be done with Presi-
dent Huerta and Governor Sui
ger?
Rodney Horner and mother,
Mrs. Angie Horner, of San An
4o,n;n TnUnn nn,.ni,to IL Arnrrr
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

Stand up and be counted and
registered at the gates of the
Ohio State Fair. AS a rule folks
who have been operated upon fol-
appendicitis claim to be more pa
triotic than the rest of US. A
silver half dollar deposited in the
coin box of Ohlo's big exposition
will be sowing the seed of a great
harvest. The coin box and turn
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28

One reason why Colonel Mulhall
didn't get into the Ohio referendum
scandal may be that he doesn't believe
in trough" methods. The colonel evi-
IDENTIFY believes that the pen is nigh
tier than the jimmy. Marion StAx.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
cREENVLLE, OHIO, THURSDAY AUGUST 2s t9l3
For the General Welfare.

Politicians in Office invariably
pose as seeking to serve the gen.
eral welfare by every public act,
and they as invariably charge
anyone opposing them with be.
ing actuated by selfish or cor.
rupt motives. Their favorite
method is to divert attention
from themselves by raising the
cry of selfish and corrupt lob
byist" and then proceed to in.
vestigate some person or organi-
zation, thus assuming themselves
to be the true guardians of pub
lie morals and the welfare of the
people.
When all of this commotion is
going on, level-headed people
keep their bearings by clear
thinking on fundamental propo-
sitions:
CD Election to office does not
endow any man with wisdom,
civic patriotism, unselfishness,
honesty or honor;
(2) Legislative repre- senta-
tives and administrators are sell
dom men of the highest order of
ability in their respective COM
munities; many OF them do not
possess average intelligence, abil-
ity and honesty;
90 The assumption that these
men are superior to the business
men and organizations that pro-
test against their politics and
conduct, and therefore that they
are proper persons to investigate
the conduct of others, is pure hy-
pocrisy;
(4) Legislators and executives
are not superior to other men in
any essential qualification, and,
therefore, are not especially quail
flied to rebuke or investigate
them for every supposed ques-
tionable action.
By all means let overreaching
selfshness, dishonesty and cor
ruption be investigated and ex-
posed, regardless of who may be
found guilty, in or out of office.
But would it not develop greater
power for the general welfare if
the policy of investigation sho1ld
be applied with equal persistency
to discover and publicly COM
mend those who curb selfishness,
and who are thoroughly honest
and scorn corruption?
When legislators and execu-
tives are as sincere and alert to
discover and give publicity to
those who are true to the re-
quirements of sound moral and
business principles as they are to
divert. attention from their own
delinquencies by discovering and
magnifying defects in others,
they will earn the right to be re-
garded as impartial. capable,
honorable promoters Of the gen
eral welfare. Ohio Journal of
Commerce.
The King of Ali Laxatlves.
For constipation, headaches,
indiuaction and dvsnenSia. Use
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-08-28
BIG DAYS AT
OHIO STATEFAIR

There will be something doing
every day at the State Fair next
week. :
MONDAY, LABOR DAY AND
WOMAN'S FREE DAY. Women
admitted free up to five o'clock
P. NJ, after that hour 25 cents.
TUESDAY, HILLIKIN DAY.
Big Bean Dinner on grounds.
WEDNESDAY, COLUMBUS
DAY. The Capital City will
show the people of the State
what the Home Of the State Fair
can do.