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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-08
Her Comment.

Young Mr.. Fitts-The idea of establish.
ing Chinese chair at Cambridge!
Mrs Ftts-Well, why not? Some of those
bamboo chairs are just lovely!-Indianapolis
Journo1
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-08

-Of ali the perils Of advancing age
none is greater than that OF losing the
faculty of wonder. That which is com
monest is. indeed. the most real cause
Of wonder. --Westcott,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-08
A Careful Judge.

wilton-Do you agree with David that all
men are liars?
Wilby-How can tell? Just think of the
number of men that never saw!-Bostop
Transcript,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-08
Tourist Sleeping Cars.

Commencing with the excursion of Dec.
7th, the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Ry.
has inaugurated a system of Tourist Sleep
Louis or Kansas City and South Texas
points. For information address H. F.
Bowshcr, 435 Walnut St., Cincinnati, Ohio.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-08

A Mans Idea.-"Do you believe it is true
that George Washington never told lie"
II don't know. But if he didn't, Martha
must have been an ideal wife. e."-ClevelaD1
eader
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-08

The Grip may intensity aches, but
st. Jacobs Oil will alleviate.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-08

A mans only chance to get ahead in this
world is to be born with one.-Chieago
News.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-12-08

Lots Of people borrow books the
never iEteud to read.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17
a Great Triumph for Reed.

When, on Monday next, Thomas
B. Reed is again chosen Speaker,
he will achieve triumph such as
falls to the lot ofvcry few statesmen.
Several other men have been elect
cd Speaker three times. CoIfax,
Blaine, Randall and Carlisle won
this distinction in the past third of
Il century, though one of Randall :
elections was for only Il single year.
Michael G. Kerr was chosen at the
beginning of Congress, but died
about the middle of the term, and
Randall was elected to succeed him.
Before the war this honor was car
ried off by Il few men. Clay was
elected Speaker six times. but res
ignations cut his services down to
ten years. Stevenson was chosen
four times. but left the Office be-
fore his last term was finished.
The extent of the power which /.
Speaker cXcrts in recent years is
what will make Mr.. Reeds election
for a third term notable. One of
Clay's early biocraphers remarked
that that statesman while in the
spcakcrship ''wicldcd an influence
more potent than the Presidents.
! But in the past two or three de
cadcs Speakers have been able to
impress themselves on affairs in
ways undreamcd Of in Clay's time
Through the committee onrulcs and
the power to count quorums he
has an influence over legislation
which makes him virtually Il dicta-
tor in his chamber. His party ha:
three of the five members ofthc rule,
committee, and he is one Of these
three, and has the casting vote be
tween the others if any disagree OF
any point. This committee deter
mines what measures arc to 90 be-
fore the House, and he is the com
mittcc.
Ordinarily election to the speaker.
ship comes as recognition of pre-
cnlincnco in ability, leadership ol
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The swamp counties Of Southeast
Missouri are largely inundated by the
OyertloWing streams.
The Southeast Missouri Medical
Association will meet at Frederick
town May -!th.
Fredcricktown is trying to get a
telephone system.
\ Hungarian miner, named Joseph
Iiv0varnik, fell down Il SHAFT at Des-
loge on the 9Th inst, and was instant
ly killed,
Geo. p. Henry was killed at Des Arc,
Mo, on the night Of March 5tE. under
peculiar circumstances. i farmer
named IW. Nichols had been missing
corn from his crib for some time, and af-
terwatching for several nights without
discovering the thief, set trap gun
in tic crib. On the morning after the
above date Nichols went out to the
crib and found the body Of Henry lying
therein. Tile latter had discharged
the gun while stealing corn and re-
ceivtd it, contents in the abdomen
Nichols claims that he did not set the
gun with the intention Of killing any
one. but merely to frighten the thief
He was not held responsible for Hen
! rvs death by the corOners jury.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

\ RECOUNT of the ballots cast in
Jefferson County at the late e!ec-
ton showed that three Democrats
had been counted in when they were
the defeated candidates. There is
an imp'tation held out in this dis
coyery that the tal!y-shects were
iuggled in some of the prccints in
the interest of these three Demo-
Gratis. Not content with having
these evidences Of rascaiity uncoy-
cred. the men whom it now affects
are charging that the ballots were
opened and tampcrci with, to their
injury, before the recount began.
Thus we again see the Democrats
trying to cover up their own trick
cry by shouting ''fraud'' at their
opponents.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

SOME of the old line Democrats
are still opposed to an increase in
tariff duties because it means in
crease in taxation; the old free
trade arguments, however, do not
find much favor with the country
any longer. Most Democrats now
confess tho absolute need Of greater
revenues and tacitly agree that
tariff taxation is the best and
easiest revenue raiser since revenue
must be raised by taxation. They
also admit that protection has be
come moro than au incidental com
panion to revenue tariff. Thus
we will see but little Democratic
opposition to Republican tariff
legislation on the old theory thai
protection is robbery of the peo-
pie; the party has gotten bravely
over that idea in the last four years.
If any serious opposition to the
new tariff bill arises it will c>me
(Som the free silyeritcs, who will
y to ride FREQ coinage of silver
bme Gu the popular tariff wave.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

experience. Of coarse there have
been Instances those Of Hunter,
Banks and Pennington were among
tienl--in which none Of these Quail
ties determined the choice. In
general. however, the Speakers
have been selected from among the
strongest members Of their party
i'll the House. This WAS particularly y
true Of Clay. Blaine, Randall, Car
Isle and Crisp. The man who is
To be rc-choscn Oh Monday next is
the peer of any Of these in ability
and character. It is fortunate for
the country that the great powers
now attaching to the speakcrship
are to be again placed in the hands
which WELD them wisely. Mr..
Reed is finely equipped, mentally,
morally and physically, for this;
great Office. lie is q Republican
who is ri'oud OF his party's record,
who has been actively identified
with its career for the past twenty
years. ani! who is an ardent and
fearless exponent OF the best that
is in It's aspirations and policy.
Morever he is in thorough accord
with the administration on all im-
portant issues. which is consid
Grafton of vital consequence II, the
present time. .-Giobe-Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17
WITH the gold reserve fund be

WITH the gold reserve fund be
yond the high water mark Of Sl5o. =
100000 and all our money clrcuirt-
ing at par, We don't hear SO much
about the endless chain draining
gold out of the Treasury. Ii was
the silver cranks who set that chain
in motion by getting up scare
that affected our whole financial
system and caused the run on tho
gold reserve.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

We don't know whether civil
service is Il good thing or not; j. i
,at present we are inclined to the
not. However, if Mckinley will
extend the rules over all the offices
not already under cover after he
has filled them with Republicans,
we will fully endorse civil service
byAhc time the Democrats cleo;
anii4hcr President.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

II has hecn only q few decades
since the japanese emerged from 4
state Of semi-barbarism. hut since
then they have been accrrin" en-
Iightened ideas and methods a; a
rate that astoni>hc~ the civilized
world. The latest discovery they
have made i, that in order to keep
III the front rank Of progress they
would have TO adopt the gold stand
ard. which they are hastening to
do as fast as circumstances will
permit. And yet Mr.. Bryan is
still going about telling the people
tha, they ought to have money
standard which even the Chinese
will be ,'iscarding next.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17
Beet Culture in Missouri.

Farmers in States favorable for
the successful culture Of sugar bcets
will hear with satisfaction that the
government has taken hold of the
question Of sugar production in
earnest. Mr.. Bell. Of Boonville.
Mo-. in an interview with the Presi-
dent on the subject, WAS referred
to Secretary Wilson, of the Agricul-
tural Department, who, with Assis-
tant Secretary Brigham, held at once
a conference on the matter, the
result of which is that tests are to
be made during the coming season,
and preliminary orders have been
issued to that effect. Seeds, andin-
structions for growing same, will
be sent to five farmers in each
county in this State, whose names
Mr. Bell is to furnish to the De-
partment.
There arc fourteen States. the
agricultural conditions of which
class them as sugar States. and it is
probable that the tests also will! be
extended to some OF these. Our
State, however, as having been the
first to move in the matter, has been
selected at the first i'll which expert
mcnts have been decided on.
Farmers who will be selected
to make this experimental growth
Of hccls should fully realize
the Importance Of the trust
imposed upon them. Upon The
success or failure OF these expert
mental tests depends the question
As to whether sugar production is
to be the redceming crop in agri-
culture of the future. Our: corn
and wheat cannot he raised in com
petition Will. the immense Russian
area coupled with cheap labor
and this already large source OF
supply will soon he increasing
almost indefinitely by railway
communication: Argentina an d
Egypt are also largely increasing
the output, and it is evident that
American farmers cannot much
longer compete with these conn-
tries where labor is 50 mach cheap
er. Distance is no longer an oh.
stacle to the transportation of sta
plcs-wool costs less to lay dowr
in New York from Australia thar
it does from and district west OF
the Mississippi. This condition
Gcccssitatcs the introduction OF
other crops, in the growing OF
which our farmers can claim pro
lection from the rest OF the world.
Such crop is that of the sugar
beet, which will not only prove .
boon to- the farmers, bnt will alb
sorb all, or nearly al! the uncm
ployed, unskillcd labor Of the dis
tricts where the crop is raised
The successful growth of the bee'
demands suitable conditions of sol
and climate and also ca1ef,t! cult
vation, and it is to be hoped thai
a favorable season and intelligent
methods will prove that o,ll
country can. as its promoters claim
raise al! the sugar necessary for tn.
supply of the home market, ant
that the 100000, 900 now sent on
of the country therefor. can be adj
yantagcously kept at home.
Louis Journal of A Agriculture.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

Hon. JOHN l.. THOMAS seems to
be safely intrcnchcd in the job he
is holding: first, because hc comes
under the civil strvicc rules, ana,
second, because he wrote sound
money articles for Republican IA
pcrs during the late campaign.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

The present session OF the Leg
islaturc is costing the people Of
Missouri an immense amount Of
money, for which, 50 far, nothing
worthy Of note has been done in re-
turn for thi; expense. 1t is re-
ported that by the time two-thirds
of this session had passed the cx-
pcnscs had exceeded that Of the
cntirc session of the 3Sth General
Assembly, when the House had a
Republican majority. In the mat
ter Of clerk hire, tlis session has
outlonc Hil previous attempts at
mulctiny The taxpayers to give
soft snaps t., political favoritas,
and an army Of useless functionaIic,
under the title of "cIerlzs" :" raid the
State treasury to depletion. The
number Of clerks Il, this session
is about - more than the last ses-
sion cot along with. There is not
much Use to kick over all this rccl,-
less waste of tie peoples money
Is long as the people will per
si,t in putting the Democrats in
Il position 10 handle the funds. Ii
the people want Democratic icgis-
lation they must expect to pay Il
fancy price for it, though Il much
better article could be secured at
In.. nnnsft
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
of administration Oh the estate of
Dolly Green, deceased. were granted
to the undersigned on the 9th day of
March. 1897. by the Probate Court Of
Washington County, Mo. All persons
having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them for allowance
to the administrator within one
year after date of said letters, or they
may be precluded from any benefit of
such estate: and if not exhibited with
in two years from date Of said letters.
they will be forever barred. This, 9th
day Of March, 1897.
AUSTIN GREEN. Admr.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

The Legislature and Governor
Stephens don't seem to be pulling
in harmony; the Governor is uscing
his veto power and the so!ons are
getting back at him by cutting
down the appropriations for the
Governors contingent expenses.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17
WE don't mind our brethren of

WE don't mind our brethren of
the press having their sport over
a little personal encounter between
the editors of the Potosi papers,
but we deem the editor of the
Bonnc Tcrrc Register guilty of
a breach Of editorial courtesy i'll
reproducing, verbatim, the ''Inlr-
pcndcnt's'' version of the affair
without stopping to consider its re
liability. The report as published
finds no confederation from eye
witnesses of the encounter, which
had an entirely different ending
from what the account made it APP
Dear.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

THE Dinglcy tariff bill is rot
only intcndedto wipe out the Treas
ury deficit, but also to create n
surplus with which to redeem those
bonds ''issucd in time of peace"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

As long as the Turks were kill
ing the christians the great foreign
powers held aloof, but when the
christians began killing the Turks.
the powers intcrfc:ed.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

CUHA and Greece arc net ia,
only pebbles on the beach: they are
having their annual ''reyolutions
in South America.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

THE great fight between Corbett
and FitZsimmons comes off today.
and tomorrow public interest win
he turned from west to cast.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

their thicI. financial heads that
cheap dollar and Il dear one cannot
be made out Of the same piece of
metal ny the same act.-kansas
CITY journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

SrCH rascals as can he gotten 6;
are being turned ont, bat there are
whole lot that Mckinley can t
reach.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17
Sl.OO Per hnnun.

SPAIN, besides having war in he:
colonies, is threatened with revo-
luton at home.
COEGREss convened il extra ecs-
sion Monday and began the manu-
fact;1re of prosperity.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-03-17

THE Presidents message was
brief and to the point. He con-
fined his recommendation entirely
to the question of larger revenues.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by LEGAL applications, they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
tional remedies Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining OF the
Eustachian 3 ube. When this tube is Unnamed
and when it is entirely closed. Deafness is the
result and unless the Inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored TO its normal condt-
ton. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Cstarrh, which Is
nothing bat an infamsd condit on of the mucous
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by catarrhl shat cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Care. send for cir
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
FINANCE AND THE MUSE.
The Charming Young Poetess Had Use
for Check Book.


rs there anything ] can do for you?"
asked the young man in the bank as
she drummed on the glass shelf with
nervous shyness.
Yes. there is. if you would be 50
kind
What is it2''
Would you mind giving me a check
book?"
Have you deposit here?"
No. But my father has,
DO you intend to keep an account
here?"
You mean am l going to give you
any money to keep for me?"
Yes: that is what it amounts to-
.'Oh. yes she replied with cheerful
alacfity; some day. Just as soon as
hear from my publishers.
Very we'll. As soon as you are ready
TO make deposit we will be very hap
by to give you a check-book."
Il need it right away the young
woman protested.
But you can't draw any money, you
know until you have put some in
Il don't want to draw out any money.
] have written a poem. It's ever so
nice, and all | have to do is to copy it
off. AS soon as / saw fathers check
book il occurred to me that ii would be
a splendid idea TO get one. My writing
is very small, and / wouldn't object to
the printing you put in it in the least.
because manuscript must be written
only on one side of the paper, you
know. I'll explain in letter that they
needn't pay any attention to your side
of each leaf / can number the pages
straight through and write the title on
the cover so that everything will be as
simple and convenient as any editor
| could desire"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
Financial Cabiegrani.

New York. Dec. 16-The Evening Post S
London financial eablegram says: Yester-
days optimism slightly chilled at
the opening of the stock markets here to-
day, and in the absence of outside support
a slight setback in prices followed, nota-
bly, in home rails.
fhe dizziness was short-lyed. however,
and although the markets are still mainly
professional, they have an excellent un-
dertone, especially considering the period
Of the year Americans were irregular,
but of good tone generally. Norfolk a.
Western preferred was especially bought
by cliques here. The close was at the
best. The demand for bonds for New.
York continues. Grand Trunks were
booming and the dealings large All Ia
madam stocks We're generally good. Gold
Is In urgent demand on the continent
The Indian council sold II lakhs of spe-
ciai bills al rates ranging up 10 I5-i6c
Money rates in India are rising. Rates ar
bank of Bombay and Bengal are up 10
6 Der cent.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
MILK RIVER COUNTRY
It Will Become q Great Wheat
Producing District.
GREAT RANGE RESOURCES
Much New Land Being Brought Under
Water-Several .Irrigating Schemes
on Foot Would Bring 1000
Acres Under Cultivation.

Great Falls, Dec. 15.-W. NJ. Wool
ridge of the Milk river country. in
letter to the Montana Fruit Grower,
describes the agricultural prospects Of
that section in an interesting man
ner. He says:
The farmers have disposed of their
wheat, nearly all of 1t going to the Roy
al Milling company of Great Falls.
Prices ranged from roc to I5c per bush
el at Chinook. While the raising of
hard wheat has its many discourage
ments, it is well in a new country with
its very limited markets to know that
you have at least one thing that you
can sell for cash. But / feel confident
that the Milk river will never become
a great wheat producing section. In
the first place, it is certainly out OF the
question to produce hard wheat here
without more or less soft spots, and
in selling wheat these soft spots" or
soft kernels, are harped upon by the
wheat buyer to an exasperating degree
to lower Its price, Notwithstanding that
the seed wheat shipped in here in the
spring contains soft kernels. and is sold
to the farmer as No. l hard. During
the past season the average yield per
acre of hard wheat here has been about
d. bushels. It cost about $500 per acre
to grow it. This leaves $3.50 for rent
of land, fencing, use of machinery, etc.
With our great range resources hay
pays better and requires less work. 1t
is the ambition of every rancher here
to sooner or later own stock enough
TO consume all the hay his land can
produce. A great many are talking of
seeding their grain land back to hay
in the spring. There is considerable
new land being brought under water.
and more or less of this will be cropped
for a year or two; then reseeded 10
hay.
There are several new irfigating
schemes on foot One is to tap the west
fork five miles above town and irrigate
West Fork valley. This would bring
three or four thousand acres more land
under cultivation. This project is
backed by local parties in connection
with some Helena people There Is no
doubt but ten years will prove that
there is now lying open thousands of
acres of our best farming land that can
be easily irrigated, especially by reser-
vors. Those now here have about all
the land they can handle, and some a
great deal more.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
Bees Are Good for Mr.. Bullock

From the Schenectady On. " Union.
For the past five years strange
swarm of bees-a different swarm each
season-has taken possession of GER
tain part of Mr. T. |. Builock's resi-
dence at Nohawkyille. and made its
honey there. A swarm comes every
spring. no one knows where from. and
finds that one particular section of the
space between the lathing and the
clapboards meets their views of what
a hive should be. and they Immediately
proceed to lay in their winter stock of
honey there. Ii is entirely impercepti-
BILE to any human beings senses that
the ordinary pine lumber OF which the
house is built possesses any quality
different i'm that place from the same
lumber in any other part of the house
But the finer perceptions Of the bees
certainly discover something peculiarly
suitable TO their purpose in exactly
that spot. So they enter in. and their
buzzing and bumbling makes the outer
wall of one room lively With sound all
summer and autumn. Yesterday Mr..
Bullock smoked ont the industrious lit
tie creatures and scoopsd out nearly
90 pounds OF excellent honey.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-17
A DEATH NOTICE.
1t Was Premature and Was Read by the
Man Himself.

1t Was Premature and Was Read by the
Man Himself.
Great Falls, Dec. 16.-How 1t feels to
read ones death notice can be fully ex-
planned by George Fairbairn, resident
of this place, says the Choteau Mon
tanian. Mr.. Farbairn has been in very
poor health before and since he came to
Choteau, some two years ago, from
Dumfries, Canada, and though not con-
fined to his bed, his life has been de-
SPARED of for years. But he is not dead
yet, nor does he show any more signs of
dying than when he and Mrs. Fair
BARN, with their little son Jimmy. first
arrived here.
The timely notice of Mr.. Fairbanks
death appeared in the Gait Reporter of
Nov. Is, and is as follows: Word has
just been received here of the death on
the 9th ult., at his home In Choteau,
Mont, of Mr.. Fairbairn, formerly a
well-known resident of Dumfries. The
late Mr.. Fairbairn, while here, occupied
the McCrone farm near Ayr, but sold
ont a little over two years ago on ac-
count of i'll health and went West. He
has been ailing for many years. A
widow, daughter of John Fraser, near
Ayr, and one child survive him. An
drew Fairbairn. Ninth corps, Beverly.
is brother. Deceased was about So
ears