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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13

Dufresnay greeted him with delight.
as his majesty returned to PARISH
No? He is well~
Turning to the girl, he said: Il am
as perhaps you know, the kings poor
kinsman, as poor as he is rich. NJ.
Ribot has been the bearer of many
good gifts. Monsieur, mademoiselle Is
my betrothed."
"Ahem! M. Dufresnay, his majesty
intrusted me with this Christmas
present for you-this purse of gold,
500 louis, l believe, and this commits
sion creating you valet de chambre du
roi, with q stipend of 100000 livres per
annum. l congratulate you, monsieur.
AS have many other commissions to
execute for his gracious majesty, l
must humbly take my leave"
present my grateful thanks and
Christmas wishes to his majesty"
NJ. Ribot made his departure with
somewhat the air of one who gladly
takes leave of questionable company.
"May also congratulate you, mon
sieur" timidly ventured the girl. "YOu
can pay me now," she added rather
tamely.
"You see my establiShment-how I
live. Could not the order of these
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
A Christmas Prayer.

God grant no little child may 90
With hungry heart or empty hand
Give this thy toOrId one radiant dGy
To understand, to understand.
Gtve US the fitting i0ord to say,
The Spendthr!ft smile, the OrGvc CO.
reSs;
Disclose our hearts and 0iUe US noto
The courage of our tenderness!
Lord, .oe are old aOith toll and tears,
Our souls are VciIed tOith OdTtous art,
Yet still the little children Keep
Thine ancient sintpleness OF heGTt-
And they alone of all thy breath
Nay bind the burning angels eyes
And, striking laughter from the st0oYd,
Retrdce the years to paradise.
They are so brave i0tth loUe and
dreams,
So eager eyed and, dh, so deGri
I think zoe must return them sOtO
The faith they bore across the year.
1 think that zoe must OiVe them n0tO
The spendthrtft smile, the kindly
to0rd,
That earth mag keep Its Gncisnt hope
And zoe tAy fulI commandments
Lord. e,sDaa0 Barnet.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13

only a slender girl, kneeling, and en-
IDENTIFY I'm tears. She was very thin;
he saw that, and her shoulders heaVed
convulsively. But as the service went
on she grew quleter. When she rose
from her knees at last, she was quite
calm.
1t was then that he knew her.
Ward watched her with an ache In
his throat. She looked frail, sad. AL
ways in his mind he had pictured her
in her summer garden, flower herself
among her flowers, or as she had
looked that night In old Hilary's IL
brary, the night when, to save him,
she had told him the shameful truth
about herself. And now he found her
here, wearing the garb Of service, and
on her knees!
So fearful was he Of losing her that
he stayed close as the congregation
moved slowly out of the church. She
did not intend to go; he saw that. She
stepped out Of the crowd and waited.
He thought 1t probable that she was
seeking what he himself had once
sought-a quiet hour under holy roof.
And so it was that they came face to
face again. She put her hand to her
throat, with the familiar gesture, when
she saw him. For a moment neither
of them spoke. The ordinary greetings
were out of place, and what was there
to say?
1t was Ward who spoke at last.
at doesn't seem quite possible, Eli
nor" he said.
She had never been "Elinor" to him
save In his thoughts. But neither Of
them noticed.
"I am sorry you have found me. 1
have tried so hard to bury myself"
1t was increasingly hard for him to
speak. All the things that had lain in
his heart for three years clamOred for
speech.
"YOu are-quite well again?"
Perfectly. But you? You are thin
ner."
II have worked hard and, Of course,
l have suffered. 1t was not easy-to
tear myself away from the few friends
l had"
And then, at last, he broke into
speech, rapid, incoherent. He blamed
himself for his hardness that night in
old Hilary's library, he condemned him
self for thousand things. She lis
tened, rather bewildered, with the old
wistfulneSs in her eyes.
"Why should you say such things?"
she asked at last, when he stopped
from sheer panic. "You were right. I
was a criminal. have been learning
things since then. You were always
kind to me. l have never forgotten"
"Kind!" He almost groaned.
She held out her hand. II must go
now. My time Is not my own" She
glanced down at her uniform. do you
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
HOLDS A "PLAIN DOG" SHOW
Philadelphia Is Originator OF Novel
Contest in Which CANNES OF All
Walks of Life Enter.

Hungry dogs, clipped dogs, thin
dogs. fat dogs, blind mems dogs-any-
thing from a cheese hound to sky
terrier-gathered themselves together
for the third annual "Plain Dog show,
held under the auspices of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to An
imals, says the Philadelphia North
American.
The dog for which Mother Hubbard
made her epochal trip to the cupboard
was there, hObnobbing with Old Dog
Tray.
Taking them by and large, tail for
tail, the wistful eyed congress of ours
was shy on blue blood, but long on
faithfulness, vagabondry, lovableness
and all the other traits that have won
for them a "place in the sun" or be-
hind the stove, so far as young Amer
lea is concerned.
Philadelphia originated the idea OF
a "plain dog" show, and this year IL
was enlarged to accommodate other
pets, such as monkeys, goats cats,
ponies, horses, pigeons and chickens.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
cerard's Use of German.

A correspondent of the Westmln-
ster Gazette sends to that paper his
impression Of American Ambassador
Gerard's use Of the German language
as it sounded to him in Ruhleben.
Heard from the back of the room" )"
he writes, "the speech did, no doubt
sound like American, with variations !;
but listeners in the foreground de-
clared that both grammar and vocabu-
larry were accurate. The sentences
were, for German sentences, rather
short. One was not kept waiting an
xiously for the verb, as for difficult
catch in the long field; nor was the
verb announced, in the German STYLE
by the premonitory rumblings of semi
detached propositions. But the flow
of words was easy, and all the points
were made, and the only effect OF the
peculiarities of the ambassadors ac-
cent was to inspire the deputation
with fuller confidence in his goodwill
and Anglo-Saxon sympathies."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
Dufresnay's
Christmas
Awakening
M Christmas morning of the year

IN Christmas morning Of the year
I 1851 NJ. Dufresnay's apartments
were in some confusion. Mon
Sieur himself as he slept on spindle
legged sofa was not the very image OF
order. His rose cOlOred satin coat was
under his head, and his silk stockinged
calves dangled over the end of his all
too brief bed. The cards of yesterday
and yesternight bestrewed the floor.
He was disturbed by the insistent
tinEling of a bell. Dufresnay groaned
and struggled to his feet.
On opening the door he beheld
very beautiful young lady quantity dis
guised as working woman and carry
ing large basket such as laundresses
use. Dufresnay retreated in confusion,
bowing profoundly and wrestling with
his coat.
'T pray you pardon me, mademoiselle.
l did not expect "a vision!"
"And pray you, monsieur, not to
mock me-" she replied, with wry lit
tie smile. "The last time l came your
servant said you had no money. You
owe me II livres."
Dufresnay gazed in speechless incre-
dulity for a moment and then burst
out laughing.
"A merry Christmas to you, made
moiselle /" he cried. "Is the basket for
me-"
II wish you also merry Christmas.
But please, please listen to me. Per-
haps the wine is not yet out of your
head. But must have money today.
Surely you can understand|
Dufresnay partially mustered his
wits and attempted an elaborate COM
pliment.
II have seen all the shepherdesses of
our Arcadian Versailles and By the
goddess of the laundry, you are not
crying! The basket Is very heavy.
And here are actual shirts!"
He looked in comic perplexity from
the basket to the girl. Then he said
gently, HAS no one ever told you how
beautiful you areT
Certainly you are not the first to
flatter me nor the first that failed to
pay me, but" she added, and her eyes
filled with tears, II had better hopes
Of you. Fine words will not help me. II
II know they will not. What have
I that will bring II llvres? This ringT
"But that is a wedding ring"
my mothers. And it is for my
wife. 1t is for you"
"That is a cruel jest. And thought
you were so different. You have never
seen me before, but I live not fal
away, and I have often seen you. YOU
are not yourself now or you would moi
mock me so."
81 was never myself before" insist
ed Dufresnay.
At this moment a stately parsonage
appeared in the doorway and rang the
bell with great vigor.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
Christmas.

During the reformation the custom
of observing Christmas was looked
upon in England as sacrilegious. Puri-
tanS were working toward its abolish
ment and finally in December "a, 1852,
parliament ordered '"That no Observ-
ance shall be had Of the five and twen-
tieth day Of December, commonly
called Christmas day; nor any solemn
lty used or exercised in the churches
upon that day in respect thereof"
Then Christmas became a day of
work and no cheer. The love of fun
which must find vent was expended at
New Year, when the celebration was
similar to that formerly observed at
Christmas. Christmas has never re-
gained it's former prestige in England.
Year after year 1t has been more OBJ
served in churches and families, but
not in the wild bOisterOus hearty style
of olden times when the muir
murs of yore bade to each and all:
"a merry Christmas and happy New
Year,
Your pockets full of money and your
cellar full Of beer"
-Yuletlde II Many Lands
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
Watterson's Appetite.

Col. Henry Watterson's appetite has
long been the envy even of men far
younger than himself. A fellow-JoVr-
nalist tells Of his experiences in try
ing to keep the colonel company: Il
was invited to dine with him at a club
in Louisville one time. At that time l
would eat with anybody anything at
any time, so 1 followed the colonel
through long list Of fancy dishes.
At dessert he ordered two cantalOupes
and filed them with vanilla ice cream
and sprinkled the cream with paprika.
l followed him that far, but then he Or
dered two cucumbers and sliced one
over the cream in his cantalOupe and
offered me the other. ! did not take
it, and that is the reason why l am
giving this interview today"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
SQUIRRELS PLAN is HALTED
Little Pet Persisted In Carrying Away
Doctors Winter Supply Of Care
fully Hulled Walnuts.

Billie, one Of the pet squirrels In
Fletcher avenue, became very indig-
nant recently, relates the Indianapolis
News. The doctor had burned con-
siderable gasoline in visiting the coun-
try and gathering walnuts, until he
had three or four bushels for winter
use. Billie watched the doctor hull
the nuts, put them in basket and set
them in the sun in the back yard to
dry. The nuts looked good to Billie
and when the doctor was called away
Billie got busy and began laying up
his own winter store. The squirrel
had carried off and buried about half
a bushel of the nuts when the doc
tor returned and put the little thief
to flight.
Billie returned the next day and
found the doctor had spread the nuts
on the roof of his garage and covered
them with wire screens, but this didn't
daunt the squirrel, which at once
gnawed hole in the wire and pulled
out the nuts with its paws. 1t was
busy burying them in neighborhood
lawns and gardens when the doctor
discovered that more of the nuts were
missing.
"Shoo, you little rascal" the doc
tor said, as he made a threatening
motion.
"Get out of my way" retorted Billie
in squirrel chatter rs the little animal
made a dash for another nut.
mot one more" replied the doctor
as he attempted to close the rent in
the wire screen, but the squirrel did
not bulge an inch and attempted to
scratch and bite.
Finally the doctor pushed the squir-
rel off the roof and threw a nut at
it, which was promptly buried with
the others that had been stolen. Billie
then sat on his launches with tail
curved upward and Chattered all man
ners of unkind things till the owner
of the nuts had packed them away In
the cellar.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13

remember what you said to me once
about the brotherhood of man? have
been trying to live up to that"
Ward took her hand. It was very
cold.
do you remember that"
II remember almost everything you
told me. Even the things, that night
while was watching the clock. re-
member them ALL"
The church was empty, save for a
verger here and there, busy about his
duties. Quite suddenly Ward lost his
composure.
"And II remember everything too.
Your smile, your eyes that night when
was carried into the house-oh, my
dear, my dear, you are written on my
heart"
He bent over, shaken and pale, and
kissed the palm Of her hand.
"It is you who are good" he said
huskily. 'T, who talked smugly Of vir'
tue and tenderness and pity, and who
let you go out Of my life-I care for
YOU more than 1 care for anything in
this world. 1 want you'll want you"
Elinors eyes turned toward the high
altar with its cross. Always, when she
looked at it, she had seen the cross at
Saint Jude's, and the dawn, and spar
rows drinking out of the wet gutter at
her feet.
'T want you" said Ward, and waited,
frightened.
But her eyes came back to him, clear
and full of promise.
81 have always loved you," she said
simply. II will go with you. And
YOUR God shall be my God"
(THE END.l
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
Hezekiah's Progress.

Speaking at dinner, Senator Por-
ter J. McCumber of North Dakota re-
ferred to the progress of the farmer.
and smilingly recalled this little story:
Hezekiah was on his way to town
one afternoon, and CHANGING to see his
friend Abner working in an adjacent
field, he paused for small chate over
the barbed wire fence. Incidentally
inquiry was made after Abner's eldest
son. Hezekiah.
"Hezekiah Is in the city now an
swered Abner with some show OF
pride. Been there most a year"
"Yes, I know that" returned Uncle
John. "What l was wOnderin' was
which side he was on"
(Which side he was on" Queried Abb
ner, with II puzzled expression. II
don't quite just get ye."
What l mean, Abner," explained
Uncle John. "is HeZekiah buyin' gold
bricks yet, or has he started in to sell
'em?"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13

Chloride of calcium Is sometimes
used to absorb moisture and keep GER
tain Photographic products dry, suck
as platinum paper or carbon paper
but a photographer has discovered
that cardboard of the heavy kind will:
act as q good drier. The card Is used
in rough sheets. 1t being well driec
by heat and then wrapped in waxed
paper so as to leave only the edge
of the board free and thuG not Absorb
moisture too quickly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
Montenegro,

Montenegro is small independent
country in southern Europe, area about
5000 square miles and bordering part
ly on the Adriatic sea. 1t is hered-
itary monarchy, the present king be-
ing Nicholas l. 1t is a very noun
famous country, the Italian name Mon
tenegro signifying Black mountains, as
does also the Turkish name Kara
dog, but the mountains are not black
and the Montenegrins are brave noun
taineers, poor, industrious and patri-
otic. At the beginning Of the present
war Montenegro took part with the
allies and later it was Overrun by the
Germans and Austrians and Is stu
held by them.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13

apartments be improved? viii you
abandon me amid such ruins? The
able who ministers in the church yOn-
der is my good friend"
"Why, he is also my abbe!"
wonderful! White lambs and black
are alike his care. am a most un-
lucky gamester. And you can give me
better luck than ever came of winning.
On my honor, love you. And the
abbe will be very glad to see us. Shall
we not make the good old man happy7"
IF you will, monsieur."-W. R. Van
Deusen in New York Evening Sun.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
One of MANY.

The Friend (who has been abroad>
And how is your wife, Old man?
Ex.Husband.-Oh, haven't any wifa
now. She got q divorce last summer.
and Is now on the stage.
The Frlend-Ah, an actress, eh3
Ex-Husband- Oh, mo- she's merely
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
Ideal Spot.

Madge-The war will spoil the sum-
mer resorts.
Marjorie-Tm going to stay home
unless / can find place near a MILL
tary camp where the boys are In train
ing.-The Lamb.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
Interesting Distinction.

"One way to find out who likes you
and who doesn't" remarked Miss Cay
cnne, ''is to learn to play the violin"
what has that to do with friend
ship?"
"The people who like you will call
you violinist. Those who don't will
call you a fiddler"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13
Sure Of Profit.

"Those English playwrights are
lucky in having Command perform
nnces."
"Why sof'
"Dont you know they draw high roy
nltiesf'
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13

The r!n may be mightier than the
sword, but the pencil isn't much good
without the help of knife.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-12-13

Dufresnay greeted him with delight.
as his majesty returned to PARISH
No? He Is wellw
The sun., 1917-06-20
u. S. ARTILLERYMAN
ARRESTED AS A SPY
Native of Germany Found
With Drawings.

BALTIMORE, June 19.-Oscar Chris
tian, a German. who says he came to
this country In 1912. took out first citi-
zenship papers In Alaska and subse-
quently went to southern California and
enlisted in the coast artillery. being as
signed to the Twenty-eighth Company
at Fort Rosecrans, was arrested here to-
day and is under heavy guard to-nisht
at Fort Howard by order of the United
States marshal.
He wears the uniform OF the Twenty
eighth Company, Coast Artillery In
his possession were drawings apparently
of n lighthouse and machinery There
were also written in German script pa
pers in which he said he "described The
cruelties Of American detention houses
which he intended taking to German.
He said he escaped from IL detent.ou
house in Washington Monday night.
Ell PAso, Tex, June ia Germau
master shops of the United States arm
at bvrt Bliss was taken into custod
late to-day. He was working under an
assumed name and Yas believed to h,Fe
been furnishing information to the Ger
man Government.
Some Germans eludcd the customs 'n-
spectors at the international bridge toe
day and crossed to Juarez.
NEW ORLEANS, June 19-Iour,cN
John and Emile Bepolein, members ~
the crew of merchant ship now I'm
port. were arrested to-day after Federal
authorities had found SIX bombs and
other explosives at their lodging house
The sun., 1917-06-20
GEN. SCOTT ON VISIT
TO RUSSIAN FRONT
No Reply Issued Yet to Roofs
Speech.
s,,c,or co,l. D,s,o,ch IN Tur So

Special Gable Despatch to The Sun.
PErRoorAD, June 19.-The official text
OF the reply Of the Russian Minister OF
Foreign Affairs to Mr.. Roots speech
explaining the object OF the American
mission to Russia has not yet been pub
llshed. Minister Tereschenko is revising
IL. and is determined not to make the
mistake OF other Foreign Ministers OF
talking too much. No mention OF MT.
Roots speech or of the American mis-
sion appears in to-days papers.
At the Winter Palace to-day the MEM
bers OF the American mission expressed
themselves as delighted at the manner
of their reception by the provisional
Government
Gen. Scott left yesterday for the head
quarters Of Gen. Brusiloff at the front
Gen. Scott, with the commandant or the
Petrograd garrison. visited the barracks
of the First Regiment guards, where, al
ter refreshments were served. the Cos
sacks entertained the American soldier
with trick riding and Russian dances.
There Is a refreshing lack OF formality
about the members of the mission. 1t
is an open door at the Winter Palace.
One goes up stairs and asks any OF them
a straight question and gets a straight
answer in an honest American tongue.
The correspondent asked Admiral Glen
non how he liked living In palatial
splendor, and he said. Il don't mind II
they leave me alone"
The sun., 1917-06-20
CANADA HAS FOOD RULER
". j. Hanna Named Controller
Confers with Hoover.

OTTAWA, Ont. June 1ss-W. ]. Hanna
has been appointed food controller for
Canada, II WAS announced In the House
to-day by Premier Borden. Mr.. Hanna
left here to-day for Washington to con-
far with Herbert C. Hoover.
Canada's food controller recently re-
t1red from the provincial secretaryship
Of Ontario. He Is a lawyer by profess
sion.
Tho order in council defining the
duties and powers OF Canada's food con-
troIler provides that he shall make nee
essary Investigations into the quantities,
location, ownership, sources OF supply
and prices Of any article Of food In Can
ada that he shall ascertain domestic re-
ouirements and facilitate the export OF
the supplies to Great Britain and her
allies subject to the approval OF the
Governor in council.
The food controller may make regu-
Iations governing the prices Of any food
and the storage. distribution sale and
delivery thereof. providing for It's con-
Oervation and governing consumption In
hotels, restaurants. cafes, private houses,
clubs, &C. II Is also provided that sub
feet TO the approval OF the Cabinet the
controller may requls!tion. store. sell
and deliver food and may appoint q
stan TO carry on the work.
Provision 10 made for cooperative &C.
tion with any department OF the Cana
dian Government or OF the Governments
Of Great Britain and the allied coun-
tries.
The sun., 1917-06-20
Big COAL OUTPUT
MAY CUT PRICES
Peabody, Defence Council Ex-
pert, Says Car Shortage Is
Weak Factor.

WASHINGTON. June 1s.--Fear that
coal will be boosted to prices hitherto
unheard of Is entirely without founda-
ton in the opinion Of Francis S. Pea
body. chairman Of the coal production
committee of the advisory commission
of the Council Of National Defence. Mr..
Peabody, who Is president OF the
Peabody Coal Company Of Chicago, be-
lieves the tendency of coal prices in the
next few months will be downward
rather than upward. He scouts the idea
Of an agreement among coal dealers to
take advantage Of the war situation.
THE railroads Of the United States
shipped $4,000 carloads more of coal
in May OF this year than they did in
May Of last year." said Mr.. Peabody.
The May shipments were 12.4 per cent.
in excess Of those Of April and all the
reports we have in SO far for June show
that this month is SURPRISING May. This
indicates that there Is no danger Of the
acute coal shortage that has been pre-
dicted- The gain Of 124 per cent. Of
May over April represents a difference
Of between 100000 and 5000, 900 tons"
Beth the Department Of Commerce
and Labor Department have made an in
vestigation of the coal situation. On
cials Of both departments expect to see
coal prices ease OF materially soon.
More coal II being produced than
ever before" said Secretary Redneld to-
day. but there are not enough cars to
take 1t away. One way that the situa-
tion can be improved is to utilize to a
much greater extent than we are accus-
toned our waterways. This is the time
to get idle barges and scows into use, to
repair old barges. to build new ones and
to take advantage of a patriotic duty of
water transit in every practicable way"