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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

The Independent has evidently
direct grapevine cable connection
with the Philippine Islands, mas
much as we read in its editorial
columns last week that the Eilipi-
nos have and army Of forty Or
fifty thousand men, a regular GOV
ernment and fine postal system.
Gen. Otis last official report re-
earaing the situation in Luzon,
and which is suppressed in many
Of the anti-cxpansion papers, states
that then Of the Tagal army does
exceed 1000, augmented by q few
scattering bands, and that these
forces are thoroughly demoralizod
by defeat. The report further states
that Aguinaldo is not maintaining
oven the scmblance Of a govern
ment and that he is only keeping
up the fight with the hope and be-
lief that his allies in this country
will succeed in overthrowing Nc
Kinlcy's administration for one
which would recognize the indie
pcndence of the Philippine Islands.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05
Boys See The Point.
They Make Big Money. Make
1t Easy. No Capital Invest
ed How They Do Il.

There are several thousand toys ard
hundreds o. men engaged il ST. Louis in
! business which brings ! weekly rrcit CT
from So, GOO to $40, 900. lis the selling Of
daily papers. Hundreds OF families l:va
comfortably On the profits of The sale Z.
daily newspapers.
IN ST. LOUIS the favor!te newspaper with
the bows IS the POST DISPATCH, ba-
cause il sells best. An Investigation has
shown that the boys ell more copies ct
the daily POST-DIS PATCH than sh=
combined sales OF the Two other English
evening papers
One Of the pleasures the boys iina in SCI
hing papers is they ere their own boss.
They come anu go vixen they please.
While many have regular corners and
newstands others merely vtalk the streets
each having his own peculiar way oi
crying ont his papers
The situation is quite different on Sun
day. Tha papers are printed il the morn
ing and by siG O'Clock the boys and nsar
are out in search Of buyers.
There are four English Sunday rarors
May boys tate OK 500 papers / l,oy
TAXING fron: swo to three hundred papers
has al he can do to get over The ground
Sundays IS OF week days inis the
S1-DISPATCH everywhere. rs {
ready seller. It's the NEST fcr the mon.
ey." The Sunday POST-DISPATCH Ia:
many original and exclusive features, il
c!uding the Colored Comic Weekly
These great newspaper offices have wha,
is called Circulation Department, " the
object Of which is TO promote the sale Ct
tbs papers. This department answers all
requests for sample copies (which arr sen:
! free, ard Sc on. In the country as in 81.
I-ou;s. they are constantly looking for
agent" tboys or men to represent them.
| This is done by the aid Ct travelling r7en
and correspondence- Al letters are
promptly answered. It is pleasant work.
especially in The towns outside g. ST.
Louis. Boys IT outside towns are not
called newsooys, bat agents
AEor7 money Is made outside OF St.
Louis because iae selling p.;oe IS mere
and tie prcf5t greater.
II YOU wou'i ike 10 be an agent for the
Pest Dispatch in this city write to the cir
culati9r ds-a-;17e1t a Fc.. Dispatch. s
Louis
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05
Aren't Department Store Lagis-
!ation.

Whatever may be thought, on
general principles, of the Use OF
Tie taxing power for the purpose
OF reprcssing large enterprises, or
icr any purpose other than that of
making them pay their just share
Of public expenses, it is plain that
the plan has lis practical difficult
ties, and Il is clear that the Missouri
way Of going about it Is tlagrantIy
unjust. Bat this is hot the only
performance that has given to the
late Missouri Legislature one OF
the worst regulations thai any,taw-
making body ever succeeded in &C
cunulating. -Eccilcster Democrat
and Chronicle
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

Toa-oaae has been startled by cn
nrTlE ctslcer committing suicide On 90
couIs cf Plagiarism. Capt. CnssaSna6
se;-t Il! . Icenl 10 Che Floral Cameo.
Fshtct. received Q tr..-.or prize anl W rs
printed wit;1 tae ost@r .,r.so c,..cte. a
!>'ceo professor intellectually opened he
book and recognized the poem as an Al,
reats published production Of his ov-l
With tic exception Of 6 dozen lines Ie
informed the prize committee ot TIC
Plagiarism ana the captain WIS GlsIls i
for IN explanation, whercapon he Slot
h:tnsola. The committee ncn. - fir aa
10 state that # j. ha,l not ,,een ior the
captains oy.o addition the poem would
huye received the f7-ss pri1o.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

Bro. HOLMES, Of the Piedmont
Banner (Deln.), seems to be Of the
opinion that the acquisition Of Por-
to Rico and the Hawaiian Islands
by this country WAS wise move,
and is further inclined to believe
that the United States should OK
tend I'M authoritative hand over
Cuba and the Philippines. In
other words, Bro. Holmes inclincs
toward national expansion. Still
he does not pretend to know it all,
and is asking for more light on the
subject. He has evidently failed to
peruse the editorial columns Of the
Potosi Independent lately Or he
would not now be in the dark. If
there is anything in tho situation
that that paper does not know all
about it is only because it has not
yet developed under the penotrat-
ing rays of its editorial scarch-Iiglt.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05
Magnetic rEauCs,

Rev y. 3. Palmorc, editor Of
the St. Louis Christian Advocate,
WAS recently at Nevada, Mo, the
place where so-caIia(t magnetic
healing has its home where one
man has built NJ a fortune Of hun
drcds of thousands Of dollxs
wrung from sick people who were
graspin2 ST straws. The reverend
writer says, among other things:
Nevada has become {. center to
which many health-seel1ers are
tiockin@, many Of whom arc Gazed
and bcvillercd by the multitude Of
isns. yoodoos, teachers, professors,
hcalors. hypnotists. l.Ubbcrs and
robbers, proposing TO 40 almost
anything short OF raising the dead.
Some Of their glarirg sign boards
and posts almost starocr under
such nanles as pantheraphy, osteo-
PATHOLOGY, magnetic healing, etc.
The patient takes lessons and lee
lures. and teachers. lectures and
heaters are increasing like the To-
Gusts Of Egypt, One local conycr:
and graduate who has set Up an in
stitution If his own IS quoted as
saying: Il don't know much ahou,
the astronomy Of the human body.
but | can rub CT rob rs wei! as any
Of them = Such a wide and
far-rcaching craze may bring tG
the center from which tho dcccp-
ton is radiat;ng great deal Of
money: and il may be very easy fol
good people to Persuade themselves
that silence IS golden. But such
silence may hc carried 70 the Ee
trayai Of truth aua humanity. as
Judas oil for thirty pieces Of SiI-
vcT. When We i.s;en to the click
of th;rtv-tw0 tvNcwri'ors giving
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

The Republican party will make
a declaration against the trusts and
so will the Democratic party when
the platforms of the next national
campaign are formulated, but no
one need expect general upheaval
in the industrial world and the
abolition of the trusts whichever
of these two parties is successful at
the polls. Trusts are protective
trade organizations Just labor
unions are protective labor organl-
tions, and both have the same under
lying neutrality-suspicious. against
ruinous competition. Each arc
founded upon the necessity and by
the common consent of the classes
involved; each has q certain
dependence on the other, and
a custom built up by common
consent is not easily uprooted by
Legislative enactment. The Dem
ecratic party, Of course, assumes
a radical position on the trust
question, maintaining that they
should be wiped out Of existence
by one sweeping. "bc it enacted.
If the Republican party is left to
deal with the question we believe
it will do so without creating an
industrial cataclysm. Laws re-
stricting capitalization beyond &
legitimate point can be enforced,
and the drain upon the energies OF
the producing classes to pay divi-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05
Expansion ana Imperialism De-
fined.

The Courier -J0uTna. has Il letter
from the Cuban American League.
New York, wllicI: is a facsimile Ct
one sent out to the press generally.
but it is invited to treat it precisely
rs if it were directed especially 10
it. The twritcr wishes to know
what is the difference between the
cxpansionist an! the inpcriaiist.
In strictness of language they rep
resent the two opposite poles Of
political thought. One advocates
the spread Of free Institutions, the
other Of arbitrary power. n cur
rent usage, there Is 40 difference
between oxpanslon ans} imperialism
except IN the brains Il men who
employ them. The advocate OF
thc spread Of free Institutions calls
il expansion, and fayoIs it. He
who opposes the enlargement OF
the area Of freedom calls i, inarer-
;aljsno, and opposes it. But these
two Ean2cs represent precisely the
SAME thing when Yiowed from OPP
pos;te stanapoints. They repre-
scut what occurred in the United
States in 1903, IN 1872. in lS4S, il
1887 and in 1898, namely, the en-
larg1nent cf Qua boundaries, and
the extension III the benefit o1 free
institutions to other people form
elly ien.-Louisvilic Courier
Journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

eous monopoly act, Gov. Stephens
wholly disregardcd tic unanimous
opinion cf the State Legislature
backed by the almost t.uatsiinous
demand OF the people ii the To-
cality, and vetoed t bill which an
tagonizcd corporation interests.
Il the Other case, Gov. Stephens
regarded with distinguished cen.l,l-
Grafton the purchased majority O.
The Legislature in favor OF a bill
IN the interest OF d powerful and
rich trust syndicate, but opposed
by the people Of the locality affect
Cd.
Why this Inconsistency in fayog
Of a rich corporation owner and 3
trust syndicate :-Post-Dispa1ch.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

tlends upon wate:el capital stock
vii! cease, while the protective
feature Of our industrial conccn-
tration will remain Gne!isturhed.
# we work along lines involving
the common interests OF I'll classes
We are endeayoring to reach al III
telligent solution Of tie trust
question, when to attemp TO solve
it by radical action III favor Of enc
class & social disturbance would
only follow.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

"absent treatment to thousands
Of patients, when at :hc same time
the healer himself vas travelling il
the Rocky illo>lniains III search Of
health VIC 1elt that It was about
time to inquire into the legality Of
such a Procedure.
absent treatment certainly has
g double Significance when the sick
healer ana SICK patient arc both a
thousand miles away from the thir-
ty-two clicking typewriters. It
Is reported that some patients have
been treated several days after
theis deatil.-konnett Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

We have always had them with
us-the men who give aid and
comfort to the enemies Of their
country. They were called Tories
during the revolution, coppecheads
during the civil war, and now we
know them rs Aguinaldists: i bat
the breed is always the same.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

On the fifteenth of this month
the type trust advanced the price
of type 25 per cent.-Frederick-
town Dem. News.
YES, and within the past two
years or 50 the component metals
of type alloy have advanced in the
neighborhood of 100 per cent.
Naturally our Fredericktown con
temporary cannot connect the lat
ter fact with the advance in type.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

Political editorials IL the Potosi
Independent bear the ear marks OF
syndicate supply. TLcy are Vi
cious!y untrlthfnI, lackin2 rhyme,
reason CT logic; Ii TIC readers of
the Independent asc satisfied, 50
much the worse for the readers. -
De Soto Facts.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05
HEALTH AND
ACCIDENT ss
INSURANCE
Fidelity Mutual Aid As,n,
SAN EP.TtSCn r.r

For Five Cents Per Day
VIII pay, according to the haxxA q.
occupation, from IS to S25 Il week, wiSx
unable TO work through being kess
accidently.
win pay, if you are accidcntiykzne.
s20s to $3.50.
VIII pay Sl0 a week when yoz I'm
sick and unable to work.
win pay 800 for funeral cxpens.x
VIII pay, if you lose d hand ana Art
or both feet or both hand sl3S t0eAaa.
If INSURED,
You cannot lose ali your income Ussez
you are sick Or disabled by accides1.
Absolute protection to the H,cst<S
upon Paying s. life membership ta.sa6i
dues of 81 50 per month.
The Fidelity Mutual A id Associnntn
is prc-cminently the largest sxd
strongest Accident and Health ssK-
Citation IN the United States.
II has the required cash .derS1a
with the States OF California and N5s.
rouri, which, JJgetl,er with AZ Sxysie
seserre tund and large assets, masg IN
certificate an absolute guaraa-sas a
the solidity OF It's protection se II
members.
a two-t!rrds policy costs {; -
month dues.
y onc-t!lird policy costs 81 ~
quarter dues.
Reliable agents wanted. Wrix
CHAS. w. SHIELDS.
Sole Agent, Washington C.a0r
pcsst &c
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

The Independent advises the
boys to hold back from enl;sting il
the army until they see whether
the editor of the journal offers to
90. We are only waiting until we
see whether our esteemed contem-
porary has the nerve to enlist in
the fighting branch OF Aguinaldo's
t'pOycrnment."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05
Sl.OO Per Knnun.

HAVING thrown a brick ;,t his
government the editorial writer Of
the Independent naturally sought
a place to hide and crawled behind
the constitution.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05

Queer. Fjctoria's fra. tlouH,e With
her eyes cana ~. .c2@ isefoga she IS
cent.cl the throne. IS a girl she was
quite nearsigttod, and Il was a: cae
time feared sic "ocId have 10 weaG
glasses ali her life.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-05
Wool Cardinq.

| will be ready to card WOO
about May I. 1890. VIII re
ccive wool at depot in Iron
dale and return to depot free
Of charge for hauling to and
from carder. When shipping
wool be sure to give name.
postofhce address and ship
ping point in full On package
so that al mistakes may be
avoided. My terms are lib
cra.. ]. III. HUGHES.
IrondaIc, Mo
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
FOSTER FRIZZES.

Foster. March 29.-Rev. J. r.
Underwood. of Let's. Iowa. filled Rev.
Riders appointment at the Baptist
church last Sunday.
Elmer Reynolds delivered some fat
cattle in Muscatine Monday.
The oyster supper given Monday
night at the new parsonage was quite
well attended. A neat sum was
realized.
The funeral of the late j. Stuhr,
who passed peacefully away to the
world beyond last Saturday. at his
home near Ferdinand. took place al
the German NJ. f. church, of Wray-
vile. Services were conducted by
Rev. Stulken.
A pleasant surprise was perpetrated
on Miss Ellen Keller. of Pine
Bluff, Wednesday evening. Miss
Keller has been in a sickly condition
all winter, not having been able to
participate in the winter sports and
pleasures with her associates.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
The MaCic of Rome.

The story of Rome is tale of muir
der and sudden death, varied, chang
ing, never repeated in the same way
there is blood on every threshold; a
tragedy lies buried in every church and
chapel, and again we ask in vain
wherein lies the magic of the city that
has fed ON terror and grown old in
carnage, the charm that draws men to
her. the power that holds, the magic
that enthralls men soul and body. as
Lady Venus cast her spells upon Tam
hauser in her mountain of old. Yet
none deny it, and as centuries roll on
the poets, the men of letters, the must
clans, the artists of all ages, have come
to her from far countries and have
dwelt here while they might, some for
long years, some for the few months
they could spare, and all of them have
left something, a verse, line, sketch.
song that breathes the threefold mys-
terry of love, eternity and death
Studies From the Chronicles of Rome, :"
by Marion Crawford.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
Glorious News

Comes from DIR. ID. Il. Cargile, OF
Washita. /. Il. He writes: -Four
bottles of Electric Bitters has cured
Mrs. Brewer of Ecrofula, which had
caused her great suffering for years.
Terrible sores would break out on her
head and face, the best doctors could
give no help. but her cure is complete
and her health is excellent" This
shows what thousands have proved
that Electric Bitters is the best puri-
fer known. It's the supreme remedy
for eczema, letter, salt rheum, ulcers,
boils and running sores. 1t stimu-
lates liver. kidneys and bowels. eXpels
poisons, helps digestion, builds up
the strength. Only 80 cents. Sold by
Hartz q Ullemeyer, druggists. Guar
anteed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
A VICTIM OF TELEPATHY.
Ills Absurd Delusions Finally Ban
ished by the Hypnotic Route.

There came to me late one night a
stranger in widest despair resolved to
commit suicide that night if 1 could
not help him, says Professor Munster
berg in The Atlantic. He had been a
physician, but had given up his prac-
tice because his brother, on the other
side of the ocean, hated him and had
him under his telepathic influence.
troubling him from over the sea with
voices which Knocked him and with i'm
pulses to foolish actions He had not
slept nor had he eaten anything for
several days, and the only chance for
life he saw was that new hypnotic in
iuence might overpower the mystical
hypnotic forces.
soon found the source of his trou-
BILE. In treating himself for u wound he
had misused cocaine in an absurd way,
and the Authorizations of voices were
the chief symptom of his cocainism.
These products of his poisoned brain
had sometimes reference to his brother
in Europe, and thus the telepathic SIS
tenn grew in him and permeated his
whole life. 1 hypnotized him, and sug-
gested TO him with success to have
sleep and food and a smaller dose of
cocaine. Then L hypnotized him daily
for six weeks. After ten days he gave
mp cocaine entirely, after three weeks
the voices disappeared. and after that
the other symptoms faded away. 1t was
not, however, until the end that the
telepathic system was exploded.
Even when the voices had gone he
for awhile felt his movements controlled
over the ocean, and after six weeks,
when 1 had him quite well again, he
laughed over his telepathic absurdities.
but assured me that if these sensations
came again he should be unable, even in
full health, to resist the mystical inter
probation, so wildly had he felt the
distant influences.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
VOCAL CULTURE.
The First Step Is Keeping the Mouth
Shut, Asleep or Awake.

proper breathing is so essential in
voice production that it must receive
first attention, and the first requirement
is to keep the mouth shut, writes
Katharine E Junkermann in The Wo-
mans Home Companion.
''Of course no tone can be either
strong or pure if the lungs are cramped
so that the air cannot find room. In or
der to increase the size of the lung ca
pacity raise the chest and keep the body
well and strongly poised
$50 much harm has been done to
voices by allowing the mouth to become
the regular air passage that the need of
care cannot be too frequently empha-
sized. Besides the injury done by the
unwarmed air entering the lungs the
mucous membrane is hardened by the
saliva being dried mp, and the muscles
of the tongue and throat grow stiff and
less responsive. 1t is comparatively easy
to control ones breathing when awake,
but when asleep the harm goes on. To
remedy this involves n slight discom-
fort, but one can endure it patiently
looking to the end Cut court plaster in
to little strips about one-fourth of an
inch in width and paste several across
the lips. placing them up and down,
with the lips held naturally If one is
tempted to give up rather than endure
the discomfort this method involves, a
walk through an ordinary day coach or
night made hideous by the presence
of snorer in a near berth will cause a
solemn VOW to be taken never to do
likewise -
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
The spiders Elastic Appetite.

The spider has tremendous appetite,
and his gormandizing defies all human
competition a scientist who carefully
noted spiders consumption of food in
"a hours concluded that if the spider
We're built propOrtionately to the human
scales he would eat at daybreak Zap
proximately) a small alligator, by : a.
m lamb, by 9 a. m. a young camelo-
pard. by 1 o'clock a sheep and would
finish up with lark pie in which there
were 100 birds. Yet. in spite of his
enormous appetite. spider has wonder
full power of refraining from food, and
one has been known to live for ten
months when absolutely deprived of
food \ beetle lived in a similar state
of unrefreshment for three years.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
Administrator Notice.

Estate OF John Wilson Drury deceased
The undersigned having been appointed
administrator of the estate of John WI
ION Dr1lry. late of the county of ROch
Island state of Illinois. deceased hereby
gives notice that he viii appear before the
county court OF Rock Island county. at the
COUNTY court room, in the city of Rock Island.
at the June term, on the first Monday
in June next. which time all per
sons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend. for the pur-
pose of having the same adjusted
An persons indebted TO said estate are re-
Quested to make immediate payment to the
undersigned
Dated this 2sth day of March, A d. 1899
HENRY Z. COSSELLX, Administrator.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
Does Gomez Agree with You.

If not drink Grain-O-made from
pure grains. A lady writes: The
first time l made Grain-O l did not
like it, but after using it for one week
nothing would induce me to go back
to coffee" 1t nourishes and feeds
the system. The children can drink
it freely with great benefit. 1t is the
strengthening substance of pure
grains. Get a package today from
your grocer. follow the directions in
making it and you will have deli
cious and healthful table beverage for
old and young. Is and % cents.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
Announcement.

To accommodate those who are par
tial to the use of atomizers in apply
ing liquids into the nasal passage for
catarrhal troubles, the proprietors
prepare Cream Balm in liquid form,
which will be known as Ely's Liquid
Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is 75c. Druggists or
by mail. The liquid form embodies
the medicinal properties of the solid
preparation. Cream Balm is quickly
absorbed by the membrane and does
not dry up the secretions but changes
them TO a natural and healthy charac-
ter. Ely Brothers. 30 Warren Street
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29

1T (TheArgus) knows, of course. that
Macs name has been shifted from first TO
second place on ''the corners slate, and
that Mac IL hustIIng tooth and toenaiI to
become the nominee for city clerk. Mac
has been trying fora week now To set up
his pins for his nomination, but 1t Is little
help he gets outside of his .'corner push,
and the chances are that he will cut in
Significant a figure In the convention for
city clerk two years ago he cut for may
or. MACS REPUTATION AS A MAKER
AND BREAKER OF PROMISES Is OF A
LASTING Observation-Disclosures Feb. ..
1891.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-03-29
AIger vs.. Miles.

is reported from Washington that
there is great change within the last
few days in the attitude of the wal
department officers toward the gen
eral commanding the army. They
are counting his favor now, evidently
believing that the Algerian star is
on the wane. 1t is admitted by high
administration officials that the plan
to make Maj. Gen. Miles a scapegoat
in the lem balmed'' beef scandal has
utterly collapsed.