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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
.Conuni'drums.'

Why is selfish friend like the letter
'R"i"aIt is'the first in pity and the
last in help, -. So;
= What'is that which every one wishes
for and yet tries to get rid of? A good
appetite.
What kind of sweemeats did they
have in the ark?.; Preserved pears
(pGlfs). ~ .
Why are potgtoes and corn like GER
tain sinners Of old? Because, having
eyes, they see:not,' and ears, they hear
not.
Why is. wit" like Chinese lady's
foot? Because brevity is the sole
of 1t. -
When are the streets of town most
greasy? When the rain is. dripping.
What is that which Adam never
saw, never possessed. and yet he gave
two to each Of his children? Parents.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

Employees around the Chicago Trib.
une building tipped it off that if Joe
Tinker doesn't want to. play with
Brooklyn he can earn his three square
meals by cleaning the map Of the pres
ent crop Of white hopes. A night
watchman who didn't know Tinker
tried to halt his march to the sporting
EDITORS sanctum. Three other EN-
ployees jumped in In Il round battle
lasting five minutes Tinker spilled the
quartet about the floor. arriving at the
sport department with only slight
bruise on his face.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

Fifteen deaths constituted the toll in
baseball games during the 1913 season.
The report shows that the greatest
death toll was in Chicago, where three
persons were killed by pitched balls.
Twelve of the victims were killed by
being hit in the head by the ball di-
rect from the hands of the pitcher.
Foul tips were responsible for the
other three deaths, The report points
out that all of the players killed were
unskilIed in the game and that none
was major league players.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
Q a TO RIA
How to Prevent the. To-
bacco Splitworm.

Washington, D. C. - Trans
plant the tobacco crop as early as
possible in order to mature it be-
fore the appearance of the most
destructive generation of the to.
bacco splitworm, advises bulletin
No. SO of the Department of Ag-
ricl1ltUre, in making recommen-
dation for the control of this
worm. When the early infecta-
ton is very severe, prime off and
destroy the infected leaves; des-
troy all tobacco stubble as soon
as the crop is harvested to pre-
vent the breeding of a hibernat-
ing generation; clean up and de-
stroy all trash in and around
fields and tobacco barns; do net
follow potatoes by tobacco if the
infectation of tobacco has been
more severe in such cases than
where different rotation was fol-
lowed; grow potatoes as far as
possible from tobacco fields.
In Cuba and the United States
the splitworm is known on to-
bacco as a leaf-miner only. On
Iy the older tobacco leaves are
| affected unless the infectation is
very severe; and III these, the
lower leaves, grayish, irregular
blctches are produced, which la
ter turn brown and become fra
gile so that the tobacco is unfit
for wrappers. At Clarksyille,
Tennessee, where the infectation
is very slight. the larva in most
cases begins work in the 'rufles'
along the midrib and they after
ward migrate and form mines in
various parts of the leaf.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

Tweuty-nine games have been sched-
uled for the Harvard baseball team
for the coming season. Of these two
each will be played with Georgetown.
Holy Cross. Brown. Pennsylvania and
Yale. The Yale games are scheduled
for June 16 and Il, the first to be
played at New Haven and the second
at Cambridge. while a third game will
be played 1T New York on the Goth in
case of IL tie The team will make one
tip south, leaving for West Point on
April u and returning to Cambridge
April 26.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
Journeay New U. of p. Captain.

Louis A. Young. who was reelected
captain of the University of Pennsyl-
vania football team, resigned the cap
taincy and Albert Journeay was elect
ed in his place. Young will be gradu-
ated next June, but expected to return
to the university for a postgraduate
course. On the strength of this ex-
pectation he was again chosen captain,
but he has since found that he will
not be able to return for the extra
year of study. Journeay, the new cap
tain. played right guard on the team
this year. He is twenty-three years
old, and his home is at LeOnia, N. J.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
The King of All LaxatiVes.

For constipation, use DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Paul
Mathulka, of Buffalo, N. Y, says
they are the "king of all laxa-
tives. They are a blessing to all
my family and l always keep a
box at home" Get a box and
get well again. Price 25c. At
druggists or by mail. H. E.
Bucklen & Co, Philadelphia or
St. Louis.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

Blowing out the candle is an anus
ing party game. A lighted candle is
placedAon table. Each person in turn
is blindfolded, told to take two steps
forward. turn around and blow it out
This always causes much amusement,
as the one blindfolded is very apt to
fnd himself blowing at the wall.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
RnMinn AZ cornaIl.

The Cornell crew boathouse was not
closed this fall, but will remain open
all winter. The hoat will be left in
place so that ii warm spell comes
during the winter the men will be able
to practice ON the water.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

are you from?" About half Of
them here answer, From Ohio. "
Then we shake hands and CON-
pare Ohio with Florida, to the
glory of the former, of course.
About the first question a ma
tive of the state will ask is,
Have you come to invest?"
They do not more than want the
weight of the land in gold! We
went about two miles from town
the other day to visit at a villa on
the bay shore. called 'The Palms. {"
Next to it is a two-acre tract not
cleared and no buildings, for sale
at only $1600 And it would cost
at least two hundred to clear.
till the necessary planting
and building were done. it would
be a costly investment. And
this is the story everywhere.
There are several stores and
groceries here and their combin-
ed sales would not exceed those
Of Jefferis Bros. at home in a
week. There is no country trade.
Poor souls, they have a hard time
keeping body and soul together,
and what little they ever ship a.
way is absorbed mostly by freight
,r commission men.
All industries have to pay a
icense to operate. People from
he country cannot sell even a |
'adish in town unless they pay |
or the privilege. 1t costs the
moving picture show just $500 to |
rive performances; the store
the barber, ]iveryman, |
hoe-mender and all others have
o pay and pay well, too.
One man came into town to sell
little garden stuff and they con-
seated his horse and wagon-all
le had. They will take a car
'enter's tools, the same. A man
Who gets a job of grubbing must
'ay SIS for the privilege of doing
!. And grubbing is no summer
icnic here. Men who work in
he fields wear heavy leather
hoes to the knees. You can
'uess why.
do not seek to give the i'm
that nothing is raised
ere. There are many kinds of |
vegetables raised, there are the
arious fruits. and these are
'ood, but the product is so small
ompared with the things not
and needed, that we
7onder how people contrive to
i've, as they raise no vegetables
n summer. The rains are too
bundant and followed by the |
lot sun, every thing is simply
corched. If it were not for the |
ourist element and the money |
hey pay for living and other tx-
living would indeed be a
erious problem here.
If you ever see and talk with |
ONE poor heartsick, despairing
Northern man. who has been
ured into coming South by the
lighly-colored, glittering circu-
ars so freely sent out, as we
lave. you would see why the
ruth needs to be put plainly be-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
From Punta Gorda,
Florida.

very fortunate in obtaining rooms
at once, and have a very pleas.
ant location, no other strangers
in the house, and everything
comfortable. We can see the
Gulf from our front porch, and
there is always the most invig-
Grating breeze going. Ones ap-
petite becomes perfectly raven
Gus.
And, of course, speaking of
appetites, what there is to eat
comes next. One does not need
much meat in this summer clim-
ate. and the only meat to use is
the Western, which is not always
obtainable and never extra good.
TIE chickens do not look good to
us who are used to real Darke
county chickens. Their surround
ines are not calculated to create
hunger. But the fresh iish are
about the best things going.
Mackerel right off the boat are
only 7c a pound, and all others
only SC. You ask for twenty
cents worth of fish and you can
three, two, orallin one big one.
They are not weighed, and we
got one that was two feet long.
A pound and a half mullet would
cost SC for the fish.
Potatoes are shipped in; sweet
potatoes grow all the year; rad
ishes, a couple of dozen for &c.;
lettuce at the fields. enough for
four people for SC. Most fresh |
vegetables are quite reasonable
in price. Canned goods sell at
from five to ten cents higher
than at home. Butter, creamery
only, is 4Oc, same price for eggs.
Breakfast bacon is only 4Oc per
pound.
Everybody eats oranges and
grape fruit at all hours. The
pineapple plantations show very
fine specimens. You can get
plenty of them weighing six or
eight pounds; they sell by the
pound and are not expensive.
This place has about fifteen
hundred people, with quite a COL
ored population. It spreads over
lots of ground and much ground
is vet in the wild, state. We,
personally, have absolutely no
cause for complaint, but woe to
the stranger who is gullible en-
ough to listen to their talk of
land values, the big money to be
made in orange groves, pineap-
pie plantations, etc. We have
been over miles of all kinds of
country. have interviewed reo-
pie. and you get hold Of one who
is discouraged--and there are
many such-and speaking in per-
feet honesty and truth, | would
not trade 100 acres of real Ohio
land for the whole state of Flor
ida and have to live and make a
living thereby. One gets varied
impressions on coming here.
The climate is certainly all chat
one could desire, but in summer
/ think life would be a hand-to-
hand battle against mosquitoes.
All beds have a huge net canopy
4 n.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
How the Tariff is Work
ing.

Last week the American Rail-
way Association reported that on
January Is there were 217,214
idle freight cars, as compared
with So, ITO on the corresponding
date Of last year-an increase of
164,Q44. Since January l of this
year, up to January Is, the num-
Der of idle cars increased 26, ,693.
While the Findlay sugar fac
tory has not been ordered shut
down, the factory at Fremont
has been and several others in
different parts of the country
have been so crippled by the op-
Grafton by the new Democratic
tariff as to be, compelled to an
nounce that they will not be op-
Grated next year. The announce
ment has also been made of a
material reduction in the price to
be paid for beets next year in
consequence of the reduction of
the tariff on sugar, making it
impossible for the factories in
the United States to compete
with those in foreign countries,
where labor and operating costs
are so much less expensive. The
sugar factory is one of Findlay's
most important industries and
represents a larger investment
than any other industrial plant
in the city, -Findlay CO., Re-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

Irish Mahpn Of Newark, y. j.. is one
Of the most promising of the crop of
featherweights. lie has met and de-
featcd some Of the hest and is in great
demand
Mahon is hot on the trail of Johnny
Kilbane. II is likely that the pair will
he matched in the near future.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
x x x

A Marion county farmer, one
of the well-to-do farmers we are
always pleased to boast, went to
a Columbus tailor the other day
to order an overcoat, and the
price of a made-up garment from
the cloth he selected was $50.
Great Scott" said the Marion
county farmer-or words to that
effect-"I sold my wool clip last
summer for twelve hundred dol
lars less than in 1912, and in 1912
I sold it fully that much less than
in 1911, and I naturally expect a
cheaper coat" The merchant
tailor smiled patronizingly, as
sured the Marion county farmer
that wool cloths were no cheaper,
certainly not sufficiently cheaper
to make a change in the cost of
the garment, and in the end the
overcoat was ordered at the 1911
1912 price. The farmer mean
while, though getting no better
coat, is short on two seasons
wool clip about 81, 500, because
wool began dropping from the
day the Republican defeat threa-
tened and experienced declin-
ing market from the day ex-
President Taft's defeat was a
foregone conclusion. The Star
encountered this farmer, who
knows the wool business pretty
thoroughly. He says Marion
county farmers sold their 1913
clip at nineteen to twenty-five
cents per pound. The same far.
mers sold their 1912 clip at TWEEN
tyfive to twentyseven cents, and,
as previously stated. wool begar
dropping in 1912 as soon as {
Democratic victory looked prob
able. In 1914, our farmer frlent
tells us, the same farmers viii
SELL their clip at fifteen or sixteer
| cents. Marion (O.) Star.
I3 TX x x
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

'It's the worst year since
Cleveland, said Max Weiseweldt
of the Greater New York EN-
ployment Agency, last night,
"even worse than the winter of
the panic. We can't place any
body. Business has been slow
all summer, but has stopped alb
solutely in the last three weeks.
And the men want work: they
don't want money without it.
Most of them are straight and
proud, and only want a chance
to show v hat they can do, -
New York Tribune, Jan. %.
The Earl of Kintore-an obser-
want and intelligent Britisher
now on a visit to the United
States-says that our new tariff
has brought opportunities to
England which she will not be
slow to use. :"
x x X
1t was learned in several quar-
ters Of the market Wholesale
dress goods) that no great am
ount of orders for the goods had
been placed so far. Concerning
the selling outlook for the COM
ing season. the local representa-
tive of several large Eastern
mills said that none of the cor
porations would make any money
during the first six months of
the present year until the dom
estic mills could adjust them
selves to the lower tariff. New
York Times.
Wool was put on the free list,
and the rates on cloth greatly re-
duced. An expectant world stands
ready to reap the promised re-
ward. x * So far as the |
American-buying public is con-
cerned it is as if no change had
occurred. Over the counter pass
es the same amount of money in |
exchange for a suit of clothes. |
The customer has gained moth. |
ing. There have been losses,
though. The wool grower has
lost and the manufacturer as we'll.
The United States has lost mil |
lions of dollars of needed reven-
ue. The only ones to gain in
Schedule K are the middlemen
and the manufacturer who owes
allegiance to a foreign flag.
Philadelphia Press.
x X X
American farmers are begin
ming to see where the tariff shoe
pinches. The Importation of Ar
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

Here are a few facts from a
remarkable article by William
Hard, entitled Better Business"
in Everybody's Magazine. Car
goes Of "Han Yang" pig iron and
of Tata" pig iron were laid down
in San Francisco this year, from
Asia, even against a duty of $3.50
a ton. The "Han Yang" brand
came from a Chinese works.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05

American farmers are begin
ming to see where the tariff shoe
pinches. The Importation of Ar
gentine corn will have the effect
of materially reducing the price
to the American producer. but
the consumer will pay the same
old price. The farmer gets less
for his wool and mutton, but pays
the same for his clothes ard gro
ceries. Low tariff sounds good
as a theory but it has always
proved disastrous in practice
Findlay (O.) Republican.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-10-27
Change In Financial Center.

Why didn't they give you currency
reform? Because the only kind they
thought OF was a deforming OF the cur
rency and not reforming OF IT, The
only plan they had was to fasten more
securely on you the chains of the money
trust which they represent What are
the important features OF this bill that
we have passed. ! will just take time
TO give YOU one, and IL Is the most Inn
portant The most important thing about
this bill Is that II transfers the financial
center or the cosntry from New York "a
Washlngton. odd Is only rb sh9rt distance,
SO short that a lobbyist can take the
train In New York az midnight and be In
Washington long enough TO bother both
Senators and members OF the House be-
fore Congress conyenes the next day
And yet II took over forty years TO drag
the center OF finance 200 miles.
Audience Votes for New system.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
TRAIN FIVE TEACHERS
FOR WEAK MINDED
Philadelphia Will Care for Men,
tally Deficient Children by
Use of Experts.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 2j.-The
first teachers specially trained to in
struct mentally deficient children in
public schools of this city will be grad
uated from the Philadelphia Normal
school Thirteenth and Spring Garden
streets, in February. There are five
girls in the class. and each has been
selected for her fitness for the work.
THE training has been particularly
valuable for fitting students TO classify
different types of backward and mental
" deficient children under their care >
said Prof. ]. Eugene Baker. principal
Of the school. ''One of the most I'M
portant phases of the work calls for
ability to distinguish between special
class children needing institutional
care, those who are simply backward,
and the higher type. which is usually
returned 10 grade after a period.
Each of the three types of children
demands different methods of teaching.
only a trained person can accomplish
results
The postgraduate course which was
started as an experiment by the normal
school last September. has proved very
successful. The students, all graduates
of the school, come in contact with
foremost experts in abnormal psychol-
ogy and work in close touch with such
institutions as the training school at
Fineland.
Three-fourths of the time is spent in
observation and practice with special
class in the normal school and two at
the Robert Morris adjunct school of
practice. The course of study consists
of special psychology, hygiene. and
study of social problems and conditions
which contribute to retardatiOn. Spe-
cial training is also given in handwork
suitable for children of subnormal men,
tality who lack muscular co-ordina-
ton.
Students will be placed in positions
Immediately after graduating, and at
higher salaries than is usual for first
year work. The course represents the
first organized effort of the hoard of
education to provide training for teach
ers Of special classes. Those now hold
ing positions were obliged to study at
outside schools and colleges. A new
class will be formed the last half OF
the school year and other courses for
special teaching, as cooking, sewing.
and higher forms of manual training
are in contemplation.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
MOBILE TO Be MADE
PROOF AGAINST RATS
Campaign Being Conducted to
Make City Immune From
Visitations of Plague.

Under direction Of one of the experts
of the Public Health Service. Mobile,
Ala, is becoming a rat-proof. and. con-
sequently, n piague-proot, city.
The city has squad of ten men
catching rats along the waterfront and
elsewhere, and all buildings near the
waterfront are being made rat-proof
by destroying all shelter and breeding
places for the rodents.
number of American cities are
making rat campaigns. but Mobile Is
the first city to take precaution against
plague in this way before the appear
ance of the disease.
Twenty million one hundred and fifty
thousand ground squirrels have been
exterminated in California, and 3,OW,2U
acres of land gone over since July !.
1912 by forces of the Public Health
Service, which is fighting the ground
squirrels as plague-carriers on the
coast During the prevalence of plague
from 1877 to 1863 1t was found that
ground squirrels were the disseminators
and a campaign for their determination
has been on ever since.
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
GERMANS SAY PULPIT
CRITICISM IS UNJUST
United Societies Vigorously Pro-
test-Wiegand Named for
Presidency.

Unjust criticism of Germany by
Washington Clergymen is alleged in
a vigorous protest made by the United
German Societies at 922 Pennsylvania
avenue last night.
Ignorance of the facts was the prin-
Cipal explanation offered and Presi-
dent Martin Wiegand suggested that
letters be sent to the different clergy
men calling attention to this nation !
stand for neutrality.
Approval was voted to the move
ment of the German societies of this
city to raise funds for the relief of
the sufferers in the land Of the
Kaiser.
That Martin Wiegand will be re-
elected to the presidency next month
was indicated through his renOmina-
ton. John Weber. a. G. Beauverd,
William Hammeman. Karl G. Braun.
John Alt, and August Schmidt were
nominated for vice presidents; Gustav
Bender for secretary; Karl Hammel
for treasurer. and Joseph WOndrack
for color bearer
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
CLAIMS CAPTAIN Of
EMDEN ASLOST KIN
Hero of German Navy Her Half
Brother. Declares Indian
apolis Woman.

RICHMOND, Ind. Nov. 25.-MTs. viii
lam Sleeth, living on the Liberty pike
a short distance south of Richmond is
a proud and happy woman. She has
discovered that the greatest naval hero
the European war has so far produced
Capt. Carl Won Mueller. OF the German
rruiser Emden, is her half brother
Thom she has not seen or heard from
since he was a boy sixteen years old.
That the commander OF the German
cruiser, whose exploits were only rival
ed by those of the Confederate COM
merce destroyer Alabama. was her
half brother was discovered by Mrs
Sleeth when she saw his photograph
in a newspaper. which she describes as
a remarkable likeness of him.
Captain Won Mueller was one of the
few survivors of the Emdcn after il
was sunk two weeks ago by q British
warship. He is to BE- taken to Aus
Tralia as a prisoner Of war
i saw my half brother, Captain
Non Mueller, a son by my fathers
second wife. thirty years ago when nc
vas about sixteen years old" said Mrs
Sleeth today As a boy he was OF
an adventurous disposition and pIGTcd
ncessantly with boats. Our HON" was
n Wiesbaden. We children always
old him he would some dav be a
treat sailor. and he would gravely tell
Is he expected to be.
Then ] came to America and have
never seen nor heard directly from him
rince. My sisters in Germany have
wttten that they heard from him
cry infreQuently. I believe that Carl.
Defore entering the German navy. scrv-
Inder the flag which he nearly drove
IF the Indian and China seas in tho
hree months following the out break
II the war I am verv proud Of him
The Washington times., 1914-11-25
WHOLE COLUMN IN CONFUSION.

the reply. land We don't want TO be
Germans"
DO you want to become French
again" queried the officer
No" they said. we are already
French" Then they threw aside their
helmets and tunics. shouting Viva la
France, bas la Prusse." much to the
surprise Of the other German prisoners.
The schools Of France have partially
resumed. after holidays which started
early in July. They are badly disorgan-
lied. however, both on account of the
fact that fully 5000 school masters are
serving with the culOrs, and that many
of the older boys are on the firing line.
BY order of the minister of pubic in
struction the first lesson Of the term
took the form Of an address by the
headmaster on the war. cOmmemOrating
those who have fallen already in de-
tense of the country.
In the girls schools, two hours day
are to be spent knitting for the soldiers.