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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-01

cut Is also 81 charming exampIa
of what y doing b smart tailor 1nades
THIS season. TIE coat IS very new IN
design. Frogs Of black braid fAsten
the Jacket and form pleasant con-
trast to the navy blue cloth OF which
the suit IS built Designs of braid also
ornament the coat and skirt seams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-01

straw. The comet effect is carried out
In the cabochon of velvet, on which IL
aigret of mingled tones of gray and
blue symbolizes the tail of the as
Economical phenomenon Milady cam
bot only hitch her wagon to STAR"
but she can wear on her pretty head
he comet hat. The walking suit seen
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-01

'sYou are probably not aware, sir"
said the angry father, that last year
my daughter spent $1,000 on her
Dress
'sYes, am said the young man
firmly. Il advised her to do IT over
a year ago, when we first became en-
gagged"
II you DO not read the NEWS
every day you will miss great deal.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-04-01

Be an advertIser--Ic. a word.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
Francis Redemption.

D. 4. Francis, who is now max
ing an active canvass for the Dem
ocratic nomination for United
States Senator, seems to have be-
come very much concerned about
''redeeming Missouri" As the
Democrats held the state for forty
years and did next to nothing for
it, and as the present Republican
administration has aroused the
people, encouraged public i'm
provements, excited extraordinary
interest in immigration, in draiu.
age, in road building, in taxation
reforms, in education, in the State
university, in judicial reforms, in
waterways, in municipal reforms,
and especially in honest elections
and in the management of public
institutions, are we to infer that
Mr.. Francis would have the state
redeemed from such activity, such
progress, such onward strides
toward glorious development?
Or does the ex- governor mean that
the state should be redeemed from
Republican rule? Only that and
more.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

corruption funds as we'll as those
who took them. As a result Folk
has had strenuous opposition to bis
political aspirations in his own
party ever since, and his election
to the governorship of Missouri
came from Republican support.
Folk convicted Ed Butler, the big
Democratic boss of St. Louis and
had him sentenced to the peniten-
tiary, from which Butler was saw
ed by a Democratic supreme court.
He ran a millionaire brewer out of
the country under the etress of the
prosecution, and Ellis Wainwright
still so]ourns in Paris in fear of the
old indictment against him here in
Missouri. Another Big Business
corruptionist, who turned states
evidence to save himself, was so
harrassed that he lost his health
and died soon after the big Doodle
explosion in St. Louis. What is
needed in the prosecution of these
Doodle scandals is officers of the
law who will 60 to the fountain
head, the Big Business interests, to
stop them.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
We are graveIy informed by

We are graveIy informed by
Joseph Flynn, who contributes
political letters from St. Louis to
our neighbor, the Independent, that
neither Mr.. Robb or Mr.. Hensley,
if elected to congress on the Demo-
cratic ticket. would display any
hostility to the mining industry of
this congressional district by in
sisting on reduction of the tariff
duties on lead and tiff. This is
specious reasoning which must be
insincere, coming from as inteIli-
gent Il pen as Mr.. Flynn is known
to WELD. A Democratic member
from this district while he may not
be personally disposed to interfere
with the tariff ON lead and tiff,
would bind himself to vote with
his party on all tariff legislation.
The issue in this campaign is being
fought ont 90 tariff lines, and if
the Democrats get in, the lead, zinc
and tiff duties would be no safer
than the duties on any other com.
modify, and the Democratic party,
when its resolutions for the COM
ing campaign are presented, will
commit itself to u general assault
on the protective tariff system.
Don't let any voter who is interest
ed the maintainabos of the present
duties on the chief productions of
this territory fool himself, or get
fooled, with the idea that they will
be Just as safe with a Democratic
rs with Republican congress. If
the voter has any concern in this
question he had better not open
the wny TO an enemy who has
sworn to do him harm.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
importance

The railroad rate bill has passed
the House, with all the Republi-
cans and Dumber of Democrats
voting for it. The measure is now
up to the Senate, where it stands a
fair chance of being passed at an
early date. The bill contains two
clauses that we would like to see
standing in it when the measure
comes from the conference COM
mittee for final action: One is for
a physical valuation of all railroad
properties; the other, for justice
between the short haul and the
long haul shipper. The physical
valuation of railroads would show
Just how much of their earnings
are being eaten up by dividends on
watered stock. 1t would be an en-
tering wedge against all watered
capitalization. The other PROPOSE
ton is intended to ease the short
haul shipper from having to pay Il
portion of the freight bill of the
long haul shipper. Every bnsi-
ness man in our own community
who receives freight shipment
from St. Louis pays thereon a
bonus to the man who receives a
shipment from the same city in
Texas, Louisiana or any other dis
tant point. The same trouble ex
lists in the passenger rates, which
we tried to remedy here in Mis-
souri, several years ago with tho
two cent rate bill. The man who
travels locally pays part of the
fare of the man who travels long
er distances.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR PROBATE JUDGE.

FOR PROBATE JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce
JAMES A. HENSON,
as candidate for the office of Probate
Judge subject to the decision of the Re.
publican voters at the general primary
election.
| FOR COLLECTOR.
| We are autho ICED 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.
We are authorized to announce
L. A. PAGE,
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 offie 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 Circuit
Clerk, subject to the decision Of the Re-
publican voters at the general primary
election
FOR PRESIDING JUDGE,
We are authorized to announce
GEO E. BRECKENRIDGE
as candidate for the Office of Presiding
Judge of the County Court, subject to the
decision of the Republican voters al the
general primary election.
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
j. 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-sECoND DISTRICT.
We are authorized to announce
GEORGE w. SEABOURNE
as candidate for reelection to the off.
Of Judge of the County Court, from the
second district. subject to the decision If
the Republican voters at the general pri.
mary election.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
CHERISHED VIOLIN A WRECK
Sad and ignominious Fate Met With
by Musielan's Highly Pr'zsd
instrument.

After being presented, bearing IN
inscription In letters Of gold. to its
owner on his winning the nrst prize
at the Conssrvatoire at the outset Of
his career and having been played on
by him day by day ~ he rose to
position of some eminence in his pro-
fession. a violin met with a sad and
ignominious fate. The performer left
the violin at the house Of one Of his
reception that evening. 1t was taken
out of its case during the party. ad-
mired by connoisseurs and even
played upon by amateurs. Then it
was forgotten and laid down upon q
chair without being put back into its
case Unfortunately q stout and
shortsighted guest did not see 1t an
sat upon the violin. The lady of tho
house, In despair, consulted the best
authorities, but the most expert vio-
lin doctors failed to restore 1t to any.
thing like . normal state of health.
The instrument was crushed beyond
healing and can never recover. The
owner sued the lady and has obtained
from the courts 500 damages and an
order that the mortal remains OF his
violin be handed over to him. For.
although the instrument 10 dead. what
II left Of It Nevertheless" ~ the
tribunal feelingly observed, "consti.
tutes for the plaintiff precious me
meato Of his orst successes. ."-Parts
CosrosoenAoAa London Telegraph.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

The Kansas City Star, an indie
pendent organ, says that "the
Democratic membership Of Con-
gress has put itself in favorable
fight before the country by giving
consistent support to the progress
i've Republicans" But where does
that leave the Democratic party
with its antiquated, though avow-
ed, policies? The Star makes it
appear that even under the leader
ship of that champion of the Dem
oeracy, Champ Clark Of Missouri,
his party cannot get into IL favor
able light before The people unit
it supports RepubIlcanism, pro
xsessiye or otherwise, and we guess
the H.nr is about right.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

the idea that their attack on the
tariff will land their party in pow
er, will also point to this increase
in the volume of the standard
money of the world as figuring in
the rise in the cost of commodities
more than any other influence.
Let this be admitted, then where
lies the responsibility of the high.
er cost of living the world over,
for it has been shown that the
growing cost of commodities is
world -widea Surely not with the
Republican party and its tariff
laws. 1t would seem to US that it
lies with the money changers of
the world, who have the power of
raising or lowering the medium of
exchange. We are evidently drift
ing around in circle and will soon
be due to take up the money ques-
tion again as an issue of public
Importance.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

The Democratic committee in
St. Louis has undertaken TO weed
out all the ''undesirabIes" from
the list of candidates that are offer
ing themselves. If the Democrat
ic congressional committee in this
district were to operate on this
plan and act on the Information
contained in the Democratic papers
regarding the candidates that have
offered themselves so far, there
would be IL hiatus in the ticket
where the name of the candidate
for congress is usually inserted.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
State Employment Of Labor.

The resolution adopted by the
Central Trades and Labor Union,
that the State conduct agricultural,
manufacturing and road-making
industries 10 order to give employ
ment to all who want work, Is so
cialistic in the extreme, so much
as that few years ago it would
have been considered impossible.
1t shows what progress has heen
made in the direction Of practical
socialism. as distinguished from
the ultra theoretical sort which
we see so much discussed.
People are getting to shy less
and less Mt things called socialistic.
1t used only to be necessary to say,
"Why: tLat is socialism," TO get
popular condemnation for any
kind Of proposition. But that is
so no longer. Mere names count
for lees than they used. The peo-
pie look beneath the name and see
if they can discover any real merit
in the proposition itself.
They have done this with the in
itiatiye, referendum, recall, pri-
mary nominations, popular sena-
torial elections, commission gov.
ernment for municipalities. Aus
tralian ballot, municipal owner
ship of utilities, and other things
that were once decried and defeat
ed as populistlc, socialistic and ex-
tremely radical.
This matter of public employ
ment will be determined in the
same way-by its practicabiIiiy,
not by any oprobious name thai
may be applied to it. At best il
would he difficult matter. In
Vulnerable obstacles arise in The
mind as its details are studied
Yet, ii is probable that some stats
before long will make II. least !
tentative experiment in that direc
tion, for clearly the tendency o.
government in this country is il
the direction o: the people rs ,
whole through their government
J doing more for themselves and tn
general welfare than has been th,
case in the past,
Government has already ceaset
Ito be nothing more than organized
protection of life aud property, an.
} is more and more paying attention
to the Jeffersonian declaration tha
lit should conserve the right to lh,
pursuit Of happiness. st. Loui
} Star.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

1t is taking a long time to pre-
pare the whitewash in the BaIlin
ger Pinchot Investigation, but per.
haps a whole lot is going to be re-
quired. II Secretary Ballinger
had the least regard for the fitness
of things he would resign his office
nt once. He puts the President in
embarrassing attitudes worse than
any Mr.. Pincbot put him in. The
President, Notwithstanding this,
evidently feels it incumbent upon
him to defend the Secretary of the
Interior as long as be will not let
90 of his job voluntarily.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
Sl.OO Per Annum.
REPUBLICAN MASS MEET
ING.

In compliance with request of
the state committee conference
of Republicans is hereby called to
meet at Potosi, Saturday May Dist,
1910. 1t is earnestly requested
that every township in the county
send in as large a delegation of
Republicans as possible and that
each candidate for a county Office
be present with US at this meeting.
A meeting of the county COM
mittee will be held the same day,
and all Republicans are invited to
attend this conference, which will
be held on the above named date.
Very respectfully,
S. &. NIPPER, Chairman,
JAS. A. SHIELDS. Secretary.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
We see several papers talkin

We see several papers talking
about tbs necessity of reaching the
men who supplied the money in
the Illinois legislative Doodle scan
dal if there is to be any effective
prosecution of the boodlers, but,
of course, the whole matter will
peter out just rs soon as one OF
two of the little bribe-takers are
convicted. This is not u boost for
the political aspirations OF the
Hon. Jos. w. Folk, but frank
statement that he is the only pros
ecutor of boodiers who ever reach
ID after the msa who supplied the
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
Regarding Dammit"

Recently Police Magistrate in
London, England, ruled that tt
use the word dammit" was l..
commit obsceDity.
1t appears that tho perpetralor,
who was also Lord, has been run
down by carriage aud sustained
a fractured collar bone and los,
ear.
Had an American undergone a
similar experience, the air sur
rounding would have been Opaque
for the next half hour.
But the mild Englishman used =.
shorter aid less expressive word
and was fined S. and costs BY acn!
knns Magistrate.
Really, we need Il comfy in Ia
ternali"nal law.
A few weeks ago New .)ers ey
Judge ruled it Was defensible, and
sometimes even praiseworthy, to
invoke the term ''d-n."
Now comes an nnimaginative
English magistrate and overturns
this decision, adding affront to
tragedy by tning man in the
agonies of a lost ear and broken
collar bone the sum of S..
1t things progress at this rate,
the safetyvalve expletives of our
fathers will soon be supplanted by
cologne water and rainbow adjec-
tives.-AtIanta Constitution.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

Congressman Payne, who is one
of the dual fathers Of The present
tariff law, defends that act ICON
;,eiag the cause of the high cost
of living. which he attributes to
the ever increasing supply of gold,
in other words, to The depreciation
in the value of the medium of ex :
change. We have noticed, too,
that occasionally some of our
Democratic exchanges, when they
Gao get away from the gIamor of
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
GOOD AS The BEST If NOT
BETTER-The Journal.
Subscribe nov, $l.OO.
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 sleeples:
nights, has headache. backaehe ,nd
other weaknesses that make life
miserable. For such there is nothing
that gives such quick relief ~
Dr.. Miles Nerviue
which acts directly upon the nerves.
refreshing and strengthening them.
1T was In q very weak conais'scsn: ss
contrary, lapsed into nervous prootre:
tion. Had he,daehe. n nsSraiEs:' 81. ST.
Nsrvine ana grew rap1dly. bstte. ~
weak women thsrs . nstntnG eseta.S
llRA =. q. GIL I0oo
Ths asus sseas ~ bsaseeI q -
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Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

They passed Il magnificent build
ing during their travels.
THAT tine house, said Brown
to Jones, ''and yet | cannot bear
to look Mt it."
why not!" asked Jones.
"Why!" repeated Brown. "Be-
cause the owner built it out of the
aches aud groans Of his fellow
men; out Of the grief of children
and walls Of women"
Great Scott!" exclaimed Jones.
'The brute! What IL he-a money
leDders"
"Oh, no, dear friend; he's q den.
tist!"
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

A call for a meeting of the Re
publicans of this county has been
issued by Chairman Nipper of the
County Central Committee. A
representative gathering of the
Republican party should mako it a
point to be present.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

If the Senators are going to un-
dertake to oust from their chamber
all who held their seats by pur,
chase of legislators they will soon
find themselves without Il quorum.
However, we don't hear of any ex.
tensive baggage packing at Wash
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

Talk about hard times and
scarcity of money, why in St.
Louis the other day Iodger in II
ten. cent lodging house left II pack
age continuing $500 in greenbacks
in his bed, where it was found by
the chambermaid. The man has
not even been back after the mon
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

Mr.. Roosevelt can't let his big
family idea rest. He ought to
have u heart to heart talk with
son.in law Nick when he gets home.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
DYING HANDS AND BRAIN
Saving Of Time In Liter.
ory Labor.

Many traditions and stories ef Nd.
gar Allan Poe are still current at tAe
University Of Virginia. At Charlottss-
Vile, whore he was . student, says
James Bernard Lyon in the Home
Magazine.
Poe was very proud Of his psnman-
ship. One day, 20 the story goes, .
friend catered the room to md Poe
writing busily with both hands.
what are you doingf' asked the
friend.
Writing with both hands," said
Poe.
Both hands!s exclaimed the friend
But how on earth can you make any
progress IN that way?"
"1asy enough. It II . theory Of
mine that Il IL . waste of time not to
time. Both hands and brain can b
trained. with caro- and attention. 70
that each hand may do its full share
Of work-each hand being employed
on . separate task. It IL not really aa
affair Of the hands at all. In the last
analysis. but IN AFFAIR Of the intellect.
am training my hands and brain now
20 that I oan DO twice al much work
- the ordinary person IN . given
period Of time. At the present mo-
ment I am writing . poem with my
right hand; one that I confidently be-
neve will sta1tle the world. And with
my left hand am blocking out . won.
derful story: . story which should cap
ture Thousands Of readers.
1T will only Be = short time before
will b able to take my sxamin ations
b this manner and dispose OF two
subjects simultaneously. 1t Will savs
time and viii give hands md brain
their full duty"
Cheering Her Up.
Islington, which 10 no longer rural,
was once SO esteemed by medical men
that they sent their patients there
| after severe illness. Many also went
there in the last stages in the foriorn
hope that the iavigorating air nigh,
restore them t. health. A story re
lated by DR.. Aeernethy turns on the
latter class Of visitors. One of his
| patients engaged some rooms in IL
lington. and casually remarked to the
landlady that the banistsrs ON the
staircase were very much broken
"Lor' bless you. man," said the land
lady, its no use to mend them, fol-
they always get broken when the I'm
| dertaker's men frinS the oo1nns 6oW1
staire"-Leaasa cAseaiese.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

Michael Link, one of the con-
spicuous characters in the Illinois
doodle outfit, was general y known
as Honest Mike" What's in a
namag
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
COUNTY CLERKS NOTICE
OF PRIMARY ELECTION.
State of Missouri,
County of Washington, %

County OF Washington,
County Clerks Office.
Notice is hereby given that Pri
mary Election will be held at the
regular polling places 10 each precinct
OF said County Of Washington On the
first Tuesday Of August, 1910, for the
purpose Of nominating candidates fol
the following Offices to be voted for
at the General Election to be held on
Tuesday, the 8th day of November,
1910:
For Judge OF Supreme Court.
For State Superintendent of Public
Schools.
For Railroad and Warehouse Commits
For Represe ntative in Congress for
the 18th District.
For Judge Of the Circuit Court for the
21st District.
For State Senator for the 24th Sena-
tOrial District.
For Representative in the Genera
Assembly.
For Presiding Judge County Court.
For Judge OF the County Court, lst
District.
For Judge of the County Cour, I'd
District.
For Prosecuting Attorney.
For Judge of Probate Court.
For Collector of the Revenue.
For Clerk of the Circuit Court and
Ex- Off1cio Recorder.
For Clerk of the County Court.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
For Committeeman Breton Township

Given under my hand and official
seal at my office, in the city OF Potosi.
this I'd day OF May, 1910,
[SeaD ~ NIc,,- ~ co. nonu G.,
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18
Barbar Shop is Alimony.

The St. Louis County Judge
that granted Mrs. OIiye B. Miley
a divorce Wednesday also awarded
her two-chair barbershop at
Eureka. Mo-, from which she will
he enabled to earn the aIimony
that she could not otherwise have
received.
1t was in August, 1900. that she
was married to her husband. who
was barber. She went into bis
shop and picked up tho trade. She
hecaiDo So proficient ut the bust
ness that Miley ceased to work she
says, and she was compelled to
conduct the shop. except on Satur
days, when her husband usually
left the shop in St. Louis, where
he had found work, to help her for
few hours at Eureka. Mis-.
MiIey said her husband did not
contribute ia her support, aud
spent his money mainly for drink.
Potosi journal., 1910-05-18

JAS. A. SHIELDS. Secretary.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1910-12-16
where EVERY DROP COUNTS
Yakima Valley Fruit Grower Couldn't
Afford to Have Rain Fail on
His Hired Man.

In the Yakima valley, Washing
ton, where the big apples are grown.
and bearing orchards sell at $1,000
an acre, rain is scarce. Irrigation
10 practiced everywhere. But now
and then during the growing season
a light rain will fall for a few min
utes. These rains are highly priced,
for irrigating water is measured
closely, and served to each user in
proportion to his acreage.
Last summer a fruit grower who
owns 40 acres of orchard was re-
joicing in one of these precipitations
of moisture, when one Of his hired
men entered the house.
'Why don't you stay in out of the
rain?" inquired the gruit grower.
'Oh, that's all right" replied the
man. "a little dew like that doesn't
bother me bit; I can work right
along just the same.".
''That isn't the point'" exclaimed
the rancher. f'Next tins it rains,
you come into the house. I want
that water on the landw