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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

process II was OF necessity, but as
nearly as he could judge the bone was
knitting together and would be straight
and strong again II he did not try to
hurry 1t too much. He tried to keep
count OF the weeks as they passed.
When the days slid behind him until
he feared he could not remember he cut
little notch on the window sill each
morning with Bucks knife, with every
seventh day a longer and deeper notch
than the others to mark the weeks. The
first three days had been so haZy that
he thought them only two and marked
them so, but that put him only one day
out Of his reckoning.
He lay there and saw snow slither
past his window, driven by a whooping
wind. 1t worried him to know that his
calves were unsheltered and unfed
while his long stack Of hay stood un-
touched-unless the cattle broke down
his fence and reached 1t. He hoped
they would, but he was a thorough
workman, and In his heart he knew
that fence would stand.
He saw cold rains and sleet. Then
there were days when he shivered un-
der his blankets and would have given
much for q cup Of hot coffee; days
when the wnter frOze in the pals be-
side the bed-what little water was
left-and he Clipped of pieces Of ice
and sucked them to quench his thirst.
Days when the tomatoes and peaches
were frozen in the cans so that he
chewed jerked venisOn and ate crackers
rather than chill his stomach with the
icy stun.
Day by day the little notches and the
longer ones reached farther and farther
along the window sill until Ward be-
gan to foreSee the time when he must
start a new row. Day by day his
cheek bones grew more clearly defined,
his eyes bigger and more wistful. Day
by day his knuckles stood up sharper
when he closed his hands, and day by
day nature worked upon his hurt, knit
ting the bones together.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
TAKES PLACE OF GASOLINE
Mixture Of Alcohol and 5enzoI Has
Been Found to BE a sstisfae-
tory Substitute.

The high cost Of gasoline is becom-
ing such n problem that governments
and scientists all over the world have
attempted to find a substitute. In Ger
many, where gasoline is almost unob-
talnable, 1t is understood that a new
mixture Of alcohol and benzol has
proved satisfactory. A writer in the
Scientific American gives the following
table as an indication Of the results
achieved:
With one part benzol and one part
alcohol touring car equipped with an
ordinary carburetOr made AZ miles an
hour and ran a distance of 4.66 miles
upon one pint of the fuel. With one
part benzOl and two parts alcohol the
speed was Al miles and the distance
covered 4.47 miles. This shaded down
to SO miles an hour and 3,72 miles on
a mixture Of one part benzOl and five
parts alcohol.
The same car, operated with pure
benzol, acquired a speed of AZ miles an
hour and ran a distance of 3.T9 upon
one pint of fuel. With pure gasoline
1t made A miles an hour, running 800
miles.
Alcohol is easily obtalnable, and ben
zol in large quantities is now being dis
titled In both the United States and
Germany from coal tar. So the mix
ture, as worked out by the Germans,
pOn ho hod ohaouar than srOS OSoitna onA
the results are almost as good. In the
case of Germany, the discovery has
been boon of inestimable value.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

that she did not seem nHeA taASSe&
frOm the girl who had left the ranch
two months and more before.
an take a cup OF tea, Phoebe, but
I'm not a bit hungry" she said. II
ate just before left town. How have
you been, PhOebeT
I'VE been fine. We been 30 sorry
for you
"Never mind that now, Phoebe. I'd
rather not talk about 1t. Has anybody
been here latelyr
"Charl.e FOA, he come las week
mebby week before las. Marthy, she
got rheumatis In her knee Charlie.
he say she been pretty bad one night.
/ guess she's better now. l tol' wash
for her If he brings me clo'es, but he
says he wash them clO'es hisself !
guess Charlie pretty good to that old
lady. He's awful p'lite. that feller is. !"
''Yes, he is. IN go up and see her
when get rested little. | feel tired
to death somehow. Has Ward been
around latelyT
"Ward. he amt been here for long
time. | guess mebbe it's been six
weeks l amt seen him. Las time he
was here he wrote that letter. He
amt come no more"
Billy Louise in the last few months
had tried to picture herself alone. with
mommie gone. Her imagination was
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
PROLIFIC CAUSE OF CANCER
Prominent Surgeon Points Out Danger
In Taking Too Hot Foods Into
the Stomach.

DR.. William J. Mayo of Rochester,
Minn., now major in the United States
army, says that 30 per cent of all cam
GERS of civilized man are in the stom-
ach, and this condition Is uncommon
among primitive men and animals. He
believes that many such cancers are
caused by chronic liberation Of the
stomach.
Doctor Mayo told the national ses-
sion Of the Clinical Congress Of Sur
geons of North America that men had
cancer of the stomach more frequent
ly than women because man is in the
habit of taking his food hotter than
the average woman takes hers. Wom-
an sits at the foot of the table and
pours the tea and coffee, serving the
men of the household first and drink
ing hers after it has cooled somewhat.
Among the Chinese the same rule
holds good Of eating rice, for the wom-
en- eat at the second table.
Doctor Mayo said food and drink
should not be taken into the stomach
hotter than can be borne comfortably
in the mouth, for the mouth has sensi-
tive nerves expressly to protect the
doorway to the body, while the stom-
ach has not,
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
His Wish About the War.

He is an old-fashiOned man who Is
getting well along In years and he
finds 1t rather difficult to keep pace
with the rapidly changing phases Of
the war situation. He Is loyal. how
ever, and does his best to keep up.
though at times he finds himself a
stride or two behind.
The other day the news was broken
TO him that because Of his income
from farm and certain other real es-
tate. he probably would have to pay a
small income tax. under the law relat-
ing to that subject. 1t was the wife
who first discovered this interesting
bit of news and after she had read 1t
to him out of the paper the old man
remarked: "Mnw, sometimes almost
wish this war had never happened."-
indianapolis News
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

"We must fight on till the Germans
see how absurd their aspirations are"
said james w. Gerard in New York
the other day.
eyes, we must show up the domi-
neering German militarists thorough
ly. We must act like the professor
who visited a loan shark to borrow
500.
"'You want $1OO for one yearT the
loan shark said. We'll, sir. here you
are. My terms are 5 per cent a
month. That leaves just $40 coming
to you. Here you are-fOur crisp ten
spots
"But the professor mildly took out
his own pocketboOk and extracted a
couple Of bills from It.
"'You're mistaken, sir he said. I
want the money for two years, not
one. How much, then, is there COM
ing to your"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
To Induce Sleep.

When trying to induce sleep it is
well, observes an authority, to put
away all serious thoughts and try to
get the mind into a pleasant, elevated
state. Some people make habit of
reading before retiring, but too often
one reads on until eyes and head ache.
AS result the following morning the
eyes are blOOdshOt and bulging from
the overstrain and the Individual has
lost the necessary amount of rest be.
cause of this enforced strain. 1t is
most important that the ventilation of
the sleeping apartment be attended to {;
that there is clear. fresh alr circulat.
ing. Windows should, be raised from
the bottom and lowered from the tor
also, so that the air may circulate free
". The question of whether 1t is
healthy to sleep with pillow or with.
out one has been debated many times
but a happy medium is recommended
as the most comfortable one.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
How Patriot Soldiers Suffered.

In all the camp sites of the Revolue
ton surprising quantity Of broken
black bottles are found, indicating that
the allowance of liquor must have
been liberal. The elaborate prepara-
tons made today to protect the sol
diers against the cold contrast oddly
with the equipment Of the men at VAL
ley Forge. One of the surgeons who
served at Valley Forge has left the
following description Of one Of the
Continental soldiers who was brought
in to camp hospital:
"His bare feet were seen through
his worn shOes-hls legs nearly naked
from the tattered remains of an only
pair of stOckings-his breeches not
sufficient to cover his nakednesS-his
shirt hanging in strings-his hair di-
sheveled-hiS face meager-his whole
appearance pictures a person fOrsaken
and discouraged"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
CHAPTER XI.
Fortune Kicks Again.


TT was past noon when Ward rode
down the steep slope to the creek
bank just above his cabin. He was
sunk deep In that mental depression
which so often follows close upon the
heels Of q great Outburst of passion
Mechanically he twitched the reins and
sent Rather down the last shelf of bank
and he did not look up to see just
where he was Rattler was well train
ed horse, since he was Wards. He
Cbeyed the rein signal and stepped Off a
two foot bank into nest Of loose piled
rocks that slid treacherOusly under his
feet. Sure footed, though he was, he
stumbled and fell, and 1t was sheer in
stinct that took Wards feet from the
stirrups in time
Ward sprawled among the rocks,
dazed. The shock of the fall took him
out of his fit of abstraction and he
pulled away from Rather as the horse
scrambled up and stood shaking before
him. He tried to scramble up also.
Ward sat and stared stupidity at his
left leg where, midway between his knee
and his foot, it turned out at an unnat-
uraI angle. He thought resentfully that
nc had had enough trouble for once
without having q broken leg on top Of
it all.
Nov this is one deuce Of f1x!" he
stated dispassiOnately, when pain had
in a measure cooled his first anger. He
looked around him like a man who Is
taking stock Of his resources. He was
not far from the cabin. He could get
there by crawling. But what then?
Ward looked at Rather, standing do.
cileIy within reach Of his hand. He
considered getting On--if he could, and
riding-well, the nearest place was If
teen miles. And that was a good, long
way from a doctor. He glay ced again
at the cabin and tried to study the sit
uatiOn impersOnally. If it were some
other fellow, now, what would Ward
advise him to do under the circum-
stances:
He reached down and felt his leg
gingerly. So Tar as he could tell it was
Q straight. simple break--snapped short
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
CHAPTER x.-contlnued.


Sorry l can't stay to see you of"
he told Buck maliciOusly. i've decId.
ed to let you go alone and take your
own time about starting. AS long as
that cayuse stands where he Is you're
safe as a church. And you've got the
reins You can kick OF any time you
feel like It. Sabe2" He studied Bucks
horror marked face pitilessly.
you've got about one chance In
million that you can make that pinto
stand there till some one comes along"
he pointed out impartially. I'm will
ang to give you that chance, such as 1t
in And II you're lucky enough to win
out on it-well, I'd advise you to do
some going. South America is about
as close as you'll be safe. Folks around
here are going to nOw-all about you,
old timer. whether they get to read
whats ON your hack or not
"And, ON the otter hand, it's a mil
lion to one shot you: land where your
ticket reads I'd hate to gamble on
that horse standing in one spot for two
or three days, wouldn't your He
wheeled Rather unObtrusively, his eye
on the pinto Il hope he don't try to
follow" he said. II want you to have
a little time to think about the things
Il said TO you. Well, so long!"
Ward rode back the way he had
come. glancing frequently over his
shoulder at Buck. slumped in the sad
die with a paper pinned to his back
hike a fire warning on a tree and his
own grass rope nOOsed about his neck
and connecting him with the cotton.
wood limb six feet above his hat crown.
Ward had not ridden hundred yards
before he heard Buck Olney scream
lhysterically for help. He grinned
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
cavite Flashes Time Over Pacific.

Since October 1 the radio station at
Cavite, cooperating with the Philip
pine bureau Of posts and the Manila
observatory. has been sending out
time signals of the 120th meridian
east Of Greenwich at IL a. IN. and 10
p. m. every day, says Science.
For the purpose of sending time sig
nails, the transmitting clock of the
Manila observatory is connected with
the Cavite wireless station through
the bureau of posts. Manila Observa-
tory time signals begin at 10:55 a. m.
and 9:55 p. m, standard time Of the
120th meridian east Of Greenwich, and
continue for five minutes. During this
interval every tick Of the clock Is
transmitted, except the 29th, Doth,
54th, 55th, Seth, 57th, 58th and 59th
of each minute.
The situation Of Manila in the Pa
cific makes this service of the great
est Importance to the mercantile and
naval fleets that ply upon that ocean.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
Gloomy Anticipation.

"After all, 1t requires the votes Of
men to make woman suffrage pOssi-
ble."
"That's the only thing about 1t that
worries me-" confided Mr.. MeektOn.
"If 1t doesn't work out comfortably
and satisfactorily. Henrietta is almost
sure to say we men ought to have had
better sense than to vote for 1t In the
first place."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
B0SCHEE'S GERMAN SYRUP

will quiet your cough, sOOthe the In
fiammatiOn of sore throat and lungs,
stop irritation In the bronchial tubes,
insuring a good nights rest, free frOm
coughing and with easy expectOratiOn
In the morning. Made and sold In
America for fifty-two years. A won
derful prescription, assisting Nature In
building up your general health and
throwing off the disease. Especially
useful in lung trouble, asthma, Group.
bronchitis, etc. For sale In all civil.
Lzed cOuntries.-AdY.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

SOurly. with his eyebrows pinched to-
gether and that hard, strained look In
his eyes still Let him holler awhile"
he gritted. do him good, hang hlmg'
Until distance and the intervening
hills set wall of silence between
Ward heard Buck screaming in fear Of
death. screaming until he was so
hOarse he could only whisper. scream
ing because he had not seen Ward take
his knife and slice the rope upon the
limb 50 that it would not have held the
weight OF rabbit.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
remptInu Natives to Work.

Tempting natives Of British New
Guinea to work was process which
was explained during the hearing Of
a case in London recently. A man who
has lived many years there said that
he had solved very difficult labor
problem in New Guinea. The men
could not be tempted to work fOH
money, and he hit upon the idea Of of.
ferIng them beads, gaudy cloths, dogs
teeth and musical instruments. To get
these they worked for twelvemOntt
and then induced others to do likewise
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

upon him and loving some other man
better; when he saw his name black
ened by the suspicion that he was a
rstler-preying upon his neighbOrs'
cattle; when he saw Buck Olney laugh
ing in derision Of his mercy and fixing
fresh evidence against him to confound
him utterly.
He had all those moods, and they left
their own lines upon his face. But he
had one thing to hearten him, and that
was the steady progress of his broken
leg toward recovery. A long. tedious
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
Strictly Accurate.

The MajOr-Whatl Blinks a hero1
Why, he's a ''wash-Out."
The Girl-But, major. he told me
that in France he's always where the
shells are thickest.
The MajOr-So he is-in charge Of
an ammunition dump. - Passing
Show.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
"Has-Anybody Been Here LateIy"

too alive and saw too clearly the posi-
bilities for her never to have dweit
upon this very crisis in her life. But
whenever she had tried to think what
1t would be like she had always pic
tured Ward beside her, shielding her
from dreary details and tightening her
burden with his whimsical gentleneTs.
She had felt sure that Ward would
ride down every week for news Of her,
and she had expected to find him there
waiting for her after that last letter
Whatever could be the matterH Had
he left the country?
(TO BE CONTINUEDJ
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
Not Outdone.

II was in store this morning where
/ saw an escalat0r."
"Oh, saw it, too, and ordered one
sent home ON approval"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
DEPRESSING Fact.

Among the other depressing features
of the food situation is the amount Of
parsnip you can still get for nickel
Ohio State Journal.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

To Dyspeptics: Others have found a
steady course of Garfield Tea pleasant
means of regaining health. Why not your
Adv.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

The best way to ask girl to marry
you Is to first obtain her full cooper
alton In the plan. The rest Is easy.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
Mean Query.

He (pompously)-I have many sol
emn thoughts to be read in my mind
She (sarcastically)-BOund In calf
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

About 10000 church bells In Ger.
many have been melted for muni.
tlons Of war.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

Colds Cause Headache and Grip
LAXATIVE BROMO QUINlNE Tablets remove the
cause. There Is only one "BrOmo Quinine." W
GROVES signature on box. 0c.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07
A True Statement.

"I hear your brOther-in-law failed for
$4,000. Is that trueT
No; he failed for the lack of it."
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

The growth of the mind is not, de-
pendent upon the filth of the fertilizer.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-02-07

Billy Louise, having arrived unex-
pectedly on the stage, pulled of her
fur lined mittens and put her chilled
hands before the swapping blaze in the
fireplace. Her eyes were tired and
sunken, and her mouth dropped piti-
fully at the corners, but aside from
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-04-27
CANADIAN VIGOR.

The account yesterday of the series of seven
attacks made by the Canadians against the
Germans, following one another at intervals not
much over an hour, with an amazing variety of
method makes very interesting reading 1t
strikes confidence into the hearts of the people
to hear of the Allies taking the offensive, even
on such small scales The Germans will learn
healthy respect for western aggressiveness
from such mthods. American vigor, determine
ton, and methods will closely resemble the style
of attack of the Canadians. They are accustom-
ed to do things in thorough fashion when once
they start. Reports say that in their attack last
week the Americans did not know when to stop
according to the rules under which raids have
been conducted in the past. Their enthusiasm
is perhaps of a more rugged type than that of
the English or the French; an enthusiasm viii h
has as its origin the nature of the pioneer who
olazed his way into an unknown world ard made
himself home apart from that of his neigh
oorl,-an enthusiasm built upon a sense of self
reliance which admits of nothing more serious
than temporary delays in the attainment of the
ohJectlve,-never failure.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-04-27

il pleasure while the world is wrapped in world
conflagration"
When the people seriously apply the test,
they will throw their money to the support of
the war program. If they do not buy Liberty
Bonds, they will buy Thrift Stamps There may
De some excuse for not buying Liberty Loan
bond in some rare cases: but we lay down what
seems to us the absolutely fair proposition that
there is no excuse whatsoever for every person
not possessing Thrift Stamp Card. We may
think we are making sacrifices; but we are des-
tined to make far greater sacrifices if this war
continues and make them far more frequently.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1918-04-27
SATURDAY, APRIL q, 191,
PRACTICAL DEMANDS OF PATRIOTISM.

Comes the report now from the Comptroller
of the Currency telling of his revocation Of the
charter which he had granted to group OF SIX
financiers in western city because, upon IN
vestigaton, he discovered that they had sub
scribed for only 5000 worth of Liberty bonds
and had given only S149 to the work of the Red
Cross. Several of the applicants for the charter
had taken no bonds at all.
A sympathy with a support of war measures
is not only the need of the hour but the demand
of the hour; and this is particularly true of per-
sons in positions of prominence and responsible
ity whose actions and conduct naturally have an
influence upon public opinion. The arbitrary ac-
ton of the Comptroller of the Currency inspires
respect there is to be no liberation of only luke
Warmness in banks. The time for dallying has
passed, his action would indicate; those who do
not measure up in their patriotism are to be
published to their neighbors for what they are