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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27
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Dec. ., 1899.
Andrew Cain. who has been sick
for the past few days, is able to be ou,
again.
"Uncle" Dave Hodge is also on the
sick list this week. but is much i'm.
proved at this writing.
d. Mosier and wife, of Hopewell.
visited friends here last Saturday and
Sunday.
Prof. B. F. Mckinney, OF Herculan
cum, is here this week, visiting his
parents and best girl.
]. II. Mccormack, Of Caledonia, was
on our streets Sunday.
Walter Matkin, OF Bellevillc, ILL.,, is
spending the holidays here with his
parents. This is Walters first visit
home in two years.
Mrs. I. B. Miller and family. of
Cape Girardeau, are the guests, of her
father, Mr.. ]. Bean, OF this place.
Mrs. Josie Mason, OF Farmineton, is
spending Christmas with rel.tiyes at,
this place.
Christmas passed off quietly in Iron
dale, more SO than usually.
1t is reported that the Big River
Lead Co. will start prospecting with .
diamon}-drill about the flrst Of the
year on the lands of the Ir0nda3e
Realty Co. This company 10 indepen-
dent from the syndicate which has
been doing SO much drilling in this
locality for the past two years. With
the above exception, everything is
quite in mining circles here.
Much scrap iron is being bought
here at present. DEWEY.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

pose have been diverted into other
channel, has been admitted hv
Gov. Stephens himself: and, lastly,
but not least. Mcssrs. pockery and
Ball, the leading candidates for the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton, frankly assert their belief
that there is mismagement in our
State government. The rascals
are there; turn them ont.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

''Why don't you run a paper
like that!" said a merchant to a
publisher, throwing down a blanket
sheet daily. ''Why don't you run
a store like that?' said the pub
Usher of the country sheet as he
turned the paper over and pointed
to a full page advertisement that
brought the publisher $3.50 an is
sue. Just then the country pub
Usher presented bill for S. and
the merchant began to talk of
economizing, discontinuing his adj
vertisement and stopping his pa
per. He did both and the sheriff
is now doing his advertising.-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

Last Friday Ella Randall, about Is
and her sister Dot about 6, we're on
their way home from school and their
route home led them to cross tile
railroad at the depot. They reach ed
there at about 4:3O and seemingly did
not notice the approach OF the fast
mail from the south which was some
thing over an hour late. When mid
way between the rails Dot slipped on
the ice and fell across the west rail
while the engine was not over 100
feet away. John Edwards who hap
pened to be passing at that moment
grabbed the child and snatched her of
the rail as the engine rushed by
Piedmont Banner.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27
A Suspicious Symptom:

When the Democratic officials of
Missouri and their newspaper Or
gans make a great Growing over a
payment on the state debt as pre-
scribed by the constitution, they
show. us usual, a low opinion of
the intelligence of the people. The
constitution of the state directs
that a certain portion of the reve-
nue. must be set aside and applied
to the gradual extinguishment of
the debt. No matter what party
controls the state, the payment of
the debt must proceed in precisely
the same way and degree. To
call this party triumph is such a
shallow piece Of attempted decep-
ton that it adds to the desire to
obtain a thorough overhauling of
the books the Democratic party of
Missouri has had in continuous
charge for twenty-five years. If
their best brag is that they have
not violated the constitution the
question naturally arises if they
violated everything else. Boast
ing Of submission to the organic
law of the state is sign Of some
thing wrong in the financial matters
not imperatiyely fixed and defined
by the fundamental law.
The solvency of Missouri under
constitutional requirements and
the Democratic financial manage
ment are two very different things.
When the Republic takes the ne
cessary reduction Of the debt for
text and winds up by saying that
for twenty-five years ''Democratic
rule has brought prosperity it
makes an assertion for which it
presents no basis whatever except
that the state still has constitu-
ton in force. At the beginning of
this year the Governor informed
the Legislature that the revenue
was insufficient for the years 1899
and 1900. Will the Republic
state what addition has been made
to the revenue? Has the admitted
Democratic habit Of depicting one
fund to exc out another been stop
ped at Jefferson City? Is there
the same unwillingness to allow an
investigation of the books as when
the recent Legislature voted down
a Republican resolution to 90 into
this simple business-like operation.
The Republic is right in proclaim
ing that the constitution of Missou-
ri still lives, but that does not
prove, as it pretends, that the Dem
ocratic management Of Missouri is
not rotten to the core, and in NOR
tai dread of an examination of rec
ords. ds.-Globe-D Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

Uncle Nose Wetmore, of St.
Louis, who was connected for
many years with the Liggett &
Myers Tobacco Company, is in the
field again with the new concern
just organized. For years Uncle
Nose induced Liggett & Myers to
fight the trust and SO skillfully was
it managed by Uncle Nose that the
trust finally paid Sl4, 900, 900 for
the property, which was worth
only about $5,0oo,0OO. Uncle
Nose has started in again with a
capital of 81, 100000. He has
formed a little trust or Il big COR
poration by associatiag some small
companies, and he is going cunning
after the enemy. If Uncle Nose
catches the octupus he will spit to-
bacco Juice in his cye.-Memphis
Commercial-Appeal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

Eastern wool dealers are cndea
yoring to buy in advance all the
wool produced in the United States
next year. rThe price offered
ranges from II to 90 cents pound.
Not many years ago farmers were
selling wool for 6 and S cents. Even
the sheep have no occasion to be
ashamed of the present admins
tration, and the owners of these
docile animals can now look them
in the face with impunity.-Jeffer
son City Journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

On the principle, probably, that
the early bird gets the worm, local
Democrats with the Office bee in their
hats will begin announcing their
candiflature early next year. 1t is
reported that one candidate from
the south end of the county, who
wants to be assessor, has already
ordered his announcement placed
in the party organ.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOK PUBLICATION.
Land Office at lront0a, No, Decem-
ber Is, 1H99.-N0tiee Is hereby gives
that the following.named- settler haa
filed notice OF her inteati0n to make
anai proof In support Of her claim, asd
that said proof Will be made before The
Clerk OF the County Court At Pot0si.
Mo-, on Wednesday Jan. 81, 1900, viz
Eliza Jarvis. widow OF Gilbert Jarvis
deceased, Fl. E. No. 1898 for the S.
e. / s. W. / OF Eec. 33. Twp. 36, N. L.
l West. She names the following wit.
nesses to prove her continuous resi-.
dence up00 and cultivation OF said
land, viz: ]. Munro Fl0Wers, J. n.
Jarvis. VIM. C. Halt and Norman F.
Robinson, all Of C0urtois, Mo.
GE0B0E STEEL, Register.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

IT viii interest Democrats who
have contributed to their party ma
tional campaign fund to find that
Stone, Cook & Co., of Missouri,
have been levying a rake off of 12s
per cent On all contributions.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

1NvECTIvE is poor substitute
for argument, but our Bryanite
friends have substituted the former
for the latter almost entirely in
political discussions. But, then,
there is little left to them that will
sustain argument.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27
The Increase In Taxation.

| About this time of the year farm
ers are discovering that their taxes
are larger, and those who have
not carefully watched the conduc
of public affairs in this state ar
inquiring the reason why. Their,
are several reasons, among then
the extraordinary extravaganza o1
the last Democratic legislature,
where over four hundred thousand
dollars were expended in prolong-
ing the session and giving places
to over four hundred employees,
who absolutely had nothing to do,
and were so numerous as to be in
each others way during the whole
session. In addition to these enor-
nous and unwarranted expcndi-
lures, it transpired that the state
institutions are scandalously con-
Quoted, and democratic commit
tee so reported and recommended
the removal Of some of the officers,
a recommendation that the COVER
nor disregarded. Then the COVER
nor admitted and the state auditors
report shows that the public funds
have been juggled and transferred
from one fund to another in an
unlawful and unwarranted manner,
and certain funds that belong to
the counties misapplied to meet
state expenditures. Nor is that
all; the assessment of all corporate
companies had been reduced thirty
seven cents ON every dollar, while
the assessment Of farm property
has been correspondingly advanced.
State Auditor Seibert, the state
official who from year to year has
published little book, assailing
republicans and justifying demo-
cratic rascality, is just out with
his official return of valuation
to which he adds note at the bot
tom, as follows:
"The change in the valuation of
corporate companies. including
bank stock and local insurance
companies is there suit of the equal
ization of bank stock which was
fixed by the board at 63 cents on
the dollar of capital and surplus
less the value of real estate repre-
sented by stock" (Sec original in
county clerks office.)
In connection with the cxemp-
ton of real estate represented by
stock, the farmer will remember
that his real estate though mort
gagged pays taxes also, and this
discrimination is authorized aud
constructed by the party that is
loud in its denunciations of trusts
and corporation, ia its platforms,
but no where clse.-Steeiville Mir
rOr.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

WASHINGTON COUNTY is Re
publican county, but it ought
to break away from the habit of
dividing the county offices with the
other fellows.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

THERE is no ''crown of tnorns'
pressing on labor's brow while Re
publican are in power. The in
crease in wages item has spit in its
hands and taken a fresh start.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

The vote of the House on the
gold standard bill shows solid
Republican line, while the Demo-
Gratis were split up, as usual.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

The De Soto press heads an
item, "a Sad Death" Perhaps it
will some day tell us Of a joyous
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27
saertff's Sale Uader OseS q Trust

Whereas, Otis Pemberton. party Of
the tirst part, by his certain deed Of
trust, dated the 18th day OF February,
1893, aad recorded in book ~" 1t
pages ll3, ia and lis, records OF deeds
Ut trusts aud mortgages OF Washing
ton County, Missouri, conveyed 70
David $. Flaugher. party Of the sec.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27
Volume 6. No. 10.

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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27

The year just passing away has
prospered nearly everything but
the political hopes Of of the Bryan
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27
We wish all our readers a hap.
py and prosperous New Year.
MAKE a New Year resolution
never to vote the Democratic ticket
aOa;n

IHERE always appears to be
plenty of money to pay those who
have earned it.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-12-27
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

The Frisco agent At St. Clair was
held up last Wednesday mUfn30g aud
robbed Of 500, Will Mitchell happen
ed to be at tue depot waitisg for the
train and the robber relieved him of
$l2 and his gold watch.
Mr.. w. Fl. Bryan, Of Desloge, was
found dead by his wife last Sunday af+
ternoon about four O'Clock in a closet
Of the family room on her fettifn home
from church. DR.. English, County
Coroner. went to Desloge Monday aud
held an inquest. There was no evil
dence of violence or foul play, and the
verdict Of the Coroner's jury was that
he came to his Death from ap0plexy.
Mr.. Bryan was abo,it 81 years Of age,
aud conducted a general store 1t Lead
ville.-Farmington Tines
Monday morning John OConner,
foreman OF the heading factory at
Fast Prairie, had his head completely
severed from his body in the follow
ing manner: 1t was about 7:30 o'clock
the min having been in operation a
tsalf-hour. when Il revolving saw,
Known as "matchcr," running at a
high rate of speed, fiew to pieces. Mt
OCOnner was standing in . direct liue
with the machine. One Of the .fivise
fragments struck him in the neck,
cutting his head off as clean rs ii with
swofd.-F'rederickto Dem. News.
Joshua L. Craft and Ed. krasjs, two
convicts in the Missouri peniteatsssy,
made break for freedom ~ the 9Th
inst, and succeeded in gcttiag over
the prison walls. Craft edsered a
house aud secured loaded rDAe with
which lie shot and killed Henry Spiek-
er. a 22-year-old youth. who had called
upon him to surrender. Craft was
captured shortly after the shooting of
Spieker. krash made good his escape,
but it is reported that I've was killed
in a railroad wreck II Springfield .
a few days ago.
The St. Louis Gfobe-D Democrat 10
unquestionably one If tho greatest
of American newspapers. It has
correspondents everywhere md
covers every field Of news, foreign
and domestic. It is strictly Re-
publican in politics, but it is, shove
all, newspaper, and ought to b
in every home duri.g tho -iapor-
tant presidential campaign of 1909.
The price by mail. Daily, 3ciuding
Sunday, is Six Doliars per yesx
Daiiy without Saua1y, Fcar Dol
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Dollars per year.. Weekly, iss.,sf
in Semi Weekly .sections, Ons DID,
lar per year. The latter edition 10
a big semi weekly paper, aimoa
equal to the average Daily ut thG
price of the average Weekly. It
not only gives NIL the news, bs,f
also q great varisty at interesting
and instructive reading matter for
every member of the family. Write
for free sample copies to the Globe
Printing Co., St. Louis, Mo.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13
"A DESIRABLE Law.

The bill providing for uniform state
examination for county teachers as
drafted by the committee commissions
ed for that purpose and Endorsed by
the North Dakota Department Of
Superintendent, presents many points
of superiority over the laws now in
force. Prominent among the new
features proposed are the following:
The reading and marking of teachers
answer papers under supervision of
the state department; the return Of
scholarship standings by the superin-
tendent of public instruction to the
county superintendent, who shall issue
certificates to deserving applicants;
the Endorsement of first and second
grade certificates from other counties
by the county superintendent, thus
making such certificates good for any
county in the state.
At present. the papers Of applicants
for county teachers certificates are
read and marked by thirty-nine differ
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13
Worthy Of His Hire

NH.E .H+ AAS kNf.GluLaL
Fargo Morning Uall:
No one will attempt to deny that the
newspapers Of North Dakota have done
much toward the upbailding Of the
state, and this without money and with
out price. It is q we'll understood fact
that the newspapersof the great North
west are Of inestimable assistance in
drawing attention Of those who are
searching for homes, in setting forth
the many advantages Of this Eden of
the West. It's q further fact that for
the money invested and the labor in.
volved in the publication Of a paper
weekly or daily; there is not a business
which pays SO poorly. Inview Of these
facts it seems to The Call that the
newspaper publisher deserves we'll at
the hands of the general public,and the
legislature now in session can serve the
state no better than bytaking such act
ion on measures that may come up for
their consideration as meet with the
approval Of the newspaper fraternity
Of the state. True, there is little the
publisher can or will ask for, but let
that little be granted with a pleasure
and good will. The laborer is worthy
his hire
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13
efolts / - Shelley gotS the resistsrss'
,shipsAts Devils Lake against the nnan1

eRerts. i. =. Shelley GOT tie reststsrs.
chip 9at Devils Lake agsinst the nannss
recommended BY the congressman
Satterlund, Serumgard and IindstromE
were all appointed through the efforts
Of Senator Hansbrough and the only
person Of our nationality who secured
anything from the efforts Of N. N.
johnson is DISCARD OF the Minot land
Office and it is generally understood
that this was done to get his brother
at Fargo out Of an undesirable part
nership. The only other Norwegian
he has attempted to push to the front
is his brother-for the land Office at
Fargo. It may be argued that this is
Office seekers argument. Twill answer
that it was taught me by NJ. N. John
son who in his speech at his Hotel
Dacotah headquarters in 1890 gave me
no better justification for his candi-
dacy for congress against II. g. Hans
brough who had then held only one
term, than that Hansbrough refused
to give him the Grand Forks land
office. / find this to be true. 1t is
better for our people if we can keep
the nationality issue in the back
groud. We generally get the recogni-
ton our ability entities us to il we,
ourselves do not provoke the nation
atty issue. We should get all the
rights our American citizenship en-
titles us to-no moreno less, no mat
ter where We or our forefathers we're
born. The quicker the nationality
issue is dropped the better for us and
he is q poor friend of his countrymen
who keeps it alive. It is humiliating
to me to hear every member with q
Scandinavianname connectedto John
son as a matter Of course. It is not
correct and should not be. tt is just
as un-American as a solid South and
it rests with us Scandinavian members
to retire it as that is being retired"
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13
A Game Jockey.

Tod Sloane's gameness will never be
questioned by those who saw him win a
race on Walter in a nose fnieh at the
old East st. Louis track some years
ago. After tho race Tod was hardly able
to dismount. Then it was learned that
he had broken an arm in the race. It
seems that he was crowded against the
fence in a jam around one Of the turns
and broke his arm. Switching the reins
to his good arm, he rode the race out
with great determination, putting up .
"Garrisun fnish'' and winning on the
post by the narrowest possible margin.
It was an exhibition Of gameness the
like of which was never before heard Of
in the history Of the American turf
Chicago Record.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13

, III county superintendent, 6aking
SPECIFICALLY that many different stand
ards in the state, and necessarily each
certificate valid only ii the county
over which the county sup erintsndent
who issued same has jurisdiction!
The legislation 50 unanimously de-
sired by the educators Of the state will
raise the standard Of teachers, place it
upon a more uniform basis, give the
schools better teachers and greater
benefits for salaries paid, enable the
county superintendent to give addi-
tional attention to the supervision of
schools and final examination Of pupils
for which there is a growing demand
and remove the pressure that politi-
CLANS and relatives Of applicants often
unscrupulously exercise.
The committee above referred to
consisting Of Hon. j. G. Halland. Bis
marck; Pres. w. Merrifield, University;
Supt. w. E. Hicks, Glendale; Supt. Z.
B. Fancher, Devils Lake and Prof. w.
e. Hoover, Park River, has given
most careful thought to every pro-
vision Of the proposition, and in the
light Of the most satisfactory results
from similar measures in operation in
older states, there can be no question
as to the, desirability Of. such legis-
lation for further %perfecting the pub
lie school system Of our state.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13

The cat is out Of the bag at last and
the good Mr.. Winship Of course let it
it out. The reason the Herald wants
q primary election law enacted is sim
ply to defeat Senator Hansbrough-
for something-or whatever. he is a
candidate for-or may be hereafter.
Winship is positively getting foolish.
He has bolted Republican tickets so
long-bolting has become chronic with
him-and he bolts his food-which
causes Observation-Disclosures fol
lows--which brings on the simples-
and there you are.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13

Admiral Dewey is now the senior
officer Of the American navy. having
reached that position without con-
gressional action through the retire
ment December "a of Rear Admiral
Bunce. He will continue to hold that
position until December next,
when he will go upon the retired list,
unless congress exempts him from the
operation Of the law, and after making
him admiral Of the navy provides that
he may hold that office in active SER
vice without age limit.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-01-13

The inwardness Of the whole attack
on the Grand Forks officials is that
these gentlemen were favorable to
johnson, and they must, therefore, be
suppresed.-G. f. Herald.
W. knew it would come out, and we
knew that the Herald would be the
first to make the discovery. Inspector
Green was sent here for the express
purpose Of prosecuting johnson. OF
course there is not a word of truth in
his report. He has ialsified the record.
More martyrdom for poor Johnsonl
Green should be exiled.