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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

elect the next President and SAYS
! that the new national party, il,
| his mind. Is to be made up Of Pop
uliStS and the dissatisfied Democrats
and Republicans does not expect to
elect President until 1900. And
he actually seems to feel hurt be
c:,uS: nobody pays any attention to
him. The general impression of
Slrcwd observers is that by 1900
the most of Our people will have
forgotten that Il Populi>t party
ever existed.
Senator Gorman is said to bc
the father of a scheme by which
tho Democrats hope to certainly
save one of the Senators from
North Carolina and possibly both
of them. The scheme is quite
GormaneSquc. 1t provides that
the governor Of North Carolina Il
Democrat shall call IN immediate
extra session of the present legiS-
lature. which Is overwhelmingly
Democratic, and that Il Senator
shall be elected to fill the uncx-
pircd term Of the late Senator
Vance. Whose seat Is now occupied
by Senator Jarvis who WAS ap-
pointed by the governor to fill the
vacancy until the meeting of the
legislature. Although that would
be an extraordinary proceeding it
would probably he allowed TO
stand if the Democrats are willing
to saddle tie expense OF an extra
session of the legislature. which
legal Y expires December 81, 1891,
on the taxpayers of the State i'll
order to keep Il Democrat IN the
Senate until March 3, 1897. But
the proposition to have that extra
session elect Il successor to Senator
Ransom whose term expires March
3. 1895. will be regarded as rc:o-
l'tionarv and will br resisted in
the courts. The selection of Ran
SONS successor belongs legally to
the legislature Just elected, the
official life of which begins Jan
,iarv |, TSH1.
Having mad. Il conspicuous
failure in his tariff policy, Mr..
cleveland will. accprdin" to those
who claim to have been given an
inkline Of his intentions. in his
annual message to Congress, at
tempt to i.:;:uyIrate Il brand new
financial policy. with Il special
view to pleasing the intlationi~t~
who control the Democratic party
Of the south and alternating them
from the free coinage of silver
which he thinks they advocate for
no other reason than that they
want NOR" money and cheaper
money. Mr.. Clcveland's occupa-
tion-otticc holding-ha~ not givcn
him the experience that is ab>o-
lHtelv necessary to Il successful
tinanrier. but his cgotism makes
him. in his own mind at least
equal to any task.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21
They 60 BY Default.

Tie overwhelming defeat Of the
two amendments to the conStitu-
ton Of this State. proposed and
submitted b.; the last General As
scmhly. calls for some discussion
in view OF the fact that for many
wears it has been found almost im-
possible to secure the adoption of
the Most urgent and necessary
amendments to our organic law.
One oi the propositions supposed
to have been voted upon at tn" re
cent election was that Kansas City
should have the power to discon-
meet herself from jackson County
and Sc; up q government for her
self similar t. that of st. Louis.
1t was a matter OF perfect indif-
ference to the whole State outside
of the county and city involved.
The second proposition was that
counties having II population of
less than IUO.ooo should have the
authority 10 levy and collect for
road and bridge purposes and addi-
tional tax hot to exceed II cents on
the Sloo. This was apparently 4
most necessary. whole>omcandby byno
means cNtrava@ant measure, since it
afforded the only hopeful opportun-
ity of Transforming some of the mis-
cradle roads of this State into pass
able highways.
But the people would have ncith
cr of them.
There was no politics in the prop
o>ition> presented. They wcr"
both worthy Of adoption, no matter
whether Missouri be 100000 Re
publican or Democratic.
! They simply received compara-
| lively no votes at all.
/ The trouble is that many thous-
antS Of men vote what they call "a
straight ticket. having pride in
casting ballot for their party I'M
! scratched. And in their vigorous
determination net to scratch they
invariably overlook tn" fact that 1T
he bottom Of their ticket arc prop
osition>: upon which they are asked
to vote ''ycS or ''no, and that
unless they scratch one or tho
other they have failed to vote
either way.
This is why proposed constitu-
tional amendments rarely rcrciv,
attention at t',r polls and are almost
invariably defeated without Il rea
expression from the people.
There should be such a chang,
in the style of printin" ballots FOL
elections as will place the question
If constitutional amendments a
the very top Of the ticket, i'll bold
black tvre, CT in rcd !nk-if nee
cSsary-So that the voter canno
avoid seeing tat lie is charge
with Il most important duty o
citizenship aside frr',, that o. d>'
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21
Our Washington Letter.

ASHl>GToN, Nov. 10th. 1884.
IF Secretary Carlisle remains
in CIcycIand'> : cabinet. sad a Dem
u>I~; of national reputation to Il
personal friend. ''hc deserves to
lose every friend he has. and what
Is more he will lose them. He has
been h,unil;a,cl several time, be
fore. but never quite 80 publicly as
in this new bond issue. At the
very time when Carlisle was aSSur-
ING not only the newspaper men.
l,;lt hi; closest friends. that no i'm
mediate bond iS>uc was contem-
plated. one of his assistants was in
New York. under Mr.. ClevcIand'S
personal orders, lerfcctin@ ar
engagements with bankers OF that
city to issue bonds. remember
MANY instances of the intentional
humiliation of members of the cab
met By Presidents, who for one
or another reason wished to oct rid
Of them without askin" for their
rc>ignat:pn>. but this Is the only
time ! ever heard of the news of Il
contemplated bond issue being
9ivcn out by New York bankers
before il WAS known to the Se.reta-
" Of the Treasury. and doubt if
such Il thing ever happened before.
OF course. | can understand that
thi, is Il peculiarly bad time for
Carlisle to leave the cabinet. but if
he doen't he will take Il big drop in
my estimation. :. This gentleman
expresses the situation 50 well. as
it is known in Washington. that it
is needless for me to add to it
further than that Mr.. Cleveland
says Mr.. Carlisle and himself are
in accord.
Republicans see nothing wrong
in another bond issue 50 far al, that
act of itself is concerned, and if
certain Democrats and PopuliStS
in congress attempt to emharraSS
the administration on account of it.
a, they now threa.cn to do, they
will Get little assistance from Re
publican>;. 1t is the bad policy OF
the administration and the Demo
cratic congress. which has made
bond i~Sllcs necessary to protect
HE credit of the government. that
Republicans ohiee, to and will con
'inuc to object 10. until it is in their
power to change it.
Considerable a:nu- cement has beer
ran ed here by 4 reference to Tn.
value Of the cuckoo ;i- q wcatEr;
/ prophet. made by Prof. llazcn.
chief Of the weather b;lrcal. in Il
lecture on long range and ropHlal
weather forecasts. Prof. ll;.zc,
sad Of the cuckoo: "Thc bird
has Il Sin.ulalIv mournful note, an,
lis voice Is an invariHble II on of I,
coming storm. | heard one sing
i',g in front OF the White Ious,
last summer. Prof. 1Iazen is {;
scientist. not a politician. vet III,
",'tn"-- Of lis remarks Indicate
hat he also knows something abou
recent political happenings. al
though he would probably say, i
questioned. that he knew nothin!
Of the political cuckoo.
Senator PETER very kindly con
codes that the Republicans vii
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

there was Il surplus in the Treasury
and the revenue adequate for al
purposes. Tha, satisfactory an,
encouraging situation was Soor
changed, and We now have the mel
ancholy fact to contemplate that
with the sale of the bonds just nd
yertiScd the public debt will h'
Sloo. o.oon.n .n2o larger than it wa>
when the Republican party went
out of power.
1t is easy to say that this miSfor-
tune is attributable to exceptional
conditions and special circ,im-
stances: but to what are those OK
ccptional conditions and special
circumstances attributable! The
resources Of the country have not
been Icsscncd. There are the sam,
appliances of prosperity here to-
daN that were here before Demo
cratic lu." WAS substituted for Re
pa,hIican rule. The soil is still a>
fertile Is it ever was, the people arc
aS energetic IL, they ever were. cap
!t:l is a, abundant Is it ever was.
and there is as much labor of all
kind Us there ever was. But these
influences. heretofore SO potent, do
not produce the results that they
did throughout the Ion" period of
Republican management Of nation
al affairs. That period was dis
tingui>llct by Il constant reduction
of the public debt. The burdens
Of the peopl" We're Iightcned from
time to- time. and all industrial
interests We're steadily promoted.
1t Is different now bcc:l;l>c the pol
llit:,i conditions nave been changed.
The government is being carried
on by /, party that is scandaIoi'>I.'
incompetent. IT. doctrines an,,
policies are in;miv:,l to the welfare
OF the country. and all Of its ten
denotes are in the direction Of hard
times. That is wnat the new sale of
bonds ~irniiics: and the verdict
rendered i'll the rcccni election
goes to show that the voters take
,hi, view Of the matter. and arc
determined to bring back the old
order of things IL soon as possible.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

Now that the Republicans have
redeemed til" State Of Missouri bv
cicciin@ their >latr ticket and have
4 good working minority in the
House. the fir, object Of the party
should be to keep thc State re-
deemed 80 that ii will be possible
to c!c't Il Republican Governor two
Years hence. This can only lie
done through harmonious action
and iilGi,-ip;l> legislation. There
f~lr. il hchoovc- the party leaders
to lay aside their personal anbi-
tion> and desire for >,clf-ay9r;,lIiz"-
narnt anl throw the whole weight
OF thci1. influence together i'll the
common cause OF party harmony.
Let al! fractional! strife be buried.
and Sttlw:;rt and silk Stocking
,HAite ~, one nl;.n: p1;li in one dircc-
tiun only. a!isi let the goal be party
>uprcnlacy. The legislature -liujild
;tr, upon the same lines. /, should
enact such laws AZ would appca! to
popular sentiment: let one Of its
first acts be Il rehabilitation OF our
senatorial and conGrcS>iola! dis
trict>s, the YcrrNmanlering of which
was one Of the chief causes that led
to the downfall of the Democracy
in this State. !.c, the legislature
also revise our criminal laws with
a view to bringing about quicker ac
ton of the court and consequent
reduction of expenses.
Our Democratic friends are
Watching every move with interest,
and nothing would please them
better than to see tie Republican
party wreck Itself upon the rock
of party hi>-en,ion. They will do
all that lies i'll their power to foster
any disruption that might occur,
and hold themselves in readiness to
take advantage of it. Let Us not
therefore. give them the sati>fac-
ton Of >:yin" that the Republicans
do not deserve to rule the state
because Of lack Of party harmony
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

The Democrats now claim that
it was the ~tHy-at home vote that
caused the recent landslide. but 50
lar they have presented no pla"~i-
bic explanation why it was that this
vote StaiA Il, home. When Dem
ocra: remains away from TIE polls.
Oh election day there must. indeed.
he some unusual force at work up
on him that holds him back. and
whatever this influence *. it has
proven to be stronger than party
allegiance. There is No reason to
believe THAT these stav-at- home
Democrats having once lost conf
dencc in their party will ever re
turn TO their old love. and in the
future, when they come to vote
again, they will have either attach
cd themselves to some new party
or will vote with he Republicans.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21
tcrmining what candidates for office
he will prefer.

trrlnining what candidates for Office
he will prefer.
Under the present system of
printing ballots the amendment
propositions are put in small
Roman type. at the very bottom
Of the ticket. and 50 are over
looked in three cases out of five.
And III eight cases out Of ten
this carele>snesS can be charged
up to the most intelligent voters
and those most competent to de
eide upon grave questions of that
character.
We submit, therefore. that
amendments to the constitution of
this State are adopted and defeat
cd without any regard whatever
for the wishes of the people, but
merely by default. And the
matter is Of such importance as to
challenge the attention Of the
Legislature, and mi ght also re-
ccivc consideration by the Cover
nor in his next biennial message.
Republic.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

AS it now appears. the Populists
will hold the balance of power i'll
the Senate. and the Democratic
steering committee of the Senate.
is already laying its wires to con
troll the Pop.lli>t vote. Lari>Ia-
ton will probably be ohStructrd
from the beginning of the new
congress until the end, and not
until the Republicans can get con
troll of all branches Of the govern
ment. which cannot be until 1895.
will the people be relieved from
the perniciou> Legislation of the
53rd session of congress.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

If it wasn't for the Pest office
the Democrats would be in Il sad
plight.
THOSE stay at-homc Democrats.
will be found voting the Rcpubli-
can ticket in 1895.
TIE constitutional amendments
went by default. Not half of the
voters took the trouble to vote
either way.
THE official count cf the 18th
congressional district rivcS Rancy
I6,S49 and Fox 1921. Rancv'S
majority. SIS.
SECRETARY CARLISLE finds it
necessary to pat another S1n,o>o.-
600 patch on Uncle Sans imam
cial trousers.
SENATOR VEST has gone t. Hot
Springs for the purpose. as he say,
''of having some of the disgust
boiled out of himself.
Missouri Democrats are all
shouting for harmony. The late
election evidently did not strike a
sympathetic chord.
Col. WILLIE BHEcKENHlpGE i,
going on the lecture platform.
Now Madeline will be fully iu>ti-
fed in going on the stage.
PEor. Flrz>IMNo>>. having
killed his Sparring partner in Il
puglllstic contest. will now draw
larger houses than ever.
EX-GOvERNOH CHITrENDEN SAYS
he is glad that the Democrats
We're defeated in this state and
that they deserved! all they got.
SENATOR'S GoKN>N. Rricc. etc.
are already hu>tling around in the
interest of the sugar trust. and will
try to block the Senate against Il
free sugar bill.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

VIZ quote from the recent re-
port OF The io,;Ma,ter-Gencral
a~ fellow:
For the fiscal year ending
june 30. 1924, the total number of
post offices in operation in the
United STATES. was $500. Of
these. 6j.3.1 were fourth -cl;.>>;
offices and 3,42S Presidential. the
net increase over the previous
year being l.4o3. During the
year 1876 post offices We're c.-tah-
ii@hrd and l,1.34 discontinued.
The total number Of appoint
mcnts during the year were %
lG';. ard the total number of eases
acted on -. $50. of which S.o6b
We're in c:l>r> of removals"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

IT has often been claimed
that the human race is maxim"
rapid progress towards Il
high state of civilization. Yet
when we read Of the massacre of
5000 Armenian christians, by
Turkish barbarianS. We must com"
to the conclusion that in some part :
of the world the human race l.
rctrograding. This atrociou> crime
shonld he investigated by TIE
great powers Of Europe and pun
isncm mctcd out to the pcrpe-
traitors.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21
L. Il .nllic 10th ~

Is st. Louis both parties are
charging each other with having
pcrpctrated glaring frauds in the
late election. and they are both
anxious for official investigations
There seems to be something rot
ten about st. Louis politics. and
we look for some intcrc>tin" de
yclopmcnts.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND ha, rctir-
ed within himself and will see no
one. 1t is said that he is occupied in
studying out Il new monetary >yS-
tenn for the country, which will be
presented to congress in his next
message. We look for something
wonderful.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

congressman Heard has 5t fat
steers ready for market. He
smiles at defeat. You can't down
Missouri Cincinnat1s. He ha,
his eye on the farm and knows the
harvest. Farmer Hatch is still
better fixed than Farmer Heard.
We have no advicr> from Farmer
Champ Clark. -''Rci,ubiic-"
LET us also hear from ''F'armcr'
Eox
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

JERRY SIMPSON. (c;,IIcd The
sockle>>), the defeated Kansas
statesman, has probably saved
enough Of his salary a> congress
man to enable him to indulge in
hosiery for the remainder Of his
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21
Democratic Einancicr:aJ.
FaqR THf GiOGE DfHOCRAT.


The call Of Secretary Carlisle for
bids for another issue of 80. 900. =
ooo Of 3-lcr cent bonds must be re
gar,lcd a. an additional, and impress
>ivr proof of the incaparity Of the
Democrats; for the important work
of conducting the financial affairs
Of the government. Twice inside
of twelve months. the htsmiliating
cxpcdi"nt of increasing the bonici
Indebtedness to meet ordinary p's',
lir cNpcn-c, ha, been resortcl t..
and it seems likely to brc~me :,
rcyular thing dllin. tiic te~; of th,-
present administration. Tho lH"o-
pie understand the fac. OF course.
that ihc selling Of bond, in this way
is simply negotiation of Il loan, a~
private citizen |, ,rroWS m0:ie,
from h,n,l on his promiS-orv
note. That i to say, the govern
mrnt i, doing business at IL loss,
for the first time since tie war.
Its receipts fall ~A"r; Of it- ex-
pcnditurr~ month after month. AMI
IT," deficiency has to ic mad" = ~!
hv increasing the interest bearing
deb. al the nation. When the
Democratic l:artv took posse sion
of the government. March +. 1898.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

lr the sleeves in feminine gar
ment. keep on cnl;'rgin-. we will
either have to have our sidewalks
widencd or an ordinance passed
limiiin" the size of the sleeves.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

r. NJ. Rugg Mercantile Co. and
Joseph Connolly are agents for Aro-
matt, the great health drink. Don't
fail to include package in your next
order for groceries.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

Don't fail to visit Connolly'> when
you are in search Of goods. You will
find the best assorted stock ever
brought to PotoSi.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

EN-GOvEENOH CHTrENDE> SAYS
he is glad that the Democrats
were defeated in this state and
that they deserved all they got.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21
$l.OO Per Knnum.

If it wasn't for the Pest offices
the Democrats would be in Il sad
plight.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-21

PROF. Flrz>IMNo>>. having
killed his Sparring partner III Il
pugilistic contest. will now draw
larger houses than ever.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18
Auctions i'm France.

The French mode of conducting auc
tions is rather curious In sales of impor
tance, such as of land, houses, etc, the af-
fair is placed in the hands of a notary,
who for the time being becomes an auc
tioneer. The property, whatever be its
nature, is first examined by competent
judges, who fix upon it a price, considera
bly, less than its value but always sutli
cient to prevent any ruinous loss by a pre-
concerted plan or combination of bidders
The property is then offered with the fixed
valuation stated. The auctioneer is pro
vided with number of small wax tapers
each capable of burning about five min
utes. AS soon as bid is made one OF
these tapers Is placed in full view of all
interested parties and lighted If, before
it expire, another bid is offered, it is i'm
mediately eXtinguished and a fresh taper
placed in its stead, and SO on until ono
flickers and dies out of itself, when the
last bid becomes irrevocable This simple
plan prevents all contention among rival
bidders and affords reasonable time for
reflection before making higher Offer
than the one preceding. By this means,
too, the auctioneer is prevented from eX-
ercising undue influence upon the bid
ders or hastily accepting the bid Of fa-
vorite.-St, Louis GIobe-DemOcrdt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18
The Ideal Home.

The ideal home is the one that minis
tiers to the needs of all those who make
it. 1t is the place where sympathy, in
terest, intelligent understanding of even
the moods of its circle, inspiration, and,
above all, repose, are found. The ideal
home ministers intelligently to the
needs of the spiritual and intelligent
nature as well as the physical. Its de-
velopment unto perfection depends on
the combined efforts of its responsible
members. The ideal home was ne, er
attained by the efforts of one, but by
the cooperation of all. This does not
mean that each shall fit himself into a
mold. A perfect home is like perfect
mosaic, where each part, with its indi-
vidual difference, fits in its place to
make the perfect design. The corner
stone of the ideal home is love; it is
love that Is its life; love is its inspira-
ton, its defense, its crown of victory.
Sorrow, defeat, shame itself, are van
pushed where love has its perfect work.
" o world, where is thy sting? o pow
erty, where is thy victory?" is the pecan
of him who is sheltered in the love that
makes the ideal home.-ETchange.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-07-18
Baby's Pillow.

One summer day on lifting my baby
from his cradle after protracted nap l
found his little head wet with profuse
perspiration, moreover his small pillow
feathers, of course - was soaked
through. This led to an investigation,
for / felt that such heat BODIED ill to the
sensitive brain. Looking into the mat
ter, discovered the following advice
given by an eminent physician, long
since deceased. He wrote: "The
proximate, if not the original cause of
great mortality among American babies
is some malady of the brain. When
we suppose death to result from dys-
EMERY or cholera infantum the imme-
date. cause is frequently affection of
the brain supervening upon bowel dis
ease. The heads of American babies
are, for the most part, little furnaces.
What mischief must then result
from keeping them buried hour after
hour in feather pillowsl 1t makes me
shiver to think Of the deaths among
these precious little ones, where l
doubt not that cool straw pillows would
have saved them. Do not fail to keep
their heads cool while sleeping" The
material which l then deemed best for
baby s.pillow-for straw seemed rather
hard-was deer's hair. One woman
employed hair combings, which make a
soft cushion. Paper clipped fine is
recommended, as we'll as pine needles.
There are other ways, however, of in
juring baby's brain-ah, how much they
must work ere they arrive at maturity
1t is claimed that the brain is more
heavily taxed the first five years of ex-
istence than during the remainder of
life. One baby who very nearly sue
cumbed to brain disease was taught the
catechism ere his second year. 1t
sounded cunning to hear him lisp:
Absoum," in replyi-to who was the
father of the faithful, or cots life"
when asked who was turned into pill
lar of salt. OF course the family ply
stefan soon stopped this needless cram
ming, giving orders that nothing should
be taught the child.-Selected.