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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

The Breeders Law WAS repealed
last Thursday when it passed the
state senate, aud the bill already
has the Governor approval. The
conduct of the house and senate.
respectively on this measure-for
it passed the house 6rst, fairly in
dicates where the lobbyist exerts
his greatest power. The bill was
not partisan one, but held by its
friends to be in the interest of
morality and the safeguard of the
youth of the state. The house
passed it with only few dissent
ing votes. in the senate it barely
escaped defeat. A powerful lob
by employed by racing pool sell
ers sought to defeat the bill in the
senate and almost accomplished its
purpose. The changing of the
vote of Senator Hicks, a Republi-
can, was all that prevented the
state of Missouri from being con-
tinued in partnership with the
race track gamblers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
Wedding Superstltions.

The bridegroom who carries
miniature horseshoe in his pocket
will always be lucky.
The beide who dreams of fairies
on the night before her wedding
will be thrice blessed.
Never give telegraR to a bride
or bridegroom on the way to the
church. 1t is a sure omen of evil.
Marriages on board ship are
considered unlucky. If you can't
be married on dry land, remain
unwed.
The finding of a spider on the
wedding gown by the bride is con-
sidered a sure token of happiness
to come.
If during the marriage ceremony
the wedding ring should fall down,
the brides fate will not be an en-.
viable one.
If a bride should by chancc see
4 coffin as she starts off on hel
wedding tour she should order the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
driver of the carriage to turn back
and start over again.

You have no enemies! Then
you have never dared to stand up
for right against wrong, yon have
never protected the weak against
a bully; you have never even dar-
ell to defend your own rights
against oppression. Had yon done
any Of these things you would
have made enemies. Even if you
had done none of these things you
would have made enemies. Even
if you had done none of these
things but simply achieved a little
more success in your business than
did your neighbor you would have
an enemy, for failure always hates
success. The man who has no
enemies should be ashamed of it.
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

booking, interest and the like, ii
costs all some accounts are worth
to collect them, and still the man
owing it to them is perfectly re-
sponsible in financial way. 1t
very often happens that the worst
sinners in this particular are the
men best able to pay. We have
known more than one case where
a man having money on deposit in
the banks, drawing interest, made
a poor little shopkeeper wait for
his pay nearly year, so that the
debtor might get the benefit of the
4 per cent interest which his bank
deposit drew. God bless the man
who is uneasy just as long AS he
owes u dollar and who, when he
has the money to pay with, will
hunt up his creditors with as much
energy as some creditors are forced
to use in hunting up their debtors.
The every day business of any
community would be immensely
benefited by the prompt payment
of all the small obligations, for Il
dollar can do a lot of business
in twenty-four hours when it is on
the road and travelling. The slack
ness of few men in this particu-
lar in the community makes it
much harder for all to carry this
plan into effect. If you have been
one of those slack ones turn over
a new leaf. Exchange.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

Anent the accumulations of the
Rockefellers, Morgans, Goulds
and so on, it is argued that only
through the great piles of amassed
wealth by these individuals does it
become possible for us to witness
the great industrial operations
which have SO rapidly advanced
the United States to the front of
all producing nations, that such
individual wealth really promotes
the interests of the masses. This
argument seems very plausible,
but it does not hold tight from the
fact that the masses have always
seemed more eager TO contribute
their small savings to carrying for
ward great developing enterprises
than the multi-miIlionaires them
selves. No one has shown the
truth of this better than Thos. w.
Lawsons in his revelations of the
''Frenzied Finance" operations of
the RoekefelIers, Morgans, etc.
Lawson shows that it was not the
millions of the latter at all that
went to finance great opera
tions like the Standard Oil, Anal
gamated Copper, United Steel and
similar enterprises, but the small
savings of the masses invested up
on the representations of the men
who are alleged to stand for the Fl
nancial solidity Of American in
dnstrial development. Lawson's
exposure shows how the enterpris-
ing spirit of the small investor was
played upon again and again by
these great financial operators
only to lead them each time
to ruin. The French people suf.
fcred similarly in the Panama ca
nal scheme. 1t was the French
peasants who reached down into
their stocking boards and put up
tI,o kuc~lrols o$ v,o;ll;o,,, that .vnr~
so recklessly squandered by the
earlier Panama company. Would
not the wealth now owned by the
multi-millionaires come forth more
freely in the aid af American in.
dustrial and commercial develop
ment if it were disseminated among
the people who are the actual ere
ators of it,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
Little Bobble on Editors.

editors is men who amt got amy
snap job i guess, my Uncle is a
editor and thay have thare furni.
ture to pay for bat he is a editor
of little paper on the big papers
thay pay for thare furniture be-
foar thay git it. Thay are three
kinds of editors:
l. boss editors.
2. other editors.
8. spoarting editors.
l would like to be a spoarting
editor beekaus be gifts into all the
fights and ball gains free and the
other editors pay when thay go
but thay doant go thay aint got
time. The boss editor is the best
job for mummy.
editors is pretty hard to lick
thay doant git licked mach. Orce
my Pa tried to lick editor but
got licked hisself and came home
with an eye all black and Ma said
1t serves yu rite trying to talk
away the freedom of the Press -
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
Things Worth Thinking About.

Successful people usually hnd
that shade trees and easy chairs
are few and far between on the
road to success.
1t is not a sign of weakness to
seek advice of the man who has
had experience-it is a sign of
good Judgment.
1t may be that the unsung songs
are the sweetest. Those who have
heard most of those that are sung
will agree to that.
The talent of success is nothing
more than doing what you can do
we'll; and doing whatever you do
without thought of fame.
A man is relieved aud gay when
be has put bis heart into his work
and done his best; but what he has
said or dcne otherwise shall give
him no peace.
TO do the right thing at the
right time, in the right way, to dc
some things better than they were
ever done before-that's task
worthy any mans effort.
Sad will he the day for you when
you become absolutely contented
with the life you are living, with
the thoughts you are thinking and
the deeds you are doing,
There is only one plain rule OF
life eternally binding. 1t is this
Try ,hyself unweariedly till thou
fndest the highest thing thou art
capable of doing and then do it.
Luck means rising at 6 o'clock
in the morning; living on a dollar
a day if you earn two; mindins
your own business and not med
ding with other peoples. Luck
means appointments that you new
or failed to keep; the trains yol
never failed to catch. Luck means
trusting in God and your own re
sources.
The only one who never makes
mistakes is the one who never doe
anything. Preserve us from him
from tie man who eternally want.
to hold the scales and so never gel
done his weighing-never hand
anything over the counter. LIE
the rest of US go ahead and max
our mistakes-as few as we can
as many as we must-only let u
20 ahead.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

Interstate Commerce Commits
sioner Garfeld's report on the in
vestigation of the Beef Trusts
operations don't seem to be get
ting much applause from the pub
lie, but the trust magnates are said
to be smiling broadly behind their
bands. Mr.. Garfield has said that
be could only find that the profits
of the Beef combine were only
about 2 per cent. While we do
not put ourself forward as disput-
ing his assertion, we would like to
know how it was possible for all
the packing house operators in the
combine to become multi-million-
aires on such small proGtss
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

The ability displayed by the
Japanese in modern military sci
ence is most wonderful in view of
the fact that no longer than fifty
years ago the fighting arms of that
nation consisted of the medeayal
sword. The Biographies used in
the public schools in this county
as late as twenty-five or thirty
years referred to these people as
being half civilized and classed
them with the Chinese.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

The house has passed an amend
ed senate bill making the term OF
county collectors in this state foul
years instead of two and limiting
the holders of these offices to one
term. 1t also does away with the
law under which the office of col
lector and sheriff may be combined,
as was formerly practiced in this
county. 1t is thought that the
senate will concur ia the bill as
amended.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

Tom Watson of Populistic presi'
dental aspirations says in his
magazine that President Roose-
velt has "fought abuses in civil
life, he faced the coal barons and
virtually brought them to terms
he bearded the railroad kings and
broke up the Northern Securities
combine" Yea, and when the
people looked for one who was a
real octopus scotcher they passed
over Parker and Watson and lii
on Teddy Roosevelt.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
Executor Of Theo House, deceae,f

THE HUSBANDS JUDGMENT Hesr
Husband and wife often disagree anpae
some matter that concerns each other .,sA
frequently the husband finds thse -
wifes judgment is the best. The case q
Mr.. John w. Young OF Liscoln. ILL.,, 6su.
ever. is an exception. he says: my viaD
and both had severe cold and W. -
cided to get some kind of medicine I
bought myself bottle of Harrs Hses,
and Hoarhound and. taking it as direess4
was we'll 10 short time. She wanted a.
other kind and with the result that -
still has 4 bad cough. advised hex .
take Harris Honey and Hoarhousd as6
think she will have to do 20 il she gets wual
this winter" Harts Honey and Hsse:
hound is sold BY F. X. Teasdsle, Potssi
and ]. L. Eaton. Belgrade. in 7sc. soc ~
81 90 bottles
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
A VERY CLOSE CALL.

A VERY CLOSE CALL.
II stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve was
racked with pain" writes c. w. Bel
lamy, I locomotive fireman, of Bur.
lipGton, Iowa. II was weak and pale
without any appetite asd all rua
down. As l was about to give up, 1
got a bottle OF Electric Bttters, aud
after taking it, I felt as we'll as ever
did In my life.'' Weak, sickly, run
down people always gain new life,
strength and vigor from their use,
Try them. Satisfaction guaranteed
by F. X. Teasdale, Druggist. Price,
SOC.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

BY what right is John D. Rock
efeller entitled to wealth estimated
at one billion dollarsl His super
ior intelligencel Go to! we don't
believe John D. or any other of
bis ilk is a billion times our intel
lectnal superior.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
FROM ONE WHO KNOWS

MN ONCs WIN hNO"A
The following statement from Mr. / H.
Hoald. Ph. G., and manager of the Eos
omical Drug Store. Lincoln. Ill.,, viii u
Of interest to readers in this locality h
says: II have known and sold Harts eEDr
ey and Hoarhound for several years sDh
believe it to be one Of the best cough ~
parations on the market. It isvsry ui
ant to take. without any Of the naassaiae
effects common to some. and hss aun1
friends wherever Il Is used" Al osa6
medicine for children Harris Honey -
Hoarhound Is snquestionably the -
that can be secured. It cures c.
Coughs. Coads aad whooping Cough. sE
soc and 81 90 bottles. Sold by Z. i.
Teasdale. Potosi, and DR.. J. A. Ass.<
Belgrade.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

The Missouri legislature has
passed a maximum freight rate
bill. Who says the Republican
party in the state is not an i'm
provement over the discredited
old gang so long dominated by
corporation influences2
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
May His Tribe Increase.

We want to say a good word
for the man who promptly pays
all his small obligations. There
are too few of him and the breed
needs encouraging. Most men will
pay sometimes, but only a few pay
promptly. As most any business
man doing Il credit business will
testify that counting time. postage
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
SAvEDFROM TERRIBLEDrAra

The family Of Mrs. NJ. L. RobhftA
Of Bargerton, Tenn., saw her dvio1
aud were powerless to save hec. TTa
most skillful physicians aod ever
remedy used failed, while coosuun-
tion was surely but slowly taking her
life. In this terrible hour DR.. Eiaess
New Discovery for Consumption t9ea-
ed despair into joy. The Arst b0t&ls
brought immediate relief and its COO
tinued use completely cured her.
Its the most certain cure in tho world
for all throat and lung troubles. Gus.-
aoteed by +. \. Teasdale. Price so.
aud Sl 90. Trial bUtties free,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
FINAL SETTLEMENT Ness.,a

FINAL SETTLEMENT NGn~x
Notice Is hereby given to al; .. ..ls-
ors and Others Interested IN t. -
tate OF Thos. A. House, deceasee ..4s.s
the undersigned executor AZ -..k
estate Intends 70 make a final = -.
ment thereof, a& the next term &, q.
Probate Court Of the county Of ]: -
ington, to be holden at the couref ,,--
in the city Of Pot0si on the = ..x
Monday Of May, 1905.
Il. +. H0uR
Executor Of TheoL House, deceae,f
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

Re-Go Tonic Laxative Syrup is pleas
ant and e6ectual medicine for cleansing
the system. regulating the liver and bow
els. cures Costiveness. Biliousness, Head
aches. Loss of Appetite. Bad Breath,
digestion S.., and Py;Pepsia; 7,c' soc and
Potosi. and DR.. ]. L. Eaton. Belgrade.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
FOR SALE,

Good family horse, works double or sim
gle: trots in harness and PAGES under sad
die: also one-horse surrey. almost new.
and light spring-wagon. Will sell one
or all at a bargain, and will throw in har-
uess and saddle with horse and surry.
B. F, KENDALL, Potosi. Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
Notice to the Teachers.

The regular teachers examination
will be held ia Potosi on Friday and
Saturday, March cath and 25tiL
Teachers desiring to have thei- certi-
icates renewed, bring or send them
in. J. w. Houston,
County School Commissioner.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

r. NJ. Bugg Mercantile Co. have
received a car load of Northern
Seed Oats, which they are offering
at low prices to the farmers of
kthis section.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

Who made the multi-millionaires,
did they make themselves or did
the people who paid the freight
make them2
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

The Gar is now said to be open
toa peace proposition, We
should think he has had enough by
<h;, <;,,,a
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

The JourDal would like to have aa
active correspondent at every tom
and postOfi1ce 10 the county. Send -
the news OF your community.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15
kuropatkin ought to he convinc-
ed bv this time that he can't.
A just distribution of the wealth
created by the toilers would rob

Russian hopes of the escape Of
its army in the east seems to de-
pend upon a tie pass.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

General Kuropatkin is DOW only
endeavorine to protect bis rear.
1t must be pretty sore by this time.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

A large barn on the premises Of C.
8. Parsons at Riverside vas destroy.
ed by fre one night recently. Two
fine horses, two mules aud 4 flock Of
sheep perished in the aames.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1905-03-15

Jas. L. Darling, oDe OF the promi-
nent merchants aud former postmas-
ter of Flat River, died at his home
there on Monday of last week.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24

A decision just rendered by Judge
West of the Lansing circuit has interest
for supervisors in other counties. The
board in this county has refused to audit
the claim of a physician for attending
typhoid fever patients, on the ground
that typhoid is not a dangerous commun-
icable disease, in the judgment of the
board, and the physician was not there
fore entitled to claim under the state
law providing for such cases. The court
decides that while the law gives the
board discretion as to the reasonable
ness Of bills for such services, the ques-
ton OF what is a dangerous commune
able disease is committed to the state
board OF health. and is beyond the juris-
diction Of boards of supervisors to deter
mine. The board of health having class
ed typhoid fever as such a disease, the
supervisors are commanded to audit the
bill
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24

Keep as much of your earnings in cir
culation at home as you can. Don't send
away your dollars to distant point from
whence they will not return Dollars
circulating in any community help along
everyone in it. Eventually they will
seek investment in new enterprises which
will help the place and give support to
laborers and their families. Let every
citizen consider it his particular duty to
help along his town, his county and his
state. He will be the winner in the end.
If you wish to buy horse or any other
kind OF stock, perhaps your neighbor has
something just as good as you can get
elsewhere. Pay him your money for it..
1t will keep just so much the more money
in your county. The sooner business
men, professional men, farmers and all
classes of workers in general come to
realize that dollars kept at home will re-
main in circulation among them, will help
along the town, help start new industries
and assist il keeping down taxation, the
better it will be for all concerned
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24
They We're Anchored

F. D. Lincoln and c. G. O'Bryon took a
day off Wednesday and went to Wabasis
Lake fishing They caught big string
Of bluegils and hung them over the side
Of the boat to keep them fresh and add to
as fast as they hauled in more. When
they became tired catching so many they
headed the boat toward the landing, a
long distance off and forgot to take in the
anchor. The boys took turns at the oars,
the Roadway made was so slow that o.
Bryon thought it was the fish holding
them back, Lincoln thought it might be
strong under-tow that made such hard
pulling. The nearer they came to shore
the harder it pulled.
They finally landed with hards badly
blistered and soon ascertaired that the
anchor had been dragging.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24

Talking about news gathering, the
Wave was the first paper in the state to
publish the account OF the accident at
Belding last week by which two well dig
gers lost their lives by choke damp. Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Randall. of this village,
we're in attendance at the funeral of one
of the unfortunate men, Van Fisher, on
Sunday.-Lake Odessa Wave.
You will have to forget it Brother
Weber. What do you think we are doing
up here in this neck Of the woods9 Let
ting the metropolitan papers in Lake
Odessa tell our news to the people first9
Better look at your exchanges little be-
fore making any such breaks again.
Only one day late, that's ALL Come some
more Brother Weber.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24
Birthday Anniversary.

Mrs. Lucy Sophia Fisk was very
pleasantly surprised on Wednesday. Aug.
22d, at the home Of her daughter. Mrs
M. Stoughten, in Otisco. the occasion be-
ing her 92nd birthday anniversary. Her
relatives arrived with we'll filled baskets
and gifts as a pleasant reminder of the
occasion and most happy time was en-
joyed. At the proper time, the table, al
the head Of which Mrs. Fisk presided
was loaded with all the delicacies of the
season and crowned by love and best
wishes the greatest blessing of all. The
occasion was one long to be remembered
by all present as one of the bright mile
stones in life.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24
TOURISTS HOME
II. E. ChappIe and wife Arrived From
Trip Abroad Last saturday.

II. il. Chapple and wife Arrived From
Trip Abroad Last saturday.
E. (. Chapple and wife returned from
the old country Saturday, having Travelled
more than 10000 miles during their visit
in foreign lands. They report most en-
ioyable trip but find that the customs and
ways Of doing business are very much be-
hind the times as compared with our ma
tive land and are satisfied that America
as an abiding place is far ahead Of Eng
land or any of the other countries they
Travelled in. Mr.. Chapple says that one
lady expressed herselfrelatiye to it on The
steamer coming home, she said "she had
rather come 70 America to die rather
than stay in Ireland TO live"
They attended the Worlds Baptist
Congress in London and on Sunday morn
ing at the Baptist church Mr.. Chapple
will give an address based on what they
saw and heard there.
Later he will give a description Of the
trip through the old country which un-
doubtedly will be very interesting and in
structeiv.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24
North side Notes.


Frank Totten was in Lansing Sunday,
John Travis and wife are at Long Lake
this week. Hei is building cottage there
Mrs. Payne Rimes has returned from
a weeks visit with friends at Entticar
and Stanton.
All factories closed Monday afternoon
to give their employees chance to witness
the circus.
The Fred Stall house which was recent
ly damaged by fire is being repaired and
will be occupied by A. J, Torrance and
family.
Mrs. Frank Darling and son and her
mother Mrs. James Pierson returned Fri
day from Stanton and they left Wednes-
day for an extended visit with relatives in
New York state.
Fred o. Pinkham who has been the
efficient bookkeeper for the Balou Bas-
ket Co for the past two years has hand
ed in his resignation to take effect Sept
st. 1t is his intentions to take college
course and his many friends will be
pleased TO learn Of his advancement but
will misshim from our midst.
Monday afternoon several cars Of logs
from the Belding-HalI log train we're
rushing down into the yard with great
velocity and ran into a switch back Of
factory 3. that had heen opened by Mr..
Sherwood, The cars hunted into lot Of
empty cars and damaged lot OF them.
logs and cars we're in a tangled condition
for some time but cleared away now.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24

She was a bright girl and they were
at the baseball game Friday. She had
won his enthusiastic heart understanding
the game right off, and he loved her as
though she had been his sister. 1T re-
minds ME of the household, he said
the plate, the batter, the fowls and the
flys." And it reminds me of marriage.
she added. First the diamond, where
they are engaged; then the struggle and
the hits, when the men 60 out, and finally
the difficulty they have in getting home. y
Then he sat and thought and thought.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-08-24
Going To Montana.

Floyd Coons severed his connection with
the Basket Company last Saturday where
he has been employed the past two years.
He left Tuesday for Montana where he
says there is plenty Of work and better
wages than here, The factory boys
thinking it but right to make him little
present before his departure, Nj. n. s.
Campbell in a few well chosen words
presented him with a watch and chain as
s slight token Of esteem in behalf Of the
factory boys. He was so completely sur
prised he seemed speeches. at first but
thanked them and hoped he might have
he privilege of meeting them all soma
future time.