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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

The Husbands union should inves-
tgate the case of the man whose wife
beat him with her fists, stove poker,
a hammer, and then had him arrested
for assault and battery.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

From Lynn comes a story of bread
buried in dry sand and kept sound and
sweet for 25 years. This seems to be
another hint for cOld-storage men.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22
Hioh Dives.

Ostend-And, pa. is there always
water in the stock market?
Pa-Yes, my son.
Ostend-But how do you know, par
Pa-Oh, because there is always
some one taking a plunge there.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

The scientists may prove or dis
prove the dangers in kissing. but 1t
will take all the kings horses to stop
it--and no one seems to be rounding
up horses, either.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

Railroads are having trouble fixing
transportation charges on women's
hats. They ere not heavy enough to
go by weight. Why not charge by the
acre?
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

Stimulate the heart to love and the
mind to be early accurate. and al
other virtues will rise Of their own
accord, and all vices will be thrown
out.-Coleridge.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

Thanks to the California expert
mentors 1t is now possible to eat cactf
and roses. It'll be long before this
prickly fodder takes the place Of meat
and Eaters.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22
Honored by the Governor.

ELUSIVE compliments have been
paid to Governor Marshall many
times, but it remained for an old Irish
woman to cap the climax.
The governor met her at funeral
which he attended the other day and
she was full Of reverence for the Indi
ana executive.
"Ah." she said. IAN It's the guv'-
nor" and she swallowed up the gov
ernor's slim right hand in her own
right hand. made large and muscular
by many days q toll. "Yis, It's the
guv'nor. an it's glad am to see ye,
guv'nor, an indade the corpse is hon.
ored by your prisince. "-Indianapolis
News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

The Ornithologists' union of New
York has undertaken to try to restore
the wild pigeon. Perhaps members of
the Ornithologists' union have nothing
else that may be regarded as worth
while to do
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

DO not tell boy how bad he is"
says the superintendent of a boys
school, No, he might get naughty
over having achieved such distinction.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

Astronomers, on the other hand.
learn something new every day.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

Kansas will continue to raise corn
and put money in the bank without
getting Jealous or excited over dia-
mond discoveries in the neighborhood.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22

Some straw-hat symptoms are mani
Testing themselves
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1910-06-22
And about those flies:

There are no good flies except dead
ones.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-26

of a fox terrier, who sat alert and
bright eyed, gazing fiXedly at him,
without moving a hair or even wink
ing. 1t was not long before his master
the clown, was in dreadful humor:s
in vain he whipped the poodle--it only
made matters worse. And then he hap
pened to follow one of his pets most
expressive glances in Zips direction,
and in moment he understood the
situation. With a roar of anger he
rushed from the ring and came straight
for the little terrier, who sat unmoved,
awaiting him. Watching his opportu-
nifty Zip dived under the clowns out
stretched hand and made for the ring
and the poodle.
1t is really distressing to have to
relate what followed. 1t is pity that
one of the greatest joys of a dogs
existence seems to be to damage the
personal appearance of other dogs and
to inf1ict painful injuries upon them,
whereas instead they ought all to live
together in harmony and good fellow
ship. What followed was very spirit
ed and very rapidly executed dog fight.
which seemed to occur in all parts of
the three rings at the same time. Un-
der the feet of Miss Geraldine de We're
and her high stepping Arabian pony
went the terrier and the poodle, then
across the chest of Japanese juggler,
who was unable to get out of the way
because of table resting on his feet
on which sat languid Japanese lady
in chair, flaming herself and slipping
tea, and because of a large ball rest
ing on his hands, on which was ar
ranged a pyramid of four Japanese
acrobats in assorted sizes, The ball
and the table, the lady, the cup of tea
and the acrobats all came down to-
gether with a crash, while Zip and the
=
her flock of trained pigeons causing a
great commotion and 1uttering among
them, and over into the next ring
where, on smooth removable floor
ing, an exhibition of fancy bicycle rid
ing was being given Across this slip
perry floor they skidded upsetting sew
eral OF the cyclists, and then on they
went to the edge or the last ring.
where they finished up in final round
before any one could get to them.
The poodle had had much the worst
OF Ii and Zip was satisfied, so he did
not await further DEVELOPMENTS but
made on for the hole under the edge of
the tent by which he had entered and
was speedily. out of reach.
1t was several minutes before things
were straightened out so that the last
numbers OF the program could be civ
en-. But finally the performance was
over and Tom and Sallie were in the
open air again, and before they had
had half chance to talk over the
wonderful things they had seen that
afternoon they were at their own gate.
Ana there on the steps, lying quietly
with his head on his paws, Swapping at
an occasional ny, and looking the mic
ture OF home keeping contentment. was
mp. Except for a slightly damaged
ear and few other marks Of warfare.
they might have thought that il was
some other dog that had ACCOMPANIED
them TO the circus that afternoon But
when he looked them in the eye and
wagged his stump of a tail and got up.
limping, TO go into the house with
them, he seemed to say quite unmis-
takablY, my, but we had a fine time
at the circus this afternoon didn't
we?'
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-26

the trunk of another and narrowly es-
capped being stepped on by some of the
rest Then he had had very brief
fight with a thick poodle who wore a
pink ribbon and had blase air, but
they had only nicely started when the
poodle'S master, one of the clowns,
rushed in and chased Zip until he had
managed to escape under the seats, and
finally finding himself unpursued, he
had hunted about quietly until he found
Tom and Sallie and sat down beside
them.
But now the procession of gorgeously
caparisoned elephants and prancing
horses wearing plumes and ridden by
beautiful ladies, and clowns with their
trained pets, pig, poodle and
flock OF geese, and charioteers and
acrobats and freaks, began to circle
around the ring, and our three specta-
tors had eyes and thoughts for moth
ing else. Then the performance be-
gan, the most splendid performance
that any boy and girl and fox terrier
ever Witnessed Their eyes grew wider
every moment and fuller of the de-
light of a glorious anticipation glori-
ously realized.
The acrobats did the most wonderful
feats of tumbling and jumping; they
hung from high trapezes by their teeth
and their eyebrows; they jumped from
one swinging bar to another and
caught each other by the hands in mid
air. The beautiful ladies in fluffy pink
skirts rode standing up on their
horses backs and jumped lightly
through paper hoops or over broad rib
bons, never falling to find the horses
back awaiting them on the other side
The jugglers juggled without slip
or mishap; the snake charmer charmed
her writing pets and her audience at
- H....
nier clowns or handsomer and more
dignified ring masters. and all the
time the music played gayly, except
now and then when it would stop short
and every one would hold his breath as
some specially marvellous feat was per-
formed, then, while every one drew
sigh of relief, the music went on again.
Tom and Sallie and their dog sat
spellbound side by side while all these
delights were being unfolded before
them. and then into the ring directly in
front of them a pretty little white
poodle with a large pink bow tied to
It's collar stepped daintiiy, while his
clown master followed with a number
of sticks and balls and other bits of ap-
paratus needed for the various tricks.
Zip said nothing, but he sat up very
erect and fixed his eyes intently on
the performing poodle. And the tricks
had not gone very far before the poodle
became aware OF this unwavering re-
gard, and as he possessed a sensitive
temperament he was very plainly dis
turbed. He missed things that were
thrown to him TO catch, and very soon
he had the little riding whip OF his
master curling and singing about his
legs. He felt the indignity more than
the pain-to be whipped before that
curl And his performance went on
worse than ever; IL was impossible to
keep his mind on his work and watch
Zip at the same time. 1t affected his
memory; he forgot to do things that
he ought TO have done; he failed to
hear his master when lie gave the
word OF command; he dropped things,
he missed things, he forgot things-in
fact never was a performing poodle
more completely broken up than this
one, and all on account OF little imp
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-26

in great many sections which was
about to be laid in the street from
false errand after dog that looked
like friend Of his, but that turned
out to be perfect stranger with
most surly and unfriendly disposition,
and from wild, delirious chase after
an automobile on the front seat of
which sat one of those insufferable,
conceited, brushed and combed spaniels,
held on somebody's lap and looking
down on dogs that walked with super
cilious contempt. Finally he trotted
along soberly behind them, planning
what he would do when he got to the
circus
1t was really quite a long walk,
though the tents had looked near
from their upper windows, and Sallies
feet were beginning to move slower
and slower, when there, just two dusty
blocks away. was the whole plantation
of big brown mushrooms spread out
before them--the large tent in which
the performance was given, surrounded
by number of smaller ones for the
the performers.
popcorn booth with tempting dis
play Of pink and white wares was on
their right hand, and on their left
peanut stand whstled its shrill tune
of invitation. And all around them the
air was filled with that splendid smell
of sawdust and animals that is one Of
the many charms of circus.
IL Cs..ll a. Irxn
er and producing his Ii cents, started
to pass through into the enchanted
realm beyond
See here. young man, this won't do
It's two-bits apiece!' said the gate
man, gruffiy,
Sallie, with good deal of difficulty
pulled of the ruby ring and Tom pro-
duced his two rows of pins, some
straight and some crooked.
Here, take these they said to-
gether.
The gateman, who had probably had
some acquaintance with ruby rings and
pin currency in his own youth, grinned
and let them pass on
'Ye can't take the dawe, though he
called after them, barring out Zip with
his foot. Its agin the rules
"Oh dear" said Sallie. and started
to go out again, but Tom pulled her
back Don't you bother about Zip,
he'll get in somehow" he whispered.
And, sure enough, his belief in Zips
resourcefulness was promptly justified,
for no sooner were they seated upon
one of the wooden benches, and a
fanfare of trumpets had announced the
beginning of the grand march of ami
mails and performers around the ring,
than they found him seated quietly be
side them, his tongue hanging out of
his mouth a little. il he had had to
run for 1t, but with his usual COM
posure otherwise undisturbed
No one would have imagined that he
had just passed through some thrilling
experiences; that slipping under the
tent where he had seen an opening he
had found himself i'm the midst of the
herd of trampling elephants just ready
TO take part in the march, and had
been uumpeted at by one, cuffed by
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-26

- ON and Sallie stole down the
garden path and out of the gate,
off in quest of an adventure. The
circus was in town, over in big
vacant lot in the sparsely settled east
ern district they could see it's dun,
weather beaten tents from their bed
room windows, and when the wind was
in the right direction they could ca tch
the shrill notes of the gaudy red and
gold calliope.
Fortunately. no special order had
been given them not to go to the cir
Gus; it had not occurred to the parental
mind that anything of the sort would
be attempted. so the two planned their
+. expedition with light hearts and clear
consciences, but nevertheless they felt
that it would be just as well to go first
and explain about it afterward
In reckoning up their resources they
found that their combined capital was
II cents in United States money, two
rows of assorted pin currency and
brass ring with large ruby" which
might be expected to help out, as
jewels are almost the same thing as
money The ring had been taken from
prize package" in company with
caramel and a good deal of popcorn--in
exceedingly close company it must be
confessed, for the ring was imbedded
in the caramel, and the only way of re-
leasing 1t was to suck il free; rather
risky proceeding-there were cases on
record where the ring had been swal-
lowed in the process
Tom took charge of the funds, for
Sallie, being girh of course had no
pocket, but the ruby ring was worn
proudly on Sallie's thumb, where it
was held in place by wad of paper
The liberality of these prize package"
makers is undeniable; they never fail
to supply rings that would fit loosely
up6n the largest adult finger although
it would naturally be inferred that the
majority OF their patrons would be
those with fingers somewhat less than
the fun grown size.
OF course Zip was the third member,
for the simple reason that he couldn't
be left home without being tied, and he
couldn't be tied without his making
such racket that attention would
have been called to their unostenta-
tious departure.
AT all OF the crossings Tom took
Sallie's hand and escorted her pro-
teetingly TO the other side, for, though
she was only a year younger than him
self, being girl she needed to be
taken care of. Zip, which was a wiry
little fox terrier made his appearance
occasionally from various expeditions
into yards where eats were summing
themselves in impertinent security;
from a trip through a long sewer pipe
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-26
bx IsABEL CARTER

= ON and Sallie stole down the
garden path and out of the gate
off in quest of an adventure. The
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-02
HATE ouANTRILL's BONES
Clerks in Kansas Capitol Obliged to
Handle Them.

Clerks in Kansas Capitol Obliged to
Handle Them.
II some person. in some manner,
could slip into the relic vault OF the
State Historical Society at Topeka,
Kan, and steal the old, dry bones Of
Quantrill, the famous guerilla. he
would confer great favor upon the
clerks OF the historical society, even
though he riled the temper of George
w. Martin, the boss Of the shop.
"Oh, how | hate to rattle those old,
dry bones" said one of the clerks. as
he exhibited them for the 18th time
one day to visitors why, ! pull
them out. shake them around and
tell about them so much that | actu-
ally detcst the things"
Everybody who goes TO the hstorl-
cal rooms wants to see Quantrill's
bones. Secretary Martin says they
are great drawing card, and that
they are one OF the chief relics of his
department But he doesn't have to
handle or exhibit them. The clerks
must do that.
For fear they will be stolen, Mr.
Martin keeps them in the vault and
special trip must be made TO see
them, the medal which Victor Hugo,
the Frenchman, gave Mrs. John
Brown. and the Ford Theatre pro-
gram which contains some splotches
of lincoln's blood officials around
the State House know that the clerks
detest handling the bones, and al
ways tell visitors to be sure to ask
TO see them.
The clerks do not handle the bones
as tenderly as Secretary Marlin does
They yank them around shake them
together, hoping. no doubt, they will
fall to pieces.
Il guess the only way to get rid OF
them is to wear them out" said a
clerk, and | believe they will be
here when Gabriel blows his trumpet
the last time unless some one should
carry them on
When the bones were first donated
to the historical society great howl
went up from some of the old free
state men. They declared that II was
an insult to exhibit the bones of the
old guerilla who sacked Lawrence
and killed so many people. But Sec.
rotary Martin held on to them with
a strong grip aud finally beat down
public criticism Still he can't subdue
his own clerks. They are still in re.
bellion.-Kansas City Journal
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-02
NATIONS PROFIT IN MONEY
$15,236,s2f in ShlnpIasters Have
Never Been Redeemed.

While Uncle Sam loses something
through the erosion of gold and sill
yer coins, he makes much more
through the destruction and loss of
paper currency 1t Is no. easy for the
officials of the treasury to deter
mine certainly how much the govern
ment may be to the good on.a given
issue Of paper bills, as a long term
of years must elapse before the last
old bill may come from some hiding
place and find its way back into the
redemption division.
About 40 years have gone by since
the little war shinpasters were call
ed in from circulation yet, during all
this period they have been coming
back from various sources to the
treasury for redemption. Millions o
them are yet outstanding. The gov
eminent has no means of knowing
where they are or just how many o
them are in the hands of collectors
or are boarded away somewhere b.
people who saved them back in tn
war of the sixties.
According to the most accurate &C
counting. just $15,236721.2S worth o
these 50-cent, 25-cent, 10-cent and
cent issues of paper are some
where" Since their issue in 1861
1863 and 1864 notes of this amour
have not been presented for r.
demption.
Away back in 1879 firing of carr!
ing such enormous figures under tn
heading of debt bearing no interest
Congress sat up and passed an &C
declaring that sS,375,934 worth {
this fractional paper currency wa
lost and destroyed"
Probably no one remembers jus
how this estimate was reached Lik
ly this amount was certain arb
trary percentage of the total on
standing in that year. Otherwise
would seem to be drawing line
pretty fine when the official estimat
named the odd 1894 instead of ma
ing it round S1000.-Washingto
Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-02
BASEBALL A CLEAN GAME
And the Men Who Follow the Sport
Are Good Citizens

Just so long as the national game
has the class of men in 1t that Il has
now just so long will It be the ideal
sport Of the world. There are men
playing on the diamonds today who
are as clean morally as any man who
goes to church three times daily and
there are players who play with just
as much sincerity. In the profess
ional baseball leagues of America are
thousands of men, and, taken man
for man, they are as clean a lot of
fellows as can be found anywhere.
There are some men who break over
but then Satan once lived in heaven.
Every boy, man and woman in the
country has heard of Billy Sunday
He is one of the greatest evangelists
to the common people in the country
today. Wherever he goes on his
campaigns it means thousands Of
converts. He turned things upside
down in Troy a few months ago and
policemen, bartenders and men in
every walk of life who never went
to church before, are consistent
| HtHlDtlS NOW. Dlliy OuNt pay tu
baseball professionally.
There is Kit Carson of the Chicago
Cubs. The young man has a neat
little home in San Diego, Cal, all
paid for. He does not smoke, chew
drink nor swear. There is no record
of his church membership but he is
said to be a devout young fellow. %
can't afford Injuries" as he calls the
ordinary vices. Il need TO protect
my family against the proverbia
rainy day that is sure to come in tho
evening of life"
John Camel, manager of the Ro
chester team, champions of the East
ern League has an income of more
than $4,000 a year. He also has {
wife and baby and "a membership
paid up, in the Y M. C. A.
There is temperance lecture con
tanned in the struggle of Tom Jones
the Detroit first baseman, Of hi
fight to break away from the drinl
habit. At II Tom was the star has,
ball player of his home district II
the Pennsylvania coal regions ant
the idol OF the sporting contingent 0
the neighborhood At IS he contrac
ted an appetite for whisky whicl
came near proving fatal For tw'
years he himself admits, he neve
drew a sober breath At 20 he say
himself a physical wreck with a d
gestive system APPARENTLY ruined am
a grave yawning before him. The
he swore off.
Il don't believe there ever was
man who had a harder fight than
did to get rid Of a habit" said Ton
to some of his mates. or seyel
months it seemed as if | was sickle
without the drink TIM had bee
with It. | stopped smoking. too, a
the same time. II was two years be
fore | could cat square meal bu
YOU can't kill a Welshman. ! go
married and that was the best thin
ever did In my life. My wife helT
ed me and so did my real friends
Why. one of the saloonkeepers CAV
me $50 suit Of clothes after har
been sober six months. I've neve
taken drink since but once and
while yet III wake in the middle o
the night trembling with fear as
dream over again some of the thing
| used to do in those awful tire
years.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-02
NOT TO DISTRIBUTE TROPHIES
Roosevelt viii Send Practically All
to Smithsonian Institution

Washington, April 2.-Ofiicials of
the Smithsonian Institution announc-
ed today that the impression preva-
lent throughout the country that the
trophies of Col Roosevelt's African
hunt would be distributed among
various museums was incorrect.
Aside from a few specimens sent
to the American Museum OF Natural
History in New York as a personal
gife to Mr.. Akeley and the elephant
sent to the University of California,
all the specimens viii go to the
Smithsonian Institution for exhibit
ton in the National Museum.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-02
Caro-.

We, the undersigned, do hereby
agree to refund the money on 80
cent bottle OF Greene's Warranted Sy
rup of Tar II II fails to cure your
cough or cold. We also guarantee q
25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
money refunded.
Thompson's Pharmacy,
G. II. Houghton
]. M. Ayres, A. s. Hathaway.
HARDWOOD Drug Store
O. r. and A. p. Hawkins
n. A. Qulnlan, Il. G. Woodwork
w. u. Gokay o. Il. Adams
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-02
PIANO TEACHER

Miss Kathryn Murtagh is pre-
pared to accept pupils. either begin.
ners or advanced. Will be at the Put
nam House Wednesday and Satur-
day afternoons Telephone 177-14
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-02

Appetite Gone, Nerves I'm
strung, Sleepless, Thin, Pale, Tired.
"Last spring my health was
completely broken down. My APP
petite was gone and / was in un-
strung nervous condition, unable
to sleep. l became thin, pale and
was languid and tired all the time.
Hoods Sarsaparilla restored me