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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-05-08
Living is Dearer Every
where.

While we are trying to tariff.
tinker down the American cos,
of living it is worth while to SCI
what has been happening to the
purchasing power Of a sovereign
} in Great Britain.
j Everybody knows what il
means when the purchasing po.
wer Of q coin goes down-wheu
'iit buys today less Of amy commo'
dity, or less Of any given mum,
ber of commodities, than it boug't
at a previous period. Everybody
knows that thereby the cost of
living of the Garner or possessor
of that coin has gone up.
| In this country it has been pop
ular with one political cult to lay
upon the American tariff system
-
all the blame for higher prices.
The vastly enlarged output of
gold had nothing to do with it.
The rapid growth of population
had nothing to do with it. The
shrinkage of open grazing rang
es had nothing to do with it. The
relative diminishment of the pro-
duction of breadstuffs had moth
ing to do with it. Even the COM
binations in restraint of trade
had nothing to do with it, except
in so far as, sheltered behind the
American tariff, they were able
to shoot consumers to pieces
from that ambush.
Now there is no Chinese tariff
wall around Great Britain. Lord
bless you! that monstrous barrier
was torn away seventy years ago.
Meats, breadstuffs. raw mater
ials for clothes and other articles,
finished products all necessar.
les flow into the British ports as
freely as water flows down hill.
But since 1896 the cost of Bri-
tish living, just like the cost of
American living, has gone up.
Since that time the English SOW
ereign has been buying less and
less of the commodities used in
the British Board of Trades in
! dex numbers for retail prices of
ltwentythree articles of food.
Yes, as a buyer of articles of
consumption the English sover-
eign has jolly well melted away
right in the British fingers.
Express the English sovereign
II
in it's equivalent of dollars and
cents-S4. 1865 so as to make
the thing simpler and clearer to
lAmericans. This sovereign,
(which in 1896 would exchange as
l$4.8 1866 into commodities. would
exchange into the same commod.
tiles in 1900 as only $4.36; il
1907, $4.28; in 1908, $4.18; il
l191O, 81. IL; in 1912, $S.95.
Now what this means in plain
go-to-market language, is tina
commodities that cost in Grea
Britain today a sovereign
$4.8665 could be bought in 1891
for that portion of the Englisl
sovereign represented by 1896.
In other words. the Britisl
consumers money, pound 70
pound, shilling for shilling, penc'
for pence. won't do as much TO
; Ld. - d;d G,,o vnoy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-05-08
A Wonderful Plant

A new industry appears to
have been created in the west,
based on alfalfa, a plant which
even as a grass isl comparative
newcomer in American economy.
A factory has been established
in Minneapolis for the production
foods from this plant. which al
so, it is thought. will prove a
valuable substitute for wood in
the making of paper from the
fiber. Among the food articles
to be developed from this plant
are flour, syrup, fiavoring ex-
tracts, substitutes for tea and
coffee. and chewing gum.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-05-08
Gettysburg.


may seem a little early but thu
weather conditions are here and
they seem to govern more thar
the almanac.
Nose Etter and E. M. Hornel
went fishing today in Greenville
creek and almost any person
would be surprised to see the big
haul of fish they realized in their
venture. Their success will sure
ly encourage the kid to betake
him to the same sport.
Our schools closed last Friday
and the schools of the township
all closed last week, and from
now on the kids will find recrea-
tion in going after the large fry,
with which our streams have a
bountiful supply. This will be
one of the ways to lower the cost
of living. Let the kids supply
the meat for the table in this
way.
On last Thursday we had COM
mencement exercises of our aca-
DENY. Two young men and four
young ladies were given certifi-
Gates of graduation, and well
worthily were they earned all
will testify who heard the ora
tions. Prof. F. B. Pearson of
the o. S. U. of Columbus deliv-
cred the class address. and plea
sed everybody who heard him.
He was not only entertaining
but instructive. He has the rare
gift of getting there in a unique
way and hitting the spot every
time.
Our alumni enjoyed a rare
treat in the rendition of a suita-
BILE program on Friday night in
the auditorium, and afterward
partook of a banquetinI. o. o. F.
hall. The mental and physical
body must be fed.
On last Saturday Mrs. Rev. ].
A. Hoffman returned to her Bow
ling Green home. after a visit
here Of nearly two weeks.
John Coblentz of Bradford got
the appointment Of railway ag-
ent for this place and will short
". with his family, become a
permanent fixture here. A cor
dial welcome is extended.
Sunday school and preaching
services were vacant here yes
terday to give opportunity for
our people to attend field day
Sunday school convention at
Bradford. and a large delegation
ofour people attended. Sessions
were held forenoon, afternoon
and night. The program was
good and that great benefit will
accrue to the cause will surely
follow. The discussions Of the
various topics assigned were ex-
cellent. 1t was a fortunate oc-
currence that good earnest spea.
kers were secured for the occa.
sion.
The board Of education Of this
township met here this Afternoon
in regular session and transacted
routine business.
The Misses Bernice and Mar.
CARTE Homer Of New Paris Wis.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-05-08
Wonderful Skin salve,

Bucklen's Arnica Salve is
known everywhere as the best
remedy made for all diseases Of
the skin. and also for burns,
bruises and boils. Reduces in.
illumination and is soothing and
healing. ]. T. Sossaman. pub.
fisher of News. of Cornelius, N
&C., writes that one box helped
his serious skin ailment after
other remedies failed. Only 25c.
Recommended by VIM. Kipp''
Sons.
The New mileage.
"Been away?"
"Yep."
"Nuch OF trip7~
Il should say 80; forty-tWo R0at
cards. Louisville COurier-J Journal.
-. :. = - -
The day book., 1913-01-25

kenzie has beautiful dauter
trouble enuf for any man in
these days, even in brooklin, but
there is worse to come
the uther evening mr.. macken-
zie was reading the brooklin
bugle and thinking of going to
bed, as it was almost 8 o'clock,
when the dorebell rang
who can that be, at this hour
of the mite, says mr.. mackenzie,
going to the dore
there stood a guy with a 3-cor-
nered set of whiskers and a leath-
er tool chest
am dock jones, he says, and /
have come on the run
what's the hurry, says mr..
mackenzie, get your breth and
then explane yourself
explane myself, says the dock,
amt your dauter terrable sick,
The day book., 1913-01-25

But the newspaper fever will find
you,
The newspaper fervor will
thrill,
1t makes-or more likely, it
breaks you.
You die-and leave scarcely a
name;
But not until death overtakes you
Are you free of the Newspaper
Game.
The day book., 1913-01-25

by the junior ofnS boy.
n. y, jan. 25.-some people got
a durn funny idea Of humer
if you don't beleave it, ask aleck
mackenzie, witch lives in brook
lin
still, there are trends of mr..
mackenzie's witch would advise
YOU not to ask him
after sumthing had happened
witch / am about to relate, it had
got around the naBerhood, 2 or 3
trends of mr.. mackenzie came up
to him and said
we'll, aleck, you don't need a
dockter to your house today, do
you, ha ha
what aleck said to them in re
ply dident have no ha, ha on the
end of it, and it was good snappy
stuff to brake off a friendship with
the trouble was this, mr.. mac
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
THE CITY COsfAfTssTON.

It is matter of sincere regret ia
the friends Of good government In
Abilene to have the commission in
charge OF our affairs embroiled in
controversy over so small mat
ter as the appointment Of a street
commissioner. Probably no busi-
ness man with any nerve would al
low an appointee to be foisted on
him when he did not approve and
the entire town approves the posi-
ton OF Mr.. Forney. It 10 not credit
able to the city that he has been
practically forced out of the COM
mission because of his position.
This Is but a little village and
we all want to see It thrive. When
petty politics enters into the man.
agement of the town and the city
commission which is supposed to be
above such methods is entangled In
quarrels. It means harm to the city.
We do not know what excuse Mayor
Nichols holds for insisting on the
appointment of man in Mr.. For
ney's department obnoxious to him
or why he took part in electing Of
ficers before newly elected Commits
sioner Johntz, who was entitled to
a voice, could get his bond-it would
be interesting to have his reasons
for so acting.
The way to run a town is to work |
together and try to make every de-
partment of the city move with fair
ness to all and with harmony. That
Is the only way Abilene can thrive
and whoever takes any other plan
linders our progress. 1t is hard
enough to get men like Mr.. Forney
10 serve and 1t is not good business
o drive them out Of the service of
he city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
POOR ADVICE.

Another college professor has
rushed into the limelight with some
advice to students that should moi
be taken. Prof. Gil. w. Cavanaugh
of Cornell University, advises i'm.
precunious students not to attempt
to work their way through college
but to borrow the money to put
them through.
This is mighty poor advice. 1t
starts the students out wrong. In
stead Of advising them to go into
debt they should be urged to avoid
debt as much as possible. And, be-
sides, the discipline obtained while
working his way through college is
invaluable to the student. In doing
that he gets the habit Of industry
that will be very valuable to him In
after life and he comes to place a
value upon education that will stay
with him through life. Many of
our greatest men owe their success
largely to the discipline obtained
while struggling for an education.
Times.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22

In a burst Of enthusiasm Tom Nc
Neal declares that the Progressive
platform would wipe out eNery
hovel in the world and hush the
cry for bread everywhere. 1t would
do away with special privilege"
Anybody can make platform to do
that--but you can't carry 1t out with
men like Boss Finn, Geo. w. Per-
kins and others of that sort as the
managers Of the party.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
DIR. FAULKNER's RECORD.

Some of the Kansas papers have
done an injustice to DR.. ]. T. Faux
ner who was appointed prison ply
stefan at Lansing to succeed DR.. s.
l.. AFFORD who resigned. They have
stated that he is not registered
physician. The facts are that he
is one of the leading physicians OF
Lansing and a mighty fine man.
DR.. Faulkner is registered ply
stefan and the number of his regis
tration is 5462. If the papers had
taken the pains to investigate the
matter and gotten into communities
ton with DR.. H. A. Dykes, Lebanon,
Kansas, secretary Of the state board
of medical registration, they could
have found the facts in the case.
DR.. Faulkner graduated from the
Kansas City Medical college in 1903
receiving the Howard M. Holden
pripe of 500 for the highest schol-
arship in the class. After practicing
one year he went east where he
spent three months in post graduate
work In medicine and surgery at
Cincinnati and Philadelphia. Three
years ago he temporarily gave UP
the practice to continue his studies
which he did IN psychology at Baker
university, sociology. criminofogy
and experimental medical psychology
at the University of Kansas, during
which time he attended both of Or.
summer schools for
health officers; medical criminology
at the University Of Chicago; and
post graduate work In medicine and
surgery at the Illinois Post Grad
uate Medical School ut Chicago,
from which he holds a special dip
loma. He holds three degrees from
the University of Kansas-M. D., A.
B. and A. M.-and a certificate to
practice medicine in the state of
Kansas and in the county in which
he lives.
The papers attacking him owe
him an apology.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
ADVICE NO REPUBLIcANs.

w. Y. Morgan: The thing for
Republicans to do II they want to
win is to go into the Republican pri-
maries, and nominate the very best
men, regardless OF old labels, and
agree upon a sensible, progressive
platform, for the Republicans of
Kansas are naturally progressive and
aggressive.
What can the harmony conference
next month do? Not much beyond
giving expression to the common
sense OF the situation and invite all
Republicans to stay In the party and
let the majority rule. There will be
some embarrassment 1t will be nee
essary for every fellow to leave his
weapons outside. 1t will be entirely
out Of order to question just what
kind of a scratch the other fellow
made on his ballot last year.
The only test to apply is sincere
desire to once more make Republi-
can and progressive principles tri-
umph and to Wallop the stuffing
out of the Democrats.
One thing must be done. Roose-
welt men last year honestly thought
they got a raw deal at Chicago. So
did the Taft men in Kansas. There
is no use arguing these things but
we can agree to rules and changes
that will insure square deal next
time and that should be the man
issue. All that any Republican need
ask is guarantee Of fair play for
the future and let the majority
rule.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22

Progressive party. Rather am fol-
lowing an independent course along
progressive lines. / am not taking
part in the political situation as q
candidate for next year and prefer
to await developments. There does
MT seem to be any chance at this
time for a coalition Of the Progress
sives and Regulars and for the next
campaign, at least. there win be
three tickets in the field. Just how
the situation will adjust itself after
that time remains to be seem"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
WHEAT 11s MILLION BusHE1s2
Kansas Crop Will Reach Big Figure,
Santa Fe Believes.

Topeka, May 2O.-The Atchison,
Topeka e Santa Fe railroad COM
pany believes the Kansas wheat
crop will total 11S million bushels
this year. ]. R. Koontz, general
freight agent of the company, COM
piled the reports today of the station
agents through the state, and the
total crop which the agents report
ed reached that figure. The report
is made up of the acreages and crop
conditions furnished to the agents
by the assessors and by the farmers
in the different sections through
which the road passes and also by
the agents of other railroads.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
JUST A WORD FOR DAD.

Ernest Tucker: Wouldn't 1t be
good idea for all of us next Sunda.
along about six o'clock in the even
ing to go out and pick a DandelioI
or Sunflower or timpsonweed bios
som and sit down under a tree ant
think about Dad for at least thirty
seconds? 1t won't hurt you any ant
there is possibility that 1t might
help Dad. Much depends on his
present location Of course.
When you were a kid and were
hunting for some fun, didn't you al
ways hunt up Dad and get him to
play with you? Didn't he go fish
ing. and play ball and make your
shiny club and whittle out a whis-
tie from willow twig and do lot
OF other things like that for you
that pleased you? Sure Mike, he
did. When you stubbed your toe,
or cut your finger or got deserved
SHINING" from Dad, then who did
you go to? Mother. When you
wanted fun you hunted up Dad.
When you wanted sympathy you
hunted up Mother. Maybe Mother
had something to do with that "hid-
ing" Dad administered in the wood
shed or the barn., OF course you
didn't suspect her. Far be it from
anyone to- suspect Mother of doing
things like that, but there have been
such happenings.
Now honest to goodness, cross
your heart and spit, wasn't Dad
worth something around the house
and isn't he worth considering a
little now, worth showing little
respect for. Why Lot buy him a new
cob pipe or pair of suspenders or
a Windsor tie or something just to
let him know you think about him
once in a while.
Didn't Dad have anything to do
with your coming into the world?
Didn't he catch all the tacks in the
floor in his feet? If he didn't he
ought to, and If any old Dad will
swear he never got tack in his foot
and never bumped corn or bunion
on chair leg while toting you
about at night to relieve pains, then
he isn't entitled to even have a
Dandelion worn for him.. But Dad
did It. You can Just bet on that
and now why not lay off a little
while and think about some Of the
good things Dad did for you along
With the good things that came from
Mother, sometimes prompted by Dad.
It won't do BIT Of harm to any
me to respect Dad and think about
i'm a little, Just stop and study q
minute on what good 1t might do.
I won't hurt Dad any and ought
Q do you lot Of good.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
THE HoME-BUYER,s CREED.

buy in Abilene
Because my interests are here;
Because the community which Il
good enough for me to live in IL
good enough for me to buy in;
Because I believe in transactine
business with my friends;
Because i want to see the goods;
Because / want to get what I buy
when I pay for It;
: Because my home merchant Gear
ries" me when / run short"
Because the dollar l spend at
home stays at home and works for
the community in which / live;
Because the man buy from
stands back Of the goods;
Because l sell most of what l pro-
duce here at home and here I buy;
Because the man / buy from pays
his part of the town, county, school
and state tax;
Because the man buy from helps
support my schools, my church, my
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22

A Concordia clothing firm last
week had four page advertisement
in the Concordia Kansan. "Um-uhm"
comments an exchange. mo wonder
Concordia is live town." says the
Horton CONGRATULATED And
then Colony, Kan, hardware store
went the Concordia man two better
by running a six-page advertisement
in the Colony Free Press. And just
to show that advertising pays, 1t
might be mentioned that fifteen
clerks we're needed in that store on
Saturday to accommodate the buy
ers, and the sales for the day totaled
to better than $4,000. WOW! Still,
now and then some business man
tries to do business without adver-
Using. 1t can be done, of course,
but would any sensible person work
in the dark when merely by pulling
up the blinds he might have plenty
of sunlight? Advertising is the
light which shows up merchandise
displays 1t, tells about it and
creates a demand before the buyer
ever gets into another store.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
MUCH TENANT FARMING.

According to a census bulletin, Of
the 6,361,592 farms of all kinds in
the United States, 2,354,679 are oc-
cupied by tenants.
Government officials are endea-
voring to discover the reason why
more than a third of those who pur-
sue farming as livelihood do not
own the soil they till.
A number of the pessimistic in
vestigators announce the conclusion
that the millions of rented farms
are owned by money-lenders whose
mortgages have been foreclosed.
1t is more reasonable to believe
the farms are owned by men who
either prefer city life or bought
farm lands because they saw in such
investment opportunity to secure aud
retain a competence.
One can find hundreds of in
dividual instances in eNery city
where professional men and wage
earners of the more thrifty class,
invest their savings in land. and
rent it because they are untitled for
farm life themselves. and for the
further reason that they are sue
cessful in their city vocations.
other owners Of such lands have
rented their farms and moved to the
cities, becarse they win thus be
lble 20 give their children advanced
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
EIGHT HUNDRED X. P.'s
GATHER AT EMPORIA

Emporia, May 2O.-The grand
lodge of the Knights of Pythias be-
gan three days session here to-
day. Five hundred delegates arriv-
ed today and three hundred more
are expected. A big informal meet
ing was held in the Wigwam today
and tomorrow will occur the par.
ade, followed by the competitive
drills on Normal Field.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22

schooling and obtain for thenlsel-
yes comforts which attach to city
life.
They have amassed a competence
on the farms and SO arrange to take
life easy.
There is no reason to be pessi-
mistic over the figures furnished by
the ensps bureau, and imagine a
calamitous condition for farmers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22
"JUsT REPUBLICANS"

The Republicans Of Leoti, Kan.
make this fine declaration of prin'
Iciples:
1--WE are Republicans and owe nc
allegiance to any man. We are not
Taft men. We are not La Toilette
men. We are neither standpat mol
Bull Moose
Then they elected delegates to the
get together" harmony meeting to
be held at Topeka June 8.
The declaration is susceptible OF
possibly several shades of meaning;
but without splitting hairs, its ami
mating spirit is so sensible that the
Republicans of Leoti must be con-
sidered worthy of the designation
which has been applied to them of
"just Republicans" That is the
kind upon whom the party must de-
pend for the victory which will come
with unity, and upon whom the coun-
try must depend for its prosperity.
Republicans who are "just Repub-
fore the people.
1t is often difficult to associate
men from measures. but most of the
licans" owe and acknowledge no self
ish or slavish allegiance to, any in
dividual, but only to principles EN-
bodied in the issues that come be-
troubles that have ever come upon
the Republican party-or any other,
for that matter-have come through
differences of opinion concerning in
dividuals rather than policies. AMI
mated by a determination to subordi-
nate everything else to the funda-
mental principles Of Republication,
the harmony meeting" delegates
cannot fail to bring about a unifica-
tion. that shall spell the overwhelm-
ing defeat Of all who seek to keep
apart. The fortunes of
no man should be placed above the
interests of the Republican party,
upon which all Republicans con-.
believe the welfare Of the
country ultimately depends.
The Republicans went before the
people last year on a platform con-
the essential principles Of
Republication, only incidentally con-
nected with the personality or the
record of their standard bearer.
They were opposed by a candidate
whose personality CONSTITUTED the
major issue Of the campaign. The
result proved conclusively that If all
had voted as "just Re-
Dublicans," not as Taft men or
Roosevelt men, the principles of Re-
)ublicanism would have triumphed.
The lesson Of the campaign is that
Ill fatal differences of opinion will
De eliminated when personalities are
,ast aside and all Republicans stand
ogether on the record of the past
fifty years of achievement and ad-
Evidences are multiplying every
lay that when the individual element
s ignored there are no essential diff
erences to keep all Republicans from
hitting for the common good. They
'annot SO unite as Taft men or
Roosevelt men or La Toilette men.
s "standpatters" or Bull Moosers,'
n the sense that standpatters are |
hose who never learn and Bull
ioosers are those who never forget.
Just Republicans" will iron out all (
roubles and unite all members Of '
he party on a platform containing G
he great trinity of Republication 1
Progress, Peace and Prosperity r
:. c. Journal. 4
DIDN'T JOIN THEM. II
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-05-22

Baltimore, Sun! woman's place
may be the home. but Judging from
recent statistics, she seems to have
deliberately ignored that fact. for
there are:
2S9,O77 stenographers.
S27.6Sb teachers and professors.
4s1,15s in various trades.
770.O55 engaged In agriculture.
1890 physicians and surgeons.
1895 clergy men"
2.193 journalists.
1,Os7 architects, designers and
craftsmen.
42s.4s7 women in various pro-
LESSONS.