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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

To the casual observer up a
tree it may appear as somewhat
singular that the Democrats are
so persistent in carrying on the
contest to OuSt from office by the
subtle processes Of law the Re
publican state officers elected by
the people in 1910. in spite Of the
fact that with all their nosina
prying into the St. Louis election
Of that year they have failed to
give their fraud charges any
thing like a real leg to stand on
The are centering the contest
on the Republicans elected last
year to the supreme bench. and to
regain control of the supreme
court seems the impelling motive
Iof the contest. Under Demo
cratic domination in the past this
court has never heSitated in de
Gliding all question of a political
nature. when called upon to rem
der a ruling, in favor of the Dem
ocrats. Anything labeled Dem
ocratic had Justice on its side.
regardless Of evidence or prece-
dent. AS the Republican judg-
eS whose seats are contested
cannot sit in the case against
themselves their absence from
the bench restores the majority
of the court to the Democrats in
this proceeding Therefore the
contestants have the powerful
advantage Of partisan domlna-
ton. which has never yet failed
Il good Democrat in any pinch.
Lacking any evidence Of fraud
the attorneys for the contestants
have fallen back upon technical
tiles; the technicality provided
the case is already decided
With the contestants seated the
| Democrats would control the su.
preme court for some years tC
come. and with that power in
their hands the will Of the voters
can be detied and the Democracy
may rule by contest This
doubtless is the sinister purpose
of the present contest. And
what. dear fellow citizen. can be
done about it: Nothing: while
you may have the initiative an6
referendum. you have not the
power of the recall over the ju
dietary. And you will observe
here an example why you ough'
| to have that power-that is, yot
are likely to observe it when the
| Missouri supreme court passes
on these contests.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

The Fredericktown Dem. News
iniects a fly in the ointment of
the boosting of Champ Clark for
the Democratic nomination for
president by giving him the sup
port of the Missouri delegation
by pointing out that the party
has already committed itself tc
the support of Joe Folk, and that
Clark was as much a party tC
the endorsement Of Folk as
though he were the man who had
intrOdced the resolution in the
convention that adopted the Foll
for president movement. Bro
Purcell stands fair to get lessor
in party chicanery if he thinks
the Old Guard of the Missouri
Democracy has any notion o.
living up to that resolution.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11
Fall Opening Of the Missouri
State Normal School, Third
District, Cape Girar-
deau, Missouri.

The school opens Oh Tuesday, Sep
temher ). 1911.
The following courses are offered:
i. Courses leading to the College
degrees and the Normal Diploma. d
life state certificate.
>. Courses leading to the Normal
Diploma. d life state certificate
3. Courses leading to he Element.
airy Professional Certificate. limited
state certificate.
t. Special courses in Agriculture.
Manual Training, Domestic Science
and Domestic Art. Music. Drawing.
Physical Training, Reading and Ex.
preston. bookkeeping and Steno-
graphy and Typewriting. The special
courses, when completed, lead to the
Normal Diploma.
>. Diploma courses preparing spe-
cially for Primary Teaching, Kinder
garten Teaching and High School
Teaching.
6. Special courses preparing for
Rural school Teaching.
Consider the following points:
l. The school has faculty of forty
two teachers.
,. Six stone buildings, the best in
the state.
.. Good library ard Iabratories.
/. The best dormitories and student
boarding conditions t. be found in
the state.
D. The Normal has the most beau.
tiful and one Of the most healthfuI
locations II the state. Fifty acres in
campus and grounds.
For catalogue or further information
address W. :. DearInont. Pres iient
Cape Girar,eau, No.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

after and TO get your name into
as soon as the cards are issued
two weeks before. It is what is
just too horrid and inquisitive
for anything and please keep my
name out when the reporter
wishes to know about the bridge
whist club and which is a mean
old sheet that never gets any
thing right when your name is
omitted from among those pres
ent.' It is what no one ever
forgets to condemn for its mis-
takes and never rememb bers to
praise for the good it acconp-
fishes.
It IS subsidized when it fails
to tell about the mi,lionaire's
wife running away with the
coachman and a libelous rag
when it reports your police court
trial for killing your neighb0r's
dog. Irving Ill( Times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

Nicola Tesla, whose name has
for years been synonymous with
the impracticable in connection
with his experimentation in
electrical science, has at last ap-
parently produced a mechanical
wonder in the way of power
production that promises some
thing of great utility. He step
ped aside for the moment from
electrics and invented a rotary
steam engine of such simplicity
and power that the Scientific
American maintains is long step
forward in the application of
steah as motive force. A toy
model of this engine Of 1-12
horse power. attached to pump,
raised 40 gallons of water per
minute to a nine foot head.
A larger model in practical dem
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

Of course. the striking en-
ployes on the Hartman railroad
system are having the usual
trouble with the non-union strike
breakers. Just now the strike
breaker seems particularly plen-
tiful. being recruited from the
large nun Der of unemployed in
the big cities. It is a peculiar
fact that Is forced upon public
notice in these labor troubles,
that no matter how great the in
duStrial activities Of the country
may be, let a strike break out
and there is always one army of
men ready to take the places of
the other army that gives them
up. Certain writer's along so
cia1iStic lines have cOntended
that these conditions result from
a welldetined policy Of capitals
tic interests to maintain Just
such conditions as a potent wea-
pom against organized labor. 1t
is certainly obvious in the prem
lSes, that unless capital had this
ever ready army in reserve it
would be at the mercy Of organ
lied labor. Between the strike
breaker and the organized forces
Of the law that protect the rights
OF private property, labor must
lose eventually in any battle with
capital when it has no other
weapon than the strike While
it is true that capital will some
times make concessions to labor
to avoid or terminate a strike. it
does SO through other motives
than the fear Of defeat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

Some of the European powers
like Germany and France seem
disposed to criticise Italy for its
haste in jumping on the Turk,
which is rather amusing. cOnSid
ing that neither Germany Or
France has been slow in COB
bling up territory in Africa that
was not we'll defended.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11
Bitter Cry OF the Editor

a newspaper IS a thing that
every person in town knows how
to run except the editor. 1t is
what should bean oven for ro4sts
on everybody but yourself, mem
bers Of your family and a few Of
your particular friends. for whom
it should be a sweet-scented bo-
quet Of praise.
1t is what you want to see the
editor keep your name out Of as
soon as you have settled with the
police justice on the morning
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

One Of the best things W. 8. Gil
bert said was about Rutland Barring
ton. whose portly. unctNous humor
was such an inimitable addition to
the old D'Oyly Carte company. Dur
ing the premiere OF a new opera GIL
bert was In a box with a party Of
friends, one OF whom turned to him
excitedly and said: ''Oh, Mr.. Gilbert.
Rutland harrington h singing in
tune" "Oh, don't worry about that,
said Gilbert "it's only first-night nerv.
ousuess-he1l get over it."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11
Hon. B. B. CahOOn. Frederick k

Hon. B. b. Cahoon. Frederick
town, whom nearly all our read
erS know personally or by repu
tation as one of the oldest and
staunchest Republican leaders
in this part of Missouri, writing
to the editor of this paper says,
that IF our party undertakes tC
shoulder Taft's course it will be
more than the country will do. :
He also says that he believes
that in due time Mr.. Roosevelt
will declare against Taft's re
nomination, Such a step on
part of Mr.. Roosevelt would dc
much to clear the Republican
party of the fog of T&ftism. It
would wake the whole party tc
the danger Of defeat that lies in
the denomination Of Taft
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

He set her to picking Wild flowera
that afternoon, but when h4 came in
from the course he found her In 4 corr
ner of the porch with an oddly swol-
len face.
She got into the marsh where the
mosquitoes are" said the stewards
wife. And besides I'm afraid she
picked some poison IVY"
With sigh Uncle Robert hast
ened to put himself to rights before
the golf special at o'clock for town.
Il am going to take a shower bath,"
he told his niece, "and dress. Then
We'll go home"
Five minutes before the bus left for
the train Uncle Robert. Immaculate
and fresh as befitted a gentleman
about to go to tea at Miss Miller's
stepped out on the porch. There
was no swollen-faced, muddy little
niece visible. Though a large person,
Uncle Robert can hasten on occasion
and this was one. He dashed at hiRh
speed through the clubhouse, wailing
distractedly. "Rosamund, Rosamund! %,
The first bus ratified on. Other peo-
pie took up the search A regular
mcb tore about yelling 'Rosamund!"
The second bus left.
Uncle Robert with wilted collar,
staring eyes and congested face near
ly stepped on a small girl in 4 corri-
dor. 1t was one of the two who had
been Rosamund's companions that
fatal day. She turned limpid, angelic
eyes up to his frantic query.
"Rothamund?" she lisped "Yeth, I
know where thee i.h--thee's In TAX
ing a thower bath" And the bus
ratified OF
By merely remarking that a desert
Cd golf club when it is the tag end Of
the day is the deadest, gloomiest spot
on earth, and that the next train for
the city left at o'clock and was
slow, bringing one in perhaps in time
for breakfast, but assuredly not In
time for tea, this little tale will b
brought to a close
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

A woman in st. Louis gave her
10 year old son a revolver, to de
fend himself against the attacks
of other boys in the neighbor.
hood. Naturely, the boy with the
pistol at once went hunting fol
trouble. and the foolish mother
is now harasSed with the thought
that she has made a murderer OF
her son.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

Over in England it is being
suggested that candidates for
Parliament be required to stand
examination as to their general
knowledge. Over here We only
require candidates for Congress
to know how to get the votes.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11
Our National Shame.

Disregard OF the sacrodncss
Of human life may be set down
as the chief national shame OF
the United States. Thie is not
alone shown by the tremend-
OuSly greater mum Der Of murders
in proportion 10 the population
committed in this country. with
| a like excess of other crimes OF
violence. but is exhibited by the
apparent Indifference Of t II @
people aS q who'll to the enormous
death list from preventable acci-
dents in our varied industries.
30 accurate statistics are kept.
but conservative estimate by an
accident insurance company puts
the number at the staggering
total OF more than 80, 600 fatal ac-
cidents each year, with injuries
involving loss Of two OF more
weeks Of time-many Of them
causing permanent disabilities
exceeding 25U. 600. This far ax-
ceeds the losses in the three DAYS
|hGhting Al GettyS burg.
Imagine what would be the
horror OF the country We're a
singl" accident to include all this
loss Of life and injury 10 person
An outcry would go up which
would unSettle our whole indus
trial system. Yet the fact that
the losses are distributed over q
year OF time and thousands OF
establishments does not in any
degree lessen their gravity and
horror, nor the economic waste
they involve. II only prevents
that dramatic situation which
challenges attention and creates
sentiment,
We are Swayed by our feel
ing>' more than by our reason.
We know this fact. Our reason
tells Us it is both wrong and a
horror. We know that if can
largely be prevented and is being
prevented in other countries.
But knowledge and reason alone
do not Stimulate Us to action.
There must be the dramatic tc
appeal to lis. We must have a
catastrophe" 10 arouse our
sluggish blood and challenge o4i
| intelligence.
This * not tiattering to Us as a
people. It does not place us very
high in the scale Of intelligent
| CIVILIZATION or practical Christian
ity. But We are compelled tc
admit the fact, because we can
not get away from it. We are
the least careful of human life ot
any nation on earth making
pretense to modern civilization
If We do not like to resi-
under this charge we should
take up the matter Of Industrial
accidents and protection Of work
ers and at least do as much a.
other nations are doing to pre-
vent the one and insure the othel
st Louis Star.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

of the child. 1t asks your co
operation in bringing intoit all
who have the care Of children.
Every member gained, every
circle formed, increases the op-
pOrtunitieS of the children.
Mrs. J. T. Rice.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

President MADEIRA newly elect
ed in Mexico, already has rev
olution confronting him to put
him out of office. Politics in that
benighted country are built on
a revolver plan. The ballot does
not satisfy. they want to shoot
their candidates into office.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

Let the Globe Democrat sneer
as it pleases at the idea that
there are any insurgent Repub-
licans in Missouri, it does not in
the least disturb the fact that the
woods are full of them. down in
this part Of old Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

BiIiousness is due to a disordered
condition of the stomach. Chamber
lain's Tablets are essentially stomach
medicine, intended especially to act
on that organ; TO cleanseit, strengthen
it. tone and invigorate it, to regulate
the liver and to Danish biliousness
positively and etfecrually. For sale
by all dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

In Cincinnati the ladies have
taken to playing marbles with
their toes, Q fudge, must be
like playing checkers with your
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

onstration developed 200 horse
power with a steam pressure Of
l35 pounds. the weight of the
engine being only 400 pounds, or
two pounds for each horse power.
Apparently, therefore, Mr.. Tes-
las invention will give gasoline
and electric motor manufacture
ers something to think about.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

The best plaster. \ piece Of flannel
5.anpened with chamberlain I.ini-
mcnc and bound on the affected parts
Is superior to 4 plaster and costs only
one tenth As much. For sale by all
dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11

One by one the aviators fall.
but two will rise where one has
fallen.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-10-11
SI.OO Per Annun

The Wallpaper Trust is the
next one on the list for paste.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-09-07
GRAI|OT GO. RAISED
Continued from page one)

ulation of about 1000 If we drop the
cities Of Alma and st. Louis and the
village OF Ithaca from our rolls we
would then have according to the
assessment rolls for the year 1911.
356,649 acres which is assessed
for the sum of S1O,947217OO or
$2O7O per acre This looks like
good fair average to me. OF
course, we have some high priced
lands, but we also have thousands Of
acres of land that would not bring
$500 per acre, nor is it worth that
No one buys such land if they are
able to buy better quality. There
is no personal property included with
the above figures.
| wish to draw your attention to a
few figures comparing Gratiot coun-
ty with the surrounding counties. The
left hand column is the valuation
placed on the counties by the several
board of supervisors equalizing their
townships in 1909; this is the last re-
port OF the State Tax Commissioner
which / have. The right hand column
shows what the counties were equal
lied at in the last state equalization
in 1906 taken from the Michigan an
nual of 1909.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-09-07

with whole township and some
times county.
The other three counties, Shawas-
see, Clinton and Ionia have no pine
stumps and have larger cities than
Gratiot county
The cities throughout the state
are growing at a very rapid rate; De-
troit being placed in 1900 at $4,000
population; at the census taken in
1910 Detroit's population was 100000,
and the output of her automobile
factories brought almost as much
money as all agricultural products of
the state. | know of a house and lot
in Detroit that was bought three
years ago at the sum of $4,000 and
is now assessed at $4,000; the
house burned this summer and the
owner received S2,7OO.OO insurance
However, | do not think it fair to
quote certain sales unless all sales of
that district are taken, as | know that
some are sold much higher than as
sessed and some sell below assess
ment; this much | am sure as | have
had this experience myself SO it
can very readily be seen that a per-
son would pick such proof as suited
him best and this way you could
make nearly any district appear as
sessed higher or lower as you should
wish but if | were sure all property
was assessed as near actual value as
are houses and lots | would feel
better satisfied as to the assessments
of our cities.
The amount of specific taxes col
lected yearly and turned into the
state treasury for the year ending
June 80, 1910, amounted to $5,635,513
Ga; for the present year the amount
has increased to $5,940,135.5s which
was paid largely by the railroads,
although the taxes from railroads in
1910 were $177, 4O7.29 greater than
this year; a fact which seems very
strange TO me. However, this matter
is left entirely with the board of
State Tax Commissioners.
| shall welcome the time when we
use the various specific taxes for
state purposes and if necessary find
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-09-07
STATE BOARD HEALTH
Advise Keeping Vegetables From
Flies.
SET'Y ROBERT DIXON EXPLAINS
File the Greatest Of All Disease Breeders AC.
cOrding ty Statment Made.

The man or woman of today pays
as much attention to the surround
ings where she buys her food as to
the quality. In fact, good quality
and good surroundings go hand in
hand.
Do not patronize men who are not
careful of the exposure of their wares
to filth and dirt To do so, is to
invite disease.
The fruit or candy stand upon the
public street is favorite resting
place OF the flies frightened from the
street by the passing pedestrian.
And what were they doing on the
street? They were feeding on the
expectoration OF some careless con-
sumptive, or upon garbage found in
the street.
The fly is not a clearly animal.
He not only feeds upon the dis
charges and excreta of other animals,
but smears his feet with germs and
filth, and deposits it wherever he
goes.
Do not relax your vigilance be-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-09-07

These counties all have about the
same area excepting Montcalm which
has four additional townships. Sag
NAV has about six or seven extra
townships making these two counties
larger by ESQ to 500 than the others
in the list.
l can see why Saginaw, Ionia,
Clinton and Shiawassee counties
should be equalized higher than the
others but just why Gratiot should be
placed so much higher than Mont
calm and Midland, and more especi-
ally Isabella, is more than | can COM
prehend. Possibly Gratiot county
should be equalized higher than the
last named counties but in my hum
bic judgment the difference is not so
great as shown by the last equaliza-
ton. | know there is a large por-
ton of Montcalm and Midland coun-
ties that is stumpy land but Gratiot
has lot of just such land. / can
show you old logging camps in Ora
tiot county that have never been torn
down, and the old lumber roads are
land marks in at least five or six
townships at the present time. |
hope the gentlemen Of this board will
not get the impression by what I
have said here that / wish to cen
sure our former board of equaliza-
ton; nothing could be further from
the facts | just wish to express my
honest judgment in plain, unvar-
nished way and | think you will
agree with me when | say that equal
ization has not been perfect and ne
yer will be. | think this board is
composed OF men who are honest and
competent in every respect, but they
ARE mp against a proposition that is
utterly impossible to get perfect
however, we should all work to the
extent of our ability in good faith 70
accomplish the very best result pos
sible.
The county OF Saginaw has large
city and it is the large cities which
contain the wealth We know there
are no wealthy people living in the
rural districts and it is not a hard
task to find individuals in the cite:
whose credit compare very favorably
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-09-07
Died Of D|PHIHER|A.
Visiting at Ferris Centre Child Dies
OF Dread Disease.

The Riverdale Promoter of last
week had the following item
"The home of Otis Eggleston, one
half mile east of Ferris Center, is
under quarantine on account of a
case of diphtheria Mrs. Eggleston'
sister, whose home is at Battle Creek,
arrived one week ago last Sunday to
make her a visit She was accom-
panied by her children, and one of
them, boy about six years OF age,
was so i'll that he was unable to walk
when they arrived at the Eggleston
home. The child's illness was not
considered serious until Tuesday,
when a physician was called, who
pronounced the disease tonsilitis.
Wednesday morning the child's con
dition was such that the the doctor
was again called. but before he ar
rived the little boy had died. At
his second examination the doctor
diphtheria, and steps were taken at
once to prevent the spread of the di-
sease. The funeral was held Wednes-
day afternoon at four o'clock, but no
public services were conducted. The
child's father was notified but ar
rived too late to attend the burial
of his little son. AT the present time
no new cases have developed"