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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01
Sunflower Philosophy.

A holiday is a day on which
most men smoke too much.
If you have a confession to
make sell it to a magazine.
Any man who has money be
hind him can be reSourceful.
Too many men are looking for
temptation instead of opportuni-
ty.
You have the system if you can
be just as happy with failure as
with success.
1t is easy to put in a crop Of
wild oats, but help is mighty
hard 70 get at harvest time.
Don't complain because you
haven't any chance, but go ahead
and make your chance.
No one ever gives the fly or
the English sparrow any credit
of industry.
Cheap thermometers. like
cheap people, are generally given
to exaggeration.
You don't need very complete
list of funny stories to amuse a
girl who is gifted with pretty
teeth.
The average married man does
not need to wear a wedding ring
to show he is married; he looks
it.
Long experience will finally
teach you that what YOU get free
is worth about what YOU pay for
it.
The number of people who
swear off continues to be some
what smaller than the number
who swear at.
After a man gets along in years
the pockets in which he formerly
carried love letters are filed with
spectacle cases.
We believe in progress and in
vention, but the Massachusetts
woman who tried TO make a
vacuum cleaner do the work of
a bathtub was carrying the idea
too far.
The government doe>n claim
to be a humOrist. but it plays u
great joke on the people who eX-
pect taxes to be reduced and on
the man who joins the army tc
get out of work.
The average man doesn't worry
very much about whether he has
good or bad blood. so long as il
doesn't show in pimpleS and
blotches. tits the woman who
does the worrying about ances
tors.-Atchison Kan Globe.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01
When Walter HenSley gets

When Walter Hensley gets to
work in Washington along with the
rest of the Democratic tariff re-
formers we hope tosee him intro
duce a bill to put lead, tiff, glass
and lumber on the free list, and
thus give US an ocular demon
stratiOn as to whether he is hon
est in his political convictions or
Il rank hypocrite. A good dose
of free lead, etc, is what lot OF
people in this congressional dis
trict need to cure them of their
political fOOliShneSS.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

1t does not seem to occur to
our statesmen up at Jefferson
City that with the exercise OF a
little economy they could build a
new state house out of the ordi-
nary revenues of the state. But
the policy of our law makers is
to spend the current revenues
recklessly to the limit, or in ex-
cess thereof. and when an extra
ordinary occasion of expenditure
befalls to issue bonds to defray
it. Nothing is easier than to
raise public moneys with a bond
issue, but the bonds have to be
paid and before they are paid the
interest charge adds to the total
cost from one-half to twothirds
of the original amount. A three
million dollar capitol will mean
a four or five million one before
the bonds are finally redeemed
With the rapid growth in the ag-
gregate valuation of taxable
property in Missouri the regular
revenues could we'll take care OF
the expense of new capitol.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01
Character Of the Finger Nails.

Character Of the Finger Nails.
1t is said that there is as much char
acter to be observed from a person's 5
finger nails as from the owners face
The following indications are stated
as being fairly correct:
Those possessing long nails are
good-natured and self-conf1dent, but
placing very little confidence in 9TH
ers. Broad nails are supposed to be-
long to those Of gentle, bashful dis
position. Little round nails are the
sign OF a person who 10 seldom pleas
ed. readily inclined to anger, spiteful.
revengeful. Anyone with f1eshy nails
Is said to be calm and ease-loving
fond of eating and sleeping, and who
would prefer a small income without
industry to much wealth to be ac
quired by activity and diligence. Pale
to lead-colored nails belong to the
melanchly person. but who would do
we'll In all branches OF science or
philosophy. The long. well-shaped fl
bert nail indicates a refined and artis
tic nature, fondness for society and q
great love Of the beautiful.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

If we are due for spell of
hard times, us present signs
portend, and will have to meet it,
we are for getting over the trou-
Bile as soon as possible by lending
the Democrats every assistance
in rolling up their stumblingblock
that we may get it out of the
way again so much the sooner.
Therefore we are for special
session of Congress- and for all
the rope the Democrats need to
enable them to pass the reformi-
est kind of a tariff reform law.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

Cold storage eggs are found to
contain 100000 harmful bateria
each. yet a delegation of bakers
goes to jefferson City and makes
Il noise like loosing money and
our statesmen respond by refus-
ing to pass IA law to prohibit
the sale and use of these bacte-
ria laden eggs. They are more
sympathetic Of the insides of
the pocket book than the insides
of the people.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01
Circuit Court Docket.
Monday. March 6, 1911.

John NJ. Chiffon ct al, VS.. TopozarI
Orchard Co., suit to try title.
Lawrence Philpott and Mrs. c. +
Hodson vs.. John Thomas Brady. sui
: to quiet title.
Anna Okeson ct al. vs.. Rebecca NJ
Okeson ct al, action 70 determine title
| Charles Partney VS.. August Behnk,
ct al, suit in partition.
Tuesday, March Z, 1911.
Adrain Coleman, Jr., VS.. There's
Coleman ct al, suit in partition.
Federal Lead Co., VS.. Fannie Nc.
Fariand. suit in partition.
Minerva f. Crow VS.. Luther Grow
divorce.
! CorneIia Glisson vs.. Hilary $. Glis-
son, divorce.
q. {. Hambey vs.. Morgan \. Casey
! suit iii ejectment.
/ Morgan j. Casey and William j.
Casey vs.. Catherine z. Casey. ct al,
suit in partition.
James W. Robinson Ell al, vs.. John
Robinson ct al, suit in partition.
James \. Shields VS.. William Penn
berthy, suit in partition.
Wednesday, March 8, 1911.
Fred A. Nerdiner vs.. Point Milling
and manufacturing Co., suit Tor dam
ages.
Elsie Beltield ct al, vs.. John Rich
ard Robinson and Julia Robinson. to
set aside deed.
Charles f. Cole VS.. John Crump
and Martha Crump, suit for commis-
sion for selling land.
Charles +. Cole VS.. James Marier
and Della Marler, suit for commits
sion ior selling land.
John NJ. Sloan vs.. st. l.. |. NJ. d $.
R'y, action for damages.
Fred Walton VS.. St. l.. |. NJ. 4 s.
R'y, damages for killing stock.
Thursday, March 8, 1911.
IN the matter Of naturalization of
Christian Frederick Hinck, natural
zation.
State ". Albert Hinkle and Robert
Marler, burglary and larceny.
State vs.. Robert Bone. burglary and
larceny.
State Us. John Dean, grand larceny.
State vs.. Timon Bourbon. burglary |
and larceny.
Friday. March 10, 1911.
State vs.. f. :. Reynolds, obtaining
money under false pretenses.
State VS.. Edwin NJ. White ct al. quo
warranto proceeding.
State VS.. Geo. Caringer, seduction
of female.
State VS.. K. II. Gibson, forgery
State vs.. George Arnold and Willis
Harmon. grand larceny.
Saturday, March II, 1911.
State vs.. Theodore Coleman and
Earl Stuthers, disturbing an assembly
Of people.
State vs.. Louis Anderson. selling
liquor in less quantities than five gal
ions. four cases.
State ". Francis Cordia, selling
liquor in less quantity than five gal
ions, two cases.
Monday. March IS. 1911.
State ". Francis Cordia. selling
liquor in less quantity than five gal
Ions, eight cases.
State W. Francis Cortlia, selling in
Ioxicating liquor to minor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01
Court Record is Made.

Presiding Judge George D.
Reynolds of the ST. Louis Court
of Appeals has established new
record in disposing of cases in
that tribunal. He wrote the
opinions in II of the n cases de
cided by the Appellate Court
Tuesday of last week, and in six
of these cases the arguments
We're made two weeks ago. Ar
guments in the other opinions
delivered by Judge Reynolds
were made Jan. II.
Lawyers say this is the speed
lest administration Of justice in
the history of Missouri courts.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01
Seed Corn Will Be Tested Free.

The Seed Testing Laboratory
at Columbia will test samples oi
seed corn free of charge to those
who apply for the test. Corn
will be tested in bulk or individu
al ear tests made according to
the desire of the sender. In case
the individual ear test is desired
the Laboratory will send enve-
lopes, to those requesting them,
to contain kernals from as many
as fifty ears.
1t is believed that large per
cent of the corn this year will be
weak in termination. A large
part of the last crop was late in
maturing and it was all kept
green and the cob sappy by the
lateness of the season.
Those who avail themselves of
this offer should pick out the
ears desired to test, number
each one carefully, then take at
least ten kernals from each ear.
place in an envelope, seal and
number to correspond to the
number of the ear. In taking
kernals from an ear of corn be
gin at the butt and slowly turn
the ear taking out kernals at in
tervals around and the full
length of the ear. Requests for
envelopes should be made at once
to F. H. DEMAREE.
Collaboration in charge.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

Transitions in social life are
swift in America. The first gen
Grafton comes here from foreign
lands as steerage passengers.
carrying all their worldly pos
sessions in a pack upon their
backs. The man eventually prob
ably lands railroad job and
lamps ties for the rest OF his
life, while the wife ekes out the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

1t is reported that President
Taft feels certain of his re cleo
ton and that his nomination in
1912 is already assured. If that
is true, our Democratic aspirants
to the postmasterships might as
we'll be getting their petitions
prepared.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

Try as they may the Demo
Gratis can find no frauds in CON
nectiOn with the late election in
st. Louis. but whether they will
eventually admit it or not their
Investigations have disclosed that
it was about the most decent and
fair election ever held in that
CITY.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01
F?etchers Folly.

The late Levi Fletcher OF Hollis
lett behind an automobile of his own
manufacture that was known through
out the countryside as "FIetcher's
folly" He was perhaps the first man
IN New England to start to perfect
and build power vehicle. The build
er was handicapped ~ lack OF means
used on the machine 1t vas impossi-
BILE to move it up the hills-Ksnnebec
Journal
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

The wing of the old capitol up
at jeff. City could easily be made
habitable again with the money
the Democrats are wasting up
there on unnecessary clerks and
StenOgraphers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

There is already talk of new
Coke army marching on to
Washington and the Democrats
have not even begun to legiSlate.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

The new japanese treaty looks
whole lot like d promise on our
part to be good if the Japs will
only not come across and lick us.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy never
disappolnts those who use it for obsti.
nate coughs, colds and irritations OF
the throat and lungs. 1t stands un.
rivaled as remedy for all throat and
lung diseases. Sold by all dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1911-03-01
Sl.OO Per Annum.

And now we are to have super
dreadnaughts, at the cost of
supermillions, of course.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02
KILL OUT CANADA THISTLES
Most Persistent Of Weeds and Thrlves
In Field That Receives Ord,.
nary Cultivation.

(By W. c. PALMER. Agricultural Editor
North Dakota Agricultural College.)
The Canada thistle Is one Of the
most persistent of weeds. 1t has
adapted itself to growing under severe
conditions SO that it can live in q
field that receives the ordinary cult.
walton. In fact, it seems to thrive
under such a treatment. The reason
that 1t is SO hardy comes partly from
the fact that 1t has what is called an
underground stem, in which 1t stores
up food that 1t draws on when neces.
sary.
New plants are also sent up from
this underground stem, SO that even
If all the plants in sight on the
ground are killed there may be others
just ready to come up, so that cutting
of the plants Is no sur way Of killing
them, as they cannot all be seen.
To eradicate the Canada thistle it
is necessary to take it at It's weakest
point and this happens to be at the
time when 1t Is in blossom, and the
carer It Is allowed to go to the form.
ing Of seed the weaker 1t Is, as at this
time 1t draws heavily on the food
stored up in the underground stems
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02
sIL0 OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Cheapest Way Of Providing Rough.
age for Dairy Govt 10 Easy
to Erect and Lass Well.

II s1lo was the subject of Prof, q.
l.. Martins talk at the DEVILS Lake
Farmers institute. Below are some of
the statements he made: The silo is
the cheapest way OF providing rough.
age for the dairy cow. The GOV needs
a good deal of roughage. as is evil
denced by the fact that they live
largely on grass and do their best on
this food. Silage Is of the same nature
as grass and accomplishes a good deal
the same results. Corn is the best crop
to put into the silo. The growing of
corn Is important, not only from its
value as silage, but also because of
the good effects that 1t has on the
land. cleaning 1t and saving moisture.
thus preparing it for the following
crop. A cow a be fed 40 pounds of
silage per day. II 1t is fed for 240 days
that will be $500 pounds. or nearly five
tons. An acre Of corn should produce
nine or ten tons per acre, so that one
acre will furnish enough for two
cows. 1t is, however, best to put in
more than that, as, In case of a very
dry year. the yield may be less. En-
silage can be used to advantage in
the fall. when the pastures are short.
There are a good many different kinds
of silos; cement, brick, hollow tile,
stone and different forms of wood, of
which the stone silo is in some ways
the best. 1t Is easy to put up, lasts
we'll and keeps the ensilage in good
shape. The silo a be built into the
ground five or six feet. A silo should
be deep, as that will make more pres
sure. Thirty feet is a good height.
They should not be more than 16 to
18 feet In diameter. The size will, of
course, have to be In proportion to the
amount wanted. The diameter, how
ever, should not be greater than that
In using 1t a layer over the whole sur
face Of at least two inches can be re.
moved daily. 1t will not hurt the en-.
silage to freeze. provided it Ia thawsd
out before feeding. The corn that Is
to be put into the silo should be al
lowed to get to the glazing stage, as
1t has the greatest food value 1T this
time and 1t is also In the best form
for the animal. One of the latest pub
locations on the subject Of ensilsxs
silos and silo construction 10 a bull.
lettn issued by the Iowa experiment
station at Ames, Ia.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02

for producing seed. II it is cut OF
at this time and the ground plowed
and Is then plowed at intervals 80
that the sprouts that come up are
kept from forming leaves the thistle
will be dead by fall. The work must.
however, be done carefully and at just
the right time. If the thistle should
be disturbed before they come to bios
soming then they would not draw the
food out Of the roots so completely
and 1t would be much more difficult
to kill them than If they were not dis
turbed at all until they go to blossom
ing.
Where there are only small patches
they can of course be killed by smoth-
ering, which can be done by cover
Ing with tar paper or by covering with
straw If applied thick enough. Tho
thistle should be watched for and
as soon as any are noticed they should
be e%radicated as they spread both
through the roots and also by seeds.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02

thrashcd out thoroughly in connection
which will he held in Chicago Oct.
1922. AS in the case Of other aromat-
ic plants, the sources Of the aroma are
not well understood. Aroma usually
depends upon such minute particles
of substance that even the delicate re-
actions In the chemical laboratory are
frequently inadequate to discover
them. The high prices which arc paid.
for instance, for certain wines are
based upon their favor or aroma, and
yet this flavor or aroma cannot be
discovered by chemical analysis. 1t
is not surprising. therefore, that the
substances which contain the favor
or aroma Of hops have never been as
certaincd with certainty. There is a
theory that they are closely associ-
ated with the soft resins contained in
the lupulin. OF the hop flour, which is
found between the bracts of the cone
and which is really the essential part
of the hop plant.
AS for the color of the hops, various
preferences prevail. some preferring
the varieties which are entirely green.
while others think the yellOwish green
Is preferable. In this country the vel
iowish kinds are usually preferred.
while in Germany the green M have
the call.
Inasmuch as the brewing value Of
hops depends largely upon the lupulin
ic acid and the soft resins and the
American hops are unusually rich in
soft resins, American hop growers
need have no fear Of entering the pri.
competition at Chicago under the rules
which have been adopted for the jury
which is to judge the hops.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02
LINE STOCK NorEs.

Collar boils are caused by ill-Attinx
collars.
The collar is the harness; see to it
that the collar fits.
Take no chances with an old boar:
always keep behind him.
Pigs that are apt to have differences
Of opinion" should be separated. mEht.
ing takes of flesh.
A SOW carrying pigs Ia engaged in q
work which demands a full supply Of
tissue.making foods.
If when the pigs are growing fast
their hind legs become weak. feed .
little bone meal daily.
It's Of no use for q man to buy q
good flock Of sheep and then not to
take good car Of them.
Horses with good dispositions ara
always safer and more valuable. Never
breed a orazy-headed mare.
Raise tho typo Of colt that sells best
In your community. Select the sire
and dam that will bring this type OF
q colt.
One Of the first needs Of the pigs
10 q comfortable place In which to
pass more than half of the time, sleep.
ing and resting.
The boar should not only be a pure.
bred animal, but he should also be
well bred. a good Individual backed by
good ancestors.
A sick sheep is hard to doctor, be.
cause 1t gives up so easily, and the per
cent. Of reooverfes rarely justifes the
payment Of veterinary BILLS
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02
Not His Mistake.

The other day al old woman bounced
had been sent to her to the effect
that unpaid taxes on some property
belonging to her were due. She as
serted she had paid them. A clerk
got out the books to prove that she
had not and suggested that she had
made a mistake. She still declared,
however, that she had paid.
"Don't you ever make Mistakes"
she inquired.
The clerk assured her that he did
not and jokingly added, 1.-THE only
mistake I ever made was when I got
married"
She looked at him for a moment
and then said: mo. Your wife made
that NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
A day will come when a cannon bali
will be exhibited in public museums,
Just as an instrument Of torture is
now, and people will be amazed that
such a thing could ever have been. A
day will come when these two i'm.
mense groups. the United States Of
America and the United States Of
Europe, will be extending the hand of
fellowship across the ocean, exchang.
ing their produce, their industries.
their arts, their genius. clearing the
earth, peopling the desert, improving
creation under the eye Of the Creator,
and uniting for the good Of all these
two irresistible and infinite powers,
the fraternity of men and the power OF
God.-Victor Hugo in 1849.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02

be kept Of 1t as to characteristics and
yield. .
Some strains Of corn are better than
others. At the North Dakota Agricul.
tural college 1t was found that In such
a test the yields varied from 80 to
SO bushels, and from ears that looked
alike. BY this kind of selection then
1t will be possible to have either q
corn yielding 80 bushels or one giving
96 bushels per acre. and that on the
same land with the same tillage-83
bushels per acre for properly select
ing the seed. No stock breeder would
think Of breeding from any old scrub.
He selects the best animals. With
stock this is easier than with grain
as the individuals are larger and one
does not have sc many Of them. The
necessity for selection is just as great
In the case of grain as with stock,
and with corn 1t can be easily man.
aged as described above.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02

STAGES OF W
ing), t3) moisture and dryness poor
kiln drying), az sulphuring, ~ dam
age by wind, mold and insects 60 of
color and appearance.
Standard hops should range from 100
to so points. the relative merit or value
Of the specimen being expressed in the
percentage of points it receives.
For every per cent Of hop-bitter acids
below 20 and down to Is, inclusive. one
point is deducted; for every per cent
below Is and down to 10 two points
are deducted; for every per cent below
10 and down to 8 three points are de-
Quoted; for / per cent below 8 four
points are deducted.
The scale of quality as to aroma will
range from exquisite with fifty points,
to inferior with twenty-five points. the
grades being: Exquisite. SO; very
good, 40; good, 35; fair, 80; inferior. 25.
Contents of leaves and stems and
seeds will be penafized n point for
each per cent; moisture 1 per cent
for each per cent above 10. up to IA;
dryness two points for each per cent
below 8 and down to 6 inclusive. as
indicated in schedule.
Hops will be disqualified If they con-
tain: % Less than Z per cent of soft
resins or hop-bitter acids. ~ more
than II per cent of seeds 81 more
than IL per cent Of leaves and stems,
~ more than Is or less than 6 per
cent Of moisture, % If strongly sui
phured (heavy reaction in five min
utes), 90. If heavily damaged by mold
or insects, 60 If strongly discolored
or strongly of in appearance. a. If
abnormal in odor. d~isagreeable. cheesy
or rank.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02

eign OF domestic) will constitute q
class by itself. The following Ameri.
a sections are recognized as distinct
for this purpose: () New York state,
(2) California. 81 Oregon, ~ Wash
ington, % British Columbia.
Hops grown outside of these sections
will be considered as belonging to that
section which conforms most closely
to their districts geographically and
cllmatically, in the discretion of the
committee OH awards.
All samples Of hops must be certified
to have been grown By the exhibitor.
The amount Of hops offered for OK
hibit must he at least ten pounds. VII
six clusters OF about twelve "a. l.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02
Ranges for Hons.

Free ranges for hogs does not mean
that they should be allowed to u
In the highways and through the
neighbor's fences.
Every Enclosure for the hog should
be perfectly tight and with the OK.
cellent wire fences that are now man
ufactured this is an sassy matter.
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02
HOPS VALUED BY
LOOKS AND AROMA.
Best Are Raised In Bohemia,
Bavaria and Parts Of England.

According to the prevailing opinions.
which. according to some American
growers, are mere prejudices. the best
hops are raised in Bohemia. Bavaria
and some parts Of England, notably
Kent. Most American brewers as
well as their European brothers value
hops largely by their appearance and
their aroma. This matter Is being
The Dickinson press., 1911-09-02
STANDARDS FOR
BREWING HOPS.
Value Reckoned on Basis Of
Hop.Bitter Acids and Aroma.

The following standards have been
adopted by the committee on awards
for hops entered at the grand inter
national barley and hop prize exhibit
tion at Chicago, Oct. II to %, 1911:
All hops will be valued under one
standard. irrespective of geographical
origin. on the basis Of their hop-bitter
acids and aroma, 20 per cent of hop
bitter acids and exquisite aroma re.
ceiving 50 points each. penalties being
provided for excessive amount Of ~
seeds. (2) leaves and stems poor pick.