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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

We have until now refrained
from makfog any comments upon
the changes wrought in the school
text books recently by the county
text book comrsissiop, !principally
fur tho reason that VIC felt tho
member. of tho commission under.
stood their business without advice
or direction from W. We feel al.
40 that they bavc been guided
THAT il, Messrs. Rhodes and Hous.
Ion, MIR. Fox standing negative to
tho msjerity) by honest intentions
aud tho law governing their
course. We give little credence
10 tbs Indspepdent's intimation
that graft was tho motive underIy-
lug ,bs notion Of the majority Ut
The board. Aicssrs. Rhodes aud
Houston ure both nsu of tou we'll
known probity 70 apply the graft
charge tu beedieesly. Without de-
string Or intending to extend 4 dis
cussioesof this matter beyond this,
VIC wish to point aut one Or two
little matters in connection with
The Independents clamor over the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

After he dimes the dyspeptic
whines.
A mans reputation is no better
for being gilt-edged.
Too often the error of a minute
becomes the sorrow of a lifetime.
II u girl is willing to marry she
should tell her pepper SO.
Courtship is the first step aud
matrimooy is the rest of the fight.
1t takes b lot of push to dispose
Of the output of a wheelbarrow
factory. :
A burglar, unlike a horsssowner,
is willing to take another mans
dust.
There is something wrong with
& woman who :sn't jealous of some
body or something.
A woman is willing to confess
her faults to any ,nan who is un'
willing to believe she has any.
After ell, the fame that comes
to the average man is bat Il bubble
caused by blowing bis own horn.
No man can ever convince q
widow that be loves her unless he
tolls her so at least cvery Eve min
utes.-Chicago News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
The Cheerful Note.

Here and there, 10 the midst OF
present plenty, sad soul looks
through the sunlight aud observes
the approach of certain demnition
bowwows.
But above the low wall of the
liverless pessimist rises the clear
note of he who sees and hears &C.
curately.
Crops are good, which is 40
other way of saying that times are
not only good but likely to remain
SO until the suns and rains have
determined for us yet another har-
vest. Bnilding continues. No
war threatens. The labor situation
is satisfactory. Bene6cent reform
has restored public confidence.
Vast enterprises in course of
realization or definitely in contem-
.plation improve the national situa'
ton, which is another way of ad'
vancing the individual and the
social order.
The disturbances of a national
election are more than a year
ahead; nor is it by any means sure
that evil from that sourse is not
discounted by the national soIidity
of the current era.
There is no occasion for a with
drawal of confidence. The savings
banks by the record are proving
this. Deposits grow; and the
country and people grow in pros
perity at the same time.--St.
Louis Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
Postmaster General Meyer, it j.

Postmaster General Meyer, it is
relOrted, will urge congress at its
appgQeching session to puss the
parcel post and postal savings bank
bihs, both of which he is strongly
10 favor of. 1t would be a mis-
take to load the postal system with
these additional duties. 1t
should be the peculiar function of
this service to devote it's energies
to the sole purpose for which it
was conceived and instituted, the
carriage and delivery Of the mails.
We are not opposed to the govern.
ment going into the light freight
handling business or inauguratipg
i bsnking service if there is pub
lie demand for it. but these could
best; holding in view the efficiency
of The lostal service. be conducted
in departments Of their pwn.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

There is Il whole cargo of small
calibre Democrats seeking the
Gubernatorial nomination and the
Lord only knows who will secure
this prize. Unless some issue
comes up on which the Dem ocrats
can appeal to the public with sue
cess, it will not matter much who
they nominate for Governor, if
Hadlsy is the Republican nominee.
1t looks very much like a scrub
race between the Democrats for
this honor, and other indications
point to scrub finish, SO far as
that party is concerned. And the
talk in st. Louis about Mayor
Wells entering the race has not
helped conditions u particle.
Hadley would walk over him. with
more easc than he could over Van
diver Bali or Crawford. st.
Louis Mirror.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

lostery-box; or snppose that. ~ in
Mississippi, he proves that he can
read any section of the Constitu
ton OF tho State, or can e'nnder-
stand the same when read to him,
or give q reasonable Interpretation
thereof'-a phrase which, like
charity, covereth a multitude of
sina.-ths question remains: Has
the States duty, not to the voter,
but to itself, been thus fulfilled;
or are these but preleminaries to a
further step in the voters educa-
ton, without which this alleged
training for citizenship in the work
of the schools and this educational
test are likely to prove barren of
direct and beneficial results, so far
a the attainment of better gov
ernment is concerned? & = = -
George H ffayses,- in Political
Science Quarterly.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
Education of Voters.

Where the suffrage is as widely
extended as it is in the United
States, aud where the absolute de-
pendence of successful govern
meut upon the Intelligence of the
voter is 50 clearly recognized us it
is with US, it is strange that 80 few
of our States have been in the least
concerned to assure themselves
that the voter, before he comes to
to the polls, shall have an oppor-
tunity to form an opinion upon the
issues which he is there to deter
mine. True, u dozen or moro of
our states do insist that the voter
shall be able to read and write the
English language, and shall thus
be in a position to inform himself
regarding matters Of political con-
troversy. The heavy burden Of
his schooling is borne, and the ed.
uculional test for the suffrage il
exacted, in order that the welfare
Of the State may not be sndangsr-
cd by the vote of an illiterats. But
suppose that, ~ IN Massachusetts,,
the candidate does read glibly the
five lines of the Constitution upon
the card which he draws from tue
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

A north Missouri circuit Judge
has declared unconstitutional the
new eiRht-bour labor law applying
to telegraph operators on the
grounds that it is ''class legisla-
taon." Of course, it is class legis-
lstion, and passed for the benefit
Of that class Ut people which travel
over the railroads and risk life and
limb because of oysrwol ked rail-
road employees. II is strange that
our courts should almost nvariab.
ly construe sach legislation iD op.
position to its express intention
and purpose and in favor of the
''cluss" the law tried to reach and
regulate,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

The Democratic success recently
in Oklahoma is significant of moth
ing more than that a majority of
the voters there are Democratic,
who vote that ticket under any and
all conditions and not merely be-
cause of the attitude in which
President Roosevelt may have
stood in the Oklahoma statehood
question. The fact that Oklahoma
is Democratic is less the Republi-
can party's fault than it is Okla
homa's misfortune.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

suhday.morat !. reilroa,, COLI
sion 10 New Hadkpshire demon.
strated once more, with scientiGc
exactitude, the homicidal policy OF
most American railroads.
The impact, as usual, found the
point Of least resistance in cheap,
fraii day coaches, where most of
the human freight was packed
and this il true of hundreds of
hundreds of wrecks.
Sunday morning the people in
the Pullman's were merely awaken
ed, hardly bruised, by. the crash
that telescopsa the day coach as If
it had been pasteboard. mangIing
all of it's occupants, half Of whom
died. -.-
The economy that disregards
safety u crimes Wholesale crime
it has been on the part Of the rail.
roads in providing flimsy traps for
the greater part Of the travelling
public, many Of whom have been
crushed to death during the past
90 years, who would have been
saved in strougea cars. Yet no
great or moving protest has even
attempted to cure this method of
murder.
Most people ride ia the day
coaches; few by comparison travel
by Pullman's. Yet the vast ma
jority are given the cheap, weak
facilities. Cars as strong and
heavy as Puilman's. cars which
will protect life in the inevitable
collision, are the right of the pub.
lie. The absence of them is ex-
planned only by the cost, a fact
which emphasizes the criminal
negligence.
Compulsory Legislation will be
the cure, but this will not come
until the people who do the voting
as well rs the riding awake to their
danger and assert their power
Post Dispatch.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

The pharoes of ancient Egypt
consumed the energies and lives of
hundreds of thousands of men in
erecting colossal monuments to
their greatness. Just SO today
our kings of finance are consum-
ing the energies of hundreds Of
thousands of men in piling up
pyramidal fortunes for.themseives.
Those money piles are not going
to endure like the pyramids on the
banks of the Nile, however.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
Advises the Church to Wake Up.

xu0It - UO lUUES TtH0tcUuo N"
raignment of the church of our
time than its Indifference to the
social conditions of the classes
made up of less favored mon and
women down in the gutter. The
church has Justly been severely
criticised for its lack of interest in
the mental, moral andsphysical up.
building Of the masses. The task
of the church is to translate the
mind of Christ, FIRST by sympathy.
then by painstakiDg curiosity.
This curiosity should lead you to
know something of that stratum
of life below that in which you are
wont to move. Such sympathetic
curiosity will sooner Or later lead
to the only hope of the social un-
rest of our time, and that is per-
sonal service.
In our ecclesiastical relations we
have been intimidated from trans.
lating our relations to the world
into human sympathy for fear of
dropping into what has been called
the institutional church, but if an
institutional church be the means
bringing the church into profound
sympathy with human life, then
the founder of our religion institut.
ed the institutional church.
The church should take active
steps to cure the physical and men
tai us we'll as the religious ills of
the people. The church's neglect
of this vital work cannot be rem
edicd to soon. 1t has neglected its
most important function.
The great cause of our social
unrest is that monstrous profusion
and extravaganza which l am in
inclined to consider the worst note
in our American civilization. o.
tentatious wealth cannot be too
scathingly condemned.
l become more and more con
yinced that. the impatience of the
masses comes more from the abuse
of wealth than from any other
cause. Is it any wonder that the
average worker in the tenement
becomes wrought up at what he
considers the great injustice of So
ciety when be sees wealth spent
iavisbly around him, while be
strng giles in miserys
+ The modern workman is most
inflammable material for social un-
rest. The wonder is not that we
have produced such results, but
that results are not worse.-Bishop
Potter Of New York in. the Ameri.
can Press.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
REAUTIFUL PICTURE FRRE.

Farm Progress, hle monthly aarts:
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and industries. Ia giving away free
With every three years suhscrfpsioa Q
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

tsxt book changes which it has
either ignored or. overlooked.
Msssrs. Rhodes and Houston be-
ing Republicans, it might seem
that their conduct in this matter
WAS being criticised for q little
partisan capital; but be that as it
may. One Of the first things that
has occurred to u is, that these
gentlemen acted. entirely within
the law regulating the selection of
text books and that this law was
passed at the last regular session
of the Legislature, which was
Democratic in both it's branches,
and the bill is approved by q
Governor who was also a Demo-
crat. Now if there is anything
wrong with the law it seems some
what foolish to attempt to minim-,
ize its effect by assailing those
whose duty it has become to exc.
cute it. Why not assaiI the Leg
islature and the Governor! If the
law is incongrnous, it does not fall
upon the county commissions to
correct its defects, as they have
NO power to make any changes,
bot only to carry out its provi-
sions. The present change in the
text books no doubt involves a
great expense to the people having
children at school, but the same
thing occurred in this state several
years ago when Democratic leg
islature created a state textbook
commission, followed by a radical
change in the books in use in the
schools throughout the state. We
would be glad to have the Inde-
pendent reprint some of its views
in opposition to that measure. If
we remember Alright, charges of
graft aroee upon that occasion al
SO, and they were not entirely for
eign to the politics of this county
either. We believe with our
neighbor that the publication of
the textbooks selected for this
county is in the hands of a CON-
bine, but the county commission
cannot change this condition. Text.
books of standard excellence are
published under copyright and
these copyrights are held by the
publishing combine. To get such
books means yon must get them
from the book trust. AS to wheth-
er there was any need for change
of books in this county We are not
the one to Judge, but we under
stand that experienced teachers
admit that whatever changes have
been made raised the standard of
the books now used in the public
schools of this county.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

We believe there Is no tariff on
petroleum. yet the Standard Oil
Go. .not only fxes the price Of coal
oil and other petroleum products
IN the United States, but also the
export prices. If free trade can
bust the trusts, perhaps the Iron
ton Register can tell Us Why the
Standard Oil Co. flourishes.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
TogER l2TH, 1907, WASHINGTON
COUNTY, IL IesOuRl.

Appropriation Ct thirty thousand
dollars 1880, 900 90! for the purpose OF
buiiuing a court iouse-Yes. q
Appropriation ut thirty thousand
dollars {a30, 900. 00' for the purpose OF
building court house-No.
Erase the clause you do not want.)
BY order Of the Court. Witness my
la nd and the seal of the county court,
done At my oillce 10 Washington
County. Missouri. this 10th, day of
1907.
Seal.l .IN.. .. LoNo.
Clerk Of the County Court Of Wash.
ington County, Missouri.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

The cynics Of our time have white
washed many Of the vices. Posts like
the earlier gwtn6asas practically
praised lust ~ IN expression OF the
love Of life. Mr.. Rudyard Kipllng
practically praised cruelty - an st-
prsssion Of the love Of life. Poets
like Mr.. Hsaley and Mr.. John Davto.
sen havs practically praised drunkeu.
mess. OF violsnse. or obscenity - u.
pssssions Of the love Of liss.-C. X.
Chostsston In London Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
W. I. Hunter, agent Germaa.
American Insurance Co. Of NsV
York. See him forfire insurance.
W. Il. Hu,
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The Twice-a-Week Republic, OF s.
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This is one OF the Oldest and boe9
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Send all orders TO The Republic, St
Louis. Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
AcRININALsAr ATTACK

AN a l/s ~ 4NO1A.
on 40 iuo6ensive Oiti1en: 70 ffequaotlS
made 10 thst sppnfeutjy' ussleeg 11ts3e'
tube taiIed tha ''appAndixt' It's 4eur
eruily the resule OF pp0ersUse1 cpo-'
etlpatloh, following Nvef toFpos. ~.
Kiug's New Lite Pulls re9ulats tlbe
liver, prevent appendicitis. aod eseAb.
liah regular habits or the bowels. 26o
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

what Is ne dullest and dreariest
thing On Oo1tA!" asks n. A. p, ana
then Il aAsWers The question thus: TT
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gnyety. Il 10 the peak asd pinnscle
Of London amuDement. Il y the noos
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
Wjsdem Of the Raven.

"B09" VI WV "1V0"'
Two collie dogs were hunting rab.
hfts and the ravens were soaring
A. the dogs drove the rab-
bit ont into the open near the top e4
a hiu Il ran straight into . trap and
Vas caught. A. the dogs came near
fhs ravens came dew1. and By louA
c,oaking managed 10 drive away both
Thea they started in 70 dsvour tho
rabbit. which they quickly dispatched.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

The climate il very uncertain"
aid the man who worries over his
health. Yes" answered the weather
bureau man. "A climate is like 4 race
horse: ron can figure out exactly what
Il ought 70 do. but not what IT'S solng
to Co."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
Not What He Wantod.

Il Am selling new burglar alarm"
said the gentlemanly agent. Can I
interest you In It? This cont1tvanoe
will nx 1t % that everybody win b
awakened the moment . burglar steps
insice the house. II can't"
Il don't want 1t. II you have any
kind Of . contrivanee that win keep
my wife from waking up when burg.
lars break in. come around aAd will
talk business with you"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25
The good readers should get
busy next and invite President
Roosevelt to take a trip over the
roads that need Improving"

Nearly half of the counties of
Missouri have adopted local option,
and talk of state prohibition is
taken with much more credence
than formerly.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-09-25

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SPECIAL ELECTION, SATURDAY. DC
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-09
GADSDEN NEW BANK
CHARTER APPLIED FOR BEFORE
 THE COMPTROLLER.
Capital Stock will Be sIO0,000 and Site Has Been SeIected---Niontgom- erlan Organizing
 Trust COmpnny.

Gadsden, Jan. s-(Special by Long Distance Telephone.-It has been def initefy announced that a new national bank, to be known as the Gadsden National Bank. has applied to the Comptroller of the Currency for char ter. The capital stock will be $l00,00O
 all of which. 1t is understood. has been taken by local and foreign capitalists
 Major Hollenworth. a former and well known citizen, but now in the Indian Territory, will return and become Pres ident Of the now institution, and W. G. Brockway now auditor of the South ern Steel Company, and formerly con nected with the First National Bank of this city, will be the cashier. The bank has leased quarters on Broad. near Fourth Street, which will be fitted ur in first class style for itss use. It ie also stated from an authentic source that a trust company with a capital of S100,000 is being formed. which will be under the management of the same banking institution. The principal pro. moter of the trust company is a prom inent banker of Montgomery. Gads- den slready has three excellent banks, one national and two state banks.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-09
Notice of PostpOnement of Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the sale of all of the property. Including the goods. wares. merchandise. fixtures, books book accounts and chooses in action belonging to the estate of Florence Rice. doing business under the name and style of Rice Dry Goods Company. is postponed until eleven o'clock 4. M. Jan- uary l6th. 1907. at or about which time all of said property will be sold in bulk to the highest and best bidder for cash at the store house in which said stock of goods is iooet- ed at No.---on North Court Street. tn the city of Montgomery. Alabama,
 Sealed bills will bo received by the HeoeIv- CT at any time up to ten o'oek on the 18th day of January, 1907. but none of the seal cd bids will be opened until after the prop erty has been sold to the highest bidder at public auction. Then the sealed bids will De opened by the Receiver. after which oral bids will be received by the Receiver. and the person. firm or corporation making the high- est cash bid for said property. either at pub lie auction. or in a sealed bid. or by oral bid will be accepted.
 All sealed bids or oral bids for said prop erty must be accompanied by a certified check for one thousapd dollars as guar antee of good faith on the part of the otd- der. such check to be returned to such oid- der. If his bid is not accepted or if the sale Is not confirmed.
 The Receiver will report the highest bid to the court for confirmation or rejection.
 This the Sth day of January, 1907.
 GEORGE STUART. su-wd. Receiver