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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
WHEN BILL SQUARED Up

Down in southeast Missouri fFca
rather simple minded youth by the
name of Bill Beasley. whose tac!'its
in contracting small debts at the To-
cal stores is only equalled by his s''c-
cess in evading their payment. Cae
day recently. however, Bill made the
mistake of showing some money be
fore one of his creditors. and alter
the hard fought argument that TO-
lowed the money was handed over 10
the storekeeper.
Nov" said Bill sadly, We re
square and want receipt. Make It
legal % you won't be after me aea,n.
AMI here is the receipt Bill got
and proudly exhibited TO his friends;
ITO whom it may concern. greet
ings-All men know by these pres
ents, habeas corpus and nux ToInica,
that Bill Beasiey don't owe this *t-n
nothing and amt going to.
"(Signed) John Hobby
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
Four Initiative Petitions.

Petitions for submitting four prop
ositions to the voters have been sent
to every Republican township and
Ward Committeeman and to the Off
ce,. Of Republican county committees
in the state. and to many other act
i've Republican WORKERS. These petit
tons are to be signed by 4oters and
returned to Republican State Head
quarters not later than June "a. Each
petition has lines for fifty signatures.
Workers will present each Of the four
petitions, and voters may sign each
of them.
Although the time Tor perierting
these petitions is short, it is not likely
that either OF them will receive less
than, the number Of signatures required
by the initiative law. five per cent oi
tho total vote in ealtl Of At least eleven
congressional districts. As tley are
t,, be circulated in every district they
will probably contain the signatures
of more than five per cent o! the
voters in each Of the sixteen districts.
The petitions and form letters to
co.n.,ittaemen and party workers
were ma.ieai last Wednesday. Within
three days many 81 tiieM were returned
fully signed. It is necessary that
each man who obtains signatures
shall tertifv. before notary puhllc,
that each signature, Oh each petition,
is shat of qualified voter OF the
county i4on which the petition comes,
and that each signature was appended
in his presence.
AS these petitions are not partisan
documents they may be signed by
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
REV. l.. J. HERMAN, Pastor.

voters of any political faith. Signers
are not required to state their poll
tics. Many of the signatures already
obtained are the names of we'll known
Democrats. The measures to be sub
mitted appeal to all classes of voters,
especially the bill for honest senator
ial districts. The proposed amend
ment to the constitution enabling the
legislature to enact an employers
liability law is quite popular and is
being signed literally throughout thet
State. The two petitions for bills Civ
ing the three big cities the right to
select excise and police commissioners
the home rule bills, are also popular.
There has long been sentiment in
the State against the appointment by
the governor Of police and excise
boards for the cities, as such boards,
thus appointed, had always been pow
erful political machines in the hands
of partisan governors until Governor
HadIey took them out of politics.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
ACT QUICKLY
DELAY HAS BEEN DANGEROUS IN

DELAY HAS BEEN DANGEROUS IN
POTOSI.
Do the right thing at the right time.
Act quickly in time Of danger.
Bachache Is kidney danger.
Doan's Kidney Pills act quickly.
Plenty of evidence to prove this.
L. F. Cundiff, justice Of the peace,
Pennington, Mo-, says: For three
years or more ! was greatly troubled
by disordered kidneys. Too frequent
passages OF the kidney se,retions
caused ME much annoyance, especial
ly at night. Added to this, was
severe backache on account of
which could hardly stCop ard IL
sat for a short time, l was unable to
arise doctored a great deal and
wore plasters on my back. tut did
not find relief finally heard cf
hoan's Kidney Fills and procured a
box, In shor: time after using them
| WAS entirely relieved OF lackache
ana other difficulties. ! have lad slig
return attacks of kidney trouble, bu.
at such tins | have used Doan's KiG-
neF pills and have received prompt
relief.
For sale by al. dealers. ,r.cc 50
,ents. Foster-Milburn Co, buffalo.
New York, sole agents Tor the Unit
red States.
Remember the bame Doan's-anc
| take no other
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
TIMELY HELPS FOR VACATION

Take along some money. # in
doubt as to the amount. take all YOU
can get your hands on. Packing a
jury is a cinch compared with . trunk
for vacation. If married man. take
at least two trunks, one Cor yourself
and one for your wife. She will inn
medlately fill both of them with her
things, and, as usual, you can use
the old suit case, the one with a hole
in the lower west corner. She Will
also pack this tor you, if you Will
let her, thus making sure that YOU
will have your dress suit and fifty
three clean collars, but leaving out
the tobacco and the fishing tackle.
Make a list OF what you want to
take along. Cut this down to what
you cannot get along without Cut
it still further to what will go into
the trunks and the suit cases.
A married man should not neglect
to get at least half his insurance
transferred to the baggage car or in
case of accident his household stuff
will be almost total loss
BE sure that i. you take plenty OF
your brand OF cigars you can buy
them at the boa riding house. II YOU
don't take them, the nearest to3ac-
co store will be seven miles away,
and stocked with every brand If to-
bacco you dispise in the world
Do not forget the fishing tackle,
% the last item. To be sure, the
fishing will be nil. as usual, but with
puI the tackle il would be no va
cation.-Puck.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
RATS BORE MARKS OF A CON
VICT

Parental influence has been the
study OF scientists for ages, and many
wonderful results have been record
I'd, but the most remarkable case
known has come to light in this city
White rats striped with brown have
)een bred at the penitentiar:' here by
Newton Trusty, convict, ana the
association of the rats with conyicts
wearing striped cOlors, the body of
the clothes being white and the strip
es brown, is believed to account for
these freak rats
Trusty was sent to the penitentia-
ry years ago for murder, and was TO
have served life sentence. Hope of
securing pardon caused him to study
out some method of making money
while in prison, and he decided to
breed white rats and sell them. He
had been conducting rat breeding
farm within the prison walls Tor Years
before the first white rat striped with
brown made its appearance.
1t was sold, and then the same fe-
male gave birth to another litter Of
striped rats, watch laid the FONDA
ton for the freak rats, which were
good enough sellers to earn Trusty
q Spup sim AT money 50 that when
he was paroled recently he had mo-
ney enough to 20 to his native COun-
try and buy a farm.-New York ijer
aid
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
HE KNEW A VERSE.

Frederick was only four years old
and had just returned to his home
in Alabama after a visit to relatives
in Missouri Within a week or two
he went to Sunday school for the
first time. The previous Sunday the
teacher had told the little ones to
come prepared to speak a little verse
from the Bible or their Sunday school
paper.
When it came Frederick'S turn she
said: Frederick, this being your
first Sunday | suppose you haven't a
verse;
Frederick. with a great deal of
confidence, replied: Yes, ma'am,
have"
Very we'll, let us have it
At which Frederick chirped b.ithly:
"fOu gotta qGit kicking my Gawg
aroun. kansas City Star.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
KNEW NOTHING OF CHIAlNEYS.

In the excavations at Pompeii and
Herculaneum mo discovery appears to
have been made of anything approach
ing the nature of the modern chimney
The earliest mention of the chin
ney seems to be in an ancient Veni-
tian inscription over a doorway, where
| it says that in 1347 certain chimneys
in that location were demolished by
earthquakes. 1t is by conjecture only
that we are able to say that thechim-
ney was known in ancient Italy. Sem
eca, who lived during the first CEN
tury of our era. invented species
of tube which he affixed the length
of the wall, and 1t seems to have run
through floors.
Through this the heat passed from
subteranean ovens called "hypo-
causts." of which remains were found
in buried cellars of houses built on
the bay of Naples
But in this there is no evidence of
any chimney in the modern sence or
even OF any kind of a stove Before
the invention of the chimney fires
were made in excavations or pits op-
ened beneath the floor of habitations
in about the center of the room, as
the Eskimos do today
The hearth Of the ancient Romans
was in the porch, but the fires light
ed there were not designed to make
the houses habitable, seemingly. hut
were merely an indication of hospi-
tality to friends.
The houses, when occasion called
for heat, were furnished with firing
pan and bellows carried from room to
room by slaves. This was in more
Or less constant operation day and
night in very cold weather. In the
early centuries of the middle ages
there seems to nave been an attempt
made to perfect the very elementary
fashion of house warming.
Before the seventeenth century
1 there is no direct evidence available
that a satisfactory method had been
found to eyacuate the gases liberated
to Observation-Disclosures Weekly.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
We are authorized to announce
The "Drys' Have A Full" Tick ii

Although they have made little
progress in Missouri as Il politi-
cal party the prohibitionists
named 4 full ticket for State Off
GERS at their late convention 1T
Marshall and will conduct a cam
paign, however dry" it may be,
Their candidates are Charles
+. Stokes. for Governor; julius
G. Hughes Of Richmond. for
lieutenant governor, William
Guenther OF COncO"dia. for Sec
retary Of State. II, B. Alley of
ST. Louis. for Auditor, \. 5.
Van Anglen Of Malta Bend for
Treasurer, J A. sSelIy of Gallatin
for Attorney General. O. Y.
Wagner Of NeOshu, fUr Railroad
and Warehouse CommiSs ioner.
and f. H, Benham, Geo. f. Bail
ing and Hugh McCorckle for Su-
preme Judges. If each of these
men pay fling fee the Prohib BIZ
ton State Committee will have
enough money to burden the
mail with literature. Sc veral
have already filed and paid their
fees.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
THE LIVING TRUTH,

There was man in our town
Who was the soul oftruth,
And he was therefore held in high
Esteem by age and youth.
They came arOnn.l to call on him
And hear him talk, for he,
AS we'll might be imagined, was
A truly novelty.
The other day, when half the town
Had congregated near
TO listen to the words of truth
They loved so we'll to hear,
He stood up in their midst to speak
And they like little birds
That hold their mouth for food held up
Their ear to catch his word.
"The cost of living"-here he paused
To smile away the frown
That showed on every face-''the cost
OF !iving's coming down.
He said no more. His loving friends
Proceeded to retire.
And as they did, each one exclaimed:
"Say now, aint he the liar?"
W. J. Iamton in New York Tribune.
\ newspaper can give free space in
its columns to religious and fraternal
societies, make excuses for the mis-
takes OF mankind, draw the veil of
charity over the waywardness of youth
and the weakness Of humanity in
general, boost for every private and
public enterprise without hope of
financial reward, give money to the
charitable moves and tell of people S
perfcctions and pass over their imper-
frrtiOns without ever receiving one
word Of cn,nmendation: but if the edi-
tor ri the paper goes counter to any
ones opinions there is something do
ing and if he makes mistake in
printing there will be hundred crit
les to point 1t out to you. .-Ex.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

Old Dave Ball will be around here
before long telling us that the In
dians rnder Cowherd stole the Dem
Ocratic nomination for Coy ernOr four
years ago, and will probably try the
thdng on again this year.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
FOR COUNTY HDGE

FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce
P. H. WARD,
If Richwoods township as a candi-
late for the office of Judge of the
Iounty Court from the First District,
subject to the decision of the Repub-
lean voters at the primary election.
We are authorized to announce
GEO. w. SEABOURNE.
OF Belgrade township, as candidate
for the office of Judge of the County
Court from tho second district, sub
Ject to the decision OF the Repub-
lican voters at the primary election.
We are authorized to announce
S. V. EYE,
)f Harmony township as a candidate
or the office of Judge of the County
court from the Second District, sub
ect to the decision of the Republican
voters at the primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

And still our own Champ Clark IS
know whether he is progressive, con-
Servatisr or retrogreSsiVo? Perhaps
Champ is being guided by that Old
saw. that silence is golden.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

Aneighboring paper wants to know
what would happen ii a state grant
ed woman suffrage that had an tnact
ment similar to the Nebraska law,
which requires that the legs OF the
voter in the booth shall he visible
from the knees down.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

A country doctor in an sdioining
county smashed the code of ethics
of his profession to flinders by ad-
vertising: 81 will pay half If the
funeral expenses where my patients
die" He is doing a big business,
much to the Cismay of the other
do"1ors, who Claim it is nnprofes-
siolai to advertise.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
SAVING WOOD.

Eraslus Johnson, the only negro
man in WObrook in-the-Hills, has
thought out many of the secrets OF
easing toll that he knows bes., and
and is ever ready to impart them to
others
when they comes to me for ad-
vice" be said recently to oneof the
summer campers, Il always tells em
| i depends on what their profession
is. If they've arrived at the dignity
of saving wood, l alwus tell en- to
saw the biggest sticks fust.
"If they asks why, an they mostly
do. | says. SOS you'll only have the
little sticks to saw when You get
tucl.ered out
AN I'll tell We now concluded
Erassus. graciouslv, quite as if the
camper had asked for pointers on
the back yard job. ''its jest the same
with piIin': put the big sticks to
the bottom. It's mighty bilious exor-
else a-liftin' of 'em to the top. -
Youths COMPANION
A traveller stopped for luncheon at
the snan railway station eating kous'
in a Mississippi town An old dar-
key shuffled NJ aud announcei in q
gruff voice that the bill of fare con
sisted of ham, eggs. corn bread an
coffee. After due ieiiberation the
traveller stated that he wo:,'t, iike
some ham, eggs. ccra bread aud cot
fee Sucn pretentous order for one
person only appeared to staggcr the
aged servi tor But he soon recov-
cred his equanin1ity and started 10
ward the kitchen Then he turned
and came back with this Inquiry
'"Boss, how will yo' hab dem eggs
blind or looking at yo?"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

The outlook for big apple crop
this year is said ODE promising.
paien cider next fall. so we trust the
apple prospects will be fulfilled.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

Why is it that the big corpora
tionS always try TO rush law suits
against them into the federal courts
instead of letting them he tried in
the local state courts? That they
almost invariably do this makes it
obvious that there is some advant-
age to the corporations to be oh
tanned by trial in the federal court.
Only recently big mining CORPORA
tion located in an adjoining county
enjoined in the circuit court by
interested parties from polluting a
stream with the waste from its mills
Was it satisfied to have the iniunc-
ton case tried in the local court?
Not for a minute. 1t tried at once
to get the hearing into the fedaral
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM A. COOPER.
OF Potosi as a candidate for the Office
of Prosecuting Attorney. subject to
the decision Of the Republican voters
at the primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

The Stanley committee. whi.:h made
exhaustive investigation into the Unit
ed StatesSteel Corporation, will tile
its report with the House OF Repre-
sentatil es within the next ten days
The report claims J. PierrOnt Nor
gan and his associates reaped Il lrOt-
it of S636 900 900 in organization Of Il
Steel CORPORATION and will reconmc:l
legislation for dissolution of the cor
poration as monopoly as regards
raw material, under the recent dec
sion of the Supreme Court, and as
4 holding company in defiance OF the
decision in the Northern Securities
case The report will also recommend
federal incorporation and registration
of all industrial corporations doing
an interstate business, with right Of
federal inspection and state control
Of corporation tax and character of
he corporations business. l. will
ask for egis!ationprohibiting naticaI
banks from participating as corpora
lions in industrial combinations. and
will provide criminal penalties for
nterlocking directorates. The report
will also suggest legislation prohibit
ing in future the acquisition by any
or corporation of mineral
rights or properties that may lead
to monopoly within definition OF the
law. and will further recommend dis
of sO-called Gary dln-
ners" and will condemn the lntcrna-
tionaI Steel Institute as part OF the
world wide Steel Trust.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

court. The state supremecourt, how
ever, has decided that the case can
not be rightfully transferred TO fed
eral Jurisdiction and remands it back
to the circuit court in which the suit
was filed. There are many facts be-
fore the people that the federal
judges are disposed to lean with par
TALLY towards the big business cor
porations in both infractions of the
law iii which they have become in
yolyed and in civil suits TO! dam
ages, and this is what has brought
the federal district courts into odium
with the people and is encouraging
the agitation for the recall power
over such judges.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
FOR COUNTY TREASURER

We are authorized to announce
NORMAN F. ROBINSON.
OF POtosl, as candidate for the office
OF County Treasurer, subject to the
decision OF the Republican voters at
the primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

The Democrats hope to carry the
country this year, but perhaps the
country is not yet disposscssed OF the
notion that the Democracy's cary
ing capacity is not equal to the task.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

A sprained ankle may as rule be
cured in from three TO four days By
applying Chamberlain Ll1iment ami
observing the directions with each
bottle. For sale by all dealers
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

Whatever the delegates at Chicago
may do this week. they cannot
sqGench our love for Teddy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

cago, on the ground of party loyalty.
Ii nominated irregularly, then tht
matter of who constitute the party anC
who represent it best would be 4 live
one. But thus far no loyal Republi.
can can point to any irregularity OF
abuse OF the party by the Colonel.
Those who assert such things should
be called upon for proofs Louis
Star.
HOW LIFE LOOKS.
To Pessimist.
Dangerous.
No smoking.
No admission.
Beware of the dog
Keep off the grass.
Elevator not running.
Don't feed the animals
Trespassers will be prosecuted
Not responsible for hats and coats.
10 OptOmist
Come in.
Take one
No collection
Admission free
You are invited.
Strangers welcome
Ask for free sample.
No trouble to shcw goods
Let US feather the nest
Money back if not satisfied.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
We are authorized to announce
JOHN l. PAIL

We are authorized to announce
JOHN l.. PAUL.
of Breton township, as "A candidate fol
the office of Sheriff. subject to the de-
cision of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
FOR SHERIFF.
We are authorized to announce
CHARLES II. QUEEN,
Of Bellevue township. as candidate
for the office of Sheriff. subject to
the decision of the Republican voters
at the primary election.
FOR ASSESSOR
We are authorized to announce
3. E. MURDICK,
OF hichNoods township. as a caEdi-
date for the office of Assessor, sub
Ject to the decision of the ReDubli-
can voters ct the primary election.
We are authorized to aIlnolIlce
HENRY l.. SMITH,
q tibertE township, as candidate
for the office OF Assessor. subject to
the decision Of the Republican voters
at the primary election.
FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR.
We aIe authorized to announce
HIkCANIS HAWKINS.
OF Rleton township, for the office OF
County Surveyor, subject to the deci-
sion Of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
r. E. HUTCHlNGS,
Of Harmony township, as a canoi-
date for the office of County Sur
veyor. subject to the decision of the
Republican voters at the primary
election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

The question who will head the
Republican ticket this year will he Set
tied before the week is out
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.

We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM H. EVENS.
OF Breton township, as candidate
for the office of Representative, SUBJ
iect to the decision of the Republican
voters at the primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

If Roosevelt don't get it, lool, out
for a third ticket
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

The Democrats always wait 10 {
what the Republicans are gon@ TO 90
and then do the contrary. This is
the characteristic policy OF the Dem
Ocratic party and which tends to with
hold the confidence of the people frc
it, The only time it had the nerve &c
make bold step for public favor was
when it took up the free coinage is
sue, but the disaster that befell it on
that occasion has made the Demo-
Gratis timid of any radical departure
In this campaign they will probably
stick to the good old tariff question
as the easiest course,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

The bosses are beginning to uH-
derstand that they are pretty near
the last ditch, and that their finish
Is in sight .
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR CONGRESS

FOR CONGRESS.
We are authorized to announce
SIMON G. NIPPER,
of Potosi, No., as candidate for
Congress from the Thirteenth Dis
trict Of Missouri, subject to the deci-
sion of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

No administration in the history
Of Missouri has ever accomplished as
much tor the good of the state as
the Republican administration inaug
urated in January 1909.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

The political atmosphere this ,,ar
has been as remarkable and unusual
as the weather. The hot times are
vet to come
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

NodaHay county has more bridges
than any other county in the state.
They evidently do not nod way
up in Nodaway
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-06-19

Our Democratic friends here are
pretending that al that is necessary
for a Democrat to get into office this
year is to get his name on the party
ticket ard the Republicans Will do
the rest, but their actions do not bea.
ont this conviction. or the Democrats
have lost their appetite for county
office Only two candidates have
flied to get their names on the pri
mary ticket. and these for mircr Of
fees. So it is evident that there is
no tumbling over each other on part
of the Democrats to get courr house
job for the asking. The ticket. if
it is filled ct all. will have to be
made up by the Democratic central
committee after the primary election
has been held. and the bosses viii
pick it.