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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03

The trouble in the Postofiice De-
partment in Washington will IN
doubtedly receive vigorous and
complete investigation at the hands
of tho administration. The guilty
officials, who have brought scandal
upon the department, should be
made to cxpiate their offense to
the fullest extent. They have al
ready been removed from Office
and several indicted. BY dealing
with this department scandal
promptly and showing Il disposi-
ton to avoid whi.cwashing Of the
offenders, no discredit will attach
to the administration through the
misconduct of individuals. OF
course, it is unpleasant to US to OBJ
serve that rascality has been going
on among Republicans high in Of
fec, but the promptitude with
which the government has taken
steps to suppress it forms pleas
ing contrast to the way matters of
similar nature are treated here in
Missouri. Officials high in state
Offices here sell their official favors
year after year, for cash consid-
Grafton, and, although :his fact il
generally known, mono of them
are eyer removed from Office for
their offense, and a criminal prose
eution has for them no terrors.
They arc under the protection of q
state government long since lost to
any sense Of moral obligation, and
loot and Doodle is simply regarded
rs a perquisite to Office holding.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03
Tue St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The St. Louis Post-Dispntch
proposes to run series Of Special
Articles from a staff correspon-
dent, who will travel throughout
the entire state of Missouri.
The stories of human interest
will! be gathered and reproduced
by him. in the Post Dispatch.
This series will be a valuable
contribution to the history Of our
grand old state.
The articles will be characteriz-
cd by good literary style, and will
not only be highly entertaining but
will contain valuable information.
This announcement is made now
in order that the public may ar
range to have the Daily Post-Dis-
patch served either directly, through
the mails or by the news agent or
carrier.
1t is recommended that these ar
ticles be clipped and arranged III
scrap books for permanent preser-
walton.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03
STORING WATER FOR CROPS.
Work to This End That IL ReinE Done
by the Geological Survey in
California;.

The state of California is rarticu-
iarly alive to the value latent in its
running streams. This is largely due
to the object lesson presented in the
remarkable increase In land values
and productice capacity of sections
where the water supply has heen in
telligentlr utilized. says the Washing
ton Star. Several thousand dollars
were raised by private subscription
for thorough investigation Of the
supply to be obtained fromccrtain wa
tersheds in the state. and the subscrib
ing organizations made arplira tinn TO
the photographic branch of the United
States geological survey for careful
measurements Of flow end other iu-
conditions of forestry and topn gruphy
upon three typical watersheds.
AS result Of these studies, CON
ducted by j. r. Tippinc"tt, hydro
grapher of the geological survey IL
California. it was found possible to of-
tain an annual output of nearly e5c,-
ooo acre-feet Of water, or enough to
cover annually an area of that eS-
tent to depth of one foot. the esti-
mated cost of installed capacity being
about IS per acre-foot. The water
could be obtained from storage reser-
voirs and from pumping plants to be
operated electrically by power gener-
ated by the neighboring streams.
It Is believed that the addition to
the resources Of the state of this
amount of water for irrigation pur-
poses would be sufficient to support a e
additional 100000 people, and would
add in farm values fully $4,000 to the
taxable property of the state, irrespec-
tive of the increase in town and city
property which would Of necessity fob
low.
EcRE THAN FIVE SENSES.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03

Of clearing 10 acres on each tract
would not exceed IS per acre, or
$50 per tract-$1500 for all. The
cost Of erecting 80 four room cot
tages would be s400 each, or S12,-
900.
Much capital is not required for
this work. The capital is here at
home.in the city of St. Louis. In
fact, each OF the counties have suf-
ticient capital to start this plan of
colonization in its own county.
The results would be tremendous.
The start once made and this idea
once once adopted, tho method
would spread like wild fire through
out the state.
The plan has been carried out bv
Chicago companies IN the Cumber
land Mountains and settlements
under this plan have been mado il
Mexico and other countries of the
tropics. Why should it not be
adopted to and adopted in the
Ozarks? Is it not reproach to
the energy, the courage, and the
patriotism OF the people of Mis-
souri, that so manifestly profitable
an undertaken shoul not be COM
menccd and carried out:
The method may vary is cir
cumstances demand. The point
desired to be herein emphasized is
that colonization Of the Ozarhs
without capital is impossible, but
with limited amount Of capital il
is mol only possible bnt certain and
profitable. II. j. CANTWELL.
Written for Frisco System Nigga
zine, June 1908.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03
.AIiltritEn.
NTII Ct tIVFI.
One such sense not DOsSessed hy

NH!t' 'th
One such sense not possessed hH
hu:l;,n beings, but TO Il greater or
less ,'2grce aimnst universally prs
tnt IA mammals, birds. reptiles. fxh
and insects, is what perhaps may h0
c:liitN tie sense of lJcat:.:aiiun. Is
enai- IS ifa pn>sessor, apparently by
its sole use, TO fnd desired spot. IL
is evidently closely connected with an
instructive and perfect memory III
distance and direction. That the
ho'iring pigeon exercises it to some
extent. though undoubtedly aided BY
the landmarks II recognizes, is In
tispu:able; that the honey bee haa
it in its Fulincas and perfection csD-
not, after the careful experiments Oa
-ilhrrcht Bethe in Germany be
doubted.
Examples OF insects that poSscsa
an N-ray sense. not only among Eu
-orenn hut nur own hy,neuoptcrA.
VT. bc multiplied indefinitely. Only
ono or two of the senses peculiar to
the lower animals are here noticed.
Lnbbeck suggests that "there may b
so Of them"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03
X. Ray Sees some More.

From Bonne Terre | went to
Huntington, or Hunt Shaft; it is
located in See. 80. twp. 81, cast.
How tar is it from Bonnc Terre, l
inquiredl -Four miles, was the ar.
swer. Itook tie ticket and start
cd. If the railroad had been
straight four miles might have
brought me there, but it is not.
What with curves and switchbacks
l think it is nearer eight miles.
Any Of sonr railroad friends will
tell you what n switchback is.
Sometimes you are going ahead
and you are running backwards;
then you ale running backwards
and you are going ahead.
The Company has built little
town near the shaft, they call tho
post Office Owl Creek. Owl Creek
proper is little stream that runs
into Big River near the Desloge
lead works and heads few mile /.
southwest Of that place. Some OF
our boys will remember little
tcg house on one branch Of OwI
Greek, they ~ent ihore huntin g
SAM Hilderbrand and found him
Hunt shaft belongs to st. JOS
sph Lead Co., the rock is shipped
to Bonnc Tes1'e to bo worked
Huffman shaft is in section 4. twp
SO, 4 east. 1t is said. to be tn
A1ehest mite IN the lead belt, Thi
u tho deepest shaft saw, 600 fee
or over. like the Huht shaft
there il q great deal. Of watae t
tconten,A with. Tl1c- Bonne Terr
railvesna:onpans'l,as built a rail
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03
EXECUTRIX NOTICE,

Notice Is hereby given, that letters
testamentary to the estate of John p.
Bugg, deceased, have beeu granted me
by the Probate Court, bearing date
the 9th Gay of March, 1903. All per-
SONS having claims against said estate
are requested to exhibit them to me
for allowance, whiting one year from
the date Of said letters, or they may
be precluded from any benefit Of such
estate: and if said claims be not ex-
hibited within two years from the
date of said letters, they may be for
ever barred. MARY +. BUGG,
Executrix OF John p. Bu2g, deceased.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03
NcRE THAN FIVE SENSES.
The Number Possessed by Man Ex-
cee..csi by '1isnae of the Lower
Animals.

Many Of our scientists. unit! quite
recently have been reluctant to admit
that n number of the lower animals
possibly possess other senses than
ours. So much new and undeEiah!y
;iIirmatery evidence is, however. now
being offered on this point, that
there can be 10 longer amy s"bStan-
tiai reason for doubtiBg that the five
senses man imperfeetiy exercises are
by no means a;i that arg possible to
scnti"nt c,tatures. says the Scientific
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03

Civilization kJ"ta+2'n an onward
stride, eastern milliners have
agreed to refrain hereafter from
using BIRDS for hat trimming. The
reform is timely one, for, to keep
a senseless fashion, our song and
insectiyorous birds have been
slaughtered almost to extinction.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03

Joe Folk keeps right on prose
cutting and eonvicting boodlers in
spite of the fact that such conduct
on his part finds no eommendation
from the ringster party which
rules tho state.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-06-03
$l.OO Per Annum.
The convicted boodlers hope that
the supreme court will have no oc-
easlOn to curtail its summer vaca-
tim

Missouri has of late years had
a efficiency of Kentucky election
methods, bnt We ought to be thank
full that fued killings have not been
introduced along with them.
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

and heavier campaign materials for
more northern climates. oyereoats are
carried and so are the Iightest summer
aannels. Everything that the service
issues to man is taken aIong-it may
be needed. and when it is wanted it is
like a revolver in Texas-it is needed
badly. Dirty boxes. too-those little
chests designed to slip under a berth and
used by non-commissioned officers for
odds and ends-are packed. and ham
moeks made ready.
Jackie takes only one hammock aboard
ship But Mr. Marine is star boarder.
He carries two-so that he always has
one clean. And he does nothing in the
way Of carrying things on board-he is
no stevedore. Jackie must do this, too.
Jackie likewise comes in most handy
when the little red pennant is flying
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

not hard, for he lives at ease upon the
resources of his purchaser. who is often
his relative,
The law of 1895 was called An act to
prevent the increase of Migrants and
other idle and disorderIy persons within
this State" In section L 1t is enacted:
That every able-b bodied person who is
found lettering or rambling about not
having wherewithaI to maintain himself
by some visible properly. and Who doth
not betake himself TO labor or some
honest calling to procure livelihood;
and all persons who may be found beg
ging. and who quit their habitafioD and
leave their wives and children without
suitable means Of subsistence whereby
they suffer or become chargeabIe to the
county; and all and every keeper and
keepers, exhibitor or exhibitors OF eth
eT of the gambling tables called 4. r. G.
or b o. tables or oj Pharaoh bank.
or any other table or bank of the same
kind under any denomination whatever.
and ali other idle and dissoIute persons
rambling about without any visible
means Of subsistence. shall be deemed
and treated as vagrants'
The remaining sections of the act deal
with the details of the punishment. and
the whole law takes up chapter 122 of
tue Kentucky statutes. For many years
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

it contained provision that the yagrant
must be whipped publicly if nobody ap-
peared to buy him. but this section was
repealed. The number of lashes by the
public whipper was limited to twenty
five
Out Of the proceeds of a vagrants'
sale are paid the fees and expenses of
the prosecution. and whatever money
is left has to be applied to the payment
of debts Of the once free citizea. Should
there be a second remainder, 1t is given
10 the wife and children, If the crirni-
nal has any. but if he be witeiess and
chIdIess the money IS kept for him I'M
I'll the end Of his term of service If
a married vagrant, after having been
convicted, can serape together s1o0 for
a bond, with good surety, he is allowed
to go home when he gives a promise 10
reform and adhere to hard work
Should he fail later to keep this PROM
Use his bond Is forfeited.
Several of the lower courts have de-
clared the statute Of 1895 to De Illegal,
but the highest courts have not had Il
chance to pass on the matter. The cases
involving Migrants have never been up
pealed to the high courts. for the OBJ
vious reason that Migrants arc not a
class of people with money enough for
extensive litigation.
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

Gently been arranged for public exhf-
bition- 1t is considered the finest col
lection Of Greek terra cottas IN this
country. and its rank is the fifth of all
Of the collections of that class of art in
the world. One of the unusual features
of TIE exhibition is the display not only
OF large number of originals. but also
of a large number of forgeries. This
opportunity 20 compare originals with
those which are manufactured for the
purpose OF sale TO unsuspecting col
Iectors. Will be exceedingly valuable to
all who are smitten with the fever for
collecting antiques of this class. So
long as people can be duped by counter
feits, the market Will always be we'll
supplied. Education in this direction
viii save many an honest collector from
the chagrin of purchasing worthless re-
productions, believing them to be genu-
inc antiques
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

the signal that ammunition is being
taken aboard aud that it might be just
as we'll to keep away. And coaIfng-of
course, it is the bIuejacket who does
it all, and cleans up all the CRIME left
when the work is accomplished.
The Men Behind the Boilers.
others, too. go aboard. They are
neither officers nor sailors nor marines
non combatants they. are called, these
men whose labor is at the very vitaIs OF
the ship. They are the stokers, the
coal passers. the oilers. and whatnot
who live amid bunkers and boilers, in a
temperature always sitting. and made
like an inferno when the mighty breath
of the forced draft is felt.
Marines on Quarter Deck.
But at length all this work has been
completed Invited guests are on board,
If the occasion is to be a public one.
Dress, uniforms are the proper thing.
The marines are marched to the quar-
ter-deck and there lined up facing aft.
The bIuejaekets are also similarly lined
up. If any speeches are to be deIiv-
cred they are then made. A band is
stationed nearby. As the flag on the
after stat is raised, the marines and
Jackies, presenting arms meanwhile, the
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that may have8 been caused by the use
Of the steel file
., Immerse both hands in a warm.
soapy lather for a few minutes; dry.
then gently loosen. with cuticIe knife.
the cuticie sdhering 10 the nail. should
this be long or ragged. trim carefully
with the cuticIe scissors.
3 Dip an orange wood stick into the
cleansing 6uiu and moisten round and
underneath the cutIcle: this Guid re-
moves ali stains from the nails or finger
tips
!. Use the ivory presser, beginning at
the edge OF the nail and working round.
carefully pressing back the skin,
3. Apply a little paste to each nail.
and on to this dust a little powder.
polish lightly and quickly; apply more
powder. and repoHsh.
Great care must be taken in using the
euticle knife, as one is apt TO injure
the enamel. especially when operating
on the nails Of the right hand.
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

as strict but iust-and that : every
thing anoat. His reputation as cap
tain of the Washington Navy Yard is
an enviabIe one Here IS a Character
fstic story of his manner:
workmen at the yard, arriving SO
many minutes late must go up and re-
port before they are allowed to go to
their shops. OF course, all sorts Of ex-
cuses are offered Captain Leutz was
quick to see through these II any was
false.
Wen. why are you late?" one man
was asked.
Really. captain. I DO not see how It
could possibly have occurred. Perhaps
my clock was wrong-yes. 1t must have
been wrong, captain
HIN, You had better take four
days of. without pay. That will give
you time to regulate your clock
Then the next delinquent is admitted.
What have you to say?''
why. captain. I went out with some
friends-we ell got TO drinking and I had
jag So I wasn't able 70 get up
this morning"
"Au right. Go to work"
Men soon learn to know. under such
a commander, that 2 pays to be honest.
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

melody of The star-spangled Banner"
.resounds.
It is a gala occasion. The ship is
''dressed''-eyery signal flag and other
bit of bunting is floating merriIy from
stem to stern. The slowly rising stars
and Stripes at the after fagstan are
mastheaded. The music ceases.
End of the Ceremony.
That Is all. Commands are given
arms brought to a carry, the officers
sheath their swords. the men return to
quarters. A new vessel has been added
to the nations Immediately available
fighting force.
In case of a warship that has been
laid up out of commission, all these
things and more have to be done. When
a ship is placed out of commission she
is practically dismantled and all things
movab1e-guns and aIl-are taken from
her WORKOUT portions of machinery
and old boilers are removed and are not
replaced until she is to go into active
service again.
The Names Commander.
Captain Leutz, the commander of the
Maine, is g popular man with all classes
of the men under him. He is regarded
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

IT. HERE is law under which men
and women are sold into tenn
/ porary bondage in Kentucky. It
is known as the vagrant act, and
was passed by the Legislature as long
ago as 1895. Only a few weeks ago
Sheriff ". /. Lawson, of Lancaster,
acted as aucttoneer and sold several of
the Migrants. The sales take place
every month or so. in all the counties.
and big crowd attends each time. The
aged vagraHt act, which has been
amended slightly once or twice in the
last half a century shows that certain
popular games of today were popular in
Colonial times, and mention Is made
especially of Pharaoh" banks. all
Pharaoh dealers or managers beng
described as salabIe criminals.
Ii is after an indictment by The grand
jury that the prisoner is auctfoned The
prosecution is criminal in nature. and
under the law the accused is entitled to
the benefit of reasonable doubt If
found guilty he must go into servitude.
but the period of slavery is temporary.
if he is an adult it lasts only twelve
months. and if he is a child he must
serve until his twenty-first birthday.
Very often the purchaser is some one
whom the vagrant has asked TO bay him.
and in such cases the lot of the latter is
The Washington times., 1903-01-04
:. IMPORTANT ART OF MANICURE :.

HH UGH has been said about the
WI out ., Of 1 56or ss @ao rev po s
money can AFFORD the fee of a
professional manicure However, q girl
with a STEADY and light hand. after a
little practice. can manicure as well as
mos professionals
For the result TO be satisfactory the
nails should be well and carefully mani
cured al least once a week. and should
be polished daily. Here is u list Of nee
essary instruments.
Polisher. cuticIe knife. cu1icIe scis-
sors. nail scissors, ivory nail presser,
steel file. emery boards, orange wood
sticks nail paste. nail powder, and
cleansing fluid. A manicure case is q
very expensive article indeed. to buy
ttat is. one properly stocked with good
Instruments; however, all instruments
can be bought separately, which VIII be
found far more satisfactory than pur-
chasing q cheap manicure case.
l. Cut the nails the shape desired.
file them carefully with a steel file.
and then with an emery board. using
the coarse side: now give few down
ward strokes 90 the extreme edge OF the
nails with the fine side of the emery
board. This removes any uRevennesg
The Washington times., 1903-01-04

aboard. A scrupulous housewife, viewing
the vessel between decks. as she now
appears. would probably give up in dis
gust and despair. Dirt dirt-everywhere.
Soft coal smoke has left its blight with
a vengeance. Marks of grimy hands ara
seen. Brass works lack their traditional
Iuster. and the decks appear as if holy
stone had never come into sailorman' :
ken.
But Jack is more than a housekeeper-
He is, as mis- name implies. jack all
trades. If new paint is needed. he sup
plies it. He scrubs an2 he polishes. He
has a hundred and one things to do be-
fore things can be called ship-shape.
In the case of the new Maine greater
haste than usual was observed in placing
the warship in commission. Her marine
guard went aboard before she was pro
visioned or fully manned. or her bunkers
filed with coal. AS a rule. Jackie's work
all came first. When the marines march
on board, it is to take part in the cere-
mony Of declaring the ship formally
commissioned
The Marine Guard.
The preparation of this marine guard
is not one Of the least important things
to be done. Each man must draw his
entire outfit-dress and fatigue uniforms.
suits of khaki for wear in the tropics.
The Washington times., 1903-01-04
art work.

One OF the art clubs of New York
devised a novel form of entertainment
for the guests Of the club at one of the
Evenings during the Christmas holidays.
The model who had been posing for the
club during the week was posed for
this occasion at mammoth punch bowl.
Her draperies were of pink satin and
chiffon, and the illumination of the
room was accomplished by the light
from the burning sugar, afterwsrd used
in compromising the Christmas color
scheme CHARLES E. FATRMAN.
The Washington times., 1903-01-04
LUCKY TOREADORS.

IT HAT a good bulI-hghter can make
& fortune in a single season re-
4 cent statistics show.
Here is what Mazzantini Re-
verte. and Guerrita have accomplished
in one season:
Mazzanrini took part in sixty-six BUN
fights and killed 16S bulls; Reverte took
part in seventy-one and killed $50. and
Guerrita took part in seveuty-six and
killed l47. AS a reward MazzautinI OBJ
tanned SS6,000 francs. Reverte g-60e9
francs, and GuerTita $4,000 francs.
Butchers in every country" SAYS :.
French writer. work good deal harder
than these three accomplished ball fight
ers. and yet they do not earn BY any
means as much money!
The Washington times., 1903-01-04


game hunters in the French Con-
go.
Don't believe the yarns you hear, he
writes, about the elephants being all
dead. There are thousands within TWEEN
" miles of the sea beach, and great
many not ten miles away. killed one
myself within sound of the surf.
So plentiful are the elephants in the
district, says this enthusiastic sports
man, that the natives would give any
thing to have them killed of. What with
wild buffaIoes. elephants. deer, and other
game. the farmer has lively time. The
desire of his life is to find the man who
can make an unbreakabIe fence.
But the list OF the sportsman's good
things is not exhausted. Not only are
there elephants in herds, playing havoc
with the plantations, but one may ex-
pect visits from numerous families OF
chfmpanzees in search of bananas, with
an odd six-foot gorilla or two thrown in
Owing to the depdpulation of the dis
trict from various causes. the animals
are increasing at a great rate, and the
bush being dense. they can hide them
selves from the willy hunter. But one