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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
ExtravaGant Tins.

in the town of York Harbor, Me-
where a large proportion of the leisure
classes of the Hub goes in the sum
mer, there is very small boy by the
name of Allen. Last Sunday they took
him to church. All went well. and not
a sound was heard from him till after
the sermon was over and the usher
was passing the plate.
The little fellow dropped in some
money as directed, but when he gazed
upon the dignified, frock co"ted plate
passer, he could contain h. curiosity
no longer.
Mother he said, why do we pay
that feller? He amt done nothing"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
CHAPTER xxM.-continued.

CHAF EH NN\i.-ContiHuco'
In the little haircloth trunk back in
her room lay an old scrap-book. 1t
held a few leaves torn from letters and
many newspaper clippings, From
these she had known of his work, his
marriage, the great commercial sue
cess for which his name had stood
the name that from the day of his go
Ing, she had 60 seldom taken upon her
lips. Some OF them had dealt with
his habits and idiosyncrasies, hints Of
an altered personality, and aloofness
or loneliness that had set him apart
and made him, in way, a stranger to
those who should have known him
best. Thus her mind had come to
hold a double image: The grave man
these shadowed forth, and the man
she had loved, whose youthful face was
In the locket she wore always on her
breast. It was this face that was
printed on her heart, and when John
Valiant had stood before her on the
porch at Rosewood, 1t had seemed to
have risen, instinct, from that old
grave.
He had not kept silence! He had
written! 1t pealed through her brain
like a muff1ed bell. But Beauty Vail
ant was gone with her youth; in the
room near by lay that old companion
who would never speak to her again.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
No Chance for Him.

William Dean Howells is the presi-
dent of the American Academy of Arts
and Letters, and in Mr.. HowelIs' pres
ence in Boston one day novelist of
the best seller type had the bad taste
to ridicule our imitation French acad.
emy," as he called it..
Mr.. Howells listened to the novelist
with his good-natured smile, and then,
with his good-natured laugh, he said:
Our American academy is like
death. People never joke about it un-
less they know it's very far away
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
ALWAYS STOOD FOR "THE"
"Ye" Of Our Forefathers Has Toe
Long Been lgnorantly Mis-
pronounced.

How does it happen that in copying
and reading ancient manuscripts we
call the character our ancestors
meant for "the" by the ridiculous
yer
They said ''the" just as we do. and
the only apparent reason for mis-
taking the character is that two cen
turtles ago the letter "h" was usual
~ written with tail below the line,
and with alrazeed top, which made 1t
look like our ~" Then the word
was 90 frequently used that It was
contracted. just as the word and
was then treated and continues to
be treated to this day by many Of US.
When | was boy, more than 80
years ago. the alphabets in our school
hooks always ended with the short
and." We called It "ampersand." and
considered It a fine snapper when We
ratified on the alphabet. Sometimes
when sufficiently cultured we gave Il
tAe full title sAnd,per.se-aHd."
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orIoln of the Word Alcohol.

In the second century B. c., the
Egyptians had an eye salve contain
ing antimony sulphide. which. in
Arabic, was called "kol." or with the
article "al kol." Originally the word
denoted any remedy for the eyes, and
specifically a liquid collyrium, made
from burnt incense and burnt almond
shells. Later any fine powder was
called "al ,koI," and by extension, any
fine or subtle substance, whether in
powder form or not. Since the fine
ness and volatility of wine were called
its spirit" the latter was also
termed al kol." or alcohol. This sig.
nif1cance Of the word has persisted to
the present time, in the expression
"alcoholisatus," used for drugs in very
fine powder.-The Pharmaceutical
Era,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
Lawyera' Favorlte Indoor snort

"As to, the question of good faith
that has been raised here, that has no
bearing whatever" declared one Of the
lawyers for the taxpayers" who are
trying to enjoin the Hyde case prose.
cution. And possibly he spoke correct.
ly. More and more the element OF
good faith" is ceasing to be a factor.
Many attorneys regard the administra-
tion of law as an indoor sport--a duel
Of wits between Artemas Quibble and
Erasmus K Snitch.--Kansas City Star.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
The Interpretatlon.

Fola La Toilette. actress and suffra.
gist, said at luncheon at the Colony
club, apropos Of divorce: "There
would be less divorce II men were
frauker. Men are too secretive in all
things, The half 10 not told Here
she smiled quaintly, "That. being fn.
terpreted. means." she said, The Ass
ter half u rot told"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
Actors Presence Of MInd.

When something goes wrong on the
stage the clever and experienced 40
tor can always save the situation by
taking. An old hand worked it one
time like that. die, vtllain!" ths
hero said. and shot of his revolver
at the villains head. But the gun
didn't go OF. Six times the hero
pulled the trigger. and not a single
explosion took place. The audience
was getting hysterical. when the VIC
tim, struck an attitude and said;
"Your pistol has MISSED fire. Ghi
Reginald. but what difference does &
make? The thought That I was to III
shot has frightened me to deniht'
ANd 0s rolled over and dioA
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
Same Meanino.

Mother what does it mean when
you read about escaping 'Scylla' only
to get into worse trouble with
'Charybdis" asked Mrs. Bakers
young hopeful.
Mrs. Baker looked appealingly at
her husband
IT'S like this, Willie, exclaimed his
father, coming to his wife's rescue 1t
means that just as soon as we get
through paying ice bills, we have to
buy COAL"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant, q rich society favorite,
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration, which his father founded and
winch was the principal source or his
over his private fortune to the receiver
for the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist Of an old motor car,
white bull dog and Damory court. neg
lected estate in Virginia. On the way TO
Damory court he meets Shirley Dano-
ridge, an auburn-haired beauty. and de-
ctdes that he Is going to like Virginia I'M
ridge and Major Bristow Exchange rem
iniscsnces during which II is revealed
that the major. Valiant's father. and a
man named Sassoon were rivals for the
hand OF Mrs; Dandridee In her youth.
Dassoon and Valiant fought duel on her
account In which the foNner was killed.
valiant finds Damory court overgrcwn
with weeds and creepers and decides to
Shirley from the bite of a snake, which
bites him. Knowing the deadliness OF the
bite. Shirley sucks the poison from the
for the first time that his father left Vtr-
gfnia on account of Il duel in which Doc
tor Southall and Major Bristow acted as
his fathers seconds Valiant and Shirley
faints when she meets Valiant for the
hRst time Valiant discovers that he has
q fortune in old walnut trees. The yearly
tournament, a survival of the jousting OF
feudal times, Is held at Damory court. At
the last moment Valiant takes the place
OF one of the knights. who Is sick. and
enters the lists. He wins and chooses
Shirley Dandridge as queen Of beauty to
the dismay Of Katherine Fargo. former
sweetheart who is visiting in Virginia.
The tournament ball at Damory court
draws the elite of the countryside Shir-.
ley Ia crowned by Valiant as queen OF
beauty. Valiant tells Shirley of his love
and they become engaged. Katherine
Fargo, determining not to give up Vail
ant without struggle, points out to Shir-
ley how terrible It would be for the wom-
an who caused tho duel to meet Valiant
who looks so much like his father. Shir-
ley. uncertain. but feeling that her moth
er was IN love with the victim OF YAH.
ants pistol. breaks the engagement:Gr Greet
King, a liberated convict whom Major
Bristow had sent to prison. makes threats
against his prosecutor. Valiant pleads
with Shirley but fails to persuade her
to change her decision. Major Bristow is
fatally wounded by. Greef King. but be
fore dying he confesses to Mrs. Dand-
ridge that he had kept letter Valiant
had written to her after the duel
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

Now. it is likely that, our "&" will
become obsolete, just as Eye" has be-
come. Then our descendants Of the
next century or two will be puzzled,
perhaps; but do not think they will
be SO foolish as to say "ampersand"
when reading our manuscripts and
coming to the little Quirk we meant
for and" do let us drop saying
e."-The Dial.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

pedition to Egypt, where he organized
the Institute of Egypt in Cairo and
proposed to establish an observatory.
His illustrated report OF his investi
cations on the antiquities of Egypt
was the first step in Egyptian arch,
eology, leading to the brilliant labors
OF Champolion. Mariette and MosperR
and the dominance Of the French
school in Egypt even under British
control
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
Napoleon az . Scientist.

Napoleon Bonaparte was an active
member Of the French Academy OF
Sciences; was elected member in
1877. His appreciation of the impor.
tance of scientific research Is illus.
trated BY the l1mber OF eminent
sesentisss " took Etth him on his ex,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
Mistaken.

Judge James L. Curtis of Duluth said
of two divorce cases he had just heard
in one case the wife had henpecked
her husband, and in the other she had
run away.
Here, gentlemen, we have two lam
entable instances of men taking mates
that turned out to be shippers"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
An Extensive Passion.

"She says her love for you is con-
suming passion!"
1T is. 1t takes five pounds Of
candy week to keep it alive. Town
Topics.
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condition he succeeded in bringing it
to Fredericksburg alive. 1t is sup
posed the hawk saw only Spicer's
eyes through the brush, and thought
him a rabbit or other prev.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
For the Worthy Poor.

by the way" said Mrs, De Style.
"YesT
do you know of any poor persons
who would care for a discarded lorg
nette?"-Puck.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
White Mans Burden.

Bix-Are you carrying much life in
surance?
Dix-Well, hardly carrying-drag-
ging.-Boston Transcript
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

Tell man that he is level-headed
and he will want to buy drink. Tell
him that. he is fiat-headed and he will
want to knock your block of.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
A Mere Piker.

Time flies" quoted the sage.
Yes" replied the fool. But he
isn't crazy enough to loop the loop
like some of the modern f1iers."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

Ten smiles for nickel Always buy Red
Cross Ball Blue; have beautiful clear white
clothes. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

Alameda. CAL, municipal electric
lighting plant takes in s176.000 . year
and spends $4,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
The Proper Spirit.

We'll, l hope you won't be seasick." "
"Oh. l don't want to miss anything "
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27
What Did He Mean?

She-Oh, there goes Peggy Brown!
Isn't she lovely? wish ! were half as
good looking!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

the lifelong triend-who had really
failed her thirty years ago! 49,. /.
and in = tin box mile away lay let
ter.
He won't rouse again." the doctor
had said, but little later, as he and
Valiant sat beside the couch, the major
opened his eyes suddenly.
Shirley" he whispered. Where's
Shirley"
She was sitting on the porch Just
outside the open window. and when
she entered. tears were on her face.
The doctor drew back silently; burt
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

Los Angeles municipal employment
bureaus in the last year have found
jobs for 16,542 persons
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

had heard of the duel very early that
morning. The letter would have
reached her later. She would have
fed away with it to this very room
to read 1t alone-as she did now!
CrO BE CONTINUEDl
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-08-27

If you want woman to forgive your
past, give her presents.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-20
CHICAGO PRODUCTS.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
by W. B. Hibbs & Co.

I Furnished by W B. Hibbs & Co
Chicago, Sept Is-There was a sharp IEice bulge
in the wheat market at the opening today on the
advances df to pence at Liverpool. the result Of
shorts covering there on unfaTursble reports from
Argentina There is 4 growing belief abroad that
wheat will be strongly held later on. There was
= light export business today. and when this BE-
came generally known and the belated shorts had
fully covered there were price recessiOns Of cnn-
siderable Importance. The wheat trade TecuSnized
the fact that the receipts Of that gTan al Western
markets last week again broke al recors, the total
being le $4,000 bushels, which s.6O0OQ bushels
in excess Of the corresponding period one year ago
The Northwestern movement was heavy. notWith-
standing that word CONES from the spring wheat
belt that farmers must have more money or they
will hold their wheat Indefinitely
The cash wheat trade here, today was 100
bushelA Kansas City reported 10000 bushels sold
for export. The feature Of the wheat market this
week shipments to foreign markets Of $500
barrels q -four.
Advices from both the winter and spring wheat
belts is that the seeding for the next crop will Be
on a larger scale than ever known before.
The greatest strength shown in the corn market
in the deferred futures, but the fun advance
failed to hold. and prices at the close were only
lLal% cents higher. against a gain Of nearly .
cents early in the day. The export business proved
70 be bull help.
An accepted authority after a trip over the corn
belt advances the opinion that there will b more
of a crop than is generally believed. especially in
Yields however in Nebraska Southern
Iowa, and Kansas
In oats there was a good advance shorts
covering early when the offerings rather light.
The cash sales here were 30OO0 bushels and the
final prices showed advances Of 7sal cent. ClOsr:
Wheat-september. LION; December. LlSit; May.
lD4
orn-september. ~ December. ~; May. 7IEa
747s.
Osts-scptember. i77s; December. 5Oi4: MAY. 55xa
81.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-20
BANKS OF METROPOLIS
SAVED CITY'S Credit
Regardless Of Depleted Reserves, lao
New York Financial Concerns
Raise $I0O.OO0.OOO.
WORK OF THE SYNDICATE

New York. Sept. I9.-The Offering. Of the
800. 10000 New York City bond issue to
the public by Messrs. ]. p Morgan 4
Co, and Kuhn. Loeb Co, syndicate
managers. at the same price at which
the bonds were purchased by the bank
ers, generally is conceded to be the
most remarkable financial operation OF
recent years
In spite Of the exchange situation. due
to the war. the notes had TO be paid in
abroad. where they were negotiated to
save interest.
II they were not paid the credit on
this side would be seriously impaired
and EurOepan investors certainly would
liqu!date all Americans at the first
opportunity. The comptroller OF New
York was advised by J. =. Morgan
that the gold should he paid The l4C
banks Of New York put up the money.
On "Wednesday. September L. the first
call was made upon the subscribing
checks drawn pro rata upon the
subscribing banks, were delivered by the
Comptroller Of the Syndicate Managers.
The Syndicate Managers were notified
of the amount OF their contributions in
gold. This gold vas taken to the office
OF J. p. Morgan & Co. and the
checks delivered to the subscribing
banks against the delivery in gold. Mean
while. for the maturities which fell due
before the gold could be collected from
the subscribing banks the Syndicate
Managers themselves arranged for an
advance OF gold. which went forward to
Ottawa in two shipments. one on Sep
tember II. the other on Wednesday. Sep
tember l6
BY the sale Of the notes at exactly
the same price at which they were pur-
ca sed the subscribing banks and trust
companies make nothing on the pur-
chase OF the notes On the agreement to
pay for the London and Paris notes
fixed sum. there is a possible profit OF
> per cent which will 20 to the suhsCrih
ing bInks pro rata. but no portion OF
which is retained by the Syndicate Man
ayers.
This possible PER cent profit to the
bank will be considerably reduced in the
case OF those banks who elect to pay In
London exchange instead OF in gold. For
instance. on the first call for SS,257 80
of gold approximately 81 $4,000 was paid
in exchange. As the exchange was only
counted worth $40 by the syndicate
Managers and as the price Of exchange
on the day Of the payment was l ~, the
banks which supplied such exchange evil
IDENTIFY preferred to take a loss of almost
. per cent on this part OF the trans
action rather than surrender their gold.
The contract with the city provides
that II there be any profit on the eN-
change transaction over the , per cent
IL is to be returned to the city
The Washington herald., 1914-09-20
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

So 2I23 1t 43 blk 10 Dobbins Adm
BACON. Jean N formerly Jean NJ
Mullings) to VIM Spignul $40
CW st bet n Cap & 1st SITS nw) 2S
So 6l6 Its Is TO 4S-Butt. Fred ct ux
Julia & Edw to Chas Butt so
rs to Il o st nw) -
also called Geo A to Jos La Salle ct
gx Clara NJ joint tenants $40 -
So $3.50 IL West woodridge-FROLEY.
Amanda Belle to Omar Nigh so cove
N Of Hamlin st. f of 22d st nsD 48
So S2T6 Its & 10 blk . Takoma PIX
GRIFFITH. Clara F to Heber L Thorn
Cedar st bet 4th & 5th SITS nw) 18
So $50 south pit org 1t Is & pt org II 70 and
chatts-HOPKINS. Geo w eXr & TT to
Morris Forst $4,000
G34l Cap st sw) 81
So $50 It 24-HOWENsTEIN. Fl R ct ux
Carolyn to Bessie V Chamberlain ct vlr
Clarence W Joint tenants so
So soSi It IS blk II LeDroit Pk-HINES.
Marion to Sarah f Davis SO sub TO
right OF way
t4lS Elm st nw) IS
So 2Os2 1t % Cleveland PIX & Conn Ave
Add'n Cleveland Pk-KENNA. Arthur
L to Helen McLane so sub to bldg re-
strictions
(294S Macomb st nw) IT
So 26l6 Il Ill blk 2 Ingleside-Mc--
AULIFFE. Florence D ct ux Rose NJ
to Gertrude c Mosshart so covenants
CNewton ST bet 18th & 18th SITS nw) 20
So COS org II 10 & 50 611 org II s-MARSH,
Geo W to Henry w Catten so 33
(Canal st bet T & L & I'd bet U & sw)
So COS org II 10 & 50 6ll org II 9-PILL-
ING, Elizabeth c & Waiter TO Geo W
Marsh SO g
Canal st bet T & L & I'd bet U & vsw)
So 65S south pit org II IS Apt org 1t 10 also
patent rights & chats etc at 1871 s c.
st sw-PURITY PAPER CONTAIN
ERS CORP to Geo W Hopkins exr &
tr and Purity Paper Bottle Corp SO
u34l South Cap st sw) 43
So 3123 II. 40 blk 19 Dobbins Add'n-
SPIGNUL. VIM H ct ux Oracle Z to
Eliza c Hughes SO
CIV st bet d Cap & 1st SITS nw) -
So 1892 II Kingston-THORNTO
Heber L ct UX Corinne c to Saml H
McCrory SO tr 1880
18th bet Aspen & Butternut SITS nw) II
So 1876 pit It Is & pit closed alley Chevy
Chase Hts-THE CHEVY CHASE
LAND co to Lydia Leibert Swope $40
bloomington st bet Conn ave & sth st
nw)
So sos Its S52 & sl5-wILSON, Margaret
sole est to VIM Robinson ct ux Bertha
joint tenants SO
IS of Spring Pl, n of Morris I'd sci Is
So 510l Its 3S & 80 blk 3 Kenilworth-
WORTHINGTON. Chas ( & Martin
Wiegand trs TO OPie o Walker SO %
The Washington herald., 1914-09-20
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

New York. sept. ls.-The resumption by the cot
ton exchanges # America of business in contract
trading for future delivery depends for lis date
the working out Of plans IN process OF fOrmuia
tiun. II also in a measure will depend on the
rulings Of the Agricultural Department made neCes
sAFy by the provisions Of the Lever cotton reGula-
t0B bill committee Of New YORK Cotton EE-
change members visited Washington today in
neCtiUn with the rules to be adopted by the
exchange.
Widespread comment is being made the
plan to b. laid before the governors Of nine
cotton States who will meet in Washington on
Monday to devise means to sustain the price
0f cotton in the South through the financing
q amount equal to 5.OO5OOO bales. 1t is pro-
posed 10 EIy this number Of bales at 10 cents pr
pound basis Of middling and thus relieve the mar
ket of this weight. The money is to come FINN
the proceeds of S25OOOO9OO Of Southern State bonds
authorized BY the several States and issned by
them in an amount prOportiOnats 10 the size
Of the crop produced in each State. The rate
Of interest to be PER cent per annum.
II also Is pToposed to have Federal regula-
ton on the acreage TO be planted next year
which shall have for Its object a largely reduced
acreage to be planted in cotton.
That the plan will met with popular approval
outside Of the South is not expected and the
rate Of interest would not commend to the at
tention of investors at this time eTen with the
credit Of the States Of the South back Of the
bonds.
states also will discus the tax emergency cur
repcy under the AIdrich-YreelAnd law. which by
applying to all sections. comes as a peculiar
hardship to the Southern banker in the present
emergency. II in circulation nine months, the tax
would amount to per cent per annum. This
is one Of the principal reasons why Southern
banks cannot avail fully uf its use In lending
money on warehouse receipts The measure was
originally intended to supply Temporary needs In
financial centers and security markets. without dis
turbing the money currents Of the harvest sec
touS
The Washington herald., 1914-09-20
ANTITRUST CONFEREES
CLOSE TO AGREEMENT
Agreed that Vote Will Be Taken on
Clayton Bill Not Later
Than tuesday.

The conferees Of the Senate and House
who have been working on the Clayton
antitrust bill have approached very close
to an agreement. They will meet again
tomorrow. and expect 10 conclude their
work then. and have agreed to take a
vote on reporting the bill not later than
Tuesday. The conference report prob
ably will be Submitted in both Houses not
later than Wednesday.
The conferees have decided TO strike
from the bill the Senate amendment
known as section 26. Of which Vice Presi-
dent Marshall was the author. but which
was put into the bill on the motion OF
Senator Chiffon, Of West Virginia.
The conferees, after a long deadlock.
have decided to restore to the bill the
House provision regarding interlocking
bank directors, which the Senate had
struck out. The conferees also have de-
cided that sections and 4 OF the House
bill shall-be restored, but in a form that
will amount 10 a compromise which will
omit the penalties carried by. the House
bill.