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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
First Woman to Use
Sewing Machine,

Miss Elizabeth NJ. Kilbourn. OF
Winstead, Conn. was tnc first
woman to take a stitch Cn Il sew
ing machine. In the earl y tiitles,
she was teacher III Il private
school in New Hartford where
f.lias Howe was experimenting
with his invension IN d d!ngy
shop in tie basement Of the pres
ent site cf the New Hartford
House. She became Interested
in his invention and was finally
permitted to operate it.
'"There, YOU are the first "om
an in this world who ever took &
stitch on a sewing machine,
Howe said to Miss :iilbOurn,
when at his invitation she trled
toe machine.
tt that jime there Was no ped
NJ Arrangement and tht. operator
/ had to turn th., wheel by hand
Two needles were inserted in the
machine. as Miss kiibourn re
members il.
Elias Howe was very poor II
those day, and siarpencd knives
and did odd jobs for & living in
/ the basement Shop. When Et
perfected his SEWN" machine ht
went to Bridgeport. and ahorti,
afterwards Wheeler and Wilson
moved there from Natertown
Conn, and the three com olned
and Howe died rich. -l..x.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
CONVERT TO Cli'..,. cUFERhGE
Small Soy Has t.!s -,s.n Opinion 80 TO
Nerve of Me.a VI. Refused It
to t.oin-:l.

The small boys s:Gtiler and aun.
had just come in from the primaries.
Remember, MaCny,' said his aunt.
that when you were @eYcn years old
you saw your mother cC...e in from vot-
ing for the first time
He followed her into .er room.
Why didn't you we tefore? he
demanded.
Men wouldn't let ec..iea vote until
now. OF course, GOO. .1@l like your
papa want all the busi..via ia the woTlt
managed right. They ara soing to let
women help ct last
The sinai! hoy Easa Er little
push.
Women arec't al there are" he
said, and marched haughtsiy out OF tho
room.
He went to his father that evening.
and as nan to iL2ii asked:
Didn't wciGel use 10 rotc?"
No, bat tley are voting Eow."
"Wag didn't they vote before?
wouldn't ..sn let tLemo'
No, / suppose Tot
wei Observation-Disclosures
said tie sovea-year-old lad.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
Michigan. Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa,
Pennsylvania New York. Ohio, and
California.

Nii'HlSdh' WISCONSIN,, limos, Iowa.
PENNSYLVANIA, New York. Ohio, and
California.
| In the whole United States. in 1910.
| there were 2.354 ,616 tenants, and .
lSS.5S6 of them were in the states
above mentioned The percentage OF
tenant farmers has increased from - 6
per cent to thirty-seven per cent ir
the last thirty years
| IN the state of Texas it is becom-
ing political problem. There are in
| that state 255 900 tenant farmers
about as many as there are farms in
iowa. There is an election for gov
ernor in that state this year, as in
other states. and as usual there are
several candidates. Governor Colquit
received last December petition
signed by 10000 farmers, mostly ten
ants. asking him to call Especial ses-
si0y of the legislature to amend the
| constitution OF the state in such a
way as to enable the legislature to
| tax the speculative values out OF
lands in that state
| ii the tenants were organiZcd, the
could easily control the election and
|
ment There is no likelihood of such
an organization, for the tenant OF the
south is usually d shiftless fellow, in
capable OF organization; but this
movement, On which every canii-
tlMe for governor will be ooiieed 20
define his position. is simply an in-
dication Of the very deep seated nn-
rest, which will spread to other south
ern states and eventually to Oklaoma
where the increase of tenants as com
ipared to farm owners has been IS
1.-TWO to orc in t.le past ten years. and
in Texas about the same.
| VIZ take the above fa@ts mciily IRON
Ian address delveredv before the ESo-
nomic Society. i'll Chicago. last month
by Professor Holman. Of the tniver-
sity Of Wisconsin, who spent some
years making agricultural investiga-
| tions in Texas.
| This tenant problem simply blocks
any serious attempt at improvements
in the way of marketing. This in
wolves cooperation. and neither In
the south nor the north can there be
effective co-operai0n except among
population more or less stationary
The majority of southern tenants
move every year, hence there can be
no cooperative movement there. l ne
same is true TO a greater or lesser
extent in all the rich land state
whore land tenancy is 4 serious PROB
lem. f, affects not only marketinf
but the churh and the school, nelth-
er CT which Can prosper or shit
ing population, even if the shifting j
l only from one farm to another OF
from one township to another.
All this calls renewed attc ntion =
= the prevailing system Of renting lana
The only thing that car stop TINS
MIGRATORY movement and transfer
. community more Or less nigrah
INTO q settled. stable comm unity. II
such q system Of leasing land as vi
enab bic tenants to have a certain De
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM H, EVENS

| We are authorized to announce
| WILLIAM H. EVENS
as candidate for the Office of Repre-
sentative, subject to the decision O
the Republican voters at the primar,
election.
We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM SCHULZ
as Il candidate for the Office of Repre-.
sentative, subject to the decision OF
the Republican voters at the primary
election.
We are authorized to announce
GEORGE W. SEABOTRNE
as d candidate FOR the office Of Presid-
ing iuG ge Of The County Court. sub
ject ia the decision OF the Republican n
voters at the primary election.
We arr authorized to In.Ounre
PATRICK Il. WARD
as Il candidate Tor the Office OF presid-
ing Judge of the County Court, sub
iect IL the decision of the Republican
voters at the primary election.
w arr authorized to announce
V. Is. COMPTON
as :: candidate for the Office: ut Judge
Of th> county Court from the first dis
taict, sab iccL to the decision 9. the Re-
publican voters at the primary cleo
uDE.
We are authorizes! 70 announce
$. V. ElI.
as a candidate for re-loniut.ticn to
the office of Judge of the County Court
from the second district. >ui :4ct to the
decision of the Republican voters at
the primary election.
We are authorized to announce
GEORGE NOONAN
as a candidate for the office of Clerk
OF the County Court, subject to the
decision of the Republican voters at
the primary election.
We are authorized to announce
LOUIS A. PAGE
as candidate for the Office of Collect
or, subject to the decision of the Re-
publican voters at the primary cleo
tiOn.
We are authorized to announce
GEORGE CARR
as CdHuluate IOT tne once OF COllCCI'
or, subject to the decision of the Re-
publican voters at the primary cleo
ton.
We are authorized to announce
DAVID o. JARVIS
as a candidate for the Office OF Cir
cult Clerk. subject to the decision of
the Republican voters at the primary
election
We are authorized to announce
j. W. HOUSTON
as candidate for the office of Prose-
cutting Attorney, subject to the deci-
sion Of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
WILLIAM A. COOPER,
as a candidate for the office of Prose-
cutting Attorney, subject to the deci-
sion of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
We are authorized to announce
PARkE NJ. BANTA
as a candidate for the Office of Prose-
cutting Attorney, subject to the deci-
sion of the Republican voters at the
primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

A few weeks ago some of our
Democratic exchanges were di-
recting attention to the fact that
the farmers of Missouri, Kansas
and other wheat growing states
were calling for thousands of
harvest hands, and the calamity
bowling" Republicans were ad,
vised that, if they were seeing
hordes of unemployed men in
their neighborhood as one of the
effects of Democratic rule. to
turn this labor in the direction of
the western harvest fields as a
relief of the situation and the dis
tress of the idle. Now it seems
that this has been only tco well
attended to and the farming dis
tricts are Over-run with men
seeking work at the harvest.
Thousands have failed to find
work there because of this sur
plus of labor. These idle men
have fiocked from the east as far
as the New England states, and
most of them have had the Jour.
ney for nothing, as the wheat was
nearly all cut by the time they
reached the scene. The eager.
ness of some of these men to OBJ
tain work is said to be pathetic
Hundreds of them have beer
thrown out of employment by
the closing down of mills anG
manufactures. In the face OF
these conditions the Democrats
cannot bluff it out any longer
that the hard times talk at pres
ent is mere Republican calamity
howling." Not since the panic
that befell the country after thu
Democrats tinkered with thu
tariff in 1898 has there been 81
much distress among the working
people as is apparent now. ant
the remedy that was applied thel
will have to be applied now before
the present times will begin t
improve again. Back to prosper
ity by putting the prosperit.
party back into power again.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

further ordered that a copy here.
of be published according to law,
in the Potosi Journal, a weekly
newspaper, printed and publish
ed in said County Of Washington,
for four weeks successfully. the
last insertion to be at least 30
days before the first day Of said
August term of this court.
JOS. CfA1SSWEI
Clerk Of She Circuit Court.
y true copy from the record.
Witness my hand and seal OF the
Circuit Court of Washington
County. Missouri. Done at Office
in Potosi. Missouri. this Goth
d;ty 0f June. 1914.
Tcoo,r los. Ct3F:s;>;E " Eli,
: ''' Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
Charl;1 GIint, Defen tiant,
Ar. ion for Divorce.

Now, on tits day, comes George G.
Flint. the plaintiff in the above enti-
tied cansc, before the undersigned
clerk Of til. circuit court of EaSi,ing-
ton County, in vacation, and i.ils his
rGtit!,= 0ld affidavit. alleging am0nn
other ,.';ugs that the defendant. il :.
non-r. Sliicnt of the state OF Missou
SO th#t the ordinary process Of law ca
not be served upon her in this state,
wherefore it is ordered by the clerk in
vacation that said defendant be no.i-
fled by publication that plaintiff has
commenced an action against her. the
object and general nature Of which is
to obtain decree OF divorce from the
bonds of marimony contracted hereto
with defendant, Charlie Flint, on the
grounds of abandonment, and for the
restoration OF all the rights and priv
ileget OF an unmarried person; and
that unless the said defendsnt be and
appear in proper person before this
toult tiiC LSAt ISS VA lCi III ti1SiCof, !,
to be begun and holden at the court
house in the city of Potosi, in said
county and state, on the fourth Mon
day in August, 1914, and on or before
the third day thereof, if the term shall
So long continue, answer or plead t.
the petition Of plaintiff in said cause,
the same will be taken as confessed.
and Judgment will be rendered accord
ingly.
And it is further ordered that a copy
hereofbe published, according 10 law,
in the Potosi journal, :; newspaper
published in said county Of Washing
ton, for four weeks successfully, the
last insertion to be at least thirty
days before the first day OF the next
August term. JOS. CRESSWELL.
Clerk of the Circuit Court.
A true copy from the record. Wit
ness my hand and the seal OF the cir
cult court OF said county OF Washing
ington, this 3rd day OF June 1914.
Jos. CRESSWEIi,
Clerk Of the Circuit Court.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
The Tenan; Problem.

The time is near at hand when the
n1opie OF the United States must give
serious and very careful attention 10
the tenant problem. Ii Is mainly "
farmers problem. The eastern states
know little about ii. partly because
they are Overwhelmingly Grh8n, and
partly because even ansCng eastern
farmers there is no serious tenant
problem. The Land IS not rich enough
- create tei-n- proDi=m Tenant
farming is the problem Of rich land,
confined mainly, in fact to about twen
tyfour states cat of the forty-cieht:
Alabama. Tenn n@ssee Geor9ss. Arkan-
sas. Louisiana. Texas. Mississippi
South Carolina, North Carolina. Ken
lucky. Indiana. Missouri. Oklaho-
ma, Nebraska. Kansas, Minnesota
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

Our Democratic friends con-
tend that they will carry out all
their promises if given time to
do so. In the campaign two
years ago they had the time set
for the accomplishment of the
political millennium they would
institute - Immediately a e +
their party was given an oppor-
tunity to revoke Republican laws
and substitute it's own policy.
The average Democratic politi-
clan regards Office holding
as his principal concern, the
fultillment of campaign promises
causes him no loss of sleep. ii
the party makes good on it's
promises, fine; if not, why, just
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
GamhNnu In France.

Statistics recently published have
shown that the attempts OF the law to
discourage gambling In France by lilo
fting the number Of casinos and en-
forcing restrictions on players have
tended only to increase the total of
the money that annually changes
hands on games Of chance. Statistics
dealing with betting ON the races
show a slight falling OF. The race
going public invested more than sew
enty-nine million dollars in bets at
the booths OF the official pari-mutual
in 1918, as against $s1 100000 In 1912
which was the highest total ever bet
in a single year. Gambling IN clubs
is. however. increasing year BY year.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
Swiss Banks Thrive.

The Swiss republic is fast becoming
one Of the great money powers Of the
world. It is estimated that 20 Swiss
banks have capital amounting to con.
stdefably more than the banking cap.
tails Of the national and state banks In
New York city. Andre e. Sayons. one
Of the French students Of finance who
have investigated causes for the rise
of the Swiss financial power, declares
that it is due largely to a steady mi.
grafton Of French capital which has
been going on for years and which re.
Gently has been prompted particularly
By new taxes In France.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

keep the Democrats in Office un-
til they have had time" to do so,
all the time there is. The Re
publican party was charged with
wasting the public funds and
the Democratic party promised
to reform this and, inaugurate a
policy Of economy in national
expenditures. For more than
three years the Democrats have
had charge of the appropriation
bills and each year the apprOpria-
tions have been millions above
the greatest cXtravagances un-
der }.epn blican rule. In many
cases this growing cost burden
has resulted IRON fattcning up
official salaries after Demo
Gratis had Leen placed in the
jobs. But give them time. all
the time there is, and the Demo
crats will carry their promise CT
economy. Aild there is the pro
mise, toe, of a reduced cost Of
living, on which our Democratic
friends are asking more time, GIl
the time there is. The patience
of the people is worn down almost
to breaking point, however, and
the indications are that they will
restore the Republican party
the party of performance as we'll
promise-to power at the first
OpDOrtuniuV
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
lngS

The Colonel is said to be suffer
ing from a weak throat. This is
the first time we have ever heard
of him suffering from any kind
of weakness. We begin to fear
the Colonel will never again be
the man he was.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

While the ability of the people
to buy their living has been much
redu,sed under Democratic rule,
the cost of living is as high or
higher than it was before the
Democrats tried their hand at
doctoring up our political econ
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

The present administration is
not so flush with funds that it
can afford to make Colombia a
present of $25, 100000. as it
seems bent on doing.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

With all the legislating and
legislating and legislating our
lawmakers are slow to give US
laws that will make safe by guar
antee the poor mans bank saw
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

Another attempt On the life of
the Russian Gar has just been
made. He who lives by the
sword will die by the sword.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

The operation Of political re-
form in the United States has;
been ii great success in every
way, except that it killed the pa
tic,,k
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
Order Of PuEIica.ica.

S;a,e 81 Missouri.
Cno:,tr nf Washington. -
IN the Circuit Cont. .t:i~u,, term,
1914,
George {. Flint. s'l::int...,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

There is no politics in the effort
to secure an auditing of the coun-
tvs books by petition, at least,
no Republican politics.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24
$l.OO Per Annum,
In a political fight the other
fellow always fights back.

With the whole ocean as a fair
way, it seems strange that so
many ships should go humping
into each other.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-06-24

George t. Flint.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
MUSTN'T CASH PAY CHECKS.

MUSTN'T CASH PAY CHECKS,
A. deputation from the Ministerial
association Of Los Angeles recently
went before the public safety com.
mittee with q request that saloons be
forbidden to cash pay checks. A gen.
eral public discussion followed. GER
lain employers promising to pay in
cash, and certain banks and stores Of
fsring to keep open to cash checks.
A. q result the police commission 10.
sued an order prohibiting check-cash.
Ing by saloons. On the following
Monday the chief Of police reported
ut follows:
We usually have from so to 90 ar.
rests for drunkenness on Saturdays
and Sundays, but for the last two
days we have had but AZ for each
day which I attribute directly to the
enforcement Of the order forbidding
saloons to cash pay checks"
Among other results must be count.
"a the increased efficiency Of 40 work
err. = happy Sunday for 40 families,
money spent with the legitimate
trades. and the saving OF court and
jail expense Of caring for 40 drunks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
WILL PROBE OIL MERGER.
Action Presased at Meeting Of Kinds
Circuit Court.


Jacksonville grand jury of Kinds
county, which was convened and
charged by Acting Judge Barbour, aft
er handing in several indictments, took
a c The body has put in a very
busy week, having investigated a num-
Der OF matters and returned some two
score indictments, mostly in the mis-
demeanor class. While it is not e
ly announced, 1t is current report about
the courthouse that when the jury re-
assemblies 1t will be to delve into the
charges of violation of the antitrust
laws OF the state by parties to the So
called cotton seed combination, for
regulating and fixing at a minimum
the prices to be paid for seed from the
producer to the crusher. District At
torney HOWE has had nothing to say
on the subject. either direct or indirect,
n Just what will be the outcome is
merely speculative. It Is the current
belief, however, that the attorney-gen-
erals office has considerable docu.
mentary evidence, secured in the proc
ess OF carrying on the civil litigation
now in the chancery court, which may
prove the foundation for inquiry in
the criminal courts and through the
grand jury room.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
Poisonous pIslnfectant Made safe.

Poisonous D~Islnfeetant Made Safe.
With the increased use ofbichloride
OF mercury as a disiQfectant there
have resulted numerous cases Of sui.
cidal and accidental poisoning. the lat.
ter being due to installing this power
ful corrosive poison for medicine in
tablet form. For preventing this, and
particularly for preventing accidental
poisoning, various ways of preparing
the poison so that it will readily be
distinguished from any other sub.
stance has been proposed, but the So
luton of the whole problem now seems
to have been found in the plan of mix
ing a powerful emetic with the bichlor-
ide of mercury. This is a tartar emet.
ic so compounded that 1t will exer
its full emetic action before the zorro
sive sublimate can begin its action,
causing violent nausea until the stom-
aoh is entirely emptied. 1t is stated
that the disinfecting power of the bi.
chloride OF mercury is in no way i'm
paired by mixing the emetic with 1t.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04

~straighten you right mp and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
Is destroying the sale of calomel be.
cause it Is real liver medicine; entire
~ vegetable. therefore 1t cannot sail.
vate or make you sick.
guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that sour bile and consti.
pated waste which Is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
! guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam.
lily feeling fine for months. Give It to
your children. It is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
WATKINS U r HUNG.
Failure to Reach ar Agreement Ends
kinds Murder Trial.

Jackson.-Judge W. A. Henry of the
Seventh district, who was too weak
and physically unfit to preside In the
criminal court last week, was on hand
at the opening of court and relieved
Judge Barbour, who acted for him last
week. Judge Henry received heartfelt
congratulations of the officials and
others or his restoration to health and
his ability to resume his duties.
When court was opened a message
was received from the jury room that
the jury, which has had the Ebb Wat
kins murder case under consideration,
desired to report. The jury reported
that 1t was hopelessly tied up, standing
eight for acquittal to four for convic-
ton, with no prospect of getting to-
gether. The court therefore discharged
the jury and a mistrial was entered,
the prisoner being remanded back to
the custody of the jailer.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
BALANCE KEPT BY NATURE
Increase Of the Human Race Seems TO
Be Regulated by Wars and
Other De%vastations.

Every year, according to scientists
who attempt to keep the general rec
ords, at least So 900, 900 human beings
are born on this earth and 60, 0O0, 900
or 10000 900 die. This indicates a
daily birth rate Of about 220, 900 and
. death rate Of 100000. The daily
increase In population therefore is
about 10000. The total population of
the globe is estimated at 1900, 000, 900.
The ravages OF war do little to i'm
pede the increase. Far more effective
have been the upheavals Of nature.
the Franco-Prussian wal killed about
10000 In seven months. The death
roll of the Russo-Japanese reached
about 100000. A single earthquake
(1737, In India) has been estimated to
have caused 10000 deaths. The IA
talities of the Messina earthquake in
1908 cannot have been far short OF
100000. A tidal wave in 1896 drowned
s7,OOO persons in Japan, causing a
greater loss OF life than the whole
war with China in 1894. The earth
quake in Japan in 1903 Is said to have
killed 100000 people. The Lisbon
earthquake In 1855 destroyed SO, 1000
human lives, while 10000 were lost In
the same year In earthquake In Per-
sia.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-12-04
HOW TO HEAL SKIN
AND SCALP TROUBLES

A Baltimore doctor suggests this
simple. but reliable and inexpensive.
home treatment for people suffering
with eczema, ringworm, rashes. and
similar itching skin and scalp troubles.
At any reliable druggists get a jar of
resinol ointment and a cake Of resinol
soap. With the resinol soap and warm
water battle the affected parts thor
oughly, until they are free from crusts
and the skin is softened. Dry very
gently. spread on a thin layer of the
resinol ointment, and cover with q
light bandage. This should be done
twice . day. Usually the distressing
itching and burning stops with the
first treatment, and the skin soon be-
comes clear and healthy again.-Adv.