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The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23
Preserves Weddina Gown.

The wedding dress of lilac poplin
worn by Queen Alexandra on the oc-
casicn of her marriage forty-four
years ago, and in which she first won
the hearts of her future subjects, is
still very carefully preserved by her
majesty. This dress was chosen in
compliment to Queen Victoria, who
always had love of lilac.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23

Horses Are Versatile.
Don't say a horse can't lose,
What e'er you do.
The horse may, II he choose,
Discredit you.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1908-07-23

SEAL
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

Let Us admit that the President
wa, "a little basty and inconsiderata
in I, eading upon the toes of coz
gress in the matter of bringing
coper essionsI conduct under the
pryipg e,'es of the government Sc
cret Sc, vice officers. we still fail to
see wbv the members of both house
and senate are 50 pecn''ar'y touchy
upon tae subject. We must CON
clude from their attituu Inat 'ney
regard themselves az exemL< from
any investigation of their cond. St.
when they have b.! law placed this
odium upon other officials of the
government as matter of public
safety and (presnmably) moral
right. Is the pers onal integrity of
II congressman or a senator Of
more importance th an the personal
integrity of pos tmaster. or the
integrity of the o&S.i OF ua.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
Flowers by the Wayside.

A young girl visiting The coun.
try WAS following the farmer s
wife along a winding half over
grown path amid tangIe of wild
flowers. the yonng visitor cx-
claimed at their variety and beauty.
81 mean to gather all can carry
when we come back and | have a
little more time" said the girl.
''Better pick them now if you
want tbem," said The older woman.
''Taint likely we'll come back this
way 1t was one of those simple,
homely incidents that sometimes
seem TO epi,omize life. We must
pick now, if we want them at all,
the flowers that God scatlers along
our way. The pleasant hours, the
dear friendships, the offered con
hdence, Tho happy galnerIngs-all
the brightnesses aud blessings that
we do SO often push aside, but
mean to find leisure to enjoy some,
time-wc must take dav by day as
they come, or we shall lose them
altogether. we never can turn back
10 find them. m.-se:ected.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
Keeping the Santa Clause Myth.

The proper way TO treat the
Santa Claus 'lmyth" in Christian
households is Il puzzle 10 which
The Sunday School Times (Phila-
delphia) offers solution. This
journal asserts its disbelief in ly-
ing-even ''to children on our
Lords lirthday." Nor does it
think THAT it il we'll to cause a
child to believe in something, or
some one, that does not exist. aud
thereby deliberately plan for lat
er disilusionment of the child, aud
severe sl4tirg Of the chlld's cou-
idence in the parent or teacher
who did the decciving:" Yet it
6nds way of avoiding these
''aapgsroHs" positions and still
keeping hold Of ,!.hs rosy -caeeked
old saint who slips down the chin.
ney Of even a steam heated apart
ment-house bome," 1t is this:
II. is Hot right, aud+it is not
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
How Democrats Use Public Funds.

The general revenue fund liz the
State treasury has not enough
money to paw the expenses of GER
tain state educational institutions,
including the University. Demo
Gratis will try to Jay the RESPONSE
bility Gu the Republican, auditor
and treasurer.
They shall not be permitted to
do that. The responsibility is up
on tue Democrats, and they can
not dodge it.
In January 1907, Auditor "
W. Wilder (RepubIicap) in regu-
lar course of i.;s official duty, sub
, >iiied to the governor ind iegls-
la,ur,. bis estimate of the revenues
for tb. ,%eppial period of 1907 and
1905. He stated officially that
about s.. s,,ss uapld be paid in
to the treasury ring 'Ast period ID
under the revenue Ia<s ''e" ~
force.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
PROOF OF SIGHT IN PLANre
Nature Student Comes Forward with
Convincing Argument.

Darwin believed that plants could
see. and believe 90, too," said a ma
ture student.
Il was reading on my veranda the
other day; one foot was near q large
convolvulus, The tendrils were point.
ing outwards, but in a few minutes I
heard them rustic faintly-they were
turning towards my shoe They began
to advance towards it, moving as q
very sluggish serpent might have done,
and by the time had finished the joke
column they were within q few inches
of me. | went indoors then for dinner.
On my return the convolvulustendrils
disguised, had resumed their outward
march towards the rail.
Il got pole and set il UP . foot
from the nearest tendrils. In ten min
utes they were creeping sturdily
towards the pole. To-day they are
twined about it.
How could the convolvulus tendrils
approach my foot and the pole, both
placed in the opposite direction from
the light, unless they saw? Yes, they
must have sight. these plants, or they
couldn't trot about in the silent, clever
way they do
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

Bernard Shaw, the novels, apd
yAay, wright, who is himself some
thing Of socialist. has lately re
marked that socialism you'd make
better progress if it were not for
the socialists. In this view Mr..
Shaw is about right. 1t il ihs
word that condemns the princi pie.
TO he socialist is to cOnfOund
Yourself with COMMUNISM and Ill
archy in public opini"". and while
ube theories IF socialism aud an
archy ars rs wide apart rs the sL
timdes. the average citizen never
stops to ditferenciuts between them,
tat places them both uader the
b. ~ as impracticnble and danger
ous., Socialism is growing fast,
but not u ;,der thu, n~Ge. 1t i"
yo|v es an eccnomic principis that
has i, hold upon yearly all poll
ticaI parties 10 this as well as 10
other progressive countries of the
world Here it is msking its
growth, not under the 30 called
Socialislic party, but under the
Republican and Democratic par,
ties. and it is through one or the
other of the latter organizations
that its theories meet with vindlca'
,ion. The true meaning Of Social
ism is human proeress, not the
chaos that is represented by an
Srchy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
The Democrats estimated that

The Democrats estimated that
the revenues would exceed 50, ,0OO,'
900 and made appropriations
aggregating 50, 563, 1874, sum
more than one and one half mil
lions in excess of the estimated
revenue, US officially submitted by
Mr.. Wilder. Before Governor
Folk would sign the general ap-
preparation bill, (Which had been
so badly handled by Democratic
clerks of the regular session that Il
special session of the Legislature
had to be called to correct it, he
made the beneicicries of some of
the special appropriations agree in
writing not do demand more than
forty to sixty per cent of the
amounts appropriated. These re
ductions aggregated about $780,,
900, leaving the aggregate of all
appropriations about 100000
more than the estimated revenues.
The revenues of 1907 and 1908
have fallen a little below the con
servative estimate of the auditor,
and there is not money enough
now in the general revenue fund to
pay the current expense bills and
salary lists of the state educational
institutions. Should the auditor
issue variants to cover drafts from
these institutions the treasurer
could not pay them and they would
have to be discounted by the hold
ers.
MIR. Wilder cannot issue war
rants which cannot be paid by the
treasurer out of money on hand to
the credit of the fund on which the
warrants are drawn; and the treas
urer will not pay warrants out of
money which belongs to other
funds, because that is illegal.
Nothing but foolhar.iy Gnancier
ing could have brought about such
q condition US the creditors of this
great state confront toduy-a con.
dition which would have been much
worse had not the Republican
auditor and treasurer refused to
pay some special appropriations
that would have exhausted the
treasury and left no money in the
general revenue fund with which
to pay the expenses of the stale
government. The stato auditor
protested in vain against the ex-
travagant appropriation OF the
Democratic legislature and pro-
tected the treasury, as far as pos
sibie, 10 the pnymeat Of them.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
SNAKES A GENERAL NUISANCE.
Pennsylvania Farmers Seem Greatly
Bothered by the Reptiles.

George Burhen, who is building q
new house for himself on a part of his
fathers farm on German Hin, went to
refill a water jug the other day that
had been left IN the shade, when he
luckily espied huge rattler AZ inches
long and carrying 13 rattles. coiled
ready for a fight about the Jug George
lost no time in killing the reptile and
has preserved the skin and rattles to
verify his statement
Two young sons of George Copeland
went snake hunting at a den near
their fathers home, on Little Hickory
creek. one day recently and killed an
even dozen OF rattlers before they
gave up the battle.
Henry Amburger Of Hunters Station
has been missing eggs from the nest
in his chicken coop, even a china egg
disappearing He suspected rats or
other small animals. but the other day
when he found dead blacksnAke
eight feet long nearby. with china
egg lodged in its stomach, the great
mystery was solved -Tfonesta VinH-
Gator.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

necessary to deceive children in
order to let them enjoy the Santa
Claus myth. Let them be told
about him exectIy they are told
about fairies and hobgoblins. Then
they will not be deceived. Child
rem are quick to sense the make
belieyc,' and they enjoy it quite as
much as the real-often more.
They need not be told that Santa
Claus is only imaginary-such lit
eraIness is wholly unnecessary,
and would be as brutal as to tell
little girl that her dolly is not
alive. The sympathetic pareut's
look and tone of voice are enough:
the child knows the difference be-
tween make believe and real, and
will enter into the spirit of the
myth as enthusiastically us if San
Ia was present in the flesh. But
the child will be saved the disap-
poinlment and shattering of conf
dence that otherwise inevitably
come to some, at least, of those
who are lied to about Santa Claus.
Many a grown-np child to day can
testify to the sorrow that was hers
when the truth about believed in
Santa Claus was first learned.
'Thosc who would shut out
Santa Claus entirely from child
life make the mistake of assuming
that we must choose between San
ta Claus and Christ. No such
choice is necessary. If it were,
then Santa Claus would have to 90.
But the most joyous homes are
those in which Christmas is hon
ored as the Dir thday of the Christ
clild, aud Santa Claus is welcom.
ed as holiday myth"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

We have had Severa! clses of scir-
let fever in this community,
Henry Iorison was married to Miss
Lizzie Van Lear on Sunday, the 10Th
inst. The ceremony took place at
bismarck, Rev. Mr.. Jordon tying The
knot. The happy couple then return
ed to 1roudaIe ana tool: the first train
south 10 Lite Rock, Ark, where
they will spend the honeymoon.
DR.. John h. Robinson aud Miss
Maud Maxwell were united ia the
holy bonds Of matrimony on Sunday
last at the home oithe brides parents,
roat Belgrade, uY Rev. Alex Robin
son. Many relatives and friends from
this place attended the wedding The
couple came to ironda'e the same
evening to take the train to st. Louis
fo~ wedding TRIP. Tue DR.. has
b.ist Il ueat home and furnished it
70. the reception OF his bride.
Mrs. Sherman Rice and Mrs. H. II.
Ramsey visited friends at Leadwood
on Thursday last.
Il. il. Ramsey and wife spent sun.
day with friends at Bi>marcly.
We had a llas,nx picture show here
iast Saturday night.
1ESMAE TREEuIs
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
Pointed Paragraphs.

If a mans time is valuable he
doesn't kill it.
No man has occasion to apollo
gize for doing his duty.
The pushbutton doesn't always
ring the gong Of success.
The lazy mans pay envelope is
never affected with obesity.
At the sound of the great dinner
bell great minds run in the same
channel.
A correct guess passes for wis
dom, even though it is only a
guess.
If you are not satisfied with your
lot start real estate boom and
sell it.
What Il mother likes about !,
young muu is usually what her
daughter doesn't.
A man doesn't realize how small
the world is until be tries to dodge
his creditors.
Perhaps Los wife looked
around to see how some other
woman's dress hung in the back.
Poverty is Que CT the crimes for
which man is sentenced to hard
labor for an indefinite term.
A woman's happiness reaches
the limit when she possesses Il thing
that no other woman can obtain. -
Chicago News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

18th inst. with an oyster supper at
the new home OF their son. ANDY.
Everybody had fine time and went
away hoping Andy would let them all
come again sooD, To his house
Misses Lena and Maude Cresswell,
Ruth Springer, and Messrs. Lawrence
Flynn, Gordon and Percy Cresswell OF
Aptus spent several days of last week
at Lost Creek.
Mrs. win Scott Of Potosi, and moth
er visited friends and relatives here
Sunday.
In order to promote happines ~ our
accommodating Justice Of the Peace
Squire Matlock, will tie the nuptial
knot absolutely without charge for
the remainder OF this year There's
where the young men will get bar.
gain. w. Nj NJ.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

Tit-Bits has recently been publishing
some facts about the stature Of we'll.
known English authors. In one of it's
articles it SAYS, OF past giants in
literature IN Two senses of the term. we
have fhackeray. who was six feet
three inches in height Coming TO the
present time, we have Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle. who is six feet two
inches high. h1ss doesn't look it on &C
count ,. his stalwart build Then
.aere is Cutcliffe Hyne. who Is six feet
three inches in height. while Hesketh
Prichard is even shade taller. Kehle
Howard. the author of The Smiths OF
Surbiton, runs TO 6 feet y inches In
height, while his brother, r. s. Warren
beii, who at once ends and tops our
list. is close upon SIX feet ave
inches"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

1t is reported from jefferson
City that Mr.. Hadley, as Cover
nor, would make no attempt to
build up political machine by
use of the appointing power that
fails to the Governor of the state.
While Mr.. Hadley perhaps feels a
lack of inclination to build up a
machine in bis personal interest,
he will undoubtedly keep the well
fare of the Republican purity in
mind in filling the places in the
various departments. 1t has been
Remarked recently by Democrat
who was ia . position to know
what he was talking about, that
the Republicans Of Missouri were
now iu position to maintain their
supremacy in the state by simply
uslng the machine that had been
built up 10y lhs Democrats. The
thing to do now is to make the lat
ter party take the medicine it has
been forci 'g the Republicans to
swallow for the last thirty or forty
years. Every ''fair advantage
should be taken by :he Republi.
caus to keep themselves where
they are. The lesson was taught
them ~ their opponents, the other
dog is no" on top 9ad should not
let his sympathies be Affected by
the howliug of the dog underneath.
Build up a machine, do it decently
and legally, but .et us have it.
Every avenue by which the Demo
Gratis might sneak back into power
should be blocked during the next
four years, The best excuse for
doing such thing is that the re
publican party can. under any
conditions, govern the state better
than the Democrats have or could
do it.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

The United States Supreme
Court lras just ruled that Railroad
Magna,e Hartman, or for that
matter any laiIroad or other mag
nate, need not answer the Inter
state Commerce Commissions in
quiries into raiIroad stock jobblng
schemes. Funny how things al
ways turn out just that way. Que
of these duys the Standard Oil Co.
will take its case to the Supreme
Court and get ruling that all at,
tempts of the government to con
troll or regulate its business are
foolish.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
GETTING THE CROWD IN LINE.


Two belliserent appearing msa
faced each other.
You're . liar"
You're yellow pup"
Fight" shrieked small boy.
F. Then crowd Of curious began to
gather in front of the Grant building
In upper Market street.
III you're looking for trouble I
guess can give it to you." Kissed the
liar" between his teeth.
You can place q bet that I intend
to see things to q finish" replied the
pup" striking . fighting pose.
Come around the corner where .
cop won't bother US. then" said the
hrst, and, war thus declared, the duo
fastened around to an empty lot be-
hind the post once, while . crowd Of
bloodthirsty men and boys dogGed At
their heels.
Arrived. the liar" mounted q wood.
en- platform newly built, while the
pup" dove into 4 dry goods boz and
extracted therefrom . bulging suit.
case.
While the doctor gets out the
packages Of our magical herbs. guar
anteed to cure cancer, bunions, all
skin diseases. ETC.. l will entertain
you with few sleight Of hand tricks,"
announced the "liar" in stentorian
tones.
The crowd then realized that Il had
been gulled. A few ON the outskirts
skunk away, but the majority re.
NAMED to fall victims to the wiles Of
the willy medical takers and their cure.
all at zone dollar per package. and .
pair of cuff buttons. warranted solid
Eold thrown In. San Tfancisco Call
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

t,onal bank. Postoffice inspectors
and national bank examiners,
whose function is almost precisely
that of secret service officer, per
iodically and without previous no.
tice call upon postmasters and ma
tionaI bank officials to give a full
account of their conduct. Whether
or not they regard their personal
integrity Jared by such prying
supervision, the postmasters and
bank cashiers have no other re-
course than to submit. This is the
law, and yet you will find the per
centage of honesty among the post
masters and bank cashiers fully as
high as it will be found among the
members of the national legisla-
turo
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
The Deslo9e Sun says:

The Deslo2e Sun says:
Last Friday c. B. Sharp of near
Pennington brought negro from
that vicinity over with him to do
some work about the old building
known as the concrete market. owned
by Mr. Short. "kastuS'' had worked
but few hours when some of our
boys got the news that there was Il
"niggeT ia town" A mob OF six or
eight was soon organized, and with a
tlfteen-fOot rope, they entered the
building where Mr.. Short and his EN-.
ploye were at work. and tod the
darkey that he was allowed fifteen
minutes to leave town. He had but
been notified when he began to make
preparations for his departure, declar-
ing, "If ye won't hang ME dis time,
white folks, tells ye rs nebber com.
in back to dis town"
And this is free country
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

The Post Dispatch says the press
is unanimous in condemning the
President for his Panama canal
message. The Post should not lay
too much JUNCTION TO its soul on this
account, it was not so very long
ago thut the press Of the state of
Missouri was almost unanimous in
its condemnation Of that paper for
various and sufficient reasons.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
A CARD OF THANKS.

The writes wishes to thank very
much our townsmen who so generous
ly responded to our fire calr' on last
Saturday morning. | certainly appre-
ciated the manner in which they
came to our assistance. aud am glad
to know that am resident OF town
which is possessed OF so many good
neighbOrs. The fire is supposed to
have originated from SCOT burning cut
OF the tiue and falling On the rear
porch roof, aud as it was discovered by
our nearest neighbor at an early stage :,
there was no damage to speak of done.
Again thanking one and all for your
rendered services. l am,
Sincerely yours,
M. L. TOWNSEND
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23

The forthcoming session Of the
Legislature would do well to give
Missouri a more rigid game law
than the one now operative. The
killing of deer, for instance, should
be prohibited entirely for long
term of years. Under the unceas
ing slaughter these gentle animals
h ave almost become extinct in the
state. With the disappearance OF
wild life n,uch Of the charm of the
woods is lost.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
Latty.

Everybody out this way i getting
ready to cele brate Christmas
We rcg'". Il gay ihat Gr,Hdpa
Cfes>we.i Is 4liie i'll at present.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Nicholson and
children Speot Sunday with J. {.
Nicholson OF Latty.
Mr. Jas. Msst.a aud daughter, Mrs.
.ichnsnn, aud Paul visited at Mr.
JOHN Spiingei'>, Of Ebo. on Sunday
last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B.an eulerta.n =.
ed the folks OF tue Community Gu the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
Only One Life.

The chief Of the fire department ef
Philadelphia, watching . dangerous
fire In that city not long ago. was
amazed by the daring Of . recruit In
the service, a young fellow plainly q
German origin.
After the new fireman had emerged
from his perilous position, the chief
met him with many expressions Of
commendation and admiration.
Well done. Hans. my boy!" q.
claimed he; but l never expected to
see you alive again"
'Alife again." repeated the German.
surprised Wy, | hafn't been dead
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
The Truth Hurt.

\ prominent lawyer of Nicks-
burg, Miss, who, AFTER two
months Of witlowerhoOd. took unto
himself another spouse, was very
indignant when he read I'D one of
the local papers the following no
lice OF bis marriage;
The wedding was very quiet
owing to the recent bereavement
io the bridegroom's family"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
Use Electric Trucks.

Electric trucks have been introduced
by the company which controls nearly
all the docks Of the Brooklyn water
front with great success. Formerly
trucks run on three wheels were used.
and these were drawn by horses. The
matter OF transportation by this means
was always necessarily slow, and the
action of the feet Of the animals tramp.
ing constantly over the wood covering
Of the piers made the item Of repairs
very heavy one. The new trucks
carry three times As much - the
horse-drawn ones, besides reducing the
cost of dock repairs to Q minimum.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
Strenuous homa Rule.

A New York mission worker tells of
encountering a new game In one Of
the tenements in that region.
Two urchins were driving . rubber
ball back and forth with komo-maae
rackets. Tho youngsters were In
tensely absorbed II their sport.
What rules are you using?" asked
The mission workas. with . smile,
English or Amehoauf
''Aw, wese got our own rules" rs-
piled one Of the youngsters, scorn-
fully. Il bats der ball ter Chimmy
ill he misses bounce, an den l gets
gets de right tor swat him tree times
wild me bat
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-12-23
Inventor Of suspsnsIsm Orldss.

The inventor of the modern suspen-
sion bridge was James Finley Of Penn
sylvania. His first bridge was built in
1S01-02. BY 1910 he had built eight.
He built many more after that. 4
bridge built by his licensee. John
Tempelman, over the MerrinAc, In
Massachusetts. In 1910. is still In use
and traversed by trolley cars. A bridge
built In strict accordance with his
original plans over the Lehish river. q
1shish Gap. IN 1sst. = st!n = 49,