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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
WHAT is NEWS?

The number of barrels of corn per
acre raised by Bill Jones is equally
as important to the country newspa-
per as the latest financial coup of a
wheat king is to the metropolitan
daily. The arrival of litter of pigs
at the Perkins farm is Just as inter
esting as an account of the eccen-
hricities of the city's social queen.
Every paper serves its own particular
constituency, and the above named
events are news to those who are in
terested in such reading. If it is
legitimate for the metropolitan daily
to devote columns of space 10 Mrs
Slddenrich S monkey dinner we might
dare TO tell how load of fat cattle
finished up in the market, or even
write of the old white SOW that fur
nished hot meals at all hours to a
family of a dozen. We have less to
say of Alphonse and William, who
hold lucrative positions as street car
conductors, racket store clerks and
ham and walters in the city and
more to Say about Al and Bill. who
grew sixteen barrels of corn to the
acre. .-EI
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
Breton Creek.

Farmers were glad to see the rain
Friday.
We are sorry to say that Miss Mae
Postlevaitc, who has been aillng for
some tima, = 10 better.
Mr.. Sam Sloan aic Eon. Chester,
are visiting kindred In tfaw1oEd
county.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Wieger are on
the sick list.
Mrs. Lcttie Meyers Of Mineral Point
visited her sister, Mrs. {. {. Sparks,
last week.
We are sorry to iearn lhal IL. John
O'lIarlon is very sick al this wri,,n.,,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
OBITUARY.

William Earl Craig, son of John
and Mary J. Craig, was born March
4, 1888. and departed this life July
IS, 1912. aged % years. s months and
"a days.
He professed a hope in Christ and
u3ited with the Mount Zion Baptist
church. being baptised in November
1910, and lived a faithful and consist
ent christian till death. Although an
invalid for sixteen years. he never
complained, and was always cheerful
and contented. He was ready and
willing to go when the summons cana
He leaves father, mother. three
brothers and host of friends and
relatives to mourn his departure
A FRIEND.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
CASE WDt i.DN'T STICK,

The case Of the five n.el ARRESTED! in
Bonnie Terre and Flat River on Il
charge of Post Office robbery two
weeks ago came before United States
Commissioner slrvine Mitcilells in st =.
Louis Tuesday, and because two wu-
men, sisters Of two of the men
aCcu'ed :'ve-se,i. the story thev had
told :" Post Nt,ice Inspector Bunsen
and denied all knowledge Of the
charge ag.iu>t the men, they were
liberated. The men were Riley "nA
Lon!5 Thurman, Clarence Mar!ar,
Fran: Cole and Arthur Shruni. Elsie
MarItr and He!en Thurman. sisters
OF Narter "n;i Thurman are sarvin =
sentence in the Stale Penitentiary and
had to.i the story Of how these men
had been following up systematic
rohheries for some time
Blackwell, klmmswick, Peveiy
Pendlcton. Brickev> and other places
have been robbed and the evidence
pointed to these men. When the wo-
men We're put on the witness stand
they dc;Iied their former statements to
Inspector itunsrn a,.u SAID thcl knew
nothin. u the rubbetios. After the
trial the wOl!.tn were sent back to the
pententiary to finish their terms.
Inspector Bunsen was seen in Bonnie
Tcrrn "Wednesday and when ask ed
what he was going To do, said he
would have to pass the ease up for
the I3res@.:s :;onne T"rre Register
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
BOLTS ALWAYS FAILED.
Editor Journal:

Let US take a
look at the past. since the exis-
tence of the Republican party.
There have been a mum ber of
serious bolts. In 1864, General
John {. Fremont was the first
progressive bolter and became a
candidate against Abraham Lin
coin 1T a radical convention held
at Cleveland, with John Cochran
OF New Eurk, as the nominee iOr
Vice-Presldent. In a few weeks
the hopelessness of their candi-
dacy became apparent and they
withdrew. In 1868, the Repub-
llcan National Committee used
the steam roller and purged it.
self OF It's chairman. Henry !.
raymond, and two other mem-
bers, because they we're too
friendly to President Johnson.
They and their friends went over
to JOhi son and established the
National Union party and suDpor-
ted Johnson fer President against
|. 5 Grant, the regular Repib
Iican colninee Mr. johnson
was thought to be too progress
SlVe for the safety of the country.
In l~12 there WAS d widespread
bolt from the Republican party.
against the reelection of General
Grant. \ coterie Of five or six
newspaper editors of the large
papers OF the country supposed
themselves to be The chief mold
ers of the public opinion and
and directors Of the country's
destiny, supported by Senator
Charles Sumner. Carl Schurz.
3. Gratis Brown, Lyman Trum-
bull and other great progressive
lights. All of those highly re-
spect?d gentlemen. afterWard
known as mugwumps. and who
were represented by Charles
Francis Adams GAd his Hike. t',at
every OIL: veteran: .,iluus~ rs = pea
sion natter. This; !..otpirHn1 lead
to the holding OF 4 National Lib
era! Republican convention st
Cincinnati, May !, is72. when
Horace Greeley Was nominated
for President and Gratis Brown
tor Vice President. This pro
gresSive party was bigger at it's
birth than at any suhse;, uen II.
time. 1t : strength rapidly
4 dWindiei, and Gra1,t was elected
by ST votes to g.; sor Greeley.
The next progressive bolt came
at st, Louis. III i~-G, Eh@n s1n.la-
tor II. NJ. Teller, of Eolpru.to.
bolted on the free silver question
ans; was followed: by the senators
and Representatives from the sill
vei states. Teller received eight
votes in the Dtiiocratic conron-
ton for President. la the t.ec-
ton, Mckinley received 7.1O4,119
to 6,5o2 2.923 for ". J. Bryan
Every time there has been d
boj5 in the Republican party tie
regular notninr, has received a
much Increased majority. proof
that demaEoGuri,ut docs not go
with he ranE and tilr OF the
l;tr'r.
las. r. Zen NET.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

the business Of man to employ
his knowledge OF them and work
them to his advantage.
To believe that the social and
economic forces operating in a
community can be controlled b,
man is no vague fancy Those
forces are created by man, and
it is well within his powert CON
troll them, provided he goesabout
it with foresight based on
knowledge. When all, or even
a majority, of the towns of this
country go about shaping their
own deStinies, then will the mil
lennlum b q several strides
nearer
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

this creature of mud for having been
born into thi world to ask you,
most gracious and superior ones. to
show your augustly blessed tickets,
after which l beg you will honorably
deign to grind and crush me, who
am but as a snail of the soil beneath
your kindly sandals!'
"The passengers bowed profound
ly in return, rubbed their knees with
their hands, sucked in their breath
with the peculiar whistling sound
which is the special expression of a
japanese greeting, and then produced
their honorable tickets. After this
there was more bowling on both sides,
and the guard, still bowling, vanished.
Fleas breed in litter, and especially
in the sleeping places of cats and
dogs. 1t is also possible that they
breed in the sleeping places of hogs.
Therefore the remedy that we would
suggest is that the stables be cleaned
out thoroughly twice 4 week and dis
infected every two or three months by
thorough spraying of a standard
coal tar dip solution. Gasoline, kero-
sene, and many other substances are
also death to the young fieas develop
ing in the litter, but they are not so
safe as the local tar dip solutions.
Wallace Farmer.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
\ TRAIN THREE YEARS LATE.

A train which left Bolivar in South
America for a neishhorins town three
years ago has lust arrived. The dis
tanoe covered was only 120 kilCmeters
ana the reason tor the delay was
a storm which derailed the train.
allied most OF the passengers and
ripped up such a goodly portion OF
The railroad line that the company
owning it was forced into bankruptcy
About six months ago an American
engineer undertooi the reconstruct ION
of the road and brought in the long
delayed train TO the point for which
it originally started Week.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
OPENING OF MISSOURI
STATE NORMAL
SCHOOL,
THIRD DISTRICT,
Cape Girardeau, Missouri,
uesday, Sept. 10, 1312.

The following are among the
courses offered
|. Course for Rural School
Teachers, leading to the
Rural School State Certifi.
cate.
,. Elementary Profes sional
Course, leading to the Ele-
menary Professional Certiti.
cate.
). Elementary Course in Agri
culture, leading to State
Certificate.
4. A d vanced Professional
Course, leading to the Nor.
NAL Diploma and Life Certifi
cate.
.. Course for Supervisors of
Music and Drawing. lead
ing to the Normal Diploma
and Life Certificate.
3. Courses for High School
Teachers of English and
Expression, Mathematics
and Science, History and
Literature, Latin and Mod
erI Language, all courses
leading to the Normal Diplo-
ma.
{. Course in Home Economies.
leading to the Normal Diplo.
ma and Lie Certificate.
:, College Courses, leading to
the degrees Of Bachelor ue
Arts. bachelor of Science in
Education. and Bachelor of
Science in Home Economics.
-Four veil equipped school
buildings. two good dormi.
tories, d strong faculty.
For farther information or
catalogue, address
W. S. DEARMONT, President.
Cape Girardeau, Missouri.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
GET READY FOR LIFE'S
LARGE OPPORUN-
TIES.
Carleton College Offers Un.
excelled Advantages for
an Education.

The courses in the Academy, Col
lege, Piano, Voice, Violin and Art
Departments are thorough in every
way.
The moral and religious life of the
students is safeguarded and nurtured
The Faculty represents the best
scholastic training.
The new Science Hall ready for
use.
Splendid equipment.
Ladies DormitOry
Board, room and tuition for the
year. one hundred and sixty-nine
dollars.
c. V. GILLlLAND, President
Pennington, Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
FIFTY DOLLARS FOR A COUNTRY
HAM

IN order to encourage the curing of
meat on Missouri farms the State
Board of Agriculture, T. G. Wilson
secretary, Columbia. will hold a ham
and bacon show during the next Far
mer's Week, January 18th to 18th.
1913. Fifty dollars-$25, SIS and $40
will be given in premiums for the
best country cured ham, and the san
premium will be awarded on coun-
try bacon. Entrance will be free
Farmers should "'set aside choice
pieces of meat now, or may enter
meat butchered early enough next
fall to allow curing
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

One of the most common ailments
that hard working people are afflicted
with is lame back. Apply Chamberlain
Liniment twice a day and dDe1sage the
parts thoroughly at each Afpication.
and you will get quick relief. For sale
by all dealers. &c
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07
tr0uCaIa,

Mr.. Emma Fritrh Of st. !.Duis is
visiting Mrs. G. W. Woulluru.
MIR. Lewis Bean Of Caledonia ship
ped :; car load Of sheep Wednesday.
Mr.. ,rani-s &nd family OF st. Louis
are ,i=itin. ;.iatlHas hers.
d. A. Butler and Mr. Barnett, claim
agents for the |. VI. x Southern Rail
road were transacting business here
Thursday.
Miss Pearl Montgomery celebrated
ter :. NTH birthday Thursday by enter
tanning about tments ot her sckoo!
friends. She received many nice pies
ents that will be long cherished as
memcntoes OF childhood days.
Mrs. \nlrew Hughes, formerly of
Caledonia. is resident of onr town.
, Fred Martin has returned home
ifoit LaAe tiI..rdes4 ior the vacation.
john i.ennett and family, oi How
ell, ind. aud Charles Bennet OF st.
Louis, returned home Monday alter
spending some time with their par
ents mere.
| Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Bissell Of De So
to visited the family OF VIM. Martin
Monday.
Mr. 4cs. neLlett and tsmilv "f
Leadwood spent Saturday Win aiI.
J. ". Bennett.
Miss Clara Henderson Of Belgrade
i, visiting Mrs. J. W. Houston.
Rev. Edward Tetley of Senath. Mo-.
is visiting J. b. Robinson.
The Republican party is far greater
than any man in it, and there can be
20 synealh IL With any man who un-
der any pretsxt tries to break Il ..p
A vast amount of ill health is due
to impaired digestion. When the
stomach fails to perform its functions
properly the whole system becomes de
ranged. A few doses of Chamber
lains Tablets is all you need. They
will strengthen your digestion. invig-
olate your liver, and regulate your
bowels, entirely doing away With thai
miserable feeling due to faulty diges-
ton. Try it. Many others have been
permanently cured-why not you:
For sale by all dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

Mr.. w. S. Gunsalus, farmer liv-
ing near Fleming, Pa, says he has
used Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in his family for
fourteen years, and that he has found
1t to be an excellent remedy, and
takes pleasure in recommending it.
Forsale by all dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

There is a continuous inVestisa-
tion of the trusts-money, steel. beef,
oil and what not, but so far it has
resulted in nothing more than to us-
Lablish the fact that the trusts are
monopolies, and that they restrain ol
promote trade to regulate and lncfcaas
their profits. The government mas
NOT been able to stop a single on" ol
these monopolies with its rrcsH'h-
tions under the Sherman law, the hcst
il could do was in one or two instanc
es to alter the method OF tneir
operation. The monopolies reman
undisturbed, and can only be prok-
en- up when the government abrosai-
as the constitution that protects clti-
zens in their right to hold private
property. Trust property Is no less
private than the property OF an III
Llvidual. and the courts OF the Gn"
have until now placed the rights OF
private wealth above public interest
and welfare 1t is not aitoethef "h-
likely, however, that change ihus'
soon occur. Public sentiment is spur
ring things on to the point where
public interests must paramount prl-
vate interest. According to recent
reports from Washington, the gov
ernment's future policy in dealing
with the trust problem will not be
an effort to dissolve the monopolies.
but will endeayor, with the aid OF
proper legislation. to regulate their
charges and profits. When congress
authorizes this step, the superior
rights of private property. that have
endured throughout the history of civ
ilization. will be broken down
1t will certainly be the entering
wedge and the first long step towards
socialistic government. And. mind you
though President Taft, in his address
to the notification committee, took
occasion to deprecate the growth of
socialistic ideas in this country, is in
favor of this new plan OF meeting the
trusts. Z. s.GIA!.. J82
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

We are told repeatedly these days
that the nomination OF Governor N''-
son has maoc Roosevclt's third party
unucces sary and that the Democratic
b!aSform contains all the elements CT
urnartssjyencss that The Colonel has
presented in support Of his own move
mput. Let us accept thisstatement
ls correct and see where it lands
,,lr democratic friends uron their
own conviction. The standpatterS ana
Drnjocrats alike have had good dc;t'
IN say since Roosevelt brook INTO
politics again about his soclailslc ahG
aven rparchistic views, views that he
wanted the people to ADOPT ana hi;1Ne
him president to see that they were
carried out Now. if our Democratic
friends have beat the COlonC! 10 II
and taken away from him the excuse
% being in the game at all, il LOOKS
30 n man w q tree like they had
mad, ,hpic platform srctaliStic era
have nominated an anarchist as their
presidential candidate We have III
the past sustained a good deal ofjoh-
ing on our socialistic views from uui
Democratic friends. but it looks now
like they cannot vote their national
ticket without subscribing themselves
socialists and embryo anarchists.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

The voters of Missouri should
make it their special business to r.
tire Secretary Of State Con Roach at
the approaching election. Con is a
candidate for reelection on the Dem
ocratic tickct-in 'act, he is a enron
jc office hunter and keeps right on
producing "reasors"' why he should
be continued in public office mess
no is retired permanently he VIII
oyer,,un the state with Reaches.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

Whatever We may think OF th2 ma
tional ticket, the Republican STATE
and county tickets are good Cn"S and
should he elected. Let Us even IUiU
down the national ticket forthe SIC
rpss of the candidates for The state,
district and county offices.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-08-07

Whatever has been said about il
up to the present time, the policy OF
The Square Deal and Let the Peopi'
Rule has not been contrOveltcd. 1t
stands out as big as ever.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-19

Foster. Ark. -Mrs. Fannie Ellis.
Of Foster, says: Il was sick for
seven years. and half the time could
not stand on my feet. Every month
/ was very near death. ! tried Car
dui. and in two months, | was cured.
and am now stout and healthy. My
friends ell ask me now what cured
me. Ny looks are a testimonial to
Cardui" No matter how serious or
long standing the trouble. Cardui
will help you. 1t is a mild. vegeta-
BILE, tonic remedy. adapted especially
to relieve and cure the common VIC
manly ailments. Il relieves woman :
ly pains a nd restores womanly
strength. Try Cardui.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-19
TantaIum Pens.

Pens for writing purposes are being
manufactured today in Germany by
process which is exciting some
curiosity. The trouble found with
steel pens is that they oxidize easily
and the ink sticks to them. This
fault is not to be found with gold
pens; but. on the other hand, these
are too flexible to be entirely salts
factory. Moreover, In order to form
a point suitable for writing purposes,
the material of that part OF the pen
has to be mixed with some hard
metal like iridium and this operation
Is both complicated and expensive.
This new pen is Of tantalum and
comes to the manufacturer in the
form Of a black powder. The pen
that is made from this has the ten
acity OF steel and the hexibility o.
gold.-Harper's Weekly.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-19
SIGHTSEEING IN CITIES.

I wandered up and down the
streets. Somehow it wasn't just what
I expected, and the crowd was worse
and worse after 1 got into Washing
ton street; and when l got tired Of
being jostled, it seemed to me as if
the folks might get by if l waited a
little while. Some of them looked
at me, and so 1 stepped into an al
leyway and waited and looked out.
Sometimes there didn't seem to be so
many passing, and l thought of
starting, and then they'd begin
again. Twas a terrible stream Of
people to me. I began to think my
new clothes and the buttons we're all
thrown away. 1 stayed there good
while. l began to be homesick. 1
thought it made no difference at all
about my having those boughten but
tons.-Whittier.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-19

Other Women In the House Have
Small Chance Of Receiving Bun
dies That Are Sent Home.

An uptown woman who nearly got
stalled In a Ninth street car with a
bundle of merchandise gave this rea-
son for carrying home her own par
cells, according to the Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
There is a prospective bride in
our clearinghouse" she said. "Ev.
erything in the dry-goods line is grist
TO the mill Of the woman about to be
married. other women who have the
misfortune to live In the same house
shop under difficulties. The only way
they can insure the enjoyment of
their own purchases is to carry them
home.
IF the things are delivered the
bride snaps them up. Possibly she
has no real shoplifting propensities,
but circumstances combine to make
her a thief. Servants bring to her
room all parcels of whatever size aud
shape that come to that front door.
So many of the things do belong to
her that to read the label or listen to
what the delivery boy says is consid-
cred superfuous exertion. And the
bride is equally disdainful Of a pre-
liminary examination. Egostically she
rips off wrappers and digs into con-
tents.
Yesterday 1 heard her raising the
roof because a certain shop had sent
her six pairs of black silk stockings,
instead of the pink, blue and tan she
had ordered. After she had sent the
stockings back and had the money re-
funded 1 discovered the stockings
were mine. l cannot afford to con-
tribute these parcels to the brides
wardrobe, so I am carrying them
home"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-19
Honesty increasing.

On her return from marketing, the
young matron of the upper West side
said to a caller: 81 believe the sense
of honesty is increasing in New York,
at least in this locality. This nern-
ing l called the attention Of a sales
man to a small mistake he had made
in giving me change, the mistake be-
ing in my favor. The proprietor,
who was standing near, said to me-
You're honest. You'll get along all
right Not 80 many years ago the
thought that seemed far too prevalent
in this country was that only some
clever form Of dishonesty could get
along all right The merchant who
could trick a customer was supposed
to be the smart fellow, and it was as
sumed an honest person was sure to
get the little end of everything. l am
delighted to find even one man who
realizes that honesty is actually indis-
pensable to success, and 1t is especial
ly pleasing to find him in a place
where / can deal with him regularly
New York Press.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-19
WORKED A SHREWD SCHEME
Good Old Minister Didn't Know II,
But Was Operating "confi-
dence Came"

Bishop William F. Mcdowell Of
Chicago was condemning lotteries.
"Even church lotteries" he said,
"may result in harm. Did you ever
hear about Doctor Thirdly's bazaar?
doctor Thirdly got up bazar
for the benefit of the heather, and
one of the features of it was a guess
ing contest for a doll.
Surely, you would say, merely a
guessing contest over a dolls name
guesses, five cents; prize, the doll it.
surely such contest could do
no harm.
'But after the contest, Doctor
Thirdly, a cunning leer upon his
innocent and good face, said to a
friend
"'The doll contest was extraordi-
narily successful. 1t brought us in
$780,
"Ah,' said the other, you must
have selected very odd name. What
was it?'
doctor Thirdly laughed.
"'Ho, hol That's the point he
cried. Il didn't name it at all"