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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
Rolled Out RaInboWs.

st. Louis is, ablaze with colored
posters heralding the great annual ev-
ent in American newspaper-making,
namely, the appearances Dec. Is, ii
st. Louis PostDispatch's Christmas
number. This year all the leading
monthly magazines, Chistmas num-
bers combined will not equal in bulk
of literary and pictorial outlay what
the Post-Dispatch has billed for the
Christmas number, Dec. Is. Bret
Harte, Americas greatest writer OF
Christmas stories, has turned from
the monthly magazines and given his
Christmas story to the Post Dispatch.
Charles Dickens daughter-herf father
created the Christmas story-contrib-
utes her story also to the Post-Dis-
patch. Aud the children's supple
ment! Come, gather closely, child
rem! There will be four whole pages
Of children's games printed in the COL
ors Of the rainbow and the child that
solves a puzzle gets $25 in gold. H.
deed, the whole paper will be a rain
bow In col0ring-the biggest rainbow
that big circulation mad apers of
the present day have vet rolled out on
lightning presses and sold for less
than cost 10 the struggle for circula-
tion supremacy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
The 6rafters Quarrellna.

The truth is coming out about
the grafters in good big chunks
since Cardwell opened up the
sluices. Such men rs Seibert and
Cook and Dockery would never
have let the truth he known to the
people If they could have kept it
bottled up. But the crooked meth
obs of grafters can not always be
concealed and will come out in
time. Since Cardwell has begun
taking testimony it is becoming
very clear what the Democratic
gang have been doing. Their
methods are being laid wide open.
And to say that they are selling
out the people ut the behest of
lobbyists is putting the case mildly.
They have been paying SIS, 900 to
$4,000 a year into the Democratic
campaign fund, with the under
standing ON the side that the taxes
of the state would be satldled on
the property "f the poor and the
uninfluentiaI, the farmers and the
laboring men. Yet this is the
boasted ''party Of the common
people," Theoretically, it is for
the people; practically, 1t is oper-
nting for large corporations. 1t
is taking bribes to favor corpora.
tion leeislat on. II is time the
people wake up t" the enormity Of
these transactions and make COM
mon cause against these men,
Springfield (Mo.) Republican.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
a Good chance to 90 Republican.

Missouri has good chance to
go Republican. Phelps, the Mis-
souri, Pacific lobbyist, is at open
war with ex Governor Stone, can
didate for the Senate, with Excise
Commissioner Seibert, chairman
of the Democratic Central Com
mittee, with John H. Carol, the
lobbyist of the Burlington, with
Alex. M. Dockery, the Governor
Of the State. Phelps has hacked
up a libel suit that, unless choked
off, will ex,nse all the lobby
games at the Missouri capitol for
a decade. This polyhedric quar-
rel means the dislocalion of the
entire Democratic machine. Elk.
Governor Stephens is putting to-
basco sauce in the wounds of all
of Phelps enemies. The muddle
of the States finances, as shown
by the txs,ks, hecomes more mud.
died the more attempts that are
made to explain it. The Populista
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

Lon v. Stephens, in his ''Sharps
and Flats" in the Boonville Adver.
tiser, says:
''Since that mansion house
conference what's the use OF
Missouri democrats going to the
trouble and expense of having con.
ventions the next two yearsa Dock.
cry, Cook, Seibert and Stone have
already convened and agreed
upon the various nominations. All
thxt can be accomplished at the
various conventions now, unless
the states are broken, is for rs to
ratify the works of these distin
guished manipulators."
Nevertheless the Democrats will
meet in convention and 60 through
The routine of ratifying the rings
nominees.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

The minority party in Congress,
as part Of its policy, will en-
deavor to restrain the Republicans
from making extravagant expend-
itures. This would be we'll enough
II the Democratic members would
put q limit upon their own demands
for appropriations. Take our own
Hon. Edward Robb, and his COL
league, the Hon. w. D. Vandiver
Of the Fourteenth district. Both
have already announced that they
would make an effort to secure
larger appropriations for the i'm
provement of rivers within their
respective districts. If there ever
was rat hole into which the peo-
pls's money is being poared, with
o,lt even drowning the rat, it is in
these appropriations for river i'm
proyoment. At the Inst session OF
Congress 4 hill was introduced tc
in,prove : river in Texas which
act.,siIy asked for an appropriation
With which 10 provide the water
III filing the stream after it had
l,esh .sin,proved. > Tho Democrats.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

Frank Pitts, who succeeded Steph
ems as treasurer, also voluntarily
admitted that the various shifts he
had to resort to keep up with Dem
Iocratic raids on his funds made his
chair turn gray. And when he
finally refused to 60 outside his
legal restrictions to help the Treas
ury hooters, the ring defeated him
for denomination. Stephens and
Pitts have in this instance both
sustained a Republican ''lie."
Then came the Indictment that the
auditors reports showed large dis
crepancies, and that if these re-
ports were correct the party in
power had not accounted for all
the funds it had received from the
taxpayers. Governor Dockery ad-
mits, strange to gay. that the re-
ports do not contain all the financial
transactions of the state, but that
he found ''other data" in New
York and elsewhere to make the
books balance. If the auditors re-
ports arenot correct, then they, and
not the Republicans are the liars.
These reports have been compiled
by Bourbon Democrats for thirty
years.
Still another "Iie" that is being
borne out by Democratic testimony
is the charge that the corporation
lobby has ruled the Democratic
Legislatures for years. BY giving
large sums of money to the Demo-
cratic State Committee the corpor.
atoms bought the Legislature off
in advance, aud the ring saw to it
that NO bills adverse to their inter-
ests were passed. Sam Cook ad-
mits having received the money,
dex-Representative Cardwell and
Senator Lyon give testimony that
the end sought by these liberal con-
tributions was accomplished. All
are Democrats and all are honor
able men, and their statements are
all the confederation of this Re-
publican ''lie."
By its own admissions the Bonr-
bon ring has convicted itself of
every indictment brought against
lit by the Republican press of the
state. Let the people do the rest.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

Both ex-Governors Stone and
Stephens seem to have reached thu
conclusion that the Nesbit election
and St. Louis police laws are bad
and were passed to further th,
purposes Of the Dockery- -Seibert
Cook ring. Primarily these laws
were passed to keep down the rap
idly growing Republican vote,
which hail then begun to threat
en- Democratic power in the
state. Their chickens are nov
coming home to roost, and those
Democrats who are in disfavol
with the dynastic ring will have
the club that was peeled for tn,
Republicans used against them
selves.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
Teachers Pay In 0den Times.

The Pennington Times recently
published the following verbatim
teachers contract between the ear
ly settlers of St. Francois County
and one David Talent, teacher,
showing that a school teacher got
mighty little cash in those days,
viz:
"Articles of agreement between
James Talent of the one part and
the under Named Subscribers o1
the other part witnesseih that the
Sd. Talent is To teach an English
school (viz.) Spelling, reading,
writing and arithmetic rs far Al
the Double rule of three according
to the hest eff his judgement and
Skill Duly attending the School
Eve Days in the week for the term
of one year In consideration o1
which the Sd. Talent is to have
Dollars pr Scholar 25 cents o1
which must he paid in cash, the
other Z Dollars and Is cts to b<
paid in good Sound Dry Corn al
As Cents or Coz n from the heap a,
80 Cents pr Bushel and good Corn
fed pork ut 4 Dollars pr cwt. anc
such other necessaries as his fam
lily Stands in need of at their Com
mon prices, the Master to be pait
quarterly.
IN. B. the employers to find {
Sufficient School house and firt
wood when necessary"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

In the opinion of Congressman
De Almond, of Missouri, who has
Just returned home from trip to
the Philippine Islands, the Fill
pinos will not be easily paci6ed.
Perhaps not as long as they believe
they have sympathetic encourage
ment of the party of which MIR.
De Almond is one of the leaders
in their determination not to be
nacifietl.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

The taxpayers will be square AZ
against the school, fund, question
next fall when they will he requir
ed to vote on the proposed amend
mcnt to the constitution to 'defin,
the status of the certificates o1
indebtedness. This amendmen,
was submitted by tie party ir
power to escape the responsibility
Of placing tax upon the people
without their consent, and with
out even authority from the dele
gated representatives of the peo-
pie. If the proposed amendment
fails Of adoption the certificates
will have to be treated as part o1
the public debt, since it is main
tained they represent the equiva-
lent Of state bonds in the same
amount, anef the taxpayers will
not be relieved of the state inter
est tax of 10 cents on the $lOO for
a number of years to come, though
the constitution provides that the
tax should cease to be levied when
ever the state bonds are entirely
paid off. In the event of such
failure of adoption and a strict
compliance with the law as it is
laid down in the constitution the
school fund of $4,000, 900 would
be lost entirely. On the other
hand, if the proposed amendmen,
is adopted, the certificates of in
debtedncss become the basis of q
permanent tax of 3 cents on the
500 to be perpetually levied, the
school fund and all its accretione
to be represented only by certii-
Gates Of Indebtedness, hsving nc
cash value and convertible into
nothing.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
EXECUTRIX NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamentary on the estate of Arthur
+. Andes, deceased were granted the
undersigned on the 11th day OF Nov.
1901, by the PrubAte Court of WASH
ington County, Mo. All persons hav-
Ing claims against said estate are re-
Quired to exhibit them for allowance
to the executrix, within a year after
the date of said letters, or they may
be precluded from any benefit of such
estate: and il such claims are not ex-
hibtted within two years from the
date of said letters they will be for
ever barred.
ALICE ANDES, Executrix.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

member who had this bill il
charge was in earnest about hav'
ing it put through. He owed his
constituents something and pro
posed a raid on the treasury to pay
of the debt. Messrs. RObb and
Vandiver are of the same brand o1
ncOnorizore
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
Republican lilies" Backed B
Democratic Testimony.

In reply to the allegations of the
Republicans that misrule and crook
edness has grown rampant in Mis-
souri, under the Bourbon ring
rule which has dominated the state
government for the past thirty
years, the Democratic press has
but one answer: its a lie, rung in
a hundred different ways and
in MS many different keys. To
prove the lies, however, goes be-
yond their efforts. A lie is u state
menL which must he bcseless in
fact and unsuhs'anIiated by any
corrorborative evidence to sustain
it2 Let us see.
One of the earliest charges made
against the party in power, which
dates back number Of years, was
that it had become outrageously y
extravagant and proflieate with
the peoples money. The public
treasury had been repeatedly raid
ed by Democratic legislatures by
installing hundredsof useless clerks
and employees ut the public crib.
This abuse finally became SO fin
grant in 1899 that practically every
Democratic paper in the state was
sounding a halt against another
repetition of it. The warning was
unheeded, for, flushed With an-
other victory III 1900, the Demo
cratic senators and representatives
loaded their political debts upon
the people and all but wrecked the
sta,e treasury to pay them. If the
Republicans were lying in alleg-
ing Democratic extravaganza ut
the sessions of the Legislature, the
''lie" has been sustained and cor
roborated by the Democratic press
of the state.
A later charge was that the gen
cral revenue was not large enough,
to meet the raids upon the treas-
ury, and that, consequently, rev.
enues set aside by the constitution
specifically for the sinking, interest
and school funds, were diverted t.
mako good deficits in the general
revenue fund. This assertion, &c.
cording to the Democratic press
was q ''lie" of greater proportions
than the charge of extravaganza,
yet Lon V. Stephens, who was
first State Treasurer and later Gov
ernor by the grace of the Bourbon
ring, admitted the truth Of it wher
he voluntarily confessed that he
was repeatedly compelled to ''tech
nically" violate the law by divert
ing moneys from one fund to an
other in order to meet the obliga
; tions of tho state. He aiso statet
that the treaeurers in Office befor,
J. HIM bad followed tho same course
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

A German army official recent
" gave q detailed account of how,
in case of war between the two
nations, Germany could invade
the United States and quickly bring
US TO terms. However, he seems
to have forgotten to make allow
ance as to what we would be doing
TO the Germans about the time
they got within shooting distance.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

are sore. The Silver Democrats
are sore. Tho corporations are
sore. The entire State Democrat
ic ring is shattered into slnither-
Gems, with the fragments fighiing
one another. The two great cities
St. Loris and Kansas City, are
split wide open in the interest If
the people who want to defeat
Stone for the Senate. The feud
has spread to every county, to
every township, in the State. and
if ever the Democrats were heat
able it is nOw.-St. Louis Mirror.
(Ind.)
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

When the pie fighters in the
larger cities of the state come to
the conclusion that the Republican
party of Missouri stands for some
thing more than pie the redemption
of Missouri will be assured. Get
together there and do some good
for your party.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
1.-THE Best Is tho Cheapest. -

Not how cheap, but how good, is
the question.
The Twice-a-Week Republic IL not
as cheap as are some so-called news
papers. But it is as cheap as it is pos
sible to sell flrst-ciass newspaper. It
prints all the news worth printing. II
you read 1t all the year round, you are
posted on all the important and inter-
esting Affairs Of the world. Il Is the
best and mast reliable newspaper that
money and brains can produce- and
those should be the most distinguish.
ing traits ct the newspaper that is de-
sigOed 70 be read by all members OF
the family.
Subscription price, q . year. Any
newsdealer. newspaper or postmaster
will receive your subscripf ion, or you
may malt it direct to the Republic,
st. Louis, No.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

The number of recent disastrous
railroad wrecks, which have result
ed in the death and injury ola large
number Of people, are undoubtedly
due, to a considerable extent, to
overtaxed capacity of the railroads
Of the country. Even prosperity
can have its drawbacks.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

The Democratic papers would
like to see the school fund discus
sion dropped. 1t is not the dis
cass'on that should be dropped,
but the party which has occasion
ed it: and the dropping should
have the "dnll thud" accompani-
S,nn~A
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
Il Isn't The Cooks Fault,
Il Isn't your 6rocer's Fault,

that the bulk coffee you just
purchased turns out to be differ
entfrom the stsame kind" bought
before. Coffee purchased in
bulk is sure to vary.
The sealed package in which
LION COFFEE is sold insures
uniform favor and strength. It
also keeps the coffee fresh and
insures absolute purity.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
kIU A DOG

Kick a dog and he bites you.
He bites you and you kick him.
The more you kick the more
he bites and the more he bites
the more you kick. Each
makes the other worse.
A thin body makes thin
blood. Thin blood makes a
thin body. Each makes the
other worse. If there is going
to be a change the help must
come from outside.
Soott's Emulsion is the right
1t breaks up such a
nation. First it sets the
ach right. Then it en-
the blood. That
-ngthens the body and it
Sins to grow new flesh.
A strong body makes rich
blood and rich blood makes a
strong body. Each makes the
ether better. This is the way
SCOTS Emulsion puts the thin
body on its feet. Now it can
ct along by itself. No need
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11

According to the Republic it
was not the Democratic majority
which passed the street railway
combine bill in the Legislature in
1899, but that rascally Republican
minority.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1901-12-11
Of medicine.

Of medicine.
This picture represents
the Trade Nazk Of SCOTS
Emulsion and i on the
wrapper # every bottie.
5sad H. frss saap3s.
SCOTT ( BOVINE
4oo FeaIi ST.. New Yoak.
SOC. and Il. m druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
DONATION TO FIREMEN.
Check for 800 Contributed by MR.
Jane G. HitZ.


Jane c. Hitz.
What proper disposition to make Of a
check for 500 recently forwarded by Mrs
Jane c. HitZ, through her son, William
Hitz, to the District Commissioners for
the "Firemen's Relief Fund.- as a token of
her appreciation Of the work of the de-
partment in handling the fire at 923 Penn
sylvania avenue, has somewhat concerned
the District officials. Chief Engineer Dut-
ton of the fire department, in reporting
upon the receipt Of the donation to the
Commissioners, stated that he was inform
ed by Mr.. Hitz that it was his mothers
desire that the check should be placed to
the credit of the District of Columbia
Fire Department Relief Association"
This association" says Mr.. Dutton, ''is
composed Of members and eX-members of
the District fire department. The organi-
cation is entirely independent of municipal
control every man joining it agreeing to
contribute, upon the death of a member
the sum of $3.50 Four-fifths of the con-
tribution is turned over to the widow or
the heirs at-iaw, the remaining one-ffth
being devoted to the purchase and cree
ton of a suitable tombstone over the grave
of the deceased. Upon a member being
wholly disabled, be is given the full amount
received from an assessment made upon
every other member of $3.50. This organi-
cation, l am informed, is without officers,
and l have the honor to recommend that
Mrs Hits donation be held by the honor
able Commissioners until the, association
elects officers, and that it be turned over
to them. Meantime, l shall suggest to
the association that it effect a more per-
manent organization" % :
The check has been deposited with the
collector of taxes in the permit work fund,
where it is subject to the requisition of
the commissioners
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Real Estate Tranafera.

ii street northeast between 9Th and 9th
streets-Herman Koss to John B. Lord
lot D. square 912; $40 (stamps, $500
Maryland avenue southwest between 9Th
and 7th streets-James w. Humphrey ct
ux. to Benjamin W. Carskaddon, lot IA,
square 1862; $4,000.
|. Twelfth street northwest between and
. streets-Westel w. Willoughby ct ux
to Sarah Emery, part lots IL and IL, square
81: IS. 800.
Woodley-Protestant Episcopal Cathedral
Foundation OF District of Columbia to
Chevy Chase Land Company. part: IS
tstamps, $42) Same to same, part; IS
Stamps. so cents).
Thirteenth street northwest between P
and Q streets-Susan e. Murray ct al to
Amelia E. Zimmerman. lot "a, square 241;
5000.
Wocdbridge-Abram p Pardon to Henry
A. Veitch, lot 8, block 10: $40 Stamps, 81.
Fifth street northwest between H and l
streets-Heirs of George Bogus to Bernard
F. Locraft, Lots "a to n, square 4s5; IS
Stamps. $23).
Ingleside-H. Rozier Dulany ct al, trus-
tees, to Franklin w. Collins, lot 20 and
part lot 10, block 2: SO, TO-
V street northwest between 18th and
18th streets-Mary j. Carpenter to Jacob
A. Davis, lot 60, square 235; $40
(stamps, $3),
Trinidad-George W. Drew, trustee, to
Charles NJ. Carter. lot "A. block 1; 81, 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
SEX. NATIVITY AND COLOR,

First of Series of Bulletins to Be Is
sued by Census Bureau.
The census bureau Saturday issued the
first of series of bulletins in which the
population is attributed by sex, general
nativity and color for the several states
and territories arranged in groups. as fol-
lows:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas.
California, Colorado and Connecticut.
Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida,
Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho and Illinois.
Indiana, Indian Territory, Iowa and
Kansas.
Kentucky. Louisiana, Maine, Maryland
and Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota and Mississippi.
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada
and New Hampshire.
New Jersey, New Mexico New York and
North Carolina.
North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma and Ore
gon.
Pennsylvania Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima and South Dakota.
Tennessee, Texas and Utah.
Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West
Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
The series Of bulletins is supplemented
by single bulletin, in which the results
for the entire country are summarized by
states and territories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-06-24
Deaths in FOrty-Eisht Hours.

The following deaths were reported to
the health Office during the forty-eight
hours ending at noon today:
George Hill, 20 years; William Welch, TO
years; Patrick Brickley 90 years; Harriet
belinda Harris, 50 years; Jane HUMPHREYS,
45 years; Catherine Braxton, 40 years; Lucy
Livers, 40 years; Charles E. Davis, 40
years; Melanie de Bittuzy, so years; Will
lam Edward Anderson, 80 years; Lillian
Gray, 80 years; Charles Bruce, 30 years;
James Edley, 25 years; Kate Lavender, q
years; Edward A. Herbert, II years; Gil
bert Duvall, IL years; Joseph Jones, 3
years; William Cash, jr., months; Carrie
B. Harris, months; Howard G. Coleman,
months; Marguerite Stewart, months;
Patrick Pluminer, months; John White
month; infant of Alice r. Andrus, II
days: James Smallwood, ii days; Gardner
Frank Johnson, days.