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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
COUNTRY GIRL IN THE CITY
Che csnss for Study, Business and
Amusement, and Can't Be LETT
Out Of the Social Reckoning.

oho comes % generously, so eagerly,
with suoh diverse purposes, and with
such persistent. If seemingly intermit-
tent regularity. that it is impossible 20
leave her out Of any serious SOCIAL
reckoning.
She comes to study music. medicine.
millinery, art. archery. astrology. agri-
culture, stenography. sculpture, the
dance and the drama. hygiene and
handiorafts. osteopathy and the art OF
oonversation, journalism, theology. al
most any and everything one can i'm
agtas Broadway. State street, Broad
street. all the great arteries of city
lie and trafic continually are crowd
I'd with her and her fellows She
comes looking for work as well as
education. And, alas. poor youngster.
sAs also comes looking for amuse-
mont
The teachers OF art. music, CONNER
cisl branches. all the thousand things
she studies, welcome her eagerly. so
do the more faded co-workers TO whose
oustonadulled perceptions she restores
= sharper edge. Many employers pre-
fer her services for this very reason
Socially, the normal girl from the
small town Is famous for her flourish
Ing. Ready, ptQuant, intensely alive.
vttally desirous ot tasting life to the
utmost, she oomas. sees and eo1quers
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

tient soul, and though you car
ried a big fat roll, she always
was busted fiat; she had to beg
and she had to hint to pull a
plunk from your fist of flint,
whenever she wished hat. You
sent long green to the heather
guys, because you thought it
would advertise the piety of your
soul; but your wife must get on
her marrowbones, and always
you filled the house with means,
whenever you drew your roll.
So chase yourself to the dread
abode where the brimstone's
used by the wagon-load, and the
weather's always dry; a man like
you in our realms of grace would
jar the saints till they'd jump
the place, and start up another
sky" WALT Mason.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
ShE GOT CHRISTMAS MONEY
kew Biii's Poor Wife Caught Him In
Saloon and Obtained a Gen.
erous Contribution.
Now. this IL q true story.

Now. this IL a true story.
Bill 10 known everywhere as
good fellow" He has his faults, but
his heart is in the right place-that's
what everybody says. Nobody ever
came to him for help and got turned
down. He had family; none of our
crowd had ever seen his family, but
We know he must be good to them,
even though he never did appear to
20 home.
Ono evening Ave or six good fellows
were sitting in the back room Of
downtown saloon, and Bill was telling
. story. A woman entered She had
. dark shawl over her head and we
couldn't $50 her face. but she came di-
reotly to our table Gentlemen" she
saAd. "Christmas is coming. and have
nothing for the little ones. Can you
hsap!"
OF course It was Sill who responded
Arst. He jumped up and plunged his
hand into his pocket. We could hear
tho rustic of bills. and we knew that
something more than mere silver had
found It's way into the trembling hand.
Bill was blushinE when he came back
to u. We were shamed into offering
something. but he would have none Of
II. He seemed confused-a little
ashamed Of his charity-but he
wouldn't lot US helA And 1t was just
Ike Bill to change the subject and
70 right on with his story.
And the woman? Oh. that was Bill's
WIFE, We found out later that that
was about the only way she could
ever get any money out Of him
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
Barred Out.

[ have heard a tale of a cheer
full skate who died and went to
the pearly gate. and asked if he
might go in. ST. Peter said:
We'll | like your looks, but I'll
have to hunt through my set of
books, and see if you re charged
with sin" He pulled his ledger
and day books down. and looked
them through with a growing
frown, and muttered: Your
name is Pance: in some divisions
you stack up high: you didn't
swear and you didn't lie, and
you didn't smoke or dance. You
passed through life with a high
renown, and you cut much grass
in your native town. as my books
do plainly show: but you had one
habit that makes me tired: to
outer darkness you must be fir
ed, and down with the goats you
go. Your wife was ever a pa
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
Not Another Methuseiah.

In An ancient burying ground at
Germantown. Pa, there is stone
standing over a grace. on which is in
scrtbsd: In memory OF Adam Shisler.
who departed this life December the
p, 1717. Aged 9ss years" This in
scrtption never fails to starle the
stranger seeing It for the first time,
who thinks, perhaps. 1t is the record
Of q latter-day Methuselah, but the
fao& Is, ehfsler died when be WAS six
ty-nine years old. The stone cutter
got his instructions mixed. and he
carved "s6" as indicating the years
ShisSer had lived. Discovering his
mistake, and possibly not willing to
suffer loss Of labor. he effaceG the 20"
with cement, and added another "9"
after the IS" which would make the
Inscription read "ss years" After a
time the cement fell away, and then
the figures "95s" were left to trll
their misleading story.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

President Diaz has finally laid
down the ruling reins in Mexico,
after trying to drive just little
too long. Had he stepped down
voluntarily at the expiration of
his last term, he would have
made a much more creditable
exit from public life. AS it is,
he confessed himself beaten by
the revolutionists. The latter
will now have a large part in the
government of Mexico, but
whether this will benefit the
masses of that county still re-
mains to be seen. The troubles
of Mexico are not altogether poll
cal, but to a great extent are of a
social nature, and ignorance of
the masses is one of them.
Racial characteristics also figure
largely in the condition of these
people, they seem by nature to
be incapable of the progressive
spirit of the United States or
the advanced nations of Europe.
Still we hope to see improvement
there with the inauguration of
the new regime, resulting in
broader political liberty, and so
cial and mental enlightenment
for the masses.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
Economical Travel.

Who says it costs money to
travel? If you were the fortu-
nate possessor of 13 children un-
der 5, and carried them all on
one ticket for 2OOO miles, would
you have any but kind words for
the railroads? That's what Mrs.
Frank Scott of Alberta did when
she journeyed from Canada to
Oklahoma, where her husband
had drawn one of Uncle Sans
prize allotments.
Imagine the astounded con-
ductor when the proud mother
presented her ticket! How he
probably waited and stared and
said, Tickets, please" But
there were the human facts, to-
wit: Arthur, Ashbel and Aus
tin, triplets, aged Al; Arthur and
Arnold, twins; Allen, Alvin and
Almon. more triplets; Albert,
Albion and Abel, still more trip
let's. and another set of twins
yet to be named. All under )
and all immune from fare.
Expressing doubt along with
his admiration the conductor
was invited to inspect the family
Bible which Mrs. Scott carried
with her. There it was record
ed, even as told, and the touring
party rode on the adults ticket.
No wonder the population OF
Oklahoma is forging rapidly on
ward. Chicago Examiner.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

We notice in our Democratic
exchanges series of articles
that seem to present the idea
that the Democratic party is
controlled by the same interests
and influences that our Demo
cratic friends have for a long
time alleged controlled the Re-
publican party, in other words.
the portent of these articles is
that the Democrats are begin
ming to fear their party is made
up of precisely the same ele-
ments and ingredients that they
have condemned and denounced
in the Republican composition.
Nothing else was to have been
expected, the Democratic party
will act in the matter of legisla-
ton very much like the Republi-
can party has acted. 1t cannot
make a. radical departure from
from the course of public affairs.
We believe, however, the country,
should it place the Democrats in
full control of the government,
would find itself worse off under
that party than it has been or is
now under Republican rule. The
latterpartyi is not as freefrom the
influence of selfish interests as it
might be, but it's record shows
that it is more capable of pro-
gressive Legislation despite this
influence than the Democratic
party has ever shown itself to
be. That the recent rise of the
Democratic party in public favor
is to be short lived may be look
ed forward to with the same
confidence that is expressed in
the fear of the writer of the ar
ticles above referred to.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
This Dog Could Count.

The true story" of a dog con-
tanned in the current number of
Our Dumb Animals" tells about
a shepherd dog, owned by Dan
Pierce, who lived near Neosho.
Mo-, which answered to the name
of Shep. That Shep could count
was demonstrated by his owner
one day, when he told visitor to
capture one of the sheep when
Shep was not watching. This
was done and the animal was
hidden in the woods. When the
sheep came home Shep took his
stand inside the gate, as usual,
but no sooner had the last sheep
passed into the inclosure than he
gave unmistakable signs that
something was wrong. He
sprang into the lane. looked in
every direction, ran back into
the corral and looked the flock
over more carefully, then out in
to the lane again and down
toward the woods he ran as fast
as his anxious feet could carry
him. Finding the trail Of the
sheep thief he tracked him to
the lost animal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
when it is done by porch-climb-
ing or burglary. We are glad to
see that they all look alike to the
President.

We are publishing series of
arguments under the caption,
Rebuild the Capitol" in favor
of the S3,5OO,OOO bond PROPOSE
ton to rebuild the state capitol
at Jefferson City, to be voted on
next August. This is paid mat
ter and holds NO opinion Of our
own on the subject. Anyone
who is convinced by these ar
ticles that the capitol should be
rebuilt at Jefferson City and that
the sum specified in the PROPOSE
ton is right, he should certainly
vote that way.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

it conducts its business-the
elimination of waste. The only
defect in this principle in it's ap
pllcation through the medium OF
private capitalism is, that the
public is required to pay a heavy
premium to capital for the per
formance of a function that the
public might just as well per
form for itself without this tax.
John D. Rockefeller is not a nee
essary adjunct to the process of
supplying the public with oil,
yet the public is paying him mil
lions of dollars every year under
the belief that he is the prime
mover in this operation. AS a
monopoly the oil business has
become so organized that it runs
itself, all that Rockefeller does
is to employ the experienced Ia
Dor to handle the vast and exten-
sive machinery of this organiza-
ton. Rockefeller does not sup
ply this labor. it offers itself
from the mass of the people.
We're the people to assume con-
troll of the oil monopoly the ex-
perienced labor to conduct it
would still offer itself, and this
principle is applicable to all the
highly organized public utilities
Of this age. Under public own
ership the quality of the product
would be just as high or perhaps
higher, the cost to the consumer
Just as low or lower and the
wages of those engaged in the
production as good or even bet
ter than they now are. All that
would be cut off would be the
unearned premium we are pay
ing to maintain the worn-out
theory of private ownership.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

The U. S. Supreme Court has
just ruled against the Tobacco
Trust in the same manner that
it ruled against the Standard Oil
Co. two weeks ago, and has or
dered it to dissolve it's organiza-
ton within six months. The
verdict caused no disturbance in
the stock market, for the Tobac-
co Trust merely shifted at it in a
manner indicating that it held
the matter of no consequence
at all.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
GO TO THE RESCUE.
Don't Wait till IT'S Too Late
Follow the Example Of
potoSI Citizen.

Rescue the aching back.
II it keeps on aching, trouble comes.
Backache is kidney ache.
Ii you neglect the kidneys warning,
Look out for urinary trouble.
This POtosi citizen will show you
how to go to the rescue.
II. w. Cook, Potosi, NO., says:
Several times during the past few
years | had attacks of kidney trouble,
although the symptoms were not seri-
Gus. | was annoyed great deal by
too frequent passages of the kidney Sc
cretions. When | learned OF Doan's
Kidney Pills | procured a supply at
the City Drug Store and began their
use. In a day or two my trouble dis
appeared and l now feel better in every
way. In view of my experience, l
have no hesitation in recommending
Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
Profits of Farmers.

1t is rare that man engaged
in the running of plOws and reap
ing of fields can figure a net re-
turn of many thousands for his
years work. If he has paid all
expenses, kept up his property
and added reasonable improve
ments he is in an exceptional
class if he has cleared $1,000 in
cash at the end of twelve months.
Should he reckon in a salary for
himself the profit would be cor
respondingly reduced. Working
farmers are not found among
plutocrats. The vast majority
of agriculturists have but mod
crate income, and they certainly
earn it. Why they should have
been selected as the starting
point to break down a protective
tariff is not easily comprehended.
All Republican national platforms
have advocated their protection.
No Republican majority in either
branch of Congress has ever
failed to vote for the maintenance
of such protection. In the pres
ent Congress, as in the last, a
majority of Republicans has
stood by the historical tariff
principle of the party.
In 1897 the Republican party
regained control of all branches
of the government and retained
it until March 4 last. Within
this period of nearly fourteen
years farming in this country
need with unparalleled
strides. The value of farm crops
in the United States was $4,000,
100000 in 1897, and S9,0OO,OO0,
600 in 1910. This great stream
of solid wealth was distributed
among the farmers of all the
states. They received good
prices for their products and the
value of their lands largely in
creased. We're their profits ex-
cessive: No one will say so who
fairly weighes the average and
counts the labor and energy de-
manded. The high cost of living
can not be charged to extrava-
giant profits for farmers. They
have prospered since 1897, but
what they have earned has gone
into millions of pockets. They
are not rolling in wealth by any
means. The Democratic free
trade raid upon them is wanton
performance. - GlObe-DemOcrat-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
Rebuild the Capitol.

No Taxpayer should overlook
the following important consid-
erations with respect to the
special election to be held On
August first:
First: Missouri is without a
Capitol in which to transact pub
lie business and preserve public
records. This is the result OF q
disastrous fire, and presents a
situation that must be met by
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

fresh social kingdoms yearly. She is
popular and prominent In the clubs,
the churches. the schools. the social
settlements. the work of the Young
Women's Christian association. the
trade and craft organizations-au the
rioh and varied life of the city.
But the abnormal or subnormal girl
from tho small town, the girl who, per-
haps. mothsrless, perhaps carelessly
reared, perhaps the victim OF innocent
ignorance or sudden family disaster,
faces metropolitan conditions less ably
-ahl that's another tale-The New
Idea Woman's Magazine.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

Congress has adopted the
Joint statehood resolution admit
ting New Mexico and Arizona to
the Union, but Arizona is requir-
ed to hold an election to approve
or turn down the initiative and
referendum, including the re-
call of the judiciary, adopted by
the state constitutional conven-
tion. We are willing to bet
Arizona retains the recall.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
1ha ShapelY Back.

1t is only within comparatively re-
cent yesrs, says the London Daily
Sketch, that women have como to real
ize the importance Of the back view.
Bernhard insisted on having the
backs Of her gowns trimmed and 1t
was counted an eccentr!city. Many
women are charming simply because
the lines of their backs are good.
while others get no credit for pretty
fs.-es because their backs are poorly
shaped. One reason for dressing the
back well is that people gaze at backs
more than at faces. 1t Is not permits
sibfe TO do the latter. while nobody
,an object to the former.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

A mine promoter bilked st.
Louis woman and her father out
of thirty or forty thousand dol
lars in bum mining investments,
incidentally he also promised to
marry her. The loss of the
money she could have overlooked
but when he threw her over on
the matrimonial proposition he
fixed his fate. She has succeed
ed in landing him behind the
bars for three years as a swindl-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

The Democrats are naming
their state primary ticket 'for
next year with Frank H. Farris
of Crawford county as the sole
candidate for lieutenant-gover-
nor. Frank would be a fine man
for that Office, particularly for
certain interests; in fact we have
no doubt that for these interests
he would fill the place quite as
acceptably as John A. Lee did
some years ago.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

The American farmer is going
tohave some pretty serious losses,
it appears, if the Democrats put
their tariff promises into fulfill
ment. We wonder how they got
the idea that the farmer was the
one who could best stand the eff
fects of Democratic tariff tinker
ing. Perhaps it was on account
of the farmers well-krfOwn repu,
tatiOn for hardihOOd.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31


Curious ideas some people have q
patents" New York coal dealer SAD.
"A man came In here the other day
and wanted to know II we ever heard
of boring holes in the logs We sell for
open wood fires, because, hs said. Il
the idea was new he was going 70 ~
4 patent on 1t.
II asked him what might b ths use
Of boring holes in the logs: to haaG
them up? He said every one liked to
see tho blaze In An open wood nre and
when It got low they poked 1t or put
on fresh logs Just to see some mere
fame II you bored an inch hole
through the middle of log and put Il
ON tho IRE with the hole vertical It
would form kind Of chimney. and
you would have . cheerful little 5st'
Of flame coming up through It until
the log was completely burned away.
II tried 1t when I got homo that
night. But the idea Of asking for .
patent on such q thing a. q hole!"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

The economic principle of
every man for himself and the
devil take the hindmost loses
favor in these days of the grow
ing socialistic spirit of the peo-
pie, and the principle of the fu-
ture promises to be all for each
and devil take the man who is
only for himself.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
President Taft is meeting with

President Taft is meeting with
general approval for having re-
fused to pardon a couple of bank
presidents who are doing time
for looting the depositors, and
the Journal adds its commenda-
ton to the rest. Stealing is just
as much q crime when done thru
the medium of high finance as
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

Senator Lorimer is to be in
vestigated again by the U. S.
senate. Perhaps by the time
the Investigations are all finish
ed the time will have arrived to
elect his successor. So it will
not make much difference Wheth-
er he did or did not know about
that 100000 jackpot.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
Sl.OO Per Annum.
The U. S. navy is to have three
aeroplanes. Another way of
making the revenue fly, as it

With the re-establishment of
peace in Mexico, J. Pierp. Nor
gan's dear dollars are perhaps
no longer in jeopardy, and the
American troops may now be re-
called from the border.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

Someone remarked recently
that Senator LaFollette of Wis
consin was ten years ahead of
Roosevelt and twenty years
ahead of Taft. and events of the
future will no doubt prove the
correctness of this estimate.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

where is the leading mani" de-
manded the excited manager after the
first act
He Is too sensitive" responded he
comedian.
"Too ssnsitive?"
Yes, he heard the steam plDeo Aiso-
ing and wouldn't 20 on"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

J. Pierp. Morgan will sit in
the Westminster Abbey during
the coronation of King George
and will be the only American so
honored. Just a little courtesy
from one king to another, you
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31

Suppose lightning 5 h ou ! d
strike the court house in your
county and burn it down, leaving
you without home for the coun-
ty offices and without vault pro-
lection for the county records,
would you not favor a PROPOSE
ton that had for it's object the
building of a new court house?
Of course you would; it's almost
an insult to your intelligence and
enterprise to raise the question.
The State of Missouri, your
State that you love so we'll, is
confronted with exactly this con-
dition. Lightning destroyed the
capitol; the State Offices are
homeless; the State Legislature
is without a place to meet; the
State records, priceless and of
incompatible value, are at the
mercy of fire and storm-liable
to destruction at any time. I'm
der such circumstances, to even
raise the question as to whether
or not the loyal Missourian fav-
ors rebuilding an adequate capi-
tOl as soon as possible is almost
an insult to his spirit of pride
and progress.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
4 SuraicaI Qperation.

They are criticising the methods
In the schools ali around. They crit
.ciae among other things dividing the
children into sections"
We'll. isn't that enough to make
anybody feel out up
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-05-31
Fifteen Men Blew UD

To the journal office the
other day and Subscrib-
ed. You can blow up
the same way without
hurting. Try it.