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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
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given Thanksgiving dinner last
Thursday at which they consumed
1900 boiled hams, II bushels of
cornmeal made into bread, 25
bushels of potatoes, IS bushels of
picked bec,s and onions, 500 lbs.
Of aprIcots and 200 lbs. sugar, aud
washed it down with 800 gallons
Of coffee.
A jury III the criminal court a;
St. Joseph one day last week re-
fused to accept the statement OF
William Coates, coIorcd, aged Is.
that he chopped his mother to
death with a hatche;. and were
discharged after being out three
days, bcing unable to reach Il ver-
dict. 1oung Choates is now be-
Iieved to be insane, as he can be
led into making any kind of a con
fc,sion attorneys frame up,
William Noehre, former post :
master at Antonia, in Jefferson
County, who is held in St. Louis
TO await the action Of the federal
grand jury on charge Of embcz-
zling s57 of money order funds,
says that he would have committed
suicide when he realized what
would be the consequences of his
crime, bat for the advice Of cod
Man" Rudolph, father of Bill Ru-
dolpb, the outlaw. Noehre says
that during his wanderings after
he left Antoria he made up his
mind to kill himself. He met Ru
dolph, who had learned Of his
trouble, and persuaded him to face
it out. He says the old man com
pared his trivial olfense and trouble
with the fate of his hunted son.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
AL Around the State
With Pen and Scissors.

Miss Angel of Platte City passed
through Nevada Gu her way 10
Paradise, Clay County.
\ Platte County farmer, who
raised 2000 pumpkins on one acre,
split them all open and extracted
the seeds. which he sold for $50
las: week. The pumpkins were
fed to the hogs.
Frank Clark, a haif-brced Mcxi-
can and Indian, was hanged at ka-
ioha last e,t:lc:;day for criminal
assault upon girl. He attributed
his trouble to '~hiskcY, carousing
and gamhI:ng." Same old story.
J. ". q nod:, a deputy sheriff
Of Crawford County, attempted to
board a moving freight train at
St. James on Friday last and had
his right leg cut off above The knee
and his left foot crushed by falling
under the wheels.
Because two women named Todd
owned Il deg that harked at teams
in Nevada they are being sued for
$4,000 by Mrs. Es,a Strong.
Mrs. Strong alleges that TIC dog
frightened her husbands horses
and caused him to be thrown from
his wagon and killed.
Another earthquake shock WIS
felt in lower southeast Missouri
counties last Friday morning. The
shocks have been felt there with
such frequency of late that some
uneasiness is being felt that they
may poltend a repetition of the
great earthquake of 1911.
The convicts in the state peni-
tentiary at Jefferson City were
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

In criticising the county courts
conduct in the Meranco bridge
matter we do so irrespective Of the
political affiliations of the mem
bers Of the court, and throw the
responsibility of the misappropria-
tion Of the connty's funds upon no
individual member Of the court.
In making this iilega! appropria-
ton Of 1888 the court acted with
unanimi.y and therefore each,
member, whether Democrat or
Republican, has earned the STRIFE
lures which are now being passed
upon the act of the court as body.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

Speaking of the Scotch verdict
Of mot proven in the case of W.
A. Morrow, the private steno-
grarher of Governor DoelSery, who
had been indicted by the federal
grand jury for having conspired
to obtain frau lulent naturalization
papers for Foreigners living in St.
Louis, the St. Louis Republic slops
over and says that IN apology is
now due from the Republican pa
pers of Missouri to both Mr.. Nor
row and Governor Dockery for
having held, on account of Nor
rows indictment, that the naturali-
cation frauds were thus brought to
the door of the state administra-
ton. While we are glad to know
that Morrow, if innocent of actual
wrong as viewed by the statutes,
has escaped the dlshonor Of a Grim
inal conviction and is restored to
his freedom, we nevertheless Go
not feel that it is incumbent upon
the journal to offer an apology for
what disappeared in its columns in
respect to the allegations against
Mr.. Morrow and the bearing they
had upon the head of the state adj
ministration. Enough was shown
at the trial tha. Mr.. Morrow knew
of the frauds that were being per
petrated in St. Louis, but The evl.
dence was not strong enough tc
show that he was an actual partl-
cipant therein. AS for apologizine
to Governor Dockery we would
feel mere like doing so did he cx
hiblt even the faintest inclination
to take the politics of st. Louis
out of the hands Of those who have
made them a byword in the coun
try for fraud and corruption. Gov
| eruor Dockery is all that prevents
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

a return to political decency in St.
Louis. While he cannot change the
law by which he is commanded to
appoint state boards for the gov
ernment of the city, he has it i'll
his power to take those boards ont
of the hands of the machine by ap-
pointing men who are for honest
government rather than for the su
premacy of the Democratic ma
chine. Under the present condi-
ton in the state board governed
cities OF Missouri it is only safe
for Democrats to vote there. Re-
pubIlcans who 60 to the polls take
their lives in their hands when
they attempt to discharge the duty
of citizenship. They have no re-
course by appealing to the guar
dians of the peace-the police. for
the latter are the minions of the
machine, and are expected to assist
in rather than prevent the sluggine
of Republican voters. Governor
Dockery can win our apology and
even our plaudits whenever he in
dicates disposition to employ his
"great personal integrity" in 6
demand for the restoration of the
right Of the citizens in the Repub-
lean cities Of Missouri to govern
themselves by taking the election.
out of the hands OF his machine
friends.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

following statement to the news
pal ers regar ding his position on
the Panama Canal treaty entered
into by the new republic of Panama
and the United States:
''It is difficult for me to say
much about the Panama situation
for the reason that | know very
little about it. All my informa-
ton on the subject is CLEANED from
newspapers.
II have not yet seen a copy of
the treaty with the new republic
or any of the other papers in CON
nection with the case, but, no
doubt, they will be sent to the
Senate in time, as the treaty must
be ratified by the Senate.
! 1.-The whole business certainly
looks like pretty quick work, but,
even then, it may be all right.
Just because the Republican ad
ministration has done it does nol
make it wrong, even to Demo
cratic senator. Occasionally tho
Republicans do things just right
II doubt whether there will h,
anv combined attack on the treaty
and the situation of the administra
ton by Democratic senator's. a:
has been reported.
81 can not speak for all th'
Democratic senators. Very likeI,
the Democratic senators will differ
On the subject. as they did on th'
canal question. may vote fo'
the treaty myself, If it is favor
able, !! certainly will.
- um by no means opposed Il
the recognition of Il new republic
would like to know more Hbou
the circumstances connected will
/ its birth. however, hefore iiseus
ing it at length.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

The street railway strike in Chi
cago has apparently fizzled OFT and
q lot Of the strikers find themselves
out of employment, which, rs Il
genera! thing. is one of the most
conspicuous results of labor
strike. Other results are that the
employees have lost an enormous
sum which they would have rcceiv-
ed in wages had they remained at
work and thc traction com! anles
have lost much revenue. Niolences
were committed during the strike,
both upon persons and property,
and men now languish in Jail be-
cause thereof. Nothing good has
been gained from all this trouble
and turmoil. We have observed
that during the present year there
haye been numerous conflicts be
tween labor and capital, the form
or generally resorting to a strike
to enforce its demands. These de-
mands have not always been based
upon the question of wages. In
fact, IN nearly every instance 1t
has been shown that the workmen
were being paid higher wages than
they had ever received before. In
the back ground im these strikes we
usually see the Walking Delegate,
who is the paid representative OF
tho labor organizations, and who
seems in most cases to be the chief
fomenter of trouble between capl-
tai and labor. Behind the Walk
ing Delegate, not SO conspicuous
but who also, no doubt, contrl-
butes materially to that persenages
income is the "practical politician
We are on the eve of another pres
idential campaign and series OF
connecting events would seem tf
indicate that there are influences
at work to create financial dIsturo
ance. labor troubles and genera
uproar with the Interior object OF
discrediting the present admins
tration and making political capl'
tai for the opposing party. lh'
game of politics like the game o
war is often one impel'ed by selhsl
motives through which the toiler
are made the chief sufferers. Ihl
country in the p"st few years ha a!
been enjoying all almost "hpar"'e''
ed era of prosperity, and all e'asse
have been happy in the en]oymen
thereof. There is no reason II lei
10 follow its natural way why tnl
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

The anti saloon sentiment il
sweeping the State. The abuse O.
the saloon law is largely response
bic for it.-Farmington News.
While we have not as vet seen
any great evidence of the fact that
an anti-saloor sentiment is sweep
ing over the state, what sentiment
against The saloons has been awak-
ened is no doubt partly due to the
abuse Of tlc laws for the ren,,Ia
ton Of saloons. Another and
more potent reason is, that nothing
good may he said of the saloons or
Ike liquor traffic in general. 1t is
possible that il the saloons were
less prone to evadc and break the
laws under whic', they are permit
ted to exist there would be less op-
position, and it seems strange that
saloon men have not been able to
discover this for themselves.
There is no other class of men en-
gagged in business in this country
who assume to break the
law; Under which they conduct
their business with the same free
dom that The saloon-keeper breaks
them (speakIng Of the saloon keep
ers in the abstract), and yet keep
clear Of criminal! prosecutions.
Ihcrc is Il reason for this. The
saloon keeper is a recognized fac
tor in politics and ali politicians
recognize his power. lie over
steps his legal limitations to make
money, and then uses his political
power to restrain the whip of the
law. lie demunds protection from
the responsibility Of lis acts as Tie
price Of political influence, and
these conditions go on and grow
worso, until the people take the
matter in their own bands, and we
have Il wave Of anti saloon senti-
men. sweeping over the commrn-
itv. There is however nu pcrma
nance in such regulation. The
public loses interest in the matter.
saloons come into existance again
and the whole thing has to be gone
over again. The way to regulate
the liquor traffic is to make it
amenable 20 the laws that govern
it, and this can only be done by
separating the saloon from poll
tics, and the power to do this
lies with the secular press Of the
country. Let the newspapers once
demand such a separation aud the
liquor traffic problem will be quick
Iy solved and the question of de-
cent politics as well.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

happy condition should be abrupt
fy terminated; there is 10 natural
reason FOR such termination. In
nine cases out OF ten our national
troubles are the result of the fo-
nen;asions Of Tie political ag!'a-
tors who want to get the ms
out and the outs in, and it may
reasonably be asserted that these
are the ones who are the leading
cause ot The contentious between
capital and labor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
\ yfDrAT SEN ALTON.

There was ii big sensation in Lees.
rii't, iao.. u. II. Brown ot 'hat place
Htjp was ayrtctet! to die. had h.> life
~arod by D7. Kings Discovery for
Consumption. He writes: Il euti"r-
Cd insult. 2rab!, agonirS tom Asthma
bat your New Discovery gave me in.
mcdiate relief and st:Hn thereafter eli.
fc"ttd Il cDinn'tte cure. Similar cn-e-
If Con sn2rtioI, Pneumonia. Erni!-
cfitiS ana: Grip are numerous. it'S
the ,jeei!e-9 rein"dy fu. all throat and
lang troubles. Tfire sc and SLIGO.
Gua:anteed by T. X. Teaslale, Drug
1ri
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
ROBBED TILE GRAVE.

\ startling Incident Il narrated 6Y
John Oliver OF Philadelphia, as foa-
lows: Il was in an awful conditioa-
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sus1-
en-, tongue coated, pain continually ia
back and sides, no appetite, growing
weaker day 10y day. Three physic,aas
had given me up. Then | was adtis-
cd to Use Electric Bitters; to my gne1t
joy. the Er>t bottle made a dacideA
Improvement. continded their -
for three weeks, and am now a vi
man. | know they robbed the g10
rf another victim" No one sh&ul
fail to try them. Only E0c, guar1np
teed. at +. X. Teasdale's drug st0ee
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
STR RAIED.

From my f"rln on Clear Greek. one
3-yeaT-o!d red heifer, marked with two
swallow forks. Labeled in right ear,
and bra;tfletl on ri4hs hip, y. D.,
which does not show very plainly.
II iii pay ;2:'0nab;c anrl',t FOR her
recovery. JOHN J. DEcLuE,
Belgrade, No.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
Modern Folly.

1t is now Il little more than Il
quarter of :, century ago when the
people Of the state OF Missouri de-
clarcd il to be their Will that no
nan, H0i set nor combination Of
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
4 TUOTGUTFTI, Il AN.

NJ. NJ. i ustln o. Winchester, ind.
iine" what 10 dc in the iioIE Of need.
His wife had s..ch an uuusua! case OF
-lomacl aud liver trouble, physicians
could not help her. He thought Of
and tried Dir. Kings New Life Pills
and she got relief at once and was IL
nally cured. Only &C. at Teasdale's 5
Drug Store.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
S[.C0 Per .Ann:irn.

IN ST. Francois County they
have on an average about two
whiskeJ murders month, and yet
tile newspapers down there do not
seam to aPpreeiate the fact that it
Is their duty to battle with The
cause of so much crime in their
1ntn,p>,n,rx,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

Eight head Of cattle. one o-year-oi d
ard seven yen'ling-: labeled in ears
with metal tag, Inscribed. IS A. WI
ley, Belgrade. Mo. = all dewlapDed a
suitable reward will be paid fer nfor-
nation lea'ii;4g to their seboytrY.
5. y. WILEY, BE grade. No.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
ia ZINC

When you take Groves 'raste'css Chill
Tonic. bt cause the formula is plainly
printed on every bottle, showing that
it is simply Iron and Qunine in Il
taS.e!e form. No Cure. No Pay. J0.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
Republicans Do Things just RIGHT

Senator CoclSrell during his visit
10 St. Louis last week made the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
STnAN-ED.

Eight head OF yearIing cattle, small
bell, crop otl right ear, split in left,
tag IA upper part of light ear Parties
taking up sane 0: driving them home
will b. rewarded. VIM. R!En!,
P0tusi, No.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02

TO CURE 4 COLDIN ONE DAY
rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II II tails to cure. f. ". Groves sig
nature is or each box. 25c.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1903-12-02
" 4 E?'E,D C.>NCPtT. NnI

7 " 4 :, ED = S.-N IR Al INDTS-
tii1u> persons in each state to travel
for house established eleven years and
VITA large caN!tal. tn cali upon mer-
chants ana agents for successful and
r!ohIabir ilu". Permanent engage
ment. Weekly cash sa}ar: Of SIS and
All travelling expenses ana hCtel bills
advanced III cash each week. Experi-
cnct not essential. Mention reference
and erc.j:<e self-adGre>sed euyeio3e
TIE NATIONAL. 33s Dearborn ST.,
Chicago.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22
Wednesday, April 22, 1903.

ers this year as usual. The date for
the commencement of the school IN
this county has not been definitely set
tied upon, but Mr.. Carroll thinks 1t
will be fixed for the early part Of June.
Disastrous Delayed Explosion.
AS the result Of delayed explosion at
the works Of the Catawba Power COM
pany last Saturday afternoon, two Ne
groes lost their right arms, one had
his right arm broken and fourth was
painfully but not seriously injured.
The men were blasting into ledge OF
stone, using dynamite for the purpose.
They would put in three or more blasts
in rows and set them off simultane-
ously with an electric battery. After
an explosion that they thought was
complete, they returned to the work
and began probing one of the hoies
with a drill. There were dozen or
more men on the spot but only three
were working at this particular drill.
The probing exploded a cartridge that
had failed to explode. at the previous
blast. The drill went from the hole as
a ramrod from cannon. The right
hands Of two Of the men were blown
off at the wrists and the arm OF the
third was broken. Several other men
near by were more or less seriously
shaken up. The arms Of two or the
men were amputated. one at the wrist
and the other above the elbow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-22
ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.

7 AM resident agent for the Accident
i and Health Departments of the
Aetna Life Insurance Co., of Hartford,
Conn. During the month of January
Of this year. Mr.. P. w. Love, York.
ville's chief Of police, applied to the
company through me for a Special
Health" policy, providing weekly in
demnity Of SO on account Of loss Of
time by reason of any disease mention
ed in the policy, and paid Sc for one
years insurance. Mumps Is one Of the
diseases mentioned. On March 26, Mr..
Love had developed typical case, and
was confined to his room from that
time to April 8-11 days in all. On
April 9 1 mailed his claim to Mr.. c. C.
Edwards, General Agent, Chester, s. c.,
who forwarded it to the company and
on last Saturday received a check for
s15.71 from the company through Mr.
Edwards, in settlement of the claim.
The following from Mr.. Love tells the
balance of the story:
YoRKvILLE, S. c., April 18, 1908.
Mr.. Sam M. Grist, Agent,
/. Yorkville. S. G..
Dear Sir: You. will please accept my
thanks for the prompt and entirely
satisfactory settlement Of my claim
against the Aetna under Special Health
Policy No. 1926. issued to me through
you in January Of this year at an an
nual cost Of sc per year, for $15.71, on
account of my recent mumps expert
ence. I unhesitatingly recommend the
Aetna to all who desire to insure them
selves against financial loss on ac-
count Of accidents or sickness. know
from experience it pays, pays promptly
and pays without quibbling. Yours
very truly, P. w. LOVE.
still have on hand a limited supply
Of Aetna Accident and Health Insur-
ance and will be pleased to sell it to
those who think they would prefer
having a company with $63,538,O63 of
assets carry their risk for loss of time
by reason of sickness or accident, than
to do it themselves.
SAM M. GRIST, Agent.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Death of A. F. II. Dukes.
Mr.. A. F. H. Dukes, member or the
board of dispensary directors, dled al
his home at Branchville last Monday.
Row Among the Doctors.
It is said that DR.. Kendall, OF Coium-
bia, will bring an action for damages
against the individual members OF n tne
State Medical association for $!O,00o:
His case was heard by the Richland
association and he was expelled there
In the State association there were Dut
two votes against his expulsion. 1t IS
understood that these charges OF un-
professional and unethical practices
have been pending over DR.. kendaii
for some time and many are surprised
that they have not been brought De
fore. He claims that 1t is only the
jealousy Of his fellow practitioners In
Columbia who are prosecuting MIN.
The matter will very probably De
brought in the courts and the physl-
clans say that they will nave otner
matters than those brought before
them in the present association to sup
port them in the action.
State Summer School.
Columbia special of Monday to News
and Courier: Superintendent OF Edu-
cation Martin returned from the ROCK
Hill conference on Saturday night, at
ter having made an address at the
Gold Hill academy in York county, and
to the Kershaw Teachers association,
at Camden, and he also went to see
the elegant new school building at
Yorkville and visited some other
schools in that vicinity. Yesterday the
first circular was issued from the Of
flee Of the state superintendent of edu-
cation in regard to summer schools:
Arrangements have been made to hold
a state summer school in Winthrop
college, at Rock Hill, from June 2S to
July %. The details Of this meeting
are not ready to be given out yet, but
the very best Of instructors will be Sc
cured and excellent and helpful courses
of study will be provided. Circulars
sent to county superintendents asked
for recommendations in regard to the
various county schools. These dates
with instructions and courses Of study,
will be made as quickly as possible
and full announcements will then be
issued to the teachers Of the state.
Assurances have, been received that
the usual appropriations from the Pea
body board will be made to help pay
the expenses Of the summer schools.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
Comfy Of York.

BY w. H. McCorkle Esquire, Probate
Judge Of York County.
w HEREAS A. A. YOUNG has
w applied to me for Letters Of Ad-
ministration, on all and singular, the
goods anG chattels, rights and credits
Of Mrs ELLA SMITH, late Of the
county aforesaid deceased:
These are, therefore, to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred
and creditors of the said deceased, to
be and appear before me at our next
Probate Court for the said county, to
be holden at York Court House on the
9Th DAY OF MAY, 1903, at 10
o'clock a. m, to shew cause, If any,
why the said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand and seal this
goth day Of April, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and
three and in the 127th year Of Amer
lean Independence.
w. H. McCORKLE,
Probate Judge OF York County.
April % W 1t
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Sperial Aotires.
Crosses For the Veterans.

The Winnie Davis chapter U. D. c.
has appointed Friday, May Is, at 10
o'clock a. m.. as the occasion on which
it will be their pleasure to distribute
crosses Of honor among the surviving
Confederate veterans.
This will be the object of a special
meeting to be held in the court house
on the day and hour mentioned. and
all Of the Confederate Veterans who
feel inclined to honor us with their
presence, are cordially invited to be
with us at that time.
The crosses we would beStow are
intended for all bona fide Confederate
veterans, whether they be members of
the U. c. V. organization or not; but
no crosses will be distributed by our
chapter except upon previous applica-
tions. These applications will be re-
ceived at any time between this date
and the date of the meeting.
Mrs. w. B. WILLIAMS. President.
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A despatch to London from Sa-
lonica says a fierce encounter has just
occurred between the Turks and in
surgents at Opila. Seventy Turks were
killed. The insurgents say that they
only lost ten men. Further details OF
a fight at Opila show that the Turkish
troops were surrounded by a revolu-
tionary band. The latter, who were
armed with dynamite bombs, succeed
ed in breaking through the Turkish
ranks. The effect Of the explosion OF
the bombs was terrific and the Turk
ish troops were stampeded. They lost
seventy in killed and wounded.