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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14
sHERlFF's SALE.

BY virtue and authority of an execu-
tion issued from the Office of the clerk
of the circuit court in and for the
County of st. Francois, Missouri, re-
turnable to the November term, 1895,
of said court and to me directed,
wherein the st. Louis Brewing AssO-
citation is plaintiff, and Henry c. How
ard is defendant, l have levied upon
and seized the following described real
estate situated in the County of Wash
ington. State of Missouri, to-wit: The
southwest quarter Of the southwest
quarter of section ten (10l, the west
half of section fifteen u3) and north
half of northeast quarter of section
fifteen Q5), all in township thirty-tive
,(:5l, range three (3) east, containing
four hundred and forty (440) acres, and
l will, on Tuesday, the 9th day OF
August, 1895. between the hours OF
nine O'Clock in the forenoon and five
o'clock in the afternoon of said day
at the front door of the court house,
in the town of Potosi, in said County
and State, sell, at public aution, fol
cash, to the highest bidder, all the
right. title and interest of Henry G..
Howard to the above described real
estate, to satisfy said execution and
costs. HENRY l.. SCOTT,
Sheriff of Washington County. Mo
Dated July 81. 1895.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14

work receive from S2.4O to $3.50
per week. This broad difference in
the wage rate runs through all de-
partments of the work, from the
time the raw wool is received in the
mill until the finished, cloth leaves
it.
Raw wool costs the same at the
mill. 1t cost from three to four
times as much, in wages, to manu-
facture it in the United States as it
does in England. With free trade
in these goods every woolen factory
in the L United States wouldeitherhave
to close its doors or the workmen
agree to take the same wages paid
in England. The problem to be
solvedis, whether the duties remain
ing are high enough to make up the
difference between the English and
American wages. During the ten
months since the Democratic tariff
went into operation our imports
of wooden goods have doubled.
This shows that our manufactu-
rers are hanging on by the eye
lids" and that the tide is going
against them. The American man.
ufacturers have only the hope Of a
Republican Congress and President
in 1896 to encourage them to make
a fight to hold their trade: A proper
revision Of the wooden schedule
would then again put them or
terms of equality with their Eng
lish rivals.-Toledo Blade.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14

IT is definitely settled that
Thomas B. Reed will be the Speak
er of the next House. Mr.. Reed
has outlined the party policy on the
tariff question, and that will be one
of the first questions the new
Congress will take under consider
alton. Republicans do not pro-
pose to make sweeping changes in
our present tariff law, because
such a measure would either die in
the Senate or be vetoed by the
President. 1t will, however re-
wise some of the most important
items, the object Of which will
primarily be,to secure an increase
Of revenue; and second, to afford
better protection to home manufac-
turers. The Republicans stand
ready to help the administration
out of the difficulty of monthly
treasury deficits on these lines and
it depends on the Democrats
whether the deficits shall be over
come. A revised tariff bill will
pass the House promptly, and il
may secure enough votes in the
Senate to put it through that
body; but it is not certain that the
President wouldsign any bill which
put duties upinstead of down. Such
an act would be against the cardinal
principles of Democracy. Should
a revised tariff bill reach the Pres
ident, he would either have to add
his signature thereto or stand the re-
sponsibility Of further treasury
deficits.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14
Our Moolen Industry.

The woolen manufacturing blsi-
ness in this country is in a perilous
state. Raw wcpl was put on the
free list by the Democratic tariff
law and the duties on all kinds of
woolen goods reduced, though in
an irregular and unmethodical way.
The question whether the woolen
industry will be able to maintain
itself against English competition is
now attracting attention.
The question is-as is the whole
tariff question in its last analysis
simply one of wages. For example,
the wcavcrs at Olneyville, r. l., re-
ccive from - to S12 per week. The
English weavers in the Yorkshire
Ralls doing exactly the same kind of
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14
The agony is over. Nilsson

THE agony is over. Missouri
Democrats have met in convention
and have officially declared the
party to be in favor of free coin
age of silver at a 16 to 1 ratio, in
dependent of international agree
ment. Thus the party stands COM
mitted. So far so good, but what
is going to follow? Will the party
stand by this declaration and carry
the fight into the campaign of 1896,
or will it turn tail and enter the
campaign on the old lines and in
dorse the policy of the administra-
ton on the financial question
This will depend on the spread OF
the free silver sentiment within the
next eight or ten months. The
sound-money Democrats let the
convention 60 by default, it is true.
but that need not necessarily be
taken as confession of weakness
on their part. They realize tht
fact that the action of the conven
ton does not definitely settle thu
policy the party is to pursue in the
next campaign, and are quietl,
resting on their oars to make th'
real fight in the nominating con
vention of 1895, when they vii
show their hand.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14

''IT is our hope and wish that
your deliberations here today may
Bring hope and victory to the Dem
ocrats of Missouri" Thus spake
Hon. John H. Carroll, the tempo
rary chairman of the Pertle Springs
convention in his opening speech.
It was a frank admission that the
mighty majority the Democrats in
Missouri once had has resolved it.
self into a mere hope, and that the
free silver issue is the last resort of
the party.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14
WHENEVER the United States, @

WHENEVER the United OtateS, or
any other nation, too, for that mat
ter, finds it necessary to sell bonds
they are generally carried to Eng
gland because she has always the
money wherewith to buy them.
She is thus called the creditor ma
ton of the world, and her vast ex-
perience with money matters has
put her far in advance of any other
nation on the question of financial
study. She has been doing bust
ness on a gold basis for long time
and no one can say that it does not
pay her to let silver alone. What
England can do we ought, with all
our magnificent recources, be able
to accomplish. Our love for Eng
land is not very great, but we must
admire her financial system.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14
Come To Stay.

That the Republican ascendcncy
in Missouri is permanent no one
who will take the trouble to exam
inc the figures of election returns
for the last twenty years will I'M
dertake to deny. In 1880 Thomas
T. Crittcnden, the Democratic nom
inec for Govcrner beat d. Pat DER,
the Republican nominee, 54,036
votes. Four years later Marina
duke beat the Republican and Peo-
pies Nick Ford, but O,496 votes.
In 1888 Francis defeated Ebert f.
kimbalI, the straight Republican
nominee but 1928 votes. The
next gubernatorial year was an I'M
fortunate one all over the country
for Republicans, and yet while the
returns showed that over ten thous-
and Republicans stayed at home
and did not vote, the Democrats
pollcd 1901 votes less than a ma
jority of all the votes cast,
and became the minority party.
1t will be observed that the Repub-
lican gain in the State had been
regular and steady, and those who
had carefully studied the election
returns the State predicted that the
Republicans would carry the cleo
tions of 1894. This journal not
only made that prediction in April,
1894, but said the Republicans were
likely to elect 80 members Of the
Legislature. They actually elected
81, but lost three in fraudulent
count in St. Louis, as unanimously
reported by a committee at the last
Legislature. The St. Louis Post
Dispatch in December last published
correspondence showing that in the
preceding year hundred Thousand
immigrants had come into the state
Of which seventy-6ve per cent were
Republicans. All of these vii
vote in 1896, but even without tn al
immigration the gain shown in th'
preceding six elections would Civ
the Republicans 10000 majority il
1896. 1t is now admitted that tn
new election law passed last winte
will give the Republicans a lead o:
, 80, 900 votes in St. Louis and Kan
sas City. The Democratic party
in the State is a split by dissention
andquarrels andthe Republicans ar
entirely harmonious and united
t Do not be surprised at 10000 Re
: publican majority in 1S96.-Craw
7 ford County Mirror.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14
Hon. HOWELL E. JACKSON, As

Hon. HOWELL E. JACKSON, AS
sociate Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, died at his home
in Nashville, Tenn, on the sth
inst. Judge Jackson was DEM
ocrat, but was appointed by Presi-
dent Harrison just before the close
of the latter's administration as d
compliment to the incoming admin
istration. Cleveland will, Of course,
appoint Democrat to fill the va.
cancy, and the political complexion
of the Court will remain as here
tofore. Democrats never pay COM
phments of the above variety.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14
HEALTH AND
ACCIDENT
INSURANCE.
Fidelity Mutual Aid Assn,
/ SAN FRACISCO, CAL.

For Five Cents Per Day
Will pay. according to the hazard Of
occupation. from SS to $25a week, when
unable to work through being hurt
accidently.
viii pay. if you are accidentlykilled
S20S to $3.50.
Will pay $40 Il week when you are
sick and unable to work
viii pay 800 for funeral expenses.
Will pay, if you lose hand and foot
or both feet or both hand, Sl3S to S43344
If INSURED,
You cannot lose all your income when
you are sick or disabled by accident.
Absolute protection to the member
upon paying s. life membership fee and
dues of sl.5O perm0nth.
The Fidelity Mutual Aid Association
is pre-eminently the largest and
strongest Accident and Health AsSO-
citation in the United States.
1t has the required cash deposits
with the States Of California and Mis-
souri,, which, together with an ample
reserve fund and large assets, make its
certificate an absolute guarantee OF
the solidity of its protection to its
members.
\ two-thirds policy costs 81 pei
month dues.
\ one-third policy costs $3.50 pei
quarter dues.
Reliable agents wanted. Write
CHAS. w. SHIELDS,
Sole Agent, Washington County.
PotOSi, Mo
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14

would hold an important place, !
am not able to say. Fortunately
for the advocates of this particular
fad, the grains fall within the cate
CORY of those food products which
grow in the air; consequently they
are recommendation Demo
rests Magazine for August.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14

WHAT is this we hear about
strikes and riots among the coal
miners of Illinois and the iron
workers of the south. Can it be
possible that such things occur
in these days Of the Wilson tariff
law! Evidently the country must
be in need of another dose of tariff
reduction.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14

The Pertle Springs convention
was supposed to have been held in
the interest of harmony, but the
adoption of the resolution to reor-
Qanize the State Committee is more
likely to start a sort of kilkenny
offoir
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14

WHEN the time comes for col
lecting the sinews of war for the
next State campaign, the free sill
yer Democrats will be met by the
Francis-Mafitt combination with
a Bland smile and a Stony stare.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1895-08-14
In point of numbers Missouri
free silver convention mi light be
called success. It was grand
stellar aggregation of axe grinders.

THE Ironton Register" is al
ways ready to ''roast" anyone who
does not fall in with its own views,
but Bro. Axe got a beautiful dose
of his own medicine in the ''Repub-
lie" Of the 8th inst.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29
ASKING THE CAPTAIN.

Just what Happsnsd when InformatIoa
Was Sought Prem ths Commander.
"Once on an ocean steamer. " said a
traveller. I've had a heated shaft bear
ing. or something q that sort. 90 that
the engines stopped for five or six hours
had often read md heard about how
the captain wss the great mogul aboard
ship. how about all things pertaining
20 the Affairs u he ship he held alOuf
and must not be approached by the pas
sengeTs. and that IL was a sort Of viola
tion Of the unwrittcn rules Of the sea
FOR a passenger to ask the captain any
thing. And there may be some reason
in all this: IL one passenger might ask
him, 40 might. and surely the command
er of the ship ought not 20 be unncces-
sarily disturbed by useless questions
We had been lying there three OF four
hours waiting. There was no danger
whatever. but 10 was delay aud an in
cident Of interest. and Of course all the
Passengers talked about nothing else
the common information was that the
delay was due 20 heated bearing.
Il was standing on the upper deck
by the door TO the main companiunway
leading 20 the deck below. Tho captain
came along the upper deck from the
after part q the ship and went below
b. that cumpanionway He must pass
within foot uf me. and under the cir
cumstances it did not seem like a viu-
lently unreasonable breach Of salt water
etiquette 20 ask him what was the mat
ter. which ! did A passenger who stood
on the other side Of the doorway looked
nc me with the amused smile II an Older
traveller The captain said nothing. He
simply passed on. to all outward ap-
pearances quite unconscious ~ any ques-
tion or even my presence. New York
Ewu
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a HoRouceIcAL WONDER
ms cpmpiI-aissi Time Keeping oddIty In
vrutsd by n EpssiAa I-ole.


The priv wonder In the shape q =
clock is tie invention of Russian Pole
named Goldfadon- The inventor j. =
clocknaksr % Warsaw ard boasts that
he worked over 1000 days on this tiuao
keeping oJidify. The clocL represents a
railway station. with waiting rooms for
travellers. Telegraph and ticket ofices
and very pretty and natural platform.
well lighted and having in its center q
flower garden and Slsouting fountain
There Are also signal bnxez. lights,
switches, water tanks-in fact. every
thing used in conjunction with n wen
regulated railway station There Is .
dial I'm the center tower. which shows
time NJ New York. Picking. Warsaw and
Lnndnn- Every quarter a an hoor the
station begins 20 show signs of life.
First all 81 the little figures uf a. legraph
operators begin 60 work their u,ichines.
the head Automafou going through the
form u sending a dispatch 10 the effect
that the line Is clear. Then the door
opens. and upou the platform appear
the station master and his assistants
Next a long line of little fgures file MP
20 the miniature ticket office.
After this the porters appear. carrying
luggage. the bell rings. and instantly a
miniature train dslshes cut q a tunnel
and halts before the platform u the sta
tion huuse While the train i waitinga
miniature figure tests the wheels and
Axles with n tiny hammer. another
pumps water into the tank a the en-
Rinc. while u third busies himself stow
ing away small Jumps % coal in the sill
yer plated tender. There Is one signal
q the bell. whercupun the door u the
single cuach opens and the little figures
slide in on an almost invisible wire,
the opening closing after them A Sec
Ond tap u the bell i the signal for tie
wheel tester. Waterman and fuel carrier
60 retire into the station house.
After the third signal the whistle
gives two toots. and the train quickly
disappears in n tunnel opposite 20 the
one from which IL emerged five minutes
before When the train il out % sight.
the station master and his assistants
leave the platform. the doors close b.
lind them. AMI they all retire 20 the
other side u the station housc. where.
at the expiration q Is minutes. the
train again appears. and the Passengers
file out and seat themselves In the build
ing preparatory % taking another trip
around the station hOusa-St Louis
Republic.
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eRIeVANcE OF a susuRsANrrs.


"I'rl n pretty easy going kind o. fell
low. he sad as he poked hts head in
to AN Illinois Central suburban ticket
office window. '.but IL seems to me
yOu re sort q rubbing IL in "
WHATS the mafterg' ssked the ticket
seller.
"Oh. 1 suppose l ought not 20 CON-
plain. but always get the worst of it
everywhere. and thous NJ maybe could
get this one matter fixed Just for .
change"
Il think the company Is anxious TO
do anything il can to please its patrons, {"
said the agent What Is your troublei'
We'll, you see. I am an inveferate
smoker "
Yes
And ont where live the entrance TO
the station is ct the smith end Of the
platform. "
"YcE
Its the same way al Randolph
street"
"YeS
And you put the smoking car At the
north end Of each train. no matter which
way IL is running. I"
"well. what Of itl''
What Of IL Can't you see that !
have TO walk the whole length Of the
train 10 reach the smoker aud the whole
length back again when get down
town IL isn't fair. ought TO get the
best Of IL at least at one end Of the line.
You can't change itg Wen. then. would
you advise me TO move or give mp slnok-
ing;"
Smoking
"Well. don't know. II ia wAsn't fz
the work. I'd move. BY the way. you
don't think I'm lazy. do your OF oourss
not I'm only Jussitably indignant over
an adverse fate Chicago Times Her.
aid
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29

Some recent lettrr writers In various
newspapers have been complaining that
Boston Is provincial in several respects
- it is But the charge may be extend
"a 10 the state just as we'll IL 10 said 90
be possible 10 imprison n man for debt
in Massachusetts,. barharous a. it Il
looked upon in other regions. and il Is
said 10 be possible. too. for creditor 70
intercept the salary Of a man with a
family. except elO a week. and this.
too. even II there are a dozen in the
family. and the Judgment debt il really
another persons When one learns Of
sucE things as these. ono ceases 70 won
der at tho extent Of the emigration from
regions where such things are Poszibla
Boston Traveller.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29

The word centiped in the mouth u
the old sailor. as Of the negro. becumes
'santipede' or 'santifee. but think Joe
Galbraith. n Hibernian ranchmAn II
New Mexico. should be credited with
giving IL the most remarkable twis;
from its dictionary pronunciation. =" said
the topogTapher I'm \ surveying party.
joe camped alongside n one night On
our way 20 Camp Grant. As two u cur
men in the morning were shaking a
blanket which had been spread next
the grOund \ centiped six inches long
ran out from the under side q the
blanket mp the sleeve and face q one of
the two men The man : whiskers saved
his face from the needlelike feet. and he
brushed the reptile OF % the grOund
without sustaining injury. The oenti-
ped was killed. and the party gathered
round 10 look az it. among them Joe.
eager 90 air his knowledge.
Don't you know what that isT he
said wisely. It's Santa Fe They sAy
they're pi1ener'n hell New York
Euu
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-07-29

When n tempest l. approaching O.
passing out on the ocean. the tides arc
notictably higher than usual. ~ IL the
water had been driven in n vast wave
before the storm The influence extends
10 n great distance from the cyclonic
storm center, 80 that the possibility ex-
lists u foretelling the approach Il dan
gerous hurricane by means q indications
Furnished by tide gauges situated far
away from the place then occupied by
the whirling winds
The fact that the tidal wave outStripa
the advancing storm shows how extreme
" sensitive the surface u tho 80 l. 20
the changes ~ pressure brought 70 bear
uPUu IL by the never resting atmosphere.
-Yooth's Companion
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LoPsloeo HENS


q
breed OF Non@erHtcher&-
Speaking u hens reminds me q q
worthy t0wnsman q ours. J. Particle
Tuttle. who had n small patch u straw
berries 80 situated that only fence.
and poor one at that. divided them
from \ neighbor's henyard. and thes
same hens bothered our friend very
much by getting through the fenoe and
scratching mp the strawberry plants
Our friend tried many ways 10 rid
himself Of them. but failed until one
day he saw his ncighbur in the act of
setting another hen
Now, it's necessary for yun 20 know
that the hens above mentioned were q
what is known as the Shanghai brued
and had very long legs IL occurrs-l 70
cur friend Tuttle that he saw a way cut
Of the difficulty. 50 procuring half
dozen bantam short legsl eggs he stole
over during the night. took cut SIX a
the eggs that were under the hen and
replaced them with the six bantam
What was the RESULT When the chicks
were Matched. each one had one short
and one lung leg. and when they would
stand on the short Lex and try 20 scratch
with the long one they would only sue
eeed In throwing themselves over.
When they would stand On the long leg.
the short one would not reAch the
ground by several inches. and - IA the
matter of scratching they were not In IL.
80 20 speak-Cape Elizabeth Sentinel
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One Of the curious forest grOwths q
the isthmns Of Panama and lower Cen
tral America in general j. thc vine
which the SpaniaTds call matapalo. Or
tree killer. This vine first starts in
life as n climber upon the trunks q the
large trees, and. owing % its marvel
Ously rapid growth. soon reaches the
lower branches. At this point il fiTst be-
gins 20 put out its ''feelers' slender.
harmless looking root shoots. which
sOon reach the ground and lecuuie A.
firmly fixed rs the parent stem These
hundreds II additional sap tubes give
the whole vine a renewed lease q life.
and IL begins 10 send out It's serial ten
drills in all directiunA These iutwine
themselves tightly around every limb u
the tree, even creeping o. the very far.
thermost tips and squeezing the life cut
Of both bark and leaf Things go on at
this rate but q short while before the
forest giant is compelled 70 suocumb 70
the gigantic parasite which j. sapping
its hfe's blood Within a very few years
the tree rots and falls away. leaving the
matapalo standing erect and hollow.
like a monster vegetable devilfkh lying
upUn its back with its horrid tentacles
elasped together high ia the air Nor
gan. Central America Afoot." says.
"Corelike arbOrs Of matapalo are 10 be
seen in all directions. each testifying TO
the lingering death Of some sylvan giant
that formerly supported IT, st Louis
Republic-
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