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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Heroic Books.

Life is not habitually seen from any
common platform so truly and unexag-
geratedly as in the light Of literature.
Books, not which afford us covering
enjoyment, but in which each thought
is of unusual daring; such as an idle
man cannot read, and a timid one
would not be entertained by, which
even make us dangerous to existing in
stitutions-such I call good books.
The heroic books, even If print
ed in the character of our mother
tongue, will always be in Language
dead to degenerate times; and we must
laboriously seek the meaning of each
word and line, conjecturing a larger
sense than common use permits out Of
what wisdom and valor and gener-
osity we have.-Thoreau.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
LIVING COST VARIES
Wide Range of Prices Shown by
Inquiry in Alaska.
High Transportation Charges in Some
Sections Are Responsible-com-
mon Laborers Get Big Wages.

There is probably no region in which
the actual cost of the necessities of life
varies so greatly as it does in Alaska,
according to experts of Uncle Sans
department of agriculture, who have
recently made study of that country
in order to ascertain agricultural and
other information of interest to the
prospective settlers in that section Of
the United States.
1t Is well-known that wages In that
country are high, but, on the other
hand, there are said to be places in
the remote interior to which it costs u
dollar pound to transport provisions
from tidewater; consequently the con-
sumer must pay this freight rate in
addition to the actual value. 1t is said,
however, that at other places in the
coast towns, particularly those nearest
Puget sound cities, provisions can be
obtained at comparatively small ad-
vance on the prices in Seattle.
There are as yet but few laborers
employed in agriculture in Alaska, it
is said. Few of the homesteaders have
money to hire labor, and, therefore
have to depend on their own efforts for
the clearing of their land and the erec-
tion of their buildings. Up to the pres
ent year it is said that the wages for
common labor in Alaska have been
$3.50 day for eight hours work. AS
development progresses there will, of
course, be more and more demand for
men to do the work. Officials who
made the study say, therefore, that any
young, able-bOdied man who is willing
to work at anything he can find to do
can find work somewhere in Alaska, so
that he not only can make living, but
If he is of saving disposition he can
lay something aside.
Alaska is not wheat country. The
experts found, however, that certain
varieties of spring wheat have been
grown and can be matured in favorable
seasons in all of the interior valleys,
but wheat does not do its best in these
far northern lat1tudes. The agricul-
tural experiment stations are now en-
gagged in developing varieties of spring
wheat which will nature in shorter
period of time than those now grown
in the states or in Canada.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Had Her Reasons.

They were discussing church affairs
when Mary came home from school,
and Aunt Maria remarked little pitch
ers have big ears" and the cOnversa-
ton stopped. A few days afterward
the minister came to tea and gave
some of his attention to Mary.
do you like to go to church?" he
asked
NO." answered Mary, very firmly
but politely.
"And why not, my little dear?"
"Oh," said Mary, with smile, 'little
pitchers have big ears" very much to
the surprise of her mother and Aunt
Maria, who colored consciously, and
the minister changed the conversation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Lumber Output Increases.

The accuracy of the estimates of the
1916 lumber cut made by the National
Lumber Manufacturers association
from month to manth mas been verified
by the first estimate made of the ma
tons cut by Uncle Sans forest serv-
ice, which with the cooperation of the
national association has been collect
ing sawmill statistics. About the first
of September, basing the figures on the
production of the first eight months
of the year, the Office of the national
association sent to members an eS-
innate of the entire years cut as beipg
about $4,000 100000 feet. The produc-
tion in 1915 was 3S,O00,O0O,OOO feet,
and the forest service preliminary fig
ures, just announced, give an estimate
Of 42,250,OOOOO0 feet. The increase
over 1915 was 11.2 per cent.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
THE MARRIAGE OF LINNET SPRY AN
WNSOR KALE

TIL elimination o frame up by
Dan Cupid that begun in front o tn
billiard annex O. tn New Palace hut-tel
wuz solemnized at tn town house O.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Spry last evenin'
when ther daughter, Miss Linnet, wuz
Joined in holy wedlOCk t. Mr.. WinsOr
Kale, Eclipse Barber's college, 1913.
Th' groom gave away thIrty-ive pounds
an came all tn way from Tell City fer
tn match.
TIL bride is endowed with all tn
accomplishments which brace O. fond
parents kin shower on a only daughter.
AS Miss Llnnet Spry she wuz tn life
an central figure O. her set. A gracious
hostess, jeller an jammer O. unusual
merit, excellin' with tn needle, wiz
ard at croquet, dauntless motor
cyclist, a knockless club woman an
a artless charmer In any settin'. With
all tn advantages O meager educa-
ton an two terms in tn tinware an
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Kin Hubbard Essays
MISS FAWN LIPPINCUT ON TIL INDUSTRY o.
KNOCKING

Miss Fawn LlppIncut caused quite
n nutter in tn ranks O. tn Colonial
Bridge club Yesterday by openly declar-
In, in an impromptu address, that card
clubs wuz nOthin' more ner less than
clearin' houses fer knockers.
Beginnin' her remarks she said:
"Ther's one great and CROWN industry
in this country emplOyin' hundreds o.
thousands o people In ever city, nook
an hamlet that's not lOsin' any sleep
on account O. tn Institution o. regional
banks under federal control, an that's
tn business o. KNOCKIN'.
''Ther's allus been n little knOckin'
going on here an there since tn be-
glnnin' o. time, but it has operated
under tn sObriquet o. backbitin' an
wuz widely scattered. But somehow
1t got in with tn vanguard o. our coun-
try's progress an advancement an
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

mOusetrap department o Vincennes
racket store, tn bride enters upon her
duties as a home maker with wide
knowledge O tn world an fully armed
t. combat tn complex problems an re-
sponsibilities that too often fall t tn
lot O. tn weaker sex.
Aside from tn brides aunt, O Nor
gantown, ther wuz no guests from afnr
an only those directly involved wit
messed tn weddin'. From tn phono-
graph, completely hidden by shower
after shower O. wild cucumber bios
SONS, came tn soft notes O. Come,
Birdie, Come an Live With Me-" as tn
bride, on tn arm O. her father, entered
from tn kitchen under arch O
striped grass radiant in filmy raiment
O. spotless white. TIL groom appeared
from behind a large bowl O goldfish
deeply imbedded in wealth o live
fer-evers dressed in black diagonal an
looked ever inch a man except he wore
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

q set ring on a middle finger.
TIL solemn words that merged tn
happy couple were pronounced by Rev.
Wanzer Meadows, an at tn close O. tn
ceremony tn young clergyman said,
addressin' the freshly made man and
wife in tones full o. emotion an scarce
ly audible: you are now settin' forth
on tn journey O. life. Your trunks
are packed an at tn depot O. new
beginnin' Your tickets are stamped
an you have tn privilege O. many stop
overs this side O. your destination,
Eternity. Many tips will be required
O. you as you whiz thro' tn peaceful
valleys an DER tn mountain precl-
pices O. this mundane sphere. You are
ticketed thro' t. ripe ole age. Let
us hope that no drowsy train dis
patcher o. fate will slumber at his in
strument, that tn swltchman O. your
careers will be ever at his post that
your journey may not be imperiled.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
NO REAL BRITISH MOBILITY"
No Member Of the English Peeraae,
With Few Exceptions, Can Give
Proof Of Ancient Lineage.

In England the Slxon "thnne" was
Transformed, after the Norman con-
quest, Into "barOn" unless the dOmi-
nant power entirely deprived him Of
his position as a nObleman. II Is
possible that many thames were alb
sorbed In the English yeomanry. In
France and Germany the prefix "de"
and "vOn," which are essentially To-
cal, designated noble rank. Even in
poor old Ireland, where nearly every
man boasts of his descent from kings,
80" and "Mac" are ariStOcratic sym
bols, although many Irlshmen of today
have for one reason or another discard
ed the prefix. But in England the Gus
tom has died out
The wearing of coat armOr was for
centuries badge of nobility, but the
right to wear coat armOr was grant
ed so lavishly that the members Of
the English peerage can, with few ex-
ceptious, give no proof of any ancient
lineage. There Is, in fact, no real
mobility" in England in the sense
in which the word is used in cOnti-
mental Europe. 1t is curious cir
cumstance that many real gentlemen"
in the heraldic sense of that unfortu-
nate word, have never worn coat armOr
at all and were neither desirous nor
competent to exhibit a cOAt-of-arms to
the persons who attach value to such
an empty possession. Heralds have
failed to establish any mans right to
call himself II gentleman" and the
majority of genealogies given for the
British mobility" and gentry" are in
all probability mythical or, in the
American vernacular, "fakes."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

Stick close t'gether on tn crowded
platforms along life's great trunk line
an be ever mindful O. tn spreadin'
rails o jealousy. Let us hope that tn
sandwiches you pluck along this life's
great steel path will be ever filed with
tn sweet meat O. love an happiness.
May tn wife be patient when tn
drivin' rods o fate refuse t. work an
want waves from tn barren wastes
along life's right O. way. An may tn
husband walk away when tn wife,
nervous an irritable from TIL annoy
ances O. travel. relieves her weary
mind by naggin'. In tn great dinin'
car O. all earthly things we must accept
tn bitter with tn sweet-th' olive
with tn cherry"
TIL worthy young couple left after
tn ceremony an II proceed by easy
stages t. tn aunt O. tn bride at Lynn.
Indianny, an other eastern relatives.
Copyright, Adams Newspaper service)
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

t'day 1t Is regarded as matter O.
course, jlst tn same as tn cotton gin,
tn typesettin' machine an tn straight
front corset. 1t is one O. our estab-
lished customs. 1t seems t. be impOs-
sible t make tn most commonplace
remark without leadin' up t knock.
AS late as 1908 tn more charitably in
clined attributed tn habit O. knockin'
t. condition O. tn liver, while still
others were inclined t. think 1t wuz
only a natural an transitory result O.
tn seemin' unequal distribution o.
wealth. However, ther kin be no doubt
that tn high cost O. livin' has done
much t. stimulate knOckin' in those
stratas O. society that at first seemed
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
PLAN TO CHART
THE. ATMOSPHERE
Uncle Sans Experts Prepare to
Make Survey of Air to
Aid Aviation.
FOR PROTECTION OF FLIERS
Work Made Necessary by Fact That
Soon Thousands Of AirpIanes Will
Be Soaring Over the Ameri-
can Continent.

Now that the airplane Is practically
perfected, and many people learning to
fly, an effort is being made by the ma
tional advisory committee for aero
nautics to promote the study Of the at
over this continent and the
adjacent waters, and have set Of ac-
curate charts made for the benefit of
aviators. This investigation is to be
known as an astrological survey.
Especially is this problem vital as 1t
concerns the national preparedness
program. This fact is brought out by
DR.. Charles D. WalcOtt, secretary of
the Smithsonian institution and chair
man of the executive committee Of the
national advisory committee for aero
nautics, who urges most strongly the
establishment and maintenance OF
Astrological surveys over North Amerl-
ca and the adjoining waters for the
protection of the lives Of our aviators'
the safety of aircraft and the further
ance of their operation.
Little known OF AIT.
"At present" states Doctor WalCOtt,
practically nothing Is known of the
movements of the fluid In which short
ly thousands of aircraft representing
millions of dollars in Investment will
be floating and, what is far more I'M
portant, they will be operated by thou
sands of our finest specially trained
young men,"
Aviation Is recognized as one of the
prime factors, if not the initial neces-
sity, of preparedness. During the past
II months the national advisory com
mittee for aeronauticS has been eXer-
cising every means within it's power to
advise and assist the aerial arms of
the government, both for land and sea
operation. This committee has been
able to assist in standardizing air.
plane construction to "a certain extent,
has met with manufacturers of air.
planes and airplane motors in an effort
to expedite the delivery of machines
to the government, and has been of
great assistan e in the solution of many
other problems.
Astrological Stations Planned.
The committee believes that the time
has come when astrological stations
should be established and maintained,
especially in conjunction with military
training stations maintained now or in
the future for the instruction of avia-
tors. The plans include, through the
cooperation of the weather bureau, the
establishment of additional aerological
stations for observing, measuring and
investigating atmospheric phenomena
in the aid of aeronauticS, not only at
the surface of the earth but at differ
ent elevations up to 10000 feet or
more, and the mapping of the same.
The functions of this system would
serve aviation much as the hydrograph-
ic Office of the coast and geodetic sur
vey advises on ocean navigation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

most reluctant Z take IT up. However,
tn fact remains that t'day knockin' is
tn principal industry wherever tn
American flag cracks In tn breezes.
"Some folks knock openly while 9th
ers use long, tOrtuOus roundabout
route. Lots o. knocks are spoken in
jest, while many n boost II carry a
knock fer rider. TIL one thing above
all others, t my mind, that has fur
nished more real practice fer tn anvil
chorus is tn automobile. What a re-
lief it must be fer a poor auto owner
T. git away from his nelghbOrs an spin
along tn quiet country lanes an be
able t look straight int tn face O.
smilin' cows an friendly wOOdpeckers.
"If knockers don't know anything
mean about somebuddy they'll change
tn subject. Ambitious wives with
uneventful husbands make tn worst
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

knockers, unless it's a bookkeeper
with twelve children. Even at a
weddin' knockers are ambushed be-
hind banks O. sweet smellIn' blooms,
er tall, stately palms, waitin' fer
burst O. laughter er tn low num-
blin' tones o. tn organ that they may
put over a we'll aimed knock without
bein' heard.
my friends, even in tn death cham
Der O. tn stricken home tn knOcker
appears an snoops around with SOL
emn face an stands with barred head
under a pear tree in tn doOryard an
remarks t. his nearest neIghbor, He
might have looked that way all his life
If he'd taken a bath.'"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Having Eyes, He Saw Not

One day last summer tourist drove
hurriedly up to the home of Enos A.
Mills at the foot of Longs peak,
leaped out and approached the natural.
ist, mir. Mills" he said brusQuely, II
have been told that there is fine seem
cry in Estes park. want to get you
to show me some of it."
The naturalist's eyes turned toward
the 1O0-mile sweep of snowy mountains
that cut the blue sky, then swept the
valley below and rested on noble crags
and streams that wound among groves
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
One WAY.

do you suppose it is possible for a
person to get away from this Hawaiian
music that is now heard everywhereP'
.'Oh, yes. If you know how to oper-
ate an airplane, all you have to do is
to ascend about 10000 feet in the afr.
At that height the loudest ukulele can.
not be heard"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Drift Is CitNMard.

The drift of population in the Unit
ed States is still strongly to the cities.
Census bureau reports show that 400
per cent Of the couAtry's inhabitants
live In places of more than 5000 resi-
dents, as against $50 per cent in 1910.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Garrison Virgin Islands.

Two hundred and fifteen Unit
ed States marines from Hayti
and Santo Domingo were landed
in the Virgin islands, formerly
the Danish West Indies, to form
the first United States garrison
in this newly acquired island
possession.
Having been stationed ashore
guarding American legations
abroad and the naval stations in
our many island possessions for
years, the garrisoning of the Vir-
gin islands is no new duty for
Uncle Sans soldiers of the
sea-"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
"sez oIe cIIH Fox.

No mans so dishonest but what he
considers his next door neighbOr more
so. Lots O. women marry homely men
SOS they won't have to worry over
some other woman tryin' to win 'em.--
Cleveland Leader,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
HaIninn Deaf Mutea.

An invention that makes it 'fea-
sible for deaf mutes to talk III the
dark consists of tiny electric light
bulbs fitted into small rings which fit
over the fingers, and small battery
held in the palm and operated by a
push-button switch near the thumb.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26
Her Line Of Action.

II saw a fat woman ousted from q
l:ne of ticket buyers, where she had
forced herself into wrong place"
"What did she dor
"Shc offered stout resistance"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-04-26

of pine and aspen. Slowly ne shook
his head.
Il guess you must have been misin-
formed. Youths Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-03
MAY
GET SLICE
OF ESTATE
Inheritance Tax Collector Probes ArchbOId
and Harkness LegaCies and Makes
Suggestions

BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Jan. S.-That Okla
homa may get slice Of the great
Archbold and Harkness estates which
were left when the Standard Oil
magnates died, was revealed today
when Ben Watt, inheritance tax col
lctor in the state auditcys office, re-
ported that he was investigating Ok
lahoma's claims.
Watt has collected $24O29 since
March but he quit work on account Of
lack Of funds. Watt, in his report,
suggested that "a five per cent reduc-
ton be made on taxes waid within a
year after the death Of the testator
and that the legislature should appro-
pirate money to have probate court
records checked carefully to discover
inheritances. Watt also recommends
ed a $4,000 exemption for the widow
and $4,000 for each Of the children, tr
apply to Oklahoma residents only.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-03
Finishing Touches Being Administered 10
Chickasha-Cemenl Oil Fields High
by fOsibee Workers
LARGE STRETCH OF ROAD
in GOOD CONDITION
BLACK Jacks" AnnihilaIed by High School
Boys and Men Engaged Near CaddO
County Line

Farmers along the line, with men
, employed by the Chickasha boosters,
teams, graders and scrapers, are to-
day putting the finishing touches on
the Chickasha-Cement Oil Fields High
way, the construction OF which was
begun on New Years day. At few
places, however, the work will not be
completed till tomorrow. The greater
part of the road is now in good shape
for travel, it is stated
On the first mile, starting with the
Caddo county line, where black
jacks grew thick and where high
school boys and many men put in a
hard days work. Clarence Latin was
allowed $50 for continuing operations
today and tomorrow. Geo. Rider also
has gang working on the second and
third miles. On the fifth mile. where
~ p. Schow was the captain, there
was some heavy work and men are
still busy on it today. On Herb Pow
ellis mile there is rocky hill which
rs being blasted away today and win
be ieveled tomorrow.
Some additional work was also nee
essary on VIM Inman's mile and it is
being done today. Ben Morgan sue.
ceeded Mr.. Inman Yesterday as cap
tain on this mile.
Conde mckinley, secretary Of the
Grady County Highway association,
under the auspices Of which the roads
building campaign was carried on.
stated today that he was informed
that citizens Of Cement were working
on the road from the county line to
that town while the Chickasha men
were in operation on this side Of the
line. q am told that the entire road
from the line to Cement was put in
good shape, with the exception Of the
rock hill not far from the line" said
he. q understand that tie plan now
is to take the road over this hill, re-
ducing the grade.
It Is understood that County Com
missioner J. A. Temple, WHO was on
the job all day Monday. will complete
the work that was begun by his prede-
cessor on the section Of the road be-
tween Chickasha and Norge,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-03

TAKE $500
in NOTES
Home Of Fred Kreuts, West Of City, Looted
Of No Cash, Checks, Clothing
and Revolver

Getting away with notes, checks,
small change and clothing to the value
Of nearly $500, an unknown party
broke into the residence of Fred
Kreutz, five miles west of Chickasha
Saturday afternoon, and got safely
away with the loot About $l4 in
loose change was part Of the booty.
Besides taking over $500 in checks
and notes the burglar appropriated a
light hat, good suit Of clothes Of a
soft material Of reddish brown, new
revolver, a flash light and watch
A reasonable reward will be offered
by Mr.. Kreutz for the return Of the
stolen goods.
The theft happened while Mr. and
Mrs. Kreutz were spending the after
noon in Chickasha. The perpetratol
pried open a window and broke the
latch thus gaining an entrance
The matter has been reported tc
the authorities.