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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

Nose, anywhere, sind him back and
tell him I'll see that he gets real
money f'r helping us unload. on with
ys, now, whilst they're catching up
with yer runaway cab"
Griswold went leisurely, as beftted
his theory, and upon reaching the lev
ee, turned aside among the freight
pyramids in search of his confede-
rate. Now that there was time to
recall the facts he feared that the
negro had been taken. He had Sc
cured but a few yards start in the
race, and his pursuer was a white
man, able to back speed with intelli-
gence. Griswold had a sickening fit
Of despair when he contemplated the
possibility of failure with the goal al
most in sight; and the reaction, when
he stumbled upon the negro skulking
in the shadows of lumber cargo, was
sharp enough to make him faint and
dizzy.
The negro did not recognize him at
frst and was about to run away, when
Griswold shook of the benumblng
weakness and called out.
Tank de good Lawd! is dat you
ell, Cap'm Gravitt? rs dat shuck up
/ couldn't recognize my OF nanny!
TEX dishyer cunjah-bag O. yourn TO
l gwine drap hit. Hits des been
bunln' my hans ev' sense done TUX
out wild it,"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

I've had an overdose Of excitement,
I guess" he said to himself, tiinging
the cigar away. '"The best thing for
me to do is to go down to the train
and get to bed"
He went about it listlessly, with a
curious buzzing in his ears and Ger
tain dimness OF sight which was quite
disconcerting; and when a cab was
summoned he was glad enough to let
a respectfully sympathetic porter lend
him a shoulder to the sidewalk.
The drive in the open air was sum
ciently tonic to help him through the
details of ticket-buying and embarka
ton; and afterward sleep came sc
quickly that he did not know when the
Pullman porter drew the curtains t.
adjust the screen in the window at hi
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12
CHAPTER VIII.


Halt an hour or such a matter after
the hue-and-cry runaway from the
curb in front of the saloon two doors
above, Mr.. Abram Sonneschein, dealer
in secondhand clothing and sweat
shop bargains, saw a possible GUS
toner drifting across the street, and
made ready the graphing hooks of
commercial enterprise.
There was little suggestion Of the
tramp roustabout, and still less, per-
haps, of the gentleman, about the per-
son who presently emerged from the
Sonneschein emporium. A square far
ther on he selected BARRIERS shop of
cleanly promise. An hour later, reach
ing the retail district, he strolled past
many brilliantly lighted shops until
he found one exactly to his liking. A
courteous salesman caught him up at
the door, and led the way to the des
ignated departments.
By this time Mr.. Sonneschein's hes
itant and countrified customer had un
dergone a complete metamorphosis
No longer reluctant and hard tt
please, he passed rapidly from coun
| ter to counter, making his selection:
with manlike celebrity and certainty
and bargaining not at all. When h'
was quite through, there was enough
to furnish a generous travelling ward
robe; a head-to-foot change OF gar
mentings with a surplus to fill tw'
lordly suitcases; so he bought tn
suitcases also, and had them takel
with his other purchases to the dress
ing room.
All traces Of the deck-hand Gavitt
and of the Sonneschein planter-cul
toner having been obliterated, ther
remained only the paying Of his bill
and the summoning Of a cab. Oddl
enough, the cab, when it came, prove
to be four-wheeler driven by little
wizen-faced man whose thin, higf
pitched voice was singularly familial
The Hotel Chouteau?-yis, sorl
Will you plaze hand me thin grips
l cant lave me harrses."
The drivers excuse instantly tie
the knot of recognition, and the ma
who had just cremated his forme
identities swore softly.
, All things considered, 1t was tn
Griswold of the college-graduate day
the days of the slender patrimon
} which had capitalized the literary b.
ginning-who presented himself
the counter of the Hotel Chouteau 6
! half-past niEe o'clock on the evenin
I of the Belle jules arrival at st. Loui
wrote his name in the guest-book an
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12
CHAPTER TX.
The Goths and VandaIs.

In the day of its beginnings, Wa
haska was minor trading post on
the northwestern frontier, and an out
fitting station for the hunters and
trappers of the upper Mississippi and
Minnesota lake region.
Later, it became the market town
Of a wheat-growing district, and
foundation of modest prosperity was
laid by well-to-do farmers gravitating
to that county seat to give their chill
dren the benefit of graded school.
Later still came the passing Of the
wheat, a re-peopling of the farms by
a fresh influx Of home-seekers from
the Old World, and the birth, in Wa
haska and elsewhere, Of the industrial
era.
Jasper Grierson was a product of the
wheat-growing period. The son OF one
of the earliest Of the New York state
homesteaders in the wheat belt, he
came of age in the year Of the Civil
war draft, and was unpatriotlc enough,
some said, to dodge conscription, or
the chance of it, by throwing up his
hostler's job in a Wahaska livery sta
BILE and vanishing into the dim limbo
of the farther West. Also, tradition
added that he was well-spared by
most; that he was ill-spared, indeed
by only one, and that one a woman.
After the westward vanishing, Wa
haska saw him no more until he re
turned in his vigorous prime, a vet
eran soldier of fortune upon whom the
goddess had poured a golden shower
out Of some cornucopia of the Colorado
mines. Although rumor, occasionally
naming him during the years Of alb
sence, had never mentioned wife, hC
was accompanied by 3 daughter, &
dark-eyed, red-lipped young woman. 6
rather striking beauty Of type un
familiar to Wahaska and owing moth
ing, 1t would seem, to the grim, gray
wolf Jasper.
Since the time was ripe, WahRski
did presently burst Its swaddlins
bands. Commercial enterprise 4
sheep-like; where one leads, other
will follow; and the mere following
breeds success, If only by the shee
impetus Of the massed forward move
ment. Jasper GrierSon was the mai
of the hour, but the price paid for lead
ership by the led is apt to be higf
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

Griswold took the handkerchief
bundle, and the mere touch of it put
new life into him.
where is the fellow who was chas-
ing you, Mose?" he asked.
'Ts new gwine tell you dat; no, sub.
Las time l seed him, he's des t'arin'
of strips up de levee after turrer fel-
lah."
What other fellow?"
The negro laughed and did double
shuhle at the mere recollection OF it.
"Hi-yah! Turrer fellah is de fellah
what done TUX my job. Hit was des-
away: when l t'ink dat white man
gwine catch me, sholy, l des dra2
down in de darkes' cawneh l kin I'm;
dats what l done, yas, sub. He des
keep on a-goin, spat, spat, spat, an
when he come out front de Gineral
Jackson over yondeh, one dem boys
what's wukkin' on her, he TUX out
an dat white man des tu'n hisseli
loose an mex his laigs go lax he
gwine shek 'um plum off; yas, sah!'
Griswold suffered another lapse into
the humanities when he saw the list
of participants in his act growing
steadily with each fresh complication
and he said, I'm sorry for that
Nose"
"Nev' you min bout dat, Cap'm
Dat boy he been doin' somepin to mel
him touchous, less'n he new TUX ou
dat-a-way, no, suh!"
Maybe so. Well, we can't help i
now. Here is the twenty l promised
you"
Tank you, sub; tank you kin'ly
Cap'm. You-all's des de whites Whit
man ev' l knowed. You sholy is"
What are you going to do will
yourself, now?" Griswold inquired.
who, me? rs gwine up yondeh t.
dat resteraw an git me de bigges
mess O. fried fish can hol-dat's me
yas, sub"
"McGrath says he'll pay you leve
wages if you'll come back to the boa
and help get the cargo out of her."
Reckon l amt gwine back to d
Julie; no, sub. Dat'd be gittin ricl
too fas' for dis niggeh. Goodnight
Cap'm Gravitt; an tank you kin'ly
suh."
Griswold went his way musing upo,
the little object lesson afforded b
the negro's determination. Here wa
a fellow man who was one Of tn
feeblest of the underdogs in the grea
social fight; and with money enoug
in hand to give him at least a breath
ing interval his highest ambition wa
a mess Of fried fish.
The object lesson was suggestive,
not specially encouraging, and Gri'
void made a mental note Of it fo
further study when the question c
present safety should be more sati!
factorily answered.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12
ne,t WAY to Make coffee.

Take an iron tea kettle, pour in cold
water to the amount required, put in
coffee freshly parched and ground, set
on fire and let it come to boil slowly.
After boiling about five minutes, take
of, settle by pouring out cupful and
pouring back again, and then, in about
five minutes more, your coffee will be
ready-coffee for the gods.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

deed in certain fire emergencies, es-
pecially in cases where little volumes
of gasoline or other infammable
liquids have become ignited. The
motorist in particular will be glad to
know that there is perhaps nothing
within reach more effective in such
cases. The principle upon which saw
dust works is obvious. Combustion
ceases as soon as there is not enough
oxygen to support it. That is the rea-
son that one may extinguish small
fire by simply covering it with cloth.
The sawduEt, indeed. works precisely
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

handle. Just as she sat down the car
gave a jolt-the lid few off the tin
box and out shot = streak Of blurred
gray and brown fur. Rats" called a
cheerful man. A dozen shrieks pierced
the air and "a pairs Of the latest style
shoes climbed up on the seats. But
it wasn't rat after all-it was a
squirrel. He went tearing down the
car, scurried up the new spring suit
of woman in the corner and made
the return trip over the hats of the
astonished passengers, Then he dis
appeared. Finally small boy crawled
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

under the seat and restored the squir-
rel to its owner. my baby! MY
baby!" cried the owner Of the tin box
as she kissed her pet ecstatically. The
car stopped at Forty-third street. A
woman stood grasping the rail--her
foot on the lower step. rs this the
regular Madison avenue carr" she
asked anxiously. "No," said the con-
ductor scornfully, "it's the nut special
get right on"
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sAwDusT TO PUT OUT FIRE
Probably Most Valuable OF E%tlnGuISh'
ere In Dealing With a
Small Blaze.

We are not accustomed to regard
sawdust in the light of fire extin-
guisher. On the contrary, most OF
us look upon it as fuel for the flames
and would never dream Of throwing
it upon a fire which we we're anxious
to put out.
Nevertheless 1t is very valuable In
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12
Refutes osIer's Theory,

A blind woman, eighty-one years
old and partially deaf, refuted Doctor
Osler's theory by recently completing a
life of Nathan Hale which is declared
to be of unusual interest and author
ity The woman, Mrs. Jean Christie
Root of Glen Ridge, N. j., has learned
to use typewriter with great facility
and makes light of her intirmities.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

in this manner. It's particles adhere
so closely together that they effect
ually blanket the burning body upon
which they are thrown, thus rObbing
the fire of the oxygen necessary for
its support.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12
SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold, an unsuccessful
writer because of socialistic tendencies,
gups with his friend Bainbrdge at Chau-
eiere's restaurant in New Orleans and
declares that IL necessary he will steal TO
keep from starving. He holds up Andrew
0albraith, president of the Bayou State
Security. in his private Office and escapes
with SlOO 900 in cash. By original methods
he escapes the hue and cry and goes
aboard the Belle Julie as deckhand. He
Unexpectedly confronts Charlotte Farm
ham of Wahaska, Mimi, who had seen
him cash Galbraith's check In the bank.
Charlotte recognizes Griswold, but de-
eides to write to Galbraith rather than
denounce the robber to the captain. She
secs the brutal mate rescued from drown
ting by Griswold and delays sending her
letter to Galbraith. She talks to Girls
void and by his advice sends her letter
Of betrayal to Galbraith anonymously.
boat at St Louis but escapes from his
GaptorS.
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Chance for Greater Fame.

A New York physician claims to
have discovered harmless bichloride
of mercury tablet. Now he may try
his hand at inventing harmless un.
loaded gun.-Detroit Free Press.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12
Queer slahts on Cars.

You see some queer sights on the
street cars here, writes a New York
correspondent Today well-dressed
woman boarded a Madison avenue
car, carrying a peculiar looking square
tin box SUSPENDED from leather
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

Always sure to please, Red Cross Ball
Blue. All grocers sell it. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

Canadas orchards cover 4O3,596
acres.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12

Optimistic Thought.
Shame lasts longer than poverty.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-12
THE CHARM
OF MOTHERHOOD
Enhanced By Perfect Physi-
cal Health.

The experience of Motherhood Is q try
ing one to most women and marks dis
tinctly an epoch in their lives. Not one
woman in a hundred is prepared or un-
derstands how to properly care for her
self. Of course nearly every woman
nowadays has medical treatment at such
times, but many approach the expert
ence with an organism untitled for the
trial of strength, and when it is over
her system has received a shock from
which it is hard to recover. Following
right upon this comes the nervous strain
of caring for the child, and distinct
change in the mother results.
There is nothing more charming than
ahappy and healthy mother of children,
and indeed childbirth under the right
conditions need be no hazard to health or
beauty. The unexplsinable thing is
that, with all the evidence of shattered
nerves and broken health resulting from
an unprepared condition, and with am
pie time in which to prepare, women
will persist in going blindly to the trial.
Every woman at this time should rely
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, a most valuable tonic and
invigorator of the female organism.
In many homes GES~SS
once childless there WT%&ANM
are now children be- lYA WY
cause of the fact N9 %N
that Lydia E. Pink IN y
hams Vegetable ~ NJ 6 II
Compound makes Nm &sSSSSsJW
women normal, SNE&G1NYz4RN
healthy and strong. SSSS~TIS22<<IO M e1STSISS2<<IO
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfls
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by
woman and held in strict confidence.
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Optimistic Thought.
Today for money. tomorrow 70.
nothing.
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In m any homes
once childless there
are now children be-
cause of the fact
that Lydia E. Pink
hams V e get table
Compound m ak e s
WON en- norma al,
healthy and strong.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-10
TALK OF THE TOWN

Mennen's borated talcum powder for
lie at Cummings & Lewis.
A cooling shave in sanitary environ.
ment at Ross Depot square barber shop
Batteries for the two teams Saturday
afternoon will be Barre--Gilbert and
Fowlie; st. Johnsbury--Dayidson and
Hoernle. Don't fail to see the game
with these two teams as opponents.
If your palate Graves a thirst-satisfy-
ing beverage, quaf grape lemonade, q
claret lemonade, an orange or vichy lem
onade at browns Pharmacy. Our ice
creations and cold concoctions are part
of the ultra fountain service at Browns.
Saturday specials at the Vermont
Fruit Store; A carload of lucious Georgia
watermelons which we are 10 retail at
soc each! Oranges Is for 25c TO SOC per
dozen; plums at 10 and zoe the dozen,
peaches al rs and SOC per dozen; grape
fruit, 3 for 25c; native strawberries and
other choice fruits in season.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-10
HOLDING DRUNKEN AUTOISTS IN
RESTRAINT.

Several arrests Of intoxicated, drivers
of automobiles have been made in Yer
mont communities during the early sea-
SON, but in nearly all the cases it was
necessary for the drivers TO commit some
unusual act before they were placed I'M
der arrest. Such course of procedure
is a good deal like locking the barn door
after the horse has been stolen, and il
does not entirely meet with the approx
al of the people who are endangered by
the misty Drained persons at the wheels
o. the death-deating vehicles. We no
tice that in a community outside Of
Vermont the driver Of motor vehicle
was not allowed TO take his car out OF
garage until a policeman, who became
impromptu judge, should decide that the
man had worn off his drunken spree
enough to enable him 10 operate a car
with safety 10 himself and 70 the public,
the inebriated individual reporting him.
self at frequent intervals TO the police
man for examination az TO his condi.
ton Of intellect and muscle. There Is no
doubt that the action Of the policeman in
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-10

No doubt it will be incomprehensiblt
to Germans in their own land and to
some in the United States that the TAX
ing over of the wireless station at Say
VILE, L. T.. was actuated by desire to
preserve the neutrality of the United
States. Inasmuch as the act means the
loss of their chief means of communica
tion across the Atlantic ocean, they prob
ably win consider it a very unfriendly
move on the part Of the United States !;
and indeed there may be some protest on
the part of few American citizens who
may not have at their command all the
facts in the situation. IT is certain,
however, that the United States govern
ment has no desire to cripple Germany's
means Of communication unless it should
appear from definite information that
such means either has been or might be
utilized in such manner as to violate
the neutral position OF this republic We
must bear in mind that the officials of
this country are in better position to-
know the ins and outs of this SayvilleI
station than we are. The public knows
comparatively little about sit. let it be
added.
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The Brattleboro Rcformer, having tax

The Brattleboro Reformer, having tax
en- upon itself the duty OF characterize
tion of various cities and towns of Yer
mont, is likely to meet with some OBJ
lection For instance, we In Barre fee
that being called "the most cosmopoli
tan" by no means touches upon the most
distinguishing characteristic OF the com
munity. Indeed, Brattleboro would have
TO be more convincing than thus far
shown to take from Barre the title OF
'most public spirited" which the con
temporary accepts for its community.
There are several material evidences
which go to show that Barre is a very
publie-spirfted community, besides count
less Others which are less tangible in
form. AT the same time, it is doubtless
true that Barre is the most cosmopoli-
ton community in Nermont-so cosmo-
politan, in fact. as to give evidence Of
marked vigor coming therefrom, much
In contrast to some communities that
are vastly predolninated by the strain Of
blood whose forefathers used to kill
where now stands the village
mill, as George AIDE would say. Barre
has made good use of its cosmopolitan
ism, while it has been developing other
features of credit.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-10
GREATER INSPECTION OF SHIPS
DEMANDED.

Belated admission by steamship com
panies that unexploded bombs were found
on three vessels after their arrival at
Hayre following the voyage across the
Atlantic ocean brings to the minds Of
those who read the admissions that in
these perilous times too little attention
Is paid to inspection of the cargoes and
OF the crannies of the ships, particularly
of those ships which carry passengers
together with their cargoes. With so
many cranks likely to be about the ship.
ping ports, there is imperative need that
extreme caution be exercised not only
while the cargoes and passengers are be-
ing taken on board but also between the
time of such accomplished work and the
hour of sailing. In view Of the fact that
no vessels of the triple alliance are sail.
ing from United States ports, all the
preoaution must be taken against pro-
German or pro-Austrian people who may
he having their residence in America and
who may have a distorted idea Of the
value of a bomb explosion on board al
hostile ship as a contributing factor TO.
ward discontinue of the enemy Greater
vigilance must be exercised. Besides the
rigid inspection. by reliable overseers, OF
all the articles brought on board the ship
as cargo il may be necessary to place
the baggage Of all passengers under close
scrutiny inasmuch as trunks and smaller
cases can be utilized for the transport.
ing of explosives. Then, Just before the
sailing of the vessels, another examina.
ton should be made by equally reliable
employees Of the ships to determine, If
possible. whether there are any internal
machines on board. The spirit Of the
partisans in the warfare has come 20
such frenzy that they apparently viii
stop short Of nothing in their attempts
10 exact toll Of life and property. Neu.
trail and sane people must be on their
guard.
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F. H. Rogers & Co.
We Clean, Press, and Repair Clothing

that case forefended the possibility OF a
serious road disaster; and whenever pos
sible the example ought to be followed
in Vermont communities where there is
great need for clear brain back of the
operation of motor cars because of the
fact that the roads in many places are
extremely narrow and with precipitous
embankments. few arrests before the
accidents ,have happened would work out
well.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-10
Sunday Afternoon Bank Concert.

The following is the program for the
band concert, TO be given at Benjamin
Falls Sunday afternoon at o'clock by
the Montpelier Military band:
March, Belle of Philadelphia" Fulton
Overture, Tampa" ..........., Herold
Sonsg for cornet ....,.,.... Selected
Karl Forsell.
Fox Trot. "Silver Fox" ........ Lodga
Characteristic, Little Gossip . Lincke
Selection (hy request. Chocolate Sol
dier" ,...........,.... Strauss
Waltz, Ideal Echoes" ... Herman
March, "The Drill Master" :. Boehnlein
"Star Spangled Banner"
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GRANITEVnLE.
Engineers Notice.

NklkAEEtNEN &FVtENNf
A regular meeting of local 42s, /. q. s.
r., viii be held Monday, July IL, in
Miles hall, Graniteville, at p. m. Mem
bers are requested TO bring cards, as
there is business of Importance.
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The fifth of a series Of adver-
tisements setting forth the re-
lationship of the bank to the
community, its scope of bust
ness and its justification for
existence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-10

You can save lac on 25e can of tale.
um powder at Cummings & Lewis.