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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08
How Easy it Would Be.

If talk would Danish trouble,
we'd all be gay, by jing. And
grief would be a bubble, an evan
escent thing; there d be no tears
or wailing, or sorrow unavai!hng:
this life would be plain sailing,
all men would dance and sing. If
talk would solve all puzzles be-
meath the starry flag, there'd be
no use for muzZles, no man would
wear gag: there'd be no need
Of toiling to keep the pot a a-boil-
ing: we'd say farewell to molling,
and loaf ana chew the rag, If
talk would bring US guerdon. OF
tighten up the load; if talk would
ease the burden or mend the
rocky road, the toiler and the
tiller, the merchant and the mil
ler. would cease to hump for si1-
there'd be no spur or goaG
But talk. though it were coming
from Cicero or Burke. won I
keep the wheels hummin. wont
take the place of work: tie work.
ing mans a daisy: the talker s
sphere is hazy; he soon grows
fat and lazy and shiftless as d
Turk. Talk brings no diminu
ton of sorrow in the soul, nc
stunts in elocution will ill your
bin with coal: no large high
sounding phrases will scare the
wolf, whose gaze is terror when
like blazes the wintry tempest
roll. Walt Mason.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08
The Strength Of Tiny Creatures.

When compared with the
strength of man. the strength of
an insect is most remarkable in
deed. For instance, the busy
little ant can carry a load forty
or fifty times as heavy as him.
self, and the ordinary beetle can
propel a hundred times it's own
weight. The insignificant house
fly gives hundred strokes of
his wings IN about two seconds,
thus enabling him to go a dis
tance of thirty five feet in that
time.
Perhaps the most wonderful
of all insects is the dragon-fy
1t goes through the air at the
rate of sixty miles an hour, and
can stoplnstantly, or change its
course backward or sideways
without lessening its speed OF
changing the position its body
! One little honey bee will hang
suspended from a limb, while
from his body a hundred others
will depend-one holding to AT
! other. chain fashion; and ore
cannot see that the first bee wav
ers Or finds his load heavy.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

cOnsuls in Mexico We're urged to
TO give the warning and to assist
in he exodus. Other foreigners
IN Mexico became alarmed and
lied. The fleeing Americans left
property worth many millions
unprotected, save as the word
of a Provisional President, dou bt-
ed and discounted by our gov
ernment. could assure them.
Many Of them left comfortable
homes and good incomes in Mex
ico ard are now idle and home
.eSs il this country.
And why is it that our great
government cannot protect its
subjects in 4 bordering country
a country our army and navy can
reach in a few hours: Has our
prestige so declined that even
Mexico may defy us and slaugh-
ter and impOverish Americans
without hindrance: Are the
MeNicans about ready to kill res
ident Americans. and is our Pres
ident aware of that fact: If so,
why are not our army and navy
to be employed to compel the
bloody Mexicans: For what
purpose do wemaintain an army
and navy if not to protect our
citizens and compel a square deal
wherever it IS not forthcoming?
When General Grant said We
would have peace in this country
if We lad 70 fight for it he voiced
the sentiment of the patriotic
Americans. If he were alive to.
day and clothed with authority
he would say to the Mexicans,
We will fight if you harm a hair
on the head of an American citi
zen, Imagine, Grant or McKin
ley or Roosevelt warning Amer
leans to get out of Mexico instead
OF warming Mexlcans to keep out
of trouble.
This talk Of peace through dip
lomacy sounds sweet and nice
but we are dealing with a treach
erouS nation. and with a ruler
who took up his masters sworC
slew him. and then urned trait
or to Diaz. who had made tht
overthrow Of Madero possible
9 lch man is always cowardly
He should nave been told Ions
ago that our country will brool
no interference Or unfair deal
| IlnCs with Americans in Mexico
| Such stand would have obyiatet
all of the queer proceedings ant
dilly, dallying that have humiliat
ed our country since Wilson ant
Bryan quit domineering congress:
long enough to take up the Mex
lean situation with kid glove:
and Chautauqua sentiments.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08
OPENING OF THE MISSOURI
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Cape Girardeau, Mo. Tuesday.
September 9tic, 1913.

l. College Courses are offer
ed leading to A. B., Is. S. in Ed
ucation, and B. 5. in Home Econ
omics degrees, with the Normal
Diploma, which has the force of
a state life certificate in this
state.
2. Advance Professional
Courses are offered leading to
the Normal Diploma, a life state
certificate.
8. Elementary Professional
Courses are offered leading to the
Elementary Professional Certifi.
cate, limited state certificate.
1. A Course for Rural School
Teachers is offered, upon CON-
pletion OF which the State Super.
intendent will grant students q
limited state certificate.
The Normal School is Teach
ers College offering full College
Courses in Academic and Pro-
fessionai Subjects. including
courses in English Language and
Literature and Public Speaking,
History, Mathematics. the Sci
ences, Latin, Greek, German.
French, Spanish; Psychology,
Principles ni Teaching, SocioIo-
Icy. Educational Sociology. the
History ana Philosophy of Teach
ing, Home Economics, Agricul-
culture, Manual Training, Music,
Drawing, Physical Education,
including First Aid and Prevent
ative Medicine; Stenograrhy,
Typewriting, Bookkeeping, Civ.
ing a complete business cduca-
ton.
For further information or
catalogue. address
". S. DEARAoNT,
Cape Girardeau. Mo-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08
American Mexican Policy.

Daily announcing that our'gov
ernment will not undertake to
enter Mexico with arms, and
that a peaceful solution of the ag-
grayating Mexican troubles
would soon come about President
Wilson called on all Americans in
Mexico to abandon their proper
tv and business in that country
and return as quickly as possi-
BILE to the United States. Our
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08
Restored to Public Domain.

Three quarters Of d million
acres of public lands were re-
stored to entry last month.
These restorations were based
upon recommendations made by
the United States Geological
Survey as a result Of its classiti-
cation work in the Western
States. The only area with
drawn was one of 233 acres in
California. temporarily reserved
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

The new Democratic tariff law
became effective last fri,iaN
night at q o'clock, when Pres
dent Wilson added his signature
to the measure. This law. ac-
cording to the promises made
by the Democratic platform of
1912. is to make the cost of living
lower in the United States. but
so far no noticeable effect has
been accomplished by it along
this line. However. pleasantly
aside. the new law is intended to
cheaper many articles Of gener-
a. consumption by opening the
markets here to foreign goods,
compelling the home manutac-
turer to meet this competition
or shut down his factory and go
out of business. If he decides
compete he will have to scale
down the cost of production, and
this scaling is invariable done
on the payroll of his employees
We can't have something for
nothing, and all protcstation of
our Democratic friends that the
new tariff will make the Ameri-
can people free gift of lower
cost of living is pure bunko.
If the American labOrer subsists
on foreign products because
they are the cheapest he de
stroys the market for his own
labor, and therefore soon finds
himself hunting job. and with
out the job ne cannot buy Ills liv-
Ing at all. no matter how low the
cost of it has been made by
Democratic legislation. The
public soupnouse and breadline
are then his only recourse.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

Senator Reed of Missouri got
white not" in Washington the
other day and smashed one John
Mcintyre in the face with his
fist, first. as a prelude to the as
sault. calling him a liar McIn-
tyre, who il; a prominent mem
Der of the National Association
of Manufacturers, made the
statement that he had in his
possession an aft dayit which put
Senator Reed in a bad light as
having been party to the sup
preston Of a witness before the
lobby quiz committee. OF which
Senator Reed is a II en- Der. Now,
instead of getting white hot
and resorting 10 bruiSer tactics.
why did not Senator Reed keep
cool and ask Mr.. Mcintyre to
produce that affidavit: SO far
as the situation has developed
the Senator has made no demand
for the proof. but IS content. aI-
parently. to let the matter rest
with an dispersion and assault
upon a man who seems the most
gentlemanly and reliable Of the
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

Our Democratic friends have
had much to say while the Re
publicans were in power about
the use of federal patronage to
influence politics. but now that
their own party is behind the
pie counter pOstnlaSters and
other federal appointees are eX-
pected to deliver the goods at
primaries to the senator or con
gressman who served the pie
Senator Stone and Missouri :
Democratic members in congress
are playing this game fer ali
there is in it.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

Primrose for Memory

The primrose OF old vas credited
with a medicinal ~ well a q super.
sutious value. Even now In some
country parts . decoc4ion OF primrose
leaves IL supposed to restore . failing
memory. and in 1854. when Culpeper
wrote his London DlspensatoEJ. the
primrose was regarded - IN almost
universal panacea, curing "convul.
sions, falling sickness. palsies, etc, "
and Strengthening ''the brain, senses
and memory exceedingiy" And even
the healthy did not dtsdain to eat
1t. for primrose pastry vas oocs Z
popular lancashire deltcaey.-Londoa
Chronicle.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

About the nerviest attempt to
turn to credit a great party
blunder and a later weakness of
the present state administration
in it's backdown from that blum
der is the following canned
editorial we see in some of our
Democratic exchanges:
Let's see-wasn't there an in
surance muddle of some sort in
Missouri not long ago? Seems
like the combine wanted a spe
cial session of the Legislature for
the purpose of getting rid of a
law it didn't like. 1t was never
going to write any more insur-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

1t is the strangest thing that while
churches. museums and the 6no0t
civic buildings are all more or lees
true to type. there IL yet no finally
accepted type for . shop. Were it not
for their name plates and their plate
glass windows there would be nothing
Characteristic about most o: them
Architecturally they are nondeo01~
expressing nothing.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08
a1ce IN Missouri until Governor
Major called that special session,

/
Major called that special session,
vuu r"une.!1 bea And ne Cover
nor. Won HAY 1aca:i. vas 50 busy
! buc>-ir. for better roads Elc
'souldn't pa ny attention 10
| l.. .,tI:5 ~. ~, :-p,'.9. YOU
2.,.u". ..yse-,. H.. j. :.ares5 '.o0>-
ami s..t+.> p. >7.-.....I session
..,u.>. ..a o l..,-:.'.1. '..>t
IA" 1-2. inc ,.'-. ''...
,.nst tt.,.tt.. e4Hle.> 81. cane sec.>.
~ 50. b.: .a5..f.tt.~ -~ rt.;,t
Denoc.-a:5 -. .ni>o!rst 'oH>, 5a.e
always -afe4:uaIu,-a lie rlgAts
oi t;ta reo2,.a III Missouri and
stood a. a bulvcs>.,.l betH cen them
I, and such plunderbunds as this
insurance com blne.
Fine, Now take look at It's:
The C.Iy-r law, repealed by the
present tOrr, law. under which
the insurance "plunderbund
operated ana lacked up the rates
until the people began to hOller
against the squeeze was Demo
cratic law To appea,e the peo-
pie the last legislature under
took TO do something to the
INSURANCE com bino and passed
the Orr bill prohibiting the com
panie> from con. bining and max
ing the same rate When the
present administration put the
Orr law in force the insurance
com panieS quit the state. and by
their refusal tC underWrite fire
risks millions Of dollars worth
of property was placed IN jeo-
OarGV aud business was serious
IL disturbed. No. the Governor
and his attorney general would
not back down: there would be
no extra session - repeal the
law. But the people We're holler
ing again at the oppression OF
another Democratic 'bulWark.
and something had to be done by
the administration 70 save its
face. The insurance companies
were tod they might come back
and all use TIL same rate. pro
viding the didn't form an agree
ment between themselves as to
what the rate should be. Most
IOt them are back. they are ali
using the same ate. the rate
they used in "plunderhund" un-
der the Oliver law. and knowing
they have Governor Major and
his attorney general beat, and
that through the weakness OF
these state officials the Orr an
IL trust law i a dead letter.
the people will soon be told
that the companies find It ne
cessary to make the rates lit
tie higher. What a grand Old
"bulwarh against tile plund-
Iellng Of the people our little
Major is
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08
DON'T FAIL TO READ THIS
We are getting in a large stock Of
Fall and Winter goods and will
sell at low prices

II Wss-L PAY YOU to come many miles L. .t.t
prices before buying elsewhere We ar" ft I',, Of
-.,ui+-~' "l'>, { ais, H1eatelS Underwear, Shc-.
hose. Gloves. Also ), IN Chldr dren'S liz,
Tie latest :-;;,-S Hats and Coak>
We lake specially Of ORDERS Ladies Mems
Suits VIII order sou anything YOU q n
.>ttcl Fo1o>i il here i'll two days. and >:.,,
,Ior,., the purchase.
We carry full and make special prices
orders sIt11 =. We will the prices
any mail and the ytJ Der
If You buy $1,000 worth from =
s1O0. and make 50 cents, tiGa; ;
better than send your order the
city. Don't you think so:
We carry full line Of the Famous AllLeather Shoes
for and ladies', and the Red Goose" Shoes for
children the best of all for
Flanneettes Canton Flannel Doestics Shrtings Sheet
ing quality goods, at the lowest prices
Stoves Hardware Chjnaware, Graniteware and TinWaTe
Saddlery. In fact, carrying lines of goods
complete that supply the wants of all
We always paw the highest price in cash Chickens
Turkes Ducks, Eggs, Hides etc. It pays to bring
your produce don't ask you trade ont, or
expect YOU buy goods unless buy
cheap cheaper than elsewhere.
GIVE Us \ CALL.
Yours truly.
BLOUNT & BUST.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

II you have young children you
have perhaps noticed that disorders
OF the stomach are their most common
ailment. To correct this you will find
Channterlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets excellent. They are easy and
pleasant to take, and mild and gentle
in effect. For sale by ell dealers.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

Sick headache is caused by dis
ordered stomach. Take Chamber
lain's Tablets and correct that and
the headaches will disappear. For
sale by all dealers,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-10-08

Roosevelt j. 4ojI.- - 4 hun
ing trip into the TI.,ts u .,o1rti
America. Bull Moose do not in
habit those sections. SO may oe
this fact will infuse him with
idea that there isn't enough Of
them left here at 70 interest him
in the future.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-09

more and pour the two together at the
same time, into a third barrel; pour
them through sieve so all the rocks,
trash, etc, will be kept out OF the
final mixture. While applying this
mixture keep it we'll stirred.-
Paris Green: A deadly poison for
biting insects, made as follows: Paris
green. pound; quick lime, l to 2
pounds; water, $50 to 200 gallons.
Mix the paris green into paste with
water; slack the lime and add the
whole required amount of water. Par
is green may also be used in connec-
ton with bordeaux mixture instead OF
water; the bordeaux taking the place
Of the water. Paris green is not used
with self-boiled lime sulphur.
Arsenate of Lead: A biting insecti-
eide as paris green, but more effective,
as it is not so apt to hurt the foliage
of the tree; 1t is, however, more ex-
pensive than the paris green Arsen-
ate of lead, to pounds; quick lime,
2 to 3 pounds; water, so gallons. Slack
the lime In the water and mix In the
arsenate of lead. Either bordeaux
mixture or selfboiled lime-sulphur
can be used with the material instead
of water.
Kerosene Emulsion: This is con-
tact insecticide, used In the summer
time for soft-boiled insects, like plant
lice 1t is made as follows Soft water,
1 gallon (add borax to soften II water
is hard), good hard soap, l to 2
pounds; kerosene. quart. Shave
the soap into the water and warm until
thoroughly dissolved; then add the
kerosene and churn or pump 1t back
and forth into itself for at least Is min
utes or half hour; when thoroughly
emulsified, add 81 to % gallons of wa
ter to make per cent. solution; 2
gallons gives an per cent. and II to
10 gallons gives per cent; the orig
inal solution is Is per cent. Never APP
ply the Is per cent. first; always start
with the Z per cent solution and work
up to the stronger ones; 1t is hardly
ever necessary to use more than
per cent. for ordinary plant lice. Be
careful in making this mixture, for II
the oil separates upon the plant the
leaves are sure to be injured and
likely killed.
Soap Solution: Where foliage is too
tender to stand the kerosene, soap, at
the rate of pound to to s gallons OF
water may be used instead; it is not
as good as the emulsion, but a great
deal safer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-09
USING PACKING BOXES
Farm PouItryman viii Find Them
of Much Convenience.
Portable Colony Houses May Be En,-
PIoyed for Part Of Matching With
Hens-Coops Can Be Made
That Are Easily Cleaned.

Where packing boxes can be bought
from the stores at reasonable prices
they can be used In different ways by
the farm poultryman at a consider
able saving in material and labor
We do part of our Matching with hens
and set them In a portable colony
house Sx10 feet. The house has 3
shed roof, open front, six-sash win
dow in one end and door with both
wooden and wire sash In the
other, writes Thomas L. Bayard OF
Green County, Pa, In the National
Stockman and Farmer. Nests for the
sitting hens are made from grocery
boxes that are not less than "a inches
long, Is inches wide and .16 inches
deep. The top Of the box is removed
and made into partition dividing the
box into two halves, each 12x1Sx16
inches or larger An inch board G
inches wide is nailed lengthwise on
the top. The box is then set on its
side and makes two nests. A board
IL inches wide is hinged on this g.
Inch board and raised and lowered at
will. thus combining the hens when
ever desired, A Pinch space is left at
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-09
Homemade Nests.

the top of this hinged front for light
and ventilation. BY putting the boxes
the one on the other quite a number
Of hens can be accommodated In a
small house. See illustration.
Boxes smaller than this can be
made into coops. The top is removed
and the ends sawed slanting. A re.
movable top is made and covered
with two-ply felt roofing. 1t can be
hinged If desired. The bottom is re-
movable. If desired door can be
cut in the side and hinged on. This
makes a coop that is easily cleaned
and can be stored in a small space.
Colony houses for universal hovers
are made from drygoods boxes 3x4x3
feet and larger. The top is removed
and placed in slanting position by
elevating one side of 1t on a super
structure. A door and a window are
cut in front, being careful to nail
cleats before using the saw. The bot
tom is removable. The top. back and
sides are covered with two-ply felt
roofing. If this is painted every year
with roofing paint. costing twenty
five cents a gallon here, it will last
many seasons and can be used for
sheltering poultry during the winter.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-09
ERRORS OF BEGINNER
Element Of Common Sense Often
Is WoefulIy Lacking.
Having Biundered In Initial Move He
Now Proceeds to crownlng Folly
OF Purchasing Cheap Stock
Way for Success.

Practically all beginners are honest
in their belief in the business. but it
seems at times that the simple ele-
ment of common sense is woefully
lacking in the majority of cases-per-
haps because common sense is not so
common after all, writes w. B. Thorn
as, in Utility Pigeons.
Having Numbered in his initial
move. he now proceeds to the crown
ing folly of which he can be guilty
he buys cheap stock because it is
cheap. He is either victimlzed by the
proverbially constituencies dealer or
he takes the stock of some fellow who
has already demonstrated himself
failure; in either case he gets sorry
lot of birds.
Now suppose that instead Of COM
hitting the usual folly, the beginner
applies little of that golden specific
that mentioned above,-common
sense. Instead of an old shack. sup
pose he provides a good rat-proof
house, built on plans approved by ex-
perienced breeders; then suppose he
looks up some good. reliable breeder
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-09

EARM1NOTES

Sweet corn is very profitable
crop. One reason for this is because
it is so easily handled.
Don't wait until June to set your
plants. Do 1t just as soon as you can
get the ground in good filth.
The best garden seed is not al.
ways found in the packages on which
are found the prettiest pictures.
Thick neck onions are usually seen
during such seasons as have wet
weather at the usual time of ripening.
On small scale, vegetable seeds
may be started in small boxes or
flats, placed under the kitchen stove.
One of the secrets of successful
gardening is the thorough prepare
ton Of the seed bed and its cultiva-
ton.
Fill in about the houses and barn
wherever there are low, wet places.
No matter what the weather, go dry
shod.
Don't plant the large varieties of
cucumbers, expecting to raise as
many as If the cluster kind were
used.
When It Is seen that the lima beans
are rotting. replant the hills immedi-
ately, to make sure Of perfect stand
Of plants.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-09
GOOD HINTS FOR HOG RAISER
Animals Should Never Be Fed on
Ground or In Pen Where Foul
Matter Abounds.

Comfort is cheaper than corn.
Pigs should never be fed on the
ground in yard or pen where their
own excrement abounds. Changing
from place to place in the pasture does
very well in the summer, but in the
winter a good feeding floor should be
provided.
Never compel hogs to sleep in straw
stacks, manure piles or any place
where they will come out steaming
and sneezing in the morning. r.
Good care means good breeding.
good feeding, constant watchfulness
to small details and finally marketing
at the right time to get the most
dollars.
We cannot grow pigs profitably
without feed enough to keep them
gaining steadily.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-06-09
DUCKS REQUIRE
VERY LITTLE CARE
Fowls Consume Vast Quantities
of Food and Rapidly Convert
1t Into Money.

1t will pay to add ducks to the poul-
try department of every farm. says
The Poultry Journal. Nothing was
ever known to grow so fast and cause
so little worry and work as ducks.
Everything is "grist" that comes their
way. They consume vast quantities
of coarse foods, and convert it rapidly
into flesh and money.
The growth they make is wonder
full. They are Independent of the
caretaker. except so far as food is
concerned. When they have grown to
be two or three weeks old they even
provide the greater part of their
own food by hunting for it. They
are the happiest. brightest and most
Independent things on the farm. They
require a house or houses of their
own. plenty of water to drink and
puddle their bills in, and grit in some
form.