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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02
The Death Roll Of Peace.

| Washington, Dec. 1.-That
peaceful industry has it's horrors
as we'll as war is shown in the
casualty list of American mines
and quarries for 1918, issued to
day by the United States Bureau
of Mines. This list gives 1851
men killed in the year. The
number of men injured was not
tabulated, but it is estimated that
it reached 100000.
Altogether in the coal mines.
metal mines and quarries 1,O47,-
O1o men were employed, and the
death rate for each 1000 men en-
gagged was $40, Or nearly three
and one-half men.
DR.. Joseph A. Homes, Direct
or of the Bureau of Mines, comes
forward with the statement that
taking the hazards of the indus
try into consideration, this list
of death and injury is excessive
and unnecessary, and discred
it to the industry and the
country.
Commenting on the deaths in
the mines, DR.. Holmes said:
I'VE stand aghast at the
slaughter in Europe as reports
reach US concerning the terrible
war that is raging, and we pride
ourselves On our freedom from
war through the adaptation of
higher ideals and standards. Yet
to me this report on the death in
one year of 1861 men engaged in
a peaceful industry is quite as
discredita BILE. And when we
consider that this record is being
repeated year after year, the
very thought of it becomes ap-
palling. In the last three years,
as far back as the records of the
bureau covering certain branches
of the industry go, the mines and
quarries of the United States
have swallowed up 10.4o7 human
lives and have incapacitated tenn
porarily, probably quarter of
million men. And the saddest
part of all is that a great part of
this death roll and still greater
part of the injuries are not nec-
essary."
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

1t has just been disclosed that
J. Harry Edwards, who was first
assistant under former State
Treasurer James Cowgirl, en-
bezzled 5000 from the state
treasury while he was in office.
The shortage was discovered
when Treasurer Cowgirl turned
the Office over to his successor,
Edward P. Deal, in March, 1918,
Mr.. Cowgirl then borrowed the
money to make the shortage
good, doctored up the books and
hushed the thing up. 1t was
simply an affair between Demo
Gratis and Edwards was too good
. fellow to be prosecuted. Ed
wards, by the way, is a newspa-
per man and the guy who wrote
canned" editorials for the rural
Democratic papers, holding up
Republicans in general oppro.
brium for their awful "corrup.
ton and dishonesty" in office
We now see his chickens coming
home to roost.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02
DON'T LEAVE POTOSI.
No Need To Seek Afar. The Evi.
dence Is At Your Door.

No need to leave Potosi to hunt
up proof, because you have it
here at home. The straightfor-
ward statement of a Potesi resi-
dent like that given below, bears
an interest for every man, wom-
an or child here in Potosi.
Eugene Hayes, Potosi, Mo,
says: Some time ago / had a
lame back and pains across my
loins. Tt hurt me to stoop or
lift and my back was stiff and
lame when / first got up of a
morning. Doan's Kidney Pills
gave me prompt relief
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-ge,
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Hayes had. Foster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02
We Make 'Em Just as Good.
An exchange says;

An exchange says;
I'VE are doing superior line
of printing in our job department
just now, and our sale bills are
the talk of the county. Week be-
fore last we got out an order of
bills for farmer north of town
and they were so attractive and
nifty that he could:' t begin to
take care of the crowd that flock
ed to the sale. After getting the
top price for every animal. i'm
plement and article on the bill.
the auctioneer simply couldn't t
stop. The people just clamored
for more. The farmer, hoping
to drive them away, put up his
mother-in-law She brought S16O
ON the hoof. Then he offered.his
mortgage for sale. A lifelong
friendship between two old
neighbors was shattered as each
| tried to outbid the other. It was
finally knocked down to the rich
er man who was promptly knock.
ed down by the poorer. He sold
the weeds along the roadside.
He sold a gold brick that he
bought in Chicago during the
Worlds Fair. He sold the ruts
in the road in front of his place
and then offered to sell the secret
of where he had the sale bills
printed. We cannot give the re-
suits as the returns are not all
in. They are bidding yet. That
is the kind of sale bills we print.
Give us a ca1lh
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02
MAN GUIDED BY HIS IDEALS
II Clean and Definite, Success In Life
May Be Said to BE Assured
From the Start.

A human being without ideals is as
worthless as a ship without a rudder
As surely and confidently as does the
rudder guide the ship, SO do clean,
definite ideals guide and shape and
complete successful career.
There is never any progress without
an objective point.
II you are building a business, and
have carefully formulated honest
ideals toward which you are to pro-
ceed. there can be small question as
to your success. Failure may mark
the way, but your ideals will keep
you in the right direction where ulti-
mate winning is certain to be reach
ed.
AS soon as you learn the ideals of a
man, you know the man.
It Is impossible to find a really
great man or woman or business that
does not literally reflect in all direc.
tions, for every worthy ideal seems
to be gifted with millions of rejecting
rays.
We are each Of us responsible to
society and the world in general for
our ideals
Worthy ideals. earnestly sought and
sincerely carried out, credit a man on
into posterity. but unworthy ideals
discredit and unharness a man here
and now. Formulate your ideals with
others in mind. Measure not success
in the immediate. Make your ideals
so high that they will not only lead
you On and up. but all about you
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

Thanksgiving Day this year
brought forth many expressions
of thankfulness from the pulpit
and elsewhere that the United
States was at peace with the
world. This sentiment was in
spired by the contrast between
the conditions here and those OF
war-torn Europe, and the idea
seems to have been held forth
that the American people are be-
coming 80 sensible to the horrors
of war that they will avert war
in the future and settle their in.
tsrnational disputes by less ri
gorous methods. But preach a.
we may against war, war will
still be the final arbiter where
imagined national honor is i'm
pugned and the patriotism e1
the people challenged. No peo
pie are quicker to fly to arms ir
the defence of these things thar
We are, and the idea of cur uni
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02
Maine'e Historical carssc.

Maine was not an Independent state
until long after the adoption OF the
constitution. During tho revolution.
ary war 1t was . district Of Aassachu-
setts. and a. such furnished its quota
Of soldiers, but they were credited ~
Massachusetts troops. The first three
censuses of the United States. taken
in 1870, 1900 and 1910, gave the popu.
lation Of the district Of Maine - .
part Of Massachusetts,. In 1920 Il was
separated from Massachusetts, made
an Independent state. and was admlt-
ted into the union. Vermont was not
one Of the 13 original states which
adopted the constitution in 17S7-S9.
and was not admitted to the union
until 1891. Az . colony II furnished
its full quota OF troops during the
revolutionary war. but its boundaries
were in dispute with Hassachusetts
New Hampshire and New York claim
ing Jurisdiction. and pending the 0is'
pute Vermont did not get into ths
union ~ ono Of the original states
adopting the constitution. It was moi
represented In the convention that
framed the constitution.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02
Bargains as Long as the Goods Last
ABRAHAM NAJIM,PPQIQ5!.M n

pie and the fulfllment of their
wishes the law. They apply
this rule even to the regulation
of the individual in the purely
personal privilege of exercising
his right to the ballot. 1t is on.
ly to prolong the existence of a
universally recognized social
evil that the right of the individ-
ual to regulate his personal con-
duct as he saw fit is paraded as
the supreme essence of demo
cracy. Time is not so remote
when the right of the individual
to get drunk If he wanted to also
included the personal privilege
of beating his wife if he wanted
to, but common interest, consid
ering its own peace and serenity,
has passed a law in prohibition
of wife beating. We mention
this merely as a precedent on
which to establish the right OF
society to protect itself from
the menace of the drunken irres.
ponsible by prohibiting him by
law from reaching the means OF
getting drunk. We are inclined to
the belief of Mr.. Bryan that the
liquor interest is milestone
around the neck of any party
that sentimentalizes over person.
al liberty to support the liquor
traffic against common interest,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

President Wilson and Speaker
Clark have buried the hatchet
and assumed an attitude of
friendship toward each other.
The Speaker is none the less sore
over being knocked out of the
presidency, but with the chances
so good that a Republican will be
elected to that office in 1916, he
is becoming charitable to the
man who is likely to get itin the
neck that year.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

The St. Louis Republic one dav
last week undertook to explain
why the Democratic Congress
has been so extravagant. The
reason it presented was that the
appropriations we're left in the
hands of tao many spending COM
mittees. While this may be the
reason, it does not explain why
these spending committees have
been more free with the revenues
under the present Democratic
administration than under for
mer Republican administrations.
1t leaves as prominent as ever
the fact that Democratic rule is
far more expensive than Repub-
lican rule. Turn the rascals out.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

writing from Port Elizabeth. South
Africa. suggests that possible expla'
nation might lie in the well-known
fact that the light Of the moon. being
reflected light. IL moro or less polar
lied, and possibly polarized light may
exert . peculiar chemical action. Po-
larized light was obtained BY him
from q powerful metallic fllament
lamp, the light being polarised By
means Of . pile Of sheets Of plate
glass backed with silver and placed
at tho correct angle. The experiment.
showed certain marked results when
fish was submitted to this light. When
two slices cut from the same nsh were
hung, one in the direct light and the
other in the polarized beam Of light
the latter invariably began 70 de
compose before the former, though
the temperature of the polariSed
beam was several degrees lower thar
the direct light.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

versal and perpetual peace is a
delusion we are hugging just
now because we have no particu-
lar occasion to be at war. The
human mind will have to be
turned in a channel contrary to
that which it has followed from
time immemorable before it can
grasp the universal peace idea
in it's true meaning. This will
mean the overthrow of CONNER
cia! greed and something else
the heroics and sentimentalism
of war. Mankind has ever been
educated that war, not peace,
is the loftiest depression of man
illness, the teachings of christi
anity notwithstanding. The ear
liest impressions of the male
child are formed with miniature
implements of war-the box OF
lead soldiers, the toy cannon,
gun and sword. In school he
has placed in his hands the writ.
ten history of civilization and
finds it a record of war only.
The "chivalric" killings of the
storied knights who sat around
King Arthur's table inspire him
to emulate them in deeds o1
derring do" Military colleges
everywhere foster the education
of war and are considered the
best institutions for the training
of the youth in his formative pc
riod, and through it all the glory
of dying for his country and flag
is drilled into him. This is suns
to him by the poet and limme6
for him by the artist in his mos
glowing colors. Man is educat
ed for war. In the development
of his understanding he can con
ceive the ideal state Of universa
| peace among the civilized peo
pies, but his mind is not ben
in that direction and he canno
follow the idea to practical con
clusions: he has not been educat
ed for peace. We might even 6,
farther than this by saying tha
his instincts are inherently com
battive because his ancestors t.
remotest times have thought il
terms of war rather than i,
terms of peace. Therefore
taking this viewpoint, ouI
Thanksgiving dreamers of peac,
forever in the United States ma,
any day find themselves awaken
ed by the rude shock of war.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

The lid clubs in St. Louis have
started another evasion of the
liquor law since the supreme
court ruled that they would have
to be brought under saloon re-
strictions. They areno resort.
ing to the "bummelkasse,'
which is German for loafer's s
fund. Each member contributes
to the fund for the purpose OF
buying liquor for Sunday con
sumption at the club room. Oh
course this is simply a subter
fuge and fools no one, but it may
serve to circumvent the liquor
law for a while longer.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

Republican policies are not to
The taste of the Missouri De-
mocracy when the Republicans
are in power in the state, but
they adopt them for their own
when they want to advance the
welfare of the community. 1t
would be good idea for the
.people of Missouri to place in
power the party that has the in
telligence to conceive progress.
i've ideas.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02
Tuooo Cn1Yntv Do.

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Ia
senior partner of the firm of F. ]. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the City OF To-
iedo. County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum Of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and ev-
cry case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use CT HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9th day of December.
4. D. 1856
(SeaD A. w GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Send for
testimonials, free
F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. O.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

VIM. J. Bryan has recently
been quoted as saying that the
liouor interests are a milestone
around the neck of the Demo
cratic party" and that the party
cannot afford to shield the
brewery, the distillery and the
saloon from the rising wrath of
determined people," To this
the St. Louis Post Dispatsh takes
exceptions, saying
1t (the Democratic party) can
not take sides with the liquor in-
terests n nor take sides with
them against common interest.
~ 1t cannot afford to violate its
principles in order to destroy
the LIQUOR interests. 1t cannot
afford to destroy liberty, the
right of every man to govern his
his own conduct-a fundamental
Democratic prlnclple.
Is the Democratic party will.
ing to sink or swim on this
"principle?" According to the
Post -Dispatch's argument there
is a common interest in opposi'
ton to the continuance of the IL
quor traffic and we have always
ways labored under the impres'
sion tina. common interest meant
the people and that the rule Of
the people, not the rights OF the
individual, was the true funda
mental Democratic principle
Truly, the upholding OF the Ii
quor traffic leads to q confusion
of ideas! In the South where
both Democracy and Prohibition
are strongest. they still seem K
adhere to the conviction tha1
common interest means the peo
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

The United States could soon
end the war in Europe by starv'
ing it out. We are more interest
ed here however in getting fat
contracts from the beligerents
than in stopping their strife.
Our neutrality is farce when it
comes to the pocket book.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02
EVIL EFFECTS OF MOON RAYS
Scientists Admit as a Fact What Has
Long Been Regarded al Mere
Superstition.

Moon rays are said to make men
go blind and mad, and to turn food.
stuff bad. There is even quoted by
the London Lancet a death the cause
Of which was officially stated to be
exposure to moonlight Apparently
the food most seriously affected by
the moons radiations is fish, and
seemingly Trustworthy statements
have been made as to the Ill effects
produced in persons who had partak-
en- Of fish which had been freely ex-
posed to moonliEht 4 a. Br1nE<
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

A man in Omaha, Neb., has
given directions that on his death
he is to be buried in a block OF
concrete eight feet square. He
is making sure that he will stay
put when Gabriel blows his horn
on a certain eventful day.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

President Wilson will not de-
mand a salute of twenty one guns
from Turkey since he had such
poor luck in collecting such a
salute from Mexico.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

The St. Louis policeman who
was arrested while stealing
the chicken he was set to watc l,
may have only undertaken to
carry the poultry to place where
he could keep it under guard
more conveniently.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

Whsre Sympathy Should d.
She was angry, and her fnee -
vealed the fAct.
What "a the matter. dearT said
her husband. - he entered tho hitch'
an.
You see that" sho replied voAo.
mently, ~ she raised . mixing bowl
in which she had just broken N 60.
That 10 the second bad egg ! have
found today. believe Jim Fletcher
keeps all the bad ones he gets n hio
old store for mel"
well. you shouldn't get angry shout
It, Nellie" said her husband sobsgiy.
You ought to have more sympathy"
Sympathy" she echoed. What do
you mean? Sympathy for Jim Ylsteh-
er?"
mo, for the eggs" be replied.
Think how long they must have beoa
TRIM 10 b. good.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

The Greenville Journal last
week copied an editorial from
this paper without giving due
credit. AS the name, journal, "
occurs in the article, the lift
looks to US like our Greenville
friend were palming off our ideas
as his own.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

Free soup houses were opened
in St. Louis on December lst.
Prosperity whooping Democrats
please take notice.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

Governor Blease of South Car
olina has solved the penitentlary
problem, he pardons the convlcts
as fast as they reach the pen.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-12-02

Our Democratic friendsga We
thanks last Thursday for the
small favors the late elections
vOuchsafed them.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-28
WILL HONOR FATHER
Of THE SUBMARINE
DAVID BUSHNELL WHILE YALE
FRESHMAN INVENTED FIRST
UNDER SEA FIGHTER.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Officers of
the Navy Department are searching
for descendant, preferably young,
unmarried woman, of David Bushnell.
She is wanted to act as sponsor for
one Of the new submarine tenders
under construction for the United
States Navy. The new submarine
will be named The Bushnell" In hon.
Of the father of the submarine, whose
experiments. conducted 140 years ago,
gave to the world the proof Of the
possibilities of under-sea fighting.
David Bushnell, the father of sub.
marine warfare, whose name is scarce
ly known to the builders of the sub
marine fleets now operating in the
European War; was born in Saybrook,
Conn, and in his freshman year at
Yale projected a submarine boat, the
first capable of locomotion of which
there are any authentic records. His
brain first conceived the idea of at
lacking the submerged hull of ship.
Bushnell's first submarine resem-
bled tortoise; it was less than eight
feet long and six feet in height. 1t
had a brass head, fitted with eight
glasses, through which the operator
directed the ship. The powder mag
azine was hung at the stern, and was
so designed that it could be fastened
to the keel of vessel and a clock
work attachment set going so that the
explosion would be delayed until tn
submarine could get out of danger.
Bushnell's invention, though bril-
liant, was never a success. In thu
summer of 1776. it was taken to New
York to operate against a British man
of-war lying in the .arbor. This wa
the first use of a torpedo in naval his
tory. The plan fell through, becaus
of Bushnells illness, which made
necessary to send a substitute, and b
the inability of the amateur operate
to find on the enemy's ship any woode
surface or copper which could b
pierced.
In August, 1777, Bushnell fioated
machine guided by line against som
British ships near New London.
demolished ship, and this was tn
=, first successful use of torpedoes
history.
Bushnell was a bachelor, but had
brother to whose children he left h
estate He visited France, and the
went to Warrenton, Ca, where he b
came a teacher. He is said to hay
used the name Bush" in Georgia.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-28
WIRE TAPER SEEKS
A NEW TRIAL
CHARLES GONDoRF WAS DEAN
OF PROFESSION OF
SWINDLlNG.

New York, Oct. 27.-The motion
for a new trial for Charles Gondorf,
now serving a sentence in Sing Sing
for swindling by overlapping fraud,
will be heard today before Judge
Swami. Attorney for Gondorf declares
he is in possession of newly discovered
evidence, which. If known, would es-
tablish his innocence. 1t is further as
serted that the testimony of Eugene
Adams, the alleged victim of Gondorf.
was false.
Gondorf, who was convicted OF steal
ing $4,000 from Eugene Adams on a
overlapping swindle, was sentenced to
Sing Sing to serve term Of from Ave
to ten years. For the first time in his
life, although he had been arrested
frequently, Gondorf was unable to es-
cape punishment.
! Following his conviction and sen.
tence, Gondorf applied to Justice Don
nelly in the Supreme Court for GER
tificate of reasonable doubt. This
was denied. His attorneys obtained
4. from Judge Rosalsky stay of execu-
ton pending decision on motion for
a new trial. Later Judge Rosalsky
cancelled the stay of execution.
According to Adams testimony at
the trial, Gondorf asserted that he had
enjoyed immunity for so long because
he had a big pull with number OF
political leaders and even members OF
the District Attorneys staff and
Judges. The chief difficulty in every
case in which Gondorf has been arrest
ed, however has been to get the com
plainant to appear against him. Con
dorf attempted to bride Adams t.
leave the country, and was caught a.
he was passing the money in the pres
ence of detectives.
Adams came here from England il
July and became acquainted with Con
dorf, who was introduced as a racinl
manager for the Astors and Wander
u bits. He took Adams to a so-calle
y Jockeys Club" in Fiftieth street, an
Il after several bets were placed, Adam
was induced to show $4,000 as an ev
dence of good faith in bet whic
. Gondorf made. AS Adams produce
the money, pretended detectives brok
into the place, told Adams he was III
E der arrest and seized the money.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-10-28
YOUR FALL COLD NEEDS
ATTENTION

No use to fuss and try to wear it
out. 1t will wear you out instead.
Take Dr. Kings New Discovery, relief
follows quickly. 1t checks your cold
and soothes your cough away. Pleas
ant. antiseptic and healing. Children
like it. Get a soc bottle of DR.. King S
New Discovery and keep it in the
house. Our family cough and cold
doctor, writes Lewis Chamberlain
Manchester, Ohio. Money back if moi
satisfied, but it nearly always helps.