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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
CHAPTER V-Contlnued.

Don't try that again!" he warned,
angrily. "If you've got to take it out
on somebody. I'm your man."
This was mutiny, and McGrath's
remedy for that distemper was ever
heroic. In flash his big fist shot out
and the crew looked to see it's lighter
champion go backward into the river
at the impact. But the blow did not
land. Griswold saw it coming and
swerved the necessary body-breadth.
The result was demonstration of a
simple theorem in dynamics. McGrath
reeled under the impetus of his own
unresisted effort, stumbled forward
against the low edge-line bulwark,
clawed wildly at the tickle air and
dropped overheard like a stone.
The Belle Julie was forging ahead
at full speed. Clearing the intervening
obstacles in hurdler's leap, Griswold
raced aft on the outer edge of the
guards and jumped overheard in time
to grapple the drowning man when he
was within a few feet of the churn.
ing wheel The mate was terror-crazed
and fought blindly. There was nc
time for trick or stratagem, and when
the thunder of the wheel roared over.
head, Griswold felt the jar of blow
and the mates struggles ceased alb
ruptly. A gasping moment later the
worst was over and the rescuer had
his head out; was swimming gallantly
in the wake of the steamer supporting
the unconscious McGrath and shouting
Justify for help.
The help came quickly. The alarm
had been promptly given, and the
night pilot was a man for an emer.
gency. Before the little-used yawl
could be lowered, the steamer had
swept wide circle in mid stream and
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05

very likely to have the play fever in a
most virulent form. The sober and
dignified man, who sits all day and eV-
cry day in a sober and dignifed ofice
feels that he really must get out some
where, where the grass is green and
the air is clean, and kick his sober
heels far toward the sky and release
a series of startling whoops from his
dignifed interior. So, granting that
this is the time when people who work
desite to play out of doors, is it sur
prising that the people whose work is
called playing" should also have the
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
p.rrots rail az sentlneIs.

Parrots as aeroplane sentinels have
not proved the entire success they
we're expected to. A parrot, long be-
fore human eye or glass can detect
the approach Of an aeroplane, will
screech and flap about In wild excite
ment.
A number were placed in Eiffel tow
er to signal the approach Of hostile
craft, but as the birds failed to dis
tinguish between friend and foe, their
usefulness as sentinels was consider
ably limited. I. rtita
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
The Proper Term.

I'm going to celebrate my wouldn't
wedding tomorrow" said the sandy
drummer
"You mean your wooden wedding,
don't your" queried the grocer.
mo, l mean just what / said," an
swered the 8. d. 1T will be ave years
ago tomorrow since asked girl to
marry me, and fortunately she said
she wouldn't"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05

pluck it out with their bills, and form
it into circular mound which has the
property of retaining heat to an OK.
traordinary degree. If this down be
removed, the duck supplies a second,
and even a third lot from the same
source.
The elder farms in Iceland are fire.
quently situated on little islands of
the coast, covered with low hummocks.
To protect the brooding ducks from
the elements the Icelanders construct
small shelters of rough stones. On
these farms, 1t Is said, the ducks be-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
RAISED FOR THEIR DOWN
Elder Ducks RIgidIy Protected by la"
Because of the Value Of
Their Product.

The down of the elder duck is more
highly esteemed and brings higher
price than any other down. In Iceland
and the Vestmannaeyjar islands, where
the duck nests, it is rigidly protected
by law and by public sentiment.
These ducks make their nests OF
down from their own breasts. They
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
CHAPTER vi.
Qulcksands,

On the morning following the rescue
of the mate, Charlotte Farnham awoke
with the conviction that she had been
miraculously saved from incurring the
penalties dealt out to those who rush
bilndly into the thick of things with
out due thought and careful consid-
Grafton.
But the Puritan conscience was not
to be entirely silenced. Reason sits
In a higher seat than that occupied by
che senses, and reason argued that a
man who would forgive his enemy,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
Pleasing Father.

"Jinks father wanted him to go
into uplift work when he left col
lege"
well, did he?"
Sure, he did. He took the check
the old man gave him to begin with
and bought an aeropIane."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
SYNOPSIS.

Kenneth Griswold, an unsuccessful
sups with his friend Bainbridge at Chau-
diere's restaurant in New Orleans and
declares that If necessary he will steal to
keep from starving. He holds up Andrew
SSaioIaIth; pLSslueht OF tae bayou ~ State
with 100000 in cash. BY original methods
he escapes the hue and cry and goes
aboard the Belle Julie as a deckhand. He
unexpectedly ConfTonts Charlotte Farm
ham of Wahaska Mimi, who had seen
him cash Galbraith's check in the bank.
Charlotte recognizes Griswold, but de-
cides to write to Galbraith rather than
denounce the robber to the captain and
SO incur unpleasant notoriety.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05

over the other end, The down clings
to the strings; but all impurities, such
as grass and seaweed, fall to the
ground.
The price of down at the farm is
about two dollars and fifty cents
pound.-Sunday Magazine.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
Good Niohtl

He-Then you are not interested in
my welfare?
she-No; but II the two syllablea
were transposed I'd not only be inter
ested but enthusiastic Boston Eve
ming Transcript.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
orIv veuetabIes for Him

$50 you're an applicant for the pO-
sition of gardener"
Eyes, sir"
"Had experience with vegetables?"
"Oh, yes, sir; ten years"
II have a horse and COW you win
have to take care Of"
"Oh, l couldn't do that, sir. You
see, I'm strict vegetarian"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
A. MusIcaIa

Host-Must you leave so soon. Mrs.
Tootles? thought you were very
fond of good music.
Mrs. Tootles--I am.
(Mrs. Tootles exits during blank 81
lence. Harvard Lampoon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
sunnIcIon.

"Is that your son studying the viO-
lin?"
"Yes," answered Mr. Growcher.
Whats the tune he Ii playing?
II don't know whether he's playing
q tune or practical Joke"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
Huhhv VIII EcnnomIze,

"But your fiance has such small
salary; how are you going to liver"
"Oh, we're going to economic. We're
going to do without such a lot Of
things that Jack needs"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
PIayInu Out Of Doors.

This is the time of year when every
man has within him desire to get
out of doors and play. And those who
have fewest opportunities to obtain out
of-door recreation during the year are
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05

fever of spring? Just as the regular
indoor workers get the fever, SO do
the players-and each year more and
more Of the players are ending their
seasons work with out-of-door perfor-
mances.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
Applied caIIsthenIcs.

I'm a retired acrobat" explained
the tramp at the door,
"Then," replied the stern-faced fem.
mist, you can go to the woodpile and
do the split for yodr dinner"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
The Purpose Of Thrift.

Save up your pennies, my boy"
What for, dad?"
"And when you get 25 Of them either
your mother or will borrow them for
carfare."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
EconomIzIna.

George, dear, I've succeeded in re.
ducing expenses. By having every
thing charged find have spent very
little money this week, and still you
say have no business sense. e."-Judge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
chanued His Mind Il.

Wife (during the spat)-During our
courtship you said you would gladly
die for me.
Husband-Well?
Wife-Well, why don't you?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
NOT Definite.

my husband" remarked Mrs. Hars
ker, "is a peculiar man. have to
handle him with gloves"
Boxing or rubber?" queried her
friend Mrs. Barker.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05

Beauty ana TIC bedsG
"A deucedly pretty grill"
Stunning"
And hideous bulldog"
"True. She ought to have man
along to lessen the contrast between
herself and the dog"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-08-05
Domestic Warfare.

Little Lemuel-Why are there so
many divorces, paw?
Paw-Possibly, my son, because the
sea of matrimony is infested with
floating mines.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
Millions May Be Saved Tn Preserving
 Railroad Crossties

As much as $27, DOG, 900 could be saved
 annually by the railroads of the coun- try if, all the cross ties used were treated, according to figures compiled by IF. J. Angler of the Baltimore & Ohio, who is superintendent of timber operating officials of his road at a
 meeting held at Deer Park, Md, NIT. Angler showed that by treating wood far less expensive than white oak the average cost of ties could be brought down to $1.55g each, compared with $1.3o1 untreated. After showing that the life of a, tie was more than dou- b1ed by chemical treatment, he said: Approximately 135, ,000 GOO. ties are purchased annually by railroads, and although much progress has been made in tie treatment to date, but
 A, ,0O0 600 were treated in 1914. showing
 clearly that many more ties can be treated to advantage.
 The average life of untreated ties in
 the United States is reported to be sew en years. This includes all kinds of wood, long lived as well as short lived, matic conditions in every section of the country. Treated ties under the same conditions will last 12 to 20 years. If all were treated, 3 to 20 cents per
 tie per year would be saved, Or in dol lars and cents the saving would be 1-. - sA' SSAA-
 nually.
 The Baltimore & Ohio uses more
 than two million ties annually, for re- newa1s.
 It would not be proper to treat all of our ties because many are destroyed by mechanical abrasion, and for some
 years to come more or less white oak, cedar, and chestnut ties vii be pur- chased, which we use untreated. Say we estimate that the number of treat ed ties that could be used to advan- I=tage on the Baltimore & Ohio is l, 700, 900 a year. If the saving on this mum Der is placed at the lowest estimate viz, four cents per tie, the total net saving would be $6S CoO for the first year, increasing a like amount each year until all ties put in track are treated ties.
 As there are approximately ,25, 900, coo lties in track, and if we estimate 21,- 1 GOO, 900 are treated, the net annual saw l ing would be $84O, 900.
 There has actually been treated and placed in the Baltimore & Ohio tracks ldurfng the fiscal years of 1909-1914, a, total of S47, ,3S9 treated ties. This is
 about 8 1-2 per cent. Of all ties in track Next to fuel. ties constitute the larg- lest single item of material cost on the railroad. In one year Baltimore & Ohio spent as much as $2, 200 900 for cross ties, not including labor for pull ing them in track. Other timber than that used in ties is being treated by some of the railroads to great advan- ftage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
CANNING COMPOUNDS
 DANGERoUs TO HEALTH
Housewives Warned That Use of Pre- serving Powders Harmful
 and Useless.

Information has come to the De- partmentN of Agriculture that the can ming season has brought the usual demand on the part Of housewives for salicylic acid and boric acid. sold in the form of powder under Var ious trade names and are recommend ed by the promoters for use in pre- serving canned goods in home cam ming. In the directions for use the housewife is told to fill the jar with water, and add a teaspoonfuI of the preserving powder. While it Is true that these compounds may retard the decay of the fruit or vegetable, it is pointed out 'by the experts of the Department that their use may be attended by serious disturbances of health. SaIicylic acid is well Known as poisonous substance, and one of the evils which may accompany it's use is derangement of the diges- ton. It is therefore plain that it's extensive use in. food may lead to disturbance of digestion and health,
 The Federal Food and Drugs Act prohibits the use of harmful preserv- atives in foods that enter interstate every state in the union forbids the sale within the state of foods that have been preserved with harmful substances. Neither the Federal or state food laws apply to foods that are canned in the home and consun- ed there. It would seem, however tha tthe housewife would not know ingly use, in the foods she provides for her family substances that she could not use ins foods for sale with out violating the law, because these substances are injurious to health
 Artificial Preservatives Not Necess-
 ary.
 Fruits and vegetables can be kept indefinitely if they are sterilized s5y heat and properly sealed, and there is no excuse, in. the opinion of the ex- perts of the Department, for running any risk by using preserving powders, which may be injurious to health The use of such powders in addition to the possible injury to health encour- ages uncleanly or careless work in canning. Reliance is placed in the efficiency of the preserving compound instead of upon cleanliness and heat
 The Department has issued ibuIle- tins that give specific directions for the preserving and canning of fruits and vegetables without the use of preserving powders or canning com pounds These bulletins may be ob- tained without cost from the Depart ment of Agriculture. Application should be made for Farmers Bulle- tin, No. 203 on Canned Fruit, Pre- serves and Je11ies, and No. 521 on Canning Tomatoes at Home and in Club Work. Also Forms N. R. 22, N. R. g. N. R. A. N R. 34 and N. R. 37 of the Office of Extension Work, North and West. States Rela- tions Service.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
:. THE CARE OF OLD ANIMALS.

Am interesting news dispatch the past week reports the death of Nancy Hanks, champion trotter from 1892 to 1894. She breathed her last at the estate of J. E. Madden of Lexington. Ky, who bought the horse several years ago to pension her.
 There is so much thoughtlessness in the care of aged animals, that it is pleasant to see this notice of con siderattor. Too many faithful beasts of every day life are pushed ahead until they drop. No halo of the race track follows their heads.
 There are all extremes of sentiment in this matter. Some people are so sensitive that they will not take the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
FOUNDATIONS MENACE J. S., IS INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION
 REPORT; ABOLITION URGED

[ Chicago, Aug. 26-FederaI control | of the Rockefeller, Carnegie and oth- CT large foundations, with rigid limi- tatton Of their capital and their pur- poses. is urged on Congress by four me1pb bers of the United States Com mission on Industrial Relations in a third instalment of it's report just made public! This part of the report was dderted by Chairman F. P.<Wa1sh and Commissioners J. B. Lennon. Jas O'Conne1 and A. B. Garretson, the three 1abcr members.
 The entrance of the Rockefeller Foundation into the field of industrial religions is called "a menace to the national welfare, to which the atten- ton not only of Congress but of the entire country should be directed Backed by the $1O0,eOO,000 of the Rockefeller Foundation, this move ment has the power to influence the entire country in the determination of its most vital policy.''
 Rockefeller is Accused. MT. Rockefeller is charged with planning to utilize literature which was known to him at the time to be lntrueS and misleading in a, so-cal1ed ''untons educational campaign. ''t
 There is developing, says the re- port. a degree of control over the teaching of professors in our colleges and universities which "constitutes a most serious nenace.''
 The commission recomm ends that Congress pass a law providing that all incorporated non-prof1t making bodies whose present charters em- power them to perform more than a single specific function, and whose elinds exceed $1,000,0O0. shall be re- quired to secure Federal charter, | The Federal charter, the comnlis- sion says, should contain the follow ing provisions: a. Definite limitation of the funds to be held by any organiza- | tion, at least not to exceed the r largest amount held by any Nfat the | time of the passage of the act. ! b. Definite and exact specified
 tionsz of the powers and functions which the organization is empow- cred to exercise, with provision | for heavy penalties if it's corpor-
 ate powers are exceeded. Fund Accumulation. e. Specific provision against the compoundipg of unexpended in
 come, and against the expendi- i ture in any one year of more than
 10 per cent. of the principal. d. Rigid inspection of the
 finances as regards both invest ment3 and expenditure of funds. e. Complete publicity through open reports to the proper Cow ernnent officials.
 f. Provision that no line of work which is not specifically and E directly mentioned in the articles
 Of incorporation shall be entered F $ upon without the unanimous con
 sent and approval of the Board of
 Trustees, nor unless Congress is directly informed of such inten- ton.
 IS The commission also suggests that ECongress make a thorough investiga- tion, by a special cornrnittee or com mission, of "all endowed institutions, both secular and religious, whose property holdings or income exceed a moderate amount the inquiry to cov- CT not only the finances of such insti- tutions., but all their activities and af-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26

life of an aged horse or dog. even where the animal has passed any en- joyment of existence. They feel keenly the individuality of animals, and putting them out of the way with chloroform seems almost like taking the life of a child. This over-sensi- tiveness to animal life is rare
 The faithful horse who has drawn a. farniIy's burdens for lifetime should be something more than a mere drudge. If he has been treated with kindness. he makes known his affection for his masters, and wei comes their approach with the cheer full neigh.
 He has contributed his share to the househ old 1aibors, in return for a mea- ger wage of hay and grain He has to11ed through heat and cold and
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-26
hIiations.
Increase Federal Funds.

Increase Federal Funds.
 "As the only effective means of counteracting the influence of the foundations, as long as they are per nlitted to exist consists in the act1V- 1ties of governmental agencies along similar lines, the opriations of the Federal Government for education and social service should be correspond- ingly increased adds the commits sion.
 Director of Research B. M. Manly, who prepared the report, quotes from the testimony before this and other Government inquiries to show that the great corporations keep up all the time a non-union policy, maintain es- pionage and are in the control of a small number of wealthy. and pow erfu1 fnanciers, including the Rocke- fe1ler-F1ick-Mor groups, whose members have no real interest in the workmen, except as to safety and san itation, but look only after profits and keep the corporations on a non-union basis.
 'The funds of the foundation says the commission, represent largely the results either of the exploitation of American workers through the pay ment of low wages or of the exploita- ton of the American public through the exaction of high prices. The funds, therefore. by every right belong to the
 
 foundations are practically unlimited, except that they may not directly ep- gage in business for profit.
 Mr. Rockefel1er's Colorado labor in quiry is asserted to have been made simply to promote his industrial in terests.
 Accuses New York Bureau
 The commission declares that the Bureau Of Municipal Research in E. conditions imposed by MT. Rocke- fel1er, and 1t adds:
 ''The abandonment by several col Ieges and universities of sectarian af- dliations and charter clauses relating to religion in order to secure endow- l ments from the Carnegie Corporation and pensions for professors from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance ment of Teaching would seem con elusive evidence that if an instituti on will willingly abandon it's religious af- n1fatfons through the influence of easily conform to their will any other part of it's organization or teaching D As to the needs of labor unions, the report urges the passage by Congress of a law similar to the British Trades Disputes Act.
 It is also urged that Congress pro hibit the transportation of men from State to State, either under arms or for the purpose of arrning them as guards or as agents either of em- ployers or employees, together with restrictions as to shipments. of arms, and as to the employment in strikes of detectives, deputy sherifs or con- stables.
 The report asks that martial law in strikes shall not. take away any of the usual constitutional guarantees nor suspend the habeas corpus nor take away the Jurisdiction of the lciviI-courts. ss 5-
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