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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

1t remains rather mystifying
to some of the hopeful ones that
both tubs and cash registers will
be no cheaper, says d newspaper
writer, anent the conviction of
the rusts controlling these art
icles of family and commercial
utility. In the light of our ex-
perience with the oil trust, the
tobacco trust, the meat trust and
various other trusts, there should
be nothing mystitying about 1t.
We bust the trusts, but they
continue to bust the consumer.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

The price of gasoline has ad
vanced fully - per cent in the
past twelve months. and during
this time there has been 40 in
cYeaSe in the cost of production
so far as any information on the
subject has been given. Anyone
who has the price of a gallon o.
gasoline may go to any dealer ir
any town in the United State>
and buy it. which makes it evi
dent that the supply is equal t'
the demand, and also makes i
evident that the increase in tn,
price of the commodity has no
resulted from competitive bid
ding among dealers to suppl,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

Appropriations By the fedora.
government to aid the good road
movement throughout the cou1-
try will not be deferred much
longer, possibly they will be
made by the next congress. But
it is well for the people to bear
in mind that two different inter
eStS are moving congress- to
make these appropriations. The
leisure class want the money
spent on interstate and trans
continental highways Il at will
afford them long driveway> for
autOn Obile tours. while the farm
ers and business men Of the
small market towns want to APP
ply the road funds available from
all sources for the Improvement
of local market roads. The
greater proportion of the Ameri-
can people undoubtedly favor
the latter project, but as in most
public problems affecting their
welfare and interest. the masses
are slow to speak in their own be
half, while the wealthy class has
its representatives right in the
Legislative halls urging its de
mands upon the law makers.
| That is the chief reason why the
latter class gets what it wants
sooner than the mas seS of the
people get what they want. The
Joint committee of congress fOr
federal aid for post roads is dis
posed to take an open view Of the
question of government aid for
road improvements and is asking
the people for an expression Of
sentiment as to what course the
committee shall take in its recon
mendation to congress on this
subject. If the people fail to re-
spond to this appeal and see tic
the automobile class direct Tie
appropriations toward pleasure
roads instead of roads Of genera
utility. they have no room fol
making howl over such appro
priatiOnS afterwards. NJ Il II y
newspapers, he journal mclud
ed, are giving their readers III
opportunity to express them
: selves on this question and the!
should not fail to avail themselves
of it. Congress- will heed the
) voice of the people when it hears
it, but not otherwise. Answer
} the question form which we prin1
again in this issue, and send il
, to this Office.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

The physical valuation Of rail
roads is specter that is keeping
our railroad magnates awake
nights, and keeps them hustline
arou id the halls of congress at
day to stave it off u while longer.
But it is coming, and when it is
finally made it will disclose one of
the most monumental CRAFTS ever
imposed upon suffering public
Once this physical valuation of
railroads has been made the
people will have bright light to
lead them on to public ownership
of the arteries of commerce.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

President Madero and his set
of grafters have been overthrow
in Mexico and another set Of
grafters have taken charge OF
that government. This does not
mean that peace has come tc
Mexico, for already the report
comes that there is a revolt
against the NV government.
While we would be content to see
the Mexicans fight each other to
a finish, we may expect to see
Uncle Sam take a hand down
there before long. American
dollars invested in Mexico de
mand protection, and the voice
of the dollar has a roar that will
be hearu above all other din.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
THE CAUCUS ON THE JOB.

The mighty caucus-the long uset
steam roller of the Democrats.
now at work at jefferson City ad
justing conscience to conditions. |,
works perfectly. Even the righteous
AntI-Saloon League Democrats meei..
ly kneel before it and are flattened
out so smoothly one would not know
they ever had room in their bosoms
lor a conscientious conviction. When
mat pure statesman from Reynolds
county, the anliable and innocent Ser
ator Butord. caut us chairman, Gran :
the caucus machine it glides over
democratic senators and members
alike and leaves no room for argu-
ment.''
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

1t bids fair that the' general
assembly of Missouri will pass
some good claws at the present
session. This however, will de
vOlve no ,ticular credit upon
the party in DcTer, for the Dem
ocratic majority in the legisla
ture is, SO far as it dares, hedg-
ing all it's acts so that it will put
the party to no disadvantage in q
contest ut the polls. What laws
are adopted will result wholly
from a public demand for them
that no party would have the
temerity TO ignore.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
SHERIFF'S SALE IN PARTITION.

!SiiEiHif + S1Ai-E- IN / Az i iO.N.
IN s.le Circuit Couct Of NaaLineto.
o;!nt.., Missouri.
Jchn :,Ios an. iienl ietta i;ess.
vs..
James s5ioss, Gecrg, PiE,lell, Mel
|sor I.nnyll, Luther Pinch, Lizzie
Ninaia, Thomas Nin,tle and Wil.ian
SlOss.
s:y virine and authority CT a deere.
,ilu order o. sale made 10y s5,;iG court
in the above entitled cause, and b..
al; horitv OF Il certified copy Of sal;
Urt.e", Gated the 2Sth lay Of Angus
1912, ard to ne directed. viii, on
" 5.DNi1S!t4iE. THE. FIFTH DAY Or
MARCH, 1913.
bel Ween the hoars OF nine O'Clock i
the forcIGon and five O'Clock in ths
afternoon Of that day. at the fronl
to,r o. lie court house in tn city o.
po;o:i, Washington County, Missouri
ana during the regular March
term of the Circuit court
OF :.lid county, sell a,
public vei,uue, to the highest bidder
The following described. real estate
situate, lying aud beins IN the County
OF Wash.aGton, State OF Missouri
to-wit:
Southeast quarter OF the northeast
quarter Of section Il: also the south
west quarter OF the northwest quar-
ter md northwest quarter OF Tie
northwest quarter OF section -, al
III township IS, range olte east. il
AashiEGt ton County. Missouri.
Terms o. sale halt eash, balance
in ont Year. with approved security
on deferred payments, bearing inter,
est at six per cent. or ali cash. at o9-
tion OF the purchaser.
LUTHER CRESSN Ell,
Sheriff
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

This is the season Of the year when
mothers feel very much concerned
over the frequent colds contracted ny
their children, and have abundant rea
son for il as every cold weakens the
lungs, lowers the vitality and paves
way FOR the more serious diseases tha
SO often follow. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is famous for its cures. and
is pleasant and safe to take. For
sale by all dealers. adv.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

their trade. Is it not plain, then,
that those who control the output
of gasoline simply take advant-
age Of the fact that gasoline has
become a common necessity and
run the price up whenever they
want to add few million to their
already swollen fortunes It IS
not only the automobile owner
whose purse is thus bled, but
the farmer. the small manufuC-
turer and many others who use
this means of power are called
upon to pay their tribute also.
The pirates of Tripoli had moth
ing on the oil monopoly pirates
of modern times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

When the Democratic party is
in power in Missouri if it does a
thing it has no legal authority to
do, the legislature gets busy and
corrects the illegality by passing
a law to fit the case and clear the
skirts of the party. Many yea
go the Democrats illegally con-
verted a cash, interest pSying
S s.hOol fund INTO an interest bear
ing state debt, using the funds
for purposes other than the law
specified In after years when
the party was confronted with
this act of miSrule, Il Democratic
legislature submitted it to the
people u.der an amendment to
the constitution and cajoled the
people into legaliZing til loo, BY
adopting the amendment. Anoth-
er case is presented under the
present state administration.
The election law for the city of
st. Louis provides that the Gov
ernor shall appoint a bipartisan
board of election commissioners
but Governor Major. seeing ad
vantage to the Democratic party
by fostering the split in the Re
publican ranks, overSteps the laN
and makes the board tri -partisa:
by including in it a member g
the Progressive party. Now th'
legislature will change the e|ec
ton law to legaiize this unleg"I
procedure of the Governor. So
after all, what is a law among
Democrats.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
GRANDEST "PROGRESSIVE =

Despite the claims of Col. Roosc-
'elt, Gov. johnson, former Senator
Beveridge and our own Illinois Pro
sressive" statesmen, we unhesitating-
y put forward William Higgins G..
Grand FORKS. n. D., as the grandest
'Progressive' of them all
Nj. Huggins is 10i years Old and
las enrolled himself as a student a.
he North Dakota Corn and Glover
Convention. "A young man. he
lays, should keepp abreast of the
times"
lie realizes that he is not too Old
o learn.-Chicago Inter-O Ocean
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
TO THE TEACHERS

The following letter from the State
Superintendent of Schools to Burwell
Fox, County Superintendent of Schoo
is selteXpianatory:
jefferson City. Mo. February 10th
1918
Dear superintendent
While it is legal for you to hold
examinations at more than one point
in the county, in most cases it is best
that YOU hold examinations at one
point only and manage that your
self. If YOU do find it necessary to
have examinations at Two points. be
very careful in the selection OF the
party to take charge OF the extra eX-
animation. You are the County Su-
perintendent and YOU are personally
responsible for the conduct OF these
examinations. | advise that you do
not permit your teachers 70 take cN-
animation outside OF your own coln-
ty, unless the teacher is attending a
Normal School.
Emergency numbers will not be ac-
cepted b, the State Superintendent
hereafter Let each one pay his Zee
OH L lIudN MOI IilUS Delo!t
to write Give him receipt for bea :
ing Il number This will he his num-
Der for theyear 1913. Begin Your mum
bers for 1913 where You left off III
1917. If .our last number in AuSuSt
was Iii. Your first number in March
1913, should be i12. Although d
teacher wrote and had number last
year ,iHl2l, ne must pay another fee
in 1913. se"Hre another reccil and
new number. All the 1912 numbers
are dead.
You should notify any of your teach
ers who are away at school to send
their $3.50 fee to YOU in advance and
you send them Il receipt bearing their
number This fee must be and should
be paid before the party enters the
examination. Hold strictly to this
rule and it Will save you trouble No
one has a legal right to take the eX-
iamin&tion until ne has paid his fee
and secured his number.
The March examinations will be hel
on Friday and Saturday, March 7th
and Sth. The order of subjects will
be the same as before.
Yours truly,
VIM. P. EVANS.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
'H'tLITENESS OF CURIOSITY

tn" : ose had been carved, and ey-
TEIoGy had tested il. /, was excel
INT ! he negro minister, who was
he "no- of honor, could not rastrail
his entI, siasm.
D@t's as fine d goose as [ evah
Sc, lluddah Williams" he said to
is i','s1 ''Wilar did YOU get such
tinc ;sose?"
""riI, now. pahson," replied the
c1!ye: d the goose. exhibiting great
dignity a..d rct:cen.e, when YOU
orea"!:tH s.eshul good sermon, /
never an, YOU .>har did YOU get it.
! hnisS y-.u viii show NE de same
consideration Popular Magazine.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
low T0 BUILD POULTRY HOUSES

Among the recent publications c
he Missouri Agricultural Experiment
St&tion. is a thirty-three page bulle-
in oa Farm Poultry House Con
,tuc item" The bulletin illustrates Sc,
eral diff rent types OF poultry houses,
With d. allied drawings of each. The
Jublicat on also contains a thorough
description of interior arrangements
Tor pou'5ry houses, Which insure con
venlenc and cleanliness The bulle-
in is sree TO all Missouri farmers
who "!.l write 10 the Agricultural
Experiment Station. Columbia, Mo.
ASK for Bulletin 1U7.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

The suffragettes are marching
on to Washington to be on hand
to ma te trouble for President
Wilson as soon as he is inaugur-
ated. Woodrow should worry
over the outlook before him.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

There is no better medicine for
coughs and colds than Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy. 1t acts on natures
Plan, relieves the lungs, opens the Sc
cretions, aids eXpectoration and re-
stores the system to a healthy condi-
ton. For sale by all dealers adv
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
$1.OO Per Annum.
The Balkan war goes on and
in the end the Turk will be run
out of Europe permanently.

Anyway, we never expect to
be subjected to the income tax,
we have remained in the newspa-
per business too long.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
LEGISI AZURE MAKES HOS
PlTAL APPROPRIATIONS

The State LEGISLATURE on MedNes-
daE last appropriated $i0l. 100 tor
the state hospital at Pennington for
1919 and ;Eil The board OF manag-
ers hal asked for <I27 ino Among
the items prov ided for in the aptro-
rriat on is 25.o0n 'or the rebuilding
OF The administrator building and
sl5,ott ter the erection OF a building
in Wnlc;. 70 cara tor patients affected
with tuberculosis, Il cod st0ro2e plant
and cottages lor the farm superinten
dent ami farm laborers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
SHERlFF'S SALE IN PARTITION

County, Missouri.
Julia Ware. Francis NJ Wright. Sa
nlantha NJ. Wright, Rice Wriaht, j
a. Wright, Annie Gilmore, }. r
Wright. Jessie Wright and Bessie
Roberts,
Daisy Wright, Guy Wright, Georgt
Wright, Rudy Wright, Rainey Wright
Harry j. raEtNeil, James Long, John
F. Evans. Edward T. Erorsol4 and v
A. Metcalf.
By virtue ;tnC authority OF a decree
ana order CT sale made by said court
in the above entitled cause. and BY
authority CT a certified COPY of said
order, dated the 23d day of October
1912, and 20 me directed. | will, on
WEDNESDAY,, TIE FIFTH DAY OF
MARCH, 1918,
between the hours of nine O'Clock il
the forenoon and five ocloci, in the
afternoon OF that day. at the front
door o. the court house in the city
of Potosi. Washington County, Mis-
souri,. and during the regu-
lar March term Of The
Circnit Court of said county. sell
at public vendue, to the highest bid
der, the following described real es
tate, situate, living and being N saiG
county Of Washington, State of Mis-
souri,, towit:
Northeast quarter OF the northeas
quarter OF section II, township s.
range one east; south half of tn
southeast quarter and south half o
| southwest quarter OF section three ant
northwest quarter of northwest quar-
ter OF section II. tow nship 81. rang
one east. south half OF southVeS
quarter o. Sc ton two, township -
range one east, al! in Westminster
| County. Missouri.
| terms OF sale One halt Gosh bal
ancc il one year, deferred payment
/ 10 l'o secured by decd oi tlIlst ol
said property, and 10 bear siN pc
cent per annum from date OF sale, q
, ,all cash, at option of purchaser.
! LUTHER CRESSNEII
Sheriff
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

Minard Rose Sot a very bad scalp
wound Monday. He was ridlng on
Mr.. Nausle'G hay baIer out on the
county road. and it turned over on
a siding place. throwing the boy in
to deep ditch. His head came in
contact with a stone and his scalp
H,as cEt and tor:i for six or eight in
chcs. ir q rf,5s0G circle. The doctor
had to Shave @hout oall the hair
from the boys head and handage the
entire scalp, but he is out and soina
faea;n.-Suliivan News
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters
testamcntaTy Oh the estate Of Louis
BroGnccEe. deceased. were granted to
January. 1t1&. l,N the PROBATE Court O
Was hiDgton county, Missouri. Ali
persons having claims against said
estate are required 20 exhibit them TO
allowance to the eNe'stor Nitiiin SIX
months after Nh date OF said letters.
or tneE may be rr,c.uGed Iri III any
i1clelit oI such estate; II Il ii such
claims be not exhibited within one
J: an from tn date of tne last inscr-
Itlon OF the pi. LEGATION oI This no
t.cc. they snali be forever barred
EDWARD BRENNECk
Executor CT the estate OF Louis
i}Gen.e ne. deceased,
Feb. ,, 1913
MOTH, L OF ArMINiSTRA1O
WITH WILL ANNEAtD.
Notice is hereby given that letters
Of administration with will 4. neXed,
on the estate Of Daniel S. Adams.
signed Oh the Sd day of February,
i9ia, by the PROBATE Court Gt NaSH-
in2ton County, Missouri. All persons
having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them to ne tor
allowance within six mcnths after
the date OF said lettcrs. or they may
Lc l,recluded from any benefit OF
such estate and if such claims be
not exhibited within one year from
date oi the last insertion OF the pub
litaticn OF this notice, they shall be
forever barred.
Tkis ID day Of February, 1918.
HARRY McGREW,
Administrator with will annexed.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

Read the Journal. ~
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-02-26

Executor OF the estate OF Louis
BGen2c Ike. deceased,
Feb. ,, 1913
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-11
{Copyright.)

gazed &c.
spondently out O.
the window.
A light snow was
falling like millions
of sparkling dia
monds and pearls
yet Regina saw
n o t h / n e. Fl e I
Christmas tree ha G
not come! It mat.
tered not that the
day was a won.
der day and that
the eve of Christ
mas was close at
hand. Nothing mat.
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-11

I'm the city of David, A Savior!"
The voices of David and Regina
trailed into silence and they only
looked at each other. Regina was the
first to speak. the mother instinct
prompting her.
Perhaps we had better waken
them now-the fires might get low
David was silent a long moment,
then he said slowly and reverently,
The fires will never burn 1ow-Re-
gina, This is the night when the
Great Spirit of Love was born into
our world"
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-11
BEST TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS
They Should Suggest Action and Set
the Mind of the Child
at Work.

In selecting toys for the children 8
Christmas, remember they should be
such as to suggest action, and bring
the imagination into play, as it is
the child who plays, not the toy, and
Imagination is the soul of the play.
The best toys are those which set
the mind to work and give the little
brain scope for expansion. This is
one of the strongest recommendations
for the simpler toys. The wonderful
mechanical toys sold in the shops are
complete in themselves, and leave the
child nothing to do but to wind them
UP and start them going. In this
case, it is the toy that plays, not the
child. Children soon weary of hav-
ing nothing to do. and, losing interest
IN the monotonous repetitions, the lit
tie inquisitive mind sets about in
vestigating the internal mechanism,
greatly to the damage Of the toy.
which is soon ruined and thrown
away, while the child turns for amuse-
ment to the old toys that are so
hopelessly undone that everything
they are supposed to do must come
from the play-spirit N the child.
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-11


trudged off toward the fir tree in the
vacant lot
Reginas eyes were too intent on
her mission to see that a thin curl
of smoke was twisting from the chin
ney of the bungalow that rambled in
the lot beyond the vacant one.
Regina drew near the coveted trea
and her heart expanded lovingly.
What q little beauty" she ex.
claimed half aloud.
The little tree was of special origin
end stood not much higher than Re-
gina Over its branches a veil OF
smoke seemed to linger. After a mo.
ment spent in admiration, the girl put
down her big tub and began to clear
away the light fall of snow from about
the roots of the tree. Her cheeks
were gloriously red and the sparks
in her eyes rivaled the day itself.
When the snow was cleared Regina
swung the great Ak into the frozen
earth. The ground scarcely responded
to her strength. She swung again.
Hey! What are you doing to that
tree!"
Regina dropped her Ak and gazed
in the direction of the deep, gruff
voice A man was standing on the
veranda of the bungalow.
Regina picked up her ak and with
dignity swung it again,
ri say there, you-that tree be
longs to me-" The man was coming
toward her
Regina stopped and turned. This
is vacant lot" she called out with
asrerity.
The approaching male whistled. His
speed uuickened He made an invcl,
untary movement to raise q cap that
in his haste he had forgotten to
put on
7 beg Your pardon" his voice had
lost the gruff quality, II thought you
were a -hut-that tree is mine.
I brought it up from my fathers gar
den in the south David Langhorn
spoke rapidly. Regina's face was
rather startling in its beauty and he
had a desire to cover her embarrass-
ment. 81 have taken very special
care of that tree
Very special" Regina said coldly.
y hare lived here a whole summer
and no one
st hare been sway-late1y"
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-11

tered to Regina save, the fact that
she had promised her Sunday school
class a glorious tree and that now
there was no tree for them Tears
welled slowly into Regina's eyes and
blurred the glittering landscape.
She argued with herself that she
might have known that the New Yorl
shops could not be relied upon to send
tree to the suburbs at so short q
notice, but that did not help the situa
ton.
Regina shrank from facing those
twelve little girls whose smiles would
vanish in childish disappointment
when they learned that the tree they
had been promised was not to be
theirs.
The tears brimmed over and fell
Regina's vision was cleared and in
the clearing she gazed directly at the
miniature fir tree in the vacant lot
next door. A sense of keen delight
swept over Regina. After all, her
children would have q tree!
Some fifteen minutes later Regina
appeared in outdoor costume. She
had put on her gymnasium suit. high
The Winslow mail., 1913-01-11

and | have brought down twelve
little settlement boys with the same
promise--and nary tree have got.
reckoned on getting one in the village.
Regina laughed and the whole world
seemed to echo the laugh.
Il have tried even the department
store!" She gazed into David Lang
horns eyes. Il am sorry for the poor
little souls whom we are disappointing
my class worked so faithfully al
last summer"
BY Jove," David said. Il read once
of some people who had a Chrictmas
tree out of doors! They had great
honfires and the tree was lit by &
thousand candles as we'll as the stars
and q Santa Claus drove up over the
real snow! Couldn't we do something
like that?'
with this tree! How perfectly
gloriousi" Regina, beside herself with
Joy, began to shovel away greater
clearing.
David took the shovel away from
her.
My kiddies will do that--it will be
the treat of their lives" David looked
seriously at Regina. Now go home
and get warmed up. This afternoon
will call properly and in the evening
Christmas Eve" He did not finish
with words for the hearts of both
David and Regina were over1owine
with good tidings of great Joy.
That evening Santa Claus drove III
through the crisp snow and opened
his great bags before the little tree
It was q wonder tree there in the
vacant lot and it was hung with q
hundred electric bulbs. Six bonfres
reared their flames skyward and
around and about danced and capered
twenty-four joyous children.
And when the moon was high in