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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
Nsos Makes tina Sky Rane.

It - i!so atmosphere that makes
the SKY hs,k blue and Ne aoon
yellow. II we cuuI,t tusc..a ats H. All
elevation uf iiftv mle- ,..~,.st. the
snrtb's surface, we ,aaD,s,s s+ee that
the n,is,n IS II briIIassl wialas, while
sae s.sy would be black, w;sh The
stars shining rs t&:,yl.tly in day.
time ~ night. Enr,Ls:.snzr, ;.s II
,aost picturesque ts*itse Of the
spectacle, we shn,:ls., lake notice
that some Of the stars are red,
others blue, yet ",Ae-s violet, and
s,sll others green ia, c"lor. OF
course, all Of the STATS 1T we bar
the planets of ouv own system} ,.
arc burning Subs, an.i the hues.
they wear depend c1n'n their tenn
peraturc. The hottest stars ass
blue. Thus Nosc,. in The cons,c!
'u,ion Lyra, is IL b!.,o sun, l,uss,
dreds of times as large as our oaa
solar orb. We SIZE iourneyine 10
its direction at tbs r,tu If miIiis,,s
of miles day, sad at some futSre
:ime it may go'Ab5e lis all up. For,
after all, hurnisating though the
confession he, oMr sun is o,.:y u
very small star-of the sixth mag
uitude, OK tloreabont-and Of an
Importance IN the universe 40
slight us to bo scarcely within the
pale of responsibility. I;cunc
Eachc, IN The Reader.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

been w.Ighea: aud then in TINE i
became the C,i-t .m to mark The
exact weight and value or eacl
piece. This wa. first done in As-
>sria ant! Bahya'nia.. where s1,e5..I-
er ,a',,.,ds of csid and silver lssne
often h~-tn fsunt.e-
The s1ea of c.'niny yn.,nev WIS
fri conceived ~ the Greeks #
IoE;e l:s she >evens, c-nss@y r. c.
Itss~e iso'ple slaasped ne, ZACH c.,i:,
tht3i' cNT arii3s ursl seal al.ul nlv -
ing the s,sHraniy Il ihesf. State fDs
the etrrses weight and sa.o,. OF q nc.
COLTS Tse cIsto,!s~pre@1 rapidly
:,nI' sss. 'sss the Greek st..inces-
and sst.r ssaiy.
Tks .sissess gold coins ..re the
yell! =" +iss!xeis of b A:y Ions These
Sers ,1..lsss.rsi "ni y ..:.h ..,~ arms
of lbs c.>,nir,. vsa.h, lsa,r made
itself responsible .tS.,ho.r ,ro!,er,
weight. Nearly al et ,ae' more
.unes%s,A es>sss dpriv II theta weight
tIoias .he scase nf vs,lae esta2 2.AsisAed
ay lbe. .A!ts shekels Il Rahyl.n,a.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

aronnd the world. or build side
walk $50 feet wild, reaching from
Chicago to New York
Tho uses to wlsnh tjsis material,
mixed with sand or crushed stone.
Is put are almost 9sliinic,i. They
range froE3 the smsllcst es1ivert TO
the enorunsa.s concrate arcses; tlsat
span our lssrcest streams: fgO,n the
hulnblcst cs,ssage ms,ae of cancrct =
10 the finess .kyscraler anG Hiiics:
buildings bssit of re.nforcetk con-
eretc.
To ihc f.4vDer aIC.se. po-:la nd
rement cnnc-sss" prese ,ts an snt'''-
1sssnls range tt possibilities. With
i he makes .,s.' fence .sosts, Giain
es!ts. cnlvert .sipe, we'i cnrb:ng,
Feeding tlnos.- watcrisg ,roua.hs,
..zabIe ti""rS, Mos, gr;s;s-ri,s. ;si;.-
t,!e~s. residenc se; in fact he eau al
-,s<,~e make il take The pace of
:sssrythin. heretofore nude Of
Taas,,. ,.-Scicn,i.Ac Amer can.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
FREE TO SUBSCRIBERS,
Beautiful Sramed p.ture.

, The TsT;ce-a- Week Repub,iz ci ST.
t Louis. DO, is giviag away a beautifully
ifatned picture. si,ae st!x7s4 inches, to
everyone sending 81 for wears .SsSscrir.
:son to aseir great s-emiweekly paper and
Farm frosress. a rscGthly agric s.1ral pa
! f.r published by Tie Republic.
THIS oh.r Is open 70 both new md old
subscriber. If VOC az taking the cape:
at present. send in yGrS dollar aci.s Eaave
yozr time EsarEed up 5.sT one year aaI sc,
! on: of tiless beautiful pictures w.,arrut
any extra cost.
The PICTURES are gerutne works % are,
doE. i' nf;.e coiors. Guc ct them, a.5e
hea&s Of besutfu! cirNi. C,.c wes-s 4
biaC;: ;'Sinrs'ha, and Laa aawo roses i'is4aess
to hsr pink Eodice. If x oneis Ges:.s .saa,
orde7 W., n. The Spring Cir" Nc, ~
or Tx. Summer Cir wears a lahe
brown picture hat. trimmed with li,ns
gree! She s.so wears white aud gre,,c
waist, with bunch of vbEY pretty tlowcss
at he~ breast. The rem:.i;ning picture. ~
No. II. IS a ttree quarter length picture
representing The Win,e1 Giri." with \
long scat, boa about her neek and a mu-I
The frames are made ca 5oun.sed metss
and are all bla.k. 10 te:i sher, from rea:
ebony it.woults De Necessary To- take there
from a's wall FOR exaInina lion. The pic
lures anl frames are rla., ant, pretty !
enough to- grace the wa!te of {, m,i!iou-
are ; iarie. There is ncsssing cheap or
shoddp .oosing about ther1,. They cannot
he du .i.eated lathe retail aicrt=s ior less
than s.> cents. The best ie1on,r1entla alton
that Nc gi,,. them is "a say that ii
you asc not thoroughly satisfied with Your
picture they will refund the money for
your @ai'scrptcn and pay sts= postage for
returning the picture to ITEM
1t ,sa are already subscriber to the
Twice-s-Week Republic. or il you want
only The agricultural monthly, Farm.
Progress. send silver d;sue for one wears
subscription TO- this big sxteen-pacc farm
and bone paper. The Fwice-a-We eek ke-
publ ~e-is the eldest and tsast s.n,-weeklv
tamat. paper in the ccAsltry. and Farut
Progasss Is lie fastc%1 grnwiDg farm
mon,1iy i, America. k.rnember that
YOU gst both these splendid publications
tor year AID one cN th-se handsome
frannd pictrses, all fo- only 81.
Earnit 10y pos, Office or express money
ordsr. registered lettez or bank draft. Do
not send personal cksaks Write name
ana address sla.nly Address all orders
to .ise St. Lcais RepSoIic. ST. Louis, Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

Harriman's statement that when
he wants legislation he can buy
legislatures, congress and the in-
dietary, is one which stamps the
character of the man who uttered
it. 1t is on par with his illegal
acts as manipulatcr Of railroads,
nnd manifcsts the low estimate the
commercial spirit of the times puts
+,pon the integrity Of American
citizenship. If sucl, conditions
en!Iy prevail! in tho country. how
,nuch longer can we say that we
are a people of free institutions,
that the people rule for the coed
OF the people.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
Trying TO Squeeze .>ut Tear.

Most raiIrtasi rre--i.l .n.S feel il
duty bound /" bark guisa yIfsuny
nowadays. Bns st j. hard iot
for them.
President Trne,-esai... # the E".ia-
ware, Lackwanpa and We .trrn- in
his annual rrlnrf speaks vrrt ~
berry abrll. ",h.- universal aad
pronounced htstilM, &, raiir,ad.-'" :"
AID points /" 'he '1.,mr'iIny" f,as.
hat ,hp iax.- Of hs- r.sd we're IL,
creased l., S572,ys5 las, Year
Turning from i'a.~e grave utter
ances t. the fiscal statement. Wa
find that l1acka~ ahna'- n, earn,
ings for TIE yea, ann''n'ed tts
forty three FER res.. "n lis capi;as
stock. II pa'd cash Dividends O.
twenty per cent, de,o.in= the re-
nainder /" sptr'nI improvements
and >nri lts. IL view Of which,.
we Judge 'ha, ss..kh'l.iers will he
Ybe t. survive The .sh.,ck of in
creased taxes.
President Smith, Of ,he Louis
Vile and Nashville, depIores that
agitation and legislation are de,er-
ring investors from advancing
capital t. the roads. No doub, he
remembers the comparatively re-
cent transaction whereby thirty
millions of the sluck of his roas..
WAS converted into fifty millions ot
collateral trust bonds, ETC., and in
that inflated form passed on 10 tEs
investor.
No litigation deters the invest.,v;: ;:
but he hasn't any loose money
partly because he has of late put
50 many hundred millions into in-
tlatcd railroad capitalization, in
tho form OF collateral trust bonds,
ETC., issued by one road to acquire
contro! OF another. When the in
vcstor is in funds again tho con
soI'daiin" and initiating may be
vigorously resumed, to tho vas,
satisfaction aud profit of tho gen
tlcmcu engaged in it.
President Baer, of the Beading,
protests rather culamitousiy against
reduction Of passenger fares in
Pennsylvania. yet cannot really
fear that such reduction will inter
fere with payment of tho regular
dividends ON Reading common,
which is all water, aud which now
sells ut about one hundred and five
dollars against thirty eight dollars
only three years ago.
Under such conditions it is hard
to be really gloomy. There may
he tears in the text, but the figures
smile brightly through them.
Saturday Evening Post.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

BY the time VIC &C: roads unor
wli!cI, to usc them tie u;,tolnob;..c
will have been So perfected and The
cost 30 reduced that they will un-
douhtediy come into con'snon usr
and will take the place of horse
drawn volliclee. The f;,rmcr will
Use them in his plowiu@ ucd reap
;ng where he now uses horses. The
manufacturers will deyol"lc the
machine. hut it falls upon TIC i.c'
,,le to supply the reads ",'on
which u use thcn. y III, ~o':t;
roads. and rcliub'c mD.or vehicles
10 reasonable coat, Tia" !'n''si"
would he less at the mercy q IN"
railroads.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

The railroads, il sccu~, are nl:>
ng preparations to ti-ht thr Ell
%orccmcnt Of the two cent l'asscn-
,,er rate law in the courts. THIS
,yas TO be expected. The 'aiir'a''-.
rom past experience III ti.i> k'rd
If litigation. have abundant rra>'''
10 believe that they can "''.,ii''i'
sbe matter al,ou, in the courts fnt
"a iuIe!erminatc Number nf yeats.
The expense to the road, viii be
nothing more than ,|,c court e''~ts
and the people will continue /" i'a,-
She thrce-ccnt rate until n hnai 'h''
lision is reached. IT, "tiicr wnts.
Notwithstanding Il law has hcoi'
snade. the custom has l,ccrlne
such that there is no rc!iet to c,luc
Hlou il to the public nStil it hns
been decided whether it l. really !,
Esw or not.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
E;,vrM,.u> nr..U II, .t III" p.rt-
isud t.iNent i.,dus;f,


Tue I.r~!'sr:j,". If I,.r'!s.,:i CO.
:u,-s,t i, 'i.l- ,-'nn.r, has :,,,s,.,-r.'
~ ts'lri, '.,s- Yeats fr,'i> =. .''.H bar
:rl> Il ,t.;: l., i,r'h, ,tlh' ''"r,,,i~
last v."". an,t t''is with tir ,'rna.
pert "t an i,tre:'~- finrin. ueH'
sr~r "t tW'hlv i"r cent. y l'loo,
imi,.- ,u lin. i,an,i> ot it trust. 'i,u
prices hAs, increased iN ~. rus'
,i..I,irs.u iunnih~ fr.n Gfictn T.,
tHen,r tp' cent "t'n legitimate
t!rsnap,l.
lhi- rn"rn'"'!> ont, nj for 7h';
would he sufficient - !"tiId iir-t
class c-uner. -i,icwa!!, .,yc feet
wide ,l-r.c a.r. -sentIas times
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

Major Harvey W. Salmon of
Clinton, Mo-. has been convicted
Of bank wrecking aud sentenced to
three years in the penileniiary.
The "Old Guard of the Missouri
Democracy has fallen into devious
and dismal ways indeed when such
things may happen TO its most
prominent figures.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
The hffaiE OF The Chair.

s)Hce there yvas Il mar. who went
-. "a friend and Aorrowe J ii char.
ss> "n- Il nice ss,air, and. ,hc friend
sssss:ss3sly lent H.. for hc thought ii.
.-,ss@i deal Of the man.
*, The ulan tsa,k the c;iair hcrle
:sa1b him and Kept it a I,A,.: while.
IA last the eriend sent word a,
ssasn that hc vs;an,eI the ,tsa'r hac,a.
~ the mars said uii .>3yhi. that
.:e would bring the ciiai.4 back.
And u day ct SD Ia,ey he took
he chair hask, To his fr:aad.
The fric,&'. hooked at him with y
puzzled :,is 5s.sh said thai, he waat-
}.sI the ch,>:r back, waerea, sh
nsn had I*sI.,yht the chair hack.
The ma2 =ss,d he knem it, aud so
he had blrs:e..ht the cb;.ir back, rs
bis fricnL c:;uld see.
But the Friend saiss he didn't
think so mach of peo;!o who c.ssld
not understand Il single, everyday
request, that ho thaHght he had
made it definite oucsgh when he
sent worss' to, the ,,AH,a to bring the
chair back.
The msa grew Il trifle angry at
this and said to h2> friend shat if
he wanted the cssair back he sl,ouId
have snsi so.
Thea, the friend said if the map
conh:n't bring tho chair buck be
coah take the chair baG4.
So the man took the chair back
home with him.
But why should the friend want
simply the chair back aud nnt the
clair bac!s.
!, o. did l,c yant the chair back
instead of tho chair back.
Next time the friend should lend
the man i stool, should he not:
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

1t is a terrible thing to our Dem
ocra,ic friends that the Repnhli
cans had received financial aid iu
their last national campaign from
corporations, but the former arc
already jubiIating over the thought
that it is the Democratic party
that is going to handle the trust
campaign contributions at the next
r-oloction
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
Bids fnr D"rrsitnrH Of County
funds.

Nut. .tr is htrltr Elyen t'ab >c1'ctl
pru;:nS..i- viii l.. rt,....v"C i,v l.,t
tNn:ity Court rf Wn>tiugtt,t, ;..!l...s
At 't}r My term, tstD.. ui.lil ,f,,.i, t.?
t,n first ,1"s 4 nr Glid terra - s;!i,f
court. brii}, II he f.',il q - Dr Nav. ItG..
:l:n iy':.s>- nr h,uE'iil. COZ o'pnraLiu,,S
nr >S,ri"'irNs e. ,rIi.,prl in -iit.
ct,i:iI,r .ur tn: 4, = .s:I. rf tiit' f.rtl> .f
>1;H ''''i;nt: IN ti.t. i"a years Ir>r c,-
n;I,.i,: 'rUHI The cate ut said bt! h., the
'n'>l.- lnii>t. >t.t. tlc Hfl,utlti, that
VII ne tIi,i 10 tie cDLutv fur ti.e
iriT,.t-:r If tc.i3g mad, :hc dep,,-il l.ry
II -u.ti t..f~ ;r;<? tt.t,~s! II, n,'.-.r.>at'li-
81 ~ Il duly certified, check 81. ~,itne
st,l.CHt bank fnr tie aHiouut offered
in said bid, ,r3y;ll,!e Ia the t,e,ssnrer
II s',i,! c"'i.s'r, ~, II preferred. the
ani",sytt IL cnT!f-'Cy may i.s de.ieeied
IL ia', u .!!s.: IL .s: s-is.;.l nt .-aid Cunis-
t.t' ';!'. No hift vii, he cora'de red
uu'cs, s;rA certified check or the
atntlUt J., en- iruncy shall accompany
tie same. 'iie Court reserves the
! rj-h.t !, jtcs hov aud n'! bids.
JOIN q. LoSG.
= Clerk G uE,P C,arl.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

ne ship hng tru., 1e's all the
money ~ wants from c,,r,-rc~s for
waterway improvement. Why
Aont the people wake ~, and or
1aniZe II trust of their rwn to se
cure federal aid in m;,roviny pub
lie higbwa,st
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

The "vested interests" other
wise known rs the trusts, are after
that nun RooseycIt," and hope
70 suppIant him with Il Democrat
who will he a little more co,npIa-
cent towards the efforts of the
trusts to steal the country.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

The honeymoon ~-as over and the
e7!rhoa-6 wac bare
'.Don't vorgy, daFsing,' said h. ro-
ra,sntic husband. as he opcA.., he
r:1no: ".emeube:. music is III" food
oe love"
The p..1t.uu. .:::tc wife aAau.; &c.
i,cad.
'Gut IL you really think music is
.he. food OF love she responded, "ner-
l1aps you can step around and get the
butcher 70 give won {, beefsi ieak for u
mere song"
Thea the long haired genius woke
UP.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

The Democrats won in the st.
Louis election last week, bui
whether their success was due 10
the weakness of tbs .Seln,.iicsu
sicket or the fact that the Demo
cratic ticket had more saloon keep
ers on it IL undetermined.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
II seems tho legislature has been

1t seems tho legislature has been
so liberal, not to say pro1igatc, in
its appropriations that tho state
treasury will have doiici. of over
q million dollars in the next two
years. In view of this fact, We
should hear less carping criticism
from our Democratic friends on
the awful extravaganza of the last
session Of congress-.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
iiic b,...cry strike Is over and
/ serious dr,ufh avnr,e,,

Walter Wellman is going to
make u try This summer for the
north pol" via bainon route. The
oardsh'iS ST former polar rxplor,
ers will therefore be airy nu,hings
70 MIR. W-llmnp,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
The First Coined MoRsy.

When rne!aIs were .irst used for
pnymcnt they were Simply weigh
ci. The next stci, WIS ,n ISSUE
l.icccs Of god aud silver ,.lat had
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

The foolish man approached the
wonderful goose that laid the gold
en- eggs.
"'Old bird" CALCULATED. the fonl-
ish man, Il tiiuk your time las
come. Golden eggs arc n" longer
popular. Why can, yru lay gold
briclss:''
''I'ccansc, mister" replied the
goose, Il don't belong to the
l:rick'aycrS' Gn'on.'
Aud then the HX fell. ~C!,icago
News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

Missouri produces silver. al
though, perhaps, NOT n,nny
people know it. The OF" in she
Joplin district cnrrics from one to
oGc and three fuurt!,- offices per
ton. Over 1900 ounces Of sill
vcr, having II face vnIu, uf $500,
WAS takcu from Missouri mines
last year. Cape Girardcau I>cmr.
cg;,l
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
W. L. Hunter. agen. German
American Insurance Co. of New
York. See him forfire Insurance.

'toley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and eEpels the
cold from he system as it, is mildly
laxative. 1t is guaranteed. The
geHnine is in the yes!o" paclsaye.
Clay Drug S,ore.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
THE TWICE-A-WEEk ISSUE
OF THE
ST. LOUIS
GLOBE 0CRAT

Two III. r"rer- every week Eight mere yage~ eaci.
i"'s'ay md Friday. Ihe best newspaper tho tni,e.a
States Fice,iue,t Journal for the home Unriyulet
eSpment 9" the principles Of til. Icrnbcan party
Ms bright. always cean always newsy. always relia,
y rite r.r free -anr'e copy sesd dollar
nt>ct'ia"n. I:ettcr still, ra" ste5 to-day tho lleie
ttn'ins Co.. St Louis. M, and this semi
weekly paper tw" uner special soDg time cam, &gn
'irr. Which mast ae accepted within 80 days from the d..
Il :fs ,npei.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
Old-Time Railrcading.

A writer in the Macon Times.
telling of the Hannibal and St.
Joe rai'roai fifty years age, says:
1--WE used the old forty or fifty
pound rail with a poorly construct
ed road bed of mostly yellow clay
that with any rain became Ike -
hog wa'lnw, inio vilicI tie cross
ties and tract, would often I've bur
iea out OF sight. 1t was no un,
Usnal sight 10 see the track fox
hundreds of fest III the cuts buried
id the clay and slust from two To
Elk feet in depths, and the loconu-
'iyc would, in ra~-ln" through this
r1irc. become ,horou-'!y coatett
all over
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10

Representation Not Growing.
TIE first British parliament, consist
ing Of it's present number Of uem-
hers fc10t. was e11screi in tSs-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
SApplus Products of Washington
Coua~ty.

Statistics gatherrd by the State
Bureau II Labor show the following
surplus produces were shipped from
this County during The year 100:
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
Young peop!s Musi learn /
Think.

The young i,o"pIc @: to-day rs
compared with those Ut hfty ,e"fs
ago are chiefly deficient W ,.cn ci'
uf er.i;i;nri attention, snh .n}-.ssv,
thinking. They cAn.r''. ~ al l,,;,-:
the, t.Is.t,iv d.. u,,, ii,i,,il ~ ci...r-
'y. n> ra,l2ni!A, or ~ r,'.:'ntIr Ii
did thc;, iRii.y- 'ii,r, ,Ir n.,t IT,
,,licktv .il-;in.nir.s i!,. l,ss., aui
from the pm t;'vn'. III" l1"T'i1i ttnn
ti,, ij,,>N, ~ ,|ic uit,l q! s',.. i3>-t
-rn,r;!inn. l'j.rv !,Hrc ~ :;'.1Z
s:i, jur. nf intri:llui,ru: tlIcy ~.
wide readers rt t,r'nt.t Ci,ieii'"tui
literature: they have tasted c"crv
fruit un IN. c:rH, l,re uf 'lnr.i
cdgc: ti.cr know " ,I,a;%at,d ii,t,t-
c~iln. >rrnl'>: t'I"t III" uts'rr Nt.~:'
iiI,. :,nd in..>t;;,u~ ,.-s, ai'r".-sN,
tln,n anN n;sl,-r IT .h, .ecsi! nt.a.r
nti.nS. l:nt they a'''. p,''r'7'y i.e'
as'raf by sn?h;@,ry. ar,' easily H.
10 surrender conviction wilen il
..,ui,ict~ with interest. Pre- i.sunI
v. II. L. tasn-t, al i:.owh ri
,cr~f,,. IL ir>ilc Nceti,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-04-10
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ons Of Congress t" be held during those wears The
fight finish OF The impending battle against the vcn,,c
trusts and n"n"oe Every detail of the na,iouni cau
H.n, including all the party conventions and the result
Of the II ssiden'ia election os November 1905 In short a
tic If all the world.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
Presentation Of Officers.

Mrs. j. j. Seerley of Burlington
past president of the Iowa federation
then yielded her position to the new
ly elected president, Mrs. Nash OF
Audubon, and presented the gavel OF
authority in little talk teeming with
sentiment expressive of appreciation
Of the Oskaloosa club and its splendij
women, what they had done for the
organization and its members. She
was glad that she had been president
of the federation. Her term of Office
had been an experience broadening r.
influence, an education in itself, AM
she felt that she had daaper knowl
edge and appreciation of all woman
kind. Congratulations were extended
and generous mention made of help
full Influences and endeavor and the
lady assured the federation That her
term of Office would ever remain The
most pleasant of memories.
Mrs. Nash, the new president, in ac
cepti1g the gayel thanked the mem.
Ders OF the restoration for the hon.
o"s they mad concurred by choosing
her to the hign place. she stated thai
she was overcome by the sense of re,
sponsibilities entailed to the extent
that possible sense of pleasure was
submerged in feeling the weight of
responsibility. The lady entreated
that the same hearty cooperation and
support of the membership that nas
sustained and strengthened her pre-
decessor be given her.
The two little talks by the heads OF
the Federation were received among
scenes of much enthusiasm by the
body of the house, and the Biennial
meeting came to close in the sing,
ing of "Auld Lang Syne."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
COAL TRADE REVIEW
CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS AZ
n POINTED OUT BY LEADING
TRADE JOURNAL.

Chicago, May 1S.-The Black Dia-
mond today says: "The railroads in
placing reconsignme1t charge on
coal handled in Chicago benefited trade
conditions, from the operators stand
point, tnis spring to a surprising de.
gree. Coal production may not be as
heavy as formerly and in fact is short,
for this time of year, but the prices
are holding unusually steady and the
disposition is to place contracts ear.
lier. Some good-sized orders, that
were withheld last year until August
and September, or even later, are now
on the books of the coal companies.
Even making liberal deductions On ac.
count of the strike last year, contracts
are much ahead of normal. This is
traced to the absence of free coal, the
direct outgrowth OF the reconsignment
charge. Inc movement of domestic
coal to the market continues surpris-
ingly heavy, indicating a late consump,
ton, the possibility of good market
in the fall and possibly that dealers
are storing more now than in the past.
Screenings are sIrong because the use
of stocking devices has broadened the
market"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-05-23
MAY HAVE THIEVES.
Officers Arrest Suspects In Num-
erous Burglaries.

The participants in the recent pet
ty burglaries that have been going on
in the city the past week may come
to light by the arrest of two men this
morning by officers. VIM. Newton
and his son, James Newton, VINO have
been doing scavelger work around the
city, were arrested yesterday after.
noon in Perla by Constable Geo. An
drews and Police Officer Will Donlel
ly, charged with burglarizing the "
A. Rayburn, VIM. Titus, James Wall
ing and other residences about the
city. They were brought to the city
this morning by the officers.
They were closeted with the two of
ficers all morning, but they could get
nothing out of them. They were ar
raigned before Justice Bacon and were
required to furnish $1,000 bonds each
which they could not do, so are con
fined in Jail. The officers believe thai
they have a strong case against them
The elder Newton is also charged
with lewdness with one Anna LaForce
When arraigned he pleaded guilty, not
knowing the punishment for such a
charge. He was afterwards allowed
to change mis- plea.