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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
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Cost of Bad Roads.

| have tried very hard to honey
comb my district with rural free de-
livery routes, which are the greatest
beneft to the farmers, and in many
insta ances--fulIy oneEialf-the service
has been refused by Uncle Sam be-
cause Of bad roads. Farmers often
complain Of heavy taxation, but the
heaviest tax any community sroaned
under Is a bad road. 1t wears ont
and destroys your work animals and
vehicles OF every kind: it adds 500 per
cent every year to your blacksmith
bill; il adds 800 per cent to tue cost
of transporting your product to mar
ket: it diminishes the selling value Of
your farm at least 290 per cent: it
drives your children from home iu
disgust to parent'ess life in some
distant city, away from your loving
care and beset by thousands Of dan
gers; it makes you eray-beaded before
your time and often carries yoG to a
pre- emature egrave.-CengressmaH Rams
dell OF Louisiana.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
Squelching the Sparrow.

The English sparrow has been
declared the buccaneer Of bird life
in many sections Of this country,
and outlawed accordingly. II in
Massachusetts ali should come to
it that the statutes prescribe its lot
would be an unhappy one, indeed.
1.-The officers having charge of
public buildings in cities, and such
officers as the Sci ectmen designate
and appoint in towns, shall take
and enforce such reasonable means
and use such appliances, except
poison, as in their Judgment will
effectively exterminate the English
sparrow in such city or town."
Thus, it is the purpose of the law
not only to exterminate it, but to
exterminate it "effectiveIy." Fur
thermore, it is expressly excluded
from the protection that the law
places around other birds, and ell
persons are forbidden to give it
harbor Or succor under we'll detiu-
ed penalties. TO Il considerable,
perhaps we might almost say, to a
general extent there is more dead
ness in the law than in the birds at
which its grim provisions are aim
ed. Some of our foreign bird
shooters may take advantage of
this special siccuse H. hunt them
for culinary purposes, but rs a
rule they seem to multiply and
thrive. There are more crumbs
than stones cast their way in the
cold days of winter, and without
their pincky companionship, which
they maintain at the cost of BRAY
| inf its frost and storms, we might
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
The Rev. III R. Hicks 1908 Almanac

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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
The Hon. Madison Z. Smith o1

The Hon. Madison r. Smith of
St. Francois County, No, and
Washington, D. c., is certain that
Missouri will give Bryan $4,000
majority next year. Being of both
St. Francois County, Mo-, and
Washington, d. c., Madison +.
Smith may have overlooked some
tracks in the ground at this end of
his long trail. Bryan had $4,000
majority in Missouri in 1896.
When be ran four years later thif
majority was cut to a majority os
$4,000. -Four years after that,
the state went for the. Republican
party from the top to the bottom
of its ticket, with the exception of
one Office. Ninteen hundred and
four was to 1900 AS the immortal
David Crockett was, in Washing
ton, to the dishonest tradesman
who was trying to cheat him.
1.-The price is $780," said the mer-
chant, ''but | will reduce it one
half to you" You can't beat me
in generosity" .said Davy. "l'Il
reduce it the other half Accord
ing TO the official returns, there is
now no Democratic majority in
Missouri subject to further redac-
ton, which may be the basis for
the Hon. Madison Il. Smiths cal.
culation, that, having struck bot
tom with bump, it is now ready
for rebound. His faith is equal to
d mustard seed, but not nearly so
good for seasoning unpa!atable
things. Globe Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27

What can a good printer do, and
does every work!ngday OF his life. He
takes Il manuscript, the chirography
OF which would make the lid of a
ChiLa tea-cheSt blush with envy,
translates it into the vernacuIar as he
goes along. corrects the spelling and
the grammar, and very often the
rhetoric, and turns it out not as the
author wrote it: but as he intended
to write it. He sets up in type better
English than most men can write He
can detect errors OF fact as we'll as Of
style. He can give the sporting edi-
tor points on horses and the religious
editor on theology. lie can appreci-
ate the merits OF a discussion on tue
tariff. and detect the fallacies in ii
profound leader on economics; and he
can do more hard aud Intelligent
work, if he has to, than any other
crafcsman.--E
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27

the latter were boarding their
money and the banks had to hold
onto their depositors savings and
issue cashiers checks to conserve
their snail supply of cash. The
government iaboring under this
idea, to relieve the situation, pro-
poses to Issue $3.50, 900, 900 in 3
per cent certificates of indebted
ness. What is the result! We
see the banks and trust companies
coming forward with the ready
money to subscribe for these Ger.
tifcates. Mind, they cannot get
them except to pay dollar for dol
lar. We note banks in st. Louis
that have beee refusing to pay out
cash on the checks Of their deposi-
tors are ready to take from $780,
900 to S2,O00,OOO Of the certif-
Gates. Where was the money be-
ing boarded and who was disturb
ing confidence! If the money that
is now being offered By the banks
in payment for those three per
cent certificates had been kept in
circulation through the current de-
mands of ordinary business there
never would have been a money
stringency or loss of confidence.
Ii will cost the government to let
these certificates outstand one year
as contemplated, four and a half
million dollars in interest. So you
will see the people are being ''re-
lieved'' in more ways than one.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
GUARDIAN AND CURATOR'S
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
OF guardianship were granted N the
Undersigned for the person and estate
OF Narcis Portell, insane, by the Pro.
Mo, on the 18th day of N0vembe-,
1907, and all persons having clai ms
against the estate OF said Narcis or-
tell are to present such claims bet"re
the Probate Court granting the srt-
tiers. for allowance within two years
from the date OF thi, blication ur
they shall be forever barred.
Robert PORTELL,
Guardian and Curator.
\nv % lGl-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27

Light seems to be breaking a
little on the cause of the financial
stringency that has possessed the
country lately. 1t begins to look
like q strong arm" operation of
the money trust upon the govern
ment. We have been told all
along BY the finaucial interests
principally the banks of the larger
cities, that there was scarcity of
money; that owing 70 some influ-
ences at wosk among the people
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27

experienea = -enso uf is'sS. Bat
siich1oan is tired cf them. On the
Isl of next month new law vii.
go into etfer, authorizing the pay
men. IF a bounty Of , cents a mead
for sparrnys. This vii! continue
in force until the last day of Feb
ruary, and be resumed for similar
periods during following years.
The probable effect Of this will he
to encourage Tie sparrows for nine
months in order that they may be
more numerous when he harvest
Is ripe.-Boston Transcript.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
HE FOUGHT AT GETTYSBURG.

David Parker, Of Fayettc. n. Y,
who lost foot at tsnttyshurg. writes:
Electric Rittcts taye done me s..Dre
good than aEy medicine | eyer tuok.
s"r several wears had s,nsUach
trouble. and paid ont much money for
medicine to little purpose. until be-
gan taking Electric Ritters. l would
not take $500 for what they have dnne
for me-" Grand tonic TOR the aged
and for female weak nes~s.s. Great al.
terative and body builder; best OF all
for iame back aud weak kidneys.
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pjSf 10
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27

bread and black coffee.
Woman is the better half, and
it is not by sacrificing the one
woman against the many men III
this couGtry who have been caught
stealing after they had grown rich
beyond the dreams of avarice that
lest confidence among European
OF domestic investors can be re-
stored. District Attorney Jerome
has failed in prosecution of a sin
gle one of the half dozen men
caught stealing in the directorates
Of great life insurance companies
in New York. These men were
all millionaires. They had their
magnificent country seats, their
yachts, their private cars, and Of
fetal salaries twice as great as that
of the President Of the United
States. The shadow of the wolf
never fell within leagues Of their
doorsteps. Who but the devil
could have prompted them to take
over the property of others, or
who else could have moved multi
millionaircs, in control of great
railroad properties, to water their
stocks and bonds, sell them at a
discount, and pocket the proceeds,
instead of putting the money back
into the company rs extensions or
betterments2 The Chicago court
was right in deciding that it was
without Jurisdiction to try the
devil, and that Mrs. Romadka,
agent, was legally responsible in
the absence of her principal.
But this decision, though just,
can not restore confidence either
IN this country or abroad. The
name Of Mrs. Romadka has never
been written among those of the
high fnanciers. Investors never
invested in any company exploited
by her and either wrecked or
plnndered after its treasury had
been flied and its securities hulIed.
through the operation Of mis-
placed confidence in 1ae manage
ment. She needed nothing she
couldn't get, but she wanted what
she wanted when she wanted il.
The woman pleaded insanity, bus
even if such plea were open to
men who have always shouted
that they are ''safe and sane" the
precedent established in the Roma
dka case ought to bar it in future
trials of thieying milionaircs pos
sesscd OF devils. This may be
hard on such mi|iionaires, for ii
would be easy for them to get
luries Of sane men who would cas-
lily believe that Il man worth $50.
100000 or $50, 10000 and who
will rob others to get another
million, is certainly crazy. But
the law has been laid down in Mrs.
Romadka's case. And the ga'lan-
try and chivaIry of this country
will rise up as one man to demand
that Il woman shall not be made a
scapegoat for all the sins of crazy
finance, and that she shall not eat
her corned beef and cabbage
alone. Globe Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27

A New York horse trainer is
said to be making more money
than the salary of the President of
the United States comes to. The
high fnanciers Of the East must
have an escape valve somewhere,
50 they blow off to their horse
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
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The simple aud plainest laws of
health are outraged every hour OF the
day by the avera ge man. Did Adam
smoke? Did Eve wear corsets? Did
Soloman chew tobacco: Did Ruth
chew gum? Did he children of Isreal
make for beer garden after crossing
the Red Sea? Did Rebecca eat gum
drops and cream and call for soda
water: Adam was the first and was
made perfect from head to heel. How
long would he remain so after eating
m;nce pie before going to bed? Sup
pose he had slept in a bedroom 5x1
with the windows down, the door
Shut, and two dogs under the bed:
Suppose Eve had laced herself in ii
corset, put on tight shoes. sat up all
hours OF the Dight eating her fill Of
trash, and had sizzled her hair. When
you come to look at the way people
mIshehave themselves. you can only
wonder how they have ever lived to
get here.-W Western Publisher
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27

''Prohlbition does not prohibit,
is the stock argument of the friends
Of the liquer traffic. They claim
that there is more liquor sent to
dry counties after local option than
there was before. In this case we
dom: see where the liquor interests
have their kick coming.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
A SIGNIFICANT PRAYEF

A SIGNIFICANT PRAYER.
"May the Lord help you make
Buckien's Arnica Sdlve known to aE.'
writes J. G Jenkins of Chapel Hin, N.
&. It. quickly took the pain out OF q
telon for me and cured IL III a wonder.
fully short tire hest on earth for
sores. burns and wounds. :2,;lc at S. +.
Thurman's drug store.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1907-11-27
Bryan still has the Democratic
party in his vest pocket, but there
is beginning to be some strain at
the seams.

The financial situation is a strng-
gle between the government and
the money trast, with the trnst on
top and asking, what are you go
ing to do about it2
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-11
GRIFFIN HAS A NEW JOB
Enters on Duties as Assistant Superin.
tendent of Brandon. Saskatche.
wan T. Hudson Bay Road.

j. H. Griffin, former Great North
ern agent in Grand Forks, but for the
past two years assistant Industrial
agent for the Great Northern. has en-
tered upon his duties as assistant sup
erintendent of the Brandon, Sas-
katchewan & Hudson Bay railroad, to
which position he was appointed by
General Superintendent Bryan on the
first of April.
The line over which Mr.. Griffin has
control is in Canada extending from
st. Johns N. D., to Brandon. Man.
Considerable new track is to be laid
the coming year and Mr.. Griffin will
undoubtedly have his hands full. Mr..
Griffin's success in railroading has
been marked. and his steady rise to-
ward the top has been gratifying to
his many friends in this city.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-11
APPRECIATION Of
WORK Of. PRES.
CARHAR7
Board of Management in Ac.
cepting Resignation Passes
Strong Resolution.
TWO OTHERS RESIGN
Faculty Named BY the Board
at It's Session Which Ended
Last Evening.
TWO OTHERS RESIGN

President Carhart resigned his posi-
ton as president of the state normal
school at Mayville which was accepted
by the board of management In ac-
cepting the resignation. the board
adopted the following resolutions:
Be it resolved. that in accepting the
resignation Of President Carhart the
board of management desires to ex-
press its appreciation OF his valuable
service in this institution and to the
cause of education in the state during
the ten years in which he has been
connected with this school.
I'VE regard him as man of the
first rank as an educator and instruc-
tor and tireless worker.
Eve would commend him to any in
stitution engaged in the work of pre-
pairing teachers for the public schools
of any state as man OF the highest
professional knowledge and ability in
that particular line and we trust that
in whatever institution or field his
future labor may be performed he will
find ample scope for his eminent abil-
ity and tireless energy"
The alumni and other friends of
President Carhart have flooded the
board with letters asking the board
to retain President Carhart and the
citizens of Mayville greatly regret the
fact that the school is to lose his SER
vices. N.
Miss Edith B. Carhart. librarian and
manager of the boarding department.
and Miss Edith v. Longfellow, secre-
tary, resigned their positions and were
urged to remain until the close Of the
summer term. Miss Longfellow was
offered the position OF bookkeeper
and instructor in typewriting and
shorthand, but did not accept.
The following faculty were elected:
c. r. Travis, Phi. B. mathematics.
Edith E. Brant, music, drawing and
penmanship.
L. G. Watson. art OF primary in
struction and supervisor Of practice.
Jesse G. Childs. B. IA. English.
M. j. Abbey, B. A., biology and
athletics. -
Merritt N. Pope, B. S., geography.
physics and chemistry.
Raymond G. Patterson, history and
economics.
Agnes Skundberg. B. A., Latin and
preceptress ladies' dormitory.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-11
TEST SUIT PROBABLE IN LIEN LAW

1t is not likely to be very long be-
fore the new mechanics lien law, H.
B. So. will be put to the test in the
supreme court, on the ground that it
is class legislation.
The act amends section 6295 of the
code of 1905. The printed bill as in
troduced by Mr.. Griffith, read "any
person who shall make or alter any
article of personal property" etc. The
Judiciary committee of the senate
amended the section to read, ANY
blacksmith or machinist having an es-
tablished place of business within the
state" shall have lien upon the same
for reasonable charges for work done
and materials furnished, until the
same are paid. The act specially pro-
vides for any work done upon an en-
CINE, threshing machine or well ma
chine. Also that the lien for all work
done on that class of machinery shall
be first lien on the property, taking
precedence of a mortgage for the pur-
chase price of the machine. The
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-11

theory Of the blacksmiths' organiza-
ton, which really inspired the amend
ments to the bill, is that the machine
is practically valueless until it is re-
paired, also that 1t has no earning
capacity, consequently the man who
puts labor on the broken machine and
supplies materials at considerable cost
and outlay of capital is just as much
entitled to his pay as the man who
sold the machine in the first place
in fact the blacksmith claims that he
has been an important factor in assist
ing the machine salesman to get his
money.
The claim is made, in machinery cir
.cles, that similar law was placed on
the statute books very soon after the
organization of the state, but was soon
repealed. In the argument supporting
the passage of the new bill, many in
stances were cited where machinists
and hlacksmiths had been practically
cheated out of money for labor and
supplies and had been given the merry
'ha-ha" by machinery houses.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-11
WILL PRESENT BILL
TO EAST GRAND
FORKS
East Side Council Will Be
Asked to Pay For Repairs
on DeMers Bridge.

At the next meeting of the East
Grand Forks city council bill will be
presented by the bridge committee of
the Grand Forks aldermanic body. the
amount. about 5000, representing the
cost OF repairs on the DeMers avenue
bridge on the side directly adjoining
East Grand Forks property. This
amount the East Side councilmen
will be asked to pay, inasmuch as tie
Grand Forks city treasury has always
contributed the entire cost of repairs
on the bridge from which East Grand
Forks undoubtedly gets as much bene-
fits as this city.
The only time the Minnesota city
ever contributed toward the repairs
and cost of maintenance of the span,
according to local councilman. was
at the time of the big fire in '9S when
the east approach was partially de.
stroyed. There was considerable fric-
ton between the two councils, how
ever, before the matter was amicably
settled.
The appropriated 5000 which East
Grand Forks will be asked to pay. is
represented by the following items
on the report of the bridge committee:
Four piling under east ap-
proach 5000
ia hours time men Gaping
piling, moving span and.
draw span 80. $500. %. 80
471s hours time at Is cents
per hour Observation-Disclosures. 1888
80 hours time at 40 cents per.
nOur 36.U0
One piece 12x14-14 cap on
piling ...................... 4.ss
pieces 4xS-1S cap on piling 10. OS
8 pieces 12x14-14 cap on piling 1854
lOLal $lS5. ~
There are numerous incidentals be-
sides the above which will be included
in the bill.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-11
A VERY PALATABLE DISH !.
Show at the Met Tonight Said to Be
Most Extraordinary Play-Ar.
rived This Morning.

The cast of as Minutes From
Broadway" which is to show at the
Metropolitan tonight, arrived in the
city this morning over the Northern
Pacific. The play is said to be one Of
the most extraordinary on the road.
1t is neither fish, flesh. fowl, nor good
red herring" but is none the less a
very palatable show. according to ex-
changes and theatrical comments.
There are about thirty characters
in this pot pourri, the two principal
actors being Corinne, who takes the
part of Mary Jane jenkins. and Mr..
WEIGH who takes the part of Kid
Burns of Scott WEIGH. Mr.. WEIGH is
said to be a sterling comedian and
gives "de talk of the Bowery with
an eloquence and richness that keeps
the audience in bubbling joyfullness. :.
Manager Myers reports very heavy
seat sale.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-11
NO. 206 hit SNOW BANK
Train on Hannah Line Had Another
Touch Of the "GOod Old Winter
Time"

Train No. 206. running between
Grand Forks and Hannah, will be in
this afternoon at O'clock" was the
frequent rejoinder made by G. n.
Agent w. S. Weber and Ticket Clerk
Charles Taylor today to the waiting
populace. Train FOG went out yester-
day morning, but train. FOG didn't re-
turn as the time table provides, for it
was stalled in a snowdrift in the
neighborhood of Langdon. The storm
which has been raging over the en-
tire northern part of the state, was
responsible for the temporary lay-off.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-04-11
SAD CASE At LAR|M0RE
Young Boy Made Unsuccessful Effort
to. Unsex Himself-Under
Physicians Care.

Gus Carter, the 16-year-old son of
NJ. A. Carter, Larimore blacksmith,
made an attempe to unsex himself at
his home Wednesday afternoon at
about 5 o'clock. The unfortunate
youth has been under the care of a
Larimore physician since. and is get
ting along fairly we'll. The lad used
a razor with which to perform the
operation. which was unsuccessful.
Following the attempt at emascula-
ton, young Carter walked from the
house to his fathers blacksmith shop,
where he tainted, his condition then
being discovered.
Naturally girl would rather be
beautiful than intellectual. There are
more stupid men in the world than
blind ones.