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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28
Short Cut to Wealth.

Mr.. Bryan is working hard to
make people believe that he could
made a good dollar out of SOC
worth of silver, and he is. ready to
to help his friends who have a
plenty of the metal and know
where to get more, to have any
amount of it coined into dollars OF
that sort, and returned to them
| am reminded of what really
took place in a farmers kitchen.
in the presence of a friend of mine.
A lubbcrly young fellow, whom
the farmer hired to do his chores.
came in for his supper. The far.
mer's wife set before him a large
bowl with quanty of bean souI
in it to meet his wants. ''Hor
said the young fellow, ''that aim
enough for my supper. l wan
morc.' 80 you shall have it,
said the kind woman, who took thu
tea kettle from the stove ant
poured the boiling water into th'
bowl, stirring the porridgc with ;
spoon until the quantity wa
doubled. ''There," said the dolt
contcntedly, ''that is somcthin:
likc.-Washington Star.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

The Democratic candidate for
Representative in this county is a
man whom we respect, personally;
but in this campaign he is not rum
ming as a popular candidate, whose
interests lie in the welfare of the
people. He was nominated in the
interest of George &. Vest, and
his campaign cry is, ''if you want
Vest, you must vote for Eaton. .
That alone should be sufficient to
defeat him. Missouri has suffered
enough from the denlagoguery OF
Senator Vest, Of which even his
own party has tired. The peo-
pic of Washington County have
nothing to gain by being made the
cats-paw, through their Represen-
tativc, to rake the senatorial chest
nut out of the fire for an incubus
like George G. Vest.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28
was arranged

The demonstration made at this
place last Saturday by the voters
of Washington County, shows that
they are ready to respond to the
call to aid in saving the credit and
integrity Of the nation. 1t was a
spontaneous uprising against the
Bryanite proposition to reconstruct
the government upon lines that are
un-american and against the insti-
tutions Of a frccdom-loving people.
Rise up, then, voters, and repeat
this protest on the Sd day of Nov
vcmbcr next, and by the ballot
prove yourselves worthy to be citi-
zens of the grandest country on the
face of the earth.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28
The Force Rehlnd Free Silver.

Five silver States-Colorado,
Nevada, Idaho, Montana and Utah
have together total population
of only SS7, ,40S, or less than one
half of the population Of New
York City or Chicago alone.
The five agricultural, CONNER
cial, and manufacturing States Of
New York, Massachusetts, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, and Illinois have
a total population Of 2o,993,4T,
or more than twcnty-threc and q
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28
WHO, AND WHAT TO VOTE FOR.

Vote for the Republican national
ticket; for sound money, protection
of home industries and the pros
pcrity of the American people.
Vote for the Republican state
ticket, and down the pcrnicious
gang of "gum-shoc" politicians that
is now infesting the state capital.
Vote ''no" Oh the capital rcmov-
al proposition. You can safely
vote Eyes" on the three other pro-
posed constitutional amendments.
Vote for Hon. George Steel for
Congress; his election will insure
vote against the debasement of our
national currency and to uphold
the credit and honor of the nation.
Vote for Hon. Eugene G. Baugh-
er for Representative, and let old
Washington County go on record
as being opposed to the demagog-
uery and industry-wrecking policy
Of George G. Vest.
Vote for Robert H. Evcns for
collector of the revenue; a careful,
and conscientious man, well-quali-
fed to fill the Office.
Vote for james r. Whitehead
for sheriff, and put the right man
in the right place.
Vote for Frederick Will for
county treasurer, he is in every
way deserving Of reelection.
Vote for Norman F. Robinson
for assessor. He deserves rc-elec-
ton.
Vote for G.. l. Van Alien for
prosecuting attorney, and keep a
man in that Office who does not
hesitate to enforce law and order
IN the community.
Vote for Joseph Z. Coleman fol
Judge of the county court in the
first district, and for Robert. G.
Bryan in the second district, and
elect men who will give the county
an economical administration.
Vote for Hyrcanus Hawkins fol
county surveyor.
Vote for Samuel Patterson fol
public administrator.
Vote for A. q. GlOrc for coroner.
Vote for Frederick Evcns fOl
constable Of Breton township, aM
for the Republican candidates fol
constable in the other townships.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

THE Populist leaders in Niissou-
ii have sold out their candidates
for Governor and Judge of the St.
Louis Court of Appeals to the
Democrats, but they will find they
cannot deliver the goods. The
Democrats claim that the retire
mcnt of these two candidates was
inspired by feeling Of patriotism,
but we personally know that the
inspiration was received at the
headquarters of the Democratic
State Committee, where the deal
was arranged.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28
RETAIN THE REPUBLICAN
ADMINISTRATION.
Taxpayers the Gamers By
Republican Rule in Wash
ington County.

The taxpayers of Washington
County have every reason to con-
graduate themselves upon the sue
cessful and economical administra-
ton of the countys financial affairs,
as conducted during the past two
years of Republican rule. In
making this assertion, we do not
do so at hap-hazard, but produce
actual figures to prove all that we
claim.
When the Republicans took
charge of the county's affairs in
January, 1895, it was discovered
that the expenditures of the out
going Democratic administration
had greatly exceeded the revenues,
and that the deficiency in the gen
eral revenue fund amounted to
nearly $1,000. When the treasurer
made his annual settlement in
March, 1895, the deficit had been
somewhat reduced by accruing
revenues, but it was still above
g, 900. The figures taken from
that statement are as follows:
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

If it is true, as is asserted by the
advocates of free silver, that our
present dollar is 2O0c dollar,
wheat as Csc a bushel has the value
of S1.30 in the dollar which Mr..
Bryan wishes to infiict upon the
farmers. On the other hand, if
with free silver wheat should 90 to
a dollar, the farmer would still be 30
cents short because his dollar has
decreased one half in purchasing
power.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

The Democrats, in their despera-
ton are trying to influence the Ia
Dor vote by spreading a lying re-
port that if Mckinley is elected a
combination of manufacturers will
get together and make general
reduction in wages. Could any
thing be more absurd!
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

Lon V. STEPHENS in giving his
reasons for being Democrat,
states, among other things, as
follows:
II am a Democrat. because l
want to see the pension list taken
up and ovcrhauled, and l want this
considered a roll of honor, rather
than one of dishonor. / want to
see every ead-bcat, camp-follower
and impostcr taken off, and the
expunged put to work, for a
change"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

TIE Bryanitcs have descended
to throwing rotten eggs in the
place of using argument to uphold
their cause. There is nothing re-
markable in this, however, since
the consistency of the eggs and the
cause are at par, at an equal ratio.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

WE again urge the Republicans
to bring out their full vote next
Tuesday. A full vote insures a
sweeping majority for the whole
Republican ticket.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

WOOD.-We want five or six cords
of good wood on subscription. If you
want to pay for your paper in this
way, bring in your wood at once.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28
For Representative in Congress,
GEORGE STEELE.
COUNTY TICKET.

COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative,
EUGENE C. BAUGHER.
Fer Collector of Revenue,
ROBERT II. EE EMS.
For Sheriff.
JAMES II. WHITEHEAD.
For Treasurer,
FREDERICK WILL.
For Assessor,
NORMAN +. ROBINSON.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
&. l. VAN ALIEN.
For Probate Judge,
a. w. SCOTT.
For County Judge, lst district,
J. G. COLEMAN.
For County Judge, I'd district,
ROBERT G.. BRYAN.
For Surveyor,
HYRCANUS HAWKINS.
For Public Administrator,
SAMUEL PATTERSON.
For Coroner,
u. o. GLORE.
For Constable, Breton Township,
FREDERICK EVENS.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

voTE early aud vote the straight
Republican ticket, and then labor
to get all your friends to do the
same.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

Only a few more days until the
election of Mckinley.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

Thus it will be seen that with no
increase in the tax levy the Repub-
cans, in the first year of their ad-
ministration, betrayed all the ex-
penses of the county for the year,
wiped out the Democratic deficit
of 50, 100 and had a CLEAR balance
of $131,S5 in the treasury. The
county treasurer states that, with
good collections for the year, he
expects tho general revenue fund
to show u clear balance of over
$4,000 when he makes his final
settlement in March, 1897, and a
reduction in the tax levy will
probably follow.
1t is to the Republican county
court that this agreeable state of
the county's finances is due. 1t
started out in its administration
with the avowcd intention of ac-
complishing the results shown
above, in which it has been aided
and abetted by all tie other
Republican county officials.
With this record of careful and
economical government established,
we can conscicntiously ask the
people of Washington County to
elect the Republican nominees for
county Offices, and VIC believe that
when the votes arc counted ON the
Sd day of November next, it will
be found that they have all been
returned by good majoritics.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

Our roostcrs are practicing for
the grand chorus in our next issue.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

PULL together and we will pull
tho whole county ticket through.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

March, 1895. ---->
Outstanding warrants. SO, 264. ST
- Jury scrip. -. $50. 10
6 witness scrip. 1920
Total Indebtedness. 50, 1903
Balance in trcasury...... 1850. 22
DEFICIT. 81, 1OO.1 II
--Marcf, 1896. ---,
Outstanding warrants. ....S 1900
g jury scrip. 1890
" witness scrip. 200
Total Indebtedness. IS 24.9O
Balance in treasury. .$l56.75
Outstanding war. and scrip. 24.90
ACTJJAL RALACCE Sl3l 50
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-10-28

power.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
The Chinese Work backward.

The Chinese do everything back.
ward. Their compass points to the
south instead of the north. The men
wear skirts and the women trousers
while the men wear their hair long,
the women coil theirs in n knot. The
dressmHkers are men the women carry
burdens. The spoken language is not
written and the written language is
not spoken. Books are read back.
ward, and any notes are inserted at
the top. White is used for mourning,
and the bridesmaids wear black-in.
stead of being maidens these function
aries are old women. The Chinese
surname comes first, and they shake
their own hands instead OF the hand of
the one whom they would greet. Yes
sells are launched sidewise and horses
are mounted from the off side. They
commence their dinner with the des.
sert and end up with soup and fish.
In shaving the barber operates on the
head, cutting the hair upward, then
downward, and then polishes it off
with a small knife, which is passed
over the eyebrows and into the nose
to remove any superhuous hairs
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
A Bullct Made q HalIsinnn.

Colonel Clark r. Westcott, of Lon
don, England, who has been spending
a couple of months in Chicago and the
West in the interest of syndicate
which owns considerable mining prop
erty in this country, is responsible for
the following account of singular
natural phenomenon. His story is as
follows:
'One hot day a couple of weeks
since was riding along q mountain
road in Colorado on my way to a mine
in which 1 am interested, when 1 no.
ticed high above soaring in majestic
circle an eagle. 1 had a 1890 Win.
chester slung across my back, and it
was but the work of a moment to un-
sling the gun and fire at the bird,
which appeared to be directly above
me. AS l fred 1 noticed that the bird
was directly between myself and a
dense black cloud which hung above
me. The shot was clear miss, and,
not caring to waste any more cart
ridges, was about to ride on, when ]
was startled to hear what took to be
the dull chung of a stone thrown by
an unseen hand, which fell into little
gully partly filed with leaves, within
twenty feet of me. looked carefully
about me in all directions, but could
see no sign of q human being, and
then dismounted, and, scraping back
the leaves. was astonished to find a
piece of ice as large as q goose egg
and about the same shape. Upon
close examination l was further aston.
ished to discover my rifle ball firmly
imbedded in its centre. l have spec.
ulated deal over this phenomenon
since that time, and the only solution
l can see is that the ball in passing
through the cloud gathered the moist
ure and held it by its whirling motion,
SO that it was frogen at higher alti-
tude and fell to the earth as l have
described. "-Chicago Chronicle.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
Why q Cat lights on lis Feet.

An experimenter recently undertook
to discover why cat invariably fell
on its feet. He finds that a cat always
falls on its feet providing it has dis.
tance of yard to fall in and enable it
to make half turn in the air, so as to
get its feet undermost. 1t holds its
paws vertically and manages to pre-,
serve this position during the rest of
its fall, in spite of the initial move.
ment of rotation taken by its body.
The mechanical explanation is simply
that the animal, by thrusting forward
its left limb, shifts the center of grav.
ity of the whole body so as to make II
revolve upon the axis of the spine un.
til the feet reach the ground. More.
over, a cat does not hurt itself by o
fall from a height, not because it in.
variably falls on its feet, but because
the structure OF cats back and spine
is extremely flexible. The muscles OF
its legs are extraordinary strong aud
numerous, and, further, it has elastic
pads or cushions consisting of a mass
of fibrous tissue and fat ON all its feet,
seven in each forepaw and five in each
hind paw.-Chicago News.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
Bees Ston RaiImaY Work.

Bees recently stopped the construc.
tion on the Butler Penn aud Pitts.
burg Railroad, Andrew Carnegie's
new freight line from Pittsburg to the
great lakes.
Near Butler the road passes through
a two-acre field where bees are kept
by the owner, George Reiber. Mr..
Reiber refused to give the railway
company the right OF way through the
bee field. Mr.. Reiber refused to move
the bees, but offered to sell them to
the railroad company. The company
declined to buy them, and ordered the
workmen to remove them.
When this was attempted the bees
resisted the invasion of their homes
so violently that the inva ders were
compelled to fee. The bees are there
yet, and the workmen on the road will
not touch them. New York Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Thirty-fve million human beings dii
every year.
A Pasteur Institute has been estab.
lished at Athens, Greece.
The juice of a pineapple cuts the
membrane from the throat of q diph.
liberia patient when nothing else will.
Astronomers say that 1000, 900
shooting stars" fall into the sun for
every one that comes into our atmos.
phere.
Luminous inks may now be used TO
print signs to be visible in the dark.
Zinc salts and calcium are the medi.
ums generally used.
Motor carriages which can travel
sixteen miles an hour on au ordinary
road, at cost of half.penny q mile,
have been exhibiting in Wembly Park,
London.
An electric restaurant" serving
dinners automatically without walters,
will be feature of next years inter.
national exhibition of hotel arrange.
ments at Amsterdam.
A new lead Tor deep sea sounding
carries a cartridge which explodes on
touching the bottom. A submerged
microphone receives the sound, and
the depth is estimated from the time
occupied by the lead in sinking.
Pine and fur have long fibers, ex
ceedingly well adapted to the use of
the paper maker, but the resinous sub.
stances contained in these woods form
SO large percentage of the compost
tion and are 80 difficult of removal
that the paper makers are compelled to
use other varieties.
An experimenter with Roentgen rays
states that, besides the now we'll
known sunburn effect, exposure for
two or three hours to these rays may
cause the joints to become nearly
transparent, the nails to die, and the
hair to fall out, although both nails
and hair will grow out again. The
effects seem to be due to electrical
action.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18

his condition, -recovers herself, and
hastens to neighboring spring fol
water. Mark soon revives, but his
mind is clouded. Looking around. he
says;
"The flower Where is the AowerY
"Never mind that, dear"-he
thought she said "dear," but was go
nearly unconscious as never to be
sure--'it is safe. Don't talk now,
until you are feeling better"
A few minutes and he is himself
again. Holding up the flower, bruised
and broken, which he has clung to
with lovers care through all his
peril, he says;
"Not much of a gift, but 1 got it
for you"
"Wby, it is forget tme.not," cries
Kitty.
eyes, q forget-me-not; and its
language is true love- o Kitty,
let it be an emblem of the love 1 bear
you," presenting it to her.
"As such accept It," she replies,
softly,
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
Notes Upon Cheese.

Nine. tenths of the cheese produced
in this country is made In the States
of New York, Wisconsin. Ohio, Illi-
nois, Vermont, Iowa, Pennsylvania
and Michigan, ranking iu the order
named. The New York product alone
is almost one-half the total, and this
State aud Wisconsin together make
over two-thirds of all.
1t requires the milk of about 1000, =
900 COWS to make the OF eese annually
pressed in the United States.
The value OF the annual cheese
product of this country varies from
$40, 900, 900 to S25, 100000.
About 5000, 900 pounds of cheese
are imported annually into the United
States.
The rate of consumption of cheese
in America is about three pounds per
capita per aunum.
Consumption of cheese is apparent
ly somewhat decreasing.
Good cheese is approximately COM
posed of one.third water, one-third
milk fat and one-third casein, with
some sugar and ash.-H. E. Alvord,
Chief United States Dairy Division.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
A Deadly Venom.

The question has been asked which
is the most powerful poison. SO far
as is known, snake poison consists of
peptone which produces local ulcera-
tion, an unknown virulent substance,
which causes iniltration OF blood when
injected into the tissues, and an albu.
men which is not apparently poison
Gus.
by removing the third substance and
retaining the other two, what is left
constitutes the most powerful poison
known to toxicology. 1t is forty times
more powerful than the original snake
venom. 1t has been reckoned that II
single thimbleiul of it suitably applied
would be enough to kill 25, 600 people.
New York Journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
II Never Needs Unpacking.

There are many useful improve.
ments to chronicle in the way of lug.
gage, and among them trunk that
does not need to be unpacked, but an
swers the purpose of wardrobe and
chest of drawers. 1t can be set, on
arrival at the journeys end, against
the wall. The lid will remain open
when thus placed, and discovers sepa.
rate trays for millinery, handker-
chiefs, gloves, linen, laces, and boots
and shoes, lined with washable water.
proof, so that, if thrown in muddy,
dirt can be washed off; some having
one long receptacle across for umbrel-
las, parasols and sticks; the latter wo-
men have taken to in the country
much of late. Below this upper tray
the box is divided into q series of
drawers holding a few dresses each-a
wonderful convenience. One of the
best inventions in travelling bags has
ell the fittings removable as O whole
and fitted on the outside-toilet
requisites, writing, etc., combined;
this leaves the interior of the bag free.
The best have square mo uths; and o
new kind has all the fittings above the
sides of the square, which, opening
automatically, adjust themselves on
the top and can easily be slipped of
and stood on the dressing table ready
for use. For the better preservation
of check books they can now be fitted
into a long, narrow, leather locked
case, with an accompanying blotting
pad. Indeed, every want is fore
stalled; all that is needed is to dis.
cover the purveyors of such innumer'
able aids to comfort III travelling. st.
James Gazette.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18

Other fruits may do their best in
milder regions; but the apple of New
England remains supreme. There are
several thousand varieties, but of these
not more than a couple of hundred
are actually grown for profit, and
probably not more than twenty have
any wide repute or sale. Aud there
is reason for this. With all the ex.
perimenting of horticulturists, there
remain to be found any bettr varieties
than, the old familiar ones, the Bald
wins, Rhode Island Greetings, Hub
bardatons, Porters, Russets, and the
like. Providence journal.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18

The use OF motor carriages at the
rate OF fourteen miles an hour is now
legal on English roads, and shrewd
men in the cycle business believe that
this new development in locomotion
will be even more remarkable than
cycling in its general effe,ts on the
country. The great manufacturing
firms of Leeds, Preston and Bedford
have already made big preparations
for the new industry, but apparently
the bulk of it will be centered at
Coventry, the town which first had the
intelligence to grasp the possibilities
of the bicycle trade.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18
COIOrs IN Candy.Making.

The French Government, whose pa.
ternal care extends over even the
candy-making and eandy-eating of its
citizens, prescribes what substances
may or may not be used in the manu-
facture of candy. According to the
French law, the materials that may be
employed are as follows: For blue,
indigo, Prussian blue and ultramarine /;
for red, coehineal, carmine and car
mine lake for yellow, saffron, French
berries, Persian tumeric and fustic !;
for green, a mixture of one OF the
yellows and one of the blues.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18

The machete nbout which we read so
much in the Cuban dispatches lie the
tool with which the Cuban works when
he is not fighting. 1t is used in the
sugar fields to cut the cane and is a
combination of knife and hatchet.
IL inhicts severe and mutilating
wound. Every Que in Cuba owns n
machete, which is MS necessary to the
Cuban as au AK to the New Euglander.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-11-18

Tho Charleston Is. C.) News and
Courier asks: Is it any wonder that
our game birds are becoming extinct
when wholesale butchery is not only
permitted, but regarded as sportsman.
like and worthy of gentleman 1t
is strictly National question in its
scope aud application, and by no
meaus only question of sentiment.
The evidence multiplies yearly that in
destroying the birds so wantonly we
are destroying what has we'll been
called "our insect police"