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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
CHANGE
Quit Coffee and Got Well.

A woman's coffee experience is in
teresting. For two weeks at a time
l have taken no food but skim milk,
for solid food would ferment and cause
such distress that l could hardly
breathe at times, also excruciating
pain and heart palpitation and ell the
time was SO nervous and restless.
From childhood up / had been a
coffee aud tea drinker and for the past
20 years had been trying different
physicians but could get only tenn
porary relief. Then / read an article
telling how some one had been helped
by leaving of coffee and drinking
Postum and it seemed so pleasant Just
to read about good health decided to
try Postum.
Il made the change from coffee to
Postum and there is such difference
in me that don't feel like the same
person. We all found Postum deli.
cious and like it better than coffee. Ny
health now is wonderfully good.
AS soon, as ! made the shift to
1OSIun 6OI U0JISE dlAu 1IOW NY tIOu-
bles are gone. am fleshy, my food az
similates, the pressure in the chest and
palpitation are all gone, my bowels are
regular, have no more stomach trouble
and my headaches are gone. Remem'
Der did not use medicines at all--
Just left of coffee and used Postum
steadily" Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Postum comes in two forms:
Postum Cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc pack.
ages. 4
Instant Postum--a soluble powder
dissolves quickly in a cup Of hot water.
and, with cream and sugar, makes a
delicious beverage instantly. SOC and
60 tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious and
cost about the same per cup.
There's q Reason for Postum.
S-sold by GrocerA
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

I'VE find the deceased came to his
death by his own hands"
The pursy coroner blinked at the
speed with which his jury returned
their verdict. Not that any other YER
dict was pHs5lble-everybody agreed
as to that. A waste of time and pub
lie moneys-the two weeks hearing.
President Darius Brown was dead.
There could De no doubt about it.
He had been respected, living; dead,
he was a knave. Gunshot wound ex-
perts and the mute, mechanical wit.
ness proved the Jury correct in their
finding.
Expert accountants, expert sleuths,
layman witnesses showed conclusively
the crookedness of the late Darius
Brown. But the moneys he had
filched from the bank funds and the
securities he had borrowed from the
vaults had been found beside his life
less body. Depositors had lost moth
ing. Future depositors had gained an
honest president. Darius Brown had
lost his life. So why bother?
Nodding their heads sagely with the
satisfaction of having known all
along" the audience left the stuffy
room. Four of that audience slipped
furtively out, as though fearing some
thing invisible was dogging their foot
steps, casting a chill shadow between
their shoulder blades. But that is my
story-the tale of the real happenings
at the Fourth National.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

He Reveled in the Beauty Of Her.
seen in the window Of Lattimer's
jewel shop. Drum was still smiling
as his eyes followed her out of sight,
then the smile disappeared as move
ment of his hands brought the fatal
inventory of debts to light again.
Not more closely did the closely
meshed cage shut him away from
those outside than his position de-
barred him from raising such an
amount of money.
Even as he thought Of substantial
mems opinion of him, his brain, by
some strange quip peculiar to those
closely harassed, flew to Fred Will
liams-his brother-iD-law. Their &C
quantance was but casual. The man
was gambler, a sporting man of a
character such as would have made
closer acquaintance impossible for a
bank teller. Still, he had taken a
liking to the man on the night of
that wedding supper that had lasted
till dawn. He had noticed that the
gambler touched no liquor; that he
skillfully managed to handle the other
guests who had imbibed too freely.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
Device to save Time.

A new device brought out by an
Englishman puts an end to waste Of
time in using the telephone. The in
vention is called an amplifier and can
be connected with the receiver by
pressing a button. BY this simple
arrangement one dces not have to wait
at the telephone while the person at
the other end goes in search of the
person you seek. Instead, the ampli-
fer is switched on. The receiver can
then be placed on the desk and work
of the caller resumed. When the
party sought calls his tone is greatly
increased by the amplitier and can be
heard across a large-sized room.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

The hours dragged their fntermlna-
BILE length across the clock dial He
thought the hands would never pont
to three. In those hours the teller
seemed to pass a lifetime. But they
finally came to an end and, before
the doors we're even closed he was
upon the street, striding swiftly to-
ward = certain cigar store. which he
knew was used as a blind for the
gambling house in the rear which
Williams visited.
The gambler made explanation sim
pie by cutting squarely to the point.
From under his brows he appraised
Drum, in that swift, incisive glance
which a faro dealer gives the players
about his bank, most keenly and de-
cisively appraising of all looks.
'Flo's a great Jane, Drum" the
gambler admitted slowly. She's been
! a dandy sister to me. But she GER
tainly does throw up the coin. She's
| got you on the bum already. How
much are you In tor!
He whistled as Drum thrust the list
of debts into his hand, his eyes squint-
ing narrowly from it to the harassed
teller. Suddenly he came to a de-
| cision.
We'll, you're nailed hard, old man,
and you've got to make a cleanup to
break loose. That's all can see to
do and, believe me, If there's a loop,
hole from any scrape l don't need a
spyglass to find it. You've got six
hundred beans and you've gotta have
ten thousand dollars. Take a chance
that's the only answer"
IT'S the only way can see."
Sure. Well, I've got a sweet little
thing bottled up at this very moment,
Drum. l was going down on it hook,
line and sinker myself, but I'll turn
it over to you. Balamour starts in
the third race tomorrow. She'll be
long shot because she's a dog by
birth and by performance. But she's
prepped to win. The owners have
been laying back months for this hog
killing. Give me five hundred bucks
and I'll distribute it tonight SOS it
won't affect the betting. If she don't
cop the coin or If she's disqualified,
you stand about where you are"
III.
Restlessly, feverishly he performed
his duties the following day. The
evening had been one of agony to
him, the inability to meet his wife's
calm, tender eyes, the failure to bring
his thoughts away from the impend.
ing transaction that meant so much
to him.
Belamour-on bank notes, on the
paper bands that held the packages
together, on his ledger, the name OF
the mare spelled itself out before him.
On the bank steps outside he hesitated
a moment.
Dark fear was tugging at his coat
tails and, at the same time, urging
him forward. Across the street a
newsboy peddled his papers. He
caught Drums eye and darted through
the traffic toward him.
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VII

F1ed-throughout the weeks and
months; fled-when there was no
place to fee; fled-from the voices
that betrayed him, from the whispers
that accused him; fied-when he
prayed he might be captured; fed
from pillar to post, with no objective,
with no reason for flight save the fear
that impregnated the very soul of him.
A series of fiat robberies punctuated
his flight
bungled the job He had felt in ad.
vance that he was about to be caught
The plant had been laid for him by the
police. His pal had been a stool pig
con.
Joseph Drum and his wife were
silently seated in their living room
when the haggard, haunted man burst
in upon them. Since the tragedy they
had been given much to silence The
fear that beset the cracksman had not
neglected them-the fear and remorse.
"They got me-" Williams gasped.
They're wise to me. They nicked me
on the job"
Williams laughed hoarsely, croak-
ingly
There's no getaway for any of our
gang" he muttered, then, his voice
growing clearer, something almost
prophetic glowed in the bleary eyes;
mo getaway for any of us. can't
help running. but to make a getaway.
l can't-we can't"
1--WE left a trail a mile wide," he
continued more quietly. THAT pearl
necklace, Joe! All the coin you've
spent! What Fields knows! What
everybody knows about your salary!
They're alive-those clues, even if a
fat coroner does go to sleep on the
job. They had a clear case against
Brown-and he was dead. But they
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
Cement From Beets.

Excellent cement is now being man
ufactured by a French firm from by
product in the process Of making beet
sugar. Says a writer in the Scientific
American Supplement (New York,
January 23):
THE scum that forms when the
beets are boiled and which has here
tofore been thrown away consists
largely of carbonate OF lime and wa
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

ties, and they are seeing their own
country for the first time. They are
going to the capital to drill in front
of the church; and they are coming
back, wounded, to visit the opera and
the art galleries.
They are, as a matter of fact, hav-
ing the time of their lives in this war,
with higher wages, greater sobriety
and education than their fathers have
enjoyed for 900 years past. That is
what this war means to them. They
have lived in hardship that makes
dying in the trenches seem easy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

Those of Ivan's and Michaels kins-
men who are not slain are going to
assert the authority Of this education
and experience later on. They are
never again going to be so drunken
and so ignorant as they were.
The strides of the Russian people
after the Japanese war were as mark
ing time beside the pace they will as
sumo at the close of this one. They
will take the first steps in that up
ward climb which will place them on
the mountain tops Of understanding
when the Teuton and the Anglo-Saxon
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

because, as has been said, that is the
only way an autocratic power can
preserve its autocracy. To make it
possible for the country to win
against an outside foe, however, it has
been obliged to make its subjects
sober. In the stress Of this great
emergency it closed its vodka shops
and, with that action, conceded it's
most basic power over it's subjects.
Ivan and Michael, in sobriety and in
the self-respect that comes with new,
clean costumes, are travelling. They
are in full possession of their facuk
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

gotta clear case against us, if they
ever start. They amt no getaway.
They amt"
He halted, springing to his feet as
the elevator cage changed upon their
floor and heavy steps, Immediately
followed by resounding blows upon the
door, woke the echoes of the apart
ment house.
Crash-the door shivered, then
slapped from its hinges before the
heavy-shouldered pair who lunged into
the room.
What did he mean-about clues?'
Flo whispered fearfully to her hus-
band, an hour later did he mean
we might-get caught"
Drum sighed heavily
what was he running-from-al.
ways?" she persisted, duly. "The
verdict cleared-everything-so far as
any chance of eing-caught was =
concerned. Why did he run, Joe?p
SNot from man. His voice was
leaden. From the arrows of the AL
mighty he ran. Haven't you felt them,
Flo?"
She shivered, wishing she might
meet his eyes-knowing their eyes
could never meet as of old.
And that is the real affair of the
Fourth National.
WHO PAYs?'
(End Of Story Number Three.)
The next story, Loves Liar" :
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
SEES AWAKENING IN RUSSIA
Writer ForeteIIs Rosy Future for the
Subjects Of the czar After
War ls Over.

for the autocratic government to
maintain it's authority, it had to make
the greatest concession of its long
rule. 1t is fighting to preserve its
power, which was nearly in the death
throes. Still, in order to control its
subjects through long centuries 1t has
been accused Of keeping thsM drunk,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
Nothinu Unusual.

Any pretty girls at the hotel where
you spent the summers"
Eyes, indeed" replied the man
whose few remaining strands of hair
were laid out to the best advantage.
Did they show you any atten-
tion?"
They showed me just as little as
they could"
Tough luck"
81 rather expected it. You see, they
were mattresses"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

ter; and from 10000 tons of beets
treated, 1000 tons Of carbonate of
lime is obtained; to this 1,10O tons of
clay is added, the resulting product
being 1852 tons Of excellent cement.
The scum is pumped into large tanks
where it is allowed to dry partially;
finely divided clay is then mixed with
it; the mixture is thoroughly anal,
gamated by beaters for an hour and
burned in a rotary kiln, much in the
same way as Portland cement. The
clinker is then removed and pulyeN
ised into cement"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
Lucky Animals.

THE animals of the woodland are
preparing for cold weather. They are
growing extra thick coats of fur"
They are lucky to be able to do SO.
Beats my system of buttoning under
my vest an old newspaper. Louis
vile Courier-Journal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
BELAMoUR WINS AT so TO l..

The great, black type seemed to
leap from the box across the front
page and strike him between the eyes
He found himself inside the cigar
store without any remembrance of
how he came there. He found himself
listening to Fred Williams tense, ear
nest voice, as he thrust a great wad
Of bills in his hands.
well, you copped the coin that
time, Joe, I've used up ton of sweat
pulling for you though. You're a
man and can't talk to you like a
kid but, remember, I'm in the know.
I'm wise. I've lived a thousand years
longer than you, and I'm wise There
is nothing to it. Nine times outta ten
old Mrs. Luck would a give you a
kick in the Stats and that's all. Clean
up and drive straight. Put it up to
Flo like man and she'll understand.
Come clean with her that she's gotta
cut out them chorus James and she's
gotta live like a respectable bankers
wife. She's been brought up in an
incandescent furnace, Joe, and
never seen anybody yet that didn't
get parboiled if they stuck in the oven
long enough"
Drum nodded though he heard
nothing of what the man said His
brain was light as feather
Feverishly he lunged through the
crowded traffic toward his apartment
aouse, elbowing people out of the
way, forcing an entrance into the
thickest jam. And then he halted, his
eyes attracted by the exquisite dis
/ play of a jeweler Yes, the necklace
was still there-a proper hauble to oc-
cupy the entire blue, velvet lined
show window. He quickly entered the
shop, chuckling to himself as he more
TRANQUILITY made his way home, the
| tewel box in his pocket.
He slipped up behind Flo fastening
The necklace of pearls about her no
Tess lustrous neck, reveling in the
beautiful creatures delight.
Her hand tightly clasping his they
Eat before the mirror, reveling in the
necklace.
Joe, DEAR" she clasped those thrill
Eng fingers about his own, drawing
BIS face very close to hers, a deep,
sarious light in her eyes, SOLDERING
note of intensity in her voice, we've
always got to have money-weve got
to have it. don't think l could
stand"
You'll never have to stand any
thing else, my butterfly" he laughed.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

an ejaculation of surprised delight as
the mans foot touched the loose tile
and, simultaneously, the flash powders
famed from the door, leaving a
plume of hot, acid smoke behind.
And there you have the face Of
the bank thief" he chuckled. Very
ingenious indeed!"
He smiled and turned away, closing
the door behind him as he resumed
his desk. For the hours of a bank
executive are known to no man save
himself. There we're few details of
the business to be righted and then a
study of the market
Darius Browns lips tightened as
he went over again and again certain
bewildering evolutions of stocks in
which he was interested. Well, he
would wait and see what he could
make of them in the morning.
But eager though he was to find
that market page of his paper at
breakfast, he still had time to pause
a while and smile at the simple an
nouncement on the preceding page,
of the marriage of Joseph Drum, pay
ing teller of the Fourth National
bank. to Miss Flo Williams, who had
been lending her charms of face and
figure to the show girl contingent of
the Gayety theater.
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er was trembling violently, shaking
like an aspen as he leaned heavily
upon the brokers' desk.
john he finally managed his lips
sufficiently to blurt forth. "Tve got to
borrow those securities for tomorrow
the securities as collateral l left
with you. only want them for to-
morrow when the examiner comes.
You understand"
"I'll think 1t over" Field decided.
John Field leaned back in his chair
and again that hint of CLEAN showed
beneath the pale eyes. The puzzle
had been worked out to his own com
plete satisfaction--two thieves in one
bank. 8ta@
With q little cluck Of annoyance he
turned 10 shs memorandum he had
been making when Darius Brown
burst in upon him. A second he
looked puzzled, then completed it.
v.
Joseph Drum stood on the bank
steps, listening without a tremor to
the treble of the newsboy across the
street, the boy who had always be-
fore been able to catse him such ter
ror. Yet nowthat he knew the worst
he was cool and collected and CO.
herent.
SHARP RAID ON c. D. & {.
Hundreds Sacrificing Holdings.
Raid On.
Yes, he could make out every word
that spelt his ruin. He even smiled as
he refused to purchase newspaper
from the lad.
He reached back to feel the bulk OF
the automatic in his pocket. He had
not forgotten. He had managed to
make thorough cleanup in his de.
partment, even finishing with the re-
volver that belonged to the institu
ton.
In the morning the examiner would
go over his cash books.
Carefully, methodically, solicitous
not to disarray any of his wife's toilet
articles, he placed the ugly automa
tic among the delicate pieces there
then rummaged piece Of paper from
the drawer and began his note of ex
planation.
Dearest Flo, coodBy. There Was
No Other Way to
He halted. How silly and insincere
that sounded! He cudgeled his
brains for the proper words to convey
the real meaning Of such parting
The tinkle of the phone in the living
room brought a sharp exclamation OF
impatience from him as 1t insistently
obtruded upon his mental effort Re
luctantIy he picked it up, his voice
cool and collected. A slight smile
parted his lips as Field announced
himself.
"Yes, know" his lips moved.
II have Just closed your c. D. G e
with one hundred thousand dollars
profit, Mr.. Drum. Is that correct?"
quite correct" the teller quietly
answered then: Just send it to my
apartment by messenger-immediate.
ly. One hundred and seventy-five
thousand dollars, believe"
Coolly he replaced the receiver on
the hook, then moving to Flo's bed
chamber. MethodiCally he tore up the
note he had begun and dropped the
automatic into his pocket. The mis-
take of John Field in buying the wrong
stock did not even strike him as
strange. The whole transaction
seemed commonplace.
Then, like a flash it came; came
with the click Of the key in the loch
of the door; came with the scent oi
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

are doing in the comfortable dreams
of age.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

The parents of baby are the only
successful conversational opponents
OF the man who wishes to talk about
himself.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

There was something the air Of
tomb about the Office of John Field,
confidential broker; there was some
thing the sensation of being about a
corpse when one transacted business
with John Field.
To Field, everything was prob
lem-fgures as well as men. And Field
had taken unusual pleasure in waiting
the denouement he figured was bound
to come when the affairs of the Fourth
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
To Fortify the System
Against Winter Gold

Against Winter Cold
Many users Of GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC make 1t a practice to take number Of
bottles In the fall to strengthen and fortify the
system against the cold weather during the
winter. Everyone knows the tonic effect of
Qninine and Iron which this preparation con.
tains in tasteless and acceptable form. It
purihes and enriches the blood and builds up
the whole system. 50c.-Adv
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

Though he would have knocked
down the man who even queried him
regarding his matrimonial judgment.
Joseph Drum flushed as he reluctant
ly gave room to traitorous thought in
his mind. For weeks, for months he
had felt the ground slipping beneath
his feet, had seen the pyramid Of debt
piling higher and higher yet had
dared take no exact measurement OF
it, hoping against all reasonable hope
that something would turn up" to
save him.
Five thousand dollars a year!
What a huge sum 1t had seemed to
them both! His lips curled in a bit
ter smile. Five thousand dollars a
year and already, within few months
after marriage, his surplus savings
had been wiped out, his salary spent
and he owed ten thousand dollars.
And it was his own fault-he. the
banker, his fault. 1t was a child he
had married, a pampered, spoiled
child.
A perfect wife she had made him
perfect save in her extravaganza. And
he had not warned at the time when
warning would have been easy. Now
she would take it as a reproach. Now
where could he hope to raise ter
thousand dollars? How could he make
the six hundred dollars in his pocket
over into a sufficient sum to start
him anew?
He pushed the tell-tale tabulatioI
hurriedly aside as Flo swept into the
bank and sought his cage. The ole
thrill of delight swept other thoughts
aside as he reveled in the grace, the
beauty of her, drank in deep drafts
of the Intoxicating devotion tha
glowed in her eyes as they found hi!
own. He even smiled as, in her dear
wheedling way she glowingly de
scribed the beauties Of pearl neck
lace, amazingly low.priced, she haC
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18
W1(9FNYS?
When Justice Sleeps
By EDWTN BLISS
ecn
THIRD STORY
By EDWTN BLISS

0copyriEht by
Copyrights Strictly
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1915-11-18

Joseph Drum stood on the bank
steps, listening without a tremor to
the treble of the newsboy across the
street, the boy who had always be-
fore been able to catse him such ter
ror. Yet nowithat he knew the worst
he was cool and collected and CO.
herent.