Greencastle Herald, Greencastle, Putnam County, 1 January 1908 — Page 1

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GREENCASTLB, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JAN 1, 190S.

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E. B. LYNCH I House Furnisher and Funeral Director

GREENCASTLE, IND.

12 and 14 North Jackson St.

Telephones 89 and 108

Sanitary Plumbing Hot Water, Steaai and Gas Fittioo, Electric Wirlno and Fixtures ALL WOILK Gt ARANTEED

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CHRISTMAS R E X A L L

The Terre Haute, Indianapolis &'Eastefn Traction Co. Excess Fare Eliminated When buying tickets beyond INDIANAPOLIS To all points touched *by Traction Lines in Indiana and Ohio. One hundred and fifty pounds of baggage checked free. Special service to handle the heavy Christmas travel. —THE BEST OF SERVICE

Ninty-Three Hair Tonic SOc and $1.00 | If REX ALL doesn’t give satisfaction come hack and get your money. It belongs to you and we want you to have it. The Owl Drug Co. ILedCrossDrug Co

MalLfou Country Drffe Attractive. By a modest line in the president's message the “betterment" of farm life gets a good word. With agriculture ranking foremost among our varied Industries on the score of profit, it is not probable that the tilling of the land will be neglected for some years to come. Yet there are lean years as well as fat years, and the development of the opening farming country will not rest upon a sound basis until farm life Itself becomes attractive. It Is a big problem, and Improvement in the methods of agriculture, which the government Is earnestly seeking to encourage, Is a most important feature of it. If men seek merely to get a living from the soil the better the method of work the better the living. The maintenance of good roads which the governments of the nation and of the states are fostering Is perhaps the most Important step that can be taken at the top. Next to good water and plenty of It thq dweller on a farm wants easy access to neighbors and to the market town. With fairly good roads comes fraternization, and schools and churches spring up as a matter of course. But for a large area of the farming country which Is sparsely settled the development halts with churches and schools. There Is no attraction for agriculturists from other sections to seek new homes In a region with so little to recommend it even If the soil Is fertile. We live In an age of wide awake thought and of aspiration. Mankind seeks for something more in life than board and clothes. Our literature Itself, while primarily capable of chasing away loneliness, nevertheless awakens social appetite. Social movements In the form of clubs, societies, leagues and unions, taking in all ranks, the ter acre man as well ns the opulent farm er, would focus the thought and activities of the community, give the young and restless folks something practical to do and cause every individual to feel that mere existence is not the sum total of ambition on an American farm.

New Year Marked by Diplomatic Exchanges Between Japan and America.

A FINAL UNDERSTANDING

Will I’robnbly Be Arrived at In Accordance With Terms of the Batest Memorandum.

Tentative Proposition Prom Japan Thought to Be a Basis For Amicable Agreement.

Limited trains Each Way Daily For further information, intjuire of local agent or address C. S. KITCH Dist. P. & F. A. Indianapolis I

INTliKLIKBAN TIME TAB Mi. Lvs Greencastle Lve Indianapolis. 6:00 am 6:00 am 7:00 am 7:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 9:00 am 9:00 am 10:00 am 10:00 am 11:00 am 11:00 am 12:00 m 12:00 m 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pra 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 5:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 9:00 pm 9:00 pm 11:00 pra 11:C0 pm RUPERT BARTLEY, Agent.

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Time Card !n effect July SI? 191t North Bound South Bound 1:23 an 2:1? pm 9:32 am 8:2 am 12:23 pp 2:20 ( -i-m 6:52 pm 5:20 pin Ait tralaa run daII > J. A. MICHABU As." i

LOCATION OP PIKE ALARM BOXES. For Fire Department Call Phone No. 41. NO. LOCATION. 21 College Ave. s.nd Liberty 31 Hanna and Indiana 41 Jaekson and Daggy 51 Madison and Liberty 61 Walnut and Madisou 321 Engine House 32 Hanna and Crown ■12 Bloomington and Anderson 52 Seminary and Arlington 62 Washington and Durham 72 Washington and Locust 212 : Seminary and Locust 23 Howard and Crown 43 Main and Ohio 53 . .College Av< and Demotte Alley 63 Locust and Sycamore 1—2—1, Fire Out.

\ Tender Steak Makes the most delicious meal ip the world, and the place to get it Is ilasoef's Meat Market

“Our Meat Market" has a we$ established and enviable reputation ior cleanliness, the good quality of its meat and for square dealings. Northwest Corner Public Square

Testing Our Toughest Wood. Industries which are coneerued in the use of hickory will follow with Interest a series of tests of this valuable wood Inaugurated at the forest service timber testing laboratory at Purdue university. The Importance of tlie ; tests lies .In the fart that they will furnish accurate data on (he relative strength of the different kinds of hickory, which is a wood for which no satisfactory substitute has been found. The timber of no other tree possesses i the peculiar properties which make 1 hickory necessary In the manufacture of parts of vehicle and farm implements. A pinch In the hickory supply has been felt for several years, and It Is already seen that the growing of hickory must be encouraged either by natural growth or artificial planting | If the permanence of a number of in ! dustries Is to be insured. The iraporI tanee iu this first series of tests by the United States forest service lies in the : fact that they will determine just j what species of hickory are strongest ’ and will give much valuable Informa tlou to owners of farm wood lots and others who plant trees for profit. Not until It is accurately determined Just what species produce the strongest timber will it be possible to know Just what trees to plant When the report on tests is completed Information on the work will be gladly given to all who write to the forest service at Washington.

Toklo, Jan. 1.—The Japanese government late last evening handed to Ambassador O'Brien a memorandum containing a reply to the suggestions offered by the United States government some weeks ago, whereby the American government sought In a friendly way to assist Japan In perfecting plans for the future restriction of Immigration, thus effectively avoiding a possibility of friction over the question. While the contents of the memorandum are carefully guarded, both at the Japanese foreign office and American embassy, the Associated Press has reason to believe that the memorandum is couched in the most friendly terms, and that while It accepts some of the American suggestions, It declines others as incompatible with the dignity of Japan and outlines plans for further restrictions of emigration to America. The memorandum has been cabled to Washington, from which it is possible a counter suggestion will be forthcoming, but It is intimated that Japan thinks that the memorandum will form the basis whereon the two countries will bo able to reach a final and satisfactory understanding.

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While our line of Holiday Gift Books, Children's Books, Miscellaneous Books, and Booklets is complete. Wo are prepared to please you. J. K. LANGDON & CO

You get results when you advertise in the Herald.

Our Sympathy is always extended to those in distress, but we have no sympathy to waste on the man who borrows his neighbor’s papar when he can have one of his own at a mere nominal expense. Your home paper slands for your interests and the interests of your home town. It deserves your moral and financial support. If you are not a member of our family of readers you should be^in now by sending in your subscription. 1

The existence of macadam roads depends upon the retention of the rock dust formed by the wearing of the surface. The action of heavy rubber tired automobiles soon strips a macadam road of all fine material, and I the road disintegrates. This presents a serious problem, which should engage the attention of the national government. During the past year the agricultural* department has investigated the systems In use In Europe to | prevent such disintegration and has conducted experiments with several materials designed to preserve macadam road surfaces.

Father and Son Charged With Wrecking Leetonia Bank. Cleveland, O., Jan. 1.—Charles N. Schmick, president, and his son, W. H. Schmick, cashier of the defunct First National bank of Leetonia, O., were arrested here by the federal authorities on the charge of wrecking the Leetonia bank. Both fathqr and son live in this city, where they are prominent. The bank, although twen-ty-five years old, was but one of the varied business Interests of the Schmlcks. Over $88,000 of the $100,000 capita! stock of the bank was held by members of the Schmick family. It was stated by the authorities that most of the bank's money was used in the construction of apartment houses in this city. The liabilities of the bank were $275,000 and the assets $200,000. The federal officers assert that half of the assets consist of worthless paper. The technical charge against W. H. Schmick, the son, Is making false entries upon the books of the bank. His father, Charles N. Schmick, is accused of having aided and abetted his son in the alleged offense. Both were re leased upon $5,000 ball.

SHOT BROTHER OFFICER

The statistician who has figured out that a woman talks eight times as much as a man probably Is also a wars that she says eight times as muck that is worth while.

The sale of diamonds bus fallen off to such an extent lately that some merchants must be wishing they had embarked in the coal business as a side line.

There are two kinds of people keeping tabs on congress—one Insisting that It do something and the other afraid It will.

The full name of the Seattle fair Is Alaska-Yukon-Pacl^c exposition. The name of Its Midway will probably have froat.iu it. The new “Collected Letters of Queen Victoria” are to be sold In an American edition of three volumes at “SIS net” The royalties out of profits, estimated lu the London Times at 1,400 per cent, will go to some one iu England.

German Army Tragedy With a Woman in the Case. Allenstein, East Prussia, Jan. 1.— Captain Von Goeben, a distinguished officer in the artillery branch of the German army, has caused a sensation in military circles by confessing that he Is the author of the mysterious murder of Major Von Schoenbeck, a brother officer, who was shot dead on Christmas day. Von Goeben will be tried by courtmartial and If found guilty he will be executed by shooting in his own garrison. Major Von Schoenbeck, returning home at a late hour Christmas night, heard someone descending the stairway leading from his wife’s room. Drawing his revolver, he went to meet the intruder and tried to shoot him. The revolver, however, missed fire and Von Goeben then killed the major and made his escape without leaving any trace behind him. He w-as subsequently arrested upon suspicion, and confessed at the preliminary examination.

Saved From Potters Field. East St. Louis, 111., Jan. 1.—Deserted by relatives and friends who had clustered about him while he was successful as a jockey years ago, Fred Barnes, aged thirty years, who died Monday In obscurity, was yesterday saved from the potters Hold by a subscription taken up among his saloon associates of the past few years. Barnes was at one time wealthy, but w r as a spendthrift. He rode at New Orleans and St. Louis tracks.

Nine Miners Killed. Albuquerque. N. M., Jan. 1.—Nine miners were killed and three fatally and two seriously Injured In an explosion of gas and ooal-dust In the Bernal mine at Carthage, Soccoro county, New Mexico. No cause for the explosion is assigned. Mrs. Anson Jones Dead. Houston. Tex., Jan. 1.—Mrs. Anson Jones, widow of Dr. C. Anson Jones, the last president of the republic of Texas. Is dead at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. G. Ashe, in this city. She was eighty-six years of age.

Russia’s Quiet Elections. The election of representatives of the people to sit In the third douma passed without extraordinary excitement, aud It seems to be taken for granted that there was little revolutionary spirit shown in the campaign. The autocracy virtually nomiuated the candidates, and the people had only to ratify the choice or Iguoro the elections. The meu who sit lu the third douma must be acceptable to the government, and the free will of the people is suppressed. In view of the fact that the czar originally invited the nation to share with him the burdens and responsibilities of government, the suppression of the popular voice at this early day looks like treachery. But the truth is there never was any Intention of giving a voice to the discontented masses of Russia. Money was needed from the coffors of foreign bankers, and they demanded the sanction of the whole Russian people to the loan. A parliament was a financial necessity, and In order to do the work cut out for It it must be In sympathy with the czar’s administration. A packed douma will stand ns a legal parliament, and thus the czar will be able to satisfy the money lenders. Doubtless the result will be a permanent system of representative government, representative in form if not in fact. The douma will be a good school for the development of political talent which may some day pilot the nation through a real revolution.

Banner Skating 1 Rink Open each Afternoon and Night SKATING HOURS: Afternoon, 2:00 to 5:00; nights, 7:30 to 10:00 ADMISSION: Gentlemen 10c; Ladies free. SkateslG cents. ERNEST WRIGHT FRED GLORE

Wusliliigtoii’s Hoad to Mount Vernon. The Mount Vernon association Is taking the preliminary steps toward the construction of a boulevard from Alexandria to the home of Washington. The time has come when the approaches to Mount Vernon should be made to conform to the dignity aud grandeur of the spot. With a broad, properly prepared roadway of easy grades the journey to the home of Washington would become a pleasantly memorable experience to thousands and tens of thousands of Americans during the coining years. They would travel over the ground so often trodden by Washington himself and by their surroundings and reminders would be beguiled into the mood that would best adapt them to the quiet spirit of Mount Vernon. The opening of n boulevard to Mount Vernon would not tend to disturb the quiet of the place. On the contrary, It would facilitate travel and thereby avoid hurry and confusion, while the increased traffic would speedily call Into being better accommodations near the Washington estate for the comfort of visitors. Although the seat of Washington can be reached by trolley and by boat, it Is Impracticable to reach the spot by horse or motor on account of the bad road. The highway connecting Mount Vernon with Alexandria and Washington is a rare antique—one of the relies of the old heartbreaking days when life was largely spent in struggle with adverse nature. That this road should remain to this day is an anomaly. Saving Wild Types. To prevent the extinction of sea lions and other aquatic animals and of the birds that make their home on a large number of rocky islets useless for ag rieultural purposes on the coasts of Oregon and Washington, one preserve has been created in the former state and three iu the latter. If now the wardens to be appointed do their duty the kind of birds and animals resorting t.’.Uier will doubtless be found tbero In future years. Otherwise they wh! '■ bably share the doom of the dodo of Mauritius, in the Indian ocean; of the gigantic moa of ancient Australia and of som# other birds and animals once plentiful on the face of the globe, but not now to be seen except in museums in fossil form

Canadians hope to avoid a fuel fam Ine through n new Invention for making brlcklets out of peat dust Teat bogs are abundant in Ontario, but there Is no coal of any kind ta the province. Take care of the kidneys and you won’t die suddenly of so called “heart disease,” says Dr. Brouardel of Paris. This authority gives heart diseas® only flilrd place ns a suddenly fatal ailment.

A Harvard professor asserts that by means of psychology he can tell wheth er or not any one Is speaking th® truth. Mind reading is evidently too simple a term for this learned Harvard man.

If these financial pinches were al ways followed by the legal pinching of the wildcat trust and banking concerns the general public would gladly “grin and bear" their end of It

That new volcanic island In the Bering sea will have its destiny In world politics staked out the moment It ceases to be “too hot to haudl#."

With 25.000 cigarettes on board, It looks ns though our Pacific fleet In tends to put the Japs out of besluess with poisoned air. \

Christmas joys fill many • stocking and empty uot a few. >

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Those from a distance that took Xmas dinner with Janies Ogle and wife were Mr. and Mrs. Clint Burns, of Forest, Ind. and Mrs. Cora Hamlet, end daughters, of frankfort, InJ. Mr. Alva Purcell and family, Mr. Otho Goiham and family and Gilbert Hasten and family spent Xmas

evening at Wm Purcell’s.

Miss Hazel and Zelma Garret received gold watches as Xmas presnts from theri bbe Mwm B;.an dar,

ents from their grand mother.

Mr. and Mrs. Bunton spent Xmas evening with her parents, Mr. and

Mrs. Wm. Arnold.

Emru Wright and family and May Oneal spent Xmas at Muncie with their father. All the children living were present except one; there were twont,-one in all, children and grand

children.

Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Arnold spent Sunday at Mr. Tompson’s. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Purcell and son, Donald, spent a few days last week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Scobee. Emma Wright helped Mr. Robert Garret kill hogs Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Purcell spent Tuesday with his brother, Charlie

Purcell.

Mrs. Fred Wright, of Muncie, spent Saturday night with Laura

Wright.

As Uncle Billy Purcell was going from hfff barn to the house every thing, all at once, became dark. Upon going to a doctor he found a blood vessel had bursted behind the ball of one eye leaving him perfectly blind in that eye. James Ogle was called to the bedside of his son, Lewis, Monday while an operation was performed, which proved to be quite serious, however, he is getting along as well as could be expected at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold went to Greencastle Saturday. Mr. James O^le and wife and Mrs. Cora Hamlet and children spent Sunday with Harry Alter and family, near Groveland.

Warden’s Home-Made BREAD N«i Eiifiland / Batery EAST SIDE SQUARE (ireencastle, Itid. Phone 333

Labor Disputes In England. Labor seems to have won a victory la England whether the discontented railway men win or lose In the final settlement of their dispute. The men put up a proposition to their employers, and the employers refused to recognize the employees’ society n f all. They would treat with individuals only, in the past the British labor union has been described as the very embodiment of narrowness and even cruelty. Now, although the railway men had voted to strike, they listened to a third voice and agreed with the president of the British board of trade to reconsider and talk over their grievances with the railway management For some reason the railways also backed down from their haughty position that the society of employees would not be recognized. They agreed to listen to the grievances and In that acted wisely. It Is believed that If the railways or the men had refused to get together parliament would have passed a compulsory arbitration law, limited perhaps to railways. Fear of public opinion Is thought to have Influenced both sides to recede from their decisions, tho labor men to strike and the railways to stand pat But to the labor union belongs the credit of being first to agree to compromise. Call It policy or good nature on their part, time will pUvmp It as common son’ 1 *

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