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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-05-14
The Main Man.

James J. Hili, Wli,1su research
labratury las done so much fol
modern farming. said at Il din
ner. in Cleveland:
/ ain glad. very glad, to help
the farmer There is a certain
statue-a German statue.
thin which explains why | am
glad.
The statue represents 4 flight
of steps. On Che top step stands
a king. T'it:: crown and scepter.
On the second ntep stand a no
blen:an, sword in hand. Then
comes a divine in his robe: then
a tinancier with his money bags;
then a soldier with his gun: then
a heggar with his outstretcled
cup, and lass Of all, farmer.
bent ov under heavy sack of
grain.
4 sentence is written under
meath each figure. The king
says, I govern YOU all.
The nobIeman says, I lord it
over YOU all.
The divine says, I pray for
you all.
The banker says. / make
money out Of you all.
The soldier says, l protect
you all
The mendirant says, ! beg
from YOU all
And the farmer, at the very
bottom of the group. the farmor,
swca ling und>. his heavy load OF
toad Of grain. pants:
Heaven s will be done, bat
feed all six Of you.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1913-05-14

When Il man is nearly frozen
from a ten mile drive on Il cold,
winter day, he will hardly stop
to read d plank s.,yertisement.
But at home, ii his armchair.
with his legs crossed before a
cheerful fire. he reads his local
paper. and while he is feeling
good and has plenty of time,
picks out the live business men
of the town iru.n the ADVERTISE
ments. III The paper and makes
up his mind whore Hc will trade
on his mex, t.u1 IL town. Tx.
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economy,
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
The Jew!

JEWISH boy this country so years ago. with little
in his purse but boundess ambition his heart He had
determination courage and physical strength He honest
brought their benedcon with him when he landed stranger
strange land
Beginning an humble errand boy in shop, he
place behind the and speedily the ownership of little
establishment Small but it the day of opportunity and
he made the most Of his
Fifty years have passed he his zeal and in
tegy magnificent business block of the largest
kind the fashionable horoughfar of trade the greatest
city of the land Here the little Jewish boy reached the
ton of his aspirations
His goal had been He achieved beyond his widest
dreams Wealth poured upon him ccaseess increasing
stream He devoted much of the and comfort army
employees He became fascinated with the love art For
bit OF porcelain $1,000 price, $4,000 for
and for beautiful painting Thus he enjoyed the
fruits of his labor
he urgng crowd the citys royal highway weekday
morning with surprise every shutter the great build
OF the merchant prince drawn the sidewalk The rich dis
play OF priceless goods the show windows hidden sight
Upon the door the passing hrong eagerly read the little white pa
card: CLOSED of the death of the proprietor"
grudge the Garner? Shall enounce him for his success
Shall his money antcd" Shall reve the lew
for his riches
he immigrant boy became merchant prince lover of
mankind and generous dispenser of help for the needy 1t is
not tale of great city favored land 1t is an otod
tale IN American cities and of many noble minded lew
his is land of opportunity for all Let envy rest!-Ies
lies Weekly.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
The GRAND JURY

HE grand jury makes its first report this afternoon as an
nouncd another column That its deliberations had been
the large number of indictments returned and it said that the
end is yet
Without casting any dsparagment upon the previous grand
jury The Sentinel frankly expresses the opinion that the
grand Jury the best that served in this county
we believe that the grand jury and its will go
long way toward essenng booeggng and crimes in this
city and county. " ~
In its work the grand jury has been ably and coscen
Charles Schrader ~ ~
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
FALL DOWN SHAFT PROVES
FATAL TO GILS0NITE MINER

John Williams. gilsonite miner,
who plunged 100 feet down an
asphalt mine near Watson, Utah,
last Monday. suffering injuries rec
ognized by physicians as fatal, died
last night ut st. Mary's hospital,
where he has been unconscious ever
since he was brought here. He suf-
fered a fracture at the base of the
skull, his legs were broken in eight
places, and he suffered terrible in
ternai injuries. Efforts are being
made to communicate with relatives
OF the deceased, but to date they have
not met with success. He was mid
dle-aged man. and as far as is known
was unmarried.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
RAILROAD INTO VERNlL
BEFORE 1915 Is REPORT

Orvel Heron arrived this week
from Watson. Utah. where he is
working for the Uintah railway. driv-
ing one of the huge Mack trucks be-
tween Watson and Vernal. He re-
ports great progress in the agricuI-
tural section of the Uintah country
and says that people are making
bets in that section that there will be
a railroad into .Vernal in time for
the residents of that community to
ride out to the Panama exposition in
1915.
Mr.. Herron is son of John H.
HERON of this city and is well known
here He returns to Dragon and
Watson after short visit.
SRufinel Wnnr-adz f.os u .....ia.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
JOUR- CITIZENS HAVE MADE UP THEIR MINDS
and THEY ARE GOING TO DO IT

Political lines and old affiliations will be disregarded Young
blood and energy be nled public service
he powerful influences the city side
going win. Let for ourselves and the welfare
Of the public by casting ballots Mr. Frank l. Carson for
Water Commissioner.
Ability perseverance and energy have abundany fitted Mr.
Carson for the position and his going to hand
him the task.
Do not allow the procession pass you but join and be
the winning side both for yourself and the city.
Ho-25-t DOCTOR E. F. ELDRIDGE.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
CONSIDER CAREFULLY

HE signed addressed the and taxpayers
of this city by the local people holding securities the pub
lie utilities and published in the local daies should
itself the careful and impartial consideration of everybody
And this largely corroborave of the editorial
The Sentinel had night before last entitled Stubbonness That
Hurts that forth above the signatures of the thirteen
security holders that the arbitration plan had been submitted
the leaders the municipal ownership campaign and turned
down ''and good reasons given
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
OPPORTUNITY
BY THE LATE SENATOR JOHN j. INGALLS, OF KANSAS

Master of human destinies am [!
Fame, love and fortune my footsteps wait,
Cities and fields walk; | penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and passing by
Hovel and mart and palace, soon or late
| knock unbidden, once, at every gate!
If feasting, rise; if sleeping wake before
turn away. 1t is the hour of fate
And they who follow me reach every state
Mortals desire and conquer every foe
Save death But those who doubt or hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and woe,
Seek me in vain and ceaselessly mplore;
answer not, and | return-no more
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
WILLIAM MILNE, OUR SECOND

W LILLIAN MILNE, the well known real estate man and who
Wv for number of years has been the most active and
enterprng business of the city, second choice for
missioner of water and sewers
We believe that for the best of the city that B.
w Vedder be reelected commissioner and are urging
the voters support him. but where exercise
second choice after he has given W. yedder first choice
believe that William Milne should get second choice
vote.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
COWS ARE COMING HOME

w ELL the tariff bill is law and there all the way
w the stmus of Panama The really coming
homecows, of hem that have been long, long time out
pasture. The currency bill going pass presently
and is going to be good bill The Colonel has to-
South Amera Naui forfer porum and Mrs Pank
hurst has aledeor this and will reach readers before these
lines do s
Great times these; very great times without counting the
baseball series which hereabouts felt of have been
tragedy.-Life.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
HOW Do YOU ACCOUNT FOR IT?

NJ EARLY every day hear of friends declare
that if had saloons wouldn't have the booteggng
that had had saloons such tragedies the murder at
Cameo in the cave-dive, would have taken place.
We would like for these gentlemen for the fact
that THERE WERE BOOTLEGGING JOINTS IN THE
CAMEO DISTRICT, THE PLATEAU DISTRICT AND IN
GRAND JUNCTION when the saloon flourshing here?
There nothing the contention that licensed saloons
no boolcggers.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
SENTIMENT OLD AND new

Along Way Some From Pens
Long Pens of These Later Days
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
The Daily Sentinel
SATURDAY, OCT. rs, 1918.
DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU

WE FIND THAT ONE OF THE FAvORITE
w AND HARDEST WORKED SCHEMES
THE WET CAMPAIGN MANAGERS ARE EN-
PLoYING n IN ..t EMDEAVQRING TO GoNyERT
VOLvING THE CLAIM THAT CERTAIN
WELL KNOWN CITIZENS IN THIS CITY WHO
HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BE DRY" MEN IN
THE SALOONS.
HERE IS A SAMPLE OF SOME OF THIS
TALK: WHY, DON'T YOU KNOW THAT Mr..
STRONGEST DRY MEN h19 IN Town WS AND Nd WHO Vfho
is ONE OF THE CTrY'S LARGEST PROPERTY
HOLDERS IS NOW FOR THE RETURN OF
The SALOONS AND WANTS THE TOWN TO
PAST TWO OR THREE WEEKS THIS KIND
OF ARGUMENT AND STATEMENT HAVE
boEN Bees M4RE RKE AHR n TRd MEFH TIE 6 pSs1H ESaEE
ALLY INVESTIGATE THE sTATEMENT
PROVES MORE OR LESS EFFECTIVE.
DON'T LET THEM FOOL YOU, MR.. vOT-
ABOUT SOME WELL Known cITIzEN
KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN A DRY MAN IN
PAST Pa + YEARS 1,EA M AND WHO IT IS NOW CLAIM
YOURSELF. MAKE THE WET MAN WHO IS
TELLING YOU THE STORY PROVE THE
TRUTHFULNEss OF HIS STATEMENT.
II,E, If1E FACT 1 IS THAT THERE Is NOT A
GRAND JUNCTION HHO MS "DRY@ FyTE
IELRS dGO IND TUIO YEdRS AGO NOU' JD.
FOCdIlNG TIE RETURN or THE SdLOONS
WIFI, "a DAI A. OK | WO AGO WE WERE TALKING
With ONE OF THE CITYS BEST KNOWN
AND IAI I},iyl MOSI HIGHLY RESPECTED CITIZENS,
Mri0SE 9lS1r +, ,fS1 NAME HAS BEEN EMPLOYED IN
lOSI SUCH CAMPAIGNING AS WE HAVE
POlNIED OUT ABOVE OFTENER THAN THE
-MAhlE T,7a, OF Any OTHER CITIZEN WE TOID
HIN ,1IIM Ot LIE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH
T1E ~ WAS BEING SPOKEN OF AS BEING N
FnVOR f1A, 1, OF The RETURN OF THE SALOONS
I1E PIcI9E ID9EcLaRED ,ra E y THAT NO MAN HAD ANY
~ Tl1f1I ~, ~ ~ MAKE SUCH A STATEMENT OR
~ !, OoE HIS NAME IN ANY SUCH WAY EIE
SAlD "a ! ~ cEMP1ATICALLY, 81 WAS DRY FIVE
AGO aGoNo AS0 aN} Enp mp II " WAS DRY TWO YEARS
AND ND WOULD VOTE FOR A DRY TOWN TOW ! iIFI IF
LIVED A THOUSAND YEARS" II
N,N1ES Ns1EEeERAL - AZ OTHER CITIZENS WHOSE
NAMES HAD BEEN USED IN THE SANE
nLAS,T MnLANMEK WE'RE INTERVIEWED AND WE
pGf,TS pGSTD ~, IN EpERI CASE THAT THE STORY
PPY PPiNS S>fI IoLD VI, W WAS UNTRUE AND THAT EV.
II EKI ONE OF THESE MEN Is FOR A CON,TIN
oEl) dBSENCE OF THE SALOONS ~
~ DON BE FOOLED, MR.. VOTER.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25

Have Lane overhaul your furnace
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25

Our single harness are good val
ues. Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25

Sentinel wanr-ads Get Results.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
EDITORIAL
Walter Walker
EDITOR
THE THREE LINKS
e DIT o II

HE three links will form the conspicuous emblem IN
L Grand Junction week.
Odd Fellowship synonymous with real Good Fellowship
and therefore Odd Fellows week Grand Junction should be
raught with pleasures for all visitors and all citizens
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25
WILL ANNOUNCE STAND

HERE quite large number of issues be voted upon
by the people of this city November other than the
predomnatng issues of prohibition and municipal ownership
The Sentinel has given careful consideration all of these
various propositions and Monday will stand
each and every of the issues be voted the coming
election.
The daily sentinel., 1913-10-25

Here in this store now, you
will find a shoe to fit every
fancy, and a last to fit every foot
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Tom. We shall have to call in an ex-
pert. The results of the system are
simplicity and time saving, but it has
to be worked out by a specialist"
ITS your plan" said Mr.. Barker.
land l must leave you to carry out the
details"
one of the details was that Bob Green
was dismissed and a smart young man
was brought from London at double the
salary to reorganize the office. Mr.
Tom began to feel himself of superim-
portance.
Now Bob Green was engaged TO be
married
lie had in fact been engaged to be
married for Ave years He and Enid
Smith were just the people who should
he encouraged to marry, for they we're
loving, healthy, bright and hard work
ing For some months now they had
been buying things for the home and
that evening they had arranged to meet
at second hand furniture shop to look
at an old oak bed which was going
cheap.
They had really decided to buy it, for
the second best bedroom Each knew
that its purchase was certain. but there
was a pleasure in considering it to-
gether, and talking about its good
points, and how well II would look.
Enid was waiting impstiently for him
outside the shop when he went UP 10
her.
You mustn't look so gloomy when
you meet me-" she said. What will you
look Ike when we have been married a
year, il you're so sad now?"
She took his arm. and drew him to-
ward the shop.
~ was almost afraid II had gone, &"
she said, II do think we had better
buy it to-day. The man won't lower
he price any more. I'm sure / saw q
bedspread that would go beautifully
with it. Do YOU think we can afford
that this week too?"
Dear" he said gravely. Tets walk
out into the country. I've something to
tell you"
one of the most terrible things about
the modern State is the insecurity of
decent mems livelihood. AT the within
OF an employer the bread winner can
be thrown into the street. with sabso-
lutely no reward for years Of faithful
work beyond the slender wages that
have, OF necessity, been spent almost as
soon as received.
Enid, the corners Of her mouth droop-
ing and tears in her eyes. chung to him
dumbly. She wanted 10 marry him
There was nothing on earth she wanted
more. A few hours ago their marriage
the beginning OF pleasant vesrs-had
seemed certain within couple of
months.
That morning she had wskened up
joyous. because she WAS a DAY nearer
he attainment OF happiness Between
Rising and guing Go bed i had become
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- THE NEW BROOM
IS,

NJ a Sa%"% %", . aps knew s"'I 4:
business from beginning to end;
but he had one weakness admiration
for his SON.
Mr., Tom Barker, the son, had spen,
two years in an American mandatory
of the same kind as that belonging to
his father, and he had come back with
passion for various complicated bust
ness systems, He would almost rather
have read on a card figures showing a
loss than figures showing a sub
stantial profit in a ledger. Ledgers
incensed him, and day books filed him
with contempt. Very frequently he took
mis- father into his confidence about his
state of mind
Now all this threatened Robert Green
the young head clerk. Bob had been
with the firm for seven years He had
started as Junior clerk, and he had
risen because he was not only IA good
accountant but sound business man.
At the very least he was the equal OF
Mr.. Tom in brains, although he never
mad much to say, apart from his work.
The old man knew in general way
that Bob was a very useful servant, but,
like most capable men, Bob made no
commotion or fuss in the office. In
short, he did not understand the art Of
advertisement.
one morning. about II o'clock. Mr.
Tom, irritable because he had not got
To bed before o'clock, strobe through
he office, and saw Bob turning up an
account in one of the big ledgers He
went into his fathers office and found
him busy preparing a tender Tor large
contract he hoped TO get from the GOV.
eminent
Good morning, Tom.' said MIR. Bar
ker You're very late, You might SO
and ask Green what the price OF the
largest leather washers is"
Mr., Tom did SO, and Bob supplied him
with the facts within three minutes,
after turning up certain references.
II you had proper business SYSTEM
the young man told his father you
would be able TO stretch out your hand
to take a card from cabinet and see
the cost of those things all in a second
or two. | can't understand why a first
class firm like ours is content with the
moth eaten methods We employ. Re
cause they were good enough for your
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Little Bobbie' $
Pa
By WILLIAM F. KIRK.

TVERY time / see a ded leef f.n
n, ing from a tree 1 feel said -,
- Pa. S"''' SEQ
You must be a awful gloom thi,
time of the yeer then sed Ma H..
leeVes is moastly taking a tumbeI pou.
| They thought thay was sum hrfo.
Wen thay was flirting around II, -
tne trees IN thare yellow &, crimson
dresses but thay had to go bach 70 49,.
erth from witch thay CAIN from, ~ m ,Ie
sed. Sic transit gloria SUNDAY So
Ma, witch mems in English afton So T.
has been translated from the T'a+;r
SO pass the glories of this wurd
You sed it rong, sed Pa, II il clio
transit gloria fnundi not Sunday ssd
Pa. You got 1t all rite excep tha DO
OF the week. But anyway, as 7 was
saying, every time see a leef seli@
Ing to the ground l think s.a
thoughts. think Of mitey kings tSst
onst ruled all Of the known v,,rIs
Thay ruled & were glorious but wsn
the last day CAIN, Deth, the CRATE Low
eller, as sum poet called it, calm ins,
as careless like to them as il ALWAYS
Gums to US all, & sed Its time 10 ret
up. Wen l see ded leef fall. Pa se5
think of how Cleepatry's buty faded
eeVen as the buty of Lillian Russell
or Bernhardt must fade sum day
think or the wunderful wimmen thar
was so proud in thare luvliness until
thay got so thay wuddent tell thar
rite age. I think Of the brave knigbts
that fought & then died, sed pa
think of Richard the Line Harted &
Ivanhoe, & all them gallant men
Thare strength faded from them eeyen
as the ded leef fades & and dies G.
falls.
ike to see the leeves falling sed
Ma. 1t always maiks me think of the
putlful spring to cum, wen other
reeves, fresh & green, will cum TO
Talk the place of the leeves that have
gone. 1t maiks me think of the butt
ful vilets that will grow up thru the
mold ware the ded leeves have
changed to dust, the vilets & the
daisies & all the flowers of new &
maybe crater yeer than any yeer
ded & vanished.
But how can you forget so eesilv.
Pa sed, the Wonderful treet yure ewes
Received wen them ded leeves was
in thare first Autumn glory? No ar
list cud ever paint a maple forest
in October, Pa sed, & maik it halt
so butiful as Nature. You see ain
them butiful leeves & thay bring YOU
reel joy. Then thay die & you forgit
them & let them float to erth & rot
without a thought of what thay have
been to you. How like a woman sed
Pa.
Not at all, sed Ma, wimmen are
not, neerly SO fergetful as men. A
woman can remember a old romance
| long after the man has forgotten it,
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am able to send for you, you shall
bring them out with you. No other
things could be quite the same
on the fourth Monday Dodson was
absent, and no word came from him
The next day, too, lie was missing.
When Wednesday came, and he had
made no sign, Mr.. Barker began to in
qufre. A messenger was sent around
to the absent mans lodgings, when it
was found that he had packed up and
gone. without exerting himself to leave
any address.
The old manufacturer called in firm
of chartered accountants, and spent
several days in the examination of the
neat little cards.
In the end they admitted they were
baffled, for the figures and facts on the
cards related to nothing in particular.
I'm fact" they said, ut appears to
as as if it was a deliberate design to
fog your accounts. We advise you to
call in the police
They then returned to their investiga-
tons.
1t was at this time that Bob Green
got a letter from MIR. Barker, asking
him to come around and see him, il he
had time.
81 made a great mistake in discharg
ing YOU" said the old man. would
you care to come back"
But I've booked my passage for
Canada
Don't worry about that. I will re-
fund the money. If you like to stop"
~ was going to be married when you
discharged me- Green said. What se-
curity would l have that ! wouldn't
be sacked again."
80 long as you do your work as well
as you did it before, you needn't fear.
| give you my word for that"
When Mr. Tom came back from Nor
way, he found Green busy again in the
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reatgrandfather it does not by any
means follow that they are good enough
for us. They waste time, and time is
money"
Time is money" said the old man.
"You were two hours late this morning
What is this wonderful new system you
are always talking about
Mr.. Tom. in complicated detail, eX-
planned to his father the particular bust
ness system which Was the latest fash
Ion just before he left America
at seems TO me" said the old man,
that all II means is that, instead OF
Keeping books, you keep cards"
"Ay," said the son; but each of those
cards shows YOU exactly how every ac-
count stands 1t shows you what each
arm owes you, and It shows you the
exact cost of each article supplied, and,
therefore. the exact profit you have
made. Books won't do that for YOU
He Believed Him.
Now, Mr. Barker believed that his son
had brains He was right Everybody
has brains. The main point is. what
sort of brains they are Mr.. Toms
brains were bright; they shone. But
they were paste, not the genuine hard
diamond that drills it's way through the
world They wer good paste. and good
paste is something to be thankful for,
however
do YOU know" said old Ny. Barker.
81 think I'll try YOUR plan There must
be something in it. Every body knows
that American business men are not
fools,'
He pressed a button on his desk three
times, and Bob Green came in.
80 YOU know anything about keep
ing accounts on cards." Mr. Barker
asked him. IT'S the ee-everything-st-
a glance and know where you are-in-
an-iustant system don't understand II
myself. but my son says it is wonder
fully useful. What do you know about
it,"
Bob went white, foreseeing calamity.
I'm afraid ! haven't got into that
method. sir" he said,
Mr.. Tom looked at him coldly.
az you were an enterprising man. and
wanted TO get on" he told him. you
would have kept up with all the latest
business ideas.
~ can soon learn" said Bob.
Yes. he'd learn quick enough" Mr..
Barker said, and Rob looked a little more
hopeful.
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w with that hair on her upper lip
and none on her head. the one
with the pasty complexion and the red
hise, and who is so fat she waddles?
That. Dear Child, is the famous beau
" specialist who has made so much
wealth and fame compromising rene
dies to make women beautiful.
hear 50 much, Mother Dear. of per
feet housekeeping, What Is meant by
the words?
It is an expression often misused.
Dear one. The perfect housekeeper is
the one who keeps her floors so highly
polished that her friends fall on them
and break their legs No one may claim
TO be perfect housekeeper whose
friends walk her floors without fear.
Why do we sscribe all wisdom to the
ant, Mother Dear? Is it wise to work
all day.
We make the ant the emblem OF wis
dom, Little one, to encourage Others
TO work. Just between ourselves, Pre-
cious, the butterfly is wiser than the
ant 1t takes no cares. no responsible
tiles, Is admired and sought for its
beauty, ana oSme one always provides
for IT, No one would hurt a butterfly
hut every foot Is ready TO step on the
ant