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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
MODEL MAID GIVES ADVICE
With Ono Family Twenty Years,
Helena Schwartz DiscIoses the
Secret Of Her Efficiency.

Just 20 years ago Helena Schwartz,
then two years from Germany, became
a maid in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. B. Jacobson of New York
She has been there ever since
When a reporter asked Helena what
her employers had done to make her
service so pleasant she said:
Before leaving for America my
mother called me to her and gave me
some advice, and have tried to keep
1t In mind. Remember, when you go
into service that your mistress clos
est interest Is her home, and that It
rests a great deal with you to make
1t agreeable. Do just as you would
do II 1t were your own home. Never
give anything away belonging to the
house. Not even the smallest morsel.
If any one talks to you about your
mistress, tells the doing In their own
household, do not listen. Never gos-
sip to your mistress either. Be both
deaf and blind to what goes on around
you. and above all things remember
that honesty and truthfulness will
never get you into trouble
Il have kept these rules before me
at all times and If those girls who
wonder why they cannot get along in
their situations would adopt them |
am sure their mistresses would be
quick to appreciate their services"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
GOOD JOKE ON BILL DAHLEM
Umpire Hurst Took Abuse Calmly
When He Knew Player Wanted to
Be Put Out OF Game.

Bill Dahlen. manager OF the Dodgers.
recalls the time Tim Hurst would not
put him out Of the game. re reEartiless OF
what he said or thra: :ened to say
Before the game Bill confded to
Hurst that he was dcstrors CT being
elected from the raro 80 that he
might go down to the Brighton Beach
race track and place i bet c. q good
thing"
"Ill call you few mild names
you'll know l won't mean thesn--sn nd
you can put me out Of the game"
Bill told Tim.
Dahlen started applying the appella.
tions early. Hurs- turned = deaf ear
to them in the first inr.ng. In the
second he was just as iImune from
Dahlen's calling down. Dahlen was
becoming angry, and started to call
Hurst harsh neln"s. Finally Dahlen
blurted out phrase to Hurst that
would have cos. him & heavy fine
under ordinary circumstances. The
players who were within nearing were
astounded when Hurst would not cali
Dahlen.
Get back there and play" roared
Hurst to Dahlen. Il wouldn't put you
out OF the game if you called me an
A. P. Al
Dahlen was rot a bit consoled when
he learned that his good thing" can.
tered home a winner at the comfort
able odds CT 20 10 1.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Cheap Shirts in China.

Chinese and Japanese shirt material
is cheap and attractive, and the low
price of labor enables the native tail
ors to place excellent shirts on the
market at most reasonable prices and
to make them to order. To illustrate
the low cost Of labor l will give a
specific instance which Is interesting
in this connection. A Chinese gentle
man who dresses in foreign style had
a native tailor come to his house and
make shirts for him to order The man
made at least one shirt a day, and re-
tceived 140 cash a day for his work
and his food in addition. AS the food
cost not more than 110 cash, the total
Icost a day did not exceed $50 cash.
which, at the present rate of exchange,
amounts to less than 10 cents United
States currency. AS the shirts which
this man made are excellent in every
way, there is little inducement for the
Chinese to buy ready made shirts from
abroad. for similar arrangements can
be made In any part Of China. the cost
varying slightly.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
FOR PRESERVATION OF FISH
Russian Claims He Has Method Which
Is Far Superior to Those at
Present In Use.

The preservation of fish is not sub
ject likely to be of intense interest to
the average men, and let it is one of
considerable practical importance to
him. Few foodstuffs are SO prone to
rapid decay, and few are more dan
gerous when in that condition. Pic.
king and sailing, while reasonably
effective, seriously injure the natural
flavor of the fish, when they don't ac.
tually destroy it. Hence a new method
of preservation which keeps the fish
fresh and sweet and of unchanged
flavor for weeks Or even months" is
something of discovery. This is
what Prof. A. ]. Danilevsky, a mem
Der of the Imperial Academy Of Rus
sia. claims for his new method, And
his claims have been considered Of
enough importance to be given an
official test by the board of agriculture
and fisheries in London. and also by
the Tull Trawlers' and Fish Merchants
association. A 1e-day test, controlled
by the latter organization, is said tc
have justified the professors claims,
and it is probable that he will be given
the opportunity for a more extended
demonstration Of his process. It's cost
,is said to vary from 40 to so cents
per 200 pounds Of fish.--New York
Post
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
FIND JOKE HARD 20 FORGIVE
Detective Bur:15 .trouscd ire Of Fe-
male Fe.Iov--acsenecrs. and Also
The;' ;.,iiosity.
. Burns was blessed

| Detective w. j. Burns was blessed
by the pope the other day. Half u
dozen well-to-do ladies reading that
statement earnestly hoped that tho
blessing is a defective and insincere
one, because Burns played Joke on
them that they can never forgive.
They were fellow passengers with
him on the Mauretania.
Please, Mr. Burns," they said to
him, pleadingly and working their
eyes, please make us speech in the
cabin this evening. Tell us about the
wonderful detectaphone."
So Burns did All the cabin pasl
sengers were there. He explained to-
them that the detectaphone could be-
hidden almost anywhere ,
''In order to make my little talk Q,
convincing one" said he, Il had dc!
tectaphones hidden In every cabin!
before l came on board the boa4
Last night listened for hours" !
oh" said many ladies. springln0
to their feet 4,
Then they remembered themselves.
and pretended they were just fling
their skirts and sat down again, md
from time to time pinched thair
cheeks to restore their color. Than
Burns said 1t was all a Joke. The
various ladies laughed hollowly. uAs
the breaking Of plates. When Buna
concluded they came to him, ono at .
time, and eyed him sadly. and stood
In pensive poses.
did you really?" they asked him.
He assured them that he had mere
ly been spoofing They all said they
were so glad to hear that. They said
he didn't seem at all that sort Of q
man. Then they said:
Dear Mr.. Burns"
Mr.. Burns inclined an ear.
What did that lussy in yellow
talk about last night?"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
A Wall From the Past.

A friend sends me the follow
ing printed in poster form il
1858, for John Bean & Son
merchants at IrondaIe, Mo. /
is headed, "Posilive.y No Credlt
Here!" | reproduce the text az
a wall from the business Of tnt
dim and distant past:
: Poor old Mr.. Credit i, yo:.e
we don't know where. and 20 tel
the truth, we don't care. Fol
the satisfaction OF the public We
Will give our experience Wit
him. Near three years az,
when we commenced selling
goods, he t.s;iijt To i,>. All. repre-
Sentru iillli:,.i. 70 rs - be al.
right; We tiiils,.,ct. i.iln. We
soon heard bad ;a;.,s on nim.
that he was lazy, aA:. that he had
a chronic cclnp!aii.'. called fail
ing to coni by w nromises
which is very hur; 81 to busi-
ness zen; but like NEST new be
Slne@:i III business we employed
him. Our SAT- experience is ;lat
he is d grea! Ii;tcd to sell goods,
but a poor co.,c;'5ur. We assist
ed him all we cGs:id, and we en-
ployed DR.. Confidence and DR..
Patience. who gave him all the
quack nOstrHm> of the day.
which has proved to make things
worse, and we have come to the
conclu ion to dismiss him. We
think by not having his wages to
pay, we can and will give better
bargains for time to come.
He that trades and pays his way.
We hope may live another day:
But he that trades and never
pays,
No matter how soon he ends his
days.
So clean your feet and pay your
way,
Or it would be better for US, for
you to stay away.
This seems hard, but it is no less
true,
What is good for me, will prove
good for you"
-1ronton Register.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Two Sides to the Question.

l like the money that grows
on the farm; money is a good
thing-when you find any, says
11-year- old David Hammond in
the Missouri Ruralist. When
ma calls me in the morning,
don't pay any attention to her,
but when pa calls me | get right
up. | don't like to walk around
in my sleep, stopping hogs and
milking cows. like cream, but
| don't like to turn the separator;
/ like butter but | don't like to
churn. like eggs, but | don t
like to clean out the chicken
house. When | am making wag-
ons for myself I don't like to
have ma call to me to get wood
or water. When | get older l
won't like to start out at sunrise
with the team and work all day
among the flies. among the
snakes and the bumblebees, and
the rocks. and then come home
at night and do the chores. |
would rather be sent to the leg
iSlature or be elected president.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
HID RIGHT TO BE PRESENT
Rather Good Story to Illus
trate a Point.

A. L. Hamilton. the leading MILL
merry expert of America. complained in
New York about the tariff clause pro-
uses. Of all wild bird feathers save
the ostrich's
Mr.. Hamilton pointed out that many
game birds are killed for sport and
food, and that many other birds are
killed because they are pests, and he
asked why the Audubon societies
would have the feathers Of all these
birds wasted
Il represent the birds, Mr. HaDlil
ton," said an Audubon devotee. Il
speak for the birds. Whom do you
represent, and what right have you to
speak,
Il represent the millinery trade"
Mr. Hamilton answered. Il speak for
thousands who will be thrown out Of
work if this foolish clause goes into
effect AS to my right to speak-well,
l think I'm rather in the position of
the department store proprietor.
"A department store proprietor in
augurated in the basement ten-cent,
three-course luncheon for his workers.
He thought one day he'd try the
luncheon himself, and accordingly he
hoped up or to a peg and called for
the soup. But the waiter, not know
ing him, said:
"'Oh. no. mister! You ain't in on
this. You don't belong to this store
I'm qu:tn aware Of that the pro-
prietor aaa"ered, the store belongs
to me-"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Room for "Sparking the Girl"

Those Lutheran parsons down
in Southern Ohio who are going
to urge the general council of
their church to put a 'courting
parlor" into every church build
ing are headed in the right di-
rection. There would be some
problems to solve before the
courting parlor could fill every
need. Socialism may be spread
ing, but counting remains one of
our individualiStic industries.
Two are company and three a
crowd So the problem in a
public parlor would be to find
enough cozy hooks or corners to
meet the call for privacy.
It's no laughing matter,
though, this need of better so
cial centers. In olden times
there were parlors at home in
which daughter could see her
Steady" But in our big,
crowded cities, with high rents
forcing people to pack into tene-
mentS, it's different story.
Sparkling a girl in the pre- sence
of pa, ma and little brother has
it's drawbacks. Small wonder
there's tendency to shift the
scene to the dance hall. the wine
room or some other pace where
danger turks.
All this while the church plant
stands idle most of the time.
open only on Sunday and once or
twice during the week. Clearly
the church isn't dong all that it
might to better conditions here
on earth. We wish those Luth-
eran pastors luck Cleveland
| Press.
We can understand the appro-
priateness of celebrating the
birth of Jesse James, or Nero
or other bloodthirsty criminals
by getting on the outside of lot
of bad booze, but when it comes
to celebrating the birth of Jesus
Christ by the same method we
can only ask, why.-Frederick.
town Dem. News.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07

built up under Republican rule
when it rushed through its cur
rency bill to head off the calam-
itE the new tariff law brought
on. The man out of work, the
dollar day man. the manufac-
turer facing ruin through foreign
competition. the heads of great
railroad systems predicting ear
ly bankruptcy and receiverships
for their lines. the reports of
the Dun and Bradstreet agen-
ci+S are al! in accord with our
own views: and so would $40.
AXE be if he only had the moral
courage to present condition
OF fact against q party expedl-
ency. Look into your own cash
box, Bro. Axe, and you w;l see
hard times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
MAY BE TAKEN AS DESIRED
Supplying Ones Own Punctuation,
CIeverIy Constructed Letter Has
Two Different Meanings.

A queer letter, SO constructed, with
out punctuation, that it can be read in
a number of different ways, giving,
directly opposite meanings, is in the
possession of w. G. Shaft, now living
in Illinois. He copied it from an In
diana newspaper when he first came
to this country. in 1855. He is now.
seventy-nine years old. The letter fol
lows:
He is an old experience man in,
vice and wickedpess he is never found
opposing the HG:hs of iniquity he
takes delight III the downfall of the
neighborhood he never rejcices in the
prosperity Of any of his fellow crea-.
lures he is always ready to assist in
destroying the peace of society he.
takes no pleasure in serving the Lord
he is uncommonly diligent in so~i,.s
dtscord among; his friends and ac-.
Quaintances Lo takes no pride in la.
boring to promote the cause Of Christ
ianity he his not been negligent in
endeavoring 20 stigmatize all public
teachers he makes no exertions to
subdue his Cvil passions he strives
hard to build up satan's kingdom he
lends no aid to the support of the sos-
pei among the heathens he contributes
largely to the evil adversary he p:ys
no attention to good advice he gi
great heed to the devil he will nevlg'
go to heaven he must go where he
will receive his just recompense Of
reward"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
8jon at GETTYSBURG,

July 1, 1863. on Cemetery Ridge.
near Gettysburg. Pa, was posted this
sign:
All persons found using firearms in
these grounds will be prosecuted with
the utmost rigor Of the law"
For the failure to enforce 1t you
must blame old John Burns, for he
was the constable of Gettysburg. but
the majesty Of the law was himself
blazing away with borrowed gun.
And as accessory before the fact
you must indict the man who had the
shoe store. for he, and not Hooker,
Meade or Lee, brought on the battle
of Gettysburg. A detachment of men
In blue with holes In their shoes came
into town to clean out the store, and
at the same time came detachment
OF gray with no shoes at all, and then
the village ordinance against the pro
miscuous use Of firearms began to
90 to pieces-American Magazine.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Possible Exclamation.

Louis E. Van Norman, associate
editor of the Review of Reviews, re-
Gently returned from his vacation in
Montana. Out there he discovered an
old timer who was particularly bitter
toward the Pieg2n Indians. Il like
the Sioux. and the hpaches and the
Crows" said this Old fellow, beating
violently on the able, Them IL
dians are gentlemen When they
went on the warpatli they always took
their blankets off. and all you had to
do was to run and hide. But the
Piegans, Mister. there amt nothing
as mean as Piegan." Next day Mr..
Van Norman asked "BiIl" Burns. a
veteran Glacier Park guide. why the
old man hates Piegans SO, Well"
said Mr. Burns refectively, the old
cuss married a Piegan squaw. Nab
be it's race prejudice"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Exterminated Like the Buffalo.

Some idea of the vast numbers Of
animals that Africa used to support
can be gained from a passage in W.
Scully's "reminiscences. 1t was Mr..
Scully's good fortune in 1892 to wit
ness the last great trek of spring
bucks from east to west of the Bush
mainland desert-a trek on a scale
such as no man will ever see again
Fencing, the increase Of population
and the distribution Of arms have al
most exterminated the once innumer-
able host. He says: Il have stood
on an eminence some twenty feet
high. far out on the plains. and seen
the absolutely level surface, as wide
as the eye could reach, covered with
resting springbucks. while from over
the eastern horizon the rising col
umns of dust told Of fresh hosts ad-
vancing.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Came,s are Not Even in II.

Whether sheep are any relation to
camels the bureau Of forestry does not
attempt to determine. but it has dis
covered that sheep can go four and q
half months without water, except for
such moisture as they can get from
the dew and the juices Of forage
plants.
The constantly increasing demand
for grazing ground has forced forestry
officers to find places for as much
stock as can safely be admitted to the
forests. Therefore, they have tried,
apparently y it'll success, the grazing
Of sheep CT ranges entirely destitute
OF water. The grazing season lasts
from June j 10 October 331. and dur
ing this period of four and q half
months the animals on these ranges
do not get drinking water.
Under such conditions, according to
the forestry bureau, the sheep have
done extremely we'll, and last year q
lambs from the Ncbo national forest,
Utah. had an average weight at the
close CT the season Of 6S pounds, which
Is declared to be rather above the nor.
nal weight
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07

The Potosi journal is nothing,
if not up to date. Every Repub-
lican paper in the land has been
predicting panic for year or
more. The Journal had the
panic here and, of course, at
tributed it to Democratic rule
Ironton Register.
OF course, the Register speaks
in a sarcastic vein, but news
paper sarcasm is q poor remedy
for distressing Industrial de-
preston. We must, in the face
of the many evidences we have
before, us deny the impeachment
that this depression extends nc
farther than our imagination
carries it. 1t is too real. Even
our Democratic friends are be-
ginning to concede that the
times are hard, and are trim
ming their sails to the wind of
adversity. And the present ad'
ministration practically confess.
ed that it had no faith in its tar.
if law to uphold the prosperity
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07

The ST. Louis Globe Democrat
in a recent editorial supported
the principle of the right of So
ciety over the personal liberty
of the individual, and went on to
say: NO longer does any man
give to himself. He is an insep-
arabic part of the social fabric
His life is so entwined with that
of his fellows that his conduct
affects the veal or woe of the
community Just so; but why
does not the Globe apply the
truth of this principle to the
right of society to extend it's
authority over the personal lib
erty of the individual in the mat
ter of liquor drinking? AS an
illustration On the same day
the Globes editorial was printed,
there was a news item in it's
columns to the fleet that eight
persons were in hospital, dan
gerously wounded, because of
the mad act of a drum en- labor
er. This picture shows clearly
enough the danger to the com
munity from the individual who
may unrestrained madden him
self with drink. Shall we con-
tinue to set the personal liberty
of such an individual before the
safety of society? In the light
of the Globes editorial only one
answer can be given, that socie-
ty must protect itself from
drink -crazed men by taking
from them the right to place
themselves under the Grazing in.
tiuence. and from other individ-
uals the right of making and sup
plying the brain disturbing
agency.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
An Unfortunate Mjx-Up,

Once upon a time a gentleman en-
tered florists shop. ordering two
punches Of flowers One was to so to
a lady friend and the other was to go
tC the home Of a friend who had just
died. On the first he wrote: TO
help you bear the heat" the weather
being very warm: on the second he
Inscribed Sympathy" When the
flowers we're delivered mistake was
made. The lady received the bunch
marked sympathy" and Immediate
ly answered. asking why she needed
his sympathy. He never heard from
the other box.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Young Old Men.

More than forty young old
men met in the Cle:e'nnd %.
City Hall the otl.ar Gay and
formed an organization that may
become nation wide in it's scope
for the purpose of securing EN-
ployment for men who have
passed their prime. This is de-
cidedly the day of young men,
and the man who has passed
middle life without having LAID
up competency or mastering
some special line of work is at a
dreadful disadvantage.
But it has always been so.
And age, now, as always, is not
so much matter of years as of
declining enthusiasm. We have
seen men on whosestrong should
crs rests the burden of seven,
eight and sometimes nine dec
AIDES, full of the unwasted power
of the spirit and strength which
comes from freshness and joy
in the work done and the vision
fulfilled.
The great work of the world
is being done and always
has been done by men of
middle life and more. Four
tifths of the business failures are
made by young men.
In physical work the older
men may be outclassed by the
younger ones; but in lines of
work calling for skill, steadfast-
ness and reliability, the older
man has the advantage. There is
something seriously wrong with
with an economic system that
finds man useless at 5O.-Syr-
acuse Journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Orders Is Orders.

A prominent resident of western
city owns & magnificent touring car
equipped with every modern improve
ment Recently he was taking trip
across the state, Passing through a
small town about dusk, he was halted
by the town marshal. who ordered him
to light his lights With a movement
of one hand he switched on the eiec-
trio lights. to the great CONSERVATION
of the pompous marshal. Recovering
himself, he tlIndeTed:
Young feller. when ] order you to
light your lights, / mean for you to gis
out of the car and liRht-.&n"
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1914-01-07
Virus sIaunhters Rabbits.

Rabbits took possession OF the
cemetery at Rouen. France. and ate
up all plants and flowers as fast as
they were placed upon the graves.
The keepers called in hunters with
ferrets. but the burrows we're almost
straight down. 50 the ferrets could do
nothing. Then some of the virus used
In Australia when the rabbits became
a pest was obtained. DR.. Loir OF the
Rouen board of health inoculated sew
eral rabbits with it and turned them
loose In the cemetery. Eight d>ys
later there were no rabbits il. tis.
cemetery. All had died i'll ;,ic:!- ..'=7-
rows.