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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

Liverpool opening cables-wheat Is
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
SUBTERFUGE NOT A SUCCESS
Crosby Doesn't Know Whether Wife
Detected Trick or Really Was
In UnseIfish Mood.

Crosby had always been inclined to
conservatism In household expenses
especially in the matter of his wife 3
dress bills, relates writer in the
Sunday Magazine. His wife went so
far as to say that he was penurious.
She had been in need of a new boa
for a long time, and after she hinted
that her happiness would never be
quite complete till she had one, he at
last consented to make the purchase.
He went into store and picked out
two, one of which was a cheap imita-
ton affair, and the other a fine ex.
pensive one.
Taking them to his Office before 20.
ing home, he changed the price
marks, the expensive tag on the cheap
boa and vice versa.
His wife examined them for a long
time very seriously indeed. and then
said, Nov, dear, the expensive boa
1s beauty, and 1t is really very good
OF you to allow me my choice. Sone
women would take it without a word :;
but really l don't think we can af.
ford the more costly one, and be-
sides. dear. think the cheap one the
more stylish too. Why, Cros, dear,
what's the matter! Are you ILL.,"
But dear old Cros had made his
getaway into the night where he could
kick himself as hard as he felt he de-
served. But what he would Alike to
know, 10 this: Did his wife happen
on the more expensive boa by pure
accident, or
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
DIRE DISTRESS.
1t Is Near at Hand to Hundreds
of potosl Readers.

Dnu't neglect an aching back
Backache is the Kidneys cry fui
help.
Neglect h"rrying to their aid
Means that urinary troubles follow
quickly
Dire distress. diabetes, Bfight's dis
ease.
Profit bv a sufferers experience.
William Gross OF ITonfon. Mo, says:
"t'ur "a number OF years L was troubled
by back ACHE ard other sympt,u,% "f
kidney complaint. The least exertion
brought on Il severe attack Of this dis
ease doct0red and took remedies
OF various kincs, but everything fail
ed Ia give me relief | at last hap
pened TO read about DOan's Kidney
Pills aud they were advertised so high.
iy that l decided to try them and pro-
cured a box. Prompt relief soiiowed
their use aud IN short time they had
affected cure. Since then when ]
felt slight symptum> " r return, |
have taken a few doses Of Deans Kid
pey Pills and the trouble has always
quickly disappeared. recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills through the local
papers in 1903 aud now after a iapse
OF years. take pleasure in conErming
everything / then said. aud have uu.
limited confidence in this remedy
Fer sale by. SiI dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the nams-Doans-snd
take 90 Other.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR COLLECTOR.

FOR COLLECTOR.
We are autho. lied to announce
JOHN w. COLLINS,
as candidate for the Office of Collector,
subject to the decision of the Republican
voters at the general primary election.
FOR CIRCUIT CLRKK
We are authorized to announce
E. FORBES.
as candidate for the ofie of Circuit
Clerk. subject to the decision of the Re-
publican voters at the general primary
election.
We are authorized to announce
r. E. GILLIAN,
as candidate for the office of Circui,
Clerk, subject to the decision of the Re-
publican voters at the general primary
election.
FOR PRESIDING JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce
IF. E. COLE.
as candidate for the office of Presiding
Judge of the County Court. subject to the
decision of the Republican voters at the
general primary election.
We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM SCHULZ.
as candidate for the Office of Presiding
Judge of the County Court. subject to the
decision of the Republican voters at the
general primary election.
FOR COUNTY CLERK
We re authorized to announce
]. F. WILLIAMS,
as candidate for the Office of Clerk of
the County Court. subject to the decision
OF the Republican voters at the general
primary election.
FOR COUNTY JUDGR-sRcoND DISTRICT.
We are authorized to announce
GEORGE w. SEABOURNE,
as candidate for reelection to the Office
of Judge of the County Court, from the
second district, subject to the decision Of
the Republican voters at the general pri.
mary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

Youth is eternal to him who believes
in eternity. To me youth means any
where from eight onward. | was an
exceedingly old person at eight and |
trust l violate no confidence when
confess a youthful exuberance now
that l have bumped against the half
way post. Fifty is a splendid time for
youthful expansion: ones fancy still
retains all its ingenuity while ones
judgment is bettered by experience.
When sitting on the so milestone the
vane Of mans vision points southwark
to the past ard northward to the fu-
ture with a minimum of oscillation.
Rancorous thought and splenetic ex.
preston give way to Quieter nerves
and calmer view, and the mellow light.
ed vista of the years that have gone
soften the heart Of the youth of a half
century of years.-John Philip Sousa
in the Circle.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
maintain that absolute prohibition
would bring commercial ruin to a

maintain that absolute prohibition
| would bring commercial ruin to 6
community. He cited the expert
ence of Kansas as showing how
state wide prohibition precluded
trace suicide" and encouraged
savings banks accounts.
''Prohibition 10 Kansas is not a
result of atmospheric conditions, -
said Gov. Stu5bs, 1.-The climate
has nothing to do with it; reason
was at the bottom of it all. As a
result, the people of Kansas are to-
day better fed, better clothed,
have finer homes, larger families
and larger bank accounts. The cry
of antiprohibitionists that the
abolition of saloons would bring
about stagnation has been utterly
refuted.
81 have proof by which, fgura-
lively speaking, l think l have my
foot on the necks of those who cir
culate antiprohibition talk. 1t was
said three years ago the closing of
Wichita's forty. seven saloons
would ruin the town. To-day,
with no saloons, that town has
doubled its population, more than
doubled its bank accounts, has bet
ter people, less crime, more schools
and more intelligence.
II have just received letters and
kilograms from the mayors of
twenty cities and towns, from
twenty'nine district judges and
from chiefs of police. and they all
agree that the day state wide pro-
hibition went into effect in Kansas
was the brightest day 10 that states
history"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
Goose Greek.

The shower Saturday evening refreshed
plants and trees. which are beginning to
bud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Holly of Indian
Creek passed through here enroute to
Richwoods last Thursday.
Mrs. Jos. P. Declue and SOD. Leo. are
visiting relatives in Valley Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Bryant we're in
Sullivan the latter part of last week
Mr.. b. Miles was in Rich woods one day
last week.
Mr. ]. Rutledge and little daughter
Gertie. visited relatives here Saturday
Sunday.
Quite a number from here attended a
''rail.mauling" at Cyclone one day last
week.
Miss Cora Stoops was shopping 10 Sui.
livan Thursday last.
Mr.. ]. Declue made business trip to
Sullivan Friday last.
Harrison Northcutt spent Sunday after
noon tn our midst.
Mr.. Manning Of Sullivan made q busi.
ness trip hers the latter Part Of last week
visas1.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

The action of the insurgents in
Congress in joining the regulars in
their organization of the House af-
ter they had succeeded in getting a
change in the committee on rules
with The aid of the Democrats is
very unsatisfactory to the latter
party. 1t would appear that for
this little assistance the Democrats
expected the Republican insurgents
to condemn and renounce their own
party aud assist their allies in
breaking up Republican rule. But
the insurgents are no such fools;
they played the Democrats for
suckers at their own smooth little
game of politics, and the latter
getting stung, are now making Il
"ho!lsr."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
pessum Hunting In Queensland.

Psssum Hunting In Queensland.
Among the ways of earning a living
In the colony of Queensland the col
lecting of fur skins combines consid-
cradle profit with a fine, adventurous
life In the open air in the "bush," the
term which describes all country
parts. plain. hill and forest away from
the settlements.
The possum 10 protected by the gov
srnmsnt Of Queensland till May /. ON
which date young men issue forth for
campaign against the willy animal
whose skin makes such beautiful car
Rage and other rugs and forms the
material for ladies' furs all over Eu-
rope. Formerly shooting was resorted
to, but now trapping is found to be
the most efiicacious means Of securing
q good bag. Most Of the trappers
work In couples or employ a native.
and snarss Of thin wire are used.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
An Exponent of the Square Deal.

Laverne A. Barber, in a very
bright ind readable article in the
April Human Life, introduces as
follows man who is doing a vas,
work in the world that nobody else
could do, and which is practically
Indispensable to capitalist and
laborer alike:
If you have never heard bis
name III wager you have heard
his epigram,-''There is so much
bad in the best of us and so much
worth in the worst of us that il
doesn't do for any of US to talk
about the rest of u.s."
An interesting incident showing
how a linguistical twist haphazard
Iy may be tossed on electrified air
and carried far, is shown by con
ditions that coaxed one of Turner'S
epigrams into being. Twas sum
mer time, a bunch of folks we,
tommyrotting on the peristyle Of
the Inn at East Aurora. The little
jungle lady, Miss Simonton, the
African explorer and ergo physi
clan extraordinary to Theodore
Roosevelt, was asking questions.
This was rather unique employ.
ment for Miss Simonton in East
Aurora; usually her job was an
swering questions. But this day
Miss Simonton was asking ques
tions, so che said, 81 wish some.
body would tell me just what is
life?"
Life is just one damned thing
after another" was the prompt re
ply of j. F. Turner.
Far down the vista of Main
street rippled the placid waters of
the Cazanovia, a blue bottle fly
made it's toilet on the tail of red
COW over in the apple orchard, and
Turner strolled away unmindful of
the ordinations emanating from,
an adjacent bunch of almost. phil
osorhers. Thirty days later l saw
the epigram peering from the cor
ner of beveled mirror in Broad.
way hotel.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06


A peculiar accident occurred at Ab-
erdeen, Scotland, the other day.
George Grant, an employe Of Black 4
Ferguson. wine merchants, was as
cending in an elevator In which was q
100gallon barrel Of whisky. when the
rope gave way. The elevator fell to
the ground. Z distance Of 20 feet. with
such force that the cask burst. and
the contents ran out Of the premises
into the gutter. Being . slum neigh
borhood. . crowd quickly gathered
and made the most OF their oppor-
tunities for acquiring free drinks.
many Of them getting down on their
knees and scooping up the liquor from
hand to mouth a. 1t flowed into the
gutter. while others rushed away for
utensils. The man Grant sustained Q
dtsleeataea e a aakls.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

The Anheuser- Busch Brewing
Assn is making another effort 10
get hold OF the country press thru
advertising contracts. The journal
has just turned down another of
their propositions. In the coming
campaign the state wide prohibi.
tion question will be before the
people for decision, and beer ad
vertisements in the country papers
would look good to the Brewery
Interests, even at liberal expense
The Journal is for prohibition ant
proposes to be consistent in lis at
titude.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

The Democratic push up at jeff.
City which sits on the state board
of equalization has made bid for
votes by reducing the assessments
turned in by the county assessors
by nearly $19,OOO,000. Governor
Hadley, the only Republican men,
her of the board, protested against
this reduction, claiming it was not
legally made. But what does a
Democrat care for legality when
votes are the ohject2
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
Return Of a Singed Cat.

The singed cat is coming back.
Democrats all over the country
whose long Identification with high
finance marked them as unavailable
during the reign of Organism and
ths rslsRa,iou Of the tariff issus
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

Our old friend Andy Carnegie
is deeply shocked and humiliated
by the big graft scandal in bis
home city, Pittsburg. Still, when
we come to think of it, Andy never
seemed to feel any compunction
over raking in a few millions ou
watered stock, or if he did have an
occasional twinge Of conscience on
that account, be eased it by giving
away library.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
ANNOUNCEMENT FEES.

The following are the announce.
ment fees for candidates:
For congress, $25; for circuit
Judge, 500; state senator, $15; rep.
resentatiye, IS; collector, S., cir
cult clerk. IS; prosecuting attor.
ney, IS; presiding judge, S.; asso-
c'ate judges, S.; county clerk, S..
All announcements must be accom-
panied by the fee to insure their
insertion.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
Household Worries

The woman who has the care of
children in addition to her house
hold duties frequently finds the drain
upon her vitality more than her con-
stitution can stand. She becomes
nervous, irritable, passes sleepless
nights, has headache, backache and
other weaknesses that make life
miserable. For such there is nothing
that gives such quick relief as
DR.. Miles Nervine
which acts directly upon the nerves,
refreshing and strengthening them.
Il was In very weak condition:
could not gain any strength: on the
contrary. lapsed into nervous prOetra-
ton. Had headache. neuralgia. could
Nervine and grew rapidly better. For
weak women there 10 nothing better"
MRS z q. 0ILBEkTSON,
The Aese bssais win benoati Il "a,
y0ue dev0O6ss Wlu eeeufa yUus aseaeps
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

1t is getting so in st. Louis that
a policeman can not do anything
but his duty. He cannot go into
saloon, get woozy in private,
fiirt with nurse maids, graft his
meals at high-priced hotels and u
lot of other things, too numerous
to mention.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

Whatever may be the outcome
of the Pinchot- Ballinger investiga.
tion. j. Pierp. Morgan feels no un-
easiness that the Morgan Guggen
helm combine will not eventually
get the best of Uncle Sam in the
Alaskan coal land matter.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

1t appears that the Democrats
won by such big majority in the
Fourteenth Massachusetts district
by running u Republican on Re
publican issues. They never would
have landed with a Democrat en-.
dorsing Democracy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

The Missouri supreme court has
Just confirmed libel suit brought
by former Secretary Of State Sam
b. Cook against the Globe Demo
crat, in which the newspaper was
muIcted of $4,000. Easy money
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

The tariff is all right, the Demo-
Gratis simply have to have an issue
of some kind. The noise they are
making over the present tariff is
no worse than their din over the
gold standard and imperialism, yet
both OF these have been sent to the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
Prohibition Kansas All Right.

Gov. Walter 5. Stubbs of Kan.
cas-, in an address delivered in Chi
cago one evening last week "put
hia foot on the neeks" Of those who
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06

The month of March just passed
has set "dry" record. Perhaps
it was only making the pace in
Missouri for November.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-04-06
1t seems we are now to have a
glass trust. 1t should not be bard
to break.
We must now confess that the
cost of living has been increased,
the price of beer has been raised.

The suffragettes haye opened fire
in Missouri, so if You see mere
man on the run You will know
what is the matter.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28

past. A new order has arisen and
the conviction is borne in upon us
that things worth having are worth
going after. Therefore, this evid-
ence of activity on part Of New
Orleans. And it is a sincere and
deep.rooted conviction that moves
us to change the old order and
continue the pace that has been
cut out by commercial New Or
leans for the past two years.
The Merchants & Manufacturers
Bureau of the New Orleans Prog
ressive Union is the very lusty
child of a very big and active
organization which does not con-
fine its work to New Orleans, but
does all it can to aid the State and
section. and we are anxious to have
your merchants receive us in their
city as fellow citizens of a splendid
commonwealth.
Very truly yours,
NJ. B. IRRELEVANT,
Sec'y. Manager.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28
/, New Orleans Coming.

New Orleans, La, Oct. "a, 1910
Editor Comrade: On Wednes
day, Nov. End, a special train will
leave New Orleans for a trip over
the L. R. & n, bearing a large
party of the leading business men
of New Orleans-a special delega.
ton from the Merchants & Manu-
facturers Bureau of the New Or
leans Progressive Union-all of
them heads of firms. The object
of this trip is-not to sell goods,
but-to meet personally the bust.
men of your, and other, cities be-
tween New Orleans and Shreveport
who trade in New Orleans. We
all know the story of Mahomet and
the mountain. Many Of your citi-
zens have come to New Orleans at
our invitation, but we Will be
Mahomet on this occasion and will
come to see you-with a big brass
band and plenty Of good cheer and
lively company-for, as | said be-
fore, uhis is not a ''trade trip" but
a trip to shake hands and get
acquainted.
Your business men all know, and
evidently like, the travelling men
from New Orleans, but compare
lively few of the country and city
merchants know one another per
sonally. This trip, therefore, is
designed especially to rectify this
omission.
want 10 ask you u peISO1lally
interest yourself in this matter and
give publicity to our proposed visit
and iii this very essential way
assist in letting your citizens know
what is in store.
OF course, many firms in your
city have been, and will be, advis-
ed by New Orleans merchants, but
we want to make this trip signif.
cant Of q new ''turn.Over" in Louis.
lana commercial affairs and bring
about in general a feeling Of closer
friendliness between the city and
country merchant.
The old New Orleans which sat
down and waited for busin ess to
be brought to it is a thing of the
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28
An Ordinance

Ordering special election ut which shall be
submitted to the property taxpayers, quail.
fed as electors under the laws OF the State Of
Louisiana pursuant to the provisions of Arti-
Gle POI of the Constitution Of the State,
adopted in 1898, the question Of levying a
special tax Of five mills per annum for the
period of five years, beginning with the year
1911 and ending with the year 1915, both
inclusive. for the purpose OF building and
maintaining roads throughout the Parish Of
VIM.
Whereas, more than four hundred and fifty
of the property taxpayers Of the Parish Of Winn
have petitioned the Police Jury of VIM Parish
to order special election for the purpose OF
taking the sense of the voters OF VIM Parish
on the question of leyying five mill tax for a
period OF five years, 1911 to 1915 both inclusive,
said tax to be used exclusively on and to be
expended only on q system Of roads.
And whereas, in the opinion of the Police
Jury, it is necessary that special road tax be
levied for the building and maintaining the
public roads Of the Parish of VIM:
Section /. Be it ordained by the Police Jury
Of the Parish of Winn in regular session con-
vened, That special election is hereby order
ed to be held throughout the Parish OF Winn
on
Tuesday, December 9Th, 1910,
in accordance with the laws of the State OF
Louisiana, providing for and regulating such
elections, at which election shall be submitted
to the taxpayers of said Parish entitled to vote
thereat, under the Constitution and laws OF
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28
The Tide is Turning.

One of the most promising indi-
cations of the awakening interest
in the desirability Of Louisiana as
a place for locating and the invest
ment Of capital, is the purchase OF
tracts Of land in various portions
of the State. Various lands in
North Louisiana are being pur-
chased by Northern and Eastern
capitalists, possibly to be divided
into small tracts for settlement
and cultivation, or disposed of as
an Investment when the tide of
immigration becomes stronger and
more pronounced towards this
favored section.
Swamp lands that have been
lying undisturbed from the period
of their virgin formation up to the
present period, are being purchased
by the thousands of acres, open up
to cultivation by sysem of drain
age, and settled with colonies of
thrifty and Industrious Belgians or
other desirable emigrants. The
hitherto neglected prairie land of
Southwest Louisiana are coming
Into notice as desirable localities
for truck farms and the raising of
sheep and cattle, aud active move
lnents have been inaugurated to
people them with an intelligent
class of thrifty cultivators.
Out Of the trails or the lumber
industries have come to light vast
acres Of land denuded Of timber,
that had always been considered
valueless, until intelligent thrift,
and productive industry have de.
monstrated that these cut-oyer
lands can be made as productive
and prolific as any portion of the
State. At present these lands are
among the cheapest in the United
States, but the recognition of their
value will shortly enhance their
price. Investors are recognizing
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28

their Importance as among the
future producers Of the ever
increasing agricultural wealth Of
this section Of Louisiana. Their
eyer.increasing desirability vii in
the near future place them among
the most valuable assets Of North
Louisiana.-La. State Farmer.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28
Notice for Publication,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES LIND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES l. Nd OFFICE,
Natchitoches, La, Oct. "a. 1910
Notice is hereby given that Alpkeus O. Gar
rett, of Calvin La, who, on July 9th, 1904, made
Homestead Entry No. l0449, Serial No. 0648
for SEX OF NE}4, Section 81, Township Twelve
North, Range Four West, Louisiana Meridian
has filed notice OF intention to make Final
Five Year Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before P. x. Abe, Clerk Of
District Court, at Winfield, La, on
14th day of December, 1910.
Claimant names as witnesses: q. Bates, W
G. Howard, A. NJ. Griffin, ST., w. A. Carpenter
all of Calvin, La.
]. ERNEST BREDA, Register.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-10-28

During the last week the Louis.
lana Board of Pardons was in SEES
sion and extended clemency to
several individuals, the merits Of
which action we do not design to
question. The Federal govern
ment, some time ago, adopted
law rewarding, for good behavior,
prisoners serving sentences for
crimes committed. Louisiana has
a similar law, and it has worked
satisfactorily, when given a fair
trial. There is a tendency in
Louisiana, as we'll as in other
States, to disturb the sentences
imposed by the courts, often upon
the finest excuse or technicality.
The pardoning power is often out
rageously abused. Instance the
Cooper case in Tennessee, where
a governor, seeking to liquidate a
political debt, at one stroke of the
pen defied the jury, the District
Court, the Supreme Court and the
people. This act is now bearing it's
legitimate fruit in Tennessee
Monroe NeWs.Star.