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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29
NOT A FAIR TEST.
For the Victim, of Rabies Died from
the Treatment ON the
Fifth Day.

They were talking about hydropho
bia and rabies. One of the party was I;
weIl-known Philadelphia physician
says the Chicago Evening News. He lis
tened quietly to the qunsi-scientific the
ories of the others. and when they hat
quite finished, one Of them said:
What have you got to say about i,
DOCTOR"
'Weil," he said, thoughtfully, ",
would not exactly like to say what M!
opinion is. | might be misreported
but will tell YOU, if you like, how th,
disease was treated 100 or eco year, ago
At that time hydrophobia, in common
with every other obscure disease, was
thought to be the work of a devil. ant
all sorts of queer tricks were resorteG
to to drive him out. There is on recorc
a case which occurred at Colchester, II
England. 1t was woman who hat
been bitten by rabid dog. The cul
was killed, of course, and the treat
mcnt of the woman was in keeping will
the period. She was placed in batl
of tepid water up to her necl
and ducked seven times, each time be
ing kept under so long as she could hole
her breath. This was to be repeated
every seven hours for seven days, sh'
being fed on milk only during the treat
ment. Unfortunately. she died on the
6fth day, but the doctor gravely re
marked that it was pity, for if sh'
bad held out two days longer she woult
have been cured. And that is probabl,
.e.%a
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

THE papers published in the
towns that lost out on the new in
sane asylum are now charging that
Pennington won the institution be-
cause of its superior pull with the
powers that be at jefferson City,
rather than upon the merits of its
offer. The charge is hardly jnst.
There was j. Frank Mitcl,im at
De Soto, Gov. Stephens right
Land man in southeast Missouri,
working in the interest Of that
place, and still De Soto did not get
the asylum.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29
FISH IN THE SNOWBANKS.
A Most Cnique But Welcome Sort o
u SnOwsiide Among AOr-
SveKian Mountains.

A snow avalanche with very unusua
results is reported from Norway.
gave the people of Christiania some
thing to talk about for week. The
unique phenomenon occurred among
the low mountains back of the capita
on March l3. There had been an ex
traordinary fall of snow. and then CANT
a big thaw. which melted a great dea
of the ice in the little Lilledal river. ,
very large number of fish had then
home in this stream, and what hap
pened to them is the unusual feature 0
this avalanche. says the New York Sun
In the night large mass of snow OF
the hills on one side of the strean
slipped from the slopes and glided wit!
great velocity down into the river. The
face of the avalanche was about a mile
into the river. not sharing the river het
with the water. but violently ejectine
the stream and the fish living in it.
The force of that concussion mus
have been very great. for the water ane
fish were hurled hundreds of feet. Next
morning the people were very much
surprised to find, high on the slopes O
the hills bordering the other side Of the
valley. great number of fish scattered
over the snow. For some days ther.
was a most unusual sort of fishing ir
progress. Men. women and children
were f1oundering about in the snow
gathering the fish in baskets, and th.
people living along the vasey had al
the fish they could eat without batting
a hook
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29
Not Down to the European Basis.

During the depression from
1898 to 1898 all sorts of theories
were advanced to account for
changed conditions. One of the pet
theories argued principally by
manufacturers was to the effect
that the United States Was being
pretty thoroughly developed; that
the working Glasses would have to
come down to the level of their
cousins in Europe; that less money
would he in circulation; that the
rich would become richer and the
poor poorer, etc. This prattIe
continued until the spring of the
present year. Then someone rub
bed the lamp aud the genii of pros
perit> jumped forth. Everybody
suddenly awoIle to the fact that
This country was not nearly devel-
oped, that instead it was practical
" barren aud that it will take
several years of hard hu>tliny to
come any ways near supplying the
demand. The laboring man lla :
not been brought to the level of
his European competitor, in fact
he is more in demand to-day than
ever before; there is more money
in ncirc,llation: the ricl, are not secl,r
ing Il corner on the wealth of the
land and the poor are getting a
greater percentage of the per cap
ilu than ever before. The New
World' (AmericD is yet an in
FAINT and fortunes can he made lust
the same as ever. The recu|ar
| feature of the predictions that have
failed to nlaterialiZe is the fact that
the old men whom we are wont to
look to for wisdom, and who wer.
The promulya of the above doe
,rinc, have, as prophets, in this in
stance proved failures. European
manufacturers are seriously con
>iderlny the ad,i>,biilv of adopt
iny our tactics and business meth
| nds, which, are now considered the
best, rather than that we should
adopt their worn out policy
Pn,>bury American Man,,sacluf-
ef.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

No DOUBT many people who
traverse the roughest and widest
sections of Washington County
find themselves wondering wha.
the future holds for Il comm,,ni v
where there is SO much land seem
ingly unfit for any useful purpose.
Once let this land he denuded Of
its timber, it may he argued, and
it will become practically worth
less: and possibly within another
quarter Of Il century this work of
den,,dation will have been accom-
pliShed. Tradition handed down by
the first white Sett Ter, of this section
who had tle story from the Indians.
tells us that Ouf hills and ravines.
now SO heavily wooded, were once
entirely bare of trees, but were
covered with waving, succuIent
grasses; and upon these natural
meadows countless buffalo and elk
thrived and grew fat. Evidences
of the truth of these stories exist
in the scattering lunches of wild
grass all over the wooded ranges,
while experience has demonstrated
when the land is cleared IF trees
and underground the thick grass
soon spontaneously covers the thin
soil Therefore, the conditions
of the remote past, undoubtedly,
will return again in the future;
and where the buffalo and elk once
erazed and the red man sought his
food, his white successor will he
found her.liny his droves Of beef
cattle and dairy COWS.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

Is a somewhat similar situation
Absn,t half Of the entire f.! !ciyr
commerce of Mexico is with TIC
United States, the country coming
next to us. bat which is far behind
us, being England. AS is the case
with Cana'|a, too. the lead of the
United States inthe trade of Mexico
is steadily increasing. These facts.
so far as they touch the British
possessions On this continent, are
destined to have important politi-
cal consequences. \ movement,
has been under way in jamaica for
several years in favor Of annexa-
ton to the United States. 1t will
be strengthened by the fact that
the United States is now beginning
to lead England in the amount Of
of its sales to that island. Com
mercially, Jamaica, Canada and all
the rest of the important British
territory in the neiyhborhood of
this country are extensions of the
United States, and the ties which
are drawing them to us must grow
in force as the years pass. Jamai-
ca and most of the rest of the
British West Indies, as well as the
Dominion of Canada. are destined
to come under the stars and stripes
by the free choice of their own
people and of England, at a time
which will probably he within the
life Of men now living.-GIobe-
Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

THE Democrats seem exceedingly
apprehcnsivc of the danger to our
free institutions in the expansion
idea, yet by expansion those same
institutions have, from time to
time, been extended oyer millions
Of people who have come under
the sovereignty Of the American
flag without the loss Of single
principle of liberty. There is great
CT danger to our free institutions
in the spirit which invokes the
Democrats to suppress the free
dom Of the ballot that they might
rule. All over those sections of
our country where the Democracy
is dominant the rights of free dis
charge of citizenship is held in
light regard unless it is discharged
In the interest Of the dominating g
power. In Kentucky, for instance,
where the Democracy, while i'll
almost absolute control of the elec-
tions, can no longer count a major
ity of the votes, one man has
declared that he WILL be Governor
of the state in spite Of the wishes
Of the people expressed at the
ballot-box, and the Democrats who
nominated him endorse his action
The spirit Of civil liberty has riser
in protest in Kentucky against
the man and party who would sci
ssitlu the will Of the majority.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29
Do /: sin.

Missouri went Republican il,
1894 and elected some Of the besl
state officers we ever had. .Jno. X.
Kirk made an cnviable reputation
as superintendent of schools: Joe
Flory is an ideal railroad commits
sloner and Judge Robinson becom-
ingly decorates the supreme bench.
What was accomplished than can
be repeated, and no better time
offers than next year. Come on.
boy; get in the game, and let's give
grand old Missouri such an impe-
tus along the highway of prosper
ity as she never before experienced
elect the entire Republican tick
et.-Jctferson City Journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

THERE is really no occasion for
Democratic rejoicing over the fact
that Nash, the Republican caudi-
date for Governor of Ohio, was
elected by only plurality, instead
of a majority. Nash was the OBJ
ject Of Republican faction fight
in the state. The rest Of the Re-
publican ticket was elected by
majorities ranging from forty to
fifty thousand; while McCIean,
the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor received the smallest vote OF
any man on his ticket.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29
THE REV. IRL r. HICKS ALMANAC.

There is no CON pari>On between
former editions, and this splendid
Almanae: for 1900. now ready. Printed
in beautiful colOrs, on much finer
paper, its 1876 pages are packed wit h
invaluable information on storms.
astronomy and meteorology- 1t is
illustrated with nearly 200 finest hall
tones and ~ her engravings. This
| fift cents, bus it costs only 25c copy
and every subscriber to Rev. Irl f.
Hicks now ia nous paper. Word anC
| Works 1T sl.Ni Il year. receives thi
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29
Americas CommerciaiSupremacy

In 1899 for the first time the inn
ports into jamaica from. the Uni,
ed States exceeded those from
Great Britain, and this fact begins
TO attract the earnest attention of
some of the London papers. 1t is,
indeed, as they contend. Il matter of
considerable consequence t" Eng
land and the world that most Of
the trade of Eny|and's largest pos
sessions in the Gulf of Mexico l.
with the United States rather than
with the mother country. The
drift has been in this direction,
however, for many years, aud II"
body need lie Surprised at its Iate~,
development:
The same thing has been true
with regard to Canada for some
years, and Canada is Il much more
important part of the British En-
pire than is Jan,aica and all the
rest Of England's island possessions
in the Western hemisphere: More
Of Canada's sales of products are
made to Great Britain than to the
United States, but more IF her
purchases made from the United
States than from Great Britain.
Not only do we sell more goods t"
Canada than does England but our
lead in this respect is steadily
lengtEening. OF course, none OF
the other countries cl,'sety ap
proach England in the extent of
their trade with Canada, and none
are making any appreciable gains
At the present time more than halt
of all the merchandise which tn.
Dominion buys is obtained from
her great southern neighbor.
| In the trade with Mexico ther,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

The Farminoton Herald takes
IL kindly to task for taking the
name of BRYAN in vain As often rs
we do. Our reason for this is
easily explained, howese er. Bryan
-Br,anism-is only Il synonym
with lis fer Dem. In the
character hcarin. ,I,e name is CON
stitn'eJ the hope If the party. He
represents the latter day Democra-
cy in all It's falIacies and shortcom-
ings. He is the mouth piece
through which the party speaks.
The policies followed hy the Re-
publican party have done wonders
in developing the wealth of this
country, bringing happiness and
prosperity into Il million homes.
making its people grand ,and
powerful nation, whose prestige
extends around. the world and in
spires other races to emulation.
All this Organism condemns and
repndia,cs because it is the result
of policies different from its own.
Can anyone, marvel why the man
who represents the spirit of nation
al resroyreSsiun should be decried!
Our Pennington contemporary
should scrape the scales Of political
prejudice from its eyes and gaze
upon the development Of those
great industries in its immediate
vicinity, the fruits Of a policy up
on which which Bryan spats in
dissertation, and make an honest
admission for once in its life.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29
elegant Almanac as premium. Word

elegant Almanac as a premium Word
and Works is Il recognized leader
among the best family and scientific
journals, while nothing Of its kind can
compare with the Hicks Alamanac.
One dollar year is a nominal price
for such unique and useful pubica-
tions. Professor Hicks has justly. and
of necessity. withdrawn his storm and
weather forecasts from all free alma
nacs. having generously given his time
and labor free for nearly twenty years.
WORLD AND WORKS Pub Co. 22Ol
Locust St. st. Louis. Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

SINCE the Southern planters have
realized Il profit of 100000, 900
through the recent rise in cotton.
the Democratic papers have ceased
to point to the price Of cotton as Il
horrible example of what Repnh-
lican rule addnces, and what is still
more distressing to them, the,
cannot attribute the rise to the
trusts.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

IT is reported that the Crystal
City glass works are undergoing
repairs with view to starting up
again. Look out for statement
soon that it is move on part of the
glass trust to influence the elections
next wear
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

To MORROW is Thank giving Day
and the American lalorer will sit
down to dinner of turkey and
pumpkin pic. giving thanks to the
Lord and the Republican party
that these and similar blessing are
coming his way again.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

Our Bryanitc exchanges cannot
sec any occasion for rejoicing in
the fac, that the Treasury Depart
mcnt has again resumed its debt
paying function. OF course, not;
bond issues would suit their pun
DOan better.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

The fellow who hasn't seen pros
perity yet is the one who sits
around on the empty goods boxes
waiting for prosperity to come
along and knock him off.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

SINCE Uncle Snmuefs soldiers
have captured MIS-. AguinaIdo's
lingerie Aggie should draw on his
American sympathizcrs for tt sup
ply Of dry goods.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29

THE Democratic leaders are in
dustriously searching for an issue
for 1900 that will be Il little more
paramount than free coinage at 16
to l WAS in 1896.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-11-29
SI.OO Per Hnnuln.

TIE De Soto Facts has starred
o,.t 10 yan!l the county >cHt of JEFF
fcrson C,uniy away from IiIIs''o-
70 and relocate it at De Soto.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Bill Collectors Had a Club.

Zone of the most curious social or
CARNATIONS in the world" said an old
reporter, was a collectors club, which
formerly existed in certain Southern
city which l would rather not name for
fear of hurting somebody's feelings. 1t
was founded about six years ago by
journalist who once enjoyed a national
reputation, and who is personally the
most delightful fellow that ever was.
One of the eccentricities of his genius
however, was a deep seated aversion
to paying bills, and as a consequence
he usually carried in his wake a large
retinue of collectors. Lots of people
can stand off collectors artistically, but
he was said to be the only man on
earth who ever succeeded in borrowing
money from them. One afternoon, to
get to the point, he was cornered in his
office by about dozen of these individ-
uals and proposed to them that they
organize club. You can call on me
every day. he said and aside from
the exercise, you derive no special BEN
eft from your visits. Now, why not
make these occasions of mutual inn
provement? Let US form ourselves into
a club in which we can debate matters
of interest, such as new wrinkles in
dunning and the best systems of stand
ing people off, The idea was so whim-
steal that all hands agreed, and they
proceeded then and there to organize a
collectors club, with the Colonel-if you
will permit me to so style him-as Pres
ident. They used to meet three times
week and their discussions were the
richest things on record. When the
Colonel finally announced that he had
received a little windfall and was go
ing to settle up all around and go
North the members were heartbroken.
They tried to continue the thing after
his departure, but it was no go; the
spirit of the organization had vanished.
After a few meetings they disbanded.''
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Popular Science.

The Greenland whale has a heart a
yard In diameter.
A horse is never sick at the stomach
because that animal is not provided
with gall bladder.
solid food, horse will live twenty-five
days; with solid food and without
water, he will live only five days.
In the Altoona (Hamburg) hospital all
cases of tonsilitis or sore throat are
now isolated, since it was discovered
that eighteen patients in five Aards. all
on the same corridor, caught case of
sore throat from one patient
A suggestion has been made that all
hook and ladder trucks of the city fire
department be supplied with small
tanks of pure oxygen, to be taken to
fires for use in resuscitating people who
have been partly suffocated by smoke
or escaping gas.
A foreign scientist has a new test
for death. With candle produce a
blister on the hand or foot of the body.
If the blister, upon opening with a
needle or other instrument is found to
contain fluid of any kind, there is still
life in the supposed corpse
The microscope has revealed many
wonders, among others that the COM
mon caterpillar has 1000 muscles in his
body, that the drone bees eyes each
contain 1.2OO mirrors and that the
large, prominent eyes of the brilliant
dragon flies are each furnished with
@, 900 polished lenses.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
PEACE CONGRESS.
Results Of the Conference Review
ed by a St. Petersburg Journal.

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 3.-The Off
cial Messenger" to-day publishes a
Government communique reviewing
lengthily the result of The Hague Peace
Conference.
After referring to the sympathetic re-
ception the Powers accorded the Cars
"magnanimous appeal for peace" it
proceeds: And the results of the
conference have fully come up to the
expectations of the Government. II
has been found necessary for the con-
ference to POSTPONE a definite settle
ment of the complicated question of the
suspension of ornaments until fully
elucidated by the different Govern
ments. Nevertheless the Tightening of
military burdens is already admitted
by unanimous resolution to be urgent
ly desirable for all nations. On the
other hand, the labors of the confer
ence will doubtless exercise influence
in regulating the customs of war and
stopping cruelties. The various States
have agreed to use all their resources
in favor of the maintenance of peace
and the abolition of war. 1t is now
an established fact that mediation,
which hitherto depended on the good
will of the States interested, can hence
forth be offered by a third Power on
it's own initiative"
The communique concludes: with
out impairing the sovereign rights of
the individual States, the results afford
a fresh basis for international peace.
The necessity for solution of the
Cars proposals is admitted by all the
Powers. and the march of events will
indicate the securing of the welfare of
mankind and the full attainment of the
objects in view"
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-04
Nye Knew North Carolina.

While standing on top of Lookout
Mountain few days ago I was carried
back to the memories of dear old Bill
Nye, for we had stood upon that same
spot some years before. and a guide
told US that we could see seven States
from that point of view. namely, Ten
nessee, Virginia, Kentucky, North Car
DINA, South Carolina Georgia and Ala
bama.
/ Where's North .Carolina?" Nye in
quired.
The man pointed to a place in the
horizon to which distance gave a pur-
pie hue.
What makes you think that is
North Carolina?" Nye asked.
ooh, we know by the direction and
the conformation of the mountains
there" the man replied.
well, I know that's not North Caro-
lina," Nye declared. with some vehem-
ence. And you know it, too, if you
would stop to think. Here is a map of
the United States. and you can see
that North Carolina is pink. Besides
I know it is pink. 1 live in that State
considerably. and have helped to
paint it red, but, of course, I go away
sometimes and it fades little, leaving
it a pink. No, sir; you can't stuff me.
The place you are pointing at, a color
blind man could see is purple
Nye said those things so seriously
that the man was almost dazed. He
gave Nye puzzled look, and then went
on pointing out other sister States in
the late Confederacy.-Chic Times
Herald.