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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04
Clerk Finds New Way.

Calculus, adding machine OF
hours of mental toll are not nee
essary for the solution OF parcel
post rates, according to George
Rogers, a postalelerk at Fayette-
vile, Ark Rogers has devised
a table by which he claims rates
may be rapidly computed with
the aid of the parcel post zone
map. For the first and second
zones under his plan, the rate is
equal to the mum ber Of pounds
of the parcel plus cents. The
table follows:
First and second zones, post
age equals number of pounds
plus 1 cents.
+. Third zone, two times number
Of pounds plus 4 cents.
Fourth zone, foEr times num-
Der of pounds plus 8 cents.
Fifth zone. six times the num-
Der of pounds plus 2 cents.
Sixth zone, eight times the
number of pounds plus l cent.
Seventh zone, ten times the
number of pounds plus l cent.
Eighth zone. II cents per
pnund
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04
Ants as Herders..

The intelligence shown by ants
has long been wonderful to sci
|entists who have studied the
methods of these insects. They
show processes of reasoning in
managing their affairs that sur
pass mere instinct, and one of
the best evidences of the truth
of this lies in their treatment OF
the corn root louise.
The corn root louise winters In
the egg stage IN the nests of the
small corn field ant, The ants
|eollect the eggs in the fall and
store them with their own eggs
in their nests underground. In
the spring when the eggs hatch
the ants carry the young lice TO
roots of grasses and weeds where
they feed and increase until the
corn crop comes On. The ants
then transfer them to roots of
corn During the summer there
are no males, neither are there
true females, but an asexual
form, step-mother, gives birth to
the living young. The ants con-
tlnue to herd the lice all summer
and in return feed on a sweet
discharge from tubes on the
back of the lice.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

No more girls on w1rships.- This
British admiralty order ID the result
Of torpedo running amuek. For
tnnately the Wild torpedo did little
damage
The British destruyeE3 have been
putting in at Newport frequently and
the ofacerz hare become popular with
the Inhabitants The evening IN ques-
ton = prominent citizen OF Newport,
his niece and another young woman
were aboard destroyer. and one Of
the gunners was explaining the work
ing OF torpedo tube The charge Of
high explosive had been removed and
placed to one side, when the gunner
was Temporarily called away. Mean
while another gunner came along and
thinking the explanation had been con-
c1uded replaced the charge and went
away.
The flrst gunner returned and, un-
aware that the charge had been re-
placed. proceeded with his demonstr1r
ton, saying: This il how the tor
pedo is discharged" With that he
pressed the button.
There was q report and the amazed
little party saw the deadly torpedo
leave its tube and travel under water
right across the stretch between the
pier where the destroyer vas tied up
and the next pier. It Was making
straight for large Italian steamship.
But for some unexplained reason
the torpedo's course was suddenly de-
fected. Instead of striking the steam
er it crashed into the wall OF the pier
twenty feet from the vessels stern.
Tons Of water were thrown into the
air. drenching many persons who
happened to be near by. tThe pier suf-
fered considerably. There win be no
more little parties.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04
Plausible Theory.

Sometimes bit Of unconscious hu-
NOR survives even the watchful eyes
OF the Associated Press editors. Re
Gently an account Of an unusually
bloody fight came into the Atlanta Of
nee OF the great news-gathering or
ganization. After the ordeal Of the
blue pencil, it was sent out over the
wires to the various newspapers on
the southern division" of the Asso-
ciated Press.
The item recounted the details Of 4
night between two persons In q rural
community. Their weapons, accord
ing to the story. were . scythe, q corn
knife, = shovel and butcher knife.
After enumeratfng the details OF the
encounter, the dispatch concluded:
It is thought that the two men had
some sort Of q misunderstanding"
That was quite as convincing as
the comment made by the editor OF a
rural paper in Maine On the arrest OF
a young man who was caught climb
ing out Of the cellar window Of eey-
tain house with q valise filed with
silverware, jeweiry and other articles
of value.
TT is believed" said the newspaper
account OF his arrest, that evidence
may be found that win lead to his
eonviction-" Youths Companion
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

we hars never Eound fault with
it in itse.f. Still, we hold to our
inherent right as q free born
American citizen, to comment
upon and even criticise the con
duct of our government if we do
not like the way it is running the
country. We have, in the many
years that the Register has come
to orr exchange table, noted that
it has consistently adhered to and
exercised the same privilege, but
il never occurred to rs that while
he did not ihe the way things
were being done under Repu bill
can rule to suggest to the editor
that he could pack his trunk and
move TO q land where things gov
ernmental were more to his Ia
ing. The spirit in which the
Register views our attitude to-
wards the Wilson administration
is typical of Democratic intoler
ance, which is-if you don't like
the way we are running things.
get out.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04
CAUGHT THE BUSINESS MEN


Some OF the greatest men Of pas,
ages have to thank their knack Of do
ing the right thing at the right time
for their prominence In the annals Of
posterity.
Gutenberg disclosed his newly In
vented movable type to & handful Of
men who were in great need OF q
medium to disseminate royal edicts
on a grand scale. Thus the art oa
printing received a better start thar
It might otherwise have enjoyed.
Franklin outlined the possibilities OF
electricity to an organization Of MEN
searching for Just such a force Its
triumph was of course assured.
Giuseppe Gorolotta-name fictitious
who pilots q barrel organ through
Main street has the same knzck of do
ing the right thing at the right time,
says the Buffalo News
When the first reports OF the tor.
pedoing OF the Lusitania were pub.
nshed. Giuseppe chose as the psyche.
logical time to play "The Star Span
gled Banner within hearing Of all the
office windows on Main street The
unusual appeal depleted half the vaea-
ton funds in the business section.
The knack that made ether men
great win make Giuseppe rich.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

We have heard much during the
past year concerning the fright
fuEness practicsd by the armies
of warning Europe. Such things
were to be expected, however
for in war the ethical standards
civilization and culture break
down and civilized man becomes
again more or less a barbarian
But what excuse can we Offer
here in the United States, the
peaceful, civilized and self
proclaimed exemplar OF human.
.ity, for roasing human beings te
death after the manner of savag
.es? Texas furnished US the 9th
er day with another of these al
too frequent spectacles of Amer.
can "frightfulness." A Negro
suspected Of murder was seized
by q mob and thrust into a fire.
and as he struggled and scream
ed to escape this agonizing tor.
ture the hands of civilized e.
white men showed him back up
on the flames. After the fire
had died down, the charred and
dismembere remains of the ne,
gro were raised upon poles and
displayed about the streets o1
the city, and we read that the
whole affair was witnessed with
apparent approval by a crowd e1
i've or ten thousand, including
many Of the best people of the
community. The Indians abou,
the torture stake couldn't have
improved upon this scene o1
frightfnlness and sayagry. And
the negro, was he guilty. We
don't know; no effort seems te
have been made to prove him so
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

prominent. The average man is
intelligent enough to Judge his
condition By his personal affairs,
and If they are not good, he
knows il first of all, and the re-
ality of It is too impressive to be
disguised by any shouting to the
contrary for political purposes.
When we begin to see bank de-
positors swelling their accounts
again, and fewer ehatteI mort
cages fled for record. we will
believe that prosperity is here.
And that is the way all sensible
men look at it.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

paying q war-taxa direct tax
to make up a deficit caused By
the enactment Of . low tariff bill
by the Democrats. Sure, leave
it to the people on such records,
their verdict will be clear cut
and decisive, and will show that
they are thinking for themselves
just at present and are not al
lowing eulogies delivered by peo-
pie with an axe to grind to have
much weight.-P Perryville Re
publican.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

Horror over the EastIand ira
gedy ID subsiding: the public is
being appeased with 'investiga
tions" Of the affair, and official
dom il settling back for another
snooze, with the feeling thai
maybe such thing will no,
hsppen again during its term Of
ufFica.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04
curiou. War ceineiaenees

A curious coincidence is narrated
In letter from Private s. n. Jones OF
the Motor Transport A g. c. to
friends II Lfangollen, Wales
He was . driver on the LiangoIlen-
Wrexham notorious route. and enlist
ed soon after the commencement OF
hostilities. In France. strange to say.
he was drafted to the identical chassis
OF the meteor he had been driving on
the Denbighshire route. it having been
purchased with mary others, By the
government
: The manager CT tie read car com-
pany hss written to Private Jones
stating that. II It Should be possible.
tney will repu-chase the car after the
war. and place upon II plate record
ing the eiresust&nces related.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

One Of our Democratic ex-
changes stated last week that
Missouri was enjoying the great
est prosperity in its history at
present, and attributed il to
Democratic rule, Of course. Who
do the Democrats think they are
fooling by that kind of talk, any
ways Why, they can't even fool
themselves with it, in the face OF
so much evidence to the contrary
that there is no general prosper
ity in Missouri. Prosperity, if
there were any. would reflect it
self in the periodic statements
issued by the banks of the state,
These statements are made un-
der statutory compulsion and
must therefore be correct and
reliable. Taking our own com
nunity, with six banks, as an
example, and, which fairly por-
tray the conditions general
throughout this section of Mis-.
souri,. we find that there was a
net falling off in their affairs in
the past twelve months of nearly
$92, 600. Depositors, instead o1
adding to their accounts. as
would have been the case had
they been enjoying the unpreee
dented prosperity the Democrat
ic papers are heralding, actually
withdrew $52, 429 from their sav
inEs to make ends meet. And
the banks here present eondi
tion rather moro favorable thar
those of adjacent counties, fol
they have been called upon T.
borrnu less money from theil
banking connections in St. Louis
10 meet the drain upon them
than Yrs the case IN other coun
ties. No banker viii ssy, truth
tally, fhat tho people he has beer
.11.s,.n, hs,o;nnaa vrifh f7uriuU Tho
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

The Globe Democrat says:
HAving talked bravely, the
President is now looking around
for big stick" which reminds
m THAT the Colonel never had to
l0oh Around for one while he was
nrAai3onk
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

Waiter 8. Dickey, former
chairman Of the Republican State
Committee, predicts that the Re
publieans win sweep Missouri
next year, which will mean that
Mr.. Dickey will 60 to the q. S.
Senate % Senator Reeds sue
xsxxses9nv
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

A machine has been invented
that will turn out 800 pies an
hour. The Major administration
shQnld by all means hasten to
install one at it's JeH City pie
eeunter, it might help to placate
these deserving Democrats
who are grumbling over the
scarcity of pie being doled out
fharp
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

Perhaps President Wilson re
fases t. put = check on the war
supplies from this country to
Eprope because it furnishes an
exGuse for keeping up the war
tax legied here at home.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

England took over three
months TO reply to our protest
against seizing cargoes Of non
contraband destined to aeutra1
ports, and the answer was -
England would do as she pleased
Now, Woodrow, show yonr back.
bone, If you have any.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

It taI1as more than men and
money 10 guard the safety Of q
nAtinn nowadays, we must have
ths gans snd amnnition too, by
iinrnt
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04
A Car and a Cow.

There is accumulating evidence
that people read the advertising
columns. The other night a man
telephoEed an advertisement for
man to drive car to the Coast.
Though there is an easily recog-
nizabIe difference between a car
and a COW, it is not so distinguish
able by telephone. and the young
man in the Office understood that
the customer wanted a cow driv-
en- to Los Angeles:
It struck the linotype operator
that this was little out of the
ordinary, but he followed the
copy.
Two days later the advertiser
telephoned again, this time for
amendation. correction and re-
lief. Thirty men had called on
him to get the job OF driving that
coT--Phoenix, iArn.,) Repub-
ican.
4 Short Memeey.
Uncle Jed was tride slxck about
quitting the bottom when the levee
broke. and had to take to . tree. Morn
ing came. and there yxs sixty feet Of
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04

It seems TO matter little how
big the crops are or how hard
the times may be, the consumer
still finds the cost of living for
ever mounting higher and high
er. The Democrats, in.their last
campaign. claimed that the Re
pablican "robber tariff was the
canse Of the high cost of living,
and that they Iwould bring il
down as soon rs they had the op.
portunity to amend the tariff law.
They did that two years ago. and
The cost of living il still mount.
inG But. while il failed in cut.
ting the high cost of living, thu
Democratic tariff law was effect,
ise in another direction in cut
ting ability -it cut the purchas.
Ing power Of the consumer and
leayes him in . worse plight than
HI Nas when the Democratic par.
III nnasrtook TO relieve him os the
ofpxe1siSe cost of things he
II aed. Under Democratic rnle
- eyefage consumer q living
-. II. - 49,. - - -
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1915-08-04
OUR PUBLIC FORUM
W.-F. c. Howe
On The Advantages Of Free Port,

Nr. F. C. Howe. Federal Commissanner q IMnlEz1
ton, who Is Of the best Amezicau anxh1s11e -
marine commerce. IN discussing tho relation = frse
ports to the development d sea trade said q part
ships win 80 hundreds Of miles oat a thelr ~
to avoid ports surrounded by tarfR wxM TAs onIJ
wsy, therefore. for country with tAriR = eopeee
In tAe shipping vorid with fres trads co1aty a T.
establish free ports ut s.rateecaI points along ~
line. Germany has dnne "a. aud IN . eougaxalsve1y
short period has bnik EARRING trnds wjcA 1e1p
rer10usfv En47nrdn
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-03
DESTROYING Guns,

II maY- be necessary to destroy guns
~ rSgSpnt them falling into the hands
NJ Ecse enemy, or to make captured
l-sE% useless. If a small amount OF
isyIErnite or other explosive Is avail
xsES 0f course this can be done very
ssSIeS*lgeiy. If not, the breech of the
GSsZ is closed and the hinge joints
sEEss5ed as much as possible with Il
EMGSpdke or pick. If there is time Il
.AeSr nae shots fired ut the vital points
q tSe gun effectively jam the mechan-
SIl SO rs to make it useless With
Mae. the butts are broken off and the
irSar@is destroyed as much as possible.
KS 80 this the rifles are well heated
iyisy 2 fire and smashed up with heavy
.txEEHces;. Ammunition is destroyed
isr 1t,cxng it In Il deep pit and setting
Ii sM are Telegraph wires are cut up
snEiy small pieces and the poles cut
.SSSI2 and broken up. - London Ex-
yppess
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-03
cSnregnus N!:rocIyeerin.

Sftragl,- erin is II. scarfllly danger
lsss explosive and at n temperature OF
wsy 100 degre2s-thlt Is. very little
u-sCS- than the warmth OF the human
ssly begins 80 Gec1mposc
%saS OF nisrOgiy, erin are tGrned out
suf-y day. ror L L. tae explosive from
EfScsS guncott0n Is made. But all the
al[.y= watts are artidcially cooled by
tSGtS- o. e0!l water pipes.
Tba~ cleaner ritIo,lyccrin is made
"a Isss The danger. Consequently II
Taler%QyS any number ~ waShlngs be-
S1Sp Y Il az rOr use. ~ the earlier
tls.a II Us manufacture nitroglycerin
waS,rS water was allowed 10 run away
TSss'SSEh open drains, or into STREAMS.
NcSrEs not realized that THIS waste con
Ss2EgEed source Of danger until. one
a4S-s a Dash of lightning, striking
sEr0yX& NcIr factory. which WAS soak
eNE wan this compound. caused fear
Tx explosion. \ cavity twenty feet
scg1 EG.S blown in the earth, and che
:s9gseewy itself, although fully 300 yards
w;xy. was practically demolished
ssNihsm Answers.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-03

King UzSidh Stricken ments. The kings
toith Leprosy. course therefore
must bring him dishonor. Had he
FASTENED to glorify God, doubtless he
would have received blessing. But
the violation Of the Divine Law
brought him curse instead.
Humility the Great Lesson.
The lesson seems to be one Of humili-
ty, both for the Church and for the
world. Some are born Undetermined;
others are born self-conceited. The lat
ter, therefore, are handicapped as re-
spects humility, though advantaged as
respects courage to battle against pres.
ent adversities. On the whole, our
handicaps through imperfections Of the
flesh are not so unequal as to make II
easier for one than for another to en-.
ter the Kingdom under the call Of this
Gospel Age. The Divine judgment will
be according to the heart. the will, the
endeavor and not according to the
weaknesses and failures of the flesh.
Therefore mcekness and humility
should be cultivated
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-03
Christmas I'm
The Farmhouse

When as n chill Won road ,tcr,es of
C,hristn,os co,o,,ro4,o,,. ,rho.o +,,,
bouso, -, ,l..o..,,,,., IN, r.,,.. ,,.,
- ~ -, '', 49,
''e''o '''''' '.'' i'''.'' i'''' SUI" J''i'
'ii'io' pu''i'9 '"S'" W. "'uh YOU 'ooN
around your own honSe ana wonder
how that would look If trimmed with
those same greens: And didn't you
long to smell their spicy fragrance and
70 have hand III puttirg thcm m
vboro Won tb,r.,ht tba,. ,vo,,d ,ooI.
,,,a - 49,, ILL.,. 49,. ,a.,,. =. Co.,
- ne
'-"' p'1"''''' m '''ii'''' "i''I' ''i"' -
III the very "!r Ill cit4eS anu '4H"SeH
Tor more thah week before christmas
day itself: And then did you just
settle back ana say 10 Yourself: We'll
it's no use.
"As long as | live on n farm Christ
mas must be Just the same as Il al.
WAYS has bcen-an exchange of gifts
and afterWard an unusually big din
ner?"
| want TO tell yCu that YOU are mis-
taken-that you can have inst thosa
very same things, even TO bringing IN
the old time Yule log. if Won are so
fortunate rs TO have an omen fireplnce
IN the farmhouse.
City pcople nav from a. cents 70 81
for n small house Christmas free and
every one who can afford II buys q
tree every year for his children. How
often do farmers, children hova trees, .
And why not? Recouso tbe norents
saw. I'VE haven't gifts enough TO make
q pretty tree" MANY peon,e mover
mt n Gift on-simplv make n q tree Of
beauty for the children. Strings Of
popcorn. w,sbbones and cones glider,
gold stars-anvthinr bright and shiny
hing on q FREQ DELIGHTS chi,d-o bor
of noncorn with n few candies IN Il
tastes Ava times M good ~ y has only
once hing on n free. Even II tho Gift
must no underwear Shoes and tblnrs
actuolIv needed r. weor bovo them
como os surnr,sos and In no Christ
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-03
Eet Them Hunt For Il.

a minister in a local church known
Ar hfs absent miudcdness by the men,
5szSS 81 his own family, but not to his
sx1rrpgation, saved himself from COM
yss&g exposure at recent service by
1Sss gNicES wit.
ne Sad studied his sermon carefully,
Sn1 sSd Neglected to make any nota-
5asss OF the number of the chapter and
Sscxsr EEom which the text was taken.
kS TIE. pulpit he announced the text
izsxs .ben stopped short while the con-
sxxSation waited to hear from what
gSscs- in the Bible it was taken.
aa,IYs noticed absence of notes to this
tsSs ne quickly announced. "Fm going
"a, EsTe you week to find from what
sSnresr and verse this phrase was
-xsazs~ So was exposure averted.-
SSsEnnEus Dispatch.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-03

toi,,i,,, - ~, King U::iai Offering
| thousand years
| He shall reign, to uplift the humble.
to bless all who seek Righteousness. to
/ punish and correct all others, and
| finally to destroy the incorrigiDle in
! quite in line with the arrangements
Of that time that Israel's kings should
| defend the land which the Almighty
had especially given to their nation.
Having accomplished great things
! from political and military stand
point. King CZZiah cssayed to reli-
gious distinction. He evidently felt
that God was proud Of him and would
be pleased to have him enter the Tenn.
pie and offer incense at the Golden
Altar. as did the priests. He knew
Of the regulations governing the TEN.
pie service, but considered himself
above them. He would GO direct to
God and not recognize the priest.
Incense at the Golden Altar.
Those whose eyes of understanding
have not been opened to the fact that
Jesus Is the Divine Appointee for the
reconciliation Of the world to God may
be excused If they approach God in
prayer aside from Him. But as King
| Uzziah knew Of the Divine arrange
| ment that incense could be offered on
the Golden Altar only by the priest.
so those who have now come to re-
alization of the fact that Jesus Is the
great antltypical Priest, through whom
communication with the Father has
been opened up, would come under
condemnation should they intrude into
the Divine presence otherwise than as
Divinely arranged. even as King w.
ziah was smittcn with leprosy for his
presumption and pride.
Leprosy. Scriptumlly considered. is
Il type OF sin. King Uzziahs expe-
riences. therefore. signify that who
ever having a knowledge of the i'm
propricty would approach God aside
from His ordained Priest would come
under Divine sentence as n wilful sin
ner. The penalty would be proper
tionate to the degree Of enlightenment
previously enjoyed.
Fourscore Valiant Priests.
When the king entered the Holy of
the Temple to offer incense at the
Golden Altar, the high priest and
eighty Of the under priests followed
him, protesting against his sacrilege.
Although this was only their duty. new
ertheess 1t marked them as coura-
geous men; for in ancient times a king
had great power, and King Uzziah was
likely to resent any interference with
his kingly prerogatives.
Their words Of protest voiced what
the king already knew respecting the
restrictions attached to the Temple
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-12-03
CHRISTMAS EVE.

TIME snow is white
On the roofs tonight,
The moon looks down with
her silvery smile,
And the wind blows free
Through bush and tree
And whistles along for mile on mile.
And, ah, bark thereI
On the midnight air
Comes the faintest tinkis of fairy bells.
They are coming near,
They are coming here,
And their sweet sound swelling of Joy
foretells.
II is Santa Claus,
And he cannot pause,
But down tho chimney he quickly
slides,
Each stocking fills
Till IL almost spills,
Then gayIy chuckios and off he giidss.
How happy he,
Tho saint to be
OF all the girls and all the boysI
He hears his praise
Through the holidays
Az they eat their sweets and break
their toys.
So still he smiles
And the time beeuiles
Connecting schemes our hearts to cheer.
He loves US all,
And great and small
Regret that he comes but once year.
William Barclay Durham.