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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
DRAINAGE DUE TO MOSQUITO
Saving of Millions Results From De-
termination of Status of Insect
by Army Hospital Corps.

The National Chamber of Commerce
declares that had not the hospital
corps of the army definitely deter
mined the status of the mosquito and
thus caused menacing swamp lands to
be drained, it is an open question
whether the building of the Panama
canal would have been possible.
In following up this work we find
that the United States, in draining
breeding places of the mosquito, has
reclaimed thousands of acres of land
and made them available for agri-
cultural purposes. There are approx
mately 1O0,O0O,O00 acres Of swamp
lands in the country, where for years
the mosquito has held undiSputed
sway, of which 75,0OO,O0O, or about
one-eighth of the total area Of the
country, can be reclaimed for the plow-
share. The only value Of swamp land
lies in its possibility of reclamation;
otherwise it is serious liability as q
breeder of disease.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Henry owns a chain o. wheat ele-
vatOrs."
"Ther wuz a boy that jist had sense
enough t. put his cap ON when school
wuz out"
'I reckon Arley Whipple's been hung
by this time," says Uncle Ez PaSh.
mo, indeed. He owns four newspa-
pers in Montana an Wilson is liable
t. give him a pustOtfice."
HE never done nothin' but, hang
around tn ole Hayes an Wheeler club
room when he lived here"
II almost fergot t. ask you about
Clarence Hanger, Milt. His eyes wuz
too close t'gether an his folks come
from ChillicOthe, Ohio" says ole Niles
Turner.
Clarence got very rich out O. his
zinc mines an married tn daughter o.
a railroad president. 1 think they're
abroad now"
ether must be some mistake. He
crocheted till he wuz twenty-one."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

"Slacker" is English-minGed and q
product of the war. The word as now
used means a man who holds back
from military service, who has to be
conscripted; by extension a man who
holds back from any patriotic service,
whether military or not. There is
nothing obscure in the derivation from
the transitive verb "Slack," as ito
slack your work." meaning to be re-
miss in or neglectful Of it; to shlrk.
A Stacker Is shirker Of his duty,
more particularly his duty to his coun-
try.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
BIG CANALS IN MESOPoTAMIA
5aedad Once Had the Most Remark.
able System Of Irrigation That
Has Ever Been Constructed.

Many years ago great irrigation
schemes enabled MesopOtamia, Ar
menia and other countries in the near
and middle East 10 become the seats
Of empires in spite of their arid eli
mates. Today, writes DIR. Arthur Sell
wyn-BrOwn in the Scientific American,
they have few cities of any Importance.
Bagdad, which has a population of
about 10000. had 2,OOO.OOO ten cen
turtles ago. The difference between
MesOpOtamia then and today is the
result of the destruction of the
canals.
In the height of its prosperity Bag
dad had the most remarkable system
Of irrigation that has ever been
constructed. The canals about the
city measured over 5000 miles in
length.
There are others, both north and
south of the city, that Joined the Eu-
pirates with the Tigris, and there were
several that ran parallel with the
rivers.
The largest was known as the
Chosroos canal. 1t was built in early
historical times to connect Bagdad
with the city of Dur, about 100 miles
north. Whenever this canal passed
through loose soil it was over 200 feet
in width and six feet deep. Where the
ground became rocky it was reduced
to a width of 40 or so feet.
Between Dur and BaSsOra theT9
were over 80 trunk canals between the
Tigris and the Euphrates, and they ir-
rigated $1,000 square miles Of rich
farming land.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31


HE lOafed an read when he lived
here"
"What ever become o. Morton Bend
er after he sold out hereT' asked ole
Niles Turner.
"MOrtOn went int business in st.
Joe, Missouri, after sellin' out here.
Things got t. goin' bad with him an
he finally wound up in tn poor house" "
"That's more like it. remember
tn very day Borton Bender pulled up
an went west. wuz leanin' agin' a
tree that stood where tn postoffice
now stands an 1 says t. him, says 1,
Morton Bender, you'd better leave
well enough alone.'"
Some folks hate t. see feller sue
ceed even if he's wOrkin' fer tn Lord.
Copyright. Adams Newspaper service)
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

How may boil egg three min
utesf Myrtle.
Answer. First secure an illuminan
vessel (tin er granite ware II anSwer)
Hll tn same twO-thirds full with fresh
clear water an set on stove an allow
1t t come t boil. In tn interim
select a egg an hold it i'm tn thumb
an index finger This may be done
by pickin' it up naturally. AS tn
water approaches tn bOilin' point drop
tn egg gently in, bein' careful not t
make splash. Then count sixty
slowly three times an lift tn egg
from tn water with a table spoon.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
Kin Hubbard ESSAYS
THE WOMAN'S PAGE

an put back in tn runnin'; ii tells a
girl with mustache how, by a easy
tOrtuous process, she may yet become
tn pride O. tn village; 1t tells what
young lady should put in her suit
case fer weekend at Terre Haute.
Even when girl writes: 81 am sew
enteen years ole with pleaSan' face an
fine figure but ! toe i'm. Won't you
save me? Gwendolyn," tn editur o.
tn WOmans Page is not daunted. II
am gOin' with a young man q wealth
an ideal habits but somehow his very
touch does not thrill me. Should !
entrust my future happiness T. one
who does not thrill me? Therese."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
FARMERS ARE WORKING HARDER

And using their feet more than ever before.
For all these workers the frequent use Of
Aliens Foot-Ease, the Antiseptie powder 10
be shaken into the shoes and sprinkled In the
foot-bAth, increases their efficiency and in
sures needed physical comfort. IL takes the
Friction from the Shoe, freshens the feet,
and prevents tired, aching aud blistered feet.
Women everywhere are constant users OF
Aliens Foot-EAse. Don't get foot sore, get
Aliens Foot-ESse. Sold by dealers every
where, 25c.-Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
EIouuent Eluhter.

"Say, that deaf-mute surely can de-
liver a telling blow" said bystander.
who had been witnessing a little set-to
at flsticuffs. "Uh, huh. That's proba-
bly, because he talks with his hands" "
chimed in another fellow who just
managed to duck in time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

to me at times. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills re-
stored me to health and want to thank
you for the good they have done me. !
have had quite q bit of trouble and
worry but it does not affect my youth
full looks. My friends say why do you
look so young and well?' / owe it all
to the Lydia E. Pinkham remedies. u,
Mrs. RoBT. SToPIEL, Sage Avenue,
Washington Park, Illinois.
Ifyou have any symptom about which
you would like to know write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn,
Mass, for helpful advice given free Of
charge.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Mrs. Knagg-It's perfectly true,
"Man's work runs from sun to sun,
while wOman's work is never DONE"
Mr.. Knagg-Tve noticed that myself.
Why don't you get busy some time
and do 1t?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
The New Provocation.

"a man told me he was in favor of
peace at any price," remarked Mr.. Do
Ion.
And then what happened?" replied
Mr.. Rafferty,.
II never answered him. I knew he
was only tryin' to start row an
make it look like was to blame"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
No Time to Interrups.

The other morning when mother
went to. wake little Gretchen saying.
"Come, dear, it's time to get up and
get ready for school," she opened one
eye and sleepily said: "Don't bother
me now. mother, I'm dreaming an I'M
portant dream"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
FARMING NOW
A BUSINESS
The Modern Day Farmer Applies
Business Methods and Seeks
More Than a Living on
the Farm.

A nationwide cry is being made for
more economy and greater production,
and probably never was the need of
fOOdstuffs equal to that of the present.
Grain prices are the highest In the ma
TONS history and today the agricul-
turai fields of America offer induce
ments that are unequaled in any other
line of commerce or business. The
ideal life is that close to nature, en-
joying the freedom of Gods great out
doors and fulfilling a duty to human
ity by producing from a fertile soil
that which is essential to the very ex-
istence of a less fortunate people who
are actually starving to death for food
stuffs that can be produced so eco
nOmically in the United States and
Canada.
High prices for all grains, undOubt-
edly, will be maintained for number
Of years, and it appears a certainty
that the agriculturist will reap a
bOunteOus return for his labor and at
the same time carry out the demands
of patriotic citizenship. A wrong con-
ception has been generally noticed as
to Life on the Farm" 1t has been,
to a large extent, considered as only
place to live peacefully and afford a
living for those who are satisfied with
merely comfortable existence. Such
wrong impression has been created,
in measure, by the lack of systema-
tic business principles to farming in
general. But today farming and agri-
culture have been given supremacy
in the business world and require the
same advanced methods as any other
ness does system adoption pay bet
ter than on the farm, and it is certain
that there is no other line of work,
that, generally speaking, needs it as
much. The old idea of getting living
off the farm and not knowing how 1t
was made and following up the details
of each branch of farming to get the
maximum Of profit, at the least ex-
pense, is fast being done away with.
Farming is now being considered as
business and living is not sufficient
for the modern agriculturlst; a small
per cent on the investment is not
enough, the present-day farmer must
have percentage return equal to that
of other lines of business. The prices
for produce are high enough, but the
cost of producing has been the factor,
in many places, that has reduced the
profit. 1t is the application of sys-
TEN to the cost of various work on the
farm that it is possible to give figures
on profits made in grain-grOwing in
Western Canada.
Mr.. G. A. Wright of Milo, Iowa,
bought a hundred and sixty acres Of
land in Western Canada for $1,000 in
December, 1915, and took his first crop
from it in 1916. After paying for the
land in full and the cost of cultivating
1t and marketing the grain, ne sold his
grain at $1.55 bushel "a low price
compared with the present market),
had surplus of $2,472.67. His figures
are as follows:
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

out what they were singing" he re-
piled. "Then you didn't sing?" his
mother asked. "Oh, yes, I did. l just
sang Put on Your Old Gray Bon.
net"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Tered with female
trouble, backache,
nervous spells and
the blues. My chill
dren's loud talking
and romping would
make me so nervous
] could just tear
everything to pieces
and ! would ache all
over and feel so sick
that / would not
want anyone to talk
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
Equal to Il.

Husband (at office telephone)-Hel.
10! Is this you, Henrietta?
Wife (at home telephone)-It is.
"YOu know that matter we were talk
ing about this morning at breakfast?"
II do"
"Well, there's lot to be said on that
subject, I find"
well, come on home and let me say
it,"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
Habitude.

''Have you a chillY
"No," replied Mr.. Chuggins. "You
know how sailors sea legs stay by
him for a while after he has gone
ashore. It's the same with some of
us automobilists. I always keep shak-
ing for while after I've been out with
my motorlet."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
FIERY RED PIMPLES
That Itch and Burn Are Usually
Eczematous-cuticura Quickly Heals.

1t needs but a single hot bath with
Cuticura Soap followed by a gentle
application Of Cuticura Ointment to
the most distressing, disfguring
eczemas, itchings and burnings TO
prove their wonderful properties. They
are also ideal for everyday toilet use.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L
Boston. Sold everywhcre.-Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Of good standing and business abil-
ity to represent us in this section, or
ganizing the producers for the purpose
of selling direct to consumers. Liberal
compensation to the right man. Write
Farm to Table Association, Inc, I'll
Madison Avenue, New York.-Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
The Color Scheme.

"Has your wife started that bank
account of which you were telling
meY
mot yet, but she has collected sam
pie checks from all the banks and is
trying to decide which makes the most
harmonious combination with her new
embossed stationery"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
Chicken Killers.

Mistress-I want 10 kill u couple Of
chickens for dinner.
Chaffer-Yes, mum, which car shall
/ do il with?
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
The Dangerous UNIFORMED.

conversation if all news is withheld"
why" inquired Miss Cayenne.
"The most reckless conversationalis
on earth is the person who doesn't
know what he is talking about"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
He JoIned, In Anyway.

Ted went to Sunday school for the
first time. When he returned his
mother asked how he liked 1t. at
was pretty good. but I>couldn't make
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Trapshooters in United States.
1t is estimated that there are more
than 100000 trapshooters in the Unit
ed States.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Medicine is occasionally necessary to
help the system recover its normal fTuc-
tions. That is especially true in Sprh =.
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills are a.
ideal medicine. They combine tonic and
laxative properties. Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Honor the unobtrusively good and
think less Of those whose merit is In
tellectual ability.-Herbert Spencer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
4,4S7 bushels worth
S1 IN at Cham
81,
Net profit after
paying for farm
and all cost. zee.
$2,472.67

S. Joseph and Sons of Des Moines,
Ia, are looked upon as being shrewd,
careful business men. Having some
spare money on hand, and looking for
a suitable investment, they decided to
purchase Canadian lands, and farm
them.
With the assistance of the Canadian
Government Agent, at Des Moines, Ia,
they made selection near Champion,
Alberta. They put 240 acres of land
in wheat, and in writing to Mr.. Hew-
lit, The Canadian Government Agent
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

A piece of cOlored glass looks beau
tiful in church window, but it doesn't
show up well in finger ring.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

What lot of perfect children there
are who don't bring home perfect re-
port cards from school!
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Orders Courtesy to Public.
The New York postmaster has or
dered clerks to be courteous to the
public.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
NERVOUSNESS
AND BLUES
Symptoms of More Serious
Sickness.

Washington Park, m.-"I am the
mother of four children and have suf-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Why buy many bottles of other Verrni-
fuges, when one single bottle Of DR.. Peery's
Vermifuge Dead Shot" will act surely and
promptly3 Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31

Straw hats can be easily cleaned
with dampened cornmeal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
the doctor saw"

"What did the doctor say"
swell, thought 1 was sick enough
for trip to California, but all he pre-
scribed was a fishing trip"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1917-05-31
Not Serious.

"YOu seemed to be pretty sick yes
terday."
Eyes"
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

Amsterdam, July 19.-The berlin
"Tage blatt" says the committee OF the
majority parties in the German Reichs-
tag have unanimously decided to move
the peace resolution. Previously 'he
committee was divided. two members
Of the Centre and one Liberal disagree
ING with the majority. The "Iage-
hiatt" saws that in the Reichstag 22l
Deputies will vote for the peace reso-
luton. There are 397 Deputies in the
Reichstag
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
1O,50O Black Capsules
Will Be Drawn To-Day
To Fix Order of Draft
How Draft Lottery Will Work
From the Tribune Bureau

Front h
w WASHINGTON, July I9The draft lottery will begin at 9:SO
w morning, and will continue, it is estimated
until late evening night.
Ten thousand five hundred capsules will be drawn at e
from large glass receptacle by blndfolded man.
These 0500 capsules will numbers running from TO
1O5OO
The which they drawn will determine the order in
districts throughout the country will have
to report examination.
The drawing will determine that not to be drafted
will what will be each turn in the line
who discovers that his number far down at
believe that he will
called certainly until the second nstament of the National
Army needed and well up at the head of the list can make
soldering unless ne has
good for exemption
The number 1O5OO by the largest district in the
Of the districts from 1000 to 5000 The
drawing however will the order district
with registered for instance will only 1Os
of the 1O,500 numbers
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20
Russian Revolt Crushed,
/. Lenine Sought as Spy
Radicals Leader in Pay of German Staff Letter Reveals
Government in Control After Bloody Street Battles
Cabinet Reorganization Delayed

its appearance IN the streets and rode
in silent ranks I'D and down the chief
thoroughfare.
Troops Await Riots.
When the people awoke to-day they
found the great circle in front Of the
Winter Palace, where the Root Com
mission was housed, filled with troops
These stood at their arms, ready TO
march forth at any sign Of resump-
tion Of the riots. Half a dozen ar
mored cars were also in readiness.
Similar preparations had been made in
other parts of the city, and the rioters
seemed cowed by this display of force
Mutinous troops still hold the dis
trict beyond the Neva, but these seemed
reluctant to move without further re-
Inducements from Kronstadt.
Cossacks and other mounted troops
patrolled the streets and the chief
thoroughfares were also guarded by
infantry. Guns were placed at the
heads of bridges leading to the disaf
fected district. and no one was allowed
to cross without examination.
Laer in the day it was reported that
a grdhp of mutineers were marching
against the Tauride Palace for the pur-
pose OF arresting Minister of Labor
Skobeleff. Minister of Posts and Tele-
graphs Tscretelli and Minister of Agri-
culture Tchernoff. who were quartered
there.
Rioters Put to Flight
Infantry, accompanied by two light
guns, were sent to their aid. En- route
they clashed with a machine gun regi-
ment and shots were exchanged The
Bolshevikis fed.
Still later, a party of infantry sta
toned on the Champ de Mars fired
upon Cossacks. but broke and ran when
charged. Those were the only disturb
ances of note during the day. The
lst Machine Gun Regiment. one of the
units concerned in the rioting. surren
dered to the loyal troops this after
noon, without firing a shot.
Deputies of the Workmen's and SOL
diers' Council urged Premier Lvoff to-
day to organize the Cabinet after poll
cies advocated by them. The Premier
rejected this suggestion. but offered
TO ask the resignation of all bourgeois
members of the Cabinet and allow the
council to assume entire charge of the
government. This proposal was re-
jected BY the deputies.
(Hndenbmg's dr1re against
the Russians on q tWenty-One-
mile front, on Page 5. Isaac
Don Lecine's account of Lenine
on Page H.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-20

Petrograd, July l9.-The Provisional
Government controls Petrograd once
more. Loyal troops have smothered the
uprising of disaffected regiments, led
by Nicolai Lenine, the Radical 30
cialist, and the staff OF the Petrograa
military district believes that all
trouble is at an end.
1t is probable that Lenine VIII De
arrested as a German spy. A letter
from General Brusilof's Chief of Staff
has been received by the government
in which proofs are submitted that the
chief trouble maker of the revolution
is actually in the employ of the Ger
man General Staff.
kilograms have been received by ne
ministers and Council Of Deputies
from various parts Of the country
giving assurance of support to me
Workmen's and Soldiers and peasants
organizations.
Only Kiev appears TO have refecsel
to a minor degree the disturbances
here. A group Of soldiers seized the
arsenal. but other troops Immediately y
took their station to guard the public
institutions. Later they succeeded IN
arresting some OF those in revolt, while
others concerned in the movement fed.
A special congress of delegates rep
resenting all the councils of Russia has
been summoned to meet at Petrograd,
July 28, to determine the future COM
position of the Cabinet and the gov
ernmental policy. Until then the present
ministers have been given assurance OF
support. The congress will consist OF
delegates from the local and District
Councils of Workmen's and Soldiers
Socialists, Maximalists' and Minimal-
ists' organizations and the regimental
committees.
NJ. Pereveizeff, has resigned as Min
ister Of Justice on the ground that
there was insufficient evidence against
Lenine in the letter from General
Brusiloff's chief Of staff TO admit Of its
publication.
Council to Maintain Order
In the hope Of inforcing a stable gov
ernment upon Petrograd, the Provi-
sional Government, in council with the
Workmen's and Soldiers delegates, has
decided to create a special commission
which will be IN constant touch with
the commander Of the capitals garri-
son. This commission includes NJ.
Skobeleff. Minister of Labor; Lieuten-
ant Lebedef, Director Of the Ministry
of Marine, and VI. Gotz, of the Work
mems and Soldiers delegates.
The discovery Of Lenine's dealings
with the German General staff was
made, according TO the letter from the
front, through the confession OF
Young Russian officer. Lieutenant Ermo-
ienko. He says that Lenine sent him
to the front with the Sixth Russian
army to spread propaganda IN favor
of an early peace with Germany.
Lenine's task, for which Germany is
paying him, is to compromise the FRO
visional Government in the eyes OF the
people in every possible way. Funds
have been sent to him through an en-
ploye Of the German legation at stock
holm.
The letter also names another impor-
tant German spy, who has wormed his
way into the confidence Of certain radi-
cal Russian groups. He is Maxsta
Koslovsky, TO whose account, IL is said.
1000 900 rubles are now standing IN
Russian banks.
Last night the forces OF law and
order began TO exert pressure. The
famous PrebyjensAy Regiment. known
TO be faithful to the government, MADE