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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

hard to bear as ear ache. Almost in
stantaneous relief may be obtained by
making a paper funnel, saturating a
small piece of warmed cotton with
choloroform and drop 1t into the fun
mel placed in the ear. Now place the
mouth close against the large end Of
the funnel and blow into 1t; the fumes
of the choloroform will quickly re-
lieve the pain and If the head is kept
covered the patient will soon be at
ease
A celebrated oculist recommends
that where grit, dirt or anything grit
ty gets into the eye, that the sufferer
lie down and have pure olive oil
poured upon the eyeball until all par
ticles are removed.
If the clothing is on fire lie down
and roll over to extinguish the flames.
The shrieking and running for help,
often outdoors, is the first impulse.
but the open air only fans the flames.
If rug or coat is quickly wrapped
around one the fire will be smoth-
cred
In case of having to pass through
smoke or fire wrap a wet silk handker-
chief over the mouth.
Tea and coffee pots should be filled
with water Add soda, then boil for
20 minutes. Rinse and dry. The dark
colored water which will result from
this cleaning will surprise one who
has never tried it, The pots will look
clean and smell sweet.
| -
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

variety In bread
making. Take two
and a half cupfuls
OF fresh sweet but
termilk, one table
spoonful of sugar,
two teaspoonfuls of
salt, half q cake Of
comDressed Yeast
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
Would Kill Ohio Cats

Sandusky. - The killing of cats
dogs, pigeons and all other do
mestic beasts and birds that might
carry germs from place to place, is ad
vocated in a circular issued by the
Lake Erie Veterinary association as
one of the surest ways of stamping Out
the foot and mout disease.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

Canton. = Milton C. Crosby, aged
6S. of Canton, who had been living
at the soldiers home near Sandusky,
was killed on the Pennsylvania rail-
road tracks at PerrysviIle, near Mans
field, while he was attempting to walk
to his home in this city.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
Real Economy.

Economy also means that the father
with a turkey wing income ought not
to undertake to buy ostrich plumed
hats for six daughters who regard
washing dishes as drudgery and sling
ing the frying pan disgrace.-HOus-
ton Post
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
His EnllnMinn.

Friend-"When you delivered your
lecture on Browning in that little
town you said you were going to last
summer, did the audience seem to fol-
low you?" Lecturer-"Oh, yes; they
rose as one man and followed me to
the nearest freight train."-F1crida
Times-Union
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17


white lingerie. dresses and under,
wear.
When laying linoleum. place a
piece of cardboard, covered with glue,
under each seam, push the edges well
together and press under a heavy
weight overnight. If this is done the
seams will show very little and the
edges will not break. If the linoleum
is vanished once or twice a year it
will wear much longer.
An excellent dust mop may be made
by cutting open old stocking legs
sew to a heavy strip of cloth and
put into a mop handle. Saturate with
a good furniture polish or kerosene
and it will do as good work as an ex.
pensive patented one.
Sugar bags make good sausage cas-,
ings. Boil them in strong brine for
half an hour, and then spread them
/ out to dry. The salt fills the meshes
OF the cloth and also keeps the meat
from spelling. This plan gives fresh
soft sausage in the summer months
when that put in the castings will be
dry and hard.
Any common soap powder mixed
with the stove backing will make the
polish more brilliant as well as more
lasting.
Flour and lye are good to stuff in {
mouse hole.
The use of denatured alcohol fol
cleaning windows is something new
to many. Rub the window with {
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
IeEkE ZH~,lt.eN-.
His Hard Work.

Il want you to understand" said
young Spender, that got my money
by hard work" Why, l thought it
was left to you by your rich uncle"
so it was, but had hard work to get
it away from the lawyers. s."-Life.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

Knot IN It, let It down
into the bottle and shake
the cork into the neck,
then pull the string and
the knot will push up
the cork.
There is scarcely any
ache to which children
are subject, which Is so
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
Reluctant Turks

Turkish soldiers killed in battle are
supposed to go straight to paradise
But somehow the idea doesn't seem to
appeal to them as 1t should.-Kansas
City Star.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
School Boy Drops Dead.

Cincinnati.-Joseph Sorter, an eight.
year-old school boy, dropped dead
while at play in the yard of a
school in Springfield, o. Death was
due to heart disease.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
Ohio VILLAGE Votes Dry,

Bowling Green. - Grand Rapids vii
lage voted dry under the Beal law and
went dry by a majority of SO. The
township of Grand Rapids voted dry
by a majority of SO.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

Filming a prisoner only $40 for kiss
ing a woman against her will at Lu-
cerne, the Judge said it was worth no
more. as the kiss was delivered in the
osrk.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
NlndIctixa Animals.

The camel. Ike the elephant. has
a good memory for injuries done to
it. and often takes revenge ON its
assailant in an unexpected fashion
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

Were the whole world as good as you
not an atom better
Were 1t just as pure and true
Just as pure and true as you
Just as strong In faith and works
Just as free from crafty quirks:
All eXtortion, all deceit;
Schemes its neighbor to defeat;
Would this world be better?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

In labor as in life, there can be no
cheating. The thief steals FROM him
self. The swindler swindles himself.
Emerson.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

cut skin of a lemon, well
sprinkled with salt.
Wrap all white and
delicate materials in blue
paper to keep them from
turning yellow. A pillow
case blued very deeply
makes a good receptacle
m koon Tho c,,n,o-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

Dear Brother: The secret is out /
suspected it all the time 1t is need
less for you to offer denial Some
times when you have acted the cynic
have almost believed that you were
sincere, but each time have been re-
lieved to observe something in you
which told me that underneath your
assumed Indifference there was a
genial current of the romantic senti-
ment of the youth and the lover. How
can be in doubt after receiving
little bOok-a love story?
q knew, Sidney dear. that you would
remember me at Christmas. You have
always been the soul Of thoughtful
ness, especially to those Of Us who un-
derstOOd you l must, however, con-
fess that expected you to do the
deadly conventional thing and send
me something heavy and serious.
knew il would be 4 book all of my
friends send me books That's what
comes of being president of literary
club But you are the only one, Sid
ney. who had the rare and kindly judg
ment to appeal to the woman and not
to the club president Because l am
interested in serious literary move
ment it need not follow that want my
whole life to be OvershadOWed by the
giants OF the kingdom Of letters Al
though would not dare confess II to
Mrs Peabody or Mrs Hutchens, there
are times when like 70 spend an aft
ernOon with an old-fashiOned love
story You are > bachelor, Sidney, and
rs for me. have long since ceased to
blush at the casual mention OF old
maid It was not for Us to know the
bitter-sweet experiences Of eourtship
and marriage, and you win remember
that NE have sometimes pitied the
headlong infatuatiOn Of sweethearts,
and have felt rather superior In our
freedom. And yet. Sidney. II we chose
to be perfectly candid with each other.
! dare say taat both Of NJ would con
fess to having known something about
that which men can love. We might
confess that We had felt its subtle In
fuence. at times and places. and with
stirring uneasiness. as one detects .
draft We might 30 % FAR ~ 20 ad-
mik that sometimes Ne pause In cur
isaely Ivss and vOadar what might
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
EInhs dla Wlfe neaa

Fostoria. = When Jacob Shook re.
turned to his home. after an abseneA
q three days. be tOund his wtfed ead.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
HELPFUL HINTS.

If a cork gets down into a bottle.
take a stout string and tie a heavy
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

A copper kettle or utensil may be
quickly and easily cleaned with the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

Dear Brother: Greetings to you
from the happiest household in town.
thanks to a generous Santa Claus in
the guise Of Uncle Sidney. l must be
gin by thanking you on my own &C.
count How in the world did you learn
that Roman colors had come in again?
l have always heard that men did not
follow the styles and could not be
trusted to select anything for a WON
an. but 1t is libel, a base libel, for
the scarf which you sent is quite the
most beautiful thing I have received
this Christmas. have 1t draped over
the large picture in the parlor, and 1t
is the envy of every one who has been
in today. A thousand. thousand thanks,
dear Sidney. 1t was perfectly sweet
Of you to remember me. and call 1t
nothing less than a stroke Of genius to
think of anything so appropriate and
yet so much out of the ordinary.
John asks me to thank you-buh
must tell you the story. One evening
last week we had little chafng- dish
party after prayer meeting, and
asked John to open a bottle Of olives
for me. Well he broke the small blade
of his knife trying to get the corS
out. He said: If live to get down
town again, I'm going to buy cork
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
There is so much good in the worst OF
us,
And so much bad in the best OF us.
That II hardly behooves any OF US
To talk aboe: t.e rest OF us.
THE COOKS FIRST AID.

II In making fruit pudding the fruit
does not hold out, add some stewed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17
FOODS TO TRY.

Did you ever make buttermilk
bread? If not, here is something for
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

rhubarb; 1t brings
out the flavor OF
the other fruit and
adds the needed
bulk.
When IN a kin G
gravy from a roast
of pork, add a beat
on nUp IN 4 n q
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Ssho'KIOI[N
I8GABKE$y

cloth dampened with the alcohol, then
follow with a dry cloth.
An emergency funnel may be made
with a piece of letter paper rolled In
the form Of a cone.
When cream is sour and coffee is
ready for the table, beat up an egg
and divide 1t among the cups. pour in
the coffee and have a rich, delicious
beverage.
That best portion OF a good mans life
His little nameless unremembered acts
or kindness and of love.
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! aud Hszry Jares as you can .ossDIy

and Hs<ry Janes as you can >Oss!bIy
get"
Here is a book that all the girls In
the store say is very good" replied
the young woman. 1T is called 'Vir-
gie's BetrothaI; or The Stranger at
Brentwood Manor It's by Imogene
Sybil Beauclerc."
IF it's what It sounds to be, it's Just
what want" said Payson. showing
his teeth at the young woman with a
devilish gIee. You say the girls here
in the store like itr'
Yes; Miss Simmons, in the hand
kerchief-box department. says it's just
grand"
"Ha! All right I'll take it."
He felt his happiness rising as he
went through the store. The Joy shone
in his face as he stood at the skate
counter.
Il have a brother who is forty-six
years old and rather fat" he said to
the salesman. 81 don't suppose he's
been on the ice in twenty-five years.
He wears a No. shoe. Give me q
pair OF skates for him,
A few minutes later he stood at the
silk counter.
What are those things?" he asked,
pointing to some gayly colored silks
folded in boxes.
Those are scarfs."
We'll, IL you've got one that has all
the colors of the rainbow in 1t, I'll take
1t. want one with lots of yellow and
red and green In it. l want something
that you can hear across the street
You see, l have sister who pridef
herself on her quiet taste. Her cos
tunes are marked by what you cal
'unobtrusive elegance think she'6
rather die than wear one Of those
things, so l want the biggest and
noisest one in the whole lot"
The girl didn't know what to make
Of Mr.. Payson's strange remarks, but
she was too busy to be kept wonder
ing.
Mr.. Payson's sisters husband is the
president of a church temperance so
ciety, so Mr.. Payson bought him
| buckhorn corkscrew.
There was one more present to buy
Let me see," said Mr.. Payson
What is there that could be of NJ
earthly use to girl of six years old?'
Even as he spoke his eye fell on ;
sign: Bargain sale of neckwear."
Il don't believe she would care To-
cravats," he said. Il guess I'll bu!
| some for her"
He saw a box of cravats marked 81
cents each"
Why are those so cheap?" he asked
We'll, to tell the truth, they're ou
of style"
That's good. want eight Of then
oh. any eight will do. want then
for small niece of mine little cir
about six years old"
Without indicating the least SUI
prise, the salesman wrapped up tn
cravats.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-12-17

Letters received by Mr.. Sidney Pay
son in acknowledgment of his Christ
mas presents:
Dear Brother: Pardon me for not
having acknowledged the receipt Of
your Christmas present. The fact is
that since the skates came have been
devoting so much of my time to the
re-acquiring of one of my early accom-
plishments that have not had much
time for writing. / wish l could ex-
press to you the delight felt when
opened the box and saw that you had
sent me a pair of skates. 1t was Just
as il you had said to me: Will, my
boy, some people may think you are
getting on in years, but l know that
you're not l suddenly remembered
that the presents which I have been
receiving for several Christmases were
intended for an old man. l have re-
ceived easy-chairs, slippers. mufflers,
smoking jackets. and the like. When l
received the pair of skates from you l
felt that twenty years had been lifted
from my shoulders. How in the world
did you ever happen to think of them?
Did you really believe that my skating
days were not over? Well, they're not
| went to the pond In the park on
Christmas day and worked at it for
two hours and had a lot of fun. Ny
ankles were rather weak and I fell
down twice. but without hurting my
self. managed to go through the mo-
tiOns. and before left skated with
a peach Of a pretty girl. Well. Sid.
! owe this renewal Of my youth to you.
Thank you many times. and believe
me to be. as ever. your affectionate
brother. WILLIAM
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have been, and whether II would not
have been better after all. am afraid
that ! am writing this like a sentk
mental school girl. but you must know
that have been reading your charm
ing little book, and II has come TO me
as a message from you. Is It not real
ly a confession, Sidney? You have
made me very happy. dear brother.
feel more closely drawn to you than at
any time since we were all together
at Christmas. at the old home. Come
and see me. Your loving sister,
GERTRUDE"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-05-09

neighborhOod OF Chevy Chase, Md
has been selected as the future home
of Secretary McAdoo and his bride
Every pretty stone cottage with com.
mOdiouS grounds within radius OF
two miles of Chevy Chase Circle is
now being pointed out as the new Nc.
Adoo homestead.
Senate Gift Secret.
A present to Miss Eleanor Wilson
from members Of the Senate assumed
tangible shape yesterday, when it be
come known that Senator James f..
MARITIME, Of New Jersey, and a one
time summer neighbor of the Presi
dent, was chairman of the Senate
committee to purchase d present. On
the committee with Senator MARITIME
are Senator Willard Salisbury, Of
Delaware; Senator Charles e. Town.
send, of Michigan and Senator Lee S.
Overman, Of North Carolina.
with such quiet good taste have
the Senators gone about the matter
OF selecting the wedding present that
the public has been kept in ignorance
OF just what they were doing. How
ever it is quite certain the gift from
Senators has taken the shape of a
handsome piece of jewelry. and it will
be formally presented to Miss Wilson
tomorrow.
The silver service from members O.
the House, and which has been on ex-
hibition at the capitol will probably
be sent to the White House today.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-05-09

Archdale, 2.03 IA, and Anvil. 2.O3 3-4
are reported as being in fine fettle.
A. B. Coke, of Paoli, Pa, has named
3-4 in the 2-ye3.r-old stake at Pitts
burg.
Every owner Of a record horse that
has seen his best Gay IS anxious y
waiting for Secretary Gochers eligi-
bility booklet
Keep an eye on = an Felipe, 2.C9 IA,
and Little Bern; ce, 2 % IA, the CGi-
ifornia representatives On the Grand
Circuit this year
= race meeting fo.' L, bangta:ls
is proposed at Reno, GfI, curing the
Panama-Pacific Exposition at San
Francisco
With Tuna Z. 212 IA, by Zombro,
IN the 2.20 trots. under the tine al
lowanc rules, ice Gerrill should bring
home the bacon
Dock &. CO. lis II now ), by Dry
Dock PAGER, PIP IA, bred at Princess
Anne, Md, is now owned by Joan
Jarvis, Franklin, Mass.
Fred Cole has another Harry the
Ghost, 2.04 IL, pacer in The Ghost,
216 Ia, full brother Of that horse
that hast season tr.aled in EOS -
Ed Willis has in training Lady
Green Goods. $50, formerly owned by
James P. Nichol. The lady was mark
ed in $50 as a yearlng by Willis.
Eago, 200 IA, by General Forrest,
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NOTES FROM The
SPEEDY STEPPERS
horsemen Getting Their Strings
Ready For the Summer and
Fall CampajunS

Klatawah CD, 2.05 IA, has changed
owners and is now in Indiana.
Belvasia, 2.06 IA, y Bengara, has
called a b y colt, by The Harvester,
;2.O1.
twenty-five, two-year-olds were
named in the Homewood Stake, at
Pittsburg.
Joe Patchen II, 2.O3 IA, will go
down the Grand Circuit in Charley
/ :, Ryder's string.
f. w. Gamble, Of Midland, Pa, has
purchased Linden all, b. s., 2.16 IA,
by Arion
Sterling Mckinney, 2O6 IA b. Nc
T. mney, 2.11 IA has Leen sold for ex-
port to Russia.
Lady Cochato and Zomblack have
been declared out of the North Ran
dali stakes.
The Austria tt otting Derby, val
ued at $15,4SS, will be decided May
10, at Vienna.
Uhleen, sister to Uhlan, 1.JS, has
foaled a bay colt by Justice Brooke
(2), 200 IL, (3) EOS IL.
Gus Reamey will race the pacing
mare Wanless, by Teddy Sentinel,
that triale1 in 2.06 IA in 1913.
Norristown, 2.24 Ia, halfbrother
to Hedgewood Boy, 2.01 was sold at
the Chicago sale Monday.
G. K. G. Billings has sold the stall
lion Burning Star, 214 IA, fullbro-
Their to The Harvester 20i
Entries closed Mond for the
Hartford, Conn, Grand Circuit stakes,
$22,500, for seven classes.
Friends of w. B. Eckert, O. Read
ing, Pa, will have ticket or the
PAGER Peter Stevens, 200 Ia this sea-
son.
There are $500 registered stations
licensed in Kansas, according to re-
ports of the Agricultural College.
Some association can make a hit
by hanging up a stake for 3-year-old
PAGERS. The woods are full O. them.
The two Grand Circuit stars, Dude
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-05-09
NORTH AMERICANS BASE
BALL ANNUAL FOR 1914

All fans and baseball enthusiasts
please note that on Sunday. May 20, 49,
"A, the annual baseball supplement will
be issued in twelve. page color cup
plement, without extra charge. Its
chucked full Of the stuff you want and
need if you are real lover of the ma
tionsl game. tie concise cyclopedia
of the authoritative facts that will en-
able you to better understand and an.
rtciate baseball. 1t contains the offic.
ial batting and fielding averages for
1913, Of the National, American and
Iristate Leagues, together with a fund
OF other news about int dependent.
college and scholastic teams, and hun
dreds of new and interesting balf-tone
pictures.
George M. Graham, James G.. Isa
minger and Ross Kaufman, leaders in
their lines, will contribute and make
this supplement Of excee ding valuable
interest to all lovers of the game.
Order today from your newsde aler or
agent to be sure to get copy, as the
demand will be very large and you can
not afford to miss the North American "a
Baseball Annual for 1914.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-05-09
O'SH0UGHNESY HAS REACHEDNEWO ORLEANS

We diaOrS Decide
Refused to Discuss -Secre Daniels Account
the Report That Rebels Had Destroy TamDico
Vessels Will Remain at Roadstead, Twelve Miles AWAY
OShaughnessy Glad Get TO United States
and Doesn't Expect to Return to Mexico.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-05-09
WITH THE BOXERS.

Sam LangfUrd's next bot will be
with Harry Willis in New Orleans.
Tom Mcmahon nd xxi =" Kenneth
ear matched to box 20 rounds at Yer
non on May 8.
Jack Dougherty, manager of AL
Mccoy, wants $4,000 for Mccoy
end in the projected match with Billy
Murray at San Francisco.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1914-05-09
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, May 5.-Guardng against further demand
the Mexicans for the Tear pumping Funs
has taken steps for the Defense
larry Garrison that he is strengthening his guard
ndng the ne This the secretary insisted did not re-
alphabetically that Funston had reported demand
ELIMINATES CARRANZA.
Secretary of State Bryan sphinxe silence previous
the cabinet meeting, while apparently informed nedi
tors elimination of Carranza, declined the subject
The mediaors meeting remained BRYAN
concerned He would not discuss the reports
legates had been ordered Montreal answer
he question whether the United States
the forces provided Huerta would orgi
aal demand to salute the flag.
CANNOT VERIFY THE REPORT.
Secretary Daniels is loss repored rebel
threats to destroy Tampico oil provided or vessels
threat communicated him were I'M
DEATH LIST INCREASED
Two have been added the Vera
They Harry Puiam fireman. and Clarence Hrshbrger
the battleshp Utah. who died from wounds This
brought the total up to 10 dead
O'SHAUGHNESSY GLAD TO GET BACK
United Staes said Charge dAares OShaughnessy
ival here last night before going direct Washington
said he would expect be back City ey
Usually send back Discussing the trouble
id The situation acute when left Huera held
uai and kilograms for two days. When told of Congressman
Floods attack him he REPLIED II heard of Flood