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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-21

: In inc Settling Of disputes between
employers and employees, the State
Board Of Arbitration has performed
valuable services for the State.
If 1t develops in the future that
their authority has not been properly
given, or is not of sufficient scope,
new laws must be enacted so that their
work may proceed without interrap-
ton, and with the whole forces of the
State and public sentiment at their
back.
The raising of a caste in American
politics In the large cities of Missouri
by the use of the special jury in dis
barring laboring men from sitting on
juries in civil and criminal cases must
be abolished. The law must not draw,
nor should a public official draw. a line
OF honesty to be regulated by occupa-
ton. The greatest enemy of the labor
union is the demagogue who counsels
improper methods of adjusting dis
putes. He will either drive his audience
to extremes, or so alarm those he as
sails, as to cause them to go to I'M
warranted extremes in their defense.
SPECIAL JURIES.
II elected governor of Missouri, the
first message 1 send to the assembly |
will contain recommendation for the |
absolute and unconditional repeal of |
what is known as the special Jury law.
1t is to my mind the most unfair and
dangerous law now upon the statute
books. 1t will do more to create caste
IN American politics than any other in
stitution. These special juries cost SIS
each. This at the outset makes it i'm
possible for many poor men to secure
this sort of venire, which is used by
great corporations almost exclusively.
Their use in criminal cases is especial
~ obnoxious to justice. The first pub
tic prosecutor in Missouri, or for that
matter in the United States. to call for
special jury in a criminal cause, was
he circuit attorney of st. Louis. Why
lie should not have been willing to ad- :,
iress his causes to an ordinary jury =
composed alike Of laboring men, arti- 8
ians and mechanics, with those en- !
'loyed in other occupations, is a mat /,
er of some comment.
The only serious criticism which :
ave permitted myself to make of the =
ribery trials has been the use of spe- :,
ial juries. A special jury is a venire Il
lade by the selection of a certain class :,
t our citizens, a line of demarcation \,
eng in this way drawn between men
in different occupations. The q
raWing of such a line can have but o
ne result, and that is the raising of p
lie question of caste in American pol- =
les, which has been bitterly opposed "
all true advocates of equality under u
lie law. In criminal cases special II
loWledge is never required. It is the "
against the citizen. and c,
Re defendant should be entitled 10 q T.,
lal by his peers; that is to saw. a
nire taken from men of all walks of o,
e rather than selected from men en- 81
sed in certain chosen occupations. fr
No artisan. mechanic or IabOrer has y.
en- permitted 10 sit on one of these
eclal Juries. Selecting men of GER ar
IN occupations to act as special Ee
'ors, and debarring men engaged In las
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-21

It's organization to dictate it's no1H
nees. And those who are considerin,
the contesting nRseaf1ng of the del
egation from st. Louis, 1 have simply
this to say: In the first place, no hon.
est Democrat would propose such q
scheme; in the second place, do not
believe that the State Democracy will
countenance such an outrageous pro-
ceedlng; in the third place, to engage
In any such corrupt practice will de-
feat every nominee of the Democratic
party In the next election. Our pri-
maries will be honestly held, but in
the primaries none but Democrats will
be permitted to vote.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
The broad and majestic Mississippi
which flows by our door tonight.
washing the shores of Eastern Missou-
RI, is the natural highway for COM
merce and trade of the Middle States
OF our Union. In length of stream and
volume OF water, it is unequalled by
any river in the world Our own Mark
Twain said of it: ut discharges three
times as much water as the st. Law
renee, twenty-five times as much as
the Rhine and 1913 times as much as
the Thames. No other river has so
vast a drainage basin. 1t draws its
water supply from twenty-eight states
and territories. 1t carries to the Gulf
the waters from fifty-four subor6i-
Fate rivers that are navigable by |
steamboats, and from hundreds that |
are naVigable by fats and keels. The |
area of its drainage basin equals the |
areas of England, Wales.
Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Por-
-ugal, Germany, Austria, Italy and
turkey, and all this wide region is
fruitful. The Mississippi Valley prop
ar is exceedinly Sc"
The opening of the Isthmian Canal
would make the Mississippi a natural
highway upon whose waters we could
loaf the beef, the corn, the wheat and
ne cotton of our people, not only di-
ect TO The countries of the Atlantic.
'ut to the countries of the Pacific. The
uest1on of markets is the live question !
oW confronting the American people. !
We produce more and make better I
hings than any other nation in the
'orld. In the markets Of Europe we
ave brisk competition. Asia. the /
philippines, all Eastern countries, will C
the future great markets of Amer Il
an farms and factories. o
One of the first matters that I wouId b
Ike up II elected governor of this state e
ould be to call a convention of the d
overnors and congressman of all those O
-ates bordering on this natural high Il
ay. A demand should be made upon it
'nGress for the deepening and i'm b.
'ovement of our river The product Il
Missouri farms could be put in YES k
Is and not removed therefrom until &C
Scharged at their destination in anv IL
rt OF the world. Supported by a con- tr
ntlon OF the governors of the States w
rough which ouT river flows and by lii
e congressional delegations of these ga
lies, the able men now representing
ssourl in congress could bring about be
IS result. en-
The proper deepening and dykeing ia
the Mississippi river will bring with jul
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-01-21
Intelligence Of the Dog,

ITS wonderful how much dogs can
learn"
Ever try to teach one?"
Certainly not"
Well. there's no use getting mad"
Getting mad about what?"
Getting mad because You are in
competent. '-CleVeland Plain Dealer
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
LITTLE GIRLS READY Wit.
Noted Methodist Preacher Tells How
He Profited by Bright Child's
Quick Reply.

The newly-elected Methodist bishop,
DR.. William Burt, of Rome, is noted
for his cheerful and placid manner
Nothing ever rufles him. He is never
heard to complain, says an exchange.
A clergyman complimented DR.. Burt
one day on his good disposition.
"You never growl about anything"
he said. mo matter what kind of a
meal is set before you, you eat it
cheerfully. If you are feeling poorly,
you conceal it. How did you manage
to acquire such fine habit of good
humored tolerance and resignation"
Maybe the remark of child that
I once overheard helped me to learn
to complain and grumble as little as
possible" said DR.. Burt. "Whils I
was studying at Wilbraham academy,
I spent few days with this child's
father-a good man, but chronic
GROWER. We were all sitting in the
parlor one night, when tire question
of food arose. The child, little girl,
told cleverly what each member of the
household liked best. Finally it came
to the fathers turn 10 be described.
"'And what do like, Nancy?" he
said, laughing.
"'You,' SAID the little girl, slowly
well. YOU like most anything we
haven't got"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
AN APACHE MEDICINE MAN.

used. The appearance Of such doctor
is not only enough to frighten the bad
spirit away, but to teyrlfy the patient.
If he has not become familiar with the
demon. ,-.2
The Sioux Indians have medicine
man who chants about the sick, crawl
ing upon hands and knees a portion OF
the time. Then he pretends to get sick
and groans, gags and makes all sorts
of grimaces and distressing sounds.
Finally, he takes the patients hand
and, placing his lips to the palm, pre-
tends to draw out the evil spirit: then,
placing his face in a vessel of water,
he prnfesses to see the image ~ the
animal, the spirit of which has taken
possession of the sick one.
This animal is then whitfield out OF
a piece of bark by the doctor and shot
at by others of the tribe until the
image is broken into atoms. If this
does not cure the sick one, the same
has to be repeated, only the medicine
man sees different images each time
and whites out different animals ia
be shot.-People's Home Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
WEAR 4 STRANGE COSTUME.
Indian Medicine Men Dress IN Bear
= Skir1 and Make Use Of Queer
Charms.. II ~3

All tribes Of red men have their doc
tors or medicine men, but many Of
them do not depend upon drugs as
curative agents. It is believed that dis
ease is some spiritual or mental influ-
ience upon the physical part Of the pa
tient and can be charmed away. The
medicine men of the Apache Indians
dress in bear skins. as shown In the
Illustration, and carry a; rattler. made
something after the manner OF tam
BOURNE, also wand made like 9 spear
and loaded down with strips Of differ
ent colored skins, or, perhaps, leaves
and dried, poisonous animals, like the
lizard. The bear skin costume is also
decked out with turtles, poisonous
reptiles, spiders, birds of prey, etc. As
breastpiece, the bat is frequently
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
WONDER If any of the boys and
GIRLS know how the Indian sOuaWS


| girls know how the Indian squaws
cooked their food. Well, I'll tell you,
and then you can see how you would
have liked that kind of a cook
stove. While the squaw was MASKING
the corn or nuts that she was going to
cook, the children gathered the dry
leaves and twigs to start the fire with.
They put them on the top OF pile OF
stones. You will see why later. Now
everything was ready to start the fire.
The squaw had no matches, so she took
two pieces of stone (finD, and struck
them together until she got a spark.
You all have seen the sparks come from
the street. when the horses hoof struck
the stones. This is the kind of spark
that the squaw makes to light her fire
with. Ask your grandmother or grand
father or any very old man to tell you
If they remember how fire used to be
made with flint.
After the fire was made, hSw do you
suppose she did her cooking? She had
20 pots. pans or kettles So she filed
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
FEMININE FADs AND FANCIEs.

The Windsor tie is Z popular favor.
tie.
Delft blue is one Of the modish col.
prs. II
The velvet cabochon Is q fancy Of
the season.
Yokes when used on shirt waists are
nodded after the 1880 type.
Broad-shouldered effects will prevail
In shirt waists next season.
Orchid OF purple shade is popular
~ adapted for evening wear.
Tailored neckwear in Madras and
linen is enjoying considerable vogue.
The tight-tftting Louis XVI. bodice.
much pointed in 'front.' Is the new
Dst.
Shirt waist sleeves tend toward tho
bishop order, with somewhat wider
:un than in the past.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
NEW MEDICAL DISCOVERY.
OH Of Tt:rpentins Found to Be an
Efficient Antidote for Carbolio "a.
Acid Poisoning.

A remarkable discovery has apparent
ly been made by q Dublin veterinary
surgeon named Allen respecting an anti
dote for carbolic acid poisoning, reports
the London News. ''":',. 49, ',,...-.!s! .,
Some time ago his attention was
drawn to two horses which were evil
IDENTIFY suffering from poisoning. On
examining one he noticed that the mu-
cous surface of the mouth was blanched
and that the animal was staggering.
There was general twitching of tho
muscles, the eyes were staring and the
animal was rapidly assuming coma
tose condition. Mr.. Allen asked for
some oil, linseed for preference; if not,
any kind of oil that was handy. Some
was brought, and about two wineglass-
fuls administered to one of the animals,
the effect being, to quote the words Of
Mr.. Allen, miraculous.
For the first time he then noticed that
the coil" which had been given to tina
horse was the ordinary turpentine Of
commerce. So satisfied was he with the
result that he gave the second horse
NAL was unconscious. In about ten
minutes it recovered, and both horses
were at work the next day as If moth
ing had happened.
Not long after this, by a peculiar
coincidence, Mr.. Allen was asked to look
at blacksmith, who, after drinking a
glass of stout, had become very i'll. In
the forge the veterinary found the smith
in a condition of coma, a strong smell
Of carbolic acid pervading the premises.
Ultimately he discovered that the man
had drunk out of the wrong vessel, and
imbibed solution of the acid instead
Of the stout A doctor was at once sent
for, but in the meantime Mr.. Allen adj
ministered a dose of turpentine that
happened to be on the premises, and the
man not only quickly recovered, but re-
sumed his work within an hour.
Turpentine as an antidote in similar
cases had been previously unknown and
representative of the News recently
sought out an expert with a view of get
ting medical opinion upon a matter of
so much Importance. "The symptoms
in the case you mention" he said, "are
distinctly those of oarbolic acid poison
ing, and so successful does the Treatment:
appear to have been that further ex-
periments in the same direction are we'll
worth trying. If subsequent expert
ments confirm the oil of turpentine
treatment, then on every packet or bot
tie containing carh01ic acid should 'ha
printed this simple antidote."
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
JUST ONE DAY
Free from the slugger Brought Out
q Fact.

During the time I was a coffee
drinker," says an Iowa woman, Il was
nervous, had spells with my heart.
smothering spells, headache, stomach
trouble, liver and kidney trouble. I
did not know for years what made me
have those spells. I would frequently
sink away as though my last hour had
come.
For ~ years I suffered thus and
used bottles of medicines enough to
set up a drug store-capsules and pills
and everything heard of. Spent lots
of money but was sick nearly all
the time. Sometimes was so nervous
l could not hold plate in my hands;
and other times thought I would
surely die sitting at the table.
''This went on until about two years
ago when one day I did not use any
coffee and I noticed was not so nerv-
Gus and told my husband about it. He
had been telling me that it might DO
the coffee but said: NO, have been
drinking coffee all my life and it can
not be- But after this l thought
would try and do without it and drink
hot water. I did this for several days
but got tired Of the hot water and
went to drinking coffee and as soon
as I began coffee again was nervous
again. This proved that it was tho
coffee that caused my troubles.
1--WE had tried Postum but had no.
made it right and did not like it, bu:
now I decided to give it another trial
so read the directions on the package
carefully and made it after these di-
rections and it was simply delicious.
so we quit coffee for good and the re-
suits are wonderful. Before, I could
not sleep, but now go to bed and
sleep sound, am not bit nervous now
but work hard and can walk miles.
Nervous headaches are gone, my heart
does not bother me any more like it
did and don't have any of the smoth-
ering spells and would you believe It:
I am getting fat We drink Postum
now and nothing else, and even my
husbands headaches have disap-
peared; we both sleep sound and
healthy now and that's blessing"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
Look for the book, '"rhe Road tO
MELVILLE" in each pkg.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
A LITTLE VARIETY.

The electric motor is fast displacing
the leather belt in factories.
The palais de CASTLE, the home of the
late Queen Isabella in Paris has been
purchased by the French government.
AS an advertisement of it's thread q
well-known firm has, after several at
tempts, connected Europe and Asia
across the Bosporus, says the London
Financial Times. with 1880 yards of cot
ton.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans is q
baseball enthusiast and seldom misses
an opportunity to see game. He has
been visiting Mrs. Evans sister in
Poughkeepsie, and while there attended
q contest Of the Hudson River league and
rooted" uproarously for the homo team.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
HooPsklRTs, cHoKED RIVER
Dredge Brings Up CASTOR Crinoline
Of Forty Years Ago in Re-
cent Operations.

The Kalamazoo council has under
consideration the dredging of Kalama-
zoo river from the city of Cooper, q
distance of several miles, for the deep
ening of the bed in some places and
the removal of sandbars in others.
The estimated cost of thorough job
is 100000 and for half the money, it
is believed, the situation can be ma
terially improved and the damage by
floods greatly lessened. reports the De-
troit Tribune.
If the dredging Is undertaken partic-
ular attention should be paid to that
portion of the river within the cor
poration which has never recovered,
even with times help, from the chok-
ing the channel received during the
hoopskirt era of 40 years ago, when
every casto1f crinoline found its way
to as near the middle Of the stream as
a wounded and outraged male member
of the household could throw it. Those
old hoopskirts are there yet, save the
comparatively few-which are many
raised out by fishermen with hook. and
line. They are there by the thousand,
a plague and pestilence breeder. They
have damned the river and been
damned by the riversiders.
The merits of these ancient skeleton
balloons beat brushwood blind for
straining water and retaining re-
siduum. All sorts of floating
wood trash found a foothold and
lodged in them. They became shadows
and the shadows of pestilence, for
which the hoopskirts were responsible.
All these antique memories of the
maids and mothers of many years ago
should be scooped out of Kalamazoo
and something done to put them out
of action, though heaven knows how it
can be done. Possibly deep pit in
some secluded place would hold them.
They should be planted as near the
center of the earth as possible, lest
some scientific researcher for prehis-
toric remains find and exploit them as
the bones of pre-Adamitic Kalamazoo
zoos.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15

one of her baskets with water. hear
you laugh, but it is trus. Some of these
baskets she had made so fine and light
that they did not leak at all, while Others
had to be covered over with pitch OF
gum that was made from the sap OF
trees. Now what do you suppose shs
did? put the basket on the fire?' Oh
no! because it would burn up. She put
the stones which the children had piled
up under the fire one at time in the
water, and as each would get cold she
took it out and put in another hot one
until her water got so hot that it be-
gan to boil. Then She was ready to
cook her corn or nuts or anything she
wanted. The picture shows her drop
ping the stones into the water.-Chicago
Tribune.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
HIS TENTH BIRTHDAY.

He has said good-by to his rocking horse.
Z And the games he used, to play; :.
While the house of blocks lies tumbled
heap
He is ten years old to-day!
The soldier of tin, in its suit of blue
With trimmings of finest gold,
Is behind the door, unnoticed now
Its owner Is ten years old!
The top and drum have lost the charm
Which was theirs for many day,
And the woolly sheep gives lonely 'Baa''
For the boy who has gone away.
His mother signs as she looks at him,
, And knows that all earth's gold
Cannot restore the curls and kilt
OF her boy who is ten years old.
The little lad, who sat on her lap
And rocked, but yesterday;
His feet now touch the floor, of course.
For he's ten years old to-day.
-B. a. Pitman, in Farm Journal.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
Canine School Of Etiquette.

A school for dogs has been estab-
lished in Paris. The object is to teach
them politeness. The animals are
trained to welcome visitors by jump
ing up, wagging the tail and giving a
low bark. When the visitor leaves, the
dog accompanies him to the door, con-
stantly wagging his tail, and bows his
farewell by bending his head to the
floor. He is trained, likewise, to pick
up a handkerchief, glove or fan that
has been dropped, and return it to the
owner.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
DRUGGISTS Expensive Error.

Carelessness in writing out a pre-
scription has cost Paris doctor q
months Imprisonment and a fine Of
$40, whilst the chemist, by whose as
sistant the evidently exaggerated dose
was made up, was awarded six days in
prison and fined $40. The victim who
suffered by the mistake obtained 500
as compensation after claiming s., 900.
IN. Y. World,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
RACIAL PECULIARITIEs.

Five feet is the minimum height Of
the Russian and French conscript.
The average Japanese soldier is not
more than i've feet four inches high.
Rheumatism is almost unknown In
Japan. The Japanese escape the NAL.
ady to great degree by avoiding the
excessive use Of alcohol mad tobacco.
In fasting feats the sect known as
the jams. in India, is far ahead of all
rivals. Fasts of from 30 to 40 days are
very common. and once q year the
people abstain from food for Is days.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
Her longest Dav.

He-1've forgotten what was the long.
est day in the! year.
She-I amyhot sure of the date, either
but I reme4hber it was that day in June
when you called both in the morning
and after1oon.-N O. Times Democrat
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
Fish in Extreme Cold.

4 Berlin professor has been expert
menting with the effects of extreme
cold on fish life. He has found that
many fishes remain alive in a tenn
perature of As degrees below freezing
point, but they then become so hard
and brittle that they splinter like a
piece of ice when struck against hard
substance.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
Crabs Of Enormous Size.

Some of the huge crabs found on
Ascension island are each foot IN
length. They have been Rown ia
steal rabbits from their holes and d.
your them
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15
Sad End of Faithful Dog.

Sad End OF Fa1thtuI DOB,
In a dog cemetery in Paris there Is
tombstone which bears this inscrip-
ton, to the memory of a brave St.
Bernard: "He saved the lives Of 40
persons and was killed by the forty-
first"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-09-15


been. .1
''Here-lean on me, Abner!" he cried,
hurrying to his old friend and throwing
an arm around the stopping shoulders.
And before the astounded Abner could
have tine to push him away-if he had
meant to do so-Joshua hurried on;
1--WE been havin' the time Of my life with
the rheumatics since seen you, Abner.
Say-I've changed my mind about max
ing a paster o. that field-the cattle's
we'll enough as they are. An with no
cattle there we don't need no fence there
no fence at allan the groun's mighty
rich along where them fence corners
use to be-s'pose we take that four feet
along there an turn it into one big
flower hed-where she can raise all the
posies she wants? We can help her,
Abner-soon's you begin to git 'roun'
little better-an' it'll help us both to
git out into the fresh air-Oh, come, now!
There! there! make me think Of my
mothers OIL garden"
There was not much that was articu.
: late in the remainder of what he said ;
but half an hour later, Sim, returning
with wood and aghast at Joshua's unex-
pected coming and filed with trepidation
for himself, stood tiptoe in the porch and
saw Joshua Long supporting his enemy
along the line of sweet peas, and show
ing him where the flower beds should
! rim