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The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-31
No. 2 Crashed Into Freight;
Engineer w. D. White Killed
five we're
SERIOUSLY
INJURED

COAST LIMITED, EAST
BOUND, CRASHED HEAD ON IN.
TO FREIGHT ENGINE WHILE
GOING FORTY MILES AN HOUR
--ENGINEER WHITE STUCK TO
HIS POST AND WAS BURIED
UNDER WRECK or HIS CAB.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-31
TEE wFATHFR

Mostly fair tonight and "wednesday:
continued cool with probably q fight
frost tonight. Barometer 90 90. May
imum temperature T6. Minimum tenn
perature AZ.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

Whether or not it is in accord
ance with good Republican doc
trine, or whether or not it collides
with the constitution on grounds
of class legislation, it has always
appeared to us that an income tax
can not be seriously held as IN un-
just way Of raising revenue. Any
man who has an annual income
ranging anywhere into the thous.
ands Of dollars is certainly better
equipped to stand an assessment
for tublic revenue than the man
whose income ranges only in the
hundreds. Is it not unjust to place
the heaviest part of the burden of
our social regulation upon that
class which has never more than
enough for bare subsistence,
even though that class composes
the greater part of the population,
while that portion of the popula
tion which has more money than
it requires for its subsistence, COM
fort and even extravagance, shall
be taxed in no greater proportion ?
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
DENTAL FoRcEPs IN ANTIQUITY
Proof That They Existed, But No Spe-
cimens Are in Existence.

DR.. Sudho6 not long ago read = pa
per before the Leipzig Medical society
on dental forceps in antiquity. He said
that even before the time of Hippo
crates reference to the use Of such in
struments are found, but no specimens
are met with among the surgical i'm
plements belonging to classical times
that have been discovered. This can
only be due to the material of which
they were made. Unlike the mass Of
other Graeco-Roman surgical instru-
ments, which were nearly all of bronze,
the dental forceps of antiquity must
have been made of iron or steel, al
though no medical writer mentions the
fact. In the Aristotelian Mechanical
Problems" however, there is a pas
sage which, according to DR.. Sudhoff,
has hitherto been overlooked, in which
it is mentioned as familiar fact that
dental forceps were made Of iron. In
the museum at Homburg, where there
is an almost unrivaled collection of
iron implements, two steel-plated den.
tai forceps, one for the upper, the
other for the lower jaw, have been
found. That dental forceps should
have formed part of the armamentari-
UNI Of military surgeon in a remote
outpost shows in what common use
the instrument was-British Medical
Journal
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
A Toast to Laughter.

Tim Murphy ut a supper in his
honor recently, was called on tc
respond to toast, ''Laughter,'
which be did in these terms:
''Here's to laughter! The sun
shine of the soul, the happiness OF
the heart, the echo of innocence,
the treasure of the humble, the
wealth of the poor, the bead on the
cup of pleasure; it dispels dejec-
ton, banishes blues and melan
choIy for its the foe woe, the de.
stroyer of depression, the enemy
of grief. II is what kings envy
peasants, plutocra!s envy the poor,
the guilty envy the innocent; it's
the sheen on the silver of smiles,
the ripple on the waters of de.
light; the CLINT on the gold of
gladness; without it humor would
be dumb, wit would willier, dim-
piles would disappear and smiles
would shrivel, for its the glow of
a clean conscience, the svoice of
a pure soul, the birth cry of ninth, =,
the swan-song Of sadness, Laugh
ter.'
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
REQUISITES FOR the MINISTRY.
Pastor Must Carry Earth's Freshness
to Do Effective Work..

A minister in these indoor days
needs all the open air he can beg, bor-
row or buy. Consider q moment.
Through the week his privilege will
call him into close and curtained sick
rooms-sick rooms Of the soul, most
Of them; he can never 60. to any good
purpose, unless all the clear winds Of
heaven and health are buttoned freely
under his coat. He shall have daily
to move among persons whose skies
are perpetually overcast and gray.
whose irritabilities act upon their
friends like . fine, drizxling rain In
November: he must somewhere have
observed more sunshine than will
ripen a thousand strawberries, and an
evenness Of temper that earthquakes
cannot shake Time and again he will
have to work with people whose out
look 10 narrow and their horizon
short: he must somehow have gotten
q vision of distance-of far prospects
and wide adventures; he must have
climbed hill with q friend that chal.
lenges. he must have driven . canoe
through smoking rapids. he must have
galloped = young horse across green
meadows.-H. D. Gallaudet in the Out
look
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
PRIOR TO DAYS OF COPYRIGHT.
Golden Opportunity That cassandra
Overlooked.

Xanthippe, Cassandra. Queen Eliza
beth and Dido were walking along the
Styx one afternoon not long ago and
the conversation between these emil
nent ladies turned upon prophecy.
With the exception of Cassandra none
Of them seemed to take much stock
in 1t.
Tell me the honest truth low. Cas-
sandra-could you really see into tho
future?" asked Dido with . skeptical
smile at the prophecies.
Il could, honestly" said Cassandra
earnestly.
How far, Cassie?" queried Queen
Elizabeth.
"An the far there was" said Cas-
sandra.
''Humph." said xanthippe. Gould
you see as far ahead as-Rudyard
Kipling?"
Yep" said Cassandra "rd read all
kiplinE ten years before the fall of
Troy"
Then all I've 60; to say said
Xanthippe tartly, 'is yGa were An aw.
full fool not to copy the stun down and
publish it as your OWE"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
A Matter Of Jurisdiction.

just as speedily US possible the
Attorney General and Governor
Hadley-for they should work to.
gether, not at cross purposes
should put up to the Su.
preme Court of the United States
the question whether the courts of
the State of Missouri are to be
permitted to pass upon laws pass
ed by the Legislature Of Missouri,
or whether a Federal court can as.
sumo exclusive original jnrisdic-
ton and forbid State officials to at
tempt to enforce State laws in the
State courts. This matter is vital,
and is the Supreme Court should
decide against the State, the ques-
ton should be put to Congress,
and, if necessary, a constitutional
amendment should be sought.
No one who considers the neces.
sary vitality and power of the Fed
eral government would for a mo-
ment seek to deny the Federal
courts the right to pass upon all
constitutional questions. Every
law passed by the Missouri Legis-
lature is properly subject to test
of it's harmony with the constitu'
ton of the United States, but that
test should be made on appeal
from some decision of the State
courts, and not by original assump
ton of !. right to pass upon State
laws to the exclusion of the State
courts. Such a theory reduces the
State tribunals to mere justice
courts, haying Jurisdiction only of
such trivial matters as some liti-
giant may not care to take into the
Federal court. An appeal direct
to tho United States Supreme
Con It to settle this mstter of the
right of State Courts to pass orig
inally upon State laws, such as
Governor HadIey has intimidated
be might make, ought to be taken
at once. The sooner We discover
whether legislation or constitution,
al amendment is necessary TO give
the courts of II State the right to
pass upon the laws of the State the
better for all concerned.-St. Louis
Star.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
Level of Comfort in America.

People with an average income
of from $1,000 to $4,000 year live
in fur more convenient houses 10
America than l., England. The
matter of water, heat, lighting,
suitable kitchens and laundries, is
insisted upon with US, and is lack.
ing to an appalling extent in En-
gIish country or even town houses.
and also in the more pretentious
country houses themselves. The
houses of the poorer classes. labor
ers, clerks, servants and the like,
are mere boxes, with none of the
conveniences to which Americans
even of the poorer classes are ac-
cnstomed. Hundreds of thousands
of Americans live in houses admir-
ably equipped as to bathrooms,
lighting and heating conveniences,
and the like, where hundreds are
thus housed in England. Indeed.
America is in class quite by her.
self, 80 far as mechanical contri-
vances for personal comfort are
concerned, as compared with Eng
land, or any other country in the
world.-Scriber's.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
Proceedings Of City Council.

The city council met in called ses-
sion on last Monday afternoon, with a
full attendance OF all the members.
The city marshal turned in a list Of
uncollected taxes, showing the follow
ing amounts delinquent: Real es-
tate, $l6.09; personal, $500; poll tax,
5000; merchants, sos. The marshal
also filed with the city clerk duplicate
receipts for revenue collected and
paid into the city treasury 10 the sum
of 1882. % for the year 1908. The board
approved the settlement.
A motion prevailed to make the
current tax levy for the year 1909 %
cents on the 500 valuation.
The mayor appointed Messrs. W. T.
Woolford, Geo. w. Beeler and L. F.
Dining, Jr., rs a committee to audit
the accounts of the city treasurer.
I. B. Headlee, having been appoint.
ed city treasurer at a previous meet
ing, was ordered to file his official
bond Oh or before the next regular
meeting.
Marshal and ex-of1icio Collector w.
c. Huff was ordered by the board to
tile his resignation on or before May
7th, 1903.
A motion prevailed that the Potosi
Telephone Co. and the Bell Telephone
Co. be ordered to re,nove their. poles
now opposite the residence OF NJ. L..
Townsend.
Accounts to tie amount Of. $50. "
for street work allowed. ". b. Comp
ton allowed Sc 30: G. B. Maxwell,
blacksmith work, 65c; ]. A. Dallen.
rent polling place, s200; Bust Grain
Co., for corn, $500; w. c. HUFF, re-
moving dead auima's and fixing
bride, salary as marshal, s21.30.
Boards adjourned uotil Tuesday
evening May 7th.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
The name was given to the noun

The name was given to the noun
tains probably by the early French
explorers on account of the shape
of the hills. The Ozarks are moi
an isolated chain of mountains ap.
pearing only 10 Missouri and Ar
kansas, but are part of chain ex-
tending from the Rockies to the
Appalachian. The chain scarcely
appears above the surface in Kan
sas, but rises in the eastern part,
extends across Missouri. through
Illinois and Northern Kentucky,
AMI finally merges into the Cum.
berland mountains.
1n the Ozarks are many caves in
which have been found many rel
les. such as stone implements and
utensils. These caves are suppos-
ed to have been the dwelling places
of men in the stone age, possibly
of the "mound builders. "-Ex.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

bid that parallel lines shall engage
in such peculiar enterprises fol
their own advantage, the laws as
suming in their naive way tina,
competition is the life of trade.
! It is quite true that President
Brown of the New York Central
Lines somewhat petulantly de.
clares that Mr.. Hartman is not at
present the controller of that sys'
TENS destinies and that along the
plans there is nothing now doing
but this is merely evasive and
diplomatic. If Mr.. Hartman
wants to he will. He is that kind
of person.
The Times perceives no sufficient
reason why Mr.. Hartman should
not go ahead with his project of
consolidation. The Times on the
contrary clearly does perceive that
there will be vast savings in every
feature of operation of the consoli-
dated roads if they are put togeth-
er.
1t is the old story of tho laborer
and the harvester machine, when
the man with the scy the ciamored
against fate and public policy be-
cause Mccormick and bis reaper
came into the field to take away
from him what he considered bis
natural birthright of labor. He
was Il foolish and short sighted
man, as bus since been demonstrate
ed in many countries and in many
conditions.
Consolidation is life of trade.
We are with MIR. Hartman, and
for him, and all OF his works which
tend toward a concentration of
human industry into the least pos
sible effort. These who will be
inevitably let out will find other
fields of labor. Let them 60 and
prosper elsewhere. The age is too
old to time servo when it comes
to the processes of putting togeth-
er the loose ends Of different mems
efforts.-St. Louis Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

The greatest of all newspapers
is the daily Globe. Democrat, 0f
st. Louis. 1t has 10 equal or rival
10 all tue west and ought to be in
the hands of every reader 0f any
daily paper. 1t costs, by mail.
postage prepaid. daily, Including
Sunday, one year. q. 90; 8 months,
3d. 90; 8 monthe, 81 so; daily With.
out Sunday, one year, q 90; 6
months, $500; 3 months, 81 90;
Sunday edition. big news.aper
and magazine combined, 4s to 76
pages every Sunday. ono year,
$500; 6 months, $l.OO. A sub.
scription for the Globe. Democrat,
at these prices, il the best possible
newspaper investment. Send your
order TO- day, or write for free
sample copy to Globe Printing
Company, St. Louis. Mo- See
special offer of the ''Twice-a.
Week" issue of the Globe. Demo
crat, two years for $l.95, else
where in this issue.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

We publish in another column
an editorial from the St. Louis
Times on E. H. Harriman's rail-
road consolidation scheme. 1t
shows how the opposition to indus
trial concentration is vanishing and
that we are upon the verge of gi.
gantic monopolization under pri.
vate capitalism. This is simple ins
dustrial evolution, meaning, pos
sibly, for time, the oppressive
aud despotic sway Of consolidated
capitalism over the people, but the
eventual and final absorption of all
the engines Of production aud
transportation by the people them
selves. The men who will in ,.he
near future direct these gigantic
organisations for private gain, will
in some more distant day, do the
sasns thing tor the people At the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

The Globe. Democrat says that,
''Local option in Missouri secure:
prohibition for any community
that voies for it," As general
thing the Globe imparts lnforma.
ton on almost any subject in
solid and reliable chunks, but i,
is not very sound on the PROPOSE
tion that local option brings pro
hibition to the community that
votes for it. OF course this is the
intent and purpose Of local option,
and snch is the desire of ajority
OF the people of the community
which has adopted it; but the
honorable (O gentlemen who head
the great brewing and distilling in,
terests conniving with similar gen.
tIemen in local option territory,
manage, with utmost abandon and
cheerfulness to overcome the ex'
pressed will of the people, aud the
products of the brewery and dis
tiIleries may be had by all who
care to buy. In other words,
there is no respect on part of the
brewers and distiIlers for the pro-
hibition sentiment expressed thru
local option. The liquor interests
knowingly and willingly break the
law by shipping liquor for sale in
to such communities, and it is this
offensive tendency Of the liquor in-
terests that stimulates the state
wide prohibition sentiment. If the
majority cannot rule in one way it
must seek to enforce its will in an
other. If, after local option and
statewide prohibition have been
tried and found Intellectual in ar
resting the assaults of liquor
against the moral sentiment of the
majority, then redress will be
sought~in the halls of congress
eventually. If. on the other haad,
the brewers and distillers we're to
show a decent regard for the wish
es of the people desiring fire. edom
from the trammels of the liquor
svil, such localities as might desire
it would be permitted, within GER
tain legal regulations. to retain the
traffic. But just as sure as the
brewers and distillers force their
products into "dry" territories
just so certain is the growth of
prohibition sentiment going to
spread. 1t is the lawlessness of
the liquorites that offends and
arouses the people.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
The Puzzle Craze.

"One of the curious things about
this revival of the puzzle craze re-
marked the man who notices little
things, is the fact that l never have
met a man or woman who plays with
the cut-up pictures. nowadays who
knew them as child. Whenever I
have commented on the superior
beauty and difficulty Of the present
day puzzles over the ones l knew rs \
little boy the invariable response has
been: 1t is curious. but I never saw
any when ! was . child don't just
know how my youthful social standing
could have compared with theirs. but
/ do know the old-time picture puzzles
were sold in the best shops in ny city
At that uuA
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
The Consolidation Idea.

When the boss declares that be
is about to do something, it be
hooves the rest of us to sit up aud
take due notice. Mr.. Hill, on one
famous occasion, announced that
he had perfected the financial con-
solidation of the Northern Securi-
ties Company, and that nothing
could legally break that CO nfeder
alton which amalmaguted with its
associated interests most of the su-
perior railway lines of the North.
west. But Mr.. Hill wss knocked
out, and thereby exists history.
MIR. Edward H. Hartman, with
more daring mind than Mr.. jim
Hill, with greater experience and
u finer knowledge-a pigmy stan d.
ing on giants shoulders sees fur
ther than the giant-thinks that be
can merge, through the clear con-
ditions he is able TO see after bis
newest information, a merger
which will beat Mr.. Hills project
almost to death and almost to a
fateful frazzle.
For, Mr.. Hartman purpos es to
unite $4,000 miles of the most
costly railroad track in the world.
outside Of Great Britian, into d
homogeneous system which shai
have but one executive head, but
one financial officer, and head
quarters for but one general su-
perlntendent of operation, and in
effect be one railroad. That is to
say, that the New York Central
lines, excepting that part of them
which is known as the Nickie Plate,
arc about to be merged, compress.
ed, squeezed together, into a CON.
posite orange. which perhaps those
upon the inside will suck. The
only reason the Njrkle. Plate is moi
put into this combip alton is be-
cause the laws Of New York for
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
Origin Of the 0zarks.

"Down in the Ozarks," or "He
comes from the Ozarks." are ex-
preasions frequently heard by stu.
dents in The University of Mis-
souri, Few people know perhaps,
how the name happened to be Civ
en- to the bills or low mountains in
South Missouri aud Northern Ar.
kansas.
"Ozarks" is corruption Of two
French words, ''aux arce," which
mean "at or in arches or bows"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
MADE MRS. CULLEN FEEL PROUD
Pats AiIment a Grand Large Disease
for Small Man.

A Chicago physician says that he
was once called to visit a sick man
named Cullen, living in tenement.
Just before the doctor took his de-
parture a number of the residents OF
the place dropped in to hear the yer.
dict.
We'll, me fri'nds," said Mrs. Cullen,
with an air Of modest triumph, "the
docther here says Pat has an attackt
of plural pneumonia Docther,' says
I to him, amt. you exaggeratin' q
troife, for, to me way of thinkin' Pat
is too shmall a man for thot. Single
pneumonia, / behave. Is all there'd be
room In him for
But the docther stands by his deci-
sion. Sure, it's grand, large disease
for such q shmall man as Pat"
And the woman's attitude showed
the conscious pride that she felt.-Il-
lustrated Sunday Magazine.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
Get your reading matter for 1909.
The Potosi Journal and Twice.a.
Week Globe. Democrat for el. Is q year.
Epilepsy, Fits

My son was cured of very bad
case of epilepsy with DR.. Miles
Nervine" MRS. D. BAKER,
Cleveland, Ohio.
my little girl who was afflicted
with St. Vitus' Dance is now entirely
we'll, after taking DR.. Miles Nervine
only four months"
MRS. C. G. BENNETT, Alma, Mich.
These diseases have been cured in
SO many instances, that we do not
think there is any longer any doubt
that they are durable diseases.
Being nervous diseases they yield
to the soothing and Strengthening
influence of
DIR. Miles Nervine.
Though stubborn, persistent treat
ment is almost sure to effect a cure
by restoring nervous energy.
The first bottle will benefit; II not.
your druggist will return your n,ensy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

1t seems our deep waterway
friends are about to adopt the plan
that the Journal has pointed out
to them for years, to use what
water is now in the rivers as a
means of transportation. and let
improvement come as the traffic
requires it. Some of our city con-
temporaries all along insisted that
the thing to do was for the gov
ernment to dump millions of reve-
nue. into the rivers, and wait for
the traffic to come along.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

1t looks now like our old friend
TLos. J. Atkins is going to pull
down the St. Louis postmastership
plum. Mr.. Atkins hoIde his good,
long pull with the powers that be.
in spite of all the criticism that he
has had to undergo over that SUBJ
treasury shortage Of S61, 800.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
There Is Full Proof Of This One,

I'VE have lots of curious last re-
quests from patients who are about to
have operations performed" said q
nurse in the women's surgical ward Of
one OF the New York hospitals, but l
thought about the last word had been
said on this subject one day last
week when one of my patients, before
going to the operating room, called
me to her and asked me to write two
postal cards to her husband, so that
she might sign them before the op-
GRAFTON. One was to read: My dear
husband: The operation was at ten
this morning and am getting along
fine" The other one was: MY dear
husband: The operation was at ten
this morning and | am sorry to say I
died. From your loving Wife"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

direction of their government. In.
stead, then, of trying to block
this tendency of Capitalization and
endea voriDg to retain the worn out
and costly system of diversified
competition our political econo-
mistt should hasten to lend their
aid in bringing about the time
when the people will own their
public utilities, rather than have
the utilities own the people.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

The only thing that supports
the liquor traffic is its commercial
ism, outside Of that it is generally
conceded to be a mean business
There is not a saloon keeper in the
land who would not quit it if he
could make as much money with
the same ease at something else.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05
The Value o. Deoiso.

A young girl once asked HArk
Twain IL he liked books for Christ
mas gifts.
We'll, that depends" drawlel The
great hunorist. II Z book has Q
leather cover It Is really valuable - .
razor strop. II 1t 10 = brisf. consiss
work. such - the French writs. It 10
useful to put under the short lsg q Z
wabbly table. An old-fashioneA hoek
with clasp cant be beat ~ . missile
to hurl At . dog, and large book, like
q geography. 10 ~ good % . pjecs Of
TIN to nail over = broken pane -
glass"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

We heartily endorse the action
OF the House committee on appro-
priations 10 its purpose to keep the
appropriations for public expendi,
tnres in this state for the next two
years within the amount of reve-
nue. in sight.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1909-05-05

The more plain ana satisfyiAg eur
state appears. the more ws nay knew
that We Are living In a unreal world.
For the real world II not satisfyiaG.
The real world 10 full Of braeing be-
wildernents and brutal surprises.
Comfort 10 the blessing and the curse
OF the English, and OF AAsFica1s.
With them Il II . loud comfort, . Wild
comfort, . screaming and capsring
comfort: but comfort At bottom still.
For there 10 but N inch Of difference
between the cushioned chamber and
ton.