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GREEXCASTLE HER ALD, GREEXC.ASTLE, INDIANA. TUESDAY, JAN, 14, 1908.

The Grccncaslle Herald velt is . rr ldy t0 givc up thc thlngs

1 he Catch of the Season.

UublishtHl every evening except Sunday by the Star and lleinocrat iSiblisIiing Company at 17 ami 18

for which he has fought because they sec;u to stand in the wdy. of party success, is what was not expected, and what will slowly and

South Jackson Street, Greencastle, surely blight his remarkable popu-

InU.

P. C. T1LDEN

C. J. ARNOLD

Terms of Subscription One Year, strictly in advance, $:J.0O. Ry Carrier in City per week 6 cents. Advertising rates upon ap' plication. 'Ike weekly Star-Democrat—the otUciai county paper—sent to any address in the United States for $1.00 a year. Entered as second class mail matter at tlie Greencastle, Indiana, 1’ostoSVce.

A LITTLE THOUGHTLESS. The Traction Company, or its employees, is guilty of carelessness, due, we are sure to thoughtlessness, in running its work trains on Seminary street. Especially is this true after dusk. The train consisting of several cars is pushed backwards up the street toward the quaries at a high rate of speed. Often there is no light at all. Sometimes a single oil lantern is displayed, but the light is faint and confusing. The train runs with little noise, and as we have said, at high speed. It would be almost imposible for the train to be stopped within its own length of two hundred feet or more, even if the man who sometimes rides on the end car should give the signal for stopping. Further the stone train runs on no difinite schedule, so that persons driving on Seminary, or crossing it from other streets can not watoh for the hour it is due. We are very much afraid that an accident will result unless more care is taken in running this train.

PLEASING FUNCTION

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The Delta Upsilon fraternity Saturday night gave the first of a series of informal parties for prominent members of the several classes in the university. The seniors, representation of all the fraternity and non-fraternity men, w-rre royally entertained by the underclassmen well as the upperclassmen of

Delta U’s.

Coffee and sandwiches were served. Various stunts were performed by the dignified hut agile seniors. Stories were told by all the men, Hawlings being conceded to have the best fund of witticisms. Bollinger at the piano surprised all by playing numerous pieces with a sheet over his head and covering the keyboard. College and popular songs were sung around the fireplace till the approach of the midnight warned the pious fourth classmen to cease the

night's revelries.

THE SQUARE DEAL.

Those who are friends of President Roosevelt, and most men are, can but feel sorrow at his recent actions in the political world. That a man who is not a candidate should stoop to political scheming of almost the peanut variety to favor a friend, seems almost incredible. It was bad enough that the President should so conduct himself that he might, with justice, be accused of attacking Hughes in order to help Taft. And

be excused. But now we hear that the President has ordered the prosecutions in the land-fraud cases to be postponed because, Washingeton dispatches tell us, if pushed the Taft boom will be injured. Further, we learn that Roosevelt will withdraw the troops from Idaho, leaving property and life exposed to mob violence, all contrary to often expressed views on federal control, because Taft must have the vote of Union Labor. We are forced to say that this is anything but a square deal. It gives room for the suspicion, often voiced, that much of the so called reform movement has been political in origin, not backed by personal conviction. That Roose-

If you are a business man, did you ever think of the field of opportunity that advertising opens to you? There is almost no limit to the possibilities of your business if you study how to turn trade into your store. If you are not getting your share of the business of your community there’s a reason. People go where they are attracted — where they knew what they can get and how much it is sold for. If you make direct statements in your advertising see to it that you are able to fulfill every promise you make. You will add to your business reputar tiou and hold your customers. It will not cost as much to run your ad in this paper as you think. It is the persistent advertiser who gets there. Have something in the paper every issue, ne matter how wall. Ws will be pleased to ^uite yau our advertising rates, par ticularly Um yaar’s baa ness.

larity with the people.

| By CECILY ALLEN.

« Copyright, 1WI7, by E. C. I’arcells. "Wint, if you don’t sit down and be quiet you’ll l>e overboard in a minute. I've warned you two or three times

now, and I'm through.”

“Talk about l»eing quiet,” said Wlnt. “You have clacked incessantly, like a sitting hen, ever since I threw my first line. No wonder we don't get a bite.” Wlnt Miller turned aAmnd to look at his friend Jack Barnes, lighting bis

pipe meanwhile.

"All right, you clumsy old thiug. I know what I’m talking about,” grinned Jack. “You move about in this little rowboat as If it was an ocean going steamer. Look to your line there!” Wlnt turned suddenly at the mention of the long awaited bite. Clumsy he might be, but Jack loved his chum just because he was clumsy and always needed his help. The turn was fatal. Wlnt lost his balance, his foot slipped on the wet bottom of the boat, and backward be went for a cold and unexpected dip. Fortunately the water was only live feet deep, and Wint's bead appeared above the water in a second, pipe in mouth and the tire still

going.

“Curses on you, Jack Barnes! You did that purposely, and you’ll pay for this,” growled Wlnt ns lie tried to climb aboard. Jack's convulsions of laughter did not help matters much, and when he did stop for a moment it was only to heap coals of tire upon Wint’s wet

head.

“My fault! Well, 1 like that, you old landlubber. I told you to keep quiet, but you kuevv It all. Now our day’s fishing is spoiled, and I can stay home and nurse you. Climb aboard and let's get home before you develop the measles or whooping cough.” It was a very sullen pair that unlocked the door of their lishidg hut an hour later. Wint was shivering, and Jack was muttering under his breath. They hunted in vain for dry clothes, as they had come down only for a day or two to rough it. Jack turned to his friend with a helpless expression. "Wint. t here's - only one thing to do. We'll have to pack up and go over to Uncle Will's and see if they will take you in. You're sneezing your, head off now*, and by morning you’ll probably have a fine ease of pneumonia. 1 bate to do it, for Aunt Fanny doesn’t approve of me or my friends either for that matter,” added .lack. Again the pair started off and walked througlf the woods to a pretty little cottage net in among the pines. Aunt Fanny Beal met them at the porch. She was a woman who held her head Idgh at all times, but just now it seemed to be stralghter than ever. “So It’s you, is It?” she said as Jack extended his hand. “Who Is this person with you?” she added as she glanced at the figure of Wlnt. covered with red mud nud hatless. “Oh, I say, Auut Fanny, be easy. We’ve had an accident. This Is my best friend, Mr. Winthrop Miller. He fell overboard, and we’ve come over to see if you won’t take us in for the night until his clothes get dry." Where's Uncle Will? He'll under-

stand.”

“Your uncle is in town, and Belle and I are alone. Blood Is blood, and you cannot deny your own. I'll take you in for your mother's sake,” whined ^uut Fanny us she opened the door In anything hut a welcome manner. "Never mind about me. Aunt Fanny,” cheerily answered Jack ns he saw the door open for them. “But Wint must get dry. He's caught a dreadful cold. I fear." “He doesn't look exactly frail,” sug gested Mrs. Beal ns she glanced at Wint’s somewhat ample proportions. “However, come in and go up to your uncle’s room. I suppose you will leave this evening. You know we have no spare room,” she added lest they should avail themselves of a night's

lodging.

Wint did not leave that evening nor for many, many evenings thereafter. | At 5 o’clock that afternoon the doctor

Some few are wanting to move wag f or . He looked at the flushBroad Park so that it will be more | ed cheeks and the parched tongue,

convenient in the future for some of

the voters.

Prestin Buis is visiting In the uth and writes that he believes he *..l stay In the Sunny South the of the winter instead of thinglng of

matrimony.

Miss Dor sett is b^ck from Martinsville after a few days visiting

<’LINTON PALLS.

We are having bad winter weath-

er.

Mrs. Wysong is tetter at this

writing.

The protracted meeting at Bethel has closed with two additions. Mrs. Hamrick had the misfortune to have her barn, containing a lot of feed, destroyed by fire Saturday

morning.

Sunday visitors .in this neighborhood were Mr. Lloyd and wife at Sam Lloyd's and Mrs. Boswell and daughter, Gertrude, and Mrs. Stites at Charlie Keyt’s. May we add another Item to our list by saying “we are all afflicted with bad colds?” Mr. Alva Phillips is quite sick at | the home of his father and is no better at this writing. Zona Boswell and Oma Cunninghorn re: irned to Greencastle last

Monday.

A Higher Health Level. “I have reached a higher

level since 1 began using Dr.

New Lif Pills,’’ writes Jacob Spring-

health King’s

„ ... er, of West Franklin, Main. “They yet, for friendship sake, this might , , • .

keep my stomach, liver and bowels

working just right.” If these pills disappoint you on trial, money wdll be returned at The Owl Drug Store. 25c. Jn.

CAN BY. Health good. Farmers are done gather corn. N. Y. Nelson, of Chrisman, III. is visiting here. Mrs. Jane Miller, of Indianapolis, is visiting at Ora Tuesterson’s. Mr. Frank Nelson has just received some very fine Poland China hogs from a distance. He will have the best or none. Miss Mirtle Ragsdale, of Greencastle, spent Sunday with her home

folks.

Mr. Johnson is improving the Albin farm which he purchased some time ago. He will move there Mc.h.

1st.

Mrs. Raymond Nelson is slowly recovering. Mr. Roy Smith has returned home from Indianapolis to remain on the

farm.

Mr. Felix Albin and wife was at their old home place Friday.

BELLE UNION.

Health very good at present.

Business seems very quiet since

the election, last Friday.

He listened to the wheezing breath as it came so hard and shook his head. \ "We must have a nurse nt once. Mrs. Beal. The man is very sick. He must have care or he will die. I will send n nurse and will call again later. Good afternoon,” and the doctor was

gone.

For weeks Wlut hovered between life and the great beyond. No one en-

and reports a fine'time and improv-i tered the room but the nurse the doc-

tor and Isabelle Heal, Jacks cousin,

ed n iea i. She relieved the nurse, and sometimes There was a wedding in the 't'I even the doctor would call her in to tie city last Sunday evening. | give a few directions. Jack came Tom Mills and Walter Rosenbum, down every day or two. hut never was of Eminence, are frequent visitors allowed • see his chum. Slowly the in our community here of late. j *’*£ man made his fight, slowly his Several from around our little o.ves lost the glassy look, and finally city were at Greencastle last Satur- ‘ he ,,n >- w * e, > ^ “"T? ' Vi,S n ° . ai * longer needed. Isabelle could manage day to see and hear the late candi- with Jack . 8 help nt lllght .

“I say, nurse.” said Wlnt one day ns Isal)elle sat reading to him, “I’m glad that other nurse beat It. I like you

better.”

“But you know I’m not really » nurse at all. Mr. Miller.” said Isabelle ns she blushed at the Inferred compliment. “I’m Jack’s cousin—Aunt Fanny’s daughter, you understand. But I love Jack, and I’ll do anything for Ills friends,” nud she began to read again. “Don’t let’s read any more.” said Wlnt. “Just let’s talk. I don’t care whether you’re a really truly nurse or

dates make speeches.

It Docs The Business.

Mr. E. E. Chamberlain, of Clinton, Main, says of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. “It does the business; I have used It for piles and It cured them. Used It for chapped hands and It cured them. Applied it to an old sore and It healed it without leaving a scar behind.” 2 5c at The Owl Dryg

Store.

not I—T like* you ’cause you’re you, uud maybe when your mother sees me dressed like a white man she won’t think ITu such a terror. I certainly did look like a day laborer out of a job the afternoon 1 landed on the front porch.” “I know,” said Isabelle as she laughed heartily and laid down the book. “It must have been so funny. Mother’s terribly proper, you know.” Days went on like this, and Mrs. Beal was gradually won over to the enemy’s camp. Every one who knew Wint Miller loved him—loved him despite his careless, hapless ways, for his kindly spirit and other things, but mostly because he was be. In the days that followed he had many nurses, as all the family took turns wheeliug him across the room so that he might bask iu the sunlight, but his happiest hours were when Isabelle was in charge. One afternoon as she putted the pillows at the back of bis cbalr and left a glass of milk at bis elbow be caught the hand that had brought so many comforts to him during bis Illness. “Won’t you stay a little longer. Miss Nightingale?” he pleaded as he held tightly to tffe hand. “I’m so lonely In the twilight Wait until Jack comes. He’s due in a few minutes now If the train isn’t late—pleas6.” ‘Won old silly,” said Isabelle as she sat on the window ledge with the shadows encircling her. “I wish you knew more about me,” said Wlnt. “I wish you would ask some of the fellows if I’m not a decent sort. You see, I’ve sometbing to say to you, but 1 can’t until you know me better. It would be like taking an unfair advantage.” “Oh, but I know all about you already,” she said gayly. "Jack and I talk about you all the time.” He reached out ami pulled her a little closer. “I’m a clumsy old tiling, as Jack always says, but there’s nothing very bad about ifr, and I don’t play this sick trick very often. You wouldn’t care for a life job of nursing, would you?” He was holding the hand very tightly now as she looked up at him and said coyly: "Ask me, why don’t you?” Ills arms were not very strong as yet, but both of them went around the girl ns he drew her to his lips. “Sweetheart,” he whispered. "Well, I’ll be hanged, Wlnt Miller, none of'that,” sang out Jack as he stood in the doorway, grip In hand, as he had hurried from the train. “1 brought you down here to fish, not to steal nil the preserves on the family plantation.” "Yes, Jack.” said Wint ns he reached out one free hand. “You brought me down to fish, and I’m the champion, for here in my arms is the catch of the season, the l»est ever.”

Saving the Bait. “Fishing!” said a man who lives near us. “Why, I went fishing in Scotlaud and caught the biggest string of eels you can imagine. “There is the tandem eel that you have all heard of. When they go down or up the stream from their quarters for the winter or summer they go in single file, one behind the other, like the primeval man. They leave exactly six Inches of space between their noses and the tail of the eel In front. When an eel sees that the fellow ahead Is lengthening this space, he springs forward and, seizing the tall of the offender in his mouth, pulls him back Into place, I dropped my hook down right in front of a string of tandem eels, and the bait was accepted, and I jerked out the eel. The one behind, seeing that the fellow ahead was running away, obeyed bis instructions and seized his tail to pull him back, and so did the one liehind, and so on to the last one, and I pulled them out hand over hand till I had a great mass of slippery eels about me.”—Strand Magazine.

Our First War Vessels. The outbreak of the Revolutionary war found the patriots without a navy. Congress had fo create one. Four merchantmen were first purchased, hastily equipped with guns and sent to sea as cruisers, but their defects as war vessels soon became so apparent that congress determined at once to set about the building of a navy. On Oct. 3, 1773, congress ordered two cruisers built, and on Doc. 13 the order was Increased to five thirty-two gun ships, five twenty-eight gun ships and three twenty-four gun ships. They were to be ready for the sea by the following April. The names given to the thirteen vessels were Boston, Congress. Effingham, Delaware, Hancock, Montgomery, Providence. Raleigh, Trumbull, Virginia, Warren, Washington and Randolph. These were the first war vessels constructed in the United States. The first commander In chief was Ezekiel Hopkins of Rhode Island, a young brother of Congressman Stephen Hopkins. He was appointed to this high office on Dec. 22, 1775.

Dickens and Thackeray. In Mr. Layard’s book, ‘^A Great Punch Editor,” Is given Shirley Brooks’ remembrance of Thackeray: “What delightful English he wrote! He knew this and was proud and said that Dickens might be a great moralist, but that he was the best grammarian.” Now, the curious thlrtg, observes the London Chronicle, Is that Thackeray was a very shaky grammarian and that the pages of "Pendennis” abound in weak collocations and constructions, whereas the self educated Dickens was an almost Infallible grammarian. Not In his work shall we find the unrelated and Irresponsible “and which” or the split Infinitive or anything of the kind. The vulgarism of “aggravate” for “irritate.” very common with him, but by no means peculiar to him, was nearly his only verbal crime.

A PERSIAN SERVANT.

He Was Poetical Even if Uselesa and Dishonest. In one way Persia reminds one dimly of England, for there are such things as difficulties with servants even in Teheran. The author dismissed one of his servants, who. as he had been a tailor, was incompetent to do anything but sew on buttons. The man protested, “What will become of me now that I have been eating your salt for Buch a long time and am driven out Into the streets?” He was reminded that he had only been employed for a fortnight. lie answered that he felt It had been for years. He was told that he was no good, but his volubility only Increased. “How can I be no good after having stayed with you? Can you forget what Sa’di said: *A piece of clay having falleu into the Hammam from my beloved’s hand into mine, I said to it, Art thou musk or ambergris that I am drunk with thy perfume, which catches at the heart?’ It answered: ‘I was but a worthless piece of clay, but I was in company with a rose for a moment. This compunionship transformed me or else I shoul^ still be the same piece of clay that I was.’ ” One can pity the state of an English mistress confronted with such an argument. The author kept his servant another Aveek, and he remarks disconsolately that In that time he discovered that if the tailor was a poet he was also a thief.—Loudon Globe. ADVERTISING. The Mightiest Factor In the Modern Business World. “Advertising is today the mightiest factor lu the business world,” writes Truman A. De Weese In System, the Magazine of Business. “It is an evolution of modern Industrial competition. It Is a business builder, with a potency that goes beyond human desire. It Is something more than a ‘drummer’ knocking at the door of the consumer, something more than mere salesmanship on paper. “Advertising is a positive creative force lb business. It builds factories, skyscrapers*nud railroads. It makes two blades of grass grow in the business world where only one grew before. It multiplies human wants and intensifies desires. The result is that It t >rees man to greater consumption, hence stimulates his production to keep up with his buying desires. “Before advertising was developed Into a fine art and before it became a factor lu the commercial world the business of the manufacturer aud merchuut was to supply the norniql needs and desires of the human family; merchandising was bounded by man’s necessities and by his meager knowledge of the luxuries which he deemed within his reach.”

W. A. BEEMER . Sanitary Plumber and Heating Engineer Shop Moved to 209 W. Washington St. Phone 288 AH Work Guaranteed.

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Hint of Untidiness. "If you want to study human nature just try being a salesmau In a department store for even a short time,” said the clerk over his evening meal. “There Isn’t a day but 1 have a quiet laugh over the remarks of customers or, more frequently, would be customers. Today, for instance, I was approached by a well dressed elderly woman with the request to show her some cups and saucers. She did not want china cues—something in porcelain, for ‘common everyday use,’ she said. I brought out samples, aud finally her choice simmered down to u plain white aud the other a white with a dull grayish green figure. As if to account for her decision she said to me in a most confidential tone: ‘1 guess I’ll take the gray ones. They won't show the dirt so soon.’”—New Y’ork Dress.

A Pugnacious Sqper. When F. It. Benson, the actor, was training two armies of “supers” for a battle, he had some difficulty In persuading the weaker side to submit to be conquered. Even at the first performance the vanquished force, which Included a somewhat puguacious Irishman, who may be called X., upset traditional usages by severely mauling Its victors, and the play must have suffered if the hint of one of the warriors had not been taken. “Look a-here, Mr. Benson,” he said, “If you want us to be lafutew, you must put X. In the other army. That's the only way.”—London Standard.

Margaret’s Alphabet. Little Margaret was having difficulty with the alphabet, which was being taught her In the good old way. The letter 11 was a desperate pitfall. H she could not remember, so her mother said, “See, Margaret, it looks Uke a gate." That was an Inspiration. Now Margaret is in clover. She never forgets, but this is what she says: A, b, c, d, e, f, g, gate, 1, etc. Her mother sees still harder work ahead In making the little maid forget—VaskIngtou Star.

Proved. De Million—I must sny I am very much disappointed in you. You told me that when you were married you would prove that you had business ability. Du Dorely—Well, my dear sir, I did prove that when I married your daughter. Doesn't Agree, “You should never take anything that doesn't agree with you,” the physician told Mr. Marks. "If I had always followed that rule, Marla,” he remarked to his wife, “where would you be?"

Carved His Name. Naybor—That boy of yours seems to be a bright one. He’ll cut out s name for himself some day. I’opley (angrily) —He's done It already—on our new piano!

Banner Skating- 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. Skates!;") cents. ERNEST WRIGHT FREP GLOBE

R. J. GILLESPIE Undertaker

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Choice Holiday Groceries i ■ • T. E. Evans, Grocer j

Phone 90. Southwest Corner Square

W. H. MILLER Tinner ami Practical Furnace Man Agt. Peek Williamson Underfeed Furna.es. All classes of Tin and Sheet Iron Work. * Walnut Street, opposite Commercial Hotel

\ 1 ender Steak Makes the most delicious meal Lh the world, and the place to get It fs Hasoef’s fleat Met

“Our Meat Market” has a well established and enviable reputation lor cleanliness, the good quality of its meat and for square dealings. Northwest Corner Public Square

When yon lose anything tell the people about It In the Want (YJoma of the Herald. Yon probnMy will get your property back.

LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES. For Fire Department Call Phoni No. 41. NO. LOCATION. 21, College Ave. and Liberty 31 Hanna and India** 41 Jackson and VateT 51 Madison and Liberty <•1 Walnut and Madison 321 Engine House 32 Hanna aud Cnrwa 42 Bloomington and Anderson 62 Seminary and Arlington 62 Washington and Durham 72 Washington and Loeust 212 Seminary and Locnst 23 j. Howard aud Crown 43 Main and Ohio 63 . .College Ave and Demotte Alloy 63 Locust and Sycamore 1—2—1. Fire Out. ■ i *** PURE T^P Manufactured We are prepared to serve our !>*• trons with a good ouality of manufactured ice every day. CALL PHONE 2957 GARDNER BROS.