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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08
Latty.
Aatty.
Too late for last week.

Too late for last week.
Miss Ruth Springer is enjoying a
visit with relatives in St. Louis.
Misses Cresse Hobbs aud Della
Bean were guests of Miss Clara Mich.
olson one day last week.
Mrs. Musa z. brewster is home on a
visit. We are sorry to say her father,
Mr.. l.. r. Higginbotham, Is no better
at this writing.
Misses Stella Livingston and Zetta
Whitehead and Roy A. Wright OF Pc
tosi explored the Matlock onyx cave
on Sunday last.
Little Miss Eta May Nicholson of
Belgrade is visiting at the home of
her grand parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J, C.
Nicholson.
Mrs. P. G. Friend and little daugh.
ter and Miss NJ. Mary Casey OF Potosi
visited at the Martin home last week.
Miss Halle Martin returned home
one day last week after most de-
iightfuI visit with old friends at Des.
loge. She was accompanied home by
! Mrs. Bertha Maze and little son OF
That place,
Miss Minnie Mercer of Granite CITY
and cousin, Miss Alice Morton, of
Chicago, visited at the home OF A. G.
Mercer last week.
Mrs. Hargus and children have, re.
| turned home from visit to relatives
at Bohne Terre
| Luits a crowd OF our youngsters
speut Decoration Day at Hopeweil
and report most delightful day.
l. Northcutt and family spent Sun.
| day at the home Of Roy Nicholson.
The singing ;iVea do Tue home OF
A. &. Mercer on last Wednesday eve o.
ing was we'll attended, and all had a
general good time.
We wish to endorse the sentiment
expressed 10 az article sigued, "Vo;,
err" published 10 the Journai recently.
We think too that the vff3cs should
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

seek the man and not the man the OF.
fee, and that after candidate is
elected he should give a little less
thought to the interests of No. aud
more to the interests Of the people.
Now is good time for candidates for
the county judgeships to come for
ward with a statement as to what
their policy will be after election In
the matter Of giving the county an
economic administration.
w. NJ. M.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Prof Otis Loomis has returned home
here from Potosi. VIII ere he is principal of
the high school.
Mr.. John Hanson made trip to Lead
wood last Friday. to accompany Mrs.
Hanson home, who had been attending
her brother, Rev. Jaspe. Sitton. in his ill.,
ness. F.. M. M
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08
lrondale.

On Monday of last week Mrs. Stephen
Welker and daughter-in-law Mrs. Edith
! Hickman. enroute from the Lead Belt in
buggy to their home at Belgrade, while
passing through the south part of our
town their horse took fright and ran
away, throwing the ladies out of the va.
hicle. They were pretty badly. but not
seriously, injured and after receiving at
tention at the home of Mr.. Chris Wallace
for several hours, we're able to be taksn
back to lockwood. The run away horse
was overtaken at the Mccormick ford on
Big River, and was found to have one Of
its legs broken.
Ernest b. Roop, after spending several
days here with his grandfather, Capt. l.
F. Bennett, returned to his home at De
Soto last Tuesday.
Miss Bertha kirkpatrick, a student nj
the teachers training school here, was
taken i'll last Tuesday and had to return
to her home near Peoria. She was ac-
companied by her brother Elmer.
Mrs. Thelsa Smith of Hunters Mill was
in our town last Tuesday.
| Mrs Geo. Julian and daughters, Ora
and Nora, left our town to join Mr.. Iul.
ian at Garwood. Wayne county, Thursday
last. Their many friends here wish them
pleasant and prosperous future in their
new location.
Mr.. Alfred Bean, the Caledonia banker,
was in 1ronda;e last Thursday.
Mr.. Lewis Eaton of Leadwood made
our town visit on business last Thurs.
day.
Mr.. Walter Schmaltz spent several days
in St. Louis the past week.
| Fred Martin. a student at the Cape
Girardeau Normal School. is home for
the. summer vacation.
| Orvil Compton and sister, Miss Flor
ence. formerly Of this place, but now liv.
ing IN St. Louis, arc spending few days
with friends here.
Judge Buckley of Palmer passed through
our town one day last week on his way
home from lockwood, where he had been
called to the bedside of his brother.in.
law. the Rev. Jasper Sitton. who had un-
dergone an operation for appendicitis. and
was in a precarious condition. The Judge
stated there was a slight hope of the pa.
tents recovery.
MIR. Thos Kelly Of near Hunters Mill
was in Irondale Saturday last.
The remains Of Emory White, a son OF
the Rev. +. H. White of Caledonia. were
brought up from Cape Girardeau, whers
he died ON June 4th after brief illness Of
typhoid fever, and taken out to his old
home at Caledonia Sunday, where the
funeral was held the same evening.
| Mrs. NJ. A. O'Neal went to St. Louis
last Sunday to visit her children. who are
attending school there.
| Mr.. Wallace Gibson. the trouble man"
OF the Bellevue Telephone line. was 10
our town Sunday TO meet his mother.
coming from De Soto.
Last Thursday Ben Forshee caught an
| IS pound catfish On his trot line sst 10
Big River near the railroad bridge.
! DANDSxloM.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08
NOTICE

All citizens in Union township who
are interested 10 the determination Of
the wolves infesting that locality, are
requested to meet at Cadet at noon on
June 18th. H. S. Frey,
Signed, IS. Wilkinson.
Jno. O. Long.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

w. II. Huitt OF Shirley spent sever
al DAYS in St. Louis this week.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Mr.. Alex Cordia of Aptus was il
Potosi Saturday last.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

G. W. Yount Of Quaker was in Po-
tosi Thursday last.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Mr.. John Hanson Of Belgrade wa
on our streets last Monday.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

was an honest and industrious man.
and is survived by a widow and sever
al small children.
Prof. +. P. Randall Of Irondale was
a caller at this Office Tuesday aud in-
formed us that he had been employed
TO teach the public school at Mineral
Point the ensuing term. A new school
house is to be built at the Point, the
district having voted the money for
that purpose.
Mrs. Sophia P. Casey went TO st.
Louis Sunday to attend the funera! OF
her grand.niece, Miss Dorothy Ciardy,
the only Child Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. X.
Clardy, who died in that city on FRI
day, June Sd, al the age OF ~ years.
The funeral took place Monday last.
Miss Clardy was quite we'll known in
Potosi through visits to her relatives
here.
Mrs. John Mccormick was hostess
at a party Wednesday morning, whe
the engagement OF Miss Irene Nixon
t. Walter Morris was announced. The
wedding will occur June 3O.-Farm-
lington News.
Miss Nixon, who is the daughter OF
Mr.. A. T Nixon formerly Of Hope
we'll, has many friends ia Potosi. who
will be interested in the above item
Hon. Joseph F. Lindsay Of Pied
mont, who is a candidate for the Re
publican nomination for circuit judge
10 this district, was in Potosi last
Monday becoming acquainted with
our people. We found Mr.. Lindsay 8
very pleasant and intelligent man
one who makes a very favorable i'm
preston even upon short aud casua
meeting. We will make further an
. uouncement OF his candidacy in these
|, columns in the near future.
According to the announce meut:
10 the Independent only three Dem
. ocratic candidates have filed notice To-
a place on the primary election ballol
Ia this county, viz: Fendall z
, Blount, Of Harmony township To-
Representative; Joseph CresswelI 70
reelection as circuit clerk, and w. B
Nicholson OF Liberty township TO
presiding judge Of the county court
1t will therefore be left to the Demo
!, cratic central committee to complet,
the ticket. This shyness on part 0
our Democratic friends to get int
0 public Office does not corroborat
e their statements that there ia goin,
0 to be big Democratic landslide mex
Noyember--at least not in Washing
ton county.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Clarence Washington, one Of our
colored citizens, died last Friday
night after a long illness. His fuDer-
al took place Saturday afternoon. He
was an honest and Industrious man.
and is survived by widow and sever
al small children.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

The 'rainy June" is living up to its
reputation so far.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Mrs. E. N. Rugg and children are
visiting 10 St. Louis this week.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08
LOCAL ITEMS.

w. +. Scott and wife spent Sunday
at iIatty.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Mr.. G. il. Higginbotham spent last
week in Arkansas on business.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Mr.. J. T. Hudson O. Bergman spent
several days in Potosi last week.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Sunday train leaves Potu>i at go d.
u. and returns at $50 y. III.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Mr.. August Brass of Hopewell was
in Potosi on business last Tuesday.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Mr.. Will Hays, who for the past two
years has been clerking 10 the store OF
Blount & Co., left Sunday for the
West to seek his fortune. Success To
you Will.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

A traction engine belonging to Bo-
harmon Bros. of Brazil, took fire last
Tuesday night while standing in the
vacant lot opposite the court 'house
and the woodwork OF the cab was
burned aWay,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Among our renewals the past week
are Harvey Hall, Topozark; James
Yount, Quaker; NJ. R. Lewis, Rich
woods; H. E. Evens, Jefferson City,
Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Judge T.. r. Eversole, K. NJ. Dear
ing. Fl. C. Bell aud one or two Others
OF the faithful. attended the Folk foI
President dollar dinner in st. Louis
last Thursday evening. Judge Ever
sole came home so enthnsed over the
Folk boom that he at once DaWed
new pointer pup after hia presidential
fayortte. While the pup may grow ur
to be q wise dog, It need not be taken
that he 10 painting the election
81 the Hup. Jps. NJ. SO csrtaioty.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

w. NJ. Stone, state bank examiner
OF Jefferson City, was ia Potosi Friday
last.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Miss Idabelle Smith returned home
last Saturday from two.week's visit
at Arcadia, Mo. She was accompani-
ed by her sister, Mrs. G. W. Clarkson,
and children OF that place, who are
visiting their relatives here.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-08

Mr.. Theodore Forster Of FL Paso,
Texas, spent several days In Potosl
the past week. visiting at the home OF
his aunt, Mrs. r. M. Bugg.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-06
Boys, Don't Pull Fodder.

Now, | know what | am talkina
about" when affirm that fully one.
third of a corn crop is lost when tho
stalks are stripped of the blades ana
later the ears and left in the field 70
be in the way of the next crop. In
this rough estimate | take into eon.
sideration the advantage of gettinv
the stalks off the land and entirelv
out of the way. The agriculturalis,
of the Georgia Experiment Station
used TO say that he believed II woula
be sound practice to cut and SHOCK
and then shed the stalks and blades
even II not used for feeding. but only
for stable bedding Possibly It ia a
rather extreme statement. but IL II.
Illustrates his confidence I'm the Wis
dom of the praetice-which fully
shared. It's great advantage 10
have the stalks all out OF the way Of
the peas, out of the way of the plovs
and harrows and grain drill. which
should follow the corn harvest. Even
II the old. dry stalks left In the field
after the harvesting. In the usual
way. be cut up and plowed down they
will be of no advantage TO the imme-
diately succeeding small grain. little
or none 10 the next springs crop. and
very much in tho way of the young
cotton. II cotton shall follow corn.
II takes we'll nigh twelve months
for corn stalks TO moulder away into
unacceptable mould or dust. and
until II reaches that stage OF decom-
position II can be OF precious little
help in any way to a crop that may
be planted on the land.-Col. r. ].
Redding. of Georgia.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-06
PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND GAZETTE

stand these things that all classes
are frowning on the young man who
drinks If you want to get a job,
the boy who drinks is passed over
and the young fellow who doesn' t
is taken. That's one reason why
country boys usually beat the city
boys in business: there is less drink
ing in the country. II you want TO
succeed in farming-as | hope you
do-and If you want TO marry the
prettiest or smartest girl in the
neighborhood-as / hope you do
it's all the same story. The chances
are against you If you drink.
V.
Now there's no use for me to dis
cuss this subject further with you
and | can only ask you to look up
the further facts set forth in our
"TwoMinute Health Talk" this
week on What Medical Authorities
Say About Drinking" The whole
story is that | want you to live out
long, neaithy, happy lie, ana |
want you to be success, and know
the chances are against this II you
drink. That's why | want all our
Progressive Farmer Boys" to have
nerve enough to let liquor alone.
| like boy who has spunk. and you
do, too; and often 1t takes more
spunk TO refuse to take a drink than
1t does to ride bucking broncho or
swim across a raging river.
But II you will shake hands with
me on this proposition | am sure
can trust you to show the spunk
when It's needed.
Sincerely your friend,
CLARENCE POE.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-06
Our Progressive Farmer Boys
SHOULD THE FARM BOY DRINK?
A Little Talk Nothing About Drinking a awful
Only Calm Inquiry Whether Not Pays
Moderately-What Life Insurace Tables Show.

ten to stop a gully wid"-but what
| want you to remember is that ever
if you should only drink moderately
you will not live so long, you will
not be so healthy, nor will you be sc
happy, as you will be if you don't
drink at all.
In other words, no matter whether
drinking is sin or not, you want to
live a good long life, and you want
a healthy body, a steady nerve, and a
clear brain. and you can't have these
if you drink even moderately.
Take the matter of length of life.
The life insurance companies have
been keeping careful records OF
thousands and thousands of men be-
ginning years and years before you
were born, to find out just how
drinking affects a mans health and
length Of life. It's their business,
you know. Well, they started out
before they began these records with
the idea that man was actually
helped by drinking some whiskey,
and in England 40 years ago they
tried to make Robert Warren pay a
higher premium because he was a
teetotaler. So Warren started a So
ciety which has kept track of thou
sands and thousands of English in
surance cases for over 40 years, the
result proving that the death rate is
over a third higher for moderate
drinkers than for total abstainers.
In other words, in any given year.
four men die among the drinkers for
every three who die among an equal
number of abstainers. OF every 100
drinkers the life insurance compa-
MES expect to die in a year, "a of
the 100 die, but of ever 100 expect
ed deaths among abstainers only II
die
Again, it has been proved that OF
every 100 persons thirty years old
who drink, only A of the 100 will
live to be seventy; but II you take
100 30-year-old persons who don't
drink, 55 Of the 100 will live TO be
seventy. Isn't 1t worth something to
you (even II drinking paid in other
ways, as 1t doesn't) to have a 25 per
cent better chance to live out your
three score years and ten," as you
do by not drinking
~
These figures are based on the
English experience, but the figures
for America tell the same story. In
a recent address at one of our South
ern agricultural colleges / heard
Richmond p. Hobson, the famous
Alabama Spanish War hero, give
the farmer boys there the showing
OF these American statistics. Among
other things he pointed out that
without drinking the prospect of life
when you are 20 years old is A
more years OF living, but with drink
ing only 81 years-an average re-
duction Of 10 years in length of life
due to the drink habit.
Or take the evidence of Mr.. Ed
ward A. Woods, practical insurance
manager of Pittsburg, Pa, who says
furthermore that 40 per cent-near-
ly half-of the men who have such
diseased bodies, weakened nerves,
etc, that they can't get life insur-
ance at all ARE for causes connected
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-06
rY DEAR FARMER BOY,


AVA last week letter from Uncle
Henry Wallace about "Amusements
for Boys" suggesting the formation
of Saturday afternoon baseball clubs
among farm boys, and also some
thing about the value of boxing and
wrestling.
This article was published because
we want our Progressive Farmer
Boys" to have strong bodies, because
we want them to be strong, healthy,
well-developed men, and because we
want them to have plenty of whole
some recreation You might talk
over uncle Henry's" letter with
your father and mother and see
what can be done about this sugges-
ton. But if it is not practicable to
organize a baseball club or to carry
out any of the rest of Uncle Hen
rvs suggestions, there are still
plenty of other wholesome amuse-
ments open to the farm boy such as
the town boy often has to grow up
without. II
In this particular letter, however,
/ am not going to say SO much about
your amusements as about the ways
of building up a strong, healthy
body On the farm you can get lots
of exercise if you work as you ought,
and you ought to be thankful that
you can work out in the fields and
the sunshine and the open air instead
of being shut up in some crowded
shop or factory. You have far bet
ter chances for health and happi-
ness
And health and happiness-what
better things is there to seek after
except to make your life of some
service to others? And the basis
Of health and happiness is good
health. Now our farmer boys usual
ly have good health, but a great
many of them, while in good health
now, are contracting habits which
will ruin their health a few years
later. And this is what we don't
want you to do.
III.
Most serious of all these habits is
the drinking habit, and / should like
for US to talk together about it Just a
little. Now / am not going to lee
ture you, and l am not going to say
word about it's being an awful
sin" or anything of the sort. We are
just going to talk about it as a bust
ness matter and find out If it pays
That's all
Now, my conviction from great
deal OF observation and study is, that
1t doesn't pay, and / am going to tell
you the reason why. If your drink
Ing were simply a boyish prank. |
shouldn't have a thing to say about
II, because ! know that while you
may play rough practical jokes and
may take daredevil risks now and
then, that's just the boy in you. and
you are straight and square and hon
est at bottom and you are going TO
come out all right.
What | want to say about this
drinking business, however, is that II
is very different matter from these
FRANKS and feats and Jokes in which
boy may naturally and beautifully
let on steam" They may not leave
you any the worse, but drink will.
great danger is that If you be-
gin 6rin king Of 49,.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-06

ten to stop a gully wid"-but what
want you to remember is that even
if you should only drink moderately,
you will not live so long, you will
not be so healthy, nor will you be so
happy, as you will be if you don't
drink at ALL
The Washington times., 1910-11-16
GAS RIGHTS FIRNER
AND VERY ACTIVE
Easier Money Helps Out Sit
uation-RightS Close at
I 1-2-Stocks Slow.

Again practically the entire interest
in the session OF the Stock Exchange
centered in Gas rights. They sold IN
small qualities. IN moderate amounts
and in large lots, the prices showing a
stronger tone and an advance Of LH5k
point sales being at rs to " with the
latter price current at the close. Money
Is working easier Ia this city and else
where. The OppOrtune call has helped
matters and some bankers are Offering
better than 80 or even 50 on the dollar
on Gas s. Before the call 90 was about
the maximum Some customers are ac-
tually being favored with par, and this
materially improves the situation The
bank statement as published. do not
indicate that local fiscal institutions
are sailing so very close 20 legal re-
ouirements-
A few shares Of Capital Traction at
izS1z and a few Colunbia. 65 at 1O4.
completed the record.
A. the annual election OF the Wash
lngCOn Stock Exchange this afternoon
the following were elected.
PRESIDENT. Benjamin Woodruff: vice
president, Charles J. Bell; secretary,
Allen l.. Walker; treasurer. James N
Green Members OF the governing com
mittee, Charles p. Williams and o. II.
cry Johnson.
A K Paris declined the nomination
Tor vice president
The Washington times., 1910-11-16

NEW YORK, Nov. 1e.-Giving the
market q strong start in London and
at home, traders expected the impetus
would be sufficient to keep II going res-
sonably wei, but though the start was
good the strength petered out within .
few minutes after the opening The
Street Immediately furnished its daily
excuse New York 5ity IS stated TO be
contemplating the sale of another large
block OF bonds. Coming at a time when
S7,500,O0O Kansas City Terminal bonds
and S15,O0o009 shelters Securities bonds
are expected 10 be aoated, the threat
Of closer money IS not to the liking o.
the market.
Moreover the Street is inclined TO
give more or less serious consideration
TO the prospects Of a reduction in the
dividend rate on New York Central
within the next six months. There IS
stock FOR sale around 1135z, and there
doesn't seem TO be any support what
ever.
In the loan crowd the rate o. Steel
Is 81 per cent and on practically every
thing else . per cent
The Washington times., 1910-11-16

While the majority OF traders are per-
fsctly willing TO go up with the market
II the manipulators have the ability tc
force an advance, they 90 not ike the
evidences Of weakness that develop 50
frequently, nor are they willing TO be q
party TO the ABSORPTION Of stock. should
they detect the leaders letting go OF
any The bull crowd. in the second dis
play of strength yesterday afternoon,
gave an excellent exhibition Of control,
and they pushed a little harder for \
few minutes this morning when the list
lost its strength and dropped over a
point all along the line.
II was noticeable that the less i'm
portaut stocks shared in the general
decline and TO nearly the same extent
despite the fact that the same stocks
do not share TO any extent with the
occasional spuTts of the leaders
Union Pacific opened at 17S, dropped
to 1751k. and rallied Il Southern Pa
cific, g. preferred Reading, declined
from 1875 to f551z, with slight recovery
Steel, SOS 10 3S7s. 10 79ls; NlrtneTn Pa
Cffic. \ on Great Northern, and most
OF the rest Of the list a point of
SmeIter, y lower Copper, a fun point
As the session advanced the duliness
increased, and the changes In values
we're in the direction Of fractional de-
clines-
The Washington times., 1910-11-16
KENTUCKY STRONG
FOR THE BAPTISTS
Convention Shows More Than Half
Churchgoers Of That De-
nomination.

CYETHIANA- KY, Nov. 1s.-FoIlow-
ing the meetings Of several Of the aux
Hilary bodies, the general convention Of
the Baptist Church IN Kentucky con
vened here today for q session that viii
last until Saturday. In point Of at
tendance and in the amount Of enthus-
iasm manifested the convention prom
ises to set q new record for the annual
gatherings Of the denomination IN this
State.
Reports OF a highly gratifying nature
have been prepared for presentation
20 the convention These reports deal
with the work Of the missionary, edu-
catIonaI and other departments Of the
church and show q year OF UNUSUAL &C
Livfty.
The membership Of the Baptist Church
IN Kentucky Is reported close to the
5000, mark, which more than equals
that Of al other Protestant denOmina-
tons combined.